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TROPICAL storm Marce weakened slightly on Thursday as it moved westward slowly, the weather bureau said. Weather forecaster Julie Nines said Marce would stay in the Philippine area of responsibility until Friday and then leave on Saturday. Marce was 200 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, at 4 p.m. on Thursday
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Priority bills up in Senate

By Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE Senate will resume its session on Monday to tackle several priority measures, among them the remaining amendments to the anti-money laundering law and to the law against trafcking in people. Senators went on a two-week break to give way to the ling of certicates
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Aquino foots the bill to set Padaca free

By Joyce Pangco Paares, Merck Maggudayao, Maricel V. Cruz and Rey Requejo
THE Palace admitted on Thursday that President Benigno Aquino III himself paid the bail bond for newly-appointed poll commissioner Grace Padaca for the P25 million graft case led against her by former Isabela Rep. Santiago Respicio. Padaca was accompanied by no less than Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II at the Sandiganbayans Fifth Division. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Mr. Aquino used his personal funds to pay for the bail bond because he believes in the cause of Padaca. Padaca herself said it was Mr. Aquino who shouldered the bail bond for her temporary liberty. The bail came from the presidents own money, Padaca
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9 others linked to P366m graft in PCSO
POLICE arrested former President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo on Thursday and temporarily detained her in a hospital on corruption charges in her third indictment and second detention since stepping down two years ago.
The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court ordered her arrest for allegedly misusing P366 million in Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Ofce funds during her last years in ofce. The court earlier denied a motion by Arroyos lawyer questioning the basis of the charges in a bid to block the arrest order. Police served the arrest warrant on Arroyo, who is suffering from a neck ailment, at the government-run Veterans Memorial Medical Center, where she was earlier admitted for dehydration, Senior Supt. Joel Coronel said. Arroyo aside, the other people facing arrest in the case are former Sweepstakes chairman Sergio Valencia, former general manager Rosario Uriarte, former assistant general manager Benigno Aguas, former board members Manuel Morato, Jose Taruc V, Raymundo Roquero and Maria Fatima Valdez, former Commission on Audit chairman Reynaldo Villar, and former COA Region V director Nilda Plaras. The Sandiganbayan maintained the effectivity of the hold-departure order against Taruc amid reports he went abroad on July 19. Coronel said Arroyo was cooperative with the arresting ofcers. When we arrived at the hospital she was lying on the bed with an IV attached to her, Coronel said. He said Arroyo would remain in the hospital overTwo cases. In this Feb. 23, 2012 photo, former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria night and police would await a court order on whether Macapagal-Arroyo (top) arrives in a Pasay City court for her arraignment on election rigging charges. At left, Former Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca leaves after posting bail at the Sandiganbayan she should remain detained at the hospital, in a regular in connection with the P70-million graft case against her. AP AND MANNY PALMERO Next page jail or in another government facility.

Govt allays netizens fears over cyber law

By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE Justice Department on Thursday sought to allay fears that the widely criticized Cybercrime Prevention Act would be used to crack down on dissent, saying it would address those concerns once it drafted the implementing rules and regulations of the law. Ten petitions have already been led before the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of the law since it was signed by President Benigno Aquino III on Sept. 12, including a provision that increases jail time for those convicted of libel. The Palace on Thursday acknowledged that the Cybercrime Prevention Act was not a perfect law and said it would initiate a dialogue with all stakeholders, including the critics of the law, on Oct. 9. Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the dialogue with the inter-agency group drafting the laws implementing rules would be open to all Next page stakeholders.

Allies, critics blame PNoy for gag order

By Christine F. Herrera
LAWMAKERS on Thursday blamed President Benigno Aquino III for not exercising his veto power over the Cybercrime Prevention Act which took effect Wednesday, imposing what critics called a gag order on Filipinos. Criticism of the law came from both the Presidents allies and his political opponents. The cybercrime [law] will denitely be used by the Aquino government against the Filipino public to stie their dissent and frustration, said Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casio, who is running for a Senate seat next year as an independent. It is like a sword of Damocles hanging over the head of every Filipino. Zambales Rep. Maria Milagros Magsaysay, who is running under the opposition United Nationalist Alliance, said the President could have exercised his veto power. That he didnt showed he also wanted
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Nancy Binay UNAs 12th Senate bet

By Christine F. Herrera, Sara Susanne Fabunan, Maricel Cruz and Joel Zurbano
NANCY Binay, the eldest daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay, is the United Nationalist Alliances choice to replace businessman Joey de Venecia as its 12th senatorial candidate, UNA Secretary-General and Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco announced on Thursday. We are encouraged by Nancys consistently strong performance in the surveys. She has always landed in the winning circle in both Pulse Asia and SWS with the least effort, Tiangco said in a statement. Nancys entry to the UNA completed its senatorial line-up following the last-minute withdrawal of De Venecia. She will join the other candidates, eight of whom have led their certicates of candidacy on Monday, Oct. 1. The other 11 senatorial candidates for UNA are former senators Richard Gordon, Ernesto Maceda and Juan Miguel Zubiri; Gregorio Honasan, Cagayan Rep. Juan Ponce Enrile Jr., Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay, San Juan City Rep. Joseph Victor Ejercito, Next page

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Pacquiaos latest political dynastyChurch

By Vito Barcelo
THE Catholic Church on Thursday expressed alarm over the continuing spread of political dynasties in the country, citing the case of boxing icon and now Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel Manny Pacquiao. Marbel, South Cotabato Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez said that Pacquiaos family was apparently trying to dominate the top posts in the region following the ling of certicate of candidacies by Pacquiaos wife Jinkee and the boxing icons younger brother Rogelio Roel Pacquiao recently. Jinkee is running for vice-governor, while Roel wants to join his more popular brother in the House as congressman of the rst district of South Cotabato. Pacquiao himself is seeking a second term as congressman of the lone district of Sarangani. The Pacquiao family is only the latest of a long line of political dynasties in the region, which already has the Chiongbians, Antoninos and Constantinos. Earlier, former president Fidel V Ramos expressed the same sentiment as he cited the growing number of families whose members have entered the political arena to vie for various positions in their respective bailiwicks. How many husbands and wives are running for the same level of position fathers and sons, fathers and daughter,
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More US navy ships visit Subic

By Willie Capulong
AT least seven United States Navy shipsa submarine, amphibious assault vessels, a helicopter carrier, and destroyers were expected to arrive in the Philippines in the next few days to take part in a massive joint military exercises involving the two countries, ofcials said on Thursday. Lt. Cherry Tindog, director of the Philippine Marine Corps Public Affairs Ofce, said the 10-day exercises will kick-off on October 8 near Palawan and Zambales provinces, a highly strategic area because of the the territorial row between the Philippines and China over a group of islands in the West Philippine Sea. Next page

250 private armies still operating

By Francisco Tuyay
NEARLY 250 private armies working for politicians operate in various parts of the country and their activities will have a major impact on the outcome of the national and local elections in May next year, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday. PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Generoso Cerbo said dismantiling private armies had been one of their top priorities and
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Two ambassadors. President Benigno Aquino III accepts the credentials of Ambassador Hyuk Kee of South Korea (left) in Malacaang on Thursday. At right, he welcomes Netherlands Ambassador Ton Boon von Ochssee.

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ministration to be compassionate to Arroyo. This is an opportunity for Malacaang to to prove that it is not vindictive, he said. The former President was detained for about eight months in the same Veterans hospital in a separate case involving alleged election rigging before she posted bail in July. She has also posted bail in another case related to a botched overpriced deal with a Chinese telecommunications company. Both cases are ongoing. Arroyo has accused her successor, Benigno Aquino III, of pursuing a political vendetta against her. Aquino has accused Arroyo of graft during her nine years in office and promised to rid the Philippines of corruption. His ratings remain high, and the cases against Arroyo and her inner circle have served to highlight his administrations determination to restore public and investor confidence in government. Officials have denied Arroyos request to seek medical treatment abroad, saying she might not return. The charges against Arroyo in the most recent case allege that money was diverted from the Charity Sweepstakes Offices intelligence fund for her personal gain from 2008 until she stepped down in 2010. During oral arguments earlier Thursday, the court agreed to take a second look at a defense motion seeking a reconsideration of the charges against Arroyo. Hours later, it denied the motion, clearing the way for her arrest. AP, with Joyce Pangco Paares, Maricel Cruz, Macon Ramos Araneta and Merck Maguddayao

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Malacaang said Arroyos arrest for plunder only showed there was a strong case against the former President. We respect the decision of the Sandiganbayan, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. It just shows that the government, through the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, has presented a case which has probable cause. We leave it with the Ombudsman to prosecute the case. They themselves have found a prima facie case on the former President and the former officials of the PCSO. Still, the political opposition protested Arroyos arrest. House Minority Leader and Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez said the decision of the Sandiganbay-

ans First Division to issue an arrest order was highly irregular because the hearing proper on Arroyos case had yet to start. A hearing was still to be conducted and yet an arrest order had already been given, Suarez told the Manila Standard. The issuance of the arrest order was highly irregular. She never touched those funds. The arrest warrant against Arroyo came out a day after she filed her certificate of candidacy through her eldest son, Ang Galing party-list Rep. Juan Miguel, to seek reelection in the second district of Pampanga. The day before that, Arroyo asked the anti-graft court to determine if there was sufficient basis for the Ombudsman to file plunder charges against her in connection with the P366-million fund. Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua, running to replace Hagedorn as Puerto Princesas chief executive, is a member of the Liberal Party, and UNA is supporting another candidate for the same position. House Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Taada III, an original LP, earlier politely declined UNAs offer to run under its umbrella. He thanked UNA for the offer. I wish to thank my friends in UNA, Vice President Jojo Binay and former President Joseph Estrada, and the Makabayan Coaliton for their invitation to join their respective tickets, Tanada said in a statement. But as a true believer that we must persist in having consistent political parties as part of our national building effort and as an advocate for political party and campaign reform, I had respectfully declined their invitation. As stated by President Benigno Aquino III on October 1, it was true I sacrificed myself so he would have a free hand in choosing who he believes should comprise the administration ticket. After serious reflection and consultation with my family, friends and supporters, I have decided NOT to pursue my Senate bid even as an independent candidate. Tiangco said there had been a groundswell of support for Nancys candidacy coming from sectoral groups and nongovernmental organizations nationwide. We cannot ignore these voices and their commitment to help Nancy and the entire senatorial slate of UNA, he said. Tiangco said the younger Binay would contribute the Binay brand of outstanding public service once elected to the Senate. petitioners who challenged the acts constitutionality. Kabataan Rep. Raymond Palatino Palatino said the President wanted to gag the people to stop them from hounding his government with criticism. The word Noynoying went viral on the Internet. The term was coined to describe the Aquino governments inaction on such issues as the weekly oil price hikes, fare hikes, tuition hikes, the rising cost of basic commodities, unemployment, joblessness, poverty and underspending, among others, Palatino told the Manila Standard. Palatino said the bill was passed in the House and the Senate when everybody was not looking during the impeachment trial. Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III admitted he had inserted the controversial libel provision during the period of amendments in the Senate plenary. With Rey E. Requejo and Vito Barcelo in constitutional bodies such as the Comelec, must secure clearances from the Office of the Ombudsman and other government agencies to ensure that the Palace appointee was not mired in any criminal case and unfit for the position. Fua said the plunder charges against Mrs. Arroyo over allegations of graft in the use of P366 million in intelligence funds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, a non-bailable offense, proved the scorched earth policy of the Aquino administration in going after its political enemies. Fua said Padaca had already been charged by the Ombudsman with graft, and her appointment by President Aquino, despite

a lawyer, said the arrest order against ailing Arroyo, 65, smacked of persecution. The issuance of the arrest warrant was intended to prevent her from seeking medical intervention outside the country, Fua said. Thats cruelty. Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong similarly slammed the arrest order. The lawyers of [Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo] have taken legal steps, he said. I think they have a good basis [to win her case]. But House Majority Leader Sherwin Tugna said Arroyo had no choice but to face the charges against her. This is a good venue for her to clear her name, he said. Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., president of the Lakas-CMD political party, appealed to the ad-

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while moving at five kilometers per hour. It was expected remain there until Friday afternoon. Nines said the tropical storm would continue to bring rain to Luzon and the Visayas before leaving Philippine territory. She said Zambales and Bataan, which were placed under storm signal No. 1 on Thursday, would still experience heavy to intense rain. The other areas within the storms 400-kilometer diameter were also expected to have the same amount of rainfall. Nines said Marce would also enhance the southwest monsoon, and that will bring light to moderate rain or thunderstorms to Metro Manila, the Bicol region and the rest of Luzon. The rest of the country will be partly cloudy with brief rain showers or thunderstorms. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Thursday issued a gale warning as strong to gale force winds were expected to affect the western seaboard of Luzon and the Visayas. It also alerted the people living in low-lying and mountainous areas against possible flash floods and landslides. Jonathan Fernandez

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Presidential aunt Margarita Tingting Cojuangco and guest Senator Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda and Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chairperson Grace Poe-Llamanzares. Tiangco said Nancy would file her certificate of candidacy on Friday (today) at 3 p.m., Tiangco said. Tiangco said even without campaigning, Nancy placed 11th in the recent Pulse Asia survey. She even fared better than De Venecia in a recent UNA-commissioned survey, where she placed 11th to 12th. De Venecia, on the other hand, ended up 17th to 18th. Nancy placed 11th in the latest Pulse Asia survey so in terms of winnability, she was the most logical choice, Tiangco added. If Nancy makes it in next years midterm polls, she would be the 4th Binay in government, which critics said was tantamount to building a political dynasty. Aside from the Vice President, Binays son Junjun is the Makati City mayor, while another daughter, Aibgail, is a congresswoman representing Makati City. Junjun and Abigail are both seeking reelection. Tiangco said independent senatorial candidate Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn was not considered as a replacement because he (Hagedorn) never made known his intention to run for senator. Besides, Tiangco said, it would be awkward for the UNA to draft Hagedorn, because the mayors wife, who is

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their mission involved going after unlicensed firearms, tracking down gunrunners and gun smuggling syndicates. We have intensified our intelligence monitoring and information gathering operations to prevent political violence duirng the campaign for the vote next year, Cerbo said. As of June this year, the PNP has listed at least 230 private armies in various parts of the country and the number could grow before official campaigning starts in February next year. Guns is part of the three Gsthe other two are goons and gold that dirty politicians use to cling on to power or to steal their election. PNP records show that region 12 in Mindanao top the list of areas with the most number of private armies followed by eastern Visayas, the Bicol region, and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Cerbo said some elements of the police have been ordered to watch the shorelines for attempts to smuggle high power firearms into the country in the run-up to the voting in May. He said the PNP has started monitoring movements of armed groups in such areas as the Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, the Cordilleras and the National Capital region.

Fake goods from China. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon shows reporters some of the counterfeit

goods from China worth P60 million that his men seized at the Port of Manila. The importer declared the shipment as kitchenware.

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De Lima, who heads the inter-agency group, said the implementing rules would clarify the provisions being challenged in court, and said the Justice Department would apply the law lightly at the start. On the ground, we will just be judicious in the first few cases to allay fears of abuses or excesses in the exercise of such power and also to gain (the public) trust, De Lima said in an interview. She also said it was not possible to suspend the laws implementation unless the Supreme Court imposes a restraining

order or strikes it down as unconstitutional, or if Congress repeals it. No legislator can unilaterally ask for a suspension of a law nor can we decide to suspend it, she said. Earlier, De Lima ordered a crackdown on hackers responsible for taking down key government Web sites, including the official gazette (www.gov. ph) and Web sites of Congress (www.senate.gov.ph and www. congess.com.ph) to protest the new law, which took effect Wednesday. The laws principal author, Senator Edgardo Angara, said bloggers and users of social networking sites should not panic. Dont panic, theres no vionon-compliant countries. The group earlier upgraded the Philippines from its dark gray list after both Houses of Congress passed two AMLA measures listing terrorist financing as a predicate crime and allowing authorities to freeze suspected bank accounts without a court order. The other bills expected to be taken up in the next two weeks are Senate Bill No. 1198, an act providing for absentee voting by the members of media who are away from their places of registration as a result of their official functions on election day; SBN 1030, an act requiring all registered voters whose biometrics have not been captured to appear before the election officer in their places of registration; SBN 3002, the Special Education Act; SBN 2918, an Act strengthening conciliation-mediation as a voluntary mode of dispute settlement for all labor cases; SBN 2921,

lation [of your rights]. We have to calm down the atmosphere, said Angara, who promised to make amendments to his law to address these fears. In particular, he said he would introduce an amendment requiring a court order before the Justice Department could shut down a Web site. Angara said conversations over social networking sites would not be affected by the new law. What will be affected is if you slander a known person, he said. But commentaries on the blogs will not have any effect. This is just like [the opinions of] columnists. With Joyce Pangco Panares an act strengthening tripartism, amending for the purpose article 275 of Presidential Decree 442, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines; and SBN 2838, an act further strengthening workers right to self-organization. The Senate is also expected to tackle the controversial House Bill 4820, which seeks to carve a new province out of Camarines Sur, naming it Nueva Camarines. Meanwhile, the period of interpellations and introduction of individual amendments on the Reproductive Health Bill is expected to continue. The plenary deliberations on Senate Bill 3208, otherwise known as the Peoples Ownership of Government Information Act of 2012, will also start next week. The Senate will adjourn on Oct. 20 and resume sessions on Nov. 5, 2012 before it adjourns for a month-long Christmas break. ercises under the visiting Forces Agreement. Other than the Marine contingents, the USS Bonhomme Richard will also be carrying amphibious assult vehicles, light armoured vehicles and Harrier fighrter jets. Philippine participants in the exercise will include the Marines, the Army, the Air Force, the Navy Air Group and Special Operation Group, Tindog said. He said the exercises in the Palawan areawhich has territorial jurisdiction over the Spratleys and Zambales, which considers the Panatag Shoal as part of the provincewere intended to enhance the strong defense partnership between the Philippines and the United States.

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the punitive provisions that extended the scope of libel, raised the punishment to at least six years, and allowed the Justice Department to shut down Web sites even without a court order. Administration candidate Risa Hontiveros, running under the Liberal Party coalition, said the new law was a threat to all freedoms. She added that her group had informed the President of their opposition to the law when the provision on libel was inserted. The bill had original good intentions versus cybercrime, pornography and human trafficking. But when the libel and other unconstitutional provisions were added, the law became a threat to our freedoms, Hontiveros told the Manila Standard. She said she favored amending the law to delete the objectionable provisions and urged the Supreme Court to rule in favor of

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of candidacy for the May 2013 national and local elections. The Expanded Anti-Trafficking Act of 2012, which aims to strengthen and amend certain provisions of RA 9208, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, is expected to be passed on third and final reading, while the AntiMoney Laundering Act will be up for debate on the Senate floor. We will do our best to ensure the passage of the last remaining amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act before we adjourn again in two weeks time, but we must also be careful not to rush into approving this measure just to meet a deadline, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force is set to review before its annual meeting on October 15 the anti-money laundering laws being implemented by questions on her integrity and a black mark on her government service, did not speak well of the Aquino administrations mantra of sraight path. Malacanangs overt moves to push for Padaca including reports that they even helped her post bail for the graft charges she is facing does not serve the ends of justice well because it could influence the outcome of her case, Fua told the Manila Standard. Fua said the Padaca and GMA cases showed in bold relief the mockery of justice and the heavy hand of the Palace in pursuing its political enemies while protecting an ally who was already facing graft charges and rewarding her with a plum posting as associate commissioner of the Comelec.

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brothers and sisters, in-laws and in-laws, cousins and siblings are aspiring for the same office? Ramos asked. Is that the way Filipinos want themselves to be governed? asked Ramos, who described the stranglehold of political families in their respective regions and as high as the national offices as dynastism. Within all the senatorial, provincial, city, and municipal contests, you can see the pernicious hand of dynastism at play which is prohibited in the Philippine Constitution of 1987, Ramos said. Its been 25 years and four presidential terms. Until now, there is no law to define, prohibit, and punish dynastism, Ramos added. The 1987 Constitution ratified after the Marcos dictatorship mandated Congress to enact a law defining dynasty. No law has ever been enacted by Congress because the law makers today are of a different breed. They have not the public good in mind but their private interests, Ramos said. A civil society group also warned against the blatant expansion of political dynasties in the country. The Quezon City-based Center for People Power Empowerment in Governance or CenPeg that the prevalence of political dynasties does not augur well for the countrys democracy. Definitely alarming today is the entrenchment of the system of political dynasties on a higher and more blatant scale, making the fair representation of the large majority of Filipinos even more elusive, Cenpeg said.

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said. She also thanked the President and Roxas for believing that she was not corrupt. The Sandiganbayan issued an arrest warrant on Padaca in May, but the former Isabela governor refused to pay the bail bond because, her refusal was an assertion of her innocence. But opposition lawmakers continued to criticize Mr. Aquinos appointment of Padaca as Commission on Elections commissioner and even compared her case to that of former president and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua said any appointment to a top level government position, especially

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During the maneuvers, dubbed the PH-US Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013, a US Marine airground task force would link up with 1,2000 Filipino troops, Tindog said. The USS Olympia, a Los Angeles class submarine, was the first to arrive in the country. The helicopter-carrier, USS Bonhomme Rchaird, an amphibious asssautl ship with 2,200 US Marines, and two destroyer ships were expected to arrive at the Subic Freeport on Friday. The amphibious landing exercise could be one of the most massive activities compared to previous PH-US Balikatan Ex-

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Party-list purge continues

By Joel E. Zurbano

THE Commission on Elections has

promised to reject more party-list organizations that applied for accreditation to join the May 13, 2013 elections after disqualifying an initial batch of 15 groups.
But commission chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. refused to name the disqualied groups, pending the nal review and deliberation of all the petitions the commission en banc will conduct this week. I think almost 90 percent we nished yesterday. Next week we will announce it, but only those which would be denied, said Brillantes. The commission initially rejected 15 party list organizations, including the namesake of the local football team Azkal and a group of former drug dependents. Those rejected were Asosasyon ng Mangangalakal or ASKAL and the Addicts and Alcoholics Carrying the Message Association. The two did not le a motion for reconsideration be-

Denied. Several party-list groups hold a protest rally infront of the Comelec building in Manila, denouncing the poll commissions rejection of their accreditation. DANNY PATA

fore the commission. The other rejected organizations included Aksyon Mahirap, 1-Aangat Ka Pilipino, Isa Akong Magsasaka Foundation, Aniban ng Magtutubig ng Pilipinas, Sararong Bicolnon, United Philippine Transport Tricycle, Trisikidad, Habal-Habal Operators and Drivers Association, Aurora Integrated Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Alab ng Mamamhayag (ALAM) and Nagkaisang Alay sa Bayan ng Maka-Diyos at Makabayang Nangangalakal. ALAM party-list led a motion for reconsideration after the commission rejected its petition for accreditation for lack of a track record. The group also claimed that its petition was denied because it

refused to give P3 million in exchange for the grant of the application. The commission is now investigating the extortion case. Based on Comelec Resolution No. 9513, groups that have been accredited at the division level shall be automatically up for review and afrmation of the commission en banc. On the other hand, those that are dismissed at the division level may still appeal their case at the Comelec en banc A total of 289 groups submitted their manifestation of intent to join the May 13, 2013 elections. Among these 289 groups, 124 parties are still registered with the poll body. Only groups that obtained 2% of votes in two preceding elections are still accredited.

