February 16-22, 2014

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Naga POC sets eyeson Riders-in-Tandem

Legazpi to installdigital traffic lights

LTFRB-Bicol steps updrive vs colorum buses

Mayor ROSAL

Dir. ALSISTO

NAGA CITY - The Peace and Order Council here will focus its efforts in curbing crimes commit-ted by motorcy-cle riders-in-tan-dem, the citys head of the Liga ng mga Baran-gay said.

LEGAZPI CITY The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has intensified its campaign against bus compa-nies without franchises and which violated the Boards rules and regulations, Regional Director Roel Alsisto said.

We will inspect the road worthiness and documents of these public utility vehicles to ensure the safety of the riding public, Alsisto assured.

These companies include Cagsawa Tours, Bicol Transport Company, a merger of the Isarog, RSL and Penafrancia bus companies based in Naga City, DLTB and St. Jude based in

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CBS ROBBERY GNN PHOTONaga city police operatives conduct inventory of items at Cabral Bicolandia Supermart which was robbed by the so-called jackhammer gang. At left is the hole drilled by the robbers who made their way through a drainage at the Naga river.

LEGAZPI CITY --May-or Noel E. Rosal has ap-proved the proposed in-stallation of digital traffic lights in major street inter-sections in the city due to the continuous ballooning population and increasing number of vehicles.

Rosal said the installation of the digital traffic lights will start anytime this year after the completion of all the necessary requirements, per-mits and clearances.

The proposed project is part of the modernization of traffic system in this city that will cover the areas of intersections and road junc-tions in Rizal Avenue, Al-ternate Road, Ramon San-tos Street, Rizal Street, Fr. J. Bates Street, F. Aquende Drive, Airport Road junc-tion, B.S. Imperial Drive junction, Binanuahan Road

junction, Lakandula Drive, Pearanda Street and Bog-tong Road junction.

Rosal disclosed that this project is also part of the preparation for the open-ing of the Southern Luzon International Airport that is expected to bring a huge number of tourist person-alities from different parts of the world who want to

BIKOL REPORTER2 FEBRUARY 16-22, 2014OPINION

In California and presumably

in other US states, the business of handling recyclable garbage as well as their re-processing is being given certain financial incentives. Because of the rewards entities that are engaged in recycling are constrained to maintain sanitation and cleanliness. Of course, compliance must first come from the community members, by maintaining health habits and garbage segregation.

BIR-COR: All businesses, regardless of size of operations must annually register with BIR Districts to be issued their Certificates of Registration (COR). Registration costs P500 per Head Office and per branch unit. The required reportorial compliances of every registered business are enumerated in the COR including the deadlines for their submission. The BIR has computerized compliance records and every missing report is charged penalties.

Each time a taxpayer transacts with BIR (tax payment or clearances, etc.) the compliance records are consulted by

examiners. The particular transaction is put on hold until penalties for non-compliance are paid (usually P1,000- per missed report). We advise businessmen to study the required reports and try to comply on time to avoid added tax costs. Dont economize on consultancy fees so you can have prompt and proper advices.

MARGINAL EARNERS: Under Revenue Regulation No. 7-2012, clarified recently by Revenue Memo Circular No. 7-2014, marginal income earners (MIE) are required to annually register with BIR, and to comply with reportorial requirements. MIEs refer to those individuals (excluding juridical persons) whose business do not realize gross sales or receipts exceeding P100,000- in any given 12-months. Individuals receiving compensation in an employer-employee relations is not an MIE.

MIEs include agricultural growers/producers (farmers/fishermen) selling directly to consumers, small sari-sari stores, small carinderias or turo-turos, and drivers/operators of single unit tricycles. BIR registration is by way of BIR Form 1901 with sworn statement of income and birth certificate. MIEs are exempt from payment of annual registration fee and business taxes but they must register their books of accounts, issue registered receipts/sales invoices and file ITRs.

WISDOM: In imposing taxes authorities must not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

(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).

LGU PERMITS: Many struggling business entities, especially those barely earning sales or revenues to pay operating expenses including manpower are complaining of the high costs of local business permits. Many LGUs are now basing the so-called Mayors Permit to the BIR reports of businesses. Business permits in chartered cities and large municipalities are being assessed as high as treble their former license fees!

Many businessmen are looking at nearby towns to transfer their stores, short of closing operations. Most of our large taxpayer-clients are opting to transfer their head offices where business transactions are completed and recorded to LGUs that are business-friendly. Local officials must understand that hosting a business entity does not only bring in taxes, but also provide varied facilities and employment opportunities for residents.

GARBAGE FEE: The central complaints versus LGUs are the horrendous rates of garbage fees being assessed. The cleanliness and sanitation in the city or municipality are the responsibility of LGUs. They are allowed to collect taxes because of the commitment to serve, including garbage collection. Legal pundits are watching the resolution of the Supreme Court TRO against the Quezon City mayor.

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* * * * *The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform

Program (CARP) of 1989 was touted as the centerpiece of Ex-Pres. Corazon Cojuangco Aquinos administration, the mother of President Benigno Noynoy Aquino. Agricultural lands of small and middle class landowners were immediately covered. Practically, their main source of income were taken away from them since that time and it impoverished them. They were not fully paid but only thirty percent in cash and seventy percent in bonds payable in ten years and it earned some interest.

On the other hand, the 6,000 hectares of Hacienda Luisita owned by the family and relatives of P-Noy were not immediately covered by CARP, even if it should be immediately covered because it is the biggest land. The farmers in their hacienda clamored for the distribution of the lands to them, but the Cojuangco-Aquino family fought them in courts and even used other methods to prevent it. There were reported killings and harm done to farmers demanding the distribution of the land.

