January 8-14, 2012

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Residents and bfaR employees joined the planting of 50,000 pcs. mangrove propagules

MERCEdES, CAM. NoRtE - the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Offi ce No. 5 in partnership with the Inter-Island Man-agement Council (IIMC) of the municipality offi -cially kicked off its Mangrove Plantation Project in the Bicol Region by planting 50,000 mangrove propagules in Apuao Island, Mercedes, Camarines Norte on dec. 13, last year.

BfAr-Bicol plants 50,000mangroves in Apuao island

new rice bug plagues palaycrops in bicol, other regions

A new insect pest of rice was reported to have infested some rice farms in Regions 5, 7, 8 and 13. The advisory on this pest was contained in the Memorandum issued last Dec. 21, 2011 by Dr, Clarito M. Barron , director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, the DA attached agency receiv-ing and consolidating reports from the fi eld regarding plant infestation and other crops

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The mangrove planta-tion project aims to revert mangrove wilderness in areas within the Bicol Re-gion that has once been vast but was degraded due to illegal cutting, fi shpond conversion and other do-

mestic uses.Small islands like Apuao

are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise as it can cause substantial loss of lands. With the coastal communities living in foreshore areas, loss

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sarion launches ‘visit to Daet 2012’To boost tourism

dAEt, CAM. NoRtE -– the “Visit to daet” V2d or Balikbayan Year was launched here Monday (Jan. 3) by lining up a host of activities to boost tour-

ism in the town led by Mayor tito Sarion and the Sangguniang Bayan members.

Mayor Tito Sarion said that different activities lined up for every month for the year 2012 centered on encouraging tourists and former residents to visit

Daet especially the Bagasbas Beach which is known for surfi ng.

A fl ag raising ceremony was conducted Monday led by Mayor Sarion followed by raising of “Visit to Daet” fl ags and presen-tation of “Bisitahin Mo Ang Daet dance interpretation, luncheon meeting, launch-ing of V2D music video, and organization of Daet Press Corps who will lead in the

information dissemination for the activities of the V2D.

A consultation meeting with the transport sector and hotel and restaurant establish-ments owners were conducted Tuesday and a consultation conference with the market stall holders and Daet Public Market Advi-sory Council was held yesterday regarding

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bikol reporter2 january 8 - 14, 2012opinion

opinionsunlimited

Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATANthe electoral fraud case is now pending. Legal issues bring up the locking of horns between the Executive and Judiciary.

The situation became worse when twice the number of required signatures of congressmen to impeach the Chief Justice were gathered by the House majority – resulting in the immediate impeachment of the Chief Justice. The political battle is now in the Senate - which legislative body is mandated by our Constitution to act as judge in the impeachment proceedings. Since the Chief Justice is the respondent, the Supreme Court is not represented in the hearing panel.

HOPEFUL: Amidst the Filipinos’ sorry experiences last year – characterized by natural disasters (here and abroad) – the voice of the newly-assumed Archbishop of Manila (54-year old Luis Antonio Tagle) was heard. He assured all and sundry (Catholics or not) that during “absurd and difficult” times – we should not lose hope, despite the “ruins of life” buffeting us. This we can do – “by trusting our God, more and more!”

Further – the young archbishop stressed:

“If we eliminate God in the promotion of life and the construction of society, we will find ourselves buried in the ruins of our making. Pride and false self-sufficiency destroy; they never build a world fit for human beings. God is not an extraneous factor in genuine development”. We can see here between the lines – the prelate’s veiled objection to the RH bill. In the coming months, the amiable leader’s spiritual ideas will regularly come to fore.

CORRUPTION: P-Noy has repeatedly emphasized that the fight against graft is anchored on the charging, arrest and eventual punishment of those who committed crimes against us, running away with government funds and destroying the democratic system through cheating, favoritism and protectionism. He said the battle has just begun with the jailing of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, impeaching of CJ Corona and the sweeping out of erstwhile “partial” Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

The year 2011 brought forth significant developments including the resignation of then senator Juan Miguel Zubiri who admitted that he might have benefitted from the electoral frauds in Mindanao during the 2007 elections. The plea bargaining ploy of former military comptroller Carlos Garcia was uncovered, even as tax evasion cases were filed against Ang Galing Pinoy party-list’s Juan Miguel Arroyo and wife. Suicides also occurred – that of former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes and DBP lawyer Benjamin Pinpin!

ARCHBHP TAGLE: Christian hope does not consist in wishes, denial of truth - but in unwavering trust in God.

(Atty. APA – chairman of Acyatan & Co., CPAs-DFK International - PICPA past president/Hall-of-Famer, ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement Awardee, and past chair of ASEAN Federation of CPA – writes this syndicated column for selected CALABARZON & Bikol newsweeklies).

P-NOY SAYS: Our president said the year just passed was a good year for his Administration! For his bases – he cited strengths on many fronts: political, economic, peace and order, environmental concerns and public safety. He seems well-pleased by the charges filed against the immediate past president, leading to her incarceration, albeit on hospital arrest. Malacanang is proud to have “legally” thwarted the Arroyo family’s plan to leave for abroad.

Majority of Filipinos seem to favor the government’s serious moves to indict and eventually convict the former president who is now congresswoman of Pampanga. There are reports that plunder or at least graft charges are being readied or have been filed against her by government prosecutors. Aside from the 2007 electoral sabotage case (now pending in Pasay City RTC), criminal complaints are being prepared to cover the NBN-ZTE deal, fertilizer distribution scam, and PCSO mis-appropriations.

LEGAL ISSUE: The attempt of the Arroyos to leave the country was sustained via TRO by the Supreme Court headed by CJ Renato Corona. The trip for abroad was administratively blocked by the Immigration Commission under Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. Eventually the holding at the airport was effectively converted into a warrant of arrest issued by the Pasay RTC where

2011 was a “Good” Year?

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stay inside her house.The Task Force Kalikasan and the

CSUs were very insistent in getting the truck. They had two ready trucks that would pull it but the residents defeated the tries of the truck and they placed obstacles on the road. Because of this, Brgy. Captain Baron called for help from the PNP in Sagnay, called and talked to DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo, officials of the DENR and filed a petition for a Temporary Restricting Order and Preliminary Injunction in the

Regional Trial Court in San Jose which was granted by Judge Maria Angela Arroyo because Brgy. Captains have a function in the Climate Change Law.

Inspite of the presence of the PNP, SWAT, PNP’s crowd control unit, the DENR’s certification that Brgy. Captain Zayda O. Baron did not violate the law because Patitinan is a declared “Landslide prone area” and the soil was not taken outside of the barangay,” the Task Force Kalikasan and CSUs did not leave until they received the TO from the Regional Trial Court. They kept holding one side of the truck while the barangay officials also put their hands on the other side of the truck. They were not able to forcibly got the truck and the driver.

The action taken and moral courage of Capitana Zayda O. Baron is commended.

I was informed that the same tactic and operation of the Task Force Kalikasan and CSUs were done in the municipalities of Baao and Bula of the

There was a stand off and show of force in barangay Patitinan of Sagnay, Camarines Sur when the Task Force Kalikasan of the provincial government of Cam. Sur and the Civil Security Unit (CSU) of the province arrived there this January 2, 2012 accusing Brgy. Captain Zayda O. Baron of illegal quarrying and of violating the Provincial Tax Ordinance. The barangay officials and the residents resisted against what those two groups wanted to do. It was a People Power.

Here’s the story of what happened: To make the road passable because there was a landslide there and stones and soil fell on the road, Brgy. Captain Zayda O. Baron hired a mini truck from Tabaco, Albay to remove these and bring it to the Barangay covered court which was muddy. She paid P600.00 of her personal money for the job. The Task Force Kalikasan and the Civil Security Unit of more than fifty (50) men wanted to forcibly take the driver and the truck but Brgy. Captain Baron did not allow it because she said she was responsible for them. She let the driver

Stand off in Patitinan and Suggestion to Read Local Gov’t Code

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A Question

ofprivilege

Have you heard about Norway, a country at the roof of the world. It is there where you will find the midnight sun.The feared Viking pirates of old came from this misty land of snow and frost.

But that is not why we Filipinos should take much interest in Norway.Its transformation from Europe’s most impoverished country to a land of wealth should make us pause and ponder.

How did the Norwegians achieve such unprecedented success and turn the country around?It struck oil. But oil wealth won’t easily translate into prosperity. Look at Libya under its ousted dictator Ghaddafi.The country remained very poor despite its oil.

Countries without a drop of oil prospered.Singapore is one. Hongkong is another. And Japan,formerly the second economic superpower in the world until overtaken by China,has no vast oil reserves.

Let us go back to Norway.What is there in Norway besides its oil that pushes it to the top?

An article in the Reader’s Digest recent issue, Land of Oil and Money, described Norway before not only as a harsh and mountainous land,incapable of supporting its people,but also Europe’s laggard.That is not true anymore.

Let us turn back the clock a little.Norway’s independence gained in 1905

had brought little progress.With only three percent of its land suited to agriculture,half a million people had to go abroad to

escape poverty.Today, it has the world’s highest

standard of living.The 6th largest producer of oil,it is also one of the top 20 countries with the largest natural gas reserves.

The Norwegians live in grand style because of its very few population of 4.8 million.Baby production is unheard of in the old Vikings land.

Filipino leaders who dream of bringing prosperity to their impoverished people should take a clue from Norway’s officials.The Norwegians consider oil wealth as a family fortune to which every Norwegian should fully benefit.

Their officials believe that oil wealth should not be squandered but managed wisely to further bring in more money into the country’s coffers.

