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RDC okays Bicol River Basin master plan

LEGAZPI CITY The Bicol Regional
Development Council (RDC) has formally
approved the Integrated Bicol River Basin (BRB) Management and Development
Master Plan in a meeting recently held by
stakeholders and institutions pushing for
its protection.

DIWATA WHITE BEACH

Along guarded secret, the powdery sand of this beach in Sito Macoto,
Brgy. Cagmanaba, Oas, Albay will cease to be after its recent discovery
by other equally adventurous beach combers looking for places less
travelled by, will cease to be one.

Four Bicolanos in Japan

for farmer's training

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

(DENR) Bicol director and
BRB Management Council
chair Gilbert Gonzales said
the BRB Master Plan includes
the programs and strategies to
be implemented under three

components.
The first component aims
to prepare the ecosystem and
community in facing the risk
of climate change including
protection of forests and rehabilitation of mangrove planta(Turn to page 6)

Answer "Illicit Affair" charge:

Malacaang orders Gov. Tallado
The Office of the President has ordered Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo A. Tallado to submit a verified answer
to the complaint filed by a private citizen
against him, a copy of the order showed.
The Order, formally titled OP-DC No.
15-C-041 and signed by Deputy Executive
Secretary Michael G. Aguinaldo, directed
to Tallado to file a verified Answer, and not
a Motion to Dismiss, to the complaint filed
by private complainant, Jonel Revuelta Banal charging the incumbent governor with

disgraceful and immoral act for allegedly

maintaining an illicit affair with a woman
other than his wife.
In the letter, Aguinaldo cited Section 1,
Rule 4 of Administrative Order (AO) No.
23, as amended by AO 159, series of 1994
and AO 66, series of 1999 as basis for the
Order, which also directed him to furnish
Banal with a copy of his Answer.
Banal is listed in the Order as living in
Barangay Mangcamagong, Basud, Cama(Turn to page 7)

(L-R) Arvin Jay Adajar, Joey Hade, Raymond Luzande, and Romnick Navarro
QUEZON CITY Four
young farmers from the Bicol region recently left for
Japan for an eleven-month
training.
The four were part of a total of 17 young farmers who
were chosen under the Young
Filipino Farmers Training
Program in Japan (YFFTPJ)
for this year.
These include Joey Hade
of Goa, Camarines Sur; Arvin
jay Adajar of Tigaon, Camarines Sur; Raymond Luzande
of Castilla, Sorsogon; and
Romnick Navarro of Merce-

dez, Camarines Norte.

Prior to their departure
last April 9, they underwent a 75-day pre-departure
course held at the Rural Development Education Center
of the Agricultural Training
Institute, in Diliman, Quezon City.
The 75-day pre-departure
orientation course included
basic lessons on rice, vegetable, swine, and cattle production, farm business planning,
farm mechanization, computer literacy, formal Nihongo,
Japanese culture and tradi-

tion, values formation and

leadership training.
The YFFTPJ which started
in 1991 offers an eleven month
on-farm training to young
male farmers 20-28 years
old and at least high school
graduates. The graduates of
this program received re-entry assistance projects from
DA which helped them start
or expand their existing farm
projects, thereby allowing the
trainees to apply the technologies they learned from Japan.
With reports from LGuarin
and Alvin Milan

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bikol reporter

editorial
Scenario Planning
Given the inevitability of global
climate change which manifests in
ever stronger typhoons, unpredictable weather patterns and wide scale
flooding; there is a need for government to raise its own response capabilities.
This is the more important given
the various problems faced by the
Bicol river basin area which include
flooding, forest cover destruction,
dwindling fish catch, land conversion, etc.
We therefore welcome the approval by the Bicol Regional Development Council of the integrated Bicol
River Basin Management and Development Master Plan.
According to DENR Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales the plan includes three components, with the
preparatory and protective phase
comprising the first.
We suggest, however, the need to
take a second look at the impact of
population, the growth of urban areas in the region and the dwindling of
farm areas, and examine how these
will impact on biodiversity, environmental protection, and food security
in the future. Perhaps, by drawing
up or adopting a scenario planning
system on specific situations on a
given time-frame, will make the IECs
more understandable and the possible impact, clearer to the target audience.
Master Plans, even if they are
backed up by big budgets like the
PhP31-million for the Bicol River
Basin, may end up as planong minalagpak, as we are wont to say in
Bikol, if they are not based on the
right and accurate information and
approach.

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Phl GDP and Poverty

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).
ECO-GROWTH:
No less than
the World Bank has confirmed that
the Philippine economy is robust and
growing! The WB has predicted a bit
lower than 6.5% Gross Domestic Product
for 2015. Better still, the report analysis
said the countrys economic growth is
becoming more inclusive to the effect
that it is denting poverty. The global bank
sees the Philippines despite the lower
than target GDP as among the fastest
growing economies in Asia!
Moreover, the growth trend is expected
to continue in the next few years owing
to the established economic parameters.
WB puts the Philippines on the upper
range in the region. The WB economists
said in the past the registered GDP
growth did not impact on poverty
reduction. Now, the inclusiveness of the
economic rise is denting poverty at an
equal rate of 1 is to 1. The prediction for
2016 is positive but the WB analysts say
2017 will be less spectacular.
NEW FACILITY: There are more
funds in the marketplace than the
borrowers can borrow. Such level of
liquidity impinges on the profitability
of banks big and small, because
borrowers choose their creditor banks
from among those who can afford to lend
at lower interest rates. To maintain profit
margins, banks lower deposit offering
rates, much to the disadvantage of small
savers. The danger to guard against
is inflation since the public have so

opinions
unlimited
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
money in their hands.
To help banks make use of their
excess funds, the BSP opened a new
deposit facility to curb liquidity and
influence market interest rates more
effectively. The new facility calls for
banks to compete in weekly auctions of
term deposits with tenors ranging from
one month to one year. With this facility,
BSP can preemptively address inflation
risk as they will have more policy rates
they can tweak. To promote savings,
Opinions Unlimited supports higher
deposit interest rates.
PESO-DOLLAR: There is no debate
that the US Dollar is getting stronger
compared with currencies from Europe
and even Canada and Japan-Korea. It
is not evident yet, but the greenback is
also going strong against the Chinese
Yuan. Surprisingly, the Phl Peso is
fighting to maintain the good exchange
rate against the US Dollar. For how long,
we dont know. But we can say that the
Phls economic strength is impacting on
the pesos acceptability.
The exchange value of the Australian,

