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Irritants between PH and China continue
Chinese navy gets first carrier
Del Rosario to stay as DFA secretary
Japanese,
Taiwanese
ships trade
water shots
Ateneo head
quits board
of MVP firm
3 govt execs quit to run in 2013 polls
Alert up on new SARS virus
Sereno-led
court rebuffs
Malacaang
Anti-Islam
film stopped
BEIJING China formally entered its rst
aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday, un-
derscoring its ambitions to be a leading Asian
naval power, although the ship is not expect-
ed to carry a full complement of planes or be
ready for combat for some time.
The Defense Ministrys announcement
had been long expected and was not di-
rectly linked to current tensions with Ja-
pan over a disputed group of uninhabited
islands in the East China Sea.
In a brief notice on its website, the
ministry said the carriers commissioning
signicantly boosted the navys combat
capabilities and its ability to cooperate in
By Sara Susanne
Fabunan and
Maricel V. Cruz
FOREIGN Affairs Secretary
Albrt del Rosario on Tuesday
said that he would stay on his
post, saying that he would re-
main true to my commitment
even as members of the diplo-
matic community and several
lawmakers threw their sup-
port behind the countrys top
envoy.
In a text message circulat-
ed a day after talks spread that
he was quitting his post fol-
lowing revelations that Presi-
dent Benigno Aquino III had
tapped Senator Antonio Tril-
lanes IV as backdoor negotia-
tor on the West Philippine Sea
issue without his knowledge,
del Rosario said that as Sec-
retary of Foreign Affairs, I
have sworn to faithfully serve
the country. I remain true to
my commitment.
Del Rosarios message
was conrmed by DFA Un-
dersecretary Jose Brillantes
in a telephone interview.
Del Rosario is currently in
New York to attend the United
Nations General Assembly.
The buzz that the
DFA Secretary was
resigning quickly
spread into various
diplomatic posts abroad,
with most of the diplomats
and related ofces throwing
their support behind the em-
battled Del Rosario.
There is no improvement
because both sides are still say-
ing that is ours. So there is no
change [on the deadlock], said
Roxas, who talked to Xi Friday
as the countrys special envoy
to the 9th China-Asean Expo in
Nanning.
Irritants continue to be
present. We said that logically
because of [the shoals] prox-
imity to our mainland, histori-
cally, commonsensically, and
even legally because of UN-
CLOS [United Nations Con-
vention on the Law of the Seas]
we have had this claim, Roxas
said. China likewise reiter-
ated their territorial claims.
THE Supreme Court has or-
dered the Movie Television
Review and Classication
Board to stop the screening
and showing of the anti-Islam
movie Innocence of Muslims
after a group of Filipino Mus-
lims petitioned against it.
The high court ordered the
board to stop the showing of
Chinas rst. Chinese rst aircraft carrier Liaoning, seen here being tested in May,
was pressed into service on Sept. 25. AP
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By Rey E. Requejo
MALACAANG suffered its
rst setback in the Sereno-led
Supreme Court after it reversed
the Palaces decision in March
last year dismissing a deputy
ombudsman for allegedly mis-
handling the case of a dismissed
policeman in the hostage-taking
incident at the Luneta on Aug.
23, 2010, in which eight Hong
Kong nationals were killed.
The Ofce of the President
erred when it ordered Emilio
Gonzales III dismissed for gross
neglect of duty and grave mis-
conduct, the high court said in a
BEIJINGJapanese and Tai-
wanese ships shot water cannon
at each other Tuesday in the latest
confrontation over tiny islands in
the East China Sea as Japan met
with another rival, China, in an ef-
fort to tamp down tensions.
About 40 Taiwanese sh-
ing boats and 12 patrol boats
entered waters near the islands
on Tuesday morning, briey
triggering an exchange of water
cannon re with Japanese coast
guard ships. Coast guard of-
cials said the Taiwanese vessels
had ignored warnings to get out
of their territory, and the Taiwan-
ese ships pulled back after being
red upon.
It was Taiwans rst foray
into the waters around the un-
inhabited islands, known as
Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu
in China, since the Japanese
government purchased some
of them from private own-
ers two weeks ago. China,
By Joyce Paares,
Macon R. Araneta,
Maricel V. Cruz
and Joel Zurbano
THREE Aquino government of-
cials are expected to relinquish
their posts by Sept. 30 to seek
elective positions.
National Food Authority Ad-
ministrator Angelito Banayo has
decided to run for the legisla-
tive district of Agusan del Norte,
Movie and Television Review and
Classication Board chairman
Grace Poe-Llamanzares is being
drafted by the administration for
By Christine F. Herrera
FORMER Ateneo de Manila
University president Bien-
venido Nebres resigned from
PLDTs board as an indepen-
dent director on Tuesday after
businessman Manuel V. Pan-
gilinan parted ways with the
Jesuit-run school over his ir-
reconcilable differences with
it on such issues as reproduc-
tive health and mining.
Nebres resigned during
the Philippine Long Distance
Companys board meeting and
the board, led by Pangilinan,
accepted his resignation.
Nebres also resigned as chair-
man of the audit committee and
as a member of the executive
By Eric Apolonio
AUTHORITIES have set up
thermal scanners at the airport
for the incoming passengers of
international ights following an
alert bulletin issued by the World
Health Organization against a vi-
rus that killed 800 people, mostly
in Asia, in 2003, a quarantine of-
cial said on Tuesday.
The ofcial, who asked not to
be identied, said quarantine doc-
tors were watching passengers with
high temperatures who could be af-
fected by the new virus under the
family of the Severe Acute Respi-
ratory Syndrome or SARS.
We dont take chances with
Shoal standoff
persistsRoxas
WEATHER
Lawin batters
Northern Luzon
TYPHOON Lawin will continue
battering extreme Northern Luzon
while moving north-northwest, the
weather bureau said Tuesday.
Weather forecaster Fer-
nando Cada said they might on
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Pilgrimage.
Hundreds of
Filipino Mus-
lims prepare to
leave for Mecca,
Saudi Arabia, for a
pilgrimage to the
holy city. ERIC B.
APOLONIO
Take that! A Japanese Coast Guard patrol boat sprays water on a Taiwanese shing boat near the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan
and Diaoyu in China. AP
He says hes staying put. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del
Rosario is welcomed by Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. to New York,
where he will be attending a Philippine conference.
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By Joyce Pangco
Paares
MANILA and
Beijing remain
deadlocked over the
conicting territorial
claims in the Pana-
tag or Scarborough
Shoal, and even after
high-level talks with
Chinese Vice Presi-
dent Xi Jinping last
week, Interior Secre-
tary Manuel Roxas II
said Tuesday.
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Ofcials blamed for crash
Chinese...
responding to natural disasters
and other non-traditional threats.
It has important signicance
in effectively safeguarding na-
tional sovereignty, security, and
development benets, and ad-
vancing world peace and com-
mon development, the state-
ment said.
China had partly justied the
launching of a carrier by point-
ing out that it alone among the
ve permanent United Nations
Security Council members had
no such craft. That had been
particularly glaring given the
constant presence in Asia of car-
riers operated by the U.S. Navy,
which maintains 11 worldwide.
President Hu Jintao, also
chairman of the commission
that controls the military, pre-
sided over a ceremony Tuesday
morning at the ships home port
of Dalian, along with Premier
Wen Jiabao and top generals.
Hu fully afrmed the efforts
of those working on the ship
and called on them to complete
all remaining tasks according
to the highest standard, the De-
fense Ministry said.
Shoal...
Roxas said he and Xi decided
to leave the issue at that instead
of going into details on how to
resolve the conicting claims.
He said pursuing a solution
during a 45-minute dialogue with
Xi would have been like a ping-
pong match where both sides
will just take turns claiming sov-
ereignty over the disputed area.
But as I said, talk-talk is better
than no talk, Roxas said, adding
that after his dialogue with Xi,
lines of communication between
China and the Philippines have
been restored.
I did say that our claim is not
out of avarice or calculation or op-
portunism and that we have no de-
sire to deprive our neighbors of its
(the shoals) bounties, he added.
Roxas said the Philippines has
not internationalized the dispute
as per Chinas request in a bid to
lower tensions between the two
countries.
During his meeting with Xi,
Roxas also brought up the Chi-
nese vessels in the Panatag Shoal,
which he said was tantamount to
a near permanent presence in
the area, which is well-within the
200-nautical-mile exclusive eco-
nomic zone of the Philippines.
He expressed hope that relations
will move forward after his meet-
ing with Xi, who is expected to re-
place Chinese President Hu Jintao.
It has been assessed by both
sides that the face-to-face meet-
ing and the messages to the leaders
would restore some of the goodwill
that may have been frayed over the
last several months, Roxas said.
At the height of tensions earlier
this year, President Benigno Aquino
III accepted an offer from Senator
Antonio Trillanes IV to open back-
channel talks with Chinese ofcials.
The clandestine meetings were
exposed last week when Sen-
ate President Juan Ponce Enrile,
citing the notes taken by Philip-
pine Ambassador to China Sonia
Brady, questioned the propriety
of Trillanes actions, including
his attack on Foreign Secretary
Albert del Rosario.
On Tuesday, Senator Francis
Escudero said he saw no viola-
tion of national security in En-
riles decision to reveal the con-
tents of the Brady notes.
I dont see any national secu-
rity component in the Brady notes.
These are notes of Ambassador
Brady about the senators opinions
that were related to her, said Es-
cudero, chairman of the Senate
committee on justice.
At the same time, Escudero
said Trillanes had lost his effec-
tiveness as a back-channel nego-
tiator after his role was exposed.
Anybody who is back chan-
nelling will no longer be effec-
tive if he is already in the front
channel, Escudero said.
On Monday, lawyer Oliver
Lozano asked the Senate to un-
mask the Phantom of Chinese
Opera and Fifth Columnist-
-referring to Trillanes, whom
Enrile accused of protecting Chi-
nese interests.
Public interest demands that
the treasonable acts of Senator
Antonio Trillanes IV be investi-
gated, Lozano said.
In the House, the chairman
of the committee on foreign af-
fairs joined calls to Enrile and
Trillanes to stop their word war
over China.
Albay Rep. Al Francis Bichara,
the panel chairman said the public
dispute over Trillanes clandestine
talks with China was embarrass-
ing.
He also asked Foreign Affairs
Secretary Albert del Rosario not
to leave his post following re-
ports that he was thinking of re-
signing.
He should stay. He is a decent
professional diplomat and a valu-
able asset of our government,
Bichara added.
House Assistant Majority
Leader and Rep. Sherwin Tugna
of Citizens Battle against Cor-
ruption added that Enrile and
Trillanes should have discussed
their differences in private.
Raising the issue on national
TV will not help us in our territo-
rial dispute with China. It will ap-
pear that we are weak because of
internal strife and disunity, adding
to our weak military position, he
said.
Last week, Roxas also met with
Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign
Affairs Fu Ying last week and told
him that the Philippines will disen-
gage, once and for all, from China
on its loan contract for the North
Luzon Railways Corp. project.
Roxas said the Philippines has
renegotiated the payment terms
for the payment of a portion of a
$500 million loan that was meant
to nance the Northrail project.
He said China has agreed to
give the Philippines a payment
period of two years for the of-
cial development assistance.
Roxas said China decided to
call the loan at the height of ten-
sions between Manila and Bei-
jing over the Panatag Shoal.
The timing may be coinciden-
tal but with or without the Panatag
Shoal issue, the fact remains that the
contract is anomalous and we cannot
push through with it, Roxas said.
We told them that the
Northrail project will no longer
push through because the Su-
preme Court has already ruled
that the contract is anomalous,
he said. With Macon Ramos-
Araneta and Maricel V. Cruz
Del Rosario...
Philippine Ambassador to
the United State Jose L. Cuisia,
US Pinoys for Good Gover-
nance Chairperson Loida Nico-
las Lewis, Philippine American
Chamber of Commerce presi-
dent Butch Meily were united in
lauding del Rosarios diligence
and competence as DFA chief.
Back home, Vice President Je-
jomar Binay and lawmakers Al
Francis Bichara of Albay, Rep.
Mel Senen Sarmiento of Western
Samar and Rep. Simeon Datu-
manong of Maguindanao also said
they wanted del Rosario to stay.
I rmly support the prin-
cipled leadership exhibited by
our Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Albert del Rosario, and his stew-
ardship as he orchestrated the
Philippine governments diplo-
matic efforts through the most
challenging of circumstances,
said Cuisia in a statement.
We at the Philippine Embassy
in Washington, DC, continue to
be inspired by the Secretarys
courage, integrity and fortitude.
We commit to rededicate our full
efforts to support the Secretary,
and continue to make our con-
tribution to his efforts to protect
and uphold our sovereignty, and
ensure the safety and well-being
of our people, he added.
Ofcials and personnel of the
embassy echoed Cuisias strong
support through a signed state-
ment, which said, We stand be-
hind the Secretarys principled de-
fense of the security of our country
and his untiring efforts to promote
a better life for Filipinos.
Lewis, meanwhile, said that
as a Filipino-American actively
concerned with the signicant
events in the Philippines, I am
very alarmed tha the Honorable
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Albert del Rosario would even
think about quitting the DFA.
She added that it would be a
blow to President Aquinos leader-
ship because of the perception that
he is backing a neophyte Senator
over the hardworking, versatile
and well-respected internationally
Secretary del Rosario.
Meily, meanwhile, said
that speaking in behalf of the
Philippine-American Chamber
of Commerce of New York, I
would like to express my strong
support for Philippine Foreign
Secretary Albert del Rosario. He
has been a very dedicated, hard-
working and unselsh servant of
the people.
Meily added that Foreign
Secretary del Rosario has al-
ways acted as a statesman and a
gentleman. He is the epitome of a
diplomat. He has represented the
country with honor.
Binay said that if del Rosario
resigned, it would be a big loss
to the Aquino administration,
It is unfortunate if the news
is true, said Binay, who refused
to speculate whether politics had
something to do with the rumors.
Hopefully it has no relation in the
issue of back channeling, he added.
Binay said that del Rosario, a
former businessman, had proven
to be hardworking.
Ateneo...
compensation and governance
and nomination committees.
Rev. Fr. Nebres has no dis-
agreement with the Board and
there are no matters relating
to his resignation that need to
be brought to the attention of
shareholders of the Company,
PLDTs corporate secretary,
Maria Lourdes Rausa-Chan,
said in a disclosure to the Phil-
ippine Stock Exchange.
His resignation is not ex-
pected to have any signicant
impact on the Companys cur-
rent or future operations, nan-
cial position or results of opera-
tion, Rausa-Chan said.
Nebres quit PLDT even as the
Energy Department on Tuesday
said it was hoping for a peace-
ful resolution to the Philippines
continuing dispute with China
over the Spratly Islands, where
Forum Energy, a company ma-
jority owned by Pangilinans
Philex Mining Corp., plans to
drill for oil and gas.
We hope that there will be
peace and that we can proceed
with all the activities were try-
ing to do for the areas that are
not contested, Energy Secre-
tary Jose Rene Almendras said.
Pangilinan said Forum Ener-
gy would stick to the work pro-
gram it submitted to the Energy
Department.
Japanese...
Japan and Taiwan all claim the
islands, but they are administered
by Tokyo.
The purchase has sparked
sometimes violent protests in
China and informal boycotts of
Japanese products. Many Chi-
nese have canceled vacations
to Japan over the dispute. Japa-
nese airline JAL says it plans to
cut six ights a day from Japan
to Beijing and Shanghai from
Oct. 10 to 27 after the cancel-
ing of 15,500 seat reservations.
China has also dispatched gov-
ernment marine monitoring ves-
sels to patrol around the islands.
Chinese Vice Foreign Min-
ister Zhang Zhijun and Japa-
nese Vice Foreign Minister
Chikao Kawai, flanked by
their aides, held a meeting on
the dispute Tuesday at Chinas
Foreign Ministry.
While the talks were under way,
Chinas Cabinet, the State Council,
released a white paper via the of-
cial Xinhua News Agency on the
history of the islands, part of a pro-
paganda blitz aimed at bolstering
Chinas claim.
After the four-hour meet-
ing, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Hong Lei said both
sides exchanged views frankly
and deeply and agreed to con-
tinue discussions. He reiterated
that China will never tolerate
Japans unilateral acts which
violate Chinas territorial sov-
ereignty.
Japans Kyodo news agency
said Kawai told reporters at a brief-
ing that the two sides have yet to
discuss a date for the next meeting.
Given the current situation,
there were severe parts, Kawai
was quoted as saying. But I can
say we both stated our think-
ing in a frank way. Associated
Press writers
Lawin...
Wednesday raise public
storm warning signal No. 1 in
Isabela and Cagayan, including
Calayan Island and the Babuy-
an Group of Islands, as Lawin
had further intensied.
Lawin was also likely to
make landfall on the northern
tip of Cagayan on Thursday, he
said, adding 10 to 20 millime-
ters of rain per hour would hit
the areas within the typhoons
800-kilometer diameter.
An ofcial warned residents in
the ood- and landslide-prone ar-
eas in Northern Luzon to stay alert.
Residents living in low-lying
and mountainous areas under pub-
lic storm signal number 1 should
be on alert for possible ash oods
and landslides, said Benito Ra-
mos, executive director of the Na-
tional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.
He said shing boats and
other small sea craft should not
venture out.
Lawin was 500 kilometers
east of Casiguran, Aurora, on
Tuesday afternoon, with maxi-
mum sustained winds of 205
kilometers per hour near the
center and gustiness of up to
240 kilometers per hour.
The storm was expected to
be 395 kilometers east of Tu-
guegarao City by Wednesday
morning, 160 kilometers east of
Aparri, Cagayan, by Thursday
morning, and 95 kilometers
northwest of Calayan Island by
Friday morning.
Jonathan Fernandez and
Florante S. Solmerin
Sereno...
decision written by Associate Jus-
tice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, one of
President Benigno Aquino IIIs ap-
pointees in the bench led by Chief
Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
Mr. Aquino had appointed
Sereno to replace Chief Justice
Renato Corona, who was im-
peached on May 29 for not re-
vealing all his assets.
The high court said Gonzales
actions as found in an investiga-
tion did not justify Malacaangs
order as they fall short of the
constitutional standard of betray-
al of public trust.
The OPs [Ofce of the Presi-
dents] pronouncement of admin-
istrative accountability against
petitioner [Gonzales] and the
imposition upon him of the cor-
responding penalty of dismissal
must be reversed and set aside,
as the ndings of neglect of duty
or misconduct in ofce do not
amount to a betrayal of public
trust, the high court said.
In the instant case, while the
evidence may show some amount
of wrongdoing on the part of peti-
tioner, the Court seriously doubts
the correctness of the OPs con-
clusion that the imputed acts
amount to gross neglect of duty
and grave misconduct constitu-
tive of betrayal of public trust.
Deputy presidential spokes-
woman Abigail Valte said
Malacaang would appeal the
high courts ruling.
We will be speaking to the
deputy executive secretary for
legal affairs of the Ofce of the
President, she said.
This is the rst decision, and
usually there would be room for a
motion for reconsideration.
The high court said there was
no intentional wrongdoing on
the part of Gonzales when he
failed to immediately resolve the
appeal of Police Insp. Rolando
Mendoza, who had comman-
deered a tourist bus in an attempt
to get reinstated and then opened
re on the hostages.
As a result of its ruling, the high
court ordered Gonzales reinstated
and and all his back wages and
benets paid from the period of his
suspension and dismissal, though it
still referred the administrative case
against him to the Ombudsman for
further investigation.
While the justices were unani-
mous in reversing the Palaces dis-
missal order against Gonzales, they
were equally divided in ruling on
the constitutionality of a rule in the
Ombudsman Act that gives the Of-
ce of the President investigative
and administrative power over the
deputies of the Ombudsman and
the special prosecutor.
Seven justices led by Bernabe
held that in giving the President
power over the subordinates of
the ombudsman, Congress sim-
ply laid down in express terms an
authority that is already implied
from the Presidents constitution-
al authority to appoint the afore-
said ofcials in the Ofce of the
Ombudsman.
Sereno, Senior Justice Anto-
nio Carpio and ve other justices
agreed with this opinion, but sev-
en others led by Associate Justice
Arturo Brion disagreed. With
Joyce Pangco Paares
Alert...
the WHO alert on this danger-
ous disease, a quarantine doctor
said.
Global health ofcials reported
that at least one person in Saudi
Arabia and a Qatari citizen was
in critical condition in London
caused by a coronavirus germ
under the family of a SARS vi-
rus. In 2003, the virus caused an
epidemic that killed 800 people
in Asia.
WHO said samples from the
victim was similar to the Saudi
national who died early this year.
But WHO said the source of the
infection is unknown and of-
cials were not ready to recom-
mend travel restrictions.
Airport quarantine ofcials
said they were closely watching
passengers of ights from the
Middle East, particularly Qatar
and Saudi Arabia.
SARS, which jumped to humans
from civet cats in China, hit more
than 30 countries after spreading
worldwide from Hong Kong.
Its still very early days, said
Gregory Hartl, a WHO spokes-
man. At the moment, we have
two sporadic cases and there are
still a lot of holes to be lled in.
Hartl said coronavirus were typ-
ically spread in the air but scien-
tists were considering the possibil-
ity that the patients were infected
directly by animals because there
was no evidence yet of human-to-
human transmission.
All possible avenues of in-
fection are being explored right
now, he said.
Anti-Islam...
the movie, which has drawn
worldwide protests for portraying
the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud,
a womanizer and a child molester,
on television and in movie houses.
The Court also ordered the board
to le its comments on the petition
against the lm led on Monday
by the group Bangsamoro Nation.
Still, the high courts order does
not cover Google and YouTube.
Muslims cannot allow this
kind of insult to their prophet
Mohammad and to the Islamic
religion in general, the group
said in its petition.
The lm is offensive to the
petitioners Islamic religion and
there is a real clear and present
danger that it will incite hatred
and extreme violence to the pre-
vailing and relative peaceful co-
existence between Muslims and
Christians in the country.
The petition named Execu-
tive Secretary Paquito Ochoa
Jr., MTRCB Chairwoman Mary
Grace Poe Llamansares, and
Commission on Information and
Communication Technology chief
Ivan John Uy as respondents.
The group furnished the high
court with a copy of the lm and
paid the docket fees through 80
kilograms of one-peso coins col-
lected from Muslims. It said it
represented the sentiment of sev-
en to 10 million Muslims in the
Philippines.
The groups members and
about 100 supporters prayed
in front of the Supreme Court
building before marching on the
US Embassy in Manila to hold a
peaceful demonstration.
On Sept. 17, Maranao protest-
ers in the predominantly Muslim
Marawi City burned giant repli-
cas of the American and Israeli
ags to show their disgust at the
lm. Rey E. Requejo
Bayan Muna Rep.
Teddy Casino said the Civil
Aviation Authority of the
Philippines covered up serious
violations of its own rules when
it suspended Special Investigator
Cesar Jose Lucero, who revealed
that the Piper Seneca plane ew
without authority and was being
piloted by a Nepalese student
CIVIL aviation authorities were remiss
in their duty to ensure the safety of
commercial ights, and the investigator
who reported violations that led to the
plane crash that killed Interior Secretary
Jesse Robredo was being unfairly pun-
ished, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.
when it crashed into the sea.
Judging from the CAAPs
actions, they might end up
holding nobody accountable for
the crash, Casio said.
But lapses were committed
based on documents revealed by
Lucero, who was just doing is job
as CAAP investigator.
Capt. Jessup Bahinting,
operator of Aviatours Flyn Inc.
that owned the Piper Seneca,
and the Nepalese student pilot
died together with Robredo
when the plane crashed off
the coast of Masbate on Aug.
18. Robredos security aide
survived.
Lucero, who was assigned
to investigate the cause of the
crash, cited in his report various
violations including lack of
proper maintenance. He was
suspended and charged with
gross misconduct for being a
whistle blower.
Casio questioned Luceros
suspension and said if the CAAP
was looking for an honest to
goodness probe, then Lucero
did not deserve to be silenced or
suspended. Christine F. Herrera
3 govt...
the Senate while MTRCB mem-
ber Leah Navarro would run for
party-list representing the Black
and White movement.
I opted to resign my post
before the October 1 to 5 fil-
ing of certificates of candida-
cy out of delicadeza since my
possible opponents in Butuan
might say that I will be using
NFA resources before the start
of the campaign period next
year, Banayo told the Manila
Standard.
In a recent meeting, Mr.
Aquino gave Banayo his bless-
ings and expressed hope that
Banayo would be running un-
opposed in the district that
would be vacated by Agusan
del Norte Rep. Jose Aquino II
of Lakas-CMD.
Jose Aquino, who is only
on his second term, chose
to run for mayor of Butuan
City. He said he was backing
Banayos bid.
Banayo is running under the
Nationalist Peoples Coalition, of
which, he is the regional party
chief for the CARAGA Region
since 2007.
Since the NPC is part of
the coalition led by the ruling
Liberal Party, Banayo hopes
that the other potential co-
alition membersNacional-
ista Party and National Unity
Partywould not field a can-
didate and back him as their
common candidate.
Banayo said he also got an en-
dorsement from ousted President
Joseph Estrada and Vice Presi-
dent Jejomar Binay.
Immediately after the meet-
ing, Banayo said, he submit-
ted to President Aquino his
formal letter of resignation,
which would take effect on
Sept. 30.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 WEDNESDAY
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News
ManilaStandardToday
Saudi soon
to issue visa
for domestics
Cop-out. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon announces his plan to
drop out of the Liberal Partys senatorial lineup, opting to keep his post
with President Aquinos approval. SONNY ESPIRITU
In an interview, Al-Hasan said
that in a months time, all Filipi-
nos who wish to be employed as
domestic workers can secure a
working visa to Saudi.
There is no problem con-
cerning the resumption of the
opening of working visa for
household workers. Recently I
was able to meet with the sec-
retary of labor of the republic
of the Philippines, and that we
are able to resolve all issues rel-
evant to the resumption of work-
ing visa for household workers
in the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-
bia, Al-Hasan told reporters at
the sideline of the 82nd National
Day of Saudi Arabia.
In June last year, the Saudi
Ministry of Labor suspended the
processing of employment con-
tracts of Filipinos.
Its decision to freeze the hiring of
Filipino domestic workers was sup-
posedly due to the steep minimum
wage rate of $400 a month imposed
by the Philippine government.
The Philippines had repeat-
edly sought to nd a compro-
mise on the matter after the
Saudis offered $200 monthly in
minimum pay.
Vice President Jejomar Binay
said that the ofcials concerned
from the Philippines and Saudi
Arabia have worked on the issue
for almost a year.
Denitely this will be a good
news for all of our overseas Filipino
workers. Actually we have worked
on that matter for almost a year,
Binay, who attended the event, said.
Al-Hasan said that an arrange-
ment would be made before the
Saudis could resume the issuance
of working visas.
[We] still have to make ar-
rangement for the opening of the
issue of working visa for house-
hold workers from the both sides,
and we expect that it will not
take a longer time than a months
time Al Hasan said.
Give us some time to prepare
for what we are going to an-
nounce but denitely this will be a
good news for all of our overseas
Filipino workers, Binay said.
Saudi Arabia is the second big-
gest employer of Filipinos with
1.2 million.
By Sara Fabunan
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will soon
resume the issuance of working visas
to Filipino household service workers,
the Saudi Ambassador to the Philippines
Abdulah Al-Hasan said on Tuesday.
FORMER Chief Justice Renato
Corona, his daughter and son-in-
law have been given more time
to answer the P150-million tax
evasion charges lodged against
them by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
During the preliminary inves-
tigation on the Coronas case, the
Department of Justice granted the
request of their lawyers for the
extension of period to submit their
counter-afdavits.
Corona, his daughter Carla Cas-
tillo and her husband Constantino
Castillo skipped the hearing.
Lawyers Reinhard Sanchez and
Perpetuo Lotilla told the inves-
tigating panel they needed more
time to examine the voluminous
complaint before they could come
up with the answers.
We received the complaint only
recently. There are 323 pages and
the allegations are very technical in
nature. We really need to examine
this,Sanchez said.
The panel chaired by Senior
State Prosecutor Rosanne Balaua
with prosecution attorneys Mark
Roland Estepa and Jayvee Bandong
granted the motion and set the next
hearing to Oct. 5.
The DOJ panel of prosecutor
warned the lawyers that should they
fail to submit the counter-afdavits
and present the respondents, the
case would be deemed submitted
for resolution.
In a complaint led before the
DOJ, BIR accused Corona and the
two others of violating National In-
ternal Revenue Code by not ling
their respective income tax returns
for several years.
Corona had already denied the
accusations.
He said the charges are part of his
persecution by the administration
of President Aquino. He vowed to
disprove the allegation by submit-
ting to the process just as he did in
the impeachment case against him.
Rey E. Requejo
Corona, kin buy
time on tax raps
Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Manila
IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT BRILLANTES, Sixto S. Jr., Chairman
TO RULES 23, 24 AND 25 OF THE SARMIENTO, Rene V., Commissioner
COMELEC RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR TAGLE, Lucenito N., Commissioner
PURPOSES OF THE 13 MAY 2013 VELASCO, Armando C., Commissioner
NATIONAL, LOCAL AND ARMM YUSOPH, Elias R., Commissioner
ELECTIONS AND SUBSEQUENT LIM, Christian Robert S., Commissioner
ELECTIONS.
x ------------------------------------------------------- x Promulgated: September 25, 2012
RESOLUTION NO. 9523
WHEREAS, Section 3 of Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution provides
that the Commission on Elections shall promulgate its rules of procedure in
order to expedite the disposition of election cases, including pre-proclamation
controversies.

