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naga City ordinance promotes e-vehicles

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NAGA CITY -Eco-friendly, and noise and air pollution-free vehicles which means lesstainted air that will produce a healthy atmosphere this are the bases of City Ordinance No. 2011065 which allows the operation of e-trikes in this city. e-BiKes
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naga City Mayor John G. Bongat watches as Vice Mayor Gabby H. Bordado tries one of the ten units of electric bicycles (e-Bikes) turned over by the united nations to the city government last January 2, 2012.

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DPWH starts construction of P5.5-B worth of projects

LEGAZPI CITY -The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will have an early start with the construction of some P5.5 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Bicol in line with the governments accelerated expenditure program to help drive domestic consumption and help spur economic growth in the countryside. Engr. Danilo E. Dequito, DPWH V regional director, said that most of the projects were bid out before the end of December last year and that the remaining

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Murderers
says DOST of thieves of Phivolcs equipment

in photo are two models of environment-friendly electric tricycle (e-Trikes) that will soon ferry passengers along the streets of naga City.

The legislation aims to provide the community with an alternative means of transport that will promote, among others, a less polluted setting and for the drivers and operators to have an opportunity to earn a higher and complementary source of income. Since the said vehicles will be using electric charges and not the conventional gasoline or fuel, the said ordinance also specifies

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DEquiTo projects will also be bid out to constructors before the end of this month. This, he said, was aside from the more than P500 million worth of calamity fund released early December of
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LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) had likened to murderers the thieves who stole several meters of cables and five pieces of 12 volts batteries at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) seismic relay stations in Albay. In a statement received here Thursday, DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said these unscrupulous individuals are not only thieves they could also qualify as murderers as stealing the equipment jeopardize the safety of the
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(Atty. APA chairman of Acyatan & Co., CPAs-DFK International - PICPA past president/Hall-of-Famer, ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement Awardee, and past chair of ASEAN Federation of CPA writes this syndicated column for selected CALABARZON & Bikol newsweeklies). JUST SAME? Recent surveys show that majority of Filipinos believe they are in a worse situation as 2011 ended compared with their livelihood level of the year previous. This can be proven by the prevailing cost of living with prices of basic commodities (especially canned goods) almost unaffordable now. The compounding factor is the stalling of compensation rates and the smaller returns on OFW remittances. The delayed 2011 government budget releases reportedly disrupted stimulation of our domestic economy. DBM now says close to 99% of last years budget has been released even as the early approval of the 2012 budget will facilitate fund flows this year. Truly government spending works to activate many economic sectors including production, distribution and consumption as more people are employed and buyers capacity are enhanced. MONEY SUPPLY: Opinions Unlimited observes that while the general public complains of financial straits, there are so much cash and funds around but they are in the hands and control of but a few. The excess funds are deposited with banks so the financial institutions become cash-laden. BSP reported that its rediscounting window had 45% less transactions last year. This means banks financed their lending programs using

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Hope in PHL economy

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their own funds. Our governments financial leaders must find ways and means to stimulate credit by offering our people financial programs that focus more on project viability and less on collateral. Microfinance should be encouraged hand in hand with credit trainings for lenders and more so, borrowers. Money in the hands of small entrepreneurs will improve both production and distribution, and raise the well-being of the masses. GUARANTEE: Recalling to mind the 1970s when the government cajoled all banks especially those that operate in the provinces (rural banks) to lend to farmers seldas or groups of five borrowers without need of collateral. Collection mechanism is through the farmers mutual suretyship of one for all and all for one. The system worked when just one (or even two) of the farmers become delinquent as the others in the group are able to extend their financial help. When three or more (of the five) suffer farm losses and are unable to pay their accounts, the others in the group adamant to shoulder the enlarged obligation - also fake delinquencies. As a result, the whole groups account become past due. Many rural banks were adversely affected even as depositors also withdrew their funds out of fear. This served as the last nail in the coffin leading the then Central Bank to order many closures of banks. Expanded credit guarantee is a critical matter to consider! SLOWFOOT? Filipinos are encouraged to deposit even their meager funds with banks, using insurance as sort of guaranty. Under present laws bank deposits are mandatorily insured to a maximum of P500,000- per depositor. If a deposit is owned by two or more depositors, the amount is divided by their number for purposes of insurance. Depository banks pay insurance premiums to the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) based on their insured deposits. If and when a depository bank is ordered closed by the Monetary Board all deposits and withdrawals are stopped and balances are frozen. PDIC as insurer of said deposits, has to indemnify the deposit owners. Unfortunately, with the number of closed banks, the processing of deposit claims take more than one year for insured depositors to be paid back. We assume that PDIC has enough funds only that its claims processors are either inefficient or slow, or both! CREDO: True happiness comes from having much to live for, not from having much to live on!

Bonsai*
One day, a person approached and asked me; Sir, who is that bedraggled chubby boy standing by the side altar holding a fishing pole? I answered; It is the Sto. Nino. ( Infant Jesus ) Our imagination run wild. We are very creative creatures. We are fond of improvisation. For those of us who have younger siblings, we have this, just for the fun of it, childrens play whereby we dress them with varied clothes. If they are males, we try on them female clothes and if they are females, males. When our youngest brother was born, we, his siblings, were quite a bit grown up already. So, his birth gave us, in the family, a lot of fun and happiness- we have a new small brother to include in our activities... One day, while we were having our usual play, one of our siblings, hugging our *youngest brother suddenly blurted out on his face; What if we just apply the Bonsai* culture to you? In that way, you will remain as cute as you are now and can give us fun and enjoyment. For us, Filipino Catholics, family-oriented as we are, we tend to extend this quality to our faith in God, with which his Son, Jesus Christ, whom we treat , younger or older, as our brother. A sibling. We love our family. Who says that they dont ? If not, why are we here, in the very first place? It was love that brought us here. We are all here gathered due to that LOVE DIVINE. Good or bad, we love our siblings. We will fight and die for them, if we could only to show our love and respect for them. In our lives, we knew many persons who gave up their own personal plans and ambitions- to have an education of their own... to get married and have a family of their own... to go out of the country and work as a minimum wage migrant workers... to go hungry and naked just so that their siblings back home can pursue their own education and gain independence. These persons are the family heroes and heroines of our times- spending their prime and youth for the sake of others. In our faith, we have Jesus Christ who bonsaid himself for our salvation. He died young for us. His love for us, the good and the evil, made him not hesitate to put his life on the line- covering a grenade in the battlefield just so a buddy will come out of it alive- just in order that we might receive the special kind of salvation express. Jesus Christ died young, at 33 !!! Until now, he is a youth in our midst. He bonsaid himself for us. He is our Sto. Nino. Come love and find the genuine fun and enjoyment together with him. * Bonsai- a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers.

