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SM Naga, affiliates join2013 city's top taxpayers

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SM City Naga marks 5th yearMay 1st will once

more be observed as Labor Day and on this same day this year, SM City Naga will cele-brate its 5th year anni-versary since it opened in 2009.

To commemorate the event, SM City Naga will hold a 3-day sale from May 2 to 4, with up to 70% dis-counts on selected items, as well as a raffle which will give shoppers a chance to win 1 of 2 Suzuki Shooter 115 FI motorcycles.

SM City Naga, SM Prime Holdings is the 34th super-mall and its first in the Bicol region.

It is envisioned to be one of the landmarks in Naga City, which is the center of trade, commerce, transport, finance, education and gov-ernment services in Cama-rines Sur.

Located on a 46,000 square meter property along Ninoy and Cory Avenue in Naga City, the 87,959 square meter two-storey mall serves customers from Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Al-bay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon and Masbate.

Strategically located across the citys Central Business District 2, it is sur-rounded by 500 large busi-ness establishments, as well as schools, hospitals, hotels, resorts and churches, and more than 20 regional gov-ernment offices.

Metro Naga itself boasts of 54 subdivisions, as well as the Jesse Robredo Coliseum and various warehousing dis-

SM City Naga will wel-come thousands of job seekers on Labor Day for the most awaited May 1 Mega Job Fair in the Bi-col Region.

The SM - DOLE jobs fair is in line with this years Labor Day celebra-tion theme Sa Sipag, Tiya-ga, at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino.

NAGA CITY Along with other major play-ers in local business, SM City Naga and its affili-ates lead in the list of top taxpayers for year 2013 in this city which were honored by the city gov-ernment as biggest con-tributors to the city cof-fers.

The honoring rites were held during the State of the City Report of May-or John G. Bongat last April 15, this year, at the

By Tina V. Sumayao

FIRST AETA ANGELITA6-year old Jessica C. magistrado, daughter of Pablo and Dominga magistrado of the ilian Tribal Settlement in Barangay San Nicolas, Iriga City, is the first Aeta to have been included as an Easter angel who traditionally act out roles during the Pagtunton rites marking the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jessica placed 5th in a fund raising for the completion of the St. Jude Thaddeus Parish headed by Rev. Fr. misael E. Quindo.

Labor Day Jobs Fairat Sm City naga

To date, about forty four local companies has given confirmation to join the said activity, but more companies in-cluding those from inter-national are expected to participate as the date of the activity draws near.

Alongside the job fair is the DOLE Livelihood Fair which will be par-

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NAGAS TOP TAXPAYERSm aVP for operations South Luzon Engr. John Jason Terrenal with Sm City naga assistant Mall Manager Jeannette De Vera received the plaque from Naga City Mayor John Bongat during the awarding rites for the Citys Top Taxpayers last april 15, this year. Sm Prime Holdings, inc. ranks first in the Real Property Tax Corporate Category and in Business Tax National Corporate Category. Along with its four Affiliates: the ACE Hardware Philippines, Star Appliance Center, Supervalue,Inc. and the Mainstream Business,Inc. also lead in the list under the Business Tax national Corporation category.

Naga City Peoples Hall.The six Naga-based SM

Group of Companies and 124 other business establish-ments were given awards in 6 categories, namely, the bank category, Real Property Tax (individual category), Real Property Tax (corporate cat-egory), business tax (local) individual category, business tax (local) corporate catego-ry, and business tax (nation-al) corporate category.

The SM Prime Holdings, Inc. topped the list of 25 busi-ness establishments under the Real Property Tax corporate category. The same business establishment along with its four affiliates: the Ace Hard-ware Philippines, Star Ap-pliance Center, Supervalue, Inc., and the Mainstream Business, Inc. also leads in the list 25 other businesses under the Business Tax Na-tional corporation category.

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to check such abuses.

Our government should research on what the tourists are looking for in a destination, and in turn what do we have to offer. We should avoid the experiences of some countries that were unable to preserve the pristine nature of their locations. As a result, instead of returning to those places, tourists scout for other spots that are still natural and unspoiled by man. On this score what happened to Mt. Banahaw (forest fire triggered by campfires) is a bitter lessons we have to learn from.

OPTIONAL: In our taxation system income taxpayers may avail of the so-called Optional Standard Deduction (OSD) instead of claiming Itemized Deductions in computing net income. For individuals the allowed 40% deduction is based on gross sales (merchandising) or gross revenues (services). In the case of corporations, the deductible 40% (pertaining to operating expenses) is based on gross income (net of cost of sales or services).

Taxpayers opting for OSD must inform BIR at the start of the tax year that is, by way of the first quarterly income tax declaration. For individuals, this is due on April 15, 2014. For corporations, the first quarterly income tax return is due on May 30, 2014. Once the OSD is chosen it cannot be changed during the year. With the difference in deduction basis the privilege is less favorable to individual taxpayers.

PRIVILEGE: To encourage tax-payers to make use of OSD, the BIR no longer requires individuals to detail their expenses. Should their accounts be audited (last priority), the concentration will be on the gross sales or revenues. If the returns with OSD are properly presented the hassle of tax audit can be obviated. Because of the technical computations involved, we advise taxpayers to hire knowledgeable accountants or external auditors.

Despite the OSD option, corporations are required to present details of their gross sales or revenues, the costs thereof, as well as their deductible expenses. This is for purposes of compliance with the SEC reportorial requirements. Notwithstanding the last priority privilege, BIR auditors still pursue tax audits - thereby dampening taxpayers enthusiasm. We advise our clients to prefer OSD with assurance that we will assist them in responding to BIR Letters.

WISDOM: Still the best way to avoid tax audit hassles is to file correct returns and pay the right taxes.

(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).

AVIATION: Things are looking up for the airline industry with the Federal Aviation Administration giving the Philippine an upgrade. We were given an aviation safety rating of 1 paving the way for our major airline companies to expand their routes to major destinations of the world. With this, our local tourism industry will be boosted since our own airlines can carry foreign passengers as they visit our country with their FX-purchasing power.

Kudos must go to our Civil Aviation Authority for this wonderful achievement. PAL plans to add new US destinations, even as Cebu Pacific mulls entry into the rich US passenger routes. All these bode well for our economy- as they raise the desirability of tourist spots. More tourists mean added employment opportunities. This early our people should be taught on how to handle the influx of foreigners (who should be met with hospitability, not with criminality).

HOSPITALITY: Our country and her people are globally well-known for being hospitable. Even when Pinoys have problems, their initial reaction is to smile (followed by scratching of the head). We can add to this our capacity to speak English (or at least Taglish). What we have to guard against is the natural tendency by some of us to take advantage of our visitors. The unfortunate experience of some tourists sour our image, hence we have

was reported that Napoles talked to De Lima for more than three hours in the hospital in Makati. In her press interview, De Lima said that information Napoles gave are valuable but she has not made any commitment yet. Its unbelievable for Napoles to ask nothing in return.

It was reported on the TV (ABS-CBN) that Napoles informed Sec. De Lima that nineteen (19) senators are involved in the PDAF scam but it can be noted that De Lima only mentions Enrile, Estrada and Revilla who belong to the Opposition during her interviews. TV broadcasters Doris Bigornia showed a yellow pad paper like the one she is holding as supposedly filled with the names of the senators Napoles revealed. But this was not confirmed.

It would be good for everybody to know the whole truth. Who are these senators and whether the charges against them are true. At this point, only one side is heard and that is from the Justice Secretary of this administration. Lets wait for due process to be followed.

I wonder why only legislators are

supposed to be involved in the PDAF scam when there can be no scam if the fund was not released by the official deciding release of funds to whom it was released and which line agency give the PDAF fund to ghost foundations. Why are they not included? Napoles decided to reveal that she knows because of the threat on her life and her family. But who is threatening her? If P-Noy wants to show his matuwid na daan in this case of the PDAF scam, let it be matuwid na daan para sa lahat not only applied to the political opposition.

Another hot news is the return to the country of Atty. Gigi Reyes, the former Chief of Staff of former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile after being away for eight months. She reportedly said she will face the plunder case against her. She already filed an 83 page affidavit with the DOJ in her defense.

Atty. Gigi Reyes is being lured to testify against Sen. Enrile but it seems, it has not succeeded. So now, Napoles, by turning state witness will be the one to testify against Enrile. Former Technology Resource Center Director Dennis Cunanan is used against Sen. Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. and former Palace Secretary Ruby Tuason against Sen. Jinggoy Estrada.