WHEREAS, in order to fulfll the Commissions constitutional mandate
of deciding election cases fled before it, there is an imperative need to
reconstruct, reform and amend the present COMELEC Rules of Procedure,
specifcally Rules 23, 24, and 25 for purposes of the 13 May 2013 National,
Local and ARMM Elections and subsequent elections.
WHEREAS, the reconstructed, reformed and amended Rules shall
provide updated and simplifed procedural guidelines for petitions to deny
due course to or cancel certifcate of candidacy, declare nuisance candidates
and disqualify candidates.
WHEREAS, all other rules, resolutions or regulations of this Commission
that are inconsistent with any provision of these Rules are hereby deemed
repealed or modifed accordingly.
NOW THEREFORE, the Commission RESOLVED, as it is hereby
RESOLVES, to amend Rules 23, 24, and 25 of the present COMELEC RULES
OF PROCEDURE to read as follows:
Rule 23 - Petition to Deny Due Course to or Cancel Certifcates of
Candidacy
Section 1. Ground for Denial or Cancellation of Certifcate of Candidacy.
A verifed Petition to Deny Due Course to or Cancel a Certifcate of
Candidacy for any elective offce may be fled by any registered voter or a
duly registered political party, organization, or coalition of political parties on
the exclusive ground that any material representation contained therein as
required by law is false.

A Petition to Deny Due Course to or Cancel Certifcate of Candidacy
invoking grounds other than those stated above or grounds for disqualifcation,
or combining grounds for a separate remedy, shall be summarily dismissed.

Section 2. Period to File Petition. The Petition must be fled within fve
(5) days from the last day for fling of certifcate of candidacy; but not later
than twenty fve (25) days from the time of fling of the certifcate of candidacy
subject of the Petition. In case of a substitute candidate, the Petition must
be fled within fve (5) days from the time the substitute candidate fled his
certifcate of candidacy.

Section 3. Where to fle petition. The Petition herein mentioned shall
be fled in the place where the certifcate of candidacy subject of the Petition
was fled or at the Offce of the Clerk of the Commission.

In case the Petition is fled with the feld offcer, the feld offcer concerned
shall instantly transmit ten copies (10) of the Petition together with the payment
received and duplicate copy of the offcial receipt issued to the Offce of the
Clerk of the Commission, Commission on Elections in Manila.

Petitions fled through mail and/or not in accordance with the herein
rules shall not be accepted or docketed. However, the petitioner may re-
fle the Petition in accordance with the herein rules before the lapse of the
reglementary period provided for the fling of the Petition.

Section 4. Procedure to be observed. Both parties shall observe the
following procedure:

1) The petitioner shall, before fling of the Petition, furnish a copy of the
Petition, through personal service to the respondent. In cases where personal
service is not feasible, or the respondent refuses to receive the Petition, or
the respondents whereabouts cannot be ascertained, the petitioner shall
execute an affdavit stating the reason or circumstances therefor and resort
to registered mail as a mode of service. The proof of service or the affdavit
shall be attached to the Petition to be fled;

2) The Petition intended for the Commission shall be in eleven (11)
copies. Upon receipt of the Petition, payment of the fling fee of P10,000.00
and legal research fee of P100.00 and offcial receipt, the Offce of the Clerk
of the Commission shall docket the Petition and assign to it a docket number,
which must be consecutive according to the order of receipt, and must bear
the year and prefxed as SPA (DC);

3) The Petition shall contain the correct information as to the addresses,
telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, and electronic mail of both parties
and counsel, if known.

4) No Petition shall be docketed unless the requirements in the
preceding paragraphs have been complied with;

5) Upon the proper fling and docketing of the Petition, the Clerk of
the Commission shall, within three (3) days, issue summons with notice
of conference through personal service, or in the event of impossibility or
shortness of time, resort to telegram, facsimile, electronic mail, or through the
fastest means of communication to the respondent and notice of conference
to the petitioner;

6) Within a non-extendible period of fve (5) days from receipt of
summons, the respondent shall, personally or through his authorized
representative, fle his verifed Answer to the Petition with the Offce of the
Clerk of the Commission in ten (10) legible copies, with proof of personal
service of answer upon the petitioner. A motion to dismiss shall not be
admitted, but grounds thereof may be raised as an affrmative defense. The
failure of the respondent to fle his verifed Answer within the reglementary
period shall bar the respondent from submitting controverting evidence or
fling his memorandum.

7) The Clerk of the Commission or, in his/her absence, his/her duly
authorized representative, shall preside during the conference. It shall be
the duty of the parties or their duly-designated counsel, possessing a written
authority under oath, to appear during the conference. Should the petitioner
or his authorized counsel fail to appear, the Petition shall be dismissed.
Should respondent or his authorized counsel fail to appear, the Petition shall
be deemed submitted for resolution. If the petitioner or respondent is not
present during the conference, the failure of the counsel to produce a written
authority under oath shall have the effect of non-appearance unless the
counsel has previously fled a pleading bearing the conformity of his client.
The following matters shall be taken up during the conference:
(a) Production of a written authority under oath of counsel;
(b) Comparison between the original and/or certifed true copies
and copies of documentary and real evidence; and
(c) Setting of the period to fle the parties respective memorandum,
which shall not be later than ten (10) days from the date of the
conference.
8) Unless the Division or the Commission En Banc requires a
clarifcatory hearing, the case shall be deemed submitted for resolution upon
the receipt of both parties Memoranda or upon the expiration of the period
to do so, whichever comes sooner.

9) The Memorandum of each party shall contain, in the above order
herein indicated, the following:
(a) A Statement of the Case, which is a clear and concise
statement of the nature of the action, a summary of the
documentary evidence, and other matters necessary to an
understanding of the nature of the controversy;
(b) A Statement of the Issues, which is a clear and concise
statement of the issues;
(c) The Argument which is a clear and concise presentation of
the argument in support of each issue;
(d) The Objections to Evidence, which states the partys
objections to the real and documentary evidence of the other
party and stating the legal grounds for such objection;
(e) The Relief which is a specifcation of the judgment which the
party seeks to obtain. The issues raised in his/its pleadings that
are not included in the Memorandum shall be deemed waived or
abandoned. The Commission may consider the memorandum
alone in deciding or resolving the Petition, said memorandum
being a summation of the parties pleadings and documentary
evidence; and
(f) Annexes which may consist of the real and documentary
evidence, including affidavits of witnesses in lieu of oral
testimony, in support of the statements or claims made in the
Memorandum.
10) Prior to promulgation of a decision or resolution, a Division or the
Commission En Banc may, in its discretion, call for a hearing in the event it
deems it necessary to propound clarifcatory questions on factual issues.
11) No other pleadings seeking affrmative relief shall be allowed. If
after termination of the Conference, but prior to promulgation of a decision
or resolution, a supervening event occurs that produces evidence that could
materially affect the determination of the grant or denial of the Petition, a
party may submit the same to the Division or Commission En Banc, where
applicable, through a Manifestation.
Section 5. Delegation of Reception of Evidence. The Commission
may designate any of its offcials, who are members of the Philippine Bar,
to hear the case and to receive evidence only in cases involving barangay
offcials.
Section 6. Promulgation. The promulgation of a decision or resolution
of the Division or the Commission En Banc shall be made by fling or delivering
a complete copy of the decision, resolution, order or ruling to the Clerk of
the Commission concerned.

The Clerk of the Commission shall provide the parties a copy of the
Decision or Resolution of the Division or Commission En Banc only by
personal service or registered mail.

Section 7. Motion for Reconsideration. A motion to reconsider a
Decision, Resolution, Order or Ruling of a Division shall be fled within
fve (5) days from receipt thereof and upon the payment of fling fee in the
amount of P1,000.00. Such motion, if not pro-forma, suspends the execution
for implementation of the Decision, Resolution, Order and Ruling. The
movant shall be required to furnish a copy of his motion for reconsideration
to the adverse party prior to fling the same with the Offce of the Clerk of
Commission.

Within forty-eight (48) hours from the fling thereof, the Clerk of the
Commission shall notify the Presiding Commissioner. The latter shall within
two (2) days thereafter certify the case to the Commission En Banc.

The Clerk of the Commission shall calendar the Motion for Reconsideration
for the resolution of the Commission En Banc within three (3) days from the
certifcation thereof without need of comment from the adverse party.

Section 8. Effect if Petition Unresolved. If a Petition to Deny Due
Course to or Cancel a Certifcate of Candidacy is unresolved by fnal judgment
on the day of elections, the petitioner may fle a motion with the Division or
Commission En Banc, as may be applicable, to suspend the proclamation
of the candidate concerned, provided that the evidence for the grounds for
denial to or cancel certifcate of candidacy is strong. For this purpose, at least
three (3) days prior to any election, the Clerk of the Commission shall prepare
a list of pending cases and furnish all Commissioners copies of the said list.

A Decision or Resolution is deemed fnal and executory if, in case of a
Division ruling, no motion for reconsideration is fled within the reglementary
period, or in cases of rulings of the Commission En Banc, no restraining
order is issued by the Supreme Court within fve (5) days from receipt of the
decision or resolution.

Section 9. Effect of Granting of Petition. In the event a Petition to
Deny Due Course to or Cancel a Certifcate of Candidacy is granted by fnal
judgment as defned in the immediately preceding section, the votes cast for
the candidate whose certifcate of candidacy has been cancelled or denied
due course shall be deemed as stray votes.
Rule 24 - Proceedings Against Nuisance Candidates

Section 1. Grounds. Any candidate for any elective offce who fled his
certifcate of candidacy to put the election process in mockery or disrepute
or to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names of
the registered candidates or who by other acts or circumstances is clearly
demonstrated to have no bona fde intention to run for the offce for which the
certifcate of candidacy has been fled, thus preventing a faithful determination
of the true will of the electorate, may be declared a nuisance candidate, and
his certifcate of candidacy may be denied due course or may be cancelled.

Section 2. Who May File Petition to Declare a Candidate as Nuisance
Candidate. Any registered candidate for the same position may fle a
verifed Petition to declare a candidate as a nuisance candidate.

Section 3. Period to File the Petition. The Petition shall be fled
personally or through an authorized representative, within fve (5) days from
the last day for the fling of certifcates of candidacy. In case of a substitute
candidate, the Petition must be fled within fve (5) days from the time the
substitute candidate fled his certifcate of candidacy.

Section 4. Motu Proprio Cases. The Commission may, at any
time before the election, motu proprio, declare a candidate as a nuisance
candidate subject to an opportunity to be heard.

Section 5.Applicability of Rule 23. Except for motu propio cases,
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Rule 23 shall apply in proceedings against
nuisance candidates.
Rule 25 - Disqualifcation of Candidates

Section 1. Grounds. Any candidate who, in an action or protest in
which he is a party, is declared by fnal decision of a competent court, guilty
of, or found by the Commission to be suffering from any disqualifcation
provided by law or the Constitution.

A Petition to Disqualify a Candidate invoking grounds for a Petition
to Deny to or Cancel a Certifcate of Candidacy or Petition to Declare a
Candidate as a Nuisance Candidate, or a combination thereof, shall be
summarily dismissed.

Section 2. Who May File Petition for Disqualifcation. Any registered
voter or any duly registered political party, organization or coalition of political
parties may fle a verifed Petition to disqualify a candidate.

Section 3. Period to File Petition. The Petition shall be fled any day
after the last day for fling of certifcates of candidacy, but not later than the
date of proclamation.

Section 4. Applicability of Rule 23. Except in motu proprio cases,
Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Rule 23 shall apply in proceedings to disqualify
a candidate.

Section 5. Effect of Petition if Unresolved Before Completion of
Canvass. If a Petition for Disqualifcation is unresolved by fnal judgment
on the day of elections, the petitioner may fle a motion with the Division or
Commission En Banc where the case is pending, to suspend the proclamation
of the candidate concerned, provided that the evidence for the grounds to
disqualify is strong. For this purpose, at least three (3) days prior to any
election, the Clerk of the Commission shall prepare a list of pending cases
and furnish all Commissioners copies of said the list.

In the event that a candidate with an existing and pending Petition to
disqualify is proclaimed winner, the Commission shall continue to resolve
the said Petition.

Section 6. Effect of Granting of Petition. In the event a Petition to
disqualify a candidate is granted by fnal judgment as defned under Section
8 of Rule 23 and the disqualifed candidate obtains the highest number of
votes, the candidate with the second highest number of votes cannot be
proclaimed and the rule of succession, if allowed by law, shall be observed.
In the event the rule of succession is not allowed, a vacancy shall exist for
such position.

RESOLVES FURTHER, that this Resolution shall take effect on the
seventh (7
th
) day after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines;

RESOLVES FURTHER, that the Education and Information Department
shall cause the publication of this Resolution in two (2) daily newspapers
of general circulation in the Philippines and give the same the widest
dissemination possible.

