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CHED-Bicol okays tuition

fee hike of 12 schools
VOL. XXIII, NO. 32

BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES

JUNE 5 - 11, 2016 P5.00

By JORGE HALLARE

MEDIA ORIENTATION

Asst. Regional Director Arwin Razo of DSWD explain to

CamSur media the status of DSW flagship program like
the Pantawid Pampamilya program. The 4Ps program
promotes and supports Philippines committment to the

PIA/CAMSUR

UN Convention of the rights of the child through provision

of health, education and other basic rights of children. The
program provides assistance to the poor to alleviate their
immediate needs.

CSO accreditation pushed

LEGAZPI CITY -- The
Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) Bicol regional office has pushed for the accreditation of civil society
organization based in the
Bicol region to ensure that
government programs and
projects are properly, efficiently, and effectively carried out.
DSWD Bicol regional director Arnel Garcia said the

need for the accreditation is

being pursued in order for
the government agencies can
properly monitor and safeguard the proper use of funds
on programs and projects carried out in partnership with
CSOs.
Garcia explained that the
measure is aligned with Section 34 and 35 of RA 7160,
otherwise known as the Local Government Code, which
mandates local government

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

units (LGUs) to promote the

formation and operation of
CSOs to become active partners in the pursuit of local
autonomy especially in the
delivery of basic services, capability-building, livelihood
projects and development of
local enterprises designed,
among others, to enhance the
well-being of the people.
"CSOs, composed of community members are being

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LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Commission on Higher
Education (CHEd) has approved the requests of 12
out of 22 private colleges
and universities in the Bicol
Region for increases in tuition fees and other school
fees this coming school year
while it rejected those of
eight others for lack of requirements and late filing
of application
Dr. George M. Colorado,
CHEd Bicol regional director, said there are 160 colleges
and universities in the entire

Dir. COLORADO
region and only 22 requested
additional amount in their
tuition fees (TF) and other
school fees (OSF) -- like miscellaneous fees, laboratory
fee and others -- which, they
claimed, underwent consultation/dialogue with parents,
students and alumni of the
schools concerned.
Based on the records of
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PDA goes solar

By ANA-LIZA S.
MACATANGAY
TIGAON, CamSur --The Partido Development
Administration (PDA), a
corporate entity mandated
by Republic Act 7820 to
oversee the economic development of the Partido
area ventures into another
pioneering act by being the
first government body in the
country to utilize solar power to run its operation.
4th District Congressman Felix William Wimpy
Fuentebella, days before leaving his post as representative
of the said district will leave a
legacy and a great feat by putting into realization the use of
solar power- one of the energy
sources that are continually
replenished.
The project was realized
through a Memorandum of
Agreement inked between the
Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH), Ca-

Cong. WIMPY FUENTEBELLA

marines Sur 3rd District Engineering Office and PDA.
Fuentebella pushed for
the installation of 30 kilowatt
solar Photo Volcaic system
which consists of 100 pieces
of Solar PV modules, 4 units
Inverter and 4 pieces DC Isolators at the PDA building. On
top of this too, is the use of net
metering system which will
benefit both CASURECO IV
and the PDA.

All of the said equipment,

under the Fiscal Year 2016 Infrastructure Program will be
installed at the PDA Government office through its Local
Improvement for Energy Efficiency and Conservation program. Part of the condition is
the retrofitting of the said office with energy efficient airconditioning units with inverters and solar energy systems.
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AVITO C. DALAN

Philippine flags adorn the middle island of Aguinaldo Highway in Salitran, Dasmarinas City,
Cavite as part of the preparations for the celebration of the 118th anniversary of Philippine
Independence Day on June 12, 2016. Meanwhile Malacanang has declared May 28 to June
12 as Philippine Flag Days to commemorate the unfurling of the Philippine Flag after the
Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated Spanish forces in the Battle at Alapan, Imus, Cavite
on May 28, 1898, and its formal presentation to the people on June 12, 1898.

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BIKOL REPORTER

EDITORIAL
Journalism 101
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte classifies
media into three species, the Crusaders, the
Spin-Doctors, and the Vultures. The last one
is derisively called in the sector as AC-DC or
Attack and Collect-Defend and Collect. They
are the ones, he said, who get killed. Duterte is
not alone with this cerebral cortex. President
Aquino himself thought so when asked about
media killings in the country when he was in
Brussels.
Dutertes explanation understandably set
off reactions and counter-reactions from both
sides, that is, the media and Duterte himself.
When the foreign-based Reporters Without
Borders called for a boycott of his press
conferences, Duterte said, Go Ahead. Dutertes
dare clearly put the media in a Catch-22
situation. If they boycott, they abrogate their
sworn duty to inform the public. If they dont,
they become complicit to Dutertes rants and
rage.
For us, the call to boycott Duterte is
diversionary, even divisive. It diverts us from
the fundamental issue for instance, which
answers the question why some media
get bad. Media people are also biological
and economic beings. They need to earn to
eat too. Yet, how could they earn their keep
honorably if their own media outfit do not
provide them their regular wage? Reporters in
provincial radio stations which are franchisees
of national networks know this very well. They
have to earn the favor of local government
executives just so they will have a regular
source of income.
Looking at the problem of media killings
should not therefore be limited on what Duterte
calls the vultures of journalism. Rather, the
new President should also be reminded that
killing will not solve corruption in the media,
that they too have rights. After all, we are still a
government of laws and not of men. Meaning,
due process should still be observed.
With Dutertes intransigent attitude towards
the media, it is therefore incumbent upon
the latter to reaffirm its role in a democratic
society. At the same, media owners should
also take care of their workers. After all, where
media owners get rich while their people
sell their souls to politicians just to survive,
Balzac would be proven right that behind great
fortunes there is a crime.
Filipinos have elected an altogether new and
different species of a President. The media
should not boycott him but rather put him in
very, very close scrutiny.

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JUNE 5 - 11, 2016

Notes on American Travel

(Atty. APA is currently in the USA
for an emergency family trip and to
touch base with his DFK accounting
partners).
IMMIGRATION: With the upsurge of
global violence involving foreigners in
America and Europe US immigration
authorities are under instructions
to be more strict in checking tourist
arrivals. The new system calls for the
computer-indexing of all fingers (left
and right hands). The new entrants
finger-prints must match those on the
Immigration file. My wife almost got
detained for possible entry rejection
because of her fingerprint mismatch.
After some 45 minutes of anxiety
(we were waiting for her at the
Baggage Claim area and unable to
return to the immigration booths),
she came down the escalator like a
triumphant beauty pageant contestant
- waving to her nervous fans. She was
asked only three questions: Why is she
is visiting the USA? Where will she
stay? (every traveler must memorize
the exact answer to this), and How
much money is she bringing into the
USA? (Which should not be more
than US10,000). Travelling with less
money is also reason for deportation!
INFRASTRUCTURES: One of the
major wealth of the United States is
its road network composed of long
roads and expressways covering the
whole country. The infrastructures are
a sight to behold. Car motorists drive
with ease at maximum speeds of 70
miles per hour, while cargo trucks are
limited to 50 miles per hour. Parking
in the highways is prohibited, except
only in emergencies. Due to the
overflow of private vehicles, overnight
parking is allowed except along major
roads. Illegally parked vehicles are

