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SUMMER BEACON GBC/JOVI/MMECThe cold front is on the wane and the signs of another broiling summer are slowly creeping in.Nature-bent residents wanting to cool off with a bit of adventure added and are not adverseto roughing it up need not search far to escape the punishing heat of summer. BungkawFalls in Barangay Curry a short skip from the center Pili capital town, with a natural catchbasin serving as an ideal swimming pool, may just be the ideal setting.

DOLE Bicol holds lowestnumber of unclaimed SPES

PNP Bicol chief ordersmeasures to stop crimes

LEGAZPI CITY -- Chief Supt.

Victor P. Deona, Police Regional Of-

ce 5 director, has ordered the 117

chiefs of police across Bicol to step

up their campaign against the rising

number of crimes in the region.

Deona, who assumed the

command of PRO5 only in

October last year, said on

Wednesday that he expressed

his dissatisfaction over the

poor performance of the po-

lice chiefs and warned that

he would relieve any of them

who fails and violates the

Philippine National Po-

lices three-strike policy

in the performance of theirwork.

He said he made

the warning during a

whole-day command

conference on Monday

where he discussed his

anti-criminality pro-

gram.

Under the program,

the PNP Bicol chief said,

the chiefs of police are

given monthly targets to

be accomplished.

LEGAZPI CITY - Contrary to the

reports released by the Commission

of Audit (COA), in Manila, pertaining

to the towering number of unclaimed

checks of SPES beneciaries, DOLE-

Bicol, based on ofcial records of the

central ofce, has the lowest number of

unclaimed SPES checks.

In the report released by the DOLE

DAET, Camarines Norte -- The

Department of Health (DOH) in

Camarines Norte has intensied

measles vaccination campaign in the

province through surveillance and

monitoring of cases.

The local government units through

the Rural Health Units and Barangay

Health Stations are continuously

conducting regular immunization under

the Expanded Program Immunization

(EPI) through measles vaccination

to children aged 9 months above. On

children 12 to 15 months vaccinations are

MMR or Measles, Mumps and Rubella

Central Ofce which was presented to the

media, yesterday, by DOLE Bicol regional

director Nathaniel V. Lacambra, DOLE-

Bicol only has P38,000.00 unclaimed

SPES checks.

If we divide P38,000.00 to P2,000.00

per beneciary it means that our unreleased

SPES checks will only total to about 19

given once to a child.

DOH provincial health team chief Dra.

Jocelyn Murillo Iraola said as of January

23 this year there were 22 suspected

measles cases recorded in the province,

this is higher because in 2013 there were

only 13 suspected cases during the year.

She explained that measles is highly

contagious respiratory disease caused by

a virus wherein most of the affected are

children six (6) months to 12 years old.

The virus easily spreads from person

to person by sneezing, coughing and close

personal contact and among the symptoms

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DOH provl health team steps upCamNorte measles vaccination drive

PRO5 PCSUPT VICTOR P DEONA CSEE VI spearheaded

in a simple ceremony the mass oath-taking and donning

of ranks ceremonies to the newly promoted Police

Commissioned Ofcers and Police Non-Commissioned

Ofcers. There were 92 total numbers of PNP personnel

who were promoted to the next higher ranks for the 4th

quarter of the last year regular promotees. 30 PCOs and 62

PNCOs, these include 1 Police Superintendent, 10 Police

Chief Inspectors, 10 Senior Police Inspectors, 9 Police

Inspector, 3 Senior Police Ofcer 4, 7 Senior Police Ofcer

3 and 3 Police Ofcer 2, held at Camp Simeon Ola, LegazpiCity. (Alex Cal-PIA PNP Regional Ofce V)

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BIKOL REPORTER2 FEBRUARY 2-8, 2014OPINION

As complementary measures, we

should hasten construction of global-

class tourism facilities in say Laoag,

Subic-Clark, Cebu and Davao (for a

start). We can look at what HK offers

and rival those in terms of available goods

and tourist facilities. We have amiable,

English-speaking service attendants -

unlike the ever-growling HK sales people.

They always smirk because they cant

speak English well.

OFWs IN HK: Our DOLE should

caution our people from applying for workcontracts in Hong Kong. Many of them

especially BSE-BSEE graduates can now

earn the same rate of net-salaries here.

The fallacy that our OFWs (performing

menial jobs) are earning well in HK and

Middle East should be exposed. We have

to disprove our image that PHL is a nation

of servants (the insulting name thrown on

the Azkals when they beat their HK r ivals).

In my youth, my father advised me to

do the Christian act of offering the other

cheek if my opponents spank me. But

he also cautioned me that there could

be times when I must defend myself

if only to prove that I am a man! Our

HK-PHL situation is on the same plain.

HKs economy (supported by its bully

mother China) is dependent on tourism

(where many of our lowly-paid OFWs

are serving). We must defend our honor

as a nation by responding to the HK

insults - with a tooth for a tooth.

ECONOMY: Our country should

prove to her citizenry that the 7.2% GDP

record for the year 2013 is not a uke.

Government must nd ways to make the

economic bonanza (among the biggest

in Asia-Pacic) trickle down to the

common people as they are just being

enjoyed by wealthy businessmen. More

and more opportunities for livelihood

for the common tao must be opened

to upgrade consumer buying power as

vehicle for continuing progress via Buy

Filipino First.

