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consist of Chinas new passports showing parts of the South China Sea
that it claims and maps of Sansha City . AP AND XINHUA
New cardinals. From left, newly elected cardinals Bechara Boutros
Rai of Lebanon, John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Nigeria, and Luis
Antonio Tagle of the Philippines attend a consistory presided by Pope
Benedict XVI inside St. Peters Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday. AP
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Court reverses ruling,
wont open BF bank
Govt grant of incentives to Thai firm questioned
Priest told:
Name pols
with ties to
drug rings
China prints Sansha
map, tests jet carrier
Catholics urged to use vote vs pro-RH bets
Workers to dump
sin-tax candidates
Vol. XXVI No. 240 16 Pages, 3 Sections
P18.00 Monday, November 26, 2012
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By Christine F. Herrera
HOG raisers and poultry growers on
Sunday questioned President Beni-
gno Aquino IIIs crooked policy
on food security after his adminis-
tration allowed a Thai company to
put up P2 billion worth of farms and
granted it perks, including a seven-
year tax holiday and duty-free im-
ported raw materials.
Instead of granting a subsidy
to local farmers, the government
is now wiping out the entire hog
and poultry industry, said Rosen-
do So, director of the Swine De-
velopment Council.
So said over-importation and
smuggling had already killed off
20 percent of backyard growers.
The president of the United
Broilers Association, Gregorio
San Diego, agreed.
The government is giving a
foreign rm an undue advantage
over local investors and farmers
because it is arming the foreign
rm with incentives and perks,
San Diego said.
We will also demand a tax
holiday and duty-free imports for
our raw materials.
The BOI defended its grant-
ing of incentives to the Thai agri-
cultural company, saying if local
hog raisers did not enjoy the same
incentives, it was because they
didnt apply for them.
Its their fault. The BOI is open
to both domestic and foreign proj-
ects who want to register with us.
How can we give them incentives
when they dont apply? said BOI
executive director Lucita Reyes.
Reyes added that some com-
panies such as Monterrey and
San Miguel were able to enjoy
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG on Sunday
challenged Lingayen-Dagu-
pan Archbishop Emeritus Os-
car Cruz to identify the poli-
ticians who are on the take
from drug syndicates instead
of oating the information
through the media.
Smarting from Cruzs re-
mark that President Benigno
Aquino III had been remiss
in curbing narco-politics,
Palace deputy spokeswoman
Abigail Valte said the prelate
should cooperate if he really
had information that could
be used to run after ofcials
involved in drug trafcking.
The appellate court, in a 19-
page decision written by Associ-
ate Justice Noel Tijam, reversed its
Jan. 27, 2012 decision that ordered
the Bangko Sentral and the Philip-
pine Deposit Insurance Corp. to
reopen the shuttered bank and give
it a P25-billion loan. That decision
was written by Associate Justice
Agnes Reyes-Carpio.
The assailed decision earlier
rendered by the court on Jan. 27,
2012 is reversed and set aside. In
its stead, a new judgment is ren-
dered dismissing the petition for
certiorari and mandamus led the
petitioners for utter lack of factual
and legal basis, the Court said in
its decision issued on Nov. 23.
The court granted the motion
for reconsideration led by the
Bangko Sentral, which insisted
it was the central monetary au-
thority of the government with a
statutory duty to supervise the op-
erations of banks and to exercise
regulatory powers.
The Bangko Sentrals Mone-
tary Board placed Banco Filipino
CHINA on Sunday remained un-
disturbed by its neighbors criti-
cisms of its new passports show-
ing territories in the South China
Sea that it claims as its own but
which its neighbors reject.
And in a show of its growing
military might, China successful-
ly landed a ghter jet on its rst
aircraft carrier that entered service
two months ago, the countrys of-
cial news agency conrmed on
Sunday.
The Liaoning aircraft carrier
underscores Chinas ambitions to
be a leading Asian naval power,
but it is not expected to carry a
full complement of planes or to be
ready for combat for some time.
China has also published the
rst ofcial map of the newly-
established city of Sansha in the
South China Sea. China says it is
the rst map that reects the geo-
logical information of Chinas
THE Catholic Bishops Conference of
the Philippines on Sunday repeated its
stand that the church will campaign
against the lawmakers who will sup-
port the controversial Reproductive
Health bill that it opposes.
The group made the statement
even as it urged the faithful to use their
vote in next years mid-term elections
to reject the candidates supporting the
Reproductive Health bill.
It is high time that Filipinos used
their religious beliefs in rejecting the
candidates who are not following the
Churchs teachings, CBCP-Episco-
pal Commission on Family and Life
Vice Chairman and Lipa Archbishop
Ramon Arguelles said in the ofcial
CBCP website
Arguelles made his statement even
as Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Sun-
day said the international womens
advocates who in the country last
week had informed the authors of the
RH bill that they were worried about
the increase in maternal deaths, with
15 pregnant women dying daily com-
pared with about 11 in previous years
or 500,000 women worldwide from
400,000.
The entire world is keenly watch-
ing the progress of the RH bill in the
Philippines as women worldwide are
early anticipating to celebrate its en-
actment, Lagman said.
According to CBCP secretary gen-
eral Joselito Asis, the Catholic hier-
archy plans to issue a catechesis on
elections to serve as a checklist for
voters in next years mid-term elec-
tions.
The CBCP will be more aggres-
sive in inuencing voters next year,
he said.
In an interview with Radio Veritas,
the CBCPs ofcial radio station, Ar-
guelles said elective ofcials had long
been snubbing the so-called Catholic
vote even though it was still a force to
reckon with.
He said the ethnic cleansing
being promoted by some ofcials
could be countered via a Catholic
vote.
MILITANT labor groups on Sunday vowed they would
not vote for politicians running for re-election next year
unless they withdrew their support for new taxes that
would hurt millions of workers and tobacco farmers.
The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino said it will
press the Aquino administration and its candidates to pres-
ent concrete solutions to the problems that affect the mass-
es instead of implementing new taxes on sin products
such as tobacco and alcohol.
BMP national president Leody de Guzman some
10,000 members of the BMP and its afliate, the Kon-
greso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod, will launch
a Workers Challenge campaign at a march from Mehan
Garden to Mendiola in Manila on Nov. 30.
We call on both the administration and the opposition
to present their solutions to low wages, contractualization,
high power rates, spiraling oil prices and onerous regres-
sive taxes. We are not seeking miracles. Workers want to
hear concrete proposals and step-by-step approaches on
how to alleviate poverty and address the gut issues of the
masses, De Guzman said.
ANALYSIS
Highest award
for Robredo up
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III
will today posthumously confer the
Quezon Service Cross Award--the
highest award that can be bestowed
to a Filipino--to the late Interior
Secretary Jesse Robredo.
Robredo, who died in a plane
crash on Aug. 18, will be the fth
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By Francisco S. Tatad
AS Filipino Catholics welcomed
Manila Archbishop Luis Anto-
nio Tagles elevation to the rank
of Cardinal at the papal consis-
tory in Rome on Saturday, fresh
hopes seemed to emerge of a
much bigger role for the Philip-
pine Catholic Church in reener-
gizing the nation and in evange-
lizing and re-Christianizing the
rest of the world.
The Cardinals of the Catho-
lic Church constitute a special
college, which elects the Pope in
secret conclave, and assists and
advises him in the government
of the Church. Under the Code of
Canon Law of 1918 all cardinals
must be priests. In 1962, Pope
John XXIII decreed that they
should all be bishops. The new
Code of Canon Law of 1983 reaf-
rms this by requiring those who
are to be promoted Cardinals to
receive episcopal consecration
rst if they are not yet bishops.
Pursuant to the apostolic let-
ter Ingravescentem Aetatem given
motu proprio by Pope Paul VI in
1970, Cardinals are to retire from
active duty upon completing their
80th year. At that age, they cease
to be members of the congrega-
tions of the Roman Curia, of all
permanent organs of the Holy See
and of the Vatican City State; they
also cease to have the right to par-
ticipate in the conclave that elects
the Pope.
Cardinals who head the depart-
ments and other permanent sec-
tions of the Roman Curia and of
Vatican City, who have completed
their 75th year, are requested to
offer their resignation from ofce
to the Roman Pontiff, who will
consider all the circumstances and
make provision accordingly, under
Can. 354 of the new Code.
At 55, Tagle is the second
youngest member of the Sacred
College after Indias 53 year-
old Baselios Cardinal Cleemis
of the Syro-Malankara Catholic
Church. But he is the youngest
among the cardinals belonging
to the Latin Rite. Granting good
health, he will be a cardinal-arch-
bishop for the next 20 years, un-
less he is raised by Divine Provi-
dence to a higher ofce.
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A cardinal for the nation and the world
By Anna Leah Estrada
THE Court of Appeals reversed its earlier
decision and ruled in favor of the Bangko
Sentral, which shut down the operations
of insolvent Banco Filipino Savings and
Mortgage Bank, a thrift bank owned by the
Aguirre family.
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products and alcoholic drinks. The group and the Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod held their protest on Elliptical Road in Quezon City.
China...
Sansha City and South China
Sea islands in a comprehen-
sive, accurate and and specific
manner, the maps publisher
said on Friday.
Xinhua News Agency said
the landing exercise marked the
debut of the J-15 fighter jet, a
carrier-based fighter-bomber
developed by China from Rus-
sias Sukhoi Su-33.
Still, Chinas issuance of new
passports showing territories
that its neighbors also claim has
drawn criticism and added ten-
sion to the region. Tensions in
the East China have also risen
dramatically over the islands
known as the Diaoyus to Beijing
and claimed by Tokyo as the
Senbkakus.
Vietnams passport control of-
fices are refusing to stamp visa
pages in the new passport as
the map of China inside marks
in print the countrys territorial
claims on the South China Sea.
And Vietnam, which also
claims sovereignty over part of
the waters, says it is unaccept-
able.
Holders of the new Chinese
passports trying to enter Viet-
nam are finding themselves in a
tricky situation, and all because
of a few additional lines on a
map printed in the passports.
Vietnamese passport control
offices are issuing separate visa
sheets to new Chinese passport
holders instead of stamping in-
side the pages, while Vietnams
foreign minister has formally
complained to China and de-
manded a correction of the map.
India has responded to the re-
vised passports by issuing Chi-
nese citizens visas embossed
with New Delhis own maps.
External Affairs Minister Sal-
man Khurshid on Saturday said
the Chinese passport map show-
ing Indias Arunachal Pradesh
state and the Himalayan region
of Aksai Chin as part of China
was unacceptable.
India retaliated by starting to is-
sue visas to Chinese citizens with a
map of India that includes all ter-
ritories claimed by New Delhi.
The new Chinese passports
have also upset the Philippines
because they show disputed dis-
puted parts of the South China
Sea as belonging to China.
But the Philippine govern-
ment on Friday virtually admit-
ted that it was helpless against
Chinas passport move when it
said it would still recognize the
Chinese e-passports.
Foreign Affairs spokesman
Raul Hernandez said the depart-
ment would recognize the new
e-passports of Chinese nationals
applying for Philippine visas as
tourists.
On Wednesday, Foreign Af-
fairs sent a note verbale protest-
ing the new design of the Chi-
nese passports, which contain
images of the West Philippine
Sea that the Chinese claim as
their own based on their nine-
dash claim. AP, with Sara Su-
sanne D. Fabunan, Maricel
Cruz and Christine F. Herrera
Court...
under the receivership of state-
owned Philippine Deposit In-
surance Corp. on March 17,
2011. The bank was closed after
Bangko Sentral found that the
banks liabilities of P23.6 billion
exceeded its assets of only P13.9
billion.
The Bangko Sentral and the
PDIC also refused to lend assist-
ance to the bank, saying the bank
may not be rehabilitated or oth-
erwise placed in a condition that
it can be permitted to resume
business with safety to its credi-
tors and the general public.
The bank, however, con-
tested the action of the Bangko
Sentral, leading to the Court of
Appeals decision on Jan. 27,
which ordered the Monetary
Board to reopen the bank and
extend it a P25-billion financial
aid to sustain the viability of
the bank.
The Jan. 27 decision asked the
Bangko Sentral to allow Banco
Filipino to resume business in
the Philippines under the comp-
trollership of the BSP and the
Monetary Board, complete with
a viable rehabilitation plan, in
order to ensure fast and immedi-
ate recovery of the bank from the
ill-effects of the illegal closure.
The Bangko Sentral immedi-
ately filed a motion for reconsid-
eration, citing the PDICs evalu-
ation that Banco Filipino could
not be rehabilitated or be permit-
ted to resume business.
The Court of Appeals in its lat-
est decision affirmed the evalua-
tions made by the Bangko Sen-
tral and PDIC showing Banco
Filipinos insolvency.
Nowhere in any of the plead-
ings submitted to this court was
it shown that Banco Filipino or
its stockholders have identified
specific and concrete measure
on how it can resuscitate the
bank aside from incurring further
debts and losses, it said.
The court noted that the re-
habilitation plan submitted by
Banco Filipinos stockholders
would involve P45.8 billion to
be funded exclusively by the
government.
The court also noted that Ban-
co Filipino had no financial plan
that would indicate other sources
of funds other than the funds that
would be provided by the Bang-
ko Sentral.
In several meetings with the
PDIC, the stockholders main-
tained that they will not infuse
cash from their own pockets
to rehabilitate BFSMB, PDIC
noted.
This would be tantamount
to a government dole-out at the
expense of public funds with no
definite guarantee of return, the
CA said.
It said the Bangko Sentral
should not gamble public funds
and thereby compromise the na-
tions monetary stability.
Consequently, we cannot find
sufficient ground to uphold this
courts Jan. 27, 2012 decision not
only for want of material basis
under the facts, the law and juris-
prudence, but more importantly,
for being fraught with uncertain-
ties, the court said.
Unless the Banco Filipino
can specify its independent and
strong financial commitment to
address it present predicament,
we do not see any cogent reason
to sustain its sought rehabilita-
tion, much less its reopening at
this time, it said.
Govt...
incentives in the past because
they applied for them.
Agriculture Secretary
Proceso Alcala acknowledged
that the entry of the big foreign
firm could hurt the backyard
industry.
The entry of Charoen Pok-
phand would not threaten our
food security but will definite-
ly have an adverse impact on
the backyard industry, Alcala
told the Manila Standard.
Alcala vowed to help the lo-
cal industry avail of incentives
that would at least level the
playing field.
Last week, the Board of In-
vestments granted Charoen
Pokphand Foods Philippines
Corp. all the perks and incen-
tives that the government has
denied local investors, So said.
Based on documents filed
with the BOI and the Securities
and Exchange Commission,
Charoen Pokphand is 100-per-
cent owned by Thai nationals,
who gave Bacolod City as their
address. The company will be
undertaking its agriculture and
livestock business in Pampan-
ga, Tarlac and Bulacan.
Due to the magnitude of the
investment, the BOI granted
Charoen Pokphand pioneer sta-
tus, which prompted local hog
and poultry growers to protest.
Pioneer status is granted
only to investments that would
be built in areas that did not
have similar investments, like
in Mindanao. Our members
and officials have hog and
poultry farms in areas where
the Thai firm is to build its
farms, mostly in Luzon, So
said.
Citing BOI documents, So
said the Thai firm would put
in P2.05 billion in investments
of which P1.35 billion was al-
located for hog farms.
So said the Thai firm was
now putting up a swine farm
in Florida, Pampanga and two
60-hectare swine farms in
Concepcion, Tarlac, the Presi-
dents home province.
So said official documents
showed the stock capacity of
the farms would carry 25,453
head for parent stock and 3,647
metric tons for slaughter hogs.
This easily translates to
250,000 head of hogs per har-
vest, which is done every three
to four months, So said.
The hog farms were to start
commercial operations in early
2013, BOI documents show.
As for poultry, San Diego
said, the Thai company is
putting up stock farms in Ge-
rona, Tarlac and San Miguel,
Bulacan.
A hatchery was also being
put up in Jaen, Nueva Ecija,
San Diego said. The company
is also seeting up broiler grow-
out farms in San Ildefonso
and San Miguel, Bulacan, he
added.
The Thai farms are expected
to produce 21,847 metric tons
of live chicken or about 20 mil-
lion head, San Diego said.
The unfair foreign competi-
tion comes at a time when lo-
cal hog and poultry industries
are still trying to recover from
over-importation and smug-
gling, So and San Diego said.
While we havent com-
pletely won the fight against
smuggling and over-impor-
tation, heres another blow...
because the new farms would
flood the market with pork and
chicken that were produced
in the Philippines but whose
profits are tax-free and would
go back to Thailand, So said.
They came here to kill us and
exploit our people.
San Diego added: If the
government wanted us to bring
down the prices, then it should
give us the same incentives as
it did to Charoen Pokphand
7-year tax-free and duty-free
imports. With Julito G. Rada
Catholics...
Arguelles said the bishops
may issue separate pastoral let-
ters endorsing the candidates
opposing the RH bill.
We will identify the pro-life
candidates and convince vot-
ers against electing the anti-life
ones, Arguelles said.
Lagman urged his colleagues
to push for the passage of the
RH bill in the last 12 session
days before Congress goes on a
Christmas break on Dec. 21.
The declaration by Gita Sen,
a renowned feminist and advo-
cate of sexual and reproductive
health and rights, was recounted
by Lagman, the principal author
of the RH bill, at the internation-
al conference on the post-2015
action plan on the Millennium
Development Goals held early
last week in Quezon City.
Sen made the remarks at the
international forum on sexual
and reproductive health rights
sponsored by the Development
Alternatives with Women for
a New Era and the Forum on
Family Planning and Develop-
ment in Makati City.
Sen is a pioneer in the field
of gender and development,
Lagman said.
Her academic and policy ac-
tivism in this field has been an
inspiration to a whole genera-
tion of researchers and policy-
makers of South and North and
non-governmental activists.
Sens recent work includes re-
search and policy advocacy on
the gender implications of glo-
balization and economic liber-
alization, the gender dimensions
of population policies, and the
links between population and
the environment.
Annually, 500,000 mothers
die worldwide due to causes
related to pregnancy and child-
birth, Lagman said.
The enactment of the RH bill
will enable the country to attain
or approximate the attainment
of all the [millenium develop-
ment goals] because the unify-
ing common denominator of the
MDGs is the advancement of
reproductive health. Vito Bar-
celo and Christine F. Herrera
Workers...
KPML national president
Pedring Fadrigon said his organ-
ization is calling for an overhaul
of the tax system.
The tax burden must shift
from the impoverished masses
to the affluent elite, from con-
sumption to income and prop-
erty. Those who have more in
life should have more in taxes,
Fadrigon said.
Contrary to the popular but
wrong notion that the major-
ity poor are not paying taxes,
the wages we may get from
irregular employment are sub-
ject to withholding taxes; utili-
ties such as power and water
are subject to taxes; prices of
oil, LPG and other petroleum
products are further increased
by the 12% VAT, he said.
The labor group appealed to
President Aquino to withdraw
all planned new tax measures,
as an early Christmas present
to the poor.
On Sunday, Senator Ferdi-
nand Marcos Jr. told a radio
interview that the tobacco in-
dustry would likely survive the
new wave of taxes approved last
week by the Senate, and said
he voted for the new sin taxes
to gain concessions for tobacco
farmers.
Marcos added that he does
not see a long debate at the bi-
cameral committee meeting to
thresh out differences between
the House and Senate version of
the sin tax bill.
The problems that they saw
with the House version, such
as the uneven sharing of the
tax burden between the tobacco
and alcohol industries, were
resolved during the Senate de-
bates, he said.
Interviewed on the same ra-
dio program, Senator Joker Ar-
royo said he voted against the
sin tax bill because there was no
specific provision about where
the P40 billion in additional rev-
enues would go. Vito Barcelo
and Macon-Ramos Araneta
Highest...
recipient of the award that was
created in 1946, deputy presi-
dential spokeswoman Abigail
Valte said on Sunday.
The awards other recipients
were Presidents Ramon Mag-
saysay and Emilio Aguinaldo,
Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.,
and Foreign Affairs Secretary
Carlos P. Romulo.
Valte said the award will be
received by Robredos wife
Leni and their three daughters.
The Quezon Service Award
is unique in that only the Presi-
dent may nominate the person
who will receive it, and the
nomination must be approved
by Congress.
Only a Filipino citizen may
receive the award, and he or
she must have performed an
exemplary service to the na-
tion in such a manner and such
a degree as to add great pres-
tige to the
Republic of the Philippines
or as to contribute to the last-
ing benefit of its people.
The nominations for the
award are to be made only
in cases where the service
performed or contribution
made can be measured on the
scale established by the na-
tional benefaction of the late
President Manuel L. Quezon.
Joyce Pangco Paares
Priest...
We always hear that he
has... information. I think we
can share that information so
we do not resort to press re-
leases all the time, Valte said.
It is better to cooperate with
our government agencies to
solve this problem.
Cruz said politicians had
been receiving money from
drug syndicates in preparation
for the 2013 polls.
Citing reports from inform-
ants, Cruz said that, aside
from the usual jueteng payola,
politicians were also relying
on drug money for their cam-
paign funds in next years mid-
term elections.
So far, what has reached
us is that drug money has
been changing hands. There is
more money in drugs than in
jueteng, Cruz said.
Politicians are receiving
more drug money than from
jueteng activities for their
campaign funds, Cruz added
without giving details as to
who have been on the take.
Earlier, the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency said
some 53 politicians are en-
gaged in illegal drug activities,
but provided no details.
Senator Francis Escudero
urged the agency to disclose
the identities of the politicians
immediately.
PDEA is doing a political
striptease act. They should
name names so that all the
other politicians will not be
unfairly alluded to, Escudero
said.
If they have evidence, then
they should file the cases as
soon as possible. What are
they waiting for? he added.
The director of the agency,
Arturo Cacdac, said the poli-
ticians, who are all over the
country, include a former con-
gressman, a former mayor, a
mayoralty candidate and an-
other candidate for provincial
board member.
Also on the list are 13 baran-
gay chairmen, 30 village
councilmen, two municipal
councilors, a vice mayor, two
municipal mayors and a city
councillor.
Last week, House Minority
Leader Danilo Suarez said he
was dismayed when Cacdac
furnished him an old copy of
the list of politicians who are
allegedly into illegal drug ac-
tivities.
I am not satisfied with the
list because the names are
old, Suarez told reporters in a
press briefing.
Cacdacs list included
former Ilocos Norte Rep. Ron-
aldo Singson, who has already
been released from a Hong
Kong prison after serving 18
months for illegal possession
of drugs.
That case has already been
settled. We want (Cacdac) to
furnish us an updated list, Sua-
rez said.
ZENAIDA Silva, a veteran
Filipino journalist who cov-
ered the 1986 people power
revolt that ousted dictator
Ferdinand Marcos and other
turbulent political events in
the Philippines, has died.
Silva, 80, died on Saturday
at a metropolitan Manila hos-
pital after a six-month battle
with cancer, according to Sil-
vas daughter Celine S. Rosa-
rio, who was at her bedside
when she passed away.
Silva came from a fam-
ily of journalists. She and
her late husband, newspa-
per writer and TV journal-
ist Manuel Silva, set up and
ran the Philippine bureau of
London-based Visnews for
more than two decades until
the international news outfit
was acquired by Reuters in
1992 and eventually became
Reuters Television.
Her daughter Celine Ro-
sario heads The Associated
Press video arm in Asia. Ce-
line Rosarios husband, Fran-
cisco, is AP videos produc-
tion manager for the region.
In 1983 Silva and her hus-
band were among the jour-
nalists who covered the as-
sassination of anti-Marcos
opposition leader Benigno
Aquino Jr. while he was in
military custody at Manilas
international airport and the
political chaos that followed.
Aquinos murder galvanized
the fragmented opposition
and sparked massive protests
that culminated in the Army-
backed 1986 people power
revolt that ousted Marcos and
catapulted Aquinos wife,
Corazon, to the presidency.
The uprising became a har-
binger of change in authori-
tarian regimes worldwide.
The countrys current presi-
dent, Benigno Aquino III, is a
son of the Aquinos.
After helping oversee Vis-
news operations in Manila,
Silva worked as a freelance
producer and contributor for
ABC Australia and US-based
NBC News. When her hus-
band died in 2003, Silva took
over his reporting work for
popular local radio station
DZMM, which is run by lead-
ing Philippine network ABS-
CBN, covering the Philippine
Air Force and Manilas inter-
national airports.
Silvas survivors include
her five children and five
grandchildren. AP
Veteran
reporter
Silva dies
of cancer
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
A3
Marcos slams ballooning doleouts for the poor
Documents prove Pagcor bribe
Recto presses new
bonus tax exemptions
Govt aid to TB patients
Focus on principalsArroyo
Filipino peace prize awardee
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
PHILIPPINE Health Insurance members in-
fected with the virus that cause the deadly
disease AIDS will get addtional nancial
support if they developed tuberculosis and
other ailments resulting from a damaged im-
mune system, Philhealth head Eduardo Ban-
zon said on Sunday.
He said members and their dependents
will recieved the addtional benets as part
of observance of the World AIDS Day on
December 1and following reports of rising
AIDS infection in the country.
We will pay for the anti-retroviral thera-
py as well as TB treatment of HIV- positive
members and dependents, Banzon said. If
they are hospitalized due to any other sec-
ondary illnesses, they will also be provided
with the regular benets.
Anti-retroviral therapy slows downs
AIDS, the disease that destroys the bodys
immune system. At present, Philhealth pays
P30,000 a year for anti-retroviral therapy of
nearly 3,000 members infected with AIDS.
Philhealth has reported 2,466 new HIV
infections from January to Septmeber this
year, which was 48 percent increase from
the 1,669 cases for the same period last year.
The National HIV and AIDS Registry now
list a total of 10,830 cases since 1984.
Banzon said Philhealth also offers mem-
bers outpatient treatment package for TB pa-
tients in which they get uninterrupted supply
of anti-TB drugs.
In 2011, about 11,000 TV patients availed
of the TB package, Banzon said.
While the spread of HIV has slowed
down in many parts of the world, it has
been increasing at an alarming rate in the
Philippines, Armenia, Bangladesh, Geor-
gia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajiki-
stan, according to the World Health Orga-
nization.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Joker Arroyo on Sunday called
on prosecutors handling the 2009 massacre
of 50 people, most of them journalists, to fo-
cus on putting the principal suspects behind
bars because it would take 200 years to try
all the 200 defendants in the case.
He said every crime has a mastermind
and the court should focus on them and other
principal suspects because the big number of
defendants could delay the trial of the case.
Concentrate on the big ones because if
they would consider the other accused, it
would just delay the case, Arroyo said in a
radio interview.
The mass murder is known as the Magu-
indanao massacre after the place where the
mass graves were found of unarmed victims,
mostly journalists, who were shot dead by
policemen and bodyguards of the politically
powerful Ampatuan clan.
The principal suspects are in jail but many
more remain at large. The trial has been slow
because of procedural issues.
Arroyo, who was a trial lawyer before he
was elected senator, said a murder trial with
one defendant takes several years and in a
case with many defendants the trial could
drag on for years.
Its up to the prosecution ... but the prin-
cipal thing is if you have more defendants,
the case will be prolonged, Arroyo said.
The senator said the judge hearing the
Ampatuan case should be freed of other
cases so he could focus on the massacre and
even hold daily trials to speed up resolution
of the case.
He said the Supreme Court could order
the judge to concentrate on those with direct
participation in the massacre and supported
its decision to ban live coverage of the trials
to avoid grandstanding by the judge, pros-
ecution and defense lawyers.
They might be concentrating on two
things: one for the case and another on how
they will look on television ... Its good that
the Supreme Court has oveturned its earlier
ruling allowing live coverage of the trial,
Arroyo said.
But he added: We should also have faith
in the judge, the judicial system. That should
be our attitude. Anyway, we dont have a
perfect system, Arroyo said.
Casino said the bribe was
double the amount in earlier re-
ports and present ofcials were
also being bribed considering
that the Sin city project contin-
ued despite reports that its li-
By Christine Herrera
BAYAN Muna Rep. Teddy Casino said
on Sunday he has the bank documents
on the $10 million bribe that Japanese
gambling magnate Kasuo Okada paid
to the alleged bagman of Efraim Genu-
ino, the former head of the Philippine
Games and Amusement Corp.
cense was obtained under anoma-
lous circumstances.
Based on the evidence that we
have gathered, bribery indeed took
place and the logical conclusion is
that the alleged bagman Rodolfo
Soriano was not the only one that
received the bribes but also other
government ofcials, Casino said.
At least four luxury casinos will
be put up in the 100-hectare sea-
front Entertainment City in Manila,
which was expected to generate
about $10 billion every year. Mala-
canang supported the project de-
spite criticisms it will be a modern-
day Sodom and Gomorrah.
Other than the casinos, the site
will include hotels and parks and
various kinds of entertainment
for the family. The project started
during the incumbency of Genu-
ino, who is now facing plunder
charges in court.
Casino, who is a candidate
for senator in the May elections
next year, said he will present
on Monday to the Congressio-
nal Committee on Good Gov-
ernment and Accountability the
documents that would pin down
Okadas anoumalous dealings
with Philippine ofcials.
On Monday, I will present to
the Congressional Committee on
Good Government and Account-
ability copies of documents showing
the HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai
Banking Corp) bank transfer of $10
million from Kasuo Okadas hold-
ing company to Subic Leisure and
Management, which sources say is
controlled by Rodolfo Soriano, a
PAGCOR consultant and close as-
sociate of former PAGCOR Chair-
man Efraim Genuino, Casino said.
He said he will also present
copies of documents showing
Soriano as the controlling share-
holder of Peoples Technology
Holding Limited, which received
$5 milion from Okadas Future
Fortune Limited.
The Committee can request
ofcial copies of documents from
Japanese courts where cases have
been led Okada against his own
people in an apparent move to
distance himself from the anoma-
lies, Casino said.
Casino, who led a resolution
asking the Committee on Good
Government and Public Account-
ability to conduct and investiga-
tion into multi-million anomalies
in PAGCOR, asked the govern-
ment to suspend the Entertain-
ment City project.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Ferdinand Marcos said
on Sunday he would closely look at
the ballooning government alloca-
tion for dole-outs to the poor known
as Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT),
which has grown from P24 billion in
the past several years to P45 billion
in the 2013 national budget.
Overall, I can see problems here
(2013 budget) like the CCT funds
which became bigger. Its now P45
billion When I rst sat as senator,
it was P24 or P25 billion, Marcos
said.
He said the CCT funds should
only be supplemental, and the poor
shoulod not be entirely dependent on
it to the extent that they would nd
no need to look for work.
Intended as a poverty alleviation
scheme, the CCT provides money
to the countrys poorest households
under certain conditions that include
keeping their children in school. It
has benet at least three million fam-
ilies, but the government hoped to
raise it to ve million.
Over 26 percent of the Philippine
population of about 95 million are
considered to be living in poverty.
The project started in the previous
administration, but Aquino expanded
it when he was elected in 2010.
Marcos said the best way to help
the poor was to develop infrastruc-
ture because economic statistics
show that Philipine industries were
becoming smaller and smaller.
We are just depending on remit-
tances of overseas Filipino workers.
That does not make a healthy econo-
my, Marcos said.
He said the government should
look for long-term solutions to the
problems of poverty and not rely on
CCT funds as a remedy to poverty.
As a short-term solution, CCT
is ne. But in the long run, the gov-
ernment should make investments,
Marcos said.
SENATOR Ralph Recto is press-
ing anew his proposal to raise the
tax exemption ceiling on Christ-
mas bonuses and 13th month pay
to P60,000 from the threshold of
P30,000 to give more spending
power to employees celebrating
the holiday season.
Recto said the tax imposed on
bonuses and allowances exceed-
ing P30,000 is outdated since it
was pegged when the basic pay
of state employees was P2,800
and the salary of the President
was P25,000.
The present scale of govern-
ment employees is P8,287 while
the salary of the chief executive
is P120,000.
This is the kind of a one-tier
increase that all advocates and
lobbyists foreign-funded or not
should be championing, he said.
Recto said slapping a tax on
bonuses and allowances above
P30,000 was treating a job
well-done a sin and employers
generosity a felony.
A worker bound to receive a
little more than P30,000 in bonus-
es and allowances should not be
penalized with a tax. The tax is es-
sentially a disincentive for work-
ers aspiring for a higher pay scale
that naturally comes with gener-
ous perks and bonuses, he said.
The 1997 National Internal
Revenue Code states that pri-
vate and government employees
having bonuses beyond P30,000
were automatically subjected to
income tax.
Free ride. Train commuters get a free ride on Philippine National Railways during the companys 120th anniversary on
Saturday. DANNY PATA
Dream come true. Grateful students shout thank you to House
Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin FM
Romualdez (center) during turn over of 5,000 books to students of 15
Elementary schools in Babatngon, Leyte. Romualdez, in partnership
with Childrens International Philippines, aims to give a book to every
public school student in his District. VER NOVENO
Sikh social justice. Hindus in the Philippines parade on the streets
of Manila to celebrate the birth of Sr Guru Nanak Dev Ji, one of the
founders of Sikhism, who believes social justice for humans can be
fouind in Sikhism. DANNY PATA
DR. James G. Dy, the Gusi Peace
Prize winner for Social Services
and Philanthropy, was the only Fili-
pino among 20 Laureates out of 128
candidates from Canada, Sri Lanka,
Colombia, Iraq, Kuwait, Serbia,
Uganda, Mauritius, Argentina, USA,
China, United Kingdom, Mexico,
Slovenia, Finland, Ukraine, Malay-
sia, Peru, and Russia.
Recognition rites will be held on
November 28 at the Philippine In-
ternational Convention Center for
the philanthropist, who has been in-
volved in social, civic and charitable
work for more than 30 years.
Dr. Dy is the President of the
Philippine Chinese Charitable Asso-
ciation Inc., which operates the Chi-
nese General Hospital and Medical
Center that served as his vehicle in
supporting various charitable causes,
including fund-raising and livelihood
projects, medical and dental missions
to far ung areas, and relief opera-
tions to devastated communities in
times of calamities and disasters.
In 2002, he was elected Gover-
nor of the Philippine Red Cross and
Governor of the Philippine Constitu-
tion Association, positions which he
holds up to this day.
He earned four honorary doctor-
ate degrees: Doctor of Humanities,
University of Pangasinan in 1999;
Doctor of Business Administration,
Lyceum-Northwestern University,
Pangasinan, in March 2004; Doctor
of Humanities, Central Luzon State
University, Nueva Ecija, November
2006; and Doctor of Philosophy in
Technology Management, Techno-
logical University of the Philippines,
March 2007.
Dr. Dy was named Outstanding
Filipino Awardee for Humanitar-
ian Service by the Philippine Jaycee
Senate and Insular Life Insurance
Ltd. He also received the Outstand-
ing Manilans Award for having dis-
tinguished himself in business and
industry, hospital administration
and humanitarian advocacy during
the 428th Founding Anniversary
of Manila, and was the outstanding
Chinese-Filipino to receive the Life-
time Achievement Award in the Dr.
Jose P. Rizal Awards for Excellence.
His qualities as a civic leader and
as a father were recognized by the
Ulirang Ama Award along with the
conferment of the title Ambassador
for Medical Tourism in 2001.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
A4
SINCE October, Palace of-
cials have sought with increas-
ing difficulty to dismiss the
health concerns surrounding
President Benigno Aquino III.
Last month the President,
complaining of a bum stom-
ach, skipped an ofcial ban-
quet in Canberra held in his
honor by the Australian prime
minister. Back in Manila this
month, Mr. Aquino skipped
a key meeting with the visit-
ing head of the International
Monetary Fund after being
sidelined by the u. In a trip
this month to Cambodia, he
suffered an inammation of the
nasal airways.
All throughout this time Mr.
Aquino, who is only 52, has
been beset by coughing fits
that hit at the most inappropri-
ate occasions when giving a
speech or doing live television
interviews.
His spokesman at the Palace
dismisses the notion that these
coughing ts are related to the
Presidents smoking, and at-
tributes them instead to allergic
rhinitis that he got from his trip
to Australia as a result of the
high pollen count there.
Mr. Aquinos recently ap-
pointed Cabinet secretary, on
the other hand, insists that the
ailments were unrelated, and
the result of the stress under
which the President works.
You get sick when you
have many problems. There
are many stressful things that
create problems, the Palace
ofcial said.
Predictably, the Philippine
Medical Association has used
Mr. Aquinos recent health
problems to publicly urge him
to give up his smoking habit,
saying he must set an example
for the rest of the nation. Just
as predictably, the President re-
fused to give up his addiction,
saying through his spokesman
that it is his way of relieving
stress.
Members of the House of
Representatives have weighed
in as well, urging the President
to undergo a medical check-up.
The unsolicited advice suggests
that the country needs a healthy
captain to steer the ship of state
through uncertain times.
But the Palace has again re-
jected the suggestion, saying
the President was cleared by
his personal physician before
he left for Cambodia earlier
this month to attend the Asean
summit.
Sadly for the President, the
ofcial denials and assurances
lose credibility each time a new
one is issued, and it is now ap-
parent to all that Mr. Aquino is
an unt example in more ways
than one.
Against the backdrop of Mr.
Aquinos continued refusal
to give up the weed, there is
something incongruous, if not
downright hypocritical, about
he has used the anti-smoking
campaign to press for higher
taxes on cigarettes.
An exami nat i on of Mr.
Aquinos pattern of behavior
reveals that he is merely being
consistent with his charac-
teracting and behaving as
if he and his allies are above
the rules that everybody else
must follow.
But of course, experience
teaches us that in the end,
nobody is exempted from the
laws of nature. With each drag
on the cigarette, Mr. Aquino
not only reminds us of how
unt he is as a role model, he
may also be paving the way for
more serious health problems
down the road.
Unt example
Revisiting the concept
of a university
I AM remembering, in todays piece,
Francis Gevers, a Louvain - Nijmegen
man, a missionary, in fact, who was
my professor in philosophy at Mary-
hurst Seminary. His published essay
The Essence of a University in our
Changing Times is not only an ar-
ticulation of his thoughts on what a
university should be in our cybernetic
times. It is also a very spiritual mans
attempt at thinking of the mission of
a Catholic university and for this, his
piece should be compulsory reading
in all of our countrys universities that
are owned and managed by religious
orders, societies and congregations.
The medium
of the secondary
school, Gevers in-
sightfully points
out, is the textbook.
That of the universi-
ty, the research jour-
nal. And that sum-
marizes much of
what Gevers thinks
a university should
be occupied with:
the collective effort
at the advancement
of the frontiers of
knowledge. In so far as the sciences
go, of course, this is not new. Michael
Polanyi already wrote quite some time
ago that science is the product not of a
scientist, nor even of scientists work-
ing in isolation from each other, but of
a scientic community that sets its own
agenda. While Gevers rejects what
elsewhere in his folla he calls the dicta-
torship of the sciences, much the same
thing should be said of a university: A
university today is no longer a com-
munity of academics and researchers
looking inwards, guarding the trenches
and manning the bulwarks against in-
truders but dismantling, wherever they
may arise, barriers to exchange, interac-
tion, challenge, and comparison. That
is the difference between a textbook and
a journal. A textbook is the repository
as well as the condensation of what the
teacher and consequently, the students
take to be knowledge, the corpus of
accepted truths in any given subject.
From it, all discussions take off; to it,
all discussions must return so that an-
swers may be checked against what it
sets forth. The journal, by its very na-
ture, announces the tentative: it offers
for scrutiny the ndings and conclu-
sions of a researcher or a student and
invites reaction, comment, comparison
and criticism. And of course, what the
trouble is with Philippine universities
becomes apparent in many of which
textbooks are treated with the same de-
gree of reverence accorded the Bible or
the Quran, and journals are hardly any-
thing more than collections of sopho-
moric essays and attempts at researches
that exhibit not only abject poverty of
expression but also a sickening lack of
skill at thorough research. How many,
of these researches, for instance, rely
on surveys, and are therefore conned
to perceptions of respondents, not to
say anything of the unreliability of the
instruments used?
The evolution of human con-
sciousness shows its trajectory to be
towards universal consciousness,
wonderment at and understanding of
all things. While this is, in a sense,
ancient, it is also new, because it puts
in question that neat divisions we have
established between the disciplines
and between courses. What, for ex-
ample, do professors and students of
the college of engineering have to do
with the professors and students of
the college of arts and sciences? And
what does Ateneo de Manila Univer-
sity have to do with De La Salle Uni-
versity, except see to it that it is not
bettered by any other university? We
are still a long way then from what
Gevers believes should be the ideal:
that students can
freely cross-enroll
between universi-
ties that in turn ren-
der full faith and
credit to subjects
taken and units
earned in each oth-
ers faculties! In
fact, there seems to
be very little effort
if any at all in
this direction.
In this respect,
even the proposed outcomes-based ap-
proach and typology of the Commis-
sion on Higher Education is woefully
inadequate because while it insists on
the production of new knowledge as
the hallmark of the university, there is
practically nothing said about the col-
laboration of the disciplines and the truly
universal goal of the evolving human
consciousness that the university must
foster. It prescribes a percentage of fac-
ulty members who should be involved
in research, but says nothing about the
quality of the research that is worth in-
vesting both human and scal resources
in. If all that this typology results in is
a proliferation of our perfunctorily pub-
lished journals on frankly nave studies
such as The Morale of Employees of
Company X and the Leadership Quali-
ties of Corporate Ofcials, then one
big favor CHED could do us all is dis-
courage the waste of paper and ink on
such worthless pseudo-researches!
Gevers takes up the very interest-
ing theme of education in the humani-
ties versus the specialized education in
technology and in the sciences. In one
university, the criterion for employing
English teachers in the school of music
is the willingness of the teacher to give
the students passing grades so that they
can move on to the real performance
subjects: piano, voice, violin, etc. So, to
the academic leaders of this particular,
that a student is able to shriek her way
through six octaves more than makes up
for her inability to distinguish between
nouns and verbs, or her uncertainty
about whether or not Francisco Balag-
tas and William Shakespeare were actu-
ally one and the same person!
Continued tomorrow
EDITORIAL
Outside BSPs competence
UNQUESTIONABLY, the Bangko
Sentral ng Pilipinas team led by Gov-
ernor Amando Tetangco Jr. is one of the
most professional and competent team
of central bankers in the world.
Tetangco and his colleagues have ob-
tained recognition not only in the Phil-
ippines but internationally as well for
making the BSP one of the major linch-
pins in providing the Philippines nan-
cial stability in the face of the many
storms that have buffeted the world
economy.
This is the reason why Tetangcos
appointment by President Benigno
Aquino III to a new six-year term was
welcomed by various sectors. This is
in recognition of his role in the success-
ful formulation and implementation of
monetary policies that has maintained
stable prices, a strong banking sector,
healthy foreign reserves and a strong
peso.
However, real estate deals appear to
be a weakness of the BSP. Perhaps it is
something outside of its competence if
we consider its failure to dispose of the
prime 78.8-hectare Evercrest Golf Club
and Resort in Nasugbu, Batangas.
Last year the BSP tried to dispose
of the property, which has an estimated
value of P1.2 billion to P1.73 billion
through bidding and then through nego-
tiated sale. Despite the fact that there are
a number of aggressive property devel-
opers in the country, and despite BSPs
offer of staggered payment schemes and
low interest rates, not one expressed in-
terest to participate.
Some friends who are share-holding
members of Evercrest are of course
happy that the BSP has not been able to
dispose of the property. These friends
who insist that the share-holding mem-
bers are the real owner of Evercrest and
who stress that they have been unjustly
deprived of their ownership rights are
going around talking to media friends
in order to ventilate their side of the
Evercrest ownership issue.
The background materials given by
the Evercrest share-holding members
give a perspective of the issue.
The share-holding members of Ever-
crest established the golf club and resort
in the 1990s for their exclusive use on
a non-prot basis. Evercrest operates
a golf course, a resort club with recre-
ational, lodging and sport facilities.
Each share of stock held by an Ever-
crest member represents part-ownership
of the clubs assets and properties. They
have their own elected board of direc-
tors which exercises full corporate pow-
ers including selling or disposing of
club properties.
The members paid for the shares
of Evercrest as a corporation and also
monthly dues to cover general expenses
for the operation and maintenance of the
facilities.
Evercrest members were caught by
surprise when on December 17, 2010,
Evercrest Golf Club and Resort Club
closed its operations and security guards
hired by the BSP took control of the
gates and prevented the members from
using the facilities.
The members found out that the pre-
cipitate takeover by BSP of their club
was the result of a compromise agree-
ment between the controversial Gotesco
Corporation and the BSP.
It seems that in 1999, BSP sued
Gotesco before a Manila Regional Trial
Court to collect BSP advances to the
closed Orient Bank which is owned by
Gotesco Corp. In 2003, BSP and Gotes-
co reached a compromise agreement
and Evercrest Golf Club and Resort was
included among the properties to be
turned over by Gotesco to BSP.
Evercrest Club share-holders stress
that they have nothing to do with the
compromise agreement since it was not
a party to the BSP-Gotesco case. They
say that Evercrest never gave its consent
to or approval of the agreement.
Gotesco failed to comply with the pro-
visions of the compromise agreement and
in 2008 BSP led a motion for execution.
The BSP took over the Evercrest proper-
ties which Gotesco included as part of the
compromise agreement and BSP succeed-
ed in the cancellation of the titles over the
golf course and the issuance of a new title
in the name of BSP.
Evercrest said it was not aware,
much less a party thereto in gross viola-
tion of their rights to due process and
Evercrest appealed their case before the
Court of Appeals (CA).
Evercrest share-holders failed to get
relief from the CA which through a 3-2
vote refused to rule on the merits of the
case and declared the since BSP has
already taken over the Evercrest prop-
erties the case is already moot and aca-
demic.
They have elevated the case to the
Supreme Court and they are hoping that
the high tribunal would demonstrate
utmost impartiality and set aside the
CA ruling that the case is moot and aca-
demic.
They are hoping that the Sereno
Court will render a full and exhaus-
tive determination of the case and con-
sider the fact that Evercrest was never a
party to the BSP-Gotesco case and that
the Evercrest board representing share-
holders did not give its consent to the
BSP-Gotesco compromise deal.
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COUNTER-POINT
The medium
of the university
is the research
journal.
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
THE Filipino people virtually move the
wheels of the world.
In our recent cruise to Venice,
Croatia, the isles of Greece, Turkey,
Naples and Rome, we found Filipinos
to be everywhere. Most, if not all
of them, were engaged in providing
service as sales people, food servers,
domestic helpers, cleaners, drivers and
store supervisors. Our Croatian tour
guide said she had the impression that
the Philippines were a huge nation.
And when we said it was not, her face
contoured into a puzzled look. But I
read that you have one of the biggest
populations in the world, she said.
Yes, our population is huge but our
countrys size is not,
we explained. Then
an Australian lady
we had the separate
occasion to talk with
said that in her country
and in New Zealand,
Filipinos comprise a
signicant chunk of
the work force.
In Dubai where
we had a four-hour
layover, most of the
sales personnel and
cashiers minding the
duty free stores at the
airport were Filipinos;
all with college
degrees. In our ight
to Rome via Dubai, and again on our
way home on Emirates from Dubai,
Filipino overseas workers lled the
greater portion of the planes seats. The
cruise ship we boarded had a sizable
number of Filipino crew members while
in another one we took three years ago,
Filipino crew members outnumbered
all other nationalities. Filipinos who
are accepted for work in cruise ships
are mostly college educated. Then,
in Rome, two Filipinas we met at the
St. Peters Basilica said they used to
teach in a Montessori School in the
Philippines but left their jobs to work as
domestic helpers. Our college-educated
people leave the country to serve other
people in strange lands.
This is clearly a boost to the Philippine
economy as the labor the nation exports
brings in billions in dollar remittances.
It is also a boon to the airline companies
that y to routes where most Filipinos
work. Too, they are a blessing to the
people and companies they work for as
they do the blue-collared jobs their own
fellow citizens with the same level of
education will not take.
But does the world appreciate the
work Filipinos do and the contributions
they make to people and businesses? Do
they get the treatment they deserve for
moving the wheels of industries around
the world and for giving good business
to airline companies?
We are familiar with tales of abuse
suffered by Filipino workers at the
hands of their employers. Quite a
number have come home in cofns
while others have been trafcked as
sex slaves. Their woes are varied and
endless. But let me not look too far. In
our ight home from Dubai alone, we
saw the difference in the treatment of
passengers by the airline attendants of
Emirates. In the Rome to Dubai leg,
the attendants were more courteous as
most passengers were Caucasians. In
the Dubai to Manila ight which was
dominated by Filipinos, the service was
markedly bad: the attendants ignored
lights that were turned on to indicate that
certain passenger needed something.
An attendant forced some passengers
to surrender their headsets supposedly
in preparation for landing, while not
collecting the headsets from other
passengers, showing that the continued
use of headsets posed no threat to the
landing protocol. Another attendant
completely and conveniently forgot
to bring the noodles she promised to a
passenger who could not eat any of the
two choices given in the planes menu
for lunch.
The shabby treatment of Filipinos
does not begin or end while serving
abroad or ying foreign aircrafts. In our
very own immigration counters at the
airport, Filipinos who travel for the rst
time are sometimes
not allowed to leave
on a mere suspicion
that they might go
to another country
and overstay there
to work. The son
of a friend of mine
who was to meet his
girlfriend from the
US in Hong Kong
was not allowed to
leave only because
he was in jeans and
a T-shirt, despite
having two way
tickets and having
paid for the travel
tax. His poor ance
waited in vain. This same experience
continues to resonate among many
Filipinos who appear to be not wealthy
enough to afford to travel. Overseas
Filipino workers who fail, out of sheer
ignorance, to get exit clearances from
the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration before returning to
their work abroad, after spending a
holiday here, get held up at the check in
counters for non-payment of the travel
tax. And, as one female migrant worker
wrote, when she offered to just pay the
travel tax to be able to leave, she was
given the runaround and was treated by
POEA and Overseas Workers Welfare
Administration staff at the airport to a
bevy of insults instead of helping her.
Then when Filipinos who have no
previous record of travelwhether as
overseas workers or touristsenter
a county, they are often regarded
with suspicion. Some are taken to
interrogation rooms where they are
quizzed at length about the purpose of
their visit.
I look forward to the day when
Filipinos traveling abroad either for
work or holiday will be treated the
same way as all other nationalities for
they are no less human and have no
less dignity. But I dream even more
of the day Filipinos will pour their
talents and skills for the building of
their own country and the growth of
their countrys own industries and
keeping their families intact. But
will the government ever produce
enough work for the large part of the
Philippine workforce? The answer
may be a long shot but it costs nothing
to dream.
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Filipinos move
the world
ANALYSIS
Filipinos
traveling abroad
either for work or
holiday should be
treated the same
way as all other
nationalities.
THERE are many kinds of visitors who
descend on Davao City. There are those
who shop, who see the sights, who
sell something, and there are the sick
looking for a cure.
The latter , the ailing masses,
converge in the biggest public hospital
in Mindanao, the Southern Philippines
Medical Center. In terms of patient
intake, it can be the Souths Philippine
General Hospital
As such, SPMCs catchment area
is the whole of the island. It draws in
patients from coast to coast, from the
Zamboanga peninsula to Dinagats
desolate craggy shores.
The sick who troop to SPMC
do not make the trip alone. Theyre
accompanied by loved ones, in the belief
that the comforting presence of familiar
faces bears the same curative powers as
the hospitals competent staff.
Sometimes, the whole family
accompanies the sick . In many
cases, the entourage includes several
generations of one extended clan.
A social worker I have talked to
explained this phenomenon of sickness
forcing the whole family to evacuate
to the city and seek temporary abode in
homes of friends, and sometimes, in the
case of patients admitted to SPMC, on in
its corridors.
She says that if one parent gets sick,
then automatically it would be the other
parent who acts as caregiver. But if he
or she accompanies the sick to the big
city for treatment, nobody would be left
behind to take care of the children.
Thus, given that help is lacking, the
option is to keep the family unit intact
-- hence the decision to accompany the
sick en masse, with the healthy parent
multitasking in watching over the
brood and the patient. The presence of
children has one benet. They supply
the relievers for the watching shifts.
***
This is the case that is obtaining not
only in SPMC but in all public hospitals
as well. Hospital records tally patient
admissions only. But what statistics fail
to capture is the collateral harm done to
the immediate family.
In the case of farmers, which form
the bulk of SPMCs clientele, farms
are abandoned , homes pawned, work
animals sold off in a re sale, children
yanked out of school , dreams disturbed,
life interrupted.
The fact is when sickness strikes
an individual today, it is the whole
family who gets sick and reels from the
pain. Nowhere is this more true than in
the land where most families are one
sickness away from bankruptcy.
Public hospitals also bear the brunt
of this extended sickness. As they
are transformed into bakwit centers
by medically-displaced families ,
their already thin resources are further
stretched by the cost of housing these
evacuees.
In the case of SPMC, which is a
1,200-bed behemoth, its barebones
P262 million annual subsidy from the
national government cannot defray such
incidentals.
If you compute it, that budget comes
up to less than a million pesos a day in
operational kitty. The hospital certainly
needs a fund transfusion of its own.
This is what probably led friends
of Davao City Vice Mayor Rudy
Duterte to chip in money in building the
Pahulayan Center, a covered court for
companions of SPMC patients.
Inaugurated last month, it is meant
to provide a roof over the heads of
those who keep a round-the-clock vigil
over the sick. The construction of this
waiting area proves that budget decits
can be eased by a compassion surplus
from well-meaning individuals.
***
Because of fund lack, most of the
countrys provincial hospitals, especially
in the poor provinces, are grappling with
the outdated equipment and lack of staff.
Provincial and regional hospitals are
supposedly the rst line of defense in
the countrys public health care system
but the lack of adequate funding is
sidelining them as the hospital of the
last resort.
The need for more cash in the
public health sector is truthfully
overwhelming.
Maybe, the answer might just come
from a cigarette butt and a liquor bottle.
Ofcials have trumpeted the sin tax bill
as a health measure that would save the
lives of smokers and drinkers by pricing
their favorite sin products high and at
the same time, bring in more revenues
for public healthcare initiatives.
The recently-passed sin tax version
of the Senate may just do that.
In answer to the dearth of funds to
upgrade provincial or regional hospitals,
a Senate provision provides extra
monetary muscle to state-run regional
hospitals by allocating them a yearly
share of about P100 million for each of
the 16 regional hospitals and 22 medical
centers, including SPMC.
The money would be used for
operational and physical upgrading and
make them at par with other private
hospitals.
Aside from the annual P100 million
for each regional hospitals, each of the
618 district hospitals operated by local
government units would receive a yearly
share of P10 million for their own
upgrading program.
With the yearly earmarks from sin
taxes, the government may just be able
to end the scourge of ill-equipped and
undermanned public hospitals.
Local governments must campaign
for the retention of these provisions
in the nal sin tax law. This is the
targeted and specic tax rebate that we
need.
I am endorsing neither smoking nor
drinking. This is not an Rx to take up
these vices. An ounce of prevention is
always better than a pound of cure.
A different kind of displacement
Continued from page 1
By Rite is meant an ecclesiastical
tradition on how the Church sacraments
are to be celebrated, as it developed
within the major cultural centers where
the Gospel was rst preached such as
Rome, Antioch (Syria), and Alexandria
(Egypt). There are seven such rites:
Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Syriac,
Armenian, Maronite, and Chaldean.
Tagle is the seventh Filipino
bishop to be made cardinal, the fourth
cardinal-archbishop of Manila. Of the
seven cardinals, only two others are
still livingRicardo Cardinal Vidal,
81, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu,
and Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, 80,
Archbishop Emeritus of Manila.
One Filipino cardinal, Jose Cardinal
Sanchez of Catanduanes, became Prefect
of the Congregation for the Clergy and
president of the Pontical Commission
for Preservation of Artistic and Historical
Patrimony of the Church in July 1991 after
serving as Secretary of the Congregation
of the Evangelization of Peoples from
October 1983. He was the rst and so far
only Filipino prelate to head a dicastery
in the Roman Curia. He retired from the
prefecture in 1996, came home to the
Philippines in 2010 and died on March 9,
2012 at the age of 91.
As cardinal-archbishop of Manila,
Tagle presides over an archdiocese that
has undergone various transformations
since it was rst canonically erected as
the Diocese of Manila on February 6,
1579. A suffragan of Mexico, it covered
all of the Spanish colonies in Asia. In
1595, Pope Clement VIII raised it to the
status of archdiocese, and created three
suffragan dioceses to ManilaNueva
Caceres, Nueva Segovia, and Cebu. This
reduced the territory of the archdiocese
to the city of Manila and the ten
provinces closest to itRizal, Bulacan,
Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Batangas,
Laguna, Cavite, Bataan, Zambales and
Mindoro.
Over the years these provinces
became independent dioceses. Manila
itself was eventually partitioned to give
way to the new Dioceses of Novaliches,
Paranaque, Cubao, Kalookan and Pasig.
This further reduced the territory of
the metropolitan archdiocese, but it
remained the focal center of Catholic life
as well as political, social and economic
life in the country.
The Archbishop of Manila is not
only the metropolitan bishop of all the
suffragan archdioceses and dioceses;
he is also the de facto primate of the
Philippines. The see of the Archbishop
is the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros
(the old Spanish-era walled city), which
Blessed John Paul II declared as a minor
basilica in 1982. The cathedral-basilica
is under the patronage of Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception, the principal
patroness of Catholic Philippines.
Archbishop Tagles elevation
to Cardinal comes at a particularly
challenging time for the Catholic
Church in general, and for the Philippine
Church in particular. Around the world,
the Church is confronted with what
Pope Benedict XVI has called, the
dictatorship of relativism. The truth
about God and man is routinely denied
and excluded from the public square;
practical atheism is on the rise; once
strongly Catholic countries are being
de-Christianized; and fundamental
values about human life, the family
and marriage are under relentless
attack from individuals, institutions
and the State.
This has prompted repeated calls for
re-evangelization from the Pope. From
7 to 28 of October this year, Benedict
XVI convened the XIII Ordinary
General Assembly of the Synod of
Bishops on the topic: The New
Evangelization for the Transmission of
the Christian Faith. This was meant as
a response to the signs of the times, to
the needs of individuals and people of
today and to the new sectors with their
cultures through which we express our
identity and the meaning of our lives,
according to one introductory document
to the Synod.
The Synod was to be like a new
Upper Room, where the successors
of the Apostles gathered in prayer
with the Mother of Christ, who has
been invoked as the Star of the New
Evangelization, prepare the path of the
new evangelization.
Archbishop Tagle was elected vice
president of the Commission for the
Message for the Synod of Bishops.
President of the Commission was
Giuseppe Cardinal Betori, Archbishop
of Florence.
It was during the Synod that the Pope
issued his Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei,
declaring a Year of Faith from October
11, 2012, the 50
th
anniversary of the
opening of the Second Ecumenical
Vatican Council, and the 20
th

