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By Karen Anne Bernadas PILI, Camarines Sur --- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held a hybrid digital and social media summit for the Visayas on July 30 and 31, acknowledging that today’s battlefield now includes the information space as well as physical borders. The summit aimed to help government communicators, public information officers, and military vloggers learn how to counter Chinese state-sponsored disinformation and support the country’s message about the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In Bicol, some military officers from the 9th Infantry Division, local media and personnel from the Philippine Information Agency participated virtually from Camp Elias Angeles here. Colonel Edgardo Talaroc, Civil-Military Operations Joint Task Force commander, discussed the nature, characteristics, and long-term effects of cognitive warfare. Talaroc emphasized maximizing official social media platforms to promote factual information on WPS, and counter the spread of fake news and disinformation online. Meanwhile, Colonel Paul Anthony Guerrero, commander of the General Headquarters and Headquarters Service Command, said that the AFP is now fighting two simultaneous battles: the physical defense of the country’s territorial integrity and the non-physical battle in the cognitive domain. Guerrero explained that failing to integrate kinetic (physical) and non-kinetic (information and narrative) operations could weaken the country’s position in the information space. “The next battle after the physical battle is the cognitive battle, and most of that happens in social media,” he said, describing the human mind as the ultimate battlefield where hostile actors seek to influence public perception. He encouraged military vloggers and public affairs officers to use their digital platforms responsibly to combat misinformation. “By training these influencers, the AFP aims to transform them into vanguards of truth who can proactively neutralize fake news before it takes root,” Guerrero said. Guerrero said that China employs various tactics to shape public perception, including obstructing Philippine resupply missions through dangerous maneuvers, using water cannons to intimidate Filipino forces, and spreading distorted narratives and propaganda to influence both domestic and international audiences. Both Guerrero and Talaroc urged participants to maximize official social media platforms in promoting factual information and reinforcing that the Philippines upholds the rules-based international order. “The ultimate goal of these digital strategies is to foster social cohesion and patriotism. Empowered people who are well-informed are more resilient and possess a stronger will to fight for our sovereignty,” Guerrero added. The summit also highlighted the growing role of social media influencers within the uniformed service in promoting responsible online engagement. Active-duty Philippine Army officer and military content creator McKwyn Storm, who has more than 200,000 Facebook followers, shared that the summit reminded participants that social media is more than just a platform for sharing content. “We should use it with integrity, responsibility, and purpose because social media is a powerful tool to educate, inspire, and serve our nation. We have a responsibility, so every post while wearing the uniform should be intentional, factual, and helpful for nation-building,” she said in her vlog. Participants likewise said that the summit strengthened their understanding of strategic communication in the digital age. Amid Amoin of the Philippine Navy described the activity as a valuable learning opportunity that deepened his appreciation of the role of digital platforms in addressing misinformation, particularly concerning the West Philippine Sea. “One of the biggest challenges today is the battle of narratives online—particularly over who has the rightful claim to the West Philippine Sea. We believe that the West Philippine Sea is ours because we have historical and legal bases for our claim. The Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines on July 12, 2016. The West Philippine Sea is ours,” Amoin said. Guerrero added that by being proactive in the digital space—sharing images of community engagement and routine patrols—the AFP can “shape the information environment” and ensure that fake news finds no fertile ground in the hearts of the Filipino people under the Bagong Pilipinas, being led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PIA Bicol)

MORE than P51.8 million in financial assistance has been distributed to 22,309 qualified fisherfolk in the Bicol Region under the Presidential Assistance for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (PAFFP), the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Bicol reported. The beneficiaries included 4,329 fisherfolk in Albay, 2,542 in Camarines Norte, 5,272 in Camarines Sur, 2,225 in Catanduanes, 4,045 in Masbate, and 3,896 in Sorsogon. The PAFFP is part of the national government’s continuing efforts to provide immediate financial assistance to qualified fisherfolk, helping them sustain their livelihoods and cope with the challenges confronting the fisheries sector. DA-BFAR Bicol said the successful payout of the cash assistance was made possible through the cooperation of local government units (LGUs), Municipal Agriculture Offices (MAOs), provincial governments, and congressional district offices, ensuring the orderly, safe, and efficient distribution of aid to beneficiaries. The agency reaffirmed its commitment to continue implementing programs that strengthen the fisheries sector and improve the welfare of fisherfolk throughout the Bicol Region.