To do this, they put the money in sovereign wealth fund to make it further grow.It is the earnings that they spend.The bulk of the money from oil

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Weekly Reflectionfr. AllAN s. feNix

The compassIn our country, there are many whose livelihood

depend much on fishing. Small-time fishing, that is usually done by those who belong to the lowest strata of our society- the uneducated, and since it needs some amount of techniques and calculations, don’t ordinarily own and use a compass to find their proper way on a pitch dark night while catching fish. Instead, they merely put their lives at the mercy of their own guts, lifetime experience and at the light and brightness of the stars to bring them safely and alive to and from home to their families and loved ones.

In our faith, without any second thought, with the 12 stars ever looming atop her crown, stars are immediately associated to our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

On the other far end, with the hidden malice and evil scheme harbored in his heart against the newly-born King of Kings, King Herod personifies the world we live in that is a sea of the darkness of temptations and sin. There is nothing left good in him. All is darkness and despair. Although, God, of course, still loved him up to the last moment.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, the star of our lives, just like the three Magis with their gifts for the King of kings who were pointed by a star to the manger where found St. Joseph, the Blessed Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, is our guide, a point person directing us straight to the Holy Trinity- the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

The three Magis, with the gift of gold, for a king, who is God, the Father; the gift of frankincense, for a priest, who is God, the Son; and the gift of myrrh, for a prophet, who is the Holy Spirit; personified the Holy Trinity- the central office of our living faith.

We, faced with a sea filled up with the darkness of temptations and sin, are the “uneducated “ ones- the lowest strata in the spiritual world. It is just too powerful for us. We are, on our own, no match to it. We are weak and fragile. We need the Blessed Virgin Mary as our compass to direct us away from all of it where death is the only ultimate prize.

In our faith lives, let us focus our attention to the star, the Blessed Virgin Mary. For she brings the Holy Trinity , specifically God, the Son with her in her, ever virgin, womb.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, with her in our lives, just like a compass, which is a navigational instrument that shows directions in a frame of reference that is stationary relative to the surface of the earth, will bring us home to heaven in holiness and safety.

I now challenge you, just like what the three Magis did , with our own gifts we received from God, to go the other way. Go the way of the brightness and light. Go the way of God.

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The 17th batch of trainees as assistant animators and the 9th batch of trainees as animators under the Gov. LRay Villafuerte 2d animation Training Program had their orientation last jan. 4, at the CamSur animation Studio right within the Provincial Capitol Complex at barangay Cadlan, Pili. The excitement to start their training can be easily gleaned on their faces. upper photo shows assistant animation Trainor ismael Maligaya providing the initial inputs on the training process.

MAlACAÑAn pAlACe Meeting GiL naRTea

President benigno S. aquino iii convenes the national economic development authority and economic Cabinet Cluster during the meeting at the President’s Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (jan. 5). in attendance are dbM Secretary florencio abad, doTC Secretary Manuel Roxas ii, neda director-General Cayetano Paderanga, jr., dTi Secretary Gregory domingo, PMS Chief julia andrea abad, PCdSPo Secretary Ramon Carandang, executive Secretary Paquito ochoa, jr., dof Secretary Cesar Purisima and dPwH Secretary Rogelio Singson.

President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Jan. 23, as a special non-working day in the country

ateneo future educator wins in model student searchBy Rodolfo SB. VIRtuS JR.

Ateneo de Naga univer-sity student leader and fu-ture educator Ma. Cienna A. Jaucian ranked second in the Search for ten Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines (JRMSP) 2011.

The ten winners were honored during the Knights of Rizal Centennial program on Rizal Day, December 30 at the Knights of Rizal cer-emonial hall in Manila. Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, former Chief Justice Hilario W. Davide Jr. and Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim were among those who graced the program.

Ma. Cienna A. Jaucian, AB BSE English senior stu-dent, is the seventh JRMSP winner of ADNU. Before Jaucian, ADNU also topped the same Search for two con-secutive years.

To become the school nominee, Jaucian first had to compete with the University’s

jauCian

other top student leaders in a school level paper screen-ing and panel interview con-ducted by a screening com-mittee convened by the Office of Student Affairs. From the hundreds of school nominees across the country, the Order of the Knights of Rizal named her as one of the 30 national finalists. She then faced prom-inent national figures from the

CamSur animation program opens anewYoung constituents of the

province, more numerous in numbers have availed and stand to benefit as CamSur’s program on free animation training opens anew at the start of the New Year.

Said new trainees had their orientation on Wednes-day, January 4, 2012, around 8 am comprised by the 17th batch of trainees as Assistant Animators and the 9th batch of trainees as Animators and

held at the CamSur Anima-tion Studio, having their first glance at the state-of-the-art animation equipment and fa-cilities which they will utilize for the whole duration of their training.

35 of them will undergo training as Assistant Anima-tors while 16 will train as Ani-mators under the tutelage of qualified trainers.

It will be recalled that the program, dubbed as Gov. Lray

2D Animation Training Pro-gram, has had its initial of-fering on the January of 2006 thru the initiative and support of Governor Lray Villafuerte.

The provincial govern-ment initially proceeded with the acquisition of modern and fully equipped computers to assure the effective learning of animation for the young con-stituents of the province. This was followed by the estab-lishment of the CamSur Ani-

mation Studio to assure ready employment for its graduates. Providing the marketing arm, said outfit provided income for the trainees while they are honing their skills and further-ing their knowledge in anima-tion.

Among their major output are “The Adventures of Ben-jamin Bear”, “Biker Mice from Mars”, “Lavakusa”, “Pet Pals”, and “Mayabazar”.

Considered to be its most prominent production so far is “Dayo sa Mundo ng Elemen-talia” an entry to the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival and which emerged as the sec-ond most awarded entry with four major citations - Best Visual Effects, Best Musical Score, Best Sound and Best Original Theme Song.

Meanwhile, the studio is under contract with a German outfit for the animation pro-duction for Tigerentebande which is a TV series being aired to Polish Audience.

The program has to its credit the training of some 400 animators and assistant animators, many of them now gainfully employed with do-mestic firms and a good num-ber landing very well-paying animation jobs abroad. The training is being carried out through the dedicated efforts of Animation Trainer Bene-dicto Bernardino, Animation Consultant and Production Manager Armando Salva II and Animation Director Raul Mimay.

Regular classes starts on Monday, January 9, 2012. -FERNANDEZ

Order in a make-or-break fi-nal interview last December 28 last year.

The screening committee and interview panel found Jaucian’s academic perfor-mance and leadership, the search’s criteria, were most outstanding, thereby epito-mizing Rizalian qualities and the virtue of love of country, and serving as living model to her fellow youth.

Jaucian is a top academic scholar, being a consistent President Lister in all semes-ters that she has completed in the University. She is also a leader, writer and volunteer in school and community or-ganizations.

As student leader of Path-ways Youth Group from 2008 to present, she designed read-ing modules and spent many Saturdays teaching children at a beneficiary school. Simi-larly, in 2010 she was the project head of the College of Education’s brainchild

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p-noy declares Jan. 23special non-working day

in celebration of the Chi-nese New Year.

By virtue of Proclama-tion No. 295 signed by Ex-ecutive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on Nov. 24, 2011, the President declared Jan. 23 which falls on a Monday as a special non-working day in the country to give both Chinese-Filipinos and Filipi-nos alike the opportunity to celebrate the holiday.

“On Jan. 23, 2012, the Chinese nationals all over the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the Chinese New Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated not only in China but also in the Philippines by both Chi-nese Filipinos and ordinary Filipinos as well,” President

Aquino said in the proclama-tion.

“The joint celebration is a manifestation of our solidar-ity with our Chinese Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a people;” the President said.

Last December, Mala-canang announced the list of the regular holidays, special (non-working) days and spe-cial holidays (for all schools) for the year 2012.

By virtue of Proclamation No. 295, President Aquino declared certain days as spe-cial or regular holidays.

The following regular hol-idays and special days for the year 2012 shall be observed in the country:

BIKOL REPORTER 3AUGUST 7 - 13, 2011

Search for eco-friendly schools still ongoing

Cebu Pacific Air to flyNaga –Manila 4x daily

EARTH SAVERS JESSEL S. BASANTA

DENR Bicol Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada calls on students and teachers to spearhead a proactive advocacy on eco-waste management. The Legazpi City government launched Earth Savers Program, a scheme that will enable students to turn their recyclable materials into groceries and educational supplies after each semester.

FREE HEALTH CARD Naga City Mayor John Bongat shakes hand with one of the lucky recipients of free PhilHealth card given by the city

government to impoverished constituents. The distribution of PhilHealth cards was held on Aug. 8 in the new covered court at the Naga City Hall Compound.

UNEP comm studesattend media confabThe University of

Northeastern Philip-pines (UNEP), in its inces-sant desire to provide its stu-dents with opportunities for growth and provide them with alternative methods of learning, has signed up for another worthy endeavor. This is the participation of its Communication Stu-dents to the 6th ICCS Con-vention on Media Commu-nication spearheaded by no less than the International Center for Communication Studies (ICCS) Manila on August 13 at the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo De Manila University.

Mr. Alexander M. Balta-zar, ICCS-Manila Managing Director has personally ex-tended his invitation to the university, being one of its long-time and regular part-ners when it comes to the said academic undertaking.

“UNEP Management has been so supportive of our every activity which they believe would enhance their student’s skills and broaden their proficiency in their re-spective craft. This year’s seminar will focus on docu-mentary- making which will showcase the talent, intel-ligence and resourcefulness of the participants in produc-ing a documentary material,” Baltazar said in an interview.

