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Bongat bares State of City, hails
Naga as Bicols tiger economy
Mayor BONGAT
Easter Easter
Hailing Naga City as Bicols roaring
Tiger Economy, City Mayor John G.
Bongat Tuesday morning delivered his
State of Our City Report which, among
others, underscored the city govern-
ments triumphs in economic develop-
ment and socio-cultural impact that
continue to sustain and even improve on
the citys popular title as a maogmang
lugar, or a happy place.
Quoting Wikipedias defnition of Tiger
Economy as an Economy which undergoes
rapid economic growth, usually accompa-
nied by an increase in the standard of living,
Bongat presented graphs and data from inde-
pendent sources which include Nagas being
named as one of the Top Ten Most Competi-
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But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she
bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in
white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. They
said to her. Woman, why are you weeping? She said to
them, They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know
where they have laid him. When she said this, she turned
around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know
that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you
weeping? For whom are you looking? Supposing him to
be the gardener, she said to him, Sir, if you have carried
him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take
him away, Jesus said to her, Mary! She turned and said to
him in Hebrew, Rabbouni! (which means Teacher). Jesus
said to her, Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet
ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to
them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my
God and your God. - John 20:11-17
Easter Easter
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BIKOL REPORTER 2
APRIL 20-26, 2014 OPINION

income tax returns,

Preliminary income tax declarations
are also required to be submitted for the
frst three quarters each year. By quirks
of regulations, the ITRs of individuals for
the frst quarter are also due on April 15!
The next two quarters deadlines are set
within 45 days after the quarter-ending.
For corporate taxpayers, the quarterly
income tax declarations are due within 60
days after the end of the quarter May
30, August 30 and November 30.
OTHER TAXES: Notwithstanding the
buzz of the income tax fling, the business
tax returns must also be submitted and the
taxes paid as these are fled. Percentage
taxes (3%. or 5-7% GRT for banks) are
due on April 20 (no distinction for monthly
and quarterly returns). Monthly VAT
declarations are due also within the frst
20 days of the month following but the
quarterly VAT Return (which can rectify
previous declarations) must be fled
within 25 days after quarter-ending.
BIR Commissioner Kim Henares
declared that the income tax deadline
will NOT be extended. Hers is the
good policy to instill in the minds of
taxpayers that deadlines must be
respected. Late flings are meted 25%
surcharge regardless of number of
days delay, plus 20% annual interest
with compromise penalty (to redeem
the criminal liability). Filipinos are wont
to deadline observance, and now is the
time for us to improve our regulatory
compliance.
INTEREST: As the industrialized
economies led by the US and European
Union start the revival of their
business activities the competition
for foreign investments has become
stiff. Our excellent rating as investment
destination must be preserved so our
monetary authorities are trying their
best to rein in potential infation. The
key they have chosen is to reduce
money in circulation which has the
effect of raising interest rates.
The fnancial policy has another
positive side-effect. As domestic interest
rates gradually move up, our local
currency becomes more respectable
in the eyes of domestic and foreign fund
holders. Direct foreign investments are
coming in (or back) and this should
lead to stronger exchange rate for the
Phl peso. The exchange rate is now
in the mid-P44 versus US$1. It used
to be P45++ when things did not look
as rosy.
WISDOM: Our Resurrected Lord
will provide us the strength to fght evil
and to rise from our defeats.
(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).
HOLY DAYS: Starting today each day
of the week will have Spanish surnames:
Domingo de Ramos, Huwebes and
Viernes Santo, Sabado de Gloria, and
Domingo Pascua. The nomenclatures are
intended to remind people trhat we are
in the last week of Lent or the period
of sacrifce and passion. Of course
the season of self-denial, fasting and
abstinence (from our usual wants and
desires) is a worthy prelude to our biggest
Christian celebration the Resurrection
of Lord Jesus.
Easter Sunday should bring us
cleansed joy and spiritual happiness.
This is the day when we must look up
to thank our Father for instituting the
foundation of our faith. The resurrection
of Jesus proves to us that there is life after
death and that our earthly lives are not
the bee-all of our creation. Indeed there
is life beyond, so we must aspire and do
our best to be entitled to enter the pearly
gates of our Fathers Heaven.
DEADLINES: Many people are now
aware that the end of the income tax-
fling season is on April 15. This is so
for those who adhere to the calendar
year accounting period. (But there are
corporations that are allowed by the BIR
to adopt a non-calendar fnancial reporting
year). With the annual deadline, many
taxpayers, their accountants and auditors
spend sleepless nights to craft fnancial
statements that will support their annual
be one of the senatorial candidate of the
Opposition.
When former Deputy Speaker
NoliFuentebella told me about Pacquiaos
inclusion in the senatorial slate of the
Opposition in 2016, I told him if he wants to
add another LitoLapid in the Senate. He told
me that Cong. Manny Pacquiao is different,
because he stands and talks in the House of
Representatives. Yes, I recall I saw him on
TV talking about his province, Sarangani,
which has no provincial hospital.
* * * * *
Senate President Franklin Drilon and
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte had
been saying in press interviews that
the Comprehensive Agreement on the
Bangsamoro (CAB) will be approved by
both House of Congress once President
Benigno S. Aquino submits the agreement
to them. It will be noted upon immediately
since it will be submitted as an urgent bill. It
seems it is a done deal already.
Nevertheless, for our thinking legis-
lators, I am enumerating the following
reasons of Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago
who reportedly said: The recently
signed Comprehensive Agreement on
the Bangsamoro appears to facilitate the
secession not only reduces the sovereignty
of the central government but also provides
that in the future, sovereign powers as have
been reserved may be further increased
provided the Bangsamoro agrees.
1. The power of the central
government shall be determined by the
agreement, thus turning Bangsamoro
into a substate.
2. The Autonomous Region for
Muslim Mindanao which is provided in
the Constitution, will be abolished by
mere agreement with the MILF, which
is not surprising if you consider that the
Bangsamoro is a substate;
3. Allocations to the Bangsamoro
of all powers exercised by the national
government over local government
units;
4. Although the Constitution provides
that the natural resources belong to
the state, in the Bangsamoro territory,
only Bangsamoro will have exclusive
jurisdiction over natural resources.
5. The Annex on Power Sharing
gives to Bangsamoro so-called exclusive
powers which is defned as a toutology,
as powers or matters over which
authority and jurisdiction pertain to the
Bangsamoro government;
6. Only the Bangsamoro shall be
under a ministerial form of government,
while the rest of the county will operate
under a presidential form of government;
7. The agreement in Part 7 provides
that one of the functions of the Transition
Commission is to work on proposals to
amend the Philippine Constitution for the
purpose and enriching in the Constitution
the agreements of the parties whenever
necessary without derogating from any
prior peace agreement.
8. What? The Agreement embodies
the consent of the Executive Branch to
amend the Philippine Constitution in
order to accommodate the agreement!
This is beyond ridiculous.
My appeal is Please love the
Philippines, the present and future
generations and everything that God has
given us.
Happy Easter to everyone! With the
end of the Season of Lent, we know
more what we need to do for our country
and fellowmen and to God Almighty. Lets
continue praying for everyone and all the
souls in purgatory.
* * * * *
In his rematch with American boxer
Timothy Bradley, Jr. last Sunday at MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA,
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao
reclaimed the WBO World Welterweight he
lost to Bradley in a controversial fght two
years ago.
At the post-fght interview, Bradley said,
I have no excuse this time and I must take
my loss like a man. I fought and lost to a
true champion and the greatest fghter of all
time. With his statement, I salute Bradley
for his sportsmanship.
God must have listened to the prayers
of Pacmans mother, Dionisia. This time,
she prayed over her son, Manny, before
the fght and continued praying the rosary
during the fght and kept holding a stampita
of the Holy Infant Jesus in her hand. She
showed these on TV in the US because
there were some people saying that she
was cursing Bradley when she was just
verbally praying. God must have seen the
unwaivering faith of Mommy Dionisia while
praying that He granted her wish. I also
saw Mannys faith in God when Dionisia
was praying over him. Mommy Dionisia
may be a laughing stock to others, but I see
her strong faith in God and the loving heart
of a mother.
