vol. XXIIi, NO.

29

Bicol, the philippines

may 15-21, 2016 P5.00

( 473-8888

Comelec proclaims
CamSur poll victors
PILI,
CAMARINES
SUR --- Re-electionist Camarines Sur Governor
Miguel Migz Villafuertes
hands were finally raised at
around 5:30 afternoon on
May 11 after the Provincial Board of Canvassers
(PBOC) agreed to proclaim
him even with the absence
of the election returns coming from the municipalities
of Tinambac and Calabanga.
The two municipalities
failed to electronically transmit the election returns after
their vote counting machines

Masbate winners
proclaimed

MASBATE
CITY
Masbate, the lone election hotspot in Bicol in
Mondays elections, has
proclaimed its newly elected officials.
The board of canvassers of
Masbate proclaimed former
Governor Antonio Kho as the
provinces new chief executive on Wednesday, May 11.
Kho, who ran under the Na-

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Andaya Proclaimed

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Gov - Elect Kho

Re-electionist CamSur 1st District Representative Rolando Andaya, Jr. (3rd from right) was
proclaimed Wednesday, May 11, by the PBOC after reaping an overwhelming vote of 55,526 against
22,185 votes for his political opponent, Fr. Yon Yon Napoles. Raising his hands are COMELEC Cam
Sur Election Officer Atty. Romeo Serrano (2nd from right), PBOC Vice Chairperson Prosecutor
Richard Cu (left) and DepEd CamSur Division Superintendent Dr. Arnulfo Balane (right).

New Daet Vice Mayor

Fortuno Wins Anew

Camarines Sur 5th District Representative Salvio Fortuno (2nd from right) garnered 134,372 votes
against his contender, Felix Alfelor, Jr., hence his proclamation by COMELEC CamSur Election
Officer Atty. Romeo Serrano (2nd from left), DepEd CamSur Division Superintendent Dr. Arnulfo
Balane (right), and PBOC Vice Chairperson Prosecutor Richard Cu (left) on May 11, 2016.

Connie Sarion, wife of Mayor Tito S. Sarion was elected the new vice mayor of the Camarines
Norte capital town. In a text message, Connie thanked everyone who supported her as she
vowed that: Pagbubutihan at pahahalagahan ko po ang tiwala na ipinagkaloob nyo sa akin
bilang bagong Vice Mayor ng ating Bayan. Dito pa lang po nagsisimula ang panibagong hamon
sa ating lahat, huwag po tayong bibitaw at samahan nyo po ako sa isang mabuti, matapat at
makataong pagsisilbi sa ating bayan nang may gabay ng Panginoon. DAET on the GO!

Fish Fiesta
launched

NAGA CITY The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Camarines Sur Provincial Office launched a
specialized public fair at the Naga Land E-Mall here,
showcasing the provinces premium marine products.
The event will run from May 12-15.
Dubbed FISH-ta Sa Nayon, atbp: A Product Launching
of Processed Marine Food Products, the event endeavors
to continuously improve and help micro and small entrepreneurs in the fishing industry in the Bicol Region, particularly
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Camarines Sur premium marine products

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opinion

bikol reporter

editorial

Money Talks
Candidates in the last election
who won because they resorted
to vote buying would not surely
admit they did. Even recipients of
the buying spree would not also
say they received their share. It
is because one thousand or one
thousand five hundred pesos (the
going rate in the last polls) is still
one thousand or one thousand
pesos. What is clear here is vote
buying has become part of our
political culture. Nothing new
there. This also means, talks
about election results as the
expression of sovereign will,
is all talk and nothing more. This
implies that our representative
government is really not that
representative. Those who can
represent are those with the
gold, one of the triumvirate
of ills in Philippine politics. So,
there is really no equality in this
game. To paraphrase Orwell, it is
because the moneyed are more
equal than the others.
Theres a new and positive
development in the recent polls,
however. Some political clans
have been shut out of their posts
by even unheard of opponents.
This is a welcome development as
this may signal a new awareness
and clamor for an end to political
dynasties. To local political
dynasties in Bicol then, heed this
signal. It may be the start of the
end of your terms.

02082606

may 15-21, 2016

Phl Post-Election 2016

(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).
DUTERTE WIN: The clear electoral
mandate in favor of Davao City Mayor
Rodrigo Duterte in essence is a
PROTEST VOTE! It is a manifestation
of the overwhelming call for reform. The
eventual winner was adjudged as the
candidate most likely to lead the changes
in our way of life and the needed social
transformation.
The president-elect,
with his peculiar personality and style of
political governance was adjudged the
one most likely to succeed.
Maginoo pero bastos others may
refer to Rody! Thats why the bishops of
the Catholic Church were afraid of his
ascendancy to Malacanang. Conversely,
consonant with the populistic style of the
Iglesia ni Kristo of endorsing the most
popular (per survey) candidate chose
the Mindanao fiery mayor. As a devout
Catholic, sincerely propose that the
church henceforth also endorses the best
possible aspirants for government offices
for the good of the church and Gods
people.
STOCKS GAIN:
The local stock
market continued to rally after Mondays
national elections eased some concerns
of investors. The PSE benchmark index
rose above 7,400 level before closing
at 7,396.52, the highest close since the
start of the year. This marked an increase
of 221.64 points or 3.09 percent after
Tuesdays close. This affirms the PCCI
forecast that the Index would rise to as
high as 7,400 after the elections. So far,

opinions
unlimited
Atty. TONY (APA) ACYATAN
so good!
All the counters close in positive
territory, with the holding firms and the
property indices among the biggest
gainers. The election proved to be anticlimactic. The process is a pleasant
surprise. After the heated exchanges
over social media and even through the
mainstream, traditional channels, the
electoral exercise went peacefully and
orderly. The counting went with little hitch
and the major contestants were quick to
recognize the mandate of the people.
Good sign for progress!
FACTORIES: PHLs manufacturing
sector remained robust in March,
supported by strong household spending,
the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA)
reported.
Factory output rose 7.8%
slower compared to the 14.9% growth in
March 2015. Of the 12 major sectors that
reflected increases, 10 sectors registered
two-digit growth rates led by tobacco
products (82.6% growth). Manufacturing
is the area where we need their upsurge
to generate needed employment.

The other growth sectors were nonmetallic mineral products; machinery

(except electrical); wood and wood
products; basic metals; paper and
paper products; food manufacturing;
rubber and plastic products; and
electrical machinery. Value of goods
manufactured during the period grew
by 1.0% - also slower than the growth
of 8.6% in March 2015 though it is
a reversal of the 5.6% decline in the
previous months recorded output.
SIN TAXES: Recent graphic health
warnings on cigarette packs pulled down
excise tax collections on sin products
in March, but revenues remained up
to beat its first quarter target, the BIR
reported. A total of P8.09B in sin taxes
were raised in March, down 1.73%
from P8.24B a year ago. Nonetheless,
January to March collections were still
up 22.78% to P26.62B, beating the
P24.73B goal. Many of my friends are
now trying to reduce their smoking and
drinking. Very good, indeed!
Enacted in 2012, RA# 10351
prescribed yearly adjustments in
tobacco and alcohol excise taxes. The
law was meant to deter smoking and
drinking, even as it allocates about
80% of the incremental revenues to a
universal health care program and 15%
to tobacco farmer support. In March,
the collection drop was led by 16.12%
decrease in tobacco taxes (P4.04B).
Safeguarding our health favors our
economy.
TEACHING: The peace that God
gives us is not that which the world
gives, and His love is above all else.

