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“ Di Na Natuto” : Heritageadvocate on Iriga LGU of fi cials

DOLE-V steps up fight versus

child labor in mining areas

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National Museum has declared the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay as national cultural

treasure, the country’s highest designation for a cultural property.

PIA FORUM JRM, PIA V/CAMARINES SUR

COMELEC-Cam Sur spokesperson Alex Marpuri, Civil Service Commission (CSC)-CamSur Supervisor Jocelyn Marifosque and CamSur Police Provincial Of fice (CSPPO) Of ficer-in-

Charge Walfredo Pornillos were the Guests of the Forum@PIA held on January 22, at t he Multi-Purpose Hall of t he CSPPO at Concepcion Grande, Naga City. The guests respectively

discussed election-related issues, particularly on t he security measures and apprehensions of the on-going COMELEC Checkpoints, and the CSC resolution concerning government

of ficials and employees "liking" and "sharing" on FB pages.

By DANNY O. CALLEJA

LEGAZPI CITY – The

Department of Labor and

Employment (DOLE) Bi-

col regional of fice here on

Thursday said its fight

against child labor in the

gold mining sites of Masbate

and Camarines Norte is un-

relenting.

“Our war on child labor,

particularly in gold panning

sites of Masbate and Cama-

rines Norte, is a continuing

and unyielding campaign,”

DOLE Regional Director Na-

thaniel Lacambra said.

He made the statement

following a recent report re-

leased by the Human Rights

Watch (HRW) which revealed

Dir. LACAMBRA

NAGACITY - Amember

of a heritage advocate group

based here has lamented the

failure of the local govern-

ment of ficials of the City of

Iriga to learn from its recent

lesson on heritage preserva-

tion.

“ Di na natuto,” the advocate

who requested anonymity said

as he quoted the title of Gary

Valenciano’s jazzy song, in re-

lation to the recent decision of

the Iriga LGU to demolish the

old city hall in Iriga to give way

to the supermarket giant, Pure-

gold.

He said the city govern-

ment should have learned about

heritage appreciation from the

December declaration by the

National Museum of the Barit

Bridge in barangay Santiago as

an important cultural property,

which effectively stopped the

plan of the city government to

demolish it along the national

government’s tourism program.

Last week, the city govern-

ment had given the go-signal

for the demolition of the more

than 70-year old structure fac-

ing the iconic Rizal park.

In the same week, four

punong barangays of the city

filed a petition with the National

Commission for Culture and the

Arts praying for the issuance of

a cease-and-desist order.

They argued that the old

city hall is an important cul-

tural property because it has a

historical marker and that it is

more than 50 years old accord-

ing to Sec. 5 of R.A. 10066 or

the National Cultural Heritage

Act of 2009.

As if to quell the opposition

to the project, the city govern-

ment recently posted a tarpaulin

showing that the faça de of the

old city hall will be maintained

along contemporary a daptive

reuse architectural practice.

serious cases of child labor in

these areas.

Lacambra said his of fice

has never backed down with

its commitment to end child

labor in the region’s mining

sites despite the dif ficult chal-

lenge.

In its 35-page report, a

copy of which obtained by the

Philippine News Agency here

recently, the HRW said “thou-

sands of children in the Phil-

ippines risk their lives every

day mining gold.”

Children work in unstable

25-meter-deep pits that could

collapse at any moment.

They mine gold underwa-

ter, along the shore, or in riv-

ers, with oxygen tubes in their

mouths and process gold with

mercury, a toxic metal, risk-

ing irreversible health damage

from mercury poisoning, the

report said.

The HRW said that during

an investigation in Camarines

Norte and Masbate provinces,

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The old city hall with its imposing neo-classical design now fenced in to giveway to a national grocery chain.



BIKOL REPORTER2 JANUARY 24-30, 2016OPINION

From government service if you’re

in it? Duh?

Take it from a Civil Service

Commission representative who

guested in the recent PIA Forum in

this city.She said: “Liking per se is not

absolutely wrong, what is wrong is

that when you start to share that

particular page, when you try to

distribute that particular page that

will influence the view of your friends

that’s the time that it b ecomes illegal.

If you think it is not necessary to like

a page you better not. You should

be appropriate with your actions, be

mindful of your actions.”

If “liking ” and sharing what one likes

in a particular candidate is already

engaging, “directly or indirectly,

in any electioneering or partisan

political campaign,” as provided in

Art. 4 of t he Phil ippi ne Cons titu tion ,

then we can start looking around.

Have we found ourselves in a timewarp back to the Marcosian years?

Yet, we thought we had already

deposed a dictator in 1986.

The social media is a great equalizer,

a democratic space where people

can express their own thoughts,

their preferences and share them to

others.

Sharing one’s preferences to as

many friends in the social media

is still freedom of expression, and

curtailing that with the Damocletian

threat of partisan politicking i s to use

a Martial Law years term, backsliding

to a an authoritarian regime.

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as “Singlish”.Until lately, as in the Philippines –

gambling was shunned upon by theSingapore government! But casinosare now allowed within the city state.with big gambling centers in Sentosa

Island and at the now fully developedMarina Business area. Singaporeanshave to pay S$l00 upon entry incasinos. Foreigners have to just showtheir passports as part of security.There are new structures within theMarina Center – highlighted by a giantferris wheel and two centers for plantdisplays.

PHL SOVEREIGNTY: The SupremeCourt has approved the EnhancedDefense Cooperation Agreement(EDCA) with the United States of

America. This is in addition to otherexisting “mutual” defense treatisesbetween the two countries. Four SC

justices questioned the lack of Senateconcurrence of EDCA even as they saidthe provisions may lead to the loss ofour sovereignty since it allows the USAforces to construct buildings and tokeep defense materials in designatedareas.

The dissenters may be right – if the

(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).

CITY STATE: I was in Singapore lastweek – visiting our closest partner (Ng& Lee, CPAs) in the DFK International

Accountants and Consultantsaggrupation. The city state – with justover 5 million citizens – is the mosteconomically progressive nation in the

ASEAN fold. It has changed so muchin the last two years characterized byits shift from technology and financialleadership goals towards becoming thebest and biggest “Fun” City in this partof the world.