However, Pres. P-Noy Aquino and

his cabinet must also look at a danger

signal. Many businessmen are now

reeling under from the costly businesspermits required by local governments.

Its good the cost of money is still lower

(though signs are that it may gradually

go up) but the business expenses are

certainly rising. Both national and

local taxations are squeezing business

operations in the countryside. Aanhin

pa ang damo, kung naghihingalo na

ang kabayo!.

\PROVERB: The oppression of the

wicked will sweep them away, because

they refuse to do what is right!

(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).

VISA RULES: Hong Kong

administrators have issued immigration

regulations requiring PHL ofcial passport

holders to apply for entry visas before

they can be admitted into the Special

Administrative Region (of the Peoples

Republic of China). The rule is an open

sanction against our government allegedly

for Malacanangs failure to ofcially

apologize in connection with the Luneta

incident where several HK subjects were

killed.

Opinions Unlimited supports the

Philippine position that we have done

everything in retribution for the losses

suffered, including payment of damages to

the HK families of the victims. Demanding

ofcial apology is similar to asking our

sovereign state to bow down to the small

administrative region of mainland China.

That is asking too much. (Rumors are

that even ordinary Filipino tourists willsoon be required to apply for entry visas

to Hong Kong).

QUID PRO QUO: If this is resorted

to by the HK ofcials, our government

should do the same. DFA should issue a

travel advisory to Filipino tourists to avoid

HK, mentioning potential risks to their

property and lives. The tourism business

that Filipinos bring to the Chinese colony

is awesome. If our people bypass HK

their sales transactions and tourism

income will surely be adversely affected.

LEE G. DULLESCO II

Head, Advertising Associates

0920-533-7766

The way it looks, it was the MILFthat was negotiating from a position ofstrength, getting virtually everything ithas demanded from government fromlarger Bangsamoro territories, biggerwealth sharing, to even waters of theBangsamoro expanded.

Very likely, the certied Amboy thatNoynoy is, heeded the dictates of old UncleSam who has been eyeing Mindanao for solong. And Uncle Sam may have it too, in adecade, if not a couple of years, as it wontbe long before the Bangsamoro nationwill be declaring independence, which iswhat its so-called self-determination isall about. And the Muslim world will beaiding the Bangsamoro nation in its ghtfor independence.

There is hardly any formal time forthe decommissioning as it will be done,supposedly in stages. Why shouldthere even be stages in this when theMILF is already given that which it hasasked for, by way of even the setting upof a pure parliamentary system undera constitutional presidential form of

government, and where an autonomousregion is airbrushed out of the Constitutionand replaced by a Bangsamorosubstate with its own Constitution and aBangsamoro law that will be passed by asubservient Congress?

Why should indigenous peoples andChristians live under Muslim laws? And

why should the Muslims enjoy that

which is not being enjoyed by otherregions in the country?

No other region, including metroManila, can have its own police force,as the countrys police are all underthe Philippine National Police. Noother region in the country can have amilitary force as all soldiers fall underthe command of the AFP. No regionthat is bounded by waters is given thatright to have the waters belong to thatregion, and where a big percentageof the wealth goes to that region. Whydeny other regions the right to establisha substate? All because of the wish tohave peace in Mindanao?

Peace cannot be had in Mindanao,not when the Muslims are still tribalin orientation, such as Muslims withthe Abu Sayyaf, or the Moro National

Liberation Front, or the BangsamoroIslamic ghters, a rival faction of theMILF, not to mention the Christians andthe indigenous peoples in Mindanaoand not when there are so many looserearms still around including thoseof the MILF.

There is no intent to really giveup the rearms because the MILF islooking way beyond just establishing asubstate. When the time is right, andwhen the MILF already has the state ofthe art helicopters and air defense, thebig battle for independence begins.

And the republic has been lost. Thatwill eventually be the legacy of Noynoy,who, instead of defending the Philippineterritories, handed it to the Muslim rebelgroup.

* * * * *I wish to correct a sentence

erroneously printed in my last weekscolumn. It should be: Sec. Soliman wasalso quoted as saying that the supposed7,782 missing household beneciariesof CCT have already been accountedfor with COA, but which irregularitiesare being repeatednot separted by theDSWD in succeeding COA reports.

The government headed by President

Benigno Noynoy Aquino signed a peaceagreement with the rebel group called theMoro Islamic Liberation Front last Saturday,January 26, 2014. Since many of us arenot well informed of what is provided inthis peace agreement, I am hereby quotingthe column of Ninez Cacho-Olivares in thePhilippine Daily Tribune dated January 27,2014 entitled Beyond the Moro Substatefor our information and study. I am infavor of peace in Mindanao provided thispeace does not contain provisions that areunconstitutional and disadvantageous toour Republic.

Firearms of the Moro Islamic LiberationFront are not going to be surrendered bythe MILF to the Philippine governmentthrough its Armed Forces of the Philippines(AFP). Instead, these rearms, whichhave killed so many soldiers and civilians

are to be inventoried by a yet unnamedindependent commission (which will likelybe headed again by Malaysia, which issuper pro-MILF). Neither will the rearmsbe destroyed.

But if, as claimed by both panels, thatthere is so much trust, and that they allwant peace, as well as the Bangsamorostill to be operated under the PhilippineConstitution, why then is the MILF notentrusting its rearms and other repowerto the AFP, since the Constitution clearlystates that there can only be one AFP?