SEVEN priority bills authored and filed by Camarines Sur’s 3rd district Rep. Nelson S. Legacion Sur have been approved on first reading in the House of Representatives, marking the initial step in the legislative process for measures aimed at improving healthcare, disaster preparedness, social protection, and support for farmers, fisherfolk, and persons with disabilities. The proposed measures include the Liver Center of the Philippines Bill, Plasma Donation and Collection Act, Philippine Blood Center Act, Dignified Agricultural and Fishery Retirement Act, Free Relief Goods Transportation Act, Disaster Food Banks and Stockpile Act, and a bill granting lifetime validity to identification cards issued to persons with permanent disabilities. The healthcare-related bills seek to strengthen the country’s medical services by improving access to specialized liver care, promoting plasma donation and collection, and establishing a more efficient and sustainable national blood service system. Meanwhile, the proposed retirement measure aims to provide social protection and retirement benefits to farmers and fisherfolk, while the disaster-related bills seek to ensure the timely delivery of relief goods and establish food banks and stockpiles that can be readily mobilized during emergencies and calamities. Another measure seeks to exempt persons with permanent disabilities from the repeated renewal of their identification cards by granting them lifetime-valid IDs, reducing unnecessary expenses and inconvenience. Legacion welcomed the approval of the seven measures on the first reading, describing it as an encouraging start in pursuing legislative reforms that respond to the needs of Filipinos. The bills will undergo further deliberations in the House before they can advance through the succeeding stages of the legislative process.

By Paulo DS Papa THE City Government of Naga is set to fully comply with Republic Act (RA) 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, as the garbage compactor truck donated by the Okada Foundation begins operating in Central Business Districts I and II this August. City Mayor Leni Robredo worked to secure the equipment, which was donated by the Okada Foundation and delivered from Japan, according to Engr. Joel Martin, head of the Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO). Martin said the garbage compactor truck has several features that help conceal foul-smelling garbage during transport to the Naga City Sanitary Landfill, in compliance with the requirements of RA 9003. The truck can carry about 14 cubic meters, or approximately three tons of waste, in a single collection trip, particularly from the Naga City People’s Mall, Martin said. Despite the acquisition of the new truck, Martin urged the city government to allocate funds for the procurement of four additional garbage compactor trucks, which he hopes will be included in the 2027 annual budget. He said the proposed purchase of the additional equipment had already been included in the SWMO’s proposed 2026 budget, but the city lacked sufficient funds to finance the acquisition. Martin added that the SWMO will continue pursuing the procurement of the additional compactor trucks next year. The proposed purchase was excluded from this year’s annual budget after City Councilor Elmer Baldemoro, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, explained that private institutions and organizations had committed to donating additional garbage compactor trucks. Martin estimated that a single garbage compactor truck costs around P10 million. Personnel of the Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) of Naga City familiarize themselves with the operation and functions of the garbage compactor truck donated by the Okada Foundation to the City Government of Naga.

MasikaD ngunian na Agosto 2026 an implementasyon kan ARAL (Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning) Program kan Department of Education (DepEd) Bicol na may nakatagamang fondo na nagcacantidad P177-M para sa printing material sa klase kan envueltong estudiantes. An fondo na hale sa saindang opisina sentral ididistribuer sa mga school division sa anom na provincias kan Kabikolan. Ini an kumfirmasyon sa press conference kan sarong aldaw na pinaapod ni Regional Director Gilbert Sadsad na an mayor na katuyohan kan ARAL program nganing makatao nin dugang na interbensyon sa mga nag-aaradal na maninigong makahabol sa pigtutukdo kan saindang maestra o maestro. An ibang kabale digding estudiante iyo si maluyang magbasa mantang makua nin ibang paratukdo nganing makatabang sa nag-aaradal. Alagad piglinaw kan director na kaipuhan aramon ngona kun arin na mga escuelahan na iguang estudiantes na kaipuhan magpalista sa ARAL program nganing matabangan. An mga volunteers na paratukdo iguang marerecibing honorarium hale sa ahencia. An DepEd padagos nang nakakarecibe nin mga calificadong aplicanteng paratukdo na maging parte kan ARAL Program. Sinda dapat sarong education graduate, licensed professional, pre-service teacher, o calificadong paratukdo. Alagad pwede pa si mga retirado nang paratukdo. An ibang opisyales kan Parent Teachers Association nagpahayag nin suporta digdi huli ta iguang ibang estudiantes na nakatapos nin high school alagad dai nakakaderetsong magbasa.