Why Tigaon, What shall we gain by voting yes or voting no & DepEds priority
Why will Tigaon be the seat of government in the proposed province, Nueva Camarines? This is a question often asked and here is the reason. In Article 1 of the Local Government Code provides the following: A-The law or ordinance creating or merging local government units shall specify the seat of government from where governmental and corporate services shall be delivered. In selecting said site, factors relating to geographical centrality, accessibility, etc. shall be taken into account. The land area of Rinconada and Partido districts which will composed the proposed province was measured to find out what is the center (centrality mentioned in the Local Government Code) and it showed that Tigaon is the center. On accessibility, there is an existing secondary road in Sagnay that is a short cut to Iriga. It is the barangay Catalutuan

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road to San Ramon, Iriga. In fact, doctors participating in the medical mission and outreach programs of Congressman Arnulfo Noli Fuentebella for years now talk of their travel here. This road can easily be expanded and concreted. Its a short road. There is even another alternative road from Anawan to Catalutuan to San Ramon, Iriga. When House Bill No. 4820 was

filed in the House, Salvio Fortuno of Rinconada and Gov. LRay Villafuerte who spoke during the first and second Committee hearings did not make any counter proposal. The HB 4820 proposed the site based on the requirement of the Local Government Code. A certification of a public land available for the capitol site by the Bureau of Lands was presented. Section 3 of Article I of House Bill 4820, provides: The capital town and seat of government of the new province of Nueva Camarines shall be the Municipality of Tigaon: Provided that a satellite seat of government may be established preferably in the City of Iriga or in any municipality within the First Legislative District of Nueva Camarines as may be determined by the majority of the member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan subject to
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forget the prediction, enjoy life

The year 2012 may be the beginning of something spectacular, something cataclysmic if you seriously take the prediction of Nostradamus. Experts in occultism interprete the prediction to mean that mankind may experience some kind of violent upheaval never before seen, the beginning of the end. But why focus on such dreadful things. Life must be lived and enjoyed. Only the doomsday seers see disaster in tranquility, ugliness in beauty, chaos in ordinary events.They see the end of the world in every sneeze of nature. I do not share their beliefs. I prefer to look at the the silver linings in the clouds, to listen to the chirping of birds and the music of the rustling leaves during windy summer nights. Such gifts, however, are not available to those in the big city. Let me invite you to where you can easily forget the dire prediction. This is what the poorest among us do when their empty stomachs grind, when they suffer injustice, when they feel that life is all

A Question of privilege

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bad luck.They entertain themselves with movies and live in a make-believe world away from the harsh reality. Movies are the most potent prescriptions for the hopeless, the miserable, those whose coming days are pitch dark, uncertain. The so-called downtrodden have found in it the most potent drug for their suffering. These movies are, however, not the ordinary run of the mill type that you see

everyday in our theaters.They are listed as among the greatest love stories of all time. A l939 film, For Whom the Bell Tolls, from Ernest Hemingways novel, is described as the greatest piece of American literature. It was a box office hit in l943, grossing S11 million. Nominated for 11 awards, it won one. The movie starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman and Akim Tamiroff did not get the nod of Hemingway because of the exclusion of his book political contents. Cooper played the character of Robert Jordan, an idealistic American fighting with a Spanish guerilla band assigned to blow up a bridge to halt the enemys advance. He fell in love with Maria played by Bergman, a young peasant girl who joined the guerillas to avenge the atrocities she suffered in the hands of the enemy. Pablo played by Tamiroff, leader
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UNEP comm studes P-noy sets new rules for suspension ofconfab attend media classes
The University of President Benigno S. Aquino III Northeasternhas expanded Philipthe existing protocol incespines (UNEP), in its on the cancellation or suspension sant desire to provide its stuof classes opportunities for dents withand work in government due provide them growth and to typhoons to include flooding, calamities with alternative methods of and other weather up for learning, has signed disturbances in order to avoid the another worthy endeavor. unnecessary participation This is theloss of lives. of Executive Secretary Paquiits Communication Stuto N. to the 6 said on CondentsOchoa Jr. th ICCSThursday the on Media CommuventionPresident issued Executive Order No. 66 on by 9, nication spearheadedJan.no streamlining and simplifying less than the International the procedures for the cancelCenter for Communication lation or (ICCS) Manila on Studies suspension of classes in public and private schools August 13 at the Henry Lee and work in government De Irwin Theater, Ateneo offices due to calamities. Manila University. This presidential issuance Mr. Alexander M. Baltais anICCS-Manila the States zar, assertion of Managing declared has personally exDirector policy to institutionalize measures that will the tended his invitation to ensure that being one of its university,the general public, including and regular state long-time students and partworkers, will be safe from ners when it comes to the said needless hazards and that academic undertaking. their lives and limbs will be UNEP Management has safeguarded, Ochoa said. been so supportive of our EO 66 has set the followevery activity which they ing guidelines in the cancellabelieve would enhance their tion or suspension of classes students skills and broaden in public and private schools their prociency in their reand work in government: spective craft. This years Signal No. 1 - Classes at seminar will focus on the afthe pre-school level, in documentary- makingbe automatifected area, shall which will showcase the or suspended. cally cancelled talent, intelligence and No. 2 - Classes Signal resourcefulness of the participants elementary the pre-school, in producat ing asecondary levels, in the and documentary material, Baltazar said in an interview. affected area, shall be autoThe maticallyconference willsuscancelled or be participated in by students pended. Signal No. 3 - Classes at pre-school, elementary, secondary and tertiary levels, in the affected area, including graduate school, as well as and professors from prestigious schools in the Philippines. Selected media practitioners from different media institutions will also partake of the lectures. We have invited distinguished lecturers from ABSCBN News and Current Affairs, GMA News and Public Affairs, Philippine Daily Inquirer and DZMM-ABSCBN to aquinodiscuss the ethical standards they follow in their work in all news organizarespective government offices, This will automatically tions. shall be give the parcancelled or suspended. ticipants the opportunity to askPresident Aquino also the resource speakers directed the Philippine vioabout perceived ethical Atmospheric, different areasand lations in Geophysical of AstronomicalBaltazar added. journalism, Services Administration (PAGASA) to isPart of this years convensue weather 2nd Annual ICCS tion is the forecasts through various for Best DocumentaAward media outlets, including Participantstelevision, not ry. radio and will produce later than 10 p.m. ofdocumena comprehensive the previous day and 4:30must showtary. Their entry a.m. of the day ofthe intended cancellacase the students writing tion comprehensive of classes and or suspension skills and and work. ability to develop show his The President, however, credible analysis on his chosaid that in the event where sen topic. Jurors will take a there are classes and work in look at the embedded social the morning and suspension values and the writers adherof classes and work is only ence to the International Prineffective in the afternoon, PAciple of journalism ethics. GASA should issue the foreMs. Melody Ordoez, cast not later than 11 a.m. of UNEP Media Relations Dithe said day. rector said that this will be At the same time, EO 66 a big that in the absence providesopportunity for the universitys communication of typhoon signal warnings students since it will not only from PAGASA, the local widen their knowledge but chief executives shall implewill localized cancellation a ment also expose them to or suspension of classes and government work in coordination with the weather bureau and the National Disaster Risk

