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K-12 summits set

DeNr bicol pushing for Catanduanes
Natural Park expansion

What could be smallest now in terms of land area as a province may

turn out to be the biggest protected area in the entire Region as the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seeks to
expand the Catanduanes Watershed Forest Reserve (CWFR) from
26,000 hectares (ha) to 48,831 ha.
(Turn to page 4)

PILI, CSUR - A
series of municipal summits are
slated in the last
week of May in
the various towns
of Camarines Sur
on the K-12 program, the Department of Education
Schools Division
Superintendent
Arnulfo M. Balane announced
during the Provincial
Educational Summit on
the K-12 program
held at the Capitol
Convention
Center here.
(Turn to page 4)

GREAT SHOPPING

the sM 3 Day sale at sM City Naga last May 15, 16 and 17 where shoppers enjoyed up to 70% off
on great selections and an additional 10% discount on top of everything when they present their
sM Advantage Card, Prestige Card, or bDo reward Cards during the famous 2-hour special at the
sM store, ACe Hardware, sM Appliance and watsons. Mall tenants also joined the sale by having a
marked down and giving discounts on their products.

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editorial
A culture of safety and
occupational health
Expectedly, the national dailies harped on the importance of occupational safety and health following
the Kentex inferno last week. The death of at least 70
workers in the slippers factory in Valenzuela City after
all is imbued with public interest and therefore, news
worthy.
Clearly, the Auschwitz-like death of the workers in a
chamber-like factory speak for itself: it was a disaster
waiting to happen. Sadly, in the usual effort to find explanation for the incident, DOLE Secretary Rosalinda
Baldoz quickly pointed to the practice of the owner of
the factory in subcontracting its production to a firm
not registered with the DOLE.
"I need to say this in the wake of this deadly fire accident. The company has engaged, and is engaging,
the services of an illegal subcontractor, a violation of
the Labor Code, and therefore, it is responsible for the
subcontractors workers, she was quoted in a report,
as if subcontracting is something new in the country,
and forgetting that the most evident cause of death
was the design of the factory itself.
Indeed, there will be other explanations that will be
gien, like the absence of safety officer in the factory or
even zoning laws, along our culture of finger pointing
whenever something deadly like this happens in the
country.
The design of factories in industrial cities like Valenzuela show that they need to be relocated far from
residential areas, their high-rise walls and iron-grilled
windows show these are meant to deter theft and less
of a concern for the safety of the workers.
Of course, am underlying reason is our clear neglect or absence of a culture of safety and occupational health which is noticeable just about everywhere. Look for instance at the construction works of
the DPWH where workers do not use helmets nor they
ever install early warning device for motorists. This
is also illustrated by the frenzied road projects the department is implementing. There are roads expanded
and paved, yes, but in the middle you will find electric
posts or big acacia trees left standing, indicative of
lack of planning, coordination with other agencies or
even basic explanation and information to the public
why some trees have to go for the sake of safety.
In known malls all over the country, one could see
salesladies standing for hours every day. This is not
only unhealthy, but dehumanizing. After all, the human
body can only literally stand as much hours of vertical
posture that is why, chairs have been invented.
In almost all industrial disasters, the victims are
usually laborers, they who work the machines or tend
the factory line, they who bring in the wealth to the
capitalists. If they die a fiery death and the company
owners with their lawyers can only promise compensation, forgetting that lives had been lost, even as they
walk to the bank; then something is very wrong with
our society. For the owners get rich to the detriment
and at the expense of the warm bodies of the workers,
no matter whether they are regular or subcontractors.
Then, Dostoevski indeed is right. No wealth is without a crime behind.

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Agriculture Reforms
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).
MUST LAW: The amendment of the
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization
Act is still languishing in the dustbins
of Congress. The measure apparently
remains last-priority for our honorable
solons, yet the theme involves food,
so close to our physical survival. Our
agriculture outputs are threatened by
reduced arable areas and continuing rise
in cost of production. Returns on farming
are low so the farmers children get
disenchanted and chose to shift to other
endeavors.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture
zeroed in on the major reason for our
inability to provide for our own food
requirements. Fund allocations for the
industry are inadequate, and the past
allocations given were expended more
on administrative activities instead of
production. The need for support is
known to all so agriculture development
became a major destination for graft
using NGOs supposedly organized by
farmers groups.
SYSTEMS: The key is modernization
of our agri-production lines using
upgraded systems and tools. We need
more drying-capable silos for rice and corn
to be built in farming centers. Formation
of more agri-trading markets must be
hastened to reduce prices, closer to farm
gate buying rates. This will improve the
farmers returns, even as the retail prices
will be more economical as middlemens

opinions
unlimited
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
spreads are cut to minimum.
The political future of Administration
stalwarts including Agri-Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala and former Senator
Kiko Pangilinan rests heavily on the
status of our food security. P-Noys men
must pray that Gods nature will be kinder
to the Philippines now and until election
time. Under the era of money politics,
food sufficiency on every familys table is
paramount. The voters will favor those
who they perceive provided them with
sufficient food to eat!
EL NINO: Indeed we have to pray hard
that the heat we are now experiencing will
soon end and kind rains (not typhoons)
will come for our household water supply
and farm irrigations. Australian and
Japanese scientists are predicting hot
weather up to year-end. We have areas
in Mindanao that experienced widespread
drought resulting in wholesale damages
to agri-crops and livestock, At this time of
the year, LPAs are welcome so long as
their wind velocity are moderate.

Aside from the breeding of crops that

need lesser water, there are modern
farmers in the Netherlands who are now
using salt water to irrigate their potato
farms. The experiment is favorable to
us since we are a nation of islands. If
we can use ocean water for farming, we
do not foresee any irrigation problems.
Our government should conduct the
necessary researches similar to what
the Dutch farmers have done to their
potato farms.
BAD NEWS: An investment campaign delegation returned from Europe
with the information that many wouldbe investors are holding back their
investment plans for the Philippines.
The cited reason for the change of
heart is the perceived lack of firmness
in our business policies not to mention
red tapes in business operations. Also
mentioned are the fast-changing tax
regulations which disturbs business
planning and operations
Our firm is about to complete our
report to the IBP-Quezon Chapter
on how hard and how long it takes to
complete land transfer transactions.
The stumbling blocks are in the BIR
Revenue Districts and Registers of
Deeds. There are also unnecessary
requirements from DAR when agricultural lands are involved (even for less
than five (5) hectares). BIRs new
systems have made tax compliance
doubly hard. Some taxpayers are intentionally paying less to exact revenge!
WISDOM: For us to recognize Gods
voice, we need a listening heart and a
lively faithful sight.

