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LEGAZPI CITY The regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has identified several groundwater sites in Bicol that could be developed into sources of supply for communities experiencing scarcity of potable water. (Turn to page 6)
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Fr. AllAN S. FeNix St. Pauls - Few Minutes with Father
Dear Friends, here is the latest news from the publisher of my book, the St. Paul. Please do help me promote the book to the Filipino community in your area. If there is a nearby St. Paul bookstore in your area, for sure, they will be carrying it. All of the proceeds will go to the Clergy Health Fund of our Archdiocese. Hello, Fr. Allan! Thank you for the materials you emailed. Regarding the back cover text/blurb, we will extract texts from the forewords of your resource persons. We are currently working on your manuscript. I will email you and keep you posted on the progress of your book. Also, do you have preferred date of release of your book? I heard the proceeds/royalty fee or your work will go to the medical fund of your community there in Bicol. We could conduct a book launch there in Bicol so as to have a better promotion of your book, thus good sales and at the same time, medical fund raising for Bicol Regions clergy. We usually provide prior to the book launching promotional materials such as invitations, posters, and banners as our preliminary book campaign. How do you like the idea of having a book launch? How about first week of October? Let me know so we could prepare in advance the materials and the book launching program. Thank you very much. Grace and peace, Mabel Grace V. Canals Editorial Assistant BOOKS Section CREATIVE Department ST PAULS PUBLISHING Contact Nos.: Office: (02) 895-9701 to 04 local 304 Mobile: (63) 0915-9317274
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system despite the sudden closures of weak banks (including Export and Industry Bank and some rural banks) is healthy, probably one of the strongest in ASEAN. Credit was given to our democratic system as shown by the popular land reform decision on Hacienda Luisita and the charge for impeachment against no less than the highest judiciary official of our country. Praise God for all these bright tidings. SENATORIABLES: President P-Noy and Vice president Binay have informally launched their campaign for would-be senators of their respective camps. To be honest about it the newcomers have lesser chances against the more popular reelectionists (Escudero, Legarda, Cayetano, Trillanes, Pimentel et al). The incumbents have the big advantage being seen on TV as sitting judges of the impeachment court trying CJ Renato Corona. Those with name recall thanks to their relatives with good reputation are also favored. In this list would belong
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Barangay Dayangdang topping the list with 36 cases followed by Barangays San Felipe and Concepcion Pequena with 30 and 20 cases respectively. Other barangays have recorded ranging from 1 to 16 cases. The Sangguniang Panglungsod responded by allotting P1 million for the purchase of chemicals to be used in eliminating dengue carrying mosquitoes and larvae in breeding places. Part of fund will also be utilized in the education and information drives of the city government to raise awareness among the locales in combating the menace. Barangay officials were also encouraged to take an active part in spearheading clean up and information drives to activate all barangay health committees in giving lectures regarding the importance of keeping their surroundings clean at all times. This is also in line with the Department of Healths latest campaign against dengue dubbed Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue or ABaKaDa, an effort to rouse the community to take an active part in curtailing the threat of dengue in their respective barangays. City Health Officer Dr.Vito Borja said the community plays a significant role in combating the recurrence of the virus. We need the consistent support of each member of the community for a zero-casualty campaign of our local government unit. It is actually as simple as going down to basic of keeping our surroundings clean to keep the virus at bay, Borja said in an interview. Borja advised each household to cover all water containers, declog roof gutters and cover stagnant water areas with soil. Old tires and cans in the backyards are also possible breeding places that need to be eliminated. For self protection, we are also encouraging the resident to wear long sleeved shirts, pants, and use mosquito repellants whenever needed, Borja added.
