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    OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPERFor Five Consecutive YearsSt. Peter Baptist Catholic Mass Media Awards

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    Dir. LACAMBRA

    BIR requires new ITR forms for 2013

    DOLE Bicol to hire 1,375 workers

    Albay bags 2014 Palarong Bicol title

    Naga to launch'Naga River Day'Naga to launch'Naga River Day'

    VIRAC, CATAN-DUANES - Albay de-legation emerged as theoverall champion in therecently concluded Palar-ong Bicol held in Catan-duanes on February 2-7.

    Scoring 597 pointsand beating 12 other del-egations, Albay Vulcans

    reclaimed the championshipafter yielding to CamarinesSur last year.

    Tailing Albay are Cama-rines Sur (1st runner up);

    Naga City (2nd runner up);Camarines Norte (3rd runnerup); Legazpi City (4th runnerup); Catanduanes (5th runnerup); and Sorsogon Province

    (6th runner up).Albay dominated vari-

    ous events both in elemen-tary and secondary levelnamely athletics, badminton,table tennis, volleyball, ar-nis, baseball, boxing sepaktakraw and basketball.

    Albay was also the cham- pion during the 2011 and

    2012 Palarong Bicol.Meanwhile, Depart-

    ment of Education Cat-anduanes Division Of-ce-In-Charge Jose L.Doncillo congratulatedAlbay as well as other del-egations during the clos-ing ceremony on Friday.

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    By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

    NAGA CITY---City Mayor JohnBongat, in an ag-gressive move toencourage morestakeholders togive their un-equivocal sup-port to the NagaRiver Revitaliza-tion Project willbe launching theWish Upon myRiver on the rstever Naga RiverDay celebrationcome March 8here.

    To highlight the saidcelebration which is alsodubbed Aldaw kan Salog

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    MALINIG NA SALOG, MALINIG NA NAGAPerspective of the planned wharf station near the Tabuco Bridge right beside the Naga CityPeople's Mall.

    LEGAZPI CITY- Thou-sands of Bicolanos are ex-pected to have a job for atleast 6-months this year af-ter DOLE-Bicol announcedrecently that it has allot-ted some P56M fund forits Government InternshipProgram (GIP) and Emer-gency Work Program (TU-PAD).

    Yes, starting February wewill be hiring workers fromall over the region. Every-

    body will have a a chance tohave a decent job this 2014DOLE-Bicol regional direc-tor Nathaniel V. Lacambraassured.

    The GIP program will give

    a 6-month job stint to ben-e ciaries meanwhile, TU -PAD program bene ciarieswill have a months work.With such, DOLE-Bicolis projecting to hire some1,375 workers for GIP up to6,189 workers for TUPAD.

    The GIP is under theKabataan program whichaims to give a 6-monthsfull time-work, with a 75%salary of the existing mini-mum wage rate to the ben-e ciary. Under the recentlyreleased Wage Order No.RBV-16 which posts fora P260/day pay for estab-lishments with 10 or moreworkers and will be the

    basis for the computationof the 75% salary speci edunder the GIP program,

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    The Bureau of InternalRevenue issued RevenueRegulations No. 02-2014which prescribes new In-come Tax Forms for ling

    starting with taxable year2013.

    CPA-Lawyer Antonio P.Acyatan explained that thenew ITR Forms include No.1700 - for Individuals Earn -

    ing Compensation (only), No. 1701 for Self-EmployedIndividuals, Estates andTrusts, and Form No. 1702-RT for Corporations, Partner-ships and Other Non-Individ -ual Taxpayers subject only tothe REGULAR Income TaxRate.

    BIR Form No. 1702-EXshall be used Only by Cor-

    porations, Partnerships andOther Non-Individual Tax -

    payers which are EXEMPTunder the Tax Code, andthose exempted by otherspecial laws (with NO oth-er taxable income). ITRForm No. 1702-MX is forCorporations, Partnershipsand Other Non-Individuals

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    BIKOL REPORTER 3FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

    CAVING IN LIBMANAN PAWDCavers of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division of theDENR and locales are set to enter the cavern Betong Cave inLibmanan, Camarines Sur. The caving activity is part of theassessment program being done annually by DENR Bicol toascertain the precise management approach in safeguardingthe same. Betong Cave can be found at Barangay Sigamot inthe town of Libmanan.

    By ANA-LIZA S. MACATANGAY

    NAGA CITY --- Close toten thousand youth leaders,members of youth organi-zations, and other stake-holders made their wayat the Jesse M. Robredo(JMR) Coliseum over theweekend for the FrancisPadua-Papica Foundation,Inc. (FPPPF) annual lead-ership convention.

    Now on its 11th year, thisyears annual leadership con-ference dubbed Youth 2014

    Frontliners for Changeendeavors to challenge theyouth and put them on theforefront in confronting is-sues head on. This intends togive the younger generationa great power to affect posi-tive change and imprint theirmarks in terms of leadership.

    Atty. Francis Papica,FPPF, Inc. CEO and founder

    believes that amidst the chal-lenges that every Filipinohave experienced, particu-larly in areas ravaged and de-stroyed by Typhoon Yolanda,the Bohol earthquake thatdamaged our heritage andin the face of the current

    political controversies andeconomic crisis, the youthwill still be at the forefront,standing straight and readyto face these challenges.

    The confab featured vari-ous resource speakers whohave their own assignedtopic to tackle. Among theinvited conference talkingheads were singer/ songwrit-er/activist Jim Paredes whoTIGAON, CAMARINES

    SUR --- The Department ofAgriculture in Bicol turnedover a P2.4 million 4-WheelDrive tractor to a coopera-tive of corn farmers in Par-tido Area. Financed by theAgri-Pinoy Corn Program,the tractor was acquiredby the KASARO coop upontheir request and throughthe endorsement of formerCong. Noli Fuentebella. Acounterparting scheme wasadopted where the DA pro-vided 85% of the total costof the machinery which isP2,040,000.00 while the coopshouldered 15% of total costamounting to P360,000.00.