The Destinies of Rodrigo Duterte & Leni Robredo

& In Favor of Constitutional Convention
I am glad that the election is over. It means
the Daang Matuwid administration is also
over. It was selective and vindictive path of
Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
The election of Duterte can stop burning
issues against Mar Roxas, Grace Poe and
Jojo Binay. If their enemies want to continue,
they can go to court and bring their evidences.
There, they have no parliamentary immunity.
They can fight there fairly.
I hope Leni Robredo will win. She is Bicols
hope, but I hope she will not imitate President
Aquinos selective and vindictive ways. She
was not really the choice of P-Noy and Mar
Roxas. They wanted Grace Poe to be the
Liberal Partys Vice President. When Grace
rejected their offer, they offered it to Gov.
Vilma Santos. When she turned it down,
they offered it to Leni Robredo who is not
even a well-known national official until she
campaigned hard and spent millions on TV
advertisements.
I think, it is Leni Robredos destiny to be
Vice President. There were five Bicolano
candidates namely: ChizEscudero, Leni
Robredo, Gregorio Honasan, Alan Cayetano
and Antonio Trillanes IV. Cam Sur Gov. Migz
Villafuerte and his father, L-Ray, reportedly
supported Grace Poe and Bongbong Marcos.

from
my
window
nenita fuentebella-peones
The Liberal Party in Cam. Sur did not have a
candidate for Governor and UNAs candidate
Arnie Fuentebella and his father, former
Speaker Noli Fuentebella supported Jojo
Binay and Leni Robredo. Cong. Andaya
supported Duterte and Cayetano. Different
sectors of society supported Leni. Many
people in Mindanao did not vote for Marcos
because of his stand against the proposed
BBL (Bangsamoro Basic Law) which
contained many unconstitutional provisions.
If Leni wins, its her destiny.
Many people voted for Mayor Rodrigo

Duterte for President because of his

promise to get rid of drugs and graft and
corruption in thirty to sixty days. He and his
vice presidential candidate Alan Cayetano
reportedly said that Itaga mo sa batoang
pangako iyan. Until we see that this is
being done, we cannot rejoice yet. Lets
pray for Duterte and Leni to succeed.

*****

The final COMELEC count is that Rep.

NoliFuentebella won with a majority of 740
votes. This is to correct the number in my
last weeks column

*****

Among the agenda of Dutertes

administration unveiled by former
Agriculture Secretary Carlos Dominguez
III, is to call for a Constitutional Convention
in order to change our form of government
to a Federal System. This is in the right
direction because our present Constitution
was written only by 48 delegates appointed
by President Corazon C. Aquino after the
EDSA Revolution I. It is best to listen to
the sentiments of the people. The situation
and prevailing environment in 1987 is very
much different from now.

Exciting travel to Caramoan

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MAY 15 2016.indd 2

If mountainous Catanduanes has

highways touching the clouds, Caramoan,
the main municipality of the three-town
Caramoan Peninsula in the Bicol mainland
has the same thrilling attraction. But bus
travel to the town is not for the faint-hearted,
exciting as it is.
The new highway from Lagonoy to
Presentacion to Caramoan makes snakes
around hills and valleys and mountain
peaks down to the coasts and up again in
a dizzying climb until you reach Caramoan
poblacion in one piece.
It was my first time to visit the old
hometown in three years. While the aircon negotiated blind curves speeding up
and down the endless stretch of road, the
rows of bluish distant mountains appeared
then the ocean below come into view,
telling me we were almost at the peak of
a mountain.

A
Question
of
privilege
salvador d. flor
My high school best friend, businessman
Francisco Kekoy San Pablo, has described
the highway as no diferent from Bitukang
Manok in Camarines Norte province, a
knotted highway up a forested mountain,
avoided by veteran drivers.
Travel by bus to Caramoan is thrilling,

good for the bored individual in search

of adventure. My wife has found it
enjoyable. In years past, travel was by
sea aboard fast boats from Sabang to
Guijalo. Today, only handful take the
sea trip.
At the bus, I could feel the excitement
of passengers, mostly farmers from
upland villages along the route as it
speed by. The highway has brought
them closer to trading centers in Goa
town, Their children can go to Goa for a
weekend movie or schooling.
The mountains reminded me of Seven
Hills Away and Other Stories written by
NVM Gonzales, description of a simple
life in the mountain. It talked of forest
clearing, hunting wild games, planting
and harvesting crops.
I was also reminded of the Sierra
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may 15-21, 2016

bikol reporter

DA promotes commercial production

of new pineapple variety in CamNorte
By Danny O. Calleja
PILI, Camarines Norte -
The regional office for Bicol
here of the Department of
Agriculture (DA) is pushing
farmers in Camarines Norte
into commercial production
of a newly-introduced highyielding pineapple variety
other than the provinces
widely-grown Queen Formosa.
The new variety is called
the Super Sweet Snack Pineapple or Ulam which originated from Davao and found
in tests to be demonstrating an
impressive outcome by show-

ing great harmony with the

soil and climatic condition of
the province, Edgar Madrid,
DAs regional technical director for research and regulations, on Thursday said.
The tests conducted last
year showed that Ulam, when
grown in the province using
local farmers' best agricultural practices for the queen,
could further boost the local
pineapple industry, according
to Madrid.
Different production methods such as the medium density, low fertilizer planting
techniques; the high density,
medium fertilizer best prac-

tices for queen pineapple and;

the high density, high fertilizer rate of Mindanao growers
were used in the test which
proved that Ulam produced
very sweet fruit with edible
core, he said.
Besides, this new variety
is also capable of producing
spiny leaves that could also be
manufactured into high-end
fabrics like what enterprising
farm families in the province
are doing with queen leaves.
DA records show that in
all the 12 towns of Camarines Norte, where an average of 25,000 queen cultivars
are grown on every hectare

Ubos kun
Ubos, Gabos kun Gabos
(How Naga City voted last May 9, 2016).
MAYOR Votes
BONGAT, JOHN (LP)
44,012
MENDOZA, TATO (IND)
21,109
ORTEGA, LUIS (IND)
814

