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REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS

Various illnesses

hit 486 evacuees

Paje puts Albay forestryofcers on high alert

Secretary Ra-

mon J. P. Paje ofthe Department of

Environment and

Natural Resources

(DENR) has placed

all forest and re

protection ofcers

in Albay province

on high alert against

threat of potential

wildres due to the

impending explo-

sion of Mayon Vol-

cano.Paje warned that volcanic

eruptions and wildres pose

serious hazards not only to

human population but also to

the surrounding natural eco-

systems, which the DENR

is duty-bound to protect and

preserve.

We have to be ready for

potential wildres, including

whatever intervention may(Turn to page 3)

CAGSAWA, THEN AND NOWA photograph of the Cagsawa ruins taken on May 14, 1934

by Robert Larimore Pendleton (1890-1957) and housed at the

American Geographical Society Library of the University of

Photo courtesy of John Tewell

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, shows how it looked 80 years ago, and

what remained after Mayons eruption on February 1, 1814 or

200 years ago.

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BIKOL REPORTER2 OCTOBER 5-11, 2014OPINION

transactions are somehow paralyzed.

Tourism and nance are among the

rst to be adversely affected. Will the

students get their wish for democracy, or

will their ranks end up in jail, hospitals or

even cemeteries? The previous violent

suppression of the student revolt

in Beijing is in the mind of global on-

lookers. As a popular song goes: Ibon

mang may layang lumipad, kulungin mo

at umiiyak!

SPORTS: Many college graduates

are unable to nd jobs! The simple,glaring reason: their courses do not

match the employment vacancies.

This is the same analogy for our poor

records in global sports competition.

The sports activities we patronize and

support are not those where we excel

like boxing, billiards, bowling (plus

boating and modern biking?). Despite

our below world-class heights, we insist

on basketball and volleyball.

Our government and sports leaders

should search their souls for the right

Last month, the House of

Representatives approved our countrys

national budget next year, a whooping

PhP2,606 trillion.Basic education, which is included in

the social protection and welfare services

part of the General Appropriations Act,

accounts for 37.1 percent of the proposed

expenditure program of PhP967.-billion.

Once again, the Department of Education

tops the government departments in

allocation, with PhP364.954 billion.

Along the theme of this years

celebration of the World Teachers Day, i.e.

Invest in the Future, Invest in Teachers,

we ask: what guarantee do we, citizens

of the republic, have that the fund for

teachers professional development will

go where they are intended? What resultindicators will show that they had been

indeed expended on the teachers?

In our own little way, the Bikol Reporter

tries to do its part in investing in our

teachers through the publication of their

writings which we learned are required of,

and add points to their promotion and CV.

In this paper, we dene news as anything

that has weight and occupies space, i.e.

we take off from the physicists denition

of matter. We publish the teachers brief

essays, however close they are to the

genres etymology of being an attempt,

even on a limited space, because they

matter to us.

In the future, we hope to publish their

longer pieces, and to see their researches

in refereed journals, or hear them read

them in international conferences.

We do not fully subscribe to that Field

of Dreams dictum of if you build it, they

will come, stuff; but yes, we do hope that

if the DepEd truly invests in the teachers,

by for instance, subsidizing their graduate

studies; our teachers will go beyond the

limited space we allocate them.

In short, any investment on teachers

professional growth will ultimately

redound to the benet of our children, and

to our country as a whole, in the future.

answers to the issues. We spend

lots of dollars and pesos for sports

development and training. The

results of the Asian Games put the

Philippines in great shame. We are a

nation of one hundred million, but we

are almost at the tail end of the medal

tally outranked by much smallercountries: HongKong, Singapore,

Malaysia and Taiwan. Kahiya-hiya

tayo!

BINAYS FAULTS: We have yet to

know how the recent tirades versus

VP Jejomar Binay are affecting his

erstwhile popularity in the surveys. His

primary fault is his early declaration of

his presidential ambition, making him

the target of his likely opponents. (Of

course, he reasoned out that daig

ng maagap ang masipag). Despite

being the second highest ofcial in

our government, many others believe

he does not own the turf.

Honestly, I dont believe Pres.

P-Noy will really run for reelection.

His off-and-on pronouncements

could be a ploy to mislead potentialopponents of whoever the Liberal

Party will anoint as presidential bet.

But if indeed he pursues that crazy

ambition he will surely fail. The

Filipino experience during the Marcos

heydays is too recent to be forgotten.

The president should read the danger

signals. He is courting disaster either

by way of a revolution orcoup-d-etat.

WISDOM: Every genuine leader

should remember nobody has the

monopoly of popularity and power.

(PICPA past president and Hall-

of-Famer, and ACPAPP Lifetime

Achievement Awardee).

INHOSPITABLE: We had a quick

business trip to Hong Kong last week.

