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Marubeni
buys into
Maynilad
Tablets
will bury
e-book
readers
LP senate slate wont
get full local support
Surveys
show Cebu
sentiment
China tracks traffic in disputed sea
Navy acquires 3 choppers,
cargo plane for Air Force
Quinta exits,
leaves eight
people dead
1 millionth
tourist gets
freebies
Cebuanos: Its power grab
Plane with a mission. Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Lauro Catalina Dela
Cruz will lead the turnover of this C-130 transport plane, which will
rst be used to y relief, medicines and other materials to the areas
ravaged by Typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley.
FLORANTE S. SOLMERIN
Flexing its muscles. China on Thursday deployed a patrol vessel with
a helipad named Haixun 21 which, a state-owned news agency says, will
monitor the maritime activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea.
One-millionth visitor. Tourism ofcials welcome South Korean
Ham Kook Nam, the one-millionth foreign visitor to the Philippines, on
Thursday. The ofcials presented Ham with a round-trip ticket between
Manila and Seoul and free trips and accommodations in Boracay,
Palawan, Cebu and Bohol. South Korea is the Philippines largest tourist
market, and from January to October this year the South Koreans made
up 24 percent of the 3.38 million arrivals. ERIC B. APOLONIO
By Dexter A. See
MALACAANG on Thursday ap-
pealed to people not to bother President
Benigno Aquino III who is in Baguio
City with his family for a well-de-
served break.
This is really a vacation for Presi-
dent Aquino, presidential spokesman
Edwin Lacierda said.
He said that he really wants to rest
based also on the recommendation of
Health Secretary Enrique Ona.
Ona had advised Mr. Aquino to take
regular breaks after he had u, allergic
rhinitis and a bum stomach last month.
Instead of the President meeting
with people to discuss governance-relat-
ed work, we have other public ofcials
whom they can talk to. Let us give the
President some me-time, Lacierda said.
He is already in touch with us when
it comes to matters of state, so our re-
quest is to ask those people who intend
to visit him or who want to pay a cour-
tesy call to the President to refrain from
doing so and give him the freedom to
rest properly.
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Majority of respondents who
considered the suspension justi-
ed dropped from 61.49 percent
to 56.43 percent but those who
believed it was political harass-
ment and forced takeover grew
from 34.95 percent to 40.98 per-
cent, the newspaper said.
What more if you ask those
in the towns and barangays (be-
yond the city limits)? Its very,
very clear that it is a power grab,
Garcia told the Manila Standard
in a telephone interview.
Garcia deed her suspension
and lived inside her ofce at the
Provincial Capitol since the order
was released on December 19.
President Aquino has designated
Agnes Magpale as Acting Gover-
nor, but her functions were limited
by the long holidays.
The suspended governor has
asked the Court of Appeals to
step in and stop Malacanang. But
talks have spread that she will be
bodily taken out following an-
nouncements by Magpale that
she will deal with her deance
after the holidays.
By Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan
BEIJING on Thursday deployed
an oceangoing patrol vessel
equipped with a helipad to moni-
tor maritime activities in the
disputed West Philippine Sea, a
Chinese state-owned news agen-
cy reported.
Maritime Bureau of the Min-
istry Transport deputy head
Huang He said that the patrol
ship, Haixun 21, would monitor
maritime trafc safety, investi-
gate maritime accidents, detect
pollution, carry out search and
rescue work and fulll interna-
tional conventions.
He did not say however whether
the deployment was part of the new
maritime regulations by Hanan
province, that would allow its na-
val forces to search and board
foreign vessels illegally entering
its territories.,
In the past, Hainan provincial
maritime law enforcement enti-
ties could only cover coastal wa-
ters and never reached the high
seas. The newly enlisted Haixun
21 ends the history of no large
oceangoing patrol vessels in the
South China Sea, Hainan Mari-
time Safety Administration Ruan
Palace says 2012 best year for PH
THE year 2012 has been the best
year for the Philippines for a long
time after it posted the highest
third-quarter growth in Southeast
Asia and signed a historic frame-
work agreement with the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front, Mala-
caang said on Thursday.
The Aquino administrations
ousting of Chief Justice Renato
Corona and placement of for-
mer President Gloria Macapa-
gal-Arroyo under hospital arrest
also contributed to this years
success, presidential spokes-
man Edwin Lacierda said.
This year we saw the full
effect of political will used cor-
rectly and for the right purposes,
knowing that power is merely
lent by the people to their lead-
ers to ultimately serve the coun-
trys best interests, presidential
spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
While these past two-and-
a-half years have been a period
of continued renewal for the
country, 2012 in particular has
been a year of rebuilding and
restoration.
The Philippines posted a
7.1-percent growth in its gross
domestic product in the third
quarter, and the government ex-
pects its fourth-quarter growth
to be as robust.
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By Eric Apolonio
A 37-year-old South Korean
businessman triggered alarm
bells when he walked through
the airport immigration counter
on Thursday, sending uniformed
ofcers and ofcials in barongs
and suits with a horde of photog-
raphers swarming all over him.
Ham Kook Nam, who was
a passenger on Philippine Air-
lines ight PR467 from Incheon,
turned pale and looked scared as
the public address systems blared
an announcement in English and
sensed the sudden commotion he
caused.
By Florante S. Solmerin
THE Defense Department on
Thursday signed a contract of
agreement with supplier Au-
gustaWestland S.P.A. to acquire
three naval helicopters worth P1,
337,176,584.
Defense Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin said the acquisition was
in line with the governments
emergency procurement program
as provided by Republic Act
9184.
The acquisition project for
the Armed Forces of the Philip-
pines was done under negotiated
procurement through Section 53.2
(Emergency Procurement) of the
Implementing Rules and Regula-
tions (IRR) of R.A. 9184, Defense
Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.
He added that the acquisition
of the naval helicopters was a
concrete step towards the fulll-
ment of our goal to modernize the
Philippine Navy, and our Armed
Forces in general.
Ready for the worst. Doctors at the Jose Reyes Memorial Hospital prepare their equipment for cutting off
body parts blown off by recrackers during New Years Eve. DANNY PATA
On vacation. President Benigno Aquino III makes a stop at Wright Park in Baguio City, a spot for horse-riding or horsing around, on Thurs-
day. Mr. Aquino is vacationing in Baguio for three days.
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WEATHERMEN downgraded
tropical depression Quinta to
a low-pressure area on Thurs-
day morning after it killed eight
people and left about 13,500
more affected by ooding and
landslides, an ofcial said.
The low-pressure area was
last sighted 220 kilometers west
of Puerto Princesa, and weather-
men said it was likely to leave
today.
Still, weather forecaster
Ricky Fabregas said Quinta
would still enhance the north-
east monsoon and that could
bring rain to Luzon, but most
of the country was expected
to have good weather starting
Friday.
The storm slammed into the
WEATHER
By Joyce Pangco
Paares, Francisco
Tuyay, Maricel Cruz
and Bart Ochea
A GROWING number
of Cebuanos in Metro
Cebu believe Mala-
canangs suspension of
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia
for six months for al-
leged abuse of authority
was a clear power grab,
according to results
of a series of surveys
released by a Cebu
newspaper Cebu Daily
News on Thursday.
BUSINESS TECH B1 C3
By Christine F. Herrera
NOT all of the 202 legislative dis-
tricts with congressmen allied with
President Benigno Aquino III will
support the senatorial slate of his
Liberal Party alliance, coalition part-
ners said Thursday.
Ofcials of the Nacionalista Party
and the National Unity Party, both
coalition partners with the Presidents
party, said some vote-rich provinces
have been declared free zones be-
cause of clashes in local politics with
the ruling Liberals.
These include the vote-rich prov-
inces of Cebu, with 2.4 million vot-
ers in six districts; Pangasinan with
1.6 million voters in six districts;
Nueva Ecija with 1.6 million in four
districts; and Cavite with 1.7 mil-
lion, with seven districts, said House
Deputy Speaker Jesus Crispin Re-
mulla, a Nacionalista.
The ruling LP has 92 members in
the House, the Nationalist Peoples
Coaltion has 49, the NP has 24 and
NUP has 34, Akbayan has 2 and
LDP has 1, bringing the total House
seats for the LP coalition to 202 of
the 285-member House.
The NPC, whose founder is
President Aquinos uncle, Eduardo
Cojuangco Jr., has warned the rul-
ing Liberal Party that they would
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Homes for the homeless. SM Supermalls president Annie
Garcia is shown giving a P5.5-million check to Gawad Kalinga
executive director Jose Luis Oquiena. SM Prime Holdings Inc.,
through its SM Cares Program, has partnered with Gawad Kalinga to
build homes for the people of Cagayan de Oro who lost their homes
to Typhoon Sendong late last year.
Palace...
The Philippine Stock Ex-
change index also soared
above expectations and
breached the 5,800 mark,
while the peso appreciated by
as much as 6 percent against
the dollar this year.
These positive indicators
are underpinned by an admin-
istration that has maintained
scal discipline, initiated
reforms to ramp up quality
public spending, and invest-
ed heavily in both social and
physical infrastructure, Laci-
erda said.
He said 2012 was also a
time for celebration and pride
for the reclaimed standing of
our country as we stand shoul-
der-to-shoulder with other ris-
ing nations of the world.
In 2012 we turned the cor-
ner, xed the damage wrought
by the crooked ways of the
past, and established further
that the straight path is the
only way forward, Lacierda
said.
He cited Coronas ouster
and Arroyos imprisonment
as some of the judicial-reform
accomplishments of the ad-
ministration.
The message is clear: If
a Chief Justice can be im-
peachedand a former Presi-
dent put under hospital arrest
for alleged plunder and elec-
toral sabotagethen so can
anyone; a crime is a crime, re-
gardless of wealth or status in
society, Lacierda said.
He also cited the important
legislative measures signed
into law by the President, in-
cluding the Anti-Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearance
Act and the Sin Tax Reform
Act, and the passage of the
controversial Responsible
Parenthood bill.
As the administration em-
barks on 2013, there is all
the more reason for Filipinos
to travel on the straight path
under the leadership of Presi-
dent Aquino and the adherents
to his noble cause, Lacierda
added. Joyce Pangco Paares
Come...
Also joining the President
in his a three-day break at the
Presidential Mansion were Cabi-
net Secretary Jose Rene Almen-
dras, Budget Secretary Floren-
cio Abad, and Secretary Ricky
Carandang of the Presidential
Communication Development
and Strategic Planning Ofce.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan
had also appealed to Baguios
residents and visitors to give the
President ample time with his
family and close allies because
his visit to the city was purely on
private time.
We have always made our-
selves available in case the Presi-
dent wants to dialogue with lo-
cal ofcials, Domogan told the
Manila Standard.
On Tuesday, the President and
his entourage had lunch and din-
ner at the Baguio Country Club
before he visited the Christmas
Village, where he was photo-
graphed with some residents and
visitors.
Since he assumed the presi-
dency on June 30, 2010, Mr.
Aquino had always made it a
point to spend either Christ-
mas or the New Year at the
Presidential Mansion, which
is the official residence of
the countrys highest official
when in the mountain city.
Domogan expressed the city
governments gratitude to Pres-
ident Aquino for approving the
immediate release of around
P85 million representing the
citys share from the gross re-
ceipts paid by the locators in
the Loakan-based Philippine
Economic Zone Authority,
which was mistakenly remitted
to the National Treasury.
The city government also re-
ceived another P80 million from
the calamity fund to restore the
damaged retaining wall of the
5.2-hectare Irisan dump, which
killed six people at the height of
Typhoon Mina on Aug. 27, 2011.
Domogan said Baguio Citys
ofcials and residents were
awaiting the signing into law of
the citys amended century-old
charter, which was passed by the
bicameral conference committee
of the House of Representatives
and the Senate.
We are optimistic that the
President will sign the new city
charter anytime, which will be
his best gift to the people of Ba-
guio during the Yuletide season,
Domogan said.
He said the citys charter was
103 years old and some of its pro-
visions, particularly on the dis-
posal of alienable and disposable
land, were no longer applicable.
With Joyce Pangco Paares
Navy...
AugustaWestland won the
bid for the project on Novem-
ber 28, 2012 after it was de-
clared by the Naval Helicopter
Acquisition Project Negotiat-
ing Committee as the single
calculated and responsive pro-
ponent after it went through
the process of a negotiated pro-
curement.
Upon the recommendation
of the DND Bids and Awards
Committee, Gazmin issued a
notice of award last December
4, 2012.
With the other projects in the
pipeline and our planned acqui-
sition, we are now louder and
clearer in our intent to upgrade
the capability of our AFP to ad-
dress its constitutional duty to
secure the sovereignty of the
state and the integrity of the na-
tional territory, Gazmin added.
Meanwhile, a locally refur-
bished C-130 of the Philippine
Air Force would be commis-
sioned on Friday (today) at
the Villamor Air Base in Pasay
City.
It was the third cargo plane
to become operational since
the military has been operating
with only a single cargo plane
for the past four years.
PAF commander Lt. Gen.
Lauro Catalino Dela Cruz will
lead the formal turnover and
blessing of the rst-ever locally
maintained C-130B Nr 3633.
Dela Cruz said the planes
rst mission was in the area of
disaster response.
It is set to deliver relief
goods, medicines, food sup-
plies and construction materi-
als to areas ravaged by typhoon
Pablo in Davao Oriental and
Compostela Valley.
Our newly refurbished
C-130 will take its rst of-
cial ight to deliver food and
construction materials in the
typhoon-stricken areas in Min-
danao, Dela Cruz said.
PAF spokesman Col. Miguel
Ernesto Okol said other air
and ground assets would also
be turned over during the cer-
emony.
Aside from the C-130B, we
will also have one LC-210 Nr
227 a plane for rainmaking, a
refurbished UH-IH nr 370 and
12 M-35 trucks, Okol said.
He said the project costs a to-
tal of P579.4 million.
Okol added that the refur-
bishing of the cargo plane in
Clark Air Base in Pampanga,
the Headquarters of the 1st Air
Division, was conducted by
PAFs technicians under the su-
pervision of Lockheed.
With the completion of the
C-130 project, we have now
three cargo planes. If you re-
member, another cargo plane
which was refurbished in the
USD arrived recently. This
would ease the load on our loan
cargo plane since now we have
three of them, Okol said.
One...
Its a good thing he did not
panic and run, an airport of-
cial said.
But Ham, who was among
200 South Koreans on board the
ight, is a lucky man. He soon
realized the uniformed ofcers
and ofcials were smiling and
they sounded friendly.
His panic turned to happi-
ness when he was ushered to
the Presidential Lounge, where
he was presented with awards,
including round-trip ticket be-
tween Manila and South Korea,
free trips and accommodations
to such destinations as Boracay,
Palawan, Cebu, and Bohol.
Tourism Assistant Secre-
tary Bong Bengzon said Ham
was the one millionth tourist
from South Korea, the coun-
trys largest tourist market
with 24 percent of the total
3.48 million tourist arrivals
from January to October this
year.
One thing I like about the
Philippines is the food and Fili-
pinos are amiable and always
smiling. They dont hurry and
they know how to enjoy life,
Ham told reporters.
The officials who present-
ed awards to Ham include
Tourism Undersecretary
Daniel Corpuz, Immigration
Commissioner Ricardo Da-
vid and Airpor General Man-
ager Jose Angel Honrado.
Quinta...
Visayas on Wednesday,
causing around 6,450 of the
13,500 people it affected to
be evacuated. Two people re-
mained missing.
The worse is over be-
cause [the storm] has been
downgraded to low-pressure
area and was last sighted 220
kilometers west of Puerto
Princesa in Palawan, Benito
Ramos, executive director of
the National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Council, said on Thursday.
Maybe the LPA will be
out of the Philippine area of
responsibility by midnight
today.
Officials said 14,000 peo-
ple remained stranded in the
Visayas, Bicol and Northern
Mindanao. Francisco Tuyay,
Jonathan Fernandez and
Florante S. Solmerin
LP...
oppose moves to suspend the
NPC governor in Pangasinan,
Amado Espino, who has the full
backing of 38 of the 49 mayors in
his province.
Espino, who is seeking re-
election, will slug it out with Ala-
minos City Mayor Hernani Bra-
ganza of the LP, whom the NPC
blame for Espinos legal troubles
over allegations that he took P1
billion in kickbacks from illegal
numbers games.
How is that possible for us in
NUP to share the stage with the
very people who politically perse-
cute our candidates? said National
Unity Party president and Nueva
Ecija Rep. Rodolfo Antonino.
Its free for all in Cebu, An-
tonino declared.
Remulla said Cavite, too, was
a free zone.
Antonino on Wednesday de-
clared that the NUP, with 34 con-
gressmen, was ready to bolt the
coalition if the LP continued its
political persecution of non-LP
candidates.
Antonino said the NUP candi-
dates in Cebu and in large parts of
Pangasinan and Cavite found it dif-
cult to campaign for the adminis-
trations 12-member slate because
of the underhanded dealings of
the ruling Liberal Party with the
other coalition partners.
The equity of the incumbent
was never honored. So sona libre
it is, and our party allowed us to
campaign for senatorial candidates
that we believe deserve our help,
including those in the United Na-
tionalist Alliance, Remulla said.
Antonino agreed and cited the
case of suspended Cebu Gov.
Gwendolyn Garcia, who was
barred from holding ofce for
six months or during the entire
election campaign with the LP
effectively taking over control of
the capitol after Vice Governor
Agnes Magpale, a Liberal, was
named acting governor.
Garcias father, House Deputy
Speaker Pablo Garcia, is NUPs
national vice chairman and a
member of the national executive
committee. Her brother, Cebu
Rep. Pablo John Garcia, is NUP
provincial chairman in Cebu.
Rep. Pablo John Garcia is pitted
against the LPs Hilario Davide III
in the gubernatorial race. Davide
ran but lost to Gwendolyn Garcia
in the 2010 gubernatorial race.
Magpale is Davides running
mate next year.
How can we possibly cam-
paign for the coalitions senatorial
slate in Cebu when our supposed
partner, the LP, is persecuting the
daughter of our chairman and sis-
ter of our provincial chairman?
Antonino said.
During negotiations to co-
alesce, all of the party lead-
ers said they would support the
12-member slate , but on the local
level, the coalition partners were
slugging it out against each other.
Disunity rules in the local
politics, said Dasmarinas City
Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., who
signed the coalition covenant as
the NUPs vice chairman for ex-
ternal affairs.
In Cavite, Remullas brother, re-
electionist Gov. Johnvic Remulla
will be challenged by Cavite Rep.
Erineo Maliksi of the LP.
As NP president Senator Man-
ny Villar was signing the cov-
enant with the other parties that
coalesced with the ruling Liberal
Party, Remulla and Maliksi be-
gan to square off in Cavite when
they bumped into each other at
the same time in ling their cer-
ticates of candidacy and accep-
tance on Oct. 1.
Remulla, an NP stalwart, said
his party would be working hard
for the campaign of his brother-
governor and his mayoralty post
in Tagaytay City with an incum-
bent LP candidate as opponent.
Another brother, Gilbert Re-
mulla, will also be running for
the deputy speakers district, also
under the NP.
Barzaga said it would be a free
zone in Cavite and in similarly-
situated spots nationwide.
The equity of the incumbent
was not part of the agreement in
the ruling coalition. We are unit-
ed only at the national level but it
would be free for all in the local
level, Barzaga told the Manila
Standard.
Barzaga, along with his wife
Dasmarinas City Mayor Jenny
Barzaga, will be running for re-
election unopposed.
Akbayan Rep. Arlene Kaka
Bag-ao, who was eased out by
her own party due to politics,
will slug it out independently but
backed by the LP against Gwen-
dolyn Jalosjos of the NP in the
lone district on the newly named
province Dinagat Island.
Grumblings from their own
members, particularly the LP
originals, showed that not ev-
eryone in the LP is happy with the
treatment from their own leaders.
They complained that party
leaders were applying the eq-
uity of the incumbent selectively,
based on internal surveys, which
the LP used as basis for choosing
candidates, often at the expense
of original party members.
LP leaders chose Iloilo Gov. Art
Defensor of the Lakas-Andaya
wing over an original LP member,
Iloilo Gov. Niel Tupas, father of
Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr.
Former senator Victor Ziga, an
LP original, had protested the par-
tys decision to back former Que-
zon City councilor Edcel Lagman
Jr. instead of his son Richard for a
House seat that would be vacated
by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
House Deputy Speaker Lorenzo
Tanada III, and LP party whip and
spokesman, was also dropped from
the senatorial slate, presumably for
poor showings in internal surveys.
The Zigas chose to seek the
endorsement of UNA but the
older Ziga chose to stay with the
LP and continued to lash out at
Interior and Local Government
Secretary Manuel Roxas II, Bud-
get Secretary Florencio Abad and
LP Acting President and Trans-
portation and Communications
Secretary and concurrent Cavite
Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya for the
shabby treatment.
Remulla said that during ne-
gotiations to form the coalition,
the problems of the partners get-
ting unfair and lopsided treatment
from the LP were never resolved.
Our fears about bickering
in the local arena had been af-
rmed. The problems were never
threshed out because the LP in-
sisted the problems in the local
level would not affect the na-
tional campaign for the senatorial
slate, Remulla told the Manila
Standard, in a separate interview.
It is indeed alarming. The
problem in the local level is over-
owing to the national level,
Antonino said.
Antonino said Roxas and his
party mates were putting at risk his
political ambition as he would again
square off with UNAPresident and
Vice President Jejomar Binay in the
presidential race in 2016.
Roxas ran but lost to Binay by
730,000 votes in the 2010 vice
presidential race.
Antonino said suspended Gov-
ernor Garcia, while running under
UNA, is likely to join the NUP
once she wins a House seat in 2013.
Antonino said Roxas has ev-
ery reason to be concerned and
said that delicadeza dictates
that the LP should start to treat its
partners fairly and with respect
considering that the LP-backed
senatorial candidates were not
placing well in the surveys.
He named them as the presiden-
tial nephew Bam Aquino, and for-
mer senators Jamby Madrigal and
Ramon Magsaysay Jr., who he said
were not doing well in the surveys.
The LP-backed senatorial can-
didates are at the bottom of the
12-member LP coalition slate.
Those who are placing and doing
well in the surveys are from NPC
and NP and to some extent, UNA-
backed candidates, Antonino said.
So Mar Roxas and the LP
should start to realize that, and treat
their partners fairly or they would
see the coalition disintegrating
with UNA gaining much from the
break-up, Antonino warned.
Cebuanos...
Garcia, who served two terms
as governor and announced her
candidacy as congressman in
Cebus third district, said she was
condent Cebunaos will defend
her once Magpale decides to forc-
ibly remove her from her ofce.
If they are thinking of some-
thing violent and disruptive, we
will see if the people will allow
that, Garcia said.
Security, however, has eased
as police removed their barricade
around the capitol and the number
of policemen guarding the prem-
ises dwindled from 200 in the past
several days to around 50.
They are also allowing my
supporters to enter the capitol
freely now, Garcia said. Maybe
Magpale has realized that her or-
ders to the police have placed the
PNP in a bad light. Magpales or-
ders to barricade the capitol back-
red on her.
Garcia said she will le today
charges in court against Magpale
for shutting down the provincial
cable television channel Subgo
TV and the ofcial news maga-
zine Subo News, which has been
broadcasting and writing about
the controversy.
The governor also sued the
Cebu police for robbery after
policemen dismantled and took
away the tent and other belong-
ings of Garcias supporters, who
staged a vigil at the facade of the
capitol.
PNP Spokesman Generoso
Cerbo said they will conduct an
investigation and make the neces-
sary action. We will answer all
their allegations, Cerbo said.
Despite the pullout of major-
ity of policemen from the capitol,
police were placed on high alert
following intelligence reports that
supporters of Garcia planned to
launch a freedom march from
different points in the povince to
the Capitol.
We are on alert because we do
not want unscrupulous people to
take advantage of the situation,
police regional director Marcelo
Garbo said.
He said intelligence reports dis-
closed that Garicas allies in the
nine cities, 44 towns and 1,066
barangays in the province were
organizing a protest march into
the city to show their support to
the suspended governor.
In the House of Representa-
tives, the minority bloc insisted
that Garcias suspension was part
of the political persecution by the
Aquino Administration of its per-
ceived enemies.
We in the minority bloc agreed
that Cebu Governor Gwen Gar-
cia was not given due process,
House Minority Leader and Que-
zon Rep. Danilo Suarez told the
Manila Standard Today.
Suarez said the Aquino govern-
ment has been implementing a
systematic purging of its enemies
in preparation for the coming
2013 elections.
He cited the cases of Tayabas
City Mayor Faustino Silang, who
was charged of corruption, and
Lucena Mayor Barbara Ruby Ta-
laga, whose election and procla-
mation as mayor was annuled by
the Commission on Election.
They are starting to remove
political threats or possible strong
candidates who belong to the op-
position, Suarez said.
House Speaker Feliciano Bel-
monte urged the Court of Appeals
to help ease the tension in Cebu
by acting quickly on Garcias
peition for a restraining order be-
cause (Garcias) supporters are
trying to inject political color on
something that is plain and simple
administrative order.
Im sure the Court of Appeals
will be mindful of the fact there is
tension there and hopefully speed
up their deliberations, Belmonte
told reporters.
Like all dramas, things will
come to an end. I just hope it will
be something that can be accepted
by everybody, he said.
China...
Ruiwen said in a report posted
in the China Daily.
The report added that Haixun
21 was the rst of its kind to be
deployed in the island and wa-
ters of the West Philippine Sea
(South China Sea).
Haixun 21 is 93.2 meters long
and is capable of a maximum
sailing distance of 4,000 nautical
miles or 7,408 kilometers with-
out refueling.
Its maximum sailing speed is
22 knots or 40.74 kilometers per
hour while the helipad, located at
the stern, is about 21 meters long
and 11 meters wide.
The deployment of Haixun
21 comes on the heels of an
advisory released by the Hain-
an government, which said
that it had approved new mar-
itime regulations that foreign
vessels illegally entering
the disputed waters may be
boarded, inspected, detained,
confiscated, immobilized and
expelled, among others.
The Hainan Province, which
has jurisdiction over Sansha City,
is set to implement these rules by
January 2013.
Sansha City was established
in June to oversee more than
200 islets, sandbanks and reefs
in Paracel (Xisha), Maccles-
eld Banki (Zhongsha), and
Spratlys (Nansha) islands and
the surrounding two million
square kilometers waters.
The waters and islands which
surround Sansha City overlaps
territories being claimed by the
Philippines, Vietnam, Malay-
sia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
Days after the announcement,
the Foreign Affairs Department
asked Beijing to immediately
clarify its reported plans on the
new maritime regulations.
Foreign Affairs spokesman
Raul Hernandez said Beijing had
yet to ofcially respond to the re-
quest and did not provide a copy
of the new maritime rules.
No clarication yet from Chi-
na, he said.
DECEMBER 28, 2012 FRIDAY
A3 News
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House ups SSS monthly pension
IN BRIEF
Task force seizes P762m logs
THE Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force on Thursday said
P762 million worth of illegally cut logs worth P762
million seized since its operations began in 2011.
Under the Department of Environment and Natu-
ral Resources, the AILTF is led by executive director
Renato Miranda, a retired general.
For the past 22 months since February 2011, the
Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force was able to conscate
more than 21 million board feet of illegally sourced
logs valued at P762 million, which were donated to
public schools nationwide, he said at the awarding
of the GAWAD MUYONG with the AILTF and the
Environmental Law Enforcement Task Force, both un-
der chairman DENR Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje, in
which this reporter was among those cited at the DENR
Main Building, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
The series of news article that you wrote were testa-
ment to the commitment of the mass media sector in
bringing environmental issues and concerns closer to
the mind and heart of every Filipinos, Miranda said.
With the balance presentation of the issues on envi-
ronment and presenting the true state of the countrys
environment and natural resources, every one of us
were moved to reect, speak, act, and be involved in
the defense our environment. Florante S. Solmerin
Fire bureau warning out
THE Bureau of Fire Protection on Thursday called on lo-
cal executives to set pyrotechnic zones where residents
can light up their recrackers on Nedw Years Eve.
Ofcer-in-charge Ruben Bearis said the bureau
wanted to reduce the incidence of burn and blast ca-
sualties and property loss as a result of merrymak-
ing, following the tradition of driving away bad luck
through noise and light.
The law regulates the sale, manufacture, distribu-
tion and use of recrackers and other devices, and
establishes recracker zones in every province, city,
town and barangay for public safety.
This is one effective way of avoiding casualties
and other untoward incidents, Bearis said.
He said the bureaus two-pronged Oplan Paalala and
Oplan Iwas Paputok is desgined to encourage the proper
use of recrackers and alternative means to celebrate the
passing of one year to another. Jonathan Fernandez
School principal shot dead in Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY A school principal was
shot dead at her residential compound in Aliaga,
Nueva Ecija, on Christmans day, police said.
Chief Supt. Edgar Ladao, Region 3 head, said Nila
Mactal, 62, of the Zaragoza National High School,
and a resident of Barangay Poblacion Centro, was
killed by a lone attacker.
Investigation showed that she was sweeping fallen
leaves in the yard at around 7:30 a.m. when shot point-
blank by a man in shades and wearing black shirt and
before escaping on a black/orange motorcycle.
Mactal died while being treated at the Nueva Ecija
Doctors Hospital in this city.
Scene of Crime ofcers recovered nine shells from a
9mm pistol and four deformed slugs and a metal fragment.
Witnesses described the gunman as between 57
to 59 in height, medium built and fair-complex-
ioned. Ferdie G. Domingo
Charity
donates
to victims
Two of the principal authors
of House Bill 4365 welcomed
the approval of the measure
even as they urged the Sen-
ate tospeed up approval of its
counterpart bill so that the pro-
posal will be enacted the soon-
est possible time by next year.
It has been a long wait since
we led the bill early 2011,
said Reps. Teddy Casino and
Neri Colmenares of Bayan
THE Government Service In-
surance System has released
P3.9 billion in emergency loan
for the benet of 213,000 mem-
bers who were displaced by su-
per typhoon Pablo in Visayas
and Mindanao.
The GSIS received 213,000
loan applications since the -
nancing window opened last
December 7.
GSIS said of the total loan
applications led, 90 percent
were transacted online through
the GSIS Wireless Automated
Processing System kiosks.
Members preferred transacting
through the GWAPS kiosks be-
cause of the greater convenience
these outlets provide, GSIS said.
The pension fund has more than
700 GWAPS kiosks deployed
throughout the country, situated
in GSIS branch ofces, provincial
capitols, municipal halls, and se-
lected Robinsons malls.
Members may apply for an
emergency loan until January
5. Eligible members are those
working or residing in Agusan
del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Ak-
lan, Antique, Basilan, Biliran
subprovince, Bohol, Bukidnon,
Camiguin, Capiz, Cebu, Com-
postela Valley, North Cotabato,
South Cotabato, Davao del
Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao
Oriental, Iloilo, Lanao del
Norte, and Lanao del Sur.
The provinces of Leyte,
Maguindanao, Misamis Oc-
cidental, Misamis Oriental,
Negros Occidental, Negros
Oriental, Saranggani, Siquijor,
Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat,
Surigao del Norte, Surigao del
Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and
Zamboanga del Sur are also
covered by the loan program.
GSIS said that in August, it
provided a supplemental budget
of P10 billion for the program.
The GSIS has offered a mora-
torium on loan repayment to its
members and pensioners resid-
ing in Compostela Valley, Dav-
ao Oriental, and Surigao del Sur,
which are the provinces hardest
hit by typhoon Pablo.
Application for the morato-
rium must be led not later than
January 15, 2013, the pension
fund said in a statement.
GSIS said that members in
Cagayan de Oro who already
availed themselves of the
moratorium last year due to ty-
phoon Sendong, will be given
an extension of another six
months. Anna Leah Estrada
THE Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Ofce has rekin-
dled the spirit of yuletide sea-
son in the hearts of the victims
of super typhoon Pablo through
the outpouring of relief goods
and medical assistance.
Instead of gifts in a slate,
PCSO Chairperson Marga-
rita Juico distributed medi-
cines and relief goods, and
was accompanied by profes-
sionals, nurses, pharmacists,
social workers and volunteer
teams.
Juico supervised the distri-
bution of relief goods for the
thousands of homeless resi-
dents in New Bataan, Compos-
tela Province and Cateel Dav-
ao Oriental, two of the most
affected regions by Pablo.
In New Bataan, PCSO do-
nated a total of 1,792 Family
Emergency Medicine kits that
benetted the same number
of beneciaries, while 560
residents composed of 439
adult patients and 121 pediat-
ric patients were given medi-
cal treatment for ailments like
respiratory tract infection, hy-
pertension and diarrhea dur-
ing medical mission held last
week.
On the other hand, 10, 000
FEM kits were likewise dis-
tributed in Davao Oriental thru
the help of Mindanao Tourism
Council.
A medical mission that
served 361 patients composed
of 227 adults and 134 children
was held at Cateel District
Hospital.
A FEM kits is composed of
the basic medicines such as
paracetamol (for adults), pa-
racetamol syrup (for children),
loperamide and mefenamic
acid.
Aside from these, PCSO
staff and ofcer donated
from their own pocket, as-
sorted goods like clothes, toi-
letries, and canned goods to the
victims of the typhoon.
Heroism. Army chief Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista pins the Bronze Cross Medal on Pvt. Ryan Magno at the V. Luna General Hospital in Quezon
City. Magno is one of the recipients of the medal for acts of heroism during the rescue of residents from oods at the height of typhoon Pablo
that recently hit New Bataan, Compostela Valley and other areas. AP
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives has
approved on second reading a measure
increasing Social Security System pension
from P1,200 to P2,000 per month.
Muna party-list. The House
approval of the bill on second
reading is a very timely Holi-
day gift to our senior citizens
said Colmenares, vice chair of
the House committee on suf-
frage and electoral reforms.
The proposed law, contained
in Committee Report 2514, is
expected to benet an estimated
226,6111 SSS pensioners all over
the country.
SSS earned P29.865 bil-
lion from its investments alone
in 2011, Colmenares said. It
earned P14 billion in the rst
quarter of 2012, so it has the as-
sets and income to pay the pen-
sion of 226, 611 pensioners re-
ceiving less than P 2,400.00 per
month.
Additionally, it has a collect-
ible amount of P 8.515 billion in
2011 which more than 174,985
employers from all over the
country unlawfully failed to re-
mit to the SSS. Considering that
SSS paid two of its Board Mem-
bers in 2010 a total of P127 mil-
lion in bonuses, it is certainly in
no position to claim that it cannot
afford a pension increase, Col-
menares added.
For his part, Casino said that
theHouse is still working on the
passage of related bills such as
HB 4409 which increases the
penalty to 8 years imprisonment
of employers who fail to remit
their employees contribution.
We hope this will pass second
reading when Congress resumes
session in January to further
strengthen SSS capacity to col-
lect Casino said.
Now, our main focus is on
the pending Senate bills which
will serve as the counterpart SSS
pension bill, he added, noting
that there are four pending bills
in the Senate mandating similar
increases in SSS pension.
We urge the Senate to ap-
prove the counterpart SSS
pension bill so that the law
can immediately be imple-
mented next year, urged Ca-
sino, chair of the House com-
mittee on small businesses
and entrepreneurship.
By Merck Maguddayao
THE University of the Philippines
could have saved P380 million in tax
exemptions and interest income from
investments if its charter had an im-
plementing rules and regulations, the
Commission on Audit said in its the
2011 Annual Audit Report.
In a 148-page report signed by su-
pervising auditor Soa Gemora, state
auditors referred to Section 24 and 25
of the UP Charter of 2008 (Republic
Act 9500), which provides the creation
of an independent trust committee to
manage and oversee the income and
investments of UP, and to exempt UP
from taxes in all revenues and asset
for educational purposes.
The UP independent trust committee no
longer existed since 2008 and that there are
no guidelines on tax exemptions, thus the
Bureau of Internal Revenue continued to
collect value added tax from procured as-
sets for educational purposes.
It has been almost four years to
date since the UP Charter of 2008 was
approved but still the University has
not fully enjoyed the institutional au-
tonomy and benets accorded to it by
the said law, the auditors said.
In 2011 alone, UP paid P179 million
in taxes on assets and services used for
educational purposes, despite two letters
issued by UP president Alfredo Pascual
and vice president for planning and -
nance Lisa Grace Bersales to BIR Com-
missioner Kim Henares. The UP ofcials
sought tax exemptions for the university.
Despite all the efforts of the univer-
sity ofcials, the BIR had not yet come
up with the regulation on the matter
despite the lapse of almost four years,
the report said.
In addition, UP foregone P201 mil-
lion in interest income from invest-
ments, this could have been collected
and managed if there is an independent
trust committee to oversee its invest-
ments and a UP Charter IRR.
The absence of a charter IRR, COA
commented, also resulted in the de-
layed procurement of high-end scien-
tic equipment for UP Diliman.
COA explained that with an IRR,
UP could have had a bidding process
wherein the purchase of imported and
rare scientic equipment will be fast
tracked and exempt from tax.
COA said that Pascual created a tech-
nical working group chaired by College
of Law dean Danilo Concepcion to for-
mulate the IRR of the UP Charter.
Apart from the absence of a UP Char-
ter IRR, COA also found out that UP
accumulated P221.5 million worth of
non-functional and deteriorating hospi-
tal equipment, mostly stored in the UP-
Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).
UP reasoned, according to the COA
report, that the university lacked
funds for the repair of the hospital
equipment, but COA replied that the
non-allocation of funds for hospital
equipment was not in accordance with
Section 13m of the UP Charter.
COA commented that red tape occurred
in UP-PGH because of weak internal
control system of claim documents.
COA revealed that UP failed to ver-
ify, for lack of supporting documents,
P169 million earned by the univer-
sity from rentals in the UP-AyalaLand
TechnoHub in UP Diliman.
Meanwhile, tuition revenues of UP
Cebu worth P22.9 million was classi-
ed by the campus as other payables
instead of income from tuition fees.
This practice was documented by COA
since 2009, two years after the UP sys-
tem increased its tuition by more than
300 percent, and is contrary to COA
Circular 2000-02.
Pablo survivors
assured of GSIS loan
UP foregoes P380m in tax breaks
No party-list rafe of slots despite SQA
By Joel E. Zurbano

