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Sur – Mayor Antonio B. Chavez delivered his second State of the Municipality Address before the Sang-guniang Bayan in session last July 2, this year stress-ing that the local govern-ment unit is successful under his leadership in “managing the affairs of our local gov-ernment towards our aim of progress and development” of this municipality.

He said that the De-partment of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) attest to this fact by conferring to his ad-ministration the presti-gious award of the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” (SGH).

He added that the “SGH awarded to the LGU is not only prestigious but also an affront recognition of

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CsNHs vies for AseANeco-school Award

NAGA CITY -- Ca-marines Sur National High School (CSNHS) will represent the Phil-ippines in the 2012 Search for the ASEAN Eco –School Award at the Royale Chulan Ho-tel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nely SB Abad, CSH-NHS Principal said this is

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the result of their hard work and dedication empower-ing the students to become active caretakers of the en-vironment through simple programs they have initiated inside the campus.

The team is off to Malay-sia starting last July 16, until the 19th to present a fi ve-minute presentation of their

NGO demandsstop to fi eld trials

NAGA CITY – Farmer groups, NGOs, and local offi cials in Bicol assert that the way to combat vitamin A defi ciency is not thru genetically modifi ed food such as Golden Rice, but thru the consumption of a well balanced diet. The group asserted that by simply serving ginataang laing, a popular local dish in Bicol, is enough to combat Vitamin A defi ciency. “Gina-taang laing lang ang katapat ng Golden Rice” quipped Myrna Acayen, a MASI-PAG farmer based in Goa, Camarines Sur. Golden Rice, a genetically modifi ed rice that produces beta carotene, is cur-rently being fi eld tested in the towns of Pili and Tigaon, Camarines Sur.

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Mayor CHAVez

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the CPA Board Exams (wherein only one out of five candidates succeed).

Holders of government certificate as Certified Public Accountants are not automatically allowed to attest (audited) financial statements. New CPAs must have actual auditing experience of at least three (3) years before they can be accredited by BOA-PRC as External Auditors. The requirement is actual meaningful accounting practice certified to by an accredited auditing firm. Because of the strict norm, new CPAs just join banks and business enterprises as accountants or internal auditors.

BUS DRIVERS: The policy of requiring public transportation companies to pay their drivers/conductors on salary basis is a step in the right direction. However, this is not a cure-all for the reckless attitude of our bus drivers. The proposed qualifying and renewal training for drivers – preferably under the supervision of TESDA – is a necessary complement. Not only driving skills must be taught; patience and attitude are also necessary

subjects. Medical tests for drivers – on

alcoholism and drug addiction must be done periodically. We must be assured that those on whom we entrust our lives and safety are really worthy. For long distance drivers – rules must be issued so that the maximum driving hours are observed. This is no different on the flying hours allowed airplane pilots and co-pilots. Airplanes can be grounded at certain airports if pilots will exceed their flying hours before reaching the next destination.

WAY TO BICOL: Compared with our previous (audit) trips to Camarines Sur, Albay and Sorsogon – our travel last week was a bit bumpy. The highway repairs in Pagbilao and Atimonan in Quezon have been partially completed - but the traffic management remains to be improved. Motorists do not just lose in terms of fuel consumption – their bigger trouble is in physical, mental and psychological stresses.

The stretch after Calauag crossing and up to Tagkawayan, Quezon – as well as parts of the highway towards Del Gallego and Ragay – are now potholed and with cracks on concrete panels. With the onset of the rainy, typhoon season, these road defects are expected to worsen ….. unless timely repairs are undertaken. Cong. Erin Tanada is a hot candidate for senator – while Cong. Andaya is now less powerful. Let us see who between them can make the miracle we are praying for.

WISDOM: Generosity and sacrifice go together; it is seldom possible to be generous without sacrificing.

(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co., CPAs-DFK International – is PICPA past president and Hall-of-Famer, past chair of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement Awardee).

ANNUAL FETE: Starting in 1990 – or for 22 years now, the third week of July is Accountancy Week – when all the four (4) sectors of the accounting profession jointly celebrate. The sectors cover the various endeavors where accountants perform their services: in commerce and industry, education, in government, and public practice (external auditing). It was during my PICPA presidency when then President Cory Aquino declared the annual Accountancy Week.

We were lucky to be at the helm of the national organization of CPAs when the clamor for unification of all the sectors came to the fore. The previous objections – driven by jealousy among competing auditing firms – were taken aside in our favor – being a provinciano whose accounting and auditing outfit does not openly compete with the big-leaguers. We doubt if even the present accountancy leaders would remember under whose efforts that Accountancy Week was then executively mandated.

LIMITED: Entrants into the accounting profession are now fewer – what with the high academic norms imposed by the colleges and universities on regulations issued by the Board of Accountancy and Professional Regulation Commission. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Accountancy are among the cream of the graduating classes. Most summas and magnas belong to this group, and yet there is no assurance that they will pass

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The story, Bisikleta, in Charo Santos’ Maalaala Mo Kaya with the late Dolphy in the lead role shown on television weeks ago, has uncanny resemblance to the story of an ex-convict in Albay province except for the final episode.

The story was told to us fourth year law students by the late Atty. Delfin de Vera, our professor in Remedial Law Review, years back. The ex-convict, let’s call him Donato, went home to Albay after his release from prison, excited at the thought of seeing his wife and children again.

But he changed his mind at the last minute when informed that his wife was living with another man . Instead, he stayed for a few days at the house of a friend from where he could see his wife and children everyday.

Donato contented himself watching his loved ones from a distance. He dared not show himself. He could see that his wife was happy with the man. So were his children. The man who replaced the jailed father looked at Donato’s children as his own.

Atty. De Vera, a dramatic story teller,

paused upon reaching this part to enable us to see the picture clearly undisturbed by the next event. Then continuing, he said that when Donato was sure that his family was in good hands, packed up his few belongings and went back to the penal colony where he was held to start life anew.

Neither his wife nor his children knew that he was almost at their doorsteps. He opted not to reveal himself to keep the peace in his family. That was unselfish love.

In Bisekleta, the main character played by Dolphy, came home after years in prison, hungry for the love of his only son. He was apprehensive, however, that his son who thought he abandoned his family, would not welcome him.

At the house of a friend, a stone’s throw from his son’s house, where he took a room, he could see his son leaving and returning home daily. One day, he met a young boy. They became friends. They were together almost everyday.

It was at this juncture that the boy’s father came upon them. Dolphy called his name, saying he was the long lost father. His son looked at him with hostility. The son had not forgiven the father.

But like other stories of separation and reconciliation of Filipino families, the father, the son, the wife forgave each other. The tearful reunion took place at the house of a friend on a Christmas evening.

Dolphy did his part well as if he were the newly-freed prisoner coming home

The healing power of laughter

Weekly ReflectionFr. AllAN S. FeNix

Life BloodOne day, I saw the already wrinkled black and white wedding

picture of our parents from way way back then. Included in that picture, was the priest, standing just in front of them, who sol-emnized their marriage and who, I later recognized, was the one with whom I requested the parish priest recommendation when I decided to enter the minor seminary...

Sometimes, for many of us, born in a too Catholic environment like, for example, in our country, they are just working behind the scenes. However, they are a big part of our lives. Even before our conception at the womb of our mothers, they were already around to bless the marriage union of our parents. And, while we were still too young to know about it, we became children of God worthy of his kingdom and inheritance by the reception from his hands the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation.

From gradeschool, highschool and up until our college years, just, in case, we were enrolled in a Catholic school, it is to them with whom we first remitted, divulged and received the forgive-ness of our, sometimes, innocent sins and secrets through the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Unlike those in the offices, schools..., they work irregular hours. We sometimes only see them, in action, on weekends and Sundays. “ What are they, then, doing during the rest of the week? “ Some of them must be teaching, managing an office or a commission or deeply engaged in an apostolate , where the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Dying is offered and administered to patients who are willing enough to receive it, at a nearby hospital.

“I have had enough of it? “There are some like those students, who would, after years with the sacraments at the Catholic schools wherein they attended , decide to take a “vacation “- a rest from the sacraments. They wanted to try out their newly found inde-pendence and freedom. They wished to experiment with other alternative lifestyles away from the suffocating presence of the sacraments which, month in and month out, they have been receiving for the past several years.

No amount is enough. Everyday, we fall into sin and everyday is also an invitation from God to conversion- to go back to him. So, to whom shall we next run to? Where shall we go? It is to our priests- our shepherds through whom we will find the only way of going back to our Father through the sacraments.

They are the precious sons of the church who, in recent times, we have read and heard about quite too often. Our media tend to feast out on them far too much. If for some were positive, however, for a number of times, grisly negative. There are those who sympathized. Many condemned. A few just let situations be... They are our priests. The good shepherds sent by God to pastor his people, his sheeps.

Many of us grew up with them alongside us. I personally believed that many more of them are good and committed to their calling than ever before. And, in all of these, thank you for our priests. Thank you for them, at least, everyday, specially for those early risers, the retired and people with a generous time in their hands, we have something to get busy our lives with. We can pray and we can participate in the Eucharist.

Then, one day, just that, they are gone. Gone forever. Gone to the Father. Will there be anyone to come and offer some flowers and light even a single candle on their tombs?

Camarines Sur in any of the territorial jurisdiction of the local government unit made part under this Act of the new province of Nueva Camarines shall remain with the Province of Camarines Sur unless the new province of Nueva Camarines offers a fair price to acquire and pay for such economic enterprises, including the assumption of loans and other credits obtained by the Province of Camarines Sur for any such economic enterprises proposed to be acquired or purchased by the new province of Nueva Camarines”;

c. But what will cause the loss of the competitive edge of wakeboarding in Camarines Sur, is that Gov. L-Ray using his two sons as nominees to invest in Republic Wakeboard Nuvali Park in Laguna, thereby creating a competing conflict of interest between a public enterprise and a private interest.”

It is noteworthy that he brought out the issue of conflict of interest of his son, Gov. L-Ray Villafuerte because it is a very valid issue not known to many of us.

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reported that “Doing Nothing is Health Hazard”, here’s the following report:

PARIS (AFP) – A third of the world’s adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year, experts said in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday.

“Roughly three of every 10 individuals aged 15 years or older about 1.5 billion people do not reach present physical activity recommendations,” they said in

During the hearing of the Senate’s Committee on Local Government on the creation of the province of Nueva Camarines, the opposition argued that the division of Camarines Sur will derail the tourism development plan specifically on the Camarines Sur Wakeboarding Complex and Gota Beach Caramoan Project.

Cong. Luis R. Villafuerte’s rebuttal is the following: “There is false, grossly misleading and misplaced contention because:

a. The wakeboarding site is in the Municipality of Pili which will still remain in the Province of Camarines Sur as it will be the Capital of the remaining Camarines Sur;

b. The Gota Caramoan Project which is located at the proposed Nueva Camarines will be retained by the Province of Camarines Sur even if it is already located outside of it because it is expressly provided in Sec. 54 (c) now Sec. 56c of HB 4820 that: Sec. 54(c) now Sec 56c of HB 4820 -

“Economic enterprises established and operated by the present Province of

Cong. LRV raised L-Ray’s Conflict of Interest and Doing Nothing is Health

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our effort in advancing our quest for good governance that values transparency, accountability, par-ticipation and performance. (For the full text of Mayor Chavez’ SOMA, please turn to pages 7, 8 and 9 of this issue).