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towed.
Similar as in Australia, motorists
seldom blow their car horns. US and
Canadian traffic systems are both
Keep Right in contrast with Australia
and New Zealands Keep Left.
Costs of fuel oil vary from station to
station (location) and depending
on competing brands (Shell, Valerio,
Mobil and Chevron). Most motorists
pay with credit cards (seldom in
cash). Drivers are fearful of the CCTV
dotting the roads and highways.
Drivers receive penalty tickets almost
immediately.
FOOD, HOUSING: With vast agriareas from which to produce food
and other goods (not to mention its
capability to import ) coupled with
a strong medium-class population,
supply and demand for goods.
The State of California is a major
economic hub with its food-producing
farms and adequate buying power of
its residents. This year local farm
harvests were adversely affected by
the El Nino and so production is
lesser than those in previous years.
Meat products are preferred over
costlier fish and other marine kinds.
While there are Filipino stores catering
to Fil-Ams, similar products are

available in Thai and Vietnamese

outlets. Many retail shops (like
deli-stores in California are owned
by gradually increasing Korean
immigrants. Jollibee and Leelin
(Goldilocks) as well as Maxs are
operating in the Los Angeles (like in
Eagle Rock). Their customers are
mostly Pinoys!
CALIF-PINOYS:
There are
many Filipinos working and residing
in California (including those
still looking for jobs or helping in
households of their relatives. Birth
control is commonly practiced by
them what with the high cost of
college education. Some families
encourage their children to learn
more about the Philippines and
to speak Pinoy dialects. You hear
these spoken in parks, market
places and restaurants. The
common inquiry word is Kabayan.
If the reply is a smile or a Pinoy
dialect then you have met a fellow
Pinoy.
There are Filipino retail outlets
in the Los Angeles area commonly
patronized by our kababayans. But
competing Oriental Stores owned
by Thai and Vietnamese outlets
are able to sell products cheaper
than them. There are branches
here of known Pinoy stores like
ollibee, Goldilocks (Leelin) and
Maxs catering to those looking for
the old tastes. San Miguel beer
brands are sold here, but these are
outsold by local Miller beer and the
world-popular Budweiser. Let us
drink to that!
LESSONS: Travelling is a
wonderful lesson we must savor
while we still can afford - physically
and financially!

Paje exhorts Pinoys to help

save endangered Phl Eagle

Environment Secretary Ramon J.P.

Paje renewed his call for Filipinos to help
in the fight to save and protect the majestic Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), as the nation celebrates the Philippine Eagle Week (PEW) from June 4-10.
This developed as the juvenile Philippine eagle earlier rescued after being accidentally caught in a trap in Aurora province
was formally turned over to the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) on Thursday, giving conservationists hope for the critically endangered raptor.
The Philippine eagle is a unique heritage, found only in this part of the world
that needs to be nurtured as it is the Filipino
peoples gift to the global community, Paje
said, as the DENR gears up for the weeklong celebration of PEW, with the theme
Saving eagles, Protecting forests, Securing our future: Stop the Killings.
According to the environment chief, the
Philippine eagle has continued to brave the
challenges to its survival, particularly habitat destruction and hunting.
The wildlife conservation community
has been shocked with recent news of
Philippine eagles being killed, the latest of
which was Pamana, a three-year-old raptor
that was found with a bullet hole in its right
breast in Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife
Sanctuary in Davao Oriental, in August last
year.
There is a need to usher in a renewed
commitment to protect the eagle and other
wildlife from extinction and allow them to

perpetuate for future generations, Paje

pointed out.
He added: If we wish to sustain our
ecosystems that support human lives, we
need to embrace a new paradigm that upholds respect for all forms of wildlife, not
only as food source but more so as co-creatures worthy of preservation.
Meanwhile, the rescued juvenile Philippine eagle was received by the DENRs
Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB),
which is now assessing the raptor before
transferring it to a cage inside the Ninoy
Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center (NAPWC) in Quezon City for rehabilitation.

The eagle was brought to the NAPWC by DENR community officer Jimmy
Aberin all the way from Dingalan town
in Aurora. Aberin said the raptor was accidentally ensnared in a trap meant to
catch monkeys in a forested area in the
nearby town of San Luis.
The trapper, a certain upland farmer
named Eugene, rescued the eagle and
later sought help from their barangay
captain who promptly informed the
DENR.
BMB Director Theresa Mundita Lim
was pleased with the rescue of the eagle,
which seemed relatively unharmed, saying it bodes well for the countrys conservation program.
She commended the locals for showing their awareness of the Philippine eagle, including the possible consequences
of keeping it captive.
The magnificent raptor is considered
the countrys national bird and is protected by Philippine laws particularly
Republic Act No. 9147, or the Wildlife
Resources Conservation and Protection
Act.
Under the law, killing or harming the
eagle, considered to be critically endangered, carries maximum penalties of 12
years imprisonment and a fine of P1 million.
The presence of a healthy juvenile
eagle in Aurora means that a pair of adult
eagles has successfully bred and raised
their young as well as our hopes for the

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Albay posts lowest poverty rate

By JOHNNY C. NUNEZ

LEGAZPI CITY -- Albays persistent efforts to

boost its local economy have
started to pay off.
A Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report said the
province posted the lowest
poverty rate of 25.1 percent for
the first semester of 2015, the
lowest in the Bicol Region.
The PSA latest poverty incidence report used income data
from the Family Income and
Expenditure Survey conducted
in July 2015. The survey re-

port presented the comparative

poverty incidence of the seven
Bicol provinces for 2006 and
2015 respectively, as follows:
Albay, from 32.3 percent to
25.1 percent; Camarines Norte
29.5 percent to 36.5 percent;
Camarines Sur 38.7 percent
to 29.2 percent; Catanduanes
31.2 percent to 39.7 percent; Masbate 47.8 percent
to 31.6 percent; and Sorsogon
30.6 percent to 35.7 percent.
Albays 2015 figure, however,
stands 4 percent away from the
national average of 21.1 percent.

SHARING LORE

CARD client Victoria de Torres shares her experience being in

a garden and landscaping business during her radio guesting
at K2D2.

