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REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS
Ayala enters Legazpi mall rush
Daet zeroes in on waste elimination Bikol short lmin int'l fest nals
PENANG, Malaysia --
A seven-minute Bikol lm
[Pa]Duman ([To] Some-
place) was named one of
the nalists at the TropFest
Film Festival 2015. Theannouncement was made
on Thursday, January 8,
in a press conference with
the lmmakers and Trop-
Fest secretariat in Penang,
Malaysia.
[Pa]Duman, which ac-
cording to TropFest web-
site depicts how, along
every road to someplace,
there are stations where
lives may change, is the
third directorial work ofJennifer Lyn M. Romano,
a Communication gradu-
ate from Ateneo de Naga
University. Romanos
rst lm Kuwatro:Otso
was Bicol Regions rep-
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DAET, CNorte -- This towns consti-
tuents will soon say goodbye to their gar-
bage, but not unproductively.
TWO GROUNDBREAKING RITESDaet Mayor Tito S. Sarion was a picture of a leader in ahurry as he led two groundbreaking rites last week. Firstwas the Go Green Daet Waste Diversion/Recyling Facility atBrgy. Bibirao; and later, the Metro Daet Satellite Market atthe CT Terminal Complex at Brgy. Camambugan.
Over the weekend,
Mayor Tito S. Sarion led
the groundbreaking of theGo Green Daet Waste Di-
version/Recycling Facility
located at Barangay Bibi-rao.
Expected to be nished
after 160 working days
once construction starts,
the PhP30-million facil-
ity will process from 17.5to 20 tons of garbage col-
lected daily in the town
into fertilizer and other
products, like construction
materials from non-biode-
gradable waste.According to Sarion, the
eliminating and recyclingwaste will be Daets local
response to the global eco-
logical problem.
The facility, accord-ing to Sarion, will directly
benet some 42 scavenger
families living near the
garbage dump.
Part of the program will
be the purchase of 5 new
garbage trucks which willcollect garbage in the town
on designated days, one forbiodegradable and another
for non-biodegradable
wastes, to create a culture
of garbage segregation,
the Mayor said. -- fpj
By DANNY O. CALLEJA
LEGAZPI CITY -- Ayala Corp.
(AC), one of the countrys busi-
ness giants, is now part of Legazpi
Citys bandwagon of big invest-
ments joined ahead by two of its
close equals -- SM Prime Holdings
of Henry Sy and Robinsons Groupof the Gokongwei family.
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BIKOL REPORTER2 JANUARY 11-17, 2015OPINION
FX rate (vs. the US$) the local pumpprices of gasoline, diesel and kerosenewill be lower. Our good ination rating
in the last quarter of 2014 can besustained. Lower transport costs favorconsumers hoping that our producerswill cushion their prices by inputting thefuel cost savings in their selling prices.In addition, we pray that the Papal Visitwill bring added luck to our country.
FOREX RESERVES: The Phl ForexReserves hit US$79.8 B last December.The countrys gross internationalreserves (GIR) reect our ability to pay
for import of goods and services and toservice our foreign debt. The year-end GIR level is a bit lower than thatof 2013 (US$83.187B) and of 2012(US$83.572B). Despite the lowerForex Reserves the country isassured of its commercial capabilityin handling international trade andservices.
The GIR year-end level can cover10.2 months worth of imports of goodsand payments for services. At the
Two itineraries of Pope Francis are appropriatelychosen to bring home his expected message of mercyof compassion. They are much like the ideal soil for thesowing of the good seed in the Biblical parable.
The rst is the Mall of Asia in Pasay where he willmeet with families. The MOA, or how it is curtly andpopularly called, like all other malls, has become thecontemporary center of urban family activities andgathering, or as an anthropologist puts it, the newcathedral of consumerism.
The MOA then is a tting venue for this dialoguewhich centers on the family whom the Pope calls thefoundation of coexistence and a remedy against socialfragmentation.
It is not surprising then that Pope Francis will alsofocus on this issue as he considers the importance ofthe family in the survival of humanity. In an address tothe bishops of Brazil in 2013, he described the family asan essential cell of society and the Church.
The contemporary family, in the Popes mind,however, is in crisis.
In a broadcast from the Vatican Radio, he said thatThis revolution in manners and morals has often ownthe ag of freedom, but in fact it has brought spiritualand material devastation to countless human beings,especially the poorest and most vulnerable. Crisis in thefamily has produced crisis of human ecology.
His other itinerary at the Palo Cathedral in Leyte islikewise appropriate as the devastation of the provincein the wake of Haiyan underscore what he termed the
need for a new human ecology.Although the human race has come to understandthe need to address the conditions that menace ournatural environments, we have been slower to recognizethat our fragile social environments are under threatas well, slower in our culture, and also in our CatholicChurch. It is therefore essential that we foster a newhuman ecology and advance it, he urged.
This ecology, he argued during the World Youth Dayin 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, can be promoted by goingback to the basics, like life, which is a gift of God, and avalue to be promoted and protected; integral education,one which is not a transmission of information for prot;health, which is integral for well-being; and security,where violence can be overcome by the human heart.
In the same event, he challenged to youth to berevolutionaries by rejecting the idea that marriage isout-of-fashion, that it is not worth making a life-longcommitment and making a denitive decision, forever.
Children he said, have the right to grow in a family:capable of creating a suitable environment for the childsdevelopment and maturity.
same time, it is also equivalent to8.4 times the countrys short-termexternal debt based on originalmaturity, and six times based onresidual maturity. The exchange ratestrength of the Phl peso is directlyaffected by the GIR level as globalinvestors favor countries with strongpaying capacities.
RURAL BANKING: The ownersand managers of the smaller ruralbanks are concerned by our alertcall on the initial implementation ofthe ASEAN Integration starting thisyear. Under this united regionalprogram, big nancial institutions
throughout ASEAN will be allowedto open banking units or branchesin the Philippines thereby puttingtheir global operations here on equalstatus and at par with domesticbanks.
When the giants play, the dwarfs
can get squeezed or eventually be
bumped out! The Monetary Boardhas issued policies mandating thesmaller banks (thrift and rural banks)to raise their level or operations or tomerge with fellow small operators.Many are opting to stay meantimeas they continually test the waters.But they are ready to sell-out tobanks expanding their horizons.The foreign banks earlier allowedto operate locally are buying smallprovincial banks.
ENCYCLICAL: When our
interior life is caught up in its own
interests, there is no longer room
for others!
(PICPA past president and Hall-
of-Famer, and ACPAPP Lifetime
Achievement Awardee).
GLOBAL OIL: As a result of continuingglut in supplies and downtrends indemand (in mid-winter), world demandfor oil continues to go down due toeconomic slumps in Europe andslowdown in industrial outputs in China.While USA industries are reported to bechurning with improvements, Americanfuel requirements are not huge enoughto counter below-par industrial activitieselsewhere.
Opinions Unlimitedis constrained tochange its earlier predictions that globaloil prices will start to move up gradually.It seems the major oil producers are notfearful of the price rollbacks, even asoil trading is now dictated by reducedorders. Producers minimum thresholdsare continually being adjusteddownward. Biggest oil exporter Saudi
Arabia is expected to remain safe andunhurt even if the price per barrel goesdown to US$40.00!
PESO-DOLLAR: We conrm our
prediction that the Phl peso will soondepreciate against the USD notbecause our economy will falter, but moreso because the USA eco-performancewill improve. Latest statistics (GDP &GNP) seem to indicate that China nowhas the best performing fundamentals,with the USA ranking just close second.With our controlled ination rate (at
2.7%) the domestic currency will notsuffer much in the exchanges.
Global oil will continue to becheaper. If we are able to maintain the
It is Thursday, the rst day of 20l5.
The almost one month wet weather hasnot improved. It is still rainy and windy. Inmy old Caramoan hometown many yearsago, people said that if the rst day of the
year was rainy, the whole January monthwould not be any better.
The rst l2 days of January mirror the
weather for the whole l2 months. My oldfolks could tell if a particular month wouldbe rainy or sunny by taking note of theweather of the rst l2 days.