He added that in a span of only two years since he assumed office as this town’s chief execu-tive, the LGU was also awarded by the Department of Local Gov-ernment Finance the distinction of “Top Performer in Economic

San joSe Mayor . . .Enterprise among 4th class Mu-nicipalities in the Bicol Region” for the reason that the local unit’s collection jumped to 253% while the local revenue also increased to 220%.

In his SOMA this year, May-or Chavez enumerated various meritorious and important ac-complishments in the Ten-Point Agenda of his administration which include ‘good governance’ on the following endeavors: 1)

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english as a social CriterionThe ‘bread and butter’ argument for Freshmen English has

another side. Have you thought of English as a social criteria? When we think of etiquette and good manners, our minds jump fi rst to a large number of forks on a banquet table, or introducing one’s deaf aunt to some set of people, all of whom are socially registered. But actually we are on trial socially every time we open our mouths or set pen to paper. Have you ever had a slight feeling of superiority when someone mispronounced a word that you were certain about? Have you ever laughed at a comic strip character who murders the King’s and everyone else’s English? Do you notice misspelling in letters you receive?

If you had done any of these things you are using English as a social criterion…judging people by the way they speak and write. You must always remember that you will be saying different things in different ways. If you were I the military service would your speech be the same as if you were in a college classroom?

There are different levels of English speech and different levels of English writing, each suitable for a particular situation and a particular audience. It is up to you to learn what each situation and each audience calls for. And it is also up to you to be prepared for any situation and audience that might reasonably confront you.

In any English course that you take up in college, you will be asked to speak and write good, clear, formal English just about what you would use in speaking to your instructor. The slang and expressions that your friends are probably too close to a private language for such general purposes as theme writing and class discussions. And just as you should avoid too breezy English, you should also avoid English on the very formal level. Don’t try to be very fancy; it seldom pays. Informal English might be described and the English in everyday use between people who are not close friends, are not exactly the same age, and are fairly well educated. It is what almost everyone can understand and fee to be suitable not for a coronation, or for a basketball game, but for average living. Some critics complain that the sparkle and fi re are dropping out of English, that we are reaching a dead level of effi cient performance which is the uninspired trademark of an uninspired age. Maybe. But most of us cannot be inspired anyway, and if effi ciency is a great advantage to the individual it can be a great advantage to you.

Since you will not be judged every time you say a word and every time you write a sentence, speaking and writing are worth a little of your time. Email jokeebotor_reyes@yahoo.com

Learning and understanding(Appreciating) english

Let us think now that with the implementation of the K+12 curriculum and using this mother-based tongue to children in Grade I, we can look forward to our children understanding their lessons and fi nding them easy. Then, it is truly a meaningful experience for them. And for us, it is a wonderful experience just as well and we can look forward to smooth educational sailing as the children continue their schooling. Let us hope that with our optimism for the rewards of this newly implemented curriculum, we shall have students who will not encounter diffi culties in communication, whether in our native language or in a foreign language, specifi cally English.

It is my contention that young children whose fi rst stage in school are enjoyable, mentally that is, they would have been given the stamina to move on with the same level of enjoyment and hopefully with more. Then, the introduction of a foreign language such as English after having had the fun being taught in the mother tongue would sound attractive to them and to the teacher teaching them easy and can look forward to a productive and meaningful pursuit of education.

Blame it on media maybe, specifi cally broadcast, why our present crops of students in all levels, elementary, secondary and tertiary do not have the right attitude towards English. I mean, they do not have the proper command of the language. Simply because, in both radio and television, the language used is 30% Pilipino. Not surprisingly, many of our young people use Pilipino with ease and precision. And consider, the endless telenovelas all in Pilipino and even American movies and even Korean and Japanese programs dubbed in Pilipino too. So, we teachers complain… why do our students do fi nd it diffi cult communicating in this foreign tongue?. Let us make our children understand that English as a language is inevitable. Practically all subjects in school are taught in English. Even Pilipino as a subject cannot be taught without a tinge of English. And if technical subjects, science and mathematics can never be taught in Pilipino wholly simply because there are words which could never be given their Pilipino translation. So we have to make our children learn English and in the process understand the language and eventually appreciate it too.

Our school children should be exposed to English by way of making them read books and get themselves entertained in their readings. They should be encouraged to read newspapers and know the latest happenings in the domestic front as well as overseas. There are many exciting stories to discover in reading.

It comes as a part of their reading their writing and oral sharing of experiences gained from reading. This will not just make them learn how to use English as an effective means of communication but also an improvement of their personalities which is what education is all about.

Then, maybe, we can rest in the thought that our graduates are globally competitive and so, let us give to both learners and teachers, kudos. And to K+12, smooth sailing.____________________By Glenda C. AbañoTeacher IIISan Nicolas Elementary SchoolIriga City

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Bicol Habitat Story ActivitiesBicol Habitat, the work of many hands

By JOSE FERNANDO P. OBIAS

FITTING for Bicol Habitat is that one line of Kahlil Gibran’s description of a friend: A friend has his eyes on his company.

When founded in 1988, Bicol Habitat has set its eyes on building a house for every economically disadvantaged family to turn it into a home.

Huge or humble, a home gives pride and dignity to its owner.

Giving back dignity to a family has been the growing concern, the common sentiment in the hearts and mind, of the movers of Bicol Habitat for Humanity Foundation, Inc. (BHFH), an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP). The Foundation is a non-profi t ecumenical Christian housing ministry. It provides simple, decent and affordable homes to economically disadvantaged families through the participative labor of home-partners and volunteers. In this ministry, it uses as much the donated materials for construction.

The BHFH is headed by Ms. Consuelo T. Dy as President. The other offi cers of the board are: Dr. Fabio F. Figuracion, Vice-President for External Affairs; Oliver s. Coronado, Vice-President for Internal Affairs; Leo O. Borras, Secretary; Ms. Marissa F. Trinidad, Treasurer and Raymond L. Concepcion, Auditor.

Members of the board are: Luis Fidel S. Abaño, Atty. Alfredo D. Agawa, Malu C. Barcillano, William T. Enrile, Jeremie S. Lo, Danilo Manalang and Juan Carlos S. de los Reyes. Ex-offi cio members are Oscar V. Reyes and Gemma I. Malapo. environment-friendly center and houses

The housing ministry of Bicol Habitat has been felt in many places in the Bicol region. Literally Bicol Habitat has its eyes on communities and the many families that need a roof over their heads.

In barangay Alawihao in Daet, Camarines Norte, the December 10, 2011 turn-over ceremony and blessing of the angelo King-Habitat Multi-Purpose Center for Phase l of the Urban Poor Resettlement Site was witnessed by no less than Daet Mayor Tito S. Sarion who pledged to provide the fl oor tiles for the Center. Present during the rite

were offi cials of the Alawihao community and the project partners of Bicol Habitat.

The Angelo King-Habitat Multi-Purpose Center was funded by the Angelo King Foundation and the lot site was donated by the Local Government Unit of Daet. The Center has a fl oor area of 60 square meters in a lot with an area of 120 square meters. It uses cost-effi cient steel frame technology with concrete fill-in. It uses Galvalume roofi ng sheets to minimize heat build-up and steel for roof-framing, doors and window jambs. Environment-friendly, Bicol Habitat uses wood to the barest minimum.

The Center has a small offi ce with a kitchen and toilet facility. It has electrical and plumbing fi xtures. Construction of the Center was commenced on December 1, 2011 and was completed on January 7, 2012, courtesy of volunteers from the Alawihao community.

(Include here photos of the AK-Habitat Blessing ceremony)science classrooms

Another project undertaken by Bicol Habitat was with Chevron Geothermal Philippines in the town of Tiwi, Albay. The project consists of two school buildings, one at the Naga National High School in Barangay Naga and the other at Joroan National High School in Barangay Joroan.

Born out of Chevron’s commitment to help improve the social and economic well-being of the communities where it operates, each of the school buildings has a fl oor area of 63 square meters and can accommodate 45 students on a per shift basis. The classroom has its own toilet facility, electrical and plumbing fi xtures. Like the Angelo King-Habitat Multi-Purpose Center in Daet, the two classrooms use Galvalume roofi ng sheets, steel for roof-framing, windows and door jambs.

Turn-over rite of the Chevron-Habitat Science School Building in Nag National High School was held August 24, 2010 and that of Joroan National High School on June 13, 2011. Gracing the turn-over ceremonies were Chevron Geothermal Philippines Asset Manager Wilson Clemente, Tiwi Mayor Jaime C. Villanueva, Bicol Habitat President Consuelo Dy, DepEd Region V

Albay Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Alice I. Terrell, barangay offi cials and the school principals of both schools.

(Photos of the Chevron-Bicol Habitat science classrooms)repair kits in response to natural disasters

That Bicol Habitat has its eyes on its community was affirmed when it embarked on a disaster response program immediately after the region was battered by a series of typhoons in 2011. With Habitat for Humanity Philippines, Bicol Habitat rolled out shelter repair kits in the municipalities of Polangui and Libon in partnership with JV Angeles Construction, Harvest Foundation, Children’s Hour, Habitat Great Britain and Jersey Overseas Aid Commission (JOAC).

The repair kits were distributed to the needy families once they passed a screening process, showing the extent of the damage in their house and the status of the family. Each recipient family received provisions for the repair of the walls and roof of their house, to be done within two weeks as prescribed by the foundation. Included in the kit were pieces of plywood, several corrugated G.I. sheets and assorted nails.

In barangay Sta. Cruz, Libon town of Albay, 185 families were funded by JV Angeles Construction and Harvest Foundation. In barangay Bulusan, Libon town in Albay, 24 families were aided by Children’s Hour.

Funded families by Habitat Great Britain and Jersey Overseas Aid Commission were: 65 in barangay Ponso, 35 in barangay Balinad, 77 in barangay Alnay, 48 in barangay Basud ---- all in Polangui town; 26 in barangay Sagrada, 15 in barangay Bonbon and 14 in barangay Bulusan ---- all in Libon town. The total of the repair kits distributed was 280.

The kits were distributed from October 12, 2011 to May 7, 2012.

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stAte of tHe CitY reportNaga City’s stakeholders listen intently as Mayor John G. Bongat delivers his 2012 state of the City report last

Tuesday (July 17), at the Peoples’ Hall of the Naga City Hall.

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Naga jail officials introduce eskwela project to inmates

Lake Buhi stakeholders form group, elect trustees

Albay populationreaches 1.2 million

NAGA CITY -- The Bu-reau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) lo-cal jail in Brgy. Del Rosario here served as an instru-ment for 370 inmates to start realizing their dreams of pursuing education through community based e-learning centers dubbed “eSkwela Project.”

Originally meant for Fili-pino out-of- school youths (OSYs) and adults, eSkwela has shifted its course when BJMP Naga City district jail warden Supt. Wilmor Plo-pinio offered the educational opportunity to inmates.

The project aims to serve as a venue for the prisoners to

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still learn the new skills and competencies even inside the prison walls.

“The eSwela is a flagship project of the Commission on Information and Com-munications Technology (CICT) through its Human Capital Development Group (HCDG). This type of e-learning will prepare inmates once they are re-integrated in the community. I would also like to quote an Italian advo-cate who said that education, not punishment is the surest, although the most difficult means, of preventing crime,” Plopinio said.