RESOLVES FURTHER, that the Clerk of the Commission shall
implement this Resolution.
SO ORDERED.
SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR.
Chairman
RENE V. SARMIENTO LUCENITO N. TAGLE
Commissioner Commissioner
ARMANDO C. VELASCO ELIAS R. YUSOPH
Commissioner Commissioner
CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM
Commissioner
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A4
A MAN who stands for nothing
will fall for anything.
These words from Malcolm X
seem particularly appropriate to
the strange brand of party politics
that we practice.
This week, we were again
reminded of how meaningless
the system has become, with
politicians donning their party
afliations as though they were
clothes that they could shed a
few hours later, depending on
the weatherand which way the
wind was blowing.
Senator Loren Legarda, who is
running for re-election next year,
announced that she had accepted
an invitation to be a guest
candidate of the opposition
United Nationalist Alliance of
Vice President Jejomar Binay.
The senator, however, is a member
of the Nationalist Peoples
Coalition, a partneron paper, at
leastof the ruling Liberal Party
of President Benigno Aquino III.
Another member of her party,
Cagayan Rep. Juan Ponce Enrile
Jr., had also been accepted into
the UNA slate.
The announcement of the
guest candidacies came even as
the Liberals and the NPC were
holding talks on a partnership
agreement for the 2013 elections,
and followed an admonition from
the ruling Liberals to its allies to
avoid sharing the campaign stage
with UNA bets.
A spokesman for the NPC
nonetheless expressed the hope
that the Liberals would adopt
both Legarda and Enrile in their
own senatorial ticket, thereby
ensuring their victory.
On the same day, the
opposition Lakas CMD party of
former President Gloria Arroyo
announced it would not be elding
any senatorial candidates next
year, but select bets from both
the Liberal Party and the UNA
to endorse. The move was hardly
surprising, coming as it did from
a party that was racked by mass
defections to the Liberal Party
after Mr. Aquino came to power
in 2010. What some might see as
an act of pragmatism, however,
could just as well be seen as yet
another example of a bankrupt
political system in which parties
stand for nothing.
Earlier this year, a congressman
not known for his intellectual
prowess suggested that the
Liberals and the UNA coalesce
into a super-coalition that would
be unbeatable in the 2013
midterm elections. To nobodys
great surprise, the suggestion
was shot downridiculed by
the ruling Liberals and disowned
by the congressmans own UNA
party mates. Very few people, it
seemed, were eager to go back
to what amounted to a one-party
system.
Yet the current phenomenon of
guest candidates who belong to
both the ruling coalition and the
opposition isnt all that different.
Instead of a super-coalition, we
have super-candidates who are
friends to all because they stand
for nothing but their own political
ambitions. The jokes on all of
us if we accept them without
question.
The jokes on us
EDITORIAL
Compromised
IN THE interlinked world of diplomacy
and espionage, Senator Antonio
Trillanes IV has been compromised. He
is damaged goods, no longer useful to
either Manila or Beijing, since neither
side knows whose Trojan horse he is.
President Aquino sent Interior
Secretary Mar Roxas to meet with
Chinese Vice President and leader-
in-waiting Xi Jinping at the China-
Southeast Asian Nations trade fair. As
President Aquinos new special envoy,
Roxas mission was to convey to Jinping
that the Philippines is looking for a
diplomatic solution of their territorial
dispute and restore their once friendly
relations. Roxas, as instructed, placed
Manilas cards on the table sans the
backroom dealing done by Trillanes.
From the Chinese leaders response
and on the surface, Roxas seemed to
have succeeded in thawing relations
between Beijing and Manila. But as
soon as Roxas returned to Manila,
China deployed drones or unmanned
surveillance aircraft to monitor maritime
movement in the South and East China
Sea to complement the Chinese navys
rst aircraft carrier.
Trillanes has not been defrocked
of his special envoy status. For the
President to do so right away would be
admitting a major blunder in appointing
the junior senator to back channel. Is the
President waiting for Trillanes to spare
the presidency from further grief?
Explaining why he tapped the former
naval ofcer, President Aquino said he
was exploring every avenue available
to nd a peaceful way out of the South
China Sea (West Philippine Sea)
impasse.
At that time, the Chinese connection
of Trillanes seemed to offer a way, and
there was nothing to lose in some back
channeling, said Mr.Aquino.
The fallout from the Trillanes faux
pas, however, may be far from over.
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile
is verifying reports that Trillanes
connection is a Chinese intelligence
ofcer. If true, Enrile said Trillanes
committed an act of treason and alluded
to him as The Manchurian Candidate,
a spy movie of the same title.
Enrile wont let up on Trillanes when
he goes on the hustings in next years
senatorial elections. Enrile is a stalwart
of the United Nationalist Alliance of
Vice President Jejomar Binay.
In his speech at the 40
th
anniversary
of the 365 Club at the Intercontinental
Hotel last Saturday, the Vice President
took Trillanes to task for disrespecting
the Senate President by calling Enrile a
bully and a lackey of former President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
The country can do without the
likes of Trillanes, a boastful ingrate,
Binay said recalling how Enrile helped
return the detained rebel soldier to the
Senate.
Trillanes must rue the day when
he accused the Senate President of
railroading the bill proposing to divide
Camarines Sur into two provinces.
Trillanes is opposing the cutup of
Camsur but seems ready to yield a bigger
piece of real estate called Panatag.
Enrile, in possession of Philippine
Ambassador Sonia Bradys condential
notes, has accused Trillanes of working
for Chinas interest. This is a dangerous
disclosure that must be looked into.
Brady is back in the country after
recovering from a stroke. Whether she
will shed more light on what is now
known as the Brady notes, only she
can tell.
Trillanes has admitted being behind
the move to oust Enrile as Senate
President, a plot the Palace has distanced
itself from.
If it is any indication how they will
vote in a Senate showdown, 10 senators
went into the senators lounge to either
congratulate or show concern for their
chief whose blood pressure shot up
after his tirade against Trillanes. Seen
clustered were Senate Pro Tempore
Jinggoy Estrada, Majority Floorleader
Tito Sotto, and Senators Gregorio
Honasan, Panlo Lacson, Loren
Legarda, Francis Escudero, Ferdinand
Marcos, Jr., Alan Peter Cayetano, Lito
Lapid and Ramon Revilla.
As a candidate in the 2013 senatorial
elections, Trillanes faces the fallout
from his China caper. The former naval
ofcer, is as good as shipwrecked and
marooned His remark nobody in
the Philippines cares about Panatag
(Scarborough) Shoal revealed in the
Brady Notes will be remembered by
voters in next years polls..
Loose lips sink ships, is an old navy
saying Trillanes should have heeded.
He badmouthed Foreign Secretary
Albert del Rosario and tycoon Manny
Pangilinan, alleging they have vested
interests in oil and gas exploration in
the South China Sea. This could send
the DFA chief packing and MVP pulling
out his Philippine investments
***
ERRATUM: What was I thinking?
Of course, the author of Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy was John le
Carre and not Graham Greene, as
erroneously mentioned at the tail
end of last Saturdays column and
correctly pointed out by readers.
My apologies to le Carre and our
readers.
ALEJANDRO
DEL ROSARIO
BACK CHANNEL
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
Offers they
cant refuse
IF YOU cant win, you can always
say the President needs you where you
are. Who needs a Senate seat in the
bush, after all, when you already have
a cushy job in the hand?
The poster boy for national-
level epal, or the practice of early
campaigning for the next elections,
has decided that hes not really going
to run for the Senate. Technical Skills
Development Authority head Joel
Villanueva said he has been told by
President Noynoy
Aquino to stay on
at the agencyor
to serve in some
other government
outt, if that is
Vi l l a n u e v a s
pleasure.
Of course,
Villanueva never
mentioned that
hes no longer
seeking elective
ofce because
despite his
expensive efforts
at promoting himself through
billboardssurvey after survey shows
him at the bottom at the ranking for
possible candidates for the Senate.
The private individuals who paid for
Villanuevas massive self-promotion
drive must be heaving a sigh of relief
that they will no longer throw good
money after bad.
Yes, thats Villanuevas story and
hes sticking to it: despite numerous
allegations that he may have dipped
into Tesda funds to nance the display
of his smiling countenance of giant
(and ultimately ineffectual) billboards,
Villanueva insists that the effort to sell
him to voters was privately funded in
its entirety.
Thank God Villanueva has had
some sense knocked into him. And
if he really feels that Tesda is such a
small government agency unworthy
of his many talents, perhaps he should
ask Aquino to make him the Philippine
governments back-channel negotiator
with the Peoples Republic of China.
Oh, wait. The self-proclaimed
holder of that position hasnt been
removed yet.
Yesterday, yet another Aquino
ofcial with a job thats arguably a
lot better than anything in the Senate
(wink, wink) has decided not to
pursue his dream of joining the upper
chamber. Customs Commissioner
Runo Rozzano Biazon saidlike
Villanuevathat the President has
asked him to stay on at his current job.
Of course, Biazon, like the Epal
Prince, has been languishing in the
netherworld of the surveys, with a
ghting chance but with little actual
hope of winning. And who wants to
risk losing in the Senate race when
youve already won a nice, important
job?
Who can say no to the President,
after all? Especially since it looks like
the people are almost sure say no to
you at the polls, if you decide to run.
* * *
Now that the rains are starting
to ease up, you dont hear officials
talking about going after illegal
logging as much anymore. Which
is unfortunate, really, because
despite the total ban on all kinds
of logging which was supposed to
have started in February 2011, the
commercialand illegalfelling
of trees continues unabated all
over the country.
For instance, despite Executive
Order 23 issued by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
led by Secretary Ramon Paje
instituting the logging ban, 13 million
board feet of illegally cut wood have
been seized from loggers in the Caraga
region of Mindanao alone. Obviously,
DENRs logging ban
has not prevented
illegal loggers from
plying their trade.
Indeed, the
governments logging
ban may be compared
to Prohibition in the
US in the rst part
of the 20
th
Century.
When alcohol was
banned by the
US government,
consumption did
not stopthe Feds
just didnt make any
revenues from taxes on alcoholic
drinks and consumers merely paid the
much higher prices demanded by the
bootleggers.
It can be argued that the total ban
on logging is more pernicious than
Prohibition because the Philippine
government not only loses revenues
from wood producers but also
irredeemably destroys our remaining
forest cover, because illegal loggers
are under no obligation to replant
areas that they log over, unlike legal
tree farmers and other legitimate wood
producers. And the total ban actually
increases the opportunities for
corruption as far as DENR employees
are concerned, because illegal logging
continues unabated in spite of the
prohibition.
It was the late Interior and Local
Government Secretary Jesse Robredo
who exposed the alleged conspiracy
between ofcials and members of
DENRs anti-illegal logging task
force headed by retired major general
Renato Miranda. Media reports said
Robredo alleged that Miranda met
with illegal loggers last July, wherein
a certain Colonel Ga was designated
as the collector of protection money
in exchange for letting the loggers
continue with their nefarious activities
without being disturbed by the task
force.
Recently, Paje exonerated Miranda
despite Robredos charges, calling the
meeting between the former general
and the loggers a simple error in
judgment. Paje claimed that Miranda
and his task force were actually doing
a good job, since the department was
seizing a lot of illegally-cut logs like
those in Caraga.
One wonders how many logs
were allowed out of the forests by
the DENR task force despite the ban,
however. Could it be that the seizures
are mere tokens to show that the
logging ban is working, while the bulk
of the illegal output of the loggers
escapes detection?
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THERE have been numerous
complaints in the past weeks on
connection and interconnection
problems among Globe and Smart
mobile network users. Most common
of these complaints are about dropped
calls and failure to receive text
messages.
Both service
providers have
a n n o u n c e d
upgrade and
mo d e r n i z a t i o n
efforts.
According to
the press release of
Smart on its Web
site, completion
of its upgrade
was supposed to
have been done as
early as the second
quarter of the year
just passed.
Globe, on the other hand, is
undergoing a $700-million network
modernization project. It is currently
50 percent complete.
To harp the completion of its
network upgrade, Smart launched
a multi-million peso advertising
campaign in tri-media, claiming to be
the strongest network in the country
today with its upgraded network
technology. At the same time, it
pointed out the problems encountered
by Globe subscribers.
Theres no denying that Smart is
trying to bully Globe by playing the
perception game with consumers.
But all subscribers need to know
is how these two telecommunication
companies are really performing.
I got hold last week of a
copy of a report of the National
Telecommunications Commission. It
conducted a network benchmark test,
comparing the grade of service and
overall signal quality of both Globe
and Smart against the NTC Cellular
Mobile Telephone System standard.
The comparison was made in
16 cities of Metro Manila through
network drive tests and using prepaid
SIMs of both companies.
The study focuses on ve different
of areas network performance where
subscribers encounter problems. The
NTC obviously wanted to nd out the
real score.
On the GoS or Call Setup Failure
Rate, the standard set by the NTC is 4
percent. Globe recorded 4.45 percent,
while Smart registered a distant 9.95
percent. This means its easier to call
a Globe number. This despite Smarts
upgraded network.
So whats the use of a strong
network if you cant make a call? I
also have friends complaining that its
very difcult to make a call to a Smart
line especially if you are using a Globe
phone!
We go to Drop Call Rate, an
occurrence that is now top of mind
thanks to the ad campaign of Smart.
NTC set the standard at 2 percent and
test results showed that Globe and
Smart performed within the standard,
registering 1.6 percent and 1.5
percent, respectively. The NTC results
only show that Smart is having the
same problem as Globe, which is an
antithesis to the formers multi-million
negative advertising campaigns
pointing to dropped calls and difculty
in calling Globe numbers.
Now, as a consumer, I ask this
question: If you are the market leader
and you have a strong modernized
network, and you have all of these
dropped calls, Santa Banana, is there
any hope for Smart subscribers?
The other metrics point to Average
Signal Quality, which is the measure
of signal from
the network that
subscribers get
on their mobile
devices. With
a minimum
acceptable range
of 0-4 where the
closer to zero is
the better rating,
both telcos fared
at parity, posting
an above 0.50
rating. Also,
both telcos met
the grade on
the Average
Receive Signal Level set at a minimum
acceptable range of -85 dBM.
The nal NTC metric, which is
the Call Set Up Time, shows Globe
performing at parity with 11.9 seconds
versus the Smart upgraded network at
11.74 seconds. This is a measure of
how fast domestic calls get connected
from one number to the other. The
barely-felt difference is .16 of a
second.
Thus, if we compare the network
systems used by both telcos, Smart
has a huge advantage with its billion-
peso upgraded strong network. But
surprisingly, as the NTC study shows,
Globe, which is tagged as the underdog
because of its allegedly inferior legacy
network, has performed at the same
level with Smarts upgraded network.
Now, that the truth has been told,
thanks to NTC, I dont know which
network you will judge as strong and
modern.
As for me, Ill wait it out with
Globe before I switch. At least with
Globe, theres still hope.
But, it will be interesting to know
how the subscribers of Smart would
react to the result of the NTC study.
With millions of pesos being spent
by Smart in an advertising campaign
boasting of a strong network, and
with billions of pesos it invested on
its network upgrade, the Smart system
has failed to deliver the expected
results and only fared on the tests
conducted at the same level as Globes
legacy network.
Smart must rethink is strategy. It
must come up with a smarter way to
compete without having to put down
its competitor.
***
The NTC would do well to spare
us mobile subscribers of spam
messages, like banks and lending
institutions offering millions of
pesos with low interests. The best
way to get rid of these is to charge
them for advertising.
Id also like to see the day when
the NTC can get rid of so many jokes,
even vulgar ones, cluttering mobile
telephones. Thats one minus for
modern technology.
Why I will remain
with Globe
Juan Ponce Enrile in his own words
AT 88, Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile has served the longest of any
Filipino public servant in the nations
history. He has survived hunger, war,
drought, oods, earthquakes, typhoons,
tsunamis, political upheavals and
various man-made calamities. His career
in high ofce spans ve presidencies,
the rst of which lasted 20 years.
In a country where most of its great
men are born, and die without leaving
any written testimony of their passage,
a great many are agree that if there
were a handful of Filipinos whose lives
should be recorded for posterity, one of
those should be Enriles. He apparently
does not disagree with that, for he
decided sometime back to write his
autobiography.
But as the man had not known any
real leisure or free time since he became
the nations public property, he had to
do it while in the thick of his ofcial
duties. If he had faithfully kept a
journal or diary, he would still have
needed quality time to go through all
the entries, connect all the dots, and
organize his narrative within the context
of the nations bigger story.
Although at his age, Enrile could still
quote Omar Khayyams Rubaiyat with
facility and grace, remembering exact
dates, events, the context of each, and
the dramatis personae would have been
most exacting, if he had to rely solely or
even mainly on memory. He obviously
had to rely on a rather extensive but
still limited record-keeping, aided by an
elephantine memory.
The result was 2,000 pages of raw
material, which the journalist Nelson
Navarro, his book editor, by his own
admission, had to trim down to a more
manageable size. The nal product
is Juan Ponce Enrile, A Memoir, a
752-page oeuvre, published by ABS-
CBN Publishing, Inc., which will be
launched at the Peninsula Hotel in
Makati tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon.
Through his own words,
unembroidered by art or vanity,
unencumbered by the controversial
positions he took in various
controversies, or by his legendary
inability to suffer lesser minds or
hyperinated egos, the reader gets
to meet, or meet again, the real Juan
Ponce Enrile. He hides no warts behind
any affected faade or reconstructive
surgery: he claims no virtue that is
not his own, and explains but does not
excuse himself for any human failing or
frailty.
It is an honest book, insofar as
honesty could be expected of a
politicians autobiography.
Enriles climb from abject poverty
and anonymity in the hitherto unknown
town of Gonzaga, Cagayan to the main
chambers of political power, which are
not always accessible even to highly
educated scions of the pedigreed social
class, is of the stuff of legend. But the
story is shared by a number of others.
What seems not shared by many or any is
the length and breadth of Enriles service,
and the central role he played in the most
important events of the last 40 years.
First was martial law, then the ouster
of Ferdinand Marcos, and then the
conviction and removal of Supreme
Court Chief Justice Renato Corona by
the Senate impeachment court.
Without any apologies, Enrile
accepts what his adversaries had for
so long thrown at him as a pejorative
phrase administrator of martial law.
He enforced all the orders, carried out
arrests, and released detainees whom
Marcos wanted released.
As Secretary of Public Information,
I read Proclamation 1081 on Sept. 23,
1972, and all ofcial announcements
thereafter. But Enrile and I worked
together in many assignments, including
the early management of the martial law
press. My job may have given me more
media exposure than Marcos or Enrile
himself, but it was JPEs face, not mine,
that was the real face of martial law.
The controversies of that period will
not be easily settled, even after this
book. But Enrile confronts some of
the more difcult ones, including his
so-called fake ambush on the early
evening of Sept. 22. Some people claim
hearing him admit, after EDSA I, that it
was a fake. The book atly denies it.
I have a vivid recollection of that day.
That late afternoon, I had gone to see
Marcos in his ofce. I found him inside
the Cabinet hall watching a movie. I
momentarily joined him, but there was
a call for him on the phone, and I had to
answer it. It was JPE. He told me he
had just been ambushed, and that his car
was a wreck, but that he was unhurt. I
relayed the news to Marcos, and he was
pleased to hear JPE was safe.
The last controversy involves
Coronas conviction by the Senate.
Enrile had received the highest praise
as presiding ofcer of the impeachment
court, but mixed reviews greeted the
nal verdict. Now, although Enrile
tries to end his story with its chapter
on Corona, a bigger story threatens to
render it anti-climactic.
Last week, a scandal arose in the
Senate, prompting Enrile to deplore
the conduct of a young senator, who
appears to have lent his services to the
Chinese government, while acting as a
secret negotiator for the President of
the Philippines.
So the Enrile story continues, even
as the nation eagerly speculates on how
it will end.
fstatad@gmail.com
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
FRANCISCO S.
TATAD
FIRST THINGS FIRST
There must be
a smarter way to
compete without
putting down the
other party.
THE trouble with banning something
is that it glories the object being
bannedwhether or not it deserves to
be glorifed in the rst place.
Take for instance this recent
controversy surrounding The Innocence
of Muslimsa 14-minute clip made by
an amateur American lmmaker. The
lm is being blamed for the violence
spreading across Muslim nations.
Angry mobs have attacked American
(and other Western) embassies from
Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia to
Pakistan this month. The violence has
caused the death of dozens, including
the US ambassador to Libya.
Why has this lm angered so many
Muslims? It is offensive to the prophet
Muhammad, who is shown as a
womanizer, a murderer, a child molester,
a fraudan altogether despicable
human being.
No, it was not uploaded on YouTube
in time for the commemoration of the
9/11 anniversary. On the contrary,
the lm has been on the Internet since
July and was actually shown at a
nondescript theater in the US. At that
time, it attracted littleif not zero
attention.
It took the leader of an anti-Islam
group to tell the world about the lm
clip, which link he sent to journalists
prior to the 9/11 anniversary.
It was later learned that the creator
is a 50-something California resident
who did not even use his real name
when he uploaded the video to the
Internet. He also misled his actors into
believing they were lming Desert
Warrior with a male lead character
called George. In the lm, it is clear
that some of the dialogue has been
dubbed over.
Now the actors want to distance
themselves from the movie. In fact,
one of the female actors has sued the
lmmakerand YouTube and Google
besides. She claims she was duped into
playing her part. Her life has been put
at risk.
A Pakistani minister has also offered
a bounty of $100,000 for the head of the
American lmmaker who goes by the
name of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.
Whomsoever can kill the blasphemer
will be covered in dollar bills by me,
the railways ofcial was quoted by the
UK paper The Telegraph.
***
Last Monday, Islamist group
Bangsamoro Nation led a petition
before the Supreme Court seeking
to compel the government to ban the
showing of the lm in the country
through Web sites such as YouTube and
Google.
Petitioners said they cannot allow
this kind of insult to their prophet and
that the lm was inimical to national
security. They added that Innocence
of Muslims is an invasion of the
constitutional guarantee of free exercise
of religion.
The high court granted the petition
Wednesday.
But at the Diliman campus of the
University of the Philippines, the lm
was shown Friday night to law students
in a Bill of Rights class. This despite
an order of the UP Chancellor and the
UP College of Law Dean that prohibits
public screening of the lm until the
full possible value of such activity is
duly established.
That class professor, Harry Roque
who also happens to be a columnist
for this newspaperemphasized that
he and his students had no intention to
provoke anyone.
The clamor for banning the
amateurish, poorly made and badly
written movie does not make sense
to me. As I write this column, I click
another tab and go to You Tube, key in
Innocence of Muslims, and prestoI
can watch the lm again and again.
If I were a Muslim, I would not be
offended by it. Being offended would be
conceding that such a clip is inuential,
signicant, or even well made in the rst
place.
If I love Allah and revere my Prophet
Muhammad, I would not be easily
shaken by a 14-minute lm clip that
accomplishes nothing but highlight its
creators stupidity and bias.
Certainly I would know better than
generalizethat since this bad movie
was made by an American, then all
Americans deserve to die.
But I am not a Muslim. I am simply
somebody who places respect for
diversity above all. Because of this, I am
insulted that Innocence of Muslims
has had millions of hits while the more
substantial, sensible and sensitive short
lms on the Internetthose which
celebrate different points of viewhave
languished in obscurity.
To ban Innocence of Muslims
is to accord it with a stature that
for all its ugly prejudice, deliberate
dishonesty and bad taste, it clearly
does not deserve.
So lets all see it and laugh at how we
have allowed ourselves to get caught up
in...nothing.
adellechua@gmail.com
ADELLE
CHUA
CHASING HAPPY
Of dark knights and discordant voices
By Val Abelgas
THE recent controversies involving
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and
former Interior Undersecretary Rico
Puno exposed two obvious weaknesses
in the administration of President
Aquino the apparent lack of trust in
his senior Cabinet ofcials and the lack
of consistent and coherent direction in
government policies.
The lack of trust rst became evident
when Aquino said that Puno was his
eyes and ears at the DILG. The late
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo had
been known to be rendered ineffective
by the fact that he was only entrusted
by Aquino with the local government
part of the Department of Interior and
Local Government, while Puno got
full authority in handling the interior
part, meaning control of the Philippine
National Police and two other police-
related bureaus.
Now this comes up again when it
was revealed that Trillanes acted as
back-door negotiator with China with
full authority from the President, but
without the knowledge of Foreign
Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.
If he trusted Del Rosario, as he
insists he does, why did he keep the
foreign secretary in the dark in Trillanes
back-channeling mission? While back-
channeling is an accepted action in the
pursuit of foreign policy, it must be done
in coordination with the Department of
Foreign Affairs and in accordance with
long-term foreign policy strategy of the
government.
In the case of Trillanes, he
obviously conducted his back-
channeling in complete disregard of
the official actions of Del Rosario
as evident in the harsh exchange of
words between the two.
I think that while back-channeling
has its purpose, in our case its doing
more harm than good. It is important that
we speak with one voice on this matter,
Del Rosario said in a recent interview.
Trillanes snapped back: If Secretary
Del Rosario was only close to being
effective as a foreign secretary, then
there wouldnt be any need for a back
channel in the rst place.
Trillanes added that Del Rosario is
unt to represent the Philippines on the
negotiating table with China because
of his allegedly rabid opposition to any
peaceful settlement with Beijing and
his purported desire to bring the United
States into the confrontation.
Trillanes called Del Rosario a war
freak in an interview and was said to
have described the DFA chief as having
committed treason in diplomatic
notes written by Philippine Ambassador
to China Sonia Brady.
Responding to Trillanes statement,
Del Rosario said: Many of us know for
a fact that the good senator is staying
very close to the West Philippine Sea
issue. He fully knows what is factual
and what can be established as a
matter of record. The factual record
would reect otherwise. The DFA has
remained faithful to the Presidents
mandate to defend what is ours and to
pursue a peaceful resolution on the West
Philippine Sea issue, in accordance with
the international law.
And there lies the problem. While
Aquino has been showing a courageous
and rm posture against China in his
public statements, stressing that the
country stands ready to defend its
sovereignty, it would now appear that
he was in reality very worried that the
Scarborough Shoal standoff would
lead to armed confrontation, and had
to rely on a neophyte senator, who has
absolutely no experience in foreign
policy, to prevent the situation from
escalating into a military clash.
In the meantime, the people are left
hanging on what really transpired in
the 16 times that Trillanes met with the
Chinese ofcials. Should Trillanes really
be credited for the supposed pullout of
some 30 vessels? What did he offer the
Chinese that they agreed to pull out the
vessels? Was Aquino fully informed and
updated on the status of the back door
negotiations? Why did the Chinese want
to negotiate with Trillanes instead of
Del Rosario? Who nanced Trillanes
expenses in his China trips? Who among
the Chinese ofcials did he talk to? What
was the original nature of his trips to
China? Did Trillanes submit a written
report of his dealings with the Chinese?
Aquino and his spokesmen have not
provided any clue as to the truth behind
the matter. In fact, the recent statements
of the President, his spokesmen and
Trillanes have been conicting and
have only served to further confuse the
situation.
The confusion that has attended the
Trillanes caper has exposed Aquino to
another ugly case of a cover-up, just as
he had obviously succeeded in doing in
the case of Puno.
Worse still, the Puno and Trillanes
incidents revealed the discordant voices
among the administration ofcials, the
visible lack of trust in his Cabinet, the
existence of factions in Aquinos circle,
and as suggested by the opposition, the
existence of dark knights and a shadow
Cabinet in Malacaangs ranks.
Val Abelgas is a former managing
editor of Manila Standard.
A6 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 ManilaStandar dToday
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
SEP 17, 2012
DEPARTMENT ORDER ) SUBJECT: Guidelines on the Procurement
No. 64 ) Process based on the Revised
Series of 2012 ) Implementing Rules and
Regulations of Republic Act 9184
In accordance with the provisions of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of the Republic Act 9184, the following guidelines for procurement are hereby
prescribed for all procuring entities of this Department.
A. Procurement Planning
1. The Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) shall be prepared
by the end-user units on the procuring entity and shall contain all the
information enumerated under Section 7.3..2 of the IRR
2. The PPMP shall then be submitted to the Planning/Budget Offce of the
procuring entity for the appropriate evaluation with regard to fund.
3. The PPMP shall be approved by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE)
and furnished to the BAC Secretariat for its review and consolidation into
a proposed Annual Procurement Plan (APP).
4. The APP shall be approved by the Head of the Procuring Entity concerned.
5. Individual PPMPs may be updated every six (6) months or as may be
necessary by the end-user units; consolidated by the BAC Secretariat;
and approved by the Head of Procuring Entity.
6. No procurement shall be undertaken unless it is in accordance with the
approved APP of the procuring entity.
B. Posting and Advertising
1. All Invitations to Bid (IBs)/Requests for Expression of Interest (REls) for
all locally funded projects to be procured shall contain all the applicable
information enumerated under Section 21 of the Revised IRR of RA 9184,
shall be posted continuously in the PhilGEPS and DPWH website and at
any conspicuous place reserved for this purpose for seven (7) calendar
days, and must be in accordance with the attached formats. IBs/REls shall
adopt the standard format attached as Annex A for infrastructure, Annex
B for goods, and Annex C for consultancy services.
2. For DEOs not yet connected to the DPWH Wide Area Network (WAN), a
copy of IBs/REls including bidding documents, plans and drawings (PDF
form)/REIs in electronic fle (e-fle) shall be submitted to their respective
ROs, for posting in the DPWH website.
3. Posting of the IBs/REIs in the PhiiGEPS website and at conspicuous places
within the offce premises shall be undertaken by the Implementing Offce
concerned.
4. For locally funded projects where advertisement of the IBs/REls in the
newspaper of nationwide circulation is required under Section 21.2.1a of said
Revised IRR, advertisement shall be undertaken by the Implementing Offce.
5. The IBs/REIs to be posted in the DPWH and PhilGEPS websites shall
include the Bidding Documents; and plans and drawings (PDF Form) of
the projects to be procured.
6. All Notices and Supplemental/Bid Bulletins shall likewise be posted in the
DPWH and PhilGEPS websites including Notices in the use of alternative
mode of procurement by the Implementing Offce concerned.