VICE MAYOR Votes

LEGACION, NELSON (LP)
39,418
SERGIO, DAVID (IND)
20,904
CALLEJA, BEBOT (IND)
1,289

COUNCILORS
TOP 10 Votes
11 Onwards Votes
DE ASIS, NENE (LP)
42,592
ALBEUS, DOC JESS (NPC)
26,972
ABONAL, GREG (LP)
37,596
PEAS, BONG (NPC)
18,824
RAOLA, SONNY (LP)
35,111
SANTOS, ANJO (NPC)
12,954
BALDEMORO, ELMER (LP)
34,069
MORANO, JOEL TIRE (IND)
11,208
ARROYO, MILES (LP)
33,933
ABRAGAN, ERNIE (NPC)
10,559
LAVADIA, JUN (LP)
33,786
SALAZAR, ROLLY (NPC)
8,866
DEL ROSARIO, LITO (LP)
32,834
SEECHUNG, CHARLEMAGNE
8,708
CASTILLO, VIDAL (LP)
32,237
AL-KHUZEEM, JULIETA (NPC)
8,417
RENTOY, RAY-AN (LP)
31,035
CALLEJA, KID (IND)
8,064
DEL CASTILLO, BUDDY (LP)
30,416
POLOYAPOY, SAMMY-GARCIA 5,965

DELA ROSA, MARCO (IND)
3,820

MAY 15 2016.indd 3

of farm, a batch of 875,000

leaves can be deriveda volume that is once considered
as farm waste but now being processed into fiber that
is manufactured into quality
textile.
Madrid cited the undertakings of the Labo Progressive
Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(LPMCP) based in Labo town
that promotes livelihood projects on pineapple production
and integrated leaves processing that now provide employment in the creation of innovative products in response to
the needs of both the domestic
and international markets.

The cooperative, whose

majority members are farmers, produces hand-woven
and machine decorticated
fibers from the leaves of the
queen pineapple, adopting
the method of manual scraping to come up with the textile called piacloth learned
from the Philippine Textile
Research Institute (PTRI) of
the Department of Science
and Technology (DOST).
The PTRI has recognized
pia cloth for its fineness, tensile strength and high standard
that, when interwoven with
silk, comes up with pia silk,
which is later made to Barong

Tagalog, camisas, or kimona.

The use in the textile industry of queen pineapple
fiber that is known for its
strength and silky appearance
has long been recognized and
the demand is continuously
growing for being developed
as substitute for cellulose.
Its considerable volume
of production is also being
eyed to supplement the limited production of cotton and
in the case of LPMCP, the cooperatives' fiber-based products are marketed locally and
internationally with Lagunabased embroiders, garments
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10 institutions to compete
in Abaca Fest Olympics
VIRAC, Catanduanes - Ten (10) institutions composed of vocational schools,
training centers, college and the lone
university in the province will go headto-head this May 24, 2016 at the Abaca
Festival skills Olympics at Plaza Rizal
here.
According to Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
head Mr. Elpidio Tuboro the Skills Olympics aims to recognize and promote the
tourism industry of Catanduanes by promoting excellence in skills of the vocation
and tourism sector.
Participating institutions will be competing at five different events: Room

Preparation and Table Set Up. Cookery (For

Student and Open Category), Housekeeping;
Room Preparation and Bed Make-Up, Bread
and Pastry Production; Cake Decoration and
Abaca Accessories making Contest.
Participants in the Cookery are tasked to
prepare a dish for Appetizer, Main Course
and Dessert. On the other hand, the Abaca
Accessory Making Contest requires the participants to make accessories such as earrings, belts, necklace, wind chimes, bracelets, and head chips, souvenirs for weddings,
baptism and birthday.
The winner in all events will receive a uniform prize of P3,000 for first prize and P2,000
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bikol reporter

pellmell
jokee BOTOR-REYES

Flowers Bloom All Seasons

halo-halo

may 15-21, 2016

Angat sa Buhay
Nakatingag si payo niya,pasiring
sa lawod an hiling kan pirong niyang
mata.
Pigtitiriponan kan mga aki duman
sa baybayon kan Bagasbas sarong
aldaw. Sarong aki an nagkua nin
bala asin pigpurbaran na tikwilon
kun buhay pa si pawikan. Madali
ining napatihaya, senyal nagadan na
ini. May sarong gurang na lalaki an
binuhat ini ta kaipuhan niya daa si
talukab kaini.
Siguro sa mga nagiistar sa dagat,
an makahiling nin gadan na pawikan
garo ordinary na. Sa sako na nag
dakula sa hubas, dai ko mapaliwanag
ta garo bigla akong nakapagisip
manongod sa buhay asin kagadanan.
Siguro, dara man ini kan death threat
na haros nareresibe kosa cellphone

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
kan nakaaging pirilian. Maray ngani
ta nagpundo na. An suspetsa ko,
katakod ini kan soboot oposisyon
ko sa paggaba kan lumang city hall
sa Iriga. Alagad, tinapos na kan
National Historical Commission an
orolay. Pighali na ninda si Cease

and Desist Order na pinaluwas

ninda manongod digdi.
Okay
sainda si adaptive reuse proposal
kan city government, kaya,
everybody happy si mga gustong
gabaon si lumang city hall. End
of the story.
Aram ta na an mga pawikan
minauli sa kun sain sinda
iminundag.
Alagad
idtong
pawikan nananumpungan ko garo
dai pa man gurang, kaya dai pa
nakaskedyul na magadan. Garo sa
hiling ko nagkahilang ini. Nawara
daw siya sa saiyang grupo? Kaso
mayong arog ka Nemo o Dory na
pwedeng maghanap saiya. Hay,
dawa sain kadakul mga angat sa
buhay, pawikan ka man o tawo.

Why Duterte is not the Phl version of Trump

Flowers have always a place in the hearts of many. Flowers
are used to express love, gratitude, sympathy, congratulations
and just about any feeling. Flowers make people happy and
they are considered sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
Thats why we see flowers, others than the ones in the garden,
on dining tables, teachers tables, altars, just about anywhere.
We see them as garlands, corsage and leis, wreaths, in time of
joy and in time of sorrow..
Flowers have come a long, long way. Especially roses.
Then, we had only red and white roses. Today we have roses
of all colors, blue, yellow, maroon, pink, green, and there are
even multi-colored ones. How is this possible? Maybe, the
stems are submerged in colored water, or maybe the petals
are painted (?) My mom had a very wide garden of roses.
I remember such names as american rose, merly, pitminini,
rosa virginthis one bears white flowers that grow in a stem of
around two feet long. She had also a very rare rose, and it was
brown and my Mom called it wooden rose. Its petals were hard
just like wood. And the flower lasts for months. I never got to
see another rose of that kind.
Flowers generally make a wonderful and lucrative business. Dangwa has never a poor day everyday. The place is
always teeming with people and more on Valentines day and
during undas.
Visit Kuya Don in his cozy flower shop in Iriga City and see
yourself surrounded by fresh flowers that are forever in bloom.
Flowers of all kindschrysanthemum, fegi mumps, buttons,
stargazers, gerbera, carnation, etc. flowers of varied colors
and fragrance but wait till Ben A. Silva, Jr. II who is intimately
and popularly known as Kuya Don arranges the flowers of your
choice for your specific occasion and he will hand you a masterpiece. You will blurt outOMG, WOW. DKP, this is wonderful, exactly what I want. How does Kuya Don manage to
give his customer exactly the kind of arrangement he desires?
Tropical, symmetrical, asymmetrical, classic,fresh and high
quality big billowing flowers with an exuberant large-scale arrangement I read my customers mind. I use my intuition, and
voila. the masterpiece is there, Like some kind iof magic.
An Accountancy graduate, the 6-footer hunk, a biking enthusiast and a JCI still finds time teaching in a local technological college where he handles Event Management and Bookkeeping who discovered he had a flair for flowers when he
was in high school and thought it wise to pursue the art of
flower arrangement and might just make a business out of it.
He later realized he has a innate sense of arrangement creativity that is now working well in his business. He works singly
and follows his instinct while at work. Kuya Don Flower Shop
where arrangement is an art and every project is a precious
masterpiece.