DISQUALIFIED applicants for party-list elections in
2013 will not be allowed to join the rafe for slots in
the ofcial ballot even if they have obtained status
quo ante orders from the Supreme Court.
This developed after the Commission on
Elections amended its July 15 Resolution
9467 which allow to participate in the raf-
e those party-list groups whose petitions
for accreditation have been denied by the
commission and have pending petitions
before the Supreme Court.
In resolution (9591 dated December
19, the seven-man commission en banc
ruled that the poll body only allows those
party list groups:
1) whose petitions were duly accredited and
which have manifested their desire to participate in the
party-list election;
2) whose registrations were retained;
3) whose petitions for accreditation were denied by the
commission but were able to secure mandatory injunction
from the Supreme Court; and
4) which were duly accredited during the 2010 elec-
tions but their accreditation and registration were subse-
quently cancelled but were able to secure status quo ante
order from the Supreme.
So far, 52 party-list groups have managed to get
a status quo ante order from the SC, but Come-
lec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento noted they
may not be able to wait for the high tribunal to
rule on the petitions.
He, however, expressed hope that the SC
would resolve with dispatch the petitions
before the Jan. 4 rafe so that those that
should not be included in the ballots will
not be excluded.
Based on Comelecs timeline, the congu-
ration of the ballots and their printing should
start by middle of next month.
Sarmiento said disqualied groups with status
quo ante orders may be allowed to run in the party list
race, but they may nd themselves at the bottom of the bal-
lots. Isa yan sa nakikita natin na solusyon. Pero hindi pa
nal yan, pag-uusapan pa namin yan sa en banc.
He said the poll body needs to start the rafe soon or they will
be pressed for time in preparing for next years elections.
Brillantes
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com DECEMBER 28, 2012 FRIDAY
A4
THE peso could soon rise above
40 against the US dollar and set-
tle in the 39 territory next year, if
the economic recovery in most of
Europe and the United States con-
tinues at a snails pace. The peso,
Asias best-performing currency
this year after the Korean won,
has gained over 6 percent in 2012
against the greenback, rising to as
high as 40.84 in late November.
Remittances from migrant Fili-
pino workers and dollar earnings
of business process outsourcing
companies and exporters have
boosted the pesos value. Foreign
investments in stocks and Philippine
bonds have also lifted the local cur-
rency against the US dollar, as fund
managers ee the US and Europe
in search of more attractive yields.
An anticipated credit upgrade
from major international rating
agencies will further embolden
fund managers to invest more in
Philippine stocks and other local
debt instruments. The upgrade,
from its current junk bond rating,
will put the Philippines at par with
Spain and Indonesia, which both
enjoy an investment grade status.
A stronger peso is generally
good for the economy. It reduces
the cost of imported goods, es-
pecially petroleum products, and
contributes to lower ination. It,
thus, strengthens the purchasing
power of the consumers, which,
in turn, fuel the economy in the
long term.
But a stronger peso is a damp-
ener on exporters, relatives of
migrant Filipino workers and BPO
companies, which obtain lucrative
contracts from abroad in dollar
terms. Dollar remittances to the
Philippines will become less in
peso terms, trimming the purchas-
ing power of beneciaries. Export-
ers, meanwhile, view the strong
peso as a disincentive because it
means reduced prots when their
dollar incomes are converted into
the local currency.
BPO companies, through the
Business Processing Association of
the Philippines, are also complain-
ing. BPAP president Benedict Her-
nandez said the appreciation of the
Philippine peso was eroding the cost
competitiveness of the local industry
that employs close to 700,000 young
Filipinos. He said coupled with the
depreciating Indian rupee, the strong
peso had made the Philippines less
competitive with India, the countrys
rival in the BPO business. As a re-
sult, some BPO companies have lost
some business to other destinations.
The economy and consumers
will have to adjust to the newly-
found strength of the peso. Some
sector will enjoy a boom while
others may operate in a difcult
economic environment. The peso,
as in the past when it deprecitated
sharply against the US dollar,
will again reshape the economy
and, perhaps, give rise to new
industries.
The peso and the economy
The drama
down south
HOUSE Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
Jr. has compared the ongoing political
crisis in Cebu to, of all things, a
drama. Like all dramas, [the crisis
must] come to an end, he said. I
just hope that [the ending] will be
something that can be accepted by
everybody.
Yes, Malacaangs suspension of
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has many
of the hallmarks of drama like, say,
the Star Wars movie series. Theres
a damsel in distress, certainly, if you
want to compare Garcia to Princess
Leia, and theres also the villains from
the Death Star by the Pasig River
pursuing her.
Theres a local
populace and
some intrepid Jedi
knights led by Vice
President Jejomar
Binay roused
to action and
rallying around
the embattled
Cebuana princess.
And there are dark
and powerful,
Empire-like forces
that will stop at
nothing, it seems,
to unseat her, led
by Cubaos Darth
Vader, Mar Roxas.
(Dont look for
the Emperor. Hes
gone on vacation,
leaving Darth
Mar to ght the UNA Jedi for him.)
All that remains is, like in the Star
Wars movies, an appropriate ending.
And its certainly not guaranteed to
be acceptable to everyone.
There are, at present, several
scenarios being thrown about
concerning the ending of the Cebu
crisis. Of these, the three most likely
to happen are:
A. The Empire is Struck Down:
The Court of Appeals issues a
temporary restraining order against
Malacaang and a status quo ante is
put in place.
This could be the Solomonic
solution that Belmonte is seeking
because it holds the distinct promise
of making everybody happy. At
the very least, it will allow even
Garcias tormentors to save face as
they walk away grumbling.
Garcia gets to keep her post and
claim victory against the forces of
evil. Meanwhile, Roxas and his
boss get to say that they wanted to
implement the law as they saw it
but are forced to comply with the
courts directive, no matter how
unpalatable it is.
There are two things wrong with
this scenario: In the post-Corona
Judiciary, is there an appellate
court justice who will go against
the Palaces all-too-obvious wish
to unseat Garcia? And even if such
a justice is found who will slap a
TRO on Roxas, will Malacaang
not resort to other means using other
cases to suspend the governor
whatever those measures and cases
may be just to salvage the pride of
Imperial Manila, as Cebuanos call
the central government?
* * *
B. A Lost Hope: In which Garcia
and her Cebuano supporters give up
the ghost, decamp from the occupied
Capitol building and submit to the
Empires, I mean, the Palaces will.
This is, of course, the preferred
scenario of Malacaang. Not only
is Garcia neutralized, but a sister
of longtime Aquino crony Rene
Almendras also gets to assume the
governorship. (Almendras is now
with President Noynoy Aquino in
Baguio, where they are probably
having a barrel of laughs, just like
they had during their dorky Ateneo
days, at how things worked out.)
In the meantime, Roxas non-
factor of a Liberal candidate for the
governors post, Hilario Davide III,
should get traction in his upcoming
battle against Garcias brother, who
is the UNA-afliated candidate.
Perhaps even Gwen herself, once
shes suspended,
can be defeated
in her bid for a
Congress post.
The problem
with this ending is
it underestimates
both the resistance
of the powerful
Garcia clan and the
traditional distaste
that Cebuanos
in general have
for orders from
Manila that they
perceive to be
undue meddling.
When Aquino,
Roxas and all their
other henchmen
planned Garcias
suspension, they
must have considered this; they even
caused the suspension order to be
released right before the Christmas
holidays, in the belief that it would go
unnoticed in the nationwide partying.
The fact that Malacaang and Roxas
went ahead with Garcias suspension
on such legally questionable grounds
means that they believe, like those
Hunger Games players, that the odds
are in their favor. And that Cebuanos
and all other Filipinos will meekly
accept the truth as the Palace sees it,
like they always have.
C. The Phantom is Menaced:
The appeals court refuses to intervene,
or rules in Malacaangs favor. Garcia
and her loyalists dont decamp. The
palace orders troops to physically
remove the governor. The Cebuanos
ght back. Violence, instead of just
drama, ensues, spreading to other
parts of the country.
Civil strife is, quite naturally, the
least acceptable scenario in Cebu.
Still, the possibility of violence
happening and spreading beyond
the garrisoned provincial capitol
grows stronger with each passing day.
The government in Manila, no
matter what anyone thinks, cannot be
that stupid that it rules out the eruption
of a people power-style revolt in
Cebu. And if it has, then perhaps it
deserves to be disobeyed and even
toppled.
Its easy, outside of Cebu, to
dismiss whats happening in that
province as a mere drama or even a
farce. And even if the ending may or
may not be acceptable to everyone,
well probably nd out soon enough
whos left crying (and laughing) when
the credits roll.
EDITORIAL
Aquinos moral-political cliff
WHILE America teeters on the edge
of a scal cliff, a collection of tax
increases and spending cuts scheduled
for the beginning of next year, Philippine
president Benigno Aquino III appears to
have dragged himself to the precipice of
a moral and political cliff, by his naked
misuse of presidential power to impose
the will of foreign population controllers
on outraged Filipinos, mostly Catholics.
To the completely unnecessary
problems created by his decision to
ram through Congress the patently
unconstitutional and highly divisive
reproductive health bill, Aquinos
Liberal Party has now added its own
completely avoidable problems, by
making the countrys two biggest vote-
rich provinces----Pangasinan and Cebu-
--the battle zones of premature partisan
ghting before the May 2013 elections.
Having earlier tried to destabilize
Pangasinans reelectionist Governor
Amado Espino to create some partisan
space for his LP gubernatorial
challenger, Aquino has now trained his
guns on three-term Governor Gwen
Garcia of Cebu whose congressman-
father, Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia,
was among the most eloquent opponents
of the infamous RH bill and whose
political family has served the province
of Cebu long and well.
By slapping a six-month suspension
order on Garcia for alleged abuse of
power, a charge that could have been
more ttingly directed at Aquino himself,
Malacaang apparently expected to
render the governorship vacant to allow
the LP to have a free hand running her
ofce during the campaign period for the
May 2013 elections.
To Aquinos chagrin, Garcias
supporters, instead of abandoning her
for fear of Malacaang reprisal, closed
ranks behind her, and the top three
stalwarts of the United Nationalist
Alliance --Vice President Jejomar C.
Binay, Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile and former President Joseph
Ejercito Estrada, who otherwise
habitually support Aquino on many
issues---have weighed in, in her defense.
Malacaangs offensive was seen
to be coming directly from the camp
of Department of Interior and Local
Government Secretary Manuel Roxas,
the LP president on leave who
ran unsuccessfully as Aquinos vice
presidential candidate in 2010, but seems
to be preparing early for his presidential
bid in 2016. This has turned Cebu
into a veritable ash point. This is not
unwelcome to other forces, who could
exploit the opportunity to turn Cebu into
a center of the opposition that is building
up against Aquino following his perceived
sellout to foreign population controllers
on the RH bill.
In particular the archdiocese of
Cebu could become the staging point.
The Archdiocese of Manila used to
exercise this role under the late Jaime
Cardinal Sin, who once mobilized a
crowd of one million people to oppose
the anti-life agenda of the Cairo
international conference on population
and development in 1994, and played
a decisive role in the 1986 EDSA
uprising which ousted Marcos and
made Cory Aquino, PNoys late mother,
revolutionary president.
But Manilas new archbishop, Luis
Antonio Cardinal Tagle, has taken a
relatively low prole with respect to the
measure while both Ricardo Cardinal
Vidal, archbishop emeritus of Cebu,
and the incumbent archbishop, Most
Reverend Jose Palma, who is also the
president of the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP),
have been at the frontline in opposing
the bill.
Vidal was the CBCP president who
issued the famous CBCP statement on
the Feb. 7, 1986 election, which said
that because of its shabby conduct,
Ferdinand Marcos had lost the moral
authority to remain in power. That
provided the moral basis for the
EDSA revolt. Although now retired,
the cardinal remains in good health and
humor and is the acknowledged leader
of the countrys pro-life and pro-family
movement.
Governor Garcia and her followers
may not necessarily want to convert
the moral and religious groundswell
against Aquino into a partisan weapon
in their current ght against the LP
forces. But nothing prevents them from
pointing out to the Cebuano electorate
that the last thing they need would be
a governor who would not mind being
inside Aquinos pocket. Cebu has a
proud history: it is where Magellan
met his doom after circumnavigating
the globe; it is also where Cory Aquino
sought temporary refuge while the 1986
EDSA uprising raged. The militants
could appeal to that history to mount a
national anti-Aquino movement.
Many Filipinos mind it very much
that Aquinos attack on the sanctity
of human life and the Filipino family,
through the railroading of the RH bill,
came on the eve of Christmas, on the
third month of the Year of Faith, as
declared by Pope Benedict XVI, and
after the canonization of the nations
second saint, St. Pedro Calungsod, a
17th century teenage lay catechist from
Cebu who died for his faith. But many
Cebuanos take it as a personal offense,
and feel they have a personal score to
settle with Aquino, because of their
ethnic afnity with Calungsod.
Such sentiment may have been
reinforced even more this season when
Pope Benedict XVI in his Christmas
message challenged Christians (which
would include Filipinos) not to bow to
any false gods (like an RH bill?) being
proposed by some demagogues (like
Aquino?) who would like to play God
and replace mans vision of his own
destiny with some diabolical construct.
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
The
government in
Manila cannot
be that stupid
that it rules out
the eruption of a
people power-
style revolt in
Cebu.
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A tourist
attraction
MAIL MATTERS
THERE is a war going on in the
premier Southwoods Golf and Coun-
try Club.
The reason for the war is not
hard to fathom.
If you go beyond the rhetoric of
the protagonists, it appears that it is
a simple case of a group wanting to
have control and take over the man-
agement of the highly successful
Southwoods located in a sprawling
140-hectare land in Carmona, Cavite
which is just 30 kilometers south of
Makati and accessible through the
South Luzon Expressway.
The Club has two championship
golf courses designed by the legend-
ary Jack The Golden Bear Nicklaus.
The two courses The Legend and
The Masters had the distinction of
hosting major tournaments including
the Philippine Open, the Mitsubishi-
Southwoods Open, the World Ama-
teur Golf Team Championships and
the Kosaido Ladies Open.
The control of Southwoods is pres-
ently in the hands of the group of
the Clubs present chairman Bob So-
brepea.
We have been critical of Sobrepe-
na in the past especially on the issue
of Camp John Hay where we thought
the issue was basically one of non-
payment of more than P2 billion rent-
als by Sobrepeas Camp John Hay
Development Corporation (CHJDev-
co) to the Bases Conversion Develop-
ment Authority (BCDA).
CHJDevco of course has disputed
the rental arrears and it seems that it
got what it wanted, i.e., the opportu-
nity to air its side on the disputed ar-
rears as well as other issues through
an impartial forum when BCDA man-
agement, despite initial strong op-
position, finally agreed to undergo
through the legal arbitration process.
Southwoods is of course another
issue altogether, although the group
which calls itself the Southwoods Re-
form Group would like to link all the
controversies involving Sobrepea to
their Southwoods fight.
Sobrepea and his group have
been part of the development of
Southwoods from the very start and
has built it to what it is now, one of
the most efficiently run 36-hole golf
clubs in the country with among the
lowest per-day operating costs.
Southwoods also has successfully
passed the yearly re-certification of
the three ISO accreditations of South-
woods, a clear indication that the
Club is being run at the highest pos-
sible efficiency level.
The Southwoods Reform Group
of course does not agree that South-
woods is being run efficiently and
competently. Reading from the mate-
rials from SRG printed in their South-
woods Golfers Newsletter, they in-
sist that proof that Sobrepea and his
group are not running the Club well
is the fact that Our share values are
down and are one of the lowest among
comparable clubs.
The explanation of the SRG group
that the reason why share values are
down is due largely to perception of
bad management of the club is amus-
ing. They are in a major way the reason
for the negative perception with their
campaign against the Sobrepea group.
The May 4, 2011 issue of the
Southwoods Golfers Newsletter
gives some insight on why the SRG
wants to take control of Southwoods.
The newsletter talks of P180 million
in membership dues yearly. They also
talk about major and substantial con-
tractors of the club which are identi-
fied with the Sobrepena group includ-
ing contracts for golf carts, dredging,
security, golf course maintenance and
management of the club house.
Those contracts are worth hun-
dreds of millions annually and are in-
deed worth fighting for.
It seems, however, that the SRG
has lost the latest battle in this so-
called Southwoods war.
In a December 24, 2012 story in
Manila Standard Today, it was re-
ported that Chris Carreon, a member
of the SRG, was suspended over 140
questionable proxy votes during the
Board of Directors election.
The apparent attempt of Carreon
to use the questionable proxy votes
as part of the attempt to take control
of the Southwoods board was discov-
ered when Union Bank, Southwoods
Stock and Transfer Agent, disallowed
proxies submitted by Carreons group.
Sobrepea said the Club has imple-
mented the policy of mailing prenum-
bered proxy forms directly to mem-
bers. This practice is also implement-
ed by the Manila Polo Club to prevent
fake proxy votes.
The members whose signatures
were forged have reportedly con-
firmed that they never signed nor is-
sued proxies to Carreon.
Also a big blow against the SRG
is the suspension of five members of
the group namely Mari Antunez, Jim-
my Gosiaco, Hanson So, Boy David
and Ernie Salazar after Board Secre-
tary Marisse Agustin claimed she was
harassed and threatened after she re-
fused to turn over the taped Minutes
of the proceedings of an official Club
activity.
This 2013, Southwoods mem-
bers can expect that management will
fight all attempts to frustrate free and
honest elections in Southwoods, So-
brepea said. The current manage-
ment has worked very hard to estab-
lish Southwoods as one of the best
golf clubs with all the right processes
in the country.
Southwoods war
THIS is to clarify the re-
port titled Govt to deny
Philex appeal, published
in your esteemed paper on
Dec. 17. The story quoted
an unnamed source from
the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau (MGB).
Some of our officials
were able to talk with
MGB Director Leo Jas-
areno on Dec. 17. He
flatly denied your story.
He said it was not the bu-
reaus position to deny
Philex Mining Corp. on
its appeal, which stresses
that the company would
pay the fine over the Pad-
cal tailings spill, provided
that the money be used for
the cleanup and rehabili-
tation of affected waters
in Itogon, Benguet.
Mr. Jasareno described
as inappropriate state-
ments by the unnamed bu-
reau official, saying that
his office was investigating
the source of the erroneous
report.
He also told our ofcials
that, and I quote: The state-
ments of the unidentied
spokesperson is not the po-
sition of MGB or the DENR
[Department of Environment
and Natural Resources].
Mr. Jasareno added,
The MGB is investi-
gating the source of the
statements quoted in the
Manila Standard article as
MGBs protocol requires
that MGB refrain from
issuing statements that
prevent MGB from look-
ing at any pending issue
or case objectively. As
the MGB is still consid-
ering Philexs motion for
reconsideration, the state-
ments of the unidentified
spokesperson are inappro-
priate.
We have appealed
an MGB decision ask-
ing Philex Mining to pay
P1.034 billion as penalty
for the accidental discharge
of sediment from its Tail-
ings Pond No. 3, in Itogon,
on Aug. 1. We informed the
bureau that the money that
we would be paying the
government should be used
for the cleanup and rehabil-
itation of Balog Creek and
its convergence area with
Agno River.
ATTY. MICHAEL T.
TOLEDO
Senior Vice President
for Corporate Affairs
Philex Mining Corporation
Unnamed sources statements do not
reect bureaus position
SANTA Banana, its not yet New
Years Eve and there are already
about 80 injuries with the use of fire-
crackers reported. One was caused
by a stray bullet.
For sure, hundreds more will be
rushed to different hospitals nation-
wide, injured, maimed for life, or
God forbid, even killed.
Why dont we learn from experi-
ence year after year?
People still troop to Bocaue, Bula-
can to buy firecrackers. The banned
and the smuggled ones are in Diviso-
ria and Baclaran. Just how they got
here is something Customs Commis-
sioner Ruffy Biazon has to explain.
Its a small consolation, however,
that Health Secretary Enrique Ona is
pushing for a bill in
Congress to limit
the sale of pyro-
technics and fire-
crackers to institu-
tions and commu-
nities, no longer to
private individuals.
But why go
halfway? Why not
simply ban it alto-
gether, just as they
do in Singapore
and Hong Kong?
We in the Phil-
ippines really have the penchant for
going overboard in our celebrations.
My gulay, even old tires are burned
on the street! Dont some people
know this emits poison into the air?
Hong Kong and Singapore use
pyrotechnics only as a tourist attrac-
tion. Why dont we follow suit? We
can do it at the Luneta grounds or in
Fort Bonifacio.
My golly, if the Dutertes in Davao
City can ban pyrotechnics and fire-
crackers during New Years Eve,
why cant officials in Metro Manila?
* * *
President Aquino is now on a four-
day break at The Mansion in Baguio
City.
If the President can take an unso-
licited advice, he should use this self-
imposed break to resolve to nally quit
smoking. Its for his own good.
Every now and then, when I see
him on television trying to hold off
his smokers cough with his hands,
I know his nicotine addiction is now
affecting his health. Im no doctor,
but I know a smokers cough when
I hear one.
I should know because I was once
a smoker myself. I started smoking
at an early age to the point that my
fingers were already yellow with
nicotine. I also had smokers cough.
I got over the habit through sheer
determination. During our honey-
moon, my wife told me that smoking
is just a crutch, a sign of weakness.
I quit then and there. Now I cannot
stand the smell of tobacco.
For those of my generation, smok-
ing and drinking were a fad. Almost
all the movie actors and actresses
smoked and drank. Humphrey Bog-
art and James Dean did.
Still, the effects of my smoking
has effects now even as I quit a very
long time ago. Everytime I suffer
from some respiratory ailment, my
doctors tell me it is because of my
smoking. They call it Compulsive
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
I wont be surprised if the Presi-
dent has COPD already.
Filipinos want our President to be
healthy. Its a valid public concern.
* * *
Malacaang spokesman Edwin
Lacierda and his deputy, Abigail
Valte, say there is nothing political
about the suspension of Cebu Gover-
nor Gwen Garcia.
Of course the
move is political.
All actions of the
President are po-
litical. The charge
against Pangasinan
Governor Amado
Espino, who has
been accused of
raking in P900 mil-
lion from jueteng,
is also political.
Espino is running
against a Liberal
Party candidate for
next years election.
Lacierda and Valte need to stop
talking. They only sound stupid.
* * *
Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno
is learning early enough that while
the Chief Justice is primus inter
pares (first among equals) among the
justices, it doesnt mean she can al-
ways do whatever she wants.
Sereno obviously forgot that the
Supreme Court is a collegial body
when she bypassed all her colleagues
in trying to create a regional office
in the Visayas and even going to the
extent of appointing one to head it.
Thus, Sereno was overruled when
the Supreme Court en banc decided
not to comply with her order and
ruled instead that her actions re-
quired a decision en banc. It was to-
tal rebuff.
Sereno is also learning the hard
way that she has to earn the respect
of the more senior justices who were
bypassed when the President ap-
pointed her, being the most junior
among them. In her absence, for in-
stance, the senior justices attended
the flag-raising ceremonies of the
Supreme Court.
What the other justices are doing
to Sereno is a message loud and clear
to the President. They want to tell
him that even though he has named
Sereno to head the Judiciary, Malaca-
ang would not be able to have its
way at the Supreme Court.
It would be
good to follow the
examples set by
Hong Kong and
Singapore.
HORACE
TEMPLO
FILIPINO PENSIONER
WHENEVER its time to celebrate the
martyrdom of our national hero Dr.
Jose P. Rizal, I would always recall
his novel Noli Me Tangere which
he finished writing in December 1886
at the age of 25. Ten years after, on
December 30, 1896, the novel and
its 1891 sequel El Filibusterismo
caused his death by firing squad.
These novels exposed the corrup-
tion and abuse of the Spanish govern-
ment and the Roman Catholic Church
in the Philippines. In retaliation,
Rizal was accused and convicted for
sedition, conspiracy and rebellion
-- offenses used to persecute todays
nationalist Filipinos more than a cen-
tury later.
When I first read Noli in 1968,
when I was in high school, I was fas-
cinated by the enigmatic Filosopo
Tacio for his profound but misun-
derstood intelligence. He became my
The Fool on the Hill, the Beatles
hit song in 1967.
I now associate Sisa with the Noli.
A young and beautiful woman, Sisa
is the mother of Basilio and Crispin
who are wrongly accused of stealing
by the cura parocco, sacristan mayor
and the guardia civil. Thinking she
has lost both, she becomes insane and
eventually dies on Christmas Eve.
Sisa was played by the 27-year old
Anita Linda in the 1951 movie adap-
tation that was directed by Gerardo de
Leon. She won for it the Best Actress
Maria Clara Award, the equivalent
now of a FAMAS Award. The pro-
vocative Aya Medel later played her
role in the 1999 version directed and
written by Mario OHara.
For me, Sisa represents our hope-
less country, dramatically dying in
the books last chapter aptly entitled
Christmas Eve. Like Rizals moth-
er, she suffers unjustly from the Span-
ish clergy and civilian authorities.
Her surviving son Basilio, aged 10,
symbolizes Rizals hope of our country.
He is endowed with buried gold by Eli-
as, another hero of the novel, who tells
him: I shall die without seeing the dawn
break upon my homeland. You, who shall
see it, salute it! Do not forget those who
have fallen during the night.
* * *
Rizal barely missed the opportu-
nity to actively promote in his nov-
els the still-emerging concept then of
Germanys old-age social insurance
program. The idea was first put for-
ward, at Bismarcks behest, in 1881
by Germanys Emperor, William the
First, in a ground-breaking letter
to the German Parliament. William
wrote: those who are disabled
from work by age and invalidity have
a well-grounded claim to care from
the state.
Noli was printed in Berlin in 1887,
near enough to the time before this
public pension program was started
in 1889.
In any case, while in Spain and Eu-
rope, Rizal pursued his medical edu-
cation and nationalistic political ideas
on independence and representation
in the Spanish Cortes. These were
more urgent matters then.
Today the abusive religious and ci-
vilian Spanish authorities are gone, but
not the descendants of Rizals villainous
characters. Sexual abuses of the clergy
persist but are no longer tolerated.
More worrisome is the evil spirit
of Padre Damaso that remains in the
bodies of some Filipino priests. The
now-Filipinized Roman Catholic
Church continues to impose its doc-
trines on previously religious matters
that are now more universally consid-
ered as social, economic and political
concerns. It ostracizes political activ-
ists who introduce reforms that inad-
vertently impinge on church practices
dating back to the Spanish era.
For instance, the reproductive
health bill was filed a decade ago but
did not progress beyond First Reading
due to the concerted opposition of the
Church. Ramon San Pascual, former
executive director of the Philippine
Legislators Committee on Popula-
tion and Development observed that:
You see the need for change every
day, staring you in the eyes: poor
young urban girls carry their mal-
nourished babies while the religious
leaders pontificate on the evil of re-
productive health education.
During the Second Reading to vote
on the bill, the Church came in full force
with its leaders, sacristan mayors and fol-
lowers to show their clout. Both Houses
of Congress courageously approved the
bill. It would soon become a law.
But we are still hours away from
the break of dawn in its implementa-
tion. The Church will challenge it at
the Supreme Court and use its pulpit
to continually discredit it.
Meantime, the Catholic Bishops
Conference of the Philippine has al-
ready demonized the current govern-
ment: This government is out to re-
ally destroy the traditional Filipino
values of family and life. This gov-
ernment has revealed its true face. It
has never been for the welfare of the
family, women and children.
Would a modern-day Sisa benefit
from this RH program? Much ado
about nothing for her unlike if a di-
vorce law is passed to free her from
an abusive husband. The Church
would stonewall its passage.
In the 1950s, the Church also op-
posed the mandatory teaching of Noli
and Fili in high school. It would not
pass were it not for the steadfastness
of then Senators Claro M. Recto and
Lorenzo M. Taada, a historical note
shared by Rep. Erin Taada. Noli and
Fili would have been rare books by
now. We would have been deprived
of our true history and the wisdom of
Rizal.
Rizals Noli characters today
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A6