As such, the MILF, or the claimedBangsamoro government when allis said and done, and upheld by theSupreme Court, should the court suddenlymake a 180 degree turn and rule on itsconstitutionality, after rejecting the earlierpeace agreement with the MILF under theArroyo government, the MILF should give

up its rearms to the AFP, as it should beunder the command of the AFP.

The better question is why the Noynoypanel of negotiators has bent overbackwards to give in to the full demandsof the MILF, when government shouldhave been negotiating from a position ofstrength?

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The Peafrancia Basilica, on its 4th year

already, will conduct a Mass Wedding on

February 14, Valentines Day. This year the

partners are the PAGIBIG, Rotary Club of Naga,

Naga City Civil Registrars Ofce, NSO, and thePeafrancia Young Professionals.

The said mass wedding is being offered to all

those who are civilly married and are above 20 years

old that are living together for more than 5 years.

The requirements are as follows: Baptismal and

Conrmation Certicate, Marriage Contract (for

civilly married), Certicate of Cohabitation for those

living together for 5 years or more. The couples

must present themselves for interview on or before

February 5 at the Basilica Ofce and also attend the

pre-cana seminar of Feb 8.

By reason of their state in life and of their order,

[Christian spouses] have their own special gifts in

the People of God.[145] This grace proper to the

sacrament of Matrimony is intended to perfect the

couples love and to strengthen their indissolubleunity. By this grace they help one another to attain

holiness in their married life and in welcoming and

educating their children. (CFC 146)

These include the arrest of

three wanted persons; threerecovered lost rearms; ar-

rest of persons involved inillegal drug trade, logging,

gambling, mining and otherviolators of special laws.

Deona also warned his sixprovincial police directors

that the strike policy will alsobe enforced at their level.

During the command con-ference, he also expressed

alarm over the 40,331 casesof crime reported in 2013 in

Bicol.The number is four times

or 400-percent higher com-pared to the 10,091 cases re-

ported in 2012.The report also showed

that out of the total crimevolume, 17,658 were index

crimes or those commit-ted either against persons or

properties while 22,673 caseswere non-index crimes (vio-

lation of local ordinances orspecial laws).

Index crimes recorded

included physical injuries,the highest with 5,203; fol-

PNP BICOL CHIEF ORDERS . . .

lowed by theft, 3,929 cases;

robbery, 1,099; murder, 349;rape, 387; homicide, 184;

carnapping, 200l and cattlerustling, 102 cases.

The PNP regional crimesituation report indicated that

of the total crimes recorded,only 5,814 cases were solved

while 12,846 were cleared.By province, topping the

list in crime volume is Cama-rines Sur with 11,392 cases;

followed by Albay, 10,220cases; Naga City, 7,175;

Masbate, 5,035; CamarinesNorte, 2,971; Catanduanes,

2,137, and Sorsogon, 1,401.Incidence of murder was

high in the province of Mas-bate with 100 cases; followed

by Camarines Sur, 94; Albay,65; Sorsogon, 37; Camarines

Norte, 26; Caranduanes, 10,and Naga City, 17.

Provinces with high in-cidence of rape cases were

Albay with 113 cases; Cama-rines Sur, 85; Sorsogon, 49;

Catanduanes, 44; Camarines

Norte, 37; Masbate, 30, andNaga City, 29. -PNA

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BIKOL REPORTER4 FEBRUARY 2-8, 2014ETCETERA

INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN

jokee BOTOR-REYES

Raising SonsMy mother raised ve sons without difculty. They grew up

to be ne gentlemen and raised their families well. There were

no restrictions. They courted girls of their choice and marriedas they pleased. They would go out and come home late butwhole. They also smoked cigarettes and drank but not out of

their minds when they got home. But that was years back. Myoldest brother who occupied a high position at the Universityof the Philippines died in 1987. My second oldest brother who

was a chief of police died in 1995. My third oldest brother, anaccomplished insurance underwriter, died two years ago and

my fourth oldest brother, a very simple father, died only lastDecember. The one I followed, a successful customs broker,died ve years ago at the prime of his life. So, all my brothers

have gone. Do males die ahead of females?My mother raised them very simply. Her sons grew up

very normally. They lived successfully. I never got to see my

mother worry when they were not yet home and it was a bit latealready. But those were the times. Men could go gallivanting

around unafraid that they might be robbed or held up or getinto some drinking or pot sessions. Pot was never heard then,Those were the times when one could stay late and come

home safely. We had a very peaceful country then. Yes, therewere no peddlers of dope. Cigarettes and wine were peddledtoo but they were dispensed moderately.

I raised my only son in Manila where he grew up. I had amost terrifying time. When he was not home at 9:00 I would

start worrying. From school, did he meet an accident, was herobbed, did he get into trouble with some unruly souls in thestreet? The mobile phone was not a fad then. If you wanted a

cellphone, you will have to invest thousands. Those were theanalog days. At any rate, he grew up into a ne man, marriedwell and raised his family with more than just an ordinary

fatherly attention and care.When I had my grandsons who are my sons children,

I decided to move to the province where I am now with twoteenage boys, ages 17 and 16. Today, I worry about themwhen they are not home at 8 in the evening. Where could they

be? Did they get into a bad company? But I am a little moreat ease than when I was I was raising their father in Manila.At least in the province, in Iriga particularly, when they are not

yet home and its getting late, I know where to locate them. Intheir friends homes or if they are not there, they could easily

be contacted through their mobile phones.Today, the difculty of raising sons is compounded by the

fact that there are just too many things outside the house that

children can be vulnerable to. There are many places they cango to and they are not actually the ones we can call decentlike disco bars and other entertainment joints that may not

run highly recommendable shows. Or, boys can get to joincompanies that may have questionable characters and could

inuence them to drink and smoke at their very young age.Raising sons. It could be the same as raising daughters but

sons stand more risk outside the home than their sisters.

