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Butandings, tourists back in Donsol

LEGAZPI CITY - From hibernating


somewhere else for quite some time, the
gentle marine giants are back in Donsol, and
so are the tourists.
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City Health eyes 100%


child vaccination in Naga

Camarines Sur Fifth


District
Representative
Salvio Fortuno is in favor
of raising the age bracket
of Sangguniang Kabataan
(SK) members from 15-17
years old to 18 to 25 years.
He said this is one of the
proposed amendments members of the House of Representatives are contemplating

By Jason B. Neola
The Naga City Health
Office (CHO) is expecting
a 100% compliance with
the vaccination of children
under the Garantisadong
Pambata program of the
Department of Health.
This, after the team tasked
to monitor the implementa(Turn to page 6)

Fortuno favors
raising SK age range

Dr. borja

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Rep. fortuno

DENR-Bicol lines up
three Nov. activities
The
Department
of
Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) Bicol
through
Environmental
Management Bureau (EMB)
V has slated three very
important
environmental
celebrations this month: the
National Clean Air Month,
the National Environmental
Awareness Month and the
National Climate Change
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bikol reporter

november 9 - 15, 2014

editorial
Five books written or edited by Bikol authors
and/or published in the region are among this
years National Book Awardees. Why this
deserves an editorial can simply be answered by
the fact that it doesnt always rain in the summer
of our publishing landscape in the region. This
is also an award quite unlike the ones given by
dubious award-giving bodies based in some
dingy rooms in Sta. Cruz or Escolta which ask
for donations for souvenir programs, and
which victimize honor-hungry politicians and
public officials; or those where nominators pay a
sizable amount for their nomination. While there
are quarters who question the fact that some
members of the Board of the award-giving body
are themselves publishers and therefore gives it
some kind of a conflict of interest angle; there
is also no denying that the selection process
is above-board and done by independent peers
and authorities with impeccable integrity and
credentials.
The entry of the Ateneo de Naga University
Press among the elite list of University Presses
in the country which have produced National
Book Awardees is both a cause for celebration
and challenge, not only for the University but
also for those in the local production of books
the writers, editors, book designers, the
publishers themselves. A celebration because
AdeNUP had shown that regional publication
doesnt mean marginal or below par; or that
being a local writer doesnt come up to
national standards - qualitative distinctions
which are really constructed and thus always
permeable and refutable. A challenge, because
by being honored for their work, the awardees
have set a standard by which future or following
publications will be measured.
This recognition also opens up a new
opportunity for the development of a book
culture in the region amid the tantalizing
temptation of the new media or what National
Artist for Literature Cirilo Bautista calls the
tyranny of the eye. That kind of culture is not
the showcasing and spectacle kind, as most
local government chief executives understand
the word; but more of cultivating and improving
civilization, true to the words etymology.
Economic development, included.
So Bikol Reporter doff its hat to Kristian
Cordero, Paz Verdades Santos, H. Francisco
V. Peones Jr., Victor Nierva, and Merlinda
Bobis; as well as to Fr. Wilmer Tria, director of
the AdeNUP whose own translation of the Little
Prince into Bikol; and Maryanne Moll, whose
book, also made it as Finalists.
Arogon an Oragon!

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DISCIPLINE: We have just returned
from Tokyo (Japan) for our annual visit
to our auditing firms partners in the DFK
global fold. They confirmed that more
Japanese medium-sized companies are
keenly looking at potential investment
outlets in the Philippines.
Whereas
before, they are interested in big factories,
this time they are surveying sales of
techno spare parts, and in Phl tourism
facilities for their ageing population.
Japans demography is almost on level
flow. The number of newly-born babies is
just equal with old people passing away.
As a result, factories and offices are facing
hardships in hiring personnel, more so for
blue-collar jobs and lower clerical levels.
Wages are decent compare with cost of
living. OFWs have bright opportunities
here, more so in the future as Japan
economy recovers and when more local
workers opt to retire early.
ELDERLY: The government takes good
care of their senior citizens. We noticed
this with the kind of facilities extended
by public service and commercial
establishments. Priority spaces for the
elderly are designated in waiting areas,
trains, buses and restaurants. Pension
amounts given retirees enable them
to go on tours and enjoy for the rest of
their lives. We saw many senior citizens
purchasing above-modest costing items
in the malls.
We saw only few seniors who are
escorted by maids (unlike in the Phl).

The latest news is that Vice President


Jejomar Binay backed out of a debate
with Sen. Antonio Trillanes which was
supposed to take place on Nov. 27, 2014.
This is just right because they do not
belong to the same level. As Vice President
Binay is the second highest official of the
country. Trilanes is only one of the twenty
four senators. If Trillanes or anybody
has evidence to prove that he pocketed
the money from the alleged overpriced
Makati City Hall II, the construction of
which started in 2007 when he was the
Mayor of Makati, they can file charges
in the proper forum and that is the office
of the Ombudsman. It is better to let the
wheels of justice take its course instead
of debating.
*****
President Noynoy Aquino said on TV
that he is giving Vice President Jejomar
Binay the freedom to leave the Cabinet if
he cant suggest solutions to the problems
he cited as confronting the current regime
including the worsening traffic, impending
power crises and deterioration of the peace
and order in the country.
VP Binay reportedly mentioned in a
speech before the Philippine Business
Conference last October 23 about the
several crises that hit administration which
may have irked the President.
This reminded me of the statement
of the late respected journalist Ka Doroy
Valencia who said, True friends are not
those that praise but those who tell the
truth during the Marcos administration.
Since VP Binay considers the President
and the Aquino family as his friends, I think
he said it as a constructive criticism. Binay
was one of the defenders of the Aquino
family during the presidency of President
Corazon C. Aquino, which was besieged
by 7 coup detats.
If P-Noy wants Binay out of his Cabinet,
he should not give him the freedom to
leave but ask him to resign. It should not be
the act of Binay but the Presidents act.
Sen. Serge Osmea, an ally of the

Instead, the elderly band themselves


together assisting each other as they
walk to places. Probably because of the
cold weather, the Japanese stride fast
(but not in haste unlike in SF or HK)).
Tokyo sidewalks are wide and separated
from boulevards or main avenues. Even
bicycle and motorcycle riders are allowed
to use said pedestrian lanes.
PRICES: One hundred Japanese yen
is equivalent to P42. Malls and small
stores (and restaurants) display prices
per commodity. So we divided the amply
displayed prices of goods by 42 to arrive
at peso costs. We did not visit public
markets (because malls and bazaars
operate on 24/7 basis) thus, we did not
experience hand signal bargaining (Hong
Kong-style). (Advice: Dont rely on the
bigger- printed prices. Instead, look at
the small prints (inclusive of 8% sales
tax).
Souvenir items like T-shirts, my favorite
key chains and bric-a-brac display items
cost double as those in HK, Bangkok,

Jakarta and Saigon - and about 50%


higher than in Brunei, Singapore and
KL. Chocolate and pastry products are
affordable (per my calculator-guided
budget). Average meals (one viand,
soup and tasty Japanese rice) cost
Y630 yen or P240 only. Soft drink
costs are modest (150% by Phl prices).
Restaurants welcome their customers
with free drinking water.
PEOPLE: Our DFK partners said
there are now 150 million Japanese;
30 million of them reside in MetroTokyo. The city does not look crowded
because residents live in condo-style
buildings and dont loiter around.
From higher locations, we saw ample
greeneries (similar to Singapore)
doting residential locations. With
Japanese discipline, we did not hear
any vehicle honking nor see drivers
hustling in the city traffic.
There are very few idle people
in Tokyo (low unemployment rate).
Smoking is allowed in designated
places only, so cigarette smoke does
not pollute the air. Plastics are not [yet]
banned in Tokyo. Service people are
ultra-courteous. Baggage boys bow
in unison as public buses arrives; after
loading, they again line up and bow as
each bus leaves! Taxis have meters.
Flag down is equivalent of P250. Fares
for buses are modest; arriving at flag
stops on time. (We wish we have this
system in MManila!).
WISDOM: Travelling abroad gives
us valuable insights on how we can
(still) improve our lives.