    The KASARO coop is anemerging coop in Tigaon -nancing 680 hectares of cornfarms in Tigaon, Ocampo andother areas in Cam. Sur. It has

    280 members engaged main-ly in corn production andhog fattening. Their of ceis strategically located besidethe Grains Center where theydeliver their produce. OICmunicipal agriculturist LeaBeltran of Tigaon said theyare one of the organizations

    bene tting from the grainscenter facilities since its es-tablishment in March 2013.Juanito Royo, the coop chair -man, said that since the coopis still in its infant stage, ithas not yet acquired a steadyincome. With the acquisitionof the 4WD tractor, they ex-

    pect to generate huge incomewhich will be distributed tothe members as dividends.

    The turn over ceremonywas held during the rst mo -

    bile meeting of the MunicipalAgriculturists of towns be-

    longing to the Cam. Sur Pro-vincial Corn Cluster, held atthe Post Harvest Processingand Trading Center (PHPTC)(Grain Center) in Caraycay-on, Tigaon on January 28.

    Former Mun. Agriculturistand now Mun. Councilor andagriculture committee chairJose Fomalejo who represent -ed Mayor Arnulf Bryan Fuen-tebella said that the 5 hectarearea where the Grains Centeris located will soon becomethe agribusiness center of Ti-gaon with the construction ofthe DA-DAR-DENR conver-gence project - circumferen-tial road traversing the cornareas. Also to rise in same siteis the P20 M farm-to-marketroad scheduled for implemen-tation by DA this year; and arice processing center. Tigaonis a rst class municipality of

    Cam. Sur with 3,042 hectareseffective area devoted to corn

    production.Meanwhile, Eduardo

    Lomerio, chief of the Op-erations Division of DA andCorn Program regional co-ordinator, said that for 2013the corn industry in Bicol at-tained an increase of 11.96%in production performance ascompared with the 2012 pro-duction. Out of the 258,115MT regional production for2013, Camarines Sur contrib-uted 40%. The regions aver-age yield in corn is 2.36 MT/ha. Camarines Sur recordedan average yield of 3.70MT/ha.

    Lomerio also underscoredthe major issues faced by the38 corn farm clusters in the re-gion which include: low pro-ductivity caused by low uti-lization of high quality seedsand fertilizer; most farmersstill use traditional varieties,low adoption of cost reducingtechnologies --- IPM/biologi -cal control of pests and useof Bio-N, organic fertilizer;and high postharvest losses(12.75%).

    To address these problemsthe DA ties up with NFA inthe white corn procurement

    plan where the DA will pro-vide free OPV corn seeds tofarmers to cover 1,000 hect-ares for the April and May

    planting, while the NFA will buy all the farmers produceto process them into corngrits which will be mixedwith rice. Lomerio also add-ed that PCIC has allocatedP900,000 for the crops insur-ance of corn farmers in Bicoland urged farmers to avail ofthis intervention. - Lovella P.Guarin DA RAFID5

    Eduardo Lomerio (in jacket), chief of DA Operations Division and Corn Program regionalcoordinator hands over the key to the 4Wheel Drive tractor to Juanito Royo (in pink shirt),president of KASARO cooperative based in Tigaon. The turn over held at PHPTC (grainscenter) was witnessed by members of KASARO (left side) and municipal agriculturists of Cam.Sur (right side).

    Better to be safe than sorry.Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

    smashed the Philippines in

    November 2013, taking 6200lives and causing almost P600Billion in economic damage.Tacloban, the largest city inthe Eastern Visayas, was vir-tually obliterated. With thegrowing unpredictability ofclimate change effects, whoknows which city will be hitnext?

    No one knows where thenext big typhoon will hit, so allcities should prepare ahead,recommends World Wide Fundfor Nature (WWF-Philippines)Vice-chair and CEO Jose Ma.Lorenzo Tan. Sure, relocatingroads and communities to highground, constructing seawalls,

    coastal barriers and establish-ing evacuation safe-zones willcost millions. But will you re-ally put a price-tag on Filipinolives?Minimizing Climate Risks

    Sitting along the Paci ctyphoon belt, the Philippinesis considered the third mostvulnerable country to climatechange. With impacts rang-

    ing from typhoons, oods,

    droughts to forced migration,climate change is a reality thatmillions of Filipinos have hadto face and as Typhoons On-doy, Pepeng and Yolanda havedemonstrated reality does

    bite.To help Pinoy cities prepare

    for climate impacts, WWF andthe Bank of the Philippine Is -lands (BPI) Foundation today

    launched the latest version of

    Business Risk Assessment andthe Management of ClimateImpacts, a multi-year studywhich examines economicand climate trends to predictand prepare for likely futurescenarios. Baseline data nd -ings are synergized with lo-cal stakeholder inputs to crafteach citys adaptation strat-egy, explains BPI Foundation

    Executive Director and SVP

    Florendo Maranan.Climate exposure, socio-economic sensitivities, andadaptive capacities are meldedto generate scores which showeach citys climate vulnerabil-ity. A chronic recommendationis to climate-proof local in-frastructure moving coastalroads and communities to highground, improving community

    drainage systems and invest-

    ing in natural solutions likemangrove forests to parry in-

    bound storms.Launched in 2011, the

    studys rst phase covered thecities of Baguio, Cebu, Davaoand Iloilo. Its second phaseassessed Cagayan de Oro,Dagupan, Laoag and Zambo-anga. For 2013, the cities ofAngeles, Batangas, Naga andTacloban were evaluated. Fourmore cities will be assessed for2014.Safeguarding Lifelines for

    Business, TradeThe northern gatekeeper of

    the Bicol region and a well-

    regarded centre for religious pilgrimage, Naga City de nedBicols path to spiritualitythrough its Peafrancia Festi-val. Due in part to the excep-tional leadership of the lateJesse Robredo and its currentadministrators, the city hasevolved into a centre of highereducation, tourism and trade.

    Buoyed by a well-knownwater sports complex, touristarrivals soared by a whopping1731% from 2004 to 2012.Though Naga is accessible byrail, road and by air strongerstorms have forced most trav-elers to resort to roads. Badweather often delays ights.Even the famed Bicol Ex-

    press was suspended whenTyphoon Ofel literally andguratively derailed south -ern Luzon train operations in2012. The citys connectivityneeds improvement.