NZ, Brunei and Singapore dollar, are

gradually falling against that of the
greenbacks. All these indicate that the
American economy is on the uptrend.
In fact, new jobs are reported to be
available now for the US workforce.
That bodes well for our fellow Pinoys
in the US, with or without legal
papers. Some years back, many of
our kabayans lose their jobs and their
mortgaged homes, due to the US
Recession.
TAXATION WOES: The BIR has
issued several Revenue Regulations
intended to widen the tax base and to
make tax compliance more electronic.
Through RR 6-2014 (September
2014), the mandatory use of the eBIR
Forms in filing of all tax returns by
erstwhile Non-eFPS filers, particularly
accredited tax agents, practitioners,
accredited printers of principal and
supplementary receipt and invoices,
and One-Time Transaction taxpayers
is now required.
Revenue
Regulations
10-14
was issued thereafter widening the
coverage of taxpayers required to
file returns and to pay taxes through
the eFPS. With Rev. Regulations
5-2015 that was lately issued close
to the deadline for the filing of 2014
income tax returns (on April 15, 2015),
stiffer penalties for failure to adhere
to the electronic filing system were
imposed. The public clamor is for the
BIR to make tax compliance simpler
and more humane for tax-abiding
citizens.
WISDOM: Let us give glory to God
for the blessings and miracles He
abundantly provided our lives with.

Sen. Trillanes claims 2 CA Justices received P25M bribes each, CJ Sereno said facing
proofs against Justices to the SC, Mayor Binay files libel case against Trillanes
In our country, a person accused of
committing a crime is presumed innocent unless
proven guilty by court of justice. But there
are people who already believe accusations
against Vice President Jejomar Binay and his
family aired by Senators Antonio Trillanes,
Alan Cayetano and Koko Pimentel during
the Senators Blue Ribbon sub-committees
televised hearing availing of parliamentary
immunity. If they have proofs and evidences,
they should already charge them in court and
let the court decide and so that the accused can
defend himself. Thats our right to due process
of law. They were not even tried in court and
they are already pre-judged.
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV accused Makati
Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay of bribing two Court
of Appeals Justices who allegedly received P25
million each to stop the suspension of Mayor
JunjunBinay.
He filed a resolution iin the Senate calling to
conduct an investigation into a purported justice
for sale identified the Magistrates as Justices
Jose Reyes, Jr., and Francisco Acosta from the
Sixth Division who signed the ruling in favor of
the son of Vice-President Jejomar Binay.
In a statement issued in behalf of the
division, Justice Reyes said he and fellow
justices Acosta and Eduardo Peralta, Jr. issued
the Temporary Restraining Order and the
subsequent writ of preliminary injunction acting
as a collegial body and after observing the
meticulous, impartial and judicious evaluation
of prevailing laws, jurisprudence and evidences
presented by the parties.
Ba se l e s s a c cu sa ti o n s c o n sti tu te
harassment that seek to threatens magistrates
in our bounded duty to discharge justice based
on fairness, impartiality and the rule of law and
undermines the integrity of the judiciary as an
institution and weakens the peoples faith in our
legal process. The judiciary must be insulated
from partisan politics.
*****
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay filed
a libel case against Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV
before the Makati City Prosecutor for publicly
and maliciously accusing him and his family
of bribery and other crimes and irregularities
without factual basis.
*****
The Tempo dated April 15, 2015 reported
the following:
SC Justice Lourdes Sereno said yesterday

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
that corruption charges against members
of the judiciary must be booked up by solid
evidence as she urged accusers to submit to
the Supreme Court specific names, details and
proofs. We cannot initiate administrative cases
without evidence. Bring to us evidences and we
will investigate.
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV should now
immediately go to the Supreme Court and show
his proofs or evidence against the two Court of
Appeals Justices. He should stop destroying
reputations of people through trial by publicity
for their political interest.
The investigation of the Mamasapano
debacle where 44 SAF commandos were
killed lasted only for several days in the
Senate and House of Representatives, but
the investigations, accusations and allegations
against the Binays in the Senate Blue Ribbon
Committee is already eight months and never
ending. Even the fault of the contractor is
blamed on the Vice President when he was
mayor. Their political motive to weaken the
chances of Vice President Binay for President
is very obvious. It is not in aid of legislation but
to put him in jail as Sen. Trilllanes said on TV.
Needless to say, this is to keep him out of the
presidential race and clear the way for DILGs
Sec. Mar Roxas candidacy who is their ally.
Their problem is that Roxas is at the bottom
of SWS and Pulse Asia Surveys and Binay is
still at the top.
Its good to have many candidates for
president so that the people can have many
people to choose from. Let Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte, Ex-Sen. Panfilo Lacson, Sen. Miriam
Santiago, Sen. Bongbong Marcos, Sen. Grace
Poe, Sen. Trillanes, Sen. Alan Cayetano, etc.
The more, the merrier.

*****
Let us look at the qualifications and
past record of performance, what have
they done for the people in their home
base? What has Roxas done for the people
in Roxas City. He was a congressman,
senator, cabinet member of President
Estrada and President Aquino. The same
question for Mayor Duterte for Davao City,
for Vice President JejomarBinay as Mayor
of Makati City and as the Vice President
and Housing Czar and Presidential Adviser
on Overseas Filipino Filipino Workers. All
the candidates will say that they are propoor. Their records in the past years will
show if this is true or only now that they are
running for President and Vice President.
Lets see Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and
Alan Peter Cayetanos records. Who claims
to have Bicol connections or Bicolanos.
Trillanes because his father is from Albay;
Alan Cayetano because his wife is a
Bicolana. What have they done for Bicol?
Lets not forget Ex-Sen. Lacson. He already
announced he is running. What has he done
for Cainta?
*****
By the way, DILG Sec. Mar Roxas has
said he will resign from the Cabinet on
June and will run for President in 2016. His
platform is to continue the Right Path or
DaangMatuwid which to me is a Selective
DaangMatuwid not applicable to allies and
friends. Proof is the list submitted by alleged
Pork Barrel Queen Janet Lim Napoles
to DOJ Sec. Leila de Lima linking twenty
senators (20) to the Pork Barrel scam. Why
are only three senators belonging to the
opposition charge in court? Why not the
senators who are their partymates and
allies in the Napoles list? Why not the two
cabinet members involved in the PDAF
scam list?
I recall that Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV was
the first back door emissary of Pres. Aquino
to China because of Chinas bullying and
encroaching Philippine territorial waters
in the South China Sea. What has he
achieved? China became more aggressive.
The second emissary of the President to
China was DILG Sec. Mar Roxas. What
has he achieved? China continues with its
expansionist activities. Well, Im just recalling
past happenings.

