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Pinoy in New York. President Barack Obama and the First Lady pose with US-based Filipino Architect Daniel Romualdez at a recent dinner organized by Vogue editor Anna Wintour at the house
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MILITARY DEALS TOP PH-CANADA MEMO T

By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
General David Petraeus
HE Philippines and Canada signed on Saturday a memorandum covering security, investment and trade agreements, including the procurement of defense and military equipment from Canadas $12.6 billion (US$12.6 billion) defense industry.
Petraeus, CIA chief, resigns over affair

By Adam Goldman and Connie Cass
WA S H I N G T O N D a v i d Petraeus, the retired fourstar general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was discovered during an FBI investigation, according to ofcials briefed on the developments. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. Petraeus carried on the affair with his biographer and reserve Army ofcer Paula Broadwell, according to several U.S. ofcials with knowledge of the situation. They spoke anonymously because they were not
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The agreement was signed during the bilateral meeting between President Aquino and visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who arrived in the country Friday night for a three-day visit. The President did not specify what equipment would be acquired or how much they would cost, but he told journalists in a brieng that the country only had two operational transport plans and 132 World War II-vintage sea vessels. The fundamental issue is that we have a lot of outdated equipment, Mr. Aquino said, noting that the countrys 132 sea vessels need to patrol 36,000 kilometers of coastline, excluding the area covered by
the 200-mile economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. There are legitimate needs [for us] to be able to defend our territory and our sovereignty, the Chief Executive added. The Philippines recently acquired a Hamilton-class cutter from the United States Coast Guard and another one is set to be delivered this year. The government also announced it would buy ve patrol boats from France for around $116 million. Mr. Harper, the highest ranking Canadian ofcial to visit the country in 15 years, said the agreement would allow the Philippines to source equipment and expertise from Canadian defense contractors, like Bombardier Aerospace, de Havilland Canada
President Aquino (2nd fromright) and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, witness the exchange of documents after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin (right) and Canadian Minister for International Trade Ed Fast on government-to-government transactions in defense and military-related procurements at the Reception Hall, Malacaan Palace.
and Irving Shipbuilding. This memorandum of understanding will enable the Philippines to acquire the equipment and expertise it needs to fulll the countrys defense and security agenda, the Prime Minister said.
Aquino and Harper witnessed the signing of the agreement between the Department of National Defense and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown corporation that deals with foreign governments on behalf of Canadian defense contractors.
We are now in a position because of this understanding to access the expertise, the skills and get more value for our money for the needs, Mr. Aquino said. Aside from defense and security ties, Mr. Harper said Canada
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LAWYER SHIFTS FOCUS TO BUSINESS
Nikki Cauton leaves his law profession to take advantage of the tourism boom in Bohol.
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High-prole fugitives: Chinks in police armor

By Maricel Cruz
THE National Police continues to receive brickbats for its failure to act on the cases of ve highprole fugitives, and several lawmakers are saying that this situation has dealt a slap in the face of President Aquino. The Big Fiveformer Palawan Governor Joel Reyes and his brother Coron Mayor Mario Reyes, as well as former general Jovito Palparan, Globe Asiatique developer Deln Lee, Dinagat
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US Navy contractor wont shirk from duty

By Francisco Tuyay
A RANKING ofcial of a US Navy contractor which owns the ship that allegedly dumped toxic wastes into Subic Bay assured the Filipino people and the United States government that they did not commit any violation pertaining to environmental degradation, and at the same time expressed willingness to face a congressional inquiry. Retired Vice Admiral Mateo Mayuga, Chief Operating Ofcer of Glenn Defense Marine, said the company recognizes that they have a legal and moral obligation to protect the seas and will not do anything to harm it in any way. The Glenn Defense Marine owns the M/T Glenn Guardian, which allegedly dumped toxic wastes from US ships into the waters of Subic Bay. We in Glenn Defense Marine Asia Philippines love the environment, too. We will not shirk from our moral and personal obligations to keep it from destruction, much more the waters that give us life, particularly our business that thrives on seas, Mayuga said in a statement. The toxic wastes, according to a previous report, came from the USS Emory S. Land, which participated in a joint military exercise with the Philippines armed forces last October. We welcome full-dressed investigations into the allegations that our ship dumped into the Subic Bay the wastes we collected from US naval ship USS Emory S. Land during the recent Visiting Forces Agreement exercise in the Philippines, Mayuga said. We are very much condent we will come out clean even in the most assiduous investigation. And if ever it will prove that toxic waste were indeed dumped, it cannot come from us, Mayuga added. He explained that the accusation against Glenn has no proof since the issue is still being investigated, and added that the report was premature and malicious. Malacaang after he arrived around 10:30 a.m. with his wife Laureen. The visiting dignitaries had earlier paid respects at the tomb of the national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park. Also part of his delegation were Canada Minister for International Trade Ed Fast, Minister for Natural Resources Joseph Oliver, Senator Tobias Enverga Jr., who is the first Filipino-Canadian senator, and 10 FilipinoCanadian community leaders. Canada is one of the most active trading partners of the Philippines and more than 800,000 Filipinos work and live in Canada.
Open access. Fishermen cast their net on the Aringay river, one of the major river tributaries in La Union and Ilocos region. Recently declared once again as open, the river once teemed with sh pens and pollutants, thus denying local shers access to the rich shing ground that empties to the China Sea. DAVID CHAN
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will make further investments in the Philippines over the next three years with implementation assistance from the Asia Development Bank. Mr. Aquino said Mr. Harpers visit is signicant because of increased commercial trade ties between our countries. Things that hindered the development of those ties in the past, under the new management, will cease to exist, CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK Mr. Aquino stressed. The President welcomed Mr. Harper with arrival honors at
Farming sector gets P1-b additional funds

By Othel Campos
THE rural sector will receive P1-billion in

additional nancing from the Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and Financing Program next year, according to the Agricultural Credit Policy Corp., an attached agency of the Agriculture department.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ReGion iV-A BATANGAS SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE KuMintAnG ilAYA, bAtAnGAs citY
Invitation to Bid
the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Region IV-A, Batangas Second District Engineering Office, through its bids and Awards committee (bAc), invites contractors to bid for the following contract(s): 1. contract iD contract name : - 12De 0168 : - construction/Repair/Rehabilitation of Multi-purpose building at cupang, bauan, batangas contract location : - bauan, batangas scope of Work : - informatory sign; construction safety and health; cutting of Wall, removal of doors, windows, and removal of railings of stairs, and disposal of wastes; installation of doors, windows, stairs, additional wall, and excavation for additional wall; Additional toilet and septic tank; forms and scaffoldings; Roof and Roof framing; tiles, cabinet, and plumbing; painting; and electrical Approved budget for the contract : - php500,000.00 contract Duration : - 45 c.d. source of fund : - pDAf, fY 2012, GAA, RA 10155 Amount of bidding Documents : - php500.00 : : -
ACPC president Jovita Corpuz said that the additional credit fund will benet an estimated 97,676 new small farmer and sherfolk who have no access to banks and other sources of formal credit. Under the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act, the program should be given P2 billion on its rst year and P1.7 billion in the next six years. With higher budget allocated to the Agriculture Department, the
program will have an additional P1 billion budget in 2013 on top of the funds pooled from collections from terminated farm credit programs. ACPC, which is the government agency mandated to oversee the implementation of the umbrella credit program, plans to utilize the additional funding for the benet of farmers and shers who are engaged in the production of priority commodities, Corpuz said. Petraeus told his staffers he was guilty of extremely poor judgment in the affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. He has been married for 38 years to Holly Petraeus, whom he met when he was a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. She was the daughter of the academy superintendent. They have two children, and their son led an infantry platoon in Afghanistan. Obama said in a statement that the retired general had provided extraordinary service to the United States for decades and had given a lifetime of service that made our country safer and stronger. Obama called him one of the outstanding general ofcers of his generation. The president said that CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell would serve as acting director. Morell was the key CIA aide in the White House to President George W. Bush during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. I am completely condent that the CIA will continue to thrive and carry out its essential mission, Obama said. AP
The priority commodities include the food staples like rice, white corn and cassava, which are part of the Food Staples Sufciency Program. The government looks at credit and nancing as two of the most crucial strategies to attain food sufciency as well as increase farmers incomes. Increased access to credit from formal sources is one of the Agencys commitments as well, as stated in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) for 2011-2016. Based on the PDP, the government target is to increase the incidence of formal borrowing among small farmers and sherfolk from 52 percent in 2007 to 61percent by the year 2016. Corpuz said that as much as P109 billion will be needed to feed the credit demand of the agrishery sector for next year.
During the National Agriculture and Fisheries Credit Summit held in August, the Agriculture Credit Agency and the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization crafted a strategic plan to achieve the PDP target of increasing formal borrowing incidence among farmers and sherfolks. Available credit windows under the umbrella credit program are the Cooperative Banks AgriLending Program (CBAP), AgriMicronance Program (AMP), Cooperatives Agri-Lending Program (CALP), and the DA Sikat Saka Program. From January to September 2012, a combined total of P806.43 million in agri-shery loans benetted 19,005 rural borrowers. The program has made available over P4.9 billion in loans beneting 149,505 farmers and shermen.
2. contract iD contract name
12De 0169 construction of Multi-purpose building at batangas national high school, Rizal Ave., batangas city contract location : - batangas city, batangas scope of Work : - clearing, layout/excavation & soil poisoning; embankment; concrete Works (col., ftg., Wall ftg., Rb, flooring & Ramps & Grade beams); chb Wall w/ plaster finish; Doors & Windows; partition (Accordion Door folding Door pVc french type); Roof & Roof framing; carpentry & Joinery Works; tile Works; electrical Works; two units toilet w/ septic tank; painting Approved budget for the contract : - php2,000,000.00 contract Duration : - 60 c.d. source of fund : - pDAf, fY 2012, GAA, RA 10155 Amount of bidding Documents : - php5,000.00 : : : : : : : : 12De 0170 Repair/Rehabilitation of bauan-Mabini Road K0165+859 K0176+948, with exception (collapsed retaining wall) Mabini, batangas informatory sign; construction safety & health; temporary facilities; clearing/Removal of Debris; stone Masonry php5,335,000.00 90 c.d. RA-fund 101 php10,000.00
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authorized to discuss the investigation that led to the resignation publicly. The FBI discovered the relationship by monitoring Petraeus emails, after being alerted Broadwell may have had access to his personal email account, two of the ofcials said. Broadwell did not respond to voice mail or email messages seeking comment. Petraeus resignation shocked Washingtons intelligence and political communities. It was a sudden end to the public career of the best-known general of the post 9/11 wars, a man sometimes mentioned as a potential Republican presidential candidate. His service was effusively praised Friday in statements from lawmakers of both parties. Petraeus, who turned 60 on Wednesday, told CIA employees in a statement that he had met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday and asked to be allowed to resign. On Friday, the president accepted.
3. contract iD contract name contract location scope of Work Approved budget for the contract contract Duration source of fund Amount of bidding Documents 4. contract iD contract name
12De 0171 preventive Maintenance (Mfo-1) intermittent sections Arterial Road at batangas-tabangao-lobo Road, K0147+000 K0147+1003 contract location : - lobo, batangas scope of Work : - overlay 80 mm with minor repair Approved budget for the contract : - php17,353,840.00 contract Duration : - 60 c.d. source of fund : - GAA 2013 Amount of bidding Documents : - php25,000.00 : : 12De 0172 preventive Maintenance (Mfo-1) intermittent sections secondary Road at batangas-lobo Road, 1. from: K0117+258 K0117+938 to: K0105+(-459) K0105+000 php5,355,700.00 2. from: K0129+513 K0130+554 to: K0105+671 K0106+614 batangas city, batangas overlay 100 mm with minor repair php12,763,520.00 60 c.d. GAA 2013 php25,000.00 php7,407,820.00
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* bids received in excess of the Abc shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project. bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the Government procurement Reform Act. bidding is restricted to filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. interested bidders may obtain further information from DpWh, batangas 2 nd District Engineering Office, BAC Secretariat Office, Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 p.M.. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Receipt of lois from prospective bidders 2. 2. 3. 4. pre-bid conference issuance of bidding Documents to registered contractors Receipt of bids opening of bids Deadline: november 9 to november 15, 2012 until 2:00-pM november 16, 2012 at 2:00-pM from: november 9 to november 29, 2012 november 29, 2012 until 11:00-AM november 29, 2012 at 2:00-pM
Mathay scion. Former president Estrada endorses former three-term councilor Bu Mathay of Quezon City during a recent gathering. The son of former Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr. will be gunning for a city council slot under Estradas Partido ng Masang Pilipino.
Peras of parricide for killing his wife Alona ten years ago and was sentenced to 20- 40 years in jail and pay his wifes family at least P25.62 million in damages. Ecleo was convicted on three counts of graft on October 13, 2006 and was sentenced to 18 to 31 and a half years imprisonment in connection with fraudulent fund disbursement for three construction projects undertaken during his term as former municipal mayor of San Jose, Surigao del Norte between 1991 to 1994. Palparan, known for his anti-communist insurgency stance, has been facing two counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines student-activists Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno in 2006. The PNP is also hunting down the Reyeses who were held responsible for the murder of broadcast journalist and environmentalist, Gerry Ortega. Lee is a fugitive housing developer linked to allegedly anomalous housing projects in Pampanga involving loans from the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-ibig). Tiamzon and Madlos were key ofcials of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines. Madlos served as spokesman of the NDFP in Mindanao. The two have standing arrest warrants for their alleged involvement in violent incidents, including attacks against civilian targets.
interested bidders are also required to present to the bAc secretariat, DpWh- batangas 2nd District Engineering Office, Batangas City original copies of the following documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB License; b) Contracts Registration Certificate; c) Certificate of Materials Engineer accreditation; d) Latest Copy of Authorizing Officer together with machine copy of two (2) Valid IDs; e) Certificate of Safety Officer Seminar from Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); f) Philippine Government electronic procurement system (philGeps) order from (Documents Request list); g) cY-2011 cpes Rating and h) income tax Return (itR) with payment slip, A complete set of bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the bidding Documents in the amount stated above. it may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the philippine Government electronic procurement system (philGeps) and the website of the DpWh, if available, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids. pre-bid conference shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the bidding Documents. bids must be delivered to the address below on or before the date and time for submission and receipt of bids. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in section 27.2 of the Revised iRR. bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below. late bid shall not be accepted. the DpWh 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. DpWh batangas 2nd District Engineering Office likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses or loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre-bidding and bidding process nor does it guarantee that an award will be made. for further information, please refer to: eDWin D. AbRiGonDA bAc chairman Attention: head, bAc secretariat DpWh, batangas 2nd District Engineering Office Kumintang ilaya, batangas city Approved by: (sgd.) EDWIN D. ABRIGONDA Assistant District engineer chairman, bids and Award committee noted by: (sgd.) WINIFREDO B. OLORES oic District engineer
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Rep. Ruben Ecleo, and New Peoples Army leaders Benito Tiamzon and Jorge Madlos remain elusive. Antipolo City Rep. Romeo Acop, a former police deputy director, said that the police force and other authorities should be able to double check if the high-prole fugitives have already ed the country to enable them to make the right and better move leading to their arrest. Clearly, the PNP is not exerting enough effort to run after these high-prole names (fugitives) and they lack focus. These people have own circle of friends because of their inuence and they have following, said Acop, vice chairman of the House committee on public order and safety. But the administration is receiving too much ak and embarrassments on the continued failure of police authorities to apprehend them. The government has raised P2 million each the bounty for the arrest of the Big Five, even as the joint forces of the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation, an attached agency of the Department of Justice has started distribution of yers all the way to far-ung provinces in an effort to locate and arrest any of the fugitives. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima earlier said
she was also wondering why no one seems interested in giving authorities leads on the whereabouts of the suspects despite the huge reward money offered to anyone who can provide information leading to the fugitives arrest. Acop reiterated his proposal for the creation of four teams tasked to exclusively run after the suspects. The PNP Chief should create specic teams that would exclusively run after each name. This will be on top of the general order to all his people nationwide to put these four persons behind bars. This is a big test and challenge to his leadership also. I suggest he should also tap the help of AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), Acop said. You Against Corruption and Poverty partylist Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez said that the Big Five has no other options but to surrender. It is unfortunate that there has to be a direct order from the chief PNP to hunt the Big Five. Had these Big Four turned themselves in earlier on, they could have shown our citizenry that they respect the rule of law. Being former and current high ranking government ofcials, it would have been tting if they will just surrender so that ordinary citizens wont think that their ight is an indication of guilt, Lopez said. Of the ve fugitives, Ecleo was found guilty by Cebu Regional Trial Court Judge Soliver
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Cebu sh-booms once more