Plopinio added that he is

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LEGAZPI CITY -- The National Statis-tics Office (NSO) re-ported that population of Albay province has reached 1,233,432.

Based on the result of the Census of Population and Housing, conducted from May to June 2012, there has been an increase of about 143,000 individuals over the last 10 years.

NSO 5 Regional Dir. Cyn-thia L. Perdiz said among the province’s three cities, Legaz-pi posted the largest popula-tion at 182,201 persons. The city is followed by Tabaco with 125,083 and Ligao with

104,914. For the municipalities,

Daraga was the most popu-lated at 115,804 while Jovel-lar was the least populated at 16,899. Daraga was followed by Sto. Domingo with 32,414 and Manito with 22,819.

Taysan in Legazpi City listed 11,418 in population and was the only barangay with more 10,000 persons. Taysan was followed by Anis-lag in Daraga with 9,445 and Upper Bonga in Bacacay with 7,468.

Perdiz said the province of Albay registered a 1.23 per-cent annual population growth rate in general.

“The population of Albay in-creased at the rate of 1.23 percent

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UNEP faculty, studes join tree planting activity“Plant a tree and Save

Mother Earth” – this was the theme of the tree plant-ing activity held recently in-side the University of North-eastern Philippines (UNEP) campus. The activity was joined by students, profes-sors, department heads and other personnel under the headship of Dr. Eleanor A. Osea, UNEP Graduate Studies and Research Dean.

Different varieties of flow-er bearing trees were planted inside the UNEP grounds in support of the greening initia-tives of the national govern-ment and as a local endeavor of the university to support the campaign of mitigating the ill effects of climate change.

Iriga City Environment

and Natural Resources (CENR) Officer Ms. Imelda D. Baltazar of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) hailed the university’s initiative and en-couraged the students to rep-licate the said activity inside their own communities.

Baltazar graced the occa-sion as DENR’s representa-tive during the declaration and signing of commitment. The agreement will bind the agen-cy and UNEP management in continuing the environmental program of the government and pursuing similar endeav-ors in the future.

DENR pushes for the pro-motion of Executive Order No. 26, otherwise known as the National Greening Pro-

gram under the direction of President Benigno Aquino. It encourages various stake-holders, including universities like UNEP to realize the goal of planting 1.5 billion trees through out the 1.5 million hectares within the Philippine territory by the year 2016.

UNEP’s assurance was also sealed through the acceptance of the commitment by UNEP President Atty. Remelisa Al-felor-Almoneda and UNEP Executive Vice President and

concurrently the university’s EVP for Finance, Miss Deli Alfelor-Tibi.

“UNEP is one with the gov-ernment’s direction in pushing for a safer, greener and sustain-able environmental program. We know that this initiative is one of the best measures to combat the growing environ-mental menace. Each of us should be an earth warrior and take every possible measure to protect our environment,” Mo-raleda quips.

NAGA CITY, Cama-rines Sur -- Members and stakeholders of the Lake Buhi Watershed Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) has created a governing board that will streamline and ensure the implementation of policies and procedures in the pre-vention and reduction of pollution in Lake Buhi.

Stakeholders convened on Wednesday last week at the Sangguniang Bayan Hall of Buhi, Camarines Sur.

Relevant provisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 oth-erwise known as Republic Act No. 9275 were discussed during the meeting.

Alex Caning of the De-partment of Environment and Natural Resources-Envi-ronmental Management Bu-reau (DENR-EMB) said the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 otherwise known as Republic Act No. 9275 man-dates the existence of the gov-erning board that shall ensure coordination with partner agencies and ensure participa-tion of various stakeholders in the implementation of various programs attached to the man-agement of Lake Buhi.

“We want to clarify the boundaries and its coordi-

nates of Lake Buhi Watershed through the help of the Na-tional Water Resources Board (NWRB). Creation of a tech-nical working group is also being mulled to encourage participation of various sector representatives, like the indig-enous people (IP), members of the academe, and members of people’s organizations,“ Caning said.

Initially named as mem-ber-agencies of the governing board are the DENR-EMB, the current governors of Cama-rines Sur and Albay, munici-pal mayors of Buhi, Sangay, Iriga, and Tiwi, Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Works and High-ways, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Health, Bureau of Fisher-ies and Aquatic Resources, Department of Education, National Irrigation Adminis-tration, and the Philippine In-formation Agency (PIA).

The designation of the Wa-tershed Quality Management Area, on the other hand, will also give way in the imple-mentation of water quality-re-lated development programs and prospects in Lake Buhi.

The group is set to convene again anytime next month to finalize guidelines and provi-sions on the implementation of WQMA.

ribbon CuttingSharing honors with ribbon cutting ceremony during the blessing of SM City San Fernando are: Pampanga Governor Lilia “Baby” Pineda (center) with (from left to right) Board Members Monina Laus and Ric Yabut, SM Prime Holdings president Hans T. Sy, San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez, Mrs. Felicidad T. Sy, Archbishop Paciano Aniceto, Board Members Frances Fritzie David Dizon, Raul Macalino and SM Supermarket president Herbert T. Sy. SM City Fernando is located on a 7,835 square meter site in V. Tomico Street in Barangay Santo Rosario. The seven storey 42,625 square meter will bring SM’s shopping, leisure, and entertainment closer to San Fernando’s Heritage District.

bikol reporter6 july 22 - 28, 2012

ED C. SALVO

AgA-hAPON,iSiPON

Pag-giromdom sa “disabled”Ipigselebrar kan naka aguing semana (Hulyo 17-23, 2012)

ang National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week bilang pagtaong onra asin pagpapahalaga sa gabos na mga Pilipinong “disabled”. Sa gabos na mga nanunungdan, maogmang pagbati po saindo. An bendisyon asin biyaya nin Dios mapasaindo logod sa gabos na oras!

*****Sa gabos na mga probinsya asin banwaan kan Pilipinas,

pira man daw an “nagigiromdoman” asin nagtaong “onra” sa mga may “kapansanan” sa itinalang panahon na ini? Sa mga telebisyon, radyo, periodiko asin iba pang media outlets kaya, mayo man lamang na nasabi, o nakasurat,mapadapit kan okasyon na ini.

*****Digdi sa probinsya, saro lang na LGU an naaraman ko

na nagtaong halaga sa pag-obserbar kan National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. Iyan iyo an local na gobierno kan San Jose sa liderato ni Mayor Antonio B. Chavez.

*****Sa direktiba ni Mayor Chavez, an Municipal Social Welfare

Office and Development sa pamamayo ni Municipal Social Welfare Officer Helen Mendoza, pinagtiripon so mga “disabled” sa banwaan asin nagsararo sa sarong organisasyon na nginaranan “San Jose Persons with Disability Association”. Ginibo ini para maging madali asin dayaday an pagtaon ayuda kan gobierno lokal sa mga pangangaipo kan mga may kapansanan, sabi ni Mayor Chavez.

*****An mga namamanwaan nin San Jose na-oogma sa

namamatean nindang tunay na pagmakulog sainda ni Mayor Chavez kairiba na ang mga libreng serbisyo na itinatao kan alkalde sa mga nanganga-ipong konstituentes. An libreng pagpa-ospital sa Partido District Hospital, libreng pag-aki sa San Jose Lying-in Center, libreng paggamit kan ambulansya, libreng bolong, libreng anti-rabies vaccine, parte kan mga programa ni Mayor Chavez para sa karahayan kan salud kan mga taga San Jose.

Igwa man siyang programa para sa edukasyon kan mga taga San Jose na nag-aaradal. Sa presenteng S/Y 2012-2013, an alkalde, susog sa nakaabot sakong masasarigan na impormasyon, igwa nin labi sa 2,000 na scholars sa high school asin college sa man-iba-ibang eskwelahan sa Partido District asin ibang lugar.

May mga proyekto pa siyang “Tabang Kabuhayan” sa mga tios na mga konstituentes arog kan libren sakayan (banca) asin padyak. May libre pang serbisyo nin Videoke sa mga kahimanwang may mga espesyal na okasyon asin”birthday cakes” sa mga senior citizens na nagseselebrar nin kumpleanyo. Okey ini!

*****Mag-ingat kita. Pakarhayon ta an satong salud saka

kan satong pamilya. Kadakol sa mga helang an aktibo ngonian. Dengue, cholera, HIV-AIDS, asin igua na naman na napapabareta – an inaapod kan DOH na “enterovirus 71”! Kaya manteniron ta an kalinigan kan satong hawak, harong asin kapalibotan. Orog sa gabos, manteniron ta an banal na relasyon ta sa Dios na Kaglalang. Huli ta Siya sana an makakasurog sato ano man an mangyari.

*****Dai ta maninigaran na an gabos na mga kariribokan asin

kadimalasan na nangyayari sa laog kan satong nasyon asin sa enterong kinaban bunga kan paglapas nin tawo sa Moral Law nin Dios, an Sampolong Togon. Dahil sa satong mga kasalan, inaani na kan kinaban an mapait na bunga kan kasumbikalan nin tawo kontra sa mga pagboot nin Dios. Alagad duman sa mga tawaong nagbabalik-boot sa Kaglalang, asin Kagurangnan may pangakong proteksyon asin gracia. An sabi ni Kristo Jesus sa mga gustong makipagbalikan-boot sa Dios.

“Hanapa ngona nindong enot sa gabos an Kahadean nin Dios asin an Saiyang katanosan asin an gabos na ini (katiwasayan, pagbuhay, maray na salud, etc.), idagdag na sana.”

“Pasalamaton ako ta maski huri na, sa edad na trese, naranasan ko pang makatun-tong nin grade one. Asin lima sa samuyang siyam na mag-turugang ang nagkaigwa nin pagkakataon na maka-eskwe-la, dahil sa Pantawid Pamilya. (I am very thankful that even if it may seem too late, at the age of 13, I was able to set foot in first grade. And out of nine siblings, five of us had the op-portunity to attend school be-cause of Pantawid Pamilya),” Luzviminda De La Pena of Legazpi City said.

“Para sa arog ming tios, mas pigtatawan importansya an magkaigwa nin laog an tulak kesa sa iba pang mga bagay (For poor people like us, having a full stomach is given more importance above anything else),” Luzviminda’s mother, Lorna, added.

Poverty explains why her children did not have the chance to go to school, prior to being a Pantawid Pamilya recipient. unhappy Beginnings

Nanay Lorna came from a poor family. At an early age, she sold vegetables and oth-er root crops just to help her parents earn, so that they could have something to eat. With this situation, she was deprived of an easy life and never had the opportunity to attend school.

And so she thought of changing her fate. She left her family and got married at the age of 16.

Yet, the better life that she

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dreamt never realized. In fact, it became harder, having a husband who was unschooled and having nine children to feed.

Nanay Lorna became a fish vendor but the P100 to P200 measly income was just enough for their meals. Her husband also helped her sell fresh fish and occasion-ally worked as a construction worker.

Being a fish vendor, she and her husband had to be at the market as early as 4 a.m., leaving their children unat-tended at home.

And since they did not have a fish stall, they usu-ally run and hid every time a policeman came along. They stayed in the market until all their fish were sold. This had been their routine and they thought that being able to pro-vide food for their children was enough. Taking care of them and guiding their ways were never given priority.

