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REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS
At least 22 bus companies plying
the Bicol-Manila route are covered
by a recent Memorandum Circu-
lar issued by the Land Transpor-
tation Franchising Regulatory
Board (LTFRB).
7 MORE HOLIDAYS
LEFT IN 2014
There are only 7 holidays left for this year,
Malacanang announced recently. These
include: November 1 (Saturday) All Saints
Day; November 30 (Sunday)- Bonifacio Day;
December 24 (Wednesday)-special non-working
holiday; December 25 (Thursday) Christmas
Day; December 26 (Friday)- special non-working
holiday; December 30 (Tuesday) Rizal Day; and
December 31 (Wednesday) last day of the year.
Sarion in China
sponsored trip
DAET, CNORTE - Mayor Tito S. Sarion of this
town is among a delegation of Philippine local gov-
ernment leaders who will visit in China for a fve-day
familiarization trip, the Philippine Center for Young
Leaders (PCYL) said in a letter to the Daet mayor.
The Philippine delegation is headed by Governor An-
gel Amante of Agusan del Norte, and includes apart from
Sarion, Binan mayor Len Alonte, Board Member Bobby
Cristobal of Albay, three other councilors from the cities
of Bacolod, Davao and Batangas, as well as representa-
tives from the offce of Senator Bam Aquino and Sec.
Kiko Pangilinan.
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MOVE OVER WAIKIKI
A beach front, seemingly sandwiched by two seas,
is what awaits tourists in Lahos Island in Caramoan,
GBC/JOVIVILLAFUERTE/MMEC
one of the areas being promoted by the Cam. Sur
provincial government for tourism.
Memorandum Circular
No. 2014-18, specifcally ex-
tends the Suspension of Im-
plementation of Out-of-Line
Operation of Provincial Pub-
lic Utility Buses with Pend-
ing Applications for Modif-
cation of Routes.
The LTFRB said that when
it issued Circular No. 2014-
010 in July 9, 2014 which
provide guidelines on the
conduct of what it termed the
rationalization of the routes
of provincial public util-
ity buses, and which allowed
provincial bus operators to
apply for the modifcation
of their routes; a substantial
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LTFRB suspends operation
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BIKOL REPORTER 2
OCTOBER 19-25, 2014 OPINION

Atty. Forbes consulted me. I advised him

to take the once-in-a-lifetime offer to serve
government. But I warned him that public
service is a thankless job. Even if you
deliver 99.95% positive work, the .05%
adverse fndings can be used against you.
My fnal advice never stick to your post;
be ready to resign when your boss stops
appreciating your work performance
rightly or wrongly!
ROAD REPAIRS: Opinions Unlimited
has repeatedly commented on the perennial
repairs of the Manila-Bicol highway. The
same road stretches repaired previously
are again being bidded out as contract
projects. We consulted former Bicol
DPWH Director Engr. Orlando Roces
(now a rural banker). He replied that
during his time, he recommended thicker
concrete for the roads since the cause of
the damages are the heavier loads using
the highways.
Now that the PDAF has been
On August 27, this year, a group who
called itself National Transformation
Council (NTC) called for President Aquino
to step down as in the NTCs words,
he has lost the moral right to lead the
nation, and had become a danger to the
Philippine Democratic and Republican
state and to the peace, freedom, security
and moral and spiritual well-being of the
Filipino people
In its call in what is now known as the
Lipa Declaration since the group crafted
the same in that former Vilma Santos
turf, the NTC also encouraged continuing
public consultations on the proposed shift
from the unitary/presidential to a federal/
parliamentary system of government in
the country.
Grab on an ordinary day a copy of a
national paper or listen to the evening
news on TV, and you will immediately see
the Manila-centric kind of thinking and
way of life of our country.
This hegemony is shown by the tilted
economic growth and development the
country has: it is ONLY most felt in the
National Capital Region, and Regions 3 or
Central Luzon and 4A, or the Calabarzon.
It is thus a prosperity and growth with
exclusion. May nagaasenso alagad dakul
nababayaan. All the rest of the country.
Clearly, the unitary/presidential system
in our archipelagic republic is propping
up this state of things. It is time therefore
we think of alternatives or change.
The federal/parliamentary system
provides us that. It is appropriate for our
country divided by ethnic, ideological,
and even linguistic lines.
It will also break the age-old kind of
patronage politics in the country, the same
politics which has mired us in perpetual
poverty and unending corruption in the
government.
Lets have enough of our daily dosage
of all these problems not of our own
making. It is time we focus on the future
of our region. Lets start thinking federal,
NOW!
controversy has been abolished (at least
on paper?), we should now have a new
highway upgrading system. The repairs
are not only costly. Inconvenience of
motorists in terms of travel time and
vehicle repairs are gargantuan. There
must be study on how much economic
costs are suffered by us whenever road
repairs are undertaken. Politicians
should stop making highways projects
as milking cows!
BIRTHDAY: Your columnist is now
73 years old!. Three years ago my
family tendered a grand birthday
party with four hundred ffty of my
associates and friends in attendance.
