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8/20/2019 Bikol Reporter January 24 - 30, 2016 Issue
VOL. XXIII, NO. 14 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES JANUARY 24-30, 2016 P5.00
“ Di Na Natuto” : Heritageadvocate on Iriga LGU of fi cials
DOLE-V steps up fight versus
child labor in mining areas
NATIONAL CULTURAL TREASURE JANWAND3RS.WORDPRESS.COM
National Museum has declared the Cagsawa Ruins in Daraga, Albay as national cultural
treasure, the country’s highest designation for a cultural property.
PIA FORUM JRM, PIA V/CAMARINES SUR
COMELEC-Cam Sur spokesperson Alex Marpuri, Civil Service Commission (CSC)-CamSur Supervisor Jocelyn Marifosque and CamSur Police Provincial Of fice (CSPPO) Of ficer-in-
Charge Walfredo Pornillos were the Guests of the Forum@PIA held on January 22, at t he Multi-Purpose Hall of t he CSPPO at Concepcion Grande, Naga City. The guests respectively
discussed election-related issues, particularly on t he security measures and apprehensions of the on-going COMELEC Checkpoints, and the CSC resolution concerning government
of ficials and employees "liking" and "sharing" on FB pages.
By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY – The
Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) Bi-
col regional of fice here on
Thursday said its fight
against child labor in the
gold mining sites of Masbate
and Camarines Norte is un-
relenting.
“Our war on child labor,
particularly in gold panning
sites of Masbate and Cama-
rines Norte, is a continuing
and unyielding campaign,”
DOLE Regional Director Na-
thaniel Lacambra said.
He made the statement
following a recent report re-
leased by the Human Rights
Watch (HRW) which revealed
Dir. LACAMBRA
NAGACITY - Amember
of a heritage advocate group
based here has lamented the
failure of the local govern-
ment of ficials of the City of
Iriga to learn from its recent
lesson on heritage preserva-
tion.
“ Di na natuto,” the advocate
who requested anonymity said
as he quoted the title of Gary
Valenciano’s jazzy song, in re-
lation to the recent decision of
the Iriga LGU to demolish the
old city hall in Iriga to give way
to the supermarket giant, Pure-
gold.
He said the city govern-
ment should have learned about
heritage appreciation from the
December declaration by the
National Museum of the Barit
Bridge in barangay Santiago as
an important cultural property,
which effectively stopped the
plan of the city government to
demolish it along the national
government’s tourism program.
Last week, the city govern-
ment had given the go-signal
for the demolition of the more
than 70-year old structure fac-
ing the iconic Rizal park.
In the same week, four
punong barangays of the city
filed a petition with the National
Commission for Culture and the
Arts praying for the issuance of
a cease-and-desist order.
They argued that the old
city hall is an important cul-
tural property because it has a
historical marker and that it is
more than 50 years old accord-
ing to Sec. 5 of R.A. 10066 or
the National Cultural Heritage
Act of 2009.
As if to quell the opposition
to the project, the city govern-
ment recently posted a tarpaulin
showing that the faça de of the
old city hall will be maintained
along contemporary a daptive
reuse architectural practice.
serious cases of child labor in
these areas.
Lacambra said his of fice
has never backed down with
its commitment to end child
labor in the region’s mining
sites despite the dif ficult chal-
lenge.
In its 35-page report, a
copy of which obtained by the
Philippine News Agency here
recently, the HRW said “thou-
sands of children in the Phil-
ippines risk their lives every
day mining gold.”
Children work in unstable
25-meter-deep pits that could
collapse at any moment.
They mine gold underwa-
ter, along the shore, or in riv-
ers, with oxygen tubes in their
mouths and process gold with
mercury, a toxic metal, risk-
ing irreversible health damage
from mercury poisoning, the
report said.
The HRW said that during
an investigation in Camarines
Norte and Masbate provinces,
More traf fic lightsfor Naga readied page 5
WRECKING BALL TARGET
The old city hall with its imposing neo-classical design now fenced in to giveway to a national grocery chain.
8/20/2019 Bikol Reporter January 24 - 30, 2016 Issue
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Yet, we thought we had already
deposed a dictator in 1986.
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a democratic space where people
can express their own thoughts,
their preferences and share them to
others.
Sharing one’s preferences to as
many friends in the social media
is still freedom of expression, and
curtailing that with the Damocletian
threat of partisan politicking i s to use
a Martial Law years term, backsliding
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as “Singlish”.Until lately, as in the Philippines –
gambling was shunned upon by theSingapore government! But casinosare now allowed within the city state.with big gambling centers in Sentosa
Island and at the now fully developedMarina Business area. Singaporeanshave to pay S$l00 upon entry incasinos. Foreigners have to just showtheir passports as part of security.There are new structures within theMarina Center – highlighted by a giantferris wheel and two centers for plantdisplays.
PHL SOVEREIGNTY: The SupremeCourt has approved the EnhancedDefense Cooperation Agreement(EDCA) with the United States of
America. This is in addition to otherexisting “mutual” defense treatisesbetween the two countries. Four SC
justices questioned the lack of Senateconcurrence of EDCA even as they saidthe provisions may lead to the loss ofour sovereignty since it allows the USAforces to construct buildings and tokeep defense materials in designatedareas.
The dissenters may be right – if the
(Atty. APA – chairs Acyatan & Co.,
CPAs-DFK International – is past chair
of ASEAN Federation of CPAs, PICPA
past president and Hall-of-Famer,and ACPAPP Lifetime Achievement
Awardee).
CITY STATE: I was in Singapore lastweek – visiting our closest partner (Ng& Lee, CPAs) in the DFK International
Accountants and Consultantsaggrupation. The city state – with justover 5 million citizens – is the mosteconomically progressive nation in the
ASEAN fold. It has changed so muchin the last two years characterized byits shift from technology and financialleadership goals towards becoming thebest and biggest “Fun” City in this partof the world.