Manny Pacquiao brought honor to
our country once again and the Filipinos
are proud of him. But BIR Commissioner
Kim Henares immediately announced he
should pay his tax obligation. If Henares
will keep taunting Pacquiao for taxes even
if Pacquiao has no plan to evade taxes,
Kim Henares may make Cong. Manny
Pacquiao a topnotcher in the senatorial
race in 2016. Vice-Pres. JejomarBinay
has already announced that Pacquiao will
EDITORIAL
Pope Francis continues to amaze us in
ways always unexpected; and each time, he
draws our deep admiration.
On Friday last week, he asked forgive-
ness for priests who sexually abused chil-
dren.
This is not only an act of utter humility,
but an acceptance of the humanity of, even,
the religious.
Rizal had long ago seen this malady,
and so he was sent to his death at Bagum-
bayan.
Fortunately, in our times, we have a Pope
who sees the Church as also an institution
peopled by humans, who err and therefore,
not fully divine.
We think that this recognition of the lim-
ited and fawed humanity of those in the
priesthood, should be one lens from where
this recent papal move should be viewed.
It is not a condemnation of the whole
priesthood, but a way to remind priests of
their humanity, and therefore, of the chal-
lenge of holiness.
Where priests are pointed out for a sin
like child molestation, it is also meant for
us the faithful to become not as accusing
voyeurs but as witnesses to Gods trans-
forming power. It is so that we may learn to
see God in that experience.
As Jesus himself told His disciples when
He was asked about a man who was blind
from birth (and whose blindness in those
times was seen as a result of the sins of his
parents): It was not this man sinned, or his
parents, but that the works of God might be
displayed in him.
We cannot prescribe how we may help
our priests avoid sin, but perhaps, we can
start in making them aware that we, the
faithful, are also praying for and watching
them. We can educate our children about
their bodies as sacred temples, that who-
soever violates them, priest or not, dese-
crates them and are therefore liable to the
laws of the Church and of the State.
Where priests therefore are defrocked or
lose their jobs as was the case of the 555
who lost theirs from 2008 to 2012 world-
wide, it is also meant to make the old
yeast, be replaced by a new dough.
Or in the words of the Corinthians, so
that the old may be a new creation.
Happy Easter!
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BIKOL REPORTER 3
APRIL 20-26, 2014
Albay hosts
Balikatan 2014
PALM SUNDAY MASS
Parishioners wave the "palaspas" for the priest to bless
during the Palm Sunday observance at the Naga Metropolitan
Cathedral, Naga City on Sunday (April 13, 2014). (PNA photo
by Roland Nablo) lgi/ron
By JOHNNY C. NUNEZ
LEGAZPI CITY - Al-
bay will host again the Phil-
ippines-United States annual
joint military exercises, Ba-
likatan, with a month-long
series of humanitarian and
civic assistance (HCA) activi-
ties in this city and in Guino-
batan town, from April 21 to
May 22.
The event is the ffth similar
PHL-US military-related ac-
tivities which Albay had hosted
since 2007.
Despite disability, housewife earns 1st million
NAGA CITY - Every one
encounters hardships in their
lives, but when someone with
a disability is able to over-
come all the adversities and
still fnds optimism, it be-
comes a piece of good news.
Such is the case of Fe Car-
aza of Barangay Panicuason,
this city, who earned her frst
million despite her disability.
It took her a lot of commitment
and a completely no-fear atti-
tude to achieve success.
Fes turning point came
when she focused on selling
nutritious food like soya bread,
milk, carrot juice, veggie meat,
tokwa, and malungay polv-
oron.
Salamat sa Diyos, kung
ano ako ngayon ay dahil sa ti-
yaga lang po (Thanks to God,
what I have now is through my
perseverance), she proudly
said.
The disabilities she faced
Becoming an entrepreneur
is not an easy task, but Fe has
managed to make her business
successful despite her condi-
tion.
Nagkaroon po ako ng
acute psychiatric nerve injury,
Conserve
water-DENR
MANILA - With the
onslaught of hot summer
weather, the Department
of Environment and Nat-
ural Resources (DENR)
is urging the public to be
particularly mindful of
their water consumption
not only to save money on
water bills, but more im-
portantly, to protect this
precious resource.
DENR Secretary Ramon
J.P. Paje said that although
water service providers
have already assured that
there would be a steady
and ample supply of water
during the dry months, usu-
ally from March to May, it
would still be advisable for
us to use our water supply
prudently.
We have to consider
that water is not only for
domestic or household use,
Paje pointed out. We have
to share our supply with the
agricultural sector to irrigate
our farmlands, which are
vulnerable during the dry
season; and with the power
sector to generate electricity
Balikatan 2014 (BK14) or-
ganizers have earlier booked
about 400 hotel rooms for the
purpose, for a full month pe-
riod, representing about 60% of
high-end quality room capacity
in the province.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda
said BK14 lends support to
the provincial and local gov-
ernment units community out-
reach initiatives, enhances the
programs inter-operability be-
tween the participants and local
stakeholders, promote the BK14
Exercises and further enhance
PHL-US bilateral relations.
Salceda said BK14 civic as-
sistance activities will include
Engineering Civic Assistance
Program (ENCAP), Coopera-
tive Healthcare (MED/VET)
engagements, and Civil Mili-
tary Operations and Communi-
ty relations activities in Legazpi
City, Guinobatan and several
other nearby towns.
BK14 activities, held simul-
taneously in other parts of the
country, involve some 5,500 US
and Filipino military personnel.
In Albay, some 400 US soldiers
will participate in the HCA.
Albay had consistently host-
ed past humanitarian activities
with US, most prominently, the
Amphibious Landing Exercises
or Phiblex last year, the US Pa-
cifc Angel in 2010, the RP-US
Balikatan in 2009, and the visit
of USS Peleliu in 2007.
For this year, BK14 will
hold three ENCAPs in Guino-
batan. In Barangay Malobago,
it will construct a barangay
health center and two class-
rooms at the Malobago Ele-
mentary School, aside from the
repairs of the schools sanitary,
water and electrical facilities. In
Barangay Mercedes it will also
construct one classroom and re-
pair other facilities.
In Legazpi City, ENCAP
activities include the construc-
tion of public toilet and water
facilities in Barangay Pawa,
and repair of the Tamaoyan El-
ementary School in Barangay
Tamaoyan and its sanitary, wa-
ter and electrical facilities.
BK14s Cooperative health
engagement includes health
symposia with professional
health workers in at least fve
barangays of Legazpi City and
Guinobatan town where AFP
and US soldiers are already de-
ployed.
Brings back crowd favorite events
CamSur celebrates Kaogma festival
The provincial govern-
ment of Camarines Sur, with
the youthful Gov. Migz Vil-
lafuerte at the helm, brings
back the festive color and fun
to the Kaogma Festival with a
roster of fun-flled events and
activities like the Hot Kids
2014 and The Big V 2014 tra-
ditionally scheduled during
the last week of May in hom-
age to the provinces 435th
foundation anniversary on
May 27, 2014.
Tagged as the hottest fes-
tival in the world, Kaogma
intends to raise the summer
temperature to sizzling hot by
presenting truly palatable ac-
tivities that will surely draw
the crowds from all over the
province to the Capital town,
more specifcally, at the Capitol
Complex where most of the ac-
tion will happen.
Aside from the Dance Revo-
lution earlier announced, the
festival will also feature Hot
Kids Star and Junior Edition
where talented boys and girls
aged 4-6 (Star Category) and
7-9 (Junior Category) will vie
for the audiences attention and
of course, the cash prizes as
well.
A grand audition will com-
mence at the Capitol Conven-
tion Center from 8:00 AM on
May 5, 2014 where everyone
with extra precocious kids ft-
ting the age qualifcations are
welcome to showcase their
unique or outstanding talents.
On May 12, a talents presen-
tation will commence at 4:00
PM at the same venue with the
grand fnals night happening on
May 25, 2014.
For the contest guidelines,
entry forms, and other pertinent
details, interested parties can
visit the Event Secretariat at
the Capitol Convention Center
or contact Erick del Rosario,
the Event Chairman at CP#
09286655874.
Meanwhile, another crowd
favorite activity, the Dalan sa
Kalangitan, a singing compe-
tition is reformatted with new
twists and game play as the Big
V 2014. The new title came
from the idea that Camarines
Sur is rich in talented voices
and this contest will facilitate
the natural talents to shine and
those dreams to soon come to
fulfllment.
