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Alcala interacts with Bicolcoop leaders, farmers

MADCAMP JMTS/DANREY-MMECGo! Ahon Pilipinas, an NGO based in Metro Manila, in coordination with the CamSur provincialgovernment under the youthful leadership of Gov. Migz Villafuerte, held the 2013 MakeA Difference (MADCamp) with the theme: Conquering Leadership Challenges of the 21stCentury. Said three-day forum camp attended by youth leaders from all over the countryconvened at the CWC, Capitol Complex, Cadlan, Pili, CamSur wherein they listened andinteracted with an impressive roster of motivational speakers and resource persons in thelikes of Gawad Kalinga founder, Mr. Tony Meloto (top right inset photo) and Mr. Jayson Lo(middle photo). Vice Gov. Ato Pea was also there to welcome the youth leaders. Other invitedspeakers who graced the occasion were TV Personality Bianca Gonzalez and 3rd DistrictCongresswoman, Atty. Leni Robredo, among others.

SORSOGON CITY - Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcalaaddressed and interacted with the coop leaders in the Bicol re-

gion as over 1,000 of them gathered at the provincial gym here on

November 12 for the 1st COOP-NATCCO Partylist Consultative

Meeting. Also present were farmer-leaders, sherfolk, local chief

executives and heads of DA attached agencies and DA ofcials.

Alcala also awarded proj-ects and various equipment

amounting to P3.7M to 8 co-

operatives. These include 3

units hand tractor with trailer;

3 rice threshers, 1 unit shal-

low tube well, 1 warehouse,

1 palay shed, 1 multipurpose

drying pavement, 1 seed

cleaner, 2 at bed dryers and

1 atbed dryer for rehabilita-tion.

Checks amounting to

P10,000 each for 10 recipi-

ents from Prieto Diaz, Sorso-

gon were also distributed for

livelihood undertaking of the

beneciaries under Agrikul-

tura: Kaagapay ng Bayang

Pinoy (AKBay) Program

livelihood program.

As an added treat to

the farmers and sher-

folk, various farm equip-

ment, draft animals, palay,

vegetable seeds and na-

tive chicken were rafed

off to lucky participants

during the event. At stakewere 5 units hand tractors

with trailer, 5 threshers, 20

knapsack sprayers, 20 sets

garden tools; 5 carabaos

including plow and arrow;

native chicken and assort-

ed vegetable seeds. Also

rafed off to the sherfolk

CONSULTATIVE MEETING JUN COLLANTESSecretary Proceso J. Alcala urged farmers to venture into intercropping of coffee and cacaounder coconut as there is a demand and ready market for these crops. Over 1,000 coopleaders, farmers and sherfolks attended the 1st consultative meeting with organized coops

in Bicol organized by Coop-NATTCO thru its representative Dr. Anthony Bravo. The eventwas held at Sorsogon City gym.

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OPINIONS

UNLIMITED

Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN

required to comply.

BIRs move to expand the

taxpayers base is timely. So also,

stricter implementation of tax laws and

regulations leads towards more compliant

nancial reporting. As external auditorsand tax advisors, our rm receives manyrequests for professional engagements

from big ticket taxpayers who have now

chosen to follow the thorny but straight

path. We assure them that the best

way to ght corruption in the BIR is by

ling correct returns and paying the righttaxes.INTEREST: OPINIONS UNLIMITED

predicts that the prevailing low interest

rate will continue for at least two more

years. Thus we are advising our

clients to spend for asset acquisitions

even if they have to borrow. Monetary

nancial investments give very lownancial returns nowadays so it isbetter to invest excess funds towards

worthwhile necessary expenditures.

Bank loan interests are very liberal as

nancial institutions search for goodborrowers.

It is opined that Yolandas destructive

effects will usher in counterpart

benets what with massive outlaysbeing budgeted towards rehabilitation

and reconstruction of damaged infra-

structures and facilities. Payrolls

for typhoon victims now being given

paying jobs will improve consumerspending in the affected areas. The

rehab programs some funded by

foreign donations - will serve as

catalysts for new economic growth in

the Visayas.

HOT MONEY: Global investors

are showing sustained economic

interest for the Philippines despite

the adversities brought about by the

natural calamities that destroyed

billions of pesos of properties. BSP

statistics revealed that foreign

investment inows continued fromApril to November. Investors maybe speculating that as rehabilitation

programs are implemented

economic benets will accrue.New foreign investments went to

publicly-listed shares (stock market)estimated at 80%. Others were

channeled to peso-government secu-

rities (16%) and time deposits (4%).

At the local bourses the indexeswere losing in the past ve days. Thisis a signal that soon the fund inowswill stop and we will experience fund

outow. The recent weakness of thePhl peso is indicative of these new

outows.

PROVERB: A man of perverse

heart does not prosper; he whose

tongue is deceitful falls into trouble!

(Atty. APA chairs Acyatan & Co., CPAs-

DFK International is PICPA past president and

Hall-of-Famer, past chair of ASEAN Federation

of CPAs, and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement

Awardee).

ECO-GROWTH: The worlds

industrialized countries will rev up

business and industry activities that willupgrade global economic growth. This

is the prediction of nancial analystsas they mark years 2014 and 2015

as achievement period. The prime

leaders are composed of North America,European Union, Far East and China.