President, said. There is no reason to


axe Jojo Binay for offering constructive
criticism because even when alternative
solutions are offered, they are rejected
without explanation. It appears only the
KKK (Kakampi, Kaklase, Kabarilan or
allies, classmates and shooting buddies)
have all the right answers.
VP Binay said he will continue to be a
team player. VP Binay has the mandate of
the people while the cabinet members do not
have. But they enjoy the trust of P-Noy.
*****
So, the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee
will investigate the alleged overpriced
Iloilo Convention Center where Senate
President Franklin Drilon supposedly
infused P200 million of his pork barrel or
PDAF. Will they conduct the same kind
and way of investigation as they do on the
Makati City Hall II?
Why dont they continue the investigation
of the PDAF scam where names of sixteen
senators were listed by alleged PDAF
queen Janet Lim Napoles which includes
the names of Sen. Franklin Drilon and
other allies of the administration to show
there is no selective justice?
*****
I saw the documentary on the
rehabilitation of the areas devasted by
Super Typhoon Yolanda on ANC-TV
and it gives the impression that the
government made all those improvements
and rehabilitation. I also saw two

businessmen say on TV that if business


is back in Tacloban, it is because of
their own private efforts. They said
the government did not even help
them secure loans. There were rallies
prepared in Tacloban by typhoon victims
against the adminstration that would
have met the President, but President
Aquino went to Giuan, Samar and not
to the center hit by the typhoon surge
which is Tacloban. Even if he receives
the reports of his cabinet secretaries
like DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, DSWD Sen.
Dinky Soliman, DPWH Sec. Singson,
etc., it would still be better for him to
meet the people in the area. P-Noy is a
good communicator.
The Tempo dated November 9, 2014
reported the following excerpt: Tacloban
Mayor Alfred Romualdez, speaking
during the anniversary of Yolanda said
the city has received only P180 million
from the national government, a puny
figure compared to the billions of pesos
that the national government has set
aside for rehabilitation efforts.
Walang binigay sa amin (budget) for
housing or even temporary shelters.
Some fourteen thousand (14,000)
families were displaced by Yolanda but
less than 200 permanent housing units
have been built, half of which by the
private sectors.
Tacloban received P180 million five
months after Yolanda but it was only for
the reconstruction of government buildings
and civic centers, the mayor said.
Rehabilitation Czar Panfilo Lacson
said on TV that Mayor Romualdez
should stop politicking. In the Philippine
Daily Inquirer dated Nov. 10, 2014, he
said, Tacloban is not the microcism
of the 171 cities and the municipalities
affected by Yolanda.
Isnt the administration the one
politicking? Tacloban has the most
number of dead and the biggest damage
to infrastructure according to the editorial
of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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By JASON B. NEOLA
NAGA CITY --- Gold
medalist bowman Danielle
Jasmine Espiritu is one of
the 5,000 athletes, technical

ALANO

and delegation officials who


trooped to this city for the
2014 Batang Pinoys Luzon
qualifying leg from Novem-

ESPIRITU

PhilHealths Ready, TSeKaP,


Go Fun Run 2015 launched
By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY --- The
Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)
officially launched the
Ready, TSeKaP, Go (Tamang Serbisyo para sa Kalusugan ng Pamilya) Fun
Run, Friday at the Avenue
Plaza Hotel, here.
PhilHealth Regional Vice
President (RVP) Orlando D.
Iigo, Jr, said that the run
shall carry the theme of the
primary care benefit package
or TseKaP to instill among
the target participants, particularly the less privileged
and most vulnerable sector
of the society the importance
of prioritizing ones personal
health condition and the primary consideration to prevent
health maladies as against expensive hospitalization.
Our target for the Fun
Run is 4,000, just like two
years ago. I heard in Naga
City during the Milo Marathon that it gathered 10,000
runners, so, we hope we can
exceed the 4,000 which the
Central office quota gave us,
Iigo added.
Why in Naga City after
Legazpi City? We just dont
like to highlight Philhealth,
but we also want to highlight
Naga City because they really

Dr. inigo
appreciate good governance,
one of the best efficient cities, aside from highlighting
our objectives, and our advocacies as a corporation, he
explained.
The Run is among the major activities that PhilHealth
is organizing, to mark its 20th
year with the theme Ensuring Universal Coverage for
All Filipinos.
The second Nationwide
Simultaneous Run is slated
on February 15, 2015 in 13
regions all over the country.
Aside from Naga City, the
run will be simultaneously
held in other designated areas
like the cities of Quezon, Tuguegarao, Olongapo, Lucena,
Lipa, Iloilo, Cebu, Tacloban,
Davao and Koronadal, to
promote amongst the participants that an ounce of prevention is worth more than a

Housing Lot Donor

bikol reporter

ber 11-15, this year.


The 10-year-old Grade
IV pupil of the University of
Baguio, who is on top of the
schools skilled contenders in
the field of achery since her
Yeoman days in Grade II,
was the only elementary pupil who hurdled the elimination round for the Luzon leg
in her region which was held
3 weeks ago in Baguio City.
In fact, she topped the
ranking in the competition
which was participated in by
more than 40 opponents who
are mostly high school students.
A Yeoman is an archery
player who competes under
the age group category of 9
years old and below while a
Bowman is under the catego-

LEGAZPI CITY Over


600 organic agriculture
farmers, practitioners, advocates and supporters
gathered at the Ibalong
Recreation Center here for
the 7th Bicol Organic Agriculture Congress which
featured a forum, product
exhibit and presentation of
Resolutions and recognition
of regional achievers.
This gathering which is
held annually serves as an
avenue for sharing of new
ideas, experiences and good
practices among organic agriculture practitioners, program
implementers and adaptors.
It also serves as a venue for
disseminating information,
policy and program updates,
directions and thrusts on
organic agriculture in consonance with the implementation of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010.
The Department of Agriculture spearheads the holdpound of cure.
The Naga launch started with a tree-planting and
growing activity at 10:00 am
at Villa Grande Elementary
School in Barangay Concepcion Grande, Naga City.
During the launch proper,
a Ceremonial Turnover of
Delivery Beds to three RHUs
in Camarines Sur, namely;
Garchitorena, Ragay and Sipocot was also conducted.

