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VOL. XXIII, NO. 18 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016 P5.00

CSC Bicol goes on online recruitment

AFP, PNP join forces vs hired thugs in Masbate

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Civil Service Commission

(CSC) Bicol regional ofce

has launched an online re-

cruitment system to facili-

tate employee selection pro-

cedures and promote equal

employment opportunity

for all.According to the Public

Assistance and Liaison Divi-

sion of CSC Bicol, the system

dubbed the "CSC RO5 Online

Recruitment for Excellence

(CORE)" will be the source of

POLL PACTNaga City election candidates recently signed an agreement, "Covenant Signing and Candle lighting for Secure and Fair

Elections" at the Plaza Qezon and witnessed and participated in b representatives rom the Naga Cit Police Oce (NCPO),

COMELEC-NAGA, PPCRV- NAGA, and the 9th ID of the Philippine Army.

OVERALL SWIMMING CHAMPWith ALEXANDRA S. MARONILLA-SEVA (girl standing beside Maor John Bongat) haling 7

gold medals in swimming and emerging the most bemedalled athlete in the just concluded

Palarong Bicol 2016. Naga regained the overall champion in regional athletic meet.

BLOOD BONDSBarangay Lerma recently held a blood donation event from

8am to 3pm. The blood collected will be deposited to the Bicol

Medical Center's (BMC) Bloodbank where it shall be available

to patients upon referral.

Naga candidates vow

honest poll conductBy ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

NAGA CITY --- Local candidates here, from

the Mayoral post down to the aspiring councilors,

agreed to seal their pledge of integrity by signing

the covenant that will ensure a free, orderly, hon-

est, peaceful and credible election come May 9.

Incumbent City Mayor

John Bongat, who will seek

for re-election this year, was

joined by Mayoral aspirants

Fortunato Mendoza andLuis Ortega during the sign-

ing held at the Plaza Quezon

here, Monday. Candidates for

vice mayor namely; Joaquin

Calleja, Atty. Nelson Lega-

cion (incumbent) and former

City Councilor Nathan Sergio

were also present during the

signing, including aspirants

for the City Councilor seat.The candidates, by sign-

ing the covenant also agree to

abide by the tenets of the Con-

stitution, including its related(Turn to page 6)

MASBATE CITY —A

special operations group of

elite policemen and soldiers

was reactivated on Tues-

day to press the campaign

against mercenary groups

working for politicians and

communist guerillas in theisland-province of Masbate.

A conference presided by

the highest military ofcial in

Southern Luzon and the high-

est police ofcial in Bicol was

held on Tuesday marking the

activation of AFP-PNP Joint

Special Task Force Masbate

(JSTF Masbate) at the provin-

cial headquarters of the Phil-

ippine National Police here.

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Visaya,

commander of the Southern

Luzon Command (Solcom),

said he has ordered his troops

in the JSTF Masbate to arrest

any armed candidates and

armed bodyguards as a gun

ban is in force during the elec-tion period.

“Pagpumutok sila, tapusin

sila agad (If they open re on

you, nish them off),” said

Visaya.

He told candidates who ap-

peared in the meeting that the

estate security forces had a list

of armed groups working for

politicians in Masbate.

Chief Supt. Augusto Mar-

quez Jr., director of Philippine

National Police for Bicol, said

the decision to reactivate the

JSTF Masbate was part of the

police and military’s aim tostem the growing tension and

“help create an environment

that will be conducive for the

holding of peaceful and order-

ly elections.”

Judging from the state-

ments given during the meet-

ing, there was a consensus

among political contenders

that the presence of JSTF in

Masbate was for the good

of the province as it has re-mained in the election watch

list areas (EWAs) for the May

9 balloting.

Masbate’s inclusion in the

EWAs this year was due to the

resurgence of partisan death

squads and New People’s

Army, whose “dwindling”

force, Visaya said, will at-

tempt to rake in millions of

pesos extorting money from

candidates.The candidates said all of

them and their campaign lead-

ers—from gubernatorial to

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BIKOL REPORTER2 FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016OPINION

As expected, most of the debates

related to the initial Presidential

wanna-be square off happened ex-

locus, i.e. outside of the podium

and mostly on social media and the

street

This is because Filipinos are very

partisan. So, the question of who

really won Round 1 depends much

on whose side one belongs.

Not that we do not expect some

standards or qalications or what

a President should possess, but

a blind mob usually blurs these

things. Yet, we should separate the grain

from the chaff.

For our long neglected region, we

shold look or a President who will

also look ater the Bicolanos.

Igwa daw siya nin agenda

para, halimbawa, sa tunay na

modernisason kan perokaril sa

Bicol? Kun mayo, erase.

This is not being ethnocentric, but

when are we going to ask?

It is time we ask becase most o

those we elected to represent us

in the past had all the while beenrepresenting themselves in all

sorts of representation allowances,

projects, etc. etc. Not the poor

Bikolnons who contine to leave

their places and become victims of

child tracking, illegal recritment

or mine the earth with only a plastic

siphon as a breathing apparatus.

This is not asking too mch. I a

Presidential candidate has no Bikol

agenda, then delete that aspirant’s

name.

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Certain economic reforms and

policy changes are essential for trade

negotiations between countries and

economic blocs to come into fruition.

The Department of Trade said recent

reforms implemented in the country

have led the European Union to

nally give its go signal to commence

negotiations with the Philippines for

the much sought-after free trade

agreement (FTA) with the 28-member

economic bloc. Phl secured EU’s nod

to start negotiations for an FTA last

December.

BILL OF RIGHTS: The Insurance

Commission (IC) is in the process of

crafting a “bill of rights” framework,

aimed at addressing the misconduct

of the insurance industry’s agency

force and the rights of the insuring

public. The IC said the framework

would cover both life and non-life

sectors. When implemented, the IC

will formulate a similar framework for

the pre-need and health maintenance

organization (HMO) sectors.

The IC is also re-activating the

reinvestment council. Generally,

(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co.,

CPAs-DFK International – is past chair

of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA

past president and Hall-of-Famer,

and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement

Awardee).

GOING UP: Bangko Sentral ngPilipinas (BSP) is set to raise interest

rates this year. This was predicted

by foreign banking experts. Ination

is expected to pick up to two percent

this year from 1.4% the previous year

amid El Nino threats to food prices

and increases in taxes on tobacco

and alcohol products, as well as tariffs

on electricity. The interest rate hike

would likely happen in the second half

of 2016.

Last week, BSP’s Monetary Board

kept interest rates unchanged for 11

straight policy setting meetings (since

October 2014) as risks to ination

slightly shifted to the downside while

domestic demand remained rm. The

continuing downward slide of fuel

prices on account of oil supply glut

is keeping ination on the downside.

There is the possibility that transport

prices will consequently fall.

REFORMS: With the Philippines

now on the radar of most countries as

a strong investment and trade partner,

the country is advised to take caution

on getting deals done as it could lose

some of its competitive advantages in

the process by giving away too much

leeway. It’s basically a commitment

not just for particular agreements but a

commitment to ensure that everything

that we develop or undertake in terms

of policy reforms are signicantly from

what we’ll have in the future.

Upward Interest Rates

OPINIONS

UNLIMITED

Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN

insurers are allowed to invest in xed

income instruments and a limited

number of blue-chip securities.

To be able to invest beyond the

standard investments, insurers

are required to seek approval

from the IC and the Securities andExchange Commission (SEC).

The reinvestment council is tasked

to look at other options or non-

traditional instruments.

ELECTIONS: Electoral exercises

and accompanying campaign

activities augur well for our people!

Candidates, their sponsors and

leaders are expected to disburse

funds in support of their bets. This is

either in the form of cash or goods,

as well as campaign materials.

