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OPINION

BIKOL REPORTER

EDITORIAL
A National Break
Because we went to press on the eve of the
so-called fight of the century, whatever may be
the outcome of the Mayweather-Manny fight,
that is, whether Mayweather using his fabled
shoulder roll will be able to weather the onslaught and speed of Pacquiao; we are certain,
however, that we Filipinos have the capability to
stop, be silent and shout as one nation.
We have of course showed this in 1986, in the
recent reprieve of Mary Jane Veloso and each
time that the Saranggani representative, who is
first a boxer, has a fight.
We therefore propose the observance of a
daily National Break, for us to have a threeminute pause to reflect about ourselves and our
nation.
We can do it at 1 oclock each day, before we
go back to work in the farm or the factory, the
school, or resume whatever we are doing to
ponder whether what we are thinking or doing
or planning to do is for the good of our country.
The point of reflection takes off from Andres
Bonifacios question in a poem: Aling pag-ibig
pa ang hihigit kaya/ sa pagkadakila/gaya ng
pag-ibig sa tinubuang lupa?
For our legislators who start their regular
session at 4:00 in the afternoon on Mondays
through Thursdays, according to their House
Rules, having a 1:00 pause will give them time
to take a second look at whatever agenda or
bills are on the table? Is this HB meant to name
a school after a former congressman or mayor
good for the country?
For jeepney drivers, does driving like crazy,
or for the traffic policeman who apprehended
him and asked grease money to let him go, help
the country?
For warriors on the hills, or soldiers in boots,
or the ordinary citizens in the streets; the ones
hatching a next hold-up or tailing a next rape or
illegal recruitment victim; what do their respective state of mind speak of the country?
For we surely need a break from all the politicking, especially now that next years poll is
nearing; from all the recurrent crime or movie
lovers break-up we watch on TV networks
which are called balitang pambansa, as if Manila is the Philippines and Philippines is Manila.
For we need a break to assure ourselves that
we Filipinos can do better, that we can be united
and forget our self-interests for the good of the
country.
For we need a break to decide on an end to
what ails us as country, for us to dream of a better Philippines.
We need a national break for the future of our
children, and our country.

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MAY 3 - 9, 2015

Bank closure - whose fault?

Atty. APA chairs Acyatan & Co., CPAsDFK International is past chair of ASEAN
Federation of CPAs, PICPA past president
and Hall-of-Famer, and ACPAPP Lifetime
Achievement Awardee).
BANKING:
In the past months,
many rural banks were ordered closed
by the Monetary Board. Their assets
and liabilities were put on Receivership
under the Philippine Deposit Insurance
System (PDIC). The losers in cases of
bank closures are the depositors and the
deposit insurer. Most rural bank clients
keep their deposit funds within insurable
limit of P500,000- so the bigger burden is
on insurer PDIC.
In the case of Export and Industry
Bank (EIB) which was placed under PDIC
Receivership on April 26, 2012 (3years
ago), many medium and big businesses
were caught napping. Their deposits
in excess of P500,000- were not paid by
PDIC. Their long shot recourse is to file
their claims against the officers of the
closed bank. Who is to blame for these
financial disasters? Is it the banking
regulator (BSP) or the deposit insurer? Or
the overly-trusting depositors?
CHARGES: Three years after taking
over EIB, PDIC as Receiver filed charges
of syndicated estafa against former
executives of said bank, together with
officers of Arthland Corporation, the bank
affiliate entity. The complaint is based on
results of investigations by PDIC which
found connivance and misappropriation
by and among the respondent bank and
certain corporate officials. This case
barely scrapes the surface, as it involves
only P9.7 million!
As financial auditors, we surmise
there are more anomalies perpetrated by
said respondents and their cohorts. As a
commercial bank, EIB handles billions

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worth of transactions. If BSP audit teams
of rural banks spend at least ten days in
the field comparatively, those assigned
with EIB must have been in the premises
months before the closure. They could
have detected bogus entries, unearthing
anomalies then on-going. We submit that
they are equally responsible!
PRAYERS: Mary Jane Veloso was
spared from execution (musketry) originally
scheduled for last Tuesday April 28,
2015. As I write this column we dont
have sufficient information for jubilation!
But it is certain that she is still alive today
by the grace of God. In our charismatic
community (BLD) we say when faithfuls
storm the heavens with community
prayers, our loving and caring God listens
and touches us with his healing hands.
We must continually pray that our
kababayan may not just have a
deferment of her execution. What we
must pursue further through legal means
is the reconsideration of the otherwise
final court ruling so that the facts can be
reinvestigated. Meantime, all Filipinos
should be made aware of the dangers and
pitfalls of foreign travel. Satan and his
devilish allies are using all means to entice