    Naga is highly vulnerableto ooding as it is anked

    by the cloud-covered MountIsarog, plus the Bicol river

    basin. To keep the city hum-ming, effective drainage sys-tems and alternative road and

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    BIKOL REPORTER4 FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014ETCETERA

    INNER CHESSBY J. HENRY DANICAN

    In the Eyes of a ChildBy DONNABEL BAUYON-LUALHATI Teacher 1

    Lohong Elementary SchoolRagay District

    When I was a child, the most beautiful person equal to mymother in my eyes would be my class adviser in every particulargrade level I was in. Without fairness to my mother, I put hersecond to my teacher in my invisible list of Righteous andIntelligent People. Mother would not ever know about it because

    I kept it as a secret which I thought I would bring to my grave,until I write this article, now that I am a teacher and no longerthe child who looked up to h er teacher with the highest respectand regard.

    At age 23 with a three- year teaching experience, I am gladthat I am still a dreamer, the very child I was years ago, thetender spirit who would spend days mesmerized by the lessonstaught by my teachers.

    I may not have come out yet from the idealisms I learnedfrom the academe that there were times I would sit quietly ina corner of my classroom thinking about disappointments andpains for not helping my pupils learn what they should have fora day. I couldnt help but blame myself being tortured by the teacher factor syndrome in every success and in every failureof a lesson over all the rest of the possible factors that werementioned in my college subjects and in the teacher trainingsthat I attend ed. To my dismay, I am rattled!

    In moments like this, I would always come back to the oldtimes when I was a child looking up with the highest regard andrespect for my teachers in order to reminisce what it was in them

    that made me like and love them. Sad to say, I could not tell, notuntil this very moment I am writing this.

    Sincerity, honesty and truthfulness were my teacherscommon character traits that brought them on top of my Listof Righteous and Intelligent People. They may not really bethat righteous and intelligent, yet they were sincere in dealingwith us, their pupils. They were also honest in giving us praises,reprimands and grades. Most of all, they were thruthful in tellingus how we performed for a particular period. For us to learn, toimprove in our classes, and to do away from things and activitiesthat could pull us down, my teachers had their unique way ofdoing and expressing...and I love them so!

    Tomorrow will be the rst time I will stand in f ront of my pupilsthat I will be very sure of myself on how to do about making themlearn the lessons that I will teach them. I will just have to look atthe eyes of each and everyone of them so that I will be inspiredin everything that I will do with and for them.

    Kababaihan Gabay saPagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan

    By MARILOU B. MORADATeacher II, DepEd Iriga City

    (Unang Gantimpala Inihandang Talumpati,Womens Month Celebration)

    Ina ko, akoy huwag hayaang mabitawan, higpitan andhawak at yakap upang akoy manatili sa iyong kanlunganhuwag hahayaang marahuyo sa kapahamakan, kapariwaraanat kamatayan alang-alang sa mutya ng Inang Bayan.

    Ang buhay ay hindi ibinibigay upang itago at impukin hundiupang gugulin sa pakikabaka at pakikidigma at makilala anglakas. Sa lahat ng ito, ako ay nakahandang tumanggap ngdagok at sampal ng kapalaran. .

    Habang nakapikit ang aking mga mata, naririnig angikinukubling sinag ng katarungan mula sa aking inangminamahal nang akoy nasa sinapupunan pa.. Mabilis nalumalaganap sa aking isipan ang kasamaan at kabutihan ngsanlibutan.

    Sa aking murang litid, ang kunat ng ipil at mulawin, angmga naririnig mula sa aking nililiyag ang pag-usbong ngibat-ibang uri ng karahasan, kasamaan at mga karumal-dumal na gawain.

    May madaling mahirati sa kapangyarihan at madalingmabuwal sa anumang labanan, lalong-lalo na kapag may mgadayuhang sumasaklaw sa ating diwa, damdamin at kaluluwana nag-uudyok na makagawa ng masama at magdulot ngkapighatian at kapariwaraan lalong lalo na sa mga kabataan.Mga ilang mapag-imbot na nanunungkulan sa ating bayanay patuloy na nananalasa sa kahinaan ng mahihirap na mgamamamayan.

    Paano ko tatahakin ang isang landas na sa bawathakbang ay sinasabuyan ng putik, tinatapunan ng tinik atapoy na papaso sa aking mga paa? Bakit ganito karami angmga hadlang? Nagliliyab ang aking mahinahong dibdib. Nasakaibuturan ng aking isip na hindi tayo dapat pumayag sa mgakasakiman ng ibang tao at bansa.

    Dahil ditto nilalagot ko ang tanikala sa sinasabingkahinaan ng mga kababaihan upang magkaroon ng lakas atkapangyarihan at masugpo ang mga balakid sa kaunlaran atkapayapaan ng sangkatauhan.

    Bilang Eba sa luma at bagong panahon ay higit kongpatitibayin ang tatag ng aking sariliwalang uhaw, walanggutom. Bubungkalin ko ang anumang sagabal, itatanghalko ang walang kasing dalisay na hangarin upang maisulongang mga adhikain sa bughaw na punong-puno ng pag-asa.Ikikintal ko sa diwa ang katapangan, kalinisan. Madapa manay muling babangon upang matubos ang likong landas ngpaglaya.

    Kaya kapwa ko mga Eba, tayo na, magkaisa, kapit-bisig,hawak-kamay bilang gabay sa pagtahak sa tuwid na landaspara sa kaunlaran, katatagan at kapayapaan ng ating InangBayan.

    The University ofNortheastern Philippines(UNEP) managementlauded the organizers ofthe recently concluded14th Association of BicolBusiness Students (ABBS)Regional Congress afterspearheading a successfulthree-day business confabheld from February 6 to 8held at the UNEP grounds.

    The event was spear-headed by the College ofBusiness Education- As-sociation of Bicol BusinessStudents (CBED-ABBS)UNEP Chapter. It aims to

    bring to the fore the latesttrends in business throughtheir invited resource speak-ers who are adept in theirrespective corporate en-deavors.