We were in a hurry to go home so we took

a CebuPac morning ight to Manila. Our

plane arrived one-hour late, and we weredetained at the airport by the inefcient

entry system at the immigration. I was

happy to see a special lane for senior

citizens so I dutifully joined the line. To

my consternation, young foreigners

were lined-up ahead of me.

The directional signs were clear

but nobody was directing the ow of

incoming passengers. I heard foreigners

complaining that our airport management

is poor. Most immigration ofcers are

neophytes who consult others before

they can complete entry procedures. In

my haste I went to the Diplomat lane

and positioned myself ahead of young

foreigners (non-diplomats). Nobody

censured me, so my unfair scheme

worked. Bad, bad, bad!

DEMOCRACY: The studentsof Hong Kong have learned from

their Philippine counterparts in their

campaign for electoral reforms in the

Special Administration Region of Red

China. We saw them (from a distance)

demonstrating by way of simple sit-

downs. Their banners and tarpaulins

are very moderate, and there are

no identied leaders. But their clear

message is being heard intently by the

whole wide world.

Business and government

Inefcient Immigration

the millions of tons of carbon emissions

that go with it. As of 2007 the Department

of Energy has doubled its commitment

to funding research into biofuels any

nonpetroleum fuel source including corn,

soybean, switchgrass, municipal waste

(ick) and used cooking oil.

2. Change your light bulbs to compact

uorescent light bulb (CFL), GE calls it

Energy Savers. The wattage gives them

away: many 7-watt CFLs are comparable

to a regular 40 watt bulb, 26 watts is the

typical CFL equivalent to 100 watts and

so on.

3. Get Blueprints for a Green House.

Residential energy use accounts for 16%

of greenhouse gas emissions.

There are many other actions we can

take. In this book there are 47.

* * * * *

The following is an excerpt from the

news report of the front page of the

Daily Tribune dated October 3, 2014

as a feedback. Calls for Noy resignationmount Cebu Council Assembly, joins

Lipa.

Last Tuesday, some ve thousand

(5,000) people from Cebu City and

various parts of the Visayas and

Mindanao came together to promulgate

the Cebu Assembly of National

Transformation Council (NTC) at the

Mariners Compound, ALU-TUCP, Pier

1, Cebu City.

Led by Cardinal Ricardo Vidal-

Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu,

Archbishop Ramon Argueles of the

Archdiocese of Lipa, Archbishop

Romulo de la Cruz of the Archdiocese

of Zamboanga City and Bishop Juan

de Dios Pueblos of Butuan City, the

Assembly was also attended by

various leaders of the United Church

of Christ of the Philippines, the Uztadz

from Mindanao as various sectoral

and professional leaders, elements of

the MILF led by Ed Kabalu and MNLF,

leading educators from the RVM

Sisters and Daughters of Charity and

various civic organizations.The Cebu Assembly of the NTC

which featured the signing of the NTC

document echoed the call of Cardinal

Vidal and other bishops for President

Aquino to step down from ofce, as

Cardinal Vidal has stressed in his

talk, the President has damaged the

moral fabric of society and therefore

has lost the moral right to lead the

nation.

Vidal said, Aquino has subverted and

violated the Constitution by corrupting

Congress, intimidating, taking over the

Treasury, manipulating the automated

voting system and perverting the

Constitutional impeachment process,

current bishop of Cebu, Jose Palma

who is currently in Rome on ofcial visit

sent Cardinal Vidal a congratulatorymessage and support.

These ve thousand people are not

politicians, but are also the voice of his

bosses. For me, P-Noy should nish

his term and not seek for an extension.

The issues raised by the NTC are

valid.

I have just nished reading the book

entitled Global Warming published by

Time Book, Time Inc. 1271 Avenue of the

Americas, New York. It is very informative

and I want to share the following from this

book to our readers for our needed action

and concern.What are the consequences

of global warming? They are impossible

to predict with precision, but could include

rising ocean levels, (and accompanying

ooding of low-lying areas world-wide)

dramatically increased storm activity,

more frequent and severe droughts,

spread of deserts, the proliferation of

harmful insects and the massive die-off

species whose habitats or food sources

are compromised by warming:

Can global warming be stopped?

At the very least, it can be slowed andsome of its worst effects can be averted.

Whether changed human behavior in the

future can halt global warming entirely

or even roll it back are questions that

scientists are investigating.

Is it too late to take constructive

action on global warming? No. Although

our environments natural response to

stresses already registered means that

some of global warmings near-term

consequences will be unavoidable, this

tend to be among the milder effects.

There are still many opportunities

especially in the reduction of greenhouse

gas emissions, to head off the worst of

global warmings predicted results.

What should we do? Global warming

challenges us to preserve our planets

climate or else. We offer hands-on stepseach one of us can mitigate climate

change.

