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COMELEC-Cam Sur spokesperson Alex Marpuri, Civil Service Commission (CSC)-CamSur Supervisor Jocelyn Marifosque and CamSur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO) Officer-inCharge Walfredo Pornillos were the Guests of the Forum@PIA held on January 22, at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the CSPPO at Concepcion Grande, Naga City. The guests respectively
discussed election-related issues, particularly on the security measures and apprehensions of the on-going COMELEC Checkpoints, and the CSC resolution concerning government
officials and employees "liking" and "sharing" on FB pages.

DOLE-V steps up fight versus

child labor in mining areas
Di Na Natuto: Heritage
advocate on Iriga LGU officials

WRECKING BALL TARGET

The old city hall with its imposing neo-classical design now fenced in to give
way to a national grocery chain.
NAGA CITY - A member
of a heritage advocate group
based here has lamented the
failure of the local government officials of the City of
Iriga to learn from its recent
lesson on heritage preservation.
Di na natuto, the advocate
who requested anonymity said
as he quoted the title of Gary
Valencianos jazzy song, in relation to the recent decision of
the Iriga LGU to demolish the
old city hall in Iriga to give way
to the supermarket giant, Puregold.
He said the city govern-

ment should have learned about

heritage appreciation from the
December declaration by the
National Museum of the Barit
Bridge in barangay Santiago as
an important cultural property,
which effectively stopped the
plan of the city government to
demolish it along the national
governments tourism program.
Last week, the city government had given the go-signal
for the demolition of the more
than 70-year old structure facing the iconic Rizal park.
In the same week, four
punong barangays of the city
filed a petition with the National

By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY The
Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) Bicol regional office here on
Thursday said its fight
against child labor in the
gold mining sites of Masbate
and Camarines Norte is unrelenting.
Our war on child labor,
particularly in gold panning
sites of Masbate and Camarines Norte, is a continuing
and unyielding campaign,
DOLE Regional Director Nathaniel Lacambra said.
He made the statement
following a recent report released by the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) which revealed

Dir. LACAMBRA
serious cases of child labor in
these areas.
Lacambra said his office
has never backed down with
its commitment to end child
labor in the regions mining
sites despite the difficult challenge.

In its 35-page report, a

copy of which obtained by the
Philippine News Agency here
recently, the HRW said thousands of children in the Philippines risk their lives every
day mining gold.
Children work in unstable
25-meter-deep pits that could
collapse at any moment.
They mine gold underwater, along the shore, or in rivers, with oxygen tubes in their
mouths and process gold with
mercury, a toxic metal, risking irreversible health damage
from mercury poisoning, the
report said.
The HRW said that during
an investigation in Camarines
Norte and Masbate provinces,
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Commission for Culture and the

Arts praying for the issuance of
a cease-and-desist order.
They argued that the old
city hall is an important cultural property because it has a
historical marker and that it is
more than 50 years old according to Sec. 5 of R.A. 10066 or
the National Cultural Heritage
Act of 2009.
As if to quell the opposition
to the project, the city government recently posted a tarpaulin
showing that the faade of the
old city hall will be maintained
along contemporary adaptive
reuse architectural practice.

More traffic lights

for Naga readied page 5

NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE

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National Museum has declared the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay as national cultural
treasure, the countrys highest designation for a cultural property.

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OPINION

BIKOL REPORTER

EDITORIAL
Liking, a Cause
for Dismissal?
From government service if youre
in it? Duh?
Take it from a Civil Service
Commission representative who
guested in the recent PIA Forum in
this city.
She said: Liking per se is not
absolutely wrong, what is wrong is
that when you start to share that
particular page, when you try to
distribute that particular page that
will influence the view of your friends
thats the time that it becomes illegal.
If you think it is not necessary to like
a page you better not. You should
be appropriate with your actions, be
mindful of your actions.
If liking and sharing what one likes
in a particular candidate is already
engaging, directly or indirectly,
in any electioneering or partisan
political campaign, as provided in
Art. 4 of the Philippine Constitution,
then we can start looking around.
Have we found ourselves in a time
warp back to the Marcosian years?
Yet, we thought we had already
deposed a dictator in 1986.
The social media is a great equalizer,
a democratic space where people
can express their own thoughts,
their preferences and share them to
others.
Sharing ones preferences to as
many friends in the social media
is still freedom of expression, and
curtailing that with the Damocletian
threat of partisan politicking is to use
a Martial Law years term, backsliding
to a an authoritarian regime.

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JANUARY 24-30, 2016

Singapore Revisited
(Atty. APA chairs Acyatan & Co.,
CPAs-DFK International is past chair
of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA
past president and Hall-of-Famer,
and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement
Awardee).
CITY STATE: I was in Singapore last
week visiting our closest partner (Ng
& Lee, CPAs) in the DFK International
Accountants
and
Consultants
aggrupation. The city state with just
over 5 million citizens is the most
economically progressive nation in the
ASEAN fold. It has changed so much
in the last two years characterized by
its shift from technology and financial
leadership goals towards becoming the
best and biggest Fun City in this part
of the world.
The new, additional infrastructures
are geared to maximize its tourism
inflows from first class hotels to world
class tourists facilities. Sentosa Island
is the favorite visitors destination with
its Universal Studios, Underwater Show
and Zoo complemented by Resorts
World Casino and Hotel.
Tourists
usually travel to the island by way of the
affordable cable car. Now, access to
the island facilities is available to those
coming overland (including modestpriced, metered taxis and buses).
SHOPPING: Products sold in malls
and department stores are mostly
imported quality goods. There are
also those made in India. Eight per
cent of Singaporean citizens are of
Indian descent, and a similar percent
are Malays, with the balance consisting
of Chinese. Unlike those in Hong
Kong, the chinese population there
want themselves to be known as
Singaporeans with their typical flair
for the English language characterized

