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MILF to govt: Hold
Liguasan oil search
Disaster areas. From top to bottom: The New York skyline remains dark
Monday as seen from Brooklyn following the onslaught of Superstorm
Sandy; sea water oods the Ground Zero construction site in New York; a
vehicle is submerged on 14th Street, also in New York. AP
They died
with their
boots on.
Marine Chaplain
Maj. Adriano
Mendiola
administers the
last rites in Fort
Bonifacio for the
four Marines
who were killed
in an ambush by
the Abu Sayyaf in
Patikul, Sulu, on
Oct. 28. DANNY
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Negotiators from both sides
are scheduled to meet next month
in Kuala Lumpur to discuss
wealth-sharing, power-sharing
and the decommissioning of
MILF ghters.
Our appeal is very reasonable
and sound, said MILF chairman
Murad Ebrahim in a statement
posted on the groups Web site.
As a principle, we are not
against exploitation of our natural
resources including oil and gas
provided that they redound to the
benet of our people and should
be done in the proper time and
conditions, Murad said.
The areas are covered by the
Department of Energys Petroleum
and Energy Contracting Round 4
that was launched last year.
Three contracts are currently
up for bidding: Area 11 cover-
ing 600,000 hectares in Cota-
bato, Area 12 covering 456,000
hectares in Cotabato, and Area
NEW YORKAs Superstorm
Sandy marched slowly inland,
millions along the US East
Coast awoke Tuesday without
power or mass transit, with huge
swaths of New York City unusu-
ally dark and abandoned.
(See related story on B4)
The storm that made land-
fall in New Jersey on Monday
evening with 130 kph sustained
winds killed at least 17 people in
seven states, cut power to more
than 6 million homes and busi-
nesses from the Carolinas to
Ohio, and put the presidential
campaign on hold one week be-
fore Election Day.
New York was among the
hardest hit, with its nancial heart
closed for a second day and sea-
water cascading into the still-gap-
ing construction pit at the World
Trade Center. The storm caused
the worst damage in the 108-year
history of New Yorks extensive
subway system, according to
NY dark,
deserted
as Sandy
hits land
Congress
probe of
hospital
tax eyed
Comelec drops 2 more
party-lists in next polls
US for free sea passage
EU: Friends
dont count
in air safety
No Pinoy
casualties
reported
Purisima
heads TF
Halalan
Liguasan
Marsh
By Joyce Pangco Paares and Francisco Tuyay
THE leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front on Tuesday urged the government to
postpone the awarding of oil exploration
contracts in the Liguasan Marsh in the Cota-
bato basin and in Sulu until wealth-sharing
arrangements are ironed out.
By Joel E. Zurbano
THE Elections Commission on
Friday said it had disqualied
the party-list group being rep-
resented by the son of former
President Gloria Macapagal-Ar-
royo and rejected the motion for
reconsideration of the disquali-
ed media party -list group Alab
ng Mamamahayag.
That brought to 28 the number
of registered party-list groups
disqualied by the Comelec.
Elections Commission
Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr.
said they disqualied Ang Gal-
ing Pinoy, a group of tricycle
drivers and security guards
being represented by Juan
Miguel Arroyo, for its failure
to appear during the hearings
for party-list accreditation.
Commission spokesman
James Jimenez said the groups
accreditation was also canceled
based on merits.
Its not a mere technicality,
Jimenez said.
Were resolved it on the
merits, that they were not really
qualied.
By Maricel V. Cruz
LAWMAKERS on Tuesday de-
nounced as anti-poor the plan of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue to
tax non-prot hospitals with char-
ity wards, and held out the pros-
pect of a congressional inquiry.
The government should not
impose taxes on non-prot hos-
pitals. Where will our poor pa-
tients go? said House Minority
Leader Danilo Suarez.
Citizens Battle Against Cor-
ruption Rep. Sherwin Tugna
added that taxing hospitals would
certainly hurt the poor, and urged
the government to focus instead
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By Joyce Pangco Paares
NATIONAL Police deputy di-
rector general Alan Purisima
has been designated head of
Task Force Elections 2013.
Interior Secretary Manuel
Roxas II did not directly say that
Purisima would eventually re-
place National Police director
general Nicanor Bartolome when
he retires in March next year, but
he said the designation would en-
sure that someone was at the helm
for next years elections.
Our President has said that
he is looking forward to an early
or an earlier turnover, Roxas
said on Tuesday.
By Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan
UNITED States Senator Rich-
ard Lugar, who is best remem-
bered for his role in helping
oust former Philippine president
Ferdinand Marcos from ofce
during the 1986 snap elections,
on Tuesday reiterated Washing-
tons position of maintaining
freedom of navigation in the
Asia Pacic.
Lugar, the longest serving
senator in Indianas history, is in
the country for a ve-day visit as
part of his farewell tour as a US
lawmaker. He ends his sixth term
in January 2013.
The US Embassy said Lugars
visit was one of several stops in
a tour of Asia-Pacic nations to
encourage the expansion of the
Nunn-Lugar Global Cooperative
Threat Reduction program.
The program was expanded in
2003 under the Nunn-Lugar Ex-
pansion Act, and is focused on re-
ducing the stockpiles of nuclear,
chemical and biological weap-
ons, related materials, and deliv-
ery systems worldwide to address
proliferation threats, according to
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By Eric B. Apolonio
THE European Union has re-
mained non-committal on the
possibility of lifting the ban on
Philippine carriers from ying
to Europe.
EU Commissioner for Trans-
port Siik Kalkas even told Vice-
President Jejomar Binay that
when it comes to air safety, we
dont have friends.
Kallas, however, assured Bi-
nay that the ban was not meant
By Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan
THERE were no Filipino
casualties so far from Su-
perstorm Sandy, although
some had been affected by
ooding, the Department
of Foreign Affairs said on
Tuesday.
No casualties or fatali-
ties from Hurricane Sandy,
Foreign Affairs spokesman
Raul Hernandez said.
But there were reports
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Congress...
on big time tax evaders to im-
prove its revenue collection.
Senator Gregorio Honasan
said Congress should investi-
gate the BIRs plan to go after
other non-prot hospitals after
the Supreme Court ruled that St.
Lukes Medical Center was not
tax-exempt, and gave the au-
thorities the go-ahead to collect
P64 million in income taxes.
This might require an initia-
tive or hearing from the appropri-
ate Senate and House committees
on health and ways and means to
get all possible information and
sides to the issue in aid of legisla-
tion, Honasan said.
There should be a balancing
of interests here, he added. We
should conduct a hearing. Let
us hear the side of the BIR and
the hospitals. We have to clear
the question on what revenues
are really taxable.
Honasan said lawmakers
would need to see if the law was
vague or if it was lacking.
Earlier, the national associa-
tions of hospitals and doctors
warned that the BIR plan would
hurt poor patients because part
of the resources that would
have gone to the charity wards
would now go to taxes.
The BIR on Tuesday said pri-
vate, non-prot hospitals would
be taxed 10 percent income tax
as provided by law.
At the same time, Felix Paul
Velasco, chief of the BIR litiga-
tion division, denied fears that
charity work would be hurt by
the taxes, saying the govern-
ment would only tax activities
conducted for prot regardless
of how those prots were spent.
But private hospitals have
argued that revenues that sub-
sidize their charity operations
should not be taxed.
Velasco on Tuesday vowed to
implement the income tax law
whoever will get hurt.
In a related development,
House Majority Leader Nep-
tali Gonzales II called for the
immediate passage of a law to
recognize and strengthen the
tax-exempt status of private
educational institutions.
The move comes amid the
BIRs announced intention to
go after non-prot schools as
well in its drive to improve tax
collections.
Gonzales bill would also ex-
empt private teaching hospitals
from paying the 10 percent in-
come tax.
The fundamental consti-
tutional policy of education is
that it is the duty of the State to
make quality education avail-
able while at the same time af-
fordable to as large a segment
of the population as possible,
Gonzales said in his bills ex-
planatory note. With Macon
Ramos-Araneta and Jona-
than Fernandez
Comelec...
The Ako Bicol party-list
group, meanwhile, on Tues-
day questioned before the
Supreme Court the legality of
the Comelecs decision dis-
qualifying it for next years
mid-term elections.
The group, which obtained
more than 1.5 million votes
in the last elections, asked the
high court to reject the Com-
elecs decision and reinstate
its accreditation as a qualied
party-list group. The group was
rst accredited in 2009, but on
Oct. 10 this year the Comelec
disqualied it.
In the May 2010 elections, then
party-list representatives Satur
Ocampo of Bayan Muna and Liza
Maza of Gabriela led a petition
against Jose Miguel Arroyo, saying
the eldest son of then President Ar-
royo was not qualied to become
a nominee for a party-list group
representing tricycle drivers and
security guards.
But the Comelecs second di-
vision allowed Arroyo to be a
nominee of the Ang Galing Pi-
noy party-list after he was able to
show that he had actively sup-
ported and advanced the projects
and programs of the party, while
noting that he had been its mem-
ber since November 2009.
The Comelec on Tuesday
rejected the Alam party-list
groups petition to participate in
next years elections because it
lacked a track record.
Group chairman Jerry Yap
said they led a motion for
reconsideration after the com-
missions second division,
composed of commissioners
Lucenito Tagle and Elias Yu-
soph, denied their petition.
Yaps group accused the com-
mission of asking for P3 million
in exchange for its accredita-
tion, but during a hearing of the
case the group cleared Yusoph
and Tagle of any wrongdoing
on the bribery issue.
The Comelec has rejected
more than 30 party- list groups
that applied for accreditation to
join next years elections.
With Rey E. Requejo
EU...
to discriminate against non-EU
carriers, since European carriers
were not immune from the same
ban if they fail to meet the US
strict air safety standards.
Kallas said that the Union had al-
ways put a premium on air safety and
in maintaining professionalism and
regularity of safety inspections.
When it comes to safety, we
dont have friends, he said. The
main issue for the Philippines,
Kallas said, was maintaining the
professionalism and regularity of
air safety inspections.
The EU banned Philippine car-
riers from ying to Europe starting
in April 1, 2012, following the de-
cision of the United States Federal
Aviation Administration to down-
grade the Philippines rating to Cat-
egory 2 from Category 1 starting on
January 17, 2008.
The FAA said that the Air
Transportation Ofce of the Phil-
ippines did not fully satisfy in-
ternational safety standards.
Binay, who was in Europe as
part of his three-nation swing,
including a visit to Vatican City,
where he represented President
Benigno Aquino III during the
canonization of Pedro Calungsod,
said he had assured Kallas that
the country had already sought
technical assistance from other
governments to improve the Phi-
ippines air safety standards.
I informed the commissioner
[Kallas] that the Philippines had
sought technical assistance from
the French government to im-
prove air safety standards, and
that Philippine Airlines, which is
now under new management, had
just ordered 54 airbus aircraft in
line with its re-eeting program,
said Binay, who arrived on Mon-
day from Europe via Hong Kong.
Binay said the current Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organi-
zation-coordinated validation
mission in Manila on October
24-28, 2012 to assess the current
capabilities of the CAAP regard-
ing safety oversight and in com-
pliance with ICAO standards and
Recommended Practices showed
the countrys desires to lift the
European Union ban on Philip-
pine carriers.
In response, Kallas said the
Union was very interested in de-
veloping an air safety agreement
with the Philippines.
US...
While here, Lugar is expect-
ed to make a courtesy call to
the President, whom he consid-
ers a friend.
During a visit to the Foreign
Affairs Department, Department
Secretary Albert del Rosario
thanked Lugar for co-sponsoring
the US Senate Resolution 524,
which calls on involved countries
to respect the Declaration on the
Conduct of parties in the South
China Sea.
Lugars resolution was in re-
sponse to Manilas position to
push for a binding Code of Con-
duct among members of the As-
sociation in their dealings with
China in light of Beijings aggres-
sive claims in the South China
Sea or West Philippine Sea.
China is at the center of territo-
rial dispute with the Philippines,
Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and
Taiwan in the South China Sea,
and with Japan in Daioyu Island
in the East China Sea.
Del Rosario told Lugar that
the Philippines remained com-
mitted to a peaceful resolu-
tion of the dispute with China
through the application of inter-
national law.
The countrys dispute with
China started in April, when
Chinese vessels prevented Phil-
ippine authorities from arrest-
ing Chinese shermen from
poaching in Scarborough Shoal,
which is within the countrys
200 nautical mile, exclusive
economic zone.
Purisima...
This would ensure that there
will be someone at the helm of
our preparations for the 2013
elections even after the retirement
of the current leadership.
Earlier, Malacaang said it
wanted a longer transition period
for the next National Police chief
to ensure the safe and orderly con-
duct of the 2013 midterm polls.
Bartolome said he would be re-
tiring on March 16, 2013, and not
a day earlier despite the request of
President Benigno Aquino III to
give the next police chief enough
time to prepare for the midterm
elections.
Mr. Aquino said that, with bare-
ly two months left before the May
elections, it would be like a mis-
sion impossible for Bartolomes
successor.
Meanwhile, Roxas said that at
least three to four former police-
men were being considered to
assume the post of Interior un-
dersecretary for public safety va-
cated by Rico Puno, who resigned
in September after he was impli-
cated in a controversial arms deal.
Most of them have previ-
ous [National Police] experience
but are already retired or retired
early, but with sufcient rank and
enough experience already in the
private sector, Roxas said.
Earlier, the President appointed
former Cebu City administrator
Francisco Fernandez and Trans-
portation Undersecretary Rafael
Santos as Interior Department un-
dersecretaries.
Santos will serve as the depart-
ments supervising undersecre-
tary, while Fernandez will focus
on the squatter problem, people
with disability, and the labor sector.
Roxas kept Undersecretary
Austere Panadero to handle local
government concerns.
On Sept. 9, police sources said
Bartolomes successor would
be either Purisima or Emelito
Sarmiento, head of the National
Polices Directorial Staff and Ad-
ministration.
On Sept. 12, a highly placed
source in Camp Crame conrmed
the report that Bartolome was be-
ing asked by the Palace to retire
early, even if there was no assur-
ance he would be appointed Inte-
rior undersecretary, to accommo-
date Purisima as his replacement.
That is the planto ask Barto-
lome to resign or to retire early,
the source said.
It was a done deal even before
Bartolome was appointed [Na-
tional Police] chief.
But Nueva Ecija Rep. Rodolfo
Antonino, head of the House
committee on public order and
safety and an administration ally,
played down the report.
It is not a valid concern be-
cause Bartolomes regular retire-
ment falls within the election ban,
so the President is not allowed to
appoint a new [National Police]
chief, Antonino said.
Even if he is allowed to ap-
point a new [National Police]
chief, [he] must be given time
to be able to take hold of the
forces, especially for the [2013]
elections.
NY...
Joseph Lhota, the chairman of the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
This will be one for the record
books, said John Miksad, senior vice
president for electric operations at
Consolidated Edison, which had more
than 670,000 customers without power
in and around New York City.
Trading at the New York Stock Ex-
change was canceled again Tuesdaythe
rst time the exchange suspended op-
erations for two consecutive days due to
weather since an 1888 blizzard struck the
city.
President Barack Obama declared a
major disaster in New York and Long
Island, making federal funding avail-
able to residents of the area.
New York Citys three major airports
remained closed. Overall, according
to the ight-tracking service FlightA-
ware, more than 13,500 ights had
been canceled for Monday and Tues-
day, almost all related to the storm.
An unprecedented 13-foot surge of
seawater3 feet above the previous re-
cord gushed into lower Manhattan,
inundating tunnels, subway stations and
the electrical system that powers Wall
Street and sent hospital patients and tour-
ists scrambling for safety. Skyscrapers
swayed and creaked in winds that par-
tially toppled a crane 74 stories above
Midtown.
In New Jersey, where the superstorm
came ashore, hundreds of people were
being evacuated after a levee broke
early Tuesday. Bergen County execu-
tive chief of staff Jeanne Baratta told
The Record newspaper as many as
1,000 people could need help. There
are no reports of injuries or deaths.
The massive storm reached well into
the Midwest. Chicago ofcials warned
residents to stay away from the Lake
Michigan shore as the city prepared for
winds of up to 96 kph and waves exceed-
ing 7.2 meters well into Wednesday.
As Hurricane Sandy closed in on
the Northeast, it converged with a
cold-weather system that turned it into
a monstrous hybrid of rain and high
wind and even snow in West Virgin-
ia and other mountainous areas inland.
Remnants of the now-former Cat-
egory 1 hurricane were forecast to
head across Pennsylvania before tak-
ing another sharp turn into western
New York state by Wednesday morn-
ing. As of 5 a.m. (0900 GMT) Tuesday,
the storm was centered about 90 miles
(145 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
Although weakening as it goes, the
massive storm which caused wind
warnings from Florida to Canadawill
continue to bring heavy rain and local
ooding, said Daniel Brown, warning
coordination meteorologist at the Na-
tional Hurricane Center in Miami.
Just before it made landfall at 8 p.m.
near Atlantic City, New Jersey, forecast-
ers stripped Sandy of hurricane status
but the distinction was purely technical,
based on its shape and internal tempera-
ture. It still packed hurricane-force wind,
and forecasters were careful to say it was
still dangerous to the tens of millions in
its path.
While the hurricanes 144 kph winds
registered as only a Category 1 on a
scale of ve, it packed astoundingly
low barometric pressure, giving it ter-
ric energy to push water inland, said
Kerry Emanuel, a professor of meteo-
rology at MIT.
Ofcials blamed at least 16 deaths in
the US on the converging stormsve
in New York, three each in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, two in Connecticut,
and one each in Maryland, North Car-
olina and West Virginia. Three of the
victims were children, one just 8 years
old. At least one death was blamed on
the storm in Canada.
Sandy, which killed 69 people in the
Caribbean before making its way up
the Atlantic Coast, began to hook left
at midday Monday toward the New
Jersey coast. Even before it made land-
fall, crashing waves had claimed an old,
15-meter piece of Atlantic Citys world-
famous Boardwalk.
We are looking at the highest storm
surges ever recorded in the Northeast,
said Jeff Masters, meteorology direc-
tor for Weather Underground, a private
forecasting service.
Sitting on the dangerous northeast
wall of the storm, the New York met-
ropolitan area got the worst of it.
An explosion at a ConEdison sub-
station knocked out power to about
310,000 customers in Manhattan.
We see a pop. The whole sky
lights up, said Dani Hart, 30, who
was watching the storm from the roof
of her building in the Navy Yards in
Brooklyn.
It sounded like the Fourth of July,
Stephen Weisbrot said from his 10th-
oor apartment in lower Manhattan.
A huge re destroyed at least 50
homes in a ooded neighborhood by
the Atlantic Ocean in the New York
City borough of Queens. Fireghters
told WABC-TV that they had to use a
boat to make rescues. Two people suf-
fered minor injuries, a re department
spokesman said.
Fireghters told WABC-TV that the
water was chest high on the street, and
they had to use a boat to make rescues.
They said in one apartment home,
about 25 people were trapped in an up-
stairs unit. AP
No...
that some Filipinos had been af-
fected by the ooding.
Ambassador to Washington
Jose Cuisia Jr. on Tuesday said
many Filipinos living in the
East Coast had been forced out
of their homes or were without
power as Sandy continue con-
tinued to batter the area.
But he said the Philippine
Embassy in Washington and the
Philippine Consulate General
in New York had yet to le any
reports on the storms effects on
the Filipinos living in the area.
So far, the US government
has reported 10 deaths caused
by the hurricane.
A number of Filipinos in
New Jersey and New York ed
their homes due to the ood-
waters that the superstorm
spawned shortly before it
made landfall near Cape May
in the southern coast of New
Jersey at eight this evening,
Cuisia said.
He said the Filipinos would be
sheltered in the evacuation cen-
ters prepared by the government.
Cuisia said the Philippine Em-
bassy had been receiving reports
that an undetermined number
of Filipinos had been affected
by oodwaters in Atlantic City,
Jersey City, Keansburg, New
Milford in New Jersey and Long
Island in New York.
A number of Filipinos have
already evacuated, but others
could not leave their homes
[yet], Cuisia said.
The wife and sister of security
guard Rolly Panesa, 48, asked
the Supreme Court to order the
military to produce him.
They have the wrong man,
said Panesas wife Josie Panesa,
who was accompanied by his
sister Marites Choco to the
Supreme Court to le a habeas
corpuz petition.
Mendoza, 61, is a member of
the Communist Partys Central
Wrong man arrested
MILITARY ofcials claimed a major victory
early this month when they arrested Benjamin
Mendoza, the elusive communist leader with a
P5.6-million bounty on his head, but his family
told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the
government had in custody a security guard,
not a communist leader.
Committee and secretary of
the Southern Tagalog Regional
Committee. He and his wife and
four other people were arrested in
a house in Quezon City on Oct. 6.
Other than the age difference,
the employment, birth and school
records showed discrepancies in
their identities.
Panesas relatives claim that
Panesa had been tortured to
admit he was Mendoza. They
told the high court that agents
from the National Bureau of
Investigation had checked
Panesas background in his
hometown Cadiz City in Negros
Occidental and the records show
he was not Mendoza.
The human rights group
Karapatan told reporters early
this month that the military had
insisted that Mendoza, a native
of La Union, was the elusive
communist leader and that Panesa
was one of his aliases.
The military declined
to produce a photograph of
Mendoza, but human rights
groups showed reporters a photo
of Panesas badly bruised face
after his arrest. Rey E. Requejo
MILF...
15 covering 482,000 hectares in Sulu Sea.
In his statement, Murad said that, based on available
data, the resources in the Cotabato basin were estimated
to be 158 million barrels of oil.
He said 10 wildcat wells had already been drilled in the
three areas .
Area 11 in Cotabato received two bids from Forum Pa-
cic and Helios Mining and Energy, which were both ac-
cepted.
Area 12, also in Cotabato, received a bid from three
companies of which twoDil Moro Energy Corp. and
Min Energy Pty. Ltdwere accepted.
Area 15 in the Sulu Sea drew the most bids and three
were chosen: Philodrill Corp. and Philex Petroleum Corp.;
Mitra Energy Ltd. (with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Co.
and Tap Oil) and Forum Pacic.
Earlier, Gapul Hadjirul, the political director of the rival
Moro National Liberation Front faction led by Nur Misu-
ari, claimed that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
offered 2 billion ringgits for the right to search for oil in
Mindanao.
Hadjirul claimed Najib made the offer to Murad for the
MILF to accede to Malaysias mineral exploration ven-
ture in the countrys southern region.
Malaysia had offered 2 billion ringgits for the explo-
ration of our oil basin at the Liguasan Marsh in Magu-
indanao, which the United States supports, Hajirul said.
But the MNLF ofcial did not give details of the al-
leged deal.
On Tuesday, Hadjirul said that even without the Palace
admission of the oil exploration deals in the Liguasan
Marsh, Murads statement was proof enough of foreign
interference in internal affairs.
The Philippine government is trading the sovereignty
of Mindanao in the interest of foreigners including Malay-
sians, Hadjirul said.
He also criticized MILF political affairs director Gad-
jali Jaafar for dismissing the MNLF claim.
Now who is lying? He is a liar, Hadjirul said.
He also urged the Aquino administration to stop trans-
acting business with the Malaysians in Mindanao.
Why should they allow Malaysia to interfere with our
internal affairs? Let the people of Mindanao govern it,
Hadjirul said.
He warned that Malaysias interference would intensify
the conict in the region.
Emmanuel Fontanilla, legal counsel of the MNLF, said
the oil exploration deals represented a creeping inva-
sion by the Malaysians.
He said the framework agreement was a misrepresen-
tation of the true aspirations of Mindanaos inhabitants
composed of Christians, Muslims, Lumads and other in-
digenous people.
Fontanilla slammed the government for treating the
MILF as the representation of the entire Mindanao
when the people were never consulted about the frame-
work agreement.
The Liguasan Marsh is about 200,000 hectares of dry
and wet basins bound by the Mindanao River in south-
central Mindanao, North Cotabato and South Cotabato
provinces. It is reported to be rich in oil and gas deposits,
and is home to 112,000 Maguindanaon families whose
primary means of livelihood is shing.
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the passage of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act at the Financial Center in Pasay City on Tuesday. BENHUR ARCAYAN - MALACAANG
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PHILIPPINE Airlines will hold a series
of job fairs in the next leg of its Visayan
recruitment tour covering the cities of
Dumaguete, Bacolod and Iloilo.
After its successful Manila and Cebu
job fairs, PAL resumes its search for male
and female cabin crew, as well as pilot
applicants for the positions of Captain,
First and Second Ofcers.
PAL will set up its job fair at Plaza
Maria Luisa Suites Inn, Dumaguete City
on Nov. 9-11; at Sugarland Hotel, Ba-
colod City, on Nov. 16-18; and Hotel del
Rio, Iloilo City, on Nov. 23-25. Registra-
tion starts at 8 a.m..
PAL cabin crew applicants must be Fil-
ipino citizens, not more than 27 years old,
and must be college graduates. Females
must be single and stand at least 52 ;
males must be preferably single and at
least 56 in height.
Applicants must be in business attire:
For women, corporate blazer, inner blouse
and knee-length skirt and high-heeled
closed shoes. Hair must be tied back in a
bun and they should be in full make-up.
For men, long-sleeved polo with necktie,
black slacks and leather shoes.
Pilot applicants should submit their
resume with latest picture and record of
ying hours logged in any of the above-
listed recruitment venues.
POPE BENEDICT XVI has appointed a
Filipino bishop as a member of the Rome-
based Pontical Council for Inter-religious
Dialogue.
Jolo Bishop Angelito Lampon, OMI,
was appointed last October 27, according
to the Vatican Information Service. The
VIS report was welcomed by the Catholic
Bishops Conference of the Philippines.
Lampon is the Vicar Apostolic of Jolo
since 1977. A Vicar Apostolic adminis-
ters a territory not organized as a diocese
Its so happened that Ive been working
in area where 97 percent of the populations
are Tausug, Badjao and Samal, he said.
The Pontical Council for Inter-reli-
gious Dialogue is led by Cardinal Fern-
ando Filoni, prefect of the Congregation
for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Filoni served as Apostolic Nuncio to
the Philippines from February 25, 2006
until his appointment as Substitute to the
Secretariat of State in June 9, 2007.
As member of the agency, Lampon said
he may attend the Councils one or two
meetings and receive regular correspond-
ence from Rome on matters that need
consensus from the other members.
Lampon is currently the chairman of
the Commission on Inter-religious Dia-
logue of the Catholic Bishops Confer-
ence of the Philippines.Vito Barcelo
By Sara Fabunan

THE number of registered
overseas absentee voters al-
most doubled to 950,000
compared to the 500,000
listed during the 2010 polls, a
day before the Commission
on Elections imposed the Oc-
tober 31 deadline.
Although Comelec rejected
calls for an extension of the
registration deadline, Foreign
Affairs spokesman Raul Her-
nandez said that the regis-
trants neared the one-million
target.
We are nearing the one
million mark. We have until
tomorrow (Wednesday). We
are trying our best, Hern-
andez told the reporters on
Tuesday.
We asked an extension
from Comelec but it was de-
nied. We will abide by the de-
cision, he said.
The increase in new voters
can be attributed to the re-
lentless efforts of the various
Philippine agencies around
the world, Hernandez said.
Mass media and social net-
working sites also helped in
disseminating the campaign
to encourage more Filipinos
working or living outside the
country to vote, he said.
Embassies and consulates
campaigned a lot for this.
They used social media and
went from one place to anoth-
er, he said, adding that they
had set-up mobile registra-
tion sites for Filipinos to be
easily accommodated in vot-
ing centers.
Even seafarers who were
set to leave the country were
first asked to register, he
said.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
ONLY seven certicates of ancestral
domain titles have been distributed by
the government since President Aquino
took ofce in June 2010.
Mr. Aquino admitted that it would ap-
pear at rst glance that the government
has been slow in distributing CADTs
but he stressed the importance to x
the system that he has inherited from
his predecessor, Pampanga Rep. Gloria
Arroyo.
During the 15th anniversary of the
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act on Tues-
day, Aquino said 158 certicates have
already been distributed since 1998, ben-
eting some 918,500 claim holders.
We admit that it would appear at rst
glance that the government has been
slow, but we are aware that land distribu-
tion is not the sole obligation of the gov-
ernment. It is also our duty to clean the
cobwebs and x the holes in the system
that we inherited, Mr. Aquino said.
Once we have xed these kinks,
we can be assured that the process will
move faster and our indigenous peo-
ples will get the lands that they right-
fully deserve.
A check with the website of the Na-
tional Commission on Indigenous Peo-
ples showed 151 out of the 158 CADTs
were actually distributed during Ar-
royos term.
The Aquino administration distributed
ve CADTs in 2010 and two this year.
The President said his administration
earmarks P20 million every year for an-
cestral domain delineation.
The NCIP has also allocated P5 mil-
lion for a merit-based scholarship grant
for 100 IP youths.
IPRA was signed into law in 1997 by
then President Fidel Ramos.It was enact-
ed to recognize, protect, and promote the
rights of the indigenous cultural commu-
nities and indigenous peoples.
Engr. Salvador Royeca, Ba-
guio Water Districts assist-
ant general manager, said the
improved distribution in the
Summer Capital involved two
phases, targetting completion
next year.
He said part of the funds came
By Dexter A. See

