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VOL. XXI, NO. 44 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2014 P5.00
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DA turns over P56M
rice processing
center in Buhi
NEW RICE PROCESSING CENTER
Director Abelardo R. Bragas, addressing the farmers who attended the turnover ceremonies
of the Rice Processing Center facility (top photo) which is equipped with a multi-pass rice
mill (2nd right photo) and can store palay (3rd photo, left). Also present during the occasion
were (L-R) Dr. Ellen delos Santos, RTD for Operations and Extension; SAFIMCO chairman
Loreto Cenita; Engr. Don David Julian of PhilMech; Bgy. Captain Edito Lleno; and Mun.
Agriculturist Edgar Collao.
BUHI, CAM. SUR
The Department of Ag-
riculture turned over
a newly constructed
Rice Processing Cen-
ter (RPC 1) building to
the San Antonio Farm-
ers Irrigators Multi-
Purpose Cooperative
(SAFIMCO). DA-Bi-
col OIC-Regional Ex-
ecutive Director, Engr.
Abelardo R. Bragas
turned over the P56M
worth facility to the
SAFIMCO offcers led
by its chairman Loreto
B. Cenita.
SAVINGS PROGRAM
Daet Mayor Tito Sarion recently signed a Memorandum of
Agreement with the Social Security System for the latters
AlkanSSSya ng Bayan. The signing ceremony and launch
was held at the Daet Elevated Town Plaza.
The building with a foor
area of 300 sq. meters is
equipped with a multi-pass
rice mill (double pass; 1 ton/
hr. milling capacity). It will
also serve as a warehouse
where farmers can store
their palay especially dur-
ing rainy season. The fa-
cility located about 13 km.
from Buhi town proper will
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BIKOL REPORTER 2
JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2014 OPINION
OPINIONS
UNLIMITED
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
The Phl Gross Domestic Product is
predicted to grow by 6.5% to 7.5% this
year, and half percentage additions for the
next two years. Infation was estimated
at 3% to 5% (2014) and down to 2% 5o
4% (2015). Opinions Unlimited consider
this as overly optimistic considering the
prices (now) of sensitive commodities like
rice, oil, four, sugar, some vegetables
and even power supply. Let us pray that
all these price escalations will soon slow
down.
DEBT SERVICE: Phl continues to
reduce foreign debt servicing with
end-March fgures at US$1.538 billion
37% lower than same period last year
(US$2.454 billion). BSP says the FX debt
servicing has been manageable with
interest payments last quarter of only
$809 million. The external debt service
ratio (total principal + interest payments
over total exports of goods and services
and primary income) improved to 6.5% in
March (vs. 8% in 2013).
The total foreign debt is equivalent to
21.5% of Phl GDP, improving from 22.8%
If the present Congress wants to redeem its
not so sterling record and performance, then it
should pass the anti-dynasty bill now.
As of now, at least three such bills had been
fled in the Senate, two by Sen. Miriam Defensor
Santiago and one, by Sen. J.V. Ejercito. Sen.
Aquilino Pimentel III, chair of the Committee on
Electoral Reforms and Peoples Participation,
said he would draft a new version that would
consolidate the three bills.
The House of Representative for its part is
now tackling its own version before submitting
it to the plenary.
There is no reason why Congress cannot
agree to its eventual passage.
For one, the 1987 Constitution leaves to it the
passage of an enabling anti-political dynasty
law.
Surely, members of the legislative branch who
belong to political dynasties will not support it.
Yet, our contemporary political history will not
be at their side.
With the on-going pork barrel scandal
hounding and haunting it, Congress as
an institution cannot just ignore the rising
consciousness and involvement of the people
on how the government is being run.
Thanks to the new media which is helping this
widespread dissemination and debate.
Surely, millions have witnessed and noted how
on the arraignment of Sen. Bong Revilla he was
accompanied by his wife, Rep. Lanie Mercado,
and one of his sons who is a Cavite provincial
elected offcial a clear example of a political
dynasty.
And look, where one of its members was
going.
Of late, news about the over-the-bakod jump
of local politicians to the ruling party, i.e. Liberal,
merited a space in a weekly.
This is a signal of the political butterfy
season. Clearly, when the wind blows from
Malacanang, monarch political butterfies start
their migration.
This is one reason why the anti-political
dynasty bill should be passed now.
It should change our political environment by
leveling the playing feld which is monopolized by
this political butterfies. Besides, several studies
have shown how poverty and underdevelopment
have a one-to-one symbiotic relationship with
political dynasties. They keep the people poor
so they remain in power. So why should we let
them remain in power then? Ano kita kapay?
last year. Our external debts are
predominantly medium to long-term-
with average maturity of 20.1 years.
BSP keeps foreign debt manageable
by setting borrowing caps (US$5
billion this year), resulting in lower
debt level. This means more domestic
borrowings will continue to be tapped
by government which should raise
interest rates a bit higher.
PDAF SCAM: This national
preoccupation has put government
planning on scary zigzag trying to avoid
public outcry. P-Noys administration
stands to lose credibility, more so its
tuwid na daan crusade. The imputed
charges against three cabinet members
including the controller (DBM) of the
purse give our people the impression
that Malacanang is neither effcient nor
effective in organization and fnancial
management.
The president is no longer running
(he cannot) for re-election. But he
remains the captain of his political
party so his partymates will have
to carry the brunt of public outrage.
Anytime soon - potential bets from the
opposition (and even present allies
of the administration) will throw their
hats in the political ring. That will be
followed by continuing attacks on
the supposed economic gains of the
administration. Indeed, if we are that
prosperous why are our poor now
poorer than before?