Lately, Ex-Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on TV that Janet Napoles gave him a list of more than one hundred names involved in the PDAF scam. There are more senator, congressmen, cabinet members, etc. If Sec. De Lima will sanitize it, I will announce it.

Why is the cost of electricity very high in the country? Our electricity is second to the highest in Asia, next to Japan. It is because of the numerous taxes collected and unregulated generation charge.

The following are the taxes imposed on electricity: 1. Franchise Tax 2. Royalty Tax 3. Expanded Value Added Tax 4. Cascading Taxes.

Repub l i c Ac t No . 9337 , the Expanded Value Added Tax, amended Section 108 of the National Internal Revenue Code resulting in higher cost of electricity for commercial and industrial consumers. Hardest hit are the residential consumers.

(a) There is VAT on oils and fuel products (b) VAT on Generation charge (c) VAT on Transmission charge (d) VAT on Supply charge (e) VAT on life line on the supply charge (f) VAT has also seen applied on components of the bill that do not represent a service rendered (g) VAT on Systems Loss Charge (h) VAT on Subsidy Rate (i) VAT on Local Franchise Tax component of the electric bill.

If the President wants to lower the cost of electricity and minimize the burden of the people, he can submit an urgent bill in Congress to exempt electricity from the Expanded Value Added Tax, after all we are already paying the other above mentioned taxes.

The high cost of electricity here drives away foreign investors who can give jobs to our millions of jobless people. When people are employed, they will pay taxes.

The hot news today is that the mastermind of the PDAF scam, Janet Lim Napoles, has offered to be a state witness to Justice Sec. Leila de Lima. It

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Succinctly summarizing the plight of over-seas Filipino workers, Secretary imelda nico-las, chairperson of the Commission on Fili-pinos Overseas, said that all migrations are local.

imelda, sister of Bicolana Loida nicolas Lewis, one of the most influential Filipina in the u.S., made the comment during a forum on Mainstreaming migration and development in the governance of local authorities in the Bicol region, in naga the other week.

indeed, the numbers support nicolas ob-servation: more than a hundred thousand Bikolnon left the region in 2012, with naga, Legazpi, Daet, iriga and nabua as top out-mi-grant localities.

why this is so can only be explained by the high poverty incidence in Bicol: we remain a poor region with over 34% poverty incidence.

While the Aquino administration is on the right track with its focus on curbing labor ex-port through local job generation as the cen-tripetal force to check migration, its vision, however, is still suway sa hawak.

With over US$23.8 Billion in remittances last year, which is way above official development assistance and foreign direct investments in the country, oFws remain and continue to keep the Philippine economy afloat.

The government is then right in focusing on and committing to the protection of Filipino migrants, where they choose that path.

mayor John Bongat is also right in calling on LGUs to include migrants in their develop-ment agenda as it is their bounden duty to take up the cudgels for the unsung heroes, the oFws.

indeed, as nicolas said, we should be con-tinually concerned with the social costs of mi-gration, including the feminization of our la-bor export which reached over 54% of the total number of oFws in 2008.

It is time then that local governments should factor them in their development plans for as the mexican-american labor leader, Ernesto Galarza said, migration is a failure of roots. Displaced men are ecological victims. Be-tween them and the sustaining earth, a wedge has been driven.

we should uproot the salugsog, that has divided and driven our people to seek the pro-verbial greener pastures outside the coun-try and make us the new diasporic race of the world.

That wedge should include poverty and government corruption, which continually whip and batter us like the storms in our tropi-cal country.

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DAY CARE KIDSSome 216 day care children beneficiaries representing 10 barangays in iriga City recently attended the 4th Supervised Neighborhood Play (SNP) Recognition Day last april 16, 2014 including those kids from indigenous families living in the mountainside barangays. The SNP Program is a priority thrust of the Early Childhood Care

and Development (ECCD) Program of CamSur Gov. Migz Villafuerte under the Provincial Social Services Office (PSSO). The children and their proud parents received their certificates of participation for having completed 120 hours of SNP sessions in their respective SNP sites.

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NAGA CITY - Saying that all migrations are local, Secretary Imelda Nicolas, chairperson of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, called on Bicol local government units to integrate the concerns of migrants in their develop-ment plans.

Nicolas made the appeal during a forum on Main-streaming migration and de-velopment in the governance of local authorities in the Bicol Region, held at the Villa Caceres Hotel here last week.

Nicolas said that part of the plans should include not only responses to the social cost of migration but also en-suring their rights, identify-ing the economic opportuni-ties offered by migration, as well as financial education to

SM CITY NAGA AFFILIATESSm City naga assistant mall manager Jeannette De Vera, Sm aVP for operations South Luzon Engr. John Jason Terrenal, along with SM Affiliates, SM Supermarket Assistant Manager Romualdo Porlay, Sm Store assistant Branch manager Joy Bongcayao, watsons pharmacist Eden Valenzuela, SaCi Assistant Store Manager Darlene Simando and ACE Hardware supervisor Michael Velasco Jr.

MOA SIGNING JoE CoLLEramayor John G. Bongat signs the memorandum of agreement on mainstreaming migration and development involving a P10 million GRANT from UNDP representative by Country Director Maurice DeWulf, the Swiss government by Ambassador Ivo Sieber, and the European union, witnessed by Sec. imelda nicolas of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas and Naga City Councilor Gabriel Bordado, representing Congresswoman Leni G. robredo.

migrants and their families.She said that the national

governments policy towards overseas Filipino work-ers is guided by President Aquinos social contract to the Filipino people which hopes to shift its thrust from an economy propped by hu-man labor export to one with a strong domestic job market so that working abroad will be a choice rather than a ne-cessity and when its citizens do choose to become Over-seas Filipino Workers, their welfare and protection will still be the governments pri-ority.

Naga City Mayor John Bongat also raised the same challenge as he affirmed that it is the LGUs bounden duty to take up the cudgels for the unsung heroes, the OFWs.

He said that LGUs should

have made mainstreaming migrants concern part of the local government planning process long ago not only to help the migrants but also how they can help their fami-lies and the country.

Bongat later on signed with Maurice Dewulf, the Country Director of the Unit-ed Nations Development Pro-gramme, and Swiss Ambas-sador Ivo Sieber, a Letter of Agreement which launched the PhP10-m migration and development mainstreaming program in Bicol under the Joint Migration and Develop-ment Initiative(JMDI) which is now in its second phase.

Started in December 2012, the JMDI is a three-phase project with a total US$9.5M fund from the European Union and the Swiss Development Cooperation. -fpj

LEGAZPI CITY The Department of Enviroment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol has started planting commodity trees in 40,000 hectares target-ed lands in the region, the DENR regional executive director said.

Gilbert Gonzales, DENR Bicol regional executive di-rector, said the region started the application of the Com-modity Roadmap for the Bicol Region in 2013 and will adopt it until 2016.

These commodities include fruits 20,000 hectares (ha); mangrove 5,000 ha; rat-tan 500 ha; bamboo 4,000 ha; cacao 4,000 ha; coffee 4,000 ha; fuelwood 10,000 ha; and timber 20,000 ha.

Gonzales said that this year, the DENR is eyeing 22,096 has, with the commodities dis-tributed in its 11 community environment and natural re-sources offices (CENROs) in the region.

Timber, he said, is still the major target commodity to be used in 16,703 ha.

The others are fuelwood 500 ha; rattan 275 ha; and others in protected forest 226 ha, and urban 263 ha.

The 22,096-ha surveyed and mapped areas in the 11 CENROS in the region are: Albay (Guinobatan and Legazpi City), 2,300 ha; Ca-marines Norte (Daet), 2,542 ha; Camarines Sur (Sipocot, Naga City, Goa, and Iriga City), 5,137 ha; Catanduanes (Virac) 3,807 ha; Masbate (San Jacinto and Mobo), 4,981 ha; and Sorsogon (Sor-sogon City), 3,329 ha.

The DENR Bicol regional office had planted 29.3 mil-lion various species of seed-lings covering an area of 43,510 hectares in the entire region as of 2013 yearend under the National Greening Program (NGP) of the gov-ernment.

Mandated under Execu-

tive Order No. 26 issued on February 24, 2011, the NGP is a priority thrust that har-monizes all greening efforts of the government and seeks to plant 1.5 billion trees cov-ering about 1.5 million hect-ares from 2011 to 2016 na-tionwide in public domain.

Meanwhile, Gonzales warned against forest fire this summer following the recent recorded forest fire incidents in Mt. Banahaw, Laguna and San Cristobal, Quezon in the previous months this year.

