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PH sends more troops to Kalayaan Islands
Govt downplays terror
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if revised rules signed
DOJ assures protection
of rights in cyber law
Islamic group calls for global
ban on offending prophet
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Vol. XXVI No. 195 16 Pages, 2 Sections
P18.00 Monday, October 1, 2012
The administration slate, com-
posed of candidates from the Liber-
al Party, Nacionalista Party, and the
Nationalist Peoples Coalition, will
hold its proclamation rally at Club
Filipino at 10 a.m.
The UNA candidates, on the
other hand, will troop to the Com-
mission on Elections at 1 p.m. to le
their certicates of candidacy.
But the real drama will involve
the guest candidates who will be
present where, in light of the Lib-
eral Partys policy of barring com-
mon senatorial candidates, they
will be standing on the same stage
with the UNA slate.
Thats their policy. We can-
not do anything about that. But
we think it is unreasonable, UNA
spokesman J.V. Bautista said in a
phone interview on Sunday.
Bautista said UNA would not
impose the same policy on the three
common candidates: Senators Fran-
cis Escudero and Loren Legarda and
Movie and Television Review and
Classication Board head Mary
Grace Poe-Llamanzares.
Llamanzares, in a separate in-
terview, said she would be attend-
ing the proclamation party of the
administration coalition.
UNA knew from the start
about the policy of the administra-
tion coalition. And I have to abide
by that, Llamanzares said.
I am grateful that UNA has ad-
opted me, she added.
Llamanzares said she would
be running as an independent can-
didate like Escudero.
By Christine Herrera
SENATOR Francis Escudero will not
join opposition candidates of the United
Nationalist Alliance when they le their
certicates of candidacy today, but join
President Benigno Aquino III instead
at the proclamation of his Liberal Party
coalition, a well-placed source told the
Manila Standard Sunday.
The same source said Escudero,
who is a guest candidate of the UNA,
has also refused to join the coalitions
campaign sorties because deposed
President Joseph Estrada had blocked
his entry into the alliance headed by
Vice President Jejomar Binay.
In fact, Chiz (Escudero) was the
last one to be announced by UNA as a
common candidate when it found that
Chiz was consistent No. 1 in the sur-
veys, said the source, who was privy
to talks between the senator and Binay.
During negotiations, the senator
told Binay he could not possibly join
his slate since the vice president did not
even bother to stand up for him when
Erap (Estrada) hit him in the news-
papers and blocked his entry into the
UNA, the source said.
Two months ago, the source said,
By Joyce P. Paares
THE government on Sunday or-
dered the 3rd Marine Brigade
to join a task force defending
the countrys sovereignty on the
Spratly Islands, which are also be-
ing claimed by China, Vietnam,
Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Western Command chief Lt.
Gen. Juancho Sabban said he had
issued a directive creating the Joint
Task Force on the Kalayaan Island
Group, which is within the hotly
contested Spratly archipelago.
Sabban said the 3rd Brigade
will act as the command and
control group of two Marine bat-
talions stationed in Palawan, and
will be responsible for the de-
fense of the islands that are be-
lieved to be home to vast mineral
deposits and a potential ash-
point for conict in the region.
He said the Marines would not
be stationed on the islands but
patrol the disputed area. He said
the task force would be headed
by Col. Andre Costales Jr.
A Marine brigade consists of
three battalions. Each battalion
has about 300 to 500 men.
Sabban said the forces in
Palawan were not meant to sow
further tension with China.
All we have there [on the
Kalayaan islands] are monitor-
ing stations that keep track of
the current disposition of foreign
military [forces] in that area...We
are in a defensive posture. We
are ensuring the defense of our
islands. It is better to defend than
retake islands once other claim-
ants occupy them, he said.
Sabban also conrmed that
China had been expanding and
improving its military facilities
in the areas they are occupying
in the disputed islands.
The increased military pres-
ence in the volatile region came
amid rising tensions with China,
which claims territorial juris-
diction over the Kalayaan and
Spratlys islands.
China has since been develop-
ing Sansha, a newly formed city
to oversee the administration of
the Kalayaan Group of Islands.
On Sunday, the Foreign Af-
fairs Department reiterated the
countrys objections to Chinas
plans for Sansha.
Our protest in July covers all
measures and developments relat-
ing to Sansha Citys establishment
THE government on Sunday
said it considered the security
threat against Western nations
here as benign, even as intelli-
gence forces continued to be on
the lookout for Abu Sayyaf ter-
rorists in Metro Manila to pre-
empt them just in case.
National Security Adviser Ce-
sar Garcia said the United States
Embassy in Manila had already
provided information on the basis
of its emergency security alert
to its citizens on Friday, but did
not provide details on the nature
of that threat. The embassy said
the threat alert would remain in
effect until Oct. 10.
We are asking for more de-
tails because what they gave us
was generic, Garcia said in a
phone interview on Sunday.
The United Kingdom, Cana-
da and Australia issued similar
advisories over the weekend,
citing ongoing terror threats
and possible indiscriminate
attacks against Westerners.
Still, Garcia said he saw no
specic threats.
On our own, we have not
By Othel V. Campos
MINERS plan to question in
court the constitutionality of
some provisions that eshed
out the Implementing Rules
and Regulations of Executive
Order 79 should Environment
Secretary Ramon Paje decide
to sign the amended rules to-
day, a mining ofcial said over
the weekend.
Mike Toledo, senior vice
president for communications of
Philex Mining, said the miners
will exercise their constitutional
right to question the law.
The next step is to continue
to question the [implementing
rules and regulations] on legal
grounds, Toledo said.
There remain a lot of legal
and constitutional issues that were
not addressed in the IRR. It could
be in the form of declaratory re-
lief or simply questioning their
constitutionality, he said, adding
that the controversial issues were
in Sections 3, 7 and 9.
The case might be led by
the Chamber of Mines of the
Philippines, a mining company
or a private individual with an
interest in mining, Toledo said.
More than the [mining] con-
tracts, it is good governance that
were also concerned about,
he said.
By Rey E. Requejo
THE constitutional rights of
citizens in cyberspace will be
protected in the execution of
Republic Act 10175 or the Cy-
bercrime Prevention Act, Justice
Secretary Leila de Lima said
Sunday.
She made the assurance in
the midst of a snowballing pro-
test against the implementation
of some provisions of the con-
troversial law.
Five groups last week led
separate petitions asking the
Supreme Court to nullify the
questionable provisions that
they claim violate fundamental
human rights.
Any power or authority
granted by the law to the De-
partment of Justice and the
secretary of Justice will be
exercised judiciously and pru-
dently within the standards or
parameters set forth in the law
and with due regard to the fun-
damental human rights of in-
dividuals, De Lima said in a
text message.
De Lima, who arrived over the
weekend after attending a forum
on human rights in Washington,
was head of the Commission on
Human Rights before she joined
the administration of President
UNITED NATIONSThe head
of a leading Islamic organization
on Saturday called for a global
ban on offending the character
of the Prophet Muhammad, say-
ing it should be equated with hate
speech.
Such a ban would demonstrate
how an interconnected world re-
spected different cultural sensitiv-
ities, said Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu,
secretary general of the Organiza-
tion of Islamic Cooperation in an in
By Christine F. Herrera
NOT one of the Liberal Party
members made it to the Aqui-
no administrations senato-
rial slate as a result of their
poor showing in the surveys,
prompting the ruling party to
adopt outsiders from other
parties allied to it, an ofcial
said Sunday.
It would be a huge em-
barrassment for the Presi-
dent if his slate would not
sweep the elections, an LP
insider, who was privy to
the inter-party negotiations
and screening, told the Ma-
nila Standard.
Liberal Party originals
House Deputy Speaker
Lorenzo Taada III, whose
term ends in 2013, Customs
Commissioner Runo Biaz-
on, and presidential adviser
on the environment Nereus
Acosta were dropped from
the slate, the LP Coalition in-
siders said.
Political season is on
CHIZ SNUBS UNA EVENT, JOINS LP PROCLAMATION
Ready for Christmas. A shopkeeper arranges her Christmas merchandise along Arsenio H. Lacson Street in Sampaloc, Manila. SONNY ESPIRITU
First win. The Azkals jubilate after winning the rst Philippine
Football Peace Cup against Taipei, 3-1, at the Ninoy Aquino Memo-
rial Stadium. DANNY PATA
By Francisco S. Tatad
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III won some well-earned praise
when, on the 40th anniversary of
martial law, he directed the National
Historical Commission to correct
certain revisions of the nations
history, particularly concerning the
period of martial law.
The directive, which included
a P5-million outlay, seemed un-
avoidable as it was necessary. Far
too many revisions have distorted
certain truths of the nations his-
tory. Correcting them, however,
will not be easy.
History is still written by the
victors, and the NHC would be
treading on dangerous grounds
if it tried to make sure the nal
facts made one side look better
or worse than its adversary. Were
the NHC to perform its task with
absolute integrity, it would have
to sift the facts from the froth,
without any preconceived ideas,
without being pulled here and
there by partisan pressure or
propaganda.
This has its risks for the
President, and for his celebrated
parents, the late former Senator
Ninoy, and the late former Presi-
dent Cory Aquino. For obvious
reasons.
Can the President
prevent the rewriting
of Philippine history?
By Joyce Pangco-Paares
IT will be a show of force for both
the senatorial line-ups of the admin-
istration coalition and the United
Nationalist Alliance today.
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Courtesy Call. Soroptimist International of the Americas ofcials recently made a courtesy call on Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle together with
Soroptimists of the Philippines Region ofcers. They are (seated, from left) SIPR governor Minda Garcia, SIPR IPG Maria Paloma Papa, Archbishop
Luis Antonio Tagle, SIA president Raquel Arreola Ruiz, and SIA executive director Elizabeth Lucas. Standing from left are IPP Nilda Rotor, SIPR
membership chairwoman Laling Ordoez, and PDD Ligaya Tankeh. Soroptimist is the largest womens volunteer organization improving the
lives of women throughout the world.
LP...
Biazon and Acosta ran but
lost in the senatorial race in
the 2010 presidential elec-
tions with Mr. Aquino as the
LPs standard bearer.
The LP Coalition slate is
now composed of three can-
didates from Senator Manuel
Villars Nationalista Party,
one from businessman Edu-
ardo Cojuangcos Nationalist
Peoples Coalition, and the
rest new LP recruits and inde-
pendents.
Presidential nephew Bam
Aquino and former Senator
Jamby Madrigal were sworn
in by the President only on
Sept. 28, while former Sena-
tor Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
joined the Presidents party
only in August.
For several months, Taada
had been puzzling over why
he was being kept in the dark
as to why he was not being
drafted as a candidate.
Taada was not even in-
vited to join the provincial
sorties at the time President
Benigno Aquino III had been
openly endorsing Aurora Rep.
Juan Edgardo Angara, son of
Senator Eduardo Angara.
Taada and Angara were
spokesmen during the im-
peachment trial that ousted
Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Despite Erins [Tanadas]
extensive and free media
exposure during the five-
month-long impeachment
trial, his popularity rating had
never improved. On the oth-
er hand, Sonny moved up to
land in the magic 12, the LP
insider said.