Liberal monetary policies around the

world will ease up business upsurges for

private enterprises.

For developing countries the

increase in economic promotions of the

developed regions will mean potential

depreciation of their currencies even

as product and service competition will

be sharper. Mabuhay ang matibay.

Incoming imports will increase so Phl

exports must also be higher. We must

think of products that will be needed by

the bigger economies. The coming years

should see local consumers preferring

to buy domestically produced wares and

products.

BIR COLLECTIONS: November was

another banner year for the tax collection

agency up 14% compared with the

same period last year. However, despite

that increase the monthly collection

target of P130.5 billion was not attained.

Outsiders consider the collection goals

of BIR as ultra-high forcing revenue

ofcers to twist the arms of taxpayersto pay higher. Problem is it is the

obedient taxpayers who are being

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Head, Advertising Associates

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Tacloban City and all the Yolanda victims

comes from the taxes paid by the peopleand not from the pockets of governmentofcials. Aid and support should be givento them without conditions.

When Mar Roxas was a senator, hedid not appear hauty and arrogant. Now

that he is in the Executive Branch as oneof P-Noys cabinet member, it seems he

has changed.Former DILG Secretary Jesse

Robredos chinelas management and

humility is greatly needed in times likethis.

* * * * *I wish to correct a sentence erroneously

printed in my last weeks column. It

should be: If the Priority DevelopmentAssist ance Fund (PDAF) which has alegal basis (not large basis) for beingincluded in the General Appropriations

Act was declared unconstitutional by theSupreme Court, what will be its decision onthe Development Assistance Fund (DAP)which has no basis in law?

* * * * *The following message of Archbishop

Soc Villegas is a good guide for all of us inmedia. It is entitled Be Apostles of Truth,

Instruments of Love and Joy taken fromPhilippine Graphic dated December 9,

2013:Mass media have become a basic

need without which the would would

be a world living in isolation andjittery, Lingayen-Dagupan ArchbishopSocrates B. Villegas said in a speechto mass media practitoners.

A world without mass media wouldhave sons and daughters of God living inisolation, he said, contradicting humanaspirations for unity and community.

Tonight, we honor you who mademass media work according to theplan of the Lord the Archbishop said,

praising the CMMA winners for beingcreative human beings who madesure that their works upheld ethicsand morality by promoting Christianvalues.

Noting that mass media withoutethical and moral values would be

a curse to humanity, Villegas gavethree signgs to make sure that Christis alwayd in mass media.

First, he said, mass media should beapostles of the truth presenting the truthin its entirety, not just caught by camera

not just directed by directors.Mass media should also be

instruments of joy, not laughter totickle the funnybones but a sense offaith rather than pessimism that God is

in the world.Thirdly, Villegas said, mass media

should be an instrument of love by"extending our arms in charity" to thosein need.

You can go to heaven throughthe mass media if the signs areall present in ones works, Villegasassured the gathering of communicationprofessionals.

I watched the video of the conversationof DILG Sec. Mar Roxas and TaclobanCity Mayor Alfred Romualdez on TV 5 assuggested by my daughter. Sec. Roxasway of talking to Mayor Romualdez

appears as if he is scolding or lecturing aninfeior person to him which Romualdez is

not. Romualdez has the mandate of thepeople in Tacloban City that is why heasked the President to extend help to the

typhoon victims of Yolanda.If only for himself, Romualdez does not

need help from the government because

he is well to do. But the people in Taclobanneed help. They are Filipinos and are tax

payers too.

In the video, Sec. Roxas could be heardasking for a letter from Mayor Romualdez

telling: You have to understand we aretalking straight here. You are a Romualdez,the President is an Aquino. So we are verycareful. If its not legalized, then OK youare in charge, and well help you, thats it.

Bahala na kayo.Why is there a need for Mayor Alfred

Romualdez to write a letter asking the

President to help the City of Tacloban andthe Yolanda survivors?. And why doesntMayor Romualdez write a letter? WhenRomualdez testied in the Senate, he toldthe Senate Oversight Committee that theletter should state his functions, that hecan no longer function in that. Romualdezreportedly asked his lawyer how do I writesuch letter? My lawyers advised me notto write the letter. You may be deemed as

resigning. So, I did not write the letter.When I switched to TV Channel 2 onTV patrol, only Roxas was there strongly

explaining his side. My daughter was right -that I should also watch other TV channelsfor complete information.

The names Aquino and Romualdez areirrelevant on this matter. Government aid to

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Simbang Gabi

There is no celebration of Christmas that is as vi-

brant and as joyful as the way Filipinos give honor tothe birth of Jesus Christ. Being one of the predomi-

nantly Catholic countries in Asia and naturally, a happypeople, Filipinos have created and preserved a lot of

traditions in relation to Christmas. Family members

come home, carolers sing their way through the night,

and houses are adorned with lanterns and the tradi-

tional belen. Churches are full come Christmas Day.

