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Aquino sisters gave
P14M to Akbayan
WEATHER
Ofel exits today
Eidl Adha Holiday
CPP warns
Muslims of
peace traps
Solon raps
Palace over
dynasty bill
Cardinal Tagle sees bigger evangelical tasks
US Navy exec here for maritime talks
Aquino criticized over clemency issue
Govt berates Corona
for harassment claim
Copals
denounced
by former
comrades
By Francisco Tuyay,
Jonathan Fernandez
and Florante Solmerin
AT LEAST eight people were reported
missing and about 13,000 passengers
were stranded in ports in Eastern and
Western Visayas and the Bicol region
on Thursday as heavy rains spawned
by Typhoon Ofel swamped various
By Sara Fabunan
and Joyce Paares
PHILIPPINE ofcials reached out to
Muslim Filipinos on Thursday with
greetings of peace and goodwill as they
celebrate the Eidl Adha, or Festival
of Sacrice that commemorates Abra-
hams offer to sacrice his son to Allah.
President Aquino said the govern-
ment is one with the entire Muslim
community in the observance of
We have a democratic process. The
sisters are, and continue up to this day
as, private citizens. They have a right
to contribute to a group they feel which
would also support the Presidents pro-
gram of anti-corruption and poverty al-
leviation, Lacierda said.
It should not come as a surprise that
being private citizens, they choose to sup-
port groups which are supportive of the
advocacies of the President, he added.
Kris Aquino, the Presidents young-
est sister, gave P10 million, making her
Akbayans biggest contributor, while
Ballsy Cruz and Viel Dee gave P2 mil-
lion each.
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Promotions. At left, newly appointed
Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle says his
appointment is a challenge. Top, the image
of Pedro Calungsod arrives in Manila after its
blessing at the Vatican. Bottom, Vice President
Jejomar Binay meets Pope Benedict XVI after
the canonization rites for Pedro Calungsod.
DANNY PATA
Greeting. President Benigno Aquino III greets New South Wales Premier Barry OFarrell on his arrival at
Parliament House.
Hearing. Former Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife
Cristina arrive at the Justice Department over their tax-eva-
sion case. DANNY PATA
By Florante S. Solmer-
in and Joyce Pangco
Paares
THE Communist Party of
the Philippines on Thursday
warned the Moro people that
the Framework Agreement that
the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front signed with the govern-
ment was fraught with dan-
gers and many traps.
While the communists laud-
ed the Moros efforts to assert
their rights, they described the
agreement as lopsided in fa-
vor of the government.
The agreement is fraught
with many dangers and traps
that will surely be at the center
of continuing conict when the
MILF and the GPH (Government
of the Philippines) meet again to
negotiate. The negotiations have
a long way to go before a nal
agreement can be forged be-
tween the MILF and the Aquino
government, the CPP said in a
statement.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
and Rey E. Requejo
THE Palace on Thursday scolded
ousted chief justice Renato Coro-
na for claiming he is being politi-
cally harassed by the government,
which has led a P120-million tax
evasion case against him.
Presidential spokesman Edwin
Lacierda said Corona, as a former
chief magistrate, should know
that an impeachment trial would
not extinguish any criminal liabil-
ity.
Even rst-year law students
would know there is possibility of
criminal prosecution after an im-
peachment, Lacierda said.
Corona showed up at the Justice
Department Thursday to submit
By Vito Barcelo
THE Catholic Bishops Con-
ference of the Philippines on
Thursday criticized President
Benigno Aquino III for being
too slow in granting execu-
tive clemency to the prisoners
deserving of it.
Puerto Princesa Bishop Pedro
Arigo said Mr. Aquino should
not wait for more prisoners to
die before ordering them freed.
The beneciary of Mr. Aqui-
nos rst and only pardon so far,
Mariano Umbrero, died of can-
cer in July 2011 four days be-
fore he was granted presidential
clemency.
Monsignor Bobby Olaguer,
the chaplain at the National Bili-
bid Prison in Muntinlupa City,
said he was saddened by the
plight of the old or terminally
ill prisoners who deserved to be
freed but were still behind bars.
I dont know his [Mr. Aqui-
nos] reasons, he said.
Maybe he really wants ex-
treme justice. Theres no mercy.
Arigo, the vice chairman of the
Episcopal Commission on Prison
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By Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan
THE United States secretary of
the Navy, Ray Mabus, will visit the
Philippines to further enhance mari-
time security and other relations in
the Asian region, the US Embassy
in Manila said on Thursday.
Embassy spokeswoman Bet-
tina Malone said Mabus would
meet with US and Philippine of-
cials to discuss cooperation in
humanitarian assistance, disaster
relief operations and other areas.
Mabus is the 75th US secretary
of the Navy and Marine Corps,
and he is responsible for an an-
nual budget in excess of $150 bil-
lion and almost 900,000 people.
He was appointed by President
Barrack Obama in 2009.
On Wednesday, the US Am-
bassador to the Philippines Harry
Thomas Jr. said regardless of who
got elected in the coming US elec-
tions, Washington foreign policy
supporting Manilas position for
the continued freedom of naviga-
tion in the disputed South China
Sea would not change.
Several countries are claim-
ing areas in the South China Sea
including the Philippines and
China, which on Thursday said a
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By Maricel V. Cruz
and Rey E. Requejo
A left-leaning lawmaker on Thursday
slammed the Aquino administration for
hypocrisy in talking up political reforms
but refusing to support the bills led in
Congress to ban political dynasties.
If its something the Palace wants,
they impose their will, but if its not, then
theyll nd all sorts of excuses not to do
it, said Bayan Muna Rep.Teddy Casio.
The congressman pointed to the
campaign promises of President Beni-
gno Aquino III to push a freedom of in-
formation bill, but refused to do so once
he came to power.
Now they are distancing them-
selves from the anti-dynasty bill. It just
goes to show that the President is not
serious and determined about pursu-
ing meaningful political reforms. All
he said in the past was just for election
purposes, Casino said.
Earlier, presidential spokesman Ed-
win Lacierda was noncommittal about
the bill led by Casino seeking to pro-
hibit the establishment of political dy-
nasties, and a counterpart bill in Senate
By Maricel V. Cruz,
Rey E. Requejo
and Vito Barcelo
A GROUP of rebel returnees
who in 1999 organized the
Peoples Advocacy for Col-
laboration and Empowerment
Inc., and two other pro-democ-
racy groups on Thursday asked
the Commission on Elections
to disqualify party-lists which
they branded as copals, or
communist party-lists, from
participating in the 2013 elec-
tions.
Agnes Lopez, a rebel return-
ee who claimed to be a former
high-ranking political cadre in
the Bicol Regional Party Com-
mittee (Region V) of the Com-
munist Party of the Philippines,
said the Elections Commission
should disqualify left-leaning
partylists because these co-
pals enjoy a special relation-
ship with the CPP.
If the Comelec can disquali-
fy fake and bogus partylists then
it should likewise disqualify
communist partylists. While or-
ganizations which espouse vio-
lence are prohibited by the Party
List System Act from joining the
partylist elections these COPAL
groups continue to enjoy a close
relationship with the New Peo-
ples Army and the Communist
Party of the Philippines in clear
By Vito Barcelo
NEWLY appointed Manila Car-
dinal Luis Antonio Tagle says
he thinks Pope Benedict XVI
is challenging him to spread the
word of God and to evangelize
not only in his own country but
in other countries as well.
In an ofcial statement re-
leased by the Roman Catho-
lic Archdiocese of Manila on
Thursday, Tagle said he had
mixed reactions after knowing
his appointment by the Pope.
Tagle, 55, vowed to take the
challenge after being appointed,
saying he had millions of Fili-
pino faithful behind him to work
with him.
To be called to collaborate
with the Pope as Cardinal both
consoles and terries me, Tagle
said in his statement.
Benedict named six cardinals
including Tagle on Wednesday,
adding prelates from Lebanon,
the Philippines, Nigeria, Colom-
bia, India and the United States
to the ranks of senior churchmen
who will elect his successor.
Tagle, who is in Rome for
the ongoing Synod of Bishops
for New Evangelization, is the
seventh cardinal from the Philip-
pines.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
THE three sisters of
President Benigno Aquino
III contributed P14 mil-
lion out of the P112 mil-
lion campaign kitty of the
Akbayan party-list group
during the 2010 elections,
but a Palace spokesman
said Thursday there was
nothing wrong with the
contributions.
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Aquino...
Pastoral Care of the CBCP, made
his statement as the Catholic
Church marked the annual Prison
Awareness Week.
CBCP-ECPPC executive sec-
retary Rodolfo Diamante said
there were more than 96,000
prisoners in the countrys jails,
and hundreds had already been
recommended for parole by the
Board of Pardons and Parole.
We are just hoping that those
who are already 70 years old and
above will be granted executive
clemency, Diamante said.
He said Mr. Aquino should pay
attention to the prisoners who had
been in jail for a long time.
Our observation with the cur-
rent administration is that its too
close sted in granting parole or
executive clemency, Arigo said.
In the national penitentia-
ry, some inmates are already
around 80 years old while oth-
ers are already in wheelchairs.
For humanitarian reasons, I
think they should be granted
clemency.
In December last year, Mr.
Aquino said the government was
reviewing the guidelines for ex-
ecutive clemency, including the
grant of presidential pardons to
convicts.
He said he wanted the system
reviewed because he had qualms
about pardoning those convicted
of crimes such as rape and drug-
pushing.
But Diamante said Mr. Aquino
needed to be careful because the
guidelines he had set were very
difcult to follow.
The guidelines that he wants
are very retributive and past-ori-
ented, he said.
I hope the Ofce of the Presi-
dent will review it again to make
it more rehabilitation-driven in
granting executive clemency.
CPP...
This developed as President
Benigno Aquino III said that
there were still spoilers who
continued to undermine the peace
process, but at the same time ex-
pressed optimism that they would
be a spent force by the time the
new Bangsamoro political entity
is put in place.
There will be some groups that
will still want to maintain that ne-
farious habits but they will be more
and more marginalized. They will
no longer have their support bas-
es, said Mr. Aquino, apparently
referring to former Moro National
Liberation Front chairman Nur
Misuari and his followers.
The president earlier said he
wanted the new law creating the
Bangsamoro political entity that
will replace the Autonomous Re-
gion in Muslim Mindanao to be
enacted by 2015, or a year before
the next national elections.
We need the organic act en-
acted into law by 2015. This will
be passed through Congress and
approved in a plebiscite and we
hope to install the new govern-
ment with a mandate after 2016
elections. There will be an inter-
im authority from 2015 to 2016,
Mr. Aquino said.
The government and the MILF
will return to the negotiating ta-
ble in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
in the next few days to formulate
the annexes for the framework
agreement.
Under the framework agree-
ment, the Bangsamoro will have
for its core territory the present
composition of the ARMM.
The new political entity will
also include the municipalities of
Baloi, Munai, Nunungan, Pan-
tar, Tagoloan and Tangkal in the
province of Lanao del Norte and
all other barangays in the mu-
nicipalities of Kabacan, Carmen,
Aleosan, Pigkawayan, Pikit, and
Midsayap that voted for inclu-
sion in the ARMM during the
2001 plebiscite; and the cities of
Cotabato and Isabela.
One of the most crucial talking
points expected to be tackled during
the next round of talks is the dispo-
sition of the MILFs Bangsamoro
Islamic Armed Forces, which the
CPP said could directly affect the
lives of the Moros.
A related issue is whether the
Bangsamoro government will
be given control over the armed
military forces and police in their
territory, and even over the direc-
tion of their economy and the
exploitation of natural resources
within the Bangsamoro lands,
the CPP said.
Earlier reports said that some
MILF commanders and their
followers were talking about not
giving up their arms, an issue that
the MILF leadership is expected
to address.
But sources said under the pro-
visions of the annexes set to be
discussed, the task of disarming
MILF forces would be assigned
to the Interior and Local Gov-
ernment Department, which has
direct supervision over the Na-
tional Police.
Govt...
a sworn statement denying the
allegations of the Bureau of In-
ternal Revenue that he violated
the law by not ling his income
tax returns for 2003, 2005, 2007,
2008 and 2010.
Corona said he continued to
be harassed months after he was
ousted in May, and said the case
against him should be dimissed
for lack of a basis and for being
politically motivated.
Corona was ousted as chief
magistrate on May 29, 2012
after the Senate impeachment
court found him guilty of non-
disclosure of millions of pesos in
assets in his statement of assets,
liabilities and net worth.
This [tax case] is just an off-
shoot of the impeachment trial
that ended just a few months ago
in a highly political decision of the
Senate, Corona told reporters.
The former chief justice reiter-
ated his belief that his removal
was the result of a Supreme
Court decision in the Hacienda
Luisita land dispute, which was
unfavorable to the family of
President Benigno Aquino III.
Corona said his continuing
persecution by the Palace served
as a standing threat to members
of the high court.
This case against me and my
family only sends one message
to members of the judiciary
that they should follow the will
of Malacanang if they dont want
to suffer the same fate of the
chief justice, Corona said.
Nearly ve months after his
ouster, Corona said he had no
regrets in standing against Presi-
dent Aquinos supposed bid to
inuence the high court in the
case of the 4,915.75-hectare sug-
ar land estate owned by his fam-
ily in Tarlac.
I know I am in the right side
because everywhere we go there
are countless people who ap-
proach us and express support
and prayers for us. I am thankful
to all of them, he said.
Coronas lawyer Anacleto
Diaz declined to provide mem-
bers of the media a copy of the
sworn statement. During the
hearing, he requested conden-
tiality of their pleadings, saying
Corona was now a private citizen
whose reputation should be pro-
tected through privacy.
The prosecutors granted the
request and set the next hearing
for Nov. 16, at which time the tax
bureaus lawyers must reply to
Coronas sworn statement.
A couple of hours afterward,
Corona and his wife went to the
Supreme Court building to join the
annual trick-or-treat event on the
invitation of the justices.
The former chief justice had
a brief chat with Associate Jus-
tices Presbitero Velasco, Teresita
Leonardo-De Castro, Roberto
Abad and Lucas Bersamin.
Coronas daughter Carla and
her husband Constantino Cas-
tillo have already submitted their
respective answers to a separate
P30-million tax evasion charge
led against them by the BIR in
a hearing on Oct. 15.
US...
team of scholars would prove to
the world that the nine-dash line
in the South China Sea was valid
Wu Shicun, president of the
National Institute for South
China Sea Studies, said 10
scholars from China and Tai-
wan were set to study border-
lines and other matters in the
South China Sea for one year.
We plan to give the interna-
tional community a legal expla-
nation of the U-shape line within
one year, together with our ad-
vice and claims in response to
international concerns, Wu said
in a report posted in the Chinese
governments ofcial website.
The U-shape line is the de-
marcation line used by China
to claim sovereignty over the
entire South China Sea.
Both New Zealand and Aus-
tralia said they would not take
sides in the territorial dispute
between Manila and Beijing, al-
though their top ofcials urged
them to settle their differences
peacefully.
Thomas on Wednesday also
said the US would continue to
cooperate with the region in
the elds of free trade, human
rights, the environment, free
speech and gender equality.
He made his statement during
the second breakfast meeting at
the US Embassy Seafront Com-
pound in Pasay City, which was
also attended by the groups of
Democrats and Republicans
living in the Philippines.
Eidl..
Eidl Adha and hoped that the occasion inspire us to be righteous and
courageous in our undertakings.
Let this be an afrmation of our solidarity in pursuing the causes of
peace and development of the greater good. May your reections lead
you to an even deeper engagement in our efforts toward creating a united
and equitably progessive Philippines, Aquino said in a statement.
Vice President Jejomar Binay said Eidl Adha should serve as a po-
tent guideline of living for all Filipinos regardless of faith.
As we move forward as a nation, I pray that we as a people achieve
deeper understanding of the ideas of self-sacrice and unity, as we work
towards attaining progresss that will benet all, Binay said.
Sen. Loren Legarda called on Catholics to join the celebration and
understand its signicance to the Islamic faith so that we can create a
better understanding with our Muslim brothers and sisters.
I have always hoped that in a Catholic-dominated nation such as ours,
we can go beyond familiarity of Muslim religious holidays and move
towards deeper respect and understanding among us Filipinos regardless
of faith or religious belief, Legarda said.
Solon...
written by Senator Miriam Defen-
sor Santiago.
Let them deliberate on it before
we make any comment lest we be
accused of ...dictating upon the leg-
islature, Lacierda said.
Although the Constitution spe-
cically bans political dynasties,
lawmakers have not passed an en-
abling law to implement the ban.
Casinos bill has been pending in
the House committee on electoral
reform and suffrage since it was
led in 2010.
Santiagos bill seeks to ban
spouses and persons related within
the second degree of consanguin-
ity or afnity, whether legitimate
or illegitimate, to an incumbent
elective ofcial seeking re-election
from running for any elective of-
ce in the same province in the
same election.
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III,
chairman of the Senate commit-
tee on electoral reforms, said such
a bill would not be passed by the
current Congress, where many of
its members belonged to political
dynasties.
This is very ironic indeed that
those who were pushing for politi-
cal reforms like transparency and
accountability will do nothing now
because they are in power. This is
such an insult to the people, Ca-
sino said.
At the Supreme Court, former
vice president Teosto Guingona
Jr. and ve other petitioners asked
the justices to compel Congress to
pass a law to implement the consti-
tutional ban on political dynasties.
The other petitioners were Dante
Jimenez, Leonard De Vera, Eduar-
do Bringas, Vicente Velasquez and
Raymundo Jarque.
They said the state should guar-
antee equal access to opportunities
for public service and ban political
dynasties.
Cardinal...
Those who were named before
him were Cardinals Gaudencio
Rosales, Jose Sanchez, Ricardo
Vidal, Jaime Sin, Julio Rosales
and Runo Santos.
Tagle said he knew he could
do his task of evangelization ef-
fectively because there were mil-
lions of Filipinos abroad who
could help him.
Through our migrant Filipino
workers all over the world, the
Christian faith is made present
and spread all over the world.
Maybe this is a time for us to
thank the Lord and take seriously
our mission, Tagle said.
Retired Archbishop Oscar V.
Cruz said he hoped that another
Filipino would soon named car-
dinal because many Filipino
Catholic bishops were also quali-
ed to be promoted to cardinal
like Cebu Archbishop Jose Pal-
ma.
[The archdiocese of] Manila
and Cebu will always have a car-
dinal archbishop, said Cruz, a
Canon law expert.
Cruz said Tagle succeeded Ro-
sales while Cebu Archbishop Jose
Palma succeeded Cardinal Ricardo
Vidal. Palma is now the president
of the Catholic Bishops Confer-
ence of the Philippines.
The Catholic group El Shaddai
welcomed the Tagles appoint-
ment, saying it was almost three
months since retired Manila Car-
dinal Gaudencio Rosales, the
countrys only representative to
the conclave, lost his seat when
he turned 80 in August this year.
Ofel...
parts of the country, weather and
disaster management ofcials said.
National Disaster Risk Reduc-
tion and Management Council head
Benito Ramos said the missing were
mostly shermen who went out to
sea despite the storm signal raised in
40 provinces.
Hundreds of local and foreign
tourists bound for Boracay island
have been stranded at the port of
Caticlan in Aklan since Wednes-
day as the Philippine Coast Guard
imposed a no sail policy.
We are very cautious in allow-
ing ships or ferry boats to sail. We
dont want to compromise the tour-
ists safety, Coast Guard Station
Master Serapio Trogani said.
Disaster management ofcials
said nearly 1,000 people in ve
towns in Easter Visayas and Gen-
eral Santos City were evacuated
because of rising oodwaters.
In Cebu City and Surigao del
Norte, several areas were power-
less as oodwaters uprooted trees
that fell on electric lines, disaster
management ofcials said.
In Sablayan, Mindoro, oodwa-
ters badly damaged two bridges
and residents ed to higher ground
as the rivers overowed their
banks, ofcials said.
In Metro Manila, residents along
the river banks and esteros were
advised to prepare to evacuate as
local government ofcials watched
the rivers for signs of overowing.
Storm signal number two was
raised in Masbate, Ticao Islands,
Romblon, Oriental and Occidental
Mindoro, Lubang Island, Marin-
duque, Batangas, Aklan, Antique,
Iloilo, Capiz, Guimaras, and north-
ern part of Negros Occidental.
Storm signal number one was
raised in Metro Manila, Bataan,
Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan,
Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, southern
part of Quezon Province, Cama-
rines Norte, Camerines Sur, Cat-
anduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias
Island, Calamian Group of islands,
Cuyo Island, Leyte provinces, Sa-
mar provinces, Cebu, Camotes
Island, part of Negros Occidental
and Negros Oriental.
The disaster council had set
aside P4.2 million for disaster re-
lief and P31.34 million worth of
relief stocked in Social Welfare of-
ces along the path of the typhoon,
Ramos said.
Ofel, which was moving west
northwest at 22 kms per hour, was
expected to leave the Philippines
Friday afternoon or evening and to
head towards Vietnam, the weather
bureau said.
By Friday morning, Ofel was
expected to be 510 kms west of
Metro Manila and to pass over the
Visayas as it exited the country via
the Mindoro area, weather fore-
caster Jori Loiz said.
The weather was expected to
improve starting Friday afternoon
and through the weekend unless
a new weather disturbance devel-
oped, Loiz said.
Copals...
violation of the law, said Lopez,
the national president of PEACE,
which counts more than 2,000 rebel
returnee-members nationwide.
Lopezs tirade against militant
partylist groups came on the heels
of the word war between the more
moderate Akbayan and the radi-
cal Anakbayan.
Anakbayan recently led a petition
to the Comelec to disqualify Akbay-
an, which they claimed to be identi-
ed with the Aquino administration,
citing as proof that several members
of its [Akbayans] members are now
employed by the Palace.
Their word war reached a boil-
ing point when Anakbayan youth
members gatecrashed an Akbayan
press conference a week ago, with
both sides early coming to blows.
Even President Benigno Aquino
III has joined the fray, saying in a
radio interview in New Zealand
that the leftists were only good
in propaganda, while belittling
the chances of a militant senatorial
candidate of winning in next years
senatorial elections,
Teddy Casino of Bayan Muna,
who admitted that he felt alluded
to, hit back at the president and
said that the chief executive only
became president because of his
parents pedigree. On Thursday,
Casino also downplayed the peti-
tion of the pro-democracy groups
as baseless.
Lopez, meanwhile, said that left-
ists who want to join next years elec-
tions are bartardizing the elections.
These COPALs have the gall to
use our electoral system when they
dont even believe in elections to be-
gin with. If bogus partylists are bas-
tardizing the partylist elections, then
Bayan Muna et. al. are bastardizing
our democracy, she added.
Lopez, who returned to main-
stream society in 1993, said she or-
ganized PEACE Inc., in 1999 and
registered it with the Securities and
Exchange Commission the follow-
ing year.
She denied that they get their
funding from the government. We
chip in when we have activities
such as seminars and lectures.
Lopez, however, admitted that
the military contacts her group
when they have rebel returnees in
its custody.
Lopezs group has linked up with
other so-called democracy groups,
including the New Guardians for
Freedom and Democracy and the
Pro Democracy Foundation of the
Philippines, which asked the Com-
elec to disqualify Bayan Muna,
Gabriela, Anakpawis, the Alliance
of Concerned Teachers, Kabataan,
and Katribu Indigenous Peoples
Sectoral Party party-list groups
which they said were creations of
the Communist Party of the Philip-
pines, as part of their struggles, to
inltrate, manipulate, and exploit
the countrys free and democratic
institutions to support their violent
and inhuman National Democratic
Revolution.
Lopez, formerly known as Ka
Tina, added that the Bayan Muna
consortium wielded undue advan-
tage during the elections because of
their afliation with the New Peo-
ples Army, the Communist Partys
armed wing. She added that such
groups can easily intimidate other
partylist groups in NPA-infested
areas.
These groups are practically as-
sured of votes during elections be-
cause the NPA campaigns for them
whereas other partylist organiza-
tions and even politicians will have
to pay a permit-to-campaign fee in
order for them to visit these NPA-
controlled areas, Lopez said.
Lopez likewise challenged these
groups to publicly issue a statement
condemning the atrocities of the
NPA (New Peoples Army).
If they are not front organiza-
tions of the CPP, then they should
simply condemn the atrocities of
the NPA. If they fail to do so, they
should be disqualied, Lopez as-
serted.
She lauded the decision of the
Comelec in disqualifying Cour-
age Partylist, a group that seeks to
represent government employees,
but added that the CPP still had 10
other partylist organizations that
will run in the elections.
The CPP is seeking to pack
Congress with as much as 10
pro-communist legislators as pos-
sible. Disqualifying one partylist
will not discourage the CPP in
spawning more groups. The more
effective approach is to disqualify
them all including those that are
currently sitting in Congress,
Lopez said.
Lopez added that the objective
of the CPP in elding these Copal
groups is to eventually wield sub-
stantial inuence over the lower
house to help in its armed revolu-
tion by providing resources and
other forms of assistance.
Sisters...
Political groups accounted for
P5.2 million while the P106.9 mil-
lion came from various individuals,
including National Anti-Poverty
Commission head Joel Rocamora
who gave P1 million and Akbayan
Rep. Walden Bello who gave P1.4
million.
Lacierda also attacked Bayan
Muna, which wants Akbayan dis-
qualied from next years party-
list elections because several of its
members are already in key gov-
ernment positions.
Is Bayan Muna claiming to
represent the marginalized sector
effectively? I dont believe so, he
said.
He said the governments mutli-
billion-peso dole program reached
the poorest of the poor yet Bayan
Muna opposed it.
Lacierda said the government,
including ofcials afliated with
Akbayan, is doing its best to ad-
dress the concerns of the marginal-
ized sectors.
So is there a monopoly? Can
they be considered as over-rep-
resented? I dont think so, Laci-
erda said.
I think we should have more
representatives to address their
concerns, and we certainly ask the
Commission on Elections to be
even handed in applying the rules
in disqualifying or in qualifying a
certain group as representative of a
marginalized sector, he said.
Akbayan on Thursday lament-
ed news reports that highlighted
Akbayans campaign funds and
expenditures during the 2010 elec-
tions, saying they were being used
to raise doubts about its legitimacy
as a party-list organization.
We would like to clarify that
Akbayans election contributions
and expenditures were submitted
to the Commission on Elections
in June of 2010, and, thus, were
accounted for by the appropriate
autorities, said Barry Gutierrez,
Akbayan national spokesman.
This has likewise been available
to members of the press. Because
we are committed to the principles
of transparency and accountability
in government, Akbayan gave a full
disclosure of the donations we re-
ceived.
Akbayans campaign during the
2010 elections was funded mainly
by contributions from individuals
who believed in Akbayans reform
platform and partnership with then
Senator and Liberal Party presiden-
tial candidate Noynoy Aquino. To
be exact, 95 percent of our funds
are donations or contributions from
other persons. We ensured that the
contributions did not come from
illegal, unscrupulous, or tainted
sources. Unlike our accusers from
the extreme left, contributions to
Akbayans electoral campaign did
not come from illegal taxes forc-
ible extracted from logging and
mining companies under pain of
their installations and equipment
being burned and their personnel
harmed, the Akbayan statement
said.
Of the total campaign expen-
ditures, Gutierrez said radio and
television advertisements received
the biggest share of disbursements,
amounting to over 90 percent.
These advertisements promoted
Akbayan as a partner of Lib-
eral Party presidential candidate
Noynoy Aquino, he added.
All our expenses are duly ac-
counted for, and our total expen-
ditures match the total contribu-
tions that we received. In short, we
earned not even a single centavo
from these contributions. These
contributions simply allowed us to
run a more effective national cam-
paign that ensured the continued
representation of the interests of the
marginalized within the corridors
of government.
The group said the contributions
did not take away the character of
Akbayan as a party-list that repre-
sents the interests of the marginal-
ized.
In the 2010 elections, Akbayans
campaign contributions of P112
million far surpassed those of other
party-list groups such as Kabataan,
with P12.1 million; Garbriela with
P1.7 million; Bayan Muna, with
P1.26 million; and Anakpawis with
P750,000.
OCTOBER 26, 2012 FRIDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
Donors build P5.8-b schools
NFA told to release documents
Condom sends two
workers in Saudi jail
Aquinos un-presidential quip bashed
Dried sharks
confiscated
Zambo Sur gov hits out at illegal miners
On a mission. US soldiers donate goods to a Quezon City barangay during a goodwill visit. They are members of the Navy 7
th
Fleets
USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier. MANNY PALMERO
ZAMBOANGA del Sur Governor An-
tonio H. Cerilles said on Thursday big
time illegal miners should be held ac-
countable for destroying Balabags en-
vironment, for violating peoples rights,
and for stealing government coffers by
operating illegally for decades.
They had been lording over Balabag
for years, denying government millions
in taxes, enriching themselves in the
process, and depriving their laborers of
their right to government-mandated sala-
ries and benets, Cerilles said. Now my
question is, who will pay the damage
that has been done to Balabag especially
the contaminated bodies of waters that
sustain our agriculture and shing indus-
try?, Cerilles asked.
I think it is just and right that the illegal
mining operators should x what they have
destroyed. I think the cost of the rehabilita-
tion should neither come from the govern-
ment nor from anybody else. It should be
them!, the governor stressed.
For two days now, an inter-agency
task force has been implementing the
Cease and Desist Order (CDO) that the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau issued
to illegal mining operators to stop the
illegal mining activities that has been
going in Sitio Balabag, Depore, Bayog,
Zamboanga del Sur.
The task forcecomposed of the
Provincial Government, MGB, Envi-
ronmental Management Bureau (EMB,
the Philippine National Police , National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI), elements
of the 53rd Infantry Battalion and the
Bayog Local Government has been disa-
bling the illegal mining equipment that
include hundreds of rod mills, Carbon-In
Pulp plants, and power generating sets.
Inventory from the MGB showed that
60 percent of the illegal mining plants
had been disabled without resistance from
workers who were abandoned by the oper-
ators during the two-day operation. A few
small-time operators, however, requested
the task force that they be allowed to dis-
able their mining implements voluntarily.
Anthony Padayhag, Executive Assist-
ant of the Governor, said that MGB is
the sole custodian of the seized illegal
mining implements. However, the prov-
ince is the physical depository area of all
these, he added.
Last April, MGB Director Johan Al-
bert Jacildo issued a CDO ordering il-
legal miners in the region to stop their
operation. But it was a general directive
that was not specic. The illegal min-
ers in Balabag questioned it. By doing
so, they were digging their own graves.
It was now clear who are operating il-
legally in Balabag, he said.
Padayhag added, It is now obvious
who are to be meted a CDO. Im giving
credit to then OIC MGB Regional Direc-
tor Raul Calumpang for issuing a very
specic CDO targeting who should be
stopped in Balabag.
The rest is history. We composed a
task force with specic roles. The po-
lice will secure the disabling team, the
53IB secures the perimeter while the
NBI will facilitate the ling of appro-
priate cases against the illegal miners,
he elaborated.
Padayhag said the governor is re-
ally concerned with the environment.
He wants Balabags waterways to be
cleaned-up immediately because these
have been polluted with toxic chemicals.
The areas soil and water ecosystem must
be inspected while reforestation should
take place to replenish the logged-out
forests of Balabag hills.
By Ronald Reyes
THIS one could be for Ripleys.
Two overseas Filipino workers
are now languishing in Saudi jail
over a condom that was found in
their wallet during a police raid in
their quarter in Riyadhs commer-
cial district.
The two Filipino workers identi-
ed as Geronand Roy(not their
real names) have talked to their
families on a phone and expressed
disbelief that their accommoda-
tion was raided and on the same
day they were sent to jail. Police
charged them with possession of
a condom and pornographic video
stored in a cell phone, according to
John Leonard Monterona, spokes-
man of a migrants rights group
based in Middle East.
The two now detained in Al-
hair in Riyadh claimed that it was
an arbitrary search and seizure,
said Monterona.
The rights group issued an appeal
to the Philippine embassy in Riyadh
to raise serious concern to appropri-
ate Saudi authorities regarding arbi-
trary raid on OFWs accommodations
searching for evidences against fel-
low Filipino workers noting that simi-
lar incidents have been monitored and
documented previously.
Our main issue is OFWs right
to privacy and to secure himself
in a place where one can called
home or accommodation, said
Monterona, adding that the case
shows a clear violation of mi-
grants right to privacy and to se-
cure himself as guaranteed in the
UN Convention on the Protection
of Migrants and Members of their
Families and of the International
Human Rights Law (IHL).
Monterona has also sought help
from Embassys Assistance to the
Nationals (ATN) section, seek-
ing for representation for the two
OFWs and visit them in jail for
their afdavits.
We were given an assur-
ance by the PH embassys ATN
ofcial that they will closely
follow this case and will rec-
ommend to the DFA to hire a
local lawyer to defend them in
court, Monterona added.
Monterona issued an appeal
to saudi authorities, urging them
to respect our rights as migrant
workers and human beings as
we vow to strictly follow the im-
migration rules and respect the
social norms and tradition of the
host government.
The case happened on August
31, 2012, but Monterona said the
two have remained in jail await-
ing hearing of their charges in
Saudis Primary court which has a
jurisdiction of petty crimes.
CUSTOMS authorities have
seized some P10 million worth
of shipment of various dried ma-
rine products declared as endan-
gered species by the government
at the Sub-Port Manila North
Harbor on board MV Princes of
the South last Aug. 12.
Customs commissioner Ruffy
Biazon ordered the items such
as manta ray, stingray and silky
shark conscated after these
were found out to have been
shipped from Cebu without the
transport clearance from the Bu-
reau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resourcesin violation of the law
and BFAR rules.
Biazon disclosed that the
2,300 kilos of illegal dried ma-
rine products were consigned to
Golden Eat Marine Export, Inc.
of Las Pinas City and may have
been intended for export.
We are conducting further
investigation in preparation
for the ling of cases against
the consignee and the shipper,
Biazon said in an interview.
The seized items may be
used as traditional Chinese
medicine to cure various ill-
nesses such as chicken pox, in-
fertility and cancer, he added.
However, the BOC chief said
manta ray is considered a endan-
gered species and in the countrys
list of protected wildlife, thus, can-
not be sold in the market.
This seems to be an attempt
to smuggle out of the country
highly valuable marine prod-
ucts which are considered en-
dangered species by the gov-
ernment, Biazon lamented.
These poaching should be
stopped and poachers must be
jailed. These people are respon-
sible for depleting the countrys
already dwindling natural re-
sources. Rey Requejo
This came from a senior op-
position member of the House
of Representatives who chided
the Chief Executive for his un-
presidential and combative re-
marks that do not reect well on
his quality as leader of the Fili-
pino people.
Rep. Orlando Fua of
Siquijor said President
Aquinos playback of what
would have been a sick joke
apparently alluding to former
president and Pampanga Rep.
Gloria Arroyo while on a
foreign visit smacked of un-
presidential conduct and lack
of statesmanship.
Mr. Aquino has spoken like
he does not comprehend what is
to stand trial. It is as if no cruel
and excruciating deep mental ag-
ony an accused has to bear in all
of his sane moments. He is look-
ing at an accused as if right at the
moment he opens his mouth to
entertain his listeners, Fua told
the Manila Standard.
The President has thrown
everything against Arroyo,
including the Palace kitchen
sink to denigrate and de-
monize the former president,
according to Fua.
He is insidiously slinging an
arrow that not only hurts his sub-
ject but also hurts the Filipino na-
tion for exposing sheer ignorance
of the rule of law, headded.
As President of the Republic,
Fua said legal and judicial proc-
ess are already in motion in pur-
suing cases led against Arroyo
by the Aquino administration.
The President displays of ar-
rogance and posture that bears
directly undue inuence and
pressure on those whose duty is
to exercise and spare a dint of
justice to a persecuted, Fua, a
noted lawyer, pointed out.
Fua reminded Mr. Aquino:
There is no need to pour acid
into a searing wound.
Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan
blasted the Presidents bias
against his so-called noisy left.
Ilagan said that by throwing
the full force of the presidency
in denigrating militant senatorial
candidate Teddy Casino of Bayan
Muna, the President simply gave
credence and to the poltical criti-
cisms against his government by
Casino.
Pnoy is now showing his
true biases. Without the leftists,
Congress will be obviously his
stamping pad. without the leftists
who will scalize? Perhaps like
any landlord he wants everybody
to just bow and scrape before
him, Ilagan said.
He also challenged the Presi-
dent that if the latter wants to en-
gage himself with the senatorial
candidate in a debate, then the
President should give up his of-
ce and le candidate for Senate.
Then we would call that a
fair word war, we can all wit-
ness a fair and equitable Aquino
vs Casino word war, Ilagan
pointed out.
Meanwhile, Arroyo petitioned
the Pasay City Regional Trial
Court to speed up the hearings on
her electoral sabotage case.
Through her counsels Ben-
jamin Santos and Ray Montri
Santos, the former president
asked Judge Jesus Mupas of RTC
112 to add more trial dates on her
case to speed up the hearing.
Arroyos counsels asked the
presiding judge to schedule hear-
ings on February 21 and 28, 2013
apart from the settings already
made by court.
The request would be in ac-
cordance with the accuseds right
to speedy trial and speedy dispo-
sition of cases, the lawyers said
in their motion.
In an earlier ruling, the Pasay
court granted the Commission
on Elections request that the
original October 25, November
8, 15 and 22 schedules of the
trial be reset to January 31 and
February 7, 2013.
Comelec prosecutors said they
could not attend to the hearings
since the commission would be
busy for the ling of the certi-
cate of candidacies (COCs) for
the 2013 elections.
Arroyos co-accused in the
electoral fraud case were former
Maguindanao Governor Andal
Ampatuan, Sr. and former elec-
tions supervisor Lintang Bedol.
They all pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
By Maricel V. Cruz and Ferdie Fabella

