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NFA intensifies palay procurement

by ANA-LizA s. MACAtANGAY
NAGA CITY --- With
the onset of the dry season, the National Food
Authority (NFA) announced that they are
now on the onset of procuring palay from farmers in the province.

NFA Senior Grains Operations Officer Reynaldo Magnaye during the FORUM@
PIA held Friday (April 24)
at the Philippine Information
Agency (PIA) Provincial Office here, stated that this coming harvest season, they are

opening their doors to farmers from the five (5) districts

of Camarines Sur.
NFA buys palay to legitimate farmers and registered
farmer organizations only at
the government support price
of P17.00 per kilogram, with
additional incentives of Php
0.70 kg for delivery and dry-

RDC now focusing

on migrants matters

LEGAZPI
CITY
Migrants concerns are
now in the agenda of the
Regional
Development
Council.
These include the establishment of data base on the
number of migrants, recruitment and hiring, deployment and returning overseas
Filipino workers.
These concerns surfaced
during the recent planning

Dir. esPiNAs

workshop of the Committee

on Migration and Development (CMD) in Bicol, created under Resolution No. 55,
series of 2014, of the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Bicol to help
expedite local processing of
documentation and provide
easy access for trainings
to develop skills among
overseas Filipino workers
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ing fee or a total of P17.70.

The base price of Php 17.00
per kilogram, plus incentive
0.70 for individual farmers
and 1.00 for farmers organization is for clean and dry
palay only which means
that the palay has 14 per cent
moisture content, Magnaye
added.

Magnaye also stated

that wet palay is subject to
price adjustment based on
the moisture reading of the
delivered commodity. The
higher the moisture content, the lower the price of
the palay.
To accommodate farm(Turn to page 7)

MAGNAYe

Masbate's rodeo Festival

gallops
anew

MASBATE CITY This citys

Rodeo Festival kicked off with
aplomb once again, thanks to one
of its main supporters, the Masbate Gold Project (MGP).
Ramon Velasco, MGP
reiterated the companys
commitment to help in the development and economy of the
province.
The Masbate Gold Projects
support for Rodeo Masbateno
Festival 2015 and the Balud
Beach Football Festival clearly
shows the companys support for
sports and tourism as part of its sustained efforts to contribute to Masbates social and economic development. That is MininG resPonsibly,
Velasco said.
Now on its 22nd year, the Rodeo
Festival has achieved the purpose
of making Masbates cattle industry
known across the country, recalled
one of the original Rodeo founders,
Charlie Agatep.
The PR guru, a close friend of the
late Gov. Moises Espinosa Jr., helped
conceptualize and organize the first-

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Blowing in the Wind
Recent events underscore anew the precariousness of the lot of migrant workers, particularly the economic ones.
Last week, at least 800 people drowned when
their boat foundered off the coast of Libya in the
Mediterranean sea.
Most of the dead, including women and children, came from impoverished countries in
Africa, like Tunisia; and South Asia, like Bangladesh, were believed to have been victims of
human smuggling.
In Hong Kong, a lady legislator accused Filipina domestics as home wreckers, thereby adding a new definition of the Filipina that once was
made synonymous with, well, domestic helper;
as well as to the continuing Chinese bullying of
Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea.
As we go to press, the fate of Mary Jane Veloso was still uncertain. National TV networks,
however, have reported over the weekend that
she had already been brought, along with eight
others, to an island where they will be executed
by firing squad.
If Indonesian president Joko Widodo blink,
as he did when the French government warned
of repercussions if their citizen similarly
charged with drugs as Veloso will be executed;
then she will surely be a lucky one.
If not, as Indonesia is one country with very
strict drug laws, then she will go the way of Flor
Contemplacion, and God forbid, the subject of
another movie. Then we can only ask God to
bless her soul and pray for others similarly situated.
Whatever, the fate of migrant workers is reflective of the prevailing and pervasive poverty
in Third World countries. Migrants are pushed
by the lack of opportunities in their own countries and pulled by the attractions and affluence
in developed countries.
The 800 who drowned, the DH in the Crown
Colony and Veloso all share the same fate.
Yet, when will this end?
In the Philippines, President Aquino in his inaugural State of the Nation address vowed to
work towards job generation so that Filipinos
will no longer leave the country; and if they do,
to afford them protection wherever they are.
Sadly, his had all been more plain rhetoric.
Veloso is the latest evidence. Even in Bicol, except for Naga City, it is only recently that the Regional Development Council has given attention
to the plight of migrants from the region.
And so, we sing a line from Peter, Paul and
Mary: How many deaths will it take till he knows,
that too many people have died?
We know the answer.

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Bizwomen power is up
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).
BIGGER PROFITS: There is evidence
that gender equality is not just politically
correct, but equally good for business as
well. Corporate studies show that equal
number of management men and women
generate more profits for the entire
organization. In a survey conducted by
management consultants McKinsey
and Co., it revealed that balanced gender
in corporate leadership improved financial
returns - above national industry median.
Instead of just keeping women in
staff positions, they should be tried for
advancement up the ranks. That will
mean costs savings even as improved
customer relations is promoted through
diverse capacity in handling marketing
upgrades and conflicts. There are
country variances whereby females are
still regarded as second-class when it
comes to leadership and management.
In the last two decades many erstwhile
chauvinistic locations have given ways to
woman power.
US POLITICS: Seven years ago,
the US voters had a change of heart
with respect to black power in the end
electing Barack Obama, as the first black
president of the federal government.
A new option is again at the horizon of
American politics. Never in the history
of the United States has there been a
woman president, or even vice president.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary is
the potential bet of the Democrats for the

opinions
unlimited
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
presidency.
If she gets her partys nod the wife
of former 2-term president Bill Clinton
will be running against the nominee of the
Republican Party. The nominees must
win their respective party referendums
(state by state) leading to the national
convention. There are indications that
the younger brother of former president
Bush (son of the older Bush whom Clinton
defeated) may be pushed up by his party.
Clinton versus Bush Part II.
PEZA HARVESTS: The Philippine
Export Zone Authority has generated
P2.9 trillion investments into the country
in the last twenty (20) years - since its
organization. Of this record performance,
45.5% of the investments came in during
the last five (5) years under the P-Noy
Aquino administration. The government
claims that the investment inflows were
made possible through the presidents
fulfilled promises with determined efforts
toward good governance.
The PEZA under Director General Lilia
B. de Lima has not been stained by any