gullible people to risk all in exchange

for small comforts.
IRAN NUKES: If Iran and the USA
(with EU allies) come to terms for Iran
to restart its nuclear program, will this
be good for American allies like us?
There is always that risk when rogue
countries (like North Korea) succeeds
in their nuclear program and uses their
new found power to bamboozle their
neighbors. There is also potential risk
that misguided elements and terrorist
may invade nuke facilities clear and
wreak havoc on the earth and mankind.
We live on our now endangered
globe. We should use our days to
help preserve our earthly home. We
must work to safeguard our ecological
balance. Remember, even if we are
already matured - it is our obligation
to preserve the environment that our
forebears will live on. The air, water,
power and surroundings that we take
care of now are the elements that our
children and grandchildren will inherit
from all of us.
BIBLE: Our Lord says He is the light
of the world; if we follow Him, Hell give
us the light of our life.
TO ALL MY FRIENDSI was appointed by the Senior
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that purpose.
SALAMAT TO THE MAX.
APA

Prayers helped Veloso get temporary reprieved &

Non-filing of Pork cases, Unfair Mayweather style
Prayers to God helped Mary Jane
Veloso secure her temporary reprieve. Only
God can change the mind of Indonesian
President Joko Widodo who stuck to the
rule of law in Indonesia. It can be recalled
that requests for review of Velosos case
had been turned down earlier.
What made President Widodo give the
temporary reprieve? The Jakarta Post
quoted Widodo as saying Theres a letter
from the Philippines explaining about drug
trafficking. Its the letter.
The Daily Tribune dated April 29,
2015 reported that: A petition with the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) and
a supposed Cabinet meeting called by
Indonesian President Joko Widodo after
he learned of the alleged recruiter of Mary
Jane Veloso has surrendered, a flickering
hope for Filipino drug convict Mary Jane
Veloso who was due for execution midnight.
A radio report said Widodo called the
meeting to discuss Velosos case.
I also give credit to President Benigno
S. Aquino for his effort to save Mary
Jane by talking personally to President
Widodo. If he gave the same kind of
e ff o r t t o t h e S A F C o m m a n d o s i n
Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the police
mission called Operation Exodus, maybe
those commander would not have been
mercilessly killed by the MILF and BIFF
as shown in the Senate and DOJ reports.
Vice President Jejomar Binay talked to
his Indonesian counterpart and brought
documents to show that Veloso was only
a victim of a drug trafficking syndicate and
no a drug mule. Indonesias Vice President
promised to inform their President.
Most of all, I give credit to all those who
prayed and conducted rallies in front of
Indonesian Embassies in the Philippines,
Taiwan, Hongkong and even US and
in many different places. Even Cong.
Manny Pacquiao called for people to pray
for her, while preparing for his fight with
Mayweather.
Now, Mary Jane Veloso will be the
accuser and witness in the complaint
against her recruiter Cristina Pasadilla alias
Kristina Sergio and the drug syndicate. If
this is proven, then she is not a part of the

FROM
MY
WINDOW
NENITA FUENTEBELLA-PEONES
syndicate but a victim of drug trafficking.
It was reported that Mary Jane Veloso
was accused for carrying prohibited and
illegal drugs in Indonesia in 2010 but the
administrator is giving her the needed
attention belatedly. Migrante International
which monitors cases of expatriates
Filipinos in jail in different countries said
the fate of most of them is the result of
the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)s
policy that legal assistance is only given
to OFWs who are already on death row.
This is wrong policy that should be
changed. OFWs are our economic heroes.
Their remittances keep the economy of
our government blasting. They deserve
protection from the government from the
beginning to the end. Our embassies
should have legal offices who will give legal
aid to OFWs.
********
The Daily Tribune dated April 29, 2015
reported the following: DOJ Sec. Leila
de Lima confirmed that Malacaang is
no longer interested in pursuing criminal
charges against the remaining lawmakers
involved in the alleged systematic stealing
of public funds through the pork barrel
system. She said the third batch of PDAF
cases investigated by the National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI) last year are no
longer a priority.
Sen. Bongbong Marcos said, Thats
what Im saying about this administration,
justice is selective. Maybe its no longer a
priority because most of those involved in
the next batch are allies of the President
who will be facing investigation and

criminology case against the third

batch in undeniably unfair to those
already facing plunder and graft charges
and incarcerated for their purported
involvement. It is also unfair to the
people.
Escudero added: Per COA report,
the Napoles NGOs only got P2 billion
of a total P6 billion in funds that were
funneled through NGOs and local
government units. What about the bigger
balance? The DOJ will be clearly in
remiss if they do not pursue this.
I agree with Senators Escudero and
Marcos statement but I believe Sec.
Leila de Lima is only following order from
President Aquino. Like the Department
of Foreign Affairs, the Department
of Justice is under the Office of the
President. I recall CBCP President
Socrates Villegas said: Selective justice
is not justice at all.