What Can We Do with China & The Senate, Ombudsman

& AMLC Ganging on VP Binay, but Binay Still No. 1
What can the government do about
Chinas bullying and expansionist activities
in the South China Sea which intrudes even
in our exclusive economic zone as provided
in the United Nations Law of the Seas. It
has already done the legal and diplomatic
approach by bringing the case to the UN
Arbitral Court but China does not submit
to its jurisdiction. Naturally, because the
Philippines has proofs and documents to
backup its claim.
Since China knows that the Philippines
is militarily weak, it just continues what it
is doing. There are many ways to kill a cat
as the saying goes. We can use the backdoor channel by using private persons
like the Filipino-Chinese here who have
friends and connections in China. We can
try the people to people approach like the
pingpong diplomacy. I recall, boxing icon
Manny Pacquiao was invited to China by
their Boxing Academy. But we should not
send Antonio Trillanes and DILG Sec. Mar
Roxas to China who already went there and
failed to get good results. On the contrary,
it emboldened China.
I agree with VP Jejomar Binays
statement that he is in favor of a joint
exploration with China. He said China has
the money, we have the territory. This is
beneficial to the Philippines. We couldnt
afford to go to war with China. Lets also
imitate Israel which is a small country but
cannot be conquered by Arab countries
surrounding it.
*****
The relentless and unending character
and political demolitions in the Senate
by anti-Binay senators Antonio Trillanes,
Alan Peter Cayetano and Koko Pimentel
tolerated and supported by Blue Ribbon
Committee Chairman Teofisto Guingona
and Senate Pres. Franklin Drilon makes me
think that the Liberal Party and their allies
believe that Vice President Jejomar Binay
will win the presidency in the 2016 election
unless they can discourage him from
running or he is put in jail as Trillanes said
on TV. As long as VP Binay is not convicted
in a Court of Justice, their accusations and
allegations are just unproven propaganda
and trial by publicity. They should prove

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
their charges in court.
The Senate, the Ombudsman, Antimoney laundering council, vice president
and his friends and associates but Binay is
still no. 1 in surveys. Ninez Cacho Olivares
wrote the following in the Daily Tribune
dated May 13, 2015 which describes what
is happening:
The Ombudsman via the AMLC earlier
sought an examination of bank accounts
of VP Binay, which the court granted
even there is no case of filed against the
VP. Why should there be an examination
of the VPs account when no case has
been filed against him? But there went
the Ombudsman already ready with graft
charges with probable cause findings
leaked to the media.
The lawyer of VP Binay, Claro Cortez,
reportedly book exception to the medias
attempt to make it appear that Binay has 242
bank accounts that were ordered frozen.
The VP has only five bank accounts. It is
also apparent that the AMLC deliberately
misled the Court of Appeals by omitting
the fact that the Vice President received
campaign contributions in the amount of
P231 million and incurred expenses in
the amount of P218 million though his
designate bank accounts which were all
duly reported in his statement of campaign
contributions and expenses filed with the
Commissions on Elections Corteza said.
VP Binay also said, the AMLC did not
include what I earned from my practices
of the law, my wifes practices as a doctor,

my investments and my businesses that

were started in the 1980s. My wifes
flower farm and piggery projects. We pay
the right amount of taxes. The money
transferred to Synnovate Ltd. And David
Rink Consultancies in Canada were
payment for services rendered but were
declared illegal by the AMLC. They need
to prove that it was ill-gotten.
The Vice Presidents camp has
announced that it will file charges against
the Anti-Money Laundering Council
(AMLC) for violating the Banks Secrecy
Law and its one-sided report and wrong
conclusion.
It appears that many of the people in
the present administration cannot accept
that a lawyer and doctor with humble
beginnings can be rich because he is
Jejomar Binay and Mrs. Binay. It seems
that only those from rich families should
be President. I hope Im wrong.
*****
I wish to correct words erroneously
printed in my May 3-9, 2015 column. The
title of my column should be Prayers
helped Veloso get temporary reprieve
not reprieved; non-filing of Pork Barrel
cases unfair, not unfair; Mayweather
style that followed.
The other sentences should be: I
also give credit to Pres. Benigno S.
Aquino for his effort to save Mary Jane
Veloso by talking to President Widodo.
If he gave the same kind of effort to
the SAF commandos in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao in the police mission
called Operation Exodus, maybe these
commandos not this commander would
have been mercilessly killed by the MILF
and BIFF.
It was reported that Mary Jane
Veloso was accused of carrying
prohibited and illegal drugs in 2010 but
the administration not the administrator
is giving her the needed attention
belatedly. Another sentence should be:
Their remittances (OFWs) keep the
economy of our country floating not
blasting. Our embassies should have
legal officers not offices who will give
legal aid to OFWs.

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rPs longest boulevard up in Camarines Norte

by DANNY o. CALLeJA

PRES. CORY BOULEVARD

touted to be the longest in the country, the boulevard will link Daet, Vinzons and Mercedes
towns in Camarines Norte and promote their various tourism attractions.

LEGAZPI CITY The countrys longest

boulevard, hyped as another exciting manmade tourist attraction in Bicol, is more than
halfway to completion.
Named President Corazon C. Aquino Boulevard through an ordinance passed by the provincial legislative board of Camarines Norte about
two years ago, the beachfront road structure now
undergoing construction covers 8.7 kilometers
extending through the seaside borders of the
provinces three towns Daet, Mercedes and
Talisay.
It covers the area declared as a tourism destination by the Department of Tourism (DOT), as

Harvest festival, FFs mass graduation held

VINZONS,CAM.NORTE
- Over 400 farmers, traders,
extension workers and other
stakeholders participated in
the back-to-back event held
at the Agri-Pinoy Trading
Center (APTC) here. The
2-day affair featured the
Harvest festival of various

vegetables produced by various seed companies at the

production area of the APTC
and the Mass graduation of
farmers who completed the
season-long Farmers Field
School on vegetable production.
To help farmers increase

yield , produce quality crops

and encourage them to plant
various types of vegetables
other than what they usually produce the Department
of Agriculture
coordinated
with various seed companies
through the Philippine Seed
Industry Association to estab-

Harvest Festival of various vegetables at the production site of AgriPinoy trading Center in
Mat-i, Vinzons, Camarines Norte.