OPINIONS
UNLIMITED
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
as Singlish.
Until lately, as in the Philippines
gambling was shunned upon by the
Singapore government! But casinos
are now allowed within the city state.
with big gambling centers in Sentosa
Island and at the now fully developed
Marina Business area. Singaporeans
have to pay S$l00 upon entry in
casinos. Foreigners have to just show
their passports as part of security.
There are new structures within the
Marina Center highlighted by a giant
ferris wheel and two centers for plant
displays.
PHL SOVEREIGNTY: The Supreme
Court has approved the Enhanced
Defense
Cooperation
Agreement
(EDCA) with the United States of
America. This is in addition to other
existing mutual defense treatises
between the two countries. Four SC
justices questioned the lack of Senate
concurrence of EDCA even as they said
the provisions may lead to the loss of
our sovereignty since it allows the USA
forces to construct buildings and to
keep defense materials in designated
areas.
The dissenters may be right if the

ruling came at a time when China has

not yet started encroaching on our
territories in the Western Philippine
Sea. Without US support, our legal
skirmishes with bullying China
even if eventually successful will
mean nothing as we have no real
power to enforce our legal triumphs.
The leftists among us should shout
their voices hoarse to pray that their
supposed chinese patron will just
leave us and our territorial waters
alone!
TERRORISM:
This threat is
real and truly dangerous to our life
and health. Beware whenever you
are in metropolitan areas, more so
in crowded centers frequented by
foreigners, Always be alert and
watchful of suspicious people and
situations.
Report to authorities
unnatural things you may see
like unidentified bags left in certain
places.
Going to malls without
defined purposes could be bad for
your health. Better stay at home and
just watch your favorite teleserye.
At the Singapore airport gate for
our trip back to Manila I warned
my companions and their friends to
stay together, away from suspicious
looking foreigners. Thanks to God
our Cebu Pacific Airways plane
has no first and business class
seats- so all of us were bunched in
the economy section. From what I
have read, most of the recent victims
of terrorist attacks are Caucasians!
Explosives are directed to whom it
may concern- so always stay away
from crowds.
PSALM: Our God is a God who
saves; escape from death is always
in our Lords hands!

Pres. Aquino vetoed bill that will increase SSS

Pensions and Citizens Rights at Checkpoints
The Daily Tribune dated Jan. 15, 2016
reported that Pres. Benigno S. Aquino
vetoed the bill that would increase the
pension of 1.9 million SSS members by
P2,000 saying the SSS will be bankrupt
in 2029 if it will spend P56B for this.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, author of the bill
finds the reason unacceptable because
it is still in 2029. They could find a way
in making this agency efficient. The
merit of the bill and help it instead were
overlooked.
Sen. Ralph Recto said if the President
finds P2,000 very high, he may consider
P1,000 per pensioner.
The government has billions of
savings, PAGCOR money and P42.8
billion SSS investment reserve fund.
This veto of the President shows lack
of compassion to the poor pensioners.
If VP Binay is President, I believe he
will grant this because he is pro-poor.
His record as mayor of Makati City
shows his concern and care for senior
citizens.
*****
The following column of Robert B.
Roque Jr. in the Tempo dated Jan. 14,
2016 is informative of the citizens rights
at checkpoints.
As the 120-day election period
started last Sunday, the Commission
on Elections (Comelec) also began
enforcing a nationwide gun ban set to
last until June 8, 2016.
The police and the military have
already set up checkpoints under the
supervision of the Comelec to implement

FROM
MY
WINDOW
NENITA FUENTEBELLA-PEONES
the gun ban and prevent any violence
related to the upcoming 2016 polls.
No person is allowed to carry or
transport firearms or other deadly
weapons in public places such as
streets, parks, buildings, and private
vehicles.
People licensed to possess or
carry firearms are also covered by
this prohibition, except for those who
get hold of a written authority from the
Comelec.
Motorists are expected to submit
themselves to checkpoints which are
essential to ensure peaceful elections.
And having been proven an effective
tool in crime prevention time and again,
checkpoints are also most welcome to
a lot of people.
But there are certain limitations in
the conduct of these checkpoints that
motorists should be made aware of to
protect them from possible abuses of
corrupt law enforcers.

We have heard of such

maltreatments during checkpoints
in past election periods and would
not want people to experience them
again.
Remember that motorists need not
step out of their vehicles or subject
themselves to physical search unless
a crime was committed or is being
committed involving the subject vehicle
or its driver.
Also, they cannot be compelled
to open the cars doors, trunk, glove
compartment or bags. Law enforcers
are only allowed to conduct a visual
search of the vehicle.
Comelec checkpoints should not be
located in dark corners and manned by
authorities in civilian clothes. Instead,
motorists should immediately see
that they are headed to a checkpoint
complete with proper lights and signs,
with members of the police or military
in proper uniform and identification
tags.
If these Guidelines on the
Establishment of Checkpoints as
indicated by the law are not properly
followed, motorists should report it to
the authorities right away.
Bear in mind that rules are made
to be followed by everyone, be they
civilians or men in uniform.
***
SHORT BURSTS. For comments
or reactions, email firingline@ymail.
com or tweet @Side_View. Read
current and past issues of this column
at http://www.tempo.com.ph/category/
opinion/firing-line/

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JANUARY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

DepEd Sorsogon to get P8-M

temporary classrooms
By Connie B. Destura
LEGAZPI CITY -- The
province of Sorsogon will
have 134 temporary learning spaces (TLS) worth
Php8 million which will be
initially constructed in 56
schools located in 13 towns,
a Department of Education
Sorsogon Schools Division
Office staff said Thursday.
Joseph John J. Perez,
SSDO information officer,
said a memorandum issued by
DepEd Sorsogon Schools Division Superintendent Loida
Nidea revealed that almost all
the municipalities in Sorsogon will benefit from the TLS,
except for Juban, based on the
list generated by the DepEd
Central Office which selected
the beneficiary schools.
Perez said the TLS is one
simple structure made of
wood, plywood and galvanized iron roofing designed
by the DepEd which is constructed as a temporary classroom in schools affected by
calamities.
This structure was first
introduced in Albay last year

when the province was affected by the volcanic activities of

Mt. Mayon, he said.
Based on the latest Rapid
Assessment of Damages Report (RADAR) of DepEd
Sorsogon, 401 out of its 530
total schools, elementary and
secondary combined, reported
damages in their classrooms
caused by Typhoon Nona
that ravaged the province on
Dec. 14, 2015.
Totally damaged classrooms reached 560 while 948
classrooms incurred major
damages, the report further
revealed.
Meanwhile, DepEd Undersecretary for Finance and