AN UNSOLICITED advise to
President Aquino: Stop being an
opposition president.
THE Department of Education has chalked
up P5.8 billion in private sector investment
in the public school system in October 2012,
compared to P3.4 billion last year.
Education Secretary. Armin Luistro said
the donors constructed school buildings
worth P1.7 billion which translated to
3,184 classrooms.
DepEd paid tribute to its education partners
through simple recognition rites for the private
sector, non-government organizations and in-
dividuals at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan,
DepEd Central Ofce yesterday.
Under DepEds Adopt-A-School pro-
gram, private corporations and individual
donors are invited to donate to public
schools to bridge education resource gaps.
In exchange, donors can avail of tax re-
bate from the government.
The Adopt-A-School secretariat of
DepEd continues to receive increasing
proposition to donate from the private
sector. Gigi Muoz David
THE Quezon City Regional Trial Court on
Thursday ordered the National Food Au-
thority not to withhold documents on the
importation of P20 million worth of rice
from Vietnam to several farmers groups.
Judge Alexander Balut enjoined the
NFA from not releasing the memo-
randum of undertaking, and such other
documents and papers that are needed to
process and facilitate the release of the
cargoes for each plaintiff.
He said the farmers cooperatives must
have the access to see all documents and not
to prevent the processing of the documents
needed for the release of 1,075 metric tons or
21,500 sacks of rice that are kept in the cus-
tody of Port of Sasa, Davao City since July 20.
The Kabalikat Multi-Purpose Cooperative,
Bubog Farmers Cooperative, Pinaod Central
Multi-Purpose Cooperative and Samahang
Bagong Anyo led a complaint against NFA
administrator Angelito Banayo, Agriculture
Secretary Proceso Alcala and NFA special
bids and awards committee chairman Jose
Cordero for allegedly withholding documents
containing information about the importation
of 21,500 sacks of rice. Rio N. Araja
Illicit trade: A worker cuts a rod mill while a generator set (right) is being hoisted to a Mines Bureau impounding area.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 26, 2012 FRIDAY
A4
DOING business in the Philippines
remains difcult, despite the pro-
nouncement of President Benigno
Aquino III to rid the bureaucracy
of graft and corruption. The World
Bank and its investment arm, In-
ternational Finance Corp., ranked
the Philippines 138th out of 185
countries in their 2013 Ease of Do-
ing Business scorecard, down from
136th spot in 2012. The report said
the Philippines lags in implemen-
tation of regulatory reforms that
would make it easier for local en-
trepreneurs to conduct their busi-
nesses.
The Philippines continues to
improve its macroeconomic envi-
ronment, but the implementation
of necessary reforms to reduce
the complexity and cost of do-
ing business continues to lag, and
needs higher prioritization to help
assure more inclusive growth,
says IFC resident representative
in the Philippines Jesse Ang.
The report noted that complet-
ing a business transaction in the
Philippines required several com-
plex steps for a number of days.
Opening a business in the Philip-
pines was also much more dif-
cult than in other countries. In
New Zealand, it requires only one
procedure and one day and costs
0.4 percent of income per capita;
in the Philippines it takes 16 pro-
cedures [from 15] and 36 days
and costs 18.1 percent of income
per capita, the 282-page report
said.
The Philippines has the third
most number of procedures, next
to Venezuela with 17 and Equito-
rial Guinea with 18. On securing
construction permits, the Philip-
pines is one of the countries with
the most number of procedures at
19 and the most number of days
(84) to obtain it. By comparison,
Hong Kong and New Zealand
only have six procedures.
The report said 23 economies
in East Asia and the Pacic had
made their regulatory environ-
ment more business-friendly
since 2005, and cited China as
the one that had the greatest prog-
ress in improving business regu-
lations.
Singapore topped the global
ranking on the ease of doing busi-
ness for the seventh consecutive
year, while Hong Kong held the
second spot. The report consid-
ered New Zealand, the United
States, Denmark, Norway, the
United Kingdom, South Korea,
Georgia, and Australia as the
countries with business-friendly
regulations.
It is no wonder that the Phil-
ippines lags behind in Asia in
attracting foreign investments.
President Aquino and his Cabinet
should take the report more seri-
ously and take steps to improve
the countrys business climate,
instead of a pursuing political
witchhunts that lead nowhere.
Least business-friendly
All about the money
THEY may be leftists, but theyre
Malacaangs leftists. And who ever
said that being a leftist meant one had
to be poor, without moneyed backers
and beyond accepting rewards of
government positions for their pains?
When I wrote recently that Palace
party-list group Akbayan never had
it so good, I didnt know that was
the situation even before the 2010
elections, during which its main
benefactor, protector and campaigner
Noynoy Aquino was elected President.
Turns out that even before the polls,
Akbayan had
already amassed
a war chest that
made it the third
b e s t - f u n d e d
political group in
the last elections,
after Aquinos
Liberal Party and
Gloria Macapagal
Arroyos Lakas
Kampi CMD.
And Akbayans
P112 million
in campaign
contributions for
the 2010 national elections were
certainly fattened by the P14 million
in total donations from three of
Aquinos sisters. Kris Aquino-Yap
gave Akbayan P10 million, Ballsy
Aquino-Cruz, gave P2 million and
Viel Aquino-Dee gave yet another P2
million.
Contributors to Akbayans kitty
have also been amply rewarded after
the elections. From Feb. 9 to May
8, 2010, Akbayan got P106,933,000
from Aquino-aligned individuals such
as Margarita Juico, now chairman of
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Ofce (P1 million), current National
Anti-Poverty Commission chief Joel
Rocamora (P1 million) and Akbayan
Rep. Walden Bello (P1.4 million).
And hows this for being
marginalized? Akbayans campaign
contributions are humongous
compared to the amounts raised by
other leftist party-list groups such
as Gabriela (P1.7 million), Bayan
Muna (P1.26 million) and Anakpawis
(P750,000).
Akbayan is actually in the same
league as big spenders LP (P158
million) and Lakas Kampi (P130.6
million), which both ran nationwide
campaigns with full slates. Akbayan
even had a bigger campaign fund than
the Nacionalista Party, which raised a
piddling P80 million.
The pretense of Akbayan that it
represents the marginalized sectors
of society is as hollow as the claim of
Mikey Arroyo that he is the advocate
of the countrys security guards.
And the sooner that the Commission
on Elections de-lists this palace-
loving and Aquino-funded party list
on the same grounds that it is going
after other, not -so-well-connected
organizations, the more credible the
next elections will be.
But will Comelec Chairman Sixto
Brillantes ever grow the cojones to go
against Akbayan? I wish I could say
that he will, but Im not holding my
breath until he does.
* * *
If you think Akbayan will repay
the Aquinos and their rich patrons
by siding with the truly poor and
marginalized when their interest
runs counter to the governments,
you are delusional. Indeed, even
before the breakdown of Akbayans
campaign contributions came to
light, a lot of other cause-oriented
groups have already conclusively
proven that Akbayan stays silent
when the Aquino government is being
accused of oppressing the poor and
trampling upon human rights (as in
the case of squatter demolitions and
the Cybercrime Law)and takes
to the streets when it is pushing an
advocacy that the administration just
happens to have sided with, as well
(like the anti-China demonstrations).
In return for their loyalty to
Aquino, Akbayan ofcials get cushy
and powerful jobs like its highest-
placed ofcial,
presidential adviser
on political affairs
Ronald Llamas,
and political
e n d o r s e me n t s
like the one given
Llamas friend
Risa Hontiveros
Baraquel. Not since
the term of Cory
Aqui nowhom
the military at the
time routinely
accused of coddling
and rewarding the
Communists who supported her
have so many supposed leftists been
fattened at the public trough.
But in marked contrast to Corys
time, the mainstream left has openly
denounced its co-opted colleagues
in Akbayan as sellouts and frauds.
In fact, the animosity of certain
rightist, military-based groups who
feel that Aquino has fallen under
the spell of the socialist-inuenced
Akbayan is even surpassed by
the hatred displayed by groups
like Anakbayan towards Llamas,
Baraquel and company.
Only the Palace, it seems,
loves Akbayan. And, according to
prevaricator-in-chief Edwin Lacierda,
this is because the party-list group
supports the Presidents reform and
anti-corruption agenda.
The support, as the campaign
contribution disclosures prove,
is mutual. And by golly, if leftist
candidates like Teddy Casino cannot
raise funds to buy airtime and
improve their chances of winning
next year, thats their problem, not
Malacaangs.
As for supporting whatever
Aquino supports, well, political
groups that you bankroll are
supposed to do that. But perhaps
Akbayan should just call itself a
regular political party funded by
Malacanang and drop the pretense
that it is representing some
marginalized group of other.
Given Akbayans power to raise
money even without resorting to
levying revolutionary taxes like
their supposed colleagues in the
Left, it has certainly proven that it
doesnt need to have a discredited
ideology in order to survive. All it
needs is the backing of Aquino and
his deep-pocketed relatives and
friends, and its in business.
Perhaps once upon a time Akbayan
stood for something other than raising
money and accumulating power,
position and inuence. But that was so
long ago; now its time for Akbayan
to confess to its trapo ways and stop
pretending.
EDITORIAL
The Holocaust revisited
JERUSALEMA trip to the Holy Land
normally begins and ends with visits to
the holy places, trying to retrace our
Lord Jesus footsteps during his last
three years. Most Christian pilgrims
need no other reason for coming here.
This is true of our own visit, my third
in so many years. Together with some
friends, I have been traveling with Vice
President Jejomar Binay, on a trip that
began at the European Development
Days in Brussels 12 days ago, and
included attending the canonization
rites of Saint Pedro Calungsod in Rome
on Oct. 21.
But on our way to the holy sites,
we had to make a few stops in places
where the story was not about Christs
public ministry at all, but about the
Nazi persecution of the Jewsthe
Holocaust. To my pleasant surprise,
I learned many things I did not know
before, particularly about the part the
Philippines played under President
Manuel L. Quezon to give a safe haven
to the persecuted Jews, when most other
countries refused to take them in.
Well-remembered by the Jews is
Quezons decision to grant 10,000
entry visas to Jewish refugees eeing
the Holocaust. Only 1,200 refugees
nally availed of the privilege. In
contrast, in May 1939, the St. Louis
sailed from Germany with 939 refugees
on board with entry visas to Cuba. But
as it entered the port of Havana, the
Cuban authorities refused to let them
in. Neither did the U.S. immigration
authorities allow them in. The ship had
to sail back to Germany. Only then did
the United Kingdom, Belgium, France
and Holland decide to take in Jewish
refugees.
This act of the Philippine government
is etched on Jewish hearts and minds,
along with similar acts of Bulgaria,
Denmark and China, which opened
Shanghai to Jewish emigration with no
visa requirementthe only place in the
world to do sountil August 1939. A
monument in Quezons honor stands at
the heart of the city of Rishon Lezion.
This probably explains the way the Jews
treat Filipino workers in Israel, where
there are now some 40,000 caregivers
with very few work-related problems.
In continuing appreciation of
Quezons act, the mayor of the port
city of Haifa, which has a sisterhood
agreement with Manila, honored Binay
with a plaque in tting ceremonies
at city hall, witnessed by Haifas
distinguished citizens, and guests that
included the Philippine ambassador to
Israel, Generoso Calonge, his immediate
predecessor Petronila Garcia, now
assistant secretary on Middle East and
African Affairs at the Department of
Foreign Affairs, the Israeli ambassador
to the Philippines, Manashe Bar-On, and
the Philippine honorary consul-general
in Haifa, Carmel Hakohen, a pioneer of
the city, who has been serving in his
post for the last 40 years.
In a quiet and gentle section of
the city, called Mount Carmel, the
authorities have designated a small
section as Manila Square and installed
a marker, which Binay unveiled,
expressing Israels appreciation and
heartfelt gratitude for the Philippines
granting a safe haven to the Jews. The
marker, written in Hebrew, English and
Arabic, stands proudly across the corner
of the newly named Manila Street and
Hos Hashevan (Ivory Coast) Street.
Within Jerusalem, the Yad Vashem
complex tries to preserve every story
related to the Holocaust. As soon as
you enter the complex and your Israeli
guide starts the tour, you recognize the
passion with which the Jews are trying
to keep alive a history, which some
people would rather forget or relegate to
the category of ction or fairy tale. The
Jews want to keep the memory alive,
not for themselves, the guide tells you,
but for the youngso that they will
never forget.
The museum is as large as, if not
larger than the Holocaust Museum in
Washington, D.C., which I have visited
at least twice. The same information I
found in Washington I also found there.
The naked bodies of the victims as they
awaited their nal bath inside the death
chambers, and the mountain of pairs of
shoes belonging to the victims, piled up
one on top of anotherthese, for me,
are among the most moving images in
both. No words are needed to describe
the highest perfection of evil.
But where the Washington museum
goes straight to the details, Yad Vashem
makes an elaborate effort to inquire into
the ideology that allowed the German
Reich to decide who shall live and
who shall die. The Jews have found no
authoritative or adequate explanation
for it, neither has anyone else. Eugenics
is cited as a cause, which mandated that
the socially inferior and unt races, the
Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), should not be
allowed to breed, and be exterminated
instead. But there is no universal
agreement on it as yet.
The search for an adequate
explanation will continue. But the
ideology may not be completely dead
and buried. Nazism as such may no
longer exist, but a virulent variant
of it may persist even under the
deceptive cover of democracy. While
condemning the Holocaust, some of
the greatest democracies have decreed
that millions of unborn are the new
Gypsies; they have no right to live,
and must be routinely eliminated before
birth, without need of any bathhouse in
Auschwitz.
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Halloween
is of pagan origin
IF THERE is one regulatory agency
that has been winning plaudits from
the private sector, that would be the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The view is that the SEC leadership
of today has effectively erased
memories of the past when the agencys
representatives sat nervously and
awkwardly in front of solons as they
were probed for apparent negligence.
The present SEC leadership, in stark
contrast, is denitely on the ball.
This must be why there appears
to be optimism in the stock market
sector today. Legitimate players are
reportedly eagerly awaiting moves by
the present SEC leadership to institute
new measures and reforms in the bourse
to make sure that the integrity and
credibility of this sector remain intact in
the wake of recent developments.
The awaited SEC reforms are
timely. According to observers, the
stock market may be the preferred
destination of peoples investible funds
nowadays. This may also be due to
perceptions that the share prices of
several listed companies are doing well.
There must be room to make money
here, prospective investors say.
Here is where the SEC measures
and reforms are crucial. These will
ensure that both prospective investors
and the public shares of listed rms are
protected from certain quarters that use
their mastery of the stock market game
to pull a fast one.
According to SEC insiders, one of
the rst reforms being eyed is to come
up with a clear denition of what is
suspicious trading.
This clear denition appears urgent,
they say. This is because there has been
a spate of skyrocketing in the share
prices of listed rms. Investors are in a
quandary: When do they suspect when
something is shy in the trend of share
prices? When is such a trend nothing
more than a response to legitimate
positive developments in the market.
Two events triggered the clamor for
this prospective move by the SEC.
First, there was this request by the
CEO of a newly-listed form, Calata
Corp. for the SEC to step in and nd
out of whether or not the impressive
performance of its publicly-held shares
should be considered suspicious.
SEC moved fast on Joseph Calatas
request and tasked the newly-created
Capital Market Integrity Corporation
to act on it. Last we heard, the CMIC
had recommended that some stock
brokerage rms should be ned for
their role in the stock price movements
complained of by Calata.
That was a good move by the SEC,
CMIC and Calata. But what about in
the instances when the listed rms do
not consider the share price increase
suspicious?
Another recent development makes
SECs plan to dene suspicious
importantthe fast upward zoom and
eventual downward spiral of the share
prices of several listed rms.
For example, in May this year,
Rockwell Land Corp.s share prices
closed at P4.90 when it listed at the
Exchange, a surge of 236 percent from
its listing price of P1.46. Some weeks
after, its share prices plummeted and as
of last week were selling at P3.30.
Just last week also, people were
talking about the initial listing of internet
marketing company Yehey. Per reports, its
stock price soared by 170 percent from its
listing price of P1, closing at P2.70.
And also just last week, Alcorn
Gold Resources saw its stock process
jump by more than 800 percent with no
signicant developments in its business
other than having hired a nancial
adviser. Observers remain puzzled as to
how the hiring of a nancial adviser can
cause stock prices to soar by that much.
And then theres this bafed reaction
of the public about another rm which
recently listed at the bourse. When this
company went public a few days ago, its
shares jumped by 50 percent on listing
day. Because of the jump, this rm all
of a sudden became a P6-billion entity
after reporting a measly net income of
P2 million for the rst half of this year.
The absence of a clear denition of
suspicious trading makes listed rms
like these vulnerable. The situation is
unfair both to them and to investors.
Already, some quarters are asking why
the spike in the share prices of one rm
would be probed as suspicious and
the faster and higher upward zoom
in the share prices of others would be
viewed as normal.
The reason is the absence of an
objective denition. What suspicious
trading is seems to be based on gut-feel
or bias. Or worse, discrimination.
By coming up with an objective
denition, the SEC will provide greater
protection to listed and listing rms.
The agency will be protecting both their
corporate reputations and the integrity and
credibility of the stock trading process.
The SEC leadership is quick to act
on these issues and concerns. That,
by itself, is already a big boost to the
credibility of the capital market.
What is suspicious trading?
SOCIAL security benets start out
as company-administered, often the
outcome of hard-fought collective
bargaining agreements, and end up
mandated by law and administered
by government agencies. This is done
for uniformity of implementation and
compliance with minimum standards.
For instance, the Social Security
System started to implement its
maternity benet program by taking
over from private employers their direct
payment to their female employees.
The Government Service Insurance
System, however, remains uninvolved.
It leaves to the employing government
agencies its implementation for the
civil servants.
SSS observed that employers
discriminated against child-bearing
women in hiring because of the cost
of paying maternity benets. If SSS
administered it, women would be
accorded equal treatment and would
be assured of enjoyment of the benet.
Womens rights were being promoted,
even then.
As a consequence, all employees
were assessed an additional
contribution of 0.4 percent of salary
credit, which the employer alone must
pay. After all, it was an employers
liability. This contribution scheme
simplied funding and distributed the
cost. Many employers protested since
their male, single female and older
women employees would not benet
from it.
Many are unaware that because
of the low maximum salary credit of
SSS, maternity benet is payable up
to P15,000 only per month even if the
beneciary earns more. For example,
a woman earning P50,000 gets only
P30,000 (i.e. 2 x P15,000) from SSS
compared to P100,000 (2 x P50,000)
if it is paid directly by the employer.
Lucky are the employees whose
employers voluntarily make up for the
difference.
Moreover, the employer is required
to advance the cash benet, and only
after complying with reportorial
requirements will SSS reimburse. For
some, this is not fun.
Regarding pensions, employers
and workers unions opposed in the
1950s the Social Security Law on
grounds that employers were granting
pension benets better than those
being promised. Was it also because
companies would lose control of their
lightly regulated pension funds?
The Social Security Law was
enacted with good intentions to protect
and enhance workers benets. No
existing company pension benet
would be reduced, and the employer
was to pay the difference resulting
from a lower SSS payment. The
employee would receive social security
pensions despite his employers failure
or refusal to pay contributions. On top
of this, any work-related injury and
sickness resulting in death or disability
would be compensated with another
pension payment under the Employees
Compensation Commission program.
The Republic even granted tax
exemption and guarantee on these
obligations.
A security guard excitedly told me
of his expectations. At retirement, he
would receive back from Pag-IBIG his
contributions plus their earnings, and
from his agency a retirement pay under
R.A. 7641 equivalent to monthly
salary for every year of service. It
looked like he would have lots of fun
upon retirement.
He worried, however, that his
companions often begged for their
retirement pay, which the agency paid
only when able. Worse, they sometimes
had to march to the labor department,
only to accept partial settlement.
Soon, the security guard will realize
that his employer has also failed or
betrayed him. His contributions could
be underpaid or could have never
been remitted. His records could have
been submitted improperly and thus
unposted. Worse, his agency will have
no money for his retirement pay. There
ought to be a law that would mandate
its prior funding into a trust fund. Why
not deposit this with SSS, GSIS and
Pag-IBIG to assure employees that they
would be paid at the right time?
The lower-income SSS member
would be one happy pensioner if his
average salary was P10,000. With his
contributions for 35 years remitted and
posted, his monthly pension would be
P7,300, a 73-percent replacement. Fair
and just, this amount would sustain the
same modest life he and his dependents
have previously led.
The Pag-IBIG refund and company
retirement pay will soon dissipate.
The better-paid worker will have a
slightly higher pension of P10,800 but
it will not be enough for his monthly
expenses. Did he insure his P10-million
house for P1 million and now after a
re, regret his underinsurance?
Blame the low-contribution cap of
SSS, although covering the entire pay
of top executives is out of the question.
Private pension plans do not cap
salaries?
SSS must raise its maximum salary
credit and contribution rate to pay
higher pensions. A pension of 60
percent of salary is fair provided it was
matched with enough contributions.
Also, in the name of national solidarity,
the high income must subsidize the
pension system and lift the minimum
pension above the $1 daily international
poverty threshold.
Let us continue to increase wages
and improve working conditions, but
let us not leave out the pension scheme.
Following international standards,
saving 10 percent of the entire salary
today to fund future pensions is fair,
just and reasonable. That 10.4 percent
of salary contribution to SSS also pays
for salary loans, sickness, maternity,
disability and survivorship programs!
The costs of our fragmented and
overlapping SSS, Pag-IBIG and
RA 7641 retirement programs can
simply be consolidated to nance one
unied national pension system. The
consolidated pension will then be more
fun to receive and spend.
Fair, justand fun
ON NOVEMBER 1 and 2, Filipinos
will mark All Saints Day and All Souls
Day, or Undas in the vernacular. Its
the time we Filipinos remember our
dead. We mark these days by going
to the cemeteries, and for those who
can afford it, to memorial marks that
abound in Metro Manila and in the
provinces.
Even now, there are those who are
going to the provinces either by bus
or in their private vehicles. But those
employed in government or private
companies have to wait until October
31which normally is a half-day
workday.
It was actually
in the A.D. 700s
to 800s that the
Christian Church
established a new
h o l i d a y Al l
Saints Dayset
for November 1,
followed by All
Souls Day.
Its quite
interesting to
know that All
Saints Day was also called All
Hallows. Hallows means saint,
or one who is holy. The evening
before All Hallows was known as
All Hallows Eve, and it come to
be abbreviated as All Hallow een.
This name was eventually shortened
to Halloween.
Equally interesting is how
Halloween, which is a popular holiday
in the United States and Europe (copied
in urban centers in the Philippines),
started.
Halloween developed from an
ancient pagan festival celebrated by
Celtic people in Northern Europe some
2000 years ago, in the area now known
as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and
Northwestern France. The festival
was called Samhainpronounced
Sowehnwhich means summers
end, that marked the start of their dark
winter season. It was celebrated around
November each year.
Now we Filipinos are such copycats
that gated subdivisions, especially
in Makati, celebrate Halloween by
decking their front yards with all kinds
of imagesskeletons, witches, bats,
mummies, ghouls, and what-have-you.
All Saints Day is also marked by
many countries in Latin America. They
also tend to overdo it.
Dont you notice that we mark
holidays copied from the Americans
Valentines Day, Mothers Day,
Fathers Day, Grandparents Day. Only
the malls and the restaurants seem to be
enjoying all these.
Its all in our culture as a carefree
nation. We spend our last centavos just
to celebrate estas.
***
Philippine National Police Chief
Nicanor Bartolome wants all business
establishments equipped with closed
circuit television surveillance systems.
The suggestion makes sense.
CCTV enables the police to arrest
thieves quickly.
There was an assessment lately
that criminality in Metro Manila had
gone up by as much as 57 percent.
Nationwide, it has gone up by 32
percent.
I want to ask Interior and Local
Government Secretary Manuel Roxas
what is he doing to address the rising
wave of criminality not only in Metro
Manila but nationwide?
Even Senator Lito Lapid is alarmed!
Lapid has led a bill requiring
every business establishment with a
minimum number of square meters
and employees to have surveillance
equipment.
***
Many areas of Mindanao have
experienced blackouts lasting between
four and seven hours in the past
because of low output of the power
plants serving the island. There was
a big furor about this by the Aquino
administration.
Aside from
the people of
M i n d a n a o ,
business and
industry were
affected as well.
N o w ,
theres talk that
Mi n d a n a o a n s
may suffer even
longer hours
of blackouts
because of lower
electricity output from hydropower
plants in the region given the El Nio
phenomenon.
The Agus hydropower plant, which
generates 600 megawatts, may soon
lose it resulting in 10- to 11-hour
blackouts. This could bring the island
back to the Dark Ages. This may come
during the summer months of March to
June. Even now, there are still places
where there are four-hour outages.
Mindanoans have learned to live with
these.
Mindanao is highly dependent
on hydropower particularly through
Agus-1, Agus-2, Agus-3, Agus-4,
Agus-5, Agus-6 and Pulangi power
plants, making up to 53 percent or
740 megawatts of the capacity in
Mindanao. Come the summer months,
and come the El Nio, hydropower
plants capacity will decrease.
The problem remains. If President
Aquino remains clueless about the
power woes in Mindanao, it could very
well blow up on his face.
***
Theres a lot of distortion on the
case of former Reform the Armed
Forces Movement Col. Red Kapunan,
who surfaced and allowed himself
to be arrested and detained for
the alleged murder of labor leader
Rolando Olalia and his driver. Despite
the involvement of others in the case,
Kapunan opted to surrender if only to
clear his name.
Now, theres the brouhaha over
the military refusing to have Kapunan
transferred to the provincial jail. Theres an
appeal against transferring Kapunan from
Fort Bonifacio to the Pasig Provincial jail
so authorities have not complied with the
court order to transfer him.
Besides, the NBI is ready to
accommodate Kapunan since he needs
security. The NBI premises are near
hospitalsKapunan has a heart ailment
and diabetes.
We Filipinos are
such copycats.
By Cass R. Sunstein
MANY of us have said our own version
of St. Augustines famous prayer, Grant
me chastity and continence, but not yet.
We vow to start dieting and exercising
(next month). We promise to begin
saving money (later). Soon, we will be
calling to make that long-overdue dental
appointment (maybe).
Philosophers and social scientists
have been keenly interested in learning
exactly why some people fail to give a
lot of weight to their own futures, even
when that failure produces real hardship.
Perhaps those who start to smoke dont
even identify with their future selves,
who may be seriously harmed as a result
Behavioral economists have explored
the phenomenon of present bias, which
leads some of us to make decisions that
produce short-term rewards but long-
term headaches. Of course it makes
sense to prefer a dollar today to a dollar
tomorrow. But does it make sense to
prefer a dollar today to 10 dollars in
two months? With respect to health and
nances, some people seem to think
about their future selves in the same way
that they think about complete strangers.
As it happens, this is no mere
metaphor. Studies of the human brain
demonstrate that some of us do exactly
that. Neuroscientists have learned
that when people are thinking about
themselves, an identiable region of the
brain, called the ventromedial prefrontal
cortex, is most actively engaged. When
people are thinking about others, the
VMPFC is not so active. Here, then, is a
remarkable research opportunity. If you
ask people to think about themselves in
the future, is the VMPFC activeor not?
Impatience penalty
Harvard psychologist Jason Mitchell
and his co-authors enlisted neuroimaging
to answer this question. The basic nding
is that impatient peoplethose who
neglect the long termseem to think
about their future selves in the same way
that they think about other people.
Heres how the experiment worked.
People were asked how much they would
enjoy engaging in some activity (such as
watching a sunrise) in the next day or in
a year. They were also asked how much
another person (a stranger) would enjoy
the same activity in the two periods.
The participants brains were scanned to
examine the activity of the VMPFC when
people were thinking about themselves
and strangers in the next day and in the
next year. At a later time (between two
weeks and four months later), the same
participants were asked whether they
wanted an immediate reward or a larger
reward subsequently.
An important nding is that for some
people, the VMPFC was about equally
active when they were thinking about
themselves both in the next day and in
the next year, whereas for other people,
the VMPFC was far more active when
they were thinking about themselves in
the next day.
Those in the former group, with a lot
of activity in the VMPFC when thinking
about their future selves, were more
likely to reject an immediate reward in
favor of a bigger reward in the future.
By contrast, those in the latter group,
with less activity in the VMPFC when
thinking about their future selves, were
impatient. In terms of the operation of
the brain, they thought of their future
selves in the same way that they thought
of strangers. That kind of thinking was
reected in their unwillingness to give
up an immediate reward in return for a
bigger reward in the future. Here, then, is
a clue, located in the brain itself, to why
some people give relatively little weight
to their own futures.
Can anything be done to encourage
people to give the future a bit more
weight? Hal Hersheld, a professor at
New York Universitys Stern School
of Business, and his co-authors tried
a simple nudge: Provide people with
digital pictures designed to show them
what they will look like a few decades
from now. Then explore whether seeing
those pictures will make people more
likely to save for the future, rather than
spending the same money on a fun
occasion or to buy something nice for
someone special.
Changed behavior
The result? People who were exposed
to images of their future selves signicantly
increased (and in some cases more than
doubled) the amount of money that they
allocated to their retirement account. Both
college students and a number of adults
showed the same basic pattern.
True, the proper tradeoff between
the present and the future isnt always
obvious. Reasonable people focus more
on their well-being in 2013 than in 2023.
You might refuse to suffer acutely now
merely because you might benet in the
distant future. Nonetheless, the problem
remains: A lot of people run into serious
trouble because they dont sufciently
identify with their future selves.
It might not be a ton of fun to imagine
what you will look like a few decades from
now. But consider giving it a shot. The life
you save may be your own. Bloomberg
Imagine Yourself decades from Now
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Samar Second District Engineering Offce
Region VIII
Catbalogan, Samar
INVITATION TO BID
OCTOBER 17, 2012
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
I. Contract ID : 12 IK 0023
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) San Juanico Basey
Sohoton Road
Contract Location : Chainage 0+580 Chainage 2+139, Basey, Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 103-Structure Excavation
105-Sub-grade Preparation
200-Aggregate Sub base Course
311-Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Spcl. I-CHB Open Lined Canal
Spcl. II-DPWH, Standard Project Billboard
Spcl. III-Const. of Safety and Health
Spcl. IV-Facilities for the Engineer
Spcl. V - Mobilization/Demobilization
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 31,887,819.70
Contract Duration : 180 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 20,000.00
II. Contract ID : 12 IK 0024
Contract Name : Road Opening/Improvement (Concreting) of Catbalogan
Diversion Rd.,
Contract Location : Km. 4+147.25 Km. 5+530.58 (w/ exceptions) Catbalogan
City
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 100 - Clearing and Grubbing
102 (2) - Surplus Common Excavation
102 (3) - Surplus Hard Rock Excavation
103 - Structure Excavation
103 (6) - Pipe Culvert and Drain Excavation
104 (1) Embankment (from Excavation
105 - Sub-grade Preparation
200 - Aggregate Sub-base Course
201 - Aggregate Base Course
311 - Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
500 - Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert (910m)
Sp. I- CHB Lined Canal
Spcl. II-DPWH, Standard Project Billboard
Spcl. III-Construction of Safety and Health
Spcl. IV-Mobilization/Demobilization
III. Contract ID : 12 IK 0025
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of Road Slip along Daang Maharlika Road,
Contract Location : Km. 806+400 Km. 811+965 Brgy. Lagundi, Catbalogan
City, Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 103 (a) - Structure Excavation
104 (a) - Embankment
506 - Stone Masonry
600 (a) - Concrete Curb
600 (3b) - Guradrail (End Piece)
601 - Concrete Works
1003 - Forms and Scaffolding
Sp. I- Safety and Health for Construction
Sp. II- Billboard
Sp. Ill- Mobilization/Demobilization
IV. Contract ID : 12 IK 0026
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation of Slope/Seawall Protection
Contract Location : Poblacion Motiong, Motiong, Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 103- Structure Excavation
505- Riprap & Grouted Riprap
510- Concrete Slope Protection
Spcl. I- Forms and Scaffoldings
Spcl. II- Billboard
Spcl. Ill- Mobilization/Demobilization
Spcl. IV - Safety and Health
1. The DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City, through the FY 2013 GAA intends
to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the
contract for the above mentioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening,
2. The DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City now invites bids for the
abovementioned description of works. Completion of the works is required for the above stated 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 instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fall
criterion in the eligibility Check and Preliminary examination of Bids as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA9184), otherwise known as the "Government Procurement
Reform Act",
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, organizations or joint venture
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 Samar II District Engineering Offce,
Catbalogan City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
5. Acomplete 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 stated above. Issuance of
Bidding Documents will be on October 18, 2012 to November 7, 2012.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippines Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay
the fee for the Bidding Documents not lated that the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
October 23, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. at the BAC Offce, DPWH, Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan
City which shall be open to interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 7, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at the BAC
Offce, DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security in my of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the 1TB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened on November 7, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the Bidders' representatives
who choose to attend at the address beiow. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchased bidding documents and meet the following major
criteria: a) Prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) 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 at
least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liason Offcers only
as specifed in the Contractor's Information (CI). Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) is no longer requred to
participate in the bidding, per D.O. No, 64, series of 2012.
9. The DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City 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 or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders.
10. For further information, please refer to;
NESTOR I. MATE, MPM
Engineer III- Chief Const. Section
(BAC Chairman)
Attention:
Head, BAC Secretariat
BAC Offce, DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce .
Catbalogan City
(Sgd.) NESTOR I. MATE, MPM
Engineer III- Chief Const. Section
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) NESTOR L. PAGASARTONGA
District Engineer
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Palawan First District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Palawan
October 23, 2012
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
ANNEX "A"
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Palawan I District
Engineering Offce, through Regular Infra CY 2013 invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID : 12EE0098
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Roxas North
Diversion Road KO 137+697-KO 138+078.90
Contract Location : Roxas, Palawan
Scope of Work : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC)
: P 43,383,245.70
Contract Duration : 139 Cal. Days
Contract Name : Construction/Widening/Upgrading of Jct. Itabiak-
San Vicente Airport Access Road, KO 177+000
- KO178+480
Contract Location : San Vicente, Palawan
Scope of Work : Construction/Widening/Upgrading of Road
Contract (ABC)
: P 33,949,989.93
Contract Name : Rehab./Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads NR Junction-Taytay
Poblacion Road, KO 211+246 - KO 212+738
Contract Location : Taytay, Palawan
Scope of Work : Rehab./Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads
Contract (ABC)
: P 24,420,514.52
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) New Ibajay El
Nido KO 328+288-KO328+820
Contract Location : El Nido, Palawan
Contract (ABC)
: P 11,063,616.14
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) El Nido
Junction New Ibajay Road, KO281+798-
KO284+560
Contract (ABC)
: P 46,074,963.15
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) New Ibajay
Junction New Ibajay Road KO 326+200-
KO327+610
Contract (ABC)
: P 34,531,987.14
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) New Ibajay
Junction New Ibajay Road KO 305+400-
KO307+220
Contract (ABC)
: P 45,059,400.08
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. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 24, 2012 To: November 12, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Time: 2:00 PM Date: October 31, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
Date: November 6, 2012 Time: until 5:00 p.m.
4. Submission` of Bids Time: until 1:30 PM Date: November 13, 2012
5. Opening of Bids Time: 2:00 p.m. Date: November 13, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Palawan
I District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Palawan, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of Php 20,000.00 for item #1-3 & 5-7, Php.10,000.00 for item #4. 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 opened 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 post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Palawan I District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Palawan 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:
(Sgd.) FLORIPE R. CABASAL
Engineer III
BAC-Chairman
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGION III
BULACAN 2
nd
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
October 22, 2012
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of
Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through the Fund 101 DPWH Regular Infrastructure Program CY
2013, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID: 12CD0267
Contract Name: Construction of Slope Protection along NCR-Bulacan Bdry. Bigte
Ipo Dam Road, Ilog Bayan Bridge, San Jose del Monte City,
Bulacan
Contract Location: San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan
Scope of Work: Slope Protection
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 19,598,875.50
Contract Duration : 150 calendar days
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Permanent Bridge
Generated from Bridge Management System (BMS) Pulong
Buhangin Bridge along Sta. Maria- Norzagaray Road
Contract Location: Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Scope of Work: Replacement of bridge
Approved Budget for
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Permanent Bridge
Generated from Bridge Management System (BMS) Sta. Maria
Bridge 3 along Sta. Maria By Pass Road
Contract Location: Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Scope of Work: Replacement of bridge
Approved Budget for
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 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, interested
Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original (for authentication purpose and issuance of Bid Docu-
ments) of the following documents: 1. Class A Documents (contained in the Contractors Registration Certifcate)
(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents: a) DTI Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration or CDA; b) Valid and
Current Mayors Permit/Municipal License; 1.2. Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement, in case
of J.V., b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation duly certifed by
the Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO), d) Latest copy of AMO course Seminar, e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer
Seminar from DOLE, f) Document Request List (DRL) g) Latest CPES Rating; 1.3. Financial Documents; a) Pro-
spective bidders Audited Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not be earlier than 2 years
from the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation of its NFCC. The LOI must be submitted by
the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of LOI by persons with
Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. Contractors who will purchase bid documents and must meet the
following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH & PHILGEPS, (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
FinancialContracting 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 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.
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Until 10:00 A.M. of November 15, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 25, 2012 up to 10:00 A.M. of November 15, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference 2:00 P.M. of November 5, 2012
4. Submission of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M. of November 15, 2012
5. Opening of Bids November 15, 2012 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, upon payment of a non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents Ten
Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00). Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding documents (BDs), from
the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from 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 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 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.
The DPWH-Bulacan 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.) ALEJANDRO B. CENTENO
BAC Chairman
NOTED:

