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REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESSVOL. XXII, NO. 41 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES JULY 5 - 11, 2015 P5.00

P177-B PNR Bicol routerehab plan gets funders, flak

By MANILYN UGALDE

LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda said

giant rms San Miguel Corp., Ayala Corp. and Metro Pacic

Corp. have indicated interest in the rehabilitation of the P177-

billion south line of the Philippine National Railways under a

Public-Private Partnership scheme. (Turn to page 6)

97 CamSur families get homesNo indenite leavein LP --- Robredo

Dir. GARCIA Mayor CHAVEZ

Rep. ROBREDO

SAN JOSE, CamSur --

97 families in this town re-

cenlty received their cer-

ticate of completion and

acceptance of the shelter

units from DSWD Reg'l

Director Arnel Garcia.

The awarding ceremony

was witnessed by San Jose

Mayor Antonio Chavez.

The certicate gave thesefamilies from the go signal

to occupy their core units.

The agency released the

amount of P6,790,000 to 97

families or P70,000 each.

According to Ms. Helen

Mendoza, the Municipal

Social Welfare & Devel-

opment Ofcer , the 97 core

shelter recepients belong to

seven barangays namely; Cat-

alotoan, Sabang, Tominawog,

Oslo, Salugon, Telegrapo,

Bagacay and Sugoy, 34 of

the recepients have their

house constructed in a ba-

rangay resettlement site in

Catalotoan while the rest of

the core shelter units will(Turn to page 4)

AMBULANCE FOR DAETMayor Tito S. Sarion receives the symbolic key of the

ambulance from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Ofce

represented by Atty. Mabel Mamba. Sarion thanked PCSO

Chairman Ayong Maliksi, GM Ferdinand Rojas, the SB Daet

for authorizing the counterpart fund and Atty Raymond

Aquino for the personal effort to fast track the release. Long

waited for by Daeteos, the ambulance will be handled by

MHO Dr. Rose Pimentel.

Liberal Party mem-bers in CNorte who wereasked to go on mass leaveby Gov. Edgar Talladowill have to decide thesoonest whether they willstay with LP or go withthe governor, a rankingofcial of the party in theregion said.

Theres no such thingas indenite leave. Partyrules will be followed,Rep. Leni Robredo saidthru text and response to aBikol Reporter interviewon the consultation lastweek made by the nationalLP leadership with the Ca-marines Norte memberssupposed to have gone on

mass leave on the proddingof Gov. Tallado accordingto Daet Mayor Tito Sarion.Only Vice Gov. Jonah Pi-mentel came with the massleave papers.

The LP national leader-ship had set another meet-ing with Gov. Talladossupporters composed of

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BIKOL REPORTER2 JULY 5 - 11, 2015OPINION

OPINIONS

UNLIMITED

Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN

power of consumers will be enhanced.

If our unemployment rate is reduced

further, the trickle-down effect of economic

progress will reach the Filipino masses.

This will counter the claim of the Opposition

that the rich people get richer under the

Administration, while the poor masses get

poorer! There are also predictions that

as our economy advances, the peso

value will hold against the US Dollar

advances; even as inflation will be reined

in. Once these happen the people may

reward P-Noy and his allies their vote of

confidence.

COMPLAINTS: Our Filipino people are

known for whining never satised with

what we have and always looking for what

else are missing. It is a normal tradition for us

to complain and to blame the government

for the things that we want to have. The

thoughts of the late John F. Kennedy must

be inculcated in the Filipinos mind, heart

and soul: Dont ask what your government

can do for you rather, ask what you can do

for your government and country!

As a people, we take for granted

favors given by our friends, institutions,

government, even by God. Seldom do we

hear well-endowed children expressing

thanks to their parents or grandparents for

the things so lavishly provided to them. In

my case, I always tell my grandchildren

my grandparents died before my birth, so

they never gave me anything. My parents

died when I was just struggling on my ownto pursue college. But I still thank them

for giving me life and my full faith in God.

Be grateful for what we have!

TAXATION: These months are tax

audit period for regular payors-donors

of BIR. Examiners of the tax agency are

meaner these days because they are

under the gun from their supervisors

and superiors with collection quotas

and examination deadlines to meet. One

of the major tools the BIR men use is the

subpoena duces tecum. If tax audit

respondents fail to submit requirements,

the sdt is released and subsequently

endorsed to the Legal Division.

Consequently, the lawyers le the

criminal case with the Prosecution

Service. The case is submitted to the

Municipal Court (in Cities) for proper

case disposition. At this juncture, theonly remedy is to hire a lawyer who will

submit formal explanations for the failure

to honor the sdt - with commitment to

comply with the prompt submission of

audit documents. This will end with the

payment of assessments plus surcharges,

interests and compromise penalties.

Taxpayers better comply with subpoenas

at the earliest time.

PSALM: The Lord sustains the truly

humble but casts the wicked and proud

to the ground!

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).

Articles

EXPERTS: The bankers group from

Australia-New Zealand considers thePhilippines as one of the most if not most

economically progressive Asian country.

ANZ predicts that our economic growth

will be recorded at 6% - but probably

lower than the earlier target of 7%. The

reason forwarded by them is our recent Phl

underspending in infrastructures. They

opine that if the correct levels of budget

releases are attained, our GDP and GNP

goals will both be accomplished.

Their predictions somehow reconcile with

our earlier opinion that Phl budget spending

will soon reach optimum levels. It is natural

for government administrations to maximize

fund releases in time for national elections

(that will be in May 2016). The most

visible projects that can be accomplished

are infrastructures and these are now

happening almost all over our country.

District congressmen and national senatorsare asking for fund releases for their pet

projects (not PDAF).

TIMELY CALL: The expert observation of

the Oceania nancial leaders augurs well for

the government. If they are being blamed for

the slow releases of funds which hold back

the attainment of our economic goals then

the major releases in the coming months

(if allowed by our election laws) will be

economically justiable. Once the releases

are made and more Filipinos get employed,

these will result in wider distribution of

economic wealth. Consequently, the buying

PHL Infra Underspending

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EDITORIAL

The Name of a Childis TODAY, thus wrote Nobel Laureate

Gabriela Mistral. It is no surprise then why the photo-

graph of a Visayan boy, Daniel Cabrera,showing him doing his homework by tak-ing advantage of the illumination comingfrom the neon signage of a fastfood chainin Mandaue City, went viral and earned thegenerosity of some residents.

Children will always have a soft spot inany human beings heart and photographyhas that power to touch that sensitivity.Perhaps, because we had all been childrenonce, and any depravity experienced by achild similarly kindles some kind of a ragein us.

Surely, that anger arises from a fear ofthe future. What future indeed awaits ourcountry where the needs of children are not

given him today?The photograph shows the human face

of poverty.It shows the kind of exclusive develop-

ment our government is pursuing, whichis urban and always, benecial to who al -ready are in the upper rung of the socialpyramid.

In this kind of development agenda, thelikes of Daniel will always be on the bottom,making do of whatever those above throwat them, like dogs under a banquet table.

Yet, will such a social structure last forlong and until when will it hold its grip onsuch an unjust structure?

The novelist George Orwell says egalite

is never equal, because some are moreequal than others.

His may be a pessimist view of the richwho will only throw tokenisms at the needy,but Daniels photograph also hints of a pos-sible equalizer: education.

How education will spell a difference inour childrens lives in the future, however,is another issue.

