External Auditors alert taxpayers

Atty. acyatan

vol. XXIIi, NO. 21

Bicol, the philippines

march 13-19, 2016

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DOH warns Bicolanos

anew vs Zika virus
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Department of Health
(DOH) has reiterated the need for vigilance and
precautionary measures to eliminate carriermosquitoes and their breeding places to prevent
infection and spread of Zika virus and viral disease among individuals and communities.

In an advisory emailed to
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Bicol News Desk
from DOH, Health Sec. Janette P. Loreto-Garin stressed
that it is very important to
search and destroy the potential breeding sites in order to
prevent the spread of Aedes
mosquitoes that serve as vector of the virus.
We reiterate that cleanliness is still the key against
mosquito-borne diseases. We
should step up our strategies

with the 4S campaign, that

is, Search & destroy mosquito breeding places, use Selfprotection measures, Seek
early consultation for fever
lasting more than 2 days, and
Say yes to fogging when there
is an impending outbreak.
Garin concluded.
The move was called upon
following the recent report
from US-Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (USCDC) that an adult non-preg(Turn to page 8)

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Reyes, Sarion stress leaders, integrity

Photo from: Blacksheepslair.com

BUTANDING FESTIVAL
In the solemn town of Donsol, Sorsogon,
a province in the Philippines situated in
the Bicol Region, there is a celebrated
phenomenon that the municipality boasts
whenever the dry season comes. When the
months of March, April and May enter, a
group of the largest marine mammal shows
up in their waters.
This occurrence has been known by
the locals for over a hundred years, but
they initially believed that this huge beast
was dangerous. It was only when a group
of scuba divers came to Sorsogon in
1998 when they discovered that the whale
sharks were actually harmless and even
gentle. From then on, the town welcomes
these whale sharks annually and offer

Acyatan & Co., CPAs &

Consultants, the Philippine
Member of London=bssed
DFK
International

through its Board of Partners chairman - Atty. Tony

(APA) Acyatan, CPA - has
issued alert notices to their
clients and associates on the
forthcoming deadline for
income tax-filing.
Single proprietorships as
well as corporations (observing calendar year financial
reporting) have up to April
15, 2016 to submit their annual income tax returns relating to year 2015. The ITR
must be accompanied by the
audited financial statements.
For purposes of the tax filing,
the AFS must be supported
by the Statement of Management Responsibility (SMR)
signed and acknowledged by
the owner and the treasurer of
the business proprietorship.
AFS and income tax returns of single proprietorships are no longer submitted
to SEC because these are not
under the latters jurisdiction.
AFS and ITRs of corporations must be supported by

their thanksgiving for the blessings they

received with their celebration of the
Butanding Festival.
One of the highlights of this festival is
the long fluvial procession in the waters
of Donsol. During this time of the year,
the whale sharks are often seen near the
surface of the water. It is no wonder that
there are many locals and even tourists who
join this procession, not just to become a
part of one of the events in the festival, but
also to get a glimpse of what the largest
marine mammal looks like. So, if you
decide to visit Donsol during the festival,
might as well join the fluvial procession
to have fun spotting these beasts with the
other tourists as well.

Daet, Cam. Norte.

The next leaders of the
province of Camarines
Norte should be exemplars
of moral integrity.
We owe it to our constituents that those who will lead
the province should show
by example in words and in
deeds, their moral capacity
to lead, Sarion said during a
candidates forum sponsored
by the Student Council of the
Mabini College here.
The forum was attended
by congressional, gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial
candidates of the province,
like suspended Gov. Edgardo
Tallado, former Gov. Jesus
Typoco, and First District
Representative
Catherine
Barcelona Reyes.
Ako ang dapat iboto dahil
hinanda na ng panahon, may
takot sa Diyos, I live within
my means, lead by example
at pinangalagaan ko for 50
years ang pagkatao ko para
sa mga anak ko at asawa ko
at paglilingkod sa mga taong
may tiwwala sa akin. Naglilingkod ako hindi lang din sa
salita kundi sa mabuti at ma(Turn to page 8)

CANDIDATES FORUM

Gubernatorial Candidate First District Representative Dr.

Catherine Barcelona-Reyes, Congressional candidate Jojo
Unico, Vice Gubernatorial candidate, Mayor Tito Sarion
and his chosen successor, Concon Panotes during the
Harapan 2016 Candidates Forum at the Mabini Colleges.

3rd Floor, GERONIMO BLDG., BARLIN ST., NAGA CITY TELEPHONE: (054) 475-62-62 CP 0921-3183720 / 0919-2822901 / 0920-5337766

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opinion

bikol reporter

editorial
Gender Inequality and
Rural Women Empowerment
In the latest issue of the China Daily, it noted
that the Philippines is the only country in Asia
which is among the top 10 most gender equal
countries in the world.
This is both a cause for celebration and
concern.
In the political sphere for one, we have
Leni Robredo slugging it out with four male
candidates in the vice presidential race; while
another Bicolana, Laila de Lima is among the
more hopeful newbie in the Senatorial slate
of the administration line-up. This is reason
enough for Filipinas to, well, party.
Although, not too soon.
As the United Nations Development
Programme in its The Human Development
Report, said,
discrimination remains a
significant barrier.
The most observable discrimination is
along gender lines in positions, pay and
treatment...yet much remains to be done, and
action needs to happen quickly to address
deep gender inequalities, the report said.
Long-standing patterns of inequalities
reinforce each other, trapping women and
girls across generations in realms of limited
choices and opportunities, it added.
The World Economic Forum also cited
areas where inequality is still the rule, like
healthcare and survival, education, political
empowerment and economic participation.
In the Philippines, particularly in the
rural areas, women participation is still
largely unpaid and does not translate into
economic terms. While credit facilities are
now accessible to them, like those offered by
microfinance institutions; this has also mired
some of them in a kind of debt-trap and the
so-called feminization of credit.
Indeed, while much have been done for
women in the country in terms of legislations
and government programs, much still has
also to be done for women , particularly in the
rural areas where gender inequality remains.
This is clearly still a result of the governments
development paradigm which is skewed in
favour of the urban areas. Under this model,
development is equated with cities; while
the rural areas are pictures of poverty and
underdevelopment.
This certainly has to change, and with that,
the status of our women too.

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Usd-Php Exchange Rate

(Atty. APA chairs Acyatan & Co.,
CPAs-DFK International is past chair
of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA
past president and Hall-of-Famer,
and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement
Awardee).
FOREX RESERVES: The Phls gross
international reserves (GIR) rose sharply
in February 2016 - hitting their highest
level in more than two years amid strong
inflows, the BSP reported. The GIR
reached $81.3B - up by $609M from
$80.69B last month. The increase was
traced to the revaluation adjustments on
the BSPs foreign currency-denominated
reserves and gold holdings resulting
from the rise in the price of gold in the
international market.
BSP Gov. Tetangco also cited the net
foreign currency deposits by the national
government as well as the central banks
income from investments abroad. GIR
is the sum of all foreign exchange
flowing into Phl. These reserves serve
as buffer to ensure the Philippines would
not run out of foreign exchange that it
could use to pay for imported goods
and services, or maturing obligations in
case of external shocks. When the GIR
is sufficient, the exchange value of the
Phl peso is strengthened. God job!
TAX BASE: Only 30% of Filipinos are
registered taxpayers with the BIR. This
means less than one-third of Filipinos
pay income taxes. Of the estimated
103 million Filipinos, only 30 million
are paying taxes. Overseas Filipino
workers are not paying income taxes
on their income from abroad. So also,
individuals classified as minimum wage
earners are exempt from income tax.
Other unregistered persons are those
earning income from the underground
economy.