Raising children entails a lot of prayers.I personally havedevoted myself to St. Pedro Calungsod for my two growingteenager boys that they may grow up in the fear of the Lord

and that the young St. Pedro Calungsod hovers them all the

time and keep them safe and in good company.

Care for the environment should start among the young.More especially among children in school. They are, after all,

the beneciaries of a clean world. Thats their world when theygrow up to be parents and professionals.

How very often we see children in school easily dispose of

their trash just about anywhere in the school campuscandy

wrappers, plastic cups and bottles, papers which, of course,are biodegradable but still they make the ground dirty and notpleasing to the eyes. I know, for a fact, that they are taughtcare for the environment by their teachers. No teacher would

allow a student to throw garbage irresponsibly. But most often,these teachings or reminders fall into deaf ears. So, before it istoo late, there must be a more stringent imposition for school

children to care for their environment before its too late. Whatthey learn in school, they could take home and educate their

own family who may not be very much aware of nature care.According to an environmental philosopher, Andreas Weber,

children should be exposed to nature early and often allowed

the freedom they need. It becomes a primary obligation of theirteachers to instill in the minds of the very young children theimportance of nature care, the effects of not caring for them.

They must learn that they breathe oxygen from the air, theyget water from the river, lakes and streams, they get food

from plants and animals, they get warmth from the sun, etc.

Polluting, the air, water, not taking care of animals and plants,these cause destruction to man.

There are a thousand and one ways of taking care of the

environment and most of them only needed common sense.For example, plastics should not be burned or just thrown

away because they are most likely to nd their way in thedrainage and when then drainage is clogged it causes oodand eventually ood causes detriments to man like sickness

and even death.Children should be encouraged to care for plants. But, the

rst activity is to encourage the children to plant trees and to

take care of the trees that they planted making sure they do notdie but grow into full blown trees.

We have seen on national broadcasts children in Puerto

Princesa pick up on the streets thrown candy wrappers andjunk food containers and putting them in their bags and

throwing them in garbage cans and big bins that are veryvisible in practically all corners of the city. Hurrah! To thesechildren. May their tribe increase!

Certainly, these children now are looking forward as adultsin a very healthy environment. The time to take care of theenvironment is now.

I am happy in the thought that my job is giving me the kind ofsatisfaction I sought when I rst applied for a clerical position..A clerk is not a mere employee as some would probably think.The clerk is a very important administrative support staffwhich is a critical component for an organization to achieve itsmission. Considering this premise, i stand tall.

The important functions that clerks are delegated to doare very potent in any organization or company. Other thanjust keep records and other pertinent documents, she is (I amusing the personal pronoun she because I am aware manywho occupy clerical positions are females just as many ofcesecretaries are females too) someone whose position is one oftrust and condence. The job of a clerk calls for someone whomust be hardworking and really very organized. She does notend her day just so but she ends her day knowing pretty wellthat tomorrow is the continuity of today. That is how a clerklooks are her job. It means that she is very task-oriented.

In these times of high technology, the clerk is expected to be

able to know how to operate with ease the very modern gadgetsthat now are very characteristic of a functional organization.Personally, I have yet to get very much acquainted with manyother modern and high-tech gadgets that modern ofces are

equipped with. But basically, the computer is today the mostimportant tool for a clerk to perform her numerous jobs. So, itdawns on me to get to be familiar with all that the computer isexpected to do thus making works faster and with ease.

The clerk is the front of any organization. When peoplecome to the ofce to inquire just about anything, the clerk isthe person to be consulted. This calls for harmonious humanrelations. When records are needed, she is the best to performto know what these records are and where they are. This goeswithout saying that she can be depended on in many instances.

It is normal for the clerk to organize meetings and coordinatewith all those who shall be involved in such exercise. She,likewise, expected to keep her les in the best order so that theofce run very systematically.

Can ofces function well without the clerks? It is doubtful.Clerks are must in all ofces for all that they are doing. So,clerks, I guess, must be very presentable and with a verypleasing personality, must she sport a smiling face when

visitors come to the ofce. It is not just the smiles that make theclerk a very important persona in the ofce. What is even morenecessary is her respect for anybody who enters, whether theone entering it her boss or just anybody,

GRS: A Zone of PeaceBy GLORIA C. MORENO, Teacher II

Godofredo Reyes Sr. Elementary School

Ragay District

Through the years, many slogans, titles and names

have been attributed to schools, speaking for how these

academic institutions exist, perform and operate. Some

of these attributes are mandated, others advocated and a

number self- invoked by the administration, by the teachers

or pupils organizations, or by the PTA.

I remember one as This is a child- friendly School

which was deactivated later on the note that all schools are

and must be child- friendly. Another is a line saying that aparticular school stands for No Smoking. As one travels,

he may notice streamers informing the public on the rating

garnered by the school in the National Achievement Test

(NAT), of pupils and students who are hailed champions andwinners in competitions, and more.