Biazon, Angara, Tanada and Mrs. Villar. For his supposedly (late) sportsmanlike acceptance of having benefited from the 2007 elections cheating Migs Zubiri is now making provincial sorties with good acceptance ratings. Indeed it takes all sorts of antics and lots of money to get to the Senate. We are lucky because we dont have such wherewithal to throw away. WEATHER: If our Department of Agriculture guys are jumping with joy with our bumper rice and corn harvest they must realize that planting and harvesting are dependent on good water supply and sunshine. For both these factors Somebody up there is responsible. My biggest mistake before was presuming that all my lifetime achievements came about because I am intelligent, hardworking, persevering, etc.. I vainly forgot that being human, it was the providential hand of the Lord that guided me! Thus Opinions Unlimited encourages every Filipino to thank our God for the gift of good weather, and the continuing opportunity to produce from the land that he has leased to us. Whatever we have now and those that we may receive in the future are but Gods trust investments in us. We must use them to produce so that the fruits could be used to help those unable to tend for themselves. All earthly treasures we save here, stays here! Those that we gather for our use in heaven are what matters. Amen! WISDOM: A Christian who carries a cross on his shoulder, will never have the space to carry a chip there!
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For over 60 long years, the PanimanOroc-Osoc road has been bare, cratered, muddy, gulleyed despite its short 3-kilometer length and not much fund to spend. The changing of the season from summer to wet months and back has allowed the wilderness to claim it back. Politicians of various persuasions had walked its length, had uttered solemn promises to fund its repair but true to their image, the promises stayed empty. A month ago, I was in Caramoan. But did not you know what I had seen? The road which has witnessed so much of the politicians broken promises has been almost completely paved. Only a small portion in the Oroc-Osoc side shows the old picture of the cratered highway Who is the the God-sent mortal who
has given Paniman much reason to rejoice, I did not ask, however. The old dream appears to be taking form this time. Paniman connected to the town proper by a cemented road? That was almost impossible before. But that is correct.I can now motor from Legazpi City to Paniman in only a matter of hours. Look at that.The road which was first built in l950 is at last nearing completion. Today is 2012. Probably if not for the repeated filming of the Survivor series by various adventurers from the US and Europe exposing the almost unexplored places in Caramoan to the world, its hidden paradise would have remained unnoticed, unseen, untouched by people hungry for the exotic. In terms of tourist arrivals, Caramoan may rival Legazpi City with its Mayon Volcano and Cagsawa Ruins or Donsol, Sorsogon with its seasonal Butanding presence. There are more unusual things to see in Caramoan, more experience to savor, more ocean deep to explore.For instance, have you seen the underwater world at the bottom of the rock mountains lining the sea from Paniman to Pandanan in the south? The daring adventurers have more to discover in Caramoan.
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any of the four awards mentioned above. The Guidelines and Nomination forms for the Mayoral Awards, may also be downloaded from the city halls website, www.naga.gov.ph. Deadline for the submission of the accomplished nomination form and supporting papers to the Nomination Committee, City Publications and External Relations Office (CPERO) at City Hall is on Thursday May 31, 2012. For further inquiries, please call CPERO at 472-4432 or the Project Coordinator at 6983871 / 4723235.
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NCDDB, which serves as the exclusive policy-making, monitoring, and coordinating body on the prevention and control of drug abuse in Naga City initiated the program in the hope of gaining the communitys support in deterring drug related incidents, particularly curtailing the proliferation of illegal drugs in the city. Hon. Alex C. Nero, NCDDB Presiding Officer, said that the board will execute programs and projects for implementing short-term, longterm, and sustainable solutions to the drug abuse program of the city. We want to save the users, specially the youth who are usually the vulnerable prey in this drug deals and bring into the folds of law the pushers who are ruining the future of their victims, Nero said in an interview. The blessing and inauguration of the new NCDBB office located at the Civic Center, here in Naga City was simultaneously done during the launching of the said campaign. Nero said that they
A young nurse attends to a child patient while the mother cuddles the toddler (top photo) preparatory to cleft palate operation under the Migzginhawang Operasyon jointly sponsored by gov. Lray Villafuerte and son Migz. In bottom photo, Dr. Dennis reforma, Libmanan District Hospital Chief assisted by a team of nurses prepares to perform surgery. Inset photos show two child beneficiaries after the successful operation. - ArciLLA/mmec
FPEC, Inc. president and BIFArPCIL founding president Vicente S. Avila (top photo) giving instruction to the commandant and CAT officers coming from public and private schools in Rinconada during the pre-field demonstrations in connection with one-day seminar workshop and field demonstrations held at the University of Saint Anthony campus in Iriga City.