By Joyce P. Panares
REPEATING the economic performance that earned it the name Ceboom in the 1990s, Cebu led other provinces in the Central Visayas region and posted impressive performance during the rst half of this year, according to documents obtained from the National Economic Development Authority.
The data showed that indicators in all major industries were above average, except for agriculture which was unable to sustain growth because of a decline in production The positive development paves the way for the development of more infrastructure that will spur continued growth, like a new passenger terminal for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and the Cebu bus rapid transit system. Export sales of the region in the rst half of 2012 was more than double the level in the same period in 2011. Export receipts reached $1.9 billion during the period under review, or 102.8 percent higher than last years $957.02 million. The regions imports went up by 67.5 percent, reaching $1.3 billion in the rst semester from $834.9 million during the same period last year and indicating continued positive performance of the export sector in the next month as industries stock up to produce more. The balance of trade surplus grew to $ 543.1 million from January to June this year, compared to $122.1 million in the same period last year. Tourism arrivals in the region also grew faster this year, going up 12.2 percent, recording some 1.4 million arrivals. Foreign arrivals to the region grew by 13.9 percent while domestic tourists went up by 11.2 percent. Except for Bohol, all provinces in the region posted double-digit rates of increase in visitor arrivals. Negros Oriental registered the highest growth rate with visitor arrivals up by 29.7 percent, followed by Siquijor at 17.7 percent. Cebu grew by 13 percent. Bohol, meanwhile, remained the second most visited province in the region, accounting for 12 percent of total arrivals. The rosy economic gures brings to the fore infrastructure projects that are expected to encourage more growth in the region. One of the big projects in the pipeline is the new passenger terminal which will be undertaken through the public-private partnership. However, the project still needs the approval of the Regional Development Council before it can be presented to the NEDA Board for approval. The project is currently being reviewed by the Lapu-Lapu City Council. On the other hand, the Cebu BRT system is proposed for funding by the Cebu City Government and the Department of Transportation and Communications. The transport program needs the go-signal of the NEDA investment coordination committee (ICC) before it can push through. Another project in Central Visayas is the construction of an airport in Panglao, Bohol, which is for PPP funding. The Panglao airport is scheduled for reevaluation by a Japanese team.
Call centers to create 500,000 new jobs

By Vito Barcelo
THE growing business process outsourcing in the country is expected to create more than 500,000 new jobs in more than 800 companies between 2013 and 2016, according to Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo. Their economies of scale will enable them to quickly draw in more business that will necessitate the recruitment of thousands of additional staff, Romulo said. The larger BPO rms have cost advantages. Owing to their size, they can easily offer both existing and new clients all kinds of back ofce and business support services at highly competitive prices, he said. Romulo said the industry released revenue reports for 2011 and Accenture Inc., Convergys Philippines Services Corp. and TeleTech Customer Care Management Philippines Inc. have emerged as the countrys largest BPO entities by gross revenues and full-time staff. With over 25,000 employees in 13 locations in the Philippines, Accenture reported P22.256 billion in revenues in 2011, up 27.7 percent from 2010. Convergys and TeleTech posted P14.400 billion (up 21 percent) and P11.250 billion (up 19.5 percent) in revenues, respectively. Convergys has some 30,000 personnel in 19 sites all over the Philippines, while TeleTech has a staff of around 20,000 in 14 facilities. The other leading BPO rms, including the in-house back ofces of global corporations, are: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.Philippine Global Service Center (P9.888 billion); Stream International Global Services Philippines Inc. (P6.803 billion); Sitel Philippines Corp. (P6.501 billion); Telephilippines Inc. (P5.598 billion); Sutherland Global Services Philippines Inc. (P6.438 billion); Deutsche Knowledge Services Pte. Ltd. (P6.419 billion); Sykes Asia Inc. (P5.790 billion); Aegis PeopleSupport Inc. (P5.442 billion); Telus International Philippines Inc. (P5.431 billion); IBM Daksh Business Process Services Philippines Inc. (P5.122 billion); HSBC Electronic Data Processing Philippines Inc. (P4.805 billion); IBM Business Services Inc. (P4.481 billion); Shell Shared Services Asia B.V. (P4.235 billion); Sykes Marketing Services Inc. (P3.170 billion); SPi CRM Inc. (P2.953 billion); APAC Customer Services Inc. (P2.912 billion).
Bill wants new state counsels

AN administration ally in the House of Representatives on Saturday underscored the need for the state to upgrade the legal staff of the Department of Justice, recognizing its pivotal role in the countrys international commitments and economic development. The current Legal Staff of the DOJ are our indispensable silent workers, Rep. Jerry Treas, chairman of the House committee on public accountability, as he pushed for the passage of his HB 6632. The bill, otherwise known as the the State Counsel Act of 2012, seeks to create the Ofce of the State Counsel to be headed by a Chief State Counsel, under the supervision of the Secretary of Justice. Republic Act 2705, enacted on June 18, 1960, saw the creation of the Legal Staff headed by the Chief Legal Counsel with the assistance of 30 attorneys. It was mandated to assist the DOJ Secretary in the performance of her duties as attorney general of the Philippines, and as ex-ofcio legal adviser of government corporations or enterprises. Treas noted that the legal staff then was mainly responsible for the issuance by the Secretary of Justice of various written legal opinions requested by government entities, instrumentalities and ofces. However, he pointed out that over the years the Legal Staff has evolved and been involved in more undertakings of different elds. It adjudicates and arbitrates conicts or controversies between or among government ofces and agencies. The staff resolves the legality of tax ordinances or measures, reviews citizenship and immigration cases, implements the anti-dummy law, negotiates and executes executive agreements and treaties, and determines the status of refugees in compliance with the countrys commitment to the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1954 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. Today, the LS-DOJ is engaged in more government programs and international undertakings unprecedented in its history, Treas said. Maricel V. Cruz
lasses parade in colorful costumes during the celebration of Masbate Citys 12th anniversary celebration.
Lapay Bantigue festival. Masbate
Buy Pinoy, Build Pinoy, Casio urges consumers

By Maricel V. Cruz
BAYAN Muna Rep. Teddy Casio on Saturday urged consumers to buy Filipino-made products to help spur the local economy and provide much needed income to our local producers, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises. It is during Christmas that we encounter a lot of imported products - from fruits to Christmas lights and other retail products. I hope we do not forget our compatriots who also produce quality products, said Casio, chairman of the House committee on small business and entrepreneurship development. Casio authored House Bill 5573 declaring November as the Buy Pinoy, Build Pinoy Month. The campaign will be on the minds of the consumers, just in time for Christmas shopping, Casio said. Casio also called on returning Filipinos from overseas to shun duty-free shops and avoid the hassle of transporting boxes of imported goods. Let us show our relatives and friends that a real balikbayan is the one who returns to patronize Philippine products. It would be better if our presents, although bought with foreign money, is made by Filipino hearts, Casio said. He said the local enterprises benets the most if Christmas shoppers buy Philippine-made products. The sector is comprised of more than 750,000 rms, or 99.6 percent of total establishments in the country, contributing 61.2 percent of total employment, Casio said, adding that most MSMEs are mostly into food and retail services. From a multiplier effect standpoint, it would be best for our countrymen to buy from street markets and small stores that sell locally-sourced products, Casio added.
Masbate folk celebrate citys gains

MASBATE City, the capital city of Masbate Province in the Bicol Region, has just wrapped up its two-month celebration of its cityhood with beauty and talent searches, dance competitions, and sports festivals, showcasing Masbateos unity at the citys 12th anniversary celebration. Just one of the 21 municipalities of Masbate Province in the 90s, Masbate was converted into a component city on August 16, 2000 under Republic Act 8807. It was ofcially proclaimed by the Commission on Elections as a component city on September 30, 2000 after Masbateos voted in favor of cityhood in a plebiscite held later that year. The city entered its 12th year with more reasons to celebrate. For one, the city saw its efforts to protect its marine ecosystem bear fruits with the coastal city successfully eliminating illegal shing and has been recognized 100 percent dynamite-free in all its shing areas. Its Bugsayon and Buntod Marine Sanctuaries have also been recently ranked by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as rst and second most climate change resistant coral reefs in the whole of Central Philippines, respectively. A variety of marine life forms inhabit the sanctuaries including green sea turtles, hard and soft corals and target species like coral breams, parrotsh, surgeonsh, snappers and goat sh, among others. Protected and maintained by the local government, the two coral reefs have shown excellent chances to withstand both manmade and natural disturbances. Natural traits of Bugsayon and Buntod make them highly resilient to the impacts of the prevailing climate change phenomenon as these bring down temperature stress to allow faster recovery of the coral cover and sh biomass. It also helps that local shermen police their ranks to help protect the marine sanctuaries. Groups are also assigned to supervise tourists and make sure they follow regulations on maintaining cleanliness as well as the ban on collecting live corals, explained Tito Velsa, head of the City Coastal Resources Management Ofce. Another testament to how the city has high regard for its marine ecosystems is having its own Coastal Resource Management Interpretative Center, the rst of its kind in the Philippines. The city is also active in reforestation activities as well. Trade of copra, cattle and other livestock, as well as aquamarine resources in Luzon and Visayas have also remained brisk and continued to serve as main sources of revenues for the communities. Meanwhile, the citys pride and a major highlight of the cityhood anniversary celebrations, the Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival, founded only three years ago, won the Championship in the Gayon Bikol 2012 Festival of Festivals held last February in Iriga City, Albay. The Masbate City contingent also bagged the Best in Moving Choreography special award. The city has previously acknowledged the Lapay Bantigue Festival, its protected marine sanctuaries, as well as its Rodeo Festival, as the top reasons why more tourists have been ocking to the coastal community. Aside from the Lapay Bantigue Festival, other highlights of the 12th Masbate cityhood celebrations include the 1st Beach Volleyball Tournament and 1st Mayors Cup Street Volleyball Tournament, Interschool Basketball Tournament and Cheer Dance Competition, Civil Service Night Fun Run, Launching of Adopt-a-Park project, Talent contests, Womens Wellness Day, Cosmetologie 2012, Handuman Display, Search for Ms. Masbate Colleges, Medical and Dental Mission, Rakrakan sa Magallanes Coliseum, and the Civic parade.
Recycling campaign. Reynevie De Asis, a member of the Tzu Chi group, tries to wade through plastic bottles that were collected during a charity bazaar and food fest at a warehouse in Sta. Mesa Manila. Tzu Chi is an international humanitarian organization and the largest non-governmental organization in the Chinese-speaking world. DANNY PATA
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Looking for magic