The singing contest is open
to all genders aged 15-25 years
on the contest day, Filipino citi-
zens, a native of CamSur or a
bona fde resident of the prov-
ince for at least one year, and
with pleasing personality.
A one-time screening is
scheduled on May 5, 2014 at
the Capitol Convention Center
where interested contestants
must bring with them the fol-
lowing requirements: NSO
Birth Certifcate, valid ID, con-
sent form from parents, if below
18 years old, two Talent pieces,
one Close-Up and Full Body
photos. The criteria for the said
screening will be: Voice Qual-
ity (Harmony, Timber, Depth)-
40%; Song Rendition (Origi-
nality & Interpretation)-30%;
Star Quality-20%; Production
Number/Execution-10% which
totals to 100%.
Additional rules and guide-
lines are as follows:
1. Winners and Runners-Up
in any national singing contests
are disqualifed.
2. Recruitment shall start
on April 1, 2014. Contestant
and Talent Scouts may get the
registration forms and require-
ment list at the Event Sec-
retariat. They may also call
at Tel. No. 475-4442 or CP#
0928-5030514 or email them
at jaime.letada@yahoo.com for
more information.
3. Deadline for submission
of entry shall be on April 30,
2014, 12NN. The screening
process on May 5 will start at
10AM at the Capitol Conven-
tion Center.
4. Contestants must sing
only on A Capella during the
screening. Background tracks
and instruments are not al-
lowed.
5. The decision of the Judg-
ing Committee regarding the
Screening Process shall be FI-
NAL.
6. The results of the screen-
ing shall be announced within
24 hours after the end of the
screening process. Top 10 con-
testants shall be notifed through
a phone call.
7. Upon notifcation, top
contestants shall be available
for the rehearsals, tapings,
special appearances, and other
contest-related events.
8. All contestants shall pro-
vide talent material for their
solo performances before the
AGAINST ALL ODDS
Despite a nerve injury, Fe Caraza persisted pursuing her
livelihood to earn her frst one-million-pesos in income.
Gov. VILLAFUERTE
start of the rehearsals.
9. During rehearsals, contes-
tants will each draw a number
to determine their contest piece.
The pair who will do the battle
mash up will be given a day to
rehearse the song. (Time and
venue to be announced.)
10. Contestants shall abide
by the rules and schedule set by
the Event Secretariat.
11. Disqualifcation can be
given to contestants who do
not follow rules, schedule, and
guidelines.
12. The Organizing Com-
mittee has the right to change or
make amendments on the rules
and mechanics set for the im-
provement of the contest.
13. Contest night is on May
29, 2014, 7PM at the Kaogma
Stage Area.
For the contest proper on
May 29, the criteria for judging
will be: Voice Quality-40%,
Originality-30%, Audience
Impact-20%, Production Num-
ber/Execution-10% for a grand
total of 100%.
Prizes at stake are: Grand
Champion-P50,000.00+trophy;
1st Runner-Up-
P30,000.00+trophy; 2nd Run-
ner-Up-P20,000.00+trophy;
3rd Runner-Up-
P10,000.00+trophy; Consola-
tion Prize to 6 non-winners-
P3,500.00 each.
Gov. Migz Villafuerte hopes
to help develop and promote
new talents and singing stars in
the province especially amongst
the youth who are close to his
hearts advocacy. - JMTS-
MMEC
Sec. PAJE
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pero tinanggap ko yun, hindi ko
ginawang hadlang ang kapan-
sanan ko. Naisip kong magtra-
baho kesa sa walang ginagawa.
Kaya naman nagsimula ako na
magtinda ng mga gulay para
kumita (I had an acute psychiatric
nerve injury but I accepted it and
did not allow this to hamper my
productivity. I thought of work-
ing rather than doing nothing.
So, I started selling vegetables to
earn), she said.
After a few years, Fe was en-
grossed in earning more money
to grow her business.
With that, she failed to fnd
time for her family.
Nabuntis ng asawa ko ang
katulong namin sa bahay. Galit
na galit ako, pero inataman ko su
aki ninda halos duwang taon ta
kairak man, wara man kasalan su
aki (My husband got our helper
pregnant. I was so mad but I took
care of their child for almost two
years because I pitied the child.
He has nothing to do with their
sin), she stated.
Fe and her husband even-
tually separated. Fe was left
alone to take care of her four
children.
Nagdadasal ako kasi
yung mga anak ko malung-
kot sila. Pero maganda din
na mag-isa lang ako, dahil
nalalaman ko yung kakayanan
ko. Mas maraming oras ko na
nayayakap mga anak ko at na-
sasabihan ko sila ng problema
(I keep praying because my
children are sad. But, its also
good that Im alone, because I
am able to know my strength. I
also have more time to hug my
children and I can talk to them
about my problems), she said.
Although struggling, Fe
defed the odds and remained
positive in order to provide the
needs of her children.
Noon ang hirap, from
Panicuason ay 18 kilometers
to Naga City kong minomo-
tor. Nagbibitbit, naglalako
ako ng mga produkto sa mga
opisina kahit umuulan o tirik
ang araw (Before, it was so
hard. Rain of shine, I drove 18
kilometers from Panicuason to
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BIKOL REPORTER 4
APRIL 20-26, 2014
ETCETERA
INNER CHESS
BY J. HENRY DANICAN
OFWs Coming Home
There is nothing more wonderful than an OFW in the family
coming home to family who must have missed him terribly for two
or three years. Three years is such a long time for the father of
the family to have gone abroad for work. And now, he is home.
That is the most wonderful thing especially if he is coming home
loaded (with green bucks and plenty of chocolate cakes, hehe).
It is a time for the family to bond together, have a wonderful time.
It is also a time for the OFW to dialogue with a son or daughter
who had not been very dedicated in his/her studies. And the
culprit who accepts his misbehavior does not get a pasalubong
like a brand new cellphone of the latest model or an ipad mini
unless he promises to be good especially in his studies. I am
wary of some children left behind by their parents (maybe the
mother or the father or both) and entrusted to a relative hoping
they will take their studies seriously but never did. At the end of
the semester, they get failing grades since they had been remiss
in their duties as students. Poor parents who are banking on
their children to be able to fnish a course and maybe work like
them outside the country and earn well and live better.
I have heard of many OFWs who have come home for a
brief vacation or family visit said that if only the salary in the
Philippines were high, they would not have thought of leaving
the country and family. But they have to and pain of separation.
Life in the Philippines is not actually very easy. The salary
is low. Can you imagine a contractual worker paid a measly
P200. a day and there are only fve working days a week.
How can suffcefor food. Education of the children, and other
necessities. Some OFWs have met a terrible fate in the hand of
their foreign employers, got incarcerated or else died and some
never had their remains sent to their families.
At any rate, the OFW is home and he is thinking of going
back to work after a month or so and it is loneliness again for
him and his family. Godspeed. Good Luck.
Pinagkunfrmar sa Bikol Re-
porter ni Engr.Solomon Monmon
Ngo, presidente kan Camarines
Sur Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CSCCI) na nagpasar an
chamber nin sarong resolution na
naka address sa DPWH central of-
fce sa paagi ni Secretary Rogelio
Singson asin copy furnished man
an district offce asin an ofsina
rehiyonal kan DPWH. Sigun ki
Ngo nakapalaman sa resolution an
kahurutan na obligaron ninda an
contratista kan patrabaho kan tulay
sa San Jose sa banwaan kan Pili,
Cam Sur tanganing magtrabaho nin
24/7. ini tanganing matapos na tu-
los an tulay .
Inako ni Ngo sa Bikol Reporter
na dakulang perwisyo ini bako san-
ang sa mga negosyante kundi pati
na sa mga namamanwaan , mga
motorista asin iba pa na nagbabag-
tas sa sinambit na tulay . Ini man an
nagigin rason tanganing maprakasar
an saindang mga kalakawan asin
mga trabaho. Lalo na itong mga
empleyado gikan sa Rinconada area
asin pagtaraid na lugar na nag ta tra-
baho sa syudad kan Naga.
Sinabi pa ni Ngo na huli man sa
sobrang traffc inaaabot nin poon
saro hastang duwang oras na naka
istambay an mga vehikulo. Mis-
mong si Ngo an nakareparo na kun
aldaw nin Domingo mayo na nin
nag ta trabaho sa tulay.. kaya na-
kapagtaram siya na medyo relax an
patrabaho kan DPWH. Bako man
suba suba an tulay na ini kaya dapat
na madalion na ini siring kan nahi-
hiling ninda duman sa Metro Ma-
nila na aldaw -bangui an patrabaho.