DA regional technical Director for operations and extension elena delos santos addresses
the graduates (DsC 1965)

lish their techno demonstration inside the 1,200 square

meter compound of the APTC
which is owned by the provincial government .
Planted
were assorted vegetables such
as eggplant, cucumber, watermelon, sweet corn, tomato,
squash', bitter gourd, hot pepper, sweet pepper. The participating seed companies include
Allied Botanical Corporation;
East- West Seed Philippines;
Haverson; and RAMGO.
To upgrade and enhance the
knowledge and skills of farmers on good agricultural practices and encourage them to
adopt new technologies and
approaches a Farmers Field
School (FFS) on Vegetable
production was also conducted by the DA and the Agricultural Training Institute. The
16-week FFS was participated
by 254 farmers from 10 municipalities and 20 students from
the Camarines Norte State College (CNSC).
According to Dr. Elena B.
de los Santos, DA Bicol Regional Technical Director for
Operations and Extension, the
Harvest festival and the FFS
are extension strategies to promote new technologies and
good agricultural practices.
She exhorted the farmers to
continue supporting the APTC
by selling their produce to the
center. Ito (APTC) ay para sa
inyo, she emphasized. Dapat ang malaking porsiyento ng
kita o ganansiya ay mapunta
sa magsasaka hindi sa mga
middlemen o traders, delos
Santos stressed.
The APTC experienced
some problems after it was
officially inaugurated and began operational in May last
year. But thanks to the constant
monitoring ,dialogue
with
farmers and stakeholders and
timely interventions of the DA
national and regional officials
(Turn to page 6)

it is situated along the fine, white sand Bagasbas Beach in the capital town of Daet with
a wide boardwalk cast from red semi-adobe
bricks intended for tourists view deck.
Bagasbas Beach itself is an ecotourism
site which has been accredited by the DOT
as a surfing spot that since five years ago has
been a venue of several international surfing
and kiteboarding competitions.
This point also leads to Calaguas in the
nearby town of Vinzons, the number one
island destination in the province for its enchanting group of islands which is considered
an unknown paradise that can rival the beaches of Boracay and the serenity of Pagudpud.
(Turn to page 6)

Nagas Mayoral
Awardees search on
NAGA CITY The
search is on for model citizens
who will be honored with the
prestigious annual Mayoral
Awards.
Jose V. Barrameda, chairman
of the 2015 Mayoral Awards
Committee, said the search is
for outstanding Naguenos who
have distinguished themselves
by their exemplary achievements in various fields of endeavor and thus contributed to
the enhancement of the citys
growth, honor, and glory.
There are four categories for
the awards:
A) Juan Q. Miranda Award,
or the Mayoral Distinguished
Award, the citys highest award,
which is named after the Father
of the City Charter of Naga.
As member of the House of
Congress representing the then
First District of Camarines Sur
(when the province was divided
into only two districts) shortly
after the war, Rep. Miranda, a
World War II hero-veteran, authored House Bill 1255 which
was signed into law as Republic Act 305 last June 18, 1948
by Pres. Elpidio Quirino creating Naga as one of the countrys
few chartered cities.

B) Leon S. Aureus Award,

the citys second highest award,
is named in honor of the first
Mayor of Naga (appointive) as
a chartered city. Appointed by
Pres, Quirino, he ccepted the
garguanttuan task of rebuilding
the city from the ravages of war
where Aureus served as Commnader Mirandas executive
officer and the second highest
ranking officer of the Tancong
Vaca Guerilla Unit.
C) Jesse M. Robredo Youth
Award. Introduced in 2013,
this award is named after the
former Naga City Mayor and
DILG Secretary who is widely
hailed as a servant-leader. The
award recognizes the Nagueno
youth, individual or group, who
strives and perseveres in living
the tsinelas type of leadership
and the kind of governance that
the dynamic and charismatic
mayor had been known for.
D) Lt. Delfin C. Rosales
Award. Launched only last
year, this award is named after a young brave soldier who
plunged into a hail of bullets
fired by Japanese soldiers to
save a wounded comrade. The
award is conferred to any citi(Turn to page 7)

RIVERINE BARANGAY CONSULTATIONS

Mayor John bongat, with Pb Jun Lavadia and DPwH

engineers led by 2nd engg. District ADe ricky ragrario met
with residents of riverine barangays in the city to ensure the
completion on time of the revetment project for the river.

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tip of an
iceberg
homar murillo

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Solar Energy for Rural Areas

Based on the 2011 statistical data of the National Household
Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), 52.9% or
122,918 of poor households in the Bicol region do not have
access to electricity. These include poor families living in urban
centers. Majority of those who do not have access to electricity,
however, are found in rural areas that are not connected to the
power grid. Many of these are in far-flung barangays located
on mountains, small islands and coastal areas.
The lack of access of these families to electricity is
exacerbating their poverty. It becomes a vicious cycle because
school-age children are unable to study properly at night
because of the lack of good lighting. As a consequence, many
of these children are unable to finish even basic schooling. On
the other hand, livelihood opportunities are also fewer because
of the inaccessibility of electricity in many rural areas.
The lack of access to electricity in poor rural areas is not
only because of poverty but also because of infrastructural
problem. Some areas are too far-flung that these areas cannot
be easily connected to the power grids in practical manner. This
is especially true for small island communities and communities
that are located in mountainous areas. It would be very costly
to connect these areas to the power grid if the demand in these
areas is very low. One solution to this problem is solar energy
either as mini-power grids for the barangays or for individual
homes.
There are durable and affordable solar power kits that
can be used in households. The prices of these solar power
kits usually do not exceed two-thousand pesos. A typical kit
includes a 10-watt solar panel, a power bank, charging cables
and LED bulbs. This is sufficient for lighting and charging
purposes. Some NGOs and civic organizations should sponsor
projects that will provide independent and renewable electric
power sources in far-flung barangays. Even those barangays
that do have access to electricity from the main power grids
are typically neglected and are considered to be low priorities
when restoring power in the aftermath of typhoons. If it takes a
week to restore electricity in cities, it oftentimes takes several
months before power is fully restored in far-flung barangays.
Solar energy for the rural areas in Bicol could be implemented
by local governments (including barangays) in partnership with
charitable foundations, NGOs and local civic organizations.
Personally, I have started an advocacy for solar power and other
renewable energy sources. I have proposed this advocacy to
one of the civic organizations to which I belong, JCI-Naga. We,
as members of this organization, are planning to raise some
funds to purchase solar power kits for some residents of farflung barangays in Camarines Sur. Hopefully, other local civic
organizations would also do the same. It may not totally solve
the problem given its magnitude but the advocacy could at least
alleviate the current condition. It could be just a few household
beneficiaries but that could make significant difference in their
lives.

halo-halo

may 17-23, 2015

Orolay Tinapay II
Ta nalingawan kong sambiton si nauso
kadtong Pan de Nora na pinaluwas kan
Nadals bakery sa Iriga sa kasikatan kan
kahimanwang si Nora Aunor. May kolor
pula ining garo arong sa tahaw, na malinaw
na inarog o pagpagiromdom sa pamosong
arong ni Nora. Dai na nagpapabakal nin
pan de Nora an Nadals ngonyan, saro sa
gurangan na panaderia sa Iriga. Alagad,
may panahon na nagin sikat sinda kaini,
may mga naisurat an mga media sa
pelkula manongod kaini na kumpirmasyon
lang talaga kun pano nadakop ni Nora an
imahinasyon kan nasyon.
Kan kura paroko pa kan St. Anthony of
Padua Parish igdi sa Iriga si Msgr. Jonie
Aguirre, pigpamidbid niya sa mga tawo an
sarong parte sa buhay kan Pransiskanong
santo, an Saint Anthonys bread. Soboot,
nangako an sarong Pranses na babae na
si Louise Bouffier na matao siya nin tinapay
sa mga nagtitios karibay kan tabang ni
San Antonio sa saro niyang kahagadan.