Hacienda Luisita was never covered by CARP since 1989 when the law was

approved. Its owners were not deprived of their lands and the income from the lands. After a long battle in the courts for 25 years, the Supreme Court decided to distribute the estate to beneficiaries of the CARP.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer dated February 9, 2014 reported the following: On Friday, a party-list group representative said the Cojuangcos were overpaid by P167.5 million when the government shelled out P471.5 million to acquire 4,500 hectares of Luisita. Public funds said Rep. Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers, were used to further enrich the Presidents relatives. He said the P167.5 million represented payments for interest which should never have been paid at all.

But DAR Undersecretary Anthony Parungao said the land was deemed to have been taken by the government in 1989 and the Agrarian Reform bonds are supposed to form part of the payment to the Cojuangcos earned interest during their maturity period until 1999.

Wow! The land was deemed to have been taken even if it was not taken. They were paid in full and in cash. So, there were no agrarian reform bonds payable yearly in ten years. That will earn interest. And their family enjoyed the income from the estate for 25 years more.

Well, I am just comparing how the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program was implemented on hundreds of thousand of small and middle class landowners and the Cojuangco-Aquino family. The unequal and undemocratic application of CARP is glaring. I dont blame the DAR because it is in the Executive Branch under the President. But may I ask Is this matuwid na daan? Tama ba ang ganitong paraan?

The MMDA reportedly asked the Department of Education to try four (4) day school week for elementary and high school students because it will begin to construct road projects that will be completed in 2016 and traffic in Metro Manila will be difficult for commuters. It is seen that there will be one to nine kilometers per hour at EDSA due to the coming road projects. Learning institutions are advised to adopt open university system as traffic alleviation measures.

Metro Manila Development Authority Francis Tolentino noted the construction works for the Skyway stage 3 project would affect 23 universities and colleges and several private and public schools along its route.

These proposed projects may be technically feasible but are they socially sound? Not only the quality of our education will be adversely affected but also all those who go to offices, hospitals, pharmacies, courts, markets, etc. will be affected. Why implement these fifteen projects all at the same time? Is it for the 2016 presidential election? I hope it is not for fund-raising.

Only one road-widening project here in the province is already causing a lot of difficulties. I can imagine the difficulties Metro Manilans will have to suffer.

There are many Bikolanos in Metro Manila studying, working, doing business, etc. but I am concerned for everybody. The MMDA and even the Department of Public Works and Highways should assign workers on three shifts everyday. There should be workers even at night to hasten the completion of the projects. I saw this was done during the repair of the Nagtahan bridge in Manila. It was done before. It can be done with new projects and it will be even easier. There is plenty of funds for it from the budget appropriation, the road users tax and the fund from casinos.

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EDITORIALThe River of our Lives

If a tree falls in the forest, did it make a sound when no one was around to hear it fall?

This old Buddhist question very well applies to Bikolnons in general and Naguenos, in par-ticular; relative to the recent efforts to revive the Bikol river initiated by the Naga city gov-ernment.

If both banks of the Bikol river had not been inhabited by humans, would it not have reached its current disturbing state?

Most of the worlds civilizations have a riv-erine beginning. The Nile in Egypt, or Ganges in India, just to cite two examples.

This is also true with Bikol, which etymology is said to be the winding river that irrigates the vast plain of the region.

From the 16th century with the coming of the Spaniards, the once developing duluhan would become Nueva Caceres and later, Naga; the city built along the Bikol river.

Since then, the river would become an in-separable part of the Bikolnon lives, from their faith to Ina to their memories of death and di-saster, like the cholera epidemic of 1903 to the Colgante collapse in 1972.

Early on at the start of the 20th century, an American teacher would record his journey along this river to take his assignment as head of the public school system in Camarines Sur.

William Freer wrote: Thirteen days after and seven after sailing, we found ourselves streaming up the Bikol river, a typical stream of the tropics, with a wide extent of flat coun-try, laced with a beautiful carpet-like green on either side, and fine tropical foliage on the banks.

But this was in the early 1900s.It is 2014, more than a century hence, and

the river had already lost its tropical character.All is not lost, however, to those who believe

that the Bikol river can be saved. Or revived to its clean past.

We add our voice and support to this effort, even as we encourage others to do the same.

If human beings accelerated the deterio-ration of the worlds environment, so too can we check this decline and destruction of our planet. We can help lend sound to the flow of the river, give it clarity once again, for the fishes, for the birds, for us, human beings. Let us give back life to the river of our Bikol lives.

BIKOL REPORTER 3FEBRUARY 16-22, 2014

THE BEAUTY AND THE BACHELOR LAURO MONTELLANO, JR.President Benigno S. Aquino III congratulates 2013 Miss Tourism International Angeli Dione Gomez during the courtesy call at the Music Room of the Malacaan Palace on Monday (Feb. 17). Gomez was crowned in Putrajaya, outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on December 31, 2013, besting 59 other candidates in the 17th edition of the Malaysia-based pageant.

TILL DEATH DO WE PART naga.gov.phSponsored by the Home Mutual Development Fund (PAG-IBIG Fund) in partnership with the City Government of Naga and National Statistics Office, the Mass Church Wedding Ceremony was held in time for the Valentines Day at the Basilica Minore del Nuesta Senora de Penafrancia. Almost 60 couples exchange vows, witnessed by Mayor John G. Bongat and Pag-Ibig Area Manager, Tito Salvosa.

Mutual Fund in celebra-tion of its yearly Pag-IBIG Day on Valentines Day.

Some 150 couples got married in tourist destina-tion Cagsawa Ruins, coin-ciding with Cagsawa Dos Siglos Festival celebration and with the help of the local government unit of Daraga and the provincial government of Albay led by Governor Joey Sarte Sal-ceda.

Salceda, Mayor Jerry Jaucian of Daraga and Vice President Jejomar Binay stood as sponsors although the vice president and the governor were unable to at-tend due to previous com-mitments but sent their rep-resentatives.

Sixty couples were wed in Basilica Minore.