China expert urges caution on WPH Sea

THE Philippines must deepen its knowledge of the maritime system instead of beeng up its facilities or accepting aid from other countries in building up its military capabilities, an expert on SinoPhilippine affairs said. The former Beijing bureau chief of ABC News, Chito Sta. Romana warned the Philippines not to be too dependent on the United States over its disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea. [In order to have a strategic and peaceful resolution] We need to be aware of the maritime policies or just general awareness on them. The government has to study sovereignty claims, Sta. Romana said in a forum organized by the Asia Society Philippine Foundation. He said that the Philippines must come to grips with the economic relationship between Washington and Beijing. We must be very careful and realize the limits [of what the United States can do]. The last thing they [United States] want is to go to war with China on our behalf, or even on their behalf, he said. Sta Romana, who lived in had an exile during the Marcos Regime and lived in China for more than 30 years, said that Beijing and Washington are economically intertwined. Sara Fabunan

Navy foils smuggling

By Florante Solmerin
THE Philippine Navy on Thursday intercepted three Malaysian cargo ships loaded with smuggled goods with an estimated market value of P20 million in Sulu. Capt. Rafael Mariano, deputy commander of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao, said the ships were intercepted during a maritime interdiction patrol at the height of typhoon Lawin which hit the country a week ago. When tropical typhoon Lawin continuously unleashed its wrath in Western Mindanao, the Philippine Navy vessels under the Naval Task Force 61 stationed in Jolo made it as an opportunity to conduct maritime interdiction patrol which eventually apprehended three Motor Launch vessels loaded with smuggled goods from Malaysia last September 23, 2012 at around 4 a.m., Mariano said in his report. Mariano said the vessels were escorted to the Chinese Pier for joint inspection and inventory by monitoring personnel from the Customs bureau, Sub-Port of Jolo, the crew of the navy vessels in the presence of the owners of the imported goods. Mariano said the vessels were intercepted about 1.7 nautical miles off Candea Point, Sulu. The Navy identied the watercraft as M/L Menham-H, M/L AlKausar, and M/L Okey owned and operated by Hadji Hamsi Hamsiradji, Albasher Salim Sanka, and Hadji Jamar Mansul, respectively. The M/L Menham-H yielded an estimated market value of P 10,300,000 worth of imported goods as follows: 13,855 sacks of rice, 145 boxes of Maggi Kari noodles, 100 boxes of Chong Yuan biscuits, 100 pieces of used white container, 91 bundles of udang noodles, 50 boxes of BT lights white candles, 20 boxes of Boy-Boy/Pollo Choco Sandwich, 5 boxes of black tea, 5 pieces of empty LPG tanks, 4 pieces of vehicle tires, one brand-new plastic drum, and a portable generator. M/L Okey, on the other hand, carried the following goods: 10,000 sacks of rice, 250 boxes of cooking oil, 100 boxes of 3 in 1 coffee, 180 pieces of used white container, 60 pieces of used plastic water containers, and two pieces of a brand-new blue drum with a total estimated market value of P 7,700,000. The third ship, the M/L Al-Kausar, yielded 2, 980 sacks of rice with an estimated market value of P2,145,600.00 worth of untaxable goods also from Malaysia.

Wealth unexplained, Cordillera cop rapped

By Merck Maguddayao
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales has led criminal charges against a Cordillera police general who allegedy failed to declare P9 million worth properties in his statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth. In a resolution signed last September 26, Morales indicted chief superintendent Eugene Gabriel Martin, acting regional director of the Cordillera Regional Ofce, for perjury and violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Ofcial. He faces a maximum of 11 years in prison and forfeiture of benets if found guilty by the Sandiganbayan, the anti-graft court. Martins failure to prove that his acquisition of properties, as well those of his family members, were within his lawful income and, his concealment of his assets in his SALN, constitute the administrative offense of dishonesty, the resolution stated. Morales alleged that Martin misdeclared his SALNs from 1999 to 2003 and failed to submit his 2004 and 2005 SALNs. Martin did not report four residential house and lots in Baguio City and Pugo, La Union; a cockpit in Pugo; and three sports utility vehiclesa 2000 Mitsubishi L200 Strada, 2001 Nissan Patrol, and a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokeeall under the name of his wife Priscilla. The Ombudsman said that apart from the properties, the total undeclared international travel expenses worth over P269,000 of Priscilla, (daughters) Kathleen Ira and Salma were also made part of Martins unexplained wealth. Morales ordered the dismissal of Martin from government service and the forfeiture of his benets and privileges.

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Economy, governance are the issues

THE 2013 elections are still eight months away but this early, politicans have started throwing muck at each other instead of presenting their platforms to the voting public. Both administration and opposition candidates who have led their certi cates of candidacy lost no time in resorting to mudslinging and name calling. Candidates allied with the incumbent administration kept harping on the sins of the past, while those siding with the opposition bristled with claims that President Aquinos administration was abusing its power. Petty squabbling among former allies are also common. Lost in the political din are the issues that matter most to the ordinary peoplethe economy and governance. For one, aspiring local officials must be reminded of how the services in the metropolis have deteriorated. The streets of Manila, the countrys capital, are littered with garbage and get easily ooded in the rainy season. Tricycles and pedicabs now ply virtually all the major roads of Manila, where they were forbidden before.The same is true in the major provincial routes. Threewheeled vehicles have become the kings of the road, where they worsen trafc congestion and pose danger to pedestrians and other motorists alike. Politicians seeking a post in the House and the Senate, meanwhile, should be aware of the widespread poverty problem and serious unemployment in the Philippines. The countrys future lawmakers must offer an agenda that will speed up economic progress, generate more employment and lure more foreign investments. Many lawmakers with parochial views, too, have failed to appreciate the importance of giving priority to national economic measures over local interests. Voters should remind them that municipalities or small towns will remain backward if their leaders oppose measures that benet a greater number of people. Unemployment and poverty will persist in the Philippines unless elected officials and lawmakers roll up their sleeves and keep political grandstanding to a minimum.

Counter-punching
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LAWYER and occasional columnist Argee Guevarra wants to jump to the head of the line as the test case of the new online libel law. Guevarra is daring celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo to sue him for online libel after he posted what he believes are defamatory statements against Belo on Facebook. Belo earlier sued Guevarra for libeling her on the social networking site, a suit that is believed to be the rst of its kind locally. An Antipolo City court dismissed Belos suit, led before there was a Cybercrime Prevention Act, on the ground that it lacked jurisdiction over the online squabble. Guevarra said he is motivated by a desire to prove that the cybercrime law is tantamount to a declaration of martial law online when he decided to renew his old tiff with the cosmetic surgeon. Settling an old score just makes his crusade a bit easier to embark upon, of course. *** As it ends a week of being on the ropes, pummeled by the one-two combination of volumepunching ordinary netizens and heavy-hitting hackers, the Aquino administration tries to ght its way out of trouble. And, to no ones surprise, government goes to its old, reliable weapon, by causing the issuance of a new arrest warrant against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Malacaang Palace may bleat all it wants about the warrant being issued by a separate, independent agency of the judiciary in the Sandiganbayan that is in no way doing the bidding of the administration. But anyone with even only the slightest idea of how the Executive has coopted its so-called equal branches of Congress and the Judiciary in the past two years will know that it is once again lying through its nicotine-stained teeth. Might as well tell the people that Republic Act 10175, the now worldfamous Cybercrime Prevention Act, didnt really originate in Malacaang and was not shepherded (railroaded is actually more correct) through both Houses of Congress by Palace operatives. And that RA 10175 was not demanded by an administration which felt that suppressing the Internet was more of a priority than passing a promised Freedom of Information Act that would lead to its now-forgotten goal of more, not less, transparency in government. Make no mistake about it: Nothing happens in all of government these days, except probably the small-time kotong by your street-corner cop and petty corrupt bureaucrat, without

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To no ones surprise, government responds by issuing a new arrest warrant against Arroyo.

the Palace having a hand in it. This is the way President Noynoy Aquino wants itin the guise of every state agency from whatever branch singing from the same hymnal as it traverses something it call daang matuwid and this is the way its going to be until the end of his term. Of course, it also helps that there is an election to be won in a few months, something that will make it convenient for the government to once again have Arroyo in prison as Exhibit A in its supposed battle against corruption. And it is only just, in the view of the vengeful, counter-attacking powersthat-be, that Arroyo herself will have to campaign for her second term as Pampanga congresswoman from inside a jail cell. These Palace strategists think theyre so brilliant by once again going after Gloria because theyre being battered regarding their suppressive cybercrime law. They cant even see that RA 10175 is eroding a substantial portion of their once-formidable netizen base and that these defectors can see through the Arroyo ruse and will not be placated by the usual political circus. Idiots. *** Speaking of government speaking with one voice, the focus in the hot-button debate concerning RA 10175 is slowly but inexorably shifting to the Supreme Court, where a total of nine petitions have been led to stop the implementation of the new law. This does not please some senators, who want changes in the legislation to come from them after they virtually admitted that they had been sleeping on the job when they approved it. But going back to the Supreme Court, now headed by Aquinos handpicked Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, it would be interesting to see how the tribunal would rule on RA 10175. Will the Sereno court uphold Malacaang and Congress by allowing the new laws implementation, or will it give in to the petitioners who want it suspended, amended and even junked? This is not a question of whether or not the Supreme Courts members personally understand or use social media and the Internet, as some simplistic pundits have posited. More important than the cyber-savvy of the justices who must rule on the petitions against RA 10175 is their response to speculation that they are now mere adjuncts of Malacaang, waiting to do Aquinos bidding. The petitions led against RA 10175 constitute the most serious challenge to the court so far to prove whether it is a mere Palace lackey or not. And more than any other justice, Sereno will have to take a stand on the matterand ultimately reveal if she is the lackey-in-chief in the Judiciary or not, as well.

The limits to free expression

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WITHIN weeks from the rst showing of The Innocence of Muslims, the 14-minute lm clip that vilies the Prophet Muhammad, Muslim anger has spread to at least 20 countries, with large crowds shouting anti-American slogans and occasionally burning the US ag in front of US embassies and consulates. It doesnt look like the anger has begun to subside. From Benghazi, where the rst violent protest erupted, the demonstrations have spread to our region, where thousands gathered in front of the US embassy in Jakarta in noisy protest last week. In the Philippines, the reaction has been rather subdued, especially after the Supreme Court banned the showing of the lm, even though you might still watch it on You Tube. The Islamic reaction to the hitherto unknown low-budget lm is along the same line as the reactions to Salman Rushdies book, Satanic Verses in 1989 and the publication of anti-Islamic editorial cartoons in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in 2005. The burning of the Quran in Gainesville, Florida last April by Pastor Terry Jones, a self-declared US presidential candidate in the 2012 US presidential elections, failed to generate as much heat. A fatwa issued by Ayatollah Khomeini imposing the death sentence on Rushdie has forced the British Indian novelist to spend the last 23 years trying to evade that sentence. Rushdie has called the anti-Islamic lm a malevolent piece of garbage, the Guardian reported, but an Islamic leader in Iran believes the current blasphemous lm would not have been

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made had the fatwa on Rushdie been carried out. He then announced an additional $500,000 bounty on the novelists head. In the case of the Danish cartoons, Islamic reaction ranged from violent marches in front of Danish and Norwegian embassies, to the torching of some of those embassies in a number of countries, to the Islamic boycott of Danish goods, to the Talibans specic targeting of Danish troops in Afghanistan, to a demand from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) that the United Nations impose international sanctions upon Denmark. At least 139 people were reported killed during the marches. On his part, Pastor Jones was ned $271 by Gainesville Fire Rescue for burning books without authorization. But he failed to gain worldwide notice. He tried to widen his range by hanging an efgy of President Barack Obama in front of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, his non-denominational church. He was last reported to be involved in promoting the Islamophobic lm clip. The Benghazi killing of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other US State Department ofcials on Sept. 11, 2012 is mourned by many, including Muslims who knew them well. The killing was generally reported as part of the spontaneous combustion which the offensive lm ignited in the Muslim world. However, a report appearing in the Sept. 21, 2012 issue of Executive Intelligence Review and written by Jeffrey Steinberg suggests the protesters may have had nothing to do with it. From eyewitness debriengs on the 9/11 consular attack , the report says it is becoming clear that a highly professional attack on the compound, from three directions, was launched, using the protest outside the consulate as a cover for the operation. Intercepted communications between leaders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and members of

the local Benghazi group, Ansar al-Sharia, have provided US intelligence agencies with evidence to show that the attack was ordered by higher-ups in the al-Qaeda organization, the report says. The day after the killings, the report continues, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the most active component of the global Sunni jihadi apparatus, claimed credit for the attack, and called the murder of Ambassador Stevens a revenge killing, in retaliation for the U.S. drone assassination of a Libyan al-Qaeda leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, in Pakistan in June. The U.S. Senate has decided to investigate the apparent lack of security at the US consulate at the time of the attack. There were no Marine guards posted, and security was left in the hands of an outsourced private company in Qatar and the local Benghazi public safety committee which appears to have been penetrated by Ansar al-Sharia operatives, according to the report. Whatever the truth behind the killings, it is clear that Muslims will not take the slightest insult to their Prophet or their religion lying down. The rest of the world may consider their reaction extreme, but they will not grant anybody the right to insult their Prophet or Islam in the name of free expression. Our Supreme Court apparently recognized this when it decided to ban the lm, despite President Aquinos earlier statement that he would not. Some people may lament the SC ban as a blow to free expression. But as one great American jurist puts it, no one has the right to shout re! inside a crowded moviehouse. I know of many more Filipinos who would be pleased if Christians reacted more like Muslims when others insult Christ, the Church or certain teachings and articles of their faith. fstatad@gmail.com

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Comelec to explain the disqualication of other party list groups if it can point out that it has disqualied Akbayan despite the groups well-deserved reputation as a darling of the present administration. But even before Akbayan joined the LP-led coalition for the 2013 elections, many people regarded its claimthat it belongs to a marginalized and underrepresented sectoras a joke. Indeed, how can a political group like Akbayan, which wields immense powers under the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, be regarded as marginalized? Militant groups which have asked Comelec to disqualify Akbayan from the party list have provided a list of Akbayan stalwarts holding key positions in government namely. They are Ronald Llamas, former Akbayan president, Presidential Political Adviser with cabinet rank; Etta Rosales, former Akbayan president, chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights; Joel Rocamora, former Akbayan president, chairman of the National Anti-Poverty Commission; Percival Cendana, former Akbayan chairman, National Youth Commission commissioner-at-large; Barry Gutierrez, former Akbayan party list nominee, Undersecretary for political affairs; and Angelina Ludovice-Katoh, former Akbayan party list nominee, commissioner-in-charge for Mindanao and women concerns of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. In a letter to Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. dated October 2, 2012 the militant groups said the appointment of Akbayan ofcials to key government positions belies its claims that it represents the marginalized and the under-represented. This is absurd and clearly

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freedom of expression. The more I read about the petitions against the law which have been filed before the Supreme Court, the more I am convinced that it needs to be amended and reviewed. This law should only prevent Internet misuse and abuse, not stifle freedom of expression. I agree with Senators Edgardo Angara and Tito Sotto, who authored the Senate version of the law and inserted the libel provision, respectively. They said the law intends to protect people from character assassination. Freedom is not absolute; it is always limited by the rights of others. This is why libel is a crime. We cannot just trample on the reputation of other people. We cannot call them names or spread stories about them. I dont think that the entire law is unconstitutional, even as some parts must be amended. The bottom line is that Internet use has become so pervasive that we need to have a law to prevent abuse and misuse. *** Theres a portion in the book of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (Juan Ponce Enrile A Memoir) which I would like to elaborate on. This is in connection with the Supreme Courts decision dismissing the suit against Enrile on his alleged participation in the alleged plot to unseat then President Cory Aquino. The crime was rebellion with murder. In his book, Enrile glossed over the dismissal of the case. The suit, which caused the detention of JPE on a case filed by thenSecretary of Justice Franklin Drilon upon instructions of President Benigno Aquino IIIs mother, was dismissed after the Supreme Court ruled that the complex crime of rebellion with murder was non-existent. Rebellion already included murder. At around that time, I talked to the late Associate Justice Abdulwahid Bidin who told me that the Supreme Court had already ruled on JPEs case, dismissing it. However, the decision was not being promulgated because an associate justice was blocking the promulgation upon instructions of Malacaang. I wrote the story in the Manila Standard and it set off a case against me for contempt for exposing a decision not yet promulgated. I was cited for contempt and had to face the justices who wanted to find out my source. I invoked the confidentiality of my source. I was subsequently cited for contempt, not as a journalist, but as a lawyer, an officer of the court. My case riled the legal profession so much that it became a Bar Exam question on legal practice. To many, the Supreme Court simply resorted to a copout (palusot) if only to protect the image that it could not be influenced by Malacaang.

Akbayan should be disqualied

THE Commission on Elections no longer has any choice but to disqualify and withdraw the accreditation of the Akbayan Citizens Action Party from the ofcial party list. The pretensions of Akbayan that it belongs to a marginalized and under-represented sector were totally unmasked when Akbayan signed a coalition agreement with the ruling Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist Peoples Coalition, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, and the National Unity Party. The coalition agreement enabled Akbayan poster girl Risa Hontiveros to run as senator under the banner of the LP-led coalition, As a signatory to the coalition agreement with the countrys major political parties Akbayan should now be regarded as part of the political mainstream and Comelec might have to resort to some complicated mental acrobatics to justify Akbayans continued inclusion in the Comelec accredited party list. Comelec might have a difcult time defending its decision to disqualify other party list groups if it fails to act on the disqualication of Akbayan. According to Comelec, more than half of the 300 or so applicants for party-list accreditation as well as those already accredited would be declared as disqualied. Many of those who would be disqualied are expected to cite the case of Akbayan in their appeal if Akbayan is not disqualied also. On the other hand, it would be easy for unacceptable, they said in their letter and they stressed that allowing Akbayan to run (as party list) would be like allowing Malacaang itself to eld candidates for party-list. The letter was signed by Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, National Union of Students of the Philippines, Student Christian Movement of the Philippines, Kilusang Mayo Uno and the Kabataang Artista Para sa Tunay na Kalayaan. Akbayan, through Akbayan Youth national spokesman JC Tejano, said the appointment of Akbayan ofcials to key government positions is a testament to Akbayans success as a political organization representing the marginalized. He said that the presence of Akbayanidentied personalities in government does not take away Akbayans nature of being a representative of the poor and marginalized. Based on these statements, it is obvious that Akbayan is missing the point. The bottom line here is that Akbayan is no longer marginalized and it already has a strong and powerful voice in this administration. Thus, it is no longer qualied to be in the party list system. It might be true, as the spokesman explained, that Akbayans party list nominees trace their roots to the marginalized although there are some people like me who are a little bit skeptical about this claim after seeing former Akbayan party list representative Hontiveros in the cover of a glossy magazine wearing designer dress and shoes that cost more than the annual salary of a minimum wage earner. That cover elicited the comment from a friend that all along he thought that Hontiveros was a socialist. It turns out that she is really a socialite.

SANTA Banana, its really more fun in the Philippines come election time! Where in the world can you find politicians from all persuasions except in the Philippines where family members dominate the Senate? Where can you find brothers, or fathers and sons, known smugglers and even a priest seeking local positions? Dont forget those from show business who think that their popularity in the box office is a ticket to public office. Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez should capitalize on this phenomenon. The state of Philippine politics especially during elections is indeed something unique only to us. More fun, indeed, because of the circus. Seriously, though, I think that it is a tragedy that politics has been debased. We can only blame ourselves as a people. *** The United Nationalist Alliance claims that its not an opposition coalition but merely an alternative to the administration coalition of the Liberal Party-Nacionalista Party-Nationalist Peoples Coalition. To me, thats a copout (palusot in the vernacular). Sure, Vice President Jejomar Binay is still with the Aquino administration. With the inclusion of so-called common candidates in the UNA coalition, and with both administration and UNA coalitions talking about reforms and campaigning against corruption, theres really no clear dividing line between them. If theres anything clear about them, it is that the administration coalition led by no less than the President keeps on harping on the sins of the Arroyo administration. This is a backward step in governance since former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is already facing multiple charges before the Sandiganbayan and the courts. On the other hand, the UNA is forward-looking with its advocacy of checking on the abuses of the Aquino administration. Thats clearly an opposition line, no matter how the UNA wants to put it. What the country needs at this point is healing and reconciliation. Only through these can we move forward. *** I have not joined the debate over the Cybercrime Prevention Act that went into effect last Wednesday. I cannot believe that both chambers of Congress that enacted it and that the lawyers of Malacaang that made President Aquino sign it into law are so stupid that they failed to realize its unconstitutional provisions against

Both claim to champion reform and ght corruption. UNA says it is not the opposition just an alternative. Right.

Are you not a pensioner?

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Every Filipino would be a pensioner had we adhered to the Social Security Law of 1954. Under its Declaration of Policy, we were to develop, establish gradually and perfect a social security system which shall be suitable to the needs of the people throughout the Philippines. It clearly established a program for all Filipinos, its mandate encompassing and broad, and included protection against the hazards of unemployment, disability, sickness, old age and death. Thus wrote then Social Security Commission Chairman and Secretary of Labor Eleuterio Adevoso, a wage earner need not fear the coming of old age and senility which prompts his need for retirement. Social security will provide him a regular pension throughout the rest of his natural life, sufcient to keep him in continued health and dignity until he leaves this world. Unfortunately, the original law was strongly opposed by both employer and labor groups. President Ramon Magsaysay, the most vigorous social security supporter among all Philippine presidents, had to postpone its implementation to 1957 after some amendments. The amended law covered onmandatory basis employees of large companies but exempted workers from small companies, the farmers, shermen, self-employed, domestic helpers, overseas Filipino workers, and government employees. On the other hand, it allowed voluntary membership for these companies and individuals but left out the GSIS, which started earlier in 1937, to maintain its separate pension fund for government employees. This set off the countrys fragmented public pension system. SSS was not
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made to accelerate social security extension unlike in 1995 when PhilHealth was mandated to extend within 15 years health insurance to all Filipinos. On the contrary, SSS eventually made voluntary coverage restrictive by requiring an initial mandatory coverage. SSS prioritized actuarial viability over program extension, wary of the uncovered population who were mostly from the unorganized informal sector with meager and irregular incomes. They were highly subsidized under the dened benet scheme of SSS. Their rapid inclusion would bankrupt SSS and force it to call on government guarantee which it had never called since 1957. The exempted groups, except government employees, were nonetheless assimilated beginning 1980. Filipinos employed in embassies, and multilateral agencies in the Philippines, were allowed to join as voluntary members upon agreement of their employers with SSS. Meanwhile, the pension systems for members of the Judiciary, military and police, and Constitutional bodies developed independently through separate legislation. They were non-contributory, funded by general appropriations, and they provided pensions that were indexed to current salaries. They were increasingly criticized as disbursements which approximated the payroll of those in active service. Without a formal national pensionfor-all policy, indigent senior citizens 60 years old and over were granted a non-contributory, state-funded P500 monthly social pension under the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. The Department of Social Welfare and Development implements its payment in tandem with PhilHealth. The social pension, however, has yet to secure full funding. DSWD developed its own guidelines and citing inadequate funding, prioritized the grant to indigent, non-pensioner octogenarians and older who are either sickly, frail, or with disabilities. You would think that everybody is

a pensioner. How many are they? As you donate your loose change to an old beggar, try asking, Are you not a pensioner? On paper, we are all potential pensioners under our various public pension programs. In reality, many have contributed but not enough to qualify for the contributory SSS and GSIS pensions. Most self-employed vendors, drivers of tricycles, jeepneys, taxicabs and other transports, farmers and shermen, migrant workers and workers in small businesses, shops, carinderias, and sari-sari stores are either not contributing or not reported. Compliance and enforcement issues are as old as the pension schemes. If only SSS implements its charter provision that Failure or refusal of the employer to pay or remit the contributions herein prescribed shall not prejudice the right of the covered employee to the benets of the coverage, then all employees would be pensioners. There was a time when the SSS advanced pensions and then ran after the delinquent employer for reimbursement of the advances in addition to collecting the contributions due and penalties. Let SSS enable employees to enjoy this right again as mandated by law since 1957. The SSS is authorized to collect contributions in the same manner taxes are collected or it can call the government guarantee. Many individuals contribute to SSS but are turned away for being ineligible. Pity those who have paid contributions regularly for years but are denied of pensions and simply given a refund. If the old beggar asks back, Where can I get my pension? try answering that a National Pension Administration must rst be created to deal with public pension policies, practices and funding. Emphasize the word pension to be more direct to the point, and easier understood. The Japanese National Pension Fund and Korean Pension System are examples of national institutions that are in charge of long-term pension obligations. lpension@yahoo.com

EVERYMAN
By Juan Alvin Tiamson
THE recent outrage over the AntiCybercrime Act shows the great digital divide between those who created and supported this law, and those who are now protesting against it. Instead of repeating the obvious defects of this law, including its unconstitutionality, which has been pointed out by various groups already, let me offer an answer to those who keep defending this law, particularly its libel provisions. First, these people give the argument that there should be a level playing eld among all types of media. Indeed, they say, if newspapermen and journalists can be sued for libel, why not those who write online? But newspapers and radio and TV are one-way communication media; they are a totally different universe from online media, which is interactive. If you get hit on TV or radio, you cant answer at once. If you get hit online, you can reply immediately, or nd the critical post and respond accordingly. This is especially true with social networks. Journalists who write for trimedia have an open audience; they cannot determine who their readers or listeners will be. Content is broadcast or disseminated for all to see or listen to. Thus, it is 100 percent public. On the other hand, online journalists have more or less a captured market; and it is limited to those who have equipment to read your content, or to your personal friends, just like in social networks like Facebook. Let me put it this way: if I have three friends in the

Our great digital divide

real world, and we have a meeting, can government interfere or meddle in our communication, or censor parts of it? If I have three friends on Facebook, and we have a group meeting online, whats the difference? Government should not interfere and meddle with us (whatever we may be talking about) because online communication is quite private between me and my friends. Next, some people, especially some celebrities, keep giving the argument that people should have protection from bullies on the Web. I say that the online world is a virtual world. It doesnt exist in the real world. It is just a tool to communicate, and to play games as well. Since it is a tool, participating in it or using it is totally voluntary. If, for example, you keep on losing in networking games and you are being bullied and rudely criticized by your able opponents, what should you do? File a gaming complaint? No. You should just quit playing network games. The same is true for people who claim to be harassed and bullied in tweets and posts. If they are so affected, all they have to do is close their Facebook and Twitter accounts, as well as their other websites, and not look at other sites anymore. Its not as if one cannot escape from it. The online world is a big party of social users who can never commit physical crimes against each other because the participants are all virtual. Even prosecution would be very hard because no one is sure about real identities. This misunderstanding of the nature of social networking is proof of the great digital divide that exists between our old, entrenched leaders and todays generation. These days, the online world is the only bastion of free expression that transcends national and even international boundaries. Nobody should mess with this tool, especially if it is just used for personal expression. Going outrageously further, what will happen if in the far, far future, humans develop the capacity for telepathy as a form of expression? Will the government then enact a law that will criminalize libel in human thought? If that happens, then George Orwells thoughtcrime and thought police will be a real possibility. But is there any difference now, when online posts are just thoughts posted in electronic media? Juan Alvin Tiamson is an educator and writer.