WISDOM: Serving our Lord
is a serious endeavor. He does
not accept half-hearted devotion,
actions.
(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).
TRADE TARGETS: The Inter-agency
Development Budget Coordination
Committee has set upwards Phls trade
targets (including peso rate assumptions)
on expected higher imports. The
main bases are our huge government
infrastructure projects. GDP growth and
other macroeconomic projections were
retained by the planning agency (DBCC)
composed of the Executive Secretary,
BSP, DBM, Finance, and NEDA.
Our economic managers are now
looking at 9% growth in imports this year
which is a much faster pace than their
previous assumption of 6%. For next
year, they raised the target from 7% to
10% - and for 2016 from 9 % t 12%.
NEDAs assumptions are anchored on
the many government infrastructure
projects from which economic momentum
is expected. Increase of exports however
is projected to remain at 6%, 8% and
10% for the next three years.
PESO RATE: There is a bit of
adjustment to as regards the exchange
rate of the Phl peso vis--vis the US dollar.
From the previous P41 to P44 assumption,
the new exchange rate was raised to P42
to P45, since the importations will tend to
increase FX outfows even as infows are
stable with exports just at the same level
last year. The exchange rate can also be
affected by the continuing recovery of the
US- EU economies that will buoy up dollar
and euro values.
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP). Many benefciaries
of CARP in the province have also sold
their lands instead of planting.
*****
The Tempo dated June 28, 2014
reported that Sen. Juan Edgardo
Sonny Angara urged President
Aquino to let the government recruit ffty
thousand (50,000) policemen to address
the increasing crime incidents in the
country. He added that the President
should announce the massive policemen
recruitment program in his second to the
last State of the Nation Address (SONA).
He said that the current population of 100
million, the country needs about 200,000
policemen, but the authorized uniformed
personnel ceiling of the PNP is only
around 151,410. It will be a comforting
message to the nation that more men are
being suited up to roll back crime.
This idea of Sen. Sonny Angara to
address the criminality in the country
and to strengthen the Philippine National
Police force is good. However, this is not
the only thing that the government can
do. Law-abiding citizens with licenses
frearms can help to fght criminality
but a government policy prevents them
from carrying their frearms outside their
homes because they are unarmed and
cannot fght the criminals like the hold-
uppers, rapists, carnappers, criminals
riding in tandem, etc. There is no
policeman guarding every citizen. It
would help if the government would
allow law-abiding citizens to protect
their lives and their properties by
removing this restriction.
*****
In a press statement, Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines
President Socrates Villegas said, I
wish to inform the public that the CBCP
has never demanded a public apology
of those indicted in connection with
the PDAF issue. It is for the judiciary
to determine guilt or innocence on the
basis of law and evidence. The CBCP
prays that justice be our common goal
and conversion our common endeavor.
I ask the public not to confused the
personal opinion of individual bishops
with that of the CBCP.
This statement of Archbishop
Socrates Villegas shows he is
a right-thinking shepherd of the
Catholic Church. He understands
the function of the judiciary. Only
the courts can declare an accused
guilty or not guilty after a fair trial.
That is the reason why we have
courts of justice.
I agree with Archbishop Villegas
that justice should be our common
goal. Those who would be found
guilty should be punished. If they are
found not guilty, they should be treated
accordingly.
I am not in favor of selective justice.
All the ffteen or sixteen senators in the
list of Janet Lim Napoles and or those
in the list given by the husband of Janet
Napoles to Rehabilitation Czar Panflo
Lacson should also be charged in court
even if they are allies of the President.
There should be equal application
of the law on everybody. Those in
the opposition and those with the
administration should be treated alike.
As far as I can remember, our
country never had a garlic shortage.
Rice shortage, yes. We had milk, corn,
chicken, pork and beef shortage, we
had it. In fact, we are still importing
these items. What Im trying to say is
that the government should encourage
the people to produce these things in
suffcient quantity and even more. The
Department of Agriculture should lead in
this direction. Because of the shortage,
garlic now costs P300 to P400 pesos a
kilo when it used to be P80 to P100, and
it even comes from China.
The government has so much money.
Just yesterday, it was reported that the
government has an P11 billion budget
surplus. The government should spend
the money now not later to help the
people in the agriculture sector where the
poverty rate is high and at the same time
boost our economy. Every household
needs this product in cooking their food.
Garlic reminds me of my late brother
in law, Rogelio B. Peones, who was
a public school teacher in Sipocot,
Camarines Sur. There was a time he
brought a roll of garlic to us here in
Naga and I was pleasantly surprised
to know from him that the garlic was a
product from Sipocot. So, our soil here
in the province and maybe in the whole
region is suitable for planting garlic. We,
Bicolanos, should start planting it and stop
buying the smuggled garlic from China.
We should patronize Philippine products
and help our farmers. If Baguio planters
can serve northern and central Luzon
with their agricultural product, we in Bicol
can do the same for Southern Luzon and
the Bicol region. God has blessed the
Philippines with lands and fertile soil. We
only need to make it productive.
The truth is that many landowners are
not investing in agriculture. They say why
should they invest time, money and effort
in developing their lands if it will just be
taken away by the government through
Garlic Shortage, Sen. Angara urges the President
to recruit 50,000 Policemen & CBCP Pres. Statement
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Illegal logging, wildlife cases data now automated - DENR
P-Noy okays EC
benefts increase
President Benigno S.
Aquino recently approved
the increase of Employees
Compensation Funeral
Beneft from P10,000 to
P20,000 for both the em-
ployees in the private and
public sectors and 10%
across-the-board increase
in EC pension for all EC
permanent partial disabili-
ty, permanent total disabili-
ty and survivorship pension
in the private sector under
Executive Order No. 167.
