vol. XXIV, NO.

Bicol, the philippines

august 14-20, 2016 P5.00

( 473-8888

Ms. Bicolandia 2016 reels off

Councilor raola

NAGA CITY To be able to run this

years Ms. Bicolandia Beauty Pageant as
colorful and as organized as it should be,
the competitions executive committee for
this year has opted to listen to the concerns
brought up by the talent scouts who requested that certain remedial approaches
be adopted so as not to repeat their bad experiences in past years.
Anjo Santos, who has been in the pageant

industry since he was 14, said the execom will

get their support all the way all throughout
the event provided that they should be accorded with appropriate treatment that would
make them even more inspired to participate
and assist.
We plead that we should be treated right
not only during the times when they needed
our help in the recruitment of candidates,
Santos said.

After assuring the group that no such incident in the past would happen in this years
event including the complaint about the food
which usually came late, City Councilor Sonny Raola, execom chairman, thanked the
talent scouts for being there, always ready to
share and be of service.
In the same meeting, Raola underscored
the role of talent scouts as vital, saying that the
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IN BICOL

625 minors hooked on drugs;

18 in elementary grades
By Jorge Hallare

LEGAZPI CITY
--- A
Bicol police official said the
number of minors, who have
surrendered to various police
stations and local government
officials, reached 625 as the
governments anti-illegal drug
campaign that started on July
1 continued.
Senior Insp. Ma. Luisa Calubaquib, spokesperson of Police
Regional Office (PRO)-Bicol,
said Camarines Sur topped
the list with 188, followed by
Albay-170, Masbate-119, Camarines Norte-79, Naga City34, Sorsogon-12, and Catanduanes-23.
She said from among the 625
minors who surrendered, 18 were
in the elementary grades, 234 in

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high school, 74 in college and

299 out-of-school youths.
"We are saddened by the reports that an early age, those
children, who are still in their elementary and high school years,
have already been hooked on
drugs," said Calubaquib.

BRIGADA ESKWELA AWARDS NIGHT

SUZUKI CIAZ ON DISPLAY

Big number of auto enthusiasts drop-by at Suzuki Ciaz Auto Exhibit recently at the ground
floor of SM City Naga to watch the showcase of the Suzuki Ciaz new innovations which they
attributed to all their customers.

By school level: the 18 elementary pupils, by province-Albay has 11, Camarines Sur-4,
Catanduanes-2, and Masbate-1.
In high school, PRO-5 data
showed the 234, by province-Camarines Sur topped the list
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The DepEdCamarines Surs BrigadaEskwela Awarding Ceremony was held last July 30, 2016 at
the Capitol Complex Convention Center, Cadlan, Pili and was attended by Gov. MigzVillafuerte
and Vice President Leni Gerona Robredo. During the event, Gov. Villafuerte announced the
distribution of computers to teachers and students in the province as well as free WiFi in
selected schools in Camarines Sur starting August 15, 2016.

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opinion

bikol reporter

editorial
When the High
and Mighty Falls
Over the weekend, President Rodrigo
Duterte bared the list of politicians,
judges and police and military personnel
involved in the illegal drug trade.
Quick to defend Dutertes move,
Sec. Andanar explained this shows the
Presidents sincerity in the war against
drugs.
Andanars
accelerated
defense,
however, glosses over a very fundamental
principle in our criminal justice system
the presumption of innocence.
In
this case, however, those involved in
the so-called narco-politics are already
condemned before they are even heard.
This is shown in the order of the President
for those whom he named to report within
24 hours to their superiors; and that in
so announcing the names, he could be
mistaken.
The presumption of innocence rule of
course goes with another time-honored
democratic principle, that of due process.
Simply, this means that those accused
will be given their day in Court. For the
President, however, due process is the
job of the Judiciary. His, according to
him, is to implement the law; yet forgetting
that he had already arrogated the judicial
power.
This is where the call of Sen. Leila de
Limas for another way, in approaching
the drug war. Not in littering the streets
with bodies riddled with bullets with just a
cardboard saying that the dead is a drug
pusher.
We can say that the Duterte way leaves
a queasy feeling that this is not the right
way as we are still a government of laws,
and not of men.
We do of course support his crusade
to bring the war even to the gates of the
high and the mighty. So far, most of those
that have fallen are those what we can
call the demand side of the drug-trade
flow. In going now after politicians and
policemen, hopefully, the government is
now heading towards the supply side of
the drug equation.

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Duterte Governance Plans

(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).
TRAFFIC: The new Congress leaderships are prone to grant Pres. Rody
the needed emergency powers to solve
the worsening traffic problems in MegaManila. Aside from land transportation,
the rail system needs to be upgraded
by way of more rolling assets and faster
speed. The balancing act here would
be public convenience without putting
the safety of passengers and commuters in peril. There are options to consider involving the DOTC and MMDA.
By now, the Rody Duterte people
are starting to feel the pinch of public
clamor for the performance of the governments promises. The public should
not be too hasty in their demands. It
is traditional for new administrations
to be credited with at least 100 days
honeymoon period. Running a country of 103 million people is much more
complicated that the affairs of a city like
Davao. Let us hope that our president
can positively draw on his vast experience and that of his subalterns, too!
CURFEW: The go-go style of governance of Pres. Duterte and his fellow
officials is bound to meet some roadblocks coming from human rights advocates and the Catholic Church. For
one, the very effective curfew policy for
minors has been temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court. Legal issues
and practical norms in life often cross.
The safety and convenience of the majority should not be sacrificed just so
the wishes of the few could be granted!

