VOL. XXIV, NO.

BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES

JULY 24-30, 2016 P5.00

( 473-8888

Applause greets "ad-lib

remarks" in SONA speech
By JORGE HALLARE and EMMANUEL SOLIS

LEGAZPI CITY-President Dutertes impromptu remarks that veered away from the prepared text of the State of the Nation Address was
greeted with applause by around 150 students,
teachers, non-teaching staff who stayed glued to
some 10 television screens in offices, classrooms
and lobby of the building of the College of Arts
and Letters (CAL) at Bicol University (BU).

ALL HOUSE SEATS TAKEN

AVITO C. DALAN

All available seats at the House of Representatives in Quezon City are occupied during President Rodrigo R. Duterte's
first State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on Monday (July 25, 2016).

Professor Anacito Dematera, chairman of the Print

and Broadcast Department
of BU CAL, observed this
demeanor of President in his
SONA showed he was genuinely concerned in ensuring
the plight of the poor would
be uplifted by the reforms he
intend to make in the bureaucratic processes.

Dematera cited the TV audience in BUCAL, applauding most parts of the SONA,
especially those that touched
on providing a more equitable personal and corporate
income tax and the one-stop
shop in the processing of
documents of Overseas Filipino workers.
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Solon refiles
free legal aid bill

PRO-SONA RALLY AT BATASAN ROAD

JOEY O. RAZON

Rallyists from Southern Tagalog stage a program at the Batasan Road as a show of support to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte's
first State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa on Monday (July 25, 2016).

PWD JOBS FAIR

Mayor John G. Bongat delivers his message at the opening of the 3rd
PWD Job Fair, July 18 at the SM City Naga Event Center, part of the
week-long celebration of the 38th National Disability Prevention and

Quezon City, House of

Representatives-House
Bill 1587, AN ACT PROVIDING FREE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE TO ANY
OFFICER OR ENLISTED
PERSONNEL OF THE
ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES (AFP) & THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
POLICE (PNP) ON ANY
CHARGE BEFORE THE
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Cong. FUENTEBELLA

JRM, PIA5/CamSur

Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week which also featured a Photo Gallery Exhibit

and free massage services, on Sunday, July 17 at SM City Naga Event
Center.

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OPINION

BIKOL REPORTER

EDITORIAL

The right thing to do

It was a relatively long State of the Nation
Address but it was worth the wait.
For us in the media, President Rodrigo
Dutertes determined stand on the right
of the people to be informed as enshrined
and guaranteed in our Constitution and
for which he had already issued an EO
to ensure transparency in the Executive
Department; makes him more credible than
for instance, former President Benigno
Aquino III. Dutertes predecessor made the
FOI a campaign promise and made it just
that, an empty promise.
An informed citizenry certainly makes for
a strong nation. That is one way the people
can guard their elected officials, from
Punong Barangays, to city and municipal
mayors, to Governors, to Congressmen
and ensuring good governance.
Another brave direction of the Duterte
administration is its stand on mining.
Certainly, he is for responsible mining, that
is, where the people of the place where
these are located are benefitted; and that
the environment is protected.
This is a tall order for sure for Sec. Lopez.
For one, in an archipelagic country like
ours, mining poses great danger to our
fragile ecosystem. Balancing the interest
of business, the government and the people
will definitely be a difficult act.
The Presidents directive to the DILG to
wage an information campaign on the move
to a federal system of government also
shows his seriousness in implementing
a campaign promise. We do agree that
federalism, just like improving public
transport system for Metro Manila, is the
right thing to do to correct a historical
injustice, to borrow the Presidents term;
to the other regions of the country.

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Amending our Constitution?

(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).
CONCON VS. CONASS: It seems
the idea of amending our organic law has
become popular with the entry of the
new administration. The remaining issue
is how to propose the amendments. The
Constitutional Convention (Con-Con)
is favored by Senate leaders, among
them outgoing Senate President Franklin
Drilon and incoming Senate president
Sen. Aquilino KoKo Pimentel. Leaders
of the House of Representatives are
generally in favor of a Constitutional
Assembly.
All these issues over the manner of
amending the Constitution should be resolved as early as possible. Afterwards,
we can turn to what changes must be
made in our government structure. This
ultimately is our principal concern. We
will be drawing up a new Constitution
that will be the heart and soul of our nation, the basic law that will govern our
lives in the coming years. The major
proposal of our first president from Mindanao is to shift from our present form of
government to federalism!
IMF ADVISORY: The International
Monetary Fund - from where we usually draw financial succor, now supports
higher deficit for our country even as it
recommends tax reform. The deficit is
justified so we can fund our infrastructure
and social needs. IMF is supportive of the
planned 3% of GDP budget deficit ceiling proposed by the Duterte administration for the funding of more infrastructure

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projects in areas outside of Metro Manila.
The IMF officials also encouraged the
new government to adopt a comprehensive and equitable tax reform package
that should produce substantial additional tax revenues to finance higher productive spending which would draw in private
investments. Among the key proposals of
President Rody is the simplification of the
personal income tax structure, indexed
tax brackets for inflation, removal of value-added tax (VAT) exemptions, higher
excises on fuel, and imposition of beverage tax.
ELECTRONICS: Exports revenues
of the countrys electronic industry increased by 2.05% in the first five months
of 2016. Outbound shipments for the period reached a total of US$11.15B from
US$10.92B in the same period in 2015.
Five out of nine subsectors had increased
exports. The industry gainers are electronic data processing (+ 3.4%); consumer electronics (+79.6%); telecommunications (+131.2%) radar (+43.4%) and
automotive electronics (+62.1%).

Conversely, office equipment went

down by 44%, followed by control & instrumentation (-12.4%) medical and
industrial instrumentation (-11.4%),
semiconductors at 0.3%. For May
alone, electronics exports slightly increased to USD2.26B. The industries
shared 48% of the countrys total exports in May (amounting to USD4.71B).
Top exports destinations of the electronics industry are Hong Kong, United
States, China, Japan, and Singapore.
WIDER HIGHWAYS: Almost everywhere in the country roads and bridges are being repaired and expanded.
Our Lucena Diversion Road (near
where the new City Hall was built) is
being widened to eight (8) lanes! This
could be the aftermath of the Napoles
PDAP controversy. More DPHW projects are actually being constructed.
(But contractors still say that the commissions for politicians and officials
continue, albeit at more modest rates!).
Business establishments along the
main highways are happy with this
development. They now have wider
parking areas for their trucks and vehicles. Coming to think of it why are
we widening our roads when the constricted, narrow lanes remains to be
where traffic passes by since the sides
are occupied by parked vehicles not
only at nighttime but even during the
day! The Highway Patrol Group can
do a lot for our motorists by removing
these obstructions in our thoroughfares!
WISDOM: God so loves us that He
always pardons our sins so long as we
acknowledge having committed them!

