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Albay host
PATA forum

november 22-28, 2015

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By CONNIE B. DESTuRA

LEGAZPI CITY -- The

provincial government of Albay will host the Pacic Asia
Travel Association (PATA)
New Tourism Frontier Forum on Nov. 25-27 at the
Oriental Hotel.
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less crop yield due to low

yearend rainfall seen
PILI, Camarines Sur -- Land preparation
and crop establishment in Bicol farms for the
next planting season would be affected by reduced rainfall this December, according to
the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional
ofce based here.

While near-normal rainfall was experienced in Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur and Sorsogon last September
-- favoring this years second cropping season for rice,
corn, vegetables and other short term crops -- and the
way-below-normal rainfall last October favored harvesting as well as post-harvest processing, the late part of this
month and the whole months of December are expected
to tell a different story.
In its Seasonal Climate Outlook Advisory (SCOA)
covering the months of September this year to January

next year, the DA said reduced rainfall in November and

December can affect/delay land preparation/crop establishment activities for dry season 2015-2016 planting.
The SCOA is a special project of the DA that intends to
keep agricultural stakeholders in the region guided on the
seasonal weather situation for more productivity.
Reduced rainfall and increased in temperature might
reduce crop yield, specifically in rainfed as well as irrigated areas at the tail end of canals, and might also cause
heat stress to livestock and poultry production, it said.
In anticipation of this situation, DA Regional Executive Director Abelardo Bragas on Friday advised Bicol
farmers to adopt good farming options, among them the
use of early-maturing rice varieties in lowland areas currently affected by flooding due heavy rains by the prevailing weather system and drought tolerant varieties in upland and rainfed areas.

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DOlE reports 70.6% labor

laws compliance in Bicol
LEGAZPI CITY- The
numbers say it all. DOLE
Bicol is condent that its
performance in pushing
for compliance to Labor
Standards will far exceed
its target this year.
In the OPCR report submitted by DOLE Bicol regional director Nathaniel V.
Lacambra to DOLE Hon.
Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, DOLE Bicol,

as early as October, has recorded a staggering 70.6%

compliance to labor standards from establishments in
the region.
The figure is just so high
that even we (DOLE) were
amazed, RD Lacambra exclaimed.
The increase in compliance, DOLE Bicol believed,
can be attributed to three (3)
Dir. lACAMBRA

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bikol reporter

editorial
Maguindanao massacre,
six years after
Rodrigo
Dutertes
announcement
during the birthday of a San Beda law
classmate that he will run for President
is understandably a good media copy.
He had been ambivalent in the past
about the idea, and now, his turn around.
His reason for running, i.e. the Senate
Electoral Tribunals 5-4 vote upholding
www.wsj.com
Sen. Grace Poes citizenship, was also
certain to be gobbled up by the media.
We wonder, however, if Digongs adviser
ever reminded him of the Maguindanao
Massacre sixth anniversary.
His comment on this dastardly crime
would have been feasted on by the media.
Thirty-four of those who were killed on
November 23, 2009 at the boundary of
Ampatuan and Shariff Aguak towns, were
media practitioners. They accompanied
the wife of Buluan Vice mayor Esmael
Mangundadatu who was going to file
her husbands certificate of candidacy
as governor. Genalyn Mangundadatu,
her 14 relatives, two lawyers, the father
of one of the lawyer, two drivers and six
motorists were also killed.
Six years after President Aquinos
promise that justice will be given the
massacre victims during his term, the
promise remain just that.
Dutertes media image as a toughie
would have endeared him more not only
to the family of the victims but also to
millions of Filipinos who have lost faith
in our countrys judicial system which
grinds slow for the poor.
For sure, however, Duterte is sensitive
of the feelings of victims of injustice and
it was just proper he did not exploit the
issue for his announcement.
So, the Poe issue, which is another
legal issue. This time, particularly, on the
citizenship qualifications of a presidential
candidate.
Duterte says he doesnt want an
American to be a Filipino president.
Good start.

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november 22-28, 2015

APEC Meet Manila 2015

(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).
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Asia-Pacific
Economic Forum came up with
agreements on anti-terrorism, poverty
alleviation, equality in economic
growth,
transparent
competition,
encouragement
for
innovation,
upgrading of micro, small and medium
industries, skills-building for people,
environmental protection, and free trade
enhancement within the Asia-Pacific
Region. Hosting by the Philippines
of this high-caliber meeting of world
leaders costs about P10 billion!
We agree with our government and
business leaders that the costs are
justified by the eventual economic gains
for our country and our people. We
were able to showcase the beauty of our
country and our people, and the talents
and facilities we can offer foreigners
especially on the issues of direct
investments and business opportunities.
It is necessary for our developing
economy to welcome capital and
technology so that we can provide our
workforce with potential employments .
MSME VEHICLE: At the APEC
meeting, the host country succeeded in
incorporating into the Meeting Agenda
the call for strategic interventions for
micro-small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs). The use of MSMEs as
vehicle for substantial contributions for
host countries to alleviate poverty levels
through people employment. One of
the agreed approach is the reduction of
costs of MSME operations so that this

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kind of businesses may flourish.
Other measures talked about to favor
MSMEs include facilities for the training
of business leaders and workers so that
they will be capable of competing with
those from other countries. There are
facilities that were agreed upon in the
recent APEC Iloilo initiative to become
foundations for the creation of the
APEC MSME Marketplace. The aim is
to globalize MSME exchanges so that
economic growth can be enhanced
even in countries with just few industrial
giants.
YUAN:
Our gross international
reserves (now at US$81.14B) are
comprised of a variety of assets from
gold to different financial instruments.
The GIR serves as the economys
foreign currency buffer stock that can
be tapped in times of crisis. It is also
ensures local businesses and the
government have a steady supply of
foreign currency needed to pay for
imports or foreign obligations. The
bulk of our GIR are denominated in US
Dollars.
Last month, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the

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Lord is a strong tower; the righteous
run to it and are all saved.

The Not-So Perks of Social Media on Intellect

By Annabelle P. Lagdaan
Iriga Central School, Central District Iriga City

Monkey see, monkey do. It is a famous

English expression which at some point
summarizes the Sociocognitive theory of
Albert Bandura, a famous psychologist.
Observational learning as emphasized
by Bandura elaborates that monkey see,
monkey do expression. What we see, we
imitate consciously or unconsciously. It is
a behavioural feedback people and even
animals do.
In the modern times where the social
media is triumphant we are bombarded by
seemingly aforesaid unconscious behavioural tendency.
We might not be aware of it, but the
effect of television, facebook, and other
media devices have penetrated our cerebrum, to the point that we have been
totally unaware that the ideas being sold
by such agents of pop culture are manifesting already in our actions, well most
of us. There are still people out there who
have not sold their souls the demons of
noon-time show. The Phenomenon or
pop hype such as Aldub and Pastillas Girl
have entrenched their cult-like status to
the social media masses. I worry its effect

on students.
The young minds are the ones most
susceptible to the subliminal ideas being
proliferated by such media hypes; the students, who are to be the harbinger of the
next generations of minds that is expected to transform society. The young learners become engrossed to such shows
with earnest as if it is their life, instead of
focusing on their studies. It teaches them
to gossip and at one point alienates them
from their own lives as if their own lives
are dull and boring. It may appear to be
just mere entertainment. Would it still be
entertainment when people talks about it
constantly and wait for the next episode
and cant bear to miss an event? I know,
the kilig factor feels good, but that is exactly the point. It teaches the young people to focus on passion and love as if it is
the center of the universe. It dilutes the
mind of the young learners. Their curiosity
is wasted on such nonsensical shows.
Their curiosity should be directed on
the academic concerns or acquisition of
knowledge. Gone are the days when we
have TV shows that do just that. A TV

Albay host PATA forum . . .