IN BRIEF
Revelry injuries reach 108
I was just a driver, Aman president says
QC tax revenues hit P5b, up by P546m
Makati reroutes trafc for New Year countdown
Albay scores zero casualty record
Safe and satisfying torotot. A merchants daughter blows on her cardboard horn, locally called torotot, to show how to have a safe and satis-
fying New Years Eve celebration. DANNY PATA
Speed limit extended
THE Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority on Thursday revealed a plan to
extend the 60-kilometer-per-hour speed
limit on Commonwealth Avenue in
Quezon City to lower the high incidence
of road mishaps.
Chairman Francis Tolentino said they
are studying to implement the speed
limit through the roads entire length as
compared to the current coverage from
Philcoa to the Sandiganbayan area.
The speed limit may be extended from
Sandiganbayan to Fairview beginning
January, Tolentino said, noting that he re-
ceived reports of night-time drag racing on
the road that was been dubbed Metro Ma-
nilas killer highway. Rio N. Araja
No ofcial appointments
MALACAANG on Thursday
said there is no ofcial word on the
supposed appointments for the position
of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
and for the Department of Agriculture
Undersecretary for Livestock.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Laci-
erda said the Palace is looking at pos-
sible nominees for the position as Chief
Presidential Legal Counsel and lawyer
Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa is under con-
sideration.
However, there is no ofcial word on
the supposed appointment of former In-
terior Undersecretary Rico Puno to the
Department of Agriculture as undersec-
retary for livestock.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala
earlier said the DA welcomes former In-
terior and Local Government Secretary
Rico Puno if ever he is appointed as un-
dersecretary for livestock.
Illegal reworks tagged
WITH New Years Eve revelry just
four days away, the Philippine National
Police Thursday urged the public to
avoid buying and using illegal and
dangerous recrackers so they will have
a happy celebration welcoming 2013.
PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Gener-
oso Cerbo said among the prohibited
recrackers to sell and buy are Watusi,
Picollo, Super Lolo, Pla-pla, Goobye
Philippines, Goodbye Universe, Bin
Laden, Watusi, Atomic Bomb, Giant
Whistle Bomb, Lolo Thunder, big Judas
belt, big bawang, Kwiton,Big Bawang
and Boga, a makeshift shotgun made
from PVC pipes joined together.
The PNP is also monitoring the sale
of illegal recrackers like Goodbye Bad-
ing, Gangnam Boom, End of the World,
Babasi, and Pacman Ultraman, which
violate safety standards. PNA
Assistant Sec. Enrique Tayag
said the number of injuries have
already reached 108 as of De-
cember 27, including one person
who was hit by a stray bullet
Although the gure is 31
cases lower than the 138 cases
reported last year, Health Secre-
tary Enrique Ona said Filipinos
should still reverse this unac-
ceptable practice of exploding
recrackers to usher in the New
Year, which has maimed and
even claimed the lives of many
people.
Tayag represented the DOH
in launching its campaign, called
Ligtas Salubong 2013 sa Ko-
munidad in Pandacan, Manila
with Miss Universe rst runner-
up Janine Marie Tugonon and
the EcoWaste Coalition.
Tugonon joined Tayag in
dancing Gangnam style after
a march to the Pandacan Catho-
lic Church that was attended by
representatives of national and
local government agencies.
EcoWaste campaigner Aileen
Lucero said they held their cam-
paign in Pandacan because the
oil depot is considered a safety
hotspot.
Citing information from the
DoH, EcoWaste warned the use
of pyrotechnic devices generate
many pollutants, including car-
bon dioxide, carbon monoxide,
sulfur compounds, particulate
matter, metal oxides and organic
compounds.
Lung physician Maricar
Limpin said the blasting of re-
crackers and other pyrotechnic
devices also yields greenhouse
gases, metal oxides, particulates
and other pollutants that we in-
hale, affecting the lungs and
other vital organs such as the
kidneys, heart and brain.
Limpin is associated with
the Philippine College of Chest
Physicians and the Philippine
Medical Association.
Earlier, Ona said the DOH
is proposing a ban on the in-
dividual use of reworks and
recrackers and allow only ac-
credited groups to purchase py-
rotechnics.
He said the proposal can be
implemented with the coopera-
tion of local government units
who should identify safe areas
for community reworks dis-
plays and accredit organizations
that will be allowed to purchase
reworks.
The proposal, which be sub-
jected to public consultations af-
ter the holidays, will encourage
the development of the rework
industry and will be a win-win
solution because it will not result
in the displacement of industry
workers but reduce preventable
injuries, the secretary said.
Ona also urged church lead-
ers to encourage their parish-
ioners not to use reworks and
recrackers in welcoming the
New Year.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
THERE are already more than a 100
people who suffered recrackers-related
injuries, the Department of Health an-
nounced on Thursday as it launched a
campaign to discourage people from
using dangerous recrackers during the
New Year celebration.
LEGAZPI CITYAlbay decidedly won
when its Iwas Paputok campaign posted
a Zero Casualty record during the Christ-
mas Eve celebration, when many reworks
injuries are usually reported.
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda said the reck-
oning period was from noon of December
24 to noon of Christmas Day and there
were two minor injuries reported earlier in
the morning of December 24 at a govern-
ment hospital here.
The governor said Christmas in Albay
this year was joyful and lively even without
the traditionally noisy recracker explo-
sions that only bring injury to our people and
threats to our environment with the harmful
carbon emissions and to our health.
Dr. Butch Rivera, head of the Bicol Re-
gional Training and Teaching Hospital said
the two revelers who sustained minor injuries
in the morning of December 24 due to pic-
colo explosion an 11-year-old boy and a
29-year-old reveller were treated for minor
wounds and sent home.
Salceda said the campaign, called Karan-
gahan Festival: Green Christmas Celebra-
tion, started three years ago in 2010 when
there were 27 recracker victims. In 2011,
the campaign posted an 82 percent reduction
in revelry injuries with only ve reported
cases.
Salceda said the result of the Iwas Papu-
tok campaign this year showed that its core
message has sunk in the minds of Albaya-
nos, and that it has been truly appreciated
and popularly support by local folks.
By Rio N. Araja
QUEZON Citys collection of business
taxes has reached P5.015 billion from
January to October this year, P546
million more than total collections for
2011, which amounts to P4.469 billion,
according to Mayor Herbert Bautista.
He said the increase was 12.22 per-
cent higher compared to the same period
last year and reected the citys gains in
its social and economic programs and
resulted in a more effective delivery of
basic services among residents.
He said city has the biggest number
of business establishments in the country
with 61,332 registered enterprises repre-
sentin a pool of capital of more than P284
billion, which grows by about P5.43 bil-
lion each year, said Business Permits and
Licensing Ofce chief Garry Domingo
In March, Quezon City connected
with the Philippine Business Registry
system in an effort to further simplify
the process of doing business in the
city. With the introduction of the new
system, processing time to facilitate
new business registration has been re-
duced to a mere 30 minutes.
Bautista said the approval of an
ordinance classifying the 250.6 hect-
ares in the area of the North Triangle,
East Triangle and Veterans Memorial
Hospital compound as the QC Cen-
tral Business District is also expected
to contribute to the citys overall eco-
nomic development.
Bautista said housing for informal
settlers will continue to remain a prior-
ity program of his administration.
In January, the city launched
Bistekville 2, the citys second major
housing project located at a 4.4 hect-
are property in Barangay Kaligayahan,
to yield more than 900 housing units
for informal settlers and public school
teachers as well.
Notable gains were also achieved
by the city government in the delivery
of basic social services, such as health
and maternal health care, peace and
order, environmental management and
disaster-risk mitigation.
In September, Bautista signed into
law Ordinance 2171, making it manda-
tory for traditional birth attendants to
refer their clients only to licensed med-
ical facilities to protect the mother and
her unborn child against any complica-
tion that may arise during childbirth.
By Rey E. Requejo
THE alleged right-man man of Manu-
el Amalilio, founder of Aman Futures
Group, surfaced at the Department of
Justice on Thursday to deny his in-
volvement in the P12-billion invest-
ment scam that duped some 15,000
investors from the Visayas and Min-
danao.
Fernando Luna, considered to be
the trading rms nominal president,
denied the syndicated estafa charges
led against him by ve sets of victims
of the scam.
Accompanied by lawyer Teresendo
Poloyapoy, Luna disputed allegations
of his involvement in the Ponzi-type
scheme, saying he was just a personal
driver to Amalilio who was asked to
sign documents he did not understand.
They made me president, but I
knew nothing (in the operations).
I signed documents but I didnt
even know what they were, Luna
said in Filipino, when interviewed
by reporters.
According to him, he did not benet
from the scam and even recalled stop-
ping his relatives from investigating in
their rm.
We thought pf cashing out this De-
cember so everybody will be happy,
but all my siblings and I did not get
anything, he claimed.
Luna said he was surprised by the
turn of events, especially when the con-
troversy already affected his family. He
revealed that angry victims burned the
house of his father in Pagadian City and
destroyed the houses of his siblings.
We have nowhere to go, he la-
mented in explaining why he hid for
some time before nally coming out to
reveal what he knew of the scam.
Luna claimed that he was secured
by operatives of the Intelligence Ser-
vice of the Armed Forces of the Phil-
ippines and brought to Dapitan City in
Zamboanga del Norte after receiving
threats from agitated investors.
Lunas wife, Nimfa, also attended
the hearing and submitted her counter-
afdavit after also being named respon-
dent in the complaints. She likewise
denied involvement in the scam.
His lawyer disclosed that the Lunas
want to testify for the government and
will apply for witness protection.
Five other members of the board of
Aman Leila Lim Gan, Eduard Lim,
Willanie Fuentes, Naezelle Rodriguez
and Lurix Lopez appeared before the
special DOJ panel in the rst hearing
last Nov. 27 and submitted afdavits
detailing their respective roles in the
Ponzi-type scheme. They also wanted
to turn state witness against Amalilio.
By Ferdinand Fabella

PORTIONS of Ayala Avenue
and Makati Avenue in Makati
City will be rerouted starting
December 29 in preparation for
the citys annual New Years
Eve countdown revelries.
The city government said
both directions of Ayala Av-
enue from Paseo de Roxas to
Parkway Drive and Makati Av-
enue from Dela Rosa Street to
Paseo de Roxas will be closed
to vehicular trafc starting at
12:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin
Binay, Jr. said the closure is to
make way for the construction of
a stage, equipment and reworks
at the corner of Ayala and Makati
avenues, the venue for the De-
cember 31 celebration.
Under the rerouting, pas-
senger buses from Edsa will
take Gil Puyat Avenue towards
South Superhighway or Pasay
City, and vice versa.
Light vehicles from the north
or southbound lanes of Edsa and
McKinley Road going toward
Gil Puyat Avenue or Legaspi
Village area shall take Arnaiz
Avenue, right at Paseo de Roxas
to destination and vice versa.
Those going toward Sal-
cedo Village area may take
Ayala Avenue, turn right at
Apartment Ridge, left at Sta.
Potenciana Street, left at Paseo
de Roxas, to destination.
Vehicles along Makati Av-
enue from Gil Puyat Avenue to-
ward Ayala Center or Edsa shall
turn right at Paseo de Roxas,
straight ahead and left at Espe-
ranza Street or Arnaiz Avenue to
destination and vice versa.
Private vehicles from Glo-
rietta area going toward Gil
Puyat Avenue may turn right
from Parkway Drive to the
opposite lane of Makati Av-
enue (short counterow), right
at Dela Rosa Street, right at
Paseo de Roxas, left at Ayala
Avenue, to destination.
Vehicles going to and from
Tower One and Exchange Plaza
shall take Paseo de Roxas en-
trance and exit, while those go-
ing to Makati Stock Exchange or
GASI carpark shall take Apart-
ment Ridge, left at Sto. Tomas
Street and left at Makati Avenue.
Just a driver? Aman Futures Group president Fernando Luna (right) and his wife
Nimfa (right) surfaced on Thursday to deny his involvement in a scam that duped
thousands of people from the Visayas and Mindanao. LINO SANTOS
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Nuggets stun Lakers, 126-114
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates Andy
Murray will experience a new sensation when
he starts play at next months Australian
Openfeeling like a Grand Slam champion.
The third-ranked Brit broke through at the
US Open in 2012, adding to his gold medal at
the London Olympics.
In the last three, four or ve years there has
been signicant pressure in my mind, and now I
feel more relaxed and relieved after winning the
US Open, Murray said Wednesday. So, I think
from my side, I hope to take the pressure off my-
self and be able to play a little bit more relaxed
and I hope to repeat my Grand Slam win.
Murray was promoting a winner-takes-all
$250,000 exhibition tournament in Abu Dha-
bi that serves as a warmup for the Australian
Open, which runs Jan. 14-27.
Murray hired Ivan Lendl as coach on last
New Years Eve and is full of praise for the
changes the eight-time Grand Slam champion
made in his game.
He helped with a lot of small things; you
know, technical things, small mental and psy-
chological things and small physical things
as well as tactical things, Murray said. A
lot of those small things add up to 5 to 10
percent to my game, and that was what I
needed to nd to make it past the last hurdle
and win one of the major tournaments.
After losing in the nal at Wimbledon this
year, Murrays next goals include going one
step farther at his home major tournament
and becoming the top-ranked player in the
world but he doesnt plan on playing more
events to achieve the second of those.
Every year when Wimbledon comes around
Im desperate to win and do well. Its an incred-
ibly tough event and a lot of pressure during that
time of the year, Murray said. The No. 1 rank-
ing is what every player wants to get. I can im-
prove my ranking just playing like I have done
last season and the rest of the tour.
Murray faces Janko Tispsarevic on Thurs-
day in the opening match of the Mubadala
World Tennis Championship. That will be
followed by David Ferrer taking on Tomas
Berdych. Novak Djokovic and Nicolas Al-
magro, who replaced Rafael Nadal, are also
in the eld. AP
Murray no longer feeling pressure
Yee, Ramos wrest 1-stroke lead
Ponteras surprises Thai,
wins IBF Pan Pacific title
MIGGY Yee and AR Ramos
went on a birdie-binge early
to seize control then hung
tough at the back to hold of a
rallying Jobim Carlos-Jonar
Austria pair and snatch a one-
stroke lead after two rounds of
the Meralco National Doubles
Amateur (Closed) Champion-
ship at Wack Wacks West
Course yesterday.
Yee and Ramos, who
shared the rst round lead
with Rupert Zaragosa and JP
De Claro with 69s, birdied the
rst two holes then added four
more, including three straight
from No. 6, to negate a bogey
mishap on the ninth for a ery
31. But they failed to sustain
their charge, needing to close
out with gutsy pars in the
four-ball format to cling to a
one-shot lead at 135.
Carlos, chasing back-to-
back crowns in the three-day
event sponsored by Meralco
organized and conducted by
the National Golf Associa-
tion of the Phils., and Austria
fought back from ve shots
down with a stirring ve-bird-
ie spree at the back, including
the last three holes to shoot
the days best score of sev-
en-under 65 in the best-ball
event. They had a 136.
Zaragosa, the former nation-
al and junior champion, and De
Claro failed to keep pace with
Yee and Ramos at the front
with a so-so 36 but rebounded
with three birdies for a 33 to
salvage a 69. They, however,
dropped to third with a 138,
three strokes behind.
Top jungolfer Gabriel Ma-
notoc and Raymond Gon-
zales, who teamed up with
Carlos to dominate last years
inaugurals of the event spon-
sored by Pancake House,
Titleist by Empire Golf, Pac-
sports and Golf Depot, also
struck with a six-under 66 to
wheel back into contention at
142 heading to the aggregate
closing format.
Martirez and Monsalve
birdied the last three holes
at the front to seize control
then held on with a bogey-
birdie stint at the back for
that 69 and a 36-hole haul
of 144, including a 75 in the
foursome format.
Legaspi and Medalla set-
tled for a 71 despite a birdie-
birdie nish and dropped to
second with a 146 while Prin-
cess Superal and Daniella Uy
recovered from a woeful 82
with a 69 but still stood seven
shots off Martirez and Mon-
salve at 151.
Corey Brewer matched his
career high with 27 points and
the Denver Nuggets overcame a
40-point effort by Bryant to beat
the Lakers 126-114 on Wednes-
day night for their seventh straight
win at home.
Hes Kobe Bryant, so he
made some tough shots, but
other guys didnt get involved
so we were able to get a win,
Brewer said.
Brewer hit four of his six
3-pointers in the nal 12-plus
minutes, helping the Nuggets hold
off the Lakers, whose ve-game
winning streak was snapped.
Bryant, who hit 40 points for
the 116th time in his career, has
scored 30 or more points in 10
straight games. But Bryant said
it felt as if the Nuggets, who n-
ished with the highest point total
by a Lakers opponent this sea-
son, kept beating Los Angeles to
the punch.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz

UNHERALDED Filipino Ryan
Rey Ponteras stunned Thai-
lands favored Rosalee Samor
to win the International Boxing
Federation Pan Pacic yweight
title with a rousing fourth-round
technical knockout at the Raja-
park Institute in Bangkok, Thai-
land on Wednesday.
It was the fth straight win by
Ponteras, four of them coming by
way of knockouts, after he was
taken in by former North Cota-
bato governor Manny Pinol, who,
together with his brothers, han-
dles the Braveheart Boxing Club.
Ponteras dominated the ght
from the opening bell, dropping
the Thai champion in the second
round and hammering him in
the third and fourth rounds, be-
fore nally ending the one-sided
battle at 2:39 of the fth round.
The 28-year-old Samors re-
cord dropped to 19-4-2, with
eight knockouts with several of
his victims being Filipinos.
Samor won the vacant title
with a 12-round unanimous de-
cision over Ryan Tampus on
Oct. 26, 2011 and was coming
off a successful title defense
against another Filipino in Noli
Morales last Oct. 19.
The Thai ghter had won nine
of his last 11 ghts, with two
draws since his unanimous deci-
sion loss to Isack Junior of Indo-
nesia for the vacant interim World
Boxing Organization Asia Pacic
super yweight title on April 10,
2010 in Batam, Indonesia.
Pinol reported an unusual inci-
dent during the ght when one of
the sponsors, Chevrolet, decided
to have Ponteras, who was wear-
ing red trunks, change into blue
shorts carrying the Chevrolet logo
in the ring after they saw the Fili-
pino batter the Thai champion.
DENVERKobe Bryant went on
another scoring tear for the Los Angeles
Lakers. This time, it wasnt enough.
Tonight it seemed like we
were just a step slow, seemed
like we were stuck in mud, Bry-
ant said. We played old. They
played with a lot of energy, a lot
of youth, got up and down. It just
seemed we were in a lower gear.
Kenneth Faried had 21 points
and 15 rebounds, and Danilo
Gallinari added 19 points for
Denver. Ty Lawson had 17 points
to go with 14 assists, and Andre
Iguodala also scored 17 points.
It was just good to see us
shoot the ball and beat a good
team with some condence,
Nuggets coach George Karl said.
I just think the last couple of
games, we have been playing
with a little more condence and
more awareness of how to win
close games.
Karl added of Brewer, His
defensive plays and his energy,
he energizes us on the perimeter.
Kenneth energizes us in the mid-
dle. We were smart tonight. We
did a good job of getting every-
one in a good place on almost
every possession.
The Lakers lost Dwight
Howard to an ejection with 5:02
left in the third quarter. He was
called for a agrant foul 2 when
he jammed his hand in Farieds
face as the Nuggets forward
drove the lane. Faried tumbled to
the oor, but shook off the fall to
stay in the game.
Howard acknowledged it was
a hard foul and that it looked
bad when seeing it on replay,
but he didnt think it merited
ejection.
I was surprised it was a a-
grant 2, he said. My inten-
tion was never to hurt Faried.
I like the young fellow and my
intention was just to foul. I come
down the lane, somebody is go-
ing to foul me hard, put me on
the free throw line and make
me shoot free throws. It was the
same kind of thing. AP
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snap
Raptors
streak
SAN ANTONIOThe To-
ronto Raptors could only
nod their heads in admiration
as their ve-game winning
streak came to an abrupt end
Wednesday night against the
San Antonio Spurs.
Tim Duncan scored 15
points and San Antonio rolled
to a 100-80 victory over To-
ronto, snapping the Raptors
longest winning streak in three
years.
Manu Ginobili added 14
points, Tony Parker had 13,
and Tiago Splitter and Stephen
Jackson each had 10 for San
Antonio, which has won three
straight. Kawhi Leonard had
nine points and 10 rebounds.
Ive been on that other side;
I know what the composure is
- experience, Toronto coach
Dwane Casey said. This
team has been together for-
ever. You got Hall of Famer(s)
in Ginobili, and Duncan and
Parker and its a huge differ-
ence. Were trying to learn to
keep that composure through
those stretches and do the right
things; make the right plays of-
fensively and defensively.
The Raptors had difculty
accomplishing those tasks
from the start.
San Antonios starters aver-
aged just 24 minutes, but still
managed to outscore their
counterparts 54-25.
None of Torontos start-
ers scored in double g-
ures. Starting guards DeMar
DeRozan and Jose Calderon
were each 3 for 9 from the
eld in scoring eight and sev-
en points, respectively. AP
Na Yeon excels on the
course, and in English
NA Yeon Choi won her rst major at the US Womens Open,
and she closed the season by winning the LPGA Titleholders.
But her most remarkable performance came when the season
was over.
Players for whom English is their second (or third) language
can get by in an interview with print reporters. They tend be
a lot more uncomfortable when cameras are involved. Choi
showed how much progress she has made the day after winning
the Titleholders. She went into the studio for a live segment on
Golf Channels Morning Drive.
The LPGA staff helped her prepare for questions that might
be asked, and when it didnt go according to script, Choi still
handled it beautifully.
That wasnt an accident.
As hard as Choi has worked on her game, she might have
worked even harder on her English. Last year, she hired a per-
sonal tutorGreg Morrison, a Canadian based in South Korea
and brought him with her on the road. She had a one-hour
lesson every day, and practiced her English with him in casual
conversation.
Se Ri Pak would have been proud. The pioneer for South
Koreans on the LPGA Tour, Pak preached years ago about the
importance of learning English. Along with tting in, Pak said
it would make them feel more comfortable in public and ulti-
mately improve their golf.
First year when I was here, I couldnt speak English
well and then very hard to tell my feelings to people, even
media or fans or even swing coach, Choi said. When I
learned English and when I tell my feelings to people, I feel
way more comfortable than before. I think that made it good
golfer, too. And on the golf course, I can relax and I can talk
with the other players.
Morrison couldnt travel with her this year, though they still
practiced through Skype. She had another one-hour lesson dur-
ing the Titleholders and planned to meet with him again while
she was home during the offseason. AP
Denver Nuggets forward JaVale McGee (34) dunks over Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash (10) and
forward Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game in Denver, Wednesday,
Dec. 26, 2012. The Nuggets won 126-114. AP
Storm postpones
Bulls-Pacers game
INDIANAPOLISThe NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and
Chicago Bulls has been postponed by a snowstorm that hit the In-
dianapolis area.
The Pacers announced the postponement Wednesday afternoon,
a few hours before the scheduled tip-off. No date has been set for
rescheduling the game.
In Phoenix, starters Carmelo Anthony and Raymond Felton
missed the New York Knicks game in Phoenix on Wednesday night
because of injuries.
Anthony hyperextended his knee in the Knicks loss to the Lakers
on Tuesday. Felton has been battling an injury to the pinky nger on
his right hand that has affected his shot.
The Knicks are 2-2 without Anthony, their leading scorer. This is
the rst time they were without both he and Felton.
In Denver,second-year forward Jordan Hamilton of the Denver
Nuggets was ned $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday because of
a vulgar exchange with a fan during the teams 112-100 Christmas
Day loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center.
Hamilton exchanged words with the fan near courtside after re-
turning to the court from chasing a ball that went out of bounds
with about 3:50 remaining in the fourth quarter. The exchange was
caught by television cameras. AP
Murray
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
THE World Boxing Council Web-
site revealed that undefeated
Filipino Arthur Villanuevas title
triumpha unanimous decision
win over Japans Taiki Ito at the
Korakuen Hall in Tokyo last Dec.
19, netting him the Oriental and
Pacific Boxing Federation super
flyweight title, has put him closer
to a title shot.
Becoming the new OPBF cham-
pion has gotten him (Villanueva)
that much closer to contesting the
absolute world title that currently
belongs to Yota Sato, who will be
ghting Ryo Akaho on Dec. 31,
the WBC announced.
The 23-year-old Villanueva has
a record of 21-0 with 12 knock-
outs and won the OPBF title in an
action-packed battle against Ito, the
24-year-old champion who, after
his defeat, dropped to 10-2, with 7
knockouts.
Villanueva was coming off an
impressive eighth-round unani-
mous decision win over former
World Boxing Organization Asia
Pacic super yweight champion
Pramuansak Posuwan, who also
fought for the world title, but lost
to Mexican veteran and then ban-
tamweight champion Fernando
Cochulito Montiel by a 12-round
unanimous decision.
Managed by Rev. Pastor Guan-
zon of Bacolod and nicknamed
King Arthur, the No. 2 Villanueva
showed tremendous courage in
coming back from being dropped
twice, according to trainer Edito
Ala Villamor.
Villanueva recovered to punish
No. 8-ranked Ito to win the nod
of all three judges by margins of
113-112, 114-112 and 113-112,
which appeared hard to achieve,
especially against a Japanese op-
ponent fighting before a home-
town crowd.
Its tough to win a close ght
in Japan and such a win is very
seldom, ALA Gyms patron Tony
Aldeguer told the Manila Standard.
He added it is evident that Villan-
ueva fought through the two knock-
downs to demonstrate his ghting
heart to earn the decision.
King Arthur nears shot at world title
Baguio
escapes
suspension
in Game 4
PH eyes
86 to 92
golds in
Myanmar
NBA HOME TEAM IN CAPS
Cleveland 87 WASHINGTON 84
Miami 105 CHARLOTTE 92
New Orleans 97 ORLANDO 94
ATLANTA 126 Detroit 119 (OT)
MILWAUKEE 108 Brooklyn 93
Philadelphia 99 MEMPHIS 89
Houston 87 MINNESOTA 84
SAN ANTONIO 100 Toronto 80
DENVER 126 LA Lakers 114
Golden State 94 UTAH 83
NY Knicks 99 PHOENIX 97
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Black: We must stay focused
ALASKA spitre Cyrus Ba-
guio was ned, reprimanded
and escaped suspension for
his agrant foul penalty two
on Jason Castro on Wednes-
day night.
In Talk N Texts highly
physical 93-79 Game 3 win
over Alaska, Baguio fouled
Castro hard as he caught him
with a shoulder check and an
elbow with ve minutes left in
the contest.
Castro went down hard,
while Baguio was tossed out as
he was assessed with a agrant
foul penalty two. Under league
rules, a player thrown out due
to the said foul automatically
gets suspended.
But in this case, after re-
viewing what happened, Phil-
ippine Basketball Association
commissioner Chito Salud
decided to allow Baguio to
play in the series vital Game
4 today.
After hearing Baguios side,
Salud was convinced that the
cager didnt deserve a suspen-
sion.
Instead, Baguio was ned
P30,000 for his violation.
After carefully reviewing
the FFP2 called on Cyrus
Baguio and weighing
his explanation of the
circumstances leading to the
agrant foul, this ofce is
upholding the agrant foul
called on him and is ning
him the amount of P30,000.
No suspension is being meted
out in this particular case
after taking into consideration
Baguios explanation that he
was indeed going to give Jason
Castro a hard foul, but realized
at the last instant that he no
longer had the chance to play
for the ball, said Salud in a
statement.
Since that was quite a physi-
cal game, a couple of players
got reprimanded as well.
Calvin Abueva, who also got
ejected, was ned P7,400 for
his second motion technical
foul and a agrant foul pen-
alty one foul, while teammate
Gabby Espinas will have to
pay P5,000 for his agrant foul
penalty one.
Sonny Thoss, Jared Dillinger
and Kelly Williams were ned
P1,000 each for technical fouls
on second motion.
Meanwhile, as the seminals
intensify, the protagonists want
to see better ofciating.
I am not happy with the of-
ciating so far. Its been very
physical and we just want to
see consistency and control,
said Black. But we just have to
keep playing and try not to lose
our focus as the series goes on.
Alaska coach Luigi Trillo,
Blacks counterpart, likewise
thought of the same thing as
he looks for the same thing as
well from the ofcials.
In a seminals series like
this, you look for consistency.
We want to see more of that in
terms of ofciating as the se-
ries goes on, said Trillo.
Rain or Shine coach Yeng
Guiao admitted that he some-
times gets frustrated with cou-
ple of calls left and right, but
added that teams need to just
play through it.
We get frustrated with
some calls left and right.
Well correct and improve
on some things, but we can-
not correct the referees. The
leagues job is to correct the
ofciating, thats not our
job, said Guiao. Jeric Lopez
Expect no love lost between
the Tropang Texters and the
Aces as they get on others
throats again in Game 4 of their
heated best-of-seven seminal
clash today in the 2013 Phil-
ippine Basketball Association
Philippine Cup at the at the
Mall of Asia Arena.
Defending champion Talk N
Text shoots for an imposing 3-1
series lead to move closer to a
return trip to the nals, while
Alaska will desperately try to
even things in another ery bat-
tle at 6:45 p.m. today.
TNTs physical 93-79 victory in
Game 3 Thursday night saw two
players being ejected in a war of
attrition between these two squads.
Texters coach Norman Black
anticipates things to be more
tough and competitive.
This is going to be a long
series, said Black. Its been
very competitive with a lot of
THE Philippines must strive
to win between 86 to 92 gold
medals in the 2013 Southeast
Asian Games in Myanmar.
Philippine Sports Commis-
sion chairman Ricardo Rich-
ie Garcia said this as he as-
sessed the countrys chances in
the biennial meet.
He noted that Filipino athletes
nished sixth place the last time
around in Indonesia last year and
came home with 36 golds, 56
silvers and 77 bronzes.
According to Garcia, if
the silver medalists would
win golds and athletes get
around 86 to 92 gold medals,
the Philippines will be able to
nish decently in the biennial
meet.
We are not aiming to be
no.1 here. It can happen. But if
we get around 75, 80 or around
92 golds, I think that will be
a credible performance for the
Philippines, said Garcia.
The agency has placed
around 186 selected national
athletes, who have won medals
in the 2011 SEA Games, in its
prioritization program. So far,
only half have signed up for
the program.
Monthly salaries for the
36 gold medalists have been
placed P40,000.
Preparation for the games
have began as early as Novem-
ber for some of the athletes, par-
ticularly in track and eld.
Most of the tracksters have
gone deep into training in Ba-
guio City since November.
The agency noted that coun-
tries like Indonesia, which won
the overall championship in the
SEA Games, are also prepar-
ing early for the biennial meet.
The number of medals
offered in Myanmar is
estimated at 384 in 32 sports.
Peter Atencio
By Jeric Lopez