Miners...
Toledo made his state-
ment even as the Chamber of
Mines on Sunday repeated its
call for the government to
enforce the consistency of lo-
cal ordinances with national
laws, particularly in the long-
running battle involving pro-
vincial legislation banning
open-pit mining that contra-
dicts the Philippine Mining
Act of 1995.
We appeal to President
Benigno S. Aquino III to cor-
rect a Department of Environ-
ment and Natural Resources
decision, under the authority
of [Secretary] Ramon Paje,
where he, in an unprecedent-
ed manner, denied the grant-
ing of the Environmental
Compliance Certificate for
the world-class Tampakan
Copper and Gold Project
in southern Mindanao, the
group said.
Malacaang on Sept. 27
said it would no longer ac-
commodate further revisions
to the governments new
rules on mining despite the
complaints from the mining
industry that the new regula-
tions put them at a disadvan-
tage.
Toledo has said the latest
revisions still kept a contro-
versial provision requiring
renegotiations for expiring
mining agreements, which
the Chamber of Mines has
called illegal.
The group has acknowl-
edged the changes made to
the rules to accommodate the
industry, but sought clarifica-
tion on an unauthorized last-
minute insertion by Paje.
Earlier, on Sept. 26, Presi-
dent Aquino said the govern-
ment would get its fair share
of mining revenue through a
new law, even as his admin-
istration agreed to remove a
new requirement for mining
companies to renegotiate ex-
pired contracts that are now
automatically renewed for 25
years.
Mr. Aquino also appealed to
the mining industry to support
his administrations new min-
ing policies that the Chamber
of Mines had threatened to
challenge in court.
The amended implement-
ing rules and regulations on
mining are expected to be
signed by Paje today. His de-
partment had suspended the
implementation of the first
IRR pending the issuance
and effectivity of the amend-
ments.
The first IRR would have
been enforced last week, and
15 days after it saw publica-
tion in the major newspapers.
The new rules were revised
to accommodate the proposal
of the mining community.
Among other things, the gov-
ernment agreed to do away
with the ambiguity of Section
9 that initially, under the first
IRR, called for the renewal
of mining contracts through a
public bidding.
Under the new IRR, the Pres-
ident had agreed that the sec-
ond tenure of 25 years might
be awarded subject to the exist-
ing laws, rules, and regulations
at the time of renewal.
The Minerals Industry Co-
ordinating Council had also
agreed to revise sections 3
and 7. It had approved the
inclusion of expired mining
tenements under Section 3
of the revised IRR.
Section 3 of the IRR was
also revised to include the
definition of expired mining
tenements as contracts whose
25- or 50-year term had lapsed.
With Joyce Pangco
Paares
Security...
received any information on a
specific threat. We can say that
it is benign, Garcia said.
There will always be that
aspiration of extremists, but it
is another thing if they have the
capability to launch an attack.
Of course, it is always best to
err on the side of prudence.
Garcia made his statement
even as a Briton and his Filipino
girlfriend survived an ambush
by armed men in a subdivision
in Angeles City on the day the
British Embassy warned its
subjects of a security threat.
Richard Douglas Agnew, 52,
a retired constable in Ireland,
and Elsie Magayunes, 21, were
on their way home when the
men fired on their Ford Expedi-
tion. They suffered only minor
wounds when the bullets shat-
tered their car windows and
rained glass on them.
Still, the National Police on
Sunday said it hadnt monitored
any terror threats in Metro Ma-
nila, while the military said it
would intensify its intelligence
in the area to preempt terrorists.
we have not monitored any
imminent threat based on our
assessment at the moment,
Metro Manila Police chief Le-
onardo Espina said.
Military spokesman Col. Ar-
nulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. said
much the same thing.
Garcia said security forces
were now looking for some
Abu Sayyaf terrorists who had
reportedly fled to Manila from
Mindanao.
He said he did not consider
the security alerts as alarmist on
the part of the Western embas-
sies, citing the attack on the US
Consulate in Benghazi, Libya,
where US Ambassador Christo-
pher Stevens was killed and the
Muslim protests against an an-
ti-Muslim film. With Florante
S. Solmerin, Jess Malabanan
and Joyce Pangco-Paares
DoJ...
Benigno Aquino III in 2010.
The Justice secretary, who is
given by Section 19 of the law
the authority to restrict or block
access to computer data found,
said her office was mandated to
implement the anti-cybercrime
act despite the legal questions
against it and the reported ad-
mission by some senators of
their lapses in passing the new
law.
As part of the Executive
branch, the role of [the Justice
Department and the secretary
of Justice] is simply to execute
the laws of the land, De Lima
said.
We did not make that law,
which should and ought to be
deemed constitutional unless
otherwise declared by the [Su-
preme Court].
The petitioners are question-
ing the constitutionality of sec-
tion 19 of R.A. 10175, saying it
violates the constitutional prin-
ciple of separation of powers
since it delegates the functions
of the courts to the Justice De-
partment and the right against
unauthorized searches and sei-
zures.
They likewise question the
provisions imposing higher
penalties for online libel that
they say run counter to con-
stitutional right to freedom of
speech, of expression and of the
press.
Those seeking to stop im-
plementation of some provi-
sions of the law include group
of journalists, lawyers, blog-
gers and Internet law experts.
PH...
as its jurisdiction violates parts
of the Philippines national ter-
ritory, Foreign Affairs Depart-
ment spokesman Raul Hernan-
dez said in a text message.
Sansha City is composed of
the Paracel Islands, KIG, and
the Macclesfield Bank.
A report posted on Chinas
government Web portal on Sun-
day said authorities had mapped
out plans for four infrastructure
projects and a housing program
on Yongxing Island, located in
Paracel, which is being claimed
only by China and Vietnam.
Tensions between Manila and
Beijing have also reportedly
sidetracked a plan to convert
the Subic International Airport
complex into an entertainment
center and casino resort along
the lines of Sentosa in Singa-
pore.
Sources in Subic Bay told the
Manila Standard that the area
was now being eyed as a for-
ward base of operations for US
and Philippine forces.
The expansion of the mili-
tary alliance between the Phil-
ippines and the United States
was spelled out last week by
Mark Lippet, US assistant sec-
retary of defense for Asia and
the Pacific, during a forum in
Washington DC attended by
Foreign Secretary Albert del
Rosario and Philippine Am-
bassador Jose Cuisia. With
Ferdinand Fabella, Florante
S. Solmerin and Willie E.
Capulong
Islamic...
interview with The Associated
Press.
If the Western world fails
to understand the sensitiv-
ity of the Muslim world, then
we are in trouble, Ihsanoglu
said. Such provocations pose
a threat to international
peace and security and the
sanctity of life.
Ihsanoglus remarks fol-
low protests that erupted in
Muslim countries after a low-
budget film, Innocence of
Muslims, produced by a U.S.
citizen denigrated the Prophet
Muhammad by portraying Is-
lams holiest figure as a fraud,
womanizer and child molester.
Some two dozen demon-
strators were killed in pro-
tests that attacked symbols of
U.S. and the West, including
diplomatic compounds. The
U.S. Ambassador to Libya and
three of his colleagues were
killed in an attack on their
compound in the eastern city
of Benghazi during the same
time.
Many of the protests were
led or provoked by hardline
puritan Muslims, who form
small but growing minorities
throughout the Islamic world.
Ihsanoglu, whose organiza-
tion represents 57 Muslim-
majority countries, said they
respect the right of freedom of
expression, but believed a line
had to be drawn at incitement.
We are not saying stop free
speech. We are staying stop
hate speech, Ihsanoglu said.
While European leaders and
U.S. President Barack Obama
have sharply condemned the
film, they also have defended
the importance of free speech
even if it allows extremists to
broadcast offensive views.
Still, it appeared difficult
to see how such a provision
proposed by Ihsanoglu could
ever work even if it was
agreed to because of the
easy access to social media
websites on the Internet that
can be used to spread offen-
sive material. Excerpts from
Innocence of Muslims were
posted on YouTube.
Ihsanoglu said his call for
a ban did not imply he was
rewarding violent protest-
ers, whom he sharply con-
demned.
Instead, he said such a ban
would show a global sensi-
tivity to the veneration which
1.5 billion Muslims have for
the Prophet Muhammad. He
said he was not calling for a
ban on criticizing Islam, but
specifically, on denigrating
its founding prophet.
You have to see that there
is a provocation. You should
understand the psychology
of people who revere their
prophet and dont want peo-
ple to insult him, he said.
Ihsanoglus call also ech-
oed the views of other mod-
erate Muslim scholars and
leaders, who have urged the
U.N. and international bod-
ies to define global standards
on religious expression and
to help prevent incitement
particularly Islamaphobia.
AP
Chiz...
Estrada described Escudero as
a goner and said no presi-
dential candidate would take
him as a running mate because
the latter had a falling out with
President Aquino.
This proved to be untrue
and Chizs joining the LP coa-
lition is proof that he and the
President are on good terms. In
fact, it was the President him-
self that invited Chiz to run
under the administration slate,
the source added.
The source said Estrada, who
negotiated a coalition with Bi-
nays party, was pushing for his
son, Senator Jinggoy Estrada,
to be Binays running mate in
2016.
He even hired a PR group
and went to the press to de-
monize Chiz. The story came
out as a headline story in the
Inquirer, the source said.
Erap [Estrada] did eve-
rything to ease out Chiz, but
since Chiz consistently topped
the surveys, it was inevitable
that the UNA would invite him
to be a guest candidate, the
source said.
A UNA spokesman on Sun-
day denied allegations that Es-
trada tried to keep Escudero out
of the UNA slate.
Lawyer Jose Virgilio Bautis-
ta said he was present at all the
executive meetings of UNA
and that he never heard Estrada
try to block the senator.
Bautista acknowledged that
the relationship between Escu-
dero and Estrada was strained
when the senator supported
Aquinos presidential bid in
2010, but said the deposed
president did not harbor any
grudges against him.
Estrada came in second in the
presidential race that year.
Bautista also dismissed talk
about Jinggoy Estradas bid to
become vice president.
That s still too far away. Its
four years from now, he said.
Binay spokesman Joey
Salgado said it was his first
time to hear about a falling
out between Escudero and
Estrada.
He also said it was difficult
to comment because the report
came from an unnamed source.
With Macon Ramos Araneta
Political...
Escudero said he was also
attending the proclamation
party of the administration
coalition, and would only be
joining the sorties of the rul-
ing coalition.
Legarda could not be
reached for comment on Sun-
day, but sent a text message
saying she would file her cer-
tificate of candidacy on her
own at 3 p.m.
But in an earlier interview,
Legarda said her re-election
rested on her track record and
not on her political affiliation.
In the end, people will judge
me based on my track record
and what more I can do for the
people rather than political af-
filiations, Legarda said.
House Majority Leader Neptali
Gonzales II, a senior member of
the Liberal Party, said it would
not look good, even for the candi-
dates themselves to be seen cam-
paigning for both tickets.
Bautista described UNAs
slate as being composed of
strong, experienced, and com-
petent candidates.
He said the endorsement of
Vice President Jejomar Binay
and former President Joseph
Estrada would be a significant
advantage.
That is our greatest asset,
Bautista said.
Excluding the three common
candidates, the administration
coalition slate will be composed
of presidential nephew Paolo Be-
nigno Aquino IV, former Akbayan
party-list Rep. Risa Hontiveros-
Baraquel, Aurora Rep. Sonny
Angara, former Las Pias Rep.
Cynthia Villar, former senators
Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Mar-
ia Ana Consuelo Madrigal, and
incumbent Senators Alan Peter
Cayetano, Aquilino Pimentel
III and Antonio Trillanes IV.
The UNA ticket, on the other
hand, will be composed of re-
electionist Senator Gregorio
Honasan, Cagayan Rep. Jackie
Enrile, Zambales Rep. Mitos
Magsaysay, San Juan Rep. JV
Ejercito Estrada, former sena-
tors Ernesto Maceda, Miguel
Zubiri and Richard Gordon,
the Presidents aunt former
governor Margarita Cojuangco,
and Joey de Venecia III.
Commission on Elections chair-
man Sixto Brillantes said that all
systems are go for the poll body
to start accepting certificates of
candidacy for those wanting to run
in the 2013 polls.
He said the candidates seek-
ing Senate positions should file
their certificates at the Come-
lecs main office in Intramuros,
Manila.
Aside from 12 senatorial
seats, also at stake in next
years local and national elec-
tions are 229 district seats in
the House of Representatives;
80 gubernatorial and 80 vice-
gubernatorial seats; 766 seats in
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan;
138 city mayoral and 138 city
vice mayoral positions; 1,532
seats in the Sangguniang Pan-
lungsod; 1,496 municipal may-
oral and 1,496 municipal vice
mayoral seats; and 11,972 seats
in the Sangguniang Bayan.
In the ARMM, one regional
gubernatorial seat, one region-
al vice gubernatorial seat, and
24 regional assembly seats are
up for grabs. With Macon
Ramos-Araneta and Rey E.
Requejo
News
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A3
Oil price adjustments announced
Indonesian carrying cocaine arrested at airport
PNP revokes
gun permits of
fake NBI agent
Twin bills to benefit workers, says Estrada
NPAs killed
in clash;
AFP bares
postings
By Ferdinand Fabella
ARMY soldiers killed two New
Peoples Army (NPA) guerril-
las and captured another after a
gunbattle in Columbio, Sultan
Kudara province at the week-
end, a military ofcer said on
Sunday.
Lt. Col. Alexis Noel Bravo,
commander of the 27th Infantry
Division, said the soldiers were
on patrol in the area when they
received report of NPA guerril-
las demanding money and food
from residents.
The soldiers caught up with
the rebels in Sitio Tiruray, Ba-
rangay Telafas where a 45 min-
ute gunabattle broke out, Bravo
said.
The people are fed up with
the lies and extortion activities
of the NPA,Bravo said.
He said army corporal Haji-
manor Amino was wounded in
the gunbattle and was brought
to the hospital for treatment.
Armed forces chief of staff
Gen. Jessie Dellosa, mean-
while, announced major ap-
pointments in the Philippine
Navy to continue to cultivate
a culture of excellence and
seless service in the armed
forces.
In every facet of militiary
service there are lots of oppor-
tunities that must be taken to
contribute to the maintenance
of peace and stability and for
national development, Dellosa
said.
In separate advisories
sent to the media, Petron
and Shell said they will
implement the price adjust-
ments to reect the move-
ment of world oil prices
week-on-week
Affected by the roll back
are Turbo diesel and Diesel
Max by P0.30 per liter and
kerosene by P0.25 per liter,
the company announce-
ment said.
But they also announced
increases in Blaze 100 XCS
Plus and Extra by P0.30 per
liter and Pinoy regular gas-
oline by P0.25 per liter.
Last September 25, the
oil companies cut prices of
regular gasoline by P1.40
per liter, keosene by P1.20
per liter, unleaded gasoline
by P0.80 per liter and diesel
by P0.65 per liter.
Prior to the latest round
of adjustments, premium
and unleaded gasoline sells
from a range of P50.70 to
P60.55 per liter, regular
gasoline from P49.80 to
P59.30 per liter, and diesel
from P44.50 to P48.80 per
liter.
The new round of price
adjustments followed a de-
cline in international prices
due to speculations over the
economic instability in Eu-
rope and weak production
in China and Saudi Arabia.
The oil companies,
however, did not explain
why the rollbacks involved
only regular gasoline and
kerosene and they even in-
creased the prices of un-
leaded gasoline and diesel
fuel.
Sources in the oil indus-
try said prices of unleaded
gasoline went up because of
the high demand.
PTT, Phoenix Petroleum
and Seaoil made similar an-
nouncements following dis-
closure by Shell and Petron.
Phoenix Petroleum As-
sistant Vice President Ray-
mond Zorilla said the price
of unleaded gasoline went
up because there is a short-
age of unleaded in the re-
gion.
Logic dictate that if in-
ternational prices go down,
the price of gasoline would
follow suit although the op-
posite has been happening
in some instances in the
Philippines.
Experts said a sluggish
economy and slow econom-
ic recovery in the United
States have affected prices
because of slow demand.
Speculation also plays
a part in the uctuation of
prices and consumers hope
that if the price of oil con-
tinue to fall, the price at the
pump will eventually go
down.
In reality, the experets
said, the prices of gasoline
can uctuate independtly
from that of crude oil and
it is likely that retailers will
continue to make the most
of any dip in the oil market
to protect prot margins un-
til a recovery takes place.
Ination is also a major
component in domestice
cost of production and dis-
tribution of gasoline. While
crude oil depend on geopo-
litical factors, the price of
gasoline is more subject to
domestic factors.
By Alena Mae Flores
Oil companies announced a
new round of price adjust-
ments starting at six p.m. to-
day, cutting down pump prices
of diesel fuel by P0.30 per
liter and kerosene by P0.25 per
liter, but increasing prices of
unleaded and regular gasoline
by P0.30 per liter.
Filipino achiever. US Ambassador Harry Thomas presents a plaque to Candy Reyes, owner of Cordillera Expeditions Eco-Tourism. Reyes use Filipino
design in her products such as necklaces, bracelets and other accessories that became a hit in the Philippines and the United States. DANNY PATA
By Macon R. Araneta
SENATE President Pro Tempore
Jinggoy Estrada said on Sunday he
has led twin bills seeking to re-
move membership requirements in
registration of independent unions
and strengthening workerss rep-
resentation in government policy
making bodies.
He said Senate Bill 2838 or an
Act Further Strengthening Workers
Right to Self-Organization aimed
to remove minimum membership
requirements for regirstration of in-
dependent unions, which was con-
sidered as prior restraint on workers
right to self-organization.
Estrada said in Senate Bill 2921
or an Act Strengthening Tripartism
he sought to set up the Tripartite
Industrial Peace Council, which
would ensure workers participa-
tion in policy making bodies of the
government.
The councils, which will be or-
ganized in the national, regional
and industry levels, will have rep-
resentatives from the government,
workers and employers, said Es-
trada , who is the Chairman of the
Committee on Labor, Employment
and Human Resources.
Estrada said the Tripartite In-
dustrial Peace Councils will serve
as a regular forum where govern-
ment, management and workers
representatives can seek advise
and consultations.
Labor bodies and other agen-
cies such as pension funds practice
tripartism, but workers complain
of weakness in the system of rep-
resentation.
Estrada said one weakness of
tripartism in the Philippines is the
lack of well-dened criteria for
nomination and selection of sec-
toral representatives in various tri-
partite bodies.
This will be remedied by Bill
2921. There will be 20 labor and
employer representatives per sec-
tor (to the Tripartite Councils),
which will be designated by the
president, he said.
Acting on complaints of work-
ers against constraints in getting
accreditation to form new unions,
Estrada said Bill 2838 seeks to
remove minimum membership
requirements for registration of in-
dependent unions.
To be registered as a legitimate
labor organization, labor associa-
tions and groups of workers are re-
quired to submit names of 20 per-
cent of employees as its members,
Estrada said.
He said to facilitate their appli-
cation, the bill allows sbumission
of documents to the appropriate
ofce in the labor department via
the Internet and processing must
be done in one day from the exist-
ing 30 days.
By Eric Apolonio
and Ferdie Fabella
CUSTOMS agents on Saturday arrested
an Indonesian woman who was found with
eight kilos of suspected cocaine worth P50
million at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport.
The woman, Dwii Wulandari, was taken
under custody by a team led by ofcer Byron
Carbonell for questioning.
Carbonell told Customs Commissioner
Ruffy Biazon that his team had accosted
the woman around 5:10 p.m. after they
found that her suitcase contained 8.7 kilos
of cocaine that was concealed in berglass,
which was hard to detect but which the
team detected anyway.
The woman denied that the suitcase
belonged to her, but the authorities found
her carrying the claim tag bearing the same
number as the suitcase.
Biazon ordered his men to le the appro-
priate charges against the woman.
By Rey Requejo
POLICE authorities revoked the
gun permit and license of a man
who threatened a government pros-
ecutor and misrepresented himself
as an agent of the National Bureau
of Investigation, ofcials said on
Sunday.
Philippine National Police Fire-
arms and Explosives Ofce Chief
Raul Petrasanta also ordered the
seizure of 10 high-powered rearms
taken from the residence of Victor
Arcilla Murillo in Tanza, Cavite.
Seized from Murillo were a .45
calibre gun, one AK47 rie, two
Armalite ries, two shotguns, one
.357 revolver, two 40 caliber pis-
tols, a Glock .40 calibre gun, police
provincial director John Bulalacao
said.
Police pounced on Murillo after
he threatened to kill Cavite Provin-
cial Prosecutor Emmanuel Velasco,
who reported his threats to the NBI
and the police. NBI director Nona-
tus Rojas denied that Murillo is con-
nected with the agency.
Police records show that Murillo
is also facing charges of syndicated
estafa and threatened to kill Ma.
Cecilia Fernandez and her husband,
who led the charges against him.
Petrasanta said he cancelled
Murillos licenses after he threatned
Velasco who exposed his illegal
activities and also Fernandez and
her husband after they led charges
against him at the Cavite Provincial
Fiscals ofce.
Possession of rearms by a
citizen is an exception not the rule,
Petrasanta said. The right to bear
arms is a mere statutory privilege,
not a constitutional right. All licens-
es may be revoked or rescinded by
executive action.
Gotcha. Customs and anti-narcotic agents at the international airport detain Indonesian Dwi Wulandari (second from right) for attempting
to smuggle into the country 8.7 kilos of cocaine. ERIC APOLONIO
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 1, 2012 MONDAY
A4
FAR from updating our laws
in an enlightened manner, the
Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012 sets the country back with a
libel provision so draconian that
it might have been imposed by
executive at in a totalitarian state.
President Benigno Aquino
III, who signed the bill into
law, must now explain how an
administration that professes to
value openness and transparency
can sign off on a law that clearly
sties free expression.
Unlike more tolerant states,
the Philippines still treats libel as
a criminal offense in which the
offender may be sent to jail for
speaking his mind.
Under the Revised Penal
Code passed in 1930, libel
through traditional print and
broadcast media is punishable by
imprisonment of six months and
one day, to four years and two
months.
The United Nations
Human Rights Council found
those criminal sanctions to
be incompatible with the
International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights, to which the
Philippines is a signatory.
Instead of updating the hoary
law, however, the Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012 makes
matters worse by extending the
crime of libel to defamation
committed through a computer
system.
Even more alarming, the new
law imposes a much heavier
penalty of six years and one day
up to 12 years to libel committed
on the Internet.
The immediate upshot of this
new law is that bloggers who do
not have the nancial muscle to
mount a vigorous legal defense
would be punished much more
harshly than their counterparts in
the traditional media for the same
offense.
Ultimately, however, because
all major media outlets also post
their content on the Web, the
net effect would be harsher jail
sentences for libel all aroundfor
bloggers and journalistsand a
clear threat to our constitutionally
guaranteed rights to free speech.
For this sad state of affairs, we
can thank Senator Vicente Sotto
III, who proudly admits that he
inserted the libel provision into a
law originally aimed at guarding
against hacking, illegal access,
data interference, computer fraud
and other digital threats.
Clearly the senator was
still smarting from the online
drubbing that he received for
his less-than-original privilege
speeches against the reproductive
health bill.
Yes I did it, Sotto was quoted
as telling CBS News. I inserted
the provision on libel because
I believe in it and I dont think
theres any additional harm. This
from the same brilliant senator
who wanted to impose state
controls over the Internet after
somebody beat him to registering
the titosotto.com domain many
years ago.
Fortunately, the new law
has already been challenged in
court where better minds than
Sottos might yet throw out what
is patently an open assault on
free speech. In the meantime,
it would not do any additional
harm to use our constitutionally
guaranteed rightsuch as it is
to let the senator and the President
know that we will not tolerate
any diminution of what the rest of
the world recognizes as the most
basic of human rights.
An assault on free speech
Libel
I DO not think that we needed the
now-controversial law to punish
libel in cyberspace. Whether printed
or posted, libel is libel, and only a
ridiculously literal and untenable
reading of the Revised Penal Code
would exclude from the ambit of the
crime defamatory and slanderous posts
whether on blogs, social networks or
anywhere in the labyrinthine ways of
the worldwide web. The passage of
the new law, however, has revived
the issue and has set off a urry of
petitions before the Supreme Court,
most of them praying that the law
be stricken off the statute books
for violating freedoms supposedly
enshrined in the Constitution and
guaranteed by international human
rights covenants
to which the
Philippines is a
party. I do not
stand with the
opposition to the
law.
That what
is posted in
cyberspace makes
a difference
and can be
tremendously effective is proved by
the very efforts to nip the new law in
the bud. If cyberposts did not matter,
it would not make sense making
such a big fussincluding invoking
the powers of the High Courtover
it. But precisely because of the power
of a medium that has extended the
reach of information beyond print,
broadcast and telecast, it is able, with
unprecedented efcacy, to impinge on
the rights of personsand the right
to honor, to reputation, to dignity is
as real a right as the right to express
oneself.
The world is still reeling from
what no doubt its creators thought
was merely a funny lm uploaded on
YouTube. But many in the Muslim
world did not think it funny at
all. They took offense, and it violates
human rights to tell the Muslims
that they had no right being upset at
all. If anything, the condemnable
slaying of the well-loved Chris
Stevens, American Ambassador to
Libya and the trail of destruction
that followed what may have been
nothing more than a shot at humor
reminds us that we have no business
imposing our humor on others and
making light of what others take with
religious unction. When CNN set up
a public micropohone in Islamabad,
the reasons the speakers gave for the
angerinsult to Islam, the avarice of
the west, the misery of the East, the
abyss that separates the exploiters
from those they exploitmay have
sounded to the unsympathetic as
unrelated to the lm clip. But
what all seemed to be saying was
that Muslims were not happy about
their values, their way of life, their
priorities being made light of by those
who called God by some other name,
or those who did not want to call on
God at all!
The point is that freedom of
expression cannot be so unbridled a
liberty as the opponents of the new law
apparently argue that libelling others
should not be criminalized. A penal
law is, in essence, a negative form
of positing a desired state of social
relations. The law penalizes murder
and homicide because a society is
desired in which its members respect
each others bodily integrity. The law
denes the crime of rape and penalizes
acts of lasciviousness because its
ideal of social relations is one of
mutual respect, of which delement
is the antithesis. Libel, by whichever
medium, is a crime because it remains
a worthwhile ideal of social living
that we accord each other the honor
and the right to a good name and to
an unblemished reputation that come
with ones sense of self-worth and
self-respect. It is
these latter two
that characterize us
as human, Ricoeur
so persuasively
argues.
Already, there
can be no prior
restraint. But what
is unconstitutional
and repulsive
about punishing
an assault on the dignity, honor and
good name of another, within the
parameters of existing laws on libel
and slander? If Rawls is rightand it
is very difcult to show that his theory
of procedural fairness is awedthen
the fundamental precept of justice is
to allow each person the widest range
of liberty possible that is compatible
with a similar range for others. Plainly,
insisting that the right of some to tarnish
and taint the reputation and to cast
aspersions on the good name of others
carelessly, maliciously, and with little
or no regard for the truth is granting
some a range of liberties that derogates
considerably from the range of liberty
of the victims of libel and cyber
recklessness. It is admirable that some
media networks in the country have
campaigned for internet responsibility:
Think before you click! But what do
we do with those who refuse to think
before they click, or who click with
deliberate intent to injure, hurt and
insult others? Does not the refusal to
penalize such malice raise the disturbing
question about how much human
dignity ought to matter, and whether or
not we recognize self-respect and self-
esteem as the necessary entailments of
being human? Civil liabilities may not
be enough, especially when perpetrators
are monied advocacy groups with fat
purses and thousands, if not millions
available, like loose change, with which
to pay off a judgement for damages!
Let us by all means have a free
society, but what is that when it cannot
be at the same time a fair society?
rannie_aquino@sanbeda.edu.ph
r a n n i e _ a q u i n o @y a h o o . c o m
rannie_aquino@csu.edu.ph
EDITORIAL
Smarts negative advertising boomerangs
CONTROVERSIAL Chief Justice Maria
Lourdes Sereno should send a clear and
unmistakable message that she is serious
in her public pronouncements that she is
going to reform the Judiciary by making
an example of some erring members of
the lower court.
Words are good but action is way
better.
The Chief Justice might wish to
investigate allegations against an RTC
judge in Bulacan who according to some
news reports had a meeting in a Hotel
Sotel with a litigant in a celebrated case
which, if true, is a blatant violation of the
law and an act of extreme impropriety.
This could be an open and shut case.
All Chief Justice Sereno has to do is
order investigators to get a copy of the
CCTV recordings of Hotel Sotel and
verify whether indeed the clandestine
meeting of the judge and the litigant
really took place.
This could be easily done since the
news reports identied the judge and the
litigant and the supposed date and time
they met at Hotel Sotel.
***
Dont invite comparison if youre
unsure that your product is really
superior is a basic rule that Smart
Telecom apparently overlooked when
it launched its multi-million negative
advertising campaign.
The expensive ad campaign was
apparently executed in order to encourage
Globe subscribers to transfer to Smart.
It would seem, however, that Smarts
negative advertising campaign has
boomeranged. Some of Smarts own
subscribers are now saying that Smarts
service is not that good either.
Also, Smart subscribers also not too
happy with the discounts being offered
to Globe post-paid subscribers if they
transfer to Smart. They say Smart should
have also given them the same benets
that are being given to transferees.
They say that Smart should reward them
for their loyalty.
It would seem that the complaint
against Smart is coming not only from
post paid customers but from pre-paid
subscribers too. This is typied by
an unhappy Smart customer whose
comments were featured recently in
The Journalistic View blog.
The Smart subscriber complained
that he loaded P100 in his Smart pre-
paid number and despite the fact that all
he spent on that P100 load is P15 for a
one-day unlimited text service, he was
surprised to nd out that his load had
vanished overnight.
The irate subscriber said that he
immediately called the Smart hotline
number using a PLDT landline phone
but all he got from the Smart landline
was the taped response saying: Sorry
you have insufcient balance to access
this hotline number and make outgoing
calls.
The subscriber wondered how his
post-paid PLDT landline could have
insufcient balance.
He added: The incident I encountered
is not an isolated case. There are
numerous Smart subscribers who have
the same complaint.
Indeed the recent network benchmark
test conducted by the National
Telecommunications Commission
showed that Globes old-legacy network
is at par with, or in some categories
enjoys an advantage over, Smart.
Globe in a press statement cited what it
called as the most important benchmark
where the NTC has an applied industry
standard consisting of Grade of Service
or Call Setup Failure Rate where it