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
Malinaw na itinao ini kan santo ta an
paghohorno asin pananao nin tinapay
nagin ugali na bilang pagtabang sa mga
nagututom na kinapobrehan.
Manongod sa mga nagugutom na
namamanwaan, nagiromdoman ko man
an istorya manongod ki Marie Antoinette
sa Pransya na kan sabihan kan saiyang
mga tauhan manongod sa agrangay kan

K-12 summits set . . .

On May 25, it will be held
in the municipalities of Del
Gallego, Ragay, Lupi, Sipocot,
Pamplona, Libmanan North
and South, Pasacao and Cabusao; followed by the towns
of Minalabac, San Fernando,
Milaor, Gainza, Camaligan,
Canaman, Magarao, Bombon and Calabanga the next
day. On May 27, the summit,
swings to Pili, Ocampo, Ti-

gaon, Sangay, Goa, San Jose

and Lagonoy. On May 28, it
will be the turn of the municipalities of Presentacion, Caramoan, Siruma, Tinambac and
Garchitorena, before it ends on
May 29 in the towns of Bula,
Baao, Buhi, Nabua, Balatan
and Bato.
Balane described the summit
as a venue for the participants
to be more aware of the K to 12-

mga namamanwaan na nagugutom,

naghapot soboot kun tano dai ini taan
nin cake. Aram ta na saro ini sa rason
kaya pinutol sa guillotine an saiyang
liog.
Napakaraot man ako kan istoryang
ini kan pigpost ko sa sakong FB account
an manongod sa pagtao nin cake asin
pagpadalan nin Wowowee sa mga
taga Cam.Sur kun nagugutom. Si
Marie Antoinette asin an istilo kadto
kan mga Romano sa pagpapadalan
nin sirko kun nagugutom na an mga
namamanwaan. Huna kan magtugang
na politikong nakabasa kaini na sinda si
pinatatamaan ko. Nagtatao man baga
ngaya kita nin bagas sainda, kuya,
depensa kan saro.
Digdi ko naisip an kahalagahan kan
kasaysayan. Hay, kun magbasa man
lang kuta an mga tawo asin bako lang
magparadalan kan mga abs kan mga
hunks asin ano ano pa kan mga artista.

program and enable them to be

more committed and responsive
to improve the learner outcomes
in every school in the municipality and in the province of Camarines Sur.
The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years
of basic education, six years of
which will be spent in primary
education, four years in Junior
High School, and another two
years on Senior High School.
The program, enacted 2

years ago through Republic

Act 10533 or An Act Enhancing the Philippine Basic Education System by Strengthening
its Curriculum and Increasing
the Number of Years for Basic
Education, Including the Appropriations of Fund for the
Purpose.
It also aims to prepare graduates for tertiary education,
middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship.

DENR Bicol pushing . . .

The National Mapping and
Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) and DENR V
Land Evaluation Party in their
recent field validation found
CWFR suitable for proclamation under the National Integrated Protected Areas System
(NIPAS) owed to its old growth
forest consisting mostly of Dipterocarp or hardwood species.
It also covers 10 municipalities
including Bagamanoc, Baras,
Caramoran, Gigmoto, Pandan, Panganiban, San Andres,
San Miguel, Viga, and Virac.
The watershed forest reserve
has potable water that support
domestic and agricultural uses
and could supply sufficient
water for energy generation.
It also harbors important plant
and animal species in habitats
fit for recreation and adventure.
But while the area offers
opportunities for growth, it is
also beset with challenges such
as timber poaching, slash-and
burn farming, changing land
use, siltation, wildlife poaching, among others. These are
the same reasons why the government sets aside areas for
protection to secure resources

required by present and future

generations of humans.To expand the reserve would mean
greater protection of the reserve
and the wildlife plant and animal species present in the area.
It will also promote reproduction among endangered animal
species since their range or areas frequented becomes larger
making possible reproduction,
larger area to hunt for food and
improve the natural ecosystems functioning since these
processes recognize no political boundaries. As bigger areas
get protection from poachers,
for instance, the adjacent towns
are expected to afford the area
the same level of protection
hence, the species have greater
chances for survival against
natural calamities and human
intrusion.
The CWFR is a protected
area by virtue of Proclamation
No. 123 dated June 23, 1987.
Penalties apply to those who
commit prohibited acts including hunting, destroying, disturbing or mere possession of
any plants or animals or products derived therefrom without
permit from the Management
Board.

Solemnidad kan Pagsakat

sa Langit ni Jesus (Mk. 6:15-20)
Madya, Itsismis ta si Cristo
ni Rev. Fermin P. Valiente Jr.
Igwa akong naagihan na seksyon sa
Readers Digest, ini sarong istorya:
A porter in a British Hotel comes
upon an American tourist impatiently
jabbing at the button for the lift..
Sir, the lift will be here in a moment.
Lift? Lift? replies the American. Oh,
you mean the elevator?
No sir, here we call it a lift.
Well, as it was invented in the
United States, its called an elevator.
Yes sir, but as the language was
invented here, its called a lift.
Ngonian satong cinecelebrar an
Solemnidad kan Pagsakat sa Langit ni
Jesu (Ascencion). Ngonian man, Domingo nin Catolicong Pakikicomunicar
(Catholic Communications Sunday). Si
Jesus nag-itaas (lift/elevate) sa langit.
An pagsakat sa langit ni Jesus, sarong
tataramon asin sarong lenggwahe kan
kadakul pang pangyayari sa satong

pagtubod sa Saiya.
Sa Evangelio, si Jesus bago sumakat
sa langit sinadol Niya an Saiyang mga
disipulos na maglakaw asin ibalangibog
an Marhay na Bareta sa gabos na nilalang. Huli ta sinda an saksi kaini, kan
buhay ni Jesus igdi sa daga, kaya dapat mag-pahayag, magbalangibog asin
magkontak (communicate) sa ngaran
ni Jesus sa gabos, tanganing sa parte
ta man na mga disipulos Niya sa modernong panahon iyo na kita magtubod
asin magbalangibog sa ngaran Niya. An
pagsakat ni Jesus sa langit, kapinonan
kan misyon kan apostoles asin sa sato
man, na an misyon na ibalangibog si
Cristo sa kadaklan.
May kasabihan: Kaipuhan maghale
tanganing may magpuli. An pagsakat
ni Jesus sa langit, sarong oportunidad
na ipapadara an sarong Advocata
(Parasurog), mayong iba kundi iyo na,
an Banal na Espiritu na magiya sa Apos-

toles asin sa Saiyang Simbahan.