charges of graft and corruption, The

Authority has been working 24x7 (full
day and night, the whole week), as in
fact it is the only government agency
granted ISO 9001:2008 Certification
not just for one or some but for all
processes at all levels in all its offices
nationwide. By May 1, 2015, PEZA
will start its web-based electronic
application and registration system
(leading to one-stop shop).
CHINESE BULLYING: How does
a small developing country fight back
against a big and (now) prosperous
neighbor? It seems no amount of
diplomatic approaches can stop China
from continuing to illegally claim areas
within our territorial waters? Even our
complaint filed with the International
Court of Justice is going nowhere.
Worse, we are not sure that the
previously promised defense of our
territory by the United States seems to
stand on shallow grounds.
Majority of Filipinos are angry at
the ongoing Chinese construction
of facilities, complete with airstrip
capable of handling big airplanes, in
our territory at the Western Philippine
Sea. What is the best way of hitting
back? Chinas new-found prosperity
is ushered in by tourism and global
exports. If most Filipinos will refrain
from touring China and stop buying
Chinese products the arrogance of
China can be reduced. With trimmed
down prosperity Chinas braggadocio
can be curtailed!
CHARITY: Grateful people give out
of a heart of love, not because they are
required to share benefits.

Politics at play again

The following column entitled Politics
at play again written by Ninez CachoOlivares in the Daily Tribune dated
April 25, 2015, is informative and Im
reproducing it hereunder to contribute to
the free market of ideas here.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales
must have been well aware of the fact that
Makati Mayor Junjun Binay cannot be
investigated or charged, for that matter, for
his alleged previous acts in office after he
had been re-elected as mayor under the
condonation doctrine, which she, as then
Supreme Court (SC) associate justice,
argued for, and upheld the condonation
doctrine in the 2010 case of Salumbides
vs Ombudsman.
This was bared by San Beda Law Dean
Fr. Ranhillo Aquino, who quoted Morales
explanation of the rationale behind for the
doctrine of condonation thus: The Court
should never remove a public officer for
acts done prior to his present term of office.
To do otherwise would be to deprive the
people of their right to elect their officers.
When the people elect a man to office, it
must be assumed that they did this with
knowledge of his life and character, and
that they disregarded or forgave his faults
or misconduct, if he had been guilty of any.
It is not for the court, by reason of such
faults or misconduct, practically overrule
the will of the people.
And if the researchers of Chief Justice
Lourdes Sereno and the CJ herself, were
wide awake, they should have realized
that the condonation doctrine was upheld
by the SC in 2010, when the 1987 Charter
was certainly in place and in effect, with
then Justice Morales upholding it. Besides
which, Sereno had no call to berate the
Binay lawyer for citing, as a defense
against the suspension of her client, what
is law.
All these moves and acts tend to
show that politics plays a heavy hand
in this case against the Makati mayor

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
since it does not make any sense that
the former SC justice who upheld the
condonation doctrine in 2010, and insists
on suspending Binay, investigating him
on these previous charges and no
doubt later charging Binay for previous
administrative acts that are now, in law
and jurisprudence deemed condoned by
virtue of Binays re-election.
In the same manner, with Sereno
berating Binays counsel, and virtually
prejudging the case, the smell of politics
certainly fills the SC air.
Astute Philippine political observers
can easily deduce that Malacaang and
the Liberal Party (LP) are out to control
strongholds of the opposition, apart from
filing cases and detaining opposition
leaders on very weak evidence and on
the basis of so-called whistle-blowers
who have been caught lying through
their teeth.
In the case of the Ejercito-Estradas,
the governor of Laguna was ousted by
the Commission on Elections (Comelec)
and upheld by the SC for alleged
election overspending. No other LP or
administration ally has been charged for
the same poll overspending.
In Makati, the Ombudsman tried
suspending Mayor Binay for six months
on a flimsy excuse that the Court of
Appeals cannot issue any TRO or

preliminary injunction against her, yet

a TRO does not stop Morales from
continuing with her investigation.
In the city of Manila, the Palace and
the LP tried but failed to stop the victory
of now Manila Mayor, former President
Joseph Estrada.
As for his son, Jinggoy Estrada, the
Palace and its LPs, ensured that he
would be charged and detained, to kill
his chances of running and winning the
vice presidential slot.
In the case of Vice President Jojo
Binay, almost 20 hearings in aid of
politics have been held by the attack
dogs in the Senate of Noynoy Aquino,
obviously to destroy the VPs electoral
chances of winning the top post.
The same demolition job has
happened in Cagayan, the bailiwick
of Sen. Juan Ponce-Ernrile, with his
incarceration. The same ploy is being
done in the case of Cavite, which is also
the bailiwick of Sen. Bong Revilla.
Recall that during the election period,
there went the Interior Secretary and
presumptive LP presidential bet, raiding
the senators residence in Cavite, with
the policemen, aided by Justice chief
Leila de Limas National Bureau of
Investigation agents, portraying the
senator as guilty.
All three are being detained at the
Philippine National Police Custodial
Center on charges of plunder of their
pork barrel which is being claimed by
the Ombudsman to have been pocketed
by the three senators. To this day, no
other allies senator or LP congressman,
and for that matter, no Cabinet member,
such as Department of Agriculture
Proceso Alcala and Department of
Agrarian Reform or Social Welfare
Dinky Soliman has been investigated
and charged by the Ombudsman, even
when the Commission on Audit (CoA)

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POC: CamSur is Conflict-Manageable

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
PILI, Camarines Sur
---The Philippine Armys
unremitting campaign to
decrease the threat of insurgency in conflict areas
in the province and pursue
peace and security efforts
in their respective areas of
responsibilities has finally
gained ground when members of the Camarines Sur

Peace and Order Council

(POC) unanimously approved a resolution declaring the province as ConflictManageable and ready for
further development.
Resolution No. 2015-01
gained the nod of the members
of the POC during Thursdays
meeting held at the SP Session Hall, Provincial Capitol

PAPAL RELICS Tour

Complex. In the course of the

meeting, the achievements
of the government troopers
in fighting insurgency in the
province were presented.
LTC Delfin M. Arguelles,
Commanding Officer of the
42nd Infantry (TAGAPAGTANGGOL) Battalion, 9th
Infantry (SPEAR) Division
of Philippine Army (PA) said
that the decline of security
threat resulted in economic

Most Rev. Rolando Tirona, Archbishop of Caceres celebrated a paraliturgy during the
launching of the Tu Es Petrus Tour of Papal Relics at SM City Naga last week organized
by the Office of the Vice Postulator for the Cause for Canonization of Bl. Ivan Merz. The

growth of the province.

