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VOL. XXI, NO. 38 BICOL, THE PHILIPPINES MAY 18-24, 2014 P5.00
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Lessen climate
change impact:
P-Noy tells ASEAN
LEGAZPI CITY --President Benigno
S. Aquino III on Monday urged member
countries of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work together
to mitigate the impact of climate change.
P-NOY IN LEGAZPI
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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
ASEAN International Conference on Tourism and Climate Change at the Oriental Hotel in Taysan
Hill, Sto. Nio Village, Legazpi City on Monday (May 19). Also in photo are Tourism Secretary
Ramon Jimenez, Jr., UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai, Environment and Natural Resources
Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje and Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal.
Addressing some 2,000
delegates from 32 Asia-Pa-
cifc countries attending the
United Nations World Tour-
ism Organization (UNWTO)
ASEAN International Con-
ference on Tourism and Cli-
mate Change in Legazpi City
President Aquino said that
climate change should not be
ignored.
Climate change is real. It
is a threat not simply to our
industries or to our econo-
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PNR assured for another
50-year corporate life Villar
Sen. VILLAR
TAXICLE IN NAGA
Ten units of this Ape prototype are now plying
the streets of Naga. Sometimes referred to as
Piaggio Ape, the unit is a three-wheeled light
commercial vehicle frst produced in 1948. The
design evokes memories of the era of dramatic
economic growth in Italy. Today, most units
are found in form of autorickshaw (or tuk-tuk)
in India. (Story on page 3)
NAGA CITY -- The Philippine National
Railways (PNR) present 50-year corporate
life will cease in June 19 this year but it will
roll on for another 50 years of corporate
existence as the Senate would have already
passed on May 26 the bill that will extend
its existence and operation for another
fve decades.
Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Sen-
ate committee on government corporations
and public enterprises, made the assurance
on Monday.
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BIKOL REPORTER 2
MAY 18-24, 2014 OPINION

The ASEAN Economic Community

which is somehow akin to that of the
European Union, will remove by 2015
almost all of the trade barriers within and
among the countries of Southeast Asia.
This will involve commodities, technology
and services. Considering ASEANs
population with a high rate of youth
grouping, the region can boast of wide
consumer markets and industries to be
operated by techno-savvy youngsters.
BIR REPORT: In a bid to monitor
and collect taxes from income of
professionals (principal targets are high-
income doctors) the Bureau of Internal
Revenue has issued Rev. Regulation
No. 4-2014 that sets Guidelines and
Policies for Monitoring of Service Fees of
Professionals. Individual practitioners of
professions must submit their Affdavits
for Rates of Professional Billings. Also
required to be submitted is their Offcial
Appointment Books.
In the guidelines, deadline for
submission of the mentioned requirements
was for May 6, 2014. With complaints
fled by several organizations of
professionals, the BIR Commissioner
extended the deadline by way of RMC
No. 32-2014, to May 31, 2014. Despite
the extension, the Integrated Bar of
the Philippines contested the policy
saying law practice is directly under
the Supreme Court. The High Court
responded by way of a TRO.
EDUCATION: In the Tax Code the
grant by an employer to its employees
of educational assistance is allowed
as a deduction against gross income
(to arrive at taxable net income). The
grant is an example of fringe benefts
(FB). The scenario is different when
recipient is a supervisor, manager or
executive. It is subject to a special kind
of tax Fringe Benefts Tax. However,
the scholarship grant to non-rank and
fle personnel is also tax-exempt if the
study is in aligned with the business
requirements.
The educational assistance (to
non-rank and fle) must be covered
by a formal agreement between the
company (employer) and the scholar.
It is common (and legal) for this kind
of scholarship grants to be subject to
a commitment on the part of recipient
to remain employed in the company
for a specifed period (per agreement).
The scholar can be subject to penalties
for violation, amount to be reckoned
from the expenses shouldered by the
employer.
WISDOM: Jesus endured the pain
of Gods justice so that we could enjoy
the pleasure of Gods mercy.
(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).
WEF-MANILA: On May 22 to 23, the
Philippines will host the World Economic
Forum (WEF) on East Asia. The event will
gather some 700 business and government
leaders from around the world. It will
serve to boost universal awareness on
the economic and social transformation
that is happening in our country. To be
highlighted are the dramatic economic
changes we have done by way of vital
reforms and good governance leading to
economic growth.
The high positive growth reported
at 7.2% last year (fastest expansion rate
in ASEAN, and one of the fastest in the
world), is accompanied by a positively low
infation rate (3% last year). Other areas
to be showcased are: our substantial
infrastructure investments, keen efforts to
improve macroeconomic fundamentals,
initiatives to capitalize on our young
workforce, and intensifed promotion of
the tourism sector.
AFMIS-MANILA: At the start of
this week another key gathering for
economic cooperation will be held the
10th ASEAN Finance Ministers Investors
Seminar. Principal focus will be on the
effect of the partial tapering of the Federal
Reserve on ASEANs growth prospects
and the ongoing initiatives of the ASEAN
Finance Process to ASEAN Economic
Community, and the current outlook for
individual economies and various country
sectors.
Rep. Wimpy B. Fuentebella of the
4th district of Camarines Sur delivered
a privilege speech to seek justice and
condemnation of members of the House
on the cold-blooded murder of the Gata
4, four ordinary and innocent rural folks of
Barangay Gata in Caramoan, Camarines
Sur. He said: Rene and Julio Labiano,
Salem Virtuz and Reden Brondia were
small-scale miners allegedly murdered
while eating dinner in their home.
Here are the excerpts of Fuentebellas
speech: The Supreme Court in the case
of the League of Provinces vs DENR (GR
No. 175368, April 11, 2013) ruled that the
Provincial Government is not authorized
to issue mining permits and it is therefore
illegal for it to enforce environmental laws.
In the case of Leonora Calansan vs
PICOP (GR. No. 146622, April 2009), the
Supreme Court also declared that the
applications of small-scale miners and
for mining contracts are vested in the
Provincial or City Mining Regulatory Board
composed of the DENR representative,
representative of the small-scale miners
sector and the big-scale mining industry
and an environmental group.