The new, additional infrastructuresare geared to maximize its tourisminflows – from first class hotels to worldclass tourists’ facilities. Sentosa Islandis the favorite visitors’ destination – withits Universal Studios, Underwater Showand Zoo – complemented by ResortsWorld Casino and Hotel. Touristsusually travel to the island by way of theaffordable cable car. Now, access tothe island facilities is available to thosecoming overland (including modest-priced, metered taxis and buses).
SHOPPING: Products sold in mallsand department stores are mostlyimported – quality goods. There arealso those made in India. Eight percent of Singaporean citizens are ofIndian descent, and a similar percentare Malays, with the balance consistingof Chinese. Unlike those in HongKong, the chinese population therewant themselves to be known asSingaporeans – with their typical flairfor the English language characterized
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ruling came at a time when China hasnot yet started encroaching on ourterritories in the Western PhilippineSea. Without US support, our legalskirmishes with bullying China –even if eventually successful –willmean “nothing” as we have no realpower to enforce our legal triumphs.The leftists among us should shouttheir voices hoarse to pray that theirsupposed chinese patron will justleave us and our territorial waters –alone!
TERRORISM: This threat isreal and truly dangerous to our lifeand health. Beware whenever youare in metropolitan areas, more soin crowded centers frequented byforeigners, Always be alert – andwatchful of suspicious people andsituations. Report to authoritiesunnatural things you may see –like unidentified bags left in certainplaces. Going to malls withoutdefined purposes could be bad foryour health. Better stay at home and
just watch your favorite “teleserye”. At the Singapore airport gate for
our trip back to Manila – I warnedmy companions and their friends tostay together, away from suspiciouslooking foreigners. Thanks to God
– our Cebu Pacific Airways planehas no first and business classseats- so all of us were bunched inthe economy section. From what Ihave read, most of the recent victimsof terrorist attacks are Caucasians!Explosives are directed “to whom itmay concern”- so always stay awayfrom crowds.
PSALM: Our God is a God who
saves; escape from death is always
in our Lord’s hands!
the gun ban and prevent any violence
related to the upcoming 2016 polls.No person is allowed to carry or
transport firearms or other deadlyweapons in public places such asstreets, parks, buildings, and privatevehicles.
People licensed to possess orcarry firearms are also covered bythis prohibition, except for those whoget hold of a written authority from theComelec.
Motorists are expected to submitthemselves to checkpoints which areessential to ensure peaceful elections.
And having been proven an effectivetool in crime prevention time and again,checkpoints are also most welcome toa lot of people.
But there are certain limitations inthe conduct of these checkpoints thatmotorists should be made aware of toprotect them from possible abuses ofcorrupt law enforcers.
We have heard o f suchmaltreatments during checkpointsin past election periods and wouldnot want people to experience themagain.
Remember that motorists need notstep out of their vehicles or subjectthemselves to physical search unlessa crime was committed or is beingcommitted involving the subject vehicleor its driver.
Also, they cannot be compelledto open the car’s doors, trunk, glovecompartment or bags. Law enforcersare only allowed to conduct a visualsearch of the vehicle.
Comelec checkpoints should not belocated in dark corners and manned byauthorities in civilian clothes. Instead,motorists should immediately seethat they are headed to a checkpointcomplete with proper lights and signs,with members of the police or militaryin proper uniform and identificationtags.
If these “Guidel ines on theEstablishment of Checkpoints” asindicated by the law are not properlyfollowed, motorists should report it tothe authorities right away.
Bear in mind that rules are madeto be followed by everyone, be theycivilians or men in uniform.
* * *SHORT BURSTS. For comments
or reactions, email [email protected] or tweet @Side_View. Readcurrent and past issues of this columnat http://www.tempo.com.ph/category/opinion/firing-line/
The Daily Tribune dated Jan. 15, 2016reported that Pres. Benigno S. Aquinovetoed the bill that would increase thepension of 1.9 million SSS members byP2,000 saying the SSS will be bankruptin 2029 if it will spend P56B for this.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, author of the billfinds the reason unacceptable becauseit is still in 2029. They could find a wayin making this agency efficient. Themerit of the bill and help it instead wereoverlooked.
Sen. Ralph Recto said if the Presidentfinds P2,000 very high, he may considerP1,000 per pensioner.
The government has billions ofsavings, PAGCOR money and P42.8billion SSS investment reserve fund.
This veto of the President shows lackof compassion to the poor pensioners.
If VP Binay is President, I believe hewill grant this because he is pro-poor.
His record as mayor of Makati Cityshows his concern and care for seniorcitizens.
*****The following column of Robert B.
Roque Jr. in the Tempo dated Jan. 14,2016 is informative of the citizens rightsat checkpoints.
As the 120- day elect ion perio dstarted last Sunday, the Commissionon Elections (Comelec) also beganenforcing a nationwide gun ban set tolast until June 8, 2016.
The police and the military havealready set up checkpoints under thesupervision of the Comelec to implement
Pres. Aquino vetoed bill t hat will i ncrease SSSPensions and Citizens Rights at Checkpoints
NENITAFUENTEBELLA-PEÑONES
FROM
MY
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BIKOL REPORTER 7JANUARY 24-30, 2016
RABIES REDUCTIONThe Naga City government through the City Veterinarian Of fice and the Naga City Health Boardorganized a Rabies Summit where Punong barangays, barangay chairpersons on health, and
barangay health workers gathered to unif y efforts in combating th e rabies disease.
DepEd Sorsogon to get P8-Mtemporary classroomsBy Connie B. Destura
LEGAZPI CITY -- The
province of Sorsogon will
have 134 temporary learn-
ing spaces (TLS) worth
Php8 million which will be
initially constructed in 56
schools located in 13 towns,
a Department of Education
Sorsogon Schools Division
Of fice staff said Thursday.Joseph John J. Perez,
SSDO information of ficer,
said a memorandum issued by
DepEd Sorsogon Schools Di-
vision Superintendent Loida
Nidea revealed that almost all
the municipalities in Sorso-
gon will benefit from the TLS,
except for Juban, based on the
list generated by the DepEd
Central Of fice which selected
the beneficiary schools.