    By ROSALITA B. MANLANGIT

    DAET, CamarinesNorte All of the 310 pub-lic schools in this provincehave participated in thenationwide early registra-tion of the Department ofEducation (DepEd) heldJanuary 25 here.

    DepEd Asst. Schools Di-vision Superintendent Nor-ma Samantela said of the310 public schools, 252 areelementary and 58 are sec-ondary and the numbers of

    Anchored on this yearstheme, Bicol BusinessStudents Quality and Excel-lence towards ASEAN 2015Educational Challenges,the students were exposedto various talks which fo-cused on the importance ofentrepreneurship and dis-cussions centered on mold-ing business students intosuccessful businesspersons.

    The three-day affair alsofocused on the discussionson the latest trends on busi-ness administration cur-riculum, including business

    processes and outsourcing,among others.

    Invited partakers were business students who camefrom various colleges anduniversities all over the Bi-

    col region. The invitation

    early registrants are for con-solidation at their planningdivision.

    She said that a motorcadewas held in every town toencourage parents to registertheir children for the comingschool year 2014-2015.

    She said that this was incompliance with the depart-ment order that early regis-tration in all public and el-

    ementary schools to gatherinformation to base prepara-tions that will address poten-tial gaps/problems that may

    was particularly sent tothose taking up business-related courses. Professorswho are handling business-related subjects were alsoinvited to partake in the saidoccasion.

    Among the list of re-source speakers and guestswas Dr. Dennis R. Rebueno,Supervisor of Business Ed-ucation programs, Commis-sion on Higher Education(CHED) Regional Of ceV. UNEP President Atty.Remelsa Alfelor-Moraledawas also there to person-ally witness the event. Withher were UNEP ExecutiveVice President and VP forFinance Deli Alfelor-Tibi,Regional ABBS Moderator/ Adviser and CBED Dean

    Elmer H. Lolin, and ABBS-

    arise prior to the regular en-rolment.

    Samantela said thatDepEd wants to prevent lo-gistical problems when thenew school year starts inJune and they are expectedto know how many students/

    pupils they will have aheadof time so that they can bet-ter prepare classrooms andseats and learning materials.

    She said that early regis-tration has targeted all ve-year olds to ensure theirenrollment in kindergarten

    UNEP President CatherineV. Barayoga.

    The activity was a com- bination of lectures anddiscussions, entertainment,academic contests, pageants,sports events, Laro ng Lahicompetition and celebrationof life and victorious mo-ments.

    The world renownedUNEP Chamber singersalso entertained the partici-

    pants through the renditionof the traditional songs thatmade their way to the topduring the 2006 4th Choircompetition in Xiamen,China.

    The event wrapped upwith the musical and dancecontest awarding and fel-lowship and commerce nite

    at Lemars Hotel.

    and all six-year olds to en-sure that they are enrolled inGrade 1 come June.

    Others were out-of-school children (OSC) andout-of-school youth (OSY)from the disadvantagegroups, including street chil-dren ages 5 to 18 in order to

    prove with their preferrededucation delivery systemwhich could either be for-

    mal the alternative deliverymode (ADM) or through thealternative learning system(ALS).

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    BIKOL REPORTER 5FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

    200 mil ayuda ni Sen. Cayetano sa Cooperativa,100 mil itinao kan mag-amang Villafuerte

    BARETANG BIKOL

    Aabuton sa 200 mil depesos na cash an itinagamasi Sen. Alan Peter Caye-tano kan ini magbisita saNaga City Peoples Mall.An grant an itinagama saNaga City Peoples MallCooperative kan si Cayeta-no magbisita sa Mercadoasin bilang pag komple sapanuga kan senador du-rante kan kampanya namatagama nin PTK acro-nym kan Presyo, Trabaho,Kita para sa mga saraditna mga negosyante an PTKlaban sa 5-6 o loan shark.

    An 200 mil de pesos iyoman an initial na fundo naitinagama kan senador asinini an madudugangan pa.

    Sa okasyon yaon an pres-encia ni Mayor John Bongat,Kgd Ray-an Cydrick Rentoy,Babet Lavadia na iyo man anchairman kan committee onmarket affairs sa Sangguni-ang Panlungsod, presidentekan cooperatiba na si EvelynHemady, Claro Alfonso kan

    NAMASFED asin iba pang bisita. Yaon man an presenciakan mag amang Villafuertesinda dating goberndor LrayVillafuerte asin Gobernador

    Migz Villafuerte. Digdi manipinag anunciar kan magama na sinda an matagamaman nin aabuton sa 100 mil

    pesos. 50 mil pesos gikan kiformer governor Lray asin50 mil pesos gikan man kiGov. Migz Villafuerte kayalabi labi man an kaogmahankan mga miembro kan coop-eratiba huli man sa total na300 mil pesos na ayuda.

    Sa mensaheng binutasanni Sen Cayetano sinabi kainina durante kan kampanya

    Simple sana alagadmaogma an ginibong ta-onan na celebrasyon kanTinagba Festival kan syu-dad kan Iriga. Sarongthanksgiving activity bi-lang pasasalamat kan mgaparaoma asin mga nama-manwaan sa syudad huliman kan magayon na gusio ani kan saindang agri-kultura sa bilog na taon.Huli kaini pinasalamatanman ni Mayor Ronald FelixGanggang Alfelor , For-mer Mayor Madelaine Al-felor-Gazmen mga konse-

    hales kan syudad asin mgadepartment head an mganakisumaro sa celebrasyon.

    An mga actividades ankinatampukan kan Medical.Dental asin Surgical Mission,siyam na aldaw na Novena saOur Lady of Lourdes Grotto,Blood Letting, Blood Sugarand Cholesterol Testing,BANCHETTO sa Tinagba2014 sarong food and agrifair, Regional Press Confer-ence kan mga estudyante.

