vol. XXIV, NO.

10

Bicol, the philippines

sept. 25-oct. 1, 2016 P5.00

( 473-8888

Man whose penis was cut off, dies

BAAO, Cam. Sur The resident of this town
whose penis was cut off by
the husband of his alleged
mistress is dead.
Gaspar Ermo succumbed
to liver failure on Saturday
morning in the Bicol Medi-

cal Center here where he was

brought last Thursday after Victor Boaquea stabbed him in a
fit of anger and jealousy when
the latter caught them with his
wife in a hut in barangay San
Francisco of this town.
The unnamed wife hastily

fled the scene, a police investigator said.

After
the
stabbing,
Boaquena pulled down the
victims pants and cut off his
penis, the police added.
Boaquena, who is a close
friend of the victim, left after-

wards and is now the subject

of a manhunt operation by the
Baao police.
Meanwhile,
anti-illegal
drug police operatives here
arrested two suspected drug
pushers, brothers Edmundo
and Jerly Breboneria of ba-

PRRD echoes anti-drug

call in Cam. Sur visit

rangay San Isidro on Saturday midnight.

Seized from them were
three plastic sachets of suspected metamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, two
cellphones, Php500 marked
money used in the buybust

and shabu paraphernalia.

The confiscated items
will be turned over to the
Camarines Sur Crime
Laboratory Office in Naga
City for examination, Baao
police chief Insp. Dario P.
Sola said.

PILI, Camarines Sur President Rodrigo Durterte has reiterated his call on members of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help win the battle against illegal drug in the country, in support
of the campaign now carried out by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and other government law
enforcement agencies concerned.

PRRD VISIT

President Duterte visited Wednesday afternoon the headquarters of the 9th Infantry Division
of the Philippine Army (PA) in Camp Elias Angeles in Barangay San Jose in Piii for a troop visit
and dialogue. Maj. Gen. Manolito P. Orense, commanding general of the Army 9th ID, initially
gave the President a situation briefing upon his arrival at the Officers Club at around 3:30 pm.

President Duterte visited

Wednesday afternoon the
headquarters of the 9th Infantry Division of the Philippine
Army (PA) in Camp Elias Angeles in Barangay San Jose,
this municipality for a troop
visit and dialogue.
Maj. Gen. Manolito P.
Orense, commanding general
of the Army 9th ID, initially
gave the President a situation
briefing upon his arrival at the
Officers Club at around 3:30
pm.
During his speech an hour
later before the soldiers in Bicol, the President stressed on
the encompassing problem
on the proliferation of illegal drug, noting that the drug
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GOOD WORKS

Naga City Mayor John G. Bongat is grateful to the support

by all the security augmentation forces who helped in
maintaining the peace and order during the week-long
Peafrancia Festival. In the send-off ceremony, Sept. 19,
tokens and certificates of commendation were presented and
a Budol fight follows.

Albay eye more tourism

services, perks
LEGAZPI CITY The
province of Albay will be
stepping up its tourism programs to offer better experience for all local and foreign
tourists visiting the province.
In his message during the
first meeting of the Albay
Tourism Council this year,
Governor Al Francis Bichara
calls on tourism stakeholders
to have a united and coordinated front for the betterment
of the tourism landscape in
the province.
Bichara directed council
members to work together
to further uplift the quality
of tourism services provided
by stakeholders and to come

Gov. bichara
up with more affordable tour
packages.
He likewise urged representatives from the Department of Public Works and
Highways present in the meet-

ing for improvement of tourism infrastructures to ensure

that all tourists are not just
comfortable, but also safe in
their travels.
Also in the said meeting, Albay Tourism Officer
Dorothy Fernandez Colle presented the Annual Investment
Plan of the Provincial Tourism and Culture Affairs Office
along with achievements and
programs implemented during the first half of the year.
Colle cited the success of
the Daragang Magayon Festival which still remains as
the top tourist drawer for the
province and the successful
participation and collabora(Turn to page 6)

'INa nin pagkamoot asin pagkaherak'

The SM Float was a sight to behold during the recent annual Penafrancia Float Parade in Naga
City last September 15, 2016. Adhering to this years theme: Jubilee Year of Mercy: Maria
nin Peafrancia, ina nin Pagkamoot asin Pagkaherak, the float featured a golden dome and
a golden caroza where the image of Bicols patroness Our Lady of Penafrancia was placed.
Both symbolized a century of tradition, with the richest form of love and forgiveness. Behind
the image is a replica of city's oldest church of San Francisco, adorned by fresh flowers
representing the wonderful colors of life as guided by faith, love, and forgiveness.