DA hosts stakeholders confab

The Department of Agriculture in Bicol started year 2012 with a stakeholders conference In Libmanan, Camarines Sur. Over 80 stakeholders from the 2nd district of Camarines Sur covering the municipalities of Milaor, Minalabac, Pamplona, San Fernando, Pasacao and Libmanan attended the conference/oriJose Collera entation on DA programs and projects. This activity FREE HEALTH CARD government to impoverished constituents. The distribution was City Mayor John Bongat Nagasponsored by the De- shakes hand with one of the of PhilHealth cards was held on Aug. 8 in the new covered partment of Agriculture in lucky recipients of free PhilHealth card given by the city court at the Naga City Hall Compound. coordination with PAKI- stAKeHolDers SAMA thru the efforts of Da regional director Jose Dayao presides over the conference attended by stakeholders Mr. Sabas Mabolo. The from the 2nd congressional district of Camarines sur. activity aims to update the their suggestions, recom- ence the programs and proj- the increase in the budget of stakeholders on the differ- mendations on how to ef- ects will be effectively and the agency, the DA will be ent programs and projects fectively implement these efficiently implemented in on track towards achieving of the DA under President projects. the various municipalities self-sufficiency in rice and Aquinos administration Agriculture Regional of the district. He added that major staples by end of 2013. for CY 2012 and the dif- Executive Director Jose V. this exercise is very impor- He added that the DA gives ferent interventions of the Dayao in his message said tant for the stakeholders to priority to irrigation, postharThe the procedures for daily and and other infrastructure, DA andPhilippines largest service from Manila to Naga ies operates a thrice going vest 15 for the IronMan event, that the budget for agricul- know how they are national ag carrier, activ- and vice versa. The addition- Airbus service projects Ma- production support,20 for the Cebu from and and on Nov. 16 and research availing them. The ture for 2012 was increased to avail of the Pacic (CEB) is set venue al daily ATR said that ight nila to Legazpi, benefit thrice and extension.Congress. We ity also provided a to in- by 60%. He 72-500 with what they will and a from Advertising Other projects crease stakeholders toNaga is set to departthis confer- weeklyHe added that with remain supportive oftoCama(Turn page 7) for the its ights to give the conduct of Manila at them. ATR 72-500 service City four times daily start- 06:40am and arrive in Naga from Cebu to Legazpi. It also rines Surs efforts in stimuing Oct. 14, 2011 in response at 07:35am. Meanwhile, the ies four times weekly from lating trade and tourism to the province, Iyog added. to additional demand for return ight departs Naga at Manila to Virac. To give more opportuniights. CEB hopes to serve more 07.55am and arrives in MaCEB currently operates nila at 08.50am. passengers going to Cama- ties for passengers to avail of a thrice daily CITY With we are confident the crime rines Suris (Naga) with our director trademark low fares, Aside from Naga, CEB This to help Masbate CEBs said. LEGAZPI ATR 72-500 additional ights. being is a CEB holds a 50 officials are Masbate local percent off the 120 policemen now volume in the locality would detach itself from This one seat focused on developing tine. We reduced, privilege of the poorest provinces of lot of experiences which will be furtherare just socrime so- popular destination in the now sale on all its internamanning the public safety be benecial in the pursuit of lution efficiency enhanced country, and we hopemurder the economic potentials of the as the to give tional and domestic destinaand security setup of Mas- that the UNEP management country is so supportive of endeavors more opportunities for earned province byseat sale is from their future careers. regional and orderliness managed. capital of Bicol tag guests tions. The way of creating a bate City, the Going out from intense its world-class Aug. 5-7, 2011 or until seats headquarters of the conven- like this,fielding of so many to experience political rival- favorable investment climate, the PhilipThe Ordoez said. After the Masbate City, ries resulting a long series last, for travel tourism 1 to tionalNational Police lecture policemen informal lectures, events, said toCEB VP for implementing from Sept. propine classroom type (PNP) not only Thursday said it is the students will tour select- Marketing and other violent grams and protecting its mahere on exposes the students provincial capital, is in of killings and Distribution Dec. 14, 2011. CEB slashes 50 percent confident environment but ed media the PNP and as- occurrences which happened rine resources towards better to a new the maintenance support of networks to thewill Candice Iyog. off its lowest year-round of peace and order in that have a of the to watch live She cited said. also shows them variety of piration chanceisland province in the past, heIronMan 70.3 productivity.The police is in That political situation is fares to 16 of these initiaprovincial capital will be programs being aired by gimethods where they can pick to keep abreast with the eco- Philippines this coming Aug. full supportinternational desclosely attended to. unique learning and eventually nomic developments taking 14, 2011, and control starting tives, according to Calleja. ant television networks in already under the 22nd Phil- tinations: Bangkok, Beijing, in the Advertising after the Since last year, he said the The number already rou- Metro Manila. apply them in their daily rep- place in the Bicol mainland ippine conduct and Congress Brunei, Busan, Guangzhou, 2010 elections 2011, saw lo- Ho has Minh, Hong Kong, resents one policeman to 700 owing to the growing busi- on Nov. 16-19, which as some city Chi improved its investcal political events in Cama- Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kinapopulation, a ratio that ex- ness investments and tour- of the big camps yielding to ment climate earning for it a the intensified anti-loose fire- citation last Lumpur, Macau, ceeds the standard 1:1,000 set ism industry particularly in rines Sur. balu, Kuala month from the up and with that, according to Albay, Camarines Sur, Cama- arms and private armies drive Department of Interior and CEB added Manila-Na- Osaka, Singapore, Shanghai put in place by the police 12 and Taipei. Bicol PNP regional director rines Norte and Catanduanes, ga-Manila ights on Aug.and Local Government (DILG) (Turn to page 7) the military, the Bicol police Chie supt. Cecilio Calleja Jr., Calleja said.