********
I watched the Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather bout on TV which
is called the boxing fight of the century.
Pacquiao lost to Mayweather but I am
not convinced that he is the better fighter.
Mayweather did not fight Pacquiao
squarely. He kept on embracing Pacquiao
every time he is cornered so that he will
not be able to box him. He also kept
running away from Pacquiao. With all
his bragging, he was not able to knock
out Pacquiao in this very close fight. His
embracing style made him win. There
should be a boxing rule that everytime
a boxer will embrace his opponent, that
will be a point against him. Nobody can
beat Mayweather because he does not
fight and box frontally throughout the
entire bout.
Pacquiao revealed in a press
conference after the fight that the
Nevada Athletic Commission did not
even allow to let his vitamins and water
be given to him in the dressing room.
It did not even also allow his shoulder
injury three weeks before the fight to
be treated.
Well, Pacquiao showed courage
and decency in this fight. Hes still the
Peoples Champ.

MAY 3 - 9, 2015

BIKOL REPORTER

Graft charge, Politically

Motivated - Salceda
By MANILYN UGALDE

Gov. SALCEDA
LEGAZPI
CITY
Known as the countrys leading prime mover on climate
change and disaster pre-emptive response that made Albay known worldwide, Gov.
Joey Sarte Salceda admitted
he was unfazed being slapped
with technical malversation
charges on allegation that he
misused calamity funds during the 2009 Mayon Volcano
eruption.
The
funds
involved,
amounting to Php47 million,
have been sourced from the
controversial Malampaya Fund
documents from the Commission on Audit (COA) showed.
Earlier, Salcedas chief
of staff, lawyer Carol Sabio,
said the controversy about the
Php47-million relief assistance
for Mayon evacuees in 2009

being investigated by COA is

but normal, saying COA was
merely validating from the recipients the facts based on the
reports submitted by the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office head Yolanda
Guanzon.
Following the controversy,
Guanzon left the country last
January, fueling speculation
that she fled to evade the case.
She, however, returned last
week in time for the filing of
the complaint initiated by the
Volunteers Against Crime and
Corruption.
Sabio said the province
did not know that the funds
released were sourced from
Malampaya since it was not
mentioned in the release sent
by Malacanang.
Nevertheless, she said,
everything has been duly accounted for despite allegations
of certain barangay executives
in Legazpi, who allegedly
wrote the COA that they did not
receive the hundreds of bags of
rice Guanzon mentioned in her
report.
Salceda tagged as politically
motivated the filing of malversation charge against him and
Guanzon before the Office of
the Ombudsman last week, his
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TSINELAS CAKE

Lilie's Buffet Restogrill located at Westpark along Magsaysay Ave, Naga City surprised 3rd District Rep. Leni G. Robredo
with a cake designed like a flip-flop, after the favorite footwear of her late husband which came to symbolize his so-called
tsinelas leadership.

Media group belies TV networks Redclaim

The National Union of
Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has dismissed
the claim of a national TV
network that it is sustaining substantial losses from
its regional operations and
from its local programs, to
justify its termination of the
services of its staff in its regional stations which include
Naga and Legazpi.
"GMA-7 is not in the red.
It is not bleeding," NUJP said,
citing its reported "net income
of P1.01 billion in 2014 and at
least a billion pesos yearly in
2012 and 2013."
For its part, the giant network termed as unfortunate

NUJPs claim, saying that it

is only "after many years" of
such losses that it decide to
stop its local programming
in a statement sent to rappler.
com.
It said that "GMA Network
is in the process of undertaking a strategic streamlining of
programs and manpower in
its provincial stations to ensure business competitiveness.
This has resulted in reduction
of manpower and targets more
efficient operations," to explain the retrenchment.
In the Naga station, Regional TV Vice President
Rikki Escudero was reported
to have handed the separa-

tion notice and severance pay

of the local staff of 24 Oras
Bikol led by its anchor, Elmer
Caseles in a closed-door oneon-one talk lasting to only up
to ten minutes.
NUJP argued that the networks move last April 23 and
24 "put in peril the future of
the families of hundreds of its
employees and talents, many
of whom have spent many
years of their lives dedicated
to the company and the public
that they serve, in violation
of the Constitutional guarantee on the security of tenure
and the right against termination without just cause and due
process.

GMA, however curtly assured that "Severance packages are offered by GMA to
all affected personnel. GMA
Network greatly appreciates
the contributions rendered by
our Kapuso in the regions and
we wish them all the best as
they seek new opportunities
outside the Network," according to the rappler.com report.
Originally titled Baretang
Bikol when it went on the air
on September 17, 2012, 24
Oras Bikol was renamed as
such on November 10, 2014.
It used to cover the whole Bicol region, and part of Quezon
and Samar provinces through
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BIKOL REPORTER

TIP OF AN
ICEBERG
HOMAR MURILLO

Email: homar.murillo@gmail.com

What is solar energy?

