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DOF bares top, poor City performers list

Twenty cities in the country were
rated poor by the Department of
Finance(DOF) in terms of managing taxpayers money.

AGAIN IN FULL GLOW

After typhoon Ruby, the tall Christmas tree, giant lanterns,

and Christmas village at adjacent Plaza Rizal and Plaza

XERES GAGERO/CEPPIO

Quezon in downtown Naga City are all aglow after they

were reinstalled early this week by the city government.

These include Bago City

(39.2); Gingoog City (39.1);
San Fernando City, Pampanga
(39.1); Pagadian City (38.8);
San Carlos City, Pangasinan
(38.6); Passi City(38.2); Canlaon City (37.4); Iriga City
(36.8); Bais City (36.5); Malabon City (36.1); Santiago City
(34.4); Catbalogan (32.3);
Ormoc City (30.2); Bislig
City (29.5); Sagay City (29);
Isabela City, Basilan (27.7);
Calbayog City (26.6); Dapitan City (25.1); and Urdaneta
City (11.6).
The poor rating, contained in the DOFs fiscal sustainability report, means that
all revenue and expenditure

indicators are way below

the benchmarks and reportorial requirements are either
incomplete, not submitted, or
require further validation
The rankings were based
on the Statement of Receipts
and Expenditures officially
submitted by the respective
city treasurers to the DOFBLGF as of August 15, 2013,
as well as other reports from
city assessors.
DOFs assessment was
based on the type and income
classification, revenue generation capacity with focus
on local revenue collection
growth, expenditure manage(Turn to page 9)

Naga promises a merrier

Kamundagan Festival
By Jason B. Neola
NAGA CITY --- More
exciting and colorful events
will be witnessed by residents and guests in the
coming days as the city
celebrates its Kamundagan Festival in the merry
month of December.
First Lady Farah R.
Bongat, chair of the Kamundagan Festival, said the
preparations has so far been
completed for the upcoming
Kamundagan Santa Walk on
Dec. 13 that the chamber is
co-organizing with the Kamundagan committee of the
city government.
Last Monday, Dec. 1, the

BONGAT
First Lady, along with other
city and barangay officials
and guests formally switched
on the light at Plaza Rizals
34 feet giant Christmas tree
and the scintillating Christmas Village at the nearby
Plaza Quezon to mark the

start of the month-long Kamundagan Festival.

Farah encouraged the public, especially the children
to visit the plaza and enjoy
the colors of the fiesta. Our
Christmas village and Christmas tree will be lighted every
day from 5 oclock in the afternoon up to 12 midnight,
the first lady said. The public
may also enjoy the various
meals and culinary delicacies
available at the open food bazaar.
City Councilor Gabriel
Bordado thanked the public
for their participation, especially the barangay officials
who joined the lantern parade
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SM City Naga's Christmas Sugarland

Giant mushrooms, candies, sweets, berries, gentle deer and a grandiose fluffy cotton-candyinspired Christmas trees are displayed at the Event Center, part of SMs commitment to bring
a touch of something different in the eyes of the child and shoppers as well to make them feel
the Christmas sipirit inside the mall.

3rd Floor, GERONIMO BLDG., BARLIN ST., NAGA CITY TELEFAX: (054) 475-62-62 CP 0921-3183720 / 0919-2822901 / 0920-5337766

opinion

bikol reporter

editorial
Dear Prudence
During the hot months of 2015, so the
Department of Energy claims, Luzon will have a
power supply deficit of 1,004 MW. This is due to
the anticipated effects of the El Nino phenomenon
and the delays in the operation of committed
power projects.
So the Lower House passed Joint Resolution
No. 21 granting President Aquino emergency
powers to establish additional generating
capacity. Imagine watching their colleague, Rep.
Manny, and Mayweather in the first round and
suddenly your TV set goes off? Probably, the
solons worst-case summer scenario.
House Committee Chair Mindoro Oriental Rep.
Renato Umali said the resolution would give
President Aquino the authority to resort to the
Interrruptible Load Program (ILP). Under the
scheme, big power users will be asked to use their
own generators instead of relying on the Luzon
grid, during the summer months when power is
expected to be short. The deal is: they will be
compensated for their cooperation.
Senator Sergio Osmena III, however, says there
is no cause for alarm. There will be no 600+MW
shortage, the ILP can take care of that as shown
by their Cebu experience in the past.
So, the Senate is, as of date, not keen on giving
emergency power to the President, who while in
Busan last week, said Osmena should answer to
the people if he is proved wrong.
The President, perhaps with a Beatles song in
mind, explained that prudence dictates that the
government should not risk it, i.e. not to prepare
for the inevitable.
Said preparation is allowed by Section 71 of the
Electric Power Industry Reform Act with says that
upon determination of the President of an imminent
shortage of the supply of electricity, Congress
may authorize, through a joint resolution, the
establishment of additional generating capacity
under such terms and conditions as it may
approve.
Environmental groups, like Greenpeace,
however, believe that the Presidents emergency
power will open the floodgates for the violation of
environmental laws as during such time national
government agencies and local government units
are allowed to suspend existing laws, such as
the Biofuels Act, R.A. 8749, the Clean Air Act,
the Philippine Grid Code; and the Philippine
Distribution Code.
Supporters of the emergency power, like Sen.
Miriam Defensor-Santiago, said such time is
limited, i.e. only to six months. So, have no fear,
she says.
The fear our dear readers, however, is reflective
of the observed lack of transparency of the Aquino
administration. And so the Beatles song cannot
be asked of the Senators who are oblivious to
what is the emergency in the Resolution for:
Dear Prudence, wont you open up your eyes?/
Look around, round, round, round/Look around,
round, round.round.

02082606

December 14-20, 2014

Lower Global Oil Prices

(PICPA past president and Hallof-Famer,
and ACPAPP Lifetime
Achievement Awardee).
CHEAPER: Pump oil prices were
reduced this week by a hefty P1.75
(gasoline) and P1.55 (diesel). This latest
reductions aggregate to P18.00 price cuts
since January 2014. Many are awed by
these developments and they are asking
why these good news are happening.
The reason is simple world prices are
going down, and local oil processorsdistributors are simply interpreting these
domestically.
So why have global oil prices gone
down? It is simple economics. This is in
accord with the supreme law of supply
and demand. As world demand dampens
on account of lower consumption by
China and European Union, partnered
with stable supply from Middle East and
North Sea oil exporters selling prices
have to go down. For how long the prices
can be kept at these levels will depend
on the reaction of the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries.
LOSERS? Of course, lower oil prices
adversely affect the economies of oil
producers and exporters like Russia
which has started to feel the crunch of its
lower income from oil exports. Local oil
traders are also reporting reduced peso
sales compared with the same period
last year. As a consequence, business
and industry confidence goes lower
impacting negatively on our own stock
market trading.
Government likewise is adversely