He said that while the re-gion is experiencing the sum-mer heat, there is a possibil-ity of forest fire in some areas thus the need for the public to be more cautious.

He added forest fires, also called wild or grass fires,

IRIGA CITY After battling with their foes in the recently concluded 2014 National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRI-SAA) National Games held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) Baseball team went home carrying the honor as this Years 2014 Champion.

The sports event, which started April 6 and ended Sat-urday, April 12, lined up 18 events where the participants endurance were tried and tested. The UNEP Baseball team once again has proven that with sheer determina-tion and discipline, reaping the championship is not a far-fetched goal.

Baseball is among the team sports featured in this years PRISAA. Also includ-ed in the said category were basketball, sepak takraw,

softball, and volleyball.For individual category,

PRISAA prepared sports competition like athletics, dance sports, table tennis and chess. To test their stam-ina and strength, some of the players competed in judo-ka-rate, taekwondo, swimming and boxing.

UNEP President Atty. Re-melisa Alfelor-Moraleda after learning about the teams vic-tory, immediately extended her congratulatory remarks to the players and their coaches for a job well done.

She stated that this is an-other feather to the universi-tys cap, a proof that the spirit of camaraderie is very much alive inside the hearts of each member of the UNEP Base-ball team.

Its not easy winning a national competition that is why it is indeed an honor

pose threat on the environ-ment and even to the commu-nities nearby.

Fire can drain the impor-tant nutrients in the soil and can kill small animals and

plants which can cause heat-ing of the soil losing its nutri-ents. -Emmanuel P. Solis

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inner chessBy J. HEnry DaniCan

jokee BOTOR-REYES

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The agtas of iriga

I saw them sitting by the steps of Jolibee, Irigaa very young mother (she must be around 18) coddling a baby, I learned the baby was only four months old. Seated closely beside her was another child of 4, also her daughter. They were very clean and well dressed. The sight was very interesting I stopped to ask her a few questions to which she gladly gave the answers. She has come down from Sagrada, one of the far-flung barangays by the mountain of Iriga. I asked her why she is in town. She said she has to come down to beg for money because they do not have rice.

Could I take their picture? She gladly obliged and I gave her some few bucks and she mumbled a word of thanks. But all throughout our encounter she never smiled while the little girl did never take her eyes off me. She said she was very hungry. I learned that they had been sitting there since early morning and it was almost lunch time and the sun was raging hot.

Did she realize that maybe they would go back to the mountain without begging enough for rice. Rice for how many days?

Today, there are many people who barely eat three meals. I can not understand how they can survive if they simply have to beg. Could the government do anything to alleviate their plight? Is there an NGO which could help them out in their pitiable condition? Is the local DSWD doing something about their miserable plight? Jollibee was closed that day. It was Good Friday and the streets of Iriga were not actually deserted there were very few people around. How could the mother expect to get attention from people when there were very few who were out of their homes and who could dole out something? Maybe, by that time most Iriguenos were preparing themselves for the Seven Last Words of Christ on television or were getting ready to go to the church for the same spiritual exercise.

There is a tribal settlement in Iriga situated in Ilian, San Nicolas. But it will amaze you to see agtas new acquired lifestyle. They are quite very advanced already. Their dwelling are furnished with fridge, tv or radio set and electric stove. But they can not be blamed. Some of them have children who have finished college and maybe employed now. They have mobile phones, much sophisticated than mine. Well!

The settlement is meant to be a tourist attraction where domestic and foreign tourists can go and experience life among the agtas. There is no such agta life and agta culture there anymore. But they remain dark and kinky-haired.

Well, the agtas that are still original looking are living by the slope of Mount Iriga and if they come down on Mondays and Tuesdays which are market days, they patronize the many Ukay-Ukay stores that proliferate in the city and imported and original clothes are sold are very cheap prices. So, you see these agtas garbed in original Gap, Pierre Chardin, Levi, etc. These people sure are very interesting.

Challenging the aesthetics in meBy rHoDora m. iLano

iriga Central Schooliriga City

There are many challenges that face an elementary grades teacher. She is not simply just a teacher who uses her (I am using the feminine pronoun because I know that the teaching profession is dominated by females) time making her students learn the three Rs, namely reading, riting and rithmetic. There is much more than just that. She is expected to use her time for the aesthetics development of her pupils. This sure is a challenge knowing that not every teacher is gifted with that particular human sense.

Personally, I face this challenge with open heart and open mind and make my young pupils derive the benefits that this challenge brings. I have been asked over and over again to foresee and facilitated exercises that involve the tenets of the Humanities. I have trained and/or collaborated with fellow grade teachers events for competitions such as folkdances, jazz chants, dance dramas with the children happily and proudly bringing home the bacon not once but many times over.

This part of my life as a teacher has made me improve my studies on the arts because I like to make my pupils respond to activities that is no less than the pupils reaction and interaction with man-made beautiful things in the world such as music accepted as the language of the soul and a universal language. As such, it knows no creed, no color, no age except that one has an innate appreciation of this branch of humanities. Dancing, on the other hand, which is the mother of arts is something young pupils respond to anytime anywhere. It is not therefore surprising that almost a hundred per cent of the young generation today has no left feet, Music and dance, I try in my best possible manner make my very young pupils be given the chance to use them not just to their advantage but to show to the world that this world is beautiful with the arts infused in every mind of every school child.

I am very happy because I have been given the rare opportunity to attend seminars and trainings on the arts, specifically on the renewed field of jazz chanting which knowledge I challenged myself to bring them to my young pupils. It becomes doubly wonderful because the pupils respond positively and meet the same challenge as I do developing their sense of aesthetics and think of making the world or even their limited environment go round and round.

Art is a passion. It has become mine and optimistically a passion shared with young elementary graders.

The Lifestyle of Teachersin the Coastal areas

By marLon a. CHaVEZTeacher i, Teacher-in-Charge

Del Carmen Elementary SchoolLagonoy north District, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

If there is anything I would not trade even for something more comfortable than in the setting I am in, it is the tranquility and ambience of the coastal area. There is nothing more intellectually invigorating than staying in a place that is free of worldly pleasures. But I do not like to be taken, however, to be someone like living an Adams life. It is true that the living in the coastal areas can be limited in many ways, It is, life, however, so fulfilling. For one, I enjoy the camaraderie of my fellow teachers, the trust of my pupils, and most of all, the confidence of the community. The people in the community are aware what teachers are and what they are doing in their community. And they know that it is with a very noble mission why teachers sometimes have to leave their own homes and settle elsewhere, somehow leaving their families temporarily. And it is this nice feeling that I have borne in my heart and staying in the coastal area is something that is simply wonderful. Teachers assigned in coastal area can have all the time to commune with their Master and with nature. There is no such thing as hassle. This is something unheard ofno traffic jam, no pollution. One e can see the sun rises as beautifully as the sun sets. It is photographic, a marvel, a natures obra and with the sea, the vast blue sea, one can highly fathom its beauty and mystery. One simply has to admire it.

The coastal area is, for a teacher, a place where one can be so creative and free with all the time in his hand. He can plan his lessons with ease without the distractions and interruptions of a highly urbanized setting. Us, teachers in the coastal areas are considered by the community as someone worth their respect. We communicate with the community not just by being educators but as friends and confidante. Many times I have been asked to stand as godfather of a child at baptism, sponsor in a wedding and I know this is being accorded me as a matter of respect and friendship unlimited. That people in the coastal areas are generous and truly kindhearted is not to be taken aside because I know the goodness is innate in them. It is in their hearts. They are so simple in their ways that I can not let go their simplicity without a response of similar simplicity. I have learned lessons in life staying in the coastal areathat life is beautiful as the surroundings are, some of them still untouched by modernity and technology, that life is full of meanings especially relating with people who are sincere and trusting. I can not let go that sincerity and trust and as a teacher just like all other teachers in the coastal areas are being accorded.

Live in a coastal area. I can settle there for good.

tribution and transport com-panies in the area.

With the SM Store and the SM Supermarket as its main anchors, it also include under its roof SM main-stays like the SM Appliance Center, Ace Hardware, Wat-sons, SM Cinema, SM Food Court, Cyberzone and BDO, as well as the best local and international brands in fash-ion, home furnishings, health and personal care and elec-tronics.

Eating out options include the SM Foodcourt, as well as well-known local and inter-national food chains, special-

sm city naga marks . . .ty restaurants and well-loved homegrown food outlets. It has four (4) state-of-the art cinemas with a total seating capacity of 1,400.