Solar energy generally refers to the whole range of
electromagnetic energy produced by the sun, which includes
heat and visible light. It may also refer to the technology
derivative of converting suns energy to electricity. It is
a renewable and natural source of energy that has been
sustaining life on earth for billions of years.
The sun is earths main source of thermal, light and
radiative energy, including all the other electromagnetic
waves in the spectrum such as ultraviolet rays. Without the
suns energy, the earth would be a frozen ball of rock. In fact,
if the solar output drops by a few degrees, it could cause
another Ice Age.
Despite of the abundance of solar energy only a very
small percentage is absorbed by the earth, drives the climate
and weather systems, and utilized by the living organisms,
including humans. Most of the suns energy is radiated to
space. Despite of the very small fraction of suns energy that
is received by the earth, all life on the planet depends on it.
The earth receives approximately 174 petawatts (10 to
the 15th power or one million billion) of energy from the
sun but about 30% is reflected back to space. Far smaller
fraction of the remaining energy is converted to electricity
through solar panel systems.
Current technology is only capable of harnessing very
small fraction of the total solar energy that is being received
by the earth. Solar energy is harnessed through solar
panels and focusing mirrors. The energy is then converted
into electricity or diverted to drive the heating and ventilation
systems. Some technology systems directly utilize the
heat for industrial purposes such as Pasteurization and
desalination.
On the other hand, the most widespread use of solar
energy technology is for converting suns energy to electricity
through the use of photovoltaic cells. From large industrial
facilities to homes, from pocket calculators to automobiles,
solar power is a sustainable and cheap source of energy.
Homes can be completely disconnected from the electric
power grid with the use of solar power systems. This makes
the system ideal for isolated areas that are very far from
power lines. A homeowner whose house is fully powered
by solar energy does not need to worry about monthly
electric bills. Electricity from solar power is virtually free
and maintenance is very minimal. The bulk of expense
is for setting up the system, which include the cost of the
components and labor.
Setting up a solar power system for homes is more
expensive compared to simply subscribing to the local
power company. However, the long-term benefit of free and
sustainable electricity is more than enough to offset the
investment cost several times over.

PHIVOLCS WARNS ON . . .

HALO-HALO

MAY 3 - 9, 2015

Intelektwalisasyon kan Bikol bilang Lengwahe

Nahapot ako kaini sa text kun ano
an sakong masasabi sa ideya na
tema ko ngonyan. Sabi ko, kaipuhan
ini kun gusto tang orog na pakusogon
an satong lengwahe. Senyal ini na
an Bikol igwa nin mga bokabularyo
asin termino na mahagop asin
masakop kan boot tang ipahayag
sa satong susuraton, halimbawa,
sa sarong masteral thesis na iyong
nahihiling kong sarong paagi sa
pagpaotob kaini. Dai ini nangangaipo
nin puristang paghiling sa lengwahe
kundi nin sarong bukas na pagiisip
na an lengwahe nagbabago asin
nangyayari ini sa pag-ako nin mga
tataramon sa tata kaini, nganing
mapayaman asin mapahiwas ini.
Sinabi ko na an intelektwalisasyon
pwedeng gibohon sa pagsurat nin
mga libro asin mga reviews o riparo
kan mga obra sa literatura, sa visual
arts, sa musika, o sa ano man na
nangangaipo nin pagpapahayag nin
paghiling o ideya. Kun magigibo

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
FRANK PEONES JR.
ini, matabang ini sa pagmundad nin
kultura nin kritisismo o magin nin
literatura kun sain nagtatarabang an
parasurat, paradisenyo nin libro, an
imprenta o publisher, an mga book
reviewers, an mga parabasa, an
mga nasa akademya, an mga book
sellers.
Halimbawa, kun an mga parasurat
nin teksbuk sa elementarya gibohon
an mga instructional materials para

sa MTB-MLE sa Bikol, katabang

na sinda sa intelektwalisasyon kan
lengwahe, bilang sarong hiro nin
pagpapauswag kaini sa paagi nin
paggamit kaini sa diskurso asin sa
merkado nin riribayan nin ideya.
Nangangahulugan
na
an
hirong ini dapat magpoon sa mga
nagtataram mismo kan lengwahe,
sa mga taga-radyo, peryodiko, sa
simbahan, sa akademya. Boot
sabihon, an hirong ini sarong
deklarasyon nin mga tawong may
katalingkasan sa pag-iisip, na dai
ninda hinihiiling an saindang sadiri
bilang segunda klaseng syudadano
o sunud-sunuran sana sa dikta nin
iba.
An
intelektwalisasyon
kan
lengwaheng Bikol pasabi ta sa
bilog na nasyon na yaon kita,
parte kita kan bilog na inabul na
iyo an nasyon Pilipinas, na dai kita
minatugot na mapasagilid, na kita
Bikol.