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Dismal agrarian reform slammed

By Rachel Ann Reanzares

WORKERS of the Department of Agrarian Reform stormed the ofce of Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes on Thursday to demand his resignation for presiding over the emasculation of the land reform program purportedly in cooperation with Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and President Aquino himself.
DAR Employees Association president Nanette Pascual and her co-workers claimed De los Reyes, Abad and the President were responsible for Item No. 5 of the departments proposed 2013 budget which cuts the number of DAR workers and transfers them and support services to the Department of Agriculture. The measure, they said, virtually criples the land reform agency and was contrary to the mandate of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper), which expires on June 30, 2014, and emasculates the agency which has not even completed its land acquisition and distribution targets. Pascual said the department has yet to acquire or distribute 302,672 hectares in June, including Hacienda Luisita, which is owned by the family of President Aquino. In November 2011, the Supreme Court ordered the distribution of 4,195 ha of Hacienda Luisita to 6,296 farmers, but DAR has not even published the list of veried beneciaries. More than half of the lawmakers in the House of Representatives have signed a manifestation for the deletion of Item No. 5, which they have considered unconstitutional, Pascual said. DAR employees are also demoralized because the scheme would affect 10,973 workers, she said, adding that 748 work in the central ofce, 1,201 in regional ofces, 2,829 in provincial ofces and 6,195 in municipal ofces. Worse, Pascual said De los Reyes and Abad made the plan without consulting DAR employees. Jimmy Tadeo of the Paragos Farmers Group said the budget transfer was never discussed during several meetings at the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council. The association had been questioning De los Reyes ability to lead the department and described his performance over the last two years as dismal and he did not even bother to appeal in behalf of department employees when Abad decided to freeze workers benets.

Killing land reform slowly. Members of the Department of Agrarian Reform Employees Association point at pictures of President Aquino, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio De Los Reyes whom they are blaming for the emasculation of the countrys land reform program. MANNY PALMERO

P60m fake items intercepted

By Joel E. Zurbano
CUSTOMS agents at the Port of Manila intercepted two 40-foot container vans loaded with assorted counterfeit products, like Adidas shoes, Levis jeans and Abercrombie shirts, worth P60 million from China. Commissioner Ruffy Biazon said the shipment arrived at the South Harbor two months ago and was consigned to Telsphere International Trading Corp. He added his men from the Intelligence Group seized the shipment for misdeclaration. Biazon said Telsphere was the same rm which was recently engaged in smuggling counterfeit items in the Port of Manila. The Customs chief said Telsphere described the shipment as kitchenware, batteries, shoes, foods, clothing, seat cushion massage, backing paper, manicure and pedicure seats among others, not only to avoid paying the right duties and taxes, but to be able to get the counterfeit goods through the Customs gates.

Erice upset at LP choice

By Gigi Muoz-David
CALOOCAN City Vice Mayor Edgar Erice is very disappointed at not being chosen as the mayoral bet of the ruling Liberal Party and that was the reason he decided to withdraw from the race. A reliable source in the Erice camp, who asked not to be identied because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, said President Aquino asked Erice not join the ght for the mayorship between incumbent congressman Oscar Malapitan and incumbent Councilor Ricojudge Echiverri, the son of Mayor Enrico Echiverri, also of the Liberal Party. I dont want ght a battle we cant win, Erice was quoted as saying, after he told supporters about his decision on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, the source said Mr. Aquino asked Erice to run for a congressional seat, but he declined because he could run under a slate headed by Echiverri. The vice mayor will not run for congress, especially under a slate led by Echiverri because he could not accept that he will have to work with a person whose anomalies Erice exposed, the source said. Ricojudge, president of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas, will run under the LP banner with Luis Tito Varela gunning for vice-mayor against Malapitan of the United Nationalist Alliance and his running mate Nani Almeda.

IN BRIEF
Heber, Jaworski to run in Quezon City
SONGWRITER Heber Bartolome on Thursday led his certicate of candidacy for councilor in Quezon Citys District 6, but he may still withdraw his candidacy and join the congressional race instead. I believe Christopher Kit Belmonte will be the lone congressional bet, said Bartolome, who is known for his hits Nena and Tayoy Mga Pinoy. Jovencio Balanguit, the citys receiving election ofcer, said former senator and basketball legend Robert Jaworski also sent aides to get certicates of candidacy which he said would be led today, but the aide did not say what position he would be running for. Rio N. Araja

Kiwi nabbed for marijuana

A NEW Zealander was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 for possesion of dried marijuana leaves, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Jose Gutierrez Jr. said Thursday. According to Gutierrez, operatives of NAIAs Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group conscated three marijuana sticks from Salah Raad Abdulrazzak, 27, who was about to board a plan for Caticlan, Aklan when the marijuana was found hidden inside a cigarette pack. Jonathan Fernandez

FMMED Officials led by District Engineer Roberto S. Nicolas together with Engr. Eduardo B. Del Rosario, Chief-Construction Section and Engr. Mario E. Alcantara, Chief-Maintenance Section inspects Rosario, Chief-Construction Section and Engr. Mario E. Alcantara, Chief-Maintenance Section inspects the on-going Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged Paved National Roads along Gil Fernando Avenue, Marikina City, K0016+727-K0017+643. Fernando Avenue, Marikina City, K0016+727-K0017+643. This project , considered as one of the significant project of this District in response to DPWH Secretary Rogelio S. Singsons objective of right projects at the right cost with right quality at the right time with the right people. with the right people. It has been undertaken in order to prevent or mitigate the flooding problem of the populace. Once completed, the motorist, the affected families and pedestrian will have a sight of relief to its burden completed, the motorist, the affected families and pedestrian will have a sight of relief to its burden during rainy season. during rainy season.
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012) (MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Retired cop in robbery

THE Quezon City police arrested a retired policeman and two cohorts who allegedly robbed and molested a woman at Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City. Quezon City police chief Mario dela Vega identied the suspects as retired policeman Jaime Albao, Jay-R Baguise and Joseph Villamor, who supposedly posed as policemen and agged down a passenger jeepney and forcibly robbed 31-year-old Eleanor Parrocha of P600. The suspects then armed with a caliber .45 pistol and bladed weapons further dragged Parrocha into a silver gray Mitsubishi Adventure bearing license plate XGS-795 and forced her to undress and molested her. When she was set free, Parrocha immediately reported the incident to the authorities who caught up with the suspects vehicle. Jonathan Fernandez

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INVITATION to BID INVITATION to BID

The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors registered The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors registered and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to bid for the project/s described and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to bid for the project/s described hereunder: hereunder: Project No. 1 Project No. 1 Name of Project Name of Project Location Location Source of Fund Source of Fund Approved Budget Approved Budget for the Contract for the Contract Contract Duration Contract Duration Project No. 2 Project No. 2 Name of Project Name of Project Location Location Source of Fund Source of Fund Approved Budget Approved Budget for the Contract for the Contract Project No. 3 Project No. 3 Name of Project Name of Project Location Location Source of Fund Source of Fund Approved Budget Approved Budget for the Contract for the Contract :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Improvement/Rehabilitation of Domalandan Bridge including Slope Improvement/Rehabilitation of Domalandan Bridge including Slope Protection Protection Brgy. Domalandan, Lingayen, Pangasinan Brgy. Domalandan, Lingayen, Pangasinan Trust Fund (PR#2012-09-7990) Trust Fund (PR#2012-09-7990) P 10,000,000.00 P 10,000,000.00 Thirty (30) Calendar Days Thirty (30) Calendar Days Delivery of 480 M.T. Asphalt Pre-Mix and 19 Drums Emulsified Asphalt (refer Delivery of 480 M.T. Asphalt Pre-Mix and 19 Drums Emulsified Asphalt (refer to bid documents) to bid documents) PEO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Improvement/Asphalt of Quibaol PEO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Improvement/Asphalt of Quibaol Road Dike, Brgy. Quibaol, Lingayen, Pangasinan) Road Dike, Brgy. Quibaol, Lingayen, Pangasinan) Asphalting of Roads (PR# 2012-09-7800) Asphalting of Roads (PR# 2012-09-7800) P 2,913,600.00 P 2,913,600.00 Delivery of 14,650 bags of Cement (refer to bid documents) Delivery of 14,650 bags of Cement (refer to bid documents) General Services Office, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Construction General Services Office, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use in the Construction of Farm to Market Road) of Farm to Market Road) Agri-Infra/Livelihood and agri-Industrial Projects (PR# 2012-07-5887) Agri-Infra/Livelihood and agri-Industrial Projects (PR# 2012-07-5887) P 3,369,500.00 P 3,369,500.00

2 Floor Malong Building, Capitol Compound 2 Floor Malong Building, Capitol Compound Lingayen, Pangasinan Lingayen, Pangasinan Tel. No. (075) 542-6918 Tel. No. (075) 542-6918

INVITATION to BID INVITATION to BID

The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors/contractors to bid for the project/s described hereunder: hereunder: Project No. 1 Project No. 1 Name of Project Location Location Source of Fund Source of Fund Approved Budget Approved Budget for the Contract for the Contract : Delivery of Various Drugs and Medicines (refer to bid documents) documents) GSO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use of various hospitals :: GSO, Lingayen, Pangasinan (for use of various hospitals within the province 3RD within the province 3RD Quarter 2012) Drugs & Medicines Inventory (PR# 2012-09-7835) :: Drugs & Medicines Inventory (PR# 2012-09-7835) P 15,620,780.76 :: P 15,620,780.76

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 of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138. The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as the Government and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Procurement Reform Act. All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance All particulars relative to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, pre-Bidding Conference/s, Evaluating of Bids, Post Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (as amended). Rules and Regulations (as amended). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: BAC Activities BAC Activities 1. Pre-Procurement Conference 1. Pre-Procurement Conference 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Opening of Bids 4. Opening of Bids 5. Bid Evaluation 5. Bid Evaluation Schedule Schedule September 24, 2012; 10:00 am September 24, 2012; 10:00 am October 4, 2012 October 24, 2012 October 4, 2012 October 24, 2012 October 12, 2012; 10:00 am October 12, 2012; 10:00 am October 24, 2012; 10:00 am October 24, 2012; 10:00 am October 26, 2012 October 26, 2012

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, organizations/corporations with at least sixty Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, organizations/corporations with at least sixty percent (60%) of the interest belongs to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizen/organizations of a country percent (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 RA 5183 and the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138. subject to Commonwealth Act 138. Prospective bidders shall possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the contract, have completed a similar Prospective bidders shall possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value of at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC to be bid, and have key personnel and equipment contract with a value of at least fifty percent (50%) of the ABC to be bid, and have key personnel and equipment available for the prosecution of the contract. Certificate/s of satisfactory performance from the client of the available for the prosecution of the contract. Certificate/s of satisfactory performance from the client of the declared completed similar projects shall be submitted for review. declared completed similar projects shall be submitted for review. The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/ The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/ fail criterion as specified in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 fail criterion as specified in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (as amended). provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (as amended). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: BAC Activities BAC Activities 1 Pre-Procurement Conference 1 Pre-Procurement Conference 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Opening of Bids 4. Opening of Bids 5. Bid Evaluation 5. Bid Evaluation 6. Post Qualification 6. Post Qualification Schedule Schedule September 21, 2012; September 21, 2012; 10:00am for project no. 1 10:00am for project no. 1 October 3, 2012 October 23, 2012 October 3, 2012 October 23, 2012 October 11, 2012; 10:00 am October 11, 2012; 10:00 am October 23, 2012; October 23, 2012; 10:00 am 10:00 am October 24, 2012 October 24, 2012 October 25, 2012 October 25, 2012

Miracle vegetable. Andy Lugtu (left), incumbent president of Philippine Breast Care Foundation, explains to senior citizen the benets of the popular vitamin supplement Malunggay Life Oil to address nutritional deciency during a recent seminar in Bukidnon as part of breast cancer awareness month this October.
LuNgSOD Ng MAKATI LuNgSOD Ng MAKATI Bids and Awards Committee Bids and Awards Committee
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988 Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988 www.makati.gov.ph www.makati.gov.ph
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The bidders shall drop their duly accomplished eligibility requirements, technical and financial proposals in two separate sealed envelopes at the abovementioned address. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms. Late All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms. Late Bids shall not be accepted. Bids shall not be accepted. Bid Documents can be availed at the BAC Office, 2/F Malong Building, Capitol Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan upon payment to the Provincial Treasurers Office the amount of P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P16,000.00/ P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P16,000.00/ bidder/project bidder/project to the Provincial Treasurers Office. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid Documents to the BAC Office at the same address. The Province of Pangasinan assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or 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 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 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. accordance with RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. Approved by: Approved by: RAFAEL F. BARAAN RAFAEL F. BARAAN Provincial Administrator Provincial Administrator BAC Chairman BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012) (MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

The City Government of Makati, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites registered suppliers/ The City Government of Makati, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites registered suppliers/ manufacturers/distributors/contractors to bid for the hereunder projects: manufacturers/distributors/contractors to bid for the hereunder projects: NO. NO. 1 1 NAME OF PROJECT AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION NAME OF PROJECT AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION ACU and other materials for replacement use at Fort Bonifacio High ACU and other materials for replacement use at Fort Bonifacio High School School LOCATION LOCATION DEP-ED DEP-ED APPROVED BuDgET APPROVED BuDgET P2,147,442.00 P2,147,442.00

INVITATION TO BID INVITATION TO BID

Prospective Bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project with an amount of at least 50% of the Prospective Bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examinations of Bids shall use proposed project for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examinations of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-Qualification of the Lowest Calculated Bid shall be conducted. non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-Qualification of the Lowest Calculated Bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES 1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor 1. Pre-Bidding Conference at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor 2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor 2. Opening of Bids at BAC Conference Room, 9th Floor SCHEDuLE SCHEDuLE October 16, 2012 (02:00 P.M.) October 16, 2012 (02:00 P.M.) October 30, 2012 (02:00 P.M.) October 30, 2012 (02:00 P.M.)

7. Notice of Award October 29, 2012 7. Notice of Award October 29, 2012 Bid Documents shall be issued only to contractors/bidders who have submitted formal Letter of Intent (LOI) Bid Documents shall be issued only to contractors/bidders who have submitted formal Letter of Intent (LOI) at the BAC Office, 2/F Malong Building, Capitol Compound, Lingayen, Pangasinan and upon payment of at the BAC Office, 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 P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P10,000.00/bidder/project for project No. 1; P3,000.00/bidder/project for project No. 2 and P3,500.00/bidder/project for project for project No. 1; P3,000.00/bidder/project for project No. 2 and P3,500.00/bidder/project for project No. 3 to the Provincial Treasurers Office. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid Documents to the BAC No. 3 to the Provincial Treasurers Office. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid Documents to the BAC Office at the same address. Office at the same address. The Province of Pangasinan assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for 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 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 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 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. liability in accordance with RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. Approved by: Approved by: RAFAEL F. BARAAN RAFAEL F. BARAAN Provincial Administrator Provincial Administrator BAC Chairman BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012) (MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Bidding Documents will be available only to Prospective Bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Bidding Documents will be available only to Prospective Bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount of ______________________to the City Government of Makati Cashier. ______________________to the City Government of Makati Cashier. (fee for Bid Documents) (Procuring Entity) (fee for Bid Documents) (Procuring Entity) The City Government of Makati assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for The City Government of Makati assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for (Procuring Entity) (Procuring Entity) any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. The City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein and City of Makati reserves the right to disqualify any or all proposal, to waive any defects or informalities therein and The to accept such proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government. to accept such proposal as may be considered most advantageous to the Government. Approved by: Approved by:
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012) (MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

(Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE VEYRA (Sgd.) MARJORIE A. DE VEYRA Chairperson Chairperson

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year, Tolentino said. Already, teams from the Czech Republic have expressed interest in joining the event together with squads from Singapore, Japan, China and Indonesia. Cayton expressed hope that more teams join the tour next year and provide the entertainment that this annual summer spectacle promises to give. The 2013 race will kick off in Clark (Pampanga) and will pass through Tarlac before reaching what is now known as the Northern Alps that starts from Bayombong, Nueva Viscaya to Baguio City.

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Le Tour de Filipinas slated

THE Union Cycliste Internationale has
calendared the fourth edition of the Le Tour de Filipinas from April 13 to 16 next year, according to race organizer Gary Cayton of the Dynamic Outsource Solutions Inc.
The Le Tour de Filipinas is the only UCI-sanctioned race in the country. Last year, Filipino Baler Ravina emerged champion after the grueling four-stage race that saw 10 foreign and ve local teams of ve cyclists each taking on the challenge from Sta. Ana, Cagayan, to Baguio City via the treacherous backdoor route atop the Cordilleras. Philcycling chairman Bert Lina and president Abraham Bambol Tolentino expressed their full support for the 2013 race. This is a reafrmation by the UCI of our competence and capabilities in organizing, managing and hosting an event that enjoys international status equal to similar events held in Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and others, Lina said. It is time our professional cyclists gear up for this event as Filipino riders will once again be competing with continental teams from all over Asia and probably from other European and American countries. I hope the Philippines proves its prowess in this eld and is able to defend and retain the championship it won in April this

IN BRIEF
FDG Cup Open starts
THE FDG Cup Open and Invitational Badminton Championships get going today with a spirited battle for quarternal berths in three divisions expected among the countrys leading players in the day-long competitions at Powersmash in Pasong Tamo, Makati City. Four matches in the 53-team Open mens doubles kick off hostilities at 9 a.m., with national team mainstays Joper Escueta and Ariel Magnaye taking on the Jerome Pechera-Keith Reyes pair and Regie de Polonia and Wilmer Frias clashing with the Jon Masongsong-Charlo Tengco tandem. Malvinne Ann Alcala, fresh from her victory in the Swiss Juniors Open last week, links up with Indonesia Lily Wang as they tangle with Jubie Vallarta and Indon Mona Santoso at 10:40 a.m. in one of the featured matches in the 29-team Open womens doubles of the ninth staging of the event held in honor of Robinsons Land Corp. president Frederick D. Go.

Mariners force Game 3

PHILIPPINE Merchant Marine day at the same venue. School overcame a 16-point Reverente led the Mariners of decit to defeat La Consola- coach Aldrin Morante with 12 cion College-Manila, 63-61, points, Chan, Moradas and Quiand force the 4th Interscholastic latan had nine markers each while Athletic Association basketball Gonato chipped in six points. nals series to a winner-take-all It was a stunning loss for match yesterday at the LCCM, which was Game Tuesday Makati Coliseum. seeking to nail its rst(Makati Coliseum) Wih the Mariners 9 a.m. PMMS vs ever title after three trailing, 9-25, at the La Consolacion tries. The Blue Royals (Series tied 1-1) end of the rst quarter, even led 36-26 at halfDhon Reverente, Elvin time and 47-37 with Chan, Jess Quilatan, Sany Trini- 3:42 left in the third when the dad, Elmar Moradas and James Mariners orchestrated their rally. Gonato made key shots in the A three-point play by Tanzasecond half to help PMMS engi- nian center Jimmy Brown with neer a stirring comeback. 2:34 to go in the payoff period The burly Chan gave PMMS a 61- gave LCCM its nal lead, 6060 lead when he sank a corner three 58, before Chan hit the go-ahead with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter triple to the delight of a boistereven as the Blue Royals struggled hit- ous PMMS crowd. ting their free throws down the stretch The Blue Royals had a chance as the series was tied at 1-1. to tie the game at 63-all when Ryan PMMS and LCCM will dis- Sagrada drew a foul after missing a pute the coveted crown on Tues- running shot with 2.3 ticks left.

Taconing to face winner of Thai-Mexican match

WORLD Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman will keep his word and work to get Filipino light yweight Jonathan Taconing a title shot against the winner of the mandatory rematch between Thailands Kompayak Porpramook and former champion Adrian Hernandez of Mexico at the Convention Center in Toluca this Sunday. Taconing lost a highly controversial fthround technical decision to Porpramook in a title ght last May in Thailand. But protests from Taconings handlers, including promoter Johnny Elorde, the WBC undertook a review of the ght by Ring Ofcials Review Committee chairman, veteran boxing judge Tom Kaczmareck, who found that the ght should have been a draw at 47-47. The referee acted with some confusion in the 4th and 5th round. Sulaiman ordered the review after Elorde said he was disappointed the way the ght ended when Korean referee Jae Bong Kim stepped in and stopped the barrage of punches that Taconing was landing in the 5th round after he trapped the champion in a corner. Kim will be rested for one year as a referee, I believe more for incompetence than bias, Sulaiman said. Ronnie Nathanielsz

Mizuno support. The Philippine Masters Athletics Team, to be led by Elma Muros-

Posadas (not in picture), welcomes the full support given by Mizuno for its participation in the 17th Asian Masters Athletics Championships scheduled Nov. 1 to 7 in Taipei. An agreement between the two parties was signed Tuesday during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum, with (from left) Mizuno Marketing Assistant, Ana Cabanban, Mizuno Marketing Manager Jai Cortes, National Masters and Senior Athletes Association of the Philippines President Manny Ibay, pole vaulters Emerson Obiena and Tony Chee sealing the deal with a handshake.