Administration Reynaldo Antonio Laguda issued a memorandum instructing that the

funds for TLS can only be
utilized for the procurement
of materials, supplies and labor for the construction of the
structure.
All division DRRM coordinators should ensure submission of the TLS monitoring template, (and) regional
DRRM coordinators are required to monitor the progress
of TLS procurement and construction by ensuring that all
divisions submit the necessary
documents on time, complete
and accurate, Laguda said.

RABIES REDUCTION
The Naga City government through the City Veterinarian Office and the Naga City Health Board
organized a Rabies Summit where Punong barangays, barangay chairpersons on health, and
barangay health workers gathered to unify efforts in combating the rabies disease.

DOLE-V STEPS UP FIGHT VERSUS CHILD LABOR IN MINING AREAS . . .

it interviewed 65 child miners
about their work in artisanal
and small-scale gold mines.
The children described
how they were terrified when
climbing down shafts or diving
into pits and they complained
about the health effects of the
work, such as back pain, skin
infections, and muscle spasms
consistent with symptoms of

mercury poisoning.
The HRW also interviewed
witnesses to a fatal mining
accident, in which a 17-yearold boy and his adult brother
were asphyxiated in a deep pit
mine in September 2014, the
report said.
Further, the report said, the
government of the Philippines
has not done nearly enough to
protect children from the hazards of child labor in smallscale gold mining as although it
has ratified treaties and enacted
laws to combat the worst forms
of child labor, it has largely
failed to implement them.
The government, the report
noted, barely monitors child
labor in mining and does not
penalize employers or withdraw children from these dangerous work environments.
While the government has
taken some important steps to
ensure education for all, the
number of out-of-school children working in gold mines remains a concern. Mining and
environmental regulations for
small-scale minesincluding
a March 2015 ban on mercury
use and underwater mining
have gone unenforced, despite
the governments promise to
reduce mercury and to make

mining beneficial for the population, it said.

The governments lack of
concrete action reflects not
only insufficient staff and technical capacity, but also a lack
of political will by national and
local officials to take measures
that will not be well-received
by the local population in impoverished areas, or by mine
owners and traders that rely
on child labor, according to the
HRW report.
With regard to mining, it
suggested the government
should support the creation
of a legal, regulated, childlabor-free, small-scale gold
mining sector that helps rural
families thrive as well as ratify
and implement the Minamata
Convention, notably by introducing mercury-free processing methods and taking special
steps to protect children from
mercury.
Others, too, should act to
end child labor in this sector.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas buys gold from local traders and exports it, but has no
process in place to check the
conditions in which the gold
has been mined, it added.
With such report, Lacambra
said, DOLE-Bicol dispatched

two composite teams immediately after hearing about it for

verification purposes and in
order to plan and facilitate its
continuous intervention.
Moreover, he said, weeks
after the HRW report, major interventions such as the
orientation on Republic Act
(RA) 9231 and programs and
services particularly on livelihood grant were conducted by
his office to the parents, child
laborers and local officials in
the municipalities of Labo and
Jose Panganiban, Camarines
Norte.
RA 9231 is an act providing
for the elimination of the worst
forms of child labor and affording stronger protection for
the working child, amending
for this purpose RA 7610 otherwise known as the Special
Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination.
Pledges of commitment on
the parts of parents and local
government officials to stop
once and for all child labor in
the area were also solicited and
the feedbacks were positive,
Lacambra said.
So far, we saw that the
parents understood the law and
the dangers of child labor in

mining. We are happy that the

LGUs concerned gave their
commitment and support to
the program, DOLE assistant
regional director Maria Karina
Trayvilla said.
She said members of the
Barangay Council for the
Protection of Children in Camarines Nortes Labo, Jose
Panganiban and Paracale, all
gold-rich towns notorious in
gold panning operations, have
been tapped by DOLE in the
continuous monitoring of child
labor incidents in the smallscale mining areas.
For Masbate where records
show there were around 20,000
working children mostly engaged in small-scale mining,
particularly in the gold-rich
town of Aroroy, Lacambra
said a DOLE program that provided focused, converged, and
therefore, synchronized strategies to effectively address the
problem had already been put
in place.
Such program, he said added more help in education to
child laborers by way of providing them school transportation allowance, school supplies
and uniforms, meal provisions
and livelihood opportunities
for their parents.

JANUARY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

LGU Naga bares Outstanding Barangay Councils

By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

SB of Concepcion Pequea

SB of Dayangdang

SB of Pacol

2015 SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY AWARDS

A brainchild of Naga City Vice Mayor Nelson S. Legacion, the

first Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards was held
Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Avenue Convention Center,
Naga City. This year's awardees are: 1st place - Concepcion
Pequea; 2nd and 3rd place went to Barangays Dayangdang
and Pacol awarded with plaques and P1,000,000.00,
P750,000.00 and P500,000.00 worth of projects, respectively.