“Kung dae kami matrabaho, dae kaming kakaunon. Maku-log para sa sarong magurang na nahihiling mong nagugutom an saimong mga aki pero dae kang maginibo. Kaya kinaipu-han ming magsakripisyo para sainda (If we don’t work, we won’t have something to eat. It’s really painful for a parent to see her children hungry and yet there is nothing we can do. And so we had to sacrifice for their welfare),” said Nanay Lorna. But challenges and hard-ships came their way.

“Grabe an pagbasul ko kan saro sa mga aki ko an nagadan dahilan sa napa-bayaan. Naghahale kaya kami nin atab asin nag-uuli kami banggi na. Sinda-sinda lang ang nawawalat. (What I regret the most was when one of my children died because he was not properly taken care of. We would leave early and we came home late. My children were left by themselves),” she said.

One of their neighbors shared that there was even a time when the couple went to work and had nothing (even a centavo) to leave behind for their children’s needs. See-ing his younger siblings cry of hunger, one of Nanay Lorna’s child was forced to steal. But the community could not con-demn him because the child did it to buy milk and food for his siblings. More than Thankful

Through the implementa-tion of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, a human development and rights-based program of the national government that invests in the health and education of poor households, particularly of children 0 to 14 years old, through the provision of con-ditional cash grants, Nanay Lorna can now send five of her children to school.

One of them is Luzviminda, who, at the start of program implementation in 2010, was aged 13.

“Pirmi ko pighahapot si mama kun nata ta ngunyan

sana niya ako pinaadal (I of-tentimes ask my mother why she let me study just now.)” said Luzviminda.

According to Nanay Lorna, Luzviminda’s birth, just like her siblings, was unregis-tered: therefore, she cannot comply with the school re-quirements. Aside from the fact that their family income was not enough, there were also other expenses that had to be prioritized. Not to men-tion that her oldest daughter lived with them together with her grandchildren.

When free registration of birth was offered in their barangay in support to Pan-tawid Pamilya, was the only time Lorna finally registered her daughter.

“Kun bako sa Pantawid Pamilya, dae makakatuntong an mga aki ko maski sa el-ementarya. Kaya dakulaon an pasalamat ko sa programa (If not for Pantawid Pamilya’s help, all my children will not be able to even set foot in el-ementary. I am most grateful to the program),” she said.

As for Luzviminda, in spite of her embarrassment being the oldest in their class, she strives and study hard to fin-ish her schooling. Even at her age as compared with her classmates, she manages to be at the honor roll. This makes Lorna proud.

When asked what her dream is, in tears, Luzviminda said that it is to land a good job and have a better life for her family.

‘Pinyasan Festival 2012’ raises Daet spirits anewDAET, Camarines Norte,

-– Spirits are exceedingly high once more in this capital town as the most awaited celebra-tions of its founding anniver-sary, Pineapple Festival and patron saint fiesta, rolled into one for a week-long festivities unfurls.

The year marked the 429th year of its foundation as a mu-nicipality which was celebrated recently to signal the formal opening of the Pineapple Festival which culminated on June 24, in time with the fiesta celebration in honor of its parish’s patron, St. John the Baptist.

From an ancient settlement that dates back from the time of Tabon cave men or long before the discovery of the Philippines by Magellan in 1521, Daet was decreed as a municipality by the Spanish government in June 15,

Jerry Quibilan, author receiving Bicol Harvest magazine from Mayor Tito sarion.

Jerry Quibilan with Cong. sonny Angara Jr. and 7017 island Travel’s rachelle san Juan.

1583.In celebrating the anniversary,

town mayor Tito Sarion led cere-monies in front of the Rizal mon-ument, the first ever to be erected in the Philippines in honor of Dr. Jose Rizal, which the municipal-ity takes a distinctive pride for owning.

A few steps away is another shrine commemorating the mar-tyrs and patriots who on April 14-18,1898, staged a revolt against the Spanish authorities. Many were killed, and the oth-ers were imprisoned and tortured. Enshrined are the names of 50 homegrown heroes.

Called at home as Pinyasan, this year’s Pineapple Festival now on its 20th year, is another show of Daeteños’ unique arts, culture and capabilities in fostering their heritage and vast environmental resources gifted with land where

the world’s sweetest pineapple abundantly grows.

The festival which is one of the province’s tourism promotion tools being initiated by the mu-nicipal government here features agro-industrial fair, beauty tilts, historical-cultural presentations and different sports events.

Beach events like paraw re-gatta, sand carving, beach vol-leyball, palo sebo Pinyasan Walk, and dog fashion show at the Ba-gasbas Beach, the town’s main tourist destination that sits on a long stretch of white, powdery sand along the coastline of the Philippine Sea, were among the activities.

The celebration is also high-lighted by the daily parades of lavishly decorated floats and be-costumed street dancers ex-ecuting unique and well-cho-reographed dance movements in

street-theatrical presentations.“We thought of coming up

with this Pinyasan after observing the Lanzones Festival in Cami-guin Island which for years has earned fame and identity among tourists. And just like the Tobac-co Festival in Ilocos, celebrations like these encourage agricultural productivity and promote devel-opment of the local tourism in-dustry,” Sarion said.

It was Sarion who spearhead-ed the move to come up with the festival when he was one of the town’s councilors in 1992.

“In proposing in the town’s legislative council the establish-ment of the festival, my vision then was to make Camarines Norte a famous tourist destina-tion given the impression that the readiness and willingness of our people to accept tourists and visi-

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a report that described the problem as a “pandemic.”The picture for adolescents is even more worrying, with four

out of five 13 to 15-year-olds not moving enough, it said.Physical inactivity was de scribed for the study as failing to do

30 minutes of moderate physical activity five times a week, 20 minutes of vigorous activity three times a week, or a combination of the two.

Inactivity increases with age, is higher in women than in men, and more prevalent in high-income countries, the researchers found.

A second study, comparing physical activity levels with population statistics on diseases like diabetes, heart problems and cancer, said lack of exercise claimed more than 5.3 million of the 57 million deaths worldwide in 2008.

It said inactivity was a risk factor comparable to smoking or obesity.

Lack of exercise causes an estimated six percent of coronary heart disease cases, seven percent of type 2 diabetes (the most common form) and 10 percent of breast and colon cancers, it said.

I’m aware that exercise is good for physical and mental health. So, I try my best to walk for 20 minutes if the weather is good or dance with the music at home.

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bikol reporter 7july 22 - 28, 2012

State Of the Municipality addreSS 2012By MAyor ANToNio B. CHAVez

“Sa Matanos Na Gobierno,An Tawo Maasenso”

Moving San Jose towards PROGRESS and DEVELOPMENT: This is the Statement I gave you when I delivered the State of Municipality Address (SOMA) in 2011.

Honorable Vice-Mayor Evelio C. Peña, Honorable Members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Honorable Barangay Officials, Department Heads, employees, distinguished guests, namomot-an kong kahimanwa, ladies and gentlemen, a grace-filled morning to all of you.

SA MATANOS NA GOBIerNO aN taWO MAASENSO: This is my battle cry. This is the very reason why we are here serving the people of San Jose. We should exert all our efforts to move San Jose towards our aim of PROGRESS and DEVELOPMENT because if we cannot do this, then we have no reason or business to hold our position any minute further.

Yes, I am proud to report to all of you that the Local Government Unit of San Jose has been conferred with an award of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH). Conferred by no less than the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). This is a clear recognition of our success in managing the affairs of our local government. You know, this means so much to us. Sa halip-ot na pagtaram, ang award na ini nangangahulugan “maray ang padalagan kan satung gobierno lokal.” Bako kami ang nagsabi kaini, kundi ang oficina kan Department of the Interior and Local Government. The DILG declares that we are excellent in governmental operations.

Honorable members of this august body, the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) awarded to the LGU is not only prestigious but also an affront recognition of our effort in advancing in our quest for good governance that values TRANSPARENCY, A C C O U N TA B I L I T Y, PARTICIPATION and PERFORMANCE.

Once again, I declare that I am committed for the INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THESE FOUR (4) VALUES and I desire that it be practiced at all levels in our local bureaucracy.

Sa simpleng pagtaram The Public Servants of the Local Government Unit of San Jose, Cam. Sur

boot ko po na ang apat (4) na pinagtotobodan kong prinsipyo sa maray na pagpadalagan kan gobierno maibogtak asin magibo sa gabos na level asin departamento kan satong local na gobierno.

I would like to reiterate that my administration ADHERES AND IS COMMITTED to be TRANSPARENT IN EVERYTHING; in budgeting, in purchasing, in bidding including its processes and in all aspects of governmental operations.

I will continuously instill in the minds of our government workers within our jurisdiction the VALUES OF ACCOUNTABILITY so that everyone would aspire to be good. Para gabos mag maw-ot na maggibo nin tama asin ikakarahay kan gabos bako para sa personal na karahayan sana. Ini nanganga-hulugan na paninindogan ta ang satung mga gibo para sa pag-uswag kan satong banwaan. Bako ining madali alagad determinado akong gibohon ini.

In all levels and aspects of our local development effort, we will always involve the PARTICIPATION OF THE PEOPLE. It is MY MANDATE that the people of San Jose should be part and parcel in all developmental activities of the government and so they should always be consulted in every aspect

of local development. After all, this is the very essence of people’s participation. Pirmi tang hahadoyon ang tawo kung ano ang tama asin dapat tang gibohon sa sainda para tumbok ta ang solusyon sa mga problema asin panganga-ipo kan satung mga kahiman-wa.

Nahihiling nindo mahigpit ako sa mga empleyado sa pag-perform ninda kan saindang mga trabaho. Anggot ako sa mga para-look, sa mga parapalusot asin sa gabos na hogakon na empleyado kan munisipyo. The reason is simple. Because we value PERFORMANCE, we want to achieve the level of excellence in our local government unit, and

the only way to do this is to have our employees perform excellently.

Kun dati nahihiling nindo, ang mga empleyado pirming nasa atubangan kan munisipyo, nag-ooro istambay o nag-sosoro-segarilyo. Ngonyan, yaon sinda sa laog kan saindang opisina, sibot na nagtatrabaho kan saindang mga obligasyones. Recently, I signed an executive order declaring the municipal building and its offices, including its surroundings to be a SMOKE FREE ZONE. Therefore, all employees, visitors and all the people are prohibited from smoking within the declared area.

Bako sanang tatao akong maanggot,

magtuyaw sa salang mga gibo o maghanap ning diperensya, tatao man akong mag-umaw kan mga marhay na empleyado.

I want to remind our employees especially those that are not performing well to shape up and upgrade yourself or else you will be swallowed by your own incompetence or you will simply vanish.

Sa mga empleadong nag-gigibong marhay asin mga mahihigos, YOU WILL BE REWARDED ACCORDINGLY.

I commend this august body for the job well done and for your compassion in supporting me as the local chief executive and in my quest to effect progress and development in our town, por-medio ta kaibahan ko kamo sa bilog na aspeto kan pagmanehar kan satong local na gobierno. Kung natatandaan nindo na ipinangako ko saindo na rerespetohon ko kamo, na igagalang ko kamo asin dai ako malaog sa contrata o negosasyon na mayo kamong approval. Kamo po ang makapagsabi na dawa kung minsan magkasalungat ang satong opinion sa lado kan pulitika o legalidad, padagos man guiraray kitang nag iiribahan asin mag-iiribahan na maitulod ang satong pagmaw-ot ning katrangkilohan, progreso asin pag-asenso.