7. Certifcation on the posting of; the IBs/REls of all projects to be procured
in the DPWH website shall be issued by the Chairman of the BAC of the
concerned Implementing Offce.
8. The original Annual Procurement Plan (APP) or an updated APP must be
posted in the DPWH and PhilGEPS websites every quarter or at least on
earlier period as may be determined by the BAC.
9. Project Monitoring Report (PMR) must be posted in the DPWH and
PhilGEPS websites every semester. .
10. Notice of Award shall be posted within three (3) calendar days from its
issuance in the DPWH and PhilGEPS websites.
11. Notice to Proceed (NTP) and approved contract shall be posted within
ffteen (15) calendar days from the issuance of the NTP in the DPWH and
PhilGEPS websites.
C. Eligibility Evaluation
1. Eligibility evaluation for goods and consultancy services shall be conducted
manually according to their respective criteria as provided in the Revised
IRR of RA 9184 until such time that an electronic registry for each shall
have been established.
2. All eligibility evaluation for the procurement of locally funded civil works
contracts shall be conducted electronically using the Civil Works Registry
(CWR) system regardless of the mode of procurement (public bidding or
alternative mode).
3. To improve effciency, submission of Letter of Intent is no longer required
to participate in the bidding.
4. The submission of the Original Receipt (OR) for payments of bidding
documents issued by any DPWH feld offces is suffcient for the BAC of
the Central Offce (CO), Regional Offces (ROs) and District Engineering
Offces (DEOs) which are already electronically connected to process
their respective electronic eligibility evaluation of contractors. CO,ROs
and DEOs shall submit the names of the contractor who paid the bidding
documents at their offce to the BAC where the project is to be bid for
electronic eligibility evaluation.
5. DEOs connected to the, DPWH WAN shall conduct its electronic eligibility
evaluation.
6. The RO BAC shall conduct the electronic eligibility evaluation of projects
of their DEOs still not connected to DPWH WAN until such time that
connection of those DEOs is established. The DEO BAC shall submit to the
RO BAC all eligibility documents specifcally the Credit Line Commitment
Joint venture Agreement (JVA) submitted by the contractor and Contract
Profle (NR002) immediately after the deadline for submission of bids.
On the same day, the RO BAC shall submit to the DEOs the result of the
electronic eligibility evaluation of contractors before 2:00 p.m. (opening
of bids).
7. In cases where disruption/unavailability of the DPWH WAN occurs and such
occurrence is duly certifed by the Director of the Monitoring and Information
Service (MIS) and upon request of the Regional Offce, the Central
Procurement Offce (CPO) shall undertake posting of advertisement in the
DPWH Website, encoding (if the Contract Profle and eligibility processing.
8. In case of error in posting of the Invitation to Bid (IB), encoding the
Contract Profle or processing of eligibility, the implementing Offce
concerned shall request in writing the Undersecretary for Support Services
for the unlocking of the completed action, clearly stating the reason
for the request. The CPO shall unlock the completed action upon the
Undersecretarys written approval of the request.
D. Procurement Reports (Civil Works Projects)
1. The BAC of all procuring entities shall prepare the Procurement Monitoring
Report (PMR) to cover all procurement activities specifed in the APP,
whether ongoing and completed, from the holding of pre-procurement
conference to issuance of Notice of Award and approval of contract,
including :the standard and actual time for each major procurement
activity and using the PMR Format issued by the GPPB. The PMR shall
be approved and submitted by the HOPE to the GPPB in printed and
electronic format within 14 c.d. after the end of each semester. The BAC
Secretariat shall submit electronic copies of said reports to the GPPB
Technical Support Offce (TSO) via email.
2. The BAC of all procuring entities shall prepare procurement reports on civil
works contracts awarded through public bidding or alternative methods of
procurement, using the Awarded Contracts Format (DPWH-INFRA-71-09)
attached.
3. ROs and DEOs connected to the DPWH WAN shall encode their
procurement reports. Procurement reports of DEOs, that are not yet
connected to the DPWH WAN shall be submitted to their RO for encoding.
ROs are responsible in monitoring compliance of DEO with regard to
accurate and timely submission of such reports provided for under D.O.
No. 32, series of 2008.
4. From the CWR, the ROs shall consolidate all procurement related reports
and submit a monthly status report to the Undersecretary for Support
Services for appropriate action.
5. The BAC of ROs and DEOs shall monitor contractors participation in the
procurement activities within their Offce and shall likewise act diligently on
issues concerning procurement related violations provided under Section
69 of the Revised IRR and Department Order No. 35, series of 2007. All
actions taken on such issues shall be reported to the Undersecretary for
Support Services.
E. Payments
1. Contractors can make payment for the purchase of the Bid Documents at
any DPWH feld offces, such payment shall be recorded in the eNGAS.
Verifcation of payments shall be sent through fax or e-mail to concerned
Procuring Offce.
2. Collections shall be summarized monthly by the collecting offce and shall
prepare a check and send to concerned Procuring Offce.
3. List of contractors who purchased bidding documents shall be sent to the
concerned Procuring Offce.
F. Responsibilities
1. The Regional Directors and District Engineers shall be responsible in the
effective implementation of this order.
2. The Undersecretary for Support Services shall be responsible in
monitoring compliance to this Order and shall be the central channel for
all procurement related issues and concerns.
G. Violations
1. Violation of any of the foregoing shall subject responsible official /
employee(s) for violation of reasonable offce rules and regulations and
shall suffer the penalty prescribed in Section 52, C (3) of the Civil Service
Resolution No. 991936 dated August 31, 1999 otherwise known as the
Uniform Rules on Administrative cases in the Civil Service;
1st offense - Reprimand
2nd offense - suspension for 1-30 days
3rd offense - Dismissal
H. Effectivity
This Order shall take effect immediately upon publication and supersedes the
following issuances:
1. D.O. No. 159 series of1999, Pilot Program for the Pre-qualifcation of Civil
Works Contractors
2. D.O. No. 218 series of 2000, Advertisements of Invitation to Prequalify/
Apply for Eligibility and to Bid
3. D.O. No.2 series of 2001, Guidelines in the Eligibility Processing of
Contractors for Civil Works Projects
4. D.O. No. 27 series of 2001, Applying for Eligibility Processing on Civil works
Projects
5. D.O. No. 76 series of 2001, Time Table/Deadline Relative to D.O. No. 2
series of 2001 on Guidelines in the Eligibility Processing of Contractors for
Civil Works Projects
6. D.O. No. 91 series of 2001, Amendments to D.O. 218 series of 2000 re
Advertisement of Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid .
7. D.O. No. 144 series of 2001, Amending Department Order No.2 series of
2001 re Guidelines in the Eligibility Processing of Contractors for Civil works
Projects
8. D.O. No. 197 series 2001, Revised Expression of Interest Form to be used
by Bidders
9. D.O. No. 01 series of 2010, Interim Guidelines in the Procurement Process
based on the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act
9184
10. D.O. No. 11 series of 2011, Guidelines on the Web Posting of Invitation to
Bid (IB) in the DPWH Website and Encoding of the Contract Profle in the
Civil Works Registry (CWR)
ROGELIO L. SINGSON
Secretary
MANILA
Contract ID: ______________________________________________
Implementing Offce: ________________________________
Contract Name:_____________________________________
Location of the Contract: ________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
AWARDED CONTRACT REPORT
Total Contract Awarded Amount: ________________ Duration: ___________________
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : _________ Notice to Proceed Date: _______
Major Category of Work Measurement Dimension Awarded Amount
_____________________ ___________ ___________ ________________
No. Contractor
Name
Awarded
Contract
Purchased
Bidding
Documents
Submitted
Bid
Submitted
Letter of
Non-
Participation
Submitted
Late Bid
Submitted
Non-
Complying
Bid
Reason(s)
for Non-
Complying
Bid or Non-
participation
Reason(s)
for Non-
Complying
or non-
participation
Acceptable?
1 O Yes O No O Yes O No O Yes O No O Yes O No O Yes O No
Signature over Printed Name
BAC Chairman
Instructions: 1. Provided a check mark on the Awarded Contract column for the winning
contractor (Single/Joint Venture).
2. Fill-up completely & accurately the procurement activities of each
contractor.
3. Examples for reasons for Non-Complying; Insuffcient Bid Security;
No Bid Security; etc.
4. Provide BAC Resolution for acceptability/un acceptability of non-
complying/non-participation, approved by the District Engineer,
Regional Director, or HOPE
" Annex A"
[Letterhead of the Procuring Entity]
Invitation to Bid for [Insert name of Project]
1. The [insert name of Procuring Entity], through the [insert source of funding and year]
2
intends to apply the sum of [insert the approved budget for the contract] being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for [insert
name/no. of contract). Bids received inexcess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
2. The [insert name of Procuring Entity] now invites bids for [insert brief description
of Works to be procured].
3
Completion of the Works is required [insert the required
completion date or expected contract duration]. Bidders should have completed,
within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract
,similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding
Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted/ through open competitive bidding procedures using
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve! percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from [insert name of the Procuring
Entity] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from [insert
offce hours).
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding
Documents in the amount of [insert amount in Pesos).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents
not later that the submission of their bids.
__________________
2
In the case of National Government Agencies, the General Appropriations Act and/
or continuing appropriations; in the case of GOCCs, GFls, and SUCs, the Corporate
Budget for the contract approved by the governing Boards; in the case of LGUs, the
Budget for the contract approved by the respective Sanggunian (Section 5(a), R.A.
9184)
3
A brief description of the scope of Works should be provided, including quantities,
location of project, and other information necessary to enable potential bidders to
decide whether or not to respond to the invitation.
6. Select one of the following two paragraphs, and delete the other: 4
a) If the Procuring Entity intend to open the Pre-Bid Conference to all
interested Bidders:
The [insert name of the Procuring Entity] will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
[insert time and date] at [insert address for Pre-Bid Conference, if applicable],
which shall be open to all interested parties.
b) If the Procuring Entity intends to limit the Pre-Bid Conference to Bidders
who have purchased the Bidding Documents:
which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before [insert date and time] at
[insert address for submission and receipt of bids]. All bids must be accompanied by
a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause
18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to
attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. [Insert such other necessary information deemed relevant by the Procuring Entity]
9. The [insert name of the Procuring Entity] reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid, . to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
10. For further information, please refer to:
[Insert name of offcer]
[Insert name of offce]
[Insert postal address] and/or [Insert street address]
[Insert telephone number. indicate city code]
[Insert contacts email address]
[Insert facsimile number]
[Insert website address. if applicable]
________________________________
[Insert Name and Signature of the BAC
Chairperson or the Authorized
Representative of the BAC Chairperson]
_________________
4
May be deleted in case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where
the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference.
" Annex B"
INVITATION TO BID FOR [Insert name of Project]
1. The [insert name of Procuring Entity], through the [insert source of funding and year]
2
intends to apply the sum of [insert the approved budget for the contract] being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for [insert
name/no. of contract]. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening. .
2. The [insert name of Procuring Entity] now invites bids for [insert brief description
of Goods to be procured]3 Delivery ofthe Goods is required [insert the required
delivery date or expected contract duration]. Bidders should have completed, within
[insert relevant period] from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract
similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding
Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a
Regulations (lRR) of Republic Ac t (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act.
In addition, select one of the two following paragraphs and delete the other
depending on the existence of conditions under Section 23.5.1.2 of the IRR
of RA 9184:
(i) Sel ect thi s paragraph i f condi ti ons (a), (c), and (d) under Secti on
23.5.1.2 of the IRR of RA 9184 do not exit: Bidding is restricted to Filipino
citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of
the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or
regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens,
pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
(ii) Select this paragraph if condition (a), (c), or (d) under Section 23.5.1.2 of
the IRR of RA 9184 exists: Bidding is open to all interested bidders, whether
local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR of RA
9184.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from [insert name of the Procuring
Entity] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during
[insert offce hours].
___________________
2
In the case of National Government Agencies, the General Appropriations Act and/or
continuing appropriations; in the case of GOCCs, GFls, and SUCs, the Corporate Budget
for the contract approved by the governing Boards; in the case of (LGUs, the Budget for
the contract approved by the respective Sanggunian. (Section 5(a), R.A. 9184)
3
A brief description of the type(s) of Goods should be provided, including quantities,
location of project, and other information necessary to enable potential bidders to
decide whether or not to respond to the invitation.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
on [insert date of availability of Bidding Documents] from the address below and
upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of [insert amount in Pesos].
It may also be downloaded free .of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the
Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
5. Select one of the following two paragraphs, and delete the other:
4
a) If the Procuring Entity intends to open the Pre-Bid Conference to all
interested Bidders:
which shall be open to all interested parties.
b) If the Procuring Entity intends to limit the Pre-Bid Conference to Bidders who
have purchased the Bidding Documents:
[insert time and date] at [insert address for Pre-Bid Conference, if applicable].
which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before [insert time and date].
All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid opening shall be on [insert time and date] at [insert address for bid opening].
Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
7. [Insert such other necessary information deemed relevant by the PROCURING
ENTITY]
8. The [insert name of the Procuring Entity] reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract
_________________
4
May be deleted in case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where
the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference.
[Insert postal address} and/or [Insert street address}
[Insert telephone number, indicate city code}
[Insert contacts email address}
[Insert website address, if applicable]
_________________________________
" Annex C"
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR [Insert Name of Projet]
1. Select one of the two following paragraphs and delete the other depending
on the Funding Source:
a) If the Funding Source is GOP:
The [insert name of Pro curing Entity]; through the [insert source of funding
and year]
1
intends to apply the sum of [insert the approved budget for the
contract] being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments
under the contract for [insert name/no. of contract]. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the fnancial
proposals.
b) If the Funding Source is a foreign: government/foreign or international
fnancing institution:
The Government of the Philippines (GOP) [has received/has applied
for/intends to apply for] a [Loan/Credit/Grant] from the [state the foreign
government/foreign or international fnancing institution] toward the cost of
[insert name of project], and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this
[loan/credit/Grant] to payments under the contract for [insert name/no. of
contract].
2. The [insert name of the Procuring Entity] now calls for the submission of eligibility
documents for [insert brief description of services to be procured]
2
. Interested
consultants must submit their eligibility doctm1ents on or before [insert date
and time of the opening of eligibility documents]
3
at [insert address for place
of submission]. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-
discretionary "pass/fail criterion.
3. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted
[eligibility documents/Expression of Interest] and have been determined as eligible
in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known
as the Government Procurement Reform Act,. and its Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) The shortlist shall consist of [Insert number of short list allowed]
3
prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating
system for short listing are:
________________
1.
In the case of National Government Agencies, the General Appropriations Act and/or
continuing appropriations; in the case of GOCCs, GFIs, and SUCs, the Corporate Budget
for the contract approved by the governing Boards; in the case of LGUs, the Budget for
the contract approved by the respective Sanggunian (Section 5(a\ R.A. 9184)
2.
A brief description of the terms of reference of the Consulting Service should be
provided, including outputs/deliverables, location of project, and other information
necessary to enable potential bidders to decide whether or not to respond to the
invitation.
3.
For World Bank fnanced contract, the short list should be six (6) Consultants.
[Insert here a general statement on the criteria and rating system to be used for
the short listing]
4. Select one of the two following paragraphs, and delete the other depending
on the Funding Source:
a) If the Funding Source if GOP:
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the IRR of RA 9184.
In addition. select one of the two following paragraphs and delete the
other depending on the existence of the condition under Section 24.3.3
of the IRR of RA 9184:
(i) Sel ect thi s paragraph i f Fi l i pi no consul tants have suffi ci ent
expertise and capability to render the services required under the
project: Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/.sole proprietorships,
partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest
or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
(ii) Select this paragraph if Filipino consultants do not have suffcient
expertise and capability to render the services required under
the project: Bidding is open to all interested bidders, whether local or
foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR of
RA 9184.
b) If the Funding Source is a foreign government/foreign or international
fnancing institution:
Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for
open competitive bidding as specifed in the IRR of RA 9184 with some
amendments, as stated in these bidding documents and is open to all bidders
from eligible source countries as defned in the applicable guidelines of
the [state the foreign government/foreign international fnancing institution
concerned].
5. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the (indicate if Quality Based
Evaluation Selection (QBEIQBS), Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection
(QCBEIQCBS), Fixed Budget Selection, or Least-Cost Selection] procedure. [In
case QCBE is used, insert the following sentence here: The procuring Entity shall
indicate the weights to be allocated or the Technical and Financial Proposals].
The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the
Instructions to Bidders.
6. The contract shall be completed within [insert the expected contract duration in
days or months].
7. The [insert name of the Procuring Entity] reserves the right to reject any and all bids,
annul the bidding process, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract
[Insert postal address} and/or [Insert street address]
[[Insert telephone number, indicate city code]
[Insert contacts email address]
[Insert website address, if applicable]
[Date of lssued]
________________________________
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Recruiters
duty-bound
to protect
workers
Tobacco sparks new debate
Tobacco talk. Antonio Abrunhosa (center) of the International Tobacco Growers Association leads the launching of the Save Our Farms,
an Asia-wide campaign to oppose tobacco controls. The launching event was held at the Century Park Hotel in Pasay City. LINO SANTOS
Party-goers. Senator Manuel Villar, president of the Nacionalista Party, is anked by wife, former
congressman Cynthia Villar and now managing director of the Villar Foundation, and actor Patrick dela
Rosa during the oathtaking of party members in Las Pinas City. EY ACASIO
The Philippine Tobacco Grow-
ers Association urged President
Aquino to reconsider the Philip-
pine position on the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control
crafted by the World Health Or-
ganization for being detrimental
to Philippine farmers and their
ilk in countries signatory to the
convention.
But health activists hit out at
the tobacco lobby for alleged-
ly fronting for the transnational
rms and downplayed the sup-
posed economic losses to farm-
ers arising from the proposed
increase in tax rates.
We appeal to the President
and the Health department not to
sign the guidelines. This (move)
will devastate the livelihood of
farmers dependent on tobacco
farmiing for a living, group
vice-president Asuncion Lopez
said during a brieng Tuesday at
the Century Park Hotel in Pasay
City.
The farmers are trying to craft
By Othel Campos and Macon Araneta
FARMERS and health advocates
locked horns on Tuesday as tobacco
growers met in Manila to call on
President Aquino to reject state-
imposed control measures while the
Senate wrapped up debates on the
cigarette and alcohol tax.
a unied position on the radi-
cal guidelines of the FCTC that
would be presented during the
Conference of Parties to be held
in November in Seoul.
Article 17 and 18 of the guide-
lines require the reduction of
areas planted to tobacco as well
as the seasons when tobacco can
and cannot be grown, a concern
that the farmers are critical of.
The proposed guidelines have
been developed ahead of the
FCTCs CoP. In addition, the
guidelines call for the restric-
tion and/or halt of all nancial
and technical support for tobac-
co farming, banning minimum
of support prices and leaf auc-
tiond and for all tobacco-plant-
ing countries to simultaneously
reduce production.
Lopez who is also the spokes-
man of the International Tobacco
Growers Association-Asia said
that the WHO has not yet even
identied crops that maybe
grown to replace tobacco.
Tobacco is not an easy crop.
WHO commissioned studies on
alternative crops, but none had
so far proved that those (crops)
may have the potential to be as
protable as that of tobacco,
International Tobacco Growers
Assocation CEO HJeAntonio
Ahbrunhosa said.
The group, he said, is calling
on all governemnts that ratied
the convention not to abandon
the legitimate concern of some
30 million tobacco farmers
worldwide.
In Asia alone, there are about
10 million farmers and families
dependent in tobacco farming.
The group also expressed con-
cern that even if all countries sig-
natory to the convention stopped
production at once, it will not
guarantee that world production
will stop since ve of the biggest
producer of tobacco did not par-
ticipate in the FCTC convention.
Out of 170 countries that
signed the FCTC, two were
among the biggest producer
(of tobacco)China and India.
however, the US, Argentina, In-
donesia, Malawi and Zimbabwe
were party to the treaty. These
countries are not constratined
to follow the guidelines. Smok-
ers will not stop smoking be-
cause the Philippines and other
countries stopped production.
These bigtime producers will
just have to take over, said
Abrunhosa.
Abrunhosa said that the the
WHO crafted the FCTC follow-
ing a study that smokers popula-
tion will increase from 1 billion
to 1.6 billion in the next 20 years
and consumption will likewise
go up by 40 percent in twenty
years.
Health activists said they
believe the pro-tobacco group
is a front group of the tobacco
industry.
FCAP executive director Dr.
Maricar Limpin said the ITGA
is trying to sway public debate
on tobacco control efforts by
turning an accusing nger on the
FCTC in the guise of protecting
the interest of low income tobac-
co farmers, she said.
Senator Ralph Recto, during
the Senate hearing, discovered
that the supposed beneciary of
the tax, Philhealth, was awash
with funds from tobacco excise
tax.
He expressed his concern over
the Health departments failure
to spend a single centavo of the
P12.5 billion collected from to-
bacco excise taxes last year due
to its failure to comply with a
mere administrative requirement.
He pointed out that Philhealth
has P107 billion in reserve funds,
on top of the P12.5 billion that it
has not yet spent as its share from
the tobacco excise tax collections
for 2011.
THE Labor department on Tues-
day warned recruiters to protect
their workers deployed abroad
from work-related abuses or face
cancellation of their licenses.
Labor secretary Rosalinda
Baldoz said the obligation of a
licensed recruitment agency to
its workers does not end upon
their deployment to the worksite.
The recruitment agency has
the continuous obligation to en-
sure protection of workers, espe-
cially domestic workers, she said.
Recruitment agency own-
ers who lose sight of their duty
to protect domestic workers de-
ployed overseas will be penal-
ized, aside from cancelation of
their permit to hire and deploy
Filipino workers.
No less than the governing
board of the Philippine Overseas
Employment Administration
has required the highest degree
of protection for our overseas
household service workers, ow-
ing to the vulnerable nature of
their employment, Baldoz said.
POEA administrator Hans
Leo Cacdac said that the re-
cruitment agencies have the le-
gal and contractual obligations
include humane treatment, pay-
ment of salaries and benets,
and notication of the Philippine
embassy about any signicant
development affecting the con-
dition of domestic workers.
The recruitment agency must
assist in the settlement of dis-
putes and report to the POEA
any signicant or important situ-
ation experienced by a deployed
domestic worker.
Over the last ve years, an
increasing number of workers
have led cases against their re-
cruitment agencies and employ-
ers before the POEA, he said.
Vito Barcelo
By Macon Araneta
THE creation of the new prov-
ince, Nueva Camarines remains
a possibility and it could happen
before the 2013 midterm elec-
tions, according to Senator Miri-
am Santiago.
There is a strong possibil-
ity that Camarines Sur will be
divided into two after Comelec
chairman Sixto Brillantes said he
is willing to move back the dead-
line of ling the certicate of
candidacy if the Senate approves
the bill on or before October 8.
That is why they are lobbying
so furiously among the senators
and you could visibly see them
here, said Santiago who also de-
nied having received a call from
former President and now Pam-
panga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-
Arroyo or any of her representa-
tive to press for the immediate
passage of the bill.
Santiago said her committee
on constitutional amendments
and revision of codes and laws,
the secondary committee in the
bill seeking to divide Camarines
Sur, submitted a report asking
for the division of the province,
to the senate committee on local
government chaired by Senator
Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos.
Eventually, I think, he decid-
ed as chair of the primary com-
mittee that he would more or less
adopt the report of the secondary
committee. That is how it stood.
We were about to vote on that
measure before we adjourned
because apparently, if we dont
get it approved by a certain date,
they can no longer le their cer-
ticates of candidacy, further
stated Santiago.
She said that it was not actually
the CamSur bill which triggered
the word war between Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile and
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
She said Enrile was already
miffed at Trillanes after the name
of Trillanes was mentioned as be-
hind the brewing coup against him.
I think that when Senator En-
rile announced that another senator
has called him on the phone that
there was a brewing coup against
him, I think the name of Senators
Trillanes was mentioned as one of
the coup leaders or the brains of
the coup, she said.
She said Enrile used this occa-
sion (back channel negotiation)
because he knew that Trillanes
was going to deliver a privilege
speech about Camarines Sur.
So he prepared for it, said
Santiago.
For his part, Senator Francis
Escudero said the choice of divid-
ing the province should be left to
the people through a plebiscite.
The motives behind the move
to divide or not to divide the
province of Camarines Sur are
political. Both sides are politick-
ing, the pro and anti, he said.
Lets just leave the choice and
decision to the people of Cama-
rines Sur and let us all respect
their choice, he said.
By Gigi David
THE Government Service Insur-
ance System on Tuesday said that its
board approved the grant of emer-
gency loans to state workers resid-
ing in Quezon City displaced by the
ooding caused by monsoon rains
from Aug. 6-10.
GSIS president and general man-
ager Robert Vergara said members
who apply for the loan should come
from the 60 barangays of Quezon
City identied under the ordinance
issued by the city government. For
the list of barangays, applicants
may visit the GSIS website www.
gsis.gov.ph or coordinate with their
agency authorized ofcer.
Last Sept. 6, the city govern-
ment issued an ordinance which
authorized civilian government
employees of Quezon City to ap-
ply for a calamity loan with GSIS,
Home Development Mutual Fund
(Pag-IBIG Fund) and other insur-
ance and lending agencies.
Vergara said the ordinance served
as basis for the grant by the GSIS of
emergency loan to its members in
Quezon City in the absence of a for-
mal declaration of a state of calamity
by the local government.
Electronic approval of the loan
by the AAO will require a mem-
ber-applicant to submit a certica-
tion from thebarangay chief, that
the applicants residence was af-
fected by ooding.
The additional requirement in the
AAOs certication will ensure that
qualied members may apply using
the GWAPS (GSIS Wireless Auto-
mated Processing System) kiosks.
The GSIS will no longer require
applicants to have paid contributions
for the past six consecutive months.
Other eligibility requirements in-
clude: applicants should have no ar-
rearages in the payment of mandatory
social insurance contributions; no loan
that has been declared in default; and
not on leave of absence without pay.
Members who do not have eCard
but who are eligible to apply for
the loan may apply over-the-coun-
ter at any GSIS ofce. Proceeds of
OTC applications will be credited
to a temporary eCard which the
GSIS continues to distribute.
Members have until Oct. 19 to
apply for the emergency loan.
CamSur split still possible, says Santiago
Flood loan for QC
residents approved
TRANSPORT experts from Ja-
pan will come to the Philippines
to share information during a
two-day seminar on Japans In-
telligent Transport System from
Sept. 25 to Sept. 26. to be held
at Citystate Tower Hotel in Er-
mita, Manila, the seminar gather
together participants from from
the national government agen-
cies such as the Department of
Public Works and Highways
who will discuss I.T.S. and its
application in the Philippines
It will also be a venue for the
development of strategies for de-
signing and implementing a cost
effective intelligent transport
system in the country similar to
Japans trafc system projects in
Thailand, Singapore and Brazil.
It is part of Japan International
Cooperation Agencys extended
technical assistance for the Philip-
pines Mega Manila Region High-
way Network Intelligent Transport
Systems Integration Project.
A JICA Study Team together
with DPWH and Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority
is jointly formulating a mas-
teplan to mitigate trafc conges-
tions and mprove trafc safety
and environment in the National
Capital Region.
DPWH Secretary Rogelio L.
Singson said that this seminar is
a great opportunity to learn and
analyze various ITS project and
technologies of Japan across
Asia and Brazil in South Amer-
ica and identify the most adapt-
able solution to the snarling
trafc in the Philippines that has
become a perennial problem.
I.T.S. which is the application of
information and communication
technologies to surface trafc and
transportation systems is a glint of
hope for the commuting public.
We need to use the most ap-
propriate technology for the
Philippines because what is ap-
plicable in other countries may
not be applicable for us, added
Secretary Singson.
In the Philippines, a signal-
ing project known as SMART
System (State-of-the-Art Metro
Manila Adaptive Responsive
Trafc System) was undertaken
by the DPWH for the upgrading
and development of trafc sig-
nals in the metropolis.
Japan experts take
on transport system
News
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Cybercrime law assailed at SC