NOT only is the series between Talk
N Text and Alaska intense and physi-
cal, it is now personal, as well.
physical play. We just have to
be ready for it again.
Given the toughness and the
high physicality the series has
reached, Black exactly knows
what the key is in this type of
atmosphere.
No team will back down
here. Hopefully, we should just
stay focused and concentrate on
basketball, added Black.
One particular play that showed
the physical nature of the series
was the elbow that Cyrus Baguio
gave Jayson Castro with ve min-
utes left to play in Game 3.
The hit was quite hard that Cas-
tro immediately went down with
force and Baguio was thrown out
right away after being assessed
with a agrant foul penalty two.
Under league rules, a player
assessed with a agrant foul
penalty two will outright be sus-
pended for a game. But Com-
missioner Chito Salud slapped
Baguio with just a ne and not
a suspension. (See related story).
Jayson took a pretty good
hit on the break, but thats part
of basketball and part of the se-
ries, said Black.
Alaska coach Luigi Trillo
voiced out his take on the inci-
dent as he believes that his star
guard should not be suspend-
ed since he thinks that the foul
was committed out of duty.
Cyrus (Baguio) is not
known to be a player like that.
That was just a duty foul, said
the Aces mentor.
Trillo also gave his insight on
how the Aces can tie the series up.
We need all of our bigs to
step up. (Kelly) Williams and
(Ranidel) De Ocampo ate my
guys up, said Trillo.
Kelly Williams scored a season-
high 23 points on 10-of-14 shoot-
ing as he was the biggest torn on
Alaskas side the last time out.
Alaskas super rookie Calvin
Abueva was also thrown out
midway in the third period after
he committed a technical foul
and a second motion that result-
ed in a agrant foul penalty one,
also over Castro, while they were
battling in a rebounding play.
Douglas is AP Female Athlete of the Year
WHEH Gabby Douglas allowed
herself to dream of being the
Olympic champion, she imag-
ined having a nice little dinner
with family and friends to cel-
ebrate. Maybe shed make an ap-
pearance here and there.
I didnt think it was going to be
crazy, Douglas said, laughing. I
love it. But I realized my perspective
was going to have to change.
Just a bit.
The teenager has become a
worldwide star since winning the
Olympic all-around title in Lon-
don, the rst African-American
gymnast to claim gymnastics
biggest prize. And now she has
earned another honor. Doug-
las was selected The Associ-
ated Press female athlete of the
year, edging out swimmer Missy
Franklin in a vote by U.S. editors
and news directors that was an-
nounced Friday.
I didnt realize how much of
an impact I made, said Douglas,
who turns 17 on Dec. 31. My
mom and everyone said, You re-
ally wont know the full impact
until youre 30 or 40 years old.
But its starting to sink in.
In a year lled with standout
performances by female athletes,
those of the pint-sized gymnast
shined brightest. Douglas re-
ceived 48 of 157 votes, seven
more than Franklin, who won
four gold medals and a bronze
in London. Serena Williams,
who won Wimbledon and the US
Open two years after her career
was nearly derailed by a series of
health problems, was third (24).
Britney Griner, who led Baylor to
a 40-0 record and the NCAA title,
and skier Lindsey Vonn each got 18
votes. Sprinter Allyson Felix, who
won three gold medals in London,
and Carli Lloyd, who scored both
US goals in the Americans 2-1 vic-
tory over Japan in the gold-medal
game, also received votes.
One of the few years the wom-
ens (Athlete of the Year) choices
are more compelling than the
mens, said Julie Jag, sports edi-
tor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Douglas is the fourth gymnast to
win one of the APs annual awards,
which began in 1931, and rst since
Mary Lou Retton in 1984. She also
nished 15th in voting for the AP
sports story of the year.
Douglas wasnt even in the
conversation for the Olympic
title at the beginning of the year.
That all changed in March when
she upstaged reigning world
champion and teammate Jordyn
Wieber at the American Cup in
New York, showing off a new
vault, an ungraded uneven bars
routine and a dazzling personal-
ity that would be a hit on Broad-
way and Madison Avenue. AP
Douglas
Alaskas Cyrus Baguio (center) and TNTs Larry Fonacier (left) and Jimmy Alapag race for the looseball in a PBA Philippine Cup game won by the
Texters, 93-79, for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven seminal series.
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IN BRIEF
Marubeni buys into Maynilad
7 airlines seek more flights to PH Coal Asia obtains more
shares of Titan Mining
Metro Pacific unit invests P6.8b in Cavitex operator Budget
gap hits
P127b
VOLUME 687.950M VOLUME 750.100M
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OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695
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Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
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Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.1560
Japan Yen 0.011681 0.4807
UK Pound 1.613000 66.3846
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129036 5.3106
Switzerland Franc 1.095050 45.0679
Canada Dollar 1.006036 41.4044
Singapore Dollar 0.817127 33.6297
Australia Dollar 1.034554 42.5781
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 109.1729
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266638 10.9738
Brunei Dollar 0.813802 33.4928
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032626 1.3428
UAE Dirham 0.272272 11.2056
Euro Euro 1.322000 54.4082
Korea Won 0.000932 0.0384
China Yuan 0.160377 6.6005
India Rupee 0.018235 0.7505
Malaysia Ringgit 0.326052 13.4190
NewZealand Dollar 0.816193 33.5912
Taiwan Dollar 0.034483 1.4192
Source: PDS Bridge
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Thursday, December 27, 2012
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By Othel V. Campos
AT LEAST seven foreign airlines
have expressed interest to add
more ights to the Philippines
starting early next year, once
the government enacts a law
removing the gross Philippine
billings tax and the common
carriers tax.
Federation of Tourism
Industries of the Philippines
interim president Aileen
Clemente said Thursday leading
international airlines, including
Cathay Pacic, Delta Airlines,
Etihad, KLM, Kuwait Airlines,
Lufthansa/Swiss Airlines,
Qatar Airlines and Singapore
Airlines strongly supported the
government move.
Clemente said airlines might
add more ights by mid-2013,
once the gross Philippine billings
tax and common carriers tax
were lifted.
It will signal to the world that
we are getting our act together
and that all the components that
will boost Philippine tourism are
being addressed, Clemente said
in a statement.
Philippine Travel Agencies
Association president John Paul
Cabalza said his group was
actively supporting the calls of
local and foreign associations,
including the Board of Airline
Representatives, to x the
onerous airline taxation.
We have seen the dwindling
number of seats available to the
Philippines because of the GPBT
and CCT and this is not good for
us since the different parts of the
country are only reachable by
air, Cabalza said.
Clemente added more
international airlines ying to
the country meant higher tourism
numbers for the country.
Congress is close to abolishing
both the common carriers tax
and gross Philippine billings tax.
The Senate unanimously voted
last week to pass a Malacaang-
backed bill conditionally waiving
P2.50 billion in combined
revenues from the common
carriers tax and gross Philippine
billings tax. The lower house has
long passed its own version of
the bill.
By Anna Leah Estrada
THE government incurred a
budget decit of P11.6 billion
in November, lower by 47.4
percent from a year ago, the
Treasury reported Thursday.
This brought the 11-month
budget shortfall to P127.3
billion, although this was 32.3
percent higher than the scal
decit recorded in the same
period last year.
Finance Secretary Cesar
Purisima said the scal decit in
the rst 11 months represented
just 45.6 percent of the decit
ceiling for the whole year
amounting to P279.1 billion.
With the solid government
scal performance due to
respectable improvements in
the Aquino administrations
spending and collection, the
risk of scal slippageor
of the decit exceeding the
programis nearly eliminated
this year, Purisima said.
Purisima said revenue
collection in the rst 11
months grew 12.7 percent to
P1.4 trillion, on the back of
a 20.6-percent increased in
November. Expenditures in
the January-November period
surged 14.1 percent to P1.54
trillion.
Netting out interest
payments, the national
government continues to operate
at a primary surplus for January
to November amounting to
P155.037 billion, he said.
Data showed of the total
revenues in the rst 11 months,
P1.2 trillion or 89 percent
were tax collections while
non-tax sources contributed
the balance of P161.6 billion.
By Lailany P. Gomez
THE tollways arm of Metro
Pacic Investments Corp. will
invest P6.77 billion in the
company that operates the 14-
kilometer Manila-Cavite Toll
Expressway.
Metro Pacic said in a
disclosure to the stock exchange
unit Metro Pacic Tollways
Corp. signed a nancing and
cooperation agreement with
Cavitex Holdings Inc.
The deal will allow MPTC
to convert the investment into
actual shares in Cavitex.
Cavitex Holdings will issue
a convertible note to MPTC
and give the latter the option
to convert it to new, non-
voting redeemable convertible
preference shares.
MPTC also has the option
to convert the note into
common shares of Cavitex
Infrastructure Corp., formerly
UEM-Mara Philippines Corp.,
which holds the concession for
the operation and maintenance
of the Manila-Cavite Toll
Expressway, subject to
approvals and conditions.
Cavitex is a 14-kilometer toll
road built in two segments from
Pasay to Cavite and currently
accommodates 90,000 vehicles
a day.
The proceeds from this
nancing will be used by
CHI to invest in the Aquino
administrations PPP projects, as
well as future real estate projects
with the Philippine Reclamation
Authority, Cavitex Holdings
chairman Luis Virata said.
The concession for the
expressway extends to 2033 for
the originally built road and to
2046 for a subsequent extension.
MPTC, under the cooperation
agreement, will provide
management assistance to
Cavitex Infrastructure Corp.
beginning Jan. 2, 2013.
Virata said MPTC would use its
expertise in operating the NLEX
and SCTEX to improve the
services that Cavitex currently
provides to the riding public and
the rapidly growing population
of Cavite.
I am pleased that through our
agreements MPTC will be able to
assist in the future development
of Cavitex and possibly adjoining
roads in this rapidly growing
part of Metro Manila, MPIC
chairman Manuel Pangilinan
said.
COAL Asia Holdings Inc. said
Thursday it will subscribe to
additional shares in wholly-
owned coal mining unit Titan
Mining and Energy Corp.
Coal Mining said in a
disclosure to the stock exchange
it was making the additional
subscription to cover the planned
increase in the capital stock of
Titan Mining to P1 billion from
P350 million.
Coal Asia will own 162.5
million shares in Titan Mining
once the Securities and Exchange
Commission approved the
proposed capital increase.
Partial payment of the
corporations additional
subscription was made via
assignment of its advances to
TMECs in the amount of P118
million, Coal Asia said.
Titan Mining owns mining
exploration and development
rights in Davao Oriental and
Zamboanga-Sibugay provinces
with combined coal resources
estimated at 123.1 million
metric tons.
Coal Asia earlier said its mine
development was on track with
annual commercial production
of 600,000 metric tons of high
grade coal scheduled starting
2014. Jenniffer B. Austria
By Jenniffer B. Austria
MARUBENI Corp. of Japan
agreed to acquire a 20-percent
stake in water utility Maynilad
Water Services Inc.
Maynilad, the concessionaire in the west zone
of Metro Manila, is a joint venture between DMCI
Holdings Inc. and Metro Pacic Investments Corp.
Maynilad chief nance ofcer Herbert Consunji
conrmed in a text message the board of the
Japanese trading company finally approved
the acquisition of a 20-percent interest in
Maynilad.
Consunji did not provide additional details.
He said earlier the transaction could reach $400
million based on Maynilads $2-billion value as a
company.
The acquisition will be Marubenis rst venture
in water distribution and sewerage business in the
Philippines.
DMCI earlier said it agreed to sell 16
percent of its stake in the water company to
Marubeni while Metro Pacific would dispose
of 4 percent.
DMCI, in return, will receive P14 billion from
the sale. Its ownership in the water company will
drop to 25 percent from 41 percent.
The deal was originally scheduled to close in
September but was moved to December.
Meanwhile, the transaction will enable Maynilad
to access concessional loans through Japans
ofcial development assistance, which could
be used to invest in sewerage and waste water
treatment.
Maynilad plans to invest P50 billion in its
concession area over the next ve years as part of
its business plan to be submitted to water regulator
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
Maynilad committed to spend P8.5 billion in
capital expenditures in 2012.
Metro Pacic and DMCI took control of ailing
Maynilad in 2007. The two companies invested
P42 billion in capital expenditures in Maynilad
over the past ve years, primarily to replace water
pipes, increase water connections and reduce non-
revenue water.
Maynilad is the largest concessionaire in the
Philippines in terms of customer base.
Its concessionaire area includes the cities of
Manila (except portions of San Andres and Sta.
Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West
Avenue, Edsa, Congressional, Mindanao Avenue,
the northern part starting from the districts of
the Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills), Makati (west
of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay,
Paraaque, Las Pias, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela,
Navotas and Malabon, all in Metro Manila; the
cities of Cavite, Bacoor and Imus and the towns
Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario in Cavite province.
Worlds longest
railway. A high-
speed train G802, in
this photo released
by Chinas Xinhua
news agency,
leaves for Beijing
from Shijiazhuang,
capital of north
Chinas Hebei
Province. China has
opened the worlds
longest high-speed
rail line, which runs
2,298 kilometers
from the countrys
capital in the north
to Guangzhou, an
economic hub in the
Pearl River delta in
southern China. AP
Basel III guidelines issued
THE Bangko Sentrals Monetary Board ap-
proved the implementing guidelines for the adop-
tion of the revised capital standards under the
Basel III Accord for universal and commercial
banks beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
The transition to the Basel III standards is
an important step towards further strengthening
the banking system, Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr. said.
The guidelines set new regulatory ratios relat-
ed to bank capital. Banks must now meet specic
minimum thresholds for common equity tier 1 or
CET1 capital and Tier 1 or T1 capital in addition
to the capital adequacy ratio.
The Bangko Sentral said this was in lieu of hybrid
instruments which did not fare well in the latest global
crisis as far as absorbing losses. The ability to absorb
losses is central to Basel III, Tetangco said.
The Bangko Sentral maintained the minimum
capital adequacy ratio at 10 percent. In addition to
CAR, the new framework set a CET1 ratio of at
least 6 percent and a minimum Tier I capital ratio
of 7.5 percent.
The guidelines also introduced a capital con-
servation buffer of 2.5 percent which shall be
made up of CET1 capital. Banks which issued
capital instruments from 2011 will be allowed to
count these instruments as Basel III-eligible until
end-2015. Anna Leah Estrada
Egco to expand coal plant
ELECTRICITY Generating Public Company
Ltd. of Thailand is expected to award the engineer-
ing, procurement and construction contract for the
500-megawatt expansion of a coal-red power plant
in Quezon province in the second half of 2013.
A report by the Energy Department said the
award of the contract was expected in July 2013,
while the design and construction would start by
January 2014.
The report also said the 500-MW expansion
would be completed by the second quarter of 2016.
Egco controls 98 percent of Quezon Power
Philippines Ltd., which operates the existing 460
coal-red power plant in Quezon. Quezon Power
supplies power to Manila Electric Co.
Well be looking to share [facilities] with the
rst unit as opposed to building a completely new
standalone facility... Our expectation is that we
can make it a little more competitive because of
that, Quezon Power Philippines managing direc-
tor Frank Thiel said earlier.
Egco is in talks with Meralco for a joint ven-
ture agreement for the planned 500-MW expan-
sion. Egco expects to complete the Quezon Pow-
er plant expansion by 2017.
Alena Mae S. Flores
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 113,072,193 1,354,718,299.95
INDUSTRIAL 361,778,221 1,075,955,857.24
HOLDING FIRMS 545,572,343 731,063,583.70
PROPERTY 172,830,419 578,635,029.27
SERVICES 218,839,678 695,938,025.03
MINING & OIL 618,947,929 157,619,815.68
GRAND TOTAL 2,031,056,383 4,594,053,612.87
FINANCIAL 1,533.83 (up) 1.16
INDUSTRIAL 8,786.03 (down) 37.81
HOLDING FIRMS 5,107.93 (down) 57.63
PROPERTY 2,297.61 (down) 20.22
SERVICES 1,730.85 (down) 10.46
MINING & OIL 19,248.85 (down) 37.32
PSEI 5,794.89 (down) 37.94
All Shares Index 3,687.09 (down) 23.24
Gainers:67; Losers: 85; Unchanged:46; Total: 198
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70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 72.30 73.50 72.50 72.75 0.62 5,221,830 140,831,615.50
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 95.55 95.80 94.50 95.80 0.26 1,235,710 24,094,013.00
595.00 370.00 China Bank 54.90 56.00 54.70 54.75 (0.27) 49,860 29,633.00
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.99 2.05 2.02 2.03 2.01 1,517,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 19.30 19.30 19.28 19.28 (0.10) 800
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 29.00 29.20 28.55 29.10 0.34 335,200 3,658,095.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.26 10.26 10.24 10.24 (0.19) 3,100
0.95 0.62 First Abacus 0.75 0.82 0.80 0.82 9.33 100,000
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.66 2.65 2.65 2.65 (0.38) 84,000
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 22.80 24.50 22.50 24.25 6.36 143,000 (7,000.00)
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 102.90 102.90 101.50 102.10 (0.78) 2,700,700 21,213,899.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.88 1.76 1.71 1.71 (9.04) 376,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 90.90 92.30 89.00 92.00 1.21 717,120 (1,086,550.00)
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 97.00 102.00 97.00 102.00 5.15 27,610 718,610.00
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 418.00 420.00 415.00 416.00 (0.48) 9,230 100,070.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 56.75 58.50 56.75 58.50 3.08 185,200.00 108,252.50
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 160.50 160.60 160.00 160.10 (0.25) 227,410 (7,144,969.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 1010.00 995.00 995.00 995.00 (1.49) 190 (129,350.00)
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 114.30 114.00 113.20 113.20 (0.96) 26,850 81,945.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 2.44 2.44 2.41 2.41 (1.23) 109,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 37.00 37.80 36.85 36.85 (0.41) 1,600,100 (10,849,170.00)
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 7.05 7.50 7.05 7.50 6.38 698,800 (71,440.00)
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.99 2.00 1.95 1.95 (2.01) 1,042,000 (129,350.00)
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 27.35 27.35 27.35 27.35 0.00 200
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.26 1.25 1.23 1.25 (0.79) 1,138,000
Asiabest Group 18.80 19.00 18.78 19.00 1.06 58,400
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 52.00 63.95 53.00 53.00 1.92 890
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.94 2.94 2.87 2.92 (0.68) 210,000 29,200.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 21.90 25.00 22.00 24.50 11.87 90,900
DNL Industries Inc. 4.41 4.410 4.39 4.41 0.00 2,621,000 1,685,450.00
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.69 6.75 6.67 6.67 (0.30) 5,046,100 (734,545.00)
7.77 2.80 EEI 9.97 10.00 9.90 10.00 0.30 337,900 (674,809.00)
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 22.30 22.85 22.00 22.00 (1.35) 962,800 1,516,450.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 89.40 90.00 89.35 89.40 0.00 96,290 3,494,931.00
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 0.00 29,000 (493,000.00)
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0220 0.0220 0.0210 0.0210 (4.55) 92,400,000 1,295,500.00
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.70 13.80 13.30 13.80 0.73 595,400 4,216,860.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 3.95 3.96 3.96 3.96 0.25 6,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.00 88,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 105.50 107.00 105.00 105.20 (0.28) 94,560 1,636,588.00
Lafarge Rep 11.02 11.00 10.88 11.00 (0.18) 1,728,000 4,595,620.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.90 1.93 1.84 1.84 (3.16) 449,000 9,400.00
LT Group 13.00 13.30 12.90 13.18 1.38 2,969,700 (613,660.00)
1.90 1.11 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.63 0.62 3,000
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 10.98 11.16 10.50 11.12 1.28 639,900
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 11.08 11.78 10.60 11.40 2.89 592,600 2,452,304.00
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 32.00 32.00 31.50 31.85 (0.47) 1,837,200 (22,651,010.00)
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 5.70 6.75 5.84 6.00 5.26 1,676,700 (12,747.00)
18.10 8.12 Megawide 18.400 18.400 18.320 18.400 0.00 6,800
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 260.80 262.00 260.80 261.80 0.38 284,700 (8,996,792.00)
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 6.15 6.17 6.09 6.10 (0.81) 7,802,700 (5,402,555.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.40 10.44 10.38 10.38 (0.19) 290,400 (2,080,040.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.90 11.70 11.40 11.70 7.34 1,500
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 9.10 9.08 9.01 9.06 (0.44) 46,600
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.83 4.83 4.79 4.81 (0.41) 1,900,000 2,020,150.00
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 2.15 2.25 2.17 2.25 4.65 20,000
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 3.05 3.00 2.95 2.95 (3.28) 23,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 4.65 4.60 4.57 4.58 (1.51) 52,000
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 29.90 29.90 27.00 28.50 (4.68) 30,000
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 102.80 103.00 102.30 103.00 0.19 141,290 3,002,948.00
3000.00 800.00 San MiguelPure Foods `B 241.00 241.60 241.00 241.60 0.25 70
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.99 3.00 2.57 2.60 (13.04) 1,654,000 157,440.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.79 1.74 1.73 1.73 (3.35) 30,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.145 0.146 0.145 0.145 0.00 320,000
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 1.70 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.94 1,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.14 1.17 1.13 1.15 0.88 10,281,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 82.10 83.60 80.90 81.00 (1.34) 504,560 5,630,663.00
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.31 1.36 1.30 1.36 3.82 6,639,000 122,500.00
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.96 0.97 0.94 0.96 0.00 516,000 4,750.00
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 9.00 9.75 9.00 9.60 6.67 22,800 24,884.00
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 1.45 1.45 1.41 1.42 (2.07) 689,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.68 0.69 0.68 0.69 1.47 312,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 52.00 53.00 52.20 52.50 0.96 1,166,930 12,129,248.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1410 0.1460 0.1410 0.1440 2.13 515,960,000 3,742,260.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 16.50 16.52 16.46 16.50 0.00 6,826,400 41,814,232.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.19 2.17 2.10 2.17 (0.91) 241,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 5.16 5.20 5.16 5.16 0.00 2,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.75 5.15 4.80 4.90 3.16 262,000 25,000.00
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.06 1.06 0.99 1.05 (0.94) 68,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.00 1.00 0.98 0.99 (1.00) 77,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 525.00 530.00 509.50 511.00 (2.67) 198,030 (36,635,355.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 55.50 54.75 53.90 54.20 (2.34) 1,043,150 (5,622,219.50)
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.60 4.63 4.58 4.62 0.43 5,732,000 (24,185,560.00)
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 645.00 656.00 645.00 645.00 0.00 31,960 (12,899,180.00)
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 6.30 6.40 6.22 6.25 (0.79) 467,900 90,000.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 38.50 38.85 38.40 38.50 0.00 803,200 (20,887,230.00)
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.37 6.40 6.36 6.38 0.16 937,500 377,741.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 0.99 0.99 0.96 0.96 (3.03) 891,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.400 0.350 0.350 0.350 (12.50) 40,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 0.00 21,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.44 4.46 4.38 4.43 (0.23) 6,933,000 (10,061,190.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 6.00 6.05 5.75 5.93 (1.17) 416,300 469,700.00
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0500 0.0500 0.0490 0.0500 0.00 1,900,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.280 1.280 1.280 1.280 0.00 1,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.570 0.550 0.550 0.550 (3.51) 12,000
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.67 1.66 1.66 1.66 (0.60) 25,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 900.50 900.00 875.00 880.00 (2.28) 227,690 (70,768,130.00)
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 2.05 2.05 2.04 2.04 (0.49) 43,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 0.00 200,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2750 0.2750 0.2750 0.2750 0.00 520,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3000 0.2900 0.2900 0.2900 (3.33) 200,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.340 0.340 0.340 0.340 0.00 10,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.00 17.04 17.00 17.00 0.00 4,300 34,046.00
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.780 0.810 0.790 0.790 1.28 334,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 26.45 26.65 26.00 26.00 (1.70) 3,634,400 26,394,925.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.90 4.90 4.87 4.87 (0.61) 1,373,000 350,640.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 4.02 4.02 4.02 4.02 0.00 101,000 361,800.00
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.45 1.47 1.44 1.46 0.69 4,816,000 4,401,230.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.35 2.30 2.30 2.30 (2.13) 22,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.067 0.062 0.062 0.062 (7.46) 10,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.80 0.81 0.79 0.81 1.25 496,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.990 1.000 0.970 0.990 0.00 52,092,000 1,094,840.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.410 0.430 0.405 0.415 1.22 29,090,000 42,150.00
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.89 1.89 1.87 1.89 0.00 2,910,000 (1,037,730.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.50 1.51 1.49 1.50 0.00 3,356,000 (3,005,660.00)
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.25 1.24 1.20 1.24 (0.80) 121,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.77 2.79 2.76 2.78 0.36 31,978,000 (399,220.00)
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1550 0.1580 0.1540 0.1540 (0.65) 13,070,000 (536,020.00)
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6500 0.6700 0.6500 0.6600 1.54 1,794,000 11,220.00
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 21.00 21.05 21.00 21.00 0.00 1,265,000 808,685.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 2.49 2.65 2.35 2.39 (4.02) 2,811,000 147,350.00
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 5.97 5.97 5.89 5.89 (1.34) 322,400 163,906.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 16.80 16.98 16.60 16.80 0.00 13,021,500 42,463,734.00
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.96 3.96 3.88 3.96 0.00 45,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.880 4.880 4.700 4.700 (3.69) 10,128,000 4,759,460.00
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.87 1.87 1.68 1.68 (10.16) 418,000 72,060.00
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 33.90 33.90 33.20 33.30 (1.77) 78,100
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.19 1.25 1.18 1.19 0.00 219,000 2,360.00
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.820 0.830 0.810 0.820 0.00 6,716,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.70 9.70 9.70 9.70 0.00 8,800
28.80 12.20 Berjaya Phils. Inc. 26.95 27.00 26.95 27.00 0.19 2,000
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 13.34 13.34 13.00 13.10 (1.80) 2,341,700 (4,810,134.00)
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1350 0.1400 0.1300 0.1390 2.96 147,670,000 238,800.00
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 3.90 3.90 3.70 3.80 (2.56) 915,000 501,690.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 62.00 62.10 61.90 61.95 (0.08) 79,570 3,099,395.00
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 4.29 4.70 4.29 4.29 0.00 2,221,000 (9,120.00)
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 2.94 2.60 2.40 2.60 (11.56) 9,000
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1020.00 1080.00 1070.00 1080.00 5.88 40
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1109.00 1109.00 1093.00 1109.00 0.00 32,855 (8,990,775.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.10 9.18 8.93 9.18 0.88 547,800