Ini man an saro sa rason kun tano ta
hinuhurot kan chamber na gibohon
ng aro aldaw o 24/7 an patrabaho.,
An ordinance declaring the
entire municipality of Caramoan as
No quarrying and Mining Zone and
other purposes Digdi man nagsen-
tro an orolay kan Committee on
Mines and Geo Sciences sa Sang-
Pinagpanginutan ni Atty Nor-
een San Luis-Lutey , Regional Di-
rector kan Land Transportation
Offce (LTO) asin ni Engr, Roel
Alsisto Regional Director kan
Land Transportation Franchising
and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)
an sarong importanteng tiripon
, ini inapod na Transport Sum-
mit on the Enhancement of Tour-
ist Transport Services, GOCC
programs/Services and Public
Consultatation on the Proposed
Revision of LTO Administrative
Fines and Penalties.
Sa pakikipag olay kan Bikol
Reporter ki Director Lutey sinabi
kaini na pinagsaro ninda sa sarong
okasyon an tulong mga tema. Pinag
imbitaran ninda an Philhealth,
PAG-IBIG , SSS, Dept of Tourism
asin iba pang ahensya para man sa
pagtulod kan turismo sa paagi kan
sector kan transportasyon , asin an
pag imponer kan mga penalidad
sa mga pagbalga na nakokomitir
kan transport sector. Ikinaogma
man ini ni Lutey huli ta dagmang
an mga partisipante sa tiripon na
ginibo sa Avenue Plaza Hotel kan
nagtalikod na Semana Santa. Yaon
man an presencia kan mga ofsyal
Dakulaon man na marhay an
impact kaini sa mga negosyante
huli ta obligado sinda na magtao
man nin overtime pay sa mga em-
pleyado na haros inaabot naman nin
sobra sa oras huli man sa perwisyo
kan tulay kaya prakasado man an
saindang trabaho. Sa presente halat
na sana kan chamber an kasimbagan
kan ofsina ni Singson.
Mientrastanto afwera kan pa-
gigin presidente kan CSCCI si Ngo
an bagong mailihir man na presi-
dente kan Information Communi-
cation Technology (ICT) council
duman sa Iriga Rinconada Area,
ini sarong konseho na mamamayo
asin iyo an maimbitar sa mga inves-
tors na magkaag nin call center sa
Iriga Rinconada area, ini kabaing
kan Sutherland na yaon sa capito-
lio provincial kan Cam Sur. Target
kan conseho iyo na maka attract nin
mga negosyo arog kan BPO asin
iba pa..Digdi man makakacrear nin
empleo asin mga bagong negosyo
sa Rinconada.
Naglalaom si Ngo na kun mag-
kakatotoo ini magkakaigwa naman
nin mga 24 hours na convenience
store , mga restaurant asin iba pa
sa Syudad kan Iriga asin Rinconada
Area. .Chain reaction man an mang-
yayari kun magkakaigwa nin call
center sa sinambit na lugar. Huhuro-
ton man ni Ngo sa mga eskwelahan
sa syudad na mag ofrisir na nin mga
short term courses arog kan English
profciency asin pinaglalaoman na
dakol na an mga mapa enroll sa na-
sabing kurso kun mahiling na ma-
triyumpo an sinambit na proyecto.
Sigun pa ki Ngo an over-all chair-
man kan council mayong iba kundi
an alcalde kan syudad kan Iriga,
Mayor Ronald Felix Ganggang
Alfelor.
guniang Panlalawigan kan Cam
Sur, Presente sa sinambit na hearng
iyo mismo an chairman kan komite
na si Board Member Amador Ba-
dong SImando, Vice Chairman
Board Member Angel Naval asin
kan gobyerno arog kan LTFRB sa
paagi ni Regional Director Roel Al-
sisto asin iba pang ofsyal na nagin
speaker sa tiripon.
Sa open forum na ginibo nagpa-
hayag kan saindang mga problema,
reklamo asin pagtuyaw an mga par-
tisipante lalo na an mga operator
nin mga pampublikong lunadan..
Saro sa tinawan nin doon kan mga
ini iyo an halangkawon na penali-
dad sa mga nakakakomitir nin mga
traffc violation. Sinabi ni Director
Lutey na an gabos na suhestiyon an
titiponon ninda asin ini an ipapa-
dara sa secretaryo kan DOTC.
Tinukduan man an mga drivers
nin pampasaherong mga vehikulo
kun papano magigin responsive sa
mga local o international tourist na
nagbibisita sa saindang lugar.
Katakod kaini, pinag oyunan
ni Lutey na itaas an penalidad gi-
kan sa sais mil pesos gibohon ng
un milyon pesos an penalidad du-
man sa mga colorum na mga buses
na nagbibiyahe gikan sa mga pro-
vincia pasiring sa Metro Manila..
Sinabi kan ofsyal na huli sa ha-
babang penalidad pinagmamarhay
kan mga driver asin operator kan
(Padagos sa pahina 9)
(Padagos sa pahina 8)
an mga miyembo na sinda Board
Members Warren Senar, Emmanu-
el Noble, Maymay Pacamarra asin
Darius Nopra.
Sa proposed resolution na
pinagpadrinuhan ni Simando bi-
nasa kaini an sarong portion sa
1987 Constution, section 2, Article
12 , Provides that the explora-
tion, development and utilization
of mineral resources shall be un-
der the full control and supervi-
sion of the State, under the Local
Govt Code of 1991 provides that
LGUs have the duty and authority
to protect and co manage the envi-
ronment and enhance the right of
the people to a balanced ecology
binasehan man kan proposed reso-
lution an R.A.9445 na ipinasar kan
Congreso. An act declaring the
islands of Lahuy, Cotivas,Binahuan
, Luksuhin,Malibagan asin iba
pang isla na yaon sa norteng sulnu-
pan na parte kan Caramoan , Cam
Sur bilang tourist zone. Asin kun
declarado ining tourist zone bawal
an pagmimina sa sinambit na mga
lugar.
An committee hearing an pinag
atindiran man kan mga kapitanes
de baranggay sa sinambit na ban-
waan. Alagad dai man nakaabot
si Bgry Kapitan Mercy Sueno kan
Gata, Caramoan . Yaon man an pres-
encia ni Konsehal Eduardo Bonita
kan banwaan kan Caramoan. sigun
ki Bonita an saindang banwaan an
luway luway na nagdadakula asin
nag aasenso kaya an saiyang mga
kababayan an nagpapagayon asin
nagpapatugdok nin mga konkretng
harong asin kaiba dyan an gravel
and sand. An pakiolay ni Bonita na
an mga saradit na namamanwaan
an dai pagpugulan na magkua nin
baybay asin graba. Papano naman
sinda kun hahalian nin hanapbuhay.
Kun sinda an makua nin graba asin
baybay sa ibang lugar, mas mama-
hal asin harayo sa lugar,. Mas gusto
ni Bonita na i regulate an pag kua
nin quarry materials asin an pagmi-
BIKOL REPORTER 5
APRIL 20-26, 2014
Happy Easter!
Greetings from:
Engr. SOLOMON NGO
President
CamSur Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
President
Information Communication Technology
Iriga - Rinconada Area
Happy Easter!
Greetings from:
Hon. RONALD FELIX
Ganggang ALFELOR
City Mayor
Iriga City
OPLAN LIGTAS BIYAHE,
SEMANA SANTA 2014
Land Transportation Offce
Rawis, Legazpi City
Atty. NOREEN SAN LUIS-LUTEY
Regional Director
BIKOL REPORTER 6
APRIL 20-26, 2014
The Teacher as Community Leader
By BRANDO BAGAYAWA PANGA
Iriga Central School, Iriga City
Much is expected from a teacher. His is a responsibility that is
not confned to the classroom alone. He has to assume a much
bigger role in his community and that is indeed very noble. That is
why as a teacher, I feel elated knowing that I am not just a molder
of the youth in school but that I am a community leader, the kind
that commands respect among the people in the community. That
is a challenge. That is something that I have to keep in my heart.