However, prior to the 25th of December, many Fili-

pinos wake up early in the morning just to attend the

mass at four oclock. This celebration of the Holy Eu-

charist, which is a votive mass in honor of the Blessed

Virgin Mary during Advent, is observed for nine con-secutive days (December 16-24) and is popularly

known as Simbang Gabi. Introduced to Filipinos by

the Spaniards, the Simbang Gabi aims to spiritually

prepare the community for the birth of Jesus Christ,

Gods greatest gift to mankind. This well-kept tradition,

which was originally known as Misa de Aguinaldo, by

way of sacrice and mortication, is also their gift toGod. Aguinaldo, which means gift, connotes these twoexplanations very well.

According to Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, the Sim-bang Gabi takes its origin, liturgically, from the Rorate

Masses, i.e., masses celebrated at dawn for the Blessed

Virgin Mary. The rst line of the entrance hymn, Dropdown dew, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds

rain down righteousness, signies the interplay oflight and darkness, putting forward the true meaning

of Advent for the dawning day [is] a symbol of Maryand her role in the history of salvation.

It was on March 24, 1961 that the observation of

the Simbang Gabi became a formal liturgical celebra-

tion in the Philippines, when Rome approved its peti-

tion in 1953 for an another ve years. Since then, ithas become a very popular and meaningful tradition,

distinct to Filipinos and well-kept during the celebration

of Christmas, signifying that one is prepared to accept

Christ at any time.

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BIKOL REPORTER4 DECEMBER 15-21, 2013ETCETERA

INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN

jokee BOTOR-REYES

PELL-

MELL

I had not been able to write mypell-melland if there isanybody who misses it, thats me. For sometime I had not

been properly motivated in my writing and I can not understandwhy, I was just lazy. The idea of going downtown to look for a

computer shop that has a generator made me lazier. Whereasif I have to write at home anytime I want to, I can be veryproductive. Hungry or full, daytime or nighttime, I can pound

my netbook and ideas just keep coming and my pell mell isdone. It is now a matter of sending it via email.

During the dark days in Iriga, it looks like many clocksstopped. There was hardly a computer shop with a generator

that I can patronize to encode mypell mell.I nally found one,salamat, but its generator was being repaired. it must havebogged down because its been on non-stop use for the last

ve days that there was no electricity in the city. End of the

story.Stealing motor helmets has been going on at the Universityof Saint Anthony (Iriga City). My grandson Y came home,sad-faced, one afternoon after his class and told me his

motor helmet well tucked in the motorcycle has been stolen inbroad daylight.. He was not the only victim. He learned there

had been three students victimized by the thief (thieves). Thematter was reported to the schools security and it looks like

they can do nothing about it. Well! Is it not their duty to keepwatch over the parked motorcycles inside the campus? It mustbe a student or students doing the stealing, a security guard

said. So what? Students have now turned thieves. There is,I think, the need to have our young educated in honesty. But

how? Education along this line begins at home when parentstell their young children not to get anything that does not belong

to them. But will it hold water? Honesty, its a lonely word, so,the song goes. If our lawmakers are stealing millions from theFilipinos, a motor helmet stolen is just a dip in the bucket.

We have electricity now. And CASURECO III is very seriousin its collection of unpaid bill especially on the small fries like us

who only pay hundreds to the cooperative. A lady employeeof the cooperative was even moving around on a Sunday witha list of delinquent subscribers and collecting payment. But

until when shall we have light in Iriga? I heard there will be achapter 3 of Irigas dark history.

Managing Stress in the WorkplaceBy JAKE TURALLO BARRA

DepEd Iriga City

If you think women get stressed more and often than men,you may not be right. Its not because I am a male and this ismy way of thinking. The fact is, men and women alike do get

stressed in almost the same way. I like to think ,however, thatmen get stressed than their femme fatale neighbors in theirworkplace. Perhaps women easily take a breather f rom worka

casual chat with a fellow female, a look at her face on the mirror,

thinking of a date with a boyfriend, small matters. Men too takea breather. A cup of coffee or a stick of cigarette if one hasnot given up smoking but he has to leave his table and seekoutside space. But much of this gender issue. The time today

does not separate men and women. Every one is consideredas androgynous so that in the workplace, men and women aresubjected to similar stressful conditions and it is now a matter

of managing them.It must be accepted that there will never be more hours in

the day. Your career and family responsibilities will always bedemanding and can be very stressful . This calls for stressmanagement. Be in control of your lifethis is the foundation of

stress management. Its all about taking charge of your thoughtsand emotions.

In the workplace, always the culprit is procrastination that

leads to deadline stress..But there are many practical ways of dealing with stress

and its all about you, You need some kind of a toolbox full oftechniques that can t the stress of the present moment.

Knowing your limits is very important. Learn how to say no.

Sometimes you get into a compromise simply because youdid not have the nerve to reject or refuse something you donot like or you cannot do. So, you nd yourself in a tight x. Itis hard to get out of a closed box. Dont associate with peoplewho stress you. You might nd it difcult identifying them butyou will be able to track them anway. Pare down your to-dolist. There are only twenty four hours in a day and just twelvehours of daytime.. Your time for work is your time for work butgive yourself a time for play, to use a clich. Avoid hot buttontopics. These are those which do not concern you and wouldnot have any effect on you.

If there are pressing problems, reframe them. Always look atthe big picture. Adjust your standard and dont aim at perfection.Saying thats good enough is good enough. You will feel better.

There are things that are uncontrollable and dont try tocontrol them. Learn to forget, express your feeling and share

them. Learn to relax. Do something you enjoy doing. Keep yoursense of humor.