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 74.25 74.20 73.90 74.00 (0.34) 908,070 7,858,266.00
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 3.15 3.35 3.15 3.25 3.17 309,000 (47,860.00)
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.025 0.026 0.025 0.025 0.00 29,100,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 0.56 0.58 0.57 0.58 3.57 883,000 23,370.00
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0480 0.0500 0.0480 0.0500 4.17 2,000,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.6000 2.7000 2.5100 2.5100 (3.46) 372,000 (154,160.00)
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.11 8.26 8.11 8.20 1.11 1,252,800 770,276.00
2.65 1.03 Lorenzo Shipping 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 0.00 3,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.58 2.60 2.60 2.60 0.78 1,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.73 0.00 21,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.75 2.80 2.79 2.79 1.45 3,000
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 13.98 14.10 14.00 14.00 0.14 112,600
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 4.89 4.89 4.55 4.75 (2.86) 48,000
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.02 3.04 2.97 2.98 (1.32) 505,000
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 83.00 98.00 83.50 83.50 0.60 5,200 183,960.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 12.34 12.38 12.30 12.38 0.32 1,221,000 (9,326,222.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2570.00 2566.00 2550.00 2552.00 (0.70) 128,700 (138,581,130.00)
30.15 10.68 Puregold 32.55 32.60 32.10 32.25 (0.92) 2,334,300 (31,394,650.00)
STI Holdings 1.06 1.06 1.03 1.05 (0.94) 15,786,000 289,400.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 7.31 7.88 7.15 7.60 3.97 336,800 30,595.00
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.420 0.410 0.400 0.400 (4.76) 400,000
Yehey 1.300 1.340 1.270 1.280 (1.54) 113,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0056 0.0056 0.0055 0.0056 0.00 12,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.75 4.55 4.46 4.50 (5.26) 165,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 18.80 18.98 18.60 18.80 0.00 990,900 2,612,064.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 22.20 23.00 19.00 22.20 0.00 7,500 (43,500.00)
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.270 0.270 0.270 0.270 0.00 340,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 18.60 20.00 18.60 20.00 7.53 29,200
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.84 (1.18) 287,000
Coal Asia 1.03 1.04 1.02 1.03 0.00 5,472,000 4,120.00
61.80 6.96 Dizon 15.36 15.20 15.00 15.10 (1.69) 4,300 13,680.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.51 0.52 0.51 0.52 1.96 271,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.000 1.000 0.970 0.970 (3.00) 15,156,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.080 1.100 1.080 1.100 1.85 8,093,000 4,644,410.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0590 0.0600 0.0580 0.0590 0.00 228,410,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0590 0.0610 0.0580 0.0600 1.69 282,550,000 (26,400.00)
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 16.18 16.28 16.14 16.28 0.62 408,800 (636,952.00)
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 5.08 5.10 4.99 5.10 0.39 205,300
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.5700 0.5700 0.5700 0.5700 0.00 1,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 3.490 3.500 3.250 3.250 (6.88) 1,636,000 6,900.00
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0190 0.0200 0.0190 0.0200 5.26 800,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0210 0.0210 0.0210 5.00 100,000
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.74 15.000 14.720 14.92 1.22 880,600 5,171,224.00
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 29.35 29.50 28.70 29.50 0.51 76,400 393,285.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.039 0.040 0.039 0.039 0.00 60,700,000 39,000.00
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 231.80 231.00 227.00 228.00 (1.64) 201,540 21,542,502.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 100,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 33.75 33.90 33.00 33.30 (1.33) 1,561,500 (10,710,890.00)
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 101.50 101.70 101.20 101.50 0.00 35,220
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 103.00 103.00 103.00 103.00 0.00 5,100
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.45 9.44 9.19 9.21 (2.54) 132,400
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 108.50 108.40 108.20 108.20 (0.28) 3,220
SMC Preferred A 74.95 74.95 74.95 74.95 0.00 70,600
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred B 74.20 74.25 74.25 74.25 0.07 13,190
SMC Preferred C 75.00 74.90 74.90 74.90 (0.13) 2,600
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1014.00 1016.00 1016.00 1016.00 0.20 330 (304,800.00)
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.71 (0.58) 25,000
S M E
6.20 4.18 Ripple E-Business Intl 8.50 8.51 7.50 7.63 (10.24) 15,600 24,600.00
MAYA BALTAZAR
HERRERA
INTEGRATIONS
Anti-epal bill now!
Inflection
HAPPY Hour buddies are wondering whether the
Anti-epal Senate Bill 1967 of admirably loquacious
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago will ever see
the light of day. For one, the consolidated version of
the bill, which gives the DPWH, MMDA and LGUs
the power to tear down the ubiquitously annoying
publicity-posters-masquerading-as-public-service
announcements of these so-called epaliticians
has been so watered down that instead of punishing
the politician who keeps sticking his face on tarps,
billboards and streamers, the one who will be made
culpable are the people tasked to tear down the epal
ads.
As the wittily colorful senator would say it,
Wha? Originally, Lady Miriam had wanted the
public servants to either serve a one-year prison
term or be perpetually banned from government
service to stop them from inicting their mug on
the long-suffering public. Since its the politicians
faces that are offensive, why should they be spared
the punishment?
Happy Hour stoolies claim a lot of these attention-
hungry pols can reportedly be found in Quezon City,
with almost every lamp post adorned by some
local ofcials
tarpaulin, poster
or streamer.
Many squatter
shanties are also
decorated with
public service
materials either
of the kapitan
de barangay or
a konsehal, if not the mayor himself, Happy Hour
buddies disclosed. Worse, some of these politicians
are allegedly getting sponsorships from businesses,
accommodating the brands in the posters. A number
of them seem to favor this 3-in-1 blemish-erasing
soap brand, prompting many to quip that maybe these
pols should be the ones erased instead.
Scrooge politician
Happy Hour sources allege that this last-term
legislator in one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila
is setting the stage to build up a dynasty, having
managed to get a son elected as a councilor. And now,
its the spouse who is getting programmed to take the
place of the last termer.
However, those very familiar with this lawmaker
who projects himself to be a Bible following, God-
loving individual say he is actually a Scrooge. Those
in the know claim that the politician did not give the
13th month pay of some workers, among them this
poor young man whose father (who also reportedly
used to work for the pol himself) recently died. And
did he give any nancial assistance to the deceaseds
family? Nopealthough to be fair, Mr. Congressman
did give owers for the dead, with his and his wifes
name emblazoned on the wreath. Thats how much he
Loves his Flock, Happy Hour sources commented.
MVP Group on track with Cavitex project
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange
before yesterdays trading opened, the Manny
Pangilinan-led Metro Pacic Investments Corp.
announced the inking of a P6.77-billion nancing
and cooperation agreement with Cavitex Holdings
Inc. for the Manila-Cavite Toll Expressway project.
Convertible notes will be issued to Metro Pacic,
with the option to convert the notes into new, non-
voting redeemable preferred shares.
The Cavitex project is just one of the many initiatives
of MVP to give back by way of investments meant
to improve the way of life of fellow Filipinos, from
infrastructure to agriculture, to telecommunications
down to healthcare, sources close to MVP disclosed.
Admittedly, the share prices of the MVP Group
may not have performed according to expectations
this year, but judging from the aggregate value of
all First Pacic listed companies estimated at $48
billion or about P2 trillion, the MVP Group continues
to dominate and is still at the top of the heap. And
despite the difcult challenges faced by PLDT this
year, the MVP-led telecoms rm will continue to be
the single most valuable company in the local stock
market contrary to what some skeptics may think,
observers noted.
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happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
2012 is ending. The 21st of December was marked
by end-of-the world parties but was otherwise
uneventful. As the year draws to a close, we look
back at the events of 2012.
Challenges and choices
As the year began, protests continued. Occupy
Wall Street rallies continued in New York and
other cities. Protests against the austerity measures
continued in Greece.
Although the economy seemed to be easing in
some countries, the crisis was clearly far from over.
In the United States, the economy continued to be a
critical talking point in the Presidential elections.
While the US reelected Obama, many countries
chose new leaders in 2012. In France, Francois
Hollande, who campaigned for a kinder, more
inclusive France was elected president. Enrique
Pea Nieto, Mexicos new president, promised
twin goals of increased economic opportunities
and reduced violence. In Egypt, Mohammed Mor-
si, newly elected president, oversaw the passing of
a new constitution a scant six months after taking
ofce. Controversy surrounding Morsis actions
continues since taking power and the legitimacy
of the new constitution is not an exception.
The job of nation building and leadership did not
ease this year. Natural disasters continued to pum-
mel the globe. Superstorm Sandy slammed the east
coast of the United States, paralyzing many neigh-
borhoods in New York and exposing how vulnera-
ble that city is to ooding. In the Philppines, major
ooding caused by the monsoons spawned wise-
cracks about the ood that could not be named
and set the populace to wondering how much more
needs to be done to protect the countrys capital.
Pablo battered the southern Philippines and again
raised questions about the process and policies
around zoning. Critics pointed out that the worst
disasters in both the National Capital Region as
well as in Compostela Valley were in areas that
had been identied as vulnerable (in the case of
Compostela Valley, downright dangerous).
In a world where scientists continued to push the
envelope, nature seemed intent on reminding all of
us of her power.
Trailblazing
There was some amazing news in science. On
July 4 of this year, scientists at CERN announced
that they had had conrmed existence of the Higgs
Boson particle. Perhaps it was the nickname God
particle, or simply that it is supposedly respon-
sible for all of the mass in the universe. But for a
brief time in the middle of 2012, a science story
made news headlines and was the topic of conver-
sation for more than just the science geeks.
This year, for the rst time since the modern day
scourge was given a name, a scientist began to be-
lieve that a functional cure has been found for HIV.
Timothy Ray Brown, often referred to as the Ber-
lin Patient, himself announced that he continues
to be HIV negative ve years after the ground-
breaking 2007 transplant performed by Gero Hut-
ter. Hutter, Browns oncologist, decided to search
for a stem cell donor who is among the roughly 1
percent of Caucasians who are genetically immune
to the disease. As 2012 draws to a close, other sci-
entists are cautiously announcing positive results
from similar procedures on two other patients.
This year, the last of the NASA Space Shuttles
was ofcially retired. The shuttles progress to its
permanent home was covered by news programs
worldwide.
Also in 2012, SpaceXs rst operational ight
to the International Space Station went smoothly.
SpaceX, while this rst commercial cargo ight is
exciting, it is SpaceXs plans for manned ights
that have science mavens truly excited. The rst
manned ight is expected by 2015.
Technology proceeds apace in our personal
space. In homes across the country, convergence
is becoming a reality. The Internet has invaded our
television sets, our mobile phones and our land
lines. In the year after the death of its founder,
Apple is beginning to lose its stranglehold on the
tablet market. Samsung is the new darling of the
Asian crowd, with offerings ranging from smart
TVs to tablets to the slim sleek new phones. The
laptop with the removable screen that converts
into a tablet is on the I want list of most of my
techie friends. 3D TVs are now on the market at
reasonable prices and personal size (and priced)
3D printers were introduced. Pocket size projec-
tors for cameras and computers became commer-
cially available last year and this year pen-sized
projectors for functioning keyboards have become
commercially available. In the next few years, ap-
pliances that recharge wirelessly should become
widely available.
Images and changes
The summer Olympics were held in London this
year. By all accounts, the London Olympics were
successful, with about 80 percent of Britons polled
by Guardian/ICM reporting that they believe that
the nine-billion-pound price tag was value for
money. The Guardian reported that Britons be-
lieved the event did a valuable gob in cheering up
a country in hard times.
Also in sports, Juan Miguel Marquez won over
storied ghter Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round
of their fourth battle. It was the rst time either
boxer had won via knockout over the other. That
punch knocked Pacquiao out of the number one
slot in the pound-for-pound listings which, he had
held for years. While the Philippines mourned the
defeat, it had reason to celebrate as ESPN named
Nonito The Filipino Flash Donaire its Boxer of
the Year.
In the Philippine Congress, the over a decade
long effort to pass the reproductive health bill
nears a successful end. On Dec. 19, both houses of
Congress separately adopted the unied version of
the bill. The bill now requires only the signature of
the President of the Republic in order to become
a law.
As we near the end of the year that could have
been our last, I look back at a year of dazzling
discovery, shattering loss and changes large and
small. More than anything else, it has been a year
of possibilities. And that is a great way to look for-
ward to a new year.
Happy New Year to all!
You can e-mail Maya at integrations_manila@
yahoo.com. Or visit her site at integrations.tum-
blr.com or www.mayaherrera.aim.edu.
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Meth laboratories
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Mandela released from hospital
Governor
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successor
Gulf terror plan foiled
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Ofcials arrested a cell from the
deviant group, comprising citizens
from both countries, that was plan-
ning on carrying out actions that
infringe on the national security of
both countries and sisterly nations,
the ofcial news agency said.
Oil rose on concern about secu-
rity in Saudi Arabia, the worlds
largest crude exporter, and the
UAE, which holds 6 percent of
global proven crude reserves.
Saudi Arabia intensied a crack-
down on al-Qaeda in 2004 after
militants struck an oil installation
and stormed a housing complex
in the city of al-Khobar, killing
22 foreign workers.
This is something quite new,
Khalid al-Dakhil, a politics pro-
fessor at King Saud University in
Riyadh, said in a phone interview.
The collaboration between Sau-
di and UAE militants is unusual.
Also, the fact that this was going
to happen in the UAE it isnt
a country where terrorism attacks
are usual. Saudi Arabia, Yemen
and Egypt are more known for
terrorism, not the UAE
UAE authorities said members
of the group had obtained equip-
ment and materials to carry out
their attacks, the ofcial WAM
news agency said today.
Saudi Arabia commonly refers
to al-Qaeda afliated militants as
being part the so-called deviant
group. The suspects will be tried
in court, WAM said.
Crude oil for February delivery
climbed $2.13, or 2.4 percent, to
$90.74 a barrel at 9:20 a.m. on the
New York Mercantile Exchange.
Trading volume for West Texas
Intermediate futures contracts
was down 42 percent from the
100-day average.
Saudi security forces detained
more than 100 terror suspects in
March 2010, and some were ac-
cused of plotting attacks on energy
installations and military sites in the
east of the country. BLOOMBERG
THE United Arab Emirates, in coordination
with Saudi Arabian ofcials, said it arrested
members of a terror cell that was planning
to carry out attacks in the two oil exporting
nations and the broader region.
HONOLULULt. Gov. Brian
Schatz of Hawaii was appointed
Wednesday to succeed the late
US Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie an-
nounced the appointment after
receiving a list of three candi-
dates from the state Democratic
Party earlier in the day. The
other candidates were US Rep.
Colleen Hanabusa and Esther
Kiaaina, a deputy director in the
state Department of Land and
Natural Resources.
Inouye died Dec. 17 of respira-
tory complications at the age of
88. He had sent Abercrombie a let-
ter that day, saying he would like
Hanabusa, 61, to succeed him.
Sen. Inouye conveyed his nal
wish to Gov. Abercrombie. While
we are very disappointed that it
was not honored, it was the gover-
nors decision to make, Jennifer
Sabas, Inouyes chief of staff, said
in a statement. We wish Brian
Schatz the best of luck.
Schatz will serve until an elec-
tion is held in 2014. Had Hana-
busa been appointed, a special
election would have been need-
ed to ll her seat.
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid had urged Abercrombie to
name Inouyes successor before
the end of the year. Schatz could
be sworn in as early as this week,
which would make him Hawaiis
senior senator heading into the new
Congress, which begins Jan. 3.
Sen. Daniel Akaka is retiring at
the end of this Congress, after 22
years in the Senate. Democratic
Rep. Mazie Hirono was elected in
November to succeed him.
Schatz, 40, is a former state
representative and a former chair-
man of the state Democratic Party.
He also was a leader of Obamas
campaign in Hawaii in 2008.
In making his case before the
partys central committee Wednes-
day, he said he understood the im-
portance of seniority in the Senate
and said that if he was appointed, he
would strive to make serving in the
Senate his lifes work. AP
JOHANNESBURGFormer
South African President Nelson
Mandela was released Wednes-
day from the hospital after being
treated for a lung infection and
having gallstones removed, a
government spokesman said.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid
icon will continue to receive
medical care at home.
Mandela had been in the hos-
pital since Dec. 8. In recent days,
ofcials have said he was improv-
ing and in good spirits, but doctors
have taken extraordinary care with
his health because of his age.
Mandela was released Wednes-
day evening and will receive
home-based high care at his
residence in the Johannesburg
neighborhood of Houghton until
he fully recovers, said presiden-
tial spokesman Mac Maharaj.
We thank the public and the
media for the good wishes and
for according Madiba and the
family the necessary privacy,
said Maharaj in a statement, us-
ing Mandelas clan name, a term
of affection. The statement re-
quested that Mandelas privacy
continue to be respected in or-
der to allow for the best possible
conditions for full recovery.
Mandela is revered around the
world as a symbol of sacrice and
reconciliation, his legacy forged
in the ght against apartheid, the
system of white minority rule that
imprisoned him for 27 years.
The Nobel laureate served one
ve-year term as president after
South Africas rst democratic
elections in 1994. Although the
country today struggles with
poverty and inequality, Mandela
is widely credited with helping to
avert race-driven chaos as South
Africa emerged from apartheid.
David Phetoe, a resident of
the Johannesburg township of
Soweto, reacted with joy when
he heard that Mandela was no
longer in a hospital.
Its not always the case,
when people offer great expec-
tations, that those expectations
are fullled, he said. In this
case, we say in the same tone, in
the Christmas mood and in the
Christmas season, let him stick
around for a while!
South African President Ja-
cob Zuma was among those who
joined Mandelas wife, Graca
Machel, and other family mem-
bers in wishing a Merry Christ-
mas to Mandela at his hospital
bedside in Pretoria, the South
African capital.
I think he is an icon of hope
and we are very excited that
Mandela is out of the hospital,
said Sipho Sibiko, a Soweto
resident. I personally know that
he is one of the people that in-
spired me. He inspires a lot of
people and we are excited that
he has been released. We wish
him many more joyous years and
good health. AP
ST. LOUISMethamphetamine
lab seizures are on the rise in US
cities and suburbs, raising new
concerns about a lethal drug that
has long been the scourge of rural
America.
Data and interviews from an
investigation by The Associated
Press found growing numbers of
meth lab seizures in cities such as
St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri,
Nashville, Tennessee, and Evans-
ville, Indiana. Authorities are also
seeing evidence that inner-city
gangs are becoming involved in
meth production and distribution.
No question about itthere
are more labs in the urban areas,
said Tom Farmer, coordinator of
the Tennessee Methamphetamine
and Pharmaceutical Task Force.
Im seeing car res from meth
in urban areas now, more people
getting burned.
The increase in labs is espe-
cially troubling because meth
brought into the U.S. from Mex-
ico also is becoming more perva-
sive in urban areas. Last October,
so-called Mexican super labs
were upping production, making
meth more pure and less expen-
sive, and then using existing drug
pipelines in big cities.
Authorities cite numerous rea-
sons for meth moving into cities,
but chief among them is the rise
in so-called one-pot or shake-
and-bake meth.
In years past, meth was cooked
in a makeshift lab. The strong
ammonia-like smell carried over
a wide area, so to avoid detection,
meth had to be made in back-
woods locations.
As laws limited the availability
of pseudoephedrine, meth-makers
adjusted with a faster process that
creates smaller batches simply by
combining ingredientsmixing
cold pills with toxic substances
such as battery acid or drain
cleanerin 2-liter soda bottles.
Shake-and-bake meth can be made
quickly with little odor in a home,
apartment, hotel, even a car. AP
CAIROAt Egypts Pyramids,
the desperation of vendors to
sell can be a little frightening for
some tourists.
Young men descend on any car
with foreigners in it blocks before
it reaches the more than 4,500
year-old Wonder of the World.
They bang on car doors and
hoods, some waving the sticks
and whips they use for driving
camels, demanding the tourists
come to their shop or ride their
camel or just give money.
In the southern city of Aswan,
tour operator Ashraf Ibrahim was
recently taking a group to a his-
toric mosque when a mob of an-
gry horse carriage drivers trapped
them inside, trying to force them
to take rides. The drivers told
Ibrahim to steer business their
way in the future or else theyd
burn his tourist buses, he said.
Egypts touts have always been
aggressivebut theyre more des-
perate than ever after nearly two
years of devastation in the tourism
industry, a pillar of the economy.
December, traditionally the
start of Egypts peak season, has
brought new pain. Many foreign-
ers stayed away because of the
televised scenes of protests and
clashes on the streets of Cairo
in the battle over a controversial
constitution.
Arrivals this month were down
40 percent from November, ac-
cording to airport ofcials, speak-
ing on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorized
to release the information.
Tourism, one of Egypts big-
gest foreign currency earners, was
gutted by the turmoil of last years
18-day uprising that toppled auto-
crat Hosni Mubarak. AP
Young warriors. South Korean elementary and middle school students shout slogans during a winter
military exercise for chidlren at Cheongryong Self-denial Training Camp on Daebu Island in Ansan, Dec.
27, 2012. Some 50 students took part in the four-day camp to strengthen themselves mentally and
physically. AP
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
SEC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 11
Series of 2012
GUIDELINES FOR ACCREDITATION OF INSTITUTIONAL
TRAINING PROVIDERS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
In line with the thrust of the Commission to continuously promote a higher level of
corporate governance through quality training on good corporate governance principles
and standards for the directors of covered companies, the Commission En Banc adopted
in its meeting on 13 December 2012 the following guidelines:
A. Accreditation
1. The Commission, through the Corporate Governance Division of the Corporation
Finance Department, shall accredit all private or government institutional training
providers (ITP).
2. An ITP may be accredited provided it follows the procedural requirements of
these Guidelines and the following minimum standards of the Commission:
a. That it is formally organized to conduct training activities and that it has
an adequate track record of successfully conducting corporate training
programs including preferably training in corporate governance;
b. That it has a sound business plan including reasonable training fees for
conducting corporate governance training and adequate fnancial and
organizational resources to execute the same;
c. That it can guarantee a qualifed line-up of trainers who can effectively
deliver, as a minimum, the required training in accordance with the Code
with special emphasis on the following mandated topics-
llegal activities of corporations/directors/offcers;
nsider trading;
Protection of minority stockholders;
Short Swing Transactions;
Liabilities of Directors;
Confdentiality;
Confict of interest;
Related Party Transactions;
Case Studies
That the trainers line-up per course offering should at least have one
experienced corporate director/CEO;
d. That it can provide for review its intended course materials and conduct
a dry run for the Commission.
3. The authorized offcer of the applicant TP must submit to the Commission, the
following:
a. Written application for accreditation as an institutional training provider;
b. Certifcation that it meets the requirements of the Commission as set forth in
paragraph 2 above;
c. Supporting documents i.e. summary of business experience and plan,
credentials of resource persons, course program and training materials; and
d. Processing fee amounting to Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) shall be paid
to the Commission by the applicant.
4. The Commission, upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance Division,
shall approve the application for accreditation of the ITP, subject to the criteria
and requirements enumerated herein.
5. The accreditation of an ITP shall expire or be automatically delisted after three (3)
years from the date of approval of the accreditation, unless an application for its
renewal is fled not later than thirty (30) business days before its expiration.
The application for the renewal of the accreditation of the ITP shall be
accompanied by an application fee of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00).
B. Training Program
1. An accredited ITP shall submit to the Commission, for clearance, details of
any proposed training program on corporate governance. It shall include the
proposed line-up of trainers meeting the minimum requirements of this Circular.
2. The Commission may observe the conduct of any training program and undertake
an independent evaluation of any aspect of the training program.
C. Reportorial Requirement
The training providers shall submit to the Commission a Completion Report of Training
(refer to Annex "A") not later than ffteen (15) days after the training.
D. Sanction
The Commission reserves the right to withdraw its accreditation from any institutional
training provider which is not complying with its training guidelines.
E. Transition
1. All existing accredited ITPs are directed to submit an application for the
renewal of their accreditation within thirty (30) business days from posting of
this Memorandum Circular. Otherwise, their accreditation shall be deemed
expired. The application for renewal of accreditation shall be evaluated by the
Commission on the basis of the criteria and requirements enumerated herein.
2. SEC Memorandum Circular No. 15, Series of 2002 and all other issuances
relative thereto are hereby superseded by this Circular.
This Memorandum Circular shall be effective immediately.
Mandaluyong City, Philippines, 20 December 2012.
For the Commission:
TERESITA J. HERBOSA
Chairperson
ANNEX A
COMPLETION REPORT OF TRAINING PROGRAM
Training Provider:
Accreditation Number:
Address:
Telephone No.:
Fax No.:
Email Address:
Program Details
Title of Program:
Date of Clearance of Program:
Date Started:
Date Completed:
Venue:
Documents submitted
Certied Correct:
_______________________
Signature over Printed Name
_______________________
Position
_______________________
Date
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Finance
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SEC Building, EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
CORPORATION FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLC WORKS AND HGHWAYS
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Port Area, Manila
INVITATION TO BID
A. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region, 2
nd
Street
Port Area, Manila through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), now invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts:
1. Contract ID No. 13OO0001 : Construction of C-5 Extension Project (From
SLEX to Multinational Avenue) Phase VI,
Contract Location : Cities of Pasay and Paranaque
Scope of Work : Roads New Construction (RCP)
Approved Budget for the Contract: P136,671,735.74
Contract Duration : 300 cd