We attribute the improved
security situation to the strong
collaborated efforts of all our
stakeholders. The continued
support of the community in
our peace efforts is indeed a
big help in the attainment of
peace. Our Internal Peace
and Security Plan which includes Bayanihan is not
only winning the peace but
winning progress and pros-

perity as well.
The Philippine Armys
report also showed that the
CNN strength and firearms
have significantly decreased
from 2004 to 2014, from 74
to 91 percent. Most violent
activities like harassments
and liquidation and most nonviolent activities like movements and mass actions also
followed a downward trend.
The Armed Forces of the

Philippines (AFP) continued commitment through the

conduct of various activities especially the Intensified
Stakeholder
Engagement
with the local government
units (LGUs) has also resulted in the increase of the provinces production of poultry,
agricultural crop, fish and an
improved tourism activity.
Investors poured in made
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exhibit featured sacred relics of the canonized and beatified popes that include the
mementos from St. Peter, the first pope, Pope Emeritus XVI, St. John Paul II and Pope
Francis.

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Tolong Lakdang para sa Kultura kan Nasyon

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

The creation of NEA and its far-reaching rural electrification

projects led to widespread development in the countryside.
Involving the local communities through the electric cooperatives
was a key element in the initial success of the rural electrification
program. The management of the sub-distribution of electricity
was devolved to the local level. At first glance, this might
have seemed a strategic step in the democratization of the
power industry and the economic empowerment of the rural
communities. However, this was far from the truth. The system
came under the control of the local political barons. This was
not totally surprising considering the de facto feudalistic nature
of rural economies and the dominance of the culture of political
patronage.
In principle, the electric cooperatives were supposed to be
governed by boards of directors that were elected by registered
member-consumers. These boards of directors were supposed
to be non-partisan and only accountable to the consumers as a
whole. However, in reality the elections for the board members
became the proxy battlegrounds for local politicians vying for
influence and control of the electric cooperatives. Many of
the local corrupt politicians and political kingpins seized the
opportunity to include the electric cooperatives in their arsenal
of political weapons. Some of these cooperatives became
lucrative milking cows. These were also used as bargaining
chips to have influence over the local businesses and dole out
favors to friends, particularly contractors and owners of local
enterprises. It is still common in some rural areas that business
owners who have political connections are given special
privileges and become almost immune from disconnections
even when their arrearages are already several months or
even years past due, amounting to millions of pesos.
In the early part of the 1970s, the national electrification
program expanded through the rural electric cooperatives
(RECs). However, the politicized nature of these RECs led to
their commercial failures. According to the 1989 joint review of
the Philippine and World Bank, only 22 (18.8%) of the existing
117 RECs during that time were categorized as well managed
and commercially viable; 24 (20.5%) as within reach of
commercial viability; and the remaining 71 (60.7%) as needing
substantial remedial action or beyond rescue.
In response to the World Banks assessment, NEA had
initiated financial and policy reforms. The electric cooperatives
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Sa ginibo ming konsolidasyon kan

mga plano para sa kultura kan nasyon sa
masunod na duwang taon, tolong lakdang
an nagluwas na mga prioridad.
Enot, iyo an pagtabang sa mga LGUs
na magbilog nin mga Arts Council susog
sa probisyon kan Local Government Code.
Mantang yaon ini sa ley, kakadikit an mga
LGUs na igwa nin siring na konseho.
Katubuan, bako man sa habo sinda
kundi sa kakulangan nin kaaraman kun
ano man an papel kan konseho, o kaya
sa apresasyon kan kultura mismo. Sabi
ngani kayan, mayo man boto sa kultura.
Kaya, minatundag talaga an awsencia kan
konseho sa politika. Alagad, sabi ngani
kan dating French Minister of Culture asin
parasurat na si Andre Malraux, an kultura
bako na sanang simbolo nin yaman, kundi
nin pagkaagimadmad nin pagkatawo. An
kultura nagtatao nin pagkamidbid asin
pagkatawo.
An ikaduwa iyo an pagtulod na
magkaigwa nin representatsyon an mga
obrero sa kultura asin arte sa Regional

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
Development Council o RDC. An RDC
sarong lokal na paagi nin pagpaplano para
sa kauswagan. Alagad, an membership
digdi limitado sa mga elehidong mga
LGU officials, mga regional directors
kan mga ahensiya kan gobyerno asin
nin mga inaapod na mga private sector
representatives o bilang special member.
Mayo sa radar kan RDC an kultura na
nakalaog lang sa social sector. Madali

ining maintindihan ta an equation kan

NEDA sa development, pangekonomiya
sana. Alagad, aram ta an paghiling na
ini kan kauswagan minasimbag sana
sa lawas; an kultura an minasimbag sa
pangangaipo kan kalag nin tawo.
An ika-tolo iyo an pagtulod sa
pagbilog nin suhay na Department
of Culture sa gobyerno. Bako nang
bago an planong ini. Nagiromdoman
ko na may mga siring nang lakdang
kadto alagad naula ini huli giraray sa
pamumulitika mismo kan mga yaon
sa sector kan kultura. Kaya, sa haloy
na taon, naisaray lang an plano abot
ngonyan na liwat na naman ining
binubuhay. Aram mi na garo suntok
ini sa bulan, alagad, sabi ngani kan
mga Tsino, an pagbaklay sa rinibong
milyang destinasyon minapoon sa
enot na lakdang. Tibaad, sa liwat
na paglakdang na ini, makaabot man
giraray an samong pangaturugan
para sa pagtalubo kan kultura sa
nasyon.