Under what authority, therefore, was the
SagipKalikasan Task Force of Camarines
Sur created? Under whose instruction and
direction do they conduct their coercion,
harassment and their confscation of the
possessions of legitimate businesses of
ordinary people?
As representati ve of the peopl e,
especially of the weak and downtrodded,
it is our duty to seek justice for the
victims and for the swift investigation and
conviction of those responsible for the
Gata 4 massacre. Our silence will only
serve to perpetuate lawlessness and will
be viewed morbidly as tacit acquiescence
to immoral and abusive governance.
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In his column in the Philippine Star
dated January 18, 2014, Alex Magno
wrote his views on our energy crisis in the
country and offers a solution in order not
to face power shortages. Im reproducing
it here for the consideration of those
concerned.
Instead of blaming each other, the
public might be better served if the players
in the energy sector put their heads

EDITORIAL
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That the work on the road or bridge or
whatever is on-going and so, sorry for the
temporary inconvenience, is a fxture or de
rigueur on DPWH signages.
Clearly it is meant to assuage or assure
us everything will be fne in time and so let
us sit back and relax.
Yet, the slow work at the San Jose Bridge
in Pili does not give us commuters anymore,
reason to sit back and relax. What with the
oppressive heat and the traffc adding to
our daily woes.
In the frst week of this month, a local
business group brought this self-same
matter to the DPWH regional director who in
the words of a late basketball commentator,
wrote back in an accelerated fashion.
Yes, the Camarines 2nd Engineering
District has prepared crash program, to
hasten the completion of the major work
items that contribute to the constant build-
up of severe traffc congestion within the
peripheries of the project site.
And the contractor, NFH Construction and
Supply committed to increase the number
of manpower with shifts schedule of de-
ployment and additional equipment. A 24/7
operation in the next succeeding weeks will
also be observed, the director assured.
Oh, thats transparency and accountabil-
ity for you.
But wheres the beef?
How we wish Rep. Leni Robredos re-
cently passed full disclosure bill is already
a law.
How we wish we see how many equip-
ment and labor the NFH is deploying for the
project.
As it is, It looks like we can only count a
pair of heads working each time and a crane
on a stand-still.
As it is, what we always see are signages
showing alternative routes and the usual
caveat, this is only a TEMPORARY INCON-
VENIENCE.
Unless we have the patience of Job, this
ones a job for which so many are now los-
ing their patience.
And hopefully, the job of people who are
not doing their jobs.
together and fnd solutions to the power
crisis now gripping the nation. Many of the
solutions require fne-tuning procedures
in critical nodes of the electricity industry,
such as the wholesale electricity spot
market, and refining the implementing
rules and regulations of the electric power
industry reform act (Epira).
In the end, of course, we need new
generating capacity. The spike in power
prices is, to a large extent, due to the thin
reserves we have. The new generating
capacity should come in the form of
effcient plants so that we may eventually
retire the old, costly plants that produce
expensive power.
If we run the mothballed Bataan nuclear
plant, we will immediately have ample
and cheap electricity. Doing so, however,
requires a major (and courageous) policy
decision on the part of government. If we
do not do that, we face power shortages
in the foreseeable future.
Some irresponsible voices, trying to
reap political proft from the outrage over
the spike in electricity charges, want the
Epira scrapped. Doing so will bring severe
power shortages and economic collapse.
Much of the generating capacity we now
enjoy was made possible by the framework
provided by Epira. If we reverse that law,
investors will abandon our energy sector.
We will, literally, be in the dark.
Any market-driven and competition-
oriented regime (such as Epira provides)
requires quality regulatory instruments.
We have yet to achieve that.
The present power crisis brings a
number of issues to the fore. Most of these
issues require enhancement in the way
things are done.
For instance, while the distribution
charge that utilities collect from the
final consumers is tightly regulated,
the generation charge is not. Meralco,
much vilifed in the present episode,
earns nothing more than a return on
rate level defned by government. The
unregulated generation charge is simply
a pass-through cost from the power
generators to the consumers.
When the Supreme Court issued a
restraining order on Meralcos billings,
they blissfully ignored the fact that the
generation charge is a pass-through cost.
However, if Meralco is constrained from
collecting the sharply higher generation
charge, they will be unable to pay the
generators. If the generators are not
paid, they cannot cover their operating
costs (such as the purchase of fuel).
This could cause a drop in generating
capacity and, therefore, outages and
power rationing. When Meralco warned
of this chain reaction, the statement
was immediately twisted in the realm
of political propaganda. The distribution
company was accused of blackmailing.
That is not quite fair.
Through this emergency period
of high electricity prices, Meralcos
earnings from the distribution charge
remains pegged to the formula used by
the regulators. The power producers,
on the other hand, could enjoy a proft
windfall because generation charges
are unregulated.
When the Supreme Court got around
to realizing this, they asked that the
petition brought to it be amended to
include the power producers. Since
the electricity industry is composed
of three major segments (generation,
transmission and distribution), all the
players need to explain their roles in this
unbreakable industry chain.
For their part, the independent power
producers have presented government
a to-do list to refne procedures at the
wholesale electricity spot market to
simultaneously improve the investment-
attractiveness of the generation sector
while diminishing the sort of price volatility
that now afficts our consumers.
BIKOL REPORTER 3
MAY 18-24, 2014
By JASON B. NEOLA
NAGA CITY Regular
commuters in this highly dy-
namic Bicol city are now trying
the relative ease and comfort
of new public transport vehi-
cles called taxicles after the
Sangguniang Panlungsod here
granted last May 6, this year,
a temporary franchise for 10
units of this new type of public
vehicle.
Resolution No. 2014-128 al-
lows a 90-day experimentation
of the 3-wheeled engine-powered
yellow trikes 10 days from its
approval. The measure further
orders Joselito SA. Del Rosario,
executive director of the Public
Safety Offce (PSO), to oversee
the measures appropriate imple-
mentation.
City Councilor Mila Raquid-
Arroyo, chairperson of the SP
Committee on Public Utilities,
said the 90-day experimentation
should be undertaken by PSO
in coordination with PISTTON
which owns 8 of the ten units and
D Marillac Multipurpose Coop-
erative (owner of two units) being
the taxicle project proponents.
Taxicle is Mayor John G.