Mayor John G. Bongat and Vice Mayor Nelson Legacion thank the LCC for donating a 2.8hectare parcel of land located in Cararayan near the Balatas boundary, for the City's urban
poor housing program.

ry of those who are 10 to 12


years old.
Danielle is the only one
from her school who will vie
in archery to be held at the
Metro Naga Sports Complex
along with the team from
Baguio City National High
School in the Cordillera Region.
2014 Batang Pinoy Project Director Atty. Jay Alano
who also heads the National
Events and Coordinating Office of the Philippine Sports
Commission said delegations from all the 8 regions in
Luzon are now in the city to
compete in 24 events which
are under the supervision of
technical officials belonging
to different national sports
associations.

ing of this event in cooperation and partnership with the


City Government of Legazpi,
the Provincial Government
of Albay, the Central Bicol
State University of Agriculture (CBSUA), the Pecuaria
Development Cooperative
Inc., (PDCI), the Social Action Center and other private
sector partners who are supporting the organic agriculture efforts in the region.
The theme for this years
congress is: Promoting the
well-being of Farming Families through Organic Agriculture which is aligned with
the United Nation Declaration of 2014 as International
Year of Family Farming to
recognize the farm families

Aside from the 16 events


being played in Palarong
Pambansa, Batang Pinoy has
additional 7 events, which
include basketball 3 on 3,
cheerleading,
dancesport,
judo, muaythai, weightlifting, and wrestling.
Unlike in Palarong Pambansa, Batang Pinoy allows
participation from out-ofschool youths who are able
to secure endorsement and/or
sponsorhip either from their
punong barangays, city or
municipal mayors, or provincial governors.
We believe that by way
of encouraging out-of-school
youth to join Batang Pinoy,
we can be able to inspire them
to go back to schools to study
like the student-athletes they

contribution in feeding the


earth and caring for the environment.
The guest of honor and
keynote speaker during the
opening program was Maria
Estrella A. Penunia, Asia Pacific Region Ambassador for
International Year of Farming
Families 2014 and secretary
general of the Asian Farmers
Association for Sustainable
Rural Development. Also
present were: Mayor Noel Rosal of Legazpi City; Caroline
M. Ubalde, program director
of Organic Agriculture-based
Social Enterprise Project; Dr.
Georgina J. Bordado, president, CBSUA; Fr. Granwell
Pitapit, director of Caritas
of the Diocese of Libmanan;

The Land Bank of the Philippines is on


track to meet its full-year target net income of P12 billion, despite an 11-percent
decline for the first nine months of the
year. The Banks third-quarter net income
stood at P9.3 billion against P10.4 billion
of the same period last year.
LANDBANK president and CEO Gilda
E. Pico attributed the decrease to more challenging business conditions this year as
against exceptional trading gains recorded in
2013. We managed to surpass the year-todate target net revenue by 3 percent and we
remain confident about meeting our full-year
target, Pico said, adding that the decline in
the third-quarter revenue is significantly narrower than the 29 percent drop in the first
half of the year.
The nine-month net income translated to a
return on equity of 14.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the Banks total assets grew
by a hefty 24 percent to P910.9 billion from
P731.8 billion in the same period last year

are going to meet and play


with in this sports event,
Alano said.
The sports official clarified that they observe no restrictions in joining Batang
Pinoy with regards to the
number or status of interested
individuals who wish to play.
Any in or out of school youth
are welcome to participate as
long as they do not exceed
the age limit of 15 years old.
The Mindanao qualifying
leg was held in September,
this year, followed by the
Visayas which reeled off last
month.
Athletes who won gold,
silver, and bronze in the three
legs are the ones who will
compete in the national finals
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Fr. Ian Trillanes, NGO sector


representative of the National
Organic Agriculture Board;
Dr. Elena b. de los Santos,
Regional Technical Director
for Operations and Extensions of the DA who represented Director Abelardo R.
Bragas; Adelina A. Losa, DA
Regional Organic Agriculture focal person; Dr. Albert
Jo of Rapha Valley Place of
Wellness, and Miller Bicaldo,
manager of PDCI, the only
certified producer of organic
rice in the Bicol Region.
The topics discussed during the congress include: Ang
Kahalagahang Pangnutrisyon
ng mga Organikong Gulay
by Ms. Marilyn C. Valeza,
National Nutrition Council;
Kadyos: An Organic Food
Option by Ms. Fe B. Perlas
and Ms. Melani Y. Abalayan,
CBSUA; Marketing and
Livelihood
Opportunities
for Organic Agriculture by
Pacita Juan and Regina Francisco, ECHOSI Foundation;
Organic Rice Value Chain
by Mr. Crispin B. Cabal, Jr.,
Pecuaria Development Cooperative, Inc.; Organic Agriculture Registration and Certification Process by BAFS
representative. -EMILY B.
BORDADO

on the back of steady growth in loans and


investments.
As of the third quarter, LANDBANKs
gross loan portfolio grew 22.7 percent to
P362.3 billion from P295.3 billion, while
investments grew 6 percent to P273.9 billion from P258.3 billion.
Total deposits likewise registered
substantial growth to P781.8 billion, 32
percent higher than the P593.3 billion in
September last year. Total capital stood
at P72.1 billion, lower by 3 percent from
P74.2 billion.
LANDBANK is the only bank present in
all provinces of the country with the recent
opening of its branch in Dinagat island. This
brings to 346 the Banks total number of
branches in the country, complemented by
1,315 ATMs. It remains the biggest credit
provider to small farmers and fishers, local
government units, and the biggest lender to
microenterprises and SMEs among government financial institutions.

bikol reporter

*sarong tataramon sa Rinconada na boot sabihon,


baga, na tinatahuban nin abo nganing magdanay asin
magkaigwang pampapamakot o pantao sa mga daing
kalayong pagtaraid harong. Mawot palaadon giraray
sa espasyong ini an pagsurat sa tataramon na Bikol,
siring sa suanoy asin mitikong pagdara nin kalayo ni
Prometheus sa mga tawo. Ipadara an rawit-dawit asin
rikastorya (flash fiction) na may 100 na tataramon,
kaiba an halipot na bio-data asin malinaw na retrato
sa petroglyphic58@gmail.com.

Pastidyong Lanob
Roldan W. Hervera
BSE- 4 English

Madya amigo
Dae magduwa-duwa
Ika maoogma
Rani sakong amigo
Itukod an mata asin magtago
Sa labot na sadit sa sakong pamago
An mag agom naglaog na
Dae ka magparisa
Dae magribok,
Asin tumultol
Saimong dalanon
An duwang dae man maturog
Tano nagtalikod?
An konsensya mo nakatukod?
Ta an sakong payo depende saimo
Kun ika masayuma o mapadara