affected, albeit minimally. Tax collections

from oil processing, trading and
distribution have gone down. (Believe me
our government benefits from higher oil
prices!). So also, government share from
the revenues at Malampaya exploration
will be smaller! But on the overall the
general public is favored by reduction
in oil prices initially translating to the
discounts in jeepney fares.
HOW LONG? The trends in oil price
reductions can be reversed once the oil
exporting countries agree to a worldwide
lowering of their oil extraction and export
quotas. National pride and economic
factors are at the center of this possible
decision. Aside from said supply control,
demand may also go up as winter goes
into high gear and business and
household oil consumption increase to
counter the cold and icy weather.
The
consumption
attitude
of
consumers including motorists will
likewise impact on demand. There is

always that carefree spending habit

of people whenever costs go down.
Even with reduced prices, we must
continue to save on fuel consumption.
In due time, oil prices will go back to
normal highs and we may be unable
to return to our thrifty ways. Avail of
the benefits of lower oil prices and
increase our savings through economic
consumption.
TAXSAVINGS: There are three
(3) ways of expediting transfers of
properties from parents to our heirs: 1)
Just wait for death to come (Intestate
Succession) or prepare your Last Will
and Testament (Testate). 2) Execute
Deeds of Donation (Inter Vivos), and 3)
Simulated Sales (illegal). The cheapest
legal way is via donation, provided the
value of donation is kept below P3M
for any given year. Donors taxes are
computed on per annum basis.
An affidavit of no previous donations
is required by BIR since donations are
consolidated for every given year. It
is advisable to make donations near
year-ends to avail of lower donors
tax. The tax is due within thirty (30)
days from execution - so a date nearer
year-end is preferable. If you are a
senior citizen with many properties, we
advise you to consult a CPA or Lawyer
so you may be guided in your Estate
(Tax-Savings) Planning.
CHRISTMAS WISH: Pardon those
who have transgressed you and the
Lord will in turn forgive you!

First Xmas Message of Pope Francis, Pulse Asias November

Survey & Suspension of PNP Chief Alan Purisima
On his first Christmas Mass in Saint
Peters Basilica, Pope Francis commented
on Isaiahs prophecy: The people who
walked in darkness have seen a great
light (Isaiah 9:1). He explained that the
birth of Jesus brought the light of God into
a world immersed in the darkness of sin
and death. He said: The light brought by
Jesus makes us reflect on the mystery of
walking and seeing.
WALKING: The faith in God is a spiritual
journey that takes us from slavery to
freedom, like the Israelites in Egypt. As
it is difficult to walk in the darkness, so it
is impossible to grown in faith without the
light of Christ.
SEEING: The greatest desire of man
is to see the face of God, which is the
splendor of all beauty and love. As we
cannot see the face of other people in the
darkness, so we are unable to admire the
face of God when we are obscured by our
vices and sins. Jesus brought the light of
God into this world, so that we could see
the face of God, in the face of the newly
born Son of God and Son of Mary.
*****
So much emphasis is given by some

media practitioners and some broadcasters

of a TV network on the lowering of Vice
President Binays trust rating based on
answers of 1,200 respondents in a survey
this month of Pulse Asia.
Binays trust rating plunge from 44%
to 31%. But this trust rating is still the
highest among the presumed and declared
presidentiables. The editorial of the
Tempo dated Dec. 13, 2014 says: The
NP is still around and may support Sen.
Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr. but as
of now, Marcos is only 7th in the Pulse

Asia survey with 4% behind Binay 26%,

Poe 18%, Sen. Miriam D. Santiago
12%, Mayor Joseph Estrada 10%, Sen.
Francis Escudero 7%, Sec. Mar Roxas
6%. Senators Cayetano and Trillanes
were fail-enders in previous surveys.
No wonder, Binay is unfazed. The
presidential election is 17 months
away.
*****
Some people say that the six months
suspension of PNP Chief Alan Purisima,
a close ally of President Aquino, shows
that there is no selective justice in
this administration. But where is Alan
Purisima now? He is staying in the
mansion of the Chief of Staff called the
White House.
The term Selective Justice surfaced
during the investigation of the Pork
Barrel scam because alleged PDAF
scam queen Janet Napoles submitted a
list of sixteen senators and two Cabinet
secretaries involved in the pork barrel
transaction with her foundations to
Justice Sec. Leila de Lima. It included
names of allies of the administration like
(Turn to page 6)

Suddenly, all eyes are on the poor

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Probably this is fit for Ripleys Believe

it or Not feature. During elections, the
wretched poor find themselves the focus of
so much attention by those seeking public
office.Most of the candidates have millions.
And they ache to share their millions with
the poor. But since elections in this country
come once every three years, the attention
can be described as few and far between.
That is too scanty to be noticed and felt.
Other days of the year, they are ignored
and forgotten.
But mind you, things are changing.The
influential Catholic Bishop Conference of
the Philippines has added its voice to the
clamor of well-meaning citizens to give the
poor a chance to see and experience the
other side of life
The rich should not hoard their wealth
and suffer eternal damnation but give a
small part of it to the needy and yes, let go
of their good life so that many will not go to
bed with empty stomach.

Pope Francis who is described as the

Pope of the poor and who is instrumental in
the softening of the heart of the rich Filipino
is sure to bring fresh hopes into the lives
of the destitute, those whom God loves so
much that He created countless of them.
The Pope, published reports said,
shuns all trappings of wealth. This has
drawn people to him and to the Church he

represents.The world admires men with

lofty positions who care little for fame
and power.
What I would like the Pope to attend to
while here is to tell churchmen to emulate
Christ, to live like Him, to live in poverty,
to discard their earthly possessions.
That was what Christ did when a rich
man came to follow him. Throw away
your wealth and follow me.he said. The
rich man did not return.
This is easier said than done for
those used to luxury. But if the Church
must remain the guiding light of those
in darkness,this must be pursued.When
the faithful know that Gods ministers
shun earthly wealth and live like Christ
when He walked the earth, those who
have strayed away will surely return to
the fold.
This is the best chance for the Pope to
show that he means business. Priest who
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December 14-20, 2014

bikol reporter

DENR Bicol hastens public land titling

By Emmanuel P. Solis

Agricultural Regional Executive Director Abelardo Bragas

and RTD Brena de los Santos awarding the checks to

Mayor Constantino Cordial Jr of Caramoan, Camarines

Sur and Mayor Sally Lee of Sorsogon City (right photo)

The Department of Agriculture in Bicol recently

turned over checks to local
government units intended for the implementation
of grassroots participatory
budgeting GPB formerly
BUB and for PAMANA
projects. Over 30 local
government units were
present during the said
activity at the conference
room of the Department of
Agriculture in San Agustin, Pili, Camarines Sur.