IN BRIEF
Hundreds of Moros start pilgrimage to Mecca
Agency belies claim of undocumented Manobo datu
Raps led vs squatters in demolition violence
THE National Commission on Indig-
enous People debunked the claim of a
Kankana-ey tribesman who styled him-
self a Manobo datu and was spreading
lies to poison the minds of the tribal
community.
Domingo Gomez, the NCIP Caraga
regional director, said his ofce, in-
cluding NCIP eld ofces, have no re-
cord to show that Francisco Hernandez
was ever elevated datu bunanat to rep-
resent the Manobo tribe in Agusan del
Sur as he claims.
No records on Hernandez, no
ofcial document from the Manobo
community to shows that he is their
datu, Gomez said. He should not
tell a lie that would poison the mind
of the tribal community.
In fact, Gomez said at least 51
Manobo chieftains signed a manifesto
addressed to President Aquino, dated
Sept. 13, debunking Hernandez claim.
Nasakitan kami sa iyang pagbugal-
bugal, pagpanamastamas ug pagpak-
aulaw sa tribung Manobo sa Agusan
del Sur (We are hurting at the humili-
ation, disgrace and shame that Her-
nandez caused on the Manobo tribe in
Agusan del Sur), the manitesto reaid.
Wala namo ilha nga Datu sa tri-
bong Manobo si Francisco tungod kay
siya usa ka Tagalong nga gikan sa Lu-
zon (We do not recognized Francisco
as Datu of the Manobo tribe because he
is from Luzon), the statement added.
By his own admission in a news-
paper interview, Hernandez said his
ancestors were from the Kankana-
ey tribe of Cordillera region and he
lived in the United States before he
met Bae Merlyn Coguit, a daughter
of acknowledged Manobo chieftain
Datu Tagleong.
Gomez said the the Hernandez and
Bae Merlyn are now claiming owner-
ship of 51,000 hectares of land that
belong to Ancestral Domain Title No.
117, but the Tagleong-Coguit clan is
only a part of one of the communities
that have legitimate claims on the an-
cestral domain.
There are 19 other Manobo com-
munites with their own councils of el-
ders that also have legitimate claims on
CADT 117, he added.
Gomez pointed out that Hernandez
was using the NCIP to disseminate
wrong information and gave Her-
nandez 15 days to retract his claim
that the NCIP received a report that
Agusan del Sur Adolph Edward G.
Plaza had offered a P200,000 bounty
on Hernandez.
I have not seen any reports or
documents at the NCPI that shows an
order coming from the governor (Pla-
za) that he wanted to kill Hernandez,
Gomez stressed, adding that Coguits
eldest half-brother,
Manobo Datu Silonganan Eddie
Coguit, had also disowned Hernandez.
In fact, Datu Eddie said, policemen
seized high-powered guns and ammu-
nition from two properties owned by
Hernandez last April 3 and 4.
Right to inconvenience the public. Squatters at Guatemala Street in Makati
City block vehicular trafc by lying on busy Taft Avenue in Manila to protest the
demolition of their shanties on Monday. DANNY PATA
Building for the people. Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson puts mortar for a wall of one of the houses he and 150
volunteers from the Department of Public Works and Highways helped construct at the Bistekville housing project in Payatas, Quezon City
last Saturday. The project was conducted in cooperation with the Homes for Humanity advocacy.
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE police have led criminal charges
against eight residents of the demol-
ished Guatemala compound in Makati
City who were among the hundreds of
squatters who clashed with policemen
and demolition crew on Monday.
This as Makati Mayor Jejomar
Erwin Binay, Jr. also directed the l-
ing of cases against the leaders of the
Guatemala Neighborhood Association,
led by Lito Ojos, whom he claimed in-
stigated the violence, which left more
than 20 persons injured.
Binay said he has directed city
lawyers to le charges of assault,
physical injuries, and damage to gov-
ernment property against Ojos and
other squatters.
We are determined to hold ac-
countable those who have instigated
the violence and lawlessness in the
area and bring them to justice. From
the outset, we have followed the law
to the letter and fully complied with
due process in handling the matter,
the Makati mayor said.
Senior Supt. Jaime Santos, deputy
police chief of Makati, said the eight
arrested residents were identied as
part of the group that assaulted the po-
lice and demolition crews.
We have 13 policemen and 11
members of the demolition team in-
jured. We didnt want to ght with
them, they were the ones who attacked
us, Santos said.
The eight suspects were identied as
Dennis Leona, Romulo Leona, Rodito
Llaranon, Jestoni Pangamoan, Ricardo
Tarayo, Jeric Abroga, Hildo Gonzales,
and Michael de Limas
At least 27 persons were injured
when hundreds of squatters on an
800-square-meter lot in Guatemala
Street, Barangay San Isidro attacked
the 100-member clearing team dis-
patched by the city government to
tear down the illegal shanties at the
city-owned property.
Ojos said they rejected the reloca-
tion offer of the city government be-
cause the relocation site in Calauan,
Laguna does not even have electric and
water supply.
But Binay said the 40-hectare
Makati Home Ville has a well-paved
concrete road network, an internal
drainage system, a sewer system, and
24-hour power and water supply.
Among the facilities already built
by the city government are a health
center, elementary and high school
buildings, three deep wells, a cov-
ered court, and a multi-purpose hall,
he added.
If this were true, then there would
be no relocatees left in Calauan,
which has been a relocation site of
Makati since 2007. To date, there
are 977 families living there. Such
an oft-repeated line is typical of pro-
fessional squatters who make a liv-
ing out of using government proper-
ties, Binay said.
By Eric B. Apolonio
HUNDREDS of Muslim Filipinos started their
once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the Holy City
of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Monday afternoon,
leaving the country on board Saudia Flight SV871
for Jeddah.
Dr. Dimapuno A. Datu-Ramos Jr. of the of Na-
tional Commission on Muslim Filipinos and Saudi
Ambassador Abdullah Hassan sent off 335 pilgrims
at Gate 14 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Terminal 1.
Hundreds more are expected to leave on different
ights for the Saudi kingdom via Etihad Airlines and
Emirates in time for the Hajj, or pilgrimage, which is
expected to fall on October 24 to 29.
The exact date of the Hajj cannot be determined
in advance because of the lunar nature of the Is-
lamic calendar, but it occurs from the 8th to 12th
day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the
Islamic calendar.
Every year, millions of Muslims from around the
world make the journey to Mecca for the pilgrimage
to fulll one of the Five Pillars of Islam, which all
Muslims are expected to fulll in their lifetume.
Pilgrims generally travel to Hajj in groups, as
an expression of unity and some airlines have spe-
cial packages for Muslims going to Mecca.
During the Hajj, male pilgrims are required to
dress only in ihram, a garment consisting of two
sheets of white unhemmed cloth, with the top
draped over the torso and the bottom secured by a
white sash; plus a pair of sandals. Women are sim-
ply required to maintain their hijab, normal modest
dress, which does not cover the hands or face.
Upon arrival in Mecca pilgrims perform a series
of ritual acts: walk around the Kaaba seven times,
sepnd a night of prayer at Mina, an afternoon of
contemplation in the plains of Arafat, sleep on the
ground under an open sky in Muzdalifah, stone a
depiction of the devil at Mina and perform animal
sacrice at Mecca.
While the animal sacrices are performed in
Mecca, the rest of the Muslim world mark Eid al-
Adha, or Festival of the Sacrice, which celebrates
the prophets Abrahams willingness to sacrice his
own son for the love of God. Eid al-Adha is also an
ofcial special holiday in the country.
By Rey E. Requejo
A PUBLIC interest lawyer has
challenged before the Supreme Court
on Monday the constitutionality
of several provisons of the newly-
enacted Republic Act 10175, or
Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Louis Biraogo, who success-
fully sought the nullication of
President Aquinos Executive
Order No. 1 creating a truth com-
mission to investigate anomalies
during the previous adminis-
tration, asked the high court to
temporarily restrain the imple-
mentation of specic provisions
of the law that criminalizes and
penalizes libel in cyberspace.
Biraogo assailed the constitu-
tionality of Section 4(c), Section
12, Section 20, and the penal
provisions of the law.
The enactment of this statute
is attended with grave abuse of
discretion because its questioned
provisions contravene Sections 3
(1) (on inviolability of privacy of
communication) and 4 (on free-
dom of speech, of expression, of
the press, and peaceful assembly),
Art. III (Bill of Rights) of the 1987
Constitution, the petition read.
Section 4 (c) [4] criminalizes
libel, not only on the Internet,
but also on any other similar
means, which may be devised
in the future, Biraogo said, ar-
guing the provision enables the
law to cover all technologies in
communication and cyberspace.
He also questioned Section 12,
which authorizes law enforcement
authorities to collect or record
by technical or electronic means
communications transmitted
through a computer system.
He said Section 20, imposes
imprisonment of prison correc-
tional or a ne of P100,000, or
both and disallows parole.
With the enactment of Re-
public Act No. 10175, cyber
technology, once a boom to pe-
titioner and the general public,
is now subjected to subtle but
pervasive State monitoring and
control, he complained.
Aside from questioning the
Presidents rst executive or-
der, Biraogo is also known for
claiming that former Chief Jus-
tice Reynato Puno lobbied for
former Negros Oriental con-
gresswoman Jocelyn Sy Limka-
ichong in a citizenship case.
Biraogo, 52, is a native of
Davao City who resides in La-
guna. He is an alumni of the
University of the Philippines
and former president of the UPs
Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. In
1985, he challenged the consti-
tutionality of the snap election
law enacted by the Batasang
Pambansa in 1985.
12 ood pumps okayed
THE Palace has approved the release
of P1.6 billion for the upgrade of the
pumping stations of the Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority.
The agencys Flood Control and
Sewerage Management Ofce, headed
by Maxima Quiambao, said they can
now replace 12 antiquated, diesel-pow-
ered pumping stations with electric-
driven stations to make them more cost-
efcient and effective, especially during
severe oods.
Electric-operated stations could
easily pump out oodwater than the
diesel-run machines... The existing 12
major pump stations could hardly cope
with the huge volume of oodwater,
Quiambao said, adding that some of the
stations were installed in 1973 and the
1980s
The agency is spending P50 million
a year for fuel consumption of its 22
pumping stations located in strategic
areas in the metro. There are at least 51
pumping stations across the metropo-
lise and 24-hour operation of a station
needs 6,000 liters of diesel, Quiambao
said. Rio Araja
58th case vs Ampatuans
THE 58th complaint for murder has been
led on Monday against Andal Ampatuan
Sr. and over a hundred other accused in
the Maguindanao massacre case.
The Department of Justice led the
suit before Branch 221 of the Quezon
City Regional Trial Court in behalf of
Ma. Reynafe Momay-Castillo, daugh-
ter of Tacurong City photojournalist
Reynaldo Geneblaza Momay whose
dentures were found at the crime scene.
The court is handling the 57 counts
for murder that were earlier led by the
relatives of the other victims. Trial will
resume on Oct. 3 after the court took a
break to resolve all pending motions by
both parties. Rey E. Requejo
Pasay forms tourist police
THE city government of Pasay has
created its own tourist police to ensure
the safety of tourists in the city.
Pasay Mayor Tony Calixto said the
35-man unit has been tasked to conduct
round-the-clock patrols of public places
and tourists attractions within the city.
It is our duty to make our tourists
not only happy but also secured and
protected at all times. This is how we
can make our visitors truly welcome,
Calixto said.
He said the special police unit can
be recognized by their blue Tourist Po-
lice shirts for police ofcers and green
shirts for civilian personnel.
Tourist police will be visible along
Roxas Boulevard, SM Mall of Asia
grounds, Cultural Center of the Philip-
pines Complex, the vicinity of Philip-
pine International Convention Center
and near hotels and the airport, Calixto
said. Ferdinand Fabella
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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Mara Miano of the womens
rie team and Alexandra Dayrit
of the pistol squad sparked At-
eneos spectacular showing by
scoring 346 points and 341
points, respectively, as they
bagged a gold medal each.
The other Ateneo gold me-
dalists were Nathaniel Culiat
in the 10-meter mens rifle
event with 327 points and Jo-
han Alcantara in the 10-me-
Ateneo dominates shootfest
ATENEO de Manila Universitys
shooters proved too strong for University
of the Philippines bets as they swept all
but one of 12 medals disputed in the rst
PNSA-NYDP inter-collegiate compete
last Sunday at the PSC-Marines range in
Fort Bonifacio.
ter mens air pistol with 337
points.
The lone medalist for UP was
Nanessa Dimaano, who submit-
ted 328 to take the bronze in the
womens pistol event.
All of the participants 32
students from both schools
competed and did well, noted
reigning national pistol cham-
pion Nathaniel Tac; Padilla,
general manager of Spring
Cooking Oil and chairman
of the shooting associations
NYDP (National Youth Devel-
opment Program).
Padilla added: Based on
their showing, the PNSA-NY-
DP can expect to develop more
new faces in the Olympic sport
of shooting. I would like to
credit coaches Danny Flores
(Ateneo) and Roland Maliwa-
nag and Jay Sarmiento (UP)
for training and preparing the
young shooters well.
Ateneo elded 20 of the 32
shooters who competed. Padilla
expects the event to become a
regular PNSA-NYDP fare with
the second tentatively scheduled
this December.
Miano beat teammates Kat-
rina Uybarreta (316) and Cherry
Chris Calvelo (312) in womens
rie, while Culiat toppled fellow
Ateneans Daniel Garingan (320)
and Gregory Gochuico (315) in
mens rie.
Dayrit pulled away from team-
mate Jessica Tan, who took the
silver with 329, and UPs Di-
maano, who scored 328 in wom-
ens pistol.
Alcantara subdued teammates
Paul Cano Santos (333) and Le-
onard Floresta (315) in mens
pistol.
All in all, the Ateneans romped
off with four gold, four silver and
three bronze medals.
COURAGE and fearless spirit enveloped the
La Mesa Nature Reserve, when no less than
500 individuals took their running skills several
notches up to brave the obstacles of Immuvits
Fearless Challenge Trail Run 2012 recently.
The rst leg, dubbed as No Surrender, laid
out a well-planned obstacle course that pushed
the limits of todays running enthusiasts to the
ultimate test. Runners blazed through the trails
challenges, inspired by the Spartan and Tough
Mudder races in the United States.
The event is the rst Obstacle Trail Run or-
ganized in the country, conceptualized by Im-
muvits brand ambassador, Coach Jim Saret,
a US-educated Sports Medicine expert and
Athletic Training Specialist.
We loved Coach Jims idea of transforming
the typical running event into a trail run, as this
was something thats never been done here be-
fore. We felt it was a great way to further excite
and push the Pinoyslove for running, said Ms.
Valerie Tan-Sison, Brand Manager of Pascual
Consumer Healthcare Corp. The event very
well reects the promise of Immuvit Multivi-
tamins. We hope to further bring this promise
to life in the next two legs of the Fearless Chal-
lenge Trail Run Series, she added.
Immuvit Multivitamins is the only multivi-
tamins with the unique and powerful combi-
nation of two potent ginseng extracts (Korean
and Siberian) + CoQ10 that helps slowdown the
manifestations of aging and provides the body
with the much-needed boost of energy. The
ginseng helps produce increased energy and
performance by improving oxygenation of the
cell tissues, while CoQ10 repairs and reverses
the cellular damage caused by free radicals that
help prevent age-related problems.
The able team of Without Limits, the event
organizer, guided the participants of the Im-
muvit Fearless Challenge Trail Run 2012
through the obstacles and ensured their safety
as they completed the course.
Finishers brought home a nishers medal,
completion certicate and a loot bag from Pas-
cual Laboratories. At the races conclusion,
two individuals in each category (one male and
one female) brought home the prizes at stake.
The 10K event was dominated by Roger De-
nolo, who nished the course in 00:44:10, and
Cecile Yuson, who nished in 01:04:05. Each
winner brought home a P10,000 cash prize and
a winners trophy. Logging best time in the 5K
event are Darling Jonafer Real, who nished the
course in 00:43:15 , and Kimbert Sarmiento,
who nished the course in 00:24:06. Both win-
ners walked away with Php 5,000 cash prize
and a cup trophy each.
Immuvit lures 500 runners
Informatics-A vs Trinity in Sandugo finals
IN BRIEF
Archers, Tamaraws clash
WIN or go home.
With their season on the brink, expect
De La Salle (9-5) and Far Eastern Uni-
versity (9-5) to lay everything on the line
today as they dispute the fourth and last
Final Four berth in the 75th University
The Tamaraws and the Green Archers
will have their hands full when they face
each other in a playoff for No. 4 at 3:30
p.m. at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The victor of this decider will face de-
fending champion and top seed Ateneo De
Manila in the Final Four on Saturday with
a twice-to-beat disadvantage. Jeric Lopez
UA&P, Miriam
in quarternals
UNIVERSITY of Asia and the Pacic
and Miriam College caught the last trips
to the 43rd Womens National Collegiate
Athletic Association senior basketball
quarternals with convincing wins at
Rizal Technological University gym
over the weekend.
UA&P sent Assumption College to
an early vacation after a 39-28 victory,
while Miriam ousted La Consolacion
College Mendiola, 58-35. UA&P will
battle defending champion Centro Esco-
lar University in Sundays quarternals
while Miriam faces Rizal Technological
University.
The Emilio Aguinaldo College-San
Beda and Philippine Womens Universi-
ty-St. Scholasticas College matches will
determine the other two seminalists.
St. Jude Catholic School and San Beda
College Alabang likewise gained nal
eight seats in the junior division in the
tournament being supported by Goody,
Mikasa, Molten, MJC Photography, net-
work partner AKTV and radio partner
Monster Radio RX 93.1.
THE arrows of the Junior Green Archers
found their mark in the MILO-sponsored
SBP-Passerelle tournament, as both
teams from La Salle Green Hills trounced
their respective opponents in the SBP and
Passerelle divisions to emerge as National
Capital Region champions, with Xavier
School and Ateneo de Manila University
settling for second in the Passerelle and
SBP divisions, respectively.
It was a tight ballgame in the Passer-
elle nals as LSGH Team A ended two
years of title frustration to squeak past
Xavier School, 62-60.
Center Carlo Abadeza top scored for
the Archers as he contributed 10 mark-
ers. In the SBP championship, classic
school rivalry was relived when LSGH
Team A turned back AdMU Team A,
49-42. Shooting forward Shan Ex-
equiel Vesagas led the Archers with 13
points to help LSGH nail the title.
During the tournament, LSGH
Passerelle head coach Marvin Bien-
venida says he reminded his players to
always play with a big heart and live up
to their championship pedigree. We
were very hungry for the title because
for the past 2 years, we placed third in
the tournament, said Bienvenida.
In a battle for third place, forward Aaron
Ivan Reyes paced the Tiger Cubs with 15
points as University of Santo Tomas (UST)
downed Chiang Kai Shek College, 64-59
in the Passerelle division. In the SBP cat-
egory, De La Salle Santiago Zobel A over-
came Notre Dame of Greater Manila, 44-
37. Center Miguel Carlos Datu led the way
in scoring with 11 markers.
Most Valuable Player awards were
likewise handed out to LSGH players
Michael Louise de la Cruz in the Passe-
relle division, and Joshua Miguel Mar-
cos in the SBP division. Sportsmanship
awards were also presented to UST
(Passerelle) and LSGH (SBP).
As the newly crowned NCR champi-
ons, La Salle Green Hills will face off
against other teams that will emerge
from the regional championships. The
Visayas nals is scheduled at the Iloilo
Sports Complex on Oct. 20 and 21 to be
followed by the Luzon nals on Nov. 3
and 4 at the University of Assumption
in Pampanga. The Mindanao nals is
slated on Nov. 17 and 18 in Davao with
the National Finals happening on Dec.
1 and 2 at Capiz Gym in Roxas City.
Jr. Archers score twin win
Badminton
draws top
shuttlers
THE MVP Sports Founda-
tion-Philippine Badminton
Ranking System (PBaRS) is
putting up another P1-million
championship next month
with the bulk of the prize fund
to be disputed in the premier
Open division of the ranking
tournament at Powersmash
and Makati Coliseum.
Winners in the mens and
womens singles and doubles
and mixed doubles will re-
ceive P70,000 each while the
runners-up in all categories
will get P35,000 each, mak-
ing it the richest in any Open
tournament. Also on tap are
the Under-19 and Under-15
categories.
Registration is ongoing
with deadline set on Oct. 15
at 5 p.m. at the PBaRS ofce
at 20 E. Maclang cor. P. Gue-
varra Sts., San Juan City, ac-
cording to PBaRS tournament
director Nelson Asuncion.
On-line registration can also
be made on pbars.com.
The elims will be played at
Powersmash on Oct. 27-28
with the quarters, semis and -
nals slated at Makati Coliseum
on Oct. 29-31.
The event, organized by the
Philippine Badminton Associa-
tion, headed by Vice President
Jejomar Binay, chair Manny V.
Pangilinan and sec-gen Rep.
Albee Benitez in their continu-
ing effort to produce world
class players, is expected to
draw the cream of the coun-
trys crop along with a slew of
upcoming players chasing not
only for fame and fortune but
also for ranking points. They
include Joper Escueta, Bianca
Carlos, Peter Magnaye, Gelita
Castilo, Ronel Estanislao, Paul
Vivas, Dia Magno, Jen Cayeta-
no, Kim Mayono and siblings
Malvinne and Mark Alcala.
Viloria resumes training
WORLD Boxing Organization y-
weight champion Brian Viloria (31-3,
18 KOs) has resumed training for the
past two weeks for his twice postponed
unication title ght against Mexi-
cos World Boxing Association world
champion Hernan Tyson Marquez
(34-2, 25 KOs).
Paolo Diaz, Events and Operations
Manager of Solar TV Sports Networks,
told the Manila Standard that the title
ght set f or Nov. 10 has now been
moved one week to Nov. 17 to give way
to the Oscar Salido-Danny Garcia card,
with the venue being the Commerce Ca-
sino in Los Angeles.
The unication title ght was origi-
nally scheduled for Sept. 29. Ronnie
Nathanielsz
TIP 5 boosts
bid for seat
in cage nals
DEFENDING champion
Technological Institute of the
Philippines defeated FEATI
University, 67-63, yesterday
to forge a duel with La Con-
solacion College-Manila for
the last nals berth of the 4th
Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
ciation at the Lyceum gym in
Intramuros.
Former Philippine Basket-
ball Association D-League
cager Jemuel Namocatcat
scored 19 points, Sean Paulo
had 10, while Kim Medina
scored six of his eight points
in the payoff period to help the
Engineers reach the nal stage
of the stepladder phase.
LCCM and TIP meet at 9
a.m. tomorrow at the Rizal Me-
morial Coliseum, with the for-
mer enjoying a twice-to-beat
advantage. Both teams met in
last years nals series with the
Engineers winning in a sweep.
Awaiting the winner in the
nals of the tournament backed
by Molten and Mikasa of Sonia
Trading, Globe and Abot Kaya
Pinoy is newcomer Philip-
pine Merchant Marine School,
which topped the classication
round with a perfect 6-0 slate.
TIP held a slim 33-32 lead at
the half before Namocatcat and
Paulo combined in a stirring
third quarter run that enabled the
Engineers to build a 52-38 edge.
Yee powers
La Salle bets
MIGGY Yee tamed the short Capitol
Hills course with a two-under-par 62
equivalent to 60 points in the Molave
system as La Salle Greenhills pulled
away by 35 points at resumption of the
juniors division action in the Interna-
tional Container Terminal Services Iinc.-
JGFP Inter-school golf tournament.
Coming off a 53-point performance at
the Aguinaldo layout, Yee was even bet-
ter at Capitol Hills and got all the sup-
port from teammates JP de Claro (49) and
Luigi Guerrero (48) to give the Greenies
a 153 for the round and a 36-hole aggre-
gate of 304.
AR Ramos (47) and Inigo Raymundo
(46) didnt count.
Nicholas Dy-Buncio tried to keep it
close for Xavier but his team was still
outscored by ve and found themselves
facing a huge decit in the tourney
backed chiey by the International Con-
tainer Terminal Services, Inc. and also
sponsored by the Pancake House Group,
Sizzlin Pepper, Pancake House, Golf
Depot and Philippines Airlines.
Missing the rst round action, Dy-
Buncio red a 51 in his debut while team-
mates Justin Uy and Miguel Tan nished
with a 49 and 48, respectively.
Ateneo 1 (139) and La Salle Zobel
(120) were tied for third at 261, LSGH3
fourth at 247, Brent 218 following an
53-point game by Carlo Quimson, the
Raymart Tolentino-powered Marist at
200, Xavier2 at 195, Ateneo 2 at 182 and
LSGH4 at 141.
TOP-RANKED team Informatics-
A and Trinity University of Asia
posted contrasting victories in their
seminal matches to advance to the
nals of the Sandugo-Collegiate
Athletic League, while De La Salle
University-Dasmarinas and College
of St. Benilde had similar easy wins
in their own seminal series and will
meet for the womens division crown
this Sunday.
Informatics-A, led by the duo of
Mark Doligon and Mark Montua-
no, who scored 16 and 13 points,
respectively, in their teams win-
ning effort against Colegio de
San Lorenzo, set the tempo right
in the first quarter and was never
threatened en route to a 72-55
victory.
It was the opposite in the TUA-
CSB game as the two teams played a
close game from the second quarter
up to the last minute.
CSB led after the rst 10 minutes,
20-14, but by half time, was behind
by one at 28-29.
Paul Payoyo and Nico Bolos de-
livered for the Stallions and by the
games end, TUA was ahead, 75-
73, to advance to the nals against
Informatics-A in the tournament
also backed by the Philippine Sports
Commission, Phiten, PC-Gilmore,
Gatorade, Uratex, Primovit Multi-
vitamins and Platinum Fitness and
sanctioned by the Samahang Basket-
bol ng Pilipinas.
In the womens side, DLSU-D
limited University of Sto. Tomas to
a lone basket in the third to win, 47-
26, from a two-point half time lead.
Kate Mangahas and Dionne Ge-
lisan presided over DLSU-Ds of-
fense, topscoring with 23 and 16
points, respectively.
For the CSB-Adamson University
setto, the game was only decided in
the nal quarter, with the Lady Blaz-
ers proving steadier in the end, win-
ning 81-67.
Aileen benadez and Grace Dadal
led their team with 16 and 10 mark-
ers apiece.
Invited at the awarding ceremo-
nies after the championship games
are SBP ofcials Sonny Barrios and
Bernie Atienza, and former Philip-
pine Sports Commissioner Chito
Loyzaga in whose fathers honor,
basketball great Caloy Loyzaga,
the leagues individual awards are
named after.
Donaire looks
good in sparring
WORLD Boxing Organization/Interna-
tional Boxing Federation super bantam-
weight champion Nonito Donaire, who is
deep in training for his clash with World
Boxing Council super champion Toshia-
ki Nishioka of Japan at the Home Depot
Center on Oct. 13, looks good , ac-
cording to his trainer Robert Garcia.
Donaire told the Manila Standard that
he is feeling good, indicating he had
sparred nine rounds, 10 rounds of which
have gone great and my stamina is good
right now and after sparring for ten more
rounds well be ready to go.
He said he had been sparring with an
outstanding amateur southpaw from De-
troit named Eric De Leon, who has won
several tournaments in the US.
The young amateur is very, very fast and
Im getting a lot of help from the young-
ster like him, said Donaire, added that his
trainer, a former world champion, will bring
in another sparring partner to the Undisputed
Gym in San Carlos City, California to work
out with him. Ronnie Nathanielsz
La Salle Greenhills Haribon Espinosa tries to avoid a block by Ateneos Jed
Christopher Ramos during the nals of the SBP NCR division. LSGH captured the
title by beating Ateneo 49-42
Sports
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
Manila Standard TODAY
WEDNESDAY
A10
Santiago, Roman turn back motorcycle rivals
ANTHONY Roman of Castrol-
Dudshop and Ivan Santiago of
JVT Racing survived the big
pressures from their respective
rivals to hack out big victories
recently in the fth and penulti-
mate leg of the 2012 Philippine
Underbone King Championships
and the 2012 Philippine Scooter
Racing Championships at the
Batangas Racing Circuit.
Roman took command from
start to nish to capture the pre-
mier 150cc Underbone title in the
2012 Philippine Underbone King
Championships, while Santiago
stepped on the gas in the nal
lap to squeeze out of a tight four-
man battle and clinch the premier
180cc Scooters crown in the
2012 Philippine Scooter Racing
Championships, both of which
are sanctioned by the Underbone
and Scooters Racing Association
and supported by FDR as the of-
cial tires.
Roman pulled ahead with a
fastest laptime of 2:01.970 in the
second lap, three seconds faster
than his rivals to establish a wide
margin midway, before wrapping
up the 10-lap race in 20 min-
utes and 38.444 seconds, 5.511
seconds ahead of his Castrol-
Dudshop teammate and runner-
up Nino Fabian, as third placer
Marvin Mangulabnan checked in
a minute later.
With the win, Roman beefed up
his bid for a back-to-back Under-
bone King plum as he amassed a
total of 114 points against Fabian
and Mangulabnan, who trails with
100 and 99 points, respectively.
Santiago slipped to fourth on
the third lap, but rushed his way
back on top to challenge front-
running Cassey Ng of MTRT
until he nally wrested the top
spot with three laps to go. He
later completed the 10-lap 180cc
scooter race in 20 minutes and
4.777 seconds, 2.779 seconds
ahead of another MTRT rider
James Barcial.
For details, contact the Batan-
gas Racing Circuit, c/o Nel-
son Gayola or Rodini Rivera at
(632) 729-72 41-42, 729-5365,
fax 844-7766, mobile no. 0922
8858410 or like us on Facebook,
www.facebook.com/Batangas
Racing Circuit.
San Mig
Coffee
seeks 10
th
cage title
By Peter Atencio
FOR a team, which under-
went 13 name changes over
the last 25 years, the San
Mig Coffee Mixers, for-
merly B-MEG, and former-
ly Derby Ace and so on,
have a winning tradition
which they will try to live
up to when the 38th Phil-
ippine Basketball Associa-
tion Philippine Cup begins
on Sept. 30
The Mixers will seek a
10th PBA crown overall and
their sixth in the Philippine
Cup.
We are looking forward
to more wins as far as the
team is concerned. And, our
mission is to keep up with
the tradition of winning, the
tradition of excellence and
the tradition of fair play,
said San Miguel Purefoods
Company President Fran-
cisco Alejo III.
Alejo spoke of his expec-
tations for the Mixers during
a launch Monday evening at
the One Esplanade in Pasay
City.
The team will again be
spearheaded by the trio of
two-time most valuable play-
er James Yap, Marc Pingris
and Peter June Simon.
Tim Cone, who took over
as coach when they won the
2012 PBA Commissioners
crown, is back.
Im really hoping to con-
tinue the legacy of what the
past coaches have achieved.
We had a good year last
year. But it was not a great
year. Were hoping to bring
a little greatness this year.
And thats what were going
to do. Because were here to
win, said Cone.
Among the veterans, who
are returning are Jonas Vil-
lanueva, Ra Reavis, JC
Intal, Mark Barroca, Chris
Pacana, Ken Bono, Joe de
Vance, Mike Burtscher, Wes-
ley Gonzales and Yancy de
Ocampo.
Three talented rookies,
who came from the draft,
namely Jewel Ponferrada,
Gian Chu and Aldrech Ra-
mos, will also make their
presence felt.
The franchises history of
titles began with the 1990
Third Conference when the
team was known as Pure-
foods Hotdogs back then.
Other titles followed in the
1991and 1993 All-Filipino,
the 1994 Commissioners
Cup, the 1997 All-Filipino,
and the 2002 Governors
Cup. They also took the
2006 Philippine Cup, the
2009-2010 Philippine Cup
and the 2012 Commission-
ers Cup.
sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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THE Philippines hopes it will be
informed by the Fiba-Asia ex-
ecutive board within the next two
months should changes be made
in the hosting of the 2013 Fiba-
Asia Championship For Men.
The country lost to Lebanon in
its bid to host the qualier of the
2014 World Basketball Champi-
onship, but was named as alter-
nate venue should Lebanon failed
to stage the meet.
In any case, the Samahang Bas-
ketbol ng Pilipinas wants that it be
notied of any possible changes
by the Asian cage body at least
until Nov. 30.
The deadline was necessary to
give the Philippines enough time
to prepare to host the tournament
set September next year, accord-
ing to SBP executive director
Sonny Barrios at the Philippine
Sportswriters Association Forum
Tuesday at Shakeys Malate.
Barrios said a formal letter of
request will be sent by the SBP
to Fiba-Asia secretary-general
Hagop Khajirian.
We would be grateful if you can
COACH Norman Black will no longer quit
as head coach of Ateneo. Businessman-
sportsman Manny V Pangilinan has asked
Black to stay on after two discussed the
American coachs status with Eagles.
Well nish what we started. Despite his
(Pangilinans) differences with the school,
he feels the team shouldnt suffer. His heart
is still with the team and the players. Hell
continue to support the team until the end
of the season, said Black. Peter Atencio
Marquez, who has consistently claimed
that he had beaten Pacquiao in their last
three ghts, but was robbed of the deci-
sion by the judges, was quoted by boxing-
scene.com as saying: I will request that
the judges for this ght will be composed
of one Mexican judge, one Filipino and
one neutral judge [from outside of Ne-
vada]. This time, I dont want the judges
to be appointed by the Nevada Athletic
Lions firm
up hold on
top spot
SUBIC BayThe defending
champion San Beda Red Lions
rode on a strong rst-quarter run
as they held off the Mapua Cardi-
nals, 65-41, yesterday at the Subic
Bay Freeport gymnasium here.
Nigerian Ola Adeogun led
two other teammates in scoring
double-digit outputs and help-
ing the Red Lions rm up their
hold on the top seeding in the
Final Four of the 88th National
Collegiate Athletic Association
mens basketball tournament.
Adeogun shot a game-high
12 points and had eight re-
bounds for the Red Lions, who
went on to post their eighth
consecutive victory.
It was their 14th win in 16
games in the elimination round
and with still four matches left
in their assignment, the Red
Lions are now assured of a
twice-to-beat incentive.
Teammates Baser Amer con-
tributed 10 with Anjo Caram, and
he helped Adeogun dominate the
boards with 10 rebounds.
The Cards, who are out of
the Final Four race with a 6-10
slate, led, 5-2 at the start, on
baskets from Josan Nimes,
who had eight points apiece
with Darrell Magsigay.
Its all about the boys playing
tough defense. Mapua is a very
solid team. We were able to con-
tain their key players, said Red
Lions coach Ronnie Magsanoc.
Kyle Pascuals drive and a
triple from Caram touched off
a 15-6 rally, which allowed the
Red Lions to turn the tables
around with a 17-11 rst pe-
riod edge. Peter Atencio
Ofcials, coaches and players of the newly launched San Mig Coffee Mixers, formerly the B-MEG Llamados, are presented to newsmen over ceremonies at the One Esplanade in Pasay
City on Monday. EY ACASIO
SBP Executive Director Sonny Barrios explains the basketball
bodys Fiba-Asia bid during the PSA Forum at the Shakeys
Malate. LINO SANTOS
Commission, who normally appoint three
Americans from their staff. I do not know
if my request will be processed, but Im
going to make it.
However, Marquez added: [If they
dont honor my request], then Im go-
ing to ght as I did in my three previous
ghtsbefore judges appointed by Ne-
vada. This time I hope that my victory is
not taken away. They have already done
this to me on three occasions, but I do not
think that it will happen again. I am sure
that on this occasion, they are going to
work with a little bit of fear and they will
give victory to whoever deserves it.
Kizer told the Manila Standard that he
recommends the judges and referee for
the ghts and the NSAC Commissioners
decide.
At the same time, the NSAC executive
director said that any of the recognized
world boxing organizations such as the
World Boxing Council, World Boxing
Association, International Boxing Fed-
eration and World Boxing Organization
can submit names of ofcials for consid-
eration, but that the decision is up to the
Commission.
Kizer also indicated that promoters
may make suggestions and objections,
but they cannot reject any ofcial ap-
pointed by the NSAC.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic
Commission Keith Kizer indicated that Juan Manuel
Marquez wont get his wish to have non-Nevada
judges ofciate in his fourth ght with Fighter of
the Decade Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 8 at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
IVAN Santiago of JVT Racing (center) upstaged the favorites to
capture the 180cc Open Scooters crown, with James Barcial of
MTRT (left) placing second. But JVT Racing top gun Miko Erich
Montano (right), who nished third, remains on course for a twin
title kill in the 180cc Open and 160cc Open Scooter classes.
inform to us by way of a written note
that the Philippines is the alternative
host for the 2013 Fiba-Asia Cham-
pionship For Men as decided by the
Fiba-Asia Exectuive Board in its
meeting last week, said Barrios in
reading part of the letter drafted by
him, SBP vice chairman Ricky Var-
gas, and former Fiba-Asia secretary-
general Moying Martelino, but nal-
ized by Vargas.
In the event that the foregoing
default option is exercised by Fiba-
Asia, you would appreciate that we
will need sufcient time to arrange
the necessary logistical require-
ments for holding of an event of this
scale and complexity. In this regard,
we would be grateful if a decision
will be made by Fiba-Asia on or
before Nov. 30.
The SBP ofcial said the seven
to eight months should be enough
to give the country the needed
preparation to stage the tourna-
ment last held here in 1973.
I think that span of time is
very reasonable. Hindi naman
puwedeng next week sabihan na-
tin yung Fiba-Asia, hoy, puwede
ba sabihin ninyo na kung kami o
hindi, said Barrios in the session
presented by Smart, the Philip-
pine Amusement and Gaming
Corporation, and Shakeys.
The earlier the SBP is informed
of any changes in the hosting ven-
ue, the better, since the cage body
has to take into consideration too,
the schedule of the playing venue,
television coveror, hotel billeting,
transportation, among others.
Games Thursday
(The Arena in San Juan)
10 a.m. UPHSD vs Lyceum (jrs)
12 nn LPU vs AU (jrs)
2 p.m. SSC vs JRU (jrs)
4 p.m. Lyceum vs Arellano (srs)
6 p.m. San Sebastian vs JRU (srs)
Assets
International Reserves P 3,299,694,540,744.84
Deposits with foreign banks 220,240,937,811.11
Other cash balances 365,502,533.23
Investments 2,641,516,164,001.51
Gold 381,768,406,383.88
International Monetary Fund special drawing rights 55,803,530,015.11
Investment in government securities 218,799,415,174.42
Loans and advances 113,768,204,496.82
Other fnancial assets 99,395,949,064.54
Acquired assets held for sale 1,209,950,925.51
Investment property 9,719,874,986.60
Bank premises, furniture, fxtures and equipment 15,377,815,764.41
Other assets 19,062,016,613.57
Total P 3,777,027,767,770.71
Liabilities and capital
Liabilities
Currency in circulation P 573,015,567,300.32
Foreign currency borrowings 21,667,404,816.06
Government deposits 193,386,428,375.58
Deposits of banks and other fnancial institutions 731,317,652,533.00
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase 214,713,000,000.00
Special deposit accounts 1,721,090,348,339.91
Allocation of special drawing rights 55,806,082,138.11
Revaluation of foreign currency accounts 113,760,481,561.51
Other fnancial liabilities 9,216,143,919.70
Other liabilities 7,194,624,588.08
Total 3,641,167,733,572.27
Capital
Capital 20,000,000,000.00
Surplus 49,384,048,060.11
Unrealized gains/(losses) on investments (7,419,898,813.94)
Capital reserves 78,644,299,145.23
Undivided profts/(loss) from operations (4,748,414,192.96)
Total 135,860,034,198.44
Total liabilities and capital P 3,777,027,767,770.71
Other information :
Revaluation of foreign currency accounts is presented in the liability section in
accordance with Section 45, R.A. 7653 of the New Central Bank Act.
For the COMMISSION ON AUDIT:
(Sgd.) MA. TERESITA R. GOJUNCO (Sgd.) WILLIE S. ASTO
SA V - Supervising Auditor Managing Director
(Sgd.) AMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR.
Governor
GENERAL BALANCE SHEET
As of January 31, 2012
B1
Business
Ray S. Eano, Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
IN BRIEF
Govt eyes longer LRT 1 route
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
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OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P575-P705
LPG/11-kg tank
P49.00-P56.57
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P39.38-P43.99
Diesel
P47.69-P53.00
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.7410
Japan Yen 0.012847 0.5362
UK Pound 1.622200 67.7123
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128989 5.3841
Switzerland Franc 1.068376 44.5951
Canada Dollar 1.022390 42.6756
Singapore Dollar 0.814598 34.0021
Australia Dollar 1.041341 43.4666
Bahrain Dinar 2.653224 110.7482
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1309
Brunei Dollar 0.811293 33.8642
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000105 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.032342 1.3500
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.3646
Euro Euro 1.293000 53.9711
Korea Won 0.000893 0.0373
China Yuan 0.158496 6.6158
India Rupee 0.018702 0.7806
Malaysia Ringgit 0.325786 13.5986
NewZealand Dollar 0.821085 34.2729
Taiwan Dollar 0.034046 1.4211
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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BDO to participate in Exportbank auction
S&P ups
growth
forecast
to 4.9%
July imports dropped slightly to $5b
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
STANDARD & Poors on
Tuesday revised its economic
growth forecast for the
Philippines this year to 4.9
percent from 4.3 percent.
Standard & Poors said in a
statement the upgrade reects
the ongoing strength of the
countrys domestic economy.
The Philippines is the only
country in the Asia Pacic
upgraded by the credit rating
agency.
We have lowered our base
case forecasts of 2012 real
GDP growth by about half a
percentage point for China to
7.5 percent; Japan to 2.0 percent;
Korea to 2.5 percent; Singapore
to 2.1 percent; and Taiwan to
1.9 percent, said S&P credit
analyst Andrew Palmer.
We have also revised our
forecast down by about one
percentage point each for Hong
Kong to 1.8 percent and India to
5.5 percent. For Australia, the
forecast is marginally down to
3.0 percent from 3.2 percent,
Palmer said.
S&P said a slowdown in
China, ongoing troubles in
the Eurozone and a weaker
recovery in the US had led it to
predict lower economic growth
for Asia Pacic.
The Philippine economy
grew 6.4 percent in the rst
quarter of 2012 and 5.8 percent
in the second quarter.
S&Ps upward revision of
the GDP growth forecast for the
Philippine economy validates
our view that home-grown
sources of resilience can buffer
the economy from external
headwinds, said Bangko Sentral
Governor Amando Tetangco Jr.
By Lailany P. Gomez
THE government plans to extend the
Light Rail Transit Line 1 further to
Dasmarias, Cavite and bid out the
contract in the third quarter next year,
an ofcial from the Transportation
Department said Tuesday.
Were studying the plan to
extend LRT 1 from Bacoor to
Dasmarias, and hopefully we
can start bidding out the project
by third quarter next year. This
will serve the densely populated
Cavite province, DoTC
Undersecretary Rene Limcaoco
told participants of a business
forum Tuesday.
He said the study would not
hamper the ongoing bidding
process for the P60-billion LRT
1 Cavite extension from Baclaran
to Niog in Bacoor, Cavite.
The agency is accepting
documents for the Cavite extension
until Sept. 28 before proceeding
with the pre-qualifying bid.
Transportation said it would
conduct a pre-qualication
conference with prospective
bidders to clarify the
invitation documents and address
their concerns.
The Cavite extension project
will lengthen the existing 20.7-
kilometer LRT Line 1 system,
which runs from Roosevelt
Avenue in Quezon City to
Baclaran in Paraaque, by an
additional 11.7-km southward to
Bacoor, Cavite.
Eight passenger stations with
a provision for two additional
stations, one satellite depot and
three intermodal facilities are part
of the project.
The extended line will increase
ridership of LRT 1 from 500,000
to 700,000 passengers a day.
The postponement of
the submission of the
pre-qualication documents set
originally on Aug. 22 this year to
Sept. 28 has raised concerns from
some prospective bidders.
Transportation said it moved the
date in response to the request of
several prospective bidders for more
time to prepare the qualication
documents and in light of the
recent revisions to the instructions
to prospective bidders.
The delay and governments
admission that it was revising
the terms of reference of the
auction has prompted some of
the prospective bidders to suspect
that the bid and awards committee
wanted to alter the terms of the
contract to favor certain parties,
who might not be able to comply
with the original conditions.
Notable local and foreign
companies that have expressed
interest in the extension project
include San Miguel Corp., D.
M. Consunji Inc., Ayala Corp.,
Marubeni Corp., Sumitomo
Corp., Hanjin Heavy Industries
& Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi.
By Bernadette Lunas
IMPORTS fell 0.8 percent in July
from a year ago, as the country
bought less raw materials and
petroleum products from other
markets at the start of the third
quarter, the National Statistics
Ofce said Tuesday.
Data showed July imports
declined to $4.96 billion from
$5 billion a year earlier. It was
also lower by 2.5 percent than
the $5.1 billion recorded in
June.
The July imports data brought
the seven-month tally to $35.7
billion, still up by 0.2 percent from
$35.66 billion in July last year.
Purchases of electronic inputs,
used mainly for the assembly of
electronic products, rose 4.8
percent in July, much slower
than the 27.1-percent growth
recorded in June. The share of
electronic inputs in total imports
also declined to its lowest level
this year at 24.6 percent.
Petroleum imports, in
the forms of mineral fuels,
lubricants and related materials,
contracted 12.3 percent to $1.15
billion in July from $1.3 billion
a year ago.
The contraction in value may
be attributed to the 1.9-percent
decrease in volume of inward
shipments, the NSO said.
The country incurred a trade
decit of $4.2 billion as of July,
smaller than the trade gap of
$6.3 billion registered during
the same period last year. This
was brought about by the faster
growth in exports than imports.
Data showed that while
imports rose 0.2 percent to
$35.7 billion in the seven-month
period, exports increased 7.4
percent to $31.5 billion during
the same period.
Property
update. Kittelson
McCullough Carpo,
or KMC Mag Group, a
leading commercial
real estate company,
held a roundtable
discussion on the
current status of the
real estate industry
in the country at the
companys new ofce
at Fort Bonifacio
Global City in Taguig.
Shown are (from
right) KMC Mag
managing director
Michael McCullough,
associate director
Anna Maria Christina
Marco and chairman
Gregory Kittelson.
SONNY ESPIRITU
By Jenniffer B. Austria
BDO Unibank Inc., the banking
unit of conglomerate SM
Investments Corp., will bid for
the closed Export and Industry
Bank, which the government will
auction next month.
Yes. We will participate in the
bidding, BDO chairman Teresita
Sy-Coson said when asked if the
bank would join the auction.
BDO was in talks with EIB for a
possible takeover deal, before the
troubled bank was placed under
the receivership of Philippine
Deposit Insurance Corp. in April.
Negotiations between the two
banks bogged down because of
certain legal issues.
The PDIC announced last week
it would auction the shuttered
bank on Oct. 18.
Other banks such as the
Yuchengco-owned Rizal
Commercial Banking Corp. also
expressed interest in EIB, which
had 50 branches and a deposit
base of P14.8 billion.
The Bangko Sentral ordered
the closure of EIB in April on
account of its inability to meet its
obligations as they become due,
insufcient realizable assets to
meet its liabilities and its inability
to continue business without
involving probable losses to its
depositors or creditors.
The bidding for EIB
rehabilitation was earlier
scheduled in September, but was
moved to October to give creditors
and uninsured depositors more
time to submit their consent.
Exportbank was the same bank
which took over the troubled
Urban Bank in 2001.
The bank, whose head ofce
is a landmark at the corner of
Chino Roces Ave. and Gil Puyat
Ave. in Makati City, is owned
by Ridderbrecht B.V. (with 11.6
percent), Lead Bancfund Holdings
Inc. (10 percent), Apex Bancrights
Holdings Inc. (10 percent), Extra
Year Investments Ltd. (9.5
percent), Asiawide Refreshments
(8.5 percent), Medco Asia
Investments Corp. (7.9 percent),
businessman Alfredo Yao (6.4
percent), Zest-O Corp. (5.9
percent) and San Miguel Corp. (5
percent).
It is headed by Jaime Gonzalez
as chairman and Juan Victor
Tanjuatco as president.
Globe taps insurance rms
GLOBE Telecom Inc., the second-largest telecommunications company,
has tapped institutional investors to provide a 10-year, xed-rate term
loan facility to nance maturing debt and expansion programs.
Globe said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it signed a P2-billion
term loan with three insurance companiesPhilippine American Life
and General Insurance Co., Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. and Sunlife
of Canada (Philippines) Inc.
We want to take advantage of the current low interest rate environment
to fund capital expenditure requirements for next year and renance our
loans, allowing us to generate savings for the company, said Albert de
Larrazabal, Globes chief nancial ofcer.
Insular Investment Corp. arranged the loan. Lailany P. Gomez
MNTC to borrow P16.8b
MANILA North Tollways Corp., a unit of Metro Pacic Tollways Corp.,
will allot at least $400 million, or P16.8 billion, to nance the phased
expansion of the North Luzon Expressway, its president said Tuesday.
Rodrigo Franco, MNTC president, told reporters the toll way operator
planned to tap the domestic debt market next year to fund the rms
expansion program.
After completing segment 8.1 which connected Mindanao Avenue to
NLEX south of the Valenzuela Interchange, the toll operator is set to start
in November or December the construction of a road linking NLEX to
C3 in Caloocan.
Were about to start the NLEX-Valenzuela link before the year ends and
hopefully the other segments. All of these are dependent on how quick the
government will be able to deliver the right of way, Franco told reporters
at the sidelines of a business fourm in Makati City. Lailany P. Gomez
New Agus power plant
AGUS 3 Hydropower Corp., a company owned by businessman Salvador
Zamora, has urged the Joint Congressional Power Commission to allow
it to put up a 225-megawatt hydropower plant in Mindanao costing an
estimated $500 million to address the growing power needs of the island.
Agus 3 chairman and chief executive Salvador Zamora II sent a letter
to Henedina Abad, JCPC chairman, asking the committee to approve the
construction of the plant after the Energy Department said it could not act
on the service contract application.
The continued inaction of Secretary [Jose Rene] Almendras to the
application of Agus 3 HC for RE service contract for the Agus 3 HEP
exacerbates the already precarious power situation in Mindanao,
Zamora said. Alena Mae S. Flores
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ManilaStandardToday adv.mst@gmail.com SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 WEDNESDAY
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Department of Public Works and Highways
Davao del Sur 2
nd
Engineering District
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Re-Invitation to Bid for
Contract ID Number 12LE0023
Concreting of Farm to Market Road @ Sitio Baluntaya, Brgy.
Talagutong, Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur
1. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur,
through the Department of Agriculture (DA), intends to apply the sum of Five
Million Two hundred Seventy Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Eight
Pesos (php 5,279,778. 00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for CID # 12LE0023-Concreting of farm to Market
Road @ Sitio Baluntaya, Brgy. Talagutong, Don Marcelino, Davao del Sur. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur now
invites bids for Concreting of Road].
1
Completion of the Works is required Sixty
(60)CD]. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of
an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 oclock in the morning to 5:000
clock in the afternoon.
Documents in the amount of Ten thousand pesos only (Php 10,000.00).
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the DPWH website,
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than
the submission of their bids.
2
interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del
Sur will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 2, 2012 at 10:00 oclock
in the morning at DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita,
Davao del Sur-BAC Offce, which shall be opened to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 15, 2012 at
DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur-BAC
Offce at 10: 00 0 clock in the morning. All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause
18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
8. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from prospective bidders at 5:00 oclock in the
afternoon of October 10, 2012 and Issuance of bidding documents starts on
Sept 24, 2012 to 9:00 oclock in the morning of October 15, 2012.
9. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2
nd
DEO, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
Contact number: 09474164895
(Sgd.) ANDREW A. PANGAN
Engineer III-BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) NOE V. PLACER
District Engineer
FOR AND IN THE ABSENCE OF
THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:
(Sgd.) RODRIGO C. LARETE
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
Davao del Sur 2
nd
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Re-Invitation to Bid for
Repair/Maintenance of Culaman Flood Control,Culaman,
Malita, Davao del Sur
1. The DPWH 2
nd
through the RA-Fund 101-General Fund- FY 2012].
1
intends to apply the sum
of Seven Million Seven hundred Seventy three thousand Five hundred Eighty
Pesos (php 7,773,580.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)
to payments under the contract for CID # 12LE0032-RepairIMaint. Of Culaman
Flood Control, Culaman, Malita. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
now invites bids for Removal of damage structure; excavation; reinforcing
steel; Handlaid rock embankment].
2
Completion of the Works is required Ninety
(90CD)]. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of
an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
nd
District
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 0 clock in the morning to 5:00
oclock in the afternoon.
Government Electronic Procurement System (philGEPS) and the DPWH website,
3
a) If the Procuri ng Enti ty i ntends to open the Pre-Bi d Conference to al l
interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur will
hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 2, 2012 at 10:00 oclock in the morning
at DPWH 2
nd
Offce, which shall be opened to all interested parties.
DPWH 2
nd
Offce at 10:00 oclock in the morning. All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause
18.
8. Deadline of Receipt of LOls from prospective bidders at 5:00 0 clock in the
afternoon of October 10,2012 and Issuance of bidding documents starts on
September 24,2012 to 9:00 o clock in the morning of October 15, 2012.
9. The DPWH 2
nd
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2
nd
NOTED:
District Engineer
FOR AND IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:
Davao del Sur 2
nd
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Invitation to Bid for
Asphalt Overlay along Malalag-Malita Road- Fisheries
Section, km 1589+040-1589+890
1. The DPWH 2
nd
through the Department of Agriculture (DA), intends to apply the sum of Nine Million
Nine hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 9,900,000.00) being the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for CID # 12LE0039-Asphalt
Overlay along Malalag-Malita Road- Fisheries Section, km. 1589+040-1589+890.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur now
invites bids for Concreting of Road].
1
Completion of the Works is required Thirty
(30)CD]. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description
of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
nd
District
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 0 clock in the morning to 5:000
clock in the afternoon.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the DPWH website,
2
interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 2, 2012 at 10:00 oclock in the
morning at DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao
del Sur-BAC Offce, which shall be opened to all interested parties.
DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur-BAC Offce
at 10:00 oclock in the morning. All bids -must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
8. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from prospective bidders at 5:00 oclock in the
afternoon of October 10, 2012 and Issuance of bidding documents starts on Sept
24, 2012 to 9:00 o clock in the morning of October 15, 2012.
9. The DPWH 2
nd
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2
nd
NOTED:
District Engineer
FOR AND IN THE ABSENCE OF
THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:
BATAAN FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Roman Expressway, Mulawin, Orani, Bataan
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee of the DPWH Bataan 1
st
District
Engineering Offce, through the FY 2012, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract ID: 12CA0077
Contract Name: Construction of a Pilot Trial on Use of Elasto Bar Chips
in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement along Roman
Expressway
Contract Location: Orani, Bataan
Scope of Work: Concreting of Road per Trial and Asphalting of Road
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 7,000,000.00
Contract Duration: 90 Calendar Days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Deadline: Sept. 24-October 16, 2012 Until 10:00 AM
2. Issuance of Bid Documents From : Sept 24-October 16, 2012 Until 10:00 AM
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 04, 2012 @02:00 P .M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 16, 2012 Until 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids October 16, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
Bataan First District Engineering Offce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of
P10,000.00 as per Dept. Order No. 52 series 2011. Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on
or before the submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall
include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and postqualifcation.
The DPWH-Bataan First District Engineering Offce reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before
contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) FERMIN Q. CRUZ, JR.
BAC Chairman