Labor and Employment
Secretary and Chair of the
ECC Board Rosalinda Di-
mapilis-Baldoz explained
that the EO, approved on 26
May 2014, is based on the ac-
tuarial studies conducted by
the Social Security System
Automation of data in
illegal logging and wild-
life cases has begun. It is
the latest anti-corruption
measure being undertaken
by the Department of En-
vironment and Natural
Resources (DENR) as it
embarks on the so-called
e-fling and monitoring
system for illegal logging
and wildlife cases. E-fling
logging and wildlife cases
can be recorded, updated,
stored, and retrieved in an
organized and transparent
manner it may be accessed
by offcials and lawyers
who have an approved ac-
count that is protected by
unique authentication.
E-FMS on illegal logging
Speaking before seven
regions: National Capital
Region, Region IVA (Cala-
barzon), IVB (Mimaropa), 5
(Bicol), 6 (Western Visayas),
7(Central Visayas), and 8
(Eastern Visayas), Assistant
Secretary Daniel Darius M.
Nicer of the DENR Internal
Audit and Anti-Corruption
Offce explains this new sys-
tem does four things: immedi-
ate reporting of apprehension
using the data system devoted
to reports in illegal logging
and wildlife; evading po-
litical interventions and pres-
sures by interest groups; the
transaction is paper-less; and
the judiciary is allowed access
to facts of the case that may
help expedite hearing.
The current system being
adopted now in most DENR
feld offces is a manual fl-
ing system wherein all data
are manually stored and re-
ports are in hard copy. It has
it faws: duplication of re-
ports submitted to recipient
offces; lack of information
available online regarding
the cases fled; inconsistency
with the species name as feld
personnel often use only the
local names of forest or wild-
life species; lack of reporting,
monitoring, and transparency
in the release of confscated
products, tools, equipment,
and conveyances; and im-
proper processing of cases.
However, with the new sys-
tem, data is available 24 hours
of the day, seven days a week;
timely and accurate reports or
statistics are generated online;
queries on available informa-
tion such as total number of
cases, status of cases, volume
of forest products, number of
wildlife, among others. Field
offces could automatically
generate Apprehension Case
Numbers (ACN) online; and
monitoring of the progress
of cases may also be done by
units concerned including the
judiciary.
This system was piloted
in Region IVA in January 21,
2014. It is much like the da-
tabase Forestry Information
System (FIS) that covers most
DENR Forestry sector pro-
grams. This new system is fo-
cused on illegal logging cases.
Director Ric Enriquez of
DENR Human Resources De-
velopment Service (HRDS)
narrates how several units in
DENR worked together to
craft the module. Atty. Nicer
wrote the E-FMS Module,
partnered with Management
Information System Division,
Field Operations for imple-
mentation and with HRDS
which provided funds for the
learning course.
In 2009, corruption percep-
tion index of DENR among
business nationwide has sub-
stantially improved from -34
in 2009, the image of the
DENR has improved to +1 in
2012 owed to the anti-corrup-
tion measures undertaken by
various units of the agency.
ONLINE LOGGING CASES
RUBY M. MACASINAG
ASEC Daniel Nicer of DENR confers with personnel from IVA place while they encode entries
in their regions electronic fle information on apprehensions since January 1, 2014 to make
them available online.
and the Government Service
Insurance System.
The increase in benefts
will not have a signifcant ef-
fect on the SSS-managed and
GSIS-managed State Insur-
ance Fund, she said.
The EC SIF has the capa-
bility to fnance the increase
in funeral benefts for em-
ployees in both the private and
public sectors from P10,000
to P20,000 even without cor-
responding increase in the
EC contributions from the
employers, both private and
public, Baldoz clarifed.
Executive Director Stella
Zipagan-Banawis said that
ECC is continuously review-
ing policies to improve its
benefts. The funeral ben-
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and monitoring system
(E-FMS) on illegal logging
and wildlife cases is a web-
based application intended
to systematize the record-
ing and storage of illegal
logging and wildlife cases
fled in the DENR, Depart-
ment of Justice and courts
throughout the country.
With the E-FMS informa-
tion regarding anti-illegal
BIKOL REPORTER 4
JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2014
ETCETERA
INNER CHESS
BY J. HENRY DANICAN
The Never-Ending Appeal of Music
By AMELIA I. SADANG
EPS- MSEP/MAPEH
Division of City Schools
City of Iriga
Even as a child, I had already a fascination for music. It is
no wonder that I had a grand time in my college with my Music
subjects. (Read: I had good grades).
Music is a universal language. It knows no creed, no race, no
gender, no age. It is for everyone because music hath charms.
Music is likewise the language of the soul. Many claim that it is the
only artifcial thing (meaning, the only thing on earth) that can be
found in heaven. Picture the seraphim and the cherubim holding
their little lyre, their little harp, their little musical instruments and
playing them not just to their hearts content but to the satisfaction
of the saints in heaven. A baby responding to music is no different
as an old man does. That is the enormous appeal of music.
Music is everywhere, inv transport, in offces, in schools.
In hospitals. I bet but I thinks doctors doing operation in the
confnes of an operating room are better relaxed with music on.
Music is used in practically in all events of manat his birth, his
wedding, his death. Sing a lullaby to a crying baby and expect
him to stop crying. Serenade your lady love and in all likelihood,
you will your matamis na oo. Then, pick your theme song
the song that tells the story of your love, where does it begin?
Reminiscent of the theme song from the movie Love Story that
launched the career of Ali McGraw. When the Ghost, the movie
was shown everybody captured the beauty of a revival of an old
song Unchained Melody.