anniversary of the publication of the
Catechism of the Catholic Church until
the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Universal King on Nov. 24, 2013.
Explaining his decision to declare the
Year of Faith, the Pope wrote:
Ever since the start of my ministry
as Successor of Peter, I have spoken
of the need to rediscover the journey
of faith so as to shed ever clearer light
on the joy and renewed enthusiasm
of the encounter with Christ. During
the homily at the Mass marking the
inauguration of my ponticate I said:
The Church as a whole and all her
Pastors, like Christ, must set out to lead
people out of the desert, towards the
place of life, towards friendship with the
Son of God, towards the One who gives
us life, and life in abundance. ...
We cannot accept that salt should
become tasteless or the light be kept
hidden. The people of today can still
experience the need to go to the well, like
the Samaritan woman, in order to hear
Jesus, who invites us to believe in him
and to draw upon the source of living
water welling up within him. We must
rediscover a taste for feeding ourselves on
the word of God, faithfully handed down
by the Church, and on the bread of life,
offered as sustenance for his disciples.
Indeed, the teaching of Jesus still
resounds in our day with the same
power: Do not labor for the food which
perishes, but for the food which endures
to eternal life. The question posed by
his listeners is the same that we ask
today: What must we do, to be doing
the works of God? We know Jesus
reply: This is the work of God, that you
believe in him whom he has sent. Belief
in Jesus Christ then is the way to arrive
denitively at Salvation.
It was also at the time of the Synod,
on October 21, that the Holy Father
canonized several saints, including
the second Filipino saint, St. Pedro
Calungsod, the 17
th
century teenage
lay catechist who died a martyr in the
hands of the Chamorros in Guam.
This gave the Philippines, with the
third biggest Catholic population after
Brazil and Mexico, two saints, both lay
missionaries, who were martyred for the
faith in foreign lands.
In this Year of the Faith, many
are looking to the teenage St. Pedro
Calungsod as a role model not only
for the young and the lay missionaries
abroad but also for the ordinary Filipino
migrants who constitute the diaspora
Filipino nation which is reported to
have grown to some 12 million. In
many countries today, it is the Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs) who ll up
empty churches and bring their prayers
to non-Christian homes. Even without
meaning to, they have become the new
sources and channels of evangelization.
Because of the increasing dearth of
clerical vocations in many places, the
Filipino clergy and laity have assumed an
extraordinary role in the missionary life
of the Church. This is expected to grow
even stronger as the Philippine Church
looks in earnest to the 500
th
anniversary
of the Christianization of the Philippines
in 2021. Exhaustive preparations are
underway for this great event, said
Msgr. Joselito C. Asis, secretary-general
of the Catholic Bishops Conference of
the Philippines in a Cable-TV interview
on GNN Sunday night.
All this gives Cardinal Tagle more
than enough on his plate. But many
more challenges, including political
ones, will likely help to dene the
character and style of his episcopate.
As archbishop of Manila, Jaime
Cardinal Sin, who served from Sept. 3,
1973 to Nov. 18, 1973, did not hesitate
to be drawn into political conict. In
February 1986, he called on the faithful
to support the military mutiny against
Ferdinand Marcos, after the CBCP
under Cardinal Vidals presidency had
declared that the strongman no longer
had the moral authority to govern,
following unacceptable results of the
snap presidential elections. In 1994,
Sin organized a rally of about a million
people to warn the Ramos administration
against supporting the anti-life agenda
at the Cairo international conference on
population and development.
The new cardinal has yet to dene
his style, especially in relation to
controversies involving Church-State
and other issues. There is hardly a single
politician in high ofce today who seems
to understand exactly what matters fall
within the jurisdiction of the Church and
what matters fall within the jurisdiction
of the State. The politicians generally
tend to believe the government has the
right or the duty, which it does not have,
to organize the private lives of individuals
and families, and that the Church is unduly
interfering in State business, when it
points out the governments excess.
This appears to be carried to
extreme in the case of the reproductive
health bill, which outside forces, using
conscript politicians and businessmen,
want Congress to ram through, despite
its gross unconstitutionality, its patent
anti-Catholic bias, and its having
already deeply divided the nation. Many
are hoping that together with the CBCP
leadership, the new cardinal would be
able to communicate to the politicians
clearly and without any equivocation
that the Philippine Church will not
stand for this political assault. Many
are hoping he could tell them the public
reaction might not be moderate but
muscular, and that many might opt for
at least passive, if not active resistance.
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A6
13 cops axed for cheating