The 4,400 couples that got married on Friday are active members of PAG-Ibig Fund who had not yet to hold a church wedding.

There were 27 venues for the mass wedding nation-wide.

Noli Martirez, Pag-IBIG Fund Legazpi Branch man-ager, said other places were the mass weddings were held included Intramuros in Ma-nila. Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte, Hundred Islands in

LEGAZPI CITY -- Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga town in Albay and Basilica Minore in Naga City were

the settings for the na-tionwide mass wedding of 4,400 couples sponsored by the Home Development

LEGAZPI CITY Al-bay is working hard to land among the top performers in the forthcoming National Achievement Test (NAT), Gov. Joey Salceda said.

People ask me what I would consider to be my greatest achievement or high-est legacy of my administra-tion my answer is simple: improving Albays NAT from 177th to Top 10, because that

VIRAC, Catanduanes-Residents of barangay Bon-ot in San Andres town here, will soon have their

The last Filipina to win an international beauty ti-tle in 2013 paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S. Aquino III on Monday.

President Aquino shook hands with Miss Tourism International 2013/2014 An-geli Dione Gomez Monday morning at the Music Room of Malacaan Palace.

With Gomez at her cour-tesy call on the President was Mutya ng Pilipinas president Jacqueline Tan.

Gomez, 20, bagged the

international title in the last hours of 2013 in Malaysia.

She will now be a travel-ing ambassador to promote tourism and cultural ex-changes.

Miss Tourism Interna-tional is touted by its orga-nizers to be the only New Year's Eve pageant "that plays host to more than 59 international beauty queens from around the world."

It started in 1994 and has set its mark in more than 76 countries.

Angeli Dione Gomez, the third Filipino to win the title succeeds Rizzini Alex-is Gomez, the 2012 Miss Tourism International who also happens to be from Cebu City, but the two are not related.

In Year 2000, it was Maria Esperanza Manzano who first won the title. With Angeli wearing the crown this year, the Philippines now holds the record with the most number of titles in this pageant. -PND(Turn to page 6)

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CBSUA Board of Regent member Alfredo I. Perdon is joined by Vice President Joel Batanes in awarding a plaque of appreciation to Emmanuel Cortero, Manager of PEZA Ecozone Development Department,who discussed the status of the University's application for an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone. -GNN

makes Albay the bastion of education in Luzon, Salceda said.

In 2007, Albay ranked 177 out of the 183 schools divi-sion nationwide.

We remain confident that we will achieve our goal of Top 20 by 2014 and Top 10 by 2016. So we decided to implement robust measures to correct it and more than that to go for a goal, he added.

nity Managed Potable Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hy-giene project of the Depart-ment of Agrarian Reform, Alexander Teves, the Catan-duanes provincial agrarian reform officer explained.

The project will be jointly

The first step was to estab-lish the Provincial Education Department, the first and only one of its kind in the country.

NAT for secondary (fourth year) will be held on March 5, while March 11 will be for elementary (Grade III); and March 13, for Grade VI. -BR/PNA

own potable water supply, the provincial agrarian of-fice said.

This is part of the Commu-

BIKOL REPORTER4 FEBRUARY 16-22, 2014ETCETERA

INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN

jokee BOTOR-REYES

PELL-MELL

Drugs, the Deadly MenaceEverywhere, we hear of young kids threatened with

a menace that could wreck their whole life. These are the kids who are very vulnerable to drugs, especially shabu, because they are peddled to them cheap. And once tasted, always wanted. But the greater menace is not the drug but the person(s) who peddle them. And they seem to operate just anywhere nay everywhere, but of course, in the confine of an unlikely place. The buy and sell business could be just is between the peddler and the victim but in understand there could be a bugao who gets a commission from the sale. The peddler, a better word and the correct word is pusher. She (he) is not exactly young anymore. She (He) is experienced. Gender: questionable. She (he) is single but maybe in a relationship with someone of her/his own gender. Talaga raot na gibo. I am not in the position to condemn same sex relation. I just find it utterly unusual. But it seems, it is a fad.

The saying goes.Jail the pusher. Cure the user. How right and how true. Kaherak man kan mga kaakiang biktima, But I have not actually heard of a news in Iriga of a drug peddler caught. Puros kuno under surveillance. Kadto pa under surveillance na. di man nararakop.

But I am very happy to learn that the police is bent on its campaign against illegal drugs. They just caught a husband-wife team the other day. Thats wonderful. This couple must be made to rot in jail. Or else let them have a 24-hour nonstop shabu session and lets find out what happens. . .

The latest news... there was an apprehension of a drug pusher only this afternoon (Feb. 10, 2014) by near the Iriga City Terminal. The pusher I understand, was caught red-handed. The police force must put him behind bars and let him experience life inside even as he rakes cash from young and willing victims of shabu. Good work, Iriga City cops.

Taken during the 28th GBI founding anniversary at Buhi Sports Center, Buhi, Camarines Sur. Standing from left to right: Glenn RMG THOR Belza, Mohin RMG SOLIDEN Nachor and Gerry RMG WIPER Magalona. Seated from left to right: SPO4 Joe Penaredondo, SPO2 Ariel NF JUMONG Chozar, retired BG

Jose SGF GM Gamos PA, actor Rez Cortez and Raul MF LAGALAG Ramos Sr. (Right Photo) Raul "MF LAGALAG" Ramos Sr., Assistant Prime Minister, GBI National Triumvirate conducted lecture/orientation to incoming members of Guardians Brotherhood, Inc. in Buhi, Camarines Sur.

The members of GUARDIANS Brother-hood Inc., National Policy Board (GBI-NPB) is set to hold their quarterly meet-ing on February 21-22, 2014 at MICS Paradise Resort, Arayat, Pampanga as called by Ferdinand NF GEMINI 07 Casu-panan, GBI National Vice President for Luzon in co-ordination with Raul MF LAGALAG Ramos, Sr., Assistant Prime Minister, GUARDIANS House of Doctrines/National Trium-virate (GHOD/NT) and the Master Founder for Luzon.