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editorial
Martial Law Memories
There is a belief circulating in the social
media that the reason why some Filipinos are
apathetic to the seemingly current dictatorial
tendency of the Duterte administration
is that we had not really perpetuated the
memories of the Marcos Martial Law regime.
This is partially true, thanks to the
revisionist and amnesiac textbook writers of
the Department of Education who glossed
over that dark age in Philippine history with
euphemisms and total factual omission.
Partial, because there is a Bantayog ng
mga Bayani in Manila erected to let the
succeeding generations of Filipinos know
the atrocities committed during the martial
law years, from salvaging, now called
EJK or extra-judicial killings to abduction to
disappearances.
The Ateneo de Manila University Press
published Versus right after EDSA which is
an anthology of protest poems against the
Marcosian regime.
Here in Bicol, the late Sorsogon detainee
and cultural worker, Reynaldo Jamoralin,
compiled the stories of Bicolano youth who
raged against the dying of the light, in a
book, Hamtik.
Local lawyer Henry Briguera who was
detained in the infamous Camp Canuto,
wrote about those years in his book, Stalag
1: Notes of a Martial Law Victim.
Even the DepEd under its new secretary,
Liling Briones has okayed the writing of
textbooks which touches on the Martial Law
years.
So, we are not really totally forgetful as
a people but we have that tendency and so
as a reminder we share this poem by Bertolt
Brecht:
First of all, they came to take the gypsies
and I was happy because they pilfered.
Then they came to take the Jews and I
said nothing,
because they were unpleasant to me.
Then they came to take homosexuals,
and I was relieved, because they were
annoying me.
Then they came to take the Communists,
and I said nothing because I was not a
Communist.
One day they came to take me,
and there was nobody left to protest.

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Ending Endo Contracts

(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).
CALIBRATED ENDO: The Employers Confederation of the Philippines
(ECOP) is calling for the government
to recalibrate its proposal to end labor
contractualization and end-of-contract
or endo schemes to make it a true
win-win solution. ECOP is backing
the proposal presented by the Trade
Secretary but it proposes several adjustments, to avoid the same becoming so one-sided since the agency is
required to shoulder everything.
Under the proposed ECOP win-win
solution, workers shall be hired by service providers as regulars with full
benefits such as leave credits, 13th
month pay, retirement pay, social security and health insurance, among others. Employer-companies, meanwhile,
will have the flexibility to either directly
hire the workers as their regular employees, or outsource them through
(agency) service providers, considering the jobs seasonality in their industry. Lets give decency and dignity to
our workers!
PROFS ITRs: The Duterte administration is now training its sights on the
income tax of self-employed and professionals. This is an offshoot of the
worsening decline in their share in the
countrys overall tax collection, the DOF
said that is, from 34% in the 1980s
to only 14% today. The unexplained
drop was seen despite the higher rate
of taxes for self-employed and professionals as against those employed as

opinions
unlimited
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
wage earners by companies.
It was noted that while 40% percent
of all ITRs filed with the BIR are coming from self-employed and professionals, their actual tax payments are
way below that of company-employed
wage earners. BIR said the employees continue to carry the bulk of the
tax burden producing 80% of government revenues from their income
taxes paid. The Bank Secrecy Law
hinders BIR from auditing the ITRs of
professionals and self-employed so
they want said law amended for more
effective tax collection.
HIGHER BOP: The countrys balance of payments (BOP) surplus hit
a five-month high of $682M in August
amid strong inflows, the BSP reported.
The recorded monthly rise is a complete reversal of the $450M deficit recorded in the same month last year.
The BSP governor said the BOP surplus was generated by the foreign exchange operations of the central bank
as well as the huge foreign currency
deposits of the national government.
BSP also pointed out that the surplus was partially offset by payments

made by the national government

for some of its maturing obligations.
Phl incurred BOP deficits of $813M
in January and $251M in February
2016, before bouncing back in March
with a surplus of $854M, $184M in
April, $241M in May, $418M in June,
$215M in July, and $682M in August. A higher BOP raises our FX
Reserves thereby propping up the
declining Phl exchange value which
as of now is in the P47.50-P48.00
range.
DE LIMA DILEMMA:
Former
Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima
now a senator was stripped of
her post as committee chairman of
the powerful Senate Committee on
Justice and Human Rights. Newly
returned senator Ricardo Gordon
took over her post after the committee chair and memberships were
declared vacant by a vote of 16-4.
Under the new committee line-up,
De Lima continues to be a member,
albeit like a minority senator.
After her bad luck in the Senate,
she is now the most likely personal
target in the House investigation on
the alleged drug business at the
National Bilibid Prison during the
last Administration. The moral lesson here is: Be careful in fighting
City Hall. De Limas misfortune
can be traced to her open war with
Pres. Duterte. Secretary of Justice
Vitaliano Aguirre has brought to the
congressional investigation several
NBP drug lords to testify against
Senator de Lima!
WISDOM: Life is like a wheel it
keeps on turning. Be sure it does
not stop while you are underneath!

Senator Leila de Lima ouster

Some people may be wondering
why Senator Leila de Lima was evicted
Chairman of the Committee on Justice.
The following column of Ninez Cacho
Olivares in the Daily Tribune dated
September 21, 2016 says the following
It is entitled Deserving of the ouster
Leila de Lima had it coming to her,
even if she insists that Rody Dutertes
fingerprints were all over her ouster as
chairman of the Senate justice committee.
The truth is, all senators believe that
they are a republic unto themselves,
which means not one of them save
for Leilas allies who were there to make
sure that Leila continues with her intent
to destroy Rody liked the idea of their
having been ignored by Leila in providing
them the name of her surprise witnesses
Edgar Matobato, and his background,
which is generally needed for them in
advance for questioning the witness on
his credibility.
Moreover, Leilas hearing smacked too
much of moves to destroy Rody, what with
her continued leading questions to the
witness, to the point of lawyering for him
and coaching the witness what to state in
his open testimony.
Admit it or not, she mishandled the
hearing, to the frustration of the senators.
Whether the ouster of Leila was
planned by the allies of Duterte as being
claimed by Leila and her Liberal Party
(LP) allies, is something that is best left
to the publics judgment. But it can hardly
be denied that there was a caucus held
after the session was suspended due
after which a voting on the motion of Sen.
Manny Pacquiao to declare the justice
committee members and chair vacant
made.
Not surprisingly, there went Sen.

