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06-23-2013

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BFAR pushes tilapia fto mitigate effects of climate ch

PILI, Camarines Sur Tilapiafarming is an option beingpushed by the regional of ceof the Bureau of Fisheries andAquatic Resources (BFAR) here

to cushion the adverse impactsof climate change on Bicolsheries.

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DOH: E-cigarette, shisha notsafe smoking alternatives

By JOsEpH JOHn J. pErEz

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Health(DOH) regional of ce here warned the public thatelectronic cigarette or e-cigarrette and shisha arenot safe alternatives to dispel perception that thesetwo popular smoking paraphernalia are healthy sub -stitutes for typical tobacco products

E-cigarettes includ-ing shisha should not beeven considered as alterna-tives since those are stillsmoking and they containharmful substances, DOH

Non-Communicable Dis-eases Prevention Programregional coordinator for Dr.Evy Sarmiento said in an in-terview during Aramon TaDaw, a radio program of the Philippine InformationAgency (PIA).

An e-cigarette alsoknown as personal vaporis-er or PV is an electronicinhaler that vaporises a liq-uid solution into an aerosolmist, simulating the act of tobacco smoking.

While Shisha, the origins

of which are disputed (somesay India, others Persia or Turkey) is a glass-bottomedwater pipe in which fruit-

avored tobacco is coveredwith foil and roasted withcharcoal. The fruit- avoredtobacco smoke passes

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Globe assures users, disaster agenciesof service during calamities

LEGAZPI CITY - Anof cial of the Globe Tele -com, Inc. on Wednesdayassured disaster agenciesand Globes millions of subscribers of the com -panys network readinessduring disasters.

Yoly Crisanto, Globecorporate communications

head, said in a media brief-ing that with the onset of nat-ural calamities, which oftencause disruption of basic ser-vices, Globe is implementingmeasures to ensure deliveryof on-time and ef cient com -munication services regard-less of any catastrophe.

Crisanto said that as part

of Globes Social Re-sponsibility (CSR) pro-gram, it is implementingsuitable risk reductionand response measuresagainst disaster threatssuch as typhoon, ood -ing, re, earthquake,

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On the brighter side, OFW remittancesare now valuable when converted intoour local currency thus favoring localbene ciaries. Phl exports will bring inmore pesos to the traders/producers.BPO and call center establishments willalso bene t as most service contracts arepayable in US dollars. Bank depositorswill now choose US greenbacks for their excess savings and prospectiveinvestment funds.

INSULTS: The unfair tirades by theHong Kong football fans against theFilipinos and the Philippines in general(nation of slaves) indicate how lowly weare looked down upon by our supposedlyaf uent neighbors. Filipinos are intelligentand more talented, compared with other races (I personally proved this during my scholarship stints at Harvard U and Chase Manhattan Bank) but becausewe continue to export domestic helpers,foreigners consider us as universalmendicants.

Again our urgent call is for our

government to nd ways to create moremeaningful jobs in our country. Thatway, we can recall our OFWs (especially teachers enslaving themselves as family tutors and housemaids abroad) . Wenow need more experienced teachershere, and the offered pays by DepEd are decent enough to support familybudgets. Let us advise our friends to gohome now and do their bit for our ownchildren.

ENTERPRISE: Louder announcements and information drivesare needed to convince our OFWs thatthere are better earning opportunitieshere than what they are enslaving for abroad. Cost of money is now muchlower and our banks are ready to lendat affordable interest rates so OFWs canstart their own business. At the sametime, the government should convinceFilipinos to buy and use/consume locallyproduced goods, instead of importedones.

Let us all keep in mind that as weprefer imported commodities, we arepatronizing nations whose peoplecontinue to insult Filipinos and thePhilippines. If we stop buying imports werecall home OFWs, proud foreigners willrealize that they need us more than weneed them! Nationalism and patriotismin all our activities should be primordialin every Filipinos heart and mind. ThePhilippines is our only country, and wehave to defend its integrity at all costs,every time all the time!

PROVERB: The blessings of theLord bring wealth; and He adds our safety from troubles with it.

(Atty. APA chairs Acyatan & Co.,CPAs-DFK International is PICPA pastpresident and Hall-of-Famer, past chair of

ASEAN Federation of CPAs, and ACPAPPLifetime Achievement Awardee).

DEVELOPMENT: The signal of increasing American consumer con denceand consequent spending has led to theupsurge in exchange value of the USDollar, as against the major currenciesof the world including the Euro and

Australian Dollar. This is the reason whythe greenbacks are now worth more whenused to purchase universally originatedcommodities. When ranged against our own currency (peso), the US dollar hasappreciated.

The economic recovery of the UnitedStates, albeit initially minimal is expectedto generate additional jobs there whichwill bene t Phil-Ams . Hopefully, Pinoys improved earnings will translate intobigger foreign exchange remittances totheir families here. Let us pray that our US-based kababayans will be able nowto redeem their foreclosed housing units,or to buy new shelter items for their ownfamilies.

CHEAPER PESO: So the newexchange rate has put the peso on theweaker side of transactions, even asmore pesos are needed to buy dollar-denominated commodities. Our costlier purchase of global oil translates intoincreased oil pump prices (more than P50/ liter of unleaded gasoline in MManila).Travel abroad which is normally pricedin dollars will be costlier for peso-earningPinoys . Same aftermath for imports of machineries and other commodities!

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It is said that our people love laughter.It is their way of unburdening themselvesof their cares.They have been dumpedinto a corner of the globe which is not onlyunfruitful but also harsh.

When the sun shines, it shines withall ferocity in El Nio and when it rains,it rains as if heavens burst with oods inLa Nia.The home given to other peopleshas a benign weather.

The constant turning of the earth fromits axis and the pollution created by manhas changed the weather pattern to our disadvantage.

Our peoples laughter is not forced butyou can detect some pain in its tone.Evenwhen a composer writes a song,his songreveals a tinge of sadness in its lines.