Lady Patriots win. The De la Salle

University-Dasmarinas Lady Patriots edged College of St. Benilde, 6160, in overtime to win the womens division of the Sandugo-Collegiate Athletic League at the Treston gym in side Bonifacio Global City. The champion team is shown here with league organizers and other officials. Sandugos Dong Saga presented the championship trophy to DLSU-D.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Public Works and Highways OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Eastern Samar District Engineering Office Brgy. Alang-Alang, Borongan, Eastern Samar Tel. No. (055) 560-9423 Fax No. (055) 261-2196

INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District Engineering Office, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s): 1. Contract ID: Contract Name: 13IB0003 Repair/Rehab./lmprovement along Jct. Taft - Oras - San Policarpo - Arteche Road Contract Location: k0891+402 - k0894+000 & k0894+000 - k0895+179 Scope of Work: Concrete Reblocking along Jct. Taft - Oras - San Policarpo Arteche Road with a total length of 1.517 km., width=6.10m, thickness = 0.20m. road shoulder at 1.50m on both sides and other scope of work per approved POW Major Items of Work: Items 311 and 201 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 22,881,379.56 Contract Duration: 95 CD Cost of Bidding Documents: P 20,000.00 13IB0004 Concreting of Gaps along Jct. Taft - Oras - San Policarpo Arteche Contract Location: Road k0951+811 - k0952+244 & k0954+262 - k0954+311 & k0954+342 - k0954+ 794 Scope of Work: Construction of PCCP, 934 I.m. in length, w=6.7m. t=0.23m. and 1.50m road shoulders at both sides & 70 In.m. slope protection and other scope of work per approved POW Major Items of Work: Items 311 (1), 201 & 200 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 23,446,349.59 Contract Duration: 98 CD Cost of Bidding Documents: P 20,000.00 13IB0005 Repair/Rehab. Of National Road along Jct. BuenavistaLawaan- Marabut Road Contract Location: k0997+448.80 to k0998+292. Quinapondan, Eastern Samar Scope of Work: Removal and Replacement of existing Double Barrel Box Culvert by 3m x 2.40 m Double Barrel Box Culvert, Removal of existing PCCP, Raising of Road elevation (see Plan), Concreting of PCCP. w=6.70m. L=752.32m. t=0.23m and removal of obstruction (Nip a trees) on waterways at downstream and other scope of work per approved POW Major Items of Work: Items 311,405.200. 101(b) & 201 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 22,771,063.38 Contract Duration: 138 CD Cost of Bidding Documents: P 20,000.00 13IB0006 Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) of Arteche-Jioaoad-Las Navas - Rawis Road Contract Location: Arteche, Eastern Samar Scope of Work: Construction of PCCP, 946 In.m. in length, w=6.7m, t=0.23m, 1.50m road shoulders at both sides & 4-line 40 In.m. RCPC 0.90m diam. and other scope of work per approved POW Major Items of Work: Items 311 (1),201 & 200 Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 24,611,231.71 Contract Duration: 102 CD Cost of Bidding Documents: P 20,000.00

Main weapon
made his PBA debut playing against the Petron Blaze Boosters, the team which the celebrity cager thought would choose him DENNIS PRINCIPE with its third overall pick. A few days before the draft, I heard that, as much as they want to get me, theres something thats stopping them. THE way they won on opening day, Ginebra San Miguel was instantly Of course, we can only speculate. installed as one of the teams to beat Im actually confused because the in the current Philippine Basketball coaching staff of San Miguel group Association Philippine Cup by those teams, including Barako expressed their interest and they were quite sinwho witnessed their game. But the way they played, it seems cere, said Tiu. Tiu said he wanted to play for any Philippine basketballs crowd darling may nd it hard to win against of the San Miguel teams, particulartop teams unless they utilize their ly with Petron, where his longtime mentor Rajko Toroman serves as teams true strength. Ginebra, getting surprise perfor- coaching consultant. However, Petron chose June Mar mances from Billy Mamaril and Rico Maierhofer, who scored 14 Fajardo and Fil-American Alex Malpoints apiece, manhandled newcom- lari with their two rst-round picks er Global Port Batang Pier, 110-90, in last Augusts Rookie Draft. NOTHING PERSONAL. Tiu last Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. Before the start of the season, Ginebra said he is not taking the issue perflaunted their newfound weaponry as sonally against any particular team sophomores Dylan Ababou and Allein or personality. I just want to play. These setMaliksi consistently complemented veterans Mark Caguioa, Mike Cortez and backs are part of life. Sometimes, Jayjay Helterbrand in winning a good we have to go through these things in life. Its just a matter of how we number of tune-up games. Coach Siot Tanquingcen himself handle it and how we see it, said Tiu admits that the chink in their armor a day before they played Petron. For Tiu, all is now water under the remains the center position. With all due respect to Mamaril bridge, but the possibility of making and Maierhofer, who are touted as the issue a motivation may be there. For me, its a matter of how I retwo of the most hardworking players in the league, the two are not really spond to it. Maybe, they think Im not expected to dish out that kind of per- good enough as a player and that pushes me to become a better player and show formance day in and day out. Unless of course they take this them that Im actually better than they remark as their ultimate motivation. think, said Tiu. You can see it that way, TRUE STRENGTH. While Gine- but for me I wont let it pull me down. If bra dominated the boards against it serves as motivation, why not? Unfortunately for Tiu, his chance Global Port, 55-28, it does not serve as an indication that they have found an to prove his worth was cut short when he reinjured his hamstring during answer to their weakness. Apparently, its a simple case of Wednesdays game versus Petron. Against Petron, Tiu scored two Global Port failing to employ boxing out tactics to prevent Ginebra from points on one-for-three shooting aside from dishing out two assists in dominating the boards. Proof of this is Ginebras new recruit six minutes of action. SPORTS CHAT. Tune in again and one of their littlest guys LA Tenorio next week when our daily radio prograbbing nine rebounds in that game. In the offensive boards, Ginebra gram tackles more interesting sports news the entire week. had a huge upper-hand, 21-8. Possible interviews include Nonito For their coming game, Ginebra must get its real game going and that is by con- Donaire, Jr., who is set to battle fellow necting from the outside consistently as champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan they meet newly crowned Governors in a 12-round world superbantamweight Cup kingpins Rain or Shine Elasto unification battle on Oct. 13 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Painters this Sunday at the Big Dome. A regular xture of the show are inPAYBACK DEFERRED. The chance to prove his worth as a top 3 terviews with PBA players and coachpick will have to wait for celebrated es who are set to play the same week. Sports Chat is heard Monday to Frirookie Chris Tiu. Tiu, picked seventh overall by Rain day from 6-8AM over DZSR Sports or Shine in this seasons rookie draft, Radio 918kHz on your AM radio band.

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

Region IV-B, MIMAROPA OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Office Masipit, Calapan City 5200, Oriental Mindoro Tel. No. (043) 288-2365 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DPWH INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement Revised IRR

2. Contract 10: Contract Name:

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INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Office, through the Government of the Philippines 2012, invites contractors to bid for the following projects: 1.) 12ED0085 Preventive Maintenance (Int. Section) CSR Junction Contract Name : Pola K0069+000 K0071+000, K0072+000 K0072+895 Contract Location : Pola, Oriental Mindoro Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay of 1,760 L.m.; 103 L.m. Lined Canal & 141 L.m. Slope Protection Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 19,205,999.57 Contract Duration : 90 calendar days 12ED0086 Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) CSR Junction Minas K0050+(-)610 K0050+228 Contract Location : Victoria, Oriental Mindoro Upgrading of 647 L.m. (PCCP) & 349.80 L.m. Slope Scope of Work : Protection Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 10,162,598.72 Contract Duration : 90 calendar days Contract ID : Contract Name : Contract ID :

3. Contract ID: Contract Name:

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4. Contract ID: Contract Name:

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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below; 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids October 04, 2012 to October 24, 2012 October 11, 2012 October 17, 2012 October 24, 2012 up to 10:00 A.M. October 24, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M

Bidding will be conducted through open, competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. 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) signed by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. The LOIs shall be submitted by the Authorized Liason Officer as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of LOis by persons with a Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture 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 ten 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. Interested Contractors are also required to present the originals of their (a) PCAB license (b) Contractors Registration Certificate (c) Certificate of Materials Engineers Accreditation (d) Certificate of Safety Seminar from DOLE (e) PhilGEPS Order form (Document Request List) (f) 2011 CPES Rating Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office .before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown beIow: 1. Receipt of LOI from prospective Bidders 2. Issuance of Bidding Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids Deadline: Oct. 19,2012 ; 5:00 p.m. Oct. 4 - 25, 2012 Oct. 12, 2012 Oct. 25, 2012 until 10:00 a.m. Oct. 25, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC Office, DPWH, Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Office, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos ( P 10,000.00 ). Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification. The DPWH, Mindoro Oriental District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by:

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastem Samar District Engineering Office, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of as stated above for Bidding Documents. Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from DPWH web site and PhilGeps. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website and PhilGeps shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid 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 specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. Approved by: (Sgd.) RUDYARD M. LIM BAC CHAIRMAN Noted:

(Sgd.) NESTOR L. DEL ROSARIO BAC Chairman

(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

(Sgd.) RICARDO D. ODITA OIC-District Engineer

(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

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STRONG SUPPORT FOR MVP

THE clamor to convince telecommunications tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan to vie for the presidency of the Philippine Olympic Committee is reportedly gaining ground fast among a big number of National Sports Associations. The source said that some NSA leaders have assured the basketball chief/boxing chairman that a cursory head count shows him ahead, and many of those on the fence have indicated they will support MVP should he declare himself available for the post.

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FRIDAY

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Generals turn back Bombers

By Jeric Lopez

EMILIO Aguinaldo College

played the role of spoiler as it ended its season with a bang after a 71-65 shocker of a win over contending Jose Rizal University in the 88th National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Flying V Arena in San Juan yesterday.
Noube Happi led the Generals assault with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Jan Jamon stepped it up in the second half, where he scored 10 of his 12 markers to spark EAC. The setback jeopardized JRUs hopes of advancing and its fate is not in its hands anymore. The Bombers wound up with a 10-8 record and will now need to wait if their season will be prolonged Should Perpetual Help (10-7), currently playing San Sebastian College, as of this writing in its nal elimination-round game, pull off another upset against the Stags, it will automatically complete the Final Four cast. On the other hand, if the Altas lose, the Bombers will remain alive and the two will gure in a playoff for the fourth and last slot in the seminals. The Bombers, knowing whats at stake, crumbled under pressure as the nothing-to-lose Generals were able to show more poise in crunch time. With the game knotted at 65-apiece heading into the nal minute, John Monteclaro collared a big offensive board and was fouled before splitting his charities to give EAC a 66-65 edge with 24.5 ticks left. In the ensuing play, Byron Villarias undergoal stab fell short as JRU was forced to foul after that. Jolas Paguia then knocked down his two freebies to stretch it to 68-65 for the Generals with 17.6 seconds remaining. Given another chance to tie, the Bombers once again didnt hit the target as Rommel Diapera missed badly on his right-elbow triple, causing the Generals to come up with the hard-fought win. Despite missing the Final Four bus, the Generals were still able to have their best season in the league since joining in 2009 as they ended up at 8-10. We really wanted to win this one to end our season on a positive note. I believe that we improved a lot this season, and hopefully we can carry this next year, said EAC coach Gerry Esplana.

EACs Noube Happi (left) barrels his way inside the lane against the defense of JRUs Juan Salaveria and Rominck Mendoza in an NCAA game won by the Generals, 71-65. SONNY ESPIRITU

Texters, Mixers take on separate foes

TWO more perennial contenders will give everyone a rst glimpse of their play as powerhouses Talk N Text and San Mig Coffee make their debuts today in the 2012 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup. Still parading an intact line-up that had already won big battles in the past, the Tropang Texters start a new chapter as they test their much-improved sister squad Meralco in their 5:15 opener at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Another championship team follows with San Mig Coffee opening its season against reloaded Alaska in the main attraction at 7:30 p.m. I think us and Alaska has created some sort of rivalry the past season, so I think its exciting every time we play each other, said San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone describing the match-up between his current and former teams. The only adjustment for the defending champion Texters is the one they will make on the sidelines. Since new coach Norman Black is still busy finishing his commitment in the collegiate level with Ateneo, head assistant coach Nash Racela will take over the coaching chores for the meantime for Talk N Text. Both the Texters and the Mixers, formerly the B-MEG Llamados, teams that won one championship each last season, chose to keep their respective cores intact for possible championship rides again this season. On the contrary, the Bolts and the Aces both made signicant changes in the off-season to shore up their rosters in the hopes of improving their showing this season. No. 3 overall pick Cliff Hodge, a standout in the PBA D-League, will nally make his debut as his efcient interior play is expected to enhance the overall game of the Bolts. Jeric Lopez

Korean pulls away; Dottie ahead by 5

LANKY Kim In Jae sustained his form and shot a one-under 71 to stretch his overnight threestroke lead to six over Rupert Zaragoza and two others while Team ICTSI spearhead Dottie Ardina sizzled with a ve-under 67 to dominate the ladies side in the Canlubang Amateur Open at Cangolfs north course in Laguna yesterday. The bespectacled Kim hit a 35 on a two-birdie, one-bogey stint at the front then closed out with two birdies against two bogeys for an even 36 and a 71 as the rest failed to mount any challenge on a hot day, enabling the Eagle Ridge bet to pull away from the pack in the Championship Division at 140. That was six shots up on Zaragoza, who had an up-and-down round of 37-35 for a 72 and a 146, the same score posted by Jordan Mamamil, who started the round four behind and matched Kims 34 start before moving to within three with a birdie on the 10th. But the Tagaytay Midlands mainstay fell back with a thud after a triplebogey 6 on par-3 11th and wound up with a 42 for a 76. Joey Huerva, another Cangolf bet, bogeyed the 18th and settled for a 71 for the other 146 while Southwoods Yoon Sung Hwang made a 74 and dropped nine strokes behind at 149 heading to the nal round of the 54hole tournament serving as part of Globe Business Amateur Golf Circuit. Ardina, who won the Taiwan Amateur championship two weeks ago, likewise poised herself for a romp as she blitzed the frontside with a four-under 32, highlighted by a three-birdie binge from No. 7, before slowing down a bit with a 35 for a 67.

Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan (12th from left) makes the ceremonial serve to open the Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Tournament Battle of Champions in Lingayen, Pangasinan. He is joined here by (starting seventh from left) organizer Tisha Abundo, Eng. Jose Ferrer, Provincial Sports Dir. Modesto Operania and participants. ROMAN PROSPERO

Rizal Tech, UE win Petron volley opener

LINGAYENTeam Pangasinan-1s Jennifer Manzano and new partner Cindy Benitez held their ground as expected at the start of the 2012 Petron Ladies Beach Volleyball Battle of Champions here. But two other varsity squads from Metro Manila, Rizal Technological University bets Jessa Aranda and her rookie teammate Jonafer San Pedro, together with University of the East-2 pair Leusheth Dawis and Ashlee Razon, prevailed as well at the wind-blown, beach-front sand-courts of the capitol grounds here. The 24-year-old spiker from the municipality of Binalonan and Benitez came up with a pair of rousing wins, alongside Aranda and San Pedro to grab the upperhand in their respective brackets. Former champion Manzano and Benitez rst outplayed Philippine School of Business Administration duo Joan Arceo and Grace Masangkay, 21-11, in this spikefest supported by Speedo, Mikasa, media partner Business Mirror, the province of Pangasinan through Gov. Amado Espino Jr. and Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil (second district). Then, the two fought off University of the East-1s Kryssel Cueva and last years Battle of Champions winner Francislyn Cais, 21-13. Manzano scored three points on her kills, blocks and service winner, allowing Pangasinan to unleash a 6-1 run for a 15-9 lead, after Cais and Cueva stayed close, 7-9. Tinibayan namin ang defense sa likod. Maganda ang power serves nila, said the 24-year old Benitez, who now works for the Benguet Electric Cooperative. On the other hand, Aranda and San Pedro pulled off a 2115, beating of La Salle-Dasmarinas spikers Giselle Bembo and Iari Yongco, before turning back Pangasinan-2s Cassandra Lleda and Melanie Carrera, 21-17.

Top Rank hopeful of Pacman-Floyd tiff

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TOP Rank president Todd DuBoef is optimistic that a showdown between Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. can take place in the spring of next year. Boxing writer Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review Journal said that DuBoef indicated Mayweather reportedly plans to ght on the Cinco de Mayo weekend in 2013. Carp reported that DuBeof remains hopeful the ght will eventually happen. But he said it will have to be done delicately and patiently. However, before any quiet negotiations have a chance to move forward, Pacquiao needs to score an impressive win over Juan Manuel Marquez when they meet for the fourth time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 8. While the eight-division world champion has begun training in General Santos City doing roadwork in the mornings and working out at the Ray Golingan Gym in the afternoons with childhood friend and Filipino trainer Restituto Buboy Fernandez, his political activities now that his wife Jinkee has decided to run for vice governor and his brother for a congressional seat in General Santos City have placed added pressure on his time and resources.

National slalom 9th leg on Sunday

NOW revving toward the end of the year, the Race Motorsports Club will hold the ninth leg of the Shell Helix National Slalom Series on Sunday at the Robinsons Nova Market parking lot. Registration is slated at 8 a.m., while the free slalom clinic is set from 9 to 10 a.m. The ofcial runs kick off at 11 a.m. Overall and class championship contenders must use the specied Federal Tyres and possess the Automobile Association of the Philippines Clubman license. The National Slalom event is the longest-running motorsport discipline in the country and is afliated with the AAP and FIA. Expected to participate are champions, led by Dr. Peewee Mendiola of Big Chill team, the DKC/T Factory, headed by Pathrick Bautista and Donbert Bumatay, Blanche Racing, Team Soleil, and FERN C Team, among others. The event is presented by Shell Helix Motor Oils and cosponsored by Federal Tyres, Dubshop Magwheels, Outlast Battery, Auto Transporter, Starbright Body Kits, and media partners Stoplight TV, Wheel to Wheel insert of C! Magazine, autoindustriya.com, kotse.com and Power Wheels Mazazine. The remaining tentative legs are at SM Sucat on Oct. 21, Robinsons Nova Market on Dec. 2, Riverbanks Marikina on Dec. 9 and San Fernando, La Union for the slalom invitationals on Oct. 27. For details, contact Bing Bang Dulce at tel. nos. 928-6951, 0922-8165344, 0917-8119337 and e-mail racemotorsportsclub@yahoo.com or like the events Facebook Page Race Motorsports Club, for details.

Estefano Rivera of the FERN C Team negotiates the tricky race course en route to the best novice time.

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Business
Manila Standard TODAY
Ray S. Eano, Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor and 1,000-MW Santa Rita natural gas-red power plants. Both plants in Batangas City comprise First Gens natural gas portfolio. First Gen effectively owns 100 percent of FGP with the purchase of BGs (formerly BG Philippines Holdings Inc.) 40-percent stake in the natural gas plants in May. First Gen acquired the company that owns BGs 40-percent stake in the gas power projects for $360 million. We are grateful for the strong support of our relationship banks that enabled this nancing to close in record time. Aside from paying down debt at the First Gen level, the proceeds can be used to partly fund our growth plans including the 200-MW to 500-MW San Gabriel gasred project which will begin construction next year and be completed in the 2014-2015 timeframe, First Gen president and chief operating ofcer Francis Giles Puno said.

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First Gen unit taps $420-m bank loan

By Alena Mae S. Flores
LOPEZ-CONTROLLED FGP Corp., owner of the 500megawatt San Lorenzo natural gas-red combined cycle power plant, said Thursday it secured a $420-million loan from seven banks. FGP Corp. plans to use proceeds from the loan to repay its debt and that of parent rm, as well as fund the 500-MW San Gabriel natural gas power plant expansion in Batangas. First Gen disclosed to the stock exchange it signed a 10year term loan facility with Bank of the Philippine Islands, BDO Unibank Inc., Philippine National Bank, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., Security Bank Corp., HSBC and Union Bank of the Philippines. It said it would repay the existing $77.4-million debt of FGP a portion of First Gens debt. FGP, together with afliate First Gas Power Corp., own and operate the San Lorenzo

GMA-7 purchase talks break down

By Jenniffer B. Austria

Co. said Thursday it ended talks to acquire GMA Network Inc., operator of television Channel 7 and several radio stations, after they failed to arrive at mutually acceptable terms.
PLDT said in a disclosure to the stock exchange MediaQuest Holdings Inc., an investee company of PLDT Retirement Fund, and GMA Network, had terminated discussions on the possible acquisition of a controlling interest in the broadcasting company. The parties have been unable to arrive at mutually acceptable terms despite continual discussions and efforts exerted in good faith, PLDT and GMA Network said. It was our inability to resolve certain issues which have nothing to do with the price, GMA Network chairman Felipe Gozon said in a mobile-phone text message. The share price of GMA

PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone

Network fell 8.3 percent to P8.27 on Thursday from the previous days close of P8.80. PLDT stocks advanced P12 per share to close at P2,756 apiece. PLDT chairman Manuel Pangilinan said in a separate statement the termination of GMA Networks acquisition is not expected to adversely impact the PLDT Groups strategy of evolving from a traditional telecommunications company into a multimedia service company. The PLDT Group continues to believe that owning, producing and providing content across multiple platforms is an important component of its blueprint for growth and as such, intends to pursue its media strategy by building on MediaQuests current investments in TV 5, the

countrys third-largest free-to-air television network by audience share, and Cignal TV, the leading provider of direct-to-home satellite television services, Pangilinan said. Meanwhile, analysts said a probable reason for the breakdown on the talks was the pricing, which reportedly could reach between P50 billion and P60 billion. GMA Network is controlled by the Gozon, Duavit and Jimenez families. Analysts said while negotiations did not push through, the share price of GMA Network might recover in the coming weeks on positive outlook on revenues because of the upcoming senatorial elections.

Meralco, Shell sign gas deal

THE Shell Companies in the Philippines will supply liqueed natural gas from a proposed LNG regasication terminal in Batangas to fuel Meralco PowerGen Corp.s planned 1,200-megawatt power plant in the same site. The two companies signed an agreement Thursday, with Meralco PowerGen set to assess the viability of constructing a natural gas-powered electricity plant in Batangas. The setting up of an LNGbased combined cycle power plant is meant to address fuel diversication as well as address the mid-merit capacity needs of the Luzon grid. This collaboration with [Shell] helps pave the way for facilities that ensure a reliable and competitively-priced power supply, Meralco PowerGen executive vice president and general manager Aaron Domingo said in a statement. Domingo said the company was not pursuing the LNG plant with First Gen Corp., which is also developing the 500-MW San Gabriel natural gas plant in Batangas. First Gen did not identify potential partners in the LNG project. Meralco PowerGen is conducting a separate feasibility study for an LNG power plant in Quezon with Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. of Japan. LNG is natural gas converted into a liquid state for easier storage and transportation. LNG will be regasied and can be distributed through pipelines as natural gas to target facilities. This agreement opens the door for greater use of cleaner energy and enhanced energy security for the Philippines. We are very excited to work with Meralco PowerGen on this project, Shell country chairman Edgar Chua said. Shell in June signed a separate agreement with the Energy Department for a feasibility study to build an LNG regasication terminal beside its renery in Batangas. The terminal is estimated to cost $1 billion. The study is expected to be completed next year with a rst gas target date in 2016. The proposed electricity plant and LNG plant will be located near Shells Tabangao Renery in Batangas. The site is situated along the governments proposed Batangas-Manila pipeline. Alena Mae S. Flores

IN BRIEF
PDIC appointments
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III re-appointed incumbent president Valentin Araneta and private sector representatives Rogelio Marcelo and Protacio Tacandong to the board of Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. for a new term ending June 30 next year. Araneta has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, including stints in top management and membership in boards of universal banks, while Marcelo is a businessman who has served as head, ofcer and director of various government agencies and private banks. Tacandong is the chief operating ofcer of accounting and consulting rm Reyes Tacandong & Co., which he co-founded in 2010. He was president of the Philippine Institute of Certied Public Accountants in 2008. Araneta, Tacandong and Marcelo recently took their oath of ofce before Finance Secretary and PDIC chairman Cesar Purisima at the Finance Department. The appointment was among the rst under Republic Act 10149, or the GovernmentOwned and Controlled Corporations Governance Act, which was signed in June last year. Anna Leah Estrada

San Miguel bonds. San Miguel Brewery president Roberto Huang (second from right) rings the ceremonial bell signaling the
start of trading of the SMB Series D Bonds due 2017 on the PDEx organized market. With him are (from left) Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. president and chief operating ofcer Cesar Crisol, SMB vice president, chief nance ofcer and treasurer Mercy Marie Amador and PDEx chairman and chief executive ofcer Vicente Castillo. San Miguel Brewery listed its P3 billion worth of ve-year and one-day Series D Bonds due 2017 on PDEx.