Perez said the TLS is one
simple structure made of
wood, plywood and galva-
nized iron roofing designed
by the DepEd which is con-
structed as a temporary class-
room in schools affected by
calamities.
This structure was first
introduced in Albay last year
when the province was affect-
ed by the volcanic activities of
Mt. Mayon, he said.
Based on the latest Rapid
Assessment of Damages Re-
port (RADAR) of DepEd
Sorsogon, 401 out of its 530
total schools, elementary and
secondary combined, reported
damages in their classrooms
caused by Typhoon “Nona”
that ravaged the province onDec. 14, 2015.
Totally damaged class-
rooms reached 560 while 948
classrooms incurred major
damages, the report further
revealed.
Meanwhile, DepEd Un-
dersecretary for Finance and
Administration Reynaldo An-
tonio Laguda issued a memo-
randum instructing that the
funds for TLS can only be
utilized for the procurement
of materials, supplies and la-
bor for the construction of the
structure.
“All division DRRM co-
ordinators should ensure sub-
mission of the TLS monitor-
ing template, (and) regionalDRRM coordinators are re-
quired to monitor the progress
of TLS procurement and con-
struction by ensuring that all
divisions submit the necessary
documents on time, complete
and accurate,” Laguda said.
it interviewed 65 child miners
about their work in artisanal
and small-scale gold mines.
The children described
how they were terrified when
climbing down shafts or diving
into pits and they complained
about the health effects of the
work, such as back pain, skin
infections, and muscle spasms
consistent with symptoms of
DOLE-V STEPS UP FIGHT VERSUS CHILD LABOR IN MINING AREAS . . .
mercury poisoning.
The HRW also interviewed
witnesses to a fatal mining
accident, in which a 17-year-
old boy and his adult brother
were asphyxiated in a deep pit
mine in September 2014, the
report said.
Further, the report said, the
government of the Philippines
has not done nearly enough to
protect children from the haz-
ards of child labor in small-
scale gold mining as although it
has ratified treaties and enactedlaws to combat the worst forms
of child labor, it has largely
failed to implement them.
The government, the report
noted, barely monitors child
labor in mining and does not
penalize employers or with-
draw children from these dan-
gerous work environments.
“While the government has
taken some important steps to
ensure education for all, the
number of out-of-school chil-
dren working in gold mines re-
mains a concern. Mining and
environmental regulations for
small-scale mines—including
a March 2015 ban on mercury
use and underwater mining—
have gone unenforced, despite
the government’s promise to
reduce mercury and to make
mining beneficial for the popu-
lation,” it said.
The government’s lack of
concrete action reflects not
only insuf ficient staff and tech-
nical capacity, but also a lack
of political will by national and
local of ficials to take measures
that will not be well-received
by the local population in im-
poverished areas, or by mine
owners and traders that rely
on child labor, according to the
HRW report.
With regard to mining, itsuggested the government
should support the creation
of a legal, regulated, child-
labor-free, small-scale gold
mining sector that helps rural
families thrive as well as ratify
and implement the Minamata
Convention, notably by intro-
ducing mercury-free process-
ing methods and taking special
steps to protect children from
mercury.
“Others, too, should act to
end child labor in this sector.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipi-
nas buys gold from local trad-
ers and exports it, but has no
process in place to check the
conditions in which the gold
has been mined,” it added.
With such report, Lacambra
said, DOLE-Bicol dispatched
two composite teams immedi-
ately after hearing about it for
verification purposes and in
order to plan and facilitate its
continuous intervention.
Moreover, he said, weeks
after the HRW report, ma-
jor interventions such as the
orientation on Republic Act
(RA) 9231 and programs and
services particularly on liveli-
hood grant were conducted by
his of fice to the parents, child
laborers and local of ficials in
the municipalities of Labo andJose Panganiban, Camarines
Norte.
RA9231 is an act providing
for the elimination of the worst
forms of child labor and af-
fording stronger protection for
the working child, amending
for this purpose RA7610 oth-
erwise known as the Special
Protection of Children Against
Child Abuse, Exploitation and
Discrimination.
Pledges of commitment on
the parts of parents and local
government of ficials to stop
once and for all child labor in
the area were also solicited and
the feedbacks were positive,
Lacambra said.
“So far, we saw that the
parents understood the law and
the dangers of child labor in
mining. We are happy that the
LGUs concerned gave their
commitment and support to
the program,” DOLE assistant
regional director Maria Karina
Trayvilla said.
She said members of the
Barangay Council for the
Protection of Children in Ca-
marines Norte’s Labo, Jose
Panganiban and Paracale, all
gold-rich towns notorious in
gold panning operations, have
been tapped by DOLE in the
continuous monitoring of childlabor incidents in the small-
scale mining areas.
For Masbate where records
show there were around 20,000
working children mostly en-
gaged in small-scale mining,
particularly in the gold-rich
town of Aroroy, Lacambra
said a DOLE program that pro-
vided focused, converged, and
therefore, synchronized strate-
gies to effectively address the
problem had already been put
in place.
Such program, he said add-
ed more help in education to
child laborers by way of pro-
viding them school transporta-
tion allowance, school supplies
and uniforms, meal provisions
and livelihood opportunities
for their parents.
8/20/2019 Bikol Reporter January 24 - 30, 2016 Issue
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEProvince: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-0089-2015 R.A. 10172
In compliance with the publication requirement andpursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1Guidelines in the Implementation of the AdministrativeOrder No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Noticeis hereby served to the public that BERNARDO AKLANDECIN has filed with this Of fice, a Petition for correctionof entry in BIRTH from “NOV. 10, 1960” to “AUG. 20,1960” in the certificate of live birth of BERNARDO AKLANDESIN at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parentsare AGUINALDO DESIN and FELICIANA AKLAN.