PVB, Talisay-Batangas enters into P140M loan agreement

Furthering in its objective to help in countryside
development,
Philippine
Veterans Bank (PVB) has
recently entered into a partnership with the Municipal
Government of Talisay, Batangas whereby the bank
will be providing the municipality with a Php 140
million loan facility.
Under the agreement signed
by both parties, PVB will be
lending the said amount to the
Municipality of Talisay which
will be used to finance the design and construction of the
planned Talisay Government
Center. Part of the 10-year
loan will also be used to purchase the lot where the center
will be developed.
Philippine Veterans Bank
is a private commercial bank
in the Philippines owned by

Photo shows officials from PVB and the Municipality of Talisay during the agreement signing
(L-R) Talisay Sangguniang Bayan Secretary Elena Cabrera, Talisay Vice-Mayor Allano Lamano,
PVB Chairman and CEO Roberto de Ocampo, Talisay Mayor Gerry Natanauan, and PVB Chief
Operating Officer Nonilo Cruz.

Filipino World War II veterans and their heirs. It has

60 branches strategically located nationwide and caters
to both corporate and retail

financial markets. It is also

an authorized government
depository bank. As part of
its charter, 20% of PVBs annual net income is entrusted

to the Board of Trustees for

the Veterans of World War II
(BTVWWII) for the benefit
of World War II veterans and
their descendants.

Outstanding Sangguniang Brgy. Awards starts; Committee

members, guidelines and criteria presented to PBs
NAGA CITY --- The Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards, the fourth
and last component of the
Empowerment aNd Advancement of Barangays on Local
LEgislation (ENABL2E) Program initiated by Vice Mayor Nelson S. Legacion, has
kicked off as the members of
the Awards Committee and its
guidelines and criteria were
presented to the Liga ng mga
Barangay on April 17, 2015 at
the Villa Caceres Hotel.
Legacion said the Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay
Awards Committee is headed
by Renne F. Gumba, executive
director of the Jesse M. Robredo Good Governance Center
and composed of: Sangguniang
Panlungsod Secretary Gil A.
Dela Torre; DILG-Naga Director Virgie S. Pascual; Prof.
Kenjie E. Jimenea of University of Nueva Caceres as representative of the academe; and
Bicol Mail Editor and Metro
Naga Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Director Jose B.
Perez, representing the business
sector.
The appointments of Jimenea and Perez as committee
members are pursuant to Ex-

BARANGAY AWARDS COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Naga City Vice Mayor Nelson S. Legacion introduced to the

Liga ng mga Barangay the members of the Outstanding
Sangguniang Barangay Awards Committee chaired by JMR
Good Governance Center Executive Director Renne F. Gumba,
Sangguniang Panlungsod Secretary Gil A. Dela Torre, DILGNaga Director Virgie S. Pascual , University of Nueva Caceres
Professor Kenjie E. Jimenea, representating the academe, and
Bicol Mail Editor and Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and
Industry Director Jose B. Perez, representing the business
sector.

ecutive Order No. 2015-008 issued by Mayor John G. Bongat

on Feb. 4, 2015.
Presentation of the guidelines and criteria of the Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay
Awards was done by Gumba as
committee chair. According to

the guidelines, only ordinances,

resolutions, committee reports
and minutes passed by the barangay governments from Nov.
30, 2013 to Aug. 30, 2015 shall
be part of the evaluation, and
the same should be submitted
on or before Sept. 30, 2015.

The Awards Committee

shall also conduct a random
visitation to the barangays
to observe their sessions and
check the efficiency of retrieving records therein from June
2015 to October 2015. At least
three members of the Awards
Committee, including the chairman, should be present in the
visitation. Visitation shall be
conducted only when the Sangguniang Barangay to be visited
has an on-going session.
The Awards Committee
shall also check the barangay
councils attendance and participation to city events. Hence,
in September 2015, the Awards
Secretariat shall furnish the
Awards Committee a list of activities held from Nov. 30, 2013
to Aug. 30, 2015 which engaged
the barangays.
As for the criteria, the
Awards Committee will look
into five aspects: a) Effectiveness of Barangay Legislative
Agenda; b) Effectiveness of the
Barangay Legislative Tracking System; c) Availability of
Legislative Documents; d) Efficiency of Performance; and
e) Quality of Office Set-up and
Sanggunian Deliberations.
Per decision of the Awards

Committee and as explained

by Perez in the meeting with
the Liga ng mga Barangay,
the Committee will give bonus
points to deserving barangays.
These bonus points will account for other factors found in
certain barangays that the committee members might consider
commendable.
The Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Award is
the monitoring and evaluation
mechanism of the ENABL2E
Program. It shall recognize barangay councils, which have
demonstrated exemplary performance in enacting legislative measures that greatly contribute to the achievement of
sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic development in their
respective communities.
The first placer shall receive a plaque and P 1 million
worth of barangay project to be
funded by the city government.
The second and third placers,
meanwhile, will win P750,000
and P500,000 worth of barangay projects respectively, and
plaques. Only priority projects
of the barangays, however, as
stated in their Barangay Development Plan, shall be funded
by the city government, subject

to strict observance of usual

accounting and auditing laws,
rules, and regulations.
The Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards
aims not to create competition among the barangays. It
seeks to identify best practices at the grass-root level and
to enhance them for replication in the other barangays. It
is also a perpetual challenge to
officials of the barangays, as
well as to us, city officials, to
continually improve and raise
the bar of our competitiveness
as leaders of our community,
Legacion said.
On the part of the Liga ng
mga Barangay, in the closing
remarks of Liga President and
City Councilor Vidal P. Castillo, he expressed the heartfelt appreciation and sincere
gratitude of the 27 barangay
governments to the initiative of Vice Mayor Nelson
S. Legacion. Castillo said
that the Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards is
an avenue to inculcate to the
barangay officials the cherished principles of the city
government transparency,
accountability, efficiency and
people-empowerment.

april 26 - may 2, 2015

republic of the Philippines
oFFiCe oF tHe sANGGuNiANG bAYAN
New Legislative Office (NLO)
3F Municipal Building Annex
Cor. Provl. H-way/Sto. Domingo Rd., Milaor, Camarines Sur
Tel. No. (054) 472-6399
EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG
bAYAN oF MiLAor, CAMAriNes sur HeLD oN APriL 20, 2015 At tHe New
LEGISLATIVE OFFICE, MUNICIPAL BUILDING ANNEX, MILAOR, CAMARINES SUR.