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Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN

We also foresee issues to be objected to by the Catholic hierarchy when

the RH Law is implemented in earnest. There is a need to balance the
economic strides of our nation with our
religious and moral values.
Likewise under scrutiny now are
the deaths (from police firepower and
vigilantes) of suspected drug users and
pushers. So far no real big drug dealers and producers have been mowed
down. Only the lower class drug abuse
persons are taken out. Because they
don thave legal protection?
VALIDITIES: The extension of the
validity of our Phl passports from the
now 5-years to 10-years is a wise
government move. This means less
crowding in the DFA consular offices,
and added convenience to our lawabiding citizens. The extension of the
3-year drivers license to 5-years is also
well-taken. Less work on the part of
the LTO even as licensees are afforded
added time to use their privilege. This
new system must also be applied to vehicle registrations.
There must also be a review of other
regulatory policies by the Securities

and Exchange Commission, and the

Bureau of Internal Revenue. Certain
BIR Revenue Districts in the provinces are finding hardships in following
the BIR national offices instructions
to speed up issuance of tax clearances and certificates authorizing
registration (CAR) for land titles and
shares of stocks. Either the clearance system must be simplified, or
more people should be appointed to
handle the chores.
SECURITY: Our triumph in the
UN Permanent Arbitral Court as regards our territorial disputes with
China in the West Philippine Sea
provides us with a negotiating ace if
and when we dialogue with our giant
neighbor. We pray that past president FVR could use his diplomatic
savvy to convince his Chinese counterparts to respect our position. If he
succeeds, among the beneficiaries
are his provincemates who are fishing in the disputed waters.
The offered amnesties to be negotiated with the rebel NPAs and the
Mindanao-based MNLF (and the already in MILF) are welcome developments in our peace process. The
issues being raised by the NPAs are
no longer ideological, now mostly
human rights violations so more
easily solved. The more complicated tenors and far-reaching too, are
those with the Muslim groups. There
are territorial claims, too which cannot just be solved by the proposed
Federalism form of government!
WISDOM: If to do were as easy
as to know what are good to do
poor mens cottages would be palaces!

Suggestion for Constitutional Change, Marcos

Burial and Promises of the Lord Jesus Christ
I watched the interview of Atty.
Christian Monsod, a former delegate to
the 1987 Constitutional Convention by
Karen Davila on ANC TV and it was very
informative. I took note of what he said
that the Constitution need not be change
or amended to remove the concentration
of powers in the central government
or imperial Manila and the power of
allocating funds. He said we only need to
amend the Local Government Code and
put there the powers we want, the amount
of funds we want to the Local Government
Units. That can be done under the present
Constitution.
I wonder, why not make all the regions
in the country autonomous regions so that
there is equality in all the regions instead
of federal state. In that way, there is less
possibility of a federal state to separate
from the Philippines. Well, this is just an
idea I wish to contribute in the study of
Constitutional change as amendment to
the Constitution, particularly Article X.

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Tel. No. (054) 475-6262

August 14-20, 2016

President Rodrigo Duterte wants to

follow the law on who should be buried
in Libingan ng mga Bayani As former
President and soldier, I see nothing wrong
in having Marcos buried in the Libingan
ng mga Bayani, he told reporters in
Davao City.
I recall, a dog of President Corazon
C. Aquino was buried there. It is not a
President nor a soldier. Even Gen. Angelo
Reyes who committed suicide is buried
there. I wonder if those against Marcos
burial fought for our country in World War
II as Marcos did..

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my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones

625 minors hooked on drugs . . .

with 76, Albay-69, Masbate-63,
Catanduanes-16,
Camarines
Norte-9, and Naga City-1
In college, the 74 surrenderees were--Albay-34, Camarines
Sur-34, Catanduanes-4 and Naga
City-2.

*****

The feast of our Regional Patroness,

Our Lady of Peafrancia is approaching.
We will have the much awaited fluvial
procession and other religious activities.
I believe we are peaceful here because
of Her loving intercession for us and the
love of El Divino Rostro.
The truth is we live in a dangerous
time. There are many criminal elements,
drug addicts, etc. We need to pray for
Gods protection and guidance. I suggest
we pray to Ina Our Lady Peafrancia
and the Holy Face of Jesus. Here are
the promises of Our Lord Jesus Christ:
1.
By My Holy Face you shall work
miracles.
2.
By My Face you will obtain the
conversion of many sinners.
3.
Nothing that you ask in making
this offering will be refused to you.
4. If you know how pleasing the
sight of My Face is to My Father.
5. As in a kingdom you can

Evelyn Jerusalem, spokesperson of the Department of Social Welfare and Development

in Bicol said all the Municipal
and City Social Welfare Offices
under the local government units
in Bicol were tasked to provide

procure all you wish for with a coin

marked with the Kings effigy, so in the
Kingdom of Heaven you will obtain all
you desire with the precious coin of My
Holy Face.
6. Our Lord has promised me
that He will imprint His divine likeness
on the souls of those who honor His
most Holy Countenance.
7.
All those who honor My Holy
Face in a spirit of reparation, will by so
doing perform the office of the pious
Veronica.
8. According to the care you
take in making reparation to My Face
disfigured by blasphemies, so will I take
care of yours which has been disfigured
by sin. I will reprint therein, My image
and render it as beautiful as it was on
leaving the Baptismal font.
9. Our Lord has promised me,
that all those who defend His cause in
this work of reparation, by words, by
prayers, or in writing. He will defend
them before His Father; at their death
He will purify their souls by effacing all
the blots of sin and will restore to them
their primitive beauty.

*****

I wish to correct a sentence

erroneously printed in my last weeks
column. The sentence should be : I
believe that China is also aware of
the Treaty of MUTUAL Defense of the
Philippines with the US, not Treaty of
National Defense, the Visiting Forces
Agreement and Enhanced Defense
Preparation Agreement with the US.

intervention measures for the

minors- surrenderees.
Calubaquib said from July 1
to August 8, PRO5 has recorded
36,134 drug surrenderees, of
whom 34,211 were users and
1,923 drug pushers.
She said Philippine National

Police Chief Ronald Bato dela

Rosa and President Rodrigo
Duterte have been constantly
monitoring the daily report on
drug surrenderees, especially the
data on the minors.
PRO5 submits its daily report to them, she added.