1. Turn food into Fuel Are corn

husks better than corn for producing

energy? Ethanol is the alternative fuel

that could nally wean the US from its

expensive oil habit and in turn prevent

Actions to avert Global Warming &NTC calls for Noy's resignation

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BIKOL REPORTER 3OCTOBER 5-11, 2014

Bicol posts record-highinfation rate in Aug.--NSCB

LEGAZPI CITY - The

Provincial Health Ofce re-

ported at least 486 cases of

illness after 15 days of stay

in 45 evacuation centers in

Albay.

Dr. Nathaniel Rempillo,provincial health ofcer,

however, said these symp-

toms are still not alarming

since there were no emerging

outbreak of diseases.

Rempillo said that since

Tuesday, the top 10 symp-

toms leading to consultation

includes acute respiratory

infection with 235 cases; fe-

ver, 78 cases; headache, 37;

hypertension, 32; all kinds

wound, 30; diarrhea, 21; skin

disease, 17; toothache, 16;

ear pain, 12; and asthma, 8.

No need to worry because

we have our daily check-up.

We will be focusing on dis-

eases with epidemic effect, if

ever, he said.

Since last week, the PHO

has delivered Php2-million

worth of assorted medicines

and Php1-million worth of

medical supplies to sustain

the health needs of the 12,480

families or 56,222 individu-

als in evacuation camps.

One of the priorities to

minimize illnesses, Rempillo

said, is to upgrade the toilet

facilities wherein only 842

toilets are functional and at

least 869 toilets are for reha-

bilitation.

We need to upgrade, es-

pecially the toilet facilities

because most of these were

used only for urinal; we need

to re-construct these to be

utilized even for other pur-

poses, he said.

Latest data showed that

diarrhea cases decreased,

which means authorities are

coping with the water needs

of the evacuees, Rempillo

said.

He claimed that each day

they are delivering 48,000

liters of drinking water to

different evacuation camps.-

PNA

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

purchasing power of the

peso in Bicol shrank in Au-

gust this year to 69 centavos

from Php1.00 in 2006, ac-

cording to the National Sta-

tistical Coordination Board

(NSCB) of the Philippine

Statistics Authority (PSA).In its latest report reaching

the Philippine News Agency

here Wednesday, the NSCB

said this development arose

from the months record-high

ination rate in the region

that showed continuing up-

trend recorded at 0.7-percent-

age point over the previous

months level.

The year-on-year change

came in at 6.6 percent, 4.3-

percentage points faster than

the rate recorded in the same

period last year and 1.7-per-

centage points higher than

the national average.

Ination rate for themonth, according to Gil Arce,

the NSCB regional unit head,

is the highest ever recorded

in a two-year period.

Eighteen (18) local gov-

ernment units in Camarines

Sur will receive automated

weather stations (AWS),

the general manager of the

Weather Philippines Foun-

dation said in a press state-

ment sent to Bikol Reporter

over the weekend.

Our mission is to roll out

CLIMATIC CHATVice Mayor Nelson Legacion represented Mayor John Bongat during the Climate Resilience

and Green Growth in Critical Watersheds Project presentation attended by Dr. Teodoro

Villanueva and Dr. Hector Sales of the Climate Change Commission, and Naga City First Lady,

Farah R. Bongat.

UNDERWATER CLEANUP JHONNNA BAYLONDivers belonging to the Bicol SCUBA Divers Foundation, Inc., the Phil. Navy-Naval Forces

Southern Luzon and DENR Bicol, extract crown of thorns (COT) starsh (Acanthaster planci),

a large multiple-armed starsh that preys on stony corals, in Sto. Domingo Fish Sanctuary inAlbay province. The 80 volunteer drivers were able to remove 163 COT during the clean-up.

1,000 AWS nationwide with

local government equipped

to maintain and secure the

units and a dedicated techni-

cal team to interpret informa-

tion. This is in line with the

ultimate goal of avoiding the

loss of life and property that

also complements the gov-

ernments efforts in reducing

Across regions, Davao

Region registered the lowest

at 4.0 percent while Central

Visayas recorded the highest

at 7.7 percent.

Higher ination rates

for most of the commodity

groups resulted in the current

level of ination and latestdata brought Bicol's average

ination rate for the rst eight

months of the year to 5.5 per-

cent, Arce said.

Price increases in the heav-

ily-weighted Food and Non-

Alcoholic Beverages com-

modity group were enough

to push this month's ination

rate to its all-time high while

Housing, Water, Electricity,

Gas, and Other Fuels com-

modity group sustained its

previous month's level as a

result of the recent round of

price rollbacks of gasoline

and diesel, he said.

The rest of the commoditygroups registering increments

were Recreation and Culture

(0.2-percentage point) and

Alcoholic Beverages and To-

bacco, Clothing and Footwear

and Health (0.1-percentage

point apiece).