ARE WE THERE YET?
I THINK there is wisdom in having co-production ventures between and among movie producers and artists in the Southeast Asian region. Our theater and music artists already enjoy loyal following in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and even Thailand. I understand Lea Salonga and Menchu Lauchengco Yulo are currently in Singapore performing in a play there while the likes of Christian Bautista are considered superstars in Indonesia. We comprise a sizable percentage of the audience that laps up Korean and Taiwanese telenovellas. It makes perfect sense for Southeast Asian artists to collaborate and do co-production ventures. For this and other reasons (which I will explain towards the end of this piece), I rounded up the usual willing victims composed of friends and relatives to watch Suddenly Its Magic, Star Cinemas latest commercial lm offering. The idea behind the venture is admirable: Bring Thailands reigning heartthrob Mario Maurer to the country to star in a movie opposite one of the studios young perky actresses, in this particular case, Erich Gonzales. Maurers presence in the movie was already expected to attract droves of teenage girls into moviehouses, he may be Thai but his fan base has spread across Asia. In fact, he has been in the country several times recently for product endorsements. There was a respectable crowd inside the theater when we walked in but it couldnt be said that that people were lining up to get in. Maurer and Gonzales looked good together in the movie. Suddenly Its Magic reminded me of those Snooky Serna-Albert Martinez potboilers that Regal lms churned out when I was younger (if my memory serves me right, one such movieI think Bata Pa Si Sabel was actually shot in the same location used by Suddenly Its Magic). The plot was fairly simple, the complications involving personal emotional crises were magnied into earthshaking proportions, and most of the screen time was focused on the glowing visage of the two leads. Did I mention already that the Maurer and Gonzales look good individually and together in this movie? Sadly, theres a limit to everything in this world. Too
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much of anything, even of the handsome mug of Maurer and the pretty face of Gonzales, can be cloying after a while particularly if these actors are not allowed to do anything else other than look cute onscreen. I must admit that I had great expectations from the movie because it was directed by Rory Quintos, the same director who directed Anak, Dubai and Kailangan Kitarelatively good examples of exemplary moviemaking. But Suddenly Its Magic is not up there among Quintos best works. It is too formulaic, hobbled by really bad casting, and is too concerned with being cute that it comes across as having no depth at all. The whole movie could have been reduced into a ve-minute MTV and nothing would have been lost in the process. But theres something in the movie that makes it worth watching until the very end its breathtaking location! Suddenly Its Magic was shot in Ilocos Norte. The character that Gonzales plays in the movie operates a caf right across the magnicent Paoay Church. The movie likewise features the various sights of the provincefrom the Patapat Viaduct in the town of Pagudpud, to Fort Ilocandia, to the rock formations and idyllic beaches of the province. I recently took a break to do a road trip to the Ilocos province with a friend who was traveling from Canada and it was an experience that I would highly recommend to anyone. Taking a road trip in this country is not exactly advisable given the state of our road networks, but the roads in Ilocos are really superior. Either the local governments in the area are less corrupt or the people just really go out of their way to take care of public properties. The centuries-old churches and the natural attractions are very well maintained. I almost burst into tears when I rst saw the faade of Paoay Churchits just so amazing that something so beautiful has been preserved for centuries in this country! Its not the Taj Majal, thats for sure, but its just as spectacular. The road trip took us to Vigan and the other places in Ilocos Sur, as well. Wherever we went in Ilocos we were met by the same sightslush vegetation, fairly clean surroundings, paved roads, and generally friendly people. Theres something that we can all learn from the Ilokanos. To my mind, if there was magic in that Star Cinema movie, it was simply the location.
The Presidents pleasure

PHILIPPINE National Police Director General Nicanor Bartolome will turn 56 in March 2013. This is also when he is supposed to retire from active service. President Benigno Aquino III, however, may have other plans and Bartolome may as well be the last to get it straight from him. The move of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II to designate PNP Deputy Director General Alan Purisima to head the task force that will oversee the conduct of elections in May is an indication. A clearer sign, however, is Mr. Aquinos own pronouncement during his trip to Laos that he plans to place Bartolome on non-duty status. If the PNP chief agrees, he will still retire on his birthdayalbeit being a lame duckand reap the full benets due him. Bartolome says he understands. He, too, wants a peaceful, orderly and credible elections. The last thing he wants is to get in the way. After all, he serves at the pleasure of the President. He would wish, however, that the President who appointed him, who should have known about his retirement coinciding with the 2013 polls, and who should know that ensuring an orderly turnover is part of his job, were more forthright about his plans. No such luck. Instead, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda says the Palace welcomes the positive reaction of Bartolome and says no meeting between the two has been scheduled. Bartolome has reacted positively all righthe showed how a person of character must act despite a lack of confidence from his superior. It may be a bad coincidence that his birthday falls on a crucial month. But perhaps the greater misfortune is to head the police force with a leader like Mr. Aquino. At the Presidents pleasure is an expression that presupposes that the decision maker bases his actions on sound, logical and fair premises. In the Presidents case, however, pleasure seems closer to whim the actuations of a child doing whatever he wants just because he feels like it. Just because.
The warden system

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By Robert Harland
MANY foreigners living in the Philippines know little about their local embassies especially what they can and cannot do for them. Indeed, there are some foreigners who dont want their embassy to know they are here. They believe their whereabouts will be reported back home to the tax authorities or similar entities. This is not correct. Embassies are not here to spy on their nationals. As part of the services offered by some embassies, there is an army of foreign residents dotted around the Philippines known as embassy wardensnot to be confused with prison wardens. In the UK a warden is a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things. As for UK prisons, we have wardens in charge of prisoners. As far as I know, the United States, the UK and Canada all operate a warden system. Im told by German friends that no such system exists for nationals of that country. And I really dont know about other countries. So, if you are not British, American or Canadian, you might like to nd out from your embassy if there is such a system operated for nationals of your country. So, what does an embassy warden do? Im speaking as the British Embassy Warden for Negros Occidental, but essentially, we all perform the same tasks. We basically act as a link between an embassy and the nationals of that countryin my case the Brits who live in the province. We provide information about important areas such as passport renewals and visa requirements. I must emphasize that wardens have no influence when it comes to visa applications. We are also available to help British nationals, who have problems like ill health. We can inform family and friends in the UK. And we are also here to assist British nationals who might be affected by a crisis like a civil disturbance or a natural disaster. When theres a crisis, we will: Pass information from the Embassy to the British community; Report on local conditions to the Embassy; Offer practical assistance and advice to Embassy staff; and Identify affected British nationals and pass their details to the Embassy. The British Wardens report to the Her Majestys Consul and his staff at the British Embassy in Manila. If a British national is arrested or detained, the wardens can assist immediately by informing the Embassy of the situation and, as necessary, putting the national in touch with Embassy staff. The consul in turn can put the detained person in touch with family members and can forward money from family, ensure that any medical problems are brought to the attention of the prison doctor and take up any complaints with the authorities. But the consul cannot get a national out of prison, pay bail, legal fees or fines. The consul also cannot get special treatment or demand you have better treatment than local prisoners. It does of course help in all respects if British nationals register with the Embassy. I should stress that no information about the whereabouts of British nationals is passed by the Embassy to any authorities such as tax offices. Based in Bacolod City, Robert Harland is the British Embassy Warden for Negros Occidental
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Asian stocks sink on US fiscal cliff fears
HONG KONGMost Asian stock markets sank Friday, weighed down by fears over the so-called US scal cliff thats seen as a big threat to the economic recovery. Chinese stocks edged higher as investors awaited economic data they hoped would show a pickup in growth. Japans Nikkei 225 index fell 0.8 percent to 8,768.43 and Hong Kongs Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent to 21,472.65. South Koreas Kospi retreated 0.5 percent to 1,905.33. Australias S&P ASX 200 dropped 0.5 percent to 4,461.30 after the central bank released a downbeat assessment of the countrys economy. The slump in major Asian stock markets mirrored the trend in markets worldwide as investors have refocused on challenges to the world economy following President Barack Obamas re-election. Many worry that gridlock in Washington will prevent the president and Congress from reaching a deal before the package of tax increases and government spending cuts kicks in on Jan. 1. Investors also have renewed fears about Europes lingering debt crisis. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi warned that the economy of the 17 nation grouping that uses the euro remains weak and will struggle to grow even with visibly improved condence among the currency unions nancial markets. Asian stocks are going to be very much driven by the US and Europe, said Peter Esho, chief market analyst at City Index Asia Pacic in Sydney. But I think things will change in the rst quarter of 2013 with a coordinated Chinese response to the countrys painful slowdown, he said. AP
In this photo taken Thursday last Nov. 8, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, second from left, is helped by Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, stands for the national anthem during the opening session of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
BEIJINGAsset disclosure for Chinese ofcials is likely to be slowly phased in over time, a senior Communist Party leader said Friday, as the government grapples with the fraught task of rooting out the corruption that has fed widespread public anger.
The comments from Wang Yang, a member of the decisionmaking Politburo with a reputation as a reformer, came a day after the party opened a weeklong congress to install a new leadership with a call to ght corruption. Speaking to reporters, Wang said that the province he runs, Guangdong, is exploring methods for ofcials to declare their wealth and that in the future public disclosure of assets will be required of all ofcials. I believe Chinese ofcials, in accordance with central rules, will gradually make public their assets, Wang said after a meeting with congress delegates from Guangdong. He did not give a time frame. Wangs comments highlight the handwringing at many levels of the party over its inability to tamp down on the corruption by ofcials and their family members that has deepened public disgust and fed many of the tens of thousands of protests that hit China yearly.
At the congresss opening Thursday, President Hu Jintao warned that unrestrained graft threatened to topple the partys continued rule. He called on the partys 82 million members to be ethical and to stop their family members from trading on their connections to amass fortunes. The congress itself had no public agenda on Friday. Delegations met separately to discuss the lengthy report Hu delivered. But in fact, most of the delegates have little say over the main agenda. The selection of younger leaders to replace Hu and his colleagues is done behind the scenes by the departing leadership, retired party elders and other power brokers. Wangs views matter. An ally of Hus from their days 30 years ago in the Communist Youth League, Wang has gone on to forge creden-
tials as a reformer. In Guangdong, he has tried to guide the economy away from labor-intensive assembly-line processing and enacted more tolerant rules for environmental and other local activist groups that the party has mostly tried to suppress. Wang has been considered a candidate for the new leadership, the Politburo Standing Committee, though party-connected scholars say his policies and popularity have brought a pushback from conservatives, diminishing his chances. All party members are reformers, Wang told reporters Friday, brushing off a question about his prospects. The report clearly states the goal of the party congress is to liberate thoughts, reform and open up, rally efforts and overcome obstacles. This will not change. AP
Department of Public Works and Highways Caraga Region XIII Office of the District Engineer Butuan City District Engineering Office
Butuan City
Republic of the Philippines
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City through its Bids & Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid its INFRA-2013 aforementioned project(s): SET A: 1. Contract ID: Contract Name: 12ND0064 Rehab./Upgrading/Widening of Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan (Agusan-Misamis Or.) K1237+375.84 K1238+079.06 Contract Location: Butuan City Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,035,493.21 Contract Duration: One Hundred (100) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 10,000.00
2. Contract ID: Contract Name:
12ND0065 Rehab./Reconstn. of Ampayon Bridge Along Daang Maharlika Contract Location: K 1232+5401232+888, K1232+841-1232+884 Ampayon, Butuan City Brief Description: BCC Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,527,318.16 Contract Duration: One Hundred Forty-one (141) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 10,000.00
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12ND0066 Widening of Butuan Cagayan de Oro Iligan Rd. (Agusan-Misamis Or. Road) Agusan del Norte, Dumalagan Boundary Section, Butuan City Contract Location: 1247+100 1249+460 (w/ exception), Butuan City Brief Description: RRA Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 29,239,006.29 Contract Duration: One Hundred Thirty-two (132) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 20,000.00 12ND0067 Construction/Improvement of Road to Support River Rhine Cruise Banza Ruins, Butuan City Contract Location: K1238+460 K 1241+480, Butuan City Brief Description: RRP & TES (Guardrails) Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 30,760,808.73 Contract Duration: One Hundred -five (105) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 20,000.00 12ND0068 Widening/Concreting of Additional Lane along Daang Maharlika (Agusan-Misamis Or. Section), Agusan del Norte, Ampayon Section, Butuan City 1st LD Contract Location: K1230+340 1231+428.20(w/exception), Butuan City Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 39,122,983.59 Contract Duration: One Hundred Ninety-two (192) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 20,000.00 12ND0069 Road Upgrading of Butuan City-Pianing-Tandag Road (K1243+000 K1243+862, Butuan City Contract Location: 1243+000 K 1244+083, Butuan City Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 25,078,721.55 Contract Duration: One Hundred (100) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 20,000.00
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1. 12GK0059 CONST./WIDENING/UPGRADING/REHAB. OF ACCESS ROAD TO DECLARED TOURISM DESTINATION, BACOLODMURCIA-DON SALVADOR BENEDICTO-SAN CARLOS CITY ROAD, K0032+500-K0035+263, MURCIA, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
The DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, through the FY 2013 DPWH Regular Infrastructure Program intends to apply the sum for Contract No. 12GK0059 - P 48,021,282.39 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract. Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, now invites bid for the Contract No. 12GK0059 - Concrete paving of road (widening) with 3.05m. width (both sides) and 0.23m. thickness, grouted riprap, stone masonry, excavation, base preparation, embankment, guardrails, etc. Completion of the works required is Contract No. 12GK0059 - One Hundred Seventy Nine (179) C.D. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project costing at least 50% of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184) otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM 5:00PM. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (P 20,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the procuring entity, provided the bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental will hold a Pre Bid Conference on November 16, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at the DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be delivered by the bidders authorized representatives (as reflected in their CRCs with their valid IDs and original copy of their Contractors Registration Certificate (CRC) and PCAB License, SPAs will not be accepted) in the address given below on or before November 29, 2012 until 9:00 A.M. only and will be opened at 2:00 P.M. of the same day at the BAC Office, The DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental . 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 will not be accepted. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental 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. For further information, please refer to : NORMITA A. NOBLE OIC Assistant District Engineer DPWH Negros Occidental 1st District Engineering Office, Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental Tel. No. (034) 495-1299 Fax No. (034) 441-0016 (Sgd.) LYDIA D. TUPAS Engineer III BAC Chairman
In this le photo, gallery curator Anna Wolska presents a photo of Marylin Monroe and Arthur Miller taken by the late celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene, in Warsaw, Poland. Some 238 pictures by Greene, including portraits of Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Audrey Hepburn, Liza Minnelli, Marlene Dietrich, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando, were auctioned off in Warsaw on Thursday Nov. 8. AP
Marilyn Monroe photos auctioned in Poland