When I was in the grade school, therewas this song, a couple of lines I clearlyremember. I was poorly born on the topof the mountain/ caressed by the motherlylove of the thunder

The song tells of penury and want andof a yearning for a mothers love.Insteadof a human mother, what the infant

experiences is the love of the thunder which, like a mothers lullaby,lulls him tosleep.

The peal of thunder and the rustling of the leaves on a windy evening are thingshe will remember when he reaches adultyears.

That is, of course , a literal translationof the song, no doubt written by a Filipino.But just the same, the lines or the ideabehind the lines tells of poverty andloneliness and of his remoteness from

civilization. A Filipino born uncivilized.There is nothing more sadder than

to be born very poor and without amother.I lived the experience myself.My mother died when I was an infantfrom a disease she got during the war years.

My world before was that of mostFilipinos today, a world that is a far cry from that of peoples from wealthycountries. Our songs give a truepicture of life in this land which isneither blessed with benign weather nor upright public men.

There is another song, a Tagalogsong, frequently sung by Freddie

Aguilar if I remember it right, describinga Filipino with his at nose andcolored skin and short height.Which isunfortunately true.

The Filipino has a very ordinarynose, dusky skin and seeminglyunathletic built.But whoever writes thesong has eyes on lifes darker side.

course, the other party will claim he hasa right to due process and he is innocentunless proven otherwise. I hope the fact

nding committees of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor will do what is right and just.

Based on media reports, the accusedparty can be charged for violating theCode of Conduct and Ethical Standardsfor Public Of cials and Employees RA6713 and the Anti-Graft and CorruptPractices Act (RA 3019).

It is lamentable that PresidentialDeputy Spokesman Abigail Valte said

per report in the Daily Tribune datedJune 26, 2013 that Resolving Sex for Fly hounding pimp diplomat issue isnot a Noynoys job. The Departmentof Labor and Employment and theDepartment of Foreign Affairs are under the Executive Branch of which PresidentNoynoy Aquino is the Chief Executive.Cabinet Secretaries only help thePresident run the Executive Branch.Of course, this issue is Noynoys job.Its better if Valte did not say this lestthe accused parties become swell-headed.

* * * *Every now and then, we hear reports

of people being possessed by evilspirits, many of them are children,students and sometimes adults. I believethis happens because I have seen thisin two instances here in Naga.

The Tempo dated June 20, 2013reported the following: Evil SpiritsTerrify 32 kids, a teacher at the Osaac

I have been observing developments onthe reported crimes committed by several

labor of cers at the Philippine embassies inJordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Syria onour distressed overseas Filipina Workerscalled sex for y. That instead of helpingthese OFWs who ran away from their Arabemployers, these labor attaches allegedlymolested them sexually in exchange for a plane ticket to be able to return to thePhilippines. There were also allegations of pimping or selling them to others.

The primary duty of our of cials andpersonnel in our embassies and consulatesis to promote friendly relations with thereceiving state and to protect the interestof the Philippines and its nationals in thestates where they are assigned. Based ontheir complaint, these labor of cers did notprotect them.

It is good that these complaintsovercame their fears and filed formalcomplaints in the Department of Foreign

Affairs of ces and are willing to testifyagainst the accused parties. Why will theydo this if it were not true and at the riskof retaliation and being put to shame? Of

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TWEnTY YEArs - that how old the BIKOL

rEpOrTEr i thi i e. A d we e o dit had weathe ed the t b le t yea of iti fa cy. ni etee h d ed a d i ety th ee,the yea that the Br wa bo . How it ailedth o gh tho e yea of ce tai ty wo lda all eve the mo t calc lati g mi d. B t

ely, the old age of the Br will atte t toit te acity to vive.

A d vived we did. B t ely, ot with-o t the ca a d ai a d weet atte da tto those seemingly insurmountable nancialdif culties a struggling community newspa -

e ha to face. B t tho e yea have o lyi e ed the Br to it avowed commitme t toe ve it eade - the blic a d give them

the i fo matio a d fact ad lte ated by

o ow co ce t a d e ce tio . O o i ioe t olely o the me a d wome that thei weekly col m . some have come a dgo e. Thei o i io a d ideal have beegive the f eedom it de e ve . We ho e thatthei co t ib tio have omehow aide ithe moldi g of ho e t blic o i io .

We e ew the ame commitme t. Thimay not vary in substance but de nitely,that commitme t va ie i i te ity. Fo awe t a othe age i o jo ey th o ghtime, the mo e we t e gthe o e olve toful ll the obligation to give the news as theyha e , whe they ha e .

We do ot eek a ede tal of ho o . neithe do we claim a ecial lace i hi to y thi

ide of o egio . B t we believe we havedo e o a t i tti g to i t what will late be a t of o eco ded a t.

We e o d to have vived the yeaa d we wholehea tedly ex e o g atit deto the facele eo le a d amele e titiethat have hel ed o elled th o gh. Bythi agg e ive t ide, ofe io ally a d oo ow , we had laced the ame of the Bramo g the e ectable vivi g ew a e i Bicol.

B t the e a e mo e day ahead a d mo echalle ge to meet. The odd a e eve be-comi g mo e a d mo e heavy. Yet, de iteall the ob tacle , o taff day i madewhe they ee the ma thead of the BIKOL

rEpOrTEr dotti g the co e of o maicity t eet .

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OUTSTANDING NAGUEOS rAnDYVIC VILLAFLOrThe 2013 Mayo al Awa dee led by fo me Co g e ma a d Comelec Commi io e ramoH. Feli e ( eated, 4th f om ight) o e with naga City Mayo Joh Bo gat a d Fi t Lady Fa ahBo gat (to the mayo left), o tgoi g City Vice Mayo Gabby Bo dado (ext eme ight, eco d

ow), a d membe of the Mayo al Awa d Committee led by M . A to io Am a ado (4th f omleft, eco d ow) d i g the co fe me t ce emo ie held at Ave e Co ve tio pla a la tJ e 18, a highlight activity of naga 65th Cha te A ive a y.