Transport managed to de-

cline by 0.4-percentage point

while the rest of the commodi-

ty groups remained unchanged

from last month's level.

All food items includedin the region's market bas-

ket had faster ination rates,

enough to push the overall

level of the food group, which

accounts for about half of the

consumer basket of goods

and services in the region

to swell by 1.3-percentage

points, Arce said.

The region's monthly Con-

sumer Price Index (CPI) grew

1.3 points from last month's

index of 144.4, reecting a

continued rise in average pric-

es of consumer goods.

Seven of the commodity

groups, Arce said, posted in-

creased indices, ranging froma mere 0.1 point to a high of

2.9 points from the Food and

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

commodity group.

Housing, Water, Elec-

tricity, Gas, and Other Fuels

and Transport commodity

groups, on the other hand,

shed 0.1 and 0.6-percentage

point apiece while the rest

of the commodity groups

sustained their previous

month's level, he said.

On a month-on-month

basis, ination rate in Bicol

posted an increase of 0.4- per-

centage point brought about

by faster ination rates in the

Food and Non-Alcoholic Bev-

erages and Housing, Water,

Electricity, Gas, and Other Fu-

els commodity groups.

Posting drops in ina-

tion rates were Transport at

0.5-percentage point; Educa-

tion, 0.3-percentage point;

and Furnishing, Household

Equipment and Routine

Maintenance of the House,

0.1-percentage point, Arce

added. -PNA

weather-related risks, Celso

Caballero III said.

Weather Philippines is a

partnership of the Aboitiz

Group, Union Bank and

mminternational, a leading

Swiss weather services or-

ganization, formed to help

the country with world-class

weather information systems.

It provides free and accurate

weather forecasts as a public

service to the people.

For Camarines Sur, WPF

will install additional AWS ineighteen (18) priority meteo-

rological sites, which include

the following municipalities:

Garchitorena, Pasacao, Sag-

ay, Sipocot, Siruma, Del

Gallego, Ragay, Libmanan

and San Fernando.

Milaor, Minalabac, Maga-

rao, Calabanga, Tinambac,

Ocampo, Goa, Lagonoy and

Bato.

According to Caballero,

WeatherPhilippines has al-

ready deployed 554 AWS

nationwide, covering major

cities and provincial capitals.

It has also trained at least 560

provincial risk reduction per-sonnel, environment ofcers

and city engineers on both

AWS installation and the use

of its website.

be needed to protect natural

ecosystems that are highly

vulnerable to catastrophic

damage the volcanic explo-

sion may cause, Paje said.

Paje also ordered local

forestry ofcials to ensure

the protection of the seed-

lings to be planted at the

foot of Mount Mayon under

the Aquino administrations

National Greening Program

(NGP), particularly those

within the 76,770-hectare

Quinale watershed that tra-

verses the base of the vol-

cano and includes some areas

within the six-kilometer per-

manent danger zone.

According to the environ-

ment chief, the watershed

area is an NGP priority in

Albay due to its importance

to the provinces irrigation

needs and agricultural ac-

tivities, as well as in terms of

ood prevention especially

in the towns of Oas, Polan-

gui and Libon and the city of

Ligao.

There are at least 81 NGP

sites in the province covering

some 5,269 hectares of forest-

land, which are being main-

tained by the DENR in col-

laboration with civil society

groups and host communities

in the cities of Legazpi, Taba-

co and Ligao, and the towns of(Turn to page 7)

PAJE PUTS ALBAY FORESTRY . . .

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BIKOL REPORTER4 OCTOBER 5-11, 2014ETCETERA

INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN

jokee BOTOR-REYES

PELL-

MELL

Maybe I am too trusting. Or maybe some people cannot just

be trusted.Knowing that October 24 is the esta of Pili, I thought to pro-

pose a Dong Abay Rock Concert to the Municipal Mayor Alexis

San Luis II who gladly approved the idea. He commented some-thing like Dong Abay being his idol. Thats ne to begin my ne-

gotiation. My proposal was channeled to the Tourism Ofce andI met with Art Embate who, right then and there scheduled theconcert on October 12. Good, there is still ample time to pre-

pare. Art and I met with an Efren Amesola who, I learned is theprexy of the Association of Barangay Councils. We discussedthe details of the concert. Amesola said he would bring the idea

to the 26 barangays although he admitted it might be a little dif-cult. He even explained that this concert is much easier to hold

than a Beer Plaza.