With that kind of awareness in me I must therefore be perceptive
of the things around me. I must keep to mind that I am not just a
community member but a leader.
The teacher, in fact, is one who is looked upon as a model
of a responsible citizen, is possible an epitome of discipline
and respect. And If he is to be respected by his pupils and the
community, the frst that he has to keep in mind is that respect
begins with self.
Even before, the teacher has always been a person consulted
by his community in many things other than academics. He is
asked to stand as a godparent in the baptism of a child or a
sponsor in a wedding. He is called upon to settle community
disputes, whether agrarian. He is asked as an intermediary
between husbands and wives who do not settle their domestic
problem or whose relationship is going to the rocks. Even in
fnancial diffculties, the teacher is consulted to solutions. Even
on trivial matters. This is how strong the infuence of a teacher
is in his community.
He is asked opinions on matters regarding the community
and even the state. With these add-on responsibilities which I
also like to call opportunities to serve, the teacher is a potent
factor in the development of the community. That is why, there
is every reason why the teacher should be knowledgeable of
many things because in many instances his opinions are sought.
The teacher therefore must be a person of versatility. These
are manifestations of respect that a teacher is accorded in his
community. And this, a teacher must give that matter seriously
and lives up to the expectations of the people who really looks
upon him not just a teacher but someone greater than that and
that is a community leader. He is not just a teacher for nothing
but a man for all seasons.
A leader is a leader is a leader. How true because the teacher
cannot let go his responsibility in the community to lead. He is
in the forefront in community activities like rabus, health and
sanitation, cultural events, religious and spiritual activities and
the likes.
The teacher is a community leader. In all honesty, he is.
On Choosing A Commencement Speaker
By JAYZIL A. MONTENEGRO, T1
Lohong Elementary School, Ragay District

Graduation Day is the fnal culminating activity of the school
year. Commencement Exercises they say is not the end of the
students struggles and sacrifces in a particular stage, rather the
start of another and higher stage of their pursuit for their dreams
and ambitions through education.
Finding and choosing a Commencement Speaker is of the focal
points in PTA meetings on the agendum: Graduation Rites. More
often, the nominated names are of those alumni of the school
who graduated with honors, specially the class valedictorians and
salutatorians. Running very close are generous politicians with
whom both teachers and parents love for being accommodating
and amiable. Members of prominent families are also often times
nominated. Recently, Balikbayans were able to penetrate the list
of target and prospective speakers. Seldom do ordinary graduates
and ordinary civilians are given the chance to even nominated,
and if happens so, they rarely make it to the choice.
I wonder why this has become the culture of Filipinos to look
up with much admiration and with deep reverence to powerful
individuals that they neglect to at least consider that an average
man and woman could be a good example and an ideal role
model to the young graduates.
Come to think of it, majority of the graduates are average,
if not below average students. Chances are, only 10 or less
are awarded with honors or with merits for being a leader or
for their exemplary character traits. On this concern, for whom
is the concern of choosing the Commencement Speaker for
the majority or the chosen few who are bestowed with gifts of
intelligence and talents?
Why not fnd someone who was once an ordinary and average
student yet managed to do his best to achieve his dreams and
ambitions? Anyway, success is just a state of the mind. A person
might be a farmer or a vendor or a fsherman, yet with his
sacrifces, he managed to live a comfortable life with his family
that is adored in the community. Someone could just be a rank-
in-fle employee yet he is observing the epitome of honesty and
loyalty to the service. She could be a simple and elderly nurse
who has been treating the patients with kindness and concern
through the years.
The Commencement Exercises Guest Speaker of Lohong
Elementary School last March 27, 2014 was Mrs. Maria Eje
- Hernandez, a retired School Principal who is known for her
humility and simplicity. A part of her speech was that of describing
herself as Hindi mayaman, hindi maganda, hindi matalino at hindi
sikat. She stated that she could feel the utmost love and respect
of other people and that she is very grateful to God for making
her who and what she is, that had it not for her weaknesses and
shortcomings, she could not have tried her best to do what she
could for the sake and beneft of the pupils and teachers in the
schools where she was assigned, and she could have not reached
out to the poor and needy if she was rich, powerful and famous.
Maam Apaz is indeed the perfect Commencement Speaker that
Lohong Elementary School ever had.
I kept that lesson within myself that an average personality
could be the greatest role model to the many. Commencement
Exercises is of affair that could pave the way for simple, average
persons to celebrate their simplicity and humility where young
people could look up to as their role model.
MASBATE CITY -- The
21th Rodeo Masbateo Fes-
tival unsaddled on Saturday
as it culminated fve straight
days of festivities showcas-
ing the best breed of cattle
in the country where ranch-
ers, cowboys, cowgirls, cow-
hands, stockmen and traders
gathered for a cause: to bol-
ster sports and agri-tourism
here.
The purpose of Rodeo fes-
tivity is to showcase around the
country our livestock and tour-
ism industry. Though before it
was politically laden as it was
run by politicians, forgetting
that the Rodeo Masbateno Inc.
is a corporation, this is our own
way of honoring farmers not
only the ranchers but also the
cowhands -- our devout part-
ners in the farms, said Judge
Manuel Sese, president of the
RMI.
The annual Rodeo festival
also hopes to reinvigorate the
dying cattle industry here as
majority of the children of the
ranchers opt to work in the
big cities than to follow the
footsteps of their parents, Sese
added.
Started in 1993 in the prov-
ince of Masbate, the so-called
Cattle Capital of the Phil-
ippines, Rodeo Masbateno
features a display by local
cowboys and cowgirls of their
muscles and brains, dexterity,
and correct and safe techniques
in handling cattle.
It portrays the daring and
persevering character of the
Masbateos as local cow-
boys and cowgirls compete in
western-style rodeo events like
bull riding, wrestling, lassoing
and handling where men and
women are dressed in cowboy
outfts to perform the feats.
The thrilling show of skills
involves several categories
such as those for school men,
school women, professional
men and professional women
contests.
These events draw people
from the other parts of the Phil-
ippines and around the world as
international cowboys and bull
riders also participate in the
competitions.
Also included in the events
are a fair and exhibitions and
trade of cattle and horses.
Through this annual event,
cattle ranchers, horse breeders
and feedlot operators showcase
their best products as the ranch-
ers breed the best and prepare
for the show annually here.
Culturally rooted in the
island province of Masbate
where cattle are abundant, the
Rodeo Masbateo is a day-
to-day ranch practice that has
LIGAO CITY -- Thou-
sands of devotees are again
expected to fock to the Ka-
wa-Kawa Hill Natural Park
in Barangay Tuburan here to
observe the Lenten season or
enjoy the ecological beauty
of the place, about two kilo-
meters from the city proper.
The 250-meter high Kawa-
Kawa (cauldron shape) Hill of-
fers devotees a unique spiritual
experience in commemorating
the Passion of Jesus Christ as
life-sized sculptures of the Via
Crucis (Way of the Cross) line
up along its slopes.
The sculptures were de-
signed and made by Conrado
Balubayan, a sculptor from Sta
Cruz, Laguna.
For the past six years, the
Kawa-Kawa Hill Natural Park
has been a traditional and pop-
ular place of devotion among
Roman Catholics coming from
various parts of the country
where devotees refect on their
sins and how Jesus suffered
and died for the redemption of
mankind, according to Albay
Rep. Fernando Gonzalez.
In an interview on Friday,
Gonzalez claimed that over
100,000 devotees and visitors
are expected to arrive at the Ka-
wa-Kawa Hill this Holy Week
for the Way of the Cross.
He said that last year over
100,000 devotees visited the
Via Crucis, while in 2010 and
2011 the City Tourism Offce
recorded 506,000 foreign and
local visitors to have visited
the citys top tourist destina-
tion.
Gonzalez said the life-sized
images portray the Passion of
Christ by way of the 14 Sta-
tions of the Cross starting from
the Last Supper to the Resur-
rection of Jesus Christ.
The Kawa-kawa Hill is ac-
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KAWA-KAWA CALLS
Ligao Citys natural hilly landmark has been transformed into
a religious pilgrimage site, thanks to the vision of its owner,
Albay Representative Fernando Gonzalez, who recreated the
Via Crucis along its rolling slopes.