At any rate, listening to music is a skill. Many writers liken music
to wine. One may not enjoy it at the beginning but as experience
grows one fnds ones palate growing and more discerning.
The wonder of music is numerous. It is considered one of
the best expressions of humanity. It has been proven to have
changed situations, feelings and emotions. It provides pleasure.
One can change one dull moment to something truly meaningful.
It promotes dance. Dancing is simply impossible without music,
no matter how crude the music is played but provides the rhythm
and dancing can attain the grace it wishes to achieve and the
dancers can swing graciously with the music. Music encourages
refection. When Father Faller or Father Suarez does his healing
and the congregation sings softly, Come, Holy Spirit, what soul
is not in close refection with His Maker especially is he is with
ailment. Music provides relaxation. Because I am not exactly
very young anymore I feel a deep sense of nostalgia listening
to the songs of Frank Sinatra (in todays time, Michael Boubly)
or Spandau Ballet or Tears for Fears or Nat King Cole. And the
mighty songs of the great tenors, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido
Domingo and Jose Careras could fll the air with that deep
appreciation of their classical songs that are appreciated at all
times. This is not relegating the music of Mario Lanza and even
Maria Callas. Listening to these musical icons can be the most
relaxing moment in the life of someone who knows what really
good music is. Music incites anger. The street rallyists sing with
their brand kind of force to put down a dictator or to put an end
to tyranny. But most of all, music inspires joy. There is always
joy when one sings his favorite ditty like the kundiman of the
Philippines or the rock songs of Yano and Elvis Presley pushing
a listener to gyrate and and those of Michael Jackson that can
likewise move one to do a moonwalk.
There is no stopping music with its charms. Our children in
the elementary grades have all the time understanding our own
kind of music like Mutya ng Pasig now s alien to them and to the
Bicolano children, Sarung Banggi or Ay Nanay, Ay Tatay.
I would love to teach Music forever. It is the Music teacher
in me.
Usec Bernadette Romulo-Puyat with Cong. Wimpy Fuentebella and Mrs. Cueto at the
cacao plantation in Tigaon, Camarines Sur.
Usec. Puyat visits agri projects in Cam. Sur
Agriculture undersecre-
tary for Special Concerns,
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
took time from her hec-
tic schedule in Manila last
week and stayed for 3 days
in Camarines Sur visiting
agricultural projects and
interacting with various
womens groups and stake-
holders.
Puyat, who is also the Fo-
cal person of the DA Gen-
der and Development Focal
System interacted with over
30 women cacao processors
from Tigaon and Goa who
attended the Training on Fer-
mentation of Cacao Beans
held at Angelies Farm in
Goa. Said training was spon-
sored by the DA under the
High Value Crops Develop-
ment Program with invited
resource persons from the
CacaoPhil. She awarded
fermentation boxes and ca-
cao seedlings to the 8 rural
womens associations which
participated in the training.
Usec. Bernadette Puyat holds a gumihan fruit
Likewise, she inducted the
newly elected offcers of the
Kababaihang Magkakakaw
ng Goa headed by its presi-
dent, Adelia Magsino, 2nd
placer National Outstanding
Rural Women for 2013; and
the Tigaon Cacao Growers
Association headed by its
president, Jazmin Cueto.
Usec. Puyat also dropped
by and briefy interacted with
about 42 participants to the
Training on Pili Production
and Processing conducted
by the DA and the Agricul-
tural Training Institute at
the Jimmy Corderos Farm
in Caraycayon, Tigaon. She
was amazed with the outputs
of the participants which in-
cluded extracted pili pulp oil
and fashion novelties such as
bracelets, chokers and neck-
laces made from discarded
pili shells. She was also wel-
come there by Sangay mayor
Evelyn Fuentebella.
She also visited the di-
versifed farm of barangay
captain Lorenzo Cueto in ba-
rangay Cayaoyao also of Ti-
gaon. Of its total 16 hectares
area , 10 hectares are plant-
ed to 600 cacao trees (fruit
bearing) intercropped with
calamansi and 5 hectares are
being utilized for free for
vegetable production by 10
families of Agta-Tabangnon
Tribe . Usec. Puyat was
warmly welcomed and en-
tertained by the Cueto fam-
ily, the rural women and the
members of the tribal com-
munity who serenaded her
with their tribal music and
original local compositions.
She sampled the locally pro-
duced cacao- inspired prod-
ucts like chakoy with tablea
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beneft over 400 rice farmers
cultivating about 200 hectares
rice areas not only in Baran-
gay San Ramon but also the
adjacent barangays. The DA
has earlier provided SAFIM-
CO a fatbed dryer, a palay
shed and a multipurpose dry-
ing pavement.
The RCP1 is one of the fa-
cilities developed by the Phil-
ippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechani-
zation (PHilMech) which can
be availed of by farmers as-
sociation under the DA Rice
Mechanization Program. This
program aims to optimize the
use of modern technologies in
farming and offers machinery
and equipment that lessens
the drudgery of feld work
and lowers operational cost
and increases farmers yield
and income.
Dir. Bragas said that the
facility is a concrete proof
that the government through
the DA is responding and do-
ing something for its people
especially the farmers. He
appealed to the farmers to
continue supporting the pro-
DA TURNS OVER P56M RICE . . .
grams of the DA and to put
their trust and confdence in
the DA leadership especially
to secretary Alcala because he
is really sincere in helping the
farmers and alleviating the
agriculture sector.