With the grim prospects of water
crisis hitting the country as a result
of El Nino, the Summer Capital
has begun a P1.2 billion upgrading
of its pipelines.
from the P700 million loan from
the Australian Agency for Interna-
tional Development, P100 million
from the equity of the district and
P350 million from the Develop-
ment Bank of the Philippines.
Our old piping system is al-
readyfour decades old, thus, the
need to replace it with new ones
in order to improve the delivery of
water supply to the consumers and
more importantly lessen our 38
percent systems loss, he said. The
Local Water Utilities Administra-
tion set 20 percent as the accept-
able systems loss, Royeca said.
The present demand was about
60,000 cubic meters daily but
the district could only supply
55,000 cucm, he said.
He cited studies indicating
that the decit could worsen as
the supply level required ap-
proached 75,000 cucm.
Before the repiping, systems
loss was more than 47 percent,
Royeca said. With 72 percent of
the project completed for the ini-
tial two phases, our systems loss
is now down to 38 percent.
He said the district was ex-
panding its pumping capacity
to meet the number of consum-
ers in the citys 128 barangays.
The weather bureau has
warned of El Nino lasting un-
til May 2013.
Baguio City is among the
nine urbanized cities identi-
fied by the National Water
Regulatory Board as water-
critical areas.
Absentee
voters near
million mark
Indigenous groups get more land titles
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Edgardo J. Angara on
Tuesday renewed his calls for deep
reforms in the political party system
as he welcomed the approval on third
reading of the proposed Political Par-
ty Development Act of 2012 in the
House of Representatives.
Angara, the longest serving Sena-
tor in the post-Edsa era, emphasized
the need for an initiative to enhance
the countrys political parties by
making them more transparent,
self-sufcient and platform-based.
Our politics becomes so con-
tentious because it usually boils
down to personalities, instead of
ideologies or political platform,
said Angara.
As a result, political parties
end up focusing on individuals
rather than shared ideals or policy
prescriptions, said Angara, chair-
man of the Laban ng Demokra-
tikong Pilipino.
The former UP President is one
of the main proponents of the Sen-
ate counterpart of the PPDA which
seeks to impose penalties on turn-
coats or individuals who cross party
lines, among other things.
The measure proposes to penalize
political turncoats by prohibiting
them from running for any position
in the nearest elections.
The bill also disqualifies these
politicians from being appointed
to any public office for three years
after the term of their current po-
sition expires.
With such rules in place, there
is greater motivation for alliances
to be formed based on ideals and
principles instead of personal re-
lations, he said. Party members
will be driven to stick it out with
their parties instead of switching
affiliations only because its po-
litically expedient, he said.
The veteran lawmaker said that
a highly fragmented, personality-
based multi-party system has result-
ed in unpredictable policies, which
inevitably weakened the countrys
position for economic growth.
By instituting such systemic
changes, we lessen the opportunity
for parties to become mere machin-
ery for furthering an individuals
political interests, said Angara.
The Senate counterpart of the
PPDA is currently pending at the
committee level.
Punish the turncoats; Angara presses for reforms
Teachers luck.
Villar Foundation
Managing Director
Cynthia Villar
presents the key to
Sarah Jane Gabat,
winner of a Camella
house and lot rafed
off among teachers
at a recent Gabay
Guro gathering at
SM Arena (Mall
of Asia) recently.
Gabat is a Grade 2
teacher of Comembo
Elementary School,
Makati City. With
Villar are Gabay Guro
chairman Chaye
Cabal-Revilla and
actor Aga Muhlach.
PFIZER Philippines has
launched its drive to enable
men and women to discuss
freely Erectile Dysfunction
and sexual health.
Dubbed Up4Love, the
campaign is anchored on the
rms website www.up4love.
comp.ph to allow couples a
suitable forum to tackle their
medical condition.
UP4Love aims to provide
men an avenue where they can
talk about one of their deepest
and darkest fears behind closed
doors, said Patricia Pascual,
Pzer Public Affairs director.
ED remains a challenge to a
number of Filipino men who
confront the every day anxiety
of being unable to satisfy their
partners needs in the bedroom.
With Up4Love, Pascual
said men no longer need to
hide under their blankets be-
cause with just a click of a
button, they may already nd
helpful articles and reference
materials.
Dr. James Wee, Pzer se-
nior medical ofcer said the
company has establisheed that
the rst step to dealing with a
sexual health problem is to ac-
cept the issues out in the open.
And thats what Up4Love is
here fornally get the answers
to the questions youve always
wanted to ask, he said.
In the Ideal Sex survey
held in 2011 by Harris Inter-
active Asia, a market research
rm, results showed that eight
in 10 Filipino men and three-
quarters of women ranked
erection hardness or the abil-
ity to maintain an erection as
either the most or second
most important element nec-
essary for achieving an ideal
sexual experience.
For women, there is a strong
connection between Erection
Hardness Score and all aspects
of sexual performance, since
those whose partners are EHS
Grade 4 showed signicant
satisfaction above their EHS
Grade 3 counterparts.
The EHS Grades are based
on the measure developed by
the European Association of
Urology, which determines
erection hardness and quality
on a scale of one to four.
A Grade 1 depicts a penis
that is larger, but not hard. For
Grade 2, the penis is hard, but
not hard enough for penetration
while Grade 3 is a penis that is
hard enough for penetration, but
not completely hard. Grade 4
ultimately is a penis that is com-
pletely hard and fully rigid.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 31, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A4
MUCH as we would like to
believe that the prospects for
peace in Mindanao are brighter
now that the government has
signed a framework agreement
with the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front, too many nagging
questions remain.
Many of these revolve around
Nur Misuari, the man who once
led the Muslims of Mindanao, rst
as chairman of the Moro National
Liberation Front and then as
governor of the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao.
The Aquino administration
would have us believe that Misuari
is a spent force following his ouster
as MNLF chairman and removal
as ARMM governor. Yet Palace
ofcials have also expressed the
hope he will join a transition
commission that will set guidelines
for the Bangsamoro political entity
that the government and the MILF
want to establish to replace the
ARMM.
The immediate prospects of
that happening do not appear
good, as Misuari had condemned
the framework agreement as a
betrayal of the peoples trust
even before the ink had dried
on the MILF accord. Saying the
agreement was an insult to the
MNLFs own peace pact with the
government in 1996 that created
the ARMM, Misuari warned of
renewed ghting in Mindanao,
but subsequently backed down.
His rhetoric, however, continues
to be eryand strongly opposed
to the framework agreement with
the MILF.
And while the government
has belittled Misuaris military
strength and political clout, his
initial threat of war was enough
to trigger serious concerns among
Mindanaos lawmakers and
politicians.
So is Misuari, as the Aquino
administration insists, a spent
force, or is he still capable of
torpedoing the newly minted
framework agreement? If
Misuari is no longer politically
or militarily relevant, why
would administration ofcials,
including the chief government
peace negotiator, seek to cajole
him into joining the transition
commission?
On the other hand, if Misuari,
as the leader of an MNLF
faction, is still a potent force in
Mindanao politics, would it not
have been more prudent for the
administration to have engaged
him in discussions as well before
the framework agreement with the
MILF was signed and announced
to the world?
The roadblocks to a lasting
peace agreement in Mindanao are
many. Even the administration
acknowledges this. Splinter
groups may rise up and refuse to
surrender their arms and continue
to ght for independence. The
Bangsamoro region might not be
established as envisioned, if the
cities and municipalities opt out
of it in a plebiscite. The MILF
ghters might yet refuse to give
up their arms, which have been
the bases for their existence and
survival for so many years.
With so many things that can
still go wrong, do we need the
uncertainty over what Misuari
will or will not do? And shouldnt
the administration have taken
care of this before jumping into
its agreement with the MILF?
Niggling questions in Mindanao
EDITORIAL
Hard times
IF YOU think times are hard in the
Philippines, think again.
Metro Manila residents and ofcials
are at a loss how to stop thieves from
stealing metal street signs, drain covers
and lamp posts to sell as scrap.
But Brcko, a town in Bosnia, one of
the countries in the former Yugoslavia,
reported the theft of a whole steel
bridge structure! The 40-foot long steel
bridge which weighed several tons was
dismantled from its base, dragged and
loaded into a atbed truck by the thieves,
according to police investigation.
Scrap metal sells for 26 US cents a
kilo in this impoverished country which
has a 40-percent unemployment rate.
Residents of the farming town
thought the steel structure was just
undergoing repair work until they woke
up the next morning to nd the whole
bridge gone. Bosnian police later found
some parts of the steel bridge in the
backyard of a suspect who has been
arrested.
But speaking of bridges, thieves in
the Philippines are more imaginative
than their Bosnian counterparts.
Filipino thieves steal bridges on paper
technically, that is. We have roads
to nowhere and bridges that dont
even span a river. Neat, thievery is
accomplished even before bridges are
fully constructed through overpricing
and use of substandard material.
Ask Senator Serge Osmea who is
conducting a Senate probe on the billion-
peso bridges program spanning three
administrations. Osmea, however, is
focusing only on bridges built during
the Arroyo administration.
In a sense, its downright more
criminal because robbery in this
country is committed by people in high
places. At least, times are really hard in
Bosnia which suffered a bloody ethnic
cleansing war in the Balkans.
Body snatchers
Meanwhile, heres a weird, timely
story for Halloween and All Saints Day.
Call it a complex crime of carnapping
and and body snatching. Agence
France Presse reported that thieves stole
two vans containing 12 bodies that were
destined for a crematorium.
Relatives have appealed to the
robbers to please return the bodies so
they can be given the proper last rites
before cremation.
Police have two suspects, both Polish
nationals, and believe the vans stolen
near the border of Germany and Poland
are now on Polish soil, most probably
in Poznan.
No polish jokes, please. The thieves
most likely did not know what the vans
contained when they drove off with the
vehicles.
I have been to Poznan, a progressive
city in Poland and like Bosnia, another
former country of my ambassadorial
assignments. Poznan is known as a
convention and conference center with
a cavernous shopping mall and high-
end stores.
At least both crimes in Bosnia and
Poland were solved by the police. In
this country, carnapping cases remain
mostly unsolved because law enforcers
are napping on the job.
In Pasay City, six policemen were
recently dismissed for sleeping at their
posts.
Lately, though, the police are scoring
well against carnappers. Just look at the
body count of the suspects during recent
encounters with police.
Telcos thievery
Still on the topic of thievery,
this one is about robbery on the
telecommunications highway being
committed against millions of Smart
and Globe customers. If we are not
laughing, its because this cruel joke is
on us.
Complaints of dropped calls,
delayed or undelivered text messages
and disconnected calls are still not
being addressed by the telco giants.
The most irritating thing is being billed
and charged for a ring tone I did not
even subscribe to. The unkindest cut
is being assigned a ring-back tone that
is so tasteless. Friends who call would
tease me no end saying my music is
so bakya or baduy (tacky, to those
unfamiliar with Pinoy street lingo).
I have complained to Smart many
times but to no avail. These insensitive,
prot-driven telcos just keep on
charging me for these unsolicited ring-
back tones which are irritating to me
but are music to their ears. Yes, like the
sound of a cash register
What ever happened to the Senate
budget hearing of the National
Telecommunications Commission?
The NTC ofcials during the inquiry
conducted by Senator Franklin Drilon
promised to go after the telcos for the
poor quality of their service. Well, I
suppose NTC got its P250-million
budget approved and no longer needs to
badger Smart and Globe.
Two years ago, an irate Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile conducted
a Senate hearing after his P500 load
disappeared. Apparently, the telcos
have worked out the problem with
Enrile. To us lesser mortals, however,
there is no relief in sight.
ALEJANDRO
DEL ROSARIO
BACK CHANNEL
Halloween
in April
THE scare took place last April, but
the story bears repeating today, the eve
of All Saints. No spectral beings were
involved, although one of the main
characters was dressed in a sheet and
who was, ironically, the one who was
frightened.
Several months back, the Emir of
Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al
Thani, went to Manila for a scheduled
two-day state visit. But the Qarati ruler
cut short his stay after just spending
four hours in the Philippines, most of
it spent during a state banquet hosted
by President Noynoy Aquino.
Malacaang Palace tried to put
the usual positive spin on the abrupt
departure of the
emir, saying he had
to attend an urgent
meeting back in
his homeland. The
truth was much
scarier.
The emir had
spent some private
time with Aquino,
a source close to
the organizers of
the visit told me,
during which he
made a pitch for
more ights by
Qatar Airways to Manila to service the
lucrative Manila-Middle East market.
But Aquino, the source said, cut off
the emir and said that this was not
possible.
The miffed ruler, whose country
supervises the biggest sovereign fund
in the world, the Qatar Fund, was
surprised that Aquino did not even
want to negotiate or promise to look
into his proposal. The emir, after all,
had the power to approve a $1 billion
investment package for the Philippines
by the Qatar Fund.
But Aquino would not even
consider the proposal, which he
dismissed out of hand. And the emir
decided that there was simply no more
sense in staying any longer in a country
that did not want to do business with
his rich emirate.
Since January, the Manila
government has been working on the
creation of a $1.5-billion investment
fund package from Qatar and Kuwait,
which have expressed interest to
invest in the countrys food, security,
property, tourism and energy sectors
through the supposed agship Public-
Private Partnership program. The
Qatar Fund was to have put up $1
billion of that amount to fund projects
in the Philippines.
The signing of the $1-billion Qatar
Investment Fund Agreement under
the Mutual Protection of Investments
Agreement and Avoidance of Double
Taxation Agreement was supposed to
highlight the visit of the emirs visit.
Of course, that never happened and,
chances are, it never will while Aquino
is President and the emir is the emir.
To be sure, the emir did not expect
Aquino to give away air rights to
Qatar Air on the spot, during his
visit. But had Aquino only used the
right language and diplomatically
said that he would study the emirs
proposal, its a cinch that the Qatar
Funds investment package for the
Philippines would have been approved
as scheduled.
And because Qatars emir belongs
to the powerful and cash-rich clique of
rulers of Middle Eastern countries that
Aquino and his foreign investment
managers so desperately want to woo,
its also easy to conclude that there
will be precious little money coming
into Manila from that region soon. And
all because Aquino could not even tell
the visiting emir that he would look
closely into the proposal for more
Qatar Air ights to this country.
What good are all those credit rating
upgrades, after all, if no investors
come because
of the difculty
of negotiating
with this
administration?
Even if all the
i n t e r n a t i o n a l
ratings agencies
say that the
Philippines is
a good place to
invest in, the
experience of the
emir of Qatar
and dissenting
opinions like
recent World Bank report on how
difcult it is to do business in this
country will always give investors
pause. Ratings agencies, after all, do
not bring in the money that generates
jobs, taxes and economic growth.
Investing is still not fun in the
Philippines, as the emir of Qatar found
out for himself. And if the emir doesnt
scare the wits out of other potential
investors from the Arab world, were
the ones who should be frightened.
* * *
Speaking of that World Bank
report, its distressing that
Malacaang has once again declared
that it is not to blame for this sorry
situation. Prevaricator-in-chief
Edwin Lacierda said that it is the
countrys local government units that
should be blamed for the Philippines
slide in the World Banks ease of
doing business rankings, from 136
th
to 138
th
.
The lack of concern that Lacierda
displayed is one for the books. Even
if one assumes that Lacierda is right,
well, what is the national government
going to do about it?
And if you think that the
government isnt blaming Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo anymore, you are
mistaken. When a report was released
showing that the Philippines was
lagging behind in reducing poverty
as expressed in the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals, the
Palace said the previous administration
is to blame.
When will Aquino and his minions
admit that they are at fault for
anything? Probably never.
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all those credit
rating upgrades,
after all, if no
investors come?
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A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
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LARGELY because of our innate longing
for peace, and the propaganda hype
that accompanied its announcement
in Manila, the framework agreement
between the Aquino government and
the Moro Islamic Liberation Front of
October 15, 2012 has been received
with great enthusiasm around the world.
From European Commission
President Jose Manuel Barroso in
Brussels, who has every reason to bask in
the EU winning this years Nobel Peace
Prize, to Italian statesman Lamberto
Dini in Rome, who is condent Europe
will survive the present crisis, to Israeli
President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv,
who sees stronger cooperation between
Israel and the Philippines, Europes
leading statesmen have nothing but
high praise for the agreement, and high
hopes it would deliver the peace.
From Santiago, Chile, retired
Filipino ambassador Rudy Arizala
writes in to say the government has but
to forge a similar peace agreement with
the communists to win the Nobel Peace
Prize. That is a thought, even though
winning the peace ought to be more
important than winning a peace prize.
To begin with, the Prize may have
lost some of its original luster after it was
awarded to Barack Obama, for reasons
not many people understood. That is
probably why in welcoming the award,
some Europeans say the Prize has put
Europe in the same rank as Mother
(now Blessed) Teresa of Calcutta, and
Nelson Mandela of South Africa, but
without any mention of Obama.
But the Nobel Peace Prize is still
the Nobel Peace Prize, and President
Benigno Aquino III cannot be faulted
if he dreams of it as he pursues his
peace agenda with the Moro rebels and
the communists. That would give him
a distinction which not even his late
mother at the height of her popularity
had been able to achieve.
As president, Corazon C. Aquino
went out of her way to bring back Moro
National Liberation Front chairman
Nur Misuari from his self-exile in the
Middle East to Jolo in an attempt to
forge a peace agreement worthy of
the Prize. As documented in Senate
President Juan Ponce Enriles recently
released Memoir, the secretary of
national defense and the Armed Forces
Chief of Staff had to suffer indignity
in the hands of Misuaris bodyguards in
deference to Cory, who refused to heed
the sane advice that she receive Misuari
in Malacaang rather than be received
by him in his own headquarters in Jolo.
Before Cory, Ninoy Aquino, the
Presidents late father, had his own
fascination with the MNLF. Not only
was he known to have had close ties
with the leaders of the MNLF, he was
also known to have developed contacts
with the Islamic patrons of the MNLF.
Thus, in a meeting with President
Marcos in Malacaang in June 1977,
Ninoy, who had come from his detention
cell under military escort, tried to
convince his jailer to allow him to act
as a special envoy to the MNLF and the
Organization of the Islamic Conference
and negotiate the peace in Mindanao.
Marcos listened to the proposal with
curious interest, but understandably
declined it.
That unusual meeting is mentioned in
Enriles Memoir, but Aquinos proposal
is not. I was, however, present at that
meeting, and can conrm it as a fact.
With the Oct. 15 framework
agreement, President Aquino has gone
far beyond what his late parents had
failed to do on the Moro secessionist
front. The irony, however, is that while
his parents had tried to negotiate peace
with the MNLF, he must now contend
with the MNLF in his effort to negotiate
the peace with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front. The breakaway group
from the MNLF is now the main party
in conict, while the party to the rst
peace agreement has now taken the
place of the dissident group.
Although Misuari may now look
like the shadow of his former self, he
is still a moral force to reckon with, and
therefore cannot be completely ignored.
In his latest statement, he trains his guns
on Malaysia, which helped facilitate the
agreement. He says Malaysias interest
in the peace agreement is tied to Sabah,
which has been incorporated within the
Federation but remains a property of
the Sultan of Sulu.
In 1878, Sabah was leased to
Gustavus Baron de Overbeck, the
Austrian Consul General in Hong
Kong, acting for Alfred Dent, a
British merchant, for 5,000 Malayan
dollars. Overbeck and Dent formed the
British North Borneo Company and
administered the territory under a Royal
Charter. The lease eventually passed on
to Malaysia after the property became
part of the Federation.
However the Sultan of Sulu had
ceded sovereignty to the Philippine
government, laying the basis for the
Philippine claim. That claim, dormant
since the Ramos administration, is now
directly threatened by the proposed
creation of the Bangsamoro political
entity.
This was a point I raised in a longer
piece upon the signing of the agreement.
Misuari has since picked it up, and others
have joined in. What we need to hear
from the Aquino government is a solemn
declaration saying it shall pursue its claim
to Sabah to the very end.
fstatad@gmail.com
A Nobel
Peace Prize?
FRANCISCO S.
TATAD
FIRST THINGS FIRST
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
Mr. Jurados column will resume
this week.
An uncertain economic future
By Nelson Forte Flores, LL.B., 3

DESPITE the unexpected 6.4 percent
growth of our gross domestic product
in the rst quarter of this year, our
economy remains footed on uncertain
grounds as its main claim to growth is
primarily based on the fragile service
sector and the uctuating remittances of
overseas Filipino workers.
Our economy is so dependent
on external factors that there is no
certainty about our economic future
especially now that the global economy
is oundering. Note that despite the
expansion of our GDP, our industrial and
agricultural sectors, the twin pillars of a
traditional strategic and stable economy,
are experiencing negative growth.
The stagnation of our industrial and
agricultural sectors is the reason that our
imports are bigger than our exports. We
are fast becoming a nation of consumers
dependent on the international markets/
producers. We are fast becoming
hostages of international conglomerates.
Our current situation is extremely
worrisome especially if the slowdown in
the demand for Filipino laborers abroad
is taken into account. The recent return
of more than 200 Filipino workers from
war-torn Syria, who will join the ranks
of the local unemployed, is a portent of
things to come. Imagine what would
happen if those returning would be
no longer in the hundreds, but by the
thousands.
Ironically, the much-ballyhooed GDP
growth is in fact an indictment of the
failure of government to provide decent-
paying jobs or create conditions for the
same here. There would be no migrant
workers had our government leaders,
past and present, remained true to their
oath to serve the Filipino nation with the
devotion equal to that of a father of the
family.
Once the demand for labor abroad
starts coming in trickles, we will be
forced to borrow money from lending
institutions like the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
This new wave of borrowings brings us
deeper to the debt trap and would surely
further the misery of our people.
It is not too late, though. The
government could still start an industrial
revolution and take steps to strengthen
the agricultural sector to spur domestic
demand. This way, we will have a
fallback position should the world
economy stumble. By developing our
industrial and agricultural bases, we
will have the resources and wealth to
continue our way of life and food on the
table to sustain our people.
Our leaders should also now
take advantage of the emerging green
industries (environment friendly and
non-oil dependent) to soon replace the
traditional, twin pillars of the economy.
Note that the Earths oil supply is
expected by experts to be depleted in
later in this century (between 2062 and
2094). Once that happens, our society,
which is an edice built on oil, would
cease to function.
* * *
President Benigno Simeon Aquino
III remains lukewarm in supporting the
passage of the Freedom of Information
Act but curiously aggressive in passing
and defending the anti-libertarian
Republic Act 10175 (the Anti-
Cybercrime Prevention Act).
It is ironic that the President, son
of democracy icon and late President
Corazon Aquino, who beneted from the
1986 Edsa Revolution that ushered in a
new era of bourgeois democracy, now
supports what is clearly a draconian law.
B.S. Aquino, I was told by some
people who know him, is wary of the
FOI. He believes that, as it is, the
media is already too powerful and that
the FOI would add just make it more
powerful. This is very revealing.
Perhaps the President has not
heard that a free press is a democratic
cornerstone and that it earned the
status of the Fourth Estate precisely
because of this. By the way, the rst
three traditional estates are church,
government (nobility), and the people.
* * *
When Bayan Muna and its allied
organizations asked the Commission
on Elections to disqualify Akbayan as a
legitimate party-list group, it unwittingly
opened itself and its allies to similar
deplorable charges.
An association of alleged rebel
returnees, Peoples Advocacy for
Collaboration and Empowerment,
recently asked the Comelec to disqualify
Gabriela, Anakpawis, Alliance of
Concerned Teachers, Kabataan and
Katribu Indigenous Peoples Sectoral
Party for being front organizations of
the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Well, you reap what you sow.
* * *
I was in Calamba City recently with
my friends when we decided to visit
the Rizal Shrine. What greeted me was
a badly maintained monument to Dr.
Jose Rizal. The surrounding is unkempt
and the house of the national hero had a
gloomy air in it.
The streets leading to the historic site
is littered with garbage. The trip proved
unpleasant; hawkers were clogging the
ow of vehicular and pedestrian trafc.
The same thing can be said of the
Manila Zoo which I also visited lately.
The animals in the zoo are skinny and
had a sickly look in it.
One animal, the elephant, a social and
intelligent animal, caught my interest. I
thought it looked depressed. Perhaps it
is because it is alone in the pen. I was
told by someone in the zoo that the
elephant had just lost its partner.
That is so sad.
Nelson Flores has been a news
reporter for 20 years. He has covered
all beats in the national and local levels
except Malacaang. He has law degree
and is a third-degree mason, being a
member of Reagan Lodge 1037 under
the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge of Texas.
By Elfe Chew
AFTER 40 years of delays, the
Philippines still faces hurdles in a
renewed push to attract Shariah-
compliant investors to Muslim
Mindanao, its poorest region, according
to Islamic lenders.
The Southeast Asian nation lacks
regulations and talent to develop the
market, said Kuala Lumpur-based Asian
Finance Bank Bhd. and CIMB Group
Holdings Bhd. Al-Amanah Islamic
Investment Bank in Manila, the sole
lender dedicated to the industry, was
forced to postpone a sale of what would
have been the countrys rst sukuk last
year because it wasnt making a prot.
The government announced over the
past month that it would draw up a list
of Shariah-compliant stocks and revisit
a plan to sell bonds complying with the
Korans ban on interest, after signing a
peace treaty with rebels to end a four-
decade insurgency in the resource rich
south. Now is an opportune moment to
promote legislation for Islamic nance,
Treasurer Roberto Tan said in an Oct. 18
interview in Manila, adding that it would
help integrate the Muslim community.
What remains to be seen is whether
the Philippines can develop a tax-friendly
regulatory framework and muster the
political will to raise awareness of the
benets of Islamic nancing, Malek
Khodr Temsah, vice president of
treasury and investments at Albaraka
Banking Group BSC in Bahrain, said in
an Oct. 24 interview. President Benigno
Aquinos commitment to lay the
groundwork to develop Islamic nance
isnt in doubt, he said.
Sukuk plans
The Philippines has toyed with
proposals to draft a Shariah nance
bill since 1973 as it seeks development
funds for the autonomous region of
Mindanao, home to most of its ve
million Muslims. Idiosa B. Ursolino,
Al-Amanahs senior vice president, said
in an Oct. 24 e-mail that the bank has no
immediate plan to sell sukuk even after
it trimmed losses last year.
The government may consider
selling Islamic bonds to raise cash for
Mindanao, Finance Undersecretary
Rosalia de Leon told reporters in Manila
on Oct. 17.
Issuing sukuk may be more
expensive than debt that doesnt comply
with religious tenets. The yield on the
Philippines 4 percent non-Shariah-
compliant notes due in 2021 dropped
132 basis points, or 1.32 percentage
points, to 2.41 percent from the
years high of 3.73 percent reached in
January, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg. That compares with near
record-low borrowing costs for global
Islamic securities of 2.88 percent, the
HSBC/Nasdaq Dubai US Dollar Sukuk
Index shows.
Strongly supported
Sergey Dergachev, a senior
portfolio manager at Union Investment
Privatfonds in Frankfurt, said he would
buy a sukuk from the Philippines as
sovereign Islamic bonds are rare and they
would offer diversication. Albarakas
Temsah said he isnt interested.
I would assume that a Philippine
sukuk would be strongly supported
by local banks and dedicated sukuk
investors, making this deal very
interesting, Dergachev said in an
e-mailed reply to questions on Oct. 24.
Global issuance of Islamic bonds
climbed 76 percent to a record $39.4
billion in 2012 from a year earlier, data
compiled by Bloomberg show. The notes
returned 8.5 percent this year, while debt in
developing markets jumped 15.8 percent,
according to separate prices on the HSBC/
Nasdaq index and JPMorgan Chase &
Co.s EMBI Global Composite Index.
Al-Amanah plan
Average yields on sukuk have
dropped 111 basis points this year,
narrowing the spread with the London
interbank offered rate by 95 basis points
to 178 basis points as of Oct. 26, the
HSBC/Nasdaq index shows.
The Southeast Asian nation will face
challenges like all new countries looking
to develop a Shariah market, according
to Asian Finance Bank and CIMB Group
Holdings. It took Malaysia, a global hub
for nancing along religious guidelines,
30 years to develop into what it is today,
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, chief executive
ofcer of CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd., a
unit of CIMB Group, said in an Oct. 25
interview.
Al-Amanah was set up in 1973 by
then President Ferdinand Marcos with
a mandate to promote development in
Mindanao through banking, nancing
and agricultural ventures in accordance
with Shariah law, its website says.
No growth
The bank is undergoing a ve-year
rehabilitation plan that started in 2010
and is still looking for an investor expert
in Shariah nance to purchase a stake,
Senior Vice President Ursolino said. It
has nine branches and plans to open 10
more in the next two years, subject to
nding a buyer, she said, adding that it
has assets of less than 1 billion pesos
($24.3 million).
Theres no notable growth in assets
or improvement in deposits because of
the limitations in Islamic investments,
she said in the e-mail. We hope there
will be renewed interest in Islamic
banking with the latest peace treaty.
Al-Amanah can be an instrument to
introduce economic development in the
area following the Shariah principles.
President Aquino announced an
agreement on Oct. 7 to create a political
entity called Bangsamoro to replace
the failed autonomous region set up in
1989. The talks with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front called for a 15-member
committee to draft a new law that will
need to be passed in Congress and
approved by a local referendum.
The region has per capita gross
domestic product of 26,000 pesos, the
lowest among the 17 provinces and
below the national average of 103,366
pesos, according to the governments
National Statistical Coordination Board.
Muslims account for 5 percent of the
103 million population, the U.S.-based
Central Intelligence Agency estimates.
2010 rumblings
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima
said in February last year that the
government was studying options for
Islamic banking in Mindanao. Central
bank Governor Amando Tetangco
said in July of 2010 that the monetary
authority was drafting a Shariah bill.
The Philippines can successfully
open up its Islamic nance market once
it puts in a place a broader and deeper
infrastructure framework, CIMBs
Badlisyah said. Mindanao is resource-
rich, and when peace settles it would
be a natural market that Islamic players
would look at.
Al-Amanah is holding consultations
with the stock market regulator,
government agencies and the Asian
Development Bank to compile standards
for Islamic equities, Leo Quinitio,
head of the exchanges capital markets
development division, said in a Sept. 21
interview.
Shariah law bars investment in
businesses deemed unethical such
as those involved in gambling, pork,
alcohol and pornography, as well as
some entertainment establishments.
The Dow Jones Islamic Market
World Index of companies that operate
in accordance with Shariah law rose 8.7
percent this year, outpacing a 6.6 percent
gain in the MSCI Asia Pacic Index.
The Philippines has a long way to
go, Mohamed Azahari Kamil, CEO
of Asian Finance Bank, the Malaysian
unit of Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ, said
in an Oct. 25 interview. How fast the
Philippine government will be able to
implement Shariah rules and the level of
acceptance are some of the challenges
that it will have to face. Bloomberg
Philippine rules a hurdle
after 40-year delay: Islamic nance
ADELLE
CHUA
CHASING HAPPY
MY FRIEND Christine has two
children. The younger, Joy, is eight
years old and in third grade at a
Catholic school in a Bulacan town.
The school had a charity drive last
month. Proceeds were supposed to go to
some charitable works that the school
actually a part of a big chain of schools
all over the countrywas engaged
in. Students were given envelopes in
which to place their contributions.
Joy had little money with her. She is not
used to bringing big amounts with her.
She brought recess and lunch food from
home. She also did not ask for more, seeing
that her mother, a young widow, was
always trying to spend and save wisely.
And so Christine put P20 in her
daughters envelope. Joy wished
that her contribution would go far.
But when a classmate saw how much
Joys enveloped contained, that
classmate said that Joy was kuripot
(tight-sted) in front of the whole class.
The teacher did not correct the child
and instead made another round of
collections among the class and added
that amount to the P20 in Joys envelope.
Para madagdagan, kasi maliit, the
teacher said, adding that they were
not supposed to give small amounts
because this was a charity drive.
When Joy told her mother about what
happened in school, Christine became
angry. Immediately, questions came up:
- What kind of teacher was the
one molding her daughters mind?
- What kind of students would
that institution produce?
- What kind of religion would do such a
thing? She herself grew up Catholic and
is every day trying to live up to Church
teachings, although it was not easy.
In a t, Christine posted the above
questions on Facebook. She was reacting
as a mother, as a Catholic, and as herself
a product of the same chain of schools.
Many of her friends reacted with the same
surprise and disgust. A close relative,
however, advised her to take down the
post saying she might be attributing the
act of one person on an entire institution
not only the school, but the faith.A few
days later, Christine went to talk to the
academic coordinator of the school. She
calmly pointed out why she believed the
advisers words and actions were wrong.
The coordinator agreed with Christine.
She said that in fact, they had been
advised by the organizations they
were helping that donors should
be motivated, not obligated, to
give more than their spare change.
The coordinator conceded that the class
adviser failed to deliver this message to
the students. She said she would talk to the
teacher, and to the students as well, to re-
orient them about the value of giving.
Christine was thankful and relieved
that the school ofcial reacted this
way. She wishes her daughters
adviser no harm but remains worried
that this incident would be repeated
somewhere at some other time.
The season of charity is upon us again.
It is good to teach young children to
share what they havewhat big or little
they havewith those who need help.
Charity, however, must not be imposed.
Nobody has the right to chide anyone for
not giving more. That is, in itself, a most
uncharitable act.
adellechua@gmail.com
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Surigao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Surigao del Sur 1
st