Very recently, after all public schools district supervisors,

schools heads, schools guidance coordinators and PTA

presidents were called for a seminar entitled Evidence-Based Guidance and Counseling Implementation of DepEd

Order # 40 Through Developing Resiliency in School

Management in Regent Hotel Naga City on November

7-9 2013, which was organized by DepEd Camarines Sur

through the efforts of Dr. Ruby S. Pan, Division Guidance

Coordinator. There was a great awakening among the

participants, especially upon learning what Republic Act #

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Adding another feather

to the University of

Northeastern Philippines

or UNEPs cap is the recent

result of the 2014 Architect

Licensure Examination

(ALE) where fresh

graduate Marlon Levina

Dela Cruz successfully

passed the examination

held January 17 to 19 in

Metro Manila with flying

colors.

Dela Cruz earnedaccolades and praises for

the job well done after his

name was listed in the roster

of top ten national passers in

the recent ALE managed by

the Professional Regulation

Commission (PRC) together

with other passers coming

from prestigious colleges

and universities in the

metropolis.

Atty.Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda, UNEP President

immediately posted on her

personal Facebook account

a congratulatory message

to UNEPs new architect

who she learned, was not

able to review for the board

exam due to some personal

reasons.

Dela Cruz is one of the

best architectural students

that we have here in UNEP.

He really puts his heart on

what he is doing and this

result is a testimony of his

dedication and perseverance

to reach his dreams,

Moraleda added.Moraleda also

congratulated the entire

CEA-TD faculty particularly

its Dean, Architect Jose

Joe Malazarte for the

job well done, saying that

excellence is the key to

achievement and success.

Out of 1,442 takers, only

793 successfully passed the

ALE administered by the

Board of Architecture headedby its Chairman, Architect

Rolando L. Cordero.

This is not the only

honor that UNEPs CEA-

TD family has on their

sleeves. They have also

crafted their name during

national competitions. Last

year, UNEPs Engineering

students also made name

when it landed 2nd during

the 7th National Bridge

Building competition held

at Subic Bay Exhibition and

Convention Center, Subic

Bay Freefort Zone, Olongapo

City through the sponsorship

of the Philippine institute ofCivil Engineers (PICE).

In 2011, another group of

Engineering students from

UNEP also impressed their

jurors when they landed

second during the 13th

National Bridge Building

Competition Championship

held in Legazpi City.

UNEP believes that

the blueprint that they

have mapped out for theirstudents will serve as their

stepping stones towards

the realization of their

aspirations.

CEATD offers six (6)

Baccalaureate Degrees or

Programs: Bachelor of

Science in Architecture,

Civil Engineering, Electrical

Engineering, Electronics

Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering and Geodetic

Engineering and two

technical courses which

include one-year Automotive

Servicing (AS NC1) and one-

year Computer Hardware

Servicing (AS NC1), bothTESDA Accredited courses.

DE LA CRUZ

The Challenge of a Budget OfcerBy FRANCIA N. MARTINEZ

DepEd Iriga City

I have been studying how a budget ofcer works. I think it is

a very challenging job. In the rst place, I think it is the budgetofcer that sets nances in their right perspective. It is a big

challenge.The budget ofcer directs and coordinates activities

of personnel responsible for formulating, monitoring and

presentation of budgets for controlling funds for implementprograms objectives. He studies and analysis past and currentyears to prepare the budget correctly and be able to justify

funds that are requested. He likewise correlates appropriationfor specic programs,

The many works of a budget ofcer banks on how well andhow thoroughly and correctly he prepares the money of anorganization or agency. The organizational ability of a budget

ofcer is most challenged. When he presents a budget he ismore than sure that all monies are accounted for, that they areplaced where they should be and that things do not go wrong.

This calls for a thorough study and analyses of programs andrequests. He correlates appropriations for specic programs.

All budgets have to be revised periodically especially thosedirected towards regular programs and special projects.

A very keen sense of analytical knowledge is asked for if

one were to be a budget ofcer. He prepares budget, needlessto say, and must have gone through comparative analysis ofthe progress of an operation.

A big challenge to a budget ofcer is to be able totestify a proposed budget. The budget is a projected set of

consequences carrying out planned activity. The budgetingprocess is a big task to consider.

The job of a budget ofcer entail a close study of details

of every single entry to ascertain that funding goes into theright direction. This iis no mean job of course but if one wereprepared for the job, things can be easy and challenges can be

met without glitches.One of the most important persona in an organization is

a well-trained budget ofcer who has a keen perception ofpriorities in an organization because in the budget lies thehow the organization will function well and correctly. We hear

of organizations which close shop after just a little time ofoperation because its budget was not well planned and thingsjust fall down one after the other. And s business is lost.

Just live travel where a very good itinerary is what makestravel well spent, a sound budget could be the be-all of an

organization and of course, the kudos should go to a veryefcient budget ofcer.