2 Contract ID No. 13OO0002 : Assets Preservation of National Road
Generated from HDM-4 (Intermittent Section)
along Alabang-Zapote Road
Contract Location : Paranaque City
Scope of Work : Roads Rehabilitation Asphalt (RRA)
Approved Budget for the Contract: P70,693,223.26
Contract Duration : 90 cd

B. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Bidders should have completed, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent
to at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is
contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section , nstruction to Bidders.
C. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing Rules and
Regulations (RR) of RA 9184, otherwise known as the "Government Procurement
Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
D. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to
register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered
shall keep their records current and updated. Contractors eligibility to bid on the
project will be determined using the DPWH Contractor Profle Eligibility Process
(CPEP) and subject to further post qualifcation. nformation on registration can be
obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or CPO, 5
th
foor, DPWH Building,
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
E. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
at the National Capital Region, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila upon payment of a
non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Fifty Thousand
Pesos (P50,000.00) each.
It may be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided
that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the set
deadline for the submission of bids.

F. Issuance of Bidding documents : January 4 to 31, 2013
Deadline of letters of Intent : January 25, 2013

G. The Department of Public Works & Highways will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
January 18, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the Department of Public Works and Highways
-National Capital Region, NCR Conference Room, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila,
which shall be open only to all interested parties.
H. Interested bidders may obtain information from the Department of Public Works
and Highways-National Capital Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
I. Bids must be delivered on or before January 31, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the
Department of Public Works and Highways National Capital Region BAC
Secretariat Offce, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a
bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the Bidding
Documents, TB Clause 18.1.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to
attend at the address above. Late bids shall not be accepted.
J. The DPWH-NCR 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.
K. For further information, please refer to:
The BAC Secretariat
National Capital Region
2
nd
St. Port Area, Manila
Tel. No.(02) 3043893
(Sgd.) CATALINA R. DAMO
Chief, Administrative Offcer
Vice-Chairman, NCR-BAC
NOTED:
(Sgd.) REYNALDO G. TAGUDANDO
Regional Director
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Motoring
Ramon L. Tomeldan, Editor mst.daydesk@gmail.com
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With the production operation of our
Thailand factory now fully restored, we are
pleased to announce the continued supply and
availability of this model in the Philippine
market. As such, we are excited to present to
you today the ofcial launch of the additional
variants of the all New CR-V, Natsume said.
The Honda CR-V boasts a comfortable
ride developed from a passenger car platform.
This can be traced from Hondas passenger car
monocoque body design roots, giving it the
most comfortable ride among SUVs. It is cre-
ated under a Man Maximum, Machine Mini-
mum concept that is based on a philosophy of
embracing a driver and its passengers with en-
hanced utility space while providing the highest
level of comfort and convenience. This fourth-
generation CRV is more advanced in every
area, including styling, design, technology and
safety. Adding to the sleek and aerodynamic
body, the CR-V features higher fuel economy,
enhanced ride comfort and a spacious interior
and cargo area for better utility than ever before.
We are condent that the new CR-V will
meet the demands of the discerning custom-
ers who are looking for a smart SUV that will
make their life different and exciting. The
CR-V will denitely t customers whose life-
styles are so dynamic and living a mobility
life, especially now that the CR-V is available
with more variants to choose from, has more
features to enjoy and now comes with more
affordable pricing, Natsume said.
HONDA LAUNCHES
THE MODULO CR-V
Text and photo by Dino Ray
V. Directo III
FOLLOWING the success-
ful ride and drive event up
North, Honda Cars Philip-
pines, Inc. pulled another
rabbit out of its hat to launch
the Modulo version CR-V, as
plant operations in Thailand
goes back to normal. With
Honda executives led by Tat-
suya Natsume, president and
GM, Honda presented to the
media the existing CR-V ros-
ter of 2.0LX AT and 2.4EX
AT plus the new variants
2.0V MT & AT, 2.0S AT and
2.4SX AT in Modulo trim.
Text and photo by
Dino Ray V. Directo, III
MAXIMA Machineries Inc.,
exclusive distributors of Ko-
matsu construction and mining
equipment and Hyundai trucks
and buses, recently held its an-
nual grand auction exposition at
the Mega Tent in Libis, Quezon
City.
With construction company
executives, dealers and media
on hand to experience the Big
Switch auction event, bidders
were able to inspect closely the
quality of the used machin-
eries and equipment imported
from Japan. Like an oversized
Tonka toy, the long list of equip-
ment up for grabs included
bulldozers, dump trucks, mo-
tor graders, excavators, wheel
loaders, compactors, backhoe
loaders, generator sets, forklifts
and breakers. This is our yearly
grand auction and customer day
tradition. We wanted to highlight
Komatsus latest product lines as
well as our Premium Certied
Used equipment. Our difference
from the others is that we have a
Certied Used program that only
uses Komatsu rental machines,
meticulously maintained by our
own professional mechanics. All
the machines and equipment that
you see here at the grand auction
have passed 15 inspection items,
and is equipped with the latest
Komtrax technology, tted with
additional features, including a
full warranty which makes our
units good as new, explains Jer-
emiah Ambros, marketing ofcer
of Maxima Machineries Inc. The
event also highlighted the launch
of Komatsus four new products;
the PC70-8, the D65SEX-16,
the WA380Z-6 and Me Bucket
heavy machineries.
Also introduced during the
event is a breakthrough intelli-
gent technology called Komtrax,
which allows the remote eet
monitoring of all its heavy equip-
ment and machinery. The GPS
powered Komtrax allows the
provision of critical information
about the equipment and its op-
eration. Data from the Komtrax
is relayed by way of GPS moni-
toring at all times and provides a
working record of the machines
operational performance and
productivity. The reports gath-
ered from Komtrax allows own-
ers the details of each machine
beyond what can be determined
by a visual inspection, adds
Ambros.
Established in 1998, Maxima
imports and sells the complete
line of Komatsu Heavy equip-
ment such as bulldozers, dozer
shovels, hydraulic excavators,
wheel loaders, motor graders,
dump trucks, vibratory rollers,
mini excavators and generator
sets. Maxima has also acquired
the distributorship of high per-
formance heavy machine brands
from the USA, Japan, Germany
and the United Kingdom.
CHRISTMAS came early for
four Isuzu customers as three
of them won P100,000 in cash
while the luckiest was gifted
with a brand-new Isuzu Cross-
wind Sportivo X M/T after
their names were picked out
in a rafe draw designed for
those who buy a brand-new
vehicle from any authorized
Isuzu dealership across the
Philippines.
The latest winners are the
second batch of loyal Isuzu
customers who have been
drawn in Isuzu Philippines
Corporations (IPC) 15th An-
niversary Blowout Promo, an
on-going monthly rafe draw
that started in August. In this
series of gift-giving extrava-
ganzas, IPC is offering its cus-
tomers a chance to win, free of
tax, an Isuzu light commercial
vehicle every month. The rst
vehicle offered up for grabs
was a 2013 Isuzu Crosswind
XT, which was already award-
ed to a lucky customer picked
in the rst monthly draw for
purchases made in August.
Emerging as winners in the
second rafe draw for purchas-
es made in September were
Cecilia Crispo, Crispino Estra-
bon Jr. and Jan Michael Perez,
who each received P100,000 in
cash prizes. Crispo bought an
Isuzu vehicle from Isuzu San
Pablo, Estrabon Jr. from Isu-
zu General Santos, and Perez
from Isuzu Pampanga.
Taking the top prize for the
September draw was Ronald
Lara, who got to drive home a
Crosswind Sportivo X M/T af-
ter his name was picked from
among more than a thousand
entries. Lara, an overseas Fili-
pino worker, qualied for the
rafe contest after purchasing
an Isuzu vehicle from Isuzu
EDSA.
As many Filipinos know,
Isuzu Philippines Corporation
has fostered a reputation for
building durable, reliable and
fuel-efcient vehicles that have
benetted from Isuzus exper-
tise in diesel technology, said
IPC President Ryoji Yamazaki.
And so as we mark our 15th
Inaugural Anniversary in the
country, we want to extend
through a special promo our
heartfelt gratitude to loyal Isu-
zu customers who have made
this reputation possible, as
well as send the message that
IPC will continue to manufac-
ture world-class vehicles in the
many more years to come.
IPCs 15th Anniversary
Blowout Promo period cov-
ers purchases made in August
up to December. In addition,
three other monthly winners
get P100,000 in cash prize
when they are picked in three
vehicle-purchase categories
Crosswind, D-MAX and
Alterra/N-Series/F-Series. A
vehicle purchase automatically
entitles a customer to one rafe
coupon.
For more information, see
print ads or visit any autho-
rized Isuzu dealership across
the country. In Metro Manila,
Isuzu dealerships can be found
in EDSA Balintawak, Quezon
Avenue, Commonwealth, Pasig,
Manila, Makati and Alabang. In
the provinces, Isuzu dealerships
are located in Isabela, Pangasi-
nan, Cabanatuan, Pampanga,
Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, San
Pablo, Bacolod, Iloilo, Mandaue,
Cagayan de Oro, Davao, and
General Santos. You may also
check out www.isuzuphil.com
for other updates.
Overseas Filipino worker Ronald Lara (second from right) receives
the ceremonial key for a 2013 Isuzu Crosswind Sportivo X from Isuzu
Philippines Corporation (IPC) President Ryoji Yamazaki as INTECO
Chairman Tony Jarina (left) and IPC Senior Vice President Art Balma-
drid (right) witness the simple turnover ceremony held on November
28 at Isuzu Quezon Avenue. Lara is the second grand prize winner
in IPCs 15th Anniversary Blowout Promo, a monthly gift-giving
extravaganza for Isuzu customers.
Maxima celebrates
year-end exposition
Isuzu Blowout: Four customers win Sportivo, cash
Tatsuya Natsume, Honda Cars president
EVERY nook and cranny of this
compact-runabout vehicle reeks
of luxury and elegance like a
Dunhill laptop bag.
From the engine compartment
to the cargo bay, there are ap-
purtenances to complement the
well-kempt black CR-V, a 4X4
version I tested during the long
weekend. Its centerpiece is a
sprightly 2.4-liter, Japan-made
stock. If its made in Japan, you
can be sure it is fully loaded,
equipped to the max.
But there are other little luxu-
ries to enjoy onboard a CR-V.
Cupholders abound, and are
strategically positioned from the
drivers side to the passengers
side doors.
Theres also a back-row tray,
which comes neat-looking like a
well-crafted Bento box on which
to serve sushi and sashimi.
A sunroof/moonroof de-
nitely enhances the drivers pogi
points. It is built-in not only
for the aesthetics but also for its
function. With experts tinkering,
the politico and make his way to
wave to the crowd, thereby earn-
ing more pogi points without
him having to go down and wade
through ooded areas.
A cellphone onboard, SIM
card slotted onto the elegant,
aerodynamic dashboard, makes
for hands-free driving to ensure
safety along with the Formula
One-inspired ngertip controls
on the steering wheel.
Crash-tested safety features
such as airbags, seatbelts, ABS,
vehicle stabilizer other protective
gear inspire driving condence
while steering a Honda CR-V.
In fact, theres a Honda facil-
ity in Tokyos out-
skirts whose sole
purpose is to test
Hondas regu-
larly so that
engineers can
address any
problems and
make adjust-
ments. Vari-
ous Hondas from
the subcompacts
to the SUVs are
pitted against each
other in actual crashes or colli-
sions to nd out the key points of
impact so Honda engineers will
know how safety features such
as airbags deploy or how passen-
gers (dummies) determine are
affected.
Apart from these trappings of
Lifes little luxuries
technology, there is a cost-
saving, emission minimizer
that works by simply pushing
a button. All these things add
to lifes little luxuries inside a
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HELLO 2013
Welcome the new year with a bang at
some of the countrys premier hotels
and resorts which invites everyone to
party like its the end of the world.
DECEMBER 28, 2012
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
Google Zeitgeist, the search en-
gines annual review of user searches,
trending topics and all things viral,
reveals what searchers are most inter-
ested in the last 12 months and seg-
regated the ndings by country. This
year, they analyzed an aggregation
of 1.2 trillion queries submitted to
Google Search in 146 languages from
all over the world.
Globally, top search keywords were
Whitney Houston, Gangnam Style
and Hurricane Sandy and top-trend-
ing people were Whitney Houston,
Kate Middleton and Amanda Todd.
The Hunger Games, Skyfall and Pro-
metheus were the three top-trending
lms, followed by The Avengers and
Magic Mike, based on search queries.
In multimedia searches, One
Direction, Selena Gomez and the
iPhone 5 dominated images and
Gangnam Style, Somebody That I
Used to Know by Walk off the Earth,
KONY 2012 and Call Me Maybe
featuring Justin Bieber were the top
three videos. Top TV show searches
include Big Brother Brasil 12, Ave-
nida Brasil, Here Comes Honey Boo
Boo, The Voice and American Idol.
Jeremy Lin, Michael Phelps and
Peyton Manning were the years
most popular athletes while celebrity
news followers stay tuned to updates
regarding Whitney Houston, Mi-
chael Clarke Duncan and One
Direction. (Houston and Duncan
are deceased.)
Gadget-loving netizens were
most curious about the new iPad
(colloquially referred to as iPad
3), Samsung Galaxy S3, iPad
Mini, Nexus 7 and Galaxy Note
2. Southwest, United and Ameri-
can topped airline searches and
the most popular Google+ hashtags
were #SOPA, #Awesome and #Sandy.
Events trended as well, the most popular
ones being Hurricane Sandy, releases of
Kate Middleton photographs, Olympics
2012 and SOPADebate.
Biggest moments
Searches for Syrian Civil War,
SOPA/PIPA and Cinnamon Chal-
lenge were the highest in January;
Whitney Houston and Pussy Riot,
February; and Carly Rae Jepsen,
March. Nothing stood out in April. In
May, it was Francois Hollande and in
June, Queens Jubilee, Liu Yang and
Project Glass were buzzing.
July posted the most number of
highlights: Spain Euro Cup, Higgs
Boson, Gangnam Style, Aurora
Shooting and London Olympics.
Popular keywords in August were
Gabby Douglas, Oscar Pistorius,
Mars Rover and Neil Armstrong.
In September, it was Aung San Suu
Kyi. October is represented by Red
Bull Stratos and Hurricane Sandy
while Novembers picks were US
presidential elections and Malala
Yousafzai. (Since Google Zeitgeist
was released on Dec. 12, no informa-
tion is available for December.)
Philippine trends
Over at google.com.ph, searches
were similar to global trends, but with
the addition of local avors. Philip-
pine searches were divided into 10
categories: general trends, trending
personalities, images, local destina-
tions, news, newsmakers and politi-
cians, athletes for web searches, and
search terms and people for mobile
searches.
Top trending searches on the por-
tal were Simsimi, Angry Birds,
Tetris Battle, Super Bass lyrics,
Gangnam Style, Jeremy Lin,
Whitney Houston, Dolphy,
Dragon nest and Black.
Dolphys death topped news searches,
followed by SOPA, the Cybercrime Pre-
vention Act, the death of Jesse Robredo,
Hurricane Sandy, Project NOAH, Scar-
borough Shoal, SONA 2012, Robert
Blair Carabuena and Eat BulagaIn-
donesia. Impeached Chief Justice Renato
Corona, Senators Juan Ponce Enrile,
Miriam Defensor Santiago and Tito
Sotto, and former Justice Serafin Cue-
vas were among the most searched
politicians, corresponding to their
respective roles in shaping the
countrys political landscape
this year.
Popular tourist destina-
tions Manila Ocean Park,
Cebu, Puerto Galera, Bo-
hol and Tagaytay popu-
lated the top ve in the list
of travel-related searches.
In image searches, Filipi-
nos were most interested
to see Valeria Lukyanova,
Bhutan, Black picture,
Charices new look and the
troll face.
Mobile searchers typed in
restaurants, attractions,
Cebu Pacic, NBA, bars,
cars and sedans, iPhone 5,
Gangnam Style, motorcycles
and scooters and gas stations.
Their most searched individuals
were Jessica Sanchez, One Di-
rection, Daniel Padilla, Kristen
Stewart, Taylor Swift, Boyce
Avenue, Sarah Geronimo,
Jeremy Lin, Anne Curtis and
Jamich.
Explore Google Zeitgeist on
www.google.com/zeitgeist.
(Sifting through the 1.2-trillion Google searches of 2012)
GANGNAM
ME MAYBE
By Ed Biado
WHEN something happens in the worlds of current affairs, politics, pop culture,
entertainment, sports and technology, theres only one thing that most people online do
they google it. Searching for information on the Internet is the digital ages equivalent of
research and keeping up to date. Saw a fascinating tidbit on the news? You google it to learn
more. Want to learn the latest dance craze? Google the video. Heard that a certain prince
dropped trou in Vegas? Google the picture.
A SMART Commercial featuring a
musical collaboration between Fil-
ipino-American artists apl.de.ap
and J essica Sanchez has taken the
Internet by storm, eliciting raves
from young netizens who felt in-
spired by the videos Jump In
message.
The commercial shows San-
chez and apl.de.ap encouraging the
youth to stop hesitating and just do
the things they want to do. It in-
cludes vignettes of a teenage boy
mustering enough courage to ask
his crush out, a barkada jumping
off a waterfall cliff, and a boy on a
wheelchair playing basketball.
Smart officially launched the
commercial online and in televi-
sion and radio stations on Decem-
ber 2.
Asked by Smart about her Jump
In moment, American Idol runner-
up Sanchez said: I guess my whole
life is a Jump In story. I was like,
You know what? I dont know how
far Ill get but Im just gonna do
it.
As for apl.de.ap: I wanted to be
a nurse back then, and then I went
to college for fashion design. But
when I discovered music, I knew
that thats what I wanted to do in
my life and I just jumped in all the
way and pursued my dreams as a
musician.
Smarts executive vice president
and head of wireless consumer di-
vision Emmanuel Lor enzana said
apl.de.ap and Sanchez are the per-
fect people to spread Smarts Jump
In message.
Both of them were able to show
the world their exceptional talent
because they took that leap. We
at Smart hope to inspire the Fili-
pino youth to do what Jessica and
apl did to not waste their time by
hesitating, and just Jump In to what
will make them Live More, said
Lorenzana.
For their part, Jessica and apl.
de.ap said they are glad to be Smart
ambassadors and role models for
the Filipino youth.
Its been a very good experi-
ence to be working with the best
technological team in the Philip-
pines. Its great that Smart is en-
couraging the youth to pursue their
dreams and try something new and
to do things that they havent done
before, apl.de.ap said.
apl.de.ap
and Jessica
Sanchez
invite the
youth to
'Jump In'
Gone too soon. DILG Secretary Jesse
Robredo, Whitney Houston, King of
Comedy Dolphy
Hitmakers.
(From top
to bottom)
Carly Rae
Jepsen,
American
Idol Season
11 rst
runner-
up Jessica
Sanchez, One
Direction
News
worthy. Kate
Middleton,
iPhone5
King of YouTube. KPop
star Psys Gangnam Style
was an international
blockbuster
C2 FRIDAY
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Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
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DECEMBER 28, 2012
By Ed Biado
FILIPINOS love to eat, drink and have
a good time. Food, in Manila and major
cities nationwide, is trendy almost just
as much as it is a necessity. In 2012, we
indulged in a variety of treats that we
got from abroad but we also revisited re-
gional delicacies within the country and
brought them to the forefront of Philip-
pine cuisine.
Milk tea is arguably the most popular
drink today. Introduced to the mainstream
a year or two ago, the Taiwanese mainstay,
and similar Asian variations, became vis-
ible to a huge chunk of the population in
2012 with the opening of milk tea shops in
key regional hubs like Baguio, Iloilo and
Cebu. The shop that all the kids are into
nowadays? Moonleaf.
P r e v i o u s l y
something that
only the elite were
able to enjoy,
French macaroons
have inltrated the
masses, courtesy
of bakeshops that
produce afford-
able options. The
red velvet cupcake continues to be a hit,
as well as other cupcake avors. There are
even shops that bake and sell cupcakes ex-
clusively. The new Vanilla Cupcake Bak-
ery at Glorietta is an example.
After our flirtation with gelato in the
last few years, were now getting ac-
quainted with another kind of frozen
delight: the Japanese mochi ice cream,
which is ice cream wrapped in mochi
balls. It hasnt reached the peak of its
popularity yet, but at the rate things are
going for places like Mochiko, its get-
ting there. This development paved the
way for Asian ice cream variants and
brands to be noticed, including Melona
ice pops from South Korea, which are
getting more prominent at supermarkets
and specialty stores.
With spicy wings recently made avail-
able at Jollibee, it has become ofcial that
the Pinoy palate approves of the dish. On
the other hand, the long lines at Jamba
Juice and J.Co Donuts reafrm our love of
healthy fruit juices and sinful sugary do-
nuts this year, and our interest in new and
trendy establishments.
When it comes to important meals,
nothing beats our own cuisine (and moms
home-cooked specialty). Only now, were
more interested in hearty fare from differ-
ent parts of the country, like Cebu lechon
and bagnet. The two regional pork prepa-
rations from Cebu and Ilocos respectively
are so in demand in Manila today that a
lot of dining locations, takeout and pop-
up restaurants, and food carts have begun
to serve them as permanent offerings. Af-
fordable favorites are Chic-boy (for single-
serving Cebu lechon-style liempo) and
8065 Bagnet (for different pork dishes us-
ing bagnet).
Due to the increased awareness of its
health benets, malunggay is now a legiti-
mate part of the Filipino diet. Its found in
instant noodles, broth and sauce mixes, and
other basic grocery items. Dried and pow-
dered forms are sold separately as well.
(This concludes the week-long series,
Five Days of Yearend Review.
Five Days
of Yearend
Review: The
year in local
food trends
WATCH Puppets-a-Caroling
and listen to the Merry Pup-
pets as they sing the best holi-
day tunes that make Christmas
truly merry for the kids and the
kids at heart on December 29.
Elements and Cen-
tris Walk are part of Eton
Centris, a 12-hectare pro-
gressive township project
by Eton Properties Philip-
pines Inc. (EPPI) of the
Lucio Tan group of com-
panies. Eton Centris is
conveniently located at the
corner of Edsa and Quezon
Avenue, and recognized
as the gateway to the new
Quezon City Triangle Park
Central Business District.
Its strategic location makes
it highly accessible and
convenient amidst the rush
of the Christmas crowd.
Spend the most wonderful
time of the year at Eton Cen-
tris. It is set to transform into
one of the citys prime go-to
places for unique foodie nds,
amusement, live entertain-
ment, and is now becoming
the newest Christmas family
destination in the metro.
Puppet
fun
at Eton
Centris
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END your 2012 the right way and welcome 2013 partying
like its the end of the world at some of the countrys
luxurious hotels and resorts, as they invite everyone on
December 31 to celebrate the year that was.
Circus and musical performances
If your kind of party means listening to eargasmic music while
watching fantabulous circus acts, then The Bellevue Manila will be the
right place for you.
Happening on December 31 at the hotels hottest leisure hotspot, the
Vue Bar, the upbeat and colorful event will feature various circus acts
and live musical performances from the Highway 54 Band. A pica-pica
buffet plus sparkling wine for toasting.
Tickets are available at P2,540 for adults and P1,800 for children
available at the hotel Front Desk only. Tickets are available at P2,540
for adults and P1,800 for children available at the hotel Front Desk only.
A conspiracy of joy
Celebrate and give thanks for the every-
thing that has happened in 2012 at The Penin-
sula Manila with an 8PM thanksgiving mass
in the Rigodon Ballroom. At 9PM, the party
goes on full-swing as The Lobby is trans-
formed into a pink diamond wonderland
inspired by Marilyn Monroe.
This years theme is Pink Diamond
P7,900 (including a Met & Chandon Pic-
colo) and P4,800 (children under 12). Also,
indulge to a modern European-inspired
six-course set dinner prepared by Chef de
Cuisine Samuel Linder for P6,100 (adults
including wine pairing) and P4,200.
Salon de Nings last party for the year
is a live entertainment and open-bar from
10PM to 2AM for only P2,800 nett. And
after toasting to a fun-lled night the fun
kicks into high-gear at midnight with a bal-
loon drop featuring more than 1,000 bal-
loons.
It takes two to party
At Acacia Hotel Manila, you have two
choices of New Years Eve party that will
feature the nest Pinoy acts.
Dress to the nines and indulge in a lavish
dinner buffet while listening to the smooth
jams of The Bloomelds at the Grand Aca-
cia Ballroom. The NYE 2013 Countdown
Party starts at 8:30PM till the clock strikes
midnight. Tickets are available at Php2,588
nett per person.
Meanwhile, legendary Pinoy rocker RJ
Jacinto takes center stage at the hotel lobby
with his New Years Eve show Rollin in
2013 with RJ Jacinto starting at 10PM till
midnight. Tickets are available at Php 988
nett per person, inclusive of bar chow and
two rounds of drinks.
Ending the year in style
Come to Marriott Manila for a night of luxurious and outrageous New Years Eve
countdown party. Aside from the dining deals from Marriott Caf to Cru Steakhouse, the
lobby will be transformed into a hip hangout to welcome 2013.
Delight yourself in a big selection of seafood meat dishes available at P3,800 net buffet
cocktail package at The Garden Room, coupled with a complete access to the countdown party
from The Lounge to The Hub.
Last but not the least, party from 9PM to 1AM for only P1,500 net cocktail package
at The Hub featuring an open bar stocked up with beers and wines matched with easy-to-
handle entrees.
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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Ofce of the RegionaI Director
Region II- Cagayan Valley Region
Tuguegarao City
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The DPWH Regional Offce No. 2 through Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts.
1. Contract ID: 12B00031
Contract Name: RepIacement/RehabiIitation/Strengthening of
Permanent Bridge, CabuIuan Bridge, Cagayan-
KaIinga Road (CaIanan-EnriIe Section)
Contract Location: Cabuluan Bridge, Cagayan-Kalinga Road (Calanan-
Enrile Sect.)
Scope of Work: Bridges-Construction-with Bored Piles
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): P16,463,662.92
Contract Duration: 195 CD
2. Contract D: 12B00032
Contract Name: RehabiIitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of
Damaged Paved NationaI Roads, Cagayan
Apayao Road (MaddaruIug, SoIana Section)
Contract Location: Cagayan-Apayao Road, K0488+024-K0488+922
Scope of Work: Road-Rehabilitation-PCCP
Approved Budget for
Contract Duration: 150 C.D.
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (AsphaIt OverIay,
50mmthk, Cagayan Apayao Road,
Contract Location: Cagayan-Apayao Road, K0483+000-K0483+1190
Scope of Work: Roads Rehabilitation-Asphalt
Approved Budget for
Contract Name: RepIacement/RehabiIitation/Strengthening of
Permanent Bridge,
Contract Location: Carig Bridge No.3, Cagayan Valley Road
Scope of Work: Bridges-Construction-Concrete
Approved Budget for
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with RA 9184 and its Revised ImpIementing RuIes
and ReguIations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of ntent (LO),
purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) wit PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-CPO at least seven (7) days before the receipt and
opening of bids. The DPWH CPO will only process contractors' application for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors' Certifcate
of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph .
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. ssuance of Bidding Documents December 27-January 16, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference January 3, 2013
3. Receipt of Bids January 16, 2013, 10:00 A.M.
4. Opening of Bids January 16, 2013 10:30 A.M.
Letter of Intents (LOIs) and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class
A documents are to be accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other
relevant documents on or before the deadline for submission of bids.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at the DPWH
Regional Offce No. 2, upon payment of a non refundable fee of P10,000.00
per project . Prospective bidders may also download the BD's from the DPWH
website, if available prospective bidders that will download the BD's from the
DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids
documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in section 27.2 of the Revised RR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of bid,
which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-
qualifcation.
The DPWH Regional Offce No. 2 reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award,
without incurring any liability.
Approved by:
(SGD.) MELANIO C. BRIOSOS, CESO IV
Assistant Regional Director
(BAC Chairman)
(MST-Dec. 14, 21 & 28, 2012)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
QUEZON CITY
EAST WEST BANKING CORP.,
Mortgagee/s.
- versus - FRE NO. 9365
CORAZON M. ALARILLA,
Mortgagor/s.
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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY UNDER ACT 3135 (AS AMENDED)
UPON extra-judicial petition under ACT 3135, as
amended by ACT 4118 and pursuant to the terms of the
Deed of Real Estate Mortgage executed under the date of
June 3, 2010 by CORAZON M. ALARILLA #4 Biya St.,
Silvina Village, Talipapa, Novaliches, QC./ #25 Malungay
St., Veterans Village, Proj. 7, QC. Mortgagor/s in favor of
EAST WEST BANKING CORP., Mortgagee/s to satisfy
the mortgage debt in the amount of P2,124,332.60 as of
October 15, 2012 inclusive of interest, penalty and other
charges together with all the lawful fees and expenses
of foreclosure sale, the Ex-Offcio Sheriff of the Regional
Trial Court of Quezon City, hereby announces that on
JANUARY 17, 2013 at 10:00 o'clock in the morning or
soon thereafter, in front of the main entrance of the Hall
of Justice of Quezon City (beside Quezon City Hall)
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, she will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder and for cash, in Philippine
currency, the following described real property/ies with
all its improvements.
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. N-339443
Registry of Deeds-Quezon City
A parcel of land (Lot 2, Blk. 4 of the cons. subdn. plan
(LRC) Pcs-12386, being a portion of the cons. of Lots
397 & 766, both of Piedad Estate, LRC Rec. No. 5975),
situated in the Barrio of Tandang Sora, Q. City, ls. of
Luzon. Bounded on the NE., pts. 3 to 4 by Lot 3, Blk. 4 of
the cons. subdn. plan; on the N., pts. 4 to 5 by Lot 771,
Piedad Estate pls. 5 to 1 by Rpad Lot 1 (LRC) Psd-9023,
on the SW., pts. 1 to 2 by Lot 1, Blk. 4, and on the NW.,
pts. 2 to 3 by Road Lot 5 (10.00 m. wide) both of the cons.
subdn. plan. x x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED
NINETY FOUR (294) SQ. METERS, more or less.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned
on the above stated time and date.
Interested parties are hereby enjoined to investigate
for themselves the title to the said property/ies and the
encumbrances thereon, if any there be.
In the event that public auction should not take place
on said date due to fortuitous event or if the aforesaid
scheduled date is declared a non-working holiday, it shall
be held on JANUARY 24, 2013 at the same time and place
withiout further notice.
Quezon city, Metro Manila, December 11, 2012.
Checked & Verifed By:
(Sgd.) PERLITA V. ELE
Clerk of Court V & Ex-Offcio Sheriff
(Sgd.) PHILIPSON A. DOCABO
Assisting Deputy Sheriff
WARNING:
It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this
Notice of Sheriff's Sale on or before the date of the auction sale
under penalty of the law.
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012 & Jan. 4, 2013)
National Capital Judicial Region
REGONAL TRAL COURT
Mandaluyong City
Branch 211
N RE: PETTON FOR SEC Case No. MC12-131
VOLUNTARY LQUDATON For: Voluntary Liquidation
N NSOLVENCY OF in nsolvency under
UNVERSAL RGHTFELD RA No. 10142 (or
PROPERTY HOLDNGS, NC. the "FRA 2010
("URPH)
UNVERSAL RGHTELD PROPERTY
HOLDNGS, NC.,
Petitioner.
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ORDER
In an Order dated November 9, 2012, the Court granted
the Liquidator's Motion for the ssuance of Order for
Publication Notice. Thus:
NOTI CE TO CREDI TORS OF
UNI VERSAL RI GHTFI ELD PROPERTY HOLDI NGS, I NC.
NOTCE is hereby given that the corporate or judicial
personality of Universal Rightfeld Property Holdings, nc.
(URPH) has been declared as dissolved and terminated
pursuant to the liquidation Order issued by the Hon. Ofelia
L. Calo, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court in
Mandaluyong City, Branch 211, in SEC Case NO. MC12-
131; that the Court-appointed Liquidator Mr. Gener T.
Mendoza has fled a preliminary registry of claims which
is available for public inspection at his offce located at
Unit 322, 3
rd
Floor, LR Design Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia
Street, Makati City, within offce hours or specifcally
from 9:00 o'clock in the morning up to 6:00 o'clock in the
evening within the weekdays of Mondays to Fridays; that
any and all creditors or claimants of URPH are enjoined to
fle their application for recognition of claims or opposition
or challenge to any of the claims with Mr. Mendoza within
sixty (60) days from publication of this notice, otherwise the
preliminary registry of claims as fled by Mr. Mendoza shall
become fnal within thirty (30) days from the expiration of
the sixty (60) day period.
Let this Order be published in Manila Standard Today
once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks at the expense
of petitioner.
SO ORDERED.
Mandaluyong City, November 12, 2012.
(Sgd.) OFELIA L. CALO
Judge
Visit our website:www.manilastandardtoday.com
thanks to the Apple iPad, which
made its appearance in 2010.
Tablet shipments will hit 120
million units in 2012 only after
two short years of the device
being on the market, and 340
million systems are expected
by 2016 a magnitude of
sales exceeded only by mobile
handsets.
The versatility of the media
tablet able to serve as a
reader of emails as
well as books, while
capable of surng
the Web and playing
movies has even
overcome the cost
advantages of the
e-book reader.
Dissections made
by the IHS iSuppli
Teardown Service of a
wide range of e-book
readers and tablets
alike conrm that e-books are
much less expensive to build.
For instance, the 7-inch
Amazon Kindle reader, released
in late 2011, has a total bill of
materials cost of $84, while the
recently released Nexus 7 tablet
from Asus is almost twice as
high at $153.
To try to maintain their
market, e-book readers are
likely to continue to sell at
manufacturing cost or even less
in the future.
Industry rumors speculate the
Txtr Beagle reader, an ultra-
low-cost model with a 5-inch
screen, potentially selling
for as little as $13 alongside
operator subsidies in 2013
less than the cost of the display
alone.
Such extremely low pricing
may serve to prolong the life
of the e-book reader market
for a little while, IHS iSuppli
believes, but the devices on
the whole will not regain the
popularity they once had.
For the manufacturers of
e-book readers, the pressure
to keep costs to an absolute
minimum will be extreme,
especially in cases where the
system manufacturer is not also
a content provider.
In such a context, Amazon
is more insulated than other
e-book reader manufacturers,
because the giant bookseller
can recoup some of its losses
through the huge sales generated
from e-books and other content
available through its online
store.
Amazon is also not being
caught empty-handed in
the hardware arena, having
morphed its Kindle e-book
reader into the Kindle Fire
media tablet.
The decline of the e-book
reader market will translate into
benets for media tablet suppliers
along their supply chains. The
market for tablet displays, for
instance, is expected to double
from 2011 to 2014, reaching
almost $10 billion.
Semiconductor shipments
for tablets will show a similar
pattern of robust growth. Total
semiconductor consumption by
tablets will top $20 billion by
2016 more than twice the
amount in 2011 making the
area one of the most lucrative
opportunities for the overall
chip industry.
Sadly for e-books, which
looked like the Next Big
Thing just a few years ago,
their moment of glory came
and went all too quickly, the
expectations of explosive
growth suddenly quashed by the
arrival of a much more agile
and insurmountable rival.
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Tech
ManilaStandardToday
Tablets will bury e-book readers
MARLON C. MAGTIRA, Section Editor
CHRISTIAN CARDIENTE, Asst. Editor
By Marlon C. Magtira
AFTER spectacular growth during the
last few years, the e-book reader market
is on an alarmingly precipitous decline,
sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices
that have gained the ardent patronage of
consumers, according to a market anaysis.
Unknown to consumers
before 2006, e-book readers
saw shipments skyrocket for the
next few years. From 2008 to
2010, shipments grew from 1.0
million to 10.1 million, up by a
factor of 10. The market peaked
in 2011, with 23.2 million units,
research rm IHS iSuppli stated
in its recent study.
However, shipments of
e-book readers by year-end will
fall to 14.9 million units, down
a steep 36 percent from 2011.
Another drastic 27 percent
contraction will occur next year
when e-book reader shipments
decline to 10.9 million units.
By 2016, the e-book reader
space will amount to just 7.1
million units equivalent to a
loss of more than two-thirds of
its peak volume in 2011.
The rapid growth followed
by the immediate collapse
of the e-book reader market is
virtually unheard of, even in the
volatile consumer electronics
space, where products have
notoriously short life cycles,
said Jordan Selburn, senior
principal analyst for consumer
platforms at IHS.
The stunning rise and then
blazing ameout of e-books
perfectly encapsulate what has
become an axiomatic truth in
the industry:
Single-task devices like
the e-book reader are being
replaced without remorse in
the lives of consumers by their
multifunction equivalents, in
this case by media tablets.
And while other uni-
tasking devices like digital
still cameras, GPS systems
and MP3 players also face
similar pressures and battle dim
prospects ahead, all have had
a longer time in the sun than
e-book readers, demonstrating
even more painfully the depth
of the e-book readers fall.
Despite their challenges,
the market for e-book readers
remains strong in Eastern
Europe and Russia. There also
exists a potential opportunity in
regions such as Africa and India,
where the power efciency of
e-book readers may make them
more attractive, given ongoing
power issues in those regions.
Sales prospects for e-book
readers also could improve if
prices drop further.
In contrast to the e-book
readers, tablets are enjoying
unstoppable growth, mostly
FOR launching a number of hit products
that allowed the company to dominate the
consumer tech market, Samsung Philippines
was cited as IT Company of the Year by the
IT Journalists Association of the Philippines,
also known as Cyberpress, during a recent
awards ceremony in Taguig City.
The South Korean rm, which rolled out
this year popular devices such as the Samsung
Galaxy S3 and the Samsung Note II, beat tech
behemoth IBM Philippines by the slimmest
of margins to take the crown.
IBM Philippines celebrated its 75th
anniversary this year and was an early front-
runner in the race. Known by the moniker
Big Blue, the company brought in this year
Sam Palmisano, its former CEO and chair in
the Philippines, and opened two new ofces
in Davao and Clark, Pampanga.
Although it narrowly lost out to Samsung as
the countrys top tech rm, IBMs rst female
local chief was named IT Executive of the
Year by the Cyberpress. Mariels Almeda
Winhoffer, who is in her rst year in ofce,
was recognized by the IT scribes for deftly
leading the company in a number of initiatives,
particularly in building up the Philippines as
the social analytics hub of IBM.
The DOSTs Project Noah was adjudged
as IT Product of the Year, a pioneering
program that contributed in saving thousands
of lives in a year that saw devastating typhoons
pummel the country.
Payroll Hero, a Filipino start-up that is
making a name in the international scene,
was selected as IT Start-up of the Year.
Payroll Hero uses employees face as primary
biometric to avoid bundy punching and ghost
employees. These clock-in pics are further
given a mood rating to establish an array of
business intelligence to companies corollaries
between productivity and mood.
The passage of the Cybercrime Prevention
Act of 2012, which set off a wave of protests
from Pinoy netizens, was the runaway choice
as IT Story of the Year.
Honored as this years Lifetime
Achievement Awardee for his meritorious
contributions to the local and global IT
industry is Silicon Valley-based Filipino tech
icon Diosdado Dado Banatao.
Banatao, who is currently chairman of
PhilDev Forum, pioneered a number of PC
technologies such as the graphics accelerator
chip that are still being used in the high-tech
industry. His brother, Victor, received the
plaque in his behalf.
Also during the awards night, members
of the Cyberpress raised more than P40,000
for victims of Typhoon Pablo by auctioning
off three major rafe prizes (iPhone 5 from
Globe Telecom, iPad Mini from Bazinga,
and an Olympus digicam from Metrobank).
Chinese phonemaker ZTE, through its local
distributor MSI-ECS, also donated 50 phone
units for the typhoon victims.
Cyberpress fetes 2012s best in local IT
Epson seeks market segment expansion
AFTER getting a new country manager
this year, the local subsidiary of Japanese
tech giant Epson is eyeing to grow its key
customer segments as it ramps up efforts in
the second half of its scal year (beginning
October).
To meet this objective, Epson Philippines
Corporation (EPC) held a series of business
reviews with its top trade partners at the
Discovery Suites in Pasig and at the Marco
Polo Plaza in Davao last November.
During the conference, Epson vowed to
extend assistance to its partners by providing
regular updates on the latest digital imaging
products and product showcases.
The key to success lies in you as valued
partners, your customized approach and
expertise on the different market segments
are invaluable, said Toshimitsu Tanaka, EPC
country manager.
Tanaka mentioned Epsons new L-Series
genuine ink tank system printers as an example
of products that t the needs of customers.
He said that this pioneering product has
changed the landscape of high-volume
printing in the Philippines by providing high-
quality prints at the lowest possible cost.
The new L-Series printers have ink bottle
inks that can be bought for P295 each with a
yield of 4,000 pages (black).
Paolo Montecillo of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Cyberpress president; Information and
Communications Technology Ofce executive director Louis Casambre; Allora Uy of TV5,
Cyberpress ofcer, Mariels Almeda Winhoffer, IBM Philippines rst female local chief who
was named IT Executive of the Year; Erik Sulit, IT director of Samsung Philippines which was
cited as IT Company of the Year; and representatives from the Department of Science and
Technologys Project Noah which was adjudged as IT Product of the Year. Joey Abiog