Tel. No. (054) 475-6262

inclusion of the China YUAN in the

Funds Special Drawing Rights
(SDR) an artificial currency made
up of major units like the USA
Dollar, Japanese Yen and Euro.
With this development, our BSP
and Monetary Board approved
the inclusion of the China Yuan as
potential currency denomination of our
foreign obligations and investments.
Thus our GIR may now include
Yuan items.
BIR SHIFTING: New field officers of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue have
been posted at the different provincial
stations. BIR Region 9 director Atty.
Jose N. Tan was replaced by our good
friend Gerardo (Gerry) Florendo who
came from BIR-Valenzuela Region.
Ever amiable and understanding, the
new BIR San Pablo boss is keeping
his office door open to taxpayers
seeking explanations and reprieve
from tax assessments beyond their
paying capacities.
BIR needs more officials with ears
that listen to the plight of hapless
businessmen who try their best to
comply with their tax obligations but
who, nonetheless end up still short
in payments. Small and medium
establishments end up closing
operations after being slapped with
deficiency assessments that are
bigger than their capitalization. Our
government must realize that these
SMS businessmen are the keys to
our economic growth and should be
provided necessary assistance.

The event will showcase

a day-long conference, networking events and field trips
to various tourism sites in
this city as discussed during
the media briefing Thursday
morning.
The Tourism Forum will
revolve on the theme EcoTorusim -- Transcending Climate Change.
The forum will start on
Nov. 25 with expected 400
delegates, 180 of which are
foreign.
Arrival and registration of
the delegates for the event will
be at The Oriental Legazpi.

During the opening day,

a media briefing will be held
with Albay Governor Joey
Sarte Salceda and Mario Hardy, PATA chief executive officer, as panelists.
A dinner for the guests and
participants will be hosted by
Tourism Promotions Board
with a welcome message
by Mayor Noel E. Rosal of
Legazpi City.
On Nov. 26, a Technical
Tour and Tourism Marketing
Treasure Hunt will be participated by 150 guests.
For this one day field session, delegates will be chal-

show that teaches young minds not

just to learn but also values and to seek
knowledge. We used to have the likes of
Sineskwela, Mathinik, Sesame Street,
and even comedy sitcom for adults that
make sense like Abangan ang susuod
na Kabanata which is a satyr black
comedy about the Philippine political
situation. We used to have TV shows
that educates and inform us, and teaches us values. Now it is all about ratings,
and how many likes you get. TV and
other social media like facebook and
tweeter have turned us into zombies. It
made us feel inadequate. It shortened
our attention. It diverted our concern
from profound into the mundane.
What teachers construct inside the
classroom is undo the moment students expose themselves to such facet
of social media. The job of parents is
made paramount here. They have the
responsibility to safeguard what their
children is watching, reading or visiting
on their web browser. This is one of the
ways that we can do to avoid this brain
pollution. Parents, do try this at home.

lenged to explore and discover

the hidden gems of a location,
while immersing with the
unique culture,geography and
people.
They will taste their food,
admire landscapes, savour
their history -- while leveraging digital tools to identify, collect and promote new
found treasures, Albay Provincial Tourism Culture Affairs Officer Dorothy F. Colle
said.
Delegates will be taken
along an action-packed journey, Colle added.
In Lignon Hill -- a place
for hiking, climbing, zipline,

rappelling, hanging bridge

walking, Japanese tunneling
and lava watching -- the delegates will b e treated to a 360degree view of the Mayon
Volcano and excellent views
of the city, especially at night.
Vistors are encouraged to
walk from the foot to the top
of the hill but are advised to
wear comfortable shoes.
Legazpi Boulevard is a
long stretch of road that interlinks five barangays of Albay,
Colle said.
It offers very good views
of the Mayon Volcano and the
Kapuntukan Hill.
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APECtado
Natapos na an magarbong urulay kan mga pamayo kan
beinte-unong mga nasyon na minakompone kan APEC.
Nagtagama an gobyerno kan Pilipinas nin dyes bilyones pesos
para sa siguridad, akomodasyon, transportasyon, pagkakan,
libangan, gobing, mga souvenirs asin iba pang mga bagay na
konektado sa pag-estima sa mga bisita. Apuera sa mga pamayo
kan mga nasyon, kaibanan man syempre si saindang entourage.
Rayaon man nag-atendir si mga CEOs asin top-brass kan mga
korporasyon.
Saro ngani sa pinaka prominenteng CEO na nag-atendir kan
katatapos pa lang na APEC Summit iyo si Jack Ma na CEO asin
nagtugdas kan Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Saro ngani sa
pinaka nagin highlights kan APEC Summit iyo si chitchat nina
President Barrack Obama, Jack Ma saka kan Filipina engineer/
inventor na si Aisa Mijeno. Madadalan sa Youtube si urulay ninda
manungod sa naimbento ni Mijeno na LED lamp na naggagamit
nin tubig na may asin para maglaad. Syempre dakulang orgulyo
man ini na matawan nin atensyon kan lider kan pinaka makusog
asin pinaka mayaman na nasyon sa kinaban.
Dawa ngani seryoso an nagin agenda kan nasabing summit,
ugwa man nin mga inaapod na lighthearted o medyo hababaw
na aspeto an tinawan atensyon kan mainstream media asin
nag-trending sa social media. Naitutok si spotlight sa duwang
hunks na lideres na sina Justin Trudeu na prime minister kan
Canada asin Enrique Pea Nieto na presidente kan Mexico.
Medyo nalihis na kadikit sa mas importanteng mga isyu dahil sa
duwang ini. Ugwa pa nganing mga makaulok na mga memes
an nagruluwasan arog halimbawa kan pagkumpara sa duwang
lideres na iniyo sa mga prinsipe sa Disney animated movies
habang si President Noynoy Aquino ikinumpara sa Minion.
Kun ugwang inspirasyonal asin medyo lighthearted na aspeto
si nakaaging summit, ugwa man makadisgana asin mapungaw
na realidad na dae naitago. Yaon dyan si pwersahang pagpahali
asin pagdetina kan mga paralimos sa kalye; yaon dyan si dae
makataong trato sa mga raliyesta na sinumpit nin tubig na
garo mga ati; yaon dyan si pagpasarado sa mga tinampo na
nagpwersa sa mga ordinaryong mga tawo na maglakaw nin
perang kilometro; yaon si grabeng traffic; asin syempre yaon
si makalula na gastos kan gobyerno. Ugwang mga nagsasabi
na investment daa si dyes bilyones pesos na ginastos alagad
nuarin man daa mamamatian ini kan kadakli kan mga Pilipino,
lalo na itong mga pinaharaling alabado kan naglinig nin mga
kalye?
Uminabot sa 10,000 si mga official delegates kan APEC
Summit. Gabos na beinte unong nasyon na miyembros
nirepresentar kanya-kanyang pinaka halangkaw na pamayo kan
stado asin gobyerno asin rayaon man si mga chief executive
officers kan mga manlaenlaen na korporasyon. Dakol an nagatendir sa pang-ekonomiyang pag-urulay na ini alagad ugwang
mga importanteng sektor pang-ekonomiya na dae narepresentar
arog kan sektor nin mga obrero, sektor nin mga parauma asin
sektor nin parasira. Tano ta si mga pinaka poderoso lang asin
mga negosyante an nag-urulay? Tano sinda lang an mga
nagdesisyon sa mga isyung pang-ekonomiya?
Sa mas hararom na pag-analisar, si mga darakulang
korporasyon asin mga mayayaman na nasyon an pinaka
mabenipisyo. Dejado an mga pobreng nasyon arog kan Pilipinas.
Minaluwas na gigisahon lang kita sa sadiri tang mantika.
Magkakaugwa nin mas medaling paagi an mga korporasyon,
foreign investors asin first world countries na ma-exploit an
satuyang mga obreros asin mga rekursos naturales. Ini madulot
nin pagkaraot kan kapalibutan. Ugwa man daang trickledown
effect an APEC Summit alagad ini patak-patak lang na garo
ramog hali sa lamesa nin kapasluan.