april 19-25, 2015

bikol reporter

2 new pineapple varieties introduced

DAET,
CAMARINES
NORTE Pineapple farmers here can now plant
other varieties aside from
the Queen Pineapple which
is known for its very sweet
fruit and sturdy leaves that
are made into pia cloth.
Through a colourful harvest
festival conducted on March
26, the DA-operated Camarines Norte Lowland Rainfed
Research Station in barangay
Calasgasan, this town, has introduced two new varieties of
pineapple whose adaptability and yield performance has
been tested for more than two
years in the said station.
Two (2) pineapple varieties namely Ulam and MD-2
hybrid pineapple from Davao
and Bukidnon respectively,
were tested under the soils
and climatic conditions of Camarines Norte using different
production methods that included medium density, low
fertilizer planting techniques
of farmers; the high density,
medium fertilizer best practices for queen pineapple; and
the high density, high fertilizer

rate of Mindanao growers.

The Ulam variety has
spiny leaves similar to Queen
pineapple and was claimed to
produce very sweet fruit with
edible core. While the MD-2
hybrid variety has similar
plant stand with the spineless
smooth cayenne or Hawaiian
variety but is said to produce
sweeter fruit with no aftertaste
when eaten. This variety is
now being planted in Honduras and Mexico.
More than 100 pineapple
growers, representatives from
the municipal and provincial
local government units in the
province, from the DA regional office and the Bureau of
Plant Industry (BPI) in Manila,
attended the harvest festival .
During the festival, the participants were challenged to
various contests such as guessing the weight of the fruits,
taste test and agronomic observations on the two pineapple varieties to determine
which has better fruit sugar
content and good plant characteristics. Majority of the
participants have chosen the

ULAM variety as the sweetest

while MD2 exhibited better
plant standing.
Also present during the harvest festival were Flor Jarilla
and Juanita Calibo of BPI Manila; Luz Marcelino, Chief of
DA 5 Research Division and
Manager of Bicol Experiment
Station; Rosita Imperial, High
Value Crops Development
Program regional coordinator;
former CNLRRS superintendent Emiliano Murillo; and Inocencio Obrero, former Senior
Agriculturist and Agricultural
Program Coordinating Officer, who was invited to share
the results of the trial.
Obrero started the trial in
October 2013 with the funding support from the Bureau of
Plant Industry (BPI). Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala deemed to introduce these
new varieties of pineapple
from Mindanao in response
to the claims that the yield of
the Camarines Nortes Queen
pineapple or Formosa is getting smaller as the farmers are
planting only one variety.

Harvest
Festival

Top photo shows

(from right) Engr.
Bella Frias, CNLRSS
Superintendent;
Luz Marcelino, DA
Research
division
chief; Rosita Imperial,
DA HVCDP regional
coordinator holding
MD-2 pineapple fruits.
Raymond Adversario

(Turn to page 7)

Go hybrid, Da urges farmers Guard returns

By Danny O. Calleja
LEGAZPI CITY - The
regional office for Bicol here
of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging rice
farmers in the region to use
hybrid seeds and abide by
the regular planting calendar
to maximize harvest in the
next cropping season.
Hybrid rice is one of the
reasons for high incremental
rice yield and production in
the region and throughout the
country, that is why we are
encouraging farmers to continue using it while following
the regular planting calendar,
DA Regional Executive Director Abelardo Bragas told the
Philippines News Agency on
Tuesday.
Even if palay price fell to
the Php14 per kilo level from
the previous high of Php19Php21 per kilo, farmers planting hybrid seeds remain to earn
around Php80,000 per hectare,
which is still significantly
higher than the Php40,000-

IRRI Visitor

Php60,000 earned from inbred

rice.
Hybrid varieties of seeds
like the SL-8H developed by
SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) and
Green Super Rice (GSR) lines
could yield as much as 5.30
metric tons (MT) of palay per
hectare as against the inbred
varieties that could produce
only a maximum of four MT,
he said.
The SL-8H has been tested
in Central Luzon and registered
last year in Nueva Ecija alone
a higher average yield of 6.07
MT per hectare while the GSR
varieties are the silent players
in the impressive performance
of Bicol in rice production during the past two years.
GSR is a recently developed
environment-friendly variety
bred from a mix of more than
250 rice collections to perform
well in the toughest conditions such as biotic and abiotic stresses where the poorest
farmers grow the staple grain.
Green because it is environment-friendly, and super

as the variety produces more

grains, resists drought, pests,
floods, salty water, and insects;
increases yield; and does not
need high fertilizer inputs.
It is designed to flourish under the toughest growing conditions.
GSR was developed after
12 years of rigorous breeding
by a team of Filipino and international rice scientists which
introduced the resulting variety
in the Philippines in early 2012
by way of initially providing
seeds in Bicol under the project Assessments of Climate
Change Impacts and Mapping
of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity under Climate Change
to Strengthen Household Food
Security with Livelihoods'
Adaptation Approaches (AMICAF).
The project, launched by
the DA on the same year, is a
five-year undertaking under
the joint auspices of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (UNFAO) and
Japans Ministry of Agricul-

IRRI, PHILIPPINES

Dr Jauhar Ali (left) and Dr Li Zhikang (right) show a Green Super Rice plot at the International
Rice Research Institute to a visiting scientist.

ture, Fishery, and Forestry.

It was started in October
2011 and ended in March, this
year.
AMICAF is a comprehensive framework designed to
address climate change impacts and adaptation planning
aimed at improving the food
security of vulnerable household groups.
Under this project, field trials of GSR lines were incorporated in Environment Farmer
Field Schools (FFS) conducted
by the DA with its regional
Agricultural Training Institute
(ATI) and were reproduced at
the Bicol Experiment Station
in Camarines Sur following
successful tests done in areas
with three agrosystem condi(Turn to page 6)

P1.188M, cited
LEGAZPI CITY -- The
security personnel on duty
at the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
(DSWD) regional office
here received commendation for his exemplary honesty when he returned a
plastic envelope containing
cash and checks amounting
to P1.188 milion belonging to the local government
of Prieto Diaz in Sorsogon
province
Noel L. Lorilla of Urduja
Security Services Incorporated said that he recovered
the envelope containing the
P858,000 cash and P330,000

REASON TO CELEBRATE

amount of check on a table located near the hallway inside

the DSWD regional office
around 6:00 am last March
20, 2015.
DSWD Bicol regional director Arnel B. Garcia cited
the deed of Lorilla and recently awarded him a certificate of commendation for his
honesty and truthfulness in
service.
He deserved the accolade
and reward for his good actions. Lorilla is but a clear
manifestation of a person that
despite hardships, he remains
honest. We salute and con(Turn to page 4)

jmts/abearcilla/mmec

Pasacao Mayor Nio Tayco presided over the mass wedding of 26 couples at the Pasacao
covered court last April 13, 2015 coinciding with his birthday celebration. CamSur PESO also
sponsored a jobs fair along Gov. Migz Villafuertes desire to reach out to his constituents.