For instance, the careless mistakes inthe DepEd textbooks written about by aneducator.

If these kind of errors are perpetuated byour education department today, what dowe make then of our countrys future.

We can only imagine another Daniel

studying under the moonlight.

If you would ask the other Jose,

President Mayor Joseph Estrada, mayor

of Manila, I believe his heart would rather

fall for those laborers who would go

hungry because of the sudden stoppage

of work rather on the empty skies that

cradle a condo construction.That massive edice would translate

to job opportunities and good business

that would rake in tourists and taxes

for the city government, much needed

funds to alleviate the poverty that haunts

the background or view of the Manilaspristine glory and beauty.

This issue of the Torre has been

blown out of proportion as usual by

groups such as the Order of the Knights

of Rizal who are supposed to promote

the ideals and values of Jose Rizal and

not the monuments background to servethe sele-cultured photo lovers, some

tabloid mentality media and riders such as

that guy who donned a Jose Rizal look

alike, barged into a religious ceremony at

the Manila cathedral and shouted at the

clerics, calling them Padre Damaso atthe height of the churchs rejection of theRepublic Health Law a few years back.

Now, the elderly former mayor Alfredo

Lim is using the issue as a political

leverage against his archenemy Estrada.

Rumor had it that he would gunning for

mayor in 2016

So many have taken the nationalistic

stance or perhaps feigned it to gainmedia mileage. However, the core

of many of the opinions I have taken

on the matter is the question, why

complain just now when the condo isalmost at its peak. Somebody must

have been amiss in his job!

At the end of the day, a decision to

demolish the gargantuan edice may

boost the sensibilities of those who

harp on the protection of our nationalpatrimony symbolized by monuments.

On the other hand, rationality or

pragmatism would suffer for demolishing

a 46-story condominium. It would be the

height of the Filipinos ever reactive

dent if not pure and simple naivete.

However, if more practical andconscientious heads gather together,

the Filipinos creativity could circumventthe nuisance into something more

artistically useful such as for instance,

transforming the facade of the whole

46-story stretch into a digital or vidi-wall

or simply a wall painted with the imageof Jose Rizal in full hi-tech illumination

in the evenings.

There is absolutely nothing wrong

in protecting the integral beauty of the

monument as a symbol of the Filipinos

cry for freedom and patrimony. It is always

good to have a nationalistic sense;sense however has to come rst.

If Jose Rizal were alive today, he

would go down from his monument

in Luneta, unmindful of the Torre

at the background and proceed in

haste to Congress to stop the ceding

of our national patrimony to theBangsamoro.

After all it is not giving up the skies

to the Torre cast behind his monument

that bothers the hero; it is the tracks of

geographical lands being ceded by this

government to the Moros.

This is real love for the country andJose Rizal knows that!

Would Dr. Jose Rizal object that there

is a Torre de Manila behind him thatwould give job opportunities for the poor

and good business that would rake in

tourists and taxes for the city governmentneeded to alleviate poverty? The following

column of Fr. Larry Faraon, O.P., in the

Daily Tribune dated June 22, 2015 with its

suggested solutions is worth considering:

This project is even outside the boundary

80 meters of Rizal Park.

If there is anybody who could decidewhether to demolish the photo-bomber

or nuisance Torre de Manila, a 46-story

condominium, perceived as a spoiler to

skyline view of the Rizal Monument in

Luneta, it should be the hero himself, Jose

Protacio Rizal.

All of us must have remembered thatpopular anecdote of Jose Rizal when he

was a boy shing by the lake with his

brother Paciano. He accidentally dropped

one of the pair of his slippers in the water.

Without hesitation, the boy Pepe cast

the other slipper to the astonishment of

his brother.When asked why, Jose Rizal remarked

that at least when a son of a poor

sherman nds the slippers, he would nd

it in pair and be able to use it.

We all know that despite Pepe Rizals

elitist background his heart moved with

heroism for the Indios being repressedby the conquistadores and believing that

the pen is mightier than the sword, waged

a campaign and a movement to liberate

this country from the oppressors who cost

his life but not his dreams.

If I could input into the genius of this

hero, I believe he wouldnt mind having a

nuisance background for his monument.His heart denitely would go for the 400

displaced workers, those hand to mouth

existence laborers daily wage earners

who just lost their jobs indenitely because

of the temporary restraining order (TRO)issued by the Supreme Court, halting the

further construction of the condominium.

Ask Jose Rizal

NeNiTA fueNTebellA-PeONes

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BIKOL REPORTER 3JULY 5 - 11, 2015

Legazpi repays P-Noys supportwith excellent local governance

MAYOR ROSAL

By DANNY O. CALLEJA

LEGAZPI CITY Thesymbiosis established betweenthe local government here andthe Aquino administration isdened by mutuality in sucha way that the formers excel-lence in local governance isrewarded with relentless eco-nomic development support bythe latter. We never press forhelp. What we do is prove ourdiligence in institutionalizing aresponsive, honest and straight-forward local government. Ittouches the built-in sensibilityof the PNoy government andall the support the city neededfrom Malacaang came in,

said Mayor Noel Rosal as hetook a glimpse at the massivegrowth the city has been real-izing. He recalled that in late2006, super typhoons Milenyoand Reming battered the city asseverely as if it was the dooms-day, but after picking up fromthe rubles of those disasterswhich severely debilitated itsrising economy, we decisivelyrose back to work so that lessthan a decade after that tragic

CHURCH REDEDICATIONBurned two years ago, the San Pedro Apostol Church in

Vinzons, Camarines Norte was recently rededicated throughthe help of such generous parishioners as Cap. Gaudencio

Jesse Morales.

Legazpicitygovtwebsite photo

Demson Reef now

off-limits to shing

DENR bequeaths accoladeto environmental heroesBy ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

LEGAZPI CITY -- TheCity Government of Legazpihas declared the three-hectareDemson Reef, locally knownas Pulang Buya, in AlbayGulf as off-limits to sher-men.

This marks the start of reha-bilitation works on the 1,200-square-meter coral reef de-stroyed by a Vietnamese cargovessel that ran aground lastmonth at the citys shallow reef,Jess Kallos, City AgricultureOfce chief, said Thursday.

Kallos said the no shingorder is just temporary though itwould deprive hundreds of sh-ermen of daily sh catch.

In an interview, he said the

order will give their ofce suf-cient time to conduct a carefulstudy and plan out rehabilitationmeasures that would restore thedamages wrought by the cargovessel when it ran aground atthe Pulang Buya's shallow reef,four kilometers from the cityshorelines.

He said the Hoang Ang Ship-ping, the owner of the Ocean 3-- a Vietnamese cargo vessel,has earlier paid P4-million tothe city government as settle-ment for the damages it causedto the citys coral reef.

The cargo vessel, with 4,532

gross tonnage and manned by21 Vietnamese crewmen, wasreportedly departing from thecity port after unloading tonsof imported rice from Vietnamwhen it ran aground and rav-aged the citys affected coralreef.

Kallos said the rehabilitationplan also includes an alternativelivelihood program for hun-dreds of displaced shermenthat would not be allowed tocatch sh at the three-hectaremarine reserve.

He said there are at least 937

registered shermen here affect-ed by the no shing order.

Meanwhile, City MayorNoel Rosal directed the city

agriculture ofce to draw up acomprehensive three-year pro-gram that will rehabilitate thecoral reefs and provide alterna-tive livelihood to the affectedsher folk.