The ABC of Success in Nat 2014By GLORIA C. MORENO, Teacher IIGodofredo Reyes Sr. Elementary School

Ragay District

National Achievement Test (NAT) 3 and 6 for S/Y 2013-2014are fast approaching. The schools have started review classesfollowing religiously the proposals submitted to and approved

by the authorities. In these proposals are the techniques andstrategies that vary accordingly but with only one purpose-- forthe school to achieve at least seventy-ve (75%) performance

level (PL) of the examinees based from the National base line.Godofredo Reyes Sr. Elementary School is the third biggest

school, population-wise in Ragay District, Ragay CamarinesSur. It is located in a prominent and urban barangay wherethe people always crave for the best and the top. This is

one school where parents always say yes in afrmation toschool policies especially if it is all about for the benet of theschool children. In GRS Elementary School, teachers never

seem to stop teaching, coaching, training and seeking ideas

that will make their pupils learn. With this positive attitude ofteachers, the pupils are inspired and well- motivated to dothe same in quest for exellence. The Local Government ofRagay, the Barangay Council of Godofredo Reyes Sr., the

Non- Government Organizations within the community, as wellas GRSES alumni are aware of this that it is a common goaland dream for all of them to excell in every undertaking of the

pupils, be it in academic ir in co- curricular activities. Supportcome in different ways-- moral, spiritual, nancial, and the like.

The School children being raised, trained and mader tobelieve that they are achievers, have learned not to stop atthe middle of aiming for the best. They even suggest to use

after class hours and weekdays for practice and rehearsalsif they have to join in a competition or to take a test like NAT.In return, they expect that their teachers will supply them with

the best kind of services the latter could ever give them. Youngand raw as they are, they still dont know that their teachers

have families, concerns and priorities of their own to attend to.But amazingly, GRSES faculty give their pupils their best. Thatis why, the school always stand tall and high in all contests it

participates in.The school is now on the double of its review sessions and

classes for NAT 3 and NAT 6. For a change and to give them

thrill and excitement in their quest for a 75% P.L., this writerconceived and introduced to them the ABC of Success in NAT

2014 that it stated below:A- attend the NAT review classes regularly;B- believe that God is always there to guide you; and

C- compromise yourself with the common goal to get a 75%P.L.

It may be so simple and childish yet it is thought with all

sincerity and prayers for the pupils of Godofredo Reyes Sr.Elemetary School.

To our grade III and grade VI pupils, God bless you all.Good luck to your NAT!

Pioneer Foundation,

Inc. made a grant to CARD

MRI in the amount of more

than P3-M as a support to the

latters active implementation

of housing and livelihoodrehabilitation efforts for

the survivors of Typhoon

Yolanda.

A Memorandum of

Agreement was signed

recently stirred by the

two parties mission of

empowering and assisting

socially-and-economically

challenged women and

families in times of

uncertainties.

The assistance from

Pioneer Foundation will

be able to further facilitate

housing and livelihood efforts

for CARD MRI members

in the towns of Basey and

The president of Pioneer Foundation,Inc., Betty D. Medialdea hands to Marilyn

M. Manila, CARD MRI CommunityDevelopment Group Director the check

worth of more than P3-M in support tothe latters rehabilitation efforts for thesurvivors of Typhoon Yolanda.

(L-R): Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, CARD MRI

Founder and Managing Director; Marilyn M.

Manila, CARD MRI Community Development

Group Director; Betty D. Medialdea, Pioneer

Foundation, Inc. President; and Lorenzo O.Chan, Jr., Director of Pioneer Insurance and

President and CEO of Pioneer Life, Inc.(Turn to page 7)

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NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT

1. MARCELINA M. ROBREDO January 4, 2014

2. NORBERTO R. FERNANDEZ January 10, 2014

3. TERESA A. SIBULO January 12, 2014

4. VINCENT EDWARD B. BICHARA January 12, 2014

5. ALFREDO A. ALCANTARA January 12, 2014

6. CESAR M. CATOLICO January 13, 2014

7. JOSE S. OCO January 12, 2014

8. MAURO B. INFELIZ January 15, 2014

9. DOROTEO L. SAN ADRES January 17, 2014

10. SALVACION S. DEL GALLEGO January 16, 2014

11. JUANITA D. ORBITA January 16, 2014

12. ROMEO A. BONGAT January 20, 2014

For JANUARY

Dr. Elena B. delos Santos (2nd from right), DA RTD for Operations and Extensionhands over two (2) checks for the implementation of two projects under the Payapa

at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) in the province of Sorsogon. The provincereceives the rst tranche fund worth P12,250,000.00 for the Sorsogon Agri-Development

project and P2,401,000.00 for the Establishment of Mechanical Flatbed Dryer Project.The checks were received by (L-R) Ma. Corazon B. Astillero PEO III, Provl Planning &Development Ofce (PPDO) of Sorsogon; Marilou C. Rodriguez, Sorsogon provincial

treasurer; and Dominador O. Jardin, PGDH-PPDO. PAMANA is a partnership programbetween the Department of Agriculture and the Ofce of the Presidential Adviser onPeace Process (OPAPP). It is the governments peace and development framework to

strengthen peace building, reconstruction and development in conict affected areas(CAAs) as well as sustain all on-going governance and development initiatives on the

ground. Its main strategy is to bring back government in these communities by ensuringthat the people benet from improved delivery of basic social services and are servedby responsive, transparent and accountable governments on resource allocation and

utilization, alongside economic development efforts. (Lovella P. Guarin/photo by RamonAdversario-DA RAFID5)

Republic of the PhilippinesLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

Province: Camarines SurCity/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

CCE-0078-2013 R.A. 10172In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant

to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in theImplementation of Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRRon R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that NORLYCHUA SALCEDOhas led with this Ofce, a Petition for Correctionof Entry in Sex from FEMALE to MALEin the certicate of livebirth of Norly Chua Salcedo at Libmanan, Camarines Sur andwhose parents are Nicanor Torral Salcedo and Lea Nuesca Chua.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may le hiswritten opposition with this ofce not later than February 15, 2014.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOLREPORTER

Published: February 2 and 9, 2014

PILI, Camarines Sur

The implementation of the

Joint Mobile Registration

and Licensing of Commercial

Fishing Vessels in Bicol

successfully registered

and licensed a total of

135 commercial shing

vessels,with 14 licensed in the

rst cluster, 55 in the second

cluster and 66 in the nal

cluster.