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Electric Cooperatives
vs Privatization
(part 1 of a 2-part series)

In order for us to understand the fundamental problems that

are now being faced by the rural electric cooperatives and by
the Philippine power industry in general, it would be helpful to
first have a brief review of the history of electrification in our
country. This would give us a broader view and firmer grasp of
the factors at play.
The Philippines was not far behind Europe and the
United States when it came to the early adoption of electric
technology. Even at its infancy stage, electricity was already
introduced in our country in 1890. The decades that follow
saw the development of electric generation and transmission
infrastructures that were built, owned and operated by private
companies. The governments main role was only regulation.
It was in 1936 that the National Power Corporation (NPC)
was founded. It developed our countrys hydroelectric power
resources.
By 1960, the Philippine government declared the
electrification of the entire country as a national policy. The
government awarded franchises to several rural electric
companies to encourage wide-spread electrification. Most of
these companies bought electricity from NPC while others
generated their own electricity.
Out of the total 1,750 megawatts of generating capacity
in 1969, NPC was producing 585 megawatts of electricity.
The Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) provided 990
megawatts and remaining 175 megawatts were supplied by
other smaller companies. In comparison, the total power supply
in the country in 1969 was only about 11% of the current total
generating capacity of 16,000 megawatts (16GW).
It should be noted that the 1969 figures only cover a very
small portion of the archipelago. Only about 18% of the entire
Philippines had electricity. Almost all of the areas with power
supply in 1969 and the decades earlier were only the major
urban centers. An overwhelming majority of the rural areas
were in darkness. The year 1969 was a turning point. It was
the year that the Electrification Administration was created
through R.A. 2717 but later repealed by R.A.6038 to give way
to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and further
amended by P.D. 269. These laws were in line with the national
policy goal of total electrification of the entire Philippines.
Initially, NEA helped in the establishment of 217 small systems,
producing less than 500 kilowatts of electricity each. However,
due to technical and financial problems, many of these systems
were forced to shutdown their operations.
Integral to the policy strategies is the creation of rural
electric cooperatives (RECs) that will manage the distribution
of electricity in rural areas. This was the second phase of the
nationwide electrification program. Initially, the program created
36 RECs. Each of these RECs was self-governing distribution
agencies under the supervision of NEA. Each REC covered
a franchise area with population of about 100,000 people.
NEA was also granted the power to make loans to establish
RECs,to make loans, acquire physical property and franchise
rights of existing suppliers, and borrow funds to implement
national electrification.
Rapid electrification of many rural areas followed but there
were some obstacles and new problems.
References
1.) http://www.nea.gov.ph/about-us
2.) http://www.gov.ph/1973/08/06/presidential-decree-no-269/
3.)http://www.chanrobles.com/presidentialdecrees/
presidentialdecreeno1645.html
4.) http://www.socoteco2.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task
=view&id=19&Itemid=19
5.) http://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/
post/2004/pdf/2-26_full.pdf
6.) http://www.eia.gov/countries/country-data.cfm?fips=rp

Guard returns . . .
gratulate him, he said.
Di man ako nag-expect
na may kwarta ta may mga
documents sa laog. Una ko
sa estudyante kaya tiganapan ko I.D.; Kan nailing ko
na may kwarta sa laog, tigtao ko po sa Management,
[I did not expect that there
was a money since there is a
documents inside. I thought
it was owned by a student
so I tried to look for an
identification card. When
I saw there was money inside, I immediately surren-

der it to the management],

Lorilla said.
Shortly, the money was
returned to Prieto Diaz local
government which officials
said the money is intended
for financial assistance to the
beneficiaries of Social Pensiona government program
under the Department which
gives a monthly stipend of
P500 for indigent senior citizens as mandated by Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded
Senior Citizens Act of 2010.
-- PIA

halo-halo

april 19-25, 2015

Parasurat Bikolnon: Limang Taon Na Asin Nagkukusog Pa

Liwat akong nagin saro sa mga panelists
sa ginibong Saringsing Writers Workshop
sa planta ninda Paul asin Marissa Redburn
sa Palestina sa Pili. Nagpoon ini kan Abril
17, na ika-limang taon na anibersaryo
man kan pagkatugdas kan Parasurat
Bikolnon(PB), asin natapos kan sunod na
aldaw. Sa sakong giromdom, ika-duwa na
idtong beses na ginibo sa harong ninda
Paul mantang an iba ginibo sa CBSUA
sa Pili,asin sa Media Center sa Naga City
Hall.
Bakong suba-suba an magpadrino
nin sarong writers workshop. Puedeng
mabutwa iyan sa sarong taon asin
mawawara sa sunod. Pirme an kakulangan
nin pondo an mayor na rason. Alagad,
sa kaso kan PB asin kan Saringsing
Writers Workshop, garo orog pa ining
nagkukusog. Enot, nahihilingan ko an
organisasyon nin mga bagong dugo. An
sainda nganing presidente, si Froy Berana,
asin an Workshop Director ngonyan na
taon; huroben pa. May masangli na sa
mga orihinal na miembro kaini na sinda
Marissa, Boboy Aguay, Irvin Sto. Tomas,
Jerome Hipolito asin Jusan Misolas.
Sa lambang workshop man, hoben
man an saindang mga naguguyod na
mga writing fellows na naoogma kita na
may mga bago man na istilo asin pananaw sa pagsusurat. Kabali sa mga fellows
ngonyan na taon iyo sinda Melchor de