(SGD.) ERELINA B. SANTOS
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
Noted:
(Sgd.)SIMON N. ARIAS
OIC-District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
Daet , Camarines Nort e
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines
Norte Engineering District, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12FC0235
Contract Name : ASSETS PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL ROADS
GENERATED FROM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; a. Pre-
ventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections) Arterial Daang Maharlika
Gahonon Road K0342+(-10)-K0342+618 ERRATA TO: Daang Maharlika
K0335+657-K0335+964
Contract Location : Talisay Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : 307m Both sides, Road Widening
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : Php 6,850,140.00
Contract Duration : 100 C.D.
Source of Fund :
Tender Documents : Php 10,000.00
Contract Name : CONCRETING OF CALABASA PAG ASA FARM TO MARKET ROAD
Contract Location : Labo, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : 7.0km, Roads
Approved Budget
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : CONCRETING OF PAMBUHAN - LANOT FARM TO MARKET ROAD
Contract Location : Mercedes, Camarines Norte
Approved Budget
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : CONCRETING OF STA. MILAGROSA - LARAP FARM TO MARKET
ROAD
Contract Location : Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte
Approved Budget
Source of Fund :
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, (e) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC,
and (f) Prospective Bidders must submit complete List of Equipment to be used for above Projects. The said List
of Equipment must be owned/leased by the bidder itself (g) all interested Bidder/s who wish to participate in this
competitive bidding are required to have an Actual Site Inspection (ASI) on the above mention projects.
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 procurements activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents
From NOVEMBER 25 to NOVEMBER
15, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference OCTOBER 31, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders OCTOBER 31, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids NOVEMBER 15, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids NOVEMBER 15, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of the BAC, DPWH, Daet,
Camarines Norte, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of (see cost of tender documents above). Prospec-
tive 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 post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering District 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 bidders.

(Sgd.)VICTORIO F. CORPORAL
Engineer III
Vice - BAC Chairman
Fo r f a s t a d r e s u l t s ,
p l e a s e c a l l
5 2 7 - 8 3 - 5 1 t o 5 5
l o c a l s 2 2 7-228
Manila Offce
National Capital Region
SECOND METRO MANI LA SUB- ENGI NEERI NG DI STRI CT
2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila
INVITATION TO BID
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region-Second Metro Manila
SUB-Engineering District, (DPWH-NCR-SMMSED), through the Infrastructure
Project FY-2013 and Priority Development Assistance Fund FY-2012 Intends to
bid out the projects listed below:
(1) a. Contract ID : 12OI0126
b. Contract Name : Asphalt Overlay (d=100mm) of Muntinlupa
Railroad Station Road, Chainage 0+191
Chaiange 1+401.10, Muntinlupa City
c. Contract Location : Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila
d. Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay of Roads
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) : Php 16,349,649.52
f. Contract Duration : 30 calendar days
g. Amount of Bid Documents : Php 15,000.00

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. 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.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
regulations (IRR) of the 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 (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-NCR-SMMSED and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. - 12:00
NN and 1:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by Interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding
Documents prescribed in the above mentioned list of projects.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH,
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than
the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-NCR-SMMSED will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 31, 2012
at 10:00 A.M. at the Conference Room of DPWH-NCR-SMMSED, Bonifacio Drive,
2
ND
Street, Port Area, Manila, which shall be open only to interested parties who
have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 13, 2012,
9:00 A.M. at DPWH-NCR-SMMSED, Bonifacio Drive, 2
ND
Street, Port Area,
Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB.
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. Prospective bidders shall submit their sealed envelopes duly accomplished in
forms as specifed in the BDs on or before the deadline of dropping of the bid
documents at the DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO by the Authorized Managing Offcer
(AMO) or authorized liaison offcer of interested parties as stated in their Contractors
Certifcate of Registration (CRC). The liaison offcer shall submit a letter from the
AMO authorizing her/him to drop their bid, attend the bidding process and also
submit a copy of company I.D. for verifcation. No Special Power of Attorney (SPA)
shall be allowed.
9. The DPWH-NCR-Second Metro Manila SUB-Engineering District reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the biding process, and to reject all bids at any
time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
10. For further information, please refer to:
Very truly yours,

(Sgd.) ELENA M. CASTILAN
Chief, Construction Section
Chairman, SMMSED-BAC

NOTED :

(Sgd.) MAGRARA B. DIMALAWANG
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
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Regional Offce No. IV-A
Batangas 3rd District Engineering Offce
Tanauan City
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Batangas 3
rd
District Engineering Offce,
Tanauan City through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for
the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12DC0155
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (MFO-1) (Intermittent Sections),
Banay-Banay-Mojon-Cuenca Rd
K0090+(-867)K0090+(-287)
Contract Location : Cuenca, Batangas
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay L = 0.580 km
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : Php11,673,675.00
Contract Duration : 90 cd
K0090+749 K0091+270
Approved Budget
K0090+(-287)K0090+229
Approved Budget
K0091+974K0092+197
Approved Budget
Tanauan-Talisay-Tagaytay Rd
K0074+-146K0074+684
Contract Location : Talisay, Batangas
Approved Budget
K0071+304 to K0071+509
Approved Budget
K0075+302K0075+824
Approved Budget
K0077+-040K0077+870
Approved Budget
Manila South Rd via Sto. Tomas Pob
K0060+-(030)K0060+260
Contract Location : Sto. Tomas, Batangas
Approved Budget
Lipa-Balete Rd
K0084+000K0084+463
Contract Location : Balete, Batangas
Approved Budget
Lipa-Balete Rd
K0087+000K0087+751
Contract Location : Balete, Batangas
Approved Budget
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads (MFO-2), (Intermittent Sections)
Manila-Batangas Rd, K0068+000K0068+400
Contract Location : Malvar, Batangas
Approved Budget
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads, (MFO-2), (Intermittent Sections)
Banay-Banay-Mojon-Cuenca Rd, K0090+229K0090+849
Approved Budget
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with
the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184.
To bid for the contract, a contractor must submit 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 the contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50%
of ABC within a period of ten (10) years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least equal to 10% of the ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Procurement Activities Dates/Deadlines
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders October 24-November 7, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents to
Registered Contractors
October 24-November 13, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 31, 2012; 10:00AM
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 13, 2012 until 2:00PM
5. Opening of Bids November 13, 2012 after 2:00PM
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-Procurement Offce for Civil Works (DPWH-POCW) Central Offce before the deadline
set for receipt of LOIs. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors
applications, with complete requirements, for registration and to be issued the Contractors
Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the Bidding
Documents (BDS) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman, DPWH-
Batangas 3
rd
District Engineering Offce. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, including 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 post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration Form from the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bid Documents at DPWH-Batangas
3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Tanauan City upon payment of non-refundable fees per D.O.
52 Series of 2011:
Contract Reference Number Cost of Bid Documents (Php)
12DC0155 10,000.00
12DC0156 10,000.00
12DC0157 10,000.00
12DC0158 5,000.00
12DC0159 10,000.00
12DC0160 5,000.00
12DC0161 10,000.00
12DC0162 10,000.00
12DC0163 10,000.00
12DC0164 5,000.00
12DC0165 10,000.00
12DC0166 10,000.00
12DC0167 10,000.00
Interested contractors are also required to present the originals of their PCAB License and
Contractors Registration Certifcate to the BAC for authentication.
The DPWH-Batangas 3
rd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept of reject any
bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before the Contract Award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd.) MA. BELEN M. MARQUEZ
Vice Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
Tel. No. (043)7785134, Telefax No. (043)7780738
Noted:
(Sgd.) EUGENE M. BATALAO
District Engineer
METRO MANILA III DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
APDC-BAI Compd., R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City
I nvi t at i on t o Bi d f or
A. The DPWH-MM3DEO, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12OD0111
Contract Name : Dredging/Rehabilitation of Maypajo Creek, Caloocan City
Contract Location : Caloocan City
Scope of Work : Dredging/Rehabilitation
Approved Budget for
Cost of Documents : Php 25,000.00
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Section) Deparo-
Bagumbong Road, Caloocan City Sta. 21+600 Sta. 23+200
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ drainage
Approved Budget for
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Section) Kaybiga Road,
Caloocan City Km. 19+429-km.20+001/ km.20+459 km.
20+730
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ lane line markings
Approved Budget for
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Section) Deparo-
Camarin Road, Caloocan City km.20+ (-150) km. 20+
(-053)/ km.24+200 km. 24+964
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ lane line markings
Approved Budget for
Contract Name : Rehabilitation, Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged Paved
National Roads (Intermittent Section) along Deparo-Camarin
Road, Caloocan City Km. 25+595 km. 26+025
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ drainage system and lane line markings
Approved Budget for
National Roads (Intermittent Section) Congressional Road,
Caloocan City K0022+321 K0023+235 (w/ exemptions)
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ and lane line markings
Approved Budget for
National Roads (Intermittent Section) A. Mabini Street,
Caloocan City K0009+764 K00010+158
Approved Budget for
Contract Name : Rehabilitation, Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads (Intermittent Section) Kaybiga Road,
Caloocan City Km.19+(-328) - Km. 19+000/Km.19+094
Km.19+236
Approved Budget for
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Section) C-3 Road,
Caloocan City Km. 10+865 Km. 09+ (-610)
Scope of Work : Conc. Reblocking w/ drainage improvement & lane line
markings
Approved Budget for
B. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project, equivalent
to at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder
is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction
to Bidders.
C. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as
the Government Procurement Reform Act.

organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
D. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are
required to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those
already registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors
eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor
Profle Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation.
Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.
gov.ph or Central Procurement Offce (CPO), 5
th
, DPWH Bldg. Bonifacio
Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 pm.
E. 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.
F. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public
Works and Highways, Central Procurement Offce (CPO) and DPWH-Metro
Manila III District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at
the address given below from 8:00 am 5:00 pm.
G. The DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 5, 2012 at Conference Hall, APDC-BAI Compound,
R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City , which shall be open only to all
interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
H. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 12,
2012, 10:00AM at DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Offce,
APDC-BAI Compound, R. Valenzuela Ext., Marulas, Valenzuela City. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who
choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
I. The DPWH-Metro Manila III District Engineering Offce 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.