This was the result of con-sultation meeting between the Assistant Prime Minister and Vice President for Luzon with Restituto NF RST Cunan-an, Regional Founder, GBI R3 who arrange the venue and in-charge of the transporta-

tion for the participants com-ing from different regions. Said consultation meeting was held at Sinukuan Chapter during their 10th Year cel-ebration which coincide with the 29th GBI Founding Anni-versary at San Isidro Resettle-ment, Magalang, Pampanga on December 15, 2013.

Among the participants who confirmed their presence during the occasion were: Re-tired Brig. Gen. Jose SGF GM Gamos, PA, National Operation Officer-NCR; Atty. Gregorio NF GOYONG Duremdez, Chief of Staff/Spokesperson-Davao City; Engr. Alan NF BONG Gon-zales, Floor Leader-Cotabato City; Adronico NF BRA-VO Balais, Sec. Gen. Samar/Leyte; Fernando NF FPJ Pimentel, Regional Founder GBI R4-A Laguna; Ernesto NF ERGA Gallebo, Re-

gional Founder, GBI R1 (Ilocos Sur); Giovanni NF PRECY Abenoja, National Liaison Officer, GBI R1 (La Union); Sancho NF SCOR-PION Alcantara II, Regional Founder, GBI R5; and Ci-cero FGGF UNICORN Ortinero, Chapter Founder, Albay. Also expected to ar-rive to witness the activity are rene NF DAPAY de Asis, GBI Consultant-Bacolod City and Clodualdo ME HAZE Dedicatoria, GBI Prime Min-ister-Calatrava, Negros Occi-dental. Retired P/Dir Quirino NF TORCH dela Torre, PNP, GBI National President is presently on leave and still recuperating from his illness.

One of the agenda to be taken up during the meeting is the replacement of late Au-gusto MF AWEL Gana who passed away last December 2013 due to old age. He va-

cated his position as Master Founder for Mindanao and the Deputy Prime Minister of National Triumvirate. NF GOYONG will also air the grieves and sentiments of GBI Mindanao particularly on the passing away of late MF AWEL. Other agenda related to GBI activity were also discussed.

In a related activity, MF LAGALAG will initiate the oath taking of allegiance to seven (7) founders from other GUARDIANS factions in Angeles City, Pampanga and their respective chap-ter members who reconciled and return back to the main-stream of the GBI on Febru-ary 23. This was the fruitful result of the untiring effort of Manuel FRMG MUSANG Biag, Angeles City Chapter Founder who negotiated and arranged the activity.


Wikang Filipino, Wikang Panlahat Para sa Matatag na Lipunang Pilipino

By MARILOU B. MORADATeacher II, DepEd Iriga City

(Unang Gantimpala, Inihandang Talupati, 2nd Bicol Patiribayan Festival, December 8, 2012)

Ang wika ay kapayapaan at katarungan subalit nilulunod nito ang katotohanan na kapag bumulwak and karahasan nagiging isang malaking digmaan na maaaring magwasak sa sangkatauhan at guminbal sa buong sandaigdigan.

Ang lakas ng isang bansa ay nasasalig sa katauhan ng mga mamamayan. Ang kahinaan ng mga mamamayan ay pagkukulang, ang kanilang lakas ay kapangyarihan. Ituro ninyo sa akin ang isang bansang binubuo ng matatag at matipunong pangangatawan at isipan, magalang, masipag at may pagtitiwala sa sarili.

Makabuluhan ang kanyang iniisip gayundin ang ginagawa, nag-aangkin ng makatwirang kabayanihan at matatag na pagkilala sa katarungan, may matayog na simulaing panlipunan at matibay na kabuhang asal.

Kagulat-gulat nga kung paanong makabuluhan pa rin sa kasalukuyan ang mga bintang ni Simoun sa kanyang panahon. Hindi natin maikakailang umiiral pa hanggang ngayon ang kawalan ng kaalaman o kakulangan sa kahandaan at pagmamahal sa wikang katutubo lalo na sa mga Pilipinong mataas ang pinag-aralan mas higit pang pinapahalagahan ang wikang hindi magiging atin kailanman.

May mga intelekwal na sa di-sinasadyang pagsisikap ay nagwawaksi sa kakayahang Pilipino dahil sa kanilang pagkagumon sa mga kaalaman at kabihasnang kanluranin. Marami pa rin ang nag-aakalang sa paging kaunlaranin lamang nakasalalay ang ating pag-unlad at ang pagiging makabago.

Subalit kailangan tumingin sa ating pagka-Pilipino ang katapangan at katatagan bago tayo makapagtaas noo sa piling ng mga banyaga.

Hangad kong ang mga kabataan ngayon ay mag-angkin ng tigas ng isang mulawin, matibay, patuloy sa pagakyat sa mga matataas na burol. Kailanman ay hindi nating papayagang magkaroon pa ng sagabal ang ating pagiging tunay na Pilipino.

Tayo ay kapit-bisig, hawak-kamay tungo sa kapayapaan, kaunlaran at katatagan ng ating Inang Bayan.

The Joys and Fun, the Tears andFears of the District Evaluation

By MILA S. RAOLA ESHT 1Binahan Elementary School

Ragay District

District Evaluation of teachers tells about the performance of teachers in various aspects of their work based from a unified rating tool designed by the Public Schools District Supervisor with the help of the District Guidance Coordinator.

Upon learning this district activity as early as in July, 2013, teachers were stirred up here and there. As expected, their individual differences counted a lot on how they felt and on how they prepared before its target date that was in November of the same year.

Most of the teachers expressed fears on how would the evaluators ( principals, head teachers and a pair of master teachers) appraise and rate their records on file, their classroom structuring, their landscaping, and more.