MAN VS BEAST
Falling off a bull, as this competitors during the recent Rodeo
Festival in Masbate experienced, is just one of the thrills of
pitting ones skills against a rampaging beast.
tually a natural park nestled on
a 30-hectare land in Barangay
Tuburan, some 25 kilometers
from Legazpi City.
The area is fast becoming
a religious as well as a tourist
destination in Albay because of
its amenities.
The life-sized sculptures
are being managed by the Car-
melite Nuns of the Holy Trin-
ity where its Divine Mercy
Monastery is also situated at
the foot of the hill, beside the
sculpted Last Supper.
Asked what inspired him
to put up the Via Crucis at his
30-hectare land here, Gonzalez
said the idea came from Mother
Trinidad of the Carmelite Nuns
of the Sacred Heart based in
Sta Cruz, Laguna.
At frst they approached
and told me that they wanted to
establish a Divine Mercy Mon-
astery and shrine at the foot of
the Kawa-Kawa Hill, to which
I readily agreed, he said.
In the process, the congress-
man said, the Carmelite nuns
also proposed the construction
of life-sized Way of the Cross
which he found viable.
The whole idea was theirs
and I found it as an excellent
project that would make the
place the religious, sports and
tourism hub of the province,
the lawmaker said.
Since 2007, after his stint as
Albay governor, he started de-
veloping the area which is now
famous for its Kawa-Kawa Hill
Natural Park where people can
enjoy nature, hold sports and
spiritual events.
This Lenten Season, aside
from the daily religious prac-
tice by individuals or groups
refecting by way of praying,
the Divine Mercy Monastery
conducts the 14 Stations of the
Cross at Kawa-Kawa Hills at
4:30 p.m. every Friday.
The Kawa-Kawa goes into
a transformation from a geo-
logical wonder -- owing to its
cauldron-shaped top, beautiful
view, pristine environs, abun-
dance of trees and birds, and
magnifcent sunrise and sunset
-- into a spiritual experience
with the presence of the 14 Sta-
tions of the Cross.
From station to station,
devotees follow the Passion
of Jesus, going up the 1,050-
meter-high hill and around the
circumference of the crater.
Stopping at each station
for prayers, devotees said they
experience the feeling of how
Jesus suffered and endured his
passion.
The city government of
Ligao also provides medical
assistance and standby ambu-
lance as well as security and
traffc personnel to maintain
order in the movement of peo-
ple and vehicles.
Another signifcant prepa-
ration for the Holy Week at the
Kawa-Kawa is the planting of
sunfowers.
Visitors and devotees can
expect to see and experience
the presence of the beautiful
sunfowers of Kawa-Kawa dur-
ing their visit and pilgrimage.
The sunfower, planted at
a four-hectare land at the foot
and on top of the hill, is a sight
to enjoy.
The beauty of the scenery
and the slopes of the crater full
of the yellow fowers facing
the morning sun are wonders
to witness.
Kawakawa is also a perfect
destination for family recre-
ational activities.
Along the path are benches
and a treehouse caf for people
who want to take a rest from
trekking and have some re-
been turned into a display of
games and fun.
In September 2, 2002, Presi-
dent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
declared the island province of
Masbate as the Rodeo Capital
of the Philippines.
The annual Rodeo festivity
was organized in 1993 by lo-
cal ranchers and businessmen
through the initiative of former
governor Emilio R. Espinosa,
Jr. with the aim of promoting
the age-old cattle industry of
the province, having once led
in its production.
Eventually, Rodeo turned
into an avenue for promoting
local tourism.
Today, under the leadership
of Sese, presiding judge of Re-
gional Trial Court Branch 49,
the festival aims to bring back
the glory of Masbate as the
number one cattle producer in
the country.
We are also encouraging
the children of the ranchers
to love the farm. It is also our
desire to unite the Masbateos
as our politics become divi-
sive. Under our leadership the
RMI members, irrespective of
their political affliations, work
together to bolster our quest
for development and promote
sports and tourism, Sese said.
- PNA
freshment.
A viewing deck at the top
of the hill allows the people to
view the cityscape while en-
joying the fresh air.
The amphitheater-like cra-
ter of the hill is also perfect for
children to play around and en-
joy the ATV ride.
The Kawakawa Manage-
ment Group headed by Gon-
zalez and the City Government
of Ligao under Mayor Patty
Gonzalez-Alsua continue to
make the improvements of fa-
cilities of the Kawa-Kawa to
respond to the ever-increasing
number of visitors. -PNA
(photo courtesy of GPI-MRO)
BIKOL REPORTER 7
APRIL 20-26, 2014
Rep. ROBREDO
Her husbands legacy will
live and will remain to be one
of the most modest means
of serving the peoplethe
tsinelas leadership that our
very own Bicolano leader, the
late DILG Sec. Jesse M. Ro-
bredo left to us after he per-
ished in that un- fateful plane
crash more than a year ago.
This kind of leadership
was shared by his wife, now
Camarines Sur 3rd District
Representative Hon. Maria
Leonor Gerona-Robredo dur-
ing the University of North-
eastern Philippines (UNEP)
66th Graduation rites over the
weekend.
When my husband died,
the world took notice of this
particular brand of servant
leadership which many re-
ferred to as tsinelas leader-
ship. They said Tsinelas lead-
ership is about the willingness
na lumusob sa baha; to be will-
ing to go where you normally
do not go to the most remote
areas just to be with the most
disadvantaged people, Robre-
do said in her speech.
The 370-UNEP graduates
were all ears and seemed to be
intently fascinated in listening
to the message that the lady
solon wished them to absorb.
Robredo continued by posing a
question and a challenge to the
graduates.
As you pass through the
halls of your university one
last time, I ask you to think
about what tsinelas means to
you. Ask yourself. If you were
to don the slippers of service,
how would you do it? There
are many ways to serve the
tsinelas-leadership fashion- in
your family, community, at
work. Make it your own. Jess
has passed on, but you can
bring it alive.
Also under the theme for
this year: 2014 graduates in
the forefront of a seamless
economy, Robredo also chal-
lenged the graduates to be de-
mand driven and for them to be
able to identify and ft them-
selves to the needs of their re-
spective communities.
She lamented the fact that
many preferred to leave to look
for a greener pasture when
there are local opportunities
here where they are called to
serve. She said that each grad-
uate should see frst the value
of themselves before embark-
ing on a journey of fnding
themselves under the sun.
Robredo also recalled his
husbands famous adage that
it is not the one-time drama
of a street revolution that will
take us where we want to go.
It is having comprehensive
program of transparency and
accountability. The real revo-
lution is our collective acts of
daily service.
Before Robredo left the
portals of the university, UNEP
President Atty. Remelisa Al-
felor-Moraleda handed over a
cash donation to the Jesse M.
Robredo Foundation. This,
Moraleda said will be used by
the JMR Foundation to feed
more mouths, sustain more
families and help those who
are in dire need.
Moraleda also left a chal-
lenging message to this years
graduates.
I hope that they use this
success that they have achieved
to propel them to greater suc-
cess in the future --- and I hope
that they bring along with
them, not just the knowledge
but most especially the good
attitude and values that they
learned here in the university.
BIKOL REPORTER 8
APRIL 20-26, 2014
NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT
MARIA A. DEL ROSARIO March 1, 2014 1.
RODOLFO M. PORTERIA March 2, 2014 2.
DOMINGO P. BALANE March 4, 2014 3.
SANTIAGO ALEJANDRO B. SARTE March 4, 2014 4.
ELIZABETH A. SAN ANDRES March 5, 2014 5.
JOSE JUSTO D. RAMBOYONG March 9, 2014 6.
SILVESTRE P. BAZAR March 12, 2014 7.
JOEL D. AGUILAR March 12, 2014 8.
ROMEO B. EUSTE March 14, 2014 9.
ANTONIO R. DELOS SANTOS March 15, 2014 10.
GAVINA P. AQUINO March 17, 2014 11.
EDISON D. TAN March 22, 2014 12.
BIENVENIDO R. NAPAY JR March 19, 2014 13.
ROSARIO MARIA C. CONRADO March 24, 2014 14.
JOSEFINA B. JULIA March 27, 2014 15.