of the increase in growth

of agriculture in the region
and based on the data of the
Philippine Statistics Authority agriculture in the region
greatly contributed in the
growth of the economy. He
also thanked the mayors for
their support in the effective
implementation of the various projects of DA in their
municipalities. Bragas is
also optimistic that with the
release of these checks more
projects will be realized and

DA holds awarding of GPB,

PAMANA checks to LGUs
According to Agriculture
Regional Executive Director Engr. Abelardo Bragas,
he decided to award the
checks in a simple ceremony not only for documentation purposes but also
to meet the mayors whos
been DAs partner in its
program implementation.
Bragas added that without
the LGUs, implementation
of agriculture programs will
not be effective and fast.
Bragas informed the group

more Bicolanos will benefit

out of it. He urged all the
mayors to continue supporting the projects of DA in order to sustain the inclusive
growth in agriculture and reduce poverty in the region.
Likewise, Mayor Sally
Lee of Sorsogon City and
Mayor Constatino Cordial
Jr of Caramoan expressed
their gratitude to the DA for
providing them with funds
under the GPB. They were
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LEGAZPI CITY -- The

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Bicol regional office has adopted
a new system to hasten
public land titling through
its Land Management Bureau.
As its initial move, the
DENR Bicol conducted
over the weekend a workshop for its field personnel
involved in land administration and management and
officials of the local government units involved in land
concerns.
LMB Director Ralph
Pablo stressed in the seminar that the system of mainstreaming land titling is one
of the major initiatives of
the government to assure
the public land occupants of
their ownership of the property they occupy and the additional income for the local
government units in terms
of realty taxes.
Pablo said the initiative
on administrative confirmation of imperfect title or free
patent has already been im-

plemented in selected areas

of the country like Bohol in
the Visayas, where many
residents were able to get
benefits from free patent.
This initiative, he said,
speeds up investigation and
resolution of free patent by
giving way to the alternative
dispute resolution through
amicable settlement at the
barangay level.
Through this, the process
of awarding free patent to
qualified residents will be
hastened and will eventually benefit the local government and the Bureau of
Internal Revenue, Pablo
claimed.
In this connection, Land
Management Section Bicol
Regional Technical Director Pedro Noble asked the
public land occupants to
apply for free patent if they
believe they are qualified
by going to the Community
Environment and Natural
Resources Office in their respective areas to assist them
in the free patent titling of
the land given by the government. -PNA

bikol reporter

HALO-HALO

December 14-20, 2014

Tortyur

pellmell
jokee BOTOR-REYES

Missing this Space

I cried and cried because I have no shoes until I saw a
man who has no feet.
For sometime I had not been doing my column, I certainly
miss doing it. But sometimes, things just turn out differently.
For example, one is indisposed and could hardly get oneself
to sit down and write his piece. Just like one day you wake
up to find out that you are nor what you were when you went
to bed. Everytime we go to bed, it is always our hope that we
will wake up and do our daily activities the usual way we are
doing them.
I woke up several days ago and could hardly get up.
My left foot was bothering me. I could stand up alright but
with difficulty. I could walk alright but with pain. I was not
surprised. I am not young anymore. This is plain geriatric.
But, who is afraid of getting old? It is interesting to be a
member of the now very popular group of Filipinos known as
senior citizens. A friend was asking me whether I am a dual
citizen after having stayed in the States for some time. He
was priding in being a Filipino citizen and also an American
citizen. Kiddingly although seriously, I am too a dual citizen
Filipino citizen and senior citizen, hehe. My, he had a good
laugh.
At any rate, feet are another of mans very important parts
of his body. Well, of course, all other parts are as important.
But the feet can not be replaced. Kidney and liver can be
replaced, ones heart can be too, sex can be changed,
breasts can be enlarged. But ones feet can not be replaced.
We do not take them seriously but they are our potent means
of mobility, where would we be without them? How would
kids who believe in Santa Claus believe Santa Claus came
the night before Christmas and left his gift if Dad does not
show him the footprints Santa left behind by the doorsteps.
How would one could have known that the Footprints in
the Sand could deliver a most touching meaning to a nonbeliever in the ultimate compassion and everlasting guidance
and assistance of God to His creation.
Lets take care of our feet and use them for the purpose
they were created. They have much use and without them,
the world would not move on as it should.
So, I cried and cried because I have no shoes until I saw
a man who has no feet. I could buy as many pairs of shoes I
can if I am financially able to do so and stop crying. But what
about the man who might have the financially ability to buy
shoes but does not know how he is going to use them?
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Blessed New Year!

pama-an
Mga Kahapotan
Ki Nio Manaog
Pa'no ka makakasurat nin tulang matatarom?
Pa'no ka makakagibo nin bersong manana'gom?
Dai ka man basang na sanang matukaw sa gilid,
maparatais kan pansurat mo, dangan tadok sa papel
na mumwestrahon mo an gayon kan si babaying
nakataid mo sa Cathedral kan Domingo.
An tamang tataramon minaarabot; manlaen-laen
natataramon: manatok, maragamo, mangilo, mabata
minsansaro-saro, minsan surunod-sunod,
nag-iirinotan, rinibong damulag nagtatarandayag,
an uran naghahagawak sa mapa kan saimong payo.
An gayon kan ekspresyon tuyong minadulok
bagaman nagpapahiling kan sadiri, o naghahalat
sana sa atubang mo; babaying sa banggi minasaprang
na sana sa braso mo para durogon mo, dai lamang
naghahalat kan diskarte mo, dai katata'wan panahon
na mag-isip, tulos tataranyogon an kaintirohan mo.
An pinakamarhay kaiyan, sabi kan iba diyan,
maghalat ka sana, ta maabot an sinasabi ninda,
pero an pandiurag na istorya maabot man nanggad
maski dai mo halaton, dawa daing antisipasyon.
Sabuot mo, matunganga ka na sana sa diklom?
Magparapanhikap ka nin mgalayug-layog astang ika
makaturog? Dai man daw kaipuhan magpaimbung ka
kan payo sa ulunan nganing igwa kang mahilumluman?
______________________________
*Si Nio nag-adal sa Ateneo de Naga asin nakabase ngonyan sa Iloilo kun sain siya nagsusurat bilang kolumnista sa the Capiz Times.