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
Franklin Drilon objecting to the motion
saying this was unprecedented, as Sen.
Antonio Trillanes did. As if they never did
so many unprecedented moves when
they were in the majority and staunch
allies of then President Noynoy Aquino.
Trillanes seems to have conveniently
forgotten just how he treated the hearings
against then Vice President Jojo Binay
and his family members whom he, as
well as Sen. Alan Cayetano, excoriated
the Binays, portraying them as guilty, and
even giving out manufactured evidence.
And they have the nerve to call this
behavior civil?
Leila and the former members of the
blue ribbon panel headed by then Sen.
TG Guingona transformed the pork scam
hearings into a trial by publicity and even
conviction by publicity against the three
opposition senators. It certainly was not
in aid of legislation, since the committee
report if one was even done was
never brought before the plenary. It was
in aid of demolition of three opposition
senators to destroy their higher ambitions
for 2016.
At that time, it was the LP and its allies
who were the power in the Senate then.

At that time, the minority bloc

was also stopped from even having
representatives of the then VP from
speaking and from having the affidavit
of the VP read. It is on record that
Trillanes and Cayetano ordered the
lawyers and representatives of Binay
thrown out of the session hall. And now
they claim that this is not being done,
is unprecedented when their behavior
should have been denounced then by
the then Senate president, Franklin
Drilon?
It was already crystal clear, after
Sen. Panfilo Lacson and others started
questioning Motabato that he was
giving false testimony.
It is also just as clear that even as
Leila is no longer the justice chairman,
who has been replaced by Sen. Dick
Gordon, her allies who are also into
demolishing Rody, insist on having
Matobato recalled and testify some
more.
But this time, the new justice
chairman is not into making the same
mistake as Liela. He says this matter
is to be taken up by the committee
members.
Perhaps explaining why chaos
erupted after Matobato, a surprise
witness, was presented by Leila,
which surprised the senators save
perhaps for the LP senators and their
allies, who have dwindled, give the vote
of senators to oust de Lima thus
came the Pacquiao motion to declare
all justice committee members vacant.
Besides, as Gordon noted that
they were surprised about Matobatos
appearance at the Senate hearing,
which they didnt see the testimony
quite in line with the investigation,

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Dehumanization (Part 2)
The president has always been contemptuous about
human rights. It seems that either he does not understand
what it means as defined by our laws and international
conventions or he chooses to have his own selective
definition of it. He has repeatedly scoffed at criticisms against
his vigilante style of justice in handling the drug problem.
In contrast to his tamer and scripted speech after his
inaugural oath taking at the Malacaang Palace, Duterte has
unleashed his profanity-filled threats against drug traders
when he spoke in front of a crowd of about five hundred
people when he visited a slum in Manila on the evening after
his formal inauguration.
He said in his extemporaneous speech in front of the
residents in a slum area in Tondo, Manila:
These sons of whores are destroying our children. I warn
you, dont go into that, even if youre a policeman, because I
will really kill you. If you know of any addicts, go ahead and
kill them yourself as getting their parents to do it would be
too painful.
He said in another speech that he does not care about
human rights and he slammed the U.N. for its concern about
the rising death toll connected to the brutal crackdown on the
illicit drug trade.
The international reputation of the Philippines is not only
being tarnished by the widespread and systematic violations
of human rights but also made worse by the acerbic rhetoric
of the president. He is the one embarrassing our country in
the international stage with his antics.
Some of the most recent diplomatic goofs that the president
made include his pre-emptive insults against Obama, his
anti-U.S. rants in the ASEAN meeting and his profanities and
dirty finger directed to the European Union. All of these have
something to do with his inability to intellectually process the
constructive criticisms against his war on drugs. He is too
paranoid and too arrogant to consider the possibility that
his policies and methods are wrong. His recent antics in the
international stage were not the proper behavior of a sane
and respectable head of state.
Based on the records of the Philippine National Police,
a total of 3,356 persons were killed since June 30, 2016,
the official start of Dutertes term of office. As of September
24, 1,296 of these victims were killed during the so-called
legitimate police operations, 2,140 were killed by unknown
gunmen, and 10 police officers died during drugs operations.
However, not all of those killed were suspects. Some
were innocent bystanders who happened to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time and others were victims of mistaken
identities. A few of the victims were children.
Counting the innocent victims as mere statistics or
collateral damage is another form of dehumanization that the
regime has so far been successful in doing.

