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Shipments
worth P0.5b
now stored
in Subic port
Cha-cha still not Aquinos priority
Panel urges more US ships in Pacific
Comelec gets
back slashed
poll funding
More rain forecast today
even as Gener leaves PH
House sees RH bill okay;
Senate vows to block it
Lacuna misses Olympic swimming semifinals
More of this. The USNS Rappahannock sails. BLOOMBERG
Smuggled rice
triggers turf war
By Christine F. Herrera
and Macon R. Araneta
THE principal author of the re-
productive health bill on Sun-
day said an endorsement from
President Benigno Aquino III has
pushed the number of its support-
ers to 140, more than enough to
approve the contentious measure
by Aug. 7, when the debates were
expected to close.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said
the bill needed to be passed by
August because Congress would
be preoccupied with the delibera-
tions on next years national bud-
get by September and the ling of
the candidacies for the mid-term
2013 elections by October.
Although the President only
mentioned the term responsible
parenthood once during his State-
of-the-Nation Address last week
in reference to his administrations
plans for education, Lagman took
that as an endorsement of his bill.
The message of the President
was loud and clear. Its not in the
length of what he said but the
content of what he said, Lagman
said.
We have been saying that we
have the numbers, and most espe-
cially now that President Aquino
endorsed it.
Lagman said he was optimis-
tic that the debates, which have
delayed a long-awaited vote on
the bill, would likely be termi-
nated soon.
While 104 lawmakers were
signatories to the bill, Lagman
said, their supporters had grown
to 140. The other lawmakers did
not want their identities known to
prevent the Catholic bishops, who
Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile called for an immediate
investigation, saying the smug-
gled rice, valued at P500 mil-
lion, would have been sold at
the expense of local farmers.
Senator Francis Pangilinan
said rampant smuggling had
cost the government about P200
billion in foregone revenues this
year alone. He called for a crack-
down because food security is
a matter of national security.
Two hundred billion pesos
is no joke, Pangilinan said.
We are losing out on a very
large source of taxes and rev-
enue that could otherwise go to
infrastructure, social services,
and income for our farmers and
sherfolk because of smuggling
and corruption.
The seized rice came in two
shipments: 420,000 bags from In-
dia and 45,000 bags from Vietnam.
By Joe Antonio
LONDONJessie Lacuna of
Team Philippines took one long
look at the board showing the
results a few moments after his
heat in the 200-meter freestyle,
shaking his head.
He didnt like what he saw.
The 18-year-old Lacuna
timed a poor 1 minute, 52.91
seconds while placing fth in
a eld of seven in the second
of six heats. He missed quali-
fying for the seminals of the
event, where only the top 16
swimmers with the best times
advance.
Overall, his time was good
only for 36th place among the
40 starters, a letdown for Lacuna
who also missed tying his per-
sonal best of 1:50.90 that he set
during an invitational tournament
in Singapore two years ago.
Too excited. He was too
fast in the rst 100 meters, said
coach Pinky Brosas.
I think hell learn a lot of les-
sons from this defeat. The eld is
really formidable.
Indeed it was.
Sun Yang of China, who
won the 400-meter freestyle on
Saturday, led the 16 qualiers
after topping the fourth heat
with a time of 1:46.24, ahead
of American Ryan Lochte
(1:46.45), who raced with him
in the same heat.
THE Aquino administration has
agreed to substantially return
the P5-billion funding it slashed
from the Commission on Elec-
tions proposed budget follow-
ing the possibility it could revert
to the manual counting of the
votes next year, Malacaang
said Sunday.
Representatives from the
Comelec and the Budget De-
partment and Management met
Thursday last week in a bid to
resolve the problem, deputy
presidential spokeswoman Abi-
gail Valte said.
Her statement was con-
rmed by Comelec chairman
Sixto Brillantes, who had ear-
lier threatened to resign if the
Comelecs funding for next
years mid-term elections was
not restored.
TROPICAL storm Gener has
slowed down because of a high-
pressure area near Taiwan
and is expected to leave
the Philippines for that
country on Monday, the
weather bureau said
Sunday.
A tropical storm
outside the Philippine area of
responsibility might merge with
Gener, weather forecaster Benjie
de Paz said.
He said Northern Luzon in-
cluding Metro Manila may still
expect rainy weather on Monday, but the weather may improve
on Tuesday.
THE US Defense Department
should move more ships to the
Pacic and better dene its strat-
egy as it pivots toward Asia to
counter a rising China, accord-
ing to a report commissioned by
the Pentagon.
The US should deploy a
second Amphibious Ready
Group of ships from the At-
lantic to the Pacic to meet
the requirements of the Marine
Corps, the report says. It also
calls for stationing at least one
additional attack submarine in
Guam.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
AMENDING the 1987 Constitu-
tion remains off the list of President
Benigno Aquino IIIs priority mea-
sures despite his scheduled meeting
with congresssional leaders today
to discuss the controversial initia-
tive, Malacaang said Sunday.
The position remains the
same, deputy presidential
spokeswoman Abigail Valte said.
She did not give details on the
scheduled meeting between the
President and House Speaker Fe-
liciano Belmonte Jr. and Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Enrile said Sunday he hoped
Mr. Aquino would have a change
of heart.
We havent talked to him yet
about this, Enrile told DZBB ra-
dio.
If we could explain it to him,
he might say its correct.
House Majority Leader Neptali
Gonzales II said the meeting was
aimed at convincing the President
to agree to amend the Constitutions
restrictive economic provisions.
The Speaker and the Senate
President will explain to President
Aquino the wisdom behind the
Charter amendments that would be
limited to its economic provisions,
Gonzales said earlier.
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By Francisco S. Tatad
IN THE biggest international
conference ever held, some
50,000 delegates represent-
ing 190 countries in Rio de Ja-
neiro last month, and under the
leadership of the Holy See, the
G-77, and some G-20 countries,
delivered the most stunning
blow against the war on popula-
tion being waged by the worlds
neo-Malthusians, eugenicists
and racial supremacists in the
name of reproductive health.
The United Nations Confer-
ence on Sustainable Develop-
ment, otherwise known as the
Earth Summit, deleted the term
reproductive rights from the
outcome document after it was
shown that it was nothing but
a code word for abortion, as
openly admitted by the US State
Department.
It was a global victory for
plain common sense.
In most of the First World,
beginning with Russia, Japan,
and Western Europe, the real
emergency today is the age-
ing and shrinking population,
known as the demographic
winter and caused by falling
fertility and birth rates. Contra-
ception, sterilization, abortion
and the introduction of same-
sex marriage, now champi-
oned by many governments, are
directly responsible for this.
UN forecasts predict that
by 2050 there will be more se-
niors (65 years old and above)
than younger people around the
world, with the possible excep-
tion of some African countries
and perhaps the Philippines, if
they are able to escape the sus-
tained attack of the global popu-
lation controllers. Turn to A5
How far will the President
go to test the Church?
ANALYSIS
Balancing act. Mexican gymnast Elsa Garcia Rodriguez performs
on the balance beam during the Artistic Gymnastics womens quali-
cation at the London Olympics on Sunday. AP
In the mist. Tourists enjoy Burn-
ham Lake in Baguio City, which was
covered by fog after an afternoon
rain on Sunday. RICK REYES
Still wet. Weathermen say it
will stilll be rainy in Luzon and
Metro Manila on Monday.
By Christine
F. Herrera
CUSTOMS Com-
missioner Runo
Biazon on Sunday
insisted that the
465,000 bags of
rice seized by his
agency was smug-
gled into the coun-
try for dumping in
the local market
despite claims
those were merely
in transit.
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The administration remained
respectful of press freedom,
and Mr. Aquinos examples of
the supposedly irresponsible
comments by former Vice Pres-
ident and now TV Patrol anchor
Noli de Castro should not result
in journalists and broadcast-
ers thinking twice before hit-
ting the President in the future,
Presidential Communications
Operations Ofce head Her-
minio Coloma said.
He said the Presidents ad-
monition on the need to report
on the good news applied not
only to ABS-CBNs TV Patrol
news program but to the media
in general.
In general, we are only ask-
ing for balanced and truthful
reporting, Coloma said.
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino IIIs
open criticism of ABS-CBNs TV
Patrol news program on Friday should
not be taken as a prior restraint on the
media, an ofcial said Sunday.
We are not trying to impose
prior restraint because we re-
spect the freedom of the press.
Coloma said Mr. Aquinos
speech during the 25th anniver-
sary of TV Patrol had the same
theme as when he made a similar
tongue-lashing during an event
of the Philippine Press Institute.
Both speeches had one
theme: the call for media to be
balanced in their reporting and
to be truthful because that is
what is expected of them by our
countrymen, Coloma said.
The Presidents point is that
media can be an instrument for
reform by reporting also the
good news, the positive mes-
sages that would encourage our
[countrymen].
Deputy presidential spokes-
woman Abigail Valte said Mr.
Aquino was not forcing the me-
dia to paint a rosy picture of his
administration or to lie or fabri-
cate stories just so the govern-
ment would look good.
The President is not telling the
media to tell a lie. All we are ask-
ing is to give equal attention as
well to the good news, Valte said.
On Friday, Mr. Aquino took
a shot at de Castro for his occa-
sional negative remarks during
the banter portion at the end of
TV Patrol.
ABS-CBNs News and Cur-
rent Affairs division head Ging
Reyes said Mr. Aquino had as
much right to free speech as eve-
ry citizen.
Criticism is not a monopoly
of journalists and media practi-
tioners, Reyes said.
But the focus of Fridays
celebration was TV Patrols 25
years: the people behind the sto-
ries, the unsung heroes behind
the cameras and unforgettable
events that shaped history.
We did not just remember
the disasters, anomalies and po-
litical upheavals that TV Patrol
covered. We also celebrated sto-
ries of remarkable achievers and
everyday heroes whose triumphs
over adversity is a testament to
the resiliency of the Filipino
spirit. Joyce Pangco Paares
House ...
vehemently oppose the bill,
from pressuring them, Lagman
said.
The House has extensively
and adequately discussed and
debated the RH bill since the
interpellations started on May
17, 2011. We have been de-
bating it for more than a year
now, said Pangasinan Rep.
Kimi Cojuangco, one of the
authors of the bill.
It is time we terminate the
debate and proceed to amend-
ments and approval.
House Deputy Majority
Leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette
Garin said Congress had been
debating various versions of
the bill for the last 11 years.
Fifteen mothers are dying
daily from pregnancy-related
complications, and millions of
Filipinos wanting better qual-
ity of life should be listened
to, Garin said.
We owe it to our people to
vote on this so that government
resources and time can be used
wisely and appropriately.
If the plenary voted to end
the debates, Lagman said, it
coul proceed to the period of
amendments and subject the
bill to a second and then third
and final reading, Lagman said.
Lagman denied a Catholic
Church claim that the bills P3-
billion funding would all go
toward buying contraceptives.
The bulk of the funding
would go to a massive informa-
tion campaign to be spearhead-
ed by the local government
units to inform the couples
about the natural and modern
methods and how to plan their
families through birth spac-
ing, Lagman said.
We respect religious be-
liefs so we included the natural
method. But it should be legal
and not abortive, medically
safe and truly effective.
Lagman said neither the
Church nor the State had the
right to impose on couples
which family planning method
to use.
He said the bill was not a
magic bullet that would im-
mediately slow the countrys
rapid population growth, but it
would eventually have an im-
pact on education, food, jobs,
housing and the environment.
But Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile on Sunday said
those saying the RH bill was
not about population control
were liars and predicted it
will have a tough time in the
Senate.
This is indeed a population
control in the guise of a health
bill. No question about it, En-
rile told dzBB radio.
But Senator Pia Cayetano,
the principal author of the Sen-
ate version of the bill, said she
remained confident that she
could convince her colleagues
to pass the measure.
The supporters of the bill
have criticized the delays in-
troduced by those who oppose
to it, saying that with more
than a year in plenary debates
behind them, the time was ripe
for a vote.
Senate Majority Floor
Leader Vicente Sotto III, who
opposes the bill, assured Cay-
etano that the bill would be
put into vote in the last week
of August or the first week of
September.
More ...
The Batanes Group of Islands
and Cagayan including the Ca-
layan and Babuyan Group of
Islands will experience stormy
weather while Isabela, Kalinga
and Apayao will have rain with
gusty winds.
The rest of Luzon will have
cloudy skies with scattered to
widespread rain showers and
thunderstorms.
The Visayas will be cloudy
with scattered rain showers and
thunderstorms, while Mind-
anao will have partly cloudy to
cloudy skies and isolated rain
showers and thunderstorms.
Jonathan Fernandez
Panel ...
Congress required the Pen-
tagon to obtain the indepen-
dent assessment of United
States Asia policy after
President Barack Obama
released a strategic plan in
January that called for a re-
balancing of military forces
toward the Asia Pacific.
The report by the Center
for Strategic and Interna-
tional Studies found the mili-
tarys force posture is heav-
ily tilted toward Northeast
Asia, to Korea and Japan to
focus on threats on the Kore-
an peninsula and the Taiwan
Strait.
As evidenced by recent
Chinese activities in the
South China Sea and through-
out the Pacific islands, the
stakes are growing fastest in
South and Southeast Asia,
the Washington- based group
says.
To be successful, US stra-
tegic rebalancing needs to do
more in those areas.
The report also says the
Defense Department has
not adequately articulated the
strategy behind its force pos-
ture planning nor aligned the
strategy with resources in a
way that reflects current bud-
get realities.
That finding raises ques-
tions about whether the Penta-
gon is prepared to explain the
need for increased resources
in the Pacific when its facing
as much as $1 trillion in cuts
from the planned spending
over the next decade.
John Hamre, the centers
president and chief execu-
tive, likened the need for a
clear strategy toward Asia to
the remarkably consistent
defense policy that guided
the US during the Cold War.
We now need a compa-
rable framework for the next
30 years in Asia, Hamre, a
former deputy defense secre-
tary, wrote in a letter to De-
fense Secretary Leon Panetta
accompanying the report.
Leaders of the Senate
Armed Services Committee,
in a joint statement, said the
report raises a number of
issues that are worthy of fur-
ther consideration.
Noting the reports call for
a more clearly stated strategy,
Democratic Senators Carl Levin
of Michigan and Jim Webb of
Virginia and Republican John
McCain of Arizona said: This
is particularly important as sup-
port for the resourcing of major
overseas initiatives, in the cur-
rent fiscal environment, will de-
pend to a significant extent on a
clear articulation of US strategic
imperatives and the manner in
which the investments address
them.
Panetta, in his own written
comments on the report, took
exception to a few details,
such as a recommendation
to rotating fewer than 5,000
Marines to Guam.
He said the Defense De-
partment and the research
group are on common
ground in understanding the
key challenges to and op-
portunities for U.S. interests
in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bloomberg
Cha-cha...
This is to ensure the con-
tinuity of the countrys eco-
nomic growth.
Mr. Aquino earlier said that
amending the Charter might
just derail the countrys eco-
nomic takeoff.
Theres an American
saying dont fix what aint
broke, Mr. Aquino said.
He said that under the cur-
rent Charter, the country still
grew by 6.4 percent in the
first quarter at a time when
the whole world was in a
slowdown.
Let us look at the proof...
Even with the present Con-
stitution, we are capable
of reaching the economic
heights that we want, Mr.
Aquino said.
Changing the Constitu-
tion will change the rules
of the game and this might
just derail us from get-
ting there [faster economic
growth].
Mr. Aquino said he wasnt
sure if removing the cap on
foreign ownership was a
step in the right direction.
Even if the proponents of
Charter change wanted to
limit the amendments to the
economic provisions, such
moves could open the flood-
gates to other amendments.
Still, the President said
he was open to listening to
the proponents of Charter
change even if he was luke-
warm to the idea.
I would want to listen to
their point, he said. With
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Comelec ...
Our people met on Thurs-
day, and based on the feed-
back that has reached me
the [Budget Department] has
agreed to substantially return
the P5 billion,: Brillantes
said.
I believe the funds will
definitely be restored be-
cause we really need this
funding. This is not a whim
on my part. It will really be
impossible for us to imple-
ment the automated elections
next year with the budget
they have allocated for Com-
elec.
The Comelec earlier pro-
posed a P24-billion budget
for next year, but the admin-
istration approved only P13
billion. When the poll body
asked for the P13 billion to
be increased, the administra-
tion slashed it further to P8
billion.
Valte said the possibility of
not coming to an agreement
on the allocation issue would
be a rare event.
We have shown in the past
that the Executive has always
been willing to work with
independent commissions
when it comes to their bud-
getary needs, she said.
President Benigno Aquino
III earlier said the Comelec
must justify its request for
more funds the necessity for
more funds even as he tasked
Abad to talk with Brillantes.
It is our obligation to en-
sure that next years elections
will be peaceful and cred-
ible, Mr. Aquino said.
We will give the right
equipment to whoever needs
it. Joyce Pangco Paares
Lacuna ...
Another notable qualifier
was reigning world record
holder Paul Biedermann of
Germany, who came in only
third in the third heat but still
made it to the semifinals with
a time of 1:47.27, good for
10th place.
Jasmine Alkhaldi, the sec-
ond of two Filipino swimmers
who made it here, thanks to
the Universality rule of the
world swimming body, will
see action on Aug. 1 in the
100-meter freestyle. Sadly, the
future offers very little hope
for Alkhaldi.
A native of Pulilan, Bula-
can, Lacuna did 27.79 sec-
onds in the first 50 meters and
28.85 in the next 50, which
Brosas said was a fast one.
his first 100 meters was
fast, but he couldnt follow
up, Brosas said of Lacuna,
who was running third as the
field negotiated in the next 50
meters. He started to fade in
the final 50. Joe Antonio
Smuggled ...
Their seizure triggered a turf war be-
tween Biazon and officials of the Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority, who said the
Customs chief had overstepped his author-
ity in the free port.
Amira Foods International said its ship-
ment from India was originally destined
for Indonesia, and that it had paid P1.83
million in warehousing fees to have it
stored in Subic after the original buyer in
Jakarta had rejected the rice.
But Biazon insisted the rice had been
abandoned for two months and said pay-
ments were made on July 13 even though
the shipment from India arrived in April.
It appears they did the payment only to
prepare for the appeal, Biazon said.
He said the 45,000 bags from Vietnam
was confiscated after those were wrong-
ly declared as construction materials and
gypsum boards, possibly to avoid paying
the 40-0percent tariff on rice.
He said Customs was investigating
Amiras claim that the original buy-
er of the rice had rejected the goods,
forcing it to store its shipment in the
Philippines.
The question here is, are we going to
buy that excuse? And forget the fact that
[the 420,000 bags of rice from India] were
abandoned for two months and they paid
for warehousing only this month? Biazon
told the Manila Standard.
We are looking deeper into it but we
are considering their appeal.
Pangalinan said the smuggling of agri-
cultural products into the country had a
serious impact on the economy.
Flooding the market with smuggled
rice deprives our rice farmers of their in-
comes and serves as a major disincentive
for them to continue planting rice, he
said.
It severely undermines our rice suf-
ficiency program because it takes away
from the farmers the opportunity to get
fair market prices for their produce.
Pangilinan said smuggling was the sur-
est way to drive local farmers and fisher-
men out of business.
Free port insiders who spoke on condi-
tion of anonymity said Biazon moved on
the rice shipments in reaction to a privi-
lege speech by Enrile Wednesday.
They said, however, that Enrile was
misinformed when he asked why Customs
X-ray machines were not used on the ship-
ment of Vietnamese rice, which came in
90 containers.
The containers, the Subic officials
said, were still in the storage area oper-
ated by International Container Terminal
Services Inc., while the X-ray machines
were located outside the terminal gate.
With Willie E. Capulong and Macon
Ramos-Araneta
Stormy Sunday. Promenaders watch the waves spawned by tropical storm Gener along Manilas Baywalk on Sunday. EY ACASIO
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Govt urged to meet need for new pilots
Prosecutors turn down
new plea to arrest GMA
Aquino appoints new female head of military tribunal
IN BRIEF
By Christine Herrera
A MEMBER of the House of Representa-
tives called on the government on Sunday
to draw up strategies that would enable the
Philippine to take advantage of the looming
global demand for more than one million
new airline pilots and aircraft technicians.
between now and 2031.
We ought to take full advantage
of the forthcoming worldwide
shortage of pilots and aircraft
technicians by preparing to
produce and supply the required
human resources, and assuring
our future college graduates of
high-paying jobs, Ty said.
The US -based aircraft
manufacturer based it projection
on expected two billion people,
mostly from China and India,
who will be among future air
travellers. It has also recieved
orders from international airlines
for future delivery of new
aircrafts.
Filipino pilots have an
advantage because of their
prociency in English. The
International Civil Aviation
Organization requires pilots
and air controllers to be highly
competent in the language.
Ty said education and civial
aviation authorities should
encourage students to take
up commercial pilot courses,
aircraft maintenance and allied
elds because our graudates are
exceptionally uent in English,
the mandated international
language of aviation.
He said radio miscommunication
between air trafc controllers
and pilots with awed or heavily
accented English have been
blamed for aviation accidents in
other parts of the world.
Ty called on government
to modernize the little-known
Philippines State College of
Aeronautics and offer scholarship
to students on such courses
as aeronautical engineering,
commercial ying, aircraft
maintenance, air trafc control,
and aviation electronics.
If we dont produce more
pilots and aircraft technicians
fast, we might risk losing the
huge opportunity to export their
high-value services, Ty said.
Our booming domestic airline
industry might also endure harsh
staff shortage because whatever
few pilots we have left migh
be lured to work for foreign
airlines, he said.
LPG-Marketers Association
party-list Rep. Arnel Ty said
aircraft manufacturer Boeing
has forecast a worldwide need
of 465,000 pilots and 601,000
aircraft maintenance technicians
By Rio Araja
and Rey Requejo
GOVERNMENT prosecutors
declined on Sunday suggestions
to le a petition asking the
Sandiganbayan to reconsider its
decision not to issue an arrest
warrant against former president
Gloria Arroyo on charges of
plunder.
No more, said Director
Diosdado Calonge of the Ofce
of the Special Prosecutor when
asked if they would contest the
Sandiganbayan decision with a
motion for reconsideration.
Calonge said he prefered to
focus on building up the plunder
case against Arroyo after her
indictment at the Ombudsman
two weeks ago.
In any case, the immediate
ling of the information served
us the purpose of the issuance of
the hold departure order against
the former president, Calonge
said.
Last Friday, the Sandiganbayan
granted Arroyos motion for the
suspension of proceedings. It
directed the Ombudsman to give
Arroyo a chance to le an appeal
on her indictment.
The Sandiganbayan also denied
the prosecutions motion seeking
an arrest order against Arroyo and
other co-accused on the P365.9
million plunder case over alleged
misuse of Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Ofce funds.
Meanwhile, the Supreme
Court ruled with nality to
remove businessman Gregorio
Araneta as respondent in a
governments recovery suit at
the Sandiganbayan on the P200
billion case of alleged ill-gotten
wealth of the late president
Ferdinand Marcos.
But the court ordered the
reinstatement of Aranetas wife,
Irene Marcos-Araneta, and her
siblings Imee Marcos-Manotoc,
and Sen. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.,
as defendants in the case.
The Court denied a motion of
the Presidential Commission on
Good Government that sought a
reversal of its February 8, 2012
decision and directed litigants
from ling new pleadings on the
issue.
No further pleadings or
motion shall be entertained in
this case. Let entry of judgement
be made in due course, a Court
resolution said.
By Florante Solnerin
PRESDIENT Aquino has chosen a
female ofcer as the new chief of
the Ofce of The Judge Advocate
General (OTJAG), breaking tradition
in the male-dominated military
organization, ofcials said on
Sunday.
They said Col. Marian Aledio has
assumed the position as the military
top lawyer, replacing Brig. Gen.
Glberto Jose Roa.
I am thankful, overwhelmed
and overjoyed. Not in my wildest
imaginations did I ever think that I
would be able to achieve this position,
especially that the Judge Advocate
General is a male-dominated unit in
the armed forces, Aleido said.
Aleido was former Army Judge
Advocate for almost three years and
has served in various positions as
Ofcer-in-Charge of the Ofce of the
Provost Marshall General, Deputy
Judge Advocate General, Deputy
Naval Judge Advocate, and Mrine
Corps Staff Judge Advocate.
Aleido was the rst female to be
commissiond and called to active
duty as military lawyer. She was part
of the prosecution in the 2006 Marine
rebellion in 2006 and was in the
defense panel in the 2003 Oakwood
Mutiny in Makati.
Aleido said she planned to institute
changes in her ofce to make it
responsive and effective by putting
lawyers in positions where they can
best utilize their experience and
skills.
`The AFP needs more lawyers
and therefore our priority is to recruit
more lawyers through advertisements
in differenct law schools and military
camps, she said.
Aleido graduated law at the
Univeristy of the East in 1970. She
had s hort practice at her fathers law
ofce in Jaro, Leyte for two and a half
years before entering the military in
1984.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATE President Juan Ponce
Enrile said on Sunday the
manner of selecting the next
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court was awed because
the body handling it lacked
representation from Congress
and the Department of Justice.
Enrile said the constitution
requires only one representative
from Congress to the Judicial
and Bar Council (JBC), which
should also be chaired by the
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and not anybody else.
But Enrile turned down
suggestions that Congress was
boycotting the JBC after Sen.
Francis Escudero and Iloilo Rep.
Neil Tupas pulled out in choosing
nominees to the position, which
became vacant after the removal
by impeachment of former Chief
Justice Renato Corona.
We are not boycotting
anything. We dont want
to participatge in what we
consider a flawed porcess. We
are not, even if Im taken out
as senate president. Thats my
position, Enrile said in a radio
interview.
The Supreme Court has
ruled that Congress is entirtled
to only respresentative in the
JBC. Both chambers have one
resresentatives each, bringing
the ex-ofcio members to four
together with the Chief Justice
and the Justice Secretary.
Congress is yet to decide who
will represent it in the JBC.
With the ouster of Corona,
the Supreme Court is also not
represented and Malacanang
has nominated a replacement for
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima,
which Enrile claimed was not
authorized by the constitution.
Enrile said Congress should
not get involved in the process of
selecting the new Chief Justice
because they will be the ones
to decide the case if somebody
complains.
That will place us in a very
absurd situation if we join the
process, Enrile said.
Philhealth coverage expands
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp
(Philhealth) announced on Sunday health
coverage to 5.2 million poor families and local
governments have provided the same benets
to 5 million more familes.
As of May this year, Philhealth has paid out
more than P16 billion in benets but the payments
continue to expand to over a billion pesos weekly
since July, Philhealth said in a statement.
Enhanced benets are now enjoyed by
members, the statment said.
Philhealth has deployed 530 nurses in
hospitals all over the country. It has implemented
several new benets to address he health needs
of its members, including primary care and
catastrophic illnesses.
The agency has reserve fund of more than
P100 billion. In 2011, the average number of
claims was around 340,000 per month.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Process of selecting new chief justice by JBC is awedEnrile
Local govt streamlines
business permits issuance