The conference will be participated in by students

LEGAZPI CITY — The Environmental Manage-ment Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) regional office here has reopened the regional Search for Sus-tainable and Eco-friendly

service from Manila to Naga and vice versa. The addition-al daily ATR 72-500 flight is set to depart Manila at 06:40am and arrive in Naga at 07:35am. Meanwhile, the return flight departs Naga at 07.55am and arrives in Ma-nila at 08.50am.

Aside from Naga, CEB

flies operates a thrice daily Airbus service from Ma-nila to Legazpi, and a thrice weekly ATR 72-500 service from Cebu to Legazpi. It also flies four times weekly from Manila to Virac.

“CEB hopes to serve more passengers going to Cama-rines Sur (Naga) with our additional flights. This is a popular destination in the country, and we hope to give more opportunities for guests to experience its world-class events,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

She cited IronMan 70.3 Philippines this coming Aug. 14, 2011, and the 22nd Phil-ippine Advertising Congress on Nov. 16-19, 2011, as some of the big events in Cama-rines Sur.

“CEB added Manila-Na-ga-Manila flights on Aug. 12

and 15 for the IronMan event, and on Nov. 16 and 20 for the Advertising Congress. We remain supportive of Cama-rines Sur’s efforts in stimu-lating trade and tourism to the province,” Iyog added.

To give more opportuni-ties for passengers to avail of CEB’s trademark low fares, CEB holds a 50 percent off seat sale on all its interna-tional and domestic destina-tions. The seat sale is from Aug. 5-7, 2011 or until seats last, for travel from Sept. 1 to Dec. 14, 2011.

CEB slashes 50 percent off its lowest year-round fares to 16 international des-tinations: Bangkok, Beijing, Brunei, Busan, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Incheon, Jakarta, Kota Kina-balu, Kuala Lumpur, Macau, Osaka, Singapore, Shanghai and Taipei.

Schools for elementary and high school categories.

Interested schools must send in official contest entry forms, supporting documents in both printed and digital copies, as well as official en-dorsements from their respec-tive Department of Education

(DepEd) Division Offices to the EMB V office on or be-fore Aug. 12, 2011.

The contest primarily aims to develop skills and understanding in initiating active responses and increas-ing community awareness and participation on envi-

ronmental concerns among students, faculty and school administrators. Furthermore, the search would recognize environmental programs and initiatives of the schools.

The participating schools will be rated based on the fol-lowing criteria: environment-related aspects of the school’s policy (20 points); environ-mental dimensions of school operations (30 points); en-vironmental-related features of the school curriculum (30 points); presence of vibrant eco-organizations in campus (10 points), and; linkages in various programs/projects (10 points).

One regional finalist will be selected for each category and will be awarded a Cer-tificate of Recognition and P10,000 in cheque. The re-gional finalists shall compete at the national search that will be held in EMB Central Office, Metro Manila.

This search is a partner-ship program of the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), EMB, DepEd, Commis-sion on Higher Education (CHED), and Smart Commu-nications, Inc.

and professors from prestig-ious schools in the Philip-pines. Selected media practi-tioners from different media institutions will also partake of the lectures.

“We have invited distin-guished lecturers from ABS-CBN News and Current Af-fairs, GMA News and Public Affairs, Philippine Daily Inquirer and DZMM-ABS-CBN to discuss the ethical standards they follow in their respective news organiza-tions. This will give the par-ticipants the opportunity to ask the resource speakers about perceived ethical vio-lations in different areas of journalism,” Baltazar added.

Part of this year’s conven-tion is the 2nd Annual ICCS Award for Best Documenta-ry. Participants will produce a comprehensive documen-tary. Their entry must show-case the student’s writing and comprehensive skills and show his ability to develop credible analysis on his cho-sen topic. Jurors will take a look at the embedded social values and the writer’s adher-ence to the International Prin-ciple of journalism ethics.

Ms. Melody Ordoñez, UNEP Media Relations Di-rector said that this will be a big opportunity for the university’s communication students since it will not only widen their knowledge but will also expose them to a

The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to in-crease its flights to Naga City four times daily start-ing Oct. 14, 2011 in response to additional demand for flights.

CEB currently operates a thrice daily ATR 72-500

lot of experiences which will be beneficial in the pursuit of their future careers.

“Going out of the conven-tional classroom type lecture not only exposes the students to a new environment but also shows them variety of methods where they can pick unique learning and eventually apply them in their daily rou-

tine. We are just so privilege that the UNEP management is so supportive of endeavors like this, Ordoñez said.

After the formal lectures, the students will tour select-ed media networks and will have a chance to watch live programs being aired by gi-ant television networks in Metro Manila.

Jose Collera

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Rizal day Celebration 2011I don’t know when we will ever celebrate the death anniversary

of our national hero. Dr. Jose P. Rizal with a “difference.” What I mean is, a weaning from the old traditional celebration like offering a holy mass in his honor, laying of wreaths at the foot of his monument, two or three speakers mouthing his greatness, sometimes a civic and military parade, etc. Simply speaking, people are tired of this kind of celebration. So, what now? Honestly, I do not know myself what kind of program should be presented to commemorate the death of the greatest Malay. Maybe, the Rizalistas can put their minds together and come up with a yearlong celebration. I am thinking of using the youth and fi nding out from them what meanings they can derive from Rizal’s greatness...something that they can use to forward the greatness of our country. After all, they are our future leaders. Perhaps, January can be an essay writing month, a visual arts contest the following month, a poetry writing month and maybe a month o playwriting, musical composition, play production, etc. Perhaps, these events can carry the spirit of Rizal through and through. Or, there might just be other brighter ideas. Because, it is a fact, the celebration of Rizal Day is something that is always haphazardly planned, maybe in just a week-time or even in just two or three days. It means inviting some quite prominent individual to be the guest of honor and speaker and let him talk about anything at all including his personal achievements.

I remember during my elementary days, a young man would recite from memory Jose Rizal’s Ultimo Adios in its English translation, My Last Farewell and so beautifully it was delivered that all ears are listened to it and with the right background music, whe Filipino feels the intensity of Rizal’s patriotism. Today, even college students are not familiar with Rizal’s farewell poetry which I consider one of the most beautiful poems I have read in my whole life and I mean its English translation since I would never understand it in its Spanish orginal.

At any rate, here in Iriga, the 2011 Rizal Day celebration was very successful. iriga City Mayor Madelaine alfelor-Gazmen called on the city’s department heads, including heads of civic organizations and other clubs, etc and asked them to give their very honest answer to the question she formulated...if Rizal were alive today and you are face-to-face with what question would they ask him? Well, every one had a good answer. Congratulations! I was also formulating my own answer...I would ask him why “ta ono ta uda Jose Rizal Jr. who could have inherited his talents (he,he). But the question that struck most was....would he die for his country in our own time? What could Rizal’s answer be?

During the program, Gener navales rendered a song. I have no idea he is a very good singer pala. He was a revelation. Somebody also commented that ICWD GM Loboy Corporal’s opening remark was pwedeng pang guest speaker, kaya lang very short..

Well, here’s looking forward to another Rizal Day celebration next December 30. Email [email protected]

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NuptialsGonzales – Margate

The Iglesia ni Cristo Church Ecclesiastical District of Camarines Sur, locale Iriga City is the setting when Jesus A.Gonzales and Marlene I.Margate tie the knot on January 10, 2012 with Bro.Roberto T. Alfon offi ciating.

Standing as principal sponsors are: Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen, Dr. Corazon Tanchuling, Dr.Nenet Beriña Boyles, Marilyn Okuszko, Atty. Aldo Turiano, Salvador Diloy Jr., Ariel Luceña, and Benjamin Gonzales, Best man is Shirlan C. Bonacua and maid of honor is Kaye Ann Bernales. The groomsmen are Dominic Tino, Allan Cervas, Christian Brondial, Juan Anthony Borje while the bridesmaids are: Deity Turiano, Hyancinth Marie Baraquiel, Lezelle Borje and Karen Mae Bernales. The fl ower girl is Roselle Guy Margate and the ring bearers are Regin Emman Margate and Marc Angelo Brondial.

The bridegroom, who is the Voice of Iriga on DWIR every Wednesday morning, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wenceslao Gonzales and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isidoro Margate.

How Safe is our School to disasters?“An ounce of prevention

is worth a pound of cure.” This saying is applicable to health but it is believed that this can also be applied in every endeavor people take. Today, Filipinos are encountering disasters because of nature but sometimes of human activities and caprices. Natural phenomena are unavoidable, therefore everybody must be aware on how he will be able to prevent, cope, and mitigate disasters. News in television, radio and internet alarms us especially if lives, infrastructures, economy are involved and at stake. Edifi ces can immediately be constructed but lives and habitat can hardly be recovered. Thus, it is important that everybody must to be aware of our present situation as regards to disasters.

Two years ago, Northern Luzon was devastated by Typhoon Ondoy. People suffered much from the fi erce of said typhoon, huge and tall buildings have evidently collapsed. There were victims trapped on the top of their houses or condominiums. Some of the rescuers were also killed saving lives of their constituents. Last March, Japan was struck by an earthquake/t sunami tha t c rump led expensive automobi les, houses and modern structures. Japan is known to be the highly technical country but still they did not monitor and people were not saved by the killer tsunami.

Several disasters may happen in Iriga especially so that Rinconada National Technical Vocational School is situated at the foot of Mt .Iriga and at the back of it is the Partido Peninsula that composes several bodies of water. Mt. Iriga is considered

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a dormant volcano, so it might erupt anytime. RNTVS people are aware of the present status of our very own volcano. It is also prone to earthquake, be it tectonic or volcanic.