The turn over ceremonies
was also attended by Dr. El-
ena B. de los Santos, DA,
RTD for Operations & Exten-
sion; Engr. Don David Julian
of PHilMech which is pro-
viding technical assistance to
the project; barangay captain
Edito Lleno and the barangay
council members, Engr. Nilda
Albao of the Regional Agri-
cultural Engineering Division
of DA; Edgar Collao, Munici-
pal Agriculturist and his staff;
Ceron Dakila of the Bureau of
Soils and Water Management
and other DA personnel.
SAFIMCO which has
some 428 members was
among the top 10 outstand-
ing Irrigators Associated rec-
ognized and awarded in the
2013 Rice Achievers Award-
ing ceremonies held last year
in Metro Manila. -Emily B.
Bordado
BIKOL REPORTER 5
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UNEP preps up personnel
FOR GOOD LUCK
Tarot reader & feng sui expert Master Hanz Cua recently
visited Daet which he predicted will continue to progress with
its Pinyasan Festival, which has the pineapple, a Chinese
symbol of good luck, as the focus of the celebration. Here
he is joined by Mayor Tito Sarion, his wife Connie, and Legal
Wife Director Rory Quintos.
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Anniversary Greetings to the BIKOL REPORTER!
From:
Engr. & Mrs. ANDREW B. OPEA
and Family
4th Street, Parkview Village, San Felipe, Naga City
To BIKOL REPORTER on its 21
st
year! Happy Anniversary!
Greetings from:
J-MARBELA CONSTRUCTION & SUPPLY
Owned by:
Engr. JERRY LUZ
Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City
We salute the BIKOL REPORTER
on its 21
st
year of community journalism.
To the Publisher & Staff - Mabuhay!
Department of Public Works & Highways
2
nd
Engineering District Offce
Baras, Canaman, Camarines Sur
Engr. SIMPLICIO Totoy GONZALES
District Engineer
Staff & Personnel
With the classes for the current semester now in full
swing, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP)
decided to refresh its personnel, both teaching and non-
teaching staff with the basic notes on their functions, duties
and responsibilities. This is to ensure that the paramount
goal of the school for a quality service will be achieved.
The orientation seminar
with the theme: Revisiting
the university was held at the
UNEP CCA Mini theatre over
the weekend. It endeavors to
remind the personnel on the
importance of maintaining
an educational system that is
pertinent and relevant to the
changing needs of its students
and is adaptive to the global
competition besetting the aca-
deme.
OIC Dean of Graduate
Studies Dr. Eleanor A. Osea,
CESO IV formally opened the
orientation by welcoming the
participants in its jam-packed
venue. After acknowledging
the participants, UNEP SPS
Coordinator Rhujan Felix Z.
Alfelor refreshed the attend-
ees with the vision, mission
and goal of the university.
Alfelor accentuated the
universitys desire to pursue
its objective that is the to-
tal development of human
person who shall be globally
competitive. This, he said will
be attained through effective
teaching and allowing the
community to thrive in an en-
vironment of learning.
UNEP VP For Adminis-
tration Hon. Emmanuel T.
Alfelor also presented the or-
ganizational structure of the
university before the attend-
ees while UNEP College of
Business Education (CBED)
Dean and Maritime Educa-
tion QMR Elmer H. Lolin dis-
cussed the Quality Manage-
ment System. Lolin also cited
the full implementation of the
Outcome-based education.
UNEP President Atty. Re-
melisa Alfelor-Moraleda also
discussed the Typology of
Higher Education Institution
during the morning ses-
sion and inspired everyone
with her presence during
the Presidents hour in the
afternoon.
To ensure that faculty and
staff and other university per-
sonnel are still well versed of
their functions and obligations,
Dr. Elena C. Praxides Gradu-
ate School faculty member
also discussed the duties and
responsibilities of the faculty
members while UNEP High
School Department Principal
Maria P. Dela Vega, MAEd
talked on the terms and condi-
tion of employment and fac-
ulty ranking and the conduct
of examination, including the
grading system.
UNEP Graduate Studies
Faculty Member Bernardita
Margate was tasked to dis-
cuss Classroom management
while the university auditor in
the person of Roger M. Biag
talked on the performance
incentives and benefts of the
employees.
BIKOL REPORTER 6
JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2014
NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT
DELFINO, EDGARDO P. June 3, 2014 1.
TUASON, NELLY C. June 4, 2014 2.
BALCUEVA, MARCELO M. June 7, 2014 3.
MOLL, FRANCISCA K. June 8, 2014 4.
ROSALES, LOURDES F. June 10, 2014 5.
MARTO, EMMA P. June 10, 2014 6.
BAARES SR., ROMULO G. June 15, 2014 7.
AMADOR, LOLITA DC. June 19, 2014 8.
IMPERIAL, JOSE F. June 24, 2014 9.
PRIETO, ADELINA O. June 28, 2014 10.
VILLANUEVA, LUCENA A. June 26, 2014 11.
LAYA, MOISES C June 27, 2014 12.
For JUNE
Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are
the surviving heirs of the late BIENVENIDO R.
NAPAY, JR. who died on February 26, 2014 at Milan,
Italy, with no known debts, left a parcel of land at
St. Jude Thaddeus Village 1, Concepcion Grande,
Naga City and a sums of money at the Land Bank
of the Philippines, Legazpi Branch, that pursuant to
Sec. 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court of the
Philippines, the Heirs with full legal capacity to contract
have agreed to adjudicate among themselves the said
properties as stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement
signed by the named heirs; as acknowledged before
Notary Public Atty. Edgar N. Carmona; Doc. No. 193,
Page No. 19, Book No. VII, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: June 22, 29; July 6, 2014
Anniversary Greetings to the BIKOL REPORTER!