The new, additional infrastructuresare geared to maximize its tourisminflows – from first class hotels to worldclass tourists’ facilities. Sentosa Islandis the favorite visitors’ destination – withits Universal Studios, Underwater Showand Zoo – complemented by ResortsWorld Casino and Hotel. Touristsusually travel to the island by way of theaffordable cable car. Now, access tothe island facilities is available to thosecoming overland (including modest-priced, metered taxis and buses).

SHOPPING: Products sold in mallsand department stores are mostlyimported – quality goods. There arealso those made in India. Eight percent of Singaporean citizens are ofIndian descent, and a similar percentare Malays, with the balance consistingof Chinese. Unlike those in HongKong, the chinese population therewant themselves to be known asSingaporeans – with their typical flairfor the English language characterized

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ruling came at a time when China hasnot yet started encroaching on ourterritories in the Western PhilippineSea. Without US support, our legalskirmishes with bullying China –even if eventually successful –willmean “nothing” as we have no realpower to enforce our legal triumphs.The leftists among us should shouttheir voices hoarse to pray that theirsupposed chinese patron will justleave us and our territorial waters –alone!

TERRORISM: This threat isreal and truly dangerous to our lifeand health. Beware whenever youare in metropolitan areas, more soin crowded centers frequented byforeigners, Always be alert – andwatchful of suspicious people andsituations. Report to authoritiesunnatural things you may see –like unidentified bags left in certainplaces. Going to malls withoutdefined purposes could be bad foryour health. Better stay at home and

just watch your favorite “teleserye”. At the Singapore airport gate for

our trip back to Manila – I warnedmy companions and their friends tostay together, away from suspiciouslooking foreigners. Thanks to God

– our Cebu Pacific Airways planehas no first and business classseats- so all of us were bunched inthe economy section. From what Ihave read, most of the recent victimsof terrorist attacks are Caucasians!Explosives are directed “to whom itmay concern”- so always stay awayfrom crowds.

PSALM: Our God is a God who

saves; escape from death is always

in our Lord’s hands!

the gun ban and prevent any violence

related to the upcoming 2016 polls.No person is allowed to carry or

transport firearms or other deadlyweapons in public places such asstreets, parks, buildings, and privatevehicles.

People licensed to possess orcarry firearms are also covered bythis prohibition, except for those whoget hold of a written authority from theComelec.

Motorists are expected to submitthemselves to checkpoints which areessential to ensure peaceful elections.

And having been proven an effectivetool in crime prevention time and again,checkpoints are also most welcome toa lot of people.

But there are certain limitations inthe conduct of these checkpoints thatmotorists should be made aware of toprotect them from possible abuses ofcorrupt law enforcers.

We have heard o f suchmaltreatments during checkpointsin past election periods and wouldnot want people to experience themagain.

Remember that motorists need notstep out of their vehicles or subjectthemselves to physical search unlessa crime was committed or is beingcommitted involving the subject vehicleor its driver.

Also, they cannot be compelledto open the car’s doors, trunk, glovecompartment or bags. Law enforcersare only allowed to conduct a visualsearch of the vehicle.

Comelec checkpoints should not belocated in dark corners and manned byauthorities in civilian clothes. Instead,motorists should immediately seethat they are headed to a checkpointcomplete with proper lights and signs,with members of the police or militaryin proper uniform and identificationtags.

If these “Guidel ines on theEstablishment of Checkpoints” asindicated by the law are not properlyfollowed, motorists should report it tothe authorities right away.

Bear in mind that rules are madeto be followed by everyone, be theycivilians or men in uniform.

* * *SHORT BURSTS. For comments

or reactions, email [email protected] or tweet @Side_View. Readcurrent and past issues of this columnat http://www.tempo.com.ph/category/opinion/firing-line/

The Daily Tribune dated Jan. 15, 2016reported that Pres. Benigno S. Aquinovetoed the bill that would increase thepension of 1.9 million SSS members byP2,000 saying the SSS will be bankruptin 2029 if it will spend P56B for this.

Sen. Cynthia Villar, author of the billfinds the reason unacceptable becauseit is still in 2029. They could find a wayin making this agency efficient. Themerit of the bill and help it instead wereoverlooked.

Sen. Ralph Recto said if the Presidentfinds P2,000 very high, he may considerP1,000 per pensioner.

The government has billions ofsavings, PAGCOR money and P42.8billion SSS investment reserve fund.

This veto of the President shows lackof compassion to the poor pensioners.

If VP Binay is President, I believe hewill grant this because he is pro-poor.

His record as mayor of Makati Cityshows his concern and care for seniorcitizens.

*****The following column of Robert B.

Roque Jr. in the Tempo dated Jan. 14,2016 is informative of the citizens rightsat checkpoints.

As the 120- day elect ion perio dstarted last Sunday, the Commissionon Elections (Comelec) also beganenforcing a nationwide gun ban set tolast until June 8, 2016.

The police and the military havealready set up checkpoints under thesupervision of the Comelec to implement

Pres. Aquino vetoed bill t hat will i ncrease SSSPensions and Citizens Rights at Checkpoints

NENITAFUENTEBELLA-PEÑONES

FROM

MY

WINDOW

BIKOL REPORTER 7JANUARY 24-30, 2016

RABIES REDUCTIONThe Naga City government through the City Veterinarian Of fice and the Naga City Health Boardorganized a Rabies Summit where Punong barangays, barangay chairpersons on health, and

barangay health workers gathered to unif y efforts in combating th e rabies disease.

DepEd Sorsogon to get P8-Mtemporary classroomsBy Connie B. Destura

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

province of Sorsogon will

have 134 temporary learn-

ing spaces (TLS) worth

Php8 million which will be

initially constructed in 56

schools located in 13 towns,

a Department of Education

Sorsogon Schools Division

Of fice staff said Thursday.Joseph John J. Perez,

SSDO information of ficer,

said a memorandum issued by

DepEd Sorsogon Schools Di-

vision Superintendent Loida

Nidea revealed that almost all

the municipalities in Sorso-

gon will benefit from the TLS,

except for Juban, based on the

list generated by the DepEd

Central Of fice which selected

the beneficiary schools.

Perez said the TLS is one

simple structure made of

wood, plywood and galva-

nized iron roofing designed

by the DepEd which is con-

structed as a temporary class-

room in schools affected by

calamities.

This structure was first

introduced in Albay last year

when the province was affect-

ed by the volcanic activities of

Mt. Mayon, he said.