For customer convenience, it has covered parking lots in a four level parking building, 113 open parking spaces and allotted parking for 253 mo-torcyles.

Customers have easy ac-cess to the mall as it is locat-ed across the Naga Transport Exchange consisting of the Bicol Central Terminal, van and jeepney terminals ser-vicing almost all of the inter-municipality transportation.


EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 1ST REGULAR SESSION OF THE NEW SET-UP OF SANGGUNIAN MEMBERS OF BALATAN, CAMARINES SUR (2013-2016) HELD ON JANUARY 6, 2014 AT THE SB SESSION HALL.

Present: HON. JIMMY B. VILLAREAL Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer HON. MA. CECILIA C. CUARTO SB Member HON. GABRIEL R. HUAB SB Member HON. FRANCISCO F. ADUVISO JR. SB Member HON. MA. ISABEL B. BORJA SB Member HON. ROBERT M. SAYSAY SB Member HON. NELSON C. BALATAN SB Member HON. JORGE Z. PARANAL JR. SB Member Absent: HON. WENEFREDO R. MEDIADO SB Member

_______________________________________________________________________MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2014-001

ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SQUATTING AND/OR ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DWELLINGS, BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS, BUILDINGS, SHELTERS AND OTHER SIMILAR STRUCTURES IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES, DANGER ZONES/AREAS SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHORELINES, WATERWAYS, RIVERBANKS, ALONG ROADS, WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALATAN, CAMARINES SUR.

PRINCIPAL SPONSORS: HON. BORJA, HON. HUAB, HON. PARAAL; SECONDARY SPONSORS: THE REST OF SB MEMBERSWHEREAS, there is a need to remove all illegal constructions, like residential houses,

dwellings, business establishments, buildings, shelters and other similar structures in all public places, danger zones/areas, such as, but not limited to, shorelines, waterways, riverbanks, along roads, within the municipality of Balatan, Camarines Sur;

WHEREAS, many persons or entities found to have been unlawfully occupying public and private lands belonging to others;

WHEREAS, there is a need to intensify the governments drive against this illegal and nefarious practice;

WHEREAS, public welfare is paramount in the minds of local officials, this municipality;NOW, THEREFORE. Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan in Session assembled that:Section 1. Any person who, with the use of force, intimidation or threat, or taking advantage

of the absence or tolerance of the landowner, succeeds in occupying or possessing the property of the latter against his will for residential, commercial or any other purposes, shall be punished by an imprisonment of not more than six months and a fine of not exceeding two thousand five hundred pesos at the discretion of the court, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

Section 2. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If for any reason, a part or certain provision of this ordinance be held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, same shall not affect or impair the rest of the provisions herein provided.

Section 3. REPEALING CLAUSE - All ordinances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this ordinance are herey repealed and/or modified accordingly.

Section 4. EFFECTIVITY - This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.Enacted: January 06, 2014.I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


Present: HON. JIMMY B. VILLAREAL Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer HON. MA. CECILIA C. CUARTO SB Member HON. GABRIEL R. HUAB SB Member HON. FRANCISCO F. ADUVISO JR. SB Member HON. MA. ISABEL B. BORJA SB Member HON. ROBERT M. SAYSAY SB Member HON. NELSON C. BALATAN SB Member HON. JORGE Z. PARANAL JR. SB Member Absent: HON. WENEFREDO R. MEDIADO SB Member __________________________________________________________________________

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2014-003

ORDINANCE TOTALLY BANNING THE THROWING, PITCHING, HURLING AND TOSSING OF GARBAGE, USED OIL AND OTHER WASTE MATERIALS TO EXISTING CANALS, CREEKS, RIVERS, LAKES, SWAMPS AND SEASHORE/SEAS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALATAN, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

WHEREAS, RA 7160, SECTION 16, General Welfare. provides that every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied there from, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare;

WHEREAS, RA 7160, SECTION 447 rather provides that the lgu through the Sangguniang Bayan shall enact, approve resolutions for the general welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants pursuant to section 16 of this Code and in the proper exercise of its governmental & corporate powers as provided for under the same Code;

WHEREAS, RA 7160, Section 447 (a) (5)(xiii) prohibits littering and the placing or throwing of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;

WHEREFORE, on Joint motion of Hon. Robert Saysay, Hon. Gabriel R. Huab, Hon. Jorge Z. Paraal, Hon. Ma Isabel B. Borja, seconded by the rest of SB members present,

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Balatan, Camarines Sur, in Session assembled Sur that:

Section 1.This ordinance shall be known AN ORDINANCE TOTALLY BANNING THE THROWING, PITCHING, HURLING AND TOSSING OF GARBAGE, USED OIL AND OTHER

WASTE MATERIALS TO EXISTING CANALS, CREEKS, RIVERS, LAKES, SWAMPS AND SEASHORE/SEAS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALATAN, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.

Section 2. PENAL CLAUSE First offense .Fine of P300.00 or imprisonment of one (1) week; Second offense . . Fine of P500.00 or imprisonment of two (2) weeks; Third offense .. Fine of P1,000.00 or imprisonment of three (3) weeks;Section 3. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If for any reason, a part or certain provision of this

ordinance be held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, same shall not affect or impair the rest of the provisions herein provided.

Section 4. REPEALING CLAUSE - All ordinances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repeated and/or modified accordingly.

Section 5. EFFECTIVITY - This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.UNANIMOUSLY APPROVEDI hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoging ordinance. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x



MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO.2014-004

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE ENVIRONMENT CODE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALATAN.

Be it enacted by the Sangguniang Bayan of Balatan, Camarines Sur, in session assembled, that:

ARTICLE I. TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE Section 1.Title of the Ordinance. - This Ordinance shall be known as the Balatan Environment

Code and shall hereinafter be referred to as the Code. ARTICLE II. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE

Section 2. Authority.- This Code is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991, particularly Sections 2(a), 2(c), 3(d), 3(e), 3(f) up to 3(m), 5(a), 5(c), 16, 17, 26, and 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 129, 186, 289, thereof; including Sections 389(b)(9), 444(b)(3)(vii), 455(b)(3)(v), and 465(b)(3)(v), which mandates the Municipal Mayor, to adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest and other resources; Section 447(a)(1)(vi), Section 458(1)(vi), and Section 468(a)(1)(vi), which provides for the authorities of the Sangguniang Bayan to protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the environment, such as dynamite fishing and other forms of destructive fishing, illegal logging and smuggling of logs, smuggling of natural resources products and endangered species of flora and fauna, slash and burn farming, and such other activities which result in pollution, acceleration of euthrophication of rivers and lakes, or of ecological balance.

Section 3.Objectives and Purposes. - This Code is enacted for the following objectives and purposes:

Objectives: a) To promote the principles of ecologically sustainable development: 1.0 That the use, development and protection of the environment should be managed by LGUs

in a way, and at a rate, that will enable people and communities to provide for their economic, social and physical well being and for their health and safety; 1.1 sustaining the potential of natural and physical resources to meet the reasonably foreseeable needs of future generations; 1.2 safeguarding the life supporting capacity of air, water, land and ecosystems; 1.3 avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects of activities on the environment; 1.4 that proper weight should be given to both long and short terms economic, environmental, social and equity considerations in deciding all matters relating to environmental resources, use, protection, restoration and enhancement;

b) To ensure that all reasonable and practicable measures are taken by LGUs to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment having regard to the principles of ecologically sustainable development;

c) To prevent, reduce, minimize and, where practicable, eliminate harm to the environment and; d) To encourage and assist action by industry, government authorities and the

Community aimed at pollution prevention, reduction, reuse and recycling of materials and natural resources and waste minimization: 1.1 By regulating in an integrated, systematic and cost effective manner; 1.2 Activities, products, substances and services that through pollution or production of waste, cause environmental harm;

1.3 The generation, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste; e) To coordinate activities, policies and programs necessary to prevent, reduce, minimize or eliminate environmental harm to ensure effective environmental protection, restoration and enhancement;

f) To facilitate the adoption and implementation of environment protection measures agreed on by the national government and local government unit for greater uniformity and effectiveness in environmental protection;

g) To apply a precautionary approach to the assessment of risk of environmental harm and ensure that all aspects of environmental quality affected by pollution and waste, including ecosystem sustainability and valued environmental attributes are considered in decisions relating to the environment; h) To require persons natural or juridical engaged in polluting activities to progressively make environmental improvements including reduction of pollution and waste at source as much improvements become practicable through technological and economic developments; i) To allocate the costs of environmental protection and restoration equitably and in a manner that encourages responsible use of and reduced harm to the environment with polluters bearing an appropriate share of the costs that arise from their activities, products, substances and service

j) To provide for monitoring and reporting on environmental quality on a regular basis to ensure compliance with environmental laws, rules and regulations and the maintenance of a records of trends in environmental quality;

a) Operationalize the powers and responsibilities of the local government unit in the delivery of general welfare services particularly in environment and natural resources management.