Exercise regularly. Eat a healthy diet. Get enough sleep.

There are many more you can you can do and these practical

tips will make you happy and stress-free. You will surely workbetter and .eventually, right you are, a promotion in work andin pay may be coming. Stress is not permanent. Your work is.Work stress free.

Effecting Planning TowardsOrganizational Success

By LARAINE O. FENISPlanning Ofcer 11DepEd, Iriga City

There is no organizational success without a good plan. Aplan (plans) effectively carried out will result in organizational

success. No doubt.

The key to successful organization lies primarily on its

mission-vision statement considered the bridge that looks towhere the organization is now and where it wants to be in the

future. The mission-vision must be specic and outlines theprocess for developing. Strategies are in order. A strategy isa set of coordinated actions aimed at creating and sustaining

a comprehensive character in carrying out an organizations

success. It is aligned with decision making so that the program

and operational system of the organization shall work towards

its end. A goal realized meant to less than organizationalsuccess.

Organizations are designed to achieve a goal of providing

the people in its set-up to lead and motivate others within its

operation. This is necessary since organizations are a set of

people and not ruled singly. It is a cooperative venture.

The criteria for the establishment of an organization is

termed SMART. (specic, measurable, achievable, realistic andtime-bound). This criteria calls for brainstorming, prioritizing

and selecting viable strategies and should move from theory

to reality and set the right-long term priorities to implement

these criteria the right way at the right time. It means that

programs be measured and the measurement process is aboutunderstanding and how effective the process is. It is important

that the implementation of these programs be monitored,

controlled and evaluated constantly and accumulated from

accumulated experiences and skills.

An organization to be considered successful must be apart of community development strategy. It must be self-

sufcient, more accountable and are operated like a businessand something like a driver to meet the social community

development needs.

Effecting planning towards organizational success will mean

duly providing the people in the organization the opportunity to

learn and grow with it and among themselves.

Many an organization have failed because the plans were

not effectively carried out and there seems to be no one who

wants to accept the cause of the organization downfall or failure.

Since an organization involves people, it becomes imperative

that there is a sound communication program where every

member of the organization is given the opportunity to react

and interact among themselves. The organization plan is openly

discussed and provides rooms for improvement. The demandof time is as necessary as its need for change. There can be

nothing wrong for an organization to adapt to change if it is to

move fast towards its success.

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ROAD SAFETY TRAINING OF DENR LEATHERBACK RIDERSP/Senior Insp. Edgardo Nues shows to the members of the DENR Leatherback Riders propertechniques on motorcycle riding the one-day road safety training held in DENR RegionalOfce Rawis, Legazpi City. The Leatherback Riders is a group of DENR eld personnel whichwill serve as the regional ofces auxiliary in the enforcement of environmental laws as wellas information dissemination. -Photo by Jessel Basanta

BPI matches employee fund-raisingto earn over P20M for Yolanda relief

LEGAZPI CITY The

Civil Service Commision

(CSC) in Bicol has remind-

ed government agencies

in the region, especially

those in frontline services,to provide uninterrupted

high quality service amid

Christmas get-togethers

and other similar year-end

activities.

Relaying the message of

CSC chairman Francisco T.

Duque III, CSC Bicol rgeion-

al director Cecilia Nieto re-

marked, Christmas is the

season of sharing and giving,

and I know that the best gift

we can give to the public is

the promise of responsive,

accessible, courteous, and

effective public service, not

only for the yuletide season

but throught the year.Nieto said the COmmis-

sion urged government ofc-

es to implement appropriate

strategies such as rotation and

gatherings in shifts to ensure

that the public is consistently

served within the prescribed

government working hours.

Republic Act No 9485

or the Anti-Red Tape Act

(ARTA) of 2007 provides

that heads of ofces and

agencies which render front-

line services shall adopt ap-

propriate working schedules

to ensure that all clients who

are within their premises

prior to the end of ofcialworking hours are attended

to and served even during

lunch break and after regular

working hours."

In compliance with this

law, Nieto said there should

be no interruption in service

even for Christmas parties

scheduled during lunch break

thus the need for a skeletal

force to oversee the front-

lines. -SAA

CARD Bank, Inc. resumes operations in Tacloban

Employees of the Bankof the Philippine Islands

raised over P10 million in

a little over two weeks to

help in the rehabilitation

efforts in areas severely hit

by super typhoon Yolanda

in November. This amount,

totaling P11,491,284.60,

was matched by the bank

peso-for-peso, resulting in

a combined donation of

P22,982,569.20.

Aside from making per-

sonal donations, BPI em-

ployees undertook various

projec ts to raise funds for

the effort, dubbed 10+10.

The banks Runners

Club encouraged its mem-bers to donate any amount

in exchange for free regis-

tration to any fun run.

Out-of-the-box fund-

raising activities like rafes

and auctions were held.

Some employees donat-

ed funds originally meant

for Christmas gifts and

birthda y parti es.

Several units canceled

Christmas parties and do-

nated the party budgets in-

stead.

BPI Family Savings

Bank held an online bingo

game involving several of

its branches and donated the

game proceeds. Proceeds from the

monthly Recyclables Fair

were also donated.