Rosal also ordered the put-ting up of a permanent markersurrounding the three-hectareshallow reef to prevent sea ves-sels to cruise in this shallowwaters of Albay Gulf.

Aside from the city BantayDagat patrol, the city will alsoemploy additional men to patrolthe marine reserve on a 24/7 ba-sis. --PNA

episodes, the city is now spar-kling once again as the regionsmost exciting place to stay andinvest.

The city owns a lot of grati-tude to say for the Aquino ad-ministrations overwhelmingsupport to local development,Rosal said. To mention a few ofthese, he said the Php2.1-billionUrban Drainage ImprovementProject which was started in2013 is an ongoing undertak-ing and due for completion byearly next year to end the nag-ging ood problem confrontingthe locality during heavy down-

pours. Another is the megatourism highway project, anabout 10-kilometer paved road

network that will connect thecity with the New LegazpiAirport (also called SouthernLuzon International Airport),

bypassing the trafc-congestedDaraga town.

The new airport which nowongoing construction in Baran-gay Alobo, Daraga is a nationalgovernment project of overPhp4-billion in funds while themega tourism highway is alsoongoing through the Php200-

million fund provided to thecity by the Aquino administra-tion through the Department ofPublic Works and Highways(DPWH). Part of the local andnational governments publicinvestment for access roadsleading to tourist destinations,according to Rosal, this newroad traverses several uplandvillages along the southern sec-tor of the city to become thenew local investment haven andanother site for tourism industrydevelopment.

The prime section of thisnew road is the now-famousLegazpi Boulevard in BarangayPuro, a four-kilometer stretchof wide concrete road bordering

the long beach of Albay Gulfand serving as an artistic mi-lieu for physical tness activi-ties that is well-lighted at night,clean, easily accessible, secureand free from air pollution. Wealso have the ongoing construc-tion of a new boulevard at thenorthern part of this city cover-ing the coastal barangays of Sa-

bang, Pigcale, Centro, Baybayand San Roque being done nowthrough an amount of Php240-million provided by the nationalgovernment, Rosal said.

The boulevard will serve analternative route going to theregional government center inBarangay Rawis down to therst district of Albay. Another

project is the widening fromtwo to four lanes of the YawaBridge with a total funding ofPhp140 million from the Gen-eral Appropriations Act of 2014.Upon completion of this proj-ect, the mayor said, the bridgewill bring multiplier effects toour constituents and the com-munity, as tourists and inves-tors will be more encouraged to

NAGA CITY --- The De-partment of Environment andNatural Resources (DENR)Regional Ofce, in acknowl-edgment of its stakeholderseffort to protect the environ-ment, has conferred the pres-tigious Saringaya Awards toindividuals, institutions andpartners during the simpleawarding ceremony heldMonday night at the AvenuePlaza Hotel, here.

The momentous occasion ispart of the annual celebrationof the Environment Month be-ing celebrated in June. Asidefrom the conferment of specialrecognition to environmentalchampions, partner individualsand organizations representingspecic categories were also

bestowed with accolades.The coastal town of Cala-

banga under the stewardship ofMayor Eduardo Severo made iton the Local Government UnitCategory; Catanduanes StateUniversity for the AcademeCategory; Alliance of YoungProfessionals for Social andEnvironmental Development,Inc.- under the Civil SocietyOrganization Category andAboitiz Power Renewable, Inc.for the Covered Industry Cat-egory.

LGU Calabanga was partic-ularly cited for its garbage col-lection system and disposal, theinstallation of its MRF disposalfacility, implementation of itsclean and green program andits strengthened commitment toimplement various activities toensure that disaster risk reduc-tion and management plan inthe area is properly executed.

The Catanduanes State Uni-versity has integrated DENRand other environmental pro-grams in their lessons plans andmodules to ensure that theirstudents are highly consciousof their roles as stewards of en-vironment. Topics covered in-clude sustainable development,

basic ecological concepts andprinciples, air pollution preven-tion, water resources manage-ment, solid waste managementand biodiversity conservationamong others.

The Alliance of Young Pro-fessionals for Social and Envi-ronmental Development, Inc.who won under the Civil Soci-ety Organization Category, has

pioneered green governance inthe Ragay area, spawning to itsneighboring towns while theAboitiz Power Renewable, Inc.also received the award for its

come in, boosting the already-booming tourism industry andmaintaining the citys status asthe best haven for investment inthe region. There have been somany more favor that the Aqui-no administration had extendedto the city for the realization ofincomparable impacts in favorof the local economy described

by the inux of investments,tourist arrivals, infrastructuredevelopments and agricultural

productivity, among others thatmakes the locality one of themost livable in the country to-day.

The livable city character

of the city was ofcially recog-nized when it won the second

place in last years Livable Cit-ies Design Challenge organized

by the National Competitive-ness Council (NCC), Asia-Pacic Economic Cooperation(APEC) 2015 National Orga-nizing Council NOC), WorldWildlife Fund (WWF), Alli-ance for Safe and SustainableReconstruction (ASSURE) andAsia Society and Urban LandInstitute (ULI). Also as a proofof good local governance, thecity was cited in 2011 by theDepartment of Interior and Lo-cal Government (DILG), then

under the late Sec. Jesse Robre-do as Bicols most business-friendly local government unit

based on its effectiveness andefciency in paving the way forthe place to become haven ofinvestments.

In the same year, the AsianInstitute of Management alsonamed Legazpi as the most

business-friendly city forSouth Luzon. Early this year,the city government won fromthe DILG another Seal ofGood Housekeeping awardfor excellence in the eld ofgood governance measured

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BIKOL REPORTER4 JULY 5 - 11, 2015HALO-HALO

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Que Pasa?

Dis*Karte*Kusyon

*Kurso

frANk PeONES JR.

sa mga soldados na Prangko knapanahon nin kolonisasyon: Ipadaranindo samo an saindong mga artista,an saindong mga pararawit-dawit,bako an saindong mga armas ninpanggadan.

Sa kasaysayan ta bilang nasyon,

an tanda ta sa Espanya an karatankan mga frayle asin mga koraptongopisyal sibil kaini. Dakulang tanda kainiiyo an satong bayani na pinagadanhuli sa saiyang pagbulgar kan mgakaratan na ini kan mga Espanyolna nasa Pilipinas. An sarong lawogkan Espanya na nalilingawan ta iyona sa panahon na an mga IndiosBravos nagiinuman, nagsusurat, asinnagdidiskurso laban sa gobyerno kanEspanya sa Pilipinas, may Espanyana bukas na sa mga inaapod naliberal ideas, arog halimbawa kanpilosopong si Miguel de Unamuno.Sinda Lorca, Hernandez asbp.,arog ninda Panganiban asin Rizal,nangiturugan asin nakipaglaban manpara sa kataligkasan asin respeto ninderechos humanos. Sinda an saronglawog pa kan Espanya na dapat taman taan nin paghiling kun mahihilingtang bilog an satong komon napagkatawo.

Ta kun dai, an pirme ta langpaghiling siring ngani kan titulo kanrawit-dawit ni Hernandez, iyo pirmean eternal sombra.