Fair is Fair
While almost every news report is about
drugs in our country and the continuing raids
and surrender of drug pushers and users
by the hundreds everyday. The police has
estimated that there are four million drug
addicts in the country. Imagine the drugrelated crimes they can commit! I did not
vote for Duterte, but I am in favor of giving
the chance to do his campaign promise to
get rid of drugs and criminality in three to
six months. Drug lords can threaten or buy
politicians. How dangerous!
Heres also a good proposed bill in the
Legislative branch reported in the column
of Ninez Cacho-Olivares of the Daily
Tribune dated July 19, 2016:, which I favor
to promote justice and stop or prevent
injustice.
Heres one Senate bill filed by Sen.
Panfilo Ping Lacson that really should
have full congressional and presidential
support to make this bill into law.
Lacson filed a bill seeking stiffer penalties
against lying witnesses, imposing heavier
penalties on witnesses who give false
testimonies.
If passed into law this will serve to amend
Articles 180 (false testimony against a
defendant), 183 (false testimony in other
cases and perjury in solemn affirmation) and
184 (offering false testimony in evidence) of
the Revised Penal Code.
Said Lacson: This pernicious practice is
aimed not only to harass innocent persons
but also to put them behind bars and make
their families suffer. It is noteworthy that
because of these untruthful and inconsistent
statements, we have witnessed how some
men were robbed of their youth and freedom
for a long period of time only to be freed
later on account that the reason for their
incarceration was based on a polluted
source, Lacson said in the bill.
The senator believes that false
testimonies and sworn statements are
utilized to support malicious complaints,
to harass and persecute others that are
becoming prevalent.
He added that those who encourage
and induce witnesses to give false
testimonies are public officials and
employees with some public prosecutors
suppressing facts and concealing witnesses
who can vouch for an accuseds innocence.
The bill says any person who shall give

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false testimony in any criminal case shall
suffer the same penalty for the crime of
which the defendant is being accused.
The bill also says that public officers and
employees who order false testimony may
suffer such penalty in its maximum period,
along with a fine of up to P1-million, and
perpetual absolute disqualification from
holding any government position.
It is fairly common knowledge, especially
in times of political vindictiveness by a
powerful political figure against a political
foe, that charges filed whether in the fiscals
offices Department of Justice (DoJ), or
the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI),
or the Sandiganbayan, or any other court
of law in the country, that testimonies
are coached against the accused, and
these lying witnesses are quickly granted
immunity for their false testimonies, along
with fabricated evidence and are even
placed under the Witness Protection
Program of the DoJ.
Too many times, even the legislators
are guilty of this through their so-called
investigations in aid of legislation, that
are really in aid of persecution, where
these legislators use these forums to
destroy whoever they wish to destroy,
by coming up with so-called witnesses
and whistleblowers who are self-admitted
crooks who falsely testify and under oath
against the person whom the legislators
want his reputation destroyed and his
political dreams aborted.
And these legislators and their polluted
witnesses dont care about providing
media false testimonies and manufactured
evidence, since such legislators are
protected from suit when they speak out
in Congress and these whistleblowers are

immediately granted full immunity.

These come from the likes of Senators
Sonny Trillanes, Alan Cayetano, who
were engaged in the political destruction
of then Vice President Jojo Binay who
was at the time, the front-runner in
the presidential race, as well as the
former blue ribbon committee chairman,
former Senator TG Guingona, in the
investigation against the three opposition
senators: Juan Ponce-Enrile, Jinggoy
Estrada and Bong Revilla.
They have gotten away too often
and too much and dont even seem to
care that part of their productive life had
been taken away from them, what with
their long detention while trial is ongoing,
and lifetime sentences, while the lying
witness and those prosecutors, Justice
Secretary and even the Ombudsman
who ensure that their self admitted
crooks turned state witnesses through
coaching, get away with it without any
penalty.
Think of Hubert Webb and the others
accused with him, jailed for close to 20
years because of a coached eyewitness,
a drug addict who moreover was lying
through her teeth. The convicted boys
were acquitted by the High Court. No
penalty was imposed on the lying and
coached Jessica Alfaro. Not even perjury.
And neither, for that matter, were there
any penalties imposed on the NBI agents
that coached their asset in her testimony
against Hubert et. al. Why, even the judge
who refused to accept bonafide evidence
presented by Webb, such as his being
in the US when the murder and rape
occurred, was promoted to the Court of
Appeals.
It is really time for those officials
who coach witnesses, and for these
whistleblowers who give false testimony,
for the government agency officers, such
as the Anti-Money Laundering Council,
the Commission on Audit, along with
the Ombudsman and prosecutors who
withhold evidence that would clear
the innocent accused or manufacture
evidence, to finally get penalized.
They deserve to be punished with
the same penalty they seek against the
accused.
Fair is fair.

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BIKOL REPORTER

More Cacao production pushed

NAGA CITY Demand
for chocolates worldwide is
rising while there is a slump
in production in cacao producing countries such as
Ivory Coast, Ghana, West
Africa and Indonesia in the
past two years.
Taking advantage of this
development, the Department
of Agriculture (DA) in Bicol
is focusing its efforts on this
dollar earner which is also
one of the priority commodities identified by Secretary
Manny F. Piol.
Rosita Imperial, regional

coordinator of DA High Value

Crops Development Program
(HVCDP) said the challenge
to the Philippine cacao industry is to produce 100,000
MT of fermented beans by
year 2022 for the export and
domestic markets through a
40% annual increase in production. Imperial presented
the Harmonized Philippine
Cacao Industry Roadmap
2016-2022 to over 225 cacao
industry stakeholders composed of cacao planters, processors, traders, farmer leaders and LGU implementers