Less crop yield due to . . .

Early maturing rice varieties include GSR8 and GSR5a
for planting in irrigated paddies
while drought tolerant varieties are
GSR11, 5a, and GSR2 that could
be used in rainfed and upland areas, he said.
The DA regional chief explained that GSR (Green Super
Rice) hybrid rice varieties are
among the options under climate
change-related stresses wherein
they have been tested in both rainfed lowland and upland environments as top performing lines with
up to 62.5 percent advantage over
check varieties.
The GSR was developed after
12 years of rigorous breeding by a
team of Filipino and international
rice scientists which introduced the
resulting variety in the Philippines
in early 2012 by way of initially
providing seeds in Bicol under the
project Assessments of Climate
Change Impacts and Mapping of
Vulnerability to Food Insecurity
under Climate Change to Strengthen Household Food Security with
Livelihoods' Adaptation Approaches (AMICAF).
The project, launched by the

november 22-28, 2015

DA on the same year, was a fiveyear undertaking under the joint

auspices of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization
and Japans Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry.
AMICAF is a comprehensive
framework designed to address
climate change impacts and adaptation planning aimed at improving the food security of vulnerable
household groups.
Under this project, field trials
of GSR lines were reproduced at
the Bicol Experiment Station in
Camarines Sur following successful tests done in areas with three
agrosystem conditions flooding,
drought, and saline intrusion.
Bicol was chosen as pilot site
for the AMICAF project because of
its high vulnerability to typhoons,
floods and drought that all take a
great toll on agriculture, given that
40 percent of the regions rice area
is affected by these climate-related
stresses.
Under such conditions, alternative agricultural options were introduced and promoted to ensure food
security and generate additional

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Nagtaram ako sa sarong grupo nin

mga hobenes sa Daet kan nakaaging
semana asin saro sa mga lider ninda
an nagpasalamat sa pagtao ko nin
doon sa paggiromdom sa nakaagi.
Reaksyon niya ini sa sakong sinabi
manongod sa samong inagihan kan
panahon ni Marcos. Halimbawa, si
pagdadara mi kan dummy kan Knight
Literary Magazine sa headquarters kan
Philippine Constabulary (PC) kaidto
ta iyo idto si sarong requirement sa
saindang pagtugot na magkaigwa nin
campus press. Garo sa sarong pitik nin
may mahikang bala, nagin professor na
nin literatura asin pagsurat si mga PC.
Iyo an PC kaidto bakong computer kundi
mga pulis. Malinaw na censorship ini
asin pagbalga kan derecho nin press
freedom. Kadto, pagmasirena na si
dakulang relo sa may GSIS, kaipuhan
mi nang magdalagan pauli ta curfew
na. Sukol asin limitado an night life mi
kadto ta kun dai, dadarahon ka duman
sa Camp Canuto asin pagagabihon
kan mga Army.
Sinabi kadtong lider na may mga
kaibahan sinda na nagtutubod na
mas marhay sa satong nasyon na
magkaigwa nin diktatura. Pinaliwanag
ko na naiintindihan ko an pagiisip na

Dis*Karte
*Kusyon
*Kurso
frank peones jr.
ini na sa hiling ko ekspresyon nin
kapagalan sa kawaran nin pagbabago
asin pagasenso sa Pilipinas. Siguro
niyako hinihiling ninda an modelo kan
Singapore sa irarom kadto ni Lee Kuan
Yew asin kan Malaysia sa pamamayo
nin Mahathir duwang nasyon na
nagin mauswag sa irarom nin pusog
na gobyerno. Importante an puntong
ini ta ini an kaibahan kan diktatura
sa sarong strong government o
estado. Si Lee asin Mahathir ginamit
an saindang kapangyarihan nganing
magkaigwa nin pagbabago sa
saindang nasyon. Si Marcos ginamit
an kapangyarihan kan Presidente
nganing mabago an gobyerno na

masiguro kan saindang pagtenir nin

haloy sa puesto. Resulta : binayaan
an Pilipinas na may bilyones na
utang sa mga darakulang bangkong
dayuhan.
Igwa pang inaapod na historical
revisionism an pagbabago sa
kasaysayan kun sain pinapahiling na
si Marcos soboot an pinakamarhay
na nagin president kan Pilipinas.
Siguro sa mga nagtutubod kaini
mas marhay na basahon ninda si
sinurat kan depunto kong kaamigo
na si Toots Jamoralin an Pulang
Hamtik an koleksyon nin mga
istorya kan buhay kan mga hobenes
na nagbuwis kan saindang buhay sa
pakikipaglaban kan katalingkasan sa
panahon nin Martial Law. Idagdag ko
pa digdi an Days of Disquiet/Nights
of Rage ni Pete Lacaba, an istorya
man kan inaapod na First Quarter
Storm.
Kinakaipuhan na pagadalan kan
henerasyon ngonyan an inagihan
kan nasyon orog na kan panahon
nin diktatura ni Marcos. Sabi ngani
kan Aleman na pararawit-dawit na
sa Bertolt Brecht, natuturog kami sa
tahaw nin mga panggagadan. Dai
na. Nungka pa.