Any person adversely affected by said petition mayfile his written opposition with this of fice not later thanFebruary 6, 2016.
(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: January 24 and 31, 2016
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE
Notice is hereby given that the HEIRS/SELLERS are thelegal and sole heirs of Sps. JOSE B. BELASON who diedon 12 Feb. 2007 at San Isidro, Naga City, Cam Sur andCIRCONCISION SOLINA BELASON who died on 24 April2014 at Naga City; left a parcel of agricultural land situatedin San Isidro, Naga City covered by TCT No. 1005; theHEIRS/SELLERS for and in consideration of the amountof TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND (P250,000.00)pesos only, payment in full is hereby acknowledged fromthe BUYERS Sps. Frederic S. Pandes and Michelle BicalPandes, both of legal age, Filipino and with residence a Blk.5, Lot 30, Como St., Camella Homes, Naga City, herebySELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY by way of Absolute Salethe described parcel of land; as acknowledged by NotaryPublic Atty. Mila Raquid-Arroyo, Doc. No. 169, Page No.9, Book No. XV, Series of 2015.
Bikol Reporter Published: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE OF THE LATE EUSEBIO
REVILLA AMOMA
Notice is hereby given that the named parties arethe sole heirs/children of the late EUSEBIO REVILLA
AMOMA who died last December 19, 2015 at the Om-bao Polpog, Bula, Camarines Sur, leaving no Will orTestament and no known debts, left a certain amountat the United Coconut Planters Bank, Pili Branch asevidenced of his passbook; that for reason of his deaththe surviving children/heirs of Eusebio Revilla Amomabecomes the common owners of the subject depositsas acknowledged by Notary Public Atty. Reynaldo L.Herera, Doc. No. 34, Page No. 8 Book No. 92, Seriesof 2015
BIKOL REPORTERPublished: Jan. 24, 31 and Feb. 7, 2016
Let us a l help our c i y a happy and beau t ful place to live in.
address the proper manage-ment and fertilization of old
LGU Naga bares Outstanding Barangay CouncilsBy ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Baran-
gays Concepcion Peqeuna,
Dayangdang and Pacol were
given accolades during the
first Outstanding Sangguni-
ang Barangay Awards held
Saturday, at the Avenue Con-
vention Center, here.
Barangay Concepcion
Pequena received P1M worth
of projects after being ad-
judged as the most outstanding
barangay in Naga City duringthe search, edging 26 other
competitors who are also vy-
ing for the said recognition.
A brainchild of Naga City
Vice Mayor Nelson S. Lega-
cion, the award endeavors to
acknowledge and give ap-
preciation to barangay coun-
cils that have excelled in their
performance as legislators and
have fostered transparence,
good governance and have en-
couraged participation from its
constituents.
Second and 3rd place
went to Barangays Dayang-
dang and Pacol awarded with
plaques and P750,000.00 and
P500,000.00 worth of projects,
respectively.
Mayor John Bongat stated
that the Award is a giant leap to
the future of a better service in
the barangay. He went back to
the best quote of former Mayor
Jesse Robredo, saying “the
most important ingredient of
leadership is character.” Bon-
gat added that the Sangguni-
ang Award will definitely give
awards to barangays that have
defined a character of public
service to its constituents.
“This is important to the
life of every Barangay Council
because this is an innovation
– this is the first time that weare holding the Sangguniang
Barangay Awards. This will
definitely challenge the capa-
bilities of the Barangay Coun-
cil to be at par with the best
Barangay Councils, if not the
best Barangay Councils in the
entire Philippines.”
Legacion shared how they
were inspired by the EN-
ABL2E Program that was
launched 20 months ago that
gave way to the birth of the 1st
Outstanding Sangguniang Ba-
rangay Awards.
Empowerment and Ad-
vancement of Barangay on Lo-
cal Legislation or ENABL2E
program in April 2014 thru Or-
dinance 2014-008, endeavors
to improve the capabilities and
proficiencies of barangay of-
ficials, particularly those who
are involved in crafting poli-
cies and set directions for their
constituents.
Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG) Re-
gional Director Elouisa Pastor
who was invited to grace the
awarding, hailed the said ini-
tiative and hopes that it would
encourage other local govern-
ment units in line with the pro-
motion of good governance.
Camarines Sur 3rd District
Representative Leni Robredo,
in spite of her busy schedule
took time to attend the said
awarding ceremony and em-
phasized that the awards should
not only promote the recogni-
tion that goes with it but the
inspiration it would impart to
their constituents.
Robredo announced that she
filed a barangay reform bill in
Congress and already received
words from DBM and DILG a
week ago that the bill has been
finalized.
2015 SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY AWARDS A brain child of Naga City Vic e Mayor Nel son S. L egacio n, thefirst Outstanding Sangguniang Barangay Awards was heldSaturday, January 16, 2016 at the Avenue Convention Center,Naga City. This year's awardees are: 1st place - ConcepcionPequeña; 2nd and 3rd place went to Barangays Dayangdangand Pacol awarded with plaques and P1,000,000.00,P750,000.00 and P500,000.00 worth of projects, respectively.
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S of DayangdangSB of Dayangdang
S of PacolSB of Pacol
BIKOL REPORTER 3JANUARY 24-30, 2016
GATA MASSACRE PRESSCONCounselfor the victims andthe Punong Barangay of Gataanswer questions fromthe localmedia on
the status of the case of the four small-scale miners killed in 2014.(fpj)
“ Kahit Konting Pagtingin,”
Brgy. Gata PB asks De LimaNAGA CITY - Quoting
the title of a Ric Segretosong, the village chief of
Barangay Gata in Caramo-an has called on senatorial
candidate Laila de Lima to
take a second look at thekilling of four small-scale
miners on March 22, 2014,
in what has now come to be
known as the Gata Massa-cre.