Villa kan Balatan, Edwin S. Breva Jr. kan

Calabanga, Ian Kennet Orasa kan Naga,
Marjory Aquino kan Garchitorena, Sabrina
Marites F. Desacola kan Sipocot, asin si
Julius Bulahan kan Naga.
Sa enot na aldaw kan workshop,
nagkakasararo si mga panelists na si Sa
Kadagatan nin Pagkamoot ni Bulahan asin
an Iduon Mo ni Aquino an nagpapahiling
nin kakusugan na sa saindang obra. An
iba pang panelists kaiba sinda Estelito B.
Jacob (an samong president sa KABULIGBikol), Honesto Pesimo Jr., Irmina V.
Torres asin Eilyn L. Nidea (dati man na
nagin fellows sa Saringsing), Jose Jason
L. Chancoco, Bernardo Miguel O. Aguay
Jr., Jerome M. Hipolito, Marissa ReorizoRedburn, Irvin Sto. Tomas asin Jusan

Misolas. An Sa Kadagatan..ni Bulahan,

na minaaningal kan Sa Pampang kan
Sakong Pagkamoot ni Marne Kilates,
ehemplo nin sarong liriko na dawa
halipot (terseto o tigtulong linya kada
istansa) dasok asin naipahiling an boot
sabihon sa magkatarakod na imahen
na nakagakod sa tubig, an manongod
sa pagkamoot. Sinabi ko sa sakong
komento sa obra ni Aquino na may
kasangli na maringgaw na mga tula
sinda Irmina Torres asin Aida Cirujales.
An Iduon Mo, kuminutkot nin inspirasyon
sa istilo kan paukod nganing papaisipon
an parabasa kun ano an saiyang
tinutumbok sa rawit-dawit, na iyo ngani
an cellphone.
Mantang nakalunad kami pasiring
sa La Huerta farm ni Bidibidi de los
Santos para sa saiyang art exhibit asin
selebrasyon kan saiyang kompleanyo,
may tago akong kaogmahan sa pagiisip
na may mga nagsusurunod nang mga
hoben na parasurat sa samo, na sa
hiling ko kun matataan nin tamang
paggiya, magiging mga midbid na
pangaran man sa literatura. Kaya,
magana kong kinakan si preskong
salad na may Meksikanong sarsa
bilang aperitif, asin si pamanggihan
sa irarom kan mga kahoy sa hardin
ni Bidibidi. Life is Good, sabi ngani
niya.

Take agri courses, DA tells new grads

The Department of Agriculture is urging this years
high school graduates to enroll in farming and fisheriesrelated course. Agriculture
Secretary Proceso Alcala
said more youth participation would make the farming and fisheries sectors
more vibrant and robust.
Todays graduates will
give more life, and a brighter

future to farming, Alcala

said.
According to Alcala, recent figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority show
the average age of farmers
and fishers to be 43.
That means a lot of young
couple are now getting involved in agriculture, and I
hope more and more of them
will be involved, Alcala

inner chess
by j. henry danican

said.
He added, in the baseline
survey conducted by the DAs
Philippine Rural Development Plan, the average age of
Filipino farmers and fishermen plunged from 57 to 47.
It was also gathered that
in Southern Luzon State University, there is a 280 percent
increase in enrollment in agri(Turn to page 7)

Sec. alcala

april 19-25, 2015

bikol reporter

Team to fine smoke belchers

By Jason B. Neola

NAGA CITY Seeking

to reduce the amount of air
pollution emitted by gaspowered vehicles in violation of emission standards
set by the Department of
Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR), the City
Environment and Natural

Resources Offices (ENRO)

anti-smoke belching team
will be patrolling the streets
starting today, April 13, to
apprehend smoke belching
automobiles.
The team, which is deputized by the Land Transportation Office (LTO), will man a
roadside monitoring and apprehension checkpoint along

SMART Support

SMART Communications, Inc. will be one of the major

sponsors of Gayon Bicol Festival of Festivals which Daet will
host in June this year. Mayor Tito S. Sarion recently met with
Jose F.L. Rosete of the Public Affairs Group where they also
finalized the details of the Daet Aerosports Show slated April
24-25 in the Camarines Norte capital.

the Maharlika Highway in

Barangay Concepcion Grande
to conduct emission tests on
vehicles through the teams
opacimeter machines for diesel and gasoline-fed engines.
The machines, which meet
the requirements of the national standard (limits and
measurement methods for
exhaust smoke from compression ignition engine), and the
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), have
the capability to continuously
appraise the visible pollutants from the exhaust smoke
with measured results directly
achieved.
Assisting the team are personnel from the Naga City
Police Office and the Land
Transportation Office. The
city government which was
commended by DENR in past
years because of its standing
ordinance and relentless campaign against smoke belchers
has been up to the task since
year 2000.
Last year, the city government was able to collect fines

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ADVOCATES OF BARANGAY JUSTICE SYSTEM

Vice Mayor Nelson S. Legacion poses with Board Member Jorge Bengua of Camarines Sur
(seated, left), former DILG Camarines Sur Assistant Provincial Director Jose Armenta (standing,
leftmost) and former DILG Bicol Assistant Regional Director Nio Franco (standing, center).

Legacion shares expertise

with CamSur Lupon members
Naga City Vice Mayor
Nelson S. Legacion shared
his expertise on the topic of
Barangay Justice System

Naga City youth officials sworn in

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- Rizals
adage that the youth is the
hope of the Fatherland still
holds true, at least for the
city government of this city
as they continue to promote
the youths ideals and open
windows of opportunities to
aspiring young leaders.
Last Monday, the new set
of City Youth Officials (CYO)
took their oath of office as the
newly sworn young frontrunners who will take the reign
of the citys governance until
May 31. They will be handling the citys operations except in areas which are policy
determining and areas that
would require financial disbursements.
This City Youth program
is pursuant to SP Ordinance

new naga city youth mayor

naga.gov.ph

Ruby Jane Bandola took oath as the new Naga city youth Mayor
and received the key of responsibility and the accomplishment
report of the CYO 2014 to signify her acceptance of duty at
Naga City Hall.

No. 2007-008 as amended

by Ordinance No. 2009-017
institutionalizing the celebration of the City Youth month.

Iloilo Barangay Officials

Under the given term or duration of office, the city youth

officials, mainly composed
of City Youth Mayors, Vice-

naga.gov.ph

Liga ng mga Barangay officials of the Municipality of San Rafael in Iloilo headed by Vice
Mayor Honorable Melvin Delos Reyes and Liga President Lalaine Baldivieso visited Naga
City for their Benchmarking Activity. They also met Mayor John Bongat and their Liga ng
mga Barangay counterparts headed by Hon. Vidal Castillo. The visitors also observed the
city's best practices on Gender and Development and public service innovations for possible
replication in their municipality.