Naga Promises a merrier . . .

and the Parolan sa Barangay
Contest. The UP Alumni Association Camarines Sur Chapter
was also part of the Christmas
Lantern Parade that preceded
the lighting ceremonies and
program.
Ruel Barrios, head of Lingkod Barangay Office (LBO)
said results of the Lantern Making Contest will be made public in the first week of January
2015 wherein winning barangays will receive prizes from
P100,000 to P500,000 worth of
projects.
Bordado said the city government has been celebrating
the Kamundagan Festival since
1992, during the time of former
Mayor and late DILG Secre-

tary Jesse Robredo, to mark the

birth of Jesus Christ and the rebirth of the city as a progressive
and dynamic community in this
part of the Bicol region.
Winners of special awards
given after the event: Barangay Sabang received P10,000
for having the biggest contingent, Barangay Lerma and
Dinaga (P5,000 each) for
showing the best group gimik and costume, Barangay
Concepcion Grande (P5,000)
for being the most lighted
group and Barangay Dinaga
(P10,000) for being the most
decorative group and having
the bigger assembly of colorful props.
In the MNCCI press con,

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upcoming MNCCI President

Gilbert Albero who chairs the
Santa Fun Walk said more
schools and barangay officials,
and organizations have signified their intention to join the
Santa Walk as a fund-raising
campaign for a planned childrens playground inside city
hall.
The walk will start from
Panganiban Avenue (near the
Iglesia ni Cristo church as the
assembly point towards the
centro (Panganiban, left to
Elias Angeles Street, Paseo
de Caceres, then turn right to
Gen. Luna, P. Burgos Street,
Elias Angeles) and wind up at
Plaza Rizal for the program
and games. This will be followed shortly by the Christmas
presentation by Southbridges

Learning Center.
Alberto said they will be
closely discussing with the
police and the Public Safety
Office to find ways to minimize inconvenience to motorists that may be brought by
the parade along some of the
citys major streets.
He also said that prizes, gift
certificates and other freebies
will be given away at the plaza
where games will also be held
for children and a photo wall
will be set up for guests and
promenades alike.
The Santa Walk is being cosponsored by Honda Pili (Camarines Sur), SM City Naga,
and Eurotel.
On Dec. 14, Sunday, will be
the Biggs Christmas Parade of
Lights.

December 14-20, 2014

bikol reporter

December Parade

Bicol Harvest Magazine endorser

Camsur Governor Migz Villafuerte, with Daet Mayor Tito S.

Sarion, holds the latest copy of the magazine which promotes
the regions tourist attractions.

PhilHealth accredits
Sta. Elena LGU
DAET,
Camarines
Norte The Philippine
Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) here
recently launched its accredited collection agent
particularly in the local
government unit of Sta.
Elena, the first of its kind
in the Bicol Region.
Chief Social Insurance
Officer Ireneo A. Dacillo
said that this will enable
all members of PhilHealth
to pay their regular contributions at the Municipal
Treasurers Office of the
said municipal government.
In line with this new development, their agency has
already spearheaded different activities including the
orientation of several employees in the locality and
information dissemination
among the public. Dacillo
said that they have also
conducted a radio program
at the local radio station in
Sta. Elena with live stream-

ing through www.radyonatinstaelena.webs.com.

Among the information
disseminated and clarified during the radio program were the processes
in updating the Membership Data Record (MDR)
especially of the indigent
sector. This feature can
be accessed through their
PhilHealth Business Center. It was also clarified that
members under different
membership categories receive the same benefits, including self-employed and
voluntary members.
He also stressed during the radio program the
benefits of pregnant beneficiaries if they are confined
in accredited Rural Health
Units (RHUs) and other
accredited lying in clinics. PhilHealth shall pay
P8,000 to the lying in clinics and P5,500 for normal
delivery while P19,000 for
the caesarian section in the
hospital. -- PIA

NUTRI-ATAMAN GIFT-GIVING

The 1st Kamundagan Festival CAT Military Parade Marching

Competition, DBC-DLC-Majorettes Exhibition and Fancy Drill,
spearheaded by the Bicol Federation of Active and Reserve PMT

Commandants and instructor's League. Federation of Philippine

Eagles Club and Dance Number Competition at the Plaza Rizal are
part of the citys foundation day celebration activities.

IRIGA CITY ---Dazzling and glittering lights

adorned the University of
Northeastern Philippines
(UNEP) ground as Christmas trees were simultaneously lighted during the
universitys launching of
its Pasko Sa UNEP 2014
celebration, Friday here.
All UNEPians, wearing
their most festive moods,
each wearing Santa hats
adorned with dancing lights
marched through the main
thoroughfares of this city, as
their way of telling everyone
that Christmas is just around
the corner, and UNEPians
are ready to welcome it with
smiles and positive vibes.
UNEP President Atty.
Remelisa Alfelor-Moraleda
said that the Christmas trees
symbolize thanksgiving and
represents the Bicolanos resilient nature.
Tonight, we formally start the celebration of
Christmas in the university.
Our main theme is thanksgiving. There are so many
reasons why we should be
very thankful the awards
that we reap and all the
blessings that prove that
UNEP is continuously pursuing excellence, Moraleda
stated in front of jubilant
UNEPians.
Moraleda looked back
and realized that the university may have gone through
many adversities but it was
able to maintain its core
values, pursuing even more
its vision of creating global

bringing home the bacon.

It has become more evident
with the help of social networking sites where I personally post every achievement,

Around 200 slightly malnourished children of Naga received gift packs from the city govt. The
city has the lowest malnutrition rate in Bicol and the 0.7 rate is actually one of the lowest in the
country per records of the National Nutrition Council.

achievers that will serve as

examples of what a global
Filipino should be.
We have always been
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December 14-20, 2014

