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Holding the
line. Human
rights activists
picket Quiapo
Church in Ma-
nila to protest
against extra-
judicial killings
and other
human rights
violations.
Fitting background. With the Philippine ag in the background, Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile congratulates the newly appointed ambassador to China Sonia Brady.
A ship with a view. President Aquino admires the view from the deck of a ship during a tour of the facilities of the
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy in San Narciso, Zambales, which held its 189th graduation rites on Wednesday.
The academy, originally known as the Escuela Nautica de Manila, was founded in 1820.
Congress set
to pass bill to
muzzle media
By Joyce Pangco Paares,
Macon Ramos-Araneta
and Rey E. Requejo
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III said Wednesday he will not
be rushed into choosing a new
chief justice to avoid making the
mistake of appointing someone
like the impeached chief magis-
trate Renato Corona.
In a statement, Mr. Aquino
said the next chief justice must
have integrity, must be indepen-
dent in decision-making, ef-
cient and just.
He outlined Coronas sins,
which ironically did not include
the offense for which he was re-
moved from ofce: his failure to
disclose all his assets.
Instead, the President focused
on the Supreme Courts deci-
sions that proved unfavorable to
his administration.
Doubts have prevailed for
the longest time that justice was
only for the rich and powerful.
We want a system where the
scales of justice are balanced,
and where the innocent can be
assured of protection and the
guilty are held accountable, the
President said.
It was not our intention to
pick a ght. But perhaps we
were wrong in thinking we will
be given fair treatment.
Mr. Aquino repeatedly said
the impeachment was not a per-
sonal ght against Corona, al-
though the ousted chief justice
represented the dirty face of the
judiciary.
On Wednesday, the Senate
representative to the Judicial
and Bar Council said all appli-
cants and nominees to the posi-
tion vacated by Corona would
be required to execute a waiver
on the secrecy of their bank de-
posits and their statement of as-
sets, liabilities and net worth.
Senator Francis Escudero
said the waivers would be in fa-
vor of the council.
From now on, we should
measure everyone aspiring to
join the government with the
measure we used with former
chief justice Corona, he said.
By Macon R. Araneta
and Rey E. Requejo
SENATE President Juan Ponce
Enrile on Wednesday challenged
the defense lawyers of former
Chief Justice Renato Corona
to prove that the senators who
convicted the top magistrate had
abused their powers.
Well, they can nd out any
instance where we did a grave
abuse of discretion amounting to
lack or excess of jurisdiction, but
they must point out, said Enrile
who sat as the presiding ofcer of
the Senate impeachment court.
That court voted 20-3 on
Tuesday to pronounce Corona
guilty of betraying the public
trust for not declaring all his in-
come as required by law.
Enrile made his statement
in the wake of the pronounce-
ment of former Solicitor Gen-
eral Seran Cuevas, Coronas
lead counsel, that they might
go to the Supreme Court if the
impeachment court committed a
grave abuse of discretion.
Enrile said he went out of his
way to favor of the defense so
he and the other senator-judges
could not be accused of abusing
their powers.
Where in this country could
you point out a case where the
witness was allowed to testify
through a narrative? he said.
Coronas lawyers presented
him as their last witness last week,
and he delivered a lengthy open-
ing statement to confront the pros-
ecutions claims that he owned 45
pieces of property many of which
he did not declare in his State-
ment of Assets, Liabilities and
Net Worth.
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III
will make his rst ofcial trip to
the United Kingdom on June 4
to 6, and he is expected to bring
home investment pledges from
some of the top companies there,
an ofcial said Wednesday.
He will meet with Prime
Minister David Cameron at 10
Downing Street, where they
are expected to discuss political
and economic cooperation, For-
eign Affairs Assistant Secretary
for European Affairs Elizabeth
Buensuceso said.
She said the agenda will in-
clude Britains participation in
the International Contact Group
for the Philippine governments
peace talks with the Moro Is-
lamic Liberation Front.
Several business meetings
have also been lined up for the
President with top British inves-
tors, who have an interest in doing
business in the Philippines and
participate in the Aquino admin-
istrations Public-Private Partner-
ship program, Buensuceso said.
The Philippines will be in the
radar of European investors.
Queen Elizabeth will also be
hosting a luncheon for Mr. Aqui-
no, but it will be presided by the
Lord Mayor of London, David
Wootton, at Lancaster House,
where several business agree-
ments are expected to be signed.
The President will also meet with
the Duke of York Prince Andrew as
the ofcial representative of Queen
Elizabeth, who will be celebrating
her Diamond Jubilee during Mr.
Aquinos visit.
THE leaders of the rice, vegetable, onion and
shery sectors said Wednesday they have
joined forces with the hog and chicken rais-
ers in calling for the resignation of Customs
Commissioner Runo Biazon for his alleged
failure to crack down on the smuggling syn-
dicates that they claim are wiping out local
growers and threatening the countrys food
security.
They also called on President Benigno
Aquino III to dismantle the smuggling syndi-
cates that they say are ooding the wet mar-
kets with imported agricultural products and
easing out locally produced fresh meat, sh
and vegetables.
We implore Commissioner Biazon to do his
job or else, if he cannot do it, it is better for him
to resign, Abono chairman and Swine Develop-
ment Council director Rosendo So said.
He said their pleas remained unheeded
since Biazon assumed power last year.
Ernesto Ordoez, chairman of the Alyan-
sa Agrikultura, a group composed of 42 na-
tional federations of sh, rice, sugar, corn,
coconut, onions and other allied industries,
told reporters they were joining the swine
and poultry sectors because they, too, were
being hit hard by smuggling and over-im-
portation.
SOME opposition members in
the House of Representatives on
Wednesday belittled the Armed
Forces decision to acquire from the
United States a World War II war-
ship that has been stripped of its can-
nons, close-in weapons, air-search
radars and re control system.
Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano, a
member of the House committee
on national defense and security,
said a warship without weapons
was a piece of junk that needs to
be restored and refurbished before
we can use it as a battleship.
But where can we get the vi-
tal parts to arm the new warship?
Can we get replacements made in
Japan, Taiwan, China or in other
countries? Albano said.
The military has been boost-
ing its efforts to improve its naval
capabilities following the Philip-
pines territorial dispute with Chi-
na over the Panatag Shoals in the
West Philippine Sea. Both coun-
tries have sent vessels to maintain
their presence in the area.
Senior military ofcials have
appealed to the United States to
retain the weapons on the 378-foot
AN OFFICIAL said Wednesday
she was not convinced about a mil-
itary report claiming zero cases of
human rights violations in the rst
four months of the year.
I nd the [Armed Forces of the
Philippines-Human Rights Ofce]
Board of Inquiry report unrealis-
tic, Commission on Human Rights
Chairman Loreta Ann Rosales said.
How can the Board of Inquiry
Several bills were also led in the House
increasing the penalties on crimes such as li-
bel, slander and intriguing against honor,
all authored by Marinduque Rep. Lord Al-
lan Jay Velasco, a member of the majority.
The Philippine Press Institute, an or-
ganization of 71 national newspapers that
counts the Manila Standard as a member,
expressed alarm over the penalty clause of
Senate Bill 2965, which is principally au-
thored by Senator Edgardo Angara.
Angaras bill was the counterpart of
House Bill 4115, principally authored by
House Assistant Majority Leader and Pasig
City Rep. Roman Romulo.
The two versions of the bill are now be-
ing reconciled by the bicameral conference
committee, which is led by Angara and
Taguig City Rep. Sigfrido Tinga.
Ariel Sebellino, executive director of the
press institute, said the Senate had kept the
press in the dark when the bill would direct-
ly and adversely affect them.
Section 30 of SB 2965 provides: Breach
of CondentialityThe penalty of impris-
onment ranging from two years and four
months to ve years and a ne not less than
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WHILE the public was being distracted by the
trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona,
Congress was quietly rushing the passage of a data
privacy bill that would penalize and imprison jour-
nalists who breach condentiality.
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Being freshly displaced from
their homes, the people had almost
nothing to sustain themselves
when found in the village of Burj
al-Qai, Sean Maguire, spokesman
for the International Committee of
the Red Cross, said in an e-mailed
statement today. People were
worried, uncertain of their future
and felt unsafe.
The ICRC and the Syrian Red
Crescent workers left food, wa-
ter, mattresses and some medical
supplies before leaving the refu-
gees yesterday in schools, or
with local families, or wherever
they can nd shelter.
The news came as Japan
and Turkey today joined allies
around the world in expelling
5,000 Syrians found near massacre site
More than 5,000 displaced Syrians,
mostly women and children without
food or water, have been found by a
joint Red Cross-Red Crescent team
close to the site of the weekend massa-
cre in Houla.
Syrian diplomats and expressing
revulsion at events in Houla.
While Assad and opposition
forces last month agreed to the
peace plan proposed by United
Nations envoy Ko Annan and
the deployment of 300 UN cease-
re monitors, violence in the 14
month-old conict has contin-
ued. Russia and China, long-
standing allies of Assads, today
said they continued to oppose
military intervention.
According to UN estimates,
the killings in Houla, western
Syria, left 108 people dead in-
cluding 49 children. Most of the
victims died in their homes and
entire families were killed to-
gether, shot at close range, the
UN Ofce of the High Commis-
sioner for Human Rights said
yesterday, citing witnesses and
survivors. The UN said it was an
appalling massacre.
The announcements by Turkey
and Japan followed similar decisions
yesterday by the US, UK, Germany,
France, Italy, Australia, Canada,
Spain, the Netherlands and Switzer-
land to employ one of the strongest
symbolic measures remaining in the
diplomatic armory.
Japan resolutely condemns
such inhumane violence, For-
eign Minister Koichiro Gemba
told a news conference, referring
to last weeks massacre. Its clear
the Assad government bears
the main responsibility for the
deaths, Gemba said.
The foreign community is rais-
ing the rhetorical bar once again in
order to avoid direct military inter-
vention, Joshua Landis, a former
resident of Damascus whos direc-
tor of the Middle East program
at the University of Oklahoma in
Norman, said yesterday.
We are at a tipping point,
Annan said in Damascus yester-
day after meeting Assad. The
killings continue and the abuses
are still with us today. As I re-
minded the President, the inter-
national community will soon be
reviewing the situation. Annan
said he received no new commit-
ments from Assad.
The massacre, which the US and
UN attributed to pro- government
shabiha militiamen, was absolutely
indefensible, vile, despicable, US
State Department spokeswoman
Victoria Nuland said yesterday. The
victims were innocent children,
women, shot at point-blank range by
regime thugs, the shabiha, aided and
abetted by the Iranians, who were
actually bragging about it over the
weekend, she said.
The Syrian government
blames the deaths on foreign-
backed terrorist groups, accord-
ing to Syrias state-run SANA
news agency. Bloomberg
Aquino...
The President will also meet
with the representatives of the
250,000-strong Filipino com-
munity in the United Kingdom,
Buensuceso said.
Wooton, who visited Manila
last week, has said three Brit-
ish companies engaged in mass
transport systemsBalfour Be-
atty, Halcrow and SKM-Colin
Buchananare eying invest-
ments in the Philippines through
the Aquino administrations PPP.
He said the British investors
were interested in railways, air-
ports and ports. They may also
invest in water management,
waste disposal, sewage systems,
power plants and renewable-en-
ergy sources, he said.
Mr. Aquino ies to Los Ange-
les on June 6 for a meeting with
investors and the representatives
of the Filipino-American com-
munity there before proceeding to
Washington DC to meet with US
President Barack Obama. Joyce
Calls...
Arsenio Tanchuling, presi-
dent of Tambuyog Development
Center, said the Fisheries Code
explicitly prohibited imported
frozen sh from being sold
alongside fresh sh like pink
salmon, tilapia and scad, but im-
ported sh had been ooding the
wet markets nationwide.
Danilo Gonzales, president
of the Katipunan ng Samahang
Magsisibuyas sa Nueva Ecija,
said imported onions were drag-
ging down onion prices and were
being sold for as low as P12 per
kilogram instead of the P17 that
native onions had been fetching.
Agap Rep. Nicanor Briones
faulted Biazon for looking the
other way when imported ag-
ricultural produce were being
dumped into the wet markets.
There is no shortage of pork,
chicken, onions, galunggong, sugar,
pechay, rice and corn, yet this gov-
ernment allows other countries to
dump their surpluses here, he said.
So said allied industries had
decided to join them in forming a
united front to confront the prob-
lems of uncontrolled smuggling
and over-importation.
This used to be an issue of
the pork and chicken producers
only, but it has become clear that
it is the entire agricultural sector
that is seriously affected. The
smuggling situation has become
worse, Briones said.
We put off the pig and chicken
holiday after they agreed to talk to
us and address our concerns. That
was three weeks ago. The prom-
ises they made did not happen.
The group called on Biazon to
institute the necessary mechanisms
to check rampant syndicated smug-
gling of agricultural products.
So said Biazon had failed to
even complete his investigation
of the top 10 importers of meat
and foodstuff.
So said he had evidence that
the protectors of smugglers at
Customs were name-dropping
senior national ofcials without
those ofcials knowledge.
He said imported pork, chick-
en, onions, vegetables, sh and
rice were edging out fresh meat
and locally grown agricultural
products which produced by an
estimated 40 million Filipinos.
Gregorio San Diego, president
of the United Broilers Associa-
tion, said the proof of rampant
smuggling could be seen by any-
one by merely going to the wet
market and restaurants.
Anyone doubting smuggling
need only go the market where
anyone can buy pink salmon and
dory from our markets despite
the clear ban under the law on
these shes which are not indig-
enous here, Tanchuling said.
San Diego said despite the
years-long ban on the importa-
tion of Peking ducks and century
eggs, these were readily avail-
able practically everywhere.
San Diego said imported me-
chanically de-boned chicken
were being sold despite their test-
ing positive for salmonella.
So, along with Edwin Chen,
president of the Pork Producers
Federation of the Philippines, and
Daniel Javellana Jr., chairman of
the National Federation of Hog
Farmers Inc., afrmed their com-
mitment to take action against the
smugglers of agricultural products.
We are not demanding spe-
cial treatment, So said.
We only want a level playing
eld. The smuggling syndicates
are wreaking havoc on the agri-
culture sector, and we feel that our
demands have been falling on deaf
ears. Christine F. Herrera
Enrile...
He also disputed the testi-
mony of Ombudsman Con-
chita Morales that he had $10
million to $12 million depos-
ited in various banks.
I allowed him to recite and
say anything he wanted to de-
fend himself, Enrile said.
Despite Cuevas pronounce-
ment, he and the other de-
fense lawyers on Wednesday
remained undecided on their
next legal move, particularly
on whether or not they would
bring their case before the
Supreme Court following the
guilty verdict on their client.
At this moment, he
[Corona] is silent on our next
legal move, Tranquil Salvador
told the Manila Standard.
We have no decision yet
because we still have to study
our options, said Karen Jime-
no, the defense teams spokes-
woman.
She said the defense team
met with Corona Tuesday night
at The Medical City hours af-
ter the Senate impeachment
court convicted Corona.
The chief justice could
not make it to the trial so we
wanted to see what he wanted
to happen next, Jimeno said.
She said Corona looked
sad but relaxed during their
meeting.
A lawyer close to Corona
said the former chief justice
might have been ousted but he
gained moral ascendancy.
He gained a lot of followers
and supporters who consider
him the champion of judicial
independence, the lawyer
said.
Meanwhile, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Kim Henares on
Wednesday said they were gath-
ering evidence to nd out if they
could le tax-evasion charges
against Corona.
A positive result will be our
basis for the ling, she said.
As of now, I dont know yet
what the outcome would be.
Corona had revealed during
his testimony before the im-
peachment court that he had
$2.4 million in dollar deposits
and P80 million in peso ac-
counts. With Rio N. Araja
Human...
in two to three days or even a week vali-
date and actually come up with a conclusion
against 84 complaints from 15 regional offices
and five more sub-offices of the CHR and say
these are nothing?
In a recent report, AFP-HRO chief Col. Do-
mingo Tutaan said the military had zero human
rights violations in the rst four months of 2012.
He said that, based on a verification made
by his office, the all the cases of human rights
violations during the period were mere accusa-
tions against some soldiers.
Rosales is chairman emeritus and former
representative of the Akbayan partylist, an
organization composed of former members of
the Communist party of the Philippines.
She made her statement after the CPP slammed
the pro-Aquino Akbayan for its culpability for
the spate of military abuses and violations of
human rights and the rights of children being
perpetrated by the [Armed Forces] in Southern
Quezon and the Bondoc Peninsula.
The CPP claims there were grave military abus-
es against civilians in the areas it cited in the past
several months. It says the supposed abuses took
place as the military deployed at least eight battal-
ions, including paramilitary troops and policemen,
in the 22 towns of South Quezon, or around 200
men in every town.
Even prior to the Aquino regime, the Ak-
bayan Party has conspired with the [military]
in its counterinsurgency operations... the
communist group said.
Akbayans collaboration with the AFP has in-
tensied under the Aquino regime and its Oplan
Bayanihan. Akbayan ofcial Etta Rosales her-
self, who was appointed by Benigno Aquino III
as chair of the Commission on Human Rights,
even worked with the commander of the 74th In-
fantry Battalion in a publicity stunt to distribute
so-called land titles in Quezon.
Rosales serving as head of the CHR is a grave
mockery of human rights... Florante S. Solmerin
Opposition...
Hamilton-class cutter, to be
named BRP Ramon Alcaraz,
which is equipped with a heli-
copter ight-deck and retractable
hangar. A similar ship, the BRP
Gregorio del Pilar, arrived in the
country early this year.
Albano described as very pa-
thetic the governments efforts to
modernize the Armed Forces with
junk military hardware.
A warship without cannons is
like a tank without the turret, Ifu-
gao Rep. Teddy Baguilat said.
As the resolution to the row
with China appeared to be far off,
the bicameral Commission on Ap-
pointments rushed the conrma-
tion on Monday of veteran diplo-
mat Sonia Brady as the Philippine
Ambassador to China.
Foreign Affairs ofcials said
they had requested a waiver of
procedural matters because of the
urgency to ll up the post.
I will not object to that [Bradys
appointment] simply because we
have a very critical national matter
that has to be attended to, Senator
Sergio Osmea said.
Shes served there already for
four years, so I have no objec-
tion.
I saw her in action. I think we
have a very qualied diplomat for
a very delicate situation, Para-
aque Rep. Roilo Golez said.
Questioned on her position on the
escalating tension between the Phil-
ippines and China, Brady said: We
should put aside our differences so
that we could nd a solution to the
problem. We all know each others
position. We should come up with
an agreement that would not escalate
the tension.
Brady, 70, served as Philippine
Ambassador to China from 2006
to 2010. She will now also serve
as ambassador to South Korea and
Mongolia in a concurrent capacity.
Brady was appointed to the post
after the Commission rejected the
nomination of Domingo Lee, who
has been named special consul to
China. Maricel Cruz and Macon
Ramos-Araneta
Palace...
Since that was the standard
used in impeaching Corona, it
should apply to all.
If you dont want to declare
[your assets], you should not run
or accept any government posi-
tion. But if you are in the govern-
ment, you must declare them.
Escudero assured the pub-
lic that he would block any
move to appoint a party-mate
or somebody close to the Presi-
dent as the new chief justice.
There are reports that the next
chief justice is an ally or close to
the President. We will not allow
this to avoid criticisms or any po-
litical color to all that happened,
he said.
Senator Franklin Drilon, a viru-
lent Corona critic, has been men-
tioned as a possible replacement,
but Escudero said there was no
indication that the senator was in-
terested in the position. He said he
hoped the President would choose
to appoint someone not in any
way identied with him or with
any particular group.
I am hoping that the vetting
will be from the outside circle
of the Presidents official fam-
ily, friends and the current Su-
preme Court composition so
that we strictly adhere to the
new leaf we all are looking for-
ward to, Escudero said.
The nation has been heavily
divided with the recent impeach-
ment exercise, [so] its time for
all of us to work for healing,
reconciliation so we can already
move on and move forward.
Escudero said the Judicial and
Bar Council must convene soon
to avoid a vacuum in the Su-
preme Court with Coronas re-
moval, noting that any vacancy
must be lled within 90 days.
Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile said the President must
appoint a chief justice from
among those already in the Su-
preme Court, because it was the
chief justice that presided over
the Judicial and Bar Council.
Senate Majority Floor Leader
Vicente Sotto III said Corona
had received the notice of judg-
ment by the impeachment court.
At the Supreme Court, Se-
nior Associate Justice Anto-
nio Carpio, who took over as
acting chief justice following
Coronas removal, called his
colleagues to a special meeting
attended by everyone.
Carpio convened the special
full court session after the Court
received a copy of the resolution
of the Senate impeachment court
removing Corona from the top
judicial post after nding him
guilty in the impeachment trial.
The meeting tackled the Sen-
ate verdict and its accompany-
ing consequences, particularly
the high courts administrative
reorganization.
Carpio, as the most senior
member of the Court, will take
over as chief justice and serve
as temporary head until Presi-
dent Aquino appoints a new
chief justice within 90 days.
Twelve of the 14 remaining jus-
tices of the high court attended the
special session. Associate Justices
Lucas Bersamin and Diosdado
Peralta were attending a prior
commitment in Baguio City.
Also during the en banc ses-
sion, the Court approved the
release of the statements of as-
sets, liabilities and net worth of
all justices and judges in full.
Acting Court spokeswoman
Maria Victoria Gleoresty Guer-
ra said the decision set aside a
May 2, 1989 resolution prohib-
iting the public disclosure of
the statement of assets of the
members of the judiciary.
It was a collective deci-
sion of the justices. The net ef-
fect is that the earlier resolution
has just been set aside, Guerra
said, adding that new guidelines
would have to be issued.
She said she was taking over
from Midas Marquez as Court
spokesman and chief of the
public information office.
But Marquez stays on as court
administrator, a permanent posi-
tion that has a xed term that ends
when he reaches the age of 65.
Employees of the high court
called on President Aquino to
choose the next chief justice
from within the judiciary.
Jojo Guererro, president of
SC Employees Association,
said they preferred an insider
to replace Corona.
We hope the President ap-
points a new chief justice from
among the justices because
they understand very well
what the [high court] and its
rank-and-file employees really
need, he said.
Congress ...
P500,000 but not more than P2
million[,] shall be imposed in case
of a breach of condentiality where
such breach has resulted in the infor-
mation being published or reported
by media. In this case, the respon-
sible reporter, writer, president, pub-
lisher, manager and editor-in-chief
shall be liable under this Act.
This is a blatant attack on press
freedom and meant to restrain
journalists from being responsible
and truthful in reporting based on
facts, Sebellino said.
A bicameral conference com-
mittee hearing was held on Mon-
day after the closing arguments of
the defense and prosecution panels
in Coronas trial.
Another bicameral hearing will
be held Monday as the bill needs
to be ratied on or before June 6,
when Congress adjourns.