Another threat to our environment is mass wasting; this is also dangerous to students, teachers, personnel and even the administration. This refers to the movement of rocks and soil down a slope due to the direct action of gravity. The most common term used by people is landslide.

Landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flow, which can occur in offshore, coastal and onshore, environment. The movement of soil from a high area that falls to low land areas.

Man-made disasters are the phenomena naturally caused by man because of abusing the environment. Common examples manmade disasters a re av ia t ion acc idents , bridge collapses and building collapses, civil disobedience, dam breaks, hazardous materials accidents, home and building fires, nuclear and radiological accidents, ship/mari t ime accidents, train/railroad accidents and terrorism.

Natural disasters refer to the consequences of events triggered by natural hazards that overwhelmed local response capacity and seriously affect the social and economic development of a region. Some of the examples are avalanches, blizzards, d rough ts , ea r thquakes ,

epidemics, eruptions, famines, floods, hailstorms, lightning, pestilence and tornadoes.

Ty p h o o n i s a n o t h e r phenomenon that can damage structures and infrastructures i n t h e v i c i n i t y . T h e aforementioned disasters are natural phenomena; likewise there are other disasters that are caused by humans.

Fire is fastest among them, this can happen anytime without any anticipation. This can happen accidentally, everyone should learn how to take good care of every detail of fi re.

Article II, Section 15 of the Philippine Constitution clearly states that,

The state shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them.

Such constitutional mandate is supported by what is provided in the same article, section 16 which provides that,

The State shall protect and advance the right of the

people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony in nature.

With this provision, there is a need for a program to address to ecological problems brought by disasters or natural phenomena such as mass wasting, volcanic eruption, tsunami, fire which are only some of the aftermath of the constant change in climate condition that affects human kind. Today, people are no longer assured of clean, healthy, safe environment as provided by the constitutional mandates, rather, men suffer from the continuing environment and ecological deterioration and destruction caused by either natural environment for current and future generation.

M o r e o v e r, s t u d e n t ’ s education is affected because of several disasters. Quality education is directly affected because of phenomena and disasters brought sometimes by climate change; such as typhoon, fl ood, and volcanic eruptions. In this regard, what can the school and government do to solve this problem?

is untouched.What do the Norwegians do with the income? They pass it on

to the people through social sevices like education, health and child care.If you suddenly get sick you will be hospitalized with the state paying for your bills in a fi rst rate hospital.

Believe it or not, there are almost a million luxury yatches in Norway purchased for recreation by the owners. Not only that.Half a million Norwegians own two houses equipped with all the modern conveniences.

In their days of penury and want, their houses were modest shacks, the equivalent of our bahay kubo or tiny farmhouses.

Their success is not only due to oil. As explained by Arve Johnsen, the pioneer who created Statoil which oversees Norway’s prosperity, it is a combination of good luck and good management.

Suppose the Philippines strike oil in the Palawan Sea, will we be able to manage oil wealth the way the Norwegians do? Or will the wealth vanish into the pockets of greedy offi cials?

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The Honorable Members of the 15th Council headed by Vice Mayor Felix Q. Abogado, the chiefs of offices, the 25 Punong barangays of daet, members of the Press and my beloved People of daet… Good Morning!

In the first working day I decided to meet you and tender/host this luncheon meeting in welcoming the new year of 2012- a year declared as Visit Daet Balikbayan Year. Your role and contribution in giving timely, relevant and informative issues and concerns to the public is very significant in building our people’s trust and confidence to the government and to ensure cooperation among various sectors of the locality. The mid-term of my second term as local chief executive of this municipality has already been served…and this year 2012 is a significant year for it shows the commitment of this administration to pursue the programs and projects designed to address the various needs of the constituency. The mid-term in office was full of challenges… it showed our optimism… our conviction and determination in overcoming trials hence fulfill our commitment to the people and in realizing our dreams for Daet. Allow me to give you a glance of my Mid-Term Report to be rendered in detail before the People of Daet at the Sangguniang Bayan Session Hall on January 9, 2012. The local government considered “balikbayans” deserve to be treated with utmost hospitality and a homely atmosphere after years of hard work in the foreign land to search for greener pasture for their families and friend back home. Hence, the year 2012 is being declared in this municipality as Visit daet balikbayan Year. Visit daet 2012 or V2d is a way of celebrating Daetenos’ unique trait that makes them stand out from all the men and women in the rest of the world. It is a yearlong activity highlighted each month with a tribute to the Overseas Filipino Workers, Migrants, and other Daetenos staying abroad. This event primarily aims to honor the commitment and perseverance of natives of Daet living and working abroad whom, inspite of difficulties in the foreign land have been contributors in the development of Daet and have carried the flag of Daet with pride and honor. It therefore converge all Daetenos living or working outside of Daet, particularly those abroad. It includes the simultaneous holding of “homecoming” activities involving all schools in the municipality. Let me emphasize however that Visit Daet is not just focus on “balikbayans,” tourists or tourism… this program is designed to mobilize all sectors of the community to work together in promoting and preserving our very own town of Daet through:1. Taking care of the environment and make our place clean,

green and beautiful to live in; some of the initiatives of the local government are Tingkad Kulay and Landscaping;

2. Promote education and instill discipline and good character among our people thereby maintaining peace and order and working to promote common good that will surely redound in encouraging the Daetenos living abroad and in other places of the country as well as investors to come, visit and invest in our place; and

3. It also serves as an avenue or it provide reasons for the people to come through observing interesting and colorful events, for them to see our God given natural attractions, sceneries and historical sites, the Daet First’s innovative programs and projects as well as through the local government’s satisfactory services and good governance.

The various accomplishments of the Local Government Unit of Daet brought us some awards and recognitions, such as:

1. Philippine Narcotic Enforcement Officers association (Pnoea) award- Individual Category for this representation’s invaluable contribution in the fight against drug abuse to save the Filipino youth since 1987 when he was trained as community organizer/trainor by the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC). He served as Regional President of Kill Droga Movement in 2002 which brought him as delegate to DARE Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. (September 28, 2011 ballroom Luzon, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Pasay City.)

2. 2011 Gawad Pamana ng Lahi- in recognition of the LGU-Daet exemplary performance in governance. The award given by the DILG to LGU-Daet makes the latter as one of the finalists in the GAWAD National Award where we received P1M which will be used in waste management and environment protection activities. (october 7, 2011, diLG Training Center, Legazpi City)

3. The Seal of Good Housekeeping is also conferred before LGU-Daet. (october 7, 2011, diLG Training Center, Legazpi City)

4. Recipient of “Champions for education” at ateneo de Manila university- it is a leadership training and development program for local government officials. This leadership training program aims to encourage local government leaders to develop innovative programs that will help address basic education needs in their respective communities. This program was conceptualized and implemented by the Ateneo de Manila University-School of Government in cooperation with the SEAOIL Philippines and the Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. (october 20-22, 2011, antipolo)

5. Best Public Employment Service Office (PeSo) in the Province of Camarines Norte under First Class Municipality category and 2nd Place in the Regional Level (September 2011)

6. outstanding brigada eskwela in the Region wherein Secretary Armin A. Luistro of Department of Education personally awarded the trophy to Daet delegation headed by this representation, PSDS and the principal of Daet Elementary School last november 28, 2011 at bSP Roxas boulevard, Pasay City.

7. Plaque of Recognition from Presidential Commission on urban Poor (PCuP) for exemplary Performance in urban Poor and Socialized Housing Programs being implemented in the municipality. ( december 4, 2011, Little Theater, Provincial Capitol bldg., daet, Cam. norte)

8. one of the best LGus Practicing the bPLS Reforms, 1st Place in the Regional Level (december 12, 2011, Hotel St. ellis, Legazpi City)

In line with the V2D, the Mid-Term Accomplishment Report (July 2010- December 2011) which is anchored on our economic slogan- daeT on THe Go and the Comprehensive development Plan (CdP), is highlighted with the following:

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1. Socialized Housing, urban Poor Program and Gawad Kalinga. a. LGU-Daet and PLDT SMART Foundation, Inc.’s Daet

Teachers Farm Villageb. Gawad Kalinga socialized housing programs. GK

Pinyasan Village in Bibirao as the next GK Enchanted Farm with the 9 hectares at SLR

c. Urban Poor socialized housing programsd. Bicol Habitat for Humanity’s social center at UP

Alawihao

2. Tourism development and Strategies. a. First Rizal Monument as included in the National Park

and Development Committee’s Heritage Trailb. Promotion of Bagasbas Beach as a preferred venue for

new and innovative beach events and special sports, and with determined efforts it is now recognized as the Kite Boarding Capital of the country.

c. Tourism Facility and Infrastructure Projects via Bagasbas Tourism Triangle. Conversion of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)’s property as a tourism estate or a hub.

d. Daet Kite Board International Competitione. Presence of Municipal Tourism Codef. Visit Daet 2012 launching and promotion activitiesg. 19th Pinyasan Festivalh. Updating of Daet website- “www. Daetonthego.com”

3. Sports development Program/Health and wellness Program. The local government supported sports activities in the barangays, Palarong Panlalawigan and Bicol wide sports events. Aerobics at the Beach is still on-going every Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

4. Culture and arts/opening of daet Heritage Center. More cultural events and art workshops for this year wherein Daet Heritage Center will serve as the venue.

5. Sister Cities/Town Twinning and networkinga. Sister Cities International’s 54th Annual Conference in

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (July 29-31, 2010)b. Regional Conference on Town Twinning in Daet

(October 28-29, 2010)c. 2011 Bikol National Association of America (BNAA)

Convention and 10th Bicol Tourism, Trade and Investment Mission (BTTIM) to the USA (July 15-20, 2011)

d. Global Sister Cities and Town Twinning Summit in Cairo, Egypt on September 9-12, 2011. The latest sister city of the municipality is Calamba City of Laguna.