Mayors, Youth Councilors

and Department Heads will
have a hands-on experience
on how to run a city government.
Mayor John Bongat lauded the young leaders persistence and passion to be part
of the citys governance and
take part in the promotion of
the good practices that the
city has been doing for the
past decades.
In this program, we are
opening the door of the City
to the youth for them to learn
what we mean by good governance. We want them to learn
transparency. At a young age,
we are giving the youth the
opportunity to be part of our
government. This is what our
former Mayor, the late Jesse
M. Robredo called inclusive
and participating governance
as transparency seal, Bongat
added.
Camarines Sur 3rd District
Representative Leni Robredo
also graced the oath-taking
ceremony and challenged the
young leaders to pursue the
good deeds that they have
started even after their term is
over- to retain the good values and keep a humble spirit
in spite of the great power
under their sleeves.
My challenge to the
CYOs is the maintenance
because I think, like me, the
Barangay Officials, the City
Officials, the Naga City employees, thats the most difficult thing to do. All of us
started in the service with the
right intention. But the question is, how many of us ends
and still clean? I think, every
day we have to look at it, every day we have to pray that
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with the chairpersons and

members of the Lupon ng
Tagapamayapa in Camarines Sur during the Seminar- Workshop on Katarungang Pambarangay Law
sponsored by the Camarines
Sur Chapter of the Liga ng
mga Barangay at the Villa
Caceres Hotel, Naga City on
April 10-11 and 13-14, 2015.
Legacion, a lawyer by
profession, discussed about
execution of the decisions
of the Lupon, the legal remedy for the enforcement or
satisfaction of a judgment or
award in the barangay justice
system. He elaborated on its
processes and the forms necessary to be filled out for the
execution to be satisfactorily
implemented.
The Naga City vice mayor
was invited to speak during
the seminar by Board Member
Jorge R. Bengua, president of

the Liga ng mga Barangay

Camarines Sur Provincial
Chapter.
Benguas invitation letter to
Legacion stated that the Board
of Officers of the Liga ng mga
Barangay in the province recognized the vice mayors expertise on the intricacies of the
barangay justice system.
The seminar was attended
by Lupon members of 1,037
barangays coming from the
35 municipalities and one
component city (Iriga) of the
province. Former DILG Camarines Sur Assistant Provincial Director Jose Armenta
and former DILG Bicol Assistant Regional Director
Nio Franco also attended the
event.
Legacion is an author of two
books on Katarungang Pambarangay (one in English and the
other in Bikol). He is also the

JMR BOOK LAUNCH

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naga.gov.ph

Another book on the late DILG Secretary, Jesse M. Robredo

was recently launched and will be available online in the city
website, naga.gov.ph.

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
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 JOEDIMAR
AGUILAR ESPIRITU has filed with this Office, a Petition for
Change of First Name from TEODIMAR to JOEDIMAR
in the certificate of live birth of TEODIMAR A. ESPIRITU
who was born on January 2, 1969 at Taban, Libmanan,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are JUPITER H. ESPIRITU and SALVACION C. AGUILAR.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than May
2, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19 and 26, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CPE-0024-2015 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 JOHNBE CIELOS MATO
has filed with this Office, a Petition for correction of entry
in Sex from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of live
birth of JOHNBE CIELOS MATO at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are WILFREDO MATO and
SALOME CIELOS.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than May
2, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19 and 26, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
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 CARMENCITA A.
LUMABI has filed with this Office, a Petition for Change of
First Name from JUAN to JUANITO in the certificate of
live birth of JUAN TOLENTINO who was born on February
8, 1956 at Sinibaan, Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose
parents are FELIPE TOLENTINO and ESTER CUSEN.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than May
2, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19 and 26, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0024-2015 R.A.10172
& CFN-0005-2015
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 JANUARY JANE JACINTO
DE GUZMAN has filed with this Office, a Petition for Change
of First Name from JANUARY to JANUARY JANE and
correction of entry in Sex from MALE to FEMALE in
the certificate of live birth of JANUARY JACINTO DE GUZMAN at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are
JESUS Q. DE GUZMAN and DELIA D. JACINTO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than May
2, 2015.

april 19-25, 2015

bikol reporter

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19 and 26, 2015

Go Hybrid, Da urges . . .
tions flooding, drought and
saline intrusion.
Bicol was chosen as pilot
site for the AMICAF project
because of its high vulnerability to typhoons, floods and
drought that all take a great
toll on agriculture, given that
40 percent of the regions rice
area is affected by these climate-related stresses.
Under such conditions, alternative agricultural options
were introduced and promoted
to ensure food security and
generate additional income for
the farmer based on the Agri-

kulturang Pinoy (Agri-Pinoy)

Rice Program directed towards
the vigorous pursuit of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III of its Food
Staples Sufficiency Program
(FSSP) for the country.
One of these options is
the use of GSR under climate
change-related stresses wherein
drought-tolerant varieties were
tested in both rainfed lowland
and upland environments and
results of the adaptability trails
in hazard specific areas showed
that GSR12a, GSR11, GSR8
and GSR5 are top performing

Team to fine smoke . . .

amounting to P110,000 from
violators of anti-smoke belching provisions of Republic
Act 8749, also known as the
Clean Air Act.
ENRO chief Oscar Orozco,
however, said that the primordial concern of the campaign
is not to generate income but
to compel the motorists to
comply with the Clean Air
Act. We should be happier
if we got a lower number of
violators as this would mean
we have a lesser number of
contributors to air pollution,
he said.
He said his office is presently
drafting
proposed
amendments to the citys existing ordinance for the deliberation by the Sangguniang
Panlungsod members. The
amendments, once passed and

approved, would allow the

city government to revise the
ordinances existing penalty
provision in favour of adopting the ones being implemented by the LTO.
The penalties imposed by
the LTO based on RA 8749:
a) First offense a fine not
to exceed P2,000; b) Second
offense a fine not less than
P2,000 and not to exceed
P4,000) and c) Third offense
1)year suspension of the
Motor Vehicle Registration
(MVR) and a fine of not less
than P4,000 and not more
than P6,000.
In addition, the driver and
operator of the apprehended
vehicle will have to undergo
a seminar on pollution control
and management conducted
by the DOTC.