Cebu Pacic Air to y Naga Manila 4x daily

Police tighten public security in Masbate

Search for eco-friendly schools still ongoing

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ronmental concerns among students, faculty and school administrators. Furthermore, the search would recognize environmental programs and initiatives of the schools. The participating schools will be rated based on the following criteria: environmentrelated aspects of the schools policy (20 points); environmental dimensions of school operations (30 points); environmental-related features of the school curriculum (30 points); presence of vibrant eco-organizations in campus (10 points), and; linkages in various programs/projects (10 points). One regional nalist will be selected for each category and will be awarded a Certicate of Recognition and P10,000 in cheque. The regional nalists shall compete orsaBia ovg nurses At sp at the national search that Camarines sur Vice Governor Fortunato C. Pea renews 42 registered nurses at the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) under a will be held in EMB Central special Memorandum of agreement (Moa) during the Moa signing rites at the sP session Hall, Capitol Complex, Cadlan, Pili Ofce, Metro Manila. last Jan. 4. oVG Chief of staff Hilda P. sabroso and oVG advisory Board Chairman nat Capucao, duly assisted by oVG Medical This search is a partnerCoordinator Eva Piano, oversee the actual Moa signing with the nurses. ship program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), JESSEL S. BASANTA EARTH SAVERS DENR Bicol Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada calls on students and EMB, DepEd, Commisteachers to spearhead a proactive advocacy on eco-waste management. The Legazpi City sion on Higher Education government launched Earth Savers Program, a scheme that will enable students to turn (CHED), and Smart Commutheir recyclable materials into groceries and educational supplies after each semester. nications, Inc.

LEGAZPI CITY The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) regional ofce here has reopened the regional Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly

Schools for elementary and high school categories. Interested schools must send in ofcial contest entry forms, supporting documents in both printed and digital copies, as well as ofcial endorsements from their respective Department of Education

(DepEd) Division Ofces to the EMB V ofce on or before Aug. 12, 2011. The contest primarily aims to develop skills and understanding in initiating active responses and increasing community awareness and participation on envi-

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DEnr workers pool P2.6M to aid co-workers affected by sendong

A total of P2,619,892.00 has already been raised by employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to aid some 249 co-workers in Cagayan De Oro City (CDO) affected by typhoon Sendong last Dec. 17, 2011. DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje turned over the initial amount of P2 million in managers check to DENRRegion 10 employees union president Felixberto Capadocia in simple rites held Monday (Jan. 9) during the flag raising ceremonies at the DENR Central Office grounds in Quezon City . More relief goods and cash donations are still coming in and these will be turned over to ease the suffering of our co-workers in Cagayan de Oro City, said Paje. Some 40 boxes containing of essential daily items like clothings, footwear, toiletries, and beddings have already been either shipped or are ready for transport to

CDO for distribution to the victims. We do hope that our modest contribution would go a long way in easing the suffering of our affected co-workers and their families, Paje said, lauding the humanitarian gesture of the members of the K4-DENR Employees Union (DENREU) who pooled together their resources in response to the fund-raising campaign he launched last December 21, 2011. K4-DENREU is the association of all union chap-

ters of the departments employees, numbering around 18,525 nationwide. Paje likewise cited the response from the DENRs staff and line bureaus which pooled a total donation of P1,198,850. The outpouring of aid spawned responses even from private loan and saving cooperative body organized by some DENR employees, Paje said, referring to the Forestry Saving and Loan Association (FOSLA) which gave P8,000.

murderers says dost of tHieVes . . .

people of Albay. The thieves could be called economic saboteurs as they also put to risk properties as well as the resources of the province in the event of a major volcanic activity, Montejo said in expressing his dismay over the theft in the unmanned Phivolcs relay station near Mayon Volcano in Sto. Domingo, Albay. According to an official report, the seismic station of the DOST- Phivolcs in Legazpi has not received any data from the two relay stations in the municipality of Sto. Domingo since December 14 last year. Upon inspection of the team from the Phivolcs monitoring station based at the Ligon Observatory here, it was discovered that meters of cables connected to the seismic sensors from the relay stations and five pieces of 12-volt batteries were missing. The relay stations are equipped with seismic sensors and radio transceivers that transmit seismic data to the Phivolcs central station in Quezon City. These stations transmit vital information on seismic and volcanic activities of Mt. Mayon. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said the incident has caused 50 percent loss in data transmission.It is a good thing that Mayon Volcano is not active as of this time, he said. Mayon Volcano is on Alert Level 1 which, in a scale of 0-5, it is considered abnormal. However, Solidum stressed that the incident, although it caused temporary disruption in seismic data transmission, did not hinder the normal operations of the agency in terms of volcanic and seismic monitoring. The incident did not cripple Phivolcs because other relay stations in Albay are functioning efficiently, he added. Montejo has urged the people who live near DOST weather and seismic forecasting and monitoring stations to be vigilant in reporting malicious activities that compromise the safety of the people. The safety of the people is our primordial concern, which is why the government is aggressively installing weather forecasting and other monitoring equipment like rain gauges and water level sensors critical to monitoring flood prone areas, he added. This year, the government is set to install water level sensors and rain gauges in all major river systems in the country as part of the national flood forecasting, monitoring and mitigation program spearheaded by the DOST . He has requested the local through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to look into ways on how to protect these vital monitoring equipment in the local level and immediately prosecute those caught stealing them. Montejo also appealed to the community and their leaders to help protect these equipment. More importantly, people in the areas where monitoring equipment are installed should help safeguard these equipment. After all, their lives, properties, and communities safety are all at stake here. He said Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has certified as urgent the proposed bill in Congress penalizing the stealing of weather and disaster monitoring equipment of the DOST. - Danny O. Calleja