By Jonathan Fernandez
AT LEAST 758 local governments have
streamlined their procedures in providing
business permits and licenses and processing
time has been reduced to less thatn 10 days for
new applications and ve days for renewals, the
Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) said on Sunday.
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo said the
streamlining was implemented through a
new system called the Business Permits and
Licensing Sytem Program or BPLS.
In fact, we are two years ahead of our target
of completing the implementation of BPLS
streamlining in 480 pilot areas. Originally, our
taget of completion is 2014 but I am happy to
note that we have already achieved our goal
this year, Robredo said.
Robredo said the number of signatories in
documents have been trimmed down and the
so-callled under the table transactions have
been eradicated. Jonathan Fernandez
Having fun. A man plays with his son despite the rain and the waves on Manila Bay. Tropical storm Gener dump several inches of rain in
Metro Manila and other areas on Sunday. AP
Skyway
system.
Certication
auditor Ronnie
Alonzo (in
dark jacket)
talks to
ofcers of
the skyway
rm O&M
Corporation,
which earned
approval of
its application
for renewal
of its ISO
certication
for 2012.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
A4
JUST two years into his term,
President Benigno Aquino III has
already ensured a legacy that may
well alter the way the government
conducts its business. We speak
here not of his much ballyhooed
limits imposed on the use of sirens
by public ofcials and politicians,
but of their growing disrespect
for the courts and the system of
justice.
In the last week alone, we saw
ample proof that administration
ofcials and their allies believe
they are free to interpret the law
as they see t.
In the legislature, Congress twit-
ted the Supreme Court, which ruled
that under the Constitution, the bi-
cameral body is allowed only one,
not two votes as has been the prac-
tice, in the Judicial and Bar Council,
the constitutional body tasked to
screen candidates for the Judiciary.
To protest the ruling, the Senate
President and the Speaker of the
House ordered their representa-
tives to stay away from delibera-
tions to screen candidates for the
next chief justice until their appeal
before the Court has been settled,
in effect cutting off the nose to
spite the face.
The pertinent passage in the
Constitution is clear, and speaks
of a representative rather than
two representatives: A Judicial
and Bar Council is hereby cre-
ated under the supervision of the
Supreme Court composed of the
Chief Justice as ex ofcio Chair-
man, the Secretary of Justice, and
a representative of the Congress
as ex ofcio Members, a repre-
sentative of the Integrated Bar, a
professor of law, a retired Member
of the Supreme Court, and a rep-
resentative of the private sector.
Yet even before the Supreme
Court passed judgment, the council
member representing the House of
Representatives gave his considered
opinion: the drafters of the Constitu-
tion erred. In one thoughtless state-
ment, the congressman, Rep. Niel
Tupas Jr., suggested that it was all
right to disregard the Constitution,
the basic law of the land, as long as
you believed that the people who
wrote the law made a mistake.
Faced with an unfavorable deci-
sion, congressional leaders could
have accepted the ruling with
good grace and led their appeal,
instead of ordering a headline-
grabbing gesture in the hopes of
bending the Court to their will.
No less contemptuous of the
Judiciary is the Justice Secretary,
who ironically aspires to head an
institution she has already done so
much to undermine. Learning of a
decision by a Pasay court to grant
bail to Mr. Aquinos a political
enemy, former President Gloria Ar-
royo, she obediently served the will
of her master in the Palace by stating
that the government disagreed that
the evidence against her was weak.
This view was subsequently
amplied by the President himself,
who chided the regional trial court
judge for demanding that some
semblance of credible evidence
be presented against the accused
to justify the continued suspension
of her right to liberty.
It isnt difcult to see where
all this disrespect for the Judici-
ary originated those who could
see through the administrations
propaganda saw it coming the
moment Mr. Aquino used the
entire machinery of the Execu-
tive department to hound a sitting
chief justice of the Supreme Court
from ofce. In total disregard of
privacy laws and court regulations,
this President ensured the chief
justices conviction at an impeach-
ment trial by the simple expedient
of leaking misinformation to the
press, which was all too happy to
publish the unveried reports.
It is also none too difcult to
see where all this disrespect will
lead. If pubic ofcials do not sub-
mit themselves to the wisdom of
the courts, then why should the
rest of us? In such a system, those
who are politically powerful will
always be the determinants of
what is right and what is wrong
a strange twist, indeed, along this
Presidents so-called straight path.
A questionable legacy
As Syria bleeds
SOME days ago, CNN reported intense
ghting in Aleppo, a city that gures
in Christian Scriptures. It dawned on
me rather belatedly that the land now
drenched in the blood of its people is
land where the gospel of love and for-
giveness rst took root, that was home
to martyrs and fathers of the church,
Ephrem the Syriancalled the Harp
of the Holy Spirit in Catholic patrolo-
gy being only one of so many! As Syr-
ia bleeds, the world watches, because
those who can do something to bring
an end to the carnage are locked in a
morally bankrupt stalemate of power.
This is the price of the hesitation to
make decisions that can and should be
made. We pretend that we cannot decide
whether or not the rebels cause is legiti-
mate. The world powers have assumed
the irresponsible posture of refusing
to decide about the illegitimacy of the
Assad familys ferocious grip on power,
even when its only claim to legitimacy is
that it has held the reins of government
for decades on end! Like affected igno-
rance, the decision to
remain uncertain is
ethically wrong, and
the price is paid in
the terrible currency
of children blown
to bits, screaming
women mercilessly
shot in streets, and
make-shift hospitals,
hopelessly under-
manned and cru-
elly underequipped
into which a steady
stream of bloody and
mangled bodies makes its way with nau-
seating relentlessness! And the world
waits, as world elites square off in the
comfort of the sanitized conference halls
of the United Nations!
Who decides? That is the favorite
relativist punch, meant to silence all
further debate over legitimacy and mo-
rality. The answer is simple, really: All
of us who are capable of decidingand
that excludes only infants and the de-
mented. Thankfully, most of us are ca-
pable of making decisions, and the trou-
ble is precisely that we refuse to decide
because we have convinced ourselves
that we cannotas Syria bleeds! But
are moral discussions so hopelessly tan-
gled that raising a question about what
is moral and what is not gets one into
a labyrinth of criss-crossing, contend-
ing views, some of which end in blank
walls? But that is to give up on our ca-
pability to decide. We can make deci-
sions. We make them all the time, in
fact. Not all arguments are valid; some
are clearly specious. Not all proposi-
tions are true. Some are obviously
false. The argument that the Assads
have been in power, therefore they must
remain in power, is clearly stupid. The
proposition that the incessant massacre
of innocent civilians is tolerable is quite
simply false. That opinions clash is
exactly the nature of debate, but unless
debates degenerate into mere pointless,
if expensive, rhetorical exercises, they
must lead to some reasoned conclu-
sion. The trouble is when people re-
fuse to be reasonable.
The international rule that bars
States from intervening in the domestic
affairs of another States does not sup-
pose a Stateor ofcious claimants
to State powerthat trains weapons
of terrible destructive power against its
own citizens. The pretext against inter-
ventionthat citizens must be left free
to determine their own political future
cannot be an excuse for criminal ac-
quiescence. In fact, the people of Syria
are laying down their lives to determine
their political future. It is not interven-
tion that prevents them from exercising
their right to self-determination; it is
the refusal to intervene that allows the
interdiction of this right by those who
have proted, and domineered, and ter-
rorized for so long! It fact it disturbs me
that there is not enough serious study
of the relevant norms and precepts of
international law. For one thing, if the
present regimes acts, including the
maintenance of and the threat to use
chemical weapons is ground for prose-
cution under international criminal law,
would we rather have the crimes com-
mitted rst rather than stop them now
before even more victims are further
silenced?
The UNs pathet-
ically inadequate
response to the situ-
ation does not dem-
onstrate the inutility
of the organization,
but it points quite
clearly to the need
to revisit the veto
system that allows
those prone to deal
with bloody face-
offs like challenging
gambits on a chess-
board. What legal or moral justica-
tion is there for a veto? And if the veto
power is wielded with such thoughtless-
ness and disregard for the suffering of
the oppressed, should we continue al-
lowing some states such power? After
all, acquiescence is what allows them
the exercise of such inordinate power!
Even we in the Philippines have
not been unequivocal about our con-
demnation of the Assad regimes
refusal to recognize the basis of le-
gitimacy. It is not because we do not
see the point; it is because we look at
so many other things, other than the
pointthe illegitimacy of forcing
upon an entire population a familys
grip on power. I hope that our refusal
to be more vocal about our protest is
not because of some perverse liking
for the repressive style of the Assads,
not at all a remote possibility.
The blood of Syria calls from the
ground and demands retributionof all
those who could have prevented more
blood from being shed but did not be-
cause they refused to make crucial de-
cisions and worse, preferred to remain
indecisive and doubted their own ratio-
nality. And it will never do to ask: But
I am I my brothers keeper?
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EDITORIAL
Developmental journalism redux
OF all the misleading statistics cited
by President Benigno S. Aquino III in
his State of the Nation Address, per-
haps what was most incredible to most
people was his claim that the peace and
order situation has vastly improved.
The feeling does not come merely
from reading news reports and listening
to television and radio news where crime
is the principal daily fodder. The news re-
ports only served to reinforce what people
know from their own experiences.
One does not feel safe anymore
whether just walking on the streets
where riding-in-tandem gangs can strike
anytime, or riding a bus or an FX where
you and all your fellow passengers can
lose all your belongings or even your
life to hold-uppers who regularly con-
duct wholesale robbery of public utility
vehicles, or even in your homes whether
youre living in a blighted community
or a gated, exclusive subdivision.
One reaction that really struck me was
the one made by a friend in an email.
He wrote: The announced very sig-
nicant reduction in crime has certainly
bypassed Malate... Malate has never
had so many muggings and thefts, even
theft of manholes and the electric wires
on the light poles (so the place is dark,
and my neighbors and I have to put up
our own private street lamps for heav-
ens sake, located inside our properties
with lamps casting their light outside,
like searchlights). Less crime my a*s.
Kaya pala, Aquino used old numbers...
Mr. Aquino of course would not like
such comments and observations that
he misled people by painting the peace
and order situation using 2011 statis-
tics when the numbers for the rst six
months of 2012 are already available.
He did not use them because the rst
half statistics would show a deteriora-
tion of the crime situation, even if what
is counted are only the crimes reported
and not the crimes that victims do not
even bother to report to the police.
Mr. Aquino made it clear that he is
adverse to negative media reports in his
separate speeches for the 25th anniver-
sary celebration of BusinessWorld and
ABS-CBNs TV Patrol news program.
In his speeches, he made it clear that
media should not only avoid sensational-
ism. Instead, media should be part of the
mission of his administration to change
behavior of Philippine institutions.
The media, the government, and the
people must work together to create an en-
vironment of positive discourse between
them. We must veer away from negativ-
ity and sensationalism. These must not
run the course of our national discussions.
Negativity leads to despair, which leads to
apathy, which then perpetuates the vicious
cycle. Our people are denied the chance,
and the capacity to dream. Hopelessness
then becomes a self-fullling prophecy,
Mr. Aquino said in his BusinessWorld an-
niversary speech.
Based on his statements it would
seem that Pres. Aquino would like a
return to the media regime during the
martial law years when the catchword
was developmental journalism.
Developmental journalism is a third
world phenomenon which started in
the 1960s and which became the norm
in the 70s and 80s in the Philippines
during the Marcos strong-man rule. It
involves heavy inuence and control of
media by government.
In the developmental journalism re-
gime, media is used by government as
a partner to advance its agenda like
what Mr. Aquino wants. Developmental
journalism might help those in power
sell their programs but it can also be a
means of suppressing information and
restricting journalists.
Developmental journalism was
junked as a government policy when
the Presidents mother, President Cory
Aquino came into power. It seems that
the son wants what President Marcos
enjoyed during the Martial Law years.
President Noynoy Aquino sent a clear
message that he is adverse to media re-
porting and commentaries against him
and his administration when he singled
out former Vice President and main ABS-
CBN TV Patrol anchor Noli de Castro for
what the President thought were baseless
speculations and commentaries of de Cas-
tro. This he did in his speech during the
TV Patrol anniversary celebration.
TV Patrol and ABS-CBN is gener-
ally supportive of Pres. Aquino and
his Administration but the President
showed his irritation of de Castro who
he said should know better because he
held key government positions during
the Arroyo Administration by devoting
the bulk of his speech hitting de Castro.
Intolerance of criticism in media is a
hallmark of development journalism that
Mr. Aquino wants to reimpose in the Phil-
ippines. De Castro is just an example. We
can expect the Aquino administration to
turn on the heat against other media critics.
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CAPINO
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AS if to scorn the Presidents report
in his State of the Nation Address that
crime rate has gone down by 50 per
cent in 2011 from the 2009 figures,
robbers boldly pulled off a bank heist
killing security guards only three days
later. A senator-ally of the President
commented that he himself could not
believe the Presidents figures.
To top it off, a few days before
the Presidents address, newspapers
reported that based on the latest
figures of the Philippine National
Police, the crime rate in Metro Manila
has increased by 63.8 per cent in the
first half of 2012. A closer look at the
PNP figures would show that in Metro
Manila the crime rate increased but,
nationwide, it has decreased. Police
Chief Nicanor Bartolome explained
that this is because provincial criminal
gangs come to Metro Manila to rob
and steal, sometimes committing
homicide in the process.
The root cause of the high crime
rate in Metro Manila, logically, is
that it is the center of the countrys
development and
economy. It is
in Metro Manila
where jobs are;
where health and
social services are
at their best; where
the top schools
are. It is in Manila
where central
government and
the legislature sit.
Local government
leaders have
lamented for the longest time that
imperial Manila has it all while
provinces have had to contend with
lack of jobs, lack of schools, poorly-
equipped hospitals, inadequate roads
and other infrastructure. If the rich
and affluent, if the thriving businesses
are all concentrated in Metro Manila,
why will crime syndicates choose to
operate elsewhere?
Crimes of theft and robbery reflect
on a nations state of poverty and
quality of life. These are far different
from crimes prevalent in advanced
countries typified by the recent
Colorado shooting which reflect a
nations state of moral and spiritual
moorings. The question is, why do
provincial residents flock to Manila
even if hundreds of thousands of them
have to live in blighted slum areas as
informal settlers? Why are provinces
generally poorer than Metro Manila
anyway?
The reason lies in our defective
system of government. Because ours
is a centralized system, all taxes and
revenuesincluding those generated
in provinces and regionsgo to the
coffers of the central government.
The central government, headed by
the President of the Philippines, is
the one that disburses allocations to
local governments by way of internal
revenue allotments. Local government
units receive a miniscule percentage
of the national budget even when
their province contributed so much
more in terms of taxes they generated.
Our representatives in the Upper
and Lower Houses are supposed to
look out for projects to improve the
condition of their constituents and
pay them out of their pork barrel or
their priority development allocation
fund. But take a second look. Our
senators each have a pork barrel of
P200 million a year. Yet, they do not
have real constituencies. In fact, all of
them are based in Metro Manila. On
the other hand, the representatives in
the House spend their pork barrel on
projects close to their hearts, but not
necessarily close to their constituents
needs. And on the part of the President,
because he is based in Manila, he has
no first-hand knowledge of the real
condition in remote regions.
How can this flawed system be
changed, then? Unfortunately, it will
take a change in the Constitution. It
is unfortunate because the President
has pronounced, time and again,
that charter change will not happen
in his term. I certainly hope that
the reason for the Presidents hard-
headed refusal to consider charter
change is well-grounded rather than a
whimsical rejection
of anything his
p r e d e c e s s o r
supported.
There is a need
to shift from the
centralized form
of government
to a federalized
system which is
similar to that of
the United States
of America if we
want our provinces
and regions to grow and develop like
Manila. Federalism simply means
power sharing or decentralization. In a
federal system, local governments can
chart their own destiny by choosing the
industries and livelihood that will work
for them. Their income from taxes will
remain in the local governments coffers
and they will only contribute their share
to the national government. They will
be in charge of budgeting for their
own social welfare, education, health,
security, tourism, agriculture, sheries,
housing and every thing else needed
to sustain their own development
and progress. With their respective
natural resources, local governments
or federal states can grow in a manner
suited to their constituents needs and
preferences. To my mind, shifting from
a centralized form of government to a
federal one is even more urgent than
lifting the economic restrictions in the
Constitution for this nation to have real
economic progress.
When federalization or authentic
decentralization happens, the influx
to Metro Manila of people from the
provinces will be minimized. But
then again, wait we must, until the
political environment matures enough
to face charter reforms head-on.
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Crime and
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Continued from page 1
NOT even the Muslim countries have
been spared. Recent demographic stud-
ies using data from the United Nations
Population Division and appearing in
the June 1 issue of Policy Review show
that 48 of the 49 Muslim-majority coun-
tries and territories have undergone
steep fertility decline over the past three
decades.
Many governments now agree that
depopulation is the next global crisis.
This was pointed out during the Russian
government-supported Demographic
Summit in Moscow on June 29-30,
2011, and the sixth World Congress of
Families in Madrid on May 25-27, 2012.
The Moscow Declaration issued at
the end of the summit noted that 42
percent of all humankind live in coun-
tries where even simple replacement
of old generations is not taking place.
The destructive process of swift drop
of fertility and birth rates has swept
all the continents on our planet. In the
nearest historical period, the negative
demographic trends can bring about ex-
tinction of whole peoples, destruction
of States, and disappearance of unique
cultures and civilizations.
The Declaration called on the gov-
ernment of all nations and on interna-
tional institutions to develop immedi-
ately a pro-family demographic policy
and to adopt a special international pro-
family strategy and action plan aimed at
consolidating family and marriage, pro-
tecting human life from conception to
natural death, increasing the birth rate,
and averting the menace of depopula-
tion.
The Declaration called for an end to
State interference in the private life of
the family under the pretext of so-called
family planning, protection of the
rights of the child, and gender equal-
ity. We consider it inadmissible to con-
tinue to policy of birth control, which is
one of the greatest threats to the survival
of humankind and a means of incursive
discrimination against the family, the
document said.
For its part, the Madrid Declaration
of May 27, 2012 afrmed that our soci-
eties need more people, not fewer, and
that human aging and depopulation is
the true demographic danger facing the
earth in this century.
It further declared that lasting so-
lutions to human problems, including
the current economic crisis, rise out of
families and small communities, and
cannot be imposed by bureaucratic or
judicial at. Nor can they be coerced by
outside force.
The Philippines has a robust pop-
ulation of not less than 95 million,
growing at 1.9 percent per annum. At
least eight million work overseas, con-
tributing at least $18 billion to the na-
tional economy every year. The fer-
tility rate stands at 2.3, which means
the average Filipino woman is capable
of bearing 2.3 children during her re-
productive years.
This is a valuable resource that is no
longer available to so many other coun-
tries. In Japan, the Philippines No. 1
trading partner, investor and source of
Ofcial Development Assistance, Dep-
uty Prime Minister Katsuya Okada told
Vice President Jejomar C. Binay dur-
ing their talks in Tokyo on July 17 that
their two countries need to complement
each other because the Philippines has
something which Japan no longer has,
namely its young labor.
The median age in Japan is 45 years,
while it is 22.7 yeas in the Philippines.
Provided the Philippines invests proper-
ly in its population, and does not throw
away its demographic dividend, it will
become one of the strongest Asian econ-
omies in less than 40 years, predict the
economic forecasters.
However, the countrys politicians
could still throw away this demograph-
ic advantage. After their defeat in Rio,
the global population controllers have
redoubled their efforts to reduce the
population of developing counties. In
London, US billionaire Melinda Gates,
together with the UK Department for
International Development, organized
a family planning summit where she
raised $4.6 billion to fund population
control programs against poor women
in developing countries.
Part of that money could end up
funding RH activities in the Philippines,
not excluding the campaign to enact the
population control cum reproductive
health bill. There could be no shortage
of NGO- or political takers either.
The House of Representatives has
decided to cut short the oor debates on
the RH bill and ram it through for imme-
diate passage, after President Benigno
S. Aquino III said in this July 23 State
of the Nation Address: We are end-
ing the backlogs in the education sector,
but the potential for shortages remains
as our student population continues to
increase. Perhaps Responsible Parent-
hood can help address this.
Responsible parenthood, properly
understood, is not controversial at all.
Article XV, Section 3 (1) of the Consti-
tution provides, The State shall defend
the right of spouses to found a family in
accordance with their religious convic-
tions and the demands of responsible
parenthood. But it is not for the State
to prescribe, regulate or supervise.
Responsible parenthood normally
refers to an attitude toward parent-
hoodnot separated from the practice
of virtue---that encompasses Gods plan
for marriage and family It may be
exercised either by the mature and gen-
erous decision to raise a large family, or
by the decision, made for grave motives,
and with respect for the moral law, to
avoid a new birth for the time being and
for an indeterminate period.
This is well explained in Humanae
Vitae, a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul
VI, which condemns contraception and
sterilization as intrinsically evil. The
encyclical marked its 44th anniversary
on July 25, the same day the House lead-
ership decided to fast track the RH bill.
Anti-RH advocates like to point out
that Paul VIs prophetic warnings about
the ill effects of contraception have all
come to pass. True to his warning, con-
traception has led to widespread conju-
gal indelity and a general lowering of
morality; men have ceased respecting
women in their totality and have be-
gun treating them as mere instruments
of selsh enjoyment rather than as cher-
ished partners; the widespread accep-
tance of contraception by couples has
encouraged unscrupulous governments
to intrude into the sanctity and privacy
of families.
The Pope, however, had failed to pre-
dict that widespread abortion, which fol-
lows universal contraception, would kill
more unborn children than all the fatali-
ties in all the wars ever waged by man
since war began.
No government enacts a law to di-
vide the nation. Thus far, the RH bill has
already deeply divided the nation. But
the administration appears hell-bent on
enacting this highly divisive measure.
What exactly is the rationale? The ul-
timate game plan? Even the highly
prestigious Wall Street Journal worries
it could derail the countrys economic
takeoff.
The RH bill has been promoted as a
health measure, but it is in fact nothing
but a population control measure. It pre-
scribes birth control as an essential re-
quirement and component of marriage,
which is a natural human institution not
designed nor instituted by the State. It
also prescribes the compulsory sex edu-
cation of children by the State.
In theory, the bill leaves to the indi-
vidual the choice of method or means
to use, but it prescribes birth control as
something all must practice, under pain
of certain penalties. Opponents of the
bill liken it to the reproductive laws im-
posed by communist regimes on their
populations or by totalitarian regimes
like the Nazis on their helpless captives.
So patent and non-debatable is the
constitutional offense. Sec. 12 of Arti-
cle II of the Constitution provides: The
State recognizes the sanctity of family
life and shall protect and strengthen the
family as a basic autonomous social in-
stitution. It shall equally protect the life
of the mother and the life of the unborn
from conception. The natural and pri-
mary right and duty of parents in the
rearing of the youth for civic efciency
and the development of moral character
shall receive the support of the Govern-
ment.
Under this provision, the State is the
constitutional protector of conception,
just as parents are the primary educators
of their children. As such, the State can-
not be a party to any program of contra-
ception. The RH bill, on the other hand,
makes the State the rst provider of con-
traception and sterilization-------the rst
and ultimate preventer of conception. It
also makes the State the primary educa-
tor of children.
To the countrys Roman Catholics,
the bill is an undisguised anti-Catholic
measure. It savages an important doc-
trine of their faith, and then requires
them to provide the tax money to fund
the program that would attack their faith.
The bill is arrogantly telling Catholics
not to learn their faith from their Church
but to learn it from Congress instead.
It is religious persecution pure and
simple, a perversion of Church-State re-
lationship, and the victim is not a small
religious minority but rather the over-
whelming majority of 95 million Filipi-
nos.
President Aquino has been told not to
fear the Catholics. The bishops issue no
fatwas, and there are no suicide bombers
among the laity, they are not even armed
like some Muslim Filipinos. Neither are
they as politically organized as some
powerful politico-religious sect, which
votes as a bloc during elections. There
is no such thing as a Catholic vote, Aq-
ino has been told.
Indeed, in a predominantly Catholic
country where almost everyone running
for ofce is a baptized (even if lapsed)
Catholic, people do not vote as Catho-
lics. But should the Aquino govern-
ment ever enact a law that attacks a doc-
trine of the Catholic faith, as surely as
the sun rises in the East, there will be a
Catholic response. It could be a Catholic
vote, a Catholic protest, or maybe even
a Catholic revolt. No one can say, but
there will be a Catholic response.
In February 1986, a post-election
statement by the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),
questioning Marcoss continued stay in
ofce after the awed snap presidential
elections, provided the moral basis for
the Edsa revolt that ultimately installed
PNoys mother, Cory Aquino, as revolu-
tionary president. It seems only fair to
hope that Mr. Aquino has not forgotten
his own history, and that not all the en-
couragement of his foreign patrons will
prompt him to tempt Providence.
fstatad@gmail.com
Wait we must,
until the political
environment
matures enough to
face charter reforms
head-on.
RITA LINDA
V. JIMENO
OUT OF THE BOX
ANALYSIS
How far will the President go
PASTOR APOLLO
QUIBOLOY
PLUMBLINE
Pastor Quiboloys column will resume
this week.
By Matthew Pennington
WASHINGTONChina has height-
ened tensions in the South China Sea
with its new, remote island city and
planned military garrison in a contested
area viewed as a potential ashpoint for
conict in the Asia-Pacic.
How might the United States re-
spond?
Criticize Beijing too strongly and
the Obama administration will strain its
relationship with the emerging super-
power. Let it pass and undermine two
years of intense diplomacy that has pro-
moted the U.S. standing among South-
east Asian nations that are intimidated
by Chinas rise.
A key plank of the administrations
engagement in the Asia-Pacic since
2010 has been its declaration of a US
national interest in the maintenance of
peace and stability in the South China
Sea, where China and ve of its neigh-
bors most notably the Philippines
and Vietnamhave competing territo-
rial claims.
But tensions have only escalated.
Chinas raising of the ag this week at
Sansha municipality, on tiny Yongxing
island, 220 miles (350 kilometers) from
its southernmost province of Hainan,
come as claimants jockey for inuence
in the resource-rich region.
China will not be able to project
much military power from such a small
outpost with a population of just
1,000 people and scarcely room for an
airstrip but it has symbolic impor-
tance. Beijing says the municipality
will administer hundreds of thousands
of square miles (kilometers) of water
where it wants to strengthen its control
over disputed and potentially oil-rich
islands.
In Washington, lawmakers interested
in Asia policy have been quick to re-
spond. Republican Sen. John McCain
called the move provocative and rein-
forced worries that China would attempt
to impose its territorial claims through
intimidation and coercion. Democratic
Sen. Jim Webb said Chinas attempt to
assert control of disputed territories may
be a violation of international law.
While the State Department was
careful in its commentary, it also criti-
cized Chinas unilateral moves.
I think there is a concern here, that
they are beginning to take actions when
we want to see all of these issues re-
solved at the table, spokeswoman Vic-
toria Nuland said Thursday.
President Barack Obama will not
want to appear soft on China as he ghts
for re-election against Republican con-
tender Mitt Romney, who has accused
the incumbent of being weak on Beijing
and has vowed to get tough, in particu-
lar, on Chinas trading practices.
However, the United States walks a
ne line in its diplomacy on the South
China Sea, always stressing it does not
take a position on the competing sover-
eignty claims.
Dening it as a US national interest
in 2010 helped galvanize Washingtons
standing in the region and revive its ties
with treaty ally Manila and build a re-
lationship with former enemy Hanoi.
As part of its broader push, or pivot,
toward Asia, the US elevated its engage-
ment with the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations, or Asean, and strongly
supports the 10-nation blocs efforts to
negotiate collectively with China on the
issue and draft a code of conduct to help
manage South China Sea disputes.
Thats annoyed China, which claims
virtually the entire South China Sea and
its island groups and would prefer to ne-
gotiate with the other claimants individu-
ally. Beijing also views U.S. intervention
on the issue as encouraging Vietnam and
the Philippines to be more confrontational
in asserting their own claims.
When Chinese shing boats were
stopped by the Philippine vessels at the
disputed Scarborough Shoal in April,
inside what Manila regards as its exclu-
sive economic zone, it deployed a navy
ship supplied by the U.S. the previ-
ous year prompting China to send
more vessels of its own, escalating a
stand off that rumbles on.
And the establishment of Sansha mu-
nicipality in another portion of the South
China Sea follows Vietnams passing a
law in June stating its jurisdiction over
the Paracel and Spratly Island chains
and declaring that all foreign naval ships
entering these areas must notify Viet-
namese authorities.
The chance of such disputes spiraling
into a major conict still appears slim,
but the stakes could rise in the years
ahead as competition intensies for the
oil and gas resources in the South China
Sea. China recently put out for tender
exploration offshore blocks that overlap
with areas already tendered by Vietnam,
and Philippine drilling plans could also
put it on collision course with China.
The US strategy for managing and
eventually resolving these disputes
largely hangs on the efforts of Asean.
The bloc has made some progress in
drafting a code of conduct, but theres
no sign of a lasting resolution of terri-
torial disputes, and South China Sea is
emerging as a divisive issue in a group-
ing that prizes its unity.
For the rst time in its 45-year histo-
ry, Asean failed to issue a communique
at an annual meeting of its 10 foreign
ministers this month, when host Cam-
bodia, viewed as pro-Beijing, rejected a
proposal by the Philippines and Vietnam
to mention their separate territorial dis-
putes with China in the statement.
In a damage-limitation exercise,
Aseans largest nation, Indonesia, bro-
kered a compromise last week. But its
one that will do little to assuage concerns
of a rift within the grouping and a narra-
tive that the Obama administration will be
anxious to avoid: that the struggle over the
South China Sea pits the strategic interests
of the US against China. AP
The United States dilemma
IN BRIEF
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A6
What drugs? Pilot claims bust a sham
Tolentino to Singson:
Transfer realignment
Bureau on hiring binge to ease up desk jams
Lawmakers slam
anti-travel policy
Marcos eyes department to solve backlog
Start business within 10 days
IT TAKES only 10 days to open a business
through a pilot drive in 464 localities, said the
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo.
The streamlining is being pushed under
Business Permits and Licensing System program
to include 294 other local government units to
further speed up transactions such as renewals
of permits and licenses to ve days.
We are two years ahead of our target of
completing the implementation of BPLS,
Robredo said. Our target is 2014 but I am
happy to note that we have already achieved our
goal this year.
Among the erarly birds are the cities of
Makati, Marikina, Quezon, Valenzuela in
Metro Manila along with Alaminos City in
Pangasinan, Angeles City in Pampanga, Lapu-
Lapu, General Santos City, Davao City, Butuan,
Tuguegarao City, San Pedro City in Laguna, and
Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.
The BPLS, which is on its second year of
implementation, is a DILG initiated program
in support of President Benigno Aquino IIIs
agenda on poverty reduction and attracting
investments. Jonathan Fernandez
Taguig makes it to Top 10
THE Department of Interior and Local
Government has cited Taguig City among the
top performing cities, Mayor Lani Cayetano
said Sunday.
Based on the Local Government Performance
Measurement System, Taguig was ranked 9th in
the top 10 of highly urbanized cities for 2011,
the second year the city made it to the list.
LGPMS is a web-based assessment tool that
measures the performance of transparency,
participation and nancial accountability.
We are grateful that our continuous efforts
towards better governance have gotten positive
results, Cayetano said after receiving a letter
from DILG-National Capital Region Director
Renato Brion on July 16.
In 2011, a study made by the World Bank,
the International Finance Corporation, and the
Asian Institute of Management Policy Center on
Doing Business in the Philippines 2011 named
Taguig among the most business-friendly local
governments.
Taguig was also cited last year for being the
only locality in the Top 10 using the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System.
Ferdinand Fabella

By Ferdinand Fabella
THE commercial pilot who was arrested
by the Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency for allegedly selling illegal drugs
accused the government agents on Sunday
of robbery and frame up.
In a letter to PDEA, Rioklyn
Toledo sought the investigation of
his arresting ofcers for stealing
cash from him and planting
evidence to pin him down.
How can there be a buy-bust
operation wherein the alleged
poseur buyer himself stated in
his afdavit that the alleged sale
happened inside the Izumi Bar
yet I was arrested outside the said
bar after the alleged buy-bust
operation? he said.
If his claim is true, I should
have been arrested right then
and there pursuant to the rule on
inagrante delicto, he added,
referring to Darwin Reed who
acted as poseur-buyer for the
PDEA team.
Agents arrested Toledo,
who reportedly was connected
with a airline, on July 14 at
the Bonifacio Global City
in Taguig after handing
over 9 grams of shabu to an
undercover officer.
But he said least 18 friends
in Izumi bar would be willing
to attest that there was no buy-
bust at all with corroboration by
security staff on duty.
Toledo claimed PDEA agents
stole his licensed .45-caliber
and .22-caliber pistols, P116,000
cash, Apple laptop computer,
Samsonite bag, ATM card, Ray
ban and Oakley sunglasses,
among other eblongings.
In fact, before my arresting
ofcers nally brought me to
their ofce, they drove us around
Quezon City and when they were
able to nd an ATM booth, they
withdrew my money from Union
Bank against my will, he said.
Toledo said he is now being
threatened by his arresting
ofcers to keep him from ling
any complaint against them.
Her sister Dolly claimed that
the PDEA agents were demanding
P500,000 in exchange for clearing
her brothers name.
The Toledos said they would
sue the anti-drugs ofcers this
week.
Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation
Authority of the Philippines
through its spokesman Joy
Songsong said Toledos Airline
Transport Pilot License with LET
410-rating expired on Jan. 21,
2012. With Rio N. Araja
By Rio N. Araja
THE Metro Manila Development Authority wants the Department
of Public Works and Highways to realign the construction of y-
overs on Circumferential 5 Road-Lanuza, and Ortigas Avenue to
Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, and C5 Road-Santolan Avenue.
Chairman Francis Tolentino, during the agencys weekly radio
program over dzBB, said he was convincing Secretary Rogelio
Singson to reconsider the sites of the infrastructure.
The yover construction was faced with objection from resi-
dents of the posh Valle Verde subdivision and other dwellers near
the proposed sites, he said.
Tolentino said he asked Singson to consider the improvements on
Aurora Boulevard and C5-Santolan and help MMDA build elevated
bus lanes instead.
We have almost agreed in principle, he said, adding that a de-
tailed design for MMDAs modal transport project will be presented
to Singson on the proposed realignment.
On another road improvement, Tolentino said the agency has
completed an audio-visual presentation of his Skybridge that would
connect E. Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City to J.P. Rizal Street in
Makati City via parts of Manila, Mandaluyong City and San Juan
City.
The project involves an elevated two-way road on top of the San
Juan River. According to Tolention, the Skybridge is a long-term
solution to ease trafc on EDSA will be reviewed by Malacaang
next week.
By Vito Barcelo
THE Bureau of Immigration has taken in 25
ofcers to beef up staff at the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport amid increasing
numbers of passengers arriving and leaving
its terminals daily.
Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said the
new hires comprised the second batch to be
deployed to the premiere airport this year
following 24 on earlier posting.
He said 32 more are lined up next month to
join the ranks upon completing their training
at the Immigration Academy in Clark Field,
Pampanga.
David had sought more employees, citing
long queues at the bureaus arrival and
departure counters.
The lines have been the object of
complaints from travellers which the agency
blamed on lack of manpower.
Lawyer Ma. Antonette Mangrobang,
agency spokeswoman, said getting more
people, however, was subject to nancial
restraints.
We will continue to ask the DBM
(Department of Budget and Management)
for authority to hire not only additional
immigration ofcers but also intelligence
personnel who will help guard our ports
and thwart the entry of illegal aliens, said
Mangrobang, also acting intelligence chief.
She welcomed applicants to visit www.
immigration.gov.ph for requirements. David
By Maricel V. Cruz