Sebellino said the PPI would
make ofcial its position against
the Angara bill and will le a
protest against the bill before the
House and Senate contingents.
Romulo said the House version
did not carry such a penalty clause,
however, so he saw no need to
consult the press.
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Villa-
fuerte, a member of the bicameral
conference committee, said Anga-
ra had insisted that the Senate ver-
sion be carried because the penalty
clause of the House version was
vague and too general.
Senator Angara was insistent
because he said the Senate ver-
sion was more detailed. We did
not want anymore to argue so the
House contingent concurred, Vil-
lafuerte told the Manila Standard.
Confronted with the objections,
Angara promised to remove the
penalty clause.
I did not know how that pen-
alty clause was inserted, he told
the Manila Standard.
I am sorry that this has brought
alarm to the press. I know it is your
job to do responsible reporting.
I promise that this penalty clause
will be deleted when we nalize
the bill on Monday.
Angara said the bill did not mean to
penalize journalists but those behind
the release of private information.
For example, a private individual
was hospitalized and that persons
medical record was made public, so
the one to be penalized would be the
hospital or the keeper of the record,
not the reporter or the journalist who
wrote it, Angara said.
House Assistant Majority Lead-
er and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin
also assured the public that the
House would not ratify the Data
Privacy bill if it carried the harsh
penalty clause.
Sebellino said the PPI would
strictly follow the developments on
the Data Privacy Act bill until the
restrictive provision was deleted.
The data privacy bill, which is
expected to allay concerns over
the security of personal data be-
ing handled by the employees of
business process outsourcing com-
panies in the Philippines, requires
public and private organizations to
protect and preserve the integrity,
security and condentiality of such
data collected in their operations.
It also imposes the use of interna-
tional data security standards.
The Senate version of the bill envi-
sions the creation of a National Priva-
cy Commission, which will be placed
under the office of the President.
The commission will be headed
by a privacy commissioner who
will be assisted by two deputy
privacy commissioners: one to be
responsible for Data Processing
Systems and one to be responsible
for policies and planning.
The privacy commissioner and
his or her deputies would be ap-
pointed by the President for a period
of three years and may be reappoint-
ed for another term of three years.
They must be experts in the eld
of information technology and
data privacy.
The privacy commissioner
would enjoy the benets, privileg-
es and emoluments equivalent to
the rank of secretary and the depu-
ties, undersecretary.
In the House, Velasco wanted
Congress to increase the ne for the
crime of intriguing against honor
raised to P16,000 from P200.
Velasco also wanted the pen-
alty on libel increased to P480,000
from P16,000, in addition to the
civil action that may be brought by
the offended party.
Velasco said the outdated mon-
etary nes and penalties punishing
crimes had remained unchanged
since the Revised Penal Code was
enacted on Dec. 8, 1930.
MAY 31, 2012 THURSDAY
A3
News
ManilaStandardToday
Purge of private
schools under way
Premium
on health
stressed
House bloc backs
moderate tax rates
3 Filipinos saved from death row
Education Secretary Armin Luistro
reiterated his warning to parents to be wary
of unaccredited private schools since some
of them could be operating illegally.
We encourage parents to check whether
the private school where they intend to
enroll their children has the permits so
the department can easily track down
unaccredited private schools and pursue
immediate action, Luistro said.
The list would be posted in all regional and
division ofces, municipal halls and other
conspicuous places to inform the public of the
duly-recognized and accredited private schools
in the country. Today, May 31 is the deadline
for the submission of the list, he said.
Studying in an unaccredited private school
might pose a problem on students and parents
due to a possibly unauthorized curriculum,
he said.
If a private school does not go through the
process of government accreditation, then
there is no guarantee the academic standards
set by the government are observed, Luistro
explained.
Sudents who have nished an grade/year
level in a school without permit are advised
to take the Philippine Validating Test prior
to admission to another school to validate
the acquired learning gains, he said. PVT
is administered at the National Education
Testing and Research Center at the DepEd
Central Ofce.
A master list of accredited private
schools is available at the DepEd Web site,
www.deped.gov.ph.
By Gigi David
THE Department of Education on Wednesday ordered
all its regional ofces to submit the list of names and
addresses of private schools with permits to operate as
a guide for parents and students.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE minority bloc on Wednesday urged the House
leadership to discuss thoroughly the proposed sin tax
reform that was approved recently by the committee
on justice.
Minority Leader Danilo Suarez and Rep. Milagros
Magsaysay warned of any effort to railroad the sin-
tax bill. The bill sought to restructure the excise tax
system for alcohol and tobacco products by adopting a
unitary tax system.
We have no objections to this proposal, Suarez said,
but it has to be debated thoroughly.
For her part, Magsaysay said the House leadership
should be able to adopt the watered-down version of the
bill authored by Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya.
As this developed, farmers from the Ilocos and
Cagayan Valley regions and workers appealed to House
members to approve an equitable excise tax measure on
alcohol and tobacco products.
Ilocos farmers on Wednesday trooped to Congress to
dramatize their plight.
Farmer-leader Asuncion Lopez, of the Supiden Integrated
Framers, said she would like to watch closely the plenary
debates to see to it that Congress would come up with a
measure that would call for moderate tax increases.
Lopez opposed the steep increase of 700 percent in
the tax rate under the amended bill, saying it would
adversely affect the farmers livelihood.
She explained that 60 percent of the local tobacco leaf
they harvest was being used for the manufacture of the
low-priced cigarette brands.
Labor leader Rodelito Atienza of the National
Federation of Labor Unions, said workers in the
tobacco industry would suffer the most, saying that
the government would be adding to the countrys
unemployment problem with the proposal to impose
excessive increases on tobacco and cigarettes.
By Macon Araneta
HEALTH Secretary Enrique
Ona on Wednesday urged local
government ofcials and tobac-
co-control advocates to work to-
gether in convincing legislators
to put a premium on health when
they would cast their vote to en-
act a reformed excise tax on
cigarette and alcohol products.
Ona said that after almost
two decades of lobbying for sin
tax reforms, House Bill 5727,
certied as urgent by President
Noynoy Aquino passed the rst
obstacle. The House of Repre-
sentatives Committee of Ways
and Means approved the bill
with amendments.
If passed into law, Ona said
the bill would shield the youth
and the poor from the countrys
leading causes of mortality.
This could also secure an esti-
mated P33 billion in additional
revenues which would raise the
resources of local governments
and congressional districts, facili-
tate alternative livelihood projects
for farmers, and fund the univer-
sal health care program, said Ona
as he awarded the 100 percent
tobacco-free environment at the
Philippine Trade Training Center
in Pasay City.
Republic of the Philippines
ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF THE
RATE APPROVED IN ERC CASE NO. 2010-066 RC [IN RE: APPROVAL
OF THE ELECTRIC POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (EPPA)
BETWEEN ANTIQUE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE,INCORPORATED
(ANTECO) AND PANAY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
(PEDC)]
ERC CASE NO. 2012-068RC
ANTIQUE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED (ANTECO) AND
PANAY ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PEDC),
Applicants.
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NOTI CE OF PUBLI C HEARI NG
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:
Notice is hereby given that on April 30, 2012, Antique Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (ANTECO) and Panay Energy Development Corporation
(PEDC) fled an application for amendment of the rate approved in ERC Case No. 2010-066 RC [In the Matter of the Application for Approval of the
Electric Power Purchase Agreement (EPPA) Between Antique Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (ANTECO) and Panay Energy Development Corporation
(PEDC), With Prayer for Provisional Authority, ANTECO and PEDC Applicants].
In the said application, ANTECOand PEDCalleged, among others, that:
Parties to the Case
1. ANTECO is an electric cooperative duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the Philippines, with principal
offce address at Barangay Funda-Dalipe, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique. It is a duly franchised electric utility servicing its consumers in
the Municipalities of Anini-y, Tobias Fornier, Hamtic, San Jose, Sibalom, San Remigio, Belison, Patnongon, Valderrama, Bugasong, Laua-an,
Barbaza, Tibiao, Culasi, Sebaste and Caluya, all in the Province of Antique.
2. PEDC is a domestic corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines with principal offce address
at Barangay Ingore, La Paz, Iloilo City. It owns, operates and maintains a 2 x 82 MW clean coal-fred power plant (Power Plant) located at
Barangay Ingore, La Paz, Iloilo City.
Statement of Facts and of the Case
3. In May 2010, they entered into an EPPA wherein PEDC agreed to supply and deliverand ANTECO agreed to take and pay for electricity supplied
by PEDCat a contracted capacity of 7 MW (Contracted Capacity)with a load factor of one hundred percent (100%)upon the commencement
of the Commercial Operation Date (i.e., on March 26, 2011)at an Electricity Fee (Schedule 4 of the EPPA), computed as follows:
Electricity Fees = Energy Fees + Actual Fuel Cost
Energy Fees = Tariff Fees x E
Tariff Fees = CRF + PhPO&M x
PhCPI
c
+ USDO&M x
USCPI
c
x Forex
PhCPI
b
USCPI
b
Actual Fuel Cost =
Coal Price + Transport Cost
x Consumption Rate x Forex x E
1,000
Coal Price = Base Coal Price x
Current Newcastle Index
Base New Castle Index
Where:
CRF = Capacity Recovery Fee = PhP2.6055/kWh
PhPO&M = Peso-based O&M Fee = PhP0.4253/kWh
PhCPI
c
= Philippine Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the all items for the Current Month as published by the National
Statistics Offce (NSO)
PhCPI
b
= Base Philippine CPI = 158.80, May 2009
USDO&M = U.S. Dollar-based O&M Fee = $0.0082/kWh
USCPI
c
= U.S. CPI for the Current Month as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (USBLS)
USCPI
b
= Base U.S. CPI = 213.856, May 2009
Forex = Reference exchange rate (in PhP per US$) on the meter reading date, as published by the BangkoSentralngPilipinas
(BSP), www.bsp.gov.ph
E = Minimum Contracted Energy or Energy Delivered, whichever is higher
Current Newcastle Index = Preceding quarters average coal price for 6,700kcal/kg ADB per the Global Coal Newcastle Physical Trading
Index, www.globalcoal.com
Base Newcastle Index = $63.44/metric ton
Base Coal Price = $53.22/metric ton
Transport Cost = Actual transport cost in US$/metric ton
Consumption Rate = 0.7kg/kWh, escalated at a rate of 1.5% per year
4. In its Decision dated April 11, 2011 in ERC Case No. 2010-066 RC,the Commission approved with modifcation the application for approval of
the EPPA between ANTECO and PEDC and made such approval subject to the following conditions:
a. The rates for Pre-Commercial Operation and Commercial Operation Periods shall be as follows:
Rate Component Pre-Commercial Operation Commercial Operation
Capital Recovery Fee Php1.9390/kWh Php2.5853/kWh
Peso O&M Fee
1
Php0.2858/kWh Php0.3811/kWh
Dollar O&M Fee
2
US$0.0065/kWh US$0.0082/kWh
Fuel Cost
3
Pass-through cost Pass-through cost
b. The approved rate for the additional electric power in excess of 1,030,176,000 kWh per year shall be:
Rate Component Amount
O&M Variable Fee Php0.1114/kWh
Fuel Cost Pass-through cost
Excess kWh Per Year and O&M Variable Fee
5. PEDC noted that the dispositive portion indicated a different rate for kWh delivered in excess of 1,030,176,000 kWh per year.It shouldbe
pointed out that in page 29 of the Decision, the Commission used as billing determinant 1,030,176,000 kWh computed based on 147 MW net
plant capacity at a plant capacity factor of eighty percent (80%) multiplied by 8,760 hours.With all due respect to the Commission, the basis
for determining excess kWh should be the Minim Energy Off-Take (MEOT) or Minimum Contracted Energy per customer and not of the entire
plant inasmuch as PEDC has customers with various load factors ranging from seventy-fve percent (75%) to one hundred percent (100%).
In the case of ANTECO, the contracted capacity being 7MW, the MEOT would be 61,320,000 kWh per year and not 1,030,176,000 kWh.
6. Thus, they seek an amendment of the excess kWh used in the Decision to adjust it from 1,030,176,000 kWh per year to 61,320,000 kWh per year.
7. In addition to the change in the kWh, they also seek an amendment of the approved rate for the additional electric power in excess of 61,320,000
kWh per year to include US$ O&M Variable Fee.
8. It is their understanding that in providing two rates, one for kWh sold within the MEOT and another for kWh sold above the MEOT, the Commission
is of the opinion that for kWh in excess of the MEOT, ANTECO should only pay for the variable costs. It should be stressed, however, that
the variable costs include not only the PhP-based variable O&M cost but also a portion of the US$-based costs.
8.1 As stated by the Commission in page 35 of the Decision, there aretwo (2) major components of PEDCs US$-based O&M cost: (1)
the projected Maintenance Cost, which is about three percent (3%) of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract
price and (2) the Insurance component, which is about 0.47% of the insurable assets of the plant (EPC contract price plus Balance of
Plant). The Commission pegged the maintenance cost at US$7,252,371.00;
8.2 The Commission benchmarked the computed O&M cost of PEDC to the recently approved O&M Fees of Kepco-Salcon Power Corporation
(KSPC), Mindanao Coal, Toledo Power Company (TPC) and Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC); and
8.3 Maintenance Cost is variable in nature as it is dependent on the number of running hours, which in turn is dependent on the usage
of the plant. Hence, as the plant is utilized more, the maintenance cost likewise increases.Consequently, they would like to ask the
Commission for the inclusion of the maintenance cost, being variable in nature, to the electricity fees to be charged for kWh beyond
the MEOT.Using the billing determinant of 1,030,176,000 kWh used by the Commission, the US$ based Maintenance Fee would be
US$0.0070/kWh.
9. Furthermore, they seek clarifcation on the adjustments to the Electricity Fees for kWh sold beyond the MEOT.A reading of the Decision showed
that the Commission allowed the O&M Fees to adjust based on Philippine CPI in the case of the PhP-based O&M Fees and US CPI and
foreign exchange (FOREX) in the case of US$-based O&M Fees.However, for kWh sold beyond the MEOT, it appears that the notations on
the adjustments were not carried over. Considering the long-term nature of the EPPA, they move for the amendment of the Decision to: (1)
subject the Peso O&M Variable Fee to Philippine CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 158.8, except for component in the local taxes
pertaining to ER 1-94; and (2) subject the US$ O&M Variable Fee to US CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 213.856 and FOREX
(using reference exchange rate in PhP/US$ on the meter reading date as published by the BSP).
Freight Cost
10. In the same Decision, the Commission recognized that the fuel cost formula proposed by PEDC is the same formula it approved in ERC Case
No. 2009-075 RC, which provided that (a) the freight cost is capped to the effciency limit as the said cost is part of the delivered coal cost;
and (b) the recovery of the transport cost should only be the actual cost without further adjustment.The same shall, however, be subjected
to the effciency cap.
11. The Commission, however, capped freight cost at US$15/MT at May 2009 price levels.
12. They seek the amendment of the Decision dated April 11, 2011 to remove the cap imposed by the Commission on freight cost given that
currently, PEDCs freight cost for its imported coal from Indonesia is already between US$18/MT and US$23/MT.
12.1 For imported coal, current market rate of freight cost for barges is about US$23/MT.For vessels, contracted freight cost is US$16/MT
plus handling fee of about US$2 or a total of US$18/MT;
12.2 Given the strong current in the Guimaras Strait where vessels pass to transport coal to PEDC, the harbor pilot requires, for safety and
precautionary reasons, bigger tug boats to assist the vessel in delivering and unloading coal.This accounts for the handling fee, which
forms part of the total freight cost; and
12.3 It could be argued that larger vessels be utilized by PEDC in the delivery of coal to lessen the freight charges.However, due to a constraint
in the Sinapsapan Channel, it is precluded from utilizing larger vessels and has no other recourse but to transport coal utilizing barges
and smaller vessels.Consequently, it would not, at the current cost of freight, meet the cap set by the Commission.
13. Besides the removal of the cap imposed by the Commission, PEDC noted that the cap set has no adjustment.Notably, freight cost is market-
driven and it is diffcult to predict how much it will be many years down the road, not to mention the impact fuel cost has on freight, having a
constant value of US$15/MT, which disregards possible adjustments in freight cost. It is of the position that it should neither gain nor lose in
the recovery of freight cost and hence should be allowed to pass on the actual cost of freight to its off-takers.
14. Given the foregoing, they seek the amendment of the Decision dated April 11, 2011 to remove the cap imposed by the Commission on freight
cost and to allow PEDC to recover the actual cost thereof but subject to the effciency cap imposed on fuel cost.
Compliance With Pre-Filing Requirements
15. They manifest their compliance with the pre-fling requirements mandated under Rule 3, Section 4(e) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations
of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 or the EPIRA, and Rule 6 of the 2006 ERC
Rules of Practice and Procedures, as evidenced by the following attachments:
15.1 Affdavit of Service re: the service of the application with annexes to the SangguniangPanlungsod of the City of Iloilo;
15.2 Affdavit of Service re: the service of the application with annexes to the Sangguniang Bayan of San Jose, Antique;
15.3 Affdavit of Service re: the service of the application with annexes to the SangguniangPanlalawigan of Antique;
15.4 Affdavit of Publication stating that the instant application had been published in a newspaper of general circulation;
15.5 Newspaper issue where the application, as published, appeared;
15.6 Proof of payment of fling fees;
15.7 A copy of the Board Resolution authorizing ANTECO to jointly fle the instant application with PEDC; and
15.8 A copy of the Board Resolution authorizing PEDC to jointly fle the instant application with ANTECO.
Prayer
16. They pray that the Commission issue an order amending the rate approved in ERC Case No. 2010-066 RC to:
16.1 Adjust the kWh used as reference for additional electric power from 1,030,176,000 kWh per year to 61,320,000 kWh per year, based
on a contracted capacity of 7 MW;
16.2 Include in the approved rate for the additional electric power in excess of 61,320,000 kWh per year the US$ O&M Variable Fee in the
amount of US$0.0070/kWh;
16.3 Subject the Peso O&M Variable Fee to Philippine CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 158.8, except for component in the local
taxes pertaining to ER 1-94;
16.4 Subject the US$ O&M Variable Fee to US CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 213.856 and foreign exchange (using reference
exchange rate in PhP/US$ on the meter reading date as published by the BSP); and
16.5 Remove the cap imposed on freight cost and allow PEDC to recover the actual cost thereof, but subject the amount to be recovered
to the effciency cap imposed on fuel cost.
The Commission has set the application for initial hearing, expository presentation, pre-trial conference and evidentiary hearingon June 21, 2012
(Thursday) at eight thirty in the morning (8:30 A.M.)at the Summit Function Room, 2
nd
Floor, Pinnacle Suites and Functions, AML Building
corners Dalipe and Atabay, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique.
All persons who have an interest in the subject matter of the proceeding may become a party by fling, at least fve (5) days prior to the initial hearing
and subject to the requirements in the ERCs Rules of Practice and Procedure, a verifed petition with the Commission giving the docket number and
title of the proceeding and stating: (1) the petitioners name and address; (2) the nature of petitioners interest in the subject matter of the proceeding,
and the way and manner in which such interest is affected by the issues involved in the proceeding; and (3) a statement of the relief desired.
All other persons who may want their views known to the Commission with respect to the subject matter of the proceeding may fle their opposition
to the application or comment thereon at any stage of the proceeding before the applicants conclude the presentation of their evidence. No particular
form of opposition or comment is required, but the document, letter or writing should contain the name and address of such person and a concise
statement of the opposition or comment and the grounds relied upon.
All such persons who may wish to have a copy of the application may request the applicants, prior to the date of the initial hearing, that they be
furnished with a copy of the application. The applicants are hereby directed to furnish all those making such request with copies of the application
and its attachments, subject to reimbursement of reasonable photocopying costs. Likewise, any such person may examine the application and other
pertinent records fled with the Commission during the usual offce hours.
WITNESS, the Honorable Chairperson, ZENAIDA G. CRUZ-DUCUT, and the Honorable Commissioners,MARIA TERESA A.R. CASTAEDA,
JOSE C. REYES, and GLORIA VICTORIA C. YAP-TARUC, Energy Regulatory Commission, this 24
th
day of May, 2012 at Pasig City.
ATTY. FRANCISCO SATURNINO C. JUAN
Executive Director III
_____________
1
Subject to Philippine CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 158.8, except for component in the local taxes pertaining to ER 1-94
2
Subject to US CPI adjustment with May 2009 base index of 213.856.Reference exchange rate in PhP/US$ on the meter reading date as published by the BSP
3
To be computed based on a consumption rate of 0.70kg/kWh escalated at a rate of 1.5% per year or actual, whichever is lower.The average fuel cost of PEDC based on its latest
purchases is PhP2.3648/kWh
(MST-May 31 & June 7, 2012)
By Eric B. Apolonio

VICE President Jejomar C. Binay on Wednesday
said that three Filipino workers were spared the
death penalty in Sabah after receiving pardon
from the Malaysian government .
Also in Malaysia, another Filipino was
handed down the death sentence for drug
possession, Binay said before he left for
Washington on Tuesday.
The Philippine embassy in Malaysia
identied the three as Basir Omar, Jaliman
Salleh and Aldipal Hadani; the death
convict was identied as Eliza San Gabriel
Resurreccion, 45 years old.
On Tuesday, Binay talked with Malaysian
Foreign Minister Dato Sri Anifah Aman
and thanked the Malaysian government for
granting the pardon.
We sincerely appreciate the grant of
pardon and see it as further validation of
the strong ties between the Philippines and
Malaysia, said Binay, also the presidential
adviser on workers concerns.
Last January, Philippine Ambassador to
Malaysia J. Eduardo Malaya called on Sabah
Governor and Pardons Board Chairman
Tun Datuk Seri Panglima, and asked for his
intervention to have the death sentences of
six Filipinos, including the three, commuted.
The Pardons Board handed down on May 22 a
decision commuting the death sentence of Omar
to 13 years and 7 months. The new sentence
would commence from the date of pardon.
Economic plans. President Benigno S. Aquino III convenes the NEDA Board at the Aguinaldo
State Dining Room Wednesday for his weekly economic planning session. Among those in
attendance are NEDA Director General Arsenio Balisacan, Transportation Secretary Manuel
Roxas II and Agriculture Secretary Proseco Alcala.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com MAY 17, 2012 THURSDAY
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AFTER listening to senators wax poetic
about a new age of transparency and
accountability in public ofce following
their impeachment of the highest judicial
ofcer in the land, we look forward to
some concrete action.
Certainly, we look forward to all 23
senator-judges accepting the challenge
posed by Senator Francis Escudero
that they take the lead in heeding the
ousted chief justices challenge to issue
waivers for the release of their own
bank account details to the public, as he
had done with his.