Consequently, printers and supplies

providers will have volume sales

that will directly benet their own

workers. Campaign sorties will

need people for ushers and crowd

control.

No matter what the righteous will

say – money will have a big role in

our elections. There are those who

will donate funds in anticipation for

return favors should their candidates

win. Patronage politics will continue

to sway the opinions of the light-

hearted as well as those who do not

care to check if the candidates are

really worthy for their posts. Those

who are not among these groups,

are the voters who rightfully support

progress for our country.

VALENTINE: Obedience seems

paradox to slaves. To lovers, it is

a truism, as true lovers can do no

other.

by Dr. Vinaisa Asis Pejo.Million thanks to all the volunteer

doctors, nurses, technicians, assistants,and those who helped in this freesurgical and medical mission for thepoor. May God bless you.

* * * * *Voices from the LGBT community

were raised against boxing icon MannyPacquiao for speaking his mind againstsame sex marriage. Pacquiao is aborn-again and he interpreted the bibleof his religion in his own words whichangered some LGBT. He apologizedto those who were hurt.

Pacquiao is not against the LGBTcommunity but against same sexmarriage.

There are other religions andother communities against same

sex marriage too. The priest in lastSunday’s mass at Fatima Chapel saidthat his barber is a gay and he told her.Let us forgive Pacquiao because we allmake mistakes.

Pro-poor and compassionate, and

he can propose pro-poor bills inthe Senate; he is generous andhelpful to retired athletes and thepoor in Saranggani and thyphoonvictims.He gave P1,000 each toYolanda victims in the barangays hevisited, He can also talk about theneeds of Mindanao. Former HouseSpeaker Noli Fuentebella told methat Cong. Pacquiao stands andtalks in Congress.

The other candidates I will votefor senator former SAF GetulioNapeñas, International terrorists

“Mawan” was killed by the SAF 44. Ifthere was failure in coordination andcommunication in Operation Exodusin Mamasapano, it is because thePresident disregarded the chain ofcommand and Gen. Napeñas wastold not to coordinate. Napeñasbecame a scapegoat instead of beingthanked for the death of “Marwan.”My vote for Napeñas is to honorformer SAF 44 and the PNP.

* * * * *I watched televised debate of

presidential candidadtes in Caganayde Oro City spearheadaded byTV station GMA, Inquirer, and theCOMELEC last Sunday. It iwasgood that the voters were properlyinformed.

Mar Roxas spoked as if theaccomplishments of Pres. Aquino ishis accomplishment. When it is nothis. For example the 4Ps programwhich is Pres. Gloria Macapagal

Arroyo’s program and copied by Pres. Aquino. He is not the government.

The yearly operation Reach-Out inPartido (4th district) conducted its 22ndyearly free surgical and medical missionthis February 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2016 at theDr. Manuel T. Fuentebella MemorialHospital in Sagnay, Camarines Sur.This is not funded by the government.

A tot al of 304 ope rat ions wereperformed: 43 major operations, 237minor operations and 24 dermatologicalo p e r a t i o n s . T h e r e we r e 1 5 1consultations.

Operation Reach-Out is sponsoredby the following : Deputy SpeakerNoli Fuentebella, Cong. Felix WilliamFuentebella, Hon. Evelyn B. Fuentebella,Hon. Arnie B. Fuentebella, IsarogMedical Research Foundation Inc., andPartido Development Administration,Meralco, San Miguel Corporation, andFirst Gen (the energy to dare and powerto care).

The following volunteer doctors arefrom the FEU Nicanor Reyes MedicalFoundation: Dr. Albert Palpal-Latoc,Dr. Benedict Valencia, Dr. Ernest dela Cerna, Dr. Rodolfo M. Domingo, Dr.Bryan Leroy Francisco, Dr. BenjaminGerard David, Dr. George VincentHabacon, Dr. Raul Villarte, Dr. RamonPineda, Dr. Lorraine Marie T. Badoy, Dr.Frensel Cruz, Dr. Katrina Felize Pau,Dr. Chandler E. Andrade, Dr. RobertJvan Mallari and Dr. Paulo Chaza.

From the Mary Johnston Hosptial:

Dr. Tristan Trinidad; From The IsarogMedical Research Foundation: Dr.

Acelita Llorin, Dr. Alfea Llorin and Dr.Rufo T. Llorin.

Doctors from LGUs in Partido andthe Rural Health Unit of Sagñay headed

455 Patients served in free surgical and medical missionin Partido and Why I’ll vote for Pacquiao,Gen. Napeñas

NENITA FuENTEBELLA-PEÑONES

FROM

MY

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BIKOL REPORTER 3FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016

Catanduanes workers, employers learn Labor Laws

Albay town cited for DSWDs Gawad ListahananSto. Domingo town re-

ceives recognition as the Re-

gional Awardee for the 2015

Gawad Listahanan of the De-

partment of Social Welfare

and Development Field Of-

ce V during its 65th found-

ing anniversary on February

19, 2016 at Ibalong Centrum

for Recreation, Legazpi City.

Hon.Mayor Herbie Aguas

together with the Municipal

Social Welfare and Develop-

ment Ofcer Ma.Salome Vil-

lanueva accepted the plaque of

recognition from Regional Di-

rector Arnel Garcia on Friday.

The local government used

the Listahanan database for the

provision of nancial assis-

tance, scholarships and referralsystem.

The municipality entered

the competition under the

Municipal category contend-

ing Jaen, Nueva Ecija and

Cabanatuan, Iloilo in the na-

tional level wherein Jaen town

bagged the title.

Meanwhile Baguio City

won over Bislig City, and

Cebu City for the city cat-

Fil-Canadians rate Legazpias top tourism destinationBy DANNy O. CALLEJA

LEGAZPI CITY –- The

over 300 tourists from Can-

ada who arrived here as

snowbirds ended their four-

day stay with a rating of this

city as Bicol’s best in hospi-

tality and tourism develop-

ment, Mayor Noel E. Rosal

said here Tuesday. “When

you set foot in Legazpi, this

is the one-stop shop in Bicol

from where you can go any-

where you want, with its

beautiful and friendly peo-

ple. Tourism development

here is excellent,” Rosal

quoted the guests as sayingwhen he saw them off at the

city airport. The visitors,

mostly Filipino-Canadians,

were participants of the 3rd

Winter Escapade, the cus-

tomized tour organized to

escape their country’s sub-

zero winter season temper-

ature arrived in the city via

a commercial ight from

Manila last February 4 and

stayed until February 8 af-

ter visiting leading tourist

destinations in the city and

some parts of Bicol.

The annual tour, now on

its third year, is jointly or-

ganized by the Philippine

consular post in Canada and

the Canadian Embassy in the

Philippines. In a statement

reaching here Monday, Van-

couver Consul General Neil

Frank Ferrer said this year’s

travel itinerary and tour

packages featuring Legazpi,

which is known in the travel

industry world as the City of

Fun and Adventure and other

tourism sites in the region,

attracted more participantsnot only balikbayans but

also mainstream Canadians.

They really want exciting

and new places to visit, and

the irresistible choice was

Bicol, with Legazpi as their

main stop owing to the city’s

world-class accommodation

facilities, one-stop shop lo-

cation, eco-tourism wonders,

exotic cuisine and warm hos-

pitality, according to Ferrer.

Last year’s travel Winter

Escapade, which drew only

around 200 participants led

by Philippine Ambassador

to Canada Petronila Gar-

cia, traveled to Dumaguete,Siquijor, Bohol, and Cebu.

On their arrival here on Feb-

ruary 4, the group was warm-

ly welcomed at the airport

by Rosal and Department of

Tourism (DOT) Regional Di-

rector Maria Ong-Ravanilla

before they were ushered to

their hotels of assignments

for billeting. They went after-

ward to the Mayon Skyline

Park and Rest House in Ta-

baco City to commune with

the majestic beauty of Mt.