My next meeting was with Vice Mayor Rogelio Regondolawho called on an Art Lopez said to be the President of PACE

(whatever that means) and we were joined by Amesola again.Veep Regondola left us to discuss the details. Lopez said hewould take care of the sound system, the ticket printing and dis-

tribution, He even asked me what ticket text is and Amesolapromised to advance P20,000. ,fteen thousand (P15,000) will

be the down payment, an SOP in concert booking. It is under-stood that the balance will be paid in two installments, the nalbalance to be paid two hours before the show. Thats itOcto-

ber 12. Dong Abay Rocks. I went to Pili the following day to getthe down payment and Amesola told me he will discuss that withLopez and I asked Lopez about the same thing and he said he

will see Amesola about it. God, its getting complicated.

o siya na pininturahan an mga retrato?Ki Benjamin, an kaggibo kan arte dai

nang halaga sa panahon nin mekanikalna reproduksyon kaini. Alagad, saobra halimbawa ni Andre Warhol, na

nagpatahaw asin nagpamidbid kanpaggamit nin serigraphy o silkscreen na

nagtaong dalan sa inaapod na pop art,huli sa pagbulnot kaini nin suheto asininspirasyon sa mga komersyal na imahen

arog kan Campbell Soup; mahihiling anpagigin orihinal niya bilang kaggibo kaini.

May katakod man na istilo na inaapodna appropriation, huli ta sinasalakan imahen na hali halimbawa sa mga

peryodiko o magin lumang retrato, arogbaga kan obra kan depuntong SantiBose, o magin si BenCab.

Pwede tang sabihon naappropriation an mga obra ni Piano

manongod ki Robredo; huli ta annakapairarom na retrato nin daibistadong retratista, pinaibabawan

niya kan wasiwas asin sawisaw kansaiyang pintura. Alagad, mahapot

kita kun portraits si intensyon niPiano kan saiyang mga obra, anota kinakaipuhan pang maggamit nin

retrato asin ipasagilid asin tahuban angibo asin pagkamidbidan kan retratista?Indikasyon daw ini nin kusog-boot na

magpahiling o maglaog sa bagongteritoryo asin istilo, o kakulangan nin

teknikal na kaaraman o abilidad?Minatubod akong an arte asin mga

produkto kan mga artista, bakong

neutral. Ano man na ipahiling kanartista sa saiyang obra, nagpapahilingkan saiyang pinaghahalian o an

tinutubod na ideolohiya. Kun siring,an paggamit ni Piano nin retrato

bilang pasugnadan nin saiyang obra,minaserbi sa ideolohiya o pagtubodna an arte saro sanang komersyal na

proyekto, o obheto nin materyalismo,

sagkod pandekorar na simbolo kanmga nasa taas kan sociedad. An siring

na pagiisip dai madarang pagbabagosa dalagan kan arte sa rehiyon o

mapahiling kan iba pang papel kanartista o an arte sa Bikol.

Kan nakaaging Penafrancia,nagpadrino an sarong grupo nin

exhibit manongod sa buhay-buhay kandepuntong Sekretaryo kan DILG, JesseM. Robredo. Katubuan sa mga pinahiling

iyo an mga retrato kan SILG asin an mgaobra kan visual artist na si Pancho Piano,

na natural manongod man sa depuntongNagueno.

Si mga obra ni Piano, mga retrato

na binabawan nin pintura asinnagpapagiromdom kan sinurat kadtoni Walter Benjamin kan 1936, an Art in

the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.Segun ki Benjamin, an arte na nahihimo

sa siring na panahon, minapaluwas kankahapotan kun isay an orihinal, si kopyao si kinopyahan? May katakod man na

kahapotan si Duchamp kan saiyangpinahiling an porselanang ihian sa sarongexhibit siisay an tunay na kaggibo kan

obra, si naggibo kan ihian o si Duchamp?Sabi ni Benjamin, an orihinal igwang

inaapod niyang aura, na sa simplengpagtaram, pwedeng itakod sa sadiringistilo kan artista; asin nin huli ta an sarong

obra nin arte saro man na produktong

kultural asin pang-merkado, pwedengikonsiderar an aura bilang unique

selling point, kan artista.Sa siring na teoretikal na orolay,

mahapot kita kun siisay an tunay na awtoro kaggibo kan obra ni Piano, si nagretrato

I returned the next day to nd out about the ticket and collectthe down payment. Lopez asked to be excused because he wasgoing to attend a committee meeting but Amesola met with me

and shamelessly and outright he said, the concert cannot bepushed through because they are short of time. But I remindedhim that we had planned the whole thing very seriously days

back and it was very clear he was advancing the down pay-ment of P15,000. Amesola said he could have sponsored the

concert himself. I understand he is a rich guy. I learned it fromthe mouths of some Pili employees and even from the mannerthe man talks.

Naturally, I did not feel good about it. I had relayed to Manilawhat we had planned about the Pili concert. With the concert

aborted, I can only shout bullshit. The concert has been calen-dared. At the very beginning they could have rejected the pro-posal and I would have gone home happy. But planning about it

seriously considering the details and everything several times.