IN BRIEF
Enrile, Bartolome at gun show
Mobile force. Laguna Governor Jeorge ER Estregan (center) donates a van for the Com-
munity Investigative Support and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group during their
national summit last Aug. 18 at Cebu International Convention Center, Mandaue City. The
vehicle will help boost the anti-crime drive led by the CIDG and Laguna Shield ER 911.
CAGAYAN Rep. Jack Enrile will keynote
the opening of the 2012 Defense & Sporting
Arms Show Part 2 on Nov. 29 at SMX Con-
vention Center-Mall of Asia, Pasay City.
Enrile, president of Philippine Practi-
cal Shooting Association, will be joined by
National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome in
the kickoff of the shows 20th event back-
to-back with the 6th Manila Auto Salon, ex-
pecting to draw gun and car enthusiasts for
four days until Dec. 20.
Association of Firearms and Ammunition
Dealers president Neri Dionisio, event orga-
nizer, said seminars will deal on responsible
gun ownership by A2S5 Coalition, gun han-
dling and safety, future of sport shooting,
and how to check gun reliability and proper
gun maintenance.
At least 131 booths will feature top
brands and their latest models.
DSAS also offers lectures on martial
arts by Krav Maga Israeli self defense,
ARNIS: Self-Defense, Military, Police,
Security and Sports, Kali de Leon: Fili-
pino Martial Arts in Transition and World
of Sporting Knives 2.
Auto Salon will line up the latest custom
built and modied cars.
Business friendly.
Paraaque City
Councilor Benjo
Bernabe (seated,
right) congratulates
the ofcers of the
Baclaran United
Muslim Vendors at
their recent induction
in Berma Mall along
Redemptorist Road,
Barangay Baclaran.
Grid: No hike in November
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union--
Lawyer Cynthia Alabanza, spokeswoman
of National Grid Corporation of the Phil-
ippines, said no increase in transmission
charges are planned this month.
NGCPs annual maximum allowable
revenue, which is billed in the form of
transmission rates, is xed and approved
by the Energy Regulatory Commission
on a yearly basis, she told Manila Stan-
dard, belying reports of a hike.
NGCPs transmission charges are for
Power Delivery Service, System Opera-
tions, and Metering Services which re-
cover, respectively, the cost of conveying
electricity to or from the grid, the cost
of SO services like communications and
SCADA, and the cost metering facilities
including software and hardware.
Alabanza said the 39 percent increase
in ancillary service rates in Luzon, the
comparison being made between Septem-
ber 2012 and October 2012 billing peri-
ods, is due to the increase in the market
clearing prices for this type of service
which is beyond NGCPs control.
NGCP does not earn prots from the
provision of ancillary services, she said.
Dexter A. See
Truck, billboard drive set
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista
is setting the ground for a truck ban in
coordination with the Metro Manila
Development Authority while lining up
inspection of billboards and demolition
of unauthorized signs along EDSA and
other major roads.
Emilio Llavor, MMDA road safety of-
cer, said the Metro Manila Council was
tasked by Chairman Francis Tolentino to
wrap up the truck ban proposals before
the onset of the holiday rush.
Bautista is giving the operators un-
til Wednesday, Llavor said, referring to
specic routes required of truck sector
for review of Bautista, who takes up the
councils trafc concerns.
Meanwhile, Isagani Verzosa, city
building ofcial, ordered a crackdown on
illegal signages to enforce QCs Compre-
hensive Signs and Signboard Ordinance.
Take photographs of the billboards, look
for the operators, building owners or admin-
istrators to check their compliance, and then
issue notices of violations, he instructed a
task force led by a a licensed engineer.
Take quick actions to protect lives
and properties if unsafe billboards are
found., Versoza said. Billboards with-
out permits from the city government
must be removed. Rio N. Araja
Chief Supt. Napoleon Es-
tilles, region 9 police director,
said the National Police Com-
mission vice chairman Eduardo
Escueta invalidated the test after
results showed that 387 passers
had the same pattern of wrong
answers.
The eligibility of the respon-
dents already appointed to the
police service was revoked as
indicated in the dismissal deci-
sion recommended by the com-
mand, Estilles said.
Estilles names the 13 as
Djona Ansing Genorosa, Fe-
lix Josephius Pascual, Arian
Lloyd Cayacap Luchana, April
Rose Alvendar Denopol, Grege
Montallana Lagare, Ralph Sh-
emuel Daya Supnet, Daniel
Audy II, Dayap Talpis, Al-Na-
jib Hadjula Ujaji, Fermuzaina
Umda, Joel ESpina Aliser, Jil-
hani Mohaimen Dalongenes,
Nohasim Yusop Sakilin and
Raymond Gravino Sumonglay,
all with the rank of Police Of-
cer 1.
Estiles said the accused led
counter-afdavit denied any
cheating, claiming two proctors
were present in every room at
the test sites.
The police Reform and Rego-
rganization Act of 1998 has pro-
visions covering irregularities
commited during entrance and
promtional exams held twice a
year.
Of 18,996 applicants, only
1,643 passed, the lowest record-
ed by Napolcom in recent years.
Meanwhile, Estilles relieved
the entire Labuan Police force in
Zamboanga City for retraining
after the abduction of a teacher
last Nov. 13..
By Florante S. Solmerin
and Ferdinand Fabella
AT LEAST 13 ofcers of the Western
Mindanao Police who cheated in the
April 2011 entrance examinations have
been ordered dismissed.
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NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Agriculture
PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND
MECHANIZATION (PHilMech)
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION)
CLSU, Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija 3120 Philippines
InvItatIon to BId for
Rebidding for Supply of Labor and Materials for the Construction of Agricul-
tural Tramline Systems in Various Locations in Luzon
(PHilMech-Infra- 2012-06)
(MST-Nov. 26 & Dec. 3, 2012)
1. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization, through its Trust
Fund intends to apply the below specifed sums, being the Approved Budget for the Contract
(ABC) to payments under the contract of Rebidding for Supply of Labor and Materials for the
Construction of Agricultural Tramline Systems in Various Locations in Luzon. Bids received
in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization now invites bids
from eligible contractors with appropriate PCAB License and experience on cabling system
for the Rebidding for Supply of Labor and Materials for the Construction of Agricultural
Tramline Systems in Various Locations in Luzon:
LOT ABC
NO. OF
UNITS
CONTRACT DURATION
LOT I
Tadian, Mt. Province
Tanudan, Kalinga
Tublay, Benguet
Php 7,094,161.10 3 units 120 Calendar Days
LOT II
Antonio,Dolores, Quezon
Floridablanca, Pampanga
Php 4,640,459.94 2 units 120 Calendar Days
LOT III
Buhi, Camarines Sur
Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro
Php 6,201,980.74 2 units 120 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. Instruction to Bidders.
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 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. Interested bidders must submit their LOIs before the Pre-bid Conference at the
PHilMech Main Offce, CLSU Compound, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders at PHilMech
Main Offce or PHilMech Liason Offce from November 29, 2012 until the date of submission &
opening of bids upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of Php 10,000.00 for each lot.
5. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference and Submission/ Opening of Bids on the following dates and locations which shall
be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents:
LOT Pre-Bid Conference Submission and Opening
of Bids
LOCATION
LOT I, LOT II & LOT III December 7, 2012 10:00am December 21, 201210:00am PHilMech Main Offce, CLSU
Compound., Science City of
Muoz, Nueva Ecija
6.
7. Bids and eligibility requirements must be delivered on the date of Opening of Bids which will be
opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall
not be accepted.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount
stated in the bid documents.
8. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization 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.
9. For further information, please refer to:
PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND MECHANIZATION
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION)
Main Offce :CLSU Cmpd., Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. (044) 4560287 / (044) 4560213 FAX No. (044) 4560110
Liaison Offce : 3F ATI Bldg., Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. (02) 9274019 / (02) 9274029 FAX No. (02) 9268159
(Sgd.) ARNEL RAMIR M. APAGA
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF ORIENTAL MINDORO
Camilmil, Calapan City 5200, Oriental Mindoro
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
INVITATION TO BID
ITB NO. GS-2012-191
The Provincial Government of Oriental Mindoro invites PhilGeps registered suppliers toApply for Eligibility and to Bid for
the hereunder list of item/s.
Item/Description Approved Budget
for the Contract
(ABC)
Bid
Document
Fee
Source of Funding
1. Supply and Delivery of 10,344 bags of
Cement for use in the Various Public Works-
Provincewide
Php 2,999,910.00 Php 14,999.55 20% Development Fund
The schedule of bidding activities is as follows:
1. Pre-procurement Conference
2. Advertisement/Posting of ITB
- Bulletin Board of the PGOM : November 22, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at BACOffce
- PGOMWebsite : November 26, 2012
- PhilGEPSWebsite : November 26, 2012
- Newspaper of General Nationwide Circulation : November 26, 2012
3. Issuance of Bidding Documents : December 03-19,2012
4. Pre-Bid Conference : December 07,2012 at 10:00 a.m. at BACOffce
5. Deadline of Submission of Bids : December 19,2012 at 10:00 a.m. at BACOffce
6. Opening of Bid in sealed envelope
a) Eligibility Requirements and Technical Proposal : December 19,2012 at 10:00 a.m. at BACOffce
b) Financial Proposal : December 19,2012 at 10:00 a.m. at BACOffce
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-ciiscretionary pass fail criterion
as specifed in R.A. 9184 and its IRR otherwise known as the Government Procurement ReformAct.
The complete set of bidding documents may be purchased at the BACSecretariat upon payment of non refundable price
of bid documents indicated above.
Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened to all interested parties, however only those who purchased the Bidding Documents
may participate in the discussion at said conference.
All particulars relativetoeligibility statement andscreening, BidSecurity, PerformanceSecurity, Pre-BiddingConferences,
Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the provisions of Republic Act 9184
and its IRR.
The PGOM reserves the right to accept or reject bid to annul 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:
MR. JULIO R. ICAL
Head BAC Secretariat
Provincial Capitol, Camilmil, Calapan City
Tel. Nos. (043) 286-7120
(043) 286-7447
(Sgd.) ENGR. ELMER V. DILAY
Provincial Engineer
BAC Chairman
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Pampanga 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Sindalan City of San Fernando (P)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Pampanga 1
st
District Engineer-
ing Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the
following contract/s:
1. a. Contract ID : 12CG0174
b. Name of Project :
Construction/Repair/Completion/Rehabilitation of MPB
at Mangga, Talang, Bahay Pare, Dalayap, San Nicolas
& Sto. Tomas; Construction/Concreting/Rehabilitation/
Completion of Brgy. Road at Sta. Rita
c. Location : Candaba-San Luis & Minalin, Pampanga
d. Brief Description :
Construction/Repair/Completion/Rehabilitation of
MPB; Construction/Concreting/Rehabilitation/Comple-
tion of Road
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC)
: Php 5,500,000.00
f. Duration : 75 calendar days
g. Source of Fund :
h. Cost of Bid Documents : Php 10,000.00
2. a. Contract ID : 12CG0176
b. Name of Project :
Flood Control Works for Pampanga Delta, Dredging
of Pampanga River
c. Location : Macabebe to Masantol, Pampanga
d. Brief Description : Flood Control Works
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC)
: Php 48,548,134.05
f. Duration : 150 calendar days
g. Source of Fund : FY-2013 Regular Infrastructure Program
h. Cost of Bid Documents : Php 20,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accor-
dance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations
To bid for this/these contract/s, 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 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,
evaluation of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application 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 complete requirements, and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bid Documents November 23 December 13, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 29, 2012
3. Receipt and Opening of Bids
December 13, 2012 until 10:00AM only;
Opening of Bids at 10:00 AM
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in
two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain
the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Low-
est Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH-website w w w .dpw h.
gov .ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Letter of Intent Documents (LOIS) at the BAC Secre-
tariat, DPWH-Pampanga 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Sindalan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
Prospective bidders can download the LOI Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security in
any form in the amount stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. The
BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders upon payment of
a non-refundable fee. Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees upon the submission of their bids.
The Depar t ment of Publ i c Wor k s and Hi ghw ays - Pampanga 1st Di st r i ct
Engineering Offce reserves t he right t o accept or rej ect any bid and t o annul
t he bidding process anyt ime before Cont ract award, wit hout incurring any liabilit y
t o t he affect ed bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NOMER ABEL P . CANLAS
BAC Chairman
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
Carless Ayala.
A rider on a big
bike trike is king
of the road in
Makati City to
mark Clear Air
Month joined by
fellow advocates
on Emerald
Avenue in Pasig
City. SONNY
ESPIRITU
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
BDO Community Builders
from branches and other sub-
sidiaries here continue to put
up 300 houses at the SM-BDO
Resettlement in Barangay
Canitoan.
Every weekend, volunteers
mixe gravel and sand, lay con-
crete blocks, clear debri and
paint the homes of relocated
residents.
The site will have perma-
nent shelters for victims dis-
placed by Typhoon Sendong
funded by BDO Foundation
in partnership with SM Prime
Holdings amounting to P33
million.
The preject is coordinated
with Gawad Kalinga Foun-
dation, Cagayan de Oro local
government, National Hous-
ing Authority, Department of
Pu8blich Works and Highways
and other agencies.
Builders aid BDO-SM resettlement
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
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Sports
Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Cebu wins
most golds
AL S. MENDOZA
ALL THE WAY
Fil-Am Golf hot as ever
BAGUIO CITYThe beauty of
the ongoing Fil-Am Golf is, it has
never lost its luster after all these
years. Through time, the tourna-
ment has consistently drawn its
loyal herd. In fact, there is not a
single year when the event in its
six decades of existence, so fabled
it becomes the clubhouse talk
once it gets going, suffered even
a minor dip in attendance.
I will never skip the Fil-Am
for as long as I am able, said
US Navy man Gary Liverose of
Guam, who has been represent-
ing Seoul Survivors of Korea 14
straight years. Seoul Survivors
has been with Fil-Am 27 succes-
sive years.
This year alone, with the event
renamed the Toyota 63rd Fil-Am
Golf Invitational Tournament to
the eternal delight of Sherwin
Chua Lim and Jing Atienza of
Toyota Motor Philippines, the
participants had come in droves
again for the two-week affair end-
ing Dec. 8. (A Toyota Vios is a
hole-in-one jackpot at No. 10 of
BCC and No. 18 of CJH, among
other lucrative prizes.)
Exactly a total of 1,189 play-
ers were accommodated, divided
almost evenly in the seniors and
mens regular categories. For the
rst time in a long while, nearly 15
waitlisted teams had been accepted.
It couldnt get any better than
this, said Shin Paul Chan, the
tournament co-chair with Heiner
Maulbecker of Camp John Hay.
Teams with a minimum of ve
players each come both from
around the country and overseas
as far as the US, Australia, South
Korea, Japan, Guam, Hawaii,
New Zealand and Okinawa.
We are blessed, indeed, as we
always nd ourselves lled to the
rafters, said Chan, the BCC Resi-
dent Manager. There are hitches,
of course, but they are so minor as
to cause headaches for us. They
are actually problems that we treat
with tender loving care.
Shin singled out the newcomers
as the source of some of the rough
edges in the event, but readily
added: Its understandable as they
arent familiar yet with the ways of
the Fil-Am tournament.
Although the Fil-Am is basi-
cally a fun event, the competi-
tions, which started on November
24 with the seniors tiff mainly,
becomes thoroughly erce as the
days go by. It is human nature
that we become title-hungry es-
pecially when the championship
trophy is within sightand noted
local broadcaster Andrew Pinero
takes this to heart.
I may not be good, but I gut it
out not only for myself but for my
team as well, Andrew Pinero said.
Despite having been just dis-
charged from a week-long stint
in the hospital for acute tonsillitis
and respiratory ailment, SP Chan
immediately immersed himself
into his gargantuan job, ignoring
doctors orders for him to go bed-
rest for a few more days.
When accosted by BCC Gen-
eral Manager Anthony de Leon
for medical disobedience, Chan
reasoned out, I wouldnt be com-
fortable, Sir, lying in bed thinking
of the job that needs to be done
under my watch.
ADL, a man of limitless logic,
could only accede, albeit scratch-
ing his head.
But, of course, SP Chan isnt
a total doctors nightmare. Shin
said he will have a standby fold-
ing bed in place beside his work-
ing table at the secretariat.
It always pays to heed your
doctors advice, even if not com-
pletely, he said. It gives you
peace of mind.
* * *
ALL IN. Irene Addasig found a
neatly wrapped and newly bought
wristwatch worth thousands of
pesos at the BCC verandah late
evening and the senior waitress
immediately turned it over to
BCC executive JR Villanueva.
The following day at breakfast,
the owner got his watch back. I
cant thank you enough, guys,
said a joyous Jake P. Ayson, who
is more known as my co-chair
in the Rules Committee of the
Fil-Am. This watch is my gift
to my grandson this Christmas.
Cheers to Irene and JRand the
BCC!
Cebu Citys massive victories in
dancesports held at the Leyte Na-
tional High School hiked its total
harvest to 70 golds, 56 silvers and
54 bronzes.
Dancesports, like girls softball
and weightlifting, are held as na-
tional nals, while the rest of the
sports played here were qualifying
events for the National Finals.
The gold and silver medalists
here, like in the previous four legs
held across the country, will ad-
vance to the Iloilo City champion-
hips slated Dec. 5 to 9.
Leyte Province, represented
here by Leyte Sports Academy-
Smart, ended up winning 39
golds to go with 26 silvers and 27
bronzes. Thirty two of the golds
came from track and eld, where
the hosts stunned traditional ath-
letics forces from Western and
Central Visayas.
Bacolod City launched a more
balanced attack and came in third
with 32-22-20 tally. Fueled by its
girls swim team, led by Remselle
Limaco and Kyla Isabelle Mabus,
who each snared six gold medals
from the pool, Bacolod City picked
up 17 victories in swimming, nine
in athletics, four in taekwondo and
two in table tennis.
Also taking in the bulk of its
winnings from the pool was Ne-
gros
Occidental, which wound up
fourth overall with a 28-13-13
tally. It bagged 17 golds in swim-
ming, through 12-year-old Dus-
tin Marco Ong, who copped ve
golds, Lorenzo Xavier Abello,
who took ve and Merced Divina
Rojo, who secured three.
Coming in fth overall was
Mandaue City, which picked up
seven golds from boxing on the
last day en route to winding up
with a 16-5-9.
CHINA crowned its rst world
champion in an historic ght card
when Xiong Zhao Zhong won
the vacant World Boxing Coun-
cil minimum weight title with a
unanimous 12-round decision over
Mexicos Javier Martinez Resend-
iz at the Kunming City Stadium in
Kunming, China.
Watching the ght at ringside
was mandatory challenger Denver
Cuello of the Philippines, along
with his promoter/manager/trainer
Aljoe Jaro.
With the win, Zhong improved
to 20-4-1 with 11 knockouts, while
Resendiz dropped to 13-4-2 with 6
knockouts.
All three judges Hubert Minn
(USA), Brian McMahon (Aus-
tralia) and Noparat (Thailand)
scored the ght for Zhong by
margins of 116-114, 116-112,
and a ridiculously lopsided 119-
110.
The third man in the ring was
Bruce McTavish, a New Zealand
native who has made his home in
Angeles City in the Philippines.
Ronnie Nathanielz
1st Chinese world champ crowned
TACLOBAN CITYCebu City upstaged
every one as it captured 35 of the possible 36
gold medals in dancesports and came away
with the most triumphs Sunday at the close
of the Philippine Olympic Committee-Philip-
pine Sports Commission Batang Pinoy 2012
Visayas leg here.
(MST-Nov. 26 & Dec. 3, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED
TIME-OF-USE (TOU) RETAIL RATES
TO END-USERS, WITH PRAYER FOR
PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY
ERC CASE NO. 2012-117 RC
MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY
(MERALCO),
Applicant.
x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:
Notice is hereby given that on November 15, 2012, Manila Electric
Company (MERALCO) fled an application for the approval of the
revised Time-of-Use (TOU) retail rates to end-users, with prayer for
provisional authority.
In the said application, MERALCO alleged, among others, the
following:
1. It is a private corporation existing under the laws of the
Republic of the Philippines, with principal offce located
at Lopez Building, MERALCO Center, Ortigas Avenue,
Pasig City. It has a legislative franchise to operate and
maintain a distribution system in the Cities/Municipalities
of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal and certain
Cities/Municipalities/Barangays in Batangas, Laguna,
Quezon and Pampanga pursuant to Republic Act No. 9209
and is authorized to charge its customers for their electric
consumption at the rates approved by the Commission;
2. In a Decision dated December 14, 2009 in ERC Case No.
2007-111 RC
1
, the Commission approved with modifcation
MERALCOs proposed TOU Retail Rates as well as the pro-
forma Agreement that embodies the terms and conditions
under the said TOU Program. The Commission approved the
following Basic Generation Charges for qualifed Industrial/
Commercial TOU customers consuming at least 5 kW
demand for the preceding twelve (12) months and qualifed
Residential TOU customers with a twelve (12)-month average
consumption of at least 500 kWh:
January to June
(PhP/kWh)
July to
December
(PhP/kWh)
Weekday (Monday to
Saturday)
Peak Rate 6.4852 6.1053
Off-Peak Rate 3.0925 3.0925
Weekend (Sunday)
Peak Rate 6.4852 6.1053
Off-Peak Rate 3.0925 3.0925
* Using January to June 2006 supply mix at January 2007
Generation Charge level