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Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
The BIR is embarking on a yearlong tax campaign to boost revenues
and expand the tax net.
Taxmen
emphasized that what is important
is for income earners to register,
file and pay. On the service side,
BIR now boasts of more than 86,000
classrooms built, more than 30,000
kilometers of road networks and bridges
upgraded and more than 22,000
clinics and hospitals built with the use
of BIR taxes collected.. The tax agency
aims to collect P2.3 trillion taxes this
year.
LOOKING AHEAD: Philippine local
traders expect the countrys business
environment to remain the same
that is, favorable over the next couple
of years regardless of who leads the
next government. Amid an upcoming
change in the countrys administration
by the mid-year, business leaders
said local companies are not holding
back on their investments nor are
their expansion plans await who would
replace President Aquino after June 30.
They say the eco-fundamentals are
already well-placed.
Business executive say: Even if we
choose the wrong president, it will take

a while for perceptions to change

dramatically so the course of the
economy will not change drastically.
They claim it is fair to say that in the
next year or so business investments
will still be okay. The Makati Business
Club - a private non-stock, non-profit
business group, lists some of the
largest and most influential Philippine
corporations as members. They all
have positive outlooks on business
and industrial investments.
SACRIFICE: As we prepare for
Holy Week we must be ready to
offer our sacrifices to our Lord for
the sins we know we committed and
even for those that we were unaware
of. We must cleanse ourselves of
our infirmities with prayers that as
our Lord Jesus dedicates himself
for our salvation, we will be worthy
of awaiting the grand Resurrection
of our Savior. This season makes
possible for us to reflect on our lives
and to review where we have been
and where we intend to go!
No matter how grievous our faults
may be Gods magnanimous heart
will always forgive us. The onlychance
for our non-forgiveness is if we stay
away from our Lord so far away
that His mercies may not reach us
right away. The Passion and Death
of our Lord Jesus is our cleansing
process, inviting us to realize that we
have a Redeeming God with arms
ready to welcome us all no matter
how dirty and sinful we have been.
Let us Repent and Live by the
Gospel!
HOLY WEEK:
Lets prepare
ourselves physically and spirituallyfor the forthcoming Resurrection of
Christ!

Grace Poe turned her back on her Motherland!

As someone who studied the Philippine
Constitution in college, I find the decision
of the Supreme Court allowing Sen.
Grace Poe to run for President by a
vote of 9 against 6 surprising. The 1973
and 1987 Constitution is very clear and
specific in the requirements for those
running for President, Vice President,
Senators and Congressmen. He or she
should be a natural-born citizen, and a
resident of the Philippines for at least ten
years before the election.
Grace Poe said she is a foundling.
She was not able to prove any Filipino
bloodline. Nowhere in the Constitution
says that a foundling is a natural-born
citizen.
P o e s c a m p s a y s t h e r e i s a n
international treaty or convention that
says foundlings are citizen of the state
where they are found. International
treaties may be part of the law of the land
but it is not superior to the Constitution.
A foundling can be classified of a
Filipino, Chinese, American, Spaniard,
Indian. Japanese, Malaysian, Korean
or any foreigner. The Supreme Court
decision may be dangerous if enemies of
our state will use this against our country,
In the future Well Im just thinking aloud
and wondering why the nine SC Justices
disregarded the specific provisions of the
Constitution.
I also beginning to believe what was
written by Charlie Manalo in the Daily
Tribune date Feb. 4, 2016. Heres the
following excerpt from his column entitled
SC going for Grace>?
But this early, rumors are circulating
the high court would be going the way of
Poe. In fact, even before the SC started
hearing Poes case, someone close to
the circles of the magistrates told me he
already has no less than nine justices

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
who would be voting for Grace.
In a small party last New Years Day,
I ran across this friend, who happens
to be my trusted source in the judiciary.
He is so reliable a source I always run
to him whenever I need information for
my stories. And when I say reliable,
you can bet everything you have that
whatever he would say would be almost
100 percent accurate.
When he told me it would be then
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno who
would be appointed to replace former
Chief Justice Renato Corona, he hit
it right on the mark. When he told me
former peace negotiator Mavic Leonen
would be appointed to the high court, he
was again that accurate. He is that deep
in the judicial circle it seems he would
never miss anything.
Anyway, our conversation that day
touched on the issue of Grace who had
been issued a temporary restraining
order a few days earlier by Sereno. And
to my surprise, my friend told me the SC
would be voting in favor of Grace. And
while he didnt mention the names of the
justices who would be voting for Poe,
he said already has nine justices going

for the adoptive daughter of the late

Fernando Poe Jr.
Of course, I had to argue that the
same set of justices who would be
ruling on Graces case had established
jurisprudence on the same matter
when they decided four months ago
to disqualify Kauswagan, Lanao del
Norte mayor Rommel Arnado in the
2013 mayoral elections for continuing
to use a foreign passport even after he
renounced his US citizenship.
And just early this month, the same
set of SC justices again affirmed the
Comelecs ouster of the winner of
the 2013 mayoral race in Basista,
Pangasinan province, Manolito de
Leon over the same offense, using his
passport even after he had renounced
his United States citizenship.
In both cases, the people have
voted and decided to elect Arnaldo
and de Leon but still, the SC decided
to oust them from their elective post
after having found them to have
violated qualification requirements,
and in the process, established a
jurisprudence which could guide them
in Poes disqualification case, as
Grace shares the same experience
with both Arnaldo and de Leon.
So, whats the difference between
their cases? Nothing except that
Poe is a rich candidate vying for the
highest post in the land and who could
be the biggest savior of the outgoing
Malacaang resident.
The moral issue against Grace Poe
is her renunciation of her Philippine
citizenship to become an American
citizen. Her loyalty to our country is
questionable. She could have just
applied for a greencard but she turned
her back on her Motherland!

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Tripartite climate change pact signed

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
BUHI, Camarines Sur
--- A tripartite agreement
of understanding sealed the
commitment of three government agencies to bring
climate change advocacy
campaign to a higher level.
In a simple memorandum of agreement (MOA)
signing ceremony Monday,
March 7 held at the municipality of Buhi, Philippine
Information Agency (PIA)
Regional Director Aida A.
Naz and PIA Camarines Sur
Info Center Manager AnaLiza S. Macatangay, Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR)
CENRO Rene Camacho and
Buhi Mayor Rey P. Lacoste,
affixed their signatures in the
said document to strengthen
their partnership in combating the ill effects of climate
change through education
and other forms of information dissemination.
The LakasLikasan billboard, which highlights the
primary purpose of the MOA,
was strategically placed at
Sta. Elena , Poblacion in
Buhi where the populace and
other tourists visiting the area
can conspicuously see it. The
said structure bears a message
of protecting the lake and the
forests that surround it and
to protect the environment in

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general.
Naz in her message, challenged everyone to be a steward of the environment, take
the campaign seriously and
involve the younger generation in protecting our land.
Lacoste expressed his appreciation that his town was
chosen as LakasLikasan billboard caretaker stating that
the partnership only proves
that more and more organizations are into the preservation of the environment. He
said that if there is a time to
change, it should be now.
The advocacy is also centered on the primordial concern to adopt mitigation measures to lessen, if not totally
eliminate, the hostile effects
of climate change and global
warming to every living thing
that will be affected by it.
Under the MOA, LGU
Buhi commits itself to maintain the safety of the Climate
Change Adaptation (CCA)
campaign billboard which
was provided by both DENR
and PIA.
The joint DENR-PIA CCA
Advocacy Campaign is being implemented nationwide
and the local information
campaign to address climate
change issues in the provincial level is coursed through
the aforementioned agencies.

DENR-PIA with LGU Buhi MOA signing and Billboard Installation of CCA Advocacy Campaign on March 07, 2016 at
Buhi, Cam. Sur.

Albay almost ready to host Palarong Pambansa

By Nancy Ibo Mediavillo
LEGAZPI CITY -- The
provincial government of
Albay is 90 percent prepared to host the Palarong
Pambansa 2016, a month
before the national games
on April 10-16, Gov. Joey
Sarte Salceda said Thursday.
Salceda made his assessment based on the comprehensive report his office
received from various committees working on the Palarong Pambansa 2016 jointly
composed of officials and
employees of the province
and the Department of Education (DepEd) based on Ex-

ecutive Order 2015-029 that

he signed on Dec. 9, 2015.
He said there are 29 playing venues, with the center
of competition being inside
the Bicol University Main

Campus in this city.