“Kahit kunting pagtingin, pakisuri ninyo muli ang
kaso,” Punong Barangay
Mercy Sueno said during a press conference l ast week
at the Ecotel here, calling for
justice to the victims in themassacre.
She was particularly con-
cerned with the exclusion of
Francisco “Eco” Tria among
the respondents in the recent
order by Department of Jus-tice.
Tria, the team leader of
the Sagip Kalikasan TaskForce(SKTF) created by Ex-
ecutive Order No. 04-001 on
September 6, 2004 by thenGovernor Luis Raymund F.
Villafuerte, was among thosenamed by the Commission on
Human Rights V(CHR V) in
its final investigation reportdated May 22, 2014 on the
killing of Julio R. Labiano,
Rene R. Labiano, SalemE.Virtuz and Jesse A. Bron-
dia.
Sueno also called onDe Lima to make good her
promise that she will see to it
that justice will be given the
victims.
“Kayo po ang nagbigay saakin ng lakas na lumaban da-
hil sabi n’yo po nang dumu-
log ako sa inyong tanggapanay ‘Fight’,” she recalled.
During the press confer-
ence, Atty. Cesar Baluyot,the counsel for the victims,
opined that the determinationwhether a witness has the ca-
pacity to identify a particular
person through hand-heldradio is a matter that should
properly be made during a
trial. He was commenting onthe decision of USec. Baraan
to drop the name of Tria on
the ground that the witnesscould not have the certainty
to identify a person through
his voice on the radio.In the CHR report, witness
Elmer Labiano identified Tria
as the voice on the radio “in-structing his members to
leave the place and prepare
the boat.”
In a prepared press state-
ment, the Justice 4 Gata
Movement said that they “are
outraged that the perpetrators
of this horrible crime have
not been brought to justice
until now despite the treach-
erous nature of the killingsand the suf ficient amount of
evidence proving their roles
in the murders. They vic-
tims were having dinner after
work when they were held at
gunpoint and shot point blank
in the head by agents of the
SKTF. Sadly, only two men,
Joel Breso and Sevillano Es-
pares Jr., will be facing pros-
ecution.
In the same CHR V report,
the other respondents named
included Florencio Vargas y
Venas, Jonah Bolima y Bra-
gais, Saetiel Pielago y Buen,
Luis Palaganas Jr. y Cleto,
Angelo Refran y Enciso and
several other John Does.
“We are truly concerned
that the killings may be a
manifestation that a culture
of violence is escalating in
Camarines Sur where, in
pursuit of economic gainhelpless citizens are summar-
ily executed,” the statement
added.
HEALING PRIEST ALEX B. BUSTAMANTE
Rev. Fernando Suarez, known as the “ Healing Priest” performed his healing ritest at the St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Bula, Camarines Sur.
FUN-FILLED DAYChildren from the Missionaries of the Poor were treated to a fun-filled day of games and laugh ter when employees of SCMC ofSM City Naga, together with Santa Claus and Chipmunk Mascots surprised them with sumptuous snacks, loot bags and the
SM Bears of Joy last December 16. 2015 at the SM Food Court. The kids were also treated to a free movie “The Little Prince”at the SM Cinema. The activity is part of the Employee Volunteerism Program dubbed as Chri sSMiles.
CamSur PESO conductslocal recruitment activity
IT courses in demand,
Japanese language
preferred
The provincial govern-
ment of Camarines Sur with
Gov. Migz Villafuerte at the
helm under the auspices of
the CamSur Employment
Center (CSEC) or popularly
known as CamSur PESO incoordination with Advance
World System (AWS) will
conduct a Local Recruit-
ment Activity (LRA) on
January 27, 2016 from 1:00
PM until 5:00 PM at the
CamSur Trade and Invest-
ment Center, BMC Road,
Panganiban Drive, Naga
City for position as AC-
TION Programmer Train-
ees to be deployed in Ma-
nila and Cebu.
Successful candidates
shall undergo a four (4)-
month intensive training
covering Japanese Lan-
guage, Business Basics,
General IT Concepts and
Latest Technologies. Suc-
cessful completion of the
training automatically leads
to employment.
Interested applicantsmust possess the following
qualifications: graduating
student or recent graduate
of a 4 or 5-year IT related
course (CS, CoE, IT, ECE,
MIS); knowledgeable in
C/C++ or JAVA Program-
ming; knowledgeable in
Open Source Technolo-
gies, Web Programming,
MS.Net, Visual Basic,
Assembly or TCP/IP Pro-
gramming is an advantage;
PhilNITs certification and
skill in Japanese language
shall be an advantage.
Applicants must bring
the following requirements:
comprehensive resume with
detailed job description
with 2x2 photo in decent
attire; two (2) pieces 2x2
and 1x1 pictures; original
and photocopy of schoolcredentials (Form 137, Di-
ploma, and Transcript of
Records).
For more details and
other pertinent information,
the CamSur Employment
NEW YEAR, NEW JOBSCamSur Gov. Migz Villafuerte and the provincial gov ernmentof Camarines Sur thru the CamSur Employment Center
(CSEC) welcomed 2016 with new job opportunities for Qatar,
UAE. - jmts/abearcilla/rbmjr.
Center may be reached at
telephone 054-4775858/
4777468/ 09198775952 or
may be visited at their of-
fice located at the 2nd Floor,
Capitol Main Bldg, Capitol
Complex, Cadlan, Pili, Ca-
marines Sur or better check
out their email address and
Facebook account: cam-
su r_peso@yahoo .com.
JMTS/MMEC with reports
from CamSur PESO
8/20/2019 Bikol Reporter January 24 - 30, 2016 Issue
involves taking a finished line of textand cutting it into pieces – usuallywith just one or two word on eachpiece. The resulting pieces are thenrearranged to create a brand newtext.”
An istilong ini may katampad mansa visual arts, halimbawa sa istilo kanDada na naging sikat kan Dekada20 asin magin sa kontemporaryong“appropriation” style nin pagpipinturana sako man ginagamit sa sakongarte asin sa sakong mga rawit-dawit.