Classroom Management for Effective Learning

By ANITA A. NOVELA - Master Teacher I
Iriga Central School

To an elementary grade teacher, everyday is always a new

day, a different daymeeting the same pupils, yes, but not
dealing with them the same day yesterday. This is the challenge
of a teacher. But like a lot of teachers, especially seasoned
ones, it takes only a lot of common sense to manage a class
and expect a good and fruitful day.
Classroom management is the process of ensuring
classroom lessons run smoothly despite disruptive behavior.
Four easy suggestions have been proven effective. And
just like said earlier, it just takes lot of common sense.
Teachers, heed these four points toward effective classroom
management.
1. Know what you want and what you dont want.
2. Show and tell your students what you want.
3. When you get what you want, acknowledge (but not
appreciate) it.
4. When you get something, act quickly and appropriately.
But other than common sense, a teacher is expected
consistency, an often undervalued
Behavior and a sense of fairness and courage. This is close
to saying that a teacher is not just equipped with what comprised
his credential as a baccalaureate degree holder. And this is
exactly what makes teaching a truly fulfilling line of endeavor.
Classroom management and managing pupils conduct
are skills that teachers acquire and hone over time. Effective
teaching requires considerable skills in managing the myriad

tasks and situations that occur in the classroom each day. As

teachers we should understand in more ways than one the
psychological and developmental levels of their pupils and
these are acquired with practices, feedback and a willingness
to learn from mistakes.
Teachers are expected to be able to observe all pupils at all
times and to monitor work and behavior. Materials needed in
the classroom must be available for pupils to use when needed.
Teachers should identify expectations for pupils behavior
and communicate these expectations periodically. Rules and
regulations should be posted in the classroom and compliance
of these rules should be monitored constantly.
As teachers, we are asked not to develop classroom rules
that we are unwilling to enforce. It is interesting to begin the
day in a very lively atmosphere. A prayer will do and maybe
group singing or even sharing of experiences by one pupil or
even our own.
Good discipline is much more likely to occur if the
classroom setting and activities are not structured or
arranged to enhance cooperative behavior. Pupils must
be held accountable for their works. Very important is that
academic tasks rather than a good behavior for its own sake
is far more important.
On the much lighter side, classroom decoration does help
bring about good and happy day in the classroom for both
teachers and pupils.

Teacher Cum Publication Adviser, a Dual Commitment

By MARICEL BERIA BERNAL - Master Teacher I
Rinconada National Technical Vocational School
Sto. Domingo, Iriga City

The dual task of being a teacher and a publication adviser

is a dual commitment. Both are challenging but are likewise
opportunities. Not every teacher is given the task to handle a
school paper. The teacher must have a working knowledge of
journalism and a good command of both English and Filipino
since practically all school papers are published in these two
languages. This proficiency of both languages is important if
the publication adviser is to be looked upon by the members
of the editorial board as one with authority and someone who
commands respect. A teacher must look at his appointment
as publication adviser as an honor, a bright feather to his cap.
It is for him a welcome thing.
If advising a school paper is a challenge, it is. Probably even
more challenging than being a classroom teacher. Pursuing a
baccalaureate degree in Education has prepared one to teach
but becoming a publication adviser could just be incidental.
However, for one to become a teacher one goes through
several years of painful study and in the end, ,he practices
his profession like cream to coffee. But not advising a school
paper because handling a campus publication may not register
to him easily. It could be a new field to him but of course, for
a teacher, there is really nothing unmanageable. Attaboy! A
teacher could fit in anywhere without even batting an eyelash.
He takes the challenges as they come and he battles off this
challenges unscathed.
The publication adviser knows too well that his hands are full.
Other than a working knowledge of the craft, he bonds with his
staff members sometimes spending sleepless nights, doing the
papers lay out, editing manuscripts, doing the precise headlines
until the paper is put to sleep. What a publication adviser should

bear in mind is that he in entrusted the duty of building the future

fourth estaters of the country. .
But the publication adviser is basically a teacher, no doubt.
Teaching is his first calling. Maybe, his last too. But being
a publication adviser may only be an added responsibility
but which needs the same commitment like that of teacher.
But there is freting here. Teaching and being a publication
adviser are no two roads apart. They complement each other.
They demand the same commitment. They pose the same
challenges and they are both imperative in building characters
and intelligence of the students under his fold.
There is every reason for a publication adviser to be happy
about. After all, it is not every teacher upon whose shoulder is
laid down the responsibility as making a school paper succeeds
in its objective of giving the news to the school and its various
publics.
A teacher and a publication adviser, a dual responsibility with
a dual commitment. It could be taken as a dual honor. very
fulfilling and truly rewarding.
A teacher cum publication adviser ,what is greater than
donning two caps on one head.
However, relegating my commitment as a teacher, which,
more than a publication adviser, is not just challenging but
a lifetime calling. . As a teacher, I handle students of varied
mental set-up unlike the ones with the editorial board who are
a select few.
I would not trade being a teacher and a publication adviser for
another line of work. I am a teacher by vocation and I can rightly
say, no doubt, that I am a publication adviser by avocation.
Teacher cum Publication Adviser, what a great and rewarding
work.

november 22-28, 2015

Solemnity of Christ the King

The Feast of Christ the
King was established by
Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an
antidote to secularism, a way
of life which leaves God out
of man's thinking and living
and organizes his life as if
God did not exist. The feast
is intended to proclaim in a
striking and effective manner
Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.
Today's Mass establishes the titles for Christ's royalty
over men: 1) Christ is God, the Creator of the universe
and hence wields a supreme power over all things; "All
things were created by Him"; 2) Christ is our Redeemer,
He purchased us by His precious Blood, and made us His
property and possession; 3) Christ is Head of the Church,
"holding in all things the primacy"; 4) God bestowed upon
Christ the nations of the world as His special possession
and dominion.
Today's Mass also describes the qualities of Christ's
kingdom. This kingdom is: 1) supreme, extending not only
to all people but also to their princes and kings; 2) universal, extending to all nations and to all places; 3) eternal,
for "The Lord shall sit a King forever"; 4) spiritual, Christ's
"kingdom is not of this world". Rt. Rev. Msgr. Rudolph
G. Bandas
According to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, this feast is celebrated
on the last Sunday of October.
Today is the feast of St. Cecilia which is superseded by
the Sunday Liturgy.

bikol reporter
Making Science Teaching
Fun and Exciting

The Benefits of Action Research

to Teaching Profession

By IDA T. IBARRIENTOS - Teacher III

Rinconada National Technical Vocational School
Sto. Domingo, Iriga City

By ARLENE D. RECIO, DBM - Teacher III

Rinconada National Technical Vocational School
Iriga City

The world of Science is fascinating. This is a perspective to

have great knowledge about Science subjects.
As a teacher, we need to be prepared before going to our
daily battle in our classroom. We have to be interactive and
innovative. We should use varied techniques and strategies
that will suit to the needs of our learners. We always wish to
provide them with the knowledge they yearn for.
Unfortunately, some students have difficulties in getting
interested in topics like Biology, Earth Science, Physics and
Chemistry.
Here are some of the techniques that could be of great
help in engaging our learners understand the concepts in the
scientific world :
Role playing excellent tool for engaging students and
allowing them to interact with their peers as they try to complete
the task assigned to them.
Simulation Games is the imitation of the operation of a
real world process or system.
Peer Learning a form of cooperative learning that
enhances the value of student student interaction.
Incorporating Current Events this will spark interest
in the discussion at hand. Typhoon, earthquake, flash floods,
tsunami and other natural disasters are ideal for inclusions for
discussion.
Hands on Activities gives an excellent opportunities for
learning through designing and developing experiments.
Making Science teaching fun and exciting is a great
challenge to Science teachers. But with bunch of
techniques and strategies it would be easy.