There are 32 billeting
centers, 30 of which are public elementary and secondary schools and two state
universities and colleges

(SUC) campuses -- the Bicol University Main and

Bicol University College of
Agriculture and Fisheries in
Guinobatan, Albay.
The billeting centers will
house the delegates from the
18 regions of the country
who are participating in the
national school games competition.
Six billeting quarters are
ready for sports officials.
In this connection, a threeday Joint Technical Committee Conference for the
Palarong Pambansa headed
by the DepEd and Albay is
now ongoing to tackle developments and last-minute
hitches.

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bikol reporter

Atlantic Bakery launches

1st TV Ad competition

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- Atlantic Bakery launches its first
ever TV Ad Competition
in the region to encourage
more and more families to
live a healthy life and inculcate the value of nurturing
their homes to be happy.
At Atlantic Bakery, we
strongly believe in living
healthy- thus our breads are
made without preservatives
added. We acknowledge the
significant role of families in
taking care of their homes by
ensuring that each member
lived a healthy life. We like to
deliver these values to all the
families in Bicol with the help
of the broadcast media, Kim
Legazpi-Poon, Atlantic Marketing Officer stated.
In a press conference held
over the weekend, Atlantic
Bakery announced the competition to all commercial and
media enthusiasts, including
all organizations and individuals, encouraging them to
create a television ad that will
inspire others to promote living healthy by eating fresh
food especially bread and
pastry to deliver that message
through generations.
Ads should contain positive messages that could, for
example, show what people
can do to live fresh, happy
and healthy lives every day
and what we can do as a family, as members of the community, as a county and as global
citizens to make this happen,
Poon added.
The competition is divided
into two main categories; the
Student Category and the
Open Category. Sub-categories under the two are Product
Ads and Corporate Ads which
will be judged separately but
with the same prize and freebies.

Grand winners under the

2 Categories, both for the
Products and Corporate Ads
will receive Php 30,000.00
cash prize and 15,000.00 for
the first runner up. All participants, including the participating school, will receive
certificates in acknowledgment for their achievement
and participation.
To
register,
participants should have an accumulated or single purchase
of at least P250 worth of any
Atlantic Bakery bread within
the registration period starting on the day of the launch
until April 10 at 5:00pm.
Deadline for submission of
entries is on May 15 until
5pm.
The submitted work must
bear the Atlantic Bakery logo.
High definition quality entries should be submitted burnt
on a single CD/DVD and may
be given to the organizers in
any of the following file formats: .avl, .flv,.mpeg, .mp4.,
wmv or .mov. Registrants will
fill up an Official Entry form
upon submission. Participants
should bear in mind that their
entries will be disqualified if
it fail to meet the correct technical specifications crafted
out by the organizers.
Originality of work is
equivalent to 40 per cent as
set by the jurors. Creativity,
which include editing and use
of the medium is also equivalent to 40 percent and Impact
and recall consists of 20 percent, completing the 100 percent criteria for judging the
entries.
For additional queries, interested participants may visit
any Atlantic Bakery Store or
they may get in touch with
Miss Eloisa at telephone
number (054) 473-9196 or
09399233649. - PIAV/Camarines Sur)

halo-halo

march 13-19, 2016

Tultol na lider = tiwala nin negosyo

Mayo nang mapugol sa padagos
na pagsirang kan ekonomiya kan
Daet. Sa huring duwang bulan kan
saiyang termino bilang alkalde kan
munisipyo kan banwaan, may paabot
asin iwawalat pa giraray si Mayor Tito
S. Sarion sa saiyang mga kahimanwa
sa paagi nin mga bagong investments
digdi. Kasabay kan paglunsar kan
saiyang biography na sinurat ko na
may titulong, TITO SARTE SARION
ON THE GO: His Story and Daets
Transformation, ginibo man an sarong
investment forum sa Heritage Center
kan banwaan. Pigpalliwanag ni Jorge
Palma kan pamosong Bob Marlin sa
Naga an saindang mga proyekto sa
Bagasbas Beach, kun sain mapatugdok
siya nin sanga kan saiyang restaurant,
mantang an sarong Hapon na si Akio
Tagasaki malaag man nin ramen house.
Katabang sa development kan lugar iyo
an kompanya kan sarong Amerikano, an
kaamigo kong si Paul Redburn na agom
kan parasurat na si Issa. Gagamiton
an saiyang QuikBlox sa pagpatugdok
nin iistaran kan mga informal settlers
na nagookupar kan daga ni Jorge. An
QuikBlox kongkretong materyal na
bakong arog sa hollow blocks, kaipuhan
pa nin semento asin mga kabilya
nganing matugdok. Napapatindog ini

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
sa paagi nin mga turnilyo kaya may
pusog ini sa hollow blocks. Sa siring na
mga developers na igwang inaapod na
corporate social responsibility, mayong
kahandalan an sarong local government
unit, magin an mga namamanwaan
digdi kan maray na intension kan mga
bagong investors na ini. Nagbilog pa
ngani sinda nin Bagasbas Business
Club nganing makaenganyar pa nin
ibang mga investors sa lugar. Hunaon
mong sarong barangay na may sadiring
business club!
Sa siring na forum, yaon man an
sarong dating residente kan Daet
na mabugtak nin bagong hotel,
Hugpaan, sa saiyang 2ng ektaryang
daga sa Bagasbas. Magin an bagong

Canaman folks reminisce heroic milestones of TVGU

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay

CANAMAN, Camarines
Sur --- The heroic deeds of
the Tangcong Vaca Guerilla
Unit (TVGU) during the
Japanese occupation in 1942
continue to bring pride to
the people of Canaman to
this date. Soldiers, mostly
from this little town including other guerilla units and
members of the indigenous
community dubbed Agta,
significantly contributed to
the recovery of the capitol
from the hands of the enemies in May 1945.
Through a holy mass and
ceremonial flower offering to
the TVGU shrine held Tuesday, March 8, the whole community solemnly celebrated the
74th anniversary of the birth of
this revolutionary group.
Canaman Mayor Emmanuel Requejos father, the late
Damaso R. Requejo is also a
guerilla who joined the rest of
the TVGU in defending our
sovereignty during World War
II. He was also the mayor of
this town during the said pe-

riod.
Students from the elementary schools of San Juan,
San Nicolas, and Palo, all in
Canaman re-enacted how the

Naga hosts celebration of Womens Day

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- This
city has lined up string of
activities starting today until the 18th, to accentuate
the week-long celebration
of Womens Day here by

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starting it off with a stickering campaign at the heart

of the city this morning.
Taga Naga ako, Kababaihan Nirerespeto ko spells
out the message that Naguenos would like to convey to
their constituents and to the

presidente kan Naga College

Foundation nagsabi na pigaadalan
na ninda an pagbukas man nin
negosyo sa Bagasbas na sabi niya
sarong sunrise beach kompara sa
Bali, kun sain siya nagistar nin tolong
taon, na sarong sunset beach.
Naisip ko na an kaipuhan talaga
kan mga local government units
iyo an sarong tultol na lider asin
marikas na paagi o proseso para sa
mga negosyante nganing magabot
an mga investors, siring sa Daet sa
pamamayo ni Mayor Sarion. Dai
kinakaipuhan an papogi points. Orog
na na dai dapat makikompetensya
an mga local government units
sa pribadong sector.
Saro iyan
na inaapod na disincentive. Mas
marhay sa LGU na pabayaan an
merkado na magsulog sa kun sain
gusto kaining padumanan. An papel
kan LGU magtao sana nin klaradong
vision o padumanan, ilatag an mga
policies asin kun pwede magtao man
nin mga incentives sa inaapod na
mga locators.
Kun nagibo ini ni Mayor Sarion,
ano ta dai magibo kan iba. Kaipuhan
lang an sinceridad asin tultol na
serbisyo.