Engineering District Offce, Tandag City through the SARO No., invites
contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12NH 0060
Contact Name : Rehabilitation/strengthening of Sumo-sumo
Bridge along Surigao-Davao Coastal Road
Contract Location : Tago, Surigao del Sur
Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Structures, Earthworks,
Concrete Works, Reinforcing Steel Bars,
Superstructure, & Others
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 14,406,000.00
Contract Duration : 83 C.D.
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 this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bidding 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 similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within 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 DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 30 - November 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 08, 2012@ 2:00 p.m.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
November 19, 2012@10:00 a.m.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 20, 2012@ 8:45 a.m..
5. Opening of Bids November 20, 2012@ 9:00 a.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Surigao del Sur 1
st
Engineering District Offce. Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on
or before the submission of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Surigao del Sur 1
st
Engineering District Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd) AGUSTIN R. ESTAL, MPA
Engineer III
(BAC-Chairman)
Province of Bataan
City of Balanga
BI DS AND AWARDS COMMI TTEE
Request foR expRession of inteRest foR
Lease, Construction and Development
of the Bataan Terminal Complex
Rei-no.002-2012
The Provincial Government of Bataan (PGB) thru its Bids and Awards Committee invited interested
bidders for the submission of eligibility documents for Lease, Construction and Development of the
Bataan Terminal Complex at Balanga City, Bataan stating that they must submit eligibility documents
together with Letter of Intent (LOI) on or before 1:30 pm on October 25, 2012 at Bulwagan II Conference
Room Capitol Compound, Balanga City, Bataan. On Oct. 24, 2012, an emergency meeting of BAC
was conducted prior to opening of eligibility documents. During the meeting, time extension for the
Preparation & Submission of Eligibility Documents of Interested Bidders for Lease, Construction and
Development of the Bataan Terminal Complex at Balanga City, Bataan was suggested by the body
in order to encourage the participation of more bidders to create greater transparency & competition
among Interested Proponents;
The BAC members unanimously agreed and resolved to POSTPONE AND RESCHEDULE THE
DEADLINE OF SUBMISSION & OPENING OF ELIGIBILITY DOCUMENTS/ SHORTLISTING FOR,
LEASE,CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE BATAAN TERMINAL COMPLEX AT
BALANGA CITY, BATAAN as shown below;
The Provincial Government of Bataan, again through the Public Private Partnership Scheme intends to bid out
theLease, ConstructionandDevelopment of theBataanTerminal Complex, aparcel of landwithimprovements
with a total lot area of 45,966 sq.m. The long-termlease of the land and the present Bataan Terminal Mall shall
be awarded to the winning bidder for its construction, development, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance.
Thewinningbidder shall beunder obligationintheContract of Leasetoinvest theMinimumDevelopmental Cost
of Three Hundred Million Pesos (Php 300,000,000.00) for the construction, development, rehabilitation of the
Bataan Terminal Complex. Bids received with lower Developmental Cost for this project shall automatically be
rejected during the Opening of Financial Proposal.
The Provincial Government of Bataan again now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for Lease,
Construction and Development of the Bataan Terminal Complex
1
. Interested bidders must submit their
eligibility documents together with Letter of Intent (LOI) on or before 1:30 in the afternoon on November
19, 2012 at Bulwagan II Conference Room Capitol Compound, Balanga City, Bataan. Applications for
eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion.
The BAC shall draw up the short list of bidders from those who have submitted [eligibility documents/
Expression of Interest] and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of
Republic Act 6957 as amended (RA 6957), otherwise known as An Act Authorizing the Financing,
Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short list shall consist a maximum of Seven (7)
prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing
are included on Term of Reference (TOR) provided by the Procuring Entity Concerned.
Bidding will be conducted among the short listed Bidders through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion in accordance with the parameters which shall be defned
by the Provincial Government of Bataan.
Qualifed Bidders must have suffcient expertise and capability to render the services required under
the Terms of Reference (TOR) intended to this project. Bidding is restricted to partnerships, corporations
or consortiumwith at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the
Philippines.
If Filipino Bidders do not have suffcient expertise and capability to render the services required
under the Terms of Reference (TOR) intended to this project, bidding will be open to all interested
bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility.
Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open competitive bidding, as
specifed in these bidding documents and is open to all bidders as defned in the applicable guidelines.
The Procuring Entity shall evaluate Bids using the criteria prepared by Bids and Awards Committee. The
Procuring Entity shall indicate the weights to be allocated for the Technical and Financial Proposals. The
criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bid shall be provided in the Instruction to Bidders.
The Contract shall remain active and in full force within a minimum period of 25years subject to the
relevant rules and procedures embodied on Public Private Partnership (PPP) Contract, and standard
rules and regulation on IRR of RA 9184.
Other necessary information deemed relevant by the Provincial Government of Bataan
Activities Schedule
1. Advertisement Date (REI) Oct.31-Nov.6, 2012
2. Issuance& Availability of Eligibility
Documents with Bidding Documents Oct. 31-Nov. 16, 2012
3. Receipt from prospective bidders Letter of Intent
(LOI) in expressing intention to apply for eligibility
To participate in bidding (including submission of
Eligibility documents) Nov. 7, 2012
4. Last day of Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) in expressing
Intention to apply for eligibility to participate in bidding
(Including submission of Eligibility Documents) Nov. 19, 2012
5. Eligibility Check-shortlisting of interested bidders (including
Issuance of Notice & Registration Certifcate) Nov. 19-29, 2012
6. Pre-Bid Conference Dec. 3, 2012
7. Request for Clarifcation Dec. 7, 2012
8. Submission & Receipt of Bids Dec. 17, 2012
The Provincial Government of Bataan 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.
For further information, please refer to:
Engr. Fernando E. Tanciongco
ProvincialBACOffce-PEOBldg.
Capitol Compound, Balanga City, Bataan
(047) 237-9316/237-3239
bac@bataan.gov.ph.
[Oct. 11, 2012]
(Sgd.) CORAZON A. ATIENZA
Chairman
Bids and Awards Committee
Provincial Engineers Offce
Capitol Compound
Balanga City, Bataan
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Camarines Sur 4
th
District Engineering Office
Sta. Teresita, Baao, Camarines Sur
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, (DPWH) Camarines Sur 4
th
District Engineering Offce, invites contractors to
bid for the following projects, viz:
Contract ID : 13FG0004
Contract Name : Indv. Proj.-Rehab./Recons. of Damaged Paved National Road
along Nabua-Balatan Road, K0494+000-K0495+203
Contract Location : Balatan, Camarines Sur
Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Pavement/PCCP/Excavation/Subgrade
preparation
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : Php 23,002,580.00
Bid Docs. : 20,000.00
Contract ID : 13FG0005
Contract Name : Indv. Proj.-Rehab/Reconstruction/Strengthening of Pawili
Bridge along Daang Maharlika, Bula, Camarines Sur
Contract Location : Bula, Camarines Sur
Scope of Work : Repair/Rehab of Bridge
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : Php 9,700,000.00
Bid Docs : 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 at least equal to 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration with complete
requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents
From October 23, 2012
To November 14, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 5, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: October 22, 2012
To: November 9, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids
Deadline: November 14, 2012
until 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids November 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Department of Public
Works and Highways, (DPWH) Camarines Sur 4
th
District Engineering Offce, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee. 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. Bids must accompanied by a Bid
Security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in
two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the
technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Sur 4
th
reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.)NESTOR P. GORIMBAO
Asst. District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.)ROSAURO R. GUERRERO
District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC)
2
nd
Floor Malong Building, Capitol Compound
Lingayen, Pangasinan
Tel. No. (075) 542-6918
Website@biddingandawards.pangasinan gov.ph, Email address: ebmendoza57@yahoo.com
INVITATION to BID

The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites suppliers/manufacturers/
distributors/contractors to bid for the project/s described hereunder:
Project No. 1
Name of Project : Delivery of Agricultural Supplies (refer to bid documents)
Location : GSO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Implementation of the Quick
Response Project for Palay Farmers)
Source of Fund : Calamity Fund (PR# 2012-09-7807)
Approved Budget
for the Contract : P 9,495,000.00
Project No. 2
Name of Project : Delivery of 732 M.T. Asphalt Pre-Mix and 30 Drums Emulsifed Asphalt
(refer to bid documents)
Location : PGO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Asphalting of Brgy. Eguia
Road, Dasol, Pangasinan)
Source of Fund : Asphalting of Roads (PR# 2012-09-7302)
Approved Budget
Project No. 3
Name of Project : Delivery of 507 M.T. Asphalt Pre-Mix and 15 Drums Emulsifed Asphalt
(refer to bid documents)
Location : PGO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Blocktopping of Binalonan-
San Manuel Road, San Manuel, Pangasinan)
Source of Fund : Asphalting of Roads (PR# 2012-10-8317)
Approved Budget
Project No. 4
Name of Project : Delivery of Various Medical Supplies (refer to bid documents)
Location : GSO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use of various hospitals)
Source of Fund : Medical/Dental and Laboratory Supplies Inventory (PR# 2012-10-8651)
Approved Budget
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty (60%) of the interest
belongs to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizen/organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which
grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens pursuant to RA5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.

The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/
fail criterion as specifed in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184
otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, pre-
Bidding Conference/s, Evaluating of Bids, Post Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the
pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (as amended).
The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Pre-Procurement Conference October 16, 2012; 10:00 am
2. Issuance of Bid Documents October 25, 2012 November 14, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 31, 2012; 10:00 am
4. Opening of Bids November 14, 2012; 10:00 am
5. Bid Evaluation November 15, 2012
6. Post Qualifcation November 16, 2012
7. Notice of Award November 20, 2012
Bid Documents shall be issued only to contractors/bidders who have submitted formal Letter of Intent (LOI)
at the BAC Offce, 2/F Malong Building, Capitol Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan and upon payment of
P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P10,000.00/bidder/project
for project No. 1; P5,000.00/bidder/project for project No. 2 and P3,000.00/bidder/project for project
No. 3 & 4 to the Provincial Treasurers Offce. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid Documents to the
BAC Offce at the same address.
The Province of Pangasinan assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for
any expenses incurred in the preparation for their bids. Moreover, the Province of Pangasinan reserves the
right to reject any or all bid proposals, or declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract, and makes
no assurance that contract shall be entered into as a result of this invitation without thereby incurring any
liability in accordance with RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Approved by:
RAFAEL F. BARAAN
Provincial Administrator
BAC Chairman
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Offce of the Regional Director
Region II- Cagayan Valley Region
Tuguegarao City
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
The DPWH Regional Offce No. 2 through Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts.
Contract ID: 12B00026
Contract name: Road Upgrading (gravel to paved) based on
Gravel Road Strategies, Traffc benchmarks
for upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4
project Analysis) (MFO-2) Intermittent Section,
Jct. Victoria-Maddela-Alicia-Kasibu Road
K0375+(-442)-K0379+328.28;
K0382+000-K0384+120.
Contract Location: Maddela, Quirino
Brief Description: Road upgrading; width=6.70 m.;
Length=6,870.28 ln.m.;Thk.=0.23 m.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 179,811,810.00
Contract Duration: 330 CD
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with RA 9184 and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchased 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, (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors application for registration with complete requirements and
issue the Contractors certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph .
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 31-Nov. 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 7, 2012; 10:00 AM
3. Receipt of Bids 10:00 AM, November 20, 2012
4. Opening of Bids 10:30 AM, November 20, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the
DPWH Regional Offce No. 2, upon payment of a non refundable fees of
P40,000.00 . Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available prospective bidders that will download the BDs
from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their bids documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
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
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 Regional Offce No. 2 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.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MELANIO C. BRIOSOS, CESO IV
Assistant Regional Director
(BAC Chairman)
INVITATION TO BID
DPWH INFRA -07 -Standard Adverti sement-Revi sed IRR
Bohol 1st Engineering District
T agbilaran Ctty
Tel. Nos. 411-3136; 411 -3148 and 411-2898
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Bohol 1st Engineering District,
Tagbilaran City, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invttes contractors to apply
to bid for the following contract(s):
1. a) Contract ID: 12HA0044
b) Contract Name: Repair/Maint. of Bateria Revetment, Centro, Tubigon,
Bohol
c) Location: Centro, Tubigon, Bohol
d) Scope of Work: Repair/Maintenance, Rubble Concrete (Wall Type)
e) Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): P 5,000.000.00
f) Source of Funds: SR-2012-07.Q05889
g) Contract duration: 125 CD
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance
with R.A 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the
following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75 % Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type
and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50 % of ABC within
a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit
line commitment for at least 10 % of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria
in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOL The DPWH
POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders November 8, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents November 6, 2012-November 19, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference November 5,2012, 10:00 AM
4. Receipt of Bids November 19,2012
5. Opening of Bids November 19,2012, 2:00 PM

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
Bidding Documents (BSDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelop shall contain the technical component of the bid, including the eligibility
requirements. The second envelop 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.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DPWH,
Bohol 1st Engineering District, New Capitol Site, Tagbilaran City. Prospective bidders that
will download the Bidding Documents shall pay the same amount upon submission of their
Bids. Bids must accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable form in the amount stated
in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders may also download the BOs, if available, from the DPWH web site.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of P5,000.00 pesos only. Bidders that will download the
BOs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids.
The DPWH-Bohol 1st Engineering District, Tagbilaran City reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without
incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved:
(Sgd.) ISABEL S.TORRALBA
BAC Chairman
DPWH-Bohol 1st Engineering District
New Capitol Site, Tagbilaran City
Telephone No. 411-3136
Isabel S. Torralba @dpwh.net.gov.ph
Fax No. 038-412-3136
www.dpwh.gov.ph
Noted by:
(Sgd.) TEODORO E. CASTILLO
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 31, 2012)
Republ i c of t he Phi l i ppi nes
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLI C WORKS AND HI GHWAYS
Nat i onal Capi t al Regi on
NORTH MANI LA ENGI NEERI NG DI STRI CT
Off i ce of t he Di st r i ct Engi neer
Nagt ahan, Mani l a
Tel . Nos. : 714- 0604 * 715- 15- 10
NOTI CE
TO : All Prospective Bidders
From : JULIET M. FAJARDO
BAC Chairman
Date : October 29, 2012
Subject : Advertisement of 8 projects from
Contract ID # 12-0E0090 to 12-0E0097
This is to inform you that typographical error was committed in the deadline for
submission of legal, technical and fnancial documents, i.e. from November 25,
2012 is corrected to November 13, 2012.
Moreover, some importatnt data were inadvertently excluded in the technical
description of plege equipment which are:
.....year model, chassis number, plate number, production capacity and load
capacity
NOTED:
(Sgd.) ROGELIO S. CRESPO
District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DPWH DISTRICT ENGINEER
Leyte 1 District Engineering Offce
Pawing, Palo, Leyte
INVITATION TO BID
October 22, 2012
1. Contract ID Number: 12IC0085
Contract Name :
Rehabilitation/Strengthening of San Joaquin Bridge along Daang
Maharlika, San Joaquin, Palo, Leyte
Brief Description/Scope
of Work :
Repair/Rehab. of bridge by application of 2 layers carbon fber.
Concrete jacketing of piers and slope protection with sheet piles
ABC : Php 33,644,450.00
Contract Duration: 180 CD
Cost of Bid Documents : Php 20,000.00
1. The DPWH, Leyte 1 District Engineering Offce, Pawing, Palo,Leyte through the
CY 2013 GAA Infrastructure Projects intends to apply the sum-above stated being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the
aforementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH, Leyte 1 District Engineering Offce, Pawing, Palo,Leyte now invites bids for
the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above
stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed,within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipts of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible
bidder is contrained in the Bidding Documents,particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specifed in
the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 ( RA 9184),otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/
sole proprietorships, organizations or joint venture with at least seventy fve percent ( 75 % )
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to register prior
to the set scheduled of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records
current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the
DPWH Contract Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on
registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Interested bidders may obtain
further information from DPWH, Leyte 1 District Engineering Offce, Pawing, Palo,Leyte and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. -5:00 P.M.
Date and time of Procurement Activities are shown below:
PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY DATE
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 24-November 13, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 05, 2012; 9:00 a.m. (Conference Hall)
3. Receipt of Bids On of before: November 13, 2012; 9:00 a.m.
4. Opening of Bids November 13, 2012; 2:00 p.m.
5. Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders upon payment
of a non-refundable fee. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later
that the submission of their bids.

6. Prebid Conference shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the
Bidding Documents.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in
the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder/s
representative who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Net Financial Capacity at least equal
to ABC or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC before dropping of
bids. Bidders shall likewise submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liaison
Offcers only as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of Letter
of Intent (LOI) is no Longer required to participate in the bidding, per D.O. No. 64,Series
of 2012.
9. The DPWH, Leyte 1 District Engineering Offce, Pawing, Palo,Leyte reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability or obligation to the affected
bidder or bidders.
10. For further information,please refer to:
LESMA B. TINGOY
BAC Chairman
Tel No. (053) 323-5701; Fax No. (053) 323-8801
e-mail address: dpwh.ro8_leyte1@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) LESMA B. TINGOY
Chief, Materials Quality Control Section
BAC Chairman
NOTED:

(Sgd.)ANGEL A. SIA, JR.
OIC-District Engineer

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAY
Cagayan 2
nd
Libertad, Abulug, Cagayan
October 22, 2012
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
Cluster No.: 2012- 43
The Department of Public Works & Highways, Cagayan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce,
Libertad, Abulug, Cagayan , through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
prospective suppliers/bidders to apply to bid for the following projects, viz:
1. Contract ID: 12BC0289
Contract Name: Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Cagayan Apayao Road
Location: K0544+680 to k0545+530, Gagabutan Section
Brief Description: MRB Maintenance Roads & Bridges
Contract Duration: 90 Cal. days
Approved Budget
for the Contract: Php 10,000.000.00
Cost of Bid Docs. Php 10,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accor-
dance with the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184.
To bid for this contract, a bidder must the following criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen/sole proprietorship, corporations/ partnership / cooperatives
/ organizations with at least sixty percent (69%) interest of outstanding capital stock
belongs to the citizen of the Philippines, (c) completed similar contract whose value
must be at least 50% of the ABC within a period of three(3) years, and (d) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, will use non discretionary pass/fail criteria
in the eligibility check and preliminary examinations of bids.
Unregistered suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the BAC for Goods Secretariat, DPWH Regional Offce seven(7) Calendar Days before
the deadline for the submission and opening of bids. The BAC for Goods, DPWH Regional
Offce will only process suppliers applications for registration with complete requirements,
and issue the Suppliers Registration Certifcate (SRC). Registration forms may be secured
from the secretariat, BAC for Goods, DPWH Regional Offce.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 10:00 AM October 30, 2012 to
November 20, 2012
2. Deadline: Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 10:00 AM, November 6, 2012
3. Pre bidding Conference 1:00 PM, November 6, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline Starts 1:30 PM, November 20, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 10:00 AM, November 20, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of the BAC
for Goods Secretariat DPWH -Cagayan 2
nd
DEO upon payment if a non refundable fees
as stated above. Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH
Website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall
pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid. Bids must be accompanied
by a Bid Security in the amount and form as required under Section 27.2 of the revised
IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the offce of the BAC Chairman before the
deadline set above. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
Prospective contractors may be required to present the original copies, of their license
and SRC during the bidding for authentication.
The DPWH Cagayan 2
nd
DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul
the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without hereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidder/s.

Approved By:
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO L. GARCIA
OIC, Asst. District Engineer
Chairman , Bids and Awards Committee
Noted By:
(Sgd.) JOSELITO T. ARAO
OIC, District Engineer
Republ i c of the Phi l i ppi nes
Pangasinan Sub-District Engineering Offce
Area Equipment Services Compound
Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan
INVITATION TO BID FOR
Widening of Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-
Sta. Barbara Road (Bayambang Section) Km.180+500
Km.181+120, Pangasinan (Phase II)
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through the
NEP 2013 intends to apply the sum of Php 23,320,572.49 being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under the contract for
Widening of Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Sta. Barbara Road
(Bayambang Section) Km.180+500 Km.181+120, Pangasinan (Phase
II), Contract ID No. 12AJ0068. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce now invites bids
for Removal /Di sposal of Obstructi on/Structures, Remova/Di sposal
of Obst r uct i on (Tr ees), St r uct ur e Excavat i on, Foundat i on Fi l l ,
SubGrade Preparation, Aggregate Base Course, Cracks and Joints
Sealing, PCC Pavement (t=230mm), Reinforcing Steel Bar, Structural
Concret e, Ref l ect i ve Thermopl ast i c Pavement Marki ng (Whi t e),
Refective Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (Yellow), Masonry Works,
Occupational Safety and Health, Mobilization and Demobilization,
Billboard. Completion of the Works is required 240 Calendar Days Bidders
should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission
and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an
eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as
the Government Procurement Reform Act.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Pangasinan
Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the
Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,
000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of
the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 9, 2012, which shall be opened to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 22,
2012 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the
amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to
the affected bidder or bidders.
9. For further information, please refer to:
CONSUELO J. CRUZ
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.)VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
Republ i c of the Phi l i ppi nes
Widening of Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-
Sta. Barbara Road (Malasiqui Section) Km.193+490
Km.194+120, Pangasinan (Phase II)
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through the NEP
2013 intends to apply the sum of Php 21,672,988.00 being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under the contract for Widening
of Camiling-Wawa-Bayambang-Malasiqui-Sta. Barbara Road (Malasiqui
Section) Km.193+490 Km.194+120, Pangasinan (Phase II), Contract
ID No. 12AJ0067. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce now invites bids
for Removal/Disposal of Obstruction/Structures, Remova/Disposal of
Obstruction (Trees), Structure Excavation, Foundation Fill, SubGrade
Preparation, Aggregate Base Course, Cracks and Joints Sealing, PCC
Pavement (t=230mm), Rei nforci ng Steel Bar, Structural Concrete,
Refective Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (White), Occupational
Safety and Health, Mobilization and Demobilization, Billboard.
Completion of the Works is required 240 Calendar Days Bidders should have
completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of
bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is
contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to
Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as
the Government Procurement Reform Act.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Pangasinan
Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the
Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,
000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of
the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 9, 2012, which shall be opened to all interested
parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 22,
2012 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the
amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who
choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to
the affected bidder or bidders.
CONSUELO J. CRUZ
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.)VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
Region III
Pampanga 2
nd
San Antonio, Guagua, Pampanga
INVITATION TO BID
Highways (DPWH) Pampanga 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through the FY 2013
(NEP) invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID : 12CH0058
Contract Name/ : Rehabilitation/Reconst./Replacement
Retroftting of Existing Permanent Bridge
Contract Location : San Miguel Bridge along San Fernando
Lubao Road, Guagua, Pampanga
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) : Php5, 842,111.18
Contract Duration : 125CD
Non-Refundable Bid Doc Fee : Php10,000.00
2. Contract ID : 12CH0059
Contract Name : Rehab./Reconst./Upgrading of Angeles
Porac-Floridablanca-Dinalupihan Road
(Intermittent Section)
1. K0085+331 K0087+631
ABC= Php 9,624,994.67
2. K0091+312 K0091+633
ABC= Php 8,935,242.22
Contract Location : Floridablanca, Pampanga
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) : Php 18,560,236.89
Contract Duration : 120 CD
Non-Refundable Bid Doc Fee : Php25,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process 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 its contract, a contractor must submit a letter of Intent (LOI), purchase of
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
o joint venture, (c) the 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 fnancial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration,
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the pre-bidding. The DPWH-POCW-
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Forms may
be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents On : October 26-Nov 15, 2012
2. Pre-Bidding Conference On : Oct 31, 2012 at 2:00 P.M
3. Receipt of Bids November 15, 2012 at 8:00 - 10:00 A.M
4. Opening of Bids November 15, 2012, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Pampanga
2
nd
District Engineering Offce, San Antonio, Guagua, Pampanga, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of please see above. Prospective bidders may also download the
BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will downloaded
the BDs from DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of
their bid Documents. Bid must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Bidding Documents (BDs) 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-Pampanga 2
nd
DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.

(Sgd.) GENE D. GONZALES
BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct 31, 2012) (MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Camarines Sur V District Engineering Offce
Baras, Canaman, Camarines Sur
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways,
Camarines Sur V District Engineering Offce, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
Contract ID Number 12FN0049
Contract Name : REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF SLOPE PROTECTION &
DRAINAGE SYSTEM ALONG ROLANDO ANDAYA HIGHWAY
Contract Location: Brgy. Bulawan, Lupi, Camarines Sur
A) KO 330 + 180 to KO 330+ 245 = Php 6,088,848.21
B) KO 327 + 750 to KO 327+ 776 = Php 3,450,146.46
Scope of Work: Repair/Improvement of Slope Protection and Drainage System
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) Php 9,538,994.67
Contract Duration : 120 cd.
Source of Fund : SR 2012-09-007462
Cost of Tender 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. The BAC will verify the fnal CPES rating of the contractor, which must be at least
satisfactory, as provided under Sec. 23.5.2.4 of Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, ( b) Filipino citizen or
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
to the DPWH- POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH-POCW- Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 31, 2012 to November 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 7, 2012 at 10:00 am
Prospective Bidders
November 15, 2012 at 12:00 noon
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline : 1:30 p.m. of November 20, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 p.m. of November 20, 2012

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Cam. Sur V
District Engineering Offce, Baras, Canaman, Cam. Sur, upon payment of non-refundable
amount as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDS from the DPWH
web site if available Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-
Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs.
Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Sur V District Engineering
Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time
prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) MAXIMO C. ELEDA
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) WILLARD KENNETH I. ATUTUBO
District Engineer
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Albay 1
st
Engineering District
Legazpi City
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH- Albay 1
st
Engineering
District, Airport Site, Legazpi City, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
project (s):
Contract ID #12-F-A-0048
Contract Name Repair of Collapse Pavement & Const. of Drainage
System, Slope Protection & Concrete Guardrails
along Sto. Domingo Pob. Road, Sto. Domingo Albay,
KO541+000-KO545+150 w/ exceptions
Contract Location Sto. Domingo, Albay
Scope of Work Repair of collapse Pavement, Const. of DS,SP &
Const. of Conc. Guardrails
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC)
P 10,587,677.05
Contract Duration 120 CD
Cost of Tender Documents P25,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must, purchase bid documents and pay
the non-refundable amount stated above at the cashier of any DPWH Offce on or
before the deadline and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost
of this contract, (d) Completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC
within a period of 10 years and, (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC
will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of payments
for bid documents. 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.
Pre-Bid Conference November 8, 2012
Deadline for payments of Bid Documents November 19, 2012 until 10:00am
Receipt/Submission of Bids November 20, 2012 until 2:00pm
Opening of Bids November 20, 2012 at 2:01pm
Prospective Bidders shall present their ORIGINAL OFFICIAL RECEIPT OF
PAYMENT for Bid Documents, project specifc, to the BAC Secretariat of this offce
before the deadline stated above for inclusion in the list of contractors that will be
submitted to the Regional Offce for Eligibility processing.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DWPH- BAC Offce,
DPWH-Albay 1
st
Engineering District Airport Site, Legazpi City, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the
Bidding Documents, from the DPWH Website, if available. Prospective bidders that
will download the Bidding Documents from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the
BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH- Albay 1
st
Engineering District, Airport Site, Legazpi City reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime
prior Contract Award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.

(Sgd.) RAFAEL B. PRESBITERO
OIC, Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, BAC
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) ROBERTO M. RITO
OIC, District Engineer
Cotabato First District Engineering Offce
Lanao, Kidapawan City
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
1.) Contract Id No. 13MC0008 Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along Secondary National
Road, K1645+131 to K1647+100 along Matalam-Lampayan-
Antipas Road, Matalam, Cotabato;
2.) Contract Id No. 13MC0009 Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Secondary Nationala
Road,
K1631+440 to K1633+586, Magpet-Nowa-Doroluman-Greenfeld
Road, Magpet, Cotabato.
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cotabato 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Lanao,
Kidapawan City through the CY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Projects intends to apply the following:
A.) Contract Id No. : 13MC0008
Name of Project : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) along Secondary National Road,
K1645+131 to K1647+100 along Matalam-Lampayan-Antipas Road,
Matalam, Cotabato
Scopes of Work : Individual Removal of Trees (Small A, 150 to 300mm dia.), Roadway
Excavation (Surplus Common), Pipe Culverts & Drain Excavation,
Embankment (From Cut Section), Sub-grade Preparation, Aggregate
Sub-base Course, Aggregate Surface Course, Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement (0.23mm thick, conventional), Pipe Culverts and Storm Drains,
910mm, Manhole, Inlets and Catch Basin, 36, Metal Guardrails (Metal
beam) including Post, Metal Beam End Piece, Refectorized Thermoplastic
Pavement Marking (White), Refectorized Thermoplastic Pavement Marking
(Yellow), Const. Health & Safety, Rentals of Field Offce, Mobilization/
Demobilization, Project Billboard.
ABC : Php40,056,500.42
Contract Duration : 116 calendar days

B.) Contract Id No. : 13MC0009
Name of Project : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Secondary National Road,
K1631+440 to K1633+586, Magpet-Nowa-Doroluman-Greenfeld Road,
Magpet, Cotabato
Scopes of Work : Individual Removal of Trees (Small A, 150 to 330mm dia.), Structure
Excavation for Concrete Revetment, Pipe Culverts & Drain Excavation,
Foundation Fill, Embankment (Common), Embankment (From Cut Section),
Sub-grade Preparation, Aggregate Sub-base Course, Aggregate Surface
Course, Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (0.23m thk., conventional),
Reinforcing Steel (Minor Structures), Structural Concrete Class A, 3000
psi, Pipe Culverts & Storm Drains, 910mm, Grouted riprap, Stone Masonry,
Gabions, Metal Guardrails (Metal beam) including Post, Metal Beam End
Piece, Refectorized Pavement studs (Cats eye), Filter Cloth, Const.
Health & Safety, Rentals of Field Offce, Mobilization/Demobilization,
Project Billboard.
ABC : Php31,687,841.16
Contract Duration : 107 calendar days
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
st
Kidapawan City now invites bids for the above-mentioned projects. Bidders should have completed
within (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project.
The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II.
Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/
fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA
9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least
seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Civil Works are required to register
prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered shall keep their records
current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the projects will be determined using the DPWH
Contractor Profle Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on
registration can be obtained at DPWH Cotabato 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Lanao, Kidapawan City
from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M.
5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Cotabato 1
st
District Engineering Offce,
Lanao, Kidapawan City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M to 5:00 P.M.
6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address
below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty
Thousand Pesos Php20,000.00 only per project.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall
pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
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Kidapawan City will hold a Pre-bid Conference on November 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. which shall be
open to all interested parties.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 20, 2012 at 8:30 A.M. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated
in ITB Clause 18.1.
Bids will be opened at 2:00 P.M. on the same day in the presence of the bidders representatives who
9. Deadline of submission and receipt of Letter of Intent (LOI) together with eligibility documents specifcally
the Credit Line Commitment, Joint Venture Agreement will be on or before November 20, 2012 at
8:30 A.M.
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Kidapawan City reserves the right to accept or reject any bid to annul the bidding process, and to
reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.

MARILYN G. VERSOLA, MPS
Engineer II
Head, BAC Secretariat
DPWH Cotabato 1
st
Lanao, Kidapawan City
Telephone No. (064)288-1633, Fax No. (064)278-3315
(Sgd.) ULYSSES R. CAMPUED
Engineer III
Maintenance Section
Vice Chairman
Region IV-B, MIMAROPA
Mindoro Occidental District Engineering Offce
Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
October 30, 2012
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
1. The Depart ment of Publ i c Works and Hi ghways, Mi ndoro Occi dent al I Di st ri ct
Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, through the General Appropriations
Act of CY-2012Priority Development Assistance Fund(PDAP)intends to apply the sum of the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract/s for the hereunder
project/s. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
1.1a. Contract ID : 12EB0191
b. Contract Name : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
c. Contract Location : Brgy. 8, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
d. Scope of Work : Construction of two (2) storey Multi-Purpose
Building
e. Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC)
:
P 4,999,947.73
f. Source of Fund : FY 2012 RA 10155 Pr i or i t y Devel opment
Assistance Fund (PDAF)
g. Contract Duration : 120 C.D.
1.2a. Contract ID : 12EB0192
b. Contract Name : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
c. Contract Location : Brgy. 7, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
d. Scope of Work : Construction of two (2) storey Multi-Purpose
Building
e. Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC)
:
P 9,999,992.35
f. Source of Fund : FY 2012 RA 10155 Pr i or i t y Devel opment
Assistance Fund (PDAF)
g. Contract Duration : 165 C.D.
Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, through the General Appropriations
Act of CY-2012 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAP)now invites bids for above
projects. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained
in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act
9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and
Highways, Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental
Mindoro and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM to
5:00 PM.
5. Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders fromOctober 31,
2012 to November 19, 2012 from the address below from and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P5,000.00 each for project no. 1 and P10,000.00
each for project no. 2. The Bidding Documents shall be received personally by the prospective
Bidder or his authorized representative.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph, provided
that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the
submission of their bids.
Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 10:00
A.M. on November 07, 2012 at BAC Offce., DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO, Mamburao,
Occidental Mindoro, which shall beopen to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. on November 19, 2012 at
BAC Offce, DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount (a)
Cash or cashiers/managers check issued by a Universal or Commercial Bank., two percent
(2%) of the ABC; (b) Bank draft/guarantee or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Universal
or Commercial Bank: Provided, however, that it shall be confrmed or authenticated by a
Universal or Commercial Bank, if issued by a foreign bank, two percent (2%) of the ABC; (c)
Surety bond callable upon demand issued by a surety or insurance company duly certifed
by the Insurance Commission as authorized to issue such security, fve percent (5%) of the
ABC; (d) Any combination of the foregoing, proportionate to share of form with respect to total
amount of security; and (e) Bid-Securing Declaration.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the
address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. Opening of Bids will be on 2:00 P.M. on November 19, 2012 at BAC Offce, DPWH, Mindoro
Occidental I DEO, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro.
Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award,
without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
GERARDO D. CLEMENTE
Engineer III
DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO
Km. 407 Airport Road
Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
Tel. & Fax No. (043)-711-1012
Email Address: dpwh_mindoro_occidental_bac@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) GERARDO D. CLEMENTE
BAC CHAIRMAN
Region 7, Central Visayas
Siquijor District Engineering Offce
Larena, Siquijor
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
October 31, 2012
12HM-0039 - Php 7,820,000.00
Cluster XII Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection at Cangmalalag, Larena, Siquijor;
2. Construction of Shore Protection at Taculing, Larena, Siquijor
12HM-0040 Php 8,000,000.00
Cluster XIII Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection at Luyang ,Siquijor; 2.
Construction of Shore Protection at Canal, Siquijor; 3. Construction of Shore Protection
at Lalao, San Juan, Siquijor
1. The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor, through the Proposed
FY 2013 DPWH Infrastructure Program intends to apply the sum of Php 7,820,000.00
and Php 8,000,000.00 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for each project
to payments under the contract ID Nos. 12HM-0039 and 12HM-0040 respectively
for the above stated projects. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
2. The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor now invites bids for the
following to wit:
12HM-0039 - Php 7,820,000.00
Cluster XII Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection at Cangmalalag, Larena, Siquijor;
2. Construction of Shore Protection at Taculing, Larena, Siquijor
It involves Structure Excavation; Embankment; Reinforcing Steel; Structural Concrete Class
A; Grouted Riprap Class A; Stone Masonry; Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Cement
Mortar Finish; Mobilization/Demobilization and Construction Safety & Health Program.
Completion of the Works is required for 180 Calendar Days.
12HM-0040 Php 8,000,000.00
Cluster XIII Projects: 1. Construction of Shore Protection at Luyang ,Siquijor;
2. Construction of Shore Protection at Canal, Siquijor; 3. Construction of Shore Protection
at Lalao, San Juan, Siquijor
It involves Structure Excavation; Embankment; Reinforcing Steel; Structural Concrete Class
A; Grouted Riprap Class A; Stone Masonry; Hand Laid Rock Embankment; Cement
Mortar Finish; Mobilization/Demobilization and Construction Safety & Health Program.
Completion of the Works is required for 180 Calendar Days.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least ffty percent
(50%) of the ABC.