Everybody enjoyed the food, music
and camaraderie. This year, we had
a change in our lifetime paradigm. We
solicited medicines and funds for our
Acyatan Foundation (tax deductible
of course) and used them for a Free
Medical Clinic for indigents.
Eleven doctor friends donated
free consultancy services. The half-
day exercise successfully treated 370
patients, complete with free medicines
and breakfasts. They asked my children
what political position I will aspire for!
They explained that the free clinic was
our familys way of thanking our Lord for
the simple but good life that He provided
us with. We are just sharing the
blessings for others. After the exercise,
we all felt so gloriously satisfed!
GOSPEL: Whatever you do for the
least of your brethren, you are doing it
for me!
(PICPA past president and Hall-of-
Famer, and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement
Awardee).
COPRA SUPPLY: Coconut oil mills in
Southern Tagalog and Bicol are pressured
on two fronts: lack of raw material and
competitive pricing. With the recent
onslaught of Typhoon Glenda which
greatly reduced coconut fruits in Southern
Luzon, copra production slackened.
Coconut oil millers are now sourcing
their raw materials from the Waray and
Northeastern Mindanao regions where
coconut plantations were also ravaged by
super howler Yolanda.
On the selling side, millers are fnding
hardships in delivering raw coconut oil to
the few remaining (big) buyers. Unloading
of their CNO trucks have to wait for four
(4) days in Metro-Manila before they can
return. The oil processors and refners
now prefer the lower-costing imported
pam oil. Consumers are also affected
by the erroneous negative information
that coconut oil can cause cancer due to
afatoxin content.
PCA CHIEF: I have just talked with
resigned Philippine Coconut Authority
Administrator. Atty. Euclides G. Forbes
used to be my legal associate when I
was Head of Branches Group of the
Republic Planters Bank (now Maybank). I
can vouch for his total honesty. He was
already given formal clearance by Food
and Agri-Industry Modernization czar Kiko
Pangilinan after the review of the PCA
fertilizer purchases during his time.
Before accepting the top PCA post,
Coco Oilmilling woes
the 32 existing plants.
An offcial at one of the plants explains
that it takes three tons of waste material
to generate the equivalent of one ton of
energy from fuel.
At present, the waste-to-energy plants
in Sweden are experiencing what they
call over-capacity, meaning, they can
generate more energy than their present
garbage load would allow. Thus, Sweden
imports garbage from Norway, the United
Kingdom, Ireland and Italy for use in its
plants. (Presumably, such countries even
pay Sweden for taking their waste material
off their hands.)
* * * * *
One of the advantages of watching
television is you see things as it happens.
During the past week, I saw the Senate
hearing of the sub-committee of the Blue
Ribbon Committee where a former vice
mayor of Makati Ernesto Mercado charged
Vice Pres. Jejomar Binay and his family
of owning three hundred and ffty (350)
hectares of land in Rosario, Batangas.
That Dra. Elenita Binay, the wife of the
Vice President has a nine hectares fower
garden and piggeries there. Mercado
showed photo shots of the property which
he called the Hacienda Binay.
I also saw businessman Antonio Tiu
being interviewed by Coco Alcuaz on ANC
TV where he said he leased ten hectares
of land to Dra. Binay ten years ago. I also
saw the municipal assessor of Rosario,
Batangas, say on TV that there are several
different owners of the three hundred ffty
hectares.
Cavi te Gov. Jonvi c Remul l a, a
spokesperson of the Binay camp, showed
on TV the lease contract executed ten
years ago between Antonio Tiu and Mrs.
Binay.
I also saw Sen. Miriam Defensor
Santiago, an ally of the administration,
challenge Vice President Jejomar Binay to
appear in the Senate and take advantage
of the opportunity to clear his name. To
which Vice Pres. Binay answered in an
interview, If you are already pre-judged,
will you go there?
I also saw Justice Sec. Leila de Lima
say she has directed the NBI to find
two of Binays long time aides, Gerry
Lim and Eduviges Edong Baloloy who
had not been attending a Blue Ribbon
sub-committee hearing on the alleged
overpricing of the Makati City Hall
Building II.
I also saw the Senate hearing on the
Metro Railway Transit (MRT-3) system
where Sec. Mar Roxas was blamed for
the woes and hardship of more than
fve hundred thousand (500,000) daily
commuters of the MRT, when he was
the Secretary of the Department of
Transportation before Joseph Abaya took
over. Robert Sobrepea, chairman of the
Fil-Estate told the senators in hearing
that the termination of the Sumitomo
Corp.s maintenance contract was a key
factor in the commuters daily orderal.
The insistence of Sec. Mar Roxas not to
renew the contract with Sumimoto Corp.
and give almost all related contracts of
the government to accommodate favored
suppliers of the administration falls on
the shoulders of DILG Sec. Mar Roxas,
according to Toby Tiangco, spokesperson
of the UNA, the Tempo dated October 4,
2014 reported.
* * * * *
Well, lets watch developments on
both sides in the political arena and
decide at the proper time. I guess
Binay has the highest satisfaction
rating among government officials
is because of the discontent of the
people on the incompetence in the
government.