rest of the populace as hundreds of stickers are distributed at the Plaza Quezon
bearing the said quotation.
The next activities slated
for the day include the opening of Trade Fair at Plaza
Rizal to be immediately fol-

lowed by Zumba or hataw

exercise and a short program
at the Plaza Quezon.
City Mayor John Bongat,
also the Naga City Council
for Women (NCCW) Chairperson and City Councilor
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TVGU triumphed during one

of their successful operations
the Taguilid Pass attack in
Pasacao, Camarines Sur in
November 1942. The siege
killed 186 Japanese soldiers
including General Tacano and
injured many.
The unknown soldiers
monument was surrounded
by the heirs of the deceased
and living guerillas like Lolo
Antonio Estrada, who can
still vividly recall their struggles during the World War II.
He became emotional when
he started to recall how they
fought the Japanese invaders
and how they were able to win
in spite of the numerous casualty from their group.
Estrada also reiterated the
importance of looking back
at the struggles of the past
and appreciating the independence we are now enjoying.
Requejo also shared their
familys experience when his
father, the Chief Executive
of the town during the Japanese invasion was incarcer-

ated at the Ateneo garrison. He

recalled how they lose hope
of not seeing their father alive
but was relieved when a Japanese captain spared him from
his certain death. His family
attributed it to the miracle
through the intercession of
Nuestra Senora de Penafrancia.
The local official also
thanked Department of Education (DepEd) Public Schools
Supervisor Manuel Cabiles,
Jr., for spearheading the event
and encouraged the teachers to
continue inculcating the lessons of the past in the midst of
modernization.
It was in Canaman where
the force of the TVGU was first
organized by Ellias V. Madrid,
a native of the town. He was
joined by Juan Q. Miranda,
then the Commanding Officer
who later became the Representative of the 2nd District of
Camarines Sur and Leon SA
Aureus, Executive Officer and
became the first Chief Executive of Naga City.

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MARCH
6 - 12, 2016
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importance.
Camarines Sur Provincial presence is needed.
De Baguio announced that
The city government of
Fire Marshall Chief Inspector
Juan B. Paz commended the Naga is always in support of they have close coordination
various sectors of the commu- the activities of the BFP in con- with the Metro Naga Water
nity for their contribution in nection with the Fire Protection District (MNWD) in case they
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their support every time their OWWA.

Plan International promotes

positive discipline, launches
Gawad Gabay Award
By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- Plan
International Inc., together
with other organizations
pushing for positive discipline, recently launched the
Gawad Gabay Award
here to encourage more and
more advocates to promote
and practice non-violent
ways of disciplining the children.
Plan International Inc.
Project Manager Jayson Lozano stated that the awards
primary objective is to improve the capacity of civil
society and the government
in implementing policies and
strengthen programs prohibiting corporal punishment and
bullying. Its over-all goal is
to contribute to the protection
of children from all forms of
violence.

Lozano stated that the

launching of Gawad Gabay
is the first of its kind in the
Philippines that will encourage parents, teachers, Civil
Society Organizations, children and Youth Associations,
LGUs and Individuals practicing and promoting the new
normal approach in Disciplining Children without doing
harm.
Search coverage include
the Naga City & Pili in Camarines Sur; Lagawe and Lamut,

in Ifugao; Talisay and Cebu

cities in Cebu; Alabel in Sarangani Province and Llorente
and Maydolong in Eastern
Samar.
The Awards will have the
following categories: Model
Family, Model School and
Model Barangay.
A Technical Working
Group (TWG) composed of
representatives from Plan International, Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development, Lihok
Pilipina, Department of Education, DSWD, DILG-LGOO
and Co-Partners will be in
charge of finalizing the rules,
mechanics, application form,
and publicity/marketing requirements of the said award.
Philippine
Information
Agency-Camarines Sur Provincial Office was also invited
to be part of the Selection
Committee during the contests recent launch on February 29 here.
Finalists will be interviewed to determine the extent of the impact of their
practices in the community
and its significance in the promotion of positive discipline
in their areas of jurisdiction.
Children, being the center and
end recipients of the project,
will also be consulted in the
finalization of the mechanics.
Families with at least one
child, related by blood or
law, schools operating with
permit from the Department
of Education, and Barangays
under the areas covered by the
project are eligible to join the
competition.
Anyone may also nominate
a family, school, or barangay,
including his/her own, using
the designated Official Entry
Form for each category. The
Awards Official Entry Form
may be downloaded from
Plan Internationals website.
The nomination already
commenced this month and
will end on June. The awarding ceremony is slated on August 2016.

MESSAGE OF THANKS

ALICE ELMA PALAROAN SALES

Died on February 27, 2016

IN THE GOOD GRACE OF OUR LORD

Her loving husband Hector and children

Anthony, Kristine and Paulo
warmly extend their deepest gratitude
and appreciation
for the prayers and other pious acts
offered to the Almighty
for the eternal repose of her soul.
May she rest in peace in your continued
prayers.

FIRE PREVENTION MONTH 2016

Secondary and elementary grade students of selected

schools in Pili District of the DepEd CamSur competed in
an Essay Writing and Poster/Drawing contest sponsored by
the BFP-Pili Fire Station under OIC Mun. Fire Marshall SPO4
Lydio V. de Jesus Jr.). - ALEX B. BUSTAMANTE

DIOS MABALOS PO.

BR_March 13-19 final.indd 5

Republic of the Philippines

Office of the President
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD
Bicol Region, 2/F Insular Life Bldg., Rizal St., 4500 Legazpi City
7HO)D[1R7HO)D[
website:www.hlurb.gov.ph
Email: br@hlurb.gov.ph

PA U N A W A
Ipinauunawa na si RICHARD T. ROCHA, Bise Presidente
sa Operations ng LYRR REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ay
nagharap ng isang pahayag sa Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board-Bicol Region, para sa pagpalit ng pagmamay-ari ng VILLA
OBIEDO SUBDIVISION na matatagpuan sa Bgy. Cararayan, Naga City
mula sa "8990 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" ililipat
sa pangalan ng "LYRR REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" sa
bisa ng Deed of Absolute Sale.
Na ang nakatalang pahayag at ang lahat ng kasulatang
nakakabit doon ay nakahanda sa pagsusuri ng sinumang tao
na nagtataglay ng legal na interes doon pagkaraan ng wastong
aplikasyon, at ang mga kasulatan ay ibibigay sa nabanggit na tao
pagkatapos ng kaukulang bayad.
Sinumang tao na may kapani-paniwalang pagtutol sa
pagkakatala ng proyekto ay maaring magbigay ng nilagdaang pagtutol
sa Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Regional Field Office No.
5, 3rd Floor, Insular Life Building, Rizal Street, Legazpi City, Tel. No.
(054) 481-1622 (BAYANTEL) at (052) 820-0416 (DIGITEL) na hindi
hihigit sa sampung (10) araw mula sa pinakahuling pagkakalathala.
LUNGSOD NG LEGAZPI, Pilipinas, Ika-22 ng Pebrero 2016
DIR. JESSIE A. OBLIGACION, CESO V
Regional Officer
By:

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: March 6 and 13, 2016

ATTY. RICHARD L. MANILA

Officer-in-Charge

Republic of the Philippines

Office of the President
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD
Bicol Region, 2/F Insular Life Bldg., Rizal St., 4500 Legazpi City
7HO)D[1R7HO)D[
website:www.hlurb.gov.ph
Email: br@hlurb.gov.ph

NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that
RICHARD T. ROCHA,
Vice President for Operations of LYRR REALTY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION has filed with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board-Bicol Region, an application for Change of Ownership of
VILLA OBIEDO SUBDIVISION situated at Bgy. Cararayan, Naga City
from "8990 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" to LYRR
REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" by the virtue of Deed of
Absolute Sale.
That the application and papers attached thereto are available
for inspection during business hours by any person having legal
interest thereon and upon proper application, and that copies thereof
shall be furnished to said person upon payment of the proper fee.
Any person with valid objection to registration of the project
may file his objection in writing with the Housing and Land Use
Regulatory Board, Regional Field Office No. 5, 3rd Floor Insular Life
Building, Rizal Street, Legazpi City, Tel Nos. (052) 481-1622 and
(052)480-6678 (BAYANTEL) not later than ten (10) days from the date
of the last publication.
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines, 22nd February 2016
DIR. JESSIE A. OBLIGACION, CESO V
Regional Officer
By:
ATTY. RICHARD L. MANILA
Officer-in-Charge
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: March 6 and 13, 2016

