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CAMPAIGN FOCUS
Padaca
remains a
fugitive
Manila told
to improve
sea security
Another US submarine to dock at Subic
Priest gets
warning vs
poll plans
LP: Sins of the past
UNA: Govt excesses
DoJ orders crackdown
as more sites attacked
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Vol. XXVI No. 198 14 Pages, 2 Sections
P18.00 Thursday, October 4, 2012
By Christine F. Herrera
and Maricel Cruz
THE Liberal Party coalition on
Wednesday kept the focus on the
sins of the past administration,
saying nothing is forgiven and
nothing is forgotten, but the op-
position United Nationalist Alli-
By Rey E. Requejo, Macon Ramos-Araneta,
and Joyce Pangco Panares
THE Justice Department has ordered a
crackdown on hackers responsible for tak-
ing down key government Web sites as part
of their protest against the widely criticized
Cybercrime Preven-
tion Act, which took
effect Wednesday.
Hunt down hacktivists
WEATHER
Marce intensies; red alert up
Protesting. Journalists hold up their petitions against the Cybercrime Prevention Act that they submitted before the Supreme Court on
Wednesday. Various groups have criticized the new law that targets cybercrime but which they fear will be used to suppress online freedom in
the Philippines. Aaron Favila, AP
Sailing. The USS Olympia is expected to arrive in Subic on Oct. 4 for a routine port call, according to the
US Embassy in Manila.
Theyre running. From left, the people who led their certicates of candidacy on the third day of ling for next years elections were Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara for senator, Rep.
Teddy Casio for senator, Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn for senator, Antonio Trillanes IV again for senator, retired Gen. Ramon Montao for senator, Muntinlupa Rep. Rod-
olfo Biazon for the same position, Las Pias Rep. Mark Villar for the same position, and actor Joey Marquez for congressman of Paraaque. Lino Santos, Danny Pata and Ey Acasio
AN OFFICIAL on Wednesday alerted
rescue workers over possible ash
oods and landslides as tropical storm
Marce intensied and threatened
Northern Luzon, Central Luzon and
Metro Manila.
When were on red alert status that
means all rescue workers should be
on standby for any eventuality, said
Benito Ramos, executive director of
the National Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council.
We have to preposition our re-
sources including relief and be ready
for evacuation and search-and-rescue
operations.
Weather forecaster Jun Galang
said Marce entered the Philippine
area of responsibility Tuesday night
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Justice Secretary Leila de
Lima ordered the National Bu-
reau of Investigation to hunt
down the people responsible
for attacking the ofcial gazette
(www.gov.ph), the Web sites of
Congress (www.senate.gov.ph
and www.congress.gov.ph), and
other key government agencies
including the NBI (www.nbi.
gov.ph), rendering them inacces-
sible for a few hours.
CYBERCRIME LAW
NOT TO STIFLE FREE SPEECH BUT TO CURB WEB ABUSES
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE authors of the controversial law that
broadens the coverage of the crime of li-
bel to include the worldwide Web sought
to assuage public concern on Wednesday
about its harsh provisions and said it was
intended to protect people from character
assassination and hack journalism.
Senators Edgardo Angara and Vicente
Sotto said the Cybercrime Prevention Act
of 2012 provided the legal framework for
safeguarding basic freedoms, including
freedom of expression, and offered pro-
tection to Internet users from abuse.
We also want to level the playing eld
between journalists and social media us-
ers, said Sotto , who denied inserting the
ance promised to train their guns
at the excesses and misguided
policies of the current govern-
ment in power.
Akbayans Risa Hontiveros, an
LP coalition senatorial candidate,
said the coalitions campaign
would hold former President and
now re-electionist Pampanga Rep.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her
associates accountable for the cor-
ruption that occurred during her
administration.
UNAs senatorial bet, Zambales
Rep. Maria Milagros Magsaysay,
said they would not pay blind
obedience to the administrations
straight path platform but would
ensure the path remains straight
for the rest of President Benigno
Aquino IIIs term.
We are going to be the voice
of the public and put forward their
clamor for jobs, decent housing
and proper education, Magsay-
say said.
We are not here to oppose this
government but to bring out the
best in it and not the worst in it.
This is why we are opposing some
policies that we feel would only
add more burden to our people,
Magsaysay told the Manila
FORMER Isabela governor
Grace Padaca is still consid-
ered a fugitive despite hav-
ing been appointed commis-
sioner of the Commission on
Elections, the anti-graft court
said on Wednesday.
The arrest warrant issued on
May 23 against Padaca, who
is facing graft charges before
the Sandiganbayans Fifth Di-
vision, was still in effect, said
Ruth Ferrer, head of the anti-
graft courts legal division.
Ombudsman Conchita Car-
pio-Morales says Padaca ille-
gally entrusted P25 million to
the Economic Development
By Vito Barcelo
THE ruling prelates of the
Catholic Church on Wednes-
day threatened to defrock a
priest who announced plans to
run for governor of Masbate,
one of the depressed areas in
the Visayas that has been under
the control of powerful politi-
cal families for many years.
The Catholic Bishops Con-
ference of the Philippines said
Father Leo Casas should leave
the priesthood if he will pursue
his plans to run for governor
By Florante S. Solmerin
THE United States has sent its
fourth submarine to the Phil-
ippines this year, and its ex-
pected to dock at Subic Bay in
Zambales on Thursday, accord-
ing to a statement released on
Wednesday by the US Embassy
in Manila.
The submarines have been
visiting the country amid the ter-
ritorial disputes of the countries
claiming all or part of the Spratly
Islands in the West Philippine
Sea, with China increasingly im-
posing its will on the Philippines,
Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and
Brunei over the potentially oil-
rich territories.
At least nine islets and
reefs in the Spratlys are be-
ing claimed by the Philippines
since, it says, these are well
within its 200-nautical-mile
exclusive economic zone.
Manila and Beijing have also
locked horns over the Panatag
Shoal some 123 nautical miles off
Masinloc in Zambales, prompt-
ing the United States to raise con-
cerns over freedom of navigation
in those areas.
By Sara Fabunan
AN Australian delegate said
on Wednesday that the Philip-
pines and other claimants to
the West Philippine Sea or
South China Sea against China
should strengthen their mari-
time capabilities because the
dispute could possibly lead to
an armed conict.
In a press brieng during
the 3rd Association of South-
east Nations Marine Forum,
Australian National Centre for
Ocean Resources and Security
delegate Samuel Bateman said
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Padaca...
for Western Isabela and North-
ern Luzon Foundation Inc., a
non-government organization,
based on a complaint from
former Isabela congressman
Santiago Respicio. The San-
diganbayan had recommended
P70,000 bail for her.
Ferrer said the National Bu-
reau of Investigation had failed
to arrest Padaca because she ap-
parently was no longer living
in her address in Isabela. She
warned that Padaca could be ar-
rested anytime, anywhere, and
under any circumstances de-
spite her having been appointed
to the Comelec by President
Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday.
Still, Comelec Chairman
Sixto Brillantes Jr. said the graft
case against Padaca was not
enough to disqualify her as a
poll commissioner.
The case has no effect [on her
appointment], Brillantes said.
You are not disqualied just
because you have a case.
Brillantes said almost all gov-
ernment ofcials had cases, but
disqualication applied only
when one had been convicted.
Padaca replaced Augusto Lag-
man who was not reappointed to
the post in April. She will be serv-
ing until Feb. 2, 2018
The commission is now pre-
paring the ofce that Padaca
will be occupying.
Brillantes said Padaca would
likely be given the cases as-
signed to Commissioners Rene
Sarmiento and Armando Velas-
co, who will retire in February.
Ill probably give her a list-
ing of the people that she can
immediately appoint to assist
her. he said.
She is not a lawyer, so she
will have to get the assistance
of a lawyer-consultant to help
her. Merck Maguddayao and
Joel E. Zurbano
Priest...
he will pursue his plans to run for
governor in the May 2013 nation-
al and local elections.
The rst principle in canon
law is that a priest should never
run for public ofce, said Bish-
op Leonardo Medroso, the head
of CBCPs Episcopal Commis-
sion on Canon Law.
Casas, 37, has been a priest for
nine years. He said he would le his
certicate of candidacy under the
Liberal Party of President Aquino on
Friday and run against the incumbent
governor Olga Kho, a member of a
powerful political dynasty.
Masbate is known for its roll-
ing pasturelands, coconut planta-
tions, white-sand beaches, abun-
dant shing grounds and rich
mineral resources but many of its
residents live below the poverty
line. The island is also known
for political violence as political
clans ght for control of the is-
land province.
Medroso said Father Casas
would be suspended from the
priesthood if he led his certicate
of candidacy on Friday and cam-
paigned for ofce when ofcial
campagining started in February.
Reitred Archbishop Oscar Cruz
said if Father Casas would insist
on his plans, the proper thing to do
was to ask for dispensation from
his clerical obligations and get out
of the priesthood.
[Getting into politics] is cat-
egorically forbidden by Church
law. No priest may accept an of-
ce that includes the exercise of
civil power, Cruz said.
Casas has been director of the
Social Action Center of the Mas-
bate diocese for the past seven
years, a position that gives him
access to the masses, and he
also has direct contact with gov-
ernment policy-makers as co-
chairman of the Bicol Regional
Council and member of the Mas-
bate Provincial Peace and Order
Council.
Another priest, Ed Panlilio,
was suspended from the priest-
hood after he ran and was elected
governor of Pampanga in 2007.
He lost the position due to an
election protest after three years
in ofce. He ran again but lost in
his bid to become governor in the
2010 elections.
Manila...
the strengthening of maritime borders of countries in-
volved in the conict was important not only because
of the ongoing territorial dispute, but also because of
other critical concerns such as freedom of navigation
and search and rescue efforts, among others.
He also acknowledged Manilas efforts to ad-
dress its lack of maritime patrol capabilities thor-
ough its National Coast Guard system.
The Philippines has begun to address this issue.
The National Coast Watch system is an important
initiative to help the Philippines manage its wa-
ters, Bateman said.
The forum was attended by representatives from
the 10-member Asean bloc.
Bateman, who represented Australia, said the fo-
rum will not tackle the dispute but would address
maritime issues as a whole, including freedom of
navigation, security, piracy, transnational crime,
search and rescue operation, sovereignty relations,
joint naval exercises and patrolling coastal borders.
Bateman said that the forum will discuss the soft
challenges and hard and complex issues in the
West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but added
that it will not touch the territorial disputes between
China, the Philippines and Vietnam.
Vice President Jejomar Binay who was the keynote
speaker for the event, said that the Asean bloc needs
to develop a comprehensive regional framework and
cooperative platform on maritime issues.
Hunt...
The purpose of the law is to pro-
tect our citizens from unscrupulous
and abusive actions of mists and the
wicked in society, De Lima said.
Disagreeing with certain sections
of the law or questioning legislative
intent is no excuse to commit crimes
defacing Web sites whether gov-
ernment or not, disrupting essential
operations and services, and causing
damage to scarce resources.
The law, signed by President Be-
nigno Aquino III on Sept. 12, has been
challenged before the Supreme Court
in nine separate petitions that ques-
tion its constitutionality, particularly
a provision that extends the scope of
libel law to Web sites and raises the
jail term for those found guilty.
The Palace on Wednesday assured
the online community that civil liber-
ties, including freedom of speech and
expression, would be protected even
as the Cybercrime Prevention Act
took effect.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Laci-
erda also urged the public to participate
in consultations with the inter-agency
task force that will draft the implement-
ing rules and regulations of the new law,
calling it an opportunity for reasonable
discourse.
But Lacierda also called on the critics
of the law to be vigilant as well against
online vandalism after the Web sites of
several government agencies were de-
faced by hackers protesting it.
Lacierda said the online vandals
were depriving the broader public of
access to much needed government
information and services online.
We call on critics of the Cyber-
crime Act to speak out against online
vandalism and bullying with as much
vigor and passion as they have ex-
pressed in their objections to certain
provisions of this law, he said.
De Lima said the hackers respon-
sible for Wednesdays attacks would
be prosecuted for illegal access of com-
puter systems as defined under the new
law. If they are found guilty, the hackers
will face six to 12 years in jail, or a fine
of at least P200,000 or both.
She said the NBIs computer
crimes unit would be enhanced once
the Justice Departments cybercrime
ofce, headed by Assistant Secretary
Geronimo Sy, was put in place.
Several groups, including Anony-
mous Philippines and PrivateX, had
earlier claimed responsibility for the
attacks on government sites.
Echoing the Palace, De Lima as-
sured critics of the law that their fears
and objections would be addressed in
a multi-sectoral dialogue set for Oct. 9
to discuss the implementing rules and
regulations of the law.
She added that questions about the
Justice Departments powers under
the law to take down Web sites would
also be addressed.
The dialogue on Oct. 9, she said,
would seek to clarify and harmonize
the so-called objectionable portions
of the law.
The Justice Department would
work with the Interior and Local
Government and Science and Tech-
nology departments to come up with
the new rules in 90 days, she said.
De Lima said her department
would handle cases very prudently
because of the objections raised and
pending petitons.
The law requires an IRR for an ef-
fective implementation but it doesnt
mean it will not take effect without
the IRR. Still, prudence dictates that
its better to take it slowly at this
point, she added.
But De Lima said the departments
review of the new law showed no
violation of the Constitution.
In my reading of the law, I cant
see any unconstitutional provision.
Some sectors have questioned the li-
bel provision, but we should remem-
ber that it is already a criminal offense
under existing law. The only issue is
the propriety or imposition of higher
degree of penalty, which is not a con-
stitutional issue.
Two more petitions were filed
Wednesday before the Supreme Court,
bringing to nine the number of groups
asking the Court to declare several pro-
visions of the law unconstitutional.
Lawyers of the Ateneo Human
Rights Center and journalists led by
the National Union of Journalists of
the Philippines both argued that the
law violates constitutional rights to
due process, free speech, freedom of
the press and academic freedom.
They said that Section 19, which
gives the secretary of Justice the
power to block or restrict access to
any content upon prima facie nding
of violation of the law even without
trial, imposes prior restraint which is
not allowed by the Constitution.
They also said this provision violates
peoples constitutional right to privacy
of communication and the right against
unreasonable searches and seizures.
It is, in effect, a gag law potentially
capable of shaping peoples mind and
way of thinking. Under the threat of
government intrusion, users will be
forced to toe the governments line
if only to make use of or access their
computers, said the Ateneo petition,
which was signed by Ateneo law dean
Sedfrey Candelaria and professors
Melencio Sta. Maria, Amparita Sta.
Maria, Ray Paolo Santiago, Gilbert
Sembrado and Ryan Jeremiah Quan.
The other petition also questioned
section 4, which includes cyber defa-
mation, cyber threats and Internet li-
bel in the list of cybercrimes subject
to prosecution; and section 6, which
hands down a higher degree of pun-
ishment for people found guilty of
libel and allows them to be charged
separately under the Revised Penal
Code for the same offense.
The petition was signed online
by at least 211 individuals and 12
different media outts and watch-
dogs, including the Center for Media
Freedom and Responsibility and the
Philippine Center for Investigative
Journalism.
Seven similar petitions were led
earlier by businessman Louis Birao-
go; a group of journalists belonging
to Alab ng Mamahayag; a group of
bloggers and Internet law experts
led by lawyer Jose Jesus Disini Jr.
of the Internet and Society Program
of UP College of Law; Senator Teo-
sto Guingona III; another group of
journalists, bloggers and lawyers led
by UP law professor Harry Roque
Jr.; a group of lawmakers, members
of the academe and students led by
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond
Palatino; and militant groups Bagong
Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan).
The high court deferred tacking
action on the petitions in their ses-
sion last Tuesday, saying they needed
more time to examine the issues.
Guingona expressed disappointment
at the Courts deferment and urged it to
act immediately to prevent further harm
to the online community.
He said the implementation of
the law would take back the coun-
try back to the Dark Ages when
freedom of speech and expression
were not recognized.
The state has no right to gag its
citizens and convict them for express-
ing their thoughts, Guingona said.
In a text message, Senator Loren
Legarda said she welcomed moves to
revise some of the more contentious
provisions of the law.
On Tuesday, Senator Francis Es-
cudero led an amendatory measure
to the Cybercrime Law to remove the
criminal liability on libel.
He said this would be in conso-
nance with his earlier bill led in
2007 to de-criminalize libel.
If theres a liability on the part of
media people, it should only involve
the civil aspect and not [the] criminal
[sapect]. It should only be damages
and no imprisonment, he said.
He admitted there was an oversight
when he signed the nal copy of the
proposed measure which was sub-
mitted to the Palace and approved by
President Aquino.
But Senate Majority Leader Vicente
Sotto III, who took credit for inserting
the libel clause in the law, complained
that he was the favorite whipping
boy of the online community.
I am the favorite whipping boy
although Im not the author [of the
law]. Im the target, he said in an in-
terview over radio dzBB as he dared
those objecting to the law to le their
complaints with the proper forum.
He also said the author of the law,
Senator Edgardo Angara, would not
allow anything unconstitutional to get
into his bill.
Given the background of Senator
Angara, he knows what hes doing
and that would not violate the Consti-
tution, Sotto said.
Sotto, who described himself as a
victim of cyber bullying over allega-
tions that he plagiarized parts of his
privilege speeches, called on critics of
the law not to use the Internet to de-
stroy other peoples reputations.
Angara defended his law, saying it
would deter people from committing
crimes because the virtual world will
no longer be a lawless realm.
Its enactment sends out a strong
message to the world that the Philip-
pines is serious about keeping cyber-
space safe, he said.
In the House, the minority bloc
said it would le a measure to amend
the law by removing the controversial
provisions imposing higher penalties
for libel.
At the same time, Bayan Muna
Rep. Neri Colmenares, vice chairman
of the House Committee on Electoral
Reforms and Suffrage, urged Congress
to speed up the approval of a measure
seeking to decriminalize libel.
It is not true that without libel or
the cybercrime law, there is no rem-
edy to those subjected to defamatory
statements, Colmenares said.
No one should go to prison for the
exercise of the constitutional right to
free press and expression, he said.
House Minority Leader and Danilo
Suarez said he would file his proposed
amendments to the law, which is he said
was prone to government abuse.
We would also like to express our
concern over the chilling effect that
the Cybercrime Prevention Act may
have over the freedom of speech,
Suarez told reporters.
While we agree that there are some
abuses of this right, we should err on its
liberal side. After all, a robust media and
opinionated citizenry are bastions of a
real democracy, Suarez said.
But Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua said
he supported the new law as a way of
imposing discipline and deterring ir-
responsibility in the online world.
With Maricel Cruz
Another...
USS Olympia (SSN 717), a submarine of
the Los Angeles class design, will arrive in
Subic Bay on Thursday, October 4, for a rou-
tine port call that highlights the strong historic,
community, and military connections between
the United States and the Republic of the Phil-
ippines, the embassy said.
This visit will allow the ship to replenish
supplies as well as give the crew an opportu-
nity for rest and relaxation.
She is the second United States ship to
bear the name in honor of the city of Olympia,
Washington.
The original USS Olympia was commis-
sioned in 1895 and, as part of the Asiatic eet,
became the agship of Commodore George
Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.
The embassy did not say how many days the
submarine will stay in the country.
Last month, the USS Hawaii (SSN 776), a
Virginia Class submarine, arrived in Subic ve
days after the arrival of the USS Frank Cable
(AS-40), an L.Y. Spear class submarine tender.
In June, the United States Los Angeles class
USS Louisville (SSN 724), a nuclear-powered
fast attack submarine, docked more than a
month after the arrival of the rst submarine,
the Virginia class USS North Carolina (SSN
777), in the Philippines.
Marce...
and could stay until Friday at least.
It wasnt likely to make land-
fall, but it would still enhance the
southwest monsoon to bring rain
to Luzon and Western Visayas.
Ten to 25 millimeters of rain per
hour would hit the areas within the
storms 400-kilometer diameter.
Marce could also generate waves
that might endanger small boats,
Galang said.
The weather bureaus bulletin
Wednesday afternoon said Marce
was last spotted west of Iba, Zam-
bales, while moving southeast at
seven kilometers per hour.
It was expected to be 455 kilo-
meters west of Ambulong, Batan-
gas, by Thursday morning and 650
kilometers west of Metro Manila
or outside Philippine territory by
Friday morning.
Metro Manila, Central Luzon,
the Cordilleras and Southern Ta-
galog region will be cloudy with
occasional moderate to heavy rain
and thunderstorms.
Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangas-
inan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva
Vizcaya will have rainy weather
due to the southwest monsoon en-
hanced by Marce.
The rest of Luzon, Western
and Central Visayas and Zambo-
anga Peninsula will experience
occasional light to moderate rain
or thunderstorms. The rest of the
country will be partly cloudy with
brief rain showers or thunder-
storms. Florante S. Solmerin and
Jonathan Fernandez
Cybercrime...
libel provision of a 12-year jail
term as punishment.
Angara said the Internet has be-
come so pervasive it has become
an essential component in our
lives and as technology evolved,
opportunity also expanded for
real harm to be done to people.
The law took effect on Tuesday
despite petitions led by various
groups questioning its constitu-
tionality. The court did not issue
an order freezing the questioned
provisions.
Media organizations and other
groups have been picketing the
Supreme Court calling for the
amendments to the law. They
found support from Senator Fran-
cis Escudero who said he will le
an amendment to remove crimi-
nal liability on libel.
Sotto claimed he was a target
of defamatory attacks in the In-
ternet such as the Youtube, and it
prompted him to include libel as
an offense covered by the law.
He said opponents of the law
should use the options available
to them such as ling a petition
at the Supreme Court and lobby-
ing in Congress for a bill seeking
amendments to the law.
If the Supreme Court dismises
the peitions and Congress rejects
the proposed amendments, Sotto
said: Its about time to take a
look at yourself. You might be
wrong and the Senate or the
House might be correct.
Angara said there was nothing
objectionable about the provision
on on-line libel and asked: Why
not? You mean the cyberspace is
a zone of impunity that you can
now begin to lambast maliciously
your enemies without fear of any
sanction at all?
He admitted, however, he has
reservations about higher penalties
for crimes under the Penal code
when committed online and said he
would le an amendment when the
session resumes next week.
Another provision that he
wanted to amend was giving the
Justice Department the authority
to block computer data or Internet
sites if they violate the law.
What I will propose is that the
DOJ can only do that upon a court
order. I will import the principles
of a search and arrest warrant into
this thing, he said.
Angara said the recent hack-
ing of government websites were
proof of the need for rules gov-
erning the Internet, otherwise,
we will be operating in a large,
large universe without rules.
The Cybercime law is not per-
fect. But it is a good law overall,
Angara said.
Escudero sasid he will seek to
repeal the disputed provision that
provides criminal liability on li-
bel, which is in consonance with
the bill he led in 2007 to de-
criminalize libel.
If theres a liability on the part
of the media people, it should
only involve the civil aspect and
not criminal. It should only be
damages and no imprisonment,
he said.
Escudero said any form of libel
is a form of abridging the free-
dom of speech, of expression, of
the press and in todays modern
technology, the crime of libel is
not only antiquated, it also be-
comes a tool to restrain freedom
of speech.
Campaign...
Standard. We are after genuine
reforms.
Hontiveros said the LP coalition
would not accept insults from the
UNA coalition, which accused the
former of being political hypo-
crites when most of them were
rabid defenders of Mrs. Arroyo
when she was in power.
UNA is a coalition struggling
to describe itself to the public be-
cause LP has clearly designed its
straight path platform. We will
not allow their insults to prevail,
Hontiveros said.
As for Akbayan and myself,
nothing is forgiven and forgot-
ten, she said, echoing the Presi-
dents pronouncements about the
Arroyo administration.
But Magsaysay said while the
LP coalition was criticizing the
abuse of power by the previous
administration, Mr. Aquinos gov-
ernment was doing the same thing.
Let us talk about abuse of
power. They say during the time
of GMA (Arroyo), they were de-
prived of their pork barrel alloca-
tions. But they are doing the same
thing to me and to the Arroyos. We
havent received our allocations
for the districts, Magsaysay said.
Magsaysay said UNA would
not overlook the abuse of power
by the Aquino administration.
The leader of Mrs. Arroyos party,
the Lakas-Christian Muslim Demo-
crats, on Wednesday admitted that
his group was out of favor.
House Minority Leader and Que-
zon Rep. Danilo Suarez, Lakas vice
chairman, said nobody wanted to
align or coalesce with his gorup.
Suarez shrugged off the unpopu-
larity of his party, however, describ-
ing it as a cyclical phenomenon.
He added that the party still
had enough command votes
to help elect senators and can-
didates for local positions in the
2013 elections.
Also on Wednesday, Senator
Francis Escudero, who is seek-
ing re-election as an indepen-
dent, said a smear campaign was
launched against him.
It has become evident that
there are some people who wish
to destroy my name and charac-
ter. A smear campaign appears to
be underway to malign me. Even
before I led my certicate of
candidacy (on Tuesday), I have
already received reports of such
mudslinging, Escudero said.
The senator said he had been
informed by members of media
that text messages have been
circulating alleging that he had
authored or would pass legisla-
tion that would trim the salaries
of government workers.
There is no such bill. It is really
disappointing how those behind
this smear campaign can conduct
such black propaganda, disap-
pointing because it insults me but,
more importantly, insults the Fili-
pino people, said Escudero.
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casi-
no and Senator Antonio Trillanes
IV joined the Senate race Wesd-
nesday, the thrid day of the ve-
day period in which certicates
of candidacy must be led.
Before ling his certicate, Ca-
sino ran from Luneta all the way to
the Commission on Elections ofce
in Intramuros, Manila to symbolize
that a run for the Senate is something
that one must work hard for.
He acknowledged that not be-
ing a memer of the Liberal Party
coalition or the UNA would be a
difcult, but he said he was ready
to face the challenge.
Denitely, we will tap our
grassroots machinery, he said.
These are ordinary people who
are tired of the old politics.
Casino is running under the Mak-
abayan coalition which groups the
left-leaning Bayan Muna, Anak-
pawis, Gabriela, Kabataan, Courage,
Migrante, Alliance of Concerned
Teachers, and Katribu.
Also on Wednesday, Aurora Rep.
Juan Edgardo Angara led his cer-
ticate of candidacy with his father,
Senator Edgardo Angara.
With Macon Ramos-Arane-
ta and Joel E. Zurbano
OCTOBER 4, 2012 THURSDAY
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Air safety upgrade at hand
IN BRIEF
Lee told to face charges
VICE President Jejomar C. Binay asked
fugitive developer Deln Lee to surrender
and face the syndicated estafa case led
against him by the goverment.
At the same time, Binay directed the Na-
tional Police to step up its manhunt for Lee
and his co-accused.
Malacaang had offered a reward of P2
million for the capture of Lee and his co-
accused.
The Vice President issued a statement after
the Supreme Court rejected the petition led
by Lee which seeks to stop the Department
of Justice from prosecuting him in connec-
tion with the syndicated estafa charges led
against him and other executives of Globe
Asiatique Realty and Holdings Corp.
On May 22, Judge Maria Amifaith Fider-
Reyes of the Pampanga RTC found prob-
able cause against Lee and his co-accused
and issued warrants for their arrest with no
recommendation for bail.
Plant tour. President Aquino is accompanied by B/E Aerospace executives led by its chairman-founder Amin Khoury and president-chief
operating ofcer Werner Lieberherr, along with United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Lilie and Peza Director General Lilia
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PhilHealth subsidy
for renal transplants
THE PhilHealth said on Tuesday
that starting next year, it would
subsidize the full cost of kidney
transplant procedure amounting
to P600,000 for its members and
their dependents.
According to PhilHealth pres-
ident and Chief Executive Of-
cer Dr. Eduardo Banzon, the
subsidy will benet especially
those who could not afford the
high cost of a kidney transplant
or the more prohibitive cost of a
life-long dialysis treatment.
With this new benet, our
members and their dependents
with kidney failure, especially
those from poverty-stricken
households, can readily avail of
a transplant procedure, and look
forward to more productive and
fuller lives, Banzon said.
Before this, PhilHealth was
only able to cover only up to
eight percent of the total medi-
cal bill for the procedure.
Banzon said the new subsidy is
Philhealths way of giving every
member a considerably greater
value for their money so that they
and their dependents can still en-
joy a superior quality of life.
He added that the P600,000
subsidy is so far their single
largest benet payment for a
kidney transplant procedure.
They (patients) will be enti-
tled to a P600,000-benet in re-
turn for premium contributions
for as low as P2, or P400 per an-
num or less than P7 per day by
January 1, 2013, Banzon said.
PhilHealth has members as
young as 23 years old with chron-
ic kidney disease, Banzon said.
While they have their whole
lives ahead of them, they have to
undergo constant dialysis. Some
of them die young. Hopefully
not anymore with this new ben-
et, he said.
Some 12,000 Filipinos devel-
op kidney failure every year, or
120 per one million population.
They have a mean age of 53
years, and six out of 10 of them
are male, according to the Na-
tional Renal Disease Registry.
Despite being the gold standard
of care for patients with end-stage
renal disease, kidney transplants are
performed to less than a thousand
patients every year, largely due to
the steep cost of the procedure.
A MAJOR trade union on
Wednesday denounced the
Bureau of Internal revenues
proposal to withhold tax of an
employees back wages, al-
lowances and benets received
from a labor dispute.
The Associated Labor Un-
ions-TUCP said taxing the back
wages of employees would
amount to exploitation.
The proposed tax measure has
no moral justication, said Ger-
ard Geno, ALUs national ex-
ecutive vice president. While
the award out of labor dispute
cannot even compensate for the
anguish, pain, and suffering of
being dismissed, it would be
grossly unkind for the govern-
ment to take even a portion of
this award. It is like robbing a
beggar on the street.
The plan was contained in BIR
Commissioner Kim Henaress
Revenue Memorandum Circu-
lar 39-2012 that would required
the withholding of taxes on back
wages, allowances and benets re-
ceived by employees by virtue of a
labor dispute award.
Credits due to an employer
would include bank deposits, nan-
cial interest, royalties or commis-
sions, based on Henarescircular.
The BIR circular is rather
conceived on dangerous assump-
tions that the labor justice system
is easy, fair and incorruptible,
that the countrys labor and em-
ployment wage compensation is
in step with the spiralling ina-
tion and cost of living, that there
are sufcient government social
protection to jobless workers par-
ticularly those undergoing labor
litigation, and that workers are a
fair game, the labor group said in
a statement.
The host of assumptions on
which the circular is premised,
does not exist, the ALU said.
Thus, the provisions of this BIR
memorandum must be seriously
reviewed and revised before they
are implemented. Vito Barcelo
Military backs peace gab in Malaysia
BIR comes under fire
over workers tax plan
DepEd employees
assured of benefits
By Joyce Pangco Paares
EMPLOYEES of the Depart-
ment of Education with unpaid
premiums from 1997 to 2010
can now claim their benets
from the Government Service
Insurance System.
The Department of Budget
and Management released P3.46
billion to cover the advance pay-
ment of their premiums.
Budget chief Florencio Abad
said the fund will support 50
percent of the governments
P6.92 billion share in unpaid
GSIS premiums for DepEd
workers for the period cover-
ing July 1, 1997 to December
31, 2010.
President Benigno Aquino
III instructed us to expedite the
payment of unsettled GSIS pre-
miums for all DepEd personnel,
which is one of the administra-
tions priority projects and ex-
penditures, Abad said.
The recent fund release is the
rst step in restoring the benets
of affected employees, as well
as in resolving this long-stand-
ing problem, he added.
The release will allow affect-
ed DepEd personnel to claim
their GSIS benets, including
their retirement benets and
monthly pension.
Under a memorandum of
agreement signed with the
GSIS, the state pension agency
has agreed to give a 5 percent
discount in consideration of the
P3.46 billion advance payment,
bringing the total government
share down to P6.58 billion.
Abad said the government is
pushing for the integration of all
DepEd employees into the Na-
tional Payroll System to prevent
the non-payment of worker in-
surance premiums.
Besides penalizing those re-
sponsible for the non-remittance
of GSIS contributions, we also
need to pursue long-term solu-
tions that will prevent this same
problem from resurfacing, he
said.
The integration of DepEd
workers into the National Pay-
roll System should address
this problem, as well as boost
transparency and accountabil-
ity in the management of sala-
ries for government workers,
Abad said.
Unopposed.
Bulacan Gov.
Wilhelmino M.
Sy-Alvarado nd
wife, Ma. Victo-
ria, are running
both unopposed
in the May 2013
elections. She is
the incumbent
congressman in
the 1st District of
Bulacan. The Al-
varados led their
certicates of can-
didacy together
with their line-up
of candidates and
supporters.
ORLAN MAURICIO
We are condent that we
will be able to achieve regula-
tory approval to further expand
our aviation sector, especially
since we have recently chosen
a very competent public servant
as our new Secretary of Trans-
portation and Communications,
Congressman Jun Abaya, the
president said in his remarks
during the opening of the B/E
Aerospace Inc. facility in Batan-
gas on Wednesday.
Under his leadership, I am
sure that the Philippines will
meet the international aviation
standards required to pull us up
from the United States Federal
Aviation Administrations Cate-
gory 2 classication, he added.
Mr. Aquino also cited the
reasons for the rapid progress
shown by the aviation sector.
I can cite two reasons behind
By Joyce Pangco Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on
Tuesday said that he remained con-
dent that the Philippines would soon
get an aviation safety upgrade with
Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya at
the helm of the Department of Trans-
portation and Communications.
the progress that the aviation in-
dustry in the Philippines is mak-
ing: First, companies have come
to realize that Filipinos, with
the professionalism and quality
work we provide, are more than
worth the cost when compared
to competing labor forces in the
region, Mr. Aquino said.
The second is that our admin-
istration has focused on adopting
policies that level the playing eld
for those who want to do business
in this countrycutting red tape,
reducing opportunities for cor-
ruption, and giving companies
the right kind of competitive in-
centives to set up shop here, the
President added.
In an earlier interview, Abaya
himself said his main focus as
DOTC Secretary was to lead the
CAAP in upgrading the coun-
trys status to Category 1.
The FAA downgraded the
Philippines to Category 2 in
2008 after it found 23 aws
in the countrys safety stand-
ards. But on March this year, the
FAA gave Philippine aviation
positive marks in eight critical
categories: Law, Regulations,
CAA System and Safety Over-
sight Functions, Qualied In-
spectors, Technical Guidance,
Certication, Licensing, and
Ongoing Surveillance.
The FAA explained that the
downgrade to Category 2 does
not mean that Philippine carri-
ers are banned from ying to the
US, but only prevents new serv-
ices to be added to the US route
until all issues are resolved.
Four years later, the FAA
has yet to restore the coun-
trys Category 1 status, a
rating that would certify full
compliance with internation-
al air safety standards.
By Florante S. Solmerin
THE Armed Forces is upbeat about the pros-
pects for the ongoing peace talks between the
Aquino administration and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front, which are trying to end the
decades-old conict in Mindanao.
Military spokesman Col. Arfnulfo Marcelo
Burgos Jr. on Wednesday said the AFP is very
optimistic that the government will be able to
forge a peace deal with the MILF.
This (peace pact) would enable our
country to achieve a just and lasting peace
paving the way for a sustainable economic
growth and development in Mindanao,
Burgos told reporters in an interview in
Camp Aguinaldo.
The military will continue to support the
National Police in its law enforcement op-
erations against the group of MILF renegade
commander Ameril Umbra Kato who formed
his own armed group called Bangsamoro Is-
lamic Liberation Movement-Bangasamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters, he said.
The government peace panel led by
Secretary Marvic Leonen was hopeful the
32nd exploratory talks being held in Kuala
Lumpur until Oct.5 would end up with a
peace agreement.
On the part of the MILF panel, both sides
have been tackling the issues of territory, in-
ternal security force and police, and wealth-
sharing.
Who wants to prolong this peace proc-
ess if we can have it concluded soon and
get what is good for everybody? said
Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF peace
panel secretariat.The MILF panel is led
by Mohagher Iqbal.
Leonens group composed of Prof.
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, former Secre-
tary Senen Bacani, Dr. Hamid Barra,
and Bai Yasmin Busran-Lao. Iqbal
was joined by lawyer Michel Mastura,
Prof. Abhoud Syed Lingga, Maulana
Bobby Alonto, and Abdulla Camlian
and Datu Antonio Kinoc as an alter-
nate panel member.
Aboitiz, DepEd sign MOU
THE Aboitiz Group, through the Aboitiz
Foundation Inc., has reafrmed its commit-
ment to support the Department of Educa-
tion in its efforts to improve the public edu-
cation system.
Aboitiz Foundation president Jon Ramon
Aboitiz and DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro
led other stakeholders in signing a memo-
randum of understanding that reinforces the
Foundations partnership with DepEd to pro-
vide assistance to public schools in the form
of school buildings, assistance to teachers,
food and nutrition, computer and science lab-
oratories, and learning support.
The MOU was signed during the Founda-
tions annual Interventions in Education
and witnessed by Aboitiz Group executives,
DepEd and local government ofcials, and
various stakeholders.
The Foundations commitment to
heed the DepEds call has resulted in the
construction of at least 500 classrooms;
donation of thousands of armchairs,
computers, library kits and laboratories;
and awarding of scholarships to 17,820
scholars. Gigi David
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 4, 2012 THURSDAY
A4
INTERNET users in the Philippines
are sporting black prole pictures
among other ways to protest the
passage of the cybercrime law and
the governments refusal to listen
to widespread opposition from the
public.
As of deadline Wednesday, no less
than eight petitions contesting the
constitutionality of some of the laws
provisions have been led before the
Supreme Court. The groups are also
asking for a temporary restraining
order on its implementation.
The high court, however, has not
issued the restraining order even as it
said it needed more time to study the
petitions. As a result, the law took
effect as scheduled Wednesday.
The Palace, for its part, stands by the
law, trivializing the debates by saying
that it is the hackers who pose a threat
to freedom of expression. Several
government Web sites have been
hacked in protest of the law.
A spokesman said the Palace was
condent the bill would hurdle the
challenges to its constitutionality
because it had been studied by
Malacaang lawyers before President
Aquino afxed his signature to it.
Now that is scary. It would have been
more comforting to know that Mr.
Aquino signed without fully realizing
the laws consequences. Now that the
Palace has completely owned up to it,
there is no doubt that the suppression
is deliberate.
The administration is equally
adamant in upholding these liberties,
which were regained at such high cost
by our peopleThe vigorous exchange
of ideas that is the hallmark of a
vibrant democracy requires those who
disagree not to oppress others, another
spokesman said.
The spokesman even blamed the
public, saying that no objections
were raised when the bill was being
discussed.
In the meantime, some lawmakers
who afxed their signature to the
bill now disown it and have initiated
discussions to amend the controversial
provisions. We wonder whether they
really believe otherwise or they are
simply riding on a popular issue for
next years elections.
The governments actions show
it is adamantadamant, indeed, in
preventing citizens from expressing
dissent in ways that have become
easy and convenient for them, even if
it means going against a basic human
right.
We cannot wait to see how the
administration coalitionwhich said
it would maximize the Internet in
mobilizing its campaign for the 2013
pollscan ever hope to rely on Internet
users whom the government has so
effectively alienated.
Blacking out
Funny
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ITS a funny world. The son of the
much-maligned dictator supports
free speech while the inheritors of
people power want to muzzle online
expression.
Senator Ferdinand Bongbong
Marcos Jr. has announced that the
provision on online libel in Republic
Act 10175 was not there when he
signed the committee report for the
Cybercrime Prevention Act. The
records will show that when the libel
clause was introduced and approved
on the same day, I was away on ofcial
business, Marcos said.
As a netizen since the early
nineties, Marcos said he has come
to view the Internet as a tool for
the empowerment of people, to air
their grievances, share information
and communicate in real time and
thus, participate directly in bettering
society.
I have had my share of libelous
attacks both in traditional media and
in cyber media but that is a small
thing compared to the benets a free
Internet brings to all of us, he said. It
will be a fatal mistake to muzzle our
voices in this medium that is the most
democratic and empowering to the
individual that technology has given
to us.
Marcos said the
new laws clause
on libel has to be
amended. I will le
a bill to that effect
and support all
efforts made in the
same direction, he
said.
* * *
Yes, its a funny
world. Before the
2010 presidential
elections, a virtual
and actual
nobody named
Edwin Lacierda had
a blog that he called the San Juan
Gossip Mills Outlet.
In it, Lacierda described himself as
[a] veritable fanatic of the Internet.
His avocation is teaching while his
main vocation is practicing the much-
maligned law profession. Currently
teaching Constitutional Law at the
FEU Institute of Law and a guest
lecturer at the De La Salle University
teaching Freedom and Regulation in
Cyberspace in the Graduate Program
of the Department of Communication.
Yesterday, this self-styled Internet
fanatic and lecturer on cyber-freedom
came out in strident defense of the
Cybercrime Act, as chief spokesman
of President Noynoy Aquino. If its
true, as some have posited, that the
new law will have a retroactive effect,
it would be fun to see how it can be
applied to Lacierda.
A lawyer, Romel Bagares, has
lifted a sample entry from Lacierdas
old Gossip Mills blog to show how
libelous the current chief defender
of RA 10175 got in his heyday as an
Internet fanatic. Lacierdas rant could
very well qualify as libel according to
the Revised Penal Code says, since the
new law merely lifted the old laws and
imposed the same penalties that used
to be applied mostly to practitioners
in the traditional media of print and
broadcast:
Lawyers like Congressman
Douglas Cagas, a human rights lawyer
kuno, who seemed to have forgotten
his roots and is now preparing to foist
and install a dictatorship [sic]. On
the other hand, Congressman Luis
Villafuerte has never taken the path of
straight and narrow [sic]. A lapdog of
the former President Marcos, he sides
with whoever is in power, and now
sponsors a resolution which will earn
him platitudes from GMA and JDV
but will harvest a eternal caboodle
of curses and cusses from the people
[sic].
Nobody can accuse Lacierda of
writing well, or even grammatically.
But now, I think I can also say that
the presidential spokesman must have
taught and practiced a very different
form of Internet freedom when he
was still an unknown Yellow blogger
toiling in the private sector.
* * *
Yesterday, on the rst day of the
effectivity of RA 10175, Lacierda
refused to declare that the Aquino
administration was suspending
the effectivity of the new law,
particularly its provision on online
libel. Instead, Lacierda the former
Internet freedom ghter and gossip-
monger advised those who opposed
the onerous provision to participate in
the drafting of the
implementing rules
and regulations
of RA 10175,
to ensure the
fullest and widest
participation of
stakeholders in this
process.
There was
no talk, either,
of amending the
new law to take
out the offending
provision from
the ex-advocate of
Internet freedom.
A p p a r e n t l y ,
according to the reformed gossip mill
operator, the law stays and will only
be tweaked in its implementing rules.
People who know how laws are
crafted and amended will be forgiven
if they conclude that Lacierda has not
only turned in his old netizen ID card,
he has now also become suddenly
ignorant of the process of legislation.
Tellingly, the only other person apart
from Lacierda who believes that
RA 10175s odious libel provision
can be changed in the drafting of its
implementing rules is Senator Antonio
Trillanes, the old back channel to
Beijing.
But Lacierda is with government
nowas its chief propagandist, no
less. And Malacaang must so truly,
desperately want RA 10175 that it will
not back away from its implementation,
regardless of the restorm of online
protests; all that talk about removing
an onerous provision through the IRR
is only for people with the combined
IQ of Lacierda and Trillanes, nothing
more.
And if that last statement constitutes
libel, sue me. But Lacierda should be
sued for his libelous blog posts, as
well; its only fair.
The Black and White Movement as urban poor?
MARLON C. MAGTIRA Online Editor/Tech Section Editor
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
COMMISSION on Elections Chairman
Sixto Brilliantes Jr. knows what he was
saying when he described our party
list system as a big joke. It is sad that
a novelty of the 1987 Constitution
intended to increase the representation
of the marginalized groups in our
society has been bastardized by trapos.
And no, it is not just the trapos
afliated with former President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, led by ex-
presidential son Mikey masquerading
as a representative of security guards,
that has done it injustice. It now also
includes the party of presidential
mouthpiece Edwin Lacierda, the Black
and White movement composed of ve
persons, who but for one (who was
removed), are already in government.
Almost all of the party-list
representatives, with the exception of
the Bayan Group and Akbayan, are 24-
karat multi-millionaires. Worse, the so-
called marginalized groups represented
in Congress include regional parties
already represented in Congress,
and sectors which in no way can be
described as marginalized, including
but not limited to electric cooperatives,
LPG suppliers etc.
Worse, the trapos have also resorted
to the party-list system as a more
economical way to rm up dynasties:
the Velascos allegedly of Marinduque
but our neighbors in Pasay, the Banals
of Quezon City, the Ruiz clan of Cebu,
to name only a few.
I am hoping that nally, the
length of the Smartmatic ballot will
be dramatically shortened with the
Comelec denying accreditation to an
overwhelming majority of these party
list groups.
Brillantes should be more vigilant
against allies of the President attempting to
be accredited under the party-list system,
as their very existence is a disservice to
the mastoid an dean mantra of the
President. For Lacierdas party to be
accredited as representing a marginalized
group would be a black eye to President
Aquino given the moral majoritys outcry
when Mikey Arroyo successfully duped
the constitutional body that he was
representing security guards.
Lets not allow the Black and
White Movementunless it purports
to represent bygone singers from an
equally bygone eradupe the nation
into believing that it can represent other
marginalized sectors of our society.
Moreover, the Comelec should
not construe the Constitution
in a manner contrary to human
experience. If the party-list system
is to help the marginalized sectors
have a bigger voice in governance,
all their representatives should also
be from the marginalized sector that
they are purportedly representing.
We should not allow again the farce
of a presidential son purportedly
representing security guards, in the
same way now that Leah Navarro,
a long time Forbes Park resident
and Kabataang Barangay ofcer of
the said village- is now purportedly
representing the urban poor sector.
The point being that perhaps with
the President having set very high
moral standards in governance, it is
high time that everyone, even those
parading as his loyalists but whose
actions betray his moral high ground,
should no longer be allowed to make
a mockery out of this very noble
intentioned party-list system.
***
The furor over the Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012 continues.
I joined Alexander Adonis, the
Davao-based journalist who spent
two years in jail for libel, and veteran
journalist and blogger Ellen Tordesillas
et al in asking the Supreme Court to
declare specic provisions of the law as
being unconstitutional.
These include the laws provisions
making electronic libel criminal,
imposing a higher penalty for it of up
to 12 years imprisonment compared
to libel under the Revised Penal Code
which is punishable only with up to six
years of imprisonment, the possibility of
being subject to double jeopardy as the
law sanctions conviction under the RPC
and under the law, and the draconian
powers granted to the Department of
Justice to act as investigator, prosecutor,
judge, and executioner.
As a result of the ongoing cyber-
revolt, it is heartening to know that
politicians may still be swayed by public
opinion. Almost all of them, with the
exception of Senator Tito Sotto, have
expressed the intent to revisit the law.
Even Justice Secretary Leila De Lima
swore that her department expressed
reservations with the provisions that we
have claimed are unconstitutional.
What is disheartening is that despite
all these, Malacanang, at least according
to Undersecretary Abigail Valte, claims
that it thoroughly studied the bill before
the President signed it as law. Thats not
exactly what we the people expected of a
President who still enjoys unprecedented
public support. We expect to see a veto,
and not a signature, when a protected right
such as that of freedom of expression, is
infringed upon by legislation.
ATTY. HARRY
ROQUE JR.
VIEW FROM MALCOLM
Malacaang
must so
desperately want
RA 10175 that
it will not back
away from its
implementation.
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
THE countrys mining industry is in
tatters. It is now in the intensive care
unit, so to speak. The tragedy of it
all is that President Aquino does not
seem to realize it. Unless the current
occupant of Malacaang musters
enough political will to enforce the law,
the rosy economic projections which
the government and industry leaders
are talking about would just be wishful
thinking.
It is sad that anti-mining activists
and self-proclaimed environmentalists,
helped with leaders of the Catholic
Church, can drown out the voices of
the people who stand to benet from
a robust mining
industry. They
claim that they
represent the
sentiments of the
underprivileged
i n d i g e n o u s
people who they
say have no voice
to reject what is
evil. But do they,
really?
Truth has
been bent and the
industry has been demonized, despite
the fact that civilization came to be
because of minerals extracted from the
earth and harnessed by man.
In the midst of the disinformation,
Philex Mining Corp. chairman Manuel
Pangilinans words are clear: Mining
as a tool for national progress is in
the Mining Act. For the Church to
say otherwise contradicts a very basic
document of our people Pangilinan
has parted ways with Ateneo University,
citing irreconcilable differences on
mining and the reproductive health bill.
Mining companies, despite being
slapped with unfounded criticism,
have been patiently reaching out to the
public to explain that the industry is not
out to make peoples lives miserable.
On the contrary, they are saying that
mining can in fact be a ticket to a much
better life.
Chamber of Mines of the Philippines
president Benjamin Romualdez said in
a mining conference that the mining
industry is at crossroads. He pointed
to policy confusion, especially on the
mining moratorium, and myriad rules,
like term limits of industry licenses.
These hold back progress in mining.
Romualdez did not mince words
when he said that outows in industry
investments continue and that expected
$12 billion foreign investments in
the industry would not come unless
government realizes the need to help
rather than attack the industry.
Santa Banana, the uncertain future
of the $5.9-billion Tampakan project,
one of the worlds biggest copper and
gold deposits, led by global miners
Xstrata Plc and Indophil Resources
N.L., underlines the risks foreign
investors face.
Sagittarius Mines Inc., the
Philippine unit of Xstrata and
Indophil, now doubts it will be
able to start commercial production
at the underdeveloped Tampakan
mines in South Cotabato by 2016
as originally slated due to local
regulations that conflict with
national regulations. And the
government seems clueless.
Norwegian-based Intex Mining
Resources ASA, proponent of Mindoro
Nickel, also nds itself in the same
bind as its environmental certicate
clearance has been temporarily
revoked in 2009 following a hunger
strike led by a local priest, who has
been campaigning to stop all forms
of mining in the province. Had Intex
secured the necessary papers, it would
have employed by now a technology
which can leave nil or not even a trace
of carbon footprint in the environment.
Intex also presents its project as a
totally a new industrial undertaking
which will result in the building of a
Nickel Renery in Mindoro.
But the company now nds itself
in an uphill climb as local politicians
expressed in
a letter sent to
President Aquino
their wish that
the ECC and
the Mineral
P r o d u c t i o n
S h a r i n g
A g r e e m e n t
earlier secured
by Intex be
p e r ma n e n t l y
revoked. My
gulay, with
the 2013 midterm polls coming up,
Mindoro Mining could be in further
risks.
Read this and weep: The main
concern of Mindoro politicians among
others is that the project lacks social
acceptability since only a select group
of Mangyans were consulted about the
project. What these politicians, whose
hearts are now bleeding for Mangyans,
fail to understand is that the company
was of course obliged to secure only
the permission of the indigenous
people within the scope of its mining
operations.
In fact, the Mangyans, who are direct
beneciaries of the project, have written
the Catholic Bishops Conference of the
Philippines to disown a local parish priest,
who they claim has been misrepresenting
their cause.
Santa Banana, I still have to see a
priest celebrating Mass wherein during
consecration he holds the blood of
Christ without a chalice made of
copper!
There are hosts of other arguments
which Intex would gladly defend
before an investigation team formed by
the government to get to the bottom of
the accusation against the company. It
appears, however, that the composition
of the investigation team lack
impartiality as far as Im concerned.
According to the guidelines set by
the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, the members of the
team should be independent experts
and have operational knowledge of
the countrys environmental impact
assessment process. They should also
be legitimate residents in the primarily
affected areas and have not taken part
in any proceedings connected with the
issuance of the ECC. Aside from not
being involved or connected with any
of the protesters as well as appellants.
This is not the way to treat a
company which has already invested
more than $50 million in the project in
good faith.
Mining industry
under attack
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
The peace negotiation
By Saeed A. Daof
THE unprecedented meeting last year
between President Benigno Aquino III
and MILF Chairman Ibrahim Al-Haj
Murad in Tokyo set the proper stage, tone,
and direction of the GPH-MILF peace
negotiation in addressing and translating
the proposal of the MILF for the creation of
a Moro Sub-State. The nomenclature of the
MILF proposal could be interpreted as a
departure from a long-standing secessionist
stance and independence demand of the
MILF from the government. It could also
be interpreted as a pragmatic and exible
move on the part of the MILF leadership
to shift its policy from radicalism to
moderation. This is obviously a positive
development.
Be that as it may, I must sincerely
express that there are concerns and
apprehensions from the public about the
possible sell-out of the patrimony of the
nation that could lead to the decapitation
of the country in the long run in light of
the governments eagerness to conclude
and sign a peace agreement at the earliest
time possible, as what happened in the
infamous MOA-AD asco. It happened
before, and let us all hope and pray that it
will never happen again. I emphasize that
in spite of the optimism of the government
that a peace agreement is eminent, there
is no clarity as to whether the MILF and
its followers have already renounced
cessation or independence.
Since the government and the MILF
are apparently having a meeting of the
minds in concretizing a formal peace
agreement, whose specics the general
public is not fully aware of yet, I have some
recommendations. If you believe they
could help advance the interest of a lasting
peace in our country, then support them. If
you believe they are not, then throw them
into the wastebasket
A peace agreement between the
Philippine government and the MILF
should:
1. Declare, recognize, and afrm the
sovereignty, territorial integrity of the
Republic of the Philippines, and recognize
the supremacy of the Constitution of the
Philippines.
2. Clearly state that the Autonomous
Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
which is composed of the provinces
of Basilan, Sulu, Lanao del Sur,
Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi, and the City of
Marawi are integral parts of the territory of
the Republic of the Philippines.
3. Recognize that the conict between
the Philippine Government and the MILF
is a domestic insurrection. It is not a conict
between the Philippine Government and
foreign invaders.
4. Recognize that both Muslims and
non-Muslims have the right to protest and
air their claims and grievances against the
Philippine government, but such protest
should be done through peaceful and non-
violent means.
5. Recognize and afrm that all
Philippine citizens, regardless of creed,
ideology, ethnicity, tribe, political
persuasion, and religion, are Filipinos.
6. The proposed New Political Entity
should declare, afrm, and recognize the
Charter of the Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao (ARMM Charter) or an
amended ARMM Charter as the basis of
the political authority and governance in the
region in lieu of creating a Moro Sub-State or
whatever name it is called, as proposed by the
MILF to prevent the possible clamor of the
other regions of the country for the creation
of their own sub-states that could further
delay the concluding of a GPH-MILF peace
settlement. And of course, there is no denying
that a sub-state could be considered just an
inch or a heartbeat away to independence.
7. Without prejudice to the countrys
sincere intention of resolving the GPH-
MILF conict as early as possible and
integrating the MILF and its followers
into the mainstream society, the Philippine
Government should exercise rm resolve
to pursue continuity in the planning
and implementation of socio-economic
development initiatives in areas covered by
the conict in Mindanao. This is consistent
with and in support of undertaking a
proactive policy direction that is aimed and
designed to advance and attain progress,
stability and security while intensifying its
negotiation for a peace settlement with the
MILF.
8. While accommodating the
grievances and claims of the MILF
and its followers, the Government should
equally maintain and continue vigilance in
addressing the interest and welfare of non-
Muslims.
9. The Government should assess and
determine the depth and latitude of the
possible implications and consequences
that may adversely affect national interest
and security in areas involving governance
sharing, resource sharing, international
relations, socio-economic development,
integration and culture of peace
development, and unrestricted international
loans that may require sovereign loan
guarantees, oating international bonds,
and leasing of public lands, among others.
10. Address and declare as a
parallel move, the unied initiative of
the government and the MILF for the
prevention and suppression of the birth or
growth of Muslim separatist and terrorist
groups in the region.
11. Address the promotion of a culture
of peace among Muslim tribes as a
collateral undertaking in the Mindanao
peace process.
12. Recognize and afrm the continued
implementation of the governments
commitment that was covered and signed
between the Philippine government and the
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in
1996. It will be noted that the GPH-MILF
peace negotiators are practically discussing
the same areas, issues and people.
13. Explicitly state the renunciation of
the secessionist stance and independence
demand by the MILF.
Saeed Daof is vice president for
Mindanao of the Philippine Constitution
Association. This was excerpted from
his speech during the 66th foundation
anniversary of the University of the East
on Sept. 26, 2012.
SINCE last Monday, avatars on Facebook
and Twitter have been turning black one by
one, like stars in the sky winking out.
With the Republic Act 10175 or the
Cybercrime Law coming into effect
yesterday, netizens are reacting in various
ways to register their sentiments.
The smiling photos of some friends
and tweeps morphed into black squares,
which is self-explanatory, the color
itself connotative of mourning and loss.
Others redacted words or phrases from
their status updates, citing RA 10175.
As the movement gained momentum,
other people put up images that
symbolize concepts such as dissent,
struggle against oppression, and
rebellion against totalitarianism.
Among these symbols is the Guy
Fawkes mask. The mask is white with red
cheeks, a mustache, and slim pointed beard,
a mere stripe upon the chin. The mask
was used as a plot element by writer Alan
Moore in his 1982-85 graphic novel series
V for Vendetta, later made into a movie.
The lm is perceived by some to refer to
a societys oppression by government. The
Guy Fawkes mask was used by hacktivist
group Anonymous and by activists in the
Occupy movement in the United States as a
symbol against repression and tyranny.
Another symbol appearing on social
media avatars is the red forbidden
sign (a circle with a slash within), often
accompanied by text such as Cyber
Martial Law; theres also an image of
Rizal with black tape across his mouth.
These and others are used as signs
of protest against the loss of freedom of
speech that many fear is heralded by the
Cybercrime Law.
Says a lawyer whose prole picture is
the Guy Fawkes mask: I dont like people
dictating my personal choices. There
are things I can say and express within
the bounds of the law, then it is made
illegal, which violates Article 3, Section
4 of the ConstitutionNo law shall be
passed abridging the freedom of speech,
of expression, or of the press... This is
contained in our Bill of Rights.
Says an almost-lawyer, represented on
FB by a black square: As it is, the libel
law in the Revised Penal Code is already
questionable because it provides jail time
for what is basically a civil offense so you
can go to jail for saying someones stupid.
Libel is between two people, not the state.
Other signs of outrage erupted
online. Hacktivists calling themselves
PrivateX have entered ten government
and private websites so far, posting
various messages, one of them beginning,
This domain name associated with gov.
ph has been seized pursuant to an order
issued by Anonymous Philippines
Among the affected websites were
those of the Ofce of the President,
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Metropolitan
Waterworks and Sewerage System,
Philippine Anti-Piracy Team, National
Telecommunications Commission,
Philippine Information Agency,
American Chamber of Commerce, and
the Food Development Center.
The Philippine National Police said it
was victimized by hackers who created
a false FB page for it, with status updates
such as Foul words against our police
ofcers can be used as evidence now to le
a case against you in a court of law. The
page can no longer be accessed.
Other netizens put up the Philippine
Internet Freedom Alliance or pifa.ph almost
immediately, a website blackout protest
with this call: Respect our right to free
speech, privacy, and information. Prevent
dictatorship. Protect democracy.
A celebrity made this clever statement:
He posted a picture of himself holding up a
sign with his name on it, and below that the
words, Future Cybercriminal? RA 10175.
Other famous people took to Twitter to
express their points of view, either for the
repeal of the bill or its revision.
The Cybercrime Law has been likened
to SOPA (Stop the Online Piracy Act) and
PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) in
the United States, which people protested
against by blacking out their websites or
entire chunks of text and content.
In July 2010, Senator Francis
Escudero led a bill decriminalizing
libel. However, he was among those
who signed the Cybercrime Law, and is
backpedaling by ling Senate Bill No.
3288 to repeal it, admitting he did not
notice the libel provision.
Senator TG Guingona, who opposed
the law, led a petition with the Supreme
Court urging that the provisions
pertaining to libel in the Cybercrime
Law be declared unconstitutional, and
warned the public that this law would
suppress freedom of speech.
The state has no right, he said, to gag
its citizens and convict them for expressing
their thoughts Filipinos should never
be left to cower in the sidelinestheir
thoughts and voices should not be shackled
by fear and intimidation. The people should
not be afraid of its own government.
When it is government itself that
curtails freedom of speech in any manner;
when government itself imposes an
atmosphere of fear; when government
itself suppresses a fundamental right
of humans, then it is acting contrary to
the interest of the people and its own
survival as an entity.
And when a people feel their rights are
curtailed, when they become fearful and
angry, when their outrage boils over, then
they are moved to action.
And with action follows change.
Heres a quote from the lm V for
Vendetta: People should not be afraid of
their governments. Governments should be
afraid of their people.
E-mail: jennyo@live.com, Blog: http://
jennyo.net, Facebook: Gogirl Caf,
Twitter: @jennyortuoste
WITHIN the next few months, the
Philippine National Police will be
installing a new chief upon the retirement
of Director General Nicanor Bartolome.
Choosing the head of the PNP has always
been a presidential prerogative and is
therefore a political decision. This being
the case, it is not a process wherein the
best man will always end up getting the
job. There were some instances however,
when the best man did in fact get the
job. This early, there are already a lot of
intense speculations within and outside
the PNP on who will take over the job of
General Bartolome.
A recent article published in this
paper seems to suggest strongly that the
Liberal Party is lobbying hard for the
appointment of Chief Superintendent
Raul Petrasanta, a member of Philippine
Military Class of 1984. This is the PMA
class that adopted Secretary Mar Roxas
as classmate. The report goes further
to say that three retired Ilonggo police
generals are being tapped to provide
guidance or act as consultants in the
administration of the PNP.
If there is any truth to this report at all,
it is a recipe for disaster. This is not the
way to enhance the professionalization of
the PNP. It will be a big step backward.
General Petrasenta, if appointed, will
jump over three senior classes. This was
done before and it did not work. Getting
retired PNP generals to ensure that the
administration of the PNP would follow
a preconceived direction is politics, plain
and simple. It is too early for PMA Class
84 to take over the stewardship of the
PNP. Their time will come.
Most political pundits believe that
Secretary Roxas was appointed to his job
because it is a critical position, not only
for the forthcoming elections in 2013
but also in 2016 where he is expected
to make a run for the presidency. This
position, however, is a double-edged
sword. It could easily make or break him.
Secretary Roxas is known as a careful,
sensitive and deliberate person. He does
not do things impulsively. Let us hope
that he will do the right thing not only
for himself but also for the PNP which
is badly in need of good and responsible
governance.
In spite of all these, the clear favorite and
some say the anointed one is General Alan
Purisima, the erstwhile former director of
the National Capital Region Police Ofce
and now the chief of the Directional Staff
of the PNP. This new position is perhaps in
preparation for his eventual designation as
Chief, PNP. He is a member of PMA class
1981. He is a shy ofcer who would rather
be felt than seen or heard. One does not
often read about him in the papers. He is
one who would rather work quietly in the
sidelines without any fanfare. And he and
the President know each other very well.
There are of course others in the PMA
class of 81 who are also able, gifted and
professionals who are destined for higher
positions in the PNP. General Leo Espina,
the newly designated NCRPO director,
seems to be doing all the right things.
He tries to meet the media regularly to
explain his intentions. More importantly,
he also visits his men to tell them what he
and the public expects from them.
General Alex Monteagudo, a lesser
known but capable ofcer who is the
Regional Director of Region 12 is
another of those up-and-coming ofcers
who are very qualied to take on greater
responsibilities. There are of course
many others.
For those of us who have already
retired and are simply watching from the
sidelines, we are seeing many changes
and challenges in the PNP. Crime
ghting is getting more sophisticated and
transnational. Criminal syndicates are
becoming scientic. The PNP now must
constantly change to keep pace with the
fast changing criminal environment. This
is the new challenge that the leadership
of the PNP must face.
This is why the selection of the next
chief of the PNP is so important. The
choice may be political but consideration
must be given to leadership capability,
well-rounded training and the grit and
charisma to lead a 148,000-member (and
increasing) organization into the next
generation.
The installation of the next PNP
chief will be a generational change.
There are new complicated challenges
that must be confronted and the new
chief must be able to do all these and
more. He must also be able to show all
the ofcers and men of the PNP that he
can represent them well both here and
abroad and that he is someone they can
be proud of.
These are not easy tasks. They require
skills and experiences not always learned
in service schools. Gone are those days
when the boss simply barks an order
and everybody follows. The chiefand
indeed, all the senior commandersare
often required to liaison and interact
with senior-level civilian ofcials and it
is imperative that they are capable and
equal to the job.
Choosing the next police chief
FLORENCIO
FIANZA
DUTY CALLS
EVERYMAN
The truth has
been bent so many
times.
CYAN MAGENTAYELLOW BLACK
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
Region VIII
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Leyte 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Brgy. Barugohay Central, Carigara, Leyte
Tel/Fax No. (053) 331-2808
Email Address: bacsecretariat_2ndled@yahoo.com
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Leyte 2nd District Engineering Offce,
Carigara,Leyte, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the
aforementioned project (s ) :
1. a. Contract ID Number: 13ID0003
b.
Na me o f Pr o j e c t : /
Location :
Preventive Maintenance of Daang Maharlika K0941 + 489 to Km. 945 + 000;Km
0945+289-Km 0946+ 000
c. Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay with Reblocking
d.
Approved Budget for the
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 32,913,146.87
e. Contract Duration: 90 Cal. Days
f. Cost of Bid Documents : Php 25,000.00
b.
Location :
Preventive Maintenance of Palo-Carigara-Ormoc Road,K0979+000 to K0983 +
255, Capoocan,Leyte
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 30,782,592.63
b.
Location :
Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of Damaged Paved National Roads Dulag-Julita-
Burauen Road
K0954 + 000-K0955 + 162
K0952 + 794 K0953 + 000
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 26,069,591.33
b.
Location :
Road Upgrading of Jaro-Dagami-Burauen-La Paz Road;
Km. 0955 + 000 to Km. 0955 + 527
Km. 0955 + 611 Km. 0955 + 970
Km. 0952 + 589 Km. 0952 + 855
Km. 0952 + 000 Km. 0952 + 091
( Dagami Road Section ), Dagami, Leyte
c. Scope of Work : Concrete Paving
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 31,208,162.83
b.
Location :
Preventive Maintenance of Dulag-Julita-Burauen Road : Km. 0953 + 000 to
Km. 0955 + 162
Km. 0951 + 000 to Km. 0952 + 794
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 28,538,253.77
b.
Location :
Rehab./Reconstruction of Damaged Paved National Road along Dulag-Julita-
Burauen Road
Km. 0941 + 000 to Km. 0945 + 600
Km. 0947 + 000 to Km. 0948 + 300
c. Scope of Work : Concrete Reblocking
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 26,395,903.13
b.
Location :
Preventive Maintenance of Jaro-Dagami- Burauen-La Paz Road, Km. 0964 + 500
to Km. 0969 + 000
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 31,827,688.99
b.
Name of Project:/
Location :
Preventive Maintenance of Palo-Carigara-Ormoc-Road
K0939 + (-935)-K0940 + 000, Jaro, Leyte
d.
Contract( ABC ) :
Php 14,410,664.29
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the provisions of 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-Form No. DPWH-INFR-15-
062106 ) duly notarized and signed by the contractor licensed by PCAB. The LOIs can be submitted
by the authorized liason offcer as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of LOIs
by persons with Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. Letters of Intent (LOI)sent thru mail or
fax will not be accepted. The contractor must meet the following major criteria: (a ) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75 % Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint
venture ( c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, ( d ) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The prospective bidders shall submit fnal CPES rating which must be at least satisfactory, as provided
under Section 23.5.2.4 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184 prior to the time of submission of bids, as part of
Eligibility Check.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Prospective Bidder or his/her authorize representative, as refected in the CRC, must be present during the
opening of bids for the above mentioned contracts.
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 & deadlines set for the major procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bid Documents: From : October 2, 2012 To : October 23 , 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference: October 10, 2012 @10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
October 16, 2012 @10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids: Deadline : October 23, 2012 @10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids: October 23, 2012@1:30 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the BAC Secretariat DPWH, Leyte 2nd District
Engineering Offce, Carigara, Leyte upon payment of non-refundable fee as stated above. 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 addressed to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical proposal
of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC and PhilGeps registration. 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, Leyte 2nd District Engineering Offce, Carigara, Leyte, reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process any time prior Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to
the affected Bidder/s.
(Sgd.) HIGINIO Q. ALMENARIO, MPA
Chief, Planning & Design Section
(Chairman, BAC)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) MA. MARGARITA C. JUNIA.
District Engineer
(MST-OCTOBER 4, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Masbate II District Engineering Offce
Dimasalang, Masbate
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Masbate II District Engineering
Offce, Dimasalang, Masbate, invites contractors to bid for the following projects:
1. Contract ID: 12FJ0015
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Jct. Buenavista-Cawayan
Road
Contract Location: Km. 40+000-Km. 40+972 with exceptions
Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 9,900,000.00
Source of Fund: SARO No. BMB-A-12-0006921 dated May 16, 2012 (MVUC)
Contract Duration: 60 calendar days
Amount for Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Jct. Buenavista-Cawayan
Road
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Masbate-Cataingan-Placer
Road
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 27-October 18, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 5, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
3:00 P.M., October 11, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids 2:00 P.M., October 18, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 P.M., October 18, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Masbate II
District Engineering Offce, Dimasalang, Masbate, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of the above stated amount for Bidding Documents. Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective bidders that
will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before
the submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only
to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid
security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Masbate II District Engineering Offce, Dimasalang, Masbate reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved:
(Sgd.) FLORANTE U. ZURBITO
Chief SMQC Section
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) EDGAR M. CURATIVO
District Engineer
DPWH-1
ST
ILOCOS NORTE ENGINEERING DISTRICT
Airport Ave., Brgy. Cavit, Laoag City
October 1, 2012
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-1
ST
ILOCOS NORTE
ENGINEERING DISTRICT, through the GAA/NEP 2013 (Appropri ati on-
P12,000,000.00), invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
Contract ID. : 12AA0065
Contract Name : Rehabilitation of Gilbert Bridge I along Manila North
Road
Contract Location : Laoag City
Scope of Work : Rehabilitation of Gilbert Bridge I
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) : Php 11,637,849.90
Contract Duration : _151_C.D.
Note: Short Of Award
IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost
of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC
within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC
will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of
LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process contractors applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 4-October 23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 11, 2012
Prospective Bidders
October 18, 2012 (11:00 A.M.)
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 23, 2012 (2:00 P.M.)
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 (2:20 P.M.)
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-1
ST