Based on the latest Rapid

Assessment of Damages Re-

port (RADAR) of DepEd

Sorsogon, 401 out of its 530

total schools, elementary and

secondary combined, reported

damages in their classrooms

caused by Typhoon “Nona”

that ravaged the province onDec. 14, 2015.

Totally damaged class-

rooms reached 560 while 948

classrooms incurred major

damages, the report further

revealed.

Meanwhile, DepEd Un-

dersecretary for Finance and

Administration Reynaldo An-

tonio Laguda issued a memo-

randum instructing that the

funds for TLS can only be

utilized for the procurement

of materials, supplies and la-

bor for the construction of the

structure.

“All division DRRM co-

ordinators should ensure sub-

mission of the TLS monitor-

ing template, (and) regionalDRRM coordinators are re-

quired to monitor the progress

of TLS procurement and con-

struction by ensuring that all

divisions submit the necessary

documents on time, complete

and accurate,” Laguda said.

it interviewed 65 child miners

about their work in artisanal

and small-scale gold mines.

The children described

how they were terrified when

climbing down shafts or diving

into pits and they complained

about the health effects of the

work, such as back pain, skin

infections, and muscle spasms

consistent with symptoms of

DOLE-V STEPS UP FIGHT VERSUS CHILD LABOR IN MINING AREAS . . .

mercury poisoning.

The HRW also interviewed

witnesses to a fatal mining

accident, in which a 17-year-

old boy and his adult brother

were asphyxiated in a deep pit

mine in September 2014, the

report said.

Further, the report said, the

government of the Philippines

has not done nearly enough to

protect children from the haz-

ards of child labor in small-

scale gold mining as although it

has ratified treaties and enactedlaws to combat the worst forms

of child labor, it has largely

failed to implement them.

The government, the report

noted, barely monitors child

labor in mining and does not

penalize employers or with-

draw children from these dan-

gerous work environments.

“While the government has

taken some important steps to

ensure education for all, the

number of out-of-school chil-

dren working in gold mines re-

mains a concern. Mining and

environmental regulations for

small-scale mines—including

a March 2015 ban on mercury

use and underwater mining—

have gone unenforced, despite

the government’s promise to

reduce mercury and to make

mining beneficial for the popu-

lation,” it said.

The government’s lack of

concrete action reflects not

only insuf ficient staff and tech-

nical capacity, but also a lack

of political will by national and

local of ficials to take measures

that will not be well-received

by the local population in im-

poverished areas, or by mine

owners and traders that rely

on child labor, according to the

HRW report.

With regard to mining, itsuggested the government

should support the creation

of a legal, regulated, child-

labor-free, small-scale gold

mining sector that helps rural

families thrive as well as ratify

and implement the Minamata

Convention, notably by intro-

ducing mercury-free process-

ing methods and taking special

steps to protect children from

mercury.

“Others, too, should act to

end child labor in this sector.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipi-

nas buys gold from local trad-

ers and exports it, but has no

process in place to check the

conditions in which the gold

has been mined,” it added.

With such report, Lacambra

said, DOLE-Bicol dispatched

two composite teams immedi-

ately after hearing about it for

verification purposes and in

order to plan and facilitate its

continuous intervention.

Moreover, he said, weeks

after the HRW report, ma-

jor interventions such as the

orientation on Republic Act

(RA) 9231 and programs and

services particularly on liveli-

hood grant were conducted by

his of fice to the parents, child

laborers and local of ficials in

the municipalities of Labo andJose Panganiban, Camarines

Norte.

RA9231 is an act providing

for the elimination of the worst

forms of child labor and af-

fording stronger protection for

the working child, amending

for this purpose RA7610 oth-

erwise known as the Special

Protection of Children Against

Child Abuse, Exploitation and

Discrimination.

Pledges of commitment on

the parts of parents and local

government of ficials to stop

once and for all child labor in

the area were also solicited and

the feedbacks were positive,

Lacambra said.

“So far, we saw that the

parents understood the law and

the dangers of child labor in

mining. We are happy that the

LGUs concerned gave their

commitment and support to

the program,” DOLE assistant

regional director Maria Karina

Trayvilla said.

She said members of the

Barangay Council for the

Protection of Children in Ca-

marines Norte’s Labo, Jose

Panganiban and Paracale, all

gold-rich towns notorious in

gold panning operations, have

been tapped by DOLE in the

continuous monitoring of childlabor incidents in the small-

scale mining areas.

For Masbate where records

show there were around 20,000

working children mostly en-

gaged in small-scale mining,

particularly in the gold-rich

town of Aroroy, Lacambra

said a DOLE program that pro-

vided focused, converged, and

therefore, synchronized strate-

gies to effectively address the

problem had already been put

in place.

Such program, he said add-

ed more help in education to

child laborers by way of pro-

viding them school transporta-

tion allowance, school supplies

and uniforms, meal provisions

and livelihood opportunities

for their parents.



BIKOL REPORTER6 JANUARY 24-30, 2016

NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT

DECEMBER 7, 2015 JOVITAB. CLUBLEY

DECEMBER 12, 2015 HONORATO B. PASCO

DECEMBER 12, 2015 MAIDEN H. BALDEMOR

DECEMBER 13, 2015 RAUL D. SIBAYAN

DECEMBER 15, 2015 HILARION B. BONGAPAT

DECEMBER 17, 2015 YANACHELSY S. NERIC

DECEMBER 20, 2015 LUISAM. BABELONIA

DECEMBER 21, 2015 JOSE D. PARCO

DECEMBER 20, 2015 EDUARDO C. SEVA

DECEMBER 20, 2015 ROBERT T. QUIEN

DECEMBER 26, 2015 MARION MIKE V. ALAMER

DECEMBER 26, 2015 ESIDERIAT. ARRIOLA

DECEMBER 28, 2015 ANACLETO C. COLAWAY

FOR DECEM ERFOR DECEMBER

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur

City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0089-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement andpursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1Guidelines in the Implementation of the AdministrativeOrder No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Noticeis hereby served to the public that BERNARDO AKLANDECIN has filed with this Of fice, a Petition for correctionof entry in BIRTH from “NOV. 10, 1960” to “AUG. 20,1960” in the certificate of live birth of BERNARDO AKLANDESIN at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parentsare AGUINALDO DESIN and FELICIANA AKLAN.