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BIkol reporter

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Camarines Sur
Municipality of CARAMOAN
-oOo-

Office of the Sangguniang Bayan

EXcERPtS FROM tHE MInUtES OF tHE REGULAR SESSIOn
OF tHE 9th SAnGGUnIAnG BAyAn OF cARAMOAn, cAMARInES
SUR HELD On JAnUARy 11, 2016 At tHE SESSIOn HALL,
MUnIcIPAL MAIn BUILDInG, cARAMOAn, cAMARInES SUR.
PRESEnt: HON. IRENE R. BREIS - Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer

SEctIOn 2 DEFInItIOn OF tERMS. As used in this

Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall be construed and
mean as follows:
a. Padyak
refers to any three-wheeled manually
operated bike with a two-seater sidecar
propelled by human power.
b. Operator

refers to the actual legal owner who operates

the same and whose name such vehicle is
duly registered.

a. Driver

refers to any person who operates or in

actual physical control of the padyak.

b. Fare

refers to the service fee collected by the

driver of the padyak to his passenger(s).

c. Traffic jam

refers to the congestion of road or street

which usually caused by the great volume of
vehicles that passed on a road or street.

d. Operation

refers to the activity of padyak in the

Municipality of Caramoan, Camarines Sur.

MEMBERS
HON. EDUARDO B. BONITA

HON. CARLOS B. CHAVEZ

HON. JUANITA P. BELLEZA

HON. GETULIO A. FERNANDO, JR.

HON. RAUL F. VILLARETE

HON. LYDIA C. OBIAS

HON. MANOLO A. PINEDA, JR. HON. DICK H. CORDIAL

LIGA President (Ex-Officio Member)
ABSEnt:
HON. FRANCIS R. BENEMERITO - Municipal Councilor
____________________________________________________________

RESOLUTION NO. 07
series of 2016
RESOLUtIOn EnActInG An ORDInAncE REGULAtInG
tHE OPERAtIOn OF PADyAK In cARAMOAn, PROVIncE OF
cAMARInES SUR
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to put order in the
operation of padyak plying the roads within the poblacion and the
neighboring barangays of this municipality;
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the safety of the riding public who
are utilizing the services of padyak operators and drivers association,
it is incumbent upon this body to enact a padyak ordinance.
WHEREFORE, the foregoing premises considered, on motion
by Honorable Getulio A. Fernando, Jr., duly seconded by Honorable
Lydia C. Obias, be it
RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, by the Sangguniang
Bayan of Caramoan, Camarines Sur, in session assembled, to enact
the following ordinance:

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 01

Series of 2016
An ORDInAncE REGULAtInG tHE OPERAtIOn OF PADyAK In
cARAMOAn, cAMARInES SUR
BE It ORDAInED by the Sangguniang Bayan that:
SEctIOn 1 tItLE. This ordinance shall be known
as An ORDInAncE REGULAtInG tHE OPERAtIOn AnD
REGIStRAtIOn OF PADyAK In cARAMOAn, cAMARInES
SUR.

BR_March 13-19 final.indd 6

SEctIOn 3 ScOPE AnD cOVERAGE. This Ordinance

covers all the padyak for hire that operates and ferry passengers
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality of Caramoan,
Camarines Sur.
SEctIOn 4
PURPOSE. The primary purpose of this
Ordinance is to regulate the operation and provide guidelines for the
registration of padyak and to abate traffic jam and congestion in the
municipal streets of the municipality.
SEctIOn 5 Requirements for the registration of padyak by
the owner/operator.
1. Registration Fee of P50.00
2. Mayors Permit Fee of P150.00
3. Police Clearance fee of P75.00
4. Medical Certificate Fee of P50.00
5. Sticker P50
6. Plate number of padyak which shall have a measurement
of 5 inches x 10 inches to be provided by the CARPODA
7. Affidavit of ownership supported by necessary documents.
If purchased by the owner, receipt of payment is needed.
8. In case the owner owns more than one (1) unit, the owner
shall pay P100.00 for each additional unit. Each owner is
limited only for five (5) units.
SEctIOn 6 The driver of the padyak must comply the
following requirements.
a. Identification Card (I.D.)
b. He must be 18 years old and above.
c. He must secure medical certificate from MHO.
d. He must observe proper hygiene.
e. He must observe proper dress code.
f.

Certificate of attendance for half-day (1/2) seminar with the

Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarter, Caramoan,
Camarines Sur.

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g. Certificate of Membership from padyak operators
organization.

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SECTION 7 FEES. All fees for every particular requirement

shall be made at the Municipal Treasurers Office and the
corresponding receipt must be issued thereon.

The provision of this Section notwithstanding, the Sangguniang

Bayan may decide, in the interest of better and more effective public
service, by an Ordinance to allow a higher number of allowed units.
SECTION 14 LIABILITY. In case of accident, the operator
shall be civilly liable and the driver shall be criminally liable for injuries
or damages done to the passengers and other properties.

SECTION 8 If the owner/operator is the driver himself of his

padyak, requirements stipulated in Sections 5 & 6 must be complied
with.

SECTION 15 FARE. A fare of P5.00 shall be charged each

passenger for the first kilometer, an additional of P1.00 shall be
charged for every kilometers in excess of the first kilometer.

SECTION 9 Owner/operator of the padyak shall register

their unit(s) with the Office of the Municipal Treasurer and the said
office shall determine the physical built and condition of the bicycle
and sidecar or the side wheel thereof. Certificate of good condition
shall be issued to the owner/operator by the said office. Failure of
the owner/operator to renew the registration of his padyak for one
(1) year, his slot will be awarded/given to any interested applicant.

SECTION 16 PENAL CLAUSE. Any violations of this

Ordinance shall be penalized with the following:

SECTION 10 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF PADYAK.

The owner/operator is required to comply the following physical
requirements of his padyak.
a. The wheels and other parts of the padyak must be in
good condition and free from rust and dilapidation.
b. It must be installed with flashlight.
c. The registration plate number must be attached to the
front of the sidecar of the padyak.
d. It must have reflectorized stickers to be placed in front
and rear portions of the padyak.

SECTION 11 The driver of the padyak must secure an
identification card (ID) from the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
and must always wear it when driving his padyak and transporting
his passenger(s). It must be placed with a cord to hang it on his neck
and visible to the passenger and public.

1st Offense

- Warning

2ND Offense

- A fine of P100.00

- Impoundment of the padyak and will

3rd Offense
only be released upon payment
of P150.00 fine.
SECTION 17 REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinance or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with any provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 18 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If, for any reasons,
any provisions, or parts hereof shall be held to be unconstitutional
or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 19 EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its approval and publication in a newspaper of local
circulation.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of this foregoing
Resolution.
(SGD.) CAMILO R. ALVAREZ
Acting Secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan

The Identification Card (I.D.) must contain the following
information, to wit:
a. Complete name in bold letters;

ATTESTED:

b. Passport size (1.5x1.5) ID pictures;

c. Residence, age, civil status, gender, municipality &

province;
d. ID number;
e. Laminated with plastic;
f. It should have a hole on top of the ID for cording
purposes;

CONCURRED:

( SGD.) EDUARDO B. BONITA

Municipal Councilor

g. The ID must not be transferable;

( SGD.) JUANITA P. BELLEZA

Municipal Councilor

h. In case of loss, an Affidavit of Loss duly notarized must

be secured by the driver before he will issued with a new
one;

( SGD.) RAUL F. VILLARETE

Municipal Councilor

i. The ID must have signature of the driver and the SB

Chairman of the Committee on Transportation.

SECTION 12 No driver can operate a padyak under the

influence of alcohol.
SECTION 13 RECONIZED NUMBER OF UNITS OF
PADYAK. In order to ensure that no excess units of padyak will ply
the route within the poblacion, the maximum allowed numbers of
units are 200 only.