When my daughter attended a wake for
the relative of a co-worker in the Regional
Trial Court here in Naga City, she met Vice
Mayor Nelson Legacion of Naga City there.
She inquired about the plan of the city
government on the garbage in Balatas. Its
bad smell or odor reaches even our place.
Legacion said that the city government is
still studying this matter. In view of this, I am
writing the following excerpt from the column
of Rina Jimenez-David in the Daily Inquirer
dated October 8, 2014 as a suggestion for
inclusion to the study being conducted by
the city government. The city council just
ask chairman Tolentino about this.
LATELY, MMDA Chair Francis Tolentino
has landed once more in headlines for his
surprising suggestion to turn to incineration
as a lasting solution to Metro Manilas
garbage woes.
Now, incineration has long been a villain
in the eyes of environmentalists, who decry
the pollution created by the burning of
garbage and the resulting emission of not
just smoke but also toxic and noxious gases
produced by the garbage.
But Tolentino says the bias against
incineration stems from an old-fashioned
understanding of the term. Technology has
since been developed that would not only
solve the increasing amounts of garbage
generated by a metropolis (each Metro
Manilan, says Tolentino, produces 1.5 kilos
of garbage a day), but also harness this
garbage to produce energy.
What he means by incineration these
days, says Tolentino, is really a waste-
to-energy scheme, or energy recovery,
using the burning of garbage to produce
steam which would in turn run turbines to
generate electricity.
To better explain his plan, Tolentino
showed a video on the waste-to-energy
program of Sweden, which, despite its use
of garbage incineration, currently ranks
second in the world in compliance with
global environmental protocols.
* * * * *
IN SWEDEN, it was revealed, there is
hardly any garbage in streets or landflls,
with half of the garbage recycled and the
other half destined for incineration in any of
A solution to our garbage problem &
What I saw on TV last week
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BAAO, CAMSUR
Three barangays of this
town will soon have a safe
source of water, Dante Bis-
monte, the manager of the
provincial branch of the
oldest non-government or-
ganization in the country
said.
BICOLANO RESOURCEFULNESS
GBC/JOVIVILLAREAL/MMEC
Off-season, a simple gasoline motor used for farm tractors is used to power what is locally
called a skate to transport farmers produce as well as commuters along railroad barangays
of Camarines Sur.
BR REVIVES LITERARY SPACE
With this issue, Bikol Reporter is reviving its erstwhile literary
space allotted for writing in the Bikol language. Titled PAMA-
AN from a Rinconada word which means ember, it hopes to
stoke the now raging fre of Bikol literature.
Phivolcs notes Mayons
unpredictable mood
Bismonte, the manager of
the Philippine Rural Recon-
struction Movement(PRRM),
said residents of barangay
Caranday, Del Pilar and Sta.
Teresa which are all located
in the upland part of the town,
will be the benefciaries of a
project meant to provide mar-
ginalized communities access
to potable water supply.
The Tubig sa Baryo Proj-
ect was forged in August 28,
this year between the PRRM,
represented by its president
Isagani R. Serrano; and the
Coca Cola Foundation Phil-
ippines Inc. (CCFPI), also
represented by its president,
Maria Cecilia L. Alcantara.
The project aims to pro-
vide poor communities access
to safe water and educate the
youth and communities on
the importance of water con-
servation. It will also com-
plement the other projects of
the Baao LGU for rural ba-
rangays like the provision of
sanitary toilet and backyard
gardening, Bismonte, an
incumbent councilor of this
town explained.
LEGAZPI CITY -- Mayons rapid mood changes
are unpredictable, Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology (Phivolcs) resident volcanologist Ed
Laguerta said Tuesday.
The problem with Mayon is its rapid mood changes,
which can happen anytime like what it did on Sunday dur-
ing the visit of President Aquinos six Cabinet members,
Laguerta said.
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LIBMANAN, CAM-
SUR Thirty activists led
by Climate Change Com-
missioner Naderev Sano,
rested here for the night, al-
most midway to their 1,000-
kilometer walk to Tacloban
By FRANCISCO V. PENONES JR.
City to press for the passage
of a global agreement on
climate change next year.
The journey, offcially
called by its organizers as Cli-
mate Walk, A Peoples Walk
for Climate Justice, began on
October 2,the International
Day of Non-Violence from
Kilometer Zero at the Rizal
Park in Luneta, and will end
on November 8 at Tacloban
City, referred to by the activ-
ists as Ground Zero of Ty-
phoon Yolanda.
Sanos companion were
met by Mayor Marilyn A.
Jimenez and Bishop Jose R.
Rojas, Jr. of the Diocese of
Libmanan, whose Social Ac-
tion offce took care of the
walkers accommodation.
Dante Bismonte, the man-
ager of the Camarines Sur
chapter of the Philippine
Rural Reconstruction Move-
ment which is the local co-
ordinator of the event, said
that the Climate Walk not
only commemorates the dev-
astation wrought by typhoon
Haiyan/Yolanda last year
but will try to convince and
draw the commitment of lo-
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Published: October 19 - 25, 2014
BIKOL REPORTER 4
OCTOBER 19-25, 2014
ETCETERA
INNER CHESS
BY J. HENRY DANICAN

jokee BOTOR-REYES
PELL-
MELL
Its Christmas?