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bikol reporter

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bikol reporter

pellmell
jokee BOTOR-REYES

Getting Sick and

Getting Well Fast
After a meeting with some LGU Iriga City people that
included two doctors, Ronald Perena, M.D. and Romer
Gonzaga Trinidad, D.D.M, they who run the Iriga City Health
Office, Dr. Perena sporting a bald pate which becomes him
told me, di ka na nagpapacheck up sa akin. I felt great
what concern, how admirable of the doctor. I answered wala
kasi aking sakit. I was not honest, I was not feeling well really.
When I got home that night I had fever, I had sore throat, my
back ached, my eyes watery. Coupled was a tooth that ached,
and gum swollen, I should have consulted both doctors. I was
naturally in bed for two days. Well, I drank gallons of water,
slept soundly and took the ever dependable Neozep and then
I was on my toes again the following morning,
Getting sick is inevitable. Especially when one is aging.
But I am happy in the thought that I am not a sickly-prone
person. There were only three times in my life when I got
confined. These were the three times i delivered my three
children.
Health is very important. It is something we should take
care very much. Health is wealth, the very popular adage
runs. So, how does one keep healthy? Everything in
moderation but plenty of water, no junk food, no alcohol,
no cigarette, no soda, no salty food, no lechon, no taba,
less rice, no strong coffee, no sweets, plenty of vegetables
and fruits, right amount of sleep, exercise. With so many
forbidden food, diri na magkaun.
I promise to see Dr. Perena and Dr. Trinidad one day.
Sick or not sick. I will consult them even for no big reason,
Seeing doctors is enough to keep me in fine health condition.
Inkman in Iriga City is a most frequented place for printing
purposes. I had not bought a printer with printing now a very
cheap commodity. One peso a page, who needs a printer at
home. Inkman has four very accommodating personnel
Romnick Cleofe Lavapie, Mariana Gin D. Ramos, Mark
Francis Banares and Dahlia P. Benitez.
Iriga is celebrating on September 3 its 48th Charter
Foundation Anniversary. Many activities are lined up to
make the 2016 celebration truly memorable. Come to Iriga
and enjoy your day.

Athletics Vis-a-Vis Technology

By TITO R, NACARIO - Teacher II
Sto. Nino National High School, Iriga City

These days, it is very common to see very young children glued to their gadgets for hours on end. Some are just
elementary kids ages 5 and 6 even younger. The hunch is
that they are more engrossed in their gadgets than in their
studies. There must be something really very interesting
and attractive in these gadgets.
The cellphone which is very sophisticated can consume
a childs hours extensively for texting, calling, etc. and with
the internet, the facebook, tweeter, instagram are enough
to busy one self much longer time than for a child to read
his lessons, do his homeworks and projects and everything
else he should be doing in his studies. This does not pose
as a good picture of young school children. Owning an
ipad and the newest cellphone model are not very hard
anymore. It looks like having these is a status symbol and
many children really cajole their parents into buying these
gadgets for them.
It now seems that modern technology has caught the
fancy of our young people that even their works are home
are likewise affected. Many parents would lament on the
difficulty of getting their childrens attention to get them to
do household chores and the worst istheir studies are
been sidelined.
How much time now do children have for athletics? We
barely see children in the elementary playing piko, tumbang
priso, or playing ball games or running races. These are
games that are very important to a childs physical growth.
This is surely missed by many especially parents.
No way, however, we are claiming that technology is
wrong. It has moved the world to the modernity never heard
of before. With technology, now, we can get connected in a
jiffy. With technology we can have all the things we would
want to know about from the simplest to the most complicated, from the mundane to what-have-you. One can become very knowledgeable an individual in everything.
Athletics and technology can make a happy marriage
and this is marriage of the mind and the body. Subsequently, a harmonious union is the outcome. There are many
ways of making this union work. To use a popular adage
,there is a ti1me for everything. A time to be athletic, there
is a time to be technology buff and one can be the most
technologically intelligent and still be the best athlete at the
same time.

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halo-halo

August 14-20, 2016

Giyera sa Droga
Nagabot na sa samong baryo
an giyera sa droga. Kan nakaaging
semana, nagadan sa soboot buy-bust
operation an sakong kabaryo na kadto
bago an saiyang katapusan, pigooringoding naman nanggad na inbwelto sa
pagbebenta nin droga.
Siisay an babasolon sa siring na
kinaabutan nin buhay?
Indikasyon
daw ini kan pagtapo asin kakulangan
kan pamilya? Saro lang daw ining
pangekonomiya, boot sabihon, problema
nin kapagtiosan. Si sakong kabaryo,
dai ko masasabing pobre, dakul siyang
pigtatanuman na paroy. Kaya saro daw
ining senyal kan kusog asin poder kan
mga yaon sa likod kan illegal na droga?
Sa hiling ko, bako lang ining indibidwal,
pampamilya
o
pangekonomiyang
problema. May pagtubod akong may
kakulangan man an gobyerno digdi.
Ano ta ngonyan lang nahihiling an
determinasyon na puhoon an problema?

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
Sain nagduman si mga pondo,
halimbawa, para sa mga lokal na drug
abuse councils, magpoon sa syudad
asin sa barangay na taon-taon tinataan
nin alokasyon?
Bakong simple an problema kan
droga. Na naglataw na an tataramon
na narco-politics nagpapahiling kan
komplikasyon kaini. Saro ining garo

cancer na apektado an dakul na

tauhan kan sosyedad. An listahan
nin mga pangaran na binasa ni
Presidente Duterte nagpapahiling
sana kan pagroro kan problema.
Saro ining problema nin moralidad,
nin mga values.
Saro ining
problema nin ekonomiya. Saro ining
problema nin peace and order, asin
implementasyon nin ley. Saro ining
problema na apektado an futuro kan
satong nasyon. Tandaan ta na lang
an epekto kan opyo kan malulong
digdi an mga Tsino.
Dai kuta nagabot sa arog kaining
sitwasyon an problema sa droga.
Kun an lambang saro naghiro, kun
ginasto halimbawa sa tama si pondo
na nakatagama para sa paglaban sa
droga. Mayong makapaghuhugas nin
kamot sa kapaladan asin kagadanan
kan mga sabit sa illegal na droga.
Gabos kita may pagkukulang.