CEB plies more routes

Peso rises to 2-week high of 41.47 vs. dollar

THE Philippine peso and one-month forwards touched two-week highs after a better-than-expected US jobs report eased concern a slowdown in the worlds largest economy will damp the Asian nations exports. Bonds were steady. Some 162,000 positions were added by companies in September, gures from ADP Employer Services showed Wednesday, topping the median forecast of 140,000 by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The Federal Reserve said last month it would buy $40 billion of mortgage debt a month in a third round of so-called quantitative easing. The US was the Philippines third-largest export market in July, ofcial data show. Following the QE3, any labor market data going forward will affect the currency, said Saktiandi Supaat, head of foreignexchange research at Malayan Banking Bhd. in Singapore. Theres a slight improvement in risk-taking activity. The peso gained 0.3 percent to 41.47 against the US dollar, prices from Tullett Prebon Plc show. The currency touched 41.465 earlier, the strongest level since Sept. 17. The peso has appreciated 5.6 percent this year, the best performance in Asia. One-month implied volatility, a measure of exchange-rate swings used to price options, fell ve basis points, or 0.05 percentage point, to 5.25 percent. One-month non-deliverable forwards rose 0.4 percent to 41.52 per dollar, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg. The contracts touched 41.47, the highest level since Sept. 18. The Asian Development Bank raised its 2012 economic growth forecast for the Philippines to 5.5 percent from 4.8 percent. Consumer prices rose 3.8 percent in September from a year earlier, matching the pace in August that was the fastest since January, according to the median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg News survey before a report due today. The yield on the 4.75-percent notes due September 2022 held at 4.75 percent, according to prices from Tradition Financial Services. Bloomberg

CEBU Pacic, the countrys biggest budget carrier, has launched four domestic routes, effectively increasing connectivity within the Philippines. It began thrice weekly Cebu-Coron (Busuanga) services on Oct. 4, providing foreign and local tourists from Cebu and neighboring areas direct access to Coron, a world-renowned diving destination. It will launch today four times weekly services each from Davao to Butuan and to Dipolog, linking three trade and government centers in Mindanao with approximately hourlong ights. CEB will also launch thrice weekly ights from Iloilo to Tacloban on Oct. 5, 2012, kicking off the rst of ve routes the airline will launch from Iloilo in the 2nd half of 2012. The new routes will utilize CEBs ATR 72500 aircraft. With the delivery of over 50 brand-new aircraft until 2021, Cebu Pacic will continue to explore opening more routes, launching more destinations and adding more ights, said CEB vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog.

Philex questions DENRs bid to cancel environmental permit

By Othel V. Campos
PHILEX Mining Corp. said Thursday the Environment Department could not disqualify a mining company based on the Mining Act and the Clean Water Act. In fact, even Executive Order 79 itself, which its implementing rules and regulations, purport simply to implement, does not provide for the mandatory disqualification of applicants with records of environmental incidents, senior vice president for corporate affairs Michael Toledo said. The Mines and Geosciences Bureau earlier warned Philex might lose its environmental compliance certificate, a basic requirement for any business, because of the alleged violations under the Clean Water Act, after waste discharges escaped from one of the ponds at Padcal mine in Benguet. Toledo said EO 79 IRR could not take the place of the Mining Act, the Local Government Code and the law on environmental compliance certificate by introducing a new social acceptability requirement before any mining project may be implemented.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Thursday, October 4, 2012
Indonesia Thailand UAE Euro Korea China India Malaysia New Zealand Taiwan Rupiah Baht Dirham Euro Won Yuan Rupee Ringgit Dollar Dollar 0.000104 0.032626 0.272272 1.290200 0.000899 0.158667 0.173079 0.019174 0.077990 0.034106 0.0043 1.3589 11.3404 53.7381 0.0374 6.6086 0.7986 13.6292 34.1486 1.4205
Source: PDS Bridge

He said the existing laws imposed penalties determined by lawmakers appropriate for an environmental incident, including remediation obligations and substantial penalties, but did not include any disqualification penalty. The EO 79 IRR cannot supplant such comprehensible requirements and, worse, replace them with an unobtainable requirement for

unanimous consensus, he said. Meanwhile, Philex said the moratorium on the new mineral agreements was a clear violation of the duty of the Environment Department to implement the Mining Act of 1995, which mandated the approval of mineral agreements once the mining applicant satisfied the conditions required by law.

E ATE PSE COMPOSITE INDEX F OREIGNUnitXCHANGE RPeso Currency US Dollar

Closing October 4, 2012
United States Japan UK Hong Kong Switzerland Canada Singapore Australia Bahrain Saudi Arabia Brunei Dollar Yen Pound Dollar Franc Dollar Dollar Dollar Dinar Rial Dollar 1.000000 0.012742 1.607600 0.128944 1.065303 1.012453 0.811557 1.021033 2.652661 0.266667 0.080277 41.6510 0.5307 66.9581 5.3706 44.3709 42.1697 33.8022 42.5270 110.4860 11.1069 33.6655 5200 4460 3720 2980 2240 1500 1200

P584-P695 LPG/11-kg tank

P47.15-P53.07 Unleaded Gasoline

OIL PRICES
TODAY

PESO-DOLLAR RATE
Closing OCTOBER 4, 2012
40 42 44 46 48

P38.40-P41.05 Diesel P40.30-P52.20 Kerosene P27.20-P31.00 Auto LPG

P41.470
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index,the30-companybenchmark, jumped 68 points, or 1.3 percent, to close at 5,443.74 on Thursday, eclipsing the previous days old record. The index actually hit an intra-day high of 5,451.96 in the afternoon, before closing slightly lower. The heavier index, representing all shares, also increased 29 points, or 0.8 percent, to 3,586.11, also its highest nish ever. Gainers outnumbered losers, 103 to 63, with 37 issues unchanged. SM Investments Corp., owner of the largest lender and mall operator in the Philippines, rose 6 percent to P805.50 after the company said it will sell dollar bonds to exploit low interest rates and improve liquidity. The stock has gained 40 percent this year, outpacing a 25percent jump in the PSE index. SM Investments is a proxy of the Philippine economy, Richard Laneda, an analyst at COL Financial Group Inc., said. And given the outlook on the economy, investors would want to be in companies which are reective of its growth. Ayala Corp. also rose 3.6 percent to P440.20 while power distributor Manila Electric Co. increased 2.9 percent to P281.80.

Other major gainers among the 20 heavily traded stocks are Bloomberry Resorts Corp. which rose 4.4 percent to P12.24 and JG Summit Holdings Inc. which added 1.4 percent to P33.65. GMA Holdings Inc., operator of Channel 7, fell 9 percent to P8.18, after Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. announced that it was not able to strike a deal to take over the broadcast rm. PLDT rose 0.4 percent to P2,756. Meanwhile, Asian stocks advanced by the most in a week and currencies in the region climbed to the highest level in seven months against the dollar before policy decisions by three central banks and a monthly US jobs report. A report showed US service companies grew last month at the fastest pace in six months. A separate report said American companies engaged in a modest amount of hiring in September. Those hints of improvement in the worlds biggest economy helped propel Japans Nikkei 225 index up 1.1 percent to 8,844.85. Australias S&P/ ASX 200 gained 0.3 percent to 4,452.20. Benchmarks in India, Thailand and Indonesia also rose. New Zealand and Taiwan fell. With Bloomberg, AP

Ayala okays P10-b offering

By Jenniffer B. Austria
AYALA Corp. said its board approved the issuance of up to P10 billion in xed rate bonds to support expansion in the power and infrastructure sectors. The conglomerate said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it tapped BPI Capital Corp. to be issue manager for the offering. The bonds to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission will mature in seven years. The bonds will be issued in scripless form in minimum denominations of P50,000 each and in multiples of P10,000 thereafter. Ayala Corp. raised P6.45 billion in July from the sale of 15 million Treasury shares at P430 per share. Ayala plans to invest $1 billion over the next ve years in the transport infrastructure and power generation sectors as it builds a portfolio of power generation assets and as it set sights on toll road, rail and airport projects under the publicprivate partnership program of the government.

70.50 77.45 1.82 595.00 2.20 23.90 20.70 89.00 3.26 39.20 102.50 3.06 94.50 77.80 500.00 45.50 155.20 1100.00 140.00 2.06 35.50 13.58 1.70 48.00 1.62 2.75 9.74 6.41 7.77 19.40 79.30 0.02 13.10 6.00 2.35 120.00 91.25 8.40 27.45 6.95 18.10 280.60 12.20 3.65 16.00 13.70 14.94 4.42 6.50 34.60 129.20 2.62 2.44 0.196 14.66 2.88 1.41 69.20 5.50 0.77 1.22 1.18 59.90 0.019 13.70 2.60 5.02 6.98 2.98 4.16 485.20 64.80 5.20 0.98 556.00 5.22 36.20 4.19 6.21 1.54 3.82 4.65 6.24 0.0770 2.20 0.82 4.10 0.490 760.00 2.71 1.57 850.00 0.420 0.620 0.980 48.00 3.34 0.83 0.195 24.15 5.62 9.00 2.85 2.91 1.50 0.092 1.11 0.94 3.80 0.310 2.74 1.44 2.14 2.34 0.36 0.990 19.94 7.71 2.85 8.95 18.20 0.91 4.55 0.64 4.66 42.00 18.98 0.78 10.92 102.80 0.5300 24.00 82.50 9.70 5.90 1750.00 1172.00 1270.00 11.00 33.00 77.00 18.40 6.80 4.70 34.50 3.87 0.0760 5.1900 10.30 3.70 2.65 0.84 4.08 9.60 22.95 8.58 3.39 71.00 17.88 2886.00 0.39 30.15 3.30 0.79 0.0083 6.20 20.80 48.00 0.345 29.00 2.23 61.80 1.21 1.81 2.070 0.085 0.840 36.50 12.84 1.100 8.40 0.032 0.033 7.05 28.25 48.00 0.062 257.80 0.029 50.00 580.00 103.50 11.02 116.70 80.00

46.00 50.00 0.68 370.00 1.42 13.80 18.50 50.00 1.91 3.00 60.00 1.30 56.00 41.00 210.00 29.45 77.00 879.00 58.00 1.43 26.50 8.00 0.97 25.00 1.08

2.30 7.41 4.83 2.80 12.50 51.50 0.0110 7.80 3.80 0.61 80.00

25.00 1.04 18.10 0.75 8.12 215.00 7.50 1.96 9.70 10.20 8.05 1.01 2.90 26.50 110.20 1.25 1.73 0.112 3.30 1.99 0.90 37.00 1.05 0.320 0.77

LTO project: Back on track

NOW that the Court of Appeals has junked the preliminary injunction issued by Quezon City regional trial court judge Afable Cajigal, the Land Transportation Ofce can continue in its search for an IT provider that can relieve the public from the irritating hiccups during license renewals, vehicle registrations, etc. associated with the current system. Car owners and drivers have suffered long enough from the systemic inefciencies associated with the existing infrastructure provided by Stradcom, and its about time the DoTC pushed through with its P8.2-billion procurement project thats been stalled for two years. In May 2010, then DoTC secretary Ping de Jesus ordered a review of the project, with the go signal given in December that year. However, Realtime Data Management Services Inc. and Amalgamated Motors Philippines Inc. later went to court once after the other asking for an injunction which Judge Cajigal issued much to the irritation of the DoTC. Incidentally, AMPI recently gured in a controversy alleging that it has been printing drivers licenses ofine since July this year, giving rise to data integrity and security questions because the ofine mode can allow tampering of information such as the drivers name, citizenship, address and photo. The only thing that cannot be altered is the drivers license number, Happy Hour techies explainedwhich is not really any help at all during accidents and trafc altercations because trafc enforcers will rely on information in the drivers license which could turn out to be bogus. The monkey wrench thrown by AMPI and RDMSI has been thrown out, so the DoTC/ LTO should get the project going pronto since Stradcoms contract is expiring in February 2013. LTO should not waste any more time looking for a new IT providerpreferably one with global exposure, a wide experience across various IT platforms, a good track record and of course, honest meaning it will not cook the books to deprive the BIR/government of its rightful revenues. 2012 without reading all the provisionsthe most objectionable of which is Section 14 on online defamation. In her Twitter account, Senator Pia Cayetano said, I would have been happy to block libel prov had I seen it or someone pointed it out. Sadly, we cannot catch every provision all the time. In another tweet, the lady senator helpfully informed her followers: It was impeachment pd. when cybercrime bill was called, I reviewed portion on child porn, which is my responsibility. People did not elect Pia Cayetano for child pornography legislation alone, but with the expectation that she will take it upon herself to review every law that would impact the whole Filipino population. Arent senators supposed to have consultants, advisers and what-have-you who can raise the red ag on potentially problematic issues? What a cop-out! Gov. Grace goes to Comelec It certainly looks like Grace Padaca is headed for the Commission on Elections, with presidential spokespersons hard at work to justify President Noynoy Aquinos decision to appoint the former Isabela governor despite the fact that she faces a couple of pending graft cases for which she was issued an arrest warrant. But in his segment at ABS-CBN morning show Umagang Kay Ganda, popular news anchor Anthony Taberna articulated the sentiment of many regarding the appointment, saying (paraphrased from the vernacular), We see no problem with Grace Padacas appointment, but PNoy might just have placed her in hot water, because he should have waited for her cases to be resolved rst before appointing her to the Comelec position, especially with the Sandiganbayans insistence that the cases against her are live. Incidentally, the survey portion of the segment where viewers were asked if they agree with Padacas appointment despite her pending cases: 37 percent voted Yes, while 63 percent voted No. Hmmm. PNoys bosses have cast their votes.

0.65 35.50 0.014 8.00 1.80 3.00 0.260 1.49 2.30 272.00 30.50 3.30 0.10 455.40 2.94 19.00 2.27 4.00 0.61 1.800 2.56 3.40 0.045 1.20 0.44 1.56 0.285 450.00 1.08 1.14 425.00 0.101 0.082 0.380 18.00 1.70 0.42 0.150 13.36 3.08 2.26 1.35 1.20 1.05 0.060 0.67 0.54 2.90 0.10 1.63 0.98 0.65 1.51 0.150 0.089 10.00 2.51 1.81 6.00 10.94 0.64 1.80 0.45 2.60

24.80 1.05 0.45 7.30 4.45 0.1010 5.20 60.80 5.44 1.45 800.00 11.70 831.00 6.18 30.00 43.40 5.00 4.30 1.75 0.036 1.00 0.042 2.550 5.90 2.60 1.03 0.57 1.21 6.50 13.80 5.35 1.05 18.00 12.10 2096.00 0.25 10.68 2.42 0.34

Cybercrime cop-out Happy Hour is unhappy to see esteemed senators trying to wiggle their way out of the embarrassing For comments, reactions, photos, stories revelation that they attached their signatures to and related concerns, readers may e-mail to the controversial Cybercrime Prevention Act of happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.

T RADING S UMMARY
FINANCIAL INDUSTRIAL HOLDING FIRMS PROPERTY SERVICES MINING & OIL GRAND TOTAL

SHARES 15,209,881 191,331,797 3,731,800,778 243,982,919 239,888,840 1,880,846,166 6,303,060,381

VALUE 1,059,944,503.53 1,698,867,363.86 2,557,205,269.76 957,353,372.26 1,846,988,708.60 211,871,431.97 8,332,230,649.978

FINANCIAL 1,84.47 (up) 0.30 INDUSTRIAL 8,312.17 (up) 81.56 HOLDING FIRMS 4,670.08 (up) 108.40 PROPERTY 2,086.49 (up) 19.43 SERVICES 1,791.91 (up) 8.43 MINING & OIL 19,745.97 (up) 10.34 PSEI 5,443.74 (up) 68.22 All Shares Index 3,586.11 (up) 29.18 Gainers: 103; Losers: 63; Unchanged:37; Total: 203

0.0038 3.01 14.50 20.00 0.170 19.98 1.05 6.96 0.50 1.0600 1.0900 0.042 0.570 15.04 2.91 0.008 2.99 0.014 0.014 5.10 18.40 3.00 0.017 161.10 0.015 23.05 535.00 100.00 6.00 108.90

1050.00 6.00 1.31

ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. Ayala Corp. Pref `A First Gen G GMA Holdings Inc. PCOR-Preferred SMC Preferred A 74.50 SMC Preferred B SMC Preferred C 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 0.87 Swift Pref 0.62

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66.05 80.90 0.74 53.50 1.97 20.50 23.05 73.00 2.84 24.00 93.20 1.93 80.00 73.80 374.80 45.80 165.60 980.00 105.00 1.90 (0.30) 0.87 1.37 0.00 (3.43) 0.00 0.88 (3.95) (0.35) 0.21 0.22 0.00 2.56 1.23 (0.05) 0.33 (1.95) 0.00 0.00 0.53

Net Foreign

Trade/Buying
(8,387,886.00) 12,680,244.00 (1,229,867.00) (4,901,700.00) 5,517,290.00 430,700.00 (56,691,071.00)

Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. Bank of PI Bankard, Inc. China Bank BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. COL Financial Eastwest Bank First Metro Inv. I-Remit Inc. Maybank ATR KE Metrobank Natl Reinsurance Corp. Phil Bank of Comm Phil. National Bank PSE Inc. RCBC `A Security Bank Sun Life Financial Union Bank Vantage Equities Aboitiz Power Corp. Agrinurture Inc. Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. Alphaland Corp. Alsons Cons. Asiabest Group Chemrez Technologies Inc. Cirtek Holdings (Chips) Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) EEI First Gen Corp. First Holdings A Greenergy Holcim Philippines Inc. Integ. Micro-Electronics Ionics Inc Jollibee Foods Corp. Lafarge Rep Liberty Flour LMG Chemicals Manila Water Co. Inc. Mariwasa MFG. Inc. Megawide Mla. Elect. Co `A Pancake House Inc. Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. Petron Corporation Phinma Corporation Phoenix Petroleum Phils. RFM Corporation Salcon Power Corp. San Miguel Brewery Inc. San Miguel Corp `A Seacem Splash Corporation Swift Foods, Inc. Tanduay Holdings TKC Steel Corp. Trans-Asia Oil Universal Robina Victorias Milling Vitarich Corp. Vulcan Indl. Abacus Cons. `A Aboitiz Equity Alcorn Gold Res. Alliance Global Inc. Anglo Holdings A Anscor `A Asia Amalgamated A ATN Holdings A ATN Holdings B Ayala Corp `A DMCI Holdings Filinvest Dev. Corp. Forum Pacic GT Capital House of Inv. JG Summit Holdings Jolliville Holdings Lopez Holdings Corp. Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. Minerales Industrias Corp. Pacica `A Prime Media Hldg Prime Orion Republic Glass A Sinophil Corp. SM Investments Inc. Solid Group Inc. South China Res. Inc. Transgrid Unioil Res. & Hldgs Wellex Industries Zeus Holdings

66.25 80.20 0.73 53.50 2.04 20.50 22.85 76.00 2.85 23.95 93.00 1.93 78.00 72.90 375.00 45.65 168.90 980.00 105.00 1.89

FINANCIAL 66.30 80.90 0.74 53.70 2.04 20.50 23.10 73.00 2.86 24.00 93.50 1.93 81.00 73.80 375.00 46.10 168.00 980.00 106.50 1.90

65.70 80.25 0.73 53.20 1.95 20.10 22.90 73.00 2.77 24.00 93.10 1.90 80.00 72.45 374.80 45.75 164.00 951.00 105.00 1.90

3,325,130 1,266,360 157,000 258,790 88,000 247,800 1,258,400 6,160 30,000 1,000 5,229,800 1,459,000 20 400,530 13,480 42,900.00 573,760 640 81,670 148,000

19,320,001.00 404,920.00 1,085,180.00 (12,033,368.00) 6,807,150.00 26,505,280.00 1,760.00 5,900.00 266,000.00 648,700.00

33.60 8.41 1.74 29.50 1.43 20.70 2.76 11.76 6.31 8.60 20.00 80.00 0.0160 12.70 4.01 0.630 101.00 9.24 40.00 2.01 28.40 2.99 16.800 274.00 7.80 4.20 10.80 10.80 8.18 4.12 5.00 34.40 110.80 2.38 1.79 0.140 11.70 2.08 1.22 66.00 1.24 0.960 0.92

INDUSTRIAL 33.90 8.79 1.77 29.50 1.42 21.50 2.77 11.80 6.40 8.62 20.45 80.35 0.0160 12.86 4.00 0.630 103.80 9.30 42.00 2.07 28.60 2.99 16.800 286.00 7.95 4.27 10.82 10.76 8.12 4.19 5.05 34.35 110.90 2.45 1.80 0.146 12.06 2.10 1.27 68.00 1.25 1.000 0.93

33.45 8.44 1.76 29.50 1.40 20.70 2.74 11.72 6.31 8.50 20.05 80.00 0.0150 12.70 4.00 0.620 99.80 8.95 42.00 2.04 28.10 2.99 16.400 275.00 7.78 4.20 10.66 10.20 8.10 4.13 5.05 34.20 110.40 2.36 1.78 0.143 11.70 2.04 1.20 66.00 1.20 0.910 0.92

33.60 8.53 1.77 29.50 1.40 21.30 2.77 11.76 6.35 8.60 20.25 80.20 0.0150 12.80 4.00 0.620 103.10 9.30 42.00 2.04 28.20 2.99 16.800 281.80 7.78 4.26 10.78 10.20 8.10 4.17 5.05 34.35 110.80 2.41 1.79 0.146 11.98 2.10 1.20 68.00 1.23 0.910 0.93

0.00 1.43 1.72 0.00 (2.10) 2.90 0.36 0.00 0.63 0.00 1.25 0.25 (6.25) 0.79 (0.25) (1.59) 2.08 0.65 5.00 1.49 (0.70) 0.00 0.00 2.85 (0.26) 1.43 (0.19) (5.56) (0.98) 1.21 1.00 (0.15) 0.00 1.26 0.00 4.29 2.39 0.96 (1.64) 3.03 (0.81) (5.21) 1.09

3,307,600 203,500 2,041,000 200 1,715,000 3,900 509,000 33,500 29,947,700 522,500 1,876,300 1,616,780 34,600,000 807,000 78,000 310,000 491,360 1,159,500 1,300 12,000 7,515,300 2,000 26,400 1,555,720 38,600 4,819,000 19,975,900 13,500 47,000 1,886,000 10,500 88,600 283,860 11,406,000 20,000 11,260,000 1,737,900 37,000 21,305,000 1,454,730 2,134,000 26,336,000 12,000

3,131,597.00 1,406,078.00 (5,369,665.00) (14,120,466.00) 3,884,538.00 248,000.00 (62,020.00) 16,690,711.50 (744,000.00) 2,070.00 59,222,725.00 3,280.00 153,230,358.00

4,224,010.00 (4,799,962.00) (53,800.00) 2,449,290.00

(3,990,598.00) (2,085,350.00) 145,000.00 1,832,724.00 (7,850,550.00) 72,593,713.50

135,300.00

0.70 48.95 0.0260 14.94 2.00 4.72 4.98 1.52 1.65 424.80 58.10 4.13 0.226 555.00 5.70 33.20 3.95 5.40 1.14 2.17 4.19 5.00 0.0500 1.310 0.495 2.90 0.320 760.00 1.99 1.15 500.00 0.2550 0.3150 0.400 17.50 2.99 0.520 0.170 23.60 5.15 5.17 1.48 2.60 1.09 0.065 0.83 0.880 3.70 0.196 1.86 1.35 1.12 2.28 0.1570 0.7000 19.50 3.36 2.79 6.03 13.90 0.67 3.80 0.520 4.750