The leaders of the so-called Movement
188the congressmen who led the
impeachment complaint against the
chief justiceshould do no less, starting
with Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., the
lead prosecutor, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas
Jr., and other leaders of the House of
Representatives, who had earlier refused
to do so because they were not on trial.
Speaker Belmontes assurance that he
would exert best efforts for all House
members to release their statements of
assets, liabilities and net worth is woefully
insufcient in light of the high standards
that they said all public servants must
observe. We do not think that the Speaker
needs to be reminded that the law makes
it mandatory for all of them to le their
SALNs; the real challenge is if they are
willing to expose all their bank accounts
so that we may, as they did with the chief
justice, compare those with their declared
statements and hold them accountable for
any discrepancies we may nd.
Tupas himself said the conviction
of the chief justice reaffirmed the
principles and standards by which
every public official had to live. It
sends a message that people have high
expectations of people in government,
he said. Since actions speak louder than
words, we urge the congressman to put
his money where his mouth is, and fully
and immediately disclose the extent
of his bank accounts and real estate
holdings so that we may compare those,
as well, with his declared assets.
Still in the interest of transparency, we
fully expect the Palace and Congress to
nally pass a Freedom of Information Act
that after two years remains an unfullled
campaign promise of President Benigno
Aquino III, and a priority only in name.
Finally, we expect Mr. Aquino to live
up to the transparency he champions only
when others are involved. For a start, he
might nally tell usassuming that all
his transactions were aboveboardwho
sold him his Porsche last year, and who
later bought it from him when the public
took him to task for buying an expensive
sports car.
In the days before the chief justice was
ousted for misstating his assets, we were
told only that the car was bought, and then
later sold, for the same amountabout
P4.2 millionwith no information about
the seller or the buyer. In this new dawn
of transparent government, however, when
even an undeclared mom-and-pop store
is punishable by dismissal, these details
matter because we wish to assure the
public that there was no conict of interest
or quid pro quo involved.
Of course, now that the genie is out of
the bottle, we also expect the President, as
the highest ofcial of the land, to bare his
bank assets as part of the new transparency
and to account for any increase in his net
worth while he is in ofce.
Time for action
Only half
of the deal
SO they got what they wanted; thats
only half of the deal. Now, theyve
got to prove that theyre as clean
and blameless as they pretended to
be; thats the other half.
It would be truly unfortunate
if the conviction of Chief Justice
Renato Corona is seen by its
instigators and their sympathizers as
an end it itself, requiring no further
action but the archiving of the trials
records in some Senate storeroom.
Going forward, if nothing more is
done about ofcial corruption by
President Noynoy Aquino, he will
have conrmed the worst fears of
those who suspected all along that the
last six months had been exclusively
devoted by his administration
to removing the only remaining
stumbling block to
his absolute hold
on power.
But the burden
of pursuing
the Aquino
admi ni st rat i ons
ant i - cor r upt i on
drive, which
n e c e s s i t a t e d
the removal of
Corona, does not
only lie with the
now all-powerful
Executive. Both Houses of Congress,
which willingly cooperated with the
get-Corona drive that has consumed
Aquino for half a year, also carry the
same heavy load.
Those people who declared loud
and long that they only wanted to
oust Corona to eradicate corruption
must now prove that they have
absolutely no tolerance for ofcials
who have amassed assets that are
not commensurate to their measly
pay. As the never-ending parade of
sanctimonious Executive ofcials,
senators and congressmen told us
in outraged tones over the past six
months, they needed to make an
example of the chief justice because
that is what Aquinos straight path
required.
But who among these righteous
and scandalized ofcials will offer
themselves as further proof that this
is all about eradicating corruption,
by coming forward with opened bank
accounts, meticulously explained
business dealings and all the other
disclosures of wealth? Except for
the ofcials who really have nothing
to hide, like the party-list lawmakers
who took up Coronas dare to waive
their bank secrecy rights, no one
even remotely appears to be ready
to do that.
My own belief is that the ofcials
who wailed the loudest against
Coronas alleged corruptionsince
he was never proven to have stolen
anythingwill be the last to subject
their riches to public scrutiny. I
could be wrong, but history (and the
track records of these politicians) is
denitely in my favor.
Its time to pay the piper for
driving out the vermin. And we
know what happened to the people
who contracted the pipers services
and then refused to pay.
* * *
This is why I will reserve
judgment on the self-serving
contention made by the instigators
of impeachment that the conviction
of Corona is proof of the political
maturity of Filipinos. Corona was
the biggest target on Aquinos most-
wanted list; given the vengefulness
of the current administration, it was
totally in character for the chief
justices pursuers to go after him in
the way that they did, with all the
resources and cockiness of the state.
But I will believe that this
administration is truly serious about
exposing ofcials with suspiciously
u n e x p l a i n e d
wealth when it
exerts pressure
on a Cabinet
member, a
friendly senator
or prosecuting
congressman to
disclose his true
wealth like it
did in Coronas
case. That, I will
take as proof of
political maturity
and a refreshing break from all
the ofcial hypocrisy.
Now that Aquino has practically
destroyed all of his enemies from
the previous administration, he is
left only with his allieswho must
be subjected to the same scrutiny,
black propaganda and relentless
harassment that Corona underwent.
And I will take the side of Senator
Miriam Defensor Santiago, who
believes that very few of the ofcials
who hurled such serious accusations
and expressed such outrage about
Corona will pass the same test that
they gave.
Corona was supposed to be the
rst and most prominent casualty
on the road to transparency and
accountability. But the leaders of
the mob that removed him must be
secretly praying that he will also
be the lastat least until they nd
new and more inventive ways to
hide their own unexplained and
unexplainable wealth.
It would help if Aquino himself
took the lead in this regard. If the
President fullled a promise he
made in early 2010 to allow scrutiny
into his bank accounts and nances,
he could prove that his campaign
to force Corona out was not just
a sleazy, vengeful, costly and
hypocritical political exercise.
But, wait a minute. You mean,
that wasnt what the get-Corona
campaign was all about?
EDITORIAL
When the defense acted as prosecutors
THE rule is that the prosecution must
prove the strength of its case. It cannot
rely on the weakness of the defense. But
in the historic conviction of Renato C. Co-
rona, it was strangely the defense that en-
sured that Corona would be the rst of-
cer in Philippines history to be removed
from ofce through impeachment.
The prosecution rested its case solely
on Article 2 of the Articles of Impeach-
ment, to wit: that he failed to disclose
to the public his statement of Statement
of Assets, Liability and Net Worth as
required under the Constitution. This
could have meant either of two things:
one, he did not disclose his SALN as re-
quired by law; or two, he was not truth-
ful in his declarations thereat.
At the onset of the trial, the pros-
ecution immediately subpoenaed the
former CJs SALN that it had alleged,
and rightfully at that, should have been
made public. This means that the pros-
ecution could not have meant to prove
that his declarations in the SALN were
untruthful precisely because they had
not seen them. This was why they want-
ed Marites Vitug and Harvey Keh to
take the witness stand: to state that they
were denied access to these SALNs.
I reckoned that the Congressmen
must have thought that the former CJ
would go the way of former Ombuds-
man Merceditas Gutierres. That is, that
he would resign as soon as the articles
are led. But the former CJ did not re-
sign. Condent, perhaps, that the pros-
ecution did not have the goods on him,
he opted to wage battle with the pros-
ecutors and Malacaang.
The CJ was right. The prosecution
did not have the goods on him. It ap-
pears that the prosecution only com-
menced with its case build-up after the
transmittal of the impeachment articles
to the Senate. In fact, they were so ex-
cited when the Land Registration Au-
thority provided them with a computer
printout of 45 properties allegedly be-
longing to the former CJ that they run
to town with it even before they had the
chance to verify the veracity and accu-
racy of the list.
And for it, they got tremendous ack.
While they managed to prove the exis-
tence of 11 properties, the damaged has
been done. Senators would take turns
lambasting them for vilifying the name
of the former CJ by revealing raw infor-
mation to the public rather than to the
impeachment court.
After which the prosecution had very
little. There was BIR Commissioner
Kim Henares who testied that the ex-
CJ could not have lawfully acquired his
declared property with his declared law-
ful income alone. But this was declared
immaterial because the articles of im-
peachment did not allege that the ex- CJ
amassed ill-gotten wealth.
Then there was the ip-op in the
PAL attendants case under Article
three. But even if the ip-op did hap-
pen, the Senate was not impressed since
this could not be attributable to the CJ
alone, the SC being a collegial body. The
prosecution then sought to prove that
Corona received lots of free trips from
PAL through the so-called platinum
card. But this too was not allowed. Fi-
nally, the prosecution presented Justice
Secretary Leila De Lima who unfortu-
nately, did not have personal knowledge
on how the former CJ allegedly altered
records of court proceedings to make
it appear that the majority of the court
had already enjoined her from prevent-
ing former President GMA from leaving
the country. Justice Serreno, in her dis-
sent, claims that this was subject to cer-
tain conditions- which had not yet been
complied with.
By the time the prosecution had rested,
the betting was that the former CJ would
be acquitted. But the strangest thing hap-
pened: the defense actually picked up
the cudgels for the prosecution. First,
they summoned Ombudsman Conchita
Carpio-Morales and enabled her to pres-
ent to the impeachment court the AM-
LAC report detailing that the ex-CJ had
US$10-12million in bank deposits. Then
the defense ip-opped and contrary to
its initial refusal, allowed the CJ to take
the stand. In his opus, the ex-CJ proved
what the prosecution could not: that he
had US$2.4 Million and about 80 Mil-
lion pesos in deposits, sums which he did
not declare in his SALN. The climax was
when the former CJ walked-out of the
proceedings after his 3 hour monologue.
That was the turning point. Even those
who were unsure of the CJs guilt could
not absolve him lest they themselves earn
the public ire.
The rest is history. On the basis of
both the testimony of the Ombudsman
and the former CJ, and courtesy of the
latters walkout, the Senate found Co-
rona guilty. Thank goodness for the de-
fense. It did a splendid job for the pros-
ecution!
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
It would help if
Aquino himself took
the lead by allowing
scrutiny of his bank
accounts.
ATTY. HARRY
ROQUE JR.
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IS the conviction and immediate re-
moval of Chief Justice Renato Corona
from ofce and perpetual disqualica-
tion from holding any public ofce the
end of the calvary of the Chief Justice?
Not by a long shot since even now
there are those in Malacanang and other
administration lapdogs who are looking
into his tax obligations after he admit-
ted that he has some
P80 million in peso
accounts and more
than $2.4 million in
dollar accounts. And
Ombudsman Con-
chita Carpio Morales
will not let go the
opportunity ti\o le
even plunder for al-
leged ill-gotten and
unexplained wealth.
Santa Banana,
thats how it is when
you dare crosswords
with the President
who can mobilize the
entire government
machinery at will and
at all cost!
* * *
With Chief Justice Corona out of the
picture in the Supreme Court what hap-
pens now?
This question is foremost in the
minds of people who can discern the
implications of the impeachment trial
of the Chief Magistrate and his removal
from ofce. There are questions, like:
Will the Supreme Court now bow to the
wishes of the President? With the ap-
pointment of a friendlier Chief Justice
by the President now shatter the system
of checks and balances?
These are questions we can only
speculate on. No doubt that the Co-
rona impeachment trial had a chilling
effect not only on the Supreme Court
justices that some of them may be next
on line for impeachment, and even the
entire judiciary. In a way, the Corona
impeachment and his conviction is sal-
utary in the sense that it is a message
loud and clear for the judiciary to shape
up, labelled in many ways as also cor-
rupt.
Theres no doubt that with the Coro-
na impeachment and his conviction, the
Supreme Court and the entire judiciary
was also damaged. And only the judges
and the justices in all levels of the judi-
cial system can restore its integrity and
credibility.
Lets also hope that government
institutions like the Department of
Justice, the Land Registration Author-
ity, the Solicitor Generals Ofce, the
Ofce of the Ombudsman, the Com-
mission on Audit and the Anti-Money
Laundering Council will be able to
salvage whatever credibility they have
left after the Malacanang used them to
convict just one man before the eyes
of the people the call of the hour is to
move on.
My gulay, the people out there are
crying loud for more jobs, higher wag-
es, against rising criminality, peace and
order in the countrysides, and attention
to critical concerns like climate change
and global warming, need for infra-
structure, livelihood, and food on the
table. If President Aquino still cant get
it on the need to focus on gut issues,
Santa Banana, I do not know what will!
* * *
I dont know if the senator-judges
who convicted the Chief Justice ever
realized it t hat the removal of a Chief
Justice can create a very precarious
legal situation that can even lead t o a
serious and very dangerous constitu-
tional crisis that can push the country
over the edge.
With the removal of the Chief
Justice comes the question, who will
convene the Judicial and Bar Council
to decide on nominations for Chief
Justice to the President, who will then
appoint one?
If we look at the 1987 Constitutional
framed during the incumbency of the
Presidents late mother, President Cory
Aquino, a JBC was created headed by
the Chief Justice as chairman. It did not
name a vice chairman, much less did
the Constitution name an acting Chief
Justice.
Yes, when a Chief Justice is on leave,
sick or is on vacation, the most senior
associate justice becomes acting Chief
Justice. But, only in administrative ca-
pacity, not Chief Justice as prims inter
pares, or rst among squads. Like now,
with the conviction and removal of
Corona, most senior Associate Justice
Tony Carpio sits as ofcer in charge,
not as Chief Justice,
until a new one gets
appointed.
This is where the
framers of the 1987
Constitution made a
mistake not realiz-
ing that with a Chief
Justice convicted and
removed from ofce,
a legal quagmire hap-
pens that can create a
constitutional crisis.
Others may argue
that since the law ab-
hors a vacuum, the
most senior among
the justices can act
as Chief Justice and
convene the JBC.
That possibility, to
me, and many others, is questionable
since as I said, nowhere in the Consti-
tution is there a provision about an act-
ing Chief Justice, much less a JBC vice
chairman. Thus, if the President names
a replacement of Corona within 90 days
as provided for by law by a JBC not
convened by a duly-appointed Chief
Justice, the President can be charged
for culpable violation of the Constitu-
tion. And impeached, Santa Banana!
I dont know how the Supreme
Court and legal experts will solve this
legal quagmire, but if the President
goes through naming Coronas replace-
ment without a Chief Justice conven-
ing the JBC, a constitutional crisis can
blow up that can push the country over
the edge, God forbid!
* * *
At hindsight, the decision of 20
senator-judges who convicted Chief
Justice Corona was more political than
judicial.
I have been an avid watcher of the
40-day impeachment trial from begin-
ning to end, and I must say that the de-
cision not to accept the plea of Corona
and the defense panel that non-disclo-
sure of Coronas peso and dollar ac-
counts was not an impeachable offense.
For how could there be culpable viola-
tion of the Constitution when theres a
law on absolute condentiality of for-
eign exchange accounts?
I am certain that even senator-
judges themselves have dollar ac-
counts which they have not declared
in their SALN (Statement of Assets,
Liabilities and Networth). Insofar
as Coronas peso accounts are con-
cerned, he admitted they were com-
ingled. But, he should not have put
them under his name.
Be that as it may, if theres anything
salutary about the legal question on the
condentiality of dollar accounts, the
decision against Corona should make
all public ofcials now be more trans-
parent and accountable.
* * *
Theres a lot of speculation on who
will become Chief Justice. By tradition
and seniority, it should be most Senior
Associate Justice Tony Carpio, who is
competent and with probity.
Carpio was bypassed when Corona
was named by former President Glo-
ria Macapagal Arroyo as Chief Jus-
tice. In my book, Carpio is the most
deserving to become Chief Justice,
notwithstanding the fact that The
Firm, which he co-founded had a
falling out with Gloria.
I dont believe that Carpio can be
considered as friendly to President
Aquino. Id rather categorize him as in-
dependent-minded, which the Supreme
Court needs at the moment. Carpio is
no lackey to any President.
Constitutional crisis
in the ofng?
Vox Senatus, vox populi
MAY 29 was a historic day for the
country, when twenty senators to
three voted to impeach Chief Justice
Renato Corona after 44 days of
trial.
It had played out as a telenovela,
with drama on both sides of the dispute
grabbing the attention of the nation
like no other broadcast production.
Reality, after all, is always stranger
and more interesting than ction.
Over the course of the trial, the
prosecution was derided for presenting
a weak case, the defense for having no
better rejoinder than nding loopholes
to wiggle through. Fingers were
pointed, blame denied and placed,
innocence and good faith invoked.
In the end, most of the senators
found that Coronas failure to declare
huge cash assets in his statement of
assets and liabilities was unacceptable
from a man whose position demands
adherence to the highest standards of
integrity.
Palusot, Congressman Rodolfo
Farias described Coronas three-
hour explanation, nothing more than
an attempt to glibly explain away
behavior that violated the spirit of
the law and degraded the position of
the highest magistrate in the land. It
is expected of a decent and honorable
man that he own up for his failings.
Coronas whiny diatribe contributed to
his diminishment in the eyes of many
watching, including the impeachment
court.
Concealment of assets is a practice
of many who do not wish to pay high
taxes or have their other sources of
income found out as they may be in
violation of the law or ethics, or for
some other reason. Corona is not
the only one doing this. This is what
he implied when he dared the 188
congressmen and Senator Franklin
Drilon to sign a waiver to permit
their assets to be bared. After his
own prevarication having been found
out, we would have respected Corona
more if he had admitted his mistake.
Looking back, he and his family would
not have been subjected to the anguish
and humiliation of this ordeal if he had
resigned quietly early on and spared
the country this scene and the P6
million it cost the national coffers for
the impeachment trial.
This is the downfall of the arrogant,
of those who thought that money and
power would allow them to behave
with impunity and disrespect to
the Senate and the Filipino people.
Coronas storming out of the Senate
Hall saying rudely The Chief Justice
wishes to be excused is how he will
be remembered from now on.
This country needs true leaders,
people who are humble, honest,
and sincere in a desire to serve in a
leadership capacity and not lead in
order to serve themselves and their
agenda.
The 23 senators acquitted
themselves honorably as a court.
Whether they voted for pogi points, on
their conscience, or on their principles
and conviction, still they took a stand,
and that after all was their duty to us,
the Filipino people.
The senators personal conduct
during the trial reected upon
themselves and not the court as a
whole. From Miriam Defensor-
Santiagos histrionics, Lito Lapids
simple speech in Tagalog, and Manuel
Villars sulky outpouring of his past
presidential campaign woes to Juan
Ponce Enriles clear and erudite
summation, all the senators speeches
expose to us their characters and give
us the basis for future decisions on
whether to vote for them to continue
serving in public ofce or not.
The trial itself is over. We learned
and accomplished much. Now we can
move on to the next important thing.
Our lawmakers have shown that they
can make signicant decisions in the
face of controversy, a sign of political
maturation. Perhaps the Filipino people
can now look forward to even more
genuine social reforms that will show
our country has respect for human
rights and adheres to the highest values
and principles of humanism.
Let the text of the judgment provide
closure (caps and paragraph breaks
theirs): The Senate, sitting as an
Impeachment Court, having tried
Renato C. Corona, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, upon Three Articles
of Impeachment charged against him
by the House of Representatives,
by a guilty vote of 20 Senators,
representing at least two-thirds of
all the Members of the SENATE,
has found him guilty of the charge
under Article II of the said Articles of
Impeachment: Now, therefore, be it
ADJUDGED. That Renato C. Corona
be, and is hereby, CONVICTED of the
charge against him in Article II of the
Articles of Impeachment.
WHEREFORE, in accordance
with Article XI, Section 3 (7) of the
Constitution, the penalty of removal
from ofce and disqualication to hold
any ofce under the Republic of the
Philippines is hereby imposed upon
respondent Chief Justice Renato C.
Corona.
SO ORDERED. 29 May 2012. Sgd,
JUAN PONCE ENRILE, President of
the Senate.
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Curtains open wide in Myanmar,
a crack in North Korea
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
Angry Birds debit cards to be issued in Russia
JENNY
ORTUOSTE
POP GOES THE WORLD
Theres no
doubt that with
the Corona
impeachment and
his conviction, the
Supreme Court
and the entire
judiciary was also
damaged.
By Nataliya Vasilyeva
MOSCOWRussian fans of the vid-
eogame Angry Birds will soon be able
to get special debit cardsor Angry
Cardsgiving them discounts on the
games products.
Moscow-based Promsvyazbank
said Tuesday it will start issuing the
new MasterCards on June 4. They will
be printed with images of the various
characters and will give users a 10 per-
cent discount on all Angry Birds-brand-
ed products.
Besides debit cards, the bank will
also issue Angry Bird cash cards, which
users top up with money. The bank will
pay a 4 percent annual interest rate on
the cards balance.
The maker of Angry Birds, Rovio
Entertainment, has already launched
toys and baby clothes lines featuring
Angry Birds characters. But the Rus-
sian debit card is going to be the rst
Angry Birds branded nancial product.
The videogame has been downloaded
more than 10 million times in Russia.
Ivan Pyatkov, director for retail sales
and technology at Promsvyazbank, told
the Associated Press that the bank is
planning an initial printing of 50,000
cards but hopes to issue twice as much
by the end of the year.
The bank expects the card to help
attract urbanites between 25 and 35
years of age with a monthly income of
at least $1,000.
Pyatkov said the bank is receiving
a large number of requests for Angry
Birds cards following early reports in
the Russian press.
Some clients are demanding their
Angry Birds cards right nowbefore
the ofcial launch, Pyatkov said.
Promsvyazbank will be launching the
card in partnership with Internet Retail
Solutions, Rovios agent in Russia.
Promsvyazbank, ranked as Russias
11th largest by the Interfax research
center, is 74 percent-owned by two
Russian tycoons, the Ananyev brothers.
Commerzbank holds 14 percent in the
lender via a subsidiary while the Euro-
pean Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment has a 12 percent stake. AP
By Tim Sullivan
FOR decades, they have been two of the worlds most
reclusive nations.
Myanmar, run by a cabal of generals, squelched any
attempt at democratic change and kept the countrys most
popular gure under strict house arrest for years.
North Korea, run by the same family as a Stalinist
dictatorship since the 1940s, simply sealed itself off. Outsiders
were rarely allowed to visit, tourists were long unknown and
the only way ordinary people could escape the countrys
extreme poverty and political repression was to steal across
the border into China.
But in very different ways, the two nations have opened
themselves up over the past year or so, allowing the world to
peer behind the political curtains they had so laboriously erected.
Both now have foreign journalists arriving in unprecedented
numbers (though the visits are tightly restricted in North
Korea). Both have had observers predicting momentous
changes. Both governments have insistedrepeatedlythat
they are working to improve the lives of their citizens.
But how much change has there been? Thats more
complicated.
The question is debated relentlessly in Myanmar, asked
by everyone from wealthy businessmen with military
connections to pro-democracy political activists. Though
skeptics abound, hope has become the countrys political
watchword.