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HOMAR MURILLO

Email: homar.murillo@gmail.com

For about 100,000 years of existence of the Homo sapien

sapien as a species, it only reached its one billion population mark in the last 200 years. For many millennia, human
population has stayed below one billion. It took all of human history up to 1804 for the global population to reach 1
billion. However, the doubling up of the population to two
billion happened only 100 years later, in 1927. After this,
the rate of growth accelerated at almost exponential rate -3 billion in 1959, 4 billion 1974, 5 billion 1987, 6 billion
1999, and now 7 billion.
Since the 1800s, human population has been steadily
increasing in an exponential rate. It is not a mere coincidence that this population growth has reached its sudden
explosion alongside with the Industrial Revolution. When
humans learned a new way of producing goods in a massive scale, it resulted in product surpluses. Efficient food
production and better medicine meant longer lifespan and
better opportunity to reproduce. The Industrial Revolution
also brought forth the rapid development and expansions
of cities.
Greater bulk of products available meant greater population can be supported. On the other hand, the rapidly increasing population meant greater demand for goods. This
has become a vicious cycle that resulted to unsustainable
growth. Mass production supported the ever increasing
population while the population created insatiable demands
for products. Although it brought prosperity and comfort,
it also resulted in many problems that we are facing today.
Mass production and large population require tremendous
amount of energy. Somewhere along the process, too much
bulk of wastes is produced. Nonrenewable sources of energy
are continually being depleted just to maintain this process.
In ancient times, long before the invention of the steam
engine and petroleum-powered machines, human population is supported by renewable energy. The radiant energy
of the sun is the main source of this renewable energy. Humans were dependent on the daily energy coming from the
sun. Humans were not yet capable of exceeding the daily
energy quota provided by the sun. For instance, a hectare of
wheat field can only produce certain amount of grain based
on the sunlight it receives throughout the year. This biomass
of wheat grain can only be converted into certain amount of
human biomass. The level of production was still within the
subsistence level. Surplus products were rare.
However, when civilization learned how to utilize fossil fuel, the efficiency of production dramatically increased.
The distribution of these products was also made convenient by the invention of engine-powered vehicles. Hence,
products became easily available to the masses. The use of
fossil fuel made it possible to produce more food, improve
health care, and increase mobility. These paved the way to
the creation of cities. All of these resulted in the sudden increase in population. Humans became free from the bondage of daily energy quota of the sun. Humans learned how
to utilize ancient stored sunlight.
This stored sunlight is in the form of fossil fuel. The
sunlight energy stored by primeval forests, sea creatures,
and land fauna became the fossil fuel. Ancient biomass was
compacted under tremendous pressure and temperature for
millions of years. This biomass turned into hydrocarbons as
a result. The sunlight energy stored in this fossil fuel is now
sustaining factories, power plants, and automobiles. Every
time you turn the ignition key of your car, you are actually burning remnants of extinct biodiversity. The remains
of prehistoric forests and fauna are literally being burned. It
took millions of years for the fossil fuel to be formed but it
only takes a few seconds for it to be burned.
Fossil fuel provided energy surplus to support the exponential population growth. But this energy is not sustainable. Fossil fuel is predicted to be totally depleted within
a century. If this happens a sudden crash in the economic
and political systems is expected. The world is facing yet
another global war. Since industries are dependent on fossil
fuel, economic tension will become worse as the supply of
fossil fuel continues to be depleted. Petroleum will steadily
become a coveted and rare commodity. As fossil fuel becomes rarer, world instability will increase.

Rice shelters double as

storm evacuation centers
The Rice Processing
Centers (RPCs) intended
as shelter for the rice mill
and post-harvest facilities
and as storage facility for
palay seeds also proved to
be a safe refuge and shelter from the typhoon of
some rural folks in Bicol.
In Buhi town in Camarines Sur some 500 evacuees took refuge at the RPC
1 building constructed by
the Department of Agriculture and PhilMech at barangay San Antonio of this
municipality. The facility
which is being operated by
the San Antonio Farmers
Irrigators
Multi-Purpose
Cooperative is chaired by
Loreto Ceneta. The evacuation was facilitated by ba-

BUHI RICE PROCESSING CENTER

rangay captain Edito Lleno
and Mayor Rey P. Lacoste
who provided food.
Meanwhile, 12 families

MASBATE CITY -Typhoon Ruby had no

significant impact on the
Masbate Gold Projects
(MGP) operations when it
passed over the province
of Masbate and its outlying islands, a top official
of the companys operator
said.
The Masbate Gold Project is being operated by
Filminera Resources Corp.
and is the Philippines largest gold mining company
based in the town of Aroroy
in Masbate.
Prior to the storms
landfall, all safety precautions were taken to ensure
the safety of personnel and
neighboring
communities. Equipment and supplies were safely stored
ahead of time and personnel
were placed in storm shelters, Gene Gregorio, FRC
spokesman, clarified.
Gregorio said that prior to
the storms landfall, all safety precautions were taken by
MGP to ensure the safety of

personnel and neighboring

communities while equipment and supplies were also
stored safely ahead of time
and personnel were placed
in storm shelters.
Both mining and processing operations were briefly
halted as a safety measure,
Gregorio added, saying a
report documenting MGPs
safe record during the typhoon will be submitted to
the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau (MGB) of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR).
Preparations in the mine
had been finalized earlier
last week in accordance with
our established procedures
and the Incident Management Team (IMT) continued
to review the situation as the
path of the storm became
clear, he said, adding. The
mine site is well prepared
for such events with established emergency measures
and typhoon shelters.
MGP stands by to provide local assistance if required.

LEGAZPI CITY Nearly a thousand young people

from different municipalities, educational institutions
and youth organizations
from the province of Albay
convened yesterday for the
Albay Youth Caravan held
at the Albay Astrodome
here.
The provincial government of Albay led the caravan
in partnership with various
government agencies and
non-government organizations to provide services and
information vital to the empowerment of the young sector in the province.

As underlined in its
themeVisibility and Accessibility of Services to Youth
Sector, the event featured
programs and services for
the youth as part of the goal
of the province to maximize
their potential and empower
them as future nation builders.
With the discussions,
services and programs in
line for the event, Salceda
further urged the young participants to acquire new
skills, make new friends
and hope for better lives for
the children and the future
generation. -- PIA

By Norman B. Tamar

composed of 68 individuals
in barangay Salvacion, Iriga City also took refuge at
the RPC 1 in said barangay.
The facility is being operated by Matongatong Farmers Irrigators Association
chaired by Daisy Caringal,
Barangay Captain Vicente
Lagatic and Mayor Ronald
Felix Alfelor facilitated the
evacuation.
In Milagros, Masbate,
mayor Natividad Isabel R.
Magbalon also made ready
the RPC constructed there as

possible evacuation center.

The RPC in Pili as well as
in Canaman, Camarines Sur
were also used as evacuation
centers while Typhoon Ruby
was raging.
DA Regional Executive
Director Engr. Abelardo R.
Bragas said this is a welcome
and positive development
and expressed his hope that
this practice will be institutionalized and be incorporated in the Disaster Risk Management Plan of the region.
Emily B. Bordado

An IT Knowledge
Works for Everyone
By ANNA MARIA SAN JOSE SUMPAY
CASIFMAS, Pasacao, Camarines Sur

I heard that one a basic question asked when one is applying

for a job is how literate he is in Information Technology? Of
course, it is expected that if one answers positively and the
chance of getting the job is very big. It would seem surprising
if the answer is negative because it is a fact that everybody
has a knowledge of IT no matter in what station in life he is
in, what his age is, what his educational attainment he has, a
knowledge of IT is a must.
It is not therefore surprising that IT has become a part of
everyones life. It is much true in work. Modern offices would
not be as functional as they are if they are not fully equipped
with all the gadgets that would make operation easy and faster.
But even with these IT gadgets unless one knows how they
are operated, the functions of the office would naturally suffer
a setback.
We start with the mobile phone. It has become so common
that everybody seems to have one. Some have very ordinary
ones but those who can afford have the most sophisticated and
of course, expensive phones that practically functions more
than just phones. That is very interesting. Even the ordinary
man in the street has a cellphone to his name. Very young
kids have theirs too and it is unbelievable that these kids know
much more than their older relatives.
Then, no home now is without a computer set. The desktops
have been replaced with laptops and the netbooks that are
practically so light and handy they could be brought anywhere.
And practically all places that are frequented are wi-fi ready. At
home, the pocket wi-fi is most practical.
Truly, this is one time when the rest of the world is so far and
yet so near. This is the wonder of technology. Just one click of
a finger can make one get connected with someone far away.
And with the internet, there seems to be nothing one wishes
to know without knowing it. . The facebook has dominated the
world. One can be able to locate old friends and connect with
them. They could also be used to comment directly on issues
that concern the world or his near locality. But it is hope that
IT should not be used negatively because they could destroy
issues, friendship and the world in general
IT for everyone. This is it..