CARD MRI clients

go on air
Clients of CARD MRI are
now given an opportunity
to share and promote their
products on air.
In a partnership with Philippine News Agency (PNA)
CALABARZON,
one
of
the partner media of CARD
MRI since 2013, clients from
around the country are invited
to the K2D2 Program at a radio
station in Calamba as guests.
With our aim not only to assist our clients through financial services but also promote
their businesses, and their
products and services, we have
partnered with the national
and local media practitioners
to help us bring our clients
enterprise to a wider market,
said CARD MRI Founder and
Managing Director Dr. Jaime
Aristotle B. Alip.
The business and livelihood
topic of the K2D2 Program,
which is every Wednesday,
aims to inspire and motivate
aspirant microentrepreneurs to
the story of the guest. Several
microentrepreneurs of CARD
MRI were invited to share their
rich experience in the business
and how CARD assisted them
to reach their dreams.
I am thankful that I was

JOBS FAIR

given a chance to share and

inspire the listeners. It also
helps for the publicity of my
business, shared Victoria de
Torres of Bay, Laguna who is
into landscaping business and
a CARD member for 16 years.
Other clients who already
guested in the program were
from furniture making, tour
guiding, embroidery business,
and candy making who shared
their success stories on air.
CARD MRI continues this
weekly radio guesting at K2D2
to help more of its clients introduce their enterprise and
inspire more listeners. Aside
from business and livelihood,
CARD MRI will also tackle
health and education as part of
the community development
programs of CARD MRI in the
communities it serves.
The program is hosted by
the Mr. Robert Maico, Sol Luzano, Zen Trinidad, and Saul
Pa-a from PNA.
CARD MRI is a social
development
organization
serving 3.3 million socioeconomically challenged families
through financial and nonfinancial services that would
help them improve their quality of lives.

City Youth Officials (CYO) 2016 in partnership with

Metro Naga Public Employment Service Office (Metro
PESO) and Department of Labor and Employment

Gov. SALCEDA
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda
said his administration for the
past nine years had worked
hard to boost the local economy, particularly through tourism promotion, and was able
to provide its constituency
better health and medical care
and support, and greater access to quality education. He
expressed confidence Albays
tourism industry will continue
to prosper and hit its goal of
five million tourists, USD1 billion investments and 235,000
jobs in ten years, after the completion of the Bicol International Airport in August 2018.
The governor who steps
down from his post end of this
month to assume as Albays
2nd district Representative in
Congress said the efforts of

placing tourism at the frontline

of Albays economic program
had proven most successful,
adding that in his three terms
as governor, he had observed
a pattern of growth showing
that the 8,700 foreign tourist
arrivals in 2006 has surged to
374,949 in 2015.
And the numbers are even
greater if we count domestic tourist arrivals which was
a mere 124, 675 in 2006 but
has exponentially grown to
1,042,646 in 2015, for a total of
1,417,646 arrivals. What these
numbers dont expressly show
is how the huge hike in tourist
influx contributed significantly
to Albays economic growth.
More tourists mean more revenue for the local government
and more jobs for the people,

he explained.
Their secret of success, Salceda said is unity or social cohesion shared values, shared
goals and shared impacts, the
foundation of our social technology whole of government growing to whole of society, now whole of ecosystem.
As Unicefs third World
Biosphere Reserve in the Philippines, Albay takes pride in its
varied terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems, forests, grasslands, freshwater, marine and
coastal ecosystems, as well as
caves and agricultural lands.
The province has earned praises for successfully hosting the
2016 Palarong Pambansa in
April, which drew thousands
of tourists, following its hosting of two international sports

events -- the Xterra Albay 2016

and Le Tour de France.
Salceda pointed out, however, that aside from government agency reports of Albays
development gains, such that
of the Department of Tourisms
and the PSAs, the other indicators of development show
that mothers in Albay are no
longer dying during childbirth;
the province now is malaria and
filariasis-free; their National
Achievement Test ranking had
jumped from 177th in 2007 to
19th in 2012; and that their regional and provincial hospitals
have been modernized.
In Albay, we dont measure development and progress
in terms of towering skyscrapers or creating a sprawling metropolis, he pointed out.

DENR observes 'Environment Month'

June will be a busy month
for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as it leads
the celebration of the Philippine Environment Month.
We celebrate Environment Month this year with
the renewed and strengthened
conviction to care for the land
we live on, the air we breathe,
and the water which gives us
life. More than any time in this
planets history, it is now that
we must put our acts together
to combat increasing threats to
our ecosystems, said DENR
Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje.
With the theme, Go Wild
for Life, Combat Biodiversity
Loss, Paje said that the fight
against illegal wildlife trade
must continue, noting that the
extinction of species is irreversible and losses are permanent.
He added that biodiversity
loss has affected the livelihood
of many Filipinos especially
those in the agricultural and
fisheries sector and even causes

Sec. PAJE
losses in the economy due to
natural calamities.
The month-long celebration
begins with a three-day Young
Eco-Ambassadors Camp that
will be held on UP National
Engineering Center on June 1
3.
Sponsored by the Young
EcoAmbassadors
Pilipinas,
the Department of Education,
and DENRs Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB),
the camp will bring together
successful high school student
applicants together with their
advisers from all over Luzon,

(DOLE) recently sponsored a jobs fair at the Naga

City People's Hall where more than 200 positions
were up for grabs.

Visayas and Mindanao.

The Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) will host
the Philippine Eagle Week celebration in collaboration with
Enchanted Kingdom (EK) in
Sta. Rosa, Laguna with the
theme Saving Eagles, Protecting Forests, Securing our Future on June 4. A series of funfilled activities will take place
during the celebration, which
includes the participation of the
winners of the AGILA costume
contest, and EKs Circle of Artists wearing of eagle costumes
while parading around the
amusement park.
Philippine Eagle Week is
observed annually from June
4 10.
The EMB will also hold a
multi-media exhibit on combating biodiversity loss and
beating climate change at Robinsons Galleria in Ortigas Center, Quezon City, from June 6
to 8.
The EMBs Air Quality Management Division
will conduct an orientation on
ecosystem-based adaptation at
its Air Quality Management
Training Center (AQMTC) on
June 6, and an emission inventory training-workshop for the
EMB regional offices.
The EMBs Environmental Education and Information
Division (EEID) will bring
together bloggers for the Environmental Bloggers Forum to promote the hashtag

#GreenEnvironmentGawingForever at the Cocoon Boutique in Quezon City on June 7.