Approved By:
(SGD.) REYNALDO N. SUGA
BAC-Chairman
Noted By:
(Sgd.) MARLO B. CORREA
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
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INVITATION TO BID
No. 2012-023
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works & Highways, Compostela
Valley District Engineering Offce, Nabunturan, Comval Province, invites contractors to bid for the :
1. Contract ID : 12LA-0038
Contract Name: Widening of Road along Daang Maharlika (Agusan-Davao) Road
Contract Location: Tapia Section, Montevista, Comval Province
Description: Facilities for Engineer, Other General Requirement, Earthworks, Sub Base & Base &
Course, Surface Course, Drainage Construction, Drainage & Slope Protection
Structure Miscellaneous Structure, Mobilization & Demobilization, Signs for Worksite, Traffc
Control Services
Approved Budget
for Contract: Php 22,925,353.13
Cost of Bid Documents: P20,000.00
Source of Fund: CY 2013 Regular Infra
Contract Duration: 83 Cal. Days
Contract Location: Olaycon Section, Monkayo, Comval Province
Description: Facilities for Engineer, Other General Requirement, Earthworks, Sub Base & Base Course,
Surface Course, Drainage Construction, Drainage & Slope Protection Structure,
Miscellaneous Structures, Mobilization & Demobilization, Signs for Worksite, Traffc Control
Services
Approved Budget
for Contract: Php34,299,341.84
Cost of Bid Documents: P20,000.00
Contract Location: Bankerohan Section, Montevista, Comval Province
Surface Course, Drainage Construction, Drainage & Slope Protection Structures,
Services
Approved Budget
Cost of Bid Documents: Php20,000.00
Contract Name: Widening of Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Contract Location: Hijo Section, Maco, Comval Province
Surface Course, Miscellaneous Structures, Mobilization & Demobilization, Signs for
Worksite, Traffc Control Services
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Widening of Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Contract Location: Bongabong Section, Pantukan, Comval Province
Surface Course, Drainage Construction, Drainage & Slope Protection Structures,
Services
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Widening of Road along Montevista-Compostela-New Bataan-Maragusan-Mati Bdry. Road,
Contract Location: Poblacion Section, Montevista, Comval Province
Surface Course, Drainage & Slope Protection , Miscellaneous Structures, Mobilization &
Demobilization, Signs for Worksite, Traffc Control Services
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Replacement of Libuton Bridge along Daang Maharlika(Agusan-Davao Road)
Contract Location: Monkayo, Comval Province
Description: Facilities for Engineer, Other General Requirement, Earthworks, Surface Course, Bridge
Construction, Drainage & Slope Protection , Miscellaneous Structures,Mobilization &
Demobilization, Signs for Worksite, Traffc Control Services
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Tigbawan Bridge
Contract Location: Compostela Valley Province
Construction, Mobilization & Demobilization, Signs for Worksite, Traffc Control Services
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Strengthening of Lapinigan Bridge along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Strengthening Tunga Bridge along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Approved Budget
Contract Name: Strengthening Maco Bridge along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Approved Budget
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR 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 the 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 ten years,
(e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment issued by reputable
Commercial Bank at least equal to 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 application 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
application for registration with the complete requirements and issue Contractors registration Certifcate (CRC).
Registration forms can be download at the DPWH Website.www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : October 25, 2012- November 15, 2012
2. Deadline of Receipt of LOI
3. Pre-Bid Conference
: November 9, 2012 @ 12:00 Noon
: October 31, 2012, @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids
5. Opening of Bids
: until November 15, 2012 @ 1:30 P.M.
: November 15, 2012@ 2:00 P.M.

Pre-bid conference will be held at DPWH, Conference Room, Compostela Valley District Engineering
Offce, Nabunturan, Comval Province
The BAC will also issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the BAC Secretariat, DPWH,
Nabunturan,Comval Province upon payment of the said fees
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 a day before the submission
of their bid documents. The Pre-bid conference shall open only to interested parties who have purchased the
BDs. Bid must be accompanied by the Bid Security, in the amount and acceptable form, at 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 envelope to the BAC Chairman. The First envelope shall contain the Technical component
of the bid, which included a copy of CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the
bid. These envelopes shall be enclosed in one single envelope submitted to the BAC Chairman. Late bids shall
not be accepted. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determine in the Bid
Evaluation and Post Qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Compostela Valley District Engineering offce,
Nabunturan, Comval Province reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process anytime
prior to Contract Award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
For further information please refer to:
EDWIN M. ORTIZ
Engineer II
Head-BAC Secretariat
e-mail address: dpwh_bacnab@yahoo.com

(SGD.) EVA M. DEL FIERRO
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
Compostela Valley District Engineering Offce
Nabunturan, Comval Province
Tel. No. & Fax No. 084-376-1040
IN BRIEF
News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com OCTOBER 26, 2012 FRIDAY
A8
MRT subsidy cut pushed
Runway birds
feared to
cause crashes
SM City Baguio plants 14,200 seedlings
Mandaluyong
pro-child policy
Tolentino starts All Saints drive, number-coding lifted
By Maricel V. Cruz
TWO Visayan lawmakers
on Thursday said cutting
the subsidy for the Metro
Rail Transit 3 from P45 per
passenger to P35 in 2013
would allow the government
to spend more funds to
uplift peoples lives in the
countryside.
Western Samar Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento and
Iloilo Rep. Jerry Trenas said that while a P10 fare
hike would burden commuters, the Transportation
department is laudable in having rural folk who
needed health clinics in far-ung barangays.
But Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. said the
increase was un timely.
I am appealing to our national government
to reconsider its decision., he said, noting that
the spike will hit students, employees and small
entrepreneurs.
Many riders come from different regions and
they venture in Metro Manila to support their
families in the privinces, Revilla said.
With the fare increase, Sarmiento and Trenas
called on the MRT management to be cost-efcient.
Our people in the Visayas do not use the MRT
but we want to have paved roads instead of jungle
trails, clinics run by health professionals and not by
albularyos and roofed classrooms instead makeshift
ones under the shade of mango trees, said
Sarmiento, vice chairman of the House Committee
on National Defense.
Trenas said the fare hike would allow people to
have a fair share of taxes they pay.
Imperial Manila should not have a monopoly
of special subsidies, he said. Visayans and
Mindanaoans also deserve support from the
government.
The MRT on EDSA charges P14 for a full ride
from the North Avenue to the Taft Avenue stations.
Maricel V. Cruz and Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
ALL NINETEEN passengers of an airplane which
crashed upon take off at the Nepals Kathmandu
Airport were killed last September shortly after it
struck a bird. The pilot was able to relay the bird
strike before the aircraft went down.
Meanwhile, a US Airways passenger plane
with 155 people has safely crash-landed on
January 2009 at the New Yorks Hudson River
after hitting a ock of birds before touchdown,
said Federal Aviation Authority.
The same tragedy or similar miracle awaits
any aircraft, local and international ights, at the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other
terminals until the government gets rid of birds
from a nearby habitat and keep them from from
roaming and feeding on terminal grounds.
Airline operators are praying that some miracle
will work when such tragic incident happens
at the NAIA due to the failure of authorities to
promptly and decisively drive away birds from
the runways.
MIAA general manager Jose Angel Honrado said
some 50 bird strikes around the NAIA and local
airports have been recorded this year which was
more than 50 per cent of those reported last year.
Honrado has joined the call of airline operators
for the closure of the nearby Las Pinas-Paranaque
Habitat and Ecotourism Area, a sanctuary of
migratory birds frequenting or regularly feeding
on the airport grounds.
None have caused crash nor major damage
but it is enough to raise safety concerns among
stakeholders and passengers. Bird strikes have
become very common in Philippine airports.
The NAIA safety division said the bird strikes,
other than those recorded by the MIAA, were
reported by Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacic, Zest
Air, Cathay Pacic, Jet Star Asia, Air Philippines
Express and Qatar Airways.
The operators have offered an unsolicited
solution: Spray herbicides right away to kill
the worms and insects on which the birds feed
on. They also proposed that supporters of the
sanctuary must be held criminally liable for fatal
accidents from the bird strikes by those similarly
found in the habitat.
The government should resolve and assert
human rights over bird rights, they said.
Home to about 80 species, particularly Egrets
from China and around 5,000 individual birds, the
sanctuary was proclaimed by former President
Gloria Arroyo in 2009. President Benigno Aquino
III has to repeal it, the operators said.
PAL president Ramon Ang has called for the
removal of the sanctuary and Tourism Secretary
Ramon Jimenez supports a study on the closing down
the sanctuary also known as the Freedom Island.
Celso Bayabos, Civil Aviation Authority
manager, said a PAL Zamboanga ight to Manila
was canceled last September after birds got
sucked into the planes engine. Cebu Pacic and
other airlines suffered the same.
Last September, a Cebu Pacic ight was
grounded at the Maguindanao airport after its
engines sucked birds while in August, wild ducks
hit a PAL jet was at it approached the Daniel Z.
Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City. A similar
incident hit PAL ight PR 105 from Guam in July.
Honored guests. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte welcome Chairman Ogawa Toshiyuki of the Chiba City Assembly
during the visit of the 20-member delegation to mark their 40 years of twinning agreement. Rep. Jorge Banal, Jr., members of the city council and city executives
attended to the visitors nwho included members of the Chiba Junior Chamber International, Neo Lions and the International Relations Section of Chiba.
Growth hub. Quezon Governor David Suarez (2nd from right) is pushing for the province to attract
investors and boost employment, promoting development down to the community level. Joining him at
the opening of a growth center are Senior Board Member Romano Franco Talaga (2nd left), Mauban Mayor
Dingdong Llamas and Gerry Talaga (right) at Barangay Bagong Bayan. BENJIE A. ANTIOQUIA
By Dexter A. See
BAGUIO CITY-Employees of
SM City Baguio and workers from
partner groups planted 14,200 pine
tree seedlings in Busol Watershed, the
main source of potable water here and
La Trinidad town.
Karren Padilla, SM public relations
manager, said the drive was joined by
Police Regional Ofce-Cordillera,
the Baguio City Police, Guardians,
911 On Call, Air Force, and Highway
Patrol Group-Cordillera.
She said 23,757 pine seedlings have
been planted top restore forest cover.
Ninety ve percent of these trees
have survived while the remaining
ve percent that did not survive
were replaced last Wednesday, she
said.
The mall management is condent
of hitting the 50,000 mark in less than
three years more agencies willing to
partner with SM.
Padilla said the reforestation
program is meant to replace the trees
that were ablled and transferred to give
way to the malls P1-billion expansion
for added retail and parking space and
a catchment to store 6.9 million cubic
meters of rainwater for recycling.
MAYOR Benhur Abalos said Aruga at
Kalinga sa mga Bata sa Barangay would
ensure the citys 27 barangays to nurture
abandoned and neglected children.
Under the care of the social welfare
department headed by Teresita Pillas are
boy and girl infants along with an eight-
month-old baby girl under the care of the
citys Bahay Tuluyan.
Abalos said Mandaluyong earned the
title Most Child Friendly City for two
straight years starting 2011.
Among the programs are breastfeeding,
curative health care for women and
babies, therapy education, children-
community relations, rehabilitation for
juvenile delinquents, special programs
for gifted children, and free medical
assistance.
Abalos said other localities
should have their own programs to
put into practice The Foster Care
Act of 2012.
He said a licensed foster parent
requires a full background investigation
and compliance with competency
requirements along with a barangay
clearance, medical certicate and
marriage contract. Gigi Muoz David

METRO Manila Development
Authority Chairman Francis
Tolentino today switch on Oplan
Kaluluwa for the annual tradition
of honoring the departed.
Its all systems go for All Saints
Day. The local government units
have mapped out their rerouting
plans, he said. Our enforcers
shall strictly monitor and manage
trafc at bus terminals and roads
leading to the South Luzon
Expressway.
He said trafc constables of
MMDA will not be allowed to go
leave today until Nov. 5.
Also in yesterdays meeting
were ofcials from National
Capital Region Police Ofce,
representatives of Loyola
Memorial Parks in Marikina and
Sucat, Himlayang Pilipino, Manila
South and North cemeteries,
representatives of local trafc
bureaus, and the bBureau of Fire
Protection.
The MMDAurged motorists to
avoid EDSA and use Mabuhay
Lanes along with Circumferential 5
Road, Katipunan Avenue, Tandang
Sora Avenue, Congressional
Avenue, and Mindanao Avenue to
ther Northen Luzon Expressway.
Tolentino said the number-
coding scheme is lifted today,
Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. Rio N. Araja
NLEX-SCTEX Undas 2012