Mayon. On the next day, they

were divided into four groups

for separate tours in Cama-

rines Sur, Sorsogon, Camalig

town of Albay and the rest of

the province.

The Camarines Sur group

visited the Metropolitan Ca-

thedral, Holy Rosary Minor

Seminary, Archaelogical

and Ecclesiastical museums

and PortaMariae — all in

Naga City — and the water-

sports complex in Pili town.

The Sorsogon group went

to Bulusan Lake and Irosin

Hot Springs with stops for

karagumoy handicrafts and

pilinut products while the

Camalig tour included Busay

Falls and ATV (all-terrain

vehicle) adventure, visits of

Hoyop-Hoyopan and Cala-

bidongan caves, Quitinday

Hills dubbed as the Chocolate

Hills of Albay and Kitwinan

Hill, considered as the high-

est point in the municipality

and sits right at the very foot

of Mt. Mayon.

The Albay tour was high-

lighted by handicrafts shop-

ping at the Cagsawa Ruins

Park in Daraga town, culinary

fusion featuring the super hot

and mouthwatering Bicol Ex-

press and demonstration in

pinukpok abaca textile and

geonet making. On February

6, all the visitors stayed over-

night at the posh Misibis Bay

Resort in Bacacay, Albay

and, on the next day, were al-

egory, while Iloilo, Pampanga

over Palawan for the provin-

cial category.

Regional Director Arnel

Garcia extends his gratitude

to the local government for

the unwavering support to the

implementation of Listahanan.

Gawad Listahanan is an

award conferred to Local

Government Units (LGUs)

for providing services to the

poor, disadvantaged, and vul-

nerable.

It aims to promote the

convergence of all social pro-

tection stakeholders on the

identied poor to effectively

address the different aspects

of poverty.

Spearheaded by the DSWD,

Listahanan is an informa-

tion management system that

denties who and where the

poor are. This system makes

available to NGAs, LGUs

and other social protection

stakeholders a database of

poor families as a basis for

identifying potential benecia-

ries of their social protection

programs and services. - cr-

barrameda

VIRAC, Catanduanes

–A Provincial Labor and

Management Forum de-signed to teach both work-

ers and employers the ba-

sics of Labor Laws was

spearheaded by DOLE-Bi-

col here on the whole day of

January 21.

Said forum was held at the

Rhaj Inn, Apartelle and Exec-

utive Inn, Gogon, Virac, Cat-

anduanes which was attended

by a total of seventy-ve (75)

participants with which twen-

ty-eight (28) were employers

and thirty-one (31) were employees.

“This is the rst of a series

of free advocacy activities,

here. We want to boost the

awareness of Catandungans

on the rights and duties of

both workers and employ-

ers.” DOLE Bicol asst. reg.

dir. Atty. Ma. Karina Perida-

Trayvilla said.

The Workers and Em-

ployers Forum is one of the

major advocacy strategies

employed by DOLE Bicol

two (2) years ago intended

to disseminate not just labor-

management rights but also

the banner programs of the

eleven (11) attached agen-

cies of the DOLE Regional

Coordinating Council (RCC)

which are the NLRC, NCMB,

POEA, OWWA, TESDA,

RTWPB, PRC, ECC, NRCO

and OSHC.

The topics discussed dur-

ing the forum focused on

D.O.147-15 (Rules governing

the Application of Just and

Authorized Causes of Ter-

mination of Employment);

D.O.107-10 (Single Entryapproach); SSS, Philhealth,

Employees Compensa-

tion and Pag-Ibig Program

and Benets; Occupational

Safety and Health Standards

(OSHS), D.O.126-13 (Facil-

ity Evaluation), Productiv-

ity, and Workers’ Rights and

Management Prerogatives.

Said topics were discussed by

experts coming from ECC,

OSHC, NLRC, RTWPB,

Philhealth, HDMF Pag-Ibig,

and Philhealth and DOLE..

“This move is expected to

push voluntary compliance

from employers on General

Labor Standards (GLS), Oc-cupational Safety and Health

Standards (OSHS), Social

Welfare Benets (SWB) and

social legislations,” ARD

Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla

added.

DOLE Bicol records re-

vealed, that in the Province of

Catanduanes, only seventy-

four (74) establishments were

assessed in 2014 and twenty

(20) establishments were as-

sessed in 2015. Among these

assessed establishments, onlyseven (7) were granted a Cer -

ticate of Compliance (COC)

while the rest were found

to have violated basic labor

laws. Interestingly, most of

the violations were allegedly

committed “unintendedly”

by the employers.

“Most employers are will-

ing to correct their violations

and would say that if only

they knew about the basics of

Labor Laws then they would

not have committed such

violations. This is the reason

why we are having this fo-

rum,” ARD Ma. Karina Per -

ida-Trayvilla stressed.An assessment is con-

ducted by DOLE to check

whether or not an establish-

ment is complying with the

labor laws. A COC is given

to establishments who are

fully complying with the la-

bor laws.

“If a COC is awarded by

DOLE, the establishment

will not be assessed for a pe-

riod of 2-years unless there is

a complaint led by an em-

ployee,” ARD Ma. Karina

Perida-Trayvilla explained.

The labor and manage-

ment forum is in line with the

department’s implementationof the Labor Relations, Hu-

man Relations & Productivity

(LHP) Program, DOLE RCC

Bicol Comprehensive Advo-

cacy Strategies, and Depart-

ment Order 131-13 otherwise

known as the Labor Laws

Compliance System (LLCS).

(with reports from Joan N.

Noya, LEO III, DOLE Cat-

anduanes)

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BIKOL REPORTER4 FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016HALO-HALO

Homophobia

Dis*Karte*Kusyon*Kurso

FRANk PEÑONES JR.

dapat kitang maghusga kun habo

tang husgahan man.

Alagad, pwede tang ihapot:

isay nagtao saiya nin derecho na

manghusga?

Trabaho daw ini nin sarongpropeta? Sa huri kong nadangog,

kandidato si Pacquiao bilang

Senador asin gusto pang magin

Presidente kan nasyon – bakong

propeta.

Delikado an siring na mga

panghuhusga ta indikasyon man ini

nin kakulangan nin sabi mi sa Iriga

na pagpapa-unod o tolerance. An

kakulangan kan karakter na ini iyo

an gamot kan kadaklan kan giyera

sa kinaban ngonyan. Karakter ini

kan mga fundamentalists na arog

kan ISIS. Karakter ini kan mga Nazi

sa panahon ni Hitler na ginadan sa

mga gas chambers sa Auschwitz

an mga Hudyo.

Pacquiao bilang Senador?

Magisip-isip ta baka ma-KO kamokan Pambansang Kamao.

Kasing rikas palan kan saiyang

kamot an saiyang dila. Ining si

Manny Pacquiao mayong ulunugun

na nagsabing mas pa sa hayop an

makipagrelasyon sa may kaparehong

kinatawo. Natural na maaanggot saiya

si mga yaon sa siring na relasyon, na

ngonyan dakul asin lakop naman,

kaya garo hinihiling na natural na.

Alagad sa Simbahan Katoliko,

bako ining natural. Duwa lang an

linalang nin Kagurangnan. An yaon

sa tahaw, iuupa niya. Kaya mayong

kwestiyon nin tahaw o alternatibong

kinatawo sa paghiling asin doktrina

kan Simbahan Katoliko.

Dai makangalas na inuyunan kan

Simbahan Katoliko si Pacquiao sa

saiyang sinabi.

Alagad, ta’no ta dakul naungis

saiya?

Saro kaya ining paghusga asin kun

minahusga ka, yaon ka sa posisyon na

masasabi tang superior o halangkaw.