TWO ranking administration
allies on Sunday criticized
the Department of Foreign
Affairs for removing from
travel agencies the authority
to provide passport services to
applicants.
Rep. Rodante Marcoleta of
party-list Alagad urged the
House Committee on Foreign
Affairs to look into the unjust
policy, particularly the new
guidelines on accreditation
which is being enforced
without any consultation.
The DFA gave agencies up
to yearend to offer passport
assistance, among other
restrictions.
Marcoleta, vice chairman
of the House Committee on
Public Information, said small
travel agents have complained
that the new guidelines are
unfair and discriminates
against them.
Why would the government
deny the people of their right to
avail of services from legitimate
private enterprises like travel
agents? We are paying taxes to
the government just like other
enterprises, the travel outts
said in a statement.
They said passport
applicants who do not want
to avail of travel agencies
services are free to go to and
personally le their passport
application with the DFA as
nobody is stopping them,
Marcoleta said.
However, there are those
who come from far provinces
or corporate executives or busy
people who would rather avail
of the services of legitimate
travel agencies and are willing
to pay for their services, the
agents said. Why deny them
of this right?
Marcoleta also questioned the
directive limiting the number
of passport applications that
could have been processed by
travel agencies, and the policy
banning their representatives
from in consular premises
to accompany or assist their
clients.
But Iloilo Rep. Jerry Trenas
expressed support for calls to
investigate allegations that the
passports now being issued
substandard.
These reports of
disintegrating passports due to
bad-quality printing by a BSP
(Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
subcontractor should be
fully explained by all sides
concerned, he said. These
are documents with a great
degree of security implications
especially with the continuing
threats of terrorism.
Fault indicator. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, chairman and vice chairwoman,
respectively, of the disaster risk reduction management council, lead the unveiling of the joint marker installed with the Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The site of the West Valley Fault in a property owned by Banco Filipino in Barangay
Silangan also had a tree-planting rite, designating it as an open park. Joining them are public affairs and information services
ofce chief Gregorio Baacia; Payatas Operations Group chief Jameel Jaymalin; radio communications group head Carlos
Verzonilla; Public safety-disaster control head Dr. Noel Lansang; and Rohmel Espaldon, of the environmental protection and waste
management department along with other city and barangay ofcials.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said a
cabinet portfolio is one step away from
reality after the bill creating the Department
of Housing and Urban Development was
approved by the Senate on third and nal
reading at the resumption of the 3rd regular
session of the 15th Congress.
This means that after the two chambers
reconcile their respective versions, the
Presidents signatureor his inactionwill
be all it takes to create the department.
Marcos expressed hope that the President
will give his nod since he had earlier
endorsed it as one of his priority measures at
the Legislative-Executive Advisory Council
meeting in 2011.
He said Senate Bill 3199 will take on the
housing backlog.
The bill shall address the increasing
demand for urban poor housing, regulate
urban growth and prevent deterioration of
the environment, he said.
Statistics as of December show 580,000
families of informal settlers, he said, noting
that 105,000 families are in danger zones.
The proposed department, or the DHUD,
shall be the sole planning and policy-making,
regulatory, program coordination, and
performance monitoring entity for housing
and urban development, said Marcos,
chairman of the Senate Committee on Urban
Planning, Housing and Resettlements.
He said the organizational structure
fused together the policy-making functions
of the Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council and the regulatory
functions of the present Housing and Land
Use Regulatory Board.
Government corporations involved in
housing, namely, the National Housing
Authority, Home Guaranty Corp., National
Home Mortgage Finance Corp., Home
Development Mutual Fund, and the Social
Housing Finance Corp., shall be attached
to the Department for policy and program
coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
Bird watch. Ducks ock around their caretaker while being fed along C6 in Taguig City.
DANNY PATA
Insurance for the poor. BenLife Insurance and SMART Tele-
coms have partnered to launch InsureTxt which provides ordinary
folks insurance protection for up to P50,000 on a P3 pesos per month
coverage through text messaging. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima
(4th from left) and Insurance Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc join
the proponents led by (from left) BenLife director Roberto Fernandez,
BenLife president Jose Arguelles, BenLife Chairman Enrique Fernan-
dez, BenLife executive vice president and cheif operating ofcer Jai-
me Fernandez, BenLife director and former Finance Secretary Bobby
de Ocampo, SMART Head of Financial Services Tricia Dizon, BenLife
director Cesar Virtusio, SMART product manager Moshe Valencia,
and SMART Product head for Content Dennis Gatuslao.
JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
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ALL THE WAY
Warriors of peace, celebration of life
IT is called the Greatest Show on
Earth.
It is, because it is a spectacle
that makes us all happy.
It is, because it is a reality show
that all of humankind loves to
adore.
It is, because it is a demonstra-
tion of the human spirit that uplifts
the human spirit every step of the
way.
And what is this show again?
It is the Olympic Games, the
quadrennial event that has no
equal in terms of how one per-
son does combat using unarmed
hands, unprotected feet and an
evil-free mind.
No show on the surface of the
planet can ever diminish its lus-
ter, can ever overshadow its sig-
nicance to mans innate love
for a friendly competition, can
ever mufe its impact on a nation
thirsting, lusting if you will, for
glory symbolized by a mere piece
of metal.
How that piece of metal is won
is itself a paradox.
In World War I, countries sent
their men to the battleeld to kill
their fellow men.
In World War II, it was the same
refrain.
I dread the thought of a World
War III ever coming. God forbid!
In the Olympic Games, coun-
tries send their men and women
to the arenas of battle to be faster,
stronger and higher in clearing
bars or obstacles of triumph.
That happens only once in four
years.
The London Games will mark
the 30th time the modern Olym-
piad is held.
In the olden times and that
should easily be more than a cou-
ple hundred years or so ago the
Olympiad is merely a race from
the lowland to Mt. Olympus in
Greece, where the Games began.
The winner had to merely win an
olive branch, to be placed on his
head symbolic of victory.
As it was then as it is now, the ath-
letes motto is, it is not in the winning,
but in how one played the game.
Was it Pierre de Coubertin, who
rst articulated that?
Be humble in victory, gracious
in defeat.
In the two demonic world wars,
they killed and maimed. A fallen
foe is mercilessly mangled, mak-
ing sure he breathes no more be-
fore the conqueror leaves the bat-
tleeld.
In the past 29 Olympiads, there
is no vanquished. The winner em-
braces the conquered, the unsolic-
ited hug an assurance it was but a
friendly test of skill and strength,
never a clash to crush pride or ego,
or even spirit.
What price valor, indeed, if such
was won in the Olympic Games?
You win honor by not killing,
by not maiming tell me, what
can be more self-gratifying than
that?
Why the hell then that in Iraq,
Egypt, Yemen and now Syria,
governments go on murdering in-
nocent people, raping defenseless
women, destroying their very own
who merely wish to have a decent
life, restore democracy and pursue
peace so that the coming genera-
tions will have harmony that the
present rulers could not seem to
provide?
The Olympiad is a stark model of
how peoples of the world should co-
mingle with each other. They ght
here with the heart and not with
howitzers, with bare hands and not
with bayonets, with a strong mind
and not with a Satan brain.
For 17 or so days from July 27,
the Games in London will show-
case once more the almost impos-
sible ability of the human body to
move faster than the wind, to leap
higher than the deadliest of tsuna-
mis, to topple the seemingly invin-
cible as in David slaying Goliath.
The grandeur that is the Olym-
piad has, this year, 16,000 or so
athletes from 204 nations.
Just imagine alone how those
warriors of peace will perform on
the biggest, grandest, stage in their
lives.
They are not there for their own
self-interest. They are there for
their country, yes, but, most espe-
cially, they are there to magnify
the celebration of life.
In World Wars I and II, what
was eerily celebrated was death.
In the Olympics from that sin-
gle spark of a barefoot race up Mt.
Olympus more than two centuries
or so ago what is being gleefully
celebrated is life.
When I covered the Sydney Ol-
ympics in 2000, a swimmer from a
small country that was just newly-
accepted by the United Nations is
forever etched in my mind.
He was in the freestyle event,
but it was clear in the way he
swam (langoy aso, we call it) that
he never fully knew what a free-
style event was.
Still, the crowd watching him
do his thing on the pool showered
him all the applause, encourage-
ment even. He nished last, of
course, and quite way behind the
winner.
When he was done, the crowd
gave him a standing ovation.
In the Olympics, the last can
also be rst.
* * *
ALL IN. My prayers go to the
Philippines Chosen Eleven to the
London Games. Win or lose, they
will always be winners to me.
PH triathlete, coach
make Auckland camp
Unlocking Reys mystery
Rexona application downloadable for free
Agravante outduels Kenyan in Milo tilt
2 former Pacquiao sparmates score
They picked up their fourth
straight win and appeared headed
for their best start in two seasons.
But their game against the
struggling National University
Bulldogs on Thursday was in
their thoughts when the Tams be-
gan leaving the Warriors behind
in the second quarter.
We were thinking of our next
game against NU. Sila kasi ang
no. 1 sa rebounds. Sa game na
ito, nag-try kami na ma-control
ang rebounds in preparation for
that game, said Flores after FEU
posted their rst double-digit win
in the young season.
The Tams are now ahead of the
Ateneo Blue Eagles (3-1), who
relied heavily on big man Greg
Slaughter (20 points) last Satur-
day to post a 71-61 triumph over
arch-rival La Salle.
The Tams, who outrebounded
the Warriors 45-40, are three
games short of matching their
best start a seven-game winning
run during the 73rd season.
Terrence Romeo powered the
Tams with 19 points, while RR
Garcia tallied 18, including the
10 he shot during the pivotal sec-
ond quarter.
Behind four points at the end
of the rst canto, the Tams picked
up the pace, with Garcia leading a
big scoring blast, which allowed
FEU to turn a 14-18 decit into a
42-29 halftime advantage.
37 Reys age. He was born on
Dec. 11, 1974. And retirement is not
yet on his mind now. I still want to
continue to entertain my fans, espe-
cially Filipino kids who follow my
career. I thank you so much.
5 The number of individual
Championship belts he won in
American pro wrestling. His
titles included the World Wres-
tling Entertainment Heavyweight
Championship twice and the
WWE Championship and many
others. He was also the winner of
the 2006 Royal Rumble.
2 His children with wife An-
gie. His rst son Dominiknow
age 15 already stands six-feet.
Together, they play Reys other
sportbasketballat his homes
backyard. Although Rey admitted
that if hes not wrestling today,
he would have been a football
player. His daughter, the younger
child, is named Aalyah. He has
tattoos of his childrends names
on his right and left biceps.
2007 The year of Reys rst
visit to the Philippines for a wres-
tling event at the Araneta Coli-
seum. While at the locker room
preparing for a ght, Rey saw a
promotional poster on the wall,
showing beautiful scenery of a
beach. I was with my wife and
we promised to ourselves that
wed go back and enjoy our va-
cation. Sadly, its not happening
yet as Reys entourage ies to
Taiwan on Sunday to complete
his Asian promotional tour.
15 The number of minutes allot-
ted by the organizing ABS-CBN to
this writer for this exclusive one-on-
one interview with Rey Mysterio,
the masked man or Oscar Guitierrez
without the mask. Randy Caluag
By Peter Atencio
JASON Agravante made his trip to
Manila a worthwhile experience.
The 23-year-old Agravante,
who came all the way from Silay
City in Negros Occidental, over-
took Kenyan runner Charlie Ber-
berio in the last eight kilometers
and never let go of the lead.
His energetic pacing allowed
him to reach the Seaside Blvd.
nish line at the SM Mall of Asia
in two hours, 39 minutes and 57
seconds.
This earned Agravante the Metro
Manila crown of the 36th National
Milo Marathon, the P50,000 top
purse and one of 10 slots to the na-
tional nals on Dec. 9.
Two-time champion Jho-Anne
Banayag made it back to the
womens nals again, topping the
womens division in 3:02.20.
Jennylyn Nobleza and Luis
Raterta settle for second and third
with their respective clockings of
3:17.44 and 3:23.55.
Organizers noted the huge turn-
out for the races, which reached a
record 38,429 participants, with the
5-kilometer run having the most
number of entries (27,110).
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TWO former sparring partners
of Fighter of the Decade Manny
Pacquiao scored big regional ti-
tle wins in ghts cards in the US,
Sunday morning.
Lightweight Raymund Sugar
Beltran pulled off a stunning upset
win over World Boxing Councils
No.1 ranked Hank Lundy with a
majority 10-round decision at the
Resorts Casino in Atlantic City to
with the North American Boxing
Federation lightweight title.
Meanwhile, undefeated Shawn
Porter came through in a tough
and sometimes dirty battle with
a unanimous 10-round decision
over former world title challenger
Alfonso Gomez to capture the
vacant North American Boxing
Organization welterweight title at
the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Cali-
fornia.
Porter, who suffered a cut due
to an accidental head-butt in the
rst round, also suffered a nasty
gash over his right eyebrow in
ninth, but the ring doctor allowed
the ght to continue. This enabled
Porter to exchange some big body
shots with Gomez, but got the bet-
ter of the exchanges as the ght
progressed, to win a unanimous
decision.
Judge Kermit Bayless had Por-
ter ahead, 98-92, Steve Morrow
gave him a much closer 96-94,
and Marty Sammon had comfort-
able 97-93 margin for the former
Pacman sparmate.
NIKKO Brian Huelgas,
the top triathlete of the
Philippines, was named
as one of three Asian tria-
thletes selected to partici-
pate in the prestigious ITU
World Under-23 and Junior
Camp to be held on Oct. 7
to 15 in Auckland, Australia.
Huelgas, Kazakhstans
Oxana Grot and Karolina
Solovyova were deemed
by the ITU (International
Triathlon Union) Sports
Development Group as ac-
ceptable due to their huge
potentials as they stood
out from among 30 Asian
nominees for the camp.
In addition, national
triathlon coach and former
champion George Vilog was
also selected to participate
in the camp as a facilitating
coach to work under world-
class triathlon mentors.
Supported by Century
Tuna, the Philippine Sports
Commission and the Triath-
lon Association of the Phil-
ippines, Huelgas will also
be participating in the Un-
der-23 Elite male competi-
tion in Auckland on Oct. 20,
the same day the 2012 ITU
World Championships will
be held. During last Aprils
Asian Triathlon Champi-
onships held in Tateyama,
Japan, Huelgas nished
seventh in his category.
After Auckland, Huel-
gas will proceed to Bris-
bane to take part in a
high-performance training
camp under coach Dan At-
kins for 30 days. Huelgas
will return to the country
in time for the Century
Tuna ASTC Asian Du-
athlon Championships in
Subic Bay this November.
REXONA turns to technology to
help you beat your personal record
and outrun yourself with the Rexona
Outrun Yourself App. Designed to
help runners train better in prepara-
tion for the Rexona Run 2012 at the
SM Mall of Asia grounds on Aug.
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to commit to a faster nishing time.
The Rexona Outrun Yourself App
is downloadable for free via the
Rexona Men Facebook page. Sim-
ply install the app onto your music
player and drag your favorite music
or any audio le that you want to
listen to while training, key in your
goal time and the app will automati-
cally customize a running playlist in
sync with their target nishing time.
The Rexona Outrun Yourself App
also contains motivational spiels and
tips to inspire and push the runner
to train harder, while periodic time
checks will update the runners of
their progress. During the actual run,
the app can also set the runners pace
to make sure that they nish within
their committed time.
We are happy that the response
to the Rexona Outrun Yourself App
has been very positive, says Rexona
Run brand manager Anne Remulla.
We constantly try to give our par-
ticipants a great running experience,
and with this app, we also hope that
we can provide them with a more
challenging but rewarding training
experience.
Use the power of technology to
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IN BRIEF
So wins in Canada
Guerrero prevails
Stags vs Generals
FILIPINO Grandmaster Wes-
ley So preserved his winning
run in the Canadian chess cir-
cuit by ruling the 2012 Quebec
Open Chess Championship at
the College Brebeuf in Mon-
treal, Canada on Sunday.
The Bacoor, Cavite native de-
feated IM Leonid Gerzhoy and
GM Bator Sambuev of Canada
in the last two round to nish with
an unbeaten record of 7.5 points
on six wins and three draw in
the nine-round event, half a point
ahead of solo second place GM
Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba.
So, whose stint is being sup-
ported by National Chess Fed-
eration of the Philippines Chair-
man/President Prospero Pichay
Jr., Secretary General and Ta-
gaytay City Mayor Bambol To-
lentino Jr., went home with the
top purse of $4,000.
It was his second straight ti-
tle in Canada following his tri-
umphs in the Crown Section of
the 2012 Toronto International
Chess Championship last July
15 to 20 at the Annex Chess
Club in Toronto, Canada.
LEADERS San Sebastian Col-
lege Stags and the Jose Rizal
University Heavy Bombers
ght separate rivals today in
the 88th National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)
mens basketball tournament.
The Stags (51), who joined
the Heavy Bombers on top of
the standings after they subdued
the Arellano University Chiefs,
91-70, tangle with the Emilio
Aguinaldo College Generals at
4 p.m. at the Arena in San Juan.
The Heavy Bombers, who
turned back Lyceum, 85-71, last
Thursday, will try to sustain their
momentum in a 6 p.m. clash with
the College of St. Benilde Blaz-
ers. Peter Atencio
ROBERT The Ghost Guer-
rero, who has in the past called
out Fighter of the Decade
Manny Pacquiao, moved up
two divisions to welterweight
and captured the vacant World
Boxing Council Interim title
with a unanimous decision
over previously undefeated
Selcuk Aydin at the HP Pavil-
ion in San Jose, California.
Guerrero, a former three-divi-
sion world champion, used his
speed to his advantage against
the Turkish ghter and was far
more aggressive before a cheer-
ing hometown crowd.
Guerrero was the former Inter-
national Boxing Federation feath-
erweight and super featherweight
champion and captured the World
Boxing Association/World Box-
ing Organization lightweight
interim title with a unanimous de-
cision over Michael Katsidis last
April 9, 2011.
However, Aydins effort was too
little, too late and all three judges
had Guerrero (29-1-1 with 18
knockouts), a comfortable winner.
Max DeLuca and Mark
Green scored the ght for Guer-
rero, 116-112, while Michael
Tate had Guerrero the winner
117-111. Ronnie Nathanielsz
Tamaraws thump
Warriors for 4
th
win
CONCLUSION
Games Thursday (Araneta
Coliseum)
2 p.m. Ateneo vs UP
4 p.m. NU vs FEU
By Peter Atencio
THE Far Eastern University Tamaraws
had other things in mind when they blast-
ed the University of the East Warriors,
92-66, yesterday in the 75th University
Athletic Association of the Philippines
mens basketball tournament at the SM
Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Advocacy run. The Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine M.O.V.E Manila Run 2012 at the Quezon
Memorial Circle was held as part of the weeklong Celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilita-
tion Week. Proceeds of the PARM M.O.V.E. Manila Run will go to the PARM Fund for the Upliftment of the Needy
Differently-Abled that helps the advocacy to provide assistance to PWDs for their treatment, medications, mobility
aids, prosthesis and rehabilitation. TEDDY PELAEZ
Coach Rio dela Cruz
sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
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LONDONAs the world
watched the queen, David Beck-
ham and what seemed like all of
England take part in the Olym-
pic opening ceremonies, Mike
Krzyzewski stayed in.
Back at the US teams hotel,
Krzyzewski and his assistants
studied tape of France.
Krzyzewski isnt taking any
chances.
To not prepare would be the ul-
timate sign of disrespect, Krzyze-
wski said, and the biggest, poorest
assumption that you could make.
Its gold time for the Ameri-
cans, who open the 12-nation
tournament Sunday against
France, a squad led by San An-
tonio guard Tony Parker and fea-
turing ve other NBA players.
The French are one of several
teams that believe they have a le-
gitimate chance of shocking the
star-studded Americans.
Its a big test for us, US forward
Carmelo Anthony said, lacing up his
sneakers Saturday before practice at
East London University. Were go-
ing up against guys that we normally
play on a night-to-night basis, and
those countries have put them all to-
gether just like we have. And at the
end of the day their main goal is to
beat the United States.
Theres going to be some
good battles.
France will only be the rst. This
isnt going to be some easy sight-
seeing stroll along the Thames for
the American team before stepping
onto the gold-medal stand. Spain,
Argentina and Brazil are all tal-
ented enough to not only compete
with the US, but potentially upset
the worlds No. 1 team.
That wasnt the case four years
ago, when the U.S. steamrolled
through the eld, winning by at
least 20 points in each of its rst
seven games before beating Spain
118-107 in the nal. Krzyzewski,
who guided the 2008 Redeem
Team to gold, believes a potential
road to gold could have some dan-
gerous bumps.
The overall 12 teams are more
talented, more seasoned, he said.
Spain is just in the prime of their
- 28, 29 (years of age). Brazil is in
that wheelhouse. I think Russias
really, really good. Obviously Ar-
gentina, everyone says theyre old-
er but their heart and talent has not
gotten older, Its just gotten better.
Theres just more teams that
feel that they have a chance to
win the gold medal - and medal
- than they did in 08.
Count the French among them.
They nished second to Spain
at last years European Champi-
onships, and maintain they wont
be intimidated by the U.S. teams
collection of All-Stars, MVPs and
household names. Frances players
have no intention of being posterized
on a dunk by LeBron James or Kobe
Bryant the way 7-foot-2 countryman
Frederic Weis was famously embar-
rassed by a soaring Vince Carter in
the 2000 Sydney Games. AP
Tomorrow on AKTV
Brian Rosario (Shooting
Qualifying Rounds) 9 p.m.
to 10 p.m.
Hidilyn Diaz (Weightlifting)
10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Mark Barriga (Boxing First
Round) 11 p.m .to 2:30 a.m.
Rosario opens fire in skeet qualifying round
Hidilyn
tries to
do better
Phelps
era over?
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LONDONA op in her
rst Olympic bid as a young
girl four years ago, Hidilyn
Diaz returns to the games
now as a woman, more ma-
ture and battle-scarred.
I feel I can do much
better this time, said Diaz
in Filipino, looking on top
of her game as she com-
petes in the 58-kilogram
division of the 30th Ol-
ympic Games weighlifting
competitions at the Excel
arena in East London, a
short ride away from the
Olympic Park.
One of seven children
born to a tricycle driver in
Zamboanga City, Diaz, now
21, will do her thing in Class
A, where podium nish-
ers will most likely emerge
given the target lifts theyve
submitted.
On instructions of coach
Tony Agustin, Diaz submit-
ted a projected lift of 225 ki-
los, off her personal high of
219 kgs, that sent her in the
Class A group, where Bulgar-
ias Nastassia Novikava (240
kgs) is fancied to take away
the gold medal.
Lifting that target weight
doesnt worry Agustin a bit.
Unlike in Beijing, shes
ready and stronger now. I
know shell be good tomor-
row, said Agustin, her long-
time coach and many-time
national team member. Kaya
yung 225 kilos.
Big guns in the Asian scene
will also be around in Group
A, like Taipeis Hsing Choo
Kuo,Thailands Pimsiri
Sirikaew and North Koreas
Chun Mi jang whom she
competed against during the
Asian championship last year
in Pyeongtaek, South Korea,
where she placed fourth with
a 117 total.
Diaz is rated ninth in the
world right now, a ranking
she achieved after guring
prominently in two Olympic
qualiers held in South and
France as she began reaping
the fruits of her labor after
that Beijing debacle.
But Hidilyn was only 16
going on 17 then, someone
who giggled once she got
hold of the results that said
she was 11th out of the start-
ing eld of 12.
Diaz, who used to haul two
ve-gallon containers of wa-
ter for the family for bathing,
washing and cooking while
growing up in her hometown,
has personal best of 219 she
achieved in a runaway vic-
tory in the last Philippine Na-
tional Games in Dumaguete
City.
LONDONIs it a changing of
the guard at the pool or a wake-
up call for one of the most deco-
rated Olympians ever?
Ryan Lochte thrashed
Michael Phelps by more than
4 seconds in their rst show-
down of the London Games.
Even more stunning: The
14-time gold medalist didnt
win any medal for the rst
time since he was a scrawny
15-year-old competing in just
one event at the 2000 Sydney
Games.
Its just really frustrating to
start off on a bad note like this,
Phelps said.
Lochte wasnt ready to throw
Phelps on the scrap heap after
he thoroughly dominated the
400-meter individual medley on
the opening night of the eight-
day swimming competition Sat-
urday.
The next races that hes in,
hes going to light it up, Lochte
said.
Lochte predicted that this
would be his year, and on the
rst night of competition, ap-
peared poised to make good on
that promise. Phelps looked lit-
tle like the swimmer he did four
years ago when he won a record
eight golds and eclipsed Mark
Spitzs record, barely squeaking
into the nal and struggling to
pull himself from the pool after-
ward.
Lochte savored his moment,
popping in his grillz - diamond
studded mouth jewelry - to ac-
cept his gold medal. But atop
the podium, something felt dif-
ferent. AP
LONDONIn the biggest game
of his career, shooter Paul Brian
Rosario competes in the mens
skeet qualication round on Mon-
day, hoping to give the big guns
a run for their money and make
his Olympic debut something to
remember.
The 31-year-old Rosario will
use an old, reliable Italian-made
Perazzi shotgun he bought for
$3,000 when he goes to the bat-
tle against 35 others, with six -
nal round berths on the line at the
famous Royal Artillery Baracks .
I think I have a chance. I
worked hard to get here, said
Rosario, a businessman from
Malabon, who got fascinated
with the sport at the young age of
six. I have good records in three
World Cups. Im hoping I will hit
my targets well again.
In one of those world forays,
the bespectacled Rosario scored
120, which was just a point shy
of the winning total when Vincent
Hancock of the United States cap-
tured the gold medal in the 2008
Beijing Games.
The entries will be bunched in
groups of six, with Rosario hav-
ing Anders Golding of Denmark,
Stefan Nilsson of Sweden, Ennio
and Frank Falco of Italy, Frank
Thomson of the US and Anthony
Terras of France as company in
the second bracket.
Coach Gay Corral is also opti-
mistic, saying Rosario has what it
takes to do well in the event.
Brian is ripe for the Olym-
pics. He is now a highly discern-
ing shooter, said Corral, a former
national team shooter, who was
with him throughout a two-hour
practice on the eve of the compe-
titions on Saturday. If he shoots
his personal best, then that will be
a fantastic bonus.
Married and father to a nine-
month daughter, Rosario made it
here as an Olympic scholar athlete
after he got the minimum qualify-
ing score in six tournaments, in-
cluding three World Cups, in the
last two years.
In a performance he described
as my best ever, Rosario shot
120 of 125 points in the world
shotgun meet in Serbia in 2011,
nishing at the Top 10 from
among 100 competitors to kick
off what had been a big two-year
run.
That determination and hard
work to strike big didnt escape
the eyes of shooting head Mikee
Romero.
Brian is one guy who is deter-
mined and wants to prove some-
thing, said Romero.
Why use a 15-year-old gun,
which mulfunctioned once in
the midst of competitions a few
months before the Games?
It took some time, but
Caguioa, at last, won the
highest individual achieve-
ment yesterday when he was
named the leagues most valu-
able player in the annual PBA
Leo Awards.
For the Barangay Ginebra su-
perstar, who was the third pick
in 2001, when he won Rookie
of the Year, 11 long years is in-
deed worth the wait.
Ayoko pa din maniwala na
ako ang MVP until hawak ko
na itong trophy na ito, said
Caguioa of his award. Hinin-
tay ko talaga yung pagdating
nito. This one is very special
for me.
The 32-year-old Caguioa
garnered a total 2,399 points
to bag the award and edge out
closest competitor Gary David
of Powerade in a tight ght.
This individual award is just
for me. But winning a cham-
pionship is what I try to build
on. I am a team player and I
would trade this for a cham-
pionship, said Caguiao.
Its (award) going to put on
a lot of pressure, pero nandito
na yung MVP (trophy), I have
to train harder, kailangang ipa-
glaban ko, he added.
David, the leagues scor-
ing champion, was not too far
behind as he ended up with a
total of 1,891 points in one of
the closest ghts for the MVP
plum.
James Yap of B-MEG n-
ished third in the balloting with
1,417 points and Arwind San-
tos of Petron Blaze was fourth
with 1,087.
Rain or Shines Paul Lee won
the Rookie of the Year award
after topping the Tigers Jvee
Casio.
The Mythical First Team is
composed of Caguioa, David,
Yap, Santos and Talk N Texts
Ranidel De Ocampo.
In the Mythical Second Team
are Lee and Jeff Chan of Rain
or Shine, Jayson Castro and
Kelly Williams from the Talk
N Text Texters and Alaskas
Sonny Thoss.
Another Elasto Painter in
Chan won the Most Improved
Player award, while Casio end-
ed up winning the Sportsman-
ship Award.
B-MEGs Mark Pingris,
Barako Bulls Doug Kramer,
Santos, ROS Jireh Ibanes and
TNTs Ryan Reyes comprise
the All-Defensive Team.
Caguioa, who became the
rst player to win the MVP
without a nals appearance
the entire season, was the
third Ginebra player to win the
award in the last eight years.
Jayjay Helterbrand (2009) and
Erik Menk (2004-05) also won
the plum.
With this MVP award,
Caguioa will no longer be in
the list of prolic players, who
have never achieved the high-
est individual recognition.
Barangay Ginebras Mark Caguioa (center) hoists his rst-ever MVP trophy highlighting the Leo Awards of
the PBA at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Joining him are Commissioner Chito Salud (right) and Chairman
Mamerto Mondragon of Rain or Shine.
Kobe Bryant of the star-studded US team composed of NBA
superstars answers queries from sportswriters prior to the teams
practice session. AP
By Jeric Lopez
FINALLY, Mark Caguioa is a Most
Valuable Player of the Philippine
Basketball Association.
Business
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JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
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P41.900
CLOSE
Closing JULY 27, 2012
5,219.55
66.99
VOLUME 837.650M
HIGH P41.850 LOW P42.020 AVERAGE P41.934
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
1200
TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES PHILIPPINES CORPORATION
32nd Floor G. T. Tower International, Ayala Avenue corner H. V. dela Costa Street,
Salcedo Village, 1226 Makati City
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
As of June 30, 2012
ASSETS

Due from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas P 2,433,039,323
Deposit in Banks 974,030,091
GS Purchased Under Reverse Repurchase Agreement with BSP 315,000,000
GS Purchased Under RRA Sold Under Resale Agreement 0
Loans and Receivables (Net) 14,534,435,756
(Long-Term Portion of P13,992,996,394)
Available-for-Sale Securities (Net) 930,000
Real Estate for Sale/Lease (Net) 0
Real Property, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (Net) 20,807,110
Real and Other Properties Acquired (Net) 80,828,944
Other Assets (Net) 3,366,862,878

TOTAL ASSETS 21,725,934,102

LIABILITIES

Bills Payable P 14,738,133,180
Accrued Taxes and Other Expenses 261,589,516
*Other Liabilities 4,432,092,112

TOTAL LIABILITIES P 19,431,814,808

CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Capital Stock P 1,000,000,000
Retained Earnings 1,294,119,294
Sub - Total P 2,294,119,294
Less: Treasury Stock 0

TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS P 2,294,119,294

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS P 21,725,934,102

*Of which P996,440,346 represents UnSDs eligible as Lower Tier 2 capital.

COMMITMENT AND OTHER CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS

Other Contingent Accounts P 0

Note: 1. Held for Trading Securities comprise of Government
Securities of P0 and Equity Securities - Common
Shares of P0
2. Non-performing loans and ratio to total loan portfolio: P444,223,721; 2.95%
3. Classifed loans and other risk assets: P4,281,256,933
4. General loan loss reserve: P231,451,700
5. Specifc loan loss reserve: P285,529,987
6. Return on equity (ROE): 10.74%
7. DOSRI loans/advances and ratio to total loan portfolio: None
8. Past due DOSRI loans/advances and ratio to total portfolio: None

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
CITY OF MAKATI ) S.S.

We, Marlon M. Pernez, Comptroller / Vice-President and Mototaka Sato,
President of the above-mentioned NBQB, do solemnly swear that all matters set
forth in the statement of condition are true and correct to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
(Sgd.) MARLON M. PERNEZ (Sgd.) MOTOTAKA SATO
Comptroller / Vice-President President
SUBSCRBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th day of July 2012, affants
exhibiting to me their Social Security System No. 03-9877612-7 issued at Manila and
Passport No. TZ0489869 issued on April 25, 2007 at Japan.


(Sgd.) ATTY. XERXES E. CORTEL
Notary Public
Doc. No. 246 Until December 31, 2013
Page No. 51 Roll No. 40927
Book No. 14 IBP No. 873797; 12-15-11; Nueva Ecija
Series of 2012 PTR No. 3176685; 01-03-12; Makati City




BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Antonio S. Abacan, Jr.
Chairman
Mototaka Sato
Director/President
Yasuhiro Yomoda
Director
Michinobu Sugata
Director
Pascual M. Garcia III
Director
Kenneth T. Chua
Director
Ma. Zenaida Acorda
Director
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Mototaka Sato
President
Dr. David T. Go
Treasurer
Jennifer Joyce M. Umali
First Vice-President
Rommel J. Ocampo
Vice-President
Marlon M. Pernez
Comptroller
Meralco, Thai firm
eye coal plant tie-up
Century Properties
unveils QC project
Bad loans ease
to 15-year low
Evita remembered. Argentinas president Cristina Fernandez unveils an archetype of the new 100 Argentine
peso bill bearing the prole of former late rst lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as Evita, during
a ceremony at government palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week. Argentines commemorated the 60th
anniversary of the death of their most famous rst lady on Thursday. Evita died of cancer on July 26, 1952 at the age
of 33. AP
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
NON-PERFORMING loans of major banks
eased to their lowest level since the onset
of the 1997 Asian nancial crisis, as most
borrowers settled their payments on time.
The Bangko Sentral said the NPL ratio of
universal and commercial banks fell to 2.18
percent in May from 2.8 percent a year ago.
It was also better than 2.30 percent in April.
The industrys NPL ratio [in May] got
better from last month [April] as a result
of the combined effect of the 4.52 percent
drop in NPLs to P70.98 billion from P74.34
billion and the 0.48 percent growth in total
loan portfolio to P3.25 trillion from P3.23
trillion, the bank said.
It said the NPL ratio, excluding interbank
loans, also eased by 0.14 percentage point
to 2.29 percent in May from 2.43 percent
in April.
The NPL ratio, an indicator of the quality
of loans, refer to those loans that remain
unpaid for at least 30 days after due date.
Meanwhile, the proportion of restructured
loans to total loans crawled up to 1.07
percent in May from 1.06 percent in April.
The latest gure, however, was still better
than 1.39 percent recorded in May 2011.
Banks real and other properties acquired
stood at 1.63 percent of gross assets in May,
slightly better than Aprils 1.64 percent and
year agos 1.94 percent ratio.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THAILANDS Electricity Generating Public Co. Ltd. is
in talks with Manila Electric Co. for a joint venture that
will expand the coal-red power plant of Quezon Power
Philippines Ltd. in Mauban, Quezon by 500 megawatts.
Egco controls 98 percent of Quezon
Power, which operates the 460 coal-red
power plant in Quezon. Quezon Power also
supplies power to Meralco.
Sources said Meralco may take a 51-
percent equity in joint venture while EGCO
will own the balance.
Sources Egco also hopes to sign a power
supply agreement with Meralco for the output
of the Quezon Power plant expansion.
Egco plans to conclude the joint venture
agreement with Meralco within the year and
complete the Quezon Power plant expansion
by 2017.
Meralco president Oscar Reyes earlier said
the countrys biggest distributor was in talks
with a number of power generators for a
possible commercial agreement but declined
to comment on the Egco deal at that time.
We are in active discussions with a number
of existing gencos with intentions to expand
and with new companies intending to build
greeneld plants. The talks seek to explore
potential [joint venture] and and competitive
power supply agreements, Reyes said.
He said the negotiations were in line with
the companys efforts to ensure adequate and
reliable power supply to over ve million
residential, commercial and industrial
accounts in its franchise area and other
potential customers in Luzon.
Egco raised its stake in Quezon Power to 98
percent after acquiring an additional 45.875
percent from Intergen for $375 million.
About 2 percent is held by PMR Ltd.
The investment will provide Egco
with a controlling position in QPL and we
anticipate opportunities for an expansion of
the plant in the future. The investment will
enhance Egcos presence and capabilities
in the Republic of the Philippines power
sector, Sahust Pratuknukul, Egco president,
said earlier.
The Quezon Power project started commercial
operations in May 2000 and provides electricity
to the Luzon grid
under a 25-year power
sales agreement with
Meralco.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
CENTURY Properties Group
Inc. said it will spend P4.1
billion to build eight mid-
rise residential buildings near
Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon
City.
The property developer said
the project was in line with
its move to further expand
its product lines from luxury-
and middle-income segments
of the affordable residential
market.
The 4.4-hectare project,
called The Residences at
Commonwealth by Century,
will contain eight mid-rise
buildings with 2,300 units.
Century Properties managing
director and co-chief operating
officer Marco Antonio said the
project aimed to lure local and
overseas buyers, especially
young professionals and
startup families with a budget
range of P1.5 to P3 million for
a home.
The rst building will
have 11 oors with 200 units
and be delivered by 2015.
Antonio cited recent reports
by property analysts showing
a huge demand for housing in
the Philippines.
By entering the affordable
price category we would like to
tell home buyers that there is a
Century home for each budget
and preference for location
within Metro Manila, Antonio
said.
Units will be offered in
suites and one-bedroom
congurations that range from
21 to 49 square meters at an
average price of P80,000 per
square meter. Two bedroom
units will have 64 to 72 square
meters amounting to P5 million
or higher.
DBPs prot up 9.2%
STATE-OWNED Development Bank of the Philippines posted a net income
of P1.9 billion in the rst six months of the year, up 9.2% from the P1.74
billion year-on-year, the bank said over the weekend.
The bank said in a statement gross loan portfolio reached P179.17 billion
in the six-month period, up 9.86 percent from P169.3 billion on year.
It said it lent P118 billion, or 92.48 percent, as development loans and the
balance as commercial credits.
Non-performing loans fell to P4.89 billion from P5.3 billion of last year.
Non-performing assets dropped to P6.86 billion this year from P7.56 billion
a year ago.
Total assets increased 1.52 percent to P310.98 billion.
DBP president and chief executive Francisco Del Rosario Jr. said
the bank sustained its assistance to priority development sectors such as
infrastructure and logistics, social services, the environment, and the micro,
small and medium enterprises.
We remain nancially sound and viable but more importantly, we have
remained true to our developmental mandate by supporting critical sectors
of the economy, said Del Rosario.
Deposit levels increased 2.24 percent to P133.94 billion from P131.01
billion a year ago. Anna Leah G. Estrada
Mindanao aid program
THE Agriculture Department is condent its Mindanao Rural Development
Program 2 will maintain its satisfactory rating from the World Bank.
The World Bank will conduct an eighth review and implementation
support mission for the project from July 31 to August 10, 2012.
The program obtained a satisfactory rating during the previous review
mission of the bank in February due to better disbursement rate and on-track
implementation of several subprojects.
The project is the second phase of the poverty alleviation initiative of the
department implemented in 225 towns in Mindanao.
The project obtains $83.752 million of the total funding of $123.90
million from the World Bank, with the balance representing the equity share
of the national government and the partner local government units.
The program aims to increase income and productivity of small farmers
and sherfolk and improve the
local government units capacity to
deliver basic agricultural services.
We are condent that we can
maintain our satisfactory rating
because we have achieved a little
over our targets set for this review
mission, said program director
Lealyn Ramos.
We are aiming to achieve at
least 60 percent disbursement
for this year and based on our
trajectory it would not be difcult
to reach that target provided we are
able to sustain our implementation
momentum, Ramos added.
Othel V. Campos
Business
ManilaStandardToday
extrastory2000@gmail.com
JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
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WEEKLY STOCKS REVIEW
JULY 23-27, 2012 JULY 16-20, 2012
STOCKS CLOSE VOLUME VALUE CLOSE VOLUME VALUE
FINANCIAL
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 61.85 18,935,850 1,163,678,282.00 63.85 12,387,110 784,562,103.50
Bank of PI 72.10 5,468,550 393,895,250.50 73.00 5,931,060 433,462,510.50
Bankard, Inc. 0.70 65,000 46,200.00 0.71 207,000 148,990.00
China Bank 480.00 115,880 55,248,804.00 487.00 22,300 10,875,928.00
BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.87 185,000 339,180.00
Citystate Savings 28.00 1,225,900 34,327,000.00
COL Financial 22.4 941,400 21,448,340.00 22.75 622,600 13,977,720.00
Eastwest Bank 18.7 3,636,000 67,880,426.00 18.72 8,260,100 155,454,442.00
Filipino Fund Inc. 10.50 2,600 27,120 10.24 15,000 159,410
First Metro Inv. 72 10,230 729,015.00 79.95 5,110 400,735.50
I-Remit Inc. 2.45 37,000 91,550.00 2.47 270,000 637,540.00
Manulife Fin. Corp. 452.00 120 54,200.00 451.20 370 167,088.00
Maybank ATR KE 36.95 9,300 344,080.00 37 14,500 338,415.00
Metrobank 94.95 11,024,700 1,037,538,134.50 95.50 10,708,620 1,048,543,505.50
Natl Reinsurance Corp. 2 1,674,000 3,291,980.00 1.97 33,305,500 66,847,920.00
Phil Bank of Comm 66.20 1,980 129,952.00 65.50 6,860 448,940.00
Phil. National Bank 73.90 746,170 53,970,037.00 73.90 1,109,560 81,012,134.50
Phil. Savings Bank 85.00 6,010 512,863.00 86.00 4,180 343,506.00
PSE Inc. 359.8 31,680 11,277,090.00 356 41,040 14,668,148.00
RCBC `A 44.05 2,046,500.00 90,090,590.00 44.1 2,005,500.00 88,609,370.00
Security Bank 136 2,538,800 346,623,058.00 140 5,517,530 774,053,961.00
Sun Life Financial 905.00 2,280 2,027,445.00 910.00 2,870 2,608,775.00
Union Bank 101.00 241,090 23,978,615.00 99.80 1,108,680 110,848,557.00
Vantage Equities 1.74 8,625,000 14,897,850.00 1.72 6,051,000 10,408,230.00
INDUSTRIAL
Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.7 10,488,900 359,563,070.00 34.55 13,364,700 457,142,375.00
Agrinurture Inc. 8.6 169,100 1,451,861.00 8.8 304,400 2,700,123.00
Alaska Milk Corp. 17.72 11,300 222,592.00 19.5 41,400 746,142.00
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.46 2,511,000 3,569,700.00 1.41 567,000 808,520.00
Alphaland Corp. 29.4 2,000 58,800.00 29.4 5,200 152,390.00
Alsons Cons. 1.37 13,069,000 18,611,530.00 1.43 5,488,000 7,860,350.00
Asiabest Group 27 499,900 13,793,750.00 30.2 634,500 20,076,890.00
Bogo Medellin 52.00 7,890 415,200.00 60.00 42,300 2,370,000.00
C. Azuc De Tarlac 16.50 400 6,500.00 15.10 7,000 105,790.00
Calapan Venture 2.48 227,000 558,440.00 2.38 47,000 112,160.00
Chemphil 141 1,060 163,482.00
Conc. Aggr. `A 88.00 70 6,180.00 80.00 10 800.00
Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.53 1,090,000 2,744,680.00 2.55 879,000 3,171,630.00
Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.6 412,400 3,885,751.00 9.38 149,700 1,362,997.00
Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.03 56,094,600 338,083,128.00 6.14 50,021,400 305,905,980.00
EEI 6.65 27,149,000 182,342,807.00 6.57 9,880,200 67,778,819.00
Euro-Med Lab. 1.68 46,000 78,320.00 1.70 39,000 66,300.00
Federal Chemicals 9.65 1,800 17,370.00 9.65 16,700 160,924.00
First Gen Corp. 18.9 33,480,600 625,890,854.00 18.04 19,455,400 350,637,576.00
First Holdings A 78.25 3,675,700 285,349,912.50 76.5 5,773,040 451,634,824.50
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 19.98 124,600 2,498,952.00 20.60 146,100 3,029,980.00
Greenergy 0.0140 179,700,000 2,544,700.00 0.0150 513,000,000 7,278,000.00
Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.60 591,100 6,843,178.00 11.60 926,500 10,964,932.00
Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.34 561,000 2,311,110.00 4.09 308,000 1,260,470.00
Ionics Inc 0.630 648,000 409,070.00 0.620 1,384,000 184,790,740.00
Jollibee Foods Corp. 104.60 2,205,420 228,639,685.00 105.80 1,668,780 175,144,492.00
Lafarge Rep 8.85 319,400 2,802,205.00 8.85 194,800 1,697,519.00
Liberty Flour 39.00 9,300 374,250.00 41.00 11,100 475,900.00
LMG Chemicals 2 5,144,000 10,379,170.00 2.02 12,164,000 24,651,270.00
Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.46 89,000 130,120.00 1.49 3,000 4,470.00
Manchester Intl. A 2.7 107,000 288,960.00 2.73 98,000 279,880.00
Manchester Intl. B 2.55 1,000 2,550.00 3 16,000 48,000.00
Manila Water Co. Inc. 26.3 7,003,200 179,096,735.00 25.4 15,486,100 397,167,685.00
Megawide 16.16 5,908,200 95,144,870.00 16.20 1,316,600 21,197,606.00
Mla. Elect. Co `A 268.00 908,180 239,586,204.00 265.00 1,017,390 264,710,588.00
Pancake House Inc. 11 1,400 15,400.00 11 3,200 35,000.00
Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.87 6,154,000 17,843,210.00 2.9 15,385,000 44,152,860.00
Petron Corporation 10.10 8,634,000 86,376,501.00 10.10 12,949,100 130,928,436.00
Phinma Corporation 10.50 6,800 71,390.00 10.50 11,800 126,986.00
Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.85 266,500 2,322,828.00 8.85 2,082,700 18,458,062.00
RFM Corporation 3.34 4,354,000 14,448,320.00 3.32 4,011,000 13,767,780.00
Roxas and Co. 2.25 6,000 13,500.00 2.25 2,000 4,500.00
Roxas Holdings 2.49 40,000 97,300.00
Salcon Power Corp. 5.12 41,400 214,468.00 5.2 65,400 349,803.00
San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 857,500 29,084,190.00 33.80 1,139,500 38,171,780.00
San Miguel Corp `A 111.80 1,593,310 178,718,717.00 114.00 1,623,700 231,602,392.00
Seacem 1.90 11,699,000 22,221,660.00 1.90 53,575,000 106,105,260.00
Splash Corporation 1.81 52,000 94,490.00 1.83 340,000 614,950.00
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.141 3,840,000 537,430.00 0.143 67,670,000 10,258,280.00
Tanduay Holdings 4.96 20,264,300 97,902,642.00 4.51 10,712,000 48,088,670.00
TKC Steel Corp. 2.18 33,000 69,560.00 2.20 654,000 1,372,470.00
Trans-Asia Oil 1.19 12,331,000 14,601,730.00 1.21 3,398,400 7,880,160.00
Universal Robina 58.45 14,951,970 873,527,302.50 59.45 10,015,210 612,027,096.00
Victorias Milling 1.2 8,795,000 10,628,440.00 1.17 11,619,000 14,163,030.00
Vitarich Corp. 0.620 944,000 560,610.00 0.610 1,696,000 1,062,600.00
Vivant Corp. 9.95 4,700 45,490.00 9.00 17,200 168,036.00
Vulcan Indl. 1.08 3,831,000 3,953,850.00 0.94 296,000 288,600.00
HOLDING FIRMS
Abacus Cons. `A 0.93 290,206,000 272,304,660.00 0.93 253,264,000 233,388,290.00
Aboitiz Equity 48.45 7,920,200 378,261,965.00 48.50 2,927,000 141,250,360.00
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 123,100,000 2,105,500.00 0.0170 435,300,000 7,400,100.00
Alliance Global Inc. 11.50 54,293,500 624,925,262.00 11.56 59,823,800 705,675,086.00
Anglo Holdings A 1.99 1,543,000 3,001,580.00 1.99 1,136,000 2,267,140.00
Anscor `A 4.80 298,000 1,402,320.00 4.70 357,000 1,707,790.00
Asia Amalgamated A 5.00 187,500 922,068.00 5.19 311,200 1,598,758.00
ATN Holdings A 2.78 5,971,000 15,306,520.00 2.19 535,000 1,159,370.00
ATN Holdings B 3.1 1,914,000 5,606,910.00
Ayala Corp `A 416 6,260,420 2,592,568,458.00 429.8 5,547,980 2,444,554,568.00
DMCI Holdings 57.00 8,162,320 463,985,205.00 57.90 16,639,710 978,644,647.50
Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.24 1,316,000 5,502,040.00 4.07 2,138,000 8,556,620.00
Forum Pacic 0.260 1,420,000 369,150.00 0.255 6,300,000 1,744,510.00
GT Capital 531 587,720 309,369,305.00 538 1,350,670 724,901,895.00
House of Inv. 4.95 93,100 448,228.00 5.06 574,800 2,869,889.00
JG Summit Holdings 32.50 5,403,700 173,916,345.00 32.05 11,553,000 372,123,835.00
Jolliville Holdings 3.55 904,000 2,775,950.00 2.88 1,000 2,880.00
Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.82 7,756,500 45,919,625.00 5.8 7,536,900 44,337,647.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.13 8,990,000 9,860,360.00 1.13 19,358,000 22,409,740.00
Mabuhay Holdings `A 0.485 80,000 38,800.00 0.485 581,000 304,780.00
Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.4 8,504,000 20,446,560.00 2.54 6,387,000 16,007,020.00
Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.06 97,405,000 399,506,470.00 4.20 102,041,000 428,360,640.00
Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.35 753,600 3,967,393.00 5.39 301,000 1,601,837.00
MJCI Investments Inc. 6.05 51,000 299,504.00 6.25 89,900 565,237.00
Pacica `A 0.0560 29,190,000 1,653,420.00 0.0560 24,560,000 1,401,570.00
Prime Media Hldg 1.460 281,000 432,790.00 1.340 124,000 176,000.00
Prime Orion 0.460 850,000 394,000.00 0.490 1,180,000 554,100.00
Republic Glass A 2.1 10,000 21,160.00 2.12 7,000 14,830.00
Sinophil Corp. 0.330 850,000 283,200.00 0.335 3,210,000 1,075,700.00
SM Investments Inc. 740.50 1,719,520 1,247,501,390.00 718.00 1,129,330 820,106,580.00
Solid Group Inc. 1.56 2,949,000 4,536,610.00 1.50 5,478,000 8,259,080.00
South China Res. Inc. 1.17 494,000 579,160.00 1.18 262,000 313,760.00
Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2700 1,500,000 349,210.00 0.2500 740,000 184,300.00
Wellex Industries 0.3200 3,430,000 1,086,950.00 0.3250 6,060,000 1,977,550.00
Zeus Holdings 0.450 3,990,000 1,780,050.00 0.455 14,900,000 7,015,000.00
P R O P E R T Y
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 20.85 9,400 207,903.00 21.40 19,600 406,780.00
A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.49 238,000 592,850.00 2.52 116,000 296,380.00
Araneta Prop `A 0.570 1,022,000 602,460.00 0.610 228,000 143,130.00
Arthaland Corp. 0.170 1,280,000 225,210.00 0.175 8,120,000 1,463,650.00
Ayala Land `B 21.30 84,787,100 1,717,029,917.00 20.45 56,451,200 1,165,093,830.00
Belle Corp. `A 5.02 8,794,800 43,757,572.00 5.03 14,781,400 74,669,508.00
Cebu Holdings 5.61 355,000 2,020,672.00 5.72 368,000 2,122,874.00
Cebu Prop. `A 5.02 120,000 589,800.00 5 30,900 154,374.00
Centennial City 1.46 15,148,000 22,549,220.00 1.43 5,379,000 7,869,440.00
City & Land Dev. 2.50 16,000 40,000.00 2.50 151,000 381,100.00
Crown Equities Inc. 0.074 220,000 16,340.00 0.077 30,000 2,310.00
Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 7,278,000 5,989,540.00 0.83 12,415,000 10,561,880.00
Empire East Land 0.880 243,994,000 220,671,120.00 0.860 651,386,000 390,886,490.00
Ever Gotesco 0.199 30,680,000 6,187,400.00 0.185 4,940,000 959,550.00
Global-Estate 2.03 8,413,000 16,879,820.00 2.01 42,450,000 88,644,710.00
Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.35 120,685,000 162,122,670.00 1.29 48,674,000 63,390,890.00
Highlands Prime 1.80 57,000 96,540.00 1.72 75,000 127,960.00
Interport `A 1.24 450,000 532,110.00 1.28 990,000 1,270,430.00
Keppel Properties 2.60 451,000 932,380.00 1.98 41,000 82,950.00
Megaworld Corp. 2.24 340,540,000 745,424,940.00 2.15 333,441,000 730,322,190.00
MRC Allied Ind. 0.1610 11,170,000 1,807,420.00 0.1640 12,610,000 2,054,870.00
Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6600 6,754,000 4,394,510.00 0.6600 11,699,000 7,693,990.00
Phil. Realty `A 0.440 1,050,000 464,300.00 0.460 340,000 153,200.00
Primex Corp. 3.79 260,000 927,610.00 3.43 475,000 1,680,530.00
Robinsons Land `B 19.50 30,003,600 577,507,078.00 18.46 23,799,800 435,739,426.00
Rockwell 3.12 433,000 1,351,820.00 3.17 1,831,000 5,728,580.00
Shang Properties Inc. 2.57 256,000 645,630.00 2.58 1,030,000 2,632,110.00
SM Development `A 6.20 10,964,900 67,572,954.00 6.19 17,320,000 107,245,432.00
SM Prime Holdings 13.36 24,259,800 322,370,964.00 13.60 41,653,700 560,320,302.00
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.71 1,989,000 1,397,150.00 0.7 3,009,000 2,050,770.00
Starmalls 4.1 616,000 2,303,090.00 4.04 1,395,000 5,578,640.00
Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.520 1,385,000 717,900.00 0.520 4,474,000 2,374,100.00
Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.250 74,074,000 313,744,910.00 4.160 15,290,000 62,334,870.00
S E R V I C E S
ABS-CBN 33.25 58,000 1,981,290.00 36 3,042,100 181,784,089.00
Acesite Hotel 1.5 7,225,000 10,994,030.00 1.63 13,032,000 24,868,050.00
APC Group, Inc. 0.630 749,000 471,870.00 0.630 46,991,000 29,550,100.00
Asian Terminals Inc. 8.9 150,000 1,345,010.00 9.3 185,200 1,682,386.00
Berjaya Phils. Inc. 27 500 13,500.00
Bloomberry 9.99 21,498,400 212,529,499.00 9.88 60,819,300 612,856,565.00
Boulevard Holdings 0.1220 42,950,000 5,404,550.00 0.1320 80,190,000 11,064,300.00
Calata Corp. 8.42 3,162,700 26,466,680.00 8.73 3,149,200 28,260,145.00
Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 69.00 1,204,970 82,008,263.50 67.70 1,423,820 97,203,751.50
Centro Esc. Univ. 10 5,400 54,150.00 10.48 9,500 99,560.00
DFNN Inc. 5.90 147,300 864,515.00 5.90 478,600 2,767,404.00
Easy Call Common 2.50 7,000 17,700.00 2.54 15,000 38,100.00
FEUI 970 1,110 1,085,300.00 980 3,100 3,068,500.00
Globalports 29 100 2,900.00 29 100 2,900.00
Globe Telecom 1179.00 216,095 257,317,150.00 1135.00 448,985 511,234,910.00
GMA Network Inc. 10.20 2,034,000 20,807,214.00 10.10 2,272,700 22,990,022.00
I.C.T.S.I. 72 5,132,410 361,716,244.00 71.7 9,332,590 664,075,440.00
Information Capital Tech. 0.415 2,260,000 953,700.00 0.440 12,720,000 6,007,450.00
IPeople Inc. `A 6.6 7,000 46,200.00 6.65 26,500 180,245.00
IP Converge 2.38 2,369,000 5,567,150.00 2.45 3,141,000 7,285,490.00
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.042 299,400,000 11,938,400.00 0.039 224,000,000 8,655,800.00
IPVG Corp. 1.04 2,817,000 2,946,450.00 1.07 913,000 962,280.00
Island Info 0.0510 7,700,000 377,310.00 0.0500 21,600,000 1,049,800.00
ISM Communications 2.9000 168,000 480,270.00 2.8500 771,000 2,183,070.00
JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.57 223,000 526,720.00 2.44 128,000 314,070.00
Leisure & Resorts 8.49 5,478,400 46,243,213.00 8.58 12,733,500 111,797,702.00
Liberty Telecom 2.78 447,000 1,219,390.00 2.73 193,000 530,030.00
Macroasia Corp. 2.80 62,000 173,600.00 2.80 367,000 1,028,330.00
Manila Bulletin 0.76 403,000 303,460.00 0.75 743,000 547,290.00
Manila Jockey 2.38 7,913,000 18,794,210.00 2.5 7,810,000 19,477,570.00
Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14 24,300 338,872.00 14.3 35,300 500,376.00
PAL Holdings Inc. 7.30 515,100 3,757,602 7.27 144,100 1,052,731
Paxys Inc. 3.01 1,933,000 5,804,990.00 3 3,032,000 9,168,040.00
Phil. Racing Club 9.5 1,005,000 9,547,500.00 9.5 1,152,000 10,946,190.00
Phil. Seven Corp. 60.00 13,270 780,070.00 60.00 3,052,740 183,068,507.00
Philweb.Com Inc. 15.04 6,040,100 89,369,684.00 14.84 9,936,600 143,449,226.00
PLDT Common 2698.00 589,010 1,581,613,190.00 2716.00 609,600 1,665,949,530.00
PremiereHorizon 0.320 7,660,000 2,481,250.00 0.320 7,400,000 2,426,000.00
Puregold 26.45 29,058,400 753,003,585.00 26.60 20,531,900 549,776,570.00
Touch Solutions 3.53 161,000 567,750.00 3.7 13,000 48,100.00
Transpacic Broadcast 2.75 229,000 623,850.00 2.73 5,000 12,490.00
Waterfront Phils. 0.435 1,010,000 436,250.00 0.435 1,380,000 594,450.00
MINING & OIL
Abra Mining 0.0041 133,000,000 547,200.00 0.0041 448,000,000 1,814,000.00
Apex `A 5.15 646,400 3,343,685.00 5.00 1,100,300 5,515,164.00
Apex `B 5.20 784,700 4,080,472.00 5.00 1,790,800 9,462,215.00
Atlas Cons. `A 17.38 2,563,700 44,655,976.00 17.52 2,761,400 49,017,294.00
Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 10,520,000 2,679,950.00 0.255 14,260,000 3,678,100.00
Benguet Corp `A 23.15 56,300 1,380,035.00 23.15 17,300 400,935.00
Benguet Corp `B 23.15 116,500 2,702,605.00 23.35 12,900 304,090.00
Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.27 3,158,000 4,046,090.00 1.29 1,250,000 1,616,350.00
Dizon 31.30 343,500 10,757,230.00 31.80 2,391,700 78,789,070.00
Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.6 28,702,000 17,035,080.00 0.61 153,961,000 96,286,820.00
Lepanto `A 1.240 45,759,000 56,728,490.00 1.270 122,458,000 153,511,570.00
Lepanto `B 1.330 11,121,000 14,573,590.00 1.330 54,325,000 71,543,210.00
Manila Mining `A 0.0660 371,960,000 24,786,700.00 0.0680 788,240,000 53,605,890.00
Manila Mining `B 0.0680 122,180,000 8,229,710.00 0.0680 204,730,000 14,218,920.00
Nickelasia 28.3 2,266,400 63,880,250.00 28 2,311,700 68,019,050.00
Nihao Mineral Resources 9.86 1,503,700 14,802,038.00 9.88 3,496,200 34,918,866.00
Omico 0.7100 112,000 78,450.00 0.7000 509,000 359,600.00
Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.010 6,002,600 29,881,854.00 5.050 5,248,600 26,724,294.00
Oriental Pet. `A 0.0180 98,400,000 1,759,600.00 0.0180 527,900,000 9,507,100.00
Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 4,800,000 89,300.00 0.0190 49,600,000 941,700.00
Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.95 209,500 713,558.00 6.00 118,400 611,229.00
Philex `A 22.15 10,750,500 234,158,020.00 21.40 14,121,400 311,126,590.00
PhilexPetroleum 38.35 3,042,600 113,891,990.00 38.55 5,259,000 213,755,405.00
Philodrill Corp. `A 0.051 1,384,110,000 69,936,820.00 0.051 2,251,670,000 115,343,310.00
PNOC Expls `B 40 900 36,000.00
Semirara Corp. 227.00 1,041,920 234,978,202.00 220.00 1,145,720 260,277,222.00
United Paragon 0.0170 217,400,000 3,607,900.00 0.0170 522,420,000 9,108,900.00
PREFERRED
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 31 966,400 31,223,720.00 34 1,635,400 55,838,185.00
Ayala Corp. Pref `A 552 240 132,480.00 555 1,480 815,140.00
First Gen F 101 20,000 2,020,000.00 100 90,000 9,070,000.00
First Gen G 102.5 38,050 3,890,570.00 102 38,210 3,886,035.00
First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 103.9 1,100 114,200.00 103.9 399,910 41,514,970.00
GMA Holdings Inc. 10.2 1,066,100 10,872,532.00 10.08 12,486,100 16,842,552.00
PCOR-Preferred 110.6 113,000 12,464,808.00 110.2 102,270 11,257,403.00
SMC Preferred 1 75 10,490 788,084.00 74.9 42,500 3,184,450.00
SMPFC Preferred 1023 11,035 11,268,805.00 1020 11,950 12,146,700.00
Swift Pref 1.14 68,000 76,520.00 1.14 278,000 315,440.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.23 1,469,000 1,776,020.00 1.18 1,690,000 2,077,640.00
Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 1.2 20,000 24,000.00 1.2 40,000 48,000.00
Earnings data
to guide stocks
WEEKLY MOST TRADED
STOCKS VOLUME
Philodrill Corp. `A 1,384,110,000
Manila Mining `A 371,960,000
Megaworld Corp. 340,540,000
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 299,400,000
Abacus Cons. `A 290,206,000
Empire East Land 243,994,000
United Paragon 217,400,000
Greenergy 179,700,000
Abra Mining 133,000,000
Alcorn Gold Res. 123,100,000
STOCKS VALUE
Ayala Corp `A 2,592,568,458.00
Ayala Land `B 1,717,029,917.00
PLDT Common 1,581,613,190.00
SM Investments Inc. 1,247,501,390.00
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 1,163,678,282.00
Metrobank 1,037,538,134.50
Universal Robina 873,527,302.50
Puregold 753,003,585.00
Megaworld Corp. 745,424,940.00
First Gen Corp. 625,890,854.00
HERE we go again, scandal after scandal. Barclays,
the global investment bank, has been ned 290
million pounds for attempting to manipulate the
worlds benchmark borrowing rate, the London
Interbank Offered Rate or Libor. Its chief executive,
Bob Diamond, has been lambasted publicly by
shareholders for receiving exorbitant pay and
bonuses in the midst of the scandal.
Also being investigated by authorities is JPMorgan
Chase, the biggest US bank by assets, for helping
to manipulate the Libor, together with other major
banks. Coincidentally, the bank lost nearly $6 billion
due to losses from derivatives bets made by its chief
investment ofcer.
Just recently, executives of Europes biggest bank,
HSBC, were humiliated over revelations that staff
and executives at its global subsidiaries laundered
billions of dollars for drug cartels and terrorists.
While all of these are happening, the average
pay of the chief executives of major banks rose 12
percent in 2011, according to reports.
Crisis in leadership
A crisis in leadership has been brewing worldwide.
Scandal after scandalfrom Enron to WorldCom,
to Olympus board admitting to $1.7-billion fraud
in 2011leaders of corporations and organizations
are becoming vulnerable to the rewards of raising
protability, at the expense of customers, stakeholders
and the public at large. This is agitating stakeholders
to raise a new set of demands which is seriously
challenging traditional forms of leadership.
This is why multistream leadership, a concept
propounded by Dr. Bruno Dyck and Dr. Mitchell
Neubert in their seminal book, Principles of
Management, is gaining ground among business
circles and academe alike.
Mainstream vs. multistream
Multistream leaders, as opposed to mainstream
leaders who are after material and individual gains,
do not place their primary focus on maximizing
productivity, protability, or material success.
Instead, the multistream approach elevates multiple
success criteria, such as employee well-being and
social responsibility, to equal or higher status. This
does not mean that multistream approach is not
concerned with nancial viability- just that nancial
concerns are not the primary focus. But multistream
leaders are the diametrical opposite of mainstream
leaders in many traits and aspects.
Multistream leaders demonstrate the desire to
lead based on his motivation to serve the multiple
stakeholders customers, suppliers, communities
and society at large. This is a stark contrast to the
motivation of mainstream leaders to increase the
prot of the company for personal gains.
Multistream leaders also have a sense of drive,
but different from that of mainstream leaders.
Whereas mainstream leaders are driven by a sense
of competitiveness and gaining personal nancial
rewards, multistream leaders are propelled by a
desire to help and support the community and
society in general, and foster a variety of forms of
well-being.
Differing perspectives
For both mainstream and multistream leaders,
honesty is the best policy. However, leaders in
the two perspectives may differ in why it is the
best policy. Mainstream leaders may argue that
they value honesty and integrity because they keep
the organization out of trouble and improve the
companys reputation. Multistream leaders, on the
other hand, demonstrate integrity and honesty, not
because its good for business, but because they
believe these traits are good and right regardless of
the circumstances.
Finally, Multistream leaders are highly intelligent
and knowledgeable just like mainstream leaders, but
these extend to applying their intellect and acquiring
knowledge about how their organization affects
multiple stakeholders in different dimensions.
Reynaldo C. Lugtu Jr. teaches strategy,
management and marketing courses in the MBA
Program of De La Salle Universitys Ramon V. del
Rosario College of Business. He may be e-mailed
at rlugtu2002@yahoo.com, or visit his blog at
http://rlugtu.blogspot.com.
REYNALDO C.
LUGTU JR.
GREEN LIGHT
By Jenniffer B. Austria
SHARE prices are expected to move
sideways this week, as investors await
the release of second-quarter corporate
earnings by major companies.
AB Capital Securities said
foreign and local investors may
opt to stay in the sidelines, until
they monitored nancial reports
that would validate the continued
positive outlook in the equities
market.
We still think that the market
will be held back by local and
foreign factors from successfully
moving higher. We are also
waiting for earnings results for
any possible upgrade in some of
the stocks we are covering, AB
Capital said.
AB Capital expects banks to
sustain their growth, although
at a rate not as impressive as in
the rst quarter while real estate
companies will likely report
sustained growth in sales as the
industry continues to enjoy the
prevailing low interest rates that
enable buyers to have access
to cheaper credit and lower
borrowing cost.
Mining stocks, however, will
likely report lower second-quarter
earnings due to the drop in metal
prices in the world market
Freya Natividad, an analyst
at online brokerage rm
2TradeASia.com, said trading
could be sluggish this week, as
August was considered a ghost
month.
Historically known as the
ghost month, there might
be occasions when markets
might be on passive mode this
August. This might help explain
the PSEis short-term declining
channel, having fallen from a
high of 5,403 to 5,116 in a span
of three weeks, plus deceleration
in turnover to an average of P4.5
billion(-20 percent), Natividad
said.
The benchmark PSEi dropped
to a low of 5,116.55 last week, due
to uncertainties on developments
overseas and disappointing
state-of-the-nation address by
President Aquino.
The index, however, managed
to recover and close 0.17 percent
higher at 5,219.55 on July
27 compared to the previous
weeks level, thanks to the rate
cut implemented by the Bangko
Sentral.
Filipino students
win. Top students from
Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia, Hong Kong,
Cambodia and the
Philippines recently
gathered in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia to compete
in the grand nale of
the Maybank Go Ahead
Challenge, an international
business case competition
that pits the best minds
from universities across
Asia. Finalists and winners
from the Philippines
include (from left) Francis
Karunungan of UP Diliman,
member of the champion
team who won $25,000;
Fatima Caparros of Ateneo,
Philippine nalist; Maniya
Parungo of UP Diliman,
Philippine nalist; and
Zack Tioseco of Ateneo, a
member of the 2nd runner
up team who won $5,000.
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B3
Furniture makers seek govt help
Govt reduces debt
payments by 10.4%
Pepsi-Colas income
rises 436% to P578m
Chevron bares PH expansion
Aboitiz Power restores Navotas power barges
SOFTDRINKS maker Pepsi-
Cola Products Philippines Inc.
said rst-half net income surged
436 percent to P578 million
from P107 million year-on-
year, driven by strong sales of
non-carbonated and carbonated
beverages and lower raw and
packaging costs.
Pepsi-Cola said in a ling with
the Philippine Stock Exchange
gross sales reached P11.3 billion
in the rst six months of the year,
up 16 percent on year, as the
company focused on expanding
the non-carbonated beverage
market and increasing the market
share of carbonated drinks.
This remarkable achievement
was fueled by outstanding
performance across brands and
categories, particularly in the cola
segment where we registered strong
growth, Pepsi-Cola Philippines
president Partho Chakrabarti said
in a separate statement.
We are buoyed by the terric
response of our consumers to our
product innovations such as Sting
Power Pacq with Malunggay and
Gatorade Low Carb. With our
continued focus on delivering
the needs of our consumers, we
hope to sustain the momentum
for the rest the year, he added
The company attributed the
strong performance to better prices,
sales mix and aggressive expansion
and upgrade in the manufacturing
facilities and investments in glass
bottles and coolers.
This is in line with the
companys strategy in growing
a rm position in the carbonated
soft drinks market, increasing
the revenue share of non-
carbonated beverages in its
portfolio by driving affordability
and availability across the
Philippines, it said.
Cost of sales rose just 4 percent
on increased volume and the 32
percent decline in average sugar
prices.
Pepsi-Cola Philippines expects
to maintain higher protability
throughout 2012 from efforts to
drive top-line growth, lower sugar
prices, increased marketing efforts,
maintaining tight control cost and
industry growth turnaround.
The soft drink rm spent P1.54
billion in capital expenditures
in the rst six months of 2012,
mainly to nance an expansion
program.
Pepsi-Cola Philippines has
several bottling plants across the
country, producing world-known
products such as Pepsi, 7-Up,
Mountain Dew, Mirinda, Mug
Root Beer, Gatorade, Tropicana,
Propel and Sting.
With Jenniffer B. Austria
Baguio support. The local government unit of Baguio City headed by Mayor Mauricio Domogan is supporting the state-owned Bases
Conversion and Development Authority and its subsidiary, John Hay Management Corp., in their efforts to collect the P3-billion debt of Camp
John Hay Development Corp. to the national government. BCDA president Arnel Paciano Casanova presented the status of the Camp John Hay
lease agreement to the members of the Baguio City Council in a recent meeting, which stands to receive 25 percent, or P750 million, of the
unpaid rentals. At the meting are (seated from left) Councilor Philian Louise Weygan-Allan, Domogan, Casanova and JHMC president Jamie
Eloise Agbayani.
THE local furniture industry urged the
government to stop regulating the importation
of wood products used in the manufacture of
furniture and home and ofce furnishings.
Nicolas de Lange, president of the
Chamber of Furniture Industries of the
Philippines, said in a statement deregulating
wood imports would ease the pressure on the
use of locally-grown plantation wood, the
only logging activity that has been exempted
from the logging ban. The ban imposed by
the Environment Department is now into its
seventh month.
Lange said deregulation would also save
the local wood industry from total collapse.
He said the landed cost of imported wood
averaged about P50 per board foot, which
much lower than the price of plantation
wood at P70 per board foot since the ban was
imposed.
The government has not relaxed the tight
regulation of timber imports before or after
the nationwide logging ban, making it difcult
for furniture makers to obtain raw materials
here and abroad.
The export segment of the domestic
furniture industry is considered the second
highest employer of outbound shipments,
directly hiring close to a million people
during the pre-crisis years.
De Lange said despite exemption from
the ban, plantation wood is still subjected
to many permits from cutting to shipment.
The strict requirement has made the legal
purchase and transport of local plantation
wood difcult.
He said it was easy to identify plantation
timber from the natural growth one. There
are only two major species that are grown
in small backyard plantations--paper wood
known as gemilina, which is white wood,
and Philippine mahogany which is not real
mahogany but a native species of red and
white lauan that looks. Julito G. Rada
By Alena Mae S. Flores
CHEVRON Corp. will expand its
presence in the Asia Pacic region by
putting up 500 retail stations, including
about 200 in the Philippines, over the next
two years, an ofcial said.
We have a network of 2,000
sites across Asia and we are
looking to add 500 across Asia
in the next couple of years and
the large part of that is going to
come to the Philippines, Shahid
Ahmed, Chevron Asia Pacic
general manager for sales and
marketing support told reporters
during the 2012 Franchise
Asia Philippines at the SMX
Convention Center in Pasay
City.
Chevron, which markets the
Caltex brand in the Philippines,
currently has 800 stations spread
across the country.
The Philippines is Chevrons
largest market in Asia, followed
by Thailand and Malaysia.
The Philippines is actually
the largest market that we have
across Asia, so its a very large
focus for [our] business. It has
a lot of regional attention and a
lot of regional support, Ahmen
said.
The economy is growing
quite well, and we denitely
want to keep on pace with it so
we have a signicant growth
target. We want to increase our
market share very rapidly, he
said.
Ahmed said about 25 percent
to 50 percent of the 500-site
retail expansion in Asia would
be in the Philippines.
Our specic target depends on
how successful we are in being
able to do that. We have 800
sites here and we are denitely
looking to grow that by 100 to
200 over the next ve years.
Out of the 500, a large part will
come from the Philippines, the
petroleum executive said.
Ahmed declined to give the
retail expansion cost, as this
would depend on a number of
factors such as the location of the
station and size.
He said the companys focus
was to grow its network through
franchise, and that about 98
percent of the target growth
would be led by franchisees.
Our entire focus is actually
around growing from investors,
so there are only a few sites that
we are adding which you would
say are coming directly from
company expansion, he said.
He said Chevron had been in
the Philippines for over 70 years
and the company would continue
to do business in the country.
Certainly Manila, Luzon
area is the core focus for us, but
there are other territories as well.
It is really about where we can
nd the strong partners that will
drive our growth. Its where the
investors are, where they can
actually provide a good effective
solutions to the customers for
that area and we help by nding
where the volumes are, helping
them in selecting the sites, he
said.
He admitted that future growth
would face challenges from
competitors. Lots of unbranded
sites are coming up where the
challenge is that you cannot really
guarantee product quality. We
all compete on price. So whats
really important is for the brand
like Caltex, you are guaranteed an
international quality product that
meets international standard,
Ahmed said.
THE Aboitiz Group has restored
its four power barges in Navotas
to working conditions that
can provide an additional 120
megawatts of electricity to the
island.
The Energy Department said
it hopes the Aboitiz Group and
electric cooperatives in Mindanao
agree to sign supply contracts to
beef up supply on the island.
We hope they will sign
[supply agreement] in the next
month so that the movement
can happen... We brought the
people to the table together and
they bascially have to agree
among themselves because its a
commercial agreement, Energy
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras
told reporters over the weekend.
The four barges are bunker
C-red diesel plants designed for
peak load application. The barges
have a combined generating
capacity of 242 MW.
Aboitiz Power Corp.
rehabilitated the barges
immediately after acquiring the
four in May 2011.
Aboitiz Power had planned
to send one of the barges in
June either to Nasipit, Agusan
del Norte or Maco, Compostela
Valley, where the company
has docked 200-MW power
barge facilities operated by
unitsubsidiary Therma Marine
Inc.
Almendras said Aboitiz Power
was in talks with National
Power Corp. over the mooring
facilities of the barges and with
National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines for the transmission
facilities.
Almendras expects the Navotas
barges power supply agreement
to have almost the same level
of per kilowatt-hour cost as
the Therma Marine barges in
Mindnaao. Therma Marine sells
power to electric cooperatives at
P11 to P13 per kWh.
Almendras said aside from the
Navotas barges, he is also hoping
that the turnover of the Iligan
diesel power plant will push
through so that it can deliver an
additional 100 MW power to
Mindanao.
Aboitiz Power senior vice
president Luis Miguel Aboitiz
earlier said the company had not
yet transferred the barges despite
a June schedule this year.
Someone has to contract
the power from the barge rst,
Aboitiz said.
The Aboitiz Group acquired
the barges for P2.3 billion from
Duracom Mobile Power Corp.
and East Asia Diesel Power
Corp. The barges are moored at
the Fishport Complex in Navotas
City.
A power barge is essentially a
oating power plant that can be
towed to and moored in different
areas.
Aboitiz Power is the holding
company for the Aboitiz Groups
investments in power generation,
distribution, retail and power
services.
Aboitiz Power owns several
hydroelectric and geothermal
assets in its generation portfolio
and also has non-renewable
power plants located across the
country.
The company owns distribution
utilities that operate in high-
growth areas in Luzon, Visayas
and Mindanao.
Alena Mae S. Flores
By Bernadette Lunas
THE government reduced its
debt payments by 10.4 percent
in the rst half, giving it room
to allocate more funds for social
services.
Data from the Treasury showed
the government allocated P362.2
billion to service its debt in January
to June, lower by P46.6 billion
than the P408.8 billion it spent for
the same purpose a year ago.
Debt payments, however, rose
5.1 percent to P25 billion in June
alone from P23.8 billion in the
same month last year.
The Treasury said bulk of the
debt serviced in the six-month
period represented payments
for debt principal amounting to
P212.2 billion. Debt principal
payments fell 22.6 percent from
the previous years level of
P274.3 billion.
Interest payments, on the other
hand, increased 11.5 percent to
P150 billion in the six-month
period from P134.5 billion a year
earlier.
Principal payments in June
were down 15.5 percent year-on-
year, while interest payments rose
13.9 percent during the month.
The government said of
total principal payments in
the rst half, it spent P181.4
billion in domestic loans, and
the remaining P30.8 billion to
service its foreign debt.
Interest payments involved
P96.8 billion for local debts and
P53.2 for foreign loans.
The government is trying to
reduce its debt in proportion to
the gross domestic product.
Deputy Treasurer Eduardo
Mendiola earlier said the debt-
to-GDP ratio was expected to hit
40 percent this year, which was
the benchmark for investment-
grade countries. The Philippines
is aiming for an investment
grade rating for its debt from
international credit rating
agencies.
B4 | MONDAY, July 30, 2012
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Trade and Industry
BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS IEC 60968:2012
(IEC published 1999)
ICS 29.140.30
Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety requirements
National Foreword
This Philippine National Standard is identical with the International Electrotechnical
Commission IEC 60968:1999 - Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services - Safety
requirements. It was approved for adoption as a Philippine National Standard by the
Bureau of Product Standards upon the recommendation of the Technical Committee
Lamps and Related Equipment (BPS/TC 4).
Within the text of the standard, the following are the minimal editorial changes:
a) the decimal comma shall be interpreted as a decimal point to be consistent with
existing convention on our number format
b) the words International Standard shall mean National Standard.
This standard cancels and replaces PNS IEC 968:2006 (IEC published 1988, 1st edition).
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
____________
SELF-BALLASTED LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES -
Safety requirements
FOREWORD
1) The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is a worldwide organization for
standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National
Committees). The object of the IEC is to promote international co-operation on all
questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic felds. To this
end and in addition to other activities, the IEC publishes International Standards.
Their preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee
interested in the subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work.
International, governmental and non-governmental organizations liaising with
the IEC also participate in this preparation. The IEC collaborates closely with the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance with conditions
determined by agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of the IEC on technical matters express, as nearly
as possible, an international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each
technical committee has representation from all interested National Committees.
3) The documents produced have the form of recommendations for international use and
are published in the form of standards, technical specifcations, technical reports or
guides and they are accepted by the National Committees in that sense.
4) In order to promote international unifcation, IEC National Committees undertake to
apply IEC International Standards transparently to the maximum extent possible in their
national and regional standards. Any divergence between the IEC Standard and the
corresponding national or regional standard shall be clearly indicated in the latter.
5) The IEC provides no marking procedure to indicate its approval and cannot be rendered
responsible for any equipment declared to be in conformity with one of its standards.
6) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International
Standard may be the subject of patent rights. The IEC shall not be held responsible
for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60968 has been prepared by subcommittee 34A: Lamps, of
IEC technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment.
This consolidated version of IEC 60968 consists of the frst edition (1988) [documents
34A(CO)366 and 34A(CO)418], its amendment 1 (1991) [documents 34A(CO)459+489
and 34A(CO)520+552] and its amendment 2 (1999) [documents 34A/874/FDIS and
34A/888/RVD].
The technical content is therefore identical to the base edition and its amendments and
has been prepared for user convenience.
It bears the edition number 1.2.
A vertical line in the margin shows where the base publication has been modifed by
amendments 1 and 2.
In this standard, the following print types are used:
- Requirements proper: in roman type.
- Test specifcations: in italic type.
- Explanatory matter: in smaller roman type.
The following IEC publications are quoted in this standard:
60061: Lamp caps and holders together with gauges for the control of
interchangeability and safety
60061-1: Part 1: Lamp caps
60061-3: Part 3: Gauges
60238:1982, Edison screw lampholders
60360:1987, Standard method of measurement of lamp cap temperature rise
60695-2-1:1980, Fire hazard testing, Part 2: Test methods, Glow-wire test and guidance
SELF-BALLASTED LAMPS FOR GENERAL LIGHTING SERVICES -
Safety requirements
1 Scope
This standard specifes the safety and interchangeability requirements, together with
the test methods and conditions, required to show compliance of tubular fuorescent
and other gas-discharge lamps with integrated means for controlling starting and stable
operation (self-ballasted lamps), intended for domestic and similar general lighting
purposes, having:
- a rated wattage up to 60 W;
- a rated voltage of 100 V to 250 V;
- Edison screw or bayonet caps.
The requirements of this standard relate only to type testing.
Recommendations for whole product testing or batch testing are under consideration.
2 Defnitions
For the purposes of this standard the following defnitions apply:
2.1 Self-ballasted lamp - A unit which cannot be dismantled without being permanently
damaged, provided with a lamp cap and incorporating a light source and any additional
elements necessary for starting and stable operation of the light source.
2.2 Type - Lamps that, independent of the type of cap, are identical in photometric and
electrical rating.
2.3 Rated voltage - The voltage or voltage range marked on the lamp.
2.4 Rated wattage - The wattage marked on the lamp.
2.5 Rated frequency - The frequency marked on the lamp.
2.6 Cap temperature rise (t
s
) - The surface temperature rise (above ambient) of a
standard test lampholder ftted to the lamp, when measured in accordance with the standard
method described in IEC 60360.
2.7 Live part - A conductive part which may cause an electric shock in normal use.
2.8 Type test - Atest or series of tests made on a type test sample for the purpose of checking
compliance of the design of a given product with the requirements of the relevant standard.
2.9 Type test sample - A sample consisting of one or more similar units submitted by the
manufacturer or responsible vendor for the purpose of the type test.
3 General requirement and general test requirements
3.1 Self-ballasted lamps shall be so designed and constructed that in normal use they
function reliably and cause no danger to the user or surroundings.
In general, compliance is checked by carrying out all the tests specifed.
3.2 All measurements unless otherwise specifed, are carried out at rated voltage and
frequency and in a draught-proof room at (25 1) C.
If lamps are marked with a voltage range, rated voltage is taken as the mean of the
voltage range marked.
3.3 Self-ballasted lamps are non repairable, factory sealed units. They shall not be
opened for any tests. In the case of doubt based on the inspection of the lamp and
the examination of the circuit diagram, and in agreement with the manufacturer or
responsible vendor, lamps specially prepared so that a fault condition can be simulated
shall be submitted for testing (see clause 12).
4 Marking
4.1 Lamps shall be clearly and durably marked with the following mandatory markings:
1) Mark of origin (this may take the form of a trade mark, the manufacturers name or
the name of the responsible vendor).
2) Rated voltage or voltage range (marked V or volts).
3) Rated wattage (marked W or watts).
4) Rated frequency (marked in Hz).
4.2 In addition the following information shall be given by the lamp manufacturer either
on the lamp or packing or in installation instructions:
1) Lamp current.
2) Burning position if restricted.
3) For lamps with a weight signifcantly higher than that of the lamps for which they are
a replacement, attention should be drawn to the fact that the increased weight may
reduce the mechanical stability of certain luminaires.
4) Special conditions or restrictions which shall be observed for lamp operation, for
example, operation in dimming circuits. Where lamps are not suitable for dimming,
the following symbol may be used:

IEC 928/99
4.3 Compliance is checked by the following:
1) Presence and legibility of the marking required in 4.1 - by visual inspection.
2) The durability of the marking is checked by trying to remove it by rubbing lightly for
15 s with a piece of cloth soaked with water and, after drying, for a further 15 s with
a piece of cloth soaked with hexane. The marking shall be legible after the test.
3) Availability of information required in 4.2 - by visual inspection.
5 Interchangeability
5.1 Interchangeability shall be ensured by the use of caps in accordance with IEC 60061-1.
5.2 Compliance of the combination of cap and bulb is checked by the use of gauges for
checking the dimensions controlling interchangeability in accordance with table 1.
The gauges are those shown in the standard sheet included in IEC 60061-3.
5.3 Self-ballasted lamps, when capped either B22d or E27 shall have a mass not exceeding
1 kg and shall not impart a bending moment, at the lampholder, of more than 2 Nm.
Compliance shall be checked by measurement.
Table 1 - Interchangeability gauges and lamp cap dimensions
Lamp cap Cap dimensions to be checked
by the gauge
Gauge sheet No. from
IEC 60061-3
B22d
or
B15d
A max. and A min.
D1 max.
N min
Diametrical position of the pins
Insertion in lampholder
Retention in lampholder
7006-10
and
7006-11
7006-4A
7006-4B
E27 Max. dimensions of the screw thread
Min. major diameter of the screw thread
Contact making
7006-27B
7006-28A
7006-50
E26 Max. dimensions of the screw thread
Max. major diameter of the screw thread
7006-27D
7006-27E
E14 Max. dimensions of the screw thread
Min. major diameter of the screw thread
Contact making
7006-27F
7006-28B
7006-54
6 Protection against electric shock
Self-ballasted lamps shall be so constructed that, without any additional enclosure in the form
of a luminaire, no internal metal parts or live metal parts of the lamp cap are accessible when
the lamp is installed in a lampholder according to IEC 60238.
Compliance is checked by means of the test fnger specifed in fgure 1, if necessary, with a
force of 10 N.
Lamps with Edison screw caps shall be so designed that they comply with the requirements
for inaccessibility for general lighting service (GLS) lamps.
Compliance is checked with the aid of a gauge in accordance with the current edition of
IEC 60061-3, sheet 7006-51A for E27 caps and sheet 7006-55 for E14 caps.
NOTE Requirements for E26 caps are under consideration.
Lamps with B22 or B15 caps are subject to the same requirements as normal incandescent
lamps with this cap.
External metal parts other than current-carrying metal parts of the cap shall not be or become
live. For testing, any movable conductive material shall be placed in the most onerous
position without using a tool.
Compliance is checked by means of the insulation resistance and electric strength test (see clause 7).
7 Insulation resistance and electric strength after humidity treatment
Insulation resistance and electric strength shall be adequate between current-carrying metal
parts of the lamp and accessible parts of the lamp.
7.1 Insulation resistance
The lamp shall be conditioned for 48 h in a cabinet containing air with a relative humidity
between 91 % and 95 %. The temperature of the air is maintained within 1 C of any
convenient value between 20 C and 30 C.
Insulation resistance shall be measured in the humidity cabinet with a d.c. voltage of
approximately 500 V, 1 min after application of the voltage. The insulation resistance between
current-carrying metal parts of the cap and accessible parts of the lamp (accessible parts of
insulating material are covered with metal foil) shall be not less than 4 M.
NOTE The insulation resistance of bayonet caps between shell and contacts is under consideration.
7.2 Electric strength
Immediately after the insulation resistance test, the same parts as specifed above shall
withstand a voltage test for 1 min with an a.c. voltage as follows:
- ES caps: between accessible parts and parts of screw caps (accessible parts of
insulating material are covered with metal foil):
type HV (220 V to 250 V): 4 000 V r.m.s.
type BV (100 V to 120 V): 2U + 1 000 V
Value U = rated voltage.
During the test the eyelet and the shell of the cap are short-circuited.
Initially no more than half the prescribed voltage is applied. It is then gradually raised
to the full value.
No fash-over or breakdown shall occur during the test. Measurements shall be carried
out in the humidity cabinet.
NOTE The distance between the foil and the current-carrying parts is under consideration.
- Bayonet caps: between shell and contacts (under consideration).
8 Mechanical strength
Torsion resistance
The cap shall remain frmly attached to the bulb or that part of the lamp which is used for
screwing the lamp in or out when subjected to the torque levels listed below.
B22d............ 3 Nm
B15d............ 1,15 Nm
E26 and E27....... 3 Nm
E14... 1,15 Nm
The test is made by means of the test holders shown in fgures 2 and 3.
The torque shall not be applied suddenly, but shall be increased continuously from zero to
the specifed value.
In the case of uncemented caps, relative movement between cap and bulb is permitted
provided it does not exceed 10.
After the mechanical strength test the sample shall comply with the requirements of
accessibility (see clause 6).
9 Cap temperature rise
The cap temperature rise ts of the complete lamp during run-up, stabilization period and
after stabilization shall not exceed the values mentioned below when measured under the
conditions specifed in IEC 60360:
B22d............... 125 K
B15d............... 120 K
E27 ................ 120 K
E14.............. 120 K
E26 ............. under consideration
Measurement shall be carried out at rated voltage. If the lamp is marked with a voltage range
it shall be measured at the mean voltage of that range, provided the limits of the voltage
range do not differ by more than 2,5 % from the mean voltage. For lamps with a wider range,
the measurement shall be made at the highest value of the range.
10 Resistance to heat
Self-ballasted lamps shall be suffciently resistant to heat. External parts of insulating material
providing protection against electric shock, and parts of insulating material retaining live parts
in position shall be suffciently resistant to heat.
Compliance is checked by subjecting the parts to a ball-pressure test by means of the
apparatus shown in fgure 4.
The test is made in a heating cabinet at a temperature of (25 5) C in excess of the
operating temperature of the relevant part according to clause 9, with a minimum of 125 C
for parts retaining live parts in position and 80 C* for other parts. The surface of the part to be
tested is placed in the horizontal position and a steel ball of 5 mm diameter pressed against
this surface with a force of 20 N.
The test load and the supporting means are placed within the heating cabinet for a suffcient
time to ensure that they have attained the stabilized testing temperature before the test
commences.
The part to be tested is placed in the heating cabinet, for a period of 10 min, before the test
load is applied.
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* Under consideration.
If the surface under test bends, the part where the ball presses is supported. For this purpose
if the test cannot be made on the complete specimen, a suitable part may be cut from it.
The specimen shall be at least 2,5 mm thick, but if such a thickness is not available on the
specimen then two or more pieces are placed together.
After 1 hour the ball is removed from the specimen which is then immersed for 10 s in cold
water for cooling down to approximately room temperature. The diameter of the impression
is measured, and shall not exceed 2 mm.
In the event of curved surfaces the shorter axis is measured if the indent is elliptical.
In case of doubt, the depth of the impression is measured and the diameter calculated using
the formula = 2 p (5 - p), in which p = depth of impression.
The test is not made on parts of ceramic material.
11 Resistance to fame and ignition
Parts of insulating material retaining live parts in position and external parts of insulating
material providing protection against electric shock, are subjected to the glow-wire test in
accordance with IEC 60695-2-1, subject to the following details:
- The test specimen is a complete lamp. It may be necessary to take away parts of the
lamp to perform the test, but care is taken to ensure that the test conditions are not
signifcantly different from those occurring in normal use.
- The test specimen is mounted on the carriage and pressed against the glow-wire tip with
a force of 1 N, preferably 15 mm, or more, from the upper edge, into the centre of the
surface to be tested. The penetration of the glow-wire into the specimen is mechanically
limited to 7 mm.
If it is not possible to make the test on a specimen as described above because the
specimen is too small, the above test is made on a separate specimen of the same
material, 30 mm square and with a thickness equal to the smallest thickness of the
specimen.
- The temperature of the tip of the glow-wire is 650 C. After 30 s the specimen is
withdrawn from contact with the glow-wire tip.
The glow-wire temperature and heating current are constant for 1 min prior to
commencing the test. Care is taken to ensure that heat radiation does not infuence the
specimen during this period. The glow-wire tip temperature is measured by means of a
sheathed fne-wire thermocouple constructed and calibrated as described in IEC 60695-
2-1.
- Any fame or glowing of the specimen shall extinguish within 30 s of withdrawing the
glow-wire, and any faming drop shall not ignite a piece of the tissue paper, spread out
horizontally 200 5 mm below the specimen.
The test is not made on parts of ceramic material.
12 Fault conditions
The lamps shall not impair safety when operated under fault conditions which may occur
during the intended use.
Each of the following fault conditions is applied in turn, as well as any other associated fault
conditions that may arise from it as logical consequences. Only one component at a time is
subjected to a fault condition.
a) In a switch-start circuit, the starter is short-circuited.
b) Short-circuit across capacitors.
c) The lamp does not start, because one of the cathodes is broken.
d) The lamp does not start, although the cathode circuits are intact (de-activated lamp).
e) The lamp operates, but one of the cathodes is de-activated or broken (rectifying effect).
f) Opening or bridging other points in the circuit where the diagram indicates that such a fault
condition may impair safety.
Examination of the lamp and its circuit diagram will generally show the fault conditions which
should be applied. These are applied in sequence in the order that is most convenient.
The manufacturer or responsible vendor shall submit a specially prepared lamp with the
relevant fault condition, where possible in such a way that by operating a switch outside
the lamp the fault condition is introduced.
Components or devices in which a short-circuit does not occur shall not be bridged. Similarly,
components or devices in which an open circuit cannot occur shall not be interrupted.
Manufacturers or responsible vendors shall produce evidence that the components
behave in a way that does not impair safety, for instance, by showing compliance with
the relevant specifcation.
In the case of fault conditions a), b) or f), compliance is checked by operating the sample free
burning at room temperature and at a voltage between 90 % and 110 % of the rated voltage
or, in case of a voltage range, at a voltage between 90 % and 110 % of the mean voltage of
that range until stable conditions have been reached, then introducing the fault condition.
In the case of fault conditions c), d) or e), the same operating conditions apply but the fault
condition is introduced at the start of the test.
The sample is then tested a further 8 h. During this test it shall not catch fre, or produce
fammable gases and live parts shall not become accessible.
To check if gases liberated from component parts are fammable or not, a test with a high-
frequency spark generator is made.
To check if accessible parts have become live, a test in accordance with clause 6 is made. The
insulation resistance (see 7.1) is checked with a d.c. voltage of approximately 1 000 V.
267/83
Linear dimensions in millimetres
Tolerances on dimensions without specifc tolerance:
0
on angles: -10
on linear dimensions:
0
up to 25 mm: -0,05
over 25 mm: +0,2
Material of fnger: e.g. heat-treated steel
+10
Both joints of this fnger may be bent through an angle of 90 0 , but in one and the same
direction only.
Using the pin and groove solution is only one of the possible approaches in order to limit
the bending angle to 90. For this reason dimensions and tolerances of these details are
not given in the drawing. The actual design must ensure a 90bending angle with a 0 to
+10 tolerance.
Figure 1 - Standard test fnger
Dimensions in millimetres
The drawing is intended only to illustrate the essential dimensions of the holder.
0125/73
Dimensions E15 E22 E27 Tolerance
C 20,0 32,0 32,0 Min.
K 11,5 11,0 11,0 + 0,3
O 12,0 23,0 23,0 + 0,1
S 7,0 12,0 12,0 Min.
Thread to be in accordance with holder threads of IEC 60061.
Figure 2 - Holder for torsion test on lamps with screw caps
IEC 929/99
Dimensions B14
mm
B22
mm
Tolerance
mm
A 15,27 22,27 +0,03
B 19,0 19,0 Min.
C 21,0 28,0 Min.
D 9,5 9,5 Min.
E 3,0 3,0 +0,17
G 18,3 24,6 0,3
H 9,0 12,15 Min.
K 12,7 12,7 0,3
R 1,5 1,5 Approx

NOTE The drawing illustrates the essential dimensions of the holder which need only be
checked if doubt arises from the application of the test.
a These slots shall be symmetrical on centre line.
Figure 3 - Holder for torque test on lamps with bayonet caps
IEC 060/82
Figure 4 Ball-pressure apparatus
BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS
Department of Trade and Industry
Technical Committee 04 - Lamps and Related Equipment
Chairman Vice Chairman
1 Roberto C. Cristobal 2 Go Kien Koc
Philips Electronics and Lighting Inc. Federation of Electrical and Electronics
Suppliers and Manufacturers of
Members the Philippines, Inc.
Associations:
3 Edwin Rondillos 9 Samson Chiong
Philippine Lighting Industry Association Eagle Electric of the Philippines
4 Arthur A. Lopez 10 Jimmy B. Ong
Institute of Integrated Electrical Kopez Manufacturing
Engineers Foundation
11 Gem J. Tan
5 Julius M. Labrador Fuji Haya AIM
Electronics Industries Association
of the Philippines, Inc. 12 KathieTardio
Philips Electronics and Lighting Inc.
Academe:
6 Arjun G. Ansay Government Agencies Concerned/
Technological University of the Philippines Testing Institutions:

Manufacturers/Industry:
13 Genesis A. Ramos
7 William Santiago Ronald Tahanlangit*
Fox Electronics Manufacturing DOE - Lighting and Appliance Testing
Laboratory
8 Gideon Tan
Yu Eng Kao 14 Eusebio Manuel B. Urbanor, Jr.
Bureau of Product Standards
Technical Offcer Testing Center
16 Avelino T. Molina, Jr.
Bureau of Product Standards - Standards 15 Samson D. Paden
Development Division Bureau of Product Standards - Product
Certifcation Division
* Alternate
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS IEC 60598-2-20:2010
(IEC published 2010)
ICS 29.140.40
Luminaires Part 2-20: Particular requirements Lighting chains
National Foreword
This Philippine National Standard is identical with the International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC 60598-2-20:2010 Luminaires Part 2-20: Particular requirements Lighting chains. It was
approved for adoption as a Philippine National Standard by the Bureau of Product Standards upon
the recommendation of the Technical Committee on Lamps and Related Equipment (BPS/TC 4).
This standard cancels and replaces PNS 189:2000.
Within the text of the standard, the following are the minimal editorial changes:
a) the decimal comma shall be interpreted as a decimal point to be consistent with existing
convention on our number format
b) the words International Standard shall mean National Standard.
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
_________________
LUMINAIRES
Part 2-20: Particular requirements Lighting chains
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for
standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees).
The object of IEC is to promote international co-operation on all questions concerning
standardization in the electrical and electronic felds. To this end and in addition to other activities,
IEC publishes International Standards, Technical Specifcations, Technical Reports, Publicly
Available Specifcations (PAS) and Guides (hereafter referred to as IEC Publication(s)). Their
preparation is entrusted to technical committees; any IEC National Committee interested in the
subject dealt with may participate in this preparatory work. International, governmental and
nongovernmental organizations liaising with the IEC also participate in this preparation. IEC
collaborates closely with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in accordance
with conditions determined by agreement between the two organizations.
2) The formal decisions or agreements of IEC on technical matters express, as nearly as possible,
an international consensus of opinion on the relevant subjects since each technical committee
has representation from all interested IEC National Committees.
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IEC National Committees in that sense. While all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the
technical content of IEC Publications is accurate, IEC cannot be held responsible for the way in
which they are used or for any misinterpretation by any end user.
4) In order to promote international uniformity, IEC National Committees undertake to apply
IEC Publications transparently to the maximum extent possible in their national and regional
publications. Any divergence between any IEC Publication and the corresponding national or
regional publication shall be clearly indicated in the latter.
5) IEC itself does not provide any attestation of conformity. Independent certifcation bodies provide
conformity assessment services and, in some areas, access to IEC marks of conformity. IEC is
not responsible for any services carried out by independent certifcation bodies.
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced
publications is indispensable for the correct application of this publication.
9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the
subject of patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60598-2-20 has been prepared by subcommittee 34D: Luminaires, of IEC
technical committee 34: Lamps and related equipment
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1996, its Amendment 1 (1998),
its Amendment 2 (2002) and the interpretation sheets of March 2001 (1) and July 2003 (2 and 3). This
third edition is based on the second edition, its Amendments 1 and 2 and the interpretation sheets of
March 2001 (1) and July 2003 (2 and 3) and incorporates some changes relating to 20.7.15. This third
edition constitutes a minor revision.
This publication is intended to be read in conjunction with IEC 60598-1: Luminaires Part 1: General
requirements and tests. It was established on the basis of the seventh edition (2008) of that standard.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
34D/946/FDIS 34D/955/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on voting
indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
NOTE In this standard, the following print types are used:
requirements: in roman type;
test specifcations: in italic type;
notes: in small roman type.
The following differences exist in the countries indicated below:
20.11.1: In the USA, the requirements for the cables are different.
A list of all parts of the IEC 60598 series, under the general title: Luminaires, can be found on the
IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC web site under http://webstore.iec.ch in the data related to the
specifc publication. At this date, the publication will be
reconfrmed,
withdrawn,
replaced by a revised edition, or
amended.
LUMINAIRES
Part 2-20: Particular requirements Lighting chains
20.1 Scope
This part of IEC 60598 specifes requirements for lighting chains ftted with series- or parallel or a
combination of series/parallel-connected incandescent lamps for use either indoors or outdoors on
supply voltages not exceeding 250 V.
NOTE 1 A Christmas tree chain is an example of a lighting chain ftted with series or series/parallel
connected lamps.
A chain for illuminating ski-tracks or promenades is an example of a lighting chain ftted with parallel
connected lamps.
NOTE 2 For lighting chains ftted with lampholders of the push-in type, the appropriate requirements
of this part of IEC 60598 apply.
NOTE 3 In some countries, the term strings is used instead of chains.
NOTE 4 For lighting chains with non-standardised lamps (e.g. lamps of the push-in type) the lamps
are regarded as a part of the lighting chain and consequently included in the testing (and thereby in
the certifcate, if any).
20.2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60083, Plugs and socket-outlets for domestic and similar general use standardized in member
countries of IEC
IEC 60227 (all parts), Polyvinyl chloride insulated cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60238:2004, Edison screw lampholders
1)
Amendment 1 (2008)
IEC 60245 (all parts), Rubber insulated cables Rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V
IEC 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
IEC 60598-1:2008, Luminaires Part 1: General requirements and tests
IEC 60811-3-1:1985, Common test methods for insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables
Part 3: Methods specifc to PVC compounds Section One: Pressure test at high temperature Tests
for resistance to cracking
Amendment 1 (1994)
Amendment 2 (2001)
IEC 61184, Bayonet lampholders
___________
1)
There exists a consolidated edition 8.1 (2008) that comprises IEC 60238 (2004) and its Amendment 1 (2008).
IEC 61347-2-11, Safety of lamp controlgear Part 2-11: Particular requirements for miscellaneous
electronic circuits used with luminaires
20.3 General test requirements
The provisions of section 0 of IEC 60598-1 apply. The tests described in each appropriate section of
IEC 60598-1 shall be carried out in the order listed in this part of IEC 60598
20.4 Defnitions
For the purposes of this document, the defnitions given in section 1 of IEC 60598-1 apply together
with the following defnitions.
20.4.1 lighting chain - luminaire comprising an assembly of series-connected lampholders,
parallel-connected lampholders or series/parallel-connected lampholders and interconnecting
insulated conductors
NOTE 1 For lighting chains with non-standardised lamps (e.g. lamps of the push-in type) the lamps
are regarded as part of the chain.
NOTE 2 For lighting chains with non-removable lamps, the lamps are regarded as part of the chain.
NOTE 3 A lighting chain may incorporate control devices (e.g. fasher units, see 20.7.16).
20.4.2 sealed chain - a lighting chain enclosed in a rigid or fexible insulating translucent pipe or
tube, sealed at the ends and having no joints
20.5 Classifcation of luminaires
Luminaires shall be classifed in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of IEC 60598-1 together
with the requirements of 20.5.1 and 20.5.2.
NOTE As lighting chains are mandatorily required to be suitable for mounting on normally fammable
surfaces they do not require F marking nor provision of a warning notice.
20.5.1 According to the type of protection against electric shock, lighting chains shall be
classifed as Class II or Class III.
20.5.2 According to the degree of protection against dust and moisture, lighting chains for outdoor
use shall be classifed as of rain-proof, splash-proof, jet-proof or watertight construction.
20.6 Marking
The provisions of section 3 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of 20.6.1 and 20.6.2.
20.6.1 The following information shall be marked on the lighting chains.
a) Lighting chains shall be marked with the type reference or the electrical data of the lamps and
with the rated voltage of the complete chain. Where it is impractical to mark this information on
the lighting chain, the information shall be marked on a durable nonremovable sleeve or label
ftted to the cable.
b) Lighting chains shall be accompanied by the substance of the following warnings:
1) do not remove or insert lamps while the chain is connected to the supply;
2) for series-connected lamps, replace failed lamps immediately by lamps of the same rated
voltage and wattage to prevent overheating; this requirement does not apply to sealed chains;
3) do not connect the chain to the supply while it is in the packing unless the packing has been
adapted for display purposes;
4) for series-connected lamps where fused lamps are used to ensure compliance with 20.13.3
hereafter, do not replace a fused lamp with a non-fused lamp [see item e)].
5) ensure all lampholders are ftted with a lamp.
c) Ordinary lighting chains shall additionally be accompanied by the substance of the following
information:
FOR INDOOR USE ONLY
Lighting chains which rely on gaskets to provide the specifed degree of protection against dust
and moisture shall additionally be accompanied by the substance of the following information:
WARNING THIS LIGHTING CHAIN MUST NOT
BE USED WITHOUT ALL GASKETS BEING IN PLACE
b) Lighting chains not intended for interconnection shall in addition be accompanied by the
substance of the following warning:
Do not connect this chain electrically to another chain.
c) Lighting chains ftted with fused lamps to ensure compliance with 20.13.3 shall be accompanied
by information indicating the means for identifcation of fused lamps (see 20.6.3).
NOTE For the purpose of this subclause, a fused lamp is a lamp designed so as to break the
circuit in the event of an overcurrent either by means of a separate fuse incorporated within the
lamp or by any other means e.g. a special flament.
f) Lighting chains with non-standardised lamps shall be accompanied by information indicating
that replacement lamps must be of the same type as delivered or of a type specifed by the
manufacturer (see 20.6.2).
g) Lighting chains provided with non-replaceable lamps shall be accompanied by the information
that the lamps are not replaceable.
The information required under items b)3), f) and g) shall be indicated on the packing.
20.6.2 The following information shall be marked on the lampholder or on the cable, or on a durable
non-removable sleeve or label ftted to the cable.
a) Mark of origin (this may take the form of a trade mark, the manufacturers identifcation mark or the
name of the responsible vendor).
b) Symbol for class II or class III, if applicable.
c) Marking for degree of protection against dust and moisture, if applicable, or warning that the chain is
for indoor use only.
d) Rated voltage of class III chains.
e) Voltage and wattage of replacement lamps.
f) Use only replacement lamps of the same kind provided with this lighting chain.
20.6.3 Fused lamps used to ensure compliance with 20.13.3 shall have a suitable means of
identifcation, such as a special colour.
20.7 Construction
The provisions of section 4 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of 20.7.1 to 20.7.16.
20.7.1 Edison screw lampholders E10, E14 and E27 shall meet the requirements of IEC 60238.
Bayonet lampholders shall meet the requirements of IEC 61184.
In lighting chains where non-standardised lamps (e.g. lamps of the push-in type) are used, the lamps are
regarded as parts of the lighting chain and tested accordingly.
E5 and similar small lampholders of the push-in type shall meet the requirements of the appropriate
clauses of IEC 60238.
In lighting chains ftted with parallel-connected lamps, E27 and B22 lampholders with insulation piercing
contacts shall meet the requirements listed in this part of IEC 60598.
20.7.2 Clause 4.6 of section 4 of IEC 60598-1 referring to terminal block does not apply.
20.7.3 Clause 4.7 of section 4 of IEC 60598-1 referring to terminals and supply connections applies
together with the following requirement:
The method of connection of wiring, external or internal, to components of chains shall give reliable
electrical contact over the service life of the component.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by carrying out the tests of this standard.
20.7.4 Only 4.11.4 and 4.11.5 of 4.11 of section 4 of IEC 60598-1, referring to electrical connections and
current-carrying parts, apply.
20.7.5 Gaskets used to provide the specifed degree of protection against dust and moisture of lighting
chains for outdoor use shall be weather resistant. Such gaskets shall remain in place on the chain when
the lamp is removed and shall ft tightly round the inserted lamp.
Compliance shall be checked by inspection and by manual test.
No requirements are specifed at present for checking the weather resistance of gaskets.
20.7.6 Compliance with the mechanical strength requirements of Clause 4.13 of section 4 of IEC 60598-
1 for Edison screw lampholders, and small lampholders of the push-in type shall be checked by the tests
given in Clause 15 of IEC 60238.
The tests are made on three samples of the lampholder without the lamp inserted. After the test, the
relevant compliance requirements of Clause 4.13 of section 4 of IEC 60598-1 shall be met.
20.7.7 E5 and E10 lampholders and similar small lampholders of the push-in type shall be used only if
the rated voltage of each lamp does not exceed:
for E5 and similar small lampholders 25 V;
for series connected E10 and similar small lampholders 60 V;
for parallel connected E10 lampholders 250 V.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
20.7.8 For lighting chains ftted with series-connected lamps, resistors, if any, for bridging the lamp
flaments shall be contained within the lamps. The protection against electric shock and fre shall not be
impaired when these resistors are functioning.
Compliance is checked by inspection and, where appropriate, by a test during which the flaments of the
lamps are interrupted.
20.7.9 Flasher units forming an integral part of the lighting chain, shall be enclosed in nonfammable
insulating material; they shall be securely fxed to the cable of the chain.
Compliance is checked by inspection and, for the non-fammability of the insulating material, by the test of 20.16.
20.7.10 No requirement.
20.7.11 Lampholders for replaceable push-in lamps shall have a body of insulating material.
Compliance is checked by inspection.
20.7.12 The lamp (bulb) glass of push-in lamps shall not rotate in relation to the lamp cap and the lamp
cap shall not rotate in relation to the lampholder.
Compliance is checked by applying a torque of 0,025 Nm for 1 min between the glass envelope and the
lampholder. No displacement shall then occur between the parts during the test.
20.7.13 Replaceable push-in type lamps shall remain in the seated position when the lamp is subjected to
a pull force of up to 3 N. Replaceable push-in type lamps shall make electrical contact with the lampholder
contacts by applying a push-in force of between 3 N and 10 N (under consideration). Withdrawal of the lamp
from the holder shall be effected when subjected to a pull force of between 3 N and 10 N (under consideration).
Non-replaceable lamps shall withstand a pull force of 10 N + 1 N during which the lamp shall remain
seated and shall not have become unsafe.
During each application of the specifed forces, no damage shall occur impairing safety and in particular
no breakage or separation of the lamp glass envelope from the lamp cap shall take place.
Compliance is checked on a new sample by manual test, by measurement of the forces and by inspection.
The sample is then placed in an oven at a temperature of 120 C + 5 C for 2 h (under consideration)
following which it is allowed to cool down to room temperature.
The sample is then re-submitted to the same tests, requirements and compliance criteria as those
specifed for the sample before the heating treatment.
20.7.14 Sealed lighting chains shall have adequate mechanical strength.
For rigid sealed lighting chains, compliance is checked by subjecting the pipe 45 times to each of the
following tests carried out in turn:
a) a pull of 60 N, the stress being applied to the ends of the pipe, without jerks, for 1 min;
b) a torque of 0,15 Nm, the stress being applied to the ends of the pipe in the most unfavorable direction
(alternatively in cases of doubt) without jerks for 1 min.
For fexible sealed lighting chains, compliance is checked by the tests of a) and b) above followed by the
additional test below:
Test:
Wind the pipe on a cylinder of 250 mm diameter with a pull of 60 N for the number of
operations and at the ambient temperature given below:
for chains having an IP number up to and including 20 10 times at 25 C + 5 C
for chains having an IP number over 20 10 times at 25 C + 5 C
followed by
10 times at 15 C + 5 C
After the test, the pipe shall show no damage affecting the safety of the chain and shall comply with the
electric strength test of Clause 20.15 applied between live parts and the body.
NOTE 1 Failure of lamps during the test is permitted.
NOTE 2 An example of a test device suitable for winding a fexible pipe is given in Figure 3.
20.7.15 The lamp bulbs in lighting chains shall meet the mechanical requirements of Subclause 4.13.1 of
IEC 60598-1 using an impact energy of 0,2 Nm when:
a) the lamps are non-removable;
or
b) the lamps are non-standardized and parallel connected.
20.7.16 Any electronic control device (e.g. fasher units) shall, in addition to the requirements of this
standard, comply with the requirements of IEC 61347-2-11.
Compliance is checked by carrying out the relevant tests.
20.8 Creepage distances and clearances
The provisions of section 11 of IEC 60598-1 apply except that for Edison screw lampholders and small
lampholders of the push-in type, Clause 17 of IEC 60238 applies.
20.9 Provisions for earthing
The provisions of section 7 of IEC 60598-1 do not apply.
20.10 Terminals
The provisions of section 15 of IEC 60598-1 apply.
20.11 External and internal wiring
20.11.1 Subclause 5.2.2 of section 5 of IEC 60598-1 does not apply. Internal and external cables of
lighting chains shall not be lighter than the following (see Table 1):
Table 1 Characteristics of the lighting chains
For Class II ordinary lighting chains and ordinary sealed chains 60227 IEC 43
60227 IEC 52*
For Class II chains other than ordinary, using series-connected lampholders 60245 IEC 57*
For Class II chains other than ordinary, using parallel-connected lampholders and
the connection cable for sealed lighting chains other than ordinary
60245 IEC 57*
For Class II chains other than ordinary, where the length of cable between the
point of supply and the nearest lampholder exceeds 3 m for that part of the cable
60245 IEC 66
For Class III chains and parts of chains supplied by SELV and with a maximum
rated wattage exceeding 50 W
60227 IEC 42*
For Class III chains and parts of chains supplied by SELV and with a maximum
rated wattage not exceeding 50 W
Insulation according to
5.3.1 of 60598-1
* The cable may consist of a single core cable provided with a two-layer insulation corresponding to the
specifed standard sheet.
Compliance is checked by inspection, measurement and by calculation.
The nominal cross-sectional area of the conductors shall not be less than the following values:
a) 0,5 mm
2
for class II lighting chains with E5 or E10 lampholders or other small lampholders;
b) 0,75 mm
2
for class II lighting chains with E14, E27, B15 or B22 lampholders and ftted with series
connected lamps;
c) 1,5 mm
2
for class II lighting chains with E14, E27, B15 or B22 lampholders and ftted with parallel
connected lamps;
d) 0,5 mm
2
for class III chains and parts of chains supplied by SELV and with a maximum rated wattage
exceeding 50 W;
e) 0,4 mm
2
for class III chains and parts of chains supplied by SELV and with a maximum rated wattage
not exceeding 50 W;
f) 1 mm
2
for the cable between the plug and a sealed chain without joints;
g) 1,5 mm
2
for the cable between the plug and a sealed chain with joints.
If the maximum rated wattage of class III lighting chains and parts of chains supplied by SELV is less
than 50 W, then the conductors of the internal and external cables may have a crosssectional area of
0,4 mm
2
or less provided that the current-carrying capacity and the mechanical properties are adequate.
If the maximum rated wattage exceeds 50 W, the cables shall comply with 60227 IEC 42 (see asterisk
above). If the wattage is less than 50 W, the insulation of the cables shall comply with the requirements
of 5.3.1 of IEC 60598-1.
For sealed chains, the internal conductors may have a cross-sectional area of 0,4 mm
2
or less provided the
current-carrying capacity and the mechanical properties are adequate. In addition, conductors without insulation
are accepted provided adequate precautions have been taken to ensure maintenance of the minimum creepage
distances and clearances and compliance with the requirements of 5.3.1 of IEC 60598-1.
Compliance is checked by inspection, measurement and calculation.
In the USA, cables shall:
have a minimum insulation thickness of 0,762 mm;
have a minimum fame rating of VW-1;
be UV rated;
have a temperature rating of 105 C;
be rated for indoor and/or outdoor use.
20.11.2 For lighting chains incorporating a single-core cable, the test described in 5.2.10.3 of section 5 of
IEC 60598-1 is made in the following way.
The cable is subjected 50 times to a pull of 30 N. The torque test is not made.
20.11.3 Plugs of lighting chains shall meet the requirements of IEC 60083.
Lighting chains for outdoor use shall either be provided with a splash-proof plug or be suitable for
permanent connection to fxed wiring by means of a junction box.
The length of the cable between the plug and the frst lampholder shall be not less than 1,5 m.
Compliance is checked by measurement.
NOTE 1 Lampholders in a non-rewirable lighting chain ftted with parallel-connected lamps may be
connected to a fat cable by means of pin contacts or edge contacts, which penetrate the insulation of the
cable and provide electric contact with the conductors.
NOTE 2 National rules in some countries do not permit plugs in accordance with IEC 60083.
20.12 Protection against electric shock
The provisions of section 8 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of 20.12.1 to 20.12.3.
20.12.1 For lighting chains with means for retaining lamps other than E10 or larger lampholders, the
protection against electric shock shall be at least equivalent to that required for lighting chains provided
with E10 lampholders.
If the plug of a lighting chain incorporates a means for disconnecting one end of the chain to facilitate
installation, the connector ftted at the end of the cable shall have an entry such that the diameter of the
opening and the distance from the front to live parts are equal to the corresponding dimensions specifed
in Figure 1. The two parts of the connector shall not separate when subjected to a pull force of 10 N.
For metal parts of lampholders and for the cap of bayonet lamps, compliance shall be checked by a test
with the standard test fnger specifed in IEC 60529.
A lamp with the longest commercially available lamp-cap shall be inserted when the inaccessibility of
bayonet lamp-caps is checked.
NOTE The gasket referred to in 20.7.5 may serve as protection against accidental contact with the cap
of a lamp with a bayonet cap.
For plugs incorporating means for disconnecting one end of the chain, the degree of protection against
electric shock shall be such that it is not possible to touch the contact piece with the standard test
fnger specifed in IEC 60529. In general, the contact piece is a pin ftted in the body of the plug, the
pin being shrouded by the body of the plug or otherwise protected.
20.12.2 Lighting chains shall not electrify tinsel or other metallic decorations with which they are used.
Compliance shall be checked by means of a fat probe, 0,5 mm thick and 8 mm wide, with a rounded tip
having a radius of 4 mm. It shall not be possible to touch live parts with this probe, when it is applied in any
position with a force not exceeding 0,5 N, the chain being ftted with the lamps with which it is delivered.
20.12.3 Lampholder contact shall be reliably secured in the lampholder body by means other than
friction to avoid such a displacement of the lampholder contacts that live parts of the chain become
accessible. An example of an adequate securing method is by the provision of ears on the contacts
of the lampholder.
Compliance is checked by inspection and by the following test.
Six lampholders are heated for 7 h according to the requirements of Clause 12.3 of section 12 of IEC
60598-1 in an orientation to reach the highest temperature. After the lampholders have cooled down
to room temperature, the incandescent lamps are removed and a force of 15 N is applied for 1 min
to each of the conductors connected. Following this, a force of 30 N is applied for 1 min to the two
conductors together. The forces are applied at a distance of 3 mm + 0,8 mm from the insertion points
in the lampholder so as to try to move the contacts from the lampholders.
During the test, the contacts shall not move more than 0,8 mm. An example of a device suitable for
this test is shown in Figure 2.
Dimensions in millimetres
IEC 289/10
Figure 1 Example of a suitable connection for lighting chains
Dimensions in millimetres
IEC 290/10
Figure 2 Example of test device suitable for checking security of lampholder contacts
Dimensions in millimetre
IEC 291/10
Key
1) Diameter of wooden cylinder.
2) Distance between the fxing point of the fexible pipe and the weight prior to commencement of the test.
Figure 3 Example of test device suitable for winding a fexible pipe
20.13 Endurance tests and thermal tests
The provisions of section 12 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the requirements of 20.13.1 to 20.13.3.
Luminaires with an IP classifcation greater than IP20 shall be subjected to the relevant tests of
Clauses 12.4, 12.5 and 12.6 of section 12 of IEC 60598-1 after the test(s) of Clause 9.2 but before the
test(s) of Clause 9.3 of section 9 of IEC 60598-1 specifed in Clause 20.14 of this part of IEC 60598.
20.13.1 The requirements of item d) of 12.3.1 and item d) of 12.4.1 of section 12 of IEC 60598-1 are
replaced by the following:
The tests are carried out at a voltage such that the wattage is equal to 1,05 times the wattage
measured when the lighting chain is supplied at the rated voltage.
20.13.2 The requirements of item e) of 12.3.1 and item g) of 12.4.1 of section 12 of IEC 60598-1 apply
except that lamps for sealed chains are not replaced.
20.13.3 The operation of devices for bridging the lamp flament, where ftted in accordance with
20.7.8, shall not cause any part of the lighting chain to attain a temperature which would impair safety.
Compliance is checked by causing the bridging device to operate successively on each lamp, the lamp
not being replaced. The temperature of the component parts of the lighting chain shall be allowed to
stabilize before each bridging device is made to operate. The temperature of lampholders and cables
shall not exceed the appropriate values given in Tables 12.1 and 12.2 of IEC 60598-1.
If a protective device (e.g. a fused lamp) operates during the test, the highest temperatures reached
shall be taken as the fnal temperatures.
20.14 Resistance to dust and moisture
The provisions of section 9 of IEC 60598-1 apply together with the following requirement. For
luminaires with an IP classifcation greater than IP20 the order of the tests specifed in section 9 of IEC
60598-1 shall be as specifed in 20.13 of this part of IEC 60598.
Lighting chains are completely assembled ready for use, appropriate lamps are inserted and the lampholders
are positioned at random during the test described in Clause 9.2 of section 9 of IEC 60598-1.
20.15 Insulation resistance and electric strength
The provisions of section 10 of IEC 60598-1 apply.
20.16 Resistance to heat, fre and tracking
The provisions of section 13 of IEC 60598-1 apply, except that:
for fexible pipes of sealed chains the test of 13.2.1 is replaced by the test of Clause 8 of IEC
60811-3-1.
Annex A
(informative)
Tumbling barrel test
(Applicable to class II lighting chains only.)
No requirement.
Bibliography
IEC 61347-1, Lamp controlgear Part 1: General and safety requirements
BUREAU OF PRODUCTS STANDARDS
Department of Trade and Industry
Technical Committee 04 Lamps and Related Equipment
Chairman
1 Roberto C. Cristobal 2 Go Kien Koc
Philippine National Committee of IEC Federation of Electrical and Electronics
Suppliers and Manufacturers of
Members the Philippines, Inc.
Associations:
3 Edwin Rondillos 9 Gideon Tan
Edward Lao* Yu Eng Kao
Philippine Lighting Industry Association
10 Samson Chiong
4 Arthur A. Lopez Eagle Electric of the Philippines
Institute of Integrated Electrical
Engineers of the Philippines 11 Jimmy B. Ong
Kopez Manufacturing
5 Julius M. Labrador
Electronics Industries Association 12 Gem J. Tan
of the Philippines, Inc. / Labtech Fuji Haya AIM
6 Noli Hernandez Government Agencies Concerned/
Semiconductor and Electronics Industries Testing Institutions:
in the Phils., Inc.
13 Genesis A. Ramos
Academe: Miguel Trenuela*
DOE Lighting and Appliance Testing
7 Arjun G. Ansay Laboratory
Technological University of the Philippines
14 Eusebio Manuel B. Urbano, Jr.
Manufactureres/Industry: Bureau of Product Standards Testing Center
8 William Santiago 15 Samson D. Paden
Fox Electronics Manufacturing Bureau of Product Standards Product
Certifcation Division
Project Manager
16 Avelino T. Molina, Jr.
Bureau of Product Standards Standards
Development Division
* Alternate
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS 136:2000
ICS 21.060.50
Steel wire nails - Specifcation
Foreword
This Philippine National Standard Specifcation for steel
wire nails, PNS 136, was prepared by the Sub-committee on
Long Products of the Technical Committee on Steel, BPS/
TC 11/ SC 01 of the Bureau of Product Standards.
This edition cancels and replaces PNS 136:1987,
Amendment 01:1991 and Amendment 02:1992. The revision
of this standard includes the request of the Philippine Nail
Manufacturers Association to use only the 25 kilograms
carton packaging and to disallow the use of wooden boxes
for environmental reasons and to lessen pilferage.
In the preparation of this standard, JIS A 5508:1992, the
Japanese Industrial Standard for nails was considered.
1 Scope
This standard specifes the requirements for common and
fnishing steel wire nails.
2 Reference
PNS 77:1991, Amendment 01:1991 - Carbon steel wire nails
- Specifcation contains provision which through reference
in this text form part of this national standard. At the time of
publication of this standard, the edition indicated was valid.
3 Defnitions
For the purpose of this standard, the following defnitions
apply:
3.1 brad head - a small-diameter, deep, circular, barrel-
shaped head with fat or concavely cupped top surface, for
counter-sinking where concealment of head is important
3.2 common nail - a regular stock nail having a bright,
plain shank and with a fat head and medium diamond
shaped point
3.3 fnishing nail - a regular stock nail having a slender,
bright shank with a fat or cupped brad head and medium
diamond shaped point
3.4 fat head- a circular head with a fat top surface, in which
the bearing surface of the head is parallel to the top surface
3.5 nail - a pointed piece of metal cut to size from wire
generally with head intended to be struck by a hammer,
used for driving into or through wood or other materials to
hold two or more pieces together
4 Manufacturing process
Nails shall be manufactured from wires which are cold drawn
from carbon steel wires.
5 Materials
5.1 Chemical composition - Nails shall be manufactured
from low carbon steel wires conforming to PNS 77 by the
cold drawn process.
5.2 Tensile strength - The ultimate tensile strength of the
wire shall conform to table 1.
Table 1 - Tensile strength
Wire diameter
mm
Tensile strength
MPa
1.50 - 2.15
2.45 - 3.05
3.40 - 4.20
4.60 - 6.60
735 - 1280
685 - 1130
590 - 1030
540 - 930
6 Types
Steel wire nails shall be of the following types:
a) Type 1 - Common nail
b) Type 2 - Finishing nail
7 General requirements
7.1 The wire nails shall be thoroughly polished, free from
rust, faws, cracks and any other injurious defects.
7.2 The common nail shall have a swaged round head,
with upper face checkered, with a suitable slant on the lower
face set with four to six notches (depending on the length)
on the neck, with a point cut down into a tetrahedral prism
and polished.
7.3 The description of constituent parts of round wire nails
shall be as shown in fgures 1 and 2.
7.4 The relation between the constituent parts of steel wire
nails shall conform to the following formula in table 2.
Table 2 - Relation of constituent parts of steel wire nails
Common nails Finishing nails
D = 1.8d D = 1.4d
S = d S is equal or greater than d
= 120-150 -
a = or less than 30 a = or less than 30
d = d
where
D is the diameter of head
d is the diameter of shank (wire diameter)
S is the length of nail point
is the angle of head
d is the diameter of fat surface of fnishing nail
a is the angle of nail point
NOTE The relation between wire diameter (d), length (L) and
thickness (h) is determined by agreement between supplier
and purchaser.
7.5 The upper face of common nails shall be perpendicular
to the center line of the shank and free from noticeable
eccentricity.
7.6 The dimension of common nails shall be as specifed in
table 3.
7.7 The dimension of fnishing nails shall be as specifed in
table 4.
8 Tolerances
8.1 The tolerances on length and diameter of common nails
and fnishing nails shall be given in tables 3 and 4 respectively.
8.2 The bend of shank of common and fnishing nails shall
not be more than 0.7 percent against the length (L).
8.3 Eccentricity of the center of nail head shall not be
more than 12 percent d from axis of the shank. However, for
diameter of 2.00 mm and less, this shall not be more than 14
percent.
9 Sampling and inspection
9.1 All nails of the same type and size presented at one time
shall be considered a lot for purpose of inspection, sampling
and acceptance.
9.2 A random sampling of nails shall be taken from each lot
offered for inspection for visual and dimensional characteristics,
with lot acceptance based on the requirements specifed in
table 5.
9.3 A random sample of nails shall be taken from each
inspection lot in accordance with table 6 and shall be subjected
to the physical test specifed in 9.2.
Figure 1 - Common wire nail
Figure 2 - Finishing nail
Table 3 - Dimension of common nail
Dimensions in millimetre
Designation
Length Diameter
Nominal Tolerance Nominal Tolerance
25 x 1.85 25 2.0 1.85 0.05
32 x 2.10 32 2.5 2.10 0.06
38 x 2.40 38 2.5 2.40 0.06
50 x 2.75 50 3.5 2.75 0.06
65 x 3.40 65 4.0 3.40 0.08
75 x 4.20 75 4.5 4.20 0.10
100 x 5.15 100 6.0 5.15 0.10
125 x 6.05 125 7.0 6.05 0.13
150 x 6.60 150 7.5 6.60 0.13
Table 4 - Dimension of fnishing nail
Dimensions in millimetre
Designation
Length Diameter
Nominal Tolerance Nominal Tolerance
25 x 1.65 25 2.0 1.65 0.05
32 x 1.85 32 2.5 1.85 0.05
38 x 2.10 38 2.5 2.10 0.06
50 x 2.40 50 3.5 2.40 0.06
65 x 2.75 65 4.0 2.75 0.06
75 x 3.40 75 4.5 3.40 0.08
Table 5 - Sampling for visual and dimensional
requirements
Lot size Random
sample size
Total test
pieces
Acceptance
No. of boxes No. of boxes No. of nails Maximum
allowable
failure, pieces
2 - 40 2 15 1
41 - 110 3 25 1
111 - 300 5 35 2
301- 500 7 50 3
501 - 1 300 10 75 4
1 301 - 3 200 15 110 6
3 201 - 8 000 25 150 8
8 001 and over 35 225 11
Table 6 - Sampling for bend test
Lot size Random
sample size
Total test
pieces
Acceptance
No. of boxes No. of boxes No. of nails Maximum
allowable
failure, pieces
2 - 40 2 20 1
41 - 110 3 20 1
111 - 300 5 20 1
301- 500 7 20 1
501 - 1 300 10 20 1
1 301 - 3 200 15 30 2
3 201 - 8 000 25 50 2
8 001 and over 35 70 3
10 Method of tests
10.1 Visual and dimensional test - Each sample nail
taken at random in accordance with table 5 shall be visually
and dimensionally checked to verify conformance to the
requirements as to size, fnish, workmanship and material.
Non-conformity to the dimensional tolerances and faulty
shape shall be considered major defects, corrosion, poor
fnish and others shall be considered minor defects.
NOTE 1 Major defect is a defect that is likely to result in
failure or to reduce materially the usability of the
considered product for its intended purpose.
NOTE 2 Minor defect is a defect that is not likely to reduce
materially the usability of the considered product
for its intended purpose, or that is a departure from
established specifcations having little bearing on
the effective use or operation of this product.
10.2 Bend test
10.2.1 Test piece - The test piece shall be either the
wire used in the nail manufacture or the manufactured nail
(common or fnishing nail).
10.2.2 Procedure - Bend test shall be performed by any
hand or power device that will perform the test piece closely
about a mandrel with an internal radius equivalent to the
diameter of the test piece, with sides parallel and without
causing any damage to the nail surface. No faws, cracks, or
other defects shall be present on the test piece after the test.
11 Packaging and labelling
11.1 Double wall corrugated carbon boxes with suitable
strength shall be used for packaging.
11.2 The boxes must be arranged compactly and sealed
by either glue, staple or tape. After being sealed, the boxes
shall be enclosed with a durable shrinkable plastic.
11.3 The net weight per box shall be 25 kg 0.5 kg.
11.4 Individual boxes shall be marked with the following:
a) Type of nail
b) Brand name or logo
c) Length and diameter, in mm
d) Net weight, 25 kg
e) Name and address of the manufacturer
f) Year and date of manufacture
g) The number of this standard, PNS 136
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Technical Committee 11 - Steel
Sub-Committee 1 - Steel (Long)
Chairman
1 Napoleon G. Co
Philippine Constructors Association, Inc.
Members
Academe:
2 Hubert Palpal-latoc 6 Roberto M. Cola
Mapua Institute of Technology Philippine Iron and
Steel, Inc.
Associations: Testing Institution:
3 Marcelo Co 7 Randy R. Rufno
G.I. Wire Association Non-destructive Testing
Laboratory
4 Ricardo Yu Philippine Geoanalytics
Phillippine Nail Manufacturers
Association Government Agency:

8 Reginald P. Viray
Manufacturers: Metals Industry Research
and Development Center
5 Wellington Tong
Philippine Iron and Steel Institute
Project Offcer
9 Samson D. Paden
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS 113:2005
ICS 77.140.65
Specifcation for low carbon steel wires Plain/annealed/zinc-coated
Foreword
This Philippine National Standard Specifcation for low carbon steel wires -
Plain/annealed/zinc-coated was prepared by the Bureau of Product Standards
Technical Committee on Steel, BPS/TC 11. This standard replaces PNS 113:1987
- Low carbon steel wires for ordinary use - Specifcation.
This standard covers three types of low carbon steel wires, namely: plain,
annealed, and zinc-coated/galvanized. General requirements such as the
manufacturing process, materials, wire diameters and tolerances, mechanical
properties, and testing are specifed in this Standard.
In the preparation of this standard, the following standards were considered:
JIS G 3532-2000, Low Carbon Steel Wires
JIS G 3547-1993, Zinc-Coated Low Carbon Steel Wires
BIRMINGHAM WIRE GAUGE (BWG) Standard Metric Series for Basic
Diameter of Wire
Specifcation for low carbon steel wires - Plain/annealed/zinc-coated
1 Scope
This standard specifes the requirements for low carbon steel wires for application
as (1) plain wire, (2) annealed wire, and (3) zinc-coated / galvanized wire, and
not intended for structural applications.
2 Normative References
The titles of the standards publications referred to in this standard are listed on
the inside back cover.
3 Defnitions
For the purposes of this standard, the following defnitions apply:
3.1 ordinary low carbon steel wire - a steel wire of circular cross-section,
produced from wire rod conforming to PNS 77/Amd. 01 that has been drawn and
thus, cold worked
3.2 plain low carbon steel wire - an ordinary low carbon steel wire of circular
cross-section with smooth surface
3.3 annealed low carbon steel wire - an ordinary low carbon steel wire that has
been annealed after cold working
3.4 zinc-coated low carbon steel wire - an ordinary low carbon steel wire
annealed and coated with zinc either by hot-dipped or electrolytic galvanizing
3.5 lot - a lot shall refer to steel wires of the same type and of the same size,
whether in reference to the same production batch or as presented for the
purpose of inspection, sampling, and acceptance
4 Types and manufacturing methods
The types and manufacturing methods of wires shall be as specifed in Table 1.
5 Materials
Wires shall be manufactured from wire rods conforming to PNS 77/Amd. 01.

Table 1 Types and manufacturing methods of wires
Type/Class Manufacturing methods
Plain low carbon steel
wire
Cold-working (by drawing) of wire rods specifed in
PNS 77/Amd. 01
Annealed low carbon
steel wire
Heat treatment of wire by annealing after cold-
drawing of ordinary low carbon steel wire
Zinc-coated low carbon
steel wire (Electrolytic
galvanized / Hot-dipped
galvanized) Classes 1 to
4
Zinc coating (i.e., galvanizing) of annealed low
carbon steel wires, whether further drawn or
otherwise
6 Chemical composition
The chemical composition of low carbon wire rods shall conform to Table 2.
Table 2 Low carbon steel chemical composition, ranges, and limits
Grade
No.
Chemical composition limits
Carbon
(Maximum)
Manganese
(Maximum)
Phosphorus
(Maximum)
Sulfur
(Maximum)
1005 0.06 0.35 0.040 0.050
1006 0.08 0.25 to 0.40 0.040 0.050
1008 0.10 0.30 to 0.50 0.040 0.050
1010 0.08 to 0.13 0.30 to 0.60 0.040 0.050
1012 0.10 to 0.15 0.30 to 0.60 0.040 0.050
1013 0.11 to 0.16 0.50 to 0.80 0.040 0.050
1015 0.13 to 0.18 0.30 to 0.60 0.040 0.050
1016 0.13 to 0.18 0.60 to 0.90 0.040 0.050
1017 0.15 to 0.20 0.30 to 0.60 0.040 0.050
1018 0.15 to 0.20 0.60 to 0.90 0.040 0.050
1019 0.15 to 0.20 0.70 to 1.00 0.040 0.050
1020 0.18 to 0.23 0.30 to 0.60 0.040 0.050
1021 0.18 to 0.23 0.60 to 0.90 0.040 0.050
1022 0.18 to 0.23 0.70 to 1.00 0.040 0.050
1023 0.20 to 0.25 0.30 to 0.70 0.040 0.050
NOTE 1 For Silicon, the following limits and ranges are commonly specifed:
For grades 1005 to 1013, the silicon content shall not exceed 0.10 percent.
For grades 1015 to 1023, the silicon content shall be specifable according
to the following levels: (1) not to exceed 0.10 percent, (2) 0.10 to 0.20
percent, or (3) 0.15 to 0.30 percent.
NOTE 2 When required, copper is specifed as an added element and shall
not exceed 0.40 percent.
7 Standard wire diameters, tolerances, and mass
7.1 Wire types and applicable wire diameter
According to the method of manufacture and intended use, wire is categorized
into two types, namely: 1) ordinary low carbon steel wires and 2) annealed low
carbon steel wires. Applicable wire diameters are given in Table 3.
Table 3 - Wire types and applicable wire diameter
Unit: millimetres
Wire type Cross section Applicable wire
diameter
a
Example of
application
Ordinary low carbon
steel wire
Round
0.10 up to 13.0 For general purpose
Annealed low
carbon
steel wire
0.10 up to 13.0 For general purpose
and for wire fabrics
a
The range of diameters shown in this table represents (1) the closest
equivalents to the BWG, and (2) are those predominantly found in the
market.
7.2 Standard wire diameters shall conform to Table 4.
Table 4 - Standard gauges and wire diameter
Unit: millimetres
Wire
gauge
a
Wire
diameter
Wire
gauge
a
Wire
diameter
Wire
gauge
a
Wire
diameter
Wire
gauge
a
Wire
diameter
36 0.10 25 0.51 14 2.11 3 6.58
35 0.13 24 0.56 13 2.41 2 7.21
34 0.18 23 0.64 12 2.77 1 7.62
33 0.20 22 0.71 11 3.05 1-0 8.64
32 0.23 21 0.81 10 3.40 2-0 9.65
31 0.25 20 0.89 9 3.76 3-0 10.80
30 0.30 19 1.07 8 4.19 4-0 11.53
29 0.33 18 1.25 7 4.57 5-0 12.00
28 0.36 17 1.47 6 5.16 6-0 12.70
27 0.41 16 1.65 5 5.59 7-0 13.00
26 0.46 15 1.83 4 6.05
a
Wire gauges follow the Birmingham Wire Gauge (BWG) system for steel
wire, whereas the wire diameters refect and follow the closest metric
conversion.
7.3 Tolerances on wire diameters of all types of low carbon steel wires before
galvanizing shall conform to Table 5.
Table 5 Tolerances of wire diameters for low carbon steel wires
for classes 1, 2 , and 3 zinc-coating only
Unit: millimetres
Wire diameter Tolerance
0.10 to 0.36 0.01
0.41 to 0.56 0.02
0.64 to 0.81 0.03
0.89 to 2.11 0.05
2.41 to 3.05 0.06
3.40 to 4.19 0.08
4.57 to 6.05 0.10
6.58 to 13.00 0.13
7.4 Tolerances for wire diameters of zinc-coated class 4 low carbon steel wires
(before galvanizing) shall conform to Table 6.
Table 6 Tolerances of wire diameters for low carbon steel wires
for class 4 zinc-coating only
Unit: millimetres
Wire diameter Tolerance
0.10 to 0.36 + 0.02 /-0.01
0.41 to 0.56 0.02
0.64 to 0.81 0.03
0.89 to 1.65 0.05
1.83 to 2.11 0.06
2.41 to 3.40 0.08
3.76 to 5.16 0.10
5.59 to 6.05 0.13
6.58 to 8.64 0.15
9.65 to 13.00 0.16
7.5 The standard coil weight of wires shall conform to Table 7.
Table 7 Coil weight
Wire diameter
(mm)
Minimum weight per coil (kg) Tolerance
(kg per coil)
0.10 to 0.51 10.00 0. 10
0.56 to 1.07 25.00 0. 20
1.25 to 6.05 35.00 0. 30
6.58 to 13.00 As agreed between buyer and
seller
0.50
8 Mechanical properties
All low carbon steel wires shall conform to the mechanical properties specifed in
Table 8.
Table 8 Mechanical properties
Wire diameter,
mm
Tensile strength, MPa Number of twists
Plain low
carbon
steel wire
Annealed
low
carbon
steel wire
Zinc-
coated
low
carbon
steel wire
Annealed
low carbon
steel wire
Zinc-coated
low
carbon
steelwires
Class 3 Class 4
0.10 up to
0.89
5901270 260 590 290 540 52 49 49
1.07 47 44 44
1.25 41 37 37
1.47 35 31 31
1.65 32 28 28
1.83 61 57 49
2.11 55 52 44
2.41 48 44 38
2.77 5401130 42 39 33
3.05 36 34 28
3.40 33 30 26
3.76 4401030 30 27 24
4.19 27 24 21
4.57 24 22 19
5.16 390-930 22 20 17
5.59 20 18 15
6.05 17 15 13
6.58 14 12 11
7.21 14 12 11
7.62 11 9 8
8.64 13.00 320880 11 9 8
NOTE In the event of special orders, where the wire diameter is not found in Table
6, the wire must comply with the specifed mechanical properties applicable to
the next larger diameter in this table.
9 Physical appearance
Wires shall be free from harmful defects such as rust, faws, fssures and cracks
that are detrimental to practical use. For annealed steel wire, requirement for mill
scale shall not apply.
10 Mass of zinc coating
10.1 Mass of zinc coating for zinc-coated low carbon steel wires shall be as
specifed in Table 9.
10.2 In the winding test, classes 3 and 4 of zinc-coated low carbon steel wires
shall produce neither discernible crack nor peeling on their wound portions when
wound six turns or more in close contact around a mandrel of prescribed diameter
in accordance with the requirements of Table 9.
Table 9 Mass of zinc-coating, and diameter of mandrel used for winding
test
Wire
diameter
(D),
mm
Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4
Coating
mass test
Coating
mass test
Coating
mass test
Diameter
of mandrel
used for
winding
test
Coating
mass test
Diameter
of mandrel
used for
winding
test
Mass of
zinc-coating,
g/m,
minimum
Mass of
zinc-coating,
g/m,
minimum
Mass of
zinc-coating,
g/m,
minimum
Multiple of
wire
diameter
Mass of
zinc-coating,
g/m,
minimum
Multiple of
wire
diameter
0.10 to
0.81
20 30 NA NA NA NA
0.89 20 30 75 6 D 105 12 D
1.07 25 30 75 6 D 105 12 D
1.25 25 30 75 6 D 105 12 D
1.47 25 30 75 6 D 120 12 D
1.65 25 30 75 6 D 120 12 D
1.83 25 35 90 8 D 155 14 D
2.11 25 35 90 8 D 155 14 D
2.41 25 40 120 8 D 185 14 D
2.77 25 40 120 8 D 185 14 D
3.05 30 45 135 10 D 230 16 D
3.40 30 50 135 10 D 230 16 D
3.76 35 55 135 10 D 230 16 D
4.19 35 55 155 12 D 245 18 D
4.57 40 65 155 12 D 245 18 D
5.16 45 70 155 12 D 245 18 D
5.59 50 75 155 14 D 245 20 D
6.05 to
13.0
50 85 155 14 D 245 20 D
NOTE Mass of zinc coating and diameter of mandrel shall not apply to class 3
and class 4 wires.
11 Sampling and inspection
11.1 Random sampling shall be conducted by taking specimens from each lot
of steel wires in coils whether from the production line or as presented for quality
inspection.
11.2 Sampling shall be in accordance with the sampling criteria specifed in
Table 10.
11.3 Specimens shall be cut from individual coils to be used for testing.
11.4 Each specimen shall be subjected to inspection. Furthermore, each
specimen shall conform to requirements for physical appearance test, tensile test,
torsion test, mass of zinc -coating test for classes 1 to 4, plus the winding test in
the case of class 3 and class 4 zinc-coated wires.
Table 10 Sampling and acceptance criteria
Lot size Random sample size
No. of Coils
Acceptance
(maximum allowable
failures)
AQL = 10
2 15 2 1
16 25 3 1
26 90 5 1
91 150 8 2
151 280 13 3
281 500 20 5
501 1,200 32 7
1,201 3,200 50 10
3,201 10,000 80 14
10,001 and above 125 21
NOTE The inspection level specifed in this table is based on General
Inspection Level Iand AQL10 of Single Sampling Plans for normal inspection
found in PNS/ISO 2859-1:2004.
12 Test methods
12.1 Tests for mechanical properties
12.1.1 Tensile test
a) Test specimen preparation and method of test shall conform to relevant
provisions of PNS ISO 6892, and to test piece no. 9 of PNS JIS Z 2201.
Tests shall be carried out in accordance with PNS JIS Z 2241, and PNS ISO
6892 and results of tests shall conform to values specifed in Table 8.
b) When a specimen is tested for tensile strength and it fractures at a gripped
portion, the test shall be invalidated. A retest shall be performed provided the
specimen shall be taken from the same coil.
12.1.2 Torsion test
a) Wires subjected to the torsion test shall be frst straightened. This shall be
done either by hand, with the use of a wooden hammer or the like, and it shall
be cut to approximately 300 mm in length for use as the test specimen.
b) Both ends of the test specimen shall be gripped frmly at an interval of 200
mm and subsequently twisted to the specifed number of turns found in
Table 8. The test specimen shall be given suffcient tension to prevent it from
sagging.
c) The wire shall not break nor crack when turned to the specifed number of
twists.
d) In cases where a test piece fractures at a gripped portion during testing, the
test shall be invalidated. A retest shall be performed provided the specimen
shall be taken from the same coil.
12.2 Mass of zinc coating The test shall be performed in accordance with
the antimonychloride method specifed in PNS ISO 1460. Results shall conform
to values specifed in Table 9.
12.3 Winding test The winding test shall be performed in accordance with
PNS/JIS H 0401. Results shall conform to values specifed in Table 9.
12.4 Measurement of wire diameter
a) For a wire of a certain diameter, an arbitrary point shall be taken along a
specimen that is 300 mm long.
b) The maximum and minimum diameters at this point shall be taken.
c) The values of the readings shall conform to the values specifed in Table 5 and
Table 6.
13 Acceptance
A lot shall be accepted only if it meets all requirements specifed in -
a) Clause 9 (Physical Appearance),
b) Table 2 for chemical composition,
c) Tables 5, 6, and 7 for wire diameters and coil weights, and
d) Tables 8 and 9 for mechanical properties and mass of zinc coating.
14 Retest
A retest shall be allowed only under the following conditions:
a) Test equipment is found to be faulty;
b) Sample fails at the gripped portions (see above) ; or
c) Testing procedure is faulty.
15 Marking
Each coil shall be identifed with an identifcation tag. This identifcation tag must
contain the following information:
1) Name and address of manufacturer (both local and foreign);
2) Name and address of importer (in case of imported);
3) Wire type (plain, annealed, zinc-coated);
4) Zinc-coating mass: classes 1, 2, 3, 4;
5) Process (electrolytic or hot-dipped galvanized);
6) Wire diameter, mm;
7) Net weight per coil, kg;
8) Date of manufacture; and
9) Country of origin .`
References
The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this
text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of the publication, the
editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties
to agreements based on these standards are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below.
PNS 77:1986/Amd. 01:1991, Carbon steel wire rods Specifcation
PNS ISO 2859-1:2004, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes Part
1: Sampling schemes indexed by acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot-by-lot
inspection
PNS ISO 6892:2004, Metallic Materials Tensile Testing at ambient temperature
PNS ISO 1460:2004, Metallic Coatings Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings on
Ferrous Materials-Gravimetric determination of the mass per unit area
PNS JIS G 3505:2005, Low Carbon Steel Wire Rods
PNS JIS Z 2201:2005, Test pieces for tensile test for metallic materials
PNS JIS Z 2241:2005 Method of tensile test for metallic materials
PNS JIS H 0401:2005 Methods of test for hot dip galvanized coatings
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Chairman Vice-Chairman
1 Wellington Tong 2 Napoleon G. Co
Pag-Asa Steel Works, Philippines Constructors Association
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Members
Academe:
3 Eligia D. Clemente 7 Roberto M. Cola
University of the Philippines Philippine Iron and Steel Institute
Associations: Government Agencies:
4 Miriam Tamayo 8 Leilani del Prado
Association of Structural Construction Industry Authority
Engineers of the Phils. of the Philippines
5 Marcelo Co* 9 Iluminada de Guzman
Ricardo Yu** Bureau of Research and Standards
G.I. Wire Manufacturers Association
10 Samson D. Paden
6 Mariano Chan** Bureau of Product Standards
Philippine Nail Manufacturers
Association Testing Laboratory:
Project Manager 11 Rommel Saavedra**
Metals Industry Research and
12 Anne Daisy T. Omila Development Center
Bureau of Product Standards
* Convenor of the Sub-Committee on Wire rods, steel wires and wire products,
BPS TC 11/SC 2
** Member of Sub-Committee on Wire rods, steel wires and wire products, BPS
TC 11/SC 2
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PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS ISO 4427:2002
(ISO published 1996)
PWWA NM 201:2002
ICS 23.040.20
Polyethylene (PE) pipes for water supply Specifcations
National Foreword
This Philippine National Standard is adopted with modifcations from the
International Standard ISO 4427:1996, Polyethylene (PE) pipes for water supply
Specifcations. The review and endorsement of this standard was made by the
Plastic Pipe Sub-Committee on Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Group of the Technical
Standards Committee on Plastic Pipes of the Philippine Water Works Association
(PWWA). It was approved for adoption by the Bureau of Product Standards.
The adoption of this standard includes an amendment which contains the
modifcations made. These are on sub-clause 3.5, Tables 3 and 4, marking and
an inclusion of an informative Annex B.
This standard cancels and replaces PNS 55:1986, High density polyethylene
(PE) pipes for water supply - Specifcation.
Within the text of the standard, the following are the minimal editorial changes:
a) the decimal comma shall be interpreted as a decimal point to be consistent
with existing convention on our number format
b) the words International Standard shall mean National Standards.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL STANDARD PNS ISO 4427:2002/AMD. 01:2002
PWWA NM 201:2002
Amendment
PNS ISO 4427:2002 was approved by the Bureau of Product Standards with the
following modifcations:
Clause/Sub-clause Modifcation
3.5 Effects on water quality of pipes Add Conformance of this provision shall
intended for the conveyance of be certifed by a testing institute accredited
water for human consumption. by the Bureau of Product Standards after
the last sentence.
Relative to 4.14 on smallest wall Replaces tables 3 and 4
thickness Tables 3 and 4
8 Marking Add the Bureau of Product Standards Q
check mark
the number of this PNS standard
Revise the last sentence to read:
The word potable water has to be included
if the pipe is intended for drinking water.
Annex Add as Annex B (informative) Manufacturers
Sampling.
Explanation:
In the calculation of Tables 3 and 4, a nominal pressure of 6.3 bar (0.63 MPa)
has been used.
Table 3 Polyethylene pipes with a design stress
s
of 8 MPa
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 8 S 6.3 S 5
Standard dimension ratio
SDR 17 SDR 13.6 SDR 11
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 8 MPa
PN 10 PN 12.5 PN 16
Nominal wall thickness, n
mm
16 - - 2.3
20 - - 2.3
25 - - 2.3
32 2.3 2.4 3.0
40 2.4 3.0 3.7
50 3.0 3.7 4.6
63 3.7 4.7 5.8
75 4.5 5.6 6.8
90 5.4 6.7 8.2
110 6.6 8.1 10.0
125 7.4 9.2 11.4
140 8.3 10.3 12.7
160 9.5 11.8 14.6
180 10.7 13.3 16.4
200 11.9 14.7 18.2
225 13.4 16.6 20.5
250 14.8 18.4 22.7
280 16.6 20.6 25.4
315 18.7 23.2 28.6
355 21.1 26.1 32.2
400 23.7 29.4 36.3
450 26.7 33.1 40.9
500 29.7 36.8 45.4
560 33.2 41.2 50.8
630 37.4 46.2 57.2
710 42.1 52.2 -
800 47.4 58.8 -
900 53.3 - -
1 000 59.3 - -
1) The pipe series number is derived from the ratio
s
is the design stress at
20C and PMS, is the maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe
at 20C.
2) The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable
operating pressure PMS, in bars, of the pipe at 20C.
Table 4 Polyethylene pipes with a design stress s of 6.3 MPa
Pipe series 1)
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 10 S 8 S 6.3 S 5 S4
Standard dimension ratio
SDR 21 SDR 17 SDR 13.6 SDR 11 SDR 9
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 8 MPa
PN 6
3)
PN 8 PN 10 PN 12.5 PN 16
Nominal wall thickness,
n
mm
16 - - - - 2.3
20 - - - - 2.3
25 - - - 2.3 2.8
32 - 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.6
40 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.5
50 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.6 5.6
63 3.0 3.8 4.7 5.8 7.1
75 3.6 4.5 5.6 6.8 8.4
90 4.3 5.4 6.7 8.2 10.1
110 5.3 6.6 8.1 10.0 12.3
125 6.0 7.4 9.2 11.4 14.0
140 6.7 8.3 10.3 12.7 15.7
160 7.7 9.5 11.8 14.6 17.9
180 8.6 10.7 13.3 16.4 20.1
200 9.6 11.9 14.7 18.2 22.4
225 10.8 13.4 16.6 20.5 25.2
250 11.9 14.8 18.4 22.7 27.9
280 13.4 16.6 20.6 25.4 31.3
315 15.0 18.7 23.2 28.6 35.2
355 16.9 21.1 26.1 32.2 39.7
400 19.1 23.7 29.4 36.3 44.7
450 21.5 26.7 33.1 40.9 50.3
500 23.9 29.7 36.8 45.4 55.8
560 26.7 33.2 41.2 50.8 -
630 30.0 37.4 46.3 57.2 -
710 33.9 42.1 52.2 - -
800 38.1 47.4 58.8 - -
900 42.9 53.3 - - -
1 000 47.7 59.3 - - -
1 200 57.2 - - - -
1 400 - - - - -
1 600 - - - - -
1)
The pipe series number is derived from the ratio s is the design stress at 20C
and PMS, is the maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe at 20C.
2)
The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable operating
pressure PMS, in bars, of the pipe at 20C.
3)
For calculation purposes, a nominal pressure of 6.3 bar (0.63 MPa) has been
used.
Annex B
(Informative)
Manufacturers Sampling
Sampling and Testing Schedule for Assessment of Compliance
Clause Requirements Minimum Frequency per
Extruder
4.1.2
4.3
3.1.2/3.1.3
General Requirements
Diameter and Wall Thickness
Length
Appearance
Per roll/hourly
Every 8 hours
Every 8 hours
3
3.2.1
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.7
Type Test
Material
Carbon Black
Weathering & Thermal Stability
Effect of Material on Water Quality
Density
Melt Flow Rate
Every 6 months or every
change of material brand/
pipe
- do -
- do -
- do -
- do -
- do -
3.6 MRS Test
10,000 hr test for master batches
Every change of material
Supplier/brand
5.1 Hydrostatic Strength
100 hr test
165 h test
1000 h test
Every 6 months or every
change in material brand
- do -
- do -
6.2 Quality Control Test
Longitudinal Reversion
Every 8 hours
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation
of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies) The work of preparing
International Standards is normally carried out through lSO technical committees.
Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has
been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental in liaison with ISO, also
take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committtees are circulated
to !he member bodies for voting. Publication as an InternationaI Standard requires
approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
International Standard ISO 4427 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC
138, Plastic Pipes, fttings and valves for the transport of fuids Subcommittee SC
2 Plastics pipes end fttings for water supplies.
Annex A forms an integral part of !his lnternational Standard.
1 Scope
This International Standard specifes the required properties of pipes made from
polyethylene (PE) to be used for buried water mains and services and for water
supply above ground both inside and outside buildings. In addition, it specifes
some general properties of the material from which these pipes are made,
including a classifcation scheme.
This International Standard applies to pipes with a nominal pressure of PN 3, 2,
PN 4, PN 6. PN 8. PN to. PN 12,5 and PN 16, and nominal outside diameters from
16 to 1 600 (see ISO 161-1), intended to be used for the conveyance of water
under pressure at temperatures between 00 and 40
o
C for general purposes as
well as for the supply of drinking water.
NOTE 1 - Some countries may require specifc colour identifcation for pipes
Intended for human consumption.
For temperatures between 20
o
C and 40
o
C, the working pressure factor given
in fgure 1 shall be applied. Provided that extrapolation results obtained in
accordance with ISO/TR 9080 show this to be possible.
It PE pipes are used above ground, they should preferable be physically protected
against UV light in accordance with recommended practice.
NOTE 2 - For information. certain requirements. fgures or remarks are given,
which have been extracted from appropriate International Standards.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which through reference in this text,
constitute provisions of this International Standard. At the time of publication, the
editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to
agreements based on this International Standard are encouraged to investigate
the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated
below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International
Standards.
ISO 161-1:1996, Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fuids - Nominal
outside diameters and nominal pressures - Part 1: Metric series
ISO 1133:1996, Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-fow rate (MFR) and the
melt voIume-fIow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics.
ISO 1167: 1996, Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fuids- Resistance to
internal pressure - Test method
ISO 2505-1:1994, Thermoplastics pipes - Longitudinal reversion - Part 1:
Determination methods.
ISO 2505-2: 1994, Thermoplastic pipes- Longitudinal reversion - Part 2:
Determination parameters.
ISO 3126: 1974, Plastic pipes - Measurement of dimensions.
ISO 4065: 1996, Thermoplastics pipes - Universal wall thickness table.
ISO 4607: 1978, Plastics - Methods of exposure to natural weathering.
ISO 6259-1: -
1)
, Themoplastic pipes- Determination of tensile properties - Part 1:
General test method.
ISO 6259-3: -
1)
, Thermoplastic pipes- Determination of tensile properties - Part
3: PoIyoIefn pipes.
ISO 6964: 1986, PoIyolefn pipes and fttings - Determination of carbon black
content by calcination and pyrolysis - Test method and basic specifcation.
ISO/TR 9080: 1992, Thermoplastics pipes for the transport of fuids - Methods
of extrapolation of hydrostatic stress rupture data to determine the Iong-term
hydrostatic strength of thermoplastics pipe materials.
ISO 10837:1991, Determination of the thermal stability or polyethylene (PE) for
use in gas pipes and fttings.
ISO 11420: 1996, Method for the assessment of the degree of carbon black
dispersion in poIyolefn pipes, fttings and compounds.
ISO 11922-1:-
2)
, Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fuids - Dimensions
and tolerances - Part 1: Metric series.
ISO 12162: 1995, Thermoplastics materials for pipes and fllings for pressure
applications - Classifcation and designation Overall service (design) coeffcient.
ISO 13761: 1996, Plastics pipes and fttings - Pressure reduction factors for
poIyethylene pipeline systems for use at temperatures above 20
o
C .
ISO 13949-
1)
, Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment dispersion in
poIyoIefn pipes, fttings and compounds.
Guidelines for drinking water quality, Volume 1: Recommendations, WHO,
Geneva, 1984.
EEC Council Directive of 15
th
July 1980 on the quality of water intended for
human consumption, Offcial Journal of the European Communities L229, pp
11 to 29.
_____________
1)
To be published.
2)
To be published (Revision of ISO 3606:1976, ISO 3607:1977, ISO 3608:1976
and ISO 3609:1977)
3 Material
3.1 Compounds
3.1.1 General
The pipes shall be manufactured from poIyethylene containing only those
antioxidants, UV stabilizers and pigments necessary for the manufacture of pipes
conforming to this specifcation and for its end use, including weldability when it
is possible. The pipes for drinking water shall be either black or blue or black with
blue stripes.
3.1.2 Black pipes
For black pipes, the carbon black content in the compound shall be (2, 25 0.25)
% by mass, when measured in accordance with ISO 6964.
3.1.3 Blue pipes and stripes
The use of the colour blue or black with blue stripes shall be specifed in
accordance with national requirements.
The material for the stripes shall be of the same type of resin as used in the base
compound for the pipe.
3.2 Dispersion of pigments In compounds
3.2.1 Dispersion of carbon black
When determined in accordance with ISO 11420, the dispersion of the carton
black shall be equal to or less than grade 3.
3.2.2 Dispersion of blue pigments
When determined in accordance with ISO 13949, the dispersion of blue pigments
shall be equal to or less than grade 3
3.3 Thermal stabliity
When determined In accordance with ISO/TR 10837, the induction time for materials
PE 63, PE 80 and PE 100 shall be either at least 20 min when tested at 200
o
C, or an
equivalent period when tested at 210
o
C, provided the equivalent is supported by a
clear correlation between results obtained at 200
o
C or 210
o
C, respectively.
In cases of dispute, the test temperature shall be 200
o
C.
3.4 Reworked material
Clean reworked material generated from a manufacturer's own production of pipe
in accordance with this specifcation may be used if it is derived from the same
resin as used for the relevant production.
3.5 Effects on water quality of pipes intended for the conveyance of water
for human consumption
When used under conditions for which they are designed, materials in contact with
or likely to come into contact with drinking water shall not constitute a toxic hazard,
shall not support microbial growth and shall not give rise to unpleasant taste or
odour, cloudiness or discoloration of the water
The concentrations of substances, chemicals and biological agents leached
from materials in contact with drinking water, and measurements of the relevant
organoleptic / physical parameters, shall not exceed the maximum values
recommended by the World Health Organization in its publication Guidelines for
drinking water quality, Volume 1 Recommendations, or as required by the EEC
Council Directive of 15 July 1980 on the quality of water intended for human
consumption, whichever is the more stringent in each case.
NOTE - Certain additional requirements may apply as required due to local water
quality and safety regulations.
3.6 Designation and classifcation
The compound shall be designated by the material type (e.g.PE 80) conforming to
the applicable level of minimum required strength (MRS) specifed in table 1, when
the lower confdence limit
LCL
for the compound is determined in accordance with
ISO/TR 9080 and this
LCL
is classifed in accordance with ISO 12162 to obtain
the MRS.
The validity of the designation shall be certifed by the compound manufacturer or
in the case of-master-batches by the pipe manufacturer.
The design stress
s
of a pipe shall be obtained by applying a design coeffcient C
of not less than 1,25 to the MRS value for the material.
NOTE - Engineers may wish to apply a greater design coeffcient in accordance with
ISO 12162, depending on operating conditions and environmental considerations.
Table 1 Designation of Material
Designation
of material
MRS at 50 years and 20
o
C
MPa
Maximum allowable hydrostatic
design stress,
s
MPa
PE 100
PE 80
PE 63
PE 40
PE 32
10
8
6,3
4
3,2
8
6,3
5
3,2
2,5
The relationship between MRS and
s
for venous design coeffcients is given in table 2.
Table 2 - Relationship between MRS,
s
, and design coeffcient C at 20
o
C
Hydrostatic design
stress of pipes,
s
MPa
Minimum required strength of material
MPa
10 8 6,3 4 3,2
Design coeffcient, C
8
6,3
5
4
3,2
2,5
1,25
1,6
2
2,5
3,2
-
1,25
1,6
2
2,5
3,2
1,25
1,6
2
2,5
1,25
1,6 1,25
3.7 Melt fow rate and density
The pipe manufacturer shall provide evidence of the density and the melt now rate
of the raw compound.
When measured in accordance with ISO 1133, the melt fow rate shall conform to
the following conditions:
a) the melt fow rate of the compound shall not deviate by more than 30%
from the value specifed by the manufacturer;
b) the change in MFR caused by processing, i.e. the difference between the
measured value for material from the pipe and the measured value for the
compound, shall not be more than 25%.
4 Geometrical characteristics
4.1 Dimensions of pipes: outside diameters, nominal pressures and wall
thicknesses
4.1.1 The dimensions of pipes shall be measured in accordance with ISO 3126.
4.1.2 Nominal outside diameters shall conform to ISO 161-1. The selected
nominal outside diameters and the wall thicknesses in accordance with the
selected nominal pressures are given in table 3 (
s
= 8 MPa), table 4 (
s
=
6,3 MPa), table 5 (
s
= 5 MPa) and table 6 (
s
= 2,5 MPa and 3,2 MPa)
4.1.3 The tolerances on the outside diameters shall be in accordance with ISO
11922-1. as follows:
grade A for normaI-toIerance (NT) pipes
grade B for close-tolerance (CT) pipes
Table 3 - Polyethylene Pipes with a design stress
s
of 8 MPa
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 8 S 6.3 S 5
Standard Dimension ratio
SDR 17 SDR 13.6 SDR 11
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 8 MPa
PN 10 PN 12,5 PN 16
Nominal wall thickness,
n
mm
32
40
50
63
75
90
110
125
140
160
180
200
225
250
280
315
355
400
450
500
560
630
710
800
900
1 000