Local producers make

waves in Mini Trade Fair
NAGA CITY --- The successful re-launch of products
under the identified Account
Managed Firms( AMF) here
in Camarines Sur gained a
wide support from various
customers.
This was shown in the combined cash and booked sales
that the participants took home
after the 4-day mini trade fair
event, dubbed by the Department of Trade and Industry as
Pustoriosa held at the Nagaland E-Mall here, during the
weekend.
Out of the ten (10) participants, three (3) garnered the
highest sales for the entire duration of the event, namely; Hataw Handwoven Products with
Php40,745.00 sales, followed
by Mey's Craft which features

school, corporate, casual bags

and souvenir items made of
rubberized cloth and speedo
materials with Php30,510.00
sales.
Both the F.A.R.M. booth
by Bidibidi which sells fashion accessories made of used
and upcycled buttons & hand
embroidered fashion bags and
Ofel's Pearls & Beads which
offered fashion accessories
made of bamboo, wood, beads
and pearls occupied the 3rd
place, with a corresponding
sales of Php 28,982.00 and
Php28,760.00, respectively.
Pustoriosa means showing off what one got.
The mini trade fair specifically aimed to capacitate
identified AMFs in marketing

Rosita Imperial, regional HVCDP coordinator and Adelina A. Losa, Chief of AMAD giving lectures to stakeholders.

during the Regional Cacao

Stakeholders Convergence
held July 13, 2016 at the Villa
Caceres Hotel this city.
Cacao production in the
Philippines however, is faced
with constraints such as pest
and diseases, low farm productivity, limited production
inputs and low investments in
post harvest, and most of the
farmers are resource poor.
Imperial underscored the
need to upscale the production of cacao in the Bicol
region. She claimed that the
cacao found in the Bicol is

the best in terms of taste and

aroma. But as of this writing,
Bicols average production
is only 600 kilos per hectare
while the average production
in the entire country is 909
kilos per hectare. In 2015,
the Bicol region produced
a total of 35 MT from small
scale cacao plantations found
in Albay, Camarines Sur and
Sorsogon.
Different
government
agencies such as the DA, Bureau of Agriculture and Fishery Standards (BAFS), Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI),

Philippine Coconut Authority

(PCA), Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA), Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI),
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department
of Science and Technology
(DOST), DOST-PCARRD,
and Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) are implementing
various programs in support
to the cacao industry.
The DA regional office has
distributed a total of 305,000
pieces planting materials
from 2013-2015. While PCA

distributed 750,000 and the

DENR distributed 1,552,500
cacao planting materials in
the same year.
Current buying price of
cacao per kilogram at farmgate price is P38.00 for wet,
P125.00 for dried beans and
P140.00 for dried fermented
beans. Local processors can
sell cacao nibs at P350.00 and
pure tablea at P600.00. Buying price of cacao powder is
P300.00 while P600.00 for
cacao butter. There are 13 varieties of cacao in Bicol, but
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POWER TALKS

Department of Energy(DOE) Secretary urged officials of the National Electrification Administration and the National Power
Corporation to work together for the electrification of Mindanao,during a recent meeting where he was joined by DOE
Undersecretary Wimpy Fuentebella and Spokesperson Pete Ilagan.

CUSI: Resolve Electrification Issues

PUSTORIOSA

Showing off what one got.

We have to work together to make household

electrification happen in
Mindanao, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi urged officials of the National Electrification Administration
and the National Power
Corporation (Napocor) in
a meeting on Monday, 18
July 2016.
Cusi asked both agencies
to go down to the cooperatives to resolve the issues
raised by electric cooperatives namely PHILRECA,
QUEZELCO and AMRECO,
among others.
Among the issues raised
by the electric cooperatives
were ensuring the right of
way for electric projects, tax
reforms, non-privatization of
Agus and Pulangui complexes in Mindanao, the interconnection of SPUG areas to the
main grid and the putting up
of a one-stop shop and fast
lane for the processing of
permits and licenses for energy projects.
In photo with Energy
Sec. Alfonso Cusi are DOE
spokespersons Pete Ilagan

(second from left) and DOE

Undersecretary
Wimpy

Fuentebella. Joining them

are officials of the abovemen-

tioned electric cooperatives

who sought the dialogue.

2nd OF ELDERLY HEALTH LECTURE SERIES

Geriatric Medicine (Care for Ailing Elderly) was the topic discussed during the
monthly Fellowship held July 17 at the Peafrancia Parish Hall, here. Dr. Ma. Rosalinda
Espiritu was the guest lecturer. She was introduced by Fellowship vice chairperson
Ester Elopre. The lecture was the second of the Parish Elderly Health Lecture Series
sponsored by the Peafrancia Parish Senior Parishioners Fellowship with the
cooperation of the Tomasinong Bicolano. The lecture was capped with the Opening
Paraliturgy led by Fr. Austin John M. Ostinero, Parochial Vicar. The Liboton Seniors
Group led by Ms. Lilybel Larrauri provided the musical entertainment. Photo shows
Dr. Espiritu giving her lecture before a portion of the attending senior parishioners.

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HALO-HALO

JULY 24-30, 2016

Oasis nin Arte

JUST A
TINY
VOICE

Jovie Angela M. Martinez

12 years old

Gadgets are
here but
be careful
Gadgets are important. It could be said that our daily living
depends on technology, . In our our simple day to day activities
in school, we find gadgets a necessity.
There are lots of advantages brought by technological advancement. These gadgets which include cellphones, laptops,
etc. help us accomplish our tasks in an easier way. Actually,
I make use of computer laptop daily in doing my assignments,
researches, and reports. With just a few clicks I easily accomplish these. Presentation of reports becomes very realistic
and interesting. These gadgets, especially the computer also
improves my typing skill. Most importantly. I get connected to
my father who is frequently out of the country.
But there are also instances when these gadgets have
their disadvantages. For example, children dont have time to
talk to their parents and spend quality time with the them and
their siblings because they are in one corner busy gaming.
They barely see relatives and friends personally since texting
or chatting is easier to get in contact with them. Parents find
it hard to talk to their children who are glued to their gadgets.
According to an eye doctor there are many children who go to
their clinic for check up and it is found out that most of them
develop eye problems caused by too much exposure to gadgets. It is also a finding that children neglect their studies for
the same reason... they are addicted to their favorite gadget.
Definitely, I consider gadgets very important. But using
them requires that I take responsibility. Used properly, with
limitation, I am certain I will not be left behind in terms of technological advancement, I have also all the guarantee that I am
growing up in an environment that is healthy, with technology
very much around, with my favorite gadget with me but I am
careful.
-----------------------------Jovie is a member of the editorial staff of the Achiever, the
school paper of the Iriga Central School where she is enrolled
in Grade VI, SSES class.