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0089-2015 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative
Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice
is hereby served to the public that BERNARDO AKLAN
DECIN has filed with this Office, a Petition for correction
of entry in BIRTH from NOV. 10, 1960 to AUG. 20,
1960 in the certificate of live birth of BERNARDO AKLAN
DESIN at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents
are AGUINALDO DESIN and FELICIANA AKLAN.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
February 6, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: January 24 and 31, 2016

NAGA CITY --- Barangays Concepcion Peqeuna,

Dayangdang and Pacol were
given accolades during the
first Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards held
Saturday, at the Avenue Convention Center, here.
Barangay
Concepcion
Pequena received P1M worth
of projects after being adjudged as the most outstanding
barangay in Naga City during
the search, edging 26 other
competitors who are also vying for the said recognition.
A brainchild of Naga City
Vice Mayor Nelson S. Legacion, the award endeavors to
acknowledge and give appreciation to barangay councils that have excelled in their
performance as legislators and
have fostered transparence,
good governance and have encouraged participation from its
constituents.
Second and 3rd place
went to Barangays Dayangdang and Pacol awarded with
plaques and P750,000.00 and
P500,000.00 worth of projects,
respectively.
Mayor John Bongat stated
that the Award is a giant leap to

the future of a better service in

the barangay. He went back to
the best quote of former Mayor
Jesse Robredo, saying the
most important ingredient of
leadership is character. Bongat added that the Sangguniang Award will definitely give
awards to barangays that have
defined a character of public
service to its constituents.
This is important to the
life of every Barangay Council
because this is an innovation
this is the first time that we
are holding the Sangguniang
Barangay Awards. This will
definitely challenge the capabilities of the Barangay Council to be at par with the best
Barangay Councils, if not the
best Barangay Councils in the
entire Philippines.
Legacion shared how they
were inspired by the ENABL2E Program that was
launched 20 months ago that
gave way to the birth of the 1st
Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards.
Empowerment and Advancement of Barangay on Local Legislation or ENABL2E
program in April 2014 thru Ordinance 2014-008, endeavors
to improve the capabilities and
proficiencies of barangay of-

DA SETS EYE ON HIGH VALUE . . .

address the proper management and fertilization of old
coffee and cacao trees in the
region.
DA Public Information
Officer Emily Bordado said
in an interview that the department is crafting plans
to ensure that production of
HVC in the region will improve by expanding planting
sites for cacao, sweet potato,
coffee, pineapple and gabi.
In a press release, DA disclosed that to achieve these
targets, the programs will
provide interventions such
as seed production for buffer stocking, planting materials and production facilities
like nursery, rain shelter, and
scion grove.
DA will also provide
small-scale irrigation, production equipment/machiner-

ies, market-related activities

and extension support.
Imperial also shared that
the programs priorities will
include advancement of efficiency level of farm operation and management,
enhancement of productivity and production of priority commodities, compliance
with export protocols and
standards, linked HVC to local and international markets
and ensure steady supply and
prices of primary commodities.
The High Value Crops Development Program is one of
the banner programs of DA.
It endeavors to address the
countrys concern on food
security, poverty alleviation
and sustainable growth while
sustaining the production of
high value crops.

ficials, particularly those who

are involved in crafting policies and set directions for their
constituents.
Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG) Regional Director Elouisa Pastor
who was invited to grace the
awarding, hailed the said initiative and hopes that it would
encourage other local government units in line with the promotion of good governance.
Camarines Sur 3rd District
Representative Leni Robredo,

in spite of her busy schedule

took time to attend the said
awarding ceremony and emphasized that the awards should
not only promote the recognition that goes with it but the
inspiration it would impart to
their constituents.
Robredo announced that she
filed a barangay reform bill in
Congress and already received
words from DBM and DILG a
week ago that the bill has been
finalized.

Let us all help our city a happy

and beautiful place to live in.
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE OF THE LATE EUSEBIO
REVILLA AMOMA
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are
the sole heirs/children of the late EUSEBIO REVILLA
AMOMA who died last December 19, 2015 at the Ombao Polpog, Bula, Camarines Sur, leaving no Will or
Testament and no known debts, left a certain amount
at the United Coconut Planters Bank, Pili Branch as
evidenced of his passbook; that for reason of his death
the surviving children/heirs of Eusebio Revilla Amoma
becomes the common owners of the subject deposits
as acknowledged by Notary Public Atty. Reynaldo L.
Herera, Doc. No. 34, Page No. 8 Book No. 92, Series
of 2015
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the HEIRS/SELLERS are the
legal and sole heirs of Sps. JOSE B. BELASON who died
on 12 Feb. 2007 at San Isidro, Naga City, Cam Sur and
CIRCONCISION SOLINA BELASON who died on 24 April
2014 at Naga City; left a parcel of agricultural land situated
in San Isidro, Naga City covered by TCT No. 1005; the
HEIRS/SELLERS for and in consideration of the amount
of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P250,000.00)
pesos only, payment in full is hereby acknowledged from
the BUYERS Sps. Frederic S. Pandes and Michelle Bical
Pandes, both of legal age, Filipino and with residence a Blk.
5, Lot 30, Como St., Camella Homes, Naga City, hereby
SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of Absolute Sale
the described parcel of land; as acknowledged by Notary
Public Atty. Mila Raquid-Arroyo, Doc. No. 169, Page No.
9, Book No. XV, Series of 2015.
Bikol Reporter
Published: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016