RDC okays Bicol River Basin . . .

tions.
The second component
involves encouragement of
investors in production areas through construction of
new irrigation systems, sanitary landfill and other needed
structures.
The last component stresses the need to strengthen management of the BRB which
includes establishment of a
Sub-basin Management Council, conduct of information
education campaign, capability enhancement training and
many others.
Gonzales added that the
implementation of the Integrated BRP master plan has a
total budget allocation of P31
million.
Government
agencies
including PAGASA, DTI,
DPWH, NIA, DA, BFAR,
DOT, DILG and DENR will
be helping each other to allocate fund for the 15-year term
implementation of the plan,
he said.
The special order for the
establishment of the BRB Coordination Office was issued
in 2012 to render technical
and administrative support to
the BRB Management Council under the RDC and its technical working group. It is also
under the EO 816-2009 and
EO 510-2006 directing the
creation of River Basin Control Office to be managed by
the DENR.
The Bicol River Basin is
the eighth largest basin in the
country with a total of 317,103
hectares covering the provinces of Albay, Camarines Sur
and Camarines Norte.
Among the challenges it

is currently facing are flooding which affects agriculture

and settlements, destruction of
forest covers, dwindling fish
catch due to illegal fishing,
conversion of mangrove
areas, pollution and many
others. It is also inside the
typhoon belt area thus affected by strong typhoons
every year. -- PIA

lines in upland areas with up

to 62.5 percent advantage over
check varieties.
Furthermore, GSR varieties
have been seen to grow rapidly to compete strongly with
weeds and since they establish
themselves much faster than
the weeds, herbicidea luxury for poor farmersbecomes
unnecessary.
Following these trials, seed
multiplication was undertaken
for wide-scale GSR adaptation
that since 2013 saw Bicol enjoying bountiful rice harvest
for regional self-sufficiency
and even coming up with a
yearly surplus.
While Bragas attributes
these achievements largely to

wide-ranged and timely government interventions before

and after climate-triggered
calamities, the good farming
practices that Bicolano farmers
have embraced, like following
the planting calendar, remain
the key factor.
In the next cropping period,
he said, farmers are advised
to start planting for the dry
season during the third week
of December to the month of
January so that their plants are
shielded from a cold spell in
December to early February
during rice pollination.
Cold spell blocks pollination, causing low yield,
the DA regional chief explained.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the

legitimate surviving heirs of the deceased JAIME MILAN,
SR. and JULIANA N. MILAN who died on November 19,
1999 and January 7, 1984, respectively at Pacol, Naga
City, with no known debts or obligations at the time of
their death, left a parcel of agricultural land situated in
the Barrio of Pacol, Naga City; that the surviving Heirs
hereby agree to divide and adjudicate unto themselves
the real property stated; that for and in consideration of
the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) paid
by AIDA ELVIRA RICHER do hereby SELL, CEDE and
TRANSFER unto said Vendees, their heirs and assigns
the described real property, as acknowledged before
Notary Public Atty. Joseph L. Abante, Doc. No. 120, Page
No. 88, Book No.IV, Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19, 26 and May 3, 2015

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that SIMEON NAMIA of legal

age, married to Consorcia Luna Namia of Pacol,
Naga City received the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND
PESOS (P50,000.00) in hand paid by Sps. AIDA
ELVIRA RICHER and RENE RICHER of legal age
and residents of Naga City, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged and by these presents do hereby
SELL, CEDE TRANSFER and CONVEY unto said
spouses theirs heirs, successors and assigns the
property described situated in the Barrio of Pacol,
Naga City containing an area of TWO THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED square meters as acknowledged
before Notary Public Atty. Pedro C. Cruz, Doc. No.
33, Page No. 36, Book No.IX, Series of 2002.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19, 26 and May 3, 2015

march
Name of Deceased
CLARA M. MARTINEZ
ZACH NYEL P. CACHO
LAILANIE A. BONTO
MARIA D. SALIVA
LILIAN S. GARDINER
ENCARNACION S. MANAIT
FLORDELITO G. LOPEZ SR.
JOSE A. MANZANO
DANTE O. CLEDERA
ANTONIO C. FRANCISCO
SALVACION B. MERCA
LORNA C. SAN PASCUAL
ANDREA B. DELA TRINIDAD
CRISANTO F. CASTRO JR.
ALFREDO N. MARCO
RITA G. TUASON
RENDEL RYAN D. SY III
AMPARO P. BONGAT
SALUD S. GRACILLA
VIRGINIA E. OJEDA
AMELIA T. BORREGA

Date of Interment
March 2, 2015
March 10, 2015
March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015
March 12, 2015
March 14, 2015
March 15, 2015
March 15, 2015
March 15, 2015
March 18, 2015
March 20, 2015
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March 22, 2015
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March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 28, 2015
March 29, 2015
March 29, 2015

april 19-25, 2015

Bikol reporter

More than 100 Muslim couples tie the knot in Cotabato

COTABATO
CITY
-- CARD Mutual Benefit
Association, Inc. (CARD
MBA), the insurance arm
of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD
MRI), recently hosted a
mass wedding to 110 Muslim couples, who are CARD
members, in Biton Garden
and Convention Center in
Cotabato City.
Marriage is an integral
part in ones life but few are
given a chance especially
the socio-economically challenged, causing a major delay
in getting married and getting
a marriage license. To help
them enjoy the benefits of
legal marriage, CARD MBA
hosted a mass wedding together with CARD, Inc., one
of the leading microfinance
institutions in the Philippines.
Both are member institutions
of CARD MRI.

Mass wedding is an additional service given to members of CARD who have livein partners and have been
members of the Association
for at least 10 months prior
to the wedding celebration.
The Association shoulders
the expenses in getting the
necessary documents for the
wedding, except for the Certificate of No Marriage or
CENOMAR.
We are thankful that
CARD offers this kind of service because most of us were
wed traditionally and we have
no marriage contracts. Here
we now have marriage contracts, which we can use not
only in claiming benefits from
the Association but in other
transactions with private and
government offices, shared
in local language by a group
of newlyweds.
This is the second time

Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City

MUsLIM MAss WEDDINg

CARD MBA, the insurance arm of CARD MRI sponsored a

mass wedding of 100 Muslim couples who are our members

of the CARD, in Biton Garden and Convention Center in

Cotabato City.

that CARD MBA hosted a

mass wedding in the province
of Cotabato. The first was in
Buluan with 50 couples from
the Maguindanao tribe. All
of them are also CARD MRI
members. To date, the said

ing the same aspiration like

them in focusing to the needs
of Muslim families. He also
gamely and briefly mentioned
other benefits, products and
services of the Association
that newlyweds can enjoy.