BPI also worked with the

Ayala Group of Companies

for the repacking of goods

sent to the relief operations

center of the Department of

Social Welfare and Devel-

opment at the Villamor Air

Base in Pasay City. Two

batches of BPI employees

helped in the two-night ef-

fort (17 volunteers on No-

vember 21, and 150 on No-

vember 22), participated in

by close to 2,00 0 employees

from the entire AGC.

The Nueva Caceres Heri-

tage Society, a new cultural

group was organized last

December 14 for the promo-

tion of general heritage con-

sciousness and undertake

initial steps in protection,

preservation and restora-

tion of heritage structures

and sites as well as cultural

heritage in the city and sub-

urban communities.

The organization was the

outcome of the 3-Day Semi-

nar Workshop on the Protec-

tion and Conservation on Cul-

ture and the Arts (NCAA), the

City Government of Naga,

Centro Naga Business Club,

United Architects of the Phil-

ippines (UAP) Camarines

Sur Chapter and the Sumaro

Bikolnon, rst week of De-

cember, this year here.

Elected to the Board in-

clude: Rosa Pilar D. de Guz-

man, Chairman, Fr. Nunilo

Bancaso, Jr., Ramon Olano,

Jr., Prof. Danilo Gerona,

Councilor Nathan Sergio, Ba-

dette F. Roco, Architect Oli-

ver Gulapa, Architect Josenia

B. Merencilla, Sor Soledad F.

Espaldon, D.C., Simeon DL.

Bonacua and J. Antonio Am-

parado, as directors.

Following are elected of-

cers: President Rosa Pilar D.

de Guzman, Vice President

Nathan Sergio, Secretary Jo-

senia B. Merencillo, Treasurer

Badette F. Roco, Auditor Fr.

Nunilo Bancaso, PIO Oliver

V. Gulapa, Simeon D.L. Bo-

nacua is Financial Adviser.

Initial activity under con-

sideration by the Society is

the observance of the 150th

Birth Anniversary of Jose

Rizals compatriot Jose Maria

Panganiban pen named JO-

MAPA, on February 1 with

a Wreath Laying at his lone

statue at the front ground of

the Naga Central School I,

Exhibits that will give trib-

ute to the Bicolano hero, and

Lectures on the heros life by

distinguished historians.

JOMAPA studied at the

Seminario Conciliar de Nue-

va Caceres (Holy Rosary Mi-

nor Seminary) with a perfect

rating of Sobresaliente in all

subjects throughout his stud-

ies. A major street in down-

town Naga is named after

him.

With the devastation still

evident in areas ravaged by

super Typhoon Yolanda, the

government and the private

sectors still see the need

to look for various ways

to raise fund and help the

survivors of the most devas-

tating typhoon that hit the

Philippine soil.

It is in this light that the

University of Northeastern

Philippines (UNEP) commit-

ted to join the Regional Fun

Run slated on December 15,

together with other schools

and universities in the Bicol

Region. The activity endeav-

ors to solicit fund and donate

them to the families in Samar

and Leyte areas.

Dalagan Tabang sa

mga biktima ni Yolanda is a

brainchild of the Commission

on Higher Education-Region-

al Ofce V (CHED-ROV) in

close cooperation with the

Bikol Foundation for Higher

Education (BFHE). The un-

derlying objective is to ask

registration fee from the par-

ticipants. Whatever will becollected will be turned over

to the families residing in the

typhoon-ravaged areas.

The said announcement

was positively responded to

by the administrators, faculty

members, personnel, students,

parents and alumni of Higher

Education Institution and

Technical and Vocational In-

stitutions in the entire Bicol

Region. Each area pledged

for their support in the up-

coming event.

The 5-kilometer Regional

Fun Run simultaneously start-

ed in various part of the re-

gion. In the Rinconada area,

UNEP as the head institution

ensured the participation of

its target runners especially

its faculty and staff and by the

whole UNEP community.

The HEIs in Rinconadais under the Camarines Sur

Cluster II which covered the

following schools ; UNEP,

CSPC Nabua, Baao Com-

munity College ACLC Iriga,

CCDI Iriga, LCC Iriga and

WRI Iriga. Ceguerra Tech-

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When typhoon Yolan-da exited the country, it

left houses and establish-

ments in Tacloban City to

shreds. Banks especially

cannot operate. Three

weeks later, CARD Bank

Tacloban Branch was

able to immediately re-

sume its normal opera-

tion. On the rst day, a

total of 28 clients were

served wherein most of

them withdrew from theirsavings account. It also

humbled the management

that there are clients who

insist on paying their loans

despite approved loan mor-

atorium.

The resumption of bank

transactions was driven by

the CARD Bank manage-

ments determination to con-

tinue its services as provided

in the Banks Business Con-

tinuity Plan."We are very thankful to

the management on the fast

assistance for the recovery of

Tacloban Branch. For now,

we all know that the area has

a crisis in electricity but so-

lar equipment, generators,

and gasoline which were fa-

cilitated by the head ofce

to reach us sustained the op-

eration.", said Juanito Dela

Cueva, Regional Director

of CARD Bank Tacloban.Strong manpower support

from the head ofce was

also sent to Tacloban City

to assist them to resume

normal operation.