FOR DECEMBER
NAME OF DECEASED

DATE OF INTERMENT

DECEMBER 7, 2015

JOVITA B. CLUBLEY

DECEMBER 12, 2015

HONORATO B. PASCO

DECEMBER 12, 2015

MAIDEN H. BALDEMOR

DECEMBER 13, 2015

RAUL D. SIBAYAN

DECEMBER 15, 2015

HILARION B. BONGAPAT

DECEMBER 17, 2015

YANA CHELSY S. NERIC

DECEMBER 20, 2015

LUISA M. BABELONIA

DECEMBER 21, 2015

JOSE D. PARCO

DECEMBER 20, 2015

EDUARDO C. SEVA

DECEMBER 20, 2015

ROBERT T. QUIEN

DECEMBER 26, 2015

MARION MIKE V. ALAMER

DECEMBER 26, 2015

ESIDERIA T. ARRIOLA

DECEMBER 28, 2015

ANACLETO C. COLAWAY

JANUARY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

CamSur PESO conducts

local recruitment activity
IT courses in demand,
Japanese language
preferred
The provincial government of Camarines Sur with
Gov. Migz Villafuerte at the
helm under the auspices of
the CamSur Employment
Center (CSEC) or popularly
known as CamSur PESO in
coordination with Advance
World System (AWS) will
conduct a Local Recruitment Activity (LRA) on
January 27, 2016 from 1:00
PM until 5:00 PM at the
CamSur Trade and Investment Center, BMC Road,
Panganiban Drive, Naga
City for position as ACTION Programmer Trainees to be deployed in Manila and Cebu.
Successful candidates
shall undergo a four (4)month intensive training
covering Japanese Language, Business Basics,
General IT Concepts and
Latest Technologies. Successful completion of the
training automatically leads
to employment.
Interested
applicants
must possess the following
qualifications: graduating
student or recent graduate
of a 4 or 5-year IT related
course (CS, CoE, IT, ECE,
MIS); knowledgeable in
C/C++ or JAVA Programming; knowledgeable in
Open Source Technologies, Web Programming,
MS.Net, Visual Basic,
Assembly or TCP/IP Programming is an advantage;
PhilNITs certification and
skill in Japanese language
shall be an advantage.
Applicants must bring
the following requirements:
comprehensive resume with
detailed job description
with 2x2 photo in decent
attire; two (2) pieces 2x2
and 1x1 pictures; original
and photocopy of school
credentials (Form 137, Diploma, and Transcript of
Records).
For more details and
other pertinent information,
the CamSur Employment

HEALING PRIEST

GATA MASSACRE PRESSCON

Counsel for the victims and the Punong Barangay of Gata answer questions from the local media on
the status of the case of the four small-scale miners killed in 2014.(fpj)

Kahit Konting Pagtingin,

Brgy. Gata PB asks De Lima

NEW YEAR, NEW JOBS

CamSur Gov. Migz Villafuerte and the provincial government
of Camarines Sur thru the CamSur Employment Center
(CSEC) welcomed 2016 with new job opportunities for Qatar,
UAE. - jmts/abearcilla/rbmjr.

Center may be reached at

telephone
054-4775858/
4777468/ 09198775952 or
may be visited at their office located at the 2nd Floor,
Capitol Main Bldg, Capitol
Complex, Cadlan, Pili, Ca-

marines Sur or better check

out their email address and
Facebook account: camsur_peso@yahoo.com.
JMTS/MMEC with reports
from CamSur PESO

NAGA CITY - Quoting

the title of a Ric Segreto
song, the village chief of
Barangay Gata in Caramoan has called on senatorial
candidate Laila de Lima to
take a second look at the
killing of four small-scale
miners on March 22, 2014,
in what has now come to be
known as the Gata Massacre.
Kahit kunting pagtingin,
pakisuri ninyo muli ang
kaso, Punong Barangay
Mercy Sueno said during a
press conference last week
at the Ecotel here, calling for
justice to the victims in the
massacre.
She was particularly concerned with the exclusion of

Francisco Eco Tria among

the respondents in the recent
order by Department of Justice.
Tria, the team leader of
the Sagip Kalikasan Task
Force(SKTF) created by Executive Order No. 04-001 on
September 6, 2004 by then
Governor Luis Raymund F.
Villafuerte, was among those
named by the Commission on
Human Rights V(CHR V) in
its final investigation report
dated May 22, 2014 on the
killing of Julio R. Labiano,
Rene R. Labiano, Salem
E.Virtuz and Jesse A. Brondia.
Sueno also called on
De Lima to make good her
promise that she will see to it

FUN-FILLED DAY
Children from the Missionaries of the Poor were treated to a fun-filled day of games and laughter when employees of SCMC of
SM City Naga, together with Santa Claus and Chipmunk Mascots surprised them with sumptuous snacks, loot bags and the
SM Bears of Joy last December 16. 2015 at the SM Food Court. The kids were also treated to a free movie The Little Prince
at the SM Cinema. The activity is part of the Employee Volunteerism Program dubbed as ChrisSMiles.

ALEX B. BUSTAMANTE

Rev. Fernando Suarez, known as the Healing Priest performed his healing ritest at the St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Bula, Camarines Sur.

that justice will be given the

victims.
Kayo po ang nagbigay sa
akin ng lakas na lumaban dahil sabi nyo po nang dumulog ako sa inyong tanggapan
ay Fight, she recalled.
During the press conference, Atty. Cesar Baluyot,
the counsel for the victims,
opined that the determination
whether a witness has the capacity to identify a particular
person through hand-held
radio is a matter that should
properly be made during a
trial. He was commenting on
the decision of USec. Baraan
to drop the name of Tria on
the ground that the witness
could not have the certainty
to identify a person through
his voice on the radio.
In the CHR report, witness
Elmer Labiano identified Tria
as the voice on the radio instructing his members to
leave the place and prepare
the boat.
In a prepared press statement, the Justice 4 Gata
Movement said that they are
outraged that the perpetrators
of this horrible crime have
not been brought to justice
until now despite the treacherous nature of the killings
and the sufficient amount of
evidence proving their roles
in the murders. They victims were having dinner after
work when they were held at
gunpoint and shot point blank
in the head by agents of the
SKTF. Sadly, only two men,
Joel Breso and Sevillano Espares Jr., will be facing prosecution.
In the same CHR V report,
the other respondents named
included Florencio Vargas y
Venas, Jonah Bolima y Bragais, Saetiel Pielago y Buen,
Luis Palaganas Jr. y Cleto,
Angelo Refran y Enciso and
several other John Does.
We are truly concerned
that the killings may be a
manifestation that a culture
of violence is escalating in
Camarines Sur where, in
pursuit of economic gain
helpless citizens are summarily executed, the statement
added.