said Globe Telecoms legacy network
outperformed its competition who has
widely announced its network upgrade
completion.
Globe said that With the Grade of
Service of CSFR standards set by NTC
at 4%, Globe recorded a nearly identical
4.45% registered a distant 9.95%.
It also stressed: For Drop Call Rate,
the NTC standard is 2% and test results
showed both telcos performed within the
standards with Globe registering 1.6%
at parity with Smarts 1.5%. Clearly the
results belie the claims made by Smart
in its multi-million negative advertising
campaigns pointing out drop calls and
difculty in making calls within the
Globe legacy network.
Smart, as expected, disputed Globes
contentions. Smart said that NTC
network quality tests for the second
quarter of this year conrmed Smarts
network superiority and showed Smart
posting signicantly better results than
Globe Telecom.
Smart said that its network rated
higher in four of the ve parameters in
the NTC network quality test. It said
that Globe conveniently downplayed
or disregarded these parameters and
focused on blocked call parameter,
which was the only test that showed
better results for Globe.
The last word here, of course, is
that of the telecom industry regulatory
body, the NTC. Commissioner Gamaliel
Cordoba virtually dismisses the claims of
both Smart and Globe of superiority over
the other as the NTC called the attention
of the two major telecom rms to the
increasing complaints from customers
about drop calls and undelivered text
messages.
He asked Smart and Globe to explain
the causes for the disruptions and to
give a timetable for completion of their
network modernization program.
Globe subscribers can look forward to
improved service with the completion of
its $700-million network modernization
program by the rst quarter of 2013.
It is Smart subscribers who might
have a problem. If it is true that Smart has
already completed its system upgrading
program, its service, according to NTCs
statements, still leaves a lot to be desired.
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Think before
you click.
OCTOBER 1, 2012 MONDAY
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
THE Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012 (R.A. 10175) became a law with
the speed of light. It was in the works
for barely a year when the Senate and
the House of Representatives made a
consolidated bill that was signed into
law on 12 September 2012. As of last
week, however, no fewer than ve
petitions have been led in the Supreme
Court questioning its constitutionality
and asking for a restraining order
to stop its
implementation.
Compare this with
the reproductive
health bill which
has started to
grow roots on the
Congress oor;
having been the
subject of intense
debate for at least
four years now.
The anti
cyber crime law
caught media
practitioners and lawyers by shock
and surprise because of the inclusion
of libel among the punishable acts
committed through the computer
system. The law adopted the denition
of libel in Article 353 of the Revised
Penal Code which states that libel is
a public and malicious imputation of
a crime, or of a vice, or defect, real
or imaginary xxx tending to discredit
or cause the dishonor or contempt
of a natural or juridical person, or to
blacken the memory of one who is
dead. The only difference is that
under the Revised Penal Code, libel is
committed by publication, that is, by
conveying the libelous imputation to
other persons, either through print, or
orally.
Now, here are a number of
problems created by the special law
on anti cybercrimes. First, libel under
the Revised Penal Code is penalized
by up to four years and two months.
On the other hand, libel under the anti-
cybercrime law carries with it a penalty
of prision mayor or, from six years and
one day to 12 years of imprisonment.
In this age of the Internet, news articles
and opinions by columnists do not only
get printed in local newspapers. They
are also published online which makes
them accessible to the whole world. If a
journalist is indicted and tried for libel
under the Revised Penal Code, he could
also be charged and tried for libel under
the anti-cybercrime law. What happens
now to the constitutional guarantee
against double jeopardy which states
that No person shall twice be put in
jeopardy of punishment for the same
offense? Clearly, a person may twice
be charged and penalized for the same
act. The implication is, he could be put
behind bars for up to four years and
two months under the Penal Code and
another 12 years, for the very same
piece he has written, under the anti-
cybercrime law.
Further, the Constitution guarantees
that No law shall be passed abridging
the freedom of speech, of expression,
or the press xxx. The United
Nations has declared that our penal
law on libel was incompatible with
the guarantees in our Bill of Rights
under the Constitution. Yet, instead of
decriminalizing libel, another law was
passed by Congress imposing even
graver penalties for it. The international
community must be having a holiday
laughing at us, as much as they had
when the back channeling faux pas by
Senator Trillaes was exposed.
Another serious problem in the
anti-cybercrime law is the core issue
of jurisdiction.
The law states
that the Regional
Trial Court of
the Philippines
shall have
jurisdiction to try
libel under the
anti-cybercrime
law committed
by Filipinos
regardless of
the place of
commission. Our
courts will also
have jurisdiction to try the case if the
offended party is in the Philippines
regardless of where it was committed
and who committed it. But blogs and
Facebook, as well as Twitter and text
messaging, can multiply the same
information billions of times as people
post and pass the same information
over and over. Can all those who
posted and passed the same message
be identied and indicted? Can they be
haled to the Philippine trial courts?
The haste by which the law was
passed seems to give the impression
that the august chamber rushed the law
to protect one of its own. Remember
how the issue of plagiarism hurled
against Senator Tito Sotto started to
circulate in cyber space like wildre
some two months ago?
***
UNICEF Auction for Action. To
celebrate the 20
th
year of childrens
month UNICEF Philippines will
hold an online auction through eBay
Philippines to run starting at 6 oclock
in the afternoon today, the 1
st
of
October until the 7
th
. UNICEFs
Auction for Action offers art lovers and
collectors from all over the Philippines,
the chance to bid for high quality
items at discounts starting at 40% off.
Items such as the Bloom from designer
Kenneth Cobonpue, Fly Up from artist
Michael Cacnio and a golden strand of
South Sea Pearls from Jewelmer will
be offered. The highest bidders win the
item on offer.
As UNICEFs country manager,
Tomoo Hozumi, has said: When you
buy a beautiful item, you help children
because the proceeds of the auction
will go to educational, health, nutrition
and emergency programs for children.
For more information, visit www.
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www.jimenolaw.com.ph
The cybercrime law
in focus
It caught media
practitioners
and lawyers by
surprise.
THE cyberworld is abuzz with
comments on Manong Johnny Ponce
Enriles memoirs.
As expected,there are the few who
dismiss his autobiography as a Johnny-
come-lately attempt to revise the narrative
on crucial junctures in our history.
But most acclaim it as a blunt
recounting of events of a towering been-
there-done-that gure who not only had
a ringside view of history but who was
himself in the ring as a gladiator.
It is from this vantage pointof one
who had stood in the eye of the storm
that Manong Johnnys journal should be
appreciated. These are the confessions
of man who was in the arena. It is an
eyewitness account of history, not a
retelling of secondary sources .
Well, it is to be expected that his
memoirs may discomt those who have
grown accustomed to loose stories
which have hardened into historical
truths for lack of other narratives.
He himself had admitted that
writing his memoirs was an emotional
rollercoaster ride and that he was
bedeviled by the possibility of
reopening old wounds and reviving
past bitterness.
It is good that the Senate President
didnt let this fear cloud his recollection.
He did not let the fog of niceties conceal
the truth.
He probably believed that if his
memoirs were his closing statement to
the jury that is history, the latter would
only render a kind judgment if he states
his case truthfully.
He did.
Political junkies would probably
trawl the book for behind-the-scenes
snippets that add color to great moments
in our history.
But I would rather that this book
attract the interest of young people
whose reading fare has been conned to
the Twilight series. The book about a
boy who clawed his way from poverty
to the pinnacle of power through hard
work has a high inspirational index.
The rst part of the book is actually
the most riveting and should be read
with a box of Kleenex within reach.
All the crippling handicaps con-
spired in his early years -illegitimate
birth, grinding poverty, childhood in a
backwater barrio, peer bullying, torture in
a Japanese camp. The card that life initial-
ly dealt Enrile was so bad that at the ripe
old age of 21 he was a penniless elemen-
tary school graduate.
But fate soon made up for its cruelty
because by the time he was 30, he was a
Harvard-trained lawyer.
I hope that this book will be made
affordable and be a staple in all school
libraries so it could be read by young
people whose feet may be stuck in the
gutter now but whose gazes are xed on
the stars.
***
Tomorrow is the start of the countrys
largest and longest job fair.
I am of course referring to 18,503
jobs up for grabs in the triennial public
sector job search called elections.
Applicants will troop to Comelec
ofces to le their applications,
otherwise known as certicates of
candidacy. It will be attended by hoopla
, like brass bands, to attract the attention
of employers, otherwise known as the
electorate.
The vaudeville-like act serve other
purposes. The noise will drown out the
shortcomings of the applicant and divert
the employers focus away from the
substantive to the silly.
Hence the sing-and-dance routines of
the applicants. When they serenade the
electorate for votes, they do it literally, in
karaoke fashion. Forget about elections
as the season of enlightenment. On the
contrary, its Thats Entertainment time.
For the record, the vacancies are the
following : 12 senators, 233 district
congressmen, 58 partylist congressmen,
80 provincial governors and provincial
vice governors, 766 provincial board
members, 143 city mayors and vice
mayors, 1,598 city councilors, 1,491
town mayors and vice mayors, 11,932
town councilors, 1 ARMM governor
and 24 ARMM assemblymen.
We have seven-and-half months
to scrutinize the qualications of the
candidates. Of course, they will strut
their wares, mostly in Philippine Idol-
fashion, meaning the range of their
vocal cords, their thespian skills, plus
the depth of their pockets.
But there are better ways of weighing
them.
For starters, the electorate can
demand long-term vision from the
applicants, not short-haul programs. I
am referring to a plan of action that will
extend to year 2020, and not just an
adhoc wish list that will cover the 1,000
days or three years of a term.
Needless to say, applicants who
cannot set 2020 goals and the means
to achieve them do not have the
20/20 vision required of leaders who
can imagineand realizea better
future for the people they want to serve.
Its time to take the long view
and break free from the mold of
implementing short-gestation, stop-gap,
co-terminus projects whose completion
is dictated by the election calendar.
The myopia that aficts our public
ofcials can be cured by requiring them
to present to us a longer vision and make
their realization the large print of the job
contract they will sign.
Enriles memoirs
PASTOR APOLLO
QUIBOLOY
PLUMBLINE
Continued from page 1
Outside of the creation of the
barangay as the countrys smallest
political subdivision, the establishment
of diplomatic relations with China,
Russia and the once-communist world,
the infrastructure network that covers
the country from coast to coast, the
presidential decrees and other enactments
that have become part of the nations laws,
there is very little else that Marcos did
which his critics and adversaries have not
savaged badly.
Marcoss own books, Todays
Revolution: Democracy, and Notes on
the New Society, as well as Tadhana,
the big scholarly commissioned work on
history, are no longer read, assuming one
could still nd copies. The national slogan
Isang Diwa, Isang Bansa was instantly
charred as an alleged instrument of thought
control. Many of Imelda Marcoss cultural
projects were left to rot; even her favorite
legend about Malakas at Maganda,
which tries to retell the story of Adam and
Eve in a purely aboriginal setting, has
ceased to amuse gossipmongers.
While Marcos tried to alter the political
system through a quasi-parliamentary
system dominated by an all-powerful
president-prime minister, those changes
have since been swept aside by the 1987
Constitution, drafted by Corys appointive
48-member constitutional commission.
The Batasang Pambansa was not only
abolished by the 1986 revolutionary
government, and replaced by the present
Congress. Its two congresses (1978-84, and
84-86) are not even included in the formal
reckoning of the number of congresses
that have sat since Independence. The
laws enacted by the interim Batasan and
the regular, however, continue to be cited
in judicial pleadings and rulings.
Despite charges to the contrary, it
would appear that Marcos had no chance
to revise the nations history, after all. His
adversaries were the ones who succeeded
in revising their own parts favorably, and
Marcoss part, unfavorably.
Very little of this revision is supported
by reputable historians though. A lot of it
is hyped by media, the most inuential
members of which have become part of
the ofcial governing elite, and have not
hesitated to revise not just the facts of
history, but even the canons of responsible
journalism.
They have managed to make it appear
that martial law was a cause uncaused,
rather than a constitutional response to a
communist rebellion and lawless violence.
They also give the impression that martial
law was in force from 1972 until Marcos
fell in 1986, even though it was ofcially
terminated on Jan. 17, 1981.
Although Soviet communism
collapsed, and Chinese communism
reinvented itself at the end of the Cold
War, the propaganda media make it
appear that the communists had won in
the Philippines, gaining seats in Congress
while keeping their armed force in the
hills to liquidate their enemies, tax
helpless businessmen, and sell permits
to campaign or permits to win during
elections to corrupt politicians.
They glorify victims of martial law
who have a story to tell about how they
fought and lost in the armed struggle. None
of them are ever prosecuted for killing a
soldier or a corrupt and abusive politician;
but a soldier could be charged with human
rights violation for killing or wounding
any of them in an armed encounter.
Indeed, very few facts about martial
law have been revised as they occurred.
Most revisions happened after Marcos
fell. And the revisions were not in favor
of Marcos but against. In fact, one of the
biggest revisions is the claim that Marcos
fell because of massive corruption. This
is propagated by a swarm of foreign
journalists who wrote books about
Marcos after EDSA I, without knowing
much about Marcos, the Filipinos or
the Philippines. Although the Marcos
government never proclaimed itself as
incorrupt, it seems more accurate to say
that Marcos became corrupt because he
fell. It became so easy to accuse him of
anything once he was down.
His enemies, the conscript media and
their foreign patrons had to explain to
the world why Marcos had to be taken
out. And corruption was the easiest
explanation. Not a single author or analyst
has had the courage to say that Marcos
fell because he had become unpredictable
to the imperial powers, who had wanted
some assurance that the foreign military
bases in the country would continue
beyond 1991.
There seems to be more truth than froth
in this, and it is one of the most important
questions the NHC could examine. But its
real work must begin with events that took
place long before Proclamation 1081 and
long after Marcos fell. This could include
the following:
The Origin and Causes of Martial
Law. Marcos described Proclamation
1081 as a constitutional response to a
communist rebellion and lawless violence.
Is there any factual basis to that claim, or
did Marcos simply invent the myth of a
communist rebellion and lawlessness in
order to justify his proclamation?
Did all the national politicians
support the Government in its effort to
defeat the rebellion or did any of them
support the rebels instead? It is said that
at least one prominent Filipino politician
was present in the separate instances when
the Communist Party of the Philippines
(CPP), the New Peoples Army (NPA)
and the Moro National Liberation Front
(MNLF) were launched. Can the NHC
conrm that? Who was the politician
involved? Why does this not appear in
our history books or even in the writings
of the nations popular commentators?
Was there any link between the
bombing of the 1971 Plaza Miranda rally
of the Liberal Party (LP) and the start of
the communist rebellion that demanded
the death of Marcos? If so, was any
Filipino national politician involved in
both or either?
At the Plaza Miranda senatorial rally,
all the LP stalwarts were on stage, except
for one, the party secretary-general Ninoy
Aquino when the bomber struck. Many
of the LP senatorial candidates suffered
serious injuries from the grenade attack,
and for years not only the LP victims
but the nation itself blamed that crime
on Marcos. The President rejected the
accusation, saying the communists did
it. Not long thereafter it was established
that indeed the communists did it. But
Marcoss political adversaries could not
forgive him the crime of others.
What took Marcoss political
adversaries so long to accept Marcoss
non-involvement in Plaza Miranda, after
almost everybody else had accepted it?
And what was the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth about Ninoy
Aquinos non-appearance at the LP
senatorial stage? Why has there been no
credible explanation of or inquiry into
it? Why has the Aquino family allowed
so much speculation to put Ninoys name
under a cloud?
If Ninoy was innocent, as many tend
to believe he was, his name deserves to
be cleared. If, on the other hand, he had
any involvement in it, this should be
appropriately marked and the nation must
face up to it. Will the NHC have the
courage to look into it?
Who masterminded Ninoy Aquinos
murder? Was it a single powerful person
or an organization? Why has he or she or
it or they not been identied? Is Ninoys
son interested in nding out, or he does
not want the nation to know? On Aug.
21, 1983, exactly 12 years to the day
after the Aug. 21, 1971 Plaza Miranda
bombing, Ninoy Aquino was assassinated
at the Manila International Airport as
he stepped out of China Airlines on the
last leg of his journey from the US via
Taipei. All the accused were convicted
and sentenced to long prison terms after
an unprecedented second trial, the rst
such case in the nations judicial history.
But no mastermind was ever identied.
Cory Aquino spent six years and a half in
ofce as president, without producing a
clue. And now her son, Benigno Simeon
Aquino III, is president, but there seems
to be no effort on his part to unravel the
mystery. Is the truth about it so completely
unknowable, or has the Aquino family
decided that the nation should not know?
Will the NHC have the courage to inquire
into it?
Why did Cory Aquino appoint a
constitutional commission instead of
electing delegates to a constitutional
convention to write a new Constitution?
Having been raised to the presidency by
people power, Cory should have shown
enough faith in the right and ability of the
people to write their own Constitution.
But she bucked that proposition, and
instead appointed people she knew or were
close to her. The result was a Constitution
that was largely a reaction to the Marcos
rule and full of controversial political
and economic provisions. Among its
outstanding provisions are its pro-life and
pro-family provisions. But Cory never
attempted to implement those provisions,
and now her president-son is trying to
support a reproductive health bill that
violates the same provisions.
Why did Cory decide to bring back
MNLF chairman Nur Misuari from the
Middle East to the Philippines after the
southern insurgency had virtually come to
a halt? Before Marcos fell, he had nearly
succeeded in breaking the back of the
secessionist insurgency, forcing Misuari to
seek exile in Libya. But as soon as Cory
Aquino took over, she sent then Interior
and Local Government Secretary Aquilino
Pimentel Jr. and her brother-in-law
Agapito Butz Aquino to fetch Misuari
from exile and take him back to the
Philippines. Then she personally met him
in Jolo, rather than in Malacanang, under
circumstances which her own Secretary of
National Defense, Juan Ponce Enrile, and
Armed Forces Chief of Staff (and future
President) Gen. Fidel V. Ramos found
humiliating.
Why did Cory abandon the
governments national energy program
by dismantling the Department of Energy
and discontinuing the nearly operational
Bataan nuclear power plant, which
cost the Filipinos several billion dollars
without getting anything from it in return?
That decision, coming in the wake of two
large oil shocks, which had seen the
skyrocketing of oil and gas prices around
the world, resulted in an unprecedented
energy crisis characterized by 10-to-
12-hour power outages. That in turn
compelled the enactment of an Electric
Power Crisis Act under the next Ramos
administration, the purchase of highly
expensive power barges, and ultimately
the continuing regime of high electricity
rates, which continue to be cited as one of
the disincentives for foreign investments.
What prompted the Cory
administration to rename the governments
11 major industrial projects (MIPs)
as the 11 most infuriating projects
and to scrap them altogether? Under
that program, Marcos had envisioned
industrialization as the driving force
behind the nations progress.
It had 11 different big projects. Among
them was a copper smelting plant, to
process and give value added to copper,
which the country has in great abundance.
Today, the Aquino administration intends
to revive this project in its purported effort
to industrialize the nation. Smart move,
but simply by rejecting something that had
the thumbprint of Marcos, the nation lost
nearly 30 years. So Korea and everybody
else are ahead.
It appears from this short list that
the NHC will have its hands full. But
assuming it has the courage, competence
and determination to do the job, is President
Aquino prepared to accept a corrected
version of revisions in the nations history
that does not put the Marcos presidency,
including the martial law years, in a bad
light?
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Can the President prevent the rewriting of Philippine history?
RITA LINDA
V. JIMENO
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41 families abandon
Payatas danger zone
New interchange. Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista listens to President Benigno Aquino III give his remarks during the unveiling of the
C3/Quezon Avenue interchange project Friday morning. During the Avenue interchange on Friday. Mr. Aquino said savings gained by the gov-
ernment from the project will be chanelled to the QC government for its various programs. Joining them are House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
Jr., Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino, Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson, QC Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, QC
Congressmen Jorge Bolet Banal, Jr. and Vincent Crisologo and other DPWH, QC and barangay ofcials.
Let there be light. House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte ist district Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM
Romualdez in partnership with Philippine Energy Efciency Project of the Department of Energy distributes
ourescent lamps to more than 2,500 households of Tanauan town. The 14-watt bulb which is equivalent
to the light of a 75-watt incadescent can save P25 in 10 days , enough to buy at least one kilo of rice. Look-
ing on is Councilor Ina Jimenez. VER NOVENO
Albay honors Ola,
Fil-Am war hero
On record: Dead staff drawing pay check
Mapa Blue
Falcon holding
values program
Navotas family cited as metro model
Agency probes P8m
in alleged payoff
ALBAY province recently
marked the 147th birth anniver-
sary of Gen. Simeon Ola, the last
Filipino general to surrender dur-
ing the Philippine-American War.
Guinobatan Mayor Juan Mitre
Gracia and Albay Governor Jose
Salceda led the rites which includ-
ed a mass at the Our Lady of As-
sumption Church, a wreath-laying
at Olas monument, a ag-raising
ceremony and civic-military parade.
Ola was born on Sept. 2, 1865
in Barrio Mauraro in Guinobatan to
Vicente Ola and Apolinia Arboleda.
He joined the Katipunan chapter
led by Jose Glicerio Delgado in
1896, and was promoted to the
rank of captain in 1898.
He led daring attacks on Span-
ish outposts in Oas, Ligao and
Jovellar towns in Albay.
Then American civil gover-
nor-general Howard Taft recalled
that Olas troops were the most
difcult ghters he dealt with
because of their bravery and un-
compromising stance.
After the capture of Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo in 1902, the US Army
offered Ola P10,000 to capitulate
but he turned down the offer.
He carried on the struggle for
independence even after the sur-
render in 1902 of Gen. Miguel
Malvar, then vice president of the
Philippine Republic.
Ola yield himself on Sept. 5,
1903 on the condition that his
men would be granted amnes-
ty; he was put on trial and was
proven guilty of sedition and sen-
tenced to 30 years imprisonment.
He was pardoned in 1904 and re-
turned to his hometown and became
the municipal president (mayor).
He died on Feb. 14, 1952 and
was buried at the Guinobatan
Catholic Cemetery. His remains
were re-interred in 2003 at his
life-size monument located in the
town plaza.
THE Philippine Drug Enforce-
ment Agency is looking into the
alleged P8-million payoff that
was exposed by a dismissed of-
cial.
PDEA chief Jose Gutierrez
Jr. said the Internal Affairs Serv-
ice has been tasked to do a paral-
lel probe.
The operatives involved
in Mark Sy Tans arrest have
been placed on floating sta-
tus, to ensure utmost impar-
tiality during the investiga-
tion, he said. PDEA as an
institution has never shied
away from disciplining its
own ranks.
Gutierrez expressed dismay
over how the media blew the
case out of proportions.
The statements made in
various news reports may pre-
empt the ongoing investigation
done by the National Bureau
of Investigation involving
PDEA. It may have unfairly
cast sweeping doubts to every-
one belonging to the Agency,
he said.
After the preliminary investi-
gation at the Department of Jus-
tice last week, Tan, through his
lawyer, denied having forked
over money.
Let the ax fall where it may,
Gutierrez said. We are not cov-
ering up any misdemeanor, nei-
ther protecting anyone who has
committed infractions or viola-
tions of the law.
Sacked PDEA deputy chief
for operation Carlos Gadapan,
blew the whistle on some ofc-
ers allegedly asked P8 million
from the suspect.
He earlier disclosed that
Gutierrezs wife was heav-
ily indebted due to gambling.
Jonathan Fernandez
THE Mapa Blue Falcon Honor
Society, in cooperation with the
Great Lighthouse Foundation,
will hold half-day values educa-
tion seminar for all year-levels
of Victorino Mapa High School
at the Bulwagang Alfredo Ve-
layo (annex building) along San
Rafael Street, Manila.
Originally designed as a con-
tinuing Values Oriented Lead-
ership Program, the Student
Values Education Program, was
launched in August 2009 by the
school alumni led by Orly Zo-
rilla, Vic Pulido, Beth Ong and
Wilson Testa.
The program is supported
by Principal Alice Blas, Cecille
Concepcion, head of Mapas
values department, and Jun
Bernabe, president of the Mapa
Blue Falcon Honor Society.
The seminar has been held on
Sept. 14 and 21 with two set for
Oct. 5 and 12. Anyone interest
to support the program through
funding, logistics, teaching/fa-
cilitating and administrative help
can contact Beth Ong, secretary,
Mapa Blue Falcon Honor Society
at 0926 675 2472 or through her
e-mail <beth_empress08@ya-
hoo.com> or <mapabluefalcon@
yahoo.com>.
THE Department of Social Wel-
fare and Development has cho-
sen a poor family from Navotas
City as Huwarang Pamilyang
Pilipino during the celebration
of National Family Week held
recently at SM Mall of Asia,
Pasay City.
Mayor John Rey Tiangco pre-
sented the memebrs of the family
in a ceremeony held on Monday
at the city hall.
The family Manuelito Vil-
lanueva, of Tanza village with ve
children won over 12 nominees of
other local government units in
the National Capital Region.
The search aimed to encourage
the beneciaries of the Pantawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Program to
abide by the conditions of the pro-
gram and be active members of
their society, Tiangco said.
Villanueva works as a sher-
man while his wife Lucita aside
from being a housewife, is a
volunteer teacher at the Tulay ng
Kabataan Foundation.
The family receives P1,400
conditional cash transfer month-
ly for the education and upkeep
of the household.
Gigi Muoz David
A HOWL is being raised against
Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno
after records showed that two
of the supposed consultants/re-
searchers assigned in his ofce for
the past several years turned out
to have been dead. One of them
even died abroad.
Records at the city treasurers of-
ce showed that one Jonathan Pan-
taleon Reyes, of 2104 Ipil St., Sta.
Cruz, was a son of former National
Bureau of Investigation regional di-
rector lawyer Antonio Reyes.
According to a death certi-
cate issued by Nathaniel Impe-
rial, Consul of the Philippines
in Singapore on December 23,
2008, Jonathan died at the age
of 40 at the Singapore General
Hospital due to acute subarach-
noid hemorrhage on Dec. 21,
2008. His remains were later
shipped home.
Patricia De Leon Brucelango
passed away on March 2, 2008 at
the age of 74, records showed.
A copy of her death certicate
noted that she died at the Chinese
General Hospital due to cardio
pulmonary arrest secondary to
septic shock. Her last given ad-
dress was 3163 Bagac St., Manu-
guit Subdivision, Tondo.
The contract of consultancy
services bearing their exact ad-
dresses were allegedly signed
by Moreno as vice mayor and
council presiding ofcer along
with secretary to the city council
Luch Gempis Jr., and bearing the
alleged signatures of Reyes and
Brucelango in entries from July
2010 up to January 2012.
Renewable yearly, the contracts
state that Reyes and Brucelango
have been receiving P12,000 every
month, paid in equal semi-monthly
installments of P6,000 each.
Their alleged signatures also
appear opposite their names in
the general payroll of the Sang-
guniang Panglungsod up to 2012.
The Commission on Au-
dit is looking into more than
200 names that are alleged to
be `ghost employes, based on
sworn afdavits and certica-
tions from various barangays
from districts 1, 2 and 3 only.
Those who remain alive and
whose names appear in the pay-
roll under the OVM have denied
being connected moreso, receiv-
ing any salary from the said ofce
either as consultant or researcher,
based on sworn afdavits and cer-
tications.
Mayor Herbert Bautista
said they were relocated from
Phase II, Lupang Pangako,
Barangay Payatas B to a hous-
ing project in Ecoville, Baran-
gay San Isidro, Rodriguez,
Rizal, developed by the IPM
Group of Companies.
He said the Mines and Geo-
sciences Bureau under the De-
partment of Environment and
Natural Resources has declared
Payatas unt for human settle-
ment.
Each family is given a hous-
ing unit with a 24-square meter
Samar First District Engineering Offce
Br gy. San Pol i car po, Cal bayog Ci t y
Regi on VI I I
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The __DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce__, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12IJ-0068
Contract Name: CONSTRUCTION OF GANDARA MATUGUINAO
ROAD
Location of the Contract: STA. 0+000.00 STA. 22+000.00, SAMAR
Scope of Work: RCG-ROADS-NEW CONSTRUCTION-GRAVEL
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 47,998,828.00
Contract Duration: 180 CD
Cost of Bid Documents: P 20,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR
of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture,
(c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids. The BAC will only accept/process LOIs signed
by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB and with
complete requirements stated above.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
Interested contractors shall submit their duly accomplished Expression of Interest
statements upon presentation of their original Contractors Registration Certifcate in person
or through their Authorized Representative as refected in their CRC to the Chairman, Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), DPWH Samar 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Brgy. San
Policarpo, Calbayog City not later done 1:00 P.M. on October 9, 2012.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 26, 2012, 2012 to October 15, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A.M., October 2, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
10:00 am October 9, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline:1:00pm October 15, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 3:00pm October 15, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Samar First
District Engineering Offce, Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH web site, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The
Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs.
Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a
copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid
evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any, to annul the bidding process at any prior contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:

(Sgd.) ALVIN A. IGNACIO
BAC Chairman
Noted by:
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO C. EDUARTE
Dist rict Engineer
(MST-OCT. 1, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region VIII
Samar First District Engineering Offce
Calbayog City
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By Rio N. Araja

AT LEAST 41 families occupying a
danger zone in Payatas, Quezon City,
have opted to leave, recognizing the
high risk of an earthquake along the
West Valley Fault.
lot area through the community
mortgage program of the Social-
ized Housing Finance Corp.,
Bautista said.
The relocators also received
nancial assistance of P27,000
each, of which P20,000 consti-
tuted their equity for their hous-
ing account.
The remaining P7,000 is giv-
en to each CMP beneciary.
Bautista said the city gov-
ernment and the IPM Group of
Companies through its Payatas
Poverty Alleviation Foundation
Inc. have been working together
to have families avail of the shel-
ter program.
He said a task force involving
the Payatas Operations Group
and the citys Environmental
Protection and Waste Manage-
ment is assigned to provide lo-
gistical support for the reloca-
tion.
In its study, the bureasy said
about 700 other families have
yet to ee the fault line.
Bautista will highlight his
pro-poor housing and urban re-
settlement program in his forth-
coming third State Of the City
Address on Oct. 8.
He said units of two pro-
poor housing projects, called
Bistekville 1 and 2, have been
turned over to informal settlers
and public school teachers.
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The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) reiterates its call for the
Philippine government to take immediate steps to enforce consistency of
local ordinances with natonal laws, partcularly in the long-running batle
involving provincial legislaton banning open-pit mining that contradicts
with the Philippine Mining Act of 1995.
Accordingly, we recommend the full implementaton of Secton 12 of
Executve Order 79 either through positve persuasion or, in the worst case,
legal acton to invalidate inconsistent or contrary ordinances.
COMP also asks the natonal government -- by way of support for
legislaton -- to allow mining frms to pay directly to the local government
units their rightul share in mining revenues. We believe that mining
projects will enjoy further support from local communites if the later can
immediately realize the fscal benefts due them from mining.
The South Cotabato provincial ordinance that incorporates a ban on
open pit mining is publicly acknowledged by the Philippine government as
contrary to natonal policy. The ordinance, which has been in place since
mid-2010, and a similar one in Zamboanga del Norte passed last year, have
served no one but those who oppose human and economic development
in the Philippines.
We appeal to President Benigno S. Aquino III to correct a Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) decision, under the authority
of Sec. Ramon Paje, where he, in an unprecedented manner, denied the
grantng of the Environmental Compliance Certfcate (ECC) for the world-
class Tampakan Copper and Gold Project in southern Mindanao. The
positon of the DENR contradicted the positon of other top ofcials, among
them the beloved former Department of Interior and Local Government
Secretary Jesse Robredo, that the ban cannot supersede the natonal law,
the Mining Act of 1995, which only spells out responsible mining and does
not ban any mining process such as open pit mining a method used and
accepted worldwide.
The Tampakan Project is being managed by one of the worlds most
recognized large-scale mining house when it comes to responsible mining
Xstrata. Despite the many challenges the industry has been facing, and
despite the impediments placed in its path, Xstrata and its partners have
invested nearly USD $400 million in exploraton, environmental studies, and
community development initatves demonstratng its strong commitment
to responsible minerals development.
We applaud President Aquinos recent statements that his
administratons new mining policy is meant to establish a consistent and
stable business climate that encourages quality investments, as well as set
rules that are balanced, fair, and benefcial to all stakeholders. We share
his desire to ensure that all our people share the benefts of our God-given
resources. As Contractors of the State, we will contnue to work within the
framework of sustainable development, cognizant of our responsibilites
in environmental protecton and socio-economic growth.
Natonal govt should enforce consistency of
local ordinances with natonal laws
CHAMBER OF MINES
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Advocating Responsible Mining
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Manila Standard TODAY
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MAPUA (6-10), one of two teams going
after their best nish when the season
ends, m eets Lyceum of the Philippines
University at 4 p.m. today in the 88th
National Collegiate Athletic Association
mens basketball tournament at the Are-
na in San Juan. The Cards may end up
in sixth place if they hurdle the Pirates
(3-14). Arellano University (6-1) clashes
with St. Benilde at 6 p.m. Peter Atencio
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Petron Blaze muse Isabelle Diaz Daza is escorted by the Blaze Boosters team manager Ely Capacio during
ceremonies kicking off the 38th season of the PBA. EY ACASIO
Newbies deliver
for Team Azkals
HOW to gain fame and then next,
throw it away by way of infamy?
First, they became the rst
brother-tandem from overseas to
make it to the national team. Phil
and James Younghusband, the Fil-
Brits from London endowed with
matinee idol looks, made such a
huge splash on the local sporting
scene that even one leading local
actress (Angel Locsin, who made
pakipot muna before saying, yes)
got smitten by one of them (Phil).
Second, with their skill and tal-
ent, they quickly became iconic g-
ures that soon, they needed a man-
ager-publicista rst in Philippine
football history. It used to be that
only basketball players command-
ing million-peso earnings employed
PR managers (they still do) in this
tiny part of the globe. The business
ploy reaped dividends in no time as
the brothers, particularly Phil, could
be seen today in a lot of commercial
ads endorsing this and that product.
Third, the brothers became the
rst-ever mainstays from a national
team to be scrapped at a most
crucial time over mundane issues
such as conict of schedules arising
from their commitments to other
entities, as well as endorsement op-
portunities. Is it true the brothers
manager now even requires an ap-
pearance fee at any occasion that
the duo will attend to, like birthdays
or parties of that sort?
Fourth, the brothers became
the rst star players in Philip-
pine football history to inten-
tionally buck being with a team
gunning for a world crown due
to economic and non-economic
reasons, whatever that means.
By being out of the Azkals, they
missed the chance to be part of a
national mission to win a major on
the world stage.
Fifth, the brothers missed their
chance at full-edged stardom when,
ruefully and unfortunately, they
werent part of the Azkal squad that
won the Peace Cup on Saturday at
the Rizal Memorial Football Stadi-
um, the rst world football crown for
the Philippines in 99 years.
With their 3-1 win over Tai-
wan to add to their victories over
Guam and Macau, the Azkals -
nally snapped the countrys losing
spell in football as they replicated
the countrys Far Eastern Games
triumph in 1913.
I wonder what the Younghus-
bands feel right now. Sulking?
But the wealthy, particularly the
new rich, rarely sulk.
I wonder, too, how their team-
mates feel right now. Applaud-
ing? In their own quiet way, may-
be? May, by nature, is sarcastic.
And, yes, I also wonder how An-
gel Locsin feels right now, seeing
her beloved Phil not part of a once-
in-a-century celebration by a nation
eternally hungering for redemption.
Life is choices, indeed. You fal-
ter, you pay for itdearly at times.
But then, you brush aside the
lesson of history, you are bound to
repeat it.
You gain fame and then lost it
by way of infamy, you are a lost
child of the universe.
You abandon soul for the
riches of the earth, you are noth-
ing but a dude of no consequence.
Bloody bizarre, bloke.
* * *
ALL IN. With obstacles ob-
structing the Pacquiao-Mayweather
ght virtually out of the way, the
bout could happen most likely in
April or May 2013. But rst, Pac-
quiao must defeat Juan Manuel
Marquez in Decemberdecisively,
that is, to make Pacquiaos 2013
bout against Mayweather look pal-
atable. And by decisively, I mean,
for Pacquiao to knock Marquez out,
nallyToday marks the 37th an-
niversary of the Ali-Frazier Thrilla
in Manila at the Cubao Big Dome
on Oct. 1, 1975, when Ali beat Fra-
zier by TKO when Frazier(+) failed
to respond to the bell signaling the
start of the 15th round. After that
second win by Ali over Frazier in
three ghts to complete their tril-
ogy, Ali said, This ght is next to
death. It is now considered The
Fight of The Century.To elimi-
nate its arch-rival De La Salle from
the UAAP title picture, Ateneo had
to lean on Kiefer Ravena to erase
an 11-point, fourth-quarter decit
on Saturday. Ravena poured in 28
points, 16 coming in the last quarter
as he red 12 straight points in one
stretch to power Ateneo to a 66-63
thriller of a victory at the Smart Ara-
neta Coliseum. Only 18 years old
and not even 5-foot-10 yet, Ravena
also plucked 12 rebounds. Surely,
UST, Ateneos foe in the best-of-
three title playoffs, will have its
hands full containing Ravena begin-
ning this Saturdays start of The Fi-
nals. May the best team win...
From fame to infamy
NUs sports programs
slowly reaping rewards
Warriors
bag Asian
caging title
Rexona lures record no. of runners
Glitzy rites open PBAs 38
th
year
By Lito Cinco
WHILE the top teams in the Uni-
versity Athletic Association of the
Philippines were playing in the Fi-
nal Four last Saturday, University
of the East, which could only finish
sixth in the league and failed to en-
ter the semifinals, was playing and
winning in the finals of the ninth
Cobra Energy Drinl-Asian Uni-
versity Championship at the Trinity
University of Asia gym.
UE defeated Universities
and Colleges Athletic Asso-
ciation champion Olivarez Col-
lege, 76-72, as the nal game
of the six-team eld became an
all-Filipino affair, with the visit-
ing Indonesian and Malaysian
teams falling by the wayside.
De La Salle University-
Dasmarinas beat Trinity in the
battle for third place.
The Warriors pulled out all
stops and with man mountain
Charles Mammie, who will see
action for the school next school
year, imposing his presence un-
der the boards and Paul Sumang
taking care of ball distribution,
UE seized the upperhand, 59-49.
Olivarez mounted a last-
ditch effort in the closing min-
utes of the nal canto, closing
in at 69-75, but again, Sumang,
who topscored with 21 points
defused the situation.
The trio of Mammie, John Ray
Sumido, and Chris Javier support-
ed Sumang with 13 points apiece,
while Daniel Flores and Robert
Faundo led the Sea Lions with 17
and 13 markers, respectively.
I was not expecting this be-
cause yesterday, we played La
Salle and we also fell behind by
14 points. But I can say that for
UE, the road to redemption is
under construction already,
said coach Boycie Zamar, who
took over the coaching job from
Jerry Codinera mid-way during
the UAAP.
FOR many years, National Uni-
versity was considered the laugh-
ing stock of the University Athletic
Association of the Philippines be-
cause its sports program was not
at par with the other member
schools of the league.
Its campus in Sampaloc was
known before for its poorly
maintained gym and many of its
players back then were not as
popular as those coming from
the other big schools like La Sal-
le, Far Eastern University, Uni-
versity of the East, University of
Santo Tomas and Ateneo.
But when the Sy family, who
owns the SM chain of malls all
over the country, started to pour
in their resources to rebuild NU,
thats when the schools sports
program slowly started to pay
dividends.
Last year, in UAAP Season 74,
the Bulldogs captured their rst
juniors basketball crown since
1974, upsetting FEU in three
hard-fought games in the nals.
Then, the Bulldogs edged
out Ateneo, 5-4, in the decid-
ing Game 3 to capture their rst
mens baseball title since 1966.
This year, NU has taken even
bigger steps in its sports develop-
ment program, teaming up with
SM to construct the Mall of Asia
Arena in Pasay City as the main
venue for its basketball games.
Their mens basketball squad,
led by back-to-back MVP Bobby
Ray Parks, won the Filoil Flying V
Pre-Season Premier Cup title last
June and despite some setbacks
along the way this season, made it
to the Final 4 with an 84-81 over-
time win over FEU last Sept. 23
in a replay of their controversial
game three weeks earlier.
The Bulldogs, for the rst
time in 11 years, nally barged
into the Final Four in mens
basketball. Although they lost to
the UST Tigers in their Final 4
match last Saturday, many con-
sider their entering the Final 4
as a big achievement.
APTLY carrying the motto Out-
run Yourself, Rexona Run 2012
exceeded expectations when
they gathered over 3,000 run-
ners for the 21K solo category
alone, during this years running
edition held recently at the SM
Mall of Asia Grounds.
Rexona Run 2012 also proved
to be a venue for running enthu-
siasts and tness buffs to surpass
themselves as thousands of n-
ishers beat the industry standard.
Rexona awarded these runners
with commemorative key chains
as proof of their achievement:
nishing the 5k in 30 minutes and
21K in 2 hours after gunstart. To
help each participant keep within
their target nishing time, pacers
for each race category were de-
ployed during the event.
Aside from the 21K solo cat-
egorys remarkable increase in
participants from almost 2,000
last year, the new category of
21K relay was also well-partic-
ipated with more than a thou-
sand runners, and the 5K race
event counted 4,000 runners.
By Jeric Lopez

THE Philippine Basketball Asso-
ciation kicked off its 38th season
with a colorful opening ceremony
yesterday at the Smart Araneta
Coliseum.
PBA commissioner Chito Salud
expects the league to once again
deliver this season and produce
the best product possible for the
basketball-loving Filipinos.
What is the PBA that we want?
After a round of consultations, I
crystalized a vision that our league
will look forward to. We want a PBA
that will offer the best class of sports
entertainment. We want a PBA
that is competitive. We want a PBA
that is successful, said Salud in his
opening speech to open things up.
Salud once again pointed out
that the competitive balance of
the league this season is far more
obvious.
The 10 teams had their tradi-
tional parade with their respec-
tive governors and muses. They
all came down from the gallery all
the way to the hardwood.
The leagues new chairman
Robert Non, Barangay Ginebras
governor, was also introduced
as he took pleasure in ofcially
opening the new season.
We expect all of our players to
play with their best but with dignity
and pride as well, said Non.
Also, the Smart Gilas Pilipinas
National team, which won the
Jones Cup, was honored for its re-
cent exploits.
National coach Hans Michael
Weiss said this after the Azkals
repulsed Chinese Taipei, 3-1, last
Saturday to claim for the Philip-
pines its rst international title in
99 years in the Philippine Foot-
ball Peace Cup at the Rizal Me-
morial Stadium.
Wolf, a recent addition to the
Azkals early year, scored the rst
goal against the Taiwanese squad
in the 10th minute, which came
after he retrieved Carli de Murgas
deected shot and unleashed a left
footer inside a crowd box.
But it was enough to earn for
him the tournaments Golden
Boot award and the Most Valu-
able Player honors as well.
The title win is historic for the
Philippines, which last won an in-
ternational football competition
in the 1913 Far East Games.
Eduard Sacapano was named
as the Best Goalkeeper of the
Peace Cup, while Jeff Christi-
aens was picked as the Best De-
fender. Matthew Uy was named
as Best Midelder.
The 29-year-old Wolf, a former
Games Thursday
(PSC-Ultra)
2 p.m. UP vs FEU
4 p.m. NU vs Ateneo
By Peter Atencio

MORE is expected from Fil-German
Denis Wolf and a younger crop of
players, who have recently been cho-
sen to join the Philippine Azkals na-
tional mens football team.
FC Magdeburg booter, earned his
spurs after scoring ve goals dur-
ing the Azkals 5-0 beating of Ma-
cau earlier in the tournament.
Wolf is already a player, who
I have in the pipeline since last
year. But he did not want to make
the move, and did not consider
playing for the Philippines. But I
convinced him, and now he is very
enthusiastic, said Weiss.
Weiss added that Wolf is now
showing his leadership abil-
ity with Azkals, and with him
around, the younger players like
OJ Portreria, Christaens and
Patrick Reichelt are now catch-
ing up with the rest of the team.
It is important that we play
as a unit and put into reality what
we believe, which is the work
and preparations for the last
three months, and for a short pe-
riod of time. Now, the best is yet
to come, said Weiss.
Games Thursday (SM MOA
Arena)
2 p.m. UST vs UE
4 p.m. Adamson vs La Salle
AL S. MENDOZA
ALL THE WAY
The rst-place nishers of the Rexona Run 21k all-male relay category
Rafael Poliquit Jr. and Richard Salano (center) with Rio Dela Cruz
(left), Rexona brand manager Anne Remulla (second from left), and
assistant brand manager Mara Llanera (right)
Taking the pride of nishing
the 21K solo male category in rst
place was Jackson Chirchir with a
record time of 1 hour 9 minutes
and 25 seconds. Shortly follow-
ing him in second was Musa Bett
(1:09:39), and Benjamin Kipkazi
(1:11:25) nished third.
Female runners also showed
that they can surpass their re-
cords in the 21K category as Jack-
line Nzino nished the race in 1
hour 24 minutes and 25 seconds,
placing rst. Mary Grace Delos
Santos came in second (1:24:37),
and Nhea Ann Barcena (1:32:00)
took third place.
The 21K relay all female cat-
egory was taken by Flordeliza
Donos and Jho-ann Banayag
within 1 hour 25 minutes and 23
seconds. Cristabel Martes and
Jolly Ann Ballester (1:28:35),
and Victorina Carmen and Dalyn
Carmen (1:33:22) took second
and third place, respectively.
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
IN BRIEF
Tanco
rm starts
share sale,
roadshow
San Miguel postpones power units IPO
Peza: Investments in economic zones up 4% Vista Land launches 2
new high-end projects
San Miguel offering. San Miguel Corp. capped its offering of over 1 billion series 2 preferred shares with a bell ringing
ceremony at the Philippine Stock Exchange last week. The shares, which raised P80 billion in proceeds, are the largest offering
in the local stock market history. Shown during the bell ringing ceremony on Friday are (from left): PSE director Emmanuel
Bautista; PSE president and chief executive ofcer Hans Sicat; SMC senior vice president Aurora Calderon; SMC chief nance
ofcer Ferdinand Constantino; Securities and Exchange Commissioner Juanita Cueto; SMC president Ramon Ang; PSE chairman
Jose Pardo; PSE directors Vivian Yuchengco and Francis Chua; SMC deputy CFO Joseph Pineda and PSE directors Alejandro Yu and
Eddie Gobing.
VISTA Land and Lifescapes Inc.,
the real estate unit of Senator
Manuel Villar Jr., is poised to
compete in the high-end market
with the launching of two luxury
residential projects that could
generate P10 billion in sales.
Villar told reporters in an
interview during the launching
of The Hudson at the Fort and
Alpine Village the company
was ready to compete with other
high-end property developers in
the country.
Vista Land is serious and
we are all set to compete with
the likes of Rockwell Land and
Ayala Land Premier, he said.
The Hudson is a 28-storey
mixed-use building located in
the Bonifacio Global City. It
will offer 141 residential units
to be sold between P8.3 million
and P25 million each.
The building will contain
retail shops at the rst oor and
ofce spaces in the seventh and
eighth oors. Vista Land hopes
to generate P3 billion in sales
from the project.
Alpine Village is a seven-
cluster development contained
within the 100-hectare Swiss-
inspired community in Tagaytay.
The whole development is
expected to generate P7 billion
in sales.
The rst cluster is an eight-
storey tower offering 142 units.
Vista Land is developing two
projects through Brittany, the high-
end property development unit.
Meanwhile, Villar said
the company was looking at
other properties that could
be developed into high-end
residential projects.
By Julito G. Rada
INVESTMENTS in the countrys
economic zones rose 3.89
percent from January to Sept. 16
year-on-year, despite declining
electronics exports.
Data obtained by Manila
Standard Today from the
Philippine Economic Zone
Authority over the weekend
show investments in the eight-
and-a-half-month period hit
P125.839 billion from P121.124
billion a year ago.
Out of this gure, 62,965
direct employments will be
created and $5.582 billion in
exports are projected, Elmer
San Pascual, Peza promotions
group head, said.
He said the investment agency
had noted expansion projects
in electronics and other sectors
as well. He said Japanese
investors led in terms of new
investments made, followed by
the Americans.
In fact, during the latest
Peza board meeting on Sept.
13, a total of P9.09 billion new
investments were approved and
out of this number, P1.1 billion
are for expansion of existing
manufacturing facilities, San
Pascual said.
San Pascual said a German
company had earmarked P546
million for expansion while a
Japanese electronics rm was
investing an additional P300
million.
San Pascual predicted
new investments outside of
the electronics sector would
continue. Data from the National
Statistics Ofce showed that
seven out of the 10 top Philippine
exports posted higher shipments
to offset a 25.6-percent drop in
electronics.
Included in the Philippine
exports that produced positive
results in July were activated
carbon, metal components,
bananas, ignition wiring sets and
other wiring sets used in vehicles,
aircraft and ships, pineapple and
pineapple products, tuna and
woodcrafts and furniture.
This made us optimistic
of meeting our targets this
year of 12-percent growth all
for investments, exports and
employments, San Pascual
said.
He said Peza was gearing for
the arrival of the second batch of
big investments this year.
One of the big investments
is the expansion of the Canon
Group, which recently announced
the start of the commercial
operation of its P20-billion laser
printer manufacturing facility in
Batangas next year.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
SAN Miguel Corp. has deferred the
planned P36.6-billion initial public
offering for power unit SMC Global
Power Holdings to next year because of
poor market conditions, president and
chief operating ofcer Ramon Ang said.
SMC Global Power president Alan
Ortiz said in a separate interview the stock
market was not conducive to raising funds
because of developments in Europe.
We will see if we can do it [IPO] next
year, Ortiz said.
SMC Global Power in October 2011
postponed the planned IPO because of
volatile markets amid the sovereign debt
crisis in Europe.
The company initially planned to list
its shares in the last quarter of 2011 under
the rst board of the Philippine Stock
Exchange. The IPO would have been the
largest public offering in the Philippines.
SMC Global Power, according to
a registration statement earlier led
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, had planned to offer
between 348 million and 519.7 million
in primary and secondary shares, which
could generate between P24.7 billion
and P36.6 billion in proceeds.
The base offer calls for the sale of
between 290 million and 385 million
shares to be sold at as much as P71 apiece.
San Miguel is allocating an upsize
option consisting of another 58 to 77
million shares for local investors in case
the market turned positive, and another
43.5 million to 57.7 million shares will be
earmarked for the overallotment option.
San Miguel plans to use proceeds from
the public offering to acquire and put up
greeneld power projects.
SMC Global Power plans to build
four greeneld power projects in Cavite,
Leyte, Bulacan and Davao worth P90.4
billion between 2011 and 2016.
SMC Global Power said it also planned
to continue strategic acquisitions of
existing power plants. Among these are
the Naga Power Plant Complex and the
Unied Leyte Geothermal Power Plant.
SMC Global Power had tapped Goldman
Sachs (Singapore) Ltd., Standard Chartered
Securities Pte. Ltd., CIMB Singapore
and UBS AG as joint bookrunners and
international lead managers.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
BANKS exposure to real estate projects
hit an all-time high of P561.6 billion as of
end-June, as property developers continued
to build high-rise ofce towers, shopping
malls, hotels and residential projects across
the country.
Data from the Bangko Sentral
showed the amount in the second
quarter increased 18.9 percent
from P472.3 billion a year ago
and 4.4 percent from P538.1
billion in the rst quarter this
year.
A surge in real estate
developments is viewed as a
sign of expanding economy, but
some economists are worried
an overexposure of banks to
real estate could replicate the
problems during the 1997 Asian
nancial crisis.
The Bangko Sentral assured
that despite the growing real
estate exposure of banks, the
level was within the prescribed
limit. Despite the increasing
level of real estate loans, the ratio
of real estate loans to total loan
portfolio, exclusive of interbank
loans, continued to remain stable
hovering around 14 to 15 percent
level, the regulator said.
It said of the total exposure,
real estate loans accounted for
97.3 percent while investments
in securities issued by real estate
companies represented 2.7
percent.
Real estate loans were
concentrated on commercial
developments at 66.5 percent or
P278.5 billion, while the 33.5
percent were for residential
purposes.
Data from the National
Statistics Ofce showed that
the real estate sector continued
to expand this year, with the
number of new building permits
increasing 11.2 percent to 30,614
projects in the second quarter
alone from a year ago.
The total value of construction
projects in the second quarter
amounted to P60.9 billion, also
up by 9.4 percent year-on-year.
Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr. said
policies were in place to manage
real estate exposure. The bank
imposed a 20-percent limit on
banks real estate exposure, as
a percentage of the total loan
portfolio.
The monetary board of
Bangko Sentral has recently
approved guidelines that revisit
both the calculation and the
data submission of banks. This
is a pro-active move so that
we can align the limits to risk
capital while providing for a
more comprehensive view of
real estate nancing, Tetangco
said.
We have been working with
the market to have uniform
guidelines on contract to sell
nancing. Also the recent
amendments on the approach
to the Truth in Lending Act
establishes a common framework
for pricing credit, he added.
Tetangco said the move would
benet borrowers directly since
the true cost of credit must
be announced by the credit-
providing institutions.
Meanwhile, the Bangko Sentral
reported that the non-performing
loans ratio of universal and
commercial banks slightly rose
to 2.18 percent as of end-June
from 2.45 percent a year ago. It
was also higher from end-Junes
2.06 percent ratio.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
JTH Davies Holdings Inc., the
holding company of STI schools
owner Eusebio Tanco, plans to
hold a P4.5-billion share sale this
month.
Tanco, chairman of JTH Davies,
said the company planned to go to
Singapore, Hong Kong and London
for an international road show. UBS
AG is the sole bookrunner and lead
manager for the sale.
The company plans to sell up to
3 billion common shares at P1.20
to P1.50 apiece. The listing of
shares is scheduled in November.
JTH Davies plasn to use
proceeds from the share sale to
fund construction of new schools.
JTH Davies completed last week
the share-swap deal with STI
Education Services Group that
will give it a 96 percent interest
in the Tanco-owned chain of
schools.
The transaction is a part of the
transformation of JTH Davies as
a holding company for education-
related activities and investments
of businessman Eusebio Tanco.
It will also change its corporate
name to STI Holdings Inc.
The company will issue 5.9
billion common shares in exchange
for 907.9 million common shares
of STI. Of the 5.9 billion shares,
4.72 billion JTH shares will
be swapped with 726 million
STI shares owned by majority
shareholders, while the remaining
1.17 billion JTH Davies shares
will be exchanged with 181.2
million STI shares owned by the
minority shareholders.
Egco eyes wind project
ELECTRICITY Generating Public Company
Ltd. of Thailand plans to form a joint venture
with Philippine Hybrid Energy Systems Inc. to
put up a 48-megawatt wind power project in
Mindoro.
Frank Thiel, managing director of Quezon
Power Philippines Ltd., which is controlled
by Egco, conrmed talks were ongoing with
Philippine Hybrid, but said the two parties had
not yet made any commitment.
Were excited for the opportunity because
we believe this project has good potential.
Were hoping to make something happen before
too long, Thiel said.
Quezon Power owns a 460-MW coal plant in
Mauban, Quezon.
Thiel said he could not disclose the equity
sharing for the wind project due to condentiality
issues. We cant disclose the amounts because
we have condentiality agreement with PHESI,
the company leading the development. Were
conducting due diligence. Were hoping that
we can make something happen very quickly,
he said.
Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo Valencia
earlier said Mindoro would need additional
power supply as it prepared for a strong
economic growth.
Mindoro will become conducive for
expanding business in tourism, manufacturing,
and other industries, thereby improving the
economy of the island, he said.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Farmers want NFA seat
FARMERS are seeking a board seat in the
National Food Authority Council to allow them
to participate in decision-making, especially in
issues related to rice and corn.
The Philippine Maize Federation Inc. said it
submitted a petition for NFA representation to
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala during the 8th
Philippine National Congress held in Cebu City.
The request is part of the resolutions we
presented to the government. It is important
for us to be part of discussions on policies
that could impact on corn farmers, Philippine
Maize president Roger Navarro said in an
interview Sunday.
Corn farmers previously asked the government
to consider their participation in the food agency
to serve as replacement for the Philippine
National Bank which is no longer state-owned.
The group also disclosed that corn
farmers wanted a board seat in the National
Agribusiness Corp. and the Agricultural Credit
Policy Council. There are certain dynamics
in the corn industry which can be articulated
better if corn farmers have representation in the
government, said Navarro. Othel V. Campos
Real estate loans top P560b
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing September 28, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P575-P705
LPG/11-kg tank
P49.00-P56.57
Unleaded Gasoline
P39.38-P43.99
Diesel
P47.69-P53.00
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.8800
Japan Yen 0.012885 0.5396
UK Pound 1.623200 67.9796
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128972 5.4013
Switzerland Franc 1.066780 44.6767
Canada Dollar 1.019576 42.6998
Singapore Dollar 0.815727 34.1626
Australia Dollar 1.041016 43.5978
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 111.1023
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1680
Brunei Dollar 0.812414 34.0239
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.032310 1.3531
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.4024
Euro Euro 1.291300 54.0796
Korea Won 0.000896 0.0375
China Yuan 0.158667 6.6450
India Rupee 0.018864 0.7900
Malaysia Ringgit 0.325256 13.6217
NewZealand Dollar 0.828706 34.7062
Taiwan Dollar 0.034065 1.4266
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
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WEEKLY STOCKS REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 24-28, 2012 SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2012
STOCKS CLOSE VOLUME VALUE CLOSE VOLUME VALUE
FINANCIAL

Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 64.90 16,909,290 1,076,681,131.50 60.90 11,804,220 733,344,948.50
Bank of PI 79.80 7,134,490 561,154,033.50 78.60 27,657,940 2,133,812,364.50
Bankard, Inc. 0.72 1,976,000 1,371,340.00 0.72 642,000 472,490.00
China Bank 53.50 526,590 28,152,724.50 53.15 2,791,570 149,825,469.00
BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 2.03 331,000 661,920.00 1.99 360,000 715,780.00
COL Financial 21 507,700 10,352,040.00 20.5 395,500 8,089,650.00
Eastwest Bank 22.9 6,852,100 156,957,045.00 21.8 3,093,900 67,479,170.00
Filipino Fund Inc. 10.28 20,100 208,498 10.50 8,100 88,360
First Abacus 0.77 120,000 91,000.00
First Metro Inv. 74 18,870 1,381,324.50 75 2,620 196,332.00
I-Remit Inc. 2.92 709,000 2,059,930.00 2.83 351,000 966,520.00
Manulife Fin. Corp. 500.00 700 338,048.00 515.00 3,190 1,614,710.00
Maybank ATR KE 25.5 4,200 107,350.00 25.5 29,300 770,235.00
Metrobank 92.50 9,320,080 859,966,636.00 91.00 19,053,990 1,754,031,160.50
Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.94 2,230,000 4,266,960.00 1.91 1,619,000 3,091,900.00
Phil Bank of Comm 78.00 1,000 78,030.00 82.00 2,330 182,330.00
Phil. National Bank 73.25 1,541,500 111,337,612.50 70.70 2,311,180 162,403,749.00
Phil. Savings Bank 86.00 2,710 228,184 84.10 8,830 745,764
PSE Inc. 375 64,590 23,777,966.00 365 69,300 25,853,922.00
RCBC `A 45.55 1,632,200.00 73,498,315.00 44.5 287,600.00 12,613,940.00
Security Bank 164 4,486,330 724,939,758.00 158.3 3,112,030 495,703,852.00
Sun Life Financial 951.50 845 821,500.00 1002.00 3,205 3,195,530.00
Union Bank 105.00 1,265,730 132,881,872.00 104.50 595,940 62,617,146.00
Vantage Equities 1.89 1,654,000 3,103,910.00 1.83 315,000 571,960.00
INDUSTRIAL
Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.55 9,732,600 325,642,835.00 33.3 29,226,406 331,221,315.00
Agrinurture Inc. 8.5 394,700 3,365,959.00 8.55 568,000 4,894,867.00
Alaska Milk Corp. 23.45 30,300 711,075.00 23.5 27,500 646,570.00
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.68 15,072,000 25,542,930.00 1.72 41,494,000 71,886,870.00
Alphaland Corp. 30 1,500 45,000.00 30 2,700 80,050.00
Alsons Cons. 1.44 59,068,000 87,781,320.00 1.38 7,859,000 10,986,760.00
Asiabest Group 22 117,700 2,495,485.00 21.8 241,900 5,316,240.00
Bogo Medellin 52.00 300 15,600.00 51.00 2,200 20,200.00
C. Azuc De Tarlac 14.02 5,000 70,100.00 14.00 2,000 28,000.00
Calapan Venture 2.8 171,000 481,330.00 2.77 1,122,000 3,124,650.00
Conc. Aggr. `A 70.00 1,050 73,500.00
Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.75 2,268,000 6,159,680.00 2.70 3,255,000 8,739,660.00
Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.8 6,995,100 82,535,116.00 11.88 475,400 5,081,588.00
Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.08 50,597,600 306,111,080.00 6.07 96,195,500 587,426,829.00
EEI 8.65 8,165,100 68,849,923.00 8.08 7,199,900 57,364,560.00
Euro-Med Lab. 2.05 125,000 243,780.00 1.88 26,000 50,700.00
Federal Chemicals 11.00 11,200 119,376.00
First Gen Corp. 19.98 16,008,200 310,483,366.00 19.02 26,209,300 401,664,030.00
First Holdings A 79 4,868,290 380,956,375.50 78.3 4,318,680 341,198,499.50
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.00 16,300 293,382.00 17.80 73,900 1,320,154.00
Greenergy 0.0160 219,700,000 3,323,100.00 0.0160 290,600,000 4,494,400.00
Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.00 1,447,400 18,425,536.00 12.82 680,800 8,733,152.00
Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.03 203,000 813,950.00 4.2 119,000 469,930.00
Ionics Inc 0.620 112,000 69,670.00 0.630 970,000 602,380.00
Jollibee Foods Corp. 101.00 1,122,770 114,140,274.50 100.00 1,746,710 177,104,013.50
Lafarge Rep 9.26 7,373,000 67,711,189.00 9.35 7,392,200 69,299,409.00
LMG Chemicals 2.01 776,000 1,564,160.00 2.03 546,000 1,145,070.00
Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.51 29,951,000 45,226,010.00 1.51 20,000 30,290.00
Manchester Intl. A 2.52 6,000 15,120.00 2.52 18,000 45,230.00
Manila Water Co. Inc. 27 11,124,000 298,026,160.00 26.8 7,424,800 199,173,945.00
Megawide 17.000 1,672,700 28,039,602.00 16.900 93,600 1,563,164.00
Mla. Elect. Co `A 255.00 1,261,320 327,433,534.00 261.20 1,461,580 382,610,342.00
Pancake House Inc. 7.95 3,169,300 25,315,717.00 7.01 370,400 2,595,965.00
Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.04 31,963,000 127,752,070.00 4 42,480,000 169,843,760.00
Petron Corporation 10.44 9,670,500 99,995,420.00 10.26 16,571,000 171,306,040.00
Phinma Corporation 10.80 900 9,720.00 10.50 22,000 231,000.00
Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.09 298,300 2,418,453.00 8.15 520,100 4,229,561.00
RFM Corporation 4.09 10,605,000 42,789,410.00 3.95 6,584,000 26,109,710.00
Roxas and Co. 1.7 14,000 23,800.00 1.7 8,000 13,610.00
Roxas Holdings 2.6 493,000 1,236,460.00 2.58 85,000 229,320.00
Salcon Power Corp. 5.5 12,700 66,855.00 5.55 31,100 157,533.00
San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 426,500 14,653,955.00 34.40 573,700 19,737,260.00
San Miguel Corp `A 110.30 1,801,160 198,825,131.00 110.80 2,372,770 263,140,932.00
Seacem 2.54 34,157,000 85,056,380.00 2.54 29,884,000 75,386,070.00
Splash Corporation 1.82 334,000 605,100.00 1.85 161,000 293,630.00
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.139 20,540,000 2,784,980.00 0.140 8,420,000 1,147,440.00
Tanduay Holdings 12.30 11,510,600 142,867,450.00 11.96 4,658,300 56,095,102.00
TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 177,000 362,230.00 2.17 34,000 70,820.00
Trans-Asia Oil 1.19 11,970,000 14,589,980.00 1.19 9,028,000 9,691,360.00
Universal Robina 69.60 13,696,130 902,584,294.50 63.95 20,983,260 1,317,337,562.00
Victorias Milling 1.25 6,516,000 8,233,740.00 1.28 12,919,000 16,984,380.00
Vitarich Corp. 0.850 75,121,000 63,220,370.00 0.620 5,557,000 3,628,590.00
Vivant Corp. 8.10 4,500 37,040.00 8.20 14,700 121,356.00
Vulcan Indl. 0.92 180,000 165,720.00 0.92 216,000 198,160.00
HOLDING FIRMS
Abacus Cons. `A 0.69 57,254,000 40,629,950.00 0.71 62,890,000 44,962,180.00
Aboitiz Equity 48.85 5,751,100 281,082,515.00 48.00 4,580,900 222,084,090.00
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0180 826,100,000 14,818,100.00 0.0170 54,100,000 919,800.00
Alliance Global Inc. 14.70 104,521,200 1,461,346,205.00 13.40 98,682,300 1,293,872,574.00
Anglo Holdings A 2.00 986,000 1,956,300.00 2.00 652,000 1,306,030.00
Anscor `A 4.75 157,000 739,260.00 4.71 332,000 1,561,110.00
Asia Amalgamated A 5.10 521,100 2,686,283.00 5.20 631,000 3,216,320.00
ATN Holdings A 1.55 333,000 506,340.00 1.5 140,000 213,810.00
ATN Holdings B 1.65 591,000 939,530.00 1.64 621,000 996,950.00
Ayala Corp `A 426.2 1,581,230 681,639,314.00 434 1,948,450 847,599,418.00
DMCI Holdings 58.05 10,567,140 613,197,950.50 58.30 10,082,730 585,154,620.00
F&J Prince A 2.55 5,000 12,750.00 2.55 50,000 127,650.00
Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.17 664,000 2,772,410.00 4.14 1,050,000 4,309,440.00
Forum Pacic 0.230 1,390,000 298,230.00 0.249 590,000 128,670.00
GT Capital 545 552,680 305,161,550.00 550 588,830 324,658,075.00
House of Inv. 5.82 6,768,158 15,818,611.00 5.35 3,226,000 16,764,501.00
JG Summit Holdings 32.50 20,427,100 659,824,475.00 33.95 3,782,100 127,552,885.00
Jolliville Holdings 3.9 353,000 1,347,570.00 3.88 308,000 1,077,680.00
Keppel Holdings `B 4 41,000 164,050.00 4 8,000 32,150.00
Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.55 10,207,400 56,292,457.00 5.47 20,746,100 112,220,849.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.08 46,655,000 51,579,200.00 1.06 16,062,000 16,984,090.00
Mabuhay Holdings `A 0.420 910,000 386,050.00 0.420 1,770,000 743,400.00
Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.17 7,885,000 17,453,250.00 2.27 3,701,000 8,463,020.00
Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.19 71,866,000 298,382,860.00 4.11 205,907,000 870,213,070.00
Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.1 423,700 2,152,639.00 4.99 1,209,300 6,063,364.00
MJCI Investments Inc. 5.7 180,100 1,054,620.00 6.69 8,600 57,860.00
Pacica `A 0.0480 9,480,000 462,040.00 0.0500 12,360,000 611,510.00
Prime Media Hldg 1.350 60,000 79,020.00 1.330 227,000 308,030.00
Prime Orion 0.490 5,940,000 2,860,250.00 0.475 6,130,000 2,975,000.00
Republic Glass A 2.99 565,000 1,530,770.00 2 32,000 64,000.00
Seafront `A 1.45 45,000 65,250.00 1.41 24,000 33,840.00
Sinophil Corp. 0.315 58,100,000 18,318,600.00 0.320 16,390,000 5,184,450.00
SM Investments Inc. 730.00 1,195,060 870,196,235.00 727.50 1,493,680 1,096,927,390.00
Solid Group Inc. 1.97 6,731,000 13,785,130.00 2.00 3,853,000 7,555,680.00
South China Res. Inc. 1.16 525,000 610,600.00 1.18 411,000 478,260.00
Transgrid 500.00 20 10,000.00
Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2490 1,440,000 357,000.00 0.2280 1,440,000 326,030.00
Wellex Industries 0.3250 11,140,000 3,723,150.00 0.3250 5,420,000 1,750,950.00
Zeus Holdings 0.390 7,060,000 2,786,100.00 0.405 3,340,000 1,402,650.00
P R O P E R T Y
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.80 128,100 2,259,520.00 18.00 21,800 405,320.00
A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.93 4,148,000 12,461,730.00 3.17 30,894,000 108,743,570.00
Araneta Prop `A 0.520 398,000 208,860.00 0.580 512,000 257,270.00
Arthaland Corp. 0.170 640,000 108,780.00 0.169 10,000 1,690.00
Ayala Land `B 23.85 47,127,300 1,123,328,485.00 24.00 71,982,900 1,721,885,875.00
Belle Corp. `A 4.99 45,843,000 225,491,400.00 4.77 8,888,000 42,513,300.00
Cebu Holdings 5.16 621,600 3,219,284.00 5.19 1,162,800 6,051,815.00
Cebu Prop. `B 5 30,000 150,000.00
Centennial City 1.47 25,295,000 36,576,960.00 1.47 77,088,000 116,365,120.00
City & Land Dev. 2.85 125,000 354,840.00 2.85 572,000 1,543,330.00
Cityland Dev. `A 1.14 359,000 402,470.00 1.14 261,000 295,380.00
Crown Equities Inc. 0.074 3,280,000 232,850.00 0.067 1,230,000 80,480.00
Cyber Bay Corp. 0.80 10,537,000 8,367,340.00 0.80 83,313,000 69,864,690.00
Empire East Land 0.820 23,118,000 18,827,850.00 0.830 43,600,000 36,494,890.00
Eton Properties 3.68 993,000 3,665,880.00 3.70 1,035,000 3,823,700.00
Ever Gotesco 0.196 2,030,000 403,240.00 0.203 4,364,000 1,141,390.00
Global-Estate 1.86 26,912,000 50,504,240.00 1.94 21,574,000 33,121,850.00
Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.36 136,779,000 187,229,820.00 1.35 46,863,000 62,708,020.00
Interport `A 1.17 1,030,000 1,220,400.00 1.17 425,000 498,070.00
Keppel Properties 2.11 11,000 23,110.00
Megaworld Corp. 2.23 223,921,000 497,955,980.00 2.21 273,965,000 621,906,930.00
MRC Allied Ind. 0.1570 7,740,000 1,213,210.00 0.1600 12,620,000 2,006,500.00
Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7100 104,564,000 76,746,380.00 0.6900 16,320,000 10,919,560.00
Phil. Realty `A 0.490 290,000 140,200.00 0.480 3,200,000 1,545,250.00
Robinsons Land `B 19.04 26,238,700 490,593,086.00 18.18 11,746,300 214,893,768.00
Rockwell 3.29 1,615,000 5,324,130.00 3.34 1,909,000 6,404,350.00
Shang Properties Inc. 2.76 990,000 2,734,550.00 2.78 555,000 1,533,200.00
SM Development `A 6.10 5,847,700 35,347,552.00 6.03 6,091,300 36,847,669.00
SM Prime Holdings 14.20 41,606,800 586,200,330.00 13.82 37,763,200 525,424,412.00
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.67 25,124,000 16,809,540.00 0.67 815,000 549,050.00
Starmalls 3.78 169,000 642,350.00 3.95 69,800 409,900.00
Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 2,334,000 1,172,670.00 0.510 1,197,000 608,970.00
Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.780 48,981,000 233,817,590.00 4.900 31,611,000 147,562,920.00
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.7 49,000 83,170.00 1.7 25,000 42,550.00
ABS-CBN 32.65 1,227,200 40,061,080.00 33.25 1,736,100 53,720,135.00
Acesite Hotel 1.4 2,031,000 2,886,290.00 1.4 38,631,000 59,786,180.00
APC Group, Inc. 0.650 403,000 250,860.00 0.620 2,952,000 1,865,970.00
Asian Terminals Inc. 9.27 52,600 473,589.00 9.01 103,000 927,070.00
Berjaya Phils. Inc. 27 15,000 405,000.00
Bloomberry 11.20 128,926,900 1,410,657,626.00 10.00 41,288,200 412,849,000.00
Boulevard Holdings 0.1540 143,170,000 22,213,290.00 0.1570 145,160,000 23,334,250.00
Calata Corp. 6.17 5,407,800 33,463,262.00 6.07 10,334,000 67,744,153.00
Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 54.30 2,816,000 151,763,163.50 56.80 2,147,590 124,950,976.00
Centro Esc. Univ. 10.5 100 1,050.00 10 33,400 334,000.00
DFNN Inc. 5.92 7,288,000 39,141,486.00 5.57 759,500 4,093,099.00
FEUI 1060 8,865 9,246,980.00 1050 33,745 33,562,050.00
Globalports 21 18,700 378,925.00 22 2,100 46,200.00
Globe Telecom 1157.00 214,925 244,478,255.00 1136.00 309,870 363,798,065.00
GMA Network Inc. 9.70 1,366,400 13,212,882.00 9.73 1,039,600 10,188,516.00
I.C.T.S.I. 70.4 5,727,590 401,014,934.00 70 2,434,790 169,347,962.50
Information Capital Tech. 0.410 5,430,000 2,254,800.00 0.395 1,010,000 404,200.00
IPeople Inc. `A 7 1,700 12,134.00
IP Converge 2.05 295,000 650,370.00 2.21 1,183,000 2,592,460.00
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.021 873,600,000 17,812,800.00 0.021 1,141,100,000 24,419,800.00
IPVG Corp. 0.99 9,459,000 9,411,420.00 1.02 18,368,000 18,390,730.00
Island Info 0.0450 900,000 40,500.00 0.0470 1,200,000 55,400.00
ISM Communications 2.9900 402,000 1,177,750.00 2.9600 183,000 537,500.00
JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.29 1,121,000 2,529,800.00 2.15 736,000 1,574,470.00
Leisure & Resorts 8.10 5,258,400 42,250,142.00 7.65 1,208,900 9,355,125.00
Liberty Telecom 2.64 140,000 354,040.00 2.53 1,011,000 2,591,400.00
Lorenzo Shipping 1.4 8,000 10,950.00 1.24 29,000 36,560.00
Macroasia Corp. 2.90 80,000 230,960.00 2.80 152,000 425,600.00
Manila Bulletin 0.68 190,000 131,350.00 0.69 106,000 73,160.00
Manila Jockey 2.88 7,967,000 23,854,610.00 2.86 9,595,000 28,556,790.00
Metro Pacic Tollways 7.00 4,800 33,610.00 7.00 2,000 13,240.00
Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14 3,971,100 55,601,442.00 14.1 179,200 2,517,006.00
PAL Holdings Inc. 7.50 195,000 1,440,285 7.39 99,000 745,054
Paxys Inc. 2.8 1,494,000 4,154,520.00 2.76 1,316,000 3,702,990.00
Phil. Racing Club 9.5 1,111,600 10,560,775.00 9.5 1,718,500 16,333,865.00
Phil. Seven Corp. 73.00 134,040 9,829,636.50 74.00 4,418,850 309,564,296.00
Philweb.Com Inc. 16.98 2,024,500 34,328,058.00 16.98 1,436,500 24,361,178.00
PLDT Common 2784.00 660,280 1,842,467,320.00 2810.00 569,200 1,625,100,500.00
PremiereHorizon 0.315 2,430,000 775,950.00 0.310 4,020,000 1,269,300.00
Puregold 29.70 12,072,100 362,578,715.00 30.00 13,009,300 387,387,890.00
STI Holdings 2.22 2,915,000 6,714,450.00
Touch Solutions 4 214,000 834,110.00 4.1 371,000 1,478,530.00
Transpacic Broadcast 2.59 241,000 583,930.00 2.59 74,000 186,510.00
Waterfront Phils. 0.450 340,000 111,550.00 0.450 4,110,000 1,872,050.00
MINING & OIL
Abra Mining 0.0044 277,000,000 1,211,000.00 0.0044 228,000,000 1,004,500.00
Apex `A 4.77 475,000 2,220,350.00 4.60 260,000 1,202,720.00
Apex `B 4.85 213,000 1,019,930.00 4.60 195,000 909,660.00
Atlas Cons. `A 17.40 2,329,200 40,512,362.00 17.46 2,959,800 51,760,874.00
Atok-Big Wedge `A 27.00 13,800 371,280.00 26.25 25,700 657,200.00
Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 4,910,000 1,265,450.00 0.260 3,150,000 824,050.00
Benguet Corp `A 24.5 30,000 728,915.00 24.2 158,800 3,837,110.00
Benguet Corp `B 23.1 55,900 1,318,790.00 25 19,700 477,810.00
Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.08 1,255,000 1,323,660.00 1.11 918,000 1,028,730.00
Dizon 23.40 195,600 4,591,045.00 23.95 4,798,900 113,488,260.00
Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.58 10,863,000 6,221,380.00 0.59 35,666,900 20,982,400.00
Lepanto `A 1.150 53,462,000 62,732,360.00 1.190 144,283,000 178,283,070.00
Lepanto `B 1.170 66,773,000 81,197,620.00 1.280 85,647,000 114,257,310.00
Manila Mining `A 0.0540 1,295,610,000 73,660,200.00 0.0610 543,160,000 33,493,770.00
Manila Mining `B 0.0530 342,040,000 19,279,500.00 0.0610 313,960,000 19,337,670.00
Nickelasia 17.5 3,735,700 66,945,642.00 18.12 4,210,800 78,082,492.00
Nihao Mineral Resources 7.78 4,368,400 35,001,128.00 8.08 7,047,400 56,263,141.00
Omico 0.6200 406,000 251,840.00 0.6200 630,000 390,300.00
Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.460 5,023,000 23,171,230.00 4.830 10,123,000 48,362,610.00
Oriental Pet. `A 0.0180 228,900,000 4,120,300.00 0.0180 506,400,000 9,208,700.00
Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 58,700,000 1,116,400.00 0.0200 47,700,000 952,000.00
Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 262,600 1,570,917.00 5.96 483,600 2,892,964.00
Philex `A 14.28 23,163,000 339,884,828.00 14.82 28,933,900 449,839,944.00
PhilexPetroleum 24.5 3,470,500 90,789,395.00 25.75 2,687,300 76,405,090.00
Philodrill Corp. `A 0.047 2,724,600,000 128,851,700.00 0.049 1,052,190,000 53,347,000.00
PNOC Expls `A 72 400 28,520.00 75 210 13,650.00
PNOC Expls `B 67 7,860 469,140.00 65 13,730 922,245.00
Semirara Corp. 222.00 779,480 171,722,032.00 220.00 1,521,060 338,251,014.00
United Paragon 0.0150 93,300,000 1,338,400.00 0.0150 198,100,000 2,970,700.00
PREFERRED
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 33.05 4,432,400 143,437,640.00 32.9 6,139,400 183,830,890.00
Ayala Corp. Pref `A 539 510 274,910.00 535 6,120 3,293,875.00
First Gen G 103.5 52,620 5,446,160.00 103.3 61,500 6,425,750.00
First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.5 124,140 12,774,398.00 102.5 6,000 611,400.00
GMA Holdings Inc. 9.58 3,727,500 35,495,700.00 9.5 5,235,800 50,060,785.00
PCOR-Preferred 107.9 46,070 4,960,173.00 108 49,240 5,317,112.00
SMC Preferred 1 73 430 31,418.00 75 10,650 778,700.00
SMC Preferred A 75 3,479,000 260,924,975.00
SMC Preferred B 80 4,050 303,075.00
SMC Preferred C 75 211,100 15,936,750.00
SMPFC Preferred 1005 6,830 6,898,670.00 1012 14,205 14,380,035.00
Swift Pref 1.21 171,000 205,850.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.24 971,000 1,224,000.00 1.24 1,405,000 1,769,040.00
Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0280 13,600,000 378,800.00 0.0360 10,090,000 436,600.00
Stocks seen to correct
after end-quarter rise
WEEKLY MOST TRADED
STOCKS VOLUME
Philodrill Corp. `A 2,724,600,000
Manila Mining `A 1,295,610,000
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 873,600,000
Alcorn Gold Res. 826,100,000
Manila Mining `B 342,040,000
Abra Mining 277,000,000
Oriental Pet. `A 228,900,000
Megaworld Corp. 223,921,000
Greenergy 219,700,000
Boulevard Holdings 143,170,000
STOCKS VALUE
PLDT Common 1,842,467,320.00
Alliance Global Inc. 1,461,346,205.00
Bloomberry 1,410,657,626.00
Ayala Land `B 1,123,328,485.00
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 1,076,681,131.50
Universal Robina 902,584,294.50
SM Investments Inc. 870,196,235.00
Metrobank 859,966,636.00
Security Bank 724,939,758.00
Ayala Corp `A 681,639,314.00
REYNALDO
A. BAUTISTA JR.
GREEN LIGHT
WHO is liable for preventing oppression? Is it the
oppressor or the victim? One could easily point
nger to the oppressor as logic tells us that the
person who committed the crime can opt to stop
it at his/her will. However, what if the oppressor
cannot hold him/herself from perpetrating
oppression? Who then is the accountable to thwart
it? These questions remain highly relevant these
days in view of the current events in our country.
Who is responsible?
The recent case of Bonita Baran, the 21-year-
old housemaid, who led a complaint against the
Marzan couple for physical abuse and serious
illegal detention, drew massive public attention.
One could not help but sympathize with Bonita
after she testied in court and recounted how she
suffered under the hands of her employers. In
Bonitas account, she started working with the
Marzans in 2007 with a monthly salary of P700
which increased to P2,000 in 2008. She was
initially treated well until 2008 when Analiza,
the wife of Reynold Marzan, started to beat
her. Analiza even ordered her to eat craps and
cockroaches and would not let her leave the house
when the family was out. The worst incident
was when Analiza pressed a hot iron on her face
blinding her right eye.
The same question could be asked, is it Bonita
or Analiza who is responsible to stop oppression?
In the oppression equation, there are two actors
involved, the oppressors and the oppressed. The
system can never work unless both parties are
present. However, eliminating the oppressors is
extremely challenging as more often than not,
oppressors get hooked to such behavior once they
initiated it. Perhaps, one of the key reasons why
oppressors nd it difcult to resist subjugation
is that they benet from the act in certain ways,
it could be that they gain prot or it satises
selsh motives. Denitely, this difculty does not
justify their act to continue cruelty. This puts the
oppressed in the limelight as regards to taming
oppression.
Resisting oppression
In the article of Carol Hay entitled The
Obligation to Resist Oppression, she noted that
the oppressed has the self-directed obligation
to refuse ones oppression: someone who is
oppressed should ght for oneself. The extent
to which an individual goes along with his/her
own oppression typically affects the oppression
of others who share his/her social category.
Accepting ones oppression can make oppression
appear acceptable, or, even worse, it can make
oppression appear not to be oppression at all.
Hay argues that the oppressed cannot ght their
situation because their capacity to act rationally is
compromised, harming their capacities for rational
deliberation. The terror or trauma oppressed
people can experience when they face violence, or
even the threat of violence, can also impair their
rational capacities.
Vital role of bystanders
Interestingly, in another article by Bernard Boxill
entitled The Responsibility of the Oppressed
to Resist Their Own Oppression he indentied
bystanders, those not engaged in oppression or
in helping to sustain it, as equally critical players
in the resolution of oppression. Following the
logic on the principals involved in oppression,
it can occur without bystanders, but there cannot
be oppression without the oppressors and the
oppressed yet bystanders function is vital.
Boxill identied different predicaments of
bystanders such as: they are in a position to stop or
lessen the oppression without causing themselves a
lot of trouble; they helped to create or maintain the
oppression at one time; they at one time argued for
or spoke publicly in favor of the oppression; they at
one time proted in some way from the oppression
or are proting from it now; they are identied
with or identify themselves with the oppressors;
they are identied with or identify themselves
with the oppressed; they are related by history or
culture to the oppressed and the oppressed appeal
to them for help. These circumstances could be
instrumental to determining the role of bystanders
as catalyst against oppression.
Not merely a bystander
We could, at one point, fall in any of the
bystander situations cited above. When we
recognize oppression in our environment, the
challenge is whether we become nonchalant about
it or intervene to save the oppressed. Our rational
thinking is denitely not impaired as those of the
oppressed thus, we can decide clearly.
The convenient choice is to stay away
from the hassle, yet some might consider the
alternative option and act to promote the welfare
of the disadvantaged. If most of us choose to be
indifferent about oppression, it is tantamount
to permitting oppressors to take advantage of
the weak. Only when we recognize that we are
responsible for the welfare of the vulnerable
people and collectively admonish the malpractice,
do we move closer to eradicating injustice, perhaps
saving another Bonita from impending suffering.
Why be contented as a mere bystander? Let us
walk against oppression.
Reynaldo A. Bautista, Jr. is an Assistant
Professor at the Ramon V. del Rosario College
of Business of De La Salle University. He
teaches Basic Marketing, Product Management,
Management of Organizations and Human
Resources subjects. He can be reached at
reynaldo.bautista@dlsu.edu.ph
The views expressed above are the authors
and do not necessarily reect the ofcial position
of De La Salle University and its faculty and
administrators.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
ANALYSTS expect stocks to trade
lower on technical correction this week,
after the benchmark index climbed above
the 5,300-point level last week on end-
quarter window dressing.
External concerns such as
the debt crisis in Europe, the
scal problems in the United
States and the slower growth
of the Chinese economy may
also inuence the market in the
fourth quarter.
Accord Capital Equities Inc.
trader Justino Calaycay said the
markets attention would still
focus on external inuences,
even as domestic developments
remained positive.
Calaycay said the market
might undergo technical
correction at the start of the
fourth quarter, after a month
of monetary stimuli and end-
quarter window dressing lifted
the local index.
The PSEi, the 30-company
benchmark of the stock
exchange, added 54 points or 1
percent last week, of which 44
points were posted Friday.
The broader all-share index
inched up by 0.6 percent to
3,549.65.
Analysts said investors may
start to accumulate stocks in
anticipation of the release of
third-quarter corporate earnings
report by the middle of the
month.
The exchange has yet
to issue a release on first
semester numbers that could
provide hints on whether
bottom-lines have recovered
off the reported -1.9 percent
slide in 1Q [first quarter].
Nevertheless, our own tracking
of index-components show
earnings growth, on average, is
sustained inside and above the
15-20 percent range. We can
fairly expect 3Q numbers to
stay at the same, or hopefully
better, pace, Calaycay said.
Meanwhile, investors are
expected to buy consumer-
related stocks, including
retailers, power and energy and
banks, which may benet from
an expected surge in consumer
spending over the holidays.
Last week, nancial index
gained 2.8 percent while mining
and oil declined 3.6 percent
owing to uncertainties on the
mining rules.
AB Capital Securities
said gaming stocks led by
Bloomberry Resorts Corp.,
Belle Corp., Leisure and Resorts
World Corp., and Alliance
Global Group, Inc. were also
major gainers last week on
positive growth in tourism
arrivals.
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
OCTOBER 1, 2012
MONDAY
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Lawa-an, City of Talisay, Cebu