Bongats contraction for taxicab
and tricycle, the operation of
which, according to Del Rosario,
will defnitely improve further
the image of existing trimobiles
and are expected to provide ad-
ditional mobility for the public
which is attuned to the require-
ments of the Clean Air Act.
Based on the resolution, the
PSO is expected to submit fnd-
ings on taxicles public accept-
ability and the outcome of their
services to areas unserved by tri-
mobiles after the allowed experi-
mentation period expires.
PISTTON General Manager
Rafael Duque said the ten units
of taxicles have started plying
around citys principle routes ef-
fective Monday, May 19, imme-
diately after the project launch. A
Holy Mass was held at Barangay
Bagumbayan Sur chapel which
was followed by a motorcade
around the citys major streets
including the areas covering the
north and south bound terminals
that formally launched the taxi-
cles.
New king of the road
The taxicle is a customized
model of Ap (pronounced ah-
peh), an Italian for bumblebee
to connote hard work which the
makers of Ap vehicles want to
portray. The product is manu-
factured under license of Italys
Piaggio which became popular in
automobile business in that coun-
try in 1948.
Powered by 435 cc diesel
engine with one year warranty,
Piaggio Ap, which runs about
30-36 kilometers for every liter of
diesel gasoline, is a cost-effective
commercial vehicle that has very
low maintenance and operational
cost.
From our offce location in
Barangay Concepcion Grande to
Ligon Hill in Legazpi City we
only spent 3 liters of diesel fuel,
said Michael Javellana, president
of Piaggio Ap Naga after he and
5 other passengers conducted a
test run of the unit.
He said that aside from being
economical, the passenger vehicle
which allows the driver to shift
gear to be able to drive backward,
has a maximum loading capacity
of 535 kilograms and costs only
P190, 000 per unit.
Javellana said the commercial
President Benigno S. Aquino III, assisted by Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
chairperson Patricia Licuanan, BU president Dr. Fay Lea Patria Lauraya and Albay Governor
Jose Ma. Clemente Joey Salceda, undrapes the marker during the Inauguration of the
Bicol University Health Sciences (BUHS) Building, Phase 1 & 2, and Launching of the Doctor
of Medicine-Master in Public Administration (MD-MPA) Program at the Ground Floor of the
BUHS building in Daraga, Albay on Monday (May 19). Bicol University (BU) evolved out of
six reputable educational institutions to form the frst state university in Region V through
Republic Act 5521 enacted on June 21, 1969. In a span of almost four decades, Bicol University
has gradually transformed to become what it is now a multidisciplinary and multi-campus
university. And the newest program is the MD-MPA Program fully supported by the Aquino
administration. (Malacaang Photo Bureau / PCOO)
LEGAZPI CITY -- Presi-
dent Benigno S. Aquino III on
Monday led the inauguration
of the Bicol University Health
Sciences Building Phases 1 and
2 in Legazpi City, Albay as part
of the governments commit-
ment to provide quality educa-
tion for all Filipinos.
The President also launched
the Doctor of Medicine-Master
in Public Administration (MD-
MPA) Program.
In his speech, President Aqui-
no said that education is one of
the governments top priorities.
Malinaw po, edukasyon
ang isa sa mga haligi ng ating
agenda ng pagbabago. At bawat
kuwadrado-pulgada ng gusaling
ito ay kongkretong patunay sa
panata nating iangat ang antas ng
edukasyon sa bansa, he said.
Ito ang pangunahin nating
paraan upang siguruhin na ang
pera ng taumbayan ay bumabalik
sa kanilaipupunla at didiligan
ng kaalaman, at magbubunga ng
oportunidad at kabuhayan.
The President said the univer-
sitys MD-MPA Program would
provide students more opportuni-
ties.
Balita ko, ito pa ang unang
paaralan para sa medisina sa ila-
lim ng pangangasiwa ng goby-
erno sa buong rehiyon ng Bicol.
At ang bonus pa, may katambal
itong isa pang kurso na Master in
Public Administration, he said.
Malinaw po ang ating is-
tratehiya: tinutugunan natin ang
mga pangangailangan ng kasa-
lukuyan, habang patuloy namang
namumuhunan sa kinabukasan,
sa pamamagitan ng mga proyek-
tong talagang nanganganak ng
oportunidad para sa ating mga
kababayan.
In his speech, the President
cited some of the reforms initiat-
ed at the education sector, such as
the instruction to the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED) to
identify low-performing schools
to make sure that Filipino stu-
dents are receiving better-quality
education.
Naging mahalagang hak-
bang po ito para masigurong ang
perang inilalaan natin mula sa
kaban ng bayan ay nagbubunga
ng resulta, at hindi nawawaldas
lamang, he said.
He further said that the De-
partment of Labor and Employ-
ment (DOLE), Technical Edu-
cation and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA), CHED,
and the Department of Educa-
tion (DepEd) are working hand-
in-hand to resolve the job-skills
mismatch and to ensure that
graduates have acquired the
correct training for their chosen
courses.
President Aquino reaffrmed
the governments continued sup-
port to the State Universities and
Colleges.
Makatwiran tayong nagkaka-
loob ng pondo para sa pagpapaun-
lad ng kanilang mga pasilidad, sa
pagsusulong ng mataas na kalidad
ng pagtuturo, at sa pagbibigay ng
suportang pinansyal sa mga mag-
aaral, he said.
Naniniwala po tayo: obli-
gasyon ng ating State Universi-
ties and Colleges ang makaam-
bag sa pag-unlad ng komunidad;
marapat lamang bigyan ng kara-
mpatang insentibo ang mga nag-
papakitang-gilas sa gawaing aka-
demiko at serbisyo-publiko.
President Aquino on Mon-
day also addressed the United
Nations World Tourism Organi-
zation (UNWTO) ASEAN In-
ternational Conference on Tour-
ism and Climate Change here.
-PND (co)
COOL BABES
JMTS/ABEARCILLA/DANREY/MMEC
The Top 20 candidates for this years Miss Kaogma pose at the Villa del Rey poolside during the screening
and press presentation.