BIKOL REPORTER

TIP OF AN
ICEBERG
HOMAR MURILLO
Email: homar.murillo@gmail.com

Diwata
Sa popular na mitolohiyang Pilipino, an sarong diwata tipikal
na iniminahinar na sarong klaseng engkanto na magayon
na babae. An mga diwata tinutubodan man na ugwang
misteryosong kakayahan na tawan nin katupdan an mga
pangaturugan asin kamawotan kan mga marhay na tawo. Ini
siguro an dahilan kun tano Diwata-1 an ipinangaran sa pinaka
inot na pang-agham na satellite kan Pilipinas. Ini na ginibo kan
sarong grupo nin mga siyentistang Pilipino sa DOST-Advanced
Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) asin kan University of
the Philippines (UP).
An nasabing satellite ugwang manlaenlaen na instrumento
na iyo an mga minasudod: High Precision Telescope (HPT),
Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI) with Liquid Crystal
Tunable Filter (LCTF), and the Wide Field Camera (WFC), and
one engineering payload, the Middle Field Camera (MFC).
An mga instrumentong nabanggit makakatabang sa pagiwas asin pagmanehar nin mga kalamidad. Pwede ining
magamit sa pag-aram kan direksyon asin rikas kan bagyo. Ini
man magagamit sa mas tamang pagkalkula nin mga danyos na
dara kan bagyo o anuman na natural na kalamidad arog kan
pagtuga kan bulkan. Dakula man an pakinaban kan satellite
sa pag-kolekta nin mga importanteng datos manungod sa
agrikultura, kamugtakan kan mga kadlagan asin sa pagprotekta
kan satong pang-nasyonal na siguridad.
An Diwata-1 ugwang kakayahan na magkua nin 3,500 na
mga litrato sa kada aldaw. Ini mga litrato na halangkaw an
resolusyon. Pwedeng mahiling an mga pagbabago sa panahon
(weather) asin sa mga detalye kan kadagaan kan Pilipinas.
Halimbawa, pwede kaining maipaheling an sarong kasulo sa
sarong kadlagan. Pinaplano kan DOST na ara-aldaw man na
maipublikar sa saindang website an mga litrato na makukua
kan Diwata-1.
Magagamit kan mga siyentistang Pilipino an Diwata-1
para mabantayan asin maaraman nin amay an epekto kan
El Nio phenomenon sa agrikultura. Sa arog kaining paagi,
makakapagplanong tultol manungod sa kun anong pananom
an dapat itanom. Mas makakapagplano man nin tultol an mga
lokal na gobyerno na nakabase sa mga datos na makokolekta
kan Diwata-1.
Inaasahan na papalupadon sa kalawakan an pinaka-inot na
artipisyal na satellite kan Pilipinas ngonyan na maabot na Abril
2016. Ini sa pagtutumabang kan Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA). Ini saro lang sa mga planong palayogon na
satellites kan Pilipinas sa pakikipagtabangan kan mga Hapon.
Kinakalkula na P324.8 milliones ($7.3 million) an magagastos
kan satuyang gobyerno sa laog nin tulong taon sa proyektong
ini. Dagdag na P515.92 milliones ($11.6 million) an sisimbagon
kan Tohoku and Hokkaido Universities.
Ugwang mga grupo nin mga kritiko na garo makikitid
an alimantak na nagsasabi na bako daang praktikal na
magkaugwa kita nin sadiri tang satellite. Alagad dae ninda
masyadong maintindihan an dakulang potensyal kaini na
magbukas nin manlaenlaen na oportunidad arog halimbawa
kan posibilidan na magkaugwa nin lokal asin pribadong
industriya na pagrurogaring kan mga Pilipino na maproducir
nin siring na teknolohiya. Matatawan kaini nin motibayon an
bagong henerasyon nin mga Pilipinong siyentista asin mga
negosyante na mapauswag an satong nasyon.
Panahon naman na makalamag kita sa mga asensadong
mga nasyon. An Diwata-1 an pwedeng mkatao sato nin
katupdan kan haloy ta nang minamawot bago sa paagi nin
mahika kundi sa paagi kan siyensya.

Reminders to the teachers

teaching mathematics
By MYRNA F. ABORDE
Iriga City

# Dont be serious every new thing is kind of scary, so

when you have to stand up and teach math it can be a little
intimidating at first, try not to frown or look to serious. It will
discourage the students and they will afraid of you.
# Involve the students, encourage them to work in group.
In this way they can have a study partner and feel comfortable
with one another and learn to trust each other.
# There is no teaching without control of your class. It is
better to fall behind by a day or two early in a year to address
discipline, then to have an uphill battle all year over behavior.
# To motivate students, give them rewards for both good
academic and good effort.
# Do your best to be fair to students. You will earn their
respect this way.
# The best motivator all is connecting math to the real world
situation. For example, when teaching the metric system, let
the students bring empty cartons and bottle from their kitchen.
# Make your lesson interesting, use everyday examples to
hold their attention. Math can get very boring when the same
pattern are followed every day.
# Be prepared- preparation is of the essence. Take time every day to prepare for the following days lesson. This will pay
tremendous rewards as you can them give your full attention to
the subject at hand.
# Rest when possible- teaching is hardwork, make time to
rest. If you are stressed out you cannot give your best.

HALO-HALO

JANUARY 24-30, 2016

JANUARY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

Daet to host 3rd Leg

of cycling tourney

Take a bow, Bowie and Amiri!

Udoy na si duwa sa Great Beyond.
Enot si Davie Bowie, na si kantang
Space Oddity nagdangog ko kan yaon
ako sa punto na an sakong interes
iyo an mga UFO, Eric Von Daniken,
si Nazca lines, Perry Reis map. Ining
huri, na magigibo lang talaga nin
saro na yaon sa sarong naglalayog
na lunadan, spaceship halimbawa,
nagpapagiromdom sako kan enot na
linya kan Space Oddity: Ground control
to Major Tom/take your protein pills/and
put your helmet on.
Pagentra ni Bowie sa eksena kan
musika kan Dekada 70, talagang agaweksena siya. Naenot siya kira Anne
Lenox o si Alice Cooper sa androgynous
look. Saro ini kan genius nya, an
performance bilang saro man na visual
spectacle. An saro pang kontribusyon
niya sa kontemporaryong musika iyo an
paagi kan saiyang pagsusurat nin kanta.
Inaapod niya ining cut-up technique,