Garo moral high grounds. Nagsakatsi Pacquiao sa siring na langkaw

asin hinusgahan si yaon sa saiyang

ibaba.

Hayop. Garo si Nora Aunor sa Ina

ka ng Anak mo kan maaraman na an

saiyang ina iyo an ina kan aki kan

saiyang agom. Siring an paghiling

ni Pacquiao sa mga same-sex

relationships.

Kaipuhan daw ikondena siya huli

sa saiyang panghuhusga? Kun

gagamiton ta an mga adal na ginunuanniya kan saiyang mga pigtataram, dai

NCCA, Daet LGUholds Bikol literator

DAET, CNORTE --- The

National Commission for

Culture and the Arts and

the Local Government Unit

of Daet will introduce a new

approach in tourism calledliteratour, the town’s tour-

ism ofcer bared.

According to Marco Paolo

Delnado, Project Director

of the Bikol Literatour, the

tour will take participants

from this capital town to

Naga City, Baao and Iriga on

February 23, this year.

The participants com-

posed of tourism and litera-

ture students, tour business

operators, media and local

government tourism of-

cers, will be oriented on the

role of Daet in the revolu-

tion against Spain in Bicol as

they visit the Bantayog, therst monument dedicated to

Rizal. The participants will

also read excerpts from an-

other Camarines Norte hero,

Wenceslao Q. Vinzons whose

Malaysia Irredenta or Ma-

laysia Redeemed is the rst

such call for the formation of

what would be the Associa-

tion of Southeast Asian Na-

tion, thirty-ve years before

the ASEAN was formed in

August 8, 1967 in Bangkok,

Thailand.

From Daet, the group will

MILLED RICE READY FOR DELIVERY. DA'S RICE PROCESSING CENTER.

proceed to the Naga Met-

ropolitan Cathedral and the

Holy Rosary Minor Seminary

where they will read excerpts

from Jose Ma. Panganiban’s

El Pensamiento which stress-es the importance of press

freedom, and from Carlos

Aureus’ Nagueno, particu-

larly the scenes in the story

which occurred in the same

locus.

They will have lunch at

the Anthosia Cafe and pro-

ceed to Iriga later in the af-

ternoon where they will visit

the Barit Bridge which was

recently declared an Impor-

tant Cultural Property. The

group will then be shown the

old city hall which demoli-

tion was aborted by a timely

cease and desist order from

the National Historical Com-mission. They will also read

excerpts from the works of

Irigueno writers like Socorro

Federis Tate, Frank Penones

Jr. and Kristian Cordero.

From Iriga, the group will

go to Baao at the marker for

poet Luis Dato, and will have

an early dinner at the organic

La Huerta farm in barangay

Sta. Teresita, before they go

back to Daet.

Poet, book designer and

translator Vic Nierva will

serve as tour guide.

Farm mechanization increased rice production,boost rice milling industry in Buhi

BUHI, CamSur – Farm-

er recipients of DA’s Rice

Processing Center (RPC)

here have proven that op-

timizing the use of modern

technologies in rice farm-

ing can dramatically re-

duce postharvest losses and

increase farmers’ income.

The increase in rice produc-

tion in the 266 hectares ser-

vice area of the SAFIMCORice Processing Center was

evidenced by their record

sales of P2,155,080 worth

of milled rice purchased in

2015.

The San Antonio Farm-

ers Irrigators Multipurpose

Coop (SAFIMCO) in Buhi,

Camarines Sur is one of the

recipients of the Department

of Agriculture Bicol’s Rice

Processing Center 1 worth

P6M. Molina said the Rice

Processing Center has been a

godsend to their coop as well

as to the rice farmers of San

Antonio and neighboring ba-

rangays. Since its operation

in the last quarter of 2014,

more farmers have been en-

couraged to plant rice as there

are now a ready postharvest

facilities and they are assured

of good quality of their grain

which are sought after by

buyers. Farming in their ba-

rangay used to be labor inten-

sive with just the carabao to

help in the land preparation.

During harvest time, farmers

depend on sunny weather to

dry their palay and sell them

GM SIMEON MOLINA

Explicit Teaching Towards Fast LearningBy MARICEL ARCILLA-AGAD. MA Ed., Ph.D 2

The adage runs…there is no teaching where there is no learning.How true.

The one most important purpose of teaching is to make studentslearn. Learning is a difcult process. It is also a painstaking activityand even takes a long period of time for a child to learn.

To a teacher, there us none more inspiring than to see that hisstudents are learning or have learned. Yes, Virginia, a teacher isvery happy over his students getting good results in examinationshe has himself given. If a pupil can shout with joy because he hasmade an excellent mark in an examination, the teacher feels thesame way. The student is just manifesting that his teacher hastaught well that he understood what he taught and that he hascertainly learned.

One hears a student says…”Di ko maintindihan si ma’am. Kayadi ako makasagot sa mga tanong sa test.” This is not new. And thisis something that should get into the teacher’s mind.

There are many ways of teaching and all of them are aimed tomake learning easy. So, education nd ways.

Explicit teaching can bring in the desired learning.Explicit teaching is an instructional strategy used by teachers to

meet the needs of their students and engage them in unambiguous

clearly circulated teaching.Making students learn is a challenge to a teacher that can be

answered through a concrete focus on a gradual and progressivesteps. This eventually leads to a student development through anindependent application of knowledge, understanding and skillsassociated with a particular curriculum.

The following are steps suggested in explicit teaching. The stepshave been formulated by education expertise.

Start focusing instruction on identied curriculum content. Itis therefore necessary to understand in the rst place what thecurriculum is all about.

Connect to prior knowledge and skills when beginning a newlesson. We can this recall of a past lesson taught to establishcontinuity of a lesson. Every single lesson is taught independentlybut they are carry over of a previous learned lesson.

Establish and maintain clear learning goals and expectationsfor each lesson. As teachers we are aware that every lesson carriesa particular objective.

Deconstruct and sequence teaching to focus on the stepsthat lead to new knowledge and deeper understanding and moresophisticated skill.

Describe and model concepts and processes clearly usingthinking aloud and examining models and examples.

Vary instruction in response to immediate and reflectivefeedback.

Ask questions to continually monitor understanding and progress.The teacher should ask questions as often as possible and commenton previous knowledge

Establish and maintain a reection on objectives. A kind of success criteria should be formulated.Demonstrate and intensify the lesson to develop the capability

of the students to eelf regulate their learning. Actually, explicit learning is nothing new. The whole idea of

teaching very clearly and simply is the bottom line of all kinds ofteaching and the goal of teaching has not changed a bit and that isto make students learn.

With explicit teaching and with more defined strategies inteaching, there does not appear any hindrance to learning.

to comprada at low price.

But now with the Rice

Processing Center and other

postharvest facilities from the

DA, the farmers can dry and

mill their palay and sell them

at higher price since the RPC

strictly observes the prevail-

ing buying price.

In June 2014, the DA thru

its regional executive direc-

tor Engr. Abelardo R. Bragas,

turned over to SAFIMCOchairman Loreto Ceneta the

P6M Rice Processing Center

1 with the following com-

ponents: Multipass rice mill

with 1 ton/hour capacity

worth P1.2 M, 300 sq. me-

ter warehouse worth P3.3M,

operating capital worth P1M

and administrative/capac-

ity building worth P500,000.

Previously, the SAFIMCO

also received two (2) solar

dryer, one (1) tractor with

trailer, one (1) atbed dryer,

palay shed and warehouse.

Molina said these facilities

greatly benetted not only

the more than 400 members

of the SAFIMCO but even

non-member farmers in the

community.