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the safety and security of our students, he said. Early this year, a fire broke out at a dormitory for students in Sampaloc, Manila where around P100,000 worth of property was damaged. Fotunately, no one perished during the fire. In compliance with Ro-
bredos directive, Perez said he has already ordered his regional and field directors to make the rounds of all universities, colleges and student boading houses in their respective areas to determine if such establishments are abiding by the mandatory requirements set forth in the
Fire Code law. Among such requirements are: presence of fire alarms, automatic fire suppression system (AFSS), smoke detector, exit signs, which should be a foot long; first aid kit, fire extinguisher, and pathways leading to fire exit which must be accessible to the occupants of the said establishments. The Fire Chief said that if the fire bureau discovers any fire safety violation, it will immediately inform the management of universities, colleges and dormitories to immediately correct all the violations. He said erring establishments will be given a certain time frame to correct their violations before the BFP will conduct another round
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(from left to right) Jr tan, ronald Cheng, & Sherwin Sy during the Fast Deployment event.
Event 1 team member, Joshua Belleca during the Hose throw and roll relay event.
(from left to right) Vincent Lo, Jr tan, ronald Cheng, & Sherwin Sy during the Fast Deployment event.
Event 1 team member, robert Dy during the Hose throw and roll relay event.
(from left to right) Inggo gutierrez, Vincent Lo, ronald Cheng, Sherwin Sy, Jeffry Jao, FM William Belleca, Joshua Belleca, JJ Azaa, robert Dy, Jerome Dykow.
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the lovely elders joined the SM sagala parade dubbed as Seniorcruzan at the SM City Naga held last May 17, 2012, a program of the SM Cares Committee on the elderly affairs geared towards promoting the welfare of the elderly.
President Gerry Chua of Txtfire Philippines, during Naga city txtfire launching
Txtfire representatives with Naga City Chin Po Tong Volunteer Fire Bridage, Inc.
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ter supply facilities, these groundwater sources could address the problem on potable water being encountered by various areas in the region, Luis Loyola, the MGB regional technical director based here on Tuesday said. Palhi Spring in Barangay Capuy of Sorsogon City, Loyola said had 12 subsprings that discharge a maximum total of 600 gallons per minute enough to supply all its adjoining eight barangays and even part of the nearby municipality of Castilla. The Mandali River of Milagros, Masbate that accounts for about 3,300 gallons per day could provide sufficient supply to fill up the projected water demand of the town of Mobo and Masbate City that are presently living through water scarcity, he said. Assessment of groundwater potential for Milagros was focus on collection of relevant information regarding the towns present water resources within a five kilometers radius and to formulate a water development plan for the construction of a water system, Loyola added. In Aroroy, Masbate, Loyola said the Jabuyuan Water-
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shed had eight springs with varying combined discharges from 0.019 to 5.760 liters per second. He recommended that a water impounding structure is constructed and a cooperative is formed to manage a small water system in the area. In Uson, Masbate, a total of five live springs were identified during a mapping survey and assessed to be potential potable water sources for the municipality whose communities rely on deep and shallow wells for their household water supply, EMB regional chief said. Results of geological and geophysical survey in Cataingan, Masbate, meanwhile, showed limestone which underlies 70 percent of the municipality. This mineral, according to Loyola is relatively an acquifer which contains water of undetermined capacity which can be tapped for domestic use. In Camarines Norte, the groundwater sources identified are concentrated in the southern portion of Mt. Labo while in Pasacao, Camarines, five springs were located and measured for the water discharges. A similar geo-hydrology was also conducted in Bula watershed to identify potential potable water sources for development and maximum utilization. Discharge measurements were conducted on different artesian wells and springs within the area and it was found out that Nalalata, Ballester and Nadal springs are potential water sources. Pasacao and Bula watersheds are located in Camarines Sur. The identification and assessment of these groundwater sources in several areas of Bicol, Loyola said would guide local authorities in providing safe water supply to their constituents. Identifying and assessing the potential of these possible water sources will also serve as pointers for local government units covering them in instituting measures for the protection and preservation of these resources in line with Water for Life campaign of the government which was used a theme for the recent Earth Day celebration. Parts of these measures, he added, are the protection of the forest cover from illegal tree cutting and timber poaching activities and the preservation of the ecological balance of these areas.