But for observers of North Korea, the answer is far more
denitive, and far less optimistic.
None, said Andrei Lankov, a scholar on the North at
Seouls Kookmin University, when asked if he had seen signs
of signicant change since the December death of longtime
ruler Kim Jong Il, and the rise to power of his young son.
In his opinion: The young dictator is still controlled and
surrounded by the old guard, the same people who for many
years formulated and executed his fathers polices, so it is
too early to expect any noticeable change.
Less than two years ago, though, similar talk was common
in Yangon, Myanmars capital, when a November 2010
national election was widely dismissed as a political sham
stage-managed by the generals. Only in recent months has
that pessimism begun to lift.
We are now seeing some changes we didnt expect, said
Yin Sein, a 59-year old high school teacher in Yangon.
First, hundreds of political prisoners were freedmore
than 650 in the past year. Then, in April, the opposition
party led by Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory
in historic by-elections. Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize-
winner who had spent more than 15 years under house
arrest, now sits in Parliament.
Today, little feels repressive about Myanmar. Unlike
Pyongyang, a funereal town which basically shuts down at
nightfall, Yangon has long been a city of neighborhood bars,
sprawling markets and storefront restaurants with plastic
tables on the sidewalk.
Now, with the end of military rule, even protests have
come into the open, as people test their newfound freedoms.
Every night this past week, 100 people or so have gathered
at the Sule Pagoda, a major Buddhist shrine in central Yangon,
to vent their anger about the rolling electrical blackouts that
plague the city. Hundreds more people come simply to watch.
Two years ago, such a protest almost certainly would have
been met with tear gas, baton-wielding policemen and trips to
jail. Today, the police watch calmly from a distance, and after
a few hours they politely ask everyone to leave.
But things are seldom clear in Myanmar, once known
as Burma. The generals, some of whom grew immensely
rich during decades of military rule, still wield great power
over Myanmars politics. Old laws remain in place that
would enable themif they felt threatened, or believed
democratization was moving too quicklyto once again
seize complete power.
Myanmar has become a country of political contradictions,
a place where local ofcials no longer stage middle-of-
the-night checks to look for unregistered visitors in private
homes, but where many people register their guests with the
authorities anyway. The laws requiring registration, after all,
are still on the books.
Its a country where restrictions have been lifted on long-
oppressed political parties, but where many people are still
too afraid to talk about politics on the telephone.
We are not sure what is underneath this veneer of change
and how sustainable these changes are, Yin Sein said.
Even Suu Kyi warns against the dangers of undue
optimism.
We are at a point in history when there is a possibility for
transition, but I do not think we can take it for granted that
this transition will come about, she told reporters recently.
I sometimes feel that people are too optimistic about the
scene in Burma, she told a conference in Washington D.C.,
speaking on a video link.
But if the people of Myanmar have learned the art of
pessimism through decades of military rule, the people of
North Korea have learned they shouldnt even contemplate
change at least not publicly.
North Koreans have spent years in prison for questioning
the legitimacy of the Kim family: Founding ruler Kim Il Sung,
his son Kim Jong Il and now his grandson Kim Jong Un. If
many observers and foreign governments had hoped that Kim
Jong Ils death would pave the way for political reform, there
has been little sign of change.
If such change is to happen (and this is a big if), it will
take place only after Kim Jong Uns people assume ... some
independent power that is, in a couple of years at the
fastest, Lankov said in an email. AP
News
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May 3, 2012
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce 7 (DPWH
Regional Offce 7), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors
Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid
for the contract to wit:
Contract I.D.: 12H00045
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Tupaz Street, Cebu City
Contract Location: K0005+434-K0005+983.10
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php13,383,944.34
Contract Duration: 100 Calendar Days
Bid Documents: Php 10,000.0
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Tres de Abril Street, Cebu City
Contract Location: K0002+831-K0003+101
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php 8,511,989.96
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of M. Velez Street, Cebu City
Contract Location: K0000+358.50-K0000+528.50
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 known as Government Procurement Reform Act,
and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
To be eligible to bid for this contract, a Contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI) together with their Class A Documents and must meet the following
major criteria: (a). prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75%
Filipino-owned partnership/corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with
PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion
of a similar project/contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit
line commitment from a reputable universal and commercial banks for at
least 10% of ABC. (e) Letter of Authority for the representative /Liason Offcer
(As refected in the CRC) to submit LOI and Bids, Have key personnel and
equipment owned and or leased listed in the Eligibility Forms available for the
prosecution of the project.
Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted. The DPWH
BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check,
preliminary examination of bids, evaluation of bids and post qualifcation.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their applications for registration,
to DPWH-POCW , Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOIs.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will process only, the contractors applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate
of Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central
BAC-TWG will process only those with complete registration requirements.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid security,
Performance Security, Pre Bidding conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post
Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions
of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown be
below.
Contract IDs 12H00045, 12H00046 &
12H00047
Issuance of Bidding Documents From: May 31, 2012-June 20, 2012
Pre Bid Conference June 7, 2012-10:00 A.M.
Deadline of LOIs from Prospective
bidders
Deadline: June 15, 2012 until 3:00 P.M.
Receipt of Bids June 20,2012 9:00 A.M.-9:30A.M.
Opening of Bids June 20,2012-10:00 A.M.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Prospective bidders shall submit their
accomplished LOIs and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same
address.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if
available, from the DPWH web site. Bidders that will download the BDS from
the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees as stated aboved 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.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of the (BDs) at the same address upon
payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Interested Bidders may
obtain further information and inspect the bidding Documents at the same
address.. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives
who choose to attend and late bids shall not be accepted. The DPWH Regional
Offce 7 reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding
process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the
affected bidders and no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify
bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) Atty. AYAON S. MANGGIS
BAC Chairman

ROMBLON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
(ROMELCO)
Romblon, Romblon
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Romblon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ROMELCO) thru its Pre-qualifcation Bids and Awards
Committee (PBAC) invites pre-qualifed suppliers/contractors of ROMELCO to submit bid for the
supply of Poles, Line Hardwares and other materials for the Construction of Distribution Lines for
the various Sitios in the Island Municipality of Corcuera, Province of Romblon. The said project
will be funded from the proceeds of Subsidy Releases for Sitio Energization from the National
Electrifcation Administration (NEA).
Interested suppliers/contractors are requested to secure the bid documents from ROMELCO Offce
which is available on June 01, 2012 to June 8, 2012 during offce hours upon payment of non-refund-
able fee of Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00). Bidders shall apply to bid on the following schedule:
Schedule I - Supply of Line Hardwares and Other Materials
Schedule II - Wood Poles and Crossarms
Schedule III - Supply of Distribution Transformers with various capacity
Submission and Opening of bids will be on June 15, 2012 at the ROMELCO Main Offce, Brgy.
Capaclan, Romblon, Romblon at 10:00 am. All bids should be addressed to:
MR. PEDRO L. MORANTE
Chairman, ROMELCO PBAC
Capaclan, Romblon,
Tel. No. (042) 729-0149
ROMELCO reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids for valid and justifed reasons, waive
any defect thereon and award to the bidder whose proposal is most advantageous to the coop-
erative. ROMELCO likewise assumes no obligation for whatever losses that may be incurred by
the bidders in the preparation of the bids, nor does it guarantee that the award shall be made.
(Sgd.) PEDRO L. MORANTE Approved by: (Sgd.) ENGR. RENE M. FAJILAGUTAN
PBAC Chairman General Manager
(MST-May 31, 2012)
Depar t ment of Tr anspor t at i on and Communi cat i ons
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
OLD MIA ROAD, PASAY CITY,
Metro Manila
IN RE: PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF FOREIGN AIR
CARRIERS PERMIT (FACP) TO OPERATE
INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED AIR
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
CAB Case No. EP-38388/HED052012-231
KUWAIT AIRWAYS CORPORATION,
Petitioner.
X----------------------------------------------------------------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
(MST-May 17, 24 & 31, 2012)
ATTY. ANTHONY T. ZAMORA
Counsel for Petitioner
THE LAWFIRM OF ZAMORA MIRAFLOR
BRAVO AND ASSOCIATES
Suite 707 Cityland 10 Tower 1
H.V. dela Costa cor. Ayala Avenue North
Salcedo Village, Makati City
ATTY. ENRIQUE ANTONIO J. ESQUIVEL, III
Assistant Corporate Secretary and
Head of Aeropolitical Division
Philippine Airlines, Inc.
PNB Financial Center
Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Avenue
CCP Complex, Pasay City
ATTY. JONATHAN ANDREWD. LIM
Counsel for Airphilexpress
Legal Department
Air Philippines Corporation
APC Gate 1, Andrews Avenue
Pasay City
ATTY. PATERNO S. MANTARING, JR.
Director for Legal
Cebu Air Inc. (Cebu Pacifc Air)
Airline Operations Centre
Domestic Road cor. Andrews Avenue
Pasay City
ATTY. MAILA ROBERTA A. PADPAD-BANAAG
Counsel for Zest Air
Zest Airways, Inc.
Domestic Road cor. Andrews Avenue
Pasay City
ATTY. CELINA ESTHER V. CUA
Counsel for SEAIR
Southeast Asian Airlines (SEAIR), Inc.
Unit 404 La O Centre, 1000 Arnaiz Ave.
Makati City
MS. MARIA INEZ F. JOSE
Strategy, Airport and planning
AIRASIA, INC.
8th Floor, DPC place
2322 Chino Roces Avenue
Makati City
Pursuant to the provisions
of RA776, as amended,
Not i ce i s hereby gi ven
that KUWAIT AIRWAYS
CORPORATION has filed
with the Civil Aeronautics
Board a petition for renewal
of its Foreign Air Carriers
Permit (FACP) to operate
international scheduled air
transportati on servi ces.
The above-entitled case is
scheduled for hearing on
June 11, 2012 at 2:00PM at
the CAB Conference room,
Old MIA Road, Pasay City
before the undersigned,
wherein the applicant shall
present relevant evidence.
The applicant is hereby
r equi r ed t o have t hi s
Notice of hearing and the
Application be sent to all
Philippine carriers, either
by personal service or by
registered mail with return
card at least fve (5) days
bef or e t he schedul ed
hearing.
Parties opposed to the
granting of this application
must f i l e t hei r wr i t t en
opposition on or before the
date of hearing, furnishing
a copy of the same to the
applicant or appear at the
hearing with such evidence
as may be proper under the
premises. Failure on the part
of any interested party to fle
their opposition on time or
appear at the hearing shall
be construed as a waiver of
their right to be heard and
the Civil Aeronautics board
shall proceed to hear and
decide the application on
its merits
Let a copy of the petition
and this Notice be posted
at the CAB Bulliten Board
beginning today.
7 may 2012
Pasay City, Philippines
(Sgd.) MARIA ELBENSL. MORO
Hearing Offcer
NOTI CE OF SPECI AL MEETI NG OF
HJ DY BUNCI O & CO., I NC.
To all Stockholders:
Please take notice that a special meeting of the
stockholders will be held at the principal offce of HJ DY
Buncio & Co., Inc. at Rm 202 Natividad Bldg., Escolta
cor. T. Pinpin Sts., Binondo, Manila, Philippines, on
the 7
th
of July, 2012 at 10:00 in the morning; to take
action on the dissolution and winding up of HJ DY
Buncio & Co., Inc.
June 1, 2012
(Sgd.) Shiela Anne Marie P. Inocentes
Asst. Corporate Secretary
(May 31, June 7, & 14, 2012)
Noted i s hereby gi ven
that the Estate of EMMA
(MAXIMA) SACDALAN
VDA. DE ALVARAN
has been extrajudicially
settled by the heirs per the
Notarial Records of ATTY.
RAFAEL Y. LIM, Doc. No.
383, Page No. 78, Book
No. LIX, Series of 2010.
Requested by:
(Sgd.) ATTY. RAFAEL Y. LI M
(May 31, June 7, & 14, 2012)
NOTI CE OF
EXTRAJ UDI CI AL
SETTL EMENT
For
f as t
ad
r es ul t s ,
pl eas e
c al l
659-48-30
l oc al
303
or
659-4803
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
REGION VII, CEBU CITY
Long Day. An unidentied reghter cools off with his hose after ghting a three-
hour re in Barangaya Singkamas in Makati City that killed 4 people. DANNY PATA
According to Lhuilliers lawyer Ryan
Espiritu, the ambassador legally pur-
chased the 346-square meter property on
N. Garcia Street in San Miguel Village
in good faith from one Maria Cristina
Mendoza.
The original duplicate title shown
to us by Mendoza is genuine, Espiritu
said, but it later turned out that Mendoza
misled Lhuillier into believing that the
land was hers because she presented an
order from the Makati Regional Trial
Court supposedly awarding her owner-
ship of the property.
Court records show that the disputed
property was the object of an equitable
mortgage case between one Lourdes Men-
doza and Roberto Santos, a retired em-
ployee of San Miguel Corp., and the court
actually awarded the land to Santos.
However, Mendoza transferred own-
ership of the property to her daughter
Maria Cristina, who then sold it to Lhu-
illier through a broker at an undisclosed
amount.
Mr. Lhuillier is the registered owner
and since the property is currently in his
possession, we have to take measures to
secure it. In fact, we have led a case
against Mendoza, Espiritu said.
Espiritu said they only discovered
the fraud after they bought the property
from Mendoza and checked with the
Makati Register of Deeds.
Santos lawyer Jonas Castro said Lhu-
illier bought the property from the wrong
By Ferdinand Fabella
PHILIPPINE Ambassador to Portugal Philippe Lhuillier insisted on Thursday
that he is the registered owner of the Makati City property that he is disputing
with a 74-year-old retiree, but he is willing to negotiate with the man who
led a string of criminal charges against him.
owner without conducting the standard
due diligence in buying real estate. If he
claims he is the real owner, then he should
show to us a genuine title, Castro said.
According to Santos, he sent a let-
ter to the ambassador informing him
that he made a mistake in buying from
the wrong person. He said his lawyers
meeting with Lhuilliers lawyer did not
end well because Lhuillier offered to
buy the property at P8 million.
Santos said he was surprised when
he discovered that his property has
been fenced by security guards. When
he tried to reason with them, the guards
allegedly ganged up on him and threat-
ened him with physical harm. The al-
leged harassment took place on April
12, 26, and 27.
Santos consequently led trespass-
ing, malicious mischief, grave threats,
grave coercion, slight physical injury
and robbery against the ambassador,
who owns the Cebuana Lhuillier chain
of pawnshops, and his men.
But Espiritu said the ambassador nev-
er threatened Santos and was not even at
the scene on the days Santos indicated in
his complaint.
There was no threat whatsoever made
by the ambassador. He is a very decent
man, Espiritu said of Lhuillier, who has
served as ambassador to Italy, Albania
and San Marino at different times.
We wish to clarify that [the ambassa-
dor] was not at the scene of the incident
where the alleged trespassing, malicious
mischief, grave threats, coercion, and
slight physical injuries happened. Fur-
thermore, Ambassador Lhuillier never
met the complainant, Espiritu said.
The lawyer said they have also led
a counter-charge of trespassing against
Santos.
FOUR people were killed when a re razed 100
houses at a crowded residential area in Barangay
Singkamas in Makati City before dawn Thursday.
At least 150 families lost their homes in the re that
virtually leveled a residential block along Kalayaan
Street, re marshal Ricardo Perdigon said.
The dead were identied as Miranda Padilla, her
parents Dolores, 75; and Jose, 77; and cousin Renato
Gregorio, 51.
Citing witnesses statements, Perdigon said the
re started at Gregorios house at around 5 a.m. and
quickly spread to the adjacent houses, including the
Padillas.
It appeared someone saw a lighted candle at
Gregorios house minutes before the re broke out,
Perdigon said.
He said the Padillas were sleeping at the second
oor of their home when the re quickly ate up their
house. Only Mirandas husband was able to escape.
Gregorio, on the other hand, collapsed outside his
burning house, apparently because of heart attack,
according to Perdigon.
Frantic residents used pails and other water
containers to put off the re; Perdigon said they had
difculty reaching the site because of narrow streets.
The re was eventually put out at around 7:30
am after reaching Task Force Charlie, a re level
that necessitated the need for at least 20 re trucks
at the site.
The city government of Makati pledged to provide
assistance to the displaced families.
Ferdinand Fabella
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
AGENTS of the National Bureau of
Investigation and the Securities and
Exchange Commission have arrested two
foreigners after they were allegedly caught
selling securities without a license.
NBI ofcer-in-charge Nonnatus Caesar
Rojas identied the suspects as Garwood
M. Weatherhead, an American, head of
sales of Seandar Inc. and Seandar Europe
LLC, both based in Hong Kong, and his
associate Tomas P. Pokorny, a national of
the Czech Republic.
Rojas said the NBI Anti-Fraud Division,
headed by Cesar Bacani, said the SEC
sought the bureaus assistance on May 21
to investigate a tip that Seandar ofcials
would be conducting a presentation on
their investment offering at the Discovery
Suites in Pasig City on May 23.
According to its website at www
.seandar .com, Seandar Inc. is a Hong Kong
company that trades its so-called High
Yield Principal Guaranteed Commodities
Fund on the New York Mercantile
Exchange.
The website claimed that Seandard Inc.
is an internationally recognized company,
incorporated in 1982 and licensed with
National Futures Association in the USA,
the Australian Securities and Investment
Commission, and the State Administration
for Industry and Commerce of the Peoples
Republic of China.
However, Bacani said communications
with the Australian Securities and
Investment Commission and the Hongkong
Securities and Futures Commission revealed
that Seandar or its apparent subsidiary
Seandar Europe LLC is not registered with
the commissions.
The HKSFC also denied that they
issued a license to Weatherhead and did
not authorize the sale of Seandars so-
called High Yield Principal Guaranteed
Commodities, which they claim to the
exchange traded notes.
During the operation, the agencies
agents posed as potential investors and
attended the Seandar presentation where
Weatherhead and Pokorny were caught in
the act of offering securities in the form of
an investment contract to the public.
Censors board suspends
Tulfos T3 TV program
THE Movie and Television Review and
Classication Board suspended for three
months TV5s public service program T3:
Sagot Kita Kapatid after its hosts Raffy,
Erwin and Ben Tulfo uttered threats to the
lives of celebrity couple Raymart Santiago
and Claudine Barreto.
Grace Poe-Llamanzares said the suspen-
sion will start May 30 and the show will also
be placed under probation when it returns
to the air. Aside from the suspension, the
MTRCB also ned the program P100,000.
After the suspension, the show will
also be placed on a per-broadcast per-
mit status, or every episode will have to
be approved by the review board prior-
ing to airing. Jonathan Fernandez
151 schools, dormitories
found to be re hazards
ANOTHER 151 schools, universities and
dormitories in Metro Manila were found
to be re hazards and re traps, Bureau
of Fire Protection (BFP) ofcer-in-charge
Samuel Perez said Wednesday.
According to Perez, of the 151, 86
were schools and universities located
in Manila, Muntinlupa, Makati and San
Juan while the remaining 65 were dor-
mitories all based in Manila.
The BFP chief said they have already
ordered owners of the erring establish-
ments to correct the deciencies in 15
days or face harsher penalties.
Jonathan Fernandez
Marikina to turn cooking
oil into decorative blocks
MARIKINA Mayor Del de Guzman
encouraged residents to turn over their
used cooking oil to the City Environment
Management Ofce instead of just
throwing it away to prevent them from
contaminating the citys drainage system,
creeks and the Marikina River.
Aside from used cooking oil, city
hall will also collect Styrofoam through
its Material Recovery Facility and will
be used in their From Waste to Land-
scape project.
The used oil, thru a densier from the
Department of Science and Technology,
are used to melt the Styrofoam under
strong heat and moulded into decorative
paving blocks that can be used in beauti-
fying the citys parks and playgrounds.
Gigi Muoz David
ManilaStandar dTODAY
Department of Trade and Industry
BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS
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THURSDAY, May 31, 2012 | A7
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PNS 26:2003
STANDARD ICS 23.040.10
Steel - Black and hot-dipped zinc-coated (galvanized)
longitudinally welded steel pipes (for ordinary uses) -
Specifcation
Foreword
This Philippine National Standard Specifcation for Black and hot-dipped
zinc-coated (galvanized) longitudinally welded steel pipes (for ordinary
uses) was prepared by the Bureau of Product Standards Technical
Committee on Ferrous Pipes and Fittings, BPS/TC 61, Subcommittee
on steel and tubes, SC 1.
This standard cancels and replaces PNS 26:1992.
In the preparation of this standard, the following were considered:
1 ASTM A 53-98 - Standard Specifcation for Pipe, Steel, Black and
Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
2 ISO 65:1981 - Carbon steel tubes suitable for screwing in
accordance with ISO 7/1
3 JIS G 3452:1997 - Carbon steel pipes for ordinary piping
1 Scope and application
1.1 This standard specifes requirements for the materials, dimensions,
method of test, marking and bundling of black and hot-dipped
zinc-coated (galvanized) longitudinally welded steel pipes.
1.2 This standard applies to pipes intended for ordinary use in
steam, water, gas and air lines, but is not intended for close
coiling or bending, or high temperature service.
2 References
PNS 33:2003 - Philippine National Standard Specifcation for Hot Rolled
Carbon Steel Strips for Pipes and Tubes contains provision through
reference in this text form part of this national standard. At the time of
publication of this PNS, the editions indicated were valid.
3 Defnitions
For the purpose of this standard the following defnitions apply:
3.1 complete thread - the part of the thread which is fully formed at
both crest and root
3.2 exact length of a screwed and socketed pipe - the length of
the pipe exclusive of the socket
3.3 ftting allowance - the length of useful thread beyond the gauge
plane of an external thread required to provide for assembly with
an internal thread at the upper limit of the tolerances
3.4 gauge diameter - the basic major diameter of the thread,
whether external or internal
3.5 gauge length - the distance on an external thread which is parallel
to the axis from the gauge plane to the small end of the thread
3.6 gauge plane - the plane, perpendicular to the axis, at which the
major cone has the gauge diameter
3.7 incomplete thread - the part of the thread which is fully formed
at the root, but truncated at the crest by its intersection with the
cylindrical surface of the product
3.8 major cone - an imaginary cone which just touches the crest of
a taper external thread or the roots of a taper internal thread
3.9 nominal diameter / nominal size (DN) - an alphanumeric designation
of size for components of a pipework system which is used for
reference purposes
3.10 pipe - a straight tubular product of uniform circular cross-section
primarily for the transport of fuids
3.11 coupling - a ftting utilized in jointing the pipes together
3.12 useful thread - the complete and incomplete threads; excluding
the wash-out thread
3.13 washout thread / vanish thread - the part of the thread which
is not fully formed at the root
3.14 wrenching allowance - the length of useful thread which is
provided to accommodate the relative movement between the
external thread and the internally threaded part required for
wrenching beyond the position of handtight engagement
4 Classifcation
Black and hot-dipped zinc-coated (galvanized) longitudinally welded
steel pipes shall be classifed as heavy and light gauge.