The increase in rice pro-

duction in the 266 hectares

service area of the RPC can

be gleaned from its operations

in 2015 where it purchased a

total of P2,155,080 worth ofmilled rice. During the rst

cropping season (Jan-June

2015) the palay procured to-

taled to 1,017 sacks amount-

ing to P753,176. For the

second cropping (July-Dec.

2015) the total palay procured

was 1,587 sacks amounting to

P1,190,595.85. Meanwhile,

for the rst cropping of 2015

the coop sold a total of 564

bags of milled rice amount-

ing to P852,210.00 and 4,691

kilos of rice amounting to

P37,528.00 registering a total

sales of 889,738.00 for the

rst cropping 2015.

For the 2015 second crop-

ping, the coop sold 868 bags

milled rice amounting to

P1,302,870, and 8,086 ki-

los rice bran amounting to

P56,602. They deliver milled

rice to neighboring barangays

and to another BFT in Iriga

City and commercial tradersin Lidong and Maynaga in

Polangui, Albay.

Another assistance of the

DA Bicol was the Baran-

gay Food Terminal which

was established with the as-

sistance of the Agribusiness

and Marketing Assistance

Division, in March 2010.

The BFT is equipped with

chest type freezer, chiller, 2

units weighing scale, digital

weighing scale, plastic sealer,

10 plastic crates, electric coco

grater, The DA also provided

P100,000 capital for NFA rice

retailing and P 62,000 for the

purchase of rice seeds. But

after the SAFIMCO has op-

erationalized their Rice Pro-

cessing Center, they stopped

selling NFA rice with the

permission of the NFA and

the BFT serves as the outlet

of their milled rice. The con-

sumers preferred their milled

rice because they said it is

“clean” and has good eating

quality.

The BFT has been very

successful that they were

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Gov. SALCEDA

Red Cross sets Catanduanes Safety InstituteVIRAC, Catanduanes -The Philippine Red Cross

(PRC) Catanduanes chap-

ter will spearhead the 16th

summer Safety Institute

from April 2016 to May

2016.

According to Reymund A.

Reginaldo, ofcer-in-charge

of PRC here, the activity is

a continuing program of the

PRC Catanduanes which is

being conducted annually

every summer.

He said that the courses

offered are so diverse and isintended primarily to secure

lives whenever the need

arises.

Reginaldo added that the

training is also an opportuni-

ty for developing social in-

teractions and relationships

enables one to establish a

healthy and caring personal-

ity giving the participants a

chance to meet new friends

and create camaraderie with

one another.

He likewise bared that

PRC is inviting participants

from the different govern-

ment and private agencies

to join the training as part ofcapability and disaster pre-

paredness.

The following courses are

open for the 16th Summer

Safety Institute, Standard

First Aid BLS/CPR for Pro-

fessional Rescuer with Au-

tomated external Debrilla-

tor Operation (April 4 to 8,

2016) with a registration fee

of P1,800.00; Ambulance

Operation and Movement

(April 9-10, 2016) with

P2,000.00 registration;

High Angle rescue and

Rope Rescue Technician

Training (April 11-15, 2016)

with P2,500 .00 registration;

Collapsed Structure Search

and Rescue Training (April

18-22, 2016) with P2,500

registration; Basic Water

Safety and Rescue Training

(April 25-30, 2016) with

P2,500.00 registration and

Accident Prevention (May

7-8, 2016) with P800.00

registration.

For more information,

interested party may con-

tact PRC Hotline 0907-938-

3031/0917-806-8528 or they

can visit PRC, Catanduanes

Chapter Ofce, EBMC

Compound, San Isidro, Vil-

lage, Virac. -PIA5/Cat'nes

Salceda: Pres. Aquino's DaangMatuwid propped Albay boom

Salceda cited the phenom-

enal growth of PhilHealth

beneciaries in Albay from

203 at the start to 33,000 in-

dividuals, with all senior citi-

zens in the province covered

by the program regardless of

being already a cardholder.

In the PantawidPamilyang

Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the

government, through the De-

partment of Social Welfare and

BU COLLEGE OF MEDICINE BUILDING

By CONNIE B. DESTURA

LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Governor Joey SarteSalceda

disclosed the programs and projects accomplished by the

Provincial Government of Albay (PGA) with the full sup-

port of the DaangMatuwid advocacy under the leadership

of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III during the gener-

al rally of the Liberal Party in Albay Astrodome over the

weekend.

Development, beneciaries in

Albay ballooned from 77,382

to 247,682 families and for

this year, it is expected that

even the vulnerable families

can be a target as additional

recipients of 4Ps benets.

With the help of the nation-

al government, Albay has new

hospitals in different munici- palities like Polangui, Daraga,

Guinobatan, and Bacacay.

Even the Bicol Regional

Teaching and Training Hospi-

tal has new facilities.

In education, Salceda said,

Albay ranked 177 in National

Achievement Test in 2007,

but because of the help of

present administration, Albay

now ranks 13.

The PGA scholarship pro-

gram has produced 77,182

graduates, with at least one

graduate in every Albayano

family.The governor also cited

the modernization of the Bi-

col University with the con-

struction of the College of

Medicine as well as renova-

tions and construction of new

buildings like in the colleges

of Architecture and Civil En-

gineering.

Salceda said the rice self-

sufciency level of the prov-

ince went up by 74 percent

to 104 percent, with irrigat-

ed ricelands growing from

17,000 hectares to 19,433

hectares despite typhoons andother natural calamities that

Albay is prone to.

With the help of the Na-

tional Irrigation Administra-

tion and the Department of

Agriculture, Albay always

gets what it needs in terms of

agricultural support.

Over 20 years, Albay has

sustained its goal of zero ca-

sualty during typhoons.

Recently, Albay received

the Green Eco Champion

Award during the First

Environmental Summit in the

Philippines.The Sangguniang Pan-

lalawigan ng Albay has passed

various ordinances towards

the vigorous preservation and

protection of the environment,

Salceda said.

The forest cover of Albay

expanded by 88 percent as the

mangroves grew in number by

about 400 percent from 700

hectares to 2,400 hectares, the

green economist said.

The province, he said,

is now the second biggest

producer and biggest exporter

of camote and has the largest pili hectare at 2,972 from

1,200 hectares previously.

Aside from this, Albay has

replanted 1.6 million coconut

trees.

Tourist arrivals in the

province of Albay multi-

plied from 8,000 in 2006 to

318,606 in 2015 owing to the

construction 321 kilome-

ters of tourist roads by the

Department of Tourism and

the Department of Public

Works and Highways.



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BIKOL REPORTER6 FEBRUARY 21-27, 2016

NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT

JANUARY 5, 2016 PIO A. TAPALES JR.

JANUARY 5, 2016 RITA D. CORREO

JANUARY 7, 2016 MA. IMELDA C. CONSULTA

JANUARY 8, 2016 JANUARIO A. GOMEZ

JANUARY 16, 2016 RECHELINE R. AGUILA

JANUARY 16, 2016 GUADALUPE A. BERNARDINO

JANUARY 18, 2016 JOSE RAUL F. RUSTIA

JANUARY 17, 2016 GLENN A. OLARIO

JANUARY 19, 2016 CRISPIN S. SAAVEDRA

JANUARY 24, 2016 JOSE T. PADOJANUARY 22, 2016 JOSEFA T. GUERRERO

JANUARY 22, 2016 ELMER E. BERMUDO

JANUARY 26, 2016 HONORIA A. ALARCON

JANUARY 24, 2016 LEONILDA A. SALTING

JANUARY 26, 2016 OFELIA J. SEPTIMO

JANUARY 29, 2016 LORNA A. SANCHEZ

JANUARY 28, 2016 ARNULFO S. PATRIARCA

JANUARY 29, 2016 MARCELINA B. CABALLERO

JANUARY 31, 2016 CELEDONI P. ORTEGA

fOR JANuARy

DEED Of EXTRAJuDICIAL SETTLEMENT

OF THE ESTATE OF ROQUE H. TAN

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the legal

and sole heirs being the legitimate wife and children of the

late ROQUE H. TAN, who died intestate on September 12,

2012 in Naga City, leaving no last will or testament; left

parcels of land situated in Palestina, Pili, Camarines Sur

with TCT No. 2902 and 2901;Barangay Tabuco with TCT

No. 55982 and Concepcion Pequena with TCT No. 15202

in Naga City and in the District of Sampaloc, City of Manila

with TCT No. 176338; that the parties agree to adjudicate,

transfer and convey the described estate consisting of the

share of the deceased in favor of Rosario Imperial Tan,

Roderick Imperial Tan, Reginald Imperial Tan and Ryanmark

Imperial Tan, in equal shares; as acknowledged before

Notary Public Attorney Jose S. Ordona, Doc. No. 068, Page

No. 04, Book No. XVI, Series of 2013.