legacion . . .
proponent of Ordinance No.
2012-037, otherwise known
as the Prescribed Naga Lupon
Ordinance (PNaLO), which
prescribes the organization and
recognition of the Federation
of Lupong Tagapamayapa in
the city. It mandates a continuing education of Lupon members and provides additional
incentives to them, such as
city-counterpart honorarium
and sick and death benefits.

service was enjoyed by 812

couples since it was first offered in 2002.
Atty. Suharto O. Amad,
OIC-registrar in Sharia Court,
a muslim court, expressed his
gratitude to CARD for hav-

The CARD MBA, which

operates nationwide has total insured individuals of
10,694,765 with a total claims
payment of Php 691,442,962
as of December 2014. -Lynie
Joy T. Ambatang

Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement marks

1st Foundation Day with dinner, lecture
The Nueva Caceres Heritage Movement, Inc. marks its 1st Founding Anniversary with a dinner, and lecture on "The Magellan Expedition - In Focus" by renowned
Bicol Historian Dr. Danilo Madrid Gerona
on Thursday, April 30, 2015, 4:00 P.M. at
Stellar Global Cuisine, 3Fl, Starview Hotel, this city.
The lecture coincides with the 450th
year of the Christianization of the Philip-

pines.
The dinner-lecture is opened to all history enthusiasts, students and professors.
The Bahandi Award shall be launched.
Admission is Php300.00. Tickets are
available at the NCHMI office at GIP Bldg.,
P.Burgos St. c/o Mrs. Pilar De Guzman
or at Multribrand c/o Mr. Sim Bonacua,
contact numbers (054) 472-0202, Smart
09209205521, Globe 09153700319.

2 new pineapple varieties . . .

take agri courses, da . . .

Obrero reported that

ULAM and MD-2 variety
can be grown under the soil
and climatic condition of
Camarines Norte using the
local farmers practices or
the best agricultural practices for the Queen pineapple. But he said only the
MD-2 variety is now ready
for commercialization and
distribution to farmers as
the intellectual property

culture related courses.

Alcala is hopeful that
young farmers would embrace todays technological
innovations and mechaniza-

rights of the Ulam variety

is still under negotiations.
The Ulam variety was developed and registered
by Dr. Juan C. Acosta of
Bukidnon, whose pineapple plantation is located in
Davao.
Engr. Bella Frias, the
newly installed CNLRRS
Superintendent, said the
station has been producing
suckers of MD-2 variety and

naga city youth officials . . .

in the middle of all the temptations, we can remember the
reason why we are in this service.
Newly-sworn in City
Youth Mayor Ruby Jane L.
Bandola accepted the challenge.
Hopefully, our involvement and empowerment will
not stop with City Youth Officials alone. Hopefully, it
will not stop with the Youth
Month alone. It will be a continuous journey, that needs
the collected effort of all citizens of Naga, but as for the
challenge of being the frontliners for this change, CYO
2015 gladly accepts it.
City Councilor Ray-An
Cydrick Rentoy, the young-

answer . . .
rines Norte.
He was also ordered to pay
a filing fee of PhP1,500., payable to the Cashier, Office of
the President, within fifteen
(15) days from his receipt of
the Order, or his complaint
will be dismissed without
further notice.

est and one of the most active Councilors of the City,

also crafted the Naga City
Code through Ordinance No.
2012-035. The resolution has
been acknowledged by the
National Youth Commission
(NYC) through a resolution
en banc lauding the initiative
of the citys local officials in
coming up with such a comprehensive code for the Naga
City youth.

interested farmers can avail

of the said planting materials from the CNLRRS at a
minimum cost. -Lovella P.
Guarin

tion.
Times have changed.
With modern technologies
and the farm mechanization
that we have been championing since 2010, these new
farmers will have quite an
easier time in the fields, unlike our forefathers who really had to eat by the sweat of
their brows, Alcala said.

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Naga farmers week set

By Jason B. Neola

NAGA CITY Fresh

and good quality fruits
and other farm products
that are lower in price are

taking center stage for

the 3-day Farmers Week
which will be celebrated on
May 6-9, this year.
The occasion will also
give recognition to hard-

working farmworkers here.

Highlighting the start of
the event is the setting up of
colorful agricultural booths
inside the City Hall grounds
by farmers from the citys

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10 farming barangays. Construction of sales and exhibit

stands will be undertaken by
way of bayanihan or collective effort among the participating farmers.
This years celebration
will be different from previous ones as there will also be
folkdance competition and
photo contest, laro ng lahi
and lectures on organic agriculture and climate change,
says Maria Edna Bongalonta, head of the City Agriculture Office (CAO).
On the second day (May
7), the farmers and the CAO
personnel will be in floral
(bulaklakan) attire as they
participate in athanksgiving mass, ribbon cutting and
opening of the agri-fair to
be graced by city officials
led by Mayor John G. Bongat and Regional Executive
Director Abelardo Bragas
of the Department of Agricultures Regional Field Office V. They will also deliver
their respective inspirational
messages during the brief
program.
Bongalonta, under whose
watch as CAO head started
the Farmers Week in 2011,
said the event practically
placed farmworkers in this
highly urbanized city, and
their harvests in the spotlight. The activity is one
way of giving honors and
expressing our gratitude to
our hardworking farm heroes who toil their lands for
us to have something to eat,
she said.
Also highlighting the
event is the induction of the
newly elected officers of
Barangay Agricultural and
Fishery Council (BAFC),
the Naga City Livestock
Raisers Federation, and the
Naga City Rural Improvement Club.
At 1:30 PM, a folkdance
competition will be held at
the Naga City Peoples Hall,
which will be followed by an
open forum. The discussion
on different issues and concerns will be participated in
by various organizations in
the agriculture sector.
Laro ng lahi is slated to
be held on Day 3, wherein
the farmers and their family members will actively
participate in various traditional games like bulongpari, sambunot (aragawan
niyog), karakanan mais, and
sack race.
Capping the 3-day event
is a photo presentation by
farmers and CAO personnel on their memorable
moments and success stories, which will be followed
by the announcement and
awarding of winners in the
competitions.
The citys agricultural barangays are San Isidro, Cararayan, Panicuason, Carolina,
Pacol, Concepcion Grande,
Concepcion Pequea, Mabolo, Balatas, and San Felipe.