Many had fun in doing their tasks, finding the evaluation day an opportunity to show off their talents and skills. Several teachers expressed joy saying that it was about time for the evaluators to see how they have improved in their craft through the years.

As per ratings are concerned, one could say that almost all of Ragay District teachers are aware on how to do about their professional practices. In fact, we, the evaluators ourselves found and learned some of the teachers best practices that we shared with the teachers in our respective schools.

However, and sad to note that there were few teachers who shed tears because of discontentment on the ratings given them. They were incapable of accepting that their best was still could not suffice and was unable to meet with the standards. The evaluators are truly sorry for them, yet we have to be firm and honest with our decisions made.

Anyway, that was just a pre- evaluation. In March 2014, comes the post- evaluation. Hopefully, there will be no more fears and tears, only joy and fun.

A Dawn of Learning in a Teachers TwilightBy MILAGROS M. DEL CASTILLO Teacher 1

Lohong Elementary SchoolRagay District

Being a classroom teacher for more than three decades in only one school from then to now, and without aiming for any promotion might be surprising, if not annoying to others, but not to me. I am proud being a classroom teacher of Lohong Elementary School. I am not longing for transfer to any other school. I am contented to be with the company of my pupils. I enjoy talking to their parents on how my pupils perform in the class activities. This school is my second home. My co- teachers are my professional siblings and my pupils are my academic children.

For quiet a time, I seldom attend trainings and seminars banking on the thought that this task is only meant for school officials and school heads who would just have to pass on to the teachers every information and update being discussed. My contemporaries will surely agree if I say that we were educated and trained to be respectful, obedient, dedicated and honest in our chosen field of endeavor. We learned by heart that teaching is more of a mission than a profession.

I am a Grade Two teacher and I was one of those who were trained on the K to 12 Curriculum in May 2013. That training has awakened me from a long quiet sleep, realizing that at my age, I still have a lot to learn, more so, I am still capable of deciphering ideas, and most of all, I still love and enjoy learning.

I may be an ageing teacher holding the same position as what I had in my first day of service, walking on the same road i have been trodding for years, still a class adviser listening to the tiny voices and sweet giggles of my Grade Two pupils, yet I believe that I sill have a lot to learn in order to share new ideas with and learning styles to my pupils. On top of it all, it is all that matters.

Guidance and Counseling, A Mustin the Elementary School

By CYNTHIA B. BAGACINATeacher III, Iriga Central School, Iriga City

The formative years of a child are those in his elementary years. These are his years when he is in his best mind to be shaped as his parents, teachers, community and country want him to be, that is, a responsible Filipino citizen. These are also the years when a child is most vulnerable to activities that may put him in difficult situation. Today, even small school children are lured by evil men to get into activities which are not just wrong for their age but even illegal.

This is the very reason why a Guidance and Counseling office is very visible in all elementary school with, of course, a competent guidance counselor.

It is not to be taken as an accepted fact that a child is sent to the guidance office or asked by the guidance counselor to see him because he committed a misdemeanor and need to be investigated. And obviously, he is afraid because it might mean suspension or a deduction in his grade in deportment. But this is not just about what a guidance counselor does and what a guidance and counseling office stands for.

The Guidance and Counseling office plays a big part in the academic career and personal good development of the pupil.. It is also the function of the counselor to implement strategies and activities to support and maximize the pupils ability to learn. In short, the child, even in his early age as an elementary pupil is already being assisted to have a bright future.

Through classroom activities but not limited to them, either though individual or small groups exercises, the pupil gets the best of his early education because he is exposed to many these activities that will improve his capabilities and skills whether, academically, socially and culturally but also to improve his personal relations with his fellow pupils, teachers, parents and community. Eventually, he is being trained early for responsible citizenry.

On February 21, the University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) will mark another milestone as it inch its way to its 66th year of providing qual-ity education to all the Bi-colanos, particularly those residing in the Rinconada area and neighboring mu-nicipalities in the Bicol re-gion.

The 5-day event will high-light strings of event expect-ed to be widely participated by the universitys students, professors, teaching and non-teaching personnel, including invited guests and partakers.

The activity will formally

kick off on Friday, Febru-ary 21 with a holy mass. A wreath laying and gun sa-lute to give honor to the late Camarines Sur and UNEP founder Felix Ordas Alfelor Sr. who started the dream and vision of building an aca-demic institution for his com-munity was also slated during the opening day.

Part of the grand celebra-tion is the UNEP Open house which is expected to enjoin the Deans participation. A jobs fair is also scheduled and will be headed by Col-lege of Business Education (CBED) Dean Elmer H. Lo-lin . A Book Fair and Arts

Exhibits for the arts enthusi-asts and film viewing for the movie-goers were also lined up to add up to the festive atmosphere. All of these will take place on the first day of the Founding Day of the said university.

There will also be a free Medical and Diagnostic check- up during the same day.

Lined up on the second day, February 22, were phys-ical activities that include Sumba dance, UNEP Cycling tour, obstacle run and cycling exhibition. Expected to bring more fun to the Founding Day celebration is the local

version of UNEP Henyo and the Campus Keeng, Kween and Princez.

Officers and members of the various university orga-nizations will also be given time to bond and explore leadership ideas through the slated Organizations camp. This will be spearheaded by UNEPs University Student Government (USG). UNEP OIC Dean of Graduate Stud-ies Dr. Eleanor A. Osea, CESO IV, will also spearhead the Research Colloquium.