A General Assembly and
Consultation Workshop on the
Upland National Implementation Action Plan on June 7 and
a workshop on the draft Revised Chemical Control Order
for Cyanide and its compounds
will be held June 9 at the EMB
AQMTC Conference Room.
To showcase an environment-friendly building, the Laguna Lake Development Authority will conduct a Green
Building Tour of its office on
June 8.
The annual Clean Air Forum, which is DENRs sustaining effort to further improve
air quality, and the activity on
the Capacity Development of
Micro and Small Medium Enterprises in compliance with
the Environmental Permitting
Requirements are scheduled
on June 14 and 15 - 16 respectively, at the DENR Social Hall
in Quezon City.
The Capacity Development
of Micro and Small Medium
Enterprises is a two-day seminar that will be in partnership
with EMB-AQMS and the Environmental Compliance Assistance Center, and is open to
the public.
On June 16, the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
Amphitheater in Quezon City
will feature the live mural

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HALO-HALO

Mga bagong tenyente, sundalo

ipapadala sa Mindanao
By MELVIN MACHADO

JUNE 5 - 11, 2016

Paaram Ali!
May duwang Ali sa sakong
giromdom. Enot, si Ali MacGraw na
nabisto bigla sa Love Story. High
School kami kaidto asin dialogue
niya duman sa pelikula Love means
never having to say youre sorry
nagtadom samong hoben na hutok.
An saro iyo si Cassius Clay, na
nagin Muhammed Ali kan siya magin
Muslim. Inabangan mi siring kan iba
man sa kinaban an saiyang career
sa boksing. Tama man nanggad
na sabihon siyang The Greatest.
The greatest an saiyang ngabil
kun mangantyaw.
The greatest
man an saiyang kamot na garo
nagmamakinilya kun minasuntok.
Isay malilingaw kan shuffle kan
saiyang bitis? Pag nasa ibabaw na
siya kan ring, garo man nanggad siya
naglalataw floating like a butterfly,

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
FRANK PEONES JR.
asin kun minatama an saiyang
kamao, garo man nanggad ini
stinging bee.
Dinara ni Marcos an laban ni Ali
asin Frazier sa Manila. Sa perang
aldaw, nalingaw an mga tawo kan
abuso kan makinarya kan martial law
ni Marcos. Gabos na nagluluwas

sa ngimot kan mga tawo iyo si

panggana ni Ali.
Sarong aldaw, sa CNN, nadalan
ko si Presidente Duterte. Garo
barumbado, pusog an paninindugan
na dai siya mahagad tawad sa
pagtaghoy niya sa reporter kan
GMA. Sarong abogado, matibay
niyang pigrason na paghanga ini
asin bakong pambabastos.
Tama si Orwell. Parareho kita
gabos, alagad mas pareho an iba
kaysa sa iba. Presidente si Duterte
asin garo may ibang ley siyang
pigsusunod.
Isay daw masunod na laban sa
boksing an dadarahon sa Manila
o sa Davao nganing malingaw an
mga namamanwaan sa kun ano
an aabutan kan administrasyon ni
Duterte?

An Old Mans Long Wait for Water is Over

Pili Camarines Sur --12ng Bagong Tenyente at
90ng mga Private ng 9th Infantry Division Phil Army
na nagtapos nitong nakaraang Mayo 10,2016 ang
made-destino sa Mindanao
at ibang bahagi ng Bicol Region.Kabilang sila sa Candidate Soldier Course Class
396-15 na ang 19 ay nagmula sa lalawigan ng Albay, 20
sa Camarines Sur , 9 mula
sa Camarines Norte, 2 sa
Catanduanes, 3 sa Masbate,
6 mula sa special enlistment
at 19 ang mula sa ibat ibang
lalawigan sa labas ng Bicolandia.
Ayon kay Capt. Ronnie
Madrinan, Acting G7 at Acting DPAO ng 9th Infantry
Division Phil Army, prayoridad ngayon ang bahagi ng
Mindanao dahil sa patuloy
na kaguluhan sa ilang bahagi
nito. Nauna ng nadestino sa
Mindanao ang tropa ni Lt.Col
Joselito Pastrana ng 42 Infantry Batallion Phil Army .
Kasabay ng pagdestino
sa kanila sa Mindanao, nagsimula na rin ang training ng
72ng bagong pasok na sundalo na bahagi ng Candidate

Soldier Course Class 421-16

,nanumpa na rin sa katungkulan ang bagong trainees na
magtatagal sa loob ng Division Training Unit ng anim na
buwan.
Naniniwala naman ang 9th
Infantry Division Phil Army
na patuloy na bumababa ang
bilang ng mga kasapi sa kilusang New Peoples Army
dito sa bicol.patunay dito ang
pagkakadeklara sa apat na lalawigan ng Bicol bilang Conflict Manageable and ready
for Further Development.
Inaasahan naman na maidedeklara na rin ang lalawigan
ng Masbate at Sorsogon
ngayong taon.
Samantala, inaasahan na
magkakaroon ng bagong Division Commander ang 9th
Infantry Division Phil Army
dahil sa posibleng pag upo ni
M/Gen Ferdinand Quidilla sa
General Staff Corps sa oras
na umupo na rin si Lt.Gen Ricardo Visayan a pina-ngalanan ni Incoming President
Rodrigo Duterte na kanyang
magiging AFP Chief of Staff.
Si Lt.Gen Visaya ay dating
humawak ng 901stBrigade
dito sa Bicol region.

On Wing of Poems
On the wings of my poems I will fly to Ghana
Meet the poets of the world from Egypt and Nigeria
From USA, Italy, Morocco, Canada
From the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Pakistan and India.
With God-given talents they are endowed
Can touch the hearts and souls, their arts and words
For peace and unity their works enfold
Sing for harmony and world brotherhood.
World poets in Ghana, Africa they meet
Bonding with love, joy, hugs and kisses sweet
Black men, white men, all are one, indeed
Noble is their cause, plant the seeds of peace.
Shine, artists, shine! Poets, sharpen your pens!
Sing out your love songs, keep beating the drums
Feet tapping, sway your hips and arms
Dance with the music, attune with the time.
Thanks to the Father of Visual Poetry
To the Organizer, a great African is he
Delegates, hosts, guests, supporters, wish you'll be
Safe, successful, enjoying each others' company.
LONG LIVE POETS,ARTISTS OF THE WORLD !
OVERWHELMING SUCCESS TO THE PENTASI
B GHANA EVENT !
LOURDES B. MORANDARTE
May 20, 2016 ( SPNB )

By SARAH C. IMPERIAL
NAGA CiTY -- A grandparent of several kids, Manuel Orcine from Dugcal,
Camaligan, Camarines Sur
joyfully announced that his
long wait for water is over
when the Metropolitan Naga
Water District (MNWD)
tapped their water service
connection to the newly interconnected waterline right
from his home.
Orcines happiness does not
end at having water flow directly from the faucet because
this water service will also
lessen the familys expenses
for water from P50.00/day or
P1,500.00/month delivered by
private water lorry trucks to
1 cubic meter/day consumption equivalent to more or less
P425.00/month,
calculated
during the water district's staff
visit last week of April.
Likewise, the hassle of
fetching from the water lorries

will be eliminated as water will

come right out of the faucet inside the house.
This 2,015 linear meter waterline with a 100mm pipe diameter installed along the barangays main road extends up
to Barangay Sua, Camaligan.
This joint project was made
possible thru the Local Government Unit of Camaligan

headed by its Mayor, Marilou

M. Hirose, utilizing funds from
the Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig
sa Lahat Program (SALINTUBIG) and Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Program
2014 of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government
(DILG).
The project was provided
with technical expertise and

labor counterpart by MNWD

pursuant to Board Resolution
No. 76, Series of 2015 while
the necessary materials, pipes,
and fittings were supplied by
LGU-Camaligan.
The SALINTUBIG is one
of the governments main action in addressing the plight
of Filipino households in the
455 municipalities nationwide
identified by the National AntiPoverty Commission (NAPC)
as waterless areas whose access to safe water is less than
50%, wherein the LGU Camaligan was one of the beneficiaries.
The Program aims to contribute to the attainment of
the goal of providing potable
water to the entire country
and the targets defined in the
Philippine Development Plan
2011-2016 Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and the
Philippine Water Supply Sector and Sustainable Sanitation
Roadmap.