September 27, 2012
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
The DPWH, Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID: 12 HE - 0029
Contract Name: Construction of Multi Purpose Cooperative Building at
Baha-Baha, Liburon
Contract Location: Carcar City, Cebu
Scope of Work: Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 500,000.00
Contract Duration: ___75___ calendar days
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _1,000.00
Source of Funds: SARO BMB A T000001400
Contract ID: 12 HE - 0030
Contract Name: Repair/Maintenance of Naga-Uling Road, K0035+500
K0037+542 w/ exceptions
Contract Location: Uling, Naga City, Cebu
Scope of Work: Traffc Engineering (Thermoplastic Pavement Markings)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): 1,000,000.00
Contract Duration: ___15___ calendar days
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _1,000.00
Source of Funds: MVUC
Contract ID: 12 HE - 0031
Contract Name: Cluster H 1. Construction of 1-CL Elementary
Schoolbuilding at Banlot, Sibonga, Cebu (P738, 000.00)
2. Construction of 1-CL Secondary Schoolbuilding at
Teodoro de la Vega Memorial National Highschool at
Papan, Sibonga, Cebu (P 739,000.00) 3. Construction
of 1-CL Primary Schoolbuilding at Bolocboloc, Sangat
San Fernando, Cebu (P 738,000.00)
Contract Location: Cebu Province
Scope of Work: Construction of 1-CL Schoolbuilding
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 2,215,000.00
Contract Duration: ___75___ calendar days
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _5,000.00
Source of Funds: DepEd Regular Infra CY 2012 Batch 1
Contract ID: 12 HE - 0032
Contract Name: Construction of 2-storey, 2-classroom Elementary
Schoolbuilding at Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu
Contract Location: Talisay City, Cebu
Scope of Work: Construction of 2-storey_2 CL
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): 2,286,000.00
Contract Duration: ___75___ calendar days
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: Php _5,000.00
Source of Funds: DepEd Regular Infra CY 2012 Batch 2
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 Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidder September 27 October 04, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 27 October 16, 2012
3. Pre-bidding Conference October 04, 2012 @ 10:00 am
4. Receipts of Bids October 16, 2012 @ 8:00 10:00 am
5. Opening of Bids October 16, 2012 @ 10:00 am
6. Venue BAC Offce, Cebu 2
nd
DEO
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Cebu
2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Lawa-an, Talisay City, Cebu upon payment of a non-
refundable fee. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from
the DPWH web site. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Cebu 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) HELEN GRACE B. YAP
BAC Chairman

Approved by:

(Sgd.) DAISY B. TOLEDO, D.M.
District Engineer
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
for the
SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF IT EQUIPMENT AND
PERIPHERALS FOR THE WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS OF THE
DOTC-MRT3
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) MRT3, through the Republic
Act No. 10147, FY 2011 General Appropriation Act (GAA) intends to apply the sum of Three
Million, One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP3,100,000.00) being the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Bidding of the Supply and Installation
of IT Equipment and Peripherals for the Web-based Applications of the DOTC-MRT3. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall automatically be rejected at bid opening.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) MRT3 now invites bids for
the Bidding of the Supply and Installation of IT Equipment and Peripherals for the Web-based
Applications of the DOTC-MRT3. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the
Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II of Instructions to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
Republic Act 9184 (RA9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) MRT3 BAC Secretariat located at MRT3 Depot, North Avenue
corner EDSA, Bgy. Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
given address from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the above
address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided
that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of
their bids.
The Bidding activities will be held at the DOTC-MRT3 Conference Room, MRT3 Depot,
North Avenue corner EDSA, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City. The schedule of
BAC activities is as follows:
Activity Date
Issuance and Availability of Bidding Documents 01 October 2012 21 October 2012
Pre-Bid Conference
08 October 2012 at 10:00 A.M., DOTC-MRT3
Conference Room at the MRT3 Depot, North
Avenue corner EDSA, Bgy. Bagong Pag-asa,
Quezon City
Submission of Bids (Deadline)
22 October 2012, until 10:00 A.M., DOTC-
MRT3 Conference Room at the MRT3
Depot, North Avenue corner EDSA, Bgy.
Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
Opening of Bids
10:00 A.M. onwards on 22 October 2012,
DOTC-MRT3 Conference Room at MRT3
Depot, North Avenue corner EDSA, Bgy.
Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon 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 in the presence of the bidders representatives
who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) MRT3 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.
DOTC-MRT 3
Bids and Awards Committee Offce
MRT3 Depot Offce, North Avenue corner
EDSA, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
(Sgd.) DIR. RENATO Z. SAN JOSE
Chairman
DOTC-MRT3 Bids and Awards Committee
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
METRO RAIL TRANSIT 3
(DOTC-MRT3)
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
Regional Offce No. IV-A (CALABARZON)
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Quezon 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Catanauan, Quezon
Invitation to Bid No. 2012-13
The Department of Public Works and Hiehwavs (DPWH). Quezon 3
rd
District Engineering
Offce, Catanauan, Quezon through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAG), invites contractors
to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12DM0076
Contract Name: Concreting of Unisan Junction-Panaon Road, Poctol Section
Contract Location: K0192+262-K0194+045
Scope of Work: PCCP, Road Upgrading, RCPC
Target:1,306.23 l.m.
Approved Budget for
the Contract: Php 40,605,419.50
Contract Duration: 180 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php25,000.00
2. Contract ID: 12DM0077
Contract Name: Concreting of Unisan Junction-Panaon Road, Balanacan Section
Contract Location: K0197+045-K0198+545
Scope of Work: PCCP, Road Upgrading, RCPC
Target Length: 1,480.00 l.m.
Approved Budget for
the Contract: Php 35,470,715.98
Contract Duration: 180 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php25,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents
and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal
to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI's. The DPWH POCW-Central
Offce will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded
at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders October 1-19, 2012 until 10:00 AM
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents to registered
contractors
October 1-25, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids October 25, 2012 until 1:30 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 25, 2012 at 2:00 P.M
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH, Quezon
3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Catanauan, Quezon, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee for Bidding Documents. Prospective bidders may also download the
BDs from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the
BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of
their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties
who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Interested contractors must request documents from Philgeps (DRL) and printed copy
must be included in the submission of Letter of Intent. They are also requred to present
the originals of their PCAB License Certifed Copy of Mayor's Permit and Contractor's
Registration Certifcate to the BAC for authentication and should be represented by
the Authorized Liaison Offcer of the company, whose name is stated in their CRC. No
substitution will be entertained.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the Bidding Docu-
ments (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman, DPWH, Quezon
3rd District Engineering Offce, Catanauan. Quezon. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Quezon 3
rd
District Ensineerins Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid
and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd.) MARCELITO G. FERRER
Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
Tel. No.: 042-315-8195/042-315-8194
Email Address: dpwh_q3@yahoo.com.ph
Noted by:
(Sgd.) ROGELIO P. REJANO
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 1, 2012)
September 24, 2012
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH - Cebu City District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC).
invites contractors registered with and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board
(PCAB) to apply for eligibility and. if found eligible, to bid for the following contract:
item 1- RBH
1. Contract ID: 12HH0097
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Sections); Secondary Road, Fifth
Street, Chainage 0000-Chainage 0120 (SOO339CB & SOO340CB)
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 6,964,860.00
Contract Duration: 25 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
2. Contract ID: 12HH0098
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged Paved National
Roads (Intermittent Sections) Secondary Road, RR Landon Street,
Chainage 0000 Chainage 0227
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 5,407,640.00
Contract Duration: 60 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
3. Contract ID: 12HH0099
Contract Name: Installation/Application/Construction of Road Safety Devices along J. Luna
Avenue, Archbishop Reyes Ave., Escario St., M.J. Cuenco Avenue,
Gorordo Avenue and Cebu Transcentral Highway, with exceptions
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Traffc Safety Devices
Contract Duration: 30 calendar days
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 10,000,000.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
4. Contract ID: 12HH0100
Contract Name: Access Roads to Declared Tourism Destinations at M.J. Cuenco TP
Mabolo Road,
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,600,000.00
Contract Duration: 73 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
5. Contract ID: 12HH0101
Contract Name: Access Roads to Declared Tourism Destinations, Banilad - Talamban
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Roads (Asphalt and Concreting)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,600,000.00
Contract Duration: 180 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
6. Contract ID: 12HH0102
Contract Name: Access Roads to Declared Tourism Destinations at Junction Improvements:
Parklane and TESDA,
Contract Location: Cebu City
Description: Roads (Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 9,800,000.00
Contract Duration: 240 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
The BAC will conduct this public bidding in accordance with the revised RA9184 and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To be eligible to bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Current
Cebu City Mayor's Permit, Certifcate of Registration with PhilGEPS and an approved Activation of
BIR Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) and must meet the following major criteria; (a)
prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership/corporation
with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of the contract, (c) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of ABC, and (d) Net Financing Contracting Capacity at Ieast equal to ABC. or
credit line commitment/cash deposit certifcate for at least 10% of ABC, (e) Letter of Authority for the
representative / Liason Offcer (as refected in the (CRC) to submit LOI and Bids. Letter of Intent
(LOI's) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted. The DPWH will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility Check, preliminary evaluation of bids, evaluation of bids, post Qualifcation
and award.
The interested bidders for Project no. 12HH0097, 12HH0098, 12HH0100 and 12HH0101must own
or lease one (1) unit Road Roller, own or lease one (1) unit Pneumatic Roller, own or lease one (1)
unit Asphalt Paver, own or lease two (2) units Dumptruck and have its own Batching Plant or a Lease
Agreement with an Accredited Local Asphalt Supplier and own or lease a Milling Machine (SF1000C
1000mm milling width / 85rnm maximum depth; 99HP). For project no. 12HH0102 interested Bidders
must own one (1) unit Backhoe with Breaker and own or lease one (1) unit Transit Mixer. For Project
no. 12HH0099 interested Bidders must own one (1) unit Kneading Machine and Applicator Machine.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their LOIs simultaneously with their applications for
registration, to the Cebu City District Engineering Offce before the deadline set below the receipt of
LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will frst process the contractor's applications for registration
and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH
Central BAC-TWG will process only those with complete registration requirements.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents . Deadiine: September 28 - October 23, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference Date & time: October 11. 2012, 10:000 AM
3. Deadline of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Date:October 18, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 23. 2012. 8:00 to 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids Date & time: October 23. 2012, 10:00 AM
6. Venue of Activities Conference- Hall. Cebu City District Engineering
Offce, V. Sotto St.. Brgy. Tinago. Cebu City
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the DPWH website www
.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of LOI Forms at Cebu City District Engineering Offce.
Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished LOIs and obtain the results of the eligibility
check at the same address at the day of Bidding.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs) , if available, for the DPWH
website. Bidders that will download BD'S from the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees as stated
above on or before the submission of their bid documents. The BAC will issue hard copies of the
BDs at the same address to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee stated above.
Interested Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same
address. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend
and late bids shall not be accepted.
The Cebu City District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul
the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders and no responsibility to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the
preparation of their bids.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) ANACORITA E. DIEZ
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) NICOMEDES S. LEONOR JR.
District Engineer
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Public Works and Highways
CEBU CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
V, Sotto Street.,Cebu City
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) hereby invites UPM-PGH registered suppliers and
interested parties to participate in the bidding for the supply of the following commodities as
funded by UPM and PGH Fund 104-101 and 648-101:
Description Contract Duration Approved Budget Dropping/
Opening until
9:00 AM/10:00AM
HEART LUNG MACHINE
(NEGO)
Single Bid only PhP10,000,000.00 15 October 2012
Supply of 2 Units Motor
Vehicle (SUV) (NEGO)
Single Bid only 2,400,000.00 15 October 2012
Supply of Motor Vehicle
(Pick Up Truck Double Cab)
(NEGO)
Single Bid only 1,800,000.00 15 October 2012
Electric Dermatome
System (REBID)
Single Bid only 550,000.00 15 October 2012
Interested parties not registered with UPM-PGH can secure application for registration at the BAC
1 Secretariat, Purchasing Offce, PGH, any time during offce hours.
Prospective bidders should have undertaken a similar project within the last two (2) years
amounting to at least 50% of Approved Budget for the Contract. The Eligibility Check/Screening
as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria.
Post-qualifcation of the lowest calculated responsive bid shall be conducted.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security,
Pre-Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be
governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Applica tion for Eligibility and bidding docu ments co ntaining general co nditions and sp eci fca tions
including the schedule of pre-bid conference shall be issued starting 01October 2012 at the
PGH Purch asi ng Offce any time during offce hours upon paym ent of a non- refundable
amount to be determined upon issuance to the UP Manila Cashiers Offce.
Sealed bids in duplicate copies of the respective commodities shall be received on or before 9:00
A.M. of 01 October 2012 at the UP Manila Internal Audit Offce, 8
th
Floor, Central Block Building,
PGH, Manila. Late bids will not be accepted.
Sealed bids will be opened on 01 October 2012 at 9:00 A,M. at the Bidding Room,
PurchasingOffce, 2
nd
Floor, Right Service Wing Bldg., near Ward 8, Philippine General Hospital,
Taft Avenue, Manila by the Bids and Awards Committee I in the presence of the attending bidders.
The University of the Philippines Manila hereby reserves the right to reject any/and or all
proposals, or to waive any formality therein and/or accept the bids or not to make an award as
may be considered most advantageous to UP Manila.
For further information, prospective bidders may call the BAC - I Secretariat and look for Mrs.
Teresita T . Venturina at Tel. Nos. 5548400, local 2257,2250,3027.
(Sgd.) Dean VICENTE O. MEDINA, III, D.DM, Ph.D.
Chair, Bids and Awards Committee I
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
The Health Sciences Center
Taft Avenue, Manila
Tel. # 554-8400 loc. 3025/3026; .526-4359
E-mail Address:bac1.upm@gmail.com
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INVITATION TO BID
The Samar Second District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan, Samar, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts:
1. Contract ID: 12 IK 0016
Contract Name: Cluster VI-Construction of 1-unit, One (1) Classroom,
Modifed Type School Building (7.0Mx9.0M) on various locations
Contract Location: Brgy. Ferreras E/S, Marabut; Brgy. Rizal E/S, Basey;
Brgy. San Juan E/S, Talalora; Villareal NHS, Villareal and Brgy.
Tominamos IS, Sta. Rita, Samar
Scope of Work: 803-Excavation for Structure; 704-Masonry works: 900-Conc.
Works; 1010-Doors and Windows; 1021-Cement Plaster Finish; 1013-
Roof Framing & Roofng; 1003-Forms and Scaffolding; Spcl. I-Billboard;
Spcl. II-Mobilization/Demobilization;
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 3,017,468.00
Contract Duration: 120 calendar days
2. Contract ID: 12 IK 0017
Contract Name: Cluster VII-Construction of 1-unit, One (1) Classroom, Type
III S. School Building (7.0Mx7.0M) on various locations
Contract Location: Brgy. Palaon P/S, Pinabacdao and Brgy. Libas P/S,
Catbalogan City
Scope of Work: 803-Excavation for Structure; 704-Masonry works: 900-Conc.
Works; 1010-Doors and Windows; 1021-Concrete Flooring and
Sidewalk; 1003-Carpentry and Joinery Works; 1013-Corrugated Metal
Roofng; Spcl. I-Billboard; Spcl. II-Mobilization/Mobilization
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,207,417.60
Contract Duration: 45 calendar days
3. Contract ID: 12 IK 0018
Contract Name: Cluster VIII-Construction of 1-unit, One (1) Classroom,
Modifed Type School Building (7.0Mx9.0M) on various locations
Contract Location: Brgy. Madalunot E/S, Pinabacdao; and Brgy.Guinsorongan
E/S, Catbalogan City
Scope of Work: 803-Excavation for Structure; 704-Masonry works: 900-Conc.
Works; 1010-Doors and Windows; 1021-Cement Plaster Finish;
1013-Roof Framing & Roofng; 1003-Forms and Scaffolding;
Spcl. I-Billboard; Spcl.II-Mobilization/Demobilization;
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 1,205,964.40
Contract Duration: 45 calendar days
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance
with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet
the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75%
Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW-
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 26, 2012 - October. 17, 2012
2. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders September 26 October 11, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 8, 2012 (9:00A.M.)
4. Receipt of Bids October 17, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 17, 2012; 2:00 P.M.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman.
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, including the eligibility
requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid
evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, If available, from the DPWH web site.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders
- upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php5,000.00 each per project. Bidders that
will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the
submission of their bids
The DPWH, Samar Second District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award,
without Incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NESTOR I. MATE, MPM
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region VIII
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Samar Second District Engineering Offce
Catbalogan City
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Cavite vice governor to run alone
1.5-million
hectares of
farm land
irrigated
Aboitiz donates genset to Marines
By Gigi Muoz David
CUYAPOMayor Amado
Corpuz led rites to break ground
for a P30-million engineered
dump in Nueva Ecija to be built
by Central Luzon Environmen-
tal Action Network Inc., an af-
liate of the biggest developers
of sanitary landlls.
He said the CLEAN project would generate
income and jobs for its host community in Barangay
Simbulan.
In his remarks, Gov. Aurelio Umali said
solid waste management must adhere to strict
environment requirements.
Consenting to the idea of putting up a landll
here in Nueva Ecija is also in our compliance with
the law which says that every local government
must come up with its own facility, he said.
After conducting background checks on CLEAN,
I am convinced that the project will do good to the
province most especially to the town of Cuyapo.
Umali urged other localities to act on their
garbage before getting into the same problem of
Metro Manila and other key urban centers.
Also at the groundbreaking were Vice Gov.
Gay Padiernos, Vice Mayor Cinderella Ramos,
board members, town councilors, village ofcials,
residents and CLEAN executives.
CLEAN general manager Engr. Dennis Sandil
said the company, an afliate of International
Solid Waste and Integrated Management Services
and San Mateo Sanitary Landll and Development
Corp., would plant 350 mango trees at the 10-
hectare site.
CLEAN sanitary landll will also be modeled
and engineered after the landlls previously
developed by ISWIMS and SMSLDC that are
environmentally-compliant designed to be
ecological solutions for effective solid waste
management, he said. In the long run the site will
still be livable in response to the housing programs
of the local government.
ABOITIZPOWER has given a 30-kVA
generator set to the Marine Battalion Landing
Team-6 based in Patikul, Sulu.
The donation was arranged by Senator
Teosto Guingona III along with AboitizPower
executive vice president Antonio Moraza.
One of the biggest power companies in
Mindanao is AboitizPower, Guingona said
during the turnover rites. AboitizPower
responded immediately when we asked for
their help.
Moraza, also generation group chief
operating ofcer, welcomed the opportunity
to help in further improving living conditions
in the south.
We are honored to provide support to your
efforts to strengthen civil and community
relations, he said. Aboitiz has been in
Mindanao for close to 80 years.
The company operates hydroelectric and
fossil-based assets, and distribution utilities
in the region.
AbotiizPower is set to add 354 MW to
the Mindanao grid by 2015 to beef up the
power supply through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Therma Marine Inc., with 23
customers.
The additional capacity will come from the
300-MW clean coal plant of Therma South
Inc., and the 54-MW of run-of-river hydro
plants of Hedcor Inc., both wholly-owned
subsidiaries as well.
We continue to fulll our mission
of helping people help themselves by
implementing projects that will improve their
quality of lives, Moraza said.
I would like to congratulate Marine
Battalion Landing Team-6 for being the
beneciary of the generator set. We hope
that this unit will aid you in your day-to-day
operations.
TRECE MARTIRES CITY--Cavite Vice
Governor Recto Cantimbuhan will run for
reelection independent in next years mid-
term polls.
Also Provincial Board presiding ofcer, he
said the decision was crucial but it would give
the provincial electorate the best opportunity
to make the right choice of leader.
Cantimbuhan, who was teamed up with
Liberal Partys Osboy Campana, won over
Bimbo Bautista and Roger Pureza in May
2010 elections.
I am denitely running a second term,
he said in Filipino. There were offers from
different parties but I have declared my
candidacy as independent bet.
Cantimbuhan said he is unfazed by the
challenge posed by Senator Bong Revillas son
Jolo also president of Liga ng mga Barangay
Federation and Senator Ping Lacsons son and
Chief of Staff Jay Lacson of LP.
Cantimbuhan was a three-time Dasmarias
mayor and provincial board member.
Dennis Caparas-Abrina
ADMINISTRATOR Antonio Nangel said
at least 1.5 million hectares of farm lands
have been irrigated since he took ofce in
2010.
He said the National Irrigation
Administration served as one of the main
reasons in attaining rice sufciency by
the Department of Agriculture under
Secretary Proceso Alcala.
We know the importance of water to
all our rice elds that is why our ofce is
here to give them enough water supply,
he said in a statement.
Nangel said more than 1.8 hectares will
be irrigated next year.
Awarded as best regional director of
DA from 2007 to 2009, he started as head
of the Upper Pampanga River Irrigations
System.
An engineer, Nangel said he had bonded
with his staff and co-workers at UPRIS
t5hat it was difcult to heed the call of
Secretary Alcala but the greater call of
food security for the country was stake.
Its hard to leave UPRIS especially
that I am so much attached to our people
there, he said. But I accepted the post
because I know for myself that I can
help more our farmers in taking that
position.
Nangel also introduced the construction
of the mini-hydro power plants in selected
dams and irrigation systems that have
started producing electricity to augment
the supply amid recurrent shortages.
NIA is also involved in providing
potable water from its reservoirs to serve
far-ung communities.
Even as food production and improving
the lives of farmers have taken much of
NIAs time, the agency still had to look
after the system due to climate conditions
that result in ooding and calamities in
different parts of the archipelago.
Cordillera has
1,060 MW ready
Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio
Umali (fourth from left) joins the
spadework for CLEAN landll in
Cuyapo. Joining him are (from left)
village chief Rodrigo de Guzman
Sr., CLEAN Inc. engineers Reynaldo
Perez and Dennis Sandil;
Vice Gov. Jose Gay Padiernos,
Cuyapo Mayor Amado Corpuz Jr.,
Provincial Board Member Belinda
Palilio and Vice Mayor Cinderella
Ramos. JUN DAVID
By Dexter A. See