Bukas na si lumang arkong gapona nakaatubang sa Cathedral nangonyan garo na monolitikong palasyona nakatugdok sa tanawon nin satongimahinasyon manongod sa harayonglugar nin mga engkanto asin hadingmaiisog. Naiintindihan ko kun tano

nagin suheto ini nin diskusyon sa socialmedia, na sa hiling ko nagtataongdoon sa pangangaipo na magbilog ninlocal na mga historical organizationsnganing mapuho ining daing-direksyonna renobasyon kan mga suanoyna simbahan sa satong rehiyon. Anpigsasabi kong arko, na saro sa duwasa giromdom ko na nakatindog sa Naga,(si saro si yaon sa harani sa DelnRosales Bridge pasiring Blumentritt),minalaog ngonyan sa sarong mayambiance na kakanan, an Que Pasa.Gusto ko an maaliwalas na espasyokaini, an pagmawot na mabuhay ansarong panahon asin lugar na yaon nalang sa giromdom asin kasaysayan (sipanahon kan mga Kastila), sa paagikan espasyo asin, pagkakan. Tamang-tama an mga obra ni Pen Prestadoasin si ki Dennis Gonzaga, na maykagianan. Dai lang ako komportable sasignage na garo hali sa Moulin Rouge okaya nagpapagiromdom sako kan mgalumang perya sa banwaan.

Kan nakaaging Byernes, nagbarasaan mga estudyante, parasurat asinparatukdo nin literature sa Naga kan

mga obrang sinurat kan mga midbidna mga pangaran sa literaturangKastila arog ninda Octavio Paz, PabroNeruda, Federico Lorca Garcia, JorgeBorges, Gabriela Mistral asin si MiguelHernandez. Binasa ko si dakitaramonko kan Eterna Sombra ni Hernandez nakabali sa antolohiya kan saiyang mgaobra na pigpalis kan mga parasurat namga Pinoy durante kan saiyang ika-100na kagadanan.

Sa intrebista sako kan ABS-CBN manongod sa kahalagahankan okasyon na iyo an Fil-SpanishFriendship Day, sinabi ko na angayman nanggad na sa pagbasa nin mgarawit-dawit giromdomon ini. Sabi nganikan mga namamanwaan sa lumangFrench Guianea bago ini nagkaigwa ninkatalingkasan bilang sarong nasyon,

LeadershipPolitics is just a means to an end. It is not a goal in

itself. Those who think otherwise are only interested in

power and do not understand the loftier goals of leader-

ship. A true leader is a servant of his or her followers. As

what the New Testament eloquently put it:

Anyone who wants to be rst must be the very last,

and the servant of all. ~Mark 9:35Many of our politicians pay lip service to the idea of serv-

ing the people but many of them are obviously only inter-

ested in the prestige, power and possible economic gains

that are associated with being elected to a political ofce.

There are indeed incidental and ofcial perks and privileg-

es accorded to an elected ofcial but these should not be

the main reasons why a politician should aspire for a posi-

tion. In principle, these perks and privileges are granted tomake the burden of leading a bit less stressful.

Leading and politics are virtually intertwined but not nec-

essarily synonymous. The word politics was derived from

from the Greek word politicos (), which means

"of, for, or relating to citizens." This also has a direct con-

nection with the polis or city-state in ancient Greece. On

the other hand, leadership is commonly described as a pro-

cess of social inuence in which a leader can gain or enlist

the aid and support of others in accomplishing a common

goal or task. Hence, a leader does not necessarily have to

have an ofcial political position or even a ti tle.

Leaders can rise in any given situation that requires

collective effort and cooperation among various types

of personalities. Leaders are not necessarily the bright-

est or the strongest among the members of a group but

they are typically the ones who have clearer insight about

the direction that the group has to take. Leaders cor-

rectly recognize the abilities of others and know how todelegate the appropriate tasks. However, leaders do not

merely delegate tasks but participate in doing tasks and

they are capable of coordinating the various tasks being

performed by others in a group. They have the capacity

to inspire and sustain the enthusiasm and commitment of

group members especially in times of difculty.

Leaders may not have a complete picture of what lies

ahead but their vision is clear enough to anticipate the

obstacles and opportunities. Oftentimes, it is inevitable for

a leader not to play politics, especially when it comes to a

large group of people with varying motivations and abili-

ties. However, it is possible for a person to be astute in

politics without actually having any real leadership skills.

Playing politics has the bad connotation of using dirty

tactics in a classic Machiavellian way. This implies lying,

cheating and stealing. Nonetheless, a true leader does

not need to resort to this ruthless political philosophy justto accomplish collective goals. A good leader simply nds

a way to make his followers feel that they have a stake

and important role in pursuing the groups goals. Good

leaders are excellent in making people realize that they

have something signicant to contribute and also gain in

the process.

TUTORIAL CLASSESPupils who attended the 2015 Summer Tutorial Class for

Non-Readers and with difculties in writing, in San Miguel

Elementary School in Iriga posed with the project proponent,

Mrs. Soca Balce and some volunteer teachers which

included Mrs. Gina M. Sumpay, Mrs. Juanita C. De Lima, Mrs.

Rossette B. Medina, Mrs. Dylailah R. Casano, Mrs. Jeddahlene

C. Carumba, Ms. Rosalina B. De Lima, Ms. Geraldine B. Musa,

Ms Hayren S. Bandagusa, Mr. Redentor G. Larcena, Mr. Warren

E. Emberstro; and the principal, Mrs. Vergita I. Cortez during

the Culminating Activity

Education and ReligionBy SOFIA A. BAILE, MT-1, SMESEducation is one of the most impor-

tant part in the life of every people. This

is the main reason why all the countries

around the word make it possible to in-

clude in their Constitution a provision

that every child should receive educa-

tion. Whether in public or private school

is not important. What is important is to

be educated. In education, we discover

so many things. We demonstrate differ-

ent situations that make us experience

the different feelings or emotions while

learning many perceptions that make

many changes in our lives. Education

is not only for young and adult but it is

intended to every living creature to havea better living.

On the other hand, religion exists

in all societies even before the early

times. Religion is focused on the strong

faith to God of an individual. It is usu-

ally practiced through rituals associated

with cultures and beliefs of the people.

All the people have the right to choose

whatever religion they wish to be with.

Different religions are everywhere. What-

ever religion a person has doesnt matter

since most of their teachings are focused

on the belief that there is only one God,

the most Powerful One that can make all

things possible. Religion is Sacred. Most

religious teachings focus on doing the

right thing to other, having a prayerful life

and entrusting all things to the Lord.Education and Religion are a per-

fect combination to the life of a person.

Teachers play a very important role

in educating people. If a teacher

has a strong faith in the Lord and

experience the abundant blessings

of God, it will be very easy for him to

educate others since God is present

in him. God will make it easy for him

to learnthe theories to be imparted to

the students and the kind of methods,

strategies and approaches that he/

she might use.

Educators must learn to appreci-

ate the blessings of God. They are

blessed being chosen to be a mentor

in a school where they have been de-

ployed. They should always be com-petent and dedicated in order to be

worthy of Gods abundant blessings.

have an on-site construction.

Meaning that this will be

erected in the respective lots

owned by the beneciary.

Arnulfo Peaorida, a

beneciary shared that he

consider this project as a

blessing to his family. The

money we earn is just enough

for our food and never in our

wild dreams that we were able

to have this structure that we

could call a home We will

now be spaced from leaving

our abode during strong ty-

phoon he added.

Core Shelter Assistance

Project (CSAP) is provided

to indigent families who

were rendered homeless due

to disaster. The core shel-

ter is structurally strong and

environment friendly units

97 CAMSUR FAMILIES . . .

which can withstand 180-220

kph wind velocity, intensi-

ed four earthquakes, ood-

ings and similar hazard. It is

a restoration and rehabilita-

tion strategy that uses work

teams to provide laborers in

the construction.