SUN Cellular has partnered with North Luzon Expressways
Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko Motorist Assistance Program for the
All Saints Day break.
Sun Cellular will provide free calls and free online connection
from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4: NLEX Northbound (Shell Balagtas and
Petron Lakeshore) on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1; NLEX Southbound
(Mega Caltex Station and Shell of Asia) on Nov.4; and Subic
Freeport Expressway (Total Station) on Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 4.
With Sun Cellulars broadband wireless service, motorists
can check the latest travel news online <www.tollways.net.ph>,
particularly TMCs North Luzon Integrated Guide and Travel
Advisory(Nligtas).
Backed by PLDT, motorists get stronger signal, reliable con-
nection and wider network coverage. Visit www.suncellular.
com.ph for updates.
Romulo M. Ferrer, 79
Former professor and businessman Romulo Magramo Ferrer, a
native of Romblon and father of former Philippine Star reporter
Nick B. Ferrer, died in the peace of the Lord on October 24, in
the town of Odiongan. He is 79.
His bereaved children Nick and Vina; Rorita and Jack; and
Noel and Albie; relatives and friends request the readers to join
them in prayin g for the eternal repose of his soul.
His remains lie in the state at Ferrers residence, Barangay
Ligaya, Odiongan, Romblon.
Interment will be at the Odiongan Public Cemetery on Oct.
31, Wednesday, after the 10 a.m. Mass.
Crackdown on fake bills
PASAY City Mayor Antonio Calixto has ordered a crackdown
on fake peso bills.
Police arrested two suspects who were caught in possession of
counterfeit P1,000 and P500 bills in entrapment operations along
Buendia Avenue corner Leveriza Street and Edsa-Taft Avenue.
Calixto said Charlene Mataganas and Rommel Angeles, are
being investigated to trace the syndicate involved.
The public is encouraged to check for the security features
of genuine bills such as paper quality and embedded water-
marks, he said. People should be more conscious about the
security features.
Calixto commended De Juan and his men for arresting the suspects,
who face criminal charges for Illegal Possession and Use of False Treasury
or Bank notes and other Instrument of Credits. Ferdinand Fabella
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Laguna, Calapan score
Triple-gold medalists Rocena
Chua and Merrielyn Judilla led
Lagunas victories on the track
after a formidable showing in the
girls 14-15 4x100m relay.
With 400m dash winner
Jiezelle Alcantara and 1500m
run gold medalist Trisha Rami-
rez helping out, the quartet
clocked 57 seconds to topple the
relay teams of Oriental Mindoro
(59 seconds) and Calapan City
(1:04.2).
After topping the high jump,
Chua of Binan, Laguna ran fast-
est in the 100m hurdles with a
time of 18.2 seconds, defeating
Ercel Santelices Oiga of Palawan
(20.3) and Lagunas Mary Jane
Mantilla, who wound up with the
CALAPANLaguna added 13 more
gold medals in athletics and one in table
tennis, while the host province grabbed
the limelight in arnis on Day 2 of the
Philippine Olympic Committee-Philip-
pine Sports Commission Batang Pinoy
Games Southern Luzon leg here.
THE way he started his sparring
session Tuesday, Filipino boxing
sensation Manny Pacquiao looked
good as he reportedly stopped Fili-
pino sparmate Anthony Marcial in
just three rounds.
However, Marcials most recent
record will show he is destined to
suffer a dreadful fate against this
planets pound-for-pound kingpin.
Marcials record of 18 wins, 1 loss
with 17 knockouts looks impressive,
but is actually deceiving in its entirety
This is because the Zamboanga-
native Marcial has been inactive
since May of last year or exactly 17
months after scoring a second-round
TKO win over Cris Alag.
Though Marcial won his last
four ghts by knockouts, these
victories were against four boxers,
who had a combined record of 41
wins and 51 losses.
Despite the scarcity of quality spar-
ring partners, Pacquiao still plans to
continue his training in General Santos
City before leaving for Los Angeles,
California this weekend.
Pacquiao will battle bitter Mexi-
can rival Juan Manuel Marquez on
Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
WHY WORRY? From the time
Pacquiao won his rst world crown
back in 1998, issues about his activi-
ties outside of the ring share signi-
cant space in almost every news item
that chronicled the pound-for-pound
kings career.
From playing billiards, to party-
ing, movie and singing gigs, cock-
ghting and even a report about be-
ing involved in gambling have led to
apprehensions even from the most
avid Pacquiao fan.
To this day, there are a good num-
ber of Pacquiao fans, who continue
to express their concern about their
boxing heros focus knowing that the
multi-division champion has been
spending a lot of time in politics and
bible preaching.
But are these activities really bad
for Pacquiao?
According to University of the
Philippines professor Oscar Sante-
lices, these endeavors are actually
helping Pacquiao achieve what he
terms as active rest.
Those times Pacquiao spend in
politics and preaching the bible are
serving as factors that balance his to-
tal tness and wellness.
When you say total tness and
wellness, it also includes emotional,
spiritual even social. Those activities
of Manny may be considered part of
his total tness and wellness because
it includes his spirituality since it ob-
viously serves as a good motivation
for him, said Santelices.
Santelices believes Pacquiaos pre-
training camp activities may have
helped the Filipino icon reach a level
of tness that made him well-prepared
in facing the rigors training non-stop.
Transition is important. Total
rest or what we call passive rest
will do more harm than good for an
athlete who just came from a com-
petition or from a rigorous training.
In training, there has to be a bal-
ance between the training itself and
recovery, said Santelices.
Since being crowned World Box-
ing Council yweight champion in
1998, Pacquiao has fought 36 times,
lost only three and drew once, a tes-
tament that Pacquiaos training pro-
gram aint broke so why x it?
DONAIRE-MARES. Top Rank
chief executive Bob Arum said his
other prized Filipino ward Nonito
Donaire, Jr. will get to ght unde-
feated WBC champion Abner Mares
only if the Mexican boxer opts not to
renew his contract with their promo-
tional rival Golden Boy Promotions.
The Donaire-Mares bout has been
touted as the biggest ght that will
ever happen in the superbantam-
weight class owing to the explosive
reputation of both combatants.
Donaire and Mares have stated
their eagerness to face each other and
unify all the belts they both own to
establish boxings undisputed world
super bantamweight champion.
But promotional wranglings be-
tween the two outts have hindered
not only this ght but also most of po-
tentially explosive match-ups involv-
ing boxers from both companies.
Top Rank and Golden Boy are at
odds the last couple of years since they
got involved in an ugly legal battle for
the promotional rights of Pacquiao.
Mares, whos contract with
Golden Boy will reportedly expire
next year, is scheduled to defend his
WBC strap versus bantamweight
king Anselmo Moreno on Nov. 10
at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
At the moment, Donaires co-Top
Rank ghter Jorge Arce remains
as the biggest ght for the Filipino
multi-division champion.
However, both camps are having
a hard time coming up with deal that
will convince both champions to -
nally settle their claim as one of the
best, pound-for-pound, inside the
squared circle.
THE LEAGUE. Basketball fans
need not fret now that the exciting
basketball tournaments of the Na-
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion and University Athletic Associa-
tion of the Philippines are over.
Last Tuesday, PBAs Develop-
mental League or D-League opened
shop, where 11 ballclubs are compet-
ing in the latest tournament dubbed
Aspirants Cup.
The fact that seven out of the rst
10 PBArookie draftees this year came
from the D-League is a testament to
the growing popularity and improving
quality of the league that is now stag-
ing its fourth conference overall.
Since March of last year, the D-
League has held two Foundation
Cup tournaments and one Aspirant
Cup event with NLEX Road War-
riors winning all three crowns.
What sparring?
same clocking as Oiga.
Judilla ruled the 100m dash
in 13.6 seconds to subdue Ori-
ental Mindoros Lanie Malapit
(13.8) and Oiga (14.3) before
adding the long jump in her
collection with a 4.86-meter
leap. Lagunas Jessica Orense
took the silver (4.57) and Laiza
Mae Gabayno of Oriental Min-
doro placed third (4.29).
Masaya kapag laging pana-
lo. Gusto kong umuwi sa amin
na maraming medalya, said
Chua, a 14-year-old sophomore
high schooler from St. Michael
College of Laguna. She could
make it four in a row with a vic-
tory in the 400m hurdles.
Organizers decided to cancel
most of the games scheduled
yesterday as erce rains bat-
tered the venues due to typhoon
Ofel. Mindoro was placed un-
der Signal No. 2.
PSC commissioner Jolly
Gomez, the governments point-
man in the games, announced
that badminton, chess, karatedo,
lawn tennis and swimming will
be played tomorrow, while the
resumption of action in athlet-
ics depends on the condition of
the Jose Leido Memorial High
School track oval.
Laguna also scored in ta-
ble tennis with Christian Jorge
Victorio frustrating the wildly
cheering crowd by downing Jer-
ome Fernando of Calapan City,
10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-2, in the
boys singles nals.
DENNIS PRINCIPE
SPORTS CHAT
TRS kids seek kart titles
THE TRS-Castrol Racing Kids
Team embarks on another chal-
lenge that will put their talents to the
extreme as they vie for the titles in
the three-leg 2012 Coca-Cola Mini-
ROK Cup and Formula Cadet Cup
kicking off this Sunday at the Clark
International Speedway.
Newly crowned Mini-ROK
champion Flynn Jackes hopes to
reassert his supremacy in the Mini-
ROK Cup, while teammates AT
Tuason and Wils Casequin are set-
ting their eyes on the Formula Ca-
det Cup for the TRS-Castrol Racing
Kids Team powered by Castrol,
Bridgestone, Standard Insurance,
C! Magazine, OMP, Coke Zero,
Oakley, Aguila and Toptul.
Their impressive feats in the
National Karting Series proved
beyond doubt that theyre the
future of Philippine karting and
likewise served as a big testimony
to the success of the Tuason Rac-
ing School Race Career Manage-
ment Program in molding racing
champs, who will carry on the
championship legacy of Tuason
Racing School.
The nine-year-old Jackes is fo-
cusing on a Triple Crown. After
clinching the Mini-ROK crown
in the National Series, Jackes also
aims to capture the Mini-ROK
Cup of this three-leg series and
the Asian Karting Mini-ROK
plum in Indonesia this December.
Tuason, likewise, stamped his
mark winning the Formula Cadet
Expert crown back-to-back in the
two Asian Karting races, while
Casequin proved himself one of
the top young aces after nishing
fourth overall in the Formula Ca-
det Expert division.
This is another avenue for these
exceptional young karters to show-
case their championship potentials,
and the whole team, the crew and
mechanics will go all out to support
their endeavors, said JP Tuason,
Founder and President of the Tua-
son Racing School.
FIGHTER of the Decade Manny
Pacquiao looks extra sharp in
training as he prepares to leave
for Los Angeles on Saturday
to continue his preparation for
the fourth showdown with Juan
Manuel Marquez at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 8.
Pacquiaos adviser Michael
Koncz said everything was go-
ing well in General Santos City,
where Pacquiao trains at the Rey
Golingan Gym.
In his rst two days of sparring
against welterweight Anthony
Rocky Marcial, Pacquiao dis-
played remarkable hand speed
and punching power, forcing
Marcial to quit at the end of three
rounds in their rst sparring ses-
sion on Monday and at the end of
four rounds on Wednesday.
ABS-CBNs Dyan Castillejos
quoted Marcial, who said Pac-
quiao was too strong. Marcial
also indicated he had trouble
with the southpaws hand-speed.
Pacquiao appears to be com-
pletely relaxed in his GenSan
training camp, which is not
crowded and devoid of hangers-
on. In fact, Pacquiao said he
would prefer to continue training
in his hometown, but was ready
to leave for the Wild Card Gym
on Freddie Roach on Saturday.
Meanwhile, undefeated south-
paw Mercito No Mercy Gesta
will get a shot at the International
Boxing Federation lightweight
title against Mexicos Miguel
Vazquez, provided the Mexican
successfully defends his title
against Marvin Quintero in Ve-
rona, New York on Sunday ( Ma-
nila time). Ronnie Nathanielsz
Pacquiao looks sharp
Manila
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DepARtMent of public WoRKs AnD hiGhWAYs
nAtionAl cApitAl ReGion
QueZon citY seconD enGineeRinG DistRict
790 EDSA, Quezon City
Tel. Nos. 481-0046 * Fax No. 920-2744
inVitAtion to biD
A. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon City
Second Engineering District, EDSA, Quezon City, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID 12-oG-0130
Contract Name Improvement /Asphalt Overlay of J.P. Rizal St., Quezon City
(K0010+030-K0010+754)
Contract Location Quezon City
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Pavement Markings
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) Php5,698,462.31
Contract Duration 24 c.d.
Cost of Bidding Documents Php10,000.00
2. Contract ID 12-OG-0135
Contract Name Improvement /Asphalt Overlay of Kamuning Road, Quezon
City (K0011+588-K0012+122)
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement /Asphalt Overlay of Ortigas Granada Road,
Quezon City, K0010+(-157) K0010+(-252)
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Construction of Drainage System along Katipunan Avenue
(Aurora Blvd. to C.P. Garcia Avenue),
Brief Description Proposed Laying of 910mm dia. RCCP; Curb Inlet Manholes
for 910mm dia. RCCP; Conc. Sidewalk and Curb and Gutter
(Type B, 0.67m)
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement /Asphalt Overlay along Bonny Serrano,
Brief Description Improvement/Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement of Drainage System along Commonwealth
Avenue, Brgy. Old Balara,
for 910mm dia. RCCP; Concrete Sidewalk; and Curb and
Gutter (Type B; 0.67m.)
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Rehabilitation of Drainage along Main Avenue,
Brief Description Rehabilitation
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Rehabilitation of Drainage along Aurora Blvd. (from EDSA to
Marikina Boundary),
Brief Description Rehabilitation
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Concrete Widening/Concreting with Drainage and Sidewalk
Improvement of BIR Road, Quezon City (Km. 12 + 252 Km.
12 + 042)
Brief Description Concrete Widening, Concreting, Sidewalk and Drainage
Improvement
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Concrete Widening/Concreting with Drainage and Sidewalk
Improvement of BIR Road, Quezon City (Km. 12 + (-283)
Km. 12 + (-574)
Brief Description Concrete Widening, Concreting, Sidewalk and Drainage
Improvement
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement/Asphalt Overlay with Concrete Blocking of
University Avenue, Quezon City (K0013 + 966-K0013 + 056
West Bound; K0013 + (-091) K0013+966 East Bound
Brief Description Concrete Blocking, Asphalt Overlay with Pavement Marking
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement /Asphalt Overlay of Internal Road, Quezon City
1. Chainage 0006 Chainage 0975 (Inner Lane)
2. Chainage 0004 Chainage 0988 (Outer Lane)
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Lane Marking, Laying of 910mm dia.
RCCP (36 dia)
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement/ Asphalt Overlay With Concrete Blocking Of
Cordillera St., Quezon City K0005 + 590 K0006 + 528
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Concrete Blocking
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement/ Asphalt Overlay Of Tomas Morato, Quezon City
K0009 + (-091) K0010 + 075
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Line Markings
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement/ Asphalt Overlay Of Hemady St., Quezon City
K0008 + 534 K0009 + 618
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Line Marking
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Improvement/ Asphalt Overlay with Concrete Blocking Of N.
Ramirez (Pulog St.), Quezon City Chainage 0000 Chainage 0821
Brief Description Asphalt Overlay with Concrete Blocking
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Drainage Improvement Along Katipunan Avenue Cor. Bonny
Serrano Avenue, Quezon City
Brief Description Drainage Improvement
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Construction/ Rehabilitation of Drainage System Along C.P.
Garcia Ave./ C5 Near Eastwood City (South Bound), Quezon City
For 910mm dia. RCCP; Concrete Sidewalk; And Curb And
Approved Budget for
Contract Name Construction/ Rehabilitation of Drainage System Along C.P.
Garcia Ave./ C5 Near Eastwood City (North Bound), Quezon
City
For 910mm dia. RCCP; Concrete Sidewalk; And Curb And
Approved Budget for
B. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission
and receipts of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least
ffty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained
in the Bidding Document, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
C. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/ fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known
as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnerships, or
D. Contractors/applicant who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required
to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already
registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility
to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profle
Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information
on registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central
Procurement Offce (CPO), 5
th
, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
from 8:00A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
E. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the
Bidding Documents.
F. The Quezon city second engineering District will hold a Pre-Bid Conference
on october 30, 2012, 2:00p.M. at Quezon city second engineering District
conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have
purchased the Bidding Documents.
G. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public
Works and Highways, Central Procurement Offce (CPO) and DPWH-Quezon
City Second Engineering District and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
H. Bids must be delivered on or before 10:00 A.M. and will be opened at 2:00 P.M.,
november 15, 2012 at Quezon city second engineering District, eDsA,
Quezon city. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the
acceptable form and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to
attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
I. The DpWh-Quezon city second engineering District reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any
bidder of bidders.
Approved by:
(sgd.) Abel M. MAlAcA
BAC-Chairman
Noted by:
(sgd.) RAMon p. DeVAnADeRA
Offcer-in-Charge
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
OCTOBER 26, 2012
The Red Lions missed a chance to claim
their historic 17th cage championship last
Saturday via a two-game sweep of their best-
of-three nals series, after the Knights got
away with a 64-55 win.
But they will have a chance to try again
when action begins at 1 p.m.
Red Lions coach Ronnie Magsanoc, how-
ever, realizes that their bid
will be more difcult this time
around.
You will nd it hard to beat
them anytime you allow this
team to play their game, and
go all out in any quarter, said Magsanoc.
The Lions have won 16 NCAA cage crowns,
just like Letran.
The Knights, under coach Louie Alas,
have been in the same situation in 2003 and
in 2005 when they won titles against the San
Sebastian Stags and the Philippine Christian
University Dolphins.
In those years, Alas wards were able to
overcome great odds and claim champion-
ships over the Stags and Dolphins with vic-
tories in a deciding Game 3.
It will be recalled that in 2003, the Knights
won Game 1, 77-73, lost Game 2, 64-55, and
then secured the crown with a 66-59 win in
the rubber match against the Stags.
Two years later, Alas steered Letran to the
nals again, and after losing the opener, 73-
77 to the Dolphins, fought back with a 78-60
triumph 2 to equalize the series.
The Knights then pulled
through with a 62-54 win in
the deciding Game 3.
We have to improve sev-
eral notches higher if we are to
beat San Beda. Winning Game
2 will be meaningless if we dont eventually
win the championship, said Alas.
Alas, who leaves behind the troubles
he encountered from a slit-throat gesture
directed towards supervisor of referees
Romy Guevarra in Game 2, added that
they will have to be cautious against the
Red Lions because he believes the Lions
are a strong opponent.
The Red Lions had earlier taken Game
1 with a 62-60 victory over the Knights.
Peter Atencio
FRIDAY
PITTED against a more experienced squad and a coach
who has been there and done that, the defending cham-
pion San Beda Red Lions will be ready to face the Letran
Knights on even terms when Game 3 of the 88th Nation-
al Collegiate Athletic Association mens basketball nals
res off today at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
DR. Peewee Mendiola of Team
Big Chill bagged the overall and
rear-wheel production best time
of the day in the recent 10th leg
of the Shell Helix National Slalom
series at SM Sucat.
Dr. Mendiola had a smooth out-
ing as he posted the fastest time of
49.34 seconds, with Milo Rivera
of FERN C Racing a close second
with 49.42, followed by Peque
Alacbay of Team Soleil.
Estefano Rivera, who also post-
ed the novice best time, and Noel
Rivera took fourth and fth, re-
spectively, in the racefest, which
doubles the points of winners.
Pathrick Bautista of the DKC
Racing team captured the Front
Wheel production best time with
a clocking of 53.02.
The event was presented by
Shell Helix Motor Oils and co-
sponsored by Federal Tyres, Out-
last Battery, Silverwind/Dubshop
Magwheels, Starbright Body Kits,
Auto Transporter, media partners
C! Magazine, Stoplight TV, Power
Wheel Magazine, autoindustriya.
com and kotse.com, together with
SM Sucat and SM Supermalls.
The 11th leg of the series will
be held at Robinsons Nova Mar-
ket parking lot on Dec. 2.
Registration starts at 8 a.m.
with open practice runs until 10
a.m., afterwhich only two of-
cial practice runs will be given
until 11:30 a.m.
Late comers will only be given
one practice run. Ofcial runs will
start at 12 noon.
The RMSC grand prix is sanc-
tioned by the Automobile Asso-
ciation of the Philippines and FIA.
For details, contact Bing Bang
Dulce at tel. nos. 928-6951, 0917-
8119337, 0922-816 5344; email
racemotorsportsclub@yahoo.com
or Facebook account at RACE
Motosports.
Mendiola, Rivera top slalom
THE Run United Philippine
Marathon hits the road this
Sundaythe apex of the popu-
lar Run United series that has
created its own diehards and
devotees who have clamored
for the full 42.195-km race.
The runners clamored for a
marathon from us and we also
believe that Run United enthu-
siasts are up to the challenge of
nishing a marathon already,
so its all systems go for Run
United Philippine Marathon,
said Alex Panlilio, head of the
Unilab Active Health program.
The RUPM Enervon Activ
42K and Alaxan FR 21Kwill
start at the Bonifacio Global
City and nish at the SM Mall
of Asia. It will cover a route
dissecting the cities of Taguig,
Makati and Pasay.
Also on the program of the
event that has RunRio as or-
ganizing partner are the Ceelin
500-meter Dash, Hydrite 3K,
Dolfenal 5K and the Enervon
HP Recovery 10K. They will
be raced on an out-and-back
course at the SM Mall of Asia.
The Unilab Active Health Vil-
lage will also be part of the RUPM
experience that features four
categoriesActive Kids Zone,
Health, Sports and Leisure, Run-
nersLounge and iConnect.
Online registration is already
closed, while the in-store regis-
tration ends Friday at Riovana
Bonifacio Global City (28th
Street corner 9th Avenue) and
Katipunan (Third Floor Regis
Building) and at Tobys SM
Mall of Asia (Ground Floor En-
tertainment Hall) and Trinoma.
Run United
Marathon
on Sunday
INCUMBENT Philippine Olympic
Committee President Jose Peping
Cojuangco urged sports leaders to
work together for the sake of the youth
and future generations of athletes, who
could bring honor to the country.
Cojuangco, who is seeking a third
term of ofce in the countrys high-
est sports body, made this plea dur-
ing a gathering of national sports
association ofcials at his Dasmari-
as Village home in Makati City.
I would like this chance. I would
like to get your time and my time.
And Im sure we will get some-
where if we work together, said
Cojuangco.
The POC chief talked about his
desire to be given a chance again
to make things happen for Philip-
pine sports, a few hours after bas-
ketball chief Manny V. Pangilinan
informed the sports community that
he will not pursue his bid to seek an
executive post in the POC.
Cojuangco said a third term will
allow him to realize plans to help
build a training center for elite ath-
letes and support it with a nutrition
program and a good physical tness
program as well.
Around 22 heads and representa-
tive of NSAs were present during the
gathering. Five others NSA heads,
who could not make it indicated their
desire support Cojuangcos bid.
During the meeting, support for
triathlon chief Tom Carrasco to run
for chairman snowballed. He will
go up against Monico Puentevella of
weightlifting if plans materialize.
Cojuangco said they have un-
til Friday to nalize their ticket,
which will have Joey Romasanta
of karatedo running against Man-
ny Lopez as rst vice president,
Jeff Tamayo of soft tennis as sec-
ond vice president. Peter Atencio
Cojuangco pleads: Lets work together
SMART national jins to train in Korea
MEMBERS of the SMART national
taekwondo team, led by veteran inter-
nationalist John Paul Lizardo ew to
Korea recently to compete in the 7th
Korea Open international champion-
ships both for kyorugi (sparring) and
poomsae (forms) and undergo exclu-
sive training in preparation for the
upcoming world tournament and other
prestigious events next year.
This special undertaking by our
athletes will improve their ght-
ing spirit and further sharpen their
skills, said Philippine Taekwondo
Association vice president Sung
Chun Hong shortly before the
SMART squad left a few days ago.
All the top sparring and poomsae
athletes make up the squad which
will train against varsity and profes-
sional performers in the best Korean
schools and gymnasiums which have
produced world champions. Two of
these are the Pung Saeng School
and the Sang Moo Military Varsity
squad.
In addition to Lizardo, the other
members of the SMART team are:
Male (senior sparring)Justin
Benedict Medina, Paul Romero,
Gershon Bautista, Samuel Thomas
Harper Morrison, Christian Al dela
Cruz and Roberto Kristopher Uy.
ACES EYE 3
RD
WIN
BANKING on its newfound winning formula,
streaking Alaska Alaska (2-2) shoots for its
third straight win when it plunges to action
against Air21 (1-4), loser of three in a row,
in the 2013 Philippine Basketball Associa-
tion Philippine Cup at 5:15 p.m. today at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum. Two hours later,
shorthanded Petron Blaze (2-3) will try to get
its rst winning streak of the season when
it duels Global Port Batang Pier (1-4) at 7:30
p.m. in the second game. Jeric Lopez
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
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Winner
takes all
Metro Manila schools advance to Unigames quarterfinals
BACOLOD CITYAs expected, Metro
Manila schools advanced to the quarter-
nals of the mens basketball competition
of the 17th Sandugo-University Games in
Bacolod City.
University of the East, which beat
University of Negros Oriental-Recoletos,
82-68, for a sweep of Group D, lead the
qualiers though UNO-R also made it to
the next round.
UE will meet the winner of the National
University-South Western University game
that will determine the ranking in Group B.
SWU defeated University of the Im-
maculate Concepcion, 71-37, to tie NU at
3 wins apiece.
In Group C, Adamson took the top spot
with an 86-81 win over UAAP runner-
up University of Sto. Tomas as the Tigers
played a catch-up game practically through-
out the game, but failed to catch up with the
Falcons. UST nished second in the group.
Ateneo de Manila is assured of the top
spot in Group A, even with a game left
against lightweight Colegio de San Agus-
tin-Bacolod, while three teams, Univer-
sity of san Jose Recoletos, Holy Cross of
Davao College and Hercor College are in
the running for the remaining slot.
Womens basketball has National Uni-
versity and College of St. Benilde nish-
ing 1-2 in their group, even as NU clob-
bered CSB, 91-69, and is expected to beat
UST in its last game. CSB nished the
elimination round with a 71-23 romp over
host University of St. la Salle.
Defending champion Adamson Univer-
sity has a nal game against St. Louis Uni-
versity, but is expected to easily score its
fth straight victory, while second-running
Lyceum of the Philippines University, 2-1,
is favored to get past Rizal Technological
University and SLU in its last two games
and if so, joins Adamson in the seminals.
King Asuncion (left) is shown prior to his race in the newbies
class. At right is veteran rally driver Raul Asuncion.
Game today
(Smart-Araneta Coliseum)
1 p.m. San Beda vs
Letran (Game 3)
John Paul Lizardo (left) connects with a bullet kick to the
body of Malaysian Bryan Chong in a recent match.
Slippery ball. Big Chills
Mark Canlas (right) loses
the ball even before Jose
Rizal University Jeckster
Apinan and John Villarias
could hound him in a
Philippine Basketball
Association D-League
Aspirants Cup game won
by the Fruitas, 77-76.
Business
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Ray S. Eano, Editor business@mst.ph
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
BSP cuts interest rates anew
Belle finalizes deal with Melco
PSALM set to award
Angat hydro contract
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Japan Yen 0.012534 0.5186
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Hong Kong Dollar 0.129041 5.3392
Switzerland Franc 1.072616 44.3806
Canada Dollar 1.006340 41.6383
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Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 109.7652
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Brunei Dollar 0.815129 33.7268
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Euro Euro 1.297600 53.6895
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China Yuan 0.160051 6.6223
India Rupee 0.018612 0.7701
Malaysia Ringgit 0.327118 13.5348
NewZealand Dollar 0.814797 33.7130
Taiwan Dollar 0.034160 1.4134
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
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August
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to $5.1b
By Jenniffer B. Austria
BELLE Corp. said Thursday
it nalized an agreement with
Hong Kong-based Melco Crown
Entertainment Ltd. to jointly
develop a $1.3-billion casino
and entertainment complex in
Entertainment City.
Belle said in a disclosure to
the stock exchange both parties
would be co-licensees and
owner of the complex under the
agreement. The two companies
will also make equal investments
in the project.
Melco said in a separate
disclosure to the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange its investment
in the project was expected to
reach $600 million up to the
opening of the complex.
Both companies actually
committed to contribute $650
million each as initial investment.
Belle, controlled by retail
tycoon Henry Sy Sr., will
contribute the land and the
building structures worth
$325 million. Melco agreed
to contribute furnitures,
gaming equipment, additional
improvements, inventory and
supplies as well as intangible
properties and entertainment
facilities costing not less than
$325 million.
Both parties agreed to split
the remaining $350 million in
investment commitment.
Melco, led by Australian
billionaire James Packer
and Macau gambling tycoon
Lawrence Ho, is also expected to
bring the expertise and experience
in running a world-class casino
to the Belle project, giving them
a strong competitive edge.
Melco is a developer and owner
of integrated resort facilities focused
on the Macau market. Its operating
complex known as the City of
Dreams is a highly successful
project that houses a gaming
facility, a Crown Hotel, a Grand
Hyatt Hotel, a Hard Rock Hotel and
an upscale retail operation, along
with a mix of bars and restaurants
that are drawing crowds mainly
from Hong Kong and China.
It is building a second
integrated resort in Macau called
Studio City.
We are very happy to welcome
MCE into the Philippines. We
could not have found a better
partner for this endeavor. We are
condent that MCE will bring its
expertise in operating a highly
successful integrated resort
complex and strongly contribute
to promoting the Philippines as
one of the Asias premiere tourism
destination, Belle vice chairman
Willy Ocier said.
TOTAL E&P Philippines B.V.,
the local unit of the French oil
giant, secured the approval of
the Energy Department to take
over and oil and gas exploration
contract in Sulu Sea.
We found them [Total]
technically, legally and
nancially qualied, Energy
Assistant Undersecretary
Ramon Oca said.
The agency approved the
transfer of 75-percent interest of
Mitra Energy Ltd. of Malaysia
to Total E&P Philippines in
Service Contract No. 56 in the
Sulu Sea. The contract area
covers 4,300 square kilometers,
in water depths ranging from
200 to 3,000 meters.
Mitra will retain the remaining
25-percent interest in SC 56.
Mitra will initially
operate the seismic works,
including the acquisition
of 500 square kilometers
of additional 3D data, after
which the operatorship will
be transferred to Total for the
drilling operations, Mitra said
in a separate announcement.
Total acquired the 75-percent
stake from Mitra, who bought it
from ExxonMobil Exploration
and Production Philippines B.V.
(50 percent) and BHP Billiton
International Exploration Pty.
Ltd. (25 percent).
ExxonMobil withdrew its
50-percent stake in SC 56
after nding non-commercial
quantities of gas in South Sulu
Sea.
ExxonMobil drilled four wells
in 2010 to 2011 and invested $400
million before declaring SC 56,
including the gas-rich Sandakan
Basin, non-commercial.
Oca said Totals entry in the
local oil and gas industry was a
sign of growing investor trust and
condence in doing business in
the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Energy
Undersecretary Jay Layug
said Total wanted to enter the
Philippines for some time. They
will conduct the new exploration
phase of around 500 km of
additional 3D seismic data within
2012. Drilling, we are hoping next
year, in third or fourth quarter,
Layug said.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Bentley in PH. British luxury automobile manufacturer Bentley Motors Ltd. ofcially appointed PGA Automobile Inc. as its
authorized sole importer and distributor in the Philippines. The appointment covers sales and retail of Bentleys exclusive luxury
cars, such as the Continental GT and the Mulsanne. Bentley is the latest addition to the exclusive brands solely distributed by
the PGA Group. Also under its roster of luxury vehicles are Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini marquees. Shown are PGA Automobile
chairman Robert Coyiuto Jr. (second from left), with Bentley Motors director Dave Hayter (third from left), head of marketing and
communications Asia Pacic Robin Peel (leftmost), and franchise development manager Derrick Fraesdorf.
IMPORTS fell 0.4 percent
in August from a year ago,
following a 0.8-percent decline
in the previous month, as Asian
markets were affected by the
slowing global trade demand.
The National Statistics Ofce
said merchandise imports
amounted to $5.1 billion, with
orders for electronics reaching
$1.5 billion.
It is therefore important to
continue to stimulate the domestic
sources of growth and promote
trade with other countries. The
Philippine government will
monitor closely these external
risks and address them as
necessary, National Economic
and Development Authority
deputy director-general Rolando
Tungpalan said.
Tungpalan said with the
exception of Hong Kong whose
merchandise imports grew 1.4
percent, trade-oriented Asian
economies also tallied negative
growth in August. These include
Korea (-9.8 percent), Thailand
(-8.8 percent), Singapore (-8.3
percent), Taiwan (-7.6 percent),
Japan (-7.1 percent), Indonesia
(-6.7 percent), China (-2.6
percent), Malaysia (-1.6 percent),
and Vietnam (-1.2 percent).
The good news is that on a
monthly basis, imports grew 1.9
percent from $5 billion in July.
This brought total imports in
the rst eight months to $40.8
billion, up just 0.1 percent from
the same period last year.
Exports grew 5.4 percent to
$35.3 billion in the eight-month
period, making the Philippines
one of the few Asian economies
that registered a positive growth.
This reduced the countrys
trade-in-goods decit to $5.5
billion, which is lower than the
$7.3-billion decit recorded in
the same period in 2011, said
Tungpalan. RTD
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
THE Bangko Sentral on
Thursday cut the key policy
interest rates by another 25 basis
points, bringing the deposit and
lending rates to new record low
levels to boost spending and
economic growth.
The interest rate reduction, the fourth time this
year, brought the overnight borrowing rate to 3.5
percent and overnight lending to 5.5 percent.
Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr.
said while the domestic economic growth remained
rm, additional policy support could help ward off
the risks associated with weaker external demand by
encouraging investment and consumption.
He said the Monetary Board was also encouraged
by its assessment that the ination environment
continued to be benign.
Latest baseline forecasts indicate that the future
ination path remains within target for 2012 up to 2014,
with ination expectations aligned to the ination target
within the policy horizon, Tetangco said.
The Bangko Sentral revised its ination forecast
to 3.3 percent from 3.4 percent for 2012, and to 3.9
percent from 4.1 percent for 2013. Ination in 2014
is expected to average 3.1 percent.
The Monetary Board notes that global economic
prospects continue to face considerable headwinds.
World economic conditions are likely to remain tepid as
scal and nancial sector stresses in advanced economies
continue to dampen market condence, Tetangco said.
Bangko Sentral Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo
said the Monetary Boards decision to cut rates was
crucial in ensuring the sustainability of economic growth.
He said further rate reduction was a possibility.
The decision to cut rates does not in any way tell
us that this is the end of our easing cycle or it has just
begun, Guinigundo said.
Anything can happen between now and six weeks
later. By December, we have more data that will
be providing additional arguments for keeping or
reducing policy rates further, he added.
Ination unexpectedly eased in September, with
consumer prices rising 3.6 percent from a year earlier
after gaining 3.8 percent the previous month.
Exports fell for the rst time in ve months in
August, slipping 9 percent from a year earlier to $3.8
billion. Gross domestic product grew 5.9 percent
in the second quarter, down from 6.3 percent in the
previous three months. With Bloomberg
By Alena Mae S. Flores
POWER Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp., the
state-run power privatization rm,
began preparations to implement
the Supreme Courts ruling for
the turnover of the 218-megawatt
Angat hydroelectric power plant in
Bulacan to Korea Water Resources
Development Corp.
We welcome the decision of
the Supreme Court as it paves
the way for the implementation
of subsequent steps under the
bidding procedures. The court
has required modication in
some documents. PSALM
will comply with the Supreme
Court order, PSALM president
Emmanuel Ledesma said.
PSALM vice president Conrad
Tolentino, however, said the
agency was still reviewing the
bidding procedures as the auction
was held two years ago. K-Water
submitted the highest bid for the
Angat hydropower plant with an
offer of $440.88 million in 2010.
Tolentino said PSALM
could not say when the Angat
plant would be turned over to
K-Water, a Korean government-
run company engaged in the
construction, operation and
management of multi-purpose
dams and multi-regional/
local water supply systems. It
is also involved in complex
development business assigned
by central and municipal
governments.
PSALM has not issued the
certicate of effectivity of the
contract that will require K-Water
to make an upfront payment for
the turnover of the asset.
The high tribunal, in a 49-page
decision written by Associate
Justice Martin Villarama Jr.,
declared as valid and legal the sale
of the power plant to K-Water but
ruled that National Power Corp.
should retain control of the dams
hydropower generation, subject
to the rules and regulations of the
National Water Resources Board.
The court said K-Water could
utilize the waters in the Angat
Dam for hydropower generation
but Napocor retains full
supervision and control over the
extraction and diversion of water
from the Angat River.
It also said the sale of the power
plant to a foreign corporation
pursuant to the privatization
mandated by the Electric Power
Industry Reform Act did not
violate the 1987 Constitution.
The court said the provisions
in the law that passed onto
buyers the power plants long-
term water rights were merely
directory, and not an absolute
condition in all cases where NPC-
owned hydro power generation
facilities are privatized.
Eton to relist
ETON Properties Philippines Inc., which earlier
announced plans to delist its shares from the
Philippine Stock Exchange, said it may relist in
the local bourse after two to three years.
Eton Properties ofcer-in-charge Michael
Tan said in an interview at the sidelines of the
annual stockholders meeting the company
might relist, depending on the market conditions
and the capital requirements of the company.
Tan defended the companys decision to
delist, saying it was the most appropriate thing
to do and for the best interest of shareholders.
It will be best to voluntary delist because it
will be easier to relist, Tan said.
Tan said he believes the current share price
of Eton is undervalued. Eton, he said, would not
get its full value if it decides to conduct a share
sale to meet the 10 percent minimum public
ownership requirement. Jenniffer B. Austria
Globe modernization
GLOBE Telecom Inc., the second largest
telecommunication company, said Thursday the
incidence of dropped calls will improve as it nears
the completion of a network modernization.
Gil Genio, Globes head of corporate strategy
and business development, told reporters in a
brieng the modernization in Metro Manila was
95 percent complete toward the end of the year.
The incidence of dropped calls will improve,
to comply with the National Telecommunications
Commissions standards, with the completion
of the modernization. You can expect better
speech quality, faster call connections among
others. I didnt say it is perfect, but close to zero
[dropped call incident], Genio said.
He added the rollout in Makati City area
would be completed in the next two weeks before
reaching Pasay, Muntinlupa, Taguig, Las Pias,
Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. Lailany P. Gomez
PT&T loses P68.6m
AILING Philippine Telegraph and Telephone
Corp. has been operating at a loss since it led
for a corporate rehabilitation three years ago.
PT&T said in a disclosure to the stock
exchange net loss in the rst six months of the
year reached P68.6 million, down 17 percent
from P82.6 million on year.
Total operating revenues stood at just P13
million during the period, while cost and
expenses reached P60.4 million.
The company is still entertaining potential
investors/funders under purview of respective
condential, non-disclosure agreement, PT&T
told the bourse. Lailany P. Gomez
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ManilaStandardToday adv.mst@gmail.com OCTOBER 26, 2012 FRIDAY
B2
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEERING
Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Alabel, Sarangani Province
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
for
Project No. 1. Cl ust er A - Asset s Preservat i on of Nat i onal Roads Generat ed
from Pavement Management System/Hi ghway Devel opment and
Managament -4 (HDM-4) Pr event i ve Mai nt enance (Int er mi t t ent
Sections) along Digos-Makar Road: A. K1616+000 k1617+130; B.
K1618+500 Km. 1619+900,
Project No. 2. Repl acement/Rehabi l i tati on/Strengtheni ng of Permanent Bri dges
Generated from Bridge Management System (BMS) Banate Bridge
alongDigos-Makar Road,
1. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce, through the General Appropriations
Act (FY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Program) intends to apply the sum of:
Project No. 1 Cluster A
A. Php13,743,930.00
B. Php17,149,600.00
TOTAL Php 30,893,530.00
Project No. 2 Php 14,362,900.00
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contracts for:
1. Cluster A - Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from Pavement
Management System/ Highway Development and Managament-4 (HDM-4)
Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections) along Digos-Makar Road:
A. K1616+000 K1617+130; B. K1618+500 Km. 1619+900,
2. Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Permanent Bridges Generated from
Bridge Management System (BMS) Banate Bridge along Digos-Makar Road,
2. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce now invites bids for:
1. Asphalt Overlay along Sta. 1616+000 to Sta. 1617+130
And Sta. 1618+500 to Sta. 1619+900
2. Partial Const. of Bridge
Completion of the Works is required:
Project No. 1 170 Calendar Days.
Project No. 2 160 Calendar Days
The Prospective Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1)
Contract that is similar to the contract to be bid. The description of an eligible bidder is
contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section 5. Instructions to Bidders.
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified 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 DPWH Sarangani District
Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 oclock in the morning until 5:00 oclock in the afternoon (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 TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (Php 25,000.00). It may also be downloaded
free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
(PhilGEPS) 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.
6. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
October 31, 2012 at 2:00 oclock in the afternoon at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering
Offce Conference Room, 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 November 15, 2012 not later
than 10:00 oclock in the morning at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce. 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. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce 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.
LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Brgy. Kawas, Alabel, Sarangani Province
(083-554-2545)
Tele Fax No. 083-554-2530

(Sgd.) LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
Benguet 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Telefax No. (074) 422 6163
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
The Benguet First District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites Contractors to bid for the following Projects:
1. Contract ID 12PE049
Contract Name Rehabilitation of Moatong Bridge
Contract Location K 0301+743, Bokod, Benguet
Brief Description Rehabilitation of Moatong Bridge
Approved Budget for the Contract Php8,300,666.25
Contract Duration 120 C.D.
1. The Benguet 1st District Engineering Offce, through the 2013 Regular Infra
Fund and SARO-BMB-A-12-000002713, intends to apply the sum stated above
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract
for the following projects listed above. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. 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.
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Bidding is restricted to Filipino Citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Benguet 1
st
District
Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given
below from 8:00 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address above and upon payment of a non refundable fee for the Bidding
Documents in the amount specifed above.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) 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.
6. The Benguet 1
st
District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference
on October 30, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at the BAC room of Benguet 1
st
District
Engineering Offce, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet, which shall be open only
to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered on or before 10:00 A.M. on November 12, 2012, and will
be opened on the same date at 2:00 P.M. at Benguet 1
st
District Engineering
Offce, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. 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 representative/s that chooses
to attend at the stated address above. Late bid shall not be accepted.
8. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required
to register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already
registered shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility
to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Civil Works Registry
(CWR) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on registration can
be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement Offce
(CPO), 5
th
foor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port, Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M.
9. The Benguet 1
st
District Engineering Offce 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.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) CESAR L. BACANI
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) DAVID A. BULIYAT
OIC District Engineer
By:
(Sgd.) BENEDICTA C. MENDOZA
OIC Asst. District Engineer
SECOND METRO MANI LA SUB- ENGI NEERI NG DI STRI CT
8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila
INVITATION TO BID
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region-Metro Manila II District
Engineering Offce (DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO), through the General Appropriation Act (GAA) FY-
2013 intends to bid out the projects listed below:
(1) a. Contract ID : 13OC0001
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of Kalayaan Avenue
(Intermittent Section), K0005+819 K0005+2948
(S03368LZ /S03367LZ)
c. Contract Location : District I, Makati City, Metro Manila
d. Scope of Work : Rehabilitation and Improvement of Roads
e. Approved Budget for

b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of NAIA Road (MIA Road),
K0008+000 K0008+(-762) (S03316LZ/S03317LZ)
c. Contract Location : District I, Paraaque City, Metro Manila
e. Approved Budget

b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of J. P. Rizal St.,
Intermittent Section (K0008+840 K0009+840)
c. Contract Location : District II, Makati City, Metro Manila
e. Approved Budget

b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of Antonio Arnaiz Avenue,
(Intermittent Section)(KM 5+911 to KM 6+411/KM7+458 to
KM 8+021)
e. Approved Budget
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation, Reconstruction/Upgrading of Antonio Arnaiz
Avenue, (Intermittent Section)(KM 6+411 to KM 6+657)
d. Scope of Work : Rehabilitation, Reconstruction/Upgrading of Roads
e. Approved Budget
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of Pasong Tamo Extension,
[K0010+(-1093) K0010+1027]
e. Approved Budget
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of South Super Highway
(S03283LZ), Intermittent Section[K0006+(-170
K0006+700]
e. Approved Budget
b. Contract Name : Rehabilitation and Improvement of McKinley Road
(Cluster A) Intermittent Section (K0028+503-K0028+784
K0029+475-K0029+724)
e. Approved Budget
2. 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.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and regulations (IRR) of the 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 (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 NN and 1:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by Interested Bidders from the address
below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents prescribed in the above
mentioned list of projects.
. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Electronic Procurement
System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the
Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at
the Conference Room of DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO, Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th
Street, Port Area,
Manila, which shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 14, 2012, 10:00 A.M.
at DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO, Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB.
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. Prospective bidders shall submit their sealed envelopes duly accomplished in forms as specifed in
the BDs on or before the deadline of dropping of the bid documents at the DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO
by the Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO) or authorized liaison offcer of interested parties as stated
in their Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). The liaison offcer shall submit a letter from
the AMO authorizing her/him to drop their bid, attend the bidding process and also submit a copy
of company I.D. for verifcation. No Special Power of Attorney (SPA) shall be allowed.
9. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila II District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the biding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
NILA T. LIBRANZA
Chief, Quality Assurance Section
BAC Chairman
DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO
Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th
Street
Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (02) 3049388
(SGD.) ARLEEN D. BELTRAN
Offcer in Charge
Offce of the District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
Republika ng Pilipinas
Kagawaran ng Pagawain at Lansangang Pambayan
Tanggapan ng Distrito Inhenyero
Telefax 221-6444; 226-2035; 226-2112
L. Ma. Guerrero St., Lungsod ng Dabaw, Rehiyon XI
INVITATION TO BID