The Nabua MPS and COP Padua


By Jokee Botor-Reyes

In only nine months with


the Nabua Police force, Chief
Inspector Ruben D. Padua, Jr.
has already earned a reputation among the Nabuenos as a
very aggressive police officer
who is out to give the town
the kind of police service it
deserves. Very young and dynamic, (he is in his late thirties and single) he has already
a string of achievements the
whole Nabua police force is
happy to brag about.
He is focusing on the youth
of the town, they who are very
vulnerable and in their formative years stand all the chance
of coming straight and be a responsible children of their parents and an even more responsible community members.
He just came back from a
Youth Camp at the local college and focused his talk on
what should the young men
and women today are not expected to be... negligence of
their studies, prone to bad influence, susceptible to vices
like smoking and drinking
and worst of all getting involved in the use of illegal
drugs. I know very lately,
there had been several crackdown on drug pushers and
users and the credit goes to
COP Ruben Dalit Padua, Jr.
who has his early orientation
from a father who has served
religiously as a police officer
I sense him as stern looking until he started to talk and
I realized he just means serious business with the PNP
meant to serve and protect.
He believes in police

etcetera
Pakatapos kan wasiwas ni Yolanda sa
Kabisayaan kan Nobyemre kan sarong
taon, nagpaluwas tulos nin sarong
pangapodan nin kontribusyon para sa
mga rawit-dawit manongod kan bagyo
para sa sarong antolohiya si Eileen
Tabios, sarong Fil-Am na parasurat asin
editor na nakabase sa Estados Unidos.
Huli sa tabang kan internet, madaling
nakalakop an saiyang pangapodan, asin
madali man tulos nakatipon nin bilang
nin mga kontribusyon. Kaya, madali man
na nadara ini sa imprenta asin napublikar
sa Amerika. Kan Agosto, nagkaigwa nin
lokal na pagbunsod sa Tacloban, na saro
sa grabeng tinamaan ni Yolanda. Parte
kan maguguno sa kabakalan kan libro na
may simpleng titulong Verses Typhoon
Yolanda o VTY pinagmarhay ni Eileen
na itao bilang tabang sa mga biktima ni
Haiyan, an international na pangaran
ni Yolanda. An sakong rawit-dawit na
Bamboo Song saro sa mga napili para
sa antolohiya ni Eileen, na iyo man
an nagmamantinir kan online-blog na
Galatea Resurrects, kun sain pigpublikar
man niya an sakong repaso kan libro nin
rawit-dawit ni Eric Gamalinda na may

Consciousness Week, with


the theme, "Environmental
Sustainability: Moving Into
Greater Actions," focusing on
small actions that translate into
positive impacts when done
collectively.
DENR Bicol Regional Director Gilbert Gonzales said
the three events are all geared
towards the protection of
the environment and to raise
awareness and environmental
consciousness among Bicolanos.
On November 12, an Operators Forum regarding fuel
conservation and efficiency in
road transport in partnership
with the Land Transportation
Office (LTO), and the Land
Transportation
Franchising

by j. henry danican

visibility as well as quick


response are deterrents to
crime. Police visibility is not
confined to the areas within
the poblacion but even in the
far-flung barrios. Community
relations is integral in police
operation. If the people have
access to the police and relate with them, crime can be
avoided. He also believes in
quick response by police. It
is not surprising why Officer
Padua, who holds a Clinical
Psychology degree knows
more than enough in dealing with crime suspects and
criminals. Nor surprising
that the entire police force is
actively involved in the anticrime campaign and active
involvement in community
service like response during
calamities have earned for
Nabua MPS commendations
from the local LGU and from
the Civil Service Commission
Thank you very much P02
Myla C. Pili and P02 Gina Oliveros, very cool police women
for one early evening of exchanges on dealing with minor
offenders. Mabalos po!

Bamboo Song
Here, in these islands,
Arm-in-arm we stand
Tall against tropical storms
And the tyrants water cannons.
On moonlit evenings
We let our songs and moans
Soar past our jointed bones
To a milky constellation.
(November 8, 2013)

titulong Amigo Poem.


Ihihiras ko digdi an rawit-dawit sa
orihinal na English asin an sadiri kong
dakitaramon kaini, bilang paggiromdom
sa mga biktima kan bagyo, orog na ki
Noemi, na kaiba ko sa Batch 2005 kan
mga Internatiional Ford Foundation
Fellows. Si Noemi, sarong social worker
sa Samar asin sa pagkamidbid ko sa
pagkamoot niya saiyang trabaho, dai
niya talaga babayaan maski ano man
na angat o kadipisilan kaini. An sakong
rawit-dawit katakod kan Yolanda:

DENR-Bicol lines up . . .
and Regulatory Board will be
held to apprise key players in
the transport industry on Philippine Clean Air Act or RA
8749 among other laws implemented for mobile sources
and likewise, to promote the
need to curb exhaust pollutants
from on-road motor vehicles
by maintaining them in good
working condition.
The Air Quality Management Section of the EMB and
the LTO will be conducting an
anti-smoke belching campaign
on November 12-14 in major
thoroughfares of the region to
complement the campaign of
lessening air pollution from
mobile sources.
DENR will also spearhead
an Interfaith Conference on

inner chess

PADUA

november 9 - 15, 2014

Kansyon Kawayan
Digdi, sa mga islang ini
Nakatindog kaming abra-siete
Pusog laban sa mga bagyo
Sagkod kanyon de agua kan
tirano.
Kun bangging bulanon
Pinapabayaan niyamo an samong
kansyon asin ugong
Maglayog lagpas sa tulang
niamong tugbong
Pasiring sa magatas na
konstelasyon.
(Nobyembre 8, 2014)

Climate Change on November 14 at the Ateneo de Naga


University to involve local
religious leaders in climate
change adaptation and mitigation initiative being promoted
by the agency.
The DENR Dalaw Turo
program, an innovative educational tool for teaching and
promoting environmental messages on nature conservation,
will do a series of IEC sorties
starting on the second week of
November throughout Bicols
six provinces.
On November 19-25 the
EMB will also be staging a
regionwide
environmental
symposium to mainstream the
departments thrust in environmental protection and management.

The annual bike for clean


air will be on November 22
dubbed as Pidal para sa gabos:
Para sa Malinig na Paros Part
III a staple activity in line
with the Clean Air Month
which through the years has
been making a huge following
among bikers and environmental volunteers.
To cap the month-long celebration, the Bureau will hold
a climate change exhibit at
Central Plaza Mall, in Daet,
Camarines Norte to provide a
glimpse of the current state of
the global climate, the impact
of climate change in the Philippines and the everyday actions that everyone can take
to reduce their greenhouse gas
emissions and adapt to climate
change.

november 9 - 15, 2014

bikol reporter

CSCCI bares powerhouse of


panelists for youth congress
A powerhouse of panelists
who are young entrepreneurs
themselves will be the key conference speakers in the First
Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Congress at the Camarines
Sur Convention Center in Pili,
Camarines Sur on December 5
to 6, 2014.
With the theme, Laying
down the building blocks of tomorrows economy, today, the
congress is sponsored by the Camarines Sur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CSCCI) and
in partnership with Camarines
Sur Governor Migz Villafuerte,
the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Department of Trade and Industry, The

Department of Tourism, the Junior Chamber International of


Iriga city and the GMA Network.
Among the speakers is Jordan
Imutan who will speak on Digital Marketing, particularly on IT
Industry/e-Learning. He started
his career as a photocopy boy
for Agcaoili and Associates. His
first job was cleaning bank-repossessed properties. He discovered great opportunities to grow
by engaging in the Information
Technology Industry, working as
a Cobol Computer programmer,
Systems Analyst, Instructor and
Project Lead.
From his being a section head
of a small division at Far East
Bank, he rose to being hired in

"ORAGON! AROGON!".