Each day represents a month.Call it superstition or folk wisdom but
in many cases, they were right/My LoloEleno could predict the weather for a weekby observing the behavior of Mt. Damulogsouth of the barrio. When thick white mistblanketed its peak, it would rain, he once
told me. And for days, the rains poured intorrent.In northern Catanduanes years ago, a
merchant owner of a wooden motor launchcould tell if there was a brewing typhoonby dipping his ngers into the sea. He was
described as a walking barometer.In those days, the barometer was
the only reliable tool to detect a comingtyphoon.
In his regular visit to Tabaco in Albayfrom Caramoran in northern Catanduanes
with a cargo of copra and hemp, and back,he did not meet turbulent seas.
Other motorboat owners, due to theirlong experience with the sea, knew whento make the trip or when to keep theirboats safe in the harbor.
We, Catanduanes traders, trusted the
boat owners with our goods and our lives.
The weather was easy to predict yearsago even without the aid of instruments.Not anymore. The warming of the earthsatmosphere has changed everything. Thewell-pronounced summer or wet seasonis now a thing of the past.
The usually dry months of March toMay and June are now typhoon and ood
months. Areas rarely pounced upon by
natural disasters have been repeatedlysavaged by calamitous weather.
It appears that the earth is revertingback to its inhospitable era. But if everthat period comes, we have nobody toblame but ourselves. The worst enemyof the planet is man, his greed, hisdestructive nature.
It is beginning to be felt.The nightmare of Tacloban City and
nearby towns has revealed a weathergone berserk. There is no apt wordto describe the deluge which claimedthousands of lives.
Nobody knows when anotherYolanda will come. Scientists predictmore violent weather disturbances in thecoming years. That means typhoons,oods, storm surges, landslides galore.
I could see a much displeasedNature. Probably not only displeasedbut boiling mad at how some peoplebehave. They behave badly.
Old folks who before could easilytell the coming weather by looking atthe peak of a mist-covered mountain ordipping their ngers into the sea would
be hard-pressed predicting todaysweather.
Very few people know what theweather will be in the next few days.
Whats the weather tomorrow?
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resentative at the National
Cinemarehiyon Film Festival
in Cagayan de Oro City last
year.
[Pa]Duman is written
by prizewinning poet and
translator Victor Dennis T.
Nierva who is also featured
as an actor in the lm along
with writer Frank Peones Jr.
and Chrismund Leao. The
lm was entirely shot in Mi-
BIKOL SHORT FILM . . .
nalabac, Camarines Sur, and
produced by Romano, Nierva
and photographer Gerard Jan
M. Asay who also served as
its chief cinematographer.
The screening of the lm
along with fteen other nal-
ists and the announcement
of winner will be held on the
festival proper on February 1
at The Esplanade in Penang.
TropFest 2015 will be graced
by internationally acclaimed
cinematographer and director,
Christopher Doyle.
The other nalists are:
Kats Diary by Vanessa
Amante, Commune by
Sher Bautista, The Steel
Child by Jake Soriano, The
Little Reader by Inshalla
Montero (Philippines); All
that Could Have Been by
Caston J. Chua, Wheel Roll-
ing Home by Tan Yong Lin,
Emmas Birthday by Joyce
Huan and Nicole Goh, Tank
by Shu Kar Keng (Malaysia);
Lily by Phan Nha Trang
(Viet Nam); Colorful Knots
by Polen Ly, The Ride by
Sok You Chea, The Scaven-
ger by Sothe Chhin, Bub-
ble by Hang Sokharo, A
Fistful of Pebbles by Som-
chanrith Chap (Cambodia);
and Bond by Pek Hong
Kun (Singapore).
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BIKOL REPORTER 3JANUARY 11-17, 2015
By NANCY IBO MEDIAVILLO
LEGAZPI CITY -- The Philippine National Police Re-
gional Ofce 5, aside from preparing for the Papal visit in
Tacloban City, will send 1,500 police ofcers to Tacloban
City to reinforce security measures for the head of the
Catholic Church.
POPE FRANCIS
Welcome to An Maogmang Lugar, the Center of Good Governance. The recent renovation ofthe welcome arch was realized through the collaboration of the city government and Naga CityUSA, an organization of Naguenos based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Thanks Naga CityUSA for your generosity.
SP OKAYS NAGAS 2015 BUDGETThe Sangguniang Panlungsod approved on nal reading the city's 2015 annual budget totaling
PhP834,689,694.14. The amount is 11% higher than last year's PhP751,377,318.
Chief Supt. Victor Deona,
PNP Bicol regional director,
said that aside from the for-
mation of the PNP Bicol TaskForce Papal Visit, a three-bat-
talion Bicol police contingent
to reinforce the PNP Region
8 force, they have also been
preparing security for devo-
tees going to Tacloban by land
through the Bicol Region.
For instance, it has estab-
lished Motorist Assistance
Centers (MAC) in police
stations along the Maharlika
Highway -- from Tabogon,
Daet, Camarines Norte, to
Matnog, Sorsogon.
Deona also instructed Sr.
Supt. Bernie Banac, PNP
Sorsogon provincial director,
to re-implement controlledpoints in Sorsogon City, Iro-
sin, Juban, Casiguran and
Matnog.
The move aims to avoid
long lines of vehicles that will
go to Samar and Leyte via the (Turn to page 9)
By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY
PILI, Camarines Sur
--- Allowing the power of
transparency and the work
of technology to take its
course while realizing its vi-
sion for a more progressivePili, Mayor Alexis San Luis
recently inked a Memoran-
dum of Agreement (MOA)
with the Land Bank of the
Philippines (LBP) and Phil-
ippine Payments and Clear-
ing Systems (PhilPaCS) for
the full automation of its
operations with online pay-
ment capability.
The Capital town of Pili
will be the rst Local Govern-
ment Unit in the country that
will be using the said tech-
nology a great leap in local
governance using the latest
breakthrough in technology.
In an interview, San Luisdivulged the benets that the
automation will bring to the
LGU, particularly to its con-
stituents.
By EMMANUEL P. SOLIS
LEGAZPI CITY -- De-
spite the small area of ag-
ricultural lands in this fast-
developing city, the City
Agriculture Ofce has re-
corded 34.17-percent rice-
sufciency level in 2014, 32
percent higher than in 2013.
City Agriculturist JesusKallos said in an interview
Wednesday that this improve-
ment was the result of the
strong support to the agricul-
tural sector by Mayor Noel E.
Rosal, the Department of Ag-
riculture (DA) and the Nation-
al Irrigation Authority (NIA).
Kallos said this achieve-
ment can be attributed to the
maximization of the use of
rice eld areas and the appli-
cation of rice farming tech-
nology through proper land
and water management, the
usage of high-quality hybrid
rice seedlings, post-harvest
facilities, fertilizer manage-ment and conduct of several
training sessions and seminars
on the best farming strategy
participated in by the mem-
bers of the citys farmers or-
ganizations.
We are looking forward
into enhancing the lives of
our people and making things
easier and convenient to ev-eryone. This will enable the
LGU to be competitive, trans-
parent, more efcient in its
operations and servicing of
its citizens and attuned to the
call of the ASEAN Economic
integration.
San Luis said that everydepartment is connected to a
server through the Executive
or the automated local gov-
ernment suite where all the
transactions will be posted in
real time and can be accessed
by him anytime, anywhere.
This will give him up to dateinformation regarding the
LGUs dealings even if hes
out of town attending other
He said the citys hybrid
rice program has a separate
budget of Php1 million spent
in every cropping cycle.
The budget is for the pur-
chase of high-quality seeds,
fertilizers and other agricul-
tural inputs used by the farm-
ers.
In December last year,
Rosal turned over three com-plete sets of farm tractor, two
threshers with accessories and
irrigation pumps that will be
used to facilitate the farming
activities of the farmers in or-
der to produce more agricul-
tural products.
This aims to ensure that
local foods and other agricul-
tural commodities are always
available and affordable for
the daily consumption of the
people in the community,
Kallos said.
He revealed that the pur-
chase of farm machineries
was part of the Php1 million
cash reward given by theDepartment Agriculture dur-
ing the 2013 Rice Achiever
Award, with the City Govern-
ment of Legazpi as among the
winners.
The DA Bicol Regional
Ofce turned over last year to
the City Administration Php4
million for the construction
of a farm-to-market road in
the southern village of Cagba-
cong to hasten the transport of
agricultural products from the
villages down to the commer-
cial site of this city.