Igwang sarong home-grown na caf

na iyong nagigin patron nin mga lokal na
arteng biswal sa Bikol. An Anthosia Caf
na enot na nagbukas sa Panganiban
Avenue sa Naga asin ngonyan yaon na
sa Mayon Avenue, igwa naman sanga sa
Iriga, sa Legazpi asin sa mga masunod
na aldaw, sa Daet.
Sa Iriga, an franchisee kan Anthosia
Caf iyo an hoben na si Karleen Guevara
asin an lugar nakatolo nang beses na
nagin lugar nin exhibit para sa mga lokal
na visual artists.
Kasabay kan pagbukas kaini iyo an
Tagam, taga-Rinconada kan sugad, na
father-daughter exhibit kan mag-amang
si Rene asin an aki niyang si Jaffa Arela.
Mantang nagtapos nin BFA sa PWU si
Rene, self-taught artist si Jaffa, na hiling
na marhay an impluwensa kan ama sa
saiyang istilo nin mga drowing. Katubuan
kan mga obra ni Rene na sarong OFW sa
Kuwait, nagpapahiling nin makusog na
ulakit kan graphic arts kaya an saiyang
mga gibo makusog sa draftsmanship.
Si Jaffa, na Grade Eleven na sa BU
sa Legazpi, saro man na premyadong
campus broadcast journalist.

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
FRANK PEONES JR.
Nagsunod ako sa mag-ama na
magexhibit na iyo ko man pinaka-enot
na one-man show na sakong tinitulohan
na Turak, saro man na tataramon na
Rinconada na boot sabihon nakua
o napurot. Turak, huli ta an sarong
dosenang obra na sakong pinahiling
impluwensiado kan objet trouve
movement, na katubuan kan mga
materyales gabos napurot o nakua sa
kun sain sain sana. Boot kong ipahiling
sa exhibit na an produktong arte dai
man gabos nasa oil o acrylic na nasa
kanbas. Pwede man ini maski barbed

Alaska Powercamp
on Wheels takes Iriga,
Missy Maramba
wheeled her way too

wire o inapon nang kahoy. Boot ko

man ipahiling sa sakong mga obra
an isyu kan konsumerismo kan
kontemporaryong
sosyedad,
na
bakal-asin-apon sana an aram. Sa
paagi kan inaapod na upcycling, na
kaiba kan recycling, tinataan ko nin
bagong gamit an mga bagay na sa iba
basura na. Sa hararom na paghiling,
tinataan ko nin bagong buhay an
mga ini, kaya nagtatratar man kan
kwestyon nin kagadanan asin liwat na
pagkabuhay.
An
ikatolo
asin
presenting
nageeksibit ngonyan iyo an sarong
hoben man na paratukdo sa CBSUA
sa Pili, si Danny Nacario, na saro
man na nagpopoon na pararawitdawit. Katubuan kan mga obra ni
Danny, na saro man na taga-Iriga,
mayong titulo huli ta sabi niya may
subjectivity an pagkakaag nin
pangaran asin paghiling sa produkto
nin arte, kaya an saiyang exhibt may
titulong Dysnomia. Mahihiling sa
mga obra niya an manlaen-laen na
ladawan arog ninda Rene Magritte
asin Jackson Pollock.

PELLMELL
jokee BOTOR-REYES

Canadian envoy notes

Nagas tourism growth

The Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, Neil

Reeder, a recent Naga City
visitor expressed satisfaction
over the rising number of
tourists to metro Naga.
It is worth the visit as
were pleased that the programs weve done to promote
tourism and to conduct trainings had a good impact. It is
good to see the growth in the
number of tourists in the city
and the increase of jobs being generated, commended
Reeder.
The ambassador, together
with his wife, paid a courtesy
call to Mayor John Bongat in
his visit to Naga, July 21, as
the couple toured some of the
citys historical and best places.
The Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA)
is the funding institution that
supports the developmental
programs being managed by
the Metro Naga Development
Council (MNDC), in partnership with the Arts, Culture and
Tourism Office (ACTO), as
tourism development is one of

the biggest income generating

projects that ushers much revenue in the city.
The CIDA supports the activities of the Naga eXcursions
(Naga X) which promotes the
different attraction spots in the
metro Naga.
With the Great Women
Project (GWP) being funded
also by the CIDA, Reeder, together with the involved mayor-member of the council will
be having an evaluation with
regards to the accomplishments of the project.
The GWP has been helping
women from across the metro
with their livelihood programs.
Two of the projects being sustained are the bamboo craft in
Bula and the crab paste industry in Gainza.
Accordingly, a new program will be sponsored still by
CIDA which will help assist
with the nutrition of the pregnant and lactating mothers as
well as for new born babies in
the Camarines Sur.
Behind child nutrition is
the risk of stunting- children
who dont grow to their proper

Good thing I did not miss the event although I came much
too late but I got the facts though. Thanks to Missy Maramba
who met with the local media over lunch in a local eatery. She
had time talking about Alaska Powercamp while we all feasted
on our lunch with gusto.
Held at the University of Saint Anthony open field. Sunday,
July 24, Alaska Powercamp on Wheels drew a lot of participants, 30 in football, 46 in basketball and 30 in volleyball (kids
from 6 to 18). That was how receptive the camp was.
The program composed of basketball, volleyball and football camps is assembled together in one location which teaches the participants the fundamentals of these sports.
The alarming result of the National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research revealed that
among school-age children betwee 5-10, prevalence of underweight is 29,1% and overweight prevalence is 9.1% while
10-19 years old prevalence of overweight is 8.3% is one big
reason why Alaska Milk, committed to help provide proper
nutrition and promote an attractive lifestyle, has launched its

Nutrition Action Program such as the Alaska Powercamp on

Wheels.
The camp according to Bien Fernando, Alaska Marketing
Director said that the power camps do not just teach sport
specific skills but also instill the value of discipline, perseverance and determination among children. More than just business branding our programs and activities further our commitment to nation building through professionally run programs
which held the youth develop physically, emotionally and
adopt proper values such as hard work and integrity, said
Fernando.
Sports celebrities such as Jeffrey Cariaso, Tomas Lozano,
lady spiker Michele Gumabao are expected to be very visible during the camp that is touring the Bicol Region within the
month of July and August this year.
With Alaska Powercamp in Iriga, expect more Alaska drinkers in the city whether it is Alaska Yoghurt, Alaska Choco,
Alaska Sweet Milk, Alaska Powdered Milk. X, my 11-year old
granddaughter is an Alaska Yoghurt aficionado.

height and weight and sadly,

the Philippines has this disease
which is quite high internationally and were trying to help
with this program, explained
the ambassador.
Since the establishment of
the formal diplomatic relations
of the Philippines with Canada
in 1949, the latter has been
very much supportive in aiding
the former particularly in funding its economic development
projects.- Armie B. Gunay,
CEPPIO

government for the resumption

of the peace talks with the New
Peoples Army and even the
problem on the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front and Moro
National Liberation Front, he
said.
Perez said the 9th ID promotes peace for the safety and
well being of the people and
the attainment of a quality and
progressive life for the Filipino
people."resolving all armed
conflicts." Perez added.

