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VOL. XXVI, NO. 10 BICOL REGION, PHILIPPINES OCTOBER 14 - 20, 2018 P5.00
Consumer Rights
this early is being managed to develop and and Mrs. Pura Robredo Vil-
raised as possible raise his small poultry and lafuerte, a long-time teacher
disqualification issue. swine business to becoming and principal at the Cama-
Ochoa’s team include one of the top producers in rines Sur National High
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
Rosamia King as his Vice rial and the region, Magtuto is vy- School. His mother is also
Mayoralty candidate, Felix Vice Gu- ing for a seat in Congress as the sister of former governor
NAGA CITY – Placing ucts but also in raising their Abano, William Carlo Avila, bernato- fourth district representa- and congressman Luis Villa-
primordial concern in the vigilance in scrutinizing coun- Nestor Dalida, Elisa Llovit, rial po- tive challenging one of the fuerte.
education of the consumers, terfeit and unsafe products. Apolonio Panong, Michelle sitions oldest political scions in the “Kan nagpaaram ako sa
the Department of Trade “We acknowledge the vi- Ocan, Ronnie Va- w i t h province—the Fuentebel- mga magurang ko, si Mama
and Industry (DTI) Cama- tal role of the agencies who lencia and Nelson d i s - las. Asked to describe him- an sabi sakuya, dai ko pa-
rines Sur provincial office, are with us as members of the Zabala as his Coun- missed self, Magtuto identifies the graoton an pangaran kan
engaged its stakeholders in Consumer Network. We are cilors. Gov- importance sincerity, deter- Villafuerte-Magtuto mantang
an activity dubbed “Con- also consumers so we are also Noel “Ahlong” Ong is ernor mination and decisiveness si Papa man nagpatanid na
sumer Forum with Con- concerned about the safety running as independent for Edgardo Tallado and Jonah as his key virtues which for tultulon an serbisyo kan patu-
sumer Groups” held Oct. our family members. More so, Vice Mayor. Pimentel who replaced him. him should be the mark of big asin kuryente ta magayon
4, Thursday at the Jamora we entertain customer’s com- In the provincial level, Observers, however, say true leader. “Kaipuhan kan man nanggad kun an pamilya
Hall, Villa Caceres Hotel, plaints since consumer protec- Catherine Barcelona Reyes there is a possibility that Tal- Partido, nin lider na sin- nagkakarakan na may mali-
here. tion is one of the top mandate and Ricarte “Dong” Padilla lado will be disqualified as the cero, determinado asin de- wanag na ilaw. Makamundo
DTI Camarines Sur Con- of DTI and our partner agen- will contest the Gubernato- (Turn to page 8) sidido. ” So come October (Turn to page 9)
sumer Division Chief Maria cies, Arbo expounded.
Theresa Arbo explained that The forum is being done as
the forum endeavors to con-
tinuously update the consum-
part of the Consumer Month
celebration this Oct. with the
DA-Bicol’s Gulayan sa Paaralan Program revived
ers with the vital information theme “Making Digital Mar-
regarding their rights. This ketplaces Fairer.” By SALLY ATENTO-ALTEA who came to school hungry into agriculture. said.
is also to ensure not just their “Although our theme are not productive.” “We also want our chil- Christopher Dalaguit, DA
safety in using various prod- (Turn to page 8) LEGAZPI CITY – A to- Rodriguez said the GPP is dren to appreciate agriculture 5’s development officer, said
tal of 725 public schools in envisioned not only to solve since the average age of our the school-based program is
Albay will establish vegeta- malnutrition but also entice farmers is 58-59 years old. a step forward in strength-
ble gardens under the Gu- the younger generation to go That’s how old they are,” she ening the agriculture sector
layan sa Paaralan Program in the province of Albay, in
(GPP) of the Department of particular, and in the region,
Agriculture in Bicol (DA 5). in general.
“The GPP aims to reduce “I am hoping that the
malnutrition among our GPP will encourage the pub-
school children,” DA 5 Pro- lic especially the youth to
gram Coordinator and Field learn vegetable farming and
(SAA/PIA 5/Albay/DA 5)
Operations Head Mary Grace soil cultivation. I pray that
Rodriguez said, explaining through the efforts of local
CONSUMERS FORUM (JRM-PIA5/Camarines Sur)
the rationale for the agency’s officials, authorities and the
Participants of the Consumernet Forum with Consumer relaunch of basic agricul- public, this event will lead to
Groups in a photo ops with the Resource Speakers and
ture to elementary and high GULAYAN SA PAARALAN the success of the agriculture
organizers of the activity, the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI)-Camarines Sur with the Department of Agriculture (DA) school students. “Even the Public school teachers in Albay receive vegetable seeds, sector,” he said.