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Mayor SARION
DAET, Camarines Norte
Archibishop Rolando Jo-
ven Tria Tirona of the Arch-
diocese of Caceres has urged
the Bicol Advocates for Heri-
tage Enrichment and De-
velopment (Bicol AHEAD)
to strengthen collaboration
among the different provinc-
es, local government units,
national government agen-
cies, religious sector, media,
socio civic and other stake-
holders to enrich the culture
By ROSALITA B. MANLANGIT
and heritage of the region.
Tirona praised the mem-
bers of the Bicol AHEAD, led
by Mayor Tito S. Sarion, for
initiating the movement to up-
hold the culture and heritage
of the region during the oath-
taking ceremony held Sunday
(May 11) at the Avenue Plaza
in Naga City.
He said that culture is some-
thing that is passed on from the
past, a legacy or pamana that
BIKOL REPORTER 4
MAY 18-24, 2014
ETCETERA
INNER CHESS
BY J. HENRY DANICAN
Mathematics is a diffcult and boring subject; this is a common
perception among students that persists even today, yet it is one
of the most practical disciplines in life. It is so pervasive that we
are immersed in its universe at any part of our life and the value
that we learn from it goes beyond the four walls of the school. We
use our learning in math from simple counting to doing business
or constructing programs or buildings. However, despite its
pragmatic and functional value there still seems to be a vast
majority who has a negative attitude and perception towards this
discipline.
Most students are alienated and fearful of mathematics.
Some studies identify some factors to this problem. There is of
course the teacher factor, the approach in teaching mathematics,
environmental conditions, and the perception of the students on
the relevance of the subject in their lives. Another perspective
on the matter is the view that the old curriculum on mathematics
that was disciplined-based instead of being spiral is one of the
contributing factors that lead to the problem. In the new curriculum
of mathematics in the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum, it has
been modifed to ensure continuity in the learning of the student
from kinder to Grade 10. The Mathematics curriculum is now
contextualized, integrated and spiral in progression of topics,
especially in the secondary level.
There are fve content areas in the K to 12 mathematics
curriculum: Numbers and Number Sense, Geometry, Patterns
and Algebra, Measurement, and Statistics and Probability. The
skills to be developed includes; Knowing and Understanding;
Estimating, Computing, and Solving; Visualizing and Modeling;
Representing and Communicating; Conjecturing, Reasoning,
K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum
for Secondary Mathematics
By RITA F. SALVADORA - Master Teacher I
Sto. Nio National High School
Sto. Nio, Iriga City
Proving, and Decision-making, and Applying and Connecting.
Operations will involve lesser number of digits but will be
more focused on understanding, critical thinking, problem
solving, reasoning, communicating, and making connections,
representations and decisions in real life.
Putting the topics in context using beliefs, culture, language,
and prior experience or knowledge, using necessary tools such
as manipulative objects, measuring devices computer, tablets,
smartphones and internet can help students apply the topic in a more
fun and realistic setting and, thus being able to see the relevance of
the subject to their life and future endeavors and career.
In the K-12 new curriculum for secondary mathematics,
students will have more inclination and positive attitude
towards math now that they will be able relate the subject more
realistically and pragmatically in their lives and future career, that
way they can choose their own direction when they reach grades
11 and 12 based on their own acknowledged and perceived
competencies.
There might still be other problems that may persist along the
way such as the aforesaid teacher and environmental factors,
especially in the facet of materials and facility. These are persistent
problems in the educative milieu that could still affect the learning
of the students not just in mathematics but also in other subjects.
Perhaps, changing the curriculum will change things around for
the better, but until other issues are fully addressed then the
new curriculum would not suffce. Addressing the other areas
would surely compliment the change in the curriculum and with
that the Philippine education system would indeed produce the
harbingers of the future.
Aggressive in its clamor to
provide the hospitality indus-
try with fresh graduates, with
qualifcations at par with the
worlds best, the University
of Northeastern Philippines
(UNEP) is now on the move to
tap international hotels and es-
tablishments as its next interns
location for internship.
UNEP College of Business
Education (CBED) Dean Elmer
H. Lolin hopped from one uni-
versity and hotels to another in
Cambodia, Malaysia and Kuala
Lumpur to establish possible
partnership with them in line with
UNEPs internship program.
We are now looking at the
possibility of felding our students
who will have their practicum
next year in prestigious hotels
and universities in the neighbor-
ing ASEAN countries. This is to
give them international exposure
where they can boost their self-
confdence and learn from min-
gling with other nationalities,
Lolin said.
This bold step, once real-
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communication
MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY
Legazpi City
RE: Application for amendment of a Certifcate of Public Convenience (CPC)
pursuant to Republic Act 9291 and its Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations.
DANTE L. ENCINARES Case No. LMRO 11-019A
Applicant
x--------------------------------x
O R D E R
This refers to application for amendment of Certifcate of Public Convenience
(CPC) by way of permanent addition of vessel to operate for the carriage of
passengers/cargoes under the following sailing frequencies and rates, viz:
1. For Liner Operation (PERMANENT ADDITION OF VESSEL)
Name of Ship/s Services/s offered/to be offered
MBcaDAN-2 Passenger/Cargo
Route/s to be served
Poblacion, Garchitorena, Cam.Sur - Tamban, Tinambac, CamSur and vice versa
Sailing Frequency(ies)/Schedule

DEPARTURE ARRIVAL
Port Day Time Port Day Time
Poblacion, Garchitorena Daily 7:00AM Tamban, Tinambac Daily 9:00 AM
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur
Tamban, Tinambac Daily 10:00AM Pob. Garchitorena Daily 12:00 NN
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur
Sailing Schedule of Rates (Per Link)
Passage Rates
LINKS Type of
From To Accommodation/Class Rate
Pob. Garchitorena Tamban, Tinambac 3rd Class P100.00 (regular)
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur
Tamban, Tinambac Pob. Garchitorena 3rd Class 80.00
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur (Sr. Citizen/Student)
All Links 3rd Class 50% discount
Cargo Rates Child 3-11 y.o.