6. environment and Solid waste Management initiatives. a. Waste Wise Daet (one of the components of Tamang

Sanitasyon para sa Kalikasan at Kaunlaran (TaSKK )

b. Pro daet River day to promote the rehabilitation and development of Daet River.

c. Conversion of open dumpsite to controlled dumpsite, complying 3 parameters of the basic standards of Republic Act 9003 known as the Solid Waste Management Act.

d. Implementation of MRF through acquisition of garbage vehicle with compactor funded via a loan package

7. Comprehensive Land use Plan (CLuP). On-going

revision of CLUP for guiding and regulating growth and development of the municipality.

8. improved and expanded Health Services a. The rural health units are continuously providing supply

of medicines and basic health services to ensure the health and wellness of the constituents.

b. i am happy to note that among the best performing departments of the Local Government unit would be our Municipal Health Services units. we have met the targets with flying colors from maternal care to children’s health program, the prevention of diseases, vaccinations and the total control of communicable diseases particularly Tb. Because of these, the Municipality of Daet is 100% free from cases of leprosy, malaria, schistosomiasis and filariasis while on measles immunization, Daet had an accomplishment of 96%.

9. education, Scholarship Program and Literacy Support

Program.

a. Active Local School Board; various assistance are provided to all public elementary and secondary schools

b. Provision of school buildings to various schools in the municipality with the support of NGAs and NGOs.

c. Scholarship programs at Camarines Norte State College (CNSC) and Camarines Norte School of Law (CNSL).

d. CHED’s “One Town, One Scholar” Scholarship Program

10. employment Generation/Public employment Service Office (PESO).

a. employment facilitation Program such as Jobs Fair and NBI Clearance Processing

b. employment Generation Program such as Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES)

c. PeSo regular functions such as job solicitation, referral and placement monitoring

d. LGu employment for infra and non-infra Projectse. PeSo daet was awarded as 2010 best PeSo in

Camarines norte and got 2nd place in the Regional Level

11. Livelihood Programsa. Presence of active Technology and Livelihood

Development Center (TLDC)b. Provision of various livelihood trainings on meat

processing, food processing, dress making and tailoring, among others as well as seminars on business counseling.

c. Participation to various Trade Fairs such as Manila Fame International Fair, OK Bicol 2011 and OTOP 2011

d. Micro financing for market vendors, food processors, etc.

12. Social Services. a. Senior Citizens Week (1st Week of October)b. Establishment of Persons with Disabilities Office

(PWDO) and provision of uniform ID, basic commodities and medicine purchase booklet for PWDs

c. Strengthening the Municipal Council for the Protection of Children (MCPC)

d. Presence of active Day Care Centerse. Supplemental Feeding Program f. Services for Street/Indigent Children such as Back

to School Program, financial assistance to Children in Need of Special Protection (CNSP) and Community Outreach Program

g. Assistance to individuals in crisis situation (AICS)h. Issuance of PhilHealth IDs to constituents of Daeti. Creation of team that answer problems on the

prevalence of mentally deranged invididuals.j. Implementation of 4Ps in the municipality

13. Peace and order. a. New Daet PNP Station at Brgy. Pamorangon and

PNP sub-station at Daet Elevated Town Plaza for the immediate police assistance and response.

b. PLEB was already reconstituted through an issuance of Executive Order 14- 2010 as amended, with Atty. Raymundo R. Aquino as its Chairman to ensure efficient performance of duties of peace officers in the locality.

c. Conduct of Multi-Sectoral Forum on Crime Prevention

d. Activation and strengthening of Brgy. Public Safety Officers (BPSOs)

14. disaster Risk Reduction Management.a. Five- year Comprehensive disaster Risk Reduction

Program (CdRRP) and presence of a Municipal disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan.

b. Pro-active Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) along disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and rehabilitation.

c. Mitigation- Flood Control Program such as regular clearing and de-clogging of drainage canals as well as construction of drainage system in urban barangays of Daet

d. Disaster preparedness through preparation and implementation of Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan (MDRRMP), acquisition of quick response equipment, among others

e. Education and Capability Building such as Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Trainings

f. Extensive information dissemination during National Disaster Consciousness Month ( July 2011)

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g. Stockpiling of food and other resourcesh. Public safety projects such as provision of traffic signs

and other signages

15. infrastructure, Parks and bridges a. Road maintenance and repair of facilitiesb. Fencing of the Government Centerc. Repainting of the municipal building, etc.d. Per record there are fifty-eight (58) completed

and two (2) on-going infrastructure projects in the municipality.

e. Parks and bridges are maintained by the Unit created under the Office of the Mayor –Parks and Bridges Division, particularly maintaining the cleanliness, orderliness and sanitation of the Daet Elevated Plaza and Daet Bridges.

16. active Participation to MdG Program.a. This local government is one of the municipalities

who participated in the End Poverty 2015 Millennium Campaign’s “Stand Up Take Action, Make Noise for the MDGs” .

17. agriculture, fishery Productivity enhancement. a. The LGU Daet through the Municipal Agriculturist

Office implemented various ongoing programs for agriculture and fishery productivity augmentation which includes distribution of support and subsidies, animal health promotion, dispersals and re-dispersals, mangrove rehabilitation and others.

b. Initiated notable infrastructure Support such as concreting of irrigation canal, farm to market roads and proper maintenance of municipal nursery at Brgy. Camambugan.

18. Cooperativesa. The LGU-Daet through its strong Municipal

Cooperative Development Council (MCDC) was awarded as the BEST MCDC for 2010 in the province of Camarines Norte. At present there were 33 existing registered cooperatives in the municipality having the highest number of cooperatives in the province.

19. Market administration

a. The Market Administration Office implemented various new policies and reforms in the regulation and operation of the businesses within the public market zone.

b. The Local Government in order to manage the deficits incurred in the operation of the Public Market as an economic enterprise entered into an agreement with the Liberty Commercial Center (LCC) to utilize the upper portion of the market. This decision is expected to bring in employment and make a boost in the economic activities in Daet.

20. information Services, info Technology, Library Services and Youth affairs.a. Daet on the Go Multi-Services Caravan b. Marketing Daet through the tri-media services and

even the internet. It has gained popular following which contributed to the influx of tourists and even new businesses in Daet as we have successfully created a positive image for our municipality in the eyes of outsiders.

c. Library Services. The municipal library is now On-line and interconnected with the Philippines E-Lib (www. Philippine-lib. gov. ph) and with own Online Book Reservation System (www.Daetheritagelibrary. Net) d. Presence of Youth Affairs Division under the Office of the Mayor e. Hosted the recently concluded National Youth Congress in the municipality

21. fiscal Management Performance and Good Governance. a. Improved tax collection efficiency- 93%b. General revision of Assessment of Real Propertiesc. Presence of Business Permits and Licensing System

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So far, we have made milestones in putting into action our flagship projects although some of them are still in the preparatory stages. Several of the targets have already taken their leaps which include;

1. Construction of the daet Central Terminal Complex

The groundbreaking ceremony for Daet Central Terminal Complex and Government Center was already took place last December 19, 2011. Full operation of building those infrastructure projects will take place this first month of 2012.

As I previously mentioned in my last report, the policy in placing all public utility vehicles and buses in one integrated terminal is the best answer to decongestion and problems in the proliferation of illegal private terminals. Selected private terminals presently used by PUJs shall be transformed as tricycle terminals and relocating areas of ambulant vendors instead, to minimize the inappropriate use of streets.

2. Construction of the Government Center and Legislative Hall

Included in the financing package, is the construction of the proposed Government Center where major government agencies will be housed to improve government transactions and make it more convenient and easier for the public.

Result of the surveys conducted showed that almost all of the national government agencies have favorably accepted the proposal to place them in one address.

The new Legislative Hall will create a breathing space at

the municipal hall considering that crowded offices will now be decongested and transformed into a better working environment for employees.

3. Material Recovery facility (MRf), Garbage Compactor acquisition and ecological Park

The LGU of Daet is continuously exerting efforts to address the solid waste management problem of the municipality. To resolve major problems in the collection, a garbage truck with compactor was already acquired while on the other hand the MRF system of solid waste recycling has already commenced its implementation.

4. daet Multi-purpose Center, abC Hall and Guest House, Redevelopment of the daet elevated Plaza, construction of public landmark, uaP’s takubets, etc. are the other projects being considered by the LGU-Daet and now in the process of finalizing the requirements needed for funding assistance.

5. The daet Light industrial Park; the Sangguniang Bayan has given me the authority to negotiate with the rightful owner of the identified property as site for this project. Letter of intent has been sent to the owners for the acquisition of the said property. At present, prospecting for partnership is being made and some have already extended interest for Public-Private undertaking the development of the park.

6. In relation with the DLIP is the plan to position Daet as a location for Business Process Outsourcing.

Presently being undertaken is the installation of PLdT’s jump off Station for its fiber optic connections. Soon, we will have the most modern landline facility of PLDT in Daet and in entire province. This will make telecommunication more accessible and reliable, and Daet can already be positioned as a competitive destination for Business Process Outsourcing.

The continued operation and facility expansion of Software Ventures international in this municipality exemplified the viability of our town as a BPO location.

We have brought out an initial proposition to PLDT and Shell in considering our town as their BPO expansion area outside Metro Manila.

7. daet River Park Promenade is a project along Daet River that proposed by this representation to the Exec. Director of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) and Tourism Infra and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) for funding. This will make the park as a sightseeing place in its truest sense.