WARSAW, PolandWho doesnt want a picture of Marilyn Monroe? Hundreds of photographs of the blonde bombshell and other celebrities, including famous ones of Monroe in bed and as a ballerina, were sold for some $750,000 Thursday evening at an auction house in Poland. Bidders and spectators packed the Desa Unicum house in Warsaw, where 238 pictures by the late American fashion and celebrity photographer Milton H. Greene were up for sale. Only one remained unsold, among some 500 bidders. The auction house said in a statement that the 2.4 million zlotys obtained made it the nations biggest photo auction to date. Most of these pictures of Monroe were taken from 1953 to 1957 when Greene was her advisor and business partner. He made many of the prints during Monroes lifetime and they are highly valued by collectors. They include series of rened black-and-white studio photos and shots taken in natural surroundings, sometime in provocative poses, some in color. As the bidding began, a black-and-white photo of a reclining Monroe in black stockings sold for 50,000 zlotys ($16,000), and another of her in a ballerinas dress sold for almost $20,000. A picture of her in bed sold for $8,500. The auction also offered Greenes pictures of other stars, like Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich and Liza Minnelli. A picture of Nelly Nyad in white veil was among the bestsellers, at some $14,000, the auction house said. Other greats in the vast portrait collection, which had been estimated at $680,000, included Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, Alfred Hitchcock and Marlon Brando. The photos come from a collection of some 4,000 Greene pictures that Poland obtained from Chicago businessman Dino Matingas in the mid-1990s as the result of a complex communist-era embezzlement scandal linked to the buy-out of Polands state debt. Proceeds from the auction will go to the Polish government. Some of the images have never been published before, according to Marta Maciazek, the Polish ofcial in charge of cleaning up the mess from the corruption affair. AP
12ND0070 Road Upgrading of Butuan City-Pianing-Tandag Road, K 1234+928 K 1236+598, Butuan City Contract Location: K 1234+928 K 1237+440, Butuan City Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 48,743,563.33 Contract Duration: One Hundred Eighteen (118) Calendar days Cost of Bidding Documents 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 bid opening. Bidders should have completed Bidders, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information deemed relevant for the Projects from DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City through its Bids & Awards Committee (BAC) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents. This may also be downloaded from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity provided that payment for such Bidding Documents be made not later that the submission of their bids. The DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 15, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. BAC Conference Room of this office which shall be open to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From November 08, 2012 to November 27, 2012 2. Pre-Bid Conference at BCDEO-BAC Conference Room November. 15, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M. 3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline: November 21, 2012 @ 12:00Noon 4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 27, 2012 @ 9:00 Am 5. Opening of Bids November 27, 2012 @ 10:00 Am Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 27, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. and will be opened at 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan 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 DPWH - Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) LEOPOLDO A. LOMONSOD Engineer III BAC-Chairman
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hen the names Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez, businessman Butch Campos, former Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Eki Cardenas, agri-tourism pioneer Ado Escudero, basketball player Alex Compton, hotelier and restaurateur Annabelle Wisniewski, former Marikina Mayor Marides Fernando, culinary expert Sandy Daza, architect Tomas Mapua and former SSS Chairperson Cora de la Paz Bernardo come to mind, what do you think they have in common?
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They, and almost 400 hundred Filipinos, studied at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Cornells campus is set above the hills of Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. The Cornell Club of the Philippines, one of over 130 Cornell Clubs in the world, is celebrating its centennial year with three days of festivities planned in November. In 1987, the Cornell Alumni of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. was established and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-profit, non-stock organization. The Cornell Club of the Philippines is a celebration of the relationship between Filipino students who graduated at Cornell and the institution but setting the stage the next 100 years and how we build on the legacy by sharing experiences and acknowledging the achievements of the graduates from the university that excel in their respective fields and profession, says Romualdez, who is the president of the Cornell Club of the Philippines. Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez Origins of the club The Cornell Club of the Philippines was established in 1912 to foster friendship and cordiality among those who graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The club started with 30 to 40 members. During the early years of its existence, the clubs members included James Rockwell of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco); Victor Buencamino of the Department of Agriculture; Francisco Ycasiano, who supervised the construction of the Manila Hotel; architect Tomas Mapua; and shipping magnate Ambrosio Magsaysay. We expect Cornell alumni will continue to contribute not just in agriculture, energy, public service, education and social welfare, says Romualdez, who has a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the university. Romualdez explains that one of the main goals of the Cornell Club of the Philippines is to encourage better interaction among the alumni in the Philippines. We want the group to be more cohesive so that we could make our presence felt in Cornell and
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Republic of the Philippines (National Irrigation Administration) UPPER PAMPANGA RIVER INTEGRATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Dam and Reservoir Division Fatima, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija Telephone No. (044) 464-0108
Pambansang Pangasiwaanng Patubig
Department of Agriculture National Irrigation Administration (Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig)

OFFICE ADDRESS: NIA- UPRIIS Compound Cabanatuan City TIN No.: 005-154-569
UPPER PAMPANGA RIVER INTEGRATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

TELEPHONE No : (044) 464-0050 TELEFAX No. : (044) 463-1350
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID No. DRD-001-2013

The NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems, Dam & Reservoir Division, Brgy. Fatima, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the implementation of various projects at Pantabangan Dam Complex: Package No. Name of Project Location APPROVED PCAB BUDGET Category Contract Duration 300 CD Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 5,000.00
INVITATION TO BID No. UPRIIS-DV-2013-02

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of Project of UPRIIS Division V Project of CY 2013. Pack. No. SIP-02 Name of Project Location UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area Approved Budget 10,195,459.74 5,322,176.26 5,457,369.42 4,790,750.48 3,996,753.40 PCAB Category Medium A Small B Small B Small B Small B Contract Duration 90 CD 75 CD 75 CD 75 CD 75 CD Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 15,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of Project of UPRIIS Division V Project of CY 2013. Pack. No. SIP-06 SIP-07 SIP-08 RREIS-02 SDM-02 Name of Project Improvement of Irringin Dam Improvement and Construction of Irrigation Canal and Structures @ Caridad Sur Llanera, N.E. San Andres/San Felipe Pump Irrigation Project Phase II Concrete Lining Works Concreting of Canal Service Road @ Munoz Location UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area Approved Budget 2,300,503.38 6,327,390.04 18,581,251.91 17,657,685.18 10,419,089.91 PCAB Category Small B Small B Medium A Medium A Medium A Contract Duration 75 CD 75 CD 75 CD 90 CD 75 CD Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 5,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 15,000.00
DRD-001-13 1. Feasibility Study and Detailed 5,388,007.71 Small B Engineering for the proposed Marikit Irrigation System DRD-002-13 2. Supply and Delivery of 30,000 Mango Seedlings for Watershed 2,250,000.00 Management Program to mitigate the impact of climate change DRD-003-13 3. Supply and Delivery of 72,000 Pantabangan Rambutan Seedlings for Dam Complex Watershed Management Program (Congressional 3,600,000.00 District II) to mitigate the impact of climate change DRD-004-13 4. Supply and Delivery of 5,000 Bamboo Seedlings for Watershed 500,000.00 Management Program to mitigate the impact of climate change DRD-005-13 5. Supply and Delivery of 744 bags 223,200.00 organic fertilizer
3,000.00
3,000.00
Improvement of San Rafael Pump Irrigation SIP-03 ManggangMarikit Pump Irrigation Project Pump SIP-04 Partida I Projectirrigation Pump SIP-05 MacamiasProject Irrigation
Concreting SDM-01 Service Road of Canal @ Guimba 1,500.00 1,500.00
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1.) Letter of Intent (LOI) including Application of Eligibility 2.) Issuance of Bid Documents 3.) Pre-Bid Conference 4.) Deadline of Submission of Bids 5.) Opening of Bids November 12 - 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 23, 2012; 2:00 pm December 6, 2012; 12:00 pm December 6, 2012; 2:00 pm
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Postqualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, PostQualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. Letter of Intent (Attached Company Profile) 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Deadline of Submission of Bids 5. Opening of Bids November 12 November 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 21, 2012 @ 2:00 PM December 4, 2012, @ 12:00 NN December 4, 2012, @ 2:00 PM
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Postqualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Letter of Intent (Attached Company Profile) Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Submission of Bids Opening of Bids November 12 November 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 21, 2012 @ 2:00 PM December 4, 2012, @ 12:00 NN December 4, 2012, @ 2:00 PM
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of nonrefundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: Noted by:
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of nonrefundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) LEONARDO F. RAMOS Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-DRD assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) ERNESTO D. PONCE, Ph.D. Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee Noted by: (Sgd.) FREDDIE M. TOQUERO, Ph.D. Division Manager - DRD
Noted by: (Sgd.) EUGENIO O. CONDE, JR. Manager, Division V NIA-UPRIIS
LEONARDO F. RAMOS EUGENIO O. CONDE, JR. Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee Manager, Division V NIA-UPRIIS
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
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 open in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend address below. Late bids shall not be accepted. NIA-UPRIIS, DRD reserves the right 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. For further information, please refer to: Name Office Address Telephone No.
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Department of Public Works and Highways Caraga Region XIII Office of the District Engineer Butuan City District Engineering Office
Butuan City
Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City
COMMISSION ON AUDIT
PUBLICATION OF VACANT POSITIONS As of October 17, 2012