An action research is simply taking an action to improve

teaching and learning plus systematic study of the action and
its consequences. It is typically designed and conducted by
practitioners who analyze data from their workplace to improve
their own practice. As you are getting started, we think it might
be helpful for us to know that we are joining a community of
thousands of teachers who have made action research a part
of their daily lives. Action research is conducted in order to
improve learning outcomes. It help how to identify and to solve
systematic issues or concerns that we experience or that are
confronted with so that we initiate reforms which are localized,
contextualized and responsive to the needs of learners.
Moreover, we come up with out-of-the box or non traditional
strategies, solutions or methods as well as cost-effective
means to solve issues or to improve local practice. Through
action research we can discover different ways, strategies and
techniques on how to unleash the potentials of the learners.
We can improve our craft when we are involved in the study. We
discover the new wide array of opportunities and benefits that
can be acquire scientific and systematic inquiry of knowledge.
If our initial studies were successful, we found it possible to
continue our work by asking better questions, getting deeper
understanding of our teaching, and making connections to the
field of our endeavour. Thus, an action research is beneficial in
areas of teaching practice that need to explored or settings in
which continued improvement is the focus and there is always
room for improvement when it comes to teaching and educating
others which is our students.

From the Mouth of a Babe

What I Learned
from Reading

By FAYE ELAINE P. SIRIOS
Grade VI
Iriga Central School
Iriga City

Since November is Reading Month, I would like to write about

what I have learned from reading and why I continue to pursue
this wonderful hobby for the many benefits I am getting from
this activity known as Reading.
I started to read in my early elementary grades. From then on,
I had always been fascinated by reading. From my textbooks in
English I got to read short stories, fables, beautiful short poems.
And that made me want to read more.
I discovered many things and got even more interested
in reading. For example, there are just too many wonderful
storiesfairy tales, stories about animals, about kings and
queens, about heroes and even about ordinary people who
live ordinary lives.
My reading also brought me to many places. It looks like I
have gone not only to the beautiful places in the Philippines but to
many other places in the world. I saw the inside of the European
mansions featured in magazines. I got a glimpse of the White
House in America. I saw in my readings the tall tower in Dubai
and the Empire State Building in America. I had practically
traveled all over the world in my readings. I have also gone to
Disneyland and saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck
and many other characters in the Disney world.
I have met many people in the books I have read: Abraham
Lincoln, John F. Kennedy. Jacqueline Onassis, the Spiderman,
Superman and Batman as well as Harry Potter, popular singers
and actors and actresses.
My readings have increased my vocabulary and helped me
in my spelling. I am now very sure with my grammar because
of readings. I have learned to use the right words for my own
writing activities in school. But there are still many others I
would get from reading. There are still many stories I will read.
I have even learned a little how to write poems similar to the
ones I have read.
I have really become very imaginative and it is helping me
a lot in my daily life. When I am free from my school and my
lessons, I use my free time reading the newspapers and I get
to know the news of the day. On the lighter side, I also get to
know what is going on in the entertainment world and even
latest gossips. .
When I get to be older and pursuing my higher education,
maybe I will get to read more serious books like history,
anthropology and I can talk about these subjects without
hesitation because I must have been given the best and the
most accurate information about them.
I owe it to my Mother and Father because they have exposed
me to reading. First with newspapers and magazines and later
to fiction.
Since this is now an age of modern technology, I am given
another venue for my reading habit. It is the computer. So, I dont
have to buy newspapers when I can read news in the internet.
I can also do researches and get helped in my subjects with
only one click and presto! I google and I can get what I want to
know, read them and my school problems are solved. Thanks
to reading.

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DOLE reports 70.6% Labor . . .

major factors. First is the efficiency of the Labor Laws Compliance
System (LLCS) in which DOLE
Bicols Labor Laws Compliance
Officers (LLCOs) have gained the
respect of establishments owners
thereby soliciting voluntary compliance to labor standards.
Second is the effectiveness of
the DOLE Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) convergence
programs such as Labor & Management Cooperation (LMC)
advocacy programs handled by
NCMB, DOLE, ECC, OSH and
RTWPB.
Third is the active involvement and partnership of the local media in DOLE RCCs One
Agency, One Vision, One Mission
advocacy strategy in which the
11-attached agencies are active in
conducting provincial press conference and pro-active tri-media
advocacy regarding issues on labor pay rules.
These factors have greatly
contributed to the very significant
increase in labor standards compliance, RD Lacambra stressed.
Records shows that 1,814 establishments have been assessed
by DOLE Bicol from January to
October in which 1,280 (70.6%)
were labor standards compliant
with only 534 (29.4%) establishments found to have deficiencies.
Remarkably also, 67.20% of the
534 establishments found with
violations have voluntarily corrected its deficiencies within the
10-day remediation period.
Here you can see the respect
of establishments owners not just
to the LLCS but to DOLE Bicol.
They are already initiating correction of their deficiencies voluntarily. With such we dont need
to issue any order of compliance
thus saving time and resources
of the government and provid-

ing Bicolano workers faster solution to their pay concerns, RD

Lacambra added.
The labor laws that establishments are commonly deficient
of, based on the analysis of the
LLCS report, are mostly on pay
rules like the minimum wage,
overtime, holiday and premium
pay. Some deficiencies on service
incentive leaves (SIL) were also
noted while deficiencies on social
welfare benefits like non-payment
of SSS, Philhealth and Pag-Ibig
were also recorded. Most establishments however, upon receipt
of the Notice of Results (NR) issued by the LLCO, immediately
and voluntary corrects its own
deficiencies particularly when it
comes to pay rules.
Well, this is good news. It
means that establishments in Bicol are aware of their responsibility as employers, DOLE Bicol
asst. reg. dir. Atty. Ma. Karina
Perida-Trayvilla commented.
On the other hand, recorded
deficiencies on Social Welfare
Benefits, especially on non-remittance or non-payment of deductions, are immediately forwarded
by DOLE-Bicol to the concerned
office like the SSS, Philhealth and
Pag-Ibig.
Actually we just received a
letter of gratitude from Philhealth
Region V for always forwarding
to them the list of companies with
which our LLCOs have deficiency
on Philhealth contribution rules,
ARD Trayvilla expressed.
Aside from the three (3) major strategies cited above, which
were believed to have contributed
to the increase in compliance to
labor standards, DOLE Bicol is
also closely coordinating with
the business centers of LGUs to
monitor new establishments being opened in the area.