A 75-hectare vacant area
in that place is now on theCAOs drawing board to be
developed into rice eld, Kal-
los pointed out.
The city agriculturist said
the DA also distributed last
year to the citys farmers or-
ganizations three threshers,
three tractors and other farm
machineries to help them in
their daily farming activities.
The NIA has also made a
strong support to the citys ag-
ricultural sector that resulted
in the completion of six irri-
gation projects in the identi-
ed rice areas in the villages
of Tamaoyan, San Joaquin,
Maslog, Bagong Abre, Ban-querohan and San Francisco.
The projects materialized
through the counter-parting
agreement between the City
Government of Legazpi and
the NIA.
Kallos said one of the best
practices of his ofce was the
very good collaboration of the
farmers organizations and the
city administration.
Almost all the projects
of this ofce came from the
recommendations and sug-
gestions of the farmers and
all of these were submitted to
the Ofce of the City ChiefExecutive and to the DA, he
added.
To address the high cost of
fertilizers, Kallos said his of-
ce entered into an agreement
with the ELR Corp. for the
manufacture of organic input
and that the rst 100 bags of
this organic fertilizer will be
given on Jan. 27.
This program would reduce
the usage of inorganic fertil-
izers and enable the farmers
to spend less in their farming
activities.
ELR Corp. is based in Sci-
ence City of Munoz, Nueva
Ecija and is now recognizedas one of top producers of
organic fertilizers being ex-
ported to China, Korea, Viet-
nam, United States, Indone-
sia, Malaysia, Japan and other
countries.
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Matnog port and ensure the
security of the commuting
public and motorists who will
surely ock to Leyte to havea glimpse of the Holy Father
of the Catholics for their once-
in-a-lifetime experience.
Deona underscored the im-
portance of controlled points
in Sorsogon province for the
comfort of the travelers as
these facilities will have facil-
ities like comfort rooms and
eateries.
This, he said, was done
when super typhoon "Yo-
landa" hit Samar and Leyte.
Banac said his men are all
ready for the important occa-
sion, although, he said, there
are not much passengers trav-
elling yet.At peak season, however,
there are about 600 vehicles
and 5,000 passengers that
crowd at the Matnog Port.
He expects this number to
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BIKOL REPORTER4 JANUARY 11-17, 2015HALO-HALO
INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN
Tano Ta Bikol, Liwat
idto nin pagtulod, pagpapusog asinpagpapatubod nin kalangkawan ninsarong lengwahe, na iyo an Englishasin an Filipino/Tagalog sa ibangmga rehiyonal na lenggwahe. Anresulta iyo an mga namamanwaanan suhay sa saindang banwaan anhawak asin isip.
Kaipuhan lang ini nin desisyonsa parte kan mga paratukdo namaglakaw pa nin sarong milya.Dikit na higos. Sabi ngani kan mgaTsino, an paglakaw sa sanribongpadumanan, minapoon sa enot nalakdang.
Yaon na an literaturang Bikol saagimadmad asin hablon kan nasyon.Prueba digdi iyo si panggana kansarong taon kan limang librongsinurat asin nakasurat sa tataramonna Bikol.
Kaipuhan ta na lang iningandurugan. Sabi ngani kan mgataga-Iriga, if you cannot agwans,better diskans.
Sa ginibong ika-15ng Region VTertiary Schools Press Conferencesa University of Saint Anthony kannakaaging semana, liwat na namanakong nahapot kun tano ta kaipuhanna itulod an pagsurat sa tataramon naBikol.
Siring sa dati, an sakong simbagiyo ta an tataramon ko Bikol asin anlenggwahe, garo ika-duwang kublit. Daiini mahahali sa sakong pagkatao.
Dai ko natatanyog kan mga riparo nadikit naman an mga nagbabarasa ninBikol, katubuan nagta-Tagalog. Maskisoboot an mga paratukdo nadidipisilanna magtukdo sa mother-tongue kayaano daw ngaya kun Filipino/Tagalog oEnglish na lang.
Sa enot, an hapot ko man siring sahapot kadto kan sarong aktibistangtaga-UP, kun bako kita, siisay?Kun bako ngonyan, nuarin? Siisaymataram asin maataman kan satongsadiring tataramon kun bako kita. Nuarinpa man kita maataman kaini kundi
ngonyan nganing dai ini magresultasa sinasabing language erasure, opagkapara.
Bakong rason an kadipisilan na daina magtukdo. Dai ako nagtutubod naan sarong Bikolnon na paratukdo nanagtataram nin Bikol madidipisilan naitukdo ini. An saindang kadipisilan yaonsa pag-iisip ninda. Bunga sinda kanpalpak na bilingual educational systemkan panahon ni Marcos. Panahon
PAMA-AN
Aroaldaw akong minatingagNi JUSAN MISOLAS*
Sa paglaom na ika yaon sa itaas
kan sakuyang mga mata,sa kalangitan na saimong itinuga
na papadumanan ko sa huring aldaw.
Sinasabat ako nin mga pananguron
na nagriribay-ribay lalawgon:
Aki na may darang tsupon,
kuneho na mabarahibuhon,
kenkoy na nadalan sa telebisyon,
gurang na mabarbason.
Anas puti, garo mga halang na kayo
na pigpapalid nin duros.
Tinutukdo ko ini sa dawa sisay
na sakong mahiling, uy, hilnga ito!
Dangan maribay sinda nin lawog
na garo baga ako sana an gustong pahil'ngan.
Hain man? Tinutukdo ko
hasta madutaan sinda kan sakong muro,
ngarig dai na sinda
makaribay pa nin lawog.
Si Jusan nagaadal saAteneo de Naga, asin aktibo sapagpakarhay kan Rimpos LiteraryFolio asin sa Ateneo Literary
Association.
ofcial concerns.
The online payment ca-
pability feature of the auto-
mation will make payment
schemes more convenient by
using its online features. Resi-
dents of Pili who have migrat-
ed to other countries but still
maintain their properties in
this town, can now pay their
taxes without the hassle of
going through the process of
bank transfers or similar pay-
ing scheme. Booking of tick-
ets and similar transactions
can already be done without
the annoyance of queuing inairlines ofces.
South Luzon Lending
Group First Vice President
PILI TO AUTOMATE . . .
Daisy Macalino and South-
east Luzon Branches Group
Assistant Vice President
Marilou Villlafranca who
were both present during the
MOA signing in Manila last
December 17 lauded San
Luis vision of enhancing its
services and vowed to assist
and provide the banks prod-
ucts and services to the LGU
as its partner.
The agreement will not
just provide transparency of
the LGUs projects but also
the utilization of funds, ow
of inventory and even ap-proval tracking. The auto-
mated system of the LGU is
accessible via internet online
and has a cross-platform ca-
pability where citizens can
view the ow of processes of
their municipality using their
available gadget desktop
computers, laptops, tablets,
and even mobile phones,
San Luis added.
It will also be advanta-
geous on the part of the LGU
since it can easily log on to
the website, have their docu-
ments led, taxes and fees as-
sessed, and obligations paid
without leaving the comforts
of their home or ofce. Pay-
ments can be done using ac-
credited banks and directlydeposited to the LGU Land-
Bank account.
The system also provides
the efciency of a fully-in-
tegrated system where each
completed transaction is di-
rectly logged to the munici-
palitys treasury and logged
in the accounting records in
real time.
The towns constituents
can view the latest municipal
resolutions since they are also
published online. The docu-
ments can also be tracked for
approval purposes.
San Luis capped the good
news by saying that the pos-
sibilities of more efciencies
and technology advancement
for the municipality are lim-ited only by the innovation in
the minds of its implementers
and users.
The in thing today in the Department of Education isK-12. It is a most welcome innovation in the Philippineeducational system. No wonder, it is getting a lot ofpositive feedbacks. Now, we are getting ready to facethe world very competitively in terms of employmentopportunities globally.
Never mind if Mother Tongue is used as a medium ofinstruction. But there is simply no way of putting Englishon the sides. That Filipinos speak good English has
always been a source of pride especially to those whoare working outside the country and in local multinationalcorporations. We have many prominent writers in Englishthat have established a niche in literature some of whichhave been published in world anthologies.