b) Establish the framework for a local government-driven, inter-agency, and multisectoral system of environment management in the Municipality;

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Bikol reporter6 april 27-may 3, 2014c) Inform the citizens on the environment and natural resources management policy of the

Municipality; d) The active participation of the people of Balatan is the key to the attainment of sustainable

development; e) The people are the stewards of Gods gift of nature for sustainable livelihood; f) The enactment and enforcement of laws concerning the protection and conservation of the environment shall be just and consistent with the laws of nature; g) All Balateous have the right to be informed and to participate in all undertakings pertinent

to the sustainable utilization, protection, preservation, and conservation of natural resources. Section 4.Definition of Terms. - As used in this Code, the following words and phrases shall

be defined as follows: a) Alienable and disposable (A and D) lands refer to those lands of the public domain which

have been declared by law as not needed for forest purposes. b) Buffer zones are identified areas outside the boundaries of and immediately adjacent to

designated protected areas and need special development control in order to avoid or minimize harm to the protected area.

c) Coastal Area/Zone - is a band of dry land and adjacent ocean space (water and submerged land) in which terrestrial processes and uses directly affect oceanic processes and uses, and vice versa; its geographic extent may include areas within a landmark limit of one (1) kilometer from the shoreline at high tide to include mangrove swamps, brackish water ponds, nipa swamps, estuarine rivers, sandy beaches and other areas within a seaward limit of 200 meters isobaths to include coral reefs, algal flats, sea grass beds and other soft-bottom areas.

d) Commercial fishing - the taking of fishery species by passive or active gear for trade, business or profit beyond subsistence or sports fishing, to be further classified as:

1. Small scale commercial fishing - fishing with passive or active gear utilizing fishing vessels of 3.1 gross tons (GT) up to twenty (20) GT; 2. Medium scale

commercial fishing - fishing utilizing active gears and vessels of 20.1 GT up to one hundred fifty (150) GT; e) Communal forest refers to a tract of forest land set aside for a municipality by law or

through a valid proclamation or order for the use of the residents of a municipality from which said residents may establish forest plantations and/or tree farms, cut, collect and remove forest products for their personal use in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Each municipality is entitled to a maximum of 5,000 hectares of communal forest as provided in Section 17(b) (2) (ii), RA 7160.

g) Ecotourism refers to a nature-based activity managed by the local community with government support whose primary goals are conservation and enhancement of natural resources while providing economic benefits to the local community without endangering the socio-cultural practices of its people.

h) Emission refers to the act of passing into the atmosphere an air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream and unwanted sound from a known source.

i) Environment refers to the quantity, quality, diversity and sustainability of renewable and non-renewable natural resources, including the ambient environment such as the atmosphere, climate, sound, and odors that are critical determinants of the quality of life. In a broad sense, it shall include the total environment of man such as economic, social, cultural, political, and historic factors.

j) Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) refers to authorization issued by the DENR or the Governor, as the case may be, pursuant to law, in favor of a proponent, the project of which have been reviewed, evaluated and finally approved upon consideration that the project will not bring about an unacceptable environmental impact and that the proponent has complied with all the requirements of PD 1586 as well as Proclamation 2146, otherwise known as Environmental Impact Assessment System.

k) Mayor refers to the Municipal Mayor of Balatan. l) Guano refers to accumulated droppings or excrements of bats in caves and does not

include phosphate rocks. m) Lease is a privilege granted by the State to a person to occupy and possess, in consideration

of specified rental, any land of the public domain in order to undertake any authorized activity therein.

n) License is a privilege granted by the State to a person to utilize natural resources within any land, without any right of occupation and possession over the same, to the exclusion of others, or establish or operate a manufacturing plant, or conduct any activity involving the utilization of the natural resources covered by the license.

o) Mangrove is the term applied to the type of forest occurring on tidal flats along the sea coast, extending along streams where the water is brackish consisting of a community of plants including trees, shrubs, vines and herbs.

p) Municipal waters include streams, lakes, subterranean and tidal waters within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipality that are not subject to private ownership and not included within national park, public forest, timberlands, forest reserves or fishery reserves; and covers marine waters included between two (2) lines drawn perpendicular to the general coastline from points where the boundary lines of the municipality touch the sea at low tide and a third line parallel with the general coastline and fifteen (15) kilometers from such coastline. Where two municipalities are so situated that there is less than thirty (30) kilometers of marine waters between them, the third line shall be drawn equidistant from the opposite shores of the respective municipalities.

q) National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) is the classification and administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain

their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible as provided in RA 7586, otherwise known as the NIPAS Act of 1992. r) Permit is a short term privilege or authority granted by the State to a person to utilize any limited natural resources or undertake a limited activity within a piece of land without any right of occupation or possession therein.

s) Protected area refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by law by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation, as provided in RA 7586, the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act of 1992.

t) Protection forest refers to areas regardless of slope which are highly erodible or too rocky for establishment of production forests, developed for the primary objective of establishing vegetative cover to prevent erosion, conserve and produce water, and nurture wildlife.

u) Public forest lands refer to those lands of the public domain which have been set aside by law for forest purposes. These lands may be either presently forested or denuded.

v) Public consultation refers to a stage of public participation at which information is disseminated and opinions gathered in public in order to ensure that public concerns are fully integrated into the process of environmental impact assessment.

w) Small-scale mining refers to mining activities which rely heavily on manual labor using simple implements and methods and do not use explosives or heavy mining equipment;

x) Solid waste refers to all putrescible, non-putrescible and discarded materials (excludes human excrement) including but not limited to food waste, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned vehicles, sewage treatment sludge in non-liquid form, incinerator ash and residue, commercial, industrial, hospital, funeral, and agricultural waste; and special wastes, whether combustible or non-combustible such as paper, rags, cartons, woods, tin cans, lawn clippings, glass, or litter of any kind.

y) Watershed is a land area drained by a stream or fixed body of water and its tributaries having a common outlet for surface runoff. Small watershed areas specifically refer to those that

are identified by local governments or the proper agency as sources of water supply for particular local communities.

z) Waste Management includes both solid and liquid waste. Definition of other terms, not herein specifically defined, may also be based upon accepted definitions through usage or scientific understanding.

ARTICLE III. FOREST RESOURCES

Section 5. Scope of Powers.- In addition to the powers, duties and functions of the Municipal Mayor, to adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest and other resources, as provided under RA 7160, Sections 89(b)(9), 444(b)(3)(vii), 455(b)(3)(v), and 465(b)(3)(v), respectively, and the powers of the Sanguniang Bayan, to protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the environment such as illegal logging and smuggling of logs, smuggling of natural resources products and endangered species of flora and fauna, slash and burn farming, pursuant to Section 447(a)(1)(vi), Section 458(1)(vi), and Section 468(a)(1)(vi), RA 7160, the municipality shall provide forest resources management services and facilities, pursuant to Sections 3(e), 3(i), 16 and 17(a), RA 7160, as follows:

a) For the Municipal Government: (I) Implementation of the following community-based forestry

projects; Integrated social forestry programs and similar projects, pursuant to Section 17(b) (2) (ii), RA 7160.

(II) Management, protection, rehabilitation, and maintenance of small watershed areas which are sources of local water supply as identified or to be identified by the DENR, pursuant to Section 3.1(c), DAO 30, series of 1992;

(III) Establishment, protection and maintenance of tree parks, greenbelts, pursuant to Section 17(b)(2)(ii), RA 7160, and other tourist attractions in areas identified and delineated by the DENR, except those within protected areas, and the collection of fees for their services and the use of facilities established therein, pursuant to Section 3.2(a), DAO 30, series of 1992;

(IV) Conservation of mangroves, pursuant to Section 17(2)(i), RA 7160. Section 6.Governing Laws. - The pertinent forestry provisions of this Code shall be governed

by, but not limited to, the following national laws: a) RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) b) Presidential Decree No.705, as amended

(Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines) c) Presidential Executive Order No. 263 (Community Based Forest Management Strategy) d) LOI 1260 (Integrated Social Forestry Program) e) Republic Act 7586 (National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992)

There shall be maintained an adequate mangrove forest resource that is capable of maintaining the productive capacity of municipal coastal fisheries. In carrying out the provisions of this Code, the Mayor shall enhance the capacity of municipal government to provide forest management guidance and support to the various priority forest management initiatives of constituent barangays which shall thereby provide direct guidance and support to the initiatives of peoples organizations, non-government organizations, government agencies, and individuals and households; provided, that the Mayor shall implement the forestry provisions of this Code in close collaboration with concerned national government agencies and instrumentalities, particularly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to in this Code as DENR, and the private sector.