An mga rawit-dawit ni Amiri Barakao dating Le Roi Jones, mahihilingannin hararom na koneksyon samusikang Afrikano asin jazz.Halimbawa ini:
“I can pray/all day/& God/won’tcome./But if I call/911/The Devil/ behere/in a minute!” (Monday in B-Flat)
Salamat sa musika, sa arte, sasaindong duwa. Kanpai!
Udoy na si duwa sa Great Beyond.Enot si Davie Bowie, na si kantangSpace Oddity nagdangog ko kan yaonako sa punto na an sakong interesiyo an mga UFO, Eric Von Daniken,si Nazca lines, Perry Reis map. Ininghuri, na magigibo lang talaga ninsaro na yaon sa sarong naglalayogna lunadan, spaceship halimbawa,nagpapagiromdom sako kan enot nalinya kan Space Oddity: Ground controlto Major Tom/take your protein pills/andput your helmet on.”
Pagentra ni Bowie sa eksena kanmusika kan Dekada 70, talagang agaw-eksena siya. Naenot siya kira AnneLenox o si Alice Cooper sa androgynouslook. Saro ini kan genius nya, anperformance bilang saro man na visualspectacle. An saro pang kontribusyonniya sa kontemporaryong musika iyo anpaagi kan saiyang pagsusurat nin kanta.Inaapod niya ining cut-up technique,
bakong cut-and-paste, ta minatabaslang siya nin sarong linya halimbawasa nakasurat nang rawit-dawit danganisasalak ini sa iba pang arog man kadtosi saiyang ginibo. Sa sarong interview sasarong music magazine pigpalawanagniya an istilong ini: “Cut-up is a literarytechnique designed to add an elementof chance to the creative process. It
DiwataSa popular na mitolohiyang Pilipino, an sarong diwata tipikal
na iniminahinar na sarong klaseng engkanto na magayonna babae. An mga diwata tinutubodan man na ugwangmisteryosong kakayahan na tawan nin katupdan an mgapangaturugan asin kamawotan kan mga marhay na tawo. Inisiguro an dahilan kun tano Diwata-1 an ipinangaran sa pinakainot na pang-agham na satellite kan Pilipinas. Ini na ginibo kansarong grupo nin mga siyentistang Pilipino sa DOST-AdvancedScience and Technology Institute (ASTI) asin kan University ofthe Philippines (UP).
An nasabing satellite ugwang manlaenlaen na instrumentona iyo an mga minasudod: High Precision Telescope (HPT),Space-borne Multispectral Imager (SMI) with Liquid CrystalTunable Filter (LCTF), and the Wide Field Camera (WFC), andone engineering payload, the Middle Field Camera (MFC).
An mga i nstrumentong nabanggit makakatabang sa pag-iwas asin pagmanehar nin mga kalamidad. Pwede iningmagamit sa pag-aram kan direksyon asin rikas kan bagyo. Iniman magagamit sa mas tamang pagkalkula nin mga danyos nadara kan bagyo o anuman na natural na kalamidad arog kanpagtuga kan bulkan. Dakula man an pakinaban kan satellitesa pag-kolekta nin mga importanteng datos manungod saagrikultura, kamugtakan kan mga kadlagan asin sa pagprotektakan satong pang-nasyonal na siguridad.
An Diwata-1 ugwang kakayahan na magkua nin 3,500 namga litrato sa kada aldaw. Ini mga litrato na halangkaw anresolusyon. Pwedeng mahiling an mga pagbabago sa panahon(weather) asin sa mga detalye kan kadagaan kan Pilipinas.Halimbawa, pwede kaining maipaheling an sarong kasulo sasarong kadlagan. Pinaplano kan DOST na ara-aldaw man namaipublikar sa saindang website an mga litrato na makukuakan Diwata-1.
Magagamit kan mga siyentistang Pilipino an Diwata-1
para mabantayan asin maaraman nin amay an epekto kanEl Niño phenomenon sa agrikultura. Sa arog kaining paagi,makakapagplanong tultol manungod sa kun anong pananoman dapat itanom. Mas makakapagplano man nin tultol an mgalokal na gobyerno na nakabase sa mga datos na makokolektakan Diwata-1.
Inaasahan na papalupadon sa kalawakan an pinaka-inot naartipisyal na satellite kan Pilipinas ngonyan na maabot n a Abril2016. Ini sa pagtutumabang kan Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA). Ini saro lang sa mga planong palayogon nasatellites kan Pilipinas sa pakikipagtabangan kan mga Hapon.Kinakalkula na P324.8 milliones ($7.3 million) an magagastoskan satuyang gobyerno sa laog nin tulong taon sa proyektongini. Dagdag na P515.92 milliones ($11.6 million) an sisimbagonkan Tohoku and Hokkaido Universities.
Ugwang mga grupo nin mga kritiko na garo makikitidan alimantak na nagsasabi na bako daang praktikal namagkaugwa kita nin sadiri tang satellite. Alagad dae nindamasyadong maintindihan an dakulang potensyal kaini namagbukas nin manlaenlaen na oportunidad arog halimbawakan posibilidan na magkaugwa nin lokal asin pribadongindustriya na pagrurogaring kan mga Pilipino na maproducirnin siring na teknolohiya. Matatawan kaini nin motibayon anbagong henerasyon nin mga Pilipinong siyentista asin mganegosyante na mapauswag an satong nasyon.
Panahon naman na makalamag kita sa mga asensadongmga nasyon. An Diwata-1 an pwedeng mkatao sato ninkatupdan kan haloy ta nang minamawot bago sa paagi ninmahika kundi sa paagi kan siyensya.
Bikol L iterary Tilt Resurrects
PILI, Camarines Sur
--- The 8th edition of the
Premyo Tomas Arejola
sa Literaturang Bikolnon
(PTALB) will showcase
anew the best literary
works of Bicolanos in Bikol
language this 2016.