8. The interisland Port Project is a plan to transform the present Bagasbas Fish Port as a multi – purpose port which can accommodate small to mid-size fast crafts for interisland travel.

9. The Housing Projects of LGU-Daet such as Daet Teachers Farm Village, GK, GK Enchanted Farm, Balik Probinsya with UAP, among others are on-going.

10. electronic business Permit and Licensing System (ebPLS) at the treasury office as well as computerization of other frontline offices in the Local Government Unit of Daet

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With the implementation of Visit Daet 2012 Program in the municipality, various projects, plans, programs and initiatives are being pipelined for 2012, such as:

1. electronic business Permits and Licensing System

2. Reorganization/designation of LGu-daet Personnel- to fully provide and implement basic services to the constituents and to ensure the success of the Program, re-organization/giving of additional assignments will take place among LGU-Daet personnel.

3. environment and Solid waste Management. Creation of Environment and Natural Resources Office which will serve as frontline on the delivery of services concerning on Ecological Solid Waste Management, the protection of the environment and natural resources of the municipality. (An executive order will be issued for this purpose as well as appropriate legislation will be recommended before the Sangguniang Bayan).

The Office of Public Safety and Security (OPSS) will be dissolved with the presence of new legislation and executive order/s creating the different offices concerned, while the Parks and Bridges management and supervision will be turned over to the Municipal Engineering Office.

4. disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), an office created by virtue of Republic Act 10121 known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, aimed at strengthening the country’s institutional capacity for risk reduction and management.

5. Terminal Management. With the on-going construction of Daet Central Terminal Complex and to ensure the effective implementation of Municipal Ordinance No. 215 known as “An Ordinance establishing Daet Central Terminal and its Administration, Operation and Regulation in the Municipality.

6. Public Safety and Traffic Management. As an

offshoot of the series of meetings with the members of the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC), creation of a Traffic Management Office (TMO) is recommended to be manned by a composite team from LGU Daet offices as well as concerned national government agencies. (An executive order will be issued for this purpose as well as appropriate legislation will be recommended before the Sangguniang Bayan).

7. Security Management. To ensure the protection of local government properties as well as the safety of concerned local government officials and employees, the Security Management will be created as a separate unit under the Office of the Mayor. (An Executive Order will be issued for this concern)

8. It is our plan to pilot a project by applying new technology in road network maintenance which will at least lower the project cost by 40% and increase the usable life of barangay roads by more than 3 times. This technology is called soil stabilization.

9. Compliance with the standards of environmental management system requires huge amount of funds which will greatly affect the operation of the Local Government. To address this concern a comprehensive policy and law which will make waste management a self-sustaining enterprise will be formulated combining the same with traffic management. The offices to be created will ensure the implementation of this plan.

10. The MSwd is tasked to put on its top priority our problems about the street children and mentally challenged roaming in our streets for their protection and welfare. The MSWD have to submit a full blown case study including the identification of all these people and to review the programs, and recommend courses of action to be undertaken. We expect that this Balikbayan year 2012 our streets will no longer have visible vagrants.

11. PnP effectiveness/Professionalism/ PnP Personnel daily activity Monitoring System in their assigned posts particularly those assigned in traffic, police stations and those who are tasked for visibility purposes. This is to ensure that our PNP personnel will have more active participation in the campaign for an orderly and safe municipality. Thus, an ordinance for the use and management of street is being prepared to address our problems about traffic more comprehensively. We will work for a reputable local police force and gain more better feedbacks and commendable acknowledgements from the public we serve. I am expecting that with the presence of Traffic Management Office (TMO) with the PNP as co-chairman, traffic problems will be positively addressed.

12. An executive order is being prepared to create the Millennium development Goals (MdGs) Council to sustain the actions being undertaken to realize the objective of eradicating extreme poverty in the locality.

13. A Comprehensive Youth Development Program for the In-School and Out-of-School Youth will be put in place. The LGU will spearhead programs and projects to make daet as a source of excellent students in academics, skills, arts and sports. This will be a conglomerated efforts of the community, the schools and the LGU of Daet. As an initial plan, the Deped Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinators and the LSB members will coordinate to come up and realize the objective of having a Municipal Tertiary School.

14. On another note, officials of the Daet Airport confirmed that funds are already available for the repair of the airport which will take commence this year. It is a pre-requisite of airlines intending to fly to Daet. Another problem is the congestion at the Manila airports which will be addressed by this initiative.

15. Solar electrification. We plan to avail financing for replacing present installed street lights with solar powered lamp posts to promote renewable energy and savings of LGU expenditures. To start with, the LGU Daet share from the 20% development fund of the Province will be used for the project along Diversion Road to compliment the DOTC operation.

16. Claim for Basud Area which will help us increase our land area for cityhood application. Based on records the Bicol National Park area is part of the municipality of Daet.

As a closing of my report, this activity focused on the presentation of Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) as well as details about Visit Daet 2012, hence media is the first sector among several consultation dialogues which starts today until January 9, 2012. Cooperation of the media is very significant for us to realize our efforts and initiatives in promoting Daet.

Another agendum for today’s meeting is the formation of LGU-Daet Press Corps so that we will ensure an effective local government-media partnership in serving our people.

With your presence and cooperation, I am positively counting on the success of Visit Daet 2012 and other LGU initiatives.

Maraming Salamat Po.

TiTo SaRTe SaRion

Municipal Mayor


deed of eXTRajudiCiaL PaRTiTion of eSTaTe wiTH SaLe

NOTICE is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving heirs of the late MiGueL VenTuRa who died on Nov. 8, 1997 at Nabua, Camarines Sur without any will and with no known debts, left certain real properties situated at Topas Proper, Nabua, Camarines Sur covered by OCT No. 28771 containing an area of 0.4005, ARP NO. 97-041-0644; while widow MAMERTA P. VENTURA waived her rights to said properties and heirs MIGUEL VENTURA JR. and JAY CARLO VENTURA sold their respective shares to JOCELYN G. FIGURA for the sum of P50,000.00 in the manner stipulated in a Deed of Extrajudicial Partition of Estate with Sale, acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Dominador S. Torres per Doc. No. 132, Page No. 22, Book No. XII, Series of 2008.biKoL RePoRTeRPublished: januaRY 1, 8 and 15, 2012

TeaCHeRS aRe a SeCReT HeRo by benjie L. oRbon

Teacher-I, San Rafael Elementary School

One day dream that almost all of us have had is to be a hero. As we grow, so our ideas of heroes develop and become sophisticated. Teachers are considering hero because she or he teaches a lot for the people who are the Filipino children and the future for the new generation. The most important part of a being a hero is that changes the world wherein teachers can mold and develop the minds and skills of the people that they are serving beyond of their life. They teach how to write, spell, think and read which bring us smarter every day. A hero is someone who helps people and teachers help us to use our minds to think and help someone need him.

Did you know that being a hero is not easy? You have to work hard that every teacher posses this trait. It is hard to be a teacher because it needs smart at all times. Teachers are providers of education which is one of the basic rights of the Filipino-children facing various obstacles that test their creativity and patience because of their commitment to give mentoring best.

Look upon our teachers with care and love to grant them in nurturing our eager minds and to never give up on us who fall behind and bless their hearts to instill in them a commitment and in continuing learning in us.

once a Teacher, always a Teacherby dannY f. fLoReCe

Guibahoy elementary SchoolLagonoy north district

It does not come as a surprise to hear teachers talk of 40 years teaching service; some even more. This is how long a teacher, better, some teachers had spent teaching and this, despite odds. Some even had left home temporarily to go to their posts with no other reason but to fulfill their unwritten vow as a teacher, to mould young minds optimistic that these young minds will eventually be the future leaders of the country.

A teacher is a teacher is a teacher. So the saying goes. There is no going back. No matter what the cost is: a pay that is never enough to raise a family; the loneliness experienced away from home because the assignment is far; the risks that one has to deal with...a difficult long journey to far flung barrios tredding rough roads in all kinds of weather. Some even have to walk miles despite bad weather. And all the time, the teacher is there on their posts.

What could be it that makes a teacher get settled for teaching for long years? Some even have to sacrifice personal comfort. Some accept responsibilities parents should be doing for their children but teachers are doing for their siblings and sometimes for distant relatives. Some teachers remain single the rest of their lives in order to keep up with the responsibilities that go with the teaching profession. Single blessedness is something many teachers have opted to embrace and become a teacher for life and day in and day out do the tremendous tasks assigned to them and whose lives are focused only on service. It is not true that many teachers do not settle down because they are not meant for married life. No, some teachers opt for single blessedness because they believe they could be just like mothers but not with just two or three children but with many, fifty or even more. And they are capable of loving uncompromisingly children who are not even of their own flesh and blood but whom they have considered their own.

The fact that the teacher derives a lot of enjoyment in teaching is acceptably one of the biggest reasons why teacher is a teacher now, yesterday and today and a teacher forever. There is that satisfaction the teacher derives to see former pupils fully grown up and finished with schooling in the higher rung of the educational ladders and now successful. There is that satisfaction a teacher derives to meet past students remember them with affection and gratefulness. These could partly explain why teachers stay on their job for long years. No engineer, no doctor, no lawyer, no priest, no president of a country, no government leaders and no sucessful businessmen did not pass in the hands of a teacher. A bit of irony ... doctors also get to join the teaching profession in the same manner that lawyers, engineers and even priests also join the band of teachers. If this is so, what makes teachers click?