4,5
5,4
6,6
7,4
8,3
9,5
10,7
11,9
13,4
14,8
16,6
18,7
21,1
23,7
26,7
29,7
33,2
37,4
42,1
47,4
53,3
59,3

4,7
5,6
6,7
8,1
9,2
10,3
11,8
13,3
14,7
16,6
18,4
20,6
23,2
26,1
29,4
33,1
36,8
41,2
46,2
52,2
58,8

3,0
3,7
4,6
5,8
6,8
8,2
10,0
11,4
12,7
14,6
16,4
18,2
20,5
22,7
25,4
28,6
32,2
36,3
40,9
45,4
50,8
57,2

2)
The pipe series number is derived from the ratio
s
/
PMS
, where
s
is the
design stress at 20
o
C and
PMS
, is the maximum allowable operating pressure
of the pipe at 20
o
C.
2)
The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable operating
pressure P
PMS
, in bars, of the pipe at 20
o
C.
Table 4 - Polyethylene pipes with design stress
s
of 6,3 MPa
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 10 S 8 S 6,3 S 5 S4
Standard dimension ratio
SDR 21 SDR 17 SDR 13.6 SDR 11 SDR 9
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 8 MPa
PN 6
3)
PN 8 PN 10 PN 12,5 PN 16
Nominal wall thickness,
n
mm
16
20
25
32
40
50
63
75
90
110
125
140
160
180
200
225
250
280
315
355
400
450
500
560
630
710
800
900
1 000
1 200
1 400
1 600

4,3
5,3
6,0
6,7
7,7
8,6
9,6
10,8
11,9
13,4
15,0
16,9
19,1
21,5
23,9
26,7
30,0
33,9
38,1
42,9
47,7
57,2

4,5
5,4
6,6
7,4
8,3
9,5
10,7
11,9
13,4
14,8
16,6
18,7
21,1
23,7
26,7
29,7
33,2
37,4
42,1
47,4
53,3
59,3

4,7
5,6
6,7
8,1
9,2
10,3
11,8
13,3
14,7
16,6
18,4
20,6
23,2
26,1
29,4
33,1
36,8
41,2
46,3
52,2
58,8

2,3
3,0
3,7
4,6
5,8
6,8
8,2
10,0
11,4
12,7
14,6
16,4
18,2
20,5
22,7
25,4
28,6
32,2
36,3
40,9
45,4
50,8
57,2

2,3
2,3
2,8
3,6
4,5
5,6
7,1
8,4
10,1
12,3
14,0
15,7
17,9
20,1
22,4
25,2
27,9
31,3
35,2
39,7
44,7
50,3
55,8

1)
The pipe series number is derived from the ratio
s
/
PMS
where
s
is the
design stress at 20
o
C and
PMS
is the maximum allowable operating
pressure of the pipe at 20
o
C.
2)
The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable operating
pressure
PMS
, in bars, of the pipe at 20
o
C
3)
For calculation purposes, a nominal pressure of 6.3 bar (0.63 MPa) has
been used.
Table 5 - Polyethylene pipes with a design stress
s
of 5 MPa
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 16 S 12,5 S 8,3 S 8 S 6,3 S 5 S 4 S 3,2
Standard dimension Ratio
SDR
33
SDR
26
SDR
17,6
SDR
17
SDR
13,6
SDR 11 SDR 9 SDR
7,4
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 5 MPa
PN
3,2
PN 4 PN 6 PN 6,3 PN 8 PN 10 PN
12,5
PN 16
Nominal wall thickness,
n
mm
16
20
25
32
40
50
63
75
90
110
125
140
160
180
200
225
250
280
315
355
400
450
500
560
630
710
800
900
1 000
1 200
1 400
1 600

2,3
2,3
2,8
3,4
3,9
4,3
4,9
5,5
6,2
6,9
7,7
8,6
9,7
10,9
12,3
13,8
15,3
17,2
19,3
21,8
24,5
27,6
30,6
36,7
42,9
49,0

2,3
2,3
2,5
2,9
3,5
4,2
4,8
5,4
6,2
6,9
7,7
8,6
9,6
10,7
12,1
13,6
15,3
17,2
19,1
21,4
24,1
27,2
30,6
34,4
38,2
45,9
53,5
61,2

2,3
2,3
2,3
2,9
3,6
4,3
5,1
6,3
7,1
8,0
9,1
10,2
11,4
12,8
14,2
15,9
17,9
20,1
22,7
25,5
28,3
31,7
35,7
40,2
45,3
51,0
56,6

2,3
2,3
2,4
3,0
3,8
4,5
5,4
6,6
7,4
8,3
9,5
10,7
11,9
13,4
14,8
16,6
18,7
21,1
23,7
26,7
29,7
33,2
37.4
42,1
47,4
53,3
59,3

2,3
2,3
2,4
3,0
3,7
4,7
5,6
6,7
8,1
9,2
10,3
11,8
13,3
14,7
16,6
18,4
20,6
23,2
26,1
29,4
33,1
36,8
41,2
46,3
52,2
58,8

2,3
2,3
2,3
2,9
3,7
4,6
5,8
6,8
8,2
10,0
11,4
12,7
14,6
16,4
18,2
20,5
22,7
25,4
28,6
32,2
36,3
40,9
45,4
50,8
57,2

2,3
2,3
2,8
3,6
4,5
5,6
7,1
8,4
10,1
12,3
14,0
15,7
17,9
20,1
22,4
25,2
27,9
31,3
35,2
39,7
44,7
50,3
55,8

2,3
2,8
3,5
4,4
5,5
6,9
8,6
10,3
12,3
15,1
17,1
19,2
21,9
24,6
27,4
30,8
34,2
38,3
43,1
48,5
54,7
61,5

1) The pipe series numbers derived from the ratio

s
/
PMS
where
s
is the design
stress at 20
o
C and
PMS
is the maximum allowable operating pressure of the
pipe at 20
o
C.
2) The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable operating
pressure
PMS
in bars, of the pipe at 20
o
C.
Table 6 - Polyethylene pipes with a design stress
s
of 2,5 MPa and 3,2
MPa
Nominal
outside
diameter
d
n
Pipe series
1)
S 8 S 6,3 S 5 S 4 S 3,2 S 2,5
Standard dimension ratio
SDR 17 SDR
13,6
SDR 11 SDR 9 SDR
7,5
SDR 6
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 2,5 MPa
PN 4 PN 6
3)
PN 10
Nominal pressure PN
2)
for
s
= 3,2 MPa
PN 4 PN 6
3)
PN 10
Nominal wall thickness,
n
mm
16
20
25
32
40
50
63
75
90
110

2,3
2,3
2,4
3,0
3,8
4,5
5,4
6,6

2,3
2,3
2,4
3,0
3,7
4,7
5,6
6,7
8,1

2,3
2,3
2,9
3,7
4,6
5,8
6,8
8,2
10,0
2,3
2,3
2,8
3,6
4,5
5,6
7,1
8,4
10,1
12,3
2,3
2,8
3,5
4,4
5,5
6,9
8,6
10,3
12,3
15,1
2,7
3,4
4,2
5,4
6,7
8,3
10,5
12,5
15,0
18,3
1) The pipe series numbers is derived from the ratio
s
/
PMS
where
s
is the
design stress at 20
o
C and
PMS
is the maximum allowable operating
pressure of the pipe at 20
o
C.
2) The nominal pressure PN corresponds to the maximum allowable operating
pressure
PMS
, in bars, of the pipe at 20
o
C.
3) For calculation purposes, a nominal pressure of 6,3 bar (0,63 MPa) has
been used.
4.1.4 The nominal wall thicknesses e
n
in accordance with ISO 4065 ( however,
for reasons of jointing techniques the smallest wall thickness is limited to 2,3 mm)
correspond to the selected nominal pressures given in table 3 (
s
= 8 MPa), table 4
(
s
= 6,3 MPa), Table 5 (
s
= 5 MPa and table 6 (
s
= 2,5 MPa and 3,2 MPa).
The tolerance on the minimum wall thickness permitted at any point e
y
,
min
,
corresponding to the nominal wall thickness e
n
, shall conform to ISO 11922-1
as follows:
grade T for e
y
,
min
< 16mm
grade U for e
y
,
min
> 16 mm
4.2 Ovality
The ovality of pipes at the manufacturer after extrusion but prior to coiling shall
conform to ISO 11922-1, as follows:
grade K for PE 32 and PE 40
grade N for PE 63, Pen 80 and PE 100
The minimum diameter of a drum for coiled pipe shall be 18 x d
n
and in any case
such that kinking of the pipe is prevented.
For coiled pipe, rerounding equipment may be necessary.
4.3 Length of pipe
The length of straight pipes and coils shall be not less than that agreed between
supplier and user.
4.4 Pressure reduction factors for PE pipeline systems for use at
temperature above 20
o
C
Figure 1 and table 7 shall be used for the derivation of reduction factors to apply
to obtain the maximum allowable operating pressure for elevated-temperature
operation of PE pipe and fttings. These are applicable to the supply of water and
other fuids which do not adversely affect the long-term properties of the PE material
at temperature up to 40
o
C. In order to determine the category in which a material
lies (i.e. type A, type B or type C), follow the instructions given in fgure 2.
NOTES:
1) The data used for the graph shown in fgure 1 and those given in table 7 have
been determined using the lowest (i.e. more unfavourable) values, rather than the
best-ft values, in the analysis, in accordance with ISO/TR 9080, of hydrostatic
stress rupture data for commercially available PE resins.
2) Higher factors and hence higher pressures may be applied to a material providing
the analysis in accordance with ISO/TR 9080 demonstrates that less reduction is
applicable.
3) A lifetime of 50 years is used as the basis for the classifcation of material in
accordance with ISO 12162. For long lifetimes, for instance 100 years, it is
necessary to consider to each case individually, taking into account the rules given
ISO/TR 9080. See also ISO 13761.

Temperature
o
C
Figure 1 Pressure reduction factor versus temperature, applicable to a
50-year lifetime
Table 7 Pressure reduction factors at temperature up to 40
o
C, applicable
to a 50-year lifetime
Material
Pressure reduction factor at
20
o
C 25
o
C 30
o
C 35
o
C 40
o
C
Type A 1 0.93 0.87 0.80 0.74
Type B 1 0.90 0.81 0.72 0.62
Type C 1 0.82 0.65 0.47 0.30
For operating temperatures
up to 30
o
C
Knee before
1/2 yr at 80
o
C
Type A
up to 30
o
C
NO NO

Knee before
1 yr at 80
o
C
Type A
up to 40
o
C
For operating temperature
up to 40
o
C
Type B
(PE 100, PE 80, PE 63)
or
Type C
(PE 50, PE 40, PE 32)

Figure 2 - Determination of Type of material

5 Mechanical characteristics
5.1 Hydrostatic strength
When tested in accordance with ISO 1167, the pipes shall conform the requirements
given in table 8.
Table 8 - Hydrostatic strength of pipes
Pipe material
Test stress
MPa
100 h at 20
o
C 165 h
1)
at 80
o
C 1 000 h at 80
o
C
PE 100
PE 80
PE 63
PE 40
PE 32
12,4
9,0
8,0
7,0
6,5
5,5
4,6
3,5
2,5
2,0
5,0
4,0
3,2
2,0
1,5
1) Only britte failures are taken into account (see 5.2).
5.2 Retest in cases of failure at 80C
A brittle fracture in less than 165 h shall constitute a failure.
If, in the 165 h test, a test piece fails in a ductile mode In less than 165 h, a retest shall be
performed at a lower stress. The new test stress, and the new minimum failure time, shall
be selected from the line through the stress time points given in table 9.
6 Physical characteristics
6.1 Thermal stability of pipes manufactured from PE 63, PE 80 and PE 100
When determined in accordance with ISO/TR 10837, the induction time for test
specimens taken from pipes manufactured from PE 63, PE 80 and PE 100 shall be
either at least 20 min when tested at 200
o
C, or an equivalent period when tasted
at 210
o
C, provided the equivalence is supported by a clear correlation between
results obtained at 200
o
C of 210
o
C, respectively. The test specimens shall be taken
from the inside surface of the pipe.
Table 9 - Hydrostatic strength at 80C Retest requirements
PE 32 PE 40 PE 63 PE 80 PE 100
Stress
MPa
Min
failure
time
h
Stress
MPa
Minimum
failure
time
h
Stress
MPa
Min
failure
time
h
Stress
MPa
Min
failure
time
h
Stress
MPa
Min
failure
time
h
2,0
1,9
1,8
1,7
1,6
1,5
165
227
319
456
667
1 000
2,5
2,4
2,3
2,2
2,1
2,0
165
230
323
463
675
1000
3,5
3,4
3,3
3,2
165
285
538
1000
4,6
4,5
4,4
4,3
4,2
4,1
4,0
165
219
283
394
533
727
1000
5,5
5,4
5,3
5,2
5,1
5,0
165
233
332
476
688
1000
-
6.2 Longitudinal reversion
When determined in accordance with ISO 2505-1, method A or B , using one of the
following temperatures, as applicable:
110
o
C + 2
o
C for PE 63, PE 80 and PE 100
or
100
o
C + 2
o
C for PE 32 and PE 40,
and the test times given in ISO 2505-2, the value of the longitudinal reversion shall
not be not greater than 3%.
For pipes with an outside diameter greater than 200 mm, longitudinally cut
segments may be used.
6.3 Weathering of non-black pipes
To determine the effect of weathering, pipes shall be exposed to outdoor conditions
in accordance with the procedure given in annex A.
After exposure to a total solar energy of at least 3,5 GJ/m
2
, the pipe shall conform
to the following requirements:
a) hydrostatic strength, when determined in accordance with 5.1 at 80
o
C for at
least 165h, shall be the minimum required;
b) the elongation at break, when determined in accordance with ISO 6259-1 and
ISO 6259-3, shall not be less than 350%;
c) the induction time, when measured in accordance with ISO/TR 10637 using a
test specimen taken from the outside surface of the pipe,shall be at least 10
min at 200
o
C.
7 Fusion compatibility
If pipes manufactured from PE 63, PE 80 or PE 100 are to be joined by butt
fusion or using electrofusion fttings mixing different pipe materials, the joints shall
conform to the requirements specifed in table 8 (80
o
C/165 h).
Compounds designated PE 63, PE 80 or PE 100 having an MFR (190
o
C/5 kg)
within the range 0,2 g/10 min to 1,3 g/10 min shall be considered compatible for
fusion to each other.
8 Marking
All pipes shall be indelibly marked at maximum intervals of 1 m.
The marking shall indicate at least the following information:
- the manufacturers name and/or trade mark;
- the dimensions (nominal outside diameter x nominal wall thickness);
- the outside-diameter tolerance (A or B);
- the designation of the pipe material (PE 100, PE 80, PE 63, PE 40 Of PE 32);
- the nominal pressure (PN);
- the pipe series (S or SDR) (optional);
- the production period (date or code);
- the number of this International Standard.

The word water may also be included if the pipes is intended for drinking
water.
Annex A
(normative)
Procedure for exposure to outdoor weathering
7)
A.1 Exposure aspects and site
Test racks and specimen fxtures shall be made from inert materials which will
not affect test results. When non-corrosive aluminum alloys, stainless steel or
ceramics have been have been found suitable. Brass, steel or copper not be used
in the vicinity of test specimens. The test site shall be equipped with instruments
to record the energy received and the ambient temperature.
The equipment shall be capable of supporting specimens of pipe such that the
exposed surface of the specimen is at 45
o
to the horizontal, facing towards the
equator. Normally, the exposure site shall be on open ground away from trees
and buildings. For exposure in the northern hemisphere, no obstruction, including
adjacent range in an easterly, southerly or westerly direction shall subtend
a vertical angle greater than 20
o
, or in a north direction greater than 45
o
. For
exposure in the southern hemisphere, corresponding provisions apply.
A.2 Test specimens
The test specimens shall be approximately 1 m long. They shall be selected
from the thinnest-wall pipes with random range of diameters. The batch of pipes
from which the specimens are selected shall conform to a requirements of this
International Standard.
A.3 Procedure
Mark each pipe specimen to identify it, and record the mounting position of each.
Expose the specimens to a total solar energy of at least 3,5 GJ/m
2
.
Then remove the specimens and test them in accordance with the provisions of
6.3. Where the specimen that tested includes only part of the pipe cross-section,
e.g. a tensile dumb-bell or part of the surface layer, it shall be taken from the
weathered crown of the exposed specimen.
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7
For additional information, see ISO 4607
PHILIPPINE WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION
Plastic Pipe Sub-Committee
Chairperson Vice-Chairman
1 Ana Marie A. Rojas 2 Rawlinson B. Dimayuga
Philaqua Consultants. Inc. Test Consultants, Inc.
Members
Associations:
3 Rafael P. Guevara 10 Nestor G. Lualhati
PVC Manufacturers Associations Metropolitan Waterworks and
of the Philippines Sewer age Sy s t em


Government Agencies: 11 Jesus N. Ramos
Joey V. Mamuyac
4 Serafn M. Garcia F.F. Cruz and Company
Department of Interior and Local Government
Professional Institution:
5 Lamberto L. Abrecea
Department of Public Works and Highways 12 Cesar L. Madriaga
Philippine Society of Sanitary
6 Anselmo L. Sang Tian Engineer
Butuan City Water District
Testing Institution
7 Nilda B. Adao
Bureau of Product Standards 13 Francisco A. Milan III
Industrial Technology Development
Consumers: institute

8 Rolando C. Palac Manufacturers:
Aramis A. de Leon
Manila Water Company, Inc. 14 Joel J. Delicana
Melvin G. Narvasa
9 Elmer S. Ceguera Liberty Commodities Corporations
Myrna R. Pedron
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. 15 Nathaniel M. Lapida
Lourdes M. Lacerna
Moldex Products, Inc.
16 Antonio W. Lim
Hydropipes Phils., Inc./ Hobas Phils., Inc
Secretariat
Philippines Water Works Association
Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Group
Team Leadership Assistant Team Leadership
1 Joel J. Delicana 2 Pat I. Hernandez
Liberty Commodities Corporations Jhaymarts Corporation
Members
3 Eugene G. Dolorito 6 Ruel F. Abila
Plastic City Industrial Corporation Lourdes M. Lacerna
Moldex Products, Inc.
4 Armando H. Julva
Atlanta Industries, Inc. 7 Ramon R. Pastor
Italit Construction & Development
5 Juanito N. Mercado Corporation
Good Year Steel Pipe Corporation
8 Nilda B. Adao
Bureau of Product Standards

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Ferry adds life
to Naga river
Oceana Gold PH
wins green award
Regional heads put on weather watch
Albay province tops
anti-poor program
LEGAZPI CITY-Albay
and four of its towns topped the
delivery of poverty alleviation
services in the Bicol peninsula with
13 awards from the Department of
Social Welfare and Development.
DSWD Bicol Regional Director
Remia Tapispisan commended
Albay on its handling Albay has
fully implemented the Kapit-
Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-
Comprehensive and Integrated
Delivery of Social Services under
the UN Millennium Development
Goals.
During the awarding at the Hotel
Casablanca here, she lauded Albay
Gov. Joey Salceda for carrying out
the campaign in 15 towns of his
province.
Malinao was overall achiever
for Best Barangay Sub-Project
Management Committee;
Best in community-driven
delopment-local planning
proess; Reporting and Database
Management System; disaster
risk reduction mainstreaming;
Finance Counterpart, and best
encoding.
Also cited were Libon, Best in
Social Mobilization, Monitoring
and SPI; Rapu-rapu, and
Pioduran.
KALAHI-CIDSS is
implemented by DSWD with
nancial support of the World
Bank.
Fast weather outlook
in Bataan towns
BALANGA CITYThe
Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration
oriented local disaster
councils in Bataan on the new
automatic weather stations
installed here at the Bataan
National High School and in
Mariveles town.
PAGASA technician Veronica
Chin said the P700,000-worth
system would give updates to
villages within ve to 10-kilometer
radius from the station.
When the rainfall reading is
high, the people can be advised
that the water has reached a
critical level and that they should
be vigilant, she said.
Balanga safety ofce chief
Dennis Mariano said accurate
forecasting is needed for
contingency measures such as
evacuating residents.
With this data, we can give
them an early warning, he said.
Butch Gunio
Balanga also has three rain
gauges, four river gauges and a
conventional weather station.
Butch Gunio
AGRICULTURE Secretary
Proceso Alcala has alerted
regional ofces to attend to
farmers during the wet season
especially in ood-stricken
communities.
Those affected by typhoon
can also go to our provincial
ofces to seek assistance.
National Irrigation Administration
chief Antonio Nangel said the
agency was likewise looking into
spilling levels along waterways in
heavy rain.
We are closely monitoring all
the dams and irrigation system
to alert and inform the farmers
of possible overowing of dams
and possible ooding in the farm
lots, he said
The executives said they have
been at the forefront to ensure the
countrys target for food security
by 2016. Gigi Muoz David
By Oliver Samson
NAGA CITY--Mayor John Bongat is
breathing life into Naga River with a ferry
system to complement the famous uvial
procession.
The revival of the waterway
consists of overall physical
rehabilitation, solid waste
management for biological
remediation, and greenway for
linear parks with revetment.
Rehabilitation took a bold step
in 2010 with a competition on the
theme Salog kan Buhay or River
of Life, to draw the best concepts
t for a travel destination that
served trade and commerce on
top of the annual pilgrimage of
Marian devotees to Our Lady of
Peafrancia.
The ferry transport will
interest tourists especially that
the river is site to the annual
uvial procession, Bongat said.
Last year, he signed an
executive order to use the citys
main artery for commuters
among other ventures in the
business sector.
The city will manage the river
ferry, then turn it over to private
sector, he told Manila Standard.
Before the advent of
infrastructure, the river boat
was the means of transportation
among villagers and traders,
Bongat said.
With good reason because
Naga River owed through
the heart of the city from the
foot of Mt. Isarog in the north,
and joining Bicol River to the
south.
Bongat said the river enabled
farmers to water their vegetable
farms and rice lands while
keeping alive a religious tradition
revered across ages.
The Naga City-Camarines
Sur complex drew 2.5 million
tourists in 2011, he said in his
city address last July 17. The
number would even get better
in the promotion of San Miguel
Bay, Ragay Gulf, Bicol River,
among other attractions.
A magnet to both weekend and
extreme adventurers, Mt. Isarog,
a peak 1,966 meters above sea
level with three different trails to
the summit, is a major climb for
foreign and local trekkers.
By Jessica M. Bacud
TUGUEGARAO CITY
The Bureau of Mines and
GeoScienceshasw has cited
Oceana Gold Philippines for its
health, safety and environmental
programs.
MGB Regional Director Mario
Ancheta presented a plaque of
appreciation to the rm, the rst
mining company in the region
to be granted an Environmental
Compliance Certicate.
Oceana Gold Philippines
Inc. is doing outstandingly
in the monitoring and
implementation of their various
programs and initiatives taken
afar those required by laws,
regulations and permits to
minimize their impact within
their mining operation, he
said. Oceana Gold being the
should be a model to other
mining companies.
The bureau ghave the
recognition during the
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources Region
2s Environment Month
celebration.
Chito Gozar, Oceana Gold
senior vice-president for
communications and external
affairs, received the plaque on
behalf of the company.
The recognition is a
manifestation of our employees
commitment to responsible and
sustainable development that
protects and supports social
integrity,
environmental biodiversity
and equitable economic
development, he said. We
will continue to work hard
to produce these results for
the people, community and
country.
The Commission on Human
Rights here also commended
Oceana Gold last June for
incorporating and observing a
human rights perspective in the
conduct of its business affairs
and for giving due consideration
to cultural rights within its
mining operations in Nueva
Vizcaya and Quirino.
By Dexter A. See

TABUK CITYThree girl scouts from Kalinga have returned
from the centenary camp in Singapore to do planet Earth a good
turn.
Ghumie Pinhikan, Kalinga-Apayao Girl Scout executive, said
Czarina Janelle Gabit and Danielle Tarnate of St. Tonis College,
and Nicholle Buenavente of Tabuk City National High School
were chaperoned by Prisca Kawis, Principal of Ipil Elementary
School.
She said they were among 17 delegates from the
Philippines coming from Davao City, Bacolod, Quezon,
South Cotabato and La Union and accompanied by two
other adult scouts.
Eight delegates and three adults from the Kalinga-Apayao Girl
Scout Council also participated in a camp held in Thailand several
months ago.
Pinhikan said the scouting venues consisted of Camp Christine,
Moe Jalan Bahtera and Sarimbun in the lion city state.
Pinhikan said de3legates were taught photography by Canon
ambassadors, movie appreciation, farm visits, archery and tag
game meets.
They were also exposed on fashion and accessories making
like jewelry from soda tabs, jewelry holder, plastic bracelets using
crocheting and paper beads necklace, she said.
The scouts were also brought to recycle craft shops that make CD
clocks, coin pouch milk cartoon, basket weaving, plastic canisters
and owers, photo frames, and fabric owers making.
Pinhikan said they also enjoyed fun with food wraps and went
on outdoor adventures.
More important is their bonding with other nationalities
from New Zealand, Brunei, Thailand, Malaysia, United
Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, USA, Panama and Hongkong,
she said.
It was a fullling experience for us. It was great to bond
with other scouts from other parts of the global village,
Buenaventura told Manila Standard, adding that it was also
fun to share their own experiences with their fellow scouts
through the noble program.
Kalinga girl scouts
in Singapore camp
Gridlock solution. Engineer Cely Flancia [2nd from right], of Quezon 2nd District Engineering Ofce,
makes a spot check last July 26 with right-of-way staff Val Erulfo along the Candelaria by-pass road before
being opened to motorists. The 8.5-kilometer stretch is designed to ease gridlock in the town proper and
on the Maharlika South Road.BENJIE ANTIOQUIA
COMMUNITY leaders said the
polls next year in Sulu and certain
parts of the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao could again
be farcical with results far from
reecting the true will of the
electorate.
Former town Mayor Hj. Benhur
Tawasil of Kalinggalan Caluang,
Sulu said the reported violence,
intimidations and registration of
minors in Lanao del Sur and other
ARMM provinces have their
parallel in his town.
He cited manipulators who were
able to cluster Barangay Pitogo and
the remote te Barangay Kanlagay
in the recent voters registration to
further pad up the list.
Tawasil said Pitogo, in 2010,
had 4,394 inhabitants based on
the Statistics ofce but showed
a voting population of 4,995
as reected in Commission on
Elections.
Last June 27, Kalinggalan
Caluang leaders led by Arsin
Sabita and Faisal Pulalon wrote
the Ofce of the Executive
Secretary and Comelec Director
Teosto Elnas warning them
about the questionable clustering
involving two distant localities.
The COMELEC guidelines
provide that clustering may be done
only for adjacent communities and
there is no RIDO or bloody family
feud in the area.
Sabita and Pulalon said their
warning was ignored and the two
villages were bundled together.
Tawasil said in other baranggays
of their town, minors aged 10 to
14 who claimed to be over 20,
were allowed to register by local
election ofcers including those
assigned in Sulu by the Comelec
Central Ofce.
He said Baranggy Pangdan-
Pangdan had to halt registration
midway the 10-day period.
Tawasil said he supported
Malacanangs agenda to reform
the ARMM and its politics,
particularly a back-to-zero
voters registration to purge the
regions voters list of ying
voters and double registrants and
to completely eradicate cheating
in future elections.
Sulu heads fear
poll fraud next year
Top legislator.
President
Luis Arriola, of
the Publishers
Association of
the Philippines
Inc., presents
an award to
Pangasinan Rep.
Gina de Venecia,
lone female
honoree in PAPIs
11 outstanding
lawmakers
witnessed by
Johnny Dayang
former PAPI
president, during
ceremonies
held at the
Makati Sports
Club. ROMAN S.
BALDOVINO
Ferry boat design with section
of route.
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Sixty nine percent of Asian men, in-
cluding Filipinos, feel sad rather than an-
gry when attention is drawn to their loss
of hair. And nearly 30 percent of 205 Fili-
pino men think about their personal ap-
pearance and wish they had more hair.1
It never occurred to me that I would lose
my hair. But I did. And I had no idea how
to deal with it, says a source experiencing
hair loss who wished to remain anonymous.
Androgenetic alopecia
Male pattern hair loss or androgenetic
alopecia (AGA) is the most common
form of progressive hair loss in men. As
the name suggests, AGA is genetic in
nature and causes hair to thin gradually
starting with the hairline.
According to the Philippine Council
for Health Research and Development
(PCHRD), 50 percent of all males by age
40, or essentially 2 out of 3 men in their
lifetime, will suffer from AGA.2 An im-
plication of this statistic is that plenty of
men are also susceptible to self-appear-
ance and self-esteem issues, even anxiety
and stress, over their hair loss.
Effects of hair loss on men
A community survey conducted among
Asian men that included Filipinos suggests
that the psychosocial effects of hair loss on
Asian men should not be underestimated.1
For many, hair loss has a profound effect on
their well being and overall quality of life.1
From career issues, dating, to simply walk-
ing down the street, men with AGA can
easily feel isolated or singled out by people
they come across due to the thinning spots
on their heads.
I used to walk around with pride and
condence. But since noticing that my
hairline has begun receding, I felt con-
scious and I constantly styled my hair
By Ed Biado
IN this day and age, most people would believe
that scrutiny and judgments based solely on ap-
pearance are close to extinction. Unfortunately,
the prying eye of society never blinks. And
among the targets are males with thinning hair.
hair loss
in MEN
The truth about
Beyond numbers:
with bangs to cover up my actual hair-
line, the source admits.
The same survey also yielded re-
sults on the thoughts and feelings of
Filipinos and Asians in general when
it comes to hair loss. Close to 20 per-
cent of the 205 Filipino men who were
surveyed feel that they do not appear
outwardly attractive as they were in
the past before losing hair. Moreover,
the same number expressed issues on
self-confidence that they have devel-
oped due to their shedding hair as
well as issues on looking older than
their actual age.
The source adds, To be honest, it feels
like theres no escaping it. I look in the
mirror and try to imagine how I would
look like without my hair completely. I
dont like what I see.
How society views and treats men
with AGA is a huge factor in how they
see themselves. But what men must also
know, is that the condition is treatable
and that they should seek medical atten-
tion as early as possible, explains Dr.
Jun Bor mate, a dermatologist and ex-
pert on AGA.
Hair loss infor mation in one Web Site
While AGA is indeed a treatable
medical condition and not simply an
inevitable part of aging, most men
are not aware of that information.
Only a startling 2 percent of the sur-
veyed Filipino men were likely to
visit a medical institution and seek
help for hair loss.1 The most prob-
able culprit for the statistic is the
lack of information and education
accessible to Filipino men.
The source admits that he never knew
that hair loss could be treated. I gured
it comes with age.
To address the issue and educate men
about their condition, MSD Philippines
created the savethehair.com.ph Web site.
The Web Site contains useful information
on AGA and hair loss in one accessible
place for Filipino men to peruse, and en-
courage them to get medical help. It also
features a section with a list of doctors
specializing on the condition.
Savethehair.com.ph is a great place
for men dealing with AGA to learn what
medical treatments are available to them
and even engage in discussions with oth-
ers like them, says Dr. Evan Payawal,
Medical Advisor of MSD Philippines.
Having this one website that Filipino
men can visit to get the right information
can help alleviate their concerns about
hair loss and, hopefully, their self-esteem
issues.
1 Tan, Eileen, Cheong Wai Kwong,
Jung-Yu Lisa Chan, Kr istine Buna-
gan, Nusr at Banka, and Steven Chow
Kim Weng. The effects of hair loss in
Asian men: A community survey in ve
countries Medical Tribune (February
2012): 10-11. Print
2 Dealing with Male Pattern Hair
Loss Philippine Council for Health Re-
search and Development ofcial Web
site. Business World, 14 June 2008.
TWO of my favorite
hotels recently un-
veiled their respective
culinary festivals, at-
tracting hundreds of
foodies, like me, who
were all eager to sam-
ple the kitchen wizardry of their executive chefs.
Needless to say, the caloric tale fare laid out be-
fore us on each occasion was osmething ordinary
mortals dont have access to at any given time.
Marriotts Asian avors
Flavors of Asia is Marriott Manilas take on serv-
ing innovative and award-winning culinary options
to committed foodies like me. The hotels biggest
food event of the year features delicious favorites
from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and indonesia,
attracting the metros prominent personalities and
food lovers galore.
The month-long festival launched at the hotels
ballroom where four stations of authentic food
choices from the aforementioned Asian countries
were served, manned by JW Marriott bangkoks
Thanathorn Krobsuay, Renaissance Kuala Lum-
purs Ruhizad Muri, JW Marriott Jakartas Dadang
Wahyudi, and Renaissance Riverside Saigons
Phan Tian Hoa, respectively, as introduced by
Asian Food Channels Angel Aquino.
Tantalizing musical background was provided
by electronic violinist Bryson Andres. Ahighlight
of the evening was the performance of The rebirth,
Manilas most admired re dancers, a unique enter-
tainment form
showing danc-
ers spinning
and twisting
while twirling
balls of re.
The food
festival is on-
going and costs
only P1,850
net per person
from Sunday
Jewelmers Penelope Uy,
celebrity model Angel
Aquino, and Jewelmers
Mia Macapagal
Marriott Manila HR manager Ale
Sotto, Marriott Asia Pacic area direc-
tor of training Han Suyuan, Marriott
Manila marketing communications
director Michelle Garcia, and Marriott
Manila HR director Nina Quinto
Welcoming guests,
media, and celebrity
friends, Resorts World
Manilas esteemed
electronic violinist
Bryson Andres awed
the crowd with his
one-of-a-kind talent.
Rebirth dancer show-
ing off her tricks and
moves on re dancing
Resorts World Manila president Kingson Sian, Marriott Ma-
nila resident manager Anna Vergara, Flavors of Asia culinary
masters Phan Tien Hoa, Thanathorn Krobsuay, Ruhizad Muri,
Dadang Wahyudi, celebrity host Angel Aquino, and Marriott
Manila F&B Director Matthias Widor
Rochelle Mangila and
Marriott Manila mar-
keting communica-
tions assistant Vannah
Santiago
Fashion designer Arcy
Gayatin and Thea
Rien
Rosebud Sala and
Hans Hauri
Treasured Recipes-Across Generations featured
guests (from left) Tina Ebrada and Teresin
Mendezona with Marco Polo Plaza Cebu culinary
consultant Jessica Avila
Seated: Nene Leonor, FCCP president Ligaya
Salonga, mother of Lea Salonga who signed the
contract Thelma Gana, FCCP board member.
Standing: Nene Pe Lim, FCCP director-in-charge
of the ball Karen Macasaet, FCCP treasurer Lulu
Castaeda, FCCP director-in-charge of Souvenir
Program
to Thursday and P2,000 on Friday and Saturdays.
Reservations may be made through 988-9999.
Marco Polos Treasured Recipes
The Queen City of the Souths nest ve-star
hotel shines anew as Marco Polo Plaza Cebu
opened its doors to culinary enthusiasts who
partook of Treasured Recipes Across Genera-
tions, a brainchild of the hotels amiable general
manager Hans Hauri, together with culinary
consultant Jessica Avila.
Kitchen mavens Teresin Mendezona and
Tina Ebrada showcased their kitchen expertise
with their sought after recipes, muh to the delight
of the citys A-listers. At the hotels Caf Marco,
the events venue, every guest had a taste of Tere-
sins Pancit, Mamol, Bacalhao, and Tinas famed
Baked Tahong and Bangus in Coco Cream.
As the evening ended, every single guest had
nothing but praise for the innovative hotel and for
its never-ending events that always perk up Cebu
society and its social calendar.
Bulletin Board
FCCP Contract Signing. The Friends for Cul-
tural Concerns of the Philippines recently signed
the contract with Lea Salonga who will be the
featured artist for FCCPs 33rd Annual Ball at the
Makati Shangri-La towards the end of the year.
The photo on this page shows the organizations
ofcers with Ligaya Salonga, Leas mother, who
signed the contract on her daughters behalf. The
artist will be accompanied by the orchestra con-
ducted by her brother, Gerald Salonga. So, come
December 4, we will then see all roads leading
to the venue as FCCP puts on its biggest society
event of the year.
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Two out of three
men in their
lifetime will suffer
male pattern hair
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
ANSWER
TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
ANSWER TOMORROW
62 One who f ol l ows
tornadoes ... or an apt
description of the starts of
17-, 30-, 39- and 46-Across
65 Get along in years
66 Casablanca, for one
67 Protein-building acid
68 Low-quality
69 Make off with
70 Liberal voter, slangily
Down
1 Scribbles (down)
2 Thats __ of hooey!
3 Casablanca heroine
4 Leans to port or to
starboard
5 Get it?
6 Draw up plans for
7 Fat her s and Sons
novelist Turgenev
8 Chevys plug-in hybrid
9 Rap sheet abbr.
10 Some Avis rentals
11 The Volga River ows
into it
12 Dedicated poetry
13 Holy guacamole!
18 Copenhagen native
23 Not quite timely
Across
1 Puts behind bars
6 Opera headliners
11 Dairy creature
14 Stans sidekick, in old
comedy
15 Call forth
16 Hubbub
17 Di sh that s thrown
together?
LOS ANGELES
TIMES
CROSSWORD
19 Fix a button, say
20 PDQ, in the ICU
21 __ I a stinker?: Bugs
Bunny
22 Mont Blanc and Monte
Rosa
24 Belted out
26 __ Brith: Jewish org.
27 Phone bk. info
30 Where 6-Across often are
when performing
35 Most of 34-Down s
surface
37 Sugar sufx
38 Visiting Hollywood, say
39 Protective feature of most
power strips
43 Ticklish Muppet
44 Bearded grassland grazer
45 Rib cage locale
46 Wall protector near a
room entrance
50 Campre residue
51 Catches some Zs
52 Musical work
54 Travelers entry document
55 Woman s sl eevel ess
undergarment, for short
57 Watchmans order
61 Tasseled headgear
25 Skin breakout
26 Uncle Remus title
27 Hard-__: very strict
28 Eye-related prex
29 Spoke from the pulpit
31 Refresh, as a cup of
coffee
32 Psychic hotline skill,
briey
33 Shine
34 Fifth-largest planet
36 Old Greek markets
40 Capt. saluters
41 __ momento!
42 Neutral shade
47 Cricks and tics
48 Saddle knob
49 Sweeping in scope
53 Disgrace
54 Folk singer Suzanne
55 Sheltered inlet
56 The Marriage of Figaro
highlight
58 In your dreams!
59 Pre-Easter time
60 Ci t y t r i cked by a
wooden horse
61 Marvy!
63 Trike rider
64 Actor Holbrook
MONDAY C2
JULY 30, 2012
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
#lovemy
standardlifestyle@gmail.com
fashion beauty health wellness
beauty
memo
beauty
memo
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
I have a love-hate relation-
ships with BB creams. On one
hand, I love that it has many
benefits for the skin as a BB
cream is a tinted moisturizer,
skin conditioner, sunscreen
and acne cream in one. On the
other, I hate that BB creams,
which originated from Ko-
rea, seem to have been made
for ivory-kinned beauties line
Song Hye Kyo and Dara Park.
I have yet to find a BB cream
shade that matches my skin
SKIN care expert and businesswom-
an Dina Dela Paz Stalder could have
amassed wealth but she would rather
follow her heart.
"I would be a multi-millionaire right
now if I had used toxic substances in
my products," she shares.
For 23 years, Stalder has worked
very hard to become a highly-esteemed
name in the skin care industry.
From being a former medical repre-
sentative and an overseas-based work-
er, who would have thought that she
eventually would end up as an industry
mover and shaker? W
In 1985, after she nished a Medi-
cal Technology course in Centro
Escolar University, Mrs. Stalder
worked as a medical representa-
tive in a leading derma clinic in the
country during the time. Three years
later, she ew to England to work as
a domestic helper. While wthere, she
took up short courses on skin care.
This helped her to venture in com-
pounding dermatological products
and cosmetics that were sold directly
to dermatologists and through its
only outlet, Beauchamps Pharmacy,
when she came back to the Philip-
pines in 1989.
Committed to self-growth via con-
tinuing education, Stalder went back
to England to further her studies on
skin care in 1994 and 1995. In 1996,
established her own skin care clinic,
the Dermaline Facial Centers, which
is now undergoing a gradual change to
become known as Diana Stalder Face,
Body and Skin Care Center. Offering
quality products and services, it did not
take long for the business to grow. In
a span of three years, it had expanded
to 22 strong outlets, both company-
owned and franchised.
Seeing the increasing demand for
their own products and to support the
growth of the business, Stalder ofcial-
ly formed a professional organization
in July 1999 that today is BCP Aesthet-
ic Corp., which serves as the trading
and marketing arm of the group. Also
that same year, an afliate company,
Stalder Laboratories Inc. (SLI), was
built to manufacture top-of-the-line
products and cosmetics for their own
consumption as well as the industry.
The company has grown and
carved its own niche in the personal
care industry with ethical and con-
sumer products. It eventually has
ventured into other business pursuits
such as the importation and distribu-
tion of dermatological machines as
well as exporting quality yet afford-
able products through Diana Stalder,
which was organized in 2004 as a
direct selling entity.
THEY say that clothes make the man. And
yet its the accessories that a true man of
style with bags and belts are leading the
way at SM Accessories.
There was a time when carrying a bag
that was anything other than a briefcase
was strictly for women. Today, however,
men have a lot more to carry around like
mobile phones, netbooks, and iPads. And
with some of the worlds top brands lead-
ing the way, mens bags today are mascu-
line, attractive, and extremely useful.
Weekenders are perfect for short trips
that last just a day or two, and designs like
Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Paul
Smith have created their versions of this
trend. Today, backpacks are not just for
kids. These are perfect for casual days
when ones hands need to be free.
Messenger bags are great because they
just hold anything, and of course, these
are a mens fashion classic. The long
strap lets you wear it in cross body
style, a safe but cool way to wear.
A newsboy bag usually has a
canvas exterior, making it nice
and casual. Its great for those
who are on the go but want to
hold everything in a nice, con-
venient style.
The tote is the modern version
of a briefcase its perfect for ca-
sual business attires and usually has a nice
soft leather exterior. Gaultier, Burberry,
and Gucci are among the designer brands
with tote selections.
Leather is still the preferred material to-
day, and carrying a high grade leather bag
can express taste and elegance.
While bags are getting to be big fashion
news, the belt is the most neglected among
mens accessories. Men often forget that
belts are not invisible and small as these are,
these can often make or break an outt.
Choose an elegant slim belt to wear with suits,
and a slightly wider one to wear with casual
pants. Invest in a timeless dark brown or black
belt. Braided leather belts are good for sporty, cot-
ton summer trousers, while other materials with a
striped band are nice for summer.
Its not surprising All Eyes Are On Him
with SM accessories. Shot in style at the
SMX Convention Center, Seashell Lane,
Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, the col-
lection is available at the SM Accessories
Mens Department in all SM Stores.
Love that BB
All eyes
on him
tone until now.
The Body Shop's All-In-
One BB Cream is white
on the tube, just like tra-
ditional BB creams but
that is where similarities
end. The TBS All-In-One
BB Cream is a lightweight
formula that is very easy
to blend. It comes in three
shades with the 02 a per-
fect match for my skin.
The BB cream color-
adapts for a perfect match
and a smooth undetectable
finish. pigment filled cap-
sules that burst when ap-
plied to skin, releasing the
colour inside. Just blend
one of our three shades for
a perfect match to your ex-
act skin tone. It also prom-
ises 24-hour hydration and
color.
The All-In-One BB
Cream may be used alone
or with other All-Ine-One
products like the Face Base
(foundation and powder in
one), Cheek Colour (su-
perne powder blush) and
Concealer. If you have
good skin, you can wear the
BB Cream alone.
All-In-One BB Cream
contains Community Fair
Trade marula oil sourced
from the Eudafano Wom-
en's Cooperative in Na-
mibia.
Beauty and business with a conscience