PTALB chair Carlos Are-
jola, a prolific and renowned
writer himself, hopes thatthe competition will pro-
mote Bicol culture through
literary works and writings.
“I hope that the PTALB,
a private initiative, will con-
tinue to contribute in the
blossoming of Bikol litera-
ture, with wider adherence
for Bikol writing, and ulti-
mately, engender a deeper
appreciation of our history,
culture, and heritage,” Are-
jola added.
New and unpublished
works in the following
genres are eligible for the
competition: Osipon (fic-
tion), Saysay (essay), Halipot
na Pasali na Pan-entablado
(one-act play), Rawitdawit
(poetry), and Osipon na
Pan-aki (story for children).
Entries must show literary
merit, social significance,and tackling issues relevant
to Bikol realities.
Osipon and Saysay en-
tries must be at least 10
pages in length but should
not exceed 15 pages. Infor-
mal, personal essays about
the Bicolano way of life are
preferred. Halipot na Pasali
na Pan-entablado must be
at least 15 pages or of suf-
ficient length to approximate
a performing time of at least
thirty minutes.
Rawitdawit entries onthe other hand must consist
of at least seven poems but
not more than ten poems and
Osipon na Pan-aki entries
must be at least 7 pages but
must not exceed 10 pages.
Entries with a plot and nar-
rative suitable for an illus-
trated storybook of at least
30 pages are also preferred.
Winners in the five (5)
categories will be honored
at the “Limang Pinakam-
ababansay na Obrang Pan-
literatura sa Taon 2016”, a
ceremony commemorating
the Pambansang Buwan ng
Panitikang Filipino in April
2016. The winners will each
receive a Diploma of Merit,
the Premyo Tomas Arejola
Medallion and P5,000.The grand prize winner
will receive an additional
cash prize of P7,000.00 and
will be named Parasurat kan
Taon (Writer of the Year).
“We are enjoining ev-
eryone to be a part of the
region’s premiere literary
prize- the PTALB, and be
included in the roster of the
best writers in Bicol. This
is our chance to let everyone
know how rich and grandi-
ose our heritage is. This is a
celebration of a culture that
is uniquely ours!,' he said.
Interested writers may
send their entries at Pre-
myoArejola2016@gmail.
com with the follow-
ing email subject format:
PremyoArejola_<insertgenre>_<insert author’s
name> (Example: Premyo
Arejola_rawitdawit_Juan
de la Cruz). For inquiries,
please contact the PTALB
Secretariat at the Pintakasi
kan Literaturang Bikolnon
Facebook Page. Deadline
of submission of entries is
March 25, 2016. - MAL/
LSM-PIA5/Camarines Sur
# Don’t be serious – every new thing is kind of scary, sowhen you have to stand up and teach math it can be a littleintimidating at first, try not to frown or look to serious. It willdiscourage the students and they will afraid of you.
# Involve the students, encourage them to work in group.In this way they can have a study partner and feel comfortablewith one another and learn to trust each other.
# There is no teaching without control of your class. It isbetter to fall behind by a day or two early in a year to addressdiscipline, then to have an uphill battle all year over behavior.
# To motivate students, give them rewards for both goodacademic and good effort.
# Do your best to be fair to students. You will earn theirrespect this way.
# The best motivator all is connecting math to the real worldsituation. For example, when teaching the metric system, letthe students bring empty cartons and bottle from their kitchen.
# Make your lesson interesting, use everyday examples tohold their attention. Math can get very boring when the samepattern are followed every day.
# Be prepared- preparation is of the essence. Take time ev-ery day to prepare for the following days lesson. This will paytremendous rewards as you can them give your full attention to
the subject at hand.# Rest when possible- teaching is hardwork, make time to
rest. If you are stressed out you cannot give your best.
Reminders to the teachersteaching mathematics
By MYRNA F. ABORDE
Iriga City
AUTISM WALKThe Autism Society of the Philippines and SM Naga celebrated the annual autism awareness program, began in 2009 inpartnership with SM Cares, the CSR arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., with a walk along the c ity streets participated by SPEDteachers and Mayor John G. Bongat
BIKOL REPORTER 5JANUARY 24-30, 2016
CSC EXAM PASSERS JRM, PIA V/CAMARINES SUR
The Civil Service Commission (CSC)-Camarines Sur distributed certi ficates to successful
passers of t he Civil Service Examination-Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT), January 21, 2016at the Metro Naga Water District (MNWD), Naga City. Ms. Sharon Flores, Chief of the Civil
Service Commission (CSC) Examination Unit said that 272 passed the Professional level while37 passed the Sub-professional level out of the 2,508 applicants in Camarines Sur who took
October 18, 2015 exam.
WOMEN’S HOME BLESSING JRM, PIAV/CAMARINES SUR
The Naga City Bantay Familia celebrated its 17th Year with the theme "Papusugo n an Familia, Isikwal an Violencia,” which
was also marked by the o pening and blessing of the Naga City Women's Home, a Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) project o f theDepartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a dream come true for Councilo r Cecilia "Nene" De Asis, Chairof the Naga City Council for Women.
Daet to host 3rd Legof cycling tourney
Mayor SARION
DAET, CNORTE - This
capital town will host Stage
3 of Le Tour Filipinas on
February 20, 2016, Mayor
Tito S. Sarion announced.
The tournament, now on
its 7th edition, will kick off
on February 18 and will cov-
er the distance from Antipolo
to Lucena. On Februrary 19,it will run the Lucena to Daet
route, and the following day,
the Daet to Legazpi stage;
where Albay’s premier city
will be the venue of the last
and fourth stage.
Three Filipino cycling
teams, the 7-11 Road Bike
Philippines, Kopiko Cebu
Cycling Team and the Philip-
pine National Team will car-
ry the fight for the Filipinos
against 12 foreign teams led
by J apan’s Bridgestone An-
chor Cycling Team, as well
as from Belarus, the USA,
the Netherlands, Korea, Ma-
laysia, and Laos.