The reason is very simple. Teaching is the noblest profession. Teachers are the moulders of the mind of the youth; they are the instillers of values among the youth, they are the prime movers of the advocacies of the world, they are the unsung heroes who do not look forward to public recognition. They are the ones who practically slave themselves to open the minds of children. They are the brave ones who do not just claim that they are masters of all but that they are likewise masters of themselves who can spouse ideas that could change the world.

Jesus Christ is the greatest teacher.After life when I face my Maker and He asks me what I

have done to deserve everlasting happiness, I will proudly answer, Master I was a teacher. I was once a teacher and always a teacher.

Rinconada district. Now, they are doing it in the district (Partido) represented by Deputy Speaker Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella but without success because of a woman Brgy. Captain with moral courage and full support of the people. Who will be the next?

Because of this incident in Patitinan, I looked for the authority and power of Barangay Captains in the Local Government Code of 1991 it is as follows:

In Chapter 2 of the Local Government Code entitled “Barangay Officials and Officers,” Section 388. Persons in Authority - says the following:

“For purposes of the Revised Penal Code, the Punong Barangay (Brgy. Captain), Sangguniang Barangay members and members of the Lupong Tagapamayapa in each barangay shall be deemed as persons in authority in their jurisdiction, while other barangay officials and members who may be designated by law or ordinance and charged with the maintenance of a desirable and balanced environment, and any barangay member who comes to the aid of persons in authority, shall be deemed agents of persons in authority.”

So, those questioning the authority of Brgy. Captain Zayda O. Baron, better read the Local Government Code. Barangay Captains have authority given by law. What law gives the Task Force Kalikasan and the Civil Security Unity authority?

I suggest that Barangay Officials and member of the barangay government read the Local Government Code to know their authority, duties and functions which are enumerated in this law.

* * * * * The New Year has just began and I can already imagine what

other things may happen especially during the plebiscite that may be forthcoming. I can only hope and pray that God guide us all.

from my window . . .

the establishment of a mall in the market.

A consultation conference with the non-government or-ganizations, people’s organi-zations and agricultural sec-tors was held Jan. 3.

Jan. 6 will be the Three Kings parade and gift giving to the indigents of Daet to be followed by a New Year’s call through a barangay of-ficials assemby, thanksgiving

Sarion launcheS . . .

concerns. This pest was found to be infesting the rice panicle from flowering stage to milking stage which re-sults to unfilled or discolored grains that eventually reduc-es quality and subsequently yield .

The pest was temporar-ily identified by the Region-

mass, blessing of taxpayers’ lounge, and awarding of top Taxpayers of Daet.

A mid term report of May-or Sarion to the Sangguniang Bayan will be held on Mon-day (Jan. 9) together with the distribution of V2D catalogue and a conference with Educa-tion sector and academe. -Ro-salita Base-Manlangit

new rice bug plagueS palay . . .al Crop Protection Center (RCPC) of DA Region 8 in Tacloban as Paromius longu-lus - subject for verification and formal identification by experts. it is called by differ-ent names by the other regions like rice seed bug, dirt-colored seed bug and rice grain bug.

The presence of this pest

in Bicol was detected Sep-tember last year in 2 baran-gays in Ragay, Camarines Sur according to Dr. Evange-line C. de la Trinidad, chief of the Regional Crop Protec-tion Center. Dela Trinidad reported that an estimate of 100 hectares rice crops in Ragay and Dimasalang, Masbate were damaged. The extent of damaged was estimated to be 50 to 70 per-cent. Dela Trinidad collected several specimen of these pest from Ragay Dimaslang, Masbate and submitted them to the Bureau of Plant and Industry in Manila. There were also report of sightings of this pest in Libmanan, Ca-marines Sur but according to de la Trinidad they have yet to verify these reports.

The Bureau of Plant Indus-try, Manila has recommend-ed the following measures

and strategies to control the spread of this pest: 1) burn or plow under rice straw/stub-bles right after harvest to kill the bugs; b) ensure sanitation and cleanliness including the dikes; monitor the field regu-larly to determine early pest appearance. In case the pest is already present it is recom-mended that application of green label contact insecti-cides be done early morning or late afternoon.

DA Bicol regional execu-tive director Jose V. Dayao assures farmers that there is nothing to be alarmed about this infestation as it is not widespread but limited to a very small area. He howev-er, urged farmers and techni-cians to closely monitor rice farms and immediately report to the RCPC presence of said pest and other disease inci-dence. -Emily B. Bordado

program, Great Mind Read Session II.

In 2010, she was elected by her fellow Education stu-dents to be their representa-tive to the Supreme Student Government. Concurrently, she served as student rep-resentative to various com-mittees such as ADNU-SSG Committee on Environment and Committee on Academic Concerns. In 2011, she was the chief editor of Kadunong, the official publication of the Samahan ng mga Tagapagta-guyod ng Edukasyong Pili-pino.

Jaucian is also a volun-teer-member of a number of campus groups such as the Chaplaincy Student Volun-teers, Ateneo Literary Asso-ciation, Gabay Scholars and Facilitators’ Brigade. She has served the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Vot-ing and participated in Dug-ong Atenista blood drives.

She has been chosen to represent the school in many leadership trainings. Among these are the Bidahan: Be the Change Leadership Camp

ateneo future educator . . .(2009), Ninoy and Cory Aquino Leadership Journey (2011) and the University Scholars Leadership Sympo-sium in Thailand (2011).

As her reflection on Rizal’s influence on her education, Jaucian shared: “There is as if a constant movement within me that I attempt to channel and understand in a greater light. It has made me restless and always search-ing for my place and pur-pose in the greater scheme of things. Ultimately, my love for learning and excellence has directed me to choose to become a teacher. I relish in such choice as I believe that this is my passion yet the im-plications of that choice con-tinue to unfold as I reach the end of my preparation. The social dimension and the de-mands of the profession are becoming clearer and clearer that I am gradually accepting the reality that I am not only where I am presently to fulfill my personal dreams but for a higher dream, that which Rizal also nurtured until it crystallized as a resolve.”

A. Regular Holidays: New Year’s Day January 1 (Sunday); Maundy Thursday April 5; Good Friday April 6; Araw ng Kagitingan April 9 (Monday); Labor Day May 1 (Tuesday); Independence Day June 12 (Tuesday); Na-tional Heroes Day August 27 (Last Monday of August); Bonifacio Day November 30 (Friday); Christmas Day December 25 (Tuesday) and Rizal Day December 30 (Sunday)

B. Special (Non-Work-ing) days: Chinese New Year January 23 (Monday); Ninoy Aquino Day August 21 (Tuesday); All Saints Day November 1 (Thursday); Additional special (non-working) day November 2 (Friday) and Last Day of the Year December 31 (Monday)

C. Special Holidays (for all schools): EDSA Revolu-tion Anniversary February 25

p-noy declareS jan. 23 . . .(Saturday)

“The proclamations de-claring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall hereafter be issued after the approximate dates of the Is-lamic holidays have been de-termined in accordance with the Islamic calendar (Hijra) or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calcula-tions, whichever is possible or convenient. To this end, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) shall inform the Office of the President on which day the holiday shall fall,” the Presi-dent said in the proclama-tion.

President Aquino directed the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to pro-mulgate the implementing guidelines for this proclama-tion, which shall take effect immediately.

Ramon Paje’s pronounce-ment, the DENR intends to double the national target at 200,000 hectares for 2012.

Meanwhile, Sec. Paje reit-erated NGP’s goal of posting a minimum survival rate of 80 percent for the seedlings by tapping science and sound upland practices and confin-ing identified NGP planting sites only in areas where there are communities who will be tapped to maintain and ensure growth of planted seedlings into mature trees.

The NGP targets to plant

denr poStS 12% riSe . . .1.5 billion tree seedlings in 1.5 million hectares nation-wide from 2011 to 2016. Priority areas for planting in-clude mangrove and protected areas, ancestral domain areas, civil and military areas, ur-ban areas under the greening plan of LGUs, inactive and abandoned mine sites, and all other suitable lands for refor-estation.

“This year, we will double the effort to have practically all Bicolanos do their share in planting ten trees each,” RED Fragada declared.


notiCe to tHe puBliCAuCtion sAle/suBAstA

all unredeemed items/articles pawned at aSPe iGuaLdad PawnSHoP, Cor. igualdad ext. & j. Hernandez ave., igualdad, naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.

Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be honored until januaRY 28, 2012 only. THe ManaGeMenTbiKoL RePoRTeRPublished: januaRY 8 and 15, 2012


all unredeemed items/articles pawned at aSPe eXPLoReR PawnSHoP, Ground floor, bichara Complex, abella St., igualdad, naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 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 auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.



all unredeemed items/articles pawned at Rowena aSPe PawnSHoP, P. burgos St., corner j. Hernandez avenue, naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 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 auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.



all unredeemed items/articles pawned at e. boY aSPe PawnSHoP, Prieto Street, filabel arcade, dinaga, naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.



all unredeemed items/articles pawned at aSPe SuPeR-Pawn PawnSHoP Crown jewel Holdings inc., elias angeles St., San francisco, naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.



all unredeemed items/articles pawned at aSPe CRown-jeweL PawnSHoP & jeweLRY SToRe, bichara Mall corner j. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., naga City, pawned from auGuST 01-31, 2011 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on febRuaRY 01, 2012 from 9:00 a.M.-12:00 noon.


Small schools face unique challenges everyday. It faces many challenges in acquiring the resources necessary to offer the quality of education. Advocates have defended the responsiveness to the people it serves, the intimacy it foster between teachers and learners, and the opportunity it provides teachers to individualize instruction.

It refer to as small because the pupils/students are fewer in number, the classrooms are smaller in size, the premises of the school is relatively small, even the teachers are fewer in number. They are called small not in terms of quality of education obtainable from them.