NAGA CITY --- Con-

tinuing the legacy of goodgovernance, exemplifyinggood deeds, upholding mor-al integrity, and most of allraising the bar of public ser -vice, the City Governmentof Naga through MayorJohn Bongat spearheadedthe awarding of the pres -tigious Mayoral awards todeserving Nagueos, Tues -day (June 18) at the AvenuePlaza Hotel here.

The Juan Q. Mirandaaward, the highest Mayoralawards formerly referred toas the Mayoral DistinguishedService Award was bestowedto Hon. Ramon HidalgoFelipe, Jr. Elected as City

Mayor of Naga in 1963, Fe-lipe pushed for reforms thateventually contributed to thegrowth of the city. The dark streets of Naga then which

became every criminals per-fect spot were illuminatedwhen he introduced mercuryvapor lamps.

Felipe was instrumental tothe construction of the NagaCity Public Market when he

started building the edi ceduring his term as the citysChief Executive. It has risenand became the biggest Su-

permarket in Asia after it wascompleted. It is now calledthe Naga City Peoples Mallwhich was made better andmore accessible to the con-sumers under Bongats ad-ministration.

Felipe also pushed for Na-gas Cityhood in 1948.

The 2nd highest award,the Leon Sa.Aureus Awardswas given to four (4) recipi-ents who have excelled intheir respective areas of en-deavors, namely: Business,Education, Business andCulture and for CommunityService.

Under the Business Cat-

egory, Jeremie Janssen S. Lo,referred to as Businessmanfor Others, received the LeonSa. Aureus Award for his sig-ni cant contribution to theupliftment of the socio-eco-nomic status of farmers andthe poor, and in general, byintroducing ground-breaking

practices in agriculture and by undertaking diverse socialactivities as benefactor and

leader of various non-gov-ernment organizations. He isthe present Regional Gover-nor for Bicol of the Philip-

pine Chamber of Commerceand Industry.

This years 2013 Leon SAAureus Awardee for Educa-tion is Rev. Fr. StanislausChin who established andfounded the Saint JosephSchool in 1960. It is nowconsidered as one of the bestsectarian educational institu-tions in Naga and in the BicolRegion.

Fr. Chin, or Fr. Kim tothose who are close to him, isa Chinese priest who soughtrefuge in the Philippines as aresult of the ruthless prosecu-tion of Catholics in mainlandChina. He pursued the evan-

gelization of other Chineserefugees in the Bicol Region.The New China Restau-

rant, dubbed as the Bastionof Nagas History & Econo-my, was this years Leon SaAureus Awardee under theBusiness and culture cat-egory. Founded in 1943 byWong Yee, it was home to

puto lanzon, traditionally-made coffee and rice noodles.

Even with the advent of bigand modern restaurants, NewChina Restaurant remainedunaffected. It is now recog-nized nationally as one of thehistoric landmarks of the city,especially of Centro Naga,contributing to the ich historyof Naga.

The Rotary Club of Nagawas also cited as one of the

awardees under the Com-munity Service category anddubbed as Volunteers of Peaceand Goodwill. This volun-teer organization of business,

professional and communityleaders has been consistentlyorganizing activities that pro-mote human dignity and con-tinues to aggressively cam-

paign for the eradication of

poverty in Bicol.Other awardees are: Mr.

Daniel Philip V. Dy, the lonerecipient of the Jesse M. Ro-

bredo Youth Award; Atty.Ma. Christine I. Bernarte,Dr. Christine Marie N. Chia,Lance Christopher P. Le-lis and Shaira Gabrielle Gue-varra, recipients of Mayoralrecognition.

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Tech ical Vocatio al Ed catio :The need of the Time

By MAnuEL O. TABArAnGAO, Teache IIIActi g. Head, TVE De a tme t

ri co ada natio al Tech ical Vocatio al schoolsto. Domi go, I iga City

In these times when the matter of looking for a job is a bigchallenge, one very important factor to consider is how preparedone is for work. While it is true that going to school, especiallypursuing a bachelors degree can be a big contributory factor towards employment, the course that one pursues can determinelargely ones employability. Of course, college educationis deemed to make of oneself an almost fulfilled personeducationwise. True, two years of general education make astudent a versatile individual, but his eld of concentration or hismajor subjects will best determine his chance for employment.

We say nothing against nursing or political science or even masscommunication as par below vocational, technical courses interms of chances of getting a job. Although, these baccalaureatecourses mean longer years in college, there is, however, noguarantee that simply because one has nished these courses,

jobs are waiting for the graduates of these courses. The idea of getting a job is very competitive. Tthere are board passers andalso civil service eligibles who still nd it hard getting employed.This is where technical, vocational education has an edge.

An auto, tv or radio mechanic or a welder can nd work faster than a Political Science graduate who must pursue Law if he hasto make use of his pre-law course to advantage. And how manyNursing board passers are still undergoing volunteer works inhospital and still using parents money before they could be ableto go to Uncle Sams heaven or Tears for Fears turf?

It is not surprising that many are pursuing technical andvocational courses to guarantee employment afterwards.Technical and vocational courses take short time for studieswhich means spending less for their education. These coursesare hands-on so that learning is practically fast and effective.

The Rinconada National Technical Vocational School right weare is an answer to the need of the time. Technical, vocationaleducation can be had by just anybody who aims to improve hisplight because a great many technical vocational schools inthe country is public. And their doors are wide open for youngFilipinos who dream to have a bright future without spendingmuch.

The government must give more attention to these schools.Equip them with more and modern facilities, give more freetraining to instructors who shall input their learning to their students. It is a source of satisfaction to know that TESDA isvery strong in its support of technical vocational education.There are today many short courses offered by TESDA andmost of them are offered gratis. This is a wonderful opportunityto improve ones life and in the process contribute to nationaldevelopment.