Section 7 (a).Management and Protection of Forests. - All measures shall be adopted to actively share responsibility with the national government, particularly the DENR, in securing the perpetual existence of all native plants and animals in the municipality. The Mayor shall adopt measures to assist the DENR towards enabling the Protected Area Management Boards (PAMBs), as provided under RA 7586, particularly in the immediate delineation, establishment and operationalization of strict protection zones, habitat management zones, cultural zones, and recreation zones. As far as practicable, the management of protection forests for sustained water production, coastal habitat protection, conservation of waterways, easements and rights-of-way, forest-based recreation, biodiversity conservation, and scientific and educational advancement shall be undertaken with the end view of generating livelihood for local residents and revenues for municipal governments. b) Forest Protection and Law Enforcement. - The Mayor shall provide effective leadership in the operation of inter-agency, inter-municipality, and multi-sectoral efforts in forest protection and law enforcement in close collaboration with the DENR and other law enforcement agencies. c) Protection and Conservation of Mangroves. - For the purpose of protecting the livelihood and well-being of the artisanal fishing population, the sustained productivity of coastal habitats of marine flora and fauna shall be secured through the provision of assistance to municipal governments in establishing adequate safeguards and controls on human activities within declared mangrove forest reserves, marine parks and fish sanctuaries.

Section 8. Acts Prohibited and Punishable under this Code shall include, but not limited to, the following:

a) The indiscriminate cutting of trees in both private and public lands is hereby prohibited. b) The use of unregistered or unlicensed power saws/chain saws and similar tree felling equipment shall be banned and prohibited, unless a current and valid license or permit for the use thereof as issued by the Municipal Mayor has been obtained.

c) Hunting, destroying, or mere possession of any plants, animals or other forest products both living and non-living and other species considered endangered or threatened pursuant to existing laws shall be banned and prohibited.

d) The use of unregistered or unlicensed hunting paraphernalia such as airguns, shotguns, and the like shall be banned and prohibited, unless a current and valid permit for the use thereof as issued by the proper authority subject to prior clearance by the Municipal Mayor.

e) No person shall ignite, cause to be ignited, or maintain any open fires except in the following activities: open fires for cooking of food for human consumption in areas designated by law, fires for religious or ceremonial purposes, fires for the prevention and control of pests and diseases, fires for the disposal of dangerous materials or wastes subject to prior clearance or permit issued by the Mayor, fires for training personnel in firefighting, prescribed burning for recognized agricultural, forestry and wildlife management practices, and open fires expressly approved by the DENR and concerned Mayor.

ARTICLE IV. MINERAL RESOURCESSection 9. Scope of Powers.- In addition to the powers, duties and functions of the Municipal

Mayor, to adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve and, mineral, marine, forest and other resources, as provided under Sections 389(b)(9),444(b)(3)(vii), 455(b)(3)(v), and 465(b)(3)(v), respectively.

Section 10.Monitoring and Evaluation. - Within nine (6) months upon effectivity of this Code, there is hereby established a monitoring and evaluation office under the Office of the Mayor for the purpose of ensuring compliance of permittees and/or licensees to pertinent laws, rules and regulations. The Mayor shall also provide assistance to concerned barangays in the establishment of their monitoring and evaluation capability.

ARTICLE V. WATER RESOURCESSection 11. Scope of Powers.- In addition to the powers, duties and functions of the Municipal

Mayor, to adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, forest and other resources, as provided under Sections 389(b)(9), 444(b)(3)(vii), 455(b)(3)(v), and 465(b)(3)(v), respectively, other specific powers of local government units in the management of water resources are enumerated in Section 17, RA 7160, as follows:

a) For a barangay: pursuant to Section 17(b)(1)(iii) and (v), services related to general hygiene and sanitation and maintenance of water supply systems, respectively;

b) For a municipality: water and soil resource utilization and conservation projects, and

Bikol reporter 7april 27-may 3, 2014interbarangay irrigation system, (ii) communal irrigation, small water impounding projects and other similar projects, artesian wells, spring development, rainwater collectors and water supply systems, seawalls, dikes, drainage and sewerage, and flood control pursuant to Section 17(b)(2)(i) and (viii), respectively; and management, protection, rehabilitation, and maintenance of small watershed areas which are sources of local water supply as identified or to be identified by the DENR, pursuant to Section 3.1(c), DAO 30, series of 1992;

Section 12.Governing Laws. - The water resources provisions under this Code shall be governed by, but not limited to, the following national laws:

a) RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) b) Presidential Decree No. 1067 (Water Code of the Philippines of 1976) c) DENR Administrative Order 34-90, (Revised Water Usage and

Classification/Water Quality Criteria Amending Section Nos. 68 and 69, Chapter III of the 1978 NPCC Rules and Regulations) d) DENR Administrative Order No.

35-91 (Revised Effluent Regulations of 1990 Revising and Amending the Effluent Regulations of 1982) e) Republic Act No. 6969 (Toxic

Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990). f) Presidential Decree No. 984 (National Pollution Control

Decree of 1976) g) Presidential Decree No. 825 (Providing Penalty for Improper Disposal of Garbage and Other Forms of Uncleanliness and for Other Purposes) h) Presidential Decree

No. 856 (Code on Sanitation of the Philippines, 1975) i) Presidential Decree No. 1198 (Requiring All Individuals, Partnerships or

Corporations Engaged in the Exploration, Development and Exploitation of Natural Resources or in the Construction of Infrastructure Projects to Restore or Rehabilitate Areas Subject Thereof or Affected Thereby to their Original Condition) Section 13.Operative Principles. - Water resources in the Municipality shall be managed

(a) for the primary purpose of meeting indefinitely the basic requirement for potable water of all residents of Balatan and for sustained agricultural production and (b) for the secondary purpose of securing the availability of adequate supplies of water for the growing population, like industrial, recreational and commercial development activities.

Section 14.Water Quality Monitoring. - Within six (6) months upon effectivity of this Code, the Mayor shall organize and maintain the continuous and effective operation of a 9-member multisectoral Water Resources Committee (WRC) to be composed of the Mayor as Chairman and MHO, SANITARY INSPECTOR, SB ON HEALTH, MPDC, DA, and ABC PRESIDENT as members, including two (2) representatives of non-government organizations as appointed by the Mayor. The Committee shall be vested with the following duties and responsibilities:

a) Conduct regular sampling and cause the analysis of samples collected using the parameters, standards, and procedures established by national laws. The priority parameters to be measured shall include biological oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS) and total coliform. b) Release of the monitoring result to the public particularly to the municipality and barangays concerned. c) Assist national government agencies in the enforcement of anti-pollution laws including Presidential Decree No. 984, DENR Administrative Order 34 (Revised Water Usage and Classification Water Quality Criteria) and DENR Administrative Order No. 35 (Revised Effluent Regulations of 1990) and Republic Act No. 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990). d) Advise the Mayor on policy requirements to safeguard water resources in the municipality.

Section 15.Water Utilization. Potable water shall have the priority over industrial water. Any person operating purifying station for commercial purposes shall submit samples for monthly testing according to BFAD standards.

Section 16.Waterways Conservation, Protection, Maintenance and Retrieval. In coordination with the DENR, the municipality shall determine the present state and quality of water resources under its jurisdiction in order to formulate a water quality management scheme and determine the types and point sources of pollutants, and the allowable volume of effluents that can be permitted into waterways, subject to the standards set by DENR.

Section 17.Prohibited Acts. The following are the prohibited acts: a) Extraction of underground water without necessary permits. b) Fishing on public waterways by poisoning, dynamite, electrocution. c.) Dumping of waste into waterways. d.) Construction of local dumpsites of industrial settlement pits and water treatment plants

less than one (1) kilometer away from the source of potable water supply of the community. e.) Construct or setting up of any structure, temporary or otherwise, that would destroy the

historical and scenic value of natural waterways. Article VI - CONTINUING COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Section 18.Management Direction. Environment management is not management per se, it is management of people. A continuing community education ensures the cultivation of environment-friendly lifestyle and concretizes sustainable use practices among individuals and industries alike.