From:
Engr. ROY L. GIANAN
and Family
Naga City & Pili, Camarines Sur
ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT
Civil Service Commission personnel from the regional offce confer with the Cam. Sur HRMO
personnel on the Level II accreditation of the province, one of 92 agencies in the region given such.
flling , choco crinkles, cup-
cakes, curros and others. She
was joined there by 4th dis-
trict representative Wimpy
Fuentebella.
As she is also the chairper-
son of the National Organic
Agriculture Board (NOAB)
, Usec. Puyat also visited or-
ganic farms in the province.
Among which is the organic
farm of Rosalinda Tan in
Cadlan, Pili. Tan is also en-
gaged in processing of pili
oil into cosmetic products
one of which is the pili-oil
based lipstick which is being
patronized and endorsed by
Usec. Puyat herself . Puyat
also brought along two pro-
spective buyers of fermented
cacao beans and pili prod-
ucts.
Another farm Usec Puyat
visited was the La Huerta
Farm in Baao, owned by
Bernadette de los Santos,
2nd runner, 2008 National
Outstanding Rural Women.
Usec. Puyat also had a private
meeting with 3rd district rep-
resentative Atty. Leni Robre-
do in Naga City. While doing
her sorties she was accom-
panied by Dr. Elena de los
Santos, Regional Technical
Director for Operations and
Extension; Aloha Gigi Ba-
aria, OIC ,chief of Planning
Division and GAD regional
focal person and Rosita Im-
perial , HVCDP regional co-
ordinator; and Adelina Losa,
chief Agribusiness and Mar-
keting Assistance Division
and Organic Agriculture fo-
cal person.
On her last day in Cama-
rines Sur, Usec. Puyat pre-
sided over the meeting of the
Evaluation Committee Na-
tional Organic Board which
came over to Camarines Sur
to evaluate two Bicolano
organic practitioners vying
for a position in the NOAB
which is now in the process
of screening new members
of the board. -Emily B. Bor-
dado
USEC. PUYAT VISITS AGRI PROJECTS . . .
plied Sciences and Technol-
ogy (BISCAST), Computer
Communication Develop-
ment Institute (CCDI), Naga
College Foundation (NCF),
Philippine Computer Foun-
dation College (PCFC), Uni-
versidad de Sta. Isabel (USI),
University of Nueva Caceres
(UNC) and Worldtech Re-
source Institute (WRI).
On November 19, 2013,
SANGGUNIAN EXPANDS SP-SPP . . .
the Sangguniang Panlungsod
frst launched SP-SPP with
fve universities AMA,
ADNU, BISCAST, NCF and
WRI. The addition of AMA,
CCDI, PCFC, STI and WRI
in the program is another
milestone.
Prior to the formal MoA
signing, Legacion and Edwin
Nacianceno, School Director
of CCDI Naga, gave their re-
spective messages.
In his sponsorship speech,
Legacion shared that the
expansion was due to the
positive reactions and rec-
ommendations made by the
representatives from the frst
batch of SP-SPP academe
partners.
Through the course of
the implementation of SP-
SPP, we received positive
feedbacks, especially from
our partners in the universi-
ties and colleges of Naga,
that indeed the program ad-
vanced the common goals
of the academe and the city
government. Aside from
the fact that, through their
(WRI, AMA, PCFC and
CCDI) participation, we are
widening the reach of the
program and making it more
inclusive and more compre-
hensive, their commitment
to join us also signifes the
Nagueos willingness to
H2ELP our city, stated Vice
Mayor Legacion.
Legacion also under-
scored that there has been a
revision in the MOA to in-
clude a provision that states
the schools commitment to
conceptualize and conduct
an evaluation and post SP-
SPP activities, for instance,
submission of recommenda-
tions to a submission of rec-
ommendations to a proposed
ordinance within 5 days after
the students visit to SP or
conduct of trainings or out-
reach programs.
This provision was sug-
gested to us by our partners
in the academe themselves
as they really desire to have
a follow through to the pro-
gram and translate the ac-
quired knowledge of the stu-
dents to something tangible
and benefcial to the commu-
nity, the vice mayor said.
Nacianceno, on the other
hand, expressed his appre-
ciation to the SP-SPP and
articulated the academes
commitment to continually
support the City Govern-
ment of Naga in coming up
and implementing sound
programs that will be instru-
mental for the full attainment
of transparency and people-
empowerment in local gov-
ernance.
SP-SPP will not only
expose the students to the
legislative processes of the
city government and pro-
vide opportunity for them
to air their sentiments and
insights, but, through the
post SP-SPP activities that
the academe has commit-
ted, the program will also
make the youth to be truly
involved in nation-build-
ing, said Nacianceno.
The MoA signing was
witnessed by City Mayor
John G. Bongat and the re-
spective administrators of
the different schools.
SP-SPP generally aims to
educate the students in the
city on the legislative func-
tions and processes of the
city government, enhance
their awareness on various
developmental issues, as
well as engage and empower
them as proactive stakehold-
ers and development part-
ners of the city. It has two
mechanisms 1) SP Watch
and 2) SP Forum.
SP Watch provides stu-
dents the opportunity to
observe the proceedings of
the Sangguniang Panlung-
sods regular session by al-
lowing one class per week
per university to sit as an
audience of the Sangguni-
ang Panlungsod. SP Forum,
meanwhile, serves as an in-
teractive feedback mecha-
nism between the students
and the city offcials. Un-
der SP Forum, a 15- to 30-
minute open forum shall be
conducted for the students
to clarify procedural mea-
sures of the Sanggunian,
provide their thoughts and
comments on certain devel-
opmental issues being faced
by the city and are presently
being deliberated by the SP,
and/or offer suggestions on
how to improve city mecha-
nisms and projects.