So, we continue to hone our English prociency. Wecontinue to develop our students ability to speak andwrite correct English. We encourage them to read greatbooks in English, the classics for example. Many a writerwho have been recognized for their literary output talk ofreading Shakespeare in English, Homer in English, thebiographies of the Greek playwrights, Omar KhayyamsRubaiyat all these in English. So, unless we continueto sharpen our ability to put English into our system andencourage our students to grow with the language, theywould lose the opportunity to admire the works of theliterary masters and life would not be fullling for them.
It does not mean that we put aside our own. Let usnot, however, forget that we have a national languagewhich is Filioino. We have our local dialects andlanguages that are beautifully written and read.
Today, our Bicol literature is already considered adeveloped literature in the country as there are manyprominent Bicol literary writers, two of whom are FrankPeones and Kristian Cordero. May your tribe increase!
K-12 is going to bring us the fulllment of our dreamto wave high amidst the global competition in the pursuitof better employment opportunities.
K-12, Yes. But English is Still it.
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Republic of the PhilippinesTanggapan ng Sangguniang Panlungsod
J. Miranda Ave., City Hall, City of Naga
(472-7919 473-2049 473-2051
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-085VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
AN ORDINANCE CONSOLIDATING THE SENIOR CITIZENS ORDINANCES
NOS. 1992-042, 1992-049, 2002-017, 2006-70, 2010-066, 2011-018, 2013-036,2013-054, AND 2014-034, RESOLUTION NO. 2010-340 AND INTEGRATINGTHEREIN THE SENIOR CITIZENS MONTH EXECUTIVE ORDER 2006-016,AMENDING SOME SECTIONS IN THE PROCESS
Author: Hon. Esteban Greg R. Abonal III Co-sponsor: Hon. Jose A. Tuason
EXPLANATORY NOTE
After the enactment of R.A. 7432 known as An Act to Maximize theContribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benets and Special
Privileges and for Other Purposes four more related laws were adopted.Immediately after the promulgation of the rst senior citizens law, the City
of Naga likewise legislated Ordinance No. 1992-042 creating the Ofce of the
Senior Citizens Affairs. Then followed several related or amendment ordinances,supplemented by a resolution and an executive order, to wit: No. 1992-049, AnOrdinance Granting Discounted Fares to Senior Citizens in Common CarriersOperating in the City of Naga; No. 2002-017, An Ordinance Appropriating the
Amount of One Hundred Thousand (P100,000) Pesos out of the Unappropriated
Surplus for the Year 2001 to Cover the Death Assistance to Afliated Senior
Citizens of the City of Naga at One Thousand (P1,000) Pesos per Beneciary; No.
2006-70, An Ordinance Creating the Ofce for the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA)
Headed by a Senior Citizen in the City of Naga as Mandated by R.A. 9257; No.
2008-091, An Ordinance Establishing a Cash Assistance for Death Expenses forSenior Citizens of the City of Naga; No. 2010-066, An Ordinance Mandating anIncreased Budget Allocation for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disability (PWDS),
Allocating No Less Than One Percent (1%) of City and Barangay Budgets for EachSector, and Requiring Implementation Beginning Year 2011; No. 2011-018, AnOrdinance Implementing Extra Privileges to Senior Citizens in Naga City; No. 2013-036, An Ordinance Establishing a Trust Fund for the Ofce for Senior Citizens
Affairs (OSCA) in the City of Naga; No 2013-054, An Ordinance Prescribing theReplacement of Senior Citizens Lost/Worn-out and Mutilated IDs and PurchaseBooklets for Medicines and Prime Commodities and Prescribing Fees Thereof;and, No. 2014-034, An Ordinance Amending Section 2 or Ordinance No. 2008-091,
Entitled: An Ordinance Establishing a Cash Assistance for Death Expenses forSenior Citizens of the City of Naga by Increasing the Cash Assistance from TwoThousand (P2,000.00) Pesos to Three Thousand (P3,000.00) Pesos.
This ordinance consolidates these ordinances and integrates the resolutionand executive order all for the purpose of easy reference. Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of Naga, that :
SECTION 1. Title. This ordinance shall be known as the ConsolidatedSenior Citizens Ordinances.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Policies and Objectives. The City of Nagahereby adopts the declared policies and objectives in Section 2 of R.A. 9994,otherwise known as An Act Granting Additional Benets and Privileges to Senior
Citizens, Further Amending Republic Act No. 7432, as Amended, Otherwise Knownas An Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, GrantBenets and Special Privileges and for Other Purposes, more specically :
a. To establish mechanisms whereby the contributions of the senior citizensmay be maximized;
b. To adopt measures whereby our senior citizens are assisted and appreciatedby the community as a whole;
c. To establish a program benecial to senior citizens, their families, and the
rest of the community they serve;d. To establish community-based health and rehabilitation programs for senior
citizens in every political unit of society.
SECTION 3. Additional Privileges and Responsibilities. In addition tothe benets and privileges enumerated in Section 4 of R.A. 9994,
a. All senior citizens shall be entitled to the following benets and privileges:
1) Comfortable seats in public conveyances, e.g. buses, vans, jeepneys,tricycles
2) Priority in services in restaurants, groceries, markets,3) Free movie once a week at the designated theater and at the designated
date and time4) Financial assistance of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000) to the family
for the death of an afliated senior citizen
b. In this regard, the management of establishments shall assume the
following responsibilities:1) Where customers must queue for service, as in fast food centers or
payment counters, to provide marked lanes that shall give priority tosenior citizens;
2) In restaurants and on buses, to reserve seats most convenient forentrance and exit or for embarking and disembarking;
3) In dealing with senior citizens, to extend the utmost patience and duerespect.
SECTION 4. Senior Citizens Coordinating and Monitoring Board.Pursuant to Rule VIII, Section 5 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR)of R.A. 9994, there shall be a mechanism on the implementation of R.A. 9994 to beknown as the Senior Citizens Coordinating and Monitoring Board (SCCMB).
a. The SCCMB shall be composed of: the Social Welfare and DevelopmentOfcer as Chairman; the Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) Ofcer as Vice-Chairman; and as members: the Head of the OSCA,
the City Legal Ofcer, the City Health Ofcer, the Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) Field Ofcer, and the Representative of the Naga City
Peoples Council.b. The SCCMB shall have the following duties and functions:
1) To formulate a City Plan of Activities for Senior Citizens, in coordinationwith the City Government, the Social Welfare and Development Ofce
and Stakeholders;
2) To develop an effective monitoring and reporting system toward efcientand uniform implementation of the law;
3) To develop and institute effective and innovative approaches andmethods to address emerging concerns of the senior citizens;
4) To coordinate the programs and projects of the City Government withresponsibilities under R.A. 9994 and its IRR;
5) To monitor the conduct of orientation, training and other capabilitybuilding programs to maximize the contributions and participation ofthe senior citizens;
6) To coordinate the conduct and evaluation of the plan of action, researchand documentation of good practices and disparities for policy andprogram development; and
7) To prepare a yearly report for the City Mayor and concerned localgovernment units.
c. The SCCMB shall meet at least quarterly to promulgate policies, rules andregulations, and resolve issues complaints and other concerns related tosenior citizens affairs.
d. The SCCMB shall use part of the special purpose appropriation for thesenior citizens budgeted for operation and implementation of its functions.e. The OSCA shall serve as the SCCMB secretariat.
SECTION 5. Ofce of the Senior Citizens Affairs. Pursuant to Section 6of R.A. 9994, there shall be the Ofce of the Senior Citizen Affairs (OSCA).
a. The head of the OSCA shall be a senior citizen chosen from a list of three(3) nominees of the general assembly of the accredited senior citizensassociation of Naga City. He shall be selected and appointed by the City
Mayor for a single term of three (3) years without prejudice to an extensionif exigency so requires. During his term, he may not be removed exceptfor reason of death, permanent disability or ineffective performance of hisduties to the detriment of fellow senior citizens.
b. The OSCA shall serve the interest of the senior citizens and shallfunction:1) To plan, implement and monitor yearly work programs in pursuance of
the objectives of this ordinance;2) To draw up a list of available and required services which can be
provided by senior citizens.3) To maintain and regularly update on a quarterly basis the Senior Citizens
Master List and to issue, free of charge for the rst instance, the Senior
Citizen Ofcial Identication Card (ID) and Purchase Booklet which
shall be valid anywhere in the country but shall be distinguishably forNaga City senior citizens.