Por medio sa magayon tang pag-iribahan bako sanang sarong (1) award ang satong nakoa kundi duwa (2) na. An saro pang award iyo ang Top Performer in Economic Enterprise among the 4th class municipality in Bicol Region. Naglangkaw ang satung koleksyon nin 253% in economic enterprise alone. Ang satong local revenue naglangkaw na uminabot sa 220% collection efficiency. This also means that the confidence of the people in our government is getting stronger.

Duwang taon pa sana akong nakatukaw bilang alkalde, duwang (2) award naman ang satong nakua.

Fellow government workers, Honorable members of this august body, fellow San Joseans, it has been our dream to have a new and beautiful Municipal Plaza. Now, it’s no longer a dream but a reality. Recently, we have undertaken the repair/rehabilitation and construction of the new Municipal Plaza in front of our Municipal Building. It was a long and tedious process before we arrived at a decision to rehabilitate the said Municipal Plaza, but finally we decided to beautify and conduct the necessary repair and rehabilitation dahil haloy-haloy ng pangitorogan na magkaigwa ning maray, magayon asin disenteng pahingaloan kan mga gurang, kawatan kan mga aki asin sa ano pa man na katuyuhan kan publiko orog ng gayo sa gustong mag avail kan libreng serbisyo kan Wi-Fi Access.

In my administration, we made this project without resorting to loans and borrowings. Uuliton ko po! Ginibo ta ang project na ini para mapakarhay asin mapagayon ang municipal plaza na dai kita nag-utang.

Kadakol pa kitang project na ginibo sa paagi kan paghagad sa satung mga kabisto. Dae po kita nag utang sa mga proyektong ini.

As of this time, we were able to pay a total of P8.5 million pesos for the overdue obligations of the past administration. Igwa pang tada na P1 million pesos. Nakapag bayad naman kita kan mga utang para sa GSIS, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth

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bikol reporter8 july 22 - 28, 2012

State Of the Municipality addreSS 2012By MAyor ANToNio B. CHAVezcontributions asin mga

unremitted loans kan satung mga empleyado. Dikit na sanang panahon malilinig ta na ang mga kautangan kan satung local na gobierno.

Aram nindo, kun bako kuta sa mga kautangan na ini, mas dakul pa kitang proyektong pwedeng magibo. Alagad mayo kitang maginibo ta kita ang nagmana kan mga problemang ini. I assure you that we will continuously be resourceful and industrious to look for funds that will help uplift the well being of the San Joseans.

I would like to once again reiterate that my administration is guided by the 10 point agenda to which we train and focus our efforts kun kaya gusto kong ipaaram saindo na bakong tsamba ang mga ginigibo ta lalo na ang awards na nakua ta. Ang giya na satung sinusunod nagpapahiling na bakong bara-bara an pagpadalagan ko kan satong local na gobierno.

Also, we would like to institutionalize a strong government that is guided by principles and objectives. May mga gobierno na malinig pero bakong matibay, may gobierno na matibay pero bakong malinig. Ang matibay asin malinig na gobierno nag aasegurar na ang lugar asin tawo maasenso!

GOOD GOVERNANCE iN AGriCuLTure

I am also glad to inform you that we have two (2) farm-to-market road projects (FMR) that will be constructed in Barangay Tambangan and Bahay which I am sure will bring great impact to the economic development of said barangays. The farm produce and other services will now be a lot easier to transport to and from these barangays. It would also bring great relief for the students and other local folks who travelled almost everyday in going to their schools and other destinations.

Ang barangay Tambangan asin Bahay maresibe ning tig P7.4 million pesos or a total of 14.8 million pesos worth of Farm to Market Road Projects will be constructed in our town. Ini po nangyari por medio sa paglapigot kan saindong alkalde asin sa

paagi kan Department of Agriculture. Ang haloy-haloy nang lubak-lubak na tinampo kan mga nasambit na barangay iyan hihirahayon na asin sesemontohan pa. Tapos na ang bidding asin popon-an na sa lalong madaling panahon ang proyektong ini. This is the worst barangay roads in San Jose for many years.

Sa halawig na panahon dae lamang nagibohan medios na mapa tinampo o mapakarhay man lamang ang tinampo kan barangay Tambangan asin Bahay na haloy-haloy naman nagtios ang mga constituentes digdi huli sa lubak-lubak nindang tinampo.

We all knew that San Jose is an agricultural town where rice, corn, vegetables and root crops are its leading agricultural produce. Aram ko na ang problemang dakula kan paraoma iyo ang patubig. Sa paglapigot kan saindong alkalde asin sa paagi kan National Irrigation Administration (NIA) asin Department of Agriculture ipapadagos na ang konstruksyon kan irrigation project sa barangay Bagacay, Mampirao asin Calalahan na may total na kantidad 7.5 million pesos. Sa mga taga barangay Mampirao, Bagacay asin Calalahan, magiging marhay na ang saindong pag-oma. Dae na kamo mag-aaragawan kan patubig. Barangay Calalahan will have another Irrigation Project worth 1.5 million pesos. Ini hali sa Bureau of Soils and Water Resources Management in support to High Value Crops Development Program. We have another irrigation project in brgy. Calawit worth 2.7 million pesos and very soon it shall be implemented in that barangay. Aram ko na madarang dakulang ginhawa lalo na sa mga para-oma dyan sa barangay Calawit na haloy ng nagtitios sa patubig. Another 3.8 million pesos worth of project in barangay Ligao-Boclod for the rehabilitation of its irrigation canal and service road. Another on-going project is being done in barangay Kinalansan, Manzana, Bilog Bahay and Boclod for its rehabilitation and dissilting of canals in

support of agriculture development program.

Honorable Members of this august body, fellow San Joseans, I was able to do these because of my sincere and genuine concern for the people of San Jose especially for the poor farmers living in the countryside whose only source of income is through farming.

Padagos sa pag-asenso kan agrikultura. Our request for another 4-W Drive Tractor with the Department of Agriculture has already been released and it is already being used by our farmers. We have paid a total of 1.2 million pesos as counterpart fund.

We have also facilitated the release through the Municipal Agriculture Office a small tractor granted to Herobias Irrigators Association, and to further boast our support for agricultural sector, we have already released a total of 710 bags of certified seeds in accordance with the Seed Subsidy Assistance of our Local Government.

GOOD GOVERNANCE IN HEALTH AND NuTriTioN

Good health is imperative to the progress and development of our town. Hence, one of my top priorities is taking care of the health needs of our people. We institutionalized the free use of ambulance and is implemented 24/7.The operation of the Lying-In Clinic is also 24/7. I truly believe that health is wealth, hence, with the help of the Spanish government and the provincial government we establish the lying-in clinic cum health center at barangay Salogon. This project is worth 1.5 million pesos. 1 million thereof is allotted for the construction of its building and the remaining 500 thousand pesos is allocated for the equipment.

Honorable members of this august body, I just want to tell you na dae kuta madadagos ang proyektong ini huli ta mayo nin sadiring daga ang Salogon na tutugdukan kaini. Por medyo sa kagustuhan ko na madagos ang proyekto, nagbakal ako ning daga hali sa sakuyang sadiring bulsa.

I really can prove to you that I can make a difference and can make things happen. We acquired another unit of ambulance courtesy of PCSO and soon it shall be delivered to us. This new acquisition has no local fund counterpart, mayo po kitang gastos, unlike the previous ambulance. With the operation of Salogon health center annex, we will assign one (1) ambulance to serve the needs of the patients in that area, particularly the Rangas sector. We will also assign four (4) health personnel in the said health center.

We have distributed to all barangays nebulizers and blood pressure apparatus. Ini ginigibo ta mara maseguro na ang pangangaipo kan mga gurang o aki na may helang na “asthma”, mataw-an nin magkakanigong suporta medikal. Ang mga may helang na alta-presyon, mamonitor man ang saindang blood pressure para makaiwas sa anumang katibaadan sa buhay. Padagos man ang pagtao ta ning mga bolong asin vitamins sa mga nangangaipo. Salamat sa PCSO, sa Provincial Government, DOH, PHO asin ki Senator Bong-Bong Marcos sa pagsuporta sa programang ini.

We were able to realize these projects through the Cash Award component of the Seal of Good Housekeeping given by the DILG. Kaya “kung dakol kitang awards mas dakol kitang pondo, mas kadakol na proyektong pwedeng gibohon para sa satung mga kahiman-wa.”

We also extended and expanded the PhilHealth beneficiaries kung kaya kadakul na kababayan ta an nabenepisyuhan kan PhilHealth Program kan satong local na gobierno.

I am also proud to tell you that the Lying-In-Clinic has been accredited by the PhilHealth Insurance Corporation. And our Rural Health Unit was certified by the DOH-PHILCAT as TB-DOTS Center. Ini nangangahulugan na mas mahiwas na serbisyo sa mga constituentes kan satong municipalidad. Padagos na pagtao nin dental and medical services sa gabos na

residente kan San Jose. Padagos man an satong blood letting activity, para kung may nangangaipong dugo na taga digdi sa satong lugar tulos na makatao nin asistensya.

GOOD GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION

We invested so much in Education because I firmly believe that through this program we will be able to produce Great San Joseans excelling in different fields. We invested in education because I know and I am quite sure that development and progress of our town rest upon the shoulders of San Joseans. Hence, the program on education is an indispensable thing to do.

In connection with this, we continuously and vigorously support the educational needs of our constituents. Kung kaya padagos ang pagdistruibuer kan mga school uniforms, bags, socks and shoes and school supplies sa elementary pupils kan San Jose. As of today, a total of 4,195 elementary pupils have benefited from this program.

Scholarship assistance is also at the full swing. We have granted scholarship assistance to 2,302 high school and 541 college students as well as 16 students in graduate studies. A total of 2,859 scholars have already benefited from this program.

Nahihiling ko asin namamatean ko mismo na kada maabot ang graduation, imbes na maogma ang mga magurang sa saindang aki na ma-graduar sa elementary asin high school, dae ta problemado pa sa mga bagay na kaipuhan arog kan toga asin caps. Bako akong bota o bongog sa mga pangangaipong ini, ngonian makakagraduar na ang saindang mga aki na mayo sindang problema sa toga asin caps dahil nag-alocar ang saindong alcalde nin tamang pondo para makapagpatahe nin 700 na toga na gagamiton kan mga magradwar sa high school asin elementarya.

Through my effort, former Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has donated

and turned over one (1) classroom for Pugay Elementary School. Sa tolong classrooms na ginibo kang GMA Kapuso Foundation sa barangay Adiangao, nagtao kita ning construction aggregates and other materials worth 700 thousand pesos. Kung kaya ang dating planong 2 classrooms ini naging 3 classrooms. Also we requested the construction of 4 classrooms in Adiangao Elementary School and 2 classrooms in barangay Tominawog Elementary School. These projects were funded through the PDAF of Senator Franklin Drilon and the Filipino Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In here, I would like to personally thank Senator Drilon, the adopted son of San Jose, for his invaluable support in the education program of San Jose.

To ensure the proper hygiene of our pupils, we have distributed and we still continuously distributing toothbrush and toothpaste.