Solon reads poem for youth officials

NAGA CITY - Councilor Nathan Sergio of this
city recently did a maverick
move when he welcomed
members of the 2015 City
Youth officials in a privilege
speech by reading a poem of
the Czech playwright, dissident and political leader,
Vaclav Havel.
Sergio, who received the
highest rating among the city
officials in the 2015 Naga
City Poverty and Governance
Public Opinion Poll released
in April 17 with a +37.9%
or good qualitative rating,

shared Havels poems in welcoming the youth officials led

by City Youth Mayor Ruby
Jane L. Bandola.
The poem titled Anti-political Politics,was translated
into Bikol and in Rinconada
from English by poet Frank
Penones Jr.
It is reproduced here in
full: If your heart is in the
right place and you have good
taste, not only you will pass
muster in politics, you are
destined to it;/If you are modest and do not lust for power,
not only you are suited for

politics, you absolutely belong

there;/The sine qua non of a
politicians is not the ability to
lie; he need only to be sensitive and know when, what, to
whom, and how to say what he
has to say;/It is not true that
a person of principle does
not belong in politics;/It is
enough for his principles to be
leavened with patience, deliberation, a sense of proportion
and an understanding of others;/It is not true, that only the
unfeeling cynic, the vain, the
brash, and the vulgar can succeed in politics;/Such people,

Councilor SERGIO
it is true, are drawn to politics, but in the end, decorum
and good taste will always
count for more.

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BIKOL REPORTER

CARD MRI expands DTI readies SMES for ASEAN 2015

in unbanked areas
By JASON B. NEOLA

In an effort to further
reach out and provide more
accessible financial services
to the unbanked Filipinos,
the CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD
MRI) through its microfinance-oriented rural bank,
CARD Bank, Inc., recently
opened its 60thbranch in
Balangiga, Eastern Samar.
CARD MRI wants to
bring various services at the
doorsteps of millions of Filipinos, services that are responsive and affordable, said
Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip,
Founder and Managing Director of CARD MRI.CARD
Bank is one of the member institutions of CARD MRI.
CARD MRI continues to
expand in unbanked towns
and islands in the country
this year. That is who we
are. Also, all the branches we
open have a history attached
to it. Balangiga is one of the
historical places in the country, revealed Dr. Alip.
CARD Balangiga branch
was first established in 2008
under CARD, Inc., an NGO
that offers microfinance and
community development services to people living below
poverty line. CARD MRI
operation in Balangiga also
covers the municipality of Lawaan, Giporlos and Marabut.
It has 43 centers composed of
1,343 members. These members have been transitioned
to CARD Bank and will have
greater opportunities for ownership by buying shares of
stocks.

NAGA CITY One of

the industries that look forward to the ASEAN integration in December this year,
is the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs),
which comprise 99.6% of
total enterprises in the Philippines.
MSMEs should be competitive to be able to benefit from AEC, says Senen
Briones, senior trade and in-

Dr. ALIP
According to Dr. Alip,
Only by creating a vehicle
for asset ownership we can
ensure that the poor will gain
control over their own resources and over their own
destiny. Let us give ownership
to the poor. CARD Bank,
Inc.s ownership was shared
among its clients on February
14, 2000. From then on, members can buy shares of stocks
through transfer of their compulsory savings as payment
for their shares of stocks.
According to the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP),
15% of the total population
lives in unbanked cities and
municipalities. Majority of
them are in ARMM, Eastern
Visayas and CAR. These areas are part of CARD MRIs
expansion plan. We already
mapped areas to where we
will expand our operations.
These include the unbanked
rural areas and island towns in
the country, shared Dr. Alip.
Currently, CARD MRI has
1,650 branches nationwide
serving 2.7 million Filipinos
particularly those living below the poverty line.

Legazpi gets DILG

incentive fund

By DANNY O. CALLEJA

LEGAZPI CITY This

city was made beneficiary
of the Performance Challenge Fund (PCF), a performance-based
reform
program of the Department
of Interior and Local government (DILG), after it
was included in the 20 top
performing cities nationwide and awarded in two
consecutive years the Seal of
Good Housekeeping (SGH),
the DILGs award system
that recognizes LGUs with
good performance in internal housekeeping focusing on good planning, sound
fiscal management, transparency and accountability,
and valuing of performance
information.
After winning the SGH
award in 2012, the city government won its scaled-up
versionSeal of Good Local
Governance (SGLG) the following year owing to its improved good local governance
practices SGLG aims for a
condition wherein LGUs do
not only sustain the practice
of accountability and transparency as in Good Financial

Mayor ROSAL
Housekeeping but also are
prepared for the challenges
posed by disasters (disaster
preparedness) and sensitive
to the needs of vulnerable and
marginalized sectors of the
society (social protection).
According to DILG records, a total of 1,372 LGUs,
or close to 84 percent of the
total number nationwide,
have already met the minimum requirements of good
housekeeping, which only
shows their readiness to take
on more challenges, thus,
the SGLG. City administrator Wilfredo Intia said the
SGLG award symbolizes the
city administrations rendering of judicious public service
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vestment specialist of Export