RO5, October 4, 2018, Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City. teachers know that children trays and fertilizers for their campus vegetable gardens. (Turn to page 8)
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BIKOL REPORTER OPINION OCTOBER 14 - 20, 2018
THE MACR
(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co., the international anti-money laundering vicemen and road-users are band-
CPAs-DFK International – is past chair standards. AMLC executive director ing together to hold in abeyance the
of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA Mel George Racela said officials from next imposition of the excise tax and
past president and Hall-of-Famer, the Sydney-based Asia-Pacific Group VAT on fuel Proper amendment of
Certainly, the murder of a Pio Duran and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement on Money Laundering (APGML) will be TRAIN Law is needed to legalize the
teacher by a 17-year old student, will likely Awardee). in the country from Nov. 15 to 28, 2018 deferment.
raise anew the call to lower the age of T-BILL RATES RISING: Treasury to conduct a “mutual evaluation.” “OLD SAKRISTANS”: The once
bill rates went up across the board due If again we fail this mutual evalu- young altar boys of the Paete (Lagu-
criminal responsibility of children.
to strong demand from investors, ac- ation there will be limits as to the na) Catholic church will hold a Mini-
This is so because the elements to stoke cording to Bureau of Treasury. During amount of our cross border transac- Reunion on October 21st at Max’s
an outrage, like the fact that the victim is the latest auction, the BTr successfully tions and there may be, for covered Restaurant in Makati (Glorietta 3).
a teacher and the culprit is a student, are raised P4B from the sale of 91-day T- persons of FATF members imposed Their special guest is their parish
Bills at an average rate of 4.404%. restrictions as to allowed transactions priest Rev. Fr. James Thomas Ferry,
present in this case which the old people
This was 85.5 basis points higher than and charges, additional fees, director hold-over head of the Maryknoll Mis-
used to describe as the reign of the “diyos the 3.549% last September. Total ten- Racela told the Senate finance sub- sion in the country. He is now 93
aki,” a metaphor for an overturn of authority. ders reached P6.086B higher than the committee chaired by Sen. Sonny years old and still presiding masses
In Congress, House Bill No. 2 has been P4B offer size. The auction committee Angara.. APGML is the regional body in Makati and Quezon City parish-
introduced to reduce the Minimum Age for capped the rate for 182-day T-bills, tasked By the FATF to monitor the es. The gathering will be welcome
bringing awarded bids to just P3.548B. anti-money laundering system in the party for one Balikbayan “Original
Criminal Responsibility (MACR) of children Despite this, the average interest Philippines and other countries. Knights”, CPA Alfredo Cagayat from
from 15 to 9 years old. This in effect, restores rate fetched by the securities still rose EXCISE TAX AND INFLATION: Long Island - New York.
what R.A. 9344 or the Juvenile Justice Law by 47.8 basis points to 5.206% re- VP Leni Robredo believes inflation is Fr. Ferry is known as the discipli-
changed in 2016, i.e. seventy years after corded in the previous auction. Lastly, fuelled in part by the excise taxes on narian coach of the youngsters cham-
the old Revised Penal Code pegged the age P6B worth of 364-day debt notes were petroleum products under the TRAIN pion juniors team in Paete, Laguna.
threshold of criminal liability. The authors also successfully awarded at aver- law which was implemented January They parted ways as they grew older
age rate of 5.883%, 23.5 basis points 2018. It added P2.65 excise tax/liter –with four becoming CPAs, one Doc-
argue that child offenders are “pampered,”
higher than last week. Healthy demand to the pump price of gasoline plus tor (Humanities), one bone surgeon,
i.e. they get away from criminal liability met the auction, with the total tenders P0.32/liter VAT for a total of P2.97/ one civil engineer, one book author,
because of the age limit. reaching P8.102 billion. Natl. Treasurer liter. For diesel, P2.50 was added as and one lawyer! One architect col-
At the Senate, it is Senate President Rosalia de Leon said they decided to excise tax/liter plus P0.30 VAT or a to- league. and one design engineer, a
cut the accepted bids for 182-day T- tal of P2.80 / liter. Diesel used to be priest and one Manila Times editor
Vicente Sotto III himself who is pushing for
bills to temper interest rates. (Signs free of VAT and excise tax. passed away some years back Their
the reduction. are clear – the era of low interest rates TRIN also imposed excise and parish priest and mentor is proud to
Oppositors, however, say that the MACR is now gone!). VAT on aviation fuel, kerosene, fuel have instilled in their young hearts
is a “shortsighted solution that will mostly MONEY LAUNDERING LAW: The oil, liquefied petroleum gas and auto and minds love for others, persever-
affect the children of the poor.” Philippines is at risk of being slapped LPG. The second tranche of excise ance and godly ambitions.
with sanctions if it fails the coming re- tax on fuel can be suspended should PROVERB: An ungodly witness
This argument is propped by a Philippine view by the Financial Action Task Force prices of Dubai crude reach $80/bar- scorns judgment, and the mouth of
National Police report that juvenile crime (FATF) of the country’s compliance with rel. Politicians and even transport ser- the wicked devours inequity.
consist only 1.72% of the total crimes
committed in the country; and these are
mostly petty theft which are linked with
poverty.