The DPWH, Davao City District Engineering Offce, through the Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s);
1) Contract I.D.: 12LB-0095
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (intermittent Sections) ABS-CBN
Quimpo Boulevard K1512+812-K1513+808
Contract Location: Davao City
Scope of Works: Survey and staking, removal of existing conc. pavement,
surplus common excavation, Agg. sub-base course, Agg. base
Course, Bit. Tack coat, Bit Conc. Surface Course (Hot Laid),
PCC Pavement Plain, thk =230 mm., refectorized thermoplastic
pavement markings , joint sealant, advance warning, billboard,
bollard (bamboo) and safety and health .
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): PhP 29,931,160.00
Duration: Sixty Four (64) calendar days
Source of Fund: FY 2013 Infra Program
2) Contract I.D.: 12LB-0104
Contract Name: Roads to Critical a bottlenecks, National roads Traffic
decongestation, Widening of Davao City Diversion Road, Davao
City
Contract Location: Davao City
Scope of Works: Const. survey and staking, removal of existing riprap, removal
of concrete drainage structures, Removal of existing concrete
pavement & sidewalk, Pipe culvert & drain excavation,
embankment, Aggregate sub base course, PCC Pavement
Plain-ready mixed, thk=280mm, Pipe culverts, Conc. curb and
gutter, type A (cast-in-place), Bio-Engineering Solutions,
restoration of traffc signals,informatory sign, billboard, advance
warning, guide sign, traffc control devices, mobilization &
demobilization and safety and health
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): PhP 39, 200,000.00
Duration: One Hundred twenty (120) calendar days
Source of Fund: FY 2013 Infra Program

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 the 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 the 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 From: October 25-Nov. 31, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Time and Date : 10:00 A.M, Oct. 30, 2012
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders @ 12;00 P.M. November 08, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 2;00 P.M.., November 13, 2012
5. Opening of Bids @2:00 PM. November 13, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Davao City District
Engineering Offce, Leon Ma. Guerrero Street, Davao City, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for Bidding Documents for item no. 1 & 2 Twenty Five Thousand Pesos Only (Php 25,000.00).
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DWPH 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. 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 post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Davao City 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:
(SGD.) GREGORIO C. YEE
Engineer III
Chief, Matls. Testing & Quality Control Sect.
(BAC Chairman)
Noted By:
For and in the absence of the
District Engineer:
(SGD.) MILAGROS E. DELOS REYES
OIC, Asst. District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
(MST-Oct. 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 Arm Slings and other medical supplies for the use of Ospital
ng Makati
OSMAK P2,911,394.50
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 November 06, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor November 20, 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.) ATTY. ELENO M. MENDOZA, JR.
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
ERRORS & OMI SSI ONS
In Classifed Ads section must be brought to our attention the very
day the advertisement is published. We will not be responsible for
any incorrect ads not reported to us immediately.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
Invitation to Bid
for
Asphalt Overlay of Daang Maharlika, Agusan-Davao Road
(Pisaan-San Francisco Section)
K 1299+000 - K 1306+859.30 with exception
Agusan del Sur
PM No. 09 - 2012 (Preventive Maintenance Contract)
National Roads Improvement and Management Program,
Phase II (NRIMP 2)
The Government of the Philippines has received a loan from the World Bank
towards the cost of the National Roads Improvement and Management Program,
Phase II (NRlMP 2) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to
payments under the contract for the Asphalt Overlay of Daang Maharlika, Agusan-
Davao Road (Pisaan-San Francisco Section), K 1299+000 - K 1306+859.30 with
exception, Agusan del Sur, PM No. 09 - 2012 .
The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites bids for the Asphalt
Overlay of Daang Maharlika, Agusan-Davao Road, Agusan del Sur. Completion
of the Works is required in one hundred ffty (150) calendar days. Bidders should
have completed, within fve (5) years prior to the deadline for the submission of bid
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.
Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open
competitive bidding as specifed in the 1RR of RA 9184 (R.A. 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 procurement guidelines of the
World Bank. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualifcation. The
Estimated Project Cost (EPC) is PhP112.00 Million.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from NRlM-PMO and inspect
the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.,
Mondays to Fridays.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below starting on October 26, 2012 and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PhP3,000.00.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhiIGEPS) and the website of DPWH
at http://www.dpwh.gov.ph provided that bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee
for the Bidding Docwnents not later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 15, 2012 at 10:00 A. M. at
the address below and open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on November 29, 2012 at or before
10:00 A. M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of
PhP 2.24 Million in cash or cashiers check, manager's check, bank guarantee,
irrevocable letter of credit, or PhP5.60Miilion in surety bond.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to
attend at the address below on November 29, 2012 at 10:00 A. M. Late bids shall
not be accepted.
The DPWH 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.
For further information, please refer to:
RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
Chairman, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC)
for Civil Works for NRIMP 2
Attention:
CARLOS G. MUTUC
Program Director, NRIM-PMO
NRIM-PMO Conference Room, DPWH-NCR Compound
2
nd
Street. Port Area, Manila
Tel. Nos. 304-3302, 304-3779, 304-3783
Fax No. 304-3898
E-mail Address:cgmutuc@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.dpwh.gov.ph
For and in the absence of
Usec. Raul C. Asis:
(Sgd.) EUGENIO R. PIPO JR.
Assistant Secretary for Technical Services
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
Business
extrastory2000@gmail.com business@mst.ph
B3
Unholy
favoritism?
NATIONAL Printing Ofce acting director
and retired Army Col. Manuel Andaya
may pooh-pooh the protests lodged by
Smartmatic-TIM and the PLDT consortium
over their disqualication in the P780-
million contract to supply and print the
required 55 million ballots for the May
2013 elections as typical grumblings from
losing bidders, but allegations that the bids
and awards committee had shown unholy
haste in disqualifying the two bidders
to award the contract to the Holy Family
joint venture should be thoroughly looked
into. After all, President Noynoy Aquino
himself had expressed disdain against the
contemptible corruption practiced by some
ofcials who not only milk the cow but
stew it (ginagatasan na, ginagawa pang
bulalo).
Happy Hour sources claim that the grounds
for Smartmatics disqualication were
rather imsyone of which is that certain
pages in the bid documents submitted by the
company were initialed by three authorized
representatives while in some pages, there
were only one or two initials. In the rst
place, the requirement was that any one of
the three designated representatives could
sign or initial any of the bid documentsso
as long as the bid documents showed the
signature of any of the three, there should be
no problem since it is not a fatal defect, the
sources said.
But perhaps what is really glaring is the
fact that six out of the eight sample prototype
ballots submitted by the Holy Family joint
venture reportedly failed during the test
run with the PCOS machines. According to
insiders, the sample ballots provided by the
winning bidder were rejected by the PCOS
machines nine out of 15 times during the
post qualication testingwhich gives a
very disturbing 60 percent rate of failure.
The papers also jammed, and every time
the Holy Family samples were fed into the
machines, there was a jarring soundwhich
could potentially damage the machine,
the same sources disclosed. Even more
alarming was the fact that ink in the sample
ballots provided by Holy Family allegedly
bled and smudgedwhich could result in
spoiled ballots. Clearly, the above were fatal
defects that should have been considered by
the BAC in making their decision.
Can you just imagine what would happen
if the same jamming, smudging or paper
rejection would happen during election day
itself? It could disenfranchise more than 50
percent of the voters and deprive them of
their democratic right to vote, Happy Hour
sources pointed out.
Those in the know allege that Holy
Family seems to be a favorite supplier
among certain government entities,
cornering lucrative government contracts
over the years. During the NPO bidding
process, witnesses claim that the BAC
chair allegedly rejected the request of the
other bidders to review the bid documents
submitted by Holy Familyashing them
on the projector screen so quickly that it
gave rise to suspicions that there was no
transparency in determining the compliance
of the winning bidder.
Interestingly, both Smartmatic and the
PLDT consortium have reportedly called
the attention of the BAC and the Comelec
that Holy Family had allegedly fudged the
single largest contract requirement by
presenting a supposed contract with the
Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) for the
printing of the Seafarers Identication and
Record Book or SIRBwhich the Marina
had denied in a letter saying they had not
engaged in any printing contract worth P100
million with either Holy Family or the NPO
in the last three years.
Daang matuwid? More like cooked meat.
The last wild place
An interesting new show soon to hit TV
screens will showcase wilderness areas
largely unknown to many Filipinos. Called
The Last Wild Place, the one-hour adventure
reality travel show will take viewers to the
great outdoors in Romblon, the Babuyan
islands, Kalinga, Apayao, Mindanao,
Negros, Oriental Mindoro and other frontiers
at the same time reinforcing the message
of responsible tourism and the preservation
and conservation of these wildly fantastic
places.
The shows hosts will travel via land
and sea, telling the story of the people,
the culture and the natural heritage of the
places they will be exploring, among them
major sponsor Philex Mining Corp.s Padcal
mining community in Tuba, Benguet. The
show will premiere this November over the
Lifestyle Network.
HH nibbler: Hawaiian high
Hawaiian Airlines continues to top on-
time performance rankings, registering
the fewest number of complaints even
during one of the busiest travel months
according to the latest US Department of
Transportations Air Travel Consumer
Report for July. Hawaiian had an on-time
record of 89.6 percentexceeding industry
average by 13.6 percentage points. Only
two complaints out of close to 884,000
passengers were also recorded throughout
the month of Julya very minimal 0.23
percent for every 100,000 passengers. As
for cancellations, it ranked second with
only 12 cancellations out of 6,769 ights
or a 0.2-percent rate. No wonder the carrier
continues to soar high.
For comments, reactions, photos, stories

and related concerns, readers may e-mail
to happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
THIS week, the Asian Institute of Management
Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Center for Corporate Social
Responsibility, with Intel Corp., is hosting the 11th
Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility.
This year, the forum is being held at the Shangri-La
in Bangkok.
The AFCSR is the rst and the largest conference of
CSR professionals in Asia Pacic. In its over 10 years
of existence, the themes of the annual conference has
evolved with the evolution of the idea and concepts
of Corporate Social Responsibility in the region.
Working together
In the early years, the discussion around CSR
centered around denition. Is CSR the same as
corporate giving or philanthropy? Is it the same as
legal compliance? Is it different? Or more?
The term CSR is western in origin but many of those
in the East argued that Asian companies have a long
history of corporate giving and being good corporate
citizens. Through the sharing of practical experiences
and lively discussions, the many different practices
of CSR in Asia became apparent. CSR does indeed
include legal compliance, that is a basic requirement
for corporate citizenshipbut most practitioners
believe it should be more.
Is CSR simply philanthropy? The answer was the
same. Yes, philanthropy is one possible manifestation
of CSR, but it can be more.
Who should get involved in CSR? The building
consensus is that everyone in the company, in some
way, has a contribution to make to corporate social
responsibility. The argument is that, strategic CSR
is about working with other stakeholders to bring
multiple capabilities in order to address stakeholder
concerns. Done well, efforts create better conditions
for all. Michael Porter and Mark Kramer coined
the term shared value for the outcome of these
collaborative processes.
At the AIM RVR CSR Center, we often say that
CSR is strategic for the company if it is aligned
with stakeholder concerns and external corporate
realities, with corporate mission and values,
and utilizes corporate capabilities. In executive
conversations across 7 countries, we have realized
that CSR practitioners across Asia clearly seek out
opportunities to address stakeholder concerns that are
long term in nature and can have signicant impact.
Also, they purposefully approach these concerns
from the thoughtful viewpoint of their capabilities.
Over time, this has resulted in collaborative efforts,
not just with other companies operating in the same
sector or focus area (e.g. safety, health, education,
livelihood) but also with non-prot institutions.
Slowly, CSR practitioners, their management
colleagues and the government and non-prot
managers who interacted with them began to agree
that the way forward was clearly collaborative.
A building impatience
Over time, the focus of the AFCSR became
more than about clarifying denitions and sharing
approaches. The essential themes of What is CSR?
and Why CSR?, many companies had began to
believe that indeed CSR makes sense, for many
reasons including economic. In the last few years,
the conference focus has been on How? How can
we best bring the companys capabilities to bear on
societal and environmental concerns?
In 2011, as a response to this question, the AIM
RVR CSR Center published a CSR manual, a
practitioners guide to CSR.
Interestingly, CSR is one of those areas in the
company that tends to attract the same sorts of
individuals that are attracted to non-prot, and
even government, institutions. In fact, many CSR
practitioners spend some of their careers either in
government or in non-prots.
In the plenary sessions of the AFCSR, some 500
individuals come together from different sectors
of society. Some of them are regulators. Some of
them come from development agencies. Some of
them come from non-prot organizations. Most of
them come from business, either from the core CSR
function or from line operations. There is one thing
they have in common. They really do want to make
the world a better place.
Fil Alfonso, founding director and senior adviser
of the RVR CSR Center, is one of those individuals.
Fil, David Grayson, of the Craneld School of
Managements Doughty Center for CSR, and Brad
Googins, founding director of the Boston College
Center for Corporate Citizenship can probably all
be called impatient mennot in the usual way. They
are incredibly tolerant and nice human beings. But
when it comes to saving the world, they dream big
dreams.
It is not hard to understand this perspective. The
problems facing society and the earth are not small.
In small discussions before the AFCSR, we heard Fil
say that CSR used to be billed as a newer, better form
of capitalismbecause Business as usual is not
enough. Now, he says, CSR as usual is not enough.
We need more.
DNA for corporate social innovation
The theme for this years conference is about this
more. The most important capabilities corporations
have is their ability to innovate, to literally transform
society and the world. There is a building belief that
governments should not be alone in trying to save the
world. And, in fact, that is the one thing the individuals
who are interested in CSR have in common: they
want to change the world. Over the next two days of
the 2012 AFCSR, this is the question the some 500
delegates will mull over: How can we use corporate
social innovation to transform the world and make it
a radically better place for all?
The conference theme is supported by an
occasional paper from the AIM RVR CSR Center.
The paper, titled Social Innovation: Business
Invention and Social Solutions examines business
examples of social innovation, from many companies
including Double A, Smart, Cocoa Cola and 3M
and points out the two things these companies have
in common. First, they develop social innovations
that are in line with their company footprint,
stakeholder concerns, and business mission and
considerations. Second, they have built into their
companies, institutional elements that ensure that
a propensity for creating positive social change is
embedded in their enterprise.
The paper identies three of these institutional
elements: a) stakeholder engagement: regular and
thoughtful engagement with all stakeholders, b)
operations: process and structures that are designed
to constantly scan for social gaps and opportunities to
make a positive social or environmental difference,
and c) organization: building a culture and people
with a propensity towards social innovation. These
are the elements that can be built into the corporate
DNA, the items that code for Corporate Social
Innovation.
Within the denitions of the RVR CSR Center,
and in the many of those who have written about this
topic, innovation is about more than idea generation
or invention, it is about solutions. Corporate social
innovation is about creating real change, not just small
improvements, big improvements, transformations.
And that, of course, is why hundreds of delegates
come to the AFCSR. They are dreamers and they
dream big dreams. But they are also doers. They have
come together to talk about what they can do better,
how they can help transform business and society,
how they can help change the world.
You can e-mail Maya at integrations_manila@
yahoo.com. Or visit her site at integrations.tumblr.
com or www.mayaherrera.com.
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 10,070,055 594,847,111.80
INDUSTRIAL 601,266,876 1,094,480,124.71
HOLDING FIRMS 2,461,424,863 1,166,453,551.16
PROPERTY 379,850,054 1,071,458,274.51
SERVICES 807,797,839 925,293,653.94
MINING & OIL 1,575,812,822 382,920,333.61
GRAND TOTAL 5,836,222,509 5,235,453,049.73
FINANCIAL 1,379.01 (up) 7.43
INDUSTRIAL 8,356.99 (down) 38.55
HOLDING FIRMS 4,615.06 (up) 1.12
PROPERTY 2,090.06 (up) 9.26
SERVICES 1,753.06 (down) 1.77
MINING & OIL 20,225.18 (up) 291.56
PSEI 5,405.16 (up) 6.47
All Shares Index 3,575.42 (up) 1.88
Gainers: 78; Losers: 88; Unchanged:47; Total: 213
Agrinurture ends
contract with SM
Business
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B4
52 Weeks Previous % Net Foreign
High Low STOCKS Close High Low Close Change Volume Trade/Buying
MST BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
M
S
T
FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 62.95 63.50 62.95 63.50 0.87 1,896,230 (13,774,311.50)
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 82.50 83.85 82.50 83.00 0.61 471,140 19,395,157.00
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.73 0.75 0.73 0.75 2.74 105,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.00 53.00 52.20 52.50 (0.94) 461,350 (3,947,763.00)
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 18.80 18.80 18.60 18.68 (0.64) 53,300 (818,668.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 22.95 23.15 22.95 23.05 0.44 884,900 147,840.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.24 10.22 10.22 10.22 (0.20) 4,400
0.95 0.62 First Abacus 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.00 10,000
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 86.50 87.00 87.00 87.00 0.58 100
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.78 2.70 2.65 2.65 (4.68) 87,000
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 475.00 475.00 475.00 475.00 0.00 350
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 22.20 22.50 21.50 21.50 (3.15) 6,800
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 92.00 94.50 92.20 93.75 1.90 3,123,140 (25,199,018.00)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.86 1.87 1.86 1.86 0.00 276,000 (11,160.00)
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 72.80 72.05 71.40 71.40 (1.92) 190,780 (2,208,560.00)
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 370.00 370.00 368.00 370.00 0.00 10,180 (299,700.00)
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 46.10 46.00 45.50 45.95 (0.33) 510,700.00 251,650.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 163.50 166.00 163.00 163.40 (0.06) 216,300 13,485,885.00
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 988.50 975.00 945.00 945.00 (4.40) 280 56,700.00
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 107.00 107.80 107.00 107.00 0.00 150,650
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 2.21 2.19 2.13 2.14 (3.17) 1,611,000 236,080.00
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.25 33.20 32.90 33.10 (0.45) 1,645,100 (17,496,515.00)
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.06 8.06 8.05 8.06 0.00 13,400
23.95 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 17.00 17.20 17.20 17.20 1.18 5,500
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.96 2.02 1.88 1.91 (2.55) 21,326,000 7,836,740.00
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 27.50 27.55 27.55 27.55 0.18 1,000
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.43 1.43 1.42 1.42 (0.70) 307,000 85,800.00
Asiabest Group 19.78 19.78 19.34 19.70 (0.40) 16,300 1,944.00
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 52.00 59.00 59.00 59.00 13.46 1,280
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 12.88 15.00 13.00 13.00 0.93 20,900
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 3.80 4.03 3.80 4.03 6.05 224,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.94 2.94 2.92 2.93 (0.34) 273,000 29,300.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.92 11.92 11.70 11.90 (0.17) 12,300
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.25 6.30 6.20 6.30 0.80 8,080,200 12,235,197.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.76 9.00 8.76 8.80 0.46 265,900 (256,738.00)
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 10.22 10.00 10.00 10.00 (2.15) 2,000 (20,000.00)
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 21.50 21.65 21.20 21.35 (0.70) 5,407,500 13,586,325.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 79.65 79.80 79.60 79.65 0.00 605,510 (4,961,842.00)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.70 18.00 18.00 18.00 (3.74) 2,000
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0190 0.0200 0.0190 0.0200 5.26 438,700,000
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.20 13.20 13.20 13.20 0.00 320,100 4,224,000.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 3.94 3.95 3.94 3.95 0.25 30,000 (106,580.00)
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.670 0.620 0.670 8.06 83,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 101.00 103.50 101.40 102.00 0.99 166,790 (890,006.00)
Lafarge Rep 9.60 9.70 9.30 9.68 0.83 11,800
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.12 2.13 2.07 2.12 0.00 167,000
1.90 1.11 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.68 1.54 1.54 1.54 (8.33) 10,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 28.85 28.85 28.10 28.20 (2.25) 516,600 (7,983,035.00)
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.99 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.33 10,000
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.400 16.860 16.500 16.500 0.61 240,800 1,686.00
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 280.00 284.00 275.00 278.00 (0.71) 411,630 16,832,954.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 8.00 8.00 7.54 7.54 (5.75) 6,700
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 5.02 5.16 5.00 5.15 2.59 12,217,100 26,421,251.00
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.90 10.86 10.76 10.82 (0.73) 1,805,100 (875,444.00)
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.08 8.10 8.04 8.09 0.12 40,600
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.98 3.98 3.93 3.95 (0.75) 1,017,000 (463,490.00)
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.30 0.00 10,000
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.60 2.54 2.54 2.54 (2.31) 1,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.00 5.05 4.42 4.42 (11.60) 33,200
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.10 34.00 34.00 34.00 (0.29) 77,000
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.00 110.20 109.80 110.20 0.18 427,320 37,603,303.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.45 2.46 2.44 2.46 0.41 4,271,000 1,697,700.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.78 1.78 1.76 1.76 (1.12) 260,000 (8,800.00)
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.156 0.167 0.152 0.159 1.92 12,030,000 91,640.00
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 11.66 11.66 11.50 11.58 (0.69) 1,410,100 586,620.00
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.01 2.00 2.00 2.00 (0.50) 274,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.26 (0.79) 1,882,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 72.85 72.85 70.90 70.90 (2.68) 1,392,630 (7,329,131.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.13 1.25 1.13 1.19 5.31 9,191,000 (36,900.00)
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.940 1.410 0.920 1.410 50.00 72,744,000 1,922,520.00
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 10.20 11.40 10.00 11.18 9.61 14,100
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.72 0.73 0.70 0.72 0.00 8,546,000 (504,920.00)
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 47.90 48.00 47.10 48.00 0.21 1,017,000 (16,935,100.00)
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1540 0.1580 0.1440 0.1530 (0.65) 2,385,540,000 30,246,150.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.40 14.38 14.10 14.20 (1.39) 11,567,500 (53,668,012.00)
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.04 2.06 2.03 2.04 0.00 525,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 5.02 5.02 4.96 4.96 (1.20) 43,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.50 5.94 5.41 5.80 5.45 368,700
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.40 1.42 1.36 1.41 0.71 64,000 (11,030.00)
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 433.00 440.00 432.00 439.00 1.39 392,260 66,458,128.00
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 56.20 56.20 55.05 55.35 (1.51) 954,510 (15,326,289.50)
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.57 2.55 2.55 2.55 (0.78) 10,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.36 4.36 4.28 4.32 (0.92) 646,000 1,862,750.00
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.218 0.230 0.218 0.230 5.50 510,000 102,460.00
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 522.00 524.00 522.00 523.50 0.29 62,460 8,247,810.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 6.00 5.84 5.83 5.84 (2.67) 5,000
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.00 33.10 32.80 32.95 (0.15) 1,159,000 (1,240,650.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 7.00 7.69 7.01 7.60 8.57 88,100
5.70 2.30 Keppel Holdings `B 4.10 4.00 4.00 4.00 (2.44) 9,000 (36,000.00)
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.25 5.50 5.23 5.50 4.76 2,524,000 (12,391,150.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.16 1.20 1.10 1.10 (5.17) 18,256,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.00 300,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.08 2.09 2.08 2.09 0.48 296,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.03 4.10 4.03 4.03 0.00 21,892,000 (46,465,520.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 4.90 5.00 4.85 4.90 0.00 44,000
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 7.00 6.95 6.00 6.03 (13.86) 239,100
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0490 0.0480 0.0480 0.0480 (2.04) 1,500,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.310 1.300 1.300 1.300 (0.76) 35,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.00 17,000
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.57 1.94 1.56 1.67 6.37 427,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.325 0.325 0.315 0.325 0.00 1,640,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 816.50 820.00 812.50 815.50 (0.12) 189,870 (40,636,770.00)
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.97 2.03 1.96 1.96 (0.51) 353,000 59,080.00
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.15 1.17 1.13 1.17 1.74 110,000
850.00 425.00 Transgrid 480.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 0.00 80
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2400 0.2400 0.2400 0.2400 0.00 540,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3000 0.3000 0.2850 0.3000 0.00 650,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.390 0.410 0.390 0.410 5.13 890,000 (20,500.00)
P R O P E R T Y
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.00 3.12 3.01 3.10 3.33 525,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.600 0.640 0.590 0.640 6.67 423,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.177 0.178 0.178 0.178 0.56 100,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.15 23.65 23.15 23.50 1.51 3,609,300 (8,755,185.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.49 5.50 5.25 5.39 (1.82) 25,350,400 49,225,169.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 4.92 4.92 4.91 4.92 0.00 122,000
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.43 1.43 1.42 1.43 0.00 3,086,000 28,400.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.35 2.35 2.30 2.35 0.00 50,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.00 700,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.960 1.010 0.960 0.980 2.08 175,994,000 224,700.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 2.98 2.91 2.73 2.73 (8.39) 544,000 47,240.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.255 0.275 0.250 0.265 3.92 26,580,000 621,000.00
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.88 1.87 1.84 1.85 (1.60) 1,860,000 191,370.00
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.39 1.39 1.37 1.39 0.00 31,607,000 12,815,570.00
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 2.55 2.55 2.15 2.15 (15.69) 16,000 6,600.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.21 1.25 1.22 1.24 2.48 522,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.40 2.50 2.39 2.40 0.00 62,588,000 (17,144,750.00)
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1680 0.1740 0.1660 0.1660 (1.19) 1,800,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6200 0.6200 0.6000 0.6200 0.00 4,350,000 (41,480.00)
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.20 19.20 19.10 19.14 (0.31) 338,600 (1,653,348.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.16 3.17 3.15 3.15 (0.32) 170,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.89 2.85 2.80 2.85 (1.38) 48,000 128,800.00
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.27 6.35 6.20 6.30 0.48 2,774,600 1,139,942.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.26 14.38 14.24 14.24 (0.14) 29,454,600 (10,407,670.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.68 1.49 56,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.67 3.67 3.65 3.67 0.00 95,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.530 0.570 0.540 0.560 5.66 3,584,000 114,000.00
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.740 4.750 4.710 4.740 0.00 1,440,000 2,242,190.00
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.70 2.34 1.84 2.15 26.47 542,000 25,270.00
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 30.20 30.50 30.15 30.30 0.33 304,200
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.36 1.38 1.32 1.33 (2.21) 461,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.620 0.610 0.610 0.610 (1.61) 700,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.30 9.50 9.00 9.50 2.15 66,100 28,940.00
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 13.10 13.36 13.08 13.22 0.92 6,411,900 3,676,548.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1430 0.1440 0.1410 0.1410 (1.40) 24,300,000 (284,000.00)
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.10 6.19 5.96 6.16 0.98 4,348,300 (30,050.00)
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 57.00 57.05 56.70 56.95 (0.09) 238,460 (11,755,356.50)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 0.00 4,400
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.35 5.35 5.31 5.31 (0.75) 28,000
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 3.65 3.55 3.55 3.55 (2.74) 3,000
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1005.00 1006.00 1006.00 1006.00 0.10 60
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1149.00 1160.00 1149.00 1160.00 0.96 7,925 5,051,790.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 8.35 8.30 8.22 8.30 (0.60) 113,400
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 69.00 71.00 68.95 71.00 2.90 1,845,780 3,972,103.50
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 8.50 8.49 7.24 8.49 (0.12) 6,400
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.41 2.50 2.29 2.47 2.49 154,000 (25,000.00)
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.053 0.053 0.045 0.045 (15.09) 736,650,000 (10,928,960.00)
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.02 1.03 1.01 1.01 (0.98) 1,592,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.0450 0.00 2,500,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.7000 2.7000 2.6700 2.6700 (1.11) 93,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 9.33 9.65 8.65 8.65 (7.29) 15,352,900 (41,988.00)
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.50 2.50 2.37 2.50 0.00 60,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.00 100,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.91 3.05 2.91 2.93 0.69 979,000 (78,700.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 6.11 6.40 6.20 6.40 4.75 3,900
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.10 14.00 14.00 14.00 (0.71) 3,000
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.40 5.40 5.25 5.28 (2.22) 63,900
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.74 2.84 2.74 2.80 2.19 1,285,000 (116,700.00)
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.31 9.50 9.50 9.50 2.04 1,000,000 (9,500,000.00)
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 72.00 75.00 74.00 75.00 4.17 3,240 236,310.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 14.56 14.52 14.12 14.12 (3.02) 496,200 (974,242.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2678.00 2690.00 2640.00 2658.00 (0.75) 120,375 (47,175,640.00)
0.39 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.335 0.330 0.320 0.330 (1.49) 840,000
30.15 10.68 Puregold 30.05 30.50 29.95 30.05 0.00 3,252,800 (14,848,775.00)
STI Holdings 1.30 1.30 1.20 1.21 (6.92) 2,231,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.435 0.435 0.415 0.435 0.00 300,000
Yehey 2.230 2.300 2.110 2.110 (5.38) 393,000 89,890.00
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0056 0.0057 0.0055 0.0057 1.79 138,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.65 4.66 4.65 4.65 0.00 57,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.80 4.70 4.70 4.70 (2.08) 100,000 470,000.00
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.70 17.88 17.70 17.70 0.00 1,086,100 (110,948.00)
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 25.50 25.80 25.80 25.80 1.18 1,000 25,800.00
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.265 0.265 0.265 0.265 0.00 1,670,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 22.30 22.80 22.00 22.80 2.24 26,500
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 21.50 22.00 22.00 22.00 2.33 11,500
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.06 1.07 1.06 1.06 0.00 475,000
Coal Asia 1.50 1.57 1.38 1.50 0.00 95,016,000 2,156,320.00
61.80 6.96 Dizon 19.00 19.30 18.50 18.70 (1.58) 53,300
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.57 0.58 0.56 0.56 (1.75) 1,846,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.100 1.130 1.100 1.120 1.82 49,541,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.200 1.270 1.180 1.270 5.83 8,822,000 6,931,050.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0580 0.0630 0.0580 0.0630 8.62 838,470,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0590 0.0630 0.0580 0.0630 6.78 214,800,000 1,512,300.00
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.18 17.36 17.08 17.34 0.93 462,300 1,736,418.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 6.78 6.95 6.75 6.80 0.29 63,700
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6100 0.6100 0.6100 0.6100 0.00 182,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.280 4.350 4.170 4.200 (1.87) 808,000 152,500.00
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0190 5.56 25,000,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0200 0.0190 0.0190 (5.00) 1,200,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.97 5.98 5.95 5.95 (0.34) 46,500
28.25 18.40 Philex À 15.28 15.40 15.10 15.40 0.79 1,356,000 2,250,840.00
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 26.00 26.40 25.50 25.50 (1.92) 50,900 (130,945.00)
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.045 0.045 0.044 0.044 (2.22) 146,800,000
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 220.00 220.00 219.60 220.00 0.00 214,100 5,830,768.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 6.67 49,600,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 29.45 29.40 29.20 29.40 (0.17) 749,300 (17,843,605.00)
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 104.00 104.00 104.00 104.00 0.00 5,000
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.50 102.50 102.50 102.50 0.00 59,080 (6,055,700.00)
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 8.34 8.30 8.11 8.30 (0.48) 190,000
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 108.00 108.20 108.00 108.00 0.00 9,060 54,100.00
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 3,145,380 (4,950,000.00)
SMC Preferred C 75.25 75.25 75.20 75.20 (0.07) 53,660 34,592.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1010.00 1011.00 1010.00 1011.00 0.10 1,300
6.00 0.87 Swift Pref 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.36 (1.45) 2,000
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.39 1.45 1.39 1.39 0.00 2,036,000 1,573,600.00
MAYA BALTAZAR
HERRERA
INTEGRATIONS
Corporate social innovation
PUBLICLY listed Agrinurture Inc. said
Thursday it ended its vegetable and fruit
supply contract with SM Supermarkets and
SM Hypermarkets.
The cessation of the supply
relationship will free up
approximately P60 million of
working capital that is tied up in
credit lines to the supermarket
chains of the SM Group, ANI
disclosed to the stock exchange.
The newly freed up capital
will be deployed to other
more protable channels of
distribution for fresh fruits and
vegetables and thus generate
better returns for the company
and its shareholders, it said.
The Pulilan, Bulacan-based
ANI said its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, First Class Agricultural
Corp. and Fresh and Green Harvest
Corp., gave formal notice to Super
Value Inc. and Super Shopping
Market Inc. that they would stop
supplying SM Supermarkets and
SM Hypermarkets with fresh fruits
and vegetables.
In this regard, the company
shall complete the pullout of all
its inventories in the supermarket
chains of the SM Group by Oct.
26, 2012 [for SM Supermarkets]
and Oct. 31, 2012 [for SM
Hypermarkets], it said.
It said the end of the two
decade-old relationship with
the SM supermarket chains was
expected to have a small positive
effect on the companys income
for the rest of 2012, but will result
in a more pronounced positive
effect in 2013.
ANI started as a trader of post-
harvest agricultural machineries
that help improve the productivity
and income of rural Filipino
farmers in 1997. The company,
formerly known as Mabuhay
2000 Enterprises Inc., eventually
diversied into various agro-
commercial businesses and
became one of the countrys top
fresh mango exporters.
ANI serves the fresh needs of the
leading retail and key institutional
accounts in the country and also
supplies homegrown fruits such
as banana, sweet pineapple and
papaya to customers in the Greater
China region, Japan, Korea, and
the Middle Eastern, European,
and North American regions.
The company also manufactures
and distributes fruit beverages
and puree, dried fruit snacks,
processed fruit mix, frozen fruits
and vegetables, rice products,
tomato paste and fresh owers.
ANIs family of brands now
includes FCA (Fresh Choice
Always) fresh and processed
wellness food products, La Natural
coconut juice, Nikka mango nectar
and tamarind juice, SuperFresh
beverage and dessert kiosks and
very soon, Tullys Coffee.
These are all made possible
through the operational integration
of its four major divisions:
farming, production, distribution,
and retail and franchise.
Julito G. Rada
B5
WORLD
Libyan militia overruns Gadhafi stronghold
Societe Generale trader
gets jail term, fined $7b
UN endorses 4-day
Syria holiday truce
Yet even this modest effort
the international communitys
only plan for scaling back the
violenceappears doomed.
Previous ceasere missions have
failed, in part because neither Syrian
President Bashar Assad nor rebels
trying to topple him had an incentive
to end their bloody war of attrition.
Both sides believe they can still
BEIRUTThe UN Security Council
gave unanimous backing Wednesday
to a four-day truce proposed by the
international mediator for Syria to mark
a major Muslim holiday after he warned
that the failure of yet another ceasere
plan would only worsen the ghting.
make gains on the battleeld even
as they are locked in a stalemate,
and neither has faith in negotiations
on a political transition.
Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab
League envoy to Syria, has proposed
that both sides lay down their arms
during the Muslim holiday of Eid
al-Adha, which begins Friday.
The Security Council is normally
divided on Syria, but Assad allies
Russia and China joined other council
members in endorsing the idea of a
temporary truce that is meant to pave
the way for talks on ending Syrias 19-
month-old conict.
The response on the ground ranged
from lukewarm to downright rejection.
Syrian government ofcials said they
were still studying the idea, while
Syrias political opposition said it was
skeptical of the regimes promises. A
rebel commander dismissed the plan
as irrelevant and a radical Islamist
group ghting alongside the rebels
said it wont comply with any truce.
As Brahimi briefed the Security
Council, the death toll since the
start of the conict in March 2011
crossed the threshold of 35,000,
activists said, and more violence
was reported across the country. AP
BANI WALID, LibyaLibyas
government declared Wednesday
that it had taken control of one of
the last strongholds of deposed
dictator Moammar Gadhas
loyalists, as its ghters in the heart
of the city red their guns into the
air to celebrate victory after erce
battles that left dozens dead and
thousands displaced.
The capture of Bani Walid,
some 140 kilometers (90 miles)
southeast of Tripoli, was a triumph
for the government that replaced
Gadhas regime. But the length
of time it took the government
to secure the town--a full year--
underlined the difculties faced
by the new regime in imposing its
authority over squabbling tribes
and heavily armed militias.
The victory could even spark
new violence. The government-
backed militia that led the charge
came from the city of Misrata, a
longtime rival of Bani Walid, and
reprisals could result.
The New York based Human
Rights Watch group was critical
of the attack and urged the
government to protect residents
from revenge attacks.
The Libyan militarys Chief of
Staff Youssef al-Mankoush said
military operations in the city
were terminated but that some
forces were still chasing a few
pockets of Gadha loyalists. He
was speaking in Tripoli.
In the center of Bani Walid,
shops were closed and streets
were deserted. A power station
was destroyed, the main hospital
was not functioning and a doctor
was among the wounded. Fighters
opened re on street signs that
bore language associated with
Gadhas regime, such the name
he gave to the country. A portrait
of the slain dictator had its face
punched out with bullet holes.
Bani Walid is under full control,
the ofcial LANA news agency
quoted the spokesman of the pro-
government militia, Mohammed al-
Kandouz, as saying late Tuesday. AP
PARISThe Paris appeals court
on Wednesday ordered former
Societe Generale trader Jerome
Kerviel to spend three years in
prison and pay back a staggering
4.9 billion (about $7 billion) in
damages for one of the biggest
trading frauds in history.
The 35-year-old Kerviel, who
never proted personally from his
unauthorized trades, says he was a
scapegoat for the bank and a victim
of a nancial system that runs on
greed and prots. He will appeal
his case to the highest court.
I will continue to ght, he
said in an interview with RTL
radio. I think the judgment is
protecting Societe Generale.
He called on those in the
banking industry, notably Societe
Generale employees, to step
forward and speak up about how
the banks managers knew about
the trades.
Kerviel said he had thought the
court might acquit him. What
happened today is a call for me to
put a bullet in my head, he said,
adding that he does absolutely
not envision suicide. His lawyer,
David Koubbi, called the verdict
absolutely lamentable.
A lower court convicted Kerviel
in October 2010 of forgery, breach
of trust and unauthorized computer
use for covering up bets worth
nearly 50 billionmore than the
market value of the entire bankin
2007 and 2008. AP
With Leno. President Barack Obama talks with Jay Leno (right)
during a commercial break during the taping of his appearance on
NBCs The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, in Burbank, California. AP
Cordillera Administrative Region
BAGUIO CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
Tel. No. 442-8195 Fax No. (074) 442-8195
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Baguio City District
Engineering Offce invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project/s:
Source of Fund: GOP through GAA 2013
1. Contract D: 12PD0085
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Roads (Intermittent Section) Quezon
Hill Road #1, KO306+002-KO306+601,KO0306+601-
KO307+209 & KO307+291-KO307+619
Contract Location: Baguio City
Scope of Work: PCCP
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 18,742,843.62
Contract Duration: 116 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
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.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Baguio City
District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
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 as indicated.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents
not later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH-Baguio City District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on October 30, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the DPWH-Baguio City District
Engineering Offce Conference Hall which shall be open only to all interested parties
who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 13, 2012
at 10:00 a.m. at DPWH-Baguio City District Engineering Offce. 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 on November 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at DPWH- Baguio
City District Engineering Offce in the presence of the bidders' representatives who
choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH-Baguio City District Engineering Offce reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any
bidder or bidders.
For further information, please refer to:
Nora R. delos Santos
DPWH-Baguio City District Engineering Offce
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
Telefax No. (074) 442-8195
dpwh.bcdeo.bac@gmail.com
Approved by:
(Sgd.) GIL L. NUQUE
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) IRENEO S. GALLATO
District Engineer