APPLAUSE GREETS "AD-LIB . . .

Meanwhile, Major Virgilio
Perez, spokesperson of the 9th
Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, based in Camp
Gen. Elias Angeles in Pili,
Camarines Sur, said the Philippine Army would give their
full support to the President's
desire to give an end to the decades-long insurgency problem and in helping stop the
drug menace in the country.
"On the unilateral ceasefire,
we support the effort of the

He added the Army is

one in strengthening of the
reserved Officers Training
Course program to instill nationalism among the youth and
college students.
Legazpi City Mayor Noel
Rosal said he found of particular interest President Dutertes
mention in his SONA the rehabilitation of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Southbound and the establishment of
additional runways in Manila.
-PNA

JULY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

BIR expedites cars

and tax clearances

BISHOP BIRTHDAY

(CEPPIO)

Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat were joined by the new PNP Regional Director PCSupt Omar
Buenafe and the new OIC-CD of the Naga City Police Office PSSupt Julius Muez and other
PNP Officers in wishing Happy Birthday to Caceres Archbishop Most Rev. Rolando Octavus
Joven Tria Tirona.

CSP Batch 17 passers start

journey out of poverty
One thousand three
hundred thirty four students passed the CARD
Scholarship
Program
(CSP) and are currently
enrolled in various schools
in the country. They are the
new addition to the growing number of scholars of
CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD
MRI). Twenty five of them
are CARD MRI clients
and 1,309 are children of
CARD MRI clients.
CSP, is one of the community development services of
CARD MRI for its members
and their children who find it
difficult to attend school or
in the case of the clients, to
send their children to school
due to financial difficulties.
It started in May 2000 and
is now on the 17th batch of
scholars.
As CARD MRI expands
our membership base, services and programs also
grow and develop. Our aim
is to continuously support
students in need over the
years. With this, I know that
we are helping a huge num-

ber of Filipinos in fighting

poverty, said CARD MRI
Founder and Managing Director Dr. Jaime Aristotle B.
Alip.
To continuously provide
assistance to their family,
CSP scholars are given the
chance to work in CARD
MRI after graduation. Aside
from employment, this opportunity enhances a deeper
sense of service among the
graduates.
The scholars are now
embracing their high school
and college lives in different institutions in the country. This adheres to CARD
MRIs goal of producing one
college graduate for every
family. This gives them a
higher chance of rising from
poverty.
Through
education,
change can be achieved. This
is why we provide educational assistance and scholarships to our members, their
children, and deserving students from socio-economically challenged families,
Dr. Alip stated.

RANDOM DRUG TESTING

The new leadership of

the Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued directives
to its operating officials and
staff to systematize the issuance of Certificates Authorizing Registration (CARs)
for transfers of land titlesand shares of stocks involved in Sales, Inheritance
and Donations. These are
so-called One-Time Transactions or ONETTs.
Rev. Memo Circular No.
41-2016, issued on July 12,
2016 by new BIR Comm.
Caesar R. Dulay mandates
that the requisite Certificates
Authorizing
Registration
(CAR) shall be issued by
the BIR processing offices
within FIVE (5) days from
the submission of complete

Comm. DULAY
documentary requirements.
The circular also provides
for administrative and criminal penalties for officials and
employees found violating
the provisions of the Anti-Red
Tape Act of 2007 (ARTA).
In a similarly stern directive under Revenue Memoran-

dum Circular No. 74-2016

issued July 13, 2016 the
BIR streamlines the requirements and the process in the
issuance of Tax Clearances
required under Executive Order No, 398.
It is therein required
that the Tax Clearance shall
be processed and released
within two (2) working days
from the submission of the
complete documents. The application for clearance should
be duly accomplished by the
applicant, notarized and accompanied by two (2) pieces
of loose Doc. Stamp Tax.
The Print-out of the Certification fee shall be paid
through the BIRs electronic
Filing and Payment System

(Turn to page 7)

First Alaska Powercamp on Wheels goes to Bicol

(Turn to page 6)

(CEPPIO)

Before you clean the entire city, clean first your backyard,
a line mentioned by Mayor John Bongat which explains the
random drug testing of city hall officials and employees. As
more drug users/ pushers submit themselves under the city
authorities, Mayor Bongat wanted to make sure that the city
government is free of such illegal activity.

The 8th National Nutrition Survey conducted by

the Food and Nutrition Research Institute reveals that
among school-age children
between 5-10 years old,
prevalence of underweight
is 29.1% and overweight
prevalence is 9.1% while
10-19 years old prevalence
of overweight is 8.3 %.
With these alarming concerns, Alaska Milk is even
more committed to help
provide proper nutrition
and promote an active lifestyle through its Nutrition.
Action.Champion. program
like Alaska Powercamp on
Wheels.
For the first time, Alaska
Powercamp on Wheels will
be going to places in the Bicol

region aiming to accommodate

more children ages 6-18 years
old. The program is composed
of basketball, volleyball and
football camps assembled in
one location which will teach
them the fundamentals of these
sports. The Alaska Powercamp
on Wheels will visit Naga,
Iriga, Daet, Goa, Legaspi and
Sorsogon.
Distinguished
Philippine
sports icons will lead the Alaska Powercamps. First, Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) legend and Alaska Aces
assistant coach Jeffrey Cariaso
will lead a team of basketball coaches. Second, former
professional football player
and currently Alaska Football
Power Camp Project Director
and Alabang Football School,