St. Padre Pio

Devotion
We are calling all devotees of St. Padre
Pio of Pietrelcina to come and join us as
we start and spread our devotion to St.
Padre Pio.
October 1, 2016 (Saturday)
Parish of St. Anthony de Padua
Dugcal Mission Station
4:00 PM
-

Blessing/Enshrinement
of St. Padre Pio Image
Procession
Novena

5:00 PM - Holy Mass

For more information on how you can help
spread the good news, you may contact Fr.
Bernard at 0917-574-8436

PRAY. HOPE. DON'T WORRY.

halo-halo

sept. 25-oct. 1, 2016

An Nakaagi sa Ngonyan
Saro sa tawong bistado kong
bakong malilingawon asin tataong
manindugan, iyo si Jaime Fabregas.
Nagkahilingan kami kan paglansar
kan OBikoliana section kan Ateneo
de Naga Univeristy library kun sain
siya nagarunga. An pagbukas kan
nasambit na section sa library proyekto
kan H.S. Class 66 na nagseselebrar
kan saindang Golden Jubilee. Dulot
ninda an proyekto nganing taan onra,
paggiromdom asin pasalamatan si Fr.
James OBrien S.J. na an madanay
na pamana iyo an pagkamoot sa Bicol
na inapod niya kaidtong Kingdom of
Kindness.
Dai ko na kaipuhan pang sabihon
na an H.S. Class 66 kan Ateneo de
Naga tataong maggiromdom, arog
ki Jimmy. Kan dekada Otsenta,
regular siyang nagluluwas sa sarong
programa sa TV (Sic OClock News sa
IBC 13) na pigtutuyaw asin tuya-tuya
sa paagi nin parody, sarcasm, irony

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
mga istilo sa literatura an politika sa
Pilipinas
Enot saiya kan dekada 70, sa
Ateneo mismo, pigpasali man ni
Ramon Lee kan HS 66 an Pororopot,
na sa paagi nin pangirit asin mga
comedy skits, tinuyaw an martial law
ni Marcos.
Kaipuhan
ta
sigurong
maromdoman an mga ginibo kan
organisasyon asin mga indibwal na

ini: an HS batch 66 kan Ateneo,

si Fr. OBrien, si Monlee, si Jimmy
Fabregas, ta may mga adal sindang
relebante sa satong presenteng
panahon nin kahandalan.
Si Fr. Obi asin an pagtukdo
niya na kamotan an tataramon na
Bikol iyo an burabod kan pagkabali
kan onseng mga Bikolnon sa ika39ng edisyon kan Ani, an literary
journal kan Cultural Center of the
Philippines.
Sinda si Honesto Pesimo Jr.,
Jason Chancoco, Elberto O. Baeta,
Alan Popa, Christine Bellen, Lorna
Arejola Billones, Emmanuel T.
Barrameda, Julius D. Bulahan,
Ian Kenneth L. Orasa, Sabina
Marites D. Lanada, Nestor Librano
Lucna, and Eilyn Lamadrid Nidea,
gabos Bikolnon asin tataong
maggiromdom asin magsurat sa
Bikol.
Mabuhay kamo!

CARD MRI hosts international study

visit of coops and mutual insurers
Bay, Laguna - CARD
Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI),
the Philippine-based social
development organization,
hosted this years international study visit of cooperatives and mutual insurance companies from Asia
and the Oceania. At least 22
delegates from Hong Kong,
Japan, New Zealand, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, The Philippines, and United Kingdom attended the study visit.
CARD MBA, a microinsurance arm of CARD MRI,
has been a member-organization of the Asia and Oceania Association (AOA) since
2004; and to host this kind of
effort is always a privilege,
said Dr. Jaime Aristotle Alip,
founder and managing director, adding that CARD MRI is
delighted to offer the delegates
the most hospitable welcome
they can give.
Study visits, general meetings, and seminars are among
the regularly conducted activities of AOA to advance its
cooperative insurance movement, friendship, and greater
opportunities for interchanges
among members.
AOA is one of the regional
associations of the International Cooperative and Mutual
Insurance Federation (ICMIF),
which is one of the specialized
firms of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
Microinsurance perspectives
The core activity of the
study visit is to explore the
emerging various approaches
and dynamics of microinsurance in the Philippines and
Asia and the Pacific.
This years study tour allowed the participants to learn
more about microinsurance in
different perspectives, said
Mr. Tamotsu Shozui, AOA
chair and president of the
board of directors, Zenkyoren,
adding that some key players
from the microinsurance industry were tapped for comprehensive inputs.
The Insurance Commission

Front row, from left to right: CARD MBA General Manager May Dawat, CARD MRI Founder and
Managing Director Dr. Jaime Aristotle Alip, and AOA Chair and President Tamotsu Shozui.