Noted By:

(Sgd.) WILFREDO S. MALLARI
District Engineer
Siquijor Engineering District
Larena, Siquijor
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following
contract(s):

1. Contract ID: 12HM-0033
Contract Name: Pr event i ve Mai nt enance of Secondar y Road,
Luyang-Poo-Lazi at KO017+306-KO017+461 and
KO017+811-KO018+236
Contract Location: Siquijor
Scope of Work: Individual Removal of Tress, small; Removal of
Existing Canal; Removal of Existing Guardrails &
Post; Surplus Common Excavation; Pipe Culverts
and Drai n Excavati on; Embankment; Subgrade
Pr epar at i on; Aggr egat e Sub-Base Cour se;
Aggregate Base Course; Bituminous Prime Coat;
Bituminous Concrete Surface Course, Hot Laid;
Reinforcing Steel; Structural Concrete Class A ;
Pipe Culverts (910mm); Riprap, Class A; Grouted
Riprap, Class A; Stone Masonry; Metal Guardrail
(Metal Beam) Including Post; Pavement Markings
(Refectorized Thermoplastic); Facilities for the
Handicapped & GAD; Mobilization/Demobilization;
Facilities for the Engineer and Construction Safety
& Health
Approved Budget for the Contact (ABC): Php 16,907,100.00
Contract Duration: 240 calendar days
Non-refundable payment for bid forms & plans: Php 10,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DWPH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture
with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at
least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the Deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 10, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents Sept. 26 Oct. 16, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference Time and Date 10:00 A.M.
October 5, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M.
October 16, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 10:00 A.M.
October 16, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Siquijor
District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of Php10,000.00 for Bidding Documents as stated above. Prospective bidders may
also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that
will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before
the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ERMIE P. GONGOB
Engineer III
(Acting BAC Chairman)
DPWH INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
Region VI - Western Visayas
ILOILO CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Fort San Pedro Road, Iloilo City
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Iloilo City District Engineering Offce, invites Contractors to apply for eligibility
and to bid for the herein Contract:
1. Contract ID: 12GJ0036 (RE-AD)
Contract Name: Construction of Bito-on Slope Protection along Iloilo
Ci t y-Leganes-Dumangas Coast al Road Il oi l o Ci t y-
Leganes-Dumangas Coastal Road
Contract Location: Iloilo City-Leganes-Dumangas Coastal Road Iloilo City
Scope of Work: Construction of Bito-on Slope Protection ,
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC):P 8,659,890.43
Contract Duration: 75 CD
Bid Documents: P 10,000.00
2. Contract ID: 12GJ0037 (RE-AD)
Contract Name: Constructi on of Drai nage System al ong LaPaz-Jaro
Road Commission Civil Section
Contract Location: Lapaz-Jaro Road Commission Civil Section,Iloilo City
Scope of Work: Construction of Drainage System
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) P 7,265,261.36
3. Contract ID: 12GJ0085
Contract Name: Completion of on-going Bridges (Including Approaches),
Buntatala Bridge along Iloilo-Iloilo-Capiz, Road (New
Route), Iloilo City
Contract Location: Iloilo City
Scope of Work: Construction of 25 ln.m, One span-Two Lane PSCG
Bridge with Approaches
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 30,572,639.32
The BAC will con uct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR
of RA 984. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected during
the opening of bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria : (a) prior registration with the
DPWH, (b) Filipino (c) Citizen or 75% Filipino owned partnership, corporation, cooperative
or joint: venture , (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this Contract,
(d) completion of similar contract costing at least 50% of the ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to the ABC, or credit
line commitment of a t least 10% of the ABC. The BAC will use non discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH
Procurement Offce for Civil Works (POCW) will only process the contractors application
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractor s Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: September 27, 2012 to
October 17, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
2. Pre-Bid Conference Date : October 4, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Date: October 11, 2012@ 4:00 PM
4. Receipt of Bid Deadline : October 17, 2012 Time: 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids Date : October 17, 2012 Time : 2:01 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of the
BAC- TWG , Iloilo City District Engineering Offce , Fort San Pedro, Iloilo City, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee as indicated above for every project. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees on
or before the submission of their bids . Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR .
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC
or the eligibility requirements pursuant to Section 23.1 of IRR. The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid . Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the Bid Evaluation and Post-Qualifcation.
Only the proprietor in case of sole proprietorship or his duly authorized representative
and the duly authorized representatives in case of the corporations who are stated in
their Contractors Registration Certifcate are allowed to submit letters of intent, purchase
and receive bidding documents and to drop bids.
The Head of the Procuring Entity, DPWH-Iloilo City District Engineering Offce, Iloilo
City, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time
prior to the contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s;
(Sgd.) FEMA G. GUADALUPE
BAC Chairman
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INVlTATION FOR BIDS
Reference: National Roads Improvement and Management
Program, Phase II (NRIMP -2)
Loan No. 7552-PH
LM-2.1: Nor t h Luzon, Mani l a Nor t h Road
(Monumento-Agoo/ Aringay Boundary)
1. The Republic of the Philippines through the Department of
Public Works and Highways has received a loan from the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD) toward the cost of the National road Improvement and
Management Program, Phase II (NRIMP-2). It is intended that
part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible
payments under L.M-2.1: Manila North Road (Monumento-
Agoo/Aringay Boundary), North Luzon.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites
sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Long Long Terrn
Performance based Maintenance (LTPBM) Contract of the
Manila North Road, Monumento-Agoo/ Aringay Boundary,
North Luzon. The length of the road project is 234.062 kms .
3. Bidding will be Conducted through the International
Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specifed in the World
Banks Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA
Credit dated May 2004, and revised in October 2006, with
evaluation on a post-qualifcation basis and is open to all
qualifed potential bidders from Eligible Source Countries as
defned in the Bidding Documents.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from
and inspect the bidding documents at the offce of the Program
Director, NRIM-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines
with Telephone Nos. (032) 304-3779 and 304-37-83.
5. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by
interested bidders starting September 26, 2012, at NRIM-
PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of PhP11,000.00, or the equivalent
amount in a freely convertible currency.
6. The provisions in the Instruction to Bidders and in the General
Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the World Bank
Sample Bidding Documents (SBD): Procurement of Works
and Services under Output and Performance-Based Road
Contracts.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the
amount of PhP 32.00 Million only in the following forms: a.
unconditional bank guarantee, b. Irrevocable letter of credit,
and c. cashier, certifed/managers check. Bid security issued
by a surety shall not be accepted. Bids must be delivered to
the Department of Public Works and Highways, NRIM-PO,
2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines, on November 29,
2012 at or before 10:00 A.M. Bids will be opened immediately
thereafter in the presence of bidders representatives who
choose to attend.
(Sgd.) RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
Chairman, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC)
For Civil Works and NRIMP-2
Port Area, Manila, Philippines
E-mail:asis.raul@dpwh.gov.ph
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Manila
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVlTATION FOR BIDS
Reference: National Roads Improvement and Management
Program, Phase II (NRIMP -2)
Loan No. 7552-PH
LM-2.2: Sout h Luzon, Mani l a Sout h Road
(Pagsanjan-Tayabas-Lucena and Tiaong-Lucena
Diversion Road-Pagbilao-Sta. Elena, Camarines
Norte-Sections)
1. The Republic of the Philippines through the Department of Public
Works and Highways has received a loan from the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of
the National road Improvement and Management Program, Phase
II (NRIMP-2). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan
will be applied to eligible payments under L.M-2.2: South Luzon,
Manila South Road (Pagsanjan-Tayabas-Lucena and Tiaong-Lucena
Diversion Road-Pagbilao-Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte Sections),
South Luzon.
.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites sealed
bids from eligible bidders for the Long Long Term Performance based
Maintenance (LTPBM) Contract of the Manila South Road, (Pagsanjan-
Tayabas-Lucena and Tiaong-Lucena Diversion Road-Pagbilao-Sta.
Elena Camarines Norte Sections), South Luzon. The length of the
road project is 207.26 kms.
3. Bidding will be Conducted through the International Competitive
Bidding (ICB) procedures specifed in the World Banks Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credit dated May 2004,
and revised in October 2006, with evaluation on a post-qualifcation
basis and is open to all qualifed potential bidders from Eligible Source
Countries as defned in the Bidding Documents.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and
inspect the bidding documents at the offce of the Program Director,
NRIM-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines with Telephone
Nos. (032) 304-3779 and 304-37-83.
5. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested
bidders starting September 26, 2012, at NRIM-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port
Area, Manila, Philippines, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of PhP11,000.00, or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible
currency.
6. The provisions in the Instruction to Bidders and in the General
Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the World Bank Sample
Bidding Documents (SBD): Procurement of Works and Services under
Output and Performance-Based Road Contracts.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of
PhP 35.00 Million only in the following forms: a. unconditional bank
guarantee, b. Irrevocable letter of credit, and c. cashier, certifed/
managers check. Bid security issued by a surety shall not be
accepted. Bids must be delivered to the Department of Public Works
and Highways, NRIM-PO, 2
nd
Stree, Port Area, Manila, Philippines,
on November 29, 2012 at or before 10:00 A.M. Bids will be opened
immediately thereafter in the presence of bidders representatives
who choose to attend.
(Sgd.) RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
Chairman, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC)
For Civil Works and NRIMP-2
Port Area, Manila, Philippines
E-mail:asis.raul@dpwh.gov.ph
Camarines Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Baras, Canaman, Camarines Sur
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH Camarines Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC) invites contractors to apply to bid for the following projects;
I. a. Contract I.D. : 13FE0002
b. Contract Name : PROJECT CLUSTER 2013-001
Preventive. Maintenance
Asphalt overlay :along Naga-Calabanga-Balongay
Road, (Intermittent Section )
KO444+000-KO444+760; L=760m
KO448+862-KO448+1012;L=150m
KO453+000-KO454+047; L=1,000m
KO454+047-KO454+997; L=950m
c. Contract Location : Bombon & Calabanga Cam. Sur
d. Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay
d. Approved Budget for the Contract: P 18,832,522.43
e. Contract Duration : 54 CD
f. Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
g. Net length : 2,860.00 In.m
II. a. Contract I.D. : 13FE0004
b. Contract Name : PROJECT CLUSTER 2013-002
Preventive Maintenance
Asphalt overlay with Re-Blocking along
Pili Diversion Road,(Intermittent Section)
KO450+( -348)-KO451 +000; L= 1,350m
KO452+000-KO453+000;L=1,010m
c. Contract Location : Pili Camarines Sur
d. Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay with Re-Blocking
d. Approved Budget for the Contract: P 17,016,291.14
e. Contract Duration : 54 CD
f. Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
g. Net length : 2,360 In.m
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids in excess of the ABC for the contract shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To apply and to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed and
submitted by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. Upon submission of
the LOIs, the interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original ( for authentication
purposes and issuance of Bid Documents) for the following documents: 1. Class A Documents
(contained in the Contractors Registration Certifcate)(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents: a.)Department
of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration Certifcate or CDA; b.)
valid and Current Mayors Permit/Municipal License 1.2 Technical Documents; a.) valid Joint Venture
Agreement, in case of (J.V.) and Eligibility Documents for each member; b.) valid PCAB License
and Registration; c.) Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation duly Certifed by the Authorized
Managing Offcer (AMO); d.) Latest copy of Authorizing Managing Offcer; e.)Certifcate of Safety
Offcer Seminar from DOLE; f.) Phil-Geps Order Form (Document Request list); g.) CPES rating
of the contractor must be at least satisfactory, as provided under Sec. 23.5.2.4 of Revised IRR of
R.A. 9184 1.3) Financial Documents; a.) Prospective Bidders Audited Financial Statement for the
preceding calendar year which should not be earlier than 2 years from the date of bid submission;
b.) Prospective Bidders Computation of its NFCC.
The LOIs shall be submitted by Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors
Information(C.I.).Submission of LOIs by persons with a Special Power of Attorney shall not be
allowed. The Contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria:
(a) prior registration with the DPWH & PHILGEPS, b) Filipino citizen or 75%-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of
this contract, (d) completion of. a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least equal to 10% of ABC. The inclusion of Material Data on the Pledge equipment for the
project in compliance with DO no.58 series of 2012. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check, and preliminary examination of bids. .
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce
will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements and issue
the Contractors Certifcate of Registration(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
The Signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 24-0ctober 16, 2012
2. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective bidders October 9,2012 until 10:00 a.m.
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 4, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
4. Receipts of Bids October 16,2012 until 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids October 16,2012 at 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of (BDS) Bidding Documents at the BAC Offce, DPWH
Camarines Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Baras Canaman, Camarines Sur, upon payment of
non-refundable fees as stated above for Bid Documents. Prospective bidders may also download
the BDS if available from DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDSs from
the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. The
Pre-Bid conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDS. Bids
must be accompanied by a Bid Security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in two
(2) separate sealed envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, eligibility requirements under Section 23.1 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184
and a copy of the updated CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the
bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid
evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Camarines Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process at anytime prior Contract Award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO A. ALEJO, JR.
BAC-Chairman
Cebu 1st District Engineering Offce
Regional Equipment Services Compound
V. Sotto Street, Cebu City
(MST-Sept. 20 & 26, 2012)
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Cebu 1
st
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects :
Item No. 1
a. Contract ID : 12HD0053
b. Contract Name : Cluster XXVII Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of
Damaged Paved National Roads (intermittent sections):
1. KO105+138-KO105+338 - Php3,589,555.57
(KO104+815-KO105+016)
2. KO105+500 KO107+000 - 5,197,785.25
3. KO105+338 KO105+408 - 1,498,250.97
(KO104+951 KO105+016)
KO105+408 KO105+418
(KO105+(-194)-KO105+(-187))
4. KO105+120-KO105+138 - 374,984.31
TOTAL - Php10,660,576.10

c. Contract Location : Toledo-Tabuelan-San Remegio, Cebu
d. Scope of Work : Concreting
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php10,660,576.10
f. Contract Duration : 121 Calendar Days
g. Funding Source : CY 2013 Regular Infra.
h. Bid Document Fee : Php10,000.00
Item No. 2
b. Contract Name : Cluster XXVIII :
1) Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/ - Php8,452,447.76
Upgrading of Damaged Paved
National Roads (intermittent
sections) BCMDM Road,
KO134+387 KO134+880
2) Road Upgrading (Gravel to - 4,382,720.45
Paved) at BCMDM Road,
KO132+335 KO132+586
(KO129+(-491) KO129+(-280)
TOTAL - Php12,835,168.21
c. Contract Location : Bogo-Curva-Medellin-Daanbantayan-Maya Road, Cebu
Item No. 3
b. Contract Name : Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Bongon Bridge
c. Contract Location : Sogod-Tabuelan Road, Cebu
d. Scope of Work : Replacement
Item No. 4
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Bogo - Curva -
Medellin-Daanbantyan-Maya Road, K0135+000 K0135+1000
c . Contract Location : Daanbantayan, Cebu
g. Funding Source : CY 2013 Infra.
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet
the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75%
Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : September 20, 2012 to October 02, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference : September 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
3. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders : September 26, 2012 to October 01, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids : October 08, 2012 at 8:00a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids : October 08, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accompanied forms as specifed in the BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the evaluation and
the post qualifcation.

The Department of Public Works and Highways Cebu I
st
District Engineering
Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(SGD) MARIETTA D. ECARMA
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(SGD) WILFREDO AV. ENCISO, CEO VI
District Engineer
Region III
PAMPANGA 3
rd
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Angeles City
Telephone Nos. (045) 323-5782 / 887-5249
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
Revised DPWH-INFRA-07-09
The Department of Public Works and Highways Pampanga 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s)
Contract ID: 12CIOO67
Contract Name: Desilting of Sapang Balen Creek
Contract Location: Magalang Pampanga
Scope of Work: Desilting
Bidding Documents: Php 5,000.00
Contract ID: 12CIOO68
Contract Name: Desilting of Balitucan Creek
Contract Location: Magalang Pampanga
Scope of Work: Desilting
Bidding Documents: Php 5,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and
cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50%
of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use nondiscretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline of the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate
of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished LOIs and obtain the results
of the eligibility check at the same address.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From Sept. 19 Oct. 9, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference September 28, 2012 10:00 a.m
3. Receipt of Bids Deadline: Oct. 9, 2012 10:30 A.M
4. Opening of Bids October 9, 2012 right after the Processing
of the eligibility
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Pampanga 3
rd

District Engineering Offce, San Francisco St., Brgy. Pampang, Angeles City.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site,
if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids
Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways Pampanga 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to
annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) CARMELITA C. ROMERO
BAC Chairman
Notice is hereby given that the following companies/employers have with
this Regional Offce Application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s:
Name and Address of
Company/Employer
Name and Citizenship
of Foreign National
Position and Brief
Description of
functions
CORAL BAY NICKEL
CORPORATION
Bgy. Rio Tuba, Bataraza,
Palawan
1. MR. YUICHI
OZEKI
Electrical Advisor
If you have any information/objection to the abovementioned application/s
please communicate with the Regional Director.