A Transformed Life of a Drug Addict

Getting into prohibited
drugs or being dead drunk will
not at all solve ones problem
Leonie said.
Leonie Buhion Belarmino,
51 years old is a recovered drug
dependent. A resident of Zone
2, Bulan, Sorsogon, Leonie is
married with three children all
boys. But bad fate brought his
family to be dismantled. His
wife has her own family and
his two son is staying with her
wife. His eldest son died from
a vehicular accident. Leonie
is staying with his father. The
third child among the 11 siblings. Born to parents whose
income is just enough to support the family especially that
all the children are in school.
Life was tough for the family
so he decided to help his father
earn a living. Industry is inherent with Leonie. After school,
he would go with his father
fishing and on weekends he
would sell fresh fish. Leonie
shared that he finds happiness
when he is able to help his father earn a living. Pangarap
ng aming mga magulang na
kami ay makapagtapos ng pagaaral. (Its our parents desire to
see all of us finish our studies.),
Leonie said.
Getting into drugs.
At the age of 13, through
peer pressure started to drink
tuba. Tuba otherwise
known as coconut wine is a
sweet, fresh or mildly fermented sap taken from tripping the
young expanded flowers of
the coconut. For Leonie and
friends, tuba is the most affordable instead of buying hard
liquor. But it was from this
coconut wine where Leonie
started his vices. Since Leony
never stopped from earning
a living even at an early age,
he always have some penny
in his pocket. From the influence of his friends and some
schoolmates, he now started
to take cough syrup and take
marijuana. Addiction affected
much his family especially that
he already started to sell his
personal belongings and tried
to get his mothers medicine.
His mother has a heart ailment that one of the medicines
prescribed is a tranquilizer.He
started using this prohibited
drugs in 1997. This caused a
problem to his family.
Feeling unwanted, Leonie
went to try his luck in Manila
and thought of getting away
from addiction. Leonie was
lucky enough that he was able
to find a job. He worked as
promo boy for eight years in

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Manila. Lalo akong nalulong

sa droga kasi yong tinitirhan
kong pinsan ay gumagamit
din ng bawal na gamot.( The
more that I get addicted in Manila because my cousin whom
I was staying with is also
a user of prohibited drugs.
Leonie claimed. Meron akong
perang pambili hindi lang nang
marijuana kundi shabu at minsan tinikman ko na rin ang cocaine. (I have already money
that I could afford to buy not
only marijuana but shabu and
even tried cocaine.), Leonie
added.
This came to the attention
of his father so that in August
20,1986 he was brought by his
father to the Psychiatric Department of Quezon City General Hospital where he stayed
for three months rehabilitation.
Upon discharge he was able to
return back to work. The following year he was able to get
married. They were blessed
with three children. Pinanindigan ko ang isang mabuting
ama. Inayos ang paghahanap
buhay at pilit kong kinalimutan
ang droga. (I tried to prove
my worth as good father and a
family man, worked hard and
have done away using the prohibited drugs) Leonie claimed.
However the more that he
became an addict when he met
frustrations in life. He was then
34 years old, when he became
addicted to shabu. Ang paghihithit ng shabu ay ang aking
paraan para makalimot sa aking madilim na karanasan sa
buhay, (Snipping shabu was
my way to forget all the dark
experiences that I had) Leonie
sighed with tears falling on his
cheeks.
Lifes Struggle
After marriage, Leonie established his residence in La-

guna. But he cannot deny that

he has to stay away from his
family most often because of
the demand of his work as a
salesman. One day he learned
that his wife left their abode
with another man bringing
with her their children. Another trauma that came into Leonies life was when his eldest
died due to vehicular accident.
He still tried and did everything to win back his wife but
to no avail. Given the situation,
the more that Leonie was tied
up to drugs. He had nowhere
to go except to join his friends
until the time that he lost his
job and eventually his friends.
He vividly recalled that he also
lost his job and his money. Not
a single penny was left in his
pocket. Leonie also shared that
he lost contact with his family
for almost seven months. I had
an acute psychological and behavioral problem as shared by
my family. Ako ay naging taong grasa. Para makakain, ako
ay namalimos o kumuha ng
mga tira-tira sa mga restoran
o carenderia. (I became a
psychotic vagrant, lived in the
street. I go on begging or ask
left over foods in carenderias
or restaurants for my food.)
Leonie bared. I was able to
reached Manila from Pangasinan on foot.
As the saying goes that
Blood is thicker than water,
with the concerted effort of his
family looked for Leonie. His
brother was able to find him.
He was then brought to Mandaluyong Rehabilitation Center where he was treated then
brought back to Bicol where he
was again admitted at the Department of Psychiatry of the
Bicol Medical Center in Pili,
Camarines Sur. After his three
months stay, he was brought