God, what did that all mean? Mr, Romy Carido, municipaladministrator, agreed with me. That Amesola said he wouldadvance the down payment and Lopez discussing the ticket

printing and distribution, his taking care of the sound, the ac-commodations discussed with me clearly, these are concretemanifestations of the concert scheduled October 12. It means

the concert sure is in the bag. Now aborted.Maybe I am too trusting. But maybe some people cannot just

be trusted. There are many people of this stuff. I hope their tribedoes not increase.

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Feeling bad, however, my trip back to Iriga turned out justne. I met Estrella P. Anacia who is with the Probation Ofce

based in the Hall of Justice in San Isidro, Iriga City, Oh, we hada wonderful time chatting about just anything ...the weather, chil-dren, my grandchildren, women talk, trivia, anything under the

sun. The trip from Pili to Iriga was not boring as it always is.

UNEP 2014 CollegeIntramurals kicks offExcitement and antici-

pation lled the air with the

much-awaited commence-

ment of the 2014 College

Intramurals of the Univer-

sity of Northeastern Phil-

ippines (UNEP) happening

this week, from October

7 to 10 at the university

ground, Iriga City.

Under the theme Build-

ing camaraderie and sports-

manship through literary and

sports, teachers and stu-

dents will put forward their

best strides as they compete

in various games and ac-

tivities meant to add color to

the celebration. Organizers

have specically designed

the programs to promote not

just the spirit of brotherhood

amongst the partakers but in-

still in them the true meaning

of sportsmanship.

UNEP Executive Vice

President and EVP For Fi-

nance Deli Alfelor-Tibi stated

that the Intramurals serves as

a respite for the teachers and

most especially for the stu-

dents after the battery of ex-

aminations and paperworks

that they have endured during

the past weeks.

Starting off the event is

the Search for Ms and Mr. In-

tramurals 2014 happening on

Tuesday, the eve of the for-

mal start of the Intrams. This

is one of the much awaited

events of the UNEPians as

they will have a chance to

pick somebody who will best

represent their departments.

The search will be held at

the UNEP gymnasium and

will start at 7:30 in the eve-

ning. Expected to ll up the

rows, are cheerers and well-

wishers who are expected

to chant words of support to

their respective candidates.

The 4-day stretch of fun

and excitement of the 2014

College Intramurals will in-

clude, as always the celebra-

tion of the Holy Mass before

the Motorcade which is slat-

ed on Wednesday, October 8.

The route will be around the

main thoroughfares of Iriga

City then back at the univer-

sity grounds. Participants, es-

pecially the different coaches

of each team are expected to

lead their respective groups.

The opening ceremony will

shortly follow at the UNEP

hard court.

All are encouraged to par-

take of the activities. Depart-

ment heads are also enjoined

to be in the forefront to give

cheer and motivation to their

respective students during

the entirety of the intramu-

rals. Players were already ad-

vised to prepare for the start

of various sports events in the

afternoon.

The 3rd day of the Intra-

murals will also include Laro

ng Lahi. Homegrown games

like sepak takraw, Maria went

to town, Tug of War, sack

race, lemon relay, kadang-ka-

dang, patintero, sipa, bunong

braso, among others will be

played. These are dubbed as

games of our heritage and the

continuous support given to

it by reliving the said game

is enough to keep the legacy

alive.(Turn to page 7)

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TRANSPORTATION OLD & NEW JMTS/JOVIVILLAREALTourists in Camarines Sur such as this pair on bike, will always meet a surprise on the road, like thiscart pulled by the old reliable carabao at Sabang Port in San Jose; one of the areas in the provincebeing promoted by the provincial government for its tourism resource.

Php137.8 M natl gov'taid poured on AlbayBy NANCY IBO MEDIAVILLO

LEGAZPI CITY - The national gov-ernment has poured in a total of Php137.8

million nancial assistance to Albay prov-ince in connection with threat of Mayon

eruption, which prompted the provincialgovernment to evacuate over 54,000 indi-

viduals to safe temporary shelter camps.Areas evacuated are covered by the cities

of Ligao and Tabaco and the municipalitiesof Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Sto. Do-mingo and Malilipot.

Governor Joey Sarte Salceda stressed theimportant role of the national government inthe target of the provincial government to at-tain zero casualty in times of emergency likean eruption of the Mayon Volcano.

The rst nancial assistance of the nation-al government amounted to Php44 million,which was augmented by another Php93.8million nancial assistance to meet thegrowing requirements of the 54,000 evacu-

ees and students in 45 evacuation centers inthe affected two cities and ve towns.The Department of Social Welfare and

Development (DSWD) also gave Php40.4million for food and other non-rice items.

Some Php30 million was shelled out bythe Ofce of Civil Defense (OCD) for non-food items.

The Department of Education (DepEd)allotted Php23 million for classrooms andchairs while the Department of Health(DOH) appropriated Php500,000 for the re-pairs of comfort rooms.