The project aims to reduce

the number of homeless fam-

ilies every year by providing

a structurally strong shelter

and at the same time develop-

ing and promoting the valu of

self-reliance among the ben-

eciaries and the community.

While the DSWD releases

fund for the implementation

of the project, the LGU is

responsible in the provision

of additional construction

materials and the site. -eeje-

rusalem

nursery program in partnership with differ-ent schools and DENR. They were able todisperse seedlings and variety of fruit bear-ing trees, among others.

Luzviminda T. Oropesa was also citedunder the Individual category for her adher-ence to organic agriculture.

3rd District Representative Leni Gero-na-Robredo was invited as guest speakerand challenged everyone to be responsible

DENR BEQUEATHS ACCOLADE . . .

caretakers of the environment if we intendto leave a great legacy to the next genera-tion.

Rising up and taking cudgels for Mothernature is heroic and worth celebrating. Weneed to showcase innovation to protect themost vulnerable, support doable strategies,shun mediocrity and push for excellence.

No one is strong enough to protect the en-vironment all by himself, there should be a

team effort. I am calling everyone to bein the frontline to ensure that our MotherEarth is protected.

Saringaya Awards, now on its 15thyear, continue to honor stakeholders

based on the merit of their support to thevision and mission of DENR. Saringayais a Bicol term which means abundanceof growth, lush, and healthy environmentteeming with green trees and mountainsideal for biodiversity and well balanceecosystem.


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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-029

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AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE TERRITORIALBOUNDARIES OF BARANGAYS SABANG, IGUALDAD AND ABELLA, THIS CITY,

AS PASSENGER WAITING AREAS FOR PEDICABS, TRIMOBILES AND CALESA

PLYING THE ROADS OF SABANG, IGUALDAD, AND ABELLA, AND DEFINING

THE ROUTES OF THE RESPECTIVE PADYAK OPERATORS AND DRIVERS

ASSOCIATION THEREIN, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF,

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Author: Hon. City Councilor Mila S.D. Raquid Arroyo

Be it enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Naga, in session assembled,

that:

SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to put order in the

operation of the respective padyak operators and drivers associations plying the roads

within the territorial boundaries of Barangay Sabang, Igualdad, and Abella, this City

in order to ensure the safety of the riding public who are utilizing the services of these

associations.

SECTION 2. SCOPE. This Ordinance covers the operation of the different

padyak operators and drivers associations in Barangays Sabang, Igualdad, and Abella,

as well as the operation of trimobiles and calesas certain roads within the subject

barangays.

SECTION 3. RECOGNIZED NUMBER OF UNITS. In order to ensure

that no excess padyak units ply the routes subject o this Ordinance, the following

number of units are the maximum number allowed per association:

3.1 Abella Padyak Operators and Drivers Association (APODA) 101 Units

3.2 Igualdad Padyak Operators and Drivers Association (IPODA) 10 Units

3.3 Sabang Operators and Drivers Association (SAPADOA) 225 Units

The provision of this Section notwithstanding, the Sangguniang Panlungsod

may decide, in the interest of better and more effective public service, may

decide by Ordinance to allow a higher or l a lower number of allowed units perassociation.

SECTION 4. DESIGNATED PASSENGER WAITING AREAS AND QUEUE

RULES. The following are hereby designated as passenger waiting areas with their

corresponding queue rules as follows:

4.1 The side of Abella Street facing Camaligan, 10 meters from corner J.

Hernandez and Abella Streets: Passenger waiting area for IPODA and

APODA. The trimobiles going to Camaligan and the Calesas plying the

Abella Street only shall also wait for passengers therein.

4.1.2 There shall be only ve (5) units of padyak each from IPODA and

APODA waiting for passengers from this area at any given time.

The respective Association, in coordination with the representative

designated by their respective barangay councils for the purpose,

shall take charge in the orderly dispatch and queue of the units.

4.2 A portion of the left side of Abella Street, commonly known as Asence St.is hereby designated as another Passenger Waiting Area for IPODA.

4.3 A portion of the area commonly known as Romero Property within Bgy.

Igualdad ve (5) meters away from corner Gomez and Zamora Streets is

hereby designated as common waiting area for IPODA and SAPADOA.

4.4 In the utilization of the areas herein designated as passenger waiting

areas, the respective associations shall ensure that no roads are

obstructed and are clear for unhindered utilization by all motorists and

the public.

SECTION 5. DESIGNATION OF ROUTES. The following routes are hereby

authorized for the respective padyak operators and drivers associations as follows:

5.1 APODA - The units belonging to APODA shall ferry passengers to and

from

Bgy. Abella taking the inner streets of Bgy. Abella. They shall also ferry

passengers going to and from the LCC and the Southbound PUVJTerminal taking Felix Plazo St. and back to the designated Passenger

Waiting Area.

5.2 IPODA - The units belonging to the IPODA shall ferry passengers to and

from Igualdad, LCC, and Southbound PUVJ Terminal taking the inner

streets of Igualdad and Felix Plazo Street.

5.3 SAPADOA The units belonging to the SAPADOA shall ferry passengers

to and from Barangay Sabang, LCC, Southbound PUVJ and back to the

passenger waiting area taking Valentin and Zamora Streets. These units

may ferry passengers going to Masters Square taking Felix Plazo Street

but shall not load passengers in going back to Sabang or to its designated

passenger waiting area.

ALERT AND READY JMTS/DANREY/RBMJR/MMECCamSur Capitol personnel including department heads in coordination with the 9ID, Phil

Army, BFP, PNRC all participated in an earthquake drill undertaken by the EDMERO and fully

supported by Gov. Migz Villafuerte through the able representation of his Vice Governor Ato

Pea who quietly observed the response and extrication actions of the various provincial

medical and rescue teams. Working on a 7.2 magnitude earthquake scenario, said medical and

rescue teams displayed a variety of skills and techniques utilized in disaster risk management

such as rappelling and triage, for example.

5.4 For the guidance of all concerned, the Public Safety Ofce is hereby

mandated to prepare a diagram showing the respective directional

routes of APODA, IPODA and SAPADOA as above provided within

ten days from the approval of this Ordinance.

SECTION 6. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS. The faithful and orderly

implementation of this Ordinance shall be tasked primarily upon the Public Safety

Ofce and the respective designated representatives of the Barangay Government of

Abella, Igualdad, and Sabang. The APODA, IPODA, and SAPADOA, as represented

by their Ofcers shall, however, be the ones charged with policing their own ranks to

ensure compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 7. PENALTIES. Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall

be penalized as follows:

7.1 First Offense Fine of P500.00 and warning

7.2 Second Offense Fine of P1000.00 and reprimand 7.3 Third Offense Fine of P1,500.00 and revocation of Franchise.

SECTION 8. REPEALING CLAUSE All ordinances, executive orders,

rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are contrary to, or inconsistent

with, any provisions of this Ordinance are hereby amended, repealed and/or modied

accordingly;

SECTION 9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE If any provision of this Ordinance is

declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions hereof not so

declared shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. EFFECTIVITY This Ordinance shall take effect upon its

approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation.

ENACTED: June 9, 2015.

APPROVED:June 30, 2015

xxx xxx xxx

WE HEREBY CERTIFYto the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.