back home but it was observed

that he is again from time to
time taking shabu and his psychotic behavior is recurring.
The support of the family is a
big factor in Leonies recovery.
Familys Support
His father did not stop in
looking for institutions where
it could help Leonie for his full
recovery. His father learned
about the Malinao Treatment
and Rehabilitation Center
(MTRC), Malinao, Albay. He
was then admitted and stayed
for one year. Upon discharged
he went back to his hometown
and stayed with his father.
To have his own income,
his siblings gave him money
where he could use as capital
to start a small business. He
invested the amount in buy
and sell of school supplies and
other dry goods. His business
is doing well. To find ease in
his mobility as he is peddling
his goods, his brother bought
him a tricycle. Malaki ang
tulong sa aking pagbabago
ang aking pamilya. Hindi nila
ako pinapabayaan (The support of my family is a big help
for my recovery and reform.
I am getting their full support
and intervention), said Leonie.
Since the family and the other
siblings are just staying in one
compound, Leonie has all the
time to bond with them. He
has his siblings whom he could
talk with if he needed someone
to talk to.
Realization and Intervention
One day, he realized that
drug addiction have put his life
in mess. He wanted to change
for good. The reason why there
was no desistance when his
father decided to bring him to
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sen. Bam aquino

visits caRD-MRI

sen. aQuINo
Senator Paolo Benigno
"Bam" Aquino IV graced the
CARD Mutually Reinforcing
Institutions (CARD MRI) in
San Pablo City, Laguna on
July 11, 2016 and revisited
his experiences helping socio-economically challenged
families together with CARD
MRI.
In his speech, the Senator
observed that although many
things have changed, CARDs
passion remains as they continue helping Filipino families in
need. He recalled that the first
time he visited CARD there

were only eight institutions.

Today, the organization has
grown to 14 institutions working together to achieve their
goal of eradicating poverty in
the country.
In his three years of being a
Senator, he has supported microfinance work to help indigent Filipinos do well in their
businesses. According to him,
helping Filipino entrepreneurs
is of consistent interest for him.
In fact, he led the launching
of San Pablo Negosyo Center
on the same day of his visit to
CARD MRI. The San Pablo
Negosyo Center is the 253rd
Negosyo Center in the country
that supports the development
of small, micro and medium enterprises (mSMEs). The Negosyo Centers have been open for
business, aiding micro, small
and medium enterprises flourish since November 2014.
Senator Bam mentioned
that together with the new Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) Secretary Simon Lopez,
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sM partners with uNIceF to empower

children with disabilities

In furtherance of its
advocacy to uphold the
rights and welfare of children, SM has partnered
once more with United
Nations Childrens Fund
(UNICEF) to empower
children with disabilities
(CWDs) through a photo
exhibit and a stage a play
on the said advocacy.
The photo exhibit entitled See What I Can
Do, held in collaboration
with Camera Club of the
Philippines, was formally
launched at the SM Mall of
Asia Music Hall and opened
by Vice President Leni Robredo, UNICEF Deputy
Representative Julia Rees
and SM President Annie
Garcia. The exhibit featured
photography of CWDs and

the outstanding achievements

they have done despite their
condition.
After the opening of the
photo exhibit, the music play,
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love between the father and
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caRD Balik-eskwela scholar, passes als

METRO NAGA SUMMIT

The Metro Naga Development Council (MNDC) recently held a summit on "Creating a Stronger
and Better Alliance" with local chief executives and representatives of the 16-member
municipalities, to present the 6-year development plan that will be matched with the priority
of each of the lgu-members in order to exploit the synergistic effect of resource-sharing,
complementation, and coordination of the Metro alliance.

A 63- year old CARD

Balik-Eskwela Scholar, Salvacion Tita Amie Medallon, successfully passed in the
recent Alternative Learning
System Accreditation and
Equivalency Test (ALS A&E)
at San Vicente, Palawan.
Passers of the said test are
given certificate or diploma
signifying that they are comparable graduates of the formal school system and are
qualified to enroll in secondary and tertiary schools.
Balik-Eskwela
Program
(Tita Cory Scholarship Fund)
is a scholarship program of
CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions also known as
CARD MRI, a poverty eradicator and promoter of social
development that encourages
its members to continue their
studies.
A ninth grade student in San
Vicente National High School,
dressmaker and a mother of
five, Tita Amie is one of the

scholars who will now step in

college after passing the ALS
A&E. My mother died early
when I was young, which is
why it was difficult for me to
continue my schooling. Now
that I have the chance, I am
determined to finish my studies despite of my age. I will
do whatever it takes to achieve
that, she said.
When she passed the examination for Balik-Eskwela
in 2014, she hurriedly prepared
her requirements, some of
which have been lost through
time. However, with the help
of her classmates and former
teachers who proved that she
finished elementary, she was
given the chance to enter high
school.
2014 is a survival year
for me. I planned to go abroad
thinking that it was the best
solution but I never stopped
asking the Lord to show me
His plans. I never thought of
finishing college but now it can

happen, she mentioned. Furthermore, she expressed that

Balik-Eskwela really changed
her life and gave her the opportunity to be in school where
she gets high grades and takes
part in extracurricular activities.
Without CARD, I think none
of these blessings will happen.
This is why Im so happy and
thankful to CARD, she uttered. Now that she passed the
ALS A&E, she looks forward
to learning more things that will
help fulfill her dreams and inspire individuals especially the
youth regarding the importance
of education.
CARD MRI Founder and
Managing Director Dr. Jaime
Aristotle B. Alip, is delighted
with Tita Amies achievement.
I am excited to see her achieving her dreams. This is what
CARD really wants to do, to
help them realize their hopes
and aspirations. This is just a
start of uplifting their lives. I
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August 14-20, 2016

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Ms. Bicolandia 2016 reels off . . .

success of beauty pageants is
based on their performance,
especially in the recruitment of
candidates.
He even likened the working
relationship of the organizers
and talent scouts to the symbiotic way of life which can be
observed in two different organisms living together to form a
mutually beneficial partnership.
Its just like I scratch your back
and you scratch my back too,
Raola further said.
In an interview, Santos expressed hope that the 2016 Ms.
Bicolandia Beauty Pageant will
be an event that has integrity
and all the people involved
are happy working together like
the time when the city councilor managed the pageant 20
years ago. He also lauded City