Part 1 - Rural Poverty, how FROM
PLANET
The Philippine Association of
Pscyhologists in 2016 also said that “children
to make Development Work KRYPTON
R.R BALDEMOR
and adolescent differ significantly in terms Most of my work has been on in the areas where they live. Surplus Government purchase subsidies do
of decision making, in the propensity to community-based training projects production by the rural folks does not not reach the rural communities.
engage in risky behavior, impulse control, for poor target groups and their result into increased incomes and -------------------------------------
identity development and overall maturity.” forgotten communities. The poverty generation of savings. Whatever added Attempts to solve this have not
that I discovered is both material and value is generated by their agricultural worked. The reason behind this
Others argue that jails are not the place psychological from the eyes of the poor, activities, forest work, or seafaring is the “System” – the presence of
for children, given that they are in effect but it can be solved if only we would ventures, is being sucked by urban- a strong and closed structure of
“schools for crime.” Once, they are jailed, do things “out of the box” – programme based middlemen and moneylenders ownership of financial capital and
children will be educated on the ways of the assistance that are compatible to who make and keep the profit for market systems. This structure is
criminals; they say. their productive and management themselves leaving the poor in the fortified by government rules and
capacities, programmes that are cycle of hard work and destitution. regulations, and exacerbated by the
In “My Heart Leaps Up,” William anchored on their empowerment. ------------------------------------- absence of political will that could
Wordsworth wrote of the Child being “the -------------------------------------- In the rural areas, private investment give more opportunities for the
Father of the Man.” Contrary to theories the fruits of is non-existent as a result of very low poor to participate and to compete.
development do not trickle down to consumer demand and spending Development planners assumed
If we follow Sotto et.al, we seem to be the rural communities. In the land of capacity. Household needs are simple, that the poor must, and can live
pointing at a future where the Child becomes the poor, macro-economic policies meager, and most of the times are within such “System”. When it does
the sacrificial lamb for the sins of the father. simply do not apply. The re-distributive being satisfied only by customary not happen the poor are blamed
theories of the free market economy friendly and family sharing and for being poor in a society that
do not automatically work for the indigenous cooperative undertakings. guarantees “freedom” in the pursuit
larger mass of people in the villages Livelihood and enterprise activities of one’s future – and so the poor
because of the absence of commercial are highly informal and seasonal. are considered burden to society
scales of production, distribution, and Capital is generated internally through rather than as partners in national
consumption of goods and services traditional sources and social relations. development.
It is a fact that the secret to success is all about good parent- Here are some tips to make life a balancing act:
ing according to some Professionals from various fields. That is 1. Be aware of yourself, your career, and parental concerns.
certainly based on testimonies and personal experiences they 2. Take note of your life’s goals achieving plan.
have. Having good parents that created pleasant memories in ev- 3. Perform well but expect less.
ery stages of a child’s life have better chances of building happy 4. Prepare a schedule intended for work and family concerns.
home life, a successful career, and later peaceful and progressive 5. Shower love and care to all persons around you.
community. Thus, no matter how busy we are as professionals, 6. Make joy, laughter, and humor a way of life.
let’s bear in mind that we should make a difference not just in our 7. Be an “angry SMART” not an “angry Dumb” if needed.
chosen field but as a parent as well to our children. 8. Nurture good relationship with the Lord.
illegal gamblers
Philippine National Standard
for Pineapple in the province. environment. Through these
If the PNS will be strictly im- films, they will be inspired
plemented in this province, to do something good for the
farmers will get more than environment. We hope they By CONNIE CALIPAY operations resulted in 787
P20,000 increase in their an- will share the lessons they cases filed in court and net-
nual income, said Dr. Maria learned from the films and in- LEGAZPI CITY -- The ted PHP404,846 in total bet
Cristina Azuelo, the leader fluence others to protect our Philippine National Police money.
of the study. At the current natural wealth,” Claire Hari- (PNP) in Bicol arrested a "Police Regional Office 5
practice of the farmers where ri, SM spokesperson, said in total of 2,701 individuals regional director Chief Supt.
there is no grading of the fruit an interview. in various anti-illegal gam- Atty Arnel Escobal strides
in the straight buying scheme Shown to the students bling operations conducted up in pursuit of the campaign
of pineapple, there are only during the Green Film Festi- from January to September and will continue to intensify
In the photo are (L-R) Small Business Corporation Treasury 2 standards – the “Good” val were documentaries and this year, the Police Region- the conduct of anti-illegal
Group Head Juliet Calimlim, VP of Small Business Corporation pegged at P6.00/piece and other videos promoting en- al Office 5 (PRO5) said. gambling operations in the
Melvin E. Abanto, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, CARD MRI vironmental responsibilities,
the “Out” which command PNP-Bicol spokesper- region," she said.