For MARCH
Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
24K PAWNSHOP
General Luna St., Naga City
AUCTION SALE on MAY 02, 2014 of all
unredeemed articles pledged from SEPTEMBER-
OCTOBER 2013 at 8:30 a.m.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: APRIL 20, 2014
R. GUINHAWA PAWNSHOP
General Luna St., Naga City
AUCTION SALE on MAY 09, 2014 of all
unredeemed articles pledged from SEPTEMBER-
OCTOBER 2013 at 8:30 a.m.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: APRIL 20, 2014
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
surviving wife and children of the late MANUEL P. BENITO,
who died on October 30, 2009 in Naga City without any will
or testament and with no known debts, left a parcel of land
covered with TCT No. 13790, with residential house situated
at del Rosario, Canaman, Camarines Sur, the parties all
of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract, agree
to divide and adjudicate among themselves the described
property in equal shares; as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Maico T. Julia, Jr.; Doc. No. 60, Page No. 12,
Book No. 361, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 20, 27 and May 4, 2014
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
surviving wife and children of the late MANUEL P. BENITO,
who died on October 30, 2009 in Naga City without any will
or testament and with no known debts, left a memorial
lot he acquired at Peafrancia Memorial Park Corporation
located at Balatas, Naga City: Area-Court of Peafrancia,
S.P. Garden, Section F, Block 020, Lot No. 001-006, the
parties all of legal age and with full civil capacity to contract,
agree to divide and adjudicate among themselves the
described memorial lot in equal shares; as acknowledged
before Notary Public Atty. Maico T. Julia, Jr.; Doc. No. 293,
Page No. 59, Book No. 355, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 20, 27 and May 4, 2014
tive Cities in the country in
2013 and the Ateneo de Naga
2014 First Quarter Poll on Naga
City Poverty and Governance
which showed the city mayor
enjoying a high satisfaction
rating of 59.5% among Naga
constituents, 49.3% for Vice
Mayor Nelson Legacion, and
49.6% for city councilors.
Bongat said this is the frst
time that Naga landed in the
Top Ten Most Competitive Cit-
ies ranking (from 19th in 2012)
which is normally dominated
by bigger cities. Bicolwide,
Naga has been lording it over
as No.1 most competitive city
in terms of infrastructure, eco-
nomic dynamism, and govern-
ment effciency.
The competitiveness index
is an annual ranking of Philip-
pine cities developed by the Na-
tional Competitiveness Coun-
cil, together with the Regional
Competitiveness Committees
and the United States Agency
for International development
(USAID).
Mayor Bongat disclosed
that the citys investment and
marketing campaign during the
past three years (2010-2013)
BONGAT BARES STATE . . .
focused on Naga as a 1) com-
mercial center and distribution
hub, 2) an IT-BPO center, 3) a
fnancial center, and 4) a tour-
ism transit point and destina-
tion.
He said that during the
3-year period, Naga generated
P4.97B in new investments
which translated to 19,840 new
jobs during the same period.
He said that when he frst
took over city hall, there were
only 34 accommodation estab-
lishments in the city which now
have grown to 59. No wonder,
the city registered 859,743
tourist arrivals in 2013 alone,
the highest for any city and
province in Bicol.
Attended by stakeholders
and representatives from vari-
ous sectors of the city and the
newly-sworn in city youth of-
fcials, the State of Our City
Report was the main agenda of
this weeks regular session of
the Sangguniang Panlungsod
which was presided over by
Vice Mayor Nelson Legacion.
It was held at the Peoples Hall
inside the City Hall compound
to accommodate the expected
large audience that came to lis-
ten to the city mayors address,
unmindful of the intermittent
rains outside.
What is our formula in turn-
ing the city into Bicols tiger
economy? The mayor asked.
And he answered his own ques-
tion by pointing to the citys
strong organization from
both within and without city
hall.
He said that such strong or-
ganization has been character-
ized by a motivated workforce
and inclusive and responsive
decision-making that brought
about higher productivity,
higher trust level, and higher
effciency.
The resulting economic im-
pact and socio-cultural impact,
the mayor explained, translate
to better service delivery which
is the true essence of effcient
and responsive governance.
Economic impact further-
more brings improved busi-
ness confdence that roars like
a tiger economy. Socio-cultural
impact, on the other hand, pro-
duces a happier Nagueno who
breathes and raises his family
within the confnes of a livable
city that others call a Maog-
mang Lugar. naga.gov.ph.
Balikatan is a long-standing
joint military activity between
the US and the Philippines.
It is a process of continuous
learning and enhancement on
the inter-operability of their
respective military units which
also serve to further strengthen
the relationship between the
two countries.
Salceda said BK14 activi-
ties include a series of feld
trainings Naval Station in San
Miguel, San Antonio in Zam-
bales; Puerto Princesa City in
Palawan; Fort Magsaysay in
Nueva Ecija; Clark Air Base in
Pampanga; Ternate in Cavite;
and Crow Valley in Tarlac.
ALBAY HOSTS. . .
that is more in demand now for
cooling purposes.
The environment chief said
that while it is true that with the
sweltering summer heat comes
added pressure on water con-
sumption, it would help if ev-
eryone watches on a daily basis
and limits their water usage as
much as possible.
He advised people to apply
to water usage the same prin-
ciples used in solid waste man-
agement.
Reduce water wastage
by using only the amount you
need. Reuse what you can for
other purposes such as using
laundry water to clean your cars
or foors or in fushing toilets,
Paje said.
He added: Make water
conservation a habit, no mat-
ter what the season, and adopt
a lifestyle that would have less
negative impact on our precious
water supply.
Paje also called on the pub-
lic to avoid throwing their trash
everywhere as it could end up
clogging waterways and con-
taminating the water supply.
He warned that since very
little rainfall is expected dur-
ing summer, waterways could
end up clogged or stagnant and
become breeding grounds for
disease-carrying insects, as well
as cause fooding in the ensuing
rainy season.
The DENR head likewise
appealed to visitors of ecotour-
ism sites to respect nature by
keeping it all in a natural and
pristine state as possible.
With the Holy Week just
around the corner, let us not
only refect on our purpose in
life, but also on what we can
proactively do for our Mother
Earth especially in light of cli-
mate change, Paje said.
CONSERVE . . .
colorum na mga buses na magpa-
huri huri pag rehistro huli ta kayang
kaya man bayaran an penalidad
.Napag olayan sa tiripon na maski
pa maglangkaw an penalidad kun
mayo man intensiyon na magbalga
o mag komitir nin traffc violation
dai man afectado an operator.
Pinag-oyunan man ni Direc-
OPLAN LIGTAS BIYAHE . . .
tor Lutey an plano kan DOTC na
luway luway naman na i phase out
an mga luma ng modelo nin mga
buses asin i modernized na ini..
Nagtutubod an ofsyal na kadak-
lan sa mga aksidente sa tinampo
an nag dedepende sa road worthi-
ness kan mga vehikulo. kun kaidto
bako pang marhay an mga tinampo
alagad ngonian marhay na an mga
kalsada kaya parakaskasan na an
dalagan kan mga behikulo, An
DOTC an nagsusugo na kun an
modelo kan vehikulo 15ng taon na
an operasyon dapat ng ribayan ini
nin bago huli ta nakasalalay digdi
an buhay kan mga pasahero.
Mientrastanto, ngonian na pa-
nahon kan kwaresma , ipinaglansar
kan LTO an Oplan Ligtas Biyahe,
Semana Santa 2014. An LTO asin
an LTFRB na parehong nasa irarum
kan DOTC an nasa heightened alert
na kun sain an gabos na mga em-
pleyado kan duwang ahensiyang
ini an tinawanan nin instruction
na magkundusir nin inspection
asin magduhol nin asistensya o
tabang sa mga motorista sa ob-
heto na magin marhay asin harayo
sa anuman na peligro an gabos na
mga namamanwaan digdi sa mga
probinsiya sa Rehiyon Bikol ,
Nagtugdok man nin mga motorist
assistance booth, nagkundusir nin
inspection sa mga terminal , an mga
lunadan an dai pinapalarga lalo na
kun igwa nin violation arog kan
kalbo an gulong , maluya an preno,
mayo nin mga signal lights asin iba
pang pagbalga. Ini tanganing mai-
wasan man an anuman na aksidente
sa tinampo.