GIL A. DE LA TORRE

Secretary to the

Sangguniang Pannlungsod

NELSON S. LEGACION

City Vice Mayor &

Presiding Ofcer

APPROVED:

JOHN G. BONGAT

City MayorBIKOL REPORTER

Published; July 5, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

Tanggapan ng Sangguniang PanlungsodJ. Miranda Ave., City Hall, City of Naga472-79-19 473-20-49 473-20-51


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BIKOL REPORTER6 JULY 5 - 11, 2015

NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT

RAFAEL C. WARDE SR. JUNE 5, 2015

GEMMA A. SAN BUENAVENTURA JUNE 2, 2015

ISABELITA ALFONSO JUNE 4, 2015

VICENTE AZAA JUNE 7, 2015

RODOLFO C. CLAVECILLA JUNE 7, 2015

ROSARIO A. BEBONIA JUNE 5, 2015

JOSE C. REBLANDO JUNE 11, 2015

SILVERIO U. ABENDAO JUNE 10, 2015

ESMERALDA S. TARROBAGO JUNE 13, 2015

EDGARDO N. DE LAS LLAGAS JUNE 17, 2015

RITA B. GARCHITORENA JUNE 15, 2015SABAS B. RAZON SR. JUNE 16, 2015

JOVITA S. BOLO JUNE 19, 2015

JOAQUIN F. PEREZ JR. JUNE 23, 2015

ROSARIO R. SAN BUENAVENTURA JUNE 23, 2015

ALEJANDRO V. BATHAN JUNE 24, 2015

ERLINDA H. MANLANGIT JUNE 27, 2015

MANUEL C. ANTONIO JUNE 27, 2015

JOSEPH O. LAZATIN JUNE 30, 2015

FOR JUNE

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS

Notice is hereby given that MARJORIE G. C. GADDI

of legal age and residing at 53 Don Ernesto Street, DonEnrique Heights, Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, is

the owner of memorial lot parcel, particularly Section

F. Block 17, Lots 1-4, EP Area at Eternal Gardens,

Naga City, with a Title issued by the company, that

sometime in September 2008, the owner transferred to a

new residence in Quezon City; that in August 2013,saidowner discovered that the folder containing the Title of

said Lot was missing; and believe that it was lost during

the transfer to their new residence; despite diligent efforts

to locate the missiong title, it can no longer be found;

as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Henry H.

Adasa, Doc. No. 195, Page No. 39, Book No.XLV, Series

of 2015.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: June 28; July 5 and 12, 2015

A press conference with Mayor John G. Bongat was held recently in line with the school based

immunization program which is set on August 3, Monday, at Camarines Sur National High

School. The three departments spearheading the program are the Department of Education

(DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of Interior Local Government (DILG)

are hoping to provide immunization against measles, tetanus, and diphtheria for children

under grades 1, 4, and 7.

Albay to give added perksto village health workers

LEGAZPI CITY -- TheSangguniang Panlalawiganof Albay on Wednesday ap-proved a resolution thatwill provide incentives and

benets to qualied baran-gay health workers (BHWs)currently providing healthservices in the villages of theprovince.

Board Member Herbert S.Borja, committee on healthchair and author of the ordi-nance entitled, An OrdinanceGranting Incentives and Bene-ts to All Qualied Entitled Ba-rangay Health Workers (BHWs)Assisting in the Implementationof Health Services Program ofthe Provincial Government ofAlbay (PGA), Providing FundsTherefor and for Other Purpos-es, said it aims to recognizethe service and importance ofBHWs.

"It acknowledges the factthat as primary health care ser-vice providers, the BHWs are

exposed to extreme health risksand hazards," Borja said.

With health as one of the toppriorities of the PGA as man-dated by Governor Joey Sarte

Salceda, this ordinance placesgreat value on BHWs and rec-ognizes that they rely largelyon the meager honorarium thatthey receive and, thus, the needfor conferring upon them pro-vincial benets and incentiveson top of what they are alreadyreceiving, he said.

Qualied BHWs who are ac-tively and regularly performingtheir duties shall be entitled to acash incentive of not less thanPHP1,000 given every Decem-

ber, prioritization to the Point-of-Care PhilHealth Programfor non-PhilHealth members,trainings, education and careerenrichment programs, a secondgrade civil service eligibility for

BHWs who have rendered veyears continuous service, andfree legal services for cases of

coercion, interference, and civiland criminal cases led by oragainst them arising out of orin connection with the perfor-mance of their duties as such,

To avail of the incentivesand benets provided by theordinance, BHWs in Albayshould go to and register withthe Provincial Health Ofce,with proof of registration fromtheir respective local health

board that they are registeredBHWs.

To qualify and be issued aCerticate of Entitlement, aBHW must obtain and presenta certication that he or shehas actively performed his/herassigned tasks which shall beissued by the rural health mid-wife or the Punong Barangaywhere the concerned BHW isassigned or appointed and at-tach the same to his/her annual

accomplish report to the PHOwhere it will be validated.-PNA

Called the PNR Moderniza-tion Program, the Php177-billionproject will cover the rehabilita-tion of the 653-kilometer railwayfrom Tutuban to Legazpi, then

P177-B PNR BICOL ROUTE . . .

Sorsogon.Salceda said he has been

pushing for the PNR southboundrehabilitation that would give lifeagain to the once Bicol pride but

now idle Bicol Express route andthat the Department of Trans-portation and Communication isready to auction off the PNR rail-way project to interested bidders.

He said Ayala is eyeing part-nership with Metro Pacic,adding he has also personallydiscussed the matter with SMCpresident Ramon S. Ang.

As chairman of the RegionalDevelopment Council, Salceda la-mented that since Typhoon "Rem-ing" struck in November 2006,the PNR south-bound travel toLegazpi City has yet to be realizeddue to damages in railroad tracks,surfacing from time to time, espe-cially in the Quezon area, everytime a typhoon occurs.

Certain Bicolano leaders,however, are contemplating onblocking the DOTC's plan to con-duct the bidding process of themultibillion-peso PNR modern-ization project, describing it as a

wasteful spending.Known civic leader Melvin

SJ Del Puerto of Naga City toldsenators during the recent Senate

hearing conducted by the sub-committee D of the Senate com-mittee on public services chairedby Senator JV Ejercito that themuch-vaunted PNR moderniza-tion plan is only a waste of mon-ey, if not changed.

Del Puerto raised serious con-cern during Ejercitos commit-tee hearing that the PNR megaproject will not bring signicantlong-term benets, consideringthat the huge amount will not beused for modernization or acqui-sition of more modern high speedtrains, which run on a StandardGauge Railways (SGR), but only

for repair and refurbishing of out-dated and slow-moving trains,saying the latter are the only onesallowed to run on a SGR.

Invited by the Senate as a re-source person, Del Puerto empha-sized that the modernization musthave the purpose of providingshorter travel time and durable,reliable train units.

PNR travel time from Manilato Naga City entails a minimumof 12 hours, and 15 to 17 hours toLegazpi, he told the Senate.

Del Puerto explained thatshould the modernization shift

to the SGR with modern andfaster trains, travel time couldbe reduced by 50 percent, whichhe said should be the purpose ofmodernization.

According to Del Puerto,present trains are running un-der the narrow gauge, only fourunits are deemed repairable forits long-haul service and will eatup so much funds for its periodicmaintenance and repair, virtu-ally considering them unt andunreliable for the 653-kilometerManila-Bicol run.