Founder and Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip,
a very low P1.00. If the said solid waste management and son Chief Insp. Maria Luisa Data obtained showed that
CARD MRI Managing Director Flordeliza Sarmiento, CARD, Inc
Executive Director Jocelyn Dequito, and CARD MRI Director ordinance will be approved stories about various protect- Calubaquib said in an in- Albay recorded 493; Cama-
for RMU, Partnerships, and IG Jean Pauline B. Landicho. there will be six grades of ed areas in the country. terview on Monday that the (Turn to page 8)
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For many people in the Magtuto. than 100 families are now mation Unit
fourth district, this decision As he officially begins his employed in the resort. In the
of Magtuto to seek for pub- campaign, Magtuto who has long run, despite the odds and
lic office is considered to be launched his call for a “Sa- difficulties, the results are fa-
a wise and inspired choice as rong Pagkakataon sa Tamang vorable because for Magtuto,
many people in Partido area Panahon” seeks to draw new all pro-environment policies
have been clamoring for a agenda and programs for are pro-people. In Caramoan
new representation in Con- the fourth district especially today, one sees the faster re-
gress. that the Partido Develop- sult in the restoration of the
“Kan ako nagpuon kan ment Authority has just been coral reefs as they are em-
sakuyang negosyo digdi sa abolished by the Malacañang ploying the latest available
Caramoan, nahiling man kan Palace. technology that can hasten
mga tawo an pagbabagong “Makamundo na dai ta the regeneration of these fish
dara kan tultol nyamong kayang atubangon an totoo and marine sanctuaries. Mag-
padalagan. Dakul an nag- sa PDA. Haloy na ining tuto believes that this best
katrabaho asin orog pang lugi, sala asin mandata an practice can be replicated in
nabisto an Partido bako sana nangyaring pagpadalagan sa the whole archipelago where
sa bilog na nasyon kundi man PDA. Patunay man ini kan majority of our corals are un-
sa enterong kinaban. Siguro kabapabayaan kan mga na- der threat.
dahil kaiyan, kaya nagpuon katukaw sa puwesto.” With a template for good
na magdulok sakuya an mga Magtuto believes that his governance and participatory
lider sa distrito asin inalok experience as key player in representation and sustain-
ako kan saindang suporta na the business and tourism in- able environment-friendly
kun ako madalagan, sinda dustry and his commitment projects for agriculture and
masurog sakuya ta pagal na- to work for the environment livelihood and total reforms
man nanggad sinda sa labing are his strong points which in the district, Magtuto be-
sanggatos na taon na pagpa- he thinks would contribute to lieves that his leadership will
pabaya…” quipped Magtuto. crafting local programs and signal a new beginning in the
Inspired by the vote of bills that would improve the Partido.
confidence the successful quality of lives of his constit- “Gusto nyamong mag-
businessman has received uents. In fact, when Magtuto gibo nin sarong template nin
from the incumbent mayors started to build the Tugawe marahay na padalagan para
of Tinambac, Siruma, San Cove Resort in Caramoan, maging aarogan kan gabos
Jose, Caramoan, Goa and the seven years ago, he imme- na Filipino…gusto nyamong
many local leaders in Sag- diately sought the support maggibo nin Bagong Par-
ñay, Lagonoy, Presentacion, of the Reefs for Life, an in- tido. An Bagong Partido na
Garchitorena and Tigaon (the ternational/non-government magiging pangarogan nin
bailiwick of the Fuentebel- organization that seeks the marahay na serbisyo asin
las), he decided to run despite protection and development tultol na program sa agri-
recognizing the enormous of marine life particularly the kultura, may pangkabuhay-
challenges that lay ahead. coral sanctauries. The Cara- an asin reporma tanganing
“Masakit na kalaban sinda moan situation was difficult maging mauswag an satuy-
Tio Noli, garo ini David and and challenging but Magtuto ang distrito…”
Goliath, asin pagmati ko ako did not easily give up on his “But if one wants change,
an David digdi na nagha- fellow Caramoanons. He em- one must change his heart
hagad nin sarong pagkakata- ployed most of the fishermen first.” Magtuto added while
on laban sa sanggatos na taon and farmers in the areas as pointing the printed heart on
na saindang binabandera. boatmen and tourist guides his campaign shirt.