Sa presente pinaglalaoman
na dagmang na mga pasahero an
madagsa sa mga terminal tangan-
ing magpuli sa mga probinsiya para
man sa panahon kan semana santa
kaya tanganing dai man magkulang
kulang nin mga lunadan, nagtao nin
special permit an LTFRB , alagad
iyan ngonian sana man na panahon
asin limitado sana man an saindang
operasyon asin tutugutan sagkod
na matapos an semana santa. -Myra
Revilla
BIKOL REPORTER 9
APRIL 20-26, 2014
Jimms coffee mix conquered most of the festivals in the
country like the Bicols Pride Rodeo Festival in Masbate City
last April 8-13, 2014. Organized by the Rodeo Masbateno
Inc. with Goldshine Pharmaceuticals Inc. makers of Jimms
Coffee Mix as one of the sponsors participate in the annual
trade fair showcasing local products.
GPI personnel conducted free coffee taste and selling with
giveaways for those who visited the area. Over 25,000 estimated
crowd (according to the organizer) draw the crowd in the rodeo
grandstand and arena.
The main activity started with the grand parade and ended
with the awarding and grand freworks display. Nightly shows,
concerts , bazaars, and cultural games comprises the weeklong
festival.
GPI makers of Jimms Coffee mix continue to conquer
Philippine Festivals. ANG SAYA SA RODEO FESTIVAL
WITH JIMMS COFFEE MIX! KAKAIBA SA LAHAT! --
(GPI-MRO)
Naga City with my motorcycle
to sell products in offces), she re-
called.
It was even harder for Fe whose
DESPITE DISABILITY . . .
right leg is paralyzed when her mo-
torcycle broke down in one of her
trips.
Yung mga tao tinitingnan
ako. Si Maam Lenny Robredo
nakita rin ako na kailangan kong
iikot yung sarili kong patalikod
para paandarin yung motor. Ewan
ko kung natuwa siya sa akin o naa-
wa siya pero tinulungan niya ako
sa aking negosyo (People were
looking at me. Maam Lenny Ro-
bredo also saw how I struggled to
start the motorcycle using my left
leg to kick and pedal. I am not sure
if she was amazed or she just pit-
ied me but she helped me with my
business), she said.
Her success
In order to sustain the needs of
her children, she continued to ex-
plore new things for her business.
She focused on making nutri-
tious food, experimenting by add-
ing 20% of soya pulp in her prod-
ucts.
Her business took a positive
turn when she joined the GROW
Negosyo (growing opportunities),
a project of the local government
providing capital assistance to mi-
cro and macro entrepreneurs in the
city.
In 2010, she was awarded as
Maugmang Nagenya, an award
provided by the local government
to individuals who have attained
success despite all the struggles in
life.
It was on the same year as well
when the local government chose
her nutritious products to be the
main dish in the Supplementary
Feeding program of the Department
of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD).
Halos P20,000 a day ang kini-
kita ko na noon in 60 days. (I was
earning almost P20,000 a day at
that time for 60 days), she said.
She then made her frst P1.2-
million sales.
Sa pangatlong kontrata ko sa
Supplementary Feeding, masayang
masaya ako sa oportunidad na
naipagkaloob sa akin ng Diyos at
sa mga taong tumulong sa akin
(With my third contract in the Sup-
plementary Feeding, I am so happy
with the opportunity given to me by
God and the the people who helped
me), she added.
Now, instead of using a mo-
torcycle, she was able to buy an
owner-type jeepney to deliver her
products.
She was also able to build two
concrete houses.
Yung isa po ay bakery na
namin. May mga equipment na rin
ako sa paggawa ng bread (One of
my houses was converted into a
bakery shop. I also have an equip-
ment to produce bread), Fe hap-
pily related.
In addition, she was able to set
up a Grow Negosyo Stall.
Dito lang po sa stall ay nakak-
abenta ako ng P2,000 a day bukod
sa aming bakery (Here in the stall, I
am able to earn P2,000 a day apart
from my earnings in our bakery),
she enthused.
Returning the blessings
Fe is proud to say that as part
of caring for the needs of fellow
persons with disabilities (PWDs),
she employed the parents of child-
PWDs in the village.
Nakikita ko po ang pag-angat
nila dahil nabigyan sila ng trabaho
(I saw their improvement because
they were provided with jobs), she
said.
Two out of the nine employees
in her bakery are also benefcia-
ries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pili-
pino Program, the conditional cash
transfer program implemented by
DSWD.
Fe said that she wanted to be an
inspiration to others, especially to
her fellow PWDs.
Kailangan lang pong maging
masipag. Huwag nating gawing da-
hilan ang ating kapansanan. Mag-
pasalamat pa tayo dahil buhay tayo
(We need to be industrious. Let us
not allow our disability to hinder us
from being productive. Thank God
that we are alive), she remarked.
Fe stressed that being prayer-
ful, hardworking, and kind to your
loved ones and to other people are
the exact ingredients for success.
na. Itugot an pag quarry ,itugot an
small scale mining asin papondo-
hon an darakulang pagmimina..
Alagad dai pinag oyonan ni Si-
mando an kahurutan ni Bonita, pag
sinabing quarrying bako sanang
gustong sabihon kaini an gravel
and sand kundi kairiba nan digdi
an ibang mineral arog kan marble,
manganese asin iba pa . alagad dai
digdi kaiba an gold, asin silver huli
ta ini an pinagmimina. Ini huli man
sa existing law dapit sa pagbabawal
sa pag quarry asin pag mina.
Sigun man ki OIC PNP Pro-
vincial Director Arnold Albis na
yaon man sa hearing, saindang
ipapasunod an anuman na ley na
ipasar kan provincial board man-
tang sinda iyo man an implement-
ing agency. Mientrastanto , an Task
Force Kalikasan an pinagbilog kan
IPINAGBABAWAL NA . . .
ofsina kan gobernador tannganing
magbantay sa kapalibutan. Kun
may mga pagbalga, nasa poder kan
gobernador tanganing maghagad
nin ayuda gikan sa Phil. Army asin
PNP tanganing papondohon an ille-
gal na actividad arog kan pagmina
sa sarong lugar.
Sigun ki Simando bago man
aprobaran kan Sangguniang Pan-
lalawigan kan Camarines Sur an
ordinansa para sa totalmenteng
pagbabawal kan pag quarry asin an
pag mimina sa bilog na banwaan
kan Caramoan, mag oorolay nguna
an komite kun mapasiring duman
sa banwaan kan Caramoan tangan-
ing mag kundusir nin public hear-
ing asin tiponon an gabos na mga
datos .
Marurumduman na nagin mainit
an isyu sa pagminina duman sa Brgy
Gata sa Caramoan , Camarines Sur
kan apat na mga minero asin mga
residente kan lugar an nagkagara-
dan na an nagin ugat iyo so boot an
pagmina sa lugar. Nasundan pa ini
nin iba pang kariribokan , Pinagsa-
hotan man ni Kapitana Sueno an
Task Force Sagip Kalikasan na iyo
an may kaginibuhan kan krimen
alagad ini an pinahimutikan man
kan TF Sagip Kalikasan .
Matapos na makaabot sa kaara-
man ni Gov Migz Villafuerte an
bareta nagpaluwas man ini nin
pahayag na siya iyo mismo an ma-
pakulong sa TF Sagip Kalikasan
kun mapatunayan sa imbistigasyon
na imbuelto an mga ini sa pangya-
yari. Sinabi pa man kan hoben na
gobernador na ipapaabot niya sa
national na level kan NBI huli ta
sarong local na ofsyal kan NBI an
nagpapaabot na kan saiyang conclu-
sion samantalang dai pa man ngani
tapos an imbitigasyon lalo pa ta an
mga tauhan kan Sagip Kalikasan
na ipinasairarum sa paraffn test na
negatibo sa powder burns.
Mientrastanto, an NBI, PNP
asin an MGB ang padagos an pag-
kundusir nin imbistigasyon sa lugar
na pinagyarihan kan krimen asin
sa huring dispatsa kan mga infor-
masyon, mientras na pinagsusurat
an baretang ini dagmang na mga
gamit sa pagmimina arog kan mga
bull mill asin iba pa an bitbit na kan
mga tauhan kan National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI) PNP asin kan
Mines and Geo Sciences Bureau
(MGB ) asin dadarahon an mga ini
gikan sa Caramoan , ibabagsak sa
Tamban sa banwaan kan Tinambac
asin dagos ng dadarahon sa ofsina
kan NBI sa syudad kan Naga.
BIKOL REPORTER 10
APRIL 20-26, 2014