5 Requirements
5.1 Materials - The steel for welded pipes shall be made from steel
strips conforming to the requirements of PNS 33.
5.2 Manufacturing process
5.2.1 The pipe shall be made by the electric resistance welding or
furnace-butt-welding process.
5.2.2 For the threaded pipe, both ends shall be provided with taper
threads. Both ends of the threaded pipe shall be provided either
with caps or a cap on one end and coupling on the other end.
5.2.3 For the galvanized pipe, both the pipe and coupling shall be
threaded after galvanizing. It shall be coated with zinc both
inside and outside by the hot-dip process. The threaded portion
of the galvanized pipe shall be coated with zinc-rich paint to
protect it from corrosion.
5.3 Dimensions, mass, length and tolerances
5.3.1 The dimensions and mass of pipes shall be in accordance with
Tables 1 and 2.
5.3.2 The limits for outside diameter of pipes shall be in accordance
with Table 3.
5.3.3 Unless otherwise specifed, the length of the pipe shall be 6 m.
5.3.4 When exact lengths are specifed, either for screwed and
socketed pipes or for plain end pipes, each pipe shall be within
the specifed length.
5.3.5 Tolerances
5.3.5.1 Wall thickness - The tolerance at any point for wall thickness shall
be 10% of the nominal thickness as specifed in Tables 1 and 2.
5.3.5.2 Mass - The mass of the pipe as specifed in Tables 1 and 2 shall
not vary by more than 10%.
NOTE : The mass tolerance is determined from one lot of pipe produced
divided by the number of metres of pipe. On pipe sizes where individual
lengths may be weighed, the mass tolerance is applicable to the individual
length.
5.3.5.3 The tolerance for outside diameter shall be as follows:
a) Nominal diameter, 15 mm to 40 mm + 0.4 mm
- 0.8 mm
b) Nominal diameter, 50 mm to 300 mm 1% of the OD
5.3.5.4 Length - The tolerance shall be + 6.0 mm.
- 0.0
Table 1 - Heavy gauge pipes
Nominal
Size (DN)
mm
Outside
diameter
mm
Wall
thickness
mm
Mass per unit
length
Plain end
kg/m
15
20
25
32
40
50
65
80
100
125
150
200
250
300
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
73.0
88.9
114.3
141.3
168.3
219.1
273.0
323.8
2.8
2.9
3.4
3.6
3.7
4.0
5.2
5.5
6.0
6.6
7.1
8.2
9.3
10.3
1.277
1.702
2.515
3.427
4.069
5.553
8.694
11.312
16.024
21.923
28.224
42.647
60.476
79.628
NOTE : Screwed pipes apply only for sizes up to 150 mm.
Nominal Table 2 - Light gauge pipes
Nominal
Size (DN)
mm
Outside
diameter
mm
Wall
thickness
mm
Mass per unit
length
Plain end
kg/m
15
20
25
32
40
50
65
80
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
73.0
88.9
2.0
2.3
2.6
2.6
2.9
2.9
3.2
3.2
0.947
1.38
1.98
2.54
3.23
4.08
5.71
6.72
Nominal
Size (DN)
mm
Outside
diameter
mm
Wall
thickness
mm
Mass per unit
length
Plain end
kg/m
100
125
150
200
250
300
114,3
141.3
168.3
219.1
273.0
323.8
3.6
5.0
5.0
5.8
6.6
6.9
9.75
16.806
20.135
30.508
43.358
53.922
NOTE : Screwed pipes apply only for sizes up to 150 mm.
Table 3 - Limits on the outside diameter for both heavy and light
gauge pipes
Dimensions in millimetres
Nominal
size
Max. Min.
15
20
25
32
40
50
65
80
100
125
150
200
250
300
21.7
27.1
33.8
42.6
48.7
60.9
73.7
89.8
115.4
142.7
170.0
221.3
275.7
327.0
20.5
25.9
32.6
41.4
47.5
59.7
72.3
88.0
113.2
139.9
166.6
216.9
270.3
320.6
5.4 Threads
5.4.1 Pipe threads for heavy gauge shall be in accordance with Table 4.
The basic length of useful thread shall be reduced to 80 percent for
light gauge.
5.4.2 Each length of threaded pipe shall be provided with caps at both
end or a coupling on one end and a cap on the other end, the
threads of which shall be in accordance with Table 4. The taper
threaded end of pipe is as shown in Figure 1.
5.5 Workmanship
5.5.1 The pipe shall be practically straight, and both ends of pipe shall be
at right angle to the axis of the pipe.
5.5.2 The inside and outside surfaces of pipe shall be ground free from
injurious defects such as burrs and sharp protrusions.
5.6 Mass of zinc coating - The mass of zinc coating shall not be less
than 550 g/m
2
of the total coated surface, as determined by the
average results of the two specimens taken for test and not less
than 490 g/m
2
for either of the specimens.
5.7 Hydrostatic test - All pipes when subjected to hydrostatic test
shall be able to withstand the required hydrostatic pressure.
5.8 Bend test - Pipes 50 DN and under shall be capable of being bent
cold, without cracking at any portion and without opening of the
weld, through 90 degrees around a grooved mandrel having a
radius at the bottom of the groove equal to six times the outside
diameter of the pipe as given in Tables 1 and 2.
5.9 Flattening test For pipes over 50 DN no fracture in a weld shall
occur until the distance between the plates reaches 75 percent
of the original outside diameter. No cracks or breaks in the metal
other than on the weld shall occur until the distance between the
plates reaches 60 percent of the original outside diameter.
6 Sampling
6.1 Dimensional and mass measurement - At least one sample of
black pipe shall be selected at random from each lot of 500 black
pipes or a fraction thereof of each size.
6.2 Hydrostatic test - At least ten percent from each lot of 500 lengths
or fraction thereof of each size shall be tested to the required
hydrostatic test pressure as specifed in Table A.
6.3 Bend test - At least two sets of specimens for bending test shall be
taken, one from each end of one length of pipe selected at random
from each lot of 500 lengths or fractions thereof of each size.
6.4 Flattening test - At least two sets of specimens for fattening test
shall be taken, one from each end of one length of black pipe
selected at random from each lot of 500 lengths or fractions thereof
of each size.
6.5 Mass of coating At least two sets of specimens shall be taken, one
from each end of one length of galvanized pipe selected at random
from each lot of 500 lengths or fractions thereof of each size.
NOTE : For purpose of testing, a lot shall consist of not more than 500
lengths of pipe of the same type, grade, size and mass.
6.6 Retest
6.6.1 In case of failure in any of the tests specifed, except for hydrostatic
test, retests shall be made on two samples from the same lot, both
of which shall pass.
6.6.2 In case of failure in the hydrostatic test, all pipes in the lot shall be
tested individually.
7 Test methods
The pipe to be tested for its properties shall be in its black (ungalvanized)
state and shall be in accordance with the test methods specifed in
annexes A.2, A.3 and A.4.
Table 4 - Thread dimensions, mm
Dimensions in millimeters
Pipe Threads Coupling
Nominal
size DN
Outside
diameter
D
Number of
threads
per
25.4 mm
End of
pipe
to hand
tight
plane
L1
Effective
length
L2
Total
length
L4
Pitch
diameter
at
hand
tight
plane
E1
Outside
diameter
W
Length
N
L
Hand
tight
stand-off
(No. Of
threads)
15 21.3 14 8.1 13.6 19.9 19.8 27.0 39.7 5
20 26.7 14 8.6 13.9 20.2 25.1 33.4 41.3 5
25 33.4 11.5 10.2 17.3 25.0 31.5 40.0 50.8 5
32 42.2 11.5 10.7 18.0 25.6 40.2 48.3 52.4 5
40 48.3 11.5 10.7 18.4 26.0 46.3 55.9 52.4 5.5
50 60.3 11.5 11.1 19.2 26.9 58.3 69.9 54.0 5.5
65 73.0 8 17.3 28.9 39.9 70.2 82.6 79.4 5.5
80 88.9 8 19.5 30.5 41.5 86.1 101.6 82.6 5.5
100 114.3 8 21.4 33.0 44.0 111.4 127.0 88.9 5
125 141.3 8 23.8 35.7 46.7 138.4 159.9 95.3 5
150 168.3 8 24.3 38.4 49.4 165.3 187.7 101.6 6
200 219.1 8 27.0 43.5 54.5 215.9 244.5 133.4 2
250 273.0 8 30.7 48.9 59.9 269.8 298.5 146.1 2
300 323.8 8 34.5 54.0 65.0 320.5 355.6 155.6 2
Figure 1 -Taper-threaded end of pipe and its mated coupling
Legend:
D - Outside diameter of pipe
E1 - Pitch diameter at hand-tight plane, mm
L
1
- Length, hand-tight engagement
L
2
- Effective thread, external
L
3
- Nominal perfect external threads
L
4
- Overall length, external threads
N
L
- Length of coupling
W - Outside diameter of coupling
8 Marking and bundling
8.1 Each pipe shall be properly marked by rolling, stamping or
stenciling to contain the following information:
a) Trademark of manufacturer
b) Class of pipe (heavy or light gauge)
c) Length, m
d) Nominal diameter, m
e) Product of the Philippines
f) Country of origin
8.2 Steel pipes with nominal diameter of 50 mm and below shall be
bundled in lots of approximately 1 metric ton to facilitate handling
as shown in Tables 5 and 6. When ordered, the mass of a lot may
be reduced to less than 1 ton.
8.2 Steel pipes with nominal diameter of 50 mm and below shall be
bundled in lots of approximately 1 metric ton to facilitate handling as
shown in Tables 5 and 6. When ordered, the mass of a lot may be
reduced to less than 1 ton.
Table 5 - Bundling of heavy gauge pipes
Size
mm
Number of
pieces
per bundle
Bundle
per metric ton
Approx. number of
pieces per metric
ton
15
20
25
32
40
50
10
7
5
3
3
-
12
12
12
14
12
-
120
84
60
42
36
26
Table 6 - Bundling of light gauge pipes
Size
mm
Number of
pieces
per bundle
Bundle
per metric ton
Approx. number of
pieces per metric
ton
15
20
25
32
40
50
10
7
5
3
3
-
15
16
15
19
15
-
150
105
75
57
45
36
Annex A
(Normative)
Test methods
A.1 Mass of zinc coating (hydrochloric acid-antimony chloride method)
A.1.1 Test specimen - Test specimens for the determination of mass of
coating shall be cut approximately 10 cm in length. The specimens
shall be cleaned by washing with solvent naphtha or other suitable
solvent, then rinsed with alcohol and dried thoroughly.
A.1.2 Reagent - Antimony chloride solution - Dissolve 20 g of antimony
trioxide (Sb
2
O
3
) or 32 g of antimony chloride (SbC1
3
) in 1000 ml
of hydrochloric acid (HCI) (sp. gr. 1.19)
A.1.3 Procedure
A.1.3.1 For specimen with mass less than 125 g, weigh to the nearest 0.01 g
for specimen with mass over 125 g, weigh to the nearest 0.1 g.
A.1.3.2 After weighing, immerse each specimen singly in a solution made
by adding 5 mL of antimony solution to 100 ml of HCI (sp. gr.
1.19) and allow to remain therein until the violent evolution of
hydrogen has ceased and only a few bubbles are being evolved.
This requires about 15 seconds to 30 seconds. The same solution
may be used repeatedly without further additions of antimony
chloride solution until the time required for stripping becomes
inconveniently long. The temperature of the stripping solution
shall at no time exceed 38C.
A.1.3.3 After stripping, wash the specimen by scrubbing them under
running water, dip in hot water, and wipe or blow dry. Weigh the
specimen again to the same accuracy as in the initial weighing.
A.1.3.4 Determine the total coated area of the original specimen to the
nearest tenths of square centimetre. Alternatively. For specimens
of uniform thickness of base metal, such as a piece of plate or
pipe, determine the average thickness of the specimen to the
nearest hundredths of a millimetre.
A.1.4 Calculation
Calculate the mass of zinc coating with the following formula:
W
1
W
2
C =
_________________
x 10
6

A
where:
C is the mass of zinc coating of surface, g/m
2
W
1
is the original mass of specimen, g
W
2
is the mass of stripped specimen, g
A is the total coated surface area of original specimen, mm
2
A.2 Hydrostatic test
A.2.1 Test specimen - The test specimen shall be the whole black pipe.
A.2.2 Procedure - Hydrostatic test shall be carried out using a
hydrostatic testing device with the test measure specifed in Table
A. Prior to the application of test pressure the pipe being tested
shall be bled off with air.
Table A - Hydrostatic test
Nominal size
mm
Hydrostatic test pressure
MPa Water column
m
15-25
32 - 80
100 - 300
4.90
6.86
8.3
500
700
850
A.3 Bend test
A.3.1 Test specimen - The test specimen shall be of any length
suffcient enough for the test.
A.3.2 Procedure - Bend test shall be performed on pipe with nominal
diameter of 50 mm and below in accordance with the following method:
A.3.2.1 The test shall be carried out by means of a pipe bending machine
through a 90 degrees around a grooved mandrel of a radius
specifed in 5.8. Welded pipes shall be bent with the weld at 90
degrees to the plane of bending.
A.4 Flattening test
A.4.1 Test specimen - The test specimens shall be pipe rings of not less
than 38 mm in length and cut from ends of pipes taken at random.
A.4.2 Procedure - Flattening tests shall be performed on specimens
from black pipes of over 50 mm in nominal diameter. Specimens
shall be fattened under ambient conditions between parallel
plates with the weld at zero degree and 90 degrees from the line
of direction of force.
Technical Committee 61 Ferrous Pipes and Fittings
Chairman
1 Antonio Kaimo
Philippine Water Works Association
Members
Academe: Consumer:
2 Randy K. Salazar 7 Diosdado R. Monzon
University of San Jose Recoletos Felicisimo Colas, Jr.*
National Master Plumbers Association
of the Philippines
Associations:
Manufacturers:
3 Villamor Bolong
Joel Bandioja* 8 Solomon C. Lachica
Philippine Constructors Association Filipino Pipe and Foundry Corporation
4 Visitacion Vinarao 9 Kim Sin Ongkauko
Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc. ASA Metal
5 Napoleon Tanganco Testing Institutions:
Philippine Metalcasting Association, Inc.
10 Francisco Milan III
6 Amando Dumlao Industrial Technology Development
Jorge Sobredilla * Institute
Pipes and Tubes Manufacturers
Association of the Phils., Inc. 11 Arturo Corral
Allan Adanza*
Project Offcer Metals Industry Research and
Development Center
12 Nilda B. Adao
Sub-Committee 1 - Steel Pipes and Tubes
Convener
1 Diosdado R. Monzon
National Master Plumbers Association of the Phils.
Members
2 Villamor Bolong 4 Randy Salazar
Joel Bandiola* Jeremiah Badana*
Philippine Constructors Association University of San Jose Recoletos
3 Jorge Sobredilla 5 Visitacion Vinarao
Super Industrial Corporation Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc.

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Concerning the Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and / or Safety Certifcation Mark
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ManilaStandar dTODAY A8 | THURSDAY, May 31, 2012
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PNS 63: 2006
STANDARD ICS 91.100.10
Blended hydraulic cement with pozzolan - Specifcation
Foreword
This Philippine National Standard Specifcation for Blended Hydraulic
Cement with Pozzolan PNS 63:2006 was prepared by the Bureau of
Product Standards Technical Committee on Cement and Lime (BPS/TC 3).
This standard cancels and replaces PNS 63:1987 and Amendments 1,
2 and 3.
The following changes were introduced in this revised version.
1. Blended hydraulic cement with pozzolan was classifed into
three types.
2. In the physical requirements, autoclave contraction and water
requirement were added.
3. Requirements for optional requirements and mandatory
requirements were placed in separate table.
4. Sulfate resistance was added in the optional requirement.
5. Improved the marking requirements to include batch identifcation
number and manufacturing date.
This standard is a specifcation for blended hydraulic cement where the
products that may be furnished are of restricted nature and proportions
and where the products must meet prescriptive requirements as to
chemical and physical properties.
This PNS is derived from ASTM C 595-03, Standard Specifcation for
Blended Hydraulic Cements, Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr
Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, USA. Reprinted by
permission of ASTM International.
Amendment
This amendment to the Philippine National Standard for Blended
hydraulic cement with pozzolan - Specifcation was approved by the
Bureau of Product Standards Technical Committee on Cement and
Lime (BPS/TC 3) with the following modifcations:
Clause/ Sub-clause
15.1.4 Bright Yellow color band
with dimensions as shown below.
When the cement contains a
functional addition listed in 5.1.3.4
and 5.1.3.8, the type of functional
addition shall be plainly marked on
each package. Similar information
shall be provided in the shipping
documents accompanying the
shipment of packaged or bulk
cement. All packages shall be
in good condition at the time of
inspection and shall be packed in
quantities of 40 kg net for domestic
trade.
Modifcation
15.1.4 Bright Yellow color band
with dimensions as shown below.
When the cement contains
a functional addition listed in
5.1.3.4 and 5.1.3.8, the type
of functional addition shall
be plainly marked on each
package. Similar information
shall be provided in the shipping
documents accompanying the
shipment of packaged or bulk
cement. All packages shall be
in good condition at the time of
inspection and shall be packed
in quantities of 40 kg net.
1 Scope
1.1 This specifcation pertains to three classes of blended hydraulic
cements for both general and special applications using pozzolan,
with portland cement, portland cement clinker or portland blast
furnace slag cement.
NOTE 1 This specifcation prescribes ingredients and proportions, with
some performance requirements whereas Performance Specifcation
ASTM C 1157 is a blended cement specifcation in which performance
criteria alone govern the products and their acceptance.
1.2 For properties where values are given in both SI and non-SI
units, the values in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.3 The text of this standard refers to notes which provide explanatory
material.
2 References
The titles of the standards publications referred to in this standard are
listed on the inside back cover.
3 Defnitions
For the purpose of this standard the defnitions given in PNS ASTM C
219:2005 shall apply.
4 Classifcation
4.1 This specifcation applies to the following types of blended
cement that generally are intended for use as indicated.
4.1.1 Type IP - Portland-pozzolan cement.
4.1.2 Type P - Portland-pozzolan cement for use when higher
strengths at early ages are not required.
4.1.3 Type I (PM) - Pozzolan-modifed portland cement.
NOTE 2 Pozzolan-modifed portland cement should not be used when
special characteristics attributable to the larger quantities of pozzolan in
portland-pozzolan cement are desired.
NOTE 3 The product designation i. e. Portland-pozzolan cement is refected
in the bag marking as PORTLAND WITH SPECIFIC POZZOLANIC
MATERIAL wherein the SPECIFIC POZZOLANIC MATERIAL may be any,
but not limited to the following:
1) Artifcial pozzolan
a. Pulverized fuel ash (Fly ash)
b. Burnt clay
c. Burnt shale
d. Silica Fume
e. Rice husk ash
f. Thermally activated mineral
2) Natural pozzolan
a. Materials of volcanic origin (pyroclastic rocks)
b. Tuffs (compact materials)
c. Materials of sedimentary origin
d. Hybrid rocks
4.2 Special properties
4.2.1 Moderate sulfate resistance or moderate heat of hydration,
or both, when desired by the purchaser, shall be specifed
by adding the suffx (MS) or (MH), respectively, to the type
designation under 4.1.
NOTE 4 A given mass of blended cement has a larger absolute volume than
the same mass of portland cement. This should be taken into consideration
in purchasing cements and in proportioning concrete mixtures.
5 Ordering information
5.1 Orders for material under this specifcation shall include the
following:
5.1.1 Specifcation number;
5.1.2 Type or types required;
5.1.3 Optional special properties required (see 4.2);
5.1.3.1 MS if moderate sulfate resistance is required,
5.1.3.2 MH if moderate heat of hydration is required,
5.1.3.3 LH if low heat of hydration is required, (Type P only),
5.1.3.4 Accelerating addition, if required,
5.1.3.5 Retarding addition, if required,
5.1.3.6 Water reducing addition, if required,
5.1.3.7 Water reducing and accelerating addition, if required,
5.1.3.8 Water reducing and retarding addition, if required, and
5.1.4 Certifcation, if desired (see Clause 14).
NOTE 5 It is important to check for availability of various options. Some
multiple options are mutually incompatible or unattainable.
6 Materials and manufacture
6.1 Portland blast-furnace slag cement - The portland blast-furnace
slag cement shall consist of an intimate and uniform blend (see
NOTE 6) of portland cement and fne granulated blast-furnace
slag produced either by intergrinding Portland cement clinker and
granulated blast-furnace slag, or by blending portland cement and
fnely ground granulated blast-furnace slag, or a combination of
intergrinding and blending in which the slag constituent is between
1% and 70% of the mass of portland blast furnace slag cement.
NOTE 6 The attainment of an intimate and uniform blend of two or more
types of fne materials is diffcult. Consequently, adequate equipment and
controls must be provided by the manufacturer. The purchaser should
assure himself of the adequacy of the blending operation.
6.2 Portland cement - See Terminology PNS ASTM C 219:2005.
For purposes of this specifcation, portland cement meeting the
requirements of Specifcation ASTM C 1157 or Specifcation
PNS ASTM C 150:2005 are suitable. Portland cement or other
hydraulic materials, or both, containing high free lime are not
prohibited from use as long as the autoclave test limits for the
blended cement are met.
6.3 Portland-pozzolan cement - Portland-pozzolan cement shall be
a hydraulic cement consisting of an intimate and uniform blend
(see NOTE 6) of portland or portland blast furnace slag cement
and fne pozzolan produced either by intergrinding portland
cement clinker and pozzolan, by blending portland cement or
portland blast-furnace slag cement and fnely divided pozzolan, or
a combination of intergrinding and blending in which the pozzolan
constituent is between 15% and 40% mass of the portland-
pozzolan cement.
6.4 Pozzolan-modifed portland cement - Pozzolan-modifed
portland cement shall be an intimate and uniform blend (see
NOTE 6) of portland cement or portland blast-furnace slag cement
and fne pozzolan produced either by intergrinding portland
cement clinker and pozzolan, by blending portland cement or
portland blast-furnace slag cement and fnely divided pozzolan, or
a combination of intergrinding and blending, in which the pozzolan
constituent is less than 15% mass of the pozzolan-modifed
portland cement.
6.5 Pozzolan - Pozzolan shall be a siliceous or siliceous and aluminous
material, which in itself possesses little or no cementitious value but
which will, in fnely divided form and in the presence of moisture,
chemically react with calcium hydroxide at ordinary temperatures
to form compounds possessing cementitious properties.
6.6 Hydrated lime - Hydrated lime used as part of a blended cement
shall meet the requirements of Specifcation PNS ASTM C
821:2005, except that when interground in the production process
there shall be no minimum fneness requirement.