Kadakol pa kitang programa sa edukasyon arog kan subsidy for locally funded teachers, (LFT), gasoline subsidy on DepEd-San Jose, monthly allowance for Day Care Workers, installation Olyset nets to elementary schools in connection with DOH “Dengue Free School Program.”

We also extended financial assistance to DepEd San Jose on their various sports and academic events. We continuously give subsidy allowance for elementary and pre-school teachers. To instill reading habits to our day care, elementary and high school students, we distributed books and other reading materials to elementary and high school. Included in the distribution of the reading materials are the Day Care Students, again this is courtesy of Senator Bong-Bong Marcos. To support the program on computer literacy, we have distributed Computer sets in Salogon Elementary School and Kinalansan High School.

I also extended a monthly allowance to the 8 lucky students, who won the raffle held last December in time for my birthday.

Lastly, on education program, being the

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bikol reporter 9july 22 - 28, 2012 news

State Of the Municipality addreSS 2012By MAyor ANToNio B. CHAVezadministrator of the

properties owned by the provincial government, I intend to donate the land where the Villafuerte-Peña High School was built to the Department of Education for them to have an exclusive right over the said property.

GOOD GOVERNANCE iN eCoNoMiC ENTERPRISE AND L I V E L I H O O D PROGRAM

To propel further the economic growth of the town, we need to provide livelihood opportunities to our constituents. As of today, we have awarded 60 fishing boats to the marginalize fishermen of barangay Dolo, Telegrafo, Sabang, Manzana and Adiangao and soon another 20 fishing boats shall be awarded to the marginalize fishermen of barangay Calalahan and Tagas.

I am glad that at least 60 fishermen families have been provided with such an opportunity to earn their living. If they will continue doing their share, I am sure they will have better lives and I will be most glad to see them sending their children to school and acquire the needed education.

I am also proud for the 30 padjak drivers who benefited from the livelihood assistance providec by the LGU. Nag aasa ako na makatabang man lugod ang proyektong ini kan satung gobierno sa saindang pang oro-aldaw na panganga-ipo. Ang kwartang pinagbakal ta kan padjak hali pa sa cash award na itinao sato kan DILG por medyo kan Seal of Good Housekeeping.

We were able to spend a total of P143,200.00 for Cash for Work beneficiaries. We also supported the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of DSWD with a total of 1,783 beneficiaries coming from the different barangays of this municipality.

Due to my effort, medical assistance from PCSO had also been extended to the constituents. Also, a total of P311,900.00 were given to the constituents of San Jose in the form of medical assistance.

Namamasdan nindo na nagdadakol naman ang satong tindahan? Ang mga paratinda kan carne nagparadagdag

naman. Aram nindo na ang carneng orig asin baca pinakabarato digdi sa San Jose? Por medyo digdi dinadayo ang San Jose kan mga tawo hali sa ibang lugar na parabacal ning carne. Nagdadakol naman ang investors na hali sa iba’t-ibang lugar na nagbobogtak ning negosyo digdi. Naoogma ako kaini alagad mas maoogma ako kung mismong taga San Jose ang mag-invest o magbogtak ning negosyo digdi sa satong sadiring banwaan.

Because of these new businesses, our local revenues have steadily increased. With the continued support and confidence in my administration of taxpayers, they have religiously paid their taxes.

Pirmi kong sinasabi na kung kadakol kitang pondo mas dakol pa kitang proyektong magigibo para sa karahayan kan gabos na constituentes kan San Jose.

Ano ta dae nangyari ini kan nakaaging panahon? Sa sakong pag-aadal halukaka ang mga Capitalista na magnegosyo digdi sato ta dae sigurado kung maasenso ang saindang negosyo dahil sa mayong toltol na direksyon ang gobierno. Kaya sa gabos na negosyante digdi sa San Jose ini ang satuyang battle cry, “Sa Matanos na Gobierno, an Tawo Maasenso!”

Gusto kong ibareta sa saindo na igwang duwang dakulang Chinese Corporation na mabugtak nin negosyo sa San Jose asin duwang (2) dakulang Bus company malaag man nin negosyo sa San Jose.

An satong slaughter house padagos man naglalangkaw ang collection, this is due to the effective management being employed in such office.

As of this date, the public market has a collection efficiency rate of 156%. I have an standing order to the Economic Enterprise Offices to collect rentals on time and recommend to my office, if possible, closure of businesses of delinquent market stallholders.

Lastly on economic enterprise, as a top

performer in economic enterprise and due to our collection efficiency, we will aim for Reclassification from 4th Class Municipality or 3rd Class Municipality. This would mean better income of the municipality and better services to our constituents.GOOD GOVERNANCE iN TourisM

We hold the annual town fiesta and supported the local Peñafrancia festival in barangay Sabang and Dolo. We also have Water Sports Festival highlighted by Bikini Open Competition which is becoming popular in Partido area and soon shall help develop the tourism industry in our town.

GOOD GOVERNANCE iN iNFrAsTruCTure DEVELOPMENT

My administration has undertaken numerous infrastructure projects and I am glad to mention them for your information:

1. Construction of new PNP building

2. Construction of two (2) Footbridge in Camagong

3. Dissilting of canal in Kinalansan, Dolo, as part of Flood Control program

4. Barangay Road concreting in Pugay and Telegrafo

5. Construction of drainage/canal in Calawit

6. Repair and renovation of San Jose Cultural Center

7. C o n s t r u c t i o n of stage in Telegrafo Elementary School through Gov. LRay Villafuerte

8. Repainting/repair of stage and barangay hall in Pugay, Dolo and Mampirao

9. O n - g o i n g construction of Rural Health Annex or Lying-In in Salogon

10. Construction of Municipal Plaza

11. Repair and renovation of municipal building on-going

12. Construction of laboratory building funded from Sen. Franklin Drilon’s PDAF

13. Provide shallow well/pitcher pump/jetmatic to different barangays

14. Construction of 4 classroom building from Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

through Sen. Franklin Drilon effort

15. Construction of 3 classrooms at Adiangao from GMA Kapuso Foundation

16. Repair and Improvement of Irrigation Canal at Kinalansan, Danlog, Boclod and Bahay

17. Construction of schoolroom annex at Rangas Ramos National High School

18. C o n s t r u c t i o n of Basketball Court at barangay Boclod

19. Construction of Foot Bridge at Danlog

20. Construction of Market Building-Annex from Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero PDAF

21. A s s i s t a n c e to the construction of Free Flowing project to barangay Mampirao and Tambangan

22. O t h e r infrastructure projects in different barangays

GOOD GOVERNANCE iN THe MAiNTeNANCe OF PEACE AND ORDER

Due to our campaign for crime prevention, the crime incidence recorded in our town has accordingly lowered. It is worthy to mention also that crime solution efficiency has improved.

Ang satung kapulisan ngonian disiplinado, they are properly uniformed and guarded their respective post according to their duty-detail. Patrolling policemen are daily occurrence in the major streets of our town. I commend the leaderhip of PNP for the job well done.

GOOD GOVERNANCE iN eNViroNMeNTAL MANAGeMeNT PROGRAM

Progress and E n v i r o n m e n t a l Development goes hand in hand. It would be shame if we talk on developing San Jose without taking into consideration the protection and enhancement of the environment. Saro-saro sana an kinab-an ta kaya kaipuhan pangol-gan ta ini.

One of the major a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s in environmental management is the continuous cleaning-up activities of the major streets of the town.

You will note that we have undertaken the beautification of the national highway by constructing flower boxes from barangay Boclod to barangay Sabang. Gusto ta magayon asin malinig ang satung banwaan kaya ginigibo ko ang proyektong ini.

Sa pag maw-ot ko na maprotektahan ang kweba asin kapalibotan kaini sa barangay Adiangao, I instructed the office of the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources (MENRO) to conduct cave assessment. In coordination with the DENR Region V, they have done their tasked.

As per report, there are two (2) (not one) caves in barangay Adiangao contrary to our previous knowledge that there is only one cave in that area. The team composed of our personnel and the DENR recommended that the area is a good place for Eco-Tourism Development. Ini po ang tututukan ko sa maarabot na aldaw. As administrator of this property, I intend to protect and develop this area into something beneficial to all.

Other major environmental projects are the following.

In our effort in protecting the environment, I am glad to inform you that as of to date, we have planted a total of 16,418 assorted trees and our coastal clean-up drive is continuing.

GOOD GOVERNANCE IN SPORTS AND reCreATioN DEVELOPMENT

1. Yearly distribution of balls for basketball and volleyball sets to all barangays;

2. Supported the Palarong Bayan and Panlalawigan 2011;

3. Holding of WaterSports Festival;

4. Support the Inter-barangay tournament every summer;

5. Continuous physical fitness activity for employees;

EMPLOYMENT serViCes

1. Provided jobs for 44 Locally Funded Teachers (LFT), 12 permanent teachers and 74 porters;

2. Provided summer

jobs for 30 students this year under Special Program of Employment for Students (SPES);

3. Facilitated the employment of 7 nurses: 2 nurses at San Jose District Hospital and 5 nurses at RHU under the DOH RN Heals program;

4. Employed 10 permanent employees;

5. 10 CSU under the provincial government;

6. 30 padjak drivers and 60 fishermen.

suMMAry oF Free serViCes

1. Libreng uniform, bag, shoes, toothpaste and toothbrush and other school supplies for elementary school pupils;

2. Chiffon cakes for Senior Citizen during their birthdays;

3. Free ambulance service;

4. Free videoke for parties or any occasion;

5. Kasalang Bayan;6. Binyagang

Bayan;7. “Libreng pag-aki”

at Lying-In Clinic;8. Free

hospitalization at Partido District Hospital;

9. Free medicines;10. Free anti-rabies

vaccine;11. Free bangka/

fishing boat;12. Free Padjak as

livelihood assistance;13. Free dental

services;14. Libreng banhi

para sa mga para-oma;15. Free dentures;16. Free Eye

glasses;17. Free funeral

services.In closing, I wish to

thank all of you for helping me achieve our goals. I thank all Department Heads and Employees for doing their mandated task. I wish to tell you that I want to achieve more. I want to do more for the people of San Jose. Let us work together putting aside politics for the benefit of the greater majority. Please join me in my quest for good governance that values transparency, a c c o u n t a b i l i t y , participation and performance. Please join me in my battlecry “Sa matanos na gobierno an tawo maasenso!” Hasta sa masunod, Dios mabalos asin Dios marhay na aga saindo gabos.

bikol reporter10 july 22 - 28, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesLoCAL CiViL reGisTry oFFiCe

Province: Camarines SurCity/Municipality: Naga City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSEVIDA CELAJE PARPAN, has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from “VIDA” to “ROSEVIDA” in the birth certificate of VIDA DELENO CELAJE who was born on AuGusT 14, 1960 at NAGA CiTy, CAMAriNes sur, and whose parents are ALEJANDRO SAMARISTA CELAJE and VICTORIA AGONG DELENO

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than JuLy 29, 2012. (Sgd.) ALEXANDER M. CAYETANO City Civil RegistrarBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JULY 15 and 22, 2012

The K+12 Curriculum: A shot in the ArmCould the K+12 Curriculum just implemented this June be the response to the global

demand for qualified workers coming from the Philippines? This is not just wishful thinking. It seems to be it. After having had deliberated on the pros and cons that called the attention of various stakeholders in education, the Department of Education decided it was ripe for the curriculum to be implemented. So be it.