CARAGA Region XIII
Agusan del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur
I NVI TATI ON TO APPLY FOR ELI GI BI LI TY AND TO BI D
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH), 1st District Engineering Offce, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan
del Sur, through the CY 2013 Regular nfra Projects invites contractors to bid for the
following:
1.) a. Contract D : 12NB0051
b. Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) along NRJ Bayugan-
Calaitan-Tandag Road K1286+722-K1288+040
c. Contract Location : Bayugan, Agusan del Sur
d. Scope of Work : tem 104, tem 103, tem 200, tem 311, Concrete Canal
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php36,375,000.00
f. Contract Duration : 179 Calendar Days
g. Bidding Documents Fee : Php21,000.00
Calaitan-Tandag Road K1291+500.00-K1293+400.00
c. Contract Location : Bayugan, Agusan del Sur
b. Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) along NRJ Butuan
City-Pianing-Tandag Road K1255+923-K1257+300
c. Contract Location : Sibagat, Agusan del Sur
Calaitan-Tandag Road K1296+400.00-K1297+780.00
c. Contract Location : Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur
d. Scope of Work : tem 102, tem 103, tem 104, tem 200, tem 311,
Concrete Canal
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
RR 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 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.
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for receipt of bids. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors' applications for registration with
complete requirements and issue 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: October 26, 2012
To: November 21, 2012 until 10:00am
2. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00am on November 7, 2012
3. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00am on November 21, 2012
4. Opening of Bids 2:00pm on November 21, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH 1st
District Engineering Ofce, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan deI Sur, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee scheduled above. 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 bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open to all interested bidders.
Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security/Bid Securing Declaration, in the
amount stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall obtain
the results of the eligibility check at the DPWH 1st District Engineering Offce, Patin-
ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
the BD's 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.
The DPWH 1st District Engineering Offce, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del
Sur reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any
time prior contract award, without hereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved:
(Sgd.) MA. SUSAN M. QUISMUNDO
Engineer III
BAC Chairperson
NOTED:
(Sgd.) JAIME T. BERNAT, SR.
District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 26, 2012)
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Notice is hereby given that the Amended Articles of ncorporalion of HJ
DY BUNCO & CO., NC. shortening the term of its existence up to October
30, 2012 thereby dissolving the said corporation on said date have been
approved by its Board of Directors.
All persons having claims against said corporation are requested to
present all documentations at Rm. 202 Natividad Bldg., Escolta cor. T. Pin-
pin Sts., Binondo, Manila.
This announcement will serve as notice to all concerned of the legal
dissolution of the aforesaid corporation
(Sgd). Shiela Anne Marie P. lnocentes
Asst. Corporate Secretary
(MST-OCT. 26, NOV. 2 & 9, 2012)
Offce of the District Engineer
Capiz 1
st
Engineering District
Roxas City
(MST-Oct. 26 & Nov. 2, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Capiz 1
st
Engineering District through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
invites contractor's to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract D : 12GD0008
Contract Name : Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from
PMS/HDM-4, Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent
Sections) National Secondary Road (Iloilo-East Coast-
Capiz Road)
Location : Brgy. Sta Fe, Pilar, Capiz, KO 168+841 KO 169+279
Brief Description : Concreting of 410 lin. mtr., Road thickness=0.30m,
Pavement Markings=1,455lin. mtr.
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 8,207,194.05
Source of Fund :
Duration : 70 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Trafc, Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved
Road Standard (HDM-4 Proj. Analysis), (Iloilo-East Coast-
Capiz Road)
Location : Brgy. San Blas, Pilar, Capiz
KO. 166+500 KO. 167+598
Brief Description : Concreting of 1,050 lin. mtr., Road thickness=0.30m,
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : Construction/Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of
Access Roads To Declared Tourism Destination (Road
Extention in Brgy. Cagay Leading to Palina Greenbelt
Eco-Park, Roxas City
Location : Sitio Palina, Brgy. Cagay, Roxas City, Capiz
Brief Description : Concreting of 500 lin. mtr., with PCCP thickness=0.30m,
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : RehabiIitation/Reconstruction/RepIacement/Retrotting
of Existing Bridge along National Roads Generated from
Bridge Management System (BMS) Catipayan Bridge
along Iloilo East Coast Capiz Bridge
Location : Barangay Lantangan, Pontevedra,Capiz
Brief Description : Construction of 6.00m Flat Slab Bridge
Source of Fund :
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 of 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.
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of Bids. The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractor's applications 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.
BAC Activities Schedule
1 Issuance of Bidding Documents October 26 to November 15, 2012
2 Pre-Bid Conference November 5, 2012, @ 9:00 a.m.
3 Deadline of Downloading of Plans and
Bid Documents
November 14, 2012
4 Receipt of Bids November 15, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
5 Opening of Bids November 15, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Capiz 1
st
Engineering
District, Km. I, Roxas City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents
per project. Prospective bidders may also download the BD's 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. If payment for such,
has been made in other District Offces, prospective bidder must show proof of such
payment which shall be verifed by our offce prior to the receipt of bids . 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 bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the 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.
Capiz 1st Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before the Contract Award without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
(SGD) CORAZON A. PERLA
Administrative Offcer
BAC-Chairman
Noted:
(SGD) SANNY BOY O. OROPEL, CES E
District Engineer
Motoring
Ramon L. Tomeldan, Editor mst.daydesk@gmail.com
B6
The French automaker PSA
Peugeot Citroen is the sec-
ond largest selling automotive
brand in Europe and the worlds
leading producer of diesel en-
gines. Peugeot is exclusively
imported and distributed by Eu-
robrands Distributor Inc. led by
no less than its president Felix
J. Mabilog Jr. Apart from the
EDI ofcials, the Peugeot press
conference held in Sotel Phil-
ippine Plaza was also attended
by Peugeot executives Lionel
Faugeres, Peugeot General Di-
rector for ASEAN Countries
and Marc Bocque, PSA Peugeot
Citroen International Commu-
nications & External Relations
Manager.
Dong Magsajo, Marketing
& Communications Director,
introduced four diesel-powered
models: the charming cross-
over SUV 3008 (1.6 eHDI Ac-
tive/Allure Turbo Diesel 112HP
& 2.0 HDI Allure Turbo Diesel
163HP); the stylish 7-seater
MPV 5008 (7-seater MPV 1.6
eHDI Active/Allure Turbo
Diesel 112HP & 2.0 HDI Al-
lure Turbo Diesel 163HP); the
BONJOUR, PEUGEOT
Text and photos by
Dino Ray V. Directo III
WHEN youre 40 plus years old,
car shopping is not as compli-
cated as it was when you were
younger. These days, the most
important feature of a car for
middle aged men like this writer
would probably be comfort and
reliability, with power as an op-
tion. During my younger days,
all I wanted in a car is that it
should be fast and sits low on the
ground. Now I have to take my
family into serious consideration
at every purchase.
This thought crossed my
mind when Mitsubishi deliv-
ered to my garage a Sundance
Orange de-tuned version of
its WRC superstar, the Lancer
Evolution. With its roots and
heritage forged in the highly
competitive world of rallying,
the Ralliart Lancer was devel-
oped by Mitsubishi to cross
swords with the Subaru Impr-
eza WRX, the Mazdaspeed 3
and the rumored to be released
locally Volkswagen R32. To
the untrained eye, the Ralliart
Lancer looks strikingly similar
to the Evolution X. The give
away that this car is a middle
child are the brakes (The Evo-
lution sports Brembo calipers)
and a less aggressive rear wing.
Inside are Recaro inspired
bucket seats which also does
a great job in holding you in
place during high speed corner-
ing and has a similar Evolution
dash layout. Pay a little more
attention to the interior equip-
ment and youll notice that this
middle child does not have the
S-Sport mode, though the Nor-
mal and Sport modes for its
Twin Clutch Sportronic Shift
transmission was retained for
those wanting to feel the rush
of its elder sibling.
Another dynamite feature of
this variant is the engine lurking
underneath its aluminum hood.
Powering the Ralliart Lancer is
a defanged version of the Evo-
lutions 2.0 liter-4B11 mill, us-
ing the same block, but with a
6,500 rpm redline, as opposed
to the Evo Xs 7,000rpm lim-
it. It is equipped with a single
scroll turbocharger (The Evolu-
tion has a Twin Scroll Turbo), a
smaller intercooler and its own
intake tract. The Ralliart Lanc-
er packs a 237 bhp punch, 54
less horses than the Evolutions
291bhp. The torque numbers
have also been belt tightened to
produce 153 lb-ft and this may
be a good reduction since the
Ralliart version is 130 pounds
lighter than the Evolutuion X
with the transmissions weight.
During my usual test run
of the car up in the hills of the
Tanay-Infanta road, the AWD
Ralliart variant is quicker and
stays atter than the Lancer
GTA but lacks the direct feel of
the Evolution X. Braking feel is
not as condent as the Evolution
and yet does its job considerably
well. Hiding behind the shadows
of its elder brother, the Ralliart
also has a rmer, though toler-
able suspension feel.
The ultimate test of the car
happened when the time came to
have my wife ride shotgun with
me. Although shes not as tech-
nical as her motoring hack hus-
band, my wife is a good judge
of a cars character and feel.
Her verdict: The Ralliart is not
as menacing as the Evolution X
in terms of appearance, riding
comfort and the rear end will not
draw attention of cops at night.
For her, its a sporty sedan with
power to boot. Its a looker,
she says.
Aggressive middle child
Text and photos by Riva M. Galveztan
THE 16th of October 2012 was indeed
a good day (bonjour, as they say in
France) for the local motoring industry
as it ofcially welcomed a new kid on
the block -- no less than the automotive
pride of France: Peugeot (pronounced
as poo-zjoe).
elegant luxury sedan 508 (1.6
eHDI Active/Allure Turbo Die-
sel 115HP & 2.0 HDI Allure
Turbo Diesel 163HP); and last
but not the least, the head-turn-
ing sports car RCZ (2.0 Turbo
High Pressure 156HP).
The motoring media caught a
glimpse of this line up during an
exclusive media preview but the
highlight of Peugeots arrival
was the Ride and Drive event
the next day. It was a pleasant
initiation to drive the 3008 1.6
eHDI Active Turbo Diesel from
the busy streets outside Hotel In-
tercontinental Makati to the pic-
turesque Lighthouse Marina in
Subic Bay where we had a sump-
tuous lunch. Starting the car, I
expected the usual sound of the
diesel engine to be a bother. With
Peugeots cutting-edge research
in diesel technology, this was re-
markably non-existent through-
out the journey. Peugeots High-
pressure Diesel Injection system
is equipped with the worlds rst
Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF),
an eco-friendly tool that com-
The author strikes a pose with the Peugeot MPV.
Pride of France
pletely eliminates particulates
of whatever size and texture that
in turn minimizes harmful emis-
sions. In addition to the DPF
that signicantly contributes to a
cleaner environment, Peugeots
Stop-Start system and Micro-
hybrid technology are geared
towards promoting higher fuel
economy. Driving around the
scenic route in Subic, I got on
the wheel of the 5008 1.6 eHDI
Active Turbo Diesel. Despite
the scorching heat, I could not
resist trying out the panoramic
sun roof that would be perfect
for anyone who wants to get a
tan or stargazing at night. It was
so extensive that even backseat
passengers can see through it.
At the end of the trip that culmi-
nated in Royal Subic Duty Free,
I said to myself: How can one
go wrong with having a chic,
comfortable, and ever-reliable
French-branded vehicle aver-
aging 16 km/L (city driving on
the 1.6 eHDI Turbo Diesel vari-
ant 6-speed A/T) tagged with an
affordable introductory price of
P1.4M.
ADIDAS gains power, speed and class in a
collaboration with Porsche Design, bring-
ing classic driving styles into the street.
The collection is inspired by the iconic ele-
ments of Porsche racing and driving as well
as the contemporary design and technology
the brand is known for.
The legendary Porsche 917 was the rst
Porsche car that won in Le Mans in 1970
and became one of the most successful
sport cars of that decade. This silhouette
takes its cues from the Porsches rear en-
gine, which can be seen on the perforated
rubber heel. A distinctive Porsche badge
sits on the midsole giving it a sharp twist,
while another Porsche 917 badge is on the
heel patch.
A combination of fabrics is used, includ-
ing leather and patent in a mostly black, giv-
ing it a contemporary look, while the concave
3-stripes mark adds a sporty element. Small
splashes of red appear on the tongue.
The backbone of the Ralliart Lancer Mitsubishi's WRC heritage
Porsche-designed shoes for the driven
Bike buffs
get a treat
from Kymco
Special car. In collaboration with Ferrari and the Lego Group, the Philippines
becomes one of the rst countries to see a range of limited edition, buidable,
collectible Ferrari models made of Lego bricks. From left: Oying Yam - Vice
president for retail, Pilipinas Shell; Stephanie Cua - marketing manager; Van-
essa Ejercito - fuel brand manager. TEDDY PELAEZ
KYMCO Philippines Inc. will
host for Kymco owners and mo-
tor bikes enthusiasts a day of
fun and activities on October 27,
2012 at Boomland Kart Track,
CCP Complex Pasay City.
Event goers will have the
chance to experience the 2012
Kymco Motorcycle line (K-Pipe
125, Visa 110 and Agility 125)
on the track. Free mechanic ser-
vice and bike wash can also be
availed on the event by Kymco
owners on a rst come rst serve
basis.
Apart from that fun activity,
booths are available for those
who would like to play for a
chance to win exclusive Kym-
co freebies. The event will be
capped with a live performance
by POSH, a sexy all-girl group.
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OCTOBER 26, 2012
IT WAS Paris at
the 20S!!! The Me-
dia Appreciation
Party hosted by the
Shangri-la Philip-
pines Properties
was a real feast for
the eyes!!! The set-
ting, music, food and media guests in their roaring 20s,
with their Frenchy attires, colorful hats and headdress-
es, even hair styles, made the ambiance so conducive to
wining, dining, even dancing and for some, a time for
tete-a- tete! Our team from Cebu ,( I represented Sun
Star Daily; but met my colleague from Manila Stan-
dard Dinna and my editor Gianna Maniego), Honey
Loop (Freeman), Mimi Limjauco (Cebu Daily News),
Mildred Amon (director communications Shangri-la
Mactan), Agnes Pacis (director,sales and marketing,
Mactan, Shangri-la), Maricris Encarnacion (Where at
Cebu) and Juergen Doerr ( general manager, Mactan,
Shangri-la oo-la-la
Shangri-la), blended well with the rest of the congenial Shangri-la
family . It was like a reunion seeing Neil Rumbaoa of Traders
and Lesley Tan of Edsa Shangri-la who used to be in Mactan
Shangri-la.
A special spa treat called Secrets of the Sea spelled a lot of differ-
ence. Imagine being massaged and scrubbed with the nely ground
golden South Sea pearls, soothing to the last touch, with the healing
pure argan oil mixed with high levels of Vitamin E. A cure for pre-
mature aging, you bet!!! And we deliriously longed for more.
All the culinary dishes we had from breakfast at Heat, then
lunch at Summer Palace at Edsa Shan-
gri-la, Japanese and Chinese particu-
larly; and the wine dinner at the Inag-
iku at Makati Shangrila and, of course,
the welcome lunch at the Traders, pre-
sented in very enticing lay-out, were as
the song goes cest magnique!
The Shangri-la passion for fellowship
was all there during our two-day stint
with our media family. Let the photos
speak for themselves.
Who is your
KUSE?
Honey Jarque Loop, Mimi Lijauco, Mila
Espina, Edsa Shangri-Las director of com-
munications Lesley Tan, Shangri-La Boracays
director of communications Patricia Javier,
Cory Quirino of the Philippine Daily Inquirer,
and Edsa Shangri-Las resident manager Lau-
rent Bourgeois.
Traders Manilas general manager
Gordon Aeria and director of sales
and marketing Neil Rumbaoa, Butch
Bonsol of Whats On Expat, and Edsa
Shangri-La general manager Henry
Lee.
The general managers of Shangri-La Philippine
Properties: Juergen Doerr (Mactan); Amit
Oberoi (Boracay); Reto Klauser (Makati); Henry
Lee (Edsa); and Gordon Aeria (Traders Manila)
at their dancing-est best
Gianna Maniego, the author and
Dinna Chan Vasquez, of Manila
Standard Today
Mila Espina, Donnie Ramirez, Honey
Loop, Mimi Limjauco and GM Reto
Klauser
IF YOU grew up in the countryside, you know (or knew) at least one person who is the town or
village cook. That person can be male or female and he or she is usually called upon when there
is a wedding, party, or even a wake. The town or village cook is normally in charge of the food
for these events from butchering the pig and picking the fresh produce to the presentation.
Shangri-La Makati general manager Reto Klauser;
Tessa Prieto-Valdes of the Philippine Daily Inquirer;
Edsa Shangri-La director of communications
Lesley Tan; Shangri-La Mactan director of
communications Mildred Amon; Traders Manila
general manager Gordon Aeria
At CHI with director Yanni Frivaldo
Fabulous Flapper and
Dashing Gent: Ms.
Liza Ilarde of Style
Weekend and Mr. Da-
vid Celdran of ANC.
winners of Best Cos-
tume.
The Communication Team of the Shangri-la Philippine Properties
Can-can dancers open the show
These cooks are called kus, which is perhaps de-
rived from the more common term, kusinero, or may-
be even the Spanish word cocinero. During special
occasions in the community, people always ask, sino
ang magku-kus?. They are always curious who will
head the kitchen, who will manage the feast. Being a
kuse is considered a distinction. The kuses reputation
lends prestige to the affair, gives pride to the host, and
makes everything more exceptional for the guests.
The Chefs Quarter Group of Restaurants opened the
rst branch of Kuse in November 2009 at Venice Piazza,
McKinley Hill. The second outlet opened its doors last
March 2012 at Lucky Chinatown Mall in Binondo. Its
menu showcases traditional Filipino cuisine dishes that
are familiar and are regularly sought by the Pinoy palate.
The parade of specialties from various provinces
include best-sellers such as Pork Sisig Kapampangan,
Pancit Lechon de Lucban, Vigan Bagnet, Mini Ukoy
with Visayan Sauce, and Batangas Bulalo Soup. Din-
ing at Kuse is like being in a typical Filipino salu-salo
so serving portions are all big enough to share. Other
items topping the favorites list of regular visitors are
Paco Salad ng Laguna with Kesong Puti and Itlog na
Maalat, Sinigang na Bangus sa Bayabas, Grilled Prawns
in Davao Durian Sauce, BBQ Beef Back Ribs Adobado,
Kuse Lechong Baka, Banana Langka in Filo with Cara-
mel Sauce, and Sapin-Sapin Creme Brulee.
Behind the recipes is Chefs Quarter Group execu-
tive chef, Mauro Ar jona Jr. whose father was a Kuse.
He was actually a farmer in our province Liliw, Laguna
but every time theres an occasion such as weddings and
esta, he would always be called to cook. And he would
work for the love of it, even without pay, recalls Arjona.
Kuse, located at Venice Piazza and Lucky Chinatown
Mall, also offers catering services.
The Chefs Quarter Group of Restaurants includes
Chefs Quarter Restaurant, Beurre Blanc Restaurant and
Wine Bar, Old Vine Grille, Uncle Cheffy Brick Oven
Globa l Cui sine , and jus t recent ly, Larry & Mau Dine r.
Dinna Chan Vasquez
Batangas Bulalo Soup
Pork Sisig Kapampangan
Kuses inte-
riors can be
described
as modern
Filipino
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Halloween carnival
Invite the whole family and
get spellbound as you take a
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Exciting activities await
kids like face painting, pup-
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Hallo ween
By Bernadette Lunas
THE concept of walkathon is
very simple, a person or a group
of people walk (using their two
legs) to a certain distance until
they reach the nish line. But
what if there is actually a six-
legged walkathon? Do you have
another two pairs
of legs ready for
the event?
When Sassa
Ac t i v e we a r
sponsored the
Six Legged
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which happened
last October 6,
it meant that
humans bring
their dogs and
participate in an
event of walking
to stay t, bond,
and support a
noble cause.
Sassa Active-
wear, a Filipino brand of swim
and active wear, has always been
encouraging women to get into
tness and healthy lifestyle by
supporting events like Yoga and
Zumbathon. And recently, the
people behind this brand orga-
nized this healthy activity which
includes our beloved dogs.
The Philippine Animal Wel-
fare Society was the beneciary
of the event. The non-prot or-
ganization received P40,000 in
cash to support its activities and
various missions.
For a registra-
tion fee of P350,
one human and
one dog were able
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The walkathon
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Music Hall vicin-
ity. Sassa model,
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graced the event as
one of the judges
for the Special
Awards given
to three lucky
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The three lucky
teams were: Best
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awarded to singer/actress Kar-
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Walkathon Award.
Party for kids
and adults
Parties are different between children
and adults, whatever the season may be.
However, both have every reason to get
wicked and party this Halloween as The
Peninsula Manila offers a celebration of
spook for the young and young-at-heart.
Kids will have a devilishly good time
with haunted ghost stories, games, activ-
ity booths, and delicious Halloween treats
at Hallow Screamin, The Peninsula Manilas kiddie Halloween
treat on October 28 at Rigodon Ballroom for P1,500 for all ages.
Adults on the other hand, are invited to come decked in elegant
black and white, as Madame Ning hosts a Black and White Belve-
dere open bar cocktail party from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on October 31
in her unparalleled party lounge, Salon de Ning.
By Bernadette Lunas
HOLD your plastic pine trees, red and green stockings, and all those glittery stuff rst; and
take out jack o lantern, sweet treats, and your scary/fantasy costume instead, as before
Christmas season starts, Halloween kicks-in.
Celebrate this spooky holiday with monstrous deals and thrilling treats from some of the hotels in
the metro, which promise a Halloween so enthralling and terrifying (in a good way) like no other.
Spooky party
On October 31, Acacia invites
everyone to join an exciting event,
where vampires and zombies are
present, and fun can be found in
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are invited at The Monster House:
A Fun Halloween Spookfest.
All invitees will have a ball
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and activity booths, while kids
will be given special loot bags
and have a chance to partici-
pate in a Trick or Treat activity.
Guests will have their ll of a
special kids-approved buffet
spread of heavy snacks.
Tickets are available for
P950 nett and may be purchased
in advance at the Guest Services
Desk. Children 2 years old and
below can attend the Halloween
party for free.
Monstrous discounts
and exciting spooks
Enjoy shocking treats this long Halloween
weekend at Richmonde Hotel Ortigas as it
presents gigantic discounts on room rates and
thrilling events at The Exchange.
From October 26 to November 4 enjoy
this fun holiday in the cozy comforts of any
Richmonde rooms for as low as P3,900nett a night, all comes with a ll-
ing buffet breakfast for two adults and two children (ve years old and
below), and other hotel perks.
And on October 31, join the party at The Exchange as it throws a
Heroes and Zombies Halloween Happy Hour. For only P495nett, Hal-
loween revelers get bottomless beer, featured cocktails, iced tea, or soda,
plus a buffet of tasty bar chow, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. And at 8 p.m.,
live music entertainment courtesy of Chloe with V.O.Z. Band will surely
make party-goers wanting the night to last .
Be haunted at The Haunting
The fright fest begins on October 31, 2 p.m. at the Dusit Thani Ma-
nila, as it presents The Haunting, a Halloween celebration for the
whole family.
Happening at the Grand Ballroom, the event will feature a spellbind-
ing magician, haunting activities, arts and crafts, and thrilling rafe
draw prizes which includes a 3-day 2-night stay in Dusit Thani Hua
Hin, Thailand. Priced at only P850 nett per person, The Haunting
includes activities, giveaways for kids, and merienda buffet.
Avail of the Halloween Room Package at P8,900++ inclusive of an
overnight stay in a Grand Room with buffet breakfast for two adults and
two kids, and access to the Halloween event for four persons.
Six-legged walkathon
Belle-boo Cosplay Mania
at The Bellevue