The Zero Dropout Program

a familys realization of a dream
Novy Eugenio is one of the
thousands of parents who is part
of the Zero Droupout Program
of CARD MRI who dreams of
giving John Franzen and her
other children a better life. But
giving them whats best is not
always easy for her and her husband as what many in the country experience. Most Filipino
families live in poverty forcing
most children to dropout from
school.
A mother of three, Novy
and her husband, Francis despite lifes difficulties, support
the dreams of their children.
We push them [children] to
take their studies seriously to
help them reach their limitless
dreams. We believe education
will bring them closer to their
dreams, shared Novy.
Before CARD MRI and the
Zero Dropout Program reached
Novys knowledge, she was
afraid that their situation will
not be able to support their
children to college. Novy is a
stay-at-home mom. Their sole
source to support their everyday needs is her husbands income as a tricycle driver. She
said it is not enough to support
school needs of all of her three
children.
They are also worried that
good opportunities will just

BUILDING A STABLE FUTURE

Novy Eugenio of Rosales, Pangasinan in this picture with his

son John Franzen. Novy is a beneficiary of the Zero Dropout
program of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD
MRI) who wants to have a stable future by making their
dreams come true through education.

pass by their children and their

lack of skills and knowledge
will hinder them from having a
better future.
When Novy became a
member of CARD almost 10
years ago, she was able to help
her husband with the financial needs of the family. She
started a buy-and-sell business
of frozen food. She also found
CARD as a big help in achieving the dreams of her children
when she applied for the Zero
Dropout Program with her son,
John Franzen as the direct beneficiary.

John Franzen who is in fifth

grade, aspires to be a policeman
to serve the country. He and
his siblings also want to build
a three-storey building to protect their family from massive
floods. They have been witness to the destruction of many
houses in their community
during heavy rains and storms.
Novy said that at a young age,
they are already aware of their
current situation. They want to
be rich. They compare our condition to our relatives who are
financially able. They perceive
that working abroad will help

them achieve everything they

want for their family, she tearfully added.
John Franzen, through the
program, is able to join several activities that boost his
confidence. He now enjoys
participating in his schools extra-curricular activities, which
the family cant afford prior to
being a Zero Dropout Program
beneficiary. Without enough
money we cant buy uniforms,
props, projects, and pay for other fees. Now, we can send them
to school without any hesitation. We can also support them
as they join any school activities they like.
Novy is grateful to all the
benefactors who continue to
support the Zero Dropout Program. We hope that you will
never be tired of helping us
and our children to fulfill their
dreams. We hope this program
will continue so no one will
drop out of school anymore,
she concluded.
Started in 2011, the Zero
Dropout Program aims to help
poor families send and help
children graduate from elementary. CARD MRI is firm
that through education, more
families will be able to improve
their quality of lives.

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JUNE 5 - 11, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

Three Bicol U departments named devt, excellence centers

LEGAZPI CITY-- The
Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) has declared three departments of
the Bicol University (BU) as
centers of development and
center of excellence.
BUs Teacher Education
Department was proclaimed
Center of Excellence (COE)
along with the Fisheries and
Nursing Department as Centers of Development (COD).
The awarding ceremony
was held May 17 at the HEDC
Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue,
UP Diliman, Quezon City.
CHEDs COE is conferred
to a department within a
higher education institution,
which continuously demonstrates excellent performance
in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications.
COD, on the other hand,

refers to a department within

a higher education institution, which demonstrates the
potential to become a Center
of Excellence (COE) in the
future.
Being designated as COEs
and CODs, the said departments may avail of financial
assistance on a project proposal basis geared towards the
development of improvement
of the programs, particularly
cutting-edge technology in
the different disciplines, provided that the implementation
of the project should conform
to the policies stipulated in
the respective CHED memo
orders.
In return, the COEs and
CODs are expected to take the
lead in uplifting the quality of
education in their respective
disciplines and in their areas
of responsibility.
The COEs are expected

Awards set
for OCD-Bicol
By NANCY IBO MEDIAVILLO

Dir. ALEJANDRO
LEGAZPI CITY -- The
Sangguniang Panlunsod of
Legazpi has unanimously
approved a resolution giving
recognition to the regional
director of the Office of the
Civil Defense (OCD)- Bicol
and his personnel.
The resolution, sponsored
by Joseph L. Lee, chairman of
the SPL committee on disaster
risk reduction and management (DRRM) and League of
Barangays president, recognizes the great contribution of
Director Raffy Alejandro in
the field of DRRM and climate
change adaptation.
Lee said that owing to the
exemplary performance of
Alejandro, Albay has not only
achieved its zero-casualty goal
but has also received several
national awards in relation to
good DRRM and CCA.
These awards include Gawad Kalasag Award, wherein
Legazpi City is a Hall of Famer in terms of DRRM, which
award was conferred during
the 17th Annual Gawad Kalasag Awards of the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council and the
OCD on May 2.
The Province of Albay
was also a Hall of Famer and
so with Sto. Domingo town,
Barangay Oro Site in Legazpi
City headed by Lee and two
civic organizations in the province.
Lee said these are just some
of the notable achievements
of Alejandro for the region in
terms of guidance -- six Gawad

Kalasag Awards for Albay.

Aside from these are the
various forms of humanitarian
assistance given by Team Albay led by Alejandro to other
provinces hit by calamities.
This includes the 15 humanitarian missions of Team
Albay and 24 countryside caravans in the entire country.
Lee said he has already
talked with Alejandro and that
the director is profuse with
gratitude to his men at the
OCD Bicol and the persons
behind the recognition being
given to him.

to offer quality graduate degree programs, initiate linkage and networking projects

focusing on faculty development and industry-academe

collaborations, enable shar-

ing of equipment and library

resources, and joint research
activities.