K-12 Senior High School

Milestone of Accomplishments
By BEN D. SILVA, Principal, Sta. Maria High School
OIC Senior High School
Inside San Agustin Elem. School, Iriga City Division

RA 10533 otherwise known as Enhanced Basic Education

Act of 2013 mandated the Dept. of Education to embark a
landmark educational reform which is the K-12 Program
aimed to develop a system of education that could produce
learners who are ready for work, engage in entrepreneurship
and pursue higher education. Thus, the additional 2 years of
Senior High School completing a full scale implementation
of the K-12 Basic Education Program.
To ensure smooth transition and fully implement the
program DepEd had formulated appropriate strategies and
mechanisms such as improving human resource management
and organizational structure on the principle of shared
governance through efficient and effective School-based
Management to ensure delivery of quality education relevant

MAY 15 2016.indd 4

Mayor
Rodrigo
Duterte,
the
presumptive Philippine president-elect,
has several similarities with Donald
Trump but these similarities are only
superficial.
When Mayor Duterte started his
campaign several months ago, some
parallels were drawn between him and
presumptive Republican presidential
nominee Donald Trump. Some argued,
including a few reputable journalists,
that Duterte and Trump are very similar
in many negative ways.
Social media word wars between the
respective supporters and critics of the
two presidential candidates have been
intense. Online debates have been
sufficiently intense that many social
media users have also compared both
Duterte and Trump to Hitler, thereby
proving Godwins law.
This law is also known as argumentum
ad Nazium, reductio ad Hitlerum, or
a Hitler Card. It was formulated by a
lawyer Mike Godwin in the 1990s, when
he observed the tendency on online
forum participants to use Hitler or Nazi
as a comparison to anything that they
totally dislike.
According to the law:
As an online discussion grows
longer, the probability of a comparison
involving Nazis or Hitler approaches
1.
This is not to say that the comparison
totally has no basis. For instance, both
Duterte and Trump are fond of politically
incorrect trash talking against their rivals.
Some political analysts also pointed out
the demagoguery approach of these
two candidates when addressing an

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audience in campaign sorties.

They are both riding on populist, but
vague campaign slogans, promising
unrealistic results.
Both Duterte and Trump earned the
ire of international observers. On one
hand, the mayor provoked international
outrage when he joked about an
Australian rape-slay victim. On the
other hand, the celebrity billionaire is
vowing to erect a wall at the Mexican
border to prevent illegal immigrants
from crossing.
The list of similarities between the
mayor and the real estate mogul is
long but not very significant. What
is significant is the list of a few major
differences as politicians.
Despite the many reprehensible
public statements Duterte made during
his campaign, he has an impressive
record as a public servant. He is a
seasoned politician with almost three
decades of public service experience.
Duterte served as mayor and vicemayor of Davao for several terms and
he was also elected as a congressman.

to the context and needs of every learner whose skills and

competencies to match the demand industry and community.
School buildings/classrooms and other complementary
accommodation facilities have been readied in schools
which will implement the K-12 program. Planning workshops,
consultations with internal and external stakeholders, such
as the academe, business sector, local government units all
meant to come up with a dynamic, relevant, responsible and
doable steps to address the pressing issues and concerns
related to the K-12 program were conducted. Advocacies,
fora, bench making activities, focused discussion groups.
Assemblies, summits were held as well as capacity building
on Advance School Management Course for school heads
were likewise conducted.
Selection and recruitment of teachers were cautiously
done to select the most qualified and competent teachers.
Guidelines on the organizational structures and staffing
patterns of stand Alone and the integrated public Senior
High School is contained in a DepEd order so that the field
(central, regional division and school offices are provided
with comprehensive guidelines, standards and procedures to
clearly define the organizational structure and staffing patters
of different types of Senior High School as well as clarify the
roles and functions of the teaching and non-teaching staff.
A massive educational caravan was likewise done to give
emphasis on the different tracks, strands and specialization
courses that included a career guidance workshop for both
teachers and students. Parents were oriented on career

He has received numerous awards

and he politely declined some of
these awards, reasoning that he was
only performing his duty.
Despite his pugnacious public
image and allegations of human
rights abuses, Mayor Duterte is a
competent mayor. He was able to
make Davao City as one of the most
economically stable and socially
progressive cities in the Philippines.
Mayor Duterte is actually more
like Bernie Sanders in many ways,
particularly in terms of his socialist
leaning. He has the reputation of
living a very simple lifestyle. He is
also liberal in terms of his views
regarding same-sex marriage.
To some great extent, the mayor
is a peacemaker. He understands the
plight of the Muslims in Mindanao and
he is respected by many of the local
tribes. The communist insurgents,
including the Communist Party of the
Philippines founder, Joma Sison, are
willing to negotiate peace with him.
In terms of experience in public
service and deeper understanding
of serious socioeconomic/political
issues, Trump is a total amateur
compared to Duterte.
Considering his impulsive and
narcissistic personality, electing
Trump as president would be a leap of
faith into an abyss of uncertainties.
NOTE: This article is republished
from my online opinion article in Liberal
America:
http://www.liberalamerica.
org/2016/05/12/duterte-not-philippineversion-trump/

pathing and decision making so that they are involved in

deciding what track and strand their children will pursue.
Early enrollment was done for Grade Ii students to determine
the needed teachers, classrooms, tools and equipment
needed.
The curriculum map of the different tracks, strands and
specialized subjects, courses including the core applied were
supplied to schools as a basis for crafting the classroom
general and teachers program. All these have been done
using DepEd templates, submitted on-line to DepEd central
and data-based SHS website.,
The real test, however, to all these preparations will be
Ground Zero on June when classes commence this school
year, There are other things to consider and the school head
faces the challenges such as the lack of schools, laboratory
rooms, for both Technical-Vocational and Livelihood (TVL)
courses, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) courses and even with the partnership of DEIs, TVIs,
LGUs there are still many gray areas.
The School Head will have to meet these challenges
head on. It is hoped though that his suffering will be
alleviated optimistic that things will turn out well with the
K-12 curriculum designed to give the country the needed
boost in its educational program that will surely see our
young the chance to get ready employment as soon as
they finish the 12 year schooling. But the School Head will
still cling strongly to that popular adage.He shall cross the
bridge when he gets there and the real battle begins.