6.7 When processing additions are used in the manufacture of
cement, they shall have been shown to meet the requirements
of Specifcation PNS ASTM C 465:2005 in the amounts used or
greater, (see 14.2).
6.8 When functional additions (used at the sole option of the purchaser,
and in amounts not to exceed 0.50% by mass of the cement) are
used they shall have been shown to meet the requirements of
Specifcation PNS ASTM C 688:2005 when tested with the cement
to be used, in the amount used or greater, (see 14.2 and NOTE 7).
NOTE 7 The 0.50 % by mass is an arbitrarily selected value.
6.9 Other additions - The cement covered by this specifcation
shall contain no additions except as provided for above except
that water or calcium sulfate (see Terminology PNS ASTM C
219:2005), or both, if added, shall be in amounts so that the limits
shown in Table 1 for sulfate reported as SO
3
and loss on ignition
are not exceeded.
7 Chemical composition
7.1 Blended hydraulic cement with pozzolan shall conform to the
chemical requirements prescribed in Table 1 when tested in
accordance with PNS ASTM C 114:2005
Table 1 - Chemical requirements
Chemical composition Percent by mass,
max
Magnesium oxide (MgO), max, % 5.0
Sulfur reported as sulfate (SO
3
), max,
%
A
4.0
Loss on ignition, max, % 8.0
A
When it has been demonstrated by Test Method C 563 that the
optimum SO
3
exceeds a value 0.5% less than the specifcation
limit, an additional amount of SO
3
is permissible provided that,
when the cement with the additional calcium sulfate is tested by
Test Method C 265, the calcium sulfate in the hydrated mortar at
24 1.4 h, expressed as SO
3
, does not exceed 0.50 g/L. When
the manufacturer supplies cement under this provision, he will,
upon request, supply supporting data to the purchaser.
7.2 If the purchaser has requested the manufacturer to state in
writing the composition of the blended cement purchased, the
composition of the cement furnished shall conform to that shown
in the statement within the following tolerances (see NOTE 8).
Tolerance %
Silicon dioxide (SiO
2
) 3
Aluminum oxide (AI
2
O
3
) 2
Calcium oxide (CaO) 3
NOTE 8 This means that if the manufacturers statement of the
composition says SiO
2
: 32%, the cement when analyzed, shall be found
to contain between 29% and 35 % SiO
2
.
8 Physical properties
8.1 Blended cement - Blended cement of the type specifed shall
conform to the applicable physical requirements prescribed in
Table 2. Optional requirements prescribed in Table 3 shall apply
only when specifcally requested.
Table 2 - Physical requirements
Cement type Applicable test
method
I (PM), IP IP (MS) P
Fineness PNS ASTM C
204,
280 m
2
/kg 280 m
2
/kg 280 m
2
/kg
Autoclave expansion, %, max PNS ASTM C
151
0.50 0.50 0.50
Autoclave contraction, %
A
,
max
PNS ASTM C
151
0.20 0.20 0.20
Time of initial setting, Vicat
test:
B
Set, minutes, not less than
Set, minutes, not more
than
PNS ASTM C
191
45
420
45
420
45
420
Air content of mortar, volume
%, max
PNS ASTM
C185
12 12 12
Compressive strength, MPa
(psi), min:
3 days
7 days
28 days
PNS ASTM C
109/C 109M
13.0
(1890)
20.0
(2900)
25.0
(3620)
11.0
(1600)
18.0
(2610)
25.0
(3620)
...
....
11.0
(1600)
21.0
(3140)
Water requirement, weight %
of cement, max
PNS ASTM C
109/C 109M
64
A
The specimens shall remain frm and hard and show no signs of
distortion, cracking, checking, pitting, or disintegration when subjected
to the autoclave expansion test.
B
The time of setting of cements containing a user-requested accelerating
or retarding functional addition need not meet the limits of this table,
but shall be stated by the manufacturer.
Table 3 - Optional requirements
Cement type Applicable test
method
I (PM), IP IP (MS) P
Heat of hydration:
C
7 days, kJ/kg, max
(cal/g)
28 days, kJ/kg, max
(cal/g)
PNS ASTM C
186
290
(70)
330
(80)
250
(60)
290
(70)
Drying shrinkage, max, %
D
PNS ASTM C
157
0.15
Mortar expansion:
E

14 days, %, max
8 weeks, %, max
PNS ASTM C
227
0.020
0.060
0.020
0.060
0.020
0.060
Sulfate resistance F
Expansion at 180 days,%,
max
PNS ASTM C
1012 (0.10)
C
0.10 (0.10)
C
C
Applicable only when requested by purchasers. When moderate (MH)
or low (LH) heat of hydration is specifed, the strength requirements
shall be 80 % of the values shown in the table.
D
Drying shrinkage should be conducted at the request of the purchaser
or as required by the importer.
E
The test for mortar expansion is an optional requirement to be applied
only at the purchasers request and is not required unless the cement
will be used with alkali-reactive aggregate.
F
Optional sulfate resistance criterion that applies only if specifcally
invoked.
8.2 Pozzolan - Pozzolan that is to be blended with cement shall be
tested in the same state of subdivision as that in which it is to be
blended. Pozzolan shall conform to the fneness requirement and
the pozzolanic activity requirement of Table 4. Pozzolan that is to
be interground with portland cement clinker shall, before testing
for conformance with requirements of Table 4, be ground in the
laboratory to a fneness at which it is believed to be present in the
fnished cement. It is the manufacturers responsibility to decide
on the fneness at which the testing is to be carried out, and when
requested to do so by a purchaser, to report the information upon
which the decision was based.
8.3 Pozzolan for use in the manufacture of pozzolan modifed portland
cement, Type I (PM), shall meet the requirements of Table 4 when
tested for mortar expansion of pozzolan as described in 10.1.13. If the
alkali content of the clinker to be used for the production lots changes
by more than 0.2% total as equivalent Na
2
0, calculated as Na
2
0 +
0.658 K
2
0, from that of the clinker with which the acceptance tests
were carried out, the pozzolan shall be retested to show compliance
with the requirements of Table 4.
Table 4 - Requirements for pozzolan for use in blended cements
Pozzolan Applicable test method Limits
Fineness
Amount retained when
wetsieved on 45-m (No. 325)
sieve, max, %
PNS ASTM C 430:2005 20.0
Alkali reactivity of pozzolan
for use in Type I (PM)
cement, six tests, mortar bar
expansion at 91 days, max, %
PNS ASTM C 227:2005 0.05
Pozzolanic Activity Index
with Portland cement, at 28
days, min, %
(see Annex) 75
9 Sampling
9.1 Sample the materials in accordance with the following methods:
9.1.1 Sampling blended cements - Practice PNS ASTM C 183:2005.
9.1.1.1 When the purchaser desires that the cement be sampled and
tested to verify compliance with this specifcation, perform
sampling and testing in accordance with Practice PNS ASTM C
183:2005.
9.1.1.2 Practice PNS ASTM C 183:2005 is not designed for manufacturing
quality control and is not required for manufacturers certifcation.
9.1.2 Sampling pozzolan - Test methods PNS ASTM C 311:2005. One
2 kg (4 lb) sample shall be taken from approximately each 360 Mg
(400 tons) of pozzolan.
10 Test methods
10.1 Determine the applicable properties enumerated in this specifcation
in accordance with the following test methods:
10.1.1 Chemical analysis - Test methods PNS ASTM C 114:2005, with
the special provisions noted therein applicable to blended cement
analyses.
10.1.2 Fineness by sieving - Test method PNS ASTM C 430:2005.
10.1.3 Fineness by air-permeability apparatus - Test method PNS
ASTM C 204:2005.
10.1.4 Autoclave expansion - Test method PNS ASTM C 151:2005,
except that, in the case of slag cement, the test specimens shall
remain in the moist cabinet for a period of 48 h before being
measured for length, and the neat cement shall be mixed for not
less than 3 min nor more than 3 1/2 min.
10.1.5 Time of setting - Test method PNS ASTM C 191:2005.
10.1.6 Air content of mortar - Test method PNS ASTM C 185:2005,
using the actual specifc gravity of the cement, if it differs from
3.15 by more than 0.05, in calculating the air content.
10.1.7 Compressive strength - Test method PNS ASTM C 109/C 109M:
2005.
10.1.8 Heat of hydration - Test method PNS ASTM C 186:2005.
10.1.9 Normal consistency - Test method PNS ASTM C 187:2005,
except that in the case of slag cement the paste shall be mixed
for not less than 3 min nor more than 3 1/2 min.
10.1.10 Specifc gravity - Test method PNS ASTM C 188:2005.
10.1.11 Water requirement - The mass of mixing water added to the
six-cube batch in accordance with Test Method PNS ASTM C
109:2005, as a percentage of the total cementing ingredients.
10.1.12 Mortar expansion of blended cement - Test method PNS ASTM
C 227:2005, using crushed Pyrex glass No. 77405 as aggregate
and the grading prescribed in Table 5.
Table 5 Aggregate grading requirements for mortar expansion test
Sieve size Weight, %
Passing Retained on
4.75-mm (No. 4) 2.36-mm (No. 8) 10
2.36-mm (No. 8) 1.18-mm (No 16) 25
1.18-mm(No. 16) 600-m (No. 30) 25
600-m (No. 30) 300-m (No. 50) 25
300-m (No. 50) 150-.m (No. 100) 15
10.1.13 Mortar expansion of pozzolan for use in pozzolan-modifed
portland cement types I(PM) - Using the pozzolan and the
clinker or cement that are to be used together in the production of
the blended cement, prepare pozzolan-modifed portland cements
containing 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, and 15 mass % of the pozzolan.
These blends shall be tested in accordance with Test method
PNS ASTM C 227:2005 using a sand judged to be a nonreactive
by the mortar bar test in Test method PNS ASTM C 227:2005. The
expansion of the mortar bars shall be measured at 91 days, and
all the six blends shall meet the expansion requirement in Table 4.
10.1.14 Drying shrinkage - Test method PNS ASTM C 157:2005. Make
three specimens using the proportion of dry materials of 1 part
of cement to 2.75 parts of Test Method PNS ASTM C 109:2005
graded Ottawa sand. Use a curing period of 6 days and an air
storage period of 28 days. Report the linear contraction during air
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storage based on an initial measurement after the 6-day water-
curing period.
10.1.15 Acti vi ty i ndex wi th portl and cement - Test in accordance
with Annex A1.
10.1.16 Sulfate resistance - see Test Method PNS ASTM C 1012:2005
any such processing addition with the provisions of Specifcation
PNS ASTM C 465:2005 and of any such functional addition
with the provisions of Specifcation PNS ASTM C 688:2005,
and of any such air-entraining addition with the provisions of
Specifcation PNS ASTM C 226:2005.
11 Testing time requirements
11.1 The following periods from time of sampling shall be allowed for
the completion of testing:
3-day test 10 days
7- day test 14 days
14-day test 21 days
28-day test 35 days
8- week test 63 days
12 Inspection
12.1 Facilities shall be provided to the purchaser for careful
inspection and sampling of the fnished cement. Inspection and
sampling of fnished cement shall be at the mill or distribution
site controlled by the manufacturer, or at any other location as
agreed by the purchaser and seller.
12.2 The manufacturer shall provide suitable facilities to enable the
inspector to check the relative masses of the constituents used,
and the intergrinding or blending operation used to produce the
cement. The plant facilities for intergrinding or blending and
inspection shall be adequate to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this specifcation.
13 Rejection
13.1 At the option of the purchaser, cement shall be rejected if it fails
to meet any of the requirements of this specifcation applicable
to the cement. Such rejection shall apply to an optional
requirement only if that option has been invoked for the cement.
13.2 When the purchaser requires, cement in bulk storage for a
period greater than six months or cement in bags in local
storage in the hands of a vendor for more than three months,
after completion of tests, shall be resampled and retested and,
at the option of the purchaser, shall be rejected if it fails to meet
any of the applicable requirements of this specifcation. Cement
so rejected shall be the responsibility of the owner of record at
the time of sampling for retest.
13.3 When the purchaser requires, packages more than 2% below
the mass marked thereon shall be rejected; or if the average
mass of packages in any shipment, as shown by determining
the mass of 50 packages taken at random, is less than that
marked on the packages, the entire shipment, at the option of
the purchaser, shall be rejected.
14 Certifcation
14.1 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall state
in writing the source, amount, and composition of the essential
constituents used in manufacture of the fnished cement and the
composition of the blended cement purchased.
14.2 At the request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall state
in writing the nature, amount, and identity of any processing,
functional; and also, if requested, shall supply test data showing
compliance of any such processing addition with the provisions
of Specifcation PNS ASTM C 465:2005 and of any such
functional addition with the provisions of Specifcation PNS
ASTM C 688:2005.
14.3 In the case of portland-pozzolan cement or pozzolan-
modifed portland cement at the request of the purchaser, the
manufacturer shall also state in writing that the amount of
pozzolan in the fnished cement will not vary more than + 5.0
mass % of the fnished cement from lot to lot or within a lot.
14.4 Upon request of the purchaser in the contract or order, a
manufacturers certifcation shall be furnished indicating that the
material was tested during production or transfer in accordance
with this specifcation, that it complies with this specifcation,
and a report of the test results shall be furnished at the time of
shipment (to include both amount retained on the 45-m (No.
325) sieve and specifc surface by the air permeability method).
15 Packaging and package marking
15.1 Each bag of blended hydraulic cement with pozzolan locally
manufactured shall be permanently, clearly and legibly marked
directly in at least one face with the following:
15.1.1 The name and address of manufacturer;
15.1.2 Product classifcation;
BLENDED CEMENT (TYPE IP, TYPE I(PM) or TYPE P)
15.1.3 Product specifcation;
PORTLAND WITH SPECIFIC POZZOLANIC MATERIAL USED CEMENT
(i.e., PORTLAND WITH FLY ASH CEMENT, PORTLAND WITH
PHILIPPrNE TUFF CEMENT etc..)
NOTE 9 15.1.2 & 15.1.3 shall be contained in a rectangular box located
at the lower third portion of both faces of the cement bag. The box
shall be centered with 2.5 cm margins on both sides and from the
bottom end. The Product Classifcation and the Product Specifcation
shall be permanently printed in regular Arial type font, all capital letters
of uniform sizes and shall be proportionately laid out such that each
items are in successive lines and the item with the greater number of
characters occupy the whole width of the box. I f placing the Product
Specifcation in one line produces font sizes less than 36 points, more
than one line may be permitted provided that the phrase PORTLAND
WITH should be in one line.
15.1.4 Product application;
For Types IP and I(PM), the following shall be printed: For use in
general concrete construction
For Type P, the following shall be printed: For use in general concrete
construction not requiring high early strength
NOTE 10 15.1.4 shall appear in both faces of the bag.
15.1.5 Trade name or brand name;
15.1.6 Trademark of the manufacturer;
15.1.7 Net mass of cement in kg;
15.1.8 The words Product of the Philippines;
15.1.9 Product quality mark;
15.1.10 Batch identifcation number;
15.1.11 Manufacturing date intelligible to the consumers; and
15.1.12 Bright Yellow color band with dimensions as shown below.
When the cement contains a functional addition listed in 5.1.3.4 and
5.1.3.8, the type of functional addition shall be plainly marked on
each package. Similar information shall be provided in the shipping
documents accompanying the shipment of packaged or bulk cement.
All packages shall be in good condition at the time of inspection and
shall be packed in quantities of 40 kg net for domestic trade.
Type P
Type I(PM)
3 bright yellow color bands
2.0 cm wide each, 1.0 cm apart
8 cm
8 cm
Type IP
15.2 Each bag of imported blended cement shall be permanently
marked directly in at least one face with the following:
15.2.1 The name, address of manufacturer and importer;
15.2.2 Product classifcation;
BLENDED CEMENT (TYPE IP, TYPE I(PM) or TYPE P)
15.2.3 Product specifcation;
PORTLAND WITH SPECIFIC POZZOLANIC MATERIAL USED CEMENT
(i.e., PORTLAND WITH FLY ASH CEMENT, PORTLAND WITH
PHILIPPINE TUFF CEMENT etc..)
NOTE 11 : 15.2.2 & 15.2.3 shall be contained in a rectangular box located
at the lower third portion of both faces of the cement bag. The box shall
be centered with 2.5 cm margins-on both sides and from the bottom
end. The Product Classifcation and the Product Specifcation shall be
permanently printed in regular Axial type font, all capital letters of uniform
sizes and shall be proportionately laid out such that each items are in
successive lines and the item with the greater number of characters
occupy the whole width of the box. If placing the Product Specifcation
in one line produces font sizes less than 36 points, more than one line
may be permitted provided that the phrase PORTLAND WITH should
be in one line.
15.2.4 Product application;
For Types IP and I (PM), the following shall be printed: For use in general
concrete construction.
For Type P, the following shall be printed: For use in general concrete
construction not requiring high early strength.
NOTE 12 15.2.4 shall appear in both faces of the bag
15.2.7 Net mass of cement in kg;
15.2.8 The country of manufacture;
15.2.9 ICC mark and Import Commodity Clearance number of the
particular shipment;
15.2.10 Batch identifcation number;
15.2.11 Manufacturing date intelligible to the consumers; and
15.2.12 Yellow color band with dimensions shown in above.
15.3 Each shipment in bulk shall be accompanied by a shipping
document containing the following information:
15.3.1 The name and address of manufacturer and/or importer;
15.3.2 Bulk carrier;
15.3.3 Type of blended hydraulic cement with Pozzolan;
15.3.6 Net mass of cement in kg. or ton;
15.3.7 The words Product of the Philippines or country of manufacture
if imported; and
15.3.8 Manufacturing date.
16 Storage
16.1 The cement shall be stored in such a manner as to permit easy
access for proper inspection and identifcation of each shipment,
and in a suitable weathertight building that will protect the cement
from dampness and minimize warehouse set.
Annex A
(Mandatory information)
Activity index with portland cement
A.1 Specimen preparation
A.1.1 Mold, cure, and test the specimens from a control mix and from
a test mix in accordance with Method PNS ASTM C 109/ C
109M:2005. The portland cement used in the control mix shall
meet the requirements of Specifcation C 150, and shall be the
type, and if available, the brand of cement to be used in the work.
Make three-cube batches as follows: (For 6- or 9-cube batches,
double or triple, respectively, the amounts of dry ingredients.)
A.1.1.1 Control mix:
250 g of portland cement
687.5 g of graded Ottawa sand
X mL of water required for fow of 100 to 115
A.1.1.2 Slag test mix:
75 g of portland cement
g of slag:
175 x sp gr of the slag/sp gr of the portland cement
687.5 g of graded Ottawa sand
Z mL of water required for fow of 100 to 115
A. 1.2 Storage of specimens
A.1.2.1 After molding, place the specimens and molds (on the base
plates) in the moist room or closet at 23C 1.7C for 20 h
to 24 h. While in the moist room or closet, protect the surface
from dripping water. Remove the molds from the moist room or
closet and remove the cubes from the molds. Place the cubes
in close-ftting metal or glass containers (Note A1.1 ) , seal the
containers airtight, and store at 38C 1.7C for 27 days. Allow
the specimens to cool to 23C 1.7C before testing.
NOTE A.1.1 - Use any metal container having a capacity of three cubes
if it can be sealed airtight by soldering. Containers of light-tinned sheet
metal with inside dimensions of 52 mm by 52 mm by 160 mm have been
found to be satisfactory. Wide-mouth Mason jars of 1-L capacity have
been found to be satisfactory, provided care is taken to prevent breakage.
(Warning - Fresh hydraulic cementitious mixtures are caustic and may
cause chemical burns to skin and tissue upon prolonged exposure.)
A. 1.3 Compressive strength test
A.1.3.1 Determine the compressive strength of the three specimens
of the control mix and of the test mix at an age of 28 days in
accordance with Test Method PNS ASTM C 109/C 109M:2005
A.1.4 Calculation
A.1.4.1 Calculate the activity index with portland cement as follows:
Activity index with portland cement = (A / B) x 100 (A 1.1)
where:
A is the average compressive strength of test mix cubes, MPa,
and
B is the average compressive strength of control mix cubes,
MPa.
A.1.5 Precision and bias
A.1.5.1 Precision - Single operator precision, on blended cements
using fy ash is essentially the same as on fy ash/cement
blends in Research Report C09-1001 and it was found to have
3.8% coeffcient of variation (1s %). This indicates that results
of two properly conducted tests by the same operator are not
expected to differ by more than 10.7% (d2s) of the average
of two results. Since the test is performed solely for the
purpose of manufacturer certifcation of raw material quality,
no multilaboratory precision is applicable.
A.1.5.2 Bias - Since there are no standard reference materials, bias
cannot be determined.
References PNS 63:2006
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the
application of this document. For dated references, only the edition
cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
PNS ASTM C 109/C 109M:2005 (ASTM published 2002) Test Method
for Compressive Strength o f Hydraulic Cement Mortars (Using 2-in. or
[50-mm] Cube Specimens)
PNS ASTM C 114:2005 (ASTM published 2003) Test Methods for
Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic Cement
PNS ASTM C 150:2005 (ASTM published 2002) Specifcation for
Portland Cement
PNS ASTM C 151:2005 (ASTM published 2000) Test Method for
Autoclave Expansion of Portland Cement
Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete
PNS ASTM C 183:2005 (ASTM published 2002) Practice for Sampling
and the Amount of Testing of Hydraulic Cement
PNS ASTM C 185:2005 (ASTM published 2002) Test Method for Air
Content of Hydraulic Cement Mortar
PNS ASTM C 186:2005 (ASTM published 1998) 2005 Test Method for
Heat of Hydration of Hydraulic Cement
Normal Consistency of Hydraulic Cement
PNS ASTM C 188:2005 (ASTM published 1995 reapproved 2003)
Test Method for Density of Hydraulic Cement
PNS ASTM C 191:2005 (ASTM published 2001) Test Method for Time
of Setting of Hydraulic Cement by Vicat Needle
TNS ASTM C 204:2005 (ASTM published 2000) Test Method for
Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by Air Permeability Apparatus
PNS ASTM C 219:2005 (ASTM published 2003) Terminology Relating
to Hydraulic Cement
Air-Entraining Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Air-Entraining
Portland Cement
Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-Aggregate Combinations
(Mortar-Bar Method)
Water-Extractable Sulfate in Hydrated Hydraulic Cement Mortar
Test Method for Fineness of Hydraulic Cement by the 45-m (No. 325)
Sieve
Processing Additions for Use in the Manufacture of Hydraulic Cements
Optimum S0
3
in Hydraulic Cement Using 24-h Compressive Strength
Functional Additions for Use in Hydraulic Cements
Specifcation for Lime for Use with Pozzolans
Length Change of Hydraulic-Cement Mortars Exposed to a Sulfate
Solution
ASTM C 1157:2002 Performance Specifcation for Hydraulic Cement
Technical Committee 3 Cement and Lime
Chairman Vice-chairman
1 Nathaniel B. Diola 2 Noel G. Dela Cruz
Building Research Service Cement Testing Center
University of the Philippines
Members
Government Agencies: Consumers:
3 Leilani d.L. Del Prado 10 Angel B. Ong
Construction Industry Authority Association of Concrete and
of the Philippines Asphalt Producers of the
Philippines
4 Simplicio Dela Cruz 11 Timothy A. Schroeder
Mines and Geosciences Bureau Philippine Concrete Industry
Department of Environment & Natural Association
Resources
12 Mario Lualhati
Professional Associations: Philippine Constructors Association
5 Amado E. Tandoc, Jr. Testing:
United Architects of the Philippines
13 Annabel Ibisate
6 Miriam Tamayo Philippine Geoanalytics
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc.