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rule and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement
Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering
Offce, Larena, Siquijor and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the
address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in
the amount of Php 10,000.00/per project.
It may be also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the
submission of their bids.
6. The Procuring Entity intends to limit the Pre-Bid Conference to Bidders who have purchased
the Bidding Documents:
The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Office, Larena, Siquijor will hold a Pre-
Bid Conference on November 16, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at DPWH-Si qui j or Di stri ct
Engineering Offce, BAC Conference Room, Larena, Siquijor, which shall be open
only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 27, 2012 at 10:00
A.M. at DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, BAC Conference Room, Larena,
Siquijor. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend
at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor reserves the right to accept
or reject any bid, to annual the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
REMELY B. MAGHANOY
BAC Head Secretariat
DPWH-Siquijor District Engineering Offce, Larena, Siquijor
North Poblacion, Larena, Siquijor 6226
035-377-2039/64010
dpwh_siq12@yahoo.com

(Sgd.) ERMIE P. GONGOB
Engineer III
(Acting BAC Chairman)
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Preventive maintenance along Carmen Jct.-bayambang-Manat
Road K0.206+203 K0.206+503, K0207+114 K0.207+875 and
K0.209+014 K0.213+281 with exception, San Carlos City,
Pangasinan
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through the
NEP 2013 intends to apply the sum of Php 36,904,620.00 being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under the contract
for Preventi ve mai ntenance al ong Carmen Jct.-bayambang-
Manat Road K0.206+203 K0.206+503, K0207+114 K0.207+875
and K0.209+014 K0.213+281 with exception, San Carlos City,
Pangasinan, Contract ID No. 12AJ0063. Bids received in excess of
the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce now invites
bids for Aggregate Base Course, Bituminous Tact Coat, Cracks and
Joints Sealing, Bituminous Concrete Surface Course (t=50mm),
Refective Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (White), Refective
Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (Yellow), Occupational Safety
and Health, Mobilization and Demobilization, Traffc Management.
Completion of the Works is required 90 Calendar Days Bidders should
have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an
eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in
Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH
Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Thousand
Pesos (Php 20, 000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)
and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay
the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their
bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on November 9, 2012, which shall be opened to
all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November
20, 2012 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
CONSUELO J. CRUZ
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Preventive Maintenance along Calasiao Old Road, K0.204+(-030)
K0.206+305 with exception, Calasiao, Pangasinan
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through
the NEP 2013 intends to apply the sum of Php 41,452,950.00 being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under
the contract for Preventi ve Mai ntenance al ong Cal asi ao Ol d
Road, K0.204+(-030) K0.206+305 wi th excepti on, Cal asi ao,
Pangasinan, Contract ID No. 12AJ0064. Bids received in excess of
the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Office now
invites bids for Bi t umi nous Tact Coat , Cr acks and Joi nt s
Seal i ng, Bi t umi nous Concret e Surf ace Course (t =100mm),
Refective Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (White), Refective
Thermoplastic Pavement Marking (Yellow), Occupational Safety
and Health, Mobilization and Demobilization, Traffc Management.
Completion of the Works is required 90 Calendar Days Bidders should
have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an
eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in
Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH
Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Thousand
Pesos (Php 20, 000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and
the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the
fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on November 9, 2012, which shall be opened to
all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November
20, 2012 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
CONSUELO J. CRUZ
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
Manila
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July,
two thousand twelve.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10231]
AN ACT SEPARATING THE CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
- NAGA CITY CAMPUS (FORMERLY BICOL COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND TRADES) IN THE CITY OF NAGA, PROVINCE OF
CAMARINES SUR FROM THE CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC
COLLEGE IN NABUA, CAMARlNES SUR AND CONVERTING IT
INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE BICOL STATE
COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Separation/Conversion. - The Camarines Sur
Polytechnic College - Naga City Campus (formerly Bicol College of Arts
and Trades) in the City of Naga, Province of Camarines Sur is hereby
separated from the Camarines Sur Polytechnic College in Nabua,
Camarines Sur and converted into a state college to be known as the Bicol
State College of Applied Sciences and Technology (BISCAST), herein
referred to as the College
SEC. 2. General Mandate. - The College shall primarily provide
advanced education, higher technological, professional and vocational instruction
and training in the sciences, arts, education, entrepreneurship, engineering and
other related courses. It shall also undertake research and extension services and
provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.
SEC. 3. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The College
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy, pursuant to paragraph
2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.
SEC. 4. Curricular Offerings. - The College shall offer
undergraduate and graduate studies in the felds of industrial technology,
arts and sciences, architecture, nontraditional courses and other degrees/
courses within its areas of specialization and according to its capabilities
as the Board of Trustees may deem necessary to carry out its objectives,
particularly to meet the needs of the Province of Camarines Sur and the
Bicol Region.
The existing high school shall be transferred to the jurisdiction and
supervision of the Department of Education (DepED): Provided, That the
high school shall be allowed to remain and operate within the campus
of the College until the existing students shall have completed their
high school education: Provided, further, That the College may operate
a reasonably-sized laboratory school if it has an Institute of Education:
Provided, furthermore, That the existing graduate school shall become an
integral part of the Institute of Education.
SEC. 5. Administration. - The College shall have the general powers
of a corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa BIg. 68, as amended, otherwise
known as The Corporation Code of the Philippines. The administration of the
College and the exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in
the Board of Trustees and the President of the College.
SEC. 6. The Governing Board. - The governing board of the College
shall be the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which
shall be composed of the following:
(a.) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED), Chairperson;
(b.) The President of the College, Vice Chairperson;
(c) The Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and
Culture of the Senate, member;
(d) The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical
Education of the House of Representatives, member;
(e) The Regional Director of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA), member;
(f) The Regional Director of the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST), member;
(g) The President of the faculty association of the College, member;
(h) The President of the student council of the College, member;
(i) The President of the alumni association of the College, member; and
(j) Two (2) prominent citizens from the private sector who have
distinguished themselves in their profession or felds of specialization of
the College, members.
The Board shall appoint the two (2) prominent citizens from among
a list of at last fve (5) qualifed persons in the Province of Camarines Sur
as recommended by the search committee constituted by the College
President, in consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED and the other
members of the Board, based on the normal standards and qualifcations
for the position.
The Term of offce of the President of the faculty association,
the President of the student council, and the President of the alumni
association shall be coterminous with their respective terms of offce, as
set forth in their respective constitutions and bylaws.
The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2)
years from the date of appointment.
SEC. 7. Powers and Duties of the Board of Trustees. - The Board
shall have the following specifc powers and duties, in addition to its general
powers of administration and the exercise of all the powers granted to the
board of directors of a corporation under existing laws:
(a) To promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the
declared State policies and the provisions of the Philippine Constitution
on education, agriculture, science and technology, as well as the policies,
standards and thrusts of the CHED under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise
known as the Higher Education Act of 1994;
(b) To promulgate rules and regulations not contrary to law as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes and functions of the College;
(c) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the
support of the College in the manner it may determine in its discretion. in
order to carry out the purposes and functions of the College;
(d) To import economic, technical and cultural books and for
publications;
(e) To receive in trust legacies, gifts and donations of real and
personal properties of all kinds and to administer and dispose of the
same when necessary for the beneft of the College, and subject to the
limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, if any;
(f) To fx the tuition fees and other necessary school charges such
as, but not limited to, matriculation fees, graduation fees and laboratory
fees, as the Board may deem proper to impose, after due consultations
with the involved sectors.
Such fees and charges, including government subsidies and other
income generated by the College, shall constitute special trust funds and
shall be deposited in any authorized government depository bank, and all
interests that shall accrue there from shall form part of the same funds for
the use of the College.
Any provision of existing laws, rules and regulations to the contrary
notwithstanding, any income generated by the College from tuition fees
and other charges, as well as from the operation of auxiliary services and
land grants, shall be retained by the College and may be disbursed by the
Board for instruction, research, extension or other programs/projects of the
College: Provided, That all fduciary rees shall be disbursed for the specifc
purposes for which these are collected.
If, for reason beyond its control, the College shall not be able to
pursue any project for which funds have been appropriated and allocated
under its approved program of expenditures, the Board may authorize the
use of said funds for any reasonable purpose which, in its discretion, may
be necessary and urgent for the attainment of the objectives and goals of
the College;
(g) To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and
other school fees for greater access to poor but deserving students;
(h) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings,
machinery, equipment and other facilities and the purchase and acquisition
of real and personal properties, including necessary supplies, materials
and equipment;
(i) To appoint, upon recommendation of the President of the
College, Vice President/s, deans, directors, heads of departments, faculty
members and other offcials and employees of the College;
(j) To fx and adjust salaries of faculty members and
administrative offcials and employees, subject to the provisions of the
Revised Compensation and Position Classifcation System and other
pertinent budget and compensation laws governing hours of service
and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; to grant
them, at its discretion, leaves of absence under such regulations as
it may promulgate, any provision of existing laws to the contrary
notwithstanding; and to remove them for cause in accordance with the
requirements of due process of law;
(k) To approve the curricula, instructional programs and rules of
discipline drawn by the Administrative and Academic Councils as herein
provided;
(I) To set policies on admission and graduation of students;
(m) To award honorary degrees upon persons in recognition of
their outstanding contribution in the felds of agriculture, public service,
arts, science and technology, education or in any feld of specialization
within the academic competence of the College; and to authorize the
awarding of certifcates of completion of nondegree and nontraditional
courses;
(n) To establish and absorb nonchartered tertiary institutions
within the Province of Camarines Sur as branches and centers, in
coordination with the CHED and in consultation with the Department
of Budget and Management (DBM), and to offer therein programs
or courses to promote and carry out equal and greater access to
educational opportunities as mandated by the Constitution;
(o) To establish research and extension centers of the College
where such will promote the development of the latter;
(p) To establish professorial chairs in the College and to provide
fellowships for qualifed faculty members and scholarships to deserving
students;
(q) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for
hereinabove to the President or Offcer-in-Charge and/or other offcials
of the College as it may deem appropriate, so as to expedite the
administration of the affairs of the College;
(r) To authorize an external management audit of the College,
to be fnanced by the CHED, subject to the rules and regulations of
the Commission on Audit (COA); and to institute reforms, including
academic and structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and
recommendations;
(s) To collaborate with other governing boards of state
universities and colleges within the Province of Camarines Sur or the
Bicol Region, under the supervision of the CHED and in consultation
with the DBM, and work towards the restructuring of the College to
become more effcient, relevant, productive and competitive;
(t) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the
proftable development and management of the economic assets of the
College, the proceeds from which shall be used for the development
and strengthening of the same;
(u) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local
government units (LGUs), institutions and agencies, both public and
private, local and foreign, in furtherance of the purposes and objectives
of the College;
(v) To develop academic arrangements for institutional capability
building with -appropriate institutions and agencies, public and private,
local and foreign, and to appoint experts/specialists as consultants,
part-time or visiting or exchange professors, scholars or researchers,
as the case may be;
(w) To set up the adoption of modern and innovative modes
of transmitting knowledge such as the use of information technology,
the dual learning system, open learning or distance I lineation and
community laboratory for the promotion of greater access to education;
(x) To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative
decision-making and transparency within the College;
(y) To privatize, where most advantageous to the College, the
management of nonacademic services such as health, food, building,
grounds, or property maintenance and such other similar activities; and
(z.) To extend the term of the President of the College beyond
the age of retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), whose
performance has been unanimously rated by the Board as outstanding,
based on the guidelines, qualifcations and/or standards set by the
Board, after unanimous recommendation by the search committee.
SEC. 8. Meetings of the Board. - The Board shall regularly
convene once every three (3) months. \l7henever necessary, the
Chairperson of the Board may, upon three (3) days prior written notice,
call a maximum of two (2) special meetings within the same period.
A quorum of the Board shall consist of majority of all its members
holding offce at the time of the meeting: Provided, however, That the
Chairperson of the CHED or the President of the College is among
those present in the meeting.
In ones absence, the Chairperson of the CHED shall designate
a Commissioner of the CHED as representative in the meeting with
all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member: Provided,
however, That during this meeting, the President of the College as
Vice Chairperson shall be the Presiding Offcer: Provided, further, That
this proviso notwithstanding, the Chairperson of the CHED is hereby
authorized to designate a CHED Commissioner as the regular Chair
of the Board, in which case said CHED Commissioner shall act as the
Presiding Offcer.
In case the Chairpersons of the Congressional Committees on
Education shall not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may duly
designate their respective representatives to attend said meeting, who
shall have the same rights and responsibilities as a regular member of
the Board.
The members of the Board shall not receive any salary but
shall be entitled to reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses
incurred, either in their attendance to meetings of the Board or in
connection with other offcial business authorized by resolution of the
Board, subject to existing laws and regulations.
SEC. 9. The College President. - The College shall be headed
by a President, who shall render fulltime service and who shall be
appointed by the Board, subject to the guidelines, qualifcations and/or
standards set by the Board, upon recommendation of a duly constituted
search committee. The College President shall have a term of four (4)
years and shall be eligible for reappointment for another term.
Pending the appointment of the frst President of the College,
the Chairperson of the CHED shall appoint an OffcerinCharge of the
College.
Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of offce
of the incumbent President of the College, the Board shall constitute the
Search Committee for the Presidency (SCP).
In case of vacancy in the Offce of the President by reason
of death, compulsory retirement, resignation, removal for cause or
incapacity of the President to perform the functions of his/her offce, the
Board shall designate an OffcerinCharge of the College within six (6)
months from the date of vacancy, pending the appointment of a new
President. The successor or the OffcerinCharge ofthe College shall
serve only the unexpired portion of the term.
The powers and duties of the President of the College, in
addition to those specifcally provided in this Act, shall be those usually
pertaining to the Offce of the President of similar colleges and those
delegated by the Board.
The salary of the President of the College shall be in accordance
with the Revised Compensation and Position Classifcation System and
shall be comparable to that being received by the Presidents of similar
educational institutions.
The President of the College shall be assisted by the
Vice President/s, who shall be appointed by the Board upon the
recommendation of the President.
SEC. 10. The Secretary of the College. - The Board shall appoint
a secretary, who shall serve as such for both the Board and the College
and shall keep all records and proceedings of the Board. The secretary
shall serve upon each member of the Board the appropriate notice of
the Board meetings.
SEC. 11. The Treasurer of the College. - The Treasurer of the
Philippines shall be the ex offcio treasurer of the College.
SEC. 12. The Administrative Council. - There shall be an
Administrative Council consisting of the President of the College as
Chairperson, Vice President/s, deans, directors and other offcials
of equal rank as members, whose duty is to review and recommend
to the Board policies governing the administration, management and
development planning of the College.
SEC. 13. The Academic. Council. - There shall be an Academic
Council to be composed of the President of the College, who shall act
as Chairperson, and all the academic staff with the rank of at least an
assistant professor, as members.
The Academic Council shall have the power to review and
recommend the curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the College,
subject to the approval of the Board. It shall fx the requirements for the
admission of students, as well as for their graduation and conferment
of degrees, subject to review and/or approval by the Board through
the President of the College. It shall have the disciplinary power over
students of the College and shall formulate academic policies and rules
and regulations on discipline, subject to the approval of the Board.
SEC. 14. The Faculty. - No political beliefs, gender preference,
cultural or community affliation or ethnic origin, and religious opinion
or affliation shall be a matter of inquiry in the appointment of faculty
members of the College: Provided, That said appointment shall be
subject to the guidelines, qualifcations and/or standards set by the
Board: Provided, further, That no member of the faculty shall teach for
or against any particular church or religious sect.
SEC. 15. Scholarship Program/Admission. - The College shall
provide a scholarship program and other affrmative action programs
to assist poor but deserving students who qualify for admission to the
College.
No student shall be denied admission to the College by reason
of sex, religion, cultural or community affliation or ethnic origin.
SEC. 16. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus/ Equipment/
Supplies and Detail of Personnel. - The heads of the bureaus and offces
of the national government are hereby authorized to loan or transfer,
upon the request of the President of the College, such apparatus,
equipment or supplies as may be needed by the College, and to detail
employees for duty therein when, in the judgment of the head of bureau
or offce, such apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such
employees can he spared without serious detriment to public service.
The employees so detailed shall perform such duties as required
of them by the President of the College, and the time so employed shall
be counted as part of their regular services.
SEC. 17. Assets, Liabilities and Personnel. - All assets, real
and personal, personnel and records of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic
College - Naga City Campus (formerly Bicol College of Arts and Trades),
as well as liabilities or obligations, are hereby transferred to the Bicol
State College of Applied Sciences and Technology (BISCAST). The
positions, rights and security of tenure of faculty members and personnel
therein employed under existing laws prior to the conversion into a state
college shall be respected.
Specifc parcels of land belonging to the provincial government
of Camarines Sur and occupied by the Camarines Sur Polytechnic
College - Naga City Campus (formerly Bicol College of Arts and Trades),
are hereby declared to be property of the BISCAST and shall be titled
under tbat name: Provided, That should the College cease to exist or
be abolished or should such parcels of land aforementioned be no
longer needed by the College, the same shall revert to the provincial
government of Camarines Sur.
SEC. 18. Tax Exemption on Importation and Donations.-
The importation of economic, technical and cultural books and/or
publications, which are for economic, technical, vocational,scientifc,
philosophical. historical or cultural purposes made by the BISCAST,
upon certifcation by the CHED, shall be exempt from customs duties
in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code of the
Philippines, as amended.
All donations in any form to the BISCAST shall be exempt from
the donors tax and the same shall be considered as allowable deduction
from the gross income in the computation of the income tax of the donor,
in accordance with the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code
of 1997, as amended.
SEC. 19. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current years
appropriations of the Camarines Sur Polytechnic College - Naga City
Campus (formerly Bicol College of Arts and Trades), except the sums
needed to continue the operation of the existing high school. Thereafter,
such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation and
maintenance of the BISCAST shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.
SEC. 20. Development Plan, Management Audit, Organizational/
Administrative / Academic Structure. Within the period of one hundred
twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the College shall
accomplish the following:
(a) Submit a fve (5)-year development plan, including its
corresponding program budget to the CHED, for corresponding
recommendation to the DBM;
(b) Undergo a management audit in cooperation with the
CHED;and
(c) Set up its organizational. administrative as well as academic
structure, including the appointment of the key offcials of the College.
SEC. 21. Filing of Report. - On or before the ffteenth (15
th
)
day of the second (2
nd
) month after the opening of the regular classes
each year, the Board shall fle with the Offce of the President of the
Philippines, through the Chairperson of the CHED, and with both
Houses of Congress, a detailed report on the progress, conditions and
needs of the College.
SEC. 22. Suppletory Application. - The provisions of Republic
Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization
Act of 1997, shall be an integral part of this Act and shall serve as part
of the Governing Charter of the College.
SEC. 23. Parity Clause. - All other powers, functions and
privileges, responsibilities and limitations to state colleges and/or their
offcials under existing laws shall be deemed granted to or imposed
upon the College and/or its offcials whenever appropriate.
SEC. 24. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Board,
ill consultation with the CHED, shall formulate the guidelines to fully
implement the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 25. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part or
provision of this Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining
parts or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and
effect.
SEC. 26. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees,
executive orders, rules, and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modifed accordingly.
SEC. 27. Effectivity This Act shall take effect ffteen (15) days
after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
JUAN PONCE ENRILE FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
of Representatives
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was fnally
passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 23,
2011 and July 24, 2012, respectively.
EMMA LIRIO-REYES MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary of the Senate Secretary General
House of Representatives
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
News
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mst.daydesk@gmail.com OCTOBER 31, 2012 WEDNESDAY
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Warning vs fake clerics, simony

IN BRIEF
Greenpeace slams overshing
Court allows Padaca, Lozada to travel
Remembering the Luisita dead. Members of the Department of Agrarian Reform and Employees Association
put up crosses in front of the DAR building in Quezon City in memory of the victims of the Hacienda Luisita masacre.
The employees are calling for the resignation of Secretary Virgilio De Los Reyes, who they claim surrendered the
agencys savings which should have been used to fund their unpaid benets. MANNY PALMERO
5 killed in bus accident
FIVE passengers died and dozens others were injured when
the bus they were riding skidded into a mountain slope along
the Igacos, Samal road in Davao City yesterday.
Initial report reaching Camp Crame disclosed that the Is-
land Express Bus (plate number LWU 812), driven by Romeo
Eusepiano, was at Sitio 16 in Kaputian District when it hit the
mountain slope at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Aside from driver Eusepiano, other fatalities were Mary
Nazel Munion, Milagros Gaharap, Alfredo Baja and Marjun
Sinoc. The Davao City police are still investigating the cause of
the accident which brings to 11 the number of provincial travel-
ers killed in accidents over three days. Fr ancisco Tuyay
Unruly Japanese repatriated
IMMIGRATION authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport prevented a Japanese national from entering the
country Monday evening after he became unruly, apparently
due to drunkenness, on board an airplane in ight.
Airport police identied the Japanese national as Tomoichi
Baba, 33, who arrived from Tokyo onboard Japan Airlines
ight JAL745.
Police ofcers manning the arrival tube were immediately
called to the aircraft door after he went into a rage kicking a
Filipino passenger in the process and then hitting controls and
other parts of the aerobridge with his st.
Passenger Arthur Guevarra of Lubao, Pampanga said the
Japanese repeatedly kicked the seat of his eight-year-old
daughter and placed his feet above her seat. When Guevarra
asked Baba to put his feet down as he might hit child, the
Japanese reportedly got mad and angrily swore at him.
Airport policemen Jun Bobby Lipana and Noel Abante re-
strained the Japanese passenger, who was reportedly reeking
with liquor, and brought him to the Bureau of Immigration
ofce for questioning. He was later repatriated on the same
plane he arrived in. Er ic B. Apolonio
Pedophile deported to US
AN American pedophile was deported to California where
he is wanted by authorities for sexually molesting a child,
according to the Bureau of Immigration.
Scott David Shrum, 46, was deported on Tuesday aboard a
Philippine Airlines ight to San Francisco, shortly after he was
arrested in Cebu last week. Shrum is wanted by two courts in
California, but ed to the Philippines to avoid prosecution for
his crimes. Vito Barcelo
Tagbilaran Bishop Leonardo Medroso
said religious rites, like the blessing of
tombs and prayers, should be free.
[But] the increasing need for Church
services during Undas makes some people
nd ways to earn money by pretending to
be priests, he said. Dont be deceived by
people who immediately present themselves
to bless the grave pretending that they are
priests unless, of course, if you know
them. Medroso said.
A real Catholic priest, the prelate, should
have a celebret, a certication that he is
in good standing and allowed to celebrate
Mass and other sacraments.
Last Friday, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbish-
op Socrates Villegas, vice president of the
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philip-
pines, warned the faithful against being made
to trafck Catholic sacraments for money.
The trafcking for money in spiritual
things is simony. It is a sin, Villegas said in a
circular to priests under his archdiocese where
he prohibited the collection of any donation for
the individual blessing oif graves and the sell-
ing of copies of prayeres for the deadd.
The annual commemoration of the faith-
ful departed is a loved and cherished Filipi-
no Catholic tradition. Let us allow this pious
tradition to lead us and our ock to the path
of holiness, Villegas said.
The two prelates made the warnings as
the nation prepared for the traditional holiday
with ofcials deploying more policemen in
and around cemeteries to deter criminality.
Police ofcials reiterated the prohibition
against bringing liquor and deadly weapons
as well as any gambling inside cemeteries
and more cops were deployed in bus termi-
nals which are usually full of passengers go-
ing to their homes in the provinces.
Local government ofcials have also
prepared public assistance centers in and
around cemeteries in their jurisdictions and
re-routed trafc to ensure the smooth ow of
vehicular trafc.
The Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority also lifted on Tuesday its Unied
Vehicular Volume Reduction Program, bet-
ter known as the number-coding scheme, for
provincial buses passing through Epifanio de
los Santos Avenue and other major roads.
With Rio Ar aja, Gigi David, Fer dinand
Fabella and Fr ancisco Tuyay
Pinoys prepare to
remember the dead
By Vito Barcelo
A CATHOLIC bishop warned the faithful on Tuesday
against fake priests who are expected to mushroom in
cemeteries across the nation and dun people into giv-
ing donations in exchange for prayers or blessings for
their departed loved ones during All Souls Day, locally
known as Undas.
ELECTIONS Commissioner
Grace Padaca and Rodolfo Jun
Lozada pleaded not guilty to sepa-
rate corruption charges that were
led against them before the San-
diganbayan, but the two were al-
lowed to travel abroad after post-
ing separate travel bonds.
Padaca is facing a P25-million
graft and malversation case be-
fore the courts Fourth Division
over the transfer of government
funds to an non-governmental
organization when she was gov-
ernor of Isabela.
Lozada, on the other hand, is
facing two graft cases before the
Fifth Division over the illegal is-
suance of leasehold rights to his
wife and brother during his term
as president of the Philippine
Forest Corp.
Lozada allegedly granted a
6.59-hectare leasehold right to
his brother Jose Orlando Lozada
on Dec. 18, 2009 and granted a
leasehold right over public land
of unspecied size to Transforma
Quinta Inc., a private company
which he and his wife Maria Vio-
leta were representing.
Merck Maguddayao
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Negros Occidental 4
th
Bago City, Negros Occidental
Tel Nos. (034)4610-599; (034)4611-250 & 732-4632
Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph
INVITATION TO BID for the
ASSETS PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL ROADS
GENERATED FROM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT-4
(HDM-4) REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION/UPGRADING
OF DAMAGED PAVED NATIONAL (INTERMITTENT
SECTIONS) BACOLOD SOUTH NATIONAL ARTERIAL ROAD
(BY PASS ROAD), K0020 + 029.50 K0020 + 685.50, BAGO
CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
The DPWH Neg. Occ. 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ., through the FY
2013 DPWH Infra Program intends to apply the sum of Php 13,735,599.40 being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract no. 013GN001. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. now invites bids for
the Concreting of 656 lineal meter National Road, 6.70 meter wide with 300mm pavement
thickness including removal of existing dilapidated asphalt and concrete pavement,
roadway excavation, application of Item 201 for base correction and shoulder, installation
of RCPCs at cross drainage and junction, installation of pavement markings and
road signages, and concreting of bridge approach at Abutment A of Sibud Bridge II.
Completion of the Works required is 75 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project.
The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations
with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Neg. Occ. 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, Bago City, Negros Occidental and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the
address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the
amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (Php 25,000.00).
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that
bidder shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must present their Contractors Registration
Certifcate (CRC) in person or thru their authorized representative as refected in their CRC
with their valid IDs upon buying and submission of bids.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 8, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at BAC Offce, DPWH Neg. Occ. 4
th
DEO, Bago
City, Neg. Occ., which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 22, 2012 until 9:00 A.M.
and to be opened at 2:00 P.M. of the same day at BAC Offce, DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO,
Bago City, Neg. Occ. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to
MARIO T. MULETA MAGDALENO C. RUIZ
Head, BAC TWG Head, BAC Secretariat
Mobile No. 09298633408 Mobile No. 09173098007
DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO
Bago City, Neg. Occ. Bago City, Neg. Occ.
Tel. Nos. (034) 4610-599, (034)4611-250 & Tel. Nos. (034) 4610-599, (034)4611-250 &
(034)7324632 (034)7324632
Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph. Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph.