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form circumcision for 61 youth there last May 18. In the town of Lupi, 50 kids from the municipality of Ragay including Lupi had their circumcision last May 15. In another health thrust of Governor Villafuerte, the Ocampo Municipal Hospital in partnership with the Philippine Center for Diabetes Education Foundation conducted a diabetes and hypertension screening which benefited some 50 patients. According to Dr. Gerry Villafuerte, head of the hospital, the one-day activity included body mass measurement, FBS, blood pressure level taking, urinalysis and lecture on diabetes and proper diet and hataw exercises.
EXtrAJuDICIAL SEttLEMENt OF PArCEL OF LAND NOTICE is hereby given that the named parties are the legitimate heirs of the late Sps. CLArO g. DEL VALLE and MArCELA M. DEL VALLE who died on April 6, 1970 at Alaminos, Laguna and June 28, 1992 at San Jose, Sto. Tomas, Batangas, respectively; without any will and with no known debts, left a parcel of land situated at Sitio Calabuyan, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, the parties all of legal ages with full civil capacity to contract hereby agree to adjudicate among themselves the described parcel of land, as stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement of Parcel of Land signed by the parties, acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Renato P. Cachero, Doc. No. 196, Page No. 41, Book No. XIII, Series of 2012.
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EXtrAJuDICIAL SEttLEMENt OF EStAtE AMONg HEIrS NOTICE is hereby given that the named parties are all of age, children and legal heirs of the deceased JuAN u. DEL gALLEgO, who died on January 24, 1980, at Mandaluyong City, without any will or testament, and with no known debts, left a certain real property situated in Bgry. Mansalaya, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, that pursuant to Section 1, Rule 74 of the Revised Rules of Court, the parties with full capacity to contract agree to DIVIDE and ADJUDICATE among themselves in thirteen (13) equal shares and the share of the deceased coheir, JUAN R. DEL GALLEGO is hereby divided equally between his two (2) surviving children, as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Cleto R. Suarilla, per Doc. No. 1027, Page No. 106, Book No. III, Series of 2012.
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EXtrAJuDICIAL SEttLEMENt AND PArtItION OF EStAtE AMONg HEIrS WItH AutHOrIty tO SELL NOTICE is hereby given that the named parties: Anastacio C. Nem Singh, Alfredo C. Nem Singh, Helen NS. Sahurda, Sheila I. Maralit, Devi I. Baduya, Lal Antonio NS. Idnani, Kishkor NS. Idnani, Editha P. Idnani, Sita NS. Ednani, Mohan NS. Idnani, Bernardino F. Consulta, Gloria F. Consulta, Gabriel F. Consulta, Lourdes C. Abrillo, Rosario F. Consulta, Ricardo F. Consulta, Alberto F. Consulta, Celia F. Consulta, all of legal ages are the legitimate heirs of the deceased HErEMIA CONSuLtA who died in Manila, Philippines on April 14, 1958 without any will and with no known debts, left certain real properties at Barrio Ayugan, Ocampo, Camarines Sur, with OCt No. 69 registered under the name of HErEMIA CONSuLtA and OCt No. 23 registered under the name of EXEQuIEL CONSuLtA, the parties all of legal ages with full civil capacity to contract hereby agree to adjudicate and apportion the entire hereditary estate among the heirs with intestate succession as stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition of Estate Among Heirs with Authority to Sell signed by the parties, the parties hereto, in order to effect the Extrajudicial Settlement do hereby name, constitute and appoint CHARLES P. BADUYA to be their true and lawful Attorney-In-Fact, for them and in their name, place and stead to do the acts and deeds stated in the Extrajudicial Settlement, as acknowledged before Notary Public Atty. Leoncio M. Clemente, Doc. No. 10, Page No. 3, Book No. 120, Series of 2006 and Atty. Elsa Verdadero-Perlas, Doc. No. 560, Page No. 112, Book No. I, Series of 2006.