The opening of classes for school year 2012-2013 was marked with the full implementation of K+12 curriculum. There was no more room for backing out. Everything’s ready. The months preceding the beginning of classes were used for a thorough preparation. The implementing rules were ready. Administrators and teachers underwent endless seminars and workshops to ready them for the new program. The trainings conducted were rigid. There should be no rooms for hitches. Materials were likewise just waiting to be opened for use. Certainly, the country’s education department was ready.

For many years, the country has been troubled with the problem of having our graduates become globally competitive. Our high school is not enough to make a graduate employable. Locally, maybe but not if he is aspiring to go overseas. Even our college graduates are faced with similar uncertainty.

If one were to look at job opportunities for Filipinos to work abroad, a minimal requirement is a two-year college education which in many countries is equivalent only to a secondary education. This is where troubles can come about. A Canadian caregiver job demands a second year education for a Filipino to qualify. So, a Filipino holder of a secondary certificate has to go to college for two years more to get that position, otherwise, he can not get a caregiver’s job where in some other countries a high school education is enough to qualify an applicant for the position.

. With the full implementation of the K+12 curriculum, is there a reason to rejoice? Our first graders in the elementary will face the battle of having to stay in school for seven years instead of the usual six and our first year high school student will have to sacrifice attending classes for five years instead of four. This is not a welcome thing to many parents who could hardly manage to let their children finish the six years of elementary studies.. With another year more, expect a big percent not going to high school. And the use of mother tongue in the first grade can make the very young kids of 5 and 6 enjoy schooling, why not? Because it looks like they are most at home but the transition from the first to the second grade can be unimaginable. But anyway, with the K+12 curriculum in full blast, we can just keep our fingers crossed. Everything will work to our advantage and all’s well that end’s well. _________________________By LEA BALDONASATambang Central schoolTambang, Tinambac, Camarines sur

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Public Works and HighwaysOFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Camarines Sur 3rd District Engineering OfficeCaraycayon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur

invitAtion to biD

The Department of Public Highways DPWH Camarines Sur 3rd Engineering District Caraycayon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, through its Bids and Award Committee, (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):

1. Contract ID# PROJECT ID#12FF0024Contract Name Construction of Multi-Purpose Bldg., Phase-II (Covered Court)Contract Location San Francisco, Tigaon, Camarines Sur Scope of Works Multi-Purpose BuildingApproved Budget forContract (ABC) Php2,000,000.00Contract Duration 90 C.D.Cost of Tender Documents Php5,000.002. Contract ID# PROJECT ID#12FF0025Contract Name CLUSTER-I (Roads, Spillways & Footbridge-1st Tranche CY-2012)Contract Location 1) Const. of Footbridge, Cagnipa, GARCHITORENA Php 300,000.00 2) Const. of Multi-Purpose Pavement, Sagrada, Garchitorena 300,000.00 3) Const. of Multi-Purpose Pavement, Del Pilar, Garchitorena 300,000.00 4) Conc. of FMR, Bantugan, Presentacion 300,000.00 5) Conc. of Brgy. Road, Tanwan, Presentacion 300,000.00 6) Const. of MPP (Solar Drier), San Isidro, Lagonoy 300,000.00Scope of Works Footbridge, Road Concreting/Multi-Purpose Pavement Approved Budget forContract (ABC) Php1,800,000.00Contract Duration 90 C.D.Cost of Tender Documents Php5,000.003. Contract ID# PROJECT ID#12FF0026Contract Name CLUSTER-IV (Multi-Purpose Bldg./School Bldg-1st Tranche CY-2012Contract Location 1) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., Matandang Siruma, Siruma Php 300,000.00 2) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., PamiontanBantillan, Siruma 300,000.00 3) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., Pinitan E/S, Siruma 300,000.00 4) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., San Roque, Tinambac 300,000.00 5) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., Magtang, Tinambac 300,000.00 6) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., La Medalla (Mile9), Tinambac 300,000.00 7) Const. of Multi-Purpose Bldg., New Caalauan, Tinambac 300,000.00Scope of Works Multi-Purpose BuildingApproved Budget forContract (ABC) Php2,100,000.00Contract Duration 90 C.D.Cost of Tender Documents Php5,000.00

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures specified in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its revised implementing rules and regulations.

To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (1) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative or joint venture with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-Central Office will only process contractor’s application for registration, with complete requirements, and issued the Contractor’s Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be download at the DPWH website, www.dpwh.gov.ph.

The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline 12:00 Noon August 09, 20122. Issuance of Bid Documents July 26-Aug. 14, 2012 @10:00 A.M.3. Pre-Bid Conference August 02, 2012 @10:00 A.M.4. Receipt of Bids/Opening of Bids August 04, 2012 a) Dropping of Bids Until 10:00 A.M. b) Opening of Bids At 2:00 P.M.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Camarines Sur 3rd Engineering District Office, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, upon payment of non-refundable amount as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BD’s if available from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished form as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification.

The DPWH, Camarines Sur 3rd Engineering District Office, Tigaon, Camarines Sur reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract Award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

APPROVED:

(Sgd.) ALICE B. MAGISTRADO Engineer III NOTED: (BAC Chairman)

(Sgd.) EDUARDO S. NIETO District Engineer

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: July 22, 2012

incident, Virac police led by PO2 Dario Gregorio and PO2 Lorenzo Alberto recovered 66 pieces of hot lumber with a to-tal volume of 396 board feet at Brgy. Bigaa of the Capital town.

Senior Supt. Lito Pitallano, provincial director, said the PNP with the help of other agencies will be very strict in implement-ing total log ban.

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programs before international jurors.

“We have initiated a lot of programs here in the school to raise awareness of the students and ensure that they know their responsibilities as guardians of their surroundings. We are happy that it is now bearing fruit and has given us this rare opportunity,” Abad said in an interview.

CSNHS is a two-time recipi-ent of National Search for the Sustainable School and Eco-Friendly School awarded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB).

In 2009, they placed second in the said category. Last November 16, 2011, they bagged the presti-gious title where they took home P5,000 as regional awardee and another P10,000 for the national awards.

“We used the cash prize to improve the existing programs of the school like tree planting. We also enhanced our trainings and workshops to equip our students with the current information af-fecting our environment. Our up-coming trip to Malaysia will be shouldered by Japan ASEAN In-ternational Fund,” Abad added.

CSNHS’ Youth-for-Environ-ment-In-School Organization (YES-O) facilitates environmen-tal projects inside the campus by mobilizing the students in joining environmental activities such as tree planting, street and coastal cleanup and participation in In-ternational Earth-Saving events like Green Wave and Earth Hour, among others.

YES-O is also active in par-enting the CSNHS Forest Park Project, attending symposia on environment and health concerns, participation in environmental campaigns through signages and bulletin announcements.

The school also launched “Ba-sura Ko, Dala Ko” and rewards

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system which dramatically mini-mized the presence of plastic and waste litters inside the campus.

To effect a greener environ-ment, Abad also introduced the “School in a Garden” program where students maintains mini gardens, medicinal plots, urban vegetable garden, orchidarium, and a three-hectare area at the Mount Isarog Natural Park.

The school also manages an aquaculture project, livestock

farming and Project rain gauge.CSNHS also involves the

parents and other stakeholders through various assemblies en-joining their participation which include Family Farming Cur-riculum, Engineering and Sci-ence Education Program and has initiated linkages with SM hold-ings, Department of Science and Technology, DENR, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, among others.

to a family not too happy to see him. He played the role of a man accused of killing his wife’s paramour. It was my first time to see Dolphy in a hit performance..

A man of great acting talent, he was able to portray the various emotions tormenting the ex-convict.

I did not expect that his death would elicite so much outpouring of grief. Even people who knew him only through his movies were grief-stricken. That is easy to understand for showbiz people, for close friends and associates, for other co-workers.

But when ordinary folks from distant parts of the archipelago are affected by his death, that is something. Dolphy had touched people’s lives with his sense of humor. He taught them to enjoy life despite their woeful lack of material things, to see the sunny side despite the gloom around.

Place him alongside a politician and you will see the great difference.. I have not heard of Dolphy’s involvement in shenanigans like many public officials. All he did was make us laugh.

His greatest sin was to love beautiful women and be loved in return. But who among us have not fallen into the trap set by Eve’s naughty daughters?

* * * * * * * Laughter has a potent healing power. The book, Management

by Humor whose author’s name has escaped me , tells the story of several top executives in Japan who died one after the other of mysterious disease. Alarmed, the health authorities in Japan conducted a probe aimed at finding out the cause of the sudden death.

The inquiry yielded one surprising result. Stress was the killer. The recommended measures to busy people: laugh and make love more often.

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bikol reporter 11july 22 - 28, 2012

errATuMon the extrajudicial Judicial settlement with waiver of the late ANToNio QuieN, published May 6, 13 and 20, 2012. The Doc. No. 715 is corrected to Doc. No. 215.

Bikol reporterPublished: July 22, 2012

WEEKLY REFLECTIONpilgeM PAWNSHOPBulalacao Street, San Pascual, Buhi, Cam. Sur

AuCtion sAleNotice is hereby given that all pawned items for the month of MArCH 2012 which were not redeemed will be auctioned on AuGusT 10, 2012, at 8:30 a.m.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: JULY 22, 2012

Vitamin A Defi ciency or VAD is said to be the primary cause of nightblindness amongst children, which leads to com-plete blindness if left untreated. Further, the lack of such nutrient could worsen diseases such as diarrhea and measles. However, simple dishes such as ginataang laing will be enough to combat VAD. Ginataang laing, which is composed of dried taro leaves is a good source of Vitamin A, whereas the oil in the coconut milk would facilitate in the ab-sorption of Vitamin A. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, which needs the presence of oil or fat for it to be absorbed by the body.

Golden Rice is touted as the solution to VAD. Genes of bac-teria (Erwinia uredovora) and corn were artifi cially inserted to the rice genes for it to produce β-carotene. Golden Rice was back-crossed to the PSB RC82 and IR 64 and is now being fi eld tested at Ilocos Norte, Nueva Ecija and Camarines Sur. It is targeted that Golden Rice will be commercialized on 2013.

Acayen, who was also rec-ognized by the Department of Agriculture as the Outstanding Rural Woman of 2011 for her effort in farm diversifi cation and organic agriculture, shared her apprehension on the Golden Rice fi eld tests. “While it is true that we need solutions to lessen the number of children suffering from VAD, we believe that Gold-en Rice would make the problem on malnutrion and hunger even worse. There are much safer and

biCol needS no ‘Golden riCe’ . . .practical means to address these problems.” added Acayen.

Dr Chito Medina, National Coordinator of MASIPAG* be-lieve that the Golden Rice trial farms would contaminate nearby rice varieties. “The fi eld tests be-ing done in Pili and Tigaon is ex-posing nearby rice plants to pos-sible contamination. We must remember that rice is a staple food for millions of Filipinos. Golden Rice is not naturally consumed by humans and does not naturally exist in the envi-ronment. We need to be extra careful in dealing with GMOs, as scientifi c data from inde-pendent scientist have reported unintended compositional al-terations associated with genetic transformations. Once released, it would be impossible to recall them. Ultimately, it is the con-sumers who will be affected by this fi eld testing.”