BIKOL REPORTERPblished: febrar 14, 21 and 28, 2016

COURTESY CALL CEPPIOMGEN FERDINAND F. QUIDILLA, newly-appointed Commanding General of 9th Infantry

Division o the Philippine Arm recentl paid a cortes visit to Maor John G. Bongat.

24K PAWNSHOPGeneral Luna St., Naga City

AUCTION SALE on MARCH 11, 2016o all nredeemed articles pledged rom JuLy -

AuGuST 2015 at 9:00 a.m.BIKOL REPORTER

Published: February 21, 2016

R. GUINHAWA PAWNSHOPGeneral Luna St., Naga City

AUCTION SALE on MARCH 11, 2016o all nredeemed articles pledged rom JuLy -

AuGuST 2015 at 9:00 a.m.BIKOL REPORTER

Published: February 21, 2016

lowed to venture on each of

their own here for souvenirshopping, visit of the LigñonHill Nature Park, physical t-

ness activities, sight-seeingand convergence with the

city people at the LegazpiBoulevard. On February 8,

Rosal arranged a direct ightfrom here for the entire groupto Palawan after their ight to

Manila from where they werescheduled to be own to the

same island destination wascancelled due to unfavorableweather.

The group returned toCanada last February 12, still

leaving the words that thiscity is best in all aspects oftourism—accommodation,

foods, fun and excitement,

FIL-CANADIANS RATE LEGAZPI . . .

adventure tours, healthy en-vironment, natural wonders,

good roads, shopping malls,souvenir items and hospitali-ty, among others, according to

Ferrer. They took home fromthis tour not just photos and

souvenirs but lasting impres-sions of local communitiesthat have taken ownership of

local economic developmentthrough tourism, Ferrer said,

adding that anywhere theywent in Bicol, the group waswelcomed and entertained by

the young and old from bothgovernment and private sec-

tors. Also on Monday, Rosalsaid, these snowbirds look

for new and unique destina-tions every year, during thewinter season and this year

they preferred Bicol, spe-cically Legazpi, because no

other destination can offerthem natural wonders and somany options and attractions

to visit. “The group, par-ticularly the Fil-Canadians,

ended its stay and tour in ourcity with deep expressions ofgratitude for reviving their

Filipino spirit and for mak-ing their rediscovery of the

place a resounding success,”he said.

Their experiences in Bicol

reinforced their faith in theregion, the Bicolanos and the

Philippines as well as theylook forward to taking thesame itinerary for the Winter

Escapade 4 for them to enjoymore the beauty and hospi-

tality of the place, the mayornoted. The coming of these

Canadian tourists, he said,added another feather to thecap of the local tourism in-

dustry which is taking a cru-cial role in the city’s pursuit

of inclusive and horizontalgrowth that will benet notonly big investors such as ho-

tel and resort owners and op-erators but also the people in

the countryside where mostof tourist destinations are lo-cated, he stressed.

Tourism provides moreopportunities for employment

and business ventures in thecountryside and parallel withthese developments, what the

city government is doing isimprove its capacity to ac-

commodate more tourists,taking into consideration that

the city is also fast emergingas one of the country’s con-

vention capitals. “We are nowhosting an average of over 50

big conventions and similaroccasions yearly, bringing into the city around a million

visitors each year. So far, weonly have more than 2,000

hotel rooms that can accom-modate in one occasion some5,000 people,” Rosal said.

Hence, he added, more ac-commodation facilities are

needed, that is why the citygovernment has been encour-aging and attracting more

investors to venture into this

endeavor and the respondsare very encouraging.

A-PAD and its stakeholdersacknowledged the signicantrole of the media in dissemi-nating timely and relevant in-formation particularly duringdisasters.

Other members include theCentral Bicol State Universityof Agriculture (CBSUA) and

Mariners Polytechnic Collegesrepresenting the academe; theMetro Naga Chamber of Com-

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION . . .

merce and Industry (MNCCI)for the business sector; the Met-ro Naga Development Council(MNDC) represented by NagaCity Mayor John Bongat; andDRR ofces, namely: NagaCity Disaster Risk Reductionand Management Ofce, theCitizen’s Disaster Response

Center (CDRC) and the Tara- bang Para sa Bicol, Inc.

Participants in the Luzon-

wide conference are lookingforward to hearing more inputsregarding DRR and listen tothe opportunities and chal-lenges that will help in mitigat-ing the ill effects of disastrousevents in their respective com-munities.

The confab as part of thelaunching of A-PAD Philip- pines is a lso in support of the

Philippine Disaster Risk Re-duction and Management Actof 2010.

provisions that will guarantee

a fraud-free election. They

also vowed to uphold every

citizen’s right to suffrage.

The covenant also includes

the aspirants’ assurance that

they will not, in any way in-

ict harm or use any form of

violence just to justify their

own caprice and gain unlaw-

ful advantage over their op-

ponents.

The Commission on Elec-

tions (COMELEC) also in-cluded the disclosure of cam-

paign expenses in the pledge

pursuant to Resolution No.

9991 or the Omnibus rules

and regulations governing

campaign nance and disclo-

sure of the expenses that the

candidates will incur during

the entire duration of their

campaign.

Doves were own as a

symbol of impartiality or

fairness while white candles

were lighted as a symbol of

a peaceful, clean and honest

election.

The covenant, although

not a legal document perse,

NAGA CANDIDATES VOW . . .is expected to bind the can-

didates morally in a pledge

to promote honesty and in-

tegrity and vowed to uphold

the sanctity of the democratic

process.

PS/Supt. Narciso D.

Domingo, OIC, Naga City

Police Ofce stated that they

are in full support of the

said exercise as part of their

advocacy for secure and safe

elections this 2016. This, ac-

cording to him, is also in line

with the PNP Patrol Plan 2030

or the Peace and Order Agen-

da for Transformation and

Upholding of the Rule of Law

of the PNP.

able to construct an annex

ofce which now serves as

display area for their added products - hog feeds and

farm inputs. Aside from

selling meat products, root

crops, fruits and vegetables,

groceries and feeds at prices

lower by P2.00-P1.50, the

BFT also engaged in input

dealership where they provide

the needed inputs for the rice

farmers thru a loan payable

after harvest. For the 2015

second cropping, the BFT has

loaned out a total of P82,000

inputs, 420 kilos hybrid rice

seeds under HYTA, and 605

bags of fertilizer

The BFT’s average daily

sales is around P8,000. They

hired two sales clerks who

FARM MECHANIZATION . . .are being paid with 40% of

the BFT revenues.

Since their operation,the BFT has nanced the col-

lege education of two schol-

ars and the maintenance of

the street lights around the

barangay.