A pupil/student of a small school has this to say about his teacher. The teacher always gives them attention. They really care about all matters pertaining to the total growth and development of the learners. The teacher knows what are they doing may be good or not because close supervision and monitoring of the teacher is rendered.

Although, there are burden in such aspects in teaching combination or multiple classes, many different subjects taught, and cannot provide adequate books, instructional materials and other educational supports.

However, teachers successfully challenge learners with rigorous authentic work which can lead to achieved higher focused, coherent instructional programs and achievement. Teachers create personalized relationship with their learners. Teachers use this deeper knowledge of students to create learning opportunities for the learners based on their needs and interest.

Finally, small schools are facilitating and performing the equal source of learning for the school-children in preparation to them to reach their goal and ambition in the future of their life.

SMaLL SCHooLS:

iTS adVanTaGeSby benjie L. oRbon

Teacher-ISan Rafael Elementary

School

uneP Matriarch Celebrates 97th birthday“dr. Remedios Rig-

oroso- Alfelor, or Wawa as she is fondly called by her loved ones is itself a gift to all of us. Her presence is a gift to every heart that she has touched, a bless-ing to every soul that she has inspired and a whisk of learning to the inadequate minds that she has filled with learning.”

These were the words of Fr. Dan Asuncion, this year’s celebrant during the mass held at the University of Northeastern Philippines ’ gymnasium on December 30 as an act of thanksgiving for

Wawa’s 97th birthday. “Wawa is not only a gift

to her own family, but to the very community where she taught the great love for learn-ing. She is indeed a blessing to the Alfelor family, binding each and every one of them under His deep love and un-wavering faith,” Fr. Asuncion reiterated.

Known for her deep reli-giosity, Wawa is blessed with a wonderful family and a legacy that will remain in the hearts of many. A great edu-cator that she was, Wawa’s influence has trickled down to her immediate family and

has become their guiding principles in pursuing their own paths.

As an acknowledgment of this great deed her family gathers together every year to celebrate this significant oc-casion. During the program, each member of different Al-felor generation was given a chance to personally greet and kiss Wawa. Each testimony was a living proof of Wawa’s greatness and eminence.

The whole UNEP Com-munity, headed by UNEP President Atty.Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda, Executive Vice President Deli Alfelor-

Tibi, including two siblings who came all the way from the United States - Dr. Fil-ipinas and Ms. Eleanor Al-felor made the celebration a truly unforgettable one.

Iriga Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen was also with her family to partake of the said celebration.

Before the occasion for-mally ended, various tokens were distributed to the at-tendees as Wawa’s way of thanking her guests. Instead of receiving gifts, it has been her tradition to give them to those who never fail to show up on her special day.

nfa assures enough rice in Camnorte till junedAEt, Camarines Norte

-- the National food Au-thority (NfA) provincial of-fice here assures that there is sufficient supply of rice that will last until June this year despite typhoons and rainy conditions during the last quarter last year and early days this year.

NFA Camarines Norte provincial manager Jose Da-nilo Nieves said that there are 102,400 bags of palay and 27,000 bags of rice in their warehouses that will last un-til the middle of this year.

He said that the target consumption for the first se-mester is only 77,000 bags

of rice and there are farm-ers who are regularly selling their palay during harvest season.

The NFA bought the pa-lay at P17 per kilo with in-centives to farmers who are members of organizations in the province.

NFA rice cost P27 per kilo

and available at the bigasang bayan in the markets, tinda-han natin, and in some parish churches.

They also continue their monitoring in the price of rice in the all the markets here to ensure that no increase in the price of rice in the province. -Rosalita Base-Manlangit

Legazpi-Sto. Domingo-Ta-baco-Camarines Sur Bound-ary Road; Albay 2nd DEO, P21.55 M for damaged flood control projects in Buyuan and Mabinit and heavily silt-ed river course along Padang and, Tagaytay Rivers; and, Albay 3rd DEO reported P320.97 M for various dam-ages in their national roads, bridges and flood control

projects. Additional P28.88 M was also released for ty-phoon damages on spillways in Libon, Albay.

“We do assure the Albaya-nos, that we adhere to the ‘Tuwid na Daan’ advocacy of this Administration. We are here to serve and give our best for public service,” the director said.

dpwh bicol to rehab . . .

of settlement is a real threat which puts more burdens to women, who are in charge of household maintenance. Thus, mangrove resources can help mitigate these threats.

Looking at the lens of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) and Gender and De-velopment (GAD) in the fish-eries sector, the three island barangays of Mercedes are good pilot sites for various interventions. The mangrove reforestation is a key to food security and climate change adaptation and mitigation that can help address soil erosion and protect settlements and other natural threats and haz-ards.

The initial 15-hectare women-managed mangrove area can provide several im-portant functions. It can protect coastlines and coastal communities from waves, tidal currents and typhoons. It can also provide nursery and habitat to fry stages of varied fish species, as well as many different species of shell fish. The management of this man-grove area can ensure con-tinuous gleaning activities of women, which serves as ad-ditional food source for the household. A plan to establish aquasilviculture projects are deemed feasible for the area.

bfar-bicol plantS . . .Atty. Asis G. Perez, the

newly installed BFAR Direc-tor envisions on increasing fish production with emphasis on developing new approach-es on fisheries industry at the community levels – integrating the necessary pre-requisites on food safety and quality from farm to table while institution-alizing resource sustainability and conservation.

Dir. Perez added that plant-ing a target of 100 million mangrove trees by 2016 and promoting mangrove-friendly aquaculture system or aquasil-viculture to marginal fisherfolk communities shall increase production, generate jobs and increase incomes while at the same time nurse back to health the degraded coastal waters.

BFAR Bicol Director Den-nis del Socorro said he is fully supportive to the National Director’s new thrusts and guide posts and will also in-tensify resource conservation measures in the region. Thru his leadership, the BFAR Bi-col shall continue to establish fisheries projects that will pro-vide livelihood especially to the marginalized fisherfolk. Del Socorro added that the bureau shall continue to edu-cate the fisherfolk to raise fish, seaweeds and other aquatic animals thru mariculture and inland aquaculture projects which shall provide the need-

ed recovery of the coastal and inland resources from overfishing and exploitation. Moreover, thru the Provincial Fisheries Offices in partner-ship with fisherfolk organiza-

tions, the six provinces of Bi-col will be planting an initial 50,000 mangrove propagules each with a target of 300,000 mangroves to be planted in a total area of 90 hectares.

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neW lMp presiDent of CAM. norte department of interior and Local Government Secretary jesse M. Robredo (center) inducts daet Mayor Tito Sarte Sarion as the new president of League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Camarines norte. Shown at left is outgoing president Mayor Stanley alegre of San Vicente, Camarines norte.

Denr posts 12% risein greening target

“In 2011, some 3.9 million tree seedlings have been planted in some 6,303.9 hectares (ha) of open and denuded forestland in Bicol, about 12 percent above the 5,584-ha target for 2011.”

dPwH bicol to rehab typhoon damaged infrasthe department of

Public Works and High-ways (dPWH) in Bicol Region recently complet-ed the preconstruction and procurement activi-ties of the P373 million worth of restoration proj-ects in Albay province.

DPWH 5 Regional Di-rector Danilo Dequito said during a radio interview that the amount is sourced from Calamity Fund, FY 2010 General Appropria-tion Act (GAA), RA 9970 that was released under SARO #11-02105 dated Dec. 7, 2011, with validity

deQuiTo

period until Dec. 31, 2011.“With the very tight time-

line, Negotiated Procurement was resorted to as authorized by our department head, Hon-orable Secretary Rogelio L.

Singson in his Memorandum dated Nov. 16, 2011, giving authority to Regional Direc-tors and District Engineers to use Alternative Method of Procurement to facilitate the implementation of vari-ous DPWH infrastructure fa-cilities damaged by typhoons and other calamities such as fl ashfl oods and heavy rains,” said Director Dequito when asked on the possibility of a lapsed funding due to the late release of the allotment.

The amount released was based from the report of damages of Typhoon Be-beng to the different districts of Albay wherein Albay 1 District Engineering Offi ce (DEO) reported P3 M for the heavily damaged and scoured apron and soil foun-dation of 3 barrel box culvert and settlement of six blocks of concrete pavement along Daang Maharlika (DM) Jct.-

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DENR Regional Execu-tive Director Joselin (RED) Marcus Fragada disclosed and based his report on the Jan. 2, 2012 records of the Forest Management Service (FMS) on the agency’s Na-tional Greening Program (NGP) implementation. Camarines Sur leads with 2,102,578 trees seedlings planted in 3,005.98 ha, fol-

lowed by Albay with 478,999 seedlings planted in 854.5 ha, Camarines Norte was third with 413,448 seedlings planted in 641.2 ha, Mas-bate has 357,305 seedlings in 714.5 ha, Catanduanes was fi fth with 332,486 seedlings planted in 663.2 ha, and Sor-sogon with 227,561 seedlings planted in 407.3 ha.

Based on the report, some 21,690 Bicolanos have al-ready enlisted in the program and took part in planting the seedlings during the year.

They represented a cross section of public and pri-vate volunteers from gov-ernment agencies, schools, civic organization includ-ing the church, local gov-ernment units, and busi-ness sectors.

“The NGP accomplish-ment by DENR Bicol last year is really signifi cant as all indicators point that we have surpassed our 2011 target despite the fact that NGP was implemented by 2nd quarter of 2011 as an impetus of the issuance of Executive Order 26 by President Aquino last Feb-ruary 24,” Director Fra-gada said. According to the RED, by Environment Sec.

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