(Sgd.) RICARDO C. GARAYGAY
Acting Assistant District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) EMMANUEL C. MENDIGUARIN

(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Republic Of The philippineS
TARiff cOMMiSSiOn
NOTI CE OF PUBLI C HEARI NG / CONSULTATI ON
Pursuant to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
(PD 1464), as amended, the Tariff Commission will conduct public hearing/consultation
on 13 November 2012 at 9:00 A.M. regarding the petition on the tariff modifcation of
electrical transformers and of products in the APEC Environmental Goods List. Venue
of the hearing/consultation is at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5
th
Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Quezon City.
The product coverage is indicated below:
2012 AHTN Code Description
Electrical transformers
85.04 Electrical transformers
APEC Environmental Goods List
3920.10; 4418.72;
4601.29; 5603.14;
5608.11; 5608.90;
Other plates, sheets, flm, foil and strip, of polymers of
ethylene; Assembled fooring panels of wood, multilayer;
Mats/screens of coconut fber/coco coir; Nonwovens, of
man-made flaments, weighing more than 150 g/m
2
; Made
up fshing nets and other made up nets
7019.39; 7308.20;
7321.19
Webs, mattresses, boards and similar nonwoven products,
of glass fbres; Towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel;
Solar stoves and ovens
8402.19; 8402.90;
84.04; 84.05;
84.06; 84.10; 84.11;
8412.90; 84.13;
84.14; 8417.80;
8417.90; 84.19;
84.21; 8474.20;
8479.82; 8479.89;
8479.90; 8483.40;
8483.60
Steam or other vapour generating boilers & parts; Auxiliary
plant for use with boilers of heading 84.02 or 84.03; Gas
generators; Steam turbines and other vapour turbines &
parts; Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators &
parts; Other gas turbines & parts; Parts of other engines
and motors; Pumps for liquids; Air or vacuum pumps, air
or other gas compressors and fans; Waste/heat/catalytic
incinerators & parts; Solar water heaters, sludge driers,
desalination systems, biogas refnement equipment, solvent
recycling plants, distilling/rectifying plant, cooling towers,
evaporators, condensers and dyers & parts; Filtering or
purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases &
parts; Crushing or grinding machines for earth, stone, ores
or other mineral substances; Machines and mechanical
appliances having individual functions & parts; Gearboxes,
clutches and couplings for wind turbines
85.01; 85.02; 85.03;
8504.40; 8504.90;
8507.80; 85.14;
8536.61; 8539.31;
8541.40; 8543.90
AC generators (alternators); Wind-powered and other
generating sets; Parts suitable for use with the machines
of heading 85.01 or 85.02; Static converters & parts; Other
accumulators; Waste/heat/catalytic incinerators & parts;
Lamp-holders; Fluorescent lamps, hot cathode; Photovoltaic
cells & light emitting diodes; Parts of UV disinfection
systems
9001.90; 9002.90;
9013.80; 9013.90;
9015.80; 90.26;
90.27; 9028.10;
90.31; 90.32; 90.33
Solar concentrator systems, unmounted/mounted Fresnel
and parabolic mirrors and refector modules for solar
concentrator systems; Solar heliostats & parts; Surveying,
meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances;
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking
variables of liquids or gases; Air, noise, water, hydrocarbons
and heavy metals pollution monitoring systems; Gas
meters; Vibrometers, hand vibration meters & profle
projectors; Heliostats, temperature sensor for solar boiler/
water heater & light sensors; Parts of Chapter 90 products
above not elsewhere specifed
9507.20 Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled
Interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in
support of their positions. For particulars, please inquire at the Research, Investiga-
tion and International Trade Analysis Services (RIITAS) at telephone no. 926-8731
or 433-5896.
Issued this 30
th
day of October 2012, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(SGD.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
NOTI CE OF EXTRAJ UDI CI AL
SETTL EMENT
Notice is hereby given
that the estate of the
deceased BONIFACIO
T. DE ROXAS who
died intestate on Nov.
13, 2007 at Cabi ao,
Nueva Ecija has been
extrajudicially settled by
and among their heirs
as per Doc. No. 446;
Page No. 90; Book No.
XXII; Series of 2012
executed before Notary
Public Atty. Israel E.
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased I SMAEL
MANGALUS who died
intestate on Jan. 9, 1985
at Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
has been extrajudicially
settled by and among
their heirs as per Doc.
No. 447; Page No. 91;
Book No. XXII; Series
of 2012 executed before
Notary Public Atty. Israel
E. Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased ERNESTO
DELA CRUZ who
died intestate on Jan.
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased CIRILO P.
OCAMPO who di ed
i nt est at e on Apr i l
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Negros Occidental 4
th
Bago City, Negros Occidental
Tel Nos. (034)4610-599; (034)4611-250 & 732-4632
Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph
INVITATION TO BID for the
ASSETS PRESERVATION OF NATIONAL ROADS
GENERATED FROM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT-4
(HDM-4) REHABILITATION/RECONSTRUCTION/UPGRADING
OF DAMAGED PAVED NATIONAL (INTERMITTENT
SECTIONS) BACOLOD SOUTH NATIONAL ARTERIAL ROAD
(BY PASS ROAD), K0020 + 029.50 K0020 + 685.50, BAGO
CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ., through the FY
2013 DPWH Infra Program intends to apply the sum of Php 13,735,599.40 being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract no. 013GN001. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. now invites bids for
the Concreting of 656 lineal meter National Road, 6.70 meter wide with 300mm pavement
thickness including removal of existing dilapidated asphalt and concrete pavement,
roadway excavation, application of Item 201 for base correction and shoulder, installation
of RCPCs at cross drainage and junction, installation of pavement markings and
road signages, and concreting of bridge approach at Abutment A of Sibud Bridge II.
Completion of the Works required is 75 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed, within
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project.
The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations
with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Neg. Occ. 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, Bago City, Negros Occidental and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the
address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the
amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (Php 25,000.00).
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that
bidder shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must present their Contractors Registration
Certifcate (CRC) in person or thru their authorized representative as refected in their CRC
with their valid IDs upon buying and submission of bids.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on November 8, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at BAC Offce, DPWH Neg. Occ. 4
th
DEO, Bago
City, Neg. Occ., which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 22, 2012 until 9:00 A.M.
and to be opened at 2:00 P.M. of the same day at BAC Offce, DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO,
Bago City, Neg. Occ. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Neg. Occ. reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to
MARIO T. MULETA MAGDALENO C. RUIZ
Head, BAC TWG Head, BAC Secretariat
Mobile No. 09298633408 Mobile No. 09173098007
DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO DPWH Neg. Occ. 4th DEO
Bago City, Neg. Occ. Bago City, Neg. Occ.
Tel. Nos. (034) 4610-599, (034)4611-250 & Tel. Nos. (034) 4610-599, (034)4611-250 &
(034)7324632 (034)7324632
Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph. Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph.

(Sgd.) RICARDO C. GARAYGAY
Acting Assistant District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) EMMANUEL C. MENDIGUARIN

(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Republic Of The philippineS
TARiff cOMMiSSiOn
NOTI CE OF PUBLI C HEARI NG / CONSULTATI ON
Pursuant to Sections 401/402 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
(PD 1464), as amended, the Tariff Commission will conduct public hearing/consultation
on 13 November 2012 at 9:00 A.M. regarding the petition on the tariff modifcation of
electrical transformers and of products in the APEC Environmental Goods List. Venue
of the hearing/consultation is at the Tariff Commission Conference Room, 5
th
Floor
Philippine Heart Center Building, East Avenue, Quezon City.
The product coverage is indicated below:
2012 AHTN Code Description
Electrical transformers
85.04 Electrical transformers
APEC Environmental Goods List
3920.10; 4418.72;
4601.29; 5603.14;
5608.11; 5608.90;
Other plates, sheets, flm, foil and strip, of polymers of
ethylene; Assembled fooring panels of wood, multilayer;
Mats/screens of coconut fber/coco coir; Nonwovens, of
man-made flaments, weighing more than 150 g/m
2
; Made
up fshing nets and other made up nets
7019.39; 7308.20;
7321.19
Webs, mattresses, boards and similar nonwoven products,
of glass fbres; Towers and lattice masts, of iron or steel;
Solar stoves and ovens
8402.19; 8402.90;
84.04; 84.05;
84.06; 84.10; 84.11;
8412.90; 84.13;
84.14; 8417.80;
8417.90; 84.19;
84.21; 8474.20;
8479.82; 8479.89;
8479.90; 8483.40;
8483.60
Steam or other vapour generating boilers & parts; Auxiliary
plant for use with boilers of heading 84.02 or 84.03; Gas
generators; Steam turbines and other vapour turbines &
parts; Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators &
parts; Other gas turbines & parts; Parts of other engines
and motors; Pumps for liquids; Air or vacuum pumps, air
or other gas compressors and fans; Waste/heat/catalytic
incinerators & parts; Solar water heaters, sludge driers,
desalination systems, biogas refnement equipment, solvent
recycling plants, distilling/rectifying plant, cooling towers,
evaporators, condensers and dyers & parts; Filtering or
purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases &
parts; Crushing or grinding machines for earth, stone, ores
or other mineral substances; Machines and mechanical
appliances having individual functions & parts; Gearboxes,
clutches and couplings for wind turbines
85.01; 85.02; 85.03;
8504.40; 8504.90;
8507.80; 85.14;
8536.61; 8539.31;
8541.40; 8543.90
AC generators (alternators); Wind-powered and other
generating sets; Parts suitable for use with the machines
of heading 85.01 or 85.02; Static converters & parts; Other
accumulators; Waste/heat/catalytic incinerators & parts;
Lamp-holders; Fluorescent lamps, hot cathode; Photovoltaic
cells & light emitting diodes; Parts of UV disinfection
systems
9001.90; 9002.90;
9013.80; 9013.90;
9015.80; 90.26;
90.27; 9028.10;
90.31; 90.32; 90.33
Solar concentrator systems, unmounted/mounted Fresnel
and parabolic mirrors and refector modules for solar
concentrator systems; Solar heliostats & parts; Surveying,
meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances;
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking
variables of liquids or gases; Air, noise, water, hydrocarbons
and heavy metals pollution monitoring systems; Gas
meters; Vibrometers, hand vibration meters & profle
projectors; Heliostats, temperature sensor for solar boiler/
water heater & light sensors; Parts of Chapter 90 products
above not elsewhere specifed
9507.20 Fish-hooks, whether or not snelled
Interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard and to present evidence in
support of their positions. For particulars, please inquire at the Research, Investiga-
tion and International Trade Analysis Services (RIITAS) at telephone no. 926-8731
or 433-5896.
Issued this 30
th
day of October 2012, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
(SGD.) EDGARDO B. ABON
Chairman
SETTL EMENT
deceased BONIFACIO
T. DE ROXAS who
died intestate on Nov.
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased I SMAEL
MANGALUS who died
intestate on Jan. 9, 1985
at Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
has been extrajudicially
settled by and among
their heirs as per Doc.
No. 447; Page No. 91;
Book No. XXII; Series
of 2012 executed before
Notary Public Atty. Israel
E. Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased ERNESTO
DELA CRUZ who
died intestate on Jan.
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
SETTL EMENT
deceased CIRILO P.
OCAMPO who di ed
i nt est at e on Apr i l
Peren
(MST-Oct. 24, 31 & nov. 7, 2012)
By Florencio P. Narito
DONSOL, Sorsogon10 out of 13 shing grounds
nationwide have been overshed or heavily exploited
and the country will probably be epicenter of marine
adversity because of government neglect, according
to the global environmental group Greenpeace.
Vince Cinches, Greenpeace ocean campaigner for
Southeast Asia, cited ofcial government data from
the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources show-
ing the countrys total annual sh production in 2010
was already at 5,159,458.67 metric tons.
Commercial shing, although few in number, contrib-
uted about 1,242,101.76 metric tons while small shers
contributed about 1.3 million metric tons, he added.
But, Cinches claimed, 80 percent of the tuna from
General Santos City in South Cotabato come from
outside Philippine waters and this is an indicator that
Philippine waters has been depleted of sh.
The BFAR earlier announced that Filipino com-
mercial shing operation to go full blast in November
with more Philippine-agged vessels allowed to sh
at the so-called High Seas Pocket 1 (HSP-1) of the
Pacic Ocean.
The Philippines has 36 vessels with an average ca-
pacity of 20 metric tons per day and more Filipino
vessels are expected to sh in HSP-1 boosting the
supply of tuna until February next year.
We are an archipelagic nation. Soon, we will be-
come the epicenter of global marine adversity if our
government agencies refuse to acknowledge and ad-
dress these crises at sea, he said.
Our seas are already threatened by massive oversh-
ing and decades of unsustainable shing practices that
have resulted in todays dwindling sh catch. With ocean
acidication and rising sea temperatures, sh wont be
able to spawn and propagate. That leaves 30 million Fili-
pinos with even less sh to eat, he added.
A CHAT with longtime horseowner
and breeder lawyer Ramon S. Baga-
tsing Jr. made me aware of initiatives
being made by a couple of father-and-
son duos to professionalize the sector
of grooms, an under-recognized but
vital part of horseracing.
A few months ago, Atty. Bagatsing and
his son Havy (a television host for cock-
ghting and other sports programs), and
Robert Francisco and his son Dominic
(both horseowners and horse feed and rac-
ing goods suppliers) discussed plans to put
up a groomsassociation.
The objectives of the group, called
The Integrated Equine Grooms As-
sociation, Inc., are to professionalize
the ranks of grooms, uplift their living
(and presumably working) conditions,
provide a support mechanism for
them in times of need, and raise funds
for programs to benet them.
According to Atty. Bagatsing, there
are about 600 grooms working in rac-
ing at the moment, both at the racetracks
(San Lazaro Leisure Park and Santa Ana
Park) and at the breeding ranches.
The incorporation papers are being
drawn up and will be registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion before the end of the year.
This initiative, said Atty. Bagatsing,
has the support of the Philippine Racing
Commission and the three horseowners
organizationsMARHO, Philtobo, and
Klub Don Juan de Manilaand is being
done in coordination with them.
Once the association has been reg-
istered with the SEC, he says, a meet-
ing with the grooms will be called to
inform them of the benets of joining
this association.
These include registration with
Philhealth and the Social Security
System and help with payments and
tracking, and activities such as medi-
cal missions for grooms and their
families and seminars on equine care.
Its about time that something like this
gets done for the grooms. They are among
the frontliners of the sport, being directly
involved with the care of horses, some-
times even sleeping with their mga alaga.
Its time as well to bring them into
mainstream employment to enjoy the
regular benets that members of pro-
fessional associations usually receive,
and to be aware of their rights as em-
ployees under the law.
* * *
Meanwhile, the ofcers and mem-
bers of the MARHOMetropolitan
Association of Race Horse Owners
announced the ofcial lineups and
distances for their six championship
races to be held 20-25 November
2012 at Santa Ana Park:
Classic, 2000 meters: Barkley, Car-
riedo, Darleb, Gastambide, Lord of
War, Native Land, Prime Rate;
3YO Colt Mile, 1600 meters: Gold-
en Empire, Hagdang Bato, Penrith,
Purple Ribbon, Steel Creation, Yes
Im The One;
3YO Filly Mile, 1600 meters: Advance
Notice, Cats Diamond, Cheese Blanca, Isla
Verde, Jahan, Miss Malapia, Sea Princess;
2YO Juvenile Colts, 1600 meters:
Be Humble, Boss Jaden, Bumpy Ride,
Hot and Spicy, Jalapenio, Modern
Love, Spinning Ridge, Strikers Sym-
bol, Unthinkable;
2YO Juvenile Fillies, 1600 meters:
Balbonic, Ballet Flats, Cats Silver,
Congregation, Eurasian, Five Star,
Grand Strikes Girl, Humble Submis-
sion, Leonidez Might, Mrs. Teapot,
Niagara Boogie, Super Whaaa;
Sprint, 1000 meters: Brother
Barack, Divisoria, Fierce and Fiery,
Mr. Tatler, Yes Yes Yes, Water Shed.
The MARHO event this year, the 17th
running, is entitled MARHO Daisy-
Siete: Racing is Blooming, a tongue-
in-cheek tag that is a salute to the fun
and excitement that this sport delivers.
More news later as preparations for
this much-anticipated event develop.
* * *
Email: jennyo@live.com, Blog:
http://jennyo.net, Facebook: Gogirl
Racing, Twitter: @jennyortuoste
A11 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Ready or not - and most signs
point to not - the Lakers regular
season has arrived.
Bryant sat out Monday while
his teammates went through a
lengthy workout ahead of Tues-
day nights opener against Dal-
las. Its the rst of four games in
six days for a star-studded club
with championship aspirations,
but plenty of work ahead.
I think all of us are ready
(for) the popcorn and the lights to
come on tomorrow, said Dwight
Howard, who played in just two
preseason games while returning
Kobe to miss NBA opener?
EL SEGUNDO, CaliforniaKobe
Bryant has missed the last week of prac-
tice with an injury. His teammates still
dont know their new offense. And the
Los Angeles Lakers just nished the rst
winless preseason in franchise history.
COMPETITIVE and recreational ath-
letes from different parts of the coun-
try are participating in the Zambales
Multi Sports festival set Nov. 9 to 11
in Zambales, an emerging sports ha-
ven in the region.
Already entered in the 36K kayak
marathon and the relay event scheduled
on Nov. 10 are dragon boaters, adventure
racers, bikers, open-sea swimmers, tri-
athletes, even a car-drifting champion,
and ordinary folks who just want to
enjoy an outdoor adventure. We have
conrmed entries from Cagayan de
Oro, Bohol, Palawan, Camarines Norte,
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro and a lot from
Metro Manila, said event organizer Didi
Camara of the organizing the Philippine
Kayaking Association.
The provincial government of Zam-
bales, headed by Gov. Hermogenes Eb-
dane, is co-organizer of the event.
Camara is also awaiting participants
from Pangasinan, Occidental Mindoro,
Leyte and Ilocos.
Aside from the outdoor events on
Nov. 10 and 11, there will also be com-
petitions in boxing, chess, taekwondo,
and swimming on Nov. 9.
Close to P100,000 will be at stake in
the different races for the weekend, in-
cluding the 36K kayak marathon from
Candelaria to Masinloc,ending at Ua-
con Lake.
The relay race which includes open-
water swimming, tandem kayaking,
trail bike and a beach run and the 20K
and 40K bike races are set on the last
day, together with a kayaking eco-tour
that will end in Potipot Island.
Zambales multi-sportsfest attracts nationwide entries
JENNY
ORTUOSTE
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
IN BRIEF
Warriors top Martin Cup
THE University of the East Warriors
forced the San Sebastian College-A
Stags to commit four turnovers and
pulled off a 77-72 overtime win Monday
afternoon for the senior division crown
of the 10th Fr. Martin Division 2 Cup.
Six-foot-ve American cager Charlies
Mammie showed the way with 22 points
for the Warriors when action ended at
the Trinity University of Asia gymna-
sium in Quezon City.
Earlier, Hope Christian School drew
20 points from Arjan de la Cruz as they
prevailed over Chiang Kai Shek, 68-60,
for the junior division title.
2 PH bets win wushu golds
REIGNING world champions Dem-
bert Arcita and Jesse Aligaga lived up
to their top billing in the recent Wushu
Sanda World Cup in Wuyishan, China
as they captured the gold medals in their
respective weight categories.
Arcita and Aligaga, both Ilonggos,
beat in contrasting fashions separate
Vietnamese rivals in the nals of the
event exclusive to the medalists of
the last years biennial World Wushu
Championships.
Twenty seven-year-old Arcita had
the easier time of the two, needing
only two rounds in outclassing Ho-
ang Hong Tu in the 52-kg class. Ar-
cita knocked out Hoang in the 2011
worlds.
For Aligaga, 28, it was an uphill
climb. His foe in the 48-kg class, Doan
Yuan Cuong, clinched the close rst
round. In the next two rounds, Aligaga
who have grabbed a silver medal and
a bronze in his previous World Cup
stints, pummeled Doan with punch-
kick combinations.
Grooms Group and MARHO Cup
deliberately from back surgery.
Its not going to come overnight.
We all understand that. We just
have to stay patient through the
whole process. We have to keep
working, and well be ne.
Bryant might not be ne for a
bit longer. The fth-leading scor-
er in NBA history is resting his
right foot, which was bruised and
strained last week, and the Lak-
ers wont decide whether hell
play against the Mavericks until
game time.
He showed up at the Lakers
training complex Monday for
treatment and practice, yelling at
his teammates from the sideline
while Jodie Meeks ran with the
Los Angeles starters.
Weve got to worry about
that when it comes, but I can
see him playing tomorrow, de-
nitely, Metta World Peace said
of Bryant. When Kobe is hurt,
whether its the preseason or the
playoffs, he plays. ... Kobe has
never been afraid to be hurt and
play. I think his mind is different
from other people.
Indeed, Bryant has played
through all manner of injuries in
his career, particularly in the past
few seasons, so his absence from
practice concerns coach Mike
Brown. Bryants leadership and
court sense is particularly valuable
while the Lakers integrate two new
starters and a revamped bench into
a new offense, but Kobe hasnt
been available for signicant
stretches of camp.
If there is one guy thats capa-
ble of sitting out and then playing
in a game, its Kobe, Brown said.
Theres concern there, because
you want him to be healthy, but
thats why were a team. He has
bounced back from a lot of stuff.
You know it had to be serious if
hes been out this long. AP
JAPANESE sluggers reasserted their su-
premacy over the Philippine Blu Boys in
the championship match of the 11th Asian
Mens Softball Championship in Niimi
City, Okayama, Japan, blanking the Fili-
pinos anew, 7-0.
The Blu Boys kept pace with Japan in the
rst two innings, but the defending champion
team erupted for ve runs in the third inning
while holding the Philippines scoreless.
Japan added two more runs in the fourth
inning. Both teams were scoreless until
the end of the game.
It was the seventh Asian title for Japan
in the sport it has dominated starting in the
1990s.
What is important is that we qualied
for the 2013 world championship in New
Zealand next year. Our stint here was a
good learning experience, particularly our
games against Japan. We will put what
we learned into good use. Denitely, we
will have some changes in our roster. We
will adopt new hitting techniques, includ-
ing quick muscle control to improve bat
speed, said Jean Henri Lhuillier, presi-
dent of the Amateur Softball Association
of the Philippines.
The Blu Boys start their training early
November for the world championship set
for March next year, said Lhuillier who
joined his players in Japan.
Prior to the nals, the Philippines,which
won the Asian title thrice in 1978, 1985,
and 1989, had to beat Indonesia in a playoff
game. The Blu Boys, behind the pitching of
Florante Acuna, who was chosen as mem-
ber of the tournaments Mythical 9 selec-
tion, delivered by clobbering Indonesia 7-0.
Edmer del Rosario started the scoring
binge for the Philippines with a run in the
second inning. Orlando Binarao, Romy
Bumagat and Jerome Bacarisas scored a run
apiece on three hits in the third inning.
PH Blu Boys runner-up to Japan in Asian softball meet
SO far, 19 nations will be send-
ing over 100 of their best elite
and age-group duathletes to
Subic Bay to compete for quali-
fying slots to the 2013 Elite Du-
athlon World Championships
in the fast approaching Century
Tuna ASTC Asian Duathlon
Championships set for Nov. 25.
Asian Triathlon Confederation
members Japan, China, Korea,
Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Syria
and Iran have conrmed their par-
ticipation to the Triathlon Associa-
tion of the Philippines.
The single largest delegation
is 20 duathletes coming from
Malaysia.
At the same time, duathletes
from Brazil, Australia, Great
Britain, France, Denmark, Ger-
many, Russia, Canada and New
Zealand have listed up as well.
As based on the rules of the
International Triathlon Union,
the top ve male and top fe-
male athletes of each ITU Con-
tinental Qualication Event
will be granted slots to the
Elite Duathlon World Champi-
onships (World Games), which
will be held in Cali, Colombia
on July 26 and 27.
In total, 110 male and female
duathletes will compete in the
World Championships. This
was conrmed by the ASTC
during its executive board
meeting held recently at Auck-
land, New Zealand.
In the event sponsored by
the Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority Tourism Depart-
ment, Philippine Sports Com-
mission, Fitness First, Asian
Centre for Insulation Philip-
pines, Standard Insurance and
Gatorade, the TRAP conrmed
that more than 300 local par-
ticipants have signed up so far
and more are expected to beat
the deadline.
Asian
duathlon
lures 19
countries
THE Federation of School Sports Association
of the Philippines is sending the newly minted
ninth Asian University Basketball Champion-
ship titlist University of the East Red Warriors
team to the fourth Asian University Mens
Basketball Championship, organized by the
Chinese Taipei University Sports Federation,
to be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 4.
FESSAP President David Ong recently hosted
a dinner for the entire Warriorscontingent.
Coached by David Zamar, the UE squad is
composed of Christopher Joyce Javier, Adrian
Santos, Jhon Rey Sumido, Jairold Flores, Shej
Roi Sumang, Ivan Jeric Hernandez Daryl Carl
Guiang, John Michael Noble, Ronnie Rose-
tom De Leon, Desmond Beristain, Mark An-
thony Olayon, and Emil Renz Palma.
Other members of the delegation are team
manager Dr. Jesus Tanchanco, assistant manager
Oliver Gianan, UE Physical Education Director
Rod Roque, assistant coach Aileen Lebornio, and
physical therapist Joshua Castelo.
Other entries to the AUMBC are China,
Hong Kong, Korea, Mongolia and host Chi-
nese Taipei.
The FESSAP also has partnered with San
Miguel Corporation, Cobra Energy Drink,
AgriNurture Inc., Healthy Options, and Bes-
tank in its preparations for the various quali-
fying tournaments to the 27th Summer Uni-
versiade in Kazan, Russia Federation from
July 6 to 17 next year.
Warriors join Asian University tilt
THE authority and qualification of
Joey Romasanta to run as vice presi-
dent of the Philippine Olympic Com-
mittee was questioned yesterday by a
group, which recognizes Jose Manan-
sala as head of the Philippine Karat-
edo Federation.
Manansala came forward with the
groups complaints with a month to go be-
fore the POC election on Nov. 30.
Romasanta, according to Manansala,
represents a group within the PKF, which
installed him as their president in May 25
last year.
Majority of the members of the PKF,
according to Manansala, have already
obtained a court order, which declared
the elections involving Romasanta null
and void.
A case which they led in July 26 last
year is now being heard by Judge Ro-
dolfo Bonifacio of Regional Trial Court
branch 159 in Pasig City.
The group, which installed Romasan-
ta as PKF head, is led by Raymund Lee
Reyes and Enrico Vasquez. Their group
has since been cited for contempt, accord-
ing to Manansala.
He added that his group is now l-
ing another petition to again declare the
group of Romasanta in contempt after
they failed to appear in their scheduled
hearings thrice. Peter Atencio
Joeys bid
questioned
THE Philippine
Blu Boys did
the country
proud by
nishing
second to
Japan at the
recent 11th
Asian Mens
Softball
Championship
in Okayama,
Japan. The
Blu Boys are
shown with
ASAPHIL
president Jean
Henri Lhuillier,
who joined
his players
in Japan.
FESSAP President David Ong (second from left) and Chairman Alvin
Tai Lian hosted a dinner for the UE team that will see action in the
4th Asian University Mens Basketball Championship in Taipei City.
With them are the Warriors and coach Boycie Zamar, together with
Edith Romero and Leo Gaviola, UE Marketing Coordinators.
Sports
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Manila Standard TODAY
WEDNESDAY
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Army rules regatta 3
rd
leg
FANCIED Army barely survived
the surprise strong challenge of
newcomer Lake Buhi Sinarapan
to top the mens Open-division
standard boat 300-meter race in
the third leg of the Cobra Energy
Drink Dragon Boat Regatta held
last weekend at the Manila Bay
overlooking the Baywalk along
Roxas Boulevard.
Bannered by eight rowers, who
saw action in last years IDBF
Dragon Boat championships held
in Tampa Bay, Florida, Army actu-
ally nished a close second behind
the Lake Buhi bets, but the latter
was assessed a ve-second penalty
for entering the wrong lane, while
crossing the nish line.
In the end, Army, which clocked
one minute and 12.42 seconds, took
rst while the provincial squad was
relegated to second place, with an
adjusted time of 01:16.91 from its
original clocking of 01:11.91.
Manila Ocean Park (01:19.50)
and Onslaught Racing Drag-
ons (01:20.03) nished third and
fourth, respectively, in the compe-
tition sponsored by the countrys
leading energy drink and organized
by the Philippine Dragon Boat
Federation.
If this was an international race,
Lake Buhi would be disqualied
for entering the wrong lane, not-
ed veteran technical director and
PDBF board member Nestor Ila-
gan. But let me also point out the
fact they had a very strong race.
Given more time and training,
these paddlers could really give
our national rowers a run for their
money and even excel in overseas
competition, PDB F president
Marcia Cristobal echoed.
Winning would have been
big for us and our community.
But we have to abide by the
rules, said Buhi town councilor
and team manager Edwin Sal-
vamante, who praised his team
composed of mostly farmers and
shermen living around the Bicol
lake famous for its tiny yet edible
sinarapan sh.
Cobra Energy Drink wants to
provide a vehicle for other drag-
on-boat rowers to shine like our
Lake Buhi paddlers, said Cobra
senior brand assistant Karlene Se-
bastian in yesterdays PSA forum
at the Shakeys Malate branch.
Pacman works out behind closed doors
FIGHTER of the Decade Manny Pacquiao
worked behind closed doors as he kicked
off the vital stretch of his preparation for a
fourth encounter with Mexican legend Juan
Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 9 (Manila time).
Pacquiao went through the entire routine
of shadow boxing, skipping rope, punching
the heavy bad, working on the speed-ball
and two-ball and doing the punch-mitts, with
celebrated trainer Freddie Roach.
All the reports that Im getting are very
good, but I will see for myself tomorrow
when I watch him train at the Wild Card
Gym, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told
the Manila Standard.
Arum was pleased to learn that Pac-
quiao had been sharply focused in his
two weeks of training in his hometown
of General Santos, where he sparred with
welterweight Anthony Rocky Marcial,
who was battered and called it quits after
three rounds in their rst session and four
rounds in the second.
Pacquiaos speed and punching power ap-
peared to have been carried over to his rst
day at the Wild Card, with adviser Mike
Koncz telling us training went great. He did
12 rounds on the mitts with Freddie.
Koncz added: Roach is very happy at the
condition Manny showed up in and hell spar
six rounds on Tuesday with longtime sparring
partner Raymund Beltran and the Russian.
The adviser may be referring to rugged
junior welterweight Ruslan Provodnikov
(22-1, 15 KOs), who was Pacquiaos spar-
ring partner during preparation for his ght
against Timothy Bradley.
Roach clearly wants Pacquiao to concentrate
on the task at hand, which is basically to score
a convincing victory over Marquez, preferably
by knockout so he could erase the controver-
sies that surrounded their third ght in particu-
lar when some ght fans and media thought
Marquez deserved the decision.
Although he wont say it, Pacquiao has
been peeved by Marquezs constant harping
on their previous ghts, claiming he won all
three but the judges robbed him of victory.
Roach has made it clear he wants Pac-
quiao to shut Marquez up by knocking him
out, while Pacquiaos mother, Dionisia,
wants her son win by a knockout in one or
two rounds. Ronnie Nathanielsz
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UNIVERSITY of the East has apologized to
organizers of the 17th University Games
in Bacolod City after the Warriors forfeited
their championship match against National
University. UE executive director for market-
ing Dr. Jesus Tanchanco Sr. and Department
of Physical Education director Rodrigo Roque
led a written apology to UniGames presi-
dent Roger Banzuela, explaining that the
Warriors were to represent the country in the
Asian University Basketball Federation cham-
pionship and ew to Taiwan on Sunday.
Its a done deal, Top Rank
promoter Bob Arum told the Ma-
nila Standard.
Donaire was at special ringside
when Mexicos Gamaliel Diaz
upset defending World Box-
ing Council super featherweight
champion Takahiro Ao at the To-
kyo International Forum in Japan
over the weekend.
The WBC reported that
Donaire was present to witness
the 12-round unanimous decision
victory of Diaz.
The WBC described Donaire
as one of todays sensations in
boxing.
The Manila Standard not-
ed that when Donaire scored a
ninth-round technical knockout
over Japanese southpaw Toshi-
aki Nishioka last Oct. 13 at the
Home Depot Center in Carson
City, California, there were some
Japanese friends and support-
ers who ew to watch Donaires
ght, although many more ar-
rived from all over Japan to sup-
port Nishioka.
Donaire proudly displayed the
WBC Diamond Belt he won at
the Diaz-Ao title ght.
Arum also conrmed that un-
defeated southpaw Mercito No
Mercy Gesta (26-0-1, 14 KOs)
will face International Boxing
Federation lightweight cham-
pion Miguel Vazquez on the
Mixers eye
convincing
triumph
By Jeric Lopez