BR_March 13-19 final.indd 7

(SGD.) IRENE R. BREIS

Municipal Vice-Mayor/Presiding Officer

(SGD.) CARLOS B. CHAVEZ

Municipal Councilor

(SGD.) GETULIO A. FERNANDO, JR.

Municipal Councilor

(SGD.) LYDIA C. OBIAS

Municipal Councilor

( SGD.) MANOLO A. PINEDA, JR.

(SGD.) DICK H. CORDIAL

Municipal Councilor
LIGA President (Ex-Officio Member)

APPROVED:
(SGD.) ENGR. CONSTANTINO H. CORDIAL, JR.
Municipal Mayor
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DOH warns Bicolanos anew vs Zika virus . . .

DepEd CNorte reports on K-12 . . .

nant US resident, with a travel

history of four weeks in the
Philippines in January 2016,
was confirmed positive for
Zika virus. She developed an
illness with symptoms of fever,
rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis,
and muscle pain during her last
week of stay in the Philippines
before returning to the United
States of America (USA).
Currently, we are coordinating with US-CDC for the
profile of the patient, including information on places she
visited in the Philippines. We
were informed that shortly after returning home to the US,
an evidence of Zika virus infection was detected from the
patient. Garin explained.
Zika viral disease, caused by
Zika virus, is characterized by
fever, rash, and conjunctivitis.
Other symptoms are joint pain,
muscle pain, headache, and
vomiting. The illness is usually
mild with symptoms lasting for
2-7 days. Although most individuals infected are asymptomatic or does not manifest any
symptoms, they still have the
capability of transmitting the
infection. Zika virus is usually
transmitted through the bite of
infected female Aedes mosquitoes, the same mosquitoes that
transmit dengue and chikungunya. There have been reports
that the virus can be transmitted through sexual contact and
blood transfusion.
According to the World
Health Organization (WHO)
there are 55 countries and territories that have reported local
Zika transmission from January 2007 to 3 March 2016. Local Zika virus transmission has
also been detected in neighbor-

ployment for teachers and provision of quality education.

With the implementation of
DepEd Universal Kindergarten
Programs there are 13,339 pupils
enrolled. All elementary schools
are offering Kindergarten classes
making it more accessible.
She said that there were 335
classrooms constructed, all with
water and sanitation facilities for
calendar year 2015 and equipped
with 109,138 school furniture.
On the other hand, a total of
5,087 students are recipients of
Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private
Education (GASTPE) Education
Service Contracting (ESC) for
the Division of Camarines Norte.
These students are enrolled in 13
private schools and receiving
government subsidy, thus lessening educational expenses of the
families, she said.
The division also is on its 3rd
year of implementation of DepEd
Order No. 62., s. 2011 entitled
National Indigenous People (IP)
Education Policy framework
wherein there are 1,804 IPs enrolled in public elementary and
348 in secondary schools.
This aims to improve the appropriateness and responsiveness
of the curriculum. It is intended
to address the learning needs of
IP learners who lack access to
basic education services.
Aside from these all the 58
secondary schools and 14 elementary schools were recipients
of DepEd Internet Connectivity
Project (DICP). This provided
the recipient schools long range
Wi-Fi access point which enhanced teaching, learning and

ing countries such as American

Samoa, Cambodia, Fiji, French
Polynesia, Malaysia, Marshall
Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Lao
PDR, Indonesia, Maldives and
Thailand. Most Zika cases are
from other regions specifically
from Latin America.
The health chief added that
in the Philippines, the Research
Institute for Tropical Medicine
(RITM) is capable of testing
suspected cases of Zika virus
through Real-Time Polymerase
Chain Reaction (RT PCR). The
test is also available in Visayas
and Mindanao.
The symptoms of Zika virus disease can be treated with
common pain and fever medi-

cines, rest, and plenty of water

intake. If symptoms persist, patients are advised to consult the
nearest health facility. Currently, there is no available vaccine
to prevent Zika virus infection.
DOH emphasized that Zika
infection is asymptomatic in
80% of cases and most of the
time the disease is self-limiting. However, the effect on the
result of pregnancy should not
be discounted. Zika virus has
been linked to congenital CNS
malformation like microcephaly. DOH calls on pregnant
women to avoid mosquito bites
especially during day time. For
those with fever, rash, and conjunctivitis, submit yourself for
consultation. -PIA5/Albay

Naga hosts celebration . . .

Cecilia Nene De Asis, CoChairperson of NCCW will
lead the list of distinguished
speakers of the day. Invited
to join them are Philippine
Council on Women (PCW)
Commissioner Dr. Paloma B.
Papa and Police Superintendent Delia P. Jacob, retired
Philippine National Police
(PNP) officer.
Camarines Sur 3rd District
Representative Leni G. Robredo is also expected to grace the
occasion.
Women with disability will
be given priority for the medical and dental mission happening on the 15th in partnership
with Bantay Bata. The organizers will simultaneously present
the guidelines for judging for
the Best VAWC desk in the
Barangay quest.
The day will be capped

VACATION LOTS FOR SALE

AFFORDABLE AREAS FOR VACATION
HOMES ARE NOW ON SALE. LOCATED
ALONG PAVED NATIONAL ROAD TO
CAROLINA, NAGA CITY TOWARD MT.
ISAROG. ONLY FIVE KMS. FROM CITY
PROPER.
LOTS MEASURE 700 SQ.M. EACH.
YOU CAN HAVE AMPLE AREA FOR
ORCHARD,
FLOWER/VEGETABLE
GARDEN OR BACKYARD POULTRY.
CALL TONY ACYATAN (CP 0917 852
7391) FOR DETAILS & DISCOUNTS.

with the awarding of the participants of trade fair to be

spearheaded by City Councilor and Committee Chairman
on Livelihood Hon. Elizabeth
Q. Lavadia.
Other events capsulized
for the week-long celebration
include pap smear services at
the Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP)
Office at Barlin Street, Naga
City; cervical cancer screening through visual inspection
with acetic acid or VIA at the
City Health Office and legal
counseling through the Sentro
ng Alternatibong Lingal Panligal or SALIGAN.
There will be nightly kapehan sessions at the Plaza Rizal
with topics ranging from Easy
start-up business for women,
gender responsive business
establishment and gender issue of the youth. The session
will also give way to the introduction of Lalaki Laban
sa Karahasan (LLK) which
will tackle issues regarding
psychology of women-a must
know of men and men talking
with men about women.
The last day will be concluded with a Memorandum
of Agreement (MOA) signing
with partners for flowchart
in handling violence against
women and children cases.
The guidelines and criteria for
the search for Best Responsive
School 2017 and Search for
Maogmang Naguena shall
likewise be announced.
All events are anchored on
the over-all theme for the celebration of Womens Month
this year Kapakanan ni Juana,
Isama sa Agenda.

decision making process.

Enrolment and completers
in Alternative Learning System
(ALS) is continuously increasing and this can be attributed to
the hiring of Abot-Alam Teacher,
Literacy Volunteers.
There are 2,597 enrollees for
calendar year 2015 and all of
them completed the ALS program. This provided great opportunities for Out of- SchoolYouth for gainful employment.