Makati Football School Director, Tomas Lozano will lead the

Alaska Football Power Camp.
Lastly, Philippine Super Liga
volleyball player and former
De La Salle University Lady
Spikers star volleyball player,
Michele Gumabao, will lead a
team of volleyball experts in
teaching aspiring young girls
in the Alaska Volleyball Power
Camp.
Blen Fernando, Alaska
Milk Marketing Director said
the power camps do not just
teach sport specific skills, but
also instill the value of discipline, perseverance, teamwork
and determination among
children.More than just business branding our programs
and activities further our com-

(Photos by JAM R. MADRID)

mitment to nation building

through professionally run
programs which help the
youth develop physically,
emotionally and adopt proper
values such as hard work and
integrity, said Fernando.
For general information
about Alaska Milk Corporation visit www.alaskamilk.
com, for more information
about Alaska Milk Corporation Sports Program visit
www.playph.com; Facebook:
www.facebook.com/PlayPH;
Twitter: @playph; Instagram:
@alaskaplayph
For inquiries, call 0917470-5920, and look for Mab
Gabagat. (see poster on back
page)

JULY 24-30, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

MORE CACAO PRODUCTION PUSHED . . .

the most in demand in the
market are BR 25 and UF 18
because of their high yield
and delicious taste and aroma.
Cacao takes 18-20 months to
flower and at 3 years, it starts
to bear fruit. It can bear fruit
up to 25 years and if rehabilitated, its productive stage can
lasts for 200 years. Cacao is
also best intercropped with
coconut and abaca.
Meanwhile, Adelina A.
Losa, regional organic agriculture focal person and chief
of the DA Bicol Agribusiness
and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) which sponsored the event said the DA
cannot impose organic agriculture to the farmers. But
attaining quality through 3rd
party certification and econo-

mies of scale can boost the

competitiveness of Bicols
products, she added.
Cesar de Padua, Land
Bank of the Philippines
(LBP) officer discussed the
Credit Assistance for Cacao
Agribusiness Entities and
Other Organization or CACAO 100 Program of LBP.
P500 million has been allocated in the whole country for
this credit assistance which
caters to small farmers, SMEs
and LAEs, but as of this moment, there are no takers from
Camarines Sur yet.
De Padua said eligible borrowers for CACAO 100 may
be individual cacao growers,
cooperatives/
associations
Small & Medium Enterprises, and Large Agri-Business

VACATION LOTS FOR SALE

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

Entities. Eligibility criteria

includes: well defined source
of payment and for existing
groups at least 2 years profitability. Projects could include
establishment of new cacao
nursery and plantation, and
rehabilitation projects.
The program further requires that cacao be intercropped with coconut, banana or madre-de cacao;
cacao grower should sign a
Production Technology Marketing Agreement (PTMA)
with an identified buyer or
anchor firm; the PTMA
should contain products
specification, pricing, delivery mechanisms, collection
(repayment)
arrangement,
technical assistance, etc.; and
seedlings should come from
nursery operators accredited
by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI).
Eduardo Pilapil, Jr. cacao
grower and buyer based in
Goa, Camarines Sur shared
his experiences. He said that
in Manila alone, one buyer requires him an initial of 1,000
MT tons every year. The
problem is where to get that
volume. He has a small plantation in Goa, and he wants
to buy cacao preferably UF
18 and BR 25 varieties which
have high oil content giving
it the best flavour and scent.
Beans should be fermented
well for 5 days before drying

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a

notice is hereby served to the public that EMILIE LICUAN
JAINAR ROSON has filed with this Office, a Petition for
Change of First Name from KENNETH BRYAN JAINAR to
KENNETH BRYAN in the birth certificate of KENNETH
BRYAN JAINAR LICUAN ROSON who was born on
September 10, 1994 at Concepcion, Libmanan, Camarines
Sur and whose parents are EMILIE LICUAN JAINAR and
RAUL ROSON.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
JULY 30, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JULY 17 and 24, 2016

CSP BATCH 17 PASSERS START . . .

To be a CSP scholar, an
individual must be a child
of a CARD member or a
CARD member who is 100%
consistent in repayment rate
and 90% in attendance rate
in weekly center meetings
for three or more years. Potential scholars should meet
the 80% passing rate in the
qualifying examination and
maintain an average grade of
2.5 (or equivalent grade) per

semester.
Today, CARD MRI has
already granted 7,549 educational scholarships through
CSP since it started the program. Two thousand three
hundred thirty nine of them
graduated and are now helping their families. They
prove to us that poverty cant
stop a persistent achiever
from making their dreams
come true.

terprise Development Project

(CCEDP) delivery and planting report.
One important outcome of
the convergence is the organization of the Bicol Cacao
Council which will help in
industry promotion, strengthening and expansion. Elected
Chairman is Eduardo Pilapil;
Vice Chairman for private
sector is Jose Cordero, current RAFC Chair of Bicol
and Vice Chairman for the
government sector is DA Bi-

col OIC Regional Executive

Director Elena delos Santos;
Secretary for the private sector is Laarni Asis and Engr.
Nila Oate for the government sector; Treasurer Sr.
Dandy Gata; PIO Ruben
Sta. Catalina; provincial representatives: Roni Llaguno
for Albay, Marcial Rustique
for Cam. Norte, Engr. Raul
Carreras for Cam. Sur and
Ricardo Lumbao for Catanduanes. -Lovella P. Guarin,
photos by Jun Collantes

Republic of the Philippines

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

Republic of the Philippines

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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

for another 2 days to achieve

7% moisture content. He also
caution farmers not to dry cacao beans in pavements, but
rather use bamboos in drying to produce better quality
beans.
Nasaan ba nakatanim ang
cacao ninyo?, Pilapil said
he kept on asking the farmers, but he could not find one
who will help him meet the
demand. He advises his fellow farmers to set up buying
centers in the barangays, so
that cacao planters and traders could be easily recognized
and to facilitate easy transaction. He urge the farmers to
focus on this cacao project
because there is a huge demand for it locally and abroad
and the price will not fluctuate with the increase in supply, unlike with other commodities.
Bicolanos should forget
the Ningas Kugon mentality where the enthusiasm lasts
for only couple of years and
when another new project is
introduced, the first project is
forgotten. Lets get our acts
together and produce our first
1,000 MT, Pilapil challenged
the group.
Meanwhile, Joel Valenzuela of the Philippine Coconut
Authority under the Office
of the Presidential Assistant
for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, presented the Coco-Cacao En-