Kristian Sendon Cordero (aka Kristian, the Kryptonian), with


his record-setting 3 awards, leads an elite group of Bikol writers
who are winners in the 2014 National Book Awards, MERLINDA
BOBIS, PAZ VERDADES SANTOS, H. FRANCISCO PENONES,

Taking the RPMS as a Cue for Public


School Teachers to Dispense the
Best Service Delivery
By JESTER NOVELA BONA - Master Teacher 1
Iriga Central School, Iriga City
There is no reason why anybody in public service can say
he is not able to deliver effectively if he is prepared fully well.
As public school teachers, we have not accepted a position
without our deep understanding of our duties and responsibilities to merit effective service delivery.
This is the meat of the Results-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) which the Aquino administration is
giving much teeth.
As public school teachers, one of the best ways of being
able to deliver service effectively is for us to know our duties
and responsibilities to our public, primarily, the children whose
education is our main concern. The main thing is for us to be
academically equipped. That is why a why a license to teach is
not just it. A baccalaureate degree in education is important to
get into the position but a teacher must not stop there. He has
to develop himself academically, go into further studies and
guarantee that the children in his fold are given the best as the
primary dispensers of education. If we have to be given what
should be ours, we must prove that we are responsible public
servants.
The Result-Based Performance Management System
(RPMS) specifically hinges on the quality of good performance
particularly through these drivers: financial stewardship, the judicious utilization of public resources and assets. In the government, internal process which focus on driving efficiency and
seamlessness in work system and processes to deliver services to the public and learning growth which focuses on the
ethical behavior of people in the government service.
President Aquino sounding the call for the full implementation of RPMS said that starting this year, this system is going
to be implemented and it is in the hands of the employee if he
wants to get good blessings for his good performance. In short,
the President is very serious in his commitment of good governance by encouraging exemplary performance and effective
service delivery by the public sector
As public school teachers, we heed the call of the President
of the Philippines in his campaign para matuwid na daan. Ang
tanong nga ng Presidente: Nararamdaman ba ng mga mamamayan ang serbisyo ng ating mga nga public servants?
There is no reason for us to lag in our duties and responsibilities towards our public, primarily to the children who are
entrusted to us and to the community with whom we partner in
dispensing prompt and effective delivery of service. This Result-Based Performance Managemetn System is a challenge
to us to improve out lot. seek higher education and be in the
best position not just to improve delivery of service but give the
best service possible.

the IT Department of the largest


Commercial Bank in the Middle
East, the National Commercial
Bank, to being the Senior Executive Vice President changing the
landscape of banking by improving the Retail Operations Department, cutting down operational
errors and losses in the Payment
Operations Departrment, to setting up a Project Management
Office, to being Program Director
for a number of critical programs,
the last of which was composed
of 17 projects that reduced the
banks operating cost by 10% or
P2 billion a year.
Now in retirement, he went on
to speaking and training engagements for Salt & Light as well as

Catalyst360, set up a consulting


firm (Axel Gabe Management
Consulting) and an e-learning
company (Beyond Notebooks).
He is the Executive Director for
iACADEMYs School of Continuing Education, facilitated corporate workshops with Manila
Waters, Maynilad. Grolier, SM.
He was a panelist for Inspiring
Change and the Learning Event
on the ASEAN Integration.
Another speaker on Digital
Marketing, particularly on 3D
Graphic Arts is Kent Villanueva
Osial, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of QuestWorks,
Inc. based in Manila, which is a
video production house of high
quality and innovative corporate

and VICTOR DENNIS NIERVA. The books of two other Bikol


writers--MARYANNE MOLL and FR. WILMER JOSEPH TRIA-were adjudged finalists in this annual search for "the best
books written, designed, and published in the Philippines".

videos and other media solutions


in print, broadcast and multi-media and the web. One of its specialized services is the creation of
3D Composition masterpieces,
refined by his own experience,
innate creative skills, science
research and personal studies in
the field of 3D Animation. He has
partnered with Osmium, a game
apps development with back end
operations in Dubai and has currently expanded his company services to events Management.
He used to be Director and Executive Producer of Cyber@tion,
at ABC 5, a weekly Tele-magazine show on the latest trends in
Technology, Gadgets & Computer Gaming. He is a graduate of
Don Bosco Technical Institute in
Pasonmg Tamo, Makati.
Still another resource speaker
on Digital Marketing particularly
on Tehcno-preneuirship is Stephen Jagger, who started businesses while still in high school.
Currently he is involved in 4 businesses: Ubertor.com, a real estate
software company providing
websites and online marketing
to thousands of real estate agents
across North America; Reachd.
com, a training company that focuses on marketing professionals
and businesses that are interested
in learning more about search engine optimization, blogging, online video, Google Adwords and
social media; OutsourcingThingsDone.com. which provides
high level outsourced personnel
to business owners and managers
across North America; and PayrollHero.com, which he describes
as optimizing work productivity
with happiness.

He has had speaking engagements on real estate conferences


in Vancouver, BC., in New York,
NY., in Toronto, ON, in Calgary,
AB., HongKong, San Framcisco,
CA, in Squamish, BC., in Richmond, BC., Surrey, BC, Omaha,
NE, Winnepeg, MB, Singapore,
SI, Manila, PH and before Entrepreneur Organization chapters
around the world. Recently he
was asked to re-write parts of
the BC Real Estate Association
Manual that all realtors need to
read to pass the real estate course
in Western Canada.
To speak on Digital Marketing, with emphasis on IT/
Business Process, is Ms.Penny
Bongato. She has more than 15
years of HR executive roles in
major outsourcing players in the
country. She is the Executive
Director-Talent Development of
Business Process Association of
the Philippines (BPAP). She is
a fellow in Personnel Management and a Board Director of the
People Management Association
of the Philippines (PMAP). She
holds an MBA degree from the
Regis Program at Ateneo Graduate School of Business.
On Fashion, the resource
speaker is Manila born FilipinoChinese Timothy Yap, a BA Marketing graduate from De La Salle
University. He has a Master of
Entrepreneurship from the Asian
Institute of Management. He is
a TV host (The Tim Yap show
at GMA-7, The Metro Manila
Film Festival Awards in 2010 and
2011, The Miss World Philippines
in 2011), entrepreneur, columnist
(pop culture section of The Phil(Turn to page 7)

Catandungan Festival More


Fun With Jimms Coffee Mix

Island experience is such a great adventure, fun


and full of surprises!
Once again JIMMS COFFEE MIX team joined the
Catandungan Festival held last October 20-26 2014 at
Virac, Catanduanes.
Catandunganons enjoyed the different on-site sampling activities and in-store promos freebies and giveaways, civic parade, Bb.Catandungan beach body and
Bb. Catandungan Pageant Night.

Jimms Coffee Mix also awarded the first ever


Bb. Jimms Coffee Catandungan 2014 during the
Bb.Catandungan 2014 beauty pageant in which Ms. Jehoney Bore Tabo from San Catanduanes bagged the said
award. Ms. Jehoney in a short interview with GPI M.R.O
was a registered midwife working at the RHU of Virac
and a beauty titlist in different pageant. During the coronation night Ms. Jehoney receives some special awards
like texters choice award and more.

november 9 - 15, 2014

bikol reporter

BUTANDINGS, TOURISTS BACK . . .

ERRATUM

On the published 1 NOTICE OF TAX DELINQUENCY


OF REAL PROPERTY TAX IN THE CITY OF NAGA
TAX COMPUTED AS OF NOVEMBER, 2014
published in this tabloid dated November 2, 2014 must
be the 2nd NOTICE OF TAX DELINQUENCY OF
REAL PROPERTY TAX IN THE CITY OF NAGA TAX
COMPUTED AS OF NOVEMBER, 2014.
st

DA REMAINS COMMITTED TO . . .