National Alliance launched . . .

mation Center Manager Lizel S.
Macatangay represented Luzon
cluster. Albero and Macatangay were both signatories of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) earlier signed here
to promote and enhance cooperation among private sector,
government and civil society
organizations. The common
goal is to build disaster resilient
communities.
Albero, in his speech shared
how the business sector closely
collaborates with other organizations in the city just to put in
place disaster management at
the core of its priorities. He also
made it clear that the business
sector in the city is committed
in ensuring that all activities
and projects will be done without harming the environment as
part of mitigating the impact of
disaster.
The event was also graced
by Advisory Board member of
Indonesia National Platform
for Disaster Risk Reduction
known as PLANAS and A-

External Auditors alert . . .

the Statement of Management
Responsibility signed by the
corporate Chairman, President
and Treasurer. If both positions of chairman and president are occupied by the same
person, he must sign in said
twin capacity. The treasury
head could be Treasurer or
VP-Finance
Audited financial statements of corporations for submission to Securities and Exchange Commission must bear
the stamp (RECEIVED) of the
BIR. This requirement insures
that the same AFS are submitted by taxpayers to BIR and
SEC. In the past, there were
taxpayers who submitted AFS
with lower net income to BIR
for tax-economy, but rehashed
the AFS with higher income
for submission to SEC.
Acyatan reminded corporate taxpayers that for 2015
AFS (calendar year basis)
SEC has re-aligned the submission deadline based on the
last digit of the corporate regis-

The trainings for teachers

and school heads were continuously done to capacitate them to
deliver and implement DepEd
curriculum and programs geared
towards providing quality education to our learners, she said.
These accomplishments were
done through DepEd Sec. Bro.
Armin A. Luistro under the administration of Pres. Benigno
Simeon Aquino III.

tration certificates. Those with

lower ending numbers (say 1
and 2) must submit even before the original legal deadline
(April 30). Those with higher
ending numbers (say 9 and 0)
have deadlines up to May 20,
2016. Fiscal-year filers must
submit their AFS within 120
days from close of their financial year.
Under our Pay as You
File system, the income taxes
payable, net of income taxes
withheld by their income payors, and amounts paid by taxpayers as the quarterly ITRs
were filed must be paid when
the ITRs are filed. Individuals
with bigger amounts of income
taxes payable may pay in two
installments, the second to be
due on July 15, 2016.
The BIR through Depcom
for Operations CPA-Lawyer
Nelson Aspe, has encouraged
taxpayers to file earlier their
ITRs complete with required
supports instead of waiting
for the forthcoming deadline.

PAD Chairperson Faisal Djalal

who was also actively involved
in the Aceh Post-tsunami earthquake disaster response and rehabilitation activities including
consultations with large-scale
stakeholders.
Other international guests
who also came to witness the
historic launch include partners
from A-PAD Sri Lanka, PLANAS Indonesia, A-PAD South
Korea, Dhaka Community
Hospital (DCH) Trust Bangladesh, and A-PAD Management
Office in Japan.
Civil Defense Administrator and National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Council (NDRRMC) Executive Director USEC Alexander
P. Pama also acknowledged the
invaluable assistance of civil
society organizations (CSOs),
non-government organizations
(NGOs) and other volunteers in
the success of disaster management in the country.
Our efforts in taking people
out of harm are undoubtedly
bearing positive results. This
endeavor p goes beyond minimizing losses and saving lives
or the significance of decreasing casualties but protecting the
livelihood of affected communities, Pama added.
APAD Philippines is being
jointly organized by Citizens
Disaster Response Center Foundation, Inc. (CDRC) and Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) with the support
from Japan Ministry of Foreign
Affairs through APAD Japan.

Reyes, Sarion...
rangal na gawa, Sarion said.
Rep.
Barcelona-Reyes
also made a similar call, as
she underscored that where
the leaders are good, progress
will not be far behind.
Kung ang iniisip ng
isang lider ay ang kapakanan
ng kanyang mga mamamayan, walang dahilan na hindi
mabago at umunlad ang Camarines Norte, she said.

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Name of Deceased

Date of Interment

DOMINGO T. GUTIERREZ
LIBERATO A. BOTASTAS SR.
RONNIE D. BONDOC
IRENE H. ANGELES
JOSE C. PANTE
LUCILA V. VASQUEZ
PULQUERIA D. REFERIZA
MARIA G. BALORO
RONALDO D. MAAGO
EDUARDO B. TIBI
RUBEN L. MELLA
MARILYN C. BALANA
SALVADOR C. BEGATA

February 3, 2016
February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016
February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016
February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016
February 18, 2016
February 23, 2016
February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016
February 28, 2016
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march 13-19, 2016

PRDP set
livelihood projects
for Nona victims
(continued from last week issue)

Sana maging susi ang

SLP na mahiling kang iba
na ang seaweeds saro sa
pinakepektibong
kabuhayan. Sa tabang kan PRDP,
magkaigwang
livelihood
para sa mga kababihan asin
pagkakaabalahan ang mga
kabataan para makaiwas
sinda sa mararaot na bagay
(I hope that the SLP would
make others realize that seaweed farming is an effective
source of income. With the
help of PRDP, rural women
will be provided with livelihood and youth will be engaged in a worthwhile activity to keep them from evil
things), Salgado added.
Capital assistance to rebound
Steven D. Garcia, I-REAP
head of the Provincial Project Management and Implementing Unit of Sorsogon,
said that the SLP will provide the typhoon-affected
farmers and fisherfolk with
capital to rebound.
Hindi man sapat, at
least makakatulong ito para
maibsan ang kahirapan...
ang kawalan (It may not be
enough but at least it can
help reduce poverty... despair), he said.
He mentioned that seaweeds have short gestation
period and after 45 days,

seaweed farmers can already

have an income.
Sorsogon is blessed
with a long coastline. Everyone can engage in seaweed
farming, he added.
Road to rebuilding
Mindless of the noonday
suns heat, Leoncito treads
the road from his typhoonwrecked house to the glittering sea to plant seaweeds
saying Magtatarabangan
kami para makabangon giraray. Padikit-dikit, maititindog ko ulit ang harong
mi. (Well work together to
bounce back. Little by little,
I can rebuild my house).
SLP are micro projects
under the I-REAP component of PRDP that can be
proposed by farmers and
fisherfolk in calamity-stricken and conflict-affected areas. Other pipelined SLPs in
Bicol include organic vegetable farming, handicraftmaking and ginger farming.
PRDP is a six-year World
Bank-assisted project worth
P27.48-billion being implemented by the Department
of Agriculture to reduce
poverty in the countrys rural communities by investing in priority commodities. - (Annielyn L. Baleza,
I-SUPPORT InfoACE Unit,
DA-RAFIS 5)

bikol reporter

Investors . . .
During the forum, Mayor
Sarion expressed optimism that
more businessmen will be coming to Bagasbas and Daet as he
stressed the role of the government in paving the way and
putting in the right climate for
investors to come in.
That is what we should also
do to the province to make it attractive to new investors, make
the procedures easy for them,
and that leaders should walk
the talk. Government leaders
should lead by example, be paragons of integrity, Sarion said.

Philhealth . . .
lection and campaign against
graft and corruption in line
with the Daang Matuwid policy of President Benigno C.
Aquino III.
The former mayor of Irosin, Sorsogon, who has been
known for his fight against
corruption, cited fraudulent
claims and ghost patients as
anomalous transactions being
done against PhilHealth.
In this connection, he said,
PhilHealth has filed cases
against those involved who
have been meted out appropriate sentences and penalties.
Dorotan said the company
has a 92-percent coverage of
intended beneficiaries and it
aims to achieve the universal
health coverage soonest.
He said the remaining
small percentage not covered
comprises informal settlers.
Dorotan said the PhilHealth
has further widened the coverage of its services as it has
already included those who
have heart diseases, dialysis
and other health packages.
In addition, he disclosed,
some PhilHealth members
no longer pay but enjoy nobalance billing once they are
confined in many hospitals all
over the Philippines.
Governor Joey Sarte Salceda agreed with the disclosures
of Dorotan, saying PhilHealth
is much stronger today than
it had been in the previous
years owing to its fundamental structure.

outstanding students

The winners of the recently concluded Ten Outstanding Students of Bicol or TOSB organized by the
AKO BICOL Party List and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) held at the Social Hall of
the University of Nueva Caceres last March 4,2016. Seated from left: Mr. Charles Julius L. Bautista,
Executive Assistant-LCC Mall Corporation, Hon. Rodel M. Batocabe, Representative-AKO BICOL Party
List, Hon. Richard J. Gordon, Chairman-Philippine National Red Cross and Senatorial Candidate, Atty.
Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr., Executive Director-AKO BICOL Party List and Prof. Ariel B. Guban, Executive
Chairman-TOSB with the respective winners. Standing at the back are from left; Mr. Norman P.
Manlangit of Ligao Community College, Ligao City, Albay, Mr. John Jorge O. Rances of University of
Northeastern Philippines, Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Mr. Froilan D. Celetaria, University of Northeastern
Philippines, Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Mr. Darwin Racadag, Ligao Community College, Ligao City,
Albay, Mr. Joshua Arsenio V. Espiritu III, University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Mr.
Ron Ephraim B. Roluna, Ateneo de Naga University, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Mr. Francis P. Orasa,
University of Nueva Caceres, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Ms. Aggie Zephania R. Gonowon, University of
Northeastern Philippines, Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Ms. Angel DL. Parado, Ligao Community College,
Ligao City, Albay and Ms. Jiesel Ll. Pesito, Ligao Community College, Ligao City, Albay. Each of the
winners received a plaque and a brand new Laptop computer.