Any person adversely affected by said petition mayfile his written opposition with this of fice not later thanFebruary 6, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER

Published: January 24 and 31, 2016

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the HEIRS/SELLERS are thelegal and sole heirs of Sps. JOSE B. BELASON who diedon 12 Feb. 2007 at San Isidro, Naga City, Cam Sur andCIRCONCISION SOLINA BELASON who died on 24 April2014 at Naga City; left a parcel of agricultural land situatedin San Isidro, Naga City covered by TCT No. 1005; theHEIRS/SELLERS for and in consideration of the amountof TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P250,000.00)pesos only, payment in full is hereby acknowledged fromthe BUYERS Sps. Frederic S. Pandes and Michelle BicalPandes, both of legal age, Filipino and with residence a Blk.5, Lot 30, Como St., Camella Homes, Naga City, herebySELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of Absolute Salethe described parcel of land; as acknowledged by NotaryPublic Atty. Mila Raquid-Arroyo, Doc. No. 169, Page No.9, Book No. XV, Series of 2015.

Bikol Reporter Published: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

OF ESTATE OF THE LATE EUSEBIO

REVILLA AMOMA

Notice is hereby given that the named parties arethe sole heirs/children of the late EUSEBIO REVILLA

AMOMA who died last December 19, 2015 at the Om-bao Polpog, Bula, Camarines Sur, leaving no Will orTestament and no known debts, left a certain amountat the United Coconut Planters Bank, Pili Branch asevidenced of his passbook; that for reason of his deaththe surviving children/heirs of Eusebio Revilla Amomabecomes the common owners of the subject depositsas acknowledged by Notary Public Atty. Reynaldo L.Herera, Doc. No. 34, Page No. 8 Book No. 92, Seriesof 2015

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016

Let us a l help our c i y a happy and beau t ful place to live in.

address the proper manage-ment and fertilization of old

coffee and cacao trees in the

region.

DA Public Information

Of ficer Emily Bordado said

in an interview that the de-

partment is crafting plans

to ensure that production of

HVC in the region will im-

prove by expanding planting

sites for cacao, sweet potato,

coffee, pineapple and gabi.

In a press release, DA dis-

closed that to achieve these

targets, the programs will

provide interventions such

as seed production for buf-

fer stocking, planting materi-

als and production facilities

like nursery, rain shelter, and

scion grove.

DA will also provide

small-scale irrigation, pro-

duction equipment/machiner-

ies, market-related activitiesand extension support.

Imperial also shared that

the program’s priorities will

include advancement of ef-

ficiency level of farm op-

eration and management,

enhancement of productiv-

ity and production of prior-

ity commodities, compliance

with export protocols and

standards, linked HVC to lo-

cal and international markets

and ensure steady supply and

prices of primary commodi-

ties.

The High Value Crops De-

velopment Program is one of

the banner programs of DA.

It endeavors to address the

country’s concern on food

security, poverty alleviation

and sustainable growth while

sustaining the production of

high value crops.

DA SETS EYE ON HIGH VALUE . . .

LGU Naga bares Outstanding Barangay CouncilsBy ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

NAGA CITY --- Baran-

gays Concepcion Peqeuna,

Dayangdang and Pacol were

given accolades during the

first Outstanding Sangguni-

ang Barangay Awards held

Saturday, at the Avenue Con-

vention Center, here.

Barangay Concepcion

Pequena received P1M worth

of projects after being ad-

judged as the most outstanding

barangay in Naga City duringthe search, edging 26 other

competitors who are also vy-

ing for the said recognition.

A brainchild of Naga City

Vice Mayor Nelson S. Lega-

cion, the award endeavors to

acknowledge and give ap-

preciation to barangay coun-

cils that have excelled in their

performance as legislators and

have fostered transparence,

good governance and have en-

couraged participation from its

constituents.

Second and 3rd place

went to Barangays Dayang-

dang and Pacol awarded with

plaques and P750,000.00 and

P500,000.00 worth of projects,

respectively.

Mayor John Bongat stated

that the Award is a giant leap to

the future of a better service in

the barangay. He went back to

the best quote of former Mayor

Jesse Robredo, saying “the

most important ingredient of

leadership is character.” Bon-

gat added that the Sangguni-

ang Award will definitely give

awards to barangays that have

defined a character of public

service to its constituents.

“This is important to the

life of every Barangay Council

because this is an innovation

– this is the first time that weare holding the Sangguniang

Barangay Awards. This will

definitely challenge the capa-

bilities of the Barangay Coun-

cil to be at par with the best

Barangay Councils, if not the

best Barangay Councils in the

entire Philippines.”

Legacion shared how they

were inspired by the EN-

ABL2E Program that was

launched 20 months ago that

gave way to the birth of the 1st

Outstanding Sangguniang Ba-

rangay Awards.

Empowerment and Ad-

vancement of Barangay on Lo-

cal Legislation or ENABL2E

program in April 2014 thru Or-

dinance 2014-008, endeavors

to improve the capabilities and

proficiencies of barangay of-

ficials, particularly those who

are involved in crafting poli-

cies and set directions for their

constituents.

Department of Interior and

Local Government (DILG) Re-

gional Director Elouisa Pastor

who was invited to grace the

awarding, hailed the said ini-

tiative and hopes that it would

encourage other local govern-

ment units in line with the pro-

motion of good governance.

Camarines Sur 3rd District

Representative Leni Robredo,

in spite of her busy schedule

took time to attend the said

awarding ceremony and em-

phasized that the awards should

not only promote the recogni-

tion that goes with it but the

inspiration it would impart to

their constituents.

Robredo announced that she

filed a barangay reform bill in

Congress and already received

words from DBM and DILG a

week ago that the bill has been

finalized.

2015 SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY AWARDS A brain child of Naga City Vic e Mayor Nel son S. L egacio n, thefirst Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards was heldSaturday, January 16, 2016 at the Avenue Convention Center,Naga City. This year's awardees are: 1st place - ConcepcionPequeña; 2nd and 3rd place went to Barangays Dayangdangand Pacol awarded with plaques and P1,000,000.00,P750,000.00 and P500,000.00 worth of projects, respectively.