A Seminar-Workshop on the Enhancement of research capability of the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) Faculty members was held over the weekend at the UNEP Conference Room, practically to boost the competence of its personnel in terms of conducting intensive study geared towards the production of a competitive research material. Dean of the Graduate Studies and concurrently the Vice President for Academic Affairs of UNEP, Dr. Eleanor Osea said that she is optimistic that the activity will produce a promising and encouraging result. I was first toying with the idea of having the research seminar then came up with a great vision to pursue it. Fortunately, the initiative was strongly supported by the UNEP management under the stewardship of our university president, Atty. Remelisa Alfelor - Moraleda. The output was great and we are certain that there will be more to come, Osea added. The confab held recently will just be the first of a series of seminar workshops that the university is going to achieve this year basically to enhance the capabilities of the members of the academe, particularly of the professors and deans of the different departments of UNEP. An integrated approach in research is one of the best strategies that we can use to come up with a comprehensive study of a specific subject matter- and a careful and thorough stratagem will certainly yield a favorable output , Osea quips. To show the managements support on this endeavor, Moraleda has announced

unEP deans, department heads attend research confab

incentives meant to attract partakers to really put their hearts and effort on this program. It include among others, de-loading the willing participants with their subject loads, opportunity for promotions and full financial support for documentation if their research work will be chosen by prestigious organizations for further study. Some of the deans and professors who took part in the first series of the enhancement seminar include Dean Wilma S. Santos of the College of Nursing gave the overview of the activity and read the introduction of the study, followed by Dean Ricardo M. Gamurot Jr of the Arts and Sciences Department who was tasked to explain the statement of the problem and Dean Elmer B. Lolin of the College of Business Education who also gave his thoughts on Assumption and Hypothesis. College of Education Dean, Dr. Violeta B. Lomibao, Ma. Chuchay E, Bailon , Chair of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Dept., and Architect Jose Malazarte, Dean, College of Engineering Architecture also took turns in discussing the rest of the topics tackled during the day. Osea said that she is expecting that the output of the seminar will be submitted to the researchers specific deans two weeks after the said exercise. It will then be presented to her for perusal before they can plan out for the follow up activity which could be anytime within the first quarter of the year. Osea is convinced that this endeavor will give the UNEP faculty greater chances to explore their skills and capabilities.

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BY J. HEnrY DaniCan

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DiLG chief leads inauguration of San Jose police office

SAN JOSE, Camarines Sur -- Department of Interior and Local Government Sec. Jesse M. Robredo and Mayor Antonio B. Chavez of this town led the blessing and inauguration of the new municipal police station building at Barangay Boclod here over the weekend, Robredo grace the said occasion in support of the project meant to uplift the peace and order situation within the area. Also present during the said occasion are Chief Superintendent Cecilio Calleja, Bicol Police Director; Camarines Sur Police Director Senior Superintendent Procopio Lipana, DILG Regional Director and National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Regional Director Rodolfo G. Santos Jr. Chavez expressed his thanks to Robredo for the latof our community under the headship of San Jose Municipal Police Station Officer in Charge Police Sr. Superintendent Danilo Bagasina, Chavez added. The three-storey building which is occupying a 400 square meter portion at Barangay Boclod, originally cost P5 million pesos but due to the timely release of fund and procurement of materials, they immediately started the construction and were able to only spend 3.6M. GRELIPS Construction and Development (GCD) won the bid and carried out the materialization of the said project undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The local government unit of San Jose also gave P500,000 as counterpart and will be spent to build perimeter fence around the said station. -Lizel S. Macatangay about so much rain that prompted the Albay Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to issue Public Safety Advisories. Aside from updating risk maps, Salceda said steps are also being initiated to strengthen community-based real time warning systems using rain gauge stations and flood marker, install CCTV in 5 critical (highly typological) locations, conduct a sustained Communication Protocol via the disaster Infoboard, and improve the Evacuation Plan and Procedures of the province.

roBrEDo ters support in this endeavor, who through his representation issued an amount of P3,500,000.00 for the construction of the said edifice. The realization of this structure will not be realized without the prompt assistance of Sec. Robredo and the support of the community. We are very thankful that our PNP members will now have a decent place to stay in and I hope that it will inspire them even more to do their job and serve the members

BuCKling DoWn to WorK

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Even on the very first day of classes last January 9, instructors and the teaching staff of the CamSur animation studio buckled down to work to ensure that each of these trainees under the Gov. Lray Villafuerte animation Training Program attain the skills and learn the techniques they have come for. upper photo shows animation Trainer Benedicto Bernardino while lower photo shows animation Director raul Mimay, both in action, as they deliver the initial lectures to the trainees.

albay braces for la nia . . .