from my window . . .
Senator Franklin Drilon, DBM Sec. Butch Abad and DA Secretary
Prospero Alcala. But why are only three senators Juan Ponce
Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla who are from the
opposition only the ones investigated and charged in the Court?
No less than the CBCP President Archbishop Socrates Villegas
said Selective Justice is not justice at all.
The case of Purisima cannot erase this selective justice in
the PDAF scam. It appears that corruption cases will not be
investigated if allies of the administration are involved.

December 14-20, 2014

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
TANGGAPAN NG SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
City of Naga
An Maogmang Lugar
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-077
VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A ONE-TIME AND CONDITIONAL AMNESTY FOR
ILLEGAL TRANSFERS OF TRIMOBILE FRANCHISE AND FRANCHISE OF
SIMILAR PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES, IMPOSING PENALTIES ON ILLEGAL
TRANSFER THEREAFTER AND ON OPERATION THEREOF WITHOUT VALID
FRANCHISE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES :Sponsor: Hon. City Councilor Mila Raquid-Arroyo
EXPLANATORY NOTE

In view of the fact that the operation of public utilities are imbued with
great public interest, it is axiomatic that the grant of franchise to operate a public
transportation facility is made subject to the stringent requirements and under strict
regulation by the government. In consonance therewith, the grant of franchise
to operate public utilities is personal to the grantee thereof, thus, the franchise so
granted is non-transferrable. Unfortunately, the fact that the grant of this privilege
is also a means of income and livelihood to the grantees have given rise to the
misconception that a franchise is a property which may be transferred by the
franchisee. This misconception resulted in commodification of the franchise, a
situation which is clearly inimical to public interest as government is deprived of the
opportunity to evaluate the qualification of the transferee thereof.

The fact that transfers of franchise is declared as illegal has not, however,
deterred the rampant commission of this prohibited act. These violations of the
prohibition resulted in a number of trimobiles operating either without the necessary
papers or the papers not being reflective of the true situation as to the named
persons accountable therefor. The continuation of this situation is clearly inimical
to public interest and gravely prejudicial to the riding public.

To merely prevent the operation of trimobiles which could not be registered
because the franchise to operate them have been illegally transferred would,
however, create grave economic prejudice to those who may have bought them
under the wrong impression that the transaction is not a prohibited transaction.
This, in view of the seeming administrative confusion in the implementation of
Ordinance No. 2007-024. Though the said confusion has already been clarified and
corrected under Ordinance No. 2013-030, there remains a great need to respond
to the situation where such transfers was made under the above cited situation in
order to protect the riding public.

In the same breath, the need for stricter measures to prevent the
continuation or recurrence of the situation herein sought to be corrected is likewise
urgently called for.

The passage of this Ordinance seeks to arrest the problems as above
identified.
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-078
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A ONE-TIME AND CONDITIONAL AMNESTY FOR
ILLEGAL TRANSFERS OF TRIMOBILE FRANCHISE, IMPOSING PENALTIES
ON ILLEGAL TRANSFER OF TRIMOBILE FRANCHISE THEREAFTER AND
ON OPERATION OF TRIMOBILES WITHOUT VALID FRANCHISE, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES :-

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may still be issued if the applicant will utilize the new type of incity public utility known as either Taxicle or E-trike. In which case,
the trimobile unit shall be disposed of using the same process as
provided under Section 4 hereof;
3.6 In the event that the applicant decides to avail of the new type
of in-city public utility as mentioned under Section 3.5 above, the
Amnesty Fee shall be reduced to P25,000.00;
SECTION 4. Five (5)-unit limit. The provisions of this Ordinance shall
apply only for a maximum of five (5) trimobile franchise. In the event that the
applicant is operating more than five trimobile units, the excess of five units shall be
surrendered to the City Government. If not yet more than ten (10) years old and
are still road worthy, these excess units shall be appraised by the City Appraisal
Committee in consultation with the Naga City Peoples Council. As there to for
valued, the amount shall be paid by the person to whom the excess franchise shall
have been awarded using the existing process of the City Government in awarding
new trimobile franchise. The payment shall be made directly to the owner, and
witnessed by the representative of the Naga City Peoples Council. In the event
that the units are already more than ten (10) years old or are no longer road worthy,
the units shall be confiscated by the City Government but the owner may retain the
motorcycle attached to it.
SECTION 5. Prevention of Abuse. To prevent abuse of the amnesty
granted under this Ordinance, all trimobile operators/drivers who, at the time of
the effectivity of this Ordinance, are operating under a franchise which are not
in their names, are required to present their trimobile units to the Public Safety
Office (PSO) within sixty (60) days therefrom and file with the Trimobile Task Force
their respective application for availment of the amnesty herein granted. For this
purpose, the PSO is hereby required to submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
the list of all trimobiles which are being operated not in the name of the franchisee
thereof, and the Trimobile Task Force to commence the process of evaluating
franchise transfer applications under this Ordinance, within ninety (90) days from the
passage hereof. The PSO and the Trimobile Task Force shall devise the necessary
forms and formulate the necessary procedures to facilitate the performance of their
respective duties as herein required.
SECTION 6. Strict enforcement. Beginning March 1, 2015, public utility
trimobiles, taxicles, e-trikes, or any other form of in-city public utility transportation
units which, under the ordinances of the City Government, are required to secure
from the latter a franchise to operate, which are found to be actually operated not
by the person named in the franchise thereof, or those whose franchise are found
to have been transferred in violation of the ordinances of the City of Naga shall
be impounded by the City Government. For this purpose, the name, address and
contact phone number of the franchisee shall be painted legibly and conspicuously
at all times on the inside and outside portions of the trimobile unit together with the
phone number of the Naga City PNP Traffic Management Office and the Public
Safety Office.
SECTION 7. Penalties. Any person or entity found to have transferred
without the prior approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Naga the trimobile
franchise issued to him, or those responsible for the operation of public utility
trimobile for which the franchise to operate has already been either cancelled,
revoked, or is not in his/her name, shall suffer the following penalties:
1. Payment of Fine in the amount of P5,000.00; and
2. Imprisonment of not less than one (1) month but not more than
three (3) months.