Section 19.Community Assemblies. Community assembly in each barangay shall be conducted at least twice in a year purposely for environmental management awareness. This shall be conducted by the barangay council and other government agency concern.

Article VII - MONITORING, EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMSection 19.Mandatory Review. The mandatory review of this code by the oversight

Committee shall be every year. Section 20. Oversight Committee Chairman - Municipal Mayor Vice Chairman - Municipal Vice Mayor Members - SB Chairman Committee on Environment ABC President Municipal Health Officer Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator DEPED Representative Municipal Engineer Non- Government Organization Representative MLGOO Section 21.Commitment. The Municipal Government hereby commits its human, fiscal and

technical resources to attain the vision of Balatan to have an effective and efficient implementation of this code regardless of political affiliations, boundaries and tenure of office.

Article VIII - PENALTIES AND SANCTIONSSection 22. Common Penalties. Failure on the part of any person to comply with any of the

obligatory provisions or who violates any of the prohibited acts of this ordinance, in the absence of a specific penalty, shall suffer upon conviction, the payment of fine from five hundred pesos (Php500.00) to two thousand five hundred pesos (Php2,500.00) or an imprisonment from five (5) to six (6) months or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

Article IX - FINAL PROVISIONSection 23. Amendatory Clause. All Municipal Ordinances, Executive Orders issued by the

Municipal Mayor or parts thereof inconsistent with this code are deemed repealed and amended accordingly.

Section 24. Separability Clause . Should any part or portion of this code be declared null and void by the courts, the remaining portion not affected thereby shalll continue to have full force and effort of law.

Section 25. Effectivity. This code shall take effect sixty (60) days after posting in at least ten (10) conspicuous places.

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR: Hon. Robert M. Saysay SECONDARY SPONSORS: The rest of the SB Members

UNANIMOULSY APPROVED

I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.

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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE N0. 2014-005

ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED REVENUE CODE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALATAN, CAMARINES SUR, PARTICULARLY SECTION 4.B.02 [ (A) 4, 18 & 19] THEREOF.

WHEREAS, RA 7160, Section 16.General Welfare. - providesthat Every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied there from, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare;

WHEREAS, on 14 February 1994, the Office of the President issued Proclamation No. 326 signed by then Executive Secretary TeofistoGuingona, Jr. entitled: DECLARING AS A NATIONAL STATE POLICY THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES AND FOUNDLINGS, the pertinent portion of which reads:

Now THEREFORE, I FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by Book I, Chapter 7, Section 27, of the Administrative Code of 1987, do hereby declare that the registration of births, death, marriage and foundlings as a national state policy;

All concerned departments, agencies and local government units are hereby encourage to advance and promulgate measures for the adoption of effective registration procedures, including the elimination of registration fees, in accordance with the Civil Registry Law and other existing laws;

On September 1994, the Department issued Memorandum Circular No. 94-154 entitled: Free of Charge Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Foundlings, pertinent portion of which provides:

In view thereof, all mayors are hereby enjoined to comply with the Presidential Directive and cause the immediate repeal, amendment or modification of their existing ordinances and resolutions exacting civil registration fees and charges;

WHEREAS, local officials of this municipality had deemed it imperative to enforce such policy intended to lessen indigents financial difficulties as well as achieve a more effective&efficient registration of births, death, marriage and foundlings it being a national state policy;

WHEREFORE, On Motion of Hon. Francisco F. Aduviso, Collectively by all SB Members; Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Bayan in Session Assembled that - Section 1. Section 4.B.02 is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 4.B.02 Prescribed Fees. The following shall be the corresponding filing fee chargeable

to every petitioner who files for correction of a clerical change of first name or nickname in the civil registrar.

a.) For correction of clerical or typographical error P 1,000.00 b.) For change of name or nickname 3,000.00 c.) Migrant petitioner: 1. For correction or typographical error 500.00 2. For change of first name 1,000.00 a.) For registration of the following: and certified copies document on file in the office of the

Local Civil Registrar 1. Legitimation P200.00 2. Adoption 200.00 3. Annulment of marriage 200.00 4. Legal Separation or divorce 200.00 5. Naturalization 200.00 6. Election of Citizenship 100.00 7. Certified copies of any document 50.00 In the registrar, each 100 words 8. Voluntary emancipation of minor 50.00 9. Repartition or voluntary renunciation 100.00 Of Citizenship 10. Recognition of impugning or denying such 50.00 Registration, recognition or acknowledgement 11. Judicial determination of paternity or 50.00 Affiliation 12. Aliases 50.00 13.Court decision in the custody of children 50.00 For guardianship or adoption 14.Certified copies of marriage contract, each 50.00 15.Certification of death: 100.00 For claims and settlement 16.Certification of Live Birth For Student 50.00 For Employment 50.00 For Travel Abroad 100.00 For Retirement and Claims 30.00 For application to take board exam 30.00 For establishing citizenship 30.00 c.) Permits for cadaver disposition 1.Burial Permit fee 50.00 2.Fee for Exhumation of cadaver 100.00 3.Fee for disinterment or removal of cadaver 100.00 4.Entrance fee and transfer fee of cadaver 100.00 To the municipality and transfer of the Cadaver from the municipality to other places Outside the municipality. d.) Other service fees/research fees

Bikol reporter8 april 27-may 3, 2014

EXTraJuDiCiaL SETTLEmEnT oF ESTaTE amonG HEirS

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving wife and children of the late MANUEL P. BENITO, who died on October 30, 2009 in Naga City without any will or testament and with no known debts, left a parcel of land covered with TCT No. 13790, with residential house situated at del Rosario, Canaman, Camarines Sur, the parties all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, agree to divide and adjudicate among themselves the described property in equal shares; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Maico T. Julia, Jr.; Doc. No. 60, Page No. 12, Book No. 361, Series of 2014.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: April 20, 27 and May 4, 2014

EXTraJuDiCiaL SETTLEmEnT oF ESTaTE amonG HEirS

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving wife and children of the late MANUEL P. BENITO, who died on October 30, 2009 in Naga City without any will or testament and with no known debts, left a memorial lot he acquired at Peafrancia Memorial Park Corporation located at Balatas, Naga City: Area-Court of Peafrancia, S.P. Garden, Section F, Block 020, Lot No. 001-006, the parties all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, agree to divide and adjudicate among themselves the described memorial lot in equal shares; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Maico T. Julia, Jr.; Doc. No. 60, Page No. 12, Book No. 361, Series of 2014.BIKOL REPORTERPublished: April 20, 27 and May 4, 2014

1.For the preparation of marriage license 50.00 2.For the registration of divorce 50.00 3.For the registration of adoption 50.00 4.For registration of legitimation 50.00 5.For registration of naturalization 50.00 6.For the registration of the change of name 50.00 7.For services of issuance of certified true 50.00 Copies of documents and other records 8.For services in the issuance of copies of 50.00 Documents and other official records

SECTION 2. Penal Clause.Any person found violating any provision of this ordinance shall be meted with the penalty as provided for under the 2012 Revised Revenue Code of Balatan, CHAPTER VIII, ARTICLE A, GENERAL PENAL PROVISION SECTION 8.A. 01.

SECTION 3. Separability Clause. If any part/portion /provisions of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any competent court, any part or provisions hereof not affected thereby shall be in full force and effect.

SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. Any ordinance/s inconsistent with the provisions herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.Sponsor: Hon. Francisco F. Aduviso Jr.DATE ENACTED: January 6, 2014I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.

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Present: HON. JIMMY B. VILLAREAL Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer HON. MA. CECILIA C. CUARTO SB Member HON. GABRIEL R. HUAB SB Member HON. FRANCISCO F. ADUVISO JR. SB Member HON. MA. ISABEL B. BORJA SB Member HON. ROBERT M. SAYSAY SB Member HON. NELSON C. BALATAN SB Member HON. JORGE Z. PARANAL JR. SB Member Absent: HON. WENEFREDO R. MEDIADO SB Member

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MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE N0. 2014-006

ORDINANCE REQUIRING CERTAIN BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS POULTRY, PIGGERY, GAS STATION, RICE MILL, & SIMILAR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) FROM DENR/Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)PRIOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT& OPERATION OF THE SAME.