LINKS
From To Type of Cargo Unit of Rate
Measure Unit
Pob. Garchitorena Tamban, Tinambac Seaweeds kilogram P 0.50
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur Sea Products Box 30.00
Tamban, Tinambac Pob. Garchitorena Hardware mtrls. Piece 12.00
Camarines Sur Camarines Sur Gen. Mdse. Box 10.00
Gen. Mdse. Sack 20.00
Cement Bag 15.00
Rice Sack 20.00
The applicant shall cause the publication of this Order once in any of the fve
(5) major newspapers of national circulation in the Philippines or in a newspaper of
local circulation as applicable.
The applicant shall furnish the affected operator(s) a copy of this Order and
likewise simultaneously cause the posting of this Order in a conspicuous place at
the affected ports, ships. Applicants premises, passenger terminal/s and ticketing
offces, as applicable.
The applicant shall present the jurisdictional qualifcation and documentary
requirements in a summary proceeding to be conducted on 30 May 2014, Friday\
at 2:30 PM at the Hearing Room, Maritime Industry Authority-V, 2nd Floor RDC
Primeland Inc. Bldg., Landco Business Park, Legazpi City, which within fve (5)
days from the date of publication/posting.
The applicant shall be required to make a written Formal Offer of Evidence
(FOE), afterwhich, the application is deemed submitted for resolution/decision.
WITNESS the Honorable Administrator, MAXIMO Q. MEJIA JR., Phd this 12th
day of May 2014, Legazpi City, Philippines.


BY AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD
(Sgd.) ENGR. JAIME B. BEA
Offcer-in-Charge
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: May 18, 2014
ized, Lolin added will surely give
UNEPs Hospitality Graduates an
edge over their contemporaries.
HRM students, including Busi-
ness courses enrollees who need
international exposure in tourism
and hospitality management will
be the programs recipients.
Lolin talked with Fusion-Asia
in Kuala Lumpur through its
Managing Director, Muhammad
Hakini Abdullah Fulgencio. He
has also spoken with Shangri-La
Hotel Training Executive Cheng
Ji Lee. The hotel can be found
in Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala
Lumpur and in Wilayah Perseku-
tuan in Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur, is the federal
capital and most populous city
in Malaysia. It has an estimated
population of 1.6 million as of
2010 and covers an area of 243
km.
Lolin also visited the Trad-
ers Hotel in Kuala Lumpur City
Centre in Kuala Lumpur and got
a warm welcome from the hotels
Training Manager Jon Teoh.
He also had a meeting with the
Deputy Director of the University
of Kuala Lumpur Muhammad
Nadzri and the International Re-
lations Offcer of the University
of Malaysia Noor Lailatul Marini
and talked about a possible feld-
ing of UNEPs students in the
said university.
We envision a multi-skilled
and quality HRM Graduates from
UNEP and I believe that their in-
ternational exposure would give
them the boost that they need,
in terms of training and learn-
ing. They can build and develop
business relationships related to
their courses while completing
their practicum requirements.
These connections might be their
bridge to land an international ca-
reer. We are keeping our fngers
crossed that this talk will have a
positive result, Lolin stated.
The Bachelor of Science in
Hotel and Restaurant Manage-
ment Program is directed toward
the total development of students
to make them globally competi-
tive in the hospitality industry.
UNEP offers Ladder 1 Cer-
tifcate of Housekeeping NC II,
Ladder 2 Certifcate in Com-
mercial Cooking NC II, Ladder
3 Certifcate in Bar Tending &
Front Offce Service NC II, Bach-
elor of Science in Hotel and Res-
taurant Management Bachelor of
Science in Tourism Management
and Bachelor of Science in Travel
Management.
vehicle can be customized based
on the need and satisfaction of
the owner. He cited as example
the yellow taxicles which were
modifed into a 9-seater public
utility mobility.
The unit can also be converted
into stainless expandable mobile
store, composite expandable
mobile store, closed van, patrol
car, mobile food shop, calessino
lokal, jeep, roving ad, forist van,
water delivery van, bakery shop
and softdrink carrier.
Javellana said with 2,965 mm
length and 1,495 mm width, the
taxicles dimension is only a little
bigger than the size of a regular
YELLOW TAXICLES PLY . . .
trimobile although it looks more
presentable than the later.
Duque admired the taxicles
capacity to accommodate a larger
group of passengers like tourists
who may want to tour around the
citys streets with relative conve-
nience.
My co-members in PIST-
TON and I are happy about these
taxicles as we are seeing a big-
ger source of income here on a
daily basis. Imagine, ordinary tri-
mobiles can only accommodate
three to four passengers per trip
while each of these taxicles can
carry 8 to nine passengers at a
time, he said.
BIKOL REPORTER 5
MAY 18-24, 2014
MOA SIGNING
The Iriga City Water District represented by General Manager Romulo M. Corporal (2nd
from left) and Marietta H. Cruzata, Administrative Division Manager (extreme left) signed the
Memorandum of Agreement with the Social Security System the e-AlkanSSSya, represented
by Prisco S. Sorsona, SSS Iriga branch head (extreme right ) and Nilo D. Despuig, Division
head, SSS Region V (2nd from right). E-AlkanSSSya is a partnership between the SSS and
the Iriga City Water District for the self-employed/voluntary SSS members particularly the
contractual/job order personnel. The agreement provides for these persons SSS coverage
as members upon paying their dues as prescribed by the SSS. This is a much welcome thing
for these employees of government owned and controlled corporations but are not covered
by the GSIS. GM Corporal, in his message during the MOA signing held recently, expressed
his thanks to the SSS for coming up with this particular program which he thinks will be of
beneft to these particular water district employees. Sorsona of the local SSS offce, on the
other hand, also expressed his thanks to the Iriga City Water District for its wholehearted
cooperation in the implementation of the program.
SORSOGON CITY -
Thirteen higher education in-
stitutions (HEIs) are increas-
ing their tuition fees for school
year 2014-2015, records from
the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED showed.
The CHED records revealed
that the increase would range
from 5 to 46 percent or from
P20.60 to P73.70 per unit.
Among those that will im-
pose tuition fee hikes are the
Ateneo de Naga University;
Catanduanes College in Virac,
Catanduanes; Divine Word
College, Legazpi City; Mas-
bate Colleges, Masbate City;
Naga View Adventist College,
Inc., Naga City; Osmea Col-
leges, Masbate City; Our Lady
of Lourdes College Foundation,
Daet, Camarines Norte.
