DIALOGUE. A joint dialogue between BIR and the business sector in Naga City and CSur was held yesterday at Naga Regent Hotel. Both RDO Socorro Ramos-Lafuerte and Regional Director Alert Alocilja (inset pictures) personally appeal for maximum voluntary tax compliance in order to meet its collection goal of P784,570.000 for the year 2006. However, RD Alocilja warned businessmen that the agency may be forced to conduct business surveillance and filing of collection cases in case of non-cooperation and support. HONEY DY/LIL ANTONIO

The Madrigal Center for Social Entrepreneurship Chief Executive Officer Rev. Fr. Wilmer S. Tria (2nd from right) pose with Dr. Edwin Bernal, Dean of the College of Commerce and Accountancy of the Ateneo de Naga University and Ateneo Entreps students while selling their homegrown products like ChocoNaga, Swetven Chocolates, & Ignacio Javier rice wine, etc. at the lobby of the Madrigal Center. JOEY CO

NEW SET OF OFFICERS 2006 - 2007 PHILIPPINE DENTAL ASSOCIATON CAMARINES NORTE - CHAPTER (LEFT) - DR. REYNALDO AGCANAS - PDA Protocol Officer ; DR. GENEROSA FAJARDO - PDA Rregional Coordinator: DR. JOCELYN VINZONS - President - Elect (2007 - 2008); DR. JESICA MONTEMAYOR - Vice President ; DR. AMY VARGAS - Asst. Secretary; DR. JANINE ELEVADO - Treasurer ; DR. ANALYN SASPA - Auditor ; DR. GENEROSO C. SURETA III - New President (2006 -2007), DR. LEO GERALD DE CASTRO - National Executive Vice President, DR. MARISSA BRUAL - Vice President - Luzon - South; DR. ERIC PABICO - Secretary; DR. DOREEN PEFIANCO - Buss. Manager ; DR. FERLEN VERGARA - Buss. Manager ; DR. MAYLA GUINTO - PIO ; DR. BRENDA SOMBANON - Protocol Officer; DR. MARILOU KING - Board of Director; DR. DANILO OBAL - Adviser at DR. ROLY ABCEDE - Board of Director. FRANCIS ELEVADO

Ms. Kring Litana from Manila is one of the amiable and able coach of the Innovative Contact Solutions Call Center based in Naga City. JOEY CO

NEW BRIDGE. The almost completed Sabang-Mabulo Bridge spanning the two barangays in Naga City may soon be opened to vehicles to ease traffic going to and from the city’s old business district. RHANDY VILLAFLOR

REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS. Tinangis Penal Farm located in barangay Tinangis in Pili, Camarines Sur is temporary abode to prisoners in the province. The penal farm is managed and operated by the provincial government of Camarines Sur under the able supervision of Provincial Warden Gilberto Tapel with the guidance of Governor LRay Villafuerte. The governor adheres to the principle that incarceration is a time for reformation and rehabilitation instead of punishment in order that these detainees may be able to assimilate back to society soon as they regain their freedom. JMTS/DRANERA-MMEC

PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO tries to visualize the grandiose display of Mt. Mayon through a Phivolcs telescope. RHAYDZ B. BARCIA

CANDIDATE SOLDIERS CULMINATE - BGen Napoleon B. Malana AFP Commanding General 9th Infantry (SPEAR) Division Philippine Army keynotes the Closing Ceremony of the 500 Candidate Soldier Course Class 135-06 Cross Trained with Jungle Warfare & Mountain Operations Course. Lower photo shows the candidate soldier graduates remain standing in formation during the ceremonies held at Camp Elias Angeles, San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur last August 17, 2006. LRO/9CMOU/PAO/9DTU,9ID

THE LAST OF THE FIRST QUARTER STORMERS. Members of the Ateneo de Naga Naga-Colegio de Sta. Isabel High School ‘72 are inviting fellow alumni to a joint alumni mass at the Christ the King Church AdeNU Bagumbayan campus on Sunday, Aug. 27, as prelude to their grand reunion in August next year. Members of the class in photo above are: Bobby Limjoco (standing), James Jacob, Romy Raquitico, Cesar Federizon (partly hidden), Eurico de la Torre, Joy Buenafe-Avenido, Chit Acabado, Mariso Ocampo, Febes Juaquin-Bulao, Sweet Rosales-Realuyo, Sonia Lucena-Sancho (standing), Mendotte Cledera-Acosta and Bess Cecilio-Uybaretta. Not shown in photo are Ruben General, Boyet Sanchez, Arnel Mora, Boy Dizon, Ramon Perez, Rudy Calandria, and Joe Perez.

TIGAON CELEBRATES ABACA FESTIVAL. Corollary to its bid in promoting the Tigaon, Camarines Sur as amongst the major sources of abaca in the region, Mayor Elmo L. Bombase (right) included “Abaca Festival” among the highlights of the annual town fiesta and even went to devise a competition among town folks skilled in stripping the leaf sheaths from the fiber for drying commonly known as “hagot”. The stripping, usually done manually uses “hagotan”, that could be translated as a pulling machine, which consists of a straight knife of several blades set into a knife rest or base, which can be clamp shut or released with a foot pedal. The leaf sheaths are inserted into the base, clamped securely over the stripper. The leaf sheaths are pulled away from the knives with a wooden pull by the worker, separating the leaf sheaths from the fiber. Tigaon is actually the first to demonstrate its support to the efforts of Gov. LRay Villafuerte in pursuing the restoration of a major dollar earner industry, abaca being an export-oriented commodity of which practically all of the processed products like pulp, cordage and fibercrafts are exported to various countries and from which, with raw fiber exports included, an average of US$80 million a year is easily generated. CRFERNANDEZ/DRANERA/MMEC

DENR ASIN CAM. SUR NAGFIRMA SA MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT - Sa retrato (hali sa wala pasiring sa to-o) si Gobernador L-Ray Villafuerte asin DENR Secretary Angelo Reyes nagfirma sa kasundoan sa proyecto para sa Abaca plantation asin pagtanum nin “tuba” nganing makaproducir nin bio-fuel an Camarines Sur. An proyecto itatanum sa 7,400 na hectariang daga sa Del Gallego, Cmarines Sur. Nakatingdog sa tahaw si DENR Regional Director Oscar Hamada asin si G7 Bank President Fidel Cu na nagsusuporta sa Green Philippine Highways.

MGA DORUGISTANG INARESTAR KAN NBI, PNP - Si Director Ricardo A. Diaz kan NBI Bicol pig-atubang sa mga miembros kan media sa Ciudad nin Naga an saindang mga nagkadarakop na suspechadong envuelto sa illegal na droga sa Rinconada area. Hali sa wala pasiring sa to-o sinda, Guadencio Fornillos, dating miembro kan Iriga City PNP, an saiyang akin a si John, Bonifacio Sadia, Regino “Totoy” Baylon, Dondon Hermoso asin Jesus Estabani, gabos nagkasiriog kan Camarines Sur Anti Crime Task Force sa magkasuhay asin sarabay na pagsakyada kan grupo kan NBI asin PNP sa Nabua, Camarines Sur na ginibo kan Agosto 18, 2006. Nakasamsam nin shabu asin paraphernilla sa ilegal na droga an mga awtoridad mientras na armado sinda nin search warrant na pig-isyu ni Executive Judge Pablo Paqueo kan RTC Branch 23 sa Ciudad nin Naga. An Camarines Sur asin Ciudad nin Naga sa paagi kan Naga City Peace and Order Council nagtatarabangan sa campania kan NBI, PNP contra sa ilegal na droga.