5/16/2016 10:23:34 PM

may 15-21, 2016

bikol reporter

JOB FAIR APPLICANTS

JOB FAIR RIBBONCUTTING

SM City Naga Building Administration Manager Jen Velarde, Councilor-elect Salvador Del
Castillo, Mayor John Bongat, DOLE Asst.Secretary Joji Aragon, SM City Naga HR Manager
Digna Adolfo and ABSCBN Naga Station Manager Amy Villafuerte during the opening of the
SM-DOLE jobfair held last May 2, 2016 at the mall's event center.

Over a thousand jobseekers from Naga City and various towns of Camarines Sur came to
SM Naga for the 2016 SM-DOLE job Fair last May 2. This year's job fair theme is " Disenteng
Trabaho at Kabuhayan, Alay Natin sa Bayan. Around 81 employers from local and overseas
including SM Affiliates participated. A total of 44 applicants were hired on the spot. The
simultaneous nationwide SM - DOLE job fair 2016 aimed to assist youth, fresh graduates,
students and OFWs with career decisions on finding a job.

MLNIs dried fish now in big supermarkets

Dried fish from micro entrepreneurs of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
are now being sold in big malls
in the country like SM Supermarket, Save More, Robinsons, Lianas, and LCC Mall.
We started marketing the
dried fish in our own Mga Likha
ni Inay (MLNI) stores in San
Pablo. It was one of our fast
moving products so we thought

of looking for a wider market

for them, shared Julius Adrian
Alip, MLNI President.
According to Alip, MLNI is
a growing organization that aims
to create a brand for the products
of micro entrepreneurs in the
country. It is a member of CARD
MRI, a social development organization established in 1986 to
help landless rural workers in
San Pablo City. CARD MRI has

grown to 3.3 million clients from

the first 89 members it served in
1986. Its branches can be found
in all provinces in the country
today.
It is our goal to link our micro entrepreneurs and small producers to the mainstream market
because we do believe that providing market access for micro
producers results to a more inclusive growth and sustainable

livelihood for them. Our own

stores is our first step to realize to
that goal, said Alip who added
that they now have five MLNI
stores and 109 distribution outlets located strategically around
the country.
MLNI is assisting the CARD
MRI micro entrepreneurs to
develop the packaging of their
products and making it acceptable to bigger markets. Dried

fish coming from the province

of Palawan, Masbate and Leyte
is one of the products that MLNI
had improved in terms of packaging. To date, they have supplied over 23,000 vacuumed
packs of these dried fish to the
said malls and supermarkets creating a steady income for these
socio-economically challenged
micro entrepreneurs from the
three provinces.

The list of MLNIs products

in these malls has also grown and
included more food items like
kapeng barako, rice coffee, turmeric powder, muscovado sugar
and honey calamansi concentrate.
They are also able to supply buri
fan and religious items made of
poly resin to Kultura Shops located in SM Malls and have also
sub-contracted some bags and
wallets to RED LOGO.

Sm Womans Stylish Leisure Wear

These are clothes described as aprs
sport or gym to office, basic pieces that
are smart, lightweight, frill free, and sometimes even architectural. And designers and
retailers are have created a lot of buzz about
athleisure collections, which are appropriate for either athletic or leisure pursuits.
Leisure wear is everything casual and comfortable in a womans wardrobe, usually consisting of loose fitting garments made of breathable
fabrics like cotton or nylon. For the woman on
the go, leisurewear is a practical solution for running errands or exercising.
But just because its casual doesnt mean it
cant be stylish. And SM Woman takes a minimalist spin to leisurewear; with simple, easy, and
practical separates. Photographed against the
modern architectural faade of One Esplanade,
these are pieces that show the softer side of
minimalism with the use of soft, breezy fabrics,
staple knits, and a neutral, monochromatic color palette. A subtle hint of soft pastels here and
there, gives the overall silhouette an urban, contemporary edge.
SM Womans top hits: high-neck sleeveless
knits, cropped tops, asymmetrical hem shirts,
boxy blouses, and flattering tunics. Cool culottes
and cropped pants will make any ensemble look
simply chic, while sleek long vests jazz up even
the simplest of outfits. Keep accessories and
sole choices to a minimum to maintain the fluidity
of the whole look.
Shot on location at One Esplanade, the latest
SM Woman separates are available at The SM
Store.
Fashion
SM Woman available at The SM Store
Photography
Raymond Celestino
Make Up
Jet Babas

Less Is So Much More. Highneck sleeveless knit top worn with

a pair of soft pastel culottes.

Pure and Simple. A Long black

vest worn over an asymmetrical
top and a pair of straight-leg
cropped pants.

Sleek and sophisticated. Black

high-neck tunic top worn with a
pair of white cropped trousers.

This white shell top is a top hit.

Easy Layers. Crisp white

button-down shirt worn under a
soft sleeveless double layer top,
paired with black culottes and
blush blazer.

Walk This Way. Grey knit

long vest worn with a black
asymmetrical sleeveless top
and white trousers.

Best of the Vest. White hip-long

vest worn with skinny pants and
slip-on sneakers.

Minimalist match. White boxy

top worn with black trousers with
contrasting side piping.

Fish Fiesta launched . . .

in Camarines Sur.
DTI Provincial Head Edna
Tejada said that the activity
was also made possible through
the help of other agencies who
have the same objective of
uplifting the lives of families
whose livelihood sources are
dependent on the sea.
This marketing activity is

MAY 15 2016.indd 5

organized by DTI where we

see to it that good manufacturing practices are followed
to ensure high quality of fish
products are produced, and
that buyers are assured of superior quality as compared
to those available in the market because the production of
these products are clean.