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of inspection to check if such violations have already been corrected. Regional directors shall submit their reports on violations and compliance to the Director for Fire Safety and Prevention not later than May 25. Perez also ordered BFP personnel to intensify their fire safety awareness campaign with the conduct of lectures, fire drills and distribution of fire safety materials. We will conduct our evaluation thoroughly. Even the smallest fire safety violation shall be checked considering that what is at stake here is the safety of our people, he said.
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Malacanang hopes that parents, showing reluctance to adopt the K+12 program, would eventually support the new initiative aimed at improving the countrys educational system. In a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on
The MAG Dancers, the homegrown dance group choreographed by Eladio Nagrampa Jr., bested 17 other groups during a dance showdown held at SM San Pablo last May 18, 2012. Nagrampa said the MAG Dancers, which is the performing cultural group of Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen, was picked the Grand Champion in the Ultimate Talent Search Showdown-Season 3 sponsored by the food chain, Chow King. He said that he anchored the moves of the repertoire of his group around the governments tourism campaign, Its more fun in the Philippines. A judge told me we not
only promoted the City of Iriga, but we also included the whole country in our winning entry, he added.
Meanwhile, an Irigueno is one of the younger cyclists being eyed to give veteran campaigners tough competition in the 2012 LBC Ronda Pilipinas which kicks off in General Santos city. Cris Joven (25) of barangay Sto. Nino, is ranked no. 7 in the top 36 pre-qualified riders in the 2011 edition of the race. Joven, one of the members of the Team American Vinyl/LPGMA is actually one of three other Irigueno riders in the pre-qualified list, Alvin Benosa, who is ranked 24th, and John Ricafort, who is ranked 29th. Benosa plays for Team Philippine Army, while Ricafort is with Team Philippine Marines. Iriguenos Michael Pili, who is also a member of the Team Philippine Marines; and Ronnie Nacario, of the
Team Bicol-Southern Tagalog, also qualified for the 96man, twenty-day race which covers 2,000 kilometers of tough routes. In last years edition of the countrys summer cycling tournament, Joven ruled the 214 km. second stage of the 2011 LBC Ronda Pilipinas, to win the P50,000. lap prize. He is also with the team heavily favored to win the team race as it had won most of the major tours in the country in the past four years. The streaking performance of Iriguenos in cycling continues the feat of Diomedes Panton, the first Irigueno to have played in the Olympic Games. Panton competed in the mens individual pursuit, 4,000 meters in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, U.S.A. -fpj
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Sto. Domingo, IRIGA CITY - Mayor Madelaine Alfelor Gazmen here challenged on Monday (May 21) school administrators, teachers, parents and barangay officials to help maintain the citys top performance in education, particularly on the National Elementary Achievement Test. Our strength lies in our unity, cooperation and involvement of the community that is why we had managed to stay on top, ipadagos ta po adi Mayor Gazmen told a motley group of teachers, government employees, barangay officials, and civil society groups who attended the launching of the Brigada Eskwela 2012. The launch was preceded by a motorcade around the city proper from where they eventually dispersed and drove directly to their respective assignments. The city government divided and assigned several staff of the various departments of the city into three
clusters, to help in the cleaning and preparation of the different schools in the South, Central and North Districts of the city. At the central school, District Superintendent Ruby Abundabar said that the Brigada Eskwela is meant to prepare the schools for the opening this year. This years Brigada is meant to pave the way for a new chapter in Philippine education, as Sec. Luistro put it. That is, on June 4, the classrooms shall be ready, the teachers will teach and the pupils will be taught their first lesson for the year, she said. Abundabar also reiterated the No Collections policy of the DepEd. The PTA can only collect school-related fees after they have liquidated and made known their previous disbursements; and bared the reason for the collection, she added. -fpj
Above photo (L to r): SM representative Engr. Jen Balde, ENrO Oscar Orosco, Iriga City Mayor Madel Alfelor- gazmen, Naga City Mayor John Bongat and PENrO ramos during the inauguration of DENrs Biodiversity Exhibit at the Event Center, SM City Naga last May 22,2012. the DENr exhibit which consists of photos of Migratory birds and Marine life is being done in celebration of the Ocean Month and International Day of Biodiversity and will run until May 26.