OCD Bicol Regional Director Raffy

Alejandro said the purchases from these

amounts were covered by government procure-

ment procedures under a state of calamity.

Alejandro said the rst nancial assistance of

Php44 million included the Php29 million DSWD

funding for rice supply to more than 11,000 evac-uated families for 17 days and Php6.6 million for

the 10,600 starter kits, mats and blankets.

The DOH also gave Php1.5 million for health

safeguards like dust masks, he added.

The OCD also earlier released Php1.5 million

for non-food items.

For its part, the Armed Forces of the Philip-

pines gave Php500,000-worth of food and three

water ltration machines.

Doctors from the Southern Luzon Command

also conducted a one-week medical mission for

the evacuees.

The AFP also made available 30 military

trucks and 200 men for mobilization during evac-

uation of affected families and any circumstances

where mobility is needed.- PNA

LEGAZPI CITY - The PhilippineInstitute of Volcanology and Seismol-ogy (Phivolcs) has advised the public toexpect more magma to extrude becausethe longer the huge lava dome blocks thecrater, the more magma is piling up fromthe chamber.

Ed Laguerta, Phivolcs resident volcanol-ogist, said the magma rising to the summitof Mayon Volcano would become bigger asthe lava dome clogs the crater longer.

The longer the lava takes on repose pe-riod at the crater, the bigger the tendencyof the magma involved will be as its sourceis continuously supplying it and it contin-ues its upward journey while it builds more

pressure, he said.As of the latest bulletin released by the

Phivolcs observatory here, Mayon Volcano'sseismic network recorded only three rock-fall events during the past 24-hour observa-tion period ending Thursday morning.

This low number in rockfall events, withno volcanic tremor, recorded still indicatesa lull in the volcanos show of restivenesscompared to occurrences on Sept. 15-17.

Moderate emission of white steamplumes drifting towards the south-southeastdirection was also observed during goodvisibility while no crater glow was seen inthe evening.

Ground deformation data also showedno signicant change from August basedon the September precise-leveling surveyalthough the edice remains inated com-

pared to baseline measurements and tiltdata indicate continuous ination at thebase of the edice since August.

Laguerta said these results indicate thatthe magma is extruding slowly.

He said the increasing volume of gasemission makes the magma less dense,which may allow the magma to continue itsupward journey and may lead to explosion.

Earlier, Phivolcs Director RenatoSolidum estimated the volume of magmaextruding at the summit of the volcano atroughly 30 million cubic meters or equiva-lent to three million 10-wheeler truckloadsof rocks. -PNA

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All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUAL-DAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from MAY 1-31, 2014 whoseterms have expired will be sold to public auction sale onNOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,2014 only.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

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All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE SPEEDPAWNSHOP, JR. Bichara Complex, San Antonio Poblacion,Calabanga, Camarines Sur, pawned from MAY 1-31, 2014whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale

on NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the

above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,2014 only.




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PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue,Naga City, pawned from MAY 1-31, 2014 whose terms haveexpired will be sold to public auction sale on NOVEMBER04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.


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Published: OCTOBER 5 and 12, 2014



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All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWN-JEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall cornerJ. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned from MAY1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired will be sold to publicauction sale on NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00NOON.





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Aside from Barangay Sa-

bang, other areas that will

benet from the project in-

clude Barangays Catalutuan

with 39 families including

those from Sabang; Bagacay

with 13 families/ recipients;

Telegrapo, 6; , Salogon, 12; ,

Pugay, 16 and Tominawog,

with 10 beneted families.

Meanwhile, the DSWD

also announced the winners

for the 2014 Search for Hu-

warang Pantawid Pamilya in

the Bicol region.

The Victoria family of

Buhi, Camarines Sur was

declared as Bicol Regions

2014 Huwarang Pantawid

Pamilya; while the Antigua

family of Uson Masbate and

Lopez family of Pandan Cat-

anduanes were named rst

and second-runner up win-

ners, respectively.

DSWD Bicol Pantawid

Pamilya information ofcer

Glorei Lindio said the Search

aims to recognize the contri-

bution of the families in com-

plying with the set of con-

ditions under the Pantawid

Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Lindio said the family was

adjudged as the model fam-

ily of the Program for their

consistent compliance to the

set of conditions and their

strong sense of family values

and active engagement to the

development in their commu-

nity.

The Victoria family was

able to spread the value of

education and health in their

community. They whole-

heartedly extended help

amidst difcult situation and

able to instill the importance

of loving and caring for the

environment, Lindio said.

Victoria family will serve

as an advocate of the Pan-

tawid Pamilyang Pilipino

Program and will be speaking

in various fora to share their

inspiring story of positive

change.

The grand winner received

a cash prize worth P15, 000,

P1, 000 worth of gift certi-

cate, a plaque and certicate

of recognition.