Trade/Industry Associations:
7 Christopher Tamayo
Association of Structural Engineers 14 Cirilo M. Pestano II
of the Philippines Cement Manufacturers Association
of the Philippines - Lafarge
Research:
15 Mr. Ignacio Maligad, Jr.
8 Cecilia F. Reynales Cement Manufacturers Association
Industrial Technology Development of the Philippines - Holcim
Institute - Department of Science and
Technology 16 Mr. Rogelio Leonardo
9 Iluminada V. De Guzman Cement Manufacturers Association
Bureau of Research and Standards of the Philippines - Cemex
Department of Public Works and Highways
Project Offcer
17 Myra F. Magabilin
Bureau of Product Standards

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registered with and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB)
to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the contract to wit:
Contract Name: Improvement of fyover at junction Archbishop reyes
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registered with and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB)
to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the contract to wit:
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Have key personnel and equipment owned and or leased listed in the Eligibility
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mail or fax will not be accepted. The DPWH BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids, evaluation of bids
and post qualifcation.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their applications for registration, to
DPWH-POCW , Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOIs. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will process only, the contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration
(CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will process only
those with complete registration requirements.
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Security, Pre Bidding conference(s) , Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualifcation and
Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its
Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR).
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website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished
LOIs and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same address.
acceptable form as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR. The BAC will also issue
hard copies of the (BDs) at the same address upon payment of a non-refundable fee
as stated above. Interested Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the
bidding Documents at the same address.. Bids will be opened in the presence of the
bidders representatives who choose to attend and late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH Regional Offce 7 reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul
the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to
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DPWH INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
The DPWH Nueva Ecija 1st DEO, through FY 2011 GAA RA10147, invites
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venture with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c)
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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.
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June 7, 2012
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Ecija 1st District Engineering Offce, Talavera, Nueva Ecija upon payment
of a non-refundable fee as indicated above.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH
web site. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents.
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Nueva Ecija 1st DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any or
all bid and to null the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without
incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) AMADO M. GUEVARRA
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) RAMIRO M. CRUZ
District Engineer
(MST-May 31, 2012)
Regional Offce 7), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors registered with and classified by the Philippine Contractors
Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid
for the contract to wit:
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of V. Rama Avenue, Cebu City
Location of Project: Km 0001+823-K0002+773
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 known as Government Procurement Reform Act,
and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
(LOI) together with their Class A Documents and must meet the following
major criteria: (a). prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75%
Filipino-owned partnership/corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB
License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar
project/contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, (d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
from a reputable universal and commercial banks for at least 10% of ABC. (e)
Letter of Authority for the representative /Liason Offcer (As refected in the CRC)
to submit LOI and Bids, Have key personnel and equipment owned and or leased
listed in the Eligibility Forms available for the prosecution of the project. Letter
of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted. The DPWH BAC
will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary
examination of bids, evaluation of bids and post qualifcation.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their applications for registration,
to DPWH-POCW , Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOIs. The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will process only, the contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG
will process only those with complete registration requirements.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid security,
Performance Security, Pre Bidding conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post
Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions
of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR).
Pre Bid Conference June 11, 2012 -2:00 P.M.
bidders
Receipt of Bids June 22, 2012 -9:00 A.M-9:30 A.M.
Opening of Bids June 22, 2012-10:00 A.M.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Prospective bidders shall submit their
accomplished LOIs and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same
address.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if
available, from the DPWH web site. Bidders that will download the BDS from
the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees as stated aboved 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.
payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Interested Bidders may obtain
further information and inspect the bidding Documents at the same address..
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
to attend and late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH Regional Offce 7 reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to
annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any
liability to the affected bidders and no responsibility whatsoever to compensate
or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
Approved by:
BAC Chairman
(MST-May 31, 2012)
registered with and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board
(PCAB) to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the contract to wit:
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Cebu Guadalupe Road, Cebu City
Contract Location: K0000+703-K0002+792.70
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php35,482,790.17
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Katipunan Street, Cebu city
Contract Location: K0002+892-K0004+367
Implementing Rules and Regulations. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Have key personnel and equipment owned and or leased listed in the Eligibility Forms
available for the prosecution of the project.
Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted. The DPWH BAC will
use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination
of bids, evaluation of bids and post qualifcation. Unregistered contractors, however,
may submit their applications for registration, to DPWH-POCW , Central Offce before
the deadline for the receipt of LOIs.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will process only, the contractors applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will
process only those with complete registration requirements.All particulars relative to
Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid security, Performance Security, Pre Bidding
conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be
governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and
Regulation (IRR).
Contract IDs 12H00049, 12H00050
Issuance of Bidding Documents From: May 31, 2012-June 25, 2012
Pre Bid Conference June 11, 2012-2:00 P.M.
Deadline of LOIs from Prospective bidders Deadline: June 15, 2012 until 3:00 P.M.
Receipt of Bids June 25, 2012 11:00 A.M.-11:30A.M.
website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished
LOIs and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same address.
acceptable form as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Interested Bidders may obtain
further information and inspect the bidding Documents at the same address.. Bids
will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend
and late bids shall not be accepted. The DPWH Regional Offce 7 reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders and no responsibility
whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the
preparation of their bids.
Approved by:
BAC Chairman
May 3, 2012
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Batanes District Engineering Offce
Basco, Batanes
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The Department of Public Works & Highways, Batanes District Engineering
Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites prospective
suppliers/bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project:

1 Contract ID : 12BA0023- Goods
Contract Name : PROPOSED NATIONAL MUSEUM BATANES
Extension Offce Research Center (Batanes
National Museum )
Contract Location : Uyugan, Batanes
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) : P 20,602,898.29
Delivery period : 45 CD upon receipt of approved Purchase
Order
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 proprietorship, corporations/
partnership/ cooperatives/ organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest of 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 three(3) years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examinations of bids.
Interested unregistered suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their applications
for registration to the BAC for Goods, Secretariat, DPWH Central Offce seven(7)
calendar days before the deadline for the submission and opening of bids. The
BAC for Goods, DPWH Central Offce will only process suppliers applications for
registration with complete requirements, and issue the Suppliers Registration
Certifcate (SRC). Registration forms may be secured from the secretariat, BAC
for Goods Offce, Ground Floor, DPWH Central Offce.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents May 29, 2012 June 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid conference June 04, 2012; 9:00 A.M.
3. Receipt of Bids June 20, 2012 Deadline: 9:00 AM
4. Opening of Bids June 20, 2012 Time : 10:00 AM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC for Goods
Secretariat, DPWH Batanes District Engineering Offce Administrative
Building Motorpol Compound , from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00PM of May 29, 2012
to June 20, 2012 upon payment of non-refundable fee of one thousand pesos
(Php 1,000.00). Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs, if available,
from the DPWH website and 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 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 envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works & Highways reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process any time before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

(Sgd.) ARISTEO G. GALAROSA
BAC Chairman

Noted:

(Sgd.) ALEXANDER D. NOLA, CESE
OIC District Engineer

A11 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Torres cleared 6.58 meters on her
sixth attempt, which was 13 centim-
eters short of her own 6.71-meter
national mark. Her feat though was
39 centimeters better than leap of
up-and-coming star Katherine San-
tos, whose 6.19 meters on her third
attempt earned her the silver at the
Perdices Sports Complex.
Across the complex, Diaz broke
three national records in snatch
and clean and jerk at the Lamberto
Macias Coliseum lobby, the rst
in the 58-kg open division, where
she lifted 96 kgs in snatch.
She lifted 123 kgs in clean and
jerk, for a 219 total, breaking her
own benchmarks of 95 kgs in the
snatch and 122 kgs in clean and
jerk and her 217-kg total.
Diaz, 21, is still still hoping whether
she can qualify for the Olympics
based on her fourth-place finish in the
last Asian Championships.
Swiss pairs tourney
at PTBA
Olympians score
By Peter Atencio
OLYMPICS-BOUND Marestella Torres
showed why she is still the countrys long
jump queen on a day another Olympian
Hidilyn Diaz improved her national
records in weightlifting Wednesday in
the 2012 Philippine Olympic Committee-
Philippine Sports Commission National
Games in Dumaguete City.
IN BRIEF
Finals berth at stake
SAN Sebastian College has the
momentum but University of Santo
Tomas has the manpower as the Lady
Stags and the Tigresses slug it out for
the other nals berth today in the ninth
Shakeys V-League Presented by Smart at
The Arena in San Juan.
The Lady Stags leaned on a record-
setting performance by Thai ace Jeng
Bualee, to force a sudden death for the
second championship berth.
Defending champion Ateneo eased
through the nals with a 25-23, 25-11, 25-
23 win over Perpetual Help to complete
a sweep of their best-of-three Final Four
series in the season-opening conference
sponsored by Shakeys Pizza.
LAST May 12,
the Philippine
T o u r n a m e n t
Bridge Association
held under its
auspices the Swiss
Pairs tournament.
The last time I played this Swiss Pairs tournament
was with my partner Albert Quiogue at the Hong
Kong Inter-City Tournament. It was such a fun and
exciting event.
The seat assignment was based on the cumulative
scores. As President and Tournament Director Felipe
R. Manalang said, this was the rst time that the
PTBA has conducted a tournament in the Swiss Pairs
format, as it is only now that we have the capability
(both in terms of directing capability and software)
to hold such an event.
In the rst round, the seat assignments were based
on time of arrival. For early birds Nena Villanueva
(the renowned concert pianist) and I were assigned
to table I with pair number 2. This was the rst
and last time Villanueva and I were in table 1. For
most of the rounds, the pairs Gerry Alquiros-Nene
Quimson occupied table 1.
After Round 5, these were the standings: Gerry
Alquiros-Nene Quimson, 40 IMPs; Romy Virola-
Chuchay Tuason 36 IMPs; Nena Ramirez-George
Francisco 35 IMPs; Gemma and Francis Tan, 33 IMPs.
As Manalang said as in most Swiss events, the
winners were decided in the nal round, with four
pairs realistically in contention as of the penultimate
LIVING up to their reputations as the countrys up-
and-coming karting stars, Seaoil Kart Wreckers did
not disappoint fans with exciting showdowns and
scintillating wins in the third leg of the 2012 Philippine
Karting Super Series held at the Kart Trak Boomland.
With Seaoil, Radiant Systems, Buendia Color
Paint Center, Fern-C racing and Kart Plaza,
Point Zero Project, K Designs among their big
supporters, 12-year-old Gabriel Cabrera and
10-year-old Dylan Arambulo led the team to
championship wins in their respective classes,
showcasing exceptional, aggressive driving skills
that the team is known for.
Youngest Wrecker Arambulo pulled off a huge
upset win over favored karters from big rival teams by
sweeping the time trials, qualifying heat, pre-nals and
nals. He posted a personal best time at the seriesmost
tiring track at 34.097 for the Cadet Expert class.
Cabrera likewise duplicated the feat by topping all
the events in the MiniROK class, clocking a personal
best of 32.618, which was incidentally just a fraction
of a second short of the best time posted by older
karters in the upper Formula SL class.
Halfway through the series, both Arambulo and
Cabrera hence have regained their No. 1 positions
in the series overall standings.
Newbie Draeco Abalajon, on the other hand,
displayed stronger driving skills in this particular
leg. Bagging the fourth runner-up trophy, 11-year-
old Abalajon enjoys a solid third-place position in
the Cadet Novice class overall standings despite
the entry of strong rivals.
Raymond Cudala marveled the crowd with his
perseverance in the Formula SL Expert/ Novice
class. The 13-year-old survived the leg with a
fourth runner-up placing to retain his overall Top
3 standing despite suffering a series of mishaps.
Head coach Edgen Dy-Liacco is currently preparing
the boys for the series next leg at the Carmona Race
Track as well as preparing Cabrera and Cudala for
their rst international race at the Asian Karting Open
Championships Macau round in June.
Seaoil Kart Wreckers dominate
Ardina gets piece of lead
DOTTIE Ardina bucked a bogey start
with four birdies as she red a three-
under 68 to force a ve-way logjam on
top in the rst round of the Malaysian
Ladies Amateur at the Kuala Lumpur
Golf and Country Club in Bukit Kiara,
Malaysia Tuesday.
Ardina, fully recovered from a hand
injury she sustained during the Queen
Sirikit Cup in Singapore last month,
failed to return a six-foot putt for par on
the opening hole but rebounded with a
pair of birdies inside nine feet on Nos.
4 and 10.
NOEL Langamin, a member of the
Del Monte Interclub team, returned
a level par 72 yesterday to set the
pace after the first round of qualify-
ing in the National Golf Association
of the Philippines Mindanao Re-
gional championship in Davao.
Langamin mixed two birdies
with the same number of bogeys at
the tough Apo Golf layout to pace to
pace a three-man group that submit-
ted 73s, including Rupert Zaragosa
and the fancied Reymin Jaraulla.
Zaragosa opened up with a
birdie but was slowed down by
dropped shots on Nos. 7 and 8 for
a 37-36 card in the event forming
part of the NGAP-Globe Amateur
circuit and backed by Pancake
House, Titleist and Golf Depot.
Jelbert Gamolo also shot a 73
even as Joey Huerva, a veteran
who saw action for Canlubang in
the Interclub, shot a 74 to be in fifth
with LJ Go of Cebu Country Club
shooting a 77 to be in ninth.
Only the top 16 placers after
todays second round will make
the match play stages in the mens
division even as Pamela Mariano
sustained her ne form and shot an
80 for a four-stroke lead over Eva
Minoza in womens play.
Meanwhile, ghters from
General Santos City, Davao del
Norte and the island of Camiguin
continued to hold sway in the
third day of boxing competitions
at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Roldan Boncales Jr., a
19-year-old champion, who
lives in Bgy. Lagaothe same
neighborhood where boxing
icon Manny Pacquiaos family
resides, overcame his most dif-
cult opponent yet in the y-
weight category.
Boncales advanced into the
seminal round after getting
past Private Schools Athletic
Association rival Jolan Bulanghao
of Davao del Norte, 13-12.
A right straight to the nose in
the third round gave Boncales
the needed point to outpoint
Bulanghao, whom Boncales
had earlier beaten for the 54-kg.
crown in the recent PRISAA
national championships.
SYLVIA LOPEZ
ALEJANDRO
Bradley condent of beating Pacquiao
By Ronnie Nathanielsz

UNDEFEATED junior welterweight
champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12
KOs) is condent of beating Fighter of
the Decade Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38
KOs) when they clash for the Filipinos
World Boxing Organization welterweight
title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas on June 9 (June 10 in Manila).
Bradley held court after a jam-packed media
workout at the Fortune Gym in Hollywood,
where this time, he was the apparent star.
Its my time. When I step into the ring,
Ill own it. Manny will bounce the way
I want him to, Bradley told Kababayan
LA 18 host Jannelle So.
Bradley said he couldnt predict
whether he would win by a knockout, but
was sure that at the end, he will have his
hand raised as the winner.
Providing an insight into his ght plan,
Bradley indicated he would feel Pacquiao out
in the rst couple of rounds, instead of rushing
in and then start picking him apart.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said
earlier that Bradley was so condent,
its scary.
He looked sensational, said Arum.
But as Bradley boldly predicted he would
beat Pacquiao and had even prepared a
post-ght celebration and talked about a
rematch, Pacquiao as usual, quietly went
about his preparation for the showdown.
His adviser Michael Koncz though
said he expects the Pacman to put on an
explosive performance.
Pacquiao, winding down his sparring
based on a timetable drawn up by trainer
Freddie Roach, went eight rounds on
Tuesday and looked good.
Rob Peters, at the Wild Card Gym,
told the Manila Standard that everything
went very well and I am sure Freddie was
very happy with his performance.
round. In the last round Boards 41 and 45 had the
biggest possibilities of large swings.
This was board 45:
Board 45
Dlr: N
Vul: Both
North
KQT5
A52
T9873
K
West East
J863 74
976 Q843
6542
JT9873 AQ4
South
A92
KJT
AKQJ
652
On this board, the contracts were three notrump,
ve diamonds, ve notrump and six diamonds. We
scored big on this board 10 IMPs as our opponents
were in three notrump and went down two after the
jack of clubs lead.
I present the analysis of Manalang on how six
diamonds can make:
In Board 45, 6 makes on the proper choice of
the heart play. A NT contract is very risky. NT by
is surely down with the textbook club lead. NT by N
may have a chance if opponents do not nd the killing
ace of Clubs lead. Two tables played in NT, (one got
the standard club lead and went down, one N did not
get the ace of clubs lead, and made plenty). Four tables
played in D, two in slam and two in game. Both slam
contracts went down, but both game contracts got an
overtrick (no pressure!). So the pairs that stopped in
game scored big, while those that went for the (not
unreasonable) slam lost IMP)s.
After rufng two hearts thru a dummy reversal
approach, declarer can make if any one of the six
cases below is correct:
a. spades break 3-3 (discard a heart on the 4
th

spade)-about a 35% chance
b. spades do not break, but the jack of spades is a
doubleton or singleton-less than 2% chance
c. spades do not break, but person with long
spades has the queen of hearts (simple heart-spade
squeeze)-about a 33% chance
d. nesse for the jack of spades with west, and
discard heart on the 4
th
spade - about 50% chance
e. declarer nesse for the heart queen with west
about a 50% chance
f. declarer nesse for the heart queen with east
about a 50% chance
You could combine some of the above options. So
the most statistically advantageous sequence of play
is to give up a club, ruff the second club, back with a
diamond, ruff the last club, back with a diamond, then
run three spade top honors. If spades break 3-3 (or if
the spade jack falls), contract is made. If they do not
break, decide on whether option b, e or f (above) will
be taken. It turns out only option f will work.
Thanks to Phil Manalang for sharing his valuable
insights on this tourney.
While in the other rounds Villanueva and I were
in tables 5 and 6 we were pleasantly surprised
to be assigned table 3 at the last round. In this
round we were at our top best by scoring 30 IMPs
overall the eld and I had experienced for the rst
time in playing many Tournaments that we had
blanked our opponents who did not have a single
score on their side. (To be continued)
Langamin
shows way
JOHN Catalan prevailed
over brothers Christopher
and Charles Corpus in boys
Class A for his rst victory
in the International Container
Terminal Services Inc. Jungolf
Summer Circuit at the par 62
Capitol Hills Golf and Country
Club in Diliman, Quezon City.
Catalan carded rounds of
70 and 66 for a 136 aggregate
and a four-stroke victory over
Christopher, who came charging
back with a 64 in the nal
round, but was not enough to
compensate for a bad start of 76.
Charles actually led Catalan
by one with a 69 on the rst day,
but struggled with a 75 the next
day to nish third in this event
serving as the seventh leg of the
summer series organized by the
Junior Golf Foundation of the
Philippines and backed chiey
by International Container
Terminal Services, Inc.
The other sponsors are
Philippine Airlines, Pancake
House, Teriyaki Boy, Sizzlin
Pepper, Golf Depot, Friends of
Jungolf, McDonalds, Pioneer
Insurance and Inquirer Golf.
Cousins Aidric Chan and
Carl Baldonado Corpus easily
topped Class C and Class D,
respectively, to join Catalan,
Raymart Tolentino and Sean
Granada as boys division
winners. Saclot won the special
division with a 136, Tolentino
was Class B winner with a
126, Chan prevailed by seven
strokea with a 118, Chan ran
away with the top award in his
division with a 140 and Granada
ruled Class E.
In the girls division, Jan
Soleil Punzalan (143) topped
the special division, Kwon
Seo Yon (146) won Class A,
Ashia Nocum (159) ruled
Class C and Samantha Dizon
(179) clinched Class E.
The circuit resumes today at
the Valley Golf and Country
Club in Rizal.
Catalan tops Capitol leg of ICTSI jungolf
TEAM North leaned on its near-awless
stint in the four-ball to shock Team South,
then held its ground in the foursomes
to post a 5 -2 lead in the lightning-
halted rst day of The DuelNorth vs
South golf showdown at the Alabang
Country Club yesterday.
Teener Miguel Tabuena and Carl
Santos-Ocampo came away with a
shock 3&2 victory over the fancied pair
of Elmer Salvador and Tony Lascuna
to spark Team Norths stirring 3.5-0.5
victory in the morning best-ball event of
local pro golfs version of the Ryder Cup.
They then held the Southerners to a 2-2
draw in the alternate shot format event in
the afternoon.
Benjie Magada and Randy Garalde
trounced Jhonnel Ababa and Runo
Bayron via the same score, 3&2, while
Angelo Que, playing in his rst local
event in two months, teamed up with
former World Cup partner Mars Pucay
to edge Marvin Dumandan and Cassius
Casas, 1-up, to highlight Team Norths
domination of the kickoff best-ball event
in the countrys version of the Ryder Cup.
Gerald Rosales and Artemio Murakami
fought back from two holes down by
winning two of the last nine holes to
salvage an all-square game with Team
Souths Jay Bayron and Ferdie Aunzo.
Its a dream start for us, said Team North
skipper Cookie LaO, whose squad has been
installed as the underdog at the start of the
novel regional golf showdown pitting the best
from Luzon against those from Visayas and
Mindanao. Our plan was to get it close, what
we got was otherwise. We hope to sustain this
until Friday.
Que and Pucay then came out of a
30-minute delay due to lighting to cap their
brilliant stint with the former sinking a six-
foot birdie putt on the 18th to clinch a 1-up
victory over Salvador and Elmer Saban in
the alternate shot format while Jun Bernis
and Michael Bibat preserved Team Norths
lead with a 2&1 win over Mhark Fernando
and Anthony Fernando.
North stuns
South bets in
Dual opener
Participants dive into the pool during the 100-meter
breaststroke competition of the 2012 PNG at the Lorenzo
Teves Aqua Center in Dumaguete City. Quezon Citys Dejylie
Cordero won the gold. LINO SANTOS
Seaoil Kart Wreckers (from left) Gabriel Cabrera, Dylan Arambulo, Draeco Abalajon and Raymond Cudala
display their trophies.