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0061-2016 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 RYAN ANGELO JAINAR
ROSON has filed with this Office, a Petition for correction
of entry in the date of birth from May 6, 1996 to May
3, 1996 in the certificate of live birth of RYAN ANGELO
(JAINAS) ROSON at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose
parents are EMELIE LICUAN JAINAR and RAUL ROSON.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
JULY 30, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
surviving spouse and only living children and the
only legal and forced heirs of the deceased ANDRES
BAYLON, who died intestate in Cararayan, Naga City
on April 5, 2011 left a homelot located at Brgy. Cararayan, Naga City, Camarines Sur, without any Will or
Testament and with no known debts; pursuant to Sec.
1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the parties have agreed to settle, divide and
adjudicate unto themselves the estate described in undivided equal share each; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Oscar B. Villamora, Doc. No. 8, Page
No. 2, Book No. 36, Series of 2016.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: July 17, 24 and 31, 2016

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
WITH WAIVER OF SHARE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the widow
and children and the heirs of the deceased HENRY REFE
CANDELARIA who died on intestate on December 14, 2011
in Naga City; without any Testament and no known debts,
left a piece of real property which is conjugal situated in
Barangay Lerma, City of Naga; pursuant to Sec. 1, Rule 74
of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the parties
all of legal age agreed to divide in like or equal shares the
real property described; that Alili A. Candelaria, Henrieta
A. Candelaria and Dorian James A. Candelaria, do hereby
WAIVE in favor of Angelica Mae A. Candelaria, their rights,
interests and participation in the described property; as
acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Francisco R.
Velasco, Doc. No. 808, Page No. 1, Book No. XII, Series of
2016.

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JULY 10, 17 and 24, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: JULY 17 and 24, 2016

FOR JUNE
NAME OF DECEASED
ENRICO C. MANALO
LUIS S. FERRO SR.
ROLANDO H ARROYO
EDNA M. STA. MARIA
JUDY F. JOB
ROSALINA V. PARADO
NESTOR B. VARGAS SR.
RAFAEL P. AVENIDO
AGUSTINA T. ROSALES
MYRNA C. LAVAPIE
MONICO E. BOTOR SR.
MARINA O. GOMEZ
SHIRLEY M. DELOS SANTOS
ALFREDO M. CATANEO SR.
RUBEN G. ARDINAZO
JEROME AUGUSTUS M. CRUZ II

DATE OF INTERMENT
JUNE 2, 2016
JUNE 9, 2016
JUNE 9, 2016
JUNE 10, 2016
JUNE 11, 2016
JUNE 12, 2016
JUNE 18, 2016
JUNE 17, 2016
JUNE 18, 2016
JUNE 19, 2016
JUNE 18, 2016
JUNE 20, 2016
JUNE 21, 2016
JUNE 25, 2016
JUNE 24, 2016
JUNE 26, 2016

JULY 24-30, 2016

SOLON REFILES FREE LEGAL . . .
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE,
COURT,
ADMINISTRATIVE OR ANY COMPETENT BODY ARISING
FROM AN INCIDENT OR
INCIDENTS RELATED TO
THE PERFORMANCE OF
OFFICIAL DUTY & APPROPRIATING
FUNDS
THEREFOR, is poised to
garner support and appreciation, and boost the morale of Philippine National
Police and Armed Forces of
the Philippines frontliners
who bear the brunt of harassment by criminal syndicates
caught in the mire of police
operations.
The bill, authored by former Cam. Sur 4th District
Representative Wimpy B.
Fuentebella, and now refiled
by his father, Congressman
Noli P. Fuentebella, seeks to
address peace & order, and

the fair and equitable administration of justice to the

country's men in uniform,
who, in many instances appear before the NAPOLCOM
without a counsel.
"In our country, the law is
often construed as favoring
the rich over the poor. The
common man, like those officers and enlisted personnel
of the AFP and PNP cannot
afford to engage the services
of a lawyer due to the prohibitive cost of legal service to
defend himself from charges
related to the performance
of his official duties", Fuentebella said. "Where is justice
in this case?", he added.
The proposed measure
stipulates that the Secretary
of Justice, the AFP Chief of
Staff, the National Police
Commission (NAPOLCOM)
Chairperson, or the PNP

Republic of the Philippines

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-182-2016
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 MC. KAY TALANGAN
MOMPAR has filed with this Office, a Petition for Correction of Entry in Sex from FEMALE to MALE in the
certificate of live birth of MC. KAY TALANGAN at Naga City,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are RICKY G. MOMPAR
and ALMA A. TALANGAN.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
August 14, 2016.

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER M. CAYETANO

CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: July 24 and August 7, 2016

BIKOL REPORTER

Chief shall authorize lawyers

of their respective agencies to
provide free legal assistance
to any officer or enlisted personnel of the AFP and PNP
for the purpose. The Department of Justice, in coordination with the AFP, NAPOLCOM, and the PNP shall
issue the necessary rules and
regulations to implement this
Act. -KayleeSan Jose

LOCAL . . .
their products and teach them
to maximize trade fair participation consequently preparing
them to bigger trade events in
the future. The trade event also
intended to give exposure and
promote the products of the
participating companies.
Karaw Craftventures and
Hataw Handwoven Products
from Buhi, CamSur, respectively were chosen as the
most dressed booth and top
seller.
Karaw products are upcycled funky plush toys, pouches
& novelty items made by the
women inmates of Naga City
District Jail. It originated from
Ateneo De Naga Universitys
Consuelo Chito Madrigal
Foundation scholars and entrepreneurship students who
was guided by a social vision
to transform the community
through various community
projects.
Hataw Handwoven Products on the other hand, features
"hinabol" bags, pouches, hats
and their famous woven blankets, made of proudly Buhi
hinabol.
DTI Provincial Head Edna
Tejada believes that Camarines
Sur is rich with indigenous materials that entrepreneurs can
use to competitively lock horns
with other ASEAN Economic
Community who are also aggressively marketing their own

COURTESY CALL

New OIC City Director of the Naga City Police Office, PSSupt. Julius Muez paid a courtesy
call to Mayor John Bongat. PSSupt. Muez is the replacement of PSSupt. Narciso Domingo in
his post in the office.