Aside from banking

services, CARD Bank Ta-

cloban also continuously

do relief distribution to-

gether with the other mem-

ber institutions of CARD(Turn to page 6)

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF PROPERTY WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are thesurviving heirs being the legitimate children of the late

JOSE M. BONOT who died on June 14, 1984 at Calabanga,Camarines Sur, without any will nor unpaid debts; that the

deceased left a parcel of land located at Brgy. San Francisco,Calabanga, Camarines Sur, the parties being of legal ageand with full capacity to contract agree to adjudicate unto

themselves a portion of the described property with an areaof 70 sqm only, to be segregated and sub-divided from thedescribed property under TCT No.0-341, as pro-indiviso

owners in common and after adjudication, hereby SELL,CEDE, CONVEYED and TRANSFER by way of AbsoluteSale unto Vendee, Ignacio B. Pacardo, Jr. and Pamela A.Pacardo, the described property for and in consideration ofthe sum of One Hundred Twenty Thousand (P120,000.00)pesos; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. P.R.Perfecto, Doc. No. 962, Page No. 193, Book No. 24,Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: December 1, 8 and 15, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALENotice is hereby given that ANDRES SAMAR is the onlysurviving brother of the late MARCELA SAMAR who diedin Naga City on June 12, 2011; that the deceased left no

will or testament and no known debts, left a parcel of land

covered by TCT No. 315218 situated at Capucnasan,

Milaor, Camarines Sur, containing an area of THREE

THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (3,264) sqm;availing of the Provision of Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Rules

of Court, the heir adjudicate unto himself a portion of the

described property; that for and in consideration of the

sum of SIXTY THOUSAND pesos (P60,000.00) paid byROMEO PORNELOSA, do hereby SELL, CEDE, CONVEYand TRANSFER unto said ROMEO PORNELOSA hisheirs, assigns and successors-in-interest, a parcel of land

containing an area of SIX HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (652)square meters more or less; as acknowledged beforeNotary Public Atty. Armeen Alain B. Gomez., Doc. No. 095,Page No. 19, Book No. IV, Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: December 8, 15 and 22, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALENotice is hereby given that ANDRES SAMAR is the onlysurviving brother of the late MARCELA SAMAR who diedin Naga City on June 12, 2011; that the deceased left nowill or testament and no known debts, left a parcel of land

covered by TCT No. 315218 situated at Capucnasan,Milaor, Camarines Sur, containing an area of THREETHOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (3,264) sqm;availing of the Provision of Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Rulesof Court, the heir adjudicate unto himself a portion of thedescribed property; that for and in consideration of thesum of SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND pesos (P75,000.00)paid by DOLORES PORNELOSA, do hereby SELL,CEDE, CONVEY and TRANSFER unto said ALEXand DOLORES PORNELOSA their heirs, assigns andsuccessors-in-interest, a parcel of land containing an

area of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY NINE(1,269) square meters more or less; as acknowledgedbefore Notary Public Atty. Armeen Alain B. Gomez., Doc.No. 093, Page No. 19, Book No. IV, Series of 2013.BIKOL REPORTERPublished: December 8, 15 and 22, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALENotice is hereby given that ANDRES SAMAR is the onlysurviving brother of the late MARCELA SAMAR who diedin Naga City on June 12, 2011; that the deceased left no

will or testament and no known debts, left a parcel of landcovered by TCT No. 315218 situated at Capucnasan,Milaor, Camarines Sur, containing an area of THREETHOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (3,264) sqm;availing of the Provision of Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Rules

of Court, the heir adjudicate unto himself a portion of thedescribed property; that for and in consideration of thesum of SIXTY THOUSAND pesos (P60,000.00) paid

by Sps. ALLAN BARIAS and FRIALINDA BARIAS, dohereby SELL, CEDE, CONVEY and TRANSFER unto saidALLAN and FRIALINDA BARIAS their heirs, assigns andsuccessors-in-interest, a parcel of land containing an areaof FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO (572) square metersmore or less; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty.Armeen Alain B. Gomez., Doc. No. 092, Page No. 19, BookNo. IV, Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: December 8, 15 and 22, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALENotice is hereby given that ANDRES SAMAR is the onlysurviving brother of the late MARCELA SAMAR who diedin Naga City on June 12, 2011; that the deceased left no

will or testament and no known debts, left a parcel of land

covered by TCT No. 315218 situated at Capucnasan, Milaor,

Camarines Sur, containing an area of THREE THOUSAND

TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR (3,264) sqm; availingof the Provision of Sec. 1 Rule 74 of the Rules of Court,the heir adjudicate unto himself a portion of the described

property; that for and in consideration of the sum of FORTYTHOUSAND pesos (P40,000.00)paid by CRISTITA B.AZUCENA, do hereby SELL, CEDE, CONVEY andTRANSFER unto said CRISTITA B. AZUCENAher heirs,assigns and successors-in-interest, a parcel of land

containing an area of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR(364) square meters more or less; as acknowledgedbefore Notary Public Atty. Armeen Alain B. Gomez., Doc.No. 094, Page No. 19, Book No. IV, Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: December 8, 15 and 22, 2013

through capacity building

on the part of the NSTP im-

plementer-participants under

whose direct supervision of

all Civic Welfare Training

Service and Literacy Train-

ing Service tertiary students

are placed.