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Atty. MOrALEDA

NAGA CITY ---- Mem-bers and of cers of theIntegrated Bar of the Phil-ippines (IBP) Camarines

Sur Chapter, in a simplebut momentous InductionCeremony cum Testimo -nial Dinner on Saturday,June 22 at the Avenue Pla -za Hotel here, welcomedtheir new President in theperson of Atty. RemelisaAlfelor-Moraleda.

Moreleda is the currentPresident of the Universityof Northeastern Philippines(UNEP) and one of theyoungest University Presi-dents in the country having

been appointed to the postwhen she was only 29 yearsold.

Hon. Roberto A. Abad,Associate Justice of the Su-

preme Court of the Philip- pines, was invited to gracethe said occasion as the In-ducting Of cer and Guestof Honor. He also served asKeynote Speaker of the saidaffair.

Abad earned his law de-gree at the Ateneo De Ma-nila University. His rst en -gagement in private practicewas at the Jose W. DioknoLaw Of ce in 1968 before

joining the government legalforce as Technical Assistantfrom 1969 to 1973. He alsoserved as Associate Attorneyat the Supreme Court from1974 to 1975 and later joinedthe joined the Of ce of theSolicitor General (OSG).

Before the formal induc-tion ceremony, IBP Cama-rines Sur IBP Cam Sur incooperation with IBP Bicol-andia conducted a morningdiscussion dubbed Forumon the Amendments to theRules on Civil Procedureswith the theme: Respon-sive, Effective and excellentlegal professionals with in-tegrity, honesty and delityto the rule of law.

The activity was held atthe IBP the IBP Building,

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Bicola o fa me t ike goldi a time beekee i g ve t eBy DAnnY O. CALLEJA

GOA, Camarines Sur About 10 years ago, Edil -

berto Abad of BarangaySan Pedro here broughthome crudely developedhives of stingless bees hegathered from the wild.

From them, he learnedto split the mature coloniesinto new hives and expandthe chambers using coconutshells.

Today, he already boastsof over 200 hives around hisfarm, each producing two

bottles of honey yearly.He sells the product in the

downtown market for P250 per bottle of 350 milligrams,giving him about P100,000in extra income each year.

Beekeeping is indeed notAbads main job.

He is a farmer by heartwho produces naturally-grown fruits, herbs, root-crops and vegetables fromthe two-hectare agro-forestfarm he cultivates and fromwhere he derives the familyincome.

From this farm I earnedthe money used to send mytwo children to college, oneof them had graduated two

years ago and now an en-tomologist. The other oneis graduating this year, hesaid.

In his farming, Mang Ed-die, as he is fondly called inthe village, applies his learn-ing from the training on or-ganic vegetable productionhe underwent about four years ago from the MunicipalAgriculture Of ce throughhigh-value crops coordinator Arlene Dayao.

Then a corn grower, heshifted to herbs, vegetables,fruit-bearing trees like ca-cao and avocado -- includingother indigenous plants androot crops.

In herbs, he produceslemon balm, basil and an-ise, as well as host plants to

butter ies that pollinate theowers for the bees. Natural farming is his

way of practice wherein heincorporates aromatic leavesto serve as nutrient provider,

pest repellant and soil condi-tioner on the area where ma-

jor crops will be planted.Libangan ko lang ito

(this is only my pastime),Abad, now 57, would re-mark on comments about his

beekeeping venture.

Others in the neighbor-hood, especially those whodo not understand what he isdoing, would say beekeeping

is a crazy thing to do, but for him it is a ful llment that isso pleasing to go over andover again.

It is very gratifying towatch the bees busy work-ing on their hives and yingaround the farm to gather nectar from the owers of my plants, he told the PNAover the weekend.

However, according tothe Bureau of AgriculturalResearch (BAR) of the De-

partment of Agriculture(DA), beekeeping or apicul-ture could enable farmers toaugment their income andtake advantage of emergingopportunities which, in turn,will brighten up agribusinessin the country.

It is an industry withsocial, economic and eco-logical bene ts and requiresminimal time, labor and re-sources, the BAR said.

Apiculture, which refersto the art and science of bee-keeping, is an agriculture-

based industry that the DAis promoting through itsBureau of Animal Industry

(BAI) in coordination withthe National Apiculture Re-search Center.

With the on-going imple-

mentation of the NationalOrganic Agriculture Program pursuant to the Organic Ag-riculture Act of 2010, uplandfarms like that of Abad is ina good position to give newlife to the beekeeping indus-try in the country.

The industry is as an or-ganic and sustainable meansof livelihood in the pursuitof development goals andin preserving national agro-

biodiversity, BAR said.There are four species of

honeybee--the Apis melliferaalso called European hon-eybees, Apis cerana locallycalled ligwan, Apis dorsataor pukyutan and Apis mel-liponinea or stingless beesthat thrive best in the Philip-

pines.All these are present

mostly in the forest of Mt.Isarog here but, Abad said,he prefers the Apis melli-

poninea species that is easier to tend and does not leave itscolony after the honey is ha r-vested or when the hives aredislodged during typhoons.

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Albay, smart tie up for di a ter management mobile app

LEGAZPI CITY - Theprovincial government of Albay and Smart Commu-nications, Inc. (Smart) onWednesday joined hands inadopting a disaster and emer-gency mobile application tobe used by the Albay PublicSafety and Emergency Man -agement Of ce (Apsemo) inits disaster response manage-ment.

Albay and Smart forged the partnership during the two-daydisaster response seminar spon-sored by the GSMA (GlobalSystem Mobile Association)Disaster Response and Smartat the Oriental Hotel Legazpi.

Ramon Isberto, Smart Pub-lic Affairs Group head, said inan interview that the emergen-cy mobile application dubbed

as Tudlo (a Visayan wordthat means to teach, guide and point) is a multi-purpose com-munication platform for disas-ters and emergencies.