Marketing Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
The ASEAN Integration
is expected to equalize the
playing field among industries in the region, a situation
that would encourage Philippine firms to be ready for
strong competition with their
ASEAN counterparts.
Intense
competition,
however, will allow local industries to raise the bar for in-

OATH FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE

Mayor John G. Bongat administered the oath of 108 newly

appointed permanent and promoted employees of the
different offices of City Hall who have been serving the

novation, quality and productivity, to enable businesses to

compete head-on with other
players, says Sonia Rodriguez, chief of Export Assistance and Business Matching
Division of DTI.
She said that the competition, however, is overshadowed by the spirit of unity,
cooperation and collaboration
among member states which
come together for mutual protection and benefit, greater
support, positive impact, and

dynamic growth.
The two Manila-based DTI
personnel were in the city last
week as part of the government agencys nationwide information and education campaign to orient businessmen
and exporters on AEC, Philippine Trade Agreement, and
export opportunities. More
than 50 Naga and Camarines
Sur-based exporters had attended the seminar entitled as
Doing Business with AEC

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city for more than 13 years, whom he hailed the primary

reason for making Naga No. 1 in Governance Efficiency
in 2014.

Peafrancia May Festival

PEAFRANCIA DE MAYO SCHEDULE

May 2, 2015 (Saturday)

May 19-22, 2015 (Tuesday to Thursday)

7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims of the Partido District

Celebrant: Msgr. Roberto Carpio

5:00 PM Confessions c/o Cathedral Priests

6:00 PM MASS

May 9, 2015 (Saturday)

FIESTA SA PEOPLES MALL

8:30 AM CONCELEBRATED MASS
10:00 AM CONFIRMATION
11:00 AM BAPTISM
5:00 PM PONTIFICAL CONCELEBRATED MASS

Main Celebrant & Homilist:

Most Rev. Rolando J Tria Tirona, O.C.D., D.D.
7:00 PM FLUVIAL PROCESSION

(Peoples Mall to Basilica)

7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Rinconada District

Celebrant: Msgr. Jeffrey Nelson Tria
May 16, 2015 (Saturday)
7:00 AM Archdiocesan Pilgrimage

and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Bay District

Celebrant: Fr. Jose Cortes
May 18, 2015 (Monday):

INAS VISIT TO NAGA CITY PEOPLES MALL
5:45 PM Candlelight Procession

(from Basilica-Peoples Mall)
7:00 PM MASS AFTER THE TRASLACION

May 22, 2015 (Friday):

May 23, 2015 (Saturday):

7:00am Archdiocesan Pilgrimage and Flores de Mayo

Pilgrims from the Central District

Celebrant: Msgr. Zosimo Sanado
9:00 AM Confirmation

(Organized by Basilica Auxiliaries)
4:00 PM CORONATION RITES of REYNA ELENA

2015 & Her Court
5:00 PM Mass / Procession to Plaza Quezon

MAY 3 - 9, 2015

BIKOL REPORTER

LOT FOR SALE

863 SQ. METERS
Location:
Gogon-Dugcal,
Camaligan, Camarines Sur
STUDENT SUMMER PROGRAM

JMTS/ABEARCILLA/MMEC

Some 100 students will be deployed to various offices

of the Provincial Capitol under the Special Program for
Employment of Students (SPES). Mr. Roderick Reforsado

of METROPESO-Naga City gave the orientation talk to the

summer jobbers at the CamSur Convention Center on
April 27, 2015.

LEGAZPI GETS DILG . . .

MEDIA GROUP BELIES . . .

to uplift the lives of the people

its stations in GMA-7 Naga

and GMA-12 in Legazpi.
Meanwhile, the NUJP-Camarines Sur headed by Mark
Rodriguez said that their organization condemns the callousness of the powers behind

in the community by way of

proper budget spending. With
it, the city government, aside
from a trophy, also received
Php3 million in cash incentive
from the DILG and the amount
was used in the improvement
of the new satellite public market at the citys Albay District.
The improvement that covered
the refurbishing of the carenderia section was completed
last week and its inauguration
was graced by DILG Sec. Mar
Roxas.
In the event, City Mayor
Noel Rosal thanked Roxas
for the project, saying this is
the beauty of the present system wherein an LGU no longer needs to be allied with the
President to be provided by the
national government with funds
for development projects. All
an LGU must do now is pass
the SGH. During the inauguration rite, Roxas said, Nakikita natin ito, totoo ito, hindi la-

way, hindi pang-tarpaulin lang.