Around nine (9) individual

and group entrepreneurs coming from the coastal municipalities of Calabanga, Gainza,
Cabusao, Bombon, Del Gallego, and Naga City participated in the said fair. Featured
products include ready-to-eat
tinapa (smoked fish) from
Naga City, bottled and powdered dinaelan (shrimp
paste) and shrimp chips from

Cabusao, crab paste from

Gainza, hibe (dried shrimp)
from Bombon, assorted dried
fish from Calabanga, and
ready-to-cook fish products
all sourced out in Camarines
Sur.
According to DTI Senior
Trade Industry Development
Specialist Lilibyl B. Fuentebella, products featured at the
fair are guaranteed clean and

safe because the primary processing is done at the common

service facility (CSF) provided
by the Local Government and
the processing facility under
the Shared Service Facility
(SSF) provided by the DTI.
Customers are assured that
the products are safe, wellpacked, hygienic and properly
labeled since DTI installed
vacuum packaging equipment

at the Naga City Peoples

Mall.
From this launch, these
products and entrepreneurs
will be part of the bigger event
of DTI in the coming Orgullo
Bicol which will be held in
October 2016 at SM Mega
Hall, Mandaluyong City. -LSMacatangay, with reports
from Jam Madrid- PIA 5/
CamSur

5/16/2016 10:23:35 PM

may 15-21, 2016

bikol reporter

DA promotes . . .
manufacturers, boutique, and
department stores deriving
their supply from Camarines
Norte.
With the demand in foreign
markets for good pia cloth
that can meet the preference
of high end consumers, the cooperative is now also exporting its hand-woven products
to Japan, Hong Kong, USA,
Canada, France, Denmark,
Germany, Switzerland, Italy,
The Netherlands and some
other countries in Asia.
Aside from barong woven from the Formosa fiber,
the LPMPC is also exporting
pineapple fiber to the United
Kingdom for the manufacture
of a known brand of shoes.
Madrid also allays apprehensions that the entry
of Ulam would sidetrack the
Formosa variety which is renowned for its golden yellow
flesh, crisp texture and mild
delicate flavor, making it very
suitable for fresh consumption.
The queen would remain
the signature variety of the
provinces pineapple industry as it has been more than a
source of nutritious fruit for
snack or dessert and DA will
continue to conduct studies
geared towards improving
this variety which Camarines
Norte is known for.
Recently, the Philippine
Rural Development Project
(PRDP) approved for funding
the Php26.6-million Camarines Norte Queen Pineapple
Trading and Processing Project to upgrade the provinces
existing Formosa pineapple
juice processing project.
The province owes a lot
to queen pineapple being
its flagship crop. This fruit
has marked its contribution
to alleviating poverty in the
province which registered the
lowest poverty incidence at
28.7 percent among Bicols
six provinces, way below the
regional rate of 32.3 percent,
according to the latest report
of the Philippine Statistical
Authority.
Ulam, Madrid said, would
be an answer to farmers sentiments that the fruit of Formosa pineapple in the province is getting smaller due to
the fact that only one variety
is planted through the years.
In pushing large-scale production of this new variety,
the DA and the Bureau of
Plant Industry (BPI) are im-

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the
legitimate heirs of the late PLACIDA PATANGAN-PAA, who
died intestate on January 09, 2012 in Naga City without any
will or no known debts left a home lot situated at Brgy. Sta.
Cruz, Naga City designated as Lot 2, Bock 35 under the
socialized housing of Naga City Government; the Heirs being
all of legal ages and with full capacity to contract hereby
agree to divide and adjudicate among themselves the said
lot in pro indiviso equal shares; the mentioned Heirs waive
their rights, interest and participation on their respective
shares in favor of EDGAR P. ESPLANA, their cousin, his
heirs and successors-in-interest; as acknowledged before
Notary Public Atty. Carlo C. Villanueva, Jr., Doc. No. 151,
Page No. 31, Book No. 179 Series of 2016.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: May 1, 8 and 15, 2016

plementing a contract growing scheme with local farmers

under Republic Act 91268 or
the Philippine Plant Variety
Protection Act of 20012 so
that it is widely propagated in
the province.
This Act, according to
BPIs regional supervising agriculturist Vivencio Mamaril,
protects and secures the exclusive rights of breeders with
respect to their new plant variety, particularly when beneficial to the people.
BPI is now recruiting
pineapple growers who are
interested to plant the Ulam
variety as Mamaril explained
that the promotion of Ulam
variety growing is not aimed
to take out the queen Formosa, but rather to give farmers
a choice.

DepEd K to 12 now on it's

3rd year anneversary

10 institutions to compete . . .
for the coach, P2,500 for the
second prize and P1,500 for
the coach, and P2,000 for the
Third Prize and P1,000 pesos
for the coach.
The participating institutions are Catanduanes Colleges (CC), Christian Polytechnic Institute of Catanduanes
(CPIC), Hauswirschaft Training Institute (HTI), Cabugao
school of Handicraft and Cottage Industry (CSHCI), Panganiban-Viga-Bagamanoc
(PAVIBA) Training Center,
Pandan-Caramoran (PAN-

a question of privilege . . .
Madre mountains of my youth. Many years ago, I visited Kalayaans
San Antonio Village in Laguna and got enthralled by th sight of the
vast mountain range, seen from a jeepney going up the 7-kilometer
road to San Antonio.
The visit resulted in a feature story. See a barrio in the sky, which
I wrote for Bulletin Today. It was a vivid description of the mountain
community, known for its almost daily rainfall and for its famous
native sons, leaders of peasant movements decades ago.
The post war movie, Asedillo, based on the life of peasant leader
named Asedillo, was filmed right there with Fernando Poe in the
lead role galloping in a handsome stallion.
The highway has revealed hillsides covered with underbrush,
coconut trees and cogon and small villages and nipa thatched
dwelling of farmers and their small farms.
As the scenery changes, I found myself at a misty mountain
instead of a cogon-covered hillside, glancing at a pretty girl,
seemingly waiting for someone at their trysting place.
I was thinking of the story of a beautiful Korean girl and her
American war correspondent boyfriend who were to meet that foggy
morning. The girl waited. A figure came. But when she touched
ihim, he vanished.
In the song Love is a Many Splendored thing, a few lines tell
us what happened. Lost on a high and windy hill / In the morning
mist two lovers kissed And the world stood still
The thrills I experienced have more than male as for what I
missed in my Paniman barrio The places I frequented in my youth
were gone. So were my friend and old classmates too.
What have remained are memories.

CAR) Training Center, BOSS

TE Training Center, Cely and
Bong on TVET, Catanduanes
State University (CSU) and
Catanduanes school of Advanced Technology (CSAT).
The lead agency spearheading the event is the TESDA in Coordination with the
2016 Abaca Festival Steering
Committee.
-MAL/EABPIA5/Catanduanes

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

OF ESTATE WITH SALE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the legal
heirs of the late JOSE ARINGO , who died intestate on
January 09, 2014 in Cararayan, Naga City without any will
or no known debts left a parcel of land situated at Bgry.
Cararayan, Naga City; the Heirs being all of legal ages and
with full capacity to contract hereby agree to setle, divide
and adjudicate unto themselves the described property;
that for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand (P200,000.00) pesos paid by the Vendee,
Manolo C. Ebora, Jr., of Ragay, Camarines Sur, the
Vendor do hereby SELL, CEDE TRANSFER and CONVEY,
unto said Vendee his heirs, successors and assigns the
described parcel of land; as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Carlo C. Villanueva, Jr., Doc. No. 414, Page
No. 83, Book No. 162 Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: May 1, 8 and 15, 2016

MESSAGE OF THANKS
ANTONIO GENIO CORTEZ
Died on April 20, 2016

IN THE GOOD GRACE OF OUR LORD

His loving wife Leticia, and
daughters
Lea Antonette and Mary Grace
warmly extend their deepest
gratitude and appreciation for the
prayers and other pious acts offered
to the Almighty
for the eternal repose of his soul.
May he rest in peace
in your continued prayers.
DIOS MABALOS PO!

for april
Name of Deceased Date of Interment
JEROME S. MAGPANTAY
DOMINICI B. ACOMPAADO
ROSARIO F. LAGUIDAO
TOMAS F. ARCILLA
ROMEO O. LEE
RODRIGO B. CARAAN
ADELINA M. CASIDO
MARY GRACE J. CAPISTRANO
EUGENIA A. ABELINDE
NOEL B. BARJA
SALVADOR O. RUBIANO
ERNESTO F. PIMENTEL
SONIA P. BORRE
SALVACION C. LOPEZ
PATRIA A. PRADO
JOSEFINA C. DADO
CATALINO A. SANTOS SR.