orDiNANCe No. 05
series of 2015
AN orDiNANCe AutHoriziNG, APProViNG, CoNFirMiNG, rAtiFYiNG AND
APProPriAtiNG tHe ProPoseD borrowiNG oF tHe MuNiCiPAL GoVerNMeNt
oF MiLAor, CAMAriNes sur iN tHe AMouNt oF tHirtY NiNe MiLLioN Four
HuNDreD eiGHtY tHousAND (P39,480,000.00) Pesos, PHiLiPPiNe CurreNCY, to
FiNANCe tHe VArious PrioritY ProJeCts iNCLusiVe oF DoCuMeNtArY stAMP
TAX, SERVICE FEE, APPRAISAL FEE AND OTHER RELATED FEES AND TAXES.
BE IT ENACTED, as it is hereby ENACTED, by the Sangguniang Bayan of Milaor, in
Session that:
seCtioN 1. title - This ordinance shall be cited as, An ordinance authorizing,
approving, confirming, ratifying and appropriating the proposed borrowing of the Municipal
Government of Milaor in the amount of THIRTY NINE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY
THOUSAND (P39,480,000.00) PESOS ONLY.
seCtioN 2. The Municipal Mayor, ROGELIO A. FLORES, in representation of the
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF MILAOR, herein after referred to as the Municipality, is
hereby authorized to enter into a Loan Agreement with the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) in
accordance with Section 297 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code, in the
amount of THIRTY NINE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND (P39,480,000.00)
PESOS, Philippine Currency, under the terms and conditions herein set forth and such terms
and conditions as may be agreed upon with any person, corporation or entity for the purpose
of funding priority projects and subject to the requirement under Section 123 of Republic Act
No. 7653 as implemented by the Banko Central ng Pilipinas Circular No. 796 and 819. In
this connection, the Municipal Mayor and his successor shall have full power and authority to
represent the Municipal Government of Milaor, Camarines Sur in negotiating the terms and
conditions for the said borrowing and in signing, executing, delivering and amending such
agreement, contracts, deeds, papers and other documents as may be necessary and proper
for the full and total implementation of the authority herein granted.
seCtioN 3. The said priority projects herein specified in Section 4.3 hereby certified to
be a socio-economic development project, in accordonce with the approved local development
plan and public investment program for the period 2015 or the public investment program for
the current year 2015 of the MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF MILAOR which is approved
under Sangguniang Bayan Dated 2 March 2015.
seCtioN 4. Consistent with the covering loan contract, deeds and assignment and
such as other agreements as may be entered into by the municipality in connection with the
borrowing, the features, terms and conditions shall be as follows and are hereby approved.
1.1 BORROWER - Municipal Government of Milaor.
1.2 FACILITY - Team Loan Facility
1.3 PURPOSE - To finance various priority projects inclusive of the applicable
Documentary Stamp Tax (DST), service fee, appraisal fee and other related fees and taxes.
The project to be financed shall be subject to PVB Managements due diligence, confirmation
and monitoring, The infrastructure and equipment projects that will be financed are the
following:
Projects
AbC
1. Construction & Site Devt. of Public Market including Purchase of Lot
P13,000,000.00
2. Purchase of Lot for SB Building & Public Offices & Construction
of New SB Building
P11,000,000.00
3. a) Purchase of Multi-Shredder and Pulverized Machine;
b) Purchase of Composting Machine;
c) Purchase of Mini-Garbage Dump Truck
P10,830,000.00
4. Term Loan 5 a) Construction of Pumping Station 2
(Bgy. San Jose)
a) P4,000,000.00
Term Loan 5 b) Equity for Multi-Media Filter (Brgy. del Rosario) b)
350,000.00
5. Term Loan 6 - Equity for Concreting of Capuc-Dalipay
Farm to Market Road
P 300,000.00
totAL
P 39,480,000.00
1.4 TERM 1.4.1 Term Loan 2,3 ad 6: Up to 10 years with 1 yr. grace period on principal
repayment
1.4.2 Term Loan 4: Up to 5 years without grace period
1.4.3 Term 5: Up to 10 years without grace period
1.5 PRINCIPAL REPAYMENT AND GRACE PERIOD
1.5.1 Term Loan 2,3 and 6: Payable in equal monthly amortizations to commence at the
end of 13th month from initial drawndown date.
1.5.2 Term Loan 4 and 5: Payable in equal monthly amortizations to commence at the
end of 1st month from initial drawndown date.
1.6 AMOUNT - Up to THIRTY NINE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND
(P39,480,000.00) PESOS, Philippine Currency, inclusive of DST, Pre-termination fee if any,
fees, charges and other applicable taxes shall be for the account of the BORROWER.
1.7 INTEREST RATE - Based on the prevailing one (1) year PDST-F/R2 rate as of
drawdown date plus a minimum spread of 2.4562% p.a. with a floor of 4.5% p.a. Inclusive of
GRT. Repriced monthly and payable monthly in arrears.
In the event that one (1) year PDST-F/R2 rate is unavailable or cannot be determined,
the Lender and the Borrower shall negotiate within 30 days in good faith in order to arrive at an
alternative, mutually acceptable, transparent based rate. The base rate shall be applied during
the remaining term of loan. If after 30 day period there is no agreed substitute, then the rate
shall be the actual cost of raising funds by the Bank plus agreed margins.
1.8 PROMISSORY NOTE (PN) MATURITY DATE - All PNs maturity date shall be
reckoned from the date of initial drawndown;
SECURITY - Deed of Assignment of the proportionate portion of the BORROWERs
Internal Revenue Allotment and other Locally Sourced Income.
1.9 FEES - The following are the applicable fees for the amount of the BORROWER:
1.9.1 Project Validation Fee - Actual Cost to be billed to the Municipality
1.9.2 Service Fee - One-time upfront fee of at least one percent )1%) based on the
approved loan amount shall be paid upon initial release per tranche.
1.9.3 Other related costs/charges, such as registration, appraisal, notarial, site validation
and project monitoring, etc.
1.10 AVAILABILITY - 24 months from the execution of the loan agreement broken down
into four (4) six (6) months period subject to approval of the original PVBs approving authority
or the PVBs Board designated Senior Risk executive.