Pisikalmente, dae tana nahihiling si
Jesus, alagad Espirtualmente, an
Saiyang presencia asin giya yaon
asin talagang pirming yaon.
Kaya mga tugang an alok sato
ngonian, itsismis ta si Cristo sa iba,
bakong ipagparatsismis an kaluyahan asin kakundian kan kapwa ta!
Kaya, itaas asin icomunicar ta
an satong mga puso asin kalag sa
Kagurangnan sa Banal na Eukaristia, na kitang mga nagtutubod, na
si Jesus pirming magdatong asin
magdatong pirmi sa satong buhay.
Itaas ta man an satong mga pamibi
sa Mahal na Dios, tanganing pagbalik Niya, sa formang Banal na
Espiritu (Pentecostes), yaon an dara
tang pagkamoot asin pagbalangibog
kan Saiyang kahadean sa bilog na
kinaban! Awot pa. - Hale sa: The
San Francisco Parish Weekly

may 17-23, 2015

bikol reporter

SPES eyes more beneficiaries

NAGA CITY The
ability and long experience
of the city government to
innovate programs has allowed the implementation
of the Special Program for
Employment of Students
(SPES) here to cover a
greater number of beneficiaries.
This, as Mayor John
Bongat hopes to help more
financially challenged families who are determined to
send their poor children to
college.
SPES, which is created
thru RA 7323, is a joint
partnership initiative by the
Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) and
LGUs nationwide. It offers
poor but deserving students
who are in tertiary, vocational or technical schools, as
well as out-of-school youths
with ages from 15 to 25 years
old, the opportunity to work
in government agencies or
any participating private entities for specific period for
them to earn money or corresponding allowances that
they will use in their next
enrolment.
RA 7323 helps these poor
but deserving students pursue their education by providing them an avenue for
employment during summer
and/or Christmas vacation
when there are no classes.
This year, the city government will hire more students, surpassing last years
number, aside from those
who will be employed and
paid by the local government and DOLE. Sixty
percent of the salaries will

be shouldered by the LGU

while 40% by the national
government agency.
Under the 60-40 sharing,
the city government has allocated P1.5-M for the salaries of 200 students at P327
per day. DOLEs counterpart is P800,000. Furthermore, the city government
has put out an additional
P500,000 to pay the salaries
of additional 100 students,
where this specific commitment is no longer covered by the mandated 60-40
sharing with the DOLE.
All the 300 SPES beneficiaries were split into two
categories: 250 students
in Earn for Enrollment
(E4E) component, and 50
more in Learn and Earn
(L&E) component. This
first group of hirees were
employed April 6 to May
5 while those in the second
batch were hired last May 6,
and will serve until June 5.
Also included in the L&E
is a group of another 50 students (third batch) who are
employed to work for 3
hours during daytime, to be
able to attend their classes
at late in the afternoon or
nighttime, until the month
of September 2015.
Used as basis by the city
mayor in hiring the third
batch of students is Republic Act 9547 which strengthened and expanded the coverage of RA 7323. Section
1 of RA 9547 provides that
students enrolled in the tertiary, vocational or technical
education may be employed
at any time of the year.
Under the expanded

measure, we would be able

to assist a greater number of
our poor but deserving students as they plan to pursue
their education, says Bongat, whose administration
is pursuing multi-pronged
programs that aim to train
the youth to become productive and responsible
individuals.
Encouraging the youth to

further hone their abilities

and competencies is one of
Mayor Bongats primary
concerns for the sector who
are being accommodated
and trained to actively participate in charting the citys
future. The youth are also
being given chance to learn
up close and personal how
the city government works
and operates by allowing

NAGA CITY The pagoda cannot pass

thru the Brgy. Dayangdang area, according
to Engr. Joel Martin of the City Engineers
Office. This is largely due to the ongoing rehabilitation of the Naga River. In lieu of the
annual Fluvial procession, a motorcade procession will bring Ina, Our Lady of Peafrancia, back to the Basilica from the Naga City

Peoples Mall. Prior to the said motorcade

on May 22, Friday, Caceres Archbishop Rolando Tria Tirona will preside over the eucharistic celebration that caps the Peafrancia de Mayo and visit of Ina to the Naga City
Peoples Mall.
Below runs the schedule of the said summer festival.

Peafrancia May Festival

PEAFRANCIA DE MAYO SCHEDULE

May 2, 2015 (Saturday)

May 19-22, 2015 (Tuesday to Thursday)

7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims of the Partido District

Celebrant: Msgr. Roberto Carpio

5:00 PM Confessions c/o Cathedral Priests

6:00 PM MASS

May 9, 2015 (Saturday)

FIESTA SA PEOPLES MALL

8:30 AM CONCELEBRATED MASS
10:00 AM CONFIRMATION
11:00 AM BAPTISM
5:00 PM PONTIFICAL CONCELEBRATED MASS

Main Celebrant & Homilist:

Most Rev. Rolando J Tria Tirona, O.C.D., D.D.
7:00 PM MOTORCADE PROCESSION

(Peoples Mall to Basilica)

May 16, 2015 (Saturday)

7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Bay District

Celebrant: Fr. Jose Cortes
May 18, 2015 (Monday):
The City Government of Naga through its General Services
Office acquired a new boom truck to hasten the installation of
LED lights in the main thoroughfares of Naga while ensuring
the safety of its personnel, and to effectively and efficiently
respond to street lights concerns from its citizens. LED street
lighting of major city thoroughfares is one of the priority
urban development projects of Mayor John Bongat.

es where they are enrolled

vis--vis the job vacancies
available.
These students who
were hired under SPES are
given different tasks in the
city government, like computer encoders, computer
technicians, and workers
for IT-related jobs, land
propagators, and office assistants, says Reforsado.

Peafrancia de Mayo cancels Fluvial procession

7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Rinconada District

Celebrant: Msgr. Jeffrey Nelson Tria

FAST AND EFFICIENT SERVICE MATTERS

them to work hands on with

the regular city officials
and employees through the
SPES program.
Roderick
Reforsado,
head of Metro PESO Employment and Manpower
Development Center, said
the students were employed
by the city government
based on their skills and
proficiencies, and the cours-

INAS VISIT TO NAGA CITY PEOPLES MALL
5:45 PM Candlelight Procession

(from Basilica-Peoples Mall)
7:00 PM MASS AFTER THE TRASLACION

May 22, 2015 (Friday):

May 23, 2015 (Saturday):

7:00am Archdiocesan Pilgrimage and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Central District

Celebrant: Msgr. Zosimo Sanado
9:00 AM Confirmation

(Organized by Basilica Auxiliaries)
4:00 PM CORONATION RITES of REYNA ELENA

2015 & Her Court
5:00 PM Mass / Procession to Plaza Quezon

may 17-23, 2015

bikol reporter

rps lonGest boulevarD . . .