Now, more than ever,

many farmers would like

to join the SAFIMCO so

that they too would en-

joy the fruits of the strong

partnership between their

coop and the Department

of Agriculture, said man-

ager Molina. He recalled

that their coop started in

1992 with a meager capital

of only P30,000. Now the

SAFIMCO has P33M xed

assets. - Lovella P. Guarin



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Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur

City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,

a notice is hereby served to the public that JuDITH P.

ALVARO-OLIVA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for

Change of First Name from “JUDITA” to “JuDITH” in

the birth certicate of JUDITA ALVARO who was born on

November 19, 1960 at Palagñon, Libmanan, Camarines

Sur and whose parents are UBALDO ALVARO and PA-

TROCENIA PESICO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may

le his written opposition with this ofce not later than

March 5, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER

Published: February 21 and 28, 2016


LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

Province: Camarines Sur


NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0008-2016 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and

pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1

Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative

Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is

hereby served to the public that CESAR A. PONTEJOS has

led with this Ofce, a Petition for correction of entry in the

date of birth from “July 24, 1960” to “Jne 6, 1960” in the

certicate of live birth of CEZAR PONTIJOS a t Libmanan,

Camarines Sur and whose parents are SOSEPATER

PONTEJOS and OLIMPIA AVILA..



March 5, 2016.



BIKOL REPORTER



LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

Province: Camarines Sur


NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0009-2016 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and

pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1

Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative

Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice

is hereby served to the public that MARVIN ALVAREZ

GUEVARRA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for cor -

rection of entry in Sex from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the

certicate of live birth of MARVIN ALVAREZ GUEVARRA

at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are TE-

ODOLFO GUEVARRA and MARILYN ALVAREZ.



March 5, 2016.



BIKOL REPORTER



LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur


NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a

notice is hereby served to the public that FE CURIOSO-ES-

TELLENA has led with this Ofce, a Petition for Change

of First Name from “JOSIE ANGELINE” to “fE” in the birth

certicate of JOSIE ANGELINE CURIOSO who was born

on December 23, 1963 at Ibid, Libmanan, Camarines Sur

and whose parents are NICANOR CURIOSO and ADELINA

A. MATUQUINES.



March 5, 2016.



BIKOL REPORTER


forest managers and policymakers need to recognizeand integrate the full range of benets that forests generate,including contributions inenhancing food securityand eliminating poverty,conserving biodiversity,mitigating climate change and

strengthening resiliency tonatural calamities.“

More than 70 workshops,seminars and side events willtake place during Asia-Pacif-ic Forestry Week 2016 andwill serve as a springboardfor inclusive dialogue on theimplementation of commit-ments made under the ParisAgreement on climate change,future trade and market accessarrangements, meeting theevolving needs and expecta-tions of society with respect toforests, emerging institutionaland governance issues andgreen investments.

“FAO is taking signi-cant steps to support nationsin sustainably managing the

region’s forests while ensur-ing that long-term social,economic and environmentalobjectives are met,” said FAORepresentative in the Philip- pines José Luis Fernández. “Inthe Philippines, we are work-ing in close partnership withDENR’s Forest ManagementBureau in the implementationof three projects that will fa-cilitate the adoption of Forestand Landscape Restoration principles as well as the de-velopment of a National For-est Monitoring System ActionPlan.”

Livelihood Beneciaries

PHL HOSTS ASIA-PACIFIC . . .

Trained on FinanceDaet, Camarines Norte-

DOLE Bicol in partnershipwith the Regional TripartiteWages and Productivity Board(RTWPB) trained the grouplivelihood beneciaries in this province on Financial Man-agement or in simple words

“Money Handling” on the lastweek of January at the Wiltanhotel here.

The trainees are members ofthe Project Management Team(PMT) of the seven (7) grouplivelihood projects of DOLE-Bicol in the province whichare enrolled under the Sustain-able Livelihood Framework(SLF). These seven (7) groupsare the Abaca Slipper Makingof Guisican Multi-PurposeCooperative (GMPC), Gar-ments Production of Sta. Ele-na Agri-sheries Cooperative(SEAFC), Citronella Process-ing of KooperatibangMaliliit-naMagniniyogng BarangayKanapawan (KMMBK), Pine-apple and Pili by-products of

Daet Food Producers Associa-tion (DFPA), Pineapple Bev-erages of Women and Familiesof San Lorenzo Ruiz Associa-tion (SLRA) and the JewelryProduction of Gold and SilverMakers Association (GSMA).

“They are the ofcers ofthe group in which we grantedmillions if not thousands oflivelihood funds. Of coursewe have to train them on howto handle the group’s moneyso that their livelihood proj-ect will be successful,” DOLEBicol regional director andregional coordinating councilchairman Nathaniel V. Lacam-

bra said.The training was spear-

headed by DOLE Bicol’s Ca-marines Norte Provincial Of-ce headed by Ms. Jane Roldaas directed by DOLE RD Na-thanel V. Lacambra during theofce’s Year-End PerformanceAssessment (YEPA) at IrigaCity sometime last month.

DOLE Bicol believed thatevery group livelihood ben-eciary must undergo suchtraining to attain mastery inmanaging their nancial re-sources.

“We analyzed that most ofour group livelihood projectsfail due to poor nancial man-agement which later wouldresult to nancial losses andeventually failure of the entire project. This training is aimedto prevent this,” RD Lcambrastressed.

In its goal to create a prof-itable and sustainable alterna-tive livelihood for Bicolanos, thru its multi-million liveli-hood grants, DOLE Bicol hasextended its services not only

in delivering the funds butalso on follow up and collab-orative activities with othergovernment agencies such asthis training.

“We believe that the impact will be greater if gov-ernment agencies would helpeach other achieve a commongoal. This is the reason whywe are forging a strong DOLERCC here in Bicol to delivera better and committed publicservice for the Bicolanos,” RDLacambra stated.

The training focused on the basics of accounting, book-keeping, increasing produc-

tivity, business management, preparation of nancial state-ment and marketing. Thesetopics were discussed by experts or guru’s coming fromthe RTWPB. The RTWPB isone of the 11- attached agen-cies of DOLE RCC Bicol.

“Now that we have a con-crete grasp of simple account-ing, going back to our placesof operation we will imme-diately reconcile our records,check all transactions and pre- pare nancial reports. In thatcase, we can determine howour businesses are going” a participant, not wanting to benamed said.

After learning the posi-

tive results of the training,DOLE Bicol regional direc-tor Nathaniel V. Lacambra hasordered the RTWPB Bicol toconduct the same training tothe DOLE Group Livelihood beneciaries in other prov-inces.

“We have to replicate thisto ensure that the tax pay-ers money will be safe in thehands of our chosen bene-ciaries,” RD Lacambra ended.-With reports from Renalyn

Enriquez, LEO III, DOLECam. Norte

qualied candidates for vacant positions in CSC Bicol muchas to upgrade the commission'shuman resource managementsystems.

It added that only those whohave applied through COREwill be considered for selection by CSC Bicol Human Resource

Division.The CORE can be accessed

through CSC RO5’s website,www.cscro5.wordpress.com.

The same has advised thatall vacant positions are postedon the site and interested appli-cants should ll-out the OnlinePersonal Data Sheet.

Those who are qualied forthe position/s shall be notied by the ofce and will move tothe next stage of the recruitmentand selection process.

Since the Commission’sadoption of the Program to In-stitutionalize Meritocracy andExcellence in Human ResourceManagement (PRIME-HRM),it has consistently providedvarious HR systems innova-

CSC BICOL GOES ON ONLINE . . .

village councilors—are under

serious threat.

At least seven killings have

been reported since January,

when the election season be-

gan and the Commission on

Elections imposed the ban onrearms, in what authorities

said were election-related at-

tacks in Ticao Island and Plac-

er town in Masbate mainland.