Isberto said Tudlo will raisethe disaster response practiceto a high level through the useof smart phones where a localgovernment unit (LGU) likeAlbay can immediately accessdisaster warnings, advisories,location data and disaster map-

pings.The mobile application will

report incidence of earthquake,ooding, landslide, re, acci -

dent, pandemic as well as pro-vide tourism, travel and loca-

tion data.Dr. Cedric Daep, Apsemo

chief, said communication be-fore, during and after disastersand emergency situations isvery important. This is special-ly so for warning and evacua-tion. Were looking forward tousing Tudlo to complement our disaster risk reduction and cli-mate change adaptation tools.

Isberto cited Albay as thestrongest and most extensiveLGU across the country tohave adopted this technologyin disaster preparedness andmitigation.

He said Albay disaster au-thorities are currently usingthe InfoBoard type of mobiletransmission but with Tudlo,We (Smart) will be bringingin a higher level of technologi-

cal capability.Representatives from thePhilippine mobile network andmembers of the global mobileindustry convened on Wednes-day here and shared their bestindustry practices in preparingfor and responding to earth-quakes and other natural disas-ters.

Chris OLocke, managingdirector of the GSMA Mobilefor Development said, TheGSMA has designed the agendaaround telcos experiences andstrategies during earthquakesand the growing role of mobileoperators as rst responders inhumanitarian crises. -PNA

The winning 4-Her contestants from Bicol posed with Engr. Renato B. dela Cruz ( rst fromleft), Chief EPDD, ATI Central Of ce; ATI 5 Director Efren Sabularse (second from left); TetchieLizaso of ATI (3rd from left), RBOs Focal Person of region 5; Dir. Evelyn A. Esquejo (center),Director III of ATI CO; Aloha Gigi I. Baaria (holding the trophy), Regional 4-H Coordinator;r dy Mo ta (3 d f om ight), VLAp natio al p e ide t a d Bicol Cha te p e ide t.

The Bicol delegationto the 61st National FarmYouth (4-H) Congressbrought home the baconas it was declared over -all champion in the majorand minor contests during

the congress held on June11-13 at the Legend Hotel,Puerto Princesa, Palawan.

As an assembly of enthu-siastic youth leaders acrossthe nation, the annual na-tional congress presentswindows of opportunitiesfor the 4-Hers as they con-vened and participated inthe youth development ac-tivities along their lines of expertise and interest. Thisyears theme ProduktibongKabataan: Kaagapay sa Ka-

buhayan at Kaunlaran is inconsonance with the policyof the State emphasizing thatthose who belong to the ag-riculture and sheries sector shall participate and share inthe development efforts inmost effective, productiveand sustainable way. As Sec-retary Alcala says Iwaksi nanatin ang imahe ng magsasa-kang Pilipino na ang tangingikinabubuhay ay pag-aararo.Sa halip, tulungan natin si-lang magnegosyo, magka-roon ng kakayahang i-pro-cess ang ani at ibenta angmga produkto nang magingmas maunlad ang ating kan-ayunan.

A total of 500 participantsfrom the 16 regions of thecountry composed of 4-Hers;regional winners of GawadSaka 2013 young farmer andyoung farmer organizationcategories; regional/provin-cial/ municipal 4H coordi-nators; volunteer leaders;International Farm YouthExchange alumni; personnelof the Agricultural TrainingInstitute (ATI); MunicipalAgricultural Of cers and

parents of 4-Hers attendedthe event.

The Bicol delegation wascomposed of 36 participants

headed by ATI 5 Center Di-rector Efren Sabularse andDA 5 regional 4-H Coordi-nator Aloha Gigi I. Banaria.

Edson Manago of Po- blacion 4H Club of Basud,Cam. Norte bagged the 1st

place in the Rootcrop basedKakanin Cooking; CarmelaDianne Doma of Caditaan4H Club of Magallanes,Sorsogon also bagged the 1st

place in the ExtemporaneousSpeaking; Manuel Odi of

Napilihan 4-H Club of Vin-zons Cam. Norte was like-wise 1st place in the QuizBee. Other contests won bythe Bicol region were Live-stock and Poultry Processingwith Packaging and Label-ing ( 2nd placer); HandicraftMaking (2nd placer); Poster Making (2nd placer); RiceBased Product Development

(3rd placer); and OPM VocalSolo (6th placer).

Bicol region received atrophy and P5,000 cash asover-all champion followed

by Region 12 ( rst runner up) and region 7 (secondrunner up). The runners upreceived a trophy.

The three-day conventionalso featured 4-H Bazaar;launching of 4-H initiated

projects, presentation of suc-cessful livelihood projects,reports of international trav-els, ag rituals, citizenshipceremony, and tour aroundthe city. -Lovella P. Guarin

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nAME OF DECEAsED DATE OF InTErMEnT

ELMEr C. CLEDErA sr May 7, 20131. rEYnAn LL. DOMOGMA May 11, 20132.VIrGILIO F. sABALLEGuE May 15, 20133.AnTOnIO p. sAn JOAQuIn May 18, 20134.FELIp A. AGrEGADO sr. May 23, 20135.FELICIAnA s. EnVErGA May 23, 20136.AnITA TAnG May 25, 20137.OTELIA H. COBILLA May 26, 20138.EXpECTACIOn s. BAnCAsO May 29, 20139.MArIO M. FErnAnDO May 28, 201310.CATALInA L. BALAnG May 28, 201311.rOGELIO n. DuLCE May 28, 201312.MArIETTA M. CAruLLO May 31, 201313.