in the Philippines, through

Acting Division Manager
Shayne Bulos, presented to the
delegates the policy and regulation for microinsurance in
the country.
Manager Bulos also disclosed to the group that at least
31.1 million lives and properties were insured in 2014
compared to the 3.1 million
and 19.8 million in 2010 and
2012, respectively. Significant increase is also noticeable
in terms of the products and
services and participation of
insurance entities in the country, said Bulos, adding the development of microinsurance
in the Philippines is indeed
overwhelming.
Moreover, the microinsurance model of CARD MRI,
through CARD Mutual Benefit Association, was also at
the limelight during the study
visit.
CARD MBA pioneered the
1-3-5 Day Target in claims settlement. This target ensures
us to have efficient claims validation and settlement, shared
General Manager May Dawat,
adding that it is also their thrust

to share its technology to other

microfinance institutions and
cooperatives for inclusive protection.
CARD MBA is the pioneer
microinsurance in the Philippines.
The Executive Director
of RIMANSI, Jun Jay Perez,
highlighted the ways of promoting the mutuality approach
to microinsurance in Asia and
the Pacific. The mutual model is pro-poor members own
and govern the association,
said Perez.
ICMIFs 5-5-5 strategy

The study visit allowed the

participants to discuss the 5-55 strategy of the International
Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). ICMIF is a long established and
unique global organization
that represents the interest of
more than 225 people-centered
insurers in more than 70 countries.
The members affirmed its
support in the 2015 ICMIF
General Assembly to continue
the development work in helping mutuals in emerging mar(Turn to page 7)

USANT Montessori Grade

School Homeroom Election
The Grade V-Dove of USANT Montessori School
recently elected its officers. Mrs. Shirly T. Suarez,
president; Mr. Seth T. Sabio, vice-president, Mrs.
May Louise P. Pili, secretary; Mrs. Francia C. Sarate,
treasurer; Mrs. Ma.Cristina A. Bagalacsa, auditor; Mr.
Norman C. Abano and Mrs. Ethel F. Sapugay, bus.
Mgrs.; Mrs.Shearon C. Cortez ang Mrs. Luningning
B. Periabras. sgts. at arms; Ms. Jokee Botor-Reyes,
PIO; Mrs. Maria Shiela Lynn P. Oliver, muse; Mr. Don
R.Oliver. Class adviser of Grade V-Dove is Mr. Joseph Briones.

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bikol reporter

HIV-AIDS forum held for LGBTs, GROs

NAGA CITY Hoping to gather more support
from the public in the fight
against HIV/AIDS, the City
Health Office here and the
Rotary Club of Naga conducted last Tuesday, September 20, a prevention
and control seminar on the
dreaded disease.
It has been noted that the
number of patients infected
with the mortal virus has
been alarmingly increasing in
entire Bicol Region.
City Health Officer Butch
Borja, M.D. said the seminar
was participated in not only
by informed sectors, such as
lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and
transgender (LGBTs) and sex
workers but also managers
of night spots and representatives of malls who mani-

GENSAN VISITORS

Dr. borja
fested their intention to hold
similar activities in their respective workplaces to raise
the awareness of the public
on the diseases prevention
and control measures.
The seminar also took up
as serious topic the prevention and control of sexually
transmitted infections (STIs)
that can be acquired thru

CEPPIO

Gender and Development (GAD) advocates from General

Santos City, province of South Cotabato came to Naga to
know the best practices on gender development of the city
which was recently hailed as a GAD Local Learning Hub by
the Philippine Commission on Women

close or direct skin to skin

contact like genital herpes,
genital warts, scabies (korikong), and pubic lice. STIs
that are blood borne infections are: syphilis, hepatitis
B, and HIV.
Cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or
AIDS, which are caused by
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), have been continuously increasing very rapidly, says Medical Technologist
II Grace Eleazar Guevara, of
the Social Hygiene Clinic of
the CHO.
The lectures on STI and
HIV-AIDS were presented
by Dr. Joey Raola and Guevara.
HIV cases in the Bicol Region went up to 433 in June
2016 with the province of
Camarines Sur registering the
highest number of cases with
161 cases and the province of
Catanduanes 16 cases as the
lowest.
Borja said among the attendees in the seminar were
gays who involved themselves as peer educators and
partners in the advocacy
that aims to strengthen the
city governments information and education campaign
against HIV-AIDS by way
of informing all sectors of
society about the societys
menace which is everyones
concern.
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CLASSROOMS, COMPUTERS, AND BOOKS FOR 3rd DISTRICT

Rep. Gabriel Bordado recently met with DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones to raise the need
for more classrooms, computers, and books for public schools in the district he represents.
Bordado said Briones spoke fondly of Mayor Jesse Robredo and Naga City, and was surprised
he served as Vice Mayor for two consecutive terms.

CamSur marks Martial Law

Day with coastal clean-up
By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay

PILI, Camarines Sur

--- In unison with the entire conservationists and
environmentalists in the
country, the provincial government of Camarines Sur,
headed by Governor Miguel
Migz Villafuerte, recently
launched a simultaneous
coastal, lake and rivers clean
up in the 220 barangays in
Camarines Sur Wednesday,
September 21.
This is to ensure a healthy
aqua and marine sanctuary to

all water organisms and save

the ocean from being polluted
and keeping it away from its
eventual death. Every year,
tons and tons of garbage,
mostly plastic wastes are being thrown in different bodies
of water by uncaring individuals. This has caused the death
of aqua organisms as a result
of the toxic wastes.
In full support of the cleanup are officers of barangay
councils, together with its
residents and other organizations.
One of the highlights of

the activity was the throwing

of bokashi balls at Barangay
Ombao, Polpog by its residents and students of Omabo
Polpog Elementary and High
Schools.
Bokashi balls use effective
microorganisms to cleanse the
river. It neutralizes harmful
substances in the rivers and
can contribute to restore the
state of environment in the
said body of water.
On the same day, the
team also launched the Nipa
Bio-ethanol Project in Cala(Turn to page 6)