UNEPs Media Relations Director Melody P. Ordonez also arranged a communica-

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NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT1. MARCELINA M. ROBREDO January 4, 20142. NORBERTO R. FERNANDEZ January 10, 20143. TERESA A. SIBULO January 12, 20144. VINCENT EDWARD B. BICHARA January 12, 20145. ALFREDO A. ALCANTARA January 12, 20146. CESAR M. CATOLICO January 13, 20147. JOSE S. OCO January 12, 20148. MAURO B. INFELIZ January 15, 20149. DOROTEO L. SAN ADRES January 17, 201410. SALVACION S. DEL GALLEGO January 16, 201411. JUANITA D. ORBITA January 16, 201412. ROMEO A. BONGAT January 20, 2014

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Humanizing Technology inLivelihood Education

By JUDITH BELMONTE PILI - Teacher IIIZeferino Arroyo High School

Iriga City

Humanism advocates freedom. It is the schools responsibility to emphasize the development of individual and personal freedom.

Technology is central to human experience and individual life. Human values and freedom of choice is interacted with

technology on a personal level. Personal livelihood is dependent on technology.Technology is a fundamental area of culture and human

endeavor and is interwoven with history, culture and society.Technology must be humanized.These are almost like dogmas. Livelihood education has long been dependent on

technology. The subjects taught in schools are primarily based on technology.

The Technology and Livelihood Education teacher uses therefore the holistic approach towards personal and humane goals, an integration of the cognitive, creative, aesthetic, moral and vocational dimensions of human beings.

As a teacher of Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE), I put upon myself the understanding of every student and knowing them personally puts me in the best position to teach them and guide them to where they would want to go. Livelihood education is very broad. It encompasses practically all aspects of earning a living from being technological or vocationally equip no matter but it also dawns upon them that they are persons of free choice.

Students are free to develop and are active in helping defi ne their own personal curriculum through their personal problems, development skills, goals, interests, capabilities and needs.

This give them the chance to become participative with other students in their works and eventually integrate with them. In the long run, they develop a particular kind of relevance to what they are doing and this is magical. Their livelihood education has become highly personal and humanized. This is highly dependent on teacher-student interaction even also with the community.

It would be far fetched to say that livelihood education will be truly dependent on technology. Technology will never be a thing of the past but that there is nothing more wonderful than putting the human factor in all kinds of human endeavor. We cannot leave all things to technology. There are many things that a computer can do but maybe humans can do better or just as well. The calculator is not just what every student needs to do the four fundamental process when the reliable human mind can so the same. We can still talk without the benefi t of a mobile phone and probably capture scenic spots by drawing with the hand and not using a modern camera.

Teaching livelihood education the personal way is still, as far as I am concerned, an LTE teacher, would never be wholly substituted by technology. The personal and harmonious relation between the teacher and the student is still at the top of it all.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the only legitimate and compulsory heirs of the late ROLANDO BELAOS GO, who died on January 22, 2011 at Albay Doctors Hospital, Legazpi City without any will or testament and with no known debts, left a parcels of land situated in Ocampo, Camarines Sur, the parties agree to divide, partition and adjudicate extra-judicially among themselves the described properties pro indiviso share; witnesseth further, the parties with full legal capacity to contract agree to waive all their rights, shares, interest and possession on the described properties in favor of their mother, MILA JALLORES BELAOS; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Carlo C. Villanueva, Jr.; Doc. No. 305, Page No. 61, Book No. 83, Series of 2014.

BIKOL REPORTERPublished: February 16, 23; March 2, 2014

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF SHARE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the legitimate children and sole heirs of PILAR ALTEZA POTENCIO, who died on October 15, 2013 at Iriga City, with no known debts; left certain real properties as follows: TCT No. 2221, a parcel of land situated in the Barrio of San Nicolas, Iriga City containing an area of 843 square meters; TCT No. 056, a parcel of land situated in Barangay Sta. Elena, City of Iriga containg an area of 9,146 square meters; residential house in San Nicolas, Iriga City; Bank deposits with Banco de Oro and Philippine National Bank, all in Iriga City; Investments in Insurance with Loyola Time Plan and Pension Plan with Professional Group Plan, Inc., with ALDO RAY POTENCIO and PIERRE GERARD A. POTENCIO are the named benefi ciaries; the parties all of legal age with full civil capacity to contract agree to divide and adjudicate among themselves the described property as stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement Among Heirs with Waiver; as to the bank deposits ALDO RAY POTENCIO and ROMEO BEN A. POTENCIO JR. hereby RENOUNCE and WAIVE whatever rights interest or participation in the bank deposit in favor of Pierre Gerard A. Potencio; as regards to the investments in Insurance, Aldo Ray Potencio RENOUNCE and WAIVE whatever rights, interest or participation in favor of Pierre Gerard A. Potencio; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Aldrico I. Abano, Doc. No. 401, Page No. 81, Book No. XXI, Series of 2013.BIKOL REPORTERPublished: February 16, 23; March 2, 2014

tional government.He cited that the remedy

in the illegal mining is to reg-ulate the laws and to provide alternative jobs for the small scale miners.

Provincial Environment Natural Resources Offi ce chief Engr. Leopoldo Badiola on the other hand said that the provincial government has issued temporary small scale

DENR-MGB5 ORDERS . . .

Liga President Vidal P. Castillo of Barangay Calauag said that the police and ba-rangay tanods should work together as they are more familiar with the residents in their jurisdictions.

Naga City police offi cer-in-charge P/Sr. Supt. Jose Capinpin said that at least 110 crimes were perpetuated by riders-in-tandem in 2013

NAGA POC SETS EYES . . .

mining permit to the Bohai Top in 2011 in a renewable basis and has expired in July 25, 2013.

He said that they cannot rehabilitate the mining area left by the said corporation because it is also part of the on-going exploration study of the Mt. Labo Exploration, a large scale mining which has a permit from the nation-al government. - ROSALITA B. MANLANGIT/PIA

in the city, with 96 of these still unsolved to date.

The crimes, according to Capinpin, involved are rob-bery with 13 cases; shoot-ing with 5 cases; and other crimes with 92 cases.