bikol reporter

1.11 DRAWNDOWN - Multiple drawndown

seCtioN 5. The Municipal Government of Milaor hereby appropriated the entire
proceeds of the borrowing as stated in Section 4.5 exclusively to finance the project/s slated
in Section 4.3 inclusive of fees, and applicable taxes.
seCtioN 6. The project/s stated in Section 4.3 is made part of the Annual Investment
Plan for CY 2015.
seCtioN 7. The Approved Budget of the Contract (ABC) each project is defined in R.A.
9184 is shown below:
Projects
AbC
6. Construction & Site Devt of Public Market including Purchase of Lot P12,890,000.00
7. Purchase of Lot for SB Building and Public Offices and
Construction of New SB Building
P10,980,000.00
8. a) Purchase of Multi-Shredder and Pulverized Machine;
b) Purchase of Composting Machine;
c) Purchase of Mini-Garbage Dump Truck
P10,830,000.00
9. a) Construction of Pumping Station 2 (Brgy. San Jose);
c) P3,990,000.00
b) Equity for Multi-Media Filter (Brgy. Del Rosario)
d) P 350,000.00
10. Equity for Concreting of Capuc-Dalipay Farm to Market Road
300,000.00
totAL
P39,340,000.00
seCtioN 8. Pursuant to Article 303 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government
Code of 1991 and Art 401 of the Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 7160,
the Municipalitys Sanggunian shall appropriate in its Annual Budget such amounts as are
sufficient to pay the loan and that failure to provide the appropriations herein shall render the
Annual Budget inoperative.
seCtioN 9. The Municipal Government of Milaor shall inform the PVB should there be
any borrowings from other banks/financial institutions while its loan is still outstanding.
seCtioN 10. Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) shall be the Issue Manager and shall
be Allowed to sell down to other interested Financial Institution up to the full amount of the
approved credit facility.
seCtioN 11. PVB is allowed to execute a Facility Agency Arrangement with PVB-Trust
Management Group (Facility Agent) for subsequent Lenders in the event of Promissory Note
(PN) sell down.
seCtioN 12. The obligation of the Municipality of Milaor with PVB shall be binding and
shall not be subject to recall by the Sanggunian concerned for the entire term of the obligation
regardless of any change in the composition of the Sanggunian thereafter, if any.
seCtioN 13. The Municipalitys obligation with PVB shall be entered in the Municipalitys
Book of Accounts and in the approved local development plan and public investment program.
seCtioN 14. The Municipality shall not contract other loans with other creditors/banks if
the said loan will exceed the Municipalitys debt service capacity as certified by the Department
of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF).
seCtioN 15. Amortization payment shall be subject to automatic offsetting from CA/SA
account maintained with Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB).
seCtioN 16. PVB shall be authorized to withhold further loan releases in the event of
change in management to avoid succession issue.
seCtioN 17. Certifying that the Municipality does not have any borrowings, other than
those already disclosed. Any misinterpretation or breach shall be an event of default and may
result in the loan being called in default and appropriate legal remedies applied.
seCtioN 18. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 and 3 of Republic Act No. 1405
and other laws relating to the secrecy of bank deposits, the municipality is waiving its rights to
confidentiality of information by authorizing the Philippine Veterans Bank and all other banks or
financial institutions with which the municipality has transactions, to disclose to the Banko Sentral
ng Pilipinas (BSP) and DOF to make inquiries as may be necessary regarding the same.
seCtioN 19. Any Ordinance or parts thereof, inconsistent with this enactment is hereby
repealed or amended accordingly.
seCtioN 20. AutHoritY - That this Ordinance is pursuant to R.A. 7160, The Local
Government Code of 1991.
seCtioN 21. eFFeCtiVitY - This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication
and compliance with all procedures required under Republic act No. 7160 of an ordinance
for its validity, including the affixation of signatures of the Sangguniang Bayan Member, in
concurrence thereto, composing at least a majority thereof out of the total members attending
the Session on all the pages of this Ordinance.
so orDAiNeD/eNACteD: April 20, 2015
Resolved Further, that copies of this Ordinance be furnished the Honorable Municipal
Mayor Rogelio A. Flores, Municipal Account, and the Municipal Auditor, all of MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF MILAOR and the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas for their information and
appropriate actions.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Voting on the foregoing Ordinance were as follows:
GerrY M. stA. ANA
Sangguniang Bayan Member

(Absent)
NeLiA b. PADo
Sangguniang Bayan Member

JesusA P. MArAViLLA
Sangguniang Bayan Member

roLANDo A. CAbAse
Sangguniang Bayan Member

(Absent)
seNeN b. berMAs
Sangguniang Bayan Member

rubiLYN C. euste
Sangguniang Bayan Member

ANtoNio e. ViDA
Sangguniang Bayan Member

(Abstain)
MAriA DA CANo
Sangguniang Bayan Member

roGeL AbeL A. FLores

LIGA Representative
I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness and athenticity of the foregoing.
CHArLY CLAro rosAri
Sangguniang Bayan Secretary
ATTESTED:

ANDre r. HiDALGo
Vice Mayor Presidig Officer

APPROVED BY HIS HONOR, THE MUNICIPAL MAYOR: APR. 22, 2015

biKoL rePorter
Published: April 26, 2015

roGeLio A. FLores
Municipal Mayor

april 26 - may 2, 2015

bikol reporter

Masbate's Rodeo Festival . . .

ever Rodeo event in 1993.
Agatep, then group chairman and chief executive officer of Agatep and Associates (now known as Grupo
Agatep) was commissioned
by Governor Espinosa to
handle public relations for
the first Rodeo.
Their concept went beyond Rodeo sports, the event
was also a means for attracting merchants and cattle
buyers.
At that time, cattle of different brands were also being displayed in the corral

for trading.
Although Agatep was not
around for this years Rodeo
opening, he sent PR consultant Kathryn Caday and PR
executive Michelle Bayhon
to experience the event and
the other delights of Masbate.
Complementing
this
years Rodeo as a tourism
and sports event was the
recently-conceived Beach
Football Festival held in
Palani, Balud from April 16
to 17.
The first-ever national

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 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
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 her
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

beach football tournament

had 51 teams participating
from all over the country.
Aside from beach football
this years festival featured
the launching of the Proud
Masbateo Ako Inc. (PMAI)
headed by Maloli Espinosa
during the MGP Night.
The Rodeo event normally pays tribute to the
competing cowboys by
feting them to dinner,
cowboy songs, beer, and
souvenirs at the Rodeo
Grand Arena.
To make the general public more aware of MininG
resPonsibly, the MGP set up
a booth with different exhibits on gold production, the
uses of gold, and how gold
is invested.
MininG resPonsibly is
at the core of MGPs commitment and contributions

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
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March 20, 2015
March 21, 2015
March 22, 2015
March 25, 2015
March 26, 2015
March 26, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 27, 2015
March 28, 2015
March 29, 2015
March 29, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that 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
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

RDC now focusing on . . .