3. The said Decision was further clarifed by the Commission
when it issued an Order dated April 12, 2010, which provides
the complete rate schedule and Supply and Metering charges
for its TOU customers;
4. Using projected January to December 2013 supply mix
and costs, the Generation Charges [Basic, plus Generation
Charge Adjustment (GCA)] under its existing TOU Program
will be as follows:
January to June
(PhP/kWh)
July to
December
(PhP/kWh)
Weekday ( Monday t o
Saturday)
Peak Rate 7.2489 6.9488
Off-Peak Rate 3.8562 3.9360
Weekend (Sunday)
Peak Rate 7.2489 6.9488
Off-Peak Rate 3.8562 3.9360
5. By December 25, 2012, its Transition Supply Contract
(TSC) with the National Power Corporation (NPC), to the
extent of the volume covered by the new Power Supply
Agreements (PSAs) it entered into and pending approval
by the Commission,
2
is set to expire. At the same time, the
MERALCO-NPC special rate programs, namely, the Customer
Choice Program (CCP) and Ecozone Rate Program (ERP),
will no longer be available by then. Attached as Annex A, and
made integral part of the application, is a copy of a letter from
South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC), the NPC assignee of
the volumes under CCP and ERP, notifying it of the termination
of the CCP and ERP by December 25, 2012;
6. The eighty-six (86) CCP and three hundred ffty-two (352)
ERP availees will no longer enjoy the special rates provided
by NPC under these special rate programs which will translate
to increases in their costs of production, thereby, affecting
their competitiveness. As a consequence, some industries
(i.e. steel industry) may not be able to bear such additional
cost and as such, they will rather import the products than
manufacture them here in the country while other industries
may opt to slow down their production or even rethink if they
would continue to operate in the Philippines;
7. In response to the anticipated expiration of the CCP and ERP
as well as to the various customer requests (attached to the
application as Annex B and series and made an integral
part thereof), it has decided to propose a viable alternative
rate option to such customers whose load characteristics
can beneft from TOU rates or who can shift or have already
shifted their loads from peak to off-peak hours. The proposed
revised TOU retail rates aim to accommodate the aforesaid
customers by providing them with a new Peak/Off-Peak
(POP) Program that has a wider pricing difference between
peak and off-peak rates. This would defnitely bring benefts
not only to the customers in terms of empowering them to
manage their consumption but also to the distribution utility
as the shift of loads from peak to off-peak hours improves the
system load factor resulting in a more effcient and ultimately,
a more economical use of limited generation capacity. A
comparison of the impact of the existing and proposed
revised TOU retail rates is attached to the application as
Annex C and series and made an integral part thereof;
8. In calculating the revised TOU retail rates, it took into
consideration the effect of an over-all lower generation rate
that would result from the timely approval and implementation
of its new PSAs by December 25, 2012. The revised TOU
retail rates, particularly, the Basic Generation Charges, which
it will offer upon approval and implementation of its new
PSAs, are shown below:
January to
June (PhP/
kWh)
July to
December
(PhP/kWh)
Weekday ( Monday t o
Saturday)
Peak Rate 7.4854 7.2779
Off-Peak Rate 3.5461 3.5461
Weekend (Sunday)
Peak Rate 7.4854 7.2779
Off-Peak Rate 3.5461 3.5461
* Using projected January to December 2013 supply mix and
costs
9. Cognizant of the fact that any signifcant load shift by these
customers from peak to off-peak hours will result in lowering
energy demand during peak hours, thereby, lowering over-
all generation costs, it designed its proposed revised TOU
retail rates as having a wider spread between peak and
off-peak rates so as to encourage customers to respond to
the pricing signal and consume electricity during off-peak
periods. This rate design is consistent with the existing TOU
retail rates under its existing TOU Program as approved by
the Commission;
10. The incremental and other charges (including the application
fee) under its existing TOU Program approved by the
Commission as well as the terms and conditions of the
pro-forma Agreement pertaining thereto, as applicable,
shall be retained;
11. As such, the only change from its approved TOU Program
in ERC Case No. 2007-111 RC will be the revised Basic
Generation Charges and such charges under its existing
TOU Program shall be superseded by the approval of
the herein proposed revised Basic Generation Charges.
Notably, even with the prospective application of these
revised Basic Generation Charges to customers enrolled
under its current TOU Program, no increase in their over-
all Generation Charge is expected, provided that, said
customers maintain their current load profle;

12. With the revised TOU retail rates, the pass-through
nature of the Generation Charge shall be maintained.
The proposed Generation Rate Schedules are attached
to the application as Annexes D and D-1 and made
integral parts thereof;
13. Under its new POP Program, the rate differentiation
between peak and off-peak periods is maximized by
loading all the fxed costs on peak periods with the off-
peak rates limited to the average variable cost during
off-peak periods. The rate differentiation is to encourage
customers to avail of TOU rates and further shift loads to
off-peak periods;
14. lt is not amiss to the Commission that many companies
are currently undergoing economic hardships brought
about by numerous factors - from rising costs of imported
raw materials to cutthroat market competition. The
extension of the implementation of its TOU Program and
the enhancements of the TOU rates will certainly give
these companies an option to be able to manage their
energy consumption. Industries, such as cement, steel,
glass, textile, electronics, semiconductors, plastic, BPO
(business process outsourcing), telecommunications
and water utilities, could very well beneft from this as
they could consider the shifting of their loads from peak
to off-peak periods as a means to lower their operating
costs;
15. The impact of the revised TOU retail rates on TOU
customers will vary depending on the ratio of peak and
off-peak usage of customers. The impact on non-TOU
customers will, likewise, vary depending on the number of
customers who avail of its new POP Program as well as
these customers peak and off-peak consumption pattern.
The possible impact on the bills of Residential and General
Power customers who avail of the revised TOU retail rates
are presented and attached to the application as Annex
E and series and made an integral part thereof while the
Customer and Sales Profle of possible TOU customers
is attached to the application as Annex F and made an
integral part thereof. Clearly then, the implementation of
the revised TOU retail rates will redound to the beneft
of the current CCP, ERP and its TOU Program availees
while having minimal impact on non-TOU customers
considering the reduction in Generation rates brought
about by the approval and the implementation of the
new PSAs. The impact of the revised TOU retail rates
on the non-TOU customers is shown in Annex G of the
application and made an integral part thereof;
ALLEGATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE PRAYER FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY
16. With the termination of the CCP and ERP by December
25, 2012, as many as eighty-six (86) CCP customers
and three hundred ffty-two (352) ERP customers will feel
the rate impact as a result of the termination of the said
special rate programs. This will translate to increases in
their costs of production and will likely have a ripple-effect
on the Philippine economy;
17. The three hundred ffty-two (352) ERP availees alone
contribute 43.8% of the total Philippine Manufacturing
exports worth around US$19.6 Billion and provide more
than 222,213 jobs. With the revised TOU retail rates, at
least seventy-fve (75) CCP customers and one hundred
forty four (144) ERP customers will beneft from its new
POP Program in terms of cost savings, even without doing
anything to shift their consumption from peak to off-peak
hours but by simply maintaining their load profle. Other
customers may also derive benefts from the program by
shifting their consumption from peak to off-peak periods;
18. Considering the benefts provided by the CCP and ERP
customers to the economy and the country as a whole, the
national interest dictates that there is greater reason and
necessity for the implementation of the revised TOU retail
rates under its new POP Program to be made available
to them as a viable option for affordable power supply
and enhanced competitiveness in the global market. It
is necessary that a provisional authority be immediately
issued authorizing it to implement the proposed revised
TOU retail rates pending hearing on the merits of the
instant application;
19. To explain the details of the proposed revised TOU retail
rate schedules and the impact thereof on its customers as
well as the need for the immediate issuance of provisional
authority, attached to the application as Annex H and
made an integral part thereof is the Affdavit of Ms. Noemi
B. Jimenez, Assistant Vice President and Head of its
Rates and Pricing Offce; and
20. lt prays that the proposed revised Time-of-Use Rates
under its new POP Program as shown in the proposed
Generation Rate Schedules attached to the application as
Annexes D and D-1, which rates are conditioned upon
the existence of the assumptions for their calculation, be
approved. It is, likewise, prayed that pending hearing, a
provisional authority be issued to it.
The Commission has set the application for initial hearing,
expository presentation, pre-trial conference and evidentiary
hearing on December 18, 2012 (Tuesday) at two o clock in the
afternoon (2:00 P.M.) at the ERC Hearing Room, 15
th
Floor,
Pacifc Center Building, San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City.
All persons who have an interest in the subject matter of the
proceeding may become a party by fling, at least fve (5) days
prior to the initial hearing and subject to the requirements in the
ERCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, a verifed petition with the
Commission giving the docket number and title of the proceeding
and stating: (1) the petitioners name and address; (2) the nature
of petitioners interest in the subject matter of the proceeding, and
the way and manner in which such interest is affected by the issues
involved in the proceeding; and (3) a statement of the relief desired.
All other persons who may want their views known to the
Commission with respect to the subject matter of the proceeding
may fle their opposition to the application or comment thereon at
any stage of the proceeding before the applicant concludes the
presentation of its evidence. No particular form of opposition or
comment is required, but the document, letter or writing should
contain the name and address of such person and a concise
statement of the opposition or comment and the grounds relied
upon.
All such persons who may wish to have a copy of the application
may request the applicant, prior to the date of the initial hearing,
that they be furnished with a copy of the application. The applicant
is hereby directed to furnish all those making a request with copies
of the application and its attachments, subject to reimbursement of
reasonable photocopying costs. Likewise, any such person may
examine the application and other pertinent records fled with the
Commission during the usual offce hours.
WITNESS, the Honorable Chairperson, ZENAIDA G. CRUZ-
DUCUT, and the Honorable Commissioners, MARIA TERESA A.R.
CASTAEDA, JOSE C. REYES, ALFREDO J. NON and GLORIA
VICTORIA C. YAP-TARUC, Energy Regulatory Commission, this
20th day of November, 2012 at Pasig City.
ATTY. FRANCIS SATURNINO C. JUAN
Executive Director III
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1 Entitled, In the Matter of the Application for Approval of the Time-Of-Use (TOU)
Retail Rates to End-Users, With Prayer For Provisional Authority
2 The approval of the said PSAs is covered by separate applications, namely: ERC
Case Nos. 2012-034 RC, 2012-035 RC, 2012-036 RC, 2012-037 RC and 2012-087
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CAMACHO DIES
SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoHec-
tor Macho Camacho was a brash
ghter with a mean jab and an aggres-
sive style, launching himself furiously
against some of the biggest names in
boxing. The man who once starred at
the pinnacle of boxing, winning several
world titles, died Saturday after being
ambushed in a parking lot back in the
Puerto Rican town of Bayamon where
he was born. AP
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Tropang Texters trip Air
VETERAN William Tan and Leo
San Juan unveiled stellar perfor-
mances following their dominat-
ing feats in their respective divi-
sions recently in the 2012 season
opener of the Philippine Touring
Car Championship Series at the
Batangas Racing Circuit.
Tan swept all the races in Divi-
sion 1 (for 200hp cars), while San
Juan prevailed in two of three races
in Division 2 (for 150hp cars) of
this event organized by Automo-
bile Association Philippines and
promoted by Philippine Race Car
Drivers Inc. and co-presented by
Tiarra Commercial (Kumho Tires)
and in partnership with Seaoil Ex-
treme 97, 2GO Travel, Forex, Pro-
methium, Velocity Motors, Honda
Cars Kaloocan and Aeromed Am-
bulance Transport.
Novice driver Alan Arguelles
reigned supreme in all three races
in Division 3 (for 100hp cars) in
the opening round highlighted by
a short opening ceremony graced
by AAP Motorsports Committee
Chairman Mandy Eduque, who
gave the opening remarks followed
by Oath of Sportsmanship, led by
2010 Driver of the Year awardee
Joey Pery and welcome remarks
from Jay Javier of Kumho Tires
the ofcial tire and co-presentor of
the 2012 PTCC Series.
The new race format using
horsepower cap in each divisions,
made it easy to determine scruti-
neering results as all cars must pass
the dyno test after each race using
Speedlabs Dynapack machine.
The new race format and new
set of technical rules made the rst
round races quite interesting. In
partnership with Speedlab, scru-
tineering was made a lot easier
wherein after each race, all top 3
cars per division, must pass specic
horsepower and torque reading
before being eligible for the win.
Some cars did not pass the dyno
check and were disqualied thus
giving other drivers the chance to
win as nishes will automatically
determine the positions after each
race, explained Mark Desales of
AAP Motorsports.
Tan quickly grabbed the lead
after qualifying polesitter Enzo
Pastor suffered car problems and
controlled the tempo from there
to rule Race 1 over runner-up
Dondon Portugal, third placer
Dwight Kevin Carlos and fourth
placer Uly Maningding. Race 2
saw Pastor trying to bounce back,
but his effort was good only for
third place as Tan prevailed anew
over Dwight Kevin Carlos.
Tan completed his sweep after
reasserting his victory over Arnel
Carlos and son Dwight Kevin.
Tan, San Juan dominate touring car opener
La Salle captures 1st-ever IPPCA football crown
Big cast in architects golf
Lim, Capadocia sweep Phinma net titles
Weiss-less
Azkals vs
Vietnam
Hatton quits
after KO loss
to Ukrainian
Alapag scored a team-high 18
points with six assists while once
again coming up big in the clutch
to give the victors the huge lift
they needed.
With this important third
straight win that gave them a bet-
ter record at the top of the stand-
ings at 10-2, the Tropang Texters
more importantly gained at least
a playoff for a top two nish and
a twice-to-beat advantage in the
upcoming quarternals.
At this point, the goal is to
nish strong, get more wins
and get to the top two spots. We
want to nish in the top two.
We achieved that in this game,
said Talk N Text coach Nor-
man Black.
Another win in their last two
assignments will give the Texters
a twice-to-beat advantage in the
quarternals which is an incen-
tive for the top two squads after
the eliminations.
Former league Most Valuable
Players Alapag and Williams
teamed up to produce a key 11-5
blitz, nine of which came from
downtown. Their run came in
the middle of the payoff period
to give the defending champions
a much needed 93-85 advantage
with 3:45 remaining.
I just picked my spots out
there and I was able to hit my
shots, said Alapag, who scored
eight of his total points in the de-
ciding nal 12 minutes of play.
That run proved to be the dif-
ference in a contest where the
front running Tropang Texters
were a tested.
It was a pretty tough game for
us. Air21 played us very tough.
We got the stops we needed and
we hit the big shots as well.
THE fourth Architectural Centre
Club, Inc.s Corporate Cup golf
tournament unwraps today, with
148 players making up 37 teams
vying for individual and team
honors at Sta. Elena Golf Club in
Laguna.
Keen but friendly competition
is seen in the 18-hole event fea-
turing the countrys top golng
architects, engineers, developers,
allied trades and those under the
construction industry. The shot-
gun start is at 7:30 a.m. with play
to be held under the Stableford
(PAL points) scoring format, ac-
cording to the organizing ACCI.
DDT Konstract, Inc., F.R. Se-
villa Industrial and Development
Corp. and Trane Philippines Inc.
head the chief backers of the
event as mega sponsor while
Alpa Plumbing Works, Inc., Bor-
ja Construction Coordinates and
Allied Services, Corrotech, Inc.,
Euroasia Marble and Granite,
Inc., Excell Contractor and De-
velopers, Inc., HCG Philippines,
Inc., Integrated Contractors and
Plumbing Works, Inc., Loxon
Philippines, Inc., New BAC
Cooline Systems and Equipment
Sales, Inc., OSP Advantage Sys-
tem Corp., RVAB Konstruct, Inc.
and Roof and Wall Saver, Inc. are
the major sponsors.
Air Filters Philippines, Inc.,
JBLS Trading and Construction
Aesthetics, Kalayaan Engineer-
ing Company, Inc. and Union
Galvasteel Corp. are the minor
backers together with donor Sop
Steel Sales Center, Inc.
Trophies, medals and cash
prizes along with fabulous
gift items will be given during
awards rites at Sta. Elenas Ha-
cienda Room.
DE La Salle University-Flying
V outsteadied Far Eastern Uni-
versity Tamaraws via penal-
ties to prevail, 3-1, and clinch
the rst-ever 2012 Independent
Philippine Petroleum Compa-
nies Association Football Pre-
Season Cup on Sunday at the
Ateneo High School Football
Field in Quezon City.
Nathanael Alquiros, Gregory
Norman Yang and Derrico Gio
Diamante scored a goal each
against the Tamaraws lone goal
from Paolo Bugas to cap an im-
probable comeback that started at
the close of the elimination of the
month-long tournament organ-
ized by Filoil Flying V Sports.
The soccerfest is sponsored
by Meralco, Nuvali, Natures
Spring, Molten, N20 Gastropub,
Boysen Paints, BDO, Topcoms/
StarSports Korea, Bacchus, CDO
San Marino Corned Tuna and
Pingping Lechon.
Awarded as the tournaments
best in the seniors side were
Alvin Obero of Arellano Univer-
sity as the Seaoil Best Striker,
Arnel Amita of FEU as the Un-
ioil Best Midelder, Yang as the
Flying V Best Defender, Patrick
Deyto, also of La Salle, as the
Metroil Best Goalkeeper and
Arellano University as the Eastern
Fair Play Team.
The Tamaraws, who swept
Group B, but had to go through
the wringer against Emilio
Aguinaldo College Generals, 4-3,
via a penalty shootout, couldnt
penetrate the Archers defense in
regulation for a 0-0 result.
The Archers scored an im-
probable 8-0 win over Perpetual
at the close of the eliminations to
advance to the semis, where they
nipped the University of Santo
Tomas-Metroil, 1-0, to arrange
the championship tiff against the
more favored Tamaraws.
YOUNG Alberto Lim Jr. further
enhanced his ourishing tennis ca-
reer by winning the boys crown in
the Phinma International Juniors
Tennis Championships, beating
Yusuke Takahashi of Japan, 6-3,
6-3, and capping the Filipinos
domination of the rst of the two-
stage circuit at the Rizal Memorial
Tennis Center yesterday.
Marian Capadocia earlier set
up the local bets rare and im-
pressive sweep of the top rank-
ing tournament among some of
the worlds top juniors and rising
stars when she overwhelmed of
Gabriella Umoquit of the US,
6-1, 6-0, in the girls nal of the
event sanctioned by the Philip-
pine Tennis Association.
Lims nal romp likewise
avenged top seed Jurence Men-
dozas 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 defeat to the
Japanese No. 4 Saturday that pre-
vented what couldve been an all-
Filipino nal in the event.
But the 13-year-old nd from
Letran, a mainstay of the Tennis
Academy of the Philippines, got
the job done just the same, bafing
Takahashi with his ground strokes
and baseline game to fashion out
the convincing win and become
the youngest winner of the Grade
Four ITF Juniors event sponsored
by Technibre (ofcial ball), Viva
(ofcial mineral water) and Pow-
erade (ofcial energy drink).
The pain, hard work and sac-
rices have started to pay off.
But I still have to work harder,
learn more and continue to im-
prove myself to have a chance of
winning more tournaments, said
Lim, who helped the Squires win
this seasons tennis title while
clinching the MVP honors in his
rookie year.
By Peter Atencio
THE Philippine Azkals will
have to play their next game
against Vietnam with coach
Hans Michael Weiss watching
from the stands.
Weiss threw the ball into the
eld and hit Anucha Kitpongsri,
who was down on the ground fol-
lowing a collision with an Azkals
player during the late stage of
their game with Thailand at the
start of the 2012 AFF-Suzuki Cup
Group A football competitions at
the Rajamangala Stadium Satur-
day in Bangkok.
We will make it, Weiss lat-
er said in a post-game interview
which appeared on the tourna-
ments ofcials Website after
Thailand posted a 2-1 win over
the Philippines Saturday night.
He said Thailand deserved the
win, but he was still condent
that his side would progress to
the semis.
The Thaiswin allowed them to
move into the early lead after Vi-
etnam played Myanmar to a 1-all
draw earlier in the day Saturday.
Overall, it was a deserved
victory. We did not play our best
though we needed the game. If
we get into a bit of a rhythm, I
am pretty sure we can reach the
next round, said Weiss.
On the other hand, Thai coach
Winfried Schaeffer proved to be a
tough opponent during the match.
Only one mistake tonight. We
did not shoot for goal number three.
I said before the game the Philip-
pines had strong players with good
tness and they gave us problems
especially early on, said Schafer.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz

RICKY The Hitman Hatton has
quit for a second time after being
knocked out in the ninth round of
a grueling battle with Vyacheslav
Senchenko of Ukraine at the
Manchester Arena in Britain.
Pat Sheehan of The Sun news-
paper reported that Hatton cried
as his comeback bid after a crush-
ing second-round knockout at the
hands of Fighter of the Decade
Manny Pacquiao in 2009, failed.
The pain was deeper since he
lost before some 20,000 wildly
cheering supporters.
I am absolutely heartbroken
but I am not putting my fam-
ily through this ever again. Ive
put my body through hell to get
back. Ive lost more than four
stone, but its another defeat.
Im gutted, Hatton later said.
Hatton had a huge bruise un-
der his right eye and a cut under
his left. It was his rst ght for
more than three years and the
rst he had ever lost in Britain.
Im so sorry. I am no quitter,
but I am sick of losing. Thats
not the way my career should
end, Hatton said.
After Pacquiao separated Hat-
ton from his senses in a devastat-
ing knockout in 2009, he had ts
of depression, was drinking heav-
ily and was seen to be on drugs.
Marian Capadocia (left) and Alberto Lim Jr. display their trophies
after completing the Philippines sweep of the girls and boys titles in
the Phinma International Juniors Tennis Championships at the Rizal
Memorial Tennis Center yesterday.
FEU striker Jesus Melizza gets ready to attack the goal against La Salle-Flying Vs Matthew Erwin Nierras as
goalkeeper Patrick Deyto prepares to meet the ball in this bit of action Sunday in the seniors nals of the
2012 IPPCA Football Pre-Season Cup at the Ateneo High School Football Field in Quezon City. The Archers
won, 3-1, to clinch the title.
Division 2 and 3 cars line up at the grid during the opening leg of the 2012 Philippine Touring Car Champi-
onship Series at the Batangas Racing Circuit.
By Jeric Lopez
JIMMY Alapag and Kelly Williams made the
key baskets down the stretch to propel Talk N
Text to a vital 100-94 victory over the dan-
gerous Air21 Express in the 2013 Philippine
Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum last night.
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
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Ray S. Eano, Editor business@mst.ph
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IN BRIEF
Oil smuggling still
rampant, says Shell
Other groups keen
on Okadas license
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P575-P705
LPG/11-kg tank
P49.00-P56.57
Unleaded Gasoline
P39.38-P43.99
Diesel
P47.69-P53.00
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.0850
Japan Yen 0.012134 0.4985
UK Pound 1.594500 65.5100
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129019 5.3007
Switzerland Franc 1.069404 43.9365
Canada Dollar 1.003110 41.2128
Singapore Dollar 0.816660 33.5525
Australia Dollar 1.038853 42.6813
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 108.9932
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266660 10.9557
Brunei Dollar 0.813339 33.4160
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032584 1.3387
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.1860
Euro Euro 1.272264 52.9298
Korea Won 0.000921 0.0378
China Yuan 0.160542 6.5959
India Rupee 0.018142 0.7454
Malaysia Ringgit 0.326797 13.4265
NewZealand Dollar 0.814996 33.4841
Taiwan Dollar 0.034317 1.4099
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Friday, November 23, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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CLOSE
Closing NOVEMBER 23, 2012
VOLUME 733.700M
HIGH P41.050 LOW P41.090 AVERAGE P41.064
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing November 23, 2012
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38.97
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By Jenniffer B. Austria
SEVERAL investors are ready to acquire
the casino license of Japanese tycoon
Kazuo Okada in the Philippines, once
the state-run Philippine Amusement and
Gaming Corp. decides to cancel it amid
bribery allegations.
Manila Rep. Amado Bagatsing,
who chairs the House committee
on games and amusement, said
many investors were interested
in Okadas casino license if it
became available.
There is a long line,
Bagatsing told reporters at the
sidelines of the groundbreaking
of phase 3 of Resorts World
Manila, an integrated resort and
entertainment complex owned by
Travellers International Holdings
Inc.
Bagatsing did not identify the
interested investors.
Bagatsings House committee
on games and amusement called
a congressional hearing on the
alleged bribery between Okada
and ofcials of Pagcor. Bagatsing
said he invited Okada, chairman
of the Universal Entertainment
Corp., and his representatives to
attend the hearing.
He said depending on the
outcome of the hearing, the
House of Representatives could
recommend the cancellation
of Okadas license to operate
a casino within the Pagcor
Entertainment City.
The government said last week
it might cancel the provisional
license to operate a casino given
to Okadas group, if allegations
of bribes were proven true.
Okadas Tiger Resort Leisure
and Entertainment Inc. is one
of the four groups that received
a license to operate a casino in
Pagcors Entertainment City.
Okada plans to build a $2-billion
world-class resort-casino
complex in Entertainment City.
The three others are Travellers
International Holdings Inc., a
joint venture between Alliance
Global Group Inc. and Genting
Hong Kong; Bloomberry Resorts
Corp. of businessman Enrique
Razon Jr.; and Premium Leisure
and Amusement Inc. of Sy-led
Belle Corp.
Meanwhile, Bagatsing asked
Okada to deposit the amount
that he plans to invest for
the construction of the entire
entertainment and gaming
complex in a local bank to show
goodwill.
The best way to show your
goodwill is to deposit the money.
If those were mere allegations
[reports], then I think you should
proceed, Bagatsing said.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
PILIPINAS Shell Petroleum
Corp. said over the weekend oil
smuggling remains unabated,
depriving the government of as
much as P30 billion in potential
revenues annually.
Shell vice president for
corporate communications
Roberto Kanapi told reporters
the oil industry continued to
be affected by oil smuggling in
different areas in the country.
Kanapi cited a report of the
Philippine Institute of Petroleum
that oil smuggling occurred
in Subic Bay Freeport and the
Phividec Industrial Estate in
Misamis Oriental.
Smuggling could only go
up because VAT [value-added
tax] is a factor of price, Kanapi
said.
He lauded government for
passing a revenue regulation
imposing taxes on petroleum
products imported through the
Subic Bay Freeport, but said its
implementation was stopped by
a temporary restraining order
issued by local courts.
Kanapi said oil companies
were hoping newly-installed
Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla
would do something to address
oil smuggling.
Petron Corp. earlier blamed
the oil deregulation law for
opening the oodgates of oil
smuggling in the country.
Petron chairman Ramon Ang
said there was a strong basis for
the studies, which reported that
about 30 percent to 35 percent
of the oil products in the market
were smuggled.
The gures from these studies
[on oil smuggling] that government
loses about P30 billion to P35
billion in taxes, they have basis for
that, he said.
Ang said the Oil Deregulation
Law, which was passed in
1998 and ushered the entry of
new players in the oil industry,
paved the way for smuggling
operations.
By Lailany P. Gomez
SAN Miguel Corp.-led Citra
Metro Manila Tollways Corp.
said it will start building the
North Luzon and South Luzon
expressways linkage in January
next year, once Malacaang
gives its nal approval of the
project.
CMMTC chief executive
Shadik Wahono said as far as
the company was concerned
the common alignment was
no longer an issue, referring
to the ve-kilometer common
road that it had to build with
Metro Pacic Investment
Corp., which was pursuing its
own NLEX-SLEX connector
road.
CMMTC proposed to
construct a P25.4-billion 14-
kilometer, six-lane tollway
that will have exits in Quirino,
Manila and Plaza Dilao, Aurora
Boulevard, E. Rodriguez Ave.,
Quezon Boulevard, Sgt. Rivera,
and Balintawak in Quezon
City.
MPTC, on the other hand,
seeks to construct a 13-kilometer
NLEX-SLEX Connector Road
for P22.95 billion. The connector
road would run along the tracks of
state-owned Philippine National
Railways.
Wahono said CMMTC was
willing to shoulder the cost
of constructing the common
segment and have the Metro
Pacic repay CMMTC for the
expense.
We have to start in January.
What were waiting for is the
nal approval of President
Benigno Aquino III. If, say,
tomorrow he gives his go-signal,
we will start the construction
the following day. We want to
get this project started within
the current administration,
Wahono said.
You cannot prevent anybody
to connect to you as long as their
connection is not problematic.
We put everything on the table
and we are willing to complete
everything. They can reimburse
what we spent, he said.
Wahono, however, said a
50-50 revenue sharing on the
common segment would not
be feasible. It cannot be 50-
50 because everything depends
on the trafc. If we do 50-50,
well be on the negative, he
added.
Italian traders consider expansion, investments
By Othel V. Campos
PHILEX Mining Corp. will
spend at least P1 billion for the
cleanup and rehabilitation of
Balog Creek and its convergence
area with Agno River until April
2013, following the tailings spill
in Padcal mine in Benguet in
August.
The cleanup cost was part
of the report and rehabilitation
framework submitted by Philex
to the governments Mines and
Geosciences Bureau on Nov. 22.
To complement the cleanup,
a medium- and long-term
environment management
program will be implemented to
rehabilitate and enhance the river
basin ecosystems, the 25-page
report, signed by Philex Mining
president and chief operating
ofcer Eulalio Austin Jr., said.
The 26-week rehabilitation
and cleanup drive, which started
in mid-October, followed the
remediation phase done by Philex
Mining between Aug. 1 and Oct.
17, where the company spent P190
million for food assistance and
claims by the affected families, the
annual cleanup of the tributaries
of Agno River, infrastructure and
medical mission.
As we have repeatedly said,
Philex Mining is more than
willing to pay for anything
and everything pertaining to
its remediation effort and the
cleanup and rehabilitation drive
on the waterway affected by the
accidental discharge of sediment
in Padcal, Philex senior vice
president for corporate affairs
Michael Toledo said.
The government earlier
imposed a P1-billion penalty on
Philex for the mine waste spill
and gave the company 45 days to
settle the obligation.
Philex said it would also conduct
a full characterization of the
creek, reforestation, enhancement
of terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems, and the improvement
of monitoring procedures.
The creeks full characteriza-
tion involves analyzing sediment
and water samples based on crit-
ical values established for proper
nutrition of the crops to be used
in restoration and enhancement.
Other items under the
companys rehabilitation
drive involving the accidental
discharge of sediment from its
Tailings Storage Facility No. 3
in Itogon, Benguet, include the
construction of an open spillway
and the sealing off of Penstock B
and Tunnel B.
ITALIAN businessmen are taking
a closer look at the Philippines
for possible expansion and
investment site in the future, the
Trade Department said over the
weekend.
Italy is one of the most eminent
countries that have sent an inbound
mission to the Philippines. I salute
you for making the Philippines a
priority, Trade Undersecretary
Cristino Panlilio said in his speech
before an Italian delegation.
The department welcomed the
rst business mission from
Italys Confederation of Italian
Industries, or Conndustria, in 65
years.
Conndustria, Italys biggest
association of manufacturing
and services companies, sent a
21-member delegation to meet
with local trade associations such
as the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and the
Federation of Filipino Chinese
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, the Italian Chamber
of Commerce of the Philippines
and the European Chamber of
Commerce of the Philippines
from Nov. 20 to 23.
The Philippine products
identied by the government for
promotion in Italy are processed
marine products, processed
fruits and coconut products,
costume jewelry and giftware,
autoparts, home furnishings,
information and communication
technology products and
services and garments.
Panlilio said the Philippines
was experiencing a record-
breaking number of inbound
missions wanting to see up close
and personal what the country is
all about now. I believe we are
in the radar of every signicant
country in the world today,
Panlilio said.
Julito G. Rada
Philex allots P1b for river cleanup
Citra to build P25-b
road link in January
More Ayala bonds
CONGLOMERATE Ayala Corp.
plans to issue more long-term
bonds to raise funds for its venture
into infrastructure and power
generation.
Ayala managing director and
treasurer Ramon Opulencia said in
an interview the company would
offer bonds with longer tenor to
support investments with long
gestation periods.
Opulencia said the bond
offering for a conglomerate like
Ayala would have an ideal size of
at least P8 billion.
We have done it 15 years already.
As we get into more infrastructure-
related investments, the need to
extend the tenor becomes more
compelling, Opulencia said.
The conglomerate on Friday listed
P10 billion worth of 5.45 percent,
seven-year bonds with Philippine
Dealing Exchange Corp.
One of the items in our wish list
is to issue a bond beyond 15 years...
to support our investments of long
gestation, Opulencia said.
Jenniffer B. Austria
Chingkoe cleared
BUSINESSMAN Arsenio
Chingkoe said he has been cleared
of textile smuggling charges by
the Bureau of Customs since ve
years ago.
Arsenio issued copies of
clearances from the customs
ofce and the then Presidential
Anti-Smuggling Group, afrming
that the warrants of seizure and
detention on 40,000 rolls of textiles
found inside his warehouse at
Santan corner East Drive, Marikina
City with a value of around P100m
had already been lifted. He added
only additional duties and taxes
amounting to P53,741.00 were
levied.
PASG also declared no illegal
drugs were found on the cargoes,
contrary to reports in several
newspapers.
Chingkoe said he has issuing
this statement to correct malicious
stories in the archives of some
news agencies and in the Internet.
NLEX-Smart partnership. Metro Pacic Tollways Corp. and Manila North Tollways Corp. signed an agreement naming the countrys largest cloverleaf Smart Connect
Interchange. The cloverleaf leads motorists to the 2.7-kilometer Mindanao Avenue Link that, in turn, connects the North Luzon Expressway to Mindanao Avenue. Shown at the
signing ceremony (from left) are Smart Communications media, trade and activation touchpoints group head Darlene Chiong, Smart wireless consumer division head Emmanuel
Lorenzana, Smart chief wireless advisor Orlando Vea, MPTC president Ramon Fernandez, MNTC president Rodrigo Franco and MPTC chief nance ofcer Chris Lizo.
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WEEKLY STOCKS REVIEW
NOVEMBER 19-23, 2012 NOVEMBER 12-16, 2012
STOCKS CLOSE VOLUME VALUE CLOSE VOLUME VALUE
FINANCIAL
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 69.40 35,441,660 2,444,043,946.50 68.00 12,285,030 833,922,694.50
Bank of PI 92.80 5,878,230 526,810,167.50 85.40 8,108,930 691,668,696.00
Bankard, Inc. 0.71 391,000 481,400.00 0.71 1,862,000 1,319,020.00
China Bank 54.50 1,058,430 58,453,582.00 52.65 724,620 38,318,144.50
BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.97 23,000 46,500.00 2.00 148,000 286,360.00
COL Financial 19.2 2,463,100 46,871,470.00 19 872,000 15,797,739.00
Eastwest Bank 27.1 10,781,000 291,044,450.00 25.55 6,678,500 168,571,830.00
Filipino Fund Inc. 10.24 4,600 47,464 10.24 5,100 52,332
First Abacus 0.76 80,000 60,300.00
First Metro Inv. 87.5 25,270 2,228,053.00 87.6 720 62,839.00
I-Remit Inc. 2.78 355,000 974,560.00 2.69 518,000 1,436,900.00
Manulife Fin. Corp. 475.00 930 443,100.00 490.00 290 139,180.00
Maybank ATR KE 21 28,100 602,600.00 21.6 34,800 741,080.00
Metrobank 97.00 12,993,760 1,243,419,697.00 95.25 19,225,960 1,850,702,575.50
Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.72 1,925,000 3,400,090.00 1.8 1,032,400 2,048,600.00
Phil Bank of Comm 72.00 6,950 499,180.00 71.00 830 57,430.00
Phil. National Bank 84.30 35,407,560 2,863,829,047.50 71.95 5,682,520 408,931,995.00
Phil. Savings Bank 88.00 30,540 2,707,530.00 87.00 2,170 184,840.00
PSE Inc. 385 227,700 88,170,666.00 372 22,070 8,189,580.00
RCBC `A 54.8 4,793,860.00 259,731,412.50 48 7,557,800.00 362,672,850.00
Security Bank 160.8 3,701,650 601,283,478.00 155.1 5,652,680 885,951,850.00
Sun Life Financial 990.00 5,310 5,214,475.00 965.00 2,490 2,426,080.00
Union Bank 111.50 765,830 86,279,747.00 110.50 880,170 97,122,304.00
Vantage Equities 2.16 752,000 1,619,640.00 2.13 1,563,000 3,336,060.00
INDUSTRIAL
Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.8 6,577,200 227,150,485.00 34.35 14,526,500 494,359,050.00
Agrinurture Inc. 7.05 897,800 6,669,948.00 8 153,800 1,238,436.00
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 2.1 40,992,000 83,459,370.00 2.08 34,081,000 70,435,730.00
Alphaland Corp. 27.95 1,500 41,915.00 28 44,800 1,308,780.00
Alsons Cons. 1.36 3,402,000 4,584,380.00 1.38 2,317,000 3,215,180.00
Asiabest Group 18.78 60,800 1,143,094.00 19 35,600 664,336.00
Bogo Medellin 58.00 580 33,265.00 52.00 300 15,630.00
Calapan Venture 4.2 198,000 845,400.00 4.15 221,000 935,450.00
Conc. Aggr. `A 63.00 20 1,270.00
Chemrez Technologies Inc. 3.00 4,685,000 13,790,790.00 3.00 2,492,000 7,523,370.00
Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.96 2,533,400 34,621,101.00 11.98 2,547,500 28,317,508.00
Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.92 89,589,400 616,155,028.00 6.88 138,685,100 935,465,394.00
EEI 8.83 5,153,500 45,184,107.00 8.79 4,409,800 38,525,631.00
Euro-Med Lab. 2.06 98,000 180,040.00 1.80 897,000 1,944,580.00
Federal Chemicals 9.80 12,700 125,266.00 9.92 2,000 19,840.00
First Gen Corp. 23.5 15,121,500 356,374,025.00 23.25 11,629,300 266,985,235.00
First Holdings A 93.6 2,229,940 204,702,680.00 91.8 4,420,450 404,814,208.50
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 17.50 66,000 1,153,750.00 17.34 65,800 1,171,002.00
Greenergy 0.0240 7,224,500,000 180,032,900.00 0.0250 6,767,000,000 162,910,600.00
Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.44 151,100 2,022,262.00 13.30 604,700 8,098,078.00
Integ. Micro-Electronics 3.95 343,000 1,382,460.00 4.14 385,000 1,837,530.00
Ionics Inc 0.630 2,261,000 1,591,770.00 0.630 708,000 450,960.00
Jollibee Foods Corp. 106.50 1,861,080 195,674,608.00 107.50 1,706,950 123,667,662.00
Lafarge Rep 9.55 4,976,400 48,047,742.00 9.5 3,281,800 30,815,303.00
Liberty Flour 40.00 1,500 60,000.00 40.00 3,200 142,800.00
LMG Chemicals 1.99 301,000 600,970.00 1.98 570,000 1,149,960.00
LT Group 13.24 23,067,700 305,110,890.00
Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.61 139,000 217,090.00
Manchester Intl. A 5.49 720,900 4,194,751.00 7.58 1,936,200 17,194,331.00
Manchester Intl. B 5.5 285,500 1,626,093.00 7.68 972,100 8,751,333.00
Manila Water Co. Inc. 31.5 14,548,300 463,157,500.00 31.2 7,567,900 228,531,405.00
Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 3.21 2,000 6,720.00 3.5 49,000 179,300.00
Megawide 14.900 4,730,600 69,715,616.00 14.980 242,200 2,715,100.00
Mla. Elect. Co `A 255.40 3,971,420 1,016,349,100.00 252.60 4,590,620 1,172,211,920.00
Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. 6.00 100 600.00 5.20 5,000 26,000.00
Pancake House Inc. 7.60 11,700 90,490.00 8.50 62,100 503,944.00
Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 5.4 23,588,500 129,589,497.00 5.42 43,559,000 236,497,562.00
Petron Corporation 10.60 13,328,100 139,977,168.00 10.70 8,367,000 89,248,898.00
Phinma Corporation 10.80 14,600 156,708.00 10.24 141,800 1,452,032.00
Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 9.01 2,591,400 23,261,916.00 8.60 592,700 5,052,791.00
RFM Corporation 4.13 11,693,000 49,056,950.00 4.15 12,333,000 51,425,020.00
Roxas Holdings 2.5 85,000 210,850.00 2.48 127,000 318,540.00
Salcon Power Corp. 4.8 38,000 182,200.00 4.75 358,000 1,831,630.00
San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 296,100 10,067,320.00 34.00 306,800 10,421,135.00
San Miguel Corp `A 109.10 1,476,670 160,841,931.00 108.60 1,898,570 186,806,787.00
San MiguelPure Foods `B 244 93,280 23,225,132.00 680 330 230,800.00
Seacem 1.65 1,829,000 3,432,770.00 2.05 3,359,000 7,628,510.00
Splash Corporation 1.79 288,000 510,090.00 1.75 1,261,000 2,195,330.00
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.158 20,260,000 3,211,350.00 0.158 9,440,000 1,492,750.00
Tanduay Holdings 12.58 2,659,600 33,257,014.00 12.44 13,408,400 163,725,070.00
TKC Steel Corp. 1.99 161,000 308,860.00 1.98 196,000 379,000.00
Trans-Asia Oil 1.12 12,560,000 14,277,530.00 1.15 30,751,000 23,912,160.00
Universal Robina 77.00 5,682,570 440,464,542.00 76.00 7,671,250 589,967,322.50
Victorias Milling 1.24 11,419,000 14,483,620.00 1.23 12,415,000 14,885,170.00
Vitarich Corp. 1.16 36,322,000 41,200,740.00 1.07 39,812,000 46,724,930.00
Vivant Corp. 8.02 200 1,604.00 7.90 5,100 53,290.00
Vulcan Indl. 1.67 60,576,000 98,466,500.00 1.46 45,403,000 75,095,850.00
HOLDING FIRMS
Abacus Cons. `A 0.68 30,370,000 20,689,110.00 0.70 13,638,000 9,535,620.00
Aboitiz Equity 48.70 6,829,000 332,379,380.00 48.70 3,978,600 193,824,495.00
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1330 4,411,810,000 589,041,420.00 0.1340 7,045,260,000 922,921,680.00
Alliance Global Inc. 16.00 64,890,900 1,013,063,850.00 15.08 79,616,500 1,204,415,120.00
Anglo Holdings A 2.05 31,678,000 63,698,030.00 2.00 820,000 1,661,810.00
Anscor `A 4.80 516,000 2,490,640.00 4.91 165,000 801,630.00
Asia Amalgamated A 4.49 4,287,000 18,363,520.00 4.90 3,186,800 15,833,086.00
ATN Holdings A 1.04 8,908,000 17,629,410.00 1.35 282,000 372,980.00
ATN Holdings B 1.1 4,071,000 4,622,130.00 1.5 165,000 230,270.00
Ayala Corp `A 486.6 3,306,990 1,568,170,782.00 449.8 3,895,030 1,741,454,950.00
DMCI Holdings 55.75 5,228,080 282,891,178.00 53.00 8,826,770 473,820,217.50
F&J Prince A 2.7 80,000 216,000.00 2.79 122,000 322,720.00
Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.50 2,739,000 12,508,450.00 4.50 2,278,000 10,382,240.00
Forum Pacic 0.238 180,000 40,870.00 0.240 720,000 169,510.00
GT Capital 592 1,053,860 615,018,280.00 568 1,191,200 659,216,560.00
House of Inv. 5.80 420,400 2,415,350.00 5.80 312,100 1,817,286.00
JG Summit Holdings 37.00 13,780,000 507,213,750.00 34.00 8,761,100 297,975,100.00
Jolliville Holdings 7 161,900 1,163,313.00 7.6 426,600 3,037,972.00
Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.6 44,508,200 287,987,145.00 6.4 40,423,800 257,857,988.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.05 7,067,000 7,391,220.00 1.06 8,591,000 9,093,720.00
Mabuhay Holdings `A 0.400 3,070,000 1,235,350.00 0.410 60,000 24,600.00
Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 1.89 5,508,000 10,256,850.00 1.91 5,836,300 12,402,920.00
Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.31 109,303,000 473,358,400.00 4.30 194,937,000 845,907,670.00
Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.62 5,119,700 28,056,783.00 4.9 230,100 1,113,166.00
MJCI Investments Inc. 5.72 124,700 743,482.00 5.95 220,400 1,274,430.00
Pacica `A 0.0460 5,320,000 334,000.00 0.0470 14,000,000 646,400.00
Prime Media Hldg 1.260 1,864,000 2,193,490.00 1.270 2,000 2,550.00
Prime Orion 0.550 4,037,000 2,226,410.00 0.570 8,372,000 4,732,330.00
Seafront `A 1.77 307,000 553,650.00 1.80 137,000 257,380.00
Sinophil Corp. 0.315 11,680,000 3,600,350.00 0.315 4,320,000 1,360,750.00
SM Investments Inc. 836.00 1,328,760 1,094,302,490.00 819.00 1,729,270 1,412,879,665.00
Solid Group Inc. 1.92 1,431,000 2,700,120.00 1.88 1,346,000 2,558,660.00
South China Res. Inc. 1.10 884,000 973,950.00 1.14 663,000 749,790.00
Transgrid 430.00 100 44,800.00
Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2650 6,670,000 1,772,650.00 0.2700 2,850,000 791,800.00
Wellex Industries 0.3100 14,980,000 4,743,300.00 0.3300 52,570,000 17,321,250.00
Zeus Holdings 0.355 8,810,000 3,113,100.00 0.360 7,420,000 2,765,700.00
P R O P E R T Y
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.00 1,600 27,082.00 17.00 1,800 30,600.00
A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.05 12,218,000 36,613,180.00 3.00 2,234,000 6,717,810.00
Araneta Prop `A 0.720 4,744,000 3,273,250.00 0.560 1,009,000 615,990.00
Arthaland Corp. 0.176 250,000 44,380.00 0.180 880,000 154,130.00
Ayala Land `B 23.30 46,777,700 1,081,560,590.00 22.85 36,685,500 840,936,190.00
Belle Corp. `A 5.13 15,042,900 77,347,828.00 5.12 14,706,800 75,821,749.00
Cebu Holdings 4.5 494,000 2,232,150.00 4.5 209,000 956,050.00
Cebu Prop. `A 5.1 30,000 153,000.00 5.1 125,400 639,460.00
Cebu Prop. `B 5.1 113,000 595,550.00 5 98,000 498,300.00
Centennial City 1.44 13,588,000 19,570,970.00 1.44 39,147,000 56,729,090.00
City & Land Dev. 2.37 109,000 247,560.00 2.30 75,000 161,810.00
Cityland Dev. `A 1.08 1,452,000 1,597,550.00 1.11 523,000 583,480.00
Crown Equities Inc. 0.070 16,450,000 1,136,620.00 0.073 2,030,000 139,640.00
Cyber Bay Corp. 0.82 7,989,000 6,515,610.00 0.83 9,619,000 7,644,660.00
Empire East Land 0.980 642,285,000 601,056,300.00 0.940 92,691,000 87,827,140.00
Eton Properties 2.90 1,563,000 4,647,000.00 2.90 4,127,000 11,971,890.00
Ever Gotesco 0.355 85,100,000 30,987,550.00 0.350 89,640,000 30,732,800.00
Global-Estate 1.87 12,495,000 23,208,310.00 1.84 9,175,000 17,096,600.00
Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.61 93,390,000 151,293,530.00 1.59 165,662,000 262,074,030.00
Highlands Prime 1.90 42,000 79,800.00 1.90 65,000 121,820.00
Interport `A 1.20 2,109,000 2,482,500.00 1.22 2,385,000 2,783,740.00
Keppel Properties 2.12 3,000 6,360.00
Megaworld Corp. 2.45 243,468,000 601,754,680.00 2.47 183,632,740 688,877,200.00
MRC Allied Ind. 0.1650 26,180,000 4,332,400.00 0.1700 25,320,000 4,376,530.00
Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7800 82,221,000 65,543,500.00 0.8100 216,914,000 165,753,310.00
Phil. Realty `A 0.480 259,940,000 109,692,650.00 0.410 17,000,000 7,126,050.00
Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 25.00 4,300 107,500.00 25.00 600 15,000.00
Primex Corp. 2.90 273,000 888,540.00
Robinsons Land `B 18.44 18,014,700 338,060,552.00 18.70 14,378,700 269,487,580.00
Rockwell 2.9 4,817,000 13,409,360.00 2.96 1,485,000 4,465,600.00
Shang Properties Inc. 2.83 313,000 870,840.00 2.87 434,000 1,193,010.00
SM Development `A 5.89 15,393,100 90,921,284.00 5.98 10,501,600 62,953,002.00
SM Prime Holdings 14.50 76,985,800 1,116,198,664.00 14.48 77,324,400 1,122,051,966.00
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.66 1,764,000 1,167,320.00 0.67 2,028,000 1,359,290.00
Starmalls 3.66 229,000 827,130.00 3.62 535,000 1,931,710.00
Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.540 1,047,000 570,790.00 0.560 1,080,000 571,850.00
Vista Land & Lifescapes 5.140 47,472,800 241,006,976.00 5.040 54,498,300 276,150,814.00
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.9 247,000 522,830.00 2.1 460,000 1,116,170.00
ABS-CBN 34 798,300 27,054,025.00 33.5 3,373,100 105,279,200.00
Acesite Hotel 1.29 861,000 1,122,790.00 1.34 2,467,000 3,337,570.00
APC Group, Inc. 0.610 5,038,000 3,092,880.00 0.610 1,598,000 977,260.00
Asian Terminals Inc. 9.05 202,200 1,880,410.00 9.5 438,400 4,161,416.00
Bloomberry 13.96 32,245,800 449,743,750.00 13.52 21,001,400 290,265,390.00
Boulevard Holdings 0.1600 593,930,000 96,332,180.00 0.1500 189,150,000 28,442,560.00
Calata Corp. 7.3 17,141,800 125,071,517.00 6.75 7,732,700 48,904,779.00
Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 62.20 1,494,890 92,527,670.50 61.10 1,592,980 94,902,288.50
Centro Esc. Univ. 10.76 26,200 281,582.00 10.12 24,000 242,200.00
DFNN Inc. 5.28 491,400 2,605,267.00 5.30 280,500 1,593,516.00
Easy Call Common 2.10 26,000 55,780.00 2.20 73,000 165,720.00
FEUI 1060 4,665 4,896,810.00 1080 890 940,995.00
Globalports 19 700 11,300.00
Globe Telecom 1135.00 151,115 171,433,105.00 1150.00 233,540 263,588,920.00
GMA Network Inc. 8.50 1,491,000 12,537,100.00 8.40 1,249,300 10,482,270.00
I.C.T.S.I. 70 8,134,180 568,603,466.00 69.9 4,038,990 280,792,335.50
Information Capital Tech. 0.405 1,030,000 422,900.00 0.415 1,360,000 576,150.00
Imperial Res. `A 6.50 100 650 5.90 16,600 99,300
IPeople Inc. `A 7.6 101,300 451,258.00 7.5 4,900 38,575.00
IP Converge 2.55 384,000 965,960.00 2.58 1,036,000 2,657,900.00
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.027 861,900,000 23,274,200.00 0.026 1,471,700,000 41,422,800.00
IPVG Corp. 0.85 42,755,000 37,217,490.00 0.89 29,374,000 26,294,340.00
Island Info 0.0440 1,500,000 66,000.00 0.0440 1,000,000 44,000.00
ISM Communications 2.5200 466,000 1,125,600.00 2.5500 672,000 1,707,890.00
Leisure & Resorts 8.60 5,251,800 45,351,250.00 8.69 11,087,800 99,477,673.00
Liberty Telecom 2.48 92,000 216,050.00 2.48 501,000 1,164,670.00
Lorenzo Shipping 1.3 2,000 2,600.00 1.3 16,000 22,850.00
Macroasia Corp. 2.71 47,000 127,390.00 2.75 12,000 32,390.00
Manila Bulletin 0.70 82,000 56,250.00 0.69 64,000 44,160.00
Manila Jockey 2.72 7,640,000 21,179,090.00 2.83 4,982,000 14,187,000.00
Metro Pacic Tollways 6.06 11,200 69,992.00 6.26 28,300 175,163.00
Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 13.96 464,700 6,490,304.00 13.96 719,800 10,065,622.00
PAL Holdings Inc. 5.11 215,400 1,109,198 5.25 470,000 2,456,902
Paxys Inc. 2.98 4,693,000 13,734,660.00 2.87 4,522,000 13,425,550.00
Phil. Racing Club 9.5 1,020,000 9,690,000.00 9.5 1,993,700 18,965,024.00
Phil. Seven Corp. 82.00 15,630 1,316,004.50 87.00 33,250 2,905,134.00
Philweb.Com Inc. 14.00 35,057,500 493,480,688.00 13.00 1,463,700 20,119,712.00
PLDT Common 2500.00 420,100 1,050,216,300.00 2506.00 562,035 1,428,800,590.00
PremiereHorizon 0.315 4,210,000 1,311,550.00 0.315 63,750,000 20,410,950.00
Puregold 29.30 13,610,400 394,980,715.00 29.40 12,845,300 380,660,010.00
STI Holdings 1.01 156,650,000 156,579,800.00 1.01 357,786,000 369,799,620.00
Touch Solutions 4.06 73,000 292,980.00 4.06 11,000 44,210.00
Transpacic Broadcast 2.3 10,000 21,100.00 2.35 170,000 366,910.00
Waterfront Phils. 0.430 1,870,000 787,950.00 0.440 1,500,000 647,250.00
Yehey 1.160 691,000 800,990.00 1.190 1,240,000 1,612,570.00
MINING & OIL
Abra Mining 0.006 756,000,000 4,490,200.00 0.006 1,129,000,000 7,023,600.00
Apex `A 4.70 404,000 1,874,440.00 4.80 337,000 1,591,190.00
Apex `B 4.70 137,000 633,110.00 4.65 57,000 266,900.00
Atlas Cons. `A 17.38 2,357,900 41,095,712.00 17.30 3,067,600 53,569,582.00
Atok-Big Wedge `A 24.85 15,200 359,095.00 25.00 19,400 457,475.00
Basic Energy Corp. 0.275 14,780,000 4,125,900.00 0.285 109,420,000 31,385,150.00
Benguet Corp `A 20.5 59,600 1,194,740.00 21.65 21,700 466,795.00
Benguet Corp `B 19.6 22,900 458,180.00 20.05 11,700 236,805.00
Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1 3,860,000 3,884,690.00 1.02 2,404,000 2,408,930.00
Coal Asia 1.06 30,540,000 32,355,160.00 1.03 93,449,000 99,130,570.00
Dizon 16.68 414,100 7,030,670.00 17.38 436,000 7,559,942.00
Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.55 20,045,000 10,936,240.00 0.56 6,446,000 3,582,320.00
Lepanto `A 0.990 109,376,000 108,196,070.00 1.010 175,170,000 180,192,650.00
Lepanto `B 1.050 35,010,000 36,536,750.00 1.080 43,024,000 47,341,610.00
Manila Mining `A 0.0640 3,330,010,000 210,437,300.00 0.0600 508,090,000 30,348,280.00
Manila Mining `B 0.0640 1,446,860,000 90,481,610.00 0.0590 900,510,000 53,884,170.00
Nickelasia 16.64 1,349,400 22,631,406.00 16.64 906,900 15,270,792.00
Nihao Mineral Resources 5.48 596,400 3,284,247.00 5.5 757,100 4,200,853.00
Omico 0.6100 848,000 523,490.00 0.6300 340,000 215,220.00
Oriental Peninsula Res. 3.630 1,347,000 4,977,280.00 3.770 1,066,000 4,068,120.00
Oriental Pet. `A 0.0190 144,300,000 2,646,600.00 0.0180 208,500,000 3,841,800.00
Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 29,100,000 553,100.00 0.0200 4,400,000 86,300.00
Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.85 162,500 951,840.00 5.89 203,600 1,194,717.00
Philex `A 13.10 14,621,100 197,733,986.00 13.50 15,435,300 217,470,662.00
PhilexPetroleum 26.95 490,200 13,097,435.00 26 406,300 10,525,090.00
Philodrill Corp. `A 0.040 1,444,000,000 58,820,100.00 0.040 1,806,600,000 75,930,600.00
PNOC Expls `B 43 1,000 43,000.00 42 460 20,280.00
Semirara Corp. 220.00 923,100 203,906,348.00 219.80 551,840 121,748,328.00
United Paragon 0.0190 3,520,500,000 65,560,500.00 0.0160 150,700,000 2,404,400.00
PREFERRED
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 33.8 8,815,700 299,464,870.00 33.9 14,624,700 461,431,670.00
Ayala Corp. Pref `A 522 8,160 4,254,535.00 525 9,130 4,741,730.00
First Gen F 106.5 80 8,520.00 102 1,210 123,420.00
First Gen G 104.2 17,400 1,812,260.00 104 17,480 1,818,828.00
First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 101.8 44,080 4,486,944.00 101.6 56,000 5,708,260.00
GMA Holdings Inc. 8.6 1,276,500 10,860,168.00 8.4 1,976,600 16,457,913.00
PCOR-Preferred 106 43,350 4,619,507.00 109.2 12,010 1,321,923.00
SMC Preferred A 75 6,845,020 513,353,620.50 75 2,754,820 206,610,770.00
SMC Preferred B 75.25 38,510 2,897,880.00
SMC Preferred C 75.4 115,720 8,722,690.00 75.25 90,380 6,804,501.00
SMPFC Preferred 1008 16,250 16,378,050.00 1015 21,420 21,930,270.00
Swift Pref 1.37 377,000 512,730.00 1.38 3,000 4,140.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.45 1,930,000 2,819,110.00 1.45 3,530,000 5,263,630.00
Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 1.69 13,000 23,070.00
S M E
Ripple E-Business Intl 4.21 2,000 8,421.00
Stocks may retreat
after posting record
DR. EMILIANO T.
HUDTOHAN
GREEN LIGHT
WEEKLY MOST TRADED
STOCKS VOLUME
Greenergy 7,224,500,000
Alcorn Gold Res. 4,411,810,000
United Paragon 3,520,500,000
Manila Mining `A 3,330,010,000
Manila Mining `B 1,446,860,000
Philodrill Corp. `A 1,444,000,000
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 861,900,000
Abra Mining 756,000,000
Empire East Land 642,285,000
Boulevard Holdings 593,930,000
STOCKS VALUE
Phil. National Bank 2,863,829,047.50
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 2,444,043,946.50
Ayala Corp `A 1,568,170,782.00
Metrobank 1,243,419,697.00
SM Prime Holdings 1,116,198,664.00
SM Investments Inc. 1,094,302,490.00
Ayala Land `B 1,081,560,590.00
PLDT Common 1,050,216,300.00
Mla. Elect. Co `A 1,016,349,100.00
Alliance Global Inc. 1,013,063,850.00
Clean air and negative ions
IN November, we celebrate Environmental
Awareness and Clean Air Month to ensure that
environmentalism becomes a way of life. This
awareness campaign of the government is the result
of Proclamation 1109 on Clean Air Month in 1997,
Republic Act 9512 on National Environmental
Awareness and Education Act of 2008.
Air in Metro Manila has long been classied as
polluted. We breathe in toxic elements that are
airborne. Our cement jungle deprives us of clean,
fresh air that comes from lush, green vegetation.
This crowded city no longer provides us the
natural negative ions that our body system needs
to attain good health. Apparently, the battle against
pollution seems to have a foregone conclusion. It is
increasing and it is now up to individual initiatives
to nd alternative solutions to the polluted air we
breathe.
Health awareness
When my wife lost her voice in the 90s, together
we embarked on a journey in search of wellness.
I decided to study mental health under De La
Salles guidance and counseling program. For
practical reasons, I shifted to the child and family
life Ph.D. program at Miriam College while my
daughter studied at the Ateneo. But by the time
she graduated from college, I was only half-done
with my study.
In 2004, still focused on wellness, I proposed to
write on quantum healing for my dissertation, partly
because of our experience with Bukas Loob sa
Dios charismatic community and Pearls research
on metaphysics. As there was no metaphysicist
at DLSU, I dropped the proposal upon the advice
of Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC. But Pearl and
I continued to explore Eastern homoeopathic
medicine as an alternative to wellness. She
underwent acupuncture in Chinatown and on her
own practiced acupressure. In the framework of
quantum physics and acupressure practice, she
managed her wellness for 16 years and enjoyed
good health.
But on May 10, this year, she suffered a mild
stroke. After 17 days of connement at San Juan
de Dios Hospital, she was allowed to come home.
Then, Ester Ocampo, auntie of our caregiver Maret
Luceno, introduced her to the MetroWaki high
potential therapy, which makes use of a regulated
stream micro vibration of negative ions.
My study on the existence of quarks and atoms
made it easier for me to appreciate the importance
of the negative ions that revitalize the cells in our
body systems. These negative ions, according
to MetroWaki Harrison Plaza supervisor Anton
Llanto, help increase our natural immunity and
counters the effects of the positive ions that induce
acidity.
Meridian of wellness
Pearls years of research on Chinese medicine
and acupressure helped her understand the role of
micro electric vibration.
She says, My more than two months free
therapy at the MetroWaki wellness center at
Harrison Plaza has reawakened my interest in
acupuncture. The idea that the body possesses an
unseen energy stream has been the foundation of
traditional Chinese medicine for a very long time.
Stimulating specic sites in the meridians has been
shown to be effective in blocking pain signals also
healing disruption of energy ow. Stimulation can
be done through heat, massage, direct electrical
stimulation and tapping
According to the book Instant Emotional
Healing when certain crystals are activated,
they vibrate and bend. Then they snap back to
their original shape thereby causing an electric
charge. This is known as the piezo electric effect.
Supposedly, calcium in the bones provides the
mineral crystals for the piezo electric effect.
Related to this, geobiologist Joseph Krichvink
and his colleagues at the Caltech Institute have
interesting ndings regarding the effects of the
electromagnetic eld on humans. Magnetite which
is the crystallized form of iron responsive to both
geomagnetic and electromagnetic elds is found
mostly in the pineal gland in the center of the
brain
I read somewhere years ago that wishes which
are written in pencil which has magnetite increases
the chances of the wishes being granted. This is
due to the power of magnetism. Grabhorn in
Beyond the Twelve Steps details the importance
of thoughts. Thoughts come to the brain through
the pituitary which secretes a hormone that ows
into the pineal gland. Let us remember that
magnetite is found in the pineal gland responsible
for activating different frequencies of thought.
The higher frequencies of thought are not limited
beliefs. The higher thought frequencies utilize the
emotions; they bring in more understanding; they
literally awaken human beings to their divinity.
Health equipment
Through an experiment in physical wellness
through micro vibrations, Pearl and I experienced
physical improvement benets. After two
months of ionized treatment, our high blood
sugar normalized. She manifested smoother
skin and I noticed my age spots disappeared and
was able to ex my arthritic nger without pain.
Encouraged by the effects of the negative ions,
we bought a MetroWaki air dehumidier-ionizer
and water purier-ionizer for healthier lifestyle.
Aileen Gutierez, my FEU MBA student, told me
that in Japan, dehumidiers and water ionizers
are ordinary household appliances. MetroWaki
consultant Romy Libatog also conrmed that in
the Philippines more and more urban households
are using ionization equipment.
When our meridians get clogged, acidity sets in
and the road to disease and un-wellness becomes
a pathway in the big city. There is an alternative
technology that recaptures the natural elements,
like the negative ions that make our cells healthy
in the big city where we live.
The World Bank has been looking to the East
for environmental solutions; there is technological
health innovation in Asia; the therapeutic
machines of MetroWaki are made in Japan and a
Malaysian company operates wellness centers in
the Philippines.
MetroWaki CSR
MetroWakis 30-minute daily treatment is
offered free because it does not pay for media
advertisements. I look at this as an innovative
corporate social responsibility that benets those
who cannot afford to buy the machine or avail
of the treatment at top hospitals in Quezon City
and Makati City. It allows those who experience
positive results to personally spread the wellness
good news; it does not do hard sell by dragging
the customer to the wellness center.