    5th Mt Asog Mountain BikeChallenge Ride na pinanginu-tan man ni Mayor Alfelor,Tinagba Festival X Battle Se -ries , Pinaka Contest, ini an

    pagpa contest kan mga pina-ka dakulang gusi nin prutas,gulay asin iba pa. Siring manyaon an pinaka highlight.An Tinagba Festival 2014.Pinunan kan sarong TinagbaMass, Tinagba Festival Run,

    Tinagba Festival Games andFun o Laro ng Lahi, Bless-ing kan Bullcart, Floats asinTagba, Lion Dancers, Tinag-

    ba Parade and Streetdance, Short Program and Com-

    petition Proper, FantillusionParade (Fantasy and Illusion),Awarding Ceremony asin anFireworks Display.

    An mga gusi o Tagba nanatipon asin ipinarada sa mga

    tinampo kan syudad kan Irigaan ipinag alay sa pamitisankan Our Lady of LourdesGrotto bilang pasasalamatasin pagkatapos kaini an mga

    producto o tagba arog kanmga gulay, prutas, bagasasin iba pang gusi an ipiagdonar man sa man-iba ibanginstitusyon asin orpahangearog kan hospital, prisuhanasin ba pang institusyon.

    dakol ma mga problema annaipaabot sa saiya . kairibana digdi iyo an halangkaw na

    presyo, kawaran nin trabaho

    asin sadit na kita o sweldokaya inapod niya ining PTK.Obheto kan pagbisita ni Cay-etano iyo an tabangan ansaradit na mga negosyantesa paagi kan pagtagama nincapital. Ini dagdag puhunan

    para sa mga miyembro kankooperatiba asin ini iyo manan kasimbagan tanganing dainaman mag asa pa sa pautangna 5-6 para sa mga negosy-ante na nagdudulot nin kadi-silan.

    Sa intrevista kan Bicol

    Reporter ki Cayetano sinabikaini na bako sanang ansyudad nin Naga an pinag-tagamahan niya nin ayuda

    kundi aabuton man an iba pang lugar sa Rehiyon Bicol.An pagkamoot ni Cayetanoan napatunyan sa pagboro

    bwelta niya sa Bicol asinsinabi niya na nakakanoodnaman siyang magtaramnin Bicol dialect huli ta ansaiyang esposa na si LaniCayetano an tubong TiwiAlbay na ngonian incumbentmayor kan Taguig.

    Special mention ni Cay-etano si dating gobernadorLray Villafuerte . Sigun sa

    saiya an dating o syal kanCam Sur an nagseservingsaro sa mga adviser niya.Sinabi kaini na kun sa Met-ro Manila magtagama nin 1milyon project an senadormayo nin haros nakaka ap-

    preciate kaini alagad bakongarog sa countryside o sa mga

    provincia na tinatawan ninimportansya an ginigibongkarahayan kan mga o syaleskan gobyerno arog kan sena-dor.

    Sinabi pa ni Cayetano naan kantidad na itinagamaniya an partial pa sana asin

    ini madadagdagan pa samasunod na pagbisita niyasa masunod na bulan , may

    posibilidad na sa bulan kanAbril o Mayo ngonian nataon. Alagad nagtao nin mgakundisyon si Cayetano an-tes man na dagdagan niyaan fundo.. Kun maipahilingan record na naipautang ankwarta sa mga miyembroasin marhay an pagbayadninda dadagdagan pa kan se-nador . 3ng mga kundisyonesman an itinao ni Cayetano.an

    primirong kundisyon kun gu-rano kadali an pag-utang asin

    pagbayad sa 5-6 o loan shark

    kaipuhan na arog man kayanan manera kan pagbayadkan loan sa coop. dapat naaro aldaw an paniningil kancoop sa mga nag utang namiyembro. Pinaglinaw niCayetano na an kantidad naitinagama niya an bakonghali sa gobyerno huli ta mayonaman nin pork barrel kayaini an gikan sa mga proba-dong sector o negosyante naka amigo kan senador. Bootsabihon dapat na magtubo an

    (Turn to page 6)Mahilig ka bang magkape? Iyo!, Eh mag-kanta?

    Syempre!, Boot sabihon, maghilig ka mag-kape asinmag-kanta, o baga man, magkanta asin mag-kape?Iyung gayo! ( Do you love drinking coffee? Oh yes, doyou like singing? Of course!, you mean, you love drinkingcoffee and singing as well? Got it right!) excerpts fromthe audio plugging roaming around the area and airedin some radio stations where jimm's coffee mix had aadvertisement .

    From Tabaco City to Legazpi City to Daraga all in Albay,and from Naga City to Goa to Iriga City in Cam.Sur, Jimm's Coffee Mix team hits Bicolandia thru its buena manopromo last January Magkape at Kumanta in selectedoutlets. Prizes, freebies, and an exciting videoke dare plusfree coffee taste comprised the whole event. People fromdifferent barangays and nearby towns (in area were theevent was conducted) joined and enjoyed while savoringthe taste of the healthiest coffee Jimm's Coffee Mix .

    According to Mr. Joever Azucena National MarketingDirector of GPI in a radio interview with the programKalusugan Mo,Sagot Ko , Dito sa Bicol region ni launchang isa sa pinaka successful na kape nang jimms, yungJimm's 5 in 1, kung saan napaka init ng pagtanggapng mga Bicolano way back how many years ago, soitong project na ito ay handog natin sa mga Bicolanona patuloy na tumatangkilik at sumusuporta sa ating

    produkto, marami pa kaming inihandang projectsngayong 2014 na siguradong mag-eenjoy ang mgaBicolano, patikim palang po ito, ibig sabihin, may mgamas malaki pang susunod.