Yourself
winner named
Express
By Diana A. Uy
who gained the judges notice. NCNY
resident stylist Laureen Uy was among
the panelists.
Two years ago and three months before
her wedding, Lopez had an accident that
rendered her half-paralyzed. Naturally, dur-
ing her recovery and rehabilitation process,
doctors advised her not to wear heels. Crocs,
Lopez says, was the only brand of shoes that
she could wear comfortably.
"Crocs made it possible for me to start
wearing shoes [again]," Lopez recalled dur-
ing the awarding ceremony at the SM Mega-
mall Activity Center.
Lopez won a makeover treat as well as gift
certicates enough to buy 12 pairs of Crocs
(as revealed by Lopez in her blog).
Uy said that Lopez's story was very mov-
ing.
"Despite her ordeal, she retained a posi-
tive outlook on life. Thats why the Crocs
team and I believe she truly deserves a
makeover," Uy enthused.
As part of her makeover win, Lopez led
the models in the fashion styling workshop
during the announcement at Megamall. She
wore clothes and accessories styled by Uy
herself.
Uy shared some basic styling tips as well
that included from having the classic LBD
and the killer heels to not being afraid to ex-
periment on one's looks.
"Don't be afraid to express yourself," Uy
said.
WHEN pairs of Crocs shoes rst hit
Philippine stores, they were an in-
stant hit.
Back then, the revolutionary footwear brand that
popularized the Croslite material (a technology
that produces soft, non-marking, and odor-resistant
shoes that conform to the feet) was only featuring a
rather plain, monotonous style thought by some to
resemble traditional Dutch clogs, except this one is
in hard plastic.
Today, fashionistas who used to shun Crocs' unusual
aesthetic sense are coming in droves to its stores all over
Metro Manila, snapping up every pair they could nd.
This since Crocs launched a more trend- and fashion-
driven collection that now include heels, wedges, ballet
ats, and slip-ons. Even with the brand's mood shift in
terms of design, Crocs has maintained the technology
that provides comfort to the wearer in every pair of shoes.
The arrival of Crocs' fashionable line signaled a new
beginning not only for the brand but also to women
who love shoes. It told them pretty shoes need not be
painful to wear anymore.
To further highlight this much-anticipated
change in the company, Crocs launched a two-
month local campaign dubbed "New Crocs
New You" or NCNY. The idea was to
look for someone who had the most
compelling, inspiring story about
staying positive despite facing
difculties and other challeng-
es in life.
The campaign received
about 800 entries nationwide.
It was housewife and social
media manager Lia Espina-Lopez
Dina Dela
Paz Stalder
Sexi Aliana Scarlet Scarlet
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Republika ng Pilipinas
Department of Agriculture
Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig
(NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, Region III)
(MST-July 30, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId no. R3-aRISP III-2012-StW-4
Offce Address: Tambubong, San Rafael, Bulacan
Telephone Nos.: (044) 766-2467, 766-4839, 673-0630 Telefax No. (044) 766-2467
Email Address: niar03@yahoo.com TIN No. 000-979-570-000
____________________________________________________________________________________
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region III, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), invites Suppliers to bid for the Supply and
Delivery of min 8HP Diesel Engine and 4x4 pumps and its accessories for
the following projects;
Bids not to exceed the ABC
Package 1 3M3BC ARC, Pandi, Bulacan 18 units P2,227,122.00
Package 2 Green Valley PIP, Llanera, N. E. 15 units P1,456,890.00
Package 3 Panaisan PIP, Bamban,Tarlac 12 units P1,145,736.00
Interested bidders must have experience in undertaking a similar project
within the last 3 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed
project for bidding.

Any bid above the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of each package
as specifed above shall be rejected outright. Contract duration for each
package is twenty (20) days.
Bidders shall have available stocks/units and store or service center within
the region to ensure the aftersales service for the farmer benefciaries.

Issuance of Bid Documents: July 30 to August 8, 2012- 4:00PM
(Upon payment of non-refundable NIA- Region III, San Rafael, Bulacan
Amount of P3,000.00 for each package)
Pre-Bid Conference August 9, 2012 - 1:30 PM
NIA-Region III, Conference Room
Submission/Opening of Bids August 22, 2012 NIA-Region III
Package 1 - 1:30 PM
Package 2 - 2:30 PM
Package 3 - 3:30 PM

The NIA Region III assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate
or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of bids.
Also, NIA reserves the right to reject any or all bids at any time prior to
award, waive any defects therein and to declare the bidding a failure for
whatever reasons it may deem appropriate.
(Sgd.) MARCELINO S. SANTOS
Chairman- BAC
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 30, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Regional Offce No. IV-A
CAVITE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Trece Martires City
Tel. No. (046) 419-0058 /Tel. Fax No. (046) 419-0694
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Cavite District Engineering
Offce, through the (stated below), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
project:
Contract ID: 12DF0112
Contract Name: Const r uct i on of Two (2) St or ey Two (2)
Classroom School Building at Dasmarias
East NHS and Piela E/S, Dasmarias City

Contract Location: Dasmarias City, Cavite
Scope of Work:
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,999,400.00
Contract Duration: 150 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: PhP 10,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To Bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following 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 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 examinations of bids, evaluation of
bids and postqualifcation.

Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat, DPWH-
Cavite District Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City the original copies of the
following documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB
License; b) Contracts Registration Certifcate; c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer
Accreditation; d) Latest Copy of Authorizing Offcer together with machine copy of
two (2) valid IDs; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE); f) Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
(PhilGEPS) Order From (Documents Request List) and g) CY-2011 CPES Rating.

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:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 27, 2012 Aug. 16, 2012 until 9:00 A.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 3, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
August 10, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids August 16, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 16, 2012 at 10:30 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Cavite
District Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City, upon payment of non-refundable
fee of (stated above). Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from
the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their 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 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-Cavite 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 bidder/s.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) TEOFILO A. AYON
BAC Chairman

NOTED:
(Sgd.) OSCAR U. DELA CRUZ
District Engineer
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 30, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
CATANDUANES ENGINEERING DISTRICT
SAN ISIDRO VILLAGE, VIRAC, CATANDUANES
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Catanduanes Engineering District, invites contractors to bid for the afore-
mentioned projects:
Contract ID 12FH0018
Contract Name WC 10-MACHINE PATCHING UNPAVED ROAD
SURFACES ALONG BARAS-GIGMOTO-VIGAROAD
SECTION @ K0059+500-K0064+000 @ INT. SECT.,
GIGMOTO, CATANDUANES
Contract Location GIGMOTO, CATANDUANES
Scope of Work MACHINE PATCHING UNPAVED ROAD SURFACES
AS PER PLAN & SPECS.
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) P 1,500,000.00
Contract Duration 60 CD
Source of Fund & Year CY 2012 ROUTINE MAINT. (SRSuF-151) -2ND SEM.
Amount of Bid Documents P 5,000.00
Contract ID 12FH0019
Contract Name REPAIR / REHABILITATION/ IMPROVEMENT OF
SAN MIGUEL-VIGA-BAGAMANOC ROAD SECTION,
SUMMIT, VIGA, CATANDUANES @ KM. 35+500 TO
KM. 53+500 WITH EXCEPTION
Contract Location VIGA, CATANDUANES
Scope of Work CONCRETE REBLOCKING OF 3,980.25 SQ.M.
P.C.C.P. (0.23M THK.) AS PER PLAN AND SPECS.
(Demolition & Disposal of Existing Damaged PCCP,
Subgrade Prep., ABC, PCCP(0.23mthk.)
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) P 9,900,000.00
Contract Duration 180 CD
Source of Fund & Year SARO-BMB-A-12-0006924/SR2012-06-005299 DTD
6/19/12
Amount of Bid Documents P 10,000.00
Contract ID 12FH0020
Contract Name ROAD OPENING, SIORON, GIGMOTO,
CATANDUANES
Contract Location GIGMOTO, CATANDUANES
Scope of Work CONSTRUCTION OF 440 L.M. ROAD OPENING AS
PER PLAN AND SPECS.
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) P 3,000,000.00
Contract Duration 23 CD
Source of Fund & Year SARO-BMB-A-11-0034503 DTD 12/20/11
Amount of Bid Documents P 5,000.00
Contract ID 12FH0021
Contract Name ROAD OPENING OF OGA JCT. SITIO CARABAO
FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD, PANDAN,
CATANDUANES
Contract Location PANDAN, CATANDUANES
Scope of Work CONSTRUCTION OF 1,400 L.M. FARM-TO-MARKET
ROAD AS PER PLAN AND SPECS
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) P 3,000,000.00
Contract Duration 23 CD
Source of Fund & Year SARO-BMB-A-11-0034503 DTD 12/20/11
Amount of Bid Documents P 5,000.00
Contract ID 12FH0022
Contract Name REHABILITATION OF CABIHIAN-HAWAN ILAYA
FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD, VIRAC, CATANDUANES
Contract Location VIRAC, CATANDUANES
Scope of Work REHABILITATION OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD
WITH CONCRETING OF 3,935 SQ.M. X 0.15M THK.
PCCP AS PER PLAN AND SPECS.
Approved Budget
For the Contract (ABC) P 5,000,000.00
Contract Duration 37 CD
Source of Fund & Year SARO-BMB-A-11-0034503 DTD 12/20/11
Amount of Bid Documents P 5,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt
of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) 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 Contractor Registration
Certifcate (CRC with the Contractors Information), buy Tender Documents and drop
their bids in person or through their Authorized Representative as refected in their CRC
with the Contractors Information to the Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee (BAC),
DPWH, Catanduanes Engineering District.(Please bring valid I.D.)
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: JULY 30-AUGUST 21, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference AUGUST 10, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
AUGUST 16, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: UP TO 2:00 P.M., AUGUST 21, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 P.M., AUGUST 21, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Catan-
duanes Engineering District, Virac, Catanduanes_, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of (Fee for BDs). 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 at DPWH, Catanduanes Engineering District, Virac,
Catanduanes on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Con-
ference 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, Catanduanes Engineering District
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process
any time prior contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.


Approved by:
(Sgd.) NOEL B. BALMADRID
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region I
Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Candon City, Ilocos Sur
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-July 16, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
Contract ID No. : 12AD0095
Contract Name : Construction of Multi-purpose Building, (Phase
III) Sta. Cruz Savings & Development Cooperative
(SACDECO),
Contract Location : Poblacion Este, Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur
Brief Description : Construction of Multi-purpose Building, (Phase
III)
Approved Budget for : P 7,759,992.74
The Contract
Source of Fund : SARO No. BMB-A-12-T00000383
Contract Duration : 180 calendar days
Cost of Bid Documents : P 10,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : From July 16, to August 7, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference : July 26, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M. , BAC Offce
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders : From July 16 to August 1, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids : August 7, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : August 7, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Ilocos
Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as
stated. 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. The Pre-bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties
who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in
the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall
include 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 Ilocos Sur 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:

(Sgd.) RENATO G. GAGNO
BAC Chairman
Noted:

(Sgd.) RAY A. ELAYDO
District Engineer
The National Housing Authority (NHA), through the Corporate Budget for the Contract approved
by the NHA Board for the year 2012, intends to apply the sum to payments under the following
contract being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC). Bids received in excess of the ABC
shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the fnancial proposals.
Ref. No. Projects ABC/ Source of
Funds (P)
Duration
(Cal.
days)
Work Description
2012-051 R e l o c a t i o n / B o u n d a r y ,
Subdi vi si on Survey and Lot
Titling, San Isidro Resettlement
Pr oj ect , Br gy. San I si dr o,
Magalang, Pampanga
5,916,153.50/ NG
Subsidy
150 Relocation/Boundary,
Subdivision Survey
and Lot Titling of
2010 lots.
2012-052 R e l o c a t i o n / B o u n d a r y ,
Subdi vi si on Survey and Lot
Titling, Sta. Lucia Resettlement
Site (Ph. 3 & 4), Brgy. Sta. Lucia,
Magalang, Pampanga
3,812,181.26/ NG
Subsidy
120 Relocation/Boundary,
Subdivision Survey
and Lot Titling of
1045 lots.
2012-053 Subdivision Survey Works for
CAA Phase 2 (Original Area)
including Individual Titling Works
for Phase 2 (Ori gi nal Area
covered by Lot 9, Psu-125179)
and Structural , Subdi vi si on
& Individual Titling Works for
portion of Lot 9, Psu-125179
(Additional area outside the
original area), Las Pias City,
Metro Manila
2,916,397.00/ NG
Subsidy
183 Structural Survey,
Subdivision Survey
and Individual Lot
Titling.
2012-054 R e l o c a t i o n / B o u n d a r y ,
Subdi vi si on Survey and Lot
Titling, Bulaon Resettlement Site
(Phase 2), Brgy. Bulaon, City of
San Fernando, Pampanga
2,625,429.60/ NG
Subsidy
90 Relocation/Boundary,
Subdivision Survey
and Lot Titling of
640 lots.
2012-055 R e l o c a t i o n / B o u n d a r y ,
Subdi vi si on Survey and Lot
Titling, Acli Resettlement Site,
Brgy. Acli, Mexico, Pampanga
1,358,850.90/ NG
Subsidy
90 Relocation/Boundary,
Subdivision Survey
and Lot Titling of
270 lots.
The NHAnow calls for the submission of eligibility documents for the above-cited projects. Checklist of
requirements for eligibility is available for examination upon submission of a letter of intent addressed
to the BAC Chairperson and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of P1,000.00/contract at the BAC
Secretariat Offce, 3
rd
Floor NHA Main Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Interested
Consultants must submit their eligibility documents on or before July 24, 2012, not later than 09:00
a.m. at the NHA Operations Center. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion. The BAC Secretariat may be contacted at Telephone No. 929-80-16.
The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted eligibility documents/
Expression of Interest and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of R.A.
9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and its Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR). The short list shall consist of maximum of seven (7) prospective bidders who
will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:
a) Applicable experience of the consultant and associates, considering both the overall experiences
of the frm and the individual experiences of the principal and key staff including the times when
employed by other consultants;
b) Qualifcation of personnel who may be assigned to the job vis--vis extent and complexity of
the undertaking; and
c) Current workload relative to job capacity.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/
fail criterion as specifed in the IRR of RA9184 and is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships,
partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
The NHA shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS)
procedure. The weights to be allocated for the Technical and Financial Proposals and the criteria
and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be indicated and provided in the Bid Data Sheet.
The NHA reserves the right to reject any and all bids, annul the bidding process, or not award the
contract at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.
(Sgd.) FROILAN R. KAMPITAN
Assistant General Manager/
Chairperson, BAC
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
(MST-July 16, 2012) (MST-Apr. 16, 2012)
NOTICE is hereby given to all Interested Contractors for
the rectifcation of data entered as to the Contract Duration
from 150 calendar days to 60 calendar days for the Proposed
Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, BASECO, 5
th
District,
Manila in the amount of P5,000,000.00.
This is due to typographical error in the program of work
and detailed estimate.
All other data has been adjusted.
(Sgd.) MIKUNUG D. MACUD
District Engineer
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SOUTH MANILA ENGINEERING DISTRICT
8
th
St., Port Area, Manila
BI D BULLETI N
13 July 2012
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCH 173-MANILA
IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION
OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
OF CARNATION C. ENCARNACION that
her gender in her Certifcate of birth
particularly entry No. 2 thereof be corrected
from male to female
CARNATION ENCARNACION y CO.
Petitioner.
- versus - SP. PROC NO. 11-126218
THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
MANILA, NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE, and all other persons who
may have any claim or interest,
Respondents.
x ----------------------------------------------x
O R D E R
Through a veri fi ed peti ti on, peti ti oner CARNATION
ENCARNACION y CO thru counsel, seek to correct the entry in
her Certifcate of Live Birth to appear as, to wit:
FROM TO
MALE FEMALE
Finding the petition to be suffcient in form and substance
the hearing of this petition is hereby set on August 13, 2012 at
2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. All interested parties are hereby
notifed of the said hearing and are ordered to show cause why
the petition should not be granted.
Let copy of this Order be published, at the expense of the
petitioner, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a
newspaper of general circulation to be selected by raffe purcuant
to P.D. 1079.
Furnish the Offce of the Solicitor General and the Civil Registrar
of Manila with the copies of the petition and of this Order.
SO ORDERED.
Manila Philippines, September 26, 2011
(Sgd.) ARMANDO A. YANGA
Judge (MST-July 16, 23 & 30, 2012)
For
f as t
ad
r es ul t s ,
pl eas e
c al l
659-48-30
l oc al
303
or
659-48-03
JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
C3
TECH
ManilaStandardTODAY
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CYBERCRIMINALS have increased their
focus in targeting individuals and organizations
of all sizes to steal personal and nancial
information, according to the recent security
roundup report for the second quarter of 2012
by Internet security rm Trend Micro.
Report: Multiple devices
expose users to attack
Among the examples of these
increasingly focused attacks were
the 142 million threats which
were blocked from infecting
small businesses as of the second
quarter of 2012, an increase of
27 percent quarter on quarter.
The report also outlined
increasingly sophisticated
attacks against individuals in the
form of ATS (automated transfer
system).
More sophisticated attack
tools, like the ATS attack, allow
criminals to steal banking
information when they are not
online.
Cybercriminals stepped up
their tactics to gain access to
large multinational corporations
without notice, according to the
report.
A malware identied as
IXESHE targeted enterprises
primarily in East Asia, with the
number of attacked servers in
Taiwan equaling those located in
the US.
In addition to these more
targeted attacks, Trend Micro
reported that cybercriminals are
continuing to cast their net widely
in large-scale attacks using newer
and more lethal methods.
Police Trojan Attacks and the
Black Hole Exploit Kit continue
to target desktop systems while
newer platforms such as Android
are seeing an unprecedented
explosion in malicious apps.
25,000 Android malware
apps have been identied as of
the second quarter of 2012, an
increase of 317 percent over the
number of samples found in the
rst quarter of 2012. This gure
is compounded against the fact
that Trend Micro has seen only
1 in 5 Android devices with a
security app installed.
Social media wasnt exempt
as cybercriminals jumped on the
Pinterest bandwagon bringing
tried-and-true scams to the latest
social networking craze.
Pinterest has become the
social media platform of choice
among criminals. The top 5
social engineering lures being
used across all social networking
sites are: Diablo 3, Instagram
Android, Angry Birds Space,
London 2012 Olympics and
Tibet, according to the report.
Across the board, the goal is
the same, which is to get personal
data and nancial information.
Organization of tried-and-
true attack methods, such as the
Blackhole Exploit Kit, offers
technical support for criminals
looking to collect personal
nancial information
Ransomware attacks that track
a victims geographic location
was evident during the last
quarter. This type of attack holds
the system captive and scares the
victim into revealing personal
information by using the victims
local police force as a threat.
The reason why criminals are
focusing their attacks on stealing
personal data is simple. Its the
sheer volume of people working
from multiple devices that leaves
them vulnerable to attacks,
said Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro
director of security research and
communication.
While Trend Micro has
been integral in working with
authorities to break up a number
of cybercriminal rings over the
last year, these cybercriminals
have acquired new techniques
and tools from collaborating with
one another to accelerate their
industry. The fact is: business
is booming for cybercrime and
everyone needs to take notice, said
Ferguson. Marlon C. Magtira
25,000 Android malware apps
have been identied as of the
second quarter of 2012, an
increase of 317 percent over
the number of samples found
in the rst quarter of 2012.
(From left) AdU president
Fr. Gregorio L. Baaga Jr.,
SE Philippine President
Philippe Reveilhac, AdU
College of Engineering
Dean Evelyn Q.
Raguindin, AdU Electrical
Engineering Department
chair, and the student
inventors mentor Virgilio
Lomotan during the
launch of LEEPad2.
ADAMSON Universitys
(AdU) solar-powered car, the
LEEPad2, was recently tted
with the Xantrex XW Solar
Charge Controller by French-
owned energy management rm
Schneider Electric (SE).
Leepad 2 is the second such
car developed by students and
faculty from AdUs Electrical
Engineering (EE) department.
Leepad 2 is the successor of
Leepad, the original hybrid solar
energy-powered car developed
by Adamsons EE students. Now
a four-wheeled vehicle from the
previous three wheels, the car
runs on electric propulsion and
can run continuously for ve to
six hours at speeds of 20 to 40
kilometers per hour.
It has more solar panels than
Leepad and can be charged
through the usual home outlets
or by parking it under sunlight.
It has a passenger capacity of
four to ve persons including the
driver.
The solar car get is power from
two big boosters: an MCU-based
charging station developed by
computer engineering students and
the charge controller from Schneider.
The acquisition of the
Xantrex XW MPPT Solar
Charge Controller, developed by
Schneider Electric Philippines,
enhances Leepad 2 by allowing
the team to track and regulate the
maximum electrical power point
of the photovoltaic array to deliver
the maximum available current
for its batteries, thus prolonging
Leepad 2s battery life.
PH solar car gets charge
controller from Schneider
Edited by Marlon Magtira
GLOBAL creative software provider Adobe Systems Inc. recently
announced the new toolkit for design, web and video professionals
with the launching of Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) product line to
the Philippine market.
Adobe CS6 includes new releases of 14 CS6 applications and
four Creative Suites Design and Web Premium, Design Standard,
Production Premium, and Master Collection.
Designers get a ton of innovation with CS6 with milestone release
across all our products, said David Wadhwani, Adobe Digital Media
senior vice president. With CS6, were introducing new mobile
workows and advanced publishing capabilities that show we are
focused on ensuring design, web and video pros have everything they
need for the delivery of high-impact content and apps.
According to Wadhwani, the release is particularly signicant for
the large Philippine creative community, which contributes nearly
ve percent to the countrys gross domestic product (GDP) and
employs more than 10 percent of the labor force.
New Adobe CS6 delivers
design innovations
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

JULY 30, 2012 MONDAY
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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
showbitz
Manila Standard TODAY
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
Three programs are anticipated to
change the face of primetime TV.
TV5 is launching Enchanted
Garden, a reformatted Wil Time
Big Time and the reality TV Artista
Academy.
These are just three of the new
programs the Kapatid network has in
store for 2012.
TV5 raises programming
standardswith its new primetime
line up. We have a creative and
enjoyable mix of suspense, drama,
action, games and reality, said Perci
Intalan, TV5 head of Creatives and
Entertainment Production.
The network will continue
to challenge what seems to be a
repetition of the usual primetime
formula. It is TV5s hope that our
viewers rediscover what they enjoy
most about television through our
programs, he added.
The new evening primetime
programming kicks off tonight
with Enchanted Garden, a rst-
of-its-kind eco-fantasya, airing
Monday to Friday at 6:30 p.m. The
series introduces viewers to Eden, a
garden world parallel to the human
realm. Eternal love consumes and
redeems characters in this fantasy.
What makes this unique is not only
the productions quality and scale
Enchanted Garden also promises to
educate viewers on how to preserve
the environment. Alice Dixson,
Ruffa Gutierrez, Rufa Mae Quinto,
Zoren Legaspi, Bebe Gandanghari
and Alex Gonzaga lead the cast.
The Philippines favorite prime-
time game show Wil Time Big Time
moves to a new timeslot at 7 p.m.
Willie Revillame has more fun in
store for the entire family. Wil Time
Big Time will be introducing new
contests like Agad-Agad, with
studio audience members and home
viewers can win instant cash prizes.
In the meantime, hit segment
Family Apir gets a twist with new
jackpot round, ATN (Ayos the
Numbers).
Artista Academy airs Monday to
Saturday at 9 p.m. The competitions
16 nalists who now have full
scholarships to the Asian Academy
for Television and the Arts (AATA)
will undergo training under the
tutelage of some of the industrys best
WHEN moviegoers see a seemingly
terried Rachel Weisz in the action-
lled movie The Bourne Legacy with
lead star Jeremy Renner, they will
realize it was not just acting. Rachel
Weisz herself reveals that she will never
forget the stunts that were mostly done
by Renner and herself in Manila.
The stunts were the challenge.
There are a lot in the lm. In Ma-
nila, we have this huge chase scene
on a motorcycle and Jeremy and I did
most of it. We drove through that city
and jumped over bridges and crashed
into buses, said Weisz.
When interviewed and asked about
her own legacy, she replied, Beyond
my child, I cannot think of anything. I
am sure there will be some movies on
DVD that might be a legacy. Hope-
fully my carbon footprint wont be too
big. Weisz also remembered the park
in San Andres, Manila that she spon-
sored for the children there to have
fun in. She reminisced, We lmed in
a disadvantaged area of Manila and I
funded a playground for the kids there.
They had no resources there to do it
themselves. I actually wanted to call it
The Bourne Legacy, but we couldnt
for legal reasons. Is that a legacy?
Rachel Weisz admits she was really
terried making the Bourne Legacy
chase sequence in Manila. She said,
I just had to hold on [tight]. I dont
drive. It was terrifying.
Weisz said, I would say about
99 percent of the time Jeremy and I
were doing the stunts. Jeremy is a re-
ally good rider. He is just very physi-
cally adept at stunts. He is agile and
uid and beautiful to watch. I felt safe
with him. We practiced for a couple of
weeks in a big parking lot.
During the shoot, the actress felt
the very physical demands of the
stunts. Rachel said, You need a lot
of takes and your body starts to rebel.
You do get some aches and pains. I did
something to my elbow while we were
running through the streets of Manila.
I jammed it and it still sort of hurts.
Sometimes you have to look com-
pletely desperate and after take thirty,
you dont have to act anymore because
you are feeling that way.
Weisz described the realistic
events in the movie. Rachel com-
mented, Sometimes when you
watch a lm, you see action scenes
and car crashes and you just know it
is fake. Here we are on the streets of
Manila, on this bike, going fast. Au-
diences can see that this was really
happening.
Weisz nally describes her charac-
ter in the lm, My role was a real-
istic journey about someone who has
never had to ght for her life. Marta
has always been in a lab doing things
with test tubes and she suddenly has to
learn to ght. She is not a super hero.
She is a real person who has to ght
for her life.
While lming The Bourne Legacy
in Manila, Weiszs hubby Daniel
Craig, who played James Bond in a
couple of movies, visited her. Weisz
said that she prudently divorces her
career and her personal life to obtain
balance in her life. She said further, I
see them (family and career) as two
separate things. I cannot say that I am
not a celebrity at this point. That would
be silly. Of course it is difcult, but it
is difcult for any working mother. All
moms face the challenge. I am lucky
that I work extensively and then I am
off. Some moms work all day and they
get home late and have to be a mom.
The Bourne Legacy stars Jeremy
Renner, Weiss, Edward Norton. It
is distributed by United International
Pictures thru Solar Entertainment
Corporation. It opens in the Philippines
on Aug, 8.
Today marks Kapatid networks more serious
move for a bigger slice of the ratings pie
dominated by the Kapamilya and Kapuso
networks.
Rachel Weisz terried in chase scenes
and creative minds, like Joel Lamangan,
Louie Ocampo and Georcelle Dapat
of G Force. Other TV professionals and
distinguished celebrities will also be on
hand to assess the nalists performances
as the competition progresses.
Whats at stake for the two best
contestants (who will be hailed Artista
Academys Best Actor and Best Actress)
is the biggest prize ever in local TV
historya total of P20 million.
Marvin Agustin takes audiences
behind the scenes, documenting each step
of the artista-making process.
Cesar Montano
inspires hopefuls
The is a role model and inspiration
to the young aspirants of TV5s Artista
Academy.
Cesar Montano portrayed the national
hero in Jose Rizal. He won several acting
awards, and eventually starred in the
Hollywood movies The Great Raid and
Another Deep Breath.
He is hosting the TV5 primetime reality
show along with Martin Agustin.
Artista Academy is Cesar Montanos
rst TV project with the Kapatid Network.
He recently returned from the United
Kingdom where he entertained the Filipino
community in Birmingham, UK last for
the Barrio Fiesta sa Birmingham 2012.
The event promotes Filipino culture
in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of
Filipinos in Europe are now enjoying
TV5s two international channels
entertainment channel Kapatid TV5, and
the news and sports channel Aksyon TV
International.
Cesar is seen every Saturday night as
he hosts the Live Exams or the shows live
performance night. Marvin, on the hand,
will be sharing with viewers the real drama
and story behind each nalist every night.
Jackie Rice hotter
and sexier
It has been two years since her debut
on the cover of FHM Philippines. Jackie
Rice is back with a sexier, more mature,
image.
After her eight-month hiatus from
afternoon soap operas, the Kapuso star
returns to the daily grind in Kasalanan
Bang Ibigin Ka.
Jackie now aunts even sexier
curves she achieved from intense
daily boxing work out and no-
carbs diet that she starated during
the taping for the summer special
of Bubble Gang. She also reveals
why she still needs to stay thinner
for her upcoming teleserye. Dun
sa role ko kasi parang mas bagay
na payat ako with Michael De
Mesa kasi pag pinartner ako sa
kanya [na] medyo may laman,
magmumukha akong bagets,
Jackie says in an interview with
FHM magazine in which she was
featured on the cover of the July
issue.
The former Starstruck
Survivor is also taking her acting
career to greater heightstaking
on more mature and challenging
roles. Gusto kong i-try kung
hanggang saan yung kaya ko in
terms of acting. Mas maganda
kung iba-iba rin yung nakikita ng
taoDati kasi taga-isla ako sa
Sisid, island girl na pearl diver.
Ngayon architect ako dito, so
medyo motherly, she says.
Jackies catapult to the top of
the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in
the World list, where she landed
seventh, serves as a promising
sign that this womans career is
all-set to reach its peak.
Jackie says, Siguro kasi
mas visible na ako sa TV. Mas
pinapakita kong deserving din
akong tumaas yung ranking ko
[kaya] siguro nagustuhan na rin
ako ng tao.
The Bourne Legacy stars Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz
Enchanted Gardens Ruffa Gutierrez, Rufa Mae Quinto and Alice Dixson
FHM July cover girl Jackie Rice
Cesar Montano
Marvin Agustin
TV5
primetime
revamped