CURRENTLY tied for fourth
place, San Mig Coffee and
Meralco both have one aim
heading to todays continu-
ation of the 2013 Philippine
Basketball Association Philip-
pine Cupcreate a logjam in
the upper half of the standings.
Still fresh from a controversial
victory, the Mixers (3-2) want to
post a more convincing win today
when they face doormat but unpre-
dictable GlobalPort Batang Pier (1-
5) at 5:15 p.m. in the first game at the
Smart Araneta Coliseum.
In the second game, well-
rested Meralco (3-2) shoots
for a second straight win when
it battles another team in the
lower half of the standings in
Barako Bull (2-4) at 7:30 p.m.
Wins by San Mig Coffee and
Meralco will carve a four-team
logjam at second place, with
idle Alaska and Rain or Shine,
both at 4-2, behind front run-
ning Talk N Text, which still
has to taste defeat at 6-0.
After dropping two in a row,
San Mig Coffee made sure not to
suffer its rst three-game losing
skid since Coach Tim Cone took
over as it carved out a much-
talked about 92-91 win over the
Energy Cola Sunday night.
That was an important win
for the Mixers, who stopped the
bleeding and helped them get
their condence back. However,
Cone emphasized important fac-
tors for his team to win tonight.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
AFTER a few days of uncertainty follow-
ing disagreement over the big purse that
Jorge Arce was demanding to ght World
Boxing Organization super bantamweight
champion Nonito Donaire, the two have
agreed to face off on Dec. 15 at the Toyota
Center in Houston, Texas.
TOP seed Toby Gadi displayed
grace under pressure to stave off
elimination then used his expe-
rience to foil Kevin Dalisay of
Phl Team-Victor, 16-21, 23-21,
21-15, and reach the nals of the
mens Open singles in the MVP
Sports Foundation-Philippine
Badminton Ranking System
Makati leg at the Makati Coli-
seum yesterday.
Down by a set and trailing 19-
20 in the second, Gadi fended
off Dalisays series of smashes
with a ne defensive game then
racked up four of the next ve
points to force a decider where
he re-established control to hur-
dle his toughest test so far in a
ourishing career that netted
ve PBaRS titles.
The thrilling 55-minute vic-
tory highlighted the action-
packed seminal round in
the second leg of this years
MVPSF-PBaRS circuit with
the top Golden Shuttle Foun-
dation bet arranging what
promises to be an explosive
nale against Paul Vivas.
The second-seeded Vivas,
another Phl Team-Victor main-
stay, also struggled past team-
mate and No. 8 Andrei Babad,
21-18, 24-22, to gain a crack at
the crown and the top P70,000
staked in the ve-day tour-
nament sponsored by MVP
Sports Foundation and backed
by Victor PCOME Industrial
Sales Inc., exclusive distribu-
tor of Victor equipment.
Top seed Gelita Castilo and
No. 2 Bianca Carlos likewise
sealed a dream title clash of
GSF bets in the womens Open
singles after the former out-
classed Danica Bolos, 21-8,
21-10, and the latter held off
Amabel Sumabat of WWGBA,
21-16, 21-19.
Carlos, who beat Castilo in
the Open nal in the Cebu leg
last may, also lined herself up
for a repeat double as the St.
Paul College Pasig bet made
it to the nals of the Under-19
with a 21-7, 21-13 romp over
Patrisha Malibiran.
She will dispute the title
against Sumabat, who stopped
Angelicums Aldreen Rae Con-
cepcion, 21-19, 21-10, in the
event organized by the Philip-
pine Badminton Association
headed by Vice President Jejo-
mar Binay, chair Manny V. Pan-
gilinan and sec-gen Rep. Albee
Benitez.
The nals in various events
will start at 11 a.m. today with
VP Binay expected to grace the
affair, also at the Makati Coli-
seum.
Top seed Justin Natividad of
GSF rallied from a set down to
repulse Christian Cuyno, 19-21,
21-6, 21-7, to advance to the -
nals of the boys U-19 against
Lance Bautista of Allied Victor,
who thwarted Miguel Leonardo,
21-16, 21-18.
Gadi whips Dalisay,
sets duel with Vivas
undercard of the fourth show-
down between Manny Pacqui-
ao and Juan Manuel Marquez
at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 9
(Manila time).
Gestas trainer Vince Parra
said the ghter from Mandaue
in Cebu is ready to go and
that his father Anecito Gesta has
been a great help in training the
southpaw, motivating him and
keeping him isolated.
Parra indicated they would
move to the quiet of Big Bear
on Thursday to also benet
from high altitude training for
what he believes will be a tough
ght because of the somewhat
awkward style of Vazquez.
He said Gesta is coming
along great and is ready to pull
the trigger and be taken off the
leash.
There are things he does that
suits Mercito very well. He is
an unorthodox guy, but Mercito
isnt very orthodox himself, so
we feel very comfortable. He is
a champion and we respect him
but Mercito is excited to get that
belt, Parra said.
Cage champs. The LPU-Batangas Lady Pirates display their championship trophy after winning the
14th National Collegiate Athletic Association South womens basketball title via a sweep of their series
with the San Beda College Alabang Red Lionesses at the LIMA gym in Batangas City. With them is LPU-B
sports director and head coach Jayvee Gayoso and Dr. Fe Medina, LPU-B vice president for Institutional
Affairs and NCAA MANCOM chairperson.
Paddlers in action
Topscorer. NLEXs Garvo
Lanete scores on a left-
handed layup, beating
the defense of Erase
Xfoliants Andretti Stevens
in a Philippine Basketball
Association D-League
Aspirants Cup game won
by the Road Warriors,
101-71, at The Arena in
San Juan. Lanete scored 17
points to lead six players in
double figures.
Business
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Ray S. Eano, Editor business@mst.ph
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
Meralco eyes Vietnam investments
Alcorn raising capital
and revising par value
Solar says
talks with
SMC still
ongoing
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing October 30, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.2260
Japan Yen 0.012534 0.5167
UK Pound 1.603300 66.0976
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129034 5.3196
Switzerland Franc 1.067692 44.0167
Canada Dollar 0.999400 41.2013
Singapore Dollar 0.818666 33.7503
Australia Dollar 1.034661 42.6549
Bahrain Dinar 2.652309 109.3441
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266660 10.9933
Brunei Dollar 0.815328 33.6127
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032563 1.3443
UAE Dirham 0.272279 11.2250
Euro Euro 1.290600 53.2063
Korea Won 0.000911 0.0376
China Yuan 0.160128 6.0614
India Rupee 0.018491 0.7623
Malaysia Ringgit 0.327279 13.4924
NewZealand Dollar 0.819605 33.7890
Taiwan Dollar 0.034147 1.4077
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
40
42
44
46
48
P41.200
CLOSE
Closing OCTOBER 30, 2012
5,426.670
29.25
HIGH P41.200 LOW P41.310 AVERAGE P41.263
VOLUME 702.300M
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
1200
Borongan road.
Millennium
Challenge Corp. chief
executive Daniel
Yohannes rides on the
concrete breaker at
the groundbreaking of
the MCC-funded road
project in Borongan
City, Eastern Samar.
With him are (from
left) Eastern Samar
Gov. Conrado Nicart
Jr., Borongan City
Mayor Fe Abunda,
Rep. Ben Evardone,
Millennium Challenge
Account-Philippines
managing director and
chief executive Marivic
Anonuevo (partly
hidden), MCC resident
country director Matt
Bohn and Public
Works and Highways
Undersecretary Rafael
Yabut. The secondary
national roads
development project is
part of the $434-million
compact grant from
MCC.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
MANILA Electric Co., the
countrys largest power
distributor, is looking at
investing in power plants in
Vietnam with a capacity of
150 to 600 megawatts as part
of the companys expansion
overseas, its top executive said
Monday.
Meralco chairman Manuel
Pangilinan told reporters that
several companies offered to
team up with the company
on some power generation
projects during his recent visit to
Vietnam.
They have several projects
that are on the burner so we
said that wed be interested in
looking at the opportunities
there, Pangilinan said.
The advantage of this is that
there is an offtake arrangement
that may be possible under
their regulatory regime. So its
a government project through
EVM [Vietnam Electricity]... So
well look at those opportunities
[but] its still early days to
conclude that something will
happen, he said.
Vietnam Electricity is the
largest power company in
Vietnam with an installed
electricity generation capacity
of 8,860 MW and a distribution
network spanning 19,396
kilometers.
Pangilinan said Meralco
was looking mainly at possible
investments in power generation,
with the size of the projects
ranging from a minimum of 150
MW to a high of 600 MW.
He said Meralco would initially
take a signicant minority in
the power generation projects
in partnership with local private
enterprises in Vietnam.
Well probably take modest
steps in Vietnam. ... the number
arrangements are quite reasonable
because the power will be bought
by the government through
EVN... , Pangilinan said.
Oscar Reyes, Meralco
president, earlier said Meralco
was looking at opportunities
overseas, which could include
investments in power distribution
and transmission.
ALCORN Gold Resources
Corp. is increasing its authorized
capital stock to P10 billion
to accommodate the infusion
of additional assets from
businessman Lucio Co.
Alcorn said in a disclosure
to the stock exchange it would
revise the par value of the stock
from P0.01 to P1 per share
and change its corporate name
to reect a holding company
status.
Alcorn said it would also
reorganize oil and mining assets
into a fully-owned subsidiary.
These resolutions were passed
to facilitate the infusion of
additional businesses, Alcorn
said.
It did not identify the assets set
to be infused into the company.
Co is also engaged in real estate,
power generation and liquor
businesses.
Company sources said
Alcorn was actually a holding
company but its investments
were limited to oil and mining
projects.
Sources said Co was infusing
new assets into Alcorn to make
it a real holding company.
Co also owns supermarket chain
Puregold Price Club Inc., which
was listed with the Philippine
Stock Exchange last year.
Jenniffer B. Austria
By Jenniffer B. Austria
AYALA Land Inc. made an
initial payment of P19.46 billion
to the national government for
the 74-hectare Food Terminal
Inc. complex in Taguig City.
Ayala Land investor relations
ofcer Pamela Ann Perez said
in a text message the company
made the payment on Monday.
Perez said the balance of P4.84
billion was due in 2013.
Ayala Land emerged as the
winning bidder for the 74-hectare
FTI in August. The property is
one of the last remaining large
parcels of land in Metro Manila
that is ready for immediate
development.
Ayala Land said it planned
to transform the area into
another business district. Other
business districts currently
being developed by Ayala Land
are the Makati central business
district, Bonifacio Global City
in Taguig, Vertis North in
Quezon City and Cebu Park
district.
The company said while
its bid was P9 billion higher
than the second highest offer,
the property was acquired at
a signicant discount to land
values in Makati and Bonifacio
Global City, which continued
to appreciate overtime due
to planning and continuous
development.
The property rm raised P15
billion from issuance of xed-
rate callable bonds in May and
generated another P13.6 billion
from top-up placement in July.
It plans to use proceeds from
the offering to partly fund the
groups massive land banking
program worth about P36
billion, spread over a two- to
three-year period.
A portion of the capital
raised will also be used to
nance Ayala Lands strategic
partnership with Ortigas group,
which owns huge tracks of land
in Quezon City, Pasig, San Juan
and Mandaluyong.
Ayala Land earlier said it
set aside P15 billion in initial
investment for the strategic
partnership.
Ayala Land reported a 38-
percent increase in rst-half net
income to P4.33 billion from
P3.38 billion posted in the same
period last year as revenues
grew18 percent to P25 billion
from P21.2 billion during the
period.
By Lailany P. Gomez
THE top executive of Solar
Entertainment Corp. said
negotiations for a possible
investment by San Miguel
Corp. in the media company are
ongoing.
Were happy to hear that
Mr. [Ramon] Ang is interested
in investing into Solar. There
were talks also before. Maybe
we just need time to sit down
because I know hes been very
busy and so are we, Solar
president Wilson Yu Tieng told
reporters Monday night.
Tieng said the company would
decide on the transaction, once
they agreed on certain terms.
Theres already a meeting
of minds, then probably we will
decide. Probably we will sell
part of our holdings. We dont
know yet how much, but as I
said were still in negotiation,
he added.
Solar, which airs programs
over several free-TV and cable
channels, also holds a 34-percent
stake in Radio Philippines
Network Channel 9 while the
Government Communications
Group holds 20.8 percent.
The other owners of RPN
9 are Far East Managers and
Investors Inc., a group afliated
with the late ambassador
Roberto Benedicto and other
private sectors with 32 percent
and 14 percent, respectively.
RPN 9 is one of the four free-
TV channels owned by Solar.
The others are SBN, RJTC and
BEAM TV.
Tieng said Solar was willing
to raise its stake and invest
more capital in RPN.
Pandacan oil depot
BUSINESSMEN warned of a new set of
concerns if the relocation of the Pandacan oil
depot in Metro Manila pushes through.
We will have to contend with increased risk
of road accidents, product spills, and threats to
security for the tankers and the public. It will
also mean higher logistical costs, which must,
in fairness, be passed on to consumers, the
Employers Confederation of the Philippines,
Management Association of the Philippines,
Makati Business Club and Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry said in a joint statement.
They said beyond these issues, there is
growing anxiety over what the Pandacan oil
depot case has come to illustrate, and that is
the seeming lack of stability and consistency in
government policies and regulations.
We.... express our deepest concern
regarding Ordinance 8283 of the Manila City
Council, which reclassies the land where the
Pandacan oil depot currently stands from heavy
industrial to high intensity commercial/mixed
use, effectively removing the said facility from
the area, they said.
They said the Pandacan oil depot issue was
one of several instances where unclear policies
and the midway changing of rules by government
agencies and local government units had led to
reduced or even lost opportunities that would
have beneted the economy. Julito G. Rada
Trans-Asia rights
TRANS-ASIA Oil and Energy Development
Corp., a unit of the Phinma Group, said Tuesday
it will offer additional common shares worth
over P1.6 billion to raise funds for the planned
expansion of a coal power plant in Batangas
and other energy related projects.
Trans-Asia president Francisco Viray told
reporters the stock rights offer consisted of
1,415,002,816 common shares to be offered
to stockholders of record as of Nov. 7 and an
overallotment option of 212,250,422 common
shares. The offer price is pegged at P1 per share.
Funds raised will be for the companys
equity investment in a 54-megawatt wind
energy project in Guimaras, a second 135-MW
unit of the coal-red power plant of SLTEC
[South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp.] and
possible investments in other power project
opportunities, including privatization, Viray
said. Alena Mae S. Flores
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
BANK of the Philippine
Islands said Tuesday net income
in the rst nine months climbed
37 percent to a record P13.2
billion, on the back of double-
digit loan and deposit growth as
well as robust trading gains.
The nine-month gure also eclipsed the full-year
prot of P12.8 billion in 2011 and P11.3 billion in
2010. The banks income in the third quarter reached
P3.8 billion, up 9 percent from a year ago.
BPI, the largest bank in terms of market
capitalization, said the nine-month prot translated
into a return on equity of 19.2 percent and return on
assets of 2.1 percent.
The solid performance can be attributed to the
strong revenues, which were up by 17.6 percent
coming from both the net interest income and non-
interest income, it said.
BPI attributed the solid performance to the 17.6-
percent growth in revenues coming from both the net
interest income and non-interest income.
Net interest income rose 7.8 percent as the average
asset base expanded by almost P50 billion or 6.4
percent, while net interest spreads was relatively at.
Non-interest income surged 34 percent driven by
higher securities trading gain.
The bank said loans increased 18 percent to
P475 billion, supported by an 18-percent growth
in corporate loans and 16-percent rise in consumer
loans.
Deposits grew 12 percent to P697 billion while
assets under management increased 15 percent to
P760 billion.
Moodys Investors Service recently upgraded the
foreign currency deposit rating of BPI to Ba1 from
Ba2 following its upgrade of the governments
foreign currency deposit ceiling.
Normalizing the impact of the opportunistic
recognition of securities trading gains, BPIs
adjusted return on equity and return on assets as
of September 2012 would be 16.9 percent and 1.9
percent, respectively, BPI president and chief
executive Aurelio Montinola III said.
This is line with our goal of achieving a
sustainable return on equity of 15 percent to 16
percent. We are, however, faced with the risks of
narrowing net interest margin amid the recent 25-
basis-point cut in the benchmark policy rate of the
BSP, he added.
Meanwhile, BPI assistant vice president Carlo
Gatuslao said 1.5 million clients were now using
Internet, mobile and phone banking to make
transactions.
BPIs profit hits record P13.2b
Ayala turns over P19.46-b initial payment for FTI
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com business@mst.ph B2
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 1,6476,899 1,118,727,432.15
INDUSTRIAL 214,364,896 343,439,427.92
HOLDING FIRMS 1,301,555,737 1,379,499,931.6
PROPERTY 468,542,500 887,322,409.77
SERVICES 1,025,706,558 1,302,835,621.268
MINING & OIL 2,377,088,800 227,253,324.927
GRAND TOTAL 5,403,735,390 6,259,078,147.64
FINANCIAL 1,380.64 (UP) 1.85
INDUSTRIAL 8,553.98 (UP) 159.9
HOLDING FIRMS 4,603.99 (UP) 8.16
PROPERTY 2,090.62 (DOWN) 4.08
SERVICES 1,755.01 (UP) 10.77
MINING & OIL 20,025.84 (UP) 41.27
PSEI 5,426.67 (UP) 29.25
All Shares Index 3,587.77 (UP) 16
Gainers: 84; Losers: 78; Unchanged: 43; Total: 205
Stocks up; Meralco,
Leisure lead gainers
52 Weeks Previous % Net Foreign
High Low STOCKS Close High Low Close Change Volume Trade/Buying
MST BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012
M
S
T
FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 64.15 64.90 63.80 64.05 (0.16) 1,592,250 32,603,875.00
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 83.10 83.30 83.05 83.30 0.24 1,236,490 76,865,602.50
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.71 0.75 0.74 0.74 4.23 1,262,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 52.60 53.00 52.60 53.00 0.76 38,430 645,088.00
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.96 2.05 1.95 1.95 (0.51) 7,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 18.62 19.00 18.60 18.60 (0.11) 43,400 (152,684.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 23.95 24.00 23.60 23.90 (0.21) 777,900 765,190.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.20 10.44 10.44 10.44 2.35 3,800
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 87.00 87.00 87.00 87.00 0.00 620
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 92.85 93.95 92.40 93.65 0.86 7,887,100 (8,175,110.50)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 0.00 15,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 72.00 71.60 70.70 70.75 (1.74) 696,120 (13,846,773.50)
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 86.50 86.50 86.50 86.50 0.00 10
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 371.00 371.00 370.00 370.00 (0.27) 620
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 46.00 46.05 45.95 46.05 0.11 139,100.00 3,385,805.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 161.90 161.80 160.00 161.00 (0.56) 460,510 (27,469,090.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 974.50 976.00 945.00 945.50 (2.98) 140 66,150.00
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 107.30 107.30 107.00 107.00 (0.28) 195,030 4,295,952.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 2.13 2.15 2.13 2.13 0.00 2,120,000 171,400.00
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.00 33.15 33.00 33.05 0.15 2,685,000 5,715,580.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.04 8.05 8.04 8.04 0.00 13,300
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.90 2.07 1.89 2.00 5.26 28,818,000 (907,600.00)
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 27.80 27.50 27.50 27.50 (1.08) 200 5,500.00
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.43 1.44 1.42 1.42 (0.70) 964,000
Asiabest Group 18.90 19.48 17.80 18.50 (2.12) 54,100
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 59.00 58.00 58.00 58.00 (1.69) 60
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 13.04 15.00 13.04 15.00 15.03 4,000
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 3.62 4.00 3.62 4.00 10.50 208,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.94 3.01 2.94 3.00 2.04 770,000 69,000.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.94 11.94 11.90 11.94 0.00 7,700
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.31 6.53 6.32 6.52 3.33 44,875,100 72,295,888.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.73 8.80 8.72 8.72 (0.11) 571,100 (543,655.00)
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 1.75 1.73 1.70 1.70 (2.86) 18,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 1,000
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 21.35 22.00 21.30 21.75 1.87 2,574,300 (12,769,435.00)
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 80.20 83.10 80.20 83.00 3.49 2,229,720 4,157,146.00
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0190 0.0200 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 49,500,000 60,000.00
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.30 13.30 13.24 13.30 0.00 12,200 92,680.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 3.95 3.93 3.90 3.90 (1.27) 42,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.660 0.640 0.640 0.640 (3.03) 10,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 104.80 105.00 104.50 105.00 0.19 189,810 8,250,158.00
Lafarge Rep 9.59 9.59 9.45 9.50 (0.94) 3,087,400 95,750.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.10 2.18 2.04 2.10 0.00 184,000
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 3.13 3.60 3.13 3.16 0.96 77,000
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 3.23 3.50 3.50 3.50 8.36 94,000 (126,000.00)
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 28.75 28.95 28.30 28.90 0.52 894,900 4,075,625.00
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.400 16.500 16.400 16.500 0.61 7,100
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 276.80 288.00 276.80 288.00 4.05 681,950 55,256,536.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.70 8.00 8.00 8.00 3.90 4,800
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 5.16 5.50 5.16 5.38 4.26 11,944,000 (3,086,306.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.80 10.86 10.78 10.84 0.37 5,247,000 17,926,320.00
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.08 8.15 8.03 8.14 0.74 54,500
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.91 4.03 3.89 4.02 2.81 3,813,000 982,160.00
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 4.90 5.00 4.50 5.00 2.04 6,000
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 34.00 34.00 34.00 0.00 73,800
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.20 110.20 109.80 110.00 (0.18) 192,630 5,009,218.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.45 2.50 2.44 2.50 2.04 2,346,000 4,172,250.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.76 1.81 1.76 1.81 2.84 112,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.166 0.179 0.162 0.171 3.01 15,850,000 263,100.00
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 11.50 11.68 11.38 11.40 (0.87) 1,050,400 (680,418.00)
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.03 2.00 1.92 1.99 (1.97) 636,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.26 1.26 1.23 1.26 0.00 8,041,000 376,000.00
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 71.50 75.00 70.20 75.00 4.90 1,493,740 26,149,021.00
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.13 1.17 1.12 1.15 1.77 536,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 1.490 1.670 1.300 1.520 2.01 18,896,000 (116,520.00)
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 11.18 10.94 10.94 10.94 (2.15) 500
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.71 (1.39) 11,166,000 142,000.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.00 48.00 47.30 48.00 0.00 701,400 23,570,575.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1530 0.1570 0.1480 0.1480 (3.27) 1,238,350,000 653,870.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.48 15.00 14.46 14.80 2.21 12,781,800 (4,759,546.00)
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.09 2.10 2.05 2.09 0.00 126,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.91 4.96 4.96 4.96 1.02 4,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.48 5.60 5.02 5.24 (4.38) 866,500
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.37 1.33 1.30 1.30 (5.11) 86,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.41 1.39 1.35 1.39 (1.42) 22,000 (1,390.00)
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 440.00 442.60 439.00 442.00 0.45 771,850 191,866,396.00
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 54.95 54.95 54.00 54.00 (1.73) 3,354,710 (38,531,308.00)
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.32 4.39 4.29 4.35 0.69 583,000 1,109,970.00
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 522.00 531.50 522.00 527.00 0.96 141,510 8,022,795.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.84 5.82 5.82 5.82 (0.34) 10,000
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.05 33.30 32.80 32.95 (0.30) 1,897,500 (4,167,275.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 8.00 8.10 7.50 7.76 (3.00) 257,100
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.29 5.48 5.26 5.36 1.32 6,416,500 (12,948,140.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.09 1.12 1.09 1.09 0.00 3,132,000 18,440.00
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.12 2.13 2.09 2.13 0.47 186,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.00 4.03 4.00 4.02 0.50 14,369,000 (16,891,400.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.10 4.90 4.70 4.90 (3.92) 148,600 (48,900.00)
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.00 6.15 5.98 6.15 2.50 85,400 (120,000.00)
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.500 0.510 0.500 0.500 0.00 100,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.67 2.60 2.60 2.60 (2.62) 2,000
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.70 1.76 1.70 1.76 3.53 104,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.00 500,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 802.50 802.50 800.00 802.00 (0.06) 241,670 413,455.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.94 1.96 1.89 1.89 (2.58) 1,187,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 0.00 10,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2850 0.2800 0.2650 0.2700 (5.26) 1,500,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.2900 0.2900 0.2900 0.2900 0.00 290,000 58,000.00
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.390 0.415 0.400 0.410 5.13 2,150,000
P R O P E R T Y
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.10 3.12 3.07 3.12 0.65 234,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.650 0.610 0.600 0.600 (7.69) 291,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.178 0.182 0.180 0.180 1.12 380,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.65 23.60 23.40 23.50 (0.63) 12,706,000 (38,713,720.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.29 5.38 5.28 5.38 1.70 2,861,300 (66,200.00)
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 4.92 4.93 4.90 4.93 0.20 83,000
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.43 1.45 1.42 1.43 0.00 1,195,000 (259,410.00)
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.30 2.34 2.34 2.34 1.74 10,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.08 1.05 1.05 1.05 (2.78) 4,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.075 0.075 0.070 0.075 0.00 1,420,000 (1,500.00)
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.00 576,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.990 1.000 0.970 0.980 (1.01) 21,948,000 596,800.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 2.77 2.84 2.71 2.84 2.53 54,000
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.395 0.435 0.365 0.375 (5.06) 168,110,000 4,966,850.00
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.84 1.87 1.82 1.87 1.63 1,125,000
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.39 (0.71) 22,852,000 12,298,190.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.25 1.24 1.21 1.21 (3.20) 520,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.42 2.42 2.38 2.40 (0.83) 38,014,000 16,501,790.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1730 0.1970 0.1700 0.1810 4.62 152,360,000 565,140.00
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6200 0.6300 0.6100 0.6300 1.61 1,908,000
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.470 0.450 0.450 0.450 (4.26) 110,000
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.00 19.02 18.74 18.80 (1.05) 861,800 (9,595,074.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.13 3.13 3.09 3.10 (0.96) 199,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.70 2.90 2.75 2.90 7.41 28,000 5,500.00
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.28 6.28 6.20 6.28 0.00 1,101,400 966,353.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.30 14.40 14.28 14.36 0.42 12,246,500 57,371,532.00
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 (1.45) 20,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.66 3.75 3.51 3.71 1.37 365,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.560 0.560 0.520 0.520 (7.14) 57,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.700 4.760 4.720 4.730 0.64 3,811,000 (610,780.00)
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.90 2.20 1.90 2.10 10.53 70,000 (13,200.00)
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 30.10 30.20 30.00 30.00 (0.33) 86,200
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.30 1.32 1.30 1.31 0.77 339,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.610 0.610 0.610 0.610 0.00 1,246,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.70 9.20 9.20 9.20 (5.15) 2,000 18,400.00
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 13.44 13.94 13.30 13.72 2.08 7,284,600 5,428,398.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1850 0.1910 0.1600 0.1600 (13.51) 450,210,000 (1,567,520.00)
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.02 6.04 5.96 5.99 (0.50) 177,200 7,182.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 56.85 57.00 56.80 57.00 0.26 386,700 (19,810,870.50)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 10.50 10.98 10.98 10.98 4.57 5,700
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.35 5.35 5.32 5.35 0.00 61,900
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1010.00 1065.00 1010.00 1065.00 5.45 2,715
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1140.00 1150.00 1140.00 1150.00 0.88 57,890 5,506,645.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 8.30 8.32 8.15 8.32 0.24 229,500
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.00 71.00 70.00 70.80 (0.28) 374,460 (3,778,356.50)
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.420 0.440 0.440 0.440 4.76 10,000 4,400.00
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 8.49 8.50 8.50 8.50 0.12 200
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.68 2.65 2.65 2.65 (1.12) 18,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.048 0.049 0.041 0.042 (12.50) 359,400,000 (7,826,000.00)
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.02 1.02 1.00 1.01 (0.98) 1,987,000 656,500.00
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0460 0.0460 0.0460 0.0460 0.00 5,500,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.6500 2.7000 2.7000 2.7000 1.89 20,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 9.20 9.71 9.24 9.68 5.22 7,293,600 (247,896.00)
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 0.00 19,000
2.65 1.03 Lorenzo Shipping 1.40 1.34 1.34 1.34 (4.29) 8,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.74 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.36 101,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.95 2.98 2.93 2.96 0.34 484,000
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.00 14.00 13.92 14.00 0.00 12,500
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.20 5.50 5.20 5.47 5.19 15,100
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.95 2.96 2.90 2.94 (0.34) 880,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.50 9.51 9.51 9.51 0.11 1,300
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 75.00 76.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 2,500 177,700.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 14.18 14.16 13.70 14.00 (1.27) 25,267,600 337,608,520.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2634.00 2656.00 2640.00 2656.00 0.84 65,145 (72,363,600.00)
30.15 10.68 Puregold 30.05 30.30 29.95 30.00 (0.17) 5,616,900 (21,842,320.00)
STI Holdings 1.29 1.38 1.27 1.28 (0.78) 5,151,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.50 2.49 2.40 2.49 (0.40) 4,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.430 0.430 0.430 0.430 0.00 110,000
Yehey 2.050 2.230 1.880 2.000 (2.44) 1,161,000 (281,800.00)
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0065 0.0067 0.0062 0.0062 (4.62) 1,599,000,000 407,500.00
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.65 4.65 4.56 4.65 0.00 74,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.70 17.80 17.70 17.80 0.56 347,100 (196,900.00)
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 25.65 25.45 25.45 25.45 (0.78) 200
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.275 0.280 0.270 0.275 0.00 2,930,000 (2,800.00)
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 22.50 22.50 22.00 22.00 (2.22) 4,700
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 22.00 22.00 22.00 22.00 0.00 300
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.05 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.90 200,000
Coal Asia 1.28 1.30 1.22 1.30 1.56 38,537,000 (72,140.00)
61.80 6.96 Dizon 17.68 18.00 17.40 17.58 (0.57) 158,100
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.57 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.00 2,023,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.120 1.140 1.120 1.140 1.79 22,770,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.220 1.230 1.200 1.220 0.00 5,918,000 1,103,820.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0610 0.0620 0.0610 0.0610 0.00 66,710,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0610 0.0630 0.0610 0.0620 1.64 26,540,000 (24,800.00)
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.10 17.30 17.12 17.30 1.17 110,600 1,730,832.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 6.70 6.78 6.30 6.40 (4.48) 643,900
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6900 0.6800 0.6300 0.6400 (7.25) 188,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.100 4.100 3.990 4.040 (1.46) 576,000 (109,540.00)
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 75,200,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 2,400,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.95 5.95 5.92 5.93 (0.34) 128,700 119,000.00
28.25 18.40 Philex À 15.00 15.08 14.80 14.96 (0.27) 2,325,300 (8,146,398.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 25.90 26.50 25.80 26.00 0.39 121,900 827,180.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.044 0.044 0.042 0.043 (2.27) 508,400,000 (107,500.00)
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 220.00 220.00 219.00 220.00 0.00 215,090 (6,628,142.00)
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0160 0.0160 0.0160 0.0160 0.00 21,200,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 29.20 29.50 29.15 29.15 (0.17) 639,000 (18,350,705.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 533.00 528.00 527.00 527.00 (1.13) 50
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 105.00 104.00 104.00 104.00 (0.95) 5,200
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.50 102.50 102.50 102.50 0.00 2,030 (208,075.00)
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 8.33 8.29 8.13 8.28 (0.60) 100,000 (703,490.00)
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 109.50 109.50 109.50 109.50 0.00 20,000
SMC Preferred A 74.95 75.00 74.95 75.00 0.07 203,730 (14,729,250.00)
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred B 75.25 75.25 75.25 75.25 0.00 53,000
SMC Preferred C 75.25 75.25 75.25 75.25 0.00 22,700
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1010.00 1011.00 1011.00 1011.00 0.10 1,000
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41 0.71 358,000
Wow, mali!
NOPE, it was not an episode for J oey de Leons
top-rated gag show but a real tragi-comedy
of errors. And if it was a joke, it was certainly
something that the camp of former President
Glor ia Ar r oyo did not nd funny at all
believing that the Pampanga representative had
gotten a TRO on her arraignment for the PCSO
plunder case.
One can just imagine the elation of the GMA
camp when they got wind of Supreme Court
PIO head Gleo Guer r as FYI text to media
announcing the issuance of a TRO in connection
with former PGMAs arraignment before the
Sandigan Bayan on PCSO plunder caseonly
to have their jubilation dashed to the ground
upon discovering that the TRO only covered the
petition of former COA auditor Nilda Plar as, a
co-accused.
To make matters worse, Guerra, a lawyer, later
announced that the TRO also covered the arrest
order issued against Congresswoman Arroyo
which turned out to be wrong information once
again. Sources said the SC PIO head was just
too eager to relay the news that she reportedly
failed to check rst if the said TRO also covered
Arroyo probably a classic case of text now,
check later, Happy Hour sources alleged.
Happy Hour wont be surprised if gag shows
like Bubble Gang will soon come out with a
version of last Mondays confusing events
with Michael V (channeling FPJs widow Susan
Roces) delivering this line: You made a cruel
joke and stole the ex-presidents happinessnot
once, but twice!
Boo!
SM condent on Baguio commitment
Proving its rabid detractors wrong, SM City
Baguio planted an additional 14,200 pine tree
saplings in the Busol watershedbringing the
total to 23,757 to date, which is almost half
of the 50,000 trees that the mall committed
to plant within three years. No wonder SM
City Baguio PR manager Kar r en Padilla is
upbeat, disclosing that 95 percent of the trees
that have been planted earlier on the year have
survived. Padilla also confirmed that while the
program is a government directive designed to
absorb the impact of the malls expansion plan
within its property, SM is planting more than
the required number. We are encouraging
more agencies and other interested groups to
join us in this reforestation program, Padilla
invited.
People have yet to see if the self-declared
tree savers will shed their biases and add to
the tree-planting efforts of the mall. But so far
they have been a no show, with none of
them joining the over a hundred SM Baguio City
employees and the 300-plus volunteers from the
Cordillera Police Regional Ofce, Baguio City
Police, the Philippine Army, the Philippine Air
Force, the Cordillera Highway Patrol group as
well as civilians who did more than just talk
about their concern for the environment. To
increase the chance of survival and growth of the
saplings, the mall commissioned a professional
group to monitor and maintain the trees planted
in Busol watershed, which is the main source
of potable water in Baguio and La Trinidad in
Benguet.
New terminal assignment
for PAL, Air phil Expr ess
Holiday travelers better double check the new
terminal assignments for domestic ights from
Philippine Airlines and Airphil Express. Flights
to and from Bacolod, Cebu, Davao, General
Santos City, Iloilo, Laoag, Tagbilaran and select
Kalibo ights will be departing and arriving
in NAIA Terminal 2 (near Nayong Pilipino).
Flights to and from Busuanga, Butuan, Cagayan
de Oro, Calbayog, Catarman, Cotabato, Caticlan,
Dipolog, Dumaguete, Legazpi, Masbate, Naga,
Ozamiz and select Kalibo ights will depart and
arrive in NAIA Terminal 3 (across Resorts World
Manila).
The use of the new Terminal 3 for certain
domestic ights is expected to decongest NAIA 2
especially with the anticipated surge in the number
of passengers going home for the holidays. To
avoid last-minute confusions, passengers are also
advised to check their airline tickets the night
before their ight, call the 24-hour PAL hotline
at 855-888 or AirphileExpress at 855-9000. You
may also check out www.whatsmyterminal.com
or log on to the Facebook and Twitter accounts of
PAL (facebook.com/ypal; @ypal) or Airphil
Express (facebook.com/airphilexpressph; @
airphilexpress).
A safe trip to everyone!
* * *
For comments, reactions, photos, stories
and related concerns, readers may e-mail to
happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
STOCKS rebounded Tuesday, moving
in line with Asian markets despite the
subdued sentiments as New York was
closed amid a massive storm that crossed
the US northeast.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, rose
29 points, or 0.5 percent, to
5,426.67, with ve of the six
subsectors closing in the green.
Only the property subsector
closed lower Tuesday.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, also
advanced 16 points, or 0.5
percent, to 3,587.77, as gainers
led losers, 84 to 78, with 43
issues unchanged. Value
turnover amounted to P6.3
billion.
Power distributor Manila
Electric Co. gained 3.7 percent
to P287, after it reported that
net income in the rst three
quarters went up 11 percent to
P12.9 billion.
Other power companies also
rose. Energy Development
Corp. added 3.5 percent to P6.53
while power conglomerate First
Philippine Holdings Corp. rose
3.4 percent to P82.90.
Developers with stakes in the
Entertainment City project in
Manila Bay also posted gains.
Leisure & Resorts World
Corp. climbed 5.4 percent to
P9.70 after announcing its
second casino venture this
week, boosting the outlook for
prots amid a forecast surge in
Philippine gaming revenue.
Leisure said it signed a
preliminary agreement with
Eco Leisure & Hospitality
Holding Co. to buy half of Hotel
Enterprises of the Philippines
Inc., which owns and operates
the Midas Hotel & Casino in
Manila.
Bloomberry Resorts Corp.,
which develops its own resort,
increased 2.7 percent to P13.80.
Bloomberry Resorts Corp.,
Belle Corp., Alliance Global
Group Inc. and Universal
Entertainment Corp. are all
scheduled to open casino resorts
from 2013 to 2016, part of a
government push to increase
its share of burgeoning Asian
gaming revenue.
Meanwhile, Asian stock
markets treaded upward
Tuesday, kept aoat by
expectations that Japans
central bank will announce
action to help the country break
out of its economic slump.
But trading was subdued as a
massive storm crippled New
York and much of the US
northeast.
With much of New Yorks
nancial district in a mandatory
evacuation zone due to the storm,
traders were focusing on the
Bank of Japan, whose monetary
policy committee was expected
to announce steps to stimulate
the economy following a
meeting, possibly an expansion
of its asset-purchase program.
The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo
rose 0.4 percent to 8,966.95.
South Koreas Kospi index
rose 0.4 percent to 1,899.51.
Australias S&P/ASX 200
added 0.2 percent to 4,484.60.
Hong Kongs Hang Seng index
fell 0.5 percent to 21,407.74.
Benchmarks in mainland China,
Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan
rose. New Zealands fell.
The New York Stock Exchange
was shut down on Monday
and will remain closed at least
through Tuesday as a once-in-a-
century storm barreled through
the northeastern US. The last
time trading was halted for two
consecutive days because of
weather was in 1888.
The uncertainty generated by
the storm comes at the start of
a big week in the United States.
This is the last full week before
the Nov. 6 presidential election
and culminates Friday with the
release of Octobers employment
report, which many analysts
think could have an impact on
the vote.
With Bloomberg, AP
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com business@mst.ph OCTOBER 31, 2012 WEDNESDAY
B3
Group
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genetic
crops
Holcim to build $400-m plant
PH call centers
to keep growth
More rural banks offer microfinance
By Jenniffer B. Austria
HOLCIM Philippines Inc., the local unit
of Swiss cement company Holcim, dis-
closed a plan to build a new cement plant
in Bulacan that will cost as much as $400
million.
Holcim Philippines chief
operating ofcer Roland Van
Wijnen said during a press
brieng the company was
preparing a proposal for a cement
plant to be submitted for board
approval in the rst half of 2013.
The new plant, which will
have a capacity of 2 million
metric tons per year, is expected
to be operational by 2016. It
will boost the cement rms
current production capacity of
7.5 million metric tons per year.
Holcim has plants in La
Union, Misamis Oriental and
Davao.
The company said it planned
to tap the debt market to nance
the construction of the new
facility.
Van Wijnen said the companys
move to construct a new cement
facility was in anticipation of
increased demand both from the
public and private sector.
The Aquino administration
lined up various big-ticket
infrastructure projects under
the so-called public-private
partnership program while
property developers continue to
invest in condominium towers,
hotels, ofce buildings and
shopping malls.
The company recently
reopened an idle facility
in Calaca, Batangas and
reactivated a grinding plant in
Mabini, Batangas, which will be
operational by the third quarter
of 2013.
Meanwhile, Holcim reported
that net income in the rst nine
months went up 22.8 percent to
P2.53 billion from P2.06 billion
posted in the same period last
year.
Sales increased 22.5 percent
to P20.2 billion from P16.5
billion during the period.
Van Wijnen said he expected
the company to achieve double-
digit growth in volume this year
as robust demand would likely
persist despite heavy rains.
He said the strong performance
would be sustained in the months
ahead, as the plants achieved
full efciencies following the
completed maintenance and
repair initiatives.
By Julito G. Rada
THE Business Processing Association of the
Philippines said the voice segment of the industry
is showing no signs of slowing down and is
expected to sustain its growth next year.
BPAP president and chief executive Benedict
Hernandez said Tuesday employment in the call
center sector or the voice segment would increase
to 567,000 in 2013 from the current 493,000.
The voice industry is one of the most dynamic
and progressive sectors today. Its growth in the
last six years is at least ve times higher than
the average employment growth in the country.
This means that employment opportunities in the
voice industry is more lucrative compared with
other industries, Hernandez said.
Hernandez said as the number one destination
for voice services, the Philippines enjoys
competitive advantage because of a large Filipino
talent pool.
He cited a recent survey by GlobalEnglish
Corp. showing the Philippines as the best country
in terms of business English prociency, even
ahead of the United States.
Hernandez said to maintain this lofty status and
ensure the competence of existing and potential voice
sector employees, BPAP teamed up with government
institutions to standardize training programs.
He said BPAP and the Contact Center
Association of the Philippines also forged
partnerships with academic institutions to give
students the chance to have their internship at
BPO companies.
CCAP executive director Jojo Uligan said
compensation in the voice industry was more
attractive than other industries. An entry-level
position that typically requires a fresh college
graduate or undergraduate can have a basic
monthly salary of about P12,000 to P13,000. This
is 38 percent higher than the basic minimum of
P9,000, Uligan said.
By Othel V. Campos
A CEBU-BASED coalition
raised alarm over the increasing
incidence of transgenic
contamination of white corn,
the staple food in most parts of
the Visayas and Mindanao.
The Cebu Coalition for
Food Security protested the
governments approval of
genetically modied organisms
such as Golden Rice and Bt
corn.
Filipinos eat rice or corn for
every meal, every day. The fact
that the Department of Agriculture
is bent on propagating GMO
varieties like Golden Rice and
Bt Corn for mass consumption is
truly disturbing, said coalition
spokesman Roberto Bajenting.
There are cases that GMO
corn has cross-bred with normal
corn crops. How can we protect
our rice crops to prevent the
same thing from happening once
the golden rice is commercially
produced? he added.
Representatives from the
Catholic church, Muslim groups,
farmers, lawyers and doctors in
a recent forum in Cebu belied
claims by the Bureau of Plant
Industry and GMO proponents
that genetically-modied crops
would be benecial to Filipino
farmers and help ensure the
countrys food security.
Farmers from Bohol
raised concerns about soil
contamination of Bt corn, a
genetically modied crop that
contains built-in pesticide that
makes it resistant to corn borer,
a pest that destroys the cob.
Varieties of Bt corn were
banned in other countries
because of health concerns, the
coalition said.
The coalition said negative
impacts of GMOs on the
environment were well-
documented, including the
emergence of super weeds
tolerant to the herbicides
that are used in tandem with
herbicide-tolerant GMO crops,
as well as the evolution of pests
that resist the toxins in the Bt
crops.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
MORE rural banks were accredited to provide
microfinance products such as mobile banking and
microinsurance across the country, according to the
Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines.
RBAP said its partnership with the Microenterprise
Access to Banking Services, an organization funded
Outsourcing summit. Head of Globe Business Jesus Romero (extreme right) gives
insights on how information technology-business process outsourcing companies can be
independent from the US market during the International Outsourcing Summit held recently.
A member of the board of the Business Processing Association of the Philippines, Romero said
local outsourcing companies should be on the constant lookout for current opportunities to
nd, and be prepared, for future sources of revenue growth. Globe Business sponsored the
summits gala night.
New FedEx hub. Shanghai Airport (Group) Co. Ltd. and FedEx Express, one of the worlds largest express transportation
companies, announced plans to establish the FedEx Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub at Shanghai Pudong
International Airport. FedEx will invest over $100 million on the project, which will be one of the important facilities in Asia-
Pacic Region for FedEx. Jing Yiming (right), vice president of Shanghai Airport Group, and Eddy Chan, head of China and
senior vice president of FedEx, shake hands after signing the agreement.
by the US Agency for International Development,
enabled more banks to provide financial inclusion
in developing areas and introduce innovations such
as mobile banking and microinsurance.
It said as of end-September, the RBAP-Rural
Bankers Research and Development Foundation
Inc. Microinsurance Initiative had certified 197
banks since August 2010.
The association noted that as of October, 69 rural
banks were issued the notice of no objection from
the Bangko Sentral, which secures the public of
the banks good financial standing.
The Insurance Commission also granted 37 rural
banks license to sell microinsurance, while the
Bangko Sentral authorized 27 banks to engage in
microinsurance.
RBAP president Edward Leandro Garcia said the
partnership between USAID, MABS and RBAP
has gone farther than expected.
The numbers speak for themselves. RBAP-
MABS Project has helped transform rural
communities into productive communities and
poor families into an economically integral part of
society, Garcia said.
He said the program helped over 140 rural banks
to expand and offer new microfinance products and
services. Rural banks were able to lend to over
970,000 new borrowers, disbursed a total of P42
billion, and opened nearly 900,000 new micro deposit
accounts.
Mobile banking also reached more than P 16 billion
worth of transactions or more than $300 million since
its introduction in 2006.
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APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION AS
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION OF CONSULTANTS