Less crop yield due to . . .

income for the farmer based on the
Agrikulturang Pinoy (Agri-Pinoy)
Rice Program directed towards the
vigorous pursuit of the administration of President Benigno Aquino
III of its Food Staples Sufficiency
Program for the country.
For Bicol farms devoted to vegetables, the SCOA suggested that
okra and squash or legumes like
cowpea, winged bean and mungbean should be used.
Cowpea, Bragas said, can be
planted either before or after rice
enriches food production from a
land area as it has been grown for
centuries in the tropics being well
adapted to prevailing environmental stresses, tolerates drought and
can grow on poor, even acid soils
where other food legumes do not
perform well.
Bragas said cowpea, which
complements the mainly cereal diet
of Filipinos, is an important crop as
it is a rich source of proteins and
calories, as well as minerals and
vitamins.
Similarly, winged beans that
have several common names like

Asparagus Pea, Goa bean and

Four-angled bean but called locally as parapagulong are typical to humid climatic and grown
in many places of the region for
its nutritious and nitrogen fixation
properties.
This bean is said to be blessed
with optimum health benefits as it
contains the highest proportion of
calcium which make bones strong
and prevents breakage while Vitamins A and C along with several
minerals make up the legumes that
endow the body with powers to
fight diseases, he said.
Mungbean (Vigna radiata),
popularly known in the Philippines
as mungo and mainly used as human food, is one of the cheapest
sources of plant protein which contains at least 27 percent protein and
a good source of minerals such as
calcium and sodium while its dried
seeds are high in vitamins A and B,
and when sprouted come as rich in
vitamins B and C.
It is drought-tolerant and requires a warm climate during its
growing period and the tempera-

Impact of Contextualized K-12 Learning

Materials to Pupils and Teachers
By Eda P. Dato, MTII
Iriga Central School, Iriga City
Learning takes place with the aid of many factors. The
less abstract and the more it is experiential, the more learning
happens. The utilization of educational materials is necessary
for learning to be more concrete because most people learn by
doing. However, it is not just a matter of using learning materials
but also a matter of how we use it. Context put things into
perspective.
In the K to 12 program, the learning materials is contextualized.
It is not anymore just for the sake of using a teaching material. We
must consider what material to use, why and how. The purpose
of this is to create an avenue for learners to experience learning
not just in abstract terms more in an experiential level. That way
learning can be strengthen with more impetus. The materials
are no longer just a tool to sustain attention, but moreover to put
the learning into perspective.
The question is what difference would it make, and what
significant change would it create. The answer is plain and
clear. Learning becomes easy, quick, and pragmatic. It makes
the learning environment as close to reality and the immediate
application of the learning experience is perceived because of
the direct actual experience through the tools and materials. It
also fosters enjoyment, and with emotions being involved in the
acquisition and retention of information, knowledge becomes
more cemented.
On the part of the educators, contextualized learning materials
make instruction easier than before. There is less expository
approach and the teacher becomes a facilitator. There are more
activities for the students, so the learners become more involved
and the teacher exerts less effort in discussing in explaining
the lesson. Instead, the students experience the lesson and
the teacher processes their experience. Having that kind of
facility also raises the teaching morale of the educators, they
develop more zest in teaching knowing the school provides the
necessary materials for instruction rather than using their own
personal money to buy the learning materials needed for their
class. It feels good, when you know the management is not
simply behind you, but is also with you.
These effects are profound indeed, however there are
issues on the extent of the reach of such impact. There are
still places in far flung areas where the facility is still far from
achieving the aforementioned effects of the k-12 contextualized
learning tools. And as far technology is concerned, then budget
is also concerned. That is one hindrance to achieving full scale
application of this approach. Many private schools do not have
this predicament. The public school system however is still at
odds with this difficulty. That is the challenge that we need to
appraise from. If the government can address it, then the impact
of the learning tools to contextualized learning of the students
can be a great boon in the educational milieu.
ture and humidity prevailing in the
region during dry spell situations
is suited for optimum yields, Bragas said.
According to the SCOA, the
chance of El Nio is greater than
90 percent through the end of this
year, with 85-percent chance that it
will last until the early part of 2016
based on latest probabilistic El Nio
Southern Oscillation Outlook.
High temperature would also
cause heat stress to livestock and
poultry production and to address
this situation, both large and small
ruminants should be provided with
sheds and the cut and carry feeding practice must be applied while
silage making is more applicable
during the drier months that also
need the provision of drinking water to livestock to minimize heat
stress, he said.
Likewise, in anticipation of this
unfavorable climate condition, the
SCOA advised Bicol farmers to repair and clean water canals and irrigation systems for efficient drainage and water conservation.

To conserve moisture in vegetable farms, mulching may be

applied using plastic sheets, rice
straw or any other available materials, it said.
Bragas said farmers all over the
region should now be planting to
take advantage of the high moisture availability owing to the prevailing near normal rainfall which
started in the late part of October
and enable them to harvest before
the forecast drought.Hhe warned,
however, that the favorable
amount of rainfall in some parts
of Bicol like Albay, Catanduanes
and Sorsogon owing to the amihan (northeasterly wind) might
cause prevalence of insect pest and
fungal disease on crops; chronic
respiratory or bacteria diseases in
poultry; hemorrhagic septicemia
in ruminants; and pneumonia and
diarrhea for swine.
In this case, they should adopt
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
approach to control infestation
during this period, Bragas added.
--PNA

Towards A Better Work Environment

By Levi N. San Jose Teacher 2
Naga City Science High School
City of Naga
Every individual is unique. It is our uniqueness that sets
us apart and makes each one of us special. This individuality
though can oftentimes be a barrier because varying preferences
and character become a breeding ground for arguments or
discontentment. Around us are people who can either be brutally
honest in expressing their dislike for or be gratefully appreciative of
others. These behaviors are even more magnified when manifested
in a small environment such us our workplace. We have colleagues
who can unashamedly show loyalty and admiration to friends while
being critical of the not my friends.
It is true that we cannot please everybody. We cannot even
change co-workers who possess an outlook contrary to ours; we
can however suggest change with humility for us to maintain a
healthy work environment. Some of the traits we could promote
and practice are optimism, generosity, friendliness, and openmindedness, discipline, being responsible and being workoriented. Aside from these, we also have to accept the fact that
everyone can make mistakes. The redeeming factor through
is that we all have the capacity to change and be apologetic
so that we can avoid hurting or offending others. To sustain
good harmonious relationship, let us discourage selfishness,
pessimism, skepticism and authoritarianism.
As an educator, I believe that a smooth working relationship is
important. Healthy work relation has the potential to facilitate the
achievement of goals especially those that benefit the students
and entire school community. To attain this, we need to respect
individual differences. What or whom we like and dislike will
forever be there, but with an open mind and recognition of the
fact that no one is perfect somehow lessens the burden. Let
us learn to appreciate even the simplest of things and not look
for what is wrong so that we can altogether avoid stress and
misunderstanding.
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH SALE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving heirs of the late Sps. BLAS UMBRIA and TOMASA SALVADOR-UMBRIA who died on March 2, 1954 and September 12,
1948 respectively, without any Will nor Debts, left real properties situated at Tarusanan, Milaor, Camarines Sur,that after adjudicating the properties described in favor of their brother, the
Heirs do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY in a manner absolute and irrevocable, a portion of the described real
property by way of Absolute Sale in favor of ROMAR & SONS
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORP., (repesented by ROMEO Y.
TAN), its assigns and successors-in-interest a parcel of land
containing an area of Two thousand Two humdred fifty-nine
square meters, her heirs, assigns and successors in interest,
for and in consideration of the amount of Five Hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) as acknowledged before Notary
Public Atty. Jacinto B. Penaflor Jr., Doc. No. 64, Page No. 11,
Book No. 1, Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22, 29; December 6, 2015

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the named parties are the surviving heirs of the late JUAN R. SAN ANDRES who died on
May 01, 1985 at Sampaloc, Manila, left a parce l of land situated at Penafrancia Ave., Naga City, left a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 57776, that for and in consideration of the
sum of ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND pesos (P1,800,000.00) paid by ELPIDIO OCCIANO of legal age
with residence and postal address in Naga City, CamSur, the
Heirs/Vendors do hereby SELL, CONVEY and TRANSFER
by Way of Absolute Sale, their rights, interests and participation on the parcel of land described, as acknowledged before
Notary Public Atty. P. R. Perfecto, Doc. No. 892, Page No.
178, Book No. 26, Series of 2015.
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22, 29; December 6, 2015

for october
Name of Deceased

Date of Interment

EDWIN B. PRINCESA SR.