ILOCOS NORTE ENGINEERING DISTRICT, upon presentation of two (2) valid IDs
and payment of a non-refundable fee of Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00).
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form,
as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
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-1
ST
ILOCOS NORTE ENGINEERING DISTRICT reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RICHARD A. RAGASA
BAC Chairman
LCD____ RVR____ ERA
MLP____ FSD
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
Camarines Sur V District Engineering Offce
Baras, Canaman, Camarines Sur
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Camarines Sur V District Engineering Offce, invites contractors to
bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID Number 12FN0047
Contract Name : REPAIR/REHABILITATION OF ROLANDO ANDAYA
HIGHWAY LUPI-SIPOCOT SECTION (INTERMITTENT
SECTIONS)
Contract Location: Lupi-Sipocot, Camarines Sur K0331+100 to K0336+500
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehabilitation of 5,400.00 lm (with exceptions)
Highway
Contract (ABC)
Php 9,899,868.12
Contract Duration : 90 cd.
Source of Fund : SARO BMB A 12 0013052
Cost of Tender P 10,000.00
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at the opening of bid. The BAC will verify the fnal CPES rating of
the contractor, which must be at least satisfactory, as provided under Sec.
23.5.2.4 of Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI)
and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH,
(b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this
contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal
to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will
use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
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
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 4, 2012 to October 25, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 11, 2012 at 10:00 am
Prospective Bidders
October 19, 2012 at 12:00 noon
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline : 1:30 p.m. of October 25, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 p.m. of October 25, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Cam.
Sur V District Engineering Offce, Baras, Canaman, Cam. Sur, upon payment
of non-refundable amount as 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 bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Sur V District
Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the
bidding process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MAXIMO C. ELEDA
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) WILLARD KENNETH I. ATUTUBO
District Engineer
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works & Highways, DPWH Cebu 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for Civil Works,
invites Contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts, viz:
1. Contract ID No. : 012-HG-106
Contract Name : Repair/Restoration of Slope Protection Structures
(Phase-3) along Santander-Barili-Toledo Road, Malabuyoc
Section
Contract Location : Malabuyoc, Cebu
Scope of Work : Repair/Restoration of Slope Protection Structures
(Phase-3) along Santander-Barili-Toledo Road, Malabuyoc
Section
Approved Budget for the Contract ABC : P 11,092,925.63
Contract Duration : 143 CD
Cost of Plans and Bidding Documents : P 10,000.00
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen of 75% Filipino owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative of joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of
this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, and(e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
for 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
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:

BAC Pre-Con Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bid Documents Sept. 24 Oct. 12, 2012 (8:00 A.M -5:00 P.M.)
2. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 5, 2012 (2:00 P.M)
3. Deadline on Receipt of LOI
from Prospective Bidders
Oct. 9, 2012 (8:00 A. M 5:00 P.M)
4. Receipts of Bids Oct. 19, 2012 ( 8:00 A.M 12:00 Noon)
5. Opening of Bids Oct. 19, 2012 (2:00 P.M)

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Cebu IV DEO,
Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from DPWH web site, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bids documents. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR. Attendance in Pre-Bid Conference is a must.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
envelope shall contain in the technical component of the bid. The second envelop
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. All technical and fnancial components
shall have a second copy (copy 1). Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
The DPWH Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all Bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract Award,
without incurring any liability to the affected Bidders.

(Sgd.) WILMA B. CAMPOS
BAC Chairman
Department of Public Works and Highways
Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce
Poblacion, Dalaguete , Cebu
Tel. No. (032) 484-8411 to 14, Fax # 484-8410
September 24, 2012
(MST-Oct. 2 & 4, 2012)
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concessIonaIre of cf-olongapo
Phi l i ppi ne Amusement & Gami ng Corporati on
A Sure Bet for Progress in Gaming, Entertainment and Nation Building
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested bidders in its
forthcoming public bidding for the Three (3) Years Service Contract for Canteen Concessionaire of CF-
Olongapo under ITB No09-46-2012OLO.
Brief Description The standard food to be served for:
Meal - 2 cups of rice (max), soup, 2 viands: a choice of meat or fsh and
vegetable and dessert.
Snacks - bread, noodles, and others and drinks
For 378 PAGCOR personnel
To provide food that meets the nutrient needs of PAGCOR employees based
on the guidelines in the preparation of menu cycle and shall strictly follow the
guidelines on proper food sanitation and safety in food service
Operates on a 24 hour basis; with specifed time of serving food and cleaning
time
Approved Budget: PhP33,531,192.00(VAT Exclusive, Zero Rated Transaction), for 3 years or
Php11,177,064.00 per year
Source of Fund: Internally Funded
This bidding is open to all suppliers; provided that the winning bidder should be registered with PAGCOR
prior to award of contract. Unregistered suppliers must register at the Suppliers Registration & Evaluation
Section (SRES), Procurement Department (PD), 2nd Floor PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Blvd., Ermita,
Manila, Tel. No. 526-0573.
Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years before the date of submission and receipt of bids,
a contract similar to the Project, which should be at least [ffty percent (50%) of the Approved Budget of the
Contract. 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 a non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic
Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or
organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens,
pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract
shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR.
The schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Activities Schedule
1.Issuance of Bid Documents October 04, 2012 to October 26, 2012
2.Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 (Fri) (2:00PM)
3.Deadline on Submission of Bids October 26, 2012 (Fri) (2:00pm, SHARP )
4.Opening of Bids October 26, 2012 (Fri) (2:00pm, onwards )
Complete details of the project are indicated in the bid documents which will be available to prospective
bidders at the Procurement and Property Section (PPS), Casino Filipino- Olongapo), upon payment of a non-
refundable bidding fee of Pesos: Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Forty Seven & 90/100 (Php15,647.89).
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following websites:
www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.net and may be allowed to submit bids provided that bidders pay the
non-refundable bidding fee not later than the date of the submission of bids. The Pre-bid Conference is open
to all interested bidders; however, only those bidders who have purchased the Bidding Documents
and presented the PAGCOR Offcial Receipt as proof of payment, may participate in the discussion
at the said conference or submit written queries or clarifcations. Prospective bidders should present
to CF- Olongapos Finance Offce at Casino Filipino- Olongapo (CF- Olongapo), No. 30 Magsaysay Drive,
New Asinan, Olongapo City either the Bidding Fee Slip which may be secured from the BSU-PD or a copy
of this ITB in effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses
incurred in the preparation of their bids.
PAGCOR reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Please address all communications to the BBAC Chairperson, Casino Filipino- Olongapo (CF- Olongapo), No.
30 Magsaysay Drive, New Asinan, Olongapo City, Tel. No. (047) 222-4565 to 66, Telefax (047) 224-9420.
(SGD) NANCY C. ORCULLO
Chairperson
Bids and Awards Committee
CF- Olongapo
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REGION IV-B MIMAROPA
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following
contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12EI0097
Contract Name : Construction/Rehabilitation of Sumagui Flood Control,
Brgy. Sumagui,
Contract Location : Bansud, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Construction of 60 L.M. 7 layers & 70 L.M. 6 layers
Gabions w/ Mattress; Construction of 6 L.M. Gabions
7 layers w/ Mattress.
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : P 9,799,044.32
Bid Document Amount : 10,000.00
Contract Duration : 150 Calendar Days

Contract Name : Construction of Quinabigan Flood Control,
Contract Location : Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Construction of 206.00 L.M. Rubble Concrete/Stone
Masonry/ Rockfll.
Approved Budget
Contract Name : Construction of Bongabong Flood Control (Minscat
Section),
Contract Location : Brgy. Labasan, Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Construction of 213.50 L.M. Rubble Concrete/Stone
Masonry/ Rockfll.
Approved Budget
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Improvement of Bongabong - Sagana -
Roxas - San Aquilino Road (K0112+300 - K0114+250),
Intermittent Section,
Contract Location : Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Rehabilitation/Improvement of 731.30 L.M. Road,
Pavement width 6.70m; Pavement thickness
0.28m; Shoulder width 2.0m.
Approved Budget
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
to the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW - Central Offce will frst 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.
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From October 2, 2012 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre Bid Conference October 10, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline : October 17, 2012 until 5:00 PM
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 until 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 @ 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Southern
Mindoro District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs,
if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid Documents. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
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, Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
Award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved :

(Sgd.) ANNIELYN E. PADULLO
Engineer III
(BAC Chairman)
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
Schedule of Activities:
Pre-Bid Conference - October 10, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot,
Santolan, Pasig City

Submission and Opening of Bids - October 24, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot,
Santolan, Pasig City
DESCRIPTION& QUANTITY Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC)
1) Supply of Labor and Materials for the upgrading and
Airconditioning System at Depot-LRT Line 2 System
(1 Lot) [ ( Project details are outlined in the Terms of
Reference (TOR)]
PhP5,000,000.00
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year 2012,
intends to apply the sum of a Total of FIVE MILLION (PhP5,000,000.00) PESOS ONLYbeing the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the afore-mentioned contract/s. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Contract period is
required within Thirty (30) CalendarDays and to proceed within Five (5) calendar days after
receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP).
LRTA now invites bids from Prospective/Interested Bidders with the following details:
Description
Approved Budget
for the Contract
(ABC)
Bid Security:
Cash/CC-MC
Bank draft/
guarantee or
CLC
(2%)*
Security:
Surety bond
(5%)*
Cost of Bid
Documents
1.) Supply of Labor and
Materials for the upgrading
and Airconditioning System
at Depot-LRT Line 2 System
(1 Lot)
PhP5,000,000.00 PhP100,000.00 Php250,000.00 PhP3,500.00
TOTAL PhP5,000,000.00 PhP100,000.00 Php250,000.00 PhP3,500.00
*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic
Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at
least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on
October 04, 2012 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the
address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of PhP3,500.00 only.
Only prospective bidders who have secured bidding documents will be allowed to participate in the
Pre-Bid Conference.
Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized
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 Instructions to Bidders
and the Bid Data Sheet.
LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, 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:
Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva
Head, BAC Secretariat
Administration Bldg., LRTACmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City
Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314
Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com
Facsimile No. 855-7796
(Sgd.) Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId
For The Supply of Labor and Materials for the upgrading of Airconditioning
System at Depot-LRT Line 2 System under ITB No. 1209-291-09
CEBU CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
V. Sotto Street, Cebu City
September 25, 2012
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH - Cebu City District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC),invites contractors registered with and classifed by the Philippine
Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and, if found eligible, to
bid for the following contract:
Item I RBH
1. Contract ID: 12HH0103
Contract Name: Rehabilitation / Reconstruction / Upgrading of
Damaged Paved National Roads (Intermittent Sections
Secondaryl Road, Fifth Street, Chainage 0000 -
Chainage 0381 (S00047CB)
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 23,467,080.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 20,000.00
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections),
Secondary Road, J.Luna Ave., Chainage 0000 -
Chainage 1501
Approved Budget for
Contract Duration: 80calendar days
Arterial Road, N. Bacalso Ave.(Cebu South),
K0007+000 K 0008+390,
Approved Budget for
Secondary Road, Salinas Drive,
Chainage 0000 Chainage 0784
Approved Budget for
Cluster I RBH
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections)
Secondary Road, Magallanes St., Chainage 0018 -
Chainage 0760 and Chainage 0898 to Chainage 0962
Approved Budget for

Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections)
Secondary Road, Magallanes St., Chainage 0962 -
Chainage 1099
Approved Budget for
Total Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC): Php 34,170,600.00
Cluster II RBH
Secondary Road, Imus Road, Chaiage 0000 -
Chainage 0825
Approved Budget for
Secondary Road, Imus Road, Chaiage 0865 -Chainage
1070
Approved Budget for
Total Approved Budget for

Cluster III RBH
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections), Arterial
Road, N. Bacalso Ave. (Osmea Blvd. Sect.), K0001+000
K0001+726
Approved Budget for
Arterial Road, N. Bacalso Ave. (Osmea Blvd. Sect.),
K0001+(-105) K0001+000
Approved Budget for
Total Approved Budget for
The BAC will conduct this public bidding in accordance with the revised RA 9184 and
its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To be eligible to bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI)
with Current Cebu City Mayors Permit, Certifcate of Registration with PhilGEPS
and an approved Activation of BIR Electronic Filing and Payment System
(EFPS) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership/corporation with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of the contract, (c) completion of a similar
contract costing at least 50% of ABC, and (d) Net Financing Contracting Capacity at
least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment/cash deposit certifcate for at least 10%
of ABC, (e) Letter of Authority for the representative / Liason Offcer (as refected in
the CRC) to submit LOI and Bids. Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or fax will not
be accepted. The DPWH will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check, preliminary evaluation of bids, evaluation of bids, post qualifcation and award.
The interested bidders must own or lease one (1) unit Road Roller, own or lease one
(1) unit Pneumatic Roller, own or lease one (1) unit Asphalt Paver, own or lease
two (2) units Dumptruck and have its own Batching Plant or a Lease Agreement
with an Accredited Local Asphalt Supplier and own or lease a Milling Machine
(SF1000C 1000mm milling width / 85mm maximum depth; 99HP).
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their LOIs simultaneously with their
applications for registration, to the Cebu City District Engineering Offce before the
deadline set below the receipt of LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will frst process
the contractors applications for registration and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will
process only those with complete registration requirements.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Deadline: October 1-30, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference Date & time: October 18, 2012, 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of LOI from Prospective Bidders Date: October 25, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 30, 2012, 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids Date & time: October 30, 2012, 10:00 AM
6. Venue of Activities
Conference Hall, Cebu City District
Engineering Offce, V. Sotto St., Brgy.
Tinago, Cebu City
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of LOI Forms
at Cebu City District Engineering Offce. Prospective bidders shall submit their
accomplished LOls and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same address
at the day of Bidding. Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents
(BDs) , if available, for the DPWH website. Bidders that will download BDS from the
DPWH Website shall pay the said fees as stated above on or before the submission of
their bid documents. The BAC will issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address
to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee stated above. lnterested
Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same
address. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who
choose to attend and late bids shall not be accepted.
The Cebu City District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders and no responsibility to compensate or indemnify
bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) ANACORITA E. DIEZ
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) NICODEMES S. LEONOR. JR.
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 4, 2012)
Northern Samar 1
st
Enginnering District
Catarman, Northern Samar
Tel. No. (055) 251-8190
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
The DPWH - Northern Samar 1
st
Engineering District, Catarman, Northern
Samar through the Bids & Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply
to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12IH0108
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehab/Strengthening of Enriqueta bridge
along Allen-Catarman Road
Contract Location: Brgy. Enriqueta, Lavezares, N. Samar
Scope of Work: Replacement of 44.4M. two span, two large concrete
deck slab, and strengthening of Steel Girder
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php14,929,364.08
Contract Duration: 150 Calendar Days
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehab/Strengthening of Maroyondoyon
bridge along Allen-Calbayog Road
Contract Location: Catarman, N. Samar
Scope of Work: Construction/Replacement of 18 meters, one span,\
Two (2) lanes Prestressed Girder Bridge
Approved Budget for
Contract Name: Replacement/Rehab/Strengthening of San Miguel Bridge
along Allen-Catarman Road
Contract Location: San Miguel Lavezares, N. Samar
Scope of Work: Replacement of 28.69M two (2) span, two(2) lanes
concrete deck slab and strengthening of Steel
Girder
Approved Budget for
Contract Name: Replacement of Calarayan Bridge, along Allen-Brgy.
Cabacungan Road
Contract Location: Brgy. Calarayan, Allen, N. Samar
Scope of Work: Construction/Replacement of 18M, one span, two
lanes Prestressed Girder Bridge
Approved Budget for
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules
and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least equal
to 10% of Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC). The BAC will use non-
discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
Only contractors duly registered with the DPWH may be allowed to
participate in the eligibility screening. 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.
Interested contractors shall submit their duly accomplished Expression of
Interest statements upon presentation of their original Contractors Registration
Certifcate in person or through their Authorized Representative as refected
in their CRC to the Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), DPWH-
Northern Samar 1
st
Engineering District, Catarman, Northern Samar not later
than 2:00 P.M. on October 16, 2012.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Oct. 3-12, 2012 @ 2:00 pm
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 3-30, 2012
3. Pre-bid Conference Oct. 24, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids October 30, 2012 at 9:00 am
5. Opening of Bids October 30, 2012 at 1:00 pm
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
NS1st Engineering District, Catarman, N. Samar upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of Php 10,000.00 for Bidding Documents. Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees
on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must accompanied by
a bid security, 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 technical component of the bid,
which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-NS1st Engineering District reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) LUCAS N. BACSAL
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 4, 2012)
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
LUNGSOD NG MAKATI
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
INVITATION TO BID
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
We are inviting interested accredited / eligible bidders to bid for the Proposed Projects as follows:
1. Proposed Site Development of Makati Housing Project (Phase II), located at Calauan, Laguna
P134,571,401.00
2. Proposed Building Management System of Nursing Building, located at J.P. Rizal Extn., Brgy. West Rembo,
Makati City
P60,215,084.00
3. Proposed Improvement of Koliseyum ng Bayan (Phase I), located at Washington Circle, Brgy. Pio del Pilar,
Makati City
P199,981,121.00
Interested parties may proceed to the Bids & Awards Conference Room, 9th Floor, New Makati City Hall
Building located at J.P. Rizal Street corner F. Zobel Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City for details of the above projects.
Bid Documents will be available 1 (one) day after posting / publication of the above projects.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 11, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor October 25, 2012 (2:00 P.M.)
3. Bid Evaluation October 25 to Nov. 06, 2012
4. Post-Qualifcation November 06, 2012
5. Notice of Award November 13, 2012
The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein
and to accept such proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE VEYRA
Chairperson
For f ast ad resul t s,
pl ease cal l
659-48-30 l ocal 303
or
659-48-03
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A8
Lets thank our teachers

IN BRIEF
Womens battle in family feud over Taguig
Junjun Binay has
new running mate
UST co-ed stabbed
inside FEU campus
By Gigi Muoz-David
IN celebration of World
Teachers Day on Oct. 5,
Education Secretary Bro.
Armin Luistro urged the
nation to look kindly at our
mentors and give them the
recognition they deserve by
saying Thank You.
All of us were once students and we all have
at least one teacher who have made a difference in
our lives and to whom we owe who we are today,
Luistro said.
The education chief is taking the lead in the cel-
ebration of the 2012 World Teachers Day set on
Oct. 5 in Cagayan de Oro City. He said CDO was
chosen as this years venue to highlight the hero-
ism of teachers during the onslaught of Sendong.
DepEd is continuously looking for ways
to further improve the economic lot of public
school teachers as well as their professional ad-
vancement.
But I do believe that if only we, as a nation,
learn to appreciate the value of teachers, the rest
of our needs (as a nation) will be provided much
easier. A nation that is unable to appreciate the
contribution of a teacher is a nation that is unable
to see a bright future, Luistro said.
In a press brieng on Wednesday, Luistro
thanked his former college professor in De La
Salle University, Prof. Emerita Quito, as one of
his life changing teachers. Prof. Quito taught
me that life is beyond textbooks and philosophy
is everywhere.
Through Presidential Proclamation 242 signed
in 2011, President Aquino declared Sept. 5 to Oct.
5 every year as National Teachers Month, which
seeks to empower Filipino teachers by engaging
the public in creating a strong movement that cul-
tivates a Filipino culture that celebrates the service
and heroism of all teachers.
World Teachers Day has been celebrated by
over 100 countries all over the world since 1994.
For this year, the United Nations Education,
Scientic and Cultural Organization and its part-
ners, the International Labour Organization, UN
Development Programme, UN Childrens Educa-
tion Funda and Education International, set Take
a stand for teachers! as the slogan of World
Teachers Day.
Taking a stand for the teaching profession
means providing adequate training, ongoing pro-
fessional development, and protection for teach-
ers rights, Unesco said.
On this day, we call for teachers to receive
supportive environments, adequate quality
training as well as safeguards for teachers
rights and responsibilities...We expect a lot from
teachers they, in turn, are right to expect as
much from us. This World Teachers Day is an
opportunity for all to take a stand, said Unesco
director-general Irina Bokova.
DRUG enforcers arrested an elementary school
teacher in Nueva Vizcaya for selling metam-
phetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, to an agent
of the Phippine Drug Enforcement Agency who
was posing as a buyer.
PDEA chief Jose Gutierrez Jr. identied the
teacher as Giovani Adzuara, 40, of the Abingan-
an Elementary School in Bambang, Nueva Viz-
caya, who was nabbed after handing one plastic
sachet of shabu, weighing 4.389 grams, to the
PDEA agenty.
Adzuara entered into a transaction with a
PDEA undercover agent and agreed to rendez-
vous along National Highway, Purok 3, Al-
maguer North.
PDEA operatives, upon receiving the pre-
arranged signal from the poseur-buyer, immedi-
ately swooped down on the suspect.
Also seized from Adzuara were one mobile
phone, one Starex Van with bearing license plate
WDE-138, and the marked bills used during the
transaction. The suspect is under the custody of
Bambang police. Jonathan Fernandez
Teacher arrested
for selling drugs
QCs Team Liberal. Former Quezon City Mayor and incumbent Speaker Feliciano Belmonte joins his daughter, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and
Mayor Herbert Bautista in ashing the Liberal Party hand sign as they registered their re-election bids at the local ofce of the Commission on
Election on Wednesday. MANNY PALMERO
By Ferdinand Fabella
IT will be a battle between two women
from two rival political families for the
mayoralty seat of Taguig City in the
2013 elections.
Incumbent Taguig Mayor Lani Cay-
etano will face Ma. Rebecca Rica
Tinga, the youngest child of retired Su-
preme Court Associate Justice Dante
Tinga, for the citys top post.
Rica led her certicate of candi-
dacy for under the Kilusang Diwa ng
Taguig (KDT) party on Monday, eager
to unseat Lani who is gunning for her
second term.
I know it will be a hard ght but we
cannot ignore the clamor of our people
for a change, Rica told Standard Today.
Her running-mate is Carlo Papa, son of
former Taguig Mayor Ricky Papa.
Rica and Lani are both 30 years old.
Tinga served as city councilor from
2007 to 2010 while Lani was the citys
congresswoman from 2007 to 2010.
Rica is the youngest of the six chil-
dren of the Tinga family, including
former mayor and incumbent Taguig-
Pateros Rep. Freddie Tinga. Lani is the
wife of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.
Rica conrmed that her father,
Dante Tinga, will no longer run for any
position. The retired magistrate lost to
Lani by a slim margin of 2,000 votes in
the 2010 elections. His election protest
against Lani is still pending before the
Commission on Elections.
Ricas elder brother Freddie will
also no longer seek reelection as repre-
sentative of the 2nd District of Taguig
and will be replaced by former coun-
cilor Henry Dueas.
She dismissed as mere rumors that
her father opted not to run again against
the Cayetanos because he was promised
a government post by President Aquino.
The Tingas KDT party has strong afli-
ations with the Liberal Party.
Rica described the incumbent
mayor as an absentee mayor for her
supposed inability to reach out to ba-
rangays that are in need of basic social
services from the city government.
People that they suspect were
identied with us have become victims
of politicking by the city government.
They do not enjoy any kind of support
from city hall, Rica said.
If elected mayor, she vowed to ad-
dress the rising crime rate in Taguig
City, the truth of which, she said, is be-
ing kept from the publics knowledge.
Mayor Cayetano seemed unfazed
by the Tingas elding one of their own
to run for mayor. She said the Tingas
have all the right to do so.
We will continue what we have
started here, and that is extending ba-
sic social services to the people. We
will also invest heavily on education,
the reelectionist mayor, who has yet to
register her candidacy, said.
THE Far Eastern University will make
its closed-circuit television footages
available to the Manila police to help
identity the four to six female students
who stabbed and wounded a Univer-
sity of Santo Tomas student inside the
FEU campus on Tuesday night.
In a statement issued on Tuesday,
Albert Cabasada, FEU director for
admission and external relations, ex-
pressed regret over the incident and
vowed to cooperate with the police
in investigating the stabbing of Joan
Lourdes Reyes, 20, an information
technology student of UST.
Far Eastern University regrets
the alleged stabbing incident that oc-
curred on campus last night, October
2, 2012, and is taking the matter very
seriously. All the initial facts pertain-
ing to the case were gathered and
have been turned over to the authori-
ties last night, said Cabasada.
SPO1 Edgar Agbuya said Reyes was
walking with her friend Rosel Armin de
Mesa, who invited her to watch a lm
festival at the FEU campus.
They were walking inside the FEU
campus around 6:45 p.m. when they
attacked by four to six female students
in FEU uniforms who pepper-sprayed
them. De Mesa was able to ee, but
Reyes was left behind and she was
stabbed in the back and abdomen.
Agbuya said Reyes was rushed
to the Chinese General Hospital and
was in stable condition at press time.
The motive of the stabbing has not
yet been established, he added.
Meanwhile, Cabasada said the
university is now taking steps to im-
prove campus security even as the
police continue their investigation
led by University Belt Area Police
Community Precinct head Senior In-
spector Antonio Naag.
By Rio N. Araja
and Gigi M. David
MAKATI Mayor Jejomar Erwin
S. Binay on Wednesday led local
candidates of the United Nation-
alist Alliance in the simultane-
ous ling of their certicates of
candidacy with the Commission
on Elections, with former city
administrator Marjorie A. De
Veyra as his running mate.
Also seeking re-election are
incumbent Makati Representa-
tives Monique Yasmin Lagdameo
of District 1 and Mar-Len Abigail
Binay-Campos of District 2.
UNA candidates for District
1 of Makati who led their cer-
ticates of candidacy were Ma-
rie Alethea Casal-Uy, Monsour
Del Rosario, Ferdinand Eusebio,
Virgilio Hilario, Arnold Mag-
pantay, Romeo Medina, Tosca
Camille Ramos, and Ma. Con-
cepcion Yabut.
The line-up for City Council-
ors in District 2 consists of Israel
Cruzado, Ma. Theresa De Lara,
Henry Jacome, Leonardo Mag-
pantay, Nelson Pasia, Vincent
Sese, Mary Ruth Tolentino, and
Nemesio Yabut, Jr.
In Quezon City, Mayor Her-
bert Bautista and Vice Mayor
Joy Belmonte, both of the Lib-
eral Party, on Wednesday also
led their slate in registering their
candidacies with the Comelec.
There were only ve candi-
dates for new Fifth District: in-
cumbent Councilors Godofredo
Godie Liban II and Juliene
Alyson Rae (Aly) Medalla; for-
mer District 2 councilor Eric
Medina, and new aspirants Car-
lito Lito Bernardino and Karl
Edgar Cupino Castelo.
The new Sixth District will
have as candidates Eden Delilah
Candy Medina, former coun-
cilor Diorella Maria Lala Sot-
to, and new comers Barangay
Sauyo chairperson Marivic Co-
Pilar, Melencio Bobby Caste-
lo, Rogelio Roger 1 Pabaya
Juan, and Donato Donnie
Matias, who has just resigned as
head of the Market Development
and Administration Department.
In Mandaluyong City, Mayor
Benhur Abalos was accompa-
nied by Rep. Neptali Gonzales
II, his father former Comelec
chairman Benjamin Abalos in
ling his candidacy at the local
Comelec ofce.
Also joining Abalos is his
running mate Edward Barto-
lome, and the city councilor bets
(rst district) Pablito Gahol,
Ayla Alim, Luisito Espinosa,
Antonio Suva, Severo Servillon,
Alex Santos; (second district)
Sherilyn Pablo-Santos, Jesus
Cruz, Pablo Esteban, Alexander
Sta. Maria, Jessie Garcia, and
Fernando Ocampo.
Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos and Vice Mayor Edward Bartolome
shows the certicates of candidacy they led their at the Mandaluyong ofce
of the Commission on Elections on Wednesday. He was accompanied by former
Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos. MANNY PALMERO
Morales slay suspect falls
ANOTHER suspect in the killing
of Makati City Engineer Nelson B.
Morales last Sept. 7 was arrested in a
joint operation of the National Bureau of
Investigation and the Albay provincial
police in Libon, Albay on TUesday.
NBI Legazpi district chief Manuel
Antonio Eduarte identied the suspect
as Jonathan Madronero, 28, married, a
farmer of Brgy. Molosbolos in Libon,
who allegedly helped one of the wound-
ed suspects ee the crime scene.
The wounded suspect was later iden-
tied as Christian Saysay who died at
the Josina Belmonte Durau Memorial
Hospital in Ligao City.
Madronero is now detained at the NBI
Legazpi district ofce, but he insists he is
innocent of the charges for murder led
against him. Florencio P. Narito
New ticketing scheme
AIRPHIL Express passengers can now
pay for their domestic tickets 24/7 in
7-Eleven retail outlets nationwide.
With ECPays Payment Center fa-
cility in over 766 7-Eleven stores, pas-
sengers who book online do not need
to line up at Airphil Express to pay for
their domestic tickets. Instead, they may
simply go the nearest 7-Eleven outlet in
their neighborhood. ECPay outlets will
only accept payments for ight book-
ings done online and will not accept
payments for bookings done through
the Airphil Express reservation hotline.
The new scheme is also designed for
those with no credit cards who want to
do their bookings online in the conve-
nience of their homes, ofces, internet
cafes or mobile phones.
In addition to Airphil Express ticket
kiosks in selected Petron gas stations
in Metro Manila and all branches of M
Lhuillier, the 7-Eleven tie up expands
the list of Airphil Express payment cen-
ters. It offers a hassle-free alternative to
ticket ofces and travel agencies as av-
enues for ticket purchases.
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
A total of 14 teams from both the Uni-
versity Athletic Association of the Phil-
ippine and the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association and two guest teams in
the senior side complete the cast of the
month-long tournament organized by
the Filoil Flying V Sports.
Back-to-back champion University of
the Philippines will carry the torch for the
UAAP, while San Beda College, which
won 10 of the last 11 NCAA football
seasons, will lead the NCAA cast.
Ateneo, De La Salle, Far Eastern
University, University of the East and
University of Santo Tomas are the other
UAAP teams in the mix, while St. Be-
nilde, Mapua, Perpetual Help, Arellano
Unversity, Emilio Aguinaldo College
and Lyceum complete the NCAA eld.
The two guest teams are from Rizal
Technological University and Univer-
sity of Makati.
The Warren Buffet Cup 2012 USA vs. Europe
Football gets huge boost
THE collegiate football season starts early
with the staging of the rst-ever 2012 Inde-
pendent Philippine Petroleum Companies Asso-
ciation Football Pre-Season Cup on Oct. 14 at
the Nuvali football eld in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
HELD every two years to coincide with
Golf Ryder Cup, the 4
th
Warren Buffet Cup
was played in Omaha, Nebraska the home
of Warren Buffett from September 10
th
to
13
th
2012.
The 1
st
Warren Buffett Cup in 2006 was
won by the American but the Europeans
dominated and turned the tide in 2008. In
2012 the cup went to Team USA who defeat-
ed Team Europe with 109-98.
The lineup of the bridge superstars:
Team Europe
Fulvio Fantoni-Claudio Nunes
Rally Brock-Nicola Smith
Michel Bessis-Thomas Bessis
Ricco van Prooijen-Louk Verhees
Kahn Karaivano Rumen Trendalov
Paul Hackett-Tom Hanlan
Team USA
Bob Hamman-Justin Lall
Curtis Check-Marc Jacobus
Alan Sontag-David Berkowitz
Jill Levin-Jenny Wolpert
Joel Wooldridge-John Hurd
Joe Grue-Brad Moss
Here is another solid auction from Ful-
vio Fantoni-Claudio Nunes from the Buffet
Cup 2012:
Board 2 North
Fantoni
AQ7
Q4
AKJ4
KQ42
West East
Wolpert Levin
109432 8
KJ983 62
6 108732
93 108765
South
Nunes
KJ65
A1075
Q95
AJ
West North East South
Pass 1
Pass 1NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2NT Pass 3NT
Pass 4 Pass 4NT
Pass 6NT
After Nunes bid four notrump, Fan-
toni went into the tank. From their
auction, he knew they had a combined
37HCP. Yet they had no fit. After deep
thought he settled for six notrump. The
Bridge Base Online commentator had
said, with solid clubs should they have
tried for seven?
The bidding in other room left no room to
consider the grand slam:
Bessis Hamman Bessis Lall
Pass 1NT
Pass 4 Pass 4NT
Pass 6NT Pass Pass
Pass
Team Europe won Board 6 when three
spades was doubled and made.
This was the auction:
Board 6 North
Hamman