BIKOL REPORTER 7
JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
CCE-0027-2014 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order
No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that JOLLY FELICES SARMIENTO
has fled with this Offce, a Petition for Correction of Entry
in Sex from FEMALE to MALE in the certifcate of live
birth of JOLLY FELICES SARMIENTO at Libmanan, Ca-
marines Sur and whose parents are ZALDY SARMIENTO
and NECITA FELICES.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
fle his written opposition with this offce not later than July
5, 2014.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: June 22 and 29, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
CCE-0035-2014 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order
No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that ELLAINE BIGAY AVENIDO has
fled with this Offce, a Petition for Correction of Entry in Sex
from MALE to FEMALE in the certifcate of live birth of
ELLAINE BIGAY AVENIDO at Libmanan, Camarines Sur
and whose parents are ELMER MILLARES AVENIDO and
LORENA NOPRA BIGAY.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
fle his written opposition with this offce not later than
JuLY 5, 2014.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: June 22 and 29, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
CCE-0031-2014 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order
No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that ROWENA AGRAVANTE PALO
has fled with this Offce, a Petition for Correction of Entry
in Sex from MALE to FEMALE in the certifcate of live
birth of ROWENA AGRAVANTE PALO at Libmanan, Ca-
marines Sur and whose parents are ROMEO PALO and
WEVINA AGRAVANTE.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
fle his written opposition with this offce not later than
JuLY 5, 2014.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: June 22 and 29, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
CCE-0032-2014 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Order
No.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that GINALYN RAQUIPO CANTOR
has fled with this Offce, a Petition for Correction of Entry in
the Date of Birth from September 26, 1967 to September
27, 1967 in the certifcate of live birth of GENALYN R.
CANTOR at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents
are RODOLFO CANTOR and JOSEFINA RAQUIPO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
fle his written opposition with this offce not later than
June 7, 2014.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: June 22 and 29, 2014
GALLEON BOOK LAUNCH
Former Aquinas University faculty member and Albay media
personality Raff Banzuela shares his insight on the writing of
his book, Bikol in the Galleon Times, launched last week in
his hometown of Camalig. (Photo by ABB).
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efts for employees in the pri-
vate sector was worth P3,000
since 1975, it was increased
to P10,000 in 1993, and in-
creased again to P20,000 this
year, said Banawis.
For the public sector,
the funeral beneft was only
P3,000 in 1975. It was in-
creased to P10,000 in 2013
and again increased to
P20,000 this year.
It is high time for ECC
to enhance its benefts,
Banawis explained. The
average funeral service cost
nowadays is P43,000, so we
see the need of increasing it
to P20,000 to alleviate the f-
nancial burden of the families
of the deceased workers,
added Banawis.
In addition to the increase
of funeral benefts, a 10%
across-the-board increase in
the EC pension for all EC
permanent partial disability,
P-NOY OKAYS EC BENEFITS . . .
permanent total disability and
survivorship pension starting
in September 2013 for the
private sector has also been
approved by the President.
The increase in the EC
pension in the private sector
does not require an increase
in the EC contributions from
the employers.
ECC provides benefts to
employees who met accident,
sickness or death in the event
of work-connected contin-
gencies.
The Employees Compen-
sation Program benefits are
loss of income, medical,
carers allowance, rehabili-
tation services and death
benefits.
The funeral beneft given
by ECP is in addition to the
funeral beneft given by the
SSS provided that the cause
of death of the covered em-
ployee is work-connected.
education, and livelihood of
the household head, among
others.
With these enhancements,
Garcia said, the combined
inclusion and exclusion error
rates would decline from 22-
35 percent in the old model
to 6-19 percent in the new
model.
NHTS-PR, also called the
Listahanan, is the countrys
database of poor households
being made available to na-
tional government agencies
and other social protection
stakeholders as reference in
identifying potential ben-
efciaries of social protection
programs.
DSWD is the agency
tasked to lead the implemen-
tation of this project in coor-
dination with other national
government agencies (NGAs)
and local government units.
Executive Order 867 se-
ries of 2010 declared the
NGAs as the main data users
of the Listahanan database of
the poor, mandating them to
use it as basis in identifying
the benefciaries of their pro-
grams and services.
The database provides
NGAs and other imple-
menters of social protection
programs a comprehensive
socio-economic database
of poor families identifed
through objective and verif-
able means.
These NGAs include the
Departments of Health, Inte-
DSWD-BICOL ASSURES LISTING OF 'REAL POOR' . . .
rior and Local Government,
Education, Agriculture, Pub-
lic Works and Highways,
Foreign Affairs and Tour-
ism, among others, that are
involved in the delivery of
social services.
It can be recalled that the
DSWD conducted the frst
Listahanan in 2009 where
461,242 poor households
were identifed in Bicol out
of 775,014 households as-
sessed regionwide.
This targeting system has
since then contributed to a
good program design that en-
sures effcient and effective
implementation, Garcia said,
citing the Pantawid Pamily-
ang Pilipino Program (4Ps)
which, he added, would not
be a success if it failed to tar-
get the real poor.
The 4Ps is one of the big-
gest programs which exten-
sively use the Listahanan and
now benefts nearly 400,000
households in Bicol where
poverty incidence, according
to the latest statistics released
by the NSCB, was at 36 per-
cent.
These benefciaries were
identifed using the 2009
NHTS-PR database, which
will be updated through the
forthcoming second round
of household assessment to
be done by way of house-to-
house interviews to be con-
ducted by enumerators whose
hiring is now being processed
by the DSWD regional offce
based here.
Nationwide, a World Bank
(WB) study showed that
about 90 percent of the ben-
efciaries of the 4Ps indeed
came from the bottom 40 per-
cent of the population.