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may 15-21, 2016

bikol reporter

Masbate winners proclaimed . . .

cionalista Party, bested his rivals,
former Governor RizalinaSeachon-Lanete, former Representative Narciso Bravo and businesswoman Mercy Cabiles.
Poll officials also proclaimed
Bravos running mate, Acting
Vice Governor Jo Kristine Revil,
who was elected in a landslide
to extend her time in office until
June 2019.
Khos ticket, however, was
only able to get one of the 10 provincial board seats.
Six of them were won by the
allies of Lanete while the rest
went to Bravos candidates.
Also proclaimed were reelectionist Representatives Maria
Vida Espinosa-Bravo (first district), Elisa Olga Kho (second
district) and Scott Davies Lanete
(third district).
All winning candidates in 20
towns and a city in the province
were officially proclaimed winners.
Rowena Tuason won her second term as Masbate City mayor
in landslide victory over former
city Vice Mayor Allan Cos.
Tuason first defeated Cos in
2013. Cos served as vice mayor
for six years.
Poll officials proclaimed unopposed reelectionist Mayor Salvadora Sanchez of Uson.
Also proclaimed was unopposed candidate Nilo Du for the
mayoral post of Placer.
Arturo Virtucio was proclaimed as the new mayor of the
mining town of Aroroy.
In Baleno, Mayor Romeo dela
Rosa tightened his hold over the
town. Dela Rosa was reelected,
while his wife Maritess won the

vice mayoralty race.

In Mandaon, reelectionist
Mayor Kristine Salve Hao easily
defeated her two challengers to
win a third term.
In Milagros, the Magbalons
retained their grip on the town after Jose and wife Natividad Isabel
were proclaimed mayor and vice
mayor respectively. The couple
swapped positions when term
limits barred Natividad Isabel
from seeking a fourth term in the
towns highest post.
In Mobo, Susan Castillo won
the mayoral race to succeed her
husband, outgoing Mayor Percival Castillo.
In Balud, reelectionist Mayor
Ruben Jude Lim was given fresh
mandate.
In Batuan, Charmax Jan Yuson, son of the incumbent mayor,
was elected in a landslide win
over his two opponents.
Froy Andueza, the incumbent
vice mayor of Claveria, routed his
opponent for the mayoralty post.
In Monreal, reelectionist Mayor Ben Espiloy also trounced his
challenger to win a third term.
In San Fernando, Byron Angelo Bravo handily defeated his
opponent to succeed his father,
Mayor Narciso Bravo, who ran
but lost in the gubernatorial race.
Nelly Altiche-Delavin was
proclaimed mayor of San Jacinto,
the seaside town known for its
dive site that teems with manta
rays.
In San Pascual, winning a third
term was a breeze for reelectionist Mayor Zacarina Lazaro when
she defeated her challenger by
landslide.
In Cataingan, former mayor

Felipe Cabataa reclaimed his

old post in a sound victory over
his lone rival.
In Dimasalang, former police
chief inspector Edgar de Lara unseated Mayor Henry Naga.
In Esperanza, reelectionist Mayor Ian Peter Sepulveda
trounced his two challengers to
win a second term.
In Pio V. Corpus, reelectionist
Mayor Allan Lepasana was given
a fresh mandate.
In Cawayan, incumbent Vice
Mayor Ramon Abinuman was
proclaimed as the town's new
chief executive.
In Palanas, reelectionist
Mayor Rudy Alvarez was given
a fresh term. -Ernesto Delgado/
PIA5-Masbate

NEW REPRESENTATIVE

Naga City councilor Gabriel Hidalgo Jr Bordado was also proclaimed as the new representative
of the 3rd District of Camarines Sur as he bested erstwhile Governor and Congressman Luis
R. Villafuerte.

Comelec proclaims . . .
(VMCs) malfunctioned. The
Secure Digital (SD) cards were
brought to the COMELEC
main office accompanied by
counsels of various political
parties and is expected to be
returned to the PBOC anytime
within the day.
Under the rule on lowering the threshold of the vote
percentage to 90 per cent, Villafuerte was proclaimed by
COMELEC Camarines Sur
Election Officer Atty. Romeo
Serrano, PBOC Vice Chairperson Prosecutor Richard Cu
and Department of Education
(DepEd) Camarines Sur Division Superintendent Dr. Arnulfo Balane.
Camarines Sur 5th District
Representative SalvioFortuno
(LP) was also proclaimed after garnering 134, 372 votes
against his contender, Felix
Alfelor Jr. (UNA) with 36, 680
votes.
With 100 per cent of election returns from the 5th district
already certified by the PBOC,
Sangguniang
Panlalawigan
Board Members Rex Oliva

(NP), Emmanuel Noble (NP)

and Butch Figuracion were
also proclaimed. Oliva got the
highest vote with 90,060 while
Figuracion and Noble garnered
87, 636 and 87,417 votes, respectively.
The 5th district is composed of 7 municipalities with
a voting population of 240,559.
Based on the provincial canvass report, 201,814 actual
voters casted their votes
At 4:30pm, re-electionistCamarines Sur 1st District
Representative Rolando Andaya Jr. was also proclaimed
by the PBOC after reaping an
overwhelming vote of 55,526
against the 22,185 votes from
his political opponent, Fr.
YonYonNapoles (NPC).
1st termer Russel Baes
topped his other opponents
as board member of the same
district after garnering 42,894
votes against incumbent Board
Member Warren Sear (NP)
with 27,228 and Carlos Batalla
(PMM) with 1,799 votes.
The 1st District is composed of 5 municipalities,

Old, new faces in CSur . . .

Contact No.:

Allan - 0921-999-8888
Fely - 0918-628-7818

of Lupi; Delia Simbulan of

Nabua; John Bongat of Naga
City; Corazon Olos of Ocampo; Nio Tayco of Pasacao;
Manghay Delea of Presentacion; Evelyn Fuentebella of
Sangay; Antonio Chavez of
San Jose and Ogie Astor of Sipocot meanwhile will be serving their next terms of office
after emerging as victors in the
just concluded local elections.
Meanwhile, the tandem of
Camarines Sur Governor Migz
Villafuerte and Vice Governor
Fortunato Pea made another
comeback after getting majority of the voters nod.
Four new incoming board
members will also fill the Sangguniang Panlalawigan this June
2016. From the first district
include Russel Baez; James
Jaucian of second district; Salvador Sear for the third district
and Butch Figuracion from the
fifth district.