October 4, 2015

LOLAINE Z. PADILLO

October 4, 2015

EMMANUEL D. AYCARDO

October 6, 2015

GABRIEL B. ALONZO

October 10, 2015

VIRGINIA L. GIANAN

October 15, 2015

RUFINA C. DY

October 20, 2015

NIEVES N. FRANCISCO

October 17, 2015

AMADA O. JANUARIO

October 18, 2015

CRISTNA B. SAMBO

October 20, 2015

PAZ G. MINOR

October 23, 2015

EMMA F. CATOLICO

October 24, 2015

november 22-28, 2015

bikol reporter

Naga LGU, MNCCI . . .

8th Bicol Organic Agri . . .

Albay host PATA forum . . .

school officials, well as the

MNCCI, for taking the initiative
in putting in the forefront the
governments K-12 and TVET
programs. He said education is
the foundation of good business
and that the two must complement each other in plotting the
countrys future by preparing the
youth with proper knowledge
and skills for them to become
dynamic players in nation building.
Supt. Gando said the occasion
was very timely as the DepEd
itself had encouraged them to
come into partnership with the
business sector in pushing the
K-12 and TVET programs.
The K to 12 Program covers
Kindergarten and 12 years of
basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years
of Senior High School [SHS])
to provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills,
develop lifelong learners, and
prepare graduates for tertiary
education, middle-level skills
development, employment, and
entrepreneurship.
The morning program was
followed by the Education
Summit that opened at 1:30
p.m. at the Avenue Convention
Plaza.
DepEd Regional Director Ramon Abcede spoke on the K-12
Senior High School Program.
Senior High School, after
four years of junior high school,
is two more ears of specialized
upper secondary education; students may choose a specialization based on aptitude, interests,
and school capacity. The choice
of career track will define the
content of the subjects a student

agriculture are the poor farmers

who cannot afford to buy inorganic fertilizers and pesticides,
thus resulted to decrease in poverty incidence, improved health
and income. Organic agriculture
also helped maintain biodiversity
and carbon sequestration, thus,
sustaining life.
The highlight of the congress
was the awarding of the regional
achievers in organic agriculture.
This year, six categories were
awarded. They are: Tirso Mar-

Mayon ATV Adventure and

Mayon Lava Watching are a oneof-kind adventure that includes a
9-km, 45 minutes ride going to the
lava field below Mayon Volcano
from the foot of the Lignon Hill.
Cagsawa Ruins is where remnants of an 18th century Franciscan church, whose tower remains -- a memorial ground for
the 2,000 former inhabitants and
reminder of the resilience of the
Albayanos to the challenges that
nature brings.
After the Cagsawa church was
destroyed by Mayon s eruption in
1814, the Daraga church became
the main parish church of Cagsawa.
The original faade and bell
tower still remains today.
The design of the Daraga
church is described as a blend of
Renaissance Gothic and Mexican
Baroque architectural styles. The

will take in Grades 11 and 12.

SHS subjects fall under either
the Core Curriculum or specific
Tracks.
Core Curriculum
There are 7 Learning Areas under the Core Curriculum.
These are Languages, Literature,
Communication, Mathematics,
Philosophy, Natural Sciences,
and Social Sciences. Current
content from some General Education subjects are embedded in
the SHS curriculum.
Tracks
Each student in Senior High
School can choose among three
tracks: Academic; TechnicalVocational-Livelihood;
and
Sports and Arts. The Academic
track includes three strands:
Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM); Humanities,
Education, Social Sciences
(HESS); and Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
(STEM).
Students undergo immersion,
which may include earn-whileyou-learn opportunities, to provide them relevant exposure and
actual experience in their chosen
track. In this regard, businesses
and business establishments
play a key part as they adopt
students for immersion in their
workplaces.
TVET (Technical Vocational
Education & Training) National
Certificate
After finishing Grade 10, a
student can obtain Certificates
of Competency (COC) or a National Certificate Level I (NC
I). After finishing a TechnicalVocational-Livelihood track in
Grade 12, a student may obtain
a National Certificate Level II
(NC II), provided he/she passes

the competency-based assessment of the Technical Education

and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
NC I and NC II improves employability of graduates in fields
like Agriculture, Electronics,
and Trade.
Albero said the specialization training that would be incorporated in the last two years
of high school would greatly
increase the competencies and
skills of the students, thus making them more employable after
graduation.
The importance of a strategy-oriented and competencybased basic education curriculum is key to making our
graduates globally acceptable
and competitive, he added.
The summit also featured
a presentation of Dual Training Program of K-12 and the
Adopt a School Program by
local business and the incentives that may be availed from
it.
Dual training refers to the
combination of practical, onthe-job, enterprise-based training and theoretical education
in school, to balance theory
and practice.- naga.gov.ph

tirez of Tigaon, Camarines Sur

Outstanding Small Farmer Individual Category (he received
P50,000 cash award); Mario
Avila and family of Tigaon, Cam.
Sur Organic Farming Family
(P50,000); Sienna Sombrero
Municipal Organic Agriculture
Coordinator (P20,000); Eduardo
Osio Outstanding Agricultural
Extension Worker (P15,000);
Goa Agri Producers Association
(GAPPA) Farmers Organization (P100,000 project grant);
and the Local Government Unit
of Balatan Outstanding LGU
(P300,000 project grant).
Sienna Sombrero and the
Avila family also won in the national search and will receive
their awards during the National
Organic Agriculture Congress in
Bacolod on November 26.
The congress was attended
by more than 500 provincial and
municipal Organic Agriculture
Program coordinators, Municipal Agriculturists, agricultural
technicians, cooperatives and
associations of organic practitioners, researchers, educators, and
farmers.
The activity started with the
opening of exhibits of various
organic products by 21 exhibitors
from the six provinces of the region. During the plenary session
experts discussed various topics
such as Climate Change: A Challenge to Organic Agriculture by
Dr. Cedric Daep, Department
Head of APSEMO; Health and
Wellness by Dr. Alma M. Lozada,
Nutritionist of the Department of
Health Region V; Marketing and
Farm Tourism by Mr. Lamberto
Rodriguez, W&D Manager. On
the second day, topics discussed
include: Healthy Soil, Health
Lifestyle by Dr. Lorena Hernandez, Organic Agriculture Program
Director of CBSUA; Integrated
Diversified Organic Farming

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,

a notice is hereby served to the public that DOLORES
MILANO BOLALIN has filed with this Office, a Petition for
Change of First Name from JANE NATALIA to NATHALIA JANE in the certificate of birth certificate of JANE
NATALIA MILANO BOLALIN who was born on FEBRUARY 20, 2000 at San Isidro, Libmanan, Camarines Sur
and whose parents are NATHALIEL OLANO BOLALIN
and DOLORES LAQUIDAO MILANO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than December 12, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22 and 29, 2015