products.
DTI in the past two (2)
years focused and will continue to focus on thematic fairs.
Like in April, we did the trade
fair with the theme on fish
dubbed as Fish-ta sa Nayon
where we featured the different processed fish and marine
products of Camarines Sur.
This time, our theme is about
the wearables, bags and accessories. This is what we will be

BIR EXPEDITES...

doing and we will continue to

partner with our local institutions like Robinsons, private
sector groups, and the local
government units. We do encourage that we help and support each other.
Other participants of Pustoriosa event included Gugu
with backpacks, outdoor and
techie bags made of saluyot
which were crafted in one of
the women community in Albay but designing and sewing

are done by skilled women of

Camarines Sur; Panlakaw Sling bags and wallets made
of nylon strap; Tints & Tones
- fashion accessories made of
pili & coconut shells; Tribu ni
Rasta featuring reggae, tribal
and ethnic fashion accessories
made of clay and wood and La
Mode Industries which showcased Fashion Bags made of
buri, karagumoy and tilob (local raw mats). -LSMacatangay-PIA5/Camarines Sur

(eFPS) with payment confirmation.

The Delinquency Verification issued by the concerned
LTS or National/Regional Offices with a validity period of
one (1) month from date of issue is also required. Said Delinquency Verification shall be
issued by the concerned BIR
Offices within twenty four (24)
hours from filing of the application by the taxpayer.
Practicing tax consultants
are happily surprised by the
no-nonsense operational approach of the new leadership
in the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Clearly the taxpayers
shall be served well by our revenue collection agency under
the Duterte Administration!

LGU PILI . . .
the PWDs. There are still a
lot of mandates which has not
been fully implemented. We
are still being taken advantaged of through the various
collections imposed on us. I
beg everyone, please spare
the PWDs, Dalmacio added.
In an interview, Rosephine
R. Sertan, Acting Municipal
Social Welfare and Development Officer of Pili said
that the LGU will also see to
it that the provisions of Republic Act 10755, otherwise
known as an act expanding
the benefits and privileges of
PWDs will be fully implemented.
Aside from the usual discounts on fare, medicines,
entertainment, medical and
dental check-up and on other
fees, the law also extends its
incentives to those who are
taking good care and extending care to the PWDs.
LGU Pili is also working
on finalizing their concept for
Alalay sa Bagong Buhay, a
program which endeavors to
give livelihood opportunities
to the PWDs. -LSMacatangay-PIA5/CamSur

Contact No.:

Allan - 0921-999-8888
Fely - 0918-628-7818

LGU Pili to strengthen

programs for PWDs
PAGE 8

BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES

JULY 24-30, 2016

P5.00

DOJ-PPA celebrates 40th

anniversary with clients
By ARMIE B. GUNAY

The Department of
Justice Parole and Probation Administration
(DOJ-PPA) in Bicol region celebrated its 40th
anniversary, June 18-22,
marked with activities
which center on their clients.
A fun run activity in
Legazpi city jump start
the week-long celebration,
followed by the 2-day re-

gional VPA convention in

Sorsogon City.
One of the highlights
of the activity is the 3-day
tiangge bazaar that showcased the different product
and handicraft outputs of
their clients from across
their 12 offices in the region.
According to Susan
Borja-Bornas, the regional
director of the PPA, it is
one way of helping their
clients generate livelihood

PPA TIANGGE BAZAAR

JRM, PIA5/CamSur

The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA), which is

observing its 40th Anniversary Celebration sponsored a 3-day
Tiangge Bazaar and Photo Exhibit showcasing the different
livelihood products made by their clients from the 12 PPA
field offices in Bicol Region at the Naga City Hall Grounds,
July 20, 2016.

and income.
This is also to show
to the community that our
clients are being productive while under probation, clarified Bornas.
A photo exhibit telling
of the historical journey of
the PPA was also made to
display to orient the audience of the activities of the
PPA.
The PPA has the tasked
of supervising the prisoners who, after serving part
of their sentence in jails,
are released unto them
with certain conditions.
Envisioning social justice
and development, the PPA
is committed in enhancing
the quality of life of its clients through its disciplinary programs.
We want them to feel
the sense of inclusion in
the community, added
Bornas.
One of the goals of the
PPA is to promote correction that is individualized
of the clients and a better
opportunity for reformation.
To help them know also
of their clients personal
condition and psychological state, one of the
activities that lined their
celebration is the pottery
painting competition that
themed on the clients life
with the PPA.
Bornas said that through
such artwork, they would
be able to strategize still of
better treatment programs.
A Got-Talent for their
clients was also organized
by PPA to let them share
their gifts to the community.
With their theme, 40
Years of Engineering Performance, Professionalism and Accountability,
Bornas said that they are
still aiming to improve on
the services they provide,
being responsible all the
more for the welfare of
their clients.

PILI, Camarines Sur --In recognition of the various

restrictions and challenges
that Persons with Disability
(PWDs) are facing, Mayor
Tomas Bongalonta vowed
to pursue various endeavors and programs to ensure
that privileges and incentives due them will be unfailingly served.
Sharina Palmero-Bergantin, LGU Pilis Consultant for
Media Affairs relayed this information to the members of
the local media during Pilis
celebration of the 38th National Disability Prevention
and Rehabilitation week in
consonance with Proclamation No. 361.
Mayor Bongalonta intends to come up with more
free services for the PWDs
here in Pili, especially for
those who are orthopedically
impaired. He plans to pursue
free cataract operation, distribute free reading glasses
and free hearing aids to various beneficiaries. He also
plans to put up a health center
for the PWD sector and many
more programs that would
respond to the needs of this
sector.

Bergantin said that as

much as Bongalonta intends
to grace the occasion, he
previously committed to an
equally important meeting
with Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny
Piol in Metro Manila, discussing among others, farmto-market road projects to be
implemented in the municipality of Pili.
Camarines Sur Provincial
Federation of PWD President
Maximo Dalmacio Jr who
was also invited to grace the
event stated that they would
appreciate any help coming
from various organizations
but reiterated the need to look
into the strict implementation

of the national mandates like

the Batas Pambansa (BP) 344
otherwise known as the enforcement of the accessibility
law along national roads.
He also lamented the
many contributions being imposed on them despite their
condition. In an emotional
tone, Dalmacio stated that
most of the PWDs are indigents and cant even raise a
penny to fend for themselves,
much more give contributions to gain membership to
other PWD organizations.
As the most neglected
sector of the society, I believe
that the government should
really look into the plight of
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