    The said activity was just a part of commemorating 20years of Goldshine Pharmaceuticals Inc. makers of Jimm'sCoffee mixes. The company (GPI) holds its commitmentto provide quality, affordable and world class productsfrom health coffee, herbal food supplements, cosmeticsand more. Sa Jimms, sa bawat higop,kalusugay sagot!, JIMM'S COFFEE, KAKAIBA SA LAHAT ! (GPI/MRO/ BICOL)

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    BIKOL REPORTER6 FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

    NAME OF DECEASED DATE OF INTERMENT

    1. MARCELINA M. ROBREDO January 4, 2014

    2. NORBERTO R. FERNANDEZ January 10, 2014

    3. TERESA A. SIBULO January 12, 2014

    4. VINCENT EDWARD B. BICHARA January 12, 2014

    5. ALFREDO A. ALCANTARA January 12, 2014

    6. CESAR M. CATOLICO January 13, 2014

    7. JOSE S. OCO January 12, 2014

    8. MAURO B. INFELIZ January 15, 2014

    9. DOROTEO L. SAN ADRES January 17, 2014

    10. SALVACION S. DEL GALLEGO January 16, 2014

    11. JUANITA D. ORBITA January 16, 2014

    12. ROMEO A. BONGAT January 20, 2014

    For JANUARY

    Balatas Road, Brgy. Balatas, Naga City

    Republic of the PhilippinesLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

    Province: Camarines Sur City/Municipality: Libmanan

    NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONCCE-0078-2013 R.A. 10172

    In compliance with the publication requirement andpursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative OrderNo.1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is herebyserved to the public that NORLY CHUA SALCEDO hasled with this Of ce, a Petition for Correction of Entry inSex from FEMALE to MALE in the certi cate of livebirth of Norly Chua Salcedo at Libmanan, Camarines Surand whose parents are Nicanor Torral Salcedo and LeaNuesca Chua.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition mayle his written opposition with this of ce not later thanFebruary 15, 2014.

    (Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO Municipal Civil Registrar BIKOL REPORTERPublished: February 2 and 9, 2014

    kan Buhay or simply the Naga River Day, Bonga t is-sued Proclamation 2014-002

    proclaiming the 8th day ofMarch and every second Sat-urday of March for the suc-ceeding years or every yearthereafter as Naga RiverDay.

    This effort will be amulti-faceted approachwhere we will enjoin our

    partner agencies from boththe government and privatesector to support our endeav-or. We now termed this asIntegrated Naga River Revi-talization Project or iNRRPto emphasize that the proj-ect cut across every impor-tant facets of development,Bongat stated.

    Bongat added that underthe said project, the city gov-ernment will focus on four(4) important aspects as theyenvision a revitalized NagaRiver: the preservation ofour heritage, caring for theenvironment, developmentof Naga City River as tour-ist attraction and towards the

    NAGA TO LAUNCH . . .realization of a disaster-resil-ient community.

    We want to create pub-lic awareness in preservingthe historic Naga River, andto encourage better steward-ship of the environment ingeneral. The event will also

    provide an opportunity for Naguenos and Bicolanos tohonor and commemoratethe important role of the sto-ried Naga River and inspire

    people especially the youngto pursue the path of bring-ing back its beauty and life,Bongat said.

    In line with the upcoming big event for the Naga River,Bongat presented before themembers of the local mediaduring a brief press confer-ence this morning, a run-down of activities that willcap the day-long activity onMarch 8.

    To start off the activity isa scheduled Regatta sa Salog,after which a ceremonial boatride will immediately follow.The river route would befrom the Magsaysay wharf

    to the Naga City PeoplesMall (NCPM) wharf. Therewill also be a groundbreak-ing ceremony for Naga RiverRevetment projects. Thefund to be used for this will

    be coming from the efforts of3rd District CongresswomanLeni G. Robredo. The proj-

    ect is located along the river banks.

    Archbishop Rolando Oc-tavus Tria Tirona, OCD, DD,together with ABS CBN Ex-ecutive Gina Lopez will joinBongat, First Lady FarahBongat and members of theSangguniang Panglungsodheaded by City Vice May-or Nelson Legacion in the

    blessing and ribbon-cuttingof the wharf at the Naga CityPeoples Hall.

    Stakeholders will alsowitness the unveiling of theDanlugan Pillars, blessingof the image of Our Lady

    of Penafrancia and ribbon-cutting of the Calle del Rio,which will cover the Tabuco

    bridge until Panganiban. Aresolution will be passed toof cially name the said streetas Calle del Rio.

    After a short programmein the afternoon at Danlu-gan ni Ina, the opening ofthe Night market will fol-low along the General Lunaextension. This will be fol-lowed by Banquete y Con-cierto at the Calle del Riowhich will be spearheaded

    by the Naga City Bar Own-ers Association.

    The city also prepared pre-event activities whichinclude Childrens Workshopon February 17 where partic-ipants will be asked to writetheir wishes on a tarpaulin.A slogan and poster makingcontest is also slated on Feb-ruary 27. The said materialswill be placed and displayedin the 2 wharfs along the

    Naga River.

    a GIP worker will receivea P195/day pay or aboutP4,241.25/month salary ora total of P25,447.50 for the6-months work duration.

    Applications for GIP will be open soon. Anybody whograduated either from col-lege, high schools or Tech-Voc school or anybody whodoesnt have a job can apply,RD Lacambra explained.

    The TUPAD Work Pro-gram however, is focusedin giving jobs to displacedworkers hit by calamities. Itforms part of DOLE-Bicolsemergency employment pro-gram with speci c programof work such as dredging, ca-nal de-clogging and any otherwork needed for commu-nity restoration and rehabili-tation. TUPAD workers will

    DOLE BICOL TO HIRE 1,375 WORKERS . . .receive a full minimum wagefor its one month durationof about P5,655 per worker

    plus P1,000.00 worth of ap- propriate Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPEs). The ideaof TUPAD is to give residentsof communities affected bycalamities an immediatesource of income after suffer-ing the devastation.

    If the work program forTUPAD is canal de-cloggingthen the workers will be given

    boots, hand gloves and othernecessary PPEs. They willalso be enrolled in the GSISsame as with the GIP work-ers, RD Lacambra added.

    To implement said pro-grams, DOLE-Bicol has al-lotted some P3.5M budget

    per district thus having a totalof P56M budget allocation

    for the region. The P56M budget will be used to pay forthe salaries and wages of theworkers. If the entire budgetwill be divided for the salariesof GIP, a total of 1,375 bene -ciaries may be hired. Howev-er, if the entire budget will bedivided for the salaries of TU-PAD, a total of 6,189 workersmay be hired.

    However, since the TU-PAD program only works asan emergency employmentscheme after a calamity,DOLE-Bicol will then focusits operation on the GIP.