This capacity building in-cludes, among others, mak-

ing participants aware of the

present anti-drug policies,

programs and projects under

RA 9165.

In order to also help en-

sure the safety of students,

the OCD-5 advocated for

the institutionalization in all

schools, from elementary to

tertiary levels, both private

and public, of School Disaster

and Emergency Management

Council (SDEMC) whichwill be the disaster and emer-

gency policy-making body

in order the scale up disaster

preparedness and effective re-

sponse in all schools. -PNA

PDEA, OCD JOIN HANDS . . .

were 2 bancas with motor;

10 motor and 10 units bottom

gill nets.

The consultative meet-

ing and visit Alcala was

organized and facilitated by

the coop partylist COOP

NATCCO through its repre-

sentative Dr. Anthony Bravo,

who hails from Sorsogon.

Lending support to the activ-

ity were the DA, NFA, PCA

and NIA. The DA chief was

accompanied by DA Under-

secretary for Livestock Joe

Reao, PCA administrator,

Atty. Euclides Forbes and his

deputy administrator Ruel

Rosales, NFA administrator

Orlan Calayag.

In his message Alcala

urged farmers and sherfolks

to take pride of their occu-

pation as food providers of

the country. He said he goes

around the country meeting

with farmers not only to de-

liver speeches but more so

to listen to the concerns and

problems of the farmers and

ALCALA INTERACTS WITH BICOL COOP . . .sherfolk. He bared that the

targeted 100% rice self-suf-

ciency for 2013 fell short by

2-3% percent. The country

was able to attain only 97-

98% because of the damage

brought by Typhoon Santi in

Central and northern Luzon

and Yolanda in the Visayas.

But he said this a signi-

cant increase compared to

the countrys rice sufciency

level of only 82% in 2010

when he started his stint at

the DA as secretary.

He also announced that by

next year DA through PCA

will be intensifying its pro-

motion of intercropping of

coffee and cacao under coco-

nut as there is a ready market

for these commodities and

that there is an available ca-

cao variety that starts fruiting

within 18 months. Likewise,

he said that livestock upgrad-

ing will be intensied.

The consultative meet-

ing and visit of Alcala was

organized and facilitated by

the coop partylist COOP

NATCCO through its repre-

sentative Dr. Anthony Bravo,

who hails from Sorsogon.

Lending support to the activ-

ity were the DA, NFA, PCA

and NIA. The DA chief was

accompanied by DA Under-

secretary for Livestock Joe

Reao, PCA administrator,

Atty. Euclides Forbes and his

deputy administrator Ruel

Rosales, NFA administrator

Orlan Calayag and DA di-

rector Jake Abejar who is in

charge of the secretarys pro-

vincial engagements.

The regional ofcials of

the DA and attached agen-

cies who joined the secretary

in the sortie was headed by

DA Bicol regional executive

director Abelardo R. Bragas,

Regional Technical Director

for Operations and Extension,

Dr. Elena B. de los Santos;

BFAR regional director Den-

nis del Socorro; NIA regional

Director William Ragodon;

NFA regional manager Ruben

Recide; PCA regional man-

ager, Mateo Zipagan; ATI re-

gional center director, Efren

Sabularse. Atty. Lourdes Pa-

cao, Regional director of the

Cooperative Development

Authority also graced the oc-

casion.

The local ofcials pres-

ent include Mayor Sally A.

Lee of Sorsogon City and a

number of municipal mayors

among them Manuel Fortes,

Jr. of Barcelona, Dennis Sy-

Reyes of Pilar, Olive Ber-

mello of Castilla, Marinelli

Ballesteros Robles of Bulan,

Ester E. Hamor of Casigu-

ran and Vicente L. Doma of

Prieto Diaz . -Emily B. Bor-

dado- ACS-DA5

MRI. CARD MBA, Inc.

and CARD MRI Insurance

Agency (CaMIA) continue

to pay insurance claims of

members.

According to the manager

of CARD Bank Tacloban,

Sherwin Garcia, they, to-

gether with one of the Assis-

tant Vice President of CARD

Bank Gaudencio Mendoza

and Regional Director Dela

Cueva, Unit Managers and

Account Ofcers, visit the

different villages to inform

them that the bank is now

fully operating.

It is expected that with the

information drive done by

the managers and staff, cli-

ents served per day will con-

tinue to increase, a sign that

Tacloban is now starting to

rise from the tragedy.

CARD BANK . . .

nological College, Regina

Mondi College, Inc., Oliveros

College, Global IT, Holy Trin-

ity College, Phil Computer

Foundation College and Pili

Capital College are also part

of the said group.

As of press time, Yolandas

death toll already reaches

close to 6,000 while thousand

others are still missing and are

deemed dead. Families who

lost their loved ones are strug-

gling hard to meet the days

challenge of facing the day

with a very nil source of food,

UNEP LEADS RINCONADA . . .

not to mention the dilemma of

how to rebuild their houses.

UNEP President Atty. Re-

melisa Alfelor-Moraleda be-

lieves that one of the best ways

to ease their pains is to know

that there are people, organi-

zations and other community

who are willing to help them

rise up again and rebuild their

lives.

This endeavor may be

small but this conveys the

message of hope for those

families who almost lost ev-

erything that they have their

homes, their properties, es-

pecially their loved ones be-

cause of Typhoon Yolanda.