Polangui Community Col-
lege, Polangui, Albay; Pro-
gramming Language Technique
College, Guinobatan, Albay;
Sorsogon Community College,
Sorsogon City; Southern Mas-
bate Roosevelt College, Placer,
Masbate; St. Louise de Marillac
College of Sorsogon, Sorsogon
City; and Universidad de Sta.
Isabel, Naga City.
Janet Naag, CHED educa-
tion supervisor, said the HEIs
are now authorized to effect the
increase as they already have
fully complied with the require-
ments.
Included in the requirements
was a copy of the minutes of the
consultation done that would
show that all stakeholders were
properly informed of the im-
pending increase.
Naag said there were some
issues raised opposing the tu-
ition hike but these were re-
solved during the dialogue.
Meanwhile, CHED would
soon have a feld offce at the
Bicol State College of Ap-
plied Sciences and Technology,
Penafrancia Ave., Naga City, to
cater to the needs of customers/
clienteles from the provinces of
Camarines Sur and Camarines
Norte.
The CHED feld offce is set
to start its operation on June 2
and Naag will serve as its off-
cer-in-charge. -PNA
RIBBON CUTTING
Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala (3rd from right) and
DAR secretary Virgilio delos Reyes were all smiles after cutting
ceremonial ribbon to mark the formal opening of the Agri-Pinoy
Trading Center. Holding the riboon are: Gov. Edgardo Tallado
(3rd from left) with Vice Gov. Jonah Pimentel (4th from left) and
DA Bicol Regional Executive Director Engr. Abelardo R. Bragas
(1st from right). Bottom photo shows: Secretary Proceso J.
Alcala, Governor Edgardo Tallado, Director Shandy Hubilla and
DA Bicol Regional Executive Director Abelardo Bragas signed
the Memorandum of Agreement on the implementation of the
Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) in Camarines
Norte, with coconut as priority commodity and geonet as its
major product. -- (photo by RAFID 5)
VINZONS, CAMARINES
NORTE -Agriculture Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala led the inau-
guration of the P44.2M worth
Agri-Pinoy Trading Center in
Sitio Mat-i, Barangay Sto. Do-
mingo of this municipality on
May 14. This facility is the frst
of its kind to be established in
the country and in the Bicol un-
der the Aquino Administration.
Patterned after the very suc-
cessful Sentrong Pamilihan ng
Quezon initiated by then 2nd
district representative, Proceso
Alcala, this facility will serve as
an alternative marketing sys-
tem and business model where
small farmers and fsherfolk
can sell their products directly
at reasonable whole sale prices.
The facility was constructed
inside a 1,200 hectares lot owned
by the provincial government
of Camarines Norte which shall
serve as a government common
service complex. The APTC has
the following facilities: a 675
square meters building equipped
with food storage, cold storage,
an offce, and a trading foor.
Another building has a farmers
lounge with space for a canteen,
power house, and guard house.
There is also a parking area within
the complex. The facility for now
is being operated by the provin-
cial government under the direct
supervision of the Offce of the
Provincial Agriculturist, through
the designated project manager,
Engr. Almirante A. Abad. Later,
an accredited farmers organiza-
tion will operate this facility un-
der the supervision and direction
of the PLGU.
The facility is expected to ben-
eft at least 10,000 farmers who
are tilling almost 33,198 farms
covering approximately 15,000
hectares of productive agricul-
tural lands in the province. Posi-
tive impact will come in the form
of lesser/minimal trading layers
and intermediaries which almost
always results to higher farm gate
and market price because of addi-
tional logistics and transfer cost;
transport and hauling cost subsidy
of at least 5% will be enjoyed by
farmers because of the provision
of trucking facility of the APTC
in the collection and distribution
of farm produce. Moreover, it is
expected that a more organized
trading system will be established
among producers, traders and
other players within the province,
and neighbouring provinces in-
cluding Metro Manila.
In his speech Alcala said that
despite the negative publicity that
he has been getting he is more
focused on fulflling his com-
mitment to the president and the
people to feed the over 100 Fili-
pino people. He apologized that
the DA fell short of its 100% rice
self-suffciency target last year
due to uncontrollable factors but
he explained that the 97% suff-
ciency level was still the highest
so far since the Aquino govern-
ment took over. He cited the sig-
nifcant breakthroughs last year
which were : frst for the coun-
try to export rice to a number of
countries after 30 years; frst for
the country to export chicken
to South Korea and frst for the
country to export Peking ducks
to Japan.
He then asked the agri-stake-
holders, LGUs and the private
sector to continue supporting the
programs of the DA. But he re-
quested everyone never to refer
to the trading center as bagsa-
kan it has a negative connota-
tion and does not augur well for
business.
Aside from Alcala also pres-
ent during the occasion were:
DAR secretary Virgilio R. de los
Reyes who led the ceremonial
turn over of the 2nd Agrarian Re-
form Communities Project.
Other guests include Dipayan
Battacharya of the World Food
Program of the FAO ; Leandro
H. Gazmin, director of DA Agri-
business and Marketing Assis-
tance Service; Executive director,
Helena B. Habulan, Municipal
Development Fund Offce of the
Department of Finance; Mayor
Leonardo Sandy Javier of Javier,
Leyte who is currently the na-
tional president of the League of
municipalities; DSWD regional
director Arnel B. Garcia who
also represented secretary Cora-
zon Dinky Soliman; DA Bicol
regional executive director, Abe-
lardo R. Bragas; DAR regional
director, Luis B. Bueno, Jr; DA-
PRDP Luzon B Program director,
Shandy Hubilla. The provincial
government offcials headed by
Governor Edgardo A. Tallado and
vice governor Jonah Pimentel and
the provincial board members
came in full force. Vinzons mayor
Agnes Ang and other municipal
mayors also graced the occasion.
Regional heads of DA attached
agencies as NIA, NFA , BFAR,
BAS, ATI, FPA, PCA, PhilFIDA,
PCIC were also present.