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PRRD echoes anti-drug . . .

menace has since been and
come to destroy the nation.
The President said the illegal drug problem will destroy
your children and the next generation if not given full attention and preference by the government and all sectors of the
society working together.
President Duterte said however the technicality of the law
makes it hard for me to deal
with the problem on illegal
drugs.
What is very disturbing
about this country now, ang droga kasi within the government
na ang away. (the fight against
illegal drugs has reached the
ranks of the government), he
added.
The President furthered ordered the military to come up
with doctrines on how to deal
with terrorism, noting that Terrorism will come, I am sure.
When? I do not know. So, learn
to adjust..
He then promised them support in terms of firearms and

equipment.
He also gave initial three
Glock 30 and four magazines to
the soldiers which he said were
for use countering terrorism,
while assuring them that they
will be provided what is due to
them to protect the people and
the country.
I will give you everything
you need, just give me a good
and safe republic to live in,
said the President.
President Duterte is the first
Philippine president to visit the
Philippine Army 9th ID, the
headquarters of government
militaty troops in the Bicol region since it was established in
2004.
Meanwhile,
Presidential
Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar earlier said
President Duterte has to visit
the military camps just like the
previous presidents to boost the
soldiers morale and to personally interact with them on the
governments programs lined
up for the AFP. -MAL-PIA5

from my window . . .
which was about the recent spate of summary executions, in
particular of alleged drug suspects and criminals.
He also pointed out the inconsistencies in Matobatos
statement, as well as the manner on how the hearing was
conducted.
On Monday, the Senate voted to oust Leila from the
committee chairmanship.
Gordon had promised that the probe on extrajudicial killings
will continue under his chairmanship.
Leila and her allies will deny that her probe was not biased,
but it was.
Just watching the House probe and Justice Secretary
Vitaliano yesterday, one can spot the very difference between
Leilas hearing and her witness, compared to the House probe
and Agurires witnesses. It was orderly and the witnesses were
credible.
The Senate should learn from this probe.
*****
Senator de Lima seems just to be getting a dose of her
own medicine.

Developing Values Among

Elementary Pupils
By MYLA M. TRINIDAD - Master Teacher !
San Juan Elementary School, Iriga City

That many of our young people today and that includes

young elementary graders have become very liberated in many
ways, is not just a seeming. It is indeed a fact. It it is probable that media has something to do with this. And many lament
this situation. Their mode of dressing, their language, attitudes
and expression of feeling are very obvious of this liberatedness
among our young, Gone are the days when respect for the aged
was very obvious; honesty was always the best policy. It is obviously different now. This is not, however, a condemnation. This
is just playing it straight. But although the situation is lamentable,
it is not the end of the world. Our youth, especially children in the
elementary school, have all the time and the opportunity to be
regenerated and given the chance to to develop their values.
The school is the best place for children to learn and practice
moral values. Education can be the biggest factor in pushing
our children towards some kind of a moral regeneration. Simply,
this calls for moral development. It is that kind which like most
subjects we want children to learn are given a big consideration.
And the teachers do play a major role.as transmitters of learning. This is the transmission of learning which could take the
form of incidental teaching which is effective.. Children learn better if taught within the sphere of the situation and their knowledge. For example. The value of honesty can best be learned
when situations call for the need to be truthful like when taking
examinations and children are expected to work independently.
This particular core value just all othe values assume the same
mode of teaching. It would do well therefore for teachers to be
fully equipped with precise or specific and practical examples to
be best understood and assimilated by young minds.
Time was it when values did not suffer a down trodden line
in society. It is different now in todays time. Teachers could very
well claim that the strong moral values of yore have gone offshore. But there is always a way of getting them back. Activities

CamSur marks Martial Law . . .

banga. Representatives from
the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department
of Science and Technology
(DOST), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR), Department of Agriculture (DA) and DENR
graced the said occasion.
PhilRICE demonstrated
the technology in extracting
and distilling the nipa sap
into bio-ethanol which is an
alternative fuel source. This
project will make Camarines
Sur one of the pioneers in the
wide-scale utilization of nipa
for clean and renewable energy.
The simultaneous clean-up
was spearheaded by the provincial Environment, Disaster
Management and Emergency
Response Office (EDMERO)
headed by its Chief, Lucena
Bermeo.
Team EDMERO was
joined by volunteers from the

Provincial Governors Office

(PGO) EL VERDE Youth and
Environmental Advocacy Officer Emman Cleodoro.
Cleanups are being institutionalized along these communities especially in Bicol
River, aiding in the rehabilitation and conservation of the
natural resources of the province.