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Date: July 16, 2012
Name of the Organization: Confederation of Filipino
Consulting Organizations, Inc.
Business Address: Unit 211 2
nd
Floor Grand
Emerald Tower Don F. Ortigas
Jr. Road Corner Garnet Rd.
Ortigas Center Pasig City
Contact Numbers: 310-4931 to 33 local 214
Please indicate sectors or felds:
1. Advisory/ Review
2. Pre-investment & feasibility studies
3. Design services
4. Construction Supervision
5. Management & Related Services
6. Other Technical Services or Special Studies
In support of this application, the following documents are
hereby submitted:
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document showing existence of juridical personality
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if any
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associations, with respective contact numbers,
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and perform any and all acts necessary to represent the
organization in its application under the Government
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GPPB of any changes affecting any of the information
contained herein.
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th
day
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Regulations, and the Government Procurement Policy Board
Resolution 02-2011,
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Unit 211 2
nd
Floor Grand Emerald Tower Don F. Ortigas Jr.
Road Corner Garnet Road Ortigas Center Pasig City
hereby applies for recognition as the Umbrella Organization of
consutlants for the following sector/s of the consulting industry:
Advisory / Review
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Design Services
construction Supervision
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Offce any questions on and/or oppositions to the foregoing
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WORLD
Pirates
ship sinks;
14 crew
rescued
Switzerlands UBS plans
massive layoffs of 10,000
US seeks Algerias military support vs. Mali
Irans national orchestra disbanded
Mammograms: 75% are overdiagnosed
IN BRIEF
Syrian planes expand airstrikes
Israel says international sanctions hit Hezbollah
GENEVASwiss banking gi-
ant UBS AG announced mas-
sive layoffs Tuesday along with
huge losses in its third-quarter
results, saying it aims to trim as
many as 10,000 employees to
drastically shrink its ailing in-
vestment bank.
Switzerlands biggest bank said
that as part of the cost-cutting
drive it is likely to have a head-
count of around 54,000 by 2015,
down from its current 64,000 em-
ployees among 57 countries.
The bank posted a net loss of
2.17 billion Swiss francs ($2.31
billion), compared with a prot of
1.02 billion Swiss francs ($1.13
billion) during the same three-
month period through September
2011.
In what it called a signicant
acceleration in its transforma-
tion, the Zurich-based bank said
it would sharpen its focus on the
investment bank and appoint a
new executive to lead it.
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti said
the investment unit, which has
been hit by a series of costly blun-
ders in recent years, will con-
tinue to be a signicant global
player in its core businesses.
It cant get better than this
point for us to act, Ermotti, 52,
told journalists at a brieng. We
have condence, we have expe-
rience and the credentials to do
that, and we have a capital base
that allows us to do that, com-
pared with a year ago when the
bank announced its last reorgani-
zation plans.
The bank attributed some of
the declining prot to a pretax
charge of 863 million francs
($920 million) linked to an ac-
counting rule on how banks
must value their debt. Banks
can post gains if the value of
their debt falls, because it would
theoretically become cheaper
for the bank to repurchase that
debt. AP
ELIZABETH CITY, North Caro-
linaThe nal hours of the HMS
Bounty were as dramatic as the
Hollywood adventure lms she
starred in, with the crew aban-
doning ship in life rafts as their
stately craft slowly went down in
the immense waves churned up
by Hurricane Sandy off the North
Carolina coast.
By the time the rst rescue heli-
copter arrived, all that was visible
of the replica 18th-century sailing
vessel was a strobe light at the top
of the mighty ships submerged
masts. The roiling Atlantic Ocean
had claimed the rest.
The Coast Guard rescued 14
crew members by helicopter
Monday. Hours later, rescuers
found one of the missing crew
members, but she was unre-
sponsive. And they were still
searching for the captain.
We pray theres no loss of life
and that they rescue all of the crew,
said Bill Foster, mayor of St. Peters-
burg, Florida, a frequent winter port
for the ship and where it had been
expected to arrive in November.
When a crew decides its safer in
an inflatable than it is on deck, then
you know shes in peril.
The ship was originally built
for the 1962 lm Mutiny on the
Bounty starring Marlon Brando,
and it was featured in several oth-
er lms over the years, including
one of the Pirates of the Carib-
bean movies. AP
The death toll for what was sup-
posed to be a four-day ceasere
between the regime of President
Bashar Assad and rebels seeking his
overthrow exceeded 500, and activ-
ists guessed the governments heavy
reliance on air power reected its in-
ability to roll back rebel gains.
The army is no longer able to
make any progress on the ground so
it is resorting to this style, said activ-
ist Hisham Nijim via Skype from the
northern town of Khan Sheikhoun.
Activists said more than 80 peo-
ple were killed nationwide Monday
while videos posted online showed
ghter jets screaming over Syr-
ian towns, mushroom clouds rising
from neighborhoods and residents
searching the remains of damaged
and collapsed buildings for bodies.
One video from Maaret al-Numan
in the north showed residents try-
ing to save a boy who was buried up
to his shoulders in rubble. Another
showed the dead bodies of a young
boy and girl laid out on a tile oor.
The airstrikes focused on rebel areas
in the northern provinces of Aleppo
and Idlib, as well as on restive areas in
and around the capital Damascus. The
regime has been bombing rebel areas
in the north for months, but had spar-
ingly used its air force near the capital,
presumably to avoid isolating its sup-
porters there.
But analysts say that rampant de-
fections and rising rebel capabilities
have lessened the regimes ability to
take back and hold rebel areas, mak-
ing air strikes its most effective way
to ght back.
Monday was supposed to be the
fourth and nal day of an interna-
tionally sanctioned cease-re to
coincide with the Muslim holiday
of Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest
periods of the Muslim calendar. But
violence marred the truce almost im-
mediately after it was to go into ef-
fect on Friday and continued apace
through the weekend. AP
BEIRUTSyrian ghter jets pounded rebel
areas across the country on Monday with scores
of airstrikes that anti-regime activists called the
most widespread bombing in a single day since
Syrias troubles started 19 months ago.
ALGIERS, AlgeriaUS Secre-
tary of State Hillary Rodham Clin-
ton sought Algerias assistance on
Monday for any future military
intervention in Mali, pressing the
North African nation to provide
intelligence--if not boots on the
ground--to help rout the al-Qaida-
linked militants across its south-
ern border.
Clinton, on the rst stop of a
ve-day trip overseas, met with
Algerian President Abdelaziz
Bouteika as the United States
and its allies ramped up prepa-
rations to ght northern Malis
breakaway Islamist republic.
When Malis democratically
elected leader was ousted in a mil-
itary coup in March, Tuareg rebels
seized on the power vacuum and
within weeks took control of the
north, aided by an Islamist faction.
The Islamists then quickly ousted
the Tuaregs and took control of
half the country.
The UN Security Council has
unanimously approved the idea
of an African-led military force to
help the Malian army oust Islamic
militants, but its details are still
unclear.
One plan would see Malis em-
battled government in the south and
its West African neighbors taking
the military lead to battle with the
militants, with the United States and
European countries in support.
Any military intervention would
likely require Algeria, whose re-
forms have headed off the Arab
Spring tumult experienced by
neighbors such as Libya and Tu-
nisia and left it with the strongest
military and best intelligence in
the region.
Clinton said she and Boutef-
lika spoke at length about Mali,
with the Algerian leader appear-
ing to caution against any rash
action. AP
This photo provided by the US Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane
Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members by helicopter. One crew
member died while the captain was still missing. AP
TEL AVIV, IsraelInternational
sanctions are forcing Iran to cut
back aid to its anti-Israel Hez-
bollah allies in Lebanon, but the
Lebanese guerrilla group remains
a potent force, a top Israeli mili-
tary ofcial said Monday.
He said Hezbollah has an arsenal
far larger and more sophisticated
than it possessed during a month-
long war in 2006, when it red
thousands of rockets at Israel.
The ofcial said Israel re-
mains worried that Syrian arse-
nals of chemical weapons might
be raided by militants including
Hezbollah, which is also backed
by the Syrian regime. At present
the government in Syria, which
borders both Israel and Lebanon,
appears to be maintaining control
over its chemical weapons arse-
nals, he added.
There are no signs now that
chemical weapons are being
moved out of secure government
warehouses, he said. But he said
Israel fears that could change
overnight because of the chaos
of Syrias civil war.
The ofcial, a senior ofcer
in the northern command, spoke
with foreign reporters on condi-
tion of anonymity under military
rules.
There was no immediate reac-
tion from Hezbollah, which does
not usually comment on military
or security matters.
Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite
Muslim group committed to Is-
raels destruction, has long served
as an Iranian proxy along Israels
northern border. It red 4,000
rockets and missiles into Israel
during the 2006 war, while Israeli
military strikes caused heavy
damage and killed more than
1,100 Lebanese. The war ended
in a stalemate. AP
LONDONBreast cancer
screening for women over 50
saves lives, an independent panel
in Britain has concluded, conrm-
ing ndings in US and other stud-
ies.
But that screening comes with
a cost: The review found that for
every life saved, roughly three
other women were overdiagnosed,
meaning they were unnecessarily
treated for a cancer that would
never have threatened their lives.
The expert panel was commis-
sioned by Cancer Research UK
and Britains department of health
and analyzed evidence from 11
trials in Canada, Sweden, the UK
and the US
In Britain, mammograms are
usually offered to women aged
50 to 70 every three years as part
of the state-funded breast cancer
screening program.
Scientists said the British pro-
gram saves about 1,300 women
every year from dying of breast
cancer while about 4,000 women
are overdiagnosed. By that term,
experts mean women treated for
cancers that grow too slowly to
ever put their lives at risk. This is
different from another screening
problem: false alarms, which occur
when suspicious mammograms
lead to biopsies and follow-up
tests to rule out cancers that were
not present. The study did not look
at the false alarm rate. AP
TEHRAN, Iran--The Iranian na-
tional symphony orchestra has
been disbanded for lack of funds,
musicians said Monday, another
sign of the effects of Western eco-
nomic sanctions..
Orchestra members told the
semiofcial ILNA news agency
Monday that they have not re-
hearsed together and have not
been paid for three months.
Arsalan Kamkar, a violinist in
the orchestra, told The Associated
Press Monday that only seven or
eight members of the orchestra
have valid contracts. Unfortu-
nately the rest have not had con-
tracts over the past months, and it
seems unlikely their contracts will
be extended.
The orchestra was reactivated
just last year, after a two-year
break.
Another musician, Babak Ria-
hipour, said the orchestra has been
suffering from mismanagement,
Nobody cares about its destiny.
There is no budget for replacing
decades-old instruments. Nobody
pays the players enough, he
said.
The step is likely tied to height-
ening economic woes in Iran be-
cause of government mismanage-
ment and Western sanctions over
Irans nuclear development pro-
gram. Another key effect of the
sanctions has been the collapse of
the Iranian currency. AP
Ethnic clashes. A Muslim refugee girl carries housewares in a plastic
basket at Thechaung refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western
Myanmar. Survivors of ethnic clashes in western Myanmar lashed out at the
government for failing to prevent violence between Muslims and Buddhists
that has displaced more than 32,000 people over the last week. AP
Clinton
Obama due in Asia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia
Cambodias foreign ministry
says President Barack Obama is
expected to visit Southeast Asia
in mid-November.
Ministry spokesman Koy
Kuong said Tuesday that Obama
will travel to the Cambodian capi-
tal, Phnom Penh, for a summit
of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations.
The meeting of heads of state
is due to take place Nov. 18-20,
bringing together leaders of the
10-nation bloc.
US ofcials have declined to
conrm Obamas travel plans.
Koy Kuong had no further de-
tails, but another senior Cambo-
dian ofcial said Obama is also
expected to hold talks with Cam-
bodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia
virtually unchallenged since a
1997 coup. AP
Publishers merge
LONDONTwo of the worlds
biggest publishing houses are to
link up in a deal that will bring the
writings of classics like George
Orwells 1984 and this years lit-
erary phenomenon Fifty Shades
of Grey under one umbrella.
Conrmation that Pearson will
merge its Penguin Books division
with Random House, which is
owned by German media com-
pany Bertelsmann, will create
the worlds largest publisher of
consumer books, with around a
quarter of the market.
As well as publishing books
from authors such as John Gr-
isham, Random House scored
a major hit this year with E.L.
James Fifty Shades, a steamy
novel about a submissive col-
lege student and a dominant en-
trepreneur. Penguin has a strong
backlist, including Orwell, Jack
Kerouac and John Le Carre. AP
Canada aftershock
VANCOUVER, British Colum-
biaThe US Geological Survey
says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake
off the west coast of Canada on
Monday night is an aftershock
of the magnitude 7.7 quake that
struck Saturday night. A geo-
physicist says the agency had no
immediate reports that the latest
quake caused any signicant
damage or was widely felt.
The National Weather Service
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center said the Monday
night quake was not expected to
generate a tsunami.
USGS geophysicist Susan
Hoover in Golden, Colorado,
says an even larger aftershock
--a magnitude 6.3 quake--was
recorded on Sunday in the same
general area off British Colum-
bias Queen Charlotte Islands.
Since the 7.7 quake, Hoover says
nearly 80 quakes registering mag-
nitude 4.0 or higher have been
recorded in the area. AP
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NEW PLAYER
Wine Century Brothers at
the heart of Chinatown
offers over 500 wines and
over 200 spirits.
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 31, 2012
THE Bugatti name is known globally as a
manufacturer of high-performance au-
tomobiles. Unbeknownst to a lot of
people is the existence of another
Bugatti brand: the Bugatti Family
Company, which, for four genera-
tions since 1923, has been in the
business of atware design and
production. In 1999, the company
was rebranded as Casa Bugatti.
Recently, consistent with their inter-
national expansion, the Italian label de-
cided to enter the Philippine market.
THE
By Ed Biado
Casa Bugatti managing di-
rector Clemente Bugatti was
in town on October 19 for the
brands launch at Rustans Maka-
ti. He brought with him Casa Bu-
gattis legacy lines of atware and
different lines of small kitchen
appliances and kitchenware.
The appliances are a relatively
new addition to their range, as the
brand ventured into the category
only in 2004, starting with coffee
machines. Mr. Bugatti concedes
that the Bugatti home brand isnt
the most recognized atware
brand in the world. He aims to
change that by introducing the
brand to a broader audience with
other itemsbigger and more
visible ones that can easily be
associated with the brand.
Espresso machines, then. He
explains, Coffee beans may not
be from Italy, but everyone knows
Italian espresso. It makes sense
that you make your Italian espres-
so with an Italian-made machine,
something that is specially made
to brew the best-tasting cups of
espresso.
Hes referring to the Diva cof-
fee machine, the companys rst
non-atware product. Design-
wise, Mr. Bugatti says that its a
simple-looking piece, which can
be manually drawn with no more
than nine gestures (seven straight
lines and two circles, to be exact).
He candidly narrates that the orig-
inal design idea for it is exactly
the nine-gesture gure on a piece
of scrap paper.
Similar in appearance to the
Diva coffee machine are the Vita
juicer and the Uma weighing
scale and timer. All three products
are designed as inverted cones.
These designs, together with the
other appliance pieces, are collab-
orative efforts between Casa Bu-
gattis in-house designers (headed
by third-generation Bugatti and
senior designer Virgilio Bugatti)
and guest designers, resulting in
truly dynamic output.
The brand welcomes a myriad
of perspectives and ideas from
design students and established
designers alike, such as the design
duo Stars-Milano (industrial de-
signer Andreas Seegatz and ar-
chitect/visual designer Giuliana
Corsini), advertising creative di-
rector Teseo Berghelia, engineer/
designer Nick Munro and indus-
trial designers Innocenzo Rino
and Lorenzo Ruggieri.
I work [as] the glue between
designers and engineers in order
to make great ideas feasible, the
fourth-generation Bugatti states.
Balance is very hard to
[achieve], he adds, explaining
that an aesthetically pleasing de-
sign must be accompanied by
superior technical aspects and
quality. Casa Bugatti takes pride
in their technological feats. When
his R&D engineers tell him that
something is difcult to accom-
plish, the man says, he tells them
that difcult is not impossible.
As long as it isnt impossible,
they nd a way to make it work.
That principle is applied across
the small appliances collection.
Theyre streamlined and practi-
cal, making them ideal for mod-
ern homes. The Vela blender fea-
tures a four-speed pulse and ice
function, resulting in perfect con-
sistencies. The shape allows for
easy introduction of new ingredi-
ents while blending and, sized at a
generous 1.5 liters, one blend can
go a long way. Meanwhile, the
Volo fully accessorized toaster
has an electronic selector that is
capable of defrosting, reheating
and browning. Its bagel function
makes sure that bagels are toasted
just right. The motorized lift sys-
tem, on the other hand, is incorpo-
rated for added convenience.
Also in the fold are the
Vera kettle and the La-
guna wine cooler. Din-
nerware options include
Pallini and Daisy
complete sets of dinner
plates, soup plates, des-
sert plates, teacups, and
saucers. Gift items such
as trays, bowls, wall
clocks, oil cruet sets, and
pepper mills are avail-
able as well. Of course, a
company originally sell-
ing atware will not for-
get to bring its spoons,
forks, and knives. Eng-
land, Caprera, Zebra,
Pois, and Daisy are ve
of the designs to choose
from.
Casa Bugatti is ex-
clusively available at
Rustans Makati, Shan-
gri-la Plaza Mall and
Alabang.
modern Italian
kitchen
Pallini dinner set
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Wine Century Brothers is a cor-
poration formed by the very amia-
ble husband and wife team of Elvin
and Ivy Ong together with a few of
their fellow Chinese friends from
Xiamen. Elvin like almost all local
Chinoys, including the big Taipans,
came from Xiamen in Fujian Prov-
ince China. The business started
as purely a wholesale operation,
catering to the Chinese community
in Ongpin, as well as the visiting
mainland Chinese tourists and busi-
ness people. Tax of wine and spirits
is much higher in China than in the
Philippines. The company began
only in August 2010, barely two
years ago, but made an immediate
impact on the local industry. And
in less than two years, Wine Cen-
tury Brothers expanded to retail,
when their wine shop opened of-
cially last June 2012 at the newly
opened Ramada Hotel in Ong-
pin Street. This is by far the most
complete liquor shop in not just
Chinatown, but probably all of Ma-
nila area, with over 500 wines and
more than 200 spirits products. But
what is amazing about this shop
and the wholesale operations of
Wine Century Brothers is their abil-
ity to sell really premium liquors,
from Grand Cru wines priced in
the tens of thousands per bottle, to
ultra pricey spirits like Louis XIII,
Cordon Bleu, Royal Salude, and so
on. Already, every important wine
& spirits importer in the country
is actively courting Wine Century
Brothers for a bigger slice of their
increasing sales volumes.
Genuine interest in wine
Elvin admitted that he is a
late bloomer when it came to
Huge selection including some of most expensive wines available locally
THE Chinese Fili-
pino community
has always been an
important part of
the countrys over-
all economy, and
it has also been
more recently a major contributor to the
countrys growing imported wine & spir-
its market. This fact became more evi-
dent in the emergence of a new serious
player at the heart of Chinatown, Wine
Century Brothers.
New Kids
ON THE BLOCK
the wine business. Elvin was al-
ready doing well in the grocery
and general trading business be-
fore he decided to embark into
the local wine & spirits world.
He felt enamored with wines
when he was in Xiamen over
20 years ago. He recalled drink-
ing a China made Dynasty white
wine and liking the wine over the
usual Chinese spirits when hav-
ing his meals during those times.
Since then when he returned back
to the country, he had already
caught the `wine-bug and be-
came very conscious of learning
about wines. Eventually, Elvin
would trade his Chinese made
white wines to red wines from
different countries, moving from
the sweeter style to the drier and
more premium wines. While he
was simply a wine consumer
most of the time then, he did
envision that someday he may
actually go into this business. It
took almost two decades before
this dream was fullled, when
he nally had the right resources
and business partners to enter
the wine industry arena. And the
time was indeed ripe. With Chi-
nese tourism at its all time high,
and the younger generation of
Chinese Filipino being less con-
servative than their parents, the
Chinatown demographic was
extremely ideal for a new wine
player.
Introducing wine culture
The local Chinese community
has embraced the entry of Wine
Century Brothers with open arms.
Since the onset of their operations,
local Chinoy associations and or-
ganizations have been huge sup-
porters, buying cases and cases of
wine & spirits for regular group
meetings, events and gift giving
occasions. Elvin believes that the
local community knows the integ-
rity and authenticity of the products
he sells. I only buy from exclusive
importers in the country, so there is
no chance of fake wine or spirits in
my company Elvin declared. The
thriving business is also a testimo-
ny to the excellence.
PR job and hard work of Elvin
and wife Ivy. But what Elvin is more
proud of is his company has been at
the forefront of developing the wine
culture in their community. While
spirits has always been huge in Chi-
natown, wine consumption is start-
ing to takeoff. We sell around 60
percent of our volumes in wine, with
the P500.00-P600.00 per bottle range
being our best sellers, and those com-
ing from Chile and Australia being
the top choices Elvin mused. Our
wine buyers come to us asking for
new wines to buy and try. These are
Chinese Filipinos who are between
30 to 40 years old, and are more in-
clined in wine than spirits he added.
While there are already a handful of
liquor stores in Chinatown area, Wine
Century Brothers has the advantage
of being the shop with the largest
depth and breadth wine selection. It
is indeed a refreshing sight to see a
ne wine shop in the heart of Ongpin.
Wine Century Brothers wine shop
is located at the ground oor of the
Ramada Hotel, Ongpin Street, cor-
ner Quintin Paredes Street, Binondo,
Manila. The store hours is open Mon-
days to Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
and Sundays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For comments, inquiries, wine
event coverage, wine consultancy
and other wine related concerns,
please e-mail me at protegeinc@
yahoo.com. I am a proud member
of the Federation Internationale des
Journalists et Ecrivains du Vin et
des Spiritueux or FIJEV since 2010.
You can also follow me on twitter at
www.twitter.com/sherwinlao.
Ongpin Street now has a Premier Wine Shop with Wine Century
The Wine Century Brothers Store at ground oor Ramada Hotel Manila
A RECENT discovery by Fili-
pino entomologists show that
there are two types of mos-
quito causing dengue, one that
bites during the day and anoth-
er that bites at night, hence, its
vital that parents and children
learn how to avoid mosquito
bites in school, while playing
outdoors, or while at home
Since January this year, the
Department of Health has re-
corded a total of 51, 597 dengue
cases. Of total, 324 Filipinos
died from the disease. DOH has
also detailed that the National
Capital Region posted the most
number of dengue cases with
mostly children below 10 years
old as the victims.
This suggests that kids
immune system do not fare
well against the assault of the
fatal dengue mosquito bites.
Children are not only at risk
for dengue caused by the Ae-
des aegypti (day time dengue
mosquito) but also by the Ae-
des albopictus (nighttime den-
gue mosquito).
Responding to the health
threats brought by dengue-caus-
ing mosquitoes biting at day time
and nighttime, and to give empha-
sis on the importance of complete
dengue protection, the Green
Cross School Crashers campaign
was launched to help parents and
kids level up their protection.
Kicking off in Metro Manila,
the Green Cross School Crash-
ers incorporates education with
entertainment through an in-
teractive story telling session.
Through this school activity,
students become familiar with
the two dengue mosquitoes.
Aside from the story telling
session, Mr. Green, who is the
host and storyteller, also teach-
es children about the potential
breeding grounds of mosqui-
toes; as well as useful tips that
they can share with their par-
ents to keep their homes and
its surroundings from becom-
ing mosquito breeding sites.
Equipping oneself with the
right protection is very impor-
tant. Through the Green Cross
School Crashers, school chil-
dren are introduced to an in-
sect repellent lotion that offers
level up protection of up to 10
hours and defends against both
day and night dengue lamok.
Several Metro Manila schools
have already joined the cam-
paign against dengue including
St. Scholasticas College Ma-
nila, St. Scholasticas College
Marikina, St. Pedro Poveda,
Manila Cathedral, Notre Dame
of Greater Manila, St. Marys
Academy of Caloocan, Diliman
Preparatory School, and Sienna
College among others.
HELD annually, the Philconstruct
expo is a huge part of what builds
the Philippine construction indus-
try. Since 1991, it has consistently
been the business venue of choice
for hundreds of companies and
suppliers as well as tens of thou-
sands of decision-makers. This
coming November 9 to 12, the re-
nowned event will once again turn
the SMX Convention Center to a
building and construction exhibi-
tion like no other.
World-class innovations will
take center stage at this years
event as exhibitors showcase
the latest from around the
world. With more than 600
companies representing 27
countries, visitors to the show
will denitely not run out of op-
tions. The list includes Austra-
lia, China, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sin-
gapore, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Thailand, UK, USA, and more.
Philconstruct is very fortu-
nate to have gained such tre-
mendous support from compa-
nies and organizations here in
the Philippines and abroad,
said Levy Espiritu, president
of the Philippine Constructors
Association Inc. (PCA), orga-
nizers of the event. From the
onset, PCAs goal has been to
raise the standards of local in-
dustry practice so that we can
be at par with our counterparts
in other countries. Philcon-
struct has served as our way of
achieving that by providing a
venue for local players to nd
global opportunities.
The condence that the in-
dustry has in Philconstruct is
evidenced by the presence of
its biggest players at the show.
Its co-presenter, Samsung Elec-
tronic Phils. Inc., is joined by a
league of companies who have
been supporting the trade fair
for the past several years: Boral
Plasterboard, Co Ban Kiat Hard-
ware, Concepcion-Carrier Air-
Conditioning Co. Inc., CEMEX
Phils., Davies Paints, Holcim
Phils., Hilti, Home Depot, La-
farge Cement Services Phils.,
Maxima Machineries, Monark
Equipment, Pacic Paint (Boy-
sen) Phils., Puyat Steel Corp.,
Qishu Heavy Equipment, Rob-
ert Bosch Inc., and Trane Phils.,
among others.
Philconstruct expo turns 21
Overall event chairman, Ronaldo Elepao Jr. (inset), shared that this years event will occupy an esti-
mated 30,000 square meters of space covering all halls of the SMX Convention Center plus an outdoor
exhibition display.
Kids ght
against
dengue
The Asia United Bank donated P1 million to the Operation Smile, an international medical charity that
gives free reconstructive surgery to children and young adults born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other fa-
cial deformities. In photo during the signing of the memorandum of agreement are (from left): AUB exec-
utive vice president and head of treasury Antonio V. Agcaoili, senior vice-president Rustico C Nazareno,
Jr., president Abraham T. Co, Operation Smile Philippines president and executive director Roberto J.
Manzano and board of trustee Dr. Donald Patrick Lim, and AUB bank coordinator Lily Ann M. Chua.
Operation Smile receives
P1M donation from Asia United Bank
FEEL Full of Life this Halloween and look Vi-
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Emotional Brilliance Liquid Lips in Vibrance
(995). Made with a blend of rose wax, candelilla
wax and jojoba oil, to ensure those lips are super
smooth, this bright orange shade will certainly help
you to ward off bad spirits!
Cleanse your soul this Halloween with Lushs pat-
ented two-layered bath ballistic Twilight (P275). Drop
into a warm bath and become entranced as it serenely
zzes around the tub, turning the water a beautiful,
hazy pink of frothy bubbles. The ballistic then gets
to its inner layer and zzes frantically injecting trails
of blue into the pinkness, turning the water the deep
indigo of a twilight sky. For those with vampire ob-
sessions, this will help you sleep at night as it contains
soothing and meditative lavender.
Conjure up Lushs Dark Angels cleanser (P495
for 100g) to help transform oily skin into aw-
less skin. This charcoal based cleansing scrub
will absorb excess oils and exfoliate the skin with
black sugar, leaving it with a brighter appearance.
Theres also nutritious and vitamin rich avocado oil
to soften and nourish.
After cleansing, work a little magic on your skin
with Lushs extra light Vanishing Cream mois-
turizer (P1,595). This low fat cream has minimal
For some supernatural
Halloween pampering
oil content and, abracadabra, will vanish into your
skin as soon as you apply it. Contains essential oils,
such as rose water, that are helpful for damaged and
stressed skin.
If the cold weather, or tireless rounds of trick-or-
treating, has left you aching all over then try Lushs
Wiccy Magic Muscles massage bar (P495). A
warming cinnamon oil and cooling mint rub down,
to help magic away aches and pains.
Ceridwens Cauldron bath melt (P95) a spell-
binding concoction of walnut, tangerine, lavender,
sandalwood, frankincense and rose to help enhance in-
ner strength whilst rejuvenating, soothing and calming
the skin. Once melted in the water use the muslin bag
full of oats and owers to gently exfoliate.
In the Philippines, Lush is exclusively distrib-
uted by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located
at Glorietta 4, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Greenbelt 3,
Mall of Asia, and Bonifacio High Street, TriNoma,
SM the Block, Alabang Town Center. You may also
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Daet, Camarines Norte
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering District, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12FC0239
Contract Name : REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT OF DAANG
MAHARLIKA (BASUD SECTION)
Contract Location : Basud, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : 930m both sides, Road Widening
Source of Fund :
Tender Documents : Php 10,000.00
MAHARLIKA (DAET SECTION)
Contract Location : Daet, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (VINZONS SECTION)
Contract Location : Sto. Domingo, Vinzons, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (TALISAY SECTION)
Contract Location : San Isidro, Talisay, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (TALOBATIB LABO SECTION)
Contract Location : Talobatib, Labo, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (TABUGON STA. ELENA SECTION)
Contract Location : Sta. Elena, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (STA. ELENA BAGONG SILANG
SECTION)
Contract Location : Bagong Silang, Labo, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
MAHARLIKA (BAGONG SILANG - TALOBATIB
SECTION)
Contract Location : Bagong Silang, Labo, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : REHABILITATION OF ROADSLIPS ALONG
BAGONG SILANG-CAPALONGA ROAD (PHASE 2)
Contract Location : Talagpucao, Capalonga Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : 150 ln.m., Slope Protection
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM
AND SLOPE PROTECTION WORKS ALONG
BAGONG SILANG-CAPALONGA NATIONAL
SECONDARY ROAD (PHASE 2)
Contract Location : Capalonga, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : 45 ln.m, Slope Protection
Source of Fund :
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of
10 years, (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC, and (f) Prospective Bidders must submit
complete List of Equipment to be used for above Projects. The said List of Equipment
must be owned/leased by the bidder itself (g) all interested Bidder/s who wish to
participate in this competitive bidding are required to have an Actual Site Inspection
(ASI) on the above mention projects.
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From OCTOBER 29 to NOVEMBER 19, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference NOVEMBER 5, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
Prospective Bidders
NOVEMBER 5, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids NOVEMBER 19, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids NOVEMBER 19, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of
the BAC, DPWH, Daet, Camarines Norte, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of (see cost of tender documents above). Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download
the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested
parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering
District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any
time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) RICARDO L. PACARDO
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) SIMON N. ARIAS
InvItatIon to BId
For the Contract for the Supply of Various Line 2 AFCS Spare Parts
under PR No. RS2-1012-305 and ITB No. 1210-337-01
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Schedule of Activities:
Pre-bid Conference - November 9, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig City
Submission and Opening of Bids - November 21, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig City
Note: Technical drawing is included in the bidding documents.
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year 2012, intends to apply the
sum of EIGHT MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY PESOS AND SIXTY
SEVEN CENTAVOS ONLY (Php8,444,380.67) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the
afore-mentioned contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Contract
period is six (6) months upon receipt of Purchase Order.
LRTA now invites bids from Prospective/Interested Bidders with the following details:
Item
No. Description Approved Budget
for the Contract
BID SECURITY **
Cost of Bid
Documents
Cash/CC-MC
Bank draft/
guarantee or ILC
(2%)*
Surety bond
(5%)*
1. 155 pcs. Magnetic Head (Read)
Ref. Part No.: 4JC130105 (or its approved
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
Resistance: 85 ohms (pin #2&3),
2.2 ohms
(pin #4&6; pin # 6&7)
Php2,666,000.00 Php53,320.00 Php133,300.00
Php10,000.00
2. 155 pcs. Magnetic Head (Write)
Ref. Part No.: 4JC130106 (or its approved
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
2.2 ohms
(pin #4&6; pin # 6&7)
Php2,666,000.00
Php53,320.00 Php133,300.00
3. 155 pcs. Magnetic Head (Verify)
Ref. Part No.: 4JC130107(or its approved
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
2.2 ohms
(pin #4&6; pin # 6&7)
Php2,666,000.00
Php53,320.00 Php133,300.00
4. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Read 1
Ref. Part No.: 4JC12.120C1(or its
approved equivalent)
Materials: Polymer Fiber Optic
Length: 520mm (end to end)
Php24,000.00 Php480.00 Php1,200.00
5. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Read 2
Length:575mm (end to end)
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
6. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Badge Detection
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
7. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Badge Detection
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
8. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Hole Detection
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
9. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Hole Detection
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
10. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Exit Bezel
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
11. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Exit Bezel
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
12. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Exit Bin
Php24,000.00
Php480.00 Php1,200.00
13. 10 pcs. Optical Fibre Exit Bin
Php24,000.00 Php480.00 Php1,200.00
14. 4 pcs. Magnetic Head Assy
Ref. Part No.: 4JB11.9051(or its
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
2.2 ohms
(pin #4&6; pin # 6&7)
Php70,765.68 Php1,415.31 Php3,538.28
15. 2 pcs. Magnetic Head (Read)
Ref. Part No.: 4GF31.103C1(or its
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
Php32,951.28 Php659.03 Php1,647.56
16. 1 pc. Magnetic Head (Write)
Ref. Part No.: 4GF31.102C1(or its
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
2.2 ohms
(pin #1&2; pin # 2&3)
Php19,917.81 Php398.36 Php995.89
17. 5 pcs. Magnetic Head
Ref. Part No.: 4GV720105(or its
equivalent)
Voltage: 5v DC
2.2 ohms
(pin #4&6; pin # 6&7)
Php82,745.90 Php1,654.92 Php4,137.30
TOTAL Php8,444,380.67 Php168,887.61 Php422,219.03 Php10,000.00
*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks
**In lieu of Bid Security, bidder may submit Bid Securing Declaration pursuant to Section 27.5. of RA 9184 and its
Revised IRR
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as
specifed in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the
Government Procurement ReformAct.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on 31 October 2012 until not
later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the address belowand upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php10,000.00 only.
Pre Bid Conference shall be open to all interested Bidders. Bidders who have not purchase the Bidding Documents shall
be allowed to participate and may raise their queries or clarifcations therein. However, only those who have purchased the
Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or submit written queries/clarifcations after the Pre Bid Conference.
Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized representatives who choose
to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and
in the amount stated in the Instructions to Bidders and the Bid Data Sheet.
LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva
Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City
Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314
Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com
Facsimile No. 855-7796
Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman - Bids & Awards Committee
InvItatIon to BId
Rewinding of 96 Assy. TrackBrakes for the 1st Generation Vehicles
under ITB No. 1209-276-06 / PR No. RS1-0712-227
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Schedule of Activities:
Pre-bid Conference - November 7, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot
Santolan, Pasig City
Submission and Opening of Bids - November 21, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot,
Santolan, Pasig City
Technical Specifcations:
Track Brake Technical Specifcation
Nominal Voltage : 55.0 VDC
Current : 12.58 A
Power Rating : 692 Watts
Track Brakes Winding Specifcations
Core Area : 835 x 30mm
Size of Wire : 2mm rectangular wire: Thickness x Width (1 x 2mm) or its equivalent