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IN BRIEF
Highlanders frolic at home
TAGAYTAY Highlands proved no gracious
hosts to the WGAP eld as it swept two divi-
sion titles while nishing third in the other in
the penultimate leg of the 2012 Champion In-
nity WGAP Circuit presented by Pacsports
at Tagaytay Midlands recently.
Rosalie Heo red 39 points, Hedy
See and Bern Wong added a pair of 36
while Sandy Prieto-Romualdez scored
35 points under the Modied Stableford
scoring system for the Highlands, which
pooled a 146 and beat Camp Aguinaldo
by 12 for the Class A crown.
Other members of the host club in the
10-to-play, four-to-count format event,
organized by Womens Golf Associa-
tion of the Philippines, were Olive Yoon,
Rebecca Albert, Nini Eustaquio, Maline
Flores, Gie Bote and Veronica Veloso.
Aguinaldo assembled a 134 as Matet
Salivio shot a 39 and took the individual
crown while Mabel Salivio, Marie Guer-
rero and Josie Untal added 34, 32 and 29
points, respectively, while Sta. Elena, led
by Careth Ricamontes 33 points, placed
third with a128.
Norton recovering
after heart attack
FORMER heavyweight champion Ken
Norton is recovering in a Las Vegas hospi-
tal after suffering a heart attack last week.
WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman, who
broke the news and visited Norton in hospital,
told Manila Standard that Norton is hap-
pily recovering and has left the Intensive Care
Unit and is being moved to a room in the hos-
pital. I am very happy for this.
The WBC president said Nortons wife
represented him well at the HublotWBC
Legends affair, which raised $1 million for
former boxers, who have come upon hard
times. Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE Philta-Palawan Pawnshop Regional
Age-Group Championships, presented
by Babolat goes to Mindanao with a busy
ve-leg schedule in the regions key cit-
ies beginning with the Davao stage to-
morrow (Friday, Oct. 5).
This is the chance for the Mindanao
youths to showcase their talent and skills and
we expect to produce another batch of prom-
ising players throughout the ve-leg circuit,
said Philta president Rep. Edwin Olivarez.
The circuit, put up by Palawan Pawnshop
and Babolat in their For details, call tournament
in-charge Bobby Mangunay at 0195-4046464
or email bobbymangunay@yahoo.com.
Netfest resumes in Davao
SYLVIA LOPEZ
ALEJANDRO
JOY Beryl Laroa, a military nurse, and
bodybuilder Irene Ral, asserted them-
selves in the second leg of the Immuvit
Fearless Challenge Trail Run 2012 Sunday
at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.
Laroa caught up with rugby player Chris
Everingham in the last of ve metat chal-
lenges of the 400-meter run to win the mens
division in ve minutes and 55 seconds.
The 25-year-old Laroa, who works a nurse
at the nearby V. Luna hospital, managed to
overtake Everingham as he was struggling
to complete the lunge exercises of this event,
which is dubbed No Excuses.
This was one of his best nishes in races
after trying his luck in the 32-kilometer run
of the Unilab Race and in the 21-km course
of the Rexona Run in the previous weeks.
Everingham, a Fil-Australian, and a
member of the Philippine Volcanoes, was
two seconds behind Laroa.
The Bacolod-based Ral, who recently
won two tness competitions this year, was
unchallenged in womens action. She n-
ished the course in 5:02, while unheralded
Jennifer Cabab was behind in 5:18.
Jeff Arce ruled the mens side of the
beginners division, while Cecile Yuson
topped the womens action.
RFC topped the all-male team division,
while the Team USB won the mixed category.
Athletics tness specialist Jim Saret,
who helped design the course, said the
course tests a participants tness level,
and will attract not just runners, but t-
ness buffs as well. Peter Atencio
KIM In Jae of Eagle Ridge rode on a
solid backside charge to re a three-un-
der 69 in the rain and post a three-stroke
lead over fellow Korean Park Gyu Ha
of Riviera at the start of the Canlubang
Amateur Open at Cangolfs north course
in Laguna yesterday.
Kim came out of a mediocre one-
bogey, one-birdie stint at the front-
side with a ery birdie-birdie start at
the back then knocked down another
birdie on the par-5 14th to turn in the
lone under-par card in a tough day at
the par-72 layout.
He took a three-shot lead over
Park, who birdied two of the last ve
holes to salvage a 72 while Jordan
Mamaril blew an impressive 35 start
with a shaky nish, bogeying the last
two holes for a 73.
Rupert Zaragosa, one of the fan-
cied bets in the 54-hole event serving
as part of Globe Business Amateur
Golf Circuit, had a par-game after 12
holes, but sputtered with two bogeys
in the last three holes on a course he
calls home.
He wound up with a 74 for solo
fourth, ve shots behind Kim, while
another Cangolf bet Joey Huerva
carded a 75 for joint fth with an-
other Korean Yoon Sung Hwang of
Southwoods.
Ayala Greenelds Norman dela
Pena rallied with a 37 for a 77, the
same output put in by Cangolfs
Nicholas Santiano and Gabriel Ma-
notoc and Agustin Mata.
Micah Shin, the Korean nd from
Apo who teamed up with Ramil
Bisera to win the Davao National
Pro-Am recently, never recovered
from a faulty 40 start, dropping three
strokes in the last three holes for a
79 in a tie with Kim Sun Woong
and Lawrence Celestino of Eagle
Ridge, 10 shots off the pace with
two rounds left in the annual event
sanctioned by the National Golf As-
sociation of the Phils. and backed by
Pancake House and Cangolf.
Koreans show way in Cangolf Am
The juniors side, meanwhile, will be
led by powerhouse La Salle Green Hills
and UAAP juniors back-to-back cham-
pion FEU-Diliman.
Eight other teams seeing action
are La Salle Zobel, UST, San Beda,
Letran, San Sebastian, Arellano, Per-
petual Help and Xavier.
This is the rst time that IPPCA is
embarking on a sporting event. For us,
its also a time to be a part of youth de-
velopment, league chairman Fer Mar-
tinez said during the press launch of the
event at the N20 Gastrobar in Quezon
City on Tuesday.
Martinez is also the president of the IPP-
CA, which counts 15 members as follows:
Eastern Petroleum Corp., Flying V/TWA
Inc., Unioil Petroleum Phils. Inc., Oilink,
Filoil Gas Company, Seaoil Philippines
Inc., City Oil, Chemrez Technologies Inc.,
Filpride Energy Corp., International Engi-
neer Phils. Inc., Liquied Petroleum Gas
Marketers Association, Metro Oil Subic,
Omni Petroleum Corp., Trans Overseas In-
dustrial Corp. and CLO Industrial Innova-
tions and Solutions Inc.
Football is the most popular sport in
the world. Five to 10 years down the line,
we can see the competitiveness heightened
here, Martinez said. This is going to be
an annual thing. Its a commitment.
Joey Guillermo, league co-chairman
and general manager of Filoil Flying
V Sports, said champion teams will re-
ceive trophies and cash scholarships
worth P50,00 in the mens division and
P25,000 in the juniors.
VASELINE Men will continue to
raise the bar for Filipino triathletes
by forming a ve-member Philippine
team that will compete in the XTER-
RA Off-road Triathlon Global Cham-
pionships in Maui, Hawaii on Oct. 28.
This is the rst time that Vase-
line Men will be sending an of-
cial contingent to compete in one
of the biggest triathlon series in the
world. The team will be composed
of Coach Noy Jopson and celeb-
rity athletes Matteo Guidicelli and
Drew Arellano, with two more
members to be selected via the
search for the best Filipino triath-
letes in the Vaseline Men XTER-
RA Tri-Outs Camp: Race to Maui.
The Vaseline Men XTERRA
Tri-Outs Camp: Race to Maui is
a three-day camp where the seven
triathletes compete for the two
coveted slots to the Maui Cham-
pionships in Hawaii. The training
camp includes grueling Warm Up
and Tri-Challenges to test and pre-
pare the participants for the actual
Maui competition in October.
Vaseline to send bets to Maui
THE National University Bulldogs stopped
the defending champion San Beda Red Li-
ons, 86-69, and the Arellano University
Chiefs waylaid the Trinity Stallions, 85-62,
at the resumption of 10th Fr. Martin Divi-
sion 2 Cup basketball tournament.
Mark Porter eked out 23 points and Al-
fred Aroga dished out 16 for the Bulldogs
as they marched to their sixth straight tri-
umph in Group A of this cagefest which
is supported by Gerrys Grill.
The Chiefs, led Kinsman Redeemer
with 17 points, improved their record to
ve wins and two losses.
The two teams boosted their chances
of claiming quarternal seats, which is
reserved for the top four teams in the two
brackets of the senior division, according
to commissioner Robert de la Rosa.
Bulldogs, Chiefs prevail
Vaseline Men
brand manager
Jonathan Pua
(left) is shown
with (starting
second from
left) contenders
for the two
coveted spots
in the Vaseline
Men Xterra
Philippine Team
-- Dr. Martin
Camara, Hector
Yuson, Mark
Hernandez, Raffy
Zamora, Carlos
De Guzman, Redg
Plopinio and
Jinoe Gavan.
Photo shows some of the people behind the staging of the rst-ever 2012 IPPCA Pre-Season Football Cup, which kicks off on
Oct. 14 at the Nuvali Football Field in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. They are (from left) IPPCA president and league chairman Fernando
Martinez, NCR Football Association president Atty. Rolly Tulay, NCRFA Secretary General and tournament director coach
Mario Eala, Francisco Pasicolan of Filoil, Raymond Villavicencio Sy of FILPRIDE and JR Marfori of Flying V. Not in photo is Joey
Guillermo, league co-chairman and Filoil Flying V Sports manager. ROMAN PROSPERO
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
Though it was only his rst game in
his new team, Anthony tallied 18 points
on 5-of-8 shooting, to go with nine re-
bounds and ve assists.
The Energy Cola joined Barangay Gine-
bra in the win column at 1-0, while the Ex-
press, despite a great fight, are at 0-1.
We can definitely build up on this win,
said Barako Bull coach Junel Baculi. Sean
(Anthony) had his moments, but I think this
is now Ronald Tubids time to step up since
Willie Miller is now gone.
Aware of his coachs insights, Tu-
bid produced a game-high 19 points to
provide more scoring for the revamped
Barako Bull.
With the game tied at 87-all heading
into the waning seconds, the do-it-all
forward split his charities to put the En-
ergy Cola ahead by a point, 88-87.
After unsuccessful tries by both teams
in the next two possessions, the Express
had a chance again to score, but Mark
Isip fumbled and lost the ball in trafc.
Barako Bull, despite the lead, drove
hard and Tubid tipped in a miss from
Rico Villanueva with 9.2 ticks left to
push the lead to three, 90-87.
Still with one more chance to tie, the Ex-
press executed well and got the shot they
wanted, but Nino Canaletas triple in the left
corner rimmed out as time expired, allow-
ing the Energy Cola to escape.
Doug Kramer and Mick Pennisi add-
ed 14 and 11 markers, respectively, for
the Energy Cola in the game that saw
14 deadlocks with neither team gaining
control at any point.
Though his squad fell short, former No.
1 pick Nonoy Baclao scored a team-high
18 points for the Express, showing that he is
capable of living up to his old hype.
John Wilson, another new acqui-
sition for Air21, also had a splendid
game with 17 points.
The scores:
BARAKO 90 - Tubid 19, Anthony
18, Kramer 14, Pennisi 11, Urbizton-
do 8, Najorda 7, Villanueva 7, Yap 4,
Marcelo 2, Cervantes 0, Cruz 0.
AIR 21 87 - Baclao 18, Wilson 17, Isip 16,
Canaleta 16, Arboleda 7, Custodio 4, Omolon
4, Sena 3, Taha 2, Atkins 0, Ritualo 0.
Quarters: 26-27, 49-48, 71-69, 90-87
OCTOBER 4, 2012 THURSDAY A10
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
By Jeric Lopez