Albay eye . . .
tion with the Department of
Tourism and other provinces
in the region in the recently
concluded Philippine Travel
Mart in Manila, the largest
and longest running travel exhibit in the country.
Albay booth was adjudged
as the most visited and was
the Peoples Choice award
first place winner.
Tourism stakeholders and
council members composed
of tourism officers, accredited
tour operators, tour guides and
members from the transport
groups also presented varying
problems and concerns they
encountered. Sub-committees
were then formed to address
these issues and concerns.
-PIA5

that need for children to pay attention like the core values that
are incorporated in the Character City Program which the incumbent Chief Executive Madelaine Yorobe Alfelor, in an Executive Order in 2005 could be a correct springboard for activities
that can be lined up for pupils to work on and challenge their understanding of sound moral values. Activities like literary writing
contests on the different core values, symposium or fora with
resource speakers who are recognized for their strong mores
may be invited to speak of their experiences, literary quizzes,
artistic expressions like songs and dances, , doing interviews
of credible persons in their respective communities, presenting original stage plays or skits which the pupils themselves
wrote. These are manifestations of industriousness and creativity, cooperation, resourcefulness and the likes which are some
of values pushed by the local government unit.
in the City of Iriga, Mayor Madelaine Yorobe Alfelor issued in
2006 Executive Order No. 09, Series of 2005 implementing the
Character City Program .Character City Program is an international program that is gaining a growing number of adherents all
over the world, including the Philippines. Section 16 of Republic
Act 7160 provides that every local government unit shall exercise powers essential to the promotion of the general welfare
and shall ensure and support the preservation and enrichment
if culture and improve public morals of their inhabitants. The is a
good governance approach and strategy and desires to establish a strong and deep foundation for the city and its constituents, revive and r-enforce good values of the Iriguenos.
These same character values may be introduced to the
children in the elementary grades especially in their productive
and growing years and hopefully they learn lessons from them.
When else is the best time to give concrete examples of these
abstracts but now when the children are in their growing years
and in their minds could easily be implanted with these Filipino
character traits which make us, Filipinos, a nation rich in cultural
values and heritage which are imbedded in our people.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
legitimate heirs of the late ROMEO C. LASTICA, who died
on December 31 1996 in Naga City without any will left
a parcel of land located at Barangay Peafrancia, Naga
City; that pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Revised
Rules of Court of the Philippines, the heirs all of legal
ages and with full capacity to contract agree to divide
and adjudicate among themselves said lot in pro indiviso
equal shares; that said Heirs hereby waive their rights,
interest and participation on said lot in favor of FRANCES
L. AGUILAR, her heirs, and successors-in-interest on the
mentioned lot; as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty.
Allain B. Gomez, Doc. No.372, Page No. 7, Book No. II,
Series of 2016.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: September 11, 18 and 25, 2016

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the only
surviving heirs of the late ROGELIO N. TORMES, who died
in Naga City on April 17, 2003, without any will or testament
and no known debts left parcels of land covered by TCT No.
08-2015000113 that pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the
Revised Rules of Court of the Philippines, the heirs all of legal
ages and with full capacity to contract agree to adjudicate
among themselves the land described pro indiviso; that
for and consideraion of the sum of FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (P500,000.00) Philippine currency, the Heirs
do hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto
PEAFRANCIA SUGAR MILLS represented by its President
WILLIAM T. ENRILE, its heirs assigns and successors in
interest, all our rights,, interest and participation on the
described parcels of land, as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Florencio R. Rosales, Doc. No.526, Page No.
39, Book No. 106, Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: September 11, 18 and 25, 2016

for august
Name of Deceased

Date of Interment

FORTUNATO B. CASAIS

August 6, 2016

SAMSON A. LUNAR

August 7, 2016

LUZ A. OXCIMA

August 13, 2016

RAMIL A. OQUENDO

August 13, 2016

ROSARIO V. VILLAFLOR

August 20, 2016

HANNA JEWEL C. BALBIDO

August 19, 2016

YOLANDA O. PATANO

August 21, 2016

CONSUELO G. NAZ

August 26, 2016

JAIME L. RAYNES

August 28, 2016

JESUS F. FLOR

August 29, 2016

CRISTINA S. PILARCA

August 30, 2016

SOCORRO B. TAM

August 29, 2016

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bikol reporter

OBIKOLIANA BLESSING

Ateneo de Naga University President Fr. Jun Viray led the

blessing and inauguration of the O'Bikoliana Section in
the Jesuit University Library on September 20, 2016. The
O'Bikoliana Section is a Golden Jubilee Legacy of the Ateneo
de Naga High School Class of 1966 and will serve as a
repository of Bikol books and other related materials on Bikol
history and culture and a way to propagate the legacy of the

IRIGUEOS ALL

Film and literary figures Jaime Fabregas, Kristian Cordero

and Frank Penones Jr., all from Iriga City, had a quick reunion
during the launching of the OBikoliana Section of the Ateneo
de Naga University Library.

CARD MRI hosts intenational . . .

kets, said Sabbir Patel.
The 5-5-5 strategy of ICMIF, according to Chair Shozui, was crafted in 2015 to
chart the supporting mutual
insurance in emerging markets. It aims to reach five
million new policy holders in
five countries in the next five
years, he added.
The Philippines, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Columbia
were the selected countries to
kick start the strategy. The selection of countries is based on
having a global representation
of countries in the different
continents, said Patel, adding that the opportunities for
growth in a particular country
were also considered.
The CARD MRI way
Being this years host,
CARD MRI allowed the dele-

gates to gain first-hand experience of its business model. Dr.