I watched my next door neighbor decorating her house yes-
terday for Christmas. . Very early, I thought. On second thought,
maybe its time. Why not? Christmas season has always been a
season of joy, so why not prolong the season?
I somehow envy her. While I am looking forward to Undas
to give respect to my dear ones who have gone ahead, here is
my neighbor decorating her Christmas tree with bright red poin-
settias, Christmas balls of various sizes and colors, and what
attracted my attention were the big blue ribbons. The Christmas
lantern was in place and the Christmas wreath hanged. Was I
right in my speculation. That same night, she lighted her Christ-
mas lights and had it on till the wee hours of the morning. I was
thinking, she will have a bigger electric bill this early.
But Christmas is still many days away. But somehow it can
be felt now. Early morning on radio, I hear Christmas carols and
it is very touching. Jose Mari Chan singing a beautiful Christ-
mas song and Bing Crosby his very beautiful White Christmas.
Whats the Christmas color this year, it had always been red
and green. But sometime back, it was blue and silver and gold.
Maybe, it will be black this time with the condition we are in.
Money is scarce. Many families do not have the comfort of the
homes in their evacuation areas. The prices of commodities are
skyrocketing. We are not sure of getting a Christmas bonus. I
hope there will be no typhoon from now till December.
My grandchildren do not write Santa Claus a letter no more.
They have discovered who he is. It is a She. It is me, their grand-
mother who patiently chose the best gifts for them, wrapped
them secretly and place them under the Christmas tree to be
opened on the eve of Christmas after our Noche Buena. We do
not prepare Noche Buena now as before. The bigger grandchil-
dren are out with their buddies and the smaller one is fast asleep
and so am I.
Christmas in our house has always been December 25 when
we have lunch together and greet each other over the blessings
of the season and pray that Christmas comes again the follow-
ing year and more bountifully.
May I be the frst to greet you all a Merry Christmas.
Anong Bago Manongod ki Pemberton?

Philippine News sa E.U. kan 2007,

nagsurat ako nin sarong rawit-
dawit na may titulong Dinuguan
asin manongod kan kiling na
baskula kan husticia sa irarom kan
Visiting Forces Agreement(VFA) sa
pagultanan kan Pilipinas asin E.U.
Kabali ini sa sakong koleksyon na
Cancion kan mga Tawong Lipod
na pigpublikar kan Ateneo de
Naga University Press ngonyan
na taon. Uni an rawit-dawit bilang
pagiromdom ko sa mga nagigin
biktima kan VFA.
Kan 2006, sarong soldados na
Amerikano, si Lance Corporal Daniel
Smith, an napatunayan na nanlugos sa
Filipinang si Suzette Nicolas. Alagad,
an desisyon kan Makati Regional Trial
Court hinira kan Court of Appeals kan
2009 asin pinabuhi si Smith.
Ngonyan na taon, may nagsangli
ki Smith, an marinong Amerikano
na si Private First Class John Scott
Pemberton. Si Pemberton soboot
invuelto sa paggadan kan transgender
na si Jennifer Laude.
Kan mabasa ko an sarong bareta sa
*sarong tataramon sa Rinconada na boot sabihon,
baga, na tinatahuban nin abo nganing magdanay asin
magkaigwang pampapamakot o pantao sa mga daing
kalayong pagtaraid harong. Mawot palaadon giraray
sa espasyong ini an pagsurat sa tataramon na Bikol,
siring sa suanoy asin mitikong pagdara nin kalayo ni
Prometheus sa mga tawo. Ipadara an rawit-dawit asin
rikastorya (fash fction) na may 100 na tataramon,
kaiba an halipot na bio-data asin malinaw na retrato
sa petroglyphic58@gmail.com.
Tapuyas
Nagkurahaw an langit
Sa katahawan kan diklom
Mga matang yupyop
pirit na tigmaan
Tigkapkap kun haen
an malipot sa katre
Asin pirong, tigpunas ini.
An paglagatak surunudan
asin an mga hapin nagtarakig
na sa kapagalan
Mga buhok natirindog
sagkod an dapan tigtais man
Huri sa kurahaw
kan langit
Napukaw an pirong
na muyang makanamit nin
siram hali sa pagsakit.
- Anabie Estrael*
*Si Anabie saro sa mga fellows sa
ginibong First Writers Workshop
sa CBSUA- Calabanga kun sain
siya nagaadal nin B.S. Education-
English.
Dinuguan
Manila Sarong sentenciadong Amerikanong Marino an ibinalyo hali sa sarong kalabos pasiring sa custodia
kan Estados Unidos, kasunod man kan reklamong diplomatiko, segun sa sarong parataram kan embahadakan
Biyernes. - PHILIPPINE NEWS (Enero 3-9, 2007)
Kaya kaidto kun an mga Kastila
Magkakaigwa nin saindang tertolia
O kafestahan nin saindang mga patron
Ipapabuno ninda sa mga muchacho sa harong
An orig na pinakataba asin pinakadakula.