DEED OF ADJuDICATIOnWITH DOnATIOn InTEr VIVOs

Notice is hereby given that VICTORIO VILLAREAL yTALAGTAG is the lawful husband and sole heir of thelate AurOrA nAGunA-VILLArEAL, who died intestateon June 15, 2011 at Iriga City with no known debts or

obligations against the estate, left a parcel of land situatedat Angustia, Nabua, Camarines Sur; the party of legal ageand with full capacity to contract adjudicate unto himself the entire estate; that for and in consideration of his loveand affection for his nephew MARIO G. PENOLIO, JR.and his niece MARY JEAN N. TOLIDANO, the sole heir dohereby cede, transfer and convey, by way of Donation Inter Vivos, unto said Mario G. Penolio, Jr. and Mary Jean N.Tolidano the described property in equal shares as statedin the Deed of Adjudication with Donation Inter Vivos dulysigned by the parties, as acknowledged before NotaryPublic Attorney Julito M. Sernal, Doc. No. 1499, Page No.100, Book No. III, Series of 2011.

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Pestao said an on-goinghazard-mapping conversionto the scale of 1:10,000 is also

being done for the province of Albay and Legazpi City.

The provinces with hazardmaps of 1:50,000 scale arethe provinces of CamarinesSur, Camarines Norte, Mas-

bate and Catanduanes.MGB geo-hazard maps in-

dicate that more than half of the 114 towns and cities in Bi-col are under threat of oodsand landslides.

This prompted the MGBto warn villagers living inlow-lying villages, river chan-nels, shorelines and mountain

MgB prepares geo-hazard . . .slopes to be cautious, espe-cially during the onset of rainy seasons which started

this month until the end of theyear.

Pestao said at least vecities and 55 towns in Bicolare prone to oods and land -slides as indicated by the geo-hazard mapping study con-ducted by the agency.

In Albay, there are 14towns and three cities; Ca-marines Sur, 22 towns and acity; Camarines Norte, eighttowns; Sorsogon, 14, includ-ing Sorsogon City; Catand-uanes, 11 towns, and Mas-

bate, ve towns. - PNA

Why give more prominence to our defects as a race in asong heard around the world?

That is perhaps an attempt to elicite laughter at our expense.The Filipino who lives in a harsh climate is making fun of himself to make life a little easy.

But he is not that ugly.Despite his dark skin,he has almost aperfect gure, not too prominent nose, not too big eyes nor toobig mouth, not too hugely built.

There is a Filipino folklore which said that when the godscreated the rst man, they fashioned a clay model of three menand put them in the oven to bake.The rst one taken out of the oven was white, half-cooked,the second one was charcoal-black, overcooked, the third one was brown, perfectly cooked.

The brown one was our ancestor.There is another song, a planting song,sung in most farming

communities. Magtanim ay di biro/maghapon nakayukoThe two lines give a picture of a young farmer with his relativesin knee-deep water planting rice seedlings. They work all dayunder the scorching sun with little rest.

It is a dif cult life.He barely has enough food on the table.His good fortune is that unlike his well-off neighbors,his dreamsare simple and his needs are as simple.

People who are content with this kind of life are happypeople.Those who relentlessly pursue fame and power oftenlive miserable lives.

The Filipino today is no longer the Filipino of yesteryears.His country is now overcrowded and he is forced to seek abetter life outside his shores. He will pursue his dream for aplace under the sun.

But you will notice that even if he is too busy, he has notforgotten how to laugh. Laughter is his saving grace.

a question of privilege . . .

We anticipate hazardousand damaging effects of cli-mate change to the marine andinland shery resources of theregion, and tilapia farming is agood option to maintain local

sh production for food secu -rity and income for the sher folk, BFAR regional director

Bfar pushes tilapia farMing . . .Dennis del Socorro said.

Bicol sits on a diverse ter-rain characterized by highmountains, volcanic landforms and extensive val-leys interspersed with riversand lakes -- making it highlyvulnerable to the negativeimpacts of changing climate

such as typhoons, ash oods,strong winds, thunderstormsand drought.

The sheries sector is an -ticipated to be one of the mostaffected by climate change thatinduces rise in temperature,changes in rainfall patternsand frequent typhoons withextreme ooding, together

with change in wind directionthat alters the characteristics of near-shore sh habitats oceancirculation pattern, coral reef

production and sh migration pattern, among others.

It will be greatly felt incoastal areas through rise insea level and increase in tem-

perature, which would inun-

date low-lying wet and dryland areas, erode shorelines,exacerbate storm ooding, in -crease salinity of estuaries andthreaten freshwater aquifer.

With these, shery resourc -es will decrease while impor-tant sh species may move toother areas -- making it lessavailable to shers.

Also, accretion in shore-lines may occur due to drown-ing and inundation of coastsand the consequence of allthese, simply put, is that cli-mate change will affect sh -ing- and aquaculture-depen-dent Bicolanos, Del Socorrosaid.

Thus, shing communitiesshall have less food for their families and less opportunityto make a living, he added.

Climate change, however,is not the end of the world for the Bicol shing communitiesas the BFAR has developedresiliency measures in re-sponding, coping and adapt-ing to climate change.

These measures are de-signed as proactive risk reduc-tion and management strategyfor agriculture and sheries inthe region, Del Socorro said.

One strategy is tilapiafarming envisioned on in-

creasing sh production withemphasis on developing newapproaches on sheries indus -try at the community levels,thus, integrating the necessary

pre-requisites on food safetyand quality from farm to tablewhile institutionalizing re-source sustainability and con-servation.

One of the most importantcultured sh in the countryis the freshwater tilapia thatgrows in the inland bodiesof water and sold readily inthe local market with a goodchance for the foreign mar-ket.

There are many ways toraise the tilapia like cage cul-ture, in barricades, sh pens,tanks or even in hapa net butthe most commonly used isthe earthen pond culture.

In calamity-prone areas,tilapia is one of the best spe-cies rstly, because tilapiasare hardy sh that can tolerateadverse environmental condi-tions such as high tempera-ture, low dissolved oxygenand turbid waters.

Tilapias are also fast grow-ing and disease resistant andwidely accepted as food sheven in coastal areas, accord-ing to Del Socorro.

Hence, the option to raisetilapia in the backyard is rec-ommended for both coastaland inland as its fast growingand hardy characteristic canshorten the culture period andthe cropping cycle adjusted toavoid typhoon and ood sea -sons.