4) To serve as a general information and liaison center to serve the needsof the senior citizens;
5) To monitor compliance of the provisions of this ordinance and othernational laws, particularly the grant of special discount and privilegesto senior citizens;
6) To report to the City Mayor, individuals but especially establishmentfound violating any provision of this ordinance and applicable nationallaws; and
7) To assist the Senior Citizens in ling complaints or charges against any
establishment, institution, or any agency refusing to comply with theprivileges under R.A. No. 9257 before the Department of Justice or thecity or regional trial court
c. All salaries and wages of items created under this ordinance as well asmaintenance and other operating expenses shall have their own budgetaryallocation in the annual Local Expenditure Program.
d. No less than one percent (1%) each of the city and of the barangay annualbudgets shall be allocated for benets, plans, programs, and activities of
the senior citizens either organized, implemented, and/or sanctioned by theOSCA and/or by other General Administrative, Social, Economic Servicesdepartments/ofces of Naga City or, in the barangay level, by the BASCA
and/or by the Senior Citizens Committee of the Barangay Council.e. All fund disbursements for various plans, programs, and activities for
the benet of the senior citizens shall be based on a Work and Financial
Plan duly endorsed by the Sangguniang Barangay or the OSCA and dulyapproved by the Punong Barangay, or by the City Mayor, as the case maybe.
f. One Hundred Pesos (P100.00) shall be charged for replacement of lost/
worn-out/mutilated ID and Twenty-Five Pesos (P25.00) for replacement oflost or lled-up Purchase Booklet. An Afdavit of Loss shall be required
for replacement of lost ID or Purchase Booklet and that payment shall bemade at the Treasurers Ofce.
SECTION 6. Senior Citizens Associations. Even as City Hall ofcials andofces respond to individual needs of senior citizens, the OSCA shall coordinate
and assist in organized efforts by organized senior citizens associations.a. There shall be one (1) Barangay Association of Senior Citizens Affairs
(BASCA) in each of the twenty-seven (27) barangays of Naga City andshall hold ofce in their respective barangay halls.
b. The Naga City Senior Citizens Federation, Inc. (NCSCFI) shall be recognizedas the ofcial umbrella organization of all the BASCAs in the city.
c. Each BASCA shall submit to its respective Punong Barangay its annualplans and requests for budgetary assistance from the barangay.
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d. The NCSCFI shall collate its own as well as all BASCA annual plans andrequests for budgetary assistance from the City Government and submitthe same to OSCA for consideration and accommodation in time for theannual budgeting process of the City Government in August each year.
SECTION 7. Senior Citizens Month. Septemberis declared as SeniorCitizens Month and the City Senior Citizen Ofcials Program (CSCOP) is adopted,
provided:
a. Composition and Manner of Election
1) There shall be one senior citizen counterpart for the City Mayor, one forthe City Vice-Mayor, twelve counterparts for the City Councilors, onecounterpart for the Sanggunian Secretary, and twelve counterparts fordepartment heads or heads of ofces.
2) The SCCMB shall set the period and guidelines and shall supervisethe election of the City Senior Citizen Ofcials.
3) Each Barangay Association of Senior Citizens Affairs (BASCA) shallsubmit to the SCCMB its single member-nominees Resolution ofNomination and Certicate of Candidacy to OSCA; provided, that any
previous City Senior Citizen Ofcial (CSCO) may be nominated and
serve only up to a second time.4) The Presidents of the twenty-seven Barangay Association of Senior
Citizens Affairs shall elect through secret balloting the full complementof fourteen (14) city ofcials from among the nominees.
5) The candidate with the highest number of votes shall be the City SeniorCitizen Mayor; the second highest, the City Senior Citizen Vice-Mayor;and, the next twelve, the twelve City Senior Citizen Councilors.
6) The Senior Citizen Mayor-elect shall designate remaining BASCAnominees as counterparts for the Sanggunian Secretary and fordepartment heads or heads of ofces.
b) Term of Ofce, Functions, and Honorarium
1) The term of the City Senior Citizen Ofcials shall be from September 1
to 30 each year.2) They shall serve as counterpart of the elected or appointed ofcials
and shall perform similar duties and functions of their counterparts,except matters pertaining to monetary disbursement.
3) Each City Senior Citizen Councilor shall automatically become theChairman, Co-chairman, or Member of the Sangguniang PanlungsodStanding Committee in which the regular City Councilor of whom theformer is the counterpart is the Chairman, Co-chairman, or Member.
4) During the joint session with the regular Sangguniang Panlungsod, theCSCOs shall participate in the deliberations but shall have no votingpower.
5) Aside from the joint session, the CSCOs shall schedule a separate dayfor their regular session to deliberate on matters for proposal to theSanggunian.
6) At the end of their term, the Senior Citizen City Mayor shall conveneall the elected and appointed CSCOs for an evaluation of their CSCOPand submit the evaluation report to the City Mayor, the SangguniangPanlungsod, and the OSCA.
7) All CSCOs shall receive honorarium on a daily wage basis.
SECTION 8. OSCA Trust Fund.
a. The OSCA Trust Fund is created and maintained at the Treasurers Ofce to
provide additional nancial and/or material aid to senior citizens for health
care and rehabilitation system for the disabled senior citizens and extendassistance to the needs of the underprivileged, sick, and incapacitatedelderly and give full support to the improvement of the well-being of theelderly.
b. To this OSCA Trust Fund shall be paid/deposited all payments forreplacement of IDs and Purchase Booklets, donations from individualsor institutions, earnings from income-generating activities and projectsundertaken by the OSCA, and savings from externally-funded activities.
c. This OSCA Trust Fund shall be managed by Trustees that by resolutionshall approve disbursements for full and exclusive assistance to seniorcitizens in need and shall require annual audit of the same. The Trusteesshall include:1) City Mayor Chairman2) OSCA Head Vice-Chairman
3) Sangguniang Panlungsod Chairman of the Committee on SeniorCitizens Member
4) City Treasurer Member5) NCSCFI President Member
SECTION 9. Penalties and Other Sanctionsa. The following acts concerning drug and medicine purchases are considered
violations of the ordinance:
1) A Senior Citizen or his/her representative or a person misusing theprivileges by:
a) using several purchase booklets,
b) availing of the discount to buy medicines, drugs, medical accessoriesand supplies not for the use of the senior citizen,
c) unauthorized use of the identication card of the senior citizen.
2) A medical practitioner giving prescription to other persons in the nameof the senior citizen or giving anomalous prescription.
3) Retailers and establishments dispensing medicines:
a) refusing to grant the full 20% senior citizens discount and VATexemption on drug and medicine purchases paid via credit card,
b) making a distinction between branded and generic drugs andmedicines in giving the 20% discount,
c) posting notices and signages telling customers that availment of the20% discount is limited to cash purchases only,
d) limiting of discountable drug and medicine purchases to certainweekdays only, such that senior citizens cannot avail of the 20%discount on other days, and e) restricting the purchase time or periodfor senior citizens to a particular hour each day only, i.e. refusing togrant senior citizen discounts after a certain hour.
b. The following acts concerning food purchases are considered violations ofthe provisions of the ordinance:
1) Pegging a maximum amount of food purchase subject to 20% discountand the VAT exemption, and/or posting of notice to that effect;
2) Refusal to grant the 20% discount and VAT exemption on take-out /take-home / drive-thru orders it appearing that the purchase is for theexclusive use and enjoyment of senior citizens;
3) Refusal to grant a discount for credit card payments; and
4) Refusal to grant a 20% discount and VAT exemption on delivery ordersit appearing that the purchase is for the exclusive use and enjoymentof senior citizens.
c. Any person who refuses to honor the senior citizen card or violatesany provision of the ordinance shall suffer the following penalties: OneThousand Pesos (P1,000) for the First Offense, Three Thousand Pesos(P3,000) for the Second Offense, and Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000) forthe Third Offense and every succeeding offense thereafter.
d. If the offender is a corporation, partnership, organization or any similarentity, the ofcials thereof directly involved such as the president, general
manager, managing partner, or such other ofcer charged with the
management of the business affairs shall be liable.e. Provided, however, that any person/establishment charged with violation
of any of the provisions of this ordinance and does not wish to contest
the charge(s) and is willing to pay the ne voluntarily prior to the ling ofcharges before the proper Court shall be allowed to pay the correspondingne at the City Treasurers Ofce to avoid criminal prosecution within twelve
(12) hours from apprehension; otherwise, the case shall be prosecuted.f. Upon ling of an appropriate complaint, and after due notice and hearing,
the proper authorities may also cause the cancellation or revocation of thebusiness permit, permit to operate, franchise and other similar privilegesgranted to any person, establishment or business entity that fails to abide bythe provisions of the Act, the Implementing Rules, and/or this ordinance.