Nagtutubod an Camarines Sur II Electric Cooperative (Casureco II) na kun ibabasura kan congreso an system loss (SL) kan mga electric cooperative (ECs) dapat halion na an bilyones pesos na fondo sa flood control envez itaong subsidiya sa SL. Dai kayang pasanon kan Casureco II kun hahalion na sa mga power bills kan mga miembros-consumedores an saindang sinisingil na system loss, sabi ni Rinner Bucay opisyal na parataram kan cooperativa komo saindang reaksyon sa pahayag ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr., sa saiyang ika-limang Statement of the Nation Address (SONA) na dapat halion na an system loss na sinisingil kan ECs sa miembros consumedores. An isyu sa bilyones pesos na flood control padagos na tinutuyaw huli kan mga ghost project kan ibang mga politico. Sa ngunian sinda House Speaker Faustino Dy III asin Majority Leader Sandro Marcos nagsangat na nin House Bill No. 10430 ‘’System Loss Charge Abolition Act’’ komo kasimbagan sa anuncio ni PBBM sa ika-limang SONA na dapat ibasura na an pigcocolectang system loss kan mga ECS. Si Bise Alcalde Gabriel Bordado Jr., nagtapos kan saiyang siyam na taon na termino sa Camara-Baha bilang representante kan tercer distrito kan Camarines Sur asin dating Minority Leader, nagsabi an bill maagi pa sa pag-enmienda kan ley sa senado alagad maabala huli kan nagpapadagos na impeachment trial na posibleng matapos sa Deciembre 2026. Sinabi pa Bucay na mandato sa sainda kan Energy Regulatory Board an pag-colecta ninda kan system loss o kan gabos na ECs sa nasyon. Agrangay ngunian an ribo-ribo miembros consumedores kan Casureco II huli ta naglangkaw naman an tarifa na inaabot na sa P13.00/kWh alagad pinapasa pa sa saindang power bills an system loss. Piglinaw kan cooperativa na an system loss charge sinisingil huli kan technical asin non-technical losses kabale na an hinahabon na kuryente o sa mga ilegal koneksyon. Sakop kan Casureco II an Ciudad nin Naga, asin an mga banwaan kan Canaman, Magarao, Bombon, Calabanga, Milaor, Minalabac, Pili, Tinambac, asin Siruma.

Nag-asumir na sa pwesto si Atty. Noreen San Luis-Lutey bilang bagong City Administrator kan City Hall poon Agosto 1, 2026 matapos saiyang akoon an pig-opresir na posisyon ni Alcalde Leni Robredo nganing makatuwang sa trabaho sa gobierno lokal. Sinabi ni Atty. Lutey na kabale sa instruksyon kan jefe ejecutivo saiya iyo an pag-monitor kan mga priority projects siring sa rehabilitasyon kan JMR Coliseum, Sport Complex sa Barangay Pacol, magin sa problema sa trafico kan ciudad asin iba pa. Tinukahan siya sa pwesto ni Robredo huli kan kakayahan o capacidad sa trabaho mantang nagkapot nin mga halangkaw na posisyon sa gobierno. Pwedeng mag-contact sa Manila kasunod kan mga koneksyon kaini sa mga ahencia de gobierno nasyonal, sabi pa kan alcalde. Sinikwal ni Robredo an mga espekulasyon na an pagnombra nganing iyo an masunod na candidatong alcalde sa ciudad encaso madagos siya magdalagan sa cargong presidente sa eleksyon sa 2028. Si Lutey, dating regional director kan Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa Bicol asin sa NCR saka dating nagkapot nin halangkaw na posisyon sa NLEX.