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
FRANK PEONES JR.
bakong cut-and-paste, ta minatabas
lang siya nin sarong linya halimbawa
sa nakasurat nang rawit-dawit dangan
isasalak ini sa iba pang arog man kadto
si saiyang ginibo. Sa sarong interview sa
sarong music magazine pigpalawanag
niya an istilong ini: Cut-up is a literary
technique designed to add an element
of chance to the creative process. It

involves taking a finished line of text

and cutting it into pieces usually
with just one or two word on each
piece. The resulting pieces are then
rearranged to create a brand new
text.
An istilong ini may katampad man
sa visual arts, halimbawa sa istilo kan
Dada na naging sikat kan Dekada
20 asin magin sa kontemporaryong
appropriation style nin pagpipintura
na sako man ginagamit sa sakong
arte asin sa sakong mga rawit-dawit.
An mga rawit-dawit ni Amiri Baraka
o dating Le Roi Jones, mahihilingan
nin hararom na koneksyon sa
musikang Afrikano asin jazz.
Halimbawa ini:
I can pray/all day/& God/wont
come./But if I call/911/The Devil/ be
here/in a minute! (Monday in B-Flat)
Salamat sa musika, sa arte, sa
saindong duwa. Kanpai!

Bikol Literary Tilt Resurrects

PILI, Camarines Sur
--- The 8th edition of the
Premyo Tomas Arejola
sa Literaturang Bikolnon
(PTALB) will showcase
anew the best literary
works of Bicolanos in Bikol
language this 2016.
PTALB chair Carlos Arejola, a prolific and renowned
writer himself, hopes that
the competition will promote Bicol culture through
literary works and writings.
I hope that the PTALB,
a private initiative, will continue to contribute in the
blossoming of Bikol literature, with wider adherence
for Bikol writing, and ultimately, engender a deeper
appreciation of our history,
culture, and heritage, Arejola added.
New and unpublished
works in the following
genres are eligible for the
competition: Osipon (fiction), Saysay (essay), Halipot
na Pasali na Pan-entablado
(one-act play), Rawitdawit
(poetry), and Osipon na
Pan-aki (story for children).
Entries must show literary
merit, social significance,
and tackling issues relevant
to Bikol realities.
Osipon and Saysay entries must be at least 10

pages in length but should

not exceed 15 pages. Informal, personal essays about
the Bicolano way of life are
preferred. Halipot na Pasali
na Pan-entablado must be
at least 15 pages or of sufficient length to approximate
a performing time of at least
thirty minutes.
Rawitdawit entries on
the other hand must consist
of at least seven poems but
not more than ten poems and
Osipon na Pan-aki entries
must be at least 7 pages but
must not exceed 10 pages.
Entries with a plot and narrative suitable for an illustrated storybook of at least
30 pages are also preferred.
Winners in the five (5)

categories will be honored

at the Limang Pinakamababansay na Obrang Panliteratura sa Taon 2016, a
ceremony commemorating
the Pambansang Buwan ng
Panitikang Filipino in April
2016. The winners will each
receive a Diploma of Merit,
the Premyo Tomas Arejola
Medallion and P5,000.
The grand prize winner
will receive an additional
cash prize of P7,000.00 and
will be named Parasurat kan
Taon (Writer of the Year).
We are enjoining everyone to be a part of the
regions premiere literary
prize- the PTALB, and be
included in the roster of the
best writers in Bicol. This

is our chance to let everyone

know how rich and grandiose our heritage is. This is a
celebration of a culture that
is uniquely ours!,' he said.
Interested writers may
send their entries at PremyoArejola2016@gmail.
com with the following email subject format:
PremyoArejola_<insert
genre>_<insert
authors
name> (Example: Premyo
Arejola_rawitdawit_Juan
de la Cruz). For inquiries,
please contact the PTALB
Secretariat at the Pintakasi
kan Literaturang Bikolnon
Facebook Page. Deadline
of submission of entries is
March 25, 2016. -MAL/
LSM-PIA5/Camarines Sur

AUTISM WALK
The Autism Society of the Philippines and SM Naga celebrated the annual autism awareness program, began in 2009 in
partnership with SM Cares, the CSR arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., with a walk along the city streets participated by SPED
teachers and Mayor John G. Bongat

CSC EXAM PASSERS

JRM, PIA V/CAMARINES SUR

The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Camarines Sur distributed certificates to successful

passers of the Civil Service Examination-Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT), January 21, 2016
at the Metro Naga Water District (MNWD), Naga City. Ms. Sharon Flores, Chief of the Civil
Service Commission (CSC) Examination Unit said that 272 passed the Professional level while
37 passed the Sub-professional level out of the 2,508 applicants in Camarines Sur who took
October 18, 2015 exam.

More traffic lights for Naga readied

By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Eight (8)
traffic lights will be placed
at the main thoroughfares
of the city anytime soon
to ease the congestion and
build-up of vehicle queue
particularly in routes going to the main business
area of this city.
This was announced by
Mayor John Bongat during
the latest Naga City Peace
and Order Council (NCPOC)
meeting held recently at the
Public Safety Office (PSO)
Conference Hall here.
The new traffic lights
worth P5.8M will be placed
along the Cory-Ninoy Avenue to SM-Mariners area.
This will serve vehicles
plying the Penafrancia area
route, including the Magsaysay junction and streets
leading to the Central Business Districts 1 and 2, streets
encompassing USI and Naga
Cathedral, and junction of
Roxas Avenue and Almeda
Highway.
This is in addition to the

existing traffic lights located

along the stretch of Elias
Angeles Street, a populated
area surrounded by big fastfood chains, commercial establishments, mall, church
and plaza.
The traffic lights are also
expected to ease the load
of PSO officers or traffic
enforcers in concentrating
their jobs at the busy junctions and focus instead on
other areas where they can
set their attentions on maintaining peace and order.
More or less six (6) traffic enforcers are needed to
man the flow of vehicles
every day on the citys busy
streets, particularly during
rush hours.
The additional traffic
lights are also in anticipation of the opening of the
various establishments in
the city which are expected
to draw more domestic tourists and shoppers in the upcoming months. Some of
the big commercial centers

Two prominent
Irigueos pass away
IRIGA CITY - A wellknown entomologist and a
former university president,
both natives of this city
passed away this month.
Dr. Belen Morallo Rejesus, a pioneer in the study of
integrated pest management,
died last January 19, in Los
Banos, Laguna.
Rejesus, who was born on
August 6, 1938, studied at the
University of the Philippines
in Los Banos where the Sigma Delta Phi Alumnae Association recognized her with
the Mariang Maya Award in
1988. The previous year, she
was named Honorary Fellow
of the Crop Science Society
of the Philippines. She was
also recognized by the city
government of Iriga with the
Sumagang Awards, the high-

est civilian award of the city.