Councilor Nene de Asis and City

Administrator Jun Mongoso for
the kind of leadership they have
shown in the holding of Ms. Bicolandia pageants in the past.
At present, the preparation
for the pageant is focused on recruitment of candidates that will
go on until August 27 when the
screening of candidates, which
will be conducted at the Avenue
Convention Plaza, is scheduled.
Public presentation of the candidates will be held at the poolside
of Avenue Plaza Hotel including
the photoshoot on the same day.
Other significant dates of
the pageant: billeting of candidates at the Naga City Youth
Center and welcome dinner at
Moraville Hotel, September 2;
submission of evening gown,
September 4; courtesy call with

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Republic of the Philippines

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

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0067-2016 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative
Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice
is hereby served to the public that MARIO CRUETA DE
VERA has filed with this Office, a Petition for correction of
entry in the date of birth from July 27, 1956 to March 12,
1956 in the certificate of live birth of MARIO CRUETA DE
VERA at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are
FEDERICO DE VERA and PILAR CRUETA.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
August 27, 2016.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: August 14 and 21, 2016

Mayor John G. Bongat and their

presentation before City Hall
employees right after the flag
raising ceremonies, September
5; preliminaries of swimsuit
and evening gown to be held at
the Haciendas de Naga, Sept. 5;
technical rehearsal at the JMR
Coliseum, Sept. 6; pre-judging
at the Avenue Hotel, Sept. 7;
coronation night at JMR Coliseum, Sept. 7 and participation
in civic parade by the winning
candidates on September 15.
This years pageant offers
generous amount of cash prizes
and valuable freebies for major
titles and special awards that
are at par, if not bigger, as those
being offered in national competitions.
The cash prizes for major
titles: for Ms. Bicolandia 2016,
P200,000, a sash and a trip for
2 to Hong Kong or Singapore;
1st Runner-Up, P100,000 and a

sash; 2nd Runner-Up, P50,000

and a sash; 3rd Runner-Up,
P35,000 and a sash, and P20,000
and a sash for the 4th RunnerUp.
Each special award like the
Best in Production Number,
Best in Swimsuit, Best in Evening Gown, Ms. Photogenic,
and Ms. Congeniality has a corresponding cash prize of P7,000
while the Best Designer for Evening Gown has a cash prize of
P10,000, and P5,000 for the candidate who wins the Darling of
the Press title. Aside from the
cash prizes, each winner will
also receive freebies and a sash.
Regarding possible participation of differently-abled candidates, the Search guidelines
said that the organizers shall
provide, as necessary, a qualified interpreter for candidates
who are deaf or mute or deafmute. - jason b neola

CARD Balik-Eskwela . . .

know that many Filipinos want

to be like her and what they
need to do is to work hard, be
patient, and be persistent in all
their endeavors. A great change
will always start within us, Dr.
Alip stated.
CARD MRIs Balik-Eskwela Program or Tita Cory Scholarship Fund intends to send
CARD MRI members, usually
mothers, to go back to school.
CARD MRI will conduct more
batches of examinations to send
the largest possible number of
members in the country back to
school. Through one of its institutions CARD-MRI Development Institute (CMDI), it will

also continue its partnership

with Department of Education
(DepEd) for ALS program,
which has started in Bay, Laguna.
Balik-Eskwela and ALS are
part of the program called One
Family, One Graduate, which
ensures that there will be one
college graduate for every family it serves. Through this, the
institution hopes for the betterment of each familys socioeconomic condition. CARD
MRI desires for its members to
strive for more and become significant contributors in social
development and in uplifting
Filipino lives.

Sen. Bam Aquino visits . . .

former Executive Director of
Go Negosyo, DTI will develop
an arm to act as a frontline service organization for the micro
and small enterprises. He adds
that they will strengthen the
Negosyo Centers in terms of
financing, marketing edge, and
business development. This
will continue to strengthen the
support system for partner institutions.
He also said that while the
government could provide the
platform, the interface of the
private sector and non-government partners literally and figuratively may increase the profit
of the Negosyo Centers and its
members.
Senator Aquino also shared
that he is hoping to get the
Chairmanship of the Senate
Committee on Education. He
stated that he will focus on the
K to 12 curriculum reform,
which according to him is the
battleground for the youths education. He emphasized though
that his legislative work focuses

LTO opens Tigaon district . . .

implement transportation laws,
and serve the district and its
environs towards a progressive
land transport sector.
LTO Partido District Office
will cater to a wider clientele
as included in its coverage is a
portion of Rinconada area. LTO
V Admin. Officer Masagca said
that LTO Partido District Office
is bigger than Catanduanes and
Ragay District Offices. He further stated that relocating LTO
to the town of Tigaon is a shot
in the arm for the municipality's growing economy with the
sprouting of business ventures
around the establishment, and
the generation of local employment.
Mayor Fuentebella affirmed
Masagca's statement and expressed her optimism that with
the LTO Partido District Office
in her town, economic activities
would be boosted significantly.

Requests for Mayor's Permits

for new business enterprises
like eateries, insurance companies, emission testing centers,
have started rolling in.
Fuentebella thanked former
Cam. Sur 4th District Congressman Wimpy Fuentebella for
his initiative in the conversion
and transfer. House Bill 5085,
authored by former Congressman Fuentebella, states that
the transfer to Tigaon, which is
now the national government
center in the Partido Area due
to the presence of national government agencies, will position
the LTO at the hub of its service
area without causing undue inconvenience to clients in Goa
and contiguous municipalities.
Mayor Chiqui also thanked
her predecessor, ex-Mayor Arnie Fuentebella for offering the
building to house the LTO Partido District Office.

equally on supporting tertiary

level education and beyond. He
further expressed that he will
also focus on providing opportunities for out-of-school youth
in the country.
We are again inspired by
Senator Bams plans in uplifting the lives of Filipinos. I agree
with him that education and
business are really important
factors in uplifting the lives of
Filipinos in our country and that
government and private organizations play a big role in its
achievement, says CARD MRI
Founder and Managing Director
Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip.
CARD MRI has been continuously serving poor Filipinos since 1986. It provides
programs and services such as
financial services for mSMEs,
micro insurance, education
and community development.
It also holds conferences and
seminars that empower mSMEs
in the country. It has a total client served of 3.6 million families as of June 2016.

EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION OF THE

ESTATE OF LETECIA RAMOS RECTO
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are
the legitimate and sole heirs of the late LETECIA
RAMOS RECTOR, who died on November 22, 2014
in Poblacion, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, with no known
debts or obligations chargeable against this property,
left several parcels of land situated in Tigaon,
Camarines Sur, that the parties all of legal ages and
with full capacity to contract agree adjudicate among
themselves the described real estate pro indiviso
and as co-owners of the property; as acknowledged
before Notary Public Atty. Ernesto M. Alarcon, Doc.
No.1867, Page No. 374, Book No. I, Series of 2016.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: August 14, 21 and 28, 2016
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
legitimate heirs of the late CELENIA M. MORTEGA, who
died on April 1, 2014 in Naga City without any will or no
known debts; left a home lot situated at Barangay Pacol.
Naga City; that pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the
Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the heirs all of
legal ages and with full capacity to contract agree to divide
and adjudicate among themselves said lot in pro indiviso
equal shares; that said Heir hereby waive her rights,
interest and participation on said lot in favor of ELMER M.
MORTEGA, his heirs, and successors-in-interest on the
mentioned lot; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty.
Armeen Allain B. Gomez, Doc. No.320, Page No. 64, Book
No. II, Series of 2016.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: August 14, 21 and 28, 2016

for july
Name of Deceased
JESUSA R. CAPILI
ISAGANI L. CAPISONDA
MARIA M. ALISASA
GUILLERMO A. MAGPANTAY
ROBERT B. RUTA
FROILAN P. GOMEZ
EXPEDITO B. VERGARA
CEZAR I. VELUZ
SALVADOR A. JACOB SR.
ANALYN E. MACABUHAY
VIVENCIO M. GO JR.
JUSTINIANO R. MENDONES
MARK FRANCIS B. VILLANUEVA
SEVERO B. RELUCANO SR.
PEPITO R. SACAYAN
LINDA D. SURARA
CYRIL B. CARIO
JUAN A. AMADOR

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Date of Interment
July 2, 2016
July 5, 2016
July 7, 2016
July 6, 2016
July 8, 2016
July 9, 2016
July 16, 2016
July 16, 2016
July 19, 2016
July 23, 2016
July 25, 2016
July 20, 2016
July 26, 2016
July 30, 2016
July 30, 2016
July 30, 2016
July 31, 2016
July 31, 2016

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bikol reporter

1-M cacao tree planting project

launched in San Fernando town
San Fernando, Camarines
Sur --- The local government
of San Fernando, Camarines
Sur headed by Mayor Fermin M. Mabulo launched
another milestone project
dubbed as One Million Cacao sa San Fernando. The
said programs aims to help
the constituents in the field
of agriculture which will benefit the farmers in terms of
livelihood. The Cacao (Theobroma cacao) planting will
be implemented to the 22 barangays with the assistance
of some various government
agencies like the Department
of Agriculture, Department
of Environment and Natural
Resources, Local Government Units and The Bicol Cacao Council.
During the launching of the
said project, Cacao seedlings
were purchased by the local
government with the initial

amount of P 300.00 and it was

distributed to the farmers.
The local government unit
had set already the San Fernando Cacao Council that composed of different national lined
agencies of the government
assigned in the municipality,
stakeholders, group of farmers
and cooperatives that would
engaged in Cacao farming, initially the program will be set in
backyard farming and later as a
mangrove.
Mayor Mabulo urges his
constituents to engaged in Cacao planting in their backyards
so that it will benefit to uplift
their economic status and to
boost the agricultural level of
the municipality wherein, the
one million numbers of Cacao
will be planted. This will also
bring change particularly to the
coconut farmers because aside
from the coconut tress they
planted, they can also plant a

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terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
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Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from MARCH 1-31, 2016 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
SEPTEMBER 01, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
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2016 only.
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expired will be sold to public auction sale on SEPTEMBER
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cacao at the same time. The

Cacao in two years can be harvest and the demand is high and
the supply is low. Cacao gains
two to three times more income
than coconut.
Mayor Mabulo stated that
the target buyer will be the Singapore based company which
signifies already to the local
government that they will purchased the Cacao production
and also some local companies
here in the Philippines.
According to the research to
some of the local Cacao farmers in Davao City who rehabilitated their farm by side grafting
the old trees with UF18 variety.
The old variety of cacao produced 200-300 kilos of dried
beans per hectare a year, while
the new varieties can annually
yield up to two tons of dried
bean per hectare.
The village type solar drier
has a capacity of 500 kilos of
cacao beans per batch, and fermentation box has 1,000 kilos
of cacao beans per batch.
However, the local farmers
said they had not fully maximized their post harvest facilities since they began producing
cacao germinated seeds for the
supply of some nursery operators in the country.
They decided to produce
germinated seeds instead of
dried cacao beans to help in
achieving the vision of the cacao industry and the government to provide seven million
seedlings a year until 2017 or
2020.
Income is also higher with
germinated cacao seeds than
dried beans.
They explained that three
kilos of wet cacao seeds can
only make a kilo of dried beans
sold at P85, but similar amount
of wet seeds can make two kilos of germinated seeds sold at
P110 a kilo.
They cited that next year,
they will be supplying a total of
one million seedlings to a private firm in the country and at
last 200,000 cacao seedlings to
the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources.
Cacao is good investment
because it is the only source for
chocolates.
The projection of the Philippines in the year 2020 in Cacao production will increase in
demand and more Cacao trees
should be planted in line with
the goal of the nations industry
players to supply 100,000 metric tons of dried Cacao beans
per year for the world market.
Jake Fortaleza

Photo show during the launching of One Million Cacao tree planting project in San Fernando,
Camarines Sur with Mayor Fermin M. Mabulo and Ed Pilapil Jr., head of the Bicol Cacao
Council.