[We can see this. This is real,
not just for show.] In the same
visit, Roxas also inaugurated
a rehabilitated day care center
and Early Integration Program
(EIP) Facility for Children with
Disabilities (CWD) herea
Php5.7-million project funded
through the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) process of the
DILG. According to the City
Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), facilitators and physical therapists
serve around 40 to 60 CWDs
in the facility. The EIP building has a therapy, learning, and
play areas to address the CWDs
specific needs. Roxas said,
Andito ako, tutulong sa inyo,
walang iwanan, para bigyan ng
fighting chance ang mga batang
ito. Dehado na sila sa simula, at
least maipapantay natin ang laban. (Im here to help and give
a fighting chance to these children. At the very least, we can
give them fair opportunity).

PAINTING TILT . . .

the unannounced, unreasonable and undignified manner

in which the GMA-Bicol staff
were fired by the network,
such actions was in contrast
with what they supposedly adhere to. -fpj

GRAFT CHARGE . . .
first case after more than 17
years of his political career and
while serving his last term as
Albay governor.
The complaint was filed not
by the COA but by the VACC.
In his talk with selected
members of the local media,
Salceda admitted being hurt
by the charges but said he was
unfazed, adding that there was
no such ghost relief supply
during the 2009 Mayon Volcano eruption.

Salceda is said to be returning to Congress by running either in his 3rd district or at the
second district where the ongoing Php4-billion Southern Luzon (Bicol) International Airport project he has sponsored
is located at a village of Daraga
town.
The Albay governor is considered as the political kingpin
in the province who never experienced defeat during his 17
years in political career.

DTI READIES SMES . . .

and the EU.
The ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC), which
builds linkages and ties with the
global community through its
economic allies, namely China,
Japan, Korea, India, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada, Russia,
United States and the European
Union, is one of the most diverse and competitive regions
in the world located at the center of a dynamic Asia Pacific
Region, which is of significant
importance to global trade, security and international relations.
The AEC, which pushes
for regional economic integration that will formally begin in
December 2015, envisages the
following key characteristics:
(a) a single market and production base, (b) a highly competitive economic region, (c) a
region of equitable economic
development, and (d) a region
fully integrated into the global
economy.
The ASEAN, if it were a

single country, with over 600

million people and a gross
domestic product of US$2.4
trillion would be the 7th largest economy in the world and
has the 3rd largest labor force
worldwide, and the 4th largest
exporting region following the
European Union, the United
States, and China.

For inquiries:
Please contact 09192822901
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DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that SIMEON NAMIA of legal

age, married to Consorcia Luna Namia of Pacol,
Naga City received the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND
PESOS (P50,000.00) in hand paid by Sps. AIDA
ELVIRA and RENE RICHER of legal age and
residents of Naga City, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged and by these presents do hereby
SELL, CEDE TRANSFER and CONVEY unto said
spouses theirs heirs, successors and assigns the
property described situated in the Barrio of Pacol,
Naga City containing an area of TWO THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED square meters as acknowledged
before Notary Public Atty. Pedro C. Cruz, Doc. No.
33, Page No. 36, Book No.IX, Series of 2002.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19, 26 and May 3, 2015
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the

legitimate surviving heirs of the deceased JAIME MILAN,
SR. and JULIANA N. MILAN who died on November 19,
1999 and January 7, 1984, respectively at Pacol, Naga
City, with no known debts or obligations at the time of
her death, left a parcel of agricultural land situated in
the Barrio of Pacol, Naga City; that the surviving Heirs
hereby agree to divide and adjudicate unto themselves
the real property stated; that for and in consideration of
the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P50,000.00) paid
by AIDA ELVIRA RICHER do hereby SELL, CEDE and
TRANSFER unto said Vendees, their heirs and assigns
the described real property, as acknowledged before
Notary Public Atty. Joseph L. Abante, Doc. No. 120, Page
No. 88, Book No.IV, Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: April 19, 26 and May 3, 2015

APRIL
NAME OF DECEASED

ELIZABETH V. AONUEVO
LYDIA M. BRIOSO
VICENTE F. EUSTE SR.
MARIA NIMFA O. MURALLO
CASIANO V. BUENAAGUA
NYDIA S. SERVINO
PEDRO T. GARCERO JR
ABRAHAM F. CURBA SR.
ELMER B. VALENZUELA
OTILIA B. CLAVO
JOB A. ROMERO
CHARITY B. FERNANDEZ
RENE L. KALAW
EDUARDO B. VIDAL
ERLINDA C. BAARES
TOMASA T. RECIENTES
JONATHAN S. ALANO
ESTRELLA B. AZUR
MARIA CORAZON A. ORANTE
JEFFRE F. RAON
MANUEL C. TIPONES
MAGDALENA S. VERAR

DATE OF INTERMENT
APRIL 10, 2015
APRIL 5, 2015
APRIL 10, 2015
APRIL 7, 2015
APRIL 11, 2015
APRIL 10, 2015
APRIL 14, 2015
APRIL 14, 2015
APRIL 14, 2015
APRIL 16, 2015
APRIL 17, 2015
APRIL 18, 2015
APRIL 19, 2015
APRIL 22, 2015
APRIL 22, 2015
APRIL 25, 2015
APRIL 24, 2015
APRIL 29, 2015
APRIL 28, 2015
APRIL 30, 2015
APRIL 29, 2015
APRIL 30, 2015

MAY 3 - 9, 2015

BIKOL REPORTER

PARTIDO DISTRICT OPENS . . .