Congratulations to manager Marian Credo,

marketing in-charge Joan Marie Cordovan and staff
on the occasion of the 25
th
anniversary of Jollibee
Branch in Vito Cruz corner Taft Avenue. As member
of Happyplus, I enjoy the efciency of cashless
payments and other loyalty benets of Jollibee.
Dr. Emiliano T. Hudtohan teaches at the
Management and Organization Department,
Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. College of Business
of De La Salle University, Manila. He lectures
at the Graduate School of De La Salle Araneta
University, Malabon; Far Eastern University-
Makati; Philippine Womens University,
Manila; and San Beda University. His
e-mail: dr.eth2008@gmail.com and Web site:
emilianohudtohan.com.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
STOCKS are likely to consolidate this
week, as investors may opt to cash in
on last weeks hefty gains ahead of the
shortened trading period this week.
AB Capital Securities said
while there was still room
for the PSEi to inch up, local
market needed to undergo
a technical breather after
posting a series of fresh highs
last week.
The relative strength of
the index is almost at its peak,
suggesting a pullback especially
for those stocks that traded on
hyped developments last week,
AB Capital said.
The 30-company benchmark
index gained 113 points over last
weeks ve-day market trading
to settle at a new record level of
5,552.34 on Nov. 23.
It has broken record-high
levels 28 times since the start of
the year.
The index also posted a new
intra-day high of 5,553.57 on
Nov. 21 as the market was enticed
by merger and acquisition talks
between Lucio Tan-owned
Philippine National Bank and
Ayala Corp.-led Bank of the
Philippine Islands.
The nancials index rose 5.1
percent last week while holding
rms also advanced 3.8 percent
for the week.
Upbeat expectations on
both the listed company and
macroeconomic fronts continue
to infuse excitement in our
investors. Local developments
have been able to overshadow
ongoing concerns abroad, and
this certainly bodes well for
the market as we look to end
2012 on a high note, PSE chief
operating ofcer Roel Refran
said.
AB Capital said given the
markets strong performance,
it was possible for the PSEi
to hit the 5,600-point level
in December, supported by
spurring news and holiday-
driven consumer spending.
We recommend our consumer
play picks that are in great timing
for the season, which include
JG Summit Holdings Inc. and
Puregold Price Club Inc., AB
Capital said.
Freya May Natividad, an
analyst from online brokerage
rm 2TradeAsia, said it would
be prudent for investors to
monitor the sustainability of the
markets momentum, as most
might seize the runup to cash in
previous gains.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
B3
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ManilaStandardToday
adv.mst@gmail.com
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Cordillera Administrative Region
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Abra District Engineering Offcer
Bangued, Abra
November 22, 2012
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bangued, Abra
through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to
bid for the following contract(s):
Package 28
Contract ID : 12PA0073
Contract Name : Construction of Flood Control Structure
Contract Location : Malanas River, San Juan, Abra
Scope of Work : Item 1703,511
Contract Name : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building (Day Care
Bldg.)
Contract Location : San Juan, Abra
Scope of Work : Item 1003
Approved Budget for the :
Contract (ABC) : Php 5,299,816.37
Contract Duration : 124 calendar days
Source of Fund : PDAF FY 2012
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, (c) 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 November 23, 2012 to December 13, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference December 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI
from Prospective Bidders
December 13, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Until 10:00 A.M. of December 13, 2012
5. Opening of Bids December 13, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Abra
Engineering District, Bangued, Abra upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of P10,000.00 for Bidding Documents. Prospective bidders may 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. 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-Abra Engineering District, Bangued, Abra 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 affected Bidders.
APPROVED
(Sgd.) EDWIN T. BRINGAS
Chief, Maintenance Section
BAC-Chairman
Tel. # 752-8507
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
REGION IV-B MIMAROPA
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, through RA Fund
101 intends to apply the sum of P 45,589,813.66 being the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for 12EI0117 Improvement/
Concreting of Calapan South Road, G. Antonino Banus Section, K0085+018
K0087+602 (w/ exception), Gloria, Oriental Mindoro. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce now invites bids
for the Concreting of 2.42875 km. road; Pavement width = 6.70m. Pavement
thickness = 0.28m; shoulder width = 2.0m; Approach slab = 8.0m. Completion
of the works is required in 225 calendar days.
Prospective bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one
(1) contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted
to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices, must be at least ffty
percent (50%) of the ABC to be bid as stated in the Revised Section 23.5.2.5
under GPPB Resolution No. 11 2012 of the IRR of R.A. 9184. The description
of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations of R.A. 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.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Southern Mindoro
District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below or any DPWH feld offces and upon payment of a non
refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P 25,000.00.
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 later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre Bid
Conference on November 29, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M. at the Conference Room,
DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce which shall be open to
all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 11, 2012
until 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
and in the amount stated in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS).
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH, Southern Mindoro 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.
For further information, please refer to:
ANNIELYN E. PADULLO
DPWH, Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
Dangay, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
Telefax No. (043) 289 - 2565
Approved :
(Sgd.) ANNIELYN E. PADULLO
(BAC Chairperson)
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
PORT DISTRICT OFFICE OF MANILA/NORTHERN LUZON
PDO Manila Building, Muelle de San Francisco
South Harbor, Port Area, Manila
Tel. Nos. 525-5264 to 67, Telefax No. 301-9043
INVITATION TO BID
PROCUREMENT OF MANPOWER SERVICES FOR PDO MANILA/NORTHERN
LUZON AND PMOs UNDER ITS JURISDICTION FOR CY 2013
1. The PPA-PDO Manila/Northern Luzon, through its Corporate Operating Budget intends to apply the
sum of Forty One Million Two Hundred Fifty Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Three and
36/100 Pesos (P41,252,763.36) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments
under the Contract for Manpower Services for PDO Manila/Northern Luzon and PMOs Under Its
Jurisdiction for CY 2013. Bids received higher than the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
bid opening.
2. The PPA-PDO Manila/Northern Luzon now invites bids from prospective bidders for the
Procurement of Manpower Services for PDO Manila/Northern Luzon and PMOs Under Its
Jurisdiction for CY 2013. Delivery of the services is required from January 1, 2013 to December
31, 2013 at the following offces:
OFFICES NO. OF POSITIONS
Port District Offce (Proper) 40
PMO South Harbor 30
PMO North Harbor 54
PMO Limay 19
PMO San Fernando LU/Sual 17
----------------
TOTAL 160
3. Prospective Bidders should have completed, within the last fve (5) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a single contract that is similar to the Project, the value of which
must be at least ffty percent (50%) of the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to be bid. The
description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
III, Instructions to bidders.
4. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic
Act (RA) 9184, known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and is restricted to Filipino
citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or
organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to
Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
5. Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00
A. M. to 4:00 P.M. as well as, purchase said Bidding Documents at the address given below
on November 26, 2012 until December 19, 2012 upon presentation of a Letter of Intent (LOI)
and payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Eight
Thousand Pesos (P28,000.00), VAT inclusive.
Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee
Procurement of Goods and Related Services
2
nd
Floor, PDO Manila/NL Building, 22 Muelle de San Francisco.
South Harbor, Port Area, Manila
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Philippine Ports Authority, provided that
Bidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission
of their bids.
Payment for the bid documents shall be in Cash or Managers Check.
6. The PPA-PDO Manila/Northern Luzon will hold a Pre-bid Conference on December 7, 2012 at
2:00 P.M. at PDO Manila/Northern Luzon Conference Room, 3
rd
Floor, PDO Manila Building, 22
Muelle de San Francisco, South Harbor, Port Area, Manila, which shall be open to all interested
parties.
However, only those who have purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or
submit written queries/clarifcations after the pre-bid conference.
7. Bids must be delivered to and received by the Secretariat of the Bids and Awards Committee at
the PDO Manila/Northern Luzon Conference Room, 3
rd
Floor, PDO Manila Building, 22 Muelle
de San Francisco, South Harbor, Port Area, Manila not later than 9:00 A.M. on December 19,
2012. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the following acceptable forms
and amounts in Philippine Currency:
Form of Bid Security Amount of Bid Security (Equal to
Percentage of the ABC)
a) Cash, cashiers/managers check, bank draft/guar-
antee confrmed by a Universal or Commercial Bank.
Two percent (2%)
b) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Universal or
Commercial Bank;
C) Surety Bond callable upon demand issued by a
surety or insurance company duly certifed by the
Insurance Commission as authorized to issue such
security.
Five percent (5%)
d) Any combination of the foregoing Proportionate to share of form with
respect to total amount of security
8. Bid opening shall be on December 19, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at PDO Manila/Northern Luzon
Conference Room, 3
rd
Floor, PDO Manila Building, 22 Muelle de San Francisco, South Harbor,
Port Area, Manila. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders offcial representative/s
who choose to attend at the above address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
9. The PPA-PDO Manila/Northern Luzon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the
bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
10. For further information, please refer to:
Mr. Gallardo G. Guerrero
Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee
2
nd
Floor, PDO Manila Bldg. 22 Muelle de San Francisco
South Harbor, Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (02) 525-5264 local 416
Facsimile No. 301-9043
(Sgd.) VERTUDES M. ARIAS
Chairperson
Bids and Awards Committee
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Region IV-A
Batangas 1st District Engineering Offce
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Batangas City
Tel. No. (043) 402-5900 and Fax No. 043-723-7934
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Batangas I District Engineering Offce, Batangas City
through the Priority Development Assistance Fund intends to apply the sum of various amount of Ap-
proved Budget for the Contract (ABC) being the payment under the contract listed below. Bids received
in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Batangas I District Engineering Offce, Batangas City
now invites bids for:
Contract ID No.: 12DB0181
Contract Name: Widening of Tagaytay-Nasugbu Road
Contract Location: K0091+303-K092+750 w/ exception
Scope of Work: Concreting & Line Canal
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 24,500,000.00
Contract Duration: 300 c.d.
Amount of Bid Document: Php 25,000.00
Contract ID No.: 12DB0182
Contract Name: Road Opening/Construction of Missing Links of National Road at Aguinaldo-Magallanes-
Nasugbu Road (East-West Road), Magallanes Boundary-Nasugbu Section
Contract Location: Nasugbu, Batangas
Scope of Work: Road Opening & Gabion Slope Protection & Grouted Riprap Canal
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 49,000,000.00
Contract Duration: 180 c.d.
Amount of Bid Document: Php 25,000.00
Contract ID No.: 12DB0183
Contract Name: Widening of Lemery-Taal Diversion Road including Canal
Contract Location: K128+(-1000)-K128+(-275)
Scope of Work: Widening of Road & Grouted Riprap
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 40,504,380.00
Contract Duration: 300 c.d.
Amount of Bid Document: Php 25,000.00
Bidders should have completed, within (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.
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 (R.A. 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.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways, Batangas I
District Engineering Offce, Batangas City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M., Monday to Friday.
Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat, DPWH, Batangas 1 District Engineering
Offce, Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City original copies of the following documents for authentication and issuance
of Bid Documents: a) PCAB License; b) Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC); c) Certifcate of Materials En-
gineer Accreditation; d) Latest of Authorizing Offcer together with machine copy of two (2) Valid IDs; e) Certifcate
of Safety Offcer Seminar of Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); f) Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (Philgeps Order Form) Document Request List: g) CY 2011 CPES Rating and h) Income Tax
Return (ITR) with payment slip.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on November 22, 2012 up to 9:00
A.M. of December 12, 2012 upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement
System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Department of Public Works and Highways, if available, provided that
bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Batangas I District Engineering Offce, Batangas City will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on November 29, 2012 at the Department of Public Works and Highways, Batangas I Engineering
District, Batangas City , which shall be open only to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. on December 12, 2012 at Batangas I District Engi-
neering Offce, Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas 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.
Bid opening shall be on December 12, 2012, 2:00 oclock, p.m. at Batangas I District Engineering, Kumintang Ilaya,
Batangas City. 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.
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.
The DPWH Batangas 1 District Engineering Offce, Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City likewise assume no obligation
whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or
loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee
that an award will be made.
For further information, please refer to:
GODOFREDO C. DE VILLA
BAC Chairman
Batangas 1st District Engineering Offce
Department of Public Works and Highways
Kumintang Ilaya, Batangas City, 4200
Tel. 043-723-7934
Attn.: BAC Secretariat
(Sgd.)GODOFREDO C., DE VILLA
OIC, Chief Construction Section
BAC Chairman
Noted:
BY: (Sgd.) JULIANA D. VERGARA
ASST. DISTRICT ENGINEER
ROSAURO A. ADAPON
District Engineer
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
ILOCOS SUR 1
ST
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
BANTAY, ILOCOS SUR
INVITATION TO BID FOR
REHABILITATION OF FLOOD CONTROL ALONG
MESTIZO RIVER AT PAGPANDAYAN, VIGAN CITY,
ILOCOS SUR
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Ilocos Sur First District
Engineering Offce, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, through FY 2012 GAA, RA 10155 with
SARO-BMB-A-12-0016887, intends to apply the sum of TWENTY SEVEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
THIRTY THREE PESOS & 92/100 (Php27,564,433.92) being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Contract
No. 12AC0080 REHABILITATION OF FLOOD CONTROL ALONG
MESTIZO RIVER AT PAGPANDAYAN, VIGAN CITY, ILOCOS SUR. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Ilocos Sur First District
Engineering Offce, Bantay, Ilocos Sur now invites bids for the clearing &
grubbing of 785.40 sq. m. area; 521.00 cu. m. structure excavation; hauling
of 2,337.00 cu. m. embankment; furnishing of 2,430.00 cu. m. of compacted
embankment; furnishing of 4,508 l. m. of reinforced concrete sheet piles;
driving of 3,944.50 l m. of reinforced concrete sheet piles; 42,074 kgs. of
reinforcing steel; 426.61 cu. m. concrete class A; 0.61 m diameter R.C. pipes;
0.91 m diameter R.C. pipes; 3.59 cu. m. stone masonry; dredging of 16,322
cu. m.; 563.50 l. m. pile cut-off; access road; mobilization & demobilization and
construction safety & health. Completion of the Works is required within one
hundred eighty days (180) 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.
3. Bidding shall 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.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen / 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, Ilocos Sur 1st
District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8 am to 5 pm starting November 20, 2012 to December
10, 2012.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of non refundable fee
for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php25,000.00.
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 than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH, Ilocos Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce will hold a pre-bid
Conference on November 29, 2012 at the Offce of the BAC Chairman.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 10,
2012 at 10:00 in the morning at the Offce of the BAC Chairman. 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 Department of Public Works and Highways, Ilocos Sur First District
Engineering Offce, Bantay, Ilocos Sur reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior
to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder
or bidders.
9. For further information, please refer to:
SUSANA M. PARDO
BAC Secretariat
Department of Public Works and Highways
Ilocos Sur First District Engineering Offce
Bantay, Ilocos Sur
(077) 722-3024
Fax No. (077) 722-8054