GASA. The massive floods brought about by relatively weak tropical storm Sendong in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan in Northern Mindanao that resulted to more than 2,400 deaths, attest to its lethal threat. Disaster officials in Albay agreed that their existing risk maps need to be redrawn since previously declared safe areas were recently hit by massive flash floods, landslides, and lahar flows particularly at the foot of Mayon Volcano. Salceda said preparations are hinged on the recent rainfall situation indicating that La Nia would persist while weather systems causing heavy rainfall exist, as was reported by PAGASA. Tropical storms Bebeng (May 8-9), Chedeng (May 25), Falcon (June 22), and Juaning (July 22) caused severe flooding, landslides, and mudflows which indicated so much run-off water and precipitation. He said the onset of the northeast monsoon in the last quarter of 2011, has brought

Camsur offers low budget courses anew

The provincially operated and maintained Southeast Asian Institute of Computer Technology (SEAict) will continue to offer quality but low budget courses while the offer of free short term courses continues in furtherance of Gov. LRay Villafuertes advocacy on education and easy access to profitable employment here and abroad for Camarinenses. Such is the welcome development for the meager-resourced parents of students as well as school dropouts in the province from the management of said institution. The courses offered are duly accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Among the courses offered are two-year courses Computer Hardware Servicing NCII, Computer Programming NCIV, Computer Secretarial, and Digital Multimedia Development and Design. As innovation, additional trainings provided under the English Proficiency Training Program, Japanese Language Training Course, Medical Transcription and Basic Crash Courses have been integrated in the curriculum of these courses. The offer of other short term courses Computer Hardware Servicing NCII and Programming NC IV, which usually last for six month, also continues at reasonable tuition fees. The institution pursued the offering of said courses as the graduates proved to have easily landed jobs either locally or abroad. Meanwhile, crash courses regularly offered will continue as part of the advocacy of the governor and the provincial government. These include Basic Computer Operations, Basic AutoCAD, Basic Desktop Publishing, Basic Photoshop, PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance and C Language Programming. Each of these courses which usually takes a total of 48 school hours to complete is available to all interested individuals in the province including employees of government offices. Those interested to avail of the program must present their Form 137 if they are high school graduates while college graduates and undergraduates must present their Transcript of Records. Applicants must possess good moral character. Registration is going on while regular classes will start June 18, 2012. For more details, inquiries may be made via their landline 473-0382 or by personally inquiring at Southeast Asian Institute of Computer Technology (SEAict), Camarines Sur Trade and Investment Center, BMC Hospital Road, Panganiban Drive, Naga City. - fernandez

PnP Bicol reports 40% decrease in firecracker injuries

LEGAZPI CITY - Due to massive advocacy on the harm brought about by firecrackers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) believe that the campaign paid off with the decrease of injured cases. This reflection was made by P/Supt Renato B. Bataller, PNP Bicol regional public information officer during an interview at the PIA radio program Monday. The official stated that there were 38 individuals injured in 33 firecracker incidents, lower than last years 63 recorded cases or a variance of 25 cases. The period covered by the report from Dec. 16 until Jan. 1 showed that Albay topped the list of firecracker victims with 14, followed by Camarines Sur with nine, Camarines Norte eight, Masbate four, Sorsogon three, and zero for Catanduanes. Police arrested nine persons, eight of whom were from Albay and one from Camarines Sur for selling illegal firecrackers. The operation was able to confiscate illegal firecrackers with a combined value of P120,324, Impounded prohibited firecrackers in Albay amounted to P91,509 while those from Camarines Sur was P16,815. The police was able to seize P12,000 worth of firecrackers in Camarines Norte but was unable to arrest any perpetrator. The PNP report disclosed a case of indiscriminate firing and a victim of stray bullet. SPO2 Isidro Cucal y Nartatez is facing criminal and administrative cases for firing a gun last December 16 that traumatized children in the area. Recovered from the suspects possession were one caliber .9mm pistol, one magazine assembly loaded with two live ammo and two fired cartridges. No fire incident attributed to firecrackers was reported. - Aida Alcazar-Naz

proof of ConvergenCe

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The on-going repair of a portion of Guijalo Port in Caramoan damaged by Typhoons Bebeng and Chedeng May last year is a perfect example of the convergence advocacy being pursued by Governor Lray Villafuerte that facilitates various agencies to work closely together. Even as the year was about to end last Yuletide, Governor Villafuerte was able to secure with Philippine Ports authority General Manager Juan C. sta. ana adequate funding for the repair of the port that serves a crucial role in Camsurs tourism thrust and travel to and from the island province of Catanduanes. repair operations started almost at once and expected to be completed before the influx of travel by summer.

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p-noy sets new rules . . .
Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), particularly in flood-prone or high risk areas. The local chief executives serve as chairpersons of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC). EO 66 sets the announcements of the cancellation or suspension not later than 4:30 a.m. of the same day or not later than 11 a.m. for suspension of classes and work in the afternoon. The announcement should be made through different media outlets, landline communications and other technologies for communication within the community or locality. In areas affected by disasters other than typhoons, classes in all levels in both public and private schools and government work shall only be cancelled or suspended upon the declaration by the President of a state of calamity on recommendation of the NDRRMC. The concerned LDRRM Office must then be respon-

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sible for the announcement of the suspension of classes and government work in the affected areas in coordination with the NDRRMC through various media outlets available under the circumstances. EO 66 tasks the NDRRMC to immediately inform the Office of the President (OP), through the Executive Secretary, of any or all cancellation or suspension of classes and government work in the affected areas. President Aquino, nevertheless, directed government agencies directly involved in disaster risk reduction and management to maintain the operations of their respective offices to ensure the continuity of the delivery of public service. The heads of the concerned government agencies shall determine which of their respective divisions or units shall maintain its operations. These government offices are the Office of the Executive Secretary and the Departments of National Defense, the Interior and Local Government, Social Welfare and Development, Science and Technology, Health, Public Works and Highways, and Education, among others, which operations the President or the NDRRMC may deem necessary. The OP, through the Executive Secretary, shall have concurrent authority with the NDRRMC to cancel or suspend classes and work in government offices during disasters, the EO stated.