S of Concepcion PequeñaSB of Concepcion Pequeña

S of DayangdangSB of Dayangdang

S of PacolSB of Pacol


GATA MASSACRE PRESSCONCounselfor the victims andthe Punong Barangay of Gataanswer questions fromthe localmedia on

the status of the case of the four small-scale miners killed in 2014.(fpj)

“ Kahit Konting Pagtingin,”

Brgy. Gata PB asks De LimaNAGA CITY - Quoting

the title of a Ric Segretosong, the village chief of

Barangay Gata in Caramo-an has called on senatorial

candidate Laila de Lima to

take a second look at thekilling of four small-scale

miners on March 22, 2014,

in what has now come to be

known as the Gata Massa-cre.

“Kahit kunting pagtingin, pakisuri ninyo muli ang

kaso,” Punong Barangay

Mercy Sueno said during a press conference l ast week

at the Ecotel here, calling for

justice to the victims in themassacre.

She was particularly con-

cerned with the exclusion of

Francisco “Eco” Tria among

the respondents in the recent

order by Department of Jus-tice.

Tria, the team leader of

the Sagip Kalikasan TaskForce(SKTF) created by Ex-

ecutive Order No. 04-001 on

September 6, 2004 by thenGovernor Luis Raymund F.

Villafuerte, was among thosenamed by the Commission on

Human Rights V(CHR V) in

its final investigation reportdated May 22, 2014 on the

killing of Julio R. Labiano,

Rene R. Labiano, SalemE.Virtuz and Jesse A. Bron-

dia.

Sueno also called onDe Lima to make good her

promise that she will see to it

that justice will be given the

victims.

“Kayo po ang nagbigay saakin ng lakas na lumaban da-

hil sabi n’yo po nang dumu-

log ako sa inyong tanggapanay ‘Fight’,” she recalled.

During the press confer-

ence, Atty. Cesar Baluyot,the counsel for the victims,

opined that the determinationwhether a witness has the ca-

pacity to identify a particular

person through hand-heldradio is a matter that should

properly be made during a

trial. He was commenting onthe decision of USec. Baraan

to drop the name of Tria on

the ground that the witnesscould not have the certainty

to identify a person through

his voice on the radio.In the CHR report, witness

Elmer Labiano identified Tria

as the voice on the radio “in-structing his members to

leave the place and prepare

the boat.”

In a prepared press state-

ment, the Justice 4 Gata

Movement said that they “are

outraged that the perpetrators

of this horrible crime have

not been brought to justice

until now despite the treach-

erous nature of the killingsand the suf ficient amount of

evidence proving their roles

in the murders. They vic-

tims were having dinner after

work when they were held at

gunpoint and shot point blank

in the head by agents of the

SKTF. Sadly, only two men,

Joel Breso and Sevillano Es-

pares Jr., will be facing pros-

ecution.

In the same CHR V report,

the other respondents named

included Florencio Vargas y

Venas, Jonah Bolima y Bra-

gais, Saetiel Pielago y Buen,

Luis Palaganas Jr. y Cleto,

Angelo Refran y Enciso and

several other John Does.

“We are truly concerned

that the killings may be a

manifestation that a culture

of violence is escalating in

Camarines Sur where, in

pursuit of economic gainhelpless citizens are summar-

ily executed,” the statement

added.

HEALING PRIEST ALEX B. BUSTAMANTE

Rev. Fernando Suarez, known as the “ Healing Priest” performed his healing ritest at the St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Bula, Camarines Sur.

FUN-FILLED DAYChildren from the Missionaries of the Poor were treated to a fun-filled day of games and laugh ter when employees of SCMC ofSM City Naga, together with Santa Claus and Chipmunk Mascots surprised them with sumptuous snacks, loot bags and the

SM Bears of Joy last December 16. 2015 at the SM Food Court. The kids were also treated to a free movie “The Little Prince”at the SM Cinema. The activity is part of the Employee Volunteerism Program dubbed as Chri sSMiles.

CamSur PESO conductslocal recruitment activity

IT courses in demand,

Japanese language

preferred

The provincial govern-

ment of Camarines Sur with

Gov. Migz Villafuerte at the

helm under the auspices of

the CamSur Employment

Center (CSEC) or popularly

known as CamSur PESO incoordination with Advance

World System (AWS) will

conduct a Local Recruit-

ment Activity (LRA) on

January 27, 2016 from 1:00

PM until 5:00 PM at the

CamSur Trade and Invest-

ment Center, BMC Road,

Panganiban Drive, Naga

City for position as AC-

TION Programmer Train-

ees to be deployed in Ma-

nila and Cebu.

Successful candidates

shall undergo a four (4)-

month intensive training

covering Japanese Lan-

guage, Business Basics,

General IT Concepts and

Latest Technologies. Suc-

cessful completion of the

training automatically leads

to employment.

Interested applicantsmust possess the following

qualifications: graduating

student or recent graduate

of a 4 or 5-year IT related

course (CS, CoE, IT, ECE,

MIS); knowledgeable in

C/C++ or JAVA Program-

ming; knowledgeable in

Open Source Technolo-

gies, Web Programming,

MS.Net, Visual Basic,

Assembly or TCP/IP Pro-

gramming is an advantage;

PhilNITs certification and

skill in Japanese language

shall be an advantage.

Applicants must bring

the following requirements:

comprehensive resume with

detailed job description

with 2x2 photo in decent

attire; two (2) pieces 2x2

and 1x1 pictures; original

and photocopy of schoolcredentials (Form 137, Di-

ploma, and Transcript of

Records).

For more details and

other pertinent information,

the CamSur Employment

NEW YEAR, NEW JOBSCamSur Gov. Migz Villafuerte and the provincial gov ernmentof Camarines Sur thru the CamSur Employment Center

(CSEC) welcomed 2016 with new job opportunities for Qatar,

UAE. - jmts/abearcilla/rbmjr.

Center may be reached at

telephone 054-4775858/

4777468/ 09198775952 or

may be visited at their of-

fice located at the 2nd Floor,

Capitol Main Bldg, Capitol

Complex, Cadlan, Pili, Ca-

marines Sur or better check

out their email address and

Facebook account: cam-

su r_peso@yahoo .com.

JMTS/MMEC with reports

from CamSur PESO



BIKOL REPORTER4 JANUARY 24-30, 2016HALO-HALO

Take a bow, Bowie and Amir i!

Dis*Karte*Kusyon*Kurso

FRANK PEÑONES JR.

involves taking a finished line of textand cutting it into pieces – usuallywith just one or two word on eachpiece. The resulting pieces are thenrearranged to create a brand newtext.”