POSITION TITLE SALARY GRADE ITEM NUMBER/S QUALIFICATION : DIRECTOR IV : 28 : CHO-RB14-0005 : Masters Degree. Five (5) years of supervisory experience; Senior Executive Development Program (SEDP) training; Appropriate eligibility for second level positions; Appropriate (RA 1080) BAR/Board (for positions involving practice of profession) : The Director for COAs Public Information Office is the Chairpersons and the Commission Propers manager of communications, whose primary purpose is ensuring a positive perception of the COA to its various publics as well as throughout the Commission. The PIO Director is responsible for promoting, cementing and protecting COAs position as an independent government agency vis--vis its vision, mission and strategic goals. He/She is a team leader, team player, proactive communicator and credible resource both for COAs principals and the public, and is responsible for the following areas: Strategic communications Targeted messaging, branding and publicity Public affairs and crisis response Internal communications Information management
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Engr. ERNESTO D. PONCE, Ph.D. Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee Civil Works Section NIA- UPRIIS, Dam & Reservoir Fatima, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija (044)-464-0108
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City through its Bids & Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid its INFRA-2013 aforementioned project(s): SET B: 1. Contract ID: Contract Name: 12ND0058 (Re-Ad) Improvement of Butuan-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road (Agusan-Misamis Oriental), KM. 1237+376 KM.1238+000 Contract Location: KM. 1237+376 - KM. 1237+788, Butuan City Brief Description: RRA Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,647,974.36 Contract Duration: Thirty-two (32) Calendar days 12ND0059 (Re-Ad) Road Upgrading of Butuan City-Masao Port Road KM.1250+(-162) - KM.1250+188 Contract Location: KM.1250+(-162) - KM.1250+188.78, STA. 0+000 - STA. 0+052.30 Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 7,129,498.53 Contract Duration: Fifty-two (52) Calendar days 12ND0060 (Re-Ad) Improvement of Daang Maharlika Road (Surigao-Agusan Section) KM.1238+000 - KM. 1239+010 Contract Location: KM 1230+00 - 1239 + 014, Butuan City Brief Description: RRA Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 11,168,531.89 Contract Duration: Seventy-One (71) Calendar days 12ND0061 (Re-Ad) Upgrading of Butuan City-Masao Port Road, Masao Tourism Destination, Butuan City Contract Location: 0+052.30 - 1+653.30, Butuan City Brief Description: RRP Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 19,399,939.46 Contract Duration: One Hundred Ten (110) Calendar days
Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS TH ILOILO 4 DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE STA. BARBARA, ILOILO Tel. Nos. 523-4557 523-9340
JOB DESCRIPTION
INVITATION TO BID
I. CONTRACT ID PROJECT NAME/LOCATION : : 12GI0024 ROAD UPGRADING (GRAVEL TO PAVED) JCT. BANCAL LEON ANTIQUE BDRY. ROAD K0038+832 K0039+652 (K0038+832 K0039+646.71 & K0039+796.70 K0040+045.70) LEON, ILOILO Construction of A) 1,159.41 l.m PCCP 0.28 m. thick x 6.10 m. wide P22,777,004.32 150 CD P 25,000.00
SCOPE OF WORK ABC DURATION COST OF BID DOCUMENTS
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The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, through the FY 2013 DPWH Infra Program intends to apply the sum stated above being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the above-mentioned contract. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo now invites for the above-mentioned description of work. Completion of the Works is required for the above-mentioned contract. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnerships or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo and inspect Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents indicated above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on November 10 December 3, 2012. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government 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 Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 21, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, which shall be open to all interested parties. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 3, 2012, 9:00 A.M at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bid opening shall be on December 3, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M at BAC-TWG Office, Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. 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. To bid for the contract, a Contractor must purchase Bidding Documents and meet the following major criteria: a) prior registration with the DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of the contract; c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of the ABC within a period of 10 years, and d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of the ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their Authorized Liaison Officer only as specified in the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) is no longer required to participate in the bidding, per Department Order No. 64, series of 2012. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Iloilo 4th District Engineering Office, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo reserves the right to accept or deny any bid, to annul bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. For further information, refer to: LEONILA M. CHUA Head, BAC TWG Iloilo 4th DEO, DPWH Sta. Barbara, Iloilo Tel No.: 033-5234557 TERESITA S. SERVA Head, BAC-Secretariat Iloilo 4th DEO, DPWH Sta. Barbara, Iloilo Tel No.: 033-5234557
Specifically, the PIO Director will refine the PIOs communications plan, develop a crisis alert and response mechanism, and ensure the PIOs efficient operations while continually building staffs capabilities. He/she will orchestrate and execute proactive publicity and crisis response. He/she will develop positive relationships with colleagues and the Commissions publics, prioritizing twoway communications and facilitating conversation with the citizenry. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS : THE IDEAL CANDIDATE : : : : : Minimum of 5-7 years of experience as a journalist or PR professional Government, NGO or multilateral institution experience is desirable Bachelors degree required; post-graduate degree desirable Background in finance, accounting and/or auditing is encouraged but not imperative Excellent oral and written English; Tagalog fluency Is proactive, self-starter, independent Is a team player with proven leadership skills Is highly organized and works well under pressure has superior people skills has a passion for good governance and transparency has an open, critical and progressive mind set
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 bid opening. Bidders should have completed Bidders, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least fifty percent (50%) of ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. Interested bidders may obtain further information deemed relevant for the Projects from DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City through its Bids & Awards Committee (BAC) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents. This may also be downloaded from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity provided that payment for such Bidding Documents be made not later that the submission of their bids. The DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 16, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. BAC Conference Room of this office which shall be open to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below: 1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From November 09, 2012 to November 28, 2012 2. Pre-Bid Conference at BCDEO-BAC Conference Room November. 16, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M. 3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline: November 22, 2012 @ 12:00Noon 4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: November 28, 2012 @ 2:00 Pm 5. Opening of Bids November 28, 2012 @ 2:15 Pm Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 28, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. and will be opened at 2:15 P.M. at the DPWH-Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan 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 DPWH - Butuan City District Engineering Office, Butuan City reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s. Approved by: (Sgd.) LEOPOLDO A. LOMONSOD Engineer III BAC-Chairman
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER III 24 CHO-CA73-0001 Masteral Degree. Four (4) years in position/s involving management and supervision; 24 hours of training in management and supervision; Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility. The Online Communications Officer with position title of Information Technology Officer III works in the Public Information Office under the supervision of the PIO Director and in close coordination with the Office of the Chairperson and the Information Technology Office. Together with project point-persons, the Online Communications Officer will be crucial in the planning and implementation of the COA website development, ensuring the interface is in line with strategic objectives. He/she will also take the lead in developing operational procedures to ensure efficient website administration. The Online Communications Officers primary responsibility is the health of the website and its objectives by ensuring timely content, functionality and interactivity. He/She manages website operations through: Information and content management and collection Coordination with ITO to ensure full operability at all times Interactivity and participation strategies Analytics Editorial duties Minimum 2 - 3 years relevant professional experience required Agency or corporate communications experience preferred Experience in government, NGO or multilateral institutions desirable and may suffice in lieu of agency experience Basic knowledge and understanding of Web 2.0 coding and environment required; advanced technical knowledge desirable Advanced social media skills required in online community management desirable Bachelors degree required Excellent written English; Tagalog fluency
JOB DESCRIPTION :
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
(Sgd.) PERLA S. LAGUARDIA BAC Chairman NOTED : (Sgd.) ARNEL A. REBETA OIC Asst. District Engineer/Caretaker
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

(MST-Nov. 4 & 11, 2012)
is a self-starter and team player is highly organized and is an efficient information manager has a passion for good governance, transparency and citizen participation willing to learn and continually develop skills
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LUCAS Nicolo Cauton III knows how to
deal with people, legally speaking. As a litigation and corporate lawyer, he handled cases pertaining to business disputes and legal matters.
That was before he decided to go fulltime on a similar, yet different eld that also deals with peopletourism and accommodation. Cauton, only 34, chose to focus on the family-owned hotel and resort management company, which operates three resorts, including the luxurious Amorita Resort on Panglao Island, Bohol. Now, he deals with tourists to show them the beauty of Bohol and the warmth of the Filipino people. Amorita Resort, which consists of 36 rooms, including 14 tropical pool villas spread out on more than one-hectare garden landscape with astonishing hilltop view of the sea, is the top-ranked resort among 37 facilities on Panglao Island reviewed by guests at global hotel listing site TripAdvisor. Cauton says in an interview at the companys Bonifacio Global City ofce that he had left the legal profession to focus on a more personalized profession that is the hotel industry, after his 31year-old wife, Anna Katrina Hernandez, who used to manage the resorts, decided to run a bus company. The Hernandez family is the one behind the highly successful Victory Liner Inc. Cauton, the managing director and chief executive of Blue Starsh Management Co. Inc., leads a team of more than 100 individuals at Amorita Resort alone and expects to hire more in April next year, as the resort undergoes a substantial expansion to catch up with the growth of the tourism industry. Blue Starsh also manages the 16room Momo Beach House also in Panglao and the 20-room Sta. Monica Beach Resort in Dumaguete City. Amorita, which means my little darling in Spanish, attracts both foreign and domestic guests who are willing to spend P6,000 to P14,000 for overnight accommodation. We are expanding because we could not cater to big groups. Of course, there is a risk involved but we feel that Bohol as a destination is getting stronger, he says. Amorita expansion He discloses that Amorita Resort acquired ve hectares of adjacent properties. The expansion plan will be nanced partly through bank nancing. Amorita right now has 36 rooms. We are adding 50, hopefully by June 2013. We realized that when you are bigger, you attain economies of scale. But we also try to keep the hotel as small as possible because we dont want to lose our personalized touch. We know we are not a Shang-ri La, or a big hotel chain. Our thrust is to keep it as small as possible, says Cauton. Cauton takes pride of the resort for being the only establishment on the island with its own sewage treatment plant that enables them to recycle water. The resorts staff also conduct regular cleanup of the 1.5-kilometer Alona beach, the crown jewel of Panglao. The resort has created livelihood opportunities in Bohol, not only in terms of 120 direct employment, but also opportunities for suppliers, the transportation sector as well as stores in the area. Ateneo Law graduate Cauton was born and educated in Manila. He obtained his law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2004 and passed the bar examinations in the same year. He worked for Ponce Enrile Reyes Manalastas Law ofce as a litigation lawyer from 2004 to 2007, before moving to Santiago and Santiago Law ofce, where he handled litigation cases, labor, taxation law and corporate rehabilitation. I started out as a lawyer by profession. I practiced litigation law, before moving to corporate law practices, he says. While I was practicing law in Manila, my wife talked to me and discussed if we could take this chance to manage this property. We agreed to give it a try. I took a leave from our law ofce for six months. Then after six months, I went back to the law practice. Then after eight or nine months, I talked to my boss and told him I needed to go back to Bohol to concentrate on the resort venture, he says. Management company The couple formed a management company called Blue Starsh Management Inc. and decided to relocate from Manila to Bohol in 2007, just after their marriage, to concentrate on running the business. They bought an old property called Crystal Coast Resort and transformed it into Amorita Resort. It was an existing property that we demolished. We decided to demolish the old structure because the design changes would be overwhelming. I remember that when we were trying to redesign the restaurant, almost none of the old structure was left standing, he says. Cauton says they came to Bohol just when the province was emerging as a major tourism destination. When the family decided to invest in Bohol, luckily the province as well as the national government promoted Bohol. We had no idea that Bohol would be the place for tourism. We were at the right place and at the right time, he says. Cauton says his wife used to manage the resort, while he was practicing law. But when she was put in charge of another business, he had to take her place in the family resort venture. The
couple now has two children. Previously, my wife was there and she was in charge of that before. Then the transition happened. All of a sudden, I found myself in the forefront of the business, and I took over as CEO. She moved to another business venture, a bus company, he says. Cauton describes his management style as very transparent and says discipline is something that he adheres to. We have regular meetings. When we set deadlines, we expect you to meet that, he says. Tourist market Half of the resorts guests are foreign tourists, who are a mix of Asians and Europeans. What I noticed is that Europeans prefer going to Bohol because of the environment and ambiance. It is quiet at Alona beach at night. You wont see people on the beach at night, he says. So committed is Cauton to his new endeavor that he took hotel courses abroad. He attended short courses on hotel planning and design program as well as the general managers program at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration at Nanyang University in Singapore. Its a two-and-a-half-week program. There, I met general managers of hotels from different countries. I wanted to learn the procedure on how to build a hotel from the ground up, he says. Cauton shares that during their classes in Singapore, his classmates including seasoned hoteliers and even regional directors were trying to discover the secret of Asian culture that could help them excel in the hospitality industry. What they dont know is that Asia, as a large continent, has different cultures.
They thought they could peg Asia to one culture, he says. The Philippines, he says, has its own culture and assets. I feel that our natural resources are very much intact. We have beautiful resources. Our beaches are more stunning than in Thailand or other countries, he says. Cauton says Bohol is like Bali, for having beautiful spots as well as preserved culture. Bohols culture is still intact. The Filipino culture remains alive in Bohol. Then, the architecture of the churches were preserved. The culture of the people is still there, he says. No. 1 in Panglao We have been ranked number 1 in Panglao since September 2011, he says. He reveals that they take the comments and suggestions of their guests seriously. Whatever the guests suggest, we really try to adjust to and adopt. On their comments, we respond directly to the guests via e-mail or via the Web site of TripAdvisor. If we can adopt it, we will use it, he says. When the guests arrive, we make sure everything is smooth. Then we make something extra for them, he says. Amorita Resort offers free Wi connection to guests. Panglao Island, he says, now attracts not only more tourists but also investors. The big players are coming, such as Blue Hotel, Maribago, Boracay Regency and Bellevue, he says. Cauton is condent that Amorita Resort will hold its own against the new bigger resorts. Amorita Resort received a certicate of excellence for 2012 from no less than TripAdvisor. I guess [competition] is getting stiff
right now, because there are several players coming. But we do have different styles. Those coming are building 200- or 300-room hotels. We see it as a challenge. We feel that we have to maintain the hotel as boutique and as professional as it is right now. We try to cater to the experience of our guests, hence our tagline innite experiences. We try to make it memorable for them, he says. Bohol Art Foundation In terms of giving back to the community, Cauton and his wife are among the founders of the Philippine Bohol Art Foundation Institute, a nonstock, non-prot, non-government organization that aims to highlight the provinces unique arts and cultural heritage. Amorita together with foundation started weekly reading programs with the Tawala Elementary School and weekly cleanup drives/events. Early this year, they worked together on an art exhibition at the Bishops Palace in Tagbilaran City. The PBAFI is currently working closely with the provincial government to protect and showcase the rich historical and cultural backdrop of the province of Bohol and thus provide a complete and unique Filipino experience for all visitors and local residents. Recently, Cauton was awarded by the provincial government with the Bohol Achievers Award for his outstanding contribution in environmental protection as well as tourism development in the province. While helping promote Bohol as a destination, Cauton says his company also looks at opportunities in other beautiful parts of the country, one of them Coron, Palawan. RTD
Cordillera power blowing in the wind