The trimobile unit involved in the violation committed shall be
confiscated in favor of the City Government. The owner shall deliver
the trimobile unit to the City Government but may choose to retain
for his own personal use the motorbike without destroying/severely
damaging the tricycle body attached to it;

Sponsor: Hon. City Councilor Mila Raquid-Arroyo

Be it enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Naga, in session assembled,
that:
SECTION 1. Purpose. This Ordinance seeks to protect the riding public
within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Naga by ensuring that all public utilities
plying the streets of Naga City are duly registered and are operating under valid
and legitimate authority.
SECTION 2. One-time and conditional amnesty. To achieve the
above-declared purpose, a one-time and conditional amnesty is hereby granted
to all operators of trimobiles who, at the time of the effectivity of this Ordinance,
are operating under a franchise which are not granted in their names by the
Sangguniang Panlungsod of Naga.
SECTION 3. Condition for availment of amnesty. Persons or entities
who are covered by the provision of Section 2 above shall be qualified to apply for
the availment of the amnesty granted herein subject to the following conditions:
3.1 The trimobile unit operated under the transferred franchise is less
than ten (10) years old and is road worthy as jointly certified to by
the Public Safety Office and the PNP Traffic Management Office;
3.2 Payment of Amnesty Fee of Fifty Thousand Pesos P50,000.00
pesos. This fee may be paid on installment basis within a period
of not more than twelve (12) months. Failure to pay in full within
the period stipulated shall result in the automatic revocation of
the franchise.
3.3 Payment of Franchise Fee of P5,000.00 pesos;
3.4 An Affidavit that the franchise once issued in his/her name shall
not be transferred except to persons allowed under Ordinance
Nos. 2013-030 and 2014-023 and with prior approval of the
Sangguiang Panlungsod of Naga;
3.5 In the event that the trimobile unit is already more than ten (10)
years old or that the same is no longer roadworthy, the franchise

Any officer or employee of the government found to have permitted the

operation of public utility trimobile by those whose franchise to operate
have already been cancelled, revoked, or are not in the name of the
person operating the same, or who has directly abetted the operation
thereof shall be administratively dealt with.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause All ordinances, executive orders, rules

and regulations, or parts thereof, which are contrary to, or inconsistent with,
any provision of this Ordinance are hereby amended, repealed and/or modified
accordingly;
SECTION 9. Separability Clause If any provision of this Ordinance is
declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions hereof not
so declared shall continue to be in full force and effect.
SECTION 10. Effectivity This Ordinance shall take effect upon its
approval and publication in a newspaper of local circulation.

ENACTED: December 9, 2014.

APPROVED: December 11, 2014
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WE HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.

xxx

(Sgd.) GIL A. DE LA TORRE

Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

(Sgd.) NELSON S. LEGACION

City Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer

APPROVED:


BIKOL REPORTER
Published: December 14, 2014

(Sgd.) JOHN G. BONGAT

City Mayor

december 14-20, 2014

bikol reporter

IT: A Key to Educational Progress

AFFIDAVIT OF SElF-ADJUDICATION
OF THE ESTATE OF SOlEDAD I. yAGO
Notice is hereby given that ANGELO R. YAGO is the only
child of Ramon I. Yago who died intestate on September
9, 2000 in Pasig City who predeceased his parents, Sps.
Soledad I. Yago and Pablo D. Yago, who died on June 21,
2014 and February 24, 2006 respectively in Naga City; the
deceased Soledad I. Yago died without any will nor debts
and left behind a parcel of land located at San Pedro, Buhi,
Camarines Sur under OCT No. 2013000078 containing an
area of 356 square meters; a parcel of land containing an
area of 36,002 square meters located at Buhi, Camarines
Sur under OCT No. 28767; pursuant to Sec. 1 Rule 74
of the Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, said
party Angelo R. Yago hereby adjudicated unto himself the
described parcels of land; as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Grace C. dela Torre, Doc. No. 647, Page No.
116, Book No. 1, Series of 2014.
BIKOl REPORTER
Published: December 14, 21 and 28, 2014

Republic of the Philippines

lOCAl CIVIl REGISTRy OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: libmanan

NOTICE TO THE PUBlIC

CCE-0068-2014 R.A. 10172
In compliance with with the publication requirement
and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementaion of the Administrative Order
No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that CHANDER PElAGIO ADAQUE
has filed with this office, a petition for correction of entry
in sex from FEMALE to MAlE in the certificate of live
birth of CHANDER PElAGIO ADAQUE at Libmanan,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are CESAR ADAQUE
and SALVACION PELAGIO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
December 27, 2014.
(Sgd.) EMIlIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOl REPORTER
Published: December 7 and 14, 2014

Republic of the Philippines

lOCAl CIVIl REGISTRy OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Pasacao

NOTICE TO THE PUBlIC

CFN-00 ____-2014
CCE-00 ____-2014 (RA 10172)
In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementaion of the Administrative Order
No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that BEDy PAJABERA JABOl has
filed with this office, a Petition for Correction of Entry in Sex
from MALE to FEMAlE in the certificate of live birth
(MF No.102) of Bedy Pajabera Jabol with Registry No.
438 (d-82) and registered on April 16, 1982 who was born
on February 13, 1972 at Tinalmud, Pasacao, Camarines
Sur and whose parents are Aniano Jabol and Juliana
Pajabera.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
December 27, 2014.
(Sgd.) MACARIO T. OlIVER
Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOl REPORTER
Published: December 7 and 14, 2014

By MARSHIA N. BElEN - Instructor 2

CASIFMAS, Pasacao, Cam. Sur

At no time but now is everyone aware what modern

technology can do. The use of the cellphone has made
communication possible in a matter of minutes, even seconds.
Yes, Virginia, the computer has made possible a lot of things
not imagined years back. One can become very intelligent if
he uses computer to feed his mind and use that knowledge to
further the development of man and his world.
At home, in school, in offices, in factories, in hospitals, in
practically all other places, the computer can be used to help
things go easy and exactly. This is how information technology
has made the world the kind it is now. It could even be rightly
said that if modern technology is not within our reach as it is
today, the world would be far difficult to live in.
In the education sector, information technology has taken
its toll. Classrooms are equipped with information technology
gadgets to go through teaching easy and equally for both
teachers and learners. The Internet has become a very potent
tool to both teaching and learning. It is not now difficult to search
for whatever it is that one wants to know easy and fast by simply
clicking the internet and go gaga over goggle which means you
can shoutEureka, I have found it. Thats how easy it is. A
student has no way of saying, he does not know the answers to
assigned work when all he does is use the internet and presto!
he is saved. Thats why information technology with all its
modernity could be the best reason why educational progress
in the country can not be had and why no student in school will