A Transformed Life of a Drug Addict . . .

bilitation Center. He knows
that it will best help him.
According to Leonie his
stay in the rehabilitation center
paved a way to let him see life
in a different scale. I decided
to be back to the Lord. Detoxification and withdrawal from
drugs was the most difficult in
the rehabilitation program. But
with determination I was able
to surpass these difficulties.
said Leonie
Having shown good performance while in the rehabilitation center, Leonie was
identified and qualified to be
with the intervention group of
the START. During the intervention, the START provided
medical treatment and recovery
through strengthening the spiritual aspect of the person. It also
provided him a cash grant of

P5, 000.00 for him to start with

a livelihood activities. From
the grant, Leonie bought a motorized banca where he could
use for his fishing business.
According to Leonie he does
not anymore go out for fishing. Instead he has the banca
rented of which he is receiving
an income of at least 500.00 per
week. He proudly shares that
from his buy and sell business
and from the boat rental, he is
receiving a good income. Leonie proudly said that he is now
able to help his brothers and
sisters provide a living for their
father and now able to send financial support to his two son.
Leonie Belarmino is now a
strong partner in the advocacy
campaign to educate and prepare families and communities
on the adverse effects of drugs.
He is also actively involved in
the promotion of family life

enrichment activities especially those who are recovering from drug dependency to
equip them with parenting and
life skills to ensure a drug free
home.
START PROGRAM
The Strategy Toward Acceptance, Reintegration and
Transformation
(START)
which was piloted in Bicol Region is a one of the DSWDs
program which focuses on
the organization of recovering
drug dependents who will later
become the advocacy arm at
the community level and shall
be equipped through the provision of the following existing
basic, social and psychological services such as Assistance
In Crisis Situation (AICS),
economic and livelihood assistance, emergency shelter assistance and referral services.
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Bicol records high

employment rate-DOLE
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BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES

august 14-20, 2016

CHILDREN PROTECTION

jRM, PIA5/CAMARINES SUR

at the monthly regular monthly meeting of the Naga city council for the Welfare and protection
of Children (NCCWPC) held August 3 at the Bicol Science and Technology Centrum, Naga City,
Mayor john G. Bongat bared that the city will focus on the 1) Establishment of the Naga City
Children's Center; 2) Mandatory establishment of children's playground; and 3) Establishment
of children in conflict with the law (CICL) center.

sM china Bags 2 ccFa

golden lily awards

LEGAZPI CITY- Second

place isnt that bad. This was
DOLE Bicols reaction after
learning that the region has
bagged said ranking on the
much debated employment
rate.
DOLE Bicol OIC-regional
director Atty. Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla on her report to
DOLE Secretary Hon. Silvestre
H. Bello III, said that employment rate ranking of the region
was, by so far, the best news
she can relay to the Labor Chief
upon his assumption to office.
With only a point seven
(.7) difference from Region 2
at 96.9%, Bicols employment
rate, based on the latest statistical survey, rocketed at 96.2%
on the first quarter of this year
compared to 95.4% on the first
quarter of last year while the
unemployment rate plummeted
to 3.8% compared against last
years 4.6%.
We have almost a 100%
employment rate and it is even
more notable that we have the
second lowest unemployment

rate in the entire country!

OIC-RD Atty. Ma. Karina Perida-Trayvilla beamed.
DOLE Bicol also noted that
out of the more or less 5-million
Bicolano population, about 3.7
million are categorized in the
working population thus the
increase in the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) to 67%.
This figure has gone up by at
least two notches from 65.3%
from last years LFPR.
However,
underemployment in the region is still high
at 33.6% and even went up
from the 29.3% underemployment rate recorded last year but
DOLE Bicol sees this as an opportunity rather than a set-back.
We see this as a stepping
stone and opportunity. Sooner
or later those underemployed
will transition to a better job,
DOLE Bicol OIC-regional director Atty. Ma. Karina PeridaTrayvilla said.
DOLE Bicol however relayed that the rise in the employment rate, cannot be attributed to DOLE Bicol alone but

to the active implementation of

the programs and services of
all the government offices and
LGUs in the entire region.
Although, our major employment enhancement programs like the Job Fairs, Employment Kiosks, Government
Internship (GIP), DKSK, TUPAD and SPES may have been
a big factor on this, still it is the
convergence of programs from
other agencies and LGUs that
brought Bicol to this high employment rate,
The result of a high employment rate in the region, DOLE
Bicol said would translate to a
lower poverty incidence (see
separate story) since most Bicolanos are actively earning.
Of course if youre gainfully employed then you are
earning and that earnings could
transform the daily living of not
just an individual but the entire
family. Our vision is to have at
least two family member having sustainable income, DOLE
Bicol OIC RD Atty. Ma. Karina
Perida-Trayvilla ended.

LTO opens Tigaon district ofce

TIGAON, Camarines Sur
-- With the conversion of Goa
Camarines Sur LTO Extension Office into a Regular
LTO District Office as mandated by Republic Act No.
10765 approved in April 2015

by former President Aquino,

the municipality of Tigaon
becomes the new site of the
agency.
In a soft opening program
held in August 9, 2016, Tigaon Mayor Chiqui Fuentebella

joined LTO Region V Administrative Officer Jaime Masagca,

LTO District Chief Arlete Logronio and LTO personnel and
stakeholders as they ushered
in the operationalization of the
agency in Partido District.

The move further bolsters

the Department of Transportation's commitment to uphold
LTO's mandate to work towards
the rationalization of land
transport services & facilities,
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