Owning the reputation of a
virgin island as development is
yet to be introduced, Calaguas
is gifted with a long stretch of
white sand beaches, crystalclear waters and unspoiled
natural resources where tourists are raring to visit and enjoy the beauty and serenity of
the place being kissed by the
waves of the Philippine Sea.
When completed, the boulevard will also open a more
panoramic access to the town
of Mercedes, dubbed as the
Fish Bowl of Bicol.
Melvin Navarro, the regional director of the Department
of Public Works and Highways
for Bicol based here, on Thursday said the construction and
improvement of the boulevard

is under the DOT-DPWH Convergence Program for Enhancing Tourism Access.

This program, he explained,
covers the establishment of a
mutual cooperation in jointly
undertaking the identification,
evaluation, prioritization and
implementation of infrastructures in declared tourism destinations.
Navarro said the ongoing
works, which were started over
a year ago under five contracts,
are being undertaken by DPWH
regional office and include the
rehabilitation,
improvement
and construction of the San Jose
Section in the municipality of
Talisay, the Bagasbas Section in
Daet, the Mercedes-Bagasbas
Road, and the construction of

errAtuM on the extrajudicial settlement with sale

published on April 19, 26 and May 3, 2015 of the Heirs of
the deceased JAIME MILAN SR. and JULIANA N. MILAN,
said parcel of agricultural land situated in Pacol, Naga City
is covered by Original Cerificate of Title No. 722

eXtrAJuDiCiAL settLeMeNt witH sALe

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the

legitimate surviving heirs of the deceased JAiMe MiLAN,
sr. and JuLiANA N. MiLAN who died on November 19,
1999 and January 7, 1984, respectively at Pacol, Naga
City, with no known debts or obligations at the time of her
death, left a parcel of agricultural land situated in the Barrio
of Pacol, Naga City, with Original Certificate of Title No.
722; that the surviving Heirs hereby agree to divide and
adjudicate unto themselves the real property stated; that
for and in consideration of the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND
PESOS (P50,000.00) paid by AIDA ELVIRA RICHER do
hereby SELL, CEDE and TRANSFER unto said Vendees,
their heirs and assigns the described real property, as
acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Joseph L. Abante,
Doc. No. 120, Page No. 88, Book No.IV, Series of 2015.
biKoL rePorter
Published: May 17, 2015
AFFiDAVit oF CLAiM witH wAiVer oF riGHts
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
only surviving heirs of the deceased depositor triNiDAD
Q. bANDibAs who died on December 19, 2014; with no
known debts or obligations at the time of her death, left
Savings Deposit with the Philippine Veterans Bank, Naga
City; the Heirs hereby request said Bank to release the
balance deposit in favor of LUCENA B. RIVERA, her coheirs having waived their rights over the said deposit in her
favor, as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Imee
Abardo-Estrada., Doc. No. 119, Page No. 24, Book No.XIV,
Series of 2015.
biKoL rePorter
Published: May 10, 17 and 24, 2015

Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City

two bridges.
As of this week, he said,
the project has accomplished
58 percent of the programmed
works, completing 5.017 kilometers out of the 8.657-kilometer boulevard with the remaining sections proposed for
future funding in the amount
of Php265 million to include
the construction of the two
bridges.
At 8.7 kilometers, it will
be the longest boulevard in the
countrylonger than the 7.6kilometer Roxas Boulevard in
Manila. Today, the longest seaside road outside Metro Manila
is the tourist-favorite Legazpi
Boulevard that stretches more
than four kilometers, traversing three barangays along the
Albay Gulf from the commercial district here, Navarro
said.
As a support structure to the
provinces tourism industry,
DOT Bicol Regional Director
Maria Ong-Ravanilla said the
impending completion of the
President Corazon C. Aquino
Boulevard will also be highlighted by the rehabilitation
and eventual reopening of the
long-been mothballed operations of Bagasbas Airport.
The airport rehabilitation
is a Php100-million project
covering the expansion of the
existing runway, construction
of perimeter fence, lighting
installation and putting up of a
modern control tower equipped
with air navigation and radar
systems.
The Regional Development
Council (RDC) earlier included
in its 2011-2016 Public Investment Program (PIP) for Bicol
the rehabilitation plan with a
total amount of Php77 million
divided into four installments
of releasePhp40 million in
2013, Php24 million in 2014,
Php5 million in 2015 and Php8
million in 2016.
Serving once as Camarines
Nortes only aviation facility, the airport, located along
the world-famous Bagasbas
Beach, is classified by the Civil
Aviation Authority of the Philippines as a minor commercial
domestic airport that is presently non-operational.
Camarines Norte needs this
airport to be operational so that
it is able to cheer up further the
provinces tourism industry,
Ravanilla said.
Once upgraded, the airport
that for now could only accommodate Fokker or light planes
would be able to serve bigger aircraft and respond to the
needs of the growing number
of tourists who want to experience the wonders that the province offers, she said.
Its operations would also
open the doors for more in-

harvest festival, ffs mass . . .

and the Camarines Norte provincial Government officials
concerned the problems were
eventually addressed.
Meanwhile, Grace Ilan, a
vegetable farmer from Napilihan, Vinzons expressed her
appreciation for the establishment of the APTC in their
municipality saying: Mabuti
na itong mayroong segurado
kaming pagdadalhan ng aming
produkto.
On the other hand, Marissa
de Villa, a vegetable trade, also
from Vinzons town
is also thankful for the establishment of the APTC in their
town. She buys vegetables in
her hometown and neigboring
vestments in the mineral-rich
province that is noted for its
gold mines.
It will benefit not only big
tourism investors such as hotel
and resort owners and operators but also the people in the
countryside where most of
tourist destinations are located
by providing more opportunities for employment and business ventures, she said.
Other services and smallscale businesses such as transport, souvenir shops, handicrafts and the like would be
created as tourism activities intensify in an area, while largescale tourism stakeholders are
needed to expand to include
employment for common people such as housekeeping and
food services.
The province also boasts of
its queen Formosa pineapple,
the sweetest in the world that
is now being processed and
exported by some local manufacturers.
Daet town, the provincial
capital and the provinces center of trade and commerce, was
last year adjudged by the National Competitiveness Council
(NCC) as among the countrys
most competitive municipalities. -PNA

towns and bring these to Metro

Manila. Ngayon hindo ko na
kailangan mag ikot pa sa mga
bayan-bayan at nandito na sa
iisang bagsakan ang mga gulay
Provincial Administrator
Joey G. Boma who represented
Gov. Edgardo A. Tallado said
that the provincial government
hopes to replicate the FFS on
vegetable production in other
barangays to encourage more
farmers to go into vegetable
production as this one way of
sustaining food sufficiency.
The 2 day event also featured a cooking contest for
squash-based recipe and a also
a contest on folk media presentation by the FFS graduates where concepts about
good practices for vegetable