Albay Governor Joey Sarte Salceda celebrated his birthday with the evacuees. He was joined
by heads of NGA (DA, DENR, DSWD, DILG & AFP). In photo is DA 5 RTD Elena B. delos Santos
(right) turning over some inputs and groceries to Gov. Salceda. Said groceries and planting
materials were distributed to the school teachers (photo below)
(From back page)

25 bags milled rice (worth


P32,500); 2 units handtractors
with trailer (P240,000); 2 units
palay thresher (P150,000);
5 units knapsack sprayer
(P12,500); 100 pieces laminated sacks (P47,500); 60 bags
certified palay seeds (P81,600);
20 bags hybrid corn seeds
(P70,000); and other production inputs such as vegetable
seeds and garden tools worth
P81,280.00. Combine harvesters were also deployed to assist
in the immediate harvesting of
matured palay in areas included
in the danger zones.
Capacity building activities
were also conducted for the
evacuees. Last October 21, the
DA in collaboration with the
Bicol Recovery and Economic Development Committee
chaired by Ako Bicol partylist

representative Hon. Rodel M.


Batocabe conducted a forum
on Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management for 60 farmers and fisherfolk of Daraga,
Manito, Camalig, Rapu-Rapu
and Legazpi City.
On October 26, 2014 during
Gov. Joey Sarte Salcedas birthday celebration with the evacuees at Guinobatan East Central
Elementary School, Poblacion
& Mauraro High School, both of
Guinobatan, Albay, he turnedover and distributed assistance
coming from DA5 which included inputs such as assorted
vegetable seeds, camote cuttings, white corn seeds and different groceries such as sugar,
apples, laundry bar soap, cupcakes and noodles.
In addition, 4 batches of
training on Karagumoy Basket, Bag and Box making were
also conducted for the evacu-

City Health eyes 100% . . .


tion of the program in the
citys 27 barangays placed at
96 percent the initial turnout
of children who were given
each a shot of Vitamin A, antimeasles, anthelminthic, and
ferrous sulfate.
The CHO personnel, barangay midwives, and Barangay Health Workers (BHWs)
were commended by Mayor
John G. Bongat for their dynamism and zeal in handling the
campaign that includes houseto-house visitations.
Dr. Butch Borja, city health
officer, said the immunization

campaign is aimed at reducing


mortality among children who
are aged 59 months and below
5 years.
The Garantisadong Pambata Week is a biennial program
held in the months of April
and October. It seeks to reduce childhood illnesses and
deaths by promoting positive
child care behaviors.
Borja explained that anthelminthic are drugs that expel parasitic worms from the
body by either stunning or
killing them and without causing significant damage to the

ees at Cabangan Elementary


School in Guinobatan and Dona
Tomasa bgy. Hall in Maninila,
Guinobatan.
To counteract possible occurrence of unreasonable price
increase of basic commodities in the possible eruptionaffected areas, the DA RFO-5
through the Marketing Assistance Division (MAD) will
mobilize its production-to-marketing mechanisms through the
provision of ready market and
commodity-distribution access
for crops producers, livestock
raisers and handicrafts makers
within the volcanic eruptiondanger zones.
Specifically, to cushion the
cost of marketing losses, trading and transport expenses and
other miscellaneous production
expenses borne by the farmer
producers and handicraft makers, the MAD will assist the
host while Vitamin A plays an
important role in vision and
bone growth and helps the immune system fight infections.
Ferrous sulfate, on the other
hand, is an iron supplement.
The program, which was
started in 1999, is the Department of Healths (DOH)
response to the call of the
United Nations Childrens
Fund (UNICEF) to fight child
morbidity and mortality.
GP is being implemented
in all health centers, municipal health offices, barangay
health stations, and government hospitals throughout the
country.

We have at least five of them


now staying and frequently appearing before public eyes since
about two weeks ago, Alan
Amanse, the Donsol Butanding
Interaction Office (BIO) head,
said in a statement reaching here
Tuesday.
He was referring to the whale
sharks known as the gentle giants of the ocean, which for
nearly two decades, have made
the coastal water of Donsol, Sorsogon, their seasonal home and
attracted tourists from all over
the world who sought a once-ina-lifetime close encounter with
these enormous creatures.
With their (whale sharks) reappearance after almost a year of
absence, tourists have once again
started coming, Amanse said.
This means that this years
season for whale shark tourism
in the municipality has started
nearly four months ahead of the
regular period that in the past
years would come in the months
of November through June.
During this period, schools of
these marine mammals, locally
called butandings, usually arrive from nowhere of the ocean
and stay near the mouth of the
Donsol River to take advantage
of the continuous abundance of
plankton that fill their diet, to
mate and even breed.
From a sleepy fourth-class
municipality, Donsol has been
accelerated to first class two
years ago owing to the tremendous gains of its tourism sector
in just 12 years after the presence
of butandings in its waters was
officially discovered in 1998.
Barely 16 years ago, Donsol, which sits 47 kilometers
southwest of this city or 540
kilometers southeast of Manila,
was described as a sleepy rural
community where weathered vehicles spurred swirling clouds on
dusty, unpaved roads.
Over years following its discovery as seasonal sanctuary of
whale sharks, it captured international attention with the World
Wildlife Fund (WWF)- Philippines spearheading a holistic
conservation program, which
ranges from satellite butanding
tagging and photo-identification,

farmer/artisan-evacuees in buying the products at reasonable


price from the producers and
selling it at prevailing market
price in demand centers while
intensifying market-matching
activities to sustain the process.
Such initiatives are expected
to augment and sustain their
livelihood and incomes while
ensuring available food supply
and stable price of wage goods
and prime commodities in the
area. -Lovella P. Guarin

to the effective management of


tourism impacts.
Since then, the national government has been pouring in
funds to improve the 29-kilometer main road linking the area to
the Maharlika Highway and road
networks within the municipality to make it more accessible to
land trips.
The biggest among these
road improvement projects being undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are the ongoing
Php769.2-million Donsol-Pioduran and the Php700-million
Donsol-Guinobatan roads that
will open new convenient and
shorter routes between the municipality and the southeastern
sections of Albay.
The road connection between
Donsol with Pioduran will also
allow tourists to move around ecotourism sites along the coastline

of Ticao Pass and jump through


the Pioduran port to Burias, Masbate, a quaint island that offers
unexplored ancient landmarks
and pristine beaches away from
the hassles of urban life.
The Donsol-Jovellar-Guinobatan road, on the other hand,
will make travel shorter between
Donsol and areas covered by the
third district of Albay where Mt.
Mayons southwestern quadrant
could be closely viewed as well
as Ligao City, the site of the alluring Kawa-Kawa Hill and Nature Park.
Whale sharks are species of
giant sea mammals, scientifically
called Rhincodon typus, and are
a slow-moving filter-feeding
sharks and the largest extant fish
species reaching as big as 13 meters in body length and weight of
more than 21 metric tons.
They are migratory in nature
but some of them have adopted
the Donsol waters as residence.
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Republic of the Philippines


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

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that EFREN NIDEA
BIGAY has filed with this Office, a Petition for Change of
First Name from EFREN DIONECIO to EFREN in the
certificate of live birth of EFREN DIONECIO BEGAY who
was born on July 1, 1952 at Real St., Libmanan, Camarines
Sur and whose parents are Martin Bigay and Salvacion
Nidea.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
November 15, 2014.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO


Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 2 and 9, 2014

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE


WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS and INTEREST
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
legitimate children and surviving heirs of the deceased
SILVERIA BALAYE-RODRIGUEZ and ANDRES P.
RODRIGUEZ, who died intestate on July 4, 2010 and
February 15, 1986 respectively both at San Isidro,
Sangay, Camarines Sur, without will or testament and
no outstanding debts, left a parcel of residential land
situated at San Isidro, Sangay, Camarines Sur; the parties
all of legal age with full civil capacity to contract agree
to adjudicate among themselves in equal shares the
described property, the heirs due to personal reasons and
affections have agreed to RELINQUISH, RENOUNCE,
QUITCLAIM and WAIVE their rights in favor of their sister
EVELYN RODRIGUEZ-DELOS NIEVES and that she shall
have the exclusive right of ownership and possession over
the said property; as acknowledged before Notary Public
Atty. Said Ali P. Maganduga, Doc. No. 548, Page No. 55,
Book No. VII, Series of 2012.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 9, 16 and 23, 2014

BATANG PINOY LUZON LEG REELS OFF . . .


which will be held in Bacolod
City on Decemebr 9-13, 2014
where some 2,540 delegates
from all over the country
who have hurdled the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao
legs will compete in various
sports diciplines.
Mayor John G. Bongat,
in his message during the
opening ceremony held last
Tuesday, November 11,
2014, said the city of Naga
feels proud for being chosen
to play host to the Luzon
qualifying leg wherein the
best of the countrys young
athletes from the 8 regions
in Luzon will compete and
gain recognition.
Naga City played host
to Batang Pinoy for three
times, the first was the
events
championship

games in the early 90s while


the second was the championship games in 2010 and
the third is the Luzon qualifying leg which is about to
finish on Saturday.
He even assured the Philippine Sports Commission
and the Philippine Olympic
Committee of the city governments support being a
part of the very succeessful
sports program of the national government.
Also highlighting the
opening ceremony was the
lighting of Batang Pinoy urn
which was spearheaded by
Kurt Anthony Chavez, silver medalist in Batang Pinoy
2013 swimming national finals, the oath of sportsmanship of athletes given Shaira
Gabrielle Guevarra, silver

medalist Batang Pinoy 2013


gymnastics national finals,
and the oath of technical and
officiating officials administered by Dr. Robert Narvadez, Dancesports local technical official.
Being integral part of the
national policy and program
for sports development, Batang Pinoy is aimed to effectively address our need for
a comprehensive grassroots
sports program centered on
values formation inherent
in the practice of sports and
play.
The program is also hoped
to serve as recruitment baser
for sports specialization including training for other
high level leagues, national
tournaments and international competitions.

november 9 - 15, 2014


BUTANDINGs, TOURISTS BACK . . .
Friendly to human beings,
these creatures swim from surface to mid-water and with their
size, they are hard to miss.
This resident group, composed of around eight fully matured butandings, would stay
behind and continue entertaining tourists and visitors until
September; then disappear from
public view and stay not farther
than the nearby Manta Bowl to
wait for their next season.
The Manta Bowl is a deep portion of Ticao Pass, a sanctuary of
manta rays, an equally-protected
marine wildlife species.
Study shows that the largest
annual congregation of the whale
sharks is in Donsol, where they
migrate in vast number, to take
advantage of the dense food concentration of plankton and krill,
which is brought about by the
current patterns, water temperature and the general health of the

sea.
For the whole of last year until the early months of this year,
however, no whale shark arrived,
idling the tourism industry of the
municipality that in the past years
would be visited by an average of
25,000 tourists yearly.
During the period, the butandings have to stay away from the
high temperature of the Donsol
waters and lack of food due to
intense heat of summer, Amanse
said.
The ideal temperature ranges
between 26 and 27 degrees centigrade but it significantly rose
to 29-30 degrees centigrade
while the supply of plankton
also declined due to the same
factor.
That hurt badly the local
tourism industry affecting
severely not only the towns
revenue earnings but the livelihood of hundreds of industry

Fortuno favors . . .
to pass under the proposed SK
Reform and Empowerment Act
of 2014 once they resume their
plenary session on Monday, November 17, 2014.
He said that most of the members of the House agree that the
current age bracket covers youth
who are mostly in high school
and their involvement in the SK
will affect their education. The
solons are also concerned that
they will also be exposed to corruption early on.
On the other hand, those
covered by the proposed amendments are those who are already
in the so-called legal age, and
mostly are already in college, if
not already graduated. This will

make them more qualified and


mature to deliberate on issues
affecting their sector, Fortuno
added.
He said that the House are
also unanimous in the postponement of the SK election set in
February next year to the last
Monday of October 2015, in
time for the barangay polls. This
will generate savings on the part
of the government, he pointed
out.
Apart from this, there are also
moves in Congress to disqualify
candidates in the SK who have
relatives in public offices within
the 3rd degree of consanguinity
or to abolish the SK altogether,
he added.

bikol reporter
workers.
Whale sharks come to Philippine seas essentially to feed
on plankton; however, by themselves, our seas are not rich in
plankton, being located in an
area where upwelling, a process
that brings nutrients from the
bottom of the sea to the surface
and fertilizes the water column
which consequently results in
rich plankton production, does
not occur.
Instead, our marine waters
are fertilized by outwelling,
which is caused by the monsoon
flood and typhoon winds and
waves which either transport the
nutrients from the coastline to
the sea or stir the coastal bottom
sediments and fertilize the water
column, followed by plankton
production.
In other words, the lack of
typhoons in the recent years in
the region have rendered our
seas quite infertile, decreased the
plankton production, and made
our seas a poor source of food for
the whale sharks, Amanse said.
The prevailing rainy season
and the coming of typhoon "Glenda" last July must have helped in
making Donsol waters attractive
once more to the butandings and
the return of tourists would certainly relive the local tourism industry to its peak during the whole
season, Amanse said. -Danny O.
Calleja

CSCCI bares powerhouse . . .


ippine Star entitled Supreme) and
club owner.
Yaps entrepreneurial ventures included his own line of
watches, toys, t-shirts and fragrances. He owns several clubs in
Metro Manila, Angeles City and
Boracay. He is co-owner of Opus
Luxe Lounge, Caf Republiq
and Cabana Club at the Resorts
World Manila, Manor Superclub
in Eastwood, Quezon City, Arcamanas Filipino Cuisine in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Prive
Luxury Club and The Tides Hotel
in Boracay.
Currently he is an endorser
of many brands, including Belo
Nutraceuticals, Blackberry,FILA,
Globe Tattoo as well as brand ambassador for Procter and Gamble
hair care, personal grooming and
skincare, the style hub.
Since 2008, Yap has been an
active supporter of the Virlaine
Foundation, a non-government
organization engaged in helping
street children.
In 2007 and in 2008 he received the PMPC Star Awards for
TV Best Lifestyle Show Hosts
with Raymond Gutierrez and Issa
Litton for Living It Up. He also
hosts the morning radio talk The
Playground on 99.5 PLAYFM
with Sam Oh and Nikko Ramos.
In 2013 he was awarded Outstanding Young Filipino in Entre-

preneurship by Gawad Amerika.