Golden Rice is seen as bait to entice the farmers and consumers to accept genetically modifi ed organisms (GMOs) said Arvin Malonzo, a development work-er based in Bicol. “To date, the value of the global prorprietary seed market in 2009 amounted to US$32B. Golden Rice is but a trojan horse to facilitate the acceptance of GMOs and legiti-mize seed privatization. If rice will be privatized, profi t gains in rice seed sales will be unprec-edented.”

Acayen said that to combat VAD, diversifi cation of food would be the most important and most viable solution. “By eating foods rich in Vitamin A such as

dark green leafy vegetables (gabi leaves, malunggay, saluyot, alugbati) and yellow vegetables (kalabasa, carrots) and fruits, not only is Vitamin A addressed but also a number of other vitamins and micronutrients will be avail-able for nourishment. Efforts to diversify food can be coupled by food fortifi cation and Vitamin A supplementation, which has seen success in different coun-tries worldwide” she added.

The group also pointed the latest data from the National Nu-trition Council says that children suffering from VAD has already declined by 22.8% or from 38% in 1998 to only 15.2% cases in 2008. The same is true with pregnant (9.5%) and lactating mothers (6.4%).

“We can say that the cases of VAD is already dropping, so who needs Golden Rice” said Santi Cervantes of CAMSOAid. Cervantes, who won as Bicol’s outstanding organic farmer and the region’s representative to the DA’s search for the national out-standing organic farmer for this year is also concerned on why the government is pushing for the adoption of Golden Rice de-spite the data from the National Nutrition Council. “So we ask, why does Philrice allow itself to be used to push for the adop-tion of Golden Rice, whereas data suggest that VAD is already declining? And why in Bicol? Does the people know that they have been testing these GMOs near their farms? Were they truly informed?”

Jun Lavadia, ABC Chair-person of Naga City said that that hunger can be eliminated if there is a strong political will to do. “We are tasked to protect the people and ensure that their right to health and a healthful environment is taken cared of. We should be focusing more in attaining local food security and sustainable agriculture. I for one will not let Golden Rice be fed to our people in Naga.”

Acayen furthered that “we feel safe if the food that we eat is not genetically modifi ed. To do this, we in MASIPAG try to diversify our farms by planting vegetables, tubers and raise ani-mals such as chickens so that we have alternative sources of food. We need not resort to GM food because we already have what we need. Just remember the ‘bahay kubo’ song, all the veg-etables mentioned are rich in Vi-tamin A and are very nutritious.

“We also celebrate July as the national nutrition month. The theme encourages more Filipi-nos to increase the consumption of vegetables to address micro-nutrient defi ciencies. More than ever, we call for safe and suffi -cient food for everybody. Golden Rice is but a distraction in solv-ing VAD ” concluded Acayen._______________* MASIPAG is a network of farmers, scientists and NGOs in the Philippines seeking to improve farmers’ quality of life through their control of genetic resources, agricultural technol-ogy and associated knowledge.

agriculture, 2) health, 3) educa-tion, 4) economic enterprise and livelihood program, 5) tourism, 6) infrastructure development, 7) peace and order, 8) environ-mental management, 9) sports and recreation, 10) employment services.

Mayor Chavez reported that the “dream” of San Joseans to have a public plaza is” ... no longer a dream but a reality “be-come” ... we have undertaken the repair/rehabilitation and con-struction of the new Municipal Plaza where children could play, older people could rest and be re-freshed, as well as for the public who may want to use it for any legal gathering for recreative or amusement, or public gathering. He said that the project was im-

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plemented and fi nished without resorting to loan or borrowing.

He also mentioned before the SB members and others present the rehabilitation and cement-ing project of the farm-to-market roads in barangays Bahay and Tambangan in this town which has a total appropriation ofP14,800.00 or P7.4 million for each project.

He also stressed his deep con-cern for the education of San Jose youth that is why his administra-tion is giving scholarship grants to school children and band sub-sidy to DepEd tutors.

Being an agricultural town, Mayor Chavez made mention of numerous programs and projects which the LGU has implemented in support of farmers and fi sher-men.

has its eyes on is the footwear of school children. If Korina Sanchez-Roxas has resolved to provide slippers to public school children nationwide, Bicol Habitat has initiated the giving of rubber shoes to the children in Bicol Habitat communities.

For the past 24 years, Bicol Habitat has built over 32,000 houses. The communities that benefited from Bicol Habitat are in for an added benignity when Bicol Habitat forged partnership with TOMS One for One. One for One is an advocacy of TOMS to give a pair of shoes with every purchase of a new pair. TOMS shoes come in a variety of designs --- from desert botas to teal stone-washed cord classics, from the softness of corduroy, a perfect fit for vacations, outings or just plain old relaxation wearing any jeans, shorts and slacks to linen pinstripe with high heels, rubber outsole.

biCol Habitat Story . . .School children living in

Bicol Habitat communities such as those in Maogma Village in barangays Balatas and Concepcion Pequeña in the City of Naga, those in Villa Asiaret in the town of Bombon, those in Housing II in barangay Monserrat in the town of Magarao ------ all in Camarines Sur ----- receive pairs of new shoes from TOMS. So did those in Anislag Resettlement Site in the town of Daraga and those in Tagaytay Resettlement Site in the town of Camalig, both in Albay. Given to 400 children from these communities were black, unisex canvass slip-on with a sturdy sole to be worn in attending school and to be replaced with a new pair when worn out.

Lending assistance to this program were volunteers from Naga City Montessori School, EDUCARE and Camal ig MSWDO who provided snacks for the children while the Balatas Habitat Homepartners Association, Power Jaguar and the University of Nueva Caceres-ICES conducted the shoe education and assisted in the shoe-giving. Documentation of the event was made by PRIME Digital Print Center.New partners

Recently, Bicol Habitat hosted the national executive committee and board of t rustees meet ing of , to establish its partnership with, iHome, Inc. iHome is a non-stock, non-profit Christian organization with 13 locales spread all over the country. It establishes God-centered, self-

tors have already been set by the desire to promote our local prod-ucts,” he said.

Since pineapple, particularly the queen Formosa variety which is the most distinct agricultural product of Daet and most parts of the province being the sweetest, Pinyasan Festival was born and the rich culture of the municipal-ity was relived.

Pineapple fruits from here and several other parts of Camarines Norte are export products that have penetrated several markets, like the United States, Japan and Australia, and the distinctive taste and quality of queen formosa had made pineapple from Camarines Norte more competitive in the world market.

Fact is, Camarines Norte con-tinues to be the top producer of pineapples in Bicol with an aver-age of about 100,000 metric tons of yearly production, which is 95

‘pinyaSan feStival 2012 . . .percent of the total production of Bicol, that ranks third larg-est producer of pineapples in the Philippines behind Northern and Central Mindanao regions.

The Pinyasan Festival, Sarion noted, has unifi ed the people of Camarines Norte particularly the pineapple growers by providing them worthwhile activities and recognizing their role and capabil-ity in community development.

It also opened the rich re-sources of this town and of the province to entrepreneurs thereby promoting a viable investment area and creating opportunities.

And very signifi cantly, Sa-rion said Pinyasan has made lo-cal and foreign tourist appreciate Daet and Camarines Norte as an ideal destination with its richness in culture, exciting eco-tourism spots, the highly notable hospital-ity of its people and great histori-cal contributions.

also hopeful that this endeavor will merit the eventual review for the Accreditation and Equiva-lency (A&E) Exam of the De-partment of Education – Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS).

Once accredited, those takers can enroll in the formal school system once out of jail..

Aside from the eSkwela proj-ect, BJMP also continues to con-duct a number of activities in line with their Inmates Welfare De-velopment Program that includes the conduct of medical services.

naGa jail offfiCialS . . .Inside the BJMP, religious ac-

tivities like bible study and coun-seling, holy mass, confession, and bible study are also being conducted regularly. Livelihood projects that include carpentry, tailoring, and auto mechanic are some of the opportunities being availed by the inmates inside the jail.

Plopinio believes that these endeavors are just some of the few chances that will help the inmates to regain their self confi dence and realize that they can still be useful members of the society.

annually during the period 2000 – 2010. This means that from 2000 to 2010, approximately 12 persons are added per year for ev-ery population in the province,” she added.

However, Jovellar is the only area with negative population growth rate of -0.27 percent.

As of May 2010, its popula-tion is 16,899 which is lower by 458 persons of the 17, 357 per-sons recorded in 2000.

The rest of the cities and municipalities posted positive growth rate with Rapu-Rapu tak-ing the lead at 2.09 percent. It is followed by Legazpi at 1.50 per-cent, Ligao at 1.48 percent and Tabaco at 1.56 percent.

The Census of Population and Housing is pursuant to Ba-tas Pambansa Bilang 72, which provided NSO the authority to undertake an integrated census every 10 years on the number of residents of the country and their available housing units. Census data are used as bases in the for-mulation of economic develop-ment plans and programs.

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reliant communities, through building affordable and decent houses.

The meeting was attended by 10 locales, namely: iHome Greater Metro Manila, Inc.; South Metro Manila iHome Founda t ion ; In teg ra ted Communities with Mission-B a s e d E n d e a v o r, I n c . (iCome, Inc.); Cavite HFH, Inc.; iHome Palawan Locale; Quezon Coco-Palm HFH, Inc.; Dumaguete HFH; Butuan HFH, Inc.; Oro HFH Inc.; and SouthMin Habitat, Inc. Chief Executive Offi cer of Habitat for Humanity Philippines Charlie Ayco also graced the event. In welcome for the participants, a fellowship dinner was hosted by City of Naga Mayor John G. Bongat.work of many hands

A fellowship dinner with partners, the giving of shoes for school children, the distribution of construction materials for storm-damaged houses, the construction of classrooms, a community multi-purpose center as well as decent houses for families may just be among the few and current concerns of Bicol Habitat. In fact, lots of affairs bear upon, waiting for a touch of concern from, Bicol Habitat. Left to itself, without the partners, w i thout the vo lunteers , without the cooperation of stakeholders ---- Bicol Habitat cannot accomplish the much it had for the past 14 years. If ever Bicol Habitat had gone this far, it is because Bicol Habitat has been the work of many hands.

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pnp Catanduanes seizes illegalnarra lumber

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By EDNA A. BAGADIONG

VIRAC, Catanduanes -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) here recent-ly seized narra lumber at a seashore in Caramoran town despite the total log ban in the country.

On July 7, Saturday, 3,151 board feet of narra valued at P157, 581 to be transported to mainland Bi-col, were recovered at Sitio Sugod, Brgy. Supang.

The confi scated items were brought to the PNP headquarters for proper disposition and subsequent turnover to the Department of Environment and Natu-ral Resources.

President Aquino issued Executive Order 23 declar-

ing a moratorium on the cut-ting and harvesting of timber in natural and residual forests, and the creation of an anti-il-legal logging task force.

In this connection, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced sanctions to be enforced to any local chief executive from the governor, city and municipal mayors, including barangay offi cials if they fail to comply with the

total log ban.While local chief execu-

tives will be held liable for violation of the total log ban under Presidential Executive Order No. 23, Robredo is-sued a directive to Director Gen. Nicanor Bartolome, po-lice chief, for the inclusion of a “one-strike policy” against concerned police command-ers who will defy the order.

Meanwhile, in a separate