SEAN Anthony split his charities with 1:18
remaining to give Barako Bull a vital lead down
the stretch and eventually a 90-87 escape win
over pesky Air21 as the Energy Cola opened
their campaign on a winning note in the 2012
Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup
at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last night.
FOR pro surfer Luke Landrigan, the Philippines is
just one big surng wonderland. And so that more Fil-
ipinos can share his love for the sport, hes just all too
willing to teach others how to catch the next big wave.
Landrigan heads his very own surng school in the
surng capital of the north, La Union. He says that
now is the best time to try out surng.
The best months (for surng) depend on what side
of the country you are in. In the Pacic side, there
are more waves than the South China Sea side. In the
Pacic side, the best waves are from September to
May while for the South China Sea, the best waves
are from October to April, he says.
He identied La Union, Siargao, and Baler, as the
best-known surng spots in the country.
Landrigan, who won the gold at the Aloha Board-
sports Pro Invitational Long Board Division and the
silver at the Asian Beach Games in Indonesia, was
also recently chosen by Ginebra San Miguel Inc. to
be the brand ambassador of Ginebra San Miguel Pre-
mium Gin.
He views his rst endorsement deal as a way for
him to promote the sport among Filipinos, espe-
cially since the Ginebra San Miguel Premium Gin
brand caters to a wide market. The brand has a hint
of lime, super smooth and with no hangover effect.
While on the surface, surng seems to be all about the
adrenaline rush, Landrigan says that the sport requires a
huge amount of discipline and lots of practice.
You can learn the basics, but to be really good at it
and really enjoy it, you have to be dedicated.
Great surfers also have a strict code: you have to
respect and protect the beaches, he adds.
Most beginners who attend his school come from
Manila, he says. The most students they have in a
class is around 40, but he says that almost all can
stand up and surf within the rst hour. But before
you learn how to surf, you should rst learn how to
swim, he adds.
Landrigan says that while the country has a long
way to go in competitive surng, getting more people
to take up the sport is the rst step.
Luke to spread the gospel of surng
WORLD Boxing Organiza-
tion/International Boxing Fed-
eration super bantamweight
champion Nonito Donaire
is showing unbelievable
strength, according to Top
Rank promoter Bob Arum as
the Fil-Am prepares for his
clash with Japans World Box-
ing Council Diamond Belt
champion Toshiaki Nishioka.
The ght will take place on
Oct. 14 (Manila time) at the
Home Depot Center in Car-
son City, California, where he
won the IBF super bantam-
weight title with a comfortable
12-round decision over Jeffrey
Mathebula and will be telecast
over ABS-CBN Channel 2 at
10:15 a.m..
Arum told the Manila Stan-
dard that trainer Robert Garcia
was very pleased with Donaires
condition, disclosing that the
classy ghter, who is in the top
ve of Ring Magazines pound-
for-pound rankings was showing
unbelievable strength.
He said Donaire and Nish-
ioka will workout on Wednes-
day at the Fortune Gym in
Los Angeles of former heavy-
weight Justin Fortune, a for-
mer strength and conditioning
coach of Fighter of the Decade
Manny Pacquiao and a part-
ner of trainer Freddie Roach
before they had a disagree-
ment. Ronnie Nathanielsz
STAGS IN MUSTWIN TIFF
LINGAYEN, PangasinanTen
teams, including two from host
Pangasinan, plus a sprinkling of
grizzled volley babes in the circuit,
are hoping to leave their marks in
the 2012 Petron Ladies Beach Vol-
leyball Battle of Champions.
Veteran spikers led by those from
University of the East and Emilio
Aguinaldo College are keen on
coming up with a good showing
against Pangasinans best when
action begins today at the wind-
strewn provincial capitol beach-
front grounds in Lingayen.
University of the Easts Fran-
cislyn Cais and new teammate
Kryssel Cueva are among the fa-
vorites in this spikefest supported
by Speedo, Mikasa, media partner
Business Mirror and the province
of Pangasinan through Gov. Ama-
do Espino Jr.
They could face resistance from
former La Salle Dasmarinas standout
Jennifer Manzano and new partner
Cindy Benitez and EACs Lourdes
Patilano and Donna Factor.
The champion from the past
years, Jennifer Manzano is back,
And so are the winners from UE. But
we hope to make it to the seminals
rst, said Patilano, a computer sci-
ence junior who is partnering with
Factor for the rst time.
Cais will be defending the crown
she won with Jessica Paron last
year, when the two pulled off a 21-
18, 21-17 repulsing of University
of the Philippines-2s Pauline Gen-
ido and new teammate Liezchel Tiu
in Puerto Princesa.
Organizer Tisha Abundo said
that two teams from Pangasinan
are on even terms with the par-
ticipants from Metro Manila now
that they are learning how to play
the sport.
Petron ladies volleyball underway
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shows his
strength
FIGHTING for the No. 2 seed and a twice-to-
beat edge in the semis, San Sebastian College
(11-5) is in a must-win situation but dont
expect it to have an easy time as Perpetual
Help (10-7) is standing in its path in their
6 p.m. collision today the 88th National
Collegiate Athletic Association at the Flying
V Arena. Meanwhile, Jose Rizal University
(10-7) is favored against Emilio
Aguinaldo College (7-10)
in their 4 p.m. face off.
Jeric Lopez
Barako nips
Air21, 90-87
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PROLIFIC striker Phil Young-
husband and brother James have
been invited to the Azkals training
camp in Bahrain.
Philippine Football Federation
president Mariano Nonong
Araneta told the Manila Standard
that following a meeting with team
manager Dan Palami and Philippine
national coach Michael Weiss, they
decided to invite the Younghusbands
to join the rest of the Azkals, who will
have an almost two-week training
camp, while playing two matches
against Bahrain and Kuwait.
The Azkals friendly match
against Bahrain will take place on
Oct. 12, while its match against
Kuwait is scheduled for Oct. 16.
The games are certain to be a
tough test for the Azkals as they
prepare for the Suzuki Cup from
Nov. 24 to Dec. 1.
The Philippines is bracketed with
powerhouse teams Thailand and Viet-
nam and the winner of the qualifying
tournament in Myanmar, which in-
cludes the host country, Brunei, Cam-
bodia, Laos and Timor Leste.
The Younghusbands had been left
out of the recent Peace Cup tournament
after failing to reach an agreement on
training schedules and availability to
play for the Azkals on a regular basis
because of other commitments.
Now lets see how committed
they are, Araneta said.
The Younghusbands had been
criticized for allowing some of their
commercial activities to interfere with
their scheduled practices and Azkal
matches and were reportedly dropped
from the Peace Cup (which the team
won), because they were not practic-
ing with the team and it would have
been unfair to the rest of the players,
who worked out hard for a chance to
represent the country.
Coach Weiss earlier said: I want to
bring many players and I want to take
the group that played in the Peace Cup
and the professionals will come in and
we hope we can mix it well together.
Weiss said Angel Guirado, who
is now playing for a top club in
India and his brother Juan, Den-
nis Cagara, Ray Jonsson, Jerry
Lucena, and hopefully Stephan
Schrock, will join the camp.
It will be interesting to see how
they mingle with the new players,
said Weiss.
Younghusbands invited to Azkals camp
THE 2013 season of the Philippine Basketball Associa-
tion is off to a blazing start, having opened its 38th Sea-
son with exceptional ratings.
According to Nielsen Media Research NUTAM data
covering Sunday (Sept. 30), the opening game between
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and GlobalPort Batang
Pier had an average rating of 2.7% or over 1.1 million
viewers, representing an increase of 31% in viewership
compared to last years opening-day game.
SMART Araneta Coliseum was also packed to the
rafters with 18,901 spectators in attendance.
Barangay Ginebra Kings cruised to an easy victory
over newcomer GlobalPort for a 110-90 win last Sunday.
LA Tenorio was named best player of the game in
his debut as part of Ginebra, even as he scored just
two points, but amazed fans with 10 assists and nine
rebounds. Mark Caguioa scored 18 points and led six
players in double gures.
This season, AKTV on IBC 13 is calling on even
more basketball fans to cheer and support their favor-
ite teams in line with the PBAs call to action to fans,
Kampihan Na!.
All 10 PBA teams have their own fan tribes that
will stand behind their favorites, namely, Air21 (Ube
Republic), Alaska (Gatas Republik), Barako Bull
(Barako Brigade), Ginebra (Barangay Ginebra), Glo-
balport (Batang Pier), Meralco (Bansang Meralco),
Petron (Petroniverse), Rain or Shine (Bayan ng Rain
or Shine), San Mig Coffee (San Mig Coffee Planet)
and Talk N Text (TNT Nation).
The PBA is aired primetime over on AKTV on IBC
13 and produced by Sports5, the sports arm of TV5. This
is the second year of the partnership
between the PBA and TV5.
Over 1 million viewers
tuned in to PBA opener
Barako Bulls Reil Cervantes and Leo Najorda try to stop James Ryan Sena of Air21 in a PBA Philippine Cup game won by the Energy
Cola, 90-87. SONNY ESPIRITU
Luke Landrigan in action
Business
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
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Australia Dollar 1.029866 42.8847
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IN BRIEF
ADB hikes growth goal to 5.5%
Govt
grants
relief to
Philex
Cinco eld looming as new PH natural gas discovery
Developers mull over
building solar houses
SMB wants public oat rule deadline extended
Science school in Clark. Ofcials of Clark Development Corp. and the Philippine Science High School lead the laying of
time capsule during the groundbreaking rites of the PSHS Central Luzon Campus along Lily Hill Avenue inside the Clark Freeport.
Leading the ceremony are PSHS chief nance and administration division ofcer Warren Patrick Serrano, CDC assistant vice
president for permits and licensing Mariz Mandocdoc, CDC vice president for operations Franco Madlangbayan, and PSHS system
executive director Josette Biyo.
By Maria Bernadette Lunas
THE Asian Development
Bank on Wednesday upgraded
its growth forecast for the
Philippines this year, while
lowering the outlook for other
Asian countries amid the
lingering Europes sovereign
debt crisis.
The Manila-based multilateral lender said in its Asian
Development Outlook 2012 update that the Philippine
economy was expected to grow 5.5 percent this year,
higher than its April estimate of 4.8 percent.
Robust private consumption and a rebound in
government spending drove economic growth higher
than expected in the rst half of 2012, prompting an
upward revision of the forecast for the full year, the
ADB said.
It noted that the Philippine economy grew 6.1
percent in the rst six months, exceeding the higher-
end of the governments full-year target of 5 percent
to 6 percent.
The ADB, on the other hand, kept its gross domestic
product forecast of 5 percent for the Philippines next
year, saying the impact of rebound in state spending
would fade in 2013.
Increased business condence bodes well
for investment and future jobs, said ADB chief
economist Changyong Rhee. But the Philippines
must guard against weaknesses outside its own
economy that could have a knock-on effect.
The ADB also revised its ination forecast for the
Philippines to a slower 3.5 percent from 3.7 percent
in 2012 and maintained its 2013 outlook at 4.1
percent, on higher imported food costs and sustained
growth in domestic demand.
ADB country director Neeraj Jain said while the
economy was growing, the challenge for the country
was to reduce poverty.
The key challenge is to link economic growth to
poverty reduction. Despite solid economic growth,
job generation remains inadequate, reected in
rates of unemployment and underemployment. The
incidence of poverty remains high at 26.5 percent
in 2009, compared to 26.4 percent in 2006 and 24.9
percent in 2003, said Jain.
Meanwhile, the ADB said Asia excluding Japan
would expand 6.1 percent this year, slower than the
July estimate of 6.6 percent and an April prediction
of 6.9 percent. It also reduced the regions ination
projection to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent.
Deceleration in the regions two giantsthe
Peoples Republic of China and Indiaand in
other major exporting economies is temering earlier
optimism, the ADB said. The ongoing sovereign
debt crisis in the euro area and the looming scal
cliff in the US pose major risks to the outlook.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE Energy Department expects
the Cinco eld in southwest
Palawan to become the next big
natural gas eld discovery after
Malampaya, if the development
of the bigger Recto Bank gas eld
is delayed amid the territorial
dispute in the West Philippine
Sea.
Energy Undersecretary Jose
Layug told reporters a consortium
operating Service Contract No.
55 that covers the Cinco eld led
by BHP Billiton was set to drill
an exploratory well in the rst
quarter next year.
While we have been looking
at Recto Bank [SC 72] as the next
Malampaya, one of the SCs we are
very positive about is the SC 55.
They intend to drill Cinco well,
which has a potential resource,
reservoir equal or a little less than
Malampaya, Layug said.
Forum Energy plc, which
operates SC 72 covering the
Recto Bank, is supposed to drill
an exploratory well next year
but this could be hampered by
claims from China and other
neighboring countries.
Recto Bank is believed to
contain much larger gas deposits
than the Malampaya gas eld,
which now supplies natural gas
to power plants in Luzon.
SC 55 is located near the
Malampaya gas eld [SC 38] in
Palawan. Layug said Cinco eld
had a potential resource of 2.2
trillion cubic feet of gas, possibly
matching Malampaya elds
proven reserves of 2.7 TCF.
We are hoping the Cinco
will be the gas reserve that can
backll Malampaya as we look
for potential resource of natgas,
Layug said.
He said the department was
working to make sure BHP
Billiton would secure a rig to start
the drilling. BHP Billiton owns
60 percent of SC 55; Otto Energy
Ltd. of Australia, 33.18 percent;
and local rm Trans-Asia Oil and
Energy Development Corp., 6.82
percent.
Layug conceded the market
for oil rigs continued to be tight
but BHP Billiton had zeroed in
on two prospects.
The department approved the
extension of the SC 55 work
program to Aug. 5, 2013 from the
original target of August 2012, to
give the consortium members
more time to look for an ultra
deep-water rig.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
SAN Miguel Brewery Inc., the beer
unit of conglomerate San Miguel
Corp., plans to ask the Philippine
Stock Exchange to extend the
deadline for the compliance with
the minimum public ownership
rule by another year.
SMB president Roberto Huang
said in an interview shareholders
of the company were nalizing
a scheme that would enable it
to comply with the 10-percent
minimum public oat.
Well, we are trying to come up
with a letter addressed to PSE so
they can consider an extension,
Huang said at the sidelines of the
listing of P3-billion SMB bonds
at the Philippine Dealing and
Exchange Corp.
Japans Kirin Holdings Inc.
owns 48.39 percent of SMB
while SMC owns 51 percent.
This puts public ownership of the
company at only 0.61 percent.
We are still working out
scheme to avoid it [delisting]. The
major shareholders, San Miguel
and Kirin, are still working out
if we can possibly avoid that,
Huang said.
Huang did not say the
options being considered by the
shareholders to comply with the
rule. SMC and Kirin, however,
are reportedly not willing to
sell shares as this could lead to
dilution in their shareholdings in
the beer company.
SMC president and chief
executive Ramon Ang said
last week the company might
have to delist units that are not
compliant with the public oat
rule. Aside from SMB, two units
of the conglomerate, namely
San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc
and San Miguel Properties Inc.,
have public oat of less than 10
percent.
Listed companies have until
the end of the year to comply
with the 10-percent minimum
public ownership requirement.
Companies will fail to comply
will be suspended from trading
and may eventually be delisted
from the local bourse.
By Othel V. Campos
THE Mines and Geosciences
Bureau extended for seven days
the deadline given to Philex
Mining Corp. to comment on
the result of the investigation
conducted by the government
on the Padcal mines tailings
accident in Benguet.
MGB director Leo Jasareno
said in a letter to Philex
president Eulalio Austin the
agency extended until Oct. 10
the allowable period that the
company is allowed to present its
comments on the investigation
conducted by a multi-disciplinary
team.
Jasareno said the government
considered the companys
request by extending the
deadline orignally set on Oct.
3. He said the government
considered the request due to
voluminous data required in
preparing comments.
The MGB, in its investigation
report, said the heavy rainfall
brought about by typhoons
Ferdie and Gener hit record
volume in 50 years.
Heavy rains reached 331.80
millimeter on the day of the spill
(Aug. 1), far exceeding by almost
100 mm the 50-year rainfall
record for Padcal of only 234.50
mm for a single day.
The MGB also conrmed that
the mining company had a system
in place for the maintenance
and monitoring of its Tailings
Pond 3 and secondary facilities
during the accidental discharge
of sediment in Padcal on Aug.
1, and that its personnel were
diligent in the performance of
their duties.
SOLAR power developers are
in talks with major property
companies to build solar-powered
houses that will signicantly
cut the homeowners electricity
bills.
Philippine Solar Power
Alliance spokesman Tetchie
Capellan said discussions were
ongoing with Sta. Lucia Realty
and Development Inc., Fil-Estate
Properties and Avida Land for
the solar rooftop projects.
As we enter 2013, we would
like to focus on the solar rooftops
because we believe that this is
going to be a major initiative
by the industry in providing
solutions to our problems in the
energy sector. We are working
with developers for new builds.
We are exploring partnership with
them, Capellan told reporters
during a conference organized
by Deutsche Gesellschaft fr
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
or GIZ.
Capellan said the company
was working with property
developers that build housing
units with cost of P3 million
to P5 million and with higher
power consumption than low-
cost housing units.
She said the company asked
developers to bundle the
expesnses of the solar rooftop
of around P378,000 into the
housing cost. The return on
investment for the solar rooftop
takes about seven years.
Alena Mae S. Flores
High cigarette taxes
INTERNATIONAL tax expert advised the
government against high taxes to evade
smuggling.
The chief of the US-based International Tax and
Investment Center warned the government against
high taxes on fast-moving goods like cigarettes,
saying they would give rise to illicit trade.
Daniel Witt, president of ITIC, is in the
country for the 9th Asia Tax Forum at the Makati
Shangri-La Hotel, with nance and tax experts
from various governments around Asia in
attendance.
Witt predicted a tax shock to occur if taxes
were raised abruptly and if the amount was too
high.
With fast-moving goods, you need to be aware
of the risks of illicit trade. If you raise taxes too
high and too fast, you create a tax shock and you
will push the legitimate market to illegitimate
market, the head of the international tax policy
think tank said.
He instead advised the Philippines to raise
taxes gradually to avoid the proliferation of the
illegal market. Do it in a gradual way so you
dont destabilize the market and advance your
tax objective, Witt said
Witts declaration negated claims made by the
Finance Department and the Bureau of Internal
Revenue that smuggling incidence was a result
of weak governance and corruption, and not due
to high taxes.
SM Investments bonds
SM Investments Corp. said its board approved
the issuance of 7- and 10-year US dollar
bonds.
SM Investments said in a disclosure to the
stock exchange it appointed Citi, JP Morgan and
Deutsche as joint underwriters for the offering.
The offering is a debt management exercise
which aims to further lengthen the companys
debt prole and take advantage of the much
improved interest rate environment, SM
Investments said.
The companys board also authorized the
management to negotiate and nalize the
amount, terms and pricing of the bond issue
subject to the prevailing market conditions.
This is the fourth fund-raising activity to
undertaken by the conglomerate since the start
of the year.
SM Investments in February launched ve-
year, $250-million convertible bonds that
attracted investors across Asia and Europe. The
conglomerate in July raised another P15 billion
from the issuance of retail bonds.
The company in August approved the
placement of primary common shares worth
$150 million to institutional investors.
Jenniffer B. Austria
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 13,633,120 940,669,071.23
INDUSTRIAL 189,373,372 1,596,010,558.77
HOLDING FIRMS 6,057,300,438 1,602,173,919.43
PROPERTY 235,013,349 886,988,916.56
SERVICES 119,765,381 813,753,190.76
MINING & OIL 952,044,781 386,453,834.20
GRAND TOTAL 7,567,130,441 6,226,059,490.92525
FINANCIAL 1384.17 (up) 4.79
INDUSTRIAL 8,230.61 (up) 75.52
HOLDING FIRMS 4,561.68 (up) 47.88
PROPERTY 2,067.06 (up) 8.51
SERVICES 1,783.48 (down) 5.95
MINING & OIL 19,581.10 (down) 257.24
PSEI 5,375.52 (up) 26.84
All Shares Index 3,556.93 (up) 8.20
Gainers: 68; Losers: 84; Unchanged: 55; Total: 207
Stock mart closes
at new record high
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 65.90 66.60 65.75 66.25 0.53 4,200,610 39,532,582.00
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 80.10 80.40 79.90 80.20 0.12 2,071,520 26,351,495.50
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.72 0.73 0.72 0.73 1.39 321,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.25 54.00 53.30 53.50 0.47 118,930
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 2.05 2.04 2.04 2.04 (0.49) 1,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.50 20.80 20.00 20.50 0.00 130,100 (2,375,510.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 22.60 23.00 22.60 22.85 1.11 826,000 (4,997,095.00)
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 11.00 11.00 10.54 10.54 (4.18) 6,000
0.95 0.62 First Abacus 0.70 0.69 0.69 0.69 (1.43) 21,000
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 76.00 76.00 75.00 76.00 0.00 170
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.85 2.85 2.85 2.85 0.00 6,000
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 25.00 25.00 23.95 23.95 (4.20) 13,300
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 92.95 93.85 93.00 93.00 0.05 1,435,930 (29,546,871.50)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.93 1.93 1.90 1.93 0.00 1,770,000
94.50 56.00 Phil Bank of Comm 78.00 78.00 78.00 78.00 0.00 500
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 73.00 73.00 72.00 72.90 (0.14) 186,390 2,367,800.00
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 374.00 375.00 374.00 375.00 0.27 11,370 60,000.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 46.00 46.00 45.65 45.65 (0.76) 92,200.00 1,371,290.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 166.40 169.10 166.40 168.90 1.50 1,365,880 130,669,834.00
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 990.00 980.00 980.00 980.00 (1.01) 30
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 105.00 105.10 105.00 105.00 0.00 271,360 10,500,000.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.88 1.89 1.89 1.89 0.53 130,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.25 33.75 33.35 33.60 1.05 2,436,500 60,931,795.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.46 8.46 8.40 8.41 (0.59) 55,400
23.95 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 (17.39) 2,000
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.81 1.80 1.73 1.74 (3.87) 2,786,000
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 29.50 29.50 29.50 29.50 0.00 200
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.44 1.43 1.41 1.43 (0.69) 1,960,000
Asiabest Group 20.70 21.60 20.65 20.70 0.00 39,500 (4,140.00)
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.82 3.00 2.80 3.00 6.38 521,000 214,200.00
300.00 41.00 Chemphil 100.00 80.10 80.00 80.00 (20.00) 100
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.75 2.76 2.73 2.76 0.36 582,000 910,550.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.76 11.80 11.52 11.76 0.00 16,200
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.22 6.34 6.20 6.31 1.45 50,052,400 33,747,861.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.60 8.65 8.50 8.60 0.00 240,500 214,040.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 1.85 1.99 1.88 1.99 7.57 46,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 11.00 9.90 9.90 9.90 (10.00) 4,000
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 19.88 20.55 19.80 20.00 0.60 6,666,200 15,173,239.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 79.50 80.25 79.50 80.00 0.63 3,569,690 (64,988,372.00)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.10 18.16 18.00 18.00 (0.55) 52,200
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0160 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 0.00 48,900,000
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.00 13.00 12.64 12.70 (2.31) 1,286,300 4,148,876.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.01 4.01 4.00 4.01 0.00 27,000 (36,140.00)
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.630 0.620 0.630 1.61 54,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 99.70 101.00 99.70 101.00 1.30 402,530 (9,296,911.00)
Lafarge Rep 9.28 9.24 8.90 9.24 (0.43) 660,300 880,754.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.01 2.03 2.01 2.01 0.00 59,000 (80,400.00)
1.90 1.11 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.51 0.00 3,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 27.90 28.40 27.90 28.40 1.79 1,961,700 16,758,255.00
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.90 2.99 2.90 2.99 3.10 20,000
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.960 16.800 16.800 16.800 (0.94) 10,400
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 264.00 275.80 263.80 274.00 3.79 825,780 114,424,282.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.80 7.99 7.70 7.80 0.00 68,300 (350,558.00)
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.18 4.24 4.18 4.20 0.48 2,055,000 (1,365,600.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.76 10.92 10.68 10.80 0.37 7,174,400 (627,304.00)
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.22 8.22 8.10 8.18 (0.49) 32,400
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.16 4.17 4.10 4.12 (0.96) 392,000
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.40 34.40 34.00 34.40 0.00 94,800
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.50 110.80 110.40 110.80 0.27 353,460 16,326,586.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.49 2.50 2.38 2.38 (4.42) 17,087,000 3,420.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.79 0.00 59,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.142 0.141 0.140 0.140 (1.41) 2,130,000
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 12.00 12.00 11.62 11.70 (2.50) 3,825,400 153,292.00
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 2.08 2.05 2.08 (0.95) 6,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.21 1.25 1.21 1.22 0.83 1,830,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 66.00 67.75 65.90 66.00 0.00 2,124,840 25,857,882.00
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.25 1.25 1.21 1.24 (0.80) 3,470,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.860 0.970 0.860 0.960 11.63 24,190,000 46,300.00
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.70 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.00 1,575,000 (178,500.00)
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.75 49.00 48.75 48.95 0.41 1,031,900 43,099,625.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0230 0.0270 0.0230 0.0260 13.04 5,987,200,000 2,245,100.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.96 14.96 14.68 14.94 (0.13) 31,973,200 145,383,868.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 2.00 1.98 2.00 0.00 101,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.73 4.72 4.72 4.72 (0.21) 10,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.96 5.04 4.82 4.98 0.40 50,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 420.00 429.00 419.60 424.80 1.14 600,890 (24,605,062.00)
911.00 260.00 BHI Holdings Inc. 430.00 430.00 430.00 430.00 0.00 20
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.00 58.25 58.00 58.10 0.17 908,040 27,847,049.00
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.57 2.55 2.55 2.55 (0.78) 30,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.15 4.15 4.12 4.13 (0.48) 85,000
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.230 0.226 0.212 0.226 (1.74) 210,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 550.00 555.00 550.00 555.00 0.91 35,420 4,278,515.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.80 5.80 5.69 5.70 (1.72) 24,700
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 32.95 33.50 32.95 33.20 0.76 2,255,800 (8,276,845.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.94 3.95 3.85 3.95 0.25 28,000
5.70 2.30 Keppel Holdings `B 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 36,000 144,000.00
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.44 5.49 5.40 5.40 (0.74) 4,642,000 (15,241,661.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.15 1.16 1.14 1.14 (0.87) 1,436,000 (1,160.00)
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.20 2.19 2.17 2.17 (1.36) 295,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.21 4.22 4.18 4.19 (0.48) 17,448,000 (25,047,550.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.08 5.10 4.99 5.00 (1.57) 32,300
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 5.82 6.24 5.82 6.24 7.22 2,700
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0480 0.0500 0.0480 0.0500 4.17 500,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.310 1.320 1.310 1.310 0.00 26,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.490 0.495 0.485 0.495 1.02 730,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 0.00 12,000 34,800.00
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.320 0.320 0.320 0.320 0.00 400,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 740.00 765.00 740.00 760.00 2.70 542,780 208,956,975.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.99 2.04 1.99 1.99 0.00 676,000 (299,500.00)
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 0.00 200,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2400 0.2550 0.2400 0.2550 6.25 1,230,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3300 0.3300 0.3150 0.3150 (4.55) 2,160,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.400 0.400 0.390 0.400 0.00 330,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 18.00 17.98 17.50 17.50 (2.78) 1,100
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.94 3.04 2.89 2.99 1.70 420,000 (292,020.00)
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.00 115,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.00 10,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.40 23.65 23.25 23.60 0.85 14,182,900 (28,278,500.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.18 5.21 5.13 5.15 (0.58) 6,531,400 17,248,713.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.17 5.19 5.17 5.17 0.00 396,400
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.49 1.52 1.48 1.48 (0.67) 7,941,000 2,962,800.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.80 2.80 2.60 2.60 (7.14) 17,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 0.84 0.80 0.83 2.47 8,327,000 21,000.00
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.830 0.880 0.830 0.880 6.02 48,554,000 174,000.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.69 3.80 3.67 3.70 0.27 104,000 (3,780.00)
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.196 0.197 0.181 0.196 0.00 3,130,000 9,500.00
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.88 1.88 1.85 1.86 (1.06) 3,835,000 (2,109,860.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.35 0.00 2,218,000 1,880,550.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.14 1.14 1.12 1.12 (1.75) 145,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.25 2.30 2.26 2.28 1.33 117,207,000 24,304,480.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1590 0.1600 0.1560 0.1570 (1.26) 1,040,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6800 0.7100 0.6800 0.7000 2.94 4,333,000 (3,500.00)
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.470 0.460 0.460 0.460 (2.13) 100,000
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.26 19.50 19.26 19.50 1.25 2,741,600 24,299,224.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.41 3.41 3.36 3.36 (1.47) 341,000 20.00
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.79 2.79 2.69 2.79 0.00 90,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.08 6.08 6.02 6.03 (0.82) 734,300 (13,514.00)
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 13.98 14.00 13.90 13.90 (0.57) 6,864,200 (64,197,246.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.67 (1.47) 269,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.70 3.80 3.70 3.80 2.70 25,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 0.520 0.490 0.520 1.96 981,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.750 4.760 4.730 4.750 0.00 3,950,000 4,178,060.00
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.75 1.71 1.70 1.70 (2.86) 74,000
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 32.55 33.00 32.50 32.75 0.61 42,100
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.38 1.40 1.36 1.38 0.00 328,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.630 0.650 0.620 0.650 3.17 201,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.00 9.24 9.23 9.24 2.67 2,000
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 11.34 11.74 11.32 11.72 3.35 11,532,100 17,506,298.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1470 0.1500 0.1440 0.1450 (1.36) 26,770,000 28,800.00
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.25 6.35 6.10 6.20 (0.80) 1,896,000 186,000.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 55.45 56.45 55.45 56.45 1.80 693,480 (12,474,386.00)
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.85 5.80 5.66 5.66 (3.25) 67,200
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1010.00 1015.00 1000.00 1015.00 0.50 210
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1134.00 1137.00 1132.00 1132.00 (0.18) 33,880 (8,374,095.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.50 9.49 8.99 9.02 (5.05) 1,343,000
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.60 71.00 70.00 70.00 (0.85) 279,060 (4,829,769.50)
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.405 0.415 0.405 0.405 0.00 120,000
18.40 5.00 Imperial Res. À 5.50 5.50 5.50 5.50 0.00 3,800
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.12 2.23 2.11 2.11 (0.47) 119,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.021 0.021 0.020 0.020 (4.76) 60,300,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.00 112,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0450 0.0450 0.0440 0.0450 0.00 200,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.8700 2.9500 2.9000 2.9300 2.09 65,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.36 8.40 8.29 8.35 (0.12) 1,337,100
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.50 2.60 2.50 2.60 4.00 201,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.85 2.85 2.85 2.85 0.00 50,000
5.90 1.05 Manila Broadcasting 3.30 3.30 3.30 3.30 0.00 3,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.67 0.74 0.68 0.74 10.45 63,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.98 3.03 2.90 2.90 (2.68) 1,437,000 29,800.00
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.00 14.00 13.92 14.00 0.00 36,300
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.69 5.69 4.85 5.11 (10.19) 751,100 491,722.00
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.79 2.85 2.78 2.80 0.36 800,000
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 71.70 73.00 71.00 71.00 (0.98) 1,530 102,200.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 17.04 17.04 16.98 16.98 (0.35) 633,100 2,656,118.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2760.00 2766.00 2742.00 2744.00 (0.58) 109,020 (153,962,310.00)
30.15 10.68 Puregold 29.95 30.85 30.00 30.50 1.84 2,035,200 (14,441,395.00)
STI Holdings 1.85 1.85 1.68 1.77 (4.32) 455,000 (32,780.00)
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 4.05 3.84 3.84 3.84 (5.19) 20,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.50 2.62 2.42 2.62 4.80 11,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.450 0.450 0.440 0.450 0.00 130,000 (44,000.00)
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0048 0.0046 0.0045 0.0046 (4.17) 97,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.77 4.69 4.55 4.69 (1.68) 144,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.60 4.47 4.47 4.47 (2.83) 1,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.24 17.22 17.04 17.16 (0.46) 1,118,000 34,340.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 27.00 26.70 24.90 26.70 (1.11) 1,900
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 0.265 0.255 0.255 0.00 8,380,000 13,000.00
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 23.35 23.45 23.40 23.40 0.21 5,400
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.08 1.04 1.03 1.04 (3.70) 158,000
61.80 6.96 Dizon 21.90 22.30 21.20 21.65 (1.14) 96,100 64,800.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.57 (1.72) 3,747,000 285,000.00
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.150 1.160 1.110 1.160 0.87 9,262,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.200 1.200 1.180 1.200 0.00 9,203,000 2,255,420.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0550 0.0560 0.0510 0.0510 (7.27) 161,810,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0540 0.0540 0.0510 0.0510 (5.56) 68,950,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.50 17.62 17.20 17.30 (1.14) 1,114,400 (5,645,552.00)
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 7.78 7.90 7.50 7.50 (3.60) 515,300 (1,251,000.00)
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6200 0.7000 0.6500 0.6800 9.68 535,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.500 4.540 4.500 4.500 0.00 272,000 (45,100.00)
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0190 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 (5.26) 107,600,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 600,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.97 6.00 5.97 5.98 0.17 30,100
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.58 14.52 13.80 14.06 (3.57) 17,228,800 (130,879,120.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 24.90 24.90 23.50 24.20 (2.81) 123,400
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.048 0.049 0.047 0.048 0.00 345,900,000
65.00 39.00 PNOC Expls `B 67.00 55.00 55.00 55.00 (17.91) 1,000
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 222.60 223.20 222.40 222.60 0.00 160,090 14,560,526.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.00 118,000,000 (1,420,500.00)
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 32.65 33.00 32.50 32.75 0.31 2,498,900 (61,653,255.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 539.00 539.00 538.00 539.00 0.00 1,000
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 103.50 103.50 103.50 103.50 0.00 500
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.50 102.50 102.50 102.50 0.00 10,000
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.40 9.30 8.97 8.97 (4.57) 4,966,000 (1,780,374.00)
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 107.90 108.00 107.90 107.90 0.00 6,230
SMC Preferred A 74.90 75.00 74.95 74.95 0.07 4,000
SMC Preferred C 75.00 75.00 74.80 74.80 (0.27) 98,200 750,000.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1013.00 1013.00 1012.00 1012.00 (0.10) 600
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.23 1.28 1.28 1.28 4.07 384,000 154,880.00
RAY S. EANO
RPNs woes give San Miguel
window to purchase TV station
STOCKS closed at a new record high
Wednesday, after the Asian Development
Bank raised its growth forecast for the Phil-
ippines this year, while lowering the out-
look for other countries in the region.
The Philippine Stock Exchange
index, the 30-company benchmark
index, gained 26 points, or 0.5
percent, to close at 5,375.52,
topping the previous all-time
high of 5,369.98 registered on
July 3 this year. Four of the six
subsectors ended in the green on
moderate trading amounting to
P6.2 billion.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, also
increased 8 points, or 0.2
percent, to 3,556.93. Losers
outnumbered gainers, 84 to 68,
with 55 issues unchanged.
The Manila-based ADB
raised its growth forecast for
the Philippines this year to 5.5
percent from an earlier estimate
of 4.8 percent, after the economy
expanded 6.1 percent in the rst
semester.
SM Investments Corp., the
holding company of the Sy
family, rose 2.7 percent to
P760, becoming the second
most actively traded stock
Wednesday. Alliance Global
Group Inc., the most active, was
down slightly by 0.1 percent to
P14.94.
Alcorn Gold Resources
Corp. continued to rise, adding
13 percent to P0.26. Power
distributor Manila Electric Co.
added 3.8 percent to P274.