    For the graduates lastyear and the graduating classthis year, what are you wait-ing for? Its time to makeyour resumes and biodataand get ready to apply, RDLacambra ended.

    talked about the Youth andthe Social Change; beautyqueen and Miss Universe2010 runner up Venus Rajwho tackled Youth and Me-dias in uence and coupleVince and Patricia Hizonwho discussed Youth and re-ligion.

    Added attraction to thesaid confab were the mem-

    bers of the Ryan CayabyabSingers and the Philpop 2013winners who gave a sampleand rendition of their awardwinning pieces during thePress conference held Fri-day, January 31 at the Av-

    enue Plaza Hotel, Naga City.Papica received a round

    of warm and welcoming ap- plause after giving his key-note address before the jam-

    packed crowd at the JMRcoliseum on Saturday. Oneof those who were invited tograce the said occasion was3rd District Congresswom-an Atty. Leni Robredo wholauded Papica for his various

    philanthropic and humanitar-ian acts.

    Papica, amidst his hecticschedule as a practicing law-yer in Los, Angeles, Califor-nia, still nd time to spear-

    head such a huge activity justto get his message across theyouth that they are the hopeof the Fatherland.

    I always want to come back where I came from. Thisis my way of giving back andsharing all the blessings that

    FPPFI LEADERS CONFAB GATHERS . . .

    is continuously pouring inmy path. I want to encour-age the youth to be a catalystof change and make them be-lieve in themselves, Papicatold members of the local

    press during the conference.The event also marked

    the 17th Anniversary of theFPPF, Inc., whose intent is togive scholarship to poor butdeserving students.

    Currently, there are morethan 800 FPPF scholarshipgrants all over the country.At the end of the confab, 87new scholars carried with

    them the hope of nishingcollege and earning a de-gree after signing up as newFPPF, Inc. new scholars.

    The activity is also in partnership with the localgovernment of Naga City,under the headship of MayorJohn Bongat, Department ofEducation, private organi-zations and stakeholders insupport of the public-private-

    partnership being pushed bythe Aquino government toraise the economic and socialstatus of every Filipino com-munity.

    puhunan.Sinabi man ni Claro Al-

    fonso presidente kan NA-MASFED, na pinagorolayannaman ninda kan board of di-rectors kan cooperatiba kanmga paratienda Mercado kun

    papano an manera kan sain-dang pag pautang,gurano andapat na ipautang asin kunsiisay an dapat na pautan-gon.. Lininaw ni Alfonso naan makaka avail kan sinambitna pautang iyo an mga miy-enbro asin dapat na mayo ninmoroso sa saindang dues o

    babayaran sa cooperatiba bi-lang miyembro..

    Mientrastanto ipina-hayag man ni Ms. EvelynHemady presidente kan co-operatiba na siya an may

    personal na experyens ya sa pag utang nin 5-6 sa Bom- bay asin di sil na marhay

    200 MIL AYUDA NI SEN. CAYETANO . . .huli sa primero sana marhayan pagbayad alagad madidi-silan sa [agbayad huli man

    sa halangkaw na porcentahekan interest na hinahagad,..ini pinag oyunan man ni MrClaro Alfonso.

    Mientrastanto, sinabi manninda dating gobernador Lrayasin Gov Migz Villafuerte nanagtagama sinda nin dag-dag na 100 mil pesos huli tanagtutubod sinda na dapat namagtalubo an small mediumenterprise o sadit na negosyokan mga negosyante, haloynaman nindang ipinag iim-

    pliemntar ini sa Cam . Sur.Inomaw man ni Villafuertean liderato mi Mayor JohnBongat huli man sa espwer-sos kaini na pagayunon anMercado publiko kan Nagana ngonian inapod ng NagaCity Peoples Mall.

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    BIKOL REPORTER 7FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

    All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE IGUALDADPAWNSHOP, Cor. Igualdad Ext. & J. Hernandez Ave., Igualdad,Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose termshave expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the abo ve-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

    All unredeemed items/articles pawn ed at ASPE EXPLORERPAWNSHOP, Ground Floor, Bichara Complex, Abella St.,Igualdad, Naga City, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013whose terms have expired will be sold to public auction saleon MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the abo ve-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

    All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE SPEEDPAWNSHOP, JR. Bichara Complex, San Antonio Poblacion,Calabanga, Camarines Sur, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30,2013 whose terms have expired will be sold to public auctionsale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

    All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ROWENA ASPEPAWNSHOP, P. Burgos St., corn er J. Hernand ez Avenue, NagaCity, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose termshave expired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH01, 2014 from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the abo ve-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

    All unredeemed items/articles pawned at R. M. ASPEPAWNSHOP, Cor. Panganiban & Elias Angeles Street, NagaCity, pawned from SEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms haveexpired will be sold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

    All unredeemed items/articles pawned at ASPE CROWN-JEWEL PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, Bichara Mall cornerJ. Hernandez & Gen. Luna Sts., Naga City, pawned fromSEPTEMBER 01-30, 2013 whose terms have expired will besold to public auction sale on MARCH 01, 2014 from 9:00A.M.-12:00 NOON.

    Redemption/Renewals of all pledges covered by the above-mentioned date will be hono red until FEBRUARY 28, 2014 only.

    THE MANAGEMENTBIKOL REPORTERPublished: FEBRUARY 9 and 16, 2014

    NOTICE TO THE PUBLICAUCTION SALE/SUBASTA

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    the community needing im-mediate action.

    A DENR V ad hoc teamresponded to the needs oftyphoon Haiyan last yearand was the rst to report toDENR top management thedamages in its Region 8 of-ces prompting the release ofemergency funds for EasternVisayas. As a follow through,another team was sent to Re-gion 8 to assist in its clearing

    operations. These expeditionsresulted to the formation of

    DENR Leatherbacks.DENR Leatherbacks owesits name to the species thatnested in Legazpi City in July2013. The Biodiversity Man-agement Bureau formerlyProtected Areas, Wildlife andCoastal Zone ManagementServices regarded it as therst recorded nesting of leath -erback in Philippine history.

    DENR INFO CARAVAN . . .According to him, all theathletes of the Palarong Bicol2014 are champions.