HOLDING FIRMS 0.73 0.70 49.10 48.85 0.0330 0.0260 14.96 14.70 1.99 1.98 5.00 4.75 5.02 4.88 1.51 1.43 1.63 1.52 442.00 423.20 58.25 57.90 4.21 4.11 0.220 0.220 559.00 555.00 5.77 5.70 33.70 33.20 3.94 3.76 5.55 5.46 1.16 1.13 2.21 2.19 4.24 4.18 5.05 4.99 0.0500 0.0480 1.310 1.310 0.495 0.495 2.85 2.82 0.325 0.320 820.00 765.00 2.07 2.00 1.15 1.15 500.00 500.00 0.2600 0.2550 0.3250 0.3150 0.400 0.400 PROPERTY 17.50 16.52 3.00 2.89 0.570 0.560 0.170 0.170 24.10 23.40 5.30 5.15 5.17 5.15 1.50 1.48 2.75 2.70 1.13 1.11 0.066 0.066 0.87 0.83 0.880 0.850 3.80 3.68 0.199 0.196 1.91 1.86 1.37 1.34 1.12 1.12 2.32 2.28 0.1600 0.1570 0.7000 0.6900 19.50 19.30 3.40 3.33 2.79 2.70 6.08 6.00 14.10 13.96 0.68 0.66 3.83 3.82 0.500 0.500 4.800 4.730

0.72 49.00 0.0310 14.78 1.99 4.95 5.02 1.50 1.62 440.20 58.00 4.21 0.220 558.00 5.77 33.65 3.94 5.48 1.14 2.20 4.18 5.00 0.0480 1.310 0.495 2.83 0.325 805.50 2.03 1.15 500.00 0.2600 0.3250 0.400

2.86 0.10 19.23 (1.07) (0.50) 4.87 0.80 (1.32) (1.82) 3.63 (0.17) 1.94 (2.65) 0.54 1.23 1.36 (0.25) 1.48 0.00 1.38 (0.24) 0.00 (4.00) 0.00 0.00 (2.41) 1.56 5.99 2.01 0.00 0.00 1.96 3.17 0.00 0.00 (1.00) 7.69 0.00 1.69 0.58 (0.39) 1.35 5.77 3.67 1.54 3.61 (3.41) 0.00 0.51 2.69 0.00 0.00 0.44 1.27 (1.43) (0.62) 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.72 1.49 0.79 (3.85) 0.21

17,293,000 2,448,300 3,629,000,000 21,663,500 101,000 611,000 9,000 103,000 150,000 1,533,230 1,399,120 396,000 440,000 157,480 419,800 3,766,700 151,000 3,531,500 3,083,000 269,000 38,133,000 25,200 1,570,000 38,000 400,000 31,000 1,080,000 940,700 634,000 5,000 70 1,050,000 120,000 100,000 600 128,000 146,000 40,000 9,529,300 11,737,000 175,800 8,961,000 32,000 52,000 60,000 19,683,000 10,645,000 139,000 420,000 2,526,000 26,518,000 232,000 120,468,000 2,690,000 5,603,000 5,811,000 254,000 10,000 3,410,200 11,177,200 395,000 6,000 50,000 2,714,000

(48,200.00) 66,413,330.00 10,322,100.00 60,815,694.00 (294,000.00)

205,717,504.00 34,951,995.00 651,200.00

(22,953,210.00) 153,760.00 (58,288,955.00) (4,742,915.00)

(82,414,180.00) 500.00 19,950.00

281,593,425.00 (221,000.00)

Anchor Land Holdings Inc. A. Brown Co., Inc. Araneta Prop `A Arthaland Corp. Ayala Land `B Belle Corp. `A Cebu Holdings Century Property City & Land Dev. Cityland Dev. `A Crown Equities Inc. Cyber Bay Corp. Empire East Land Eton Properties Ever Gotesco Global-Estate Filinvest Land,Inc. Interport `A Megaworld Corp. MRC Allied Ind. Phil. Estates Corp. Robinsons Land `B Rockwell Shang Properties Inc. SM Development `A SM Prime Holdings Sta. Lucia Land Inc. Starmalls Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. Vista Land & Lifescapes

17.50 2.96 0.560 0.170 24.00 5.18 5.15 1.50 2.75 1.13 0.066 0.86 0.850 3.70 0.197 1.91 1.35 1.12 2.29 0.1590 0.6900 19.38 3.36 2.79 6.04 14.00 0.68 3.83 0.500 4.760

(5,250.00)

34,815,785.00 15,241,937.00 3,233,480.00

(46,800.00)

(9,800.00) 909,160.00 (3,406,720.00) (22,400.00) 6,893,730.00 (15,800.00) (70,000.00) 38,105,312.00 26,640.00 257,908.00 6,312,622.00 8,580.00 2,874,070.00 2,720.00

ABS-CBN Acesite Hotel APC Group, Inc. Asian Terminals Inc. Bloomberry Boulevard Holdings Calata Corp. Cebu Air Inc. (5J) DFNN Inc. Easy Call Common FEUI Globalports Globe Telecom GMA Network Inc. Grand Plaza Hotel I.C.T.S.I. Imperial Res. `A IPeople Inc. `A IP Converge IP E-Game Ventures Inc. IPVG Corp. Island Info ISM Communications Leisure & Resorts Liberty Telecom Lorenzo Shipping Manila Bulletin Manila Jockey Metro Pacic Tollways Pacic Online Sys. Corp. PAL Holdings Inc. Paxys Inc. Phil. Seven Corp. Philweb.Com Inc. PLDT Common PremiereHorizon Puregold STI Holdings Transpacic Broadcast Waterfront Phils.

32.75 1.38 0.650 9.24 11.72 0.1450 6.20 56.45 5.66 2.10 1015.00 20.00 1132.00 9.02 45.00 70.00 5.50 7.04 2.11 0.020 1.00 0.0450 2.9300 8.35 2.60 1.40 0.74 2.90 6.50 14.00 5.11 2.80 71.00 16.98 2744.00 0.320 30.50 1.77 2.62 0.450 0.0046 4.69 17.16 26.70 0.255 23.40 1.04 21.65 0.57 1.160 1.200 0.0510 0.0510 17.30 7.50 0.6800 4.500 0.0180 0.0190 5.98 14.06 24.20 0.048 222.60 0.0150

SERVICES 33.25 32.75 1.39 1.35 0.610 0.610 9.24 9.24 12.34 11.72 0.1550 0.1400 6.25 6.08 57.70 55.80 5.98 5.61 2.30 2.30 1010.00 1000.00 17.00 16.80 1140.00 1130.00 8.80 8.16 45.00 45.00 72.00 70.50 5.00 5.00 7.90 7.20 2.27 2.12 0.021 0.020 1.01 1.00 0.0440 0.0430 2.9100 2.8600 8.73 8.35 2.55 2.50 1.38 1.38 0.73 0.68 3.00 2.90 6.60 6.50 14.00 13.94 5.48 5.16 2.82 2.75 72.80 71.20 17.02 16.98 2790.00 2742.00 0.325 0.315 30.50 29.65 1.79 1.73 2.50 2.38 0.455 0.440

32.80 0.15 1.37 (0.72) 0.610 (6.15) 9.24 0.00 12.24 4.44 0.1540 6.21 6.08 (1.94) 57.25 1.42 5.65 (0.18) 2.30 9.52 1000.00 16.80 (16.00) 1140.00 0.71 8.27 (8.31) 45.00 0.00 71.50 2.14 5.00 (9.09) 7.90 12.22 2.27 7.58 0.021 5.00 1.01 1.00 0.0440 (2.22) 2.9100 (0.68) 8.69 4.07 2.50 (3.85) 1.38 (1.43) 0.73 (1.35) 2.90 0.00 6.60 1.54 14.00 0.00 5.30 3.72 2.75 (1.79) 71.25 0.35 17.02 0.24 2756.00 0.44 0.325 1.56 29.65 (2.79) 1.79 1.13 2.50 (4.58) 0.455 1.11 0.00 (1.71) (0.23) 0.75 1.96 4.49 0.96 (5.31) 1.75 (2.59) 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.13 (7.35) 0.00 5.56 5.26 0.33 0.00 1.24 (2.08) 0.99 0.00

113,200 523,000 200,000 59,300 18,062,000 162,940,000 2,007,300 1,112,760 173,200 1,000 (1.48) 4,000 52,730 3,960,700 1,000 862,260 1,000 600 46,000 2,200,000 158,000 2,100,000 172,000 4,898,600 68,000 22,000 104,000 533,000 1,300 116,200 376,700 493,000 51,660 792,700 213,800 10,300,000 5,346,700 67,000 77,000 430,000

545,160.00 50,615,800.00 (34,700.00) 184,245.00 (37,786,622.00) 140

(1,782,905.00)

12,696,022.50

(116,200.00) (169,170.00) 2,940.00 650.00

(10,320.00)

145,160.00 5,155,326.00 (178,673,400.00) (16,628,135.00)

Abra Mining Apex `A Atlas Cons. `A Atok-Big Wedge `A Basic Energy Corp. Benguet Corp `A Century Peak Metals Hldgs Dizon Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. Lepanto `A Lepanto `B Manila Mining `A Manila Mining `B Nickelasia Nihao Mineral Resources Omico Oriental Peninsula Res. Oriental Pet. `A Oriental Pet. `B Petroenergy Res. Corp. Philex `A PhilexPetroleum Philodrill Corp. `A Semirara Corp. United Paragon

MINING & OIL 0.0047 0.0046 4.62 4.60 17.18 17.02 26.90 26.65 0.265 0.255 24.45 23.30 1.05 1.04 21.75 20.50 0.58 0.56 1.160 1.130 1.240 1.190 0.0520 0.0510 0.0530 0.0500 17.40 17.30 7.69 7.46 0.6500 0.6300 4.550 4.420 0.0190 0.0180 0.0200 0.0190 6.00 6.00 14.20 14.00 24.50 23.80 0.048 0.046 225.60 222.40 0.0150 0.0150 PREFERRED 33.00 535.00 104.00 8.90 107.90 75.00 79.85 75.00 1010.00 1.28

0.0046 4.61 17.12 26.90 0.260 24.45 1.05 20.50 0.58 1.130 1.230 0.0510 0.0510 17.32 7.51 0.6300 4.500 0.0190 0.0200 6.00 14.06 24.50 0.047 224.80 0.0150

70,000,000 56,000 288,300 13,000 580,000 5,100 115,000 199,000 2,818,000 19,388,000 6,795,000 307,970,000 83,060,000 166,400 153,900 34,000 330,000 222,100,000 157,000,000 12,200 3,918,900 70,000 915,400,000 160,120 90,100,000 1,571,500 1,000 2,000 19,552,800 2,220 58,900 2,900 21,630 (0.20) 32,000 355,000

(50,780.00) (53,000.00)

(670,420.00)

(10,764,356.00)

3,341,400.00 3,003,024.00 (961,500.00) (28,285,675.00) (30,570,375.00)

32.75 539.00 103.50 8.97 107.90 74.95 80.00 74.80 1012.00 1.21 1.28

32.45 530.00 104.00 7.99 107.70 74.95 76.50 74.80 1010.00 1.21

32.60 (0.46) 530.00 (1.67) 104.00 0.48 8.16 (9.03) 107.70 (0.19) 75.00 0.07 76.50 (4.38) 74.90 0.13 1010.00 1.28 5.79 1.30 1.56

1,400

Megaworld Corp. Warrants

WARRANTS & BONDS 1.30 1.28

130,000.00

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Interior and Local Government National Police Commission Philippine National Police POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE ARMM Camp BGen SK Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao INVITATION TO BID CONSTRUCTION OF STANDARD TYPE B/C (Two (2) Storey with Deck and Roofing) MUNICIPAL POLICE STATIONBUILDING The PNP, Police Regional Office ARMM (PNP, PRO ARMM) through the Regional Bids and Awards Committee (RBAC) invites contractors registered and classified by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to bid for the hereunder contract/s: Project Title Location ABC/ Source of Fund Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO Nr D-12-00094 dated February 20, 2012 RA Nr 10147 Contract Duration 180 cal days Plans/ Bid Docs P 20,000.00

Department of Public Works and Highways OFFICE OF THE DPWH DISTRICT ENGINEER

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways NATIONAL CAPITAL REGlON 2nd St., Port Area, Manila

Advertisement-Revised IRR

INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways Albay 3rd District Engineering Office, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s): Contract ID: Contract Name: 12FO0086 Construction of Road in Albay, Barangay SamponganBrgy. Malabiga, Libon Albay Contract Location: Libon, Albay Scope of Work: Const. of Road Approved Budget the Contract (ABC): Php 18,227,922.23 Contract Duration: 90 calendar days Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations and applicable DPWH Department Orders/Memorandum like D.O. #54 Series of 2012. To bid for this contract, a contractor must download the Bid Documents including the plans at the DPWH website and must pay the non-refundable amount of P 10,000.00 for tender documents at the cashier of any DPWH office on or before the deadline and the contractor must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture 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 of the DPWH Regional Office no. V will conduct the eligibility checking using the Civil Works Registry (CWR) System. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of payments for tender documents. The DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Pre-Bid Conference 2. Receipt of payments of Bid Documents 3. Submission of Bids 4. Opening of Bids October 3, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. October 15, 2012 until 3:00 P.M. (one day before the opening of bids) October 16, 2012 until 2:00 P.M. October 16, 2012 at 2:01 P.M.

DPWH ROAD REPAIR ADVISORY

The Public is informed on the following road for repairs to be undertaken on October 5, (10 PM) to October 8 (4 AM), 2012. Expect traffic build-up/congestion. Please take alternate routes. NAME of ROADS/LIMITS DPWH OFFICE TEL. NOS. 1. C.M. Recto (northbound) Masangkay to NMED A. Rivera St., 714-0608/12 DE ROGELIO S. CRESPO 2. R-10 Road, Tondo, Manila (0915) 5215-8102 (southbound) between Shell Station and C-2 3. EDSA, QUEZON City (northbound) QCFED near Balintawak LRT Station, fronting 431-4597 to 98 Caltex Gas Station (innermost lane) DE ROSELLER A. 4. EDSA, Quezon City (southbound) TOLENTINO between Walter Mart and West Ave., (0906) 479-1800 (2nd innermost lane) 5. EDSA, Mandaluyong City (northbound) FMMED 641-2378 between Guandix St.,(outermost lane) DE ROBERTO P. NICOLAS (0917) 516-0007 6. Samson Road, Caloocan City TMMED (westbound) Between Malonzo St., and 293-2937 Masagana St. DE MARLO B. CORREA 7. Samson Road, Caloocan City (0917) 531-6020 (eastbound) Between A. Mabini St. and Bugallon St. For any concern, complaint, suggestion, recommendations, observations, please call 165-02; or (02) 536-3477 or text DPWH (space) message then send to 2920. Thank you. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION Department of Public Works and Highways 2nd Street, Port Area, Manila Tel. Nos. (02) 304-3713; 304-3620; 304-3700 (Sgd.) REYNALDO G. TAGUDANDO Regional Director
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Construction of Al- Al-Barka, Basilan Barka MPS Bldg Construction of Kalingalan Caluang MPS Bldg Construction of Panamao MPS Bldg Construction of Pata MPS Bldg Construction of Saudi Ampatuan MPS Bldg Construction of Talitay MPS Bldg Kalingalan Caluang, Sulu Panamao, Sulu Pata, Sulu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao Talitay, Maguindanao

180 cal days

P 20,000.00

180 cal days 180 cal days 180 cal days 180 cal days

P 20,000.00 P 20,000.00 P 20,000.00 P 20,000.00

Bidders should possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the above type and cost of the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC, and meet the other minimum eligibility requirements stated in the eligibility. The PNP, PRO ARMM will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 16, 2012 at 3:00 O clock in the afternoon at the PRO ARMM Conference Room, Camp Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao, which shall be open to all interested parties who purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 30, 2012 at 10:00 Oclock in the morning at PRO ARMM.Camp Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao. 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/Bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. Only bids which shall rated pass in their technical requirements will be opened. The bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) shall advance to the post-qualification stage in order to finally determine its responsiveness to the financial requirements of the projects. The contract shall then be awarded to the Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who is determined as such during post-qualification. All particulars relative to the eligibility documents, bid security, performance security, pre-bid conference, evaluation of bids, post-qualification and award of contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Revised IRR. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased at the BAC Secretariat/Regional Engineering Office upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the amount indicated above. The PNP, PRO ARMM 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 incurring any liability to the affected Bidder/s. For further information, please refer to: RBAC Secretariat/ Regional Engineering Office PSUPT AGUSTIN J TELLO/ PSINSP ROGER V GATUSLAO Email add: reo_armm@yahoo.com (Sgd.) JOEL MA T ALVAREZ Police Chief Superintendent Deputy Regional Director for Administration Chairman, RBAC

(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Republic of the Philippines

The office will verify from Accounting Section thru Electronic National Government Accounting System (E-NGAS) the names of contractor who made payments at other DPWH Office, however, Contractors that made payments on other DPWH office may also email their receipt at dpwh.albay2@gmail.com or may present the original receipt at the BAC of this office for inclusion to the list of contractor that will be submitted to the Regional Office for Eligibility Screening.. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The DPWH Albay III District Engineering Office, Paulog, Ligao 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 by: (Sgd.) VIRGINIA L. BAETA BAC Vice Chairman Noted: (Sgd.) EFREN CAMANALO, MPA District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Province of Eastern Samar Municipality of Balangiga Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 (ARCP 2) ADB Loan No. 2465 & OFID Loan No. 1225P

InvItatIon to BId
ConstruCtIon of 1.777 KM. Barangay san MIguel farM-toMarKet road, MunICIpalIty of BalangIga, provInCe of eastern saMar
September 26, 2012 The Republic of the Philippines has received a Loan from the Asian Development Bank and OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) toward the cost of Agrarian Reform Communities Project 2 (ARCP 2), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for the Construction of 1.777 KM Barangay San Miguel Farm-to-Market Road, Municipality of Balangiga, Province of Eastern Samar under the contract no. AIRC-051812-N097-02- BAL-ESR-RO08. The Municipality of Balangiga now invites bids for Construction of 1.777 KM Barangay San Miguel Farm-to-Market Road under the contract no. AIRC051812-N097-02- BAL-ESR-RO08. Completion of the Works is required within 200 calendar days from the date of the official start of the subproject. Bidders should have completed in the last ten (10) years of contract for works that are similar to the works that are to be undertaken under the Contract that is the subject of this bid invitation. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Project Duration Minimum Bid Security Bid Closing Date : : : : Php 9,320,011.65 200 Calendar Days Php 233,000.30 October 25, 2012; Time: 9:00 A.M. Description of Works ITEM NO. SCOPE OF WORK I. Implementation Phase 1. Direct Cost 1.1 Earthworks 100 Clearing and Grubbing 102 (1) Unsuitable Excavation 102 (2) Surplus Roadway Excavation 103 (1) Structure Excavation 103 (3) Foundation Fill 104 (1) Embankment (fr. Roadway Excavation) 104 (3) Rockfill 105 Subgrade Preparation 1.2 Surface Courses/Pavement 200 Aggregate Sub-base Course 201 Aggregate Base Course 1.3 Drainage & Slope Protection Structure 500 (3) 610mm dia. RCPC 500 (4) 910mm dia. RCPC 505 Grouted Riprap Slope Protection 506 Stone Masonry Headwall QUANTITY UNIT

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Southern Leyte District Engineering Office Maasin City, Southern Leyte Telefax No.: (053) 381-3581 Email Add: bacsled@yahoo.com

Invitation to Bid for

I. Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description/Scope of Work : 12-IL-0095 : Road Leading to Danao Camp Tree Park, Maasin City : Maasin City, Southern Leyte : Concrete paving of 1,860.0 ln.m. road, installation of lateral & Cross drainage widening : Php 34,200,000.00 : 128 calendar Days : Php 20,000.00 : 12-IL-0096 : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) of Jct. Himay-angan-Silago-Abuyog Bdry. Road KM 1122+920 KM 1125+000 (with exceptions) : Silago, Southern Leyte : Concreting of 1,600 l.m.x 0.23mthk x 6.70m width PCCP with Line Canal & Slope Protection Works : Php 26,772,900.00 : 91 calendar Days : Php 20,000.00 12-IL-0097 Construction of Road to Cambaro Cave Cambaro, Macrohon, Southern Leyte Concrete paving of 1,304.59 ln.m. road, Installation of Drainage System & Road Widening : Php 25,270,000.00 : 112 calendar Days : Php 20,000.00 : 12-IL-0098 : Road Upgrading of San Ricardo Bil-atan Road KM 1098+746 KM 1100+632 : San Ricardo, Southern Leyte : Concreting of 1,940.0 ln.m. x 0.23m thk x 6.70 width PCCP with Line Canal & Slope Protection Works : Php 43,136,650.00 : 82 calendar Days : Php 20,000.00 : : : :

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

OFFICE OF THE DPWH DISTRICT ENGINEER Leyte First Engineering District Pawing, Palo, Leyte Contact Person : Lesma B. Tingoy, BAC Chairman Tel. No. (053) 323-5117; Fax No . (053) 323-8801 e-mail address:dpwh.ro8Ieytel@yahoo.com September 28, 2012

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents II. Contract ID Contract Name

Contract Location Brief Description/Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents III. Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description/Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents IV.Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Brief Description/Scope of Work Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Contract Duration Cost of Bidding Documents 1.

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee of the DPWH, Leyte First Engineering District, Pawing, Palo, Leyte, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: No.1 Contract lD No. Contract Name: Scope of Work: ABC Contract Duration : Bid Document Fee: No.2 Contract lD No. Contract Name: Scope of Work: ABC Contract Duration : Bid Document Fee: 12IC0081 Concreting of Bagahupi-Babatngon-Sta. Cruz-Barugo- Carigara Road K0 925.029.08 to Road K0 926+009.08, Brgy. Bacong, Babatngon, Leyte Concreting of Road P19,387,722.26 120 CD P10,000.00 12IC0082 Road Widening of Daang Maharlika Sta K0 912+342.00 to K0 915+000 (Intermittent Section), Palo Leyte Concreting of Road P15,824,580.00 120 CD P10,000.00

16,725.17 1,831.25 997.13 121.66 144.26 7,294.61 1,820.41 11,762.23

sq.m. cu.m cu.m cu.m. cu.m. cu. m. cu.m. sq.m.

2,281.72 cu.m. 1,066.22 cu.m. 8.00 95.00 599.11 22.07 l.m. l.m. cu.m cu.m

The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office, through the FY-2013 GAA intends to apply the sum above stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the abovementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office now invites bids for the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the Works is required for the above stated contract duration. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of Bids as specified 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 five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

The BAC wll conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184 and the DPWH Manual of Procedures for the Procurement of Locally-Funded Infrastructure Projects. 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) signed by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. The LOIs shall be submitted by the Authorized Liaison Officer as specified in the Contractors Information (CI), Submission of LOIs by persons with a Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, ( b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, (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 examination of bids, (f) bidder shall submit together with the bid documents a notarized statement of availability/serviceability of equipment for the particular project and statement complying with DPWH Specifications, and (g) conflict of interest. The BAC shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWHPOCW Central Office will only process contractors application for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs f rom Prospective Bidders 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids DATE October 05 - 25, 2012 October 12, 2012; 9:00 a.m. October 17 2012; 10:00 a.m. October 25 2012; 8 :00 - 10 :00 a.m. October 25 2012; 2:00 p.m.

2.