The regionwide activity

was conducted from

October to December 2013

and was divided into three

clusters:CamarinesNorte and

northern parts of Camarines

Sur; Partido and Rinconada

district of Camarines Sur,

Albay, Catanduanes, and

Sorsogon;and Masbate

province respectively.

Commercial shing vessels

in Bicol were registeredand licensed by the Bureau

of Fisheries and Aquatic

Resources (BFAR) Region

wherein all applied for new

shing gear license.

The project is a four-day

event with the rst three days

allotted for actual inspection of

the vessels and the Safety on

Life at Sea (SOLAS) Training

to boat personnel who are

given lectures by a MARINA

representative on Fire Fighting

and Prevention Technique,

Elementary First Aid and

Personal Survival Technique.

The last day is the processing

of the papers for the issuance of

licenses and permits.

BFAR Director Dennis

V. Del Socorro cited that the

Joint Mobile Registration and

Licensing of Commercial

Fishing Vessels (JMRLCFV)

is one way of addressing some

issues on the declining number

of sh catch due to increased

number of shing eet and

unregulated shing in Bicol

region. Moreover, the data will

be used in the creation of an

ofcial database of the numberof commercial shing vessels.

Four government agencies

implemented the said activity

with specic functions:

BFAR was in charge of

inspecting the vessels gear

and issuance of Commercial

Fishing Vessel Gear License

(CVFGL) and registration;

National Telecommunications

Commission (NTC) ensured

that the vessels are equipped

with radio communication

equipment and issuance of

Ship Station License; Maritime

Industry Authority (MARINA)

conducted add measurement

to determine whether it is

a municipal or commercial

shing vessels, ensured that the

boat is equipped with lifesaving

tools like life vest, medicine

kits life rings, axe and re

extinguisher, and they were

also in-charge of the issuance

of Certicate of Ownership

and Certicate of Philippine

Registry; while Philippine

Coast Guard (PCG) coordinated

with and assisted other agencies

in the implementation of the

JMRLCFV.The Project is also

in compliance with the

recommendation of the

European Union (EU) nal

report on the registration and

licensing of all shing vessels

in the Philippines. ajoven

checks or 19 beneciaries.Not bad really. But it doesntmean that we should behappy about it already. RDLacambra said.

This report has given

back DOLE-Bicols currentoutstanding rating on

publics trust and condencein the region in which duringthe last weeks of Decemberwere shaded with doubt dueto the national media reportregarding the unclaimed SPESchecks.

The truth shall set usfree. Now everybody knowsthat Bicol is the fastest SPEScheck releasing region in theentire nation! RD Lacambraadded.

Based on rules, the DOLEis given an 11-day deadlineto release all SPES checks toits beneciaries. The SPESis DOLEs 20-day summer

job program in which DOLEpays the 40% of salaries ofthe student-beneciaries.In 2013, DOLE-Bicol hasrecorded a total of 6,314 SPES

beneciaries with a budget ofP12.8M.

So if you look at ourtotal SPES Budget and totalnumber of beneciaries,the P38,000.00 unclaimedchecks is but very minimal

but Ive already instructedall concerned personnelto exhaust every means

DOLE BICOL HOLDS LOWEST . . .

necessary to locate thebeneciaries and release thechecks RD Lacambra added.

DOLE-Bicol said that 95%of SPES checks that wereleft unclaimed, unreleased or

were delayed in its released,is due to lack of documentaryrequirements submitted bythe beneciary. A SPES

beneciary need to submitto DOLE the complete andofcial school documentsin order to claim the SPESchecks.

Initially, 100-goats were

awarded last Monday, Jan.

20, 2014 at the ofcial

grounds of LGU Pili headed

by DOLE-Bicol asst. reg. dir.

Guzman and DOLE Cam.

Sur Provincial Field Ofcer

Ana Christine Soriano.

The goats were given to50 beneciaries who are

mostly sacada (sugar cane)

workers. Each beneciary

received 2-goats, a male and

a female, specically chosen

by the supplier for breeding

purposes. The goat dispersal

was under the Bottom-Up-

Budgeting (BuB) program.

The idea here is for

MEEHL-IONS POURED BY DOLE . . .

the sugar workers to have

alternative livelihood thru

goat breeding. The more

goats they breed the more

income they will have.

Who knows if they breed

continuously then, we may be

looking at a future ranchero

in Bicol, ARD Guzman saidexcitedly.

In total, DOLE-Bicol has

placed some 400 goats for

the project. However, the

remaining 300 goats which

is schedule to be released for

150 sacadas will be awarded

in the coming months as soon

as the weather is favorable

for the transit of said goats.

The Anti- Bullying Act of 2013 is all about. They were senthome with a handbook on anti- bullying act and a streamerbearing the sign and statement This School is a Bully- FreeZone.