The Bicolano civic leader ap-pealed to the DOTC and the Na-

tional Economic DevelopmentAuthority to hold in abeyance thebidding process for the P177-bil-lion modernization plan until hisrecommendations to consider themodern technology are includedin the program.

Del Puerto lamented that ofthe P177 billion, the Tutuban Legazpi Sorsogon route willget only around 30 percent of theP52 billion; while the Tutuban Calamba route , which willbe elevated like the LRT andMRT, gets the biggest slice ofP125 billion.

board members and mayorswho opted for mass leave ofabsence instead of resignationfrom the LP, as the governorhad urged.

The ling of candidacy isin October so they will have tomake up their minds, Sarionsaid. He also claried reportsthat Rep. Cathy BarcelonaReyes and former congress-man Jojo Unico were presentin last weeks consultation notfor the purpose of taking theiroath as new LP members. The

LP committee entertained thembecause they also expressedtheir support to me, Sarionsaid.

The move of LP CamarinesNorte members followed lastmonths expulsion for grossimmorality of Gov. Tallado,who was the erstwhile provin-cial chair from the LP. In hisstead Rep. Robredo was ap-

pointed as interim CNorte pro-vincial chair in addition to herdesignation as regional chair ofthe ruling party.

NO INDEFINETE . . .


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LOT FOR SALE863 SQ. METERSLocation:

Gogon-Dugcal,

Camaligan, Camarines Sur

For inquiries:

Please contact 09192822901

(Direct Buyers only)

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUAL-DAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from FEB. 1-28, 2015 whoseterms have expired will be sold to public auction sale onAUGUST 01, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JULY 28, 2015only.

THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JULY 5 and 12, 2015

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLOR-ER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from FEB. 1-28, 2015 whoseterms have expired will be sold to public auction sale onAUGUST 01, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.


THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTER

Published: JULY 5 and 12, 2015



All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPEPAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Herna ndez Avenue, Naga

City, pawned from FEB. 1-28, 2015 whose terms have expiredwill be sold to public auction sale on AUGUST 01, 2015 from9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.


THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTER

Published: JULY 5 and 12, 2015



All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPEPAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, NagaCity, pawned from FEB. 1-28, 2015 whose terms have expiredwill be sold to public auction sale on AUGUST 01, 2015 from9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.





All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWN-JEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mallcorner J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawnedfrom fFEB. 1-28, 2015 whose terms have expired will besold to public auction sale on AUGUST 01, 2015 from 9:00A.M.-12:00 NOON.





(MNCCI), underscored theMSMEs major contribution inthe improvement of the coun-trys employment level, addingthat almost 70% of employ-ment generated is from the mi-cro and small enterprises.

The meeting was organizedby MNCCI in partnership withthe Baao Parish Multi-PurposeCooperative and TRIAS SEA, a Belgian non-governmentorganization which extendsfunding assistance to microand small entrepreneurs andmarginalized farmers and sh-ers in poor communities inSoutheast Asia.

Albero said the facility willstart operating in time for theopening of the 11th Bicol Busi-ness Week (BBW) on Septem-

ber 4, this year at the NagaCity Hall and at the provincialofce of the Department ofTrade and Industry (DTI) here.Another center will also be putup within the Iriga City Hall

DEVELOPMENT ALLIES IN . . .compound on the same day.

Jay Ablan, Senior Tradeand Industry DevelopmentSpecialist of DTI-CamarinesSur, said that the Go NegosyoCenters will provide MSMEswith business registration as-sistance, business advisoryservices, business information,and advocacy and monitoringand evaluation of business pro-cesses.

The Go Negosyo Centerswill be linked to the Philip-

pine Business Registry System(PBRS) to make it easier andfaster for entrepreneurs to startand register their businesses atthe local level, he said.

BBW is the biggest annualtrade event in the region whichis highlighted by a trade fairand state-of-the-art, as well aslocal products and services,seminars and trainings on dif-ferent entrepreneurial skillsand strategies, business match-ing and networking opportuni-

ties with various enterprisesand businessmen from differ-ent Bicol provinces and evenother regions of the country.

Aquino said the Go Nego-syo Center that will rise herewill be among the rst 100 to

be put up in other municipali-ties in the country. The youngsenator and namesake of hiscousin-president was also inthe city in November for the

blessing and inauguration ofrefurbished Market Enterpriseand Promotions Ofce, therenovated fresh sh section,and the Materials RecoveryFacility, all at the Naga CityPeoples Mall.

Mindful of MSMEs role askey partners in nation build-ing, the chairman of the SenateCommittee on Trade, Com-merce and Entrepreneurshipsaid that it is only tting thatthey be rewarded with facilitythat would enable them to domore with regards to their en-trepreneurial transactions.

Aquino said the establish-ment of Go Negosyo Centerwill allow small and micro en-trepreneurs to obtain coordina-

tive links with public and pri-vate institutions by providingthe MSMEs with nancing,marketing, and technology-ex-change opportunities, as wellas acquisition of equipmentand tools by product manufac-turers and processors.

Local entrepreneurs willalso experience doing busi-ness-matching and network-ing, and other entrepreneur-ial transactions with otherMSMEs in other regions thruthe Negosyo Centers that areto be established in differentcities and municipalities acrossthe country.

The senator is targeting atleast 500 operational NegosyoCenters nationwide by 2016

and 1,600 by 2019.Mayor John Bongat, whose

administration is lauded by thebusiness sector for continuous-ly supporting the owering ofMSMEs which his administra-tion has actualized in his ownGrOW Negosyo project, citedthe importance of collabora-tion among those in govern-ment and private sectors in theoperation of a productive Ne-gosyo Center in the city.

Bongat told the forum that

The committee's main func-

tion is to study the appropri-

ate programs in an area and

endorse necessary actions toenhance the organic farming

program.

Among these are a series

of training sessions on the

manufacture of organic fertil-

izer, pesticide and other farm

inputs.

Daep said there are areas in

the province that are known for

organic farming like the townof Polangui, with its musco-

vado sugar product and Kawa-

Kawa in Ligao City that serves

as a learning site for organic

farming and is headed by Dex-

ter Mendoza.

with the Philippine Star, the cam-paign had more than 20 stopsin SMs host cities as far northas Baguio and as far south as

Davao.Published by SM through

People Asia, the book has a spe-cial focus on heirloom recipes, atreasure trove of culinary gemsfrom prominent families fromeach city. In Naga City, ChoRoco, brother of the late SenatorRaul Roco shared their wonder-ful stories, and their prized familyrecipe Calderetang kambing, theAlmedas shared their heirloomrecipe- Chicken Pork Adobo andthe Cu Family, owner of the Av-enue Plaza Hotel shared Bicolsfamous dishes the Laing Ravioliand the Crispy Bicol Express.

COOKBOK WINS 2 GOURMAND . . .Some of these families had

heroes for ancestors, and their de-scendants happily shared the fa-vorite recipes of General Emilio

Aguinaldo, Dr. Jose Rizal, Mar-celo H. del Pilar, and MarianoPonce; as well as that of food his-torian Mila Enriquez.

Food is also culture, and thebook also highlights communitycuisine from the Cordilleras, theAetas of Olongapo, the Manoboand Maranao of Davao, the Tboliof GenSan, as well as BarangayIponan from Cagayan de Oro.