BAGUIO CITYThe Cordillera has more
than 1,060 megawatts of renewable energy
now on pre-development stages for the
Luzon grid within three to ve years, a top
energy ofcial said.
Efren Balawing, regional director of
the Department of Energys Luzon eld
ofce, said the agency has issued 37 service
contracts for hydro power with a combined
output of around 800 megawatts and 5
service contracts for geothermal power for
260 megawatts.
The government is inclined to facilitate the
development of available renewable energy
sources in the Cordillera pursuant to the
desire of the Regional Development Council
for the region to become a sustainable source
of renewable energy that can contribute in
reducing the impact of expected prolonged
power outages by the year 2017, Balawing
told Manila Standard.
According to him, it will take three years
for investors for pre-development plus two
years to deliver the project.
The Luzon grid needs around 10,000
megawatts, and Visayas grid at least 800
megawatts while Mindanao grid requires
1,000 megawatts by 2030.
Balawing said the energy department
was also working on the preservation and
protection of watersheds to sustain hydro
power production to spur socio-economic
development in the countryside.
Ecija to open P30-m dump
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The Bellevue Resort in Panglao, Bohol recently
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ve-star hotel perched on a hill overlook-
ing the city and the neighboring islands,
had a weeklong authentic Swiss revelry
with its 6
th
Swiss Alpine Festival, with guests from sev-
eral countries joining in.
The culinary journey, which was also in celebration
of the Swiss National Day, was one of the hotels merry
events, starting with the ringing of bells from Zongen,
followed by the traditional speech of the President of
the Swiss Confederation.
With the attendance of the Swiss Ambassador Ivo
Sieber , the celebration turned out to be a really fun
event as the hotels general manager Hans Haur i led
his team in preparing a delightful Swiss buffet spread,
free-owing drinks, great entertainment, plus tradition-
al Swiss games such as yodeling and quizzes for the
guests who also brought home valuable rafe prizes.
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Why is ones language called the mother tongue?
Because the father never gets a chance to speak it.
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Lovely couple Tamila and Ryan Chan The brilliant Bellevue Hotels and Resorts chairman Johnny Chan
(third from left) with (from left) Peter Dejaresco, Panglao mayor
Benedicto Alcala and Bohol governor Edgardo Chatto
(Seated from left) Patrick Chan and wife Denice, Randall Lao, Jeff
Cheng, (standing) Jayvee Ong and Ricky Mabini
(From left) Ambassador of Switzerland, His
Excellency Ivo Sieber with Pascale Meyner,
Marco Polo Plaza Cebu general manager Hans
Hauri and Karl Zweifel
Quennie Amman, Karla Henry and
Agnes Huettel
Jurgen Peschm, Horst Amman and Greg
Huettel
A toast to Switzerland and the Philippines
by Russia consul Armi Garcia and
ambassador Ivo Sieber
Spanish consul Jaime Picomell
and wife Cecilia
(Seated from left) Meeky Hernandes, Trisha Chan,
(standing from left) Nelson Aguila and Charles Neil
Meg Tapales, the rst birthday celebrator at The
Bellevue Resort with the Bellevue Resort general
manager Franz Eichenauer, and chef Martin
Przewodnik
AN OUTFIT is not just a top and a bot-
tom. Especially in the fall-winter season,
youre free to play around with layered
garments in different textures and hues.
Of course, the right accessories should be
part of every ensemble, no matter what
look youre going for. And with tem-
peratures continuously dropping, theres
no risk of sweating all our your couture,
making every day an excuse to play dress
up.
Obviously, every stylish girl knows that her
wardrobe needs new pieces once in a while
which is also a great excuse as well, but in this
case, to go shopping. But even just one walk-
through at the mall will present a variety of op-
tions and every store out there is vying for your
attention (and cash). How do you even begin to
decide which store to go to rst? Dont stress
cause we got you covered!
Here are some of the pieces that are worthy of
being added to your fall-perfect wardrobe:
From JessicaThe brands
theme this season is vintage
glamour. Their garments
are great for occasions
ranging from ofce
functions to holi-
day cocktails. An
important piece is
the ultra-exciting
white boiled wool
tunic dress thats
embellished with
ant i que- s t yl e
gold and metallic
beading. If you want
more color, go for
their amethyst combo
scarf print tunic dress.
Feeling a little cold? Grab
one of the several cashmere knitwear
on the racks.
From Calvin Klein JeansDenim is an all-
year material that can transition from day to night,
spring to fall, weekday to weekend. This season,
Calvin Klein Jeans is unveiling the new liquid
metal-inspired denim that features a coating of
leather over the denim. It showcases both shiny
and matte surfaces for a three-dimensional effect.
This is a great way to do denim-on-denim, which
can easily be achieved by choosing
from the brands numerous offerings,
including skinnies and jackets.
From Michael KorsIf you really want to
make a statement, head on to the Michael Kors bou-
tique to get the New York Limited Edition Runway
watch. Launched in August, the timepiece features a
dial with a 2.55-mm diamond at the number-12 index
and an etched graphic of the Manhattan skyline at the
back. (It retails for P39,150 in limited quantities.)
Fr om Char r iolThe Divine collection of the
luxe jewelry brand, which makes use of the star
motif, is simply to die for. The three rings and
two bangles are formed after the distinct Char-
riol cable while the two necklaces feature a more
complex look with chains and cables. Design
options include one lengthened star and several
conjoined stars.
From Tor y BurchIn a world obsessed with
stilettos and sky-high platforms, a good solid pair
of ats is direly missing. Tory Burch solves this di-
lemma with the launch of the Chelsea ballet ats,
named after the artsy district in New York. Theyre
a great companion for those days that you just want
to walk around (like if youre doing an art exhibit
tour of the city). The ats are super chic too, in col-
ors of vivid yellow, jade green and light salmon.
(Retail price: P9,650)
From Bur ber r yThe weather is unpredict-
able. One minute, the sun is shining; the next, its
cloudy. Dont be caught in the blinding light of the
middle of the day without a pair of stunning sun-
nies. The new eyewear pieces from Burberry are
denitely eye-catching with their faceted hexago-
nal frames in color schemes of khaki/mustard, teal/
mustard and teal/plum. Can someone say chic?
Burberry sunglasses
Michael Kors watch
Calvin
Klein
Jeans
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MONDAY C2
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
#lovemy
standardlifestyle@gmail.com
fashion beauty health wellness
beauty
memo
beauty
memo
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
MASCARA is a makeup item
that most women will not give
up. It is as important as lip gloss
and concealer. There is nothing
like lashes made even plumper
and longer (or so it appears)
with black mascara because, as
they say, the eyes are the win-
dows to the soul. Realistically,
they frame the face and can
"make or break" your makeup.
The new Revlon PhotoRea-
dyTM 3D Volume Mascara
promises to give you glamor-
ous, big volume lashes. The
mascara is a product of beauty
meets science with smooth gel-
lants and exible polymer tech-
nology to give lashes instant
volume and dimension. The
result: just two coats and lashes
look 100 percent more magni-
ed and multiplied, not to men-
tion simply stunning!
The Revlon PhotoReady 3D
Volume Mascaras innovative
brush has a lash-accentuating
tip. This special feature lets you
reach every last lash yes, even
those in hard-to-reach places
to create that ultra-full look and
dimension like youve never
seen before. Plus, the bristles
are exible enough to let you
untangle any unruly lashes
while getting a good handle on
wiggling from root to tip.
If youre starting to think this
new mascaras got it all cov-
ered, heres more : dramatic 3D
volume, without clumps. This
is a mascara that actually, truly
delivers on its no clumping
and no aking promise!
A STORY of pure seduction and mystery unravels within Ber-
lins gilded Russian embassy. The two different souls of a sensual
and rened woman and a rigorous and cosmopolitan man cross
paths. A role-play between Kate Mosss unmistakable femininity,
Karmen Pedarus reserved beauty and Sean OPrys striking ap-
peal unfolds amidst a geometrical play of mirrors and fabrics that
recreates the environ of a fairy tale palace.
Kate, naturally vibrant yet sophisticated, perfectly interprets
the essence of this Autumn Winter collection. Mikael Jansson
captures her iconic elegance, seductively perched on a delicate
dormeuse surrounded by glittering, precious decor and antique
handcrafted tapestries that create a striking trompe loeil effect
against the paisley patterns of the garments. Karmens enigmatic
beauty embodies the rigorous quality of the collection: the im-
peccable tailoring, garments that empower the silhouette like uni-
forms. Beside her, Sean, an attractive aesthete of the metropolis,
perfectly interprets this subtle game.
The combined elements - an extraordinary locale, rich atmo-
sphere and intensely luxurious and chic style - tell a story: the
mise en scne of Salvatore Ferragamos collection for Autumn
Winter 2012-2013.
In the Philippines, Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distrib-
uted by Stores Specialists Inc. (SSI) and is located at Power Plant
Mall, Greenbelt 4, Rustans Tower, Rustans Makati, Alabang
Town Center and Rustans Ayala Cebu.
KATE HUDSON wore Gucci
Cruise 2013 look 24 cream
ne wool double breasted
jacket with slim ared trousers
to The Reluctant Fundamen-
talist photo call in Venice,
Italy last August 29, 2012.
Br it Mar ling was spotted
in a Gucci Cruise 2013 look
29 white silk georgette strap-
less gown with a degrad Flo-
ra printed skirt, gold leather
high heeled evening sandals
and red satin box clutch to
the "The Iceman" Premiere in
Venice last August 30, 2012.
The always dashing Rob
Pattinson wore a Gucci
Cruise 2013 look 26, azul silk
cotton notch lapel two button
Monaco suit with navy dress
shirt and black tie for the pre-
miere of Cosmopolis at the
Museum of Modern Art last
August 13, 2012 in New York.
In the Philippines, Gucci
is exclusively distributed by
Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI)
and is located at Greenbelt 4,
Ayala Center and Rustans
Tower Shangri-La Plaza Mall.
Salvatore Ferragamo
unveils seduction
and mystery
Pump up
the volume
WHATS
your issue?
If there is one thing that I
have learned from writing about
beauty products and procedures
and talking to a lot of beauti-
ful women, it is that nobody is
perfect. I also learned that a lot
of work goes into making these
celebrities look awless.
Dr. Vicki Belo is a house-
hold name in the Philippines,
not only because she is a ce-
lebrity in her own right with
a love life that makes tabloid
headlines, but because she is
considered the Philippines
cosmetic surgeon to the stars.
Belo Medical Group has
been around for 29 years. We
have been addressing the beauty
issues for men and women for
nearly three decades, says Belo
during Belo Medical groups
rst major event for the year at
Makati Shangri-La, Manila.
When people come to Belo
Medical Group, their beauty
concerns are taken seriously. We
treat our clients equally, whether
they are celebrities or not, she
adds.
TV host Phoemela Bar anda
shares that when she was a mod-
el, she didnt need extra curves
but being on television changed
all that. Baranda, who went to
Belo Medical Group for her skin
care needs, sought Belos ad-
vice. The doctor recommended
a breast augmentation procedure.
No to sagging
Belo explains that at Belo Medi-
cal Group, they place the breast
implants under the muscles and
not beneath the nipples or areolas
for a more attering shape.
Implants tucked under the
areola look very fake and have a
greater tendency to sag over the
years. You just make a slice un-
der the nipple and put the implant
in, and thats it. Nothing holds
the implant but the skin. Since
skin is quite weak, weve had to
redo countless women whove
had breast augmentation proce-
dures done by other doctors, she
explains.
No chunks
Korean beauty Gr ace Lee had
a different beauty issue. While
the publics impression of her is
that of a slim woman, Lee, who
once dated President Benigno
Aquino III, has actually been al-
ways top heavy.
Dr. Vicki once told me that
my arms are like my frame on
TV and since my arms are dis-
proportionately big compared
to the rest of my body, people
watching at home think Im big-
ger than I really am, shares Lee,
who nally underwent Smart
Lipo on her arms.
The procedure changed Lees
life. She once tried to reduce
the size of arms via exercise and
nothing happened. This time, she
was really happy with the result.
Im more condent now to
wear sleeveless and halter tops.
Before, I was conned to clothes
with short sleeves to cover my
upper arms. Im really happy
with the results, says Lee.
With Smart Lipo, Belo com-
bines old-fashioned liposuction
with lasers for more even results
(no nukol-bukol look usually as-
sociated with liposuction).
Its smarter to use a laser rst
to melt the fat away. If you insist
on just suctioning off the fat, its
going to come out in chunks,
explains Belo.
Seeing the light
Skin lightening procedures are
some of the most sought-after
services at Belo Medical Group.
Morena beauties usually want a
lighter complexion. Jennylyn
Mercado is no exception.
I was really born dark but be-
cause of my work, I get exposed
to the sun a lot, especially when
we do outdoor shoots. One part
of my skin used to end up dark,
while the covered area was light.
It was so difcult to achieve an
even skin tone, she shares.
Mercado got a series of Glu-
tathione-IV injections, supple-
mented with oral doses of Belo
Essentials glutathione capsules
with collagen and vitamin C and
was able to achieve a lighter, more
even and glowing skin tone.
She has to maintain it.
Otherwise, her dark skin tone
would come back. The proce-
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
WE are quick to express envy when we see a celebrity and her seem-
ingly perfect face and body. Why is it that the celebrities we see on
TV and in the movies never seem to have thunder thighs, big arms and
love handles? Their skin always seems so perfect and pore-free. Their
bodies are perfectly toned and devoid of fat.
dure is safe. And contrary to
rumors, glutathione doesnt
cause liver cancer. In fact, it
helps the liver, which always
takes a beating from the things
we eat and drink, get rid of free
radicals, says Belo.
Belos range of surgical and
non-surgical procedures include
Liposculpting; Cosmetic Sur-
gery Procedures; Facials and
Peels; Acne Management and
Acne Scars; Skin Pigmentation
and Melasma Treatments; Bo-
tox and Fillers; Skin Rejuvena-
tion and Anti-Aging Treatments;
Hair Removal Treatments; Wart
Moles and Other Lesions and
Birthmarks and Tattoos; Scars
and Keloids; Skin Lightening
and Smoothening Treatments;
Dental; Stretchmarks and Cel-
lulite; Varicose Veins and Treat-
ments for Vascular Lesions;
Weight Management; and Non-
surgical Contouring Treatments.
Belo Medical Group clinics are
located at Medical Plaza Makati;
The Mega Atrium; Bonifacio High
Street; Trinoma, Greenbelt; Ayala
Malls Cebu; Tomas Morato in Que-
zon City; Greenhills; and Alabang.
A-List
celebrities
in Gucci
Phoemela
Baranda
Jennylyn Mercado
Grace Lee
Vicki Belo
Kate Hudson
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Republic of the Philippines
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Municipality of Tambulig
Invitation to Bid
Concreting of Lower Lodiong Limamaan Farm to Market Road
(Lower Lodiong and Limamaan, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur)

September 25, 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 Concreting of Lower Lodiong FMR under the
contract no. AIRC-070512-N135-04-THC-ZDS-R009.
The Municipality of Tambulig now invites bids for Concreting of Lower Lodiong-Limamaan
Farm to Market Road FMR under the contract no. AIRC-070512-N135-04-THC-ZDS-R009.
Completion of the Works is required within 150 calendar days from the date of the offcial
start of the subproject. Bidders should have completed in the last ten (10) years a 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.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 23,135,475.73
Project Duration : 150 Calendar Days
Minimum Bid Security : Php 578,386.89
Bid Closing Date : October 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Description of Works
Item No. Scope of Work % of Total Quantity Unit
Part A Earthworks
104 Embankment (From roadway Excav) 6.344% 5,830.76 cu.m.
102 Roadway Excavation 3.101% 8,616.36 cu.m.
103 Structure Excavation 0.089% 76.00 cu.m.
Part B Base Course & P.C.C.P.
105 Subgrade Preparation 1.318% 24,504.00 sq.m.
200 Aggregate Sub base Coarse 14.694% 4,900.80 cu.m.
311 PCCP(4X0.15m thk) 73.400% 16,336.00 sq.m.
Part C Drainage & Slope Protection
500(4) Reinforced concrete pipe culvert 0.643% 21.00 l.m.
505 Grouted Riprap(Apron) 0.208% 12.00 cu.m.
506 Stone Masonry(R.C.P.C. Headwalls) 0.203% 11.00 cu.m.
Minimum Equipment Required: Bulldozer (2 units)-leased/owned; Road Roller Vibratory
Compactor (9 ton min. 1 unit)- leased/owned; Road Grader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Loader (1
unit)- leased/owned; Dump Truck (4 units)- leased/owned; Water Truck (1 unit)- leased/owned;
Backhoe/Excavator (1 unit)- leased/owned; Transit Mixer (3 units)-leased/owned ;survey
instruments-(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 Tambulig, Province of
Zamboanga del Sur and inspect the Bidding Documents on September 25 to October 22, 2012
at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on September
25 to October 22, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for
the bidding documents in the amount Php 5,000.00.
It may al so be downl oaded free of charge from the websi te of the Phi l geps
(www.Philgeps.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 a Cashiers Check or Managers Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Tambulig.
The Municipality of Tambulig will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 10, 2012. at the
Conference Hall, Municipal Hall, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur,
which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. of the 22
nd
day of October
2012 at the Offce of the BAC, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee and in the amount
of Php 578386.89
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 10:00 A.M. of October 22, 2012 The opening of bids will proceed immediately
after the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above.
Bids without original documents such as Business Permits, DTI Permits BIR Financial Statements,
Certifcate of Non Inclusion in the Blacklists, TIN Numbers Organizational Structures and etc
are not accepted.
The Municipality of Tambulig 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:
Engr. Bienvenido C. Suco
ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson/Infrastructure
Municipality of Tambulig
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Telephone No. 09464311826
(Sgd.) ENGR. BIENVENIDO C. SUCO
Municipal Engineer
ARCP2-LGU-BAC - Chairperson/Infrastructure

(MST-Sept. 25 & Oct. 1, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Municipality of Tambulig
Invitation to Bid
Concreting of Junction Limamaan- Upper Lodiong Farm to Market Road FMR
(Upper Lodiong, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur)

September 25, 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 Concreting of Junction Limamaan-Upper Lodiong
FMR under the contract no. AIRC-070512-N136-05-THC-ZDS-R009.
The Municipality of Tambulig now invites bids for Concreting of Junction Limamaan- Upper
Lodiong Farm to Market Road FMR under the contract no. AIRC-070512-N136-05-THC-
ZDS-R009. Completion of the Works is required within 270 calendar days from the date of
the offcial start of the subproject. Bidders should have completed in the last ten (10) years a
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 eligible bidders is contained in the
bidding documents, particularly, in section II, instruction to Bidders.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 39,943,496.45
Project Duration : 270 Calendar Days
Minimum Bid Security : Php 998,587.41
Bid Closing Date : October 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Description of Works
Item No. Scope of Work % of Total Quantity Unit
Part A Earthworks
104 Embankment 5.627% 8,929.14 cu.m.
102 Roadway Excavation 2.879% 13,810.58 cu.m.
103 Structure Excavation 0.051% 76.00 cu.m.
Part B Base Course & P.C.C.P.
105 Subgrade Preparation 1.339% 42,987.00 sq.m.
200 Aggregate Sub base Coarse 14.927% 8,595.60 cu.m.
311 PCCP(4X0.15m thk) 74.566% 28,652.00 sq.m.
Part C Drainage & Slope Protection
500(4) Reinforced concrete pipe culvert 0.372% 21.00 l.m.
505 Grouted Riprap(Apron) 0.120% 12.00 cu.m.
506 Stone Masonry(R.C.P.C. Headwalls) 0.118% 11.00 cu.m.
Minimum Equipment Required: Bulldozer (2 units)-leased/owned; Road Roller Vibratory Compactor
(9 ton min. 1 unit)- leased/owned; Road Grader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Loader (1 unit)- leased/
owned; Dump Truck (4 units)- leased/owned; Water Truck (1 unit)- leased/owned; Backhoe/
Excavator (1 unit)- leased/owned; Transit Mixer (3 units)-leased/owned ; survey instruments-
(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 Tambulig, Province of
Zamboanga del Sur and inspect the Bidding Documents on September 25 to October 22, 2012
at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on September
25 to October 22, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for
the bidding documents in the amount Php 5,000.00.
It may al so be downl oaded free of charge from the websi te of the Phi l geps
(www.Philgeps.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 a Cashiers Check or Managers Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Tambulig.
The Municipality of Tambulig will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 10, 2012 at the Conference
Hall, Municipal Hall, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, which shall be
open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. of the 22
nd
day of October
2012 at the Offce of the BAC, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee and in the amount
of Php 998,587.41
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 10:00 A.M. of October 22, 2012. The opening of bids will proceed immediately after
the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above.
Bids without original documents such as Business Permits, DTI Permits BIR Financial Statements,
Certifcate of Non Inclusion in the Blacklists, TIN Numbers Organizational Structures and etc are
not accepted.
The Municipality of Tambulig 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:
Engr. Bienvenido C. Suco
ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson/Infrastructure
Municipality of Tambulig
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Telephone No. 09464311826
(Sgd.) ENGR. BIENVENIDO C. SUCO
Municipal Engineer
ARCP2-LGU-BAC-Chairperson/Infrastructure
(MST-Sept. 25 & Oct. 1, 2012)

Republic of the Philippines
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Municipality of Tambulig
Invitation to Bid
Rehabilitation with Spot Concreting of Limamaan FMR
(Limamaan, Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur)

September 25, 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 Rehabilitation with Spot Concreting of Limamaan
FMR under the contract no. AIRR- 082412-N168-06-THC-ZDS-R009.
The Municipality of Tambulig now invites bids for Rehabilitation with Spot Concreting of
Limamaan- FMR under the contract no. AIRR-082412-N168-06-THC-ZDS-R009. Completion
of the Works is required within 180 calendar days from the date of the offcial start of the
subproject. Bidders should have completed in the last ten (10) years a 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 bidders is contained in the bidding documents,
particularly, in section II, instruction to Bidders.
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : Php 8,688,805.07
Project Duration : 180 Calendar Days
Minimum Bid Security : Php 217,220.12
Bid Closing Date : October 22, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
Description of Works
Item No. Scope of Work % of Total Quantity Unit
Part A Earthworks
104 Embankment 21.852% 7,521.40 cu.m.
102 Roadway Excavation 11.338% 11,729.97 cu.m.
103 Structure Excavation 0.172% 56.00 cu.m.
Part B Base Course & P.C.C.P.
105 Subgrade Preparation 4.117% 27,987.12 sq.m.
200 Aggregate Sub base Coarse 14.688% 1,865.81 cu.m.
201 Agregate Base Coarse 23.265% 2,798.71 Cu.m.
311 PCCP 21.307% 1,600.00 sq.m.
Part C Drainage & Slope Protection
500(4) RCPC 910mm dia(ext.@ both ends) 2.283% 28.00 l.m.
505 Grouted Riprap(Apron) 0.658% 14.21 cu.m.
506 Stone Masonry ( RCPC Headwalls) 0.321% 6.50 cu.m.
Minimum Equipment Required: Bulldozer (2 units)-leased/owned; Road Roller Vibratory Compactor
(9 ton min. 1 unit)- leased/owned; Road Grader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Loader (1 unit)- leased/
owned; Dump Truck (4 units)- leased/owned; Water Truck (1 unit)- leased/owned; Backhoe/
Excavator (1 unit)- leased/owned; Transit Mixer (3 units) leased/owned; survey instruments-
(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 Tambulig, Province of
Zamboanga del Sur and inspect the Bidding Documents on September 25 to October 22, 2012
at the address given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested bidders on September
25 to October 22, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the
bidding documents in the amount Php 5,000.00.
It may al so be downl oaded free of charge from the websi te of the Phi l geps
(www.Philgeps.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 a Cashiers Check or Managers Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Tambulig.
The Municipality of Tambulig will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 10, 2012 at the Conference
Hall, Municipal Hall, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, which shall be
open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. of the 22
nd
day of October
2012 at the Offce of the BAC, Municipality of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur. All
bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee and in the amount
of Php 217,220.12
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 10:00 A.M. of October 22, 2012 The opening of bids will proceed immediately after
the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above.
Bids without original documents such as Business Permits, DTI Permits BIR Financial Statements,
Certifcate of Non Inclusion in the Blacklists, TIN Numbers Organizational Structures and etc are
not accepted.
The Municipality of Tambulig 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:
Engr. Bienvenido C. Suco
ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson/Infrastructure
Municipality of Tambulig
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Telephone No. 09464311826
(Sgd.) ENGR. BIENVENIDO C. SUCO
Municipal Engineer
ARCP2-LGU-BAC - Chairperson/Infrastructure
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
Invitation for Bids
Government of the Philippines
October 1, 2012
Loan Agreement No. Ph-P247: Road Upgrading and Preservation Project (RUPP)
ICD-4A: IT Equipment / Software
1. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines has received a Loan from Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) towards the cost of the Road Upgrading and Preservation Project
on March 31, 2011. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this Loan will be applied to eligible
payments under the contract for the ICD-4A: IT Equipment/Software under the Institutional
Capacity Development .
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways (hereafter referred to as the Purchaser )
now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualifed Bidders for the Supply, Delivery, and
Installation of Five Hundred Fifty Five (555) Business Workstations consisting of the items
below and furnishing all materials, labor, tools, and other related services, with corresponding
insurance, warranties, project management, and training as described in detail on Section VI
Schedule of Requirements, Bidding Documents:
Item No. Description of Goods Quantity Unit
1 Business Workstations (Desktop, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse,
and Windows 7 Professional)
555 Lot
2 Software (Microsoft Offce 2010) 555 Lot
3 Uninterruptible Power Supply (1000VA) 555 Unit
4 CCTV Equipment 1 Lot