An piling mga laman tamang-tama sa olive
Hali pang Andalucia,lilitsunon an iba.
Para sa mga Indio, an mga bituka
Asin an dugo na malulutong kakolor nin kakaw.
Asin kun an mga tawo mabibisto sa saindang kinakakan,
Dai kamo dapat magngalas kun an pagbalyo
Iyong termino kan parataram
Para sa pagpapadulag nin sarong sentenciado,
Asin an custodia pag-otob sana
Sa satong mga kasunduan sa iba.
Natood na kaya kitang akoon na sana
An inaapon satuya hali sa orig, mga bituka.
The trip, part of a regu-
lar exchange program of the
PCYL will leave for China
on October 20 when they will
visit Xiamen City in Fujian
province to meet local off-
cials and have a sharing on
education, fshery and the lo-
cal economy. They will also
visit Xiamen University and
met a local fshery group. On
October 22, they will proceed
to Changsha City in Hunan
province where they will visit
the local community cultural
center, and share their respec-
SARION IN CHINA . . .
tive local economic develop-
ment experience, social wel-
fare and poverty reduction
projects to local offcials and
NGOs; as well as visit areas
inhabited by minority ethnic
groups. On October 24 to 25,
the group will go to Guang-
zhou City in Guangdong
province where they will meet
scholars from the Institute of
South East Asia studies in Ji-
nan University, visit the China
Southern Power Grid group as
well as the Guangzhou Trade
Fair Center. - fpj
Estimated to cost PhP2.5
million and beneft 380 house-
holds, the Baao project is one
of similar projects of the two
organizations which include
spring development projects
in the provinces of Aklan,
Camarines Norte, Eastern
Samar and Nueva Ecija. It
is expected to be in operation
December this year.
As part of the initial phase
of the project implementation,
Bismonte, along with Liga
President Ben Blanquera,
have already conducted
3 BAAO UPLAND VILLAGES . . .
workshops for the residents
to ensure its sustainability.
Mayor Melquiades Gaite also
committed additional fund-
ing to tap other water sources
in Caranday for possible de-
velopment.
Organized in 1952, the
PRRM is credited for pushing
for the institutionalization of
barangay councils in the en-
tire country. The Camarines
Sur chapter is represented in
the PRRMs National Board
of Trustees by Frank Pe-
nones Jr.
BIKOL REPORTER 5
OCTOBER 19-25, 2014
BANCA DISTRIBUTION
DILEEP Awarding of 36 Motor Boats amounting to P2,542,680.00 to fsherfolks of the 4th
District of Camarines Sur for Coastal Barangays of Siruma, Caramoan, Presentacion, Lagonoy
and Sagay done at Nato Wharf, Sagay on October 14. This project was initiated through the
efforts of Congressman Wimpy Fuentebella and PDA, Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra,
DOLE Camarines Sur Provincial Offce - Ana Christine Soriano, Cecile Andalis and Delia
Calleja. Another set of 20 Motor Boats will be awarded later this month. The awarding was also
graced by the Former Congressman and Speaker Noli Fuentebella, Mayor Evelyn Fuentebella
and Mayor Constantino Cordial and others.
IRIGA CITY --- Rosary
School, Inc. and Sta. Mon-
ica Academy, both from
Baao, Camarines Sur were
adjudged as this years
Over-all Champion - Cat-
egory 1 and 2 respectively
in the recently concluded
52nd Army ROTC Activa-
tion Activation Day held
Friday at the University of
Northeastern Philippines
(UNEP) sports and military
grounds, here.
Twenty one (21) schools
from the Rinconada area and
neighboring municipalities
participated under Category
1 (Mixed Company). Ad-
judged as 1st runner up was
Baao National High School;
2nd runner up Sto. Do-
mingo Institute from Sto.
Domingo, Bato, Camarines
Sur; 3rd runner up Holy
Trinity College from Santia-
go in Bato and 4th runner up
Rinconada National Tech-
nical Vocational School from
Sto.Domingo, Iriga City.
Out of 9 competing con-
tingents for Category 2
(Company Minus), four
schools were able to make
it on the top 4. Zeferino Ar-
royo High School from San
Agustin, Iriga City landed 1st
runner up; San Antonio Na-
tional HS also from Iriga got
the 2nd place; Bula National
High School 3rd runner up
and La Purisima National HS
from Nabua, Camarines Sur,
4th runner up.
Lads and Lassies Learn-
ing Center from San Vicente
Sur and Partido College from
Goa were invited as guest
participants.
The winners under the
Most Disciplined Unit - Cat-
egory 1 were: 1st runner up
Sto. Domingo Institure (Bato,
CS); 2nd runner up Rincon-
ada National Technical Voca-
tional School (Iriga City); 3rd
runner up Sto. Nino Nation-
al HS (Iriga City); 4th runner
up St. Jude Agro Industri-
al College (Nabua, CS) and
5th Runner up Holy Trinity
College from Bato, Cama-
rines Sur.