Its The Bellevues 10th Halloween party and youre in-
vited! This October 28, the Tower Ballroom will be lled with
costume players as Belle-boo presents its rst ever Costume
Play party. Bring out your kids acting and impersonating abil-
ities by letting them mimic their favorite movie, cartoon or
anime character by way of its costume, wardrobe, props, hair-
style, makeup plus of course the characters signature moves.
From 1pm to 4pm, kids are sure to have a fun-lled afternoon
with our featured entertainers, games and snacks buffet. The
kid who will be the best cosplayer of the party will win a fam-
ily vacation package of a 3-day 2-night stay at The Bellevue
Resort -- Panglao, Bohols newest luxury resort. The prize
comes with daily buffet breakfast, roundtrip airport shuttle
service and roundtrip airfare for four! So go and help your
kid create that winning costume. Tickets are available on the
day of the event for only P850nett per person inclusive of en-
tertainment, giveaway, lootbag and snacks buffet. For inqui-
ries, please call The Bellevue at 771.8181 or 0917.8718181,
0918.8718181.

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Region XI
DAVAO DEL SUR 1
st
Digos City
Invitation to Bid for Preventive Maintenance Asphalt Overlay at
Davao-Cotabato Road
(Davao City Jct. Digos Section)
K1554+075 K1554+1010, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
1. The Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Digos City, Davao del
Sur, through the CY2013 Infrastructure Program intends to apply the sum
of P 15,136,100.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for Preventive Maintenance Asphalt Overlay
at Davao-Cotabato Road (Davao City-Jct. Digos Section) K1554+075-
K1554+1010, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur Contract ID # 12LD0037 . Bids
received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening
st
Sur now invites bids for Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Asphalt Overlay
80mm of Roads. Completion of the Works is required for Fifty Five (55)
calendar days. 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.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Digos City, Davao del Sur and inspect the
Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bid-
ders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) 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.
st
Sur will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 30, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at BAC
Offce, DPWH, Digos City, which shall be open to all interested parties.
2:00 P.M. at BAC Offce, DPWH, Digos City. 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 Letter of Intent will be on November 8, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
st
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 incur-
ring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

MARIA TERESA R. LUCABERTE
BAC Secretariat
TELEFAX: 082-553-6465
(Sgd.) AMPARO M. CLAR
BAC Chairman
Region XI
DAVAO DEL SUR 1
st
Digos City
Invitation to Bid for Widening of Digos Makar Road
(Balutakay-Jct. Hagonoy Section)
K1569+000 K1569+882, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
st
Sur, through the CY2013 Infrastructure Program intends to apply the sum of
P 19,600,000.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to pay-
ments under the contract for Widening of Digos Makar Road (Balutakay-Jct.
Hagonoy Section) K1569+000-K1569+882, Hagonoy, Davao del Sur Con-
tract ID # 12LD0038 . Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening
st
Sur now invites bids for Widening of Roads. Completion of the Works is re-
quired for Ninety Three (93) calendar days.. 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.
st
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bid-
ders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
st
ITB Clause 18.

st

BAC Secretariat
TELEFAX: 082-553-6465
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
Region XI
DAVAO DEL SUR 1
st
Digos City
Invitation to Bid for Completion of
Coronon Bridge I along
Davao-Cotabato Road (Davao City Jct. Digos Section)
Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
1. The Davao del Sur 1st District Engineering Offce, Digos City, Davao
del Sur, through the CY2013 Infrastructure Program intends to apply the
sum of P 14,700,000.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)
to payments under the contract for Completion of Coronon Bridge I along
Davao-Cotabato Road (Davao City-Jct. Digos Section) Sta. Cruz, Davao
del Sur Contract ID # 12LD0039. Bids received in excess of ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening
st
Sur now invites bids for Completion of Bridge Approaches. Completion of
the Works is required for Seventy Four (74) calendar days.. 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.
st

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 Ten Thousand pesos (P10,000.00).
st
ITB Clause 18.

st

BAC Secretariat
TELEFAX: 082-553-6465
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
(MST-OCT. 26, 2012)
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL, JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 41, MANILA
NAT. CASE NO. 11-125864 Manila, August 31, 2012
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION FOR ADMISSION
TO PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP,
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALZARMITI,
Petitioner.
NOTI CE OF ORDER/DECI SI ON
x ----------------------------------------------------x
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
Regional Trial Court, Manila
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL
134 Arnorsolo Street, Legaspi Village. Makati City
ATTY. SHERWIN T. DE PERALTA
Counsel for the Petitioner
Block 3 lot 9 Melanie Marquez Street
B.F. Resort Village, Las Pias City
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALZARMITI
484 Salas St., Ermita, Manila
Sir:
You are. hereby notifed by these presents that in the day of AUGUST 29,
2012, an order/decision was/were issued rendered in the above entitled
case, copy/copies of which 13/ate attached hereto.
(Sgd.) ATTY. JENNIFER H. DELA CRUZ BUENDlA
Clerk of Court
By:
(Sgd.) ATTY. EVELYN AGRAVANTE-AVILA
Branch Clerk of Court
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL
CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 41
MANILA
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION
FOR ADMISSION TO PHILIPPINE
CITIZENSHIP,
NAT. CASE NO, 11-125864
RAMEZ (M.R) ALSARMITI,
Petitioner.
x ------------------------------------------------- x

NOTI CE OF PETI TI ON FOR PHI LI PPI NE CI TI ZENSHI P
TO:
The Honorable Solicitor
134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village
Makati City
RAMEZ (M.R.) ALSARMITI
484 r. Sates Street
Ermita, Manila
WHEREAS, a Petition for Naturalization as citizen of the Philippines
pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 473, as amended, has been presented
to this Regional Trial Court of Manila by Ramez: (MR) Alsarmiti who alleges,
among others/ that he was born on February 6, 1966 and is now 45 years
old; he is the son of Mohammad Ramzi Alsarmiti and Najat Mohammad
both Jordanian citizens; he arrived in the Philippines from Kuwait in 1985
holding student visa at the Manila International Airport (Now Ninoy Aquino
International Airport) on board Gulf Airline to study at Adamson University;
that he has been frst issued an Alien Certifcate of Registration (ACR) No.
ED.O. No. B-427848 dated 10-09-89 at the City of Manila and a latest ACR
with No.e286588 issued in May 31, 2003; he was also issued an Immigration
Certifcate of Residence (ICR) or (CRTV) No. 080574 DO#968 dated 29
th

day of May 2003 under OR * 713737 and an I-CARD on January 8, 2009; his
complete educational background is as follows; Elementary and Secondary
-Hawally Kuwait; Tertiary -Adamson University; that during his stay in the
Philippines, he met a Filipina named AMINA TERESITA YUTUC SARMITI;
they eventually got married on February 04, 1989 and his wife was born in
San Fernando, Pampanga, she is a businesswoman and residing at 484 R.
Salas Street, Ermita, Manila; as a result of their marriage, they begot three (3)
children namely: 1) Fatima Sarmiti born on November 02, 1990 in Manila, 21
years old, 3rd year college at Southville International School, 2) Mohammad
Sarmiti born on November 26, 1992 in Manila, 18 years old, Student at
International Cuisine Academy, and 3) Ramiz Sarmiti born on July 08, 1995
in Manila, 16 years old, 4th year high school at Ann Arbor Montessori, all
of them are Filipinos, single and also reside at 484 R. Salas Street, Ermita,
Manila; his children are all enrolled here in the Philippines in private schools
duly recognized and accredited by the Philippine Government; that he was
the frst one to introduce Shawarma in the Philippines as a businessman
and has established his own chain of restaurants, with over fourteen (14)
branches. The main branch is located at 485 R-Salas Street, Ermita and at
present the restaurant is employing eighty six (86) employees; that they have
the following properties in the Philippines: a) B-9 L-16 San Paolo Street, BF
Homes Residence, b) 5Fir. Bklg. 484 R. Salas Street, Ermita, Manila, and
c) 351 square meter lot at EVACOM Paraaque; that he have been in the
Philippines for twenty fve (25) years; that he has never been charged, has a
good moral character and believes in the principles underfying the Philippine
Constitution. He has conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable
manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his
relation with the duly constituted government as well as with the community
in which he was living; he mingled socially with Filipinos and have evinced
a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions and ideals of
the Filipino people; that he can speak the Filipino and English languages;
that he have all the qualifcations and none of the disqualifcations under the
law; that he does not opposed to organized government or affliated with any
association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing
all organized governments. He is not defending or teaching the necessity or
propriety of violence, personal assault of assassination for the success and
predominance of one's ideas; that he is neither a polygamist nor a believer
in the practice of polygamy; that he has not been convicted of any crime
involving moral turpitude; that he is not suffering from mental alienation or
from any incurable contagious disease; that the country of which he is a
citizen is not at wax with the Philippines and grants to Filipino the right to be
naturalized citizens thereof; that it is his true and honest intention to become
a citizen of the Philippines from the date of the fling of his petition up to the
time of his admission to Philippine citizenship; it is the intention in good faith
of the petitioner to become a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines and
to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fdelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, or sovereignty, and particularly to Jordan of which at this
time he is a citizen. He will reside continuously in the Philippines from the
date of fling of this petition up to the time of his admission to Philippine
citizenship; petitioner has not therefore fled any petition for citizenship in any
other court; that Regelio Bayan, of legal age, Filipino, married and residing
at 486-A Ermita, Manila and Cynthia Lira, also of legal age, Filipino, married
and with residence address at 1986 PM Guazon Street, Paco, Manila, who
are both credible Filipino citizens shall be petitioner's character witnesses
who are willing to appear and testify during the hearing of this petition; and
that the petitioner executed a Declaration of Intention to attest to the truth
of the foregoing and fled a copy of which before the Offce of the Solicitor
General one (1) year before the fling of the petition.
Petitioner attached copies of his Birth Certifcate with translation,
Certifcate of First Arrival issued by the Bureau of Immigration, a photocopy
of the latest ACR I-CARD Information, a photocopy of the ICR, copies of
registration form and certifcations, Certifcate of Incorporation, copy of
.Affdavits, and copy of the Declaration of Intention.
WHEREAS, Notice is hereby given that the said petition will be heard by
this Court on 28
th
day of June 2013 at 8:30 o'clock in the morning
WHEREAS, as ordered by this Court, this notice, together with copy of
the Petition, be published, at petitioner's expense once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks in the Offcial Gazette and in thea newspaper of general
circulation in the Philippines, the last publication to be at least six (6) months
before the date of hearing, and that the Petition and this Notice be posted
in a public conspicuous place in the Offce of the Clerk of Court of this Court
Witness the HONORABLE ROSALYN D. MISLOS-LOJA, Judge of the
Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 41, this 29
th
day of August 2012.
(Sgd.) ATTY. EVELYN AGRAVANTE- AVILA
Branch Clerk of Court
(MST-Oct. 19, 26 & Nov. 2, 2012)
Region VII
DPWH-Bohol 2
nd
Sub-District Engineering Offce
Ubay, Bohol
(MST-Oct. 19 & 26, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Bohol 2
nd
Sub-District
Engineering Offce, Ubay, Bohol, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID : 12HC0017
Contract Name : Orapa St. P. Trazo St. Macapagal Arroyo St. Road
Contract Location : Hibale-Poblacion ARC, Bohol
Scope of Works :
a) Road Works :
Item 101(4a) Removal of Existing Concrete Pavement
Item 102(2) Surplus Common Excavation
Item 104(1) Embankment (from Roadway Excavation)
Item 105 Subgrade Preparation
Item 200 Aggregate Sub-Base Course
Item 311 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, 15 cm thick
2) Related Structures
Item 103(6) Pipe Culverts and Drain Excavation
Item 500(1)a 610mm Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culverts
Item 505(5) Grouted Riprap, Class A
Item 506 Stone Masonry
3) Special Works
SPL 1 Mobilization / Demobilization
SPL 2 Project Sign/Billboard
SPL 3 Construction Safety and Health
SPL 4 Permanent Marker
SPL 5 Bunkhouse
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 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.
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.
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders November 7, 2012 (deadline)
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents From Oct. 29, 2012 - Nov. 12, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A..M., October 29, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids November 12, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 P.M. , November 12, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Bohol 2
nd
Sub-District Engineering Offce, Bood, Ubay, Bohol, upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos Only (P25,000.00). Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site. 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,
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ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
People
are talking about
Walang Hanggan
Fifteen thousand fans ocked
to the Smart Araneta Coliseum
to join the star-studded
thanksgiving party. If this event
still doesnt validate the shows
victory over its competition,
what will?
Bea Binene
She earned the respect of the
public her name was dragged
in a scandal involving a certain
lawyer. Bea now confronts
every question thrown at her
without inching. Indeed, shes
a testament that being feisty
knows no age.
Marvin Agustin
He is one of those showbiz
personalities who have invested
their hard-earned money well.
No wonder, with 20 restaurants
under his management, Marvins
culinary and entrepreneurial
expertise has taken him a long
way.
are not talking
about
A Secret Affair
There are more than 10
reasons why this movie is a No
Other Woman rip off. The same
actors, similar scenarios and
obviously recycled conicts and
the list can go on. Good thing,
moviegoers already knew that
theres nothing special to expect
from this movie hence the
lukewarm reception.
Matt Evans
We can only imagine how
it feels to celebrate someones
birthday behind bars. But
what we can vividly picture
is the number of subplots
that can be created out of
the story that started from a
simple miscommunication.
Isnt Matty just channeling his
Pedro Penduko moves when the
alleged physical injury against
his live-in partner happened?
The Protg
Just so you know, the Kapuso
talent search has crowned its
ultimate winners. Surprised?
Dont be, even Twitter didnt
feel that the show has bade
television goodbye anyway.
Now thats an indication of
whats going to happen with the
Protg winners.
Six vie for
Artista
Academys
awards
Fans of the reality show will have the
chance to root for one of the six nominees
(or nalists) including the Japanese Filipino
Akihiro Blanco, Chanel Morales, Mark
Neumann, Shaira Mae, Sophie Albert,
and Aljur Abrenicas brother Vin, all be-
longing to the Artista Academy Honors
List. They will be battling it out for the Best
Actor and Best Actress awards. The winner
will receive a total of P20 Million in cash
and prizes along with guaranteed lead roles
in a forthcoming TV5 teleserye.
The six equally determined Artista Acad-
emy hopefuls are all ready to give the best
performances of their lives and show ev-
erything they have learned from their three-
month intensive training at the Asian Acad-
emy of Television Arts (AATA), where they
were trained by no less than the best and most
qualied professionals in the industry.
A component of the search is txt voting,
so if you like your young hopeful to grab
the award, vote by texting AA (space) <rst
name of student> to 5656.
Wilma Galvante, who heads the judg-
ing panel, says that all six nalists show a
lot of promise. She singled out Vin, who she
says would surely become an asset to the
networks growing roster of talents. Among
the girls, she says that all threeShaira,
Sophie, and Chanelmanifest enormous
energy to be in the business. So, its all up
to the audience, and of course, the judges to
single out the best among the lot, she said
after the press presentation of the six nal-
ists at Napa Restaurant in Quezon City.
Admission to the Grand Awards Night
is free.
The Artista Academy Grand Awards
Night will on Saturday, 8:30 p.m.-10:30
p.m. on TV5.
Scary yet fun Halloween
Are there ghosts or are they just products
of some elder folks imagination passed on
to the young generation through the years?
Everytime All Saints Day and All Souls
Day are observed, stories about living with
the dead surface arousing our curiosity on
how to conquer our fear of ghosts. On the
one hand, we also nd time for the prepara-
tion of the wildest, wackiest and spookiest
gimmicks for Halloween parties.
In Life And Style With Ricky Reyes to-
morrow, 10 a.m. on GMA News TV, Fili-
pino Spirit Questers recount their encounter
with ghosts.
Also, COS-players take time out to have
fun donning the scariest costumes of char-
acters they love to portray on Halloween
gigs.
Host-producer Ricky Reyes interacts
with members of the Silent Hill Cos-players
while demonstrating interesting procedures
THE Singing Mayor of Olongapo, James Bong Gordon a.k.a.
Bonggo, shown here signing his new distribution contract with Viva
Records. Bonggo is set to release his 3
rd
album Lets Celebrate this Nov.
with 22 beautiful songs all celebrating his passion and love for music. A
perfect gift, the album includes the new rock and roll Christmas song,
Pasko Sa Pilipinas. Also in photo are Vic del Rosario, Chairman and
CEO, Viva Group of Companies, Antonio Ocampo, President, Viva
Records/Vicor Music Corporation and the albums Executive Producer,
former Vice Governor of Zambales, Anne Gordon.
TV5 caps it biggest and most extensive artista
search tomorrow night at the Smart Araneta
Coliseum.
from putting on make up to dressing up and mim-
icking some favorite cartoon characters and com-
ics superheroes.
Meanwhile, have you encountered a Funeral
Planner?
Gracing the show is a representative of Dulce
Funeral Services in Manila who tells some hair-
rising tales and explains how the eerie job is now
a success.
And heres one for kid televiewers. Rickys
mascots Akira Lakwatsera and Chikidora visit
Malabon Zoo.
Biggest Gabay Guro celebration
On Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena,
PLDT-Smart Foundation under Chairman Manny
V. Pangilinan mounts the biggest grandest teach-
ers day celebration.
Singers and actors will attend to make the oc-
casion a most star-studded event.
Chaye Cabal-Revilla, vice president for Fi-
nance and Gabay Guros guiding force, announced
that PLDT-Smart have forged a partnership with
Vista Land Corp. and will rafe off a house and
lot to one lucky teacher during the celebration.
Gary Valenciano, Cesar Montano, Robin
Padilla, Aga Muhlach, Derek Ramsay, Wally
Bayola and Jose Manalo of Eat Bulaga, and the
EB Babesall sharing the vision of the founda-
tionwill also pay tribute to those who changed
the lives of young people.
The festivities will also have the selection of
a Teacher of Honor. Other prizes include TV set,
laptops, and other exciting freebies from sponsors
Yellow Cab, North Park, Goldilocks, Herbal Med
and Hydrite.
Five years ago, PLDT-Smart Foundation zeroed
in on an advocacy that has grown into what we
now know as Gabay Guro. It was an attempt to
give teachers the recognition they deserve, while
helping to improve the unsung heroes capabili-
ties to better contribute to nation-building, a vision
that was the brainchild of Gabay Guro chairman
PLDTs nance whiz Chaye Cabal-Revilla.
Gabay Guro hopes to develop more teach-
ers so they can be excellent at spreading the gift
of learning to many more students. It has been
busy fullling its share of improving the lives of
those teachers who have improved ours by offer-
ing scholarships to future teachers, conducting
continuous trainings to enhance teacher skills,
presenting them with livelihood and housing
options, providing broadband and computer ser-
vices at schools and improving educational fa-
cilities at their workplaces.
SkyCable 499s spooky
Halloween
Discover the world of the unknown and
follow the dark story of sisters Katie and Kristi
in the third part of the Paranormal Activity. After
catching the horrifying stories that surrounded
the two sisters in the rst two movies, journey
back to their childhood and learn how all the
paranormal hauntings began. Witness the
young Kristi as she interacts with an invisible
creature named Toby. Interacting with her
invisible friend then led her falling under the
control of the devil and made her do demonic
acts that were all caught on tape. Prepare your
family for this hair-raising experience and
catch Paranormal Activity 3 on HBO (Ch. 54)
at midnight on Oct. 27.
Dont Be Afraid of the Dark. Sally Hurst
moves in with her father Alex in new home in
Providence County, Rhode Island. Unlike the
peaceful neighborhood outside, their new house
tells a different story once darkness takes over.
Creatures continue to haunt the basement of the
house and turned their attention to the eight-year-
old Sally. Enjoy this heart-pounding lm on Oct.
28, 9 p.m. on Star Movies (Ch. 55).
From horror-thriller to mystery movies, the
Lindsay Lohan and Jaime Lee Curtis lm Freaky
Friday. About a dysfunctional mother-daughter
relationship on a mysterious journey. Gather the
whole family for this heart-warming lm on Disney
Channel ( Ch. 47) this Oct. 31, 2 p.m.
On the other hand, relive joyful childhood
cartoon memories because the gang of the mystery
machine is back in the cartoon series Scooby Doo
Mystery Inc. Join Scooby Doo and the rest of the
gang as they solve mysteries to unmask villains
in their hometown. Catch this adorable cartoon
series on Cartoon Network (Ch. 43) starting Oct.
31, 9 a.m.
Theres no need to fret on Halloween because
SkyCable 499 is bringing you the best movie
options for the whole family to enjoy. Enjoy all
these movies and more from the blockbuster
movie package, SkyCable 499.
P
H
O
T
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Singing Mayor
Manny V. Pangilinan with PNU President Dr. Ester
Ogena and Dean Dr. Aurora Fulgencio
Scooby Doo
Akihiro Blanco Sophie Albert
Chanel Morales Vin Abrenica Shaira Mae Mark Neumann

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