production and sustainable

agriculture were depicted in
songs, dances and skits by the
FFS graduates.
The recipe who bagged the
first prize was the : Tamalis
de Kalabasa or Kalamis presented by Emma M. Cabanela,
an RIC member from Cabangbang, Daet, Camarines Norte.
The second winning recipe
was the Squash Patties by
Juliene Pearl de Guzman of
Brgy. Bakiad, Labo and the 3rd
prize winner was the Tempura
Squash presented by Elvigia
R. Ranada of Sta, Elena, Talisay . The winners receive cash
Prizes of P5,000, P3,000 and
P2,000 respectively.
The FFS graduates from
Daet won the grand prize of
P8,000 for their Folk Media presentation. -- Emily B.
Bordado

errAtuM on the Petition for Change of First Name and

Correction of Entry in Sex mistakenly dated published on
February 1 & 8, 2014, the correct date of publication must
be February 1 & 8, 2015.
republic of the Philippines
LoCAL CiViL reGistrY oFFiCe
Province: Camarines sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NotiCe to tHe PubLiC

CCE-0075-2014 R.A. 10172

& CFN-0006-2014
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 Jess DeL rosArio
sAN bueNAVeNturA has filed with this Office, a Petition
for Change of First Name from JESSA to Jess and
correction of entry in sex from FEMALE to MALe in
the certificate of live birth of JESSA DEL ROSARIO SAN
BUENAVENTURA at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose
parents are JESSIE SAN BUENAVENTURA and FLOR
DEL ROSARIO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
February 13, 2015.
(sgd.) eMiLie s. AGNes-DAirAo
Municipal Civil Registrar
biKoL rePorter
Published: May 17, 2015

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NAMe oF DeCeAseD
eLiZAbetH V. AoNueVo
LYDiA M. brioso
ViCeNte F. euste sr.
MAriA NiMFA o. MurALLo
CAsiANo V. bueNAAGuA
NYDiA s. serViNo
PeDro t. GArCero Jr
AbrAHAM F. CurbA sr.
eLMer b. VALeNZueLA
otiLiA b. CLAVo
Job A. roMero
CHAritY b. FerNANDeZ
reNe L. KALAw
eDuArDo b. ViDAL
erLiNDA C. bAAres
toMAsA t. reCieNtes
JoNAtHAN s. ALANo
estreLLA b. AZur
MAriA CorAZoN A. orANte
JeFFre F. rAoN
MANueL C. tiPoNes
MAGDALeNA s. VerAr

DAte oF iNterMeNt
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may 17-23, 2015

bikol reporter

Catanduanes forms Convergence Council

VIRAC, Catanduanes
In accordance with the
convergence framework of
the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
(DSWD), Governor Araceli
B. Wong has created the
Provincial
Convergence
Council by virtue of Executive Order No. 29-S-2014.
The EO specifies the involvement of provincial technical personnel of various line
agencies of the province to
maximize the involvement of
the LGU stakeholders, build
convergence of programs
and intervention and promote
the institutionalization of the
convergence Strategy Framework of DSWD.

One of the functions of

the council, according to the
EO is to assist in monitoring and evaluating over-all
performance of the core projects in the province. Assist
in mobilizing municipal and
provincial counterpart funds
and resources for all project
components.
The council is composed
of the following: Gov. Araceli
B. Wong, Chairman; Delia
Bernal, PSWDO, Co-chairman; Hon. Marilyn Tatel,
SP Chairman Committee on
Women, Vice-Chairman for
Social Services; Dr. Minerva
I. Morales, President of the
Catanduanes State University,
vice-chairman for technical

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services with the following

head of agencies as members;
DILG, PNP, DPWH, DENR,
Dep-Ed, DOST, DTI, TESDA, DOLE, PHILHEALTH,
PPDO, PHO, Provincial agriculture, Provincial PESO Office and the different Municipal Social Welfare officers of
the eleven towns.
DSWD currently implements three major social protection programs in the province; the Kapit-Bisig Laban
saKahirapan (KALAHI-CIDSS) Project, the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program
(SLP) and other protective
services which targets the
poor households and poor
municipalities.
It has also developed a
convergence framework that
aims to maximize the impact of poverty reduction and
social protection program
through an effective targeting
system, an integrated case
management and a holistic
community development approach.
Governor Wong said that
the Provincial Government
of the Catanduanes commits to promote participation, transparency and accountability and promote
the convergence of national
projects, programs and activity on poverty alleviation
in the pursuit of development. PIA

SALUBUNGAN

SWD Secretary Dinky Soliman (4th from right) and DENR Undersecretary Demetrio Ignacio Jr.
(3rd, right) led the launching of the Accelerated and Sustainable Anti-Poverty Program thru the
Salubungan of 22 national agencies at the CWC in Pili, Cam. Sur.

Albay tops Bicols tax collection

LEGAZPI CITY -- The
Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) Bicol
regional office has cited the
provincial government of Albay for efficiently collecting
income from local economic
enterprises that put them on
top among other Bicol provinces in 2014.
BLGF Bicol officer in charge
Florencio Dino stated in a letter
to Albay Gov. Joey Salceda that

CamSur gov bares Kaogma . . .

May 28 is slated for beauty
as the Miss Kaogma Pageant will happen with special
guests Billy Crawford, an international R & B star, regular
host of the popular noontime
program Showtime and
the trending TV show Your
Face Sounds Familiar, and
his buddy and fellow celebrity, R & B singer Jay-R. Just
last May 12, the pre-pageant
screening was held at Villa
Del Rey where 20 beauties
made it to the magic circle of
official candidates.
From May 29-31, the
9th National Wakeboarding
Championship will be conducted at the CWC with local and foreign wakeboarding
athletes will compete. Also
happening on the same dates
are all night parties Uproar
CamSur with rock bands Up
Dharma Down, Wolfgang,
Rivermaya will be performing
with party DJs Sonique, Rozalla, Danny Rampling, Seb
Fontaine, Ilona Rampling,
Ibiza Legend DJ Alfredo and
more.
The grand finalists for The
Big V are: Dianne Lopez of
Pili, Rosette Libardo of Pili,
Ronaryel Delos Santos of
Baao, Janelle Abegail De Jesus of Pasacao, Carline Angelica Luna of Pili, Mary Lynn
Arriola of Naga City, Pilipina
Bulalacao of Ocampo, Dennise Lee of Pili, Vanxel Jose
Domulot of Ocampo, and Clarice Penaflor of Libmanan.
For the grand finals night,
prizes at stake are: P75,000.00
+ Trophy for the Grand Champion, P50,000.00 + Trophy
for the 1st Place, P30,000.00
+ Trophy for the 2nd Place,
P20,000.00 + Trophy for the
3rd Place. Consolation prizes
of P5,000.00 each will be giv-

en to the 6 non winners.