The streamer has become a by- note and an eye- openeramong every pupil and stakeholder that it has moved everyconcerned citizen to be more aware of anti- bullying. MassMedia has also helped a lot on the information- dissimination

campaign on the issue that anti- bullying incidents havedramatically subsided in DepEd- Camarines Sur sinceNovember, 2013. In very few instances,district and schoolofces move as fast as they could, being guided with thelaws and orders they have read about this concern.

GRS Elementary School is a participative School, thus itcalled for a General PTA meeting on November 21, 2013 with

Anti- Bullying Act as a lone agendum that was discussed byMrs. Gloria C. Moreno, the School Guidance Coordinator.

To strengthen the Anti- Bullying Campaign in all schoolswithin the Division of Camarines Sur, Dr. Gilbert Sadsad,Schools Division Superintendent encouraged the populaceto be more peace- loving via a mandate to hang a streamerin a conspicuous area in all schools that say This School isa Zone of Peace .

We, in Godofredo Reyes Sr. Elementary School ndthis advocacy so noble. We may not really have known ourSDS by heart, but one thing we are sure about him withhis wanting for a school to be a zone of peace is that thesuperintendent is pro- child, and this is all that it takes for

an executive to be looked up high with reverence by hissubordinates.

Because of that, the principal, Mrs. Yolanda T. Abengoza,together with the PTA president, Miss Analiza A. Verdan,through the efforts of the writer, have made a pact with theteachers, parents, pupils, and the community stakeholdersto realize the vision of Dr. Sadsad. In our school now hangsthe streamer that bears the sign Godofredo Reyes Sr.Elementary School: A Zone of Peace.

GRS: A ZONE OF PEACE . . .

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are

the children and sole heirs of the late JUAN A. IN-

FANTE, who died in Iriga City on December 20, 2013

leaving no Will or Testament and with no known debts

left a PNB Savings Account No. 219102900010, Iriga

Branch with a certain deposit plus interest; the par-

ties mentioned hereby WAIVE & RENOUNCE all their

rights, interest and participation in the described sav-

ings account in favor of ARLENE INFANTE-MORAN-

DARTE who shall have the right to close/withdraw the

said account; as acknowledged before Notary Public

Atty. Julio A. Arcilla, Jr., Doc. No. 2931, Page No. 130,

Book No. 21, Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTER

Published: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2014

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATEWITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are thechildren and sole heirs of the late FELIX A. FUENTEBELLAand EULALIA FUENTEBELLA CHANCO, who died on May29, 2000 and August 28, 1997 in Quezon City and NagaCity, respectively, leaving certain real property situated in

Brgy. Sabang, Naga City, Camarines Sur, with TCT No.106700, that for and in consideration of the sum of ONEHUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND (P180,000.00) pesos,Philippine currency, the receipt is hereby acknowledgedfrom the LYRR REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,represented by RICHARD T. ROCHA, of legal age, single,Filipino citizen, the mentioned Heirs as VENDORS doeshereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY, in a man-ner absolute and irrevocable, in favor of the VENDEE, to-gether with all the improvements existing on the describedparcel of land; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty.Carlo C. Villanueva, Jr., Doc. No. 47, Page No. 10, Book

No. 81, Series of 2014.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2, 2014

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OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPERFor Five Consecutive Years by the St. Peter

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CamSur gov't earns Seal

of Good HousekeepingPILI, CamSur Forthe second successive yearsince the province enrolledparticipation in theprogram, CamSur earned

the prestigious Seal of Good

Housekeeping conferred by

the Department of Interior

and Local Government.

This was learned from a

letter from DILG Secretary

Mar Roxas congratulating

Governor Miguel Luis

R. Villafuerte and the

Province of Camarines Sur

for qualifying as one of the

recipients of the 2012 Seal of

Good Housekeeping (SGH).

The SGH is awarded

to deserving local

government units (LGUs)

that successfully meet

the requirements of the

full disclosure policy and

proven to have no adverse or

disclaimer audit ndings by

the Commission on Audit.

As SGH recipient,

CamSur now has access to

special national program

windows, such as the

Bottom-Up Budgeting

Program now called

Gov. VILLAFUERTE

Grassroots Participatory

Budget Process, PAMANA,

SALINTUBIG and the

Special Local Road Fund as

may be eligible under DILG

policies.

For qualifying as SGH

recipient for year CY 2011,

the very rst time the

province participated in the

program and was awarded

last year, CamSur was

awarded P15,543.245 worth

of Special Local Road Fund

that was automatically added

to the Annual Work Program

of the provincial budget

for CY 2013 under it and

used fund new and maintain

existing farm-to-market

(FTM) roads in the province.

Kami po sa DILG as

nagagalak na makatulong

at maging kabalikat ninyo

sa pag-unlad ng inyong

lokalidad, Sec. Roxas said

in his letter.

Next year the DILG will be

scaling up the Seal of Good

Housekeeping into the Seal of

Good Local Governance that

will cover a wider range of

LGU performance focused on

good nancial housekeeping,

disaster preparedness, basic

sector social protection,business friendly and

c o m p e t i t i v e n e s s ,

environmental compliance,

law and order and public

safety.

CamSur is doing very

well and will continue

to improve and escalate

efforts in these areas, and if

we all get our acts together

CamSur will hopefully be

one of the rst recipients

of the Seal of Good Local

Governance, Governor

Villafuerte is reported to

have remarked when he

received Sec. Roxas letter.-GBClaveria/MMEC

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