The My City, My SM, MyCuisine book is available atKultura Filipino stores at SMAura Premier, SM Makati, theSM Mall of Asia, and SM Me-gamall.

with the Negosyo Center, thegap that failed to be addressedby any public or private institu-tion as in the issues on accessi-bility to loan facility and assis-tance shall be lled in.

Other benets and advantag-es of the Negosyo Center pro-gram, according to Bongat: theinstitutionalized mechanismsthat will allow the constituencyto inculcate in their conscious-ness the improvement of busi-nesses, addresses the unemploy-ment issue by way of inspiringothers to put up their ownbusinesses and be a p art of thegeneral effort to improve thelocal and the national econo-my so that dreams about betterlife for our families, commu-nities, and the country be ulti-mately realized.

by administrative, social,economic, environmental andother forms achievements thatbeneted both the communityand its constituents. It wasfollowed by an award given by theNational Disaster risk ReductionCouncil (NDRRMC) and theDepartment of National Defense(DND) last March that honoredthe city government as national

champion in two straight yearsin the Gawad Kalasag Awards.Gawad Kalasag is a nationwideaward being given yearly inrecognition of the outstandingperformances of LGUs, includingbarangays as well as civil societyorganizations, private andpublic service institutions andvolunteer groups in disaster riskreduction and management andin humanitarian assistance.

The city also won last year theSilver Governance Trailblazer

LEGAZPI REPAYS P-NOYS . . .(SGT) Award for excellence inthe implementation of PublicGovernance System (PGS). Giv-en by the Institute of Solidarityin Asia (ISA), a non-governmentorganization that developed andpromotes the PGS as a manage-ment tool for local governmentsacross the Philippines, the SGTAward cited the citys implemen-tation of a series of reforms that

fundamentally transform its poli-cymaking process and bureau-cratic structure.

Also last year, the Galing PookAward was given by the GalingPook Foundation in recognitionof the city governments excel-lence in local governance with itspublic-private partnership (PPP)undertakings that have beenproven effective in the imple-mentation of high-end develop-ment projects in the locality. Thecity is also Hall of Famer in the

Department of Healths Red Or-chid Awards for winning the na-tional contest in three consecutiveyears from 2010 for its successfulimplementation of a campaign torid the city of tobacco use makingall local public places, includingmass conveyances smoke-free. Anominee for the 2016 Lee KuanYew World Cities Prize (LKY-WCP), Rosal said that while thecity takes pride in winning allthese awards, citations and rec-

ognitions, it dedicates them allto President Benigno Aquino III.The pride and honors that comealong with all those awards is ourway of saying Thank You VeryMuch Mr. President for all thefavor, he said. The President canrest assured that the city govern-ment is exercising more humilityand prudence in carrying out itsdaily operations as it works andachieves more for a more vibrantcommunity, Rosal added.

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BIKOL REPORTER

REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS

OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPERFor Five Consecutive Years by the St. Peter

Baptist Catholic Mass Media Awards

8 JULY 5 - 11, 2015

COOKBOOK CITEDSM Sr. Vice President for Marketing Millie Dizon holds the

certicate of award for the cookbook, My City, My SM, My

Cuisine which received a Prestige Award by the International

Jury, and placed Third in the Local Cuisine Category. She

is joined by Gourmand Awards President Edouard Cointreau

during the awarding ceremonies in China. The book is a

compilation of the My City, My SM, My Cuisine campaign in

partnership with the Philippine Star, and was published by SM

through People Asia.

QUALIFIERThe Prestige Award given by the International Jury qualied

the My City, My SM, My Cuisine cookbook to be among

Gourmands Best in the World.

Gov. SALCEDA

Development allies in MetroNaga set up Negosyo CenterBy JASON B. NEOLA

NAGA CITY A GoNegosyo Center will soon beoperationalized in this city tofurther boost the undertak-ings of micro, small and me-dium enterprises (MSMEs)

Cookbook wins 2 Gourmand AwardsThe My City, My SM, My

Cuisine cookbook recentlywon two Gourmand WorldCookbook Awards duringrecent ceremonies in Yantai,China.

The book was honoredwith a Prestige Award by theInternational Jury, and placedthird in the Local Cuisinecategory, qualifying it to beamong Gourmands Best inthe World.

Founded in 1995 by Ed-ouard Cointreau, the Gour-mand World Cookbook

Awards is sometimes de-scribed as the Oscars of FoodAwards. It celebrates cook-book and wine publishing,and features many renownedchefs every year.

This years awards drewmore than 12,000 entries from205 countries. It is a big suc-cess to be in the list, saysGourmand Awards PresidentEdouard Cointreau. Thequantity and quality of entrieshas reached a new high thisyear.

A total of 205 countriesparticipated in the GourmandAwards, he adds. All thebooks listed are truly excel-lent in very different ways. IfMr. Cointreaus name soundsfamiliar, he was born in thefamily of Cointreau liquor onhis fathers side, and RemyMartin and Cognac Frapin onhis mothers side.

A celebration of Philippineregional cuisine, the book is acompilation of the My City,My SM, My Cuisine cam-paign that SM spearheadedfrom 2012-2013 in key citiesaround the Philippines whereSM has malls. A joint project

being one of the countryseconomic drivers.

This city in 2014 wasnamed as the countrys 3rdMost Competitive City andNo. 1 in government ef-ciency by the National Com-petitiveness Council of the

Philippines.This was learned from the

Negosyo Forum held herelast Thursday, June 25, 2015.The forum was attended byrepresentatives from differentpublic and private entities inthis city and from neighbor-

ing municipalities within theMetro Naga area, with Sen.Benigno Bam Aquino IV asguest of honor and speaker.

Gilbert N. Albero, presi-dent of Metro Naga Chamberof Commerce and Industry

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By Nancy Ibo Mediavillo

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Provincial Government of

Albay has gone full blast

in enlarging the coverage

of organic farming in the

province.

Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda

said this is in line with the im-

plementation of Republic Act.

No. 10068 or the Organic Ag-

riculture Act of 2010, which

asks local government units

to have organic farming.

Based on the Act, ve per-

cent of the total agricultural

land of every province, town,

or city should have gone or-

ganic by 2016.

In Albay, the implemen-

tation of the RA10068 was

strengthened by Provincial

Ordinance No. 001-2013

passed on Sept. 6, 2013 by the

Sangguniang Panlalawigan of

Albay headed by Vice Gover-

nor Harold Imperial.

The ordinance was au-

thored by Board Member

Ramon Alsua, a known ag-

riculturist and agricultural

landowner.

Eleanor Daep, senior pro-

vincial agriculturist and con-

tact person of the Provincial

Organic Agriculture, said the

province has a total agricul-

tural land area of 145,503.35

hectares (ha).

Of these, 20,675 ha are ir-

rigated; 5,478 ha are rainfed;

108 ha are upland; 99,976 ha,

coconut land; 8,334 ha, corn;

4,624 ha, abaca; 1,167 ha,

pili; and 5,141.35 ha for high-

value commercial crops in-

cluding vegetables, root crops

and bananas.

Daep said the ve-percent

requirement for conversion

into organic farm aims to pro-

tect the state of health of the

entire community and the en-

vironment as well as the inter-

est of the farmers.

She said every LGU has

a Local Technical Commit-

tee for the program, which

is headed by the chief execu-

tive with members from the

departments of Science and

Technology, Environment

and Natural Resources, Edu-

cation and Health and farm-

ers' organization.

Salceda eyes organic Albay by 2016Salceda eyes organic Albay by 2016

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