This is a message that people

around them cares and is will-

ing to extend a hand until they

are able to rebuild their lives

anew and start all over again,

Moraleda stated. (Turn to page 7)

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur

City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,a notice is hereby served to the public that CELERINOA. BUENAVENTURA,has led with this Ofce a Petitionfor Change of First Name from JAMES CHRISTIAN(NINOY) to JAMES CHRISTIAN in the birthcerticate of JAMES CHRISTIAN (NINOY) ACABADOBUENAVENTURA who was born on AUGUST 21, 1984at PURO-BATIA, LIBMANAN, CAMARINES SUR, andwhose parents are CELERINO A. BUENAVENTURA andCECILIA A. ACABADO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition mayle his written opposition with this ofce not later thanDECEMBER 20, 2013.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil RegistrarBIKOL REPORTERPublished: DECEMBER 8 and 15, 2013

Republic of the PhilippinesLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

Province: Camarines Sur

City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0073-2013 R.A. 10172In Compliance with the publication requirement and

pursuant 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 MANNY PERFIANPADOLINA has led with this ofce a Petition forcorrection of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in thecerticate of live birth of MANNY PERFIAN PADOLINAat Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are

MARCELINO PADOLINA and JOSEFINA M. PERFIAN.Any person adversely affected by said petition mayle his written opposition with this ofce not later thanDECEMBER 20, 2013.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: DECEMBER 8 and 15, 2013

Republic of the PhilippinesLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

Province: Camarines SurCity/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0070-2013 R.A. 10172In Compliance with the publication requirement and

pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative

Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Noticeis hereby served to the public that CYRIL MANALLONUYDAhas led with this ofce a Petition for correctionof entry in sex from FEMALE to MALE in the certicateof live birth of CYRIL MANALLO NUYDA at Libmanan,Camarines Sur and whose parents are JAIME NUYDAand LYDIA MANALLO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition mayle his written opposition with this ofce not later thanDECEMBER 20, 2013.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: DECEMBER 8 and 15, 2013

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REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS

OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPERFor Five Consecutive Years by the St. Peter

Baptist Catholic Mass Media Awards

8 DECEMBER 15-21, 2013

Donors visit, assess projectsin Bicol under Kalahi-CIDSS

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LEGAZPI CITY Fi-

nance and procurement

consultants from Interna-

tional Business and Tech-

nical Consultants, Inc

(IBTCI) conducted study

visits in nine barangays in

the municipalities of Bom-

bon, Bula and Baao in Ca-

marines Sur to assess and

consequently simplify the

community procurement

and nance aspects of the

implementation of the proj-

ect under the Kapit-Bisig

Laban sa Kahirapan-Com-

prehensive and Integrated

Delivery of Social Services

(Kalahi-CIDSS).

Bicol regional director

Arnel Garcia of the Depart-

ment of Social Welfare and

Development (DSWD) said

the study aims to validate the

current gaps encountered by

the community-implementers

of Kalahi-CIDSS in all proj-

ect sites in the entire country.

The community-imple-

menters themselves are in-

volved in this study since

they are directly involved in

the implementation of the

project, much as they know

the process and impacts to

the community, he said.

According to Javier Ber-

sabal, one of the communi-

ty volunteers interviewed in

Baao town, the study visit

was an opportunity to share

his learning and address

bottlenecks of the project.

Maganda na kami mis-

mo ang kinukunsulta nila

kasi kami ang nagpapat-

akbo ng proyekto sa baran-

gay [Its a good thing they

consulted us because we

manage the project in the

community], he said.

The study group is com-

posed of Kamal Altafullah,

Roosevelt Holt, Franklin

Ibemessie who are the Pro-curement Specialist, Fi-

nance Specialist and Senior

Procurement Specialist, re-

spectively, hired by Millen-

nium Challenge Account

Philippines (MCA-P) and

Millennium Challenge Cor-

poration (MCC).

The trio consultants from

the United States of Ameri-

ca (USA) were escorted by

Rogelio Borbon and Samo

Tucpi of MCA-P.

The same study visits

were also conducted in Re-

gions I, IV-B, VI and VII

with 30 barangays to be

assessed in total. It is ex-

pected to end by Januarynext year.

MCC is one of the for-

eign donors of Kalahi-

CIDSSS which provides

grants to 15 municipalities

in Bicol region from 2012-

2014. Moreover, MCA-P

is the monitoring body of

MCC which provides tech-

nical supervision to ensure

that Kalahi-CIDSS to meet

the standards in successful-

ly completing development

interventions in the com-

munities. -JBMarbella

PDEA, OCD

join handsto promote

safe schoolsLEGAZPI CITY -- The

Philippine Drug Enforce-

ment Agency Regional

Ofce 5 (PDEA-5) and

the Ofce of Civil Defense

5 (OCD-5) have entered

into a partnership to pro-

mote safe schools in the

region.

As an initial step, the two

agencies conducted a three-

day training at the Tanchul-

ing Hotel, Legazpi City, onDec. 9-11.

The training was at-

tended by school directors,

implementers and coordina-

tors of the National Service

Training Program (NSTP)

from the different higher

education institutions in the

six provinces of the region.

It aimed to help en-

sure the safety of students