By Dexter A. See
SAGADAA wind power plant in Mountain Province will add 15 megawatts of electricity in Cordillera highlands over the next three to ve years, making the region a major source of green energy. PhilCarbon Inc. chairman Runo Bomasang says his company is committed to help generate electricity without harming the environment and the host communities. We plan to build 25 wind turbines along the Pilao-Langsayan ridge, he tells Manila Standard, referring to the location across Sagada and Besao towns. Each turbine is designed to generate 600 kilowatts. Bomasang notes the increased economic activities in the highlands due to the inux of locators and visitors and as the transient population continue to ratchet up energy demand more than the present supply level can meet. PhilCarbon president Ruth Yu-Owen says the host community will be entitled to a royalty of one centavo per kilowatthour generated with the aggregate amount to be divided among the barangay, with 25-percent share; town, 40 percent; and province, 35 percent. Our company will be paying its business permit and real property taxes to the municipal governments, she says. We hope that with our operations, Sagada and Besao will be elevated from fth class to fourth class towns. PhilCarbon says the project is covered by service contract 2011-12048. The company, accredited by the Energy Department, undertakes concept, feasibility and nance packaging in renewable sources for power generation related to the trading of carbon credits under the Kyoto protocol. The countrys rst wind power plant of 20 turbines generating 33 MW was completed in August 2008 in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, facing the West Philippine Sea with a loan assistance from the Danish International Development Agency. A second wind farm is rising along the Verde Strait in Puerto Galera, Mindoro Oriental, designed for 48 MW with turbines supplied by Eolica S.L. Unipersonal of Italy.
Mountain Province will host a wind farm following Ilocos to boost the use of green energy. RICK REYES, PAUL MICHAEL QUIBA CAYBE
Best private bank. Asiamoney magazine, one of the top nancial publications in the region, named Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. as the best domestic private bank and the overall best private bank in the Philippines. The vote of condence came from high net worth individuals in two categoriesthose with $1 million to $5 million assets under management and the other with $5.01 million to $25 million AUM. This achievement is the culmination of the RCBC Wealth Management Groups continuous upsurge over the last ve years, as reected in its growth rate of 38 percent year-onyear, the quadrupling of its client base over the same period, and its investments in service technologies. Shown during the award ceremony are (from left) Asiamoney editor Richard Morrow, RCBC rst senior vice president and Wealth Management head Manuel Ahyong Jr., senior vice president Jane Manago, senior vice president/ consultant Pacita Go and rst vice president Karen Canlas.
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Smartphones galore from HTC

SINGAPOREGlobal provider in
mobile innovation and design HTC unveiled new smartphones in South Asia market.
THE HTC ONE X+ The HTC One X+, a refreshed version of HTC One X smartphone, runs the HTC SenseT4+ experience on Android Jelly Bean. The HTC One X+ combines the iconic design, camera and authentic audio experience of the HTC One series, with increased performance, longer battery life and expanded internal storage. We are taking the HTC One X to a new level with the introduction of the new HTC One X+, said Lennard Hoornik, President, South Asia, HTC Corporation. Our customers will have superfast browsing, an even better camera and more immersive entertainment with Beats Audio. Featuring a 1.7 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 AP37 processor and 64GB of internal storage, the HTC One X+ is up to 27% faster than the HTC One X , making the HTC One X+ the best rated Android phone on the market. Developed to be lightning fast, the HTC One X+ enables quicker web browsing, uid gaming and graphic rendering, and speedy downloads, providing effortless usage on the go. In addition to its increased performance speeds, the HTC One X+ introduces extended performance with the inclusion of a 2100 mAh battery, giving you up to 37% (4.7 hours) more talk time, and longer to browse the web and enjoy your favorite music and videos . Exclusively available on HTC smartphones, Beats AudioTM provides authentic, studioquality sound that delivers the most immersive sound experience with an enhanced audio prole, crisper vocals and detailed high notes for your music, games, movies and videos. Making it easier to listen to music out loud, and through SenseTM 4+, the HTC One X+ introduces a new Tap and Go function, which allows you to connect the phone and your music to Beats speakers when you tap them. To disconnect, it is just another quick tap. Providing exclusive access to thousands of movies through HTC Watch 2.0, the HTC One X+ will appeal to both the avid lm fan and the casual movie-goer. Combined with the introduction of video hub, another benet of SenseTM 4+, for the rst time you will be able to put all your video entertainment in a single place. DESIRE SV With a fast Dual Core processor, 8-megapixel main camera, brilliant 4.3 screen and exclusive Beats Audio performance, the HTC Desire SV is denitely one of the most desirable phones in its category. HTC has always believed in creating smartphones that not only offer the most innovative technologies and design, but also combining the two to make life that little bit easier, Hoornik said. The HTC Desire SV embodies this thinking in a sexy, vibrant, package that offers great value which consumers will simply love. The HTC Desire SV ticks all the right boxes from surfing the Web to making that big business meeting a success. A 1GHz Dual Core processor speeds up web browsing, watching videos, running your favourite apps and downloading attachments. Enjoy a strikingly clear super LCD 2 screen that will make all your images, videos, emails and presentations look a lot more vivid and life-like. Unbeatable productivity tools like the Office Suite, email and calendar support help you achieve more on the go. Its Dual-SIM design strikes the perfect balance by keeping your business world and your personal world separate from each other. Fast and easy switching between work and leisure keeps todays cost conscious consumer assured that they can get the most out of life. Frequent travelers will love using the HTC Desire SV, since having both a local and an international roaming SIM cards in a single phone means its easy to keep in touch with colleagues, friends and family without incurring significant roaming charges. The HTC Desire SV takes you from work to play and back again with marvelous ease. Take the category leading 8 megapixel main camera which features an 2.2 28mm autofocus lens with LED ash for greater detail and accuracy. In addition, Back Side Illumination (BSI) feature adjusts the camera in low light conditions for perfect shots, any time of the day and night. Then upload and share your photos instantly with free 25GB Dropbox generous online storage for two years. With exclusive Beats Audio, HTC Desire SV makes those journeys from home to the office and back again an aural pleasure. You get big sound with powerful bass, more dynamics and greater clarity. Pair your phone with any Beats by Dr. Dre headset and a customised sound profile for even better studio quality sound. As a bonus, HTC Sync Manager automatically syncs and manages your entire music collection for easy access wherever you go. FIRST SIGNATURE WINDOWS 8 PHONES The rst signature Windows Phones of HTC, Windows Phone 8X and 8S feature the new Windows Phone 8 operating system and boast iconic design, studio-quality sound with Beats Audio and incredible camera capabilities. Windows Phone has clearly emerged as one of the top mobile ecosystems and is competitive against any other smartphone platform in the world, Hoornik said. We are confident that the iconic design and incredible innovation of the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S by HTC will help consumers fully realize the potential and lifestyle benefits offered by these smartphones. The only phone with Live Tiles, Windows Phone has a clear, differentiated vision and the consumer experience has been widely recognized as being groundbreaking, innovative and fresh. HTC created the Windows Phone 8X and 8S to blend the virtual and the physical utilizing a three dimensional, pure uni-body design based on the Windows Phone Live Tiles. The Windows Phone 8X and 8S by HTC are perfectly sculpted with a dramatic taper making them feel magically thin in your hand. Because color is such an integral part of the Windows Phone experience, HTC is bringing bold, sophisticated and adventurous colors in a premium matte nish to these devices. The Windows Phone 8X will come in a variety of colors including California Blue and Graphite Black, The Windows Phone 8S by HTC will be available in Fiesta Red and Atlantic Blue. For the first time, HTC is introducing a 2.1mp, f/2.0 aperture, 88 ultra-wide angle front-facing camera that allows up to four people and more to be captured at once. It also supports 1080p video capture. The rear camera sports an 8mp CMOS sensor with backside-illumination (BSI) for improved low-light performance, along with an f/2.0 aperture, 28mm lens and a dedicated imaging chip. A physical shutter button makes it quick and easy to capture spontaneous action, even if the phone is locked. Exclusively available on HTC smartphones, Beats Audio provides authentic, studio-quality sound that delivers the spirit of the original recording. The Windows Phone 8X by HTC featuring Beats Audio also offers a unique audio amplier powering the 3.5mm audio jack and the speaker, boosting the audio signal for even better sound no matter if youre listening to music, playing a game or watching a video. The HTC One X+, Desire V and Windows 8 phones will be launched to the Philippine market this month. tech.mst.ph
COMDDAP, PC Express plug in for gaming expo