CCE - CCE-0086-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No.
1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby
served to the public that MILANIE BOLANTE SABALDICA
has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in
Sex from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of live birth
of MILANIE BOLANTE SABALDICA at Libmanan, Camarines Sur and whose parents are JAIME SABALDICA and
NELIA BOLANTE.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file
his written opposition with this office not later than December 12, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22 and 29, 2015

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

Republic of the Philippines

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Libmanan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Section No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,

a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSEMARIE
SERVIDAD GUEVARA has filed with this Office, a Petition
for Change of First Name from LILIA to ROSEMARIE
in the certificate of birth certificate of LILIA SERVIDAD
who was born on MARCH 14, 1961 at Ibid, Libmanan,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are MARIANO SERVIDAD and ROSITA AGNES.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may
file his written opposition with this office not later than December 12, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar
BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22 and 29, 2015

CCE - CCE-0083-2015 R.A. 10172

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1
Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served
to the public that NIKKI ALIMBOBOYOG NEPOMUCENO
has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in
Sex from FEMALE to MALE in the certificate of live birth
of NIKKI ALIMBOBOYOG NEPOMUCENO at Libmanan,
Camarines Sur and whose parents are JOEL NEPOMUCENO and ALMA ALIMBOBOYOG.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file
his written opposition with this office not later than December 12, 2015.

(Sgd.) EMILIE S. AGNES-DAIRAO

Municipal Civil Registrar

BIKOL REPORTER
Published: November 22 and 29, 2015

Systems by Jonjon Sarmiento of

Cuatro Marias Farm in Mindoro;
Organic Agriculture Registration
and Certification Process by Marites Dimaculangan of Bureau of
Agriculture and Fisheries Standards.
The two Bicolano members
of the National Organic Agriculture Board, CBSUA President
Dr. Georgina Bordado and Fr. Ian
Trillanes also showed their full
support to the activity together
with Dennis Batocabe who represented Ako Bikol Partylist
representative Rodel Batocabe,
and DA RTD Edgar R. Madrid.
-Lovella P. Guarin

Daraga church was declared a National Culture Treasure in 2007.

A Barrio Fiesta theme dinner
hosted by Provincial Government
of Albay will be held in Albay Astrodome for the 400 delegates.
On Nov. 27 the proper conference will be divided into different
sessions that will focus on Ecotourism and Climate Change.
The forum will be formally
welcomed by Secretary of Tourism Ramon R. Jimenez.
The keynote speaker is Loraine Gatlabayan who will focus
on Climate Change Mitigation
and the Role on Tourism.
Tourism can be both a victim and contributor to climate
change and the keynote speaker
will explore the complexities of
this issue and suggest actions
that can be taken to mitigate
the potential negative impact of
tourism activities.
Session 1 is about Marine
Tourism and Implications for Water-Resilient Operations; Session
2, Global Adventure Trends; ASEAN for adventure, where horizons
are endless and Breakout sessions
typically comprise of presentation
questions and answer style, featuring speakers from prominent
organizations who are leaders in
their respective fields.
PATA is one of the biggest and
premier organizations of travel
and tourism players in Asia-Pacific region and a leading authority
on the industry for 60 years.
The association is also a partner of the United Nations World
Toursim Organization (UNWTO).

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Naga LGU, MNCCI

open K-12 summit
NAGA City Mayor John
Bongat, President Gilbert
Albero of the Metro Naga
Chamber of and Industry
(MNCCI), and Schools Division Superintendent William Gando of the DepEd
Naga City Division Ofce
Wednesday morning formally opened the Education Fair, another highlight
activity of the ongoing Bicol

Business Month, at the SM

City Activity Center here.
The trio, along with MNCCI directors, Division school
officials, City Councilor Nathan Sergio, teachers and students, witnessed the opening
of the exhibits by participating schools and other supportive private companies.
Mayor Bongat lauded the
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National Organic Agriculture Program Director, Elsa Parot delivers the keynote speech during the 8th Bicol
Organic Agriculture Congress held in Naga City on November 18-19, 2015

8th Bicol Organic

Agri Congress held
NAGA CITY Organic
food is not a luxury, it is how
food is supposed to be. Elsa
Parot, National Organic Agriculture Program Director,
enthused as she addressed
the more than 500 farmers
and key players of the sector during the 8th Bicol Organic Agriculture Congress
held November 18-19, 2015
in this city. She stressed the
health benets and the contributions of organic agriculture in protecting the environment, and improving
rural economies and farmers income.
Organic Agriculture (OA)
is one of the priority programs of the Department of
Agriculture with the goal of
converting at least 5% of the
total agriculture area of the
country or roughly 460,000

into organic agriculture. Parot

reported that as of this writing,
there were already 107,911
hectares certified organically
grown by third party certifying bodies, making the country 4th leading organic country in Asia . Still a long way
to go to achieve the goal, but a
far cry from the 2006 figure of
only 14,140 hectares.
To give national focus on
the importance of organic agriculture, President Aquino
signed proclamation No 1030
on May 21, 2015 declaring November as Organic
Agriculture month. The congress adopted the OA months
theme: Ligtas at Masustansyang Ani, Mula sa Taniman
hanggang Hapag Kainan.
In the region, Adelina
Losa, regional coordinator of
OA Program and chief of the

Agribusiness and Marketing

Assistance Division (AMAD)
of DA Bicol said that various
interventions have been given
to farmers since the start of
the program implementation
in 2012. The OA program has
conducted a total of 21 season long training, 35 on field
training, 30 consultations
with farmers, and has established 44 organic demonstration farms. Likewise, AMAD
has established 98 production
facilities; distributed 457 farm
and fishery production-related
machinery and equipment;
provided 7,018 kgs organic
seeds; and 731,731 kgs organic fertilizers and other inputs

to farmers all over the region.

Losa said that out of the
40,000 hectares target of Bicol the highest among all regions - 11,099 hectares have
already been converted to the
system of organic agriculture.
DA Bicol Regional Technical Director for Operations
and Extension Dr. Elena delos
Santos in her welcome remarks
cited the important contributions of organic agriculture
in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals
such as poverty eradication,
education and environmental
sustainability. She added that
most of the adaptors of organic
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EDUCATION FAIR AT BBM

JRM

The foundation of business is education, Naga City Mayor

John G. Bongat told his audience during the formal opening
of the Education Fair at SM City Naga, November 18, 2015.
On the same date, an Educational Summit on the K-12 was
held at the Avenue Plaza Hotel, all part of the Bicol Business
Month celebration.

You are Invited!

All members of

UNC HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS 68

Annual Homecoming
and

Christmas Party
Dec. 5, 2015 -South Hills Resto & Grills
Magsaysay Ave., Naga City

Activities start at 1:00 pm

Kindly contact 0927-422-0433 for any concern.
RIZAL LINK

The town of Daet will donate a replica of the rst Rizal

Monument erected in this town in 1898 to Calamba, the
national heros birthplace and a sister town of the Camarines
Norte capital.

Come Home, A Friend is Waiting 4U!