SECTION 10. Separability Clause. Any provision of this ordinance foundto be in violation of the Constitution or declared invalid by a competent court shallnot impair the other provisions or parts thereof and shall continue to be in force andin effect.
SECTION 11. Repealing Clause. Ordinances, rules and regulations orparts thereof which are inconsistent or in conict with provisions of this ordinance
are hereby repealed. Likewise, all previous senior citizen ordinances particularly,except for the persons with disabilities (PWD) provisions in Ordinance No. 2010-
066, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 12. Effectivity. This ordinance shall become effectiveimmediately upon approval.
ENACTED: December 19, 2014
APPROVED: January 5, 2015xxx xxx xxx
WE HEREBY CERTIFYto the correctness of the foregoing ordinance.
(Sgd.) GIL A. DE LA TORRE
Secretary to theSangguniang Panlungsod
(Sgd.) GABRIEL H. BORDADO JR. City Councilor &
Temporary Presiding Ofcer
(Sgd.) NELSON S. LEGACION City Vice Mayor
CONCURRED:
(Sgd.) JOHN G. BONGAT City MayorBIKOL REPORTERPublished: January 11, 2015
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HOMAR MURILLO
Understanding Scientic
Hypothesis, Theory and LawThe terms hypothesis, theory and law have precise meanings
when used in science. Generally speaking, these terms all tryto provide reasonable descriptive statements about specicphenomena. The big difference, however, is the levels ofcondence attributed to these terms.
The levels of scientic condence are based on the reliability
of predicted result as veried by independent experiments.Hypotheses typically have the lowest scientic condence while
theories and laws have the highest levels of scientic condencebecause they are well-tested and peer-reviewed by scientists.
Contrary to common understanding, hypothesis, theory andlaw do not necessarily imply a continuum. A hypothesis doesnot always graduate into theory or law. Similarly, a law is notnecessarily more well-established than a theory.
Hypothesis
A scientic hypothesis is a tentative explanation about aparticular phenomenon, set of observable facts or implicationsthat remains to be tested. It could be derived either throughdeductive or inductive reasoning based on previous observationsand established scientic theories or laws. Multiple hypothesescan also be proposed, rened and combined to provide amore coherent and comprehensive explanation. This typicallybecomes a working hypothesis, which is a provisionally acceptedhypothesis that is subject to further research.
According to Schick and Vaughn, scientists who areevaluating and comparing various hypotheses should take intoconsideration the following criteria:
1.)Testability or falsiability2.) Parsimony or the application of Occam's razor3.) Scope the apparent application of the hypothesis to
multiple cases of phenomena4.) Fruitfulness the prospect that a hypothesis may explain
further phenomena in the future5.) Conservatism the degree of "t" with exist ing recognized
knowledge-systems
Scientic hypotheses typically have high mortality whenthey are subjected to a barrage of tests. Very few hypothesessurvive to be accepted as factual. Most hypotheses do not leadto breakthroughs even if they become a well-established fact. Ahypothesis could be as mundane and narrow as explaining whythere is a mold growth in a supposedly sterilized agar mediumin a Petri dish or it could be a grand and complex as explaininghow it is possible for biological life to arise from simple organicmolecules.
TheoryContrary to common notion, a scientic theory is not a merely
speculative explanation. A scientic theory is rigorously testedto the point that it becomes a very reliable and comprehensiveexplanation about some aspects of nature. A theory is well-supported by a vast body of evidence that typically comes frommultidisciplinary approach. The tests for the validity of a scientictheory are independently done by various experts in a particulareld of inquiry, complying with the strictest scientic protocolsand other criteria of modern science. A theory is proposed ina way that it can either be empirically veried or contradicted
(falsied).Scientic theories have the characteristics of being capable
of providing accurate predictions. In contrast to hypotheses,which are empirically testable conjectures, theories havealready undergone and survived several empirical tests done byindependent scientists.
Theories may either be modied in the light of additionalevidence or they may be integrated with other theories to form asynthesis such as such as in the case of the modern synthesisof genetics with the Darwinian Theory of evolution throughnatural selection. Very few theories well-established theories arecompletely overthrown.
Historically speaking, few paradigms shifts or scienticrevolutions had completely overthrown well-established theories.Some common examples include the following: geocentrictheory overthrown by heliocentric theory, absolute space-timetheory overthrown by relativity theory, and steady state theoryoverthrown by the big bang theory.
LawA scientic law is similar to a scientic theory in terms of
empirical support and wide acceptability among the experts in aparticular eld. However, the main differences of a scientic lawwith a theory include comprehensiveness, predictive capabilityand explanatory ability. Laws and theories are interrelated anddo not have degrees of superiority compared to each other. It isa misconception to assume that a law is more established thana theory.
A law is a descriptive statement about a specic phenomenonwhile a theory is the explanation behind that phenomenon. Inmost cases scientic laws are contained within theories. Forexample, the three Mendelian laws of inheritance are containedwithin the theory of genetics. The Medelian laws describe thephenomenon of inheritance while the genetic theory explains
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DPWH-Bicol completes 315 infra projects in 2014By FLOREO G. SOLMIRANO
LEGAZPI CITY -- TheDepartment of Public
Works and Highways Bicol
regional ofce completed
315 infrastructure projects
in the region in 2014, a re-
port released Tuesday by the
agencys Public Information
Ofce said.
The accomplished infra-
structure projects are part of
the 422 projects targeted by
the agency for the year, in-
volving a total allocation of
Php9.19 billion for the Bicol
Region under the DPWH In-
fra Program.
The projects include roads
and bridges, ood control anddrainage, water system, school
buildings, national buildings
and other public infrastructure
projects.
The big chunk of the allo-
cation was for the construction
and rehabilitation of roads and
bridges with Php7.1-billion
share, DPWH Bicol Region-
al Director Melvin B. Navarro
said.
Navarro explained that the
DPWH-Bicol is one of the
key agencies that provide the
infrastructures necessary to
spur the development of the
region.
The regional ofce and its15 district engineering ofces
have facilitated the delivery of
the much-needed infrastruc-
ture services to Bicolanos, he
added.
Other portion of the
Php9.19-billion total alloca-
tion went to ood control and
drainage, Php1.6 billion; wa-
ter system, Php10.5 million;
school buildings, Php14.0
million; national build-
ings, Php297.0 million; and
other public infrastructure,
Php209.1 million.
Water system and schoolbuilding projects have been
fully implemented while oth-
ers are in progress.
One of the remaining not
yet started (NYS) projects
is ready for implementation
while others are still under the
pre-construction activities due
to the delayed pre-detailed en-gineering activities.
Navarro said that aside
from the current infra pro-
gram, his ofce also imple-
mented carry-over projects
under CY2013, CY2012 and
CY2011 infra programs.
For 2013 carry-over proj-
ects, the total accomplishmentin 2014 yearend was 97.04
percent, with one remaining
NYS project under perfec-
tion of contract; while for the
CY2013 carry-over projects,
SM dominated the pres-
tigious Don Emilio AbelloEnergy Efciency Awards
for 2014, getting a total
of forty eight awards, the
most number given to a
company by the award-
giving body.
SM malls, a department
store and two ofce build-
ings were conferred 48
energy efciency awards,
including a Hall of Fame
award for SM Clark.The Don Emilio Abello
Efciency Awards is spear-
headed by the Department
of Energy in recognition to
outstanding companies and
energy managers who have
undertaken energy efcien-
cy and conservation pro-
grams to achieve substantial
savings in their energy con-
sumption.
For being the only Philip-pine company to receive a n
award at the 2014 ASEAN
Best Practice for Energy
Management in Buildings
and Industries, SM City
Davao was given an Award
of Recognition.
SM City Naga was also
given an award of recog-
nition for its entry for the
Energy Efciency and Con-
servation Best PracticesCompetition in the new and
existing buildings category.