An istilong ini may katampad mansa visual arts, halimbawa sa istilo kanDada na naging sikat kan Dekada20 asin magin sa kontemporaryong“appropriation” style nin pagpipinturana sako man ginagamit sa sakongarte asin sa sakong mga rawit-dawit.

An mga rawit-dawit ni Amiri Barakao dating Le Roi Jones, mahihilingannin hararom na koneksyon samusikang Afrikano asin jazz.Halimbawa ini:

“I can pray/all day/& God/won’tcome./But if I call/911/The Devil/ behere/in a minute!” (Monday in B-Flat)

Salamat sa musika, sa arte, sasaindong duwa. Kanpai!

Udoy na si duwa sa Great Beyond.Enot si Davie Bowie, na si kantangSpace Oddity nagdangog ko kan yaonako sa punto na an sakong interesiyo an mga UFO, Eric Von Daniken,si Nazca lines, Perry Reis map. Ininghuri, na magigibo lang talaga ninsaro na yaon sa sarong naglalayogna lunadan, spaceship halimbawa,nagpapagiromdom sako kan enot nalinya kan Space Oddity: Ground controlto Major Tom/take your protein pills/andput your helmet on.”

Pagentra ni Bowie sa eksena kanmusika kan Dekada 70, talagang agaw-eksena siya. Naenot siya kira AnneLenox o si Alice Cooper sa androgynouslook. Saro ini kan genius nya, anperformance bilang saro man na visualspectacle. An saro pang kontribusyonniya sa kontemporaryong musika iyo anpaagi kan saiyang pagsusurat nin kanta.Inaapod niya ining cut-up technique,

bakong cut-and-paste, ta minatabaslang siya nin sarong linya halimbawasa nakasurat nang rawit-dawit danganisasalak ini sa iba pang arog man kadtosi saiyang ginibo. Sa sarong interview sasarong music magazine pigpalawanagniya an istilong ini: “Cut-up is a literarytechnique designed to add an elementof chance to the creative process. It

HOMAR MURILLO

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Email: [email protected]

DiwataSa popular na mitolohiyang Pilipino, an sarong diwata tipikal

na iniminahinar na sarong klaseng engkanto na magayonna babae. An mga diwata tinutubodan man na ugwangmisteryosong kakayahan na tawan nin katupdan an mgapangaturugan asin kamawotan kan mga marhay na tawo. Inisiguro an dahilan kun tano Diwata-1 an ipinangaran sa pinakainot na pang-agham na satellite kan Pilipinas. Ini na ginibo kansarong grupo nin mga siyentistang Pilipino sa DOST-AdvancedScience and Technology Institute (ASTI) asin kan University ofthe Philippines (UP).

An nasabing satellite ugwang manlaenlaen na instrumentona iyo an mga minasudod: High Precision Telescope (HPT),Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI) with Liquid CrystalTunable Filter (LCTF), and the Wide Field Camera (WFC), andone engineering payload, the Middle Field Camera (MFC).

An mga i nstrumentong nabanggit makakatabang sa pag-iwas asin pagmanehar nin mga kalamidad. Pwede iningmagamit sa pag-aram kan direksyon asin rikas kan bagyo. Iniman magagamit sa mas tamang pagkalkula nin mga danyos nadara kan bagyo o anuman na natural na kalamidad arog kanpagtuga kan bulkan. Dakula man an pakinaban kan satellitesa pag-kolekta nin mga importanteng datos manungod saagrikultura, kamugtakan kan mga kadlagan asin sa pagprotektakan satong pang-nasyonal na siguridad.

An Diwata-1 ugwang kakayahan na magkua nin 3,500 namga litrato sa kada aldaw. Ini mga litrato na halangkaw anresolusyon. Pwedeng mahiling an mga pagbabago sa panahon(weather) asin sa mga detalye kan kadagaan kan Pilipinas.Halimbawa, pwede kaining maipaheling an sarong kasulo sasarong kadlagan. Pinaplano kan DOST na ara-aldaw man namaipublikar sa saindang website an mga litrato na makukuakan Diwata-1.

Magagamit kan mga siyentistang Pilipino an Diwata-1

para mabantayan asin maaraman nin amay an epekto kanEl Niño phenomenon sa agrikultura. Sa arog kaining paagi,makakapagplanong tultol manungod sa kun anong pananoman dapat itanom. Mas makakapagplano man nin tultol an mgalokal na gobyerno na nakabase sa mga datos na makokolektakan Diwata-1.

Inaasahan na papalupadon sa kalawakan an pinaka-inot naartipisyal na satellite kan Pilipinas ngonyan na maabot n a Abril2016. Ini sa pagtutumabang kan Japan Aerospace Exploration

Agency (JAXA). Ini saro lang sa mga planong palayogon nasatellites kan Pilipinas sa pakikipagtabangan kan mga Hapon.Kinakalkula na P324.8 milliones ($7.3 million) an magagastoskan satuyang gobyerno sa laog nin tulong taon sa proyektongini. Dagdag na P515.92 milliones ($11.6 million) an sisimbagonkan Tohoku and Hokkaido Universities.

Ugwang mga grupo nin mga kritiko na garo makikitidan alimantak na nagsasabi na bako daang praktikal namagkaugwa kita nin sadiri tang satellite. Alagad dae nindamasyadong maintindihan an dakulang potensyal kaini namagbukas nin manlaenlaen na oportunidad arog halimbawakan posibilidan na magkaugwa nin lokal asin pribadongindustriya na pagrurogaring kan mga Pilipino na maproducirnin siring na teknolohiya. Matatawan kaini nin motibayon anbagong henerasyon nin mga Pilipinong siyentista asin mganegosyante na mapauswag an satong nasyon.

Panahon naman na makalamag kita sa mga asensadongmga nasyon. An Diwata-1 an pwedeng mkatao sato ninkatupdan kan haloy ta nang minamawot bago sa paagi ninmahika kundi sa paagi kan siyensya.

Bikol L iterary Tilt Resurrects

PILI, Camarines Sur

--- The 8th edition of the

Premyo Tomas Arejola

sa Literaturang Bikolnon

(PTALB) will showcase

anew the best literary

works of Bicolanos in Bikol

language this 2016.

PTALB chair Carlos Are-

jola, a prolific and renowned

writer himself, hopes thatthe competition will pro-

mote Bicol culture through

literary works and writings.