Criteria for judging will
be: Voice Quality-40%, Song
Rendition-30%, Star Quality20%, Production Number/
Execution-10% for a total of
100%.
On the other hand, the finalists for the Dance Revolution are: AHON Simurai of
Baao, Powered Kam Dancers of Baao, The Brothers of
Milaor, Jazz Works of Iriga
City, Shutdown of Camaligan,
JGC Talents of Camaligan, J
Company of Camaligan, Rize
Up of Calabanga, 5 CVEN
Jr. of Naga City, and Parallel
Groove of Iriga City.
For the Dance Revolution
grand finals, the Grand Champion will receive P75,000.00,
the 1st Place will receive
P50,000.00, the 2nd Place
will get P30,000.00 and the
7 non winners will each get
P8,000.00 as consolation
prizes.
Criteria for judging are:
Mastery & Gracefulness-35%,
Choreography-15%,
Difficulty of Steps-15%, Timing &
Coordination-15%, Costume15%, Audience Impact-5% for
a total of 100%.
The Top 20 finalists for
Miss Kaogma are: Shean
Grace Bo of Pili, Katherine
Avellano of Jose Panganiban,
CamNorte, Joane Tampoco
of Baao, Rijeca Omorog of
Naga City, Marylyn Ampongan of Iriga City, Florence
Argamusa of Iriga City, Ruby
Ann Morales of Minalabac,
Crystal Rosehelly Alday of
Naga City, Lizl Louise Camille Resoles of Naga City,
Ross Andrea Ambrosio of
Iriga City, Zoila Palenzuela of
Nabua, Mary Ann Septimo of
Milaor, Maureen Emily Fullante of Lagonoy, Helen Mari

Albay collected last year a total of P175,846,024 compared

to the target of P135,953,987
showing a collection efficiency
of 129 percent.
Dino further commended
the provincial treasurer and
assessor for a job well done,
adding that may they continue
to exert more efforts and strive
to contribute significantly in
boosting the local government
finance.
In the same note, he also
bared that Albay likewise registered the largest contribution to

the local revenue collection of

all province in Bicol from the
same calendar year amounting
to P490,780,202 representing 26
percent of the P1,893,135,529
collection in the region.
The provincial government
of Albay was formally given
recognition for the Best Performing Local Governments,
Treasurers and Assessors on
the occasion of the 2015 2nd
Quarterf Regional Conference
of Bicol Treasurers and Assessors last May 7-8 in this city.
-PIA

Naga Mayoral . . .
zen of the city for extraordinary
acts of heroism, valor, and civic
duty, including act of honesty
worth emulating.
Nominees will be evaluated
based on their personal qualifications and moral integrity,
quality of service and degree of
commitment, extent of involvement in socio-civic affairs, and
impact of project/activity.
According to J. Antonio
Amparaado, long-time committee member who on several occasions also served as its
chairman, the search, since its
establishment in 1940, has honored Naguenos who have made
a difference in Nagas advancement, particularly, but not limited to, social, economic, spiritual, educational, and political
development.
Among those who have
already been conferred with
the Award were the late Msgr.
Leonardo Legaspi for his contributions to the socio-political
and spiritual growth of the
city; the late Dr. Dolores Sison,
president of the University of
the Nueva Caceres, the first
private university in South Luzon, for education and public
service; nationally-renowned
cartoonist and Animahinasyon
awardee Roque Roxlee Lee
for film-making and political
cartooning; the late Sen. Raul
S. Roco for public service;

former House Minority House

Speaker Ramon H. Felipe as
outstanding statesman, and;
Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Conrado de Quiros for
literature and journalism.
Past awardees also include
ordinary citizens who have
done their share in the citys
pro-people and pro-environment advocacies, as well as
economic development. These
include outstanding teachers,
champion student-athletes,
honest tricycle drivers, poets and artists, entrepreneurs,
and young professionals and
achievers.
The Mayoral Awards is traditionally held as one of the
highlight activities of the yearly celebration of Naga Citys
Charter Anniversary in the
month of June.
Both Barrameda and Amparado were Mayoral Awardees
themselves in their respective
fields history and literature
and public service, respectively.
Nomination forms and other
related documents may be obtained from the Awards Committee Secretariat at the City
Events, Protocol and Public
Information Office (CEPPIO),
2nd Floor, City Hall, J. Miranda
Avenue, Naga City, or call Tel.
Nos. (054) 4725516/4735988
naga.gov.ph

Cortezano of Tinambac, Julia

Novel Gonowon of Iriga City,
Sarah Christine Bona of Iriga
City, Cleorota Aline Naag
of Naga City, Marie Sherry
Ann Tormes of Bula, Trissia
Joy Aldave of Libmanan, and
Maria Lina Prongoso of Iriga
City.

Gov. Migz invites his provincial constituents and visitors alike to come check out
the sights and sounds at the
Kaogma Festival in this sizzling days of May. JMTS/
MMEC with reports from the
Cultural Group and Provincial
Tourism

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BIKOL
REPORTER

may 17-23, 2015

MISS KAOGMA HOPEFULS

Gov. Migz Villafuerte bares the candidates for Ms. Kaogma 2015, with the finals pageant slated on May 28.

CamSur gov bares Kaogma 2015

activities

CAPITOL, CADLAN, PILI CamSur Gov.

Migz Villafuerte officially unveils the line-up of
activities for this years Kaogma Festival on May
23-31, 2015 that promises to be much hotter,
spicier, and happier in celebration of the 436th
foundation anniversary of the province.
For the opening salvo
on May 23, famous celebrity and It Girl Anne Curtis will set the standard for
hot, spice, and fun with her
Anne Kapal The Forbidden
Concert and also featuring
rap artist Bassilyo and Mike
Kosa. Also slated on May
23-24 are the 4X4 Challenge,
the Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC),
and the Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) Championship.
On May 25, an Arts Festival will be held at the vast
Kaogma grounds and on
May 26, the Big V, an annual
singing showdown will be
held with special celebrity

guest, Angeline Quinto and

on May 27, the actual foundation day of Camarines
Sur as a province, the Gov.
Migz Dance Revolution will
be held with special guests,
dance couple Joshua Zamora of Maneuvers and Jopay
of Sex Bomb. In fact, last
May 8 & 9, the auditions for
the singing and dance crew
competitions were held at
the Capitol Convention
Center wherein 10 grand
finalists were selected for
The Big V and 10 exceptional dance crews were also
chosen as finalists for the
Dance Revolution.
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USWAG JOVENES NA NAGUEO

The 2015 City Youth Officials conducted a Youth Empowerment

Seminar in connection with the Happy Youth Movement in
Naga (HYMN) program to encourage out-of-school youth to
discover and develop their skills so that they may become
productive members of the community.