Other major gainers in the.
top 20 stocks were Bloomberry
Resorts Corp. which added 3.4
percent to P11.72, Security Bank
Corp. which rose 1.5 percent to
P168.90 and Energy Development
Corp. which gained 1.5 percent to
P6.31.
Meanwhile, Asian stocks traded
lower Wednesday as skittish
investors waited for a key US jobs
report later in the week that will
signal whether the worlds largest
economy is on the mend.
The US Labor Department
will release employment data
for September on Friday. While
the US economy shows signs
of resilience, thanks in part
to rising car sales and home
prices, hiring has remained
too sluggish to reduce high
unemployment, which is at 8.1
percent.
Japans Nikkei 225 fell
0.5 percent to 8,744.02 after
a morning excursion into
positive territory. Hong Kongs
Hang Seng slipped marginally
to 20,836.87 after opening
higher.
Australias S&P/ASX 200
gained 0.1 percent to 4,439, a
day after the countrys central
bank cut its benchmark interest
rate by a quarter percentage
point in response to global
economic uncertainties. Earlier,
the benchmark touched its high
point for the year at 4,454.60
in morning trading before
dropping back.
Markets in mainland China
and South Korea were closed
for public holidays.
With Bloomberg, AP
THE impending demise of a state-controlled
television network is giving the edgling
telecommunications business of conglomerate San
Miguel Corp. a shot in the arm.
San Miguel has made its intention known to
acquire a broadcasting company to complement
its telecommunications business. It has started
negotiations to purchase a signicant stake in
Solar Entertainment Corp., owned by the family
of chairman William Tieng and younger brother
Wilson.
San Miguel president Ramon Ang earlier
disclosed that the conglomerate would join any
bidding if the state decided to nally auction its
broadcasting assets, including Radio Philippines
Network Inc., operator of television station Channel
9. Mr. Ang may not wait that long.
San Miguel may soon conclude talks to buy into
Solar, giving the conglomerate an indirect stake in
RPN. Solar owns 34 percent of RPN after converting
its advances in the beleaguered television station
into equity.
Depending on how the negotiations with Solar
pan out and the possible sale of other RPN shares,
San Miguel may nd itself in control of the
television station.
The governments interest in RPN has been
reduced to less than 21 percent, with Solar now
holding the single biggest individual block of 34
percent. The estate of the late Ambassador and
martial law era sugar kingpin Roberto Benedicto,
through Far East Managers and Investors Inc., has
managed to get back 22 percent of RPN following
a favorable Supreme Court decision. The rest is
owned by other private groups.
Frequencies, TV inroad
RPN, still managed by Malacaang, has started
winding down its operations. The debt-ridden
station said it was eliminating at least 200 jobs
with the closure of its central ofce in Capitol
Hills, Quezon City by Nov. 15. RPN initiated
the move after stopping production of shows and
assigning airtime to blocktimers, like Solar and
ETC.
Presidential Communications Operations Ofce
secretary Herminio Coloma said the government
was pushing through with its plan to privatize its
holdings in RPN and IBC-13 as well.
RPNs sagging fortunes, meanwhile, provide
San Miguel an opportunity to beef up its
telecommunications business. Owning RPN and
Solar gives San Miguel the platform to distribute
contents to its telecommunications businesses,
much like what Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co. and Smart Communications Inc.
are doing now.
San Miguel first must assure that it wins the
10-megahertz third generation frequency that
the government is set to put on sale. Ang has
said the 3G frequency was vital to wi-tribes
plan to offer voice and short message system.
Up for grabs is the frequency freed from
PLDTs acquisition of Sun Cellular, which the
National Telecommunications Commission
committed to bid out to third parties not
belonging to PLDT.
San Miguels unit Liberty Telecoms is erecting
new base stations in Northern and Southern Luzon
as well as in Cebu for its pure 4G wi-tribe broadband.
Wi-tribe has over 500 base stations and operates in
Mega Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal.
Liberty Telecoms franchise gives the company
the right to maintain and operate radio stations for
international and domestic communications of all
types and services.
San Miguel has also added Bell
Telecommunications Philippines Inc. to boost
its wireless voice, data and video connectivity
business and acquired a controlling stake in Eastern
Telecommunications Philippines Inc.
Forgotten industries
There may still be some small shoe companies
in Marikina but they now produce only a fraction
of the industrys output in the 1950s to the early
1980s. The city of Marikina was then known as the
Shoe Capital of the Philippines with world-class
brands like Ang Tibay of the famous shoe making
Teodoro family and the Brown Shoe Company that
produced the then popular Elpo brand of rubber
shoes. Besa Shoes still exists but it is a mere shadow
of its own grand self.
The Philippines textile industry is also long
gone. Lirag Textile Mills, Universal Textile Mills
and other millers known for producing high-
quality cotton and other textiles are no longer
in the business line. Even former brand leader
Crispa Denim of the Crispa Floro Textile
Mills of Don Pablo Floro has long shut down
its operations.
The local milk industry is about to follow the
footsteps of shoes and textiles. The milk industry
is now dominated by Nestle, a Swiss multinational
that also lords over the coffee industry with its
Nescaf brand.
Alaska Milk used to be the leading local and
truly Filipino dairy brand. But it is now owned by
a Dutch companyRoyal Friesland Campina NV
of the Netherlands. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu sold
the company in March this year, though he remains
president. The Uytengsus in 1997 also sold their
shares in General Milling Corp.
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Govt investigates
magnetite miners
Global nickel surplus to hit 5-year high
Cement group helps in waste processing
A GLOBAL nickel surplus may
expand for a third year to the highest
level since 2008 as supply from new
mining projects outweighs Chinas
demand growth, Japans top producer
said.
Supply will likely exceed demand
by 60,000 metric tons in 2013, said
Toru Higo, Sumitomo Metal Mining
Co.s general manager of nickel
sales and raw materials. Supply
outstripped demand by 40,000 tons
this year and 22,000 tons in 2011, he
said.
Sherritt International Corp. said
Sept. 13 that its Ambatovy project
in Madagascar got a six-month
approval to operate commercially.
Xstrata Plcs Koniambo project in
New Caledonia is scheduled to start
production during the rst quarter
of next year, spokesman Wayne
Groeneveld said Sept. 26. China,
the biggest consumer, has been
ramping up infrastructure spending
to counter a slowdown in economic
growth thats on course for the
weakest annual pace in more than
two decades.
The surplus will likely increase
further next year with the Ambatovy
and Koniambo projects starting
production, Higo said in an
interview Tuesday. On the demand
side, all countries except China are
slowing.
Prices of the metal, used for
corrosion resistance in stainless steel,
have fallen 0.4 percent this year,
making it the worst performer among
six base metals on the London Metal
Exchange. Three-month delivery
metal traded at $18,636 a ton on the
LME at 2:40 p.m. in Tokyo. LME
stockpiles on Oct. 1 reached the
highest level since March 30, 2011.
World stainless-steel output may
gain 4.7 percent to 35.7 million tons
in 2013, Higo said. Output by China,
the biggest producer, is expected to
rise 9.7 percent to 15.8 million tons
with the new infrastructure projects,
he said.
In September, Chinas government
approved plans for 2,018 kilometers
(1,254 miles) of roads, as well as
sewage plants, port and warehouse
projects and subways.
Chinas nickel output including
pig iron may fall 3.4 percent to
425,000 tons in 2013, while demand
will likely rise 6.9 percent to 770,000
tons, he said. The countrys nickel
pig iron output may drop 7.7 percent
to 240,000 tons because of lower
nickel prices, he said. Pig iron is a
substitute made from low-grade ore
from Indonesia and the Philippines.
Chinas nickel imports will reach
a record 345,000 tons in 2013, up
23 percent from this year, Higo said.
Japans exports will jump 2 percent
to an all-time high of 89,000 tons as
producers ship more ferronickel and
nickel oxide to China, Taiwan, South
Korea and Southeast Asia to make
up for sluggish demand at home,
Higo said. Bloomberg
THE Cement Manufacturers
Association of the Philippines cited
the effectiveness of partnership in
co-processing waste following the
success of its solid waste management
project in Teresa, Rizal.
Co-processing waste is a service
that is offered by many of CeMAP
members and the technology has
effectively worked while keeping the
same levels of quality of the cement
produced, said CeMAP president
Ernesto Ordoez.
The waste materials included are
primarily plastics and combustible
residual wastes, he added.
Teresa Mayor Rodel dela Cruz said
many community leaders from other
parts of the country visit the municipality
to observe and study the successful and
award-winning solid waste management
practices of Teresa.
CeMAP members have been
supporting the local government
of Teresa in minimizing residual
waste from communities through
public reminders on proper waste
segregation and co-processing of
certain types of solid waste in their
cement manufacturing process, said
Ordoez.
We support the avoidance of
waste altogether. If waste cannot
be avoided, and it is not possible
to recycle the waste, the option
for co-processing in cement
manufacturing facilities is the best
solution for certain types of waste.
Our member companies have their
respective programs on solid waste
management, said Ordoez.
The partnership includes the
governments Environment
Department and the National
Solid Waste Commission, non-
government organization Earth
Day Network and the business
sector through CeMAP. They
sponsored and published a study of
the Teresa solid waste management
system that serves as a model
of good practices for other local
government units to follow.
CEMEX Philippines, a CeMAP
member, has teamed up with the
provincial government of Rizal and
Green Alternative Technologies
Specialists Inc. to treat non-
recyclable Lafarge Republic also
provides posters, yers and tarpaulins
containing public reminders and
instructions on how to properly
segregate and dispose of waste.
Since 2008, Holcim has teamed up
with the cities of Iloilo and Malolos
for the co-processing of residual
wastes from these LGUs. The Iloilo
trial was conducted with assistance
from the GTZ (now GIZ). Holcim
has also partnered with Quezon City
in a tire-disposal project way back in
2006.
Medical Doctors deal. BDO Unibank Inc.s Cash Management Services and Exemplar 168 Manpower Corp.
are teaming up to assist Medical Doctors Inc. with cashiering services. Makati Medical Center, one of the Philippines
premiere hospitals, is the business name of MDI. At the formal signing ceremony are (from left) Emmanuel Narciso,
senior vice president and head of BDO Transaction Banking Group; Rosalie Montenegro, president and chief executive
ofcer of MDI; Nestor Tan, president of BDO; Nereo Joaquin Jr., treasurer of Exemplar 168; and Jaime Nasol, senior vice
president and head of BDO TBG-CMS Division.
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST TWO (2) YEARS OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEFINITIVE GENERAL SAFEGUARD
MEASURES AGAINST THE IMPORTATION OF CLEAR FLOAT
GLASS HS Heading No. 7005.2990 or AHTN No. 7005.2990
and TINTED FLOAT GLASS - HS Heading No. 7005.2190 or AHTN
No. 7005.2190 FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES
(Safeguard Investigation No. 02-2006)
AGC Flat Glass Philippines, Inc. (AGC)
(Formerly Asahi Glass Philippines, Inc.)
Petitioner
__________________________________________
ORDER
On 13 December 2011, the Secretary of DT issued an Order reducing the amount of the defnitive general safeguard duty on importations
of clear and tinted foat glass to P 3,234.41/MT and P 4,085.56/MT, respectively for the second year of the fnal extension period. The
measure was implemented on 11 January 2012, through the issuance of CMO No. 24-2012 by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
The DT Order, likewise, provides that the safeguard duty for the remaining years of the fnal extension period shall continue to be
liberalized and will be subject to an annual review as provided under Rule 15.6 of the RR of RA 8800.
On 13 January 2012, DT notifed and requested the domestic industry to submit their statistical data/information on their foat glass
operations. On the same date, importers, exporters and other parties were likewise notifed and requested to submit their positions
on the on-going review to determine the appropriate amount of the safeguard measure for the last two (2) periods of implementation.
Responses were received from the local industry, Ministry of nternational Trade and ndustry of Malaysia, Ministry of Trade of Republic
of ndonesia, Embassy of the S.R. of Vietnam in the Philippines, Offce of the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore in the Philippines
and Glasstemp ndustries Corporation.
The DT reviewed the price movements of both the locally produced and imported clear and tinted foat glass as well as the import trends
from 2010 to 2011. Selling prices of locally produced clear and tinted foat glass in 2010 were lower by 10% and 3%, respectively than
weighted average landed cost of imports with safeguard duty for that year. n 2011, selling prices of locally produced clear and tinted foat
glass were lower by 0.68% and 24%, respectively than weighted average landed cost of imports with safeguard duty for the same period.
n 2011, PROC accounted for the biggest share of imported clear foat glass at 60%. Viet Nam registered the second highest share at
23% while Taiwan accounted for the third highest share of 9%. mports of clear foat glass from PROC, Viet Nam and Taiwan accounted
for 92% of total Philippine imports for that period. For tinted foat glass, ndonesia contributed the biggest share at 61%. PROC ranked
second at 32% while Viet Nam registered the third highest share at 4%. Bulk of the imports of tinted foat glass came from ndonesia,
PROC and Vietnam.
N VEW THEREOF, and in accordance with Section 19 (2) of RA 8800, the following is hereby issued:
1. The amount of the duty to be imposed on the ninth (9
th
) year of the implementation period of the defnitive general safeguard
measure on clear and tinted foat glass from various countries shall be P3,137.38 /MT for clear foat glass and P 3,881.28/MT for
tinted foat glass. The duties shall be implemented from the effectivity of this DT Order until 14 October 2012.
2. The amount of the duty to be imposed on the last year of the implementation period of the defnitive general safeguard measure
on clear and tinted foat glass from various countries shall be P 3,043.26/MT for clear foat glass and P 3,687.22/MT for tinted
foat glass (i.e. from 15 October 2012 to 16 October 2013).
3. Pursuant to Section 13 of RA8800 and Rule 13.1.d of its RR, a general safeguard measure shall not be applied to a product
originating from a developing country if its share to total Philippine imports of the said product is less than three percent
(3%): Provided, however, that developing countries with less than three percent (3%) share collectively account for not
more than nine percent (9%) of the total Philippine imports of the product concerned.
Thus, imports from countries listed in Annexes A and B shall continue to be excluded from the defnitive general safeguard measure on
foat glass products (clear and tinted). The composition of the developing countries in the de minimis list may change depending on the
most recent data available during the annual review which will be conducted by DT during the implementation period.
mporters of clear and tinted foat glass originating from a country exempt from the safeguard duty shall submit a Certifcate of Origin (CO)
issued by the authorized agency/offce in the source country of manufacture authenticated by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate thereat.
The application of the defnitive general safeguard measure shall be monitored and reviewed in accordance with Sections 15 and 16
of RA 8800.
The notifcation and consultation requirements of Article 12 of the WTO Safeguards Agreement and Section 17 of RA 8800 and its RR
shall be complied with. mports originating from ASEAN Member states shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 11 and 23 of the
ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATGA)
The Order shall take effect upon the issuance of the relevant Memorandum Order by the Bureau of Customs or 15 days after the
publication of this Order in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes earlier.
Let this Order be published in two (2) newspapers of general circulation and let individual notices be sent to all interested parties including
the country members concerned.
SO ORDERED.
25 September 2012
GREGORY L. DOMINGO
Secretary
Annex A
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Imposition
of Denitive Safeguard Measure
on Clear Float Glass
East & Southern Africa West Africa North Africa South Asia
Angola
Bostwana
Burundi
Comoros
Congo. Dem. Rep.
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
Chad
Congo, Rep.
Cote d' voire
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea, Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Algeria
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Afghanistan
Bhutan
British ndian Ocean Territory
East Timor
Maldives
Nepal
Sri Lanka
A-1 Clear Float
Europe & Central
Asia
Middle East Americas East Asia & Pacic
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Greenland
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia, FYR
Malta
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep.
Bahrain
ran, slamic Rep.
raq
srael
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Syrian Arab Rep.
United Arab Emirates
West Bank & Gaza
Yemen, Rep.
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin s.
Cayman s.
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
El Salvador
Falkland s. (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Netherland Antilles
Nicaragua
Norfolk s.
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos s.
Uruguay
US Virgin s.
Venezuela
American Samoa
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Christmas s.
Cocos (Keeling) s.
Cook s.
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong
Johnston s.
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Lao PDR
Macau
Marshall slands
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Midway Is.
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Marianas s.
Palau
Pitcairn Is.
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon slands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wake s.
Wallis & Futuna s.
A-2 Clear Float
Annex B
List of Developing Countries Excluded from the Imposition
of Denitive Safeguard Measure
on Tinted Float Glass
East & Southern Africa West Africa North Africa South Asia
Angola
Botswana
Burundi
Comoros
Congo. Dem. Rep.
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Rep.
Chad
Congo, Rep.
Cote d' voire
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea, Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Algeria
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
British ndian Ocean Territory
East Timor
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
B-1 Tinted Float
Europe & Central
Asia
Middle East Americas East Asia & Pacic
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Greenland
Hungary
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia, FYR
Malta
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep.
Bahrain
ran, slamic Rep.
raq
srael
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Rep.
United Arab Emirates
West Bank & Gaza
Yemen, Rep.
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin s.
Cayman s.
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Rep.
Ecuador
El Salvador
Falkland s. (Malvinas)
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Martinique
Mexico
Montserrat
Netherland Antilles
Nicaragua
Norfolk s.
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos s.
Uruguay
US Virgin s.
Venezuela
American Samoa
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Christmas s.
Cocos (Keeling) s.
Cook s.
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong
Johnston s.
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Lao PDR
Macau
Marshall slands
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Midway Is.
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Marianas s.
Palau
Pitcairn Is.
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon slands
Thailand
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wake s.
Wallis & Futuna s.
B-2 Tinted Float (MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
By Othel V. Campos
THE Mines and Geosciences
Bureau asked the help of the
National Bureau of Investigation
to crack down on illegal mining of
magnetite sand in Cagayan Valley,
amid mounting complaints in the
region.
Complaints are piling up. Were going to dispatch a
team to conduct an investigation, MGB director Leo
Jasareno said in an interview Wednesday.
Our focus now is to put a halt on all illegal mining
operations until the moratorium on permits is lifted, he
said. China, which reinforces its steel-making industry,
remains the biggest buyer of magnetite sand from the
Philippines.
Jasareno noted the MGB had suspended the operations
of several sand miners, including Nicua Mining Corp. of
China in Leyte province in August. The company was
prohibited from mining sand and exporting the materials
to China and other destinations, after it was cited for
three counts of violation.
Nicua was found using unsound methods that
resulted in waste leak that polluted the nearby Bito
Lake. The Chinese miner was also found employing
Chinese nationals as workers within the mines, without
the necessary permits and tapping a second party to
mine within the area without permission from the
government.
The MGB said it also stopped the operations
of two mining companies in Bicol region. It
confiscated 50,000 metric tons of magnetite sand
in a mining area in Paracale, Camarines Norte in
July. Uni-Dragon and business partner Philippine
Bao Tong defied a cease-and-desist order issued by
the agency in 2011 and continued its mining and
stockpiling operations.
The shipment and extraction of the magnetite sand
are considered illegal because, aside from the fact that
Uni-Dragon and Philippine Bao Tong could not present
a mineral ore export permit from MGB, the mining
companies are not allowed to commercially extract
and dispose the minerals. The two Mineral Production
Sharing Agreements issued to them are still under
exploration, Jasareno said.
The two MPSAs were issued to the mining companies
on Nov. 4, 2008, covering 282 hectares in Barangay
Bagong Bayan, Paracale in Camarines Norte.
Jasareno said the mining companies had yet to le an
application for declaration of mining project feasibility
and mine development work program at the MGB, which
should be the basis of evaluation to be conducted by a
technical panel.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
CITY OF MAKATI
BRANCH 150
ALEX USON,
Plaintiff,
-versus- CIVIL CASE NO. 12-596
NENITAT. ANGELES
Defendants.
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
TO: NENITAT. ANGELES
Your are hereby required within sixty (60) days after service of this
summons upon you to fle with this Court and serve on the plaintiff your
answer totheComplaint, copyor whichisattachedtogether withtheannexes.
You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA. Memorandum on
PoIicy GuideIines date March 12, 2012 to observe restraint in Iing a
motion to dismiss and instead aIIege the grounds thereof as defenses
in theAnswer. f you fail to answer within the time fxed the plaintiff will take
judgment by default andmay begrantedtherelief appliedfor inthecomplaint.
WITNESSmyhandunder theseal of thisCourt, this21
st
dayof September,
2012 at the City of Makati.
ATTY. DIOSFAC. TOLEDANES-VALENCIA
Branch Clerk of Court
By: (Sgd.) REGINACAYAGO-RILLIORAZA
Legal Reseacher II
National Capital Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch _, Makati City
ALEX USON,
Plaintiff,
- versus- Civil Case No. 12-596
For: specifc Performance ,
Damages, and Application for
the Issuance of a Writ of
Preliminary Attachment
NENITAT. ANGELES,
Defendant.
x------------------------------------------------------------x
COMPLAINT
(With Prayer for Issuance of a Writ of Preliminary Attachment Pursuant To
Section 1(f),
Rule 57 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure)
PLAINTIFF ALEX USON, by undersigned counsel, unto this Honorable
Court, respectfully alleges:
1, Plaintiff Alex Uson is of legal age, Filipino, married, and resident of No,
1 Sitio Ibaba, Bo, Bignay, Valenzuela City, Philippines,
2, Defendant NenitaT. Angelesisof legal age, Filipino, single, andresident
of 10 Ashton Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States of
America, Defendant owns a house located at 725 Gold Eagle Homes,
Santolan Road, General T. de Leon,Valenzuela City, Philippines.
3. In2005, Defendant convincedPlaintiff topursueareal estateinvestment
in Massachusetts, USA. The investment plan involved: (A) the purchase of
a three-storey single detached house and lot located at 10 Ashton Place,
Cambridge, MA, USA 02138 (First Property), (B) the renovation and
conversion of part of the First Property into a separate two-storey single
detached house currently known as 12 Ashton Place, Cambridge, MAUSA
02138(SecondProperty), and(C) thefuturesaleof boththeFirst Property
and Second Property.
4. To pursue this investment, Plaintiff and Defendant executed an
Agreement dated 25 July 2005 ("First Agreement"), a copy of which is
attached asAnnex A to this Complaint. Pursuant to the First Agreement, a
partnershipwascreatedbetweenPlaintiff andDefendant (thePartnership).
5. Under the First Agreement, Defendant covenanted to: (A) purchase
and to hold the First Property in her name, for the beneft of the Partnership,
and (B) to oversee the renovation and management of such.
6. Pursuant to the First Agreement, Plaintiff infused cash in the amount of
US$145,450.00intothePartnership(RequiredCashInvestment), tocover
the equity down-payment for the First Property (US$131 ,000.00) and other
closing, acquisition, and transfer costs. Defendant represented to Plaintiff
that Plaintiff would be able to recover this Required Cash Investment, with
proft, within two years fromthe First Agreement.
7. DuetoPlaintiffs provisionof theRequiredCashInvestment, Defendant
was abletoobtainaUS$655,000.00mortgageloaninher namefromCentral
Mortgage Company ("First Mortgage Loan") for the purchase of the First
Property. This mortgage loan was denominated as Loan No. 0290020288.
8. Using the Required Cash Investment and the proceeds of the First
Mortgage Loan, Defendant was able to purchase and acquire the First
Property, a part of which was later renovated and converted to include the
Second Property.
9. Pursuant totheFirst Agreement, thePartnershipbecamethebenefcial
owners of the First Property and the Second Property (collectively, the
Properties), with Defendant holding legal title over the Properties in trust.
10. ThePropertiesarecurrentlyvaluedat approximatelyUS$1,326,000.00.
11. Around the time of the purchase of the First Property, Defendant
obtained in her name another mortgage loan, a revolving credit line from
Leader Bank, intheamount of US$87,300.00("SecondMortgageLoan") to
complete payment of the purchase price of the First Property. This mortgage
loan was denominated as Loan No. 590021005.
12. WhileDefendant tookout boththeFirst MortgageLoanandtheSecond
MortgageLoansolely inher name, Defendant subsequently informedPlaintiff
that she could not make the mortgage payments as they fell due.
13. Thus, between 2005 and 2012, Plaintiff provided all the cash to make
all the mortgage payments which became due on both the First Mortgage
Loan and the Second Mortgage Loan.
14. As of 15 March 2012, Plaintiff had transmitted to Defendant, for
purposesof pursuingthePartnershipbusiness, theRequiredCashInvestment
and payments on the First Mortgage Loan and Second Mortgage Loan in the
total amount of One Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Three Hundred
ThirteenUSDollarsandSeventy-TwoCents(US$1,310,313.72) (collectively,
the Cash Remittances), broken down as follows:
[i] duringtheperiodfrom2005throughFebruary2012, Plaintiff remitted
toDefendant thetotal amount of OneMillionTwoHundredSeventy-Three
ThousandThreeHundredThirteenUnitedStatesDollarsandSeventy-Two
Cents (US$1,273,313.72);
[ii] on 2 March 2012, Plaintiff remitted to Defendant an additional
Twenty Eight Thousand United States Dollars (US$28,000.00); and
[iii] on 15 March 2012, Plaintiff remitted to Defendant an additional
Nine Thousand United States Dollars (US$9,000.00).
On 15 March 2012, Defendant executed an Acknowledgement Receipt
where she confrmed receiving from Plaintiff the Cash Remittances. Acopy
of theAcknowledgment Receipt is attached as Annex B to this Complaint.
15. Defendant has insistently failed to account for the Cash Remittances
she received from Plaintiff and the Partnerships assets, despite repeated
demands by Plaintiff fromthe years 2005 to 2012.
16. In early February 2012, Plaintiff learned that Defendant has failed to
timely pay the mortgage payments on the First Mortgage Loan causing this
mortgage to go on arrears. As a consequence, on 3 February 2012, Central
Mortgage Bank sent a notice to foreclose the Properties, to the detriment of
the Partnership. Acopy of the foreclosure letter is attached as Annex C-1
to this Complaint.
17. Foreclosure of the Properties was averted only because Plaintiff
remitted to Defendant the amounts of Twenty Eight Thousand United States
Dollars($28,000.00) andNineThousandUnitedStatesDollars($9,000.00) on
2 March 2012 and 15 March 2012, respectively. Acopy of the reinstatement
letter is attached as Annex C-2 to this Complaint.
18. Troubledbytheknowledgethat Defendant hadallowedthemortgages
on the Properties to go on arrears, Plaintiff decided to fy to Massachusetts in
May 2012 to inspect the Properties. Plaintiff discovered that Defendant had
missed the timely payment of most monthly mortgage payments and had
incurred substantial penalties, due to Defendants misappropriation in bad
faith of the Cash Remittances she received fromPlaintiff.
19. Moreover, Plaintiff discoveredthat sometimeinMarch2011, Defendant
mortgaged the Properties to one Anna Ong in the amount of US$30,000.00
("Third Mortgage Loan"), without Plaintiff's knowledge or consent and
beyond the contemplation of the First Agreement and of the Partnership.
20. Plaintiff also discovered that Defendant had illegally converted the
Properties to provide rooming or dormitory spaces in violation of the zoning
and building regulations of the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was
donewithout theconsent of thePlaintiff andtothedetriment of thePartnership
which, as a result of the illegal conversion, became exposed to legal liability.
21. Defendants illegal conversion of the Properties into rooming or
dormitory services allowed Defendant to earn rental income from the
Properties, without the knowledge or consent of Plaintiff and in contravention
of the First Agreement. Defendant has failed to account such rental income
in favor of the Partnership.
22. Finally, althoughmorethanseven(7) yearshavepassedfromthedate
of the First Agreement, contrary to Defendants representation and the plan
and purpose of the Partnership, the Properties have yet to be sold for proft.
Plaintiff has thus been unable to recover his investment.
23. In light of the foregoing, Plaintiff deemed it necessary to dissolve the
Partnership due to Defendants repeated and continued breach of the terms
of the First Agreement in bad faith.
24. On 29 May 2012, Plaintiff and Defendant executed an agreement
to dissolve the Partnership ("Partnership DissoIution Agreement"). A
copy of the Partnership Dissolution Agreement is attached as Annex D
to this Complaint.
25. Pursuant to Section 1.5 of the Partnership Dissolution Agreement,
Defendant assigned the First Property and the Second Property to Plaintiff at
avalueof $553,700.00, whichis thedifferencebetweentheestimatedcurrent
market valueof theProperties(US$1,326,000.00) andthesumof theprincipal
amounts of the three Mortgage Loans (US$655,000.00, US$87,300.00, and
US$30,000.00, respectively), as partial settlement by Defendant of Plaintiffs
interest in the Partnership and its assets.
26. On this same date, Defendant executed a QuitclaimDeed in favor of
Plaintiff togiveeffect tothetransfer of theFirst Property andSecondProperty
fromDefendant toPlaintiff. Acopyof theQuitclaimDeedisattachedas Annex
E to this Complaint.
27. Further, under Section 1.6 and 1.8 of the Partnership Dissolution
Agreement, Defendant was obligated to render an accounting of the
Partnerships assets and to determine the further liability of Defendant to
Plaintiff, including liability for the Cash Remittances.
28. However, Defendant failedtorender anaccountingof thePartnerships
assets.
29. Thus, on 28 June 2012, in addition to the countless demands
previously madeby Plaintiff onDefendant, Plaintiff sent Defendant aDemand
Letter to fnally demand fromDefendant, among others, an accounting of the
Partnerships assets. To date, Defendant still refuses to comply. Acopy of the
Demand Letter along with proof of sending via electronic mail and courier is
attached as Annex F to this Complaint.
30. Plaintiff therefore seeks to compel Defendant to render a complete
accounting of the Partnerships assets in order to determine the cash sums
representingPlaintiffs remainingandundistributedinterest inthePartnership
andits assets, whichshall include, amongothers, [i] payment by Defendant to
the Partnership of customary and reasonable rent for her use of Partnership
assets, [ii] all rental income received by Defendant, and [ii] other income
generated by the Partnership.
31. By reason of Defendant's unjustifed and insistent failure to render an
accounting of the Partnerships assets; her failure to timely pay the mortgage
payments due on the First Mortgage Loan and the Second Mortgage Loan,
whichalmost leadtotheProperties beingforeclosed; her encumberingof the
Properties without Plaintiff's consent or knowledge; her use of the Properties
topursueanillegal dormitorybusiness, whichexposedthePartnershiptolegal
liability; andher failuretopay her just, valid, due, anddemandableobligations
to Plaintiff, despite her acknowledgment of her failure to account for the Cash
Remittances, Plaintiff sufferedmental anguish, fright, seriousanxiety, wounded
feelings, moral shock, and similar injury, because of which under Article 2219
of the Civil Code, Plaintiff is entitled to moral damages in the amount of not
less than One Million Pesos (P 1,000,000.00).
32. Because the Defendants conduct has compelled Plaintiff to incur
expenses to protect his interests, Plaintiff is entitled to attorneys fees and
expenses of litigation other than judicial costs, in the amount of not less than
Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00).
33. This Complaint is being fled in the courts of the City of Makati
pursuant to Section 2.9 of the Partnership Dissolution Agreement (Annex
D) which states that:
any action brought in court to enforce [theAgreement] should be
in the proper court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United
States of America or of Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, to the
exclusion of all other courts, at ALEXs election. The PARTIES
hereby agree and submit themseIves to the jurisdiction of both
courts for purposes of enforcing this Agreement." [Emphasis
supplied.]
Facts Supporting Prayer for PreIiminary Attachment
34. The foregoing allegations are hereby re-pleaded.
35. Defendant, a resident of Massachusetts, USA, does not reside and
is presently not found in the Philippines.
36. Defendant however owns real and personal properties found in the
Philippines, including a house located at 725 Gold Eagle Homes, Santolan
Road, General T. de Leon, Valenzuela City, Philippines. A copy of the Tax
Declaration covering the house is attached as Annex G of this Complaint.
37. Under Section 1 of Rule 57 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, this
Honorable Court may issue a Writ of Preliminary Attachment at the
commencement of the action against a defendant not residing and found
in the Philippines so that this Honorable Court may acquire jurisdiction over
Defendant, to wit:
Section 1. Grounds upon which attachment may issue.
At the commencement of the action or at any time before entry of
judgment, a plaintiff or any proper party may have the property of the
adverseparty attachedas security for thesatisfactionof any judgment
that may be recovered in the following cases:
xxx xxx xxx
(f) In an action against a party who does not reside and is not
found in the Philippines, or on whom summons may be served by
publication.
38. As shown in this Complaint, plaintiff has a suffcient cause of action
against Defendant, and this case is one of those mentioned in Section 1 of
Rule 57 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
39. There is no other suffcient security for the claimof Plaintiff sought to
be enforced in this Complaint.
40. The amount due to Plaintiff is as much as the sum for which the
attachment order is granted, above all legal counterclaims.
41. Plaintiff is ready and willing to submit to this Honorable Court a bond
executed in favor of the Defendant in an amount fxed by this Honorable
Court, conditioned that Plaintiff will pay all the costs which may be adjudged
to Defendant by reason of the attachment, if the Honorable Court shall fnally
decide that Plaintiff was not entitled thereto.
42. In support of the facts material and relevant to Plaintiffs causes of
action and his application for the issuance of a writ of preliminary attachment,
a copy of the affdavit of Plaintiff is attached as Annex H of this Complaint.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, Plaintiff respectfully prays that:
Upon the fling of this Complaint, a writ of preliminary attachment be
issued directing/authorizing the attachment of real and personal properties
of Defendant found in the Philippines, including a house located at 725
Gold Eagle Homes, Santolan Road, General T. de Leon, Valenzuela City,
Philippines.
After due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered:
1. Ordering Defendant to render a complete accounting of the
Partnerships assets in order to determine the cash sums representing
Plaintiffsremainingandundistributedinterest inthePartnershipanditsassets.
2. Ordering Defendant to pay Plaintiff moral damages in the minimum
amount of One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00).
3. Ordering Defendant to pay Plaintiff attorneys fees in the minimum
amount of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00), together with
costs of suit.
Other just and equitable relief under the premises is likewise prayed for.
Makati City, 2 July 2012.
ROMULOMABANTABUENAVENTURA
SAYOC & DE LOSANGELES
Counsel for Plaintiff
21
st
Floor, Philamlife Tower
8767 Paseo de Roxas
Makati City 1226, Philippines
Tel No. (02) 848-0114/555-9555
Fax No. (02) 810-3110
Romulo@Romulo.com
By:
(Sgd.) DANIEL KENDRICK T. MANGAN
Roll No. 44558
IBP Lifetime No. 010273; 3 January 2012; PPLM
PTR No. 3175998, 2 January 2012; Makati City
MCLE Compliance No.: III-0011478; 04-13-10
Daniel. Tumangan@Romulo.com
(Sgd.) TIMOTHY JOHN R. BATAN
Roll No. 57874
BP No. 869509; 3 January 2012; Makati City
PTR No. 3174376; 2 January 2012; Makati City
MCLE Compliance No.: Exempt
Date of Admission to the Bar: May 2010
(Sgd.) GLENN T. TUAZON
Roll No. 60546
BP No. 893504; 4 March 2012; Makati City
PTR No. 3281292; 28 March 2012; Makati City
MCLE Compliance No.: Exempt
Date of Admission to the Bar: April 2012
Republic of the Philippines )
Makati City ) S.S.
VERIFICATIONAND
CERTIFICATIONAGAINST FORUMSHOPPING
I, ALEXUSON, of legal age and resident of No. 1 Sitio Ibaba, Bo Bignay,
Valenzuela City, Philippines, after having been sworn to in accordance with
law, depose and state:
1. That I am the Plaintiff and I have caused the preparation of this
Complaint;
2. That I have not commenced any other action, claim or proceedings
involvingthesameissues andparties intheSupremeCourt, Court of Appeals
or any Tribunal or Quasi-Judicial Agency or Agency, and to the best of my
knowledge, no such action, claimor proceedings is pending in the Supreme
Court, Court of Appeals, or any Tribunal or Quasi-Judicial Agency or Agency,
and should I thereafter learn that a similar action, claim or proceeding has
been fled, undertake to report the fact within fve (5) days therefrom to
the court; and
3. That I have read and understood the allegations in the foregoing
Complaint and affrmthat the said allegations are true and correct of my own
personal knowledge and based on authentic records.
NWTNESSWHEREOF, have hereunto affxed my signature as of this
2
nd
day of July 2012 at Makati City.
(Sgd.) ALEX USON
Affant
SUBSCRIBEDANDSWORNtobeforemethis 2
nd
day of July 2012at Makati
City, affant exhibited to me his Driv. License No. N05-66-014478 issued on
Sept. 1, 2009 at Land Transportation Offce;
Doc. No. 114
Page No. 024
Book No.
Series of 2012.
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)
Region VIII
Samar First District Engineering Ofhce
CaIbayog City
(MST-Oct. 4, 2012)