CPE-0024-2015 R.A. 10172

(OFWs) and migrants.

The CMD intends to complement the interventions
among stakeholders to address concerns arising from
migration and developments
from pre-departure to re-integration.
The committee is also
tasked to monitor the implementation of migration and
development programs at the
local level, further, carry out
advocacy activities to ensure
protection of rights and welfare of migrants.
To develop the database
on migrants, the CMD has
recommended the updating
of statistics on Filipino migrants.
We need to synchronize
the data to ensure consistency
on the statistics pertaining to
Filipino migrants. The Philippine embassies, Bureau of

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.

march
Name of Deceased

to the community. This can

be seen in the MGPs social
development projects, its
contributions to Masbates
economic development, in
MGPs environmental management programs, and its
support for the provinces
culture and sports. In this
way, we support its heritage
that attracts tourism investment and leads to economic
development, Velasco said.
Indeed, the MGPs vision of Mining Responsibly cares for the future is
evident in the sands of the
Rodeo Arena and of Palanis
football festival.
Mining
ResPonsibly
cares for the future means
all of MGPs plans and actions are geared toward a
better future for Aroroy children and the following generations. -PNA

Immigration and Deportation

(BID) and DFA can also be
tapped for further data verification, said NEDA Bicol
director Agnes Espinas, who
also co-chaired the CMD.
Among the agencies identified by the CMD include the
Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration
(OWWA),
Philippine Overseas Employment Authority (POEA), Department of Foreign Affairs
(DFA) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
The CMD also recommended the localization of
the hiring, recruitment and
deployment process, as well
such pre-departure requirements as the Pre-Departure
Seminar, medical examinations, and certifications of
documents.
Concerns of returning
OFWs was also recommended to be addressed in the form
of business opportunities,
psychosocial counseling and
responsible parenthood.

Lake Buhi . . .
discharge channel as one of
the primordial concerns that
needs to be addressed.
In response, Resolution
No.5 series of 2015 requesting the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) to undertake the
desiltation of Lake Buhi, including the Tabao River was
set into motion and was approved by the members of the
governing board.
The resolution further
states that the horrendous
effects of the accumulation
of silt as a result of the destruction of Tabao River to
the water quality of the lake,
to its biodiversity, aquaculture industry and imminent
extinction of Buhis pride
the Sinarapan dubbed as the
worlds smallest fish, are unspeakable.
The 10-year plan intends
to keep Lake Buhi as a sustainable sanctuary for all
forms of aqua life and serve
as a living testimony that the
human race is still capable of
preserving Gods creation.

(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
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a
notice is hereby served to the public that 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
City/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.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19 and 26, 2015

april 26 - may 2, 2015

bikol reporter

Tallado calls for unity

By Rosalita B. Manlangit

DAET -- Governnor Edgardo Tallado urged CamNorteneos to cooperate in

pursuing development for
the province during the
opening program of the 95th
Founding Anniversary of
Camarines Norte and 11th
Bantayog Festival held at
Agro Sports Complex here
on April 15.
It is a challenge for all of
us to make a strong and successful province, I am encouraging everyone to participate
and be a partner in pursuit of
development of the province,
This kind of mission will be
our life now and will be our
future", he said.
The governor also said that
everyone should thank the
Lord for the continuous grace
and blessings in achieving
goals for the province.
The program was followed
by the blessing of Philippine
Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) at the provincial capitol and the distribution of 70
Barangay Emergency Motorcycle.
A Grand Festival Parade
was held in the afternoon followed by the Street Dancing
Competition. Palayog Festival of Sta. Elena was declared
as champion with a cash prize
of P120,000.00; 2nd runner

up was the Pinyasan Festival of Daet with 75,000.00

while the Pabirik Festival of
Paracale grabbed the and 3rd
place with P50,000.00 and additional 5,000.00 for best in
costume for the latter.
The remaining 3 contestants received P20,000.00
each.
The celebration of Camarines Norte 95th Founding Anniversary started
April 5, and ended Friday,
April 17, carrying the
theme Bawat CamNorteo ay Kapanalig at Katuwang sa Kaunlaran
A ground breaking and
signing of Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) of Provincial Emergency and Rescue
Center Cum Info & Rest Area
For Tourists and Motorists in
Bitukang Manok, Tuaca, Basud, along with the Bantayog
Jobs Fair, Bantayog Padyak
Race 2015, and Miss Environmental Princess were also part
of the celebration.
The Philippine National
Red Cross (PNRC) of Camarines Norte Chapter spearheaded the Mass Blood
Letting on Friday. The thanksgiving and Fellowship Night
also held Friday served as the
culminating activity for the
celebration.

SUMMER OUTING

Members of UNC H/S Batch 68 beat the summer heat at the

beach resort of batchmate Beth Alayan-Rivera last April 1718 at Caranan, Pasacao, Camarines Sur where they stayed
overnight and went island-hopping to Daruanak Island,
Mainit Spring and Masinaban Cave. The batch members

include Ed Pascual, Rico Tosoc, Ely Dasico, Jess Parada,

Ben Corpus, Beth Alayan-Rivera, Ric Agrito, Cecille BlacerParada, Claudett Borromeo-Sales, Ching Madera -Vargas and
Conching Baldesco-Tosoc. Not in photo are Nelly Caganda
and Raul Ramos.