The Le Tour de Filipinas
is the only international cy-cling tournament in the coun-
try sanctioned by the Union
Cycliste Internationale.
Sarion said his town has
already started preparations
for the international event.
Two prominentIrigueños pass awayIRIGA CITY - A well-
known entomologist and a
former university president,
both natives of this city
passed away this month.
Dr. Belen Morallo Reje-
sus, a pioneer in the study of
integrated pest management,
died last January 19, in Los
Banos, Laguna.
Rejesus, who was born on
August 6, 1938, studied at the
University of the Philippines
in Los Banos where the Sig-
ma Delta Phi Alumnae Asso-
ciation recognized her with
the Mariang Maya Award in
1988. The previous year, she
was named Honorary Fellow
of the Crop Science Society
of the Philippines. She was
also recognized by the citygovernment of Iriga with the
Sumagang Awards, the high-
est civilian award of the city.
Meanwhile, Atty. Marito
T. Bernales, the first president
of the Central Bicol State
University of Agriculture,
also passed away on January
24. Bernales, who was elect-
ed Provincial Board Member
of the Province of Camarines
Sur (1986-1992), also served
as Dean of the College of
Criminology of the Univer-
sity of Saint Anthony before
he was appointed president of
the then Camarines Sur State
Agricultural College before it
was converted into a univer-
sity in March 10, 2010.
He is survived by his wife,
Maribeth and sons, Mar Vic-
tor and Mar Sypros.
He also served as Presidentof the Guy Jesters Fraternity
which is the oldest frat in Iriga.
Women’s shelter opens in Naga City
More traf fi c lights for Naga readied
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
NAGA CITY --- Home-
less, battered and abused
women and children can
now find refuge at the
Naga City Women’s Home
(NCWH). The shelter, which
will be under the auspices of
the Department of Social
Welfare and Development
and the Naga City Bantay
Familia through City Coun-
cilor Cecilia “Nene” De Asis
will also serve as a livelihood
training center.
Dubbed “home half-way
home” for women and girl-
child, the edifice will be like
a “one-stop-shop building”
where various concerns of
women will be catered to by
the social workers.
“This is the place where
women with family concerns
or in-conflict with their cur-
rent situations, can go for as-
sistance. At the same time,
while they are in the Women’s
Home, they will undergo
training and livelihood semi-
nars so that when they go out
of the shelter home, they will
be able to survive and live in-
dependently,” De Asis said in
an interview.
The shelter which is com-
posed of a counseling room,
therapy room, and a family
room, will be solely for wom-
en and girl-child clienteles.
Hand in hand with the place’s
day to day operation are per-
sonnel of the City Social Wel-
fare and Development Of fice
and the shelter’s staff.
There will be programs for
children while they are shel-
tered at the Center. Apsychol-
ogist will also be stationed at
the Bantay Familia. Psychol-
ogy students while on their
On the Job Trainings (OJTs)
will also be invited to stay at
the center to assist the other
volunteers and staff manning
the shelter.
“It’s a multi-purpose shel-
ter – from the start, there’s the
Naga City Council for Women
to make sure that the programs
for women will not be left out
by the local government. Al-
though the city government
has full support, there are still
problems and needs that the
Naga City Council for Wom-
en will have to look into,” De
Asis added.
The project is under the
Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB)
which supports the govern-
ment’s call to develop the
over-all capacity of the local
government units, particularly
in the successful implementa-
tion and delivery of the con-
stituent’s need for basic social
services.
Mayor John Bongat stat-
ed that the construction of a
shelter for women is one of
the priority projects that they
pushed for approval at the Na-
tional Government.
“That’s why, it’s the Na-
tional Government that we
should thank for, and the en-
dorsement of the Philippine
Commission on Women, the
track record of Bantay Famil-
ia, hence, this was approved
because of the good perfor-
mance of the Head of Bantay
Familia thru Councilor Nene
De Asis.”
NAGA CITY --- Eight (8)
traf fic lights will be placed
at the main thoroughfares
of the city anytime soon
to ease the congestion and
build-up of vehicle queue
particularly in routes go-
ing to the main business
area of this city.This was announced by
Mayor John Bongat during
the latest Naga City Peace
and Order Council (NCPOC)
meeting held recently at the
Public Safety Of fice (PSO)
Conference Hall here.
The new traf fic lights
worth P5.8M will be placed
along the Cory-Ninoy Av-
enue to SM-Mariners area.
This will serve vehicles
plying the Penafrancia area
route, including the Mag-
saysay junction and streets
leading to the Central Busi-
ness Districts 1 and 2, streets
encompassing USI and Naga
Cathedral, and junction of
Roxas Avenue and Almeda
Highway.
This is in addition to the
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
existing traf fic lights located
along the stretch of Elias
Angeles Street, a populated
area surrounded by big fast-
food chains, commercial es-
tablishments, mall, church
and plaza.
The traf fic lights are also
expected to ease the loadof PSO of ficers or traf fic
enforcers in concentrating
their jobs at the busy junc-
tions and focus instead on
other areas where they can
set their attentions on main-
taining peace and order.
More or less six (6) traf-
fic enforcers are needed to
man the flow of vehicles
every day on the city’s busy
streets, particularly during
rush hours.
The additional traf fic
lights are also in anticipa-
tion of the opening of the
various establishments in
the city which are expected
to draw more domestic tour-
ists and shoppers in the up-
coming months. Some of
the big commercial centers
due to open and are now
undergoing construction are
Robinson's Mall in Almeda
Highway, Star Mall along
the Maharlika Highway in
Barangay Del Rosario, SM
City Naga Annex and other
Business Processing Out-
sourcing (BPO) centers.
The project was also sup-
ported by the Department ofPublic Works and Highways
(DPWH) and Metro Ma-
nila Development Authority
(MMDA).
DA sets eye on High ValueCrops improved production