home of . . .
demic endeavors. It always
boils down to the quality of
education that this university
pursues,Moraleda added.
The count down for the
simultaneous lighting of
the Christmas trees was
spearheaded by UNEP Vice
President For Administration Emmanuel Nonokoy
Alfelor Jr. After the lighting, a magnificent fireworks
display was witnessed by
every spectator, followed by
the ecstatic applause from
the audience. It was followed by a dance number
which was participated in
by Moraleda, UNEP Executive Vice President and EVP
for Finance Deli Alfelor-Tibi
and all the deans and heads
of department present during
the said ceremony.
It was a festive atmosphere
with
everyone
chanting and dancing to
the Christmas tunes. The
UNEP Chamber Singers
and the UNEP Dance Club
led the dance craze that
made everyone in a state of
bliss.
We just have to remember the true essence of this
celebration. It is our way
of thanking God for all the
blessings and appreciation
that the baby who was born
in the manger saved us all
and gave us this new life.
Whatever is worth keeping
the values and good things,
should remain even after
Christmas, Moraleda said
in closing.

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not learn and improve himself where the IT can be used to the
max. This is true to teachers too. No teacher can not say he is
short of knowledge on something and everything when he can
very well just touch his electronic gadget and he is assured of
the wisdom he would like to acquire and of course, to share to
his students.
Man today can be considered a lucky lot because IT within
his reach. But no matter, IT should be used responsibly and
with all the good reasons. That way what luck man has could
be a part of the Great Makers reason for making this world
beautifully liveable.

a Question of priVilege . . .
wallows in sinful luxury should be told to live his vow of poverty.It
will be his greatest gift to this nation which worships the golden
calf than the living God,
Most of the wealthy have little concern for the impoverished.
That is no secret and no exaggeration.In most of their waking
hours, they are occupied with how to amass more money,
influence and power. Many are big church donors, believing their
money will earn them a place in heaven.
The poor and the oppressed and the exploited are more
blessed.They are the reasons why Christ came into this world.
They are also the reasons why Pope Francis is coming to this
benighted land. He wants to know how the poor live.

da holds awarding of gbp pamana . . .

able to construct farm to market roads and other infrastructure in their municipalities that
greatly improved the living
standard of the people in their
place. According to them, the
GBP projects have opened opportunities for LGUs to come
up with livelihood projects
and helped them to have easy
access to market. Both mayors also promised that they
will continue to support the
various programs and projects
of the department.
Meanwhile, RTD for Operation and Extension and

also GPB focal person Dr.

Elena de los Santos said that
a total of 30 checks were
released amounting to Ps
62.139 million intended for
GPB agri-related projects including Farm-to-Market road
and two checks were released
for PAMANA amounting to
Ps 6.958 million. She said
that GBP formerly known as
Bottom-Up Budgeting is an
approach to formulating the
budget proposal of national
government agencies, taking
into account the needs of poor
municipalities as identified in

their respective local poverty

reduction action plans with
strong participation of basic
sectors and civil society organizations. De los Santos
believes that the implementation of GPB was not easy
because of the stringent requirements before the release
of the funds. But for 2015 she
is optimistic more projects
will be implemented as the
LGUs already have the working knowledge on how to
come up with the documents
required for the said projects.
mabelle roa-ilan

Balatas road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City

December 14-20, 2014

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH WAIVER
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
legitimate and surviving heirs of the late CELESTINO V.
RUGERIA who died intestate on March 6, 2014 in Naga
City, at the time of the death of said decedent, left a real
property consisting of One hundred Twenty (120) square
meters, situated in Concepcion Grande, Naga City, with
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 25543; that there are no
known debts or obligation due against the estate of the
said decedent; the surviving heirs of the deceased agree
to divide and adjudicate among themselves in equal and
pro indiviso shares the described property, and the heirs
hereby WAIVE their rights and interests over the said
property in favor of co-heir VENUS R. HERMOCILLA, as
acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Ismael A. Albao,
Doc. No. 366, Page No. 75, Book No. 2, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: December 7, 14 and 21, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province of Camarines Sur
City of Naga

bikol reporter

LEGAZPI CITY -About Php10-million worth

of goods and materials at
the grocery section of the
public market of the Jose
Panganiban town in Camarines Norte went up in
smoke early Monday morning while the town was under Typhoon Signal No. 2.
A report reaching Chief
Supt. Victor P. Deona, Bicol
regional police director, said
the fire started around 2:00

a.m. Monday at the grocery

section of the market and immediately spread to the other
parts of the building.
Members of the Bureau
of Fire and Protection of the
municipality immediately responded and declared a fireout at 4:20 a.m.
BFP officials have yet to
determine the cause of the
conflagration, according to
Edgardo Magana, town market administrator.

Deona said everybody

was at that time focused on

DOF bares . . .
ment, and compliance with
reportorial requirements
The LGU Fiscal Sustainability Scorecard aims to
institutionalize the regular
publication of scal indicators and performance review
of the LGUs in the spirit of
accountability and good local

the preparations for typhoon

Ruby.-PNA
financial housekeeping.
Tagaytay City topped the
ranking with a score of 86.5
and was joined by seven other cities who were all marked
excellent, as all of their
revenue and expenditure indicators are strong, and fully
compliant with reportorial requirements.

Bicol Region, 2/F Insular Life Bldg., Rizal St., 4500 Legazpi City

Bicol Region, 2/F Insular Life Bldg., Rizal St., 4500 Legazpi City

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE SPEED

PAWNSHOP, JR. Bichara Complex, San Antonio Poblacion,
Calabanga, Camarines Sur, pawned from JULY 1-31, 2014
whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale
on JANUARY 03, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE

PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue, Naga
City, pawned from JULY 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on JANUARY 03, 2015 from
9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

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

PAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, Naga
City, pawned from JULY 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on JANUARY 03, 2015 from
9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER

PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St., Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from JULY 1-31, 2014 whose terms
have expired will be sold to public auction sale on JANUARY
03, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSEMARIE
F. ARAO has filed with this Office, a Petition for Change
of First Name from ANNABEL to ANA ISABEL in the
certificate of live birth of ANNABEL TORTE SAVILLO who
was born on August 1, 1955 at Naga City, Camarines Sur
and whose parents are ISIDRO SAVILLO and ARCADIA
TORTE.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than
December 21, 2014.

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER M. CAYETANO

City Civil Registrar
Naga City, Camarines Sur

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: December 7 and 14, 2014

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWNJEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall corner
J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned from JULY
1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on JANUARY 03, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014

All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDAD

PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave., Igualdad,
Naga City, pawned from JULY 1-31, 2014 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on JANUARY 03,
2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until DECEMBER 28,
2014 only.

THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: DECEMBER 7 and 14, 2014