Placers from Category 2
for Most Disciplined Units
were awarded to Sta. Monica
Academy (Baao) 1st runner
up; San Antonio NHS (Iriga
City) 2nd runner up; Zeferi-
no Arroyo HS ( Iriga City)
3rd runner up; La Purisima
NHS (Nabua) 4th runner up
and Buhi Lyceum, 5th run-
ner up.
Sto. Nino National HS
was adjudged as the Best
Marching Unit under Cat-
egory 1 while Zeferino NHS
dominated Category 2 in the
said competition. Other win-
ners for the Category 1 un-
der the Best Marching Unit
Competition were Rinconada
National Technical Voca-
tional School, Sto. Domingo
Institute, Rosary School, Inc
and Holy Trinity College oc-
cupying 2nd to 5th place re-
spectively.
Under Category 2 Best
Marching Unit, 2nd place
was given to Sta. Monica
Academy,; 3rd - San Antonio
NHS ; 4th- Buhi Lyceum and
5th place to Sta. Justina HS
from Buhi, Camarines Sur.
Grabbing the frsts were
Baao NHS as Best Marching
Majorettes under Category 1
and Bula NHS for Category
2; Best Marching Drum and
Lyre Corps goes to Baao
NHS and Sta. Monica Acad-
emy for Category 1 and 2
respectively. 1st placers for
Category 1 and 2 under the
Majorettes Competition were
Sto. Domingo Institute and
Zeferino Arroyo HS while
Tandaay HS from Nabua and
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Photos by Alex Parpan/DOLE 5
Published: October 19 - 25, 2014
BIKOL REPORTER 6
OCTOBER 19-25, 2014
Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
ANNOUNCEMENT
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CP#09203583662 / 09157768710
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: October 19, 26 & Nov. 2, 2014
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are
the legitimate children and heirs of the deceased
RODOLFO M. PORTERIA, who died intestate on
February 21, 2014 at Magarao, Camarines Sur, without
testament and leaving debts with the Land Bank of the
Philippines for Php550,000.00, Banko Rural ng Magarao
for Php100,000.00 and Php150,000.00 secured and
annotated at the back of TCT No. 27050, Katibayan ng
Orihinal na Titulo Bg. 12348 and 12438; the parties all of
legal age with full civil capacity to contract agree to divide
and adjudicate among themselves the described property
pursuant to Sec. 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of
Court, the children have agreed and covenanted to CEDE,
TRANSFER and CONVEY unto co-heir PURIFICASION
B. PORTERIA, and assigns the full ownership and
possession of the described properties and shall assume
the liabilities attached TCT No. 27050, Katibayan ng
Orihinal na Titulo Blg. 12348 and 12438 representing the
loan on described banks; as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Francisco R. Velasco, Doc. No. 1453, Page
No. 89, Book No. IV, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: October 19, 26 and November 2, 2014
NATIONAL LETTER WRITING DAY
SM City Naga, the Philippine Postal Corporation and the
Department of Education jointly sponsored the "Pinasaya "
National Letter Writing Day along the celebration of the World Post
Day last October 9, 2014. 165 students from Naga City Science
High School and Camarines Sur National High School participated
in the activity meant to develop the writing skills of students.
number of applicants failed
to comply with the same. A
number of operators also
fled their opposition to the
fling of the application.
This prompted the LTFRB
to issue the current circular
which suspends the opera-
tions against colorum buses.
In the light of the coming All
Saints/Souls Day celebration,
it also extended the imple-
mentation of Memorandum
Circular 2014-09 which sus-
pends the implementation
of out-of-line operation as
mode of colorum opera-
tions under the Joint Admin-
istrative Order No. 2014-01
till Novermber 30, 2014.
According to the LTFRB,
the suspension covers only
provincial bus operators
LTFRB SUSPENDS OPERATION . . .
with pending applications
for modification of their
routes.
The Bicol bus operators
covered by the new LTFRB
circular include Arandia
Bus Line, Cagsawa Travel
and Tours, Inc., Evangeline
Bonaobra, Bragais Line, Re-
nato Tantiado, Rolando Vol-
ante, Josefna Binas, Magin
and Antonina Bron, Roberto
Diaz, JYQ Line Inc., F/E Twin
Hearts Trans. Corp., Elavil
Tours Phils. Inc., Adolfo Vil-
lamonte, CUL Transport, Fe-
lixberta Bobis, Alps Bus Inc.,
Bicol Isarog Transport Sys-
tem, Inc., Penafrancia Tours
and Travel Transport Inc.,
Silvino and Yolanda Escobar,
and Del Monte Motor Works
Inc. - (fpj)
Comelec-Bicol top exec favors
SK polls postponement
By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY As the
Commission on Elections
(Comelec) conducts registra-
tion for the Sangguniang Ka-
bataan (SK) elections next
year, the agencys regional
head for Bicol based here on
Tuesday said he favors calls
for the postponement of the
same polls.
The SK registration that
commenced nationwide last
Sept. 20 and to last until the
29th of this month is being
conducted based on Comelec
Resolution No. 9899 issued
last Sept. 5.