Minimum Equipment Required: Bulldozer (1 unit)-leased/owned; Vibratory Roller (15 ton min. 1 unit)- leased/owned; Road Grader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Payloader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Dump Truck- 8m cap. (2 units)- leased/owned; Water Truck (1 unit)- leased/owned; Backhoe/Excavator (1 unit)- leased/owned; Survey Instruments-total station and automatic level-(leased/owned). Bidding will be conducted in accordance with National Competitive procedures, and is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the Asian Development Bank. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the LGU-BAC of Balangiga, Province of Eastern Samar and inspect the Bidding Documents on September 26, 2012 at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. until the deadline of Submission and Receipt of Bids. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on September 26, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount Php 5,000.00. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Government Policy Board (www.gppb.gov.ph) provided that bidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The bidder may request that the Bid Documents be sent to them by mail or courier, and for this, the bidder shall pay the amount in Philippine Peso to cover the cost of mail or courier delivery. The fee for obtaining a copy of the Bid Documents and the cost of mail or courier shall be paid by the bidder thru s Cashiers Check or Managers Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Balangiga. The Municipality of Balangiga will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 13, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at the Sanguniang Bayan Session Hall, Municipality of Balangiga, Province of Eastern Samar, which shall be open to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 9:00 A.M. of October 25, 2012 at the Sanguniang Bayan Session Hall, Municipality of Balangiga, Province of Eastern Samar. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee from a Commercial or Universal bank and in the amount of Php 233,000.30. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. The deadline for the submission of bids must not be later than 9:00 AM, October 25, 2012. The opening of bids will proceed immediately after the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above. The Municipality of Balangiga reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. The Invitation to Bid is not an integral part of the bidding document. For further information, please refer to: (SGD) Engr. Marilou C. Bajado ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson Municipality of Balangiga Province of Eastern Samar Telephone No. 09214495164 (SGD) ENGR. MARILOU C. BAJADO ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

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Interested bidders may obtain further information from Southern Leyte District Engineering Office, Asuncion, Maasin City, Southern Leyte 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 nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on October 4-24, 2012. 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 Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

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The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 12,2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the DPWH SLDEO Multi-Purpose Hall, Asuncion, Maasin City, Southern Leyte which will be open to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 24, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. at DPWH SLDEO Multi-Purpose Hall, Asuncion, Maasin City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids will be opened on October 24, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Leyte First Engineering District, Pawing, Palo, Leyte, 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 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 specified in the (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid , which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid ad determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The DPWH, Leyte First Engineering District, Pawing, Palo, Leyte reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) LESMA B. TINGOY Chief, Materials Quality Control Section BAC Chairman NOTED: (Sgd.) ANGEL A. SIA, JR. OIC District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

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To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchased bidding documents and meet the following major criteria: a) prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract; c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their duly Authorized Liaison Officers only as specified 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.

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The Southern Leyte District Engineering Office 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: MANOLO A. ROJAS Assistant District Engineer (BAC Chairman) DPWH Southern Leyte District Engineering Office Asuncion, Maasin City, Southern Leyte Telefax No.: (053) 381-3581 Email Add: bacsled@yahoo.com (Sgd.) MANOLO A. ROJAS Assistant District Engineer (BAC Chairman) NOTED: (Sgd.) CARLOS G. VELOSO District Engineer
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Visual delight: User friendly dashboard design

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Dial a mechanic and help the youth

IF YOU ever nd yourself with car troubles in the heart ofMakati, dont fret . Help is just a phone call away. A newly launched program of Chevron Philippines, Inc, marketer of the Caltex brand of fuels and lubricants, together with the Don Bosco Pugad Foundation, puts the convenience of having mechanics right at your ngertips. Dubbed Mobile Mechanic, the program was created in response to inquiries by our parishioners for auto mechanics who can do home services or emergency x ups, says Fr. David Buenaventura, SDB, director of the Pugad Foundation, a center for migrant youths located within the Don Bosco parish grounds in Makati City. Fr. Dave, as he is fondly called by the Pugad boys, hopes to provide further livelihood opportunities for those Pugad beneciaries who already have with licenses in automotive repair and maintenance. At the moment, we have two certied mechanics and a driver who are very knowledgeable with the Makati area. Each of those boys has also been trained by specic car manufacturers so we can send them depending on the need of the customer, he said. He is also planning to tap other Pugad boys that are working as mechanics in other agencies to help train other students. Caltex, for its part, has been a long standing partner of the Pugad Foundation, supporting learning-based programs to help people acquire new knowledge and skills under its Energy for Learning (EFL) initiative, the most successful of which is the multi-awarded Pugad Pandesal: Manna from Heaven bakery training center and bakeshop. In this latest venture, Caltex has donated the van, uniforms, tools, as well as almost P60,000 worth of various Havoline, Delo and other Caltex lubricant products. In addition, Chevron employees from our lubricants business unit will offer a series of product knowledge and safety seminars to the Pugad mobile mechanics to ensure they are well versed in the proper use of our products and that they maintain a zero-incident record in their operations, says Joe Bronfman, Chevron Philippines Inc. Area Business Manager, who joined Fr Dave in the recent unveiling of the Mobile Mechanic van. More than just emergency repairs, the Pugad mechanics are also equipped to handle regular maintenance tasks on your vehicles such as oil changes. Fr. Dave also points out that not only is it convenient, he also promises that it will be cheaper than industry rates. The Mobile Mechanics are equipped to serve residents within the Don Bosco parish community, including San Lorenzo Villa and the citys commercial business district and outlying Makati barangays. The Mobile Mechanic can be reached at 843-8517.

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Text and photos by Dino Ray V. Directo IIIl

AN OLD Volvo tagline best describes my feelings toward the second generation Honda Pilot: Boxy but good.
Although it fares very well in the looks division, it remains a puzzle why Hondas SUV is not raking it in. I like the muscular mien of this SUV and driving it around is quite an experience in terms of comfort and technology. At a time when its rivals are becoming more carlike, Honda opted to go old school and clad it in a rugged persona. Revisions are evident in the front fascia with the new chrome three bar grille, air dams and a new wheel design. Large windows offer a view of the panorama and the windshield provides a good visual of the road ahead. The interior of the Pilot has also undergone ne-tuning. Stepping insideevokes a feeling of being aboard an airplane cockpit. The two-tone dashboard is a visual delight and the three-ring gauge panel design reminds us of Hondas storied motor sport career. The center console is enormous with a well-designed control stack and an LCD monitor that tells the driver vital information about the SUV. The audio system of this SUV is a music lovers delight due to superb deadening materials and an acoustic windshield. The cabin is buttoned up from road and wind noise allowing passengers to doze off while the Pilot cruises at high speed. This metal behemoths quiet ride is due to the upgraded body-seam sealants around the strategic points of the unibody frame to which engineers cleverly added rear subframe mountings. The Pilot does not disappoint when it comes to hauling cargo. The cavernous interior was tested when we took the SUV for a garden run to the Manila Seedling bank to acquire some plants, decorative stones and a ton of blue grass tiles. Despite being saddled by a full load, the sheer power of the 3.5 liter V6 engine did its duty in pulling the 4,600 pound SUV up the rolling terrains of Antipolo City. The ve speed gearbox is slick in shifting gears, as it forwarded power down the fourwheel drive system of the Pilot. Another surprising feature of this Honda sports utility is its fuel efciency rating. Despite its bulk and intimidating stance on the road, I managed to chalk up an estimated eight kilometers per liter in city driving, and an amazing 10 kilometers per liter during

FAST FASTLANE
Driving in the rain
WHATEVER the season, safe driving is always the No.1 concern of motorists. However, the rainy season is when motorists have to be most careful and vigilant. Here are some ways to make sure that youll be driving safe on wet and slippery streets. Make sure your car is in good shape. Check your wipers, brakes, brake lights, tire quality and tire pressure. Visibility is a two-way thing in motoring. Make sure your vehicle is readily visible to other motorists, especially in heavy downpours. Be vigilant about the small details. Drive through familiar places. Go through routes that you know very well, and those that you know do not get ooded often. As a general rule, if your vehicle gets submerged to about half the wheels height or higher, dont go through the water. Also remember that some seemingly harmless puddles can be hiding a chasm of a pothole that could do damage to your car. Drive defensively. Driving in the rain easily equates to defensive driving. Slow down and always be aware of the cars around you. Track the car in front of you and maintain proper distance. Dont slam on the brakes, as that could make you skid and slip on the road. Always have an emergency kit. Whether it be medicine and bandages, or the right tools to solve quick car problems, emergency kits go a long way in tricky situations. A change of clothes, toiletries, and even some food provisions stashed in your vehicle could help lighten up a hassle too. Use proper tires. Getting the right type of tires for the season is a basic necessity never to be ignored. Get a tire with good traction and that can brake well on wet surfaces. Look for models that are specically designed for rainy weather. MICHELIN tires are a good t for driving conditions that calls for durable and reliable tires for a safe ride. The leading brand in tire technology, MICHELIN offers a vast range of tire models that cater to every need and deliver top standards in safety, fuel efciency and long-lasting tires.

Spacious cargo bay

highway driving due to the innovative cylinder deactivation technology of the Pilot. With oil companies constantly ogging our backs with fuel prices increases, the question that begs to be answered is Are we willing to pay for a gas-powered 4x4 SUV? The answer to that is if you go around town fearing that youll get stuck in a ooded street or

risk ruining your under carriage with tire-exploding pot holes or worse, constantly being bullied by undisciplined bus and cargo truck drivers on the road, then the Honda Pilot is your ride of choice. The car-like comfort and handling, generous interior space plus a powerful yet fuel pump friendly engine are plus factors. Need I mention Hondas renowned build quality?

Karting scions emerge triumphant in 12 season

FOR these four boys who are the scions of illustrious families, the future seems bright as they have bagged top honors in the highly competitive sport of karting, holding their own against veterans. All rookies and tender foot in the game, they are Jomar and Jacob, sons of San Miguel and Philippine Airlines President Ramon Ang; EJ, son of champion race car driver Jody Coseteng; and Luis, son of Motul Autoplus business owner Carlos Gono, who emerged triumphant in the 2012 karting season.With logistics and support from Eagle cement, the four boys from Xavier School came and conquered the asphalt karting tracks and raced against seasoned karters. Driving behind the wheel of his SQ Kart, Luis Gono chalked up 14 race wins and one second place nish out of 15 races left to clinch 2012 SQ Novice Karting Class Championship. Jacob Ang, who shares the passion for speed like his renowned businessman Father, won third place overall in the Cadet Novice Class, with EJ Coseteng clinching fourth place overall. I am astonished with the results considering that the boys joined this years karting championship late on the second quarter of the series 150 pts behind, said Ang. The Boys are looking forward to next years 2013 Karting The boys pose with their trophies after the nal race of the season (from left): VJ Suba, Luis Gono, Jomar and Jacob Ang and EJ Coseteng (seated). Season.

Toyota sales bonanza

THE annual Toyota Caravan is back and is slated to be held from Oct.5-12, 2012 at the 34th St. Cor. 9th Ave (Beside Mercato, near the Lexus Manila showroom) Bonifacio Global City Taguig. Get a chance to avail discounts as much as P280,000 that can be added over and above our on going monthly sales promotions. During this event, all visitors will get an automatic discount of P5,000 just by walking in. To avail of more savings, test drive any of the Toyota vehicles on site and get additional discount of up to P100,000! Trade-in your old vehicle for an additional chance to win up to P50,000. Apart from these, current Toyota customers can avail of up to P25,000 off when purchasing their brand new vehicle. Lastly, customers get a chance to win a whopping P100,000 discount in the daily reservation rafe. Reserve a Toyota vehicle at the Toyota Caravan and get more rafe coupons for a chance to win one of 10 vehicles (5 Vios and 5 Innovas) under the Toyota Best Sellers rafe promo. Customers outside Metro Manila can also enjoy the Toyota Caravan by visiting any of Toyotas15 provincial dealerships nationwide. Here, customers also have the chance to get up to P280, 000 worth of discounts! 2012 has been a year lled with several milestones in Corporate Social Responsibility, Production and sales. We at Toyota realize that this wouldnt have been possible without the continued support of our customers. In this regard, we would like to thank them by holding the biggest Toyota car sale of the year, the Toyota Caravan. This sales event will be a one stop shop which will provide customers a more convenient and enjoyable purchasing experience. Moreover, TMP will be giving away the biggest discounts in its history during this event, states TMP President Michinobu Sugata.

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Gianna Maniego, Editor Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor

WHEN it comes to comfort and style in footwear, women can always count on Naturalizer as one of their best allies. For 85 years, the brand known as the shoe with the beautiful t has been making quality and stylish shoes for women, a revolutionary idea that has been its motto since its inception.
As a brand, comfort is the core element of and is essential to Naturalizers heritage. It is a priority in every Naturalizer shoe. The secret lies in the ve elements known as the N5 comfort incorporated in each design. The result is an amazingly exible, lightweight and cushiony-soft shoes with cool, breathable linings. To celebrate more than eight decades of success, Brown Shoe Company, the maker of Naturalizer footwear, teams up with Retail Specialist Inc. in debuting its special line of fall/winter 2012 collection featuring key looks for this season. No less than Brown Shoe Internationals vice president for Global Brand Marketing Erika Szychowski was present during the launch at the Naturalizer store in Edsa Shangri-La. Szychowski shared the trends this season and how Naturalizer shoes t perfectly with different key looks. As a brand as brand that understands how truly comfortable shoes can help women move energetically through the day and live life to the fullest, the latest collection offers stylish footwears that reect how form follows function, she says. This season, Naturalizer offers two key looks for women--The British Are Coming and Launch Pad. The former takes cue from the swinging London subculture during the 70s. This is a reminiscent of the Royal Wedding, wherein timeless country classics are re-interpreted in a modern streetfashion way. Trend elements include traditional prints,

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tassels and sturdy block heels perfect for workand-play days. You may wear this trends rural country style with tartan or plaids and stylish loafers, Szychowski said. Launch Pad, on the other hand, projects space-aged futurism fashion. Its elements include clean, simple lines updated with techno textiles, leathers and color blocking that takes you to a space ight. Modern, sleek dress with high-shine patent heels or skinny cropped pants are the key looks for this. The idea is to make you look both simple yet elegant and beautiful. These key looks are your guide this season but you can still play around with different styles and colors. What is great with Naturalizer shoes is that they keep you in balance and make you feel fabulous, under different weather conditions. And if you know how the proper ways to care for your shoes--we can always give tips to clients, by the way--they last long, she ends. Naturalizers fall/winter 2012 collection are now available at its stores in Shangri-La Plaza, Glorietta 4, Trinoma, Alabang Town Center, Robinsons Place Manila and Galleria, SM Mall of Asia, Megamall and The Block, Gateway, Marquee Mall, Ayala Center and SM City Cebu, Abreeza Mall in and SM City in Davao as well as in SM Cagayan de Oro.

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cup cup 1 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Vegetables: 5 pcs 1 tbsp 1/3 cup 2 tbsp rice wine Kikkoman soy sauce sugar Magnolia All Purpose Flour water shitake mushroom, sliced ginger, peeld and sliced onion, sliced spring onion, chopped Salt and pepper to taste

NO OTHER month is more celebrated by beer lovers worldwide Cheezee Squeeze. Garnish with spring onions. than October. Since the early 1800s where the yearly OktoberServes 6-8 pax fest celebrations rst started in Munich, Germany, the two-week beer festival has turned into a global celebration that is observed Corned Beef, Cheese and Chili Spring Rolls by millions in over a dozen countries worldwide. This is especial- Ingredients: ly true in the Philippines, where the San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest 12 pcs chili nger (Sili pang-sigang) has been declared an ofcial Philippine esta by the Department 1 can Purefoods Corned Beef Hash of Tourism. 1-185 g pck Magnolia Quickmelt Cheese, cut in strips In anticipation of all the merry-making for this years Okto6 pcs lumpia wrapper berfest, the San Miguel Great Food Club is sharing these recipes liter Magnolia Nutri-Oil that go perfectly well with a mug of ice-cold beer. Aiolo Sauce: 1 tbsp garlic powder Chili Garlic Corned Beef 2 tbsp parsley, chopped with Boiled Potato 2 tbsp garlic, minced Ingredients: 5 tbsp Magnolia Mayonnaise For the potato: Procedure: 4 pcs medium size In a chopping board, cut chili into half, lengthwise, keeping the potato, skin on, cut in quarter stem intact. Scrape the white part lengthwise and discard the seeds. Stuff with 3 liters water about a tablespoon of Purefoods Salt and pepper Corned Beef Hash and a strip For the Chili Corned Beef: of Magnolia Quickmelt Cheese. 2 tbsp Magnolia Nutri-Oil Wrap in lumpia wrapper to form 50 g onion, minced spring rolls with stem protruding 50 g garlic, minced on one side. Deep fry until golden 25 g red bell pepper, minced brown. Drain excess oil on paper 25 g green bell pepper, minced towels. Serve with aioli sauce. 1 can Purefoods Chili Garlic Corned Beef Sauce: In clean bowl, mix 1-250 g pck Magnolia Cheezee Squeeze, Cheddar garlic powder, garlic, parsley and Garnish: mayonnaise together. Blend well. 30 g spring onion sprigs, chopped Transfer to a serving dish and Procedure: serve with prepared spring rolls. In a medium stock pot heat water until boiling. Add potatoes Makes 4 servings. and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes or until potato is tender. Drain and set aside. In a medium saut pan, heat Corned Beef Crusted Tofu Steak oil. Saut the onions and garlic. Add bell peppers. Add the Pure- Ingredients: foods Chili Garlic Corned Beef and saut for another 3 minutes. For the sauce: Set aside. On a white plate, arrange the cooked potatoes. Top 1 cup water with prepared corned beef mixture then drizzle with the Magnolia cup mirin

Tofu: 2 cup Magnolia Nutri-Oil 1-250 g pck rm tofu cut in 6 1 cup Magnolia All Purpose Flour 2 pc eggs 1 can Purefoods Corned Beef Hash Procedure: FOR THE SAUCE: In a medium sauce pan on medium heat, combine water, mirin, rice wine, soy sauce and sugar. Let simmer. Meanwhile, in a bowl, dissolve flour in water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until it thickens. Add the vegetables(except spring onions) and mix well. FOR THE TOFU: In a medium wok, heat oil. Meanwhile, pat dry the tofu. Roll each tofu in flour, beaten eggs and Purefoods Corned Beef Hash. Deep fry in hot oil for 3-5 minutes. Notice that corned beef will become crunchy and tofu color will become golden brown. Drain excess oil. To assemble, arrange fried tofu on a plate. Pour the sauce on top. Garnish with spring onion. Makes 4 servings.

MONSOON ADVENTURES
Who says one can only go to the beach in summer? Coron is a wonderful destination even during the off-season.

NEW DINING CLUSTER

The Hub at Greeneld District, Mandaluyong City consists of a ne mix of restaurants, beverage bars and cafes.

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Kayangan Bay, the most iconic shot of Coron

Auditions set for choir contest

MEGA-MANILA eliminations for this years MBC National Choral Competition will be held on October 6 and 7 at the Star Theater, Star City complex in Pasay from 9 am to 4 pm Choirs interested in auditioning for the allocated slots in both the childrens division and open category should secure contest mechanics and registration forms by emailing siouxstar@gmail. com and bring a hard copy of the accomplished form on the day of the audition. Groups should prepare two numbers each, preferably one fast and one slow. The 2012 MBC National Choral Competition has previously held eliminations in Cauayan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Zamboanga, and General Santos City. Emerging as regional champions in the open category were St Marys University Choral Society of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, La Salle Bacolod Chorale, Capitol University Glee Club of Cagayan de Oro, Kinaadman Chorale of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University in Iloilo, Zamboanga Hermosa Chorale and the Mindanao State University (GenSan) Chorale. In the childrens division, Fatirium Childrens Choir of Cebu, Voices of the South from Davao, General Santos City High Schools The Voice, and defending champion Laoag City Childrens Choir have already qualied for the seminals. At stake for the childrens division winner is P1,000 and P150,000 for the open category winner when the grand championships of the 2012 MBC National Choral Competition unfold at the Aliw Theater from December 3-7. The annual event, mounted by Asias largest radio network, is setting the stage for an international choral festival to be held in Manila next year, under the auspices of Manila Broadcasting Company, the Philippine Choral Directors Association and Interkultur, the Germany-based music organization behind the World Choir Games.

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Words and images by Ed Biado

Monsoon adventures in
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Day three was off to a promising start. Even though it was still cloudy, the 7 a.m. sun was peeking through. We had breakfast al fresco breaded danggit, tocino, eggs and rice. Oh, I should mention that their danggit is meaty, unlike the ones that were used to. But its good. Also, big meals are needed when in Coron because youre going to need all the nutrition you can get to survive the demanding activities youll be subjecting your body to, which we would be doing the whole day. It would be such a waste to sit out any of the fun things the guides have planned out. The hard part was over because Banana Island was the farthest island on our itinerary. Now, we were working our way back to the Coron town pier, with stops at the attractions along the way. First on the list was CYC Beach, a tiny island with an equally tiny beach thats surrounded by a coral reef that anyone whos curious about underwater life would love. Our boat stopped about 100 meters away (I think) from the beach to drop us off, giving us the opportunity to explore the rich marine life. Obviously, we were all looking for Nemoa percula clownfishbut, sadly, we didnt see him. We worked our way through the water to the beach by swimming and, for someone who isnt really physically active like myself, it felt like two miles! But hey, when in Coron... The boat met us at the beach, where we oated on the water for some time (thanks, life vests!). But really, I was just resting my legs. Before long, it was time to head to our next destination: Barracuda Lake, which was only a few minutes away by boat. The lake is said to be a reverse thermal lake, where the temperature is lower at the

A day in the water

surface (28 degrees Celsius) and higher below (40 degrees Celsius). Since none of us were expert swimmers or divers, we didnt get to experience the warm water way down there. Nor did we venture off too far from the prescribed safe area. We stayed close to the edges, where its quite shallow. We did, however, jump off a rock into the water. Its perfectly safe, even if you cant swim, as long as you have a life vest on. Kayangan Lake, dubbed the cleanest lake in Asia, was next on the agenda. And lunch; crabs, sh and chicken (grilled, natch) set on bamboo picnic tables near the lakes entrance. Now, this is quite a touristy spot. We saw a few boats and speedboats, as well as their passengers. The lake cant be seen from the dock because its only accessible by a 15-minute trek up and down the rocks separating the lake from the sea. Not to worry, though, there are steps and wood railings. But if has been raining, theyre most likely wet and slippery. So be careful. At the halfway pointmeaning, the peak of the trailis where you should be taking out your camera as theres a breathtaking view of Kayangan Bay from way up there (aka the most photographed spot in Coron; the one thats seen in almost every travel brochure, marketing material and I was here shots). Like Barracuda, Kayangan Lake has brackish water and is enclosed by limestone cliffs. But unlike Barracuda, there are schools of small sh swimming near the surface of the water. This is also where the adventurous can cliff-dive and squeeze into small pocket caves around the lake.

Signature drinks at Kawayanan Grill

Crabs for lunch

Man vs. sea urchins

We had two more sites to cover for the

A little piece of heaven

afternoon, the reefs at Twin Peaks and Siete Pecados. The former is identied by two islets of limestone formations and the latter, you guessed it, seven. Just like how it was at CYC, the boat was our jump-off point. And did I mention that it was raining again? Anyway, snorkeling at Twin Peaks was great. From the boat facing the islets, we saw corals, shes and shallow water to the right and the deep blue sea to the left. The only thing is, the current from right to left was so strong that the uninitiated (me!) would nd it hard to stay on course and not think of drowning. Plus, it wouldve been so much better if the sun was out for us to see the corals and shes in all their colorful glory. We swam all the way to the part where its shallow enough to stand. But there were sea urchins all around that area. Lots of them. Some, in clusters. Its common knowledge that contact with those nasty little creatures isnt the most pleasurable experience. So we panicked a little bit and were too afraid to go any further. Our very able guide-slashunofcial-lifeguard had to help us swim through the sea of sea urchins, pulling us to safety one by one. So we gured, enough of that and we should be moving on... To Siete Pecados. Legend has it that seven sisters went to the site for a swim against the wishes of their mother and they drowned, which led to the formation of the islands. Thus, the name that literally means seven sins. Today, the area is a marine sanctuary, where shing is prohibited to protect the thriving ecosystem. By the time we got there, it was late in the afternoon and our legs were already worn out from fighting the current at Twin Peaks. It was

the final stop and we were not about to complain about body aches and give up now. So power through, we did and were awed by an incredibly diverse and thickly populated underwater world teeming with tropical reef fishes and corals; and thats only from snorkeling in a line guided by ropes attached to buoys. We were advised to hold onto the ropes because thats less tiring and it would prevent us from being swept away by the tide. I can only imagine what else we could have discovered if we explored in other directions and how beautiful it would have been if the cloudy sky didnt get in the way of our visibility and decreased the color saturation and brightness of the marine inhabitants. And that concludes our tour of the islands. Like clockwork, we were back on dry land which was technically wet because of the rainby 5 p.m. Our ight back to Manila was in the afternoon of the following day, so we spent the rest of our time in Coron town by checking out souvenir shops and chowing down on more seafood delights. Speaking of, a couple of suggestions: Go to Kawayanan Grill, a bar and restaurant, for the seafood platters (crab, lobster, sh, seaweeds, etc.; P500 P600), their signature cocktails (Coron Sling and Kawayanan Sling; P350 per pitcher) and six-beer buckets with free popcorn (P300) and free wi-. Also try Sultana de Coron (super yummy tiger prawn, squid and beef in creamy sauce; P250) at Foodtrips, an eatery near the public market. I have to say that everything has been thoroughly enjoyable and well worth it. It was an experience that I wont soon forget. And yes, Id denitely do it again. Are you with me? District Park, which is literally a green (grass) field with walkways, setting a relaxing and natureinspired ambiance for diners right in the middle of the busy city. (The setup is actually quite similar to that of the Ayala Triangle Gardens.) Blackwood Bar & Grill, a French bistro-style restaurant, recently launched at the site, joining Brothers Burger (love, love love their black angus burger), Y-Tree Milk Tea, Uncle Cheffy (famous for panizza) and Serenitea (one of my favorite milk tea shops). Geared to open soon are Kanin Club, serving Filipino classics with a twist, and Cafe Breton, popular for their wide selection of crepes. Also on the line-up are Uno Pizzeria, Chicken Charlie, Ramen X and Pump Juice Bar.