a question of . . .
of the guerilla band, resented Jordans interest in Maria and refused to help Jordan destroy the bridge. The romantic drama was set against the turbulent period of the Spanish civil war. Another film, An Affair to Remember, by Leo Mc Carey and Mildred Cram starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, ranked No. 5 among Americas greatest love story in l957. Two people met at a luxury liner played by Grant and Kerr and fell in love but they could not consummate their passion because they had other lovers waiting for them. They, however, promised to meet again. But tragedy struck. As the soft music played, they passionately kissed. While they were in tight embrace, I could see myself in the young man holding my girl tenderly while the ship continued its voyage. Gone with the Wind, a l939 American historical epic adopted from Margaret Michells Pulitzer winning l936 novel of the same title is the story of a spoiled Southern girls hopeless love for a married man. The girl, Scarlett O. Hara, played by Vivien Leigh, was in love with Ashley Wilkes but was devastated when informed that the man was set to marry another girl. But she would not give up her love for him. The movie, considered the greatest and most popular of all time, opens with the following introduction. It was a land of cavaliers and cotton fields called the Old South. Here in this pretty world, gallantry took its last vow. Here was the last ever to be seen of knights and ladies. Fair of master and slave. Look for it only in books. It is no more than a dream remembered, a civilization gone with the wind. The American civil war served as a background of the story. The war destroyed many lives but could not put a stop to the girls first love. There is another beautiful movie. Casablanca, a l942 American romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid set in Casablanca, French Morocco during World War II. It is the story of an American expatriate, Rick Blaine, played by Bogart who discovered that his ex-lover, Ilsa played by Bergman who left him years before had arrived in Casablanca with her husband played by Henreid, a leader of the resistance movement in Europe. In one scene, Rick was at the train station waiting for Ilsa but she did not come. When they accidentally met, she explained that her husband who was released from a German concentration camp came back to her. I have seen the movie.Ilsa returned to Ricks niteclub with her husband one evening, walked over to the pianist and begged him to play an old love song, As Time Goes By, her and Ricks theme song. Do you still have in your mind the end of the world prediction?. notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA
all unredeemed items/articles pawned at asPE sPEED PaWnsHoP, Jr. Bichara Complex, san antonio Poblacion, Calabanga, Camarines sur, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

dpwH starts construction . . .

last year and was already bid out to contractors and will soon also start rehabilitation of the typhoon damaged flood control structures, roads and bridges. Dequito said that out of the total 146 projects to be constructed under the 2012 infrastructure programs of DPWH in Bicol, 80 projects had already been bidded out with a total funding of P1.2 billion as of Dec. 31 last year, while 46 projects worth P1.4 billion will be bidded out by the end of this month; the remaining 20 projects worth P2.9 billion will be all be bid out by next month. He added that the agencys regional office will implement some P1.5 billion worth of the projects which includes the Legazpi City Urban Drainage System worth P500 million, the Bicol River Basin and Watershed Management Project flood mitigation component worth P350 million and the Camarines Sur/ Albay diversion road worth P500 million and P150 million for drainage/protection work along national roads. Dequito said that most of the road projects is part of DPWH Secretary Singsons commitment to pave all arterial road by 2014. He said that the road projects are also leading to tourist distinations in Bicol in line with the governments tourism program to increase tourist arrivals in the country to boost the economy. - Ed de Leon

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the provision of the host local government unit of a disposable and alienable public land for the purpose. House Bill 4820 considered the accessibility of government service to the people and also gave the Sangguniang Panlalawigan power to make changes if it would be good for the inhabitants of the province. ***** If and when plebiscite time comes, the people will decide if they are for or against the creation of a new province, Nueva Camarines. If we choose the status quo, what will we gain? If we choose the partition of the province, here are the following advantages: With the merger of Partido and Rinconada as a province, it will be qualified to receive Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) which it does not receive as separate districts under the Local Government Code. The combined IRA for CY 2010 as computed by the Bureau of Local Government Finance of the DOF: Partido-Rinconada and Districts 1, 2, & 3 the IRA is P1,375,043,771.88 Billion. CY 2010 IRA of Camarines Sur as a whole will become P1,139,991,200.00 Billion. There will be an increase of IRA of P235,052,551.88 million. Divide this by 35 towns and one city, additional funds available per town will be P6,529,237.55 Million or divided by 1,036 barangays, the additional fund per barangay will be P226,884.70. (1)There will be more funds for basic services, (2) more funds for infrastructure and socio-economic activities, (3) Greater capability to efficiently deliver basic services especially to far flung barangays. There will be acceleration of development not only in Nueva Camarines but in the entire province of Camarines Sur. The mother province, Camarines Sur will remain to be a first class province and Nueva Camarines will also be a first class province. Congressmen Noli Fuentebella, Luis R. Villafuerte, Rolando Andaya, Jr. and Dato Arroyo see these advantages for their constituents, that is why they are endorsing and fully supporting the creation of Nueva Camarines. ***** It seems the Department of Education will push through the additional two years for high school and kindergarten next year despite complaints of parents who say that would be additional expense or burden for them. If one listens to the explanation of DepEd officials, it is to improve the quality of education and to prepare students for skills and knowledge to enable them to get jobs easily after graduation. This objective is good but it should not be the first priority. To improve the quality of education, the following suggestions need to be attended to first: (1) Let the school room teachers teach.The information I received from some retired teachers in public schools is that many teachers give less time to teach because they are required to submit many reports. So, instead of teaching, they make reports which are alright with them because they are paid their salaries anyway. So, what will the students learn. This may not be done by all teachers but my point is to minimize the required reports. (2) Attend to the big school room, school building shortage and shortage of teachers, desks, books, chalk, other necessary teaching tools. Those are very essential. How can you learn much with these shortages? I hope Department of Education Sec. Luistro will consider these feedback and view it as a form of cooperation.