However, according to
the WB, Philippines has a
history of well-meaning but
poorly-targeted programs to
assist the poor, resulting in
huge sums of government
resources channeled to the
non-poor.
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(Turn to page 6)
Bongat attends Asian Regional
Nexus Workshop in Vietnam
Foregoing the celebra-
tion of his birthday last
June 24 with family, city
hall co-workers, friends,
and supporters, Naga City
Mayor John Bongat, along
with City Planning Offcer
Willy Prilles, few to Viet-
nam from Manila on the
same day to participate in
the Third Regional Nexus
Workshop in Da Nang from
June 25-27, 2014.
Two Regional Nexus
Workshops were earlier held
on June 24-26, 2013 and on
December 2-4, 2013 in Bang-
kok, Thailand. The Work-
shops allowed reviewing
the state of the art on Nexus
technologies and approaches
as well as presenting and
discussing the initial Nexus
project initiatives developed
by participating cities. Mayor
Bongat was both participant
and presentor in the two pre-
vious workshops and was
slated to present again the
Naga experience in the Viet-
nam workshop.
A concept paper said that
the rapid urbanization of the
Noras exclusion blamed
on P-Noys anti-poor stance
DSWD-Bicol assures listing of 'real poor'
A Calabanga native
who once served as Au-
tonomous Region of Mus-
lim Mindanao consultant
and TESDA executive has
branded President Aqui-
nos anti-poor stance
as the real reason behind
Nora Aunors omission
from the roster of Nation-
al Artists.
Si Nora pobre kaya dai
puedeng maging National
Artist, said Rodolfo Bal-
demor in a text message
to his friend former Board
Member Ernie Verdadero.
An dapat na issue la-
ban ki Pnoy bakong ki
Nora as National Artist
kundi an anti-poor attitude
niya. For example, an 7.3
per cent economic growth
na pighahambog iya para
sa mga mayayaman ba-
kong sa mga pobre na may
23 percent unemployment
rate, he expounded.
In another text message,
Naga City Council Nathan
AUNOR
Sergio also voiced his sup-
port for Noras declaration as
National Artist.
I think it is long overdue.
She is a cultural icon, not just
of Bicol but the country. As
a singer and actress, her con-
tributions and impact to the
lives of the ordinary people
is enormous. She is the pride
of Bicol; so Bicolanos from
all walks of life should rally
behind her. Maurag ini
(Nora), maurag kita (Bicol-
ano). Thats what should be
our message to Malacanang,
he concluded. -fpj
By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY The
Department of Social Wel-
fare and Development
(DSWD) has assured that
this years conduct of the
National Household Tar-
geting System for Poverty
Reduction (NHTS-PR) in
Bicol will be less in error in
the inclusion and exclusion
process.
We are applying new
features in the conduct of
identifying the poor under
the implementation, to start
before the end of this year,
of the second round of the
NHTS-PR, to minimize if
not totally prevent errors in
the process, DSWD Re-
gional Director Arnel Garcia
on Friday said here.
The new features will in-
clude the application in the
Proxy Means Test (PMT) of
two sub-models -- one for
the National Capital Region
and one for all other regions
that will make community
variables as determinants of
poverty status.
We are using a total of
46 variables in identifying
poor families in this sec-
ond round of household as-
sessment as against the 34
variables used during the
frst round in 2009, Garcia
said.
A second stage screener
to avoid possible inclusion
errors or non-poor being
included in the list of poor
will also be applied, Garcia
said.
The PMT is a statistical
model that estimates the in-
come of families based on
observable and verifable
household characteristics
such as housing features,
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Sanggunian expands SP-SPP
Expanding and for-
malizing the partnership
between the academe
and the city government
on the effcient and ef-
fective implementation
of the Sangguniang Pan-
lungsod Student Partici-
By Lira S. Serrado and Paul John F. Barrosa
pation Program (SP-SPP),
nine schools, from 5 uni-
versities last year, signed
a Memorandum of Agree-
ment (MoA) with the City
Government of Naga dur-
ing the 47th Regular Ses-
sion of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod of Naga held
last June 17, 2014.
Naga City Vice Mayor
Nelson S. Legacion, with
Mayor John G. Bongat, led
the signing of the MoA with
the heads of the school part-
ners, namely: AMA Comput-
er College (AMA), Ateneo
de Naga University (ADNU),
Bicol State College of Ap-
Asia-Pacifc region entails the
risk of widening supply gaps,
in particular for water sup-
ply and sanitation systems,
energy supply, land use and
food security. However, the
majority of cities/municipal
administrations and munici-
pal utilities in Asia-Pacifc
continue to plan and man-
age along sectoral lines and
within municipal boundaries,
and rarely in a coordinated
and integrative manner. Con-
sequently, they are not able
to fully utilize the interaction
and synergies between water,
energy and food security and
the potential co-benefts aris-
ing from integrated resource
management and planning
Mayor BONGAT
for cities and their regions.
The same paper said it is
increasingly evident that the
resource footprint of cities,
as well as ecosystem bound-
aries, transcends administra-
tive boundaries, calling for
coordination across actors
and institutions. The need
for integrated planning re-
quires a multi-disciplinary
approach as well as effec-
tive and dynamic gover-
nance.
The nexus approach aims
at integrated planning and
management processes of the
key sectors of energy, water
and food security, and this
can contribute substantially to
the long-term sustainable de-
velopment of rapidly grow-
ing cities and their regions.
It is crucial, in this context,
to involve municipal and re-
gional actors and utilities to-
wards more integrated plan-
ning and management of the
nexus sectors.