The said recognition is

valid from April 1, 2016 to
December 31, 2018. -PIA5

Fire guts Lagonoy Church Rectory

A huge fire destroyed the
rectory of Sts. Philip and
James Parish in Lagonoy,
Camarines Sur last week.
Several fire crews and
volunteers responded to the
blaze just after 5 p.m. last
Wednesday, May 25. Fire out
was declared at around 8 p.m.
Faulty electrical wiring is
being blamed for the fire that
burned several properties in
the convent compound.
All the personal belongings of the resident priests to-

FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH

The fire-gutted rectory of Sts. Philip and James Parish in

Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. -Archdiocese of Caceres FB page

gether with the Convento and

the parish office equipment
were totally gutted by the
fire, said the Archdiocese of
Caceres in a statement.
Fortunately, important
documents, and records,
and religious images were
saved, it said.
The archdiocese is seeking help to renovate the rectory. Donations may be given
to archdioceses Oeconomus
Office in Naga City. -CBCPNews

CARD, Capital Sisters partnership reached

1,660 families improving their lives
The three-year partnership of the Center for
Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc.
and Capital Sisters International based in Colorado,
United States of America
reached 1,660 socioeconomically challenged families in
Eastern Pangasinan. The
partnership between the
two organizations started
in 2013 to provide financial access to poor families

who need capital for their

income-generating activities
that allow them to improve
their quality of lives.
Eastern Pangasinan is rich
in natural resources like its
fertile land but ownership are
unavailable to most of the impoverished communities. The
two organizations wanted to
assist these communities who
are mostly engaged in the agricultural activities in the area.
Capital Sisters Interna-

tional lends money to microfinance institutions in the

developing world to help marginalized families have access
to financial services to grow
their enterprises and be able
to improve their lives.
With the help of other
organizations like Capital Sisters who shared the same passion as our institution, we can
achieve our mission to eradicate poverty in the country,
said CARD, Inc. Chairman

DONATING BLOOD,
SAVING LIVES

Twenty one blood donors

donated
in
the
recent
bloodletting activity conducted
by CARD MRI in partnership
with the Philippine Red Cross
(PRC) Lucena Chapter. Staff,
members and their families
from CARD Bank Branches in
Lucena, Sariaya, and Tayabas
donated on the said activity held
in Ibabang Iyam Covered Court
in Lucena City. It is better to
help if you still can because time
will come that I may be the one
needing their help, said Gligoric
Sanchez, a regular donor of the
bloodletting activity of PRC.
His wife, Anabelle Sanchez, a
member of CARD Bank, also
gave blood. Bloodletting is a
regular effort of CARD MRI in
support to PRCs advocacy
in providing safe blood in the
community.

Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip.

CARD, just like the Capital
Sisters International, aims to
empower the voiceless individuals. The founder of the
Capital Sisters is a longtime
supporter of CARD. We value
our partnership with them and
we will keep their trust in our
institution, added Dr. Alip.
CARD clients in the area
are thankful for the assistance
of CARD to their communities. One of them is Teresita
Pajarillo. I can pay back the
loan from them at terms that
is convenient for me. Im also
happy that my family is insured since 2008. For eight
years, she has been assisted
by CARD with both financial
and non-financial services.
Im thankful to CARD, Inc.
because I am able to continue
my agricultural business,
said Teresita.
CARD, Inc. is a member
institution of CARD MRI that
aims to empower socioeconomically challenged families
through various products and
services like access to financial, microinsurance, education, livelihood, health, and
other capacity-building services. To date, CARD MRI is
serving 3.3 million clients and
their families in the country.

JUNE 5 - 11, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

CHED-BICOL OKAYS TUITION . . .

CHEd, those higher schools of
learning that have received gosignal to increase their tuition
fees are: (1) Ago Medical and
Educational Center-Bicol Christian College of Medicine (Legazpi City), 15-percent increase
in TF; (2) Ateneo de Naga University (Naga City), 5-percent
TF increase and 6.33 percent increase in OSF; (3) Divine Word
College of Legazpi (Legazpi
City), 10 percent in TF; (4) Naga
View Adventist College (Naga
City), 3.45-percent increase in
OSF; (5) Our Lady of the Most
Holy Trinity College Seminary
(Naga City), 14 percent in TF

and 17 percent in OSF; (6) PLT

College of Guinobatan (Guinobatan, Albay) -- 10 percent in
TF; (7) R. G. de Castro Colleges
(Bulan, Sorsogon), 7.32 percent
in TF and 28.81 percent in OSF;
(8) STI-Legazpi (Legazpi City),
5 percent in TF and 5 percent in
OSF; (9) STI-Naga (Naga City),
5 percent in TF and 5 percent in
OSF; (10) The Lewis College
(Sorsogon City), 10 percent in
tuition fee; (11) Universidad de
Sta.Isabel (Naga City), 45.13 percent in OSF; and (12) University
of Nueva Caceres (Naga City),
12.50 percent in TF and 28.73
percent in OSF.

Those which were not allowed to have increases in their

TF and OSF this schoolyear
2016-2017 but will be allowed to
implement hike in TF and OSF
are next schoolyear if they comply with full requirements are: (1)
Sierra College of Tigaon (Tigaon,
Camarines Sur); (2) St. Louise
de Marillac College of Sorsogon
(Sorsogon City); (3) Our Lady
of Lourdes College Foundation
(Daet, Camarines Norte); (4).
AMA Computer College of Legazpi (Legazpi City); (5) AMA
Computer College of Naga (Naga
City, ); (6) ACLC College (Daet,
Camarines Norte); (7) ACLC
College (Iriga City); and (8)
ACLC College (Sorsogon City).

Colorado clarified that the TF

and OSF increases of the requesting schools are reasonable based
on the 4.5-percent inflation rate in
the Bicol Region but only those
in the second year college and
higher up should be the ones to
have increases in matriculation
fees.
Based on the CHEd guidelines, schools are not allowed to
increase the tuition fees of the
first year college enrolees and,

the CHEd official said, they are

closely monitoring compliance
to this.
Colorado said it is not the
CHEd that approves of disapproves increases in fees but the
parents, students and alumni and

CSO . . .
recognized by the government
to have better position to implement projects. Accountability
and transparency of the project
are exact if the implementers
of the government projects are
based in the community," he
added.
He furthered the CSOs likewise play critical role in preparing the communities not only to
receive government funds but
eventually manage and implement government projects themselves.
Guidelines for accreditation
of CSOs provide that a.) must
have operated for at least three
years prior to the date of application for accreditation in the Geographical Areas of Activity and
Technical Area(s) of activity being applied for accreditation; b.)
must not have any incorporator,
organizer, director, trustees, offices or affinity to any DSWD official involved in the processing
of its accreditation, or any official of the Government Agencies
funding and implementing the
program or the project to be implemented by the CSOs; c.) must
not have any derogatory record
with any government agency; d.)
must not be in default or delay in
liquidating any.
At present, there are four
CSOs accredited and seven
CSOs are under assessment.

MOUNT ISAROG
GUARDIANS . . .

For the MIGs to be fully

equipped with the on-site operation, familiarizations of High
Angle Rescue Operation Equipment, and the Drill on Rescue
Operations Techniques and Maneuvers, Sakat Kadlagan Personnel, namely, Jose Ferdinand
Villareal, Rymar Realce, and
Manuel Antonio did a good job
in imparting their knowledge. (Sarah C. Imperial)

its only responsibility is to ensure

that the manner of approval is
based on the guidelines, that is
why, he said, in every consultation dialogue being held by a college or university, the commission sends a representative.