Members of JSTF Masbate

who belong to the military’s

special operations forces will

arrive in Masbate “very soon”

to beef up the battalion of po-

lice troopers in the task force,

AFP, PNP JOIN FORCES . . .

said Visaya.

In 2010, an election year,

Masbate surprised observers

when it registered a relatively

low number of politically mo-

tivated killings. The decline

was chiey credited to theJSTF Masbate, which was

then backed up by the Masbate

Advocates of Peace (MAP), a

multisectoral group.

In 2013, the JSTF Masbate

was reactivated to oversee the

security operations in what

turned out to be blood-tainted

elections in the province. -

EAD/PIA5-Masbate

tions which are aimed at at-taining higher maturity level inPRIME-HRM.

The maturity level indi-cates how well the behaviors, practices and processes of theorganization can reliably andsustainably produce requiredoutcomes.

CSC Bicol aims to movefrom Level I (TransactionalHRM) to Level III (IntegratedHRM) by adopting excellenthuman resource management practices such as the CORE.For more information aboutthe CORE, CSC RO5’s Hu-man Resource Division can be reached through telephonenumber 482-0314 and email ad-dress [email protected]. - PIA5/Albay



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Naga City EDUCARE program bagsnew social technology award

The Early Education

Program (EDUCARE)

of the Local GovernmentUnit of Naga City recently

received the Best New So-

cial Technology under the

PANATA KO SA BAYAN

award of the Department of

Social Welfare and Devel-

opment.

Naga City Mayor John

G. Bongat received the tro-

phy and a cash prize from

DSWD Secretary Corazon

Juliano “Dinky” Soliman and

Undersecretary Camilo Gud-

malin during the awarding

ceremony at the Asian Insti-

tute of Management. He was

joined by Ms. Elsie Romano,

the EDUCARE Division Su- pervisor and Director Arnel

Garcia during the awarding

ceremony last January 28,

2016 in line with the 65th

Anniversary Celebration of

the DSWD.

The Naga City EDUCARE

Program was recognized for

its creative innovation and

combined childcare and early

education. This new approach

led to the introduction of the

School for Early Education

and Development (SEED)

using the Montessori system.

It has since grown to become

a key service program with

EDUCARE centers catering

to pre-school children in allof the city’s barangays.

EDUCARE is a pillar of

having “Good Schools” one

of the 12 elements of Naga’s

Maogmang Lugar vision.

The city is committed to the

vision of “Education for All”

and the Sustainable Develop-

ment Goals. As human rights

– based approach to develop-ment, the city is duty bound

to uphold the citizens achieve

their dreams and goals in life.

The programs came about

when the City Government in

1990, recognized the need for

providing day care services

to children ages 3 to 6 years

old.

Naga City Mayor John

Bongat said that aside from

providing the basic amenities

needed at the center, one unit

of tablet was also provided

to all Day Care Centers. This

is to help them in the quick

and easy preparation of their

lesson plans. Mayor Bon-

gat also shared that the DayCare Workers are given regu-

lar trainings for them to en-

hance/improve their teaching

skills. Scholarship program

also offered for those day

care teachers who are unable

to nish their college course.

To date, there are 21 day care

workers who have completed

their course in Bachelor ofScience in Elementary Edu-

cation.

The “PagkakilalasaNa-

tatangingKontribusyonsa

Bayan (PanataKosa Bayan)

awards acknowledges the

efforts of the individu-

als, groups, and organiza-

tions whose “PANATA” or

“VOW” is to share their re-

sources, time and selves in

providing for better oppor-

tunity for the disadvantage

sector.

“Gawad sa Makabagong

Teknolohiyang Panlipunan

“is an award given to ei-

ther a local government unit

(LGU),NGO or DSWD, FieldOfce who has introduced a

new and effective social tech-

nology who has introduced a

new and effective social tech-

nology deemed as best prac-

tice based on the standard set.

-eejerusalem

Disaster risk redction

tackled in conab

NAGA CITY --- Stake-

holders representing the

various sectors, partners

and advocates of disaster

risk reduction and manage-

ment recently convened for

a one-day conference at the

Naga Regent Hotel.

The confab, with the

theme “Enhancing Com-

munity Disaster Resilience

through Public and Private

Sector Cooperation” aimed

to strengthen the participa-

tion of the private sector,

particularly encouraging

business organizations andother stakeholders to play an

active role in reducing the

risks of disaster or reduce its

negative impact to the com-

munity.

A-PAD Luzon Coordinator

Maricris A. Binas shared that

they intend to gather experi-

ences and knowledge coming

from their participants and

come up with recommenda-

More than 1 000 govern-

ment and forestry and natu-

ral resources ofcials, and

representatives of interna-

tional and non-government

organizations and forest in-

dustries from over 30 coun-

tries are expected to gather

at the Clark Freeport Zone

in Pampanga from 22 to 26

February for Asia-Pacic

Forestry Week 2016.

Spearheaded by the Food

and Agriculture Organization

of the United Nations (FAO)

and the Asia-Pacic Forestry

Commission (APFC) in part-

nership with the Philippines

Department of Environ-

ment and Natural Resources

(DENR), Forestry Week 2016

will be among the largest

and most important forestry

events in the region this year.

It will run in conjunction withthe 26th session of the Asia-

Pacic Forestry Commission

– one of six such regional as-

semblies supported by FAO

– which convenes every two

years to review progress in

forestry development, dis-

cuss common issues and set

new agendas for addressing

natural resource management

challenges in the region.

CYCLING TOURDaet Maor Tito S. Sarion welcomes participants and ocials o the Le Tor filipinas where

the town hosted the cyclists in the penultimate leg prior of the tournament.

Phl hosts Asia-Pacic forestry Week 2016By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

tions on how stakeholders

from various sectors can im-

prove and harmonize disaster

risk reduction efforts.

Earlier, A-PAD also spear-

headed the signing of a Mem-

orandum of Understanding

amongst various public and

private entities coming from

the academe, business sector

and civic organizations with

the primary objective of dis-

cussing methods of their col-

laboration for the effective

delivery of Disaster Risk Re-

duction (DRR) activities.

Signatories include thePhilippine Information Agen-

cy-Camarines Sur Provincial

Ofce represented by its Pro-

vincial Information Center

Manager Ana-Liza S. Macat-

angay and Mr. Edwin Lara,

Camarines Sur Kapisanan ng

mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas

(KBP) Chairman both repre-

senting the media.(Turn to page 6) (Turn to page 7)

“The selection of the Phil-

ippines as host country for

this year’s Asia-Pacic For -

estry Week is very timely. We

have much to share with our

colleagues from our experi-

ence in implementing the rst

phase of the National Green-

ing Program, through which

we were able to reforest more

than 1.3 million hectares from

2011-2015,” DENR Secretary

Ramon J. P. Paje said.

“At the same time,” he

added, “we also look forward

to learning from other coun-

tries and international experts

on how to improve the roll out

of the expanded NGP and hit

our 2028 target of reforesting

an additional 7 million hect-

ares of unproductive, denuded

and degraded forestlands.”

According to FAO’s 2015

Global Forest Resources As-

sessment, the Philippines

ranked fth among 234 coun-

tries and territories for the

greatest reported annual forest

area gain, with an increase of

240 000 hectares per year be-

tween 2010 and 2015.

Growing our future!

Held only once every four

years, the 2016 Forestry Week

will focus on “growing our

future” through effective in-tegration of forestry with the

other facets of sustainable de-

velopment.

Patrick Durst, FAO’s

Senior Forestry Ofcer

for Asia and the Pacic,

explains that, “Gone are the

days forestry can be viewed

as primarily an extractive

sector. More than ever,