On Entertainment and Production, the resource speaker is
Alvin Kingson Y. Tan, the President and CEO of TechnomindsEasco Inc. He conceptualized
Siglo, a technology-based livelihood program for the poor and
he was able to tap the PLDT as its
reseller of products targeting the
Small and Medium enterprises.
He is also Vice President of
Jersey Haven International, Inc.,
which specializes in customized
sports apparel using imported
fabrics and was able to close ties
with PBA as a licensee of the PBA
Retro Jerseys and PBA Bags.
He is President/CEO of FilChi Media Productions Inc.
which has conceptualized the TV
show Chinoy TV. He launched a
new division, Chinoy 360, which
provides ads and marketing consultancy to companies targeting
the Filipino-Chinese community
and the Chinoy TV Live, which
creates events during big Chinese
celebrations such as the Chinese
New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinoypreneur, a
reality business show that aims to
promote entrepreneurship to the
youth.
Invited to the congress are
young entrepreneurs (18-40 years
old), would be entrepreneurs,
educators and students.

As of presstime, students taking entrepreneurship in Legazpi


City and in Iriga City have made
early reservations.
The plenary sessions of the
congress will streamline towards
the lucrative industries for entrepreneurs, the potential hurdles,
struggles of a new entrepreneur,
especially during the first two
to five years of operation of the
business, the creation of supporting netwroks such the government agencies, financial institutions and association and similar
institutions.
Since the event is for the
young, who will look forward to
events and parties, a fellowship
night will be tendered by Governor Migz Villafuerte and the Provincial government of Camarines
Sur.
One of the highlights of this
congress is the trade fair and
exhibit that will showcase gadgets, fashion and accessories,
institutional and food which
provide great exposure and
marketing tool for exhibitors.
A total of 30 booths are available for lease.
The registration fee of P500
shall underwrite the conference
kit, meals and snacks and access
to breakout sessions and trade
fair/exhibits. Participants shall
enjoined observe a dress code --the use casual smart dress during
the congress.

november 9 - 15, 2014

bikol reporter

DA remains committed to help Albayanos


By LOVELLA P. GUARIN

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY - Although there is a


lull in the Mayon volcanos
abnormal activities, the possibility of a dangerous eruption is still imminent, thus
Alert Level 3 remains. This
is according to Phivolcs resident volcanologist Eduardo
Laguerta. Some evacuees
were sent home last week,
yet residents living within
the 6-kilometer danger zone
have to stay in the evacuation centers. The same is

Photos by jun collantes

also true with the animals


evacuated in the animal
pooling centers.
Based on the reports submitted by the Local Government Units (LGUs) in Albay,
the total agricultural area,
within the 6-8 kilometer danger zone (including the Cities
of Legazpi, Ligao and Tabaco;
Municipalities of Malilipot,
Sto. Domingo, Daraga, Camalig and Guinobatan) that could
be affected by ashfall and lava
flows is estimated at 4,878.66

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for most of the


families living around the slopes of Mayon volcano. With the
uncertain condition of the majestic Mayon, many families

were displaced, livelihoods abandoned, and properties


reportedly being damaged by frequent earthquakes
occurring around the 6-8 kilometer danger zones.

Dr. Cedric D. Daep, Department Head of Albay Public


Safety and Emergency Management Office discussed
farmers Preparedness in Times of Calamities/Disasters
including Recovery and Rehabilitation Process. Bottom
photo shows Corazon Realubit, OIC of the Philippine Crops
Insurance Corporations (PCIC) discussed the protection
benefits provided to the farmers and fisherfolks for any of
the following types of insurance: crop, livestock, fisheries,
and non-crop agricultural asset provided to farmers and
fisherfolk registered under the Registry System for Basic
Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA).

hectares. These mainly include rice (2,575.88 hectares),


corn (1,487 hectares) and
high value commercial crops
(815.78 hectares).
In support to the efforts of
the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Albay
in reducing the losses in livelihood of farmers in the vulnerable areas, the Department
of Agriculture RFO-5 Task
Force Mayon led by DA Bicol
Regional Executive Director
Abelardo R. Bragas, coordinated with the PLGU to provide the necessary interventions to the affected families.
In his report to DA Undersecretary for Operations Emerson Palad, Director Bragas
cited a total of P1,319,430
worth of interventions that
were extended to the province
of Albay as of this writing.
These included drugs and

and Baadero Animal Pooling Center in Daraga; San


Vicente and Buang Animal
Evacuation Center in Tabaco
City; Tambo Animal Evacuation Center in Ligao City;
LPPTC Animal Evacuation
Center in Malinao; San Jose
Animal Evacuation Center in
Malilipot, Mauraro Evacuation Center in Guinobatan;
San Isidro, San Fernando, Sta.
Misericordia and Fidel Surtida
Animal Pooling Center in Sto.
Domingo; and the Sagip Center for Livestock at the DA operated Albay Breeding Station
in Camalig.
Dr. Elsa Maranan, Superintendent of Albay Breeding
Station (ABS) said that they
have started evacuating livestock to the ABS Sagip Center
for Livestock since Septem-

The Department of Agriculture in Bicol also turned over two (2)


handtractors, two (2) palay threshers, 20 bags corn seeds, 60
bags palay seeds, 100 packets vegetable seeds and raffled off

10 sets of garden tools during the forum. Photo shows Ako Bicol
partylist Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe and Rep Christofer Co with the
recipients of handtractors with trailer and palay threshers.

Initially, two (2) batches of training on Karagumoy Basket,


Bag and Box Making were conducted last November
4-5 and November 6-7 at Cabangan Elementary School
in Cabangan, Guinobatan, Albay and barangay hall
of Alcala in Daraga, Albay. Karagumoy is an endemic
plant in Bicol and is ideal for banig and basket

weaving due to its long fibrous leaves. The bags and


boxes produced by the trainees will be bought by DA
RFO-5 as containers for program souvenirs and training
kits/reference materials that will be distributed in the
forthcoming Agricultural Extension Workers Congress
on November 27, 2014.

Farmers Forum On DRR

biologics such as dewormers,


antibiotics, vitamins, mineral blocks and supplements
(P212,245.00); various paraphernalia such as ropes, water
drums, rubber gloves, face
masks, rubber boots, bolo and
brush cutter (P71,105.00).
These were distributed in the
animal pooling centers in the
municipalities of Daraga, Tabaco City and Malilipot. Other drugs and biologics were
provided to the Albay Breeding Station and Office of the
Provincial Agriculturist for
buffer-stocking.
The Mayon Evacuation
Animal Team (MEAT) reported that as of October 27,
there were already fifteen (15)
animal pooling centers housing 6,243 animals of different species. The designated
evacuation centers are the
following: Mi-isi, Matnog

ber 21, barely a week after


the Mayon volcano began
to spew out white smoke and
some lava.
It could be recalled that in
October, Director Bragas created the DARFO 5 Task Force
Mayon in response to the call
from Agriculture Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala to instigate
measures to cushion potential
impact of Mayon in case of
eruption. He also immediately
sent two (2) trucks to serve as
hauling vehicle in the Albay
Experiment Station (Tabaco
City) and Albay Breeding Station (Camalig) in case there is
a necessity to evacuate both
office equipment and personnel in the said stations.
Likewise, the DA 5 banner programs also provided
(Turn to page 6)

Animals evacuated at the Sagip Center for Livestock in


the Albay Breeding Station in Camalig, Albay. Photo below
shows staff of Albay Breeding Station bringing feeds to
the animals through cut and carry.

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