INFORMATION technology (IT) retailer PC Express brings its pioneering gaming expo to the biggest IT show and bazaar in the country organized by the Computer Manufacturers, Dealers, and Distributors Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP). The second edition of PCX GAMEX: Gaming and Gadgets Expo 2012 will be one of the highlights of COMDDAP Expo Manila 2012 from November 16-18 at Hall D (Tent) of World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City. Our collaboration signies COMDDAPs evolving commitment to IT consumers and industry as we offer the latest technologies to enhance innovation and productivity. Its a celebration of technologyenhanced work, business, and lifestyle, said Jefferson T. Plaza, chairman of COMDDAP Expo 2012. The annual COMDDAP Expo is now the largest pre-holiday technology shopping event for consumers and small business owners looking for substantial discounts, special deals, bundled promotions, trade-ins and other expo-exclusive offers on computers, monitors, laptops, printers, projectors, smartphones, tablets and other gadgets and computer accessories. Meanwhile, the PC Express gaming expo brings together hundreds of gamers, hobbyists, technology enthusiasts, and microbusiness owners on a quest for digital fun, excitement, investment value, and business opportunities. It features a gaming tournament with 32 teams, each with ve members, in a battle for supremacy on games like DOTA, League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth. Techno-preneurs will also preview the business concept called PISONET, an A-to-Z seminar on how to start an Internet caf business, while live demonstrations accompany new gaming products. Exclusive discounts are available on new and existing models of leading brands A4tech, Aerocool, Asrock, Asus, BenQ, Coolermaster, eSports, Hanns-G, Inno3D, Intel, Lenovo, LG, MSI, Neo, Phillips, Powercolor, Razer, Samsung, Steel Series, Thermaltake, and TT. Leading IT sellers will participate in this years COMDDAP Expo, a three-day shopping event that provides consumers the best deals on a wide array of IT products and services, venue accessibility, and value-laden investments on computer equipment for the coming year. They include Advance Solutions, Inc.; Astech Pengson Distributors, Inc.; Complink Marketing, Inc.; Coby Kyros Touchscreen Internet Tablet; Infoworx, Inc.; International Microvillage, Inc.; JMG; Mustard Seed Systems Corporation; Nanotec Corporation; Edupro, Inc.; Jupiter Systems, Inc.; Nexus Technologies, Inc.; Spinweb Productions, Inc.; Trinity Marketing, Inc.; and Wordtext Systems, Inc. This years theme, Make I.T. Work 4U focuses on consumer and small business markets, which would also benet from three days of IT seminars on Windows 8 and Windows-run products by Microsoft (Friday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.), updates from Symantec (Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m.-4 pm.), and tentatively a discussion on the Cybercrime law (Sunday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.). The Expo is free of charge to the public. COMDDAP secretariat can be reached at landline number 8103814 (email exhibit@comddap. org or info@comddap.org). More information on the exhibit can accessed at www.comddap.org.
Another lovely design from Samantha Richelle
SAMANTHA RICHELLE:
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SAMANTHA Richelle enters the restaurant quietly, carrying her sketchpad under one arm and her bag on the other. She is dressed in a grey sleeveless top and pants and is wearing heels but it is not only her clothes that you notice (she is, after all, a designer) but her beautiful face, which reminds one of a young Jessica Alba.
She has the condence of a person who is used to being looked at but she is also a bit reserved but very courteous and pleasant. She shakes my hand and tells me that she brought her sketchpad so I can look at some of her designs. One is tempted to ask so many questions. I wanted to ask her about her parents but I didn't because when I approached her about the interview, I promised that I wouldn't probe into her personal life. I also gured that Samantha would have shared any information on aspects of her life that she wanted me to know about like her boyfriend, football player Anton del Rosario, and her son Myles. She does talk about her family eventually without going into specics. "Family is important. I am very close to my family although we live away from each other," she said, adding that she, a sister and her only brother live in the Philippines. The rest are abroad. Samantha is a global nomad of sorts, having lived in Asia, Europe and the United States. It was in London where she really fell in love with design and took A levels in Fine Arts. She also studied art in New York and moved to Los Angeles, where she attended the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Ive always been sketching and design for me, she said. Samantha also worked for m the movement, an ecofriendly line of clothing for men and women, as a stylist and designer. "In LA, I did ready to wear stuff. Here, I'm more into couture but I love both," she said. Samanthas fashion inuences include Alexander McQueen (I was so sad when he died) and Karl Lagerfeld. She describes her personal style as varied, from cutting edge to whatever is comfortable. But most of the time, it is what she feels like wearing. In design school, Samantha learned not just to sketch and paint but also to literally put clothes together. In school, we spent so many hours learning how to sew, she said. Another thing that this young designer loves is tattoos, which she has 10 of. I got my rst one when I was 18. I didnt get any of my tattoos on impulse. I would consider each one for about four months before I go out and get them. Yes, I helped design each one, she said. Her style idol is Kate Moss because the British always looks effortless.
Style secrets
A gown that Samantha sketched upside down
Kate Moss is a woman who is completely chic without trying, she said. When she rst came to live here, Samantha was pleasantly surprised that the fashion scene was so vibrant. Everyone is really stepping up in the fashion industry here, she said. She also loves the street fashion here because most people dress for comfort, an idea that appeals to her immensely. Samantha has lived here for about two years and has just set up shop in her Makati residence with a seamstress and a patternmaker. In this short time, people have already noticed the formtting red gown that she created for model Sanya Smith, who wore it to the recent Esquire Ball. When it comes to her own designs, Samantha said she is a bit anal, especially when it comes to the clothes details. Samantha loves living in Makati City and calls herself a city girl through and through. "Honestly, I can't imagine living in the countryside or something like that. I love being here," she said, adding that it is useful to live within walking distance of the gym, shops, banks and other important institutions. One of the other things that she likes about living in the Philippines is being near her relatives. Her long-term plan, though, is to eventually move back to Los Angeles or London not only for her career but for her son's education. I would want him to study in London or Los Angeles. My family lives in the US so it would be great to live there and be near them. Of course, I also want to go international with my designs. I like to think big. So my plan is really to set up shop here and make a name for myself, then go international, said Samantha.
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By Adelle Chua
MONA Caccam was a university sophomore in 1986 when she saw a classmate carelessly put a Pilot 55 entrylevel student pen in the back pocket of his jeans. He sat on it and cracked the cap. Mona, upon seeing that he was going to throw it away, asked for the pen and repaired it. I found it romantic to be writing with a fountain pen.
Nibs galore. Two Platinums and a Nakaya, www.leighreyes.com
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pens we are currently using or would like to show. We try pens we are thinking of acquiring. We also get to try different inks and papers. We buy, sell, trade. A fair amount of enabling goes on. We perform occasional small repairs. She enjoys the camaraderie most of alland the opportunity to indulge her geeky nature by being able to talk pens the whole time. Members discuss experiences with their pens, Chito adds. [Its like] Show and Tell for new acquisitions. Tips. Sales and bargains. Repair workshops. Thomas has in fact own to the Philippines and has met many fellow FP collectors. Pen ciously and is a prolic writer. She snagged rst prize for the 2011 Palanca Awards - essay category. Despite their other hats, they count themselves fountain pen lovers rst and foremost. Fountain pens are a throwback from the old days when people took care of their vocabulary, their grammar and the neatness of their writing on a page, says Chito. Tom, on the other hand, cannot nd enough words to describe FPs. They are, he says, an ancient tool, a twisted history, an
She lost that same pen and cried about it. Her father saw her and gave her another fountain pen, a Montblanc 144, as a graduation gift. More than two decades later, Monaa technical writer based in Pasig Citystill has her fathers present alongside dozens of other pens she has accumulated over the past ve years. She belongs to a group of fountain pen enthusiasts in the Philippines, a thriving, growing community of collectors at a time when writing has come to mean stringing words together to make a coherent sentence or paragraph by pounding on a keyboardor keypad.
for strength. FPs are also rellable with ink from a bottle, unlike ballpoint pens which you throw away once the ink is spent. A business analyst from Michigan, Thomas Overeld, concedes that fountain pens are in no way a practical modern convenience. He is quick to add that they are, instead, many other great things. A good fountain pen for Tom is one of moderate cost, high quality, and low bling. Mona looks at a host of indicators: The quality of the nib. The ergonomics of it. The way the lling system is engineered. The ease with which a pen is maintained. The beauty in Scene from a January 2009 penmeet. Acclaimed writer, professor Jose Dalisay talks pens to fellow members. From Jennys blog, Gogirl Caf, its body design.
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features that appealed to her and thus became more discriminating. Last year, she bought only four pens; this year, seven so far. Chito mostly shops online from members of the Fountain Pen Network, an international organization, stationery stores in the US (brick-and-mortar or Web-based), and eBay sellers from Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. Chito also says that the number of enthusiasts coming out of the woodwork here is an encouraging sign. According to Jenny, there was Two celluloid Parker Vacumatics and a Parker 51 Demi Frankenpen. not much of a fountain pen culFrom Monas blog, www.personalgeographic.worldpress.com ture in the Philippines when she Chito talks about having some became interested in them, even For fountain pen lovers, however, writing means exactly afnity with ones pen on both though she lists National Book that: seizing a pen and letting the the physical and emotional/ inink ow onto paper with ones tellectual levels: The pen must t your hand and grip well. It distinct strokes. Entrepreneur and former must not skip strokes or deposit pharmaceutical executive Chi- large blobs of ink on your paper. to Limson recalls that as a high A good pen connects with your school student, using fountain heart and your mind and squeezpains forced him to be more de- es out the best and most creative liberate in his choice of words. thoughts. Then again, fountain pens are Now, he says fountain pens remind a person that there are only half of the equation. The ways of communicating that other half is all about the ink. are more elegant than tweeting, The beginning strokes of the shooting an email or a text mes- word start with a paler shade of the inks color and pools into a sage Its a discipline that denes darker hue as you complete the word, Chito says. This, one who you are.
restoring vintage pens. So I do buy broken pens and bring them back to life. These individuals love affair with fountain pens is not limited to the pens themselves, or even the ink. It is next to natural to also be particular with paper yes, journals and pads, as well as storage paraphernalia to keep their collection in. Jenny credits the Internet for linking her with the now-expanding Fountain Pen Network Philippines. Four years ago, while still a greenhorn at fountain pen collecting, she blogged about the demise of one of my
Kindred spirits
Jennys writing sample of Sheaffer Targa matte black on Kokuyo notebook, J. Herbin Lie de The ink. www.jennyo.net
collecting led to my meeting some of the nest people one can imagineon the other side of the world. Tom, Mona and Jenny also blog about their FP hobby, as does Leigh Reyes, a creative executive who has an extensive collection. Leigh takes her love for FPs a step further: she draws using her pens and posts these in her blog, www.leighreyes.com.
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Different strokes
Fountain pens are different from ordinary ballpoint pens in two ways, explains MST columnist/GOCC employee Jenny Ortuoste in her blog, GoGirlCafe (www.jennyo.net). Fountain pens have nibs, which come in gold, steel and other metal alloys, are generally pointed in shape and have a ball of iridium on the tip
cannot have with a ballpoint pen or a rollerball. Mona has steadily built her collection since 2007, but she prefers to be called a user-accumulator. In the beginning, she bought a lot of inexpensive pens from Recto and Binondo and on eBay. As her knowledge expanded through participating in online forums, she discovered the pen
Mona, Thomas, Chito, Leigh and Jenny may be passionate about fountain pens, but they have other hobbies as well. For instance, Mona knits and crochets, takes photographs, and writes. Thomas collects vintage watches Leighs Halloween post: Trick or treat!, www.leighreyes.com and has recently obtained a certificate in horology (watch repair). Store, Luis Pen Store in Escolta, early Inoxcrom Jordi Labandas. He also enjoys photography. ChiOfce Warehouse, Fully Booked She soon received an e-mail from to is likewise into watchesand and ofce supplies stores in Recto UP Professor Butch Dalisay, a pocket knives. Jenny reads voranear the university belt as among Palanca Hall of Famer, inviting those selling fountain pens. Now her to the rst-ever meeting of theres a specialty FP store called FP collectors at his home inside Scribe Writing Essentials at East- UP Campus. This was in early July 2008. wood Mall. Since then, the pen meets Do the pens get better as the price goes up? Thomas, who have been held more often and says the US is the best place to the group has expanded. They be a collector of vintage fountain have created a Yahoo! Groups pens, does not believe so. The account (282 members) as well more you pay for a pen, the less as their own closed Facebook you get. Vintage pens, however, group (125 members) where they are a different animal. Rarity talk about their acquisitions, ink in numbers manufactured or dif- hues, repair and storage techference from peers makes some niques, and the like. But nothing beats the pen pens worth as much as collectiblesThe key is nding one that meets. What goes on there? is properly restored. Thomas Mona says We usually have has in fact acquired some skills lunch rst. Then we bring out the Another penmeet shot, from jennyo.net
Different hats and ink-stained hands
obvious eccentricity, long artisanal endeavor, lovingly wasted effort, quirky engineering, worst charlatanism, silly tries, ridiculous expenditures, a portal to past moments and a hand away from beautiful creation. Monas reasons are simple and to the pointThere is something satisfying about seeing ink ow onto the page. Jennys observations during the rst pen meet, written in her blog, says it all: I look around and see that everyone has ink markson their hands, forehead, temples. Leigh rubs my chin. Ink? I ask, and she smiles. Caloy has a streak of green on the right temple; George, on the forehead. Butchs ngers are a riot of color, as are Jays and Inigos. We are true FP fanatics, I think, the stains worn as an emblem of pride. No one tries very hard to remove the marks.
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INVITATION TO BID No. UPRIIS-2013-03

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS)Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/ Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of CY 2013 projects under UPRIIS Division V Service Area. Package No. Name of Project RREISHO-04 Location (Nueva Ecija Congressional Approved Budget District II) 24,324,300.00 PCAB Category Medium A Contract Duration Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 25,000.00

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of Project of UPRIIS Division V Project of CY 2013.
Pack. No. SIP-01 NIS/CIS-01
Name of Project Improvement of Collector Drain @ Bantog,Victoria, Tarlac Canal Extension and Improvement of Collector Drain @ Victoria Tarlac
Location UPRIIS Div. V Service Area UPRIIS Div. V Service Area
Approved Budget 5,856,425.31 8,288,398.62
PCAB Category Small B Small B
Contract Duration 75 CD 75 CD
Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 10,000.00 10,000.00
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Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City 3100 Tel. No. (044) 463-1346
Improvement of Canals and UPRIIS Division. Concrete Lining V Service Area Works
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Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Letter of Intent (LOI) including Application of Eligibility Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Submission of Bids Opening of Bids November 12 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 26, 2012 @ 2:00 PM December 10, 2012, @ 12:00 NN December 10, 2012, @ 2:00 PM
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. Letter of Intent (Attached Company Profile) 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Deadline of Submission of Bids 5. Opening of Bids November 12 November 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 21, 2012 @ 2:00 PM December 4, 2012, @ 12:00 NN December 4, 2012, @ 2:00 PM
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) ROSALINDA B. BOTE Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) LEONARDO F. RAMOS Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID NO. DIII-JAGD-002-2013

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of UPRIIS Division III Service Area. Location (Nueva Ecija Congressional District III) Division III Service Area Division III Service Area Amount Contract of Bid Duration Documents (Php) 120 90 20,000.00 10,000.00
Noted by: (Sgd.) JOSEPHINE B. SALAZAR Department Manager A, NIA-UPRIIS
Noted by: (Sgd.) EUGENIO O. CONDE, JR. Manager, Division V NIA-UPRIIS
Package No. Republika ng Pilipinas
Name of Project
Approved Budget 19,046,341.97 7,425,295.30
PCAB Category Medium A Small B

UPRIIS-DIII-NIS/ CIS-Extn-01 UPRIIS-DIII-NIS/ CIS-Extn-02
Aulo I.P. Extension Construction of Canal Extension @ Lateral B-Extra & Elevated Flume @ Bangad
INVITATION TO BID No. UPRIIS-2013-04

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/ Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for theImplementation of CY 2013 projects under UPRIIS Division V Service Area.

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of UPRIIS Division III Service Area. Package No. UPRIIS-DIIISSIP-01A-13 UPRIIS-DIIISSIP-01B-13 Name of Project Construction of New Canal w/ Lining @ MakabukodIA Construction of New Canal w/ Lining @ Buklod IA Location (Nueva Ecija Congressional District I) Division III Service Area Division III Service Area Approved Budget PCAB Category Contract Duration 75 75 Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 10,000.00 5,000.00
UPRIIS-DIIIRREIS-01
Repair of Collapsed Concrete Lining @ PBRIS MC & Improvement/Rehab. of Irrigation Canal @ Aulo Lateral B Extn.
Division III Service Area
5,716,578.26
Small B
105
10,000.00
Package No.
Name of Project Construction of Canal Extensions
Location (Nueva Ecija Congressional District I) UPRIIS Division. V Service Area
Approved Budget 22,703,500.00
PCAB Category Medium A
Contract Duration 120
Amount of Bid Documents (Php)
7,721,436.21 4,758,992.02
Small B Small B
UPRIIS-DIIIANP-01
Concrete Pavement @ PBRIS MC
Division III Service Area
11,425,466.45
Medium A
75
15,000.00
NIS/CIS-HO-01
25,000.00
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Letter of Intent Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Submission of Bids Opening of Bids November 12-16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 22, 2012 @ 2PM December 11, 2012 @ 12 Noon December 11, 2012 @ 2:00PM
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Letter of Intent Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Submission of Bids Opening of Bids November 12-16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 22, 2012 @ 2PM December 11, 2012 @ 12 Noon December 11, 2012 @ 2:00PM
1. Letter of Intent (LOI) including Application of Eligibility 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Deadline of Submission of Bids 5. Opening of Bids
November 12 16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 26, 2012 @ 2:00 PM December 10, 2012, @ 12:00 NN December 10, 2012, @ 2:00 PM
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS, Division III assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the office of the BAC chairman.
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) ROSALINDA B. BOTE Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS, Division III assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the office of the BAC chairman.
Approved by: Approved by: (Sgd.) VIVENCIA C. DELA CRUZ Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Noted by: (Sgd.) JOSE ARIEL G. DOMINGO Manager, NIA-UPRIIS, Division III
Noted by: (Sgd.) JOSEPHINE B. SALAZAR Department Manager A, NIA-UPRIIS
(Sgd.) VIVENCIA C. DELA CRUZ Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
PAMBANSANG PANGASIWAAN NG PATUBIG (National Irrigation Administration) UPPER PAMPANGA RIVER INTEGRATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Office of the Operations Manager TIN No. 005-154-569 Tel. No. (044) 463-1350)
PAMBANSANG PANGASIWAAN NG PATUBIG (National Irrigation Administration) UPPER PAMPANGA RIVER INTEGRATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Office of the Operations Manager TIN No. 005-154-569 Tel. No. (044) 463-1350
INVITATION TO BID No. UPRIIS-D1-2013-01