For the congressional

seats, only re-electionists Rolando Andaya Jr. of the first
district and Salvio Fortuno of
the fifth district made a winning comeback. District two
Cong. Luis Raymond Villafuerte Jr will take the place
of Cong. Dato Arroyo, who
decided to just finish his term,
while third district Cong. Gabriel Bordado will continue
what Rep. Leni Robredo, now
the presumptive Vice President of the Republic of the
Philippines, has started after
finishing her term as congresswoman to fill in the post
of the second highest position
in the land.
Meanwhile, former Speaker Arnulfo P. Fuentebella, filling in the post left by his son,
Wimpy will continue his governance as representative of
the 4th District of Camarines
Sur.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are
the wife, children and foster child of EDMUNDO
M. MATUBIS who died on November 8, 2015 in
Naga City without any will or testament left a
unit of trimobile for hire described as follows:
Name: Yamaha, Motor No.: 4PF-104313; Chassis
No.: 4PF-104313; Plate No.: EY2138; MTOP
Control No. 0212-10-2015; the parties being
all of legal ages do hereby adjudicate unto
NOEL A. MATUBIS, the trimobile described; as
acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Aldrico
I. Abao, Doc. No. 212, Page No. 44, Book No.
XXXII, Series of 2016.
Bikol Reporter
Published: May 8, 15 and 22, 2016

MAY 15 2016.indd 7

namely; Cabusao, Del Gallego, Lupi, Ragay and Sipocot.

It has a total voting population
of 106,740.
Former Camarines Sur Governor LRayVillafuerte (NP),
accompanied by Governorelect Migz and wife Lara was
also proclaimed as the next
representative of the 2nd Congressional district in Camarines Sur late in the afternoon
after garnering a total vote of

85, 696 as against his opponent

Ava Arceo (NPC) who garnered a total of 37,029.
3rd and 4th District representatives and board members
cannot be proclaimed yet as
election returns from Calabanga, for the 3rd district and
Tinambac for the 4th district,
might still affect the figures
of the votes casted for the said
candidates. -LSMacatangayPIA5/Camarines Sur

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPE
PAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corner J. Hernandez Avenue,
Naga City, pawned from DEC. 1-31, 2015 whose terms have
expired will be sold to public auction sale on JUNE 2, 2016
from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 31, 2016
only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 8 and 15, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE EXPLORER PAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from DEC. 1-31, 2015 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
JUNE 2, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 31, 2016
only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 8 and 15, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDAD PAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave.,
Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from DEC. 1-31, 2015 whose
terms have expired will be sold to public auction sale on
JUNE 2, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 31, 2016
only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 8 and 15, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPE
PAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, Naga
City, pawned from DEC. 1-31, 2015 whose terms have expired
will be sold to public auction sale on JUNE 2, 2016 from 9:00
A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 31, 2016
only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 8 and 15, 2016

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

AUCTION SALE/SUBASTA
All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWNJEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall corner
J. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned from DEC.
1-31, 2015 whose terms have expired will be sold to public
auction sale on JUNE 2, 2016 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.
Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the
above-mentioned date will be honored until MAY 31, 2016
only.
THE MANAGEMENT
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: MAY 8 and 15, 2016

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Panalanging bayan

Sa mga namomotan niamong taga Naga, mga kapwa Bikolano asin Pilipino, padagos ta pong ipangadyi
an kapangganahan ni Congresswoman Leni Robredo bilang satong bagong Bise Presidente. Midbid ta
po an kakayahan ni Leni na pamayuhan an nasyon na padagos na naglalaom nin asenso asin marhay na
paggobernar. An saiyang trayumpo, trayumpo bako ta lang mga Bikolano asin Bikolana kundi kan gabos na
Pilipino. - Mayor John Bongat

Old, new faces in CSur

LGU top positions

By Ana-Liza S. Macatangay

NAGA CITY --Twenty-three newbies

in the political scene
from various local
government units in
Camarines Sur, while
some are just coming
back after a respite of
some years away from
government work, are
now back in public service after being given a
fresh mandate by their
respective
constituents.
First timers include incoming local chief executives
Frank Bernaldez of Bato;
Oca Borja of Bombon; Margie Aguinillo of Buhi; Megay
Ibasco of Bula; Weny Sabalbero of Cabusao ; Henry Ra-

godon of Canaman; Marlyn

Cordial of Caramoan; Narding Agor of Gainza; Nelson Bueza of Garchitorena;
Raquel Lim of Goa; Delfin
Pilapil of Lagonoy; Bernard
Brioso of Libmanan and
YepYep Sear of Magarao.
The town folks of other
municipalities in the province also placed into office a
newcomer who will be part
of the local political arena in
the person of Anthony Reyes
in Milaor; Chris Lizardo in
Minalabac; Ace Cruz in Pamplona; Thaddy Ramos in Ragay; Fermin Mabolo in San
Fernando; Chiqui Fuentebella in Tigaon and Ruel Tuy in
Tinambac, all in Camarines

Sur.
Proving that public service still runs in their veins,
former Mayors Madelaine
Alfelor-Gazmen of Iriga
City; Tomas Bongalonta of
Pili and Sandy Ondis of the
coastal town of Siruma received another mandate from
their respective electorates
after taking a breather from
their political stint for some
years.
Re-electionists Melquiades Gaite of Baao; Ernesto
Bagasbas of Balatan; Eduardo Severo of Calabanga;
Marilou Hirose of Camaligan; Lydia Abarientos of Del
Gallego; Bobby Matamorosa
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Bicol, the philippines

may 15-21, 2016

P5.00

Daraga Cityhood
tops Salceda's
planned bills
By Jorge Hallare
LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Gov. Joey Sarte Salceda will push for the cityhood of nearby Daraga
town in Congress once he
sits as 2nd District congressman of the province.
Salceda announced this
during his and other winning candidates for top positions' proclamation by the
Albay Provincial Board of
Canvassers Tuesday night
at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall.
He said there is a big
possibility for Daraga to be
made a city because of the
new Supreme Court ruling
putting in the hands of Congress the decision for the
cityhood of a municipality
and that does not anymore
require the attainment of a
certain number of population and the amount of income.
Aside from this, he plans
to push for a bill creating
another district for Albay,
making the number four,
which, he said, will open

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Cong-Elect salceda
more opportunities and additional budget and benefits
for the constituents.
As a congressman-elect,
Salcda said, he will have
greater opportunity and
more time to ask the national
government to push for the
"Luzon 2030", which was
submitted by the Regional

Development Councils in
Luzon to the National Economic Development Authority for big projects like the
extension of the expressway
from Lucena City to Bicol,
completion of the South Luzon International Airport in
Daraga town and North and
South Rail Project.

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