MESSAGE OF THANKS

the family, relatives and friends

of the late

LETICIA EQUIZABAL
MORANDARTE
(of Buhi Camarines Sur)

DIED ON MAY 9, 2016

IN THE GOOD GRACE OF OUR LORD
wish to extend their sincerest thanks
for your many kindnesses,
and for the condolences and support
that we have received.
We also send our gratitude
and appreciation
to everyone who stay with us in
the saddest moment of our life.
DIOS MABALOS PO!

MESSAGE OF THANKS

ROSARIO ARROYO
MORANDARTE
(of Sta. Ana, Manila)

DIED ON MAY 19, 2016

IN THE GOOD GRACE OF OUR LORD
Her family, relatives and friends
warmly extend their deepest gratitude
and appreciation for the prayers and
other pious acts offered to the Almighty
for the eternal repose of her soul.
May she rest in peace
in your continued prayers.
MARAMING SALAMAT PO!

FOR MAY
NAME OF DECEASED

DATE OF INTERMENT

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AMADA S. BUENAOBRA
AGNES R. LLANES
PETER JOSEF R. AGUALADA
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MARIA M. CARONAN
BEDA V. TORDILLA
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BENN ANDREW O. CORNELIO
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JESUS S. CABUG JR.
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SALCEDA EYES DARAGA . . .
has over 2,300 business establishments as of 2011, making it the largest amongst the
towns of Albay.
According to Salceda, the
Daraga has outgrown its status as a municipality resulting
to a considerable increase in
the needs of the residents. He
states strongly that cityhood
is the right way to sustain
this fast growth as it would
provide Daraga with greater
resources to cope up with the
increasing demands.
In terms of per capita,
Daraga has an Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) per
capita of Php. 1,542.73, the
lowest in Albay.
The incoming congress-

man envisions this Albay

town as the next big economic
center-force with its function
as a major commercial crossroad. With projects like the
extension of the South Luzon
Railway System and the Bicol
International Airport hosted in
Daraga, Salceda sees the realization of this plan.
Salceda also justifies that
Daraga as met the income
requirement for conversion
from town to city, as mandated in RA 9009. As per the
Department of Budget and
Management, the municipality of Daraga has an IRA of
195,002,236 pesos for fiscal
year 2016, the fourth largest
in Albay.

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BIKOL REPORTER

The Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Program (ELLNP)

By MARIA DOLORES P. TANAY
Apale Elementary School, Apale, Ragay, Camarines Sur
The Early Language Literacy and Numeracy Program
(ELLNP) launched by the DepEd pursuant to DepEd Order
#12, s. 2015 to strengthen its reading program. The program
aligned in one of the President Ten Points Basic Education
Agenda which states that every child should be a reader by
Grade 1. The Department of Education wants to strengthen
its reading program through the implementation of Early
Language Literacy and Numeracy Program (ELLNP).
The ELLNP aims to develop pupils reading and numeracy skills and attitudes which will contribute to their lifelong
learning. The ELLNP focus only to K-3 learners which mean
that only Kinder to Grade 3 pupils are benefitted of the program following the K-12 Basic Education Curriculum. Because Kinder to Grade 3 is the age where learning to read,
write and count is very crucial to a childs success and later
to life. Learning stage does not develop naturally without
careful planning and instruction, and even the availability
and accessibility of the materials need appropriateness to
their age. It is really important to encourage pupils to have
reading habit and love learning in Math, to make their regular practice of reading and counting through differentiated
activities or explicit teaching learning.

PAJE EXHORTS PINOYS . . .

The project, worth P4M is

expected to generate a conservative savings of P40 to
50thousand per month, or
roughly 480,000.00 at the end
of the year.
The building which consumes 63kw/per hour, only utilizes 30 to 50 percent of the energy derived from the installed
solar panels.
The young congressman
also invited the chief executives in the Partido area to
check on the benefits that solar
panels will bring in term of giving more savings to the LGU.
Power cost spike up due
to the utilization of expensive
power plant generators. It happens when the demand for electricity is high. That is why we

species continued presence in

the Sierra Madre region, Lim
said.
The BMB chief also underscored the importance of
protecting known habitats of
the worlds largest eagle. This
is a species which largely depends on the availability of viable forest habitats to survive.
We should therefore do all we
can to protect and increase our
forest cover.
To enhance public awareness on the countrys flagship
endemic species, the BMB has
collaborated with the management of Enchanted Kingdom
(EK) in Sta. Rosa Laguna for
the PEWs kickoff program on
June 4.
Fun learning activities have
been prepared by the EK production team, including an
Agila costume contest, online
art competition, eagle dance
parade, interactive storytelling,
the Agilaro Challenge that
mimics the Amazing Race,
and a Philippine eagle photo
exhibit.
The festivities will be covered and featured on ABSCBNs science-environmental

painting by A.G. Sao and the

youth artists, as the Stop Illegal Wildlife Trade Campaign
will be held in General Santos
City.
The EMB will also hold the
2nd Integrated National Solid
Waste Management Summit
on SM Megatrade Hall on
June 21-24, and the Training
on Greenhouse Gas Inventory
and Management for Industries
in Cebu City on June 23-24.
An orientation on the Globally
Harmonized System will be
held on Davao City on June 24.
The Philippine Arbor Day, a
nationwide tree planting activity, will be spearheaded by the
Strategic Communication Initiatives Service of DENR at the

Allan - 0921-999-8888
Fely - 0918-628-7818

The reading level of pupils will be evaluated through Phil

IRI or EGRA for Grade 1 to Grade 3 while kinder is SREYA.
In Math, numeracy test will be use. This will be done through
pre and posttest by the teacher or class adviser. The collection of nursery rhymes, reading materials, use of classroom mini library, is advice to develop the pupils study habit.
Teaching strategies introduced here, are explicit teaching
and differentiated strategy.
School heads, together with their key teachers in different
regions attended their trainings including Camarines Sur.
The Division of Camarines Sur held its training at Regent
Hotel, Naga City. Since that Camarines Sur division is the
largest division in Bicol Region, the training were divided
into 5 batches. The first batch of training begins last Nov. 29,
2015 to Dec. 8, 2015. The said activity equipped teachers
to gain additional knowledge and skills that can be taught
to their pupils when they go back to their station. The trainings provided kits for the reecho of every school through
school session. The purpose of this is to provide teachers
from kinder to Grade 3 of new strategies that will develop
pupils learning in reading and comprehension as well as
mathematics skills.

PDA GOES SOLAR . . .

are encouraging big companies
that when demand for power is
high, do not get it from distribution utility, use a generator instead. On a bigger picture, it is
the community who will greatly
benefit from it.
PDA, as part of its mandate
will continue to undertake measures to invite investors and
source out funds for the overall development of the office to
promote investment in the area.
Before calling the Press
Conference off, Fuentebella
left some words that the public can ponder on -- that while
millennials or the MTV babies
cant seem to imagine the world
without internet, he wishes that
his generation cant also imagine a world without renewables.

DENR OBSERVES . . .