RCBC treats clients to The King and I

Dining hub by the park

By Ed Biado
SERENDRA, Eastwood City Walk, Blue Wave, Metrowalk, Westgate Alabang, San Miguel by the Bay, The Fort Strip and Ortigas Home Depot. These are just some of the dining and nightlife hotspots around the metropolis. The one thing they have in common is that the establishments are in clusters or stripsotherwise known as hubsunlike the more common conguration of being inside a mall. Together with the sudden rise of new vertical residential developments and mixed-use properties, this concept is gaining popularity among urbanites who seek more options in living (and dining) in the city. Dining hubs seem to be the practical, sensible and fashionable solution for city dwellers wanting to dine out without going through the malls chaotic foot trafc. The latest addition to the evergrowing list of hub-style dining clusters is The Hub at Greeneld District. The district, boasted to be a well-conceived community...with modern buildings amid lush green open spaces, is located in Mandaluyong City, easily accessible by Edsa and Shaw Boulevard, and is home to a few

residential and commercial projects and six retail and lifestyle components, including The Hub. Dining establishments at The Hub are a fine mix of restaurants, beverage bars and cafes that are mostly midscale and casual. The structure is a strip fronting the vast Greenfield

RCBC treats clients to free viewing The King and I. Valued customers of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), cardholders of RCBC Bankard credit cards and high net worth clients of RCBC Wealth Management will get to view for free the celebrated musical masterpiece, The King and I, at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila on October 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm. This presentation is RCBCs way of showing its appreciation to its clients on the occasion of its 52nd anniversary. RCBC Bankard will also put up a booth where theater guests can sign up for the RCBC Bankard Visa Innite card, the new premium lifestyle card designed to delight those who are fond of shopping, traveling and other ner things in life. Considered one of the most beloved theater classics, the King and I features internationally renowned theater actors Leo Tavarro Valdez as King Mongkut of Siam and Monique Wilson as Anna, the widowed English school teacher who travels to Siam to serve as tutor to his many children.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

REGION III OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER nd BULACAN 2 DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan October 1, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

Region IV-B, MIMAROPA Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Office OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Tel. & Fax No. (043)-711-1012 Email Address: dpwh_mindoro_occidental_bac@yahoo.com October 03, 2012

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Tanggapan ng Distrito Inhenyero Telefax (035) 231-3184; 336-1124; 336-1125 Negros Oriental 1st District Engineering District Office Bindoy, Negros Oriental, Rehiyon VII

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of Bulacan 2nd District Engineering Office, through the Fund 101 Regular Flood Control CY 2012, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: 1. Contract ID: Contract Name: 12CD0254 Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Widening of MeycauayanCamalig Road, Including Drainage Canal, Meycauayan, Bulacan Contract Location: Meycauayan, Bulacan Scope of Work: Concreting of road/drainage canal Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 8,198,595.30 Contract Duration : 100 calendar days

INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH, Negros Oriental 1st District Engineering Office, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the contract(s); 1.) Contract ID Contract Name Contract Location Scope of Works 012HJ00015 Reconstruction of Martilo Bridge La Libertad, Negros Oriental A.1 Construction of Detour 102(4) Surplus unclassified Excavation, 103(3) Foundation Fill, 104(1) Embankment, 201 Aggregate Base Course, 505(a) Grouted Riprap, Class A , 500(1) c 910mm RCPC A.2 Construction of Bridge Structure 101(2) Removal of Damage Existing Bridge, 103(2) Bridge Excavation, 400(22a) Reinforced Concrete Test Pile (F & D), 400(22b), Reinforced Concrete Pile (F & D), 401 Bridge Railings, 404(1) Reinforcing Steel Grade 40 (FCHB & P), 405(1) Structural Concrete Class A, 405(1a) Structural Concrete Class A (fc=28 mpcs), 406 Pre-stressed Structural Concrete Girder, SPL-1 Mobilization and Demobilization and SPL-3 Provide Project Sign Board Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) P 10,290,000.00 Duration 162 Calendar Days Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. To bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria; (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or venture (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and the cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fill criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for the registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CCR). Registration forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website. www.dpwh.gov.ph The significant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 2. Issuance of Bidding Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids Deadline: October 12, 2012 October 12, 2012 to October 30, 2012 October 16, 2012 @ 10:30 A.M. October 30, 2012 October 30, 2012 @ at 1:30 P.M.

INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Office, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts: 1.a. Contract ID b. Contract Name : : 12EB0165 Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from Pavement Management System/Highway Development and Management -4 (HDM-4), (Intermittent Sections), Junction MWCR-San Jose Airport-Junction Bubog Road, K0238+(1110) K0238+(-635) San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Reconstruction of 0.480 km. x 6.70m width x 280mm thk. and Miscellaneous Items 9,185,540.00 FY 2013Infrastructure Program 80 C.D.

The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid. To apply and to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed and submitted by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. Upon submission of the LOIs, interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original (for authentication purpose and issuance of Bid Documents) of the following documents: 1. Class A Documents (contained in the Contractors Registration Certificate)(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents: a) DTI Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration or CDA; b) Valid and Current Mayors Permit/Municipal License; 1.2. Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement, in case of J.V., b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c) Certificate of Materials Engineer Accreditation duly certified by the Authorized Managing Officer (AMO), d) Latest copy of AMO course Seminar, e) Certificate of Safety Officer Seminar from DOLE, f) Document Request List (DRL) g) Latest CPES Rating; 1.3. Financial Documents; a) Prospective bidders Audited Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not be earlier than 2 years from the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation of its NFCC. The LOI must be submitted by the Authorized Liaison Officer as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of LOI by persons with Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. Contractors who will purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH & PHILGEPS, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net 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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Until 10:00 A.M. of October 23, 2012 2. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: October 3, 2012 up to 10:00 A.M. of October 23, 2012 3. Pre-Bid Conference 2:00 P.M. of October 10, 2012 4. Submission of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M. of October 23, 2012 5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 2:00 P.M. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Bulacan 2nd District Engineering Office, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, upon payment of a non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00). Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding documents (BDs), from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification. The DPWH-Bulacan 2nd District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. APPROVED: (Sgd.) GENE S. LEAO BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

c. Contract Location d. Scope of Work

: :

e. Approved Budget for : the Contract (ABC) f. Source of Fund : g. Contract Duration :

Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen 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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Issuance of Bidding-Documents Pre-Bid Conference Receipt of Bids Opening of Bids Deadline: 5:00 PM on October 17, 2012 From October 05, 2012 to October 24, 2012 10:00 AM on October 12, 2012 Deadline: 10:00 AM on October 24, 2012 10:01 AM on October 24, 2012

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of LOI Forms at DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Office, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available, from the DPWH web site. The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to prospective bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of P10,000.00. Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids. Letter of Intent submitted thru mail will not be accepted. Only the Manager/Proprietor or the Liaison Officer reflected in the Contractors Registration Certificate (CRC) will be allowed to transact with the BAC specifically in filling of LOI, attend Pre-Bid Conference, Dropping and Opening of Bids. The DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Office, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process any time before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. Approved by: (Sgd.) GERARDO D. CLEMENTE BAC CHAIRMAN
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) upon payment of a non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00 for Contract ID 012HJ00015. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download form the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their documents. Bids must be accomplished by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as started in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Insofar as the participating bidders are concerned, they should be forewarned if this probable occurrence and possibility of change in the ABC through the Reservation Clause appearing in the Invitation to Bid. Procuring entities are also encouraged to emphasize this reservation clause during pre-bid conference or submission of bids. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the lowest calculated responsive bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification The DPWH, Negros Oriental 1st District Engineering District Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and annul the bidding process anytime before contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. Approved: (Sgd.) JESSIE C. PAQUIBO (BAC Chairman)
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

Republic of the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Public Works and Highways

Region IV-A (Southern Tagalog Region)

Department of Public Works and Highways

Region XIII, CARAGA

Department of Public Works and Highways

Region XIII, CARAGA

DPWH-Rizal I District Engineering Office

Government Center, Calumpang, Binangonan, Rizal Telephone #: 652-3652/652-3657/652-5093

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Agusan del Sur 2nd Engineering District Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER

Agusan del Sur 2nd Engineering District Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Rizal First District Engineering Office, through the Regular Infra. FY 2013, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects: I. Contract ID Contract Name : 12DN0108 : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Sumulong Highway Contract Location : Antipolo City Scope of Work : Road Concreting Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 25,083,230.00 Contract Duration : 179 CD.

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, through the FY 2013 Regular Infra Projects, invites contractors to bid for the projects, to wit: 1. Contract ID : Name of Project : 12NC0030 Asphalt Overlay with correction along NRJ San Francisco- Bahi-Barobo km. 1311+042 km. 1313+172.50 Location : San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Scope of Work : Overlay 50mm with exceptions Approved Budget for Contract (ABC): P27,546,820.00 Duration : 68 Calendar Day Bid Documents : P25,000.00 12NC0031 Concreting of NRJ Blanca-Bunawan Eco Park Road (Lolong) Brgy. Consuelo, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Km. 1342+440 km. 1345+217.638 Location : Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Scope of Work : Concreting Approved Budget for Contract (ABC): P45,080,000.00 Duration : 167 Calendar Day Bid Documents : P25,000.00

INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, through the FY 2013 Regular Infra Projects, invites contractors to bid for the projects, to wit: 1. Contract ID Name of Project 12NC0033 Concreting of NRJ Cuevas-Bislig Road km. 1393+300 Km. 1394+979.3 Location : Trento, Agusan del Sur Scope of Work : Concreting Approved Budget for Contract (ABC): P42,042,980.00 Duration : 160 Calendar Day Bid Documents : P25,000.00 12NC0035 Concreting of Butuan City-Talacogon-La PazLoreto Veruela-Sta.Josefa Road km. 1393+000 km. 1393+386 Location : Loreto, Agusan del Sur Scope of Work : Concreting Approved Budget for Contract (ABC): P13,720,000.00 Duration : 61 Calendar Day Bid Documents : P25,000.00 12NC0036 Concreting of Butuan City-Talacogon-La PazLoreto Veruela-Sta.Josefa Road km. 1400+200 Km. 1401+097.45 Location : Loreto, Agusan del Sur Scope of Work : Concreting Approved Budget for Contract (ABC): P48,020,000.00 Duration : 168 Calendar Day Bid Documents : P25,000.00 : : : : : :

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) together with a copy of Contractors Profile (present original copy for authentication) and current Mayors Permit issued by the municipality or city where the principal place of business, 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 \0% of ABC, (f) Copy of Accreditation Certificate of Materials Engineer (present original copy for authentication), and (g) CY 2011 CPES Rating. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids. 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) together with a copy of Contractors Profile (present original copy for authentication) and current Mayors Permit issued by the municipality or city where the principal place of business, 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, (t) Copy of Accreditation Certificate of Materials Engineer (present original copy for authentication), and (g) CY 2011 CPES Rating. 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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOi. The DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline of Receipt of LO) from Prospective Bidders 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids October 5-25, 2012 October 11, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. October 18, 2012 October 25, 2012 until 2:00 P.M. October 25, 2012 after 2:00 P.M.

2. Contract ID Name of Project

2. Contract ID : Name of Project :

3. Contract ID Name of Project

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 rejected outright upon opening of bid. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to or above the ABC, credit line commitment 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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 5, 2012 to Oct. 26, 2012 2. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:00 am 3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI Oct. 22, 2012 at 10:00 am 4. Receipt of Bids Oct. 26, 2012 at 10:00 am 5. Opening of Bids Oct. 26, 2012 at 10:30 am The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos Only (20,000.00) per contract package at DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office, Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from 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 Bidder shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The First Envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The Second Envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification. The DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office, Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders. APPROVED BY:

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 rejected outright upon opening of bid. To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to or above the ABC, credit line commitment 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 Office before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Office will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certificate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI 4. Receipt of Bids 5. Opening of Bids Oct. 3, 2012 to Oct. 24, 2012 Oct. 12, 2012 at 10:00 am Oct. 19, 2012 at 10:00 am Oct. 24, 2012 at 10:00 am Oct. 24, 2012 at 10:30 am

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD s) at Rizal District Engineering Office, Barangay Calumpang, Binangonan. Rizal, upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php20.000.00). Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall c0ntain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined1n the bid evaluation and the post-qualification. The Rizal First District Engineering Office reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) ESMERALDO S. SARMIENTO BAC-Chairman Noted By: (Sgd.) EDGARDO P. PERALTA District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos Only (20,000.00) per contract package at DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office, Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from 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 Bidder shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specified in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The First Envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The Second Envelope shall contain the financial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualification. The DPWH Agusan del Sur 2nd District Engineering Office, Karaos, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

APPROVED BY: (Sgd.) PONCIO D. VENCILAO OIC-Asst. District Engineer BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

(Sgd.) PONCIO D. VENCILAO OIC-Asst. District Engineer BAC Chairman

(MST-Oct. 5, 2012)

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Manila Standard TODAY

FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2012 Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com

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RONNIE RICKETTS
THE Optical Media Board is awash with praises from groups that are ghting piracy in the Philippines. Even the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) cited OMB in the 2012 Special 301 Report. It noted the positive developments in the protection of intellectual property rights in the Philippines, thanks to the agencys relentless efforts in combatting piracy.
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heads plan to return to lmmaking. Chairman Ronnie Ricketts has been recently tapped as the face of global antipiracy campaign by ABSCBNs The Filipino Channel (TFC), which counts some three million oversees Filipino audience. This has been dubbed as one of the huge annual events in the U.S. The Fighting Chefs, which stars Chairman Ronnie with Kusina Master Chef Boy Logro, Vandolph, John Hall, Joross Gamboa, Hero Angeles, Arci Munoz, Jade Lopez, Dinky Doo, Jeffrey Santos, Roi Vinzon, and many others will hit the screens soon. Ronnie Ricketts is also happy that wife Mariz is helping him in the production. She is the Line Producer. Apart from the support that he is getting from the Movie and Music industries, he recently renewed contracts (along with his family) endorsement deals with Korgivit-E Vitamin Supplement, Dwightsteel Roong and Darlington Exped Socks. An accomplished man, this anti-piracy man really! drinkers. It comes in four delicious variants: San Mig Coffee Super in 20g sachets, a strong coffee mix that gives a bold and full-bodied taste; San Mig Coffee Brown in 25g sachets, w h i c h offers a rich coffee taste with the distinct sweetness of brown sugar; San Mig Coffee helping people like Anne cope with the daily demands of their busy lifestyles.

Anti-piracy groups laud

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IIPA specically recognized OMBs doing a lot of information campaigns, constant Dialogues with the Muslims Brothers and for their successful Clearing Operations. Chairman Ronnie Ricketts has been getting strong support from the Movie, Music industries for his hard work, dedication and achievements. Recently, OMB inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Philippine National Police (PNP), through then PNP Chief Nicanor Bartolome. Says Ricketts, Malaking tulong ang MOU sa OMB dahil katulong na nila ang PNP sa aming operations and in reaching out to our Muslim Brothers, hindi lang PNP, pati na din ang NBI at IPO ay kabalikat natin sa mga operations kaya malaki ang aking pasasalamat sa mga ahensiyang ito at lalong nagiging matagumpay ang ating kampanya laban sa Pirata. Chairman Ronnie does a balancing act in dealing with Muslims. He holds constant dialogues with them and this move has been very successful. He recently conducted dialogues and information campaign in Baguio City and proposed possible alternative livelihood programs to the Muslim communities with the help of Mayor Mauricio Domogan, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), PNP, NBI, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. In Olongapo City, through Mayor James Gordon, he conducted an inspection operation and dialogue with citys Muslims who were very happy and thankful for the help and support in nding other means of livelihood, not in his job description though but he thought it would help those who have been engaging in the trade to keep away. Now that he has adjusted and gotten used to his job, Chairman Ronnie is glad that his efforts in eradicating piracy is now being appreciated. Viva top honcho Vic Del Rosario encouraged him to produce and star in movies again, and he is glad that many in the local movie industries are too willing to lend him a hand. He cites movie director Tony Reyes for his dedication in helping the chairman in all of his activities as he is excited in the actor-turned anti-piracy

People
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Bela Padilla FROM a supporting actor, she is now the lead star in a series. GMA Network preps up the statuesque actress to be one of its leading stars that can be pitted against the more popular talents in the rival network. In Magdalena, viewers can see different facets of Bela as a dramatic actress. Kim Chiu After her successful movie with Vilma Santos, in which she played a rather different character, the Chinese Filipino beauty is about to play another challenging role. The only unexciting detail of her new project though is her team up with the bland and similarly Chinese Filipino actor Xian Lim. They look good together as a pair but the sweetness between the two actors seems articial. Jodi Sta Maria Her career has been resurrected by a top-rating show on the daytime block. According to AGB Neilsen, Please Be Careful With Heart has trampled Eat Bulaga as

the daytime ratings leader. But what is more interesting about Jodi is her blooming and intriguing love life, so who says one cant have the best of both worlds?

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Kris Bernal She wants people to stop talking about her and her rumored suitor, Carl Guevarra. Why? Is it because GMA Network is trying to revive her love team with Aljur Abrenica? Gerald Santos Two records have passed but the young crooner has not experienced the stardom hes been dreaming of since he won a talent search in 2006. This year, Gerald is releasing another album and we hope this time, with ngers crossed, the album sells. If it doesnt he can still use his good voice singing in musical plays anyway. Regine Velasquez Theres nothing huge about the songbirds foray into a cooking show. Its a good thing that the 40 something singer tries to explore other options to stay relevant. But does that contribute anything to her career?

Palawan in Rickys mind

TOGETHER with his staff, host- producer Ricky Reyes visited some of the must-see places in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, like Plaza Cuartel, Honda Bay, Ugong Rock, Iwahig Penal Colony and the Subterranean Underground River recently chosen by UNESCOs World Heritage one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature! He also visited the citys historical and most fragmented tourist attractionsthe Vietnamese village that used to be inhabited by Vietnamese refugees in the late 70s. Reyes interviewed residents and tasted dishes concocted by the villages eldest cook. Jacqueline Tan was the tour guide and brought her visitors to Puertos latest pridethe Sheridan Beach Resort and Spa situated on Sabang Beach. Life and Style with Gandang Ricky Reyes airs Saturdays. 10 a.m on GMA News TV .

Anne Curtis is one of the biggest stars in show business today. On top of her hosting duties for ABSCBNs Showtime, movies, and commercial endorsements, she has also ventured into recording, (Annebisyosa). The concert in support of the album was a phenomenal hit. While it may sound clich, her status today as one of the entertainment industrys most visible and most successful stars is the result of consistent hard work and dedication to her profession. Theres no idle moment for me as I go through numerous tapings, shoots, rehearsals and concerts. I enjoy work and I want to be at my peak all the time, she says. Coffee, she says, is something that has helped her get through even the busiest days. Little wonder that when San Mig Super Coffeemix Co. Inc. set out to launch San Mig Coffee Super Packs, its newest line of coffee mixes targeted at super busy individuals, Anne was the logical choice for the role of brand ambassador. San Mig Coffee Super Packs contain energy-releasing B vitamins such as B1, B2 and B6 that give unmatched and sustained stimulation for coffee

Keeping up with hectic sked

Fans were thrilled to watch Be Careful With My Heart Sabado Rewind on a Saturday morning. Naturally, it started with the beginning of the unique love story of Yaya Maya (Jodi Sta. Maria) and Mr. Lim (Richard Yap). We offered this to everyone who couldnt watch the show every morning because theyre busy with their work and school, said Jodi. Meanwhile, the ABS-CBNs Primetanghali king and queen also graced Asap 2012 Sunday San after for the grand launch of Be Mig Coffee Careful With My Heart album. According to Richard, their endorsnine-track ofcial soundtrack er Anne is something they really Curtis worked hard for. We want the people wholl buy the album to be happy with the songs and how we sang them, and not just because were part of it, White he shared. in 28g The songs include: Be sachets, Careful With My Heart and which has a When You Say Nothing At creamy and All, which are both duets by smooth taste; and Jodi and Richard; Kaba and San Mig Coffee Torete sung by Jodi; When Chococino in You Say Nothing At All, The 25g sachets, Way You Look Tonight, and sweet and with Sorry Na, Pwede Ba? by a balanced Richard; Ill Be There by Aiza blend of Seguerra; and a bonus track of coffee and Be Careful With My Heart cocoa. I am a regular sung by Juris and Sam Milby. coffee drinker and drinking Curtain call for coffee helps me a lot during Lorenzos Time a very busy day, says Anne. ABS-CBNs top-rating The good thing about San drama series Mig Coffee Super Packs is that primetime there seems to be a variant for Lorenzos Time ends tonight. Since it aired on July 2012, any time of the day, and thats something that people like the teleserye top billed by me who work long hours will Zaijan Jaranilla and Carmina Villaroel has touched the hearts appreciate. We wanted to address the of viewers through the unique need of coffee drinkers who and touching tale of the little live their lives to the fullest and man named Enzo (Zaijan). Now that Lorenzos Time who look for unmatched and goes down to its last episode sustained stimulation from their coffee, says Michael Allan tonight, we know that Jonas Castro, San Miguel Super (James Blanco) and Enzos Coffeemix Co. Inc. general long lost brother Archie is one and the same person. manager. Many are wondering why We realized that more than Lorenzons Time is very short? the perk that you naturally Dont ask us, please, but in get from coffee, what was also our mind, the network has needed was a boost of energy. something bigger in mind to That would go a long way in take its place. We will wait.

Fans thrilled with Careful rewind

SEASON one judge-mentors Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid are back and now joined by teen sensation Demi Lovato and pop icon Britney Spears as new judges on The X Factor USA, which premiered on Studio 23 recently, to search for an out-of-this-world 12 years old or over talentboth solo artists and vocal groupswho are bold enough to face the superstar judges and the Fifth Judge, the audience of thousands, who they have to win over during the audition. Aside from the singing acts that wowed the crowd with their vocal ability, charisma and stage presence, fans nally saw how Demi and Britney got along and reacted with their co-judges especially with the ever-unapologetic Simon. So far everything has been so

The X Factor USA season 2 on 23

much fun for all of us. Everything is like a new experience for me. Its a lot of fun and the talents are amazing, shared Britney. Simon earlier commended the girls, in an interview with People.com, for doing a great job. He even quipped that Britney, after taping a few episodes, turned out to be quite mean and very difcult to please. Demi, on the other hand, he said was quite annoying. I thought she was very condent, very bright, then became quite annoying, but knew what she was talking about, explained Simon. When it comes to their judging, Britney described her style as subtle and that she will try to use constructive criticisms, while Demi simply put it as happy and really honest. Simon also revealed that more of

the mentoring process can also be expected this season. A lot of what we did was off-camera. I think the mentoring process, how we actually work with the artists, how they interact with each other, where theyre staying, is an important part of this show. I think all that process has to be shown. Last season, Melanie Amaro was crowned winner and Simon, who mentored Melanie and the rest of the girls came out on top. But will one of the other judges dethrone him this year? Who among the contestants are worthy of the $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music? The X Factor USA 2 airs every Thursday and Friday, at 7 p.m., with a same day encore run at 10:30 p.m. on Studio 23.

The X Factor USA Season 2 judges: Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato and L.A. Reid

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