The elections, on the oth-
er hand, are set on Feb. 21
next year as scheduled under
Resolution No. 9791 which
postponed the Oct. 28, 2013
polls pursuant to Republic Act
10632 enacted by Congress
days before the scheduled
elections.
RA 10632 was signed into
law by Pres. Benigno Aquino
III on Oct. 3, 2013 to give way
to the passage of an SK reform
bill.
Comelec Regional Director
Romeo Fortes said the Feb. 21,
2015 SK elections should be
reset to make it synchronized
with the May 2016 national
and local elections so that the
government saves money.
Besides, he said, reforms in
the SK system -- such as the
age qualifcation bracket from
the current rule of 15 to 17
years old to the proposed 18-
25 -- should be instituted ahead
of the next elections.
Fortes said he proposed
amendment to the age rule is
very logical since it would
come up with more mature SK,
which is entrusted to handle
public funds.
Under the present setup that
allows only individuals under
18 years old to run the affairs
of the SK, we cannot crimi-
nally prosecute them for being
legally minors once they com-
mit criminal acts involving
public funds, he said.
Besides, Fortes said, baran-
gays have been experiencing
shortage in candidates for SK
offcials, given the prevailing
age limitation being imposed
on members. They usually
are experiencing diffculties in
completing line-ups of candi-
dates, he said.
The Comelec offcial also
noted that the governments
K-12 program in the coun-
trys basic educational system
should be considered to bolster
an SK reform legislation.
Through the K-12 educa-
tional reform program, the
government extended the
schooling years of children in
the secondary level from four
to six years and made complete
kindergarten attendance man-
datory among pre-school kids.
Fortes said this educational
reform should be made paral-
lel with the political reforms
involving the youth taking into
account that they would be
more educationally prepared in
handling government obliga-
tions and public responsibili-
ties.
While the government has
been able to do it for the uplift
of the educational standards,
the same could also be insti-
tuted in the SK, he stressed.
In airing such notion, the
Comelec-Bicol chief said he
supports the resolution recent-
ly submitted to Congress by
Commissioner Sixto Brillantes
calling for a legislation to post-
pone the February SK polls to
give the Commission time in
its preparations for the 2016
presidential polls.
However, should Congress
decide to push through with
the SK polls as earlier sched-
uled, Fortes echoed the assur-
ance made by Brillantes that
the Comelec is ready to hold
it.
In the ongoing registration,
he said, only 40 percent of the
target SK membership is ex-
pected as new registrants in
Bicol as around 60 percent are
already in the previous list.
What we are doing now,
aside from enlisting new regis-
trants, is the removal from the
list of those who have already
reached the disqualifying age
or have gone beyond 17 years
old, Fortes said.
Filipinos who are 15 to 17
years old on or before the elec-
tion day are encouraged to vis-
it their local Comelec office in
the city or municipality where
they reside to register for the
polls.
Applicants for registration
are required to present either
their certifcate of live birth,
baptismal certifcate, school
records or any other document
that will establish their identity
and qualifcation. -- (PNA)
BIKOL REPORTER 7
OCTOBER 19-25, 2014
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUAL-
DAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from MAY 1-31, 2014 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLOR-
ER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from MAY 1-31, 2014 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
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 MAY 1-31, 2014
whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale
on NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
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 MAY 1-31, 2014 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on NOVEMBER
04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
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 MAY 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on NOVEMBER 04, 2014
from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWN-
JEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall corner
J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned from MAY
1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired will be sold to public
auction sale on NOVEMBER 04, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00
NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until OCTOBER 28,
2014 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: OCTOBER 5 and 19, 2014
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING
Fourteen selected CARD Bank, Inc. Managers based in Bicol
area recently underwent a 5-day capacity-building on public
relations at Eurotel, Naga City. The said effort is one of CARD
Banks goals to capacitate more than 443 staff across Bicol
to provide them with the right competency and relevant
experience and be well equipped in providing quality and
socially enabling services to their more than 148,776 clients
in Bicol.
hibits, video presentations
even breakaway sessions
on Culinary Arts or cook-
ing demonstrations.
For a registration of
P500, each participant
gets a bag or envelope, a
notebook, pen and cor-
porate giveaways, inclu-
sive of tickets for meals
and snacks, and access to
breakaway sessions.
For more information,
send inquiries to: camsur-
chamber_ph@yahoo.com or
Tele Fax (054) 473-3168 or
its website: http://home.ca-
marinessur.gov.ph/chamber
He said there are activities
of the volcano that are not reg-
istered in their seismograph
like the lava fow that occurred
on Sunday, which snaked its
way down to about 350 meters
from the volcanos summit.
This was accompanied by a
thick plume.
One activity the Phivolcs
is monitoring, Laguerta said,
is the new steaming coming
from the dome at the western
side.
Lava might fow from this
side, he said.
If this new magma goes
nearer to the crater, this is an
indication that eruption is
nearing, the Phivolcs offcial
added.
If this happens, there will
be continuous harmonic trem-
PHIVOLCS NOTES MAYONS . . .
ors or vibrations of the ground
-- and this will be recorded in
their seismograph.