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ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
Sosy Girls (from left) Heart Evangelista, Solenn Heussaff, Rhian Ramos and Bianca King at Sosy Problems red carpet
premiere
THEY say watching
movies is a great
escape from
problems. Real
problems. But what
if the movie is about
problems, like Sosy
Problems?
It should be a good comedy to
make us laugh and eventually we
forget our own problems.
GMA Filmss entry to this years
Metro Manila Film Festival is the
kind of movie that doesnt appeal to
the multitude that usually ock to
multiplexes on Christmas Day until
the rst week of January. It is not
for children, and it is not for people
who like fantasy, horror, or love to
be engulfed in the coarse humor
parlayed by a gender-bender come-
dian and his female cohorts.
Sosy Problems is for an audience
that looks for sensible, if not
intelligent humor. This is the kind of
Filipino movie we ordinarily dont
see on the big screen. It is slick,
cheesy and as the lm says, sosy
or sosyal.
The lm tackles what ordinary
people in real life dont care about,
the problems that Aling Maria in the
palengke may not have heard of at
all.
Polo Club? shed ask. Is it a
brand of a shirt found in the tiangge
or ukay ukay?
The Polo Club, where the perfumed
set and designer-bag toting Metro Ma-
nilans converge even if there are no
polo games, for coffee or senseless
chitchat, is the focal problem in the
lm. A former cashier has acquired
the property and eventually wants to
demolish it to give way to a construc-
tion of a mall named after her. The sosy
girls call it the Yaya Mall, in reference
to their uniformed servants or yaya.
Of course, Bernice is what we call in
sosy parlance as one noveau riche
or new money, someone whose pedi-
gree (or beginnings) is dubiously lower
class. She is someone you dont want
to mingle with in a party. In short, she
doesnt belong. But now she has the
moolah, and she controls the parties in
the club, and the sosy girls are left with
choice but make beso-beso with her.
Mylene Dizon as Bernice is a riot.
She is a show by herself. She pulls
the rug under the fours Sosy Girls
Heart Evangelista, Bianca King,
Rhian Ramos, and Solenn Heussaff.
I nearly fell off my seat when
Dizon started parodying the noveau
riche women of Metro Manila in
her outr chemises by some costure-
ras pretending to be designers. And
her accessories mostly from some
vendors of costume jewelry are re-
ally a knock out. When she opens her
mouth, you remember a lot of women
you met in some parties around the
Metro..hahahahahaha!
Andoy Ranay is a genius in cast-
ing Dizon. If its another actress of
SOME of the countrys brightest
young stars showed their support for
Kiplings A Brighter Christmas For
a Brighter Tomorrow, a program
that aims to provide additional funds
to sponsor the education of children
under the care of World Vision.
TV5 princess Jasmine Curtis-
Smith, Kapuso teen actress Kylie Padil-
la, and PBB teen ex-housemate Jessica
Connelly joined the Belgian bag brand
and the Christian development and ad-
vocacy organizations campaign to give
underprivileged children more reasons
to smile brighter this Christmas.
During the launch of A Brighter
Christmas For a Brighter Tomor-
row, an advocacy ad featuring the
three young actresses was shown to
inspire the general public to support
the cause as well.
Hosting the launch events pro-
gram was World Vision celebrity am-
bassador and beauty queen Miriam
Quiambao, who also encouraged the
greater audience to shop for a cause.
For every purchase of Kipling bag
until Dec. 31, P500 will be donated
to World Visions education program
for the less privileged children. Shop-
pers not only get to take home sporty
and glam bags from Kiplings Holi-
day Collection, but also help build a
brighter tomorrow for the World Vi-
sion children.
With the joint effort of celebs,
Kipling and World Vision, this very
timely effort to spread the seasons
spirit of giving by providing children
a better future has become brighter.
Mikael
Daezs
secret to
good life
AN active, dynamic and healthy
lifestyle is what actor-model and
Centrum Brand Ambassador Mikael
Daez personies. It has never been
a challenge for him to maintain good
nutrition and at the same time keep
up his gure. He is after all well-
trained to be physically and nutri-
tionally t and healthy even at a very
young age.
I come from a very big family
thats very active, always on the go,
a lover of sports. Being active is so
natural for me. Our family can put
up a basketball team having six boys,
and can also manage to have cheer-
leaders with my two sisters and my
mom, plus our dad as the coach.
With such a very big family, we
often did things together as we grew
up. Our fathers motto is walang
iwanan thus we tend to stick together
and do things together. I have broth-
ers whom I can play basketball with.
My mom and I play badminton. I
have also tried football, badminton,
taekwondo, cycling and running. Al-
most everybody in the house is ath-
letic, relates Mikael.
Aside from being a sport enthu-
siast, this 24-year old hunk goes to
the gym regularly. With his current
taping scheduled every other day,
he goes to the gym in between. He
sees to it not to slack off or miss any
workouts. And in the rare occasions
that he has u, he sweats it out and
feels better afterwards.
A rm believer in the benets of
proper nutrition, Mikael is just as
committed to maintaining a healthy
diet as he is disciplined when it comes
to physical exercise and sports.
A healthy diet for me should have
the right amount of calories to match
the level of my physical activities. It
should also provide the vitamins and
minerals I need every day. As much
as possible, I make myself aware of
what are the right foods to eat and
how to eat right so everything bal-
ances out, shares Mikael.
With his healthy lifestyle, coupled
with his optimistic outlook in life, Mi-
kael is the epitome of a well-brought
up individualso he is really the ide-
al Centrum Brand Ambassador. How
did he feel when he learned that he
was chosen to represent the brand?
I was so ecstatic. The brand denes
me, he said.
I like being healthy. I like read-
ing about it, living by it. Nutrition is
my passion and I have loved sports
ever since. I believe a Centrum Brand
Ambassador embodies a compete
and healthy lifestyle. As one takes
care of his body physicallyby
eating right, exercising, doing sports
plus taking the appropriate multivita-
minshe will get to work better, be
more sociable and be in tune with his
emotions as well, says Mikael.
With the busy schedule and kind
of work he has, Mikael all the more
believes in the necessity to take a vi-
tamins and nutritional supplement.
He believes that Centrum, being a
multinational brand, delivers com-
plete nutrition. Thus, he takes Cen-
trum everyday.
I am also very much at home with
Centrum. I remember when I was a
kid, my dad would take Centrum, and
I would be the one to open the big
bottle jar and give him the vitamins.
And when I went to college, I fol-
low my fathers example. I also take
Centrum even until now, he shares.
You, toolike Mikaelcan com-
plete your nutritional requirements
every day with Centrum, so you may
live life to the fullest and be at your
peak performance.
Forget about your problems
Watch
Sosy Problems
lesser talent were playing Bernice,
the lm would be like a fried lumpia
oating in sour vinegar dip.
Among the four sosy girls, Rhian
is the real stand out, especially that
she has most of the scenes in the sec-
ond half of the lm. Impressive inter-
action with Bea Binene who, I must
say, steals the scene at times from the
four girls.
Bianca King, playing a sosy girl
whose politician father has fallen
from grace and is transiting from rich
to noveau pauvre (or new poor) is the
most pathetic. She plays it well, even
if her friends are trying to put her
down and ignore her. I remember a
lot of acquaintances that do the same
as King, buying copies of Louis Vuit-
ton bags in some shopping centers in
the Metro and parlaying it as original.
Kris Aquino knows how to spot a
fake, shed have a smirk on her face
if shed see one.
I dont want to spoil your excite-
ment. Go and watch it, with your
favorite sosy girl as companion. Im
sure youll have a blast.
Who was at Sosys
premiere?
At the premiere of Sosy Problems
at SM Megamall, we spotted inter-
esting personalities along with the
four starsHeart Evangelista, Bian-
ca King, Solenn Heussaff and Rhian
Ramos.
KC Montero was there to support
his lady love Rhian Ramos, and Sena-
tor Chiz Escudero his Heart Evange-
lista. Also seen walking on the red
carpet was Senator Miriam D. San-
tiago, who was the matchmaker of
Chiz and Heart, and Senator Gringo
Honasan.
We also saw Hearts mom Cecile
Ongpaucao who seemed pretty okay
with Chiz, young actress Bea Binene
who came unescorted, actor Mikael
Daez who has a brief but memorable
role in the lm, Tim Yap, and GMA
Films President Annette Gozon Ab-
rogar with her husband Lito, and as-
sistant Tracy Garcia.
While the premier was held at a
short notice, the fans of all the stars in
the lm braved the trafc and waited
patiently for their idols along the red
carpet of the multiplex.
Childhaus
thanksgiving party
On Saturday, Gandang Ricky
Reyes Todo Na Toh will feature the
thanksgiving party held at the Child-
haus on Dec. 22.
At the were the golden-hearted
benefactors of the temporary shelter
for ailing children-inmates on Ma-
pang-akit Street, Diliman, Quezon
City. Mascots, clowns and a magician
entertained the youngsters.
Philanthropist Hans Sy with his
wife and children graced the affair.
They distributed gifts to the CH
wards who danced and sang for the
Sy family as a gesture of gratitude to
Hans who donated the house and lot
they now take pride in calling their
very own home.
Also featured are the former CH
patients who survived cancer and
other killer diseases. We are sad-
dened when a patient dies but we re-
joice when we see the graduates (sur-
vivors) leaving us to go back to their
respective homes because they are
nally cured, says Ricky Reyes.
After nine years, survivors now
count more than 3,000. And to date
there are 36 young wards at CH who
are hopeful that more godparents
will support them as their guardians
pray that like the graduates before
them these kids will leave the place
ready to face the world normal and
healthy.
SkyCable 499 adds Blink
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as well as your favorites from various
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your world into an exciting adven-
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the globe. You may also catch Blink
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To continue witnessing original
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Stars for Kipling and World Visions Christmas advocacy
Senators Chiz Escudero and Miriam Defensor-Santiago at Sosy Problems
premiere
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Isabela 2
nd
District Engineering Offce,
Roxas, Isabela, invites contractors to bid for the following project(s):
*Contract ID : 12BF0117
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at Benito Soliven, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Balliao ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Nacalma ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
c. Construction of 2-CL School Building at Andabuen NHS, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Andabuen ES-Annex, Benito
Soliven, Isabela
e. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Binugtungan PS, Benito
Soliven, Isabela
f. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Villaluz Integrated School, Benito
Soliven, Isa.
g. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Gomez ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : a. Php 929, 600.00
: b. Php 879, 600.00
: c. Php 1, 146,000.00
: d. Php 899, 600.00
: e. Php 909, 600.00
: f. Php 610, 000.00
: g. Php 879, 600.00
Php 6, 254,000.00
Contract Duration : 135 Calendar Days
Cost of Bid Documents: Php6, 000.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at Benito Soliven, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Danipa ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at La Salette ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
c. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Dagupan ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Placer-Dagupan ES, Benito
Soliven, Isabela
e. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Sinipit PS, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
f. Construction of 1-Cl School Building at San Carlos PS, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
g. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Sta. Cruz ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
h. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Guilingan ES, Benito Soliven,
Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
: b. Php 879, 600.00
: c. Php 670, 000.00
: d. Php 610, 000.00
: e. Php 879, 600.00
: f. Php 670, 000.00
: g. Php 879, 600.00
: h. Php 929, 600.00
Php 6, 398,000.00
Cost of Bid Documents : Php6, 000.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at San Mariano, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Ueg NHS (San Mariano HS-Ueg
Extension),
San Mariano, Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Binatug ES, San Mariano,
Isabela
c. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Gangalan ES, San Mariano,
Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Daragutan East NHS
(Formerly SMHS-Daragutan Annex), San Mariano, Isabela
e. Construction of 2-CL School Building at Dibuluan ES, San Mariano, Isabela
f. Construction of 1-Cl Pre-School Building at Disusuan ES, San Mariano, Isabela
g. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Dicamay IS, San Mariano, Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
: b. Php 909, 600.00
: c. Php 879, 600.00
: d. Php 610, 000.00
: e. Php 1, 168,000.00
: f. Php 879, 600.00
: g. Php 640, 000.00
Php 5, 746,800.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at San Mariano, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Daragutan West PS, San
Mariano, Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Ibujan ES (Ibujan PS), San Mariano,
Isabela
c. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at San Pablo ES, San Mariano,
Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Angela PS, San Mariano, Isabela
e. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Old San Mariano ES, San
Mariano, Isabela
f. Construction of 1-Cl School Building at Caunayan ES, San Mariano, Isabela
g. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Cadsalan Integrated School, San
Mariano, Isabela
h. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Tappa ES, San Mariano, Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
: b. Php 660, 000.00
: c. Php 899, 600.00
: d. Php 660, 000.00
: e. Php 879, 600.00
: f. Php 670, 000.00
: g. Php 660, 000.00
: h. Php 660, 000.00
Php 5,968,800.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at Roxas, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL School Building and 1-unit Pre-School Building
at Roxas CS, Roxas, Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Anao-Quiling ES, Roxas,
Isabela
c. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Imbiao ES, Roxas, Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at San Pedro-Villa
Concepcion ES, Roxas, Isa.
e. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at San Jose ES, Roxas,
Isabela
f. Construction of 1-Cl Pre-School Building at San Rafael ES, Roxas,
Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : a. Php 1, 489, 600.00
: b. Php 879, 600.00
: c. Php 879, 600.00
: d. Php 879, 600.00
: e. Php 879, 600.00
: f. Php 879, 600.00
Php 5, 887,600.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at San Manuel and Quirino,
Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Cabaritan ES, San Manuel,
Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Sandiat NHS-Nueva Era
Extension, San Manuel, Isa.
c. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Agliam PS, San Manuel,
Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Pisang ES, San Manuel,
Isabela
e. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at San Francisco ES, San
Manuel, Isabela
f. Construction of 2-CL School Building at Luna-Suerte ES, Quirino,
Isabela
g. Construction of 2-CL School Building at Sinait PS, Quirino, Isabela
h. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Suerte PS, Quirino, Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
: b. Php 610, 000.00
: c. Php 610, 000.00
: d. Php 879, 600.00
: e. Php 879, 600.00
: f. Php 1, 116,000.00
: g. Php 1, 116,000.00
: h. Php 879, 600.00
Php 6, 970,400.00
Cost of Bid Documents: Php7, 000.00
Contract Name : Construction of Various School Buildings at Quezon, Mallig, Aurora, Burgos
& Naguilian, Isabela
Contract Location: a. Construction of 1-Cl School Building at Minagbag Integrated School,
Quezon, Isabela
b. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Dummon ES, Quezon, Isabela
c. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Aurora ES, Quezon, Isabela
d. Construction of 1-CL School Building at San Jose NHS
(Formerly Mallig HS-San Jose Norte Annex), Mallig, Isabela
e. Construction of 2-CL School Building at Manano ES-Sitio Villa Corazon
PS Annex, Mallig, Isabela
f. Construction of 1-Cl Pre-School Building at Sto. Nio PS (San Rafael
Annex), Aurora, Isa.
g. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at San Bonifacio ES, Burgos,
Isabela
h. Construction of 1-CL Pre-School Building at Palattao ES, Naguilian,
Isabela
i. Construction of 1-CL School Building at Sta. Victoria ES, Naguilian,
Isabela
Scope of Work : BIL
: b. Php 620, 000.00
: c. Php 660, 000.00
: d. Php 610, 000.00
: e. Php 1,116, 000.00
: f. Php 879, 600.00
: g. Php 879, 600.00
: h. Php 879, 600.00
: i. Php 610, 000.00
Php 6, 864,800.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH- Central Procurement Offce (CPO), Manila, before the deadline for the receipt of
LOI. The DPWH-CPO will only process contractors applications for registration with complete
requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents December 21, 2012-January 15, 2013
2. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 AM., January 3, 2013
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from Prospective
Bidders
December 28, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids 10:00 A.M., January 15, 2013
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 P.M., January 15, 2013
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Isabela 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, Roxas, Isabela, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective Bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees upon the submission
of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have
purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in
two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the
technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bids (LCRB) in the evaluation and post qualifcation.
The Isabela 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Isabela reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ORLANDO T. ESCOBAR
Chief, Quality Assurance Section
BAC Chairman
DPWH-Isabela 2
nd
District Engng. Offce
Roxas, Isabela

Noted:
(Sgd.) EVELYN C. COSTALES, Ph.D.
District Engineer
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Isabela 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Isabela
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Region X
Bukidnon 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways, through its Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC), invites prospective suppliers/bidders to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12KC0064
Contract Name: Rehab./Imprvt./Concreting of Farm to Market Road (FMR)
Contract Location: Brgy. Lingi-on-Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): 3,000,000.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php. 5,000.00
Contract duration: 75 Calendar Days
Scope of Work: Concreting of 520 lm. @ 4.0m width and 0.15m. thk.
Contract Location: Brgy. Poblacion, Libona, Bukidnon
Contract Location: Brgy. Miarayon,Talakag, Bukidnon
Contract Name: Cluster G Rehab./Imprvt./Concreting of various Farm to
Market Road (FMR)
Contract Location: Baungon, Malitbog, Sumilao, Bukidnon
A.) Municipality of Baungon
a.) Brgy. Imbatug, Baungon FMR P700,000.00
b.) Brgy.San Vicente, Naungon FMR 900,000.00
c.) Brgy Poblacion, Malitbog FMR 1,700,000.00
d.) Brgy. Lupiagan, Sumilao FMR 1,700,000.00
ABC 5,000,000.00
Contract Name: Cluster H of Repair/Rehab./Improvement/Completion/
Construction of Various Multi-Purpose Building, Roads of
Municipalities of Libona and Pangantucan, Bukidnon
Contract Location: Libona and Pangantucan, Bukidnon
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehab./Imprvt./Completion/Const. of MPB
A.) Municipality of Libona
a.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. San Jose, Libona P200,000.00
b.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. Capihan, Libona 200,000.00
c.) Construction/Installation/Rehab. Of WS Brgy. Kinawe, Libona 200,000.00
d.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Pongol, Libona 200,000.00
e.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Crossing, Libona 200,000.00
f.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Nangka, Libona 200,000.00
g.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Kili-og, Libona 200,000.00
h.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Gango, Libona 200,000.00
i.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Poblacion, Libona 200,000.00
Sub Total: P1,800,000.00
B.) Municipality of Pangantucan
a.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Mendis,
Pangantucan P200,000.00
b.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Gandingan, Pangantucan 200,000.00
c.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Portulin, Pangantucan 200,000.00
d.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. Road Brgy. Kipaducan,
Pangantucan 200,000.00
e.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. Road Brgy. Malipayon,
Pangantucan 200,000.00
f.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. Road
Brgy. Kimanait, Pangantucan 200,000.00
g.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Kimanait, Pangantucan 250,000.00
h.) Repair/Rehab./Imprvt. of Brgy. Road Brgy. Payad, Pangantucan 200,000.00
i.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Lantay, Pangantucan 200,000.00
j.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. New Eden, Pangantucan 200,000.00
k.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Barandias, Pangantucan 200,000.00
l.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Poblacion, Pangantucan 200,000.00
m.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Lancataon, Pangantucan 250,000.00
n.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. New Eden, Pangantucan 200,000.00
o.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Madaya, Pangantucan 200,000.00
p.) Rehabilitation of MPB, Brgy. Bacusanon, Pangantucan 200,000.00
q.) Construction of MPP, Brgy. Pigatauranan, Pangantucan 200,000.00
r.) Concreting of Brgy. Road, Brgy.Lancataon, Pangantucan 200,000.00
Sub Total: P3,500,000.00
ABC: P5,300,000.00
Contract Name: Cluster I of Repair/Rehab./Improvement/Completion/
Construction of Various Multi-Purpose Building, Roads
of Municipalities of Malitbog, Baungon and Kalilangan,
Bukidnon
Contract Location: Libona and Pangantucan, Bukidnon
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehab./Imprvt./Completion/Const. of MPB
A.) Municipality of Malitbog
a.) Const./Installation/Rehab. of WS, Brgy. Siloo, Malitbog P200,000.00
Sub Total: P200,000.00
B.) Municipality of Baungon
a.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. San Miguel, Baungon P200,000.00
b.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Danatag, Baungon 200,000.00
c.) Const./Completion of School Bldg.,Brgy. Danatag HS Annex, Baungon 250,000.00
d.) Const. of Public market, Brgy. Liboran, Baungon 200,000.00
e.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Langaon, Baungon 200,000.00
f.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Balintad, Baungon 200,000.00
g.) Completion of MPB, Brgy. Lingating, Baungon 200,000.00
h.) Completion of MPB, Brgy. Nicadao, Baungon 200,000.00
i.) Rehab. of MPB, Brgy. Imbatug HS (Pob.) Baungon 250,000.00
j.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Buenavista, Baungon 200,000.00
Sub-Total P2,100,000.00
C.) Municipality of Kalilangan
a.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy.Barorawon, Kalilangan P200,000.00
b.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Don Jose, Kalilangan 200,000.00
c.) Construction of Barangay Road, Brgy. Kibaning, Kalilangan 200,000.00
d.) Concreting of Road, Brgy. Malinao, Kalilangan 200,000.00
e.) Const./Installation/Rehab. of WS, Brgy. Pamotolon, Kalilangan 200,000.00
f.) Const./Installation/Rehab. of WS, Brgy. San Vicente Ferrer 200,000.00
g.) Construction of Spillway, Brgy. Ninoy Aquino, Kalilangan 200,000.00
h.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Macaopao, Kalilangan 200,000.00
i.) Construction of MPB, Brgy. Ninoy Aquino, Kalilangan 500,000.00
j.) Completion of MPB, Brgy. Canituan, Kalilangan 200,000.00
k.) Completion of MPB, Brgy. Central Poblacion, Kalilangan 200,000.00
l.) Rehab. of MPB, Brgy. Kinura, Kalilangan 200,000.00
m.) Rehab. of MPB, Brgy. Poblacion ES, Kalilangan 200,000.00
n.) Construction of MPP, Brgy. West Poblacion, Kalilangan 200,000.00
o.) Construction of MPP, Brgy. Bangbang, Kalilangan 200,000.00
p.) Construction of MPP(Pathway w/shed), Brgy. Malinao, Kalilangan 250,000.00
Sub-Total P3,600,000.00
ABC P5,900,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a bidder must meet the following criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, corporations/partnership/cooperatives/
organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belongs
to the citizens of the Philippines, (c) completed similar contract whose value must be at
least 50% of the ABC within a period of 5 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of
bids.
Unregistered suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the BAC for goods, Secretariat, DPWH 3
rd
DEO seven (7) Calendar Days before the
deadline for the submission and opening of bids. The BAC for Goods, DPWH Bukidnon 3
rd

DEO will only process suppliers applications for registration with complete requirements,
and issue the Suppliers Registration Certifcate (SRC). Registration forms maybe secured
from the Secretariat, BAC for Goods Offce, DPWH, Bukidnon 3
rd
DEO, Dicklum, Manolo
Fortich, Bukidnon.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: Dec. 21 Jan. 8, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference Dec.28, 2012, 10:30 am.
3. Submission and Receipt of Bids Jan. 8, 2013, 10:00 am.
4. Opening of Bids Jan. 8, 2013, 10:30 am.
5. Last day of Intent Jan. 4, 2013
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC for Goods Secretariat,
Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of (refer above).
Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a
bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised
IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in
two (2) separate bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The First Envelope shall contain the
technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to
the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-
qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) RONALD T. GEMPISAO
Engineer III
Chief, Planning and Design Section
BAC Chairman
Department of Health
CENTER FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT-Metro Manila
VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Telefax 294-46-25, 294-67-11 Loc. 104
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
LABORATORY SUPPLIES CY 2013
1. FUNDING SOURCE:
The Valenzuela Medical Center (VMC) through INCOME/GAA/GOP intends to
apply the amount of Fifteen Million Nine Hundred Seventy Six Thousand
Six Hundred Sixteen and 50/100 Pesos Only (Php 15,976,616.50), being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for the provision of public bidding for
LABORATORY SUPPLIES CY 2013. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at Bid Opening.
2. The Valenzuela Medical Center now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for
Laboratory Supplies Cy 2013. The description of an eligible Bidder is contained
in Section II of the Bidding Documents ITB.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations Parts A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and is restricted to Filipino
citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and
to citizens or organizations of a country the laws and regulations of which grant
similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to Republic Act 5183 (RA
5183) and subject to Commonwealth Act 138 (CA 138). Only Bids from bidders
who pass the eligibility check will be opened. The process for the eligibility check
is described in Section II of the Bidding Documents, ITB. The Bidder with the
lowest calculated bid (LCB) shall advance to the post-qualifcation stage in order
to fnally determine his responsiveness of the bid to the technical and fnancial
requirements of the project. The contract shall then be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during
the post-qualifcation procedure.
4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from Valenzuela Medical Center
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 11:00
A.M. and 2:00 4:00 P.M. starting December 28, 2012 to January 22, 2012 .
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the amount
of 1M to 5M (P5,000.00), 5M to 10M (P10,000.00) and 10M to 50M (P25,000.00) .
The method of payment will be in cash. The Bidding Documents shall be received
personally by the prospective bidder or his authorized representative. It may also be
downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided
that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later
than the submission of their bids.
6. The Valenzuela Medical Center will hold a Pre-Bid Conference open to all interested
parties on January 8, 2013, 9:00 A.M. at Mini BAC Conference Room, VMC Annex
Building, Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City which shall be open only to all
interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Eligibility Check and Bid Opening will be on January 22, 2013. Bids will be
opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below.
8. Bids and eligibility requirements must be delivered to the address below on or
before January 22, 2013, 9:00 am, BAC Offce. All bids must be accompanied
by a Bid Security in the form of Cash, Managers Check or Cashiers Check Bank
Draft or Bank Guarantee of two (2%) percent of the total amount to bid. Late
Bids shall not be accepted.
9. The Valenzuela Medical Center reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and
to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time prior to the contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd) DONA D. SALMOS, RN, MAN
BAC Chairperson
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Department of Health
CENTER FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT-Metro Manila
VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Telefax 294-46-25, 294-67-11 Loc. 104
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CY 2012
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
1. FUNDING SOURCE:
The Valenzuela Medical Center (VMC) through INCOME/GAA/GOP intends to
apply the amount of Three Million One Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand
Twenty Five Pesos Only (Php3,127,025.00), being the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) for the provision of public bidding for MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
CY 2012. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
Bid Opening.
2. The Valenzuela Medical Center now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for
Medical Equipment Cy 2012. The description of an eligible Bidder is contained
in Section II of the Bidding Documents ITB.
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations Parts A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and is restricted to Filipino
citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and
to citizens or organizations of a country the laws and regulations of which grant
similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to Republic Act 5183 (RA
5183) and subject to Commonwealth Act 138 (CA 138). Only Bids from bidders
who pass the eligibility check will be opened. The process for the eligibility
check is described in Section II of the Bidding Documents, ITB. The Bidder with
the lowest calculated bid (LCB) shall advance to the post-qualifcation stage
in order to fnally determine his responsiveness of the bid to the technical and
fnancial requirements of the project. The contract shall then be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as
such during the post-qualifcation procedure.
4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from Valenzuela Medical Center
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 11:00
A.M. and 2:00 4:00 P.M. starting December 27, 2012 to January 15, 2012 .
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the amount
of P500,000.00 (P1,000.00) 1M to 5M (P5,000.00). The method of payment will be
in cash. The Bidding Documents shall be received personally by the prospective
bidder or his authorized representative. It may also be downloaded free of charge
from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
(PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay
the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission
of their bids.
6. The Valenzuela Medical Center will hold a Pre-Bid Conference open to all
interested parties on January 3, 2013, 9:00 A.M. at Mini BAC Conference Room,
VMC Annex Building, Padrigal St., Karuhatan, Valenzuela City which shall be
open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Eligibility Check and Bid Opening will be on January 15, 2013. Bids will be
opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives who choose to attend
at the address below.
8. Bids and eligibility requirements must be delivered to the address below on or
before January 15, 2013, 9:00 am, BAC Offce. All bids must be accompanied
by a Bid Security in the form of Cash, Managers Check or Cashiers Check Bank
Draft or Bank Guarantee of two (2%) percent of the total amount to bid. Late
Bids shall not be accepted.
9. The Valenzuela Medical Center reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and
to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time prior to the contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd) DONA D. SALMOS, RN, MAN
BAC Chairperson
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OFFICE THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Caraga Region XIII
J. Rosal es Avenue, But uan Ci t y

Invitation to Bid
1. The Depart ment of Publ i c Works and Hi ghways, DPWH Regi onal Off i ce
XIII, J. Rosal es Avenue But uan Ci t y, through the FY -2013 DOT-DPWH
Tourism intents to apply the sum of One Hundred Fifty Eight Million One
Hundred Ninety Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Three Pesos and 74/100
(PhP 158,192,833.74) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for the following projects:
a. Contract ID : 12N00059
Contract Name : Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Jct. Cancohoy-
Pilar Road, K29+030-K36+700, Siargao Island,
Surigao del Norte.
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): PhP 158,192,833.74
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
2. The Depart ment of Publ i c Works and Hi ghways, DPWH Regi onal Off i ce
XIII now invites bids for the aforementioned projects with the following scope
of works:
a.) 12N00059; Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Jct. Cancohoy-Pilar Road,
Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, which include, Earthworks, Subgrade
Preparation, Subbase & Base Course 0.23 m. thick PCCP, Drainage
Structures & Slope Protection Works. Completion of Works is required
300 Calendar Days.

Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project. The
description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents,
particularly, in section II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.

organizations with at least seventy five percent (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Depar t ment of
Publ i c Works and Hi ghways Regi onal Off i ce XIII, and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Mondays
to Fridays.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below starting on December 28, 2012 and upon
payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of PhP40,000.00.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website
of DPWH at www.dpwh.gov.ph provi ded that bi dders shal l pay the
nonrefundable fee for the Documents not later than the submission of their
bids.

6. The DPWH will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 10, 2013 at 10:00
A.M. at the address below and open to all interested parties.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on January 29, 2013 at or
before 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security, in any
of the acceptance form 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 on January 29, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.
Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. 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.

9. For further information, please refer to:
SAMSON L. HEBRA, MBA
Chief, Maintenance Division
BAC Chairman
J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City
Tel No. (085) 815-3553

(Sgd.) SAMSOM L. HEBRA, MBA
Chief, Maintenance Division
BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
METRO MANILA II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Bonifacio Drive cor. 8th Street, Port Area, Manila
INVITATION TO BID FOR
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region-
Metro Manila II District Engineering Offce (DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO), through
the General Appropriation Act (GAA) FY-2012 and FY-2013 intends to bid
out the projects listed below:
(1) a. Contract ID: 12OC0164
b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of Moon-
walk Creek (Phase III)
c. Contract Location: Barangay Moonwalk, Paraaque City,
Metro Manila
d. Scope of Work: Slope Protection and Bank Improvement of
River
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): Php 14,839,190.49
f. Contract Duration: 150 calendar days
g. Amount of Bid Documents: Php 25,000.00

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of
Marulas Creek from Olivarez to SAV 6 (Ines
Street)
c. Contract Location: Paraaque City, Metro Manila
d. Scope of Work: Slope Protection and Bank Improvement of River

b. Contract Name: Improvement of Drainage System along East
Service Road
c. Contract Location: Brgy. San Martin De Porres, Paraaque City,
Metro Manila
d. Scope of Work: Improvement of Drainage System

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of Don
Galo River (Phase II), Barangay Moonwalk


b. Contract Name: Slope Protection and Bank Improvement of
Sapang Buwaya Creek Tributaries (Sta. 5+436
to Sta. 6+000)
c. Contract Location: Barangay Marcelo Green, Paraaque City,
Metro Manila

opening.
2. 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.
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known
as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
organizations with at least seventy fve (75%) interest or outstanding capital
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. - 12:00 NN and 1:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by Interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding
Documents prescribed in the above mentioned list of projects.
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH,
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later
6. The DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 4,
2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the Conference Room of DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO,
Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila, which shall be open
only to interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 16, 2013,
10:00 A.M. at DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO, Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th
Street, Port
Area, Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the
acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB.
choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. Prospective bidders shall submit their sealed envelopes duly accomplished
in forms as specifed in the BDs on or before the deadline of dropping of the
bid documents at the DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO by the Authorized Managing
Offcer (AMO) or authorized liaison offcer of interested parties as stated in
their Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). The liaison offcer shall
submit a letter from the AMO authorizing her/him to drop their bid, attend the
bidding process and also submit a copy of company I.D. for verifcation. No
Special Power of Attorney (SPA) shall be allowed.
9. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila II District Engineering Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the biding process, and to reject all
bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability
to the affected bidders.
NILA T. LIBRANZA
BAC Chairman
DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO
th
Street
Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (02) 3049388

(SGD.)ARLEEN D. BELTRAN
Offcer-In-Charge
Offce of the District Engineer
(MST-DEC. 28,2012)
Pangasinan Sub-District Engineering Offce
Area Equipment Services Compound
Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan
Rehab/Construction of Sinucalan River Dike,
Banaoang, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through the
Regular Infra 2012 intends to apply the sum of Php 19,400,000.00
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under
the contract for Rehab/Construction of Sinucalan River Dike,
Banaoang, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, Contract ID No. 12AJ0095.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
bid opening.
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce now invites
bids for Clearing & Grubbing, Structure Excavation, Embankment,
Gabions, Filter Cloth, Boulder Fill, Occupational Safety and Health
Mobilization/Demobilization, Project Billboard. Completion of the
Works is required 120 Calendar Days Bidders should have completed,
within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids,
a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder
is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II.
Instruction to Bidders.
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.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH
Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand
Pesos (Php 25,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and
the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the
fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on January 11, 2013, which shall be opened to
all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 17,
2013 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and
in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
Region IV - A
CAVITE II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cavite II District Engineering Offce,
Tagaytay City, through FY 2012 R.A 8794 Automatic Appropriation 2012 CURRENT and FY
2013 Regular Infrastructure Program, intends to apply the sum of Thirty Eight Million Nine
Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Four pesos & 10/100 (P38,999,664.10)
to payment under the contract for infrastructure project listed below . Bids received in excess of
the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

1.
Contract I.D. : 12DG0111
Contract Name : Road Opening/Concreting of Gen.Aguinaldo-Magallanes-Nasugbu Road
(East-West Road),Batangas/Cavite, Magallanes-Gen. Aguinaldo Road,
Cavite Side, 7LD, Bendita Section

Contract Location : Magallanes,Cavite
Major Category : Roads-New Construction-PCCP
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 9,699,967.86
Contract Duration : 60 calendar days

2.
Contract Name : Road Opening/Concreting of Gen.Aguinaldo-Magallanes-Nasugbu Road
(East-West Road),Batangas/Cavite, Magallanes-Gen. Aguinaldo Road,
Cavite Side, 7LD, Pacheco Section

Major Category : Roads-New Construction-PCCP
of Work

3.
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Cavite-Batangas Road, Silang
Section
K0052+535 to K0053+763 with exception

Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Ashalt
of Work
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cavite II District Engineering
Offce now invites bids for the above stated project. Bidders must have an experience of having
completed at least one (1) contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is
contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act
9184 (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 fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of
the Philippines.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from (DPWH), Cavite II District Engineering
Offce, Tagaytay City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 A. M. 5:00 P.M

Acomplete 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 Document in the amount of
P 10,000.00 for projects 1 & 3 and P25,000.00 for project no.2.