“I hope that the PTALB,

a private initiative, will con-

tinue to contribute in the

blossoming of Bikol litera-

ture, with wider adherence

for Bikol writing, and ulti-

mately, engender a deeper

appreciation of our history,

culture, and heritage,” Are-

jola added.

New and unpublished

works in the following

genres are eligible for the

competition: Osipon (fic-

tion), Saysay (essay), Halipot

na Pasali na Pan-entablado

(one-act play), Rawitdawit

(poetry), and Osipon na

Pan-aki (story for children).

Entries must show literary

merit, social significance,and tackling issues relevant

to Bikol realities.

Osipon and Saysay en-

tries must be at least 10

pages in length but should

not exceed 15 pages. Infor-

mal, personal essays about

the Bicolano way of life are

preferred. Halipot na Pasali

na Pan-entablado must be

at least 15 pages or of suf-

ficient length to approximate

a performing time of at least

thirty minutes.

Rawitdawit entries onthe other hand must consist

of at least seven poems but

not more than ten poems and

Osipon na Pan-aki entries

must be at least 7 pages but

must not exceed 10 pages.

Entries with a plot and nar-

rative suitable for an illus-

trated storybook of at least

30 pages are also preferred.

Winners in the five (5)

categories will be honored

at the “Limang Pinakam-

ababansay na Obrang Pan-

literatura sa Taon 2016”, a

ceremony commemorating

the Pambansang Buwan ng

Panitikang Filipino in April

2016. The winners will each

receive a Diploma of Merit,

the Premyo Tomas Arejola

Medallion and P5,000.The grand prize winner

will receive an additional

cash prize of P7,000.00 and

will be named Parasurat kan

Taon (Writer of the Year).

“We are enjoining ev-

eryone to be a part of the

region’s premiere literary

prize- the PTALB, and be

included in the roster of the

best writers in Bicol. This

is our chance to let everyone

know how rich and grandi-

ose our heritage is. This is a

celebration of a culture that

is uniquely ours!,' he said.

Interested writers may

send their entries at Pre-

myoArejola2016@gmail.

com with the follow-

ing email subject format:

PremyoArejola_<insertgenre>_<insert author’s

name> (Example: Premyo

Arejola_rawitdawit_Juan

de la Cruz). For inquiries,

please contact the PTALB

Secretariat at the Pintakasi

kan Literaturang Bikolnon

Facebook Page. Deadline

of submission of entries is

March 25, 2016. - MAL/

LSM-PIA5/Camarines Sur

# Don’t be serious – every new thing is kind of scary, sowhen you have to stand up and teach math it can be a littleintimidating at first, try not to frown or look to serious. It willdiscourage the students and they will afraid of you.

# Involve the students, encourage them to work in group.In this way they can have a study partner and feel comfortablewith one another and learn to trust each other.

# There is no teaching without control of your class. It isbetter to fall behind by a day or two early in a year to addressdiscipline, then to have an uphill battle all year over behavior.

# To motivate students, give them rewards for both goodacademic and good effort.

# Do your best to be fair to students. You will earn theirrespect this way.

# The best motivator all is connecting math to the real worldsituation. For example, when teaching the metric system, letthe students bring empty cartons and bottle from their kitchen.

# Make your lesson interesting, use everyday examples tohold their attention. Math can get very boring when the samepattern are followed every day.

# Be prepared- preparation is of the essence. Take time ev-ery day to prepare for the following days lesson. This will paytremendous rewards as you can them give your full attention to

the subject at hand.# Rest when possible- teaching is hardwork, make time to

rest. If you are stressed out you cannot give your best.

Reminders to the teachersteaching mathematics

By MYRNA F. ABORDE

Iriga City

AUTISM WALKThe Autism Society of the Philippines and SM Naga celebrated the annual autism awareness program, began in 2009 inpartnership with SM Cares, the CSR arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., with a walk along the c ity streets participated by SPEDteachers and Mayor John G. Bongat


CSC EXAM PASSERS JRM, PIA V/CAMARINES SUR

The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Camarines Sur distributed certi ficates to successful

passers of t he Civil Service Examination-Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT), January 21, 2016at the Metro Naga Water District (MNWD), Naga City. Ms. Sharon Flores, Chief of the Civil

Service Commission (CSC) Examination Unit said that 272 passed the Professional level while37 passed the Sub-professional level out of the 2,508 applicants in Camarines Sur who took

October 18, 2015 exam.

WOMEN’S HOME BLESSING JRM, PIAV/CAMARINES SUR

The Naga City Bantay Familia celebrated its 17th Year with the theme "Papusugo n an Familia, Isikwal an Violencia,” which

was also marked by the o pening and blessing of the Naga City Women's Home, a Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) project o f theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a dream come true for Councilo r Cecilia "Nene" De Asis, Chairof the Naga City Council for Women.

Daet to host 3rd Legof cycling tourney

Mayor SARION

DAET, CNORTE - This

capital town will host Stage

3 of Le Tour Filipinas on

February 20, 2016, Mayor

Tito S. Sarion announced.

The tournament, now on

its 7th edition, will kick off

on February 18 and will cov-

er the distance from Antipolo

to Lucena. On Februrary 19,it will run the Lucena to Daet

route, and the following day,

the Daet to Legazpi stage;

where Albay’s premier city

will be the venue of the last

and fourth stage.

Three Filipino cycling

teams, the 7-11 Road Bike

Philippines, Kopiko Cebu

Cycling Team and the Philip-

pine National Team will car-

ry the fight for the Filipinos

against 12 foreign teams led

by J apan’s Bridgestone An-

chor Cycling Team, as well

as from Belarus, the USA,

the Netherlands, Korea, Ma-

laysia, and Laos.

The Le Tour de Filipinas

is the only international cy-cling tournament in the coun-

try sanctioned by the Union

Cycliste Internationale.

Sarion said his town has

already started preparations

for the international event.

Two prominentIrigueños pass awayIRIGA CITY - A well-

known entomologist and a

former university president,

both natives of this city

passed away this month.

Dr. Belen Morallo Reje-

sus, a pioneer in the study of

integrated pest management,

died last January 19, in Los

Banos, Laguna.