Buhi municipal Mayor

Rey P. Lacoste also added that

DSWDs Pantawid Pamilya

Pilipino Program (4Ps) has

indeed helped a lot of poor

families not only in terms of

nancial assistance but also

through the family devel-

opment sessions that gives

awareness and knowledge on

parenting, value for educa-

tion, and health and commu-

nity participation.-PIA

Camalig, Daraga, Guinobatan

and Sto. Domingo.

Paje has also directed the

executive director of DENR-

Region 5 to tap the various

Regional Forest Fire Respon-

dent Teams (RFFRTs) should

the situation calls for their ser-

vices.RFFRTs are composed of

special units called Leather-

backs coming from DENR

eld ofces, Bureau of Fire

Protection (BFP) and volun-

teer groups. They are tasked

to conduct round-the-clock

monitoring and initiate quick

response during wildres.

These teams underwent

intensive trainings and are

placed on standby near areas

It also aims to instill the

value of keeping the legacy

as part of the Filipinos glori-

ous past.

The organizers have also

prepared a night of musical

and dance contest (MUSDA).

IT aims to instill the impor-

tance and the beauty of our

culture and appreciation for

the arts. There will also be a

cheer dance competition be-

fore the end of the last day.The closing and awarding

ceremony will be held on

October 10 to cap the entire

celebration.

The College Intramu-

rals endeavors to promote

solidarity and strengthen the

bond among the members of

UNEP community. It aims to

incorporate the lighter side of

the academic life.

UNEP 2014 . . .

of the region that are vulner-

able to forest res.

The DENR is now prepar-

ing thematic maps, and the

prole of timberlands and

protected areas in the region

that will serve as guide in the

posting of the RFFRTs. The

maps will include trails andaccess roads, location of wa-

ter sources and forest ranger

stations.

Paje said the DENR will

also tap beneciaries of the

community-based forest man-

agement projects in Albay

to establish re and green

breaks.

Stakeholders such as

forest-based communities are

better able to deal immediate-

ly with re emergencies. Their

services will help us respond

quickly when re breaks out

in remote places, Paje said.

He said the DENR pro-

vides science-based re man-

agement training to members

of peoples organizations.

The creation of RFFRTs

is a result of an agreement

forged last July between theDENR-Region 5 ofce and

the BFP.

The DENR-BFP anti-

forest fire partnership un-

derscores the pro-active

stance the DENR is ag-

gressively pursuing in for-

est fire prevention which

is central to sustaining the

gains we have achieved so

far in NGP, Paje said.

The NGP, which was cre-

ated in 2011 under Executive

Order No. 26, aims to plant 1.5

billion trees within 1.5 million

hectares of forestlands, man-

grove and protected areas,

ancestral domains, civil andmilitary reservations, and ur-

ban areas by 2016.

PAJE PUTS ALBAY FORESTRY . . . SAN JOSE GETS P6.7M HOUSING . . .

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COUNTING CROWN OF THORNS JESSEL BASANTADENR personnel and divers from Bicol SCUBA Divers Foundation, Inc. count crown of thorns(COT) which were extracted from coral reefs at the sh sanctuary of Sto. Domingo, Albay. Atleast 163 COTs were removed during the underwater clean up.

NAGA CITY --- San JoseMayor Antonio Chavez , to-

gether with Department of

Social Welfare and Devel-

opment (DSWF) assistant

regional director Corazon

Mia, personally handed

over a check worth P6.7M

to help the beneciaries

who lost their homes from

the recent calamity brought

by typhoon Glenda.

This project was carried

out under the Core Shelter

Assistance Project of DSWD

that caters to indigent families

through the provision of cash

assistance and other construc-

tion materials that they canuse to refurbish their dam-

aged dwelling place.

Recipients will receive

P70,000.00 each.

Chavez thanked DSWD

for realizing one of his vi-

sions of providing each fam-

ily with a decent place to live

in, particularly those who are

living in the shorelines in the

outer skirts of the town and

are perennially affected by

strong typhoons, ooding and

related natural disasters.

These are indigent fami-

By ANA-LIZA

S. MACATANGAY

lies who hardly have moneyto buy their daily foods, much

more built their houses. The

assistance from DSWD plus

the counterpart of the munici-

pality will be enough for them

to have a new start and even-

tually take off from there.

The municipal govern-

ment on the other hand willalso give P750,000.00 as

counterpart to the project

and will be used to purchase

construction materials to

augment families who might

lack resources to fully restore

or build their houses.

While some beneciaries

will stay in their original resi-dences, others will have to be

directed to a resettlement

area in Catalutuan resettle-

ment site, including 38 fami-

lies from Barangay Sabang

whose houses were washed

away from storm surges.

(Turn to page 7)

San Jose folks gets P6.7Mhousing assist from DSWD

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