(Sgd.) RAYNALDO R. ABLOG, MAPA
BAC Chairman
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
ANNEX A
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-lsabela lst District
Engineering Office, Ilagan, lsabela, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract ID 12BE0091
Contract Name/ Location Repair/Rehab. of Santiago-Tuguegarao
Road, K0419+259. 21 K0421+000,
K0 4 2 5 + 6 9 5 . 5 0 K0 4 2 6 + 2 0 0 &
K0426+200 K0427+000, Sta. Maria,
Isabela
Scope of
Work Concrete Reblocking
ABC Contract 36,551,757.09
Duration 179 CD
Cost of Bidding
Documents 20,000.00
Source of Fund CY 2013 Infrastructure Program
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, 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: November 22, to December 11, 2012
2. Prebid Conference November 29, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
December 5, 2012 at 5:00 P.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: December 11, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids 2:01 P.M. December 11, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
lsabela lst District Engineering Offce, Ilagan, lsabela, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee stated 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 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 the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-lsabela lst District Engineering Offce, Ilagan, lsabela reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
to Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd) EMIL R. GANADEN
BAC Chairman
NOTED BY:
For and in the absence of the D.E.
(Sgd)EMIL R. GANADEN
Assistant District Engineer
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Isabel a 1st Di st ri ct Engi neeri ng Of f i ce
Ilagan City, Isabela
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112 killed in Bangladesh fire
Hamas rejects arms halt
India turns down Chinas maps
By Julhas Alam
DHAKAAt least 112 people were
killed in a re that raced through a multi-
story garment factory just outside of
Bangladeshs capital, an ofcial said
Sunday.
The blaze broke out at the
seven-story factory operated by
Tazreen Fashions late Saturday.
By Sunday morning, reghters
had recovered 100 bodies, re
department Operations Director
Maj. Mohammad Mahbub told
The Associated Press.
He said another 12 people who
had suffered injuries after jumping
from the building to escape the
re later died at hospitals.
The death toll could rise as the
search for victims was continuing,
he said.
The cause of the re was not
immediately known.
Bangladesh has some 4,000
garment factories, many without
proper safety measures. The
country annually earns about $20
billion from exports of garment
products, mainly to the United
States and Europe.
Mahbub said reghters
recovered 69 bodies from the
second oor of the factory alone.
He said most of the victims had
been trapped inside the factory,
located just outside of Dhaka,
with no emergency exits leading
outside the building.
Many workers who had taken
shelter on the roof of the factory
were rescued, but reghters were
unable to save those who were
trapped inside, Mahbub said.
He said the re broke out on
the ground oor, which is used as
a warehouse, and spread quickly
to the upper oors.
The factory had three
staircases, and all of them were
down through the ground oor,
Mahbub said. So the workers
could not come out when the re
engulfed the building.
Had there been at least one
emergency exit through outside
the factory, the casualties
would have been much lower,
he said. AP
CAIROGazas ruling Hamas will
not stop arming itself because only a
strong arsenal, not negotiations, can
extract concessions from Israel, the
no. 2 in the Islamic militant group told
The Associated Press in an interview
Saturday.
The comments by Moussa Abu
Marzouk, just three days after the
worst bout of Israel-Hamas ghting in
four years, signaled trouble ahead for
Egyptian-brokered talks between the
hostile neighbors on a new border deal.
Hamas demands that Israel and Egypt
lift all restrictions on the movement
of goods and people in and out of the
Palestinian territory, which has been
buckling under a border blockade
since the Islamists seized the territory
in 2007. The restrictions have been
eased somewhat in recent years, but
not enough to allow Gazas battered
economy to develop.
Israeli ofcials were not immediately
available for comment Saturday, the
Jewish Sabbath. However, an Israeli
security ofcial said this week that Israel
would likely link a signicant easing of
the blockade to Hamas willingness to
stop smuggling weapons into Gaza and
producing them there.
Abu Marzouk said Saturday that the
group would not disarm, arguing that
recent Palestinian history has shown
that negotiations with Israel lead
nowhere unless backed by force.
There is no way to relinquish
weapons, Abu Marzouk said in
his ofce on the outskirts of Cairo.
These weapons protected us and
there is no way to stop obtaining and
manufacturing them.
Hamasfounding charter calls for Israels
destruction, but leaders of the group have
also said they are ready for a long-term
ceasere with the Jewish state.
The group is believed to have amassed
a large arsenal of thousands of rockets
since Israels last military offensive in
Gaza four years ago. Hamas has been
smuggling weapons through tunnels
under the border with Egypt, but also
claims to have begun manufacturing
longer-range rockets in Gaza. AP
NEW DELHIIndia has responded
to Chinas newly revised passports
that show disputed territory near their
shared border as part of China by issuing
Chinese citizens visas embossed with
New Delhis own maps.
External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid said Saturday that the
Chinese passport map showing Indias
Arunachal Pradesh state and the
Himalayan region of Aksai Chin as part
of China is unacceptable.
India retaliated by starting to issue
visas to Chinese citizens with a map
of India that includes all territories
claimed by New Delhi.
The new Chinese passports have
also upset the Philippines and Vietnam
because they show disputed parts of
the South China Sea as belonging to
China.
In New Delhi, China is viewed
with suspicion as a longtime ally and
weapons supplier to Pakistan, Indias
bitter rival. For Beijing, the presence
in India of the Tibetan spiritual leader,
the Dalai Lama, and 120,000 other
exiles from Tibet remains a source of
tension.
India says China controls 41,440
square kilometers (16,000 square
miles) of its territory in Aksai Chin
in Kashmir, while Beijing claims that
the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh,
which shares a 1,050-kilometer (650-
mile) border with the Chinese-run
region of Tibet, is rightfully Chinese
territory.
India and China fought a brief
border war in 1962, and large stretches
of the India-China border are still
undemarcated. AP
Bangladeshi
reghters
battle a re at a
garment factory
in the Savar
neighborhood
in Dhaka,
Bangladesh, late
Saturday. At
least 112 people
were killed in a
re that raced
through the
multi-story
garment factory
just outside of
Bangladeshs
capital, an ofcial
said Sunday. AP
Arafats remains
RAMALLAH, West BankThe
remains of former Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat will be
exhumed Tuesday as part of a
renewed investigation into his
death, a Palestinian investigator
said Saturday.
Arafat died in November 2004
in a French military hospital, a
month after suddenly falling ill.
Palestinian ofcials claim he
was poisoned by Israel, but have
not presented evidence. Israel
has denied such allegations.
Earlier this year, the
detection of a lethal radioactive
substance in biological traces
on Arafats clothing sparked a
new investigation. Tests were
inconclusive, and experts said
they need to check his remains
to learn more.
On Tuesday, Swiss, French
and Russian experts will take
samples from Arafats bones,
said Tawk Tirawi, who
heads the Palestinian team
investigating the death. They
will examine the samples in
their home countries.
Arafat will be reburied the
same day with military honors,
but the ceremony will be closed
to the public, Tirawi told a news
conference.
He did not specify when
results would be announced
but said the probe could take
months. AP
US gas explosion
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts
Preliminary investigations show
more than 40 buildings were
damaged in a natural gas explosion
in western Massachusetts that
injured 18 people, building
inspectors said Saturday.
A strip club was attened and
a day care center was heavily
damaged in the massive explosion
Friday night in Springeld,
one of the biggest cities in the
northeastern New England states.
No one was killed in the
explosion.
Investigators were trying
Saturday to gure out what caused
the blast that could be heard for
miles (kilometers), left a large
hole in the ground where the
multistory brick building housing
Scores Gentlemans Club once
stood and scattered debris over
several blocks.
Ofcials had already evacuated
part of the entertainment district
after responding to a gas leak
and odor reported about an hour
before the explosion. Gas workers
venting a gas leak got indications
that the building was about to
explode and they ducked for cover
behind a utility truckalong with
reghters and police ofcers
just before the blast. AP
Christmas shopping. President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha (left) and
Malia (right), goes shopping at a small bookstore, One More Page, in Arlington,
Virginia, Saturday. President Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for
some Christmas shopping. The White House says Obama was promoting an effort
called small business Saturday to encourage shoppers to patronize mom-and-pop
businesses after the Thanksgiving holiday. AP
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SECOND METRO MANILA SUB-ENGINEERING DISTRICT
2nd Street, Port Area, Manila
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
(PAID AD)
The Widening of Katihan Bridge is part of the FY-2011 Regular
Infrastructure Program of Second Metro Manila Sub-Engineering
District (SMMSED). The project is in line with the on-going
development of road network within National Bilibid Prison
Compound and its vicinity. Currently, steel girders were already
launched and the project is evaluated as eighty-fve percent (85%)
completed. It is expected to be over before the end of 2012. (Top
Left) On-going construction of abutment and slope protection; (Top
Right) Steel reinforcement anchored on existing coping; (Bottom
Left) Newly constructed bored pile/coping anchored on the existing
bridge and (Bottom Right) Launching of Steel Girders.
CONSTRUCTION/WIDENING OF KATIHAN BRIDGE,
SOUTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY, BRGY. POBLACION,
MUNTINLUPA CITY
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATIONS
LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
East Avenue, Quezon City
E-mail Address:ltombox@lto.gov.ph Website: www.lto.gov.ph
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.: VPT-2012-1714
18 October 2012.
TO : All Regional Directors, Assistant Regional Directors, Directors of Law Enforcement Service and Traffc Adjudication Service,
Chiefs of Traffc Safety Division and Field Enforcement Division, Chiefs of Regional Operat ons Division, Deputized Law
Enforcement Offcers,Other Offcials and Personnel Concerned
SUBJECT : Guidelines in the enforcement of violations relating to the mandatory wearing of standard protective
motorcycle helmets by all motorcycle riders while riding
Pursuant to the provisions of RA No. 10054 and in accordance with DOTC-DT Joint Administrative Order No. 2011-01, series of 2011, dated
26 December 2011, and to provide for uniform and consistent operating procedures in the apprehension and adjudication of violations relating to the
wearing of mandatory standard protective motorcycle helmet by riders and back riders of moving motorcycles, all concerned are hereby directed to
observe the following:
1. All motorcycle riders, including drivers and back riders, shall at all times wear standard protective motorcycle helmets while driving,
whether long or short drives, in any type of road and highway.

Standard protective motorcycle helmets are appropriate helmets for motorcycle riders that comply with the specifcations the Department
of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Types of Helmets

a. Full-face
- covers the whole head; has a chin bar that extends outwards,wrapping
around the chin and jaw area; a plastic face shield (clear or tinted)
resting over the cutout eyes and nose section allows access to the face
if pushed up
b. Open-face (3/4)
- covers the back of the skull, but rids itself of the lower chin armor
and the face shield, thus alowing for increased airfow, hearing and
peripheral vision . Some open face helmets are equipped with visors
of various lengths and tints that blocks out sunlight and headlights.
As insects debris, dust or wind contact with facial skin, eyes and
nose can cause the rider distress or bring about injury, riders may
use wraparound sunglasses or goggles as an additional means of
protection.
c. Half-head
- these helmets provide protection by means of a hard outer shell and
a crushable inner liner. They do not offer protection for the chin or jaw
area and are rarely equipped with visors. The half-headed helmet may
or may not have ear faps attached to the retention system.
Source : DTI- BPS
2. DOTC / LTO enforcers are authorized to stop a moving motorcycle whose driver and/or rider is not wearing any helmet or to inspect the
helmet worn which is plainly not a standard protective motorcycle helmet.
3. A motorcycle driver and/or rider wearing a helmet with a PS or CC mark shall be deemed to be prima facie compliant with RA 10054 and
these rules and regulations.
4 . f the motorcycle driver and/or rider is not wearing a helmet or if the helmet worn by the motorcycle driver andlor rider has no PS or
ICC mark at the time of apprehension, the DOTC/LTO enforcer shall issue the necessary ticket to the motorcycle driver imposing the
appropriate penalty and putting the driver's license of said driver or rider on alarm until the violation is fnally settled.

Wearing helmet with fake PS or ICC mark shall be tantamount to riding a moving motorcycle without wearing helmet.
5. Motorcycle riders shall always ensure that only DT- approved helmets and visors that are well-ftted and properly fastened shall be used
when riding motorcycles.
6. Children shall be discouraged from riding motorcycles and scooters. However, if they are made to, they shall wear certifed standard
protective motorcycle helmets, and if these are not available, they must wear the best that society can provide.
7. Driving without wearing the mandatory standard protective motorcycle helmet and/or failing to require back rider/s to wear the mandatory
standard protective motorcycle helmet at the time of apprehension are punishable as follows:
A fne of One Thousand Five hundred Pesos (P1,500.00) for the frst offense; Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) for the second
offense; Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) for the third offense; and Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00), in addition to the confscation
of the drivers license, for the fourth and succeeding offences, shall be imposed on drivers of motorcycles who fail to wear the standard
protective motorcycle helmets or fail to require their backrider/s to wear the standard protective motorcycle helmet. The penalty for driving
or riding a motorcycle without any helmet shall be the same as that imposed for driving without the standard protective motorcycle helmet
or failing to require his/her backrider to wear the standard protective motorcycle helmet.
8. All provisions of memoranda, orders and circulars previosly issued which are in confict herewith accordingly are deemed superseded and/
or modifed
9. This memorandum circular shall take effect ffteen days after the fling of the three (3) copies hereof with the University of the Philippines
Law Center, in accordance with Presidential Memorandum No. 11, dated October 9, 1992, and publication thereof in a newspapers of
general circulation.
For guidance and strict compliance.
VIRGINIA P. TORRES
Assistant Secretary
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
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AT THIS point in my life, I
notice that the need to free
myself of the daily hustle-and-
bustle in the concrete jungle
has become more frequent. To
prove my point, one day several
weeks ago, I just had this urge to
y away from it all and spend
quiet moments in a refreshingly
soothing environment. So, y
away I did, halfway across the
globe, to my favorite rest city
in the United States.
The Ever green State
Seattle will always be home
to me, not only because my
only daughter lives there, but
also because everything in the
city points to a restful holiday.
Everywhere you look, you
see big shady trees, even the
streets downtown are covered
by them. What made my visit
more pleasant to the eyes was the
timing---the glorious colors of
autumn vegetation were at their
peak! Also, you dont see trash
nor litter in the streets. There are
less vehicles running around, and
the pace of life is much slower
than those in the bigger US
cities, yet it has the same things
the bigger cities in the US have
to offer. A big factor that makes
Seattle even more attractive for
any visitor are the warm and
friendly smiles of its people.
My daughter was busy with
her full-time job as Unit Head
of one of the leading BPO
companies in the US, yet I
consider myself lucky that a
former student now lives in that
city, very familiar with every
single nook and cranny of this
northwestern tourist destination.
John Pelingon was nice enough
to be my tour guide so I asked
him to take me to places in and
around the city which I havent
been to.
First, we went to the 2.5-km
Alki Beach which was deserted
at that time, owing to the freezing
temperature which made the
water not suitable for swimming.
We were there for the viewand
who would think that the beach
is where ospreys, double-crested
cormorants, and seagulls would
come to roost. In fact, during
the short time we were there,
seagulls swooped down on me
a few times. Baby seals also
appear during the summer.
Then we went to Palm
Avenue Park, overlooking the
city skyline, a sight which is
denitely an antidote to frayed
nerves, exactly what I came to
Seattle for. There, we stayed
longer than usual, as I wanted
to soak in the relaxing, windy
(and chilly) atmosphere, amidst
the melodious chirping of birds,
just like how it is in the movies.
This part of the tour was enough
to keep me relaxed for the rest of
the week!
As suggested by my daughter,
we had lunch at Saltys, a very
popular and elegant waterfront
restaurant where, from your
table, you get a breathtaking
Relaxing in Seattle
view of the Seattle skyline and
the majestic Space Needle. This
scenic come-on complimented
the delicious Michelin-star menu
offerings the restaurant is known
for. Again, the de-stressing lunch
break, which extended to almost
three hours, was the respite my
aching muscles and joints were
hankering for.
Another relaxing tourist
attraction is the newly opened
Seattle Great Wheel towering
175 feet over Elliot Bay. The
30 minute ride gives you a
breathtaking view of the entire
city, as you listen to piped-in
soothing stereo music, placing
the attraction certainly high on
my list of de-stressing activities.
My tour ended with the
customary stop at a shopping
mall just to see what new items
have been introduced in the
market. I had no intentions of
making a purchase as I always
do my shopping in New Jersey
where no tax is imposed on
shopped goods. Lucky me, I was
in time for the grand launch of
Microsofts new gadget, Surface,
designed to compete with
Apples iPad, but this Microsoft
version is much lighter, cheaper
and comes with a cover that also
serves as a keypad. The brands
mall store was overowing with
curious shoppers and a very long
queue of buyers formed outside
as they waited for their orders to
be lled by the dozens of Sales
Assistants garbed in attractive
blue shirts. I later learned that
the event was part of Surfaces
worldwide launch which took
place simultaneously that day.
There were many other
attractive places John and I
visited but that will have to be for
some other time. I had planned
to spend four days in Seattle but
this was later extended to a week,
as my originally scheduled ight
to New York was canceled while
that city was being ravaged by
Superstorm Sandy at that time.
In a way, I was happy. It gave
me more time to relax and spend
time with Bea, my only daughter,
and her boyfriend, Garry Jordan,
who both surprised me with a
very expensive Emporio Armani
wristwatch, as my advance
Christmas gift. Such generous
souls!
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Mar ian Procession.
The Cofradia de la Inmaculada
Concepcion, led by founding
chair Imelda Cojuangco, will
hold this event on Sunday,
December 2, at 4PM, from
Fort Santiago, passing by the
Manila Cathedral and Plaza
Roma, through the streets of the
Walled City. Co-presented by
the Intramuros Administration,
which is headed by Administrator
Jose Capistr ano, this yearly
event will begin with the
Tridium Masses in honor of
the Immaculate Conception
on Novermber 27, 28 and 29
at 11:30 a.m. at San Agustin
Church. The First Holy
Communion of 500 students of
the Baseco Elementary School
will be on November 30 at 9 a.m.
at San Agustin Church, led by
Hermanos Mayores Mar ietta
Santos, Allan Jor ge Tengco and
Victor ia Tengco-Bur gos.
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ZSA ZSA Padilla was the star of the night as members of the media and other
special guests witnessed her ofcial launch as the endorser of ZO by Dr. Zein
Obagi, a pioneering line of personal and professional skin care products.
Hayden Kho Jr., operations manager of ZO
in the Philippines, welcomed the guests at the
Rigodon Ballroom of The Peninsula Manila.
The guests enjoyed a dinner of House Smoked
Salmon Napoleon, Jicama Apple Horseradish
Slaw with Vodka Creme Fraiche and Caviar
Drizzle; Wild Mushroom Bisque with Madeira
Cream; Sorbet; Herb-Roast US Beef Tenderloin
with Slow-Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato, Gralic
French beans and Foie Gras Sauce; and for
dessert, Milk Chocolate and Nutella Napoleon Ice
Cream served on Cookie Crumble and Peninsula
Trufes.
They also received gifts including a box of
chocolates and a jar of ZOs Offects Exfoliating
Polish, which has ultra-ne magnesium crystals
and vitamins A, C and E and C-Esters. ZO has
Medical Skin Health Solutions for a wide range
of medical conditions. ZO Skin Health Products,
meanwhile, provide effective daily skin care and
protection from the environment.
Kho also presented ZOs brand ambassadors,
including stylist Joanne Zapanta-Andr ada,
doctor, runner and cross tter doctor Theresa
Pascual, businessman Atticus King, Belo
Medical Group managing director Cr istalle Belo
Henares, television host/personality Gr ace Lee,
model and pre-school teacher Michelle Quizon-
Balinghasay and columnist Fr annie Jacinto.
They all attested to the efcacy and benets of
ZO and how it keeps their youthful glow.
As Dr. Obagi puts it, The ZO product line
raises the bar by treating the skin at every layer.
Feeding it with anti-oxidants, anti-inammatories
and retinol allows you to get the best results so the
skin can come full circle.
ZO products are exclusively distributed
through dermatologists, surgeons and cosmetic
physicians. To know more about ZO, visit http://
www.zoskinhealth.com/ or call (02)887-6385.
From left: ZO Philippines operations manager Hayden Kho, Jr., with the ZO Philippines brand ambassadors:
television host/personality Grace Lee, stylist Joanne Zapanta Andrada, model and pre-school teacher Michelle
Quizon-Balinghasay, the Divine Diva and ZO endorser Zsa Zsa Padilla, businessman Atticus King, Belo Medical
Group managing director Cristalle Belo Henares, doctor Theresa Pascual and the elegant Frannie Jacinto
Raising
the
beauty bar
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
Hermanos Mayores of Cofradia
Marian Procession: Allan Jorge
Tengco, Marietta Santos, and
Victoria Tengco-Burgos.
The Seattle skyline, with the Space
Needle right in the center, from on
top Palm Avenue Park
The attractive Menu of
Saltys, a Michelin-star
restaurant where the citys
creme de la creme converge
My daughter, Bea, puttering around in
her kitchen
My lunchPrime Beef Slliders with
Caesar Salad and Beer-battered Fries
My daughters house in Kirkland
was my home for the week
The newly opened Seattle Great
Wheel, towering over Elliot Bay
Trees are in varying shades of
yellow and red, perking up the
streets of downtown
Came across these Seattle residents
on their way to a Halloween party,
with the Pirate lending me his hat
for the photo-op
A Microsoft Customer Agent
explaining the hundred-and-one
features of Surface
The aming red vegetation at Alki
Beach
My efcient tour guide,
John, with a ock of
cormorants at Alki Beach
Zsa Zsa Padilla
MONDAY C2
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
#lovemy
fashion beauty health wellness
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By Dinna Chan Vasquez
standardlifestyle@gmail.com
For me, the most indispensable
beauty product is one that is made
for babies and credit must go to
makeup artist Julia Arenas, who
is loyal to this product as well.
Julia is a Pangilinan and is related
to Senator Kiko Pangilinan,
Angeli Valenciano and Anthony
Pangilinan (her mom is their
older sister).
Until I learned about Nivea
Smoothy Cream, I used Em-
bryolisse Concentrated Lait
Cream for my sensitive skin.
Embryolisse is a miracle cream
of sorts because it a moistur-
izing cream, a cleansing cream
that gently removes make-up,
an after-shave cream and a
cleansing lotion for babies and
children. I use it to remove
makeup and as a moisturizer. It
doesnt irritate skin and best of
all, it soothes skin irritation and
rashes. But Embryolisse is quite
expensive (more than P1,000
for a small tube) and not avail-
able in the Philippines. It is also
a bit heavy for the weather in the
Philippines.
Nivea Smoothy Cream has
calendula, which helps in skin
healing and reducing inam-
mation. According to the US
National Library of Medicine,
the calendula ower is used to
prevent muscle spasms, start
menstrual periods and reduce
fever. It is also used for treating
sore throat and mouth, menstru-
al cramps, cancer, and stomach
and duodenal ulcers. Calendula
is applied to the skin to reduce
pain and swelling (inamma-
tion) and to treat poorly healing
wounds and leg ulcers. It is also
applied to the skin (used topi-
cally) for nosebleeds, varicose
veins, hemorrhoids, inamma-
tion of the rectum (proctitis),
and inammation of the lining
of the eyelid (conjunctivitis).
Because it is for babies,
Smoothy Cream is free of para-
bens, alcohol and colorants, has
skin-friendly ingredients, was
developed in cooperation with
dermatologists and pediatricians
and is hypoallergenic.
The formula with natural ca-
lendula protects with 24 hours
of continuous moisturizing ac-
tion and strenghtens the skin bar-
rier supporting the own protective
function. The Smoothy Cream is
an ideal skin care product with
especially rich moisturizing prop-
erties. It has a non-greasy and eas-
ily absorbed formulation, says
Nivea on its Web site.
Nivea Smoothy Cream can
be used as a facial moisturizer,
body lotion and as a soothing
balm for skin irritations. Oh, it
can also be a leave-on condi-
tioner for the hair.
THE
SCARF
PRINT SCENE
THE classic silk scarf has been pulled
out from the 80s closet to and brought
back to life as one of this years must
have pieces.
It has its roots in Baroque fashion,
which became popular in the 1980s
when Gianni Ver sace added a wild
pop art twist to the Italian artistic tra-
dition of Baroque design; replacing
the cherubs and angels of Italian fres-
coes with contemporary bold chains,
Medusa heads, and leopard prints in
his bold collections.
Today, scarf prints are rocking the
runways: in Etros beach halter dresses;
Derek Lams magnied scarf
prints with bright colors and
a western twist; Donatella
Ver saces dreamy pastels; a n d
D&Gs sporty spectacle o f
gold, sapphire, and emer- ald.
It has also been a big
hit at retailer racks with
the Versace for H&M
Stampa range featur-
ing the designers sig-
nature prints leading
the way.
And at SM,
scarf prints are
all over blouses,
dresses, pants,
and skirts
there are also many ways to wear
it! Inspired by classic chain print
silk scarves, these pieces have a
luxe fashion forward feel.
Heady prints of chains, swirls, ow-
ers, and animal skins in rich colors of
yellow gold, fuschia pink and white
stand bold against stark black. These
modern versions look polished and
pretty paired with minimalist silhou-
ettes, dark denims, and solid mono-
chrome pieces. Such a visual feast
will surely make an outt look effort-
lessly fun and fabulous.
The Scarf Print collection is avail-
able at the Ladies Fashion section
of the SM Store.
Choose one
By Ed Biado
IS this the latest trend in resort
couture advertising? Actually,
no, but it really does rival the
most high-fashion spreads that
have been published.
Underwater photographs fea-
turing fashion models swimming
with whale sharks were recently
released and they are incredible.
The stunning new images, taken
by marine con-
s e r va t i oni s t
and photog-
rapher Shawn
Heinr ichs and
mu l t i - g e n r e
photographer
Kr istian Schmidt, depict mod-
els Rober ta Mancino, Hannah
Fr aser , Fazili Kr asniqi and
Taro Smith in mermaid-like
poses, with the sharks as their
costars, to create mesmerizing
imagery that captured the unique
connection between humans and
the largest sh in the ocean, the
whale shark.
Seemingly unfazed by
the commotion caused by
the shoots participants, the
whale sharks were captured
on camera as the gentle giants
that they are, that, in some im-
ages, appear to be physically
interacting with the models.
Although not classified as
endangered, whale sharks are
THE upcoming holiday season is about
showing off luminous, glowing skin.
But in order to look good for the
cheeriest of seasons, you need to take
some time to prepare, protect and
maintain your radiance.
The Christmas rush can take a toll
on our skin. With the merrymaking
come pesky skin problems brought
on by the colder weather: frost bite (in
colder countries), chapped lips, aky
skin, rough hands, reddish face, and the
most embarrassing of allacne breakouts.
However, you can only get that lit from
within look when your skin looks healthy
and properly nourished. True, there are
thousands of skin-brightening formulations
claiming dermatologist-caliber promises,
but one inexpensive product stands out: Proactiv Solution.
Proactiv Solution is a solid and effective alternative to facial spa treat-
ments and expensive visits to beauty clinics. With diligent application, it
can grant you a long-lasting, illuminating effect on your skin. Just follow
the three simple Proactiv steps: Renew, Revitalize and Repair. This revo-
lutionary, dermatologist-developed acne system helps clear existing and
stubborn acne and prevents them from coming back.
The Renewing Cleanser is a unique, oil-free formulated acne
cleanser, with smooth tiny beads that exfoliate dead skin cells and
other impurities. The second step is the refreshing, alcohol-free
Revitalizing Toner. It removes plugs to eliminate clogged pores
and helps eliminate excess oil for a refreshed, clearer skin, while
soothing botanicals gently balance your skin tone.The nal step
is the Repairing Lotion, a light, oil-free skin-clearing lotion with
prescription-grade benzoyl peroxide lotion that heals blemishes
and helps prevent new ones.
Proactiv Solution is available at any Watsons outlet or SM De-
partment Stores. They also have mall kiosks at the following malls:
Glorietta, Ground Floor; Trinoma, 2
nd
Floor; Robinsons Galleria, 3
rd
Floor; and Marquee Mall, Ground Floor.
BEAUTY is important
because it makes us feel
good and gives some of us
a boost in confidence for
our pursuits in life.
This is why inspiring beau-
ty and condence, as desired
by individuals, has always
been the commitment of Al-
lergan Healthcare, a global,
multi-specialty health care
company, which recently
celebrated the 10th global
anniversary of Botox
(Botulinum Toxin Type A)
for its aesthetic indication,
raising a toast to its partner,
the Philippines leading cos-
metic surgery and dermatol-
ogy services clinic, Belo Medical
Group.
Over the years, Botox has
also helped millions of individ-
uals all over the world maintain
and regain beauty. But contrary
to what most people think, Bo-
tox is Allergans registered
trademark and not a generic
procedure or product.
To celebrate their joint mile-
stone, Allergan gave a platinum
award to Belo Medical Group
for its extensive experience
with Botox treatment for 10
consecutive years. This award
also symbolizes the
Together, Allergan Health-
care Philippines and Belo Med-
ical Group empower individu-
als to rediscover beauty inside
and out. We are thankful to Dr.
Vicki and her team for the trust
they have given us and our ma-
jor aesthetic brand, Botox,
said Allergan Healthcare Phil-
ippines country manager Seung
J e Cho.
Present to lend their support
and celebrate with Dr. Vicki
Belo were her loved ones and
friends including daughter
Cr istalle Henar es, celebrity
couple Richar d and Lucy Go-
mez, Zsazsa Padilla, Hayden
Kho, Atom Henar es, Dyan
Castillejo, Phoemela Bar an-
da, Gr etchen Fullido, Edwar d
Mendez, and J ason Sabio.
IT was a well-kept secret for
many months. And the fashion
crowd cheered when SM Ac-
cessories nally announced that
Anne Cur tis, Richar d Gutier-
rez, Geor gina Wilson and Xian
Lim ofcially joined the SM Ac-
cessories family recently.
All four are not only some of
the countrys hottest celebrities,
but also style icons whose in-
dividual fashion tastes have in-
uenced a whole generation of
young fashionistas.
And they were all also so
happy we were able to nally
spill the news, as Anne put it.
Georgina Wilson considered
it a huge honor to represent the
fashion authority and to be with
the other endorsers. So many
people look up to SM Accesso-
ries and now I can show my style
with it.
Richard Gutierrez looks
forward to sharing this oppor-
tunity with everyone, to share
how good the accessories from
SM are.
The buzz was on the bling dur-
ing the fashion show featuring
SM Accessories Holiday collec-
tion. One couldnt get enough of
the necklaces, bracelets, rings,
clutch bags, belts, scarves, hats
and plenty of other accessories
showcased in the show.
The items from SM Accesso-
ries are now available at all SM
stores.
A gathering of style icons
IVE been asked so many times, If there is one beauty
product that you cant live without, what would it be? Peo-
ple always expect me to say lipstick because they know I
am obsessed with it. Yes, I am but I can live without it.
PH whale sharks star in fashion shoot
considered vulnerable spe-
cies as they are still being il-
legally hunted for commercial
purposes in different areas in
the world, including the Phil-
ippines. The fashion-themed
photo shoot aims to raise
awareness on the illegal prac-
tice and showcase the beauty
of the massive filter-feeding
shark. As far as advocacy pho-
tography campaigns go, none
has ever been this stylish.
Shot off the coast of the town
of Oslob in Cebu province, the
fashion editorial-esque project
was conceived after Heinrichs
first trip to the remote Philip-
pine municipality last year. He
found that the docile creatures
are used to human interaction
because fishermen in the area
feed them regularly with tiny
shrimp (alamang). Oslob is an
emerging tourism destination,
where tourists can watch, in-
teract, swim and dive with the
whale sharks.
Believed to be the worlds
first whale shark fashion
shoot, the surreal images
could easily be mistaken for
a good Photoshop job. But
aside from playing with the
colors and balances to pro-
duce dramatic and other-
worldly effects, the resulting
pictures are all authentic and
are products of a week of
intense shooting, overcom-
ing the elements, technical
obstacle and fatigue.
Get ready to glow
Naya Rivera, star from
Glee TV series, glows
with Proactiv
Partners in beauty
Cheers to the new SM Accessories team: Xian Lim, Anne Curtis,
Richard Gutierrez and Georgina Wilson with SM Accessories head
John Kenner Chua
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Samar Second District Engineering Offce
Region VIII
Catbalogan City
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
October 24, 2012
1. Contract ID : 12 IK 0027
Contract Name : CLUSTER IX-Rehabi l i tati on/Strengtheni ng/
Replacement of Bridges on various locations;
Contact Location : a.) Catbalogan Diversion Bridge along Catbalogan
Diversion Road:
b.) Rawis Bridge, Hinabangan and Brgy. Bagacay
Bridge, Hinabangan,
Brief Descriptions/Scope of Work:
101(1) - Removal of Existing Bridge Structure
101(2) - Removal of Concrete Pavement
103 - Excavation for Structure
104 - Embankment (Selected Borrow)
200 - Aggregate Sub-base Course
311 (1) - Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
311 (2) - PCCP (Reinforced)
401 - Concrete Railings
404 - Reinforcing Steel. Grade 40
405- Structural Concrete fc=21MPa
417 - Metal Drain
504 - Grouted Riprap
Sp. 1 - Cofferdam (Installation, Removal & Hauling)
Sp. II - Lean Concrete
Sp. III - Surface Prepration
Sp. IV - Epoxy Injection on Cracks
Sp. V - Application of Carbon Fiber Sheets (Girder)
Sp. VI- Application of Carbon Fiber Sheets (Slab)
Sp VII - Concrete Jacketing
Sp. Vlll - Platform
Sp. IX - Concrete Slab. Installed
Sp. X - Steel Railing and Railposts;
Sp. XI- Concrete Encasement of RC Piles
Sp. XlI - Removal of Damaged slab
Sp. XIII - Removal or Steel Railings and Railposts
Sp. XIV - Asphalt Sealing
Sp. XV - Restoration of Abuttments; (epoxy and
plastering)
Sp. XVI - DPWH Standard Project BilIboard
Sp. XVll- Construction Safety and Health
Sp. XVlll- Mobilization/ Demobilzation
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 40,872,685.00
Contract Duration : 140 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 20.000.00
II. Contract lD : 12 IK 0028
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of Road Slip along Hinabangan
Diversion Road,
Contract Location : Km, 837+ 010 - Km. 837+( -10) Collapsed Roadway.
Hinabangan
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 105 - Sub-grade Preparation
200 - Aggregate Sub-base Course
311 - Portland Cement concrete Pavement
Sp. I - Installation or Sub-surface Drain
Sp. II - Restoration of Existing Box Culvert
Sp. III - DPWH Standard Project Billboard
Sp. IV - Construction Safety and Health
Spcl . V Mobilization/Demobilization
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 7,838,000.00
Contract Duaratio : 120 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 10,000.00
Ill. Contract ID : 12 IK 0029
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of Rood slip along Daang Maharlika
Road.
Contract Location : Km. 798+650 - Km. 799+550 (w/ exceptions) Brgy.
Maulong, Catbalogan City
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 104 (a) Embankment
506 - Stone Masonry
600 (3b) - Guardrail (End Pieces)
601 - Concrete Works
Sp. I - Safety and Health for Construction
Sp. II - Billboard
Sp. III .- Mobilization/Demobilization
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 1,907,846.85
Contract Duration : 29 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 5,000.00
IV. Contract ID : 12 IK 0030
Contract Name : Repair/Rehab./Improvement of of San Juanico -
Basey - Sohoton Road
Contract Location : KO 896+(-1125) - KO 908+222 (w/ exceptions) Brgy.
San Pedro Pob. Basey, Samar
Brief Description/Scope of Work : 101(2) - Removal of Concrete Drainage Structure
101 (2) c - Removal of RCPC (36) - 910mm
101 (3) - Removal of Existing PCCP, 0.23m. thk (for
Reblocking)
103a - Structure of Excavation
104a - Embankment
201(1) - Aggregate Base Course (for Reblocking)
302 - Bituminous Track Cont.
310(a) - Bituminous Concrete Surface Course
(50mm)
311(1) - Portland Cement Concrete Pavement.
0.23m thk
404(2) - Reinforcing Steel Bar, Grade 40 (Minor
Structure)
405 - Structural Concrete Class A
500(3) - RCPC (36) 910mm
505(b) - Grouted Riprap
603(3a) - Metal Guardrails. (Metal Beam) Including
Post
605 - Road Signs
612(1) - Refectorized Thermoplastic Pavement
Markings (White)
612(2) - Refectorized Thermoplastic Pavement
Markings (Yellow)
613 - DPWH Standard Project Billboard
Spcl. 1 - Concrete Cracks/Joint Sealing
Spcl. 2 - Construction Safety and Health
Spcl. 3 - Provisions for Passage of Traffc and Traffc
Control
Spcl 4 Mobilization/Demobilization
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 27,359,970.00
Contract Duration : 120 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 20,000.00
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. Completjon 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/fail criterion in the eligibility Check and Preliminary examination
of Bids as specifed in the 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 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. Contractors/applications who are interested in the DPWH Civil works are required to
register prior to the set scheduled or 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 Contract Profle Eligibility Process (CPEP) and
subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on registration can be obtained at DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Interesrted bidders may obtain further information from
DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce. Catbalogan City and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address below from 8:00A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
5. A Current set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by intereted 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 25,
2012 to November 27, 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 later than the
submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Samar II District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan City will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on October 30, 2012 at 9:00 A,M. at the BAC Offce. DPWH. Samar ll
District Engineering Offce;, Catbalogan City 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 27,2012 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 any of the acceptable forms and
in the amount, stated in the ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened on November 17, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the Bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be
accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC before
dropping of bids. Bidders shall likewise submit their bids through their duly authorized
Liason Offcers only as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of
Letter of Intent (LOI) is no longer required 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 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:
For in the absence of the District Engineer
(Sgd.) CARMELO C. PEREZ
Engineer III