Insulation : Nomex (Wire) or Class F or H insulation Fish Paper (core)
No. of Turns : 325 turns @ 25 turns / layer
Average Ohmic Value : 4.5 to 4.8 ohms ()
Wax : 100 to 135
o
C (Melting Point)

The complete technical specifcations are available at the bidding documents

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year 2012, intends
to apply the sum of a Total of Eleven Million Three Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Four Hundred
Pesos Only (Php11,384,400.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under
the afore-mentioned contract/s. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
bid opening. Delivery period is required on or before 9 months upon receipt of Notice to Proceed.

LRTA now invites bids from Interested Bidders with the following details:
Description
Approved Budget for
the Contract
(ABC)
Bid Security**
Cost of Bid
Documents
Cash/CC-MCBank
draft/ guarantee
or ILC
(2%)*
Surety bond
(5%)*
Rewinding of 96 assy. Track
Brakes for the 1st Generation
Vehicles
Php11,384,400.00 PhP227,688.00 PhP569,220.00 PhP25,000.00
*Only those issued by universal or commercial banks
**In lieu of a bid security, the bidder may submit a Bid Securing Declaration pursuant to
Section 27.5 of RA 9184 and its IRR
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/
fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act
(RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing on October
31, 2012 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids at the address below
and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PhP25,000.00only.
Pre Bid Conference shall be open to all interested Bidders. Bidders who have not purchased the Bidding
Documents shall be allowed to participate and may raise their queries or clarifcations therein. However,
only those who have purchased the Bidding Documents shall be allowed to raise or submit written queries/
clarifcations after the Pre Bid Conference.
Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders authorized
representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied
by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the Instructions to Bidders
and the Bid Data Sheet.
LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process, and to reject
all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder
or bidders.
Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva
Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City
Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314
Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com
Facsimile No. 551-5946
(Sgd.) Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee
Republika ng Pilipinas
KAGAWARAN NG PAGAWAIN AT LANSANGANG PAMBAYAN
DAVAO CITY SUB-DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tugbok, Lungsod ng Dabaw
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
Hi ghways (DPWH), Davao Ci ty Sub-Di stri ct Engi neeri ng Offi ce, through various
infrastructure projects, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
1. a) Contract ID : 12LH0041
b) Contract Name : Cluster 3- Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of
Damaged Paved along Davao-Bukidnon Road, Davao
City a) Km. 1621+056-Km. 1623+210 (w/exceptions) b)
Km. 1621+056-Km. 1623+210
c) Contract Location: 3
rd
Congressional District, Davao City
d) Scope of Works: Concreting
e) Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,788,000.00
g) Contract Duration: 98 Calendar Days
h) Amount of Bid Document: Php 25,000.00
i) Source of Fund: DPWH Regular Projects CY 2013
b) Contract Name: Widening of Davao-Cotabato (Old Road)(Lubogan
Section), Toril, Davao City
Km. 1526+500-Km. 1527+190.75
rd
d) Scope of Works: Widening, Concreting, Drainage/Sidewalk/Curb and
Gutter
e) Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 27,936.000.00

b) Contract Name : Widening of Davao-Cotabato Road, Davao City
Km. 1526+712-Km. 1527+800
rd
d) Scope of Works: widening, CHB Lined Canal/Drainge
b) Contract Name: Widening of Davao-Bukidnon Road, (Calinan Section),
Davao City
Km. 1684+000-Km. 1685+700
rd
d) Scope of Works: widening, CHB Lined Canal
b) Contract Name : Widening of Davao-Bukidnon Road, (Tugbok-Mintal
Section), Davao City
Km. 1693+400-Km. 1697+335.40 w/ exception
rd
d) Scope of Works: widening (asphalt overlay t=0.10m), CHB Lined Canal
b) Contract Name: Construction of Calinan-Toril Road including ROW
(Subasta Section), Davao City, Km. 1689+127.16-Km.
1690+339.19
rd
d) Scope of Works: Downgrading/Concreting
b) Contract Name: Construction of Calinan-Toril Road including ROW
(Tagakpan Section), Davao City, Km. 1695+247.93-Km.
1699+041.168
rd
d) Scope of Works: Concreting
b) Contract Name: Completion of Lipadas Bridge II (including approaches)
along Davao-Cotabato Road, Davao City Km. 1527+800-
Km. 1528+400 w/ exception
rd
d) Scope of Works: Completion of superstructucture a) const. of approaches
b) drainage retaining wall c) widening
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revi sed
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184. Bids received in excess of the
Approved Budget for the Contract (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 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 ten (10) years (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line commitment issued by a reputable
commercial bank at least (ten) 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Letter of Intent should be address and submitted to the DPWH- Davao City
Sub-District Engineering Offce, Tugbok District, Davao City, thru the BAC will only
process LOIs with complete requirements. Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or
fax will not be accepted.
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 application for registration, with complete
requirement, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be download at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 30-November 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference November 06, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of LOI from Prospective Bidders November 13 , 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids November 20, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids November 20, 2012 after receipt of bids
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Davao City
Sub-District Engineering Offce, Tugbok District, Davao City. Prospective bidders may
also download the BDs from DPWH website and 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 accompanied forms as specifed in the Bid
Documents in the two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the copy of the
Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcatiion.
The DPWH - Davao City Sub-District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process anytime prior Contract Award, without thereby
incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.

Approved by:

(Sgd.) MONAROGONG D. AMEROL
OIC-Assistant District Engineer
BAC Chairman

Noted:
(Sgd.) GENE P. LOZANO
Offcer-In-Charge
INVITATION TO BID
LUNGSOD NG MAKATI
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
INVITATION TO BID
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
We are inviting interested accredited / eligible bidders to bid for the Proposed Projects as follows:
1. Proposed Covered Walkway at University of Makati/Fort Bonifacio High School Compound, located at J. P.
Rizal Extension Brgy. West Rembo, Makati City
P14,201,900.00
2. Proposed Building Management System (BMS) of Makati City Hall Parking Building, located at F. Zobel St.,
Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City
P76,482,724.00
3. Proposed Building Management system of Nursing Building, located at J. P. Rizal Extn., Brgy. West Rembo,
Makati City
P60,215,084.00
Interested parties may proceed to the Bids & Awards Conference Room, 9th Floor, New Makati City Hall
Building located at J.P. Rizal Street corner F. Zobel Street, Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City for details of the above projects.
Bid Documents will be available 1 (one) day after posting / publication of the above projects.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor November 06, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)
2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor November 20, 2012 (2:00 P.M.)
3. Bid Evaluation November 20 - 27, 2012
4. Post-Qualifcation November 27, 2012
5. Notice of Award December 04, 2012
The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein
and to accept such proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ATTY. ELENO M. MENDOZA, JR.
Chairperson
(MST-Oct. 31, 2012)
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ISAH V.
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SIMPLY RED
Solenn and Isabelle show their culinary skills on
GMAs Taste Buddies
AGA MUHLACH
FAST-rising star Daniel Padilla likes taking
things slow when it comes to his career, his private
life, and his personal style. A member of showbiz
royalty coming from the star-studded Padilla clan,
Daniel is one of the hottest properties of the Ka-
pamilya network these days. His soap opera, The
Princess and Iwhere he plays Gino Dela Rosa,
a swaggering rich kid set to win the love of Kath-
r yn Ber nar dos character Mikay Maghirang or
Princess Ariyais a leader in its timeslot, register-
ing at one point almost 40 percent in the overnight
ratings of Kantar Media/TNS among Total Philip-
pines (Urban and Rural) households.
His self-titled debut album released by Star
Records last May sold more than 25,000 copies,
earning for the young singer a Platinum Record
Ward for the outstanding sales of his album. Ac-
cording to certain reports, his mall shows are al-
ways packed, proving to all and sundry that Daniel
Padilla is now one of the biggest acts in the music
industry. And just like the big stars who came be-
fore him, fame has been bringing a lot of changes
into the actors young life. Going out, for one, is
not something that he can do anytime he pleases.
Before nagdyi-jeep ako, nagta-tricycle ako pap-
untang school, kasama ko yong mga kaibigan
ako. Ngayon hindi na, e, dahil may show na ako,
says Daniel who attended Maria Montessori San
Juan in Quezon City and OB Montessori.
As much as he wants to hang out with his long-
time friends at the mall, Daniel cant go out of the
house as often as he used to. So if he wants to to re-
lax and unwind, he would just go skateboarding in
the parking lot of his family home. Im also into
skateboarding. Whenever I have the time, I would
skate around our parking lot at home. Kasi malaki
naman yong area namin, says Daniel, whos also
into basketball. Dati skateboard, ngayon long
board na. Daniel goes on to explain what a long
board is: Bigger board yon, e, mas mahaba [than
a skateboard]. Bigger wheels. Its for cruising
siya. Walang tricks. Smooth riding lang talaga.
Sa skateboard kasi ang dami kong sugat, e kailan-
gan nang bawasan ang mga sugat, kaya nag-stop
muna ako mag-skateboard.
Daniel also shares that he used to be so ad-
dicted with skateboarding that he and his friends
would stay out until 1 a.m., skateboarding in Man-
daluyong and other places in the city. Kaya hang-
gang parking lot na lang ngayon, he says with a
chuckle. Pero ngayon di ko na masyadong naga-
gawa yong mga bagay na yon. Kasi sobrang busy
talaga. Minsan nga matutulog na lang, kailangan
meron pang gawin. Pero siyempre, ginusto ko ito,
pinasok ko ito. Kapag yan nabawi, tingnan ko
lang. But no matter how hectic and demanding
his schedule gets, Daniel is not the type that would
easily break or complain. He is fully aware that his
sudden fame is not going to be there forever. Pero
di ako nagrereklamo kasi ginusto ko rin ito. Syem-
pre hindi naman palaging nandyan ang trabaho,
di ba?, he says.
Thats why whenever people approach him for
a photo, Daniel makes it a point to do it with a
smile. He knows that the spoils of success that
hes enjoying right now, he owes to these peo-
ple. Natutuwa ako dahil nakikilala ako ng mga
taong ito. Pag gusto nila magpa-picture, walang
problema sa akin yon, he says. Number one ta-
laga ang mga fans. Siyempre, sino sisigaw sa mga
shows mo? Sino manonood ng teleserye mo? Sino
manonood ng mga movies mo? Sila naman lahat
yan, e. And what does this boy think of his sud-
den rise to fame? Chill lang ako. Chill lang ta-
laga?, he says with a loud laugh. Nagtatrabaho
lang po ako. Nandito ako para makapagpasaya ng
mga tao,
For now, Daniel wants to take things slow and
to learn to put everything into proper perspective.
Daniel shares what his father Rommel Padilla
taught him: Relaxed lang siguro sa mga nang-
yayari. Enjoyin mo lang. Relaxed ka lang. Wag ka
magmadali. Wag ka mag-feeling. What he wants
to improve on is his shyness, which according to
Daniel, people often mistake as arrogance. Ang
problema lang sa akin, mahiyain ako, kaya min-
san akala ng tao, suplado ako. Pero hindi talaga e,
mahiyain talaga ako sobra, he laments. Kadala-
san nasa isang tabi lang ako, nanahimik lang ako.
Wala masyadong kinakausap.
Thats why the clothes of Bum, which Daniel
endorses, hit so close to home. There are no pre-
tensions. There are no frills. Bum just allows him
to be who he is and show his true colors. For me,
the brand is all about rocker style, says Daniel of
Bums signature rebel look. Since its really my
style, I really nd it easy to choose and wear their
clothes. Hindi mahirap para sa akin isuot yong
mga ganitong damit. Daniel explains that when it
comes to dressing up, comfort always comes before
style. But since Bum, which is known for infusing
such unconventional elements as rayon, knit, twills,
leather, foils into their clothes, puts premium on
both comfort and style, Daniel nds Bum the per-
fect choice. My style is rugged and easygoing. For
as long as my shirt goes well with my shoes, then
Im good to go. Its that easy, says Daniel. De-
pends on my mood. Im more into plain shirts, or
shirts with solid colors. Sometimes, I would wear a
simple polo, sneakers, and then, jeans. Sometimes I
love wearing graphic tees. Thats it.
As a toast to its hottest endorser, Bum has come
up with a limited edition Daniel Padilla Tee Col-
lection. Marked by graphic prints and dark colors,
this new collection allows Bum fansboth males
and femalesto steal the rocker style of Daniel
Padilla. With the Daniel Padilla Tee Collection,
Bum hopes to encourage its loyal patrons to live
their lives the way Daniel Padilla leads his: unpre-
tentious, unapologetic, and unafraid.
She is brought to this world by her mother
to save her from the cruelty of humans to
the buttery people.
Mariposa meets a young man, Iigo
(played by Der r ick Monaster io), a high
school who hates Paroas based on what
mother has told him about them. But he
nds himself befriending Mariposa and
when she transforms into a beautiful Paroa,
he will eventually like and develop feelings
towards her. Little does he know that she is the
same girl who he has made fun of at the time
he hated Paroas.
Completing the star-studded cast are Joyce
Ching as Becca, Miguel Tanfelix as Joko,
Bianca Umali as Leah, Rita de Guzman as
Lizzy, Ren Escano as Betty, and Agot Isidro
as Amalia with Alicia Mayer as Rosanna,
Mar itoni Fer nandez as Belen, Tanya Gar-
cia as Aurora, Gino Dela Pena as Roman and
Marc Acueza as Desmond.
Forteza, who for a time has been paired with
fellow tween actor Joshua Dionisio, is excited
to work with Monasterio, again. The two have
been paired in the second chapter of Luna
Blanca (which bade screens goodbye last Fri-
day) and the Kapuso network apparently wants
to build up the pair into another love team.
Monasterio is glad that the network has
found for himself a new partner, after failing to
win the nod of Sar ah Labati who is now the
girlfriend of Richar d Gutier rez.
Id like to nurture this love team, says he
smiling naughtily.
But since both of them are still minor, they
cant do anything more than what is written on
the script.
Taste Buddies
Last Saturday, GMA News TV piloted its
newest cooking lifestyle program, Taste Bud-
dies!, featuring two of the countrys it girls,
Solenn Heussaff and Isabelle Daza.
These new girls on the cooking the block
meet different people from whom they will
learn how relationships, love and food go well
together.
Real friends on and off cam, both Solenn
and Isabelle are certied foodies. And with their
healthy lifestyle, they will surely inspire viewers
to love food and love life. All these make them t
to take the lead on Taste Buddies.
We are offering a fresh take on cooking
shows. The show will combine elements of
story telling, reality, cooking, and lifestyle. Add
to that, we will introduce an actual blog for the
digital audience to enjoy as well. Solenn and
Isabelle plus good food will denitely be a great
feast to join in on every Saturday on GNTV,
says Program Manager Char les Koo.
For their rst Saturday together, the girls
whipped up Peanut Butter-Banana Smoothie
using soy milk and Lemongrass Pandan Tea
to quench everyones thirst, Roasted Chicken
Pizza Pandesal and Creamy Dulong Pasta for
the hearty meal, and Bread and Butter Pudding
with Vanilla Ice Cream for dessert! Good-look-
ing neighbors Mikael Daez, Rodjun Cr uz,
and funnyman Betong Sumaya made Solenn
and Isabelles day worth remembering.
Taste Buddies airs every Saturday, 5:40
p.m., on GMA News TV Channel 11.
Big box-ofce
success
The years most highly-anticipated horror
adventure Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles is
taking the local box-ofce by storm. With a
P10.8 million rst day take, the lm is getting
stronger and gathering more steam as it gears
up for its second week at the tills.
But the lm isnt just winning audiences,
young and old. Its also been receiving nothing
but glowing reviews from reputable sources.
This is a real, honest to goodness genre
movie, writer-director Er ik Matti says of his
lm. We didnt go out and reinvent the as-
wang genre. We also did not resist making it.
We worked around the genre, but we pushed it
further to make it really work.
Dingdong Dantes made the right career de-
cision when he took on the challenge of play-
ing a bad boy character with no ifs and buts.
He is very awed, a hard-core bad boy, who,
because of the circumstances that he faced,
must learn to trust the goodness still left in
him so that he and the people he loves will sur-
vive their predicament, says Dingdong of his
screen alter-ego Makoy.
Graded B by the Cinema Evaluation Board,
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles bears the dis-
tinction of being proudly Pinoy made.
Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles, indeed,
found an audience. To celebrate its being a
double winnerthe huge box-ofce receipts
and the marvelous reviewsthe produc-
ers behind this must-see movieReality
Entertainment, Agostodos Pictures, Reality
Entertainments sister companies and post-
production arms PostManila and Mothership
and GMA Films.
A SISTER act in the truest sense of the term
creating and performing memorable music to-
getherStephanie and Kim Dans harmonies
and lush arrangements now come in sleek pack-
age released by Galaxy Records and distributed
by Polyeast Records.
An Acoustic Journey, their debut release is a
13-song album that recreates some of most fa-
mous pop songs made by familiar artists and in-
spired by their own interpretation. However, the
album is more than just a collection of covers, it
is a spectrum of songs created and reinvented by
their own distinct musical backgrounds.
The Dans debut album features an array of
catchy and mostly covers songs which relish
a distinctive blend of harmonies between the
sisters. The debut albums kick-off single is
a cover of a Selena Gomez pop hit I Love
You Like A Love Song into their own acous-
tic take.
Kim shared, The new album is about how it
is being young and in-love. These are the popu-
lar songs which we always love listening on the
radios, so we would like to offer our own inter-
pretation of each song.
Making this album has really been quite a
wonderful journey. After our albums, were -
nally doing it together. You know how it is like
doing things with your familyfull of love and
inspiration. Now, I cant wait for them and ev-
eryone else to hear it, said Steph.
All throughout the album, there are the girls
harmonies, which are awless and beautifully
matched. Overall, An Acoustic Journey, is a
solid effort from The Dans, a quality effort from
two sisters making their own musical journey
offering their own brand to a new generation of
acoustic pop listeners.
An Acoustic Journey is now available in
stores nationwide released by Galaxy Records
and distributed by Polyeast Records. You can
also download the single I Love You Like A
Love Song as revived by The Dans on www.
mymusicstore.com.ph and iTunes Philippines.
Bum launches
Daniel Padilla shirts
love team to the max
ON MONDAY, Bar bie
For teza plays a demi-
human and buttery all
at once in Kapusos early
evening romance-drama-
fantasy. She is Mariposa
who belongs to the buttery
kingdom among its people
called Paroa.
Acoustic-pop sisters debut album
Derrick, Barbie team up in Paroa: Ang Kuwento Ni Mariposa
Stephanie and Kim Dan are the newest
sisters act in recording
BARBIE-
DERRICK
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