SENIOR POWER

JMTS/ABEARCILLA/MMEC

Newly-appointed Camsur Provincial Administrator Angel

Naval and Provincial Consultant Pol Maleniza, represented
Gov. Migz Villafuerte and Vice Gov. Ato Pena respectively
in welcoming the members of the Provincial Federation of

Senior Citizens Association of Camarines Sur (PFSCACS,

Inc.) headed by Pres. Jesus V. Tomatorgo which observed
its 20th foundation day on April 24, 2015 at the CamSur
Convention Center.

INFORMED CITIZENRY . . .

terpart youth officials.

Aside from submitting
our respective accomplishments, we see the need for
us to go through a process,
which is the evaluation, that
will enable us to know how
effective or ineffective we
are in handling the tasks that
have been entrusted to us by
the city government as youth
officials, Bandola said.
The process will also
help us determine what modifications we have do with

awareness program through

an informative debate that
is focused on youths role in
society and governance.
The CYOs, who are now
on the second week of their
one and a half months term
as city officials, are also
exploring the possibility of
tasking themselves as youth
tutors for those who are in
public schools and out-ofschool youths.
The project will not only
focus on formal education
but also on sports, healthy
lifestyle, and topics concerning politics as disciplines
that deal with the study of
the community or the state.
We shall be glad also to
work as organizers and coordinators for these activities along with our elected
officials and concerned de-

partment heads as resource

speakers, she added.
The youth officials are
also exploring the possibility
of bringing down to the barangay level the concept of
the city governments youth
officials program by way of
allowing the members of the
youth sector in the communities to perform as counterpart youth barangay officials
of the elected and designated
ones.
The CYOs, unlike in previous years when youth officials were being required
to submit their respective accomplishments at the end of
their term, are also planning
to officially request Mayor
John Bongat and the rest of
the city officials to conduct
a thorough evaluation of the
performances of their coun-

our projects so that we can

improve them and come up
with better ones, adds Ocbina, 18, who is taking Legal
Management course at the
Ateneo de Naga University.
Bandola and Ocbina
topped the written and oral
examinations given to more
or less a hundred candidates/
nominees by the city government last month. Forty-five
of them were picked as successful nominees after passing the exams.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE
PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue, Naga
City, pawned from from DEC. 1-31, 2014 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on JUNE 1, 2015
from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 28, 2015
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 3 and 10, 2015

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPE

PAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, Naga
City, pawned from DEC. 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on JUNE 1, 2015 from 9:00
A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 28, 2015
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 3 and 10, 2015

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from from DEC. 1-31, 2014
whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale
on JUNE 1, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 28, 2015
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 3 and 10, 2015

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWNJEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall
corner J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned
from from DEC. 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired will
be sold to public auction sale on JUNE 1, 2015 from 9:00
A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 28, 2015
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 3 and 10, 2015

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from from DEC. 1-31, 2014
whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale
on JUNE 1, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 28, 2015
only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 3 and 10, 2015

Informed citizenry
among youth concerns
By JASON B. NEOLA

City Youth Mayor BANDOLA

REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS

Improving the youths

literacy rate in the barangays and seeing them happily interacting on certain
issues in the community as
part of their social involvement are among the things
that this years city youth
officials (CYOs) are giving

preferential attention to
realize.
City Youth Mayor Ruby
Jane Bandola, 18, a BS Accountancy student at the
University of Nueva Caceres, said that aside from
helping to mold the youth to
become responsible citizens,
the CYOs find it necessary
also to encourage them to

become involved in various

civic engagements, especially on issues that affect them
and those that deal with local
politics and governance.
One of the approaches
that the CYO leadership
is planning to undertake
regarding the matter, according to City Youth ViceMayor Kimberly Shayne C.

Ocbina, is the holding of a

voters education seminar
wherein the youth will be
oriented about the duties and
obligations of a responsible
voter.
Bandola said that aside
from voters education they
are also planning to conduct
capacity development and
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BIKOL
REPORTER

MAY 3 - 9, 2015

LABOR DAY JOBS FAIR

The Dept of Labor and Employment ROV, SM City Naga

(on the occasion of its 6th year anniversary) and the
City Govt of Naga (thru Metropeso), among others, have

naga.gov.ph

joined hands in holding a two-day JOB and Livelihood

Fair at SM City Naga. At least 77 employers participated
in the fair.