3. The delivery to the Fourteen (14) DPWH Delivery Sites shall commence not later than Five
(5) weeks and shall be completed not later than Forty-Eight (48) weeks after date of contract
effectiveness. Prior to submission of Claims for Payment, the Supplier shall secure all individual
Delivery receipts from the respective DPWH District Engineering Offces (DEOs) in each region
and the Acknowledgment of Equipment Receipt (ARE) of the Commission on Audit (COA).
4. The Bidding is open to all eligible bidders that meet the following criteria:
4.1 Must meet the nationality requirement of eligible source countries of Japanese ODA
Loans.
4.2 Must meet the eligibility requirement of JICA on confict of interest.
4.3 Must meet the eligibility requirement of JICA on fraud and corruption.
4.4 Soundness of the Bidders fnancial position showing long-term proftability demonstrated
through audited annual fnancial statements (balance sheet, income statement) for the
last fve (5) years. As a minimum, the Bidders net worth, calculated as the difference
between its total assets and total liabilities, must be positive. In the case of a Joint Venture
Bidder, each partner must meet this requirement.
4.5 Minimum average annual turnover of US$1,137,332.00 defned as the total payments
received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last
fve (5) years. In the case of a Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet 40% of the
requirement, each partner must meet 25% of the requirement, and all partners combined
must meet 100% of the requirement.
4.6 The Bidder must have liquid assets and lines of credit to meet the cash fow of US$ 1.7
Million for the execution of the Contract being bid for. The Bidders liquid assets and lines
of credit must also meet its other current commitments for other contracts. In the case
of a Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet 40% of the requirement, each partner
must meet 25% of the requirement, and all partners combined must meet 100% of the
requirement.
4.7 Must have completed as Prime Supplier or Management Contractor of at least one
(1) similar contract during the last fve (5) years worth at least US$ 568,666. In the
case of a Joint Venture Bidder, the requirement can be met by any one of the partners.
4.8 Must have specifc experience as an Authorized or Exclusive Dealer/ Distributor or
Manufacturer of all products listed in its Bid for at least fve hundred ffty fve (555)
workstations for the last three (3) years prior to the submission of the bid. In the
case of a Joint Venture Bidder, any one of the partners can meet this requirement. All
Goods offered must have been in production in the last ten (10) years.
4.9 Local Suppliers must comply with Section 8.5.1 of the Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations (or IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act (or RA No. 9184), requiring manufacturers, suppliers,
distributors, and consultants interested in participating in government procurement to
register with the Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) in accordance
with Resolution 022-2006 of the Government Policy Procurement Board (or GPPB) dated
6 December 2006, amending Sections 23.6 and 24.7 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
Prospective bidders are required further to submit the Certifcate of PhilGEPS Registration
as part of the minimum of the eligibility requirements under the Class A Legal Documents
or its equivalent requirement in the Bidding Documents.
5.0 International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with JICAs Procurement
Handbook, specifying a Single Stage, Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to
all Bidders from eligible source countries.
6.0 A pre-bid meeting which potential bidders may attend will be held on October 17 2012
at 10:00AM at the Offce of Assistant Secretary ROY L. MANAO, Chairman, BAC for
Goods, Department of Public Works and Highways, 2nd Floor, DPWH Main Building,
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
7.0 Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from:
Assistant Secretary
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) For Goods
c/o The BAC Secretariat
Department of Public Works and Highways
Ground Floor, Supply and Property Management Offce
DPWH Main Offce, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 1018, Philippines
Tel. (+63) 2 304 3530
8.0 A complete set of the Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on
October 1, 2012 until before 10:00 a.m. of November 13, 2012 from the Secretariat,
BAC for Goods with the same address above upon payment of a non-refundable fee of
Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible
currency.
9.0 Bids must be delivered to the above offce on or before 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2012
and must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Nine Hundred and Twenty Thousand
Pesos (Php 920,000.00).
10.0 Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend
at 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2012, at the offce of the Assistant Secretary, ROY L.
MANAO, Chairman, BAC for Goods, Department of Public Works and Highways, 2nd
Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
11.0 The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process
and reject all bids at any time prior to Contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to Bidders.
(Sgd.) ROY L. MANAO
Assistant Secretary
Chairman, BAC for Goods
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
Invitation for Bids
Government of the Philippines
October 1, 2012
Loan Agreement No. Ph-P247: Road Upgrading And Preservation Project (RUPP)
ICD-4B Communication Network
Institutional Capacity Development Component
1.0 The Government of the Republic of the Philippines has received a Loan from Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) towards the cost of the Road Upgrading and Preservation Project on March 31, 2011. It is intended
that part of the proceeds of this Loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the ICD-4B:
Communications Network under the Institutional Capacity Development.
2.0 The Department of Public Works and Highways (hereafter referred to as the Purchaser ) nowinvites sealed bids
fromprequalifed Bidders for the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of Communications Network Equipment
consisting of but not limited to the necessary cabling (fber optic and category 5 wiring) IP-PBXs, telephone sets,
data switching equipment, nodes, other related equipment necessary for a structured fast Ethernet data network,
as well as the necessary electrical wiring and backup generators to power this equipment and associated civil
works for installation, as described in detail on Section VI Schedule of Requirements, Bidding Documents.
Coordination with the appropriate telephone companies will also be required.
3.0 The delivery to 37 District Engineering Offces shall commence not later than Five (5) weeks and shall be completed
not later than Forty-Eight (48) weeks after date of contract effectiveness. Prior to submission of Claims for Payment,
the Supplier shall secure all individual Delivery Receipts from the respective DPWH District Engineering Offces
(DEOs) in each region and the Acknowledgment of Equipment Receipt (ARE) of the Commission on Audit (COA).
4.0 International Competitive Bidding with a Single Stage, Two-Envelope bidding procedure will be conducted in
accordance with JICAs Procurement Handbook. Postqualifcation of Lowest Evaluated Bidder must meet the
following minimumqualifcation criteria as specifed in Section III Evaluation and Qualifcation Criteria, Bidding
Documents, in accordance with JICA Procurement Handbook.
4.1 Eligibility Criteria
The Bidder must meet:
4.1.1 The nationality requirement of eligible source countries of Japanese ODA Loans.
4.1.2 The eligibility requirement of JICA on confict of interest;
4.1.3 The eligibility requirement of JICA on fraud and corruption;
4.1.4 The eligibility requirement of JICA on Historical Contract Non-Performance.
4.2 Financial Situation. The Bidder individually or as a Joint Venture -
4.2.1 Shall submit audited balance sheets or if not required by the law of the Bidders country, other
fnancial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last three (3) years to demonstrate the
current soundness of the Bidders fnancial position and its prospective long term proftability. As
the minimum requirement, an Applicants net worth calculated as the difference between total
assets and total liabilities should be positive.
4.2.2 Shall have supplied communication network systemsoftware development services and relevant
integration and operation services covering software, hardware and communication network
equipment for a minimumaverage annual sales turnover of US$ 5,600,000.00 [American Dollars
Five Million Six Hundred Thousand ] calculated as total certifed payments received for contracts
in progress or completed, within the last three [3] years. In the case of a Joint Venture Bidder, one
partner must meet 40%of the requirement; each partner must meet 25%of the requirement, and
all partners combined must meet 100%of the requirement.
s
4.2.3 Shall have minimum liquid assets or lines of credit to meet the cash fow in excess of US$
3,800,000.00 [American Dollars Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand] for the execution of the
Contract being bid for. The Bidders liquid assets and lines of credit must also meet its other current
commitments for other contracts.
Experience
4.3.1 The Bidder individually or as a joint venture must shall demonstrate that they have supplied at least
one (1) contract on communication network systemsoftware development services and relevant
integration and operation services covering software, hardware and using modern communication
network systems each with multiple sites within the last three (3) years with a total value in
excess of US$ 3,000,000.00 [American Dollars Three Million]. All Goods offered must have
been in production in the last ten (10) years.
4.4 Bidders Specialists
4.4.1 The Bidder individually or as a joint venture must have on its current staff, at least one key person
in each of the following specialist areas involved in the project.
a. WAN networking and equipment
b. LAN networking, equipment, and cabling
b. PABX equipment and operations
c. Computer hardware and operating system
4.4.2 Each key person must meet the following minimum requirements:
a. Eight years in the Information System(IS) industry, with the last fve (5) years in the particular
specialist area.
b. The last four (4) years of industry experience in a management capacity with at least ten (10)
subordinate staff.
c. The overall Project Manager nominated by the Bidder must have at least ten (10) years
relevant industry experience in project management responsibility for staff over extended
periods which involved the development, implementation, operation and support of integrated
communications systems covering multiple sites, and its integration with application
independent communications network services and computer applications.
d. Sub-contractor(s), if any are proposed, must have at least fve (5) years of relevant experience
in similar network Projects.
4.5 Local Suppliers must comply with Section 8.5.1 of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (or
IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act (or RA
No. 9184), requiring manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and consultants interested in participating in
government procurement to register with the Government Electronic Procurement System(PhilGEPS) in
accordance with Resolution 022-2006 of the Government Policy Procurement Board (or GPPB) dated 6
December 2006, amending Sections 23.6 and 24.7 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Prospective bidders
are required further to submit the Certifcate of PhilGEPS Registration as part of the minimum of the
eligibility requirements under the Class A Legal Documents or its equivalent requirement in the Bidding
Documents.
5. Apre-bid meeting which potential bidders may attend will be held on November 7, 2012 at 10:00AMat the Offce
of Assistant Secretary ROY L. MANAO, Chairman, BAC for Goods, Department of Public Works and Highways,
2nd Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
6.0 Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from:
Assistant Secretary ROY L. MANAO
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) For Goods
c/o The BAC Secretariat
Department of Public Works and Highways
Ground Floor, Supply and Property Management Offce
DPWH Main Offce, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 1018, Philippines
Tel. (+63) 2 304 3530
7.0 A complete set of the Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on October 1, 2012 from the
Secretariat, BACfor Goods with the same address above upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand
Pesos (Php 10,000.00) or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
8.0 Bids must be delivered to the above offce on or before 10:00 a.m. on December 5, 2012 and must be accompanied
by a Bid Security of Php 3.15 Million.
9.0 Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend at 10:00 a.m. December
5, 2012, at the offce of theAssistant Secretary, ROYL. MANAO, Chairman, BACfor Goods, Department of Public
Works and Highways, 2nd Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
10.0 The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at
any time prior to Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders.
(Sgd.) ROY L. MANAO
Assistant Secretary
Chairman, BAC for Goods
(MST-Oct. 1, 2012)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Masbate 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Masbate City
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(Re-Advertised)
The DPWH, Masbate 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Masbate City, through its
Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors, to apply to bid for the
following contracts, to wits:
Contract ID : 12F10020
Contract Name : Cluster I Construction of 4 units 1 CL
(7.0m x 9.0m) School Building
Contract Location : Cabitan National High School, Mandaon,
Masbate; Puro PS, Aroroy West, Aroroy,
Masbate; Macabug ES, Aroroy West, Aroroy
Masbate; Eastern Capsay ES, Baleno, Masbate.
Brief Description : Cluster I Construction of 4 units 1 CL
(7.0m x 9.0m) School Building at Cabitan
National High School, Mandaon, Masbate; Puro
PS, Aroroy West, Aroroy, Masbat; Macabug ES,
Aroroy West, Aroroy Masbate; Eastern Capsay
ES, Baleno, Masbate.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 2,739,934.05
Contract Duration : 60 CD
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 automatically be
rejected at the opening of bids. To bid for the contract, a contractor must submit
a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative
or joint venture with PCB 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/Cash deposit certifcate for at least 10% of ABC.
The DPWH will use a non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check,
preliminary of bids, evaluation of bids, post-qualifcation, and award.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their LOIs simultaneously with
their applications for registration, to the DPWH 1
st
District Engineering Offce,
Masbate City before the deadline set below for the receipt of LOIs. The DPWH
Central BAC-TWG will only process contractors applications for registration with
complete requirements and issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Deadline: October 1-12, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents Deadline: October 1-15, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
3. Pre-Bid Conference Deadline: October 8, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 15, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 15, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the BAC
Secretariat Offce, DPWH, Masbate 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Masbate City,
upon payment of non-refundable fee of P 5,000.00 for Project ID no. 12F10020
for Bid Document. Prospective bidders who will download the BDs from the
DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before submission of their bids.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the BAC Chairman, the frst
envelope shall contain the Technical component of the Bid, which shall include
a copy of CRC. The envelope shall contain the acceptable form, as stated in
27.2 of the Revised IRR. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the evaluation and post qualifcation.
The DPWH, Masbate 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Masbate City reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before
Contract award without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) ELVIRA D. INFANTE
Chief, M.Q.C. Section
BAC Chairman
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OCTOBER 1, 2012 MONDAY
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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
showbitz
Manila Standard TODAY
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
Data for the period between January
and Sept. 23 (Sept. 16 to 23 based on
overnight data) show that the Kapuso
network posted an average of 35 per-
cent in total day household audience
shares in National Urban Television
Audience Measurement (NUTAM),
3.8 points ahead of its closest rival
ABS-CBN with 31.2 percent.
The Kapuso Network kept its
stronghold of its total day lead in the
viewer-rich areas of Urban Luzon
and Mega Manila, which account for
77 and 59.5 percent, respectively, of
total urban television households in
the country.
GMA remained unrivaled in Ur-
ban Luzon after registering 38.7
percent, or 11.6 higher than ABS-
CBNs 27.1 percent. Meanwhile, in
Mega Manila, GMA scored 39.8 per-
cent, or 6.1 points higher than ABS-
CBNs 25.5 percent.
It is also worthy to note that, over
the last two years, GMA was the only
local television station that registered
improvements in total day household
audience shares in NUTAM, and the
important areas of Urban Luzon and
Mega Manila.
GMAs total day audience shares in
NUTAM steadily increased from 31
percent in 2010, 34.2 percent in 2011,
to its latest partial year audience share
of 35 percent. In contrast, ABS-CBN
saw an 8.5 points drop in its audience
shares from 2010 to present.
In Urban Luzon, GMA improved
its ratings performance from 33.7
in 2010, 37.8 in 2011, to 38.7 this
partial year. ABS-CBNs audience
share, meanwhile, went down 8
points in the said period.
Likewise, GMA delivered con-
sistent high ratings in its bailiwick
Mega Manila year after year, from
35.4 percent in 2010, 38.7 in 2011,
to 39.8 this partial 2012. ABS-CBN
followed an opposite trend dropping
6.8 points in the covered period.
As GMA maintains its nationwide
ratings leadership, the Kapuso Net-
work beefs up its expansion efforts
in order to further capture viewers
from all over the Philippines.
In June, GMA opened its originat-
ing station in Ilocos via Channel 5 in
Ilocos Norte, and
Channel 48 in Ilocos Sur. The
Company also launched another
originating station in the Bicol re-
gion in August following GMA Na-
gas strong bottom line performance
as a satellite station since 2009.
Complementing the existence of
its regional stations, GMA Network
recently re-launched its Regional
News arm. Locally produced morn-
ing and afternoon news programs
namely Primera Balita and Balitang
Amianan in Dagupan, Arangkada in
Iloilo, Ratsada in Bacolod, Buena
Mano Balita and Balitang Bisdak in
Cebu, and Testigo and Una Ka Bai
in Davao all underwent transforma-
tions to better cater to the dynamic
needs of local viewers.
GMA subscribes to Nielsen TV
Audience Measurement along with
20 other paying
subscribers including another major
network, TV5; Faulkner Media; CBN
Asia; 13 advertising agencies and four
regional clients. It uses a nationwide
sample size of 2,000 households com-
pared to the lower sample size of 1,370
utilized by Kantar Media.
Bela Padilla
is Magdalena
Theres just no stopping Bela Pa-
dillas rise to stardom as she marks
her rst lead role via Kapuso Net-
works newest drama Magdalena,
set to air starting Oct. 8 on GMAs
high-rating Afternoon Prime block.
Playing the character of the beau-
tiful Lena, Bela seeks to display her
versatility and acting prowess in this
original series. She will star along-
side three talented leading men
who will become her love in-
terests in the series: Ryan
Eigenmann as Baron, a rich
businessman who will force
Lena into his illegal business;
Dion Ignacio as Abel, Lenas
rst and true love; and Pan-
cho Magno as Jet, an aspir-
ing model who will help
Lena to get back on her
feet but will fall in love
with her.
Joining them are
veteran actors Maria
Isabel Lopez as
Hul i ng,
Sharmaine Arnaiz as Chato; Irma
Adlawan as Luding, Alan Paule as
Dolpo; and Deborah Sun as Celya.
Completing the cast are Pauleen
Luna as Carol, Lexi Fernandez as
Fatima; Charizze Solomon as Ms
Roxy, Boddie Cruz as Deo; Prince
Stefan as Ice, Vivo Ouano as Obet,
Alvin Aragon as Raki, Mayton
Eugenio as Dessa, Via Antonio as
Siony; Chuckie Dreyfuss as Kuya
Ben; Tess Bomb as Leandra; and
Mercedes Cabral as Kim.
Magdalena is the story of Lena, a
simple girl who works hard to sup-
port her family. Aside from her pure
heart, men are often smitten with
Lenas beauty. But Lena is already in
love with her childhood friend Abel,
whom she considers her rst love.
However, Lenas mother Luding
is against her relationship with Abel.
Luding wants Lena to marry Baron, a
wealthy guy from Manila. Luding and
her husband Dolpo think that Lenas
marriage to Baron will save them from
their dire living condition.
Luding hatches a plan to destroy
Lena and Abels romance. Left with
no choice but to obey her
But Lenas nightmares are far
from over because Baron will just
use her for his illegal business. He
will turn her to an escort girl. Lenas
world is shattered and her dream of
a better life crumbles. Despite her
desire to escape Baron, Lena is not
ready to face Abel and her family.
Sarah and Toni gush
over Belo Essentials
The stature and achievements of
Sarah Geronimo and Toni Gon-
zaga grow even bigger in the eyes
of people when they nd out that
the two have kept their feet on the
ground after all these years.
Breeding plays a big part. Grow-
ing up, Tonis dad had always re-
minded her that more than physical
beauty, it is goodness within a person
that counts. Its all about loving who
you are, being condent and having
good manners. My father would al-
ways tell me then that I should work
more on my personality and tal-
ent rather than being too concerned
about how I look, she said.
Even when she hit it big in show
business, Toni never lost sight of what
truly matters. Physical appearance
is important in our line of work but
longevity in the business is all about
talent, explained the awarded singer,
TV-host and actress.
Sarah is on the same page. Dis-
covered when she was still a teen, the
superstar has metamorphosed into a
force to reckon with in the business,
commanding a huge following and
clinching one hit after another in her
many endeavors.
Curiously, Sarah never saw her-
self as star material in terms of looks
when she was young. Harkening
back to those days, she admits be-
ing uncomfortable with her skin and
body. I thought I was too thin, said
she, who eventually learned to ac-
cept and love herself with the help
of true friends and loved ones.
But, of course, the two stars had
to do their part in gaining self-con-
dence. Aside from honing their tal-
ents continuously and making right
choices in their respective careers,
they sought beauty solutions from
the best: The Belo Medical Group
and Belo Essentials.
Some of Sarahs favorite Belo
Essentials products are the Smooth-
ening Whitening Body Bar with ex-
foliating microbeads and the Pore
Minimizing Face Wash. She swears
by their effectiveness that, in turn,
gives her condence to face people
anytime, anywhere.
Belo Essentials was the rst beau-
ty product that believed in me. Their
trust and support made me feel better
about myself, she said.
Toni, on the other hand, is a die-
hard fan of Belos body treatment.
I love their body scrub, facial, and
almost everything that the clinic of-
fers to make me feel beautiful. Go-
ing to Belo is the best decision Ive
made for my skin, she raved.
Like Sarah, Toni has her favorite
beauty product, The Belo Essentials
Whitening Lotion. She said that it
has made her complexion lighter
and her feel skin smoother. The pink
variant now has SPF 30, too!
ALDEN Richards couldnt thank
the fans enough for supporting his
rst major prime time soap.
Louise (delos Reyes) and I re-
ally owe them a lot for making our
launching
vehicle a
top-rater.
Of course,
we felt
nervous before the show started air-
ing since we didnt know how the
public will receive it. Now, it feels
great that we delivered, as attested
by our good showing at the ratings
chart. It just means the viewers
liked our offering, he states.
Working on One True Love
made him realize one thing.
That GMA has bestowed on
me one huge responsibility as one
of their new leading men. Its good
that the program made the cut, so to
speak. For one, we were extended
for eight weeks!
The handsome young star is
proud that not only did the show
rate, it also showcased his consid-
erable acting chops.
Thats another thing! The posi-
tive feedback I got were simply in-
spiring. This I will largely attribute
to my doing lots of highly dramatic
scenes with the likes of Raymond
Bagatsing, Jean Garcia, and Agot
Isidro who are all terric and giv-
ing actors. I learned many things
from them. No wonder, until now
theyre still on top of their game,
says Alden.
Many ask what he expects
now?
I hope more challenging proj-
ects will come my way and yes
endorsements!
What genre would he like to ap-
pear in next?
Well, I have a short stint
with the upcoming Kapuso epic
fantaserye Indio where I will play
as the middle-aged Bong Revilla,
Jr. But from what I understand,
GMA wants me to take on heavy
drama projects which I also like.
Does he want it to be with Lou-
ise again?
Why not, he avers. Im
comfortable with her as my love
team, from Alakdana to Tween
Hearts and then, One True Love.
We have great chemistry. But if
given another choice, I would
love to be paired opposite Lovi
Poe. I just think shes a good ac-
tress and it will be a privilege to
share the screen with her!
He was a hit during the recent
Cosmo Bash fashion show. Does
this mean hell be sexier and more
daring in the coming days?
Thank you! I really prepared
for that. As for the sexy thing, its
just a way to add spice and char-
acter to my image. But Im still
wholesome.
It is noticeable how on screen,
he was able to make the gradual
transition from teenybopper por-
trayals to more mature character-
izations.
I, myself is amazed, too. I
dont know but it just came natu-
rally. I thank my mother studio
for giving me the right projects. I
owe them my present stature. Ev-
erything is happening so fast for
me, ends Alden.
Cooking diva
Regine Velasquez will have a
new show on GMA-7 starting this
month. Apart form Party Pilipinas
and HOT TV, the accomplished
singer-actress is headlining a cook-
ing show titled Sarap Diva.
Reports have it that it will air
every Saturday morning as a pre-
programming to Eat Bulaga. Un-
like Chef Boy Logros Kusina
Master, Sarap Diva will feature the
Songbirds own original recipes.
Interestingly, Regines son Nate
and pet dog George will have a
special participation in the said
program, as well as brother-in-law
Raul Mitra who will act as pianist
since there will be musical numbers
with the celebrity guests.
This early, many are thrilled to
see Regine hosting a show which
exhibits another facet of her per-
sonality. Sarap Diva is consid-
ered as a perfect vehicle for the
Songbird now that shes already a
homemaker.
Fans make
One True
Love no. 1
JOSEPH
PETER GONZALES
SHTICKS
LEADING broadcast company GMA Network,
Inc. (GMA) continues to build its strong momen-
tum in nationwide ratings according to data from
widely recognized ratings supplier Nielsen TV
Audience Measurement.
steadily increases lead over
GMA Network
ABS-CBN
Bela Padilla moves up
to lead star status via
Magdalena
Sarah Geronimo
Toni Gonzaga