Laguerta said Sundays lava
fow was part of the old volca-
nic material deposits because it
was viscous.
The new magma that will
come out will be continuous.
He said the new magma
did not fow out in the Sun-
day episode because the force
underneath was not yet strong
enough to push the magma that
could cause a big bang.
Laguerta stressed that the
fresh magma is explosive be-
cause of its many gas compo-
nents.
He underscored the impor-
tance of close monitoring of
Mayon because of its unpre-
dictable behavior. -- PNA
cal leaders to craft their own
Local Climate Change Ac-
tion Plan by December 2015;
and internationally, to call on
world leaders to craft a legal-
ly-binding commitment on
climate change in the same
year.
It will also try to educate
the public on climate change
adaptation and response
through the holding of Cli-
mate Fairs and the distribu-
tion of Climate Change Re-
siliency Toolkit the activists
will leave in the towns where
they will rest before continu-
ing their next days journey
ACTIVISTS EMBARK ON . . .
to Tacloban.
From Libmanan, the group
will proceed and rest in Naga
on Sunday, October 19. The
following day, they will go to
Baao where the next day, the
PRRM will sponsor a forum
on Land Use. From Baao,
the group will take the road
to Oas in Albay, until they
reach Matnog in Sorsogon.
From this town, the walkers
will take a ferry ride to Allen,
Samar where they will head
towards and cross the San
Juanico Bridge and end their
journey in Tacloban City on
November 8, 2014. -fpj
Sta. Monica Academy from
Baao were also adjudged
frsts under Category 1 and
Category 2 Drum and Lyre
Corps Competition.
Other winners from Cat-
egory 1: Platoon Close Order
Drill Competition Boys and
Girl went to San Roque NHS
and Sagrada NHS respective-
ly. Under Category 2 for the
same competition, the honor
went to San Antonio NHS for
UNEP 2014 ROTC ACTIVATION . . .
boys and Sta. Monica Acad-
emy for girls. Grabbing the
1st place under the Crack
Platoon Silent Fancy Drill
with Dance Number compe-
tition is Holy Trinity College
from Bato, Camarines Sur.
Special awards were also
given : Rosary School, Inc
. (Cat1) and Sta. Monica
Academy (Cat2) Outstand-
ing CAT Teacher Facilita-
tor; Best Platoon leader hails
from San Roque NHS (Cat1)
and San Antonio NHS (Cat2);
Best Majorette leader came
from Sto. Domingo Institute
(Cat1) and Zeferino Arroyo
HS (Cat2) while Best DLC
leader hailed from Tandaay
HS for Category 1 and Sta.
Monica Academy for Cat-
egory2.
Armed Forces of the Phil-
ippines (AFP) Assistant Divi-
sion Commander BGen Felix
J. Castro Jr. of the 9th Infan-
try (SPEAR) Division, Phil-
ippine Army (PA) graced this
years UNEP 2014 ROTC
Activation Day.
BIKOL REPORTER
REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS
OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPER
For Five Consecutive Years by the St. Peter
Baptist Catholic Mass Media Awards
8 OCTOBER 19-25, 2014
HONEST SM CITY NAGA EMPLOYEE
Rest room attendant Ronalyn Laura was cited by the SM management
for her honesty in returning a red pouch with P30,896 and assorted
ATM cards owned by Reyzzy Ann Lopez of Bgy. Pawili, Bula.
The First Regional
Youth Entrepreneur-
ship Congress at the
Capitol Convention
Center Complex in
Cadlan, Pili, Cama-
rines Sur on December
5-6, 2014, is an invita-
tion as well as a chal-
lenge to the youth in
the region to lay down
today through entre-
preneurship the build-
ing blocks of tomor-
rows economy.
Entrepreneurship --- to
the mind of the sponsors
of this congress : the Ca-
marines Sur Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
(CSCCI), in partnership
with Gov. Migz Villa-
fuerte, the Province of Ca-
marines Sur, the Philippine
Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (PCCI) and
the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) ---- is
presented as an alternative
solution to poverty allevia-
tion through casual hiring
and employment, which
seldom happen or if they
ever happen, they are far
in between.
The congress plenary
sessions will focus on:
lucrative industries for
entrepreneurs; potential
hurdles, and struggles of
a new entrepreneur, es-
pecially in the frst two
to fve years of operation;
creating support networks
in government agencies, in
non-government fnancial
institutions, associations
and similar groups.
Its workshops shall
discuss the different busi-
Sets First Regional Youth
Entrepreneurship Congress
ness opportunities, indus-
tries and interests that are
trending today which the
participants could get into,
such as: IT Solutions or
industry, like Digital Mar-
keting and E-Commerce
for SMEs; Lifestyle and
Fashion Designing, Cu-
linary Arts or Agri-pre-
neurship; Entertainment
and Indie Film-Making
or Franchising and Small
Business Loans.
Since the congress is for
the youth, there will be a
fellowship night and other
parties and gimmicks, in-
cluding trade fair and ex-
Gov. VILLAFUERTE
Engr. NGO
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