Alip emphasized that its conduct of weekly center meeting
among its clients nationwide
made the institution grow
stronger. Since the start, this
has been our strategy of effectively building communities in
the country, he added.
CARD MRI has more than
3.6 million clients nationwide.
All of these clients undergo
weekly center meeting. It is
not just a typical meeting; we
actually developed a flow of
center meeting that is unique
and appropriate for our clients, said Dr. Alip, adding
that clients who also serve as
center officers lead the meeting, too.
The Credit with Education
(CwE) is the highlight of the

center meeting. Through this

program, CARD MRI clients
are trained in topics about
health, business, CARD MRIs
products and services, microinsurance, disaster preparedness, and credit discipline,
said Dr. Alip, adding that they
dont just prepare their clients
financially, but holistically as
well.
I am lucky to experience
CARD MRIs unique way of
empowering the poor. The
center visit is just a perfect
venue for CARD MRI and
its clients to discuss various
matters, said Yusuke Hasumi
from Japan, while lauding
CARD MRIs well-knit business model.
Cultural experience
Hosting
international
event here in the Philippines
would not be complete without experiencing our unique
culture, said Dr. Alip.
In 2012, CARD MRI
through its Community Development Group established
a tour program called Hijos

JRM, PIA5/Camarines Sur

legendary Fr. James O'Brien, the Jesuit priest who taught
and pioneered the teachings of Bikol history and culture.
The HS Class 66 donated P150,000.00 as fund to support
the O'Bikoliana Section for the next five years and to buy
the latest books, publication, CDs, videos and other related
materials that promote the Bikol culture; as well as a brand
new computer and printer for the exclusive use of O'Bikoliana.

RICH BICOL HARVEST

Eleven Bicol writers were included in 39th issue of ANI, the literary journal of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines, like prize-winning poet Honesto Pesimo Jr., Jason Chancoco,
Elberto O. Baeta, Alan Popa, Christine Bellen, Lorna Arejola Billones, Emmanuel T. Barrameda,
Julius D. Bulahan, Ian Kenneth L. Orasa, Sabina Marites D. Lanada, Nestor Librano Lucna, and
Eilyn Lamadrid Nidea.

de San Pablo: Seven Lakes

and Beyond Tour. The tour
program is in honor of San
Pablo where the main office
of CARD MRI is based and
where the first CARD branch
was established, said Marilyn
Manila, stating that it is CARD
MRIs way of celebrating the
richness of San Pablos culture.

The tour program opened

its doors to the public in 2014,
regardless of where the tourists came from. We are happy
to accommodate the AOA
delegates for the tour. This is
a good retreat after having a
busy study tour, said Manila.
The delegates were able to
visit San Pablo Citys Sampalok Lake, cathedral, plaza,

HIV-AIDS forum held . . .

For this current month
of September alone, 3 were
found to be positive with HIV
in this city after Dr. Borjas
office received the results
of their confirmatory testing
from a Manila-based testing
center.
Based on the Philippine
HIV and AIDS Registry of the
Department of Healths National Epidemiology Center,
the disease can be acquired
through three major modes of
transmission: sexual contact,
needle sharing among injecting drug users, and mother to
child.
The same reference site
said males having sex with
other males were the predominant type of sexual transmission. In March 2014, male to
male sex posted 86%, or 474
of the 498 cases.
Guevara also warned the
public that even sharing of
shaving blades could possibly
cause HIV transmission.
Borja said what everybody
should avoid and be discouraged from, especially among

male persons, is to have sexual contact with the same sex.

Borja said that based on
reliable source most of HIV/
AIDS transmission in the city
took place through sexual
contact between or among
men, which is formally called
in medical parlance as MSM,
an acronym for Male who
have sex with male or Men
who have sex with men.
MSM, according to Wikipedia, refers to males who
engage in sexual activity with

and city hall.

The study visit was organized by CARD MBA and
AOA of the ICMIF in partnership with RIMANSI Organization for Asia and the Pacific
and CARD MRI Development
Institute. The host of the next
study visit will be announced
by AOA not later than early in
the New Year.

members of the same sex

they may be gay, homosexual,
bisexual or straight.
A male person who inserts
his penis into an infected partner is at risk because sexually
transmitted diseases or infections (STDs/STIs) can enter
through the urethra or through
small cuts, abrasions, or open
sores on the penis.
Also, condoms are more
likely to break during anal sex
than during vaginal sex. Thus,
even with a condom, anal sex
can be risky. jbneola

VACATION LOTS FOR SALE

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FOR DETAILS & DISCOUNTS.

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'Piyesta ni Ina' Around the World

bangkok, thailand

hongkong, china

chicago, illinois, usa

Macao, China

Aukland, New Zealand

Florida, USA

Perth, Australia

Norfolk, Norwich, England

Paris, France

scotland, united kingdom

toronto, canada

san diego, california

CEPPIO photos