Mt. Mayon-Mt. Fuji sisterhood pact signed . . .

lalawigan ng Albay (SPA),
board members Neil L. Montallana, Joseph Phillip Lee and
Job Belen and SPA secretary
Grace Magdamit.
Majiddo Komiyama, Fuefuki City mayor and tourism
officer, led the group of the
Japanese counterpart.
The agreement aims to
strengthen the relationship between Albay province and Fuefuki City, which had a population of 69,037 as of November

2015 and a total area of 201.92

square kilometers.
Albay Governor Joey
Sarte Salceda said the tourism
industry is one way for the
government to attain inclusive
growth.
Salceda explained that every tourist coming to a place
translates to employment of
five individuals in the locality.

Colle and her fellow representatives thanked the governor for the trust he put in them
to make the sisterhood agreement a success.
She said the host officials
toured them around the beautiful city, known for the blueand-white flycatcher bird.
The Albay tourism office
head said she expects Fuefuki
City officials to come to Albay
soon for a reciprocal visit.

Salceda said that at present, PhilHealth has an additional compulsory market or

predictable source of funding
-- the 80-percent collection
of sin tax -- aside from the
regular contributions of its
members from the private and
public sectors.
He stressed that the services being given by PhilHealth
quadrupled because from
the previous expenditures of
Php26 billion, it spent Php97
billion last year for the benefit
of its members.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

Samahang Mangingisda ng Tomalaytay President Roberto A.

Salgado (right, in black) supervises the delivery of seaweed
seedlings from Sitio Salambuaya, Brgy. Quiropi to Brgy.
Tomalaytay, Castilla, Sorsogon.

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE

PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue,
Naga City, pawned from OCT. 1-31, 2015 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on APRIL 1, 2016
from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MARCH 30,
2016 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MARCH 13 and 27, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

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 OCT. 1-31, 2015 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on APRIL 1, 2016 from 9:00
A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MARCH 30,
2016 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MARCH 13 and 27, 2016

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from OCT. 1-31, 2015 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
APRIL 1, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MARCH 30,
2016 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MARCH 13 and 27, 2016

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 OCT.
1-31, 2015 whose terms have expired will be sold to public
auction sale on APRIL 1, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MARCH 30,
2016 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MARCH 13 and 27, 2016

BR_March 13-19 final.indd 9

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 OCT. 1-31, 2015 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
APRIL 1, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MARCH 30,
2016 only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MARCH 13 and 27, 2016

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Philhealth much stronger now

than in previous years -- Dorotan
By Nancy Ibo Mediavillo

page 10

Bicol, the philippines

march 13-19, 2016

P5.00

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Philippine Health Insurance
Corp. is much stronger now
than in the previous years,
PhilHealth Board Member
Eddie Dorotan said.
Dorotan clarified that it is
not true that the health insurance company might become
non-operational soon due to
lack of funds.

In fact, he said, PhilHealth

is very much financially
sound.
The PhilHealth official
said the funding reserves of
the company, which stands
at Php128-Php130 billion at
present, could last up to two
years, based on the provision
of the law.
Although for the sake of
transparency, Dorotan said,
the benefit-providing com-

pany spent Php97 billion in

terms of medical assistance
to the poor members of the
society like the senior citizens
and members of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program
vis-a-vis its Php96-billion
funds last year, the standby
reserves make the company
very much solid and sound.
He stressed that PhilHealth
will further enhance its col(Turn to page 9)

Mt. Mayon-Mt. Fuji sisterhood pact signed

LEGAZPI CITY -- The
Provincial Government of
Albay and the City of Fuefuki in Japan on Tuesday
signed a sisterhood agreement at the Japanese city
in Yamanashi Prefecture, a
report from the Provincial
Tourism Office (PTO) said
Thursday.
Albay was represented by
a delegation headed by PTO
head Dorothy Colle, Department of Tourism Bicol Regional Director Maria "Nini"
Ravanilla, Senior Board
Member Glenda Ong-Bongao
-- the committee on tourism
chair of the Sangguniang Pan-

Mt. Mayon

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National Alliance launched

for resilient future

Mt. fuji

DepEd CNorte reports

on K-12 implementation
A massive construction of
school buildings started last
year to cater to the expected
Senior High School enrollees.
She said that for school
year 2014-2015 there were
254 Teacher I items released,
115 secondary and 254 elementary teachers were all
filled up. This provided em-

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DAET, Camarines Norte

A total of 252 public elementary schools and 58
secondary schools are implementing the K to 12 programs of the Department
of Education (DepEd) in
the province of Camarines
Norte.

Ruby Abundabar, schools

division superintendent said
that an Educational Summit
per municipality was conducted to enhance public awareness of the different strands
for Senior High School which
will commence next school
year spearheaded by the
DepEd in partnership with the
different stakeholders.

Mayor Tito S. Sarion with the newly formed Bagasbas Business Club led by Jorge Palma of
the Bob Marlin fame, Akio Takasagi, Paul Redburn, are joined by mayoralty and vice mayoralty
candidates, Concon Panotes and Connie Sarion.

Daet, Cam. NorteNew investments are rising in

Bagasbas, the famous beach
barangay of this town.
On Friday, Jorge Palma
of the Bob Marlin fame, announced the plans of the recently-formed Bagasbas Business Club for the development
of the areas fronting the favourite summer destination.
Palma himself will put up a
branch of his Naga City-based
restaurant made famous by its
delectable crispy pata; while a
Japanese, Akio Tagasaki will
also open a ramen house in the
same property which will be
developed by QuikBlox Chief
Operations Officer, Paul Redburn.
The Bagasbas Development
Plan was unveiled during a forum over the weekend at the
Daet Heritage Center attended
by businessmen and barangay
leaders. Among them was
Naga College Foundation Presi-

dent Mario Villanueva who also

expressed interest in opening
his own business in Bagasbas
which he described as a sunrise beach, compared to Bali
in Indonesia where he lived for
three years which he said is a
sunset beach. Another Daet
resident, Chef Jun Castro, will
also put up Hoogpaan, a hotel
and restaurant complex in his
two-hectare property in Bagasbas.
The forum also coincided
with the local launch of TITO

SARTE SARION ON THE

GO: His Story and Daets
Transformation, the Daets
mayor biography written by
poet Frank Penones Jr. The
book also had a Manila launch
at the Aloha Hotel last week
which was attended by friends
and supporters of Mayor Sarion
like Sen. Bam Aquino, Senatorial candidate Mark Lapid, famous Daet natives like director
Jun Urbano and award-winning
scriptwriter, Ricky Lee.

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- The Asia
Pacific Alliance for Disaster
Management
Philippines
(A-PAD Philippines), in its
endeavor to strengthen the
commitment of its allied
countries and partners, recently launched its national
platform at Hotel Jen in

Manila, Thursday last week

with the theme: The Philippine Platform: Beyond Response. Building Resilience.
Securing our Future.
The international symposium and national platform
launch also served as a venue
for disaster management advocates to converge and share
their respective experiences

that would enhance efforts to

minimize harm if not totally
eliminate casualties in times
of disaster.
Two of the attendees, Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI)
President Gilbert Albero and
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Camarines Sur Infor-

By Rosalita B. Manlangit

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Investors invade Bagasbas

Bagasbas Business Club

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