The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Ofce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12IJ-0069
Contract Name: REHABILITATION OF ROADSLIP ALONG DAANG
MAHARLIKA (SAN ISIDRO SAN JUANICO
BRIDGE) WITH EXCEPTIONS
Location of the Contract: SAMAR
Scope of Work: FHR FLOOD CONTROL/HYDRAULICS/RIVER
CONTROL
Contract Duration: 282 CD
Cost of Bid Documents: P 20,000.00
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
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.
The BAC will only accept/process LOIs signed by the person authorized in
the Contractors License issued by PCAB and with complete requirements
stated above.
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO.
The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
www.dpwh.gov.ph
Interested contractors shall submit their duly accomplished Expression of Interest
statements upon presentation of their original Contractor's Registration Certifcate
in person or through their Authorized Representative as refected in their CRC to
the Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), DPWH Samar 1
st
District
Engineering Offce, Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City not later done 1:00 P.M. on
October 11, 2012.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 29, 2012, 2012 to October 17, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A.M., October 5, 2012
Prospective Bidders
10:00 am October 11, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline:1:00pm October 17, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 3:00pm October 17, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Samar
First District Engineering Ofce, Brgy. San PoIicarpo, CaIbayog City, 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 bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open
only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of
the Revised IRR.
the Bidding Documents (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-Samar First District Engineering Ofce reserves the right to accept
or reject any, to annul the bidding process at any prior contract award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:

(Sgd.) ALVIN A. IGNACIO
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO C. EDUARTE
District Engineer
DPWH INFRA-07-Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
B4
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Mom, son make a dream team
Senate probe of Pawid pressed
Red Tide alert
stays in place
By Jess Malabanan
BACOLOR-The 75-year old
matriarch Lolita Hizon and son
Bacolor Mayor Jose Maria have
teamed up for the 2013 mid-term
polls.
This is the rst that mother and son tandem
will rule our town, a history in the making, said
Luz Tolentino, a real estate broker who counts
among the clans solid supporters.
Mrs. Hizon, Atsing or sister in Kapampangan,
to townsfolk, founded Pampangas Best, a
brand of processed meat products now exported
worldwide.
If a person loves to serve the people for the
good of the town, then age doesnt matter,
she told Manila Standard when she led her
candidacy for vice mayor on Tuesday before the
Commission on Elections.
My age will not be a hindrance.
Atsing Lolet won the hearts of townmates
for humanitarian deeds and a civic spirit
highlighted by her P6-million donation to
enlarge the presidencia aside from helping
light up the streets, buying an ambulance
and putting up infrastructure on her personal
account.
When one feels unwanted and least of all
abandoned, there is always mom to run to.
With elections around the corner, Mayor
Hizon said his quondam ally, Vice Mayor
Ananias Canlas Jr. sprang a surprise and joined
the opposition.
My mother came to the rescue, as it seems
no other political personalities wanted to be on
my side, he said, after being rejected as well by
other potential running mates.
Hizon said no other combination can beat a
mother-son dream team.
Maganda na yung magkasama kami (It is
good that we are together), he said.
AN INDIGENOUS peoples group has asked
the Senate through Senator Loren Legarda to
investigate Chairwoman Zenaida Pawid of the
National Commission on Indigenous People
for alleged violations of the agencys mandate.
The Confederation of the Indigenous
Peoples Union of the Philippines sought
immediate action over Pawids sulong-
urong resignation, withdrawal of education
assistance to IP students and non-ling of her
statement of assets , liabilities and networth.
CIPUP president Agustin Bacosa said
Pawid, 79, announced her resignation from
the NCIP in an earlier en banc session only to
say she was joking the next meeting.
Pawid discarded the agencys educational
program which was has been authorized
by the commission. The EAP provides cash
assistance to poor IP students all over the
country from the pork barrel of congressmen,
Bacosa added.
Recently, the Ofce of the Ombudsman
certied that Pawid had not SALN from 1990
to 2011. She was appointed to the NCIP in
November 2010 and named chairwoman on
June 7, 2011.
In seeking the Senate inquiry, the CIPUP
cited violations of the Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standard for Government Ofcials
and Employees, Civil Service Law among
other statutes.
Bacosa, airing the complaints of NCIP
employees before Lagarda, said Pawid, a retired
teacher, had disregarded the Civil Service Law
especially the provision on exi-time.
He said Pawid returned funds for basic
services to the National Treasury to the
disadvantage of the indigenous people for
unknown reasons.
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources said Red Tide alert is still enforced
in Dumanquillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur;
Mucialagos Bay, Zamboanga del Norte and
Misamis Oriental; and the coastal waters of
Milagros in Masbate.
According to Bulletin 23 released by the
Fisheries Bureau last Sept. 28, shellsh
collected in suspect areas are still positive of
paralytic shellsh poison that is beyond the
regulatory limit.
Ingestion of red tide-affected shellshes
can cause paralytic shellsh poisoning, an
illness which can be fatal. Early symptoms
of PSP include tingling of the lips and
tongue, which may begin within minutes of
eating poisonous shellsh to an hour or two
to develop. Immediate medical attention is
needed. Othel V. Campos
Another
bout. Boxing
icon and Rep.
Sarangani
Rep. Manny
Pacquiao runs
again this time
joined by wife
Jinkee, slugging
it out for vice
governor of
the province.
They led their
certicates of
candidacies
before the
Commission
on Elections
on Tuesday in
Alabel town. AP,
Paul Bernaldez

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