Due to energy efciency
programs implemented in
the malls, SM has saved
P320.28 million in electrici-
ty. Thus, adhering to the ca ll
to contribute to the mitiga-
tion of climate change and
the power shortage.
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Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENTFALABI, JACE AMIEL 4-Dec-141.GEREZ, MARIO P. 6-Dec-142.BUEZA, LEONITO B. 9-Dec-143.TUASON, MARILYN L. 9-Dec-144.
POBLETE, MONINA S. 10-Dec-145.ENCINARES, DANTE L. 10-Dec-146.SALES, NORMA C. 16-Dec-147.AZOTILLO, CEASAR A. 17-Dec-148.ARCEGA, REYNALDO S. 19-Dec-149.KATIGBAK, VALENTINA T. 20-Dec-1410.AGNABO, OTILLO C. 21-Dec-1411.VILLAMORA, CLAYTON JERARD B. 23-Dec-1412.VIOLA, SEVERO C. 26-Dec-1413.DE MATTA, VICTOR V 30-Dec-1414.
For DECEMBER
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATENotice is hereby given that the named parties are thesurviving spouse and only child and sole heirs of thedeceased ANDRES BERNALES PEONES who diedintestate in Naga City on August 7, 2014 with no knowndebts or obligations due against the estate, leaving realand personal properties (1/2 of the conjugal properties ofthe decedent) located in Naga City, Sagay and Tigaon,Camarines Sur more particularly described as follows: a)Residential House and Land located at Naga City; b)Toyota Revo (2002 Model) with Plate No. PLW 985;c) Residential and Agricultural lands located at Sagnay andTigaon, Camarines Sur; the parties adjudicate among thethemselves in pro-indiviso equal shares the entire estate
particularly the real property described, in the manner setforth in the Extra-judicial Settlement, as acknowledgedbefore Notary Public Atty. Carlo C. Villanueva, Jr., Doc. No.315, Page No. 63, Book No. 121, Series of 2014.
BIKOL REPORTERPublished: January 4, 11 and 18, 2015
Republic of the PhilippinesLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
LUPI, Camarines Sur
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-0001-2015 RA 10172In compliance with the publication requirement and
pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1,Guidelines in the implementation of the AdministrativeOrder No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172). Notice ishereby served to the public that JUDEL DOGOS BARROGAhas led with this ofce, a petition for correction of entryin the SEX of the Child from FEMALE to MALE in theCerticate of Live Birth of JUDEL DOGOS BARROGA whowas born at Lupi, Camarines Sur and whose parents areSIMON JR. ALIBUZO BARROGA and DELIA DOGOS.
Any person adversely affected by said petition mayle his written opposition with this ofce not later than
January 26, 2015.
(Sgd.) LORNA T. NOVERO-RIEGO Muncipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTERPublished: JAN. 11 and 18, 2015
Be a REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON and EARN a
substantial income.
APPLY NOW at Estate Quest Realty Services, Bulusan
Street, Dayangdang, Naga City.
Kindly bring your resume.
Interview is being conducted every Saturday.
Please contact Felix G. Morandarte Jr. at 09209099334
for prior appointment.
the project was taken over
late last year by AC, which
vowed to nish it this year.
He is condent the Ayala
company could do it without
hitches, knowing its reputa-
tion as one of the largest in-
tegrated property developers
in Southeast Asia that offers
innovative and sustainable
lifestyle cities with the devel-opment of malls, residences,
ofces, hotels and conven-
tion centers.
With this new billion-peso
investment, the mayor said,
AC joins SM and Robinsons
in the bandwagon of grand
investors in the city that has
been emerging as the new
shopping and investment ha-
ven in Bicol, given its strate-
gic location and its being the
regional government center
and center of transportation,
health services and educa-
tion.
The city boasts of an ex-
pansive market that extendsfrom the entire province of
Albay to the adjoining prov-
inces of Camarines Sur, Cat-
anduanes, Masbate and Sor-
sogon -- up to Samar areas.
Shadowed by the majestic
Mt. Mayon and named the
City of Fun and Adventure
by the worlds travel indus-
try, Legazpi is also the heart
of Albay and Sorsogon tour-
ism.
SM Prime Holdings now
runs its grand Save More
grocery store within the
sprawling City Grand Ter-
minal Complex and has two
branches of its Banco De Oroin the city.
Robinsons, on the other
hand, has its supermarket at
a prime location near the city
hall and the Albay provincial
Capitol as part of one of the
AYALA ENTERS LEGAZPI . . . largest and most successfulchains of malls in the country
today.
The Gokongwei group
also acquired in 2012 the
Legazpi Savings Bank, the
biggest thrift bank in Bicol
based here, from Albay Con-
gressman Al Francis Bichara.
Rosal said both SM and
Robinsons are still lookingfor spacious lands for their
respective plans of putting up
of more commercial estab-
lishments in the city.
We are impressed by this
response of the countrys
leading investors to our call
for investments after the De-
partment of Trade and Indus-
try cited the Legazpi as the
most business-friendly city in
Bicol for its prompt compli-
ance with the governments
simplied Business Permit
and Licensing System, Ro-
sal said.
The Department of Inte-
rior and Local government(DILG) has also named
Legazpi as Bicols most
business-friendly local gov-
ernment unit, citing its ef-
fectiveness and efciency in
paving the way for the place
to become haven of invest-
ments.
The Philippine Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
has recognized the city as the
most business-friendly for
the whole of South Luzon.
The Asian Institute of
Management named Legazpi
as one of the most competi-
tive cities in the Philippines.
Apart from that, the cityis also recognized as one of
the best places of business
process outsourcing outside
Metro Manila when it ad-
vanced in 2011 to the 10 next
wave cities in the countrys
industry list of the Business
Processing Association of the
Philippines.
Early last year, the city
government won its second
Seal of Good Housekeeping
from the DILG for its ex-
cellence in the eld of good
governance measured by
administrative, social, eco-
nomic, environmental andother forms of achieve-
ments that benefited both
the community and its con-
stituents.
It was followed by an
award given by the Nation-
al Disaster risk Reduction
Council and the Department
of National Defense last
March, which honored the
city government as the 2013
national champion in the
Gawad Kalasag Awards.
Last October, the city gov-
ernment was awarded three
more national championship
accolades that came in a row
within a week's timetheMost Livable City Award,
Galing Pook Award and Sil-
ver Governance Trailblazer
Award for excellence in the
implementation of Public
Governance System.
Ahead of SM, Robinsons
and AC, the Gaisano Grand
Group of Companies of the
Cebu-based Gaisano family
has established here the Pa-
cic Mall Legazpi, the rst
full-sized integrated shopping
center in the Bicol Region.The mall, located at a
prime location within an over
two-hectare property, opened
in 2001 as the centerpiece of
the Landco Business Park, a
master-planned central busi-
ness district in the heart of
the city.
AC is pouring in to the city
an initial amount of Php1 bil-
lion for the establishment of
the City Center Mall (CCM)
within a 1.5-hectare land
owned by the city govern-
ment at the heart of the citys
central business district, ac-
cording to City Mayor NoelRosal.
The property has been
leased by the city govern-
ment to Liberty Commercial
Center Inc. (LCCI) of the Tan
family, a Filipino-Chinese
clan from Tabaco City --
some 30 kilometers north of
this city, which pioneered the
putting up of malls here and
most parts of Bicol starting
way back in the late 1970s.
LCCI runs Liberty Com-
mercial Center (LCC) which
has a chain of malls and gro-
cery stores in the city and
several urban centers of the
region.
Under the contract signed
in late 2013 by LCCI with the
city government, the property
is leased for an annual base
rent of Php5.775 million and
pursuant to the express provi-
sion of the Contract of Lease,
the company has paid a Con-struction Performance Bond
in the amount equivalent to
30 percent of the proposed
structures estimated cost in
order to guarantee the full im-
plementation of the project.
The project cost was not
mentioned in the document
covering the contract but
sources said it is to the tune
of about Php1 billion to cover
the development of the site
into a world-class shopping
and lifestyle center featur-
ing a four-level modern mall
building.
Rosal on Thursday said
the total yearend completion
was 97.94 percent, with nine
ongoing projects and one re-
maining NYS that is under
MOA with an LGU and ready
for implementation.
The total yearend perfor-
mance for 2011 carry-overprojects was 94.81 percent,
with two remaining ongoing
projects.