On same occasion, the Memo-
randum of Agreement (MOA) on
the implementation of Philippine
Rural Development Program
(PRDP) was signed by Sec. Alca-
la and governor Tallado. The pro-
vincial government has enrolled
in this project and has chosen co-
conut as its priority commodity to
invest in, with geonet as its major
product. Moreover, the secretary
and the governor signed a MOA
renewing the contract between
DA and the PLGU authorizing
the latter to utilize 33.3 hectares
of the DA facility the Lowland
Rainfed Research Station (for-
merly Daet Seed Farm) for agri-
cultural purposes.
Alcala also distributed to
farmers groups and individuals
farm equipment like hand trac-
tors with trailers and farm imple-
ments, post-harvest and pro-
cessing equipment, greenhouse,
certifed seeds, assorted veg-
etables, piglets, packets of sheep,
carabaos with plow, laminated
sacks, bottom gill nets and motors
for bancas and other items worth
over P54.6M. Some of these were
raffed to lucky farmers and fsh-
erfolk participants.
After the program an open fo-
rum was held followed by a press
conference then trading proper
commenced. Rural based organi-
zations/associations from nine (9)
municipalities participated in the
whole sale trading of agricultural
goods mostly vegetables which
were all sold out even before the
days end. -Emily B. Bordado
BIKOL REPORTER 6
MAY 18-24, 2014
NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT
ROMEO M. SAN LORENZO SR. April 1, 2014 1.
ROLAND F. VILLAFLORES April 2, 2014 2.
NOE O. SOLOMON JR. April 3, 2014 3.
NESTOR V. SALCEDO April 14, 2014 4.
MARJORIE O. PRADES April 12, 2014 5.
TAPEL, EDGARDO P. April 14, 2014 6.
SAN JOSE, MINERVA S. April 15, 2014 7.
EVELYN P. BOROC April 26, 2014 8.
HIPOLITO T. ESPEHON JR April 26, 2014 9.
ANTONIO P. IGNAS April 26, 2014 10.
WELFREDO G. VALE April 30, 2014 11.
For APRIL
Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City
MESSAGE OF THANKS
Republic of the Philippines
LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Naga City
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section NO. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is hereby served to the public that CESAR H.
FEDERIZON has fled with this Offce, a Petition for Change
of First Name from CESAR SALVADOR to CESAR
in the birth certificate CESAR SALVADOR HENSON
FEDERIZON who was born on March 6, 1955 at Naga
City, Cam Sur and whose parents are Luis Federizon and
Belen Henson.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
fle his written opposition with this offce not later than May
25, 2014.
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER M. CAYETANO
City Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: May 11 and 18, 2014
mies; it is a grave threat to all
our peoples, he said, citing
Typhoon Yolanda, which he
described as unprecedented in
scale, affecting 44 of the coun-
trys 81 provinces, claiming
thousands of lives, and render-
ing many more homeless and
without livelihood.
We cannot ignore the re-
sounding message that Typhoon
Yolanda said to the world: If we
do not tackle it head on, this
new normal brought about by
climate change will be here to
stay and we will be forced to
make unfair choices between
disaster risk management and
development, he warned.
He noted that each coun-
try must come up with a more
focused and more organized
strategy to adapt to the risks of
climate change.
This entails each country
revisiting the way they approach
LESSEN CLIMATE CHANGE . . .
every facet of governance to
take into account how they af-
fect the environmentfrom
infrastructure, to agriculture,
to energy. Needless to say, one
of the sectors deeply concerned
with the evolving demands of
the new normal is tourism, he
continued.
The Chief Executive re-
counted how Donsol, Sorsogon,
with the help of the Department
of Tourism and the Worldwide
Fund for Nature, was able to
capitalize on its whale sharks,
locally known as Butanding, to
promote eco-tourism.
In less than fve years,
he said, Donsol went from a
sixth-class municipality to a
frst-class municipality, with
an annual income of P55 mil-
lion.
He however noted that the
long-term viability of such pro-
grams is tied to how the prob-
lem of climate change is dealt
with.
Such efforts cannot come
from just one country, he said,
expressing hope that countries
could continue to share ideas,
new technologies and best prac-
tices through conferences like
the UNWTO-ASEAN Confer-
ence on Tourism and Climate
Change.
Let us work even closer
together; let us begin turning
the situation around before it
gets worse; and let us endeavor
to leave behind a world still
teeming with opportunities
one that is, without doubt, bet-
ter than how we found it, the
President said.
Delegates to the fve-day
conference are expected to come
up with measures that would
strengthen the tourism sectors
ability to address the threats of
climate change. -PND
In an interview over the
phone, Villar said the railway
services will not stop after all
because, she said, the bill that
extends the corporate life of the
PNR will be approved in the
third reading on May 26.
The Philippines train system
was founded on Nov. 24, 1892 as
Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan
during the Spanish colonial pe-
riod.
It became Manila Railroad
Co. (MRRCo.) in January 1917
during the American colonial pe-
riod and was running from Ma-
nila to Dagupan and vice versa.
PNR ASSURED FOR ANOTHER . . .
The frst commercial opera-
tion to Bicol started on Jan. 31,
1938.
The defunct MRRCo.), the
former name of the govern-
ment corporation that ran the
railway services in the country,
was changed to PNR on June 20,
1964 through Republic Act No.
4156 with a corporate life of 50
years.
Villar said the bill will not
pass through bicameral confer-
ence and it will be approved be-
fore the Senates recess on June
11.
She said it has been passed
also in the House and there is
no discrepancy between the two
bills, so they will do away with
bicameral conference and ap-
prove it before June 20 to prevent
the end of PNRs operation.
Villar said the bill is simply
extending the term of the PNR
for another 50 years based on
the short-term and long-term
plans submitted by the company
and the Department of Trans-
portation and Communications
(DOTC).
Right now it is operating the
Manila to Sta. Rosa (Laguna)
and Sipocot to Naga route, with
100,000 passengers a day and
with the cheapest cost of trans-
port. The operation of Manila to
Bicol will be resumed in Sep-
tember this year and the test run
will be done in June, she said.
Villar said the PNR also plans
up to 2022 the so-called com-
muter rail with services from
Manila to Malolos, Malolos to
Calamba, and Manila to Calam-
ba to ease the traffc in greater
Metro Manila.
She said the PNR wants its
renewed operation to be fnanced
through the Japanese Offcial
Development Assistance with a
minimal loan interest of 0.8 per-
cent per year.