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS), Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija, hereby invite Contractors/ Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of CY 2013 Projects under Division I, Service Area. Pack. No. RREIS-DI-01 RREIS-DI-02 RREIS-DI-03 RREIS-DI-04 RREIS-DI-05 RREIS-DI-06 NIS-DI-01 Location (Congressional Approved Budget District I) Improvement of VIGA Sto. Domingo, N.E. @ Dam & Auxiliary Canal UPRIIS Div. I Service 4,312,622.83 Area Improvement of Bical Talavera, N.E. @ Dam II UPRIIS Div. I Service 1,780,130.45 Area Improvement of Lateral B, Sto. Domingo, N.E.@ SDA (Gates) UPRIIS Div. I Service 4,450,003.07 Area Construction of Concrete Talavera, N.E.@ UPRIIS 9,209,819.62 Lining @ Lateral G-3, Div. I Service Area LTRIS Name of Project Sto. Domingo, N.E.@ UPRIIS Div. I Service Area Construction ofConcrete Quezon, N.E.@ UPRIIS Lining @ Lateral F, SDA Div. I Service Area Concreting of Canal Service Road for Solar N.E.@ UPRIIS Drying/Multipurpose use Quezon,Service Area Div. I within the existing NIS @ Lateral B-Main, SDA Construction ofConcrete Lining @ Lateral A, SDA 5,883,932.46 5,249,318.50 PCAB Category Small B Small B Small B Small B Small B Small B Contract Amount of Bid Duration Documents (Php) 75 CD 60 CD 75 CD 90 CD 75 CD 90 CD 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
INVITATION TO BID No. UPRIIS-D1-2013-02

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS), Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of CY 2013 Projects under Division I, Service Area. Pack. No. Location Approved (Congressional Budget District II) Improvement of Macanae Lupao, N.E. @ SIP-DI-01 Dam, Phase II UPRIIS Div. I Service 13,357,179.81 Area Improvement of Calsib Dam Lupao, N. E. @ UPRIIS Div. I Service 8,678,826.78 SIP-DI-02 Area Name of Project Improvement of Pinagquartelan Dam PCAB Category Medium A Small B Small B Medium A Small B Amount of Bid Contract Documents (Php) Duration 7120 CD 60 CD 15,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00

The National Irrigation Administration, Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, hereby invite Contractors/Bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the Implementation of UPRIIS Division III Service Area. Package No. UPRIIS-DIIISSIP-02-13 UPRIIS-DIIISSIP-03-13 UPRIIS-DIIIANP-02 Name of Project Location (Nueva Ecija Congressional District IV) Approved Budget 5,888,680.73 6,448,915.80 7,619,169.60 PCAB Category Small B Small B Small B Contract Duration 105 105 75 Amount of Bid Documents (Php) 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
San Jose City @ SIP-DI-03 UPRIIS Div. I Service 5,785,013.93 Area Improvement of RG#2 @ Llanera, N.E. @ RREIS-DI-07 DC-1 (Division II Service UPRIIS Div. I Service 17, 815,232.01 Area) Area NIS-DI-02 Concreting of Canal Service San Jose City @ Road for Solar Drying/ UPRIIS Div. I Service 3,561,009.31 Multipurpose use within the Area existing NIS @ DC-1
745CD 90 CD 75 CD
Improvement/Rehab. of Division III Service Re-use Drainage Canal @ Area Lateral A-10 Improvement/Rehab. of Division III Service Re-use Drainage Canal @ Area Dalagot& Papaya Creek Concrete Pavement @ Division III Service TBBMC Area
5,000.00
10,683,836.32
Medium A
90 CD
15,000.00
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. Receiving of Letter of Intent (Attached Company Profile) 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Deadline of Submission of Bids 5. Opening of Bids November 12-16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 20, 2012 @ 9:00 AM December 7, 2012 @ 8:30AM December 7, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, PostQualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. Receiving of Letter of Intent (Attached Company Profile) 2. Issuance of Bid Documents 3. Pre-Bid Conference 4. Deadline of Submission of Bids 5. Opening of Bids November 12-16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 20, 2012 @ 9:00 AM December 7, 2012 @ 8:30AM December 7, 2012 @ 9:00 AM
Prospective bidders should be PhilGEPS Registered and have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last two (2) years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding, and have key personnel and equipment (owned, leased or under purchase) available for the prosecution of the project. The list of minimum equipment requirement is indicated in the Eligibility Forms. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted. All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, PostQualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A.9184 and its implementing Rules & Regulation (IRR). The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Letter of Intent Issuance of Bid Documents Pre-Bid Conference Deadline of Submission of Bids Opening of Bids November 12-16, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 22, 2012 @ 2PM December 11, 2012 @ 12 Noon December 11, 2012 @ 2:00PM
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of nonrefundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS, Division III assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the office of the BAC chairman.
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of non-refundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) CRISTINO C. CASTILLO Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Bid Documents will be available to prospective bidders upon payment of nonrefundable amount to the Cashier. The NIA-UPRIIS assume no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid. It likewise reserved the right to reject any all bids, or any part thereof, to waive any defect in the bid/s received without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders, and to accept such bid/s considered most advantageous to the government. The decision of the BAC in the evaluation of bids/quotations is final. For additional information, interested parties may inquire at the above office. Approved by: (Sgd.) CRISTINO C. CASTILLO Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
Approved by: (Sgd.) VIVENCIA C. DELA CRUZ Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
Noted by: (Sgd.) SANTOS B. VIERNES Manager, Division I, NIA-UPRIIS
Noted by: (Sgd.) SANTOS B. VIERNES Manager, Division I, NIA-UPRIIS
(MST-Nov. 11, 2012)
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By Arman Armero
LIKE all martial arts, the ancient art of wushu demands absolute focus and discipline.
Wushu Federation of the Philippines president Tan She Ling, who was recently re-elected to a new four year term as president of the federation, embodies the kind of discipline that wushu demands from its practitioners. Although his staff at the WFP ofce at the PCSM Bldg. in Vito Cruz, Manila said that Tan is in his late seventies, the WFP president appears much younger than his age. He runs the federation with a tireless energy despite his many other concerns as a businessman and sportsman. Tan, an avid golfer who happens to be one of the directors of the Wack Wack Golf Club in Mandaluyong, climbed four ights of stairs of the PCSM Bldg. to the WFP ofce for the interview and didnt even show signs of fatigue when he reached his small, but well-appointed ofce. Outside his small ofce, which his staff Lilia said Tan visits once a month, is the WFP training headquarters, where members of the wushu national pool and national team train every day. The fighters should be here at 8 a.m. sharp during training. Thats part of their discipline. Nobody should be late, Tan said. To make sure the athletes come on time, the federation installed an electronic device where athletes and coaches sign in using their thumbs. Wushu, which had developed into a major international sport and is now embraced by several countries which had built their own federations, is being taught in its purest form in the WFP headquarters. There are two major disciplines for wushu: Taolu (form) and Sanda (sparring). Under taolu, the routines include changquan (long boxing), nanquan (Southern Style boxing), Combined Taijiquan, Daoshu (Broad Swordsplay), Jianshu (swordplay), Gunshu (cudgelplay) and Qiangshu (spearplay). The routines under Sanda are the barehand exercises of Changquan, Nanquan and Taijiquan and weapons-based jianshu (sword), daoshu (single-edged blade) and nandao (swords and buttery knives). Also located inside the headquarters are the dormitories, which were built for those athletes who came from the provinces. Our athletes have their own dormitories here. They also dont have to go out to eat, because we hire our own cooks for
TAN lends direction to

Wushu
Dembert Arcita shows the form that won for him a gold medal in the 52-kg category in the recent World Cup of Wushu Sanda World Cup in Wyuishan, China. (Insert) WFP president Tan She Ling is the man behind wushus success in the Philippines.
their food, Tan said.
In 1987, a group of martial arts enthusiasts organized the Wushu Federation of the Philippines, Inc. This marked the formal and ofcial introduction of the sport
Small beginnings
The members of the Wushu Federation of the Philippines Juniors Team pose or photographs after yet another successful campaign. Most of them are expected to see actioni next year when the WFP hosts the 2013 A.sian Junior Championships in Makati City.
of wushu in the country. The WFP was immediately accepted as member of the Philippine Olympic Committee. Like all other national sports associations, the wushu federation gets its funding from the Philippine Sports Commission, the lead government agency for the development of Philippine sports, although Tan admits that he oftentimes digs out of his own pocket when the need arises. Since it became a member of the POC family, the wushu federation, through its homegrown athletes and coaches, has given the country countless honors. To date, the WFP has won 89 medals, 87 of which were gold, including a record 11 gold medals in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games and 10 in the 2005 edition of the Games. Then there are the recent victories of reigning world champions Ilonggos Dembert Arcita and Jessie Aligaga, who won a pair of gold medals in the Wushu Sanda World Cup in Wyuishan China.
Arcita and Aligaga won their gold medals at the expense of top ghters from Vietnam. Another Pinoy wushu artist, Benjie Rivera, settled for a silver after losing to a Chinese bet. Wushu originated from China dating back from the Sung Dynasty (960-1279), and is now being practiced extensively by Chinese martial artists in the mainland and all over the world. Members of the federations national team and national pool are mostly homegrown Filipinos from as far north as the Cordilleras and down south in Davao and Cagayan de Oro City. Tan, a Chinese-Filipino, said it was a deliberate effort on his part to recruit true Filipinos when he rst became WFP president four years ago. I wanted to recruit true-blooded Filipinos, especially from the provinces in the South. That is the way to nd brave ghters, said Tan, saying that the sport is not for the faint of heart. The WFP currently has 43 national team members and
21 national pool members. Tan said they continue to look for new prospects from the countryside. We send our coaches and some of our veteran athletes to our chapters in the provinces to look for new talent, said Tan who added that wushu is taught to children as young as six years old. After his re-election, Tan said hes now looking forward to the Philippines hosting the Asian Junior Championship on Aug. 21-24, 2013 at the Makati Coliseum. Tan said this will be the rst time that the local federation will host an international event of this size with 40 countries participating in the major event. Were very excited to host this event, since this will be the biggest event of the federation under my leadership, said Tan, who also credits his staff, led by secretary-general Julian Camacho, Lilly Millares and Jonalee Benitez for their valuable assistance in ensuring that the federation works smoothly.
WANG answers prayers of many basketball players

By Lito Cinco
NO DOUBT, basketball remains the most popular sport in the country and without doubt too, young players who go into the game all dream of making it to big time basketball, the Philippine Basketball Association. Unfortunately, even as many are called very few are chosen as far as making it all the way to the elite ranks of the PBA. Many players are drafted into the league end up unsigned by teams. Even if signed many players end up unused and relegated to the bench, unseen and unappreciated. These are the lucky ones. There are even more players who make it to their school teams but see their careers end there, or end up playing in commercial leagues, still dreaming of their big day in basketball, only to realize that as they grow older, basketball has very little to offer them in terms of nancial stability. That is why ex-collegiate player Pablo Lucas, who used to play for Philippine Christian University and presently a supervisor in PRC Couriers, describes company owner Alex Wang as an answer not just for him but to many former players who had to nd steady jobs to support themselves and their families. Wang, together with wife Joy, founded the company 20 years ago with just 20 employees. It has since expanded with close to 800 employees. His workers are mostly messengers and utility services personnel, who enjoy playing basketball, something he missed when he was a working student in college. Wang rst got involved in basketball when his sister put up the ESQ Marketing basketball team in the now defunct Philippine Amateur Basketball League. He served as team coordinator. He later became team manager for Philips Sardines where his head coach was Joe Lipa. It was in 1996 when I rst put up my own team, Wangs and I served as coach initially until I got Jerome Cueto as the coach and I just played in the team. It was the time I realized the plight of many former collegiate and commercial league basketball players who were having a hard time nancially, said Wang, 54, who still plays competitive basketball up to now. The following year he offered employment opportunities to some of his players, both for regular and contractual jobs. Some he referred to businessmen friends who could give them jobs. At the same time he maintained two Wangs basketball teams, one for inter-company leagues where he plays, and another one for elite competition for the PBA DLeague, where even ex-PBA players are signed up. Among those who have both worked and played for Wang are familiar names like former PBA player Buboy Tanigue who was given a supervisory job at PRC Couriers. Others are former San Sebastian and PBA cagers Django Rivera and Nani Demegillo who still work for the company, ex-PBL cagers Dennis Lim, Ricky Murillo, MJ Magbanua, Mar Reyes, Mike Piodo, and Norman Goco. Then there are those who played for his team and eventually made it to the PBA like Fil-Ams Billy Mamaril and Migs Noble who both rst played for Wangs when they rst arrived here until they made it to the PBA. There are even active PBA players who once played with Wangs team like Ronnie Matias and Beau Belga, now with Rain or Shine, and Ginebras Allein Malicsi. Some ended up with Wangs as players after their short PBA careers. These include Rommel Daep, Bern Franco, Jonathan Aldave, Ronjay Enrile, Mulong Orillosa and MC Caceres. EJ Feihl practices with the team and also gets something for his efforts. Former University of Manila gunner Ato Tolentino has also enjoyed a long working relationship with Wang. Many former players wish is to nd a boss who is into basketball and who can give us work beyond playing. That is why I look at our boss as an answered prayer, said Lucas who has been with the company since 1997. Former Jose Rizal University heavy Bomber in the late 90s Macky Villarda, started with PRC Couriers as a part time worker during his playing career. Today he is a regular employee who works as computer encoder. Our boss has been able to help many former players like us become gainfully employed, said Villarda who continues to play in inter-company leagues with his boss.
Alex Wang has provided employment to many former basketball players from the PBA and even collegiate leagues.
Wang was a team manager of the national womens team coached by Fritz Gaston a few years ago and earlier this year brought his ballclub to play in an international tournament in Fujian, China. Wang said he is happiest when the players he has helped succeed and who in turn help other players, I really feel good about that. I also feel a sense of fulllment helping the players who are in need and what is good about giv-
ing them jobs is they earn their keep. This is not a donation. Maybe that is why I have made a lot of friends along the way. This for me is a good return. After all, when I started doing this in 1997, my only intention was to be able to help, he said. He said he will continue to help basketball players for as long as he can because there will always be more players who do not succeed than those who do make it in such a competitive sport as basketball.

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