    He also expressed grati-tude to all those who sup- ported this years events in-cluding the DepEd of cialsand personnel, the media, theof cials of the various del -egations and as well as theathletes and coaches.

    Athletes who quali ed forthe 2014 Palarong Pambansawill represent Bicol Region.

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    with Mixed Income Sub - ject to Multiple Income TaxRates or Subject to Special/Preferential Rate).

    There are other re ne -ments in the new requiredforms. Centavo amounts inthe ITR must be rounded offto the nearest peso (plus orminus).

    Rules on Optional Stan-dard Deductions have beenamended. Now, itemizeddeductions are mandated fortaxpayers who are exemptunder the Tax Code and otherspecial laws, and also thosewith no other taxable income.The same rule on itemizeddeduction is also required for

    those with income subject tospecial/preferential tax ratesand those with income sub-

    ject to income tax rate underSection 27 (A) and 28 (A)(1)of the Tax Code, and thosewith income subject to spe-cial/preferential rates.

    Juridical entities whosetaxable (income) base areGross Revenues or Receipts(e.g. non-resident foreign in-ternational carriers) are NOTentitled to the itemized de-ductions NOR to the optionalstandard deductions (OSD)under Sec. 34 (L) of the TaxCade, as amended.

    Similarly, individual tax- payers who are EXEMPT

    under the Tax Code and otherspecial laws, with no othertaxable income like Baran-gay Micro Business Enter-

    prise (BMBE) and those withincome subject to special/

    preferential rates, and thosewith income subject to in-come tax rate under Sec. 24of the Tax Code are requiredto adopt the itemized deduc-tion as they are NOT allowedto avail of the OSD.

    ACYATAN & CO., CPAsreminded that taxpayers whohave led their Year 2013 in -come tax returns using manu-al or electronic 2013 ITR (oldform) MUST RE-FILE usingthe new ITR forms.

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    rail routes should be created,while ensuring that the na-tional highway that connects itwith other regions experienceszero downtime. With a scoreof 6.10, Naga emerged as thesecond most vulnerable of thefour assessed cities for 2013,right after Tacloban.

    The least vulnerable witha score of 5.56, Angeles Cityis situated inland, far fromthe sea. Initially a small bar -

    SHOULD NAGA CITY WAIT . . .rio, Angeles became a rest-and-recreation center whenthe Americans converted FortStotsenberg into Clark AirBase. After the American pull-out in 1991, Angeles reinvent-ed itself as an airline hub andFreeport zone. Like Batangas,it is connected to Manila andnearby provinces via two roads

    the North Luzon Expressway(NLEX) and Subic-Clark-Tar -lac Expressway (SCTEX).

    The westerly orientation ofBatangas City shields it fromthe Paci c Oceans storms. Athriving trade hub, it is buoyed

    by Batangas Port, which con-nects the province with a hostof regions and businesses. Twovital arteries connect Batan-gas to Manila the SouthLuzon Expressway (SLEX)and Southern Tagalog ArterialRoad (STAR) Tollway. Batan-gas logged a vulnerability rat-ing of 5.65.

    Rail systems, seaports andairports will be viable only ifthey provide safe and consis-tent movement of passengersand cargo. To maximize vi-ability and minimize vulner-ability, stakeholders must keepthese lifelines in tip-top shape.In a climate-de ned future, re -dundancy is everything, saysTan.Tacloban: The Real Cost ofClimate Change

    Facing Cancabato Bay inthe San Juanico Strait, Taclo -

    ban City sits along the north-eastern coastline of LeyteProvince, facing the Paci cOcean. WWF, BPI, and Ta -cloban stakeholders assessedthe citys climate adaptation

    plans in September 2013 and

    gave it a vulnerability rating of6.74 the highest of the four2013 cities. One projected sce-nario was that a Paci c Ocean-spurred super typhoon wouldvisit Tacloban in 2021. Sadly,that typhoon came too soon.

    Tacloban now has an ex-cellent opportunity not just torebuild but to rebuild better,says Maranan. Let not thelessons of Tacloban be lost aswe strive to build more resil-ient communities that are more

    prepared for future disasters.Aside from moving critical

    service centres like hospitalsand evacuation safe-zones tohigh ground, vulnerable Phil-ippines cities should invest inearly warning systems.

    In 1999 about 10,000 peo - ple were slain by a massive

    cyclone in East India. Just amonth before Typhoon Yolan-da hit the Philippines, another

    powerful cyclone smashed theIndian state of Odisha. Indialearned well from its 1999 ca-tastrophe though, as a millionOdishans were evacuated toshelters ahead of time. Only21 people were lost.

    Theres a lesson to belearned from India that hu -man lives and businesses can

    be protected if we prepareahead. Business Risk Assess-ment and the Managementof Climate Impacts is freelyavailable on the web. Westrongly urge city planners tothink ahead and use our study.Can your city really afford to

    be unprepared when the nextYolanda hits? asks Tan.

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    BIKOL REPORTER8 FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

    BIKOL REPORTER

    REGIONAL EXPONENT FOR PROGRESS

    OUTSTANDING LOCAL NEWSPAPERFor Five Consecutive Years by the St. Peter

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    DENR ON WHEELS A.G. MACASINAG, JR.Leatherback Riders (show handing a yer), a team fromDENR Bicol will soon hit the countryside as the DENRinfocaravan rolls out this month. They are expected to alsoserve as quick response team to disaster-stricken areasand roving monitors in various DENR projects.

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    The Department ofEnvironment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR)

    Region V launched aninformation caravanon January 30, 2014in Balatan, CamarinesSur. Members of DENRLeatherbacks, a motor-cycle riders team com-prised of 19 employeestrained in environmentlaws, engages in a seriesof information caravan,the purpose of which isto conduct informationdissemination activitiesin selected municipalities

    across the Region.DENR Regional Execu-

    tive Director Gilbert Gon-

    zales leads the Leatherbacksthat he also envisions to bea quick response team to di-sasters as well as monitor theagencys projects. We willtouch base with communi-ties that are hardly reached byany government informationto relay information and helpthem become more literate inenvironment laws, DirectorGonzales explains. The Cara-van also serves as a venue fordiscussing pressing issues in

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