Villar said the PNR wants
to resume its operation going
north, from Manila to La Union
and vice versa, and over the
long-term, up to Sorsogon in the
south.
Even though the PNR has
failed in its operation, the local
government units in Southern
Tagalog and Bicol are very sup-
portive because the rail is the
least expensive mode of trans-
portation, cheaper than buses
and jeepneys she said.
Villar said the cost of renew-
ing the operation of the PNR is
being reserved to who will be
the government partner, like
for example if Japan loans us for
the commuter railways, it will
require equity which the govern-
ment will put up and the rest will
be loan.
For the long-term plans, the
PNR (Manila-La Union; Manila-
Bicol) is looking for the Private-
Public Partnership (PPP) scheme
in every aspect of it like the way
the government partnered with
private sector in the operation
of toll ways because of the huge
amount required to revive the
full operation.
The Manila-to-Bicol train
service has been suspended
since Oct. 2012 because of the
typhoon-damaged bridges.
Originally, the railways cov-
ered some 300,000 route kilo-
meters but at the peak of PNRs
operation in the 1970s its trains
were running on 1,100 route
kilometers from La Union in
the north to Legazpi City in the
south. -PNA
people should be proud of.
For her part, Rep. Leni Ro-
bredo of the third congressio-
nal district of Camarines Sur
and who inducted the Bicol
AHEAD, thanked Mayor Sa-
rion and the members of the
Bicol AHEAD, described the
organization, as
a milestone for our region
that will require persistence
and perseverance for every-
one in order to reach what we
wanted.
She said that culture is in-
visible to the eye and the real
challenge is how it can be ap-
preciated by the common tao
as culture enthusiasts had al-
ways been thought of as elit-
ist.
She also suggested the in-
clusion of Bicol Culture and
History in the curriculum from
elementary to high school to
COLLABORATION, KEY TO BICOL . . .
promote our identity as Bicola-
nos.
This is overdue because
we have a very nice culture and
heritage but how to convert the
idea to become attractive will
be the challenge for all of us,
she said.
Mayor John Bongat of
Naga City also commended
Sarion and the members Bicol
AHEAD for initiating the proj-
ect to promote the culture and
heritage in the region.
He said that heritage is
something that is passed on the
present from the past and the
legacy that we of the present
should be proud off. We on the
present depend on whats on
the past, he said.
Mayor Sarion on the other
hand said that several promi-
nent Bicolanos bonded by
their common love for their
hometown and commitment
to contribute to the develop-
ment of the region has orga-
nized themselves in February
this year.
He said that members envi-
sion Bicol AHEAD to be the
prime mover in making the
Bicol region a premiere desti-
nation for cultural heritage and
development by 2020.
The group aims to promote
heritage culture and arts; create
innovative programs that will
develop Bicol; encourage peo-
ple to support Bicol AHEAD;
organize partnership with tri-
media and social media; con-
duct capability and measure
competitiveness; strengthen
standard procedures, and net-
work; and build partnership
with other Bicol organizations.
Among the founding mem-
bers were Professor Danny
Gerona, Bicol Historian; Atty.
Sannah Frivaldo, Atty. James
Jacob, Atty. Taikee Calleja,
Paolo Teves and Rene Fernan-
dez as board of trustees with
Paul John Bancosta as Execu-
tive Director and Kim Blasa as
Secretary General.
Other guests and new mem-
bers were: Hector Villegas of
the Kaya Natin Movement;
Pol Maleniza of the provincial
government of Camarines Sur;
Pilar de Guzman, President
of Nueva Caceres Heritage
Movement; Mayor Nonoy
San Luis of Pili, Cam Sur;
Amy Villafuerte, Area Man-
ager of ABS-CBN Naga;
Cam Sur Board Member
Kiko Briones, former Naga
City Councilor Badeth Roco,
Ernie Verdadero and Frank
Peones Jr. from the media
of Cam Sur; Eleonor Lla-
bore, President of Daet Press
Corps; Rosalita Manlangit of
PIA Camarines Norte.
BIKOL REPORTER 7
MAY 18-24, 2014
GPI Jimm's Coffee celebrates 20th Anniversary
About GPI
Goldshine Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a 100%
Filipino owned company, with head ofice at
GPI Corporate Center #27 Don Pedro St.,
Kapalaran Subdivision, Bgy. Holy Spirit, Que-
zon City with over 500 employees.
GPI markets fast consumer goods like cof-
fee mixes, herbal food supplements and per-
sonal care products.
Founded in 1995, Goldshine Pharmaceuti-
cals had grown from small home base trading
business to a multi-million enterprise. GPI was
founded by Jaime P. Serato with the help of his
wife and business partner Lilibeth A. Serato.
In 2004, the company launched Jimms 5 in
1 Coffee Mix that is now considered one of the
leading coffee brands in the market. The brand
has achieved leadership in the healthy coffee
segment and is the benchmark for healthy bev-
erages. It is also a multi-awarded brand with
various recognition from prestigious organiza-
tions locally and abroad.
Presently, GPI products in all major super-
markets, groceries and leading drugstores na-
tionwide.
With Hawaiian inspired theme, GPI & JJLI
(Jimms&Jimmsons Laboratories-sister com-
pany of GPI) employees enjoyed the differ-
ent activities such as inter-color creativity and
Our vision is to be an admired and re-
spected world-class consumer focused orga-
nization with market leadership in premium
healthenhancing and multi-care products.
Our mission is to be consistently respon-
sive to the needs and expectations of our
consumers by providing health-enhancing,
best value-for-money premium-quality prod-
ucts.
To provide customers the highest level of
service and that our business relationship
shall be founded on open, honest, and fair
partnership.
Fun, party & surprises! Goldshine Pharmaceuticals Inc. makers of Jimms
Coffee mix held its 20th anniversary celebration last May 2-3, 2014 at I-Cove
Beach Hotel, Olongapo City.
teamwork games, killer karaoke (inspired from
the tv show),awarding and giving of plaques,
gifts to the loyal and dedicated employees who
has been in the company for more than 5 years,
dance performance by the different depart-
ment managers/head and the much awaited
search for Mr. and Ms. GPI completed the
whole event.
BIKOL REPORTER 8
MAY 18-24, 2014