WHEREAS, Philippine Constitution,Section 15provides thatthe State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, RA 7160, CHAPTER II, SECTION 16, General Welfare. - Every local government unit shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied there from, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare;

WHEREAS, RA 7160 further empowers the lgus through the Sangguniang Bayan to pass local laws which will protect and ensure the health & safety of its constituents from being endangered &devastated by environmental hazards as to promote public welfare and well-being;

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Bayan of Balatan, Camarines Sur, in Session assembled Sur that:

Section 1. This ordinance shall be known as AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING CERTAIN BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS POULTRY, PIGGERY, GAS STATION, RICE MILL, & SIMILAR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO SECURE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) FROM DENR/Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)PRIOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT & OPERATION OF THE SAME.

Section 2. This requirement shall be secured prior establishment & operation thereof. Section 3. This requirement shall apply only to business establishment aforecited with

initial net capitalization of P500,000.00 and above. Section 4. Securing of ECC shall undergo environmental impact assessment by the

environmental management Bureau (EMB), DENR, to determine whether such project/areas are environmentally critical or hazardous pursuant to PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1586 & other existing pertinent environment laws & issuances. All other projects, undertakings and areas not declared by Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), DENR, as environmentally critical shall be considered as non-critical projects and undergo to provide additional environmental safeguards as it may deem necessary.

Section 5. SANCTION. Business establishments shall not be granted permit for their operation unless said requirements is duly complied with.

Section 6. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, a part or certain provision of this ordinance be held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, same shall not affect the rest of the provision herein provided.

Section 7. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed and/or modified accordingly.

Section 8. EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval.SPONSOR: Hon. Jorge Z. Paraal Jr.Enacted: January 6, 2014UNANIMOUSLY APPROVEDI HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.

By JoSEPH JoHn J. PErEZ

LEGAZPI CITY Bi-col region contingents have notched four top prizes in the recently concluded 2014 Na-tional Schools Press Confer-ence (NSPC) held at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Freeport Zone, Olongapo City on April 7 to 10, according to the top official of the Department of Education (DepEd) Bicol re-gional office here.

Top Bicol winners were De-nise Ibarondo of Iriga Central School, the team from Tabaco National High School, school publications The Bicol Scholar and Ang Isarog.

Denise Ibarondo, coached by Rhodora Ilano, of Iriga Cen-tral School notched first place for the Sports Writing Filipino Elementary Category.

Tabaco National High School team, composed of An-gelu Bermas, Rian Joseph Gu-rimbao, Leonides Tim Cruel V, Romadel Gonzalo, Ashwell Bo-bier, Vina Montino, John Martin Cirio, was declared first place overall for Radio Production-Radio Broadcasting and Script Writing English, secondary lev-el group event with coach Salve B. Estrella. The same team also won fourth place for Best Script and sixth place for Best in Technical Application and team member Angelu Bermas grabbed the third place for Best Anchor in the same category.

The Bicol Scholar, the of-ficial publication of the Phil-ippine Science High School (PSHS) Bicol region campus notched first place for its Sci-ence and Technology Section under the School Paper Com-petition (English) category with coach Jerry M. Noveno;

Ang Isarog, the official pub-lication of the Camarines Sur National High School, mean-while was awarded as first place for the category Pahinang Balita School Paper Competi-tion (Filipino) with adviser Ai-leen Andal.

DepEd Bicol officer in charge Ramon Fiel Abcede said, "It is desired that campus journalism be continuously en-hanced in Bicol Region through more intensive trainings and workshops for campus journal-ists.

Region IV-A gained the top honors followed by the Na-tional Capital Region as second

place, Region 3 settled for third place and Bicol ranked fourth in the overall results of the said student press tilt.

Also featured special awardees from Bicol are Krys-telle Anne M. Jove of Iriga Central School as Outstand-ing Campus Journalist and Ju-dith A. Bellen of Bacacay East Central School as Outstanding School Paper Adviser for the elementary level; Ferna Del C. Simbulan of the Philippine Sci-ence High School-Bicol Region Campus as Outstanding Cam-pus Journalist and Marcial B. Bellen of Tabaco National High School as Outstanding School Paper Adviser, both for the sec-ondary category.

Other Bicol winners for the individual events under the elementary level are : Nicole Balde of Bicol University Col-lege of Education- Integrated Laboratory School, third place for Editorial Writing-English with coach Sherry Orozco; Maida Boragay of Carolina Elem. School in Naga City, third place for Editorial Writ-ing-Filipino with coach Le-onora Navarette; Joann Marie Guererro of St. Agnes Academy

in Legazpi City, third place for Feature Writing-Filipino with coach Aryan Nepomuceno; Angel Mancera of Ligao West Central School, fourth place for News Writing-English with coach Erlynn Moises; Frances Mae Nagrampa of Iriga Central School, fifth place for Feature Writing-Filipino with coach Leah Gregorio; Arnold Anora of Camarines Norte State College-Abao Campus, sixth place for News Writing-Filipino with coach Beverly Musa; Trisha Bitara of Ibalon Central School in Legazpi City, seventh place for Editorial Writing-Filipino; and Al Xavier Galicia of Albay Central School in Legazpi City as seventh place for Editorial Cartooning-English with coach Margarita Maravilla.

For the elementary level group events, the Bicol winners are: Tabaco South Central Ele-mentary School team composed of Dona Bolilan, Angela Mar, Juleane Borres, Ibiza Toledo, Kurt Nocos, Danelene Brutas and Karyl Mariscal, third place for Best Script under Radio Scriptwriting and Broadcast-ing-English with coach Legia

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BiKoL rEPorTErPublished: april 27-may 3, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICIn Compliance to MARINA Memorandum Circular No. 177, Notice is

hereby served to the public that motorboat owner, aBnEr C. rECTo, Jr. of Ason, Garchitorena, Camarines Sur sold his passenger/cargo boat named mBca "iVy" with Official No. 05-0000469 to DanTE L. EnCinarES of Bahi, Garchitorena, Cam. Sur per Notarized Deed of Sale dated 24 march 2014. Based on Certificate of Ownership bearing No. 036055 and Certificate of Philippine registry bearing no. 036056 both issued on 30 June 2011 at marina Legazpi City, of the said vessel were presented to this Authority and the same were found to be clean and without any record of mortgages, liens and encumbrances. The subject fishing boat will be changed to a new name, mBca "Dan - 2". Any person(s) entity(ies) who have claims/interests in the above-mentioned vessel may submit your claims in writing with Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Regional Office V at 2/F RDC Primeland Bldg., Landco Business Park, Legazpi City within seven (7) working days from date of publication.

BiKoL rEPorTErPublished: april 27 - may 3, 2014


Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City

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CaCErES HEiGHTS rESorT and SuBDiViSionCaceres Heights Subd. Club House, km 9 Brgy. Pacol, Naga City

SCHEDuLE oF aCTiViTiESApril 30, 2014 3:00PM Screening SM City Naga 8:00PM Public & Press Presentation Bora HutMay 01 6:00AM Photoshoot Caceres Heights Club HouseMay 07 4:00PM Billeting Caceres Heights Club HouseMay 08 8:00AM Rehearsal Caceres Heights Club House 7:00PM Dinner Hillary & Andrew Restaurant- Barlin St. 9:00PM Bar Hopping Sadi Baloy-Barlin St.May 09 6:00AM Tree Planting Panicuason/Caceres Heights Site 9:00AM Rehearsal Caceres Heights Club House 12:00 NN Lunch Krypton Grill CBD Terminal 2:00PM Rehearsal Caceres Heights Club House 7:00PM Dinner 9:00PM Bar Hopping Kina Mon Restobar Magsaysay AvenueMay 10 6:00AM Motorcade City Proper 10:00AM Final Rehearsal Caceres Heights Club House 1:00PM Lunch Caceres Heights Club House 3:00PM Pre-judging Caceres Heights Club House 6:00PM Dinner 7:00PM Final Showdown Pool Site Caceres Heights

women in the academeBy EDiTa o. PanunCio

Teacher ii, Teacher-in-ChargeBocogan Elemenentary School

Lagonoy north District, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

An old but wise saying goesThe hands that rock the cradle are the hands that rule the world. This is not, however, belittling men. Men and women do have defi nite roles in shaping the world and one is as important as the other. No misgiving. No taking sides. No underestimating. Men and women occupy the same great seat especially in the matter of molding the youth of the land, in shaping the destiny of a nation. We have had two lady presidents already which means that the most important position in Philippine government is not for men alone. We have lady senators and many lady congressmen, many lady lawyers and doctors, etc. For sometime, UP, FEU. UE and Trinity University had lady presidents. In the academe, many high positions have women sitting on them.

In the public schools, there are more female teachers than male, especially in the elementary grades. Maybe because teaching has always been taken as an exclusivity of the femme fatale. Maybe because women