NESTOR L. PAGASARTONGA
District Engineer
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
CEBU 6
TH
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
A.C. Cortes Avenue, Mandaue City, Cebu
Tel. No. 5-2020-44
BID BULLETIN NO. 2012-007
Series of 2012
Subject: Amendments In the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), Scope
of Works, Contract ID Numbers, and the Submission of Letters of Intent (LOI)
as depicted in Memorandum dated November 15,
2012 of the Secretary- Hon, Rogello L. Singson
This is to notify all prospective bidders at the abovementioned projects under Advertise-
ment No. 12-007 dated November 7, 2012 to carefully take note of its corresponding
changes as refected in the table. Further, a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the project to be
participated must be submitted as depicted in the Memorandum of Han. Rogelio L.
Singson, to defer the implementation of Section C.3 of Department
Order No. 64 dated September 17 , 2012.
Deadline for the submission of LOI : November 26, 2012@ 12:00pm (BATCH 1 &
BATCH 2)
BATCH 1 (12HN0055, 12HN0057, 12HN0058, 12HN0062)
Contract ID/ Name From To
12HN0055 Widening of National
Road at Cebu North Hagnaya
Wharf Road, Consolacion, Cebu
K0013+560 - K0014+505 (Pro-
posed for Realignment/Modifcation
to Improvement of National Road
at Cebu
Nor t h Hanaya Whar f Road,
Consolacion. Cebu K0013+560 -
K0014+505)
ABC Php28, 130,000.00 ABC Php28, 119, 093.52
12HN0057 Widening of National
Road at Mactan Circumferential
Road, Cordova Section. Cebu
K0029+ 125 - K0030+386 (Pro-
posed for Realignment/Modifcation
to Improvement of National Road
at Mactan Circumferential Road,
Cordova Section, Cebu K0029+
125 - K0030+386)
ABC Php48, 500, 000.00 ABC Php48, 480, 157.39
12HN0058 Widening of National
Road at Cebu North Hagnaya
Wharf Road, Mandaue Section,
Cebu K0009+305 - K00l0+275
(Real i gnment / Modi f i cat i on t o
Improvement of National Road
at Cebu North Hanaya Wharf
Road, Mandaue Section, Cebu
K0009+305 - K0010+275)
ABC Php20,370,000.00
Contract Duration: 240
Calendar Days
ABC Php20,361,598.60
Contract Duration: 300
Calendar Days
12HN0062 Cluster XI -
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/
Upgrading of Damaged Paved
National Roads at Mactan Cir-
cumferential Road, Lapu Lapu City
A) K0031 +000 - K0031 +221
B) K0031 + 655 - K0032+000
C) K0032+ 155 - K0033+983
(Proposed for Realignment/Modif-
cation to Asphalt Overlay of Nation-
al Road at Mactan Circumferential
Road, Lapu Lapu City
A) K0031 +000 -K0031 +221
B) K0031 +655 - K0032+000
C) K0032 +155 - K0033+983)
ABC Php41,969, 269.50
Contract Duration: 120
Calendar Days
ABC Php 41,567,709.11
Contract Duration: 130
Calendar Days
BATCH 2 (12HN0063 to 12HN0070)
Contract ID/ Name From To
12HN0065 Cluster XII - A) Comple-
tion of Multi-purpose Building @
Brgy. Nangka. Consolacion. Cebu
B) Completion of Multi-purpose
Building @ Brgy. Poblacion, Cor-
dova, Cebu
12HN0065 Cl uster XII - A)
Completion of Multi-purpose
Building @ Brgy. Nangka. Con-
solacion. Cebu
B) Completion of Multi- purpose
Building @ Brgy. Poblacion,
Cordova, Cebu
12HN0065 Compl et i on of
Multi-purpose Buiding @ Brgy.
Nangka, Consolacion, Cebu
Scope of Work: Fab./lnst. of
Roofng. Gutter. Flashing
Metal Fascia & Ridge Roll
Perimeter Walling & Inst. of
Doors & Windows
ABC: Php479. 872.88
Contract Duration: 25
Calendar Days
12HN0065 Cluster XII - A)
Completion of Multi-purpose Build-
ing @ Brgy. Nangka, Consolacion,
Cebu
B. Completion of Multi-purpose
Building @ Brgy. Poblacion, Cor-
dova, Cebu
12HN0065 Cluster XII - A)
Completion of Multi-purpose
Building @ Brgy. Nangka, Con-
solacion, Cebu
B. Completion of Multi-purpose
Building @ Brgy. Poblacion,
Cordova, Cebu
12HN0066 Completion of
Multi-purpose Building @
@ Brgy. Poblacion, Cordova,
Cebu
Scope of Work: Fab./lnst.
of Girder (addl) incl. Roof
Framing and Roofng w/ Fas-
cia Frame and Concreting of
Flooring
ABC Php1,444,884.01
Contract Duration: 40
Calendar Days
12HN0066 Construction of Multi-
purpose Building at Brgy. Bakilid,
Mandaue City, Cebu
12HN0066 Constructi on of
Multi-purpose Building at Brgy.
Bakilid, Mandaue City, Cebu
ABC Php2,000,000.00
12HN0067 Construction of
Multi-purpose Building at Brgy.
Bakilid, Mandaue City, Cebu
ABC Php1,928,996.74
12HN0067 Concreting of Road at
Brgy. Opao, Mandaue City (Pro-
posed for Modifcation to Asphalting
of Road at Brgy. Opao Mandaue
City with Drainage Facilities)
12HN0067 Concreting of Road
at Brgy. Opao, Mandaue City
(Proposed for Modifcation to
Asphalting of Road at Brgy.
Opao Mandaue City with Drain-
age Facilities)
12HN0068 Concreting of Road
at Brgy. Opao, Mandaue City
(Proposed for Modifcation to
Asphalting of Road at Brgy.
Opao Mandaue City with Drain-
age Facilities)
12HN0068
Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement
of Mactan Circumferential Road,
Cordova Section. K0026+483 to
K0029+223 with exceptions
12HN0068
Repair/Rehabilitation/Improve-
ment of Mactan Circumferen-
tial Road, Cordova Section.
K0026+483 to K0029+223 with
exceptions
12HN0069
Repair/Rehabilitation Improve-
ment of Mactan Circumferen-
tial Road, Cordova Section.
K0026+483 to K0029+223 with
exceptions
12HN0069 Construction of Multi-
purpose Building at Brgy. Casunt-
ingan, Mandaue City, Cebu
12HN0069 Constructi on of
Multi-purpose Building at Brgy.
Casuntingan, Mandaue City,
Cebu
ABC Php960. 000.00
12HN0070 Construction of
Multi-purpose Building at Brgy.
Casuntingan, Mandaue City,
Cebu
ABC Php962. 790.81
BATCH 2 (12HN0063 to 12HN0070)
Contract ID/ Name From To
12HN0070 Construclion of School
Building, Mandaue Cily
Comprehensive National High
School, Mandaue City
12HN0070 Construcl i on of
School Building, Mandaue Cily
Comprehensive National High
School, Mandaue City
ABC Php988, 000.00
Contract Duration:75
CalendarDays
12HN0071 Construclion of
School Building, Mandaue Cily
Comprehensive National High
School, Mandaue City
ABC Php988, 007.00
Contract Duration: 45
Calendar Days
For your information and guidance.
(Sgd.) MYRNA A. DELA SERNA
BAC Chairman
(MST-NOV. 26, 2012)
N O T I C E
Industry & Investments Building, 385 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Philippines
Trunkline: 897-6682, (IPG) 896-9212, (MSG) 896-5167, (PAG) 895-3983
(ISG) 890-3056, (FASD) 890-9325
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
Notice is hereby given that PRIMEXISLEDECOCO, INC. is applying for registration
with the Board of Investments (BOI) as New Export Producer of Virgin Coconut
Oil and Coco Flour with the following annual capacities:
Virgin Coconut Oil - 3,972 metric tons
Coco Flour - 2,098 metric tons

on a Pioneer status (based on magnitude of Investments), with project site
located in Brgy. Mangilag Sur, Candelaria, Quezon.
Any person with valid objection/s on the above-mentioned project may fle his/her
objection in writing, under oath, with the BOI within three (3) days from the date of
this publication/posting.
(Sgd.) NESTOR P. ARCANSALIN
Director
Resource-Based Industries Department
AUCTI ON SALE
ACME PAWNSHOP - 1
st
Level Glorietta 3 Ayala,
Makati and its branches in
Mejalco Bldg., Benavidez
St., Legaspi Village, Makati
and L & R Bldg., Pasay
Road, Makati auction sale
on December 03, 2012,
2:00 pm Alabang Town
Center, Alabang Zapote
Road, MJ Holding Bldg.,
Almanza Las Pias Acme
Bldg., Real St., Las Pias
and Acme Pawnshop
Inc. G/F San Bartolome
Church Bldg., Malabon
Ci ty, at 1:30 pm; Uni t
3 Parklea Bldg., Edsa,
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong
City, Circle C G14, # 17
Congressional Ave., Bahay
Toro, D1, Quezon City at
2:30pm. All items pawned
May 16, 2012 to June 15,
2012. Sons of Lanuza
Auctioneer.
(MST-Nov. 26, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Cordillera Administrative Region
BAGUIO CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
Tel. No. 442-8195 Fax No. (074) 442-8195
(MST-Nov. 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 2012
1. Contract ID: 12PD0102
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Improvement of Baguio-Bauang Road Flood
Control (KO 300+000 KO 302+500 with exception)
Contract Location: Baguio City
Scope of Work: Pipe culverts & Manhole
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,037,278.40
Contract Duration: 90 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
Source of Fund: GOP through GAA 2012
2. Contract ID: 12PD0103
Contract Name: Asphalt Overlay along Kisad Road KO249+235-
KO249+315
Contract Location: Baguio City
Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay (Hot Asphalt)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,298,930.72
Contract Duration: 3 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 5,000.00
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 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 proprietorships, partnerships, or
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.
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 than
the submission of their bids.
The DPWH-Baguio City District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference
on December 3, 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 December 17, 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 December 17, 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 time prior to
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected 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. NQUE
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) IRENEO S. GALLATO
District Engineer
(MST-Nov. 19 & 26, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce
Poblacion, Dalaguete , Cebu
Tel. No. (032) 484-8411 to 14, Fax # 484-8410

The [ DPWH, Cebu 4
th
District Engineering Offce] , through the [ 2009-Calamity
Fund] intends to apply the sum [ Php 33,775,000.00] being the Approved Budget
for the Contract ( ABC) to payments under the contract for [ 012-HG-111- Repair
and Rehabilitation of Roadside Protection Structures along Natalio Bacalso
Avenue Boljoon-Santander Section and along Santander-Barili-Toledo
Road]. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
The [DPWH, Cebu 4
th
District Engineering Offce] now invites the bids for
[Repair and Rehabilitation of Roadside Protection Structures along Natalio
Bacalso Avenue Boljoon-Santander Section and along Santander-Barili-
Toledo Road]. Completion of the Works is required [ 145 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.
Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through the open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion 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 citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
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, Cebu 4
th
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 in the amount of [Php 20,000.00 ].
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.
The [DPWH, Cebu 4
t h
Di st ri ct Engi neeri ng Of f i ce] will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on [November 23, 2012-2:00 P.M] at [DPWH, Cebu 4
th
Conference
Room, Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu], which shall be open to all interested
parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before [December 3, 2012
10:00 A.M] at [DPWH, Cebu 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Poblacion,
Dalaguete, Cebu]. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the
acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid opening shall be on [December 3, 2012 2:00 P.M] at [DPWH, Cebu 4
th

District Engineering Offce]. 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.
Contractors who will be dropping their bids for the frst time in DPWH, Cebu 4
th

District Engineering Offce must submit a certifed true copy of their company
profle. During the submission of bids, contractors must submit a photocopy of
their credit line and joint venture agreement for eligibility evaluation purpose.
Attendance in Pre-Bid Conference is a must.
The [DPWH, Cebu 4
th
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.
For further information, please refer to:
CONNIE L. CABALLO
MARLON D. MAROLLANO
Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu
484-8414/484-8413


(Sgd.) WILMA B. CAMPOS
BAC Chairman

Invitation to Bid for (Repair and Rehabilitation of Roadside Protection
Structures along Natalio Bacalso Avenue Boljoon-Santander Section
and along Santander-Barili-Toledo Road)
REMINDER
MST Cl assi f i ed Ads
section requires a Two (2)
day CUT-OFF PERIOD on
all ITBs, BID BULLETIN,
NOTICES and REOIs
prior publication date(s).
Ads
Work.
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NOVEMBER 26, 2012 MONDAY
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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
showbitz
Manila Standard TODAY
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
And like the late Da King, Grace
understands how poverty can break
the Filipino family and bring great
harm to children. She sees the need
to focus on poverty alleviation efforts
in the family being the basic cell in
the society. She wants government
to take a more active role in help-
ing children of poor families. She
believes that the future of our nation
depends on the kind of citizens these
children will become.
Her platform builds on FPJs so-
cial covenant and focuses on three
areas: poverty alleviation, oppor-
tunities for children, and electoral
reforms, or simple POE.
Before she was appointed Chair-
man of MTRCB, Grace worked at
FPJ Productions and Film Archives,
Inc. She also worked in the United
States as a teacher, a product liaison
ofcer, and a product manager.
Grace Poe has a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Political Science from
Boston College, USA and nished
two years of Development Studies
at UP Manila.
Says Grace, I share my fathers
dreams. Ang inumpisahan ng tatay
ko, tatapusin ko.
Kapuso for a decade
On Nov. 20, Senator, actor, pro-
ducer and TV host Bong Revilla
signed with GMA Network af-
rming his loyalty to the Kapuso
network. The exclusive contract
makes him the face of the network
in outlying areas around urban cen-
ters in the country now reached by
the network.
At the contract signing were
Lolit Solis (Bongs manager), GMA
President and Chief Operating Of-
cer Gilberto R. Duavit, Jr., GMA
Chairman and Chief Executive Of-
cer Atty. Felipe L. Gozon and
GMA Entertainment TVs Ofcer-
in-Charge Lilybeth G. Rasonable.
Bong feels very excited to re-
new his contract with GMA and ex-
pressed his anticipation on his rst
primetime soap project. Ang puso
ko ay nandito sa GMA dahil ako
ay isang Kapuso. Paano ko naman
iiwan ang isang istasyon na hindi
ako pinabayaan? Also, masaya
ako na sa akin ipinagkatiwala ang
proyektong pinag-isipan at pinagk-
agastusan ng network, ang Indio.
Gozon expressed his delight
on Bongs loyalty to the Kapuso
network. Masaya kami. Kaya na-
man yung pinakamalaking project
namin sa 2013 ay ibinigay namin
sa kanya.
Duavit says that Bong is very
loyal to the network. Bukod sa
respeto natin sa kanya bilang pub-
lic servant at artista. Andoon yung
pagkakaibigan. Weve been very
good friends and the loyalty and the
effort that Bong has continued to
put in with his work with us, bukod
tangi yun.
Bong Revilla topbills GMAs rst
primetime offering for 2013, Indio .
Stars in Navotas
summit
A lot of showbiz personalities
have become wiser in handling their
income from acting as it is not a
long-term career, they often say.
Gladys Reyes and Francine Pri-
eto who joined Navotas 1
st
Women
Entrepreneurship Summit on Nov.
10, at Navotas Sports Complex
upon City Mayor John Reynald M.
Tiangcos invitation, shared their
success in their business ventures.
Gladys said that she started her
business in 2007 despite having a
career in showbiz.
Acting is not a permanent job.
There are times that we have a lot
of projects at a time but there also
times that we have none, she said.
The idea of starting a soap busi-
ness was suggested by my Aunt
who worked in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia. During that time, I al-
ready have kids with Christopher
so even though we both have sav-
ings from our showbiz career, we
decided to invest in this business
for their future, she added.
One of her tips to Navoteo wom-
en, especially housewives, who have
their spare time to earn extra money
for their family, was not to fear in-
vesting for a product that they are
condent and passionate of.
Francine, who is still single and is
in Ina, Kapatid, Anak as the mother
of Xian Lim, also noted that wom-
en should always be condent as they
are beautiful and have so much po-
tential in achieving business growth
with minimal capital.
As one of the celebrity endorsers
of Ever Bilena Skin Care Products,
she said that since many women
love fashion, they might as well use
it in a business such as direct selling
of clothes and make up products.
She also encouraged the Navote-
o to be always beautiful as it also
boosts condence and self-esteem.
Mayor Tiangco, in behalf of the
participants, recognized their con-
tribution in the said event through
a plaque of appreciation.
Girl power through
charity
Theres more to GMA-7s young
star Bea Binene than being a teen
actress and singer rolled into one.
More importantly she exemplies
the essence of girl empowerment in
the context of todays generation.
Bea, who recently released her
debut album to positive public re-
sponse, was tapped to serve as ad-
vocate for I Am A Girl movement
of Plan Foundation which vows to
ght human trafcking of young
girls and help out-of-school girls
get proper education.
In an interview she emphasized,
Girls must be protected and re-
spected.
She already expressed her excite-
ment in participating in the founda-
tions noble activities that include
medical mission and marathon bik-
ing. This season of giving she is
expected to join one of the Kapuso
Foundation outreach programs with
news anchor Mel Tiangco at the
helm. She revealed being a big fan
of the veteran TV personality.
Beas formal involvements with
charitable institutions have already
begun in the past year. Last De-
cember, she put up a charity initia-
tive she simply calls Bea Binene
Cares. Separately she was chosen
by the Haribon Foundation to act as
its junior child ambassadorsome-
thing she took with responsible ac-
tion by planting trees each time she
gets a chance.
Being a young star social net-
working to communicate with her
fans, she makes good use of the
power of fame by encouraging girls
her age to do positive things and
not become juvenile delinquents.
I can spread the word in my own
little way, she said.
The 15-year old GMA Artist
Center act has other social concerns
that even more solidify her image
as a youth model. She voices out
her stand against illegal logging
and nature conservation, as well as
routinely does good natured acts
like praying intimately and show-
ing proper dining manners.
Loved for her charm, her album
from Polyeast and Galaxy Records
was an instant smash hit, with her
singing interesting renditions of
Jamie Riveras Hey Its Me and
Manilyn Reyness Sayang Na
Sayang.
This year, Bea appeared in the
titular fantaserye role of Alice
Bungisngis as well as in the fam-
ily epic Luna Blanca. Catch her on
Cielo de Angelina every weekday
morning before Eat Bulaga.
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GRACE POE
From censor to senator?
EVERYBODY knows Grace Poe. She is FPJs
daughter. And if you dont know that, you must have
been born in Timbuktu or Seychelles. And for a while,
since the assumption to power of Noynoy Aquino as
President of this country, she was the Chairman of the
Movie and Television Review and Classication Board
until she resigned to le her Certicate of Candidacy
for Senator last month. Now, she is focused on realizing
that dream of being a public servant, like her father who
had passion to serve and desire to help the poor.
IF THERES one actor who is busy as a
bee these days it is Dingdong Dantes.
Dingdong Dantes admits his excitement
with the projects hes currently busy with:
his latest GMA-7 prime time offering
Pahiram ng Sandali and 2012 MMFF entry
One More Try under Star Cinema.
In his new soap opera, he was supposed
to be paired with Kylie Padilla but the
latter backed out last minute. Many
wonder if he was consulted by the Kapuso
management for his preference regarding
Kylies replacement.
Actually, no, says Dingdong. Ive
always trusted and respected my home
studios decision when it comes to matters
like that. Of course, I was eager to know
and Im proud that I was one of the earliest
to be advised who it was going to be.
The role went to newcomer Max
Collins. Is he okay with that?
Oh yes! Actually, shes my fellow
talent in PPL. Im glad that she got the
part. I think she holds a lot of promise
as attested by her arresting performance
in both The Good Daughter and Coffee
Prince. This is a big break for her since in
the program we are sharing the frame with
acting stalwarts Christopher de Leon and
Lorna Tolentino. Both of us will surely
learn from them!
Meanwhile, his lm fest movie One More
Try is already nearing completion. This is
his second project under Star Cinema and
his rst time with Angel Locsin, Angelica
Panganiban and Zanjoe Marudo.
Im really thrilled about this movie.
For one, the combination is fresh. Im
sure the viewers will be delighted, avers
Dingdong.
According to reports, his love scene
with Angel was already shot.
Yes! It turned out ne. I trusted our
director (Ruel Bayani). In my opinion,
his handling or interpretation of such
delicate scene was very good. Wait til
you see it.
In the forthcoming MMFF, they are
facing stiff competition from other huge
entries like Si Agimat, Si Enteng at Si Ako
top-billed by Sen. Bong Revilla, Vic Sotto
and Judy Ann Santos and Sisterakas
starring Kris Aquino, Ai Ai delas Alas
and Vice Ganda. What does he think are
their chances?
Im aware that we will be pitted against
the heavyweights, so to speak, but Im
condent with our offering. Honestly, Ill
be happy if well be able to tap our target
audience. Thats enough for me.
Last year, he brought home the festivals
Best Actor trophy for his entry Segunda
Mano. Many ask if he will be able to
duplicate such feat this year.
Honestly, I dont know. It would
depend on the public and the critics
reception. What I can promise is Ill do my
best to come up with a highly-competent
performance, ends Dingdong.
TGIS, the return
Undoubtedly, TGIS was one of GMA-
7s banner shows in the 90s. It was such
a phenomenal success, ratings-wise and
propelled the popularity of Angelu de
Leon, Bobby Andrews, Onemig Bondoc,
Ciara Sotto, Red Sternberg, Raven
Villanueva and Michael Flores.
Now, Mark Reyes, the man behind the
success of TGIS before is at it again with
the upcoming launch of Teen Gen, the
Kapusos latest youth-oriented offering.
Headlined by Protgs grand winners
Jeric Gonzales and Thea Tolentino, it
promises to bring back the youth fever on
weekend viewing.
Im happy and nervous at the same
time. I know that its a big challenge for all
of us in the cast since were newcomers.
I just remain positive because I know
that were doing well in our workshops.
Gradually, our bonding is getting better.
The viewers will nd us normal and just
having pure fun on screen, says Thea.
On Jerics part, he sees this as the start
of the realization of his showbiz dream.
Im exerting all my best efforts for
this one. We need to prove to the public
that were not just a fad. I want them to
see that were serious with our showbiz
career!
Other newbies who complete the cast
are Juancho Trivino, Dianne Hernandez
(a Heart Evangelista look-alike), Enrico
Abel Estanislao, Gianna Revilla, Seth
Patrick Isay, Sunyee Maluche, Gab de
Leon and Arkin Magalona.
Busy
Dingdong
Dantes
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