Mayor John Bongat of this city, chair of the NCPOC, has earlier requested PNP Bicol regional offi ce to increase the number of police stations in Naga City to four with ade-quate manpower alike the city central police station in order that the police response will be quick and easy when the need arises in a certain place.

Bongat said NCPO will pursue and implement pro-grams organizing a Local Anti-Criminality Action Plan (LACAP) in order to address the problem on criminals using motorcycles for rob-bery, killings, among oth-ers; heighten the level of crime prevention programs, improve crime solutions, in-tensive trainings for selected PNP personnel especially the SWAT personnel, imple-mentation of ordinances, and trainings of tanods in the 27 barangays of Naga City.

The decision was arrived at during the special meet-ing of the Council last week where it discussed other peace and order matters and plans. jam madrid

spend their vacation in this city and Albay.

Upon completion and once the SLIA is operation-al, Legazpi will become the gateway of Bicol and all the visitors will stay fi rst in this city before they go to the other places in the region, the city chief executive ex-plained.

Rosal said the proposed installation of the digital traf-fi c lights is designed to im-prove and promote the safe and smooth ow of vehicular traffi c along the road network in order to lessen or prevent road accidents.

It will also decongest the traffi c situation, particularly in the downtown area of the city, and hasten the move-ment of transactions and other activities of the com-muters.

Once this project is re-

LEGAZPI TO INSTALL . . .alized, we will experience a very comfortable joy riding with lesser travel time going to the point of destination, Rosal claimed.

This project will also serve as a welcome addition to the many landmarks estab-lished by his administration during the past years as city chief executive, which have benefi ted the community and resulted in Legazpi being one of the strong modern cities and best haven for invest-ments in the region, Rosal pointed out.

Based on the feasibility study made by the City Plan-ning and Development Of-fi ce, the estimated cost of the project is P18 million.

The goals and objectives of this study is to provide economical, high-quality transportation to all commut-ers and motorists and to give

them an effi cient, service ef-fective, cost effective and reliable transportation facili-ties.

The project proposal was prepared by engineer Rey Benedict Rico of the CPDO. -PNA

Pangasinan, Banaue View-point in Ifugao, Fort San Pedro in Cebu, Peoples Park in Davao and many others.

Martirez said the Pag-IBIG Day has been observed for three years now by their agency as a symbol of trust, true and pure love of those who get married.

He said their offi ce wel-

comed the newly married couples as new and respon-sible members of the Pag-IBIG Fund.

In return, Martirez said that, in behalf of Fund led by President and Chief Execu-tive Offi cer Darlene Marie B. Berberabe, he pledged a faster and more effi cient service to the 13.5 million members of the HDMF or Pag-IBIG in the whole Phil-ippines.

Martirez said his agency has 200,000 members in Bi-col.

The Pag-IBIG Fund Le-gazpi Branch has 112,000 while the Naga Branch has 107,000. -- PNA


All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave., Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only. THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St., Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.



All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE SPEED PAWNSHOP, JR. Bichara Complex, San Antonio Poblacion, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014


All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue, Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.



All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPE PAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.



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Widening the Understanding of SocialStudies in the Secondary School

By OLIVIA S. ALBALATE - Teacher IIIZeferino Arroyo High School

Iriga City

To a high school student, the study of Social Studies can be just one of those subjects they go through just hoping they would make the grade to bring them to the next level of education, particularly, the tertiary. Little do they realize that there is so much in this subject than just meet the eye. This is something that a Social Studies teacher like me has always hope to accomplish and make my students realize how gravely important is the subject not just in their academic life but in their whole life as well.

Social studies in an integrated program for character and social formation. It is not just about events in the past but it is all about building a citizen. There is just so much in the subject that should interest the student given all the opportunity to look into the different aspects of the subject. Students develop early their social awareness and responsibility if they take the study seriously and this is what challenges a Social Studies teacher like me.

For example, Philippine history is not merely taught to the students as a story of the past but that the student should discover and realize what the country is and the events that led to its. Geography, on the other hand, is not a matter of knowing what comprises the different regions of the archipelago but it is a study of how these regions co-exist and form the greater area that is Philippines is. They provide the student with a better grasp of Philippine government, the problems that the people face and the other areas that are of concerns to every Filipino. This is what could make the students realize the relevance of Social Studies. Unfortunately, however, with the kind of students we have and all the interventions that seep their young lives as dictated by modern technology, the Social Studies teacher takes the responsibility of making his teaching in conformity with the mind of the young student. Anything can be interesting, why not Social Studies? The subject has so much interesting aspects to offer and the students must grab that opportunity to get into these aspects of interest.

There are many problems and issues that confront the nation and every individual in this country and every single Filipino has some kind of obligation to be aware of these concerns if he is looking forward to a bright future. The time to look into these concerns is when one is in the high school and the teacher of Social Studies can use these opportunities to make his students understand the meaning of his existence as a Filipino. The Social Studies teacher infuses in the mind of his young students the meaning of social awareness by being aware of the problems that surround him, no matter how young he is. The matter of appreciating the events that the students get to know everyday will make him get involved and eventually develop a high level of appreciation for the subject.

The teacher therefore, even unknowingly, develop in his students the values of self-respect and social responsibility that is not just within the confines of his country even in a global environment.

Social Studies is a subject that offers much in terms of what students would readily benefit from his study. I take that as a part of my responsibility as a secondary Social Studies teacher.

In bringing health services more accessible especially to the areas wrecked by the 7.2 magni-tude quake and the super-typhoon Yolanda last year, CARD MRI recently con-ducted special community health days in Cebu and Leyte where 856 clients, dependents, staff and gen-eral public were served.

Free consultation and medicines were provided during the said special com-munity health days. Of the 856 beneficiaries, 714 are clients and dependents, 25 are staff, and 117 are non

clients of CARD MRI.For 2014, CARD MRI

has already mapped out reg-ular community health days in all of its areas of coverage through its 24 retainer doc-tors and 26 nurses strategi-cally assigned nationwide.