Meanwhile, Atty. Marito
T. Bernales, the first president
of the Central Bicol State
University of Agriculture,
also passed away on January
24. Bernales, who was elected Provincial Board Member
of the Province of Camarines
Sur (1986-1992), also served
as Dean of the College of
Criminology of the University of Saint Anthony before
he was appointed president of
the then Camarines Sur State
Agricultural College before it
was converted into a university in March 10, 2010.
He is survived by his wife,
Maribeth and sons, Mar Victor and Mar Sypros.
He also served as President
of the Guy Jesters Fraternity
which is the oldest frat in Iriga.

due to open and are now

undergoing construction are
Robinson's Mall in Almeda
Highway, Star Mall along
the Maharlika Highway in
Barangay Del Rosario, SM
City Naga Annex and other
Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) centers.
The project was also supported by the Department of
Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) and Metro Manila Development Authority
(MMDA).

DAET, CNORTE - This

capital town will host Stage
3 of Le Tour Filipinas on
February 20, 2016, Mayor
Tito S. Sarion announced.
The tournament, now on
its 7th edition, will kick off
on February 18 and will cover the distance from Antipolo
to Lucena. On Februrary 19,
it will run the Lucena to Daet
route, and the following day,
the Daet to Legazpi stage;
where Albays premier city
will be the venue of the last
and fourth stage.

Mayor SARION
Three Filipino cycling
teams, the 7-11 Road Bike
Philippines, Kopiko Cebu
Cycling Team and the Philip-

pine National Team will carry the fight for the Filipinos
against 12 foreign teams led
by Japans Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team, as well
as from Belarus, the USA,
the Netherlands, Korea, Malaysia, and Laos.
The Le Tour de Filipinas
is the only international cycling tournament in the country sanctioned by the Union
Cycliste Internationale.
Sarion said his town has
already started preparations
for the international event.

DA sets eye on High Value

Crops improved production
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
PILI, Camarines Sur --High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP)
program coordinators, municipal agriculturists and agricultural officers from the 37
municipalities in the province comprised the first set of
attendees during the first leg
of the HVCDP consultation
meeting spearheaded by the
Department of Agriculture
(DA) Bicol Regional Office
held recently here.

The activity, which also

took place in the provinces of
Albay and Sorsogon intends
to convey the departments
policy directions, thrusts and
HVCDP priorities for 2016 to
its partners and stakeholders
in various parts of the region.
Department of Agriculture
(DA) Regional High Value
Crop Focal Person Rosita M.
Imperial, explained to the partakers the programs strategic
directions for this year, which
include among others, provision of priority commodities,

employment of value chain

analysis approach as a tool
for value-adding and product
development and establishment of production facilities
and post-harvest equipment
and machineries.
Imperial added that they
will also ensure that the commoditys
competitiveness
will be improved to reduce
importation of various vegetables. DA also envisions
technology
demonstration
cum production activity to
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Womens shelter opens in Naga City

By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Homeless, battered and abused
women and children can
now find refuge at the
Naga City Womens Home
(NCWH). The shelter, which
will be under the auspices of
the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
and the Naga City Bantay
Familia through City Councilor Cecilia Nene De Asis
will also serve as a livelihood
training center.
Dubbed home half-way
home for women and girlchild, the edifice will be like
a one-stop-shop building
where various concerns of
women will be catered to by
the social workers.
This is the place where

women with family concerns

or in-conflict with their current situations, can go for assistance. At the same time,
while they are in the Womens
Home, they will undergo
training and livelihood seminars so that when they go out
of the shelter home, they will
be able to survive and live independently, De Asis said in
an interview.
The shelter which is composed of a counseling room,
therapy room, and a family
room, will be solely for women and girl-child clienteles.
Hand in hand with the places
day to day operation are personnel of the City Social Welfare and Development Office
and the shelters staff.
There will be programs for
children while they are shel-

WOMENS HOME BLESSING

tered at the Center. A psychologist will also be stationed at

the Bantay Familia. Psychology students while on their
On the Job Trainings (OJTs)
will also be invited to stay at
the center to assist the other
volunteers and staff manning
the shelter.
Its a multi-purpose shelter from the start, theres the
Naga City Council for Women
to make sure that the programs
for women will not be left out
by the local government. Although the city government
has full support, there are still
problems and needs that the
Naga City Council for Women will have to look into, De
Asis added.
The project is under the
Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB)
which supports the govern-

ments call to develop the

over-all capacity of the local
government units, particularly
in the successful implementation and delivery of the constituents need for basic social
services.
Mayor John Bongat stated that the construction of a
shelter for women is one of
the priority projects that they
pushed for approval at the National Government.
Thats why, its the National Government that we
should thank for, and the endorsement of the Philippine
Commission on Women, the
track record of Bantay Familia, hence, this was approved
because of the good performance of the Head of Bantay
Familia thru Councilor Nene
De Asis.

JRM, PIAV/CAMARINES SUR

The Naga City Bantay Familia celebrated its 17th Year with the theme "Papusugon an Familia, Isikwal an Violencia, which
was also marked by the opening and blessing of the Naga City Women's Home, a Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) project of the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a dream come true for Councilor Cecilia "Nene" De Asis, Chair
of the Naga City Council for Women.