Ni Sonny Malate Pigpahayag ni PCPT Jeson Max F. Barcenas, Officer in Charge kan Goa Municipal Police Station (MPS) na prioridad kan hepatura ninda an pagpautob kan mga regulaciones dapit sa trafico. Segun ki Barcenas, nanotaran niya kan pag-asumer niya bilang OIC kan station kan Junio, an overloading sa mga vehiculo, dae paggamit nin full-face helmet asin an colorum na mga vehiculo.orug na sa centro kan banwa. Pigbuyagyag kan OIC na kan nakaaging bulan nagkaigua sinda nin dialogo ni Konsehala Hanna Broqueza kan Sanggunuang Bayan Goa dapit sa traffic code kan LGU kun saen nagtao siya nin mga dae naibaleng provisiones. Naobservaran ni Barcenas an kawaran nin driver's license kan dakol na mga nagpaparuhab nin motorsiklo asin mga paso nang rehistro kan mga vehiculo sa Land Transportation Office (LTO). Pigbanggit man niya na sa presente, iguang limang pulis an station na pigdeputize kan LTO. Ini dakulang tabang sa pagkakaigua nin pusog na ngipon sa pagsitar asin imponer nin sanction sa mga nagbabalga kan mga ley sa trafico. Dapit sa haloy nang existidong situacion sa Centro kun saen dakol na mga motorsiklo, tricycle, dyip asin iba pang vehiculo na naka parking sa bambangan kan mga edificio comercial, segun ki Barcenas an Goa PNP naghahanap nin tamang lugar para maparkingan kan mga sakayan. Base sa existidong panundon, an mga vehiculo igua sanang singko minutos para magtiner sa atubangan kan establisemento comercial. An pagparada kan mga vehiculo digdi sa halawig na oras nagigin causa kan pitsidong tinampo. Sa presente, an LGU iguang Traffic Enforcement Management Office (TEMO). An mga personahes digdi kun nagfufunctionar nin regular, tama asin maigot dakolang kageanan sa pagmanehar kan trafico sa Centro asin ibang stratehikong lugar. Dapit sa mga motorsiklo na sobra an tanog kan tambutso, sinabi ni Barcenas na nakicoordinar na siya sa LTO kun paano magksigua nin decibel meter na gamit pansukol sa tanog kan motorsiklo. Piglalaoman na masisimbagan kaini an isyu sa pagtaong penalidad sa mga pasaway na motorista. Sa mga e-trike na ipinagbabawal na sa national highway, segun sa OIC, an mga drayber kaini pigkakaulay ninda dapit sa existidong policia dapit digdi. Manonotaran na sa dakol na parte kan nacion, saro ini sa pigpapasunod na defecil iimponer. Mientrastanto, an Goa Municipal Police Station an naglalatag nin regular na checkpoint asin "Oplan Sita" para sa pagpautob kan mga regulaciones sa trafico. Si Barcenas an nangapodan sa publico na makipagtabangan sa sainda dapit digdi asin iba pang panundon para sa katrangkilohan kan comunidad. Nagpasalamat man si Barcenas ki Alkaldesa Raquel S. Lim, Sanggunuang Bayan sa liderato ni Bise Alkalde Marcel Michael P. Pan, Municipal Peace and Council, Municipal/Barangay Anti- Drug Abuse Council asin oficiales de barangay sa saindang padagos na suporta. An Goa MPS madaling maaccess sa social media sa paagi kan "Goa Mps Csppo" asin "PNP Goa Municipal Police Station". Hotline number ninda - 09985985992. OPLAN SITA kan PNP Goa piglatag sa mga stratehikong lugar kan banwa. (Photo - Goa MPS)

Katorce (14) nang mga LGUs sa Bicol an nag-aprubetsar na kan ''Benteng Bigas’’, (P20) Meron na’’ Rice Project kan Department of Agriculture nganing matabangan an mga benepisyaryo envez kan presenteng sa mga provincial office kan National Food Authority (NFA) Alagad nganing makalaog sa contrata kaipuhan magcoordinar ngona an LGUs sa Department of Agriculture, Food Terminal Inc. asin NFA nganing maghiras nin subsidy costs. Sinabi ni Lovella Guarin, opisyal na parataram kan DA Bicol an mga LGUs iguang lima sa Camarines Norte, apat sa Camarines Sur, saro sa Sorsogon, an LGUs Albay, LGU Catanduanes asin saro man na LGU sa Masbate. Dakulang bagay an programa mantang an presyo ngunian kan bagas sa mga mercado nagcacantidad nin P54 hasta P60. Kadakle kan mga LGUs dai pa nalaog sa rice project kan Department of Agriculture alagad segun sa ahencia dai man digdi kaipuhan an fondo mantang kaipuhan sanang maglaog sa contrata sa Food Terminal Inc. Base sa programa gobierno an pwede sanang califidaong sektors nganing makabakal kan baratong presyong bagas kinababalehan kan: Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities, 4Ps, registradong paraoma sa RSBSA, parasira, Solo parents, tsuper asin iba pang trabahadores kan sektor nin transporte asin iba pang calificadong residentes kan banwaan. Kaipuhan sanang magdara nin balidong IDs mientras na limitado sana sa diez kilos nin bagas an tinutugot na mabakal. Dakul na sektors an nagrereklamo mantang an pagpabakal sana kan baratong presyo kan bagas kun saen iguang provincial office kan NFA alagad ngunian nagkapera nang LGUs an nagparticipar sa programa kan DA.

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