Contact No.:

Upper Marikina Watershed and

the Ipo Watershed on June 25.
Activities that will be spearheaded by the EMBs Climate
Change Division will be training on Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Development Planning on June 27-29 for selected
DENR employees.
The EMB will also hold an
Environmental Eco-Tour at the
Las Pias Paraaque Critical
Habitat on June 29, and a National Training-Workshop on
Air Quality Monitoring Network on June 27-30.
Cleaning of adopted esteros,
tree planting activities, and a
bike parade will also be held
nationwide during the monthlong celebration.

educational program Matanglawin.

The NAPWC will also host
educational activities on June
4 and 5. The BMB, in partnership with the Wild Bird Club
of the Philippines, will hold
coloring, face painting, guided
tour and storytelling activities
for kids.
DENR field offices nationwide are likewise scheduled
to carry out intensified campaigns on the conservation of
the Philippine eagle.
The celebration of June
4-10 as Philippine Eagle Week
was declared through Presidential Proclamation No. 79
issued in 1999.

THE ZERO . . .
Today, the program already served 212, 564 families all over the country.
This is a continuing program
where anyone can also participate as a donor. For more information about the program,
you may contact Mr. Jeffrey
Flores through (+6349) 562
4309 local 219.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE
PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue,
Naga City, pawned from JAN. 1-31, 2016 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on JULY 02, 2016
from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until JUNE 30, 2016
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JUNE 05 and 12, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPE

PAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, Naga
City, pawned from JAN. 1-31, 2016 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on JULY 02, 2016 from
9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until JUNE 30, 2016
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JUNE 05 and 12, 2016

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from JAN. 1-31, 2016 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
JULY 02, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until JUNE 30, 2016
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JUNE 05 and 12, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWNJEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall corner
J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned from JAN.
1-31, 2016 whose terms have expired will be sold to public
auction sale on JULY 02, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until JUNE 30, 2016
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JUNE 05 and 12, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from JAN. 1-31, 2016 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
JULY 02, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until JUNE 30, 2016
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JUNE 05 and 12, 2016

Salceda eyes Daraga cityhood

By JULIUS EMBILE

LEGAZPI CITYWith
his seat as congressman
of Albays second legisla-

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tive district being secured

by the May 2016 elections,
Joey Sarte-Salceda now sets
his sights in prioritizing the
cityhood of Daraga during

BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES

his term in congress.

Daraga, a town popularly
known as the home of the
Cagsawa Ruins, is a first-class
municipality with a popula-

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tion of 126, 595 according to

the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). With a total
land area of 29,300 acres, it
is a land-locked municipality bounded to Albays capital
city of Legazpi in the north
and east.
During recent years, Daraga has exhibited great development economically. Being part of the main roadway
between Albay and Sorsogon,
the town rapidly evolved from
being agriculturally-oriented
to becoming a commerciallycentered location.
The population, as well,

has grown large as Daraga

also serves as a melting-pot
for its neighboring towns,
giving Daraga considerably

strong economic buying-power. According to the Permits

and Licensing Office, Daraga
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SEC warns vs investment scams

By CONNIE B. DESTURA

Mount Isarog Guardians

now ready for fire battles
NAGA CITY -- ThirtyNine (39) Mount Isarog
Guardians (MIGs) are now
ready to fight forest fires after they attended the High
Angle and Rescue Operation and Forest Fire Prevention Training held at
MNWD Function Hall recently.
The MIGs are the community volunteers who serve
as foot soldiers and the first
line of defense in the protection of 356 and 317 hectares
watershed areas situated at
Bgy. Panicuason, Naga City
and Bgy. Del Rosario, Pili,
Camarines Sur, respectively.
These two (2) watersheds are

the main source of spring water of Metropolitan Naga Water District (MNWD).
The objective of this training was to introduce the basic
forest fire protection and conservation principles and practices among our Frontliners.
The basic knowledge on
fire fighting and fire handling in order to prepare the
MIGS for unwanted forest
fires caused by lightning during thunderstorms or due to
irresponsible human activity
like kaingin, was shared by
FO1 Aureo SJ Pomposo, Jr.
from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
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LEGAZPI CITY - Investigate first before you

invest.
This was the advice of
lawyer Fiona Mae CorralBobis, Securities Counsel
II of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bicol regional office, during
a press conference Wednesday for the agency's monthlong information and dissemination campaign to orient
the media and the public on
the various forms of scam
proliferating now so that they
will not be fooled by the persons involved in these illegal
activities.
The commission is the national government's regulatory agency charged with supervision over the corporate
sector, the capital market participants, the securities and
investment instruments market, and the investing public.
"Every time there is a report, we investigate," Bobis
said, adding they would not
know if a certain corporation would be involved in a
scam unless the victims complained.
But, she said, the victims
would only complain when
the return of investment was
not given to them as promised, thats the time when
SEC would learn about it and
"were the last one to know."
To be informed, the SEC
gives some tips and remind-

ers to the media practitioners

on how to detect a scam.
A scam or confidence
trick, Bobis said, was an attempt to defraud a person
or persons by gaining their
confidence and offering a big
profit for their investment.
The first line of defense
against a scam is to ask for
the licenses of the corporation, not just one but at least

three kinds of license issued

by the SEC.
"To protect your money,
go to the nearest SEC office
in your locality and inquire
about the corporation offering a service of investment,"
the SEC official said.
Ask what the contract is
about; ask for a copy of the
contract and verify it with the
SEC office, she added.

The SEC-Legazpi is one

of the eight branches of the
agency in the country.
All applications filed in
Legazpi are released within
30 minutes, if their papers are
clean, SEC Regional Director
Marylou Duka-Castillo said.
"Relative to scams, if the
offer is too good to be true,
then it is not true," Castillo
said.

Alaska World Milk Day Naga City Leg

Great news for all fitness enthusiasts!
Naga City, an Maogmang Lugar, will be part of World Milk Day which is
celebrated annually in many countries worldwide, providing an opportunity, wellbeing across cultures and nations, and to highlight the contributions connected with
milk and the overall dairy industry.
In the Philippines, Alaska spearheads the celebration of Alaska Milk Day,
formerly Alaska World Milk Day for the fourth time on June 11, 2016.
The Alaska Milk Day, provides a great opportunity to reinforce the importance
of drinking milk and healthy lifestyle and bring it at the forefront of consumer
awareness. And with the series of exciting activities lined-up for the event, Alaska
milk encourages children and adults alike to get into the habit of drinking milk and
engage into sports activities to achieve optimum health.
2016 is bigger by having simultaneous Family Run, Zumba session with free
breakfast in Mackinley West Taguig, SM Seaside Cebu, SM City Davao and in our
very own SM City Naga.
For every participant, Alaska will be donating Alaska product to the beneficiary
- the Childrens Hour.
Race Day: June 11, 2016 (Saturday): Assembly Time - 4:30 am for 5k and 5:00
am. for 3k; Venue and Registration: SM City Naga, Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City.