(Sgd.) MA. ZENAIDA EUSEBIA A. ANGARA
OIC Regional Director
NOT I CE OF FI L I NG OF APPL I CAT I ON FOR AL I EN
EMPL OYMENT PERMI T ( AEP)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA)
Oriental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
The City Government of Makati, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites registered suppliers/manufacturers/
distributors/contractors to bid for the hereunder projects:
NO. NAME OF PROJECT AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION LOCATION APPROVED BUDGET
1 Activated Carbon Filter and other laboratory supplies for the use of Ospital ng Makati OSMAK P5,507,721.40
2 Blood Agar Base and other laboratory supplies for the use of Ospital ng Makati OSMAK P3,678,466.50
3 Fan Aerobic Culture Bottles and other laboratory supplies for the use of Ospital ng Makati OSMAK P2,799,330.00
Prospective Bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project
for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examinations of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria. Post-Qualifcation of the Lowest Calculated Bid shall be conducted.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation
of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR).
The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 04, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 18, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
Bidding Documents will be available only to Prospective Bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of
______________________to the City Government of Makati Cashier.
(fee for Bid Documents) (Procuring Entity)
The City Government of Makati assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for
(Procuring Entity)
any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.
The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein and to accept such
proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE VEYRA
Chairperson

Bids and Awards Committee
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
INVITATION TO BID
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
LUNGSOD NG MAKATI
AUCTI ON SALE
ACME PAWNSHOP - 1
st
Level Glorietta 3 Ayala,
Makati and its branches in
Mejalco Bldg., Benavidez
St., Legaspi Village, Makati
and L & R Bldg., Pasay
Road, Makati auction sale
on October 03, 2012, 2:00
pm Alabang Town Center,
Alabang Zapote Road, MJ
Holding Bldg., Almanza
Las Pias Acme Bldg.,
Real St., Las Pias and
Acme Pawnshop Inc. G/F
San Bartolome Church
Bldg., Malabon City, at
1:30 pm; Unit 3 Parklea
Bldg., Edsa, Shaw Blvd.,
Mandaluyong City, Circle
C G14, # 17 Congressional
Ave., Bahay Toro, D1,
Quezon City at 2:30pm.
All items pawned March
16, 2012 t o Apri l 15,
2012. Sons of Lanuza
Auctioneer.
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
For fast ad results,
please call
659-48-30 local 303
or
659-4803
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TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 8,463,635 569,525,770.4
INDUSTRIAL 107,159,577 957,603,272.88
HOLDING FIRMS 65,945,128 811,570,230.1
PROPERTY 117,101,291 468,040,449.26
SERVICES 289,009,035 803,272,578.15
MINING & OIL 1,041,677,015 274,420,291.686
GRAND TOTAL 1,629,355,681 3,884,432,592.48
FINANCIAL 1,349.02 (UP) 4.11
INDUSTRIAL 8,065.49 (UP) 29.47
HOLDING FIRMS 4,508.35 (UP) 20.33
PROPERTY 2,052.43 (DOWN) 34.39
SERVICES 1,798.48 (DOWN) 3.39
MINING & OIL 20,528.51 (DOWN) 76.49
PSEI 5,325.17 (DOWN) 0.43
All Shares Index 3,546.66 (DOWN). 1.01
Gainers: 66; Losers: 85; Unchanged: 43; Total: 194
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Very Brit, innit?
Peyups peeps on MVP
IN LESS than two weeks, the Senate Blue Ribbon
committee, headed by Senator TG Guingona, is
scheduled to look into what Senator Sergio Osmea
III called in his privilege speech at the Senate oor
last Sept. 17 as the grandmother of all scams,
referring to what is known as the Presidents Bridge
Program.
The seed of the program was sown apparently
with all good intentions during the time of then
President Fidel Ramos. However, it had been,
over time, eventually overrun by the weed of
greed, notably during the tenure of then very
healthy President but now ofcially ailing Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
A major point of inquiry in the Blue Ribbon
investigation is to nd out what needs mending
in the intricate mesh of laws that, despite their
being all designed to minimize, if not eliminate,
irregularities and corruption, nevertheless permitted
a foreign company to suspiciously corner the supply
of bridges that were purchased at atrociously high
costs and installed in the least appropriate sites.
Complicating the matter is that that foreign
company is the United Kingdoms Mabey and
Johnson. Mabey and Johnson holds the dubious
record of, according to the Sept. 25, 2009 issue of
theguardian, being the rst major British company
to be convicted of foreign bribery. It had admitted,
in its plea bargain agreement with the UK Serious
Fraud Ofce before the Southwark crown court,
to having bribed ofcials in Ghana, Madagascar,
Jamaica, Angola, Mozambique, and Bangladesh.
Two years later, David Mabey, together with two
others in the company, were, according to the Feb.
10, 2011 issue of theguardian, convicted of inating
costs to generate kickbacks to Iraq regime of
Saddam Hussein. This deal with Saddam Hussein
was in deance of the UN sanctions.
The convictions of foreign bribery were the result
of prosecutions by the UKs Serious Fraud Ofce
apparently responding to the revelations made by
the theguardian as early as 2004 publishing, among
others, The Corner Houses suspicions of Mabey
and Johnson. The Corner House is a UK anti-
corruption campaigner.
Apparently, UKs Ambassador to the Philippines,
Paul Dimond, was not reading theguardian. In the
same year that those anomalies were cropping
up in London, Her Majestys Ambassador wrote,
on April 16, 2004, to Her Excellency Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of
the Philippines. He invited the attention of GMA
to the attached proposal from Mabey and Johnson
Ltd. for a Priority Bridge Program...
He praised Mabey and Johnson to high heavens:
Mabey and Johnson Ltd. is the sole United
Kingdom manufacturer and supplier of prefabricated
panel style steel bridges which as ideally suited to
the fast tracking of bridge replacements on busy
national highways. Sweetening the deal, Dimond
continued, The British Government, using Export
Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), is prepared
to consider supporting a long-term nancial package
for the Priority Bridge Programme.
This Dimond letter is almost a replica of a letter
that was sent two days earlier, on April 14, 2004,
to the sitting Secretary of the Department of Public
Works and Highways. David Mabey (yes, the
same David Mabey now serving sentence for the
briberies mentioned above) wrote:
To build on the success of the Presidents Bridge
Program, we hereby enclose a proposal for Mabey
Delta national highway bridges and Mabey Flyovers
for provincial cities. The British Government have
allocated Pounds Sterling 140 million concessional
assistance to the Government of the Philippines
specically for this project.
David Mabey was obviously more afrmative of
his view of Her Majestys government. He asserts
that 140 million pounds sterling concessional
assistance has been allocated. Dimond was more
cautious; for him Her Majestys government was
just prepared to consider supporting a long-term
nancial package...
It turns out that David, the convict, was the
less correct. Peter Backingham, her Majestys
Ambassador, after Dimond, wrote to the Secretary
of Agrarian Reform the following year: Mabey and
Johnson is the sole United Kingdom manufacturer
and supplier of pre-fabricated modular steel bridges
which are ideally suited to rapid deployment in
remote areas such as those in the Philippines. They
have been a major and successful participant in the
Presidents Bridge Program.
Beckingham, as cautious as Dimond, continues,
I am pleased to say that the British Government
would be prepared to consider supporting a long
term nancial package in the order of 100M for
the DAR project....
Whether Her Majestys government, as David
Mabey asserts has allocated assistance, or is simply
prepared to consider nancial assistance, what is
obvious (and envious) is how the ambassadors of
Her Majesty seriously took their duty under the
Article 3 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations of 1961 to promote economic relations
between their country and the Philippines.
And the only question that may be asked of them
is whether what they have written to our government
is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. After all, they are Her Majestys servants and
servants must be truthful, innit?
For feedback, e-mail thetrustguru862@gmail.com.
A DAY after the news came out about Manny
Pangilinans decision to part ways with Ateneo de
Manila, his alma mater, over the highly contentious
issue of mining and the much debated Reproductive
Health bill, text messages expressing support for
the Philex Mining chief began circulating. One of
the most interesting messages came from a group
who said they were members
of the UP (University of the
Philippines) community, an
educational institution that
for the longest time has been
pitted against Ateneo in the
area of academic superiority.
Kgg MVP Kami po sa
UP ay sumusuporta sa mining sa bansa at hindi rin
nakiki-isa sa CBCP tungkol sa RH Bill. Please pass
on hanggang makarating kay MVP the message
went.
Apparently, the expression of support must have
reached its intended recipient because soon after, a
text message said to have come from MVP also went
around, saying, Mabuhay kayong lahat sa PEYUPS.
Kayo naman talaga ang tunay na Pilipino.
No one will be surprised if MVP will soon nd
himself being bestowed an honorary academic
degree from UP, or even from Ateneos bitter rival
De La Salle University.
Roman credit plan
Still on the academic scene, Pasig Congressman
Roman Romulo is pushing for legislation that
would help poor families get closer to their dream
of seeing a member nish college. The Roman
credit planknown as House Bill 1876will
enable qualied students to obtain a low-cost
bank loan to pay for their college tuition and other
school fees including books, transportation and
other necessities.
As explained by the Congressman, the loan
would have an effective interest rate pegged to the
91-day T-bill rate (which stood at less than one
percent last week). While the bank may apply an
add-on of up to ve percent annual interest rate, the
borrower does not necessarily have to pay for the
extra interest since the bank or lending institution
can claim the corresponding amount as tax credit or
use it to pay for or offset its tax obligations. Thats
certainly much better than a Bombays 5-6 terms,
a Happy Hour lending analyst remarked.
According to Philam Life, yearly college
fees now range from over P50,000 to more than
P100,000with the gures likely to more than
double at P282,000 to P400,000 by 2030. That
means parents of average means will have to break
their backs even more to earn some P1.6 million for
a four-year college course. That is, if tuition rates
do not go even higher within the four-year period.
Under Romulos bill, the educational loan
may be disbursed in tranches every sem, and the
borrower may periodically repay the loan starting
from two years after graduation, but not more than
eight years after leaving college. Priority borrowers
will be those whose families have yet to produce a
single college graduate, or those who have no other
immediate family member
enrolled in college. Other
government institutions that
will be tapped to help include
the GSIS, SSS and POEA
who may deduct the loan
repayments from the salary of
the borrower (who by then is
presumed to be employed).
Hottest Apples
The surge in demand for Apples newest
smartphone, the iPhone 5, is causing delivery
delaysno doubt a happy problem that Steve Jobs
would have been delighted to face. Three days
after its weekend launch in the US, sales exceeded
ve million, a gure that could have been much
higher were it not for the delivery glitches, with
company ofcials saying this could affect shipment
to other parts of the world. That means Filipinos
might just have to wait a little longer before they
can buy the new smart gadget. Expect the countrys
top telcos to outdo each other in offering attractive
promos and packages that would capitalize on the
anticipated subscriber interest for the new gadget
along with pickpockets, thieves and robbers who in
all probability are also waiting to get their hands on
the new iPhone 5 as well as other Apple gadgets.
At the Big Apple, the theft of Apple products
is now occurring at a rate faster than the recorded
increase of crimes in New York City. Reports say
the spike in Apple thefts for the rst half of this
year was recorded at over 40 percent compared to
the same period last yearwhile the increase in
NYCs total crime rate was only four percent. In
one report, a group of thieves drove their car right
inside an Apple store and took as many iPhones as
they can. Unfortunately, there are also smartphone
owners who are not so smart because they end
up unintentionally donating their hi-tech units to
criminals.
Its a good thing almost all newfangled devices
are now equipped with GPS as well as free anti-
theft and anti-loss apps that can help unwitting
owners locate their missing or stolen gadget. In one
instance, the stolen smartphone took a photo of the
thief and sent the image and location to the owner.
* * *
For comments, reactions, photos, stories
and related concerns, readers may email to
happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
GERRY GERONIMO
THE TRUST GURU
FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 62.95 63.10 62.65 63.00 0.08 2,302,480 12,114,457.50
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 78.45 78.75 78.40 78.40 (0.06) 1,201,200 (5,740,870.00)
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.80 54.10 53.65 53.75 (0.09) 120,510 (916,731.50)
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.40 20.40 20.20 20.20 (0.98) 117,700 (1,899,350.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 22.80 23.35 22.85 23.30 2.19 1,607,000 2,792,605.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 11.00 10.50 10.20 10.20 (7.27) 2,300
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 75.00 74.00 74.00 74.00 (1.33) 800
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.80 2.91 2.82 2.91 3.93 122,000 14,400.00
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 475.00 485.00 480.00 485.00 2.11 80
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 91.00 92.70 91.10 92.50 1.65 1,192,310 26,025,148.00
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 72.20 72.95 71.80 72.00 (0.28) 250,230 2,761,656.00
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 84.10 86.00 84.00 86.00 2.26 230
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 368.20 370.00 366.00 366.00 (0.60) 2,610
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 43.80 44.25 44.00 44.00 0.46 292,800.00 871,200.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 160.00 160.60 159.90 159.90 (0.06) 382,340 (4,609,186.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 1002.00 999.00 999.00 999.00 (0.30) 65
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 104.70 105.70 104.90 105.00 0.29 70,400 843,302.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.85 1.88 1.86 1.87 1.08 348,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.40 33.40 33.20 33.20 (0.60) 1,039,300 6,576,360.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.50 8.57 8.50 8.55 0.59 59,700
23.95 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 0.00 9,000
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.71 1.73 1.67 1.68 (1.75) 2,718,000 1,531,150.00
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 0.00 500
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.51 1.54 1.46 1.46 (3.31) 36,288,000 12,080,000.00
Asiabest Group 21.75 21.95 20.70 21.65 (0.46) 5,800
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 51.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 1.96 300
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 14.02 14.02 14.02 14.02 0.00 4,500
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.80 2.84 2.84 2.84 1.43 1,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.71 2.73 2.71 2.73 0.74 337,000 103,240.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.92 11.92 11.90 11.90 (0.17) 2,008,900
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.05 6.10 6.03 6.07 0.33 4,283,700 2,926,745.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.30 8.40 8.20 8.30 0.00 1,254,200 230,570.00
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 19.08 19.26 19.08 19.12 0.21 1,917,100 2,156,964.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 78.20 78.50 78.00 78.50 0.38 1,356,110 (5,978,940.00)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.48 18.18 18.18 18.18 (1.62) 2,900
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0150 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 6.67 9,800,000
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 23,000 4,000.00
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.00 21,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 102.00 103.00 99.50 102.60 0.59 362,270 22,974,260.00
Lafarge Rep 9.10 9.30 8.90 9.30 2.20 2,304,400 2,265,400.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.02 2.05 2.00 2.00 (0.99) 178,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 26.75 26.80 26.75 26.75 0.00 1,177,300 (12,961,270.00)
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.600 16.620 16.580 16.600 0.00 58,100
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 261.00 261.80 256.00 261.00 0.00 148,420 2,485,606.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.10 7.05 7.04 7.05 (0.70) 11,000
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 3.99 4.01 3.92 3.96 (0.75) 5,574,000 433,000.00
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.30 10.40 10.22 10.40 0.97 2,732,600 (418,544.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.50 10.80 10.80 10.80 2.86 900
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.11 8.19 8.09 8.11 0.00 59,400
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.94 4.00 3.95 3.95 0.25 484,000 59,650.00
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 0.00 13,000
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.58 2.61 2.50 2.50 (3.10) 200,000
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.45 34.40 34.40 34.40 (0.15) 100,400
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.70 110.70 109.80 110.60 (0.09) 523,630 728,719.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.47 2.47 2.42 2.47 0.00 3,535,000 48,400.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.80 1.82 1.80 1.82 1.11 135,000 (5,460.00)
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.140 0.139 0.135 0.135 (3.57) 6,400,000 74,170.00
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 12.42 12.72 12.22 12.48 0.48 4,838,300 6,062,262.00
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.20 1.25 1.21 1.23 2.50 7,152,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 64.25 66.30 63.95 63.85 (0.62) 4,833,760 106,931,166.50
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.28 1.30 1.28 1.28 0.00 531,000 (128,000.00)
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.710 0.740 0.710 0.730 2.82 4,422,000
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.00 110,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.71 0.74 0.71 0.71 0.00 18,315,000 35,500.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 49.00 49.00 48.25 49.00 0.00 629,000 26,806,475.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.00 1,000,000
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 13.66 13.88 13.62 13.80 1.02 12,224,800 112,228,670.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 2.00 1.98 1.98 (1.00) 450,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.71 4.71 4.69 4.70 (0.21) 64,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.10 5.11 4.96 5.03 (1.37) 119,200
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.52 1.60 1.50 1.50 (1.32) 128,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.64 1.68 1.64 1.68 2.44 14,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 435.80 435.60 432.00 435.00 (0.18) 287,360 (25,477,530.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.30 58.30 58.00 58.00 (0.51) 1,773,000 29,519,350.00
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.20 4.20 4.15 4.15 (1.19) 101,000 4,200.00
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.249 0.245 0.212 0.245 (1.61) 1,050,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 545.00 550.50 549.00 550.00 0.92 51,720 14,683,300.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.50 5.75 5.50 5.70 3.64 701,600 945,940.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 34.10 34.40 33.80 34.40 0.88 2,588,700 (33,528,370.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.50 3.70 3.50 3.69 5.43 14,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.54 5.55 5.51 5.55 0.18 1,841,800 487,835.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.05 1.06 1.04 1.06 0.95 2,600,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.26 2.26 2.23 2.23 (1.33) 430,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.15 4.17 4.15 4.15 0.00 9,528,000 (15,181,600.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.08 5.75 5.00 5.10 0.39 36,300 4,481.00
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.69 6.05 6.05 6.05 (9.57) 12,900
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0480 0.0500 0.0480 0.0480 0.00 2,300,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.95 3.20 2.61 2.99 1.36 216,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 724.00 735.00 724.00 732.00 1.10 255,210 (32,931,645.00)
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 2.05 2.12 2.05 2.09 1.95 1,699,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.16 (0.85) 105,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3300 0.3500 0.3300 0.3300 0.00 6,920,000 202,000.00
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.410 0.405 0.405 0.405 (1.22) 480,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 19.88 19.30 17.50 18.00 (9.46) 24,300
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.10 3.20 2.91 3.00 (3.23) 2,735,000 (203,570.00)
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.580 0.560 0.500 0.540 (6.90) 35,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.169 0.169 0.169 0.169 0.00 20,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 24.50 24.50 23.80 23.80 (2.86) 7,275,800 (6,692,160.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.78 4.78 4.70 4.73 (1.05) 2,315,000 873,840.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.18 5.18 5.18 5.18 0.00 16,800
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.47 1.47 1.44 1.45 (1.36) 4,753,000 2,697,470.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.85 2.85 2.85 2.85 0.00 93,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.065 0.074 0.066 0.074 13.85 3,260,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.80 0.81 0.79 0.79 (1.25) 1,829,000 40,500.00
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.820 0.820 0.810 0.810 (1.22) 4,385,000 332,100.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.70 3.65 3.64 3.65 (1.35) 60,000
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.199 0.199 0.199 0.199 0.00 540,000
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.94 1.95 1.85 1.87 (3.61) 18,226,000 3,007,260.00
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.37 1.38 1.36 1.36 (0.73) 6,904,000 (2,158,400.00)
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.18 1.24 1.15 1.20 1.69 545,000
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 2.11 2.10 2.10 2.10 (0.47) 10,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.23 2.25 2.22 2.23 0.00 18,254,000 (15,872,930.00)
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1560 0.1590 0.1560 0.1570 0.64 1,480,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7400 0.7700 0.7400 0.7400 0.00 26,978,000 (933,600.00)
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 18.16 18.32 18.10 18.18 0.11 2,025,500 (11,635,422.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.30 3.30 3.29 3.29 (0.30) 261,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.78 2.79 2.78 2.79 0.36 169,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.01 6.04 5.98 6.02 0.17 1,661,300 509,800.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.26 14.24 14.08 14.10 (1.12) 5,447,200 (16,495,950.00)
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.94 3.90 3.90 3.90 (1.02) 7,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 0.500 0.500 0.500 (1.96) 1,767,000 123,500.00
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.800 4.800 4.750 4.800 0.00 5,868,000 (8,284,790.00)
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 0.00 1,000
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 33.00 33.10 31.80 32.00 (3.03) 338,800
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.43 1.45 1.37 1.39 (2.80) 349,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.620 0.630 0.630 0.630 1.61 100,000
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 10.02 10.58 10.00 10.48 4.59 25,999,400 71,481,146.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1600 0.1620 0.1550 0.1590 (0.63) 25,300,000 (157,800.00)
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 5.85 6.00 5.85 5.88 0.51 200,800 87,750.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 55.60 55.50 54.35 54.35 (2.25) 883,320 (35,914,259.00)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 10.00 10.50 10.50 10.50 5.00 100
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.61 5.62 5.31 5.39 (3.92) 73,100
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1050.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 (4.76) 10
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1148.00 1148.00 1125.00 1142.00 (0.52) 25,945 (9,915,345.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.80 9.85 9.68 9.85 0.51 167,400
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.00 70.00 69.95 70.00 0.00 395,730 10,538,252.50
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.395 0.425 0.400 0.400 1.27 1,380,000
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.25 2.28 2.20 2.20 (2.22) 156,000 22,200.00
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.022 0.022 0.020 0.021 (4.55) 226,600,000 66,200.00
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.00 1.02 1.00 1.00 0.00 1,260,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.9900 2.9500 2.9100 2.9100 (2.68) 126,000
3.45 2.01 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.15 2.17 2.10 2.15 0.00 144,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 7.65 7.65 7.50 7.65 0.00 66,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.80 2.90 2.80 2.90 3.57 38,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 (1.45) 3,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.85 2.96 2.85 2.90 1.75 305,000 (87,030.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 0.00 300
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.10 14.06 14.06 14.06 (0.28) 800
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.37 7.43 7.34 7.35 (0.27) 11,500
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.78 2.85 2.79 2.79 0.36 202,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.52 9.45 9.45 9.45 (0.74) 100
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 77.00 77.00 75.00 75.00 (2.60) 1,250
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 16.98 16.98 16.80 16.98 0.00 457,700 1,924,350.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2802.00 2820.00 2798.00 2798.00 (0.14) 98,190 (25,758,590.00)
0.39 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.330 0.320 0.320 0.320 (3.03) 300,000
30.15 10.68 Puregold 30.40 30.70 29.95 30.00 (1.32) 3,108,500 1,184,825.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 4.10 3.84 3.83 3.83 (6.59) 5,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.48 2.60 2.47 2.47 (0.40) 4,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.450 0.460 0.460 0.460 2.22 100,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0044 0.0044 0.0043 0.0043 (2.27) 55,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.60 4.62 4.60 4.62 0.43 9,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.42 17.44 17.40 17.40 (0.11) 971,100 1,409,780.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 27.30 27.30 27.30 27.30 0.00 3,000
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.260 0.255 0.255 (1.92) 1,310,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 24.10 23.95 23.95 23.95 (0.62) 600
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 24.00 24.05 24.05 24.05 0.21 400
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.05 1.06 1.05 1.06 0.95 250,000
61.80 6.96 Dizon 23.95 24.00 23.35 23.35 (2.51) 39,000 (4,770.00)
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.58 (1.69) 4,596,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.190 1.190 1.170 1.190 0.00 10,129,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.280 1.290 1.270 1.270 (0.78) 4,486,000 191,500.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0580 0.0590 0.0580 0.0590 1.72 152,330,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0600 0.0590 0.0590 0.0590 (1.67) 58,770,000 (43,070.00)
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 18.40 18.40 17.92 18.00 (2.17) 1,909,000 18,577,238.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 8.01 8.30 8.00 8.02 0.12 1,862,200 3,951,905.00
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.00 310,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.780 4.840 4.650 4.700 (1.67) 1,339,000 192,350.00
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 61,000,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 6.00 5.96 5.96 (0.67) 53,600
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.96 15.10 14.68 14.98 0.13 3,579,300 (7,294,454.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 27.10 27.10 25.10 26.70 (1.48) 1,601,600 958,360.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.047 0.049 0.047 0.047 0.00 680,400,000 (1,612,900.00)
65.00 39.00 PNOC Expls `B 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 0.00 490
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 221.00 220.80 220.00 220.00 (0.45) 171,370 13,279,344.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0140 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 7.14 1,100,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 32.55 32.50 30.60 32.00 (1.69) 774,200 (7,955,965.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 535.00 539.00 539.00 539.00 0.75 390 16,170.00
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 103.30 103.10 103.10 103.10 (0.19) 100
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.50 103.00 102.50 102.50 0.00 111,000
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.60 9.60 9.43 9.60 0.00 120,900
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 107.50 107.60 107.60 107.60 0.09 21,000
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1012.00 1012.00 1011.00 1012.00 0.00 2,280
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.24 1.28 1.27 1.27 2.42 151,000 63,700.00
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0290 0.0300 0.0300 0.0300 3.45 100,000
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Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
WEDNESDAY
NEW ATTRACTION
IN BAGUIO CITY
Camp John Hay recently
opened The Forest Lodge,
a hotel designed for the
modern traveler.
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FOOD FOR THE SOUL
There is no doubt that
chocolate is everybodys
comfort food.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
By Ed Biado
OVER the years, as people get more informed about
the harmful effects of climate change, the practice of
going green has become the new way to live. One
after the other, Metro Mnila cities are implement-
ing the ban on plastic bags for retail packaging pur-
poses. At home, more and more people are learning
about energy efciency, and are actually applying
them in everyday life.
While green has taken on a new meaning,
it is, rst and foremost, a color. It is known as a
soothing and calming color, evocative of serenity
and Zen values. It is associated with life, nature
and balance. Therefore, greenthe coloris a
fantastic motif for a greenthe envi-
ronmentalism concepthome. Further,
unlike blue and pink, green is gender-
neutral.
The easiest way to use color is
through curtains, upholstery, bedsheets
and throw pillowcases. The next time you
go shopping for home stuff, pick out a few greens
to liven up your abode. Its a natural match to
wood (brown) furniture thats great against basic
black and white as well.
SM Homeworld has these tips in decorating a
green-infused space:
Use dark green with white parts for large sur-
faces. Bright greens are not recommended be-
cause they can be quite overwhelming to
the eye.
Light green accents in the kitchen cre-
ate a light, yet cozy, atmosphere. Being the
place where one usually toils over the heat
of the stove, shades of green help make the
space look fresh and cooler.
Place other green accents at different parts
of the house, where it needs to be more relax-
ing.
Floral and leafy centerpieces can bring
a touch of the outdoors to urban settings.
Plants and flowerspreferably freshcan
invigorate a dull space and make it appear
more harmonious. (If youre going for the
Zen theme, bamboo and horsetail are perfect
additions.)
For modernity, incorporate green in shades of
pistachio, avocado, bisque, chartreuse, lime, olive
and turquoise. Using different shades will make a
monochromatic space look deeper and more in-
teresting, as opposed to sticking with one shade,
which makes a layout look bland and at.
The Homeworld section of SM Department
Stores features plenty of items in green. They
have a wide selection of affordable pieces, in-
cluding accessories, linen, dinnerware and kitch-
en tools from in-house brand Hosh and the cook-
ware from Sunnex Chefs Classic Tulip collection
in lime green nish.
Color your home green
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
OUR mentors have inuenced us and our choices in so many ways. I remember that I picked up
my love for reading and writing from my high school Typing teacher Mrs. Manganti, who said
that I would turn out to be a good writer. From my English teacher Mrs. Javier , I learned that,
Its not hard, its difcult. I dont have many memories of my classmates but I do remember
most of my teachers.
the PLP conference.
Thinking out of the box
According to the awardees, they
learned how to be more creative and
think out of the box in handling prob-
lems.
I thought I was already doing my
best. Now, I realize that I have more to
do as a leader, says Marcelino.
In 2009, SAS and HSBC launched
PLP in response to Republic Act 9155
that gave principals full authority and
responsibility for the effective man-
agement of their schools. The program
aids principals to identify the needs and
problems of their schools and commu-
nity, and equips them with the necessary
tools to revise the standard curriculum
to address these.
We believe that as captains of our
educational system, principals should
be provided with proper resources so
they will be able to steer their schools
towards becoming innovative learning
communities, says Zobel.
Since the programs inception, PLP
has trained 200 principals from various
schools all over the Philippines in three
separate batches. It was also through the
program that the Principals Handbook
was developed by SAS and distributed
nationwide. The handbook has guided
numerous principals in their everyday
work as community leaders.
Teaching the Philippines
As the PLP conference series draws
to a close, HSBC and SAS are bracing
for yet another signicant undertaking.
The Teach for the Philippines program
is a new program of SAS that HSBC
will be supporting. The program will
help address the scale and magnitude of
the crisis in education in the country by
recruiting and training top students from
universities and then elding them in
public schools.
HSBC is donating P 3 million to
TFP, P1 million from local funds and P2
million through a grant awarded by the
HSBC Global Education Program.
Our programs with SAS illustrate an
effective and sustainable partnership
says Cripps. Our programs have con-
tinuously evolvedstarting with read-
ing programs for students then moving
towards educator training and now our
aim is to train students to become teach-
ers. We believe that the contribution we
make to society through programs like
these underpins the success of our busi-
ness in the long term and we are very
excited to highlight our strengthened
commitment to education with this new
program.
HSBC recognized ve outstanding
principals who have effectively trans-
formed their elementary schools through
the HSBC Principals Leadership En-
hancement and Development Program
last recently at the Shangri-La Makati.
The program, the rst of its kind in
the country, is an undertaking in partner-
ship with Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation,
a non-government organization focused
on bridging the education gap in the
Philippines. Founded by philanthropist
Lizzie Zobel and Mar gar ita Delgado
in 2001, SAS initially promoted func-
tional literacy and progressive teacher
training in collaboration with the De-
partment of Education.
In 2009, Sa Aklat Sisikat, together
with HSBC, launched PLP in response to
Republic Act 9155 that gave principals
full authority and responsibility for the
effective management of their schools.
The program aids principals to identify
the needs and problems of their schools
and community, and equips them with
the necessary tools to revise the standard
curriculum to address these.
The awardees were chosen among
PLP participants who underwent rigor-
ous training during a series of confer-
ences that tackled leadership, manage-
ment, professional development and
human resource issues.
The awardees are Zenaida S. Pena-
fuer te of Rizal Elementary School,
Mar ilyn C. Macalma of Cembo El-
ementary School; Dr. Elita T. Lopez of
Comembo Elementary School; Marci-
ana De Guzman of Nangka Elementary
School; and Auror a Marcelino of P.
Manalo Elementary School. The awards
were formally handed by Cripps togeth-
er with Margarita Delgado, president of
the Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation.
Challenges
The teachers shared the difculties
they encountered in helping students
achieve functional literacy, one of the
programs objectives.
The rst school I was assigned to as
principal had no library. The room that
was supposed to be a library was being
used by a teacher as living quarters. We
tried to relocate the person so that we
could use the room as a library, says
Marcelino.
When I was newly promoted as
principal, I discovered that students had
very poor comprehension. I launched
Project: I can read for last section of
Grade 3. I also assigned teachers to
focus on syllable readers. The pupils
comprehension really improved after
this, says Macalma.
The school scored the lowest in the
National Achievement Test. We focused
on teacher development and we are now
at 9
th
placed from 27
th
, shares Pena-
fuerte.
When I arrived in the school, the
teachers were passive. They would
come to school without lesson plans. I
was friendly but I observed them. I insti-
tuted refresher courses and staff devel-
opment training, says Lopez.
I required teachers to complete their
Masters units. I also wanted to motivate
the teachers, says De Guzman.
We at HSBC are pleased to honor
these ve remarkable principals who lived
up to the PLP mission of making signi-
cant impact to their schools, says HSBC
president and chief executive Tony Cripps.
They displayed exemplary leadership
and has shown how they can be effective
CEOs of their schools in accordance with
the best-practice strategies learned from
Margarita
Delgado (Sa Aklat
Sisikat), Tony
Cripps (president
and chief
executive ofcer
of HSBC), Denise
Roque (Corporate
Sustainability
ofcer) and Lizzie
Zobel (Sa Aklat
Sisikat)
Honoring Ma m
HSBC awards
oustanding
Principals - Aurora
Marcelino,
Marciana de
Guzman, Zenaida
S. Penafuerte,
Marilyn Macalma,
and Elita Lopez
Johanna Garcia, senior
vice president for
Communications
WEDNESDAY C2
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
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TOUTED as comfort food for
adults and kids alike, choco-
late has always been the food of
choice to give to somebody spe-
cial. For moms, there is no bet-
ter way to reward or show love to
ones child then through this spe-
cial treat. Whether its as lavish
as a chocolate cake or as simple
as a chocolate snack like Knick
Knacks.
Knick Knacks is popular
around the world because of
its fish-shaped biscuits coat-
ed in yummy and tasty choco-
late, choco on choco, milk and
strawberry.
And now this same tried and
tested brand of truly delicious
biscuits introduced another de-
lightful product any kid or even
a kid at heart will surely love
the Knick Knacks X-Blast
Chocolate Milk Drink.
KnickKnacks X-Blast Chocolate
Milk Drink is the latest in the im-
pressive lineup of products from
Knick Knacks.
Knick Knacks X-Blast Choco-
late Milk Drink is available in ma-
jor supermarkets and groceries na-
tionwide and comes in 250 ml and
110 ml sizes.
Chocolate treats for the one you love
THERE are many ways to relax
and unwind. Some would go on
an out-of-town escape or would
visit the spa for a little pamper-
ing. For others, a simple mani-
pedi, a good book to read or just
listening to their favorite music
does the trick. But before all of
these became the trend, there was
already aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy is dened as
the use of essential oils to pro-
mote physical and psychological
well-being. For centuries, these
aromatic oils derived from plants
have been proven to have thera-
peutic effects and are used to im-
prove ones mood and health, and
to prevent diseases.
The term aromatherapie was
actually coined in the late 1920s
by French chemist Rene Gatte-
fosse. While working in his lab-
oratory, he accidentally burned
his hand. To cool it down, he
plunged his hand into the near-
est liquid which was a container
of lavender oil. He discovered
that the oil helped the wound
heal much faster and with less
scarring. The incident caught
his interest so he made further
studies on the therapeutic ef-
fects of other essential oils.
According to aromatherapy ex-
pert Dr. Michael Turvill, aroma-
therapy works in two ways: inha-
lation and absorption. Through
Ancient art takes new form
TUPPERWARE Brands Philippines, the countrys premier direct
selling company, is in search of 10 condent women who have
proven that they can make a difference in peoples lives.
A rm believer that condent women can change the world, the
company honors exemplary women -- a mother, a friend, a teacher
or a community mover -- who have achieved great things, as well
as inspired and moved others to realize their potentials through The
Search for the 10 Women of Condence.
Tupperware Brands pursues its commitment to enlighten, edu-
cate and empower women in their roles as builders of strong fami-
lies and communities. The Search for 10 Women of Condence
aims to recognize outstanding Filipinas who showcased true con-
dence and formed strong bonds that create positive impact to those
around them, explains Perry Mogar, Tupperware Brands Philip-
pines president.
Nominate your woman of condence she can be your wife,
mother, sister or friend. Nomination forms can be downloaded
from the Tupperware Brands Philippines Fan Page (www.face-
book.com/tupperwarebrandsph/iamcondence). Send the duly ac-
complished form together with your nominees condence story to
stories@condence.ph. Only stories written by a nominator will be
accepted. Nominations of ones self will be disqualied.
The story of confidence should define how the nominees
achievements have brought positive change and impact on
her family life, field of work, and public welfare, national
development.
Last day of submission is on September 26, 2012. Finalists will
be released on the Tupperware Brands Philippines Facebook Fan
page for the online voting period starting October 1, 2012 (1PM)
until October 15, 2012 (1PM). Stories of condence will be pub-
lished at www.condence.ph for reference.
During its inaugural soiree re-
cently, The Forest Lodge made
it clear that the fresh brand
personality of the property has
been solely conceptualized for
the modern kind of Pinoy trav-
elers who have different needs.
The grand launch of The Forest
Lodge was in itself a huge party
for that new kind of traveling
market with its youthful and
light feel. The party featured
young students who performed
a native Igorot dance, brass
gongs that were sounded three
times to ofcially open the hotel
and a ash mob performance
by the hotel staff that pushed the
dancing buttons of the audience,
and live band performances .
Tito Avancea of Camp John
Hay Leisure Inc. said The For-
est Lodge aims to respect the
people behind the new domestic
travel needs.
The travel lust of Filipinos
today is more upbeat, that do-
mestic travelers have inclina-
tion toward trying something
different during their holidays.
I just want to give respect to
these people by addressing their
travel requirements through our
premium accommodations and
services at extremely friendly
prices, said Tito Avancea
Formerly operating as The
Suites, The Forest Lodge chang-
es the trend in the local tourism
industry as it offers extremely
friendly rates for its premium
The HOTEL for the modern
Creating new waves in the local hotel industry, the newest Camp John
Hay property in Baguio City-The Forest Lodge-caters to the modern type
of Pinoy local biyaheros, with its tender consideration to its clientele's
new travel mindset. At the grand inaugural launch were Alfredo Boysie
Yniguez Chief Operating Ofcer CJH Hotels Corp.; Robert John Bob
Sobprepena - chairman of Camp John Hay Hotels Corporation; Con-
gressman Bernardo Vergara District Representative; Mayor Mauricio
Domogan- Baguio City Mayor and Ramon C. Cabrera - general manager
of The Manor at Camp John Hay. The grand opening of The Forest Lodge
was lled with youthful and winsome spirit, representing the promising
future of the domestic tourism scene.
TRAVELER
By Marane A. Plaza
ONE of the reasons why people love going to Baguio City is because
there is always something new. Recently, Camp John Hay opened The
Forest Lodge, introduces its latest gem that would surely make any
traveler fall in love with the city all over againThe Forest Lodge.
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facilities to attract middle-class
Filipino travelers looking for
affordable relaxation haven in
the City of Pines. For P2,900,
one can avail of a superior room
thats good for two, which makes
the property even more competi-
tive among expensive hotels in
downtown Baguio City that have
less lavish amenities. True to its
promise of being The Best Deal
in Baguio, one can stay in one-
bedroom suite on a triple sharing
basis for only P5,400 .
Home in the forest
Theres no other place in the
country like Baguio City, and
theres no other hotel n in the city
that can give you a homey feel
like The Forest Lodge.
You can have the best of two
separate worlds in this place si-
multaneously in this 208-room
hotel- quality living spaces
with unrivalled serenity and
comfort like that of your home;
and an environment that allows
you to explore numerous out-
door activities.
Modern paintings and tribal
aesthetics adorn the hotels lobby,
exuding humble yet sophisticated
atmosphere that can rejuvenate
anyone who enters. At the far
end is a beautiful replace where
guests can huddle and enjoy a
toasty blaze on cold and rainy
nights. Also, huge windows allow
you to have glimpses of the Cor-
dillera mountain range. The prop-
erty offers you the other side of the
world where everythings peace-
ful and calm, yet you can stay in
touch with your real world through
its Wi-Fi services, in case you are
on business holiday or you simply
want to stay connected with peo-
ple all the time.
The traditional Baguio hos-
pitality is felt all over the hotel
as the friendly staff members
are more than happy to assist
you upon checking into your
room. You can get more than a
good nights sleep as each suite
is well-appointed with premium
furniture for sleeping, and a ca-
ble television for your usual en-
tertainment.
Birds literally chirping in the
cold morning mist, fog that gives
you a cool bear hug all the time
and tall, lovely pine trees are just
some of the wonderful things
that await you every morning
as you open your room window.
You can have a view of the piece
of the forest and gardens sur-
rounding this haven. Some of the
rooms offer refreshing views of
the airways with their expansive
stretches of greens. Kind of like
a scene from a movie, the well-
appointed rooms are just what
you need to let go of your real
world and step into a relaxing
universe for a while with its crisp
mountain air, and fog-shrouded
scenery. Tastefully furnished
with handsome pieces of furni-
ture, subtle colors and classic
interiors, one is set to relax in the
classic and cozy atmosphere of
every room.
For your gastronomic needs,
a trendy caf at the lobby called
The Twist by Chef Billy King
offers fast, light and healthy a
la carte options. Vast options of
Asian culinary delights await
you through its well-prepared
buffet, as well as Italian and
American cuisines.
Corporate event planners can
also take advantage of The For-
est Lodges special convention
rates. Kompakt Meetings is a
special business promo that gives
convention participants the chance
to stay at Forest Lodge for 3 days
and 2 nights for only PHP 5,800 in
a Superior Room on a twin shar-
ing basis. Kompakt Meetings
also includes one morning and one
afternoon snack, two buffet break-
fasts, one buffet lunch and two
buffet dinners.
The Forest Lodge at Camp John
Hay is managed and operated by
Camp John Hay Leisure, Inc. The
Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay
is located at Loakan Road, Ba-
guio City. For reservations, please
call The Forest Lodge at Camp
John Hays Manila Sales Ofce
at (02)- 678-6710, 687-0351 and
687-6524, or email reservations@
campjohnhay.ph
Search on for strong women
WHILE we waste time
culling millions of dogs,
because of our fear of ra-
bies, thousands of people
(many of them children),
are dying horrific and pain-
ful deaths from this deadly
disease, says Mike Baker,
Chief Executive of World
Society for the Protection
of Animals (WSPA).
In the Asia Pacic region,
WSPA, the leading global
animal welfare organisation,
is marking World Rabies Day
on September 28 by announc-
ing a partnership to roll out a
Rabies National Action Plan
with the Bangladesh govern-
ment. This will help stamp out
rabies in Bangladesh, where
over 2000 people a year die
from the deadly disease. It
will be rolling out programs
in Philippines and Indonesia
in partnership with the Global
Alliance for Rabies Control
(GARC) and national govern-
ments.
More than 3 billion people
are living in countries or
territories where dog rabies
still exists.1 A conservative
estimate shows that 55,000
people a year die from the
disease. 99% become in-
fected after being bitten by a
rabid dog.
However, culling dogs in
response to the fear of ra-
bies is needless, cruel and
ineffective. Methods include
poisoning, gassing, electro-
cution and even beating with
iron bars. Every dog is killed
in a painful way. It can take
up to an hour or more for
them to die in agony. WS-
PAs alternative, mass vac-
cination is the only humane,
effective and sustainable
solution to stamping out ra-
bies amongst both dogs and
people.
Vaccinating 70% of dogs in
a community creates a barrier
of immunised dogs. Unable to
spread, rabies then becomes
eliminated in the local dog
population. When rabies is
eliminated in dogs, it is elimi-
nated in humans.
WSPA is also marking
World Rabies Day by cel-
ebrating the success of its
Red Collar pilot projects in
Coxs Bazaar, Bangladesh
and Bali, Indonesia. They
demonstrate that a mass vac-
cination approach combined
with community education
leads to a dramatic fall in
both dog and human deathsi.
This builds on experience in
Latin America2 where suc-
cessful mass vaccination
schemes have been run in
response to rabies for nearly
thirty years.
World
Rabies
Day to be
observed
inhalation, the molecules of
essential oils travel up the nose
and send a message to the part
of the brain that responds to the
new smell. These molecules can
also be absorbed through the
pores of our skin and transport-
ed throughout the body via our
bloodstream. This is why we feel
relaxed or energized when we are
massaged or when we breathe in
the scent of essential oils.
Room to breathe.
The Forest Lodge is
ideal for those seeking
to get away from the
smog and congestion
of the city.
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Pangasinan Sub-District Engineering Offce
Area Equipment Services Compound
Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-PSDEO, through the
NEP 2013 invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:

Contract ID. : 12AJ0054
Contract Name : Construction of River Bank Protection along
Agno River at Brgy. Hermosa, Bayambang,
Pangasinan.
Contract Location : Bayambang, Pangasinan
Scope of Work : Clearing and Grubbing, Structure Excavation,
Gabions, Filter Cloth, Boulder Fill, Mobilization
and Demobi l i zati on, Occupati onal Safety and
Health.
Approved Budge For the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,700,000.00
Contract Duration : 130 calendar days

The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to
registration to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline
for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents
September 26, 2012 October 18, 2012
until 10:00 am
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 5, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
October 12, 2012 until 10:00 am
4. Receipt of Bids October 18, 2012 until 10:00 am
5. Opening of Bids October 18, 2012 @ 02:00 pm
PSDEO Tuliao Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, upon presentation of two (2)
valid IDs and payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos
(P10,000.00). Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs
from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of
their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested
parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid
security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall
The DPWH-PSDEO reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul
the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring
Approved by:
(Sgd.) BLESILDA P. ESTRADA
BAC Chairman
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-PSDEO, through the
NEP 2013 invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:

Contract Name : Construction of River Bank Protection along
Agno River at Brgy. Ambayat 1
st
, Bayambang,
Pangasinan.
and Demobilization, Occupational Safety and
Health.

registration to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the
deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only
process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements
and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
Activities Schedule
until 10:00 am
Prospective Bidders
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid,
which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-
qualifcation.
Approved by:
BAC Chairman
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-PSDEO, through
the NEP 2013 invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:

Contract Name : Construction of River Bank Protection
along Agno River at Brgy. Ambayat 2nd,
Bayambang, Pangasinan.
and Demobilization, Occupational Safety and
Health.

registration to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the
deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only
process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements
and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
Activities Schedule
until 10:00 am
Prospective Bidders
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid,
which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-
qualifcation.
Approved by:
BAC Chairman
Sorsogon Second District Engineering Offce
Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Sorsogon Second
District Engineering Offce, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon, invites contractors to
bid for:
Contract ID : 12FL0015
Contract Name : Repai r and Rehabi l i t at i on of Fl ood Cont rol
Structures
1. Tawog River, Bulusan, Sorsogon
2. Pange Revetment, Matnog, Sorsogon
3. Porog Revetment, Bulusan, Sorsogon
Contract Location : 2
nd
District of Sorsogon
Scope of Work : Repair/Maintenance of revetment
Contract Duration: _82_ calendar days
Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of similar contract costing at
registration to DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of
LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate
of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
below
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From September 21 to October 11, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference September 28, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Prospective Bidders October 5, 2012 at 3:00 PM
4. Receipts of Bids Deadline: October 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids October 11, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Sorsogon 2
nd
DEO, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of P 5,100.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs
form at the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download
the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the
submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only
to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2
of the Revised IRR.
The DPWH, Sorsogon 2
nd
DEO, Bagacay, Gubat, Sorsogon reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ROMEO F. CIELO
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) JUANITO R. ALAMAR
District Engineer
ANNEX A
REGION X
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City
(MST-Sept. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce No.
10, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply
to bid for the hereunder named project:
1. Contract ID: 12K00149
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of DPWH Building (Phase I)
Contract Location: DPWH-Regional Offce No. X Compound, Bulua,
Cagayan de Oro City
Brief Description: Repair/Rehab./Imprvt of Building
Appropriation: P 40,000,000.00
Contract Duration: To be discussed on Pre-bid Conference
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 20,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules
and regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchase bid documents and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this
contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal
to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will
use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
registration, to the DPWH-POCW, Central Offce before the scheduled date
of bidding. The DPWH-POCW, Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the

below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Sept. 24, 2012 to October 10, 2012 @ 12 noon
2. Pre-Bid Conference September 28, 2012 @ 2:00PM
3. Receipt of Bids October 10, 2012 from 8:00AM-12:00 noon
4. Opening of Bids 2:00 PM on October 10, 2012
Regional Offce No. X, Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs
from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the
BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
in the BDs in two separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a
copy of the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to
the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
postqualifcation.
The DPWH-Regional Office No. 10 reserves the right to accept
or rej ect any or al l bi d and to annul the bi ddi ng process anyti me
before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) EFREN A. BERBA, CEO VI
OIC, Assistant Regional Director
BAC-Chairman
NOTED :
(Sgd.) EVELYN T. BARROSO, Ph.D.
Regional Director
(MST-Sept. 19 & 26, 2012)
ILOILO 4
TH
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
Tel. Nos. 523-93-40 & 523-45-57
The DPWH, Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo,
through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to
bid for the following contract (s):
Contract ID No: 12GI0016
Contract Name : Construction of Slope Protection along Jct. Bancal
- Leon Antique Bdry. Road
K0031+722 k0031+891
Leon, Iloilo
Scope of Work: Construction of Slope Protection
Approved Budget the Contract (ABC): P 14,540,245.34
Contract Duration : 135 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revi sed Impl ementi ng Rul es and
Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI)
and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH,
(b) Filipino citizen of 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this
contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC
within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will
use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the
The signifcant dates/times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 03, 2012 - 3.00 P.M.
2. Issuance of Bid Documents September 19, 2012 October 10, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference September 28, 2012 - 10 :00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bid October 10, 2012 - 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 10, 2012 - 10:01 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH,
Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, upon payment of non-
refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs, if available from the DPWH Website. Prospective Bidders that will
download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before
the submission of their documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount of acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of Revised IRR.
include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Only the proprietor in case of sole proprietor or his duly authorized
representative and the duly authorized representatives in case of the corporation
are allowed to submit letter of intent, purchase and receive bidding documents
and to drop bids. Upon submission of their intent, purchase of bidding documents
and dropping of bids, the duly authorized representative shall present the original
copy of their authority or special power of attorney.
Likewise, all documents contained in each envelope submitted shall be book
bound and properly numbered and/or paginated with index tab to make each
of the documents required and submitted as part of their technical documents.
The Head of the Procuring Entity, DPWH, Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce,
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to
annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.

(Sgd.) PERLA S. LAGUARDIA
BAC Chairman
NOTED :
(Sgd.) NESS S. VILLANUEVA
District Engineer
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ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
NICKIE
WANG
WITHOUT WANG
2
Luna Blanca
Three years in the mak-
ing, Of All The Things reunite
Aga Muhlach and Regine
Velasquez. Both have proven
their worth as stars, the mov-
ie press love them and their
previous movies together
(Dahil May Isang Ikaw and
Pangako... Ikaw Lang, both
under Viva Films) had set
box-ofce records.
The local movie commu-
nity call them ultimate heart-
throb and reigning rom-com
queen.
Aga has reinvented him-
self as a host in TV5s Pinoy
Explorer and is well on his
way to carving a new career
in politics, planning to seek
a congressional seat in the 4
th

district of Camarines Sur in
next years elections.
Regine is celebrating her
25
th
year in the business
with a Silver concert at
the Mall of Asia Arena in
November even as she, off-
cam, joggles between wife
to singer-songwriter Ogie
Alcasid and doting mom to
rst-born Nate.
Of All The Things, also
from Viva Entertainment,
in cooperation with GMA
Films, opens today in theaters
nationwide.
The movie reunites Aga
and Regine with Dahil May
Isang Ikaw and Pangako...
Ikaw Lang director Bb. Joyce
Bernal and scriptwriter Mel
del Rosario. The two play
Umboy and Berns, an odd
pair who fall in love after
accidentally meeting each
other.
Umboy is graduate of
law but fails the bar exams,
now makes both ends meet
by holding ofce as a notary
public.
Berns, on the other hand,
is a social climbing class-A
xer, who stops at nothing
to get her way around poli-
ticians and other inuential
people.
Losers though they may
be, Umboy and Berns ulti-
mately nd strength, love, ac-
ceptance and victory in each
others arms.
Will these rom-com nd
its way to the hearts of the
Filipino audience? I am pret-
ty sure it will.
Perfect Swatch
ambassador
Swatch is coming out with
three spectacular tattoo-in-
spired Swatches. These are in
collaboration with the French
tattoo artist Tin-Tin, a well-
known tattoo artist in Europe
who does the tattoo prints of
high-end designers like John
Paul Gautlier.
The best part is, in his
very recent two -month trip
to France, Swatch Philip-
pines ambassador Billy
Crawford had his latest
pride and joydragon tat-
too biting his microphone
done by Tin-Tin who has
added to his existing inks.
For everyone out there
who have tattoos or for those
who havent gathered the guts
to get one, heres a chance
to have a Tin-Tin tattoo on
your wrist and because its
Swatch..its Swiss made and
waterproof too!
Pinoy lms
in London?
Who says Philippine cin-
ema is dying if not totally
dead?
For the organizers of Reel
Gate International Film Fes-
tival in London, England, its
not.
They say Filipino lms
have been winning in numer-
ous lm festivals abroad they
eventually have been enjoy-
ing the acceptance of foreign
audience.
Reel Gate International
Film Festival envisions a
global distribution, booking,
marketing of Filipino lms
among Filipino communities
and multicultural territories
as well.
Organized by controver-
sial Filipino-British lm-
maker Jowee Morel who
directed the Leona Calde-
ron with Pilar Pilapil and
award-winning British and
Hollywood actress Virgin-
ia McKenna, the festival
initially aims to showcase
Filipino and British short,
documentary and full-length
feature lms in London and
Manila this year.
IN THIS months issue of a popular
mens magazine, Gerald Anderson
tops the list of young and successful
men, who at their very young age,
have achieved incredible milestones
most people would take their entire
lifetime to accomplish.
At the launch of FHM September
issue, a magazine ofcial described
the 23-year-old actor as young and
powerful accentuating Geralds
status as one of the most bankable
stars in ABS-CBN, a top product
endorser and a staunch advocate of
important causes.
To Gerald, being labeled as young
and powerful is a great opportunity to
encourage people to roll down their
sleeves, do small and even big things
to others especially those who are
needy.
For me its how you use your
popularity, Gerald told the media
during the launch FHM Collections
issue last week, I hope the readers
would see me, at the position that I
am now, as someone who does good
things to others the best way I can.
The actor stressed that celebrities
like him has the power to move, inspire
and motivate people. He furthered that
he sees his fame as a perk because it
allows him to make things work fast,
just the way he planned it.
Although it seems that Gerald
already has everything a young man
could ask for, the members of media
who attended the event teased the
actor for being single.
My love story is chapter of a book
which God hasnt written yet. Busy
pa kasi si God. Being single isnt bad
naman. Gerald quipped.
The Kapamilya actor is the talk
of the town of late when he nally
aired his side on his failed romance
with Sarah Geronimo. The two were
regarded by the public as an item based
on how they treated each other on and
off cam. Their supposed romance
bloomed when the two top-billed the
2011 romantic comedy, Wont Last A
Day Without You.
Gerald cleared the cobwebs and
said that he has no regrets. For the
record, Gerald has stopped wooing
the Pop Princess.
We no longer have any commu-
nication. We didnt break up because
we were not a couple to begin with.
I am moving on, and Im considering
myself very blessed to have an op-
portunity to share beautiful moments
with her, he ended.

Melissa unravels
her sultry side
We asked Melissa Ricks what
makes her feel beautiful and sexy.
The 22-year-old actress retorted
that being surrounded and loved by
wonderful people makes her feel
condent and beautiful. So where is
the sexy in that answer?
We tried to ask her more but what
answer we got from her was her
experience shooting her very rst
FHM cover.
For the rst time, Melissa unleashes
her sexy side by posing for a lifestyle
magazine specically made for male
readers. She, together with another
Star magic talent Gerald Anderson,
ew all the way to Hongkong for
the project. The two and their team
did not have the necessary permit
for the shoot so what happened, they
completed the task like they were
tourists walking on the busy streets of
the nancial capital.
It was a fun experience. The
shoot was fast. When we see police
approaches we acted as if we were
just taking pictures together with the
street signs, she related.
On the cover, Melissa wears a
white blazer over a revealing one-
piece swimsuit. Asked whether the
cover was photoshopped, the actress
answered: Every magazine cover
is photoshopped. Yes, they did use
photoshop to enhance my features and
I dont see anything wrong with that.
But when asked which part of
her body was enhanced she said
that people should ask the creative
team who did the nal touches for
the photos.
It took me months to prepare for
this. When I saw the nal pictures, I
could only saywow. Our concept is
sexy and elegant and thats what the
nal product shows.
Since she graced the cover of the
mens magazine, people were asking
her if its already a sign that she is
now going to portray sexy and mature
roles. She emphasized that this bold
move is nothing but natural for every
woman her age. She considers her
role in Walang Hanggan as her most
daring yet, so that means, for the men
who fantasize her appearing on the
big or small screen wearing the same
piece of clothes is rather unlikely.
Gerald Anderson is young and powerful
AGA-REGINE
reunion movie today
Morel is looking beyond
these two cities to exhibit Fili-
pino and British lms.
I see Reel Gate as a plat-
form for international commer-
cial screening of Filipino lms
this year and in the next years
to come, says Morel who has
just graduated with a degree of
Master of Arts in Cinematog-
raphy and Post-Production at
the University of Greenwich in
London.
I would like to empha-
size though that Reel Gate has
humble beginnings. This is un-
like big international lm festi-
vals: This is just a modest one.
I would like to start off reason-
able, he qualied.
Although mounting an in-
ternational lm festival isnt
an easy task, Morel has given
his best shots in the already
crowded international lm
markets.
Beneficiaries of the event
are Terrence Higgins Trust,
an HIV/AIDS advocate in
London; Pilar V. Pilapil
Foundation, an NGO which
nurtures and oversees Chris-
tian values and education;
llayang Hog Association,
a private group which pro-
motes and protects gay rights
and Positive Action Founda-
tion, an organization which
supports HIV/AIDS aware-
ness campaign.
Sponsors include Health
Ventures, maker of Mega C,
the Mother of All Vitamins;
Pinoy Radio UK and Hello
Philippines.
The Philippine Embassy
and the Department of Tour-
ism in London.
Whos on
The Today Show
Bobbi Brown makes a
back-to-back appearance in
The Today Show on Saturday
as she returns to the morn-
ing show to delve more into
the details of her book, Pretty
Powerful. The makeup guru
has reportedly enlisted the ser-
vices of several celebrities that
include Gabourey Sibide,
Blythe Danner, and Sandra
Bernhard.
Also guesting on the week-
end show is Dutch actress and
former model Famke Janssen,
wholl talk about her directo-
rial debut for the lm Bringing
Up Bobby. The drama features
Milla Jovovich as an ex-con
artist who is trying to escape her
past to provide a better future
for her son. Plus, dog whisperer
Cesar Millan provides viewers
with the necessary tools for dog
owners in creating an envi-
ronment of calmness for their
four-legged friends.
The Today Show! airs
Monday to Friday 9 to 11
p.m. via Satellite with next
day replays at 4:30 a.m. and
3 p.m. on TalkTVCh. 16 on
SkyCable, Ch. 28 on Destiny
and Ch. 21 on Cignal and Ch.
12 on Cable Link.
New noontime
newscast
After two months of Solar
Network News and Solar Night-
ly News, TalkTV introduces an-
other program news program at
lunch.
Solar News Day is a 30-min-
ute noontime newscast show
on weekdays anchored by Mai
Rodriguez who has been in the
broadcast industry for over a
decade now and has a consider-
able production experience with
news programming and break-
ing news coverage.
The news broadcast features
headlines of the day and seg-
ments that cover national/local
news, weather, trafc, sports,
foreign, entertainment and feel
good stories.
As a treat to viewers, Solar
News Day will have a special
bit called For Herean ave-
nue to recommend places where
viewers can take their lunch,
how much to pay and how to
get there.
Solar News Day debuts on Oct.
1 and will air on TalkTV Monday
to Friday, 12-12:30 p.m.
AFTER the smashing success of
The Mistress, comes a light comedy
romance, for a change of mood in
the movies.
Of All The Things Aga Muhlach and Regine Velasquez
Swatch ambassador Billy
Crawford
Filipino-British lmmaker
Jowee Morel

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