In pushing tilapia farm-ing, he said, BFAR is makingavailable support facilitiessuch as hatcheries, farm in-

puts and technology.For this purpose, demon-

stration farms have been es-tablished in Buhi, CamarinesSur; Guinobatan, Albay; andGubat, Sorsogon.

Apart from backyard tilapia farming, BFAR, alongwith the Regional Field Unit(RFU) of the Department of Agriculture, also here, is like-wise pushing for integrated

rice- sh farming, a methodthat has been proven to in-crease rice and sh yield.

Demonstration of sh cul -ture in rotation with rice us-ing the same paddy showedalmost identical cost-bene tratios with the value of returnsor a little higher from rice than

sh under normal conditionswhen rice harvest is good.

However, during monsoonseason when typhoons often

occur, the cost-and-returnanalysis can easily shift to

sh.More expenses are in-

curred for rice cultivation thansh culture.

This indicates that thefarmer has the option to gointo either rice or sh, depend -ing on his feel of the weather

conditions and preference.This form of diversi edfarming technique is a goodoption in typhoon-prone areaslike Bicol, Del Socorro said.

Under this technique, rice paddies are raised from usualelevation so that enough water is retained for sh cultivationwhile the central trench or canal is prepared in the rice

eld to serve as sh refuge, headded. -Danny O. Calleja

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EXTrAJuDICIAL sETTLEMEnT OF EsTATEWITH DEED OF sALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties arethe legitimate heirs of the deceased MELECIOBOOnGALInG a d nIEVEs BOOnGALInG, who diedintestate on July 2, 1980 and May 30, 2004 respectivelyat Ragay, Camarines Sur, without any Will of Testamentand with no known debts, left a parcels of land situated atBanga Caves, Ragay, Camarines Sur; the party of legalages and with full capacity to contract adjudicate untothemselves the described land in equal shares; that for

and in consider-ation of the sum of Seventy Five Thousandpesos (P75,000.00) for parcel 1 and One Hundred FiftyThousand pesos (P150,000.00) for parcel 2, in handpaid by Sps. Maximo C. Eleda and Cecilia C. Eleda of San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur, the parties hereby SELL,CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto said Vendees thedescribed land, as acknowledged before Notary Public

Attorney Imelda S. Reyes-Guerrero, Doc. No. 397, PageNo. 80, Book No. XIII, Series of 2013.BIKOL rEpOrTErp bli hed: JunE 23, 30 a d J ly 7, 2013

Lopez Integrated School loca ted in Brgy. Vergara, MandaluyongCity, said that evil possesion started at about 9:00 a.m. Initially,two students were allegedly possessed but after a few minutes,other students began shouting frantically and claimed that they

were seeing evil spirits. Those affected were between 13 and14 years old from Grade 7 and 8.

In this connection, I want to share the following excerptson how to ward off evil spirits, published in the Philippine DailyInquirer dated June 12, 2013:

The Italian priest, who has been assisting for years Fr. Gabriel Amorth, one of the chief exorcists in the diocese of Rome, gave aseries of talks to Filipino audiences during his visit to the countryover the weekend.

Fr. Iannuzi of the Gregorian Ponti cal University of Rome,also gave a theological presentation on the triumph of theImmaculate Heart of Mary during a nationwide consecration tothe Virgin held on Saturday in different churches.

Iannuzzi explained how diabolical activities were morecommonplace than people liked to believe.

Any sense of fear or anxiety is an evil spirit ... As St. Peter said in his letter, the devil roams the earth, looking for someoneto devour, the theologian said, noting that even nightmaresmight be the doing of the devil.

Stressing how potent sacramentals can be, Iannuzzi saidthese objects such as the holy water, exorcised oil and salt,scapulars and the Benedictine cross should be used for protection against evil.

The Catholic Church de nes sacramentals as sacred objects,actions or blessings that communicate grace to believers throughthe prayers of the Church. Exorcised salt and oil are specialsacramentals blessed with exorcism prayers by a priest.

froM My window . . .

through a water chamber andis inhaled.

Last year, the AmericanLung Association issued itsown warning about e-ciga-rettes. It said that the productmay actually be more harm-ful than traditional cigarettessince the doses of nicotine in

an e-cigarette can be higher than a typical cigarette.

The Food and Drug Ad-ministration (FDA) also test-ed a small sample of the con-tents of e-cigarettes few yearsago and found a number of toxic chemicals includingdiethylene glycol - the sameingredient used in antifreeze.The ndings forced the FDA

doh: e-cigarette, shisha . . .to issue a nationwide healthwarning.

Meanwhile, the NicheTobacco Advisory Group(NTAG) for North Englandrecently introduced an edu-cational campaign on shishasmoking. Dr Khalid Anis,chairman of NTAG in Man-chester, says: Theres a mis-conception that shisha is notas bad for you as cigarettes,

because the tobacco is a -vored and passes through wa-ter rst. But the carcinogensand nicotine are still there.

A regular shisha smoker can expect to be at risk tothe similar health problemsthat cigarette smokers face,

and crashing of hardwareand software systems, amongother threats.

She said the company isreadily available to respondto emergencies and recover from any incidents, includ-ing those that are not antici-

pated.The Globe of cial said

some 7,000 cell sites, 290are in Bicol, and towers in-stalled nationwide can with-stand 300 kilometer-per-hour winds during typhoons, as-suring the 35.1 million Globesubscribers nationwide withuninterrupted services dur-ing calamities.

Crisanto said Globe willcarry out a US$ 700-millionmodernization program nextyear.

These include the upgrad-ing of cell sites, equipmentand faster-access technol-ogy.

The best proof of Globesdisaster preparedness andresponse is the provision tocalamity victims through re-lief operations, free call andtext and Internet services invarious evacuation centers indisaster-stricken areas, Cri-santo said. - PNA

gloBe . . .