Earlier this year, several of regular community health days were already done in the same areas mentioned above. This is a regular part of CARDs Microfi-nance and Health Protection (MaHP) Program through the collaboration with a consortium of 18 Philippine MFIs which have integrated health program in their reg-ular microfinance program. This year, CARD MRI will continue to bring more heath services to its clients, staff and general public.

Tabaco and Legazpi cities.Alsisto said that the cam-

paign is meant to prevent road tragedies involving pas-senger buses like the recent collision between an Anto-nina and Elavil buses in Lib-manan, Camarines Sur.

He said that the LTFRB will also conduct spot in-spections at the garage of these bus companies as well as spot checks on buses and vans plying the region.

He added that they will also ask the help of the Tech-nical Education and Skills Development Authority, the Land Transportation Office, the Philippine National Po-lice, local government units and the public to help in this campaign. - BR/PNA

LTFRB BICOL . . .

tion confab through the In-ternational Center for Com-munication Studies- Manila (ICCS-Manila) and has invit-ed renowned television per-sonalities to serve as resource speakers. UNEP communi-cation students are all expect-ant of another learning and memorable experience that they are going to get out of the ICCS confab.

The entire celebration will be capped with an em-ployees day as gratitude to all the members of the work-ing committees, professors, teachers and all the employ-ees who were behind the re-alization of the big day.

UNEP . . .

implemented by the munici-pal government, represented by Mayor Peter Cua, Punong Barangay Gaspar Santelices and Bon-ot Farmers Asso-ciation chair Demetrio Rodri-guez Jr.

Under a memorandum of agreement signed by the par-

CATNES COASTAL VILLAGE . . .ties, the DAR provincial of-fice will provide the needed technical, financial and lo-gistics support to the project; while the municipal govern-ment will replicate the proj-ect in at least one barangay.

For its part, the barangay council and farmers asso-ciation will provide the labor, form a Water and Sanitation committee and jointly man-

age and operate the project.The DAR will provide

PhP155,000. , for the proj-ect while the municipal government will allocated PhP50,000. as counterpart for labor and for the cost of water analysis. -BR/PIA

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DENR-MGB5 orders dismantling of Bohai Top processing plant in Labo, CamNorte

Dir. PESTAO

DAET, Camarines Norte The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol has ordered the immedi-ate dismantling of the mineral processing plant operated by the Bohai Top Internation-al Mining Corporation effective last Feb. 10, this year.

The order was issued by MGB Bicol regional director Theodore Rommel E. Pesta-o after a joint operation last week conducted by the mines bureau, National Bu-

S O R S O G O N CITY The entire main building of Sorsogon National High School (SNHS) established before World War II was gutteddown by fire past two oclock Sat-urday morning (Feb. 15), a day after the celebration of Valen-tines Day.

According to witnesses, the fire stemmed from the right wing of the building and moved so fast, huge to be controlled. Secu-rity guard stationed at the buildings annex said he was about to leave his post when he noticed of the fire.

Fire fighters immediate-ly responded and employed commendable strategies to avert further destruction in nearby residences, howev-er, saving nothing from the old building that is made of light materials.

All records of alumni and present students are kept in the building. Offic-es are also situated inside the said edifice including the Registrars Office, Ac-counting Office, Cashiers Office, Head Teachers Office, Library, Supplies Office, Guidance Office, and the Principals Office, among others.

According to Tess L. De Ramon, one faculty mem-ber, the main building is occupied by 25 sections of fourth year students, while the remaining five sections of the seniors are in the an-nex building.

The administrators in-cluding the teachers will have an emergency meet-ing today regarding the holding of classes of the

affected students and other matters, she added.

Students, faculty and alumni expressed grief and cried upon knowing what had happened to their school and alma mater.

The cause is still unde-termined and BFP Sorsogon City is conducting an on-going investigation about the incident.

Sorsogon National High School, formerly the Sor-sogon Provincial High School, located along Mag-saysay Street, Sorsogon City, is the largest public/govern-ment High School in the province of Sorsogon.

It was destroyed by fire in 1941, but rebuilt on its origi-nal site after the Liberation. - PIA5

reau of Investigation (NBI), Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Bureau of Immigration that resulted to the seizure of several heavy equipment and apprehension of several Chinese nationals who were allegedly involved in the ille-gal mining and milling opera-tions at Barangay Napaod in Labo town.

He said that based from their records that no mineral processing permit was issued to Bohai Top International Corp. for the installation of the above facilities.

The order also states that continued processing of min-erals will pose potential haz-ard to its immediate environs and is violative of the pro-vision of RA 7942, EO 79, Presidential Directive and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Earlier previous moni-toring and verification con-ducted by the MGB revealed that a mineral processing plant and its appurtenances have been installed by the said corporation in Napaod village.

Under Section 109 of DAO 2010-21, providing for a consolidated DENR Administrative Order for the implementing rules and reg-ulations of Republic Act No. 7942 otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, prohibits any person from engaging in the pro-cessing of minerals without mineral processing permit.

He said that they have already issued on October 1, 2013 a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) to the said pro-cessing plant in violation of the said provision.

MGB has also received several complaints from the

concerned citizens, land-owners and Congresswom-an Catherine Barcelona Reyes despite by the CDO issued, the company still continues its mining and milling operations without appropriate permits from the concerned government agencies.

Meanwhile, in a press conference called by the Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Adan Marcelo Botor, Tuesday (Feb.11) clarified that the provincial govern-ment through Governor Edgardo Tallado did not re-newed the temporary small scale mining permit to the Bohai Top Corp.

He bared that majority of the mining areas in the province are now covered by the Mineral Produc-tion Sharing Agreement (MPSA) issued by the na-

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