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at roWEna asPE PaWnsHoP, P. Burgos st., corner J. Hernandez avenue, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at E. BoY asPE PaWnsHoP, Prieto street, Filabel arcade, Dinaga, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at asPE EXPLorEr PaWnsHoP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, abella st., igualdad, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at r. M. asPE PaWnsHoP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias angeles street, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at asPE iGuaLDaD PaWnsHoP, Cor. igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez ave., igualdad, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at asPE CroWnJEWEL PaWnsHoP & JEWELrY sTorE, Bichara Mall corner J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna sts., naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

notiCe to tHe puBliC AuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at asPE suPErPaWn PaWnsHoP Crown Jewel Holdings inc., Elias angeles st., san Francisco, naga City, pawned from auGusT 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBruarY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon. redemption/renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until JanuarY 28, 2012 only. THE ManaGEMEnT BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 8 and 15, 2012

NOTICE is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving heirs of the late MiGuEL VEnTura who died on Nov. 8, 1997 at Nabua, Camarines Sur without any will and with no known debts, left certain real properties situated at Topas Proper, Nabua, Camarines Sur covered by OCT No. 28771 containing an area of 0.4005, ARP NO. 97-0410644; while widow MAMERTA P. VENTURA waived her rights to said properties and heirs MIGUEL VENTURA JR. and JAY CARLO VENTURA sold their respective shares to JOCELYN G. FIGURA for the sum of P50,000.00 in the manner stipulated in a Deed of Extrajudicial Partition of Estate with Sale, acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Dominador S. Torres per Doc. No. 132, Page No. 22, Book No. XII, Series of 2008. BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 1, 8 and 15, 2012

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da Hosts stakeHolders . . .
that will be given attention in the district are animal disease control, seed buffer stocking/ community seed banking, breeder improvement, and gulayan sa paaralan. Meanwhile, RTD for Operations and Extension Dr. Ellen de los Santos urged the stakeholders to support the programs and projects of the DA. She emphasized that all these projects are geared towards increased rice production to attain rice sufficiency by 2013 and to increase farmers income. She encouraged the stakeholders to strengthen their organization for them to avail of the different projects as the agency gives priority to organized group. Other representatives who presented their agenciesprojects include: Engr. Homer E. Diokno Acting Manager NIA Region 5; Bobby Jacob Division chief, PCA Camarines Sur ; Santiago Noblefranca Provincial Fisheries Officer of BFAR Camarines Sur; and Ms. Nelcy Alcantara Asst. Provincial Manager NFA. From the Department of Agriculture, Tirso Perlas Asst. Regional Rice Coordinator; Engr.Arnie C. Ilan Chief Regl. Engineering Division; Rosita Imperial HVC Coordinator; Raymond Marcelino Livestock Coordinator; and Oswald Ventura Regional Seed Coordinator. - Mabelle R. Ilan
tasked to go after the so called contract killers that operate in tandems on board motorcycles. In intensifying the security and public safety operations, checkpoints searching for loose firearms, patrols and quick response teams are now common sites around the provincial capital which according to Calleja has been effective in the maintenance of peace and order in the locality. - Danny O. Calleja

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police tiGHten public . . .

as one of the most businessfriendly cities in the region while latest statistics showed that the province had already gained headway in its economy by significantly elevating itself from the second to the 12th of the countrys poorest provinces. Sustaining those gains is now a concern of not only the local officials of Masbate but also of the PNP that is why we are providing preferential attention to the island in the placement of our forces, Calleja said. Part of the Masbate City police force now under the disposal of Supt. Rodolfo Abella, its station chief is a unit trained as Special Weapons and Armory Tactics (SWAT) that has been

soliD golD pAWnsHop nAgA CitY

notice is hereby given that all pawned items for sEPT. 2011 which were not redeemed will be auctioned on FEBruarY 03, 2012 at 9:30 oclock in the morning.

naGa city . . .
that charging stations will be established in strategic public places within the city outskirts. Designated parking areas shall also be decided by the office of mayor John Bongat through the Public Safety Office, manned by PSO Chief Lito Del Rosario. Just recently, Bongat received 10) electric bikes or e-bikes courtesy of the Climate Change Program of the United Nations, making the City of Naga the first municipality to be a recipient of the said vehicles, free of cost. The vehicles will be used by selected departments to deliver the basic services being offered by the city to its constituents. The said e-trike operation is only limited within the bounds and territorial jurisdiction of Naga City . A total of 1,600 electric driven vehicles are expected to ply the city routes once the said program become fully operational. The ordinance was authored by City Councilors Nelson Legacion, Esteban Abonal, Joaquin Perez Jr., Alex Nero, and Raoul Rosales. - Lizel S. Macatangay

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ipinapaisi sa publico na ang gabos na ipinagsangra kan sETYEMBErE 2011 isusubasta sa PEBrEro 03, 2012 alas 9:30 nin aga.
BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 15, 2012 The Management

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195 Panganiban street, Dinaga, naga City
notice is hereby given that all pawned items for sEPT. 2011 which were not redeemed will be auctioned on FEBruarY 03, 2012 at 9:30 oclock in the morning.

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nourisHing tHe CHilDren

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ipinapaisi sa publico na ang gabos na ipinagsangra kan sETYEMBrE 2011 isusubasta sa PEBrEro 03, 2012 alas 9:30 nin aga.
BiKoL rEPorTEr Published: JanuarY 15, 2012 The Management

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Providing the children much-needed nourishment like meals enriched with nutrients is essential to their healthy growth and development. The nutri-Green Program which is another initiative of Governor Lray Villafuerte is designed towards this end. in above photos are shown the children beneficiaries of barangay Santiago during the feeding program. The Nutri-Green program will benefit thousands of 1 to 5 years old underweight children in the barangays and preschool and Grade 1 pupils in public schools.

Albay braces for la nia

LEGAZPI CITY -- It will be a wet year, so said PAGASA of year 2012. The Albay provincial government has retooled its action plan following PAGASAs forecast of intensified rains and flooding by the first quarter of this year due to the expected return of the La Nina phenomenon promptly putting into effect the Reactivated Albay Task Force La Nina 2012 (RATFLAN 2012). Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said preparations have actually been started in December last year, with a refresher training on weather-related hazards and responses conducted by the Albay Provincial Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO) for the 30man core team from the provinces 720 barangays. Aerial inspections of Albays lahar zone in its 2nd district, flood plains of the third district and landslide prone areas of the province were also conducted in late Dec. 2011 by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), APSEMO, and the Philippine Air Force Task Operations Group 5, the governor disclosed. Salceda said RATFLAN 2012 has immediately been put in effect with an initial P22 million budget for concrete actions and operations, with APSEMO acting as secretariat with its head presiding over the regular meetings of saLCEDa members starting January. The return of the destructive La Nina weather phenomenon was forecast by PA(Turn to page 5)

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