DPWH-BICOL. . .
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All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUAL-DAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from AUGUST 1-31, 2014 whoseterms have expired will be sold to public auction sale onFEBRUARY 02, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JANUARY 28,2015 only.
THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLOR-ER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from AUGUST 1-31, 2014 whoseterms have expired will be sold to public auction sale onFEBRUARY 02, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JANUARY 28,2015 only.
THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE SPEEDPAWNSHOP, JR. Bichara Complex, San Antonio Poblacion,Calabanga, Camarines Sur, pawned from AUGUST 1-31, 2014whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale
on FEBRUARY 02, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JANUARY 28,2015 only.
THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPEPAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue,Naga City, pawned from AUGUST 1-31, 2014 whose termshave expired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBRU-ARY 02, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JANUARY 28,2015 only.
THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTER
Published: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPEPAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, NagaCity, pawned from AUGUST 1-31, 2014 whose terms haveexpired will be sold to public auction sale on FEBRUARY02, 2015 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by theabove-mentioned date will be honored until JANUARY 28,2015 only.
THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWN-JEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall cornerJ. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned fromAUGUST 1-31, 2014 whose terms have expired will be soldto public auction sale on FEBRUARY 02, 2015 from 9:00A.M.-12:00 NOON.
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THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: JANUARY 11 and 18, 2015
NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
triple during the Papal visit in
Tacloban.
Deona has recommended to
the Philippine Ports Authority
and the Maritime Industry Au-
thority to add more trips of sea
transport plying the Matnog and
Bulan ports, both in Sorsogon,
during the visit.
He also plan to meet the De-
partment of Transportation and
Communication family in the
region on this matter.
In a related story, Governor
Joey Sarte Salceda has issued a
no-work order for Capitol em-
ployees and the suspension of
classes at all levels on Jan. 16.
Salceda said his decision
is based on his comprehensive
consultations and collective ap-
praisal with appropriate gov-
ernment agencies like the Bicol
University and the Department
of Education in Albay.
He said 85 percent of Albaya-
nos are Catholic.
PNP-BICOL READIES FOR PAPAL . . .
The governor said he had also
ordered ofcials and employees
of the Provincial Government
of Albay to make adjustments
on their work schedules before
Jan. 16 so as not to jeopardize
the public.
He also requested the Depart-
ment of Public Works and High-
ways and local government units
to temporarily suspend work on
this day so as to clear the route
from Albay to Metro Manila.
The provincial chief executive
noted that in the past 50 years,
this opportunity happened only
between 15-20 years.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime
event," Salceda claimed.
He stressed that not all Al-
bayanos can have the opportu-
nity to visit the Vatican.
"If those in the National Capi-
tal Region or Metro Manila will
have an opportunity to see the
Holy Pope, why deprive the Al-
bayanos of the same privilege,"
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states that every individual contains a pair of alleles for eachparticular trait which segregate or separate before cross breedingfor any particular trait and that each parent passes a randomlyselected copy (allele) to its offspring. This is well-established factthat is observable when breeding diploid organisms. However,this law does not explain why it happens or how it happens.
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universal gravitation does not apply in very strong gravitationalelds such as in the case of black holes. This law may describeplanetary motions and projectile trajectories but does not providean explanation. By comparison, Einsteins special theory ofrelativity does not only account for the planetary motions andprojectile trajectories but explains gravity as the curvature ofspace-time, thereby providing explanation as to how and whythe paths of motions are curved. More precise calculations canalso be made using Einsteins theory.
Philosophical ViewsScientic hypotheses, theories and laws are all based
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TIP OF AN ICEBERG . . .
the governor said.
He claimed that amid the tight
security and crowd control to be
enforced along the route of Pope
Francis, everyone has a chance to
have a glimpse of him.
Salceda said many believe
that no one should squander the
opportunity that awaits Albaya-
nos, in particular, and the Filipi-
nos, in general.
He also believes that this op-
portunity will also give way to
the unication of the Filipino na-
tion as one family and one com-
munity.
"The meeting of the Holy Fa-
ther with the youth will be a great
inspiration to them as the hope of
the society," the governor said.
Earlier, it was announced that
the Pope will meet with families
at the Mall of Asia Arena on Jan.
16, and on Jan. 18, Pope Francis
will meet with the youth at the
University of Santo Tomas.
He will lead a Holy Mass at
the Rizal Park.
Search for gender-fair media launchedTo give due recognition
to gender-fair practices in
Movie, Print and Broad-
cast Media, the Gender
Equality Committee (GEC)
has launched a nationwide
search for recipients of the
GAD Transformation and
Institutionalization throughMainstreaming of Pro-
grams, Agenda, Linkages
and Advocacies (GADtim-
pala) Awards.
The GADtimpala Awards
is an incentive awards system
that recognizes the best gen-
der-fair and gender-balanced
media practices.
GEC Chairman, Secre-
tary Sonny Coloma of the
Presidential Communications
Operations Ofce (PCOO),
said the GADtimpala Awards
will help in mainstreaming
the gender equality criteria
of gender balance in content
and programming, gender-fairlanguage, positive portrayal of
women in media and lm and
other works by professionals
and students.
The award has four cat-
egories: Gender-Fair Radio
Program, Gender-Fair TV
Program, Gender-Fair Print
Media, and Gender-Fair Film.
There will be one awardee
for each category but special
citations may be given to de-
serving organizations. Each
winner will receive a plaque/
trophy from the Media and
Gender Equality Committee
during the awarding ceremo-
ny, one of the highlights of the
Womens Month Celebrationin March.
The committee launched
the search during the kick-off
of the Philippine Commission
on Womens (PCW) 18-Day
Campaign to End Violence
Against Women (VAW) last
November 25 at the Quezon
City Memorial Circle.
For details on the criteria
for the award, nomination pro-
TERTIARY SCHOOL PRESSCONPIA Provincial Head, Ana-Liza S. Macatangay was the keynotespeaker during the 15th Region V Tertiary Schools PressConference held at the University of Saint Anthony in IrigaCity. Macatangay, who also served as Judge and Lecturer onOpinion and DevCom Writing, is joined by CHED SupervisorDr. Christian Rivero and USANT Vice President for AcademicAffairs, Dr. Domingo R. Ortega Jr.
cess, selection/qualifying pro-
cess and to download the nom-
ination form, log on to PCWs
website http://www.pcw.gov.
ph, or contact the GADtimpa-
la Secretariat at (02) 7358509
or 7351651 loc. 131, or send
an email to [email protected].
ph. The deadline for nomina-
tion is January 30.
The GEC was estab-
lished through Section 19 of
RA 9710 or an Act Provid-
ing for the Magna Carta on
Women, to promote gender
mainstreaming, formulate the
guidelines on gender equality
and Code of Ethics for media,
and monitor and evaluate their
implementation.
The committee is com-
posed of representatives of
the PCOO, PCW, National
Telecommunications Com-
mission (NTC), Movie and
Television Review and Clas-
sification Board (MTRCB),Film Academy of the Phil-
ippines (FAP), Film De-
velopment Council of the
Philippines (FDCP), Optical
Media Board (OMB), Na-
tional Commission for Cul-
ture and the Arts (NCCA),
and womens media NGOs.
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LEGAZPI CITY --
Residents of seven villag-
es in Guinobatan, Albay,
have complained of ies
coming from a poultryfarm in Barangay Binog-
Flies swarm 7 villages in Guinobatan townBy EDUARDO M. CASULLA
sacan of the same town
that are swarming their
localities, to the detri-
ment of their health.
The PNA learned that theresidents have complained of
the situation since October
2014 yet.
They claimed they could
not eat well due to the bad
smell emitted by the poultry
farm, posing danger to their
health.
Even village ofcials could
not help advising their constit-
uents to just catch the ies and
decimate them.
Guinobatan Mayor Ann
Gemma Ongjoco said she
already warned the owner
of the poultry farm, who
has promised to do some-
thing about the problem but
begged not to close h is busi-
ness as he had poured mil-
lions of investments into the
proje ct.
The local government unit
had suspended operation of the
poultry farm for three months
last year but it later allowed
the business to resume opera-
tion after its owner promised
to do something about the situ-
ation.
Then ies also resumed in-
festing the surroundings of the
farm. --PNA