Most of the forest tree spe-cies which are good sourcesof pollen and nectar for the

bees -- like narra, calliandra,eucalyptus, oak tree, molave,camachili, kakawate, duhat,rain tree, African tulip, jaca-randa and ipil-ipil, amongothers -- grow in thick vol-ume in forests on the slopesof Mt. Isarog nearby Abadsfarm.

He also has cereal cropslike corn and plants such as

banana, mango, coconut,coffee, cacao, citrus, peanut,mongo, tomato and eggplantthat, according to him, arefavorites of honeybees.

The product people mostassociate with bees is honey,although beekeeping, the

Bicolano farMer strikes . . .Food and Agriculture Or-ganization said, generatesmuch more than just honey.

The maintenance of bio-diversity and pollination of crops are the most valuableservices provided by bees, itstressed.

Bee-keeping experts saythat honey is just one of sev-eral products that can be har-vested in the bee colony.

Others are bee wax, pol-len, propolis, royal jelly andvenom.

Apitherapy, which is themedicinal use of honey beevenom as well as honey bee

products, is also one of the bene ts that can be derivedfrom the beekeeping indus-try.

whether thats respiratory,heart disease or cancer. Aswith any other tobacco prod-uct, regular shisha smokerswill nd it addictive, to the

point that they may need itevery day, Anis added.

According to research car-ried out by the World HealthOrganization (WHO), thevolume of smoke inhaled inan hour-long shisha session isestimated to be the equivalentof smoking between 100 and200 cigarettes. The estimated

ndings go on to show that,on average, a smoker willinhale half a liter of smoke

per cigarette, while a shishasmoker can take in anythingfrom just under a sixth of aliter to a liter of smoke per inhale.

DOH-Bicol reiterated thatsmoking is the cause of four deadly diseases which are ob-structive pulmonary diseases,lung cancer, kidney diseases

and diabetes.It harms not only the

smoker but persons who arenearby like family members,of ce mates, friends, Sarm -iento said.

Meanwhile, the Smoke-Free Albay Network (SFAN)announced late last week thatit already surpassed its targetof 13,000 participants for the Guinness World Record(GWR)attempt for largesthuman no-smoking sign later this week in celebration of the International No-Smok-ing Month this June.

As of Wednesday, June19, we already have morethan 15,000 participants whoof cially signed up for theevent, SFAN chairman and

provincial board member Herbert Borja said.

The original plan of ac-commodating walk-ins andlate registrants need to bedropped due to administra-tive and technical concerns,Borja added

The attempt will be ex-ecuted on Friday, June 28, atseven in the morning insidethe Bicol University (BU)football eld that is expected

to gain worldwide attentionand support.The event is the highlight

in the series of activities thatthe Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) and SFAN had

prepared in celebration of theInternational No-SmokingMonth this June, Albay Gov-ernor Jose Joey Salcedasaid.

J. Miranda Ave., City Hall

Compound, Naga City.Moraleda started her stint

as UNEP President in 2005.Five (5) years after, she wasappointed to head the UNEPCollege of Law as its Dean.Being young and dynamic, ,Moraleda accepted the postwith the primordial thoughtthat she will be an instru-ment in molding the mindsof future lawyers.

She was also a former Director of Iriga City Water District, assumed post asDirector of the IntegratedBar of the Philippines Ca-marines Sur Chapter, past

President of the Rotary Clubof Iriga and Assistant Gov-ernor of the Rotary Inter-national District 3820 andis presently the Secretaryof the Bicol Foundation of Higher Education, the orga-nization of HEI Presidents inthe Bicol Region.

Moraleda as the newly in-stalled President of theIBP-Camarines Sur Chapter vowed to pursue the IBPsvision of safeguarding theintegrity of the organization,

particularly in the promotionof ethical practices of thosewho belong to the legal pro-fession.

unep prexy is new iBp . . .

(This is) to give rel-evance and meaning to theimplementation of the AlbaySmoke-free Ordinance and toeducate or to instill awarenesson the ill-effects of smoking

and its hazards to the envi-ronment, Salceda said.

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MGB prepares geo-hazard

map for CamSur LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Mines and Geosciences Bu -reau (MGB) of the Depart -ment of Environment andNatural Resources in Bicolwill soon come out with anew geo-hazard map for20 towns of Camarines Sur,replacing the previouslypublished hazard map, aranking MGB of cial saidtoday.

Engineer Theodore Rom-mel Pestao, MGB regionaldirector, said in a phone in-terview that the geo-hazarddocument will provide theconcerned local governmentunits (LGUs) with data thatwill identify danger zones for

ooding, landslide and other disaster events that may hittheir respective areas, includ-ing possible locations to bemade as relocation sites.

The new geo-hazard mapping started this month andwill end in December thisyear.

The on-going hazard mapping will have a scale of 1:10,000, with clearer andidenti able hazard areas andrecommended safe relocationsites.

This will be larger thanthe previous survey map thatshows a scale of 1:50,000,Pestao claimed.

He explained that in scaleidenti cation, the smaller the number, the bigger is thegraphical presentation; thus,

a 1:5,000 scale shows a much bigger map than a 1:10,000scale.

The new geo-hazard mapping carries a P10-millionfunding, according to Pesta-o.

The MGB has alreadycontracted the Brass Technol-ogies Inc. to conduct the eld

survey and groundworks.MGB eld personnel in -

volved in the survey will beequipped with maps, aerial

pictures and satellite images.Pestao said they had ear-

lier distributed geo-hazardmaps to various LGUs to

serve as inputs for planning purposes and decision mak-ing by the chief executives.

He, however, said theMGB has decided to con-duct another geo-hazardmapping in 20 towns of Camarines Sur

The towns covered bythe new survey are Baao,

Balatan, Bato, Bombon,Bula, Cabusao, Camaligan,Canaman, Del Gallego,Gainza, Libmanan, Lupi,Milaor, Minalabac, Nabua,Pamplona, Pasacao, Ragay,San Fernando and Sipocot.

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