Rejesus, who was born on

August 6, 1938, studied at the

University of the Philippines

in Los Banos where the Sig-

ma Delta Phi Alumnae Asso-

ciation recognized her with

the Mariang Maya Award in

1988. The previous year, she

was named Honorary Fellow

of the Crop Science Society

of the Philippines. She was

also recognized by the citygovernment of Iriga with the

Sumagang Awards, the high-

est civilian award of the city.

Meanwhile, Atty. Marito

T. Bernales, the first president

of the Central Bicol State

University of Agriculture,

also passed away on January

24. Bernales, who was elect-

ed Provincial Board Member

of the Province of Camarines

Sur (1986-1992), also served

as Dean of the College of

Criminology of the Univer-

sity of Saint Anthony before

he was appointed president of

the then Camarines Sur State

Agricultural College before it

was converted into a univer-

sity in March 10, 2010.

He is survived by his wife,

Maribeth and sons, Mar Vic-

tor and Mar Sypros.

He also served as Presidentof the Guy Jesters Fraternity

which is the oldest frat in Iriga.

Women’s shelter opens in Naga City

More traf fi c lights for Naga readied

By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

NAGA CITY --- Home-

less, battered and abused

women and children can

now find refuge at the

Naga City Women’s Home

(NCWH). The shelter, which

will be under the auspices of

the Department of Social

Welfare and Development

and the Naga City Bantay

Familia through City Coun-

cilor Cecilia “Nene” De Asis

will also serve as a livelihood

training center.

Dubbed “home half-way

home” for women and girl-

child, the edifice will be like

a “one-stop-shop building”

where various concerns of

women will be catered to by

the social workers.

“This is the place where

women with family concerns

or in-conflict with their cur-

rent situations, can go for as-

sistance. At the same time,

while they are in the Women’s

Home, they will undergo

training and livelihood semi-

nars so that when they go out

of the shelter home, they will

be able to survive and live in-

dependently,” De Asis said in

an interview.

The shelter which is com-

posed of a counseling room,

therapy room, and a family

room, will be solely for wom-

en and girl-child clienteles.

Hand in hand with the place’s

day to day operation are per-

sonnel of the City Social Wel-

fare and Development Of fice

and the shelter’s staff.

There will be programs for

children while they are shel-

tered at the Center. Apsychol-

ogist will also be stationed at

the Bantay Familia. Psychol-

ogy students while on their

On the Job Trainings (OJTs)

will also be invited to stay at

the center to assist the other

volunteers and staff manning

the shelter.

“It’s a multi-purpose shel-

ter – from the start, there’s the

Naga City Council for Women

to make sure that the programs

for women will not be left out

by the local government. Al-

though the city government

has full support, there are still

problems and needs that the

Naga City Council for Wom-

en will have to look into,” De

Asis added.

The project is under the

Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB)

which supports the govern-

ment’s call to develop the

over-all capacity of the local

government units, particularly

in the successful implementa-

tion and delivery of the con-

stituent’s need for basic social

services.

Mayor John Bongat stat-

ed that the construction of a

shelter for women is one of

the priority projects that they

pushed for approval at the Na-

tional Government.

“That’s why, it’s the Na-

tional Government that we

should thank for, and the en-

dorsement of the Philippine

Commission on Women, the

track record of Bantay Famil-

ia, hence, this was approved

because of the good perfor-

mance of the Head of Bantay

Familia thru Councilor Nene

De Asis.”

NAGA CITY --- Eight (8)

traf fic lights will be placed

at the main thoroughfares

of the city anytime soon

to ease the congestion and

build-up of vehicle queue

particularly in routes go-

ing to the main business

area of this city.This was announced by

Mayor John Bongat during

the latest Naga City Peace

and Order Council (NCPOC)

meeting held recently at the

Public Safety Of fice (PSO)

Conference Hall here.

The new traf fic lights

worth P5.8M will be placed

along the Cory-Ninoy Av-

enue to SM-Mariners area.

This will serve vehicles

plying the Penafrancia area

route, including the Mag-

saysay junction and streets

leading to the Central Busi-

ness Districts 1 and 2, streets

encompassing USI and Naga

Cathedral, and junction of

Roxas Avenue and Almeda

Highway.

This is in addition to the


existing traf fic lights located

along the stretch of Elias

Angeles Street, a populated

area surrounded by big fast-

food chains, commercial es-

tablishments, mall, church

and plaza.

The traf fic lights are also

expected to ease the loadof PSO of ficers or traf fic

enforcers in concentrating

their jobs at the busy junc-

tions and focus instead on

other areas where they can

set their attentions on main-

taining peace and order.

More or less six (6) traf-

fic enforcers are needed to

man the flow of vehicles

every day on the city’s busy

streets, particularly during

rush hours.

The additional traf fic

lights are also in anticipa-

tion of the opening of the

various establishments in

the city which are expected

to draw more domestic tour-

ists and shoppers in the up-

coming months. Some of

the big commercial centers

due to open and are now

undergoing construction are

Robinson's Mall in Almeda

Highway, Star Mall along

the Maharlika Highway in

Barangay Del Rosario, SM

City Naga Annex and other

Business Processing Out-

sourcing (BPO) centers.

The project was also sup-

ported by the Department ofPublic Works and Highways

(DPWH) and Metro Ma-

nila Development Authority

(MMDA).

DA sets eye on High ValueCrops improved production


PILI, Camarines Sur ---

High Value Crops Develop-

ment Program (HVCDP)

program coordinators, mu-

nicipal agriculturists and ag-

ricultural of ficers from the 37

municipalities in the prov-

ince comprised the first set of

attendees during the first leg

of the HVCDP consultation

meeting spearheaded by the

Department of Agriculture

(DA) Bicol Regional Of fice

held recently here.

The activity, which also

took place in the provinces of

Albay and Sorsogon intends

to convey the department’s

policy directions, thrusts and

HVCDP priorities for 2016 to

its partners and stakeholders

in various parts of the region.

Department of Agriculture

(DA) Regional High Value

Crop Focal Person Rosita M.

Imperial, explained to the par-

takers the programs strategic

directions for this year, which

include among others, provi-

sion of priority commodities,

employment of value chain

analysis approach as a tool

for value-adding and product

development and establish-

ment of production facilities

and post-harvest equipment

and machineries.

Imperial added that they

will also ensure that the com-

modity’s competitiveness

will be improved to reduce

importation of various veg-

etables. DA also envisions

technology demonstration

cum production activity to

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