POC: CamSur is Conflict . . .

fantry Brigade, 9th ID headed by Commanding Officer

Col. Amador T. Tabuga, Jr.,
22nd IB headed by Commanding Officer Col. Andrew Costello and the 42nd
IB headed by Arguelles,
9th CMO Battalion headed

visible by the influx of commercial establishments in the

province, like car companies,
convenient stores, gasoline
stations and banks among
others. Currently, the province has a total of 3,469 registered establishments.
The PAs Comprehensive
Local Integration Program
(CLIP) enabled former rebels
to return to the folds of law
and start anew. Bayanihan
Team Activities (BTA) show-

cased its paradigm shift from

Enemy Centered to PeopleCentered Approach which resulted to a more cooperative
community.
Bayanihan activities were
already implemented in the
remote barangays of Iriga
City, Buhi, Baao, Bato, Bula,
Caramoan, Lagonoy, Calabanga, Tinambac and Garchitorena.
The various PA Divisions
and Battalions- the 902nd In-

from my window . . .
reports show the plunder of public funds.
Malacaang merely absolves its allies, claiming that they
have already replied to these CoA reports. Yet when it comes to
the opposition senators, no amount of explanation and denials
have been accepted by the Palace and its allies.
The truth is, under the Aquino presidency and administration,
the so-called democratic institutions have been so prostituted
and made highly vulnerable to executive pressure and control,
whether it is the CoA, the Anit-Money Laundering Council, the
Comelec, the Ombudsman and yes, even the Judiciary.
Is this matuwid na daan?

NFA intensifies palay . . .

ers in the 1st and 2nd Districts
of Camarines Sur who will be
selling their palay, the NFA
spokesperson also announced
that the newly constructed
NFA-GID warehouse in Libmanan is now fully operational to cater to the farmers
and retailers. NFA accredited
retailers from the said areas
can now get their rice allocation in Libmanan, instead of
travelling to the municipality
of Pili where the provincial
office of NFA is located.
In support of this, the Department of Agriculture (DA)
Regional Office constructed
an interior barangay road going to the said warehouse to
make the passage easier for
the members of the community and to make the transport
of goods faster and stressfree.
Meanwhile, NFA Camarines Sur recently welcomed
its new Provincial Manager
in the person of Gloria M. Tabayag after its former Manager Edna R. De Guzman was
promoted as Bicol Regional
Manager and is now stationed
in Legazpi City. The official
turn-over was held this March
at the NFA Provincial Office
located in Palestina, Pili, Camarines Sur.
Magnaye, in a press statement said that PM Tabayag
is an Electrical Engineer by
profession, started her stint
at the NFA Central Office at

the Technical Research Service Department (TRSD) and

handled her first managerial
stint as OIC of NFA-Agusan.
She was assigned in various
offices branches in Camiguin
and Catanduanes before being assigned here in the Bicol
Region.
The FORUM@PIA was
attended by members of the
local media in the province,
representing radio, television
and print. The forum is a regular program of PIA Camarines Sur Provincial office
which seeks to empower
the citizenry by giving them
up to date information, especially regarding services
being offered by other government agencies in the
province.

by Lt. Col. Joselito P. Pastrana, among others, were

all instrumental in the successful implementation of
Sama-Sama at Sari-Saring
mga Serbisyo para sa Sambayanan or the 4S program
of the Philippine Army.

tip of an iceberg. . .
were reorganized to make them less vulnerable to political
influence and control. Many managers were replaced and
some RECs were merged. The electricity sub-distribution
tariff formula for the RECs was also changed to make it more
financially viable. Despite of these reforms, however, many
RECs are still mismanaged and politicized. Consequently,
some proposed the privatization of these entities.
The proponents of the privatization of the electric
cooperatives cited several advantages. They argue that the
privatization of electric cooperatives will lead to more efficient
management, better service, cheaper bills, and the total nonpoliticization of the electric sub-distribution. However, all of
these will only be possible if there is real competition and
the market forces will be allowed to freely take reign of the
operations of the privatized electric sub-distribution entities. On
the other hand, others proposed the coop-to-coop collaboration
to save the ailing RECs.
In your opinion, what could be the best solution to this
problem? You may email me your response.
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

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regional exponent for progress

Lake Buhi Watershed-WAQMA

Board okays 10-year plan
By Ana-Liza S.
Macatangay

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BIKOL
REPORTER

april 26-may 2, 2015

Lake Buhi Watershed-WAQMA Governing Board approves 10-year Action Plan.

NAGA CITY --- Pursuant to Republic Act 9275

otherwise known as the
Philippine Clean Water
Act of 2004 in relation to
the designation of Lake
Buhi Watershed (LBW)
Water Quality Management Area (WAQMA) and
the Creation of Governing
Board (GB) , a 10 year Action Plan was formally approved by LBW-WAQMA
GB Members last Friday, to
oversee its operations.
Resolution No.2 series of
2015 which is specifically
divided in short, medium and
long term blueprints, endeavors to protect and continuously improve the water quality
of Lake Buhi and make it as a
sustaining resource to all the
people of the town, particularly to the upcoming generation.
The schemes and strategies stipulated in the 10-year
plan of action is also in consonance with DENR Administrative Order No. 2005-10
or its implementing rules and
regulations and DENR Department Administrative Order 2013-16 or the designation of the LBW-WAQMA,
which includes among others,
the creation of its governing
board.
One of the significant
moves that the board intends
to achieve is to limit and
monitor aquaculture activities within the lake in accordance to RA 8550 or the act
providing for the development, management and conservation of the fisheries and
aquatic resources. This is in
response to the proliferation
of fish cages, fish pens and
fish corals in the said sanctuary.
In order to achieve this
objective, the group will conduct an annual validation of
inventory of fish cages, fish
pens and fish corrals every
December. The board will
counter any defiance from
hard headed violators by
implementing dismantling
operations of these cages to
achieve their set objective.
In order not to disrupt the
source of income of the displaced fish cage workers, an
alternative livelihood project
for them will be provided.
Also to resolve the continued encroachment in the
lake easement, including the
congestion of lake shores in
the Poblacion barangays, the
board will re-establish the
original boundary of the lake
based on the land classification or Cadastral map. They
will strictly enforce rules on
this to ensure that no further
encroachment will take place
within the lake area.
Aside from the abovementioned issues, the group
also identified the large volume of silt in Lake Buhi and
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