It may also be downloadable free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that
bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The DPWH, Cavite II District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre Bid Conference on December
26, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the DPWH Cavite II District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City, which
shall be open to all interested parties.

The deadline for the submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) from intended contractors is on January
4, 2013.

Bid must be delivered to the address below on January 9, 2013 until 10:00 A.M. All bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable form and in the amount stated in
ITB Clause 18.

Bid will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the
address below on January 9, 2013 after 2:00 PM. Late bids 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.

For further information, please refer to:
PRESCILA R. RAMOS
BAC Chairman

Attention :
Head, BAC Secretariat
Cavite II District Engineering Offce,
Tagaytay City
Tel. (046)413-13-47
Telefax : (046)413-29-36

Approved :

(Sgd.) PRESCILA R. RAMOS
Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee

Noted by :

(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer

Region IV - A
CAVITE II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Offce, Tagaytay City, through FY 2012 R.A 10155 Regular 2012 CURRENT and FY 2013
Regular Infrastructure Program, intends to apply the sum of Thirty Million Ninety Eight
Thousand Eight Two Hundred Fifty Pesos & 10/100 (P30,098,250.10) to payment under
the contract for infrastructure project listed below . Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.

1.
Contract Name : Road Opening/Concreting of Gen.Aguinaldo-Magallanes-Nasugbu
Road (East-West Road),Batangas/Cavite, Magallanes-Gen.
Aguinaldo Road, Cavite Side, 7LD, Construction of Putol Bridge

Major Category : Bridges-Construction-Concrete
of Work

2.
Contract Name : Repair/Maintenance of NBI- CAVIDO Building, Tagaytay City

Contract Location : Tagaytay City,Cavite
Major Category : Maintenance Buildings
of Work

Offce now invites bids for the above stated project. Bidders must have an experience of
having completed at least one (1) contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible
bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (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 fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to
citizens of the Philippines.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (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 fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to
citizens of the Philippines.

Interested bidders may obtain further information from (DPWH), Cavite II District
Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address
given below from 8:00 A. M. 5:00 P.M

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the
address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee for the Bidding Document in the
amount of P 25,000.00 for project 1 and P1,000.00 for project no.2.

It may also be downloadable free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, provided that
bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their
bids.

The DPWH, Cavite II District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre Bid Conference on
December 27, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the DPWH Cavite II District Engineering Offce,
Tagaytay City, which shall be open to all interested parties.

The deadline for the submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) from intended contractors is on
January 4, 2013.

Bid must be delivered to the address below on January 10, 2013 until 10:00 A.M. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable form and in the amount
stated in ITB Clause 18.

Bid will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below on January 10, 2013 after 2:00 PM. Late bids 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.


PRESCILA R. RAMOS
BAC Chairman

Attention :
Cavite II District Engineering Offce,
Tagaytay City
Tel. (046)413-13-47
Telefax : (046)413-29-36

Approved :

(Sgd.) PRESCILA R. RAMOS
Assistant District Engineer

Noted by :

(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer

(MST-Dec. 21, 28, 2012 & Jan. 4, 2013)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 4, MANILA
ELAINE GRACE CORPUZICO
Petitioner,

CIVIL CASE NO. 12128797
KOJI SUGIMOTO AND THE
NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE (NSO)
Respondents.
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SUMMON
The court in its Order dated December 4, 2012,
directed the petitioner to serve Summons by Publication.
NOW THEREFORE, Koji Sugimoto, you are
summoned and required to fle with this court your
answer or any responsive pleading within thirty
(30) days after the publication hereof, serving copy
thereof to the petitioner through her counsel, Atty.
Noubert T. Oliveros, at Public Attorney's Offce, 4
th

Floor, Godino Building, 350 Arroceros St., Ermita,
Manila.
WITNESS, the HON. JOSE LORENZO R. DELA
ROSA, Presiding Judge of the above-branch this
5th day of December 2012, in the City of Manila.
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OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Regional Offce I
City of San Fernando, La Union
Invitation to Bid for the Construction of Laoag
City By-Pass Road including RROW, KO3+080-
KO6+713.62 with exceptions, Laoag City, Ilocos
Norte
1. The DPWH-Regional Offce I, through the GAA CY 2013 intends to
apply the sum of Seventy Seven Million Two Hundred Fourteen
Pesos and Twenty Eight Centavos. (P 77,000,214.28) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract
for the Construction of Laoag City By-Pass Road including RROW,
KO3+080-KO6+713.62 with exceptions, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte with
Contract ID No. 13A00016. Bid received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The DPWH-Regional Offce I now invites bids for the earth works of
2,828.00 lineal meters, and Construction of Box Culvert, Installation
of 1.220 diameter RCP and Stone Masonry as slope protection work.
Completion of the Works is Two Hundred Forty (240) calendar days.
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.
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships,
or organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Reg. I and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 50,000.00.
of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-Regional Offce I will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January
4, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH, 2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San
Fernando City, La Union, which shall be open only to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered on or before January 16, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at the
DPWH, 2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San Fernando City, La Union.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. 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.
BAC SECRETARIAT
DPWH-Regional Offce I
Aguila Road, San Fernando City, La Union
Telefax: (072) 242-9351
(SGD.) CORNELIO G. AMITA
BAC Chairman
(MST-DEC. 28,2012)
Regional Offce I
Invitation to Bid for the Reconstruction of Banban Bridge,
a)km.545+550-km546+055; b) 545+730-km545+891.3(bridge,
BBW), Bangui, Ilocos Norte
1. The DPWH-Regional Offce I, through the GAA CY 2013 intends to apply
the sum of One Hundred Forty Two Million Seven Hundred Sixteen
Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Two Pesos and Seventy One Centavos.
(P 142,716,592.71) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for the Reconstruction of Banban Bridge, a)
km.545+550-km546+055; b) 545+730-km545+891.3(bridge, BBW), Bangui,
Ilocos Norte with Contract ID No. 13A00017. Bid received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The DPWH-Regional Offce I now invites bids for the Construction of 4 span
40m PSCG, type VI bridge. The new bridge has 3 Piers and 2 Abutments all
resting on bored piles with a diameter of 2.0 meters. Crane way shall be used
in the construction the bridge. Construction of bridge approaches with 230 mm
thick PCCP carriageway and 150mm thick paved shoulders. Installation of
road safety devices like warning & regulatory signages, refective thermoplastic
pavement markings and bridge paint. Concrete guardrails are also included.
construction of slope protection like stone masonry and grouted riprap for the
approaches while rubble concrete and mattresses for the bridges abutments.
The existing bridge and all piers, including the old ones shall be removed.
Completion of the Works is Two Hundred Forty Two (242) calendar days.
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.
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Reg. I and inspect
the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding
Documents in the amount of Php 50,000.00.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the
DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not
later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-Regional Offce I will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 4, 2013,
10:00 A.M. at the DPWH, 2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San Fernando City,
La Union, which shall be open only to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered on or before January 16, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH,
2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San Fernando City, La Union. 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 aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. 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
BAC SECRETARIAT
Telefax: (072) 242-9351
BAC Chairman
(MST-DEC. 28,2012)
Regional Offce I
Invitation to Bid for the Construction/Widening/
Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Access Roads to
major Airport Access Road to Alaminos City,
KO000+790(Equivalent to KO325+500)-KO004+232.72
with exceptions, Alaminos City, Pangasinan
1. The DPWH-Regional Offce I, through the GAA CY 2013 intends to
apply the sum of Sixty Five Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand
One Hundred Ninety Two Pesos and Nineteen Centavos. (P
65,960,192.19) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)
to payments under the contract for the Construction/Widening/
Upgrading/ Rehabilitation of Access Roads to major Airport Access
Road to Alaminos City, KO000+790 (Equivalent to KO325+500)-
KO004+232.72 with exceptions, Alaminos City, Pangasinan with
Contract ID No. 13A00015. Bid received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The DPWH-Regional Offce I now invites bids for the earth works of
2,663.00 meters length, drainage and slope protection works and other
miscellaneous structures. Completion of the Works is Two Hundred Ten
(210) calendar days. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10)
years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar
to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the
Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships,
or organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Reg. I and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 50,000.00.
of the DPWH, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-Regional Offce I will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January
4, 2013, 10:00 A.M. at the DPWH, 2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San
Fernando City, La Union, which shall be open only to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered on or before January 16, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at the
DPWH, 2nd foor, RO I Conference Room, San Fernando City, La Union.
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 aforesaid address. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. 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.
BAC SECRETARIAT
Telefax: (072) 242-9351
BAC Chairman
(MST-DEC. 28,2012)
METRO MANILA II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Bonifacio Drive cor. 8th Street, Port Area, Manila
INVITA TIO N TO BID FO R
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region-
Metro Manila II District Engineering Offce (DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO),
through the General Appropriation Act (GAA) FY-2012 and FY-2013 intends
to bid out the projects listed below:
b. Contract Name: Improvement of Drainage System along West
Service Road (Sta. 13+060 to Sta. 19+330)
d. Scope of Work: Improvement of Drainage System

b. Contract Name : Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of
Paraaque River (South)
c. Contract Location: Barangay Moonwalk, Paraaque City, Metro
Manila
River

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of Villanueva
Creek (Camella Area) from Villanueva Creek to
Manila Memorial

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of
Villanueva Creek Tributaries from Manila
Memorial to A. Aguirre Avenue

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection/Bank Improvement of Sapang
Buwaya Creek
c. Contract Location: Barangay San Antonio, Paraaque City, Metro
Manila
River

b. Contract Name: Slope Protection and Bank Improvement of Cut-
Cut Creek (from Vitalez to Ninoy Aquino Avenue
b. Contract Name: Slope Protection and Bank Improvement of Sapang
Buwaya Creek Tributaries

opening.
2. 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.
Rules and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
organizations with at least seventy fve (75%) interest or outstanding capital
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-NCR-
MMIIDEO and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
from 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 NN and 1:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by Interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee
for the Bidding Documents prescribed in the above mentioned list of projects.
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH,
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later
6. The DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 3,
2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the Conference Room of DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO,
th
Street, Port Area, Manila, which shall be open
only to interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
2013, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO, Bonifacio Drive corner 8
th

Street, Port Area, Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB.
8. Prospective bidders shall submit their sealed envelopes duly accomplished
in forms as specifed in the BDs on or before the deadline of dropping of the
bid documents at the DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO by the Authorized Managing
Offcer (AMO) or authorized liaison offcer of interested parties as stated in
their Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). The liaison offcer shall
submit a letter from the AMO authorizing her/him to drop their bid, attend
the bidding process and also submit a copy of company I.D. for verifcation.
No Special Power of Attorney (SPA) shall be allowed.
9. The DPWH-NCR-Metro Manila II District Engineering Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the biding process, and to reject
all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.
NILA T. LIBRANZA
BAC Chairman
DPWH-NCR-MMIIDEO
th
Street
Port Area, Manila
Tel. No. (02) 3049388

( SG D.) ARLEEN D. BELTRAN
Offcer-In-Charge
Offce of the District Engineer
(MST-DEC. 28,2012)
Pangasinan Sub-District Engineering Offce
Area Equipment Services Compound
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Dredging of Bogtong-Ican River, Malasiqui, Pangasinan
1. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce, through
the PDAF intends to apply the sum of Php 5,000,000.00 being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for payments under
the contract for Dredging of Bogtong-Ican River, Malasiqui,
Pangasinan, Contract ID No. 12AJ0094. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce now invites
bids for Clearing & Grubbing, Surplus Unclassifed Excavation,
Mobilization/Demobilization, Project Billboard, Occupational
Safety and Health. Completion of the Works is required 75 Calendar
Days Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from
the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the
Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding
Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
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.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH
Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 Am 5:00 Pm.
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos
(Php 5,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)
and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall
pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission
of their bids.
6. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on January 11, 2013, which shall be opened to
all interested parties.
2013 @ 02:00 pm at Tuliao, Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. All bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and
in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
8. The DPWH Pangasinan Sub District Engineering Offce reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-PSDEO
Telefax (075) 653-64-18
(Sgd.) VIRGILIO B. ZAMUDIO
BAC Chairman
Classifeds
ManilaStandardToday adv.mst@gmail.com DECEMBER 28, 2012 FRIDAY
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Sarangani District Engineering Office
Alabel, Sarangani Province
Invitation to Bid
for
Asphalt Overlay along Sarangani-Davao del Sur
Coastal Road, Km. 1684+202-Km. 1685+227
1. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce, through the General
Appropriations Act SRSuf, RA No. 8794 (MVUC Act) intends to apply the
sum of Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand Pesos Only (Php 9,900,000.00)
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the
contracts for 12ME0093 -Asphalt Overlay along Sarangani-Davao del Sur
CoastalRoad,Km.1684+202-Km.1685+227,Glan,SaranganiProvince.
opening.
2. TheDPWHSaranganiDistrictEngineeringOffcenowinvitesbidsforthe
Asphalt Overlay. Completion of the Works is required: 90 Calendar Days.
The Prospective Bidders must have an experience of having completed
at one (1) Contract that is similar to the contract to be bid. The description
of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly,
in Section 5. Instructions to Bidders.
usingnondiscretionarypass/failcriterionasspecifedintheImplementing
Rules and Regulations (lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
knownastheGovernmentProcurementReformAct.
organizationswithatleastseventyfvepercent(75%)interestoroutstanding
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Sarangani
District Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 oclock in the morning until 5:00 oclock in
theafternoon(OffceHours).
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos
Only (Php. 10,000.00). It may also be downloaded free of charge from
thewebsiteofthePhilippineGovernmentElectronicProcurementSystem
(PhilGEPS)andthewebsiteoftheProcuringEntity,providedthatbidders
shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission
of their bids.
6. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Office will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on January 3, 2013 at 2:00 oclock in the afternoon at DPWH
SaranganiDistrictEngineeringOffceConferenceRoom,whichshallbeopen
only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 15, 2013
not later than 10:00 oclock in the morning at DPWH Sarangani District
EngineeringOffce.Allbidsmustbeaccompaniedbyabidsecurityinany
of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18. Bids
will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability
to the affected bidder or bidders.

LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
DPWHSaranganiDistrictEngineeringOffce
Brgy. Kawas, Alabel, Sarangani Province
(083-554-2530)
Tele Fax No. 083-554-2545
(Sgd.) LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Region XI, Davao City
Request foR expRession of inteRest foR tHe ConDuCt
of CADAstRAL suRVeY (CAteGoRY B-poLitiCAL
BounDARY suRVeY) foR 13 MuniCipALities WitHin
ReGion xi, DAVAo CitY.
1. The Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR), through
the GAA of CY 2012 intends to apply the sum of FORTY-FOUR MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY
(Php 44,520,220.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for the Conduct of Cadastral Survey (Category B-
Political Boundary Survey) / DENRXI-LMS-C-2012-01. Bids received in excess of
theABCshallbeautomaticallyrejectedattheopeningofthefnancialproposals.
2. The DENR now calls for the submission of LOI/ Expressions of Interest and
secure eligibility documents for the Conduct of Cadastral Survey (Category
B-Political Boundary Survey) upon payment of a non-refundable amount of
P1000.00 to the DENR cashier for each LOT. Interested consultants must
submit their eligibility documents on or before January 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM at
DENR,GSS,Lanang,DavaoCity. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated
based on a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion. Bid documents will be
available only to shortlisted bidders upon payment of a non-refundable amount
of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) only for each LOT, to wit;
LOT City/ Municipality Estimated area
(has)
Approved
Budget Cost
(ABC)
1 ASUNCION, DAVAO NORTE 18,712 2,583,953.00
2 SULOP, DAVAO DEL SUR 15,526 1,878,182.00
3 PADADA, DAVAO DEL SUR 8,300 1,803,150.00
4 STA. MARIA, DAVAO DEL SUR 17,500 3,458,835.00
5 DON MARCELINO, DAVAO DEL SUR 40,730 3,092,084.00
6 MALITA, DAVAO DEL SUR 88,337 5,355,501.00
7 SARANGANI ISLAND, DAVAO DEL SUR 9,772 2,183,858.00
8 JOSE ABAD SANTOS, DAVAO DEL SUR 60,006 3,151,638.00
9 LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL 88,639 5,264,311.00
10 BAGANGA, DAVAO ORIENTAL 94,550 5,329,877.00
11 GOV. GENEROSO, DAVAO ORIENTAL 36,575 2,941,989.00
12 LAAK, SAN VICENTE, COMVAL 76,800 4,532,647.00
13 MACO, COMVAL 34,223 2,744,197.00
3. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have
submitted [eligibility documents/Expression of Interest] and have been
determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184
(RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement ReformAct,
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short list shall consist
of three (3) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. The criteria
and rating system for short listing are:
a. ApplicableexperienceoftheConsultant/Firm(50%)\
b. Qualifcationofpersonnelwhomaybeassignedtothejob(25%)
c. Currentworkloadrelativetocapacity(25%)
non-discretionarypass/failcriterionasspecifedintheIRRofRA9184.
(i) Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships,
partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the
Philippines.
5. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation/
Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure.The Procuring Entity shall indicate the
weights to be allocated for the Technical and Financial Proposals]. The criteria
and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions
to Bidders.
6. The contract shall be completed within seven (7) months.
7. The DENR reserves the right to reject any and all bids, annul the bidding
process, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Atty. Felix S. Alicer
Chairman, BAC
DENR-LMS, Bangkal, Davao City
Tel Nos.( 082)2993467
(Sgd.) Atty. Felix S. Alicer
BAC, Chairman
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
OFFICEOFTHEDISTRICTENGINEER
Second Cotabato Engineering District
Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato
Fax No. (064) 2298925 Tel. No. (064) 2298494
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) , Cotabato Second Engineering
District, Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. a. Contract ID: 13-MD-0007
b. Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Malitubog Bridge along Banisilan-
Guiling-Alamada-Libungan Road, Phase I (Realigned from
Replacement/Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Libungan Bridge
along Davao-Cotabato Road, Junction Digos-Cotabato Section
Cotabato
c. Location of the Contract: Banisilan, Cotabato, km. 1645+432.50 to Km. 1645+457.50 (25lm)
d. Scope of Work: Removal of Concrete Bridge Structure, Roadway Excavation
(unsui tabl e), Bri dge Excavati on (Common soi l ) above OWL,
Embankment(from Borrow), Aggregate subbase course, gravel
surface course (Uncrushed), PCCC Pavement (Plain) conventional
method .280mm thick, Steel H-piles (furnished), steel H-piles (driven),
reinforced Concrete railing (double), reinforcing steel bar, grade 60
(Bridge structures & other major structure), structural concrete class
(minor structures), structural concrete class A(major structures)-bridge
superstructure,27Mpa,LeanConcrete,GroutedRiprap,Steelsheet
pile, gabions, false works, Mobilization/Demobilization and Construction
Safety & Health
e. Cost of bid documents: 25,000.00
f. ABC : P 16,974,516.55
g. Duration: 205 CD
h. Source of Fund: GOP-Regular Infrastructure CY-2013
2. a. Contract ID: 13-MD-0008
b. Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Strengthening (Supplemental Support for Permanent
Bridge of Malitubog Bridge, Phase II along Banisilan-Guiling-
Alamada-Libungan Road, (Realigned from Replacement/
Rehabilitation/Strengthening of Buluan Bridge II along Davao-
Cotabato Road, Junction Digos-Cotabato Section
c. Location of the Contract: Banisilan, Cotabato, Km. 1645+433.10 to Km. 1645+481.90
d. Scope of Work: Roadway Excavation (Unsuitable), Roadway Excavation (Common soil),
Foundationfll,Reinforcingsteelbar,grade40,structuralconcreteclass
A(minorstructure),stoneMasonrysteelSheetsPile(slopeProtection),
Bio-Engineering solutions (coco-net), Bio-engineering Solutions (coco-
logs/fascine), Bio-engineering solutions (vegetation0, Mobilization/
Demobilization and Construction Safety and Health
e. Cost of bid documents: 10,000.00
f. ABC : P 8,147,913.69
g. Duration: 126 CD
h. Source of Fund: GOP-Regular Infrastructure CY-2013
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance
with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulation.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen of
75%Filipino-ownedpartnership,corporation,cooperativeorjointventurewithPCABlicense
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of similar contract costing at
least50%ofABCwithinaperiodof10years,and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity of
atleastequaltoABC,orCreditLineCommitmentofatleast10%ofABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCWCentralOffcebeforethedeadlineforthereceiptofLOI.TheDPWHPOCW-
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirement,andissuetheContractorsCertifcateofRegistration(CRC).

Thesignifcanttimesanddeadlinesofprocurementactivitiesareshownbelow:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding documents From: December 26, 2012-January 15, 2013
2. Pre-bid Conference for Contract ID No. Date: January 3, 2013
3. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00 AM Date: January 15, 2013
4. Opening of Bids Right after the dropping of bids Date: January 15, 2013
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2 separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman,
The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, including the eligibility
requirements.Thesecondenvelopeshallcontainthefnancialcomponentofthebid.Contract
will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
andthepost-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at DPWH
Cotabato Second Engineering District, Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato. Prospective Bids must
accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable form in the amount stated in Section 27.2
of the Revised IRR.

Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available, from
the DPWH website. The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address
to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fees of the amount stated above for
Bidding documents. Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their bids.
The DPWH-Cotabato Second Engineering District, Midsayap, Cotabato reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
Award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

APPROVEDBY:

(Sgd.) BARTOLOME T. PAGADUAN
(BAC Chairman)
BATAANFIRSTDISTRICTENGINEERINGOFFICE
OFFICEOFTHEDISTRICTENGINEER
Roman Expressway, Mulawin, Orani, Bataan
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee of the DPWH Bataan 1
st
District Engineering
Offce,throughtheFY2012,invitescontractorstobidfortheaforementionedproject:

Contract ID: 12CA0112
Contract Name: Dredging of Orani Channel
Contract Location: Orani, Bataan
Scope of Work: Dredging of Channel
Contract Duration: 150 Calendar Days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registrationwithDPWH,(b)Filipinocitizenor75%Filipino-ownedpartnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least50%ofABCwithinaperiodof10years,e)CertifcateofSafetyOffcer
SeminarfromDOLE,f)PHILGEPSOrderForm(DRL),g)LatestCPESRating
and (h) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitmentatleastequalto10%ofABC.TheLOImustbesubmittedbythe
Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI).
Submission of LOI by person with Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receiptofLOI.TheDPWHPOCW-CentralOffcewillonlyprocesscontractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors
CertifcateofRegistration(CRC).RegistrationFormsmaybedownloadedatthe
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: December 28, 2012-January 29, 2013
Until 10:00 AM
2. Issuance of Bid Documents From : December 28, 2012 January 29, 2013 Until
10:00 AM
3. Pre-Bid Conference January 16, 2013 @02:00 P .M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: January 29, 2013 Until 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids January 29, 2013 @ 10:00 AM

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
BataanFirstDistrictEngineeringOffce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of
20,000.00asperDept.OrderNo.52series2011.Prospectivebiddersmayalso
download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or
before the submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospectivebiddersshallsubmittheirdulyaccomplishedformsasspecifedin
theBDsintwo(2)separatesealedbidenvelopestotheBACChairman.Thefrst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
acopyoftheCRC.Thesecondenvelopeshallcontainthefnancialcomponent
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
asdeterminedinthebidevaluationandpostqualifcation.
TheDPWH-BataanFirstDistrictEngineeringOffcereservestherightto
accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before
contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) FERMIN Q. CRUZ, JR.
BAC Chairman
Noted By:
(Sgd.) WILFREDO S. MALLARI
District Engineer
DEPARTMENTOFPUBLICWORKSANDHIGHWAYS
RegionalOffceNo.IV-A
Cavite I District Engineering Offce
Trece Martires City
Invitation to Bid
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Cavite District Engineering Offce, through the
following projects stated below, intends to apply the sum of payments under the contract for the following projects
listed. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Depart ment of Publ i c Works and Hi ghways (DPWH), Cavi t e Di st ri ct
Engineering Offce now invites bids for the;
Contract ID: 12DF0228
Contract Name: Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks Other Urban Areas (Asphalt Overlay
of Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay Road), Km. 26+601.15 to Km. 27+427
Contract Location: Noveleta, Cavite
Approved Budget for
Contract Duration: 30 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: PhP 25,000.00
Contract Name: Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks Other Urban Areas (Asphalt Overlay
of Noveleta-Naic-Tagaytay Road), Km. 27+427 to Km. 29+563
Contract Location: Rosario, Cavite
Approved Budget for
Contract Name: Roads to Address Critical Bottlenecks Other Urban Areas Widening/
Improvement of Daang Hari Road, Aguinaldo Highway (R1 Expressway)
Extension Link Road (Imus-Kawit), including RROW
Sta. 1+997.35 to 2+743.55
Contract Location: Imus & Kawit, Cavite
Approved Budget for
Bidders must have an experience of having completed at least one (1) contract similar to the Project. The
description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction
to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion
asspecifedintheImplementingRulesandRegulations(IRR)ofRepublicAct9184(R.A.9184),otherwiseknown
astheGovernmentProcurementReformAct.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy
fvepercent(75%)interestoroutstandingcapitalstockbelongingtocitizensofthePhilippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH, Cavite District Engineering Offce, BAC
Secretariat, Trece Martires City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. 5:00 P.M.
Interested bidders are also required to present the originals of their a) PCAB License; b) Contracts Registration
Certifcate; c) Certifcate of Materials EngineerAccreditation; d) Latest Copy ofAuthorizing Offcer together
with machine copy of two (2) valid IDs; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from Department of Labor
andEmployment(DOLE);f)PhilippineGovernmentElectronicProcurementSystem(PhilGEPS)OrderFrom
(DocumentsRequestList)andg)CY-2011CPESRatingtotheDPWH-CDEOBACforauthentication.Submission
of Letter of Intent is from December 27, 2012 January 10, 2013 until 10:00 A.M.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address below and upon
payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of (stated above).
ItmayalsobedownloadedfreeofchargefromthewebsiteofthePhilippineGovernmentElectronicProcurement
System(PhilGEPS)andthewebsiteoftheDPWH,ifavailable,providedthatbiddersshallpaythefeeforthe
Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
TheDPWH,CaviteDistrictEngineeringOffcewillholdaPre-Bid Conference January 4, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.
intheDPWHCaviteDistrictEngineeringOffceConferenceRoom,whichshallbeopentoallinterestedparties.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on January 16, 2013 on or before 10:00 A.M. and the opening
of bids will be at 2:00 P.M. of the same date. 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 representative who choose to attend at the address below.
Late bids 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.
DPWHCaviteDistrictEngineeringOffcelikewiseassumesnoobligationwhatsoevertocompensateorindemnify
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.
TEOFILO A. AYON
BAC Chairman
Attention:
DPWH-CaviteDistrictEngineeringOffce
Trece Martires City
Tel. No. (046)419-0058
Approved by:
(SGD.)TEOFILOA.AYON
Engineer IV
Offcer-In-Charge
(MST-Dec. 28, 2012)
(MST-Dec. 22 & 28, 2012)
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Municipality of Tambulig
Invitation to Bid
Concreting of 13 Road Segments
(Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur)
DATE: December 22, 2012
The Municipality of Tambulig now invites bids for Concreting of 13 Road Segments Completion of the Works is
required within 420 calendar daysfrom the date ofthe offcial startofthe subproject.Biddersshould have completed
in the last ten (10) years a contract for works that are similar to the works that are to be undertaken under the Contract
that is the subject of this bid invitation.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 25,562,263.66
Project Duration : 420 Calendar Days
MinimumBid Security : Php 511,245.27
Bid Closing Date : February 15, 2013
Description of Works
Item No. Scope of Work % TOTAL Quantity Unit
I. ROAD CONCRETING PORTION OFBONIFACIO STREET, HAPPY VALLEY, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
105 SUB-GRADE PREPARATION 0.8757 1,658.00 Sq.m.
201 AGGREGATE BASE COARSE 2.2027 350.00 Cu.m.
311 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT 6.1499 145.00 Cu.m.
2. CONCRETING OF TOLERO STREET, HAPPY VALLEY, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
3. ROAD CONCRETING PORTION OF MABINI STREET, HAPPY VALLEY, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
4. ROAD CONCRETING OF OSMENA STREET, HAPPY VALLEY, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
5. CONCRETING OF HAPPY VALLEY CONTINUATION TO TUNGAWAN, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
105 SUB-GRADE PREPARATION 0.3426 700.00 Sq.m.
6. ROAD CONCRETING PORTION OF MARCOS STREET,RIVERSIDE,LOWER LODIONG, TAMBULIG, ZDS
7. ROAD CONCRETING OF MACAPAGAL STREET, RIVERSIDE, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
8. ROAD CONCRETING OF COUCILOUR STREET, LOWER LODIONG, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
9. CONCRETING MAGSAYSAY STREET LOWER LODIONG, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
10. CONCRETING OF PELAEZ STREET, LOWER LODIONG, TAMBULIG, ZDS.
11. ROAD CONCRETING OF QUIRINO QUIRINO STREET, LOWER LODIONG, TAMBULIG ZDS.
12. CONCRETING OF PROVICIAL ROAD GOING TO DUMPSITE, CALOLOT, TAMBULIG ZDS.
100 CLEARING 1.3293 3,000.00 Sq.m.
101 SELECTED BAROWFILL 3.7326 900.00 Cu.m.
500 INSTALLATION OF REINFORCE CONCRETE CULVERT & WING WALL 0.7927 18.00 L.M.
13. CONCRETING PORTION OF NEWVILLAGE JUNCTION NATIONAL HIGHWAY, TAMBULIG ZDS.
101 SELECTED BAROWFILL 1.0531 306.00 Cu.m.
MinimumEquipment Required: Bulldozer (1 unit)-leased/owned; Road Roller Vibratory Compactor (9 ton min. 1 unit)- leased/
owned; Road Grader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Loader (1 unit)- leased/owned; Dump Truck (4 units)- leased/owned; Water Truck
(1 unit)- leased/owned; Backhoe/Excavator (1 unit)- leased/owned; Transit Mixer (3 units)-leased/owned ; survey instruments-
(leased/owned). Bidding will be conducted in accordance with National Competitive procedures, interested bidders may obtain
further information from the LGU-BAC of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur and inspect the Bidding Documents on
February 15, 2013 at exactly 10:00 o clock in the morning at the BAC Offce, tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur
Acompleteset of BiddingDocuments may bepurchasedby theinterestedbidders startingDecember 22, 2012fromtheaddress
below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the bidding documents in the amount Php 25,000.00
It may also be downloaded free of charge fromthe website of the Philgeps (www.Philgeps.gov.ph) provided that bidders shall
pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
Thebidder may request that theBidDocuments besent tothemby mail or courier, andfor this, thebidder shall pay theamount in
PhilippinePesotocover thecost of mail or courier delivery. Thefeefor obtainingacopy of theBidDocuments andthecost of mail
or courier shall be paid by the bidder thru a Cashiers Check or Managers Check issued in favor of the Municipality of Tambulig.
The Municipality of Tambulig will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on January 30, 2013 at the BACOffce, Municipal Hall, Municipality
of Tambulig, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address belowon or before February 15, 2013 at the Offce of the BAC, Municipality of Tambulig,
Province of Zamboanga del Sur. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of Bank Guarantee and in the
amount of Php 511,245.27.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall
not be accepted. The deadline for the submission of bids must not be later than February 15, 2013. The opening of bids will
proceed immediately after the time set for the deadline of submission of bids as indicated above.
Bids without original documents such as Business Permits, DTI Permits BIRFinancial Statements, Certifcate of Non Inclusion
in the Blacklists, TIN Numbers Organizational Structures and etc are not accepted.
The Municipality of Tambulig reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at
any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. The Invitation to Bid is
not an integral part of the bidding document.
Engr. Bienvenido C. Suco
ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson/Infrastructure
Municipality of Tambulig
Province of Zamboanga del Sur (Sgd.) BIENVENIDOC. SUCO
Telephone No. 09464311826 Municipal Engineer
ARCP2-LGU-BAC Chairperson/Infrastructure

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