Parker had 34 points and eight
assists, Manu Ginobili added
20 points and the Spurs stayed
perfect in the playoffs with a 120-
111 victory over the Oklahoma
City Thunder in Game 2 of
the Western Conference nals
Tuesday night.
So far, the Spurs have turned a
hotly anticipated matchup between
the leagues top two scoring teams
into a lopsided mismatch more
betting of an early round.
Game 3 is Thursday night
in Oklahoma City, and the
Thunder can only hope that a
change of venue throws San
Antonio out of its groove. The
Spurs put on an offensive clinic
for three quarters on Tuesday
night, shooting 60 percent and
building a 22-point lead.
We like to play like that,
said Parker, who hit 16 of 21
shots. Thats the way we play.
The Spurs set an NBA record
NBA RESULT
Manila Standard TODAY
Sports
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
SAN ANTONIOTony Parker and
the San Antonio Spurs are making this
look way too easy.
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Spurs grab 2-0 lead
IRVINE, California Decathlete Bryan
Clay spends his days in spandex, while
Ryan Lochte pulls on a swimsuit like
hes been doing since he was 8 years old.
Theyll be looking a lot spifer, along
with the rest of the US Olympic team, at
next years London Games.
Clay and Lochte, along with swimmer
Rebecca Soni and gymnast Jonathan Horton,
are among 12 Olympic and Paralympic
athletes sponsored by Ralph Lauren, who
has designed the ofcial uniforms for the
American team to wear in the opening and
closing ceremonies in London.
At a recent photo shoot on the track at
UC Irvine, Clay posed in a navy polo shirt
that sported the word London on the back.
Lochte, a fashion end outside the
pool, cut an elegant gure in white
slacks, a white polo with the collar
popped, white tennis shoes and a new
closely cropped `do.
Its a real clean-cut look and I like
that, he said. Its denitely a different
look for me, but I think I can pull it off. I
also like dressing up and looking nice.
Lauren has also created apparel and
accessories for American athletes to
wear in the Olympic village.
What I really enjoy about the
clothing is that it allows me to show a
different side of myself, Clay said. We
as athletes get kind of pigeonholed into
this one area where were only athletes
and we only wear athletic clothes. I like
to go out and I like to dress up and I like
to look nice and my wife likes it. The
clothes look good and they make me feel
good. Hopefully, Ill be able to go out
and compete good.
Clay will be out to defend his gold
medal in decathlon. He won a silver medal
at the 2004 Athens Games and will try to
become the rst decathlete to earn a medal
in three consecutive Olympics.
The Lauren sponsorship has been a
learning experience for Clay, a 31-year-
old father of three who has never
considered himself a clothes horse.
I didnt really know a whole lot about
fashion,he said. Im starting to learn more
and Im starting to actually realize that I kind
of like a little bit of fashion. I like to know
whats trendy and now Im starting to know
what colors look good together.AP
US athletes to wear vintage patriotic clothing in London Olympics
with their 20th consecutive
victory bridging the regular
season and the playoffs. They
came in sharing the longest such
streak with the 2000-01 Lakers,
who won 19 straight before
losing to Philadelphia in the rst
game of the nals.
Those Lakers went on to win
the championship and Parkers
performance is yet another reason
to think the Spurs will do the same.
Its great and it is a great
run, said Tim Duncan, who had
11 points and 12 rebounds. But
we are only worried about the
next two wins in this series. That
is all that matters, at this point.
The Thunder made a late
surge to get within six points,
but Parker, Ginobili and Duncan
helped San Antonio nish them
off. Oklahoma City is 5-0 at
home in the playoffs, but only 14
teams have come back from 2-0
decits to win a series in NBA
playoff history.
First, weve got to worry
about Game 3, Thunder
guard Russell Westbrook said.
Regardless of whats going
on with this last game or the
next game, weve got to worry
about Game 3 and come in with
the same mindset and try to get
a win. AP
The worlds premier
designers, after all, are perked
up on pastels in their latest
collections. Karl Lagerfeld
featured classic looks, with
everything from a polished
pastel pink blazer to a smart
slate suit. Calvin Klein and
Yohji Yamamoto made a nod
to the pastel trend with blue-
pleated pants. Kenzo featured
pink owers on shorts and tops.
The Milan Fashion weeks
Spring/Summer collection
highlighted an array of knits,
trousers, and at caps all in
oral and pastel; while Mens-
wear Trends in the London
Fashion Week showed an ar-
ray of Edwardian style suits in
plum and pastel.
Pastel colors are always
perfect pick for hot summer
season. These colors are casual
that harmonized with Nude
shades like Camel, Gray, Beige
and Tan. And these colors are
proportional to heat that fabric
absorbs, so there is very good
reason to invest in a pastel
colors and neutral shade.
SM MENS FASHION
cools you this summer with its
line of pastel knitted tops from
MAINSTREET and COCO
REPUBLIC in Sea foam
Green, Light Blue, Ivory, and
even Baby Pink! Harmonized
with nude shades like Camel,
Gray, Beige, and Tan, these
celebrate the modern preppy
look.
Shot in style at the Microtel
Hotel at the Mall of Asia
complex in Pasay City, the
collection is available at the
Mens Department in all SM
Stores.
MIP
(Men in
Pastel)
REMEMBER the time it was cool to
be the M.I.B. or Men in Black? This
summer, its the turn of M.I.Ps or Men in
Pastel to take center stage at SM.
Ivory
knitted
top with a
v-neckline
Camel horizontal
striped top gives
a modern twist to
nautical dressing.
Clean
light blue
knitted
top with
open
crew
neckline
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Painters unscathed
By Jeric Lopez

RAMPAGING Rain or
Shine kept its place on top
of the leader board as it
won its third straight game
comfortably, this time at the
expense of Air21, 106-92,
to remain unscathed in the
2012 Philippine Basketball
Association Governors
Cup at the Smart-Araneta
Coliseum last night.
Jamelle Cornley continued
his steady play as he logged
a team-high 21 points, while
Jeff Chans sniping hands
remained sharp as he dropped
16 points, 15 coming in from
beyond the arc, where he shot
a solid 5-of-9 clip.
The Elasto Painters are in
solo rst place in the early
goings of the tournament
at 3-0. They only need two
more wins out of their last
six elimination-round games
to certify their entry to the
playoffs.
We havent had a good start
like this since the All-Filipino.
This is exactly what we
prepared for. So far everythings
falling into place, said coach
Yeng Guiao. I am very happy
with how we defended Air21.
We wanted balance scoring and
we got it.
Gabe Norwood and Ronjay
Buenafe added 13 and 11
points, respectively, for the
Painters.
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing May 30, 2012
5,018.32
4.79
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P780-P895.00
LPG/11-kg tank
P54.55-P61.02
Unleaded Gasoline
P46.10-P49.90
Diesel
P52.34-P57.85
Kerosene
P38.50-P39.20
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 43.4940
Japan Yen 0.012588 0.5475
UK Pound 1.564200 68.0333
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128806 5.6023
Switzerland Franc 1.041775 45.3110
Canada Dollar 0.978282 42.5494
Singapore Dollar 0.783024 34.0568
Australia Dollar 0.986582 42.9104
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 115.3748
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266652 11.5978
Brunei Dollar 0.779970 33.9240
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000107 0.0047
Thailand Baht 0.031526 1.3712
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.8419
Euro Euro 1.250900 54.4066
Korea Won 0.000851 0.0370
China Yuan 0.157530 6.8516
India Rupee 0.017950 0.7807
Malaysia Ringgit 0.317612 13.8142
NewZealand Dollar 0.763475 33.2066
Taiwan Dollar 0.033776 1.4691
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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44
46
48
P43.500
CLOSE
Closing MAY 30, 2012
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
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VOLUME 1032.400M
HIGH P43.340 LOW P43.560 AVERAGE P43.451
First Gen buys out UK partner
Bidding
for Naga
thermal
plant set
Madrid Protocol to help creative sector
BSP expands incentives to bolster rural banks Nomura sees PH getting
higher credit rating soon
By Alena Mae S. Flores
FIRST Gen Corp. said Wednesday it
acquired a company that owns the BG
Groups 40-percent stake in the 1,500-
megawatt Sta. Rita and San Lorenzo
natural gas power projects for $360
million.
First Gen said with the
acquisition of the stake of its
British partner, it would end up
owning 100 percent of the 1,000-
MW Sta. Rita and 500-MW San
Lorenzo plants.
The Lopez-controlled power
producer said wholly-owned
subsidiary Blue Vulcan Holdings
Corp. signed and closed a deal
with BG Asia Pacic Holdings
Pte. Ltd. on May 30 to acquire
the entire capital stock of Lisbon
Star Management Ltd., which
owns 40-percent equity interest
in the two power projects.
Lisbon Star is a company
registered in the British
Virgin Islands. Its Philippine
subsidiaries, BG Consolidated
Holdings (Philippines) Inc. and
BG Philippines Holdings Inc.,
own 40-percent equity interests
in First Gas Holdings Corp., FGP
Corp. and First NatGas Power
Corp.
Blue Vulcan will fund the
acquisition with the proceeds
from the recently-issued P10
billion Series G perpetual
preferred shares of its parent First
Gen as well as loans and internal
cash.
The net consideration paid by
BVHC to BGAPH for the LSML
shares was $360 million. First Gas
Holdings Corp., through wholly-
owned subsidiary First Gas
Power Corp., owns and operates
the 1,000-MW combined cycle
Sta. Rita natural gas-red power
plant, while FGP Corp. owns and
operates the 500-MW combined
cycle San Lorenzo natural gas-
red power plant.
First NatGas Power Corp.
is the corporate vehicle for the
development of the San Gabriel
power plant project.
We are extremely pleased
with the closing and completion
of this transaction. Sta. Rita and
San Lorenzo continue to perform
reliably and have delivered
consistent returns since the start
of their commercial operations
in 2000 and 2002, respectively,
said First Gen chairman and chief
executive Federico Lopez.
The natural gas plants were
the Lopez groups largest foray
into the power generation
business [prior to EDC] and have
been instrumental in making the
Malampaya gas-to-power project
viable, said Lopez.
Lopez said First Gens
partnership with BG in the gas
projects has been one of the most
successful foreign partnerships
in the country.
By Elaine R. Alanguilan
THE Bangko Sentral said it is
willing to waive the licensing
fees from strong rural banks
planning to open more branches,
once they take over weaker banks
in need of support.
Bangko Sentral Deputy
Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said
this is one of the incentives that
banks could avail of if they would
step forward as white knights to
ailing countryside lenders.
Espenilla said the incentives
to white knights under the
Strengthening Program for Rural
Banks Plus would be expanded
to include a waiver of branch
licensing fees to the extent of
capital infused.
If the white knight is a rural
bank, branches can be established
up to the same number of the
branches of the acquired bank
with the theoretical capital and
processing fee waived, said
Espenilla during the 59
th
annual
convention of the Rural Bankers
Association of the Philippines.
He said that once nalized, the
new program would take effect
until December 2013.
The Monetary Board has decided
to expand the existing SPRB,
which will expire in August this
year, to strengthen and consolidate
the rural banking sector.
The Bangko Sentral and the
Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corp. have enhanced the SPRB to
allow strong and well-managed
commercial and thrift banks,
non-bank corporations as well as
groups of companies as eligible
strategic third-party investors or
white knights for troubled rural
banks.
Only strong rural banks were
allowed to act as white knights
of troubled rural banks under the
original SPRB program.
What should be clear is
that the Bangko Sentral and the
PDIC have now put on the table
all the incentives it can think of
and legally provide to decisively
enlarge, once and for all, the solid
core of a sound rural banking
system, said Espenilla.
POWER Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.
said Thursday it reopened
the selection process for the
operator of the 145.8-megawatt
Naga power plant complex in
Naga City, Cebu.
PSALM set the deadline
for submission of bids for the
operations and maintenance
contract of the Naga complex
on June 21 and the pre-bid
conference on June 8.
We are now ready to
commence the rebidding
for the procurement of the
operation and maintenance
service contract for the Naga
facility after getting the
approval of the PSALM board
on the project last March,
PSALM president and
chief executive Emmanuel
Ledesma Jr. said.
PSALM approved a budget
of P349 million for the
Naga complex operation and
maintenance covering one
year.
The invitation to bid published
on Wednesday said interested
parties must have completed
a contract similar to the Naga
operations and maintenance
within ve years from the date
of submission of bids.
PSALM required prospective
bidders to pay a non-refundable
fee of P75,000 for the bidding
documents.
The agency conducted the
rst round of bidding for the
Naga complex operations and
maintenance on Feb. 27. It
declared the auction a failure
after the bids and awards
committee did not receive any
offer.
PSALM signed a six-month
contract with SPC Power
Corp. to ensure the continued
operation of the Visayas-based
complex after the rehabilitate-
operate-maintain-and-manage
agreement between National
Power Corp. and SPC Power
expired on March 25.
The current contract with
SPC Power will expire on
Sept. 25.
The Naga complex consists
of three thermal power plants
that use a combination of
diesel, bunker C oil and coal as
fuel. Alena Mae S. Flores
By Julito G. Rada
THE European Union said Wednesday
the Philippines accession to the Madrid
Protocol will help companies, especially
those in the creative industries, secure
their business rights through trademarks
in key export markets.
Intellectual property is a key to any
modern economy. The Philippines has
many promising players in the creative
industries. Making use of the registration
of trademarks under the Madrid system
can be a boost to this sector to more
easily expand abroad, Guy Ledoux,
ambassador of the European Union,
said during a seminar at the Intellectual
Property Ofce of the Philippines
headquarters.
The Madrid Protocol is a system that
facilitates the ling of trademarks in
more than one country with a single
application.
The IPOPhil earlier said the accession
to the protocol would provide Filipino
brand owners with an efcient system
to seek trademark protection in the
Philippines and its major international
trading partners that are already members
of the Madrid Protocol.
Major trading partners of the
Philippines, including Japan, United
States, China, Singapore, Korea, and
Germany, are all members of the Madrid
Protocol.
In one single application, trademark
can be protected in many other countries
at the option of the owners. Trademark
registration fees will still be paid by
owners to obtain protection in other
countries but the cost is not as much
if the application is led separately in
every country.
The international ling procedure is
expected to benet Filipino companies
in terms of lower nancial cost of
international trademark protection,
contributing to enhanced competitiveness
of Philippine products in the domestic
and export market.
The Philippines is the 85
th
country to
join the Madrid Protocol as announced
by the World Intellectual Property
Organization, the UN specialized agency
responsible for protection of intellectual
property rights.
Registration of trademarks by
Philippine residents continues to be
high at over 6,000 last year. Joining the
regime can be seen as opening the door
to Filipino trademark owners registering
abroad, IPO director-general Ricardo
Blancaor said in a statement.
Foreign airlines push bill
THE Board of Airline Representatives,
whose members include 30 airlines that have
international connections from the Philippines,
said it welcomes the approval on third and nal
reading of a bill that aims to remove common
carriers and gross Philippine billings taxes.
The group said House Bill No. 6022 led by
Iloilo City Rep. Jerry Trenas seeks to rationalize
the airline tax regime in the Philippines by
removing the 3-percent common carriers tax,
which is the major reason behind the slow
development in international air connectivity
of the Philippines.
It also seeks to remove the 2.5-percent gross
Philippine billings based on reciprocity.
BAR rst vice chairman Steven Crowdey said
the passage of the bill was positive and exciting
news to the international airline community that
had been monitoring the progress in legislation.
We thank the Aquino administration for
supporting the approval of the bill in the Lower
House, said Crowdey.
We support the tourism agenda of President
Aquino, in order to promote inclusive growth.
We hope that this bill will be certied as urgent
by the Ofce of the President and that the
legislative process will be completed under the
current 15th Congress, he added.
SL Agritech defers IPO
RICE seed producer SL Agritech Corp. said
it may push back plans to go public, given the
uncertainty in the market.
[The company is] getting stronger [and],
we feel we can still put the plan on hold. We
can wait, SL Agritech chairman and chief
executive Henry Lim told reporters in a brieng
in Quezon City Tuesday night.
Lim said the company did not see the need to
tap the market to raise funds for its operations
at this point. He is also worried the escalating
tension between China and the Philippines over
Scarborough Shoal might affect Philippine
business and the stock market.
I must admit that Im really worried about
the Scarborough issue. I hope this will not get
worse. And reports that China may no longer
import nickel from us is causing great anxiety
to local businesses, he said.
Lim earlier said the company might conduct
a maiden offering in 2012 if market conditions
become more favorable to raise as much as
P2 billion to fund the expansion of its seed
production program.
The hybrid rice producer earns from the sale
of specialty rice on top of the royalties it gets
for its hybrid rice technologies.
Othel V. Campos
CSR Expo. The League of Corporate Foundations has committed to promote the practice of corporate social responsibility among
businesses because of widespread poverty in the Philippines. At the press brieng during the launch of the 11
th
CSR Expo slated
in July this year in Pasay City are (from left) Ramon del Rosario, president and chief executive of Phinma Inc.; Maria Lourdes Heras
de Leon, president of Ayala Foundation; Aurelio Montinola III, chief executive of BPI Foundation; Rina Lopez Bautista, president
of Knowlegde Channel; Michael Tan, chief operating ofcer of Asia Brewery Inc.; Cynthia Villar, managing director of Villar
Foundation; and Ed Amistad, president of UCPB-CIIF Foundation Inc. SONNY ESPIRITU
MOODYS Investor Service,
which raised its outlook on the
Philippines from stable to
positive on Tuesday, may soon
upgrade the countrys actual
credit rating by a notch, according
to a Japanese investment bank.
Nomura Securities analyst
Euben Paracuelles said this
expectation was based on the
strong possibility Congress would
pass the sin tax reform package
into law within the year.
Paracuelles said the recent
change in Moodys outlook on the
Philippines Ba2 sovereign credit
rating was not entirely surprising
and was in fact in line with
Nomuras earlier conclusion.
Moodys has also upgraded
from stable to positive the
outlook on various companies
such as Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co., National Power
Corp., Power Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management Corp.,
Bank of the Philippine Islands,
BDO Unibank Inc., Land Bank of
the Philippines and Metropolitan
Bank and Trust Co.
Paracuelles said the timing
of the announcement was
somewhat curious, as Moodys
representatives were set to visit
Manila on June 18.
Going forward, given that
Moodys is in Manila in June,
we would not rule out a rating
action not long after that. This
would put the rating on a par with
Fitch which is already one-notch
below investment grade, said
Paracuelles.
Elaine Ramos Alanguilan
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 10,303,860 632,373,146.5
INDUSTRIAL 172,147,185 1,380,376,778.4
HOLDING FIRMS 54,962,044 1,950,446,857.1
PROPERTY 183,270,723 610,633,438.99
SERVICES 106,380,770 1,301,264,639.6
MINING & OIL 1,297,658,348 7,229,261,85.405
GRAND TOTAL 1,824,722,930 6,598,021,046
FINANCIAL 1,232.03 (down) 6.28
INDUSTRIAL 7,7878.25 (up) 44.25
HOLDING FIRMS 4,413.92 (down) 20.62
PROPERTY 1,829.97 (down) 9.86
SERVICES 1,589.62 (up) 12.36
MINING & OIL 23,589.69 (down) 471.03
PSEI 5,018.32 (down) 4.79
All Shares Index 3,348.73 (down) 3.43
Gainers: 79; Losers: 89; Unchanged: 26; Total: 194
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FINANCIAL
70.00 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 64.70 64.90 63.30 63.90 (1.24) 2,535,000 13,019,006.00
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 69.00 69.50 67.00 67.90 (1.59) 1,823,930 (20,878,656.00)
1.82 0.69 Bankard, Inc. 0.68 37.00 0.70 0.70 2.94 59,000
512.00 370.00 China Bank 551.00 563.00 551.50 558.00 1.27 720 39,410.00
23.90 12.50 COL Financial 22.90 23.00 22.50 23.00 0.44 46,700 (98,900.00)
Eastwest Bank 18.60 18.68 18.60 18.62 0.11 1,588,800 5,884,078.00
22.00 7.56 Filipino Fund Inc. 9.30 9.50 9.50 9.50 2.15 900
80.00 40.00 First Metro Inv. 72.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 (2.78) 300
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.34 2.35 2.26 2.35 0.43 36,000
29.00 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 35.90 37.15 32.95 36.60 1.95 296,100
93.50 60.00 Metrobank 85.45 87.00 85.90 87.00 1.81 2,491,410 67,826,753.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 2.00 2.05 2.00 2.05 2.50 104,000
16.85 41.00 Phil. National Bank 70.70 71.50 69.50 70.40 (0.42) 69,070 (371,150.00)
85.00 57.70 Phil. Savings Bank 82.00 82.00 82.00 82.00 0.00 130
539.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 350.00 355.00 351.60 351.60 0.46 1,920 295,344.00
44.40 25.45 RCBC À 42.00 42.20 42.00 42.20 0.48 636,200.00 420,000.00
151.50 77.00 Security Bank 137.00 138.00 131.50 132.70 (3.14) 353,520 (25,469,012.00)
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 99.90 100.00 99.00 99.90 0.00 84,120 (5,980,901.00)
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.81 1.81 1.80 1.80 (0.55) 175,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.90 35.30 34.85 34.95 0.14 4,203,100 61,311,610.00
13.58 7.32 Agrinurture Inc. 11.50 12.00 11.20 11.80 2.61 566,800 (11,800.00)
23.50 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.55 23.60 23.55 23.55 0.00 82,600
1.86 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.46 1.49 1.38 1.48 1.37 75,000
54.90 26.00 Alphaland Corp. 30.50 30.35 30.35 30.35 (0.49) 200
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.28 1.30 1.27 1.30 1.56 2,934,000
Asiabest Group 28.30 29.75 24.70 27.00 (4.59) 1,601,500 (446,735.00)
102.80 3.02 Bloomberry 8.78 9.15 8.86 9.00 2.51 10,428,700 18,202,643.00
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 18.80 18.00 18.00 18.00 (4.26) 44,000
2.88 2.24 Calapan Venture 2.30 2.34 2.31 2.31 0.43 15,000
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 0.00 161,000 22,500.00
8.33 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 8.15 8.15 8.00 8.00 (1.84) 8,800
7.06 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 5.82 5.98 5.83 5.95 2.23 19,265,300 (20,468,753.00)
6.28 2.80 EEI 6.30 6.39 6.20 6.31 0.16 437,300 11,474,106.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 2.00 2.08 1.74 2.08 4.00 17,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 10.04 10.90 10.02 10.04 0.00 6,000
15.58 12.50 First Gen Corp. 15.54 16.14 15.54 16.02 3.09 19,096,800 44,959,628.00
67.20 51.50 First Holdings A 70.95 72.00 68.50 70.00 (1.34) 2,253,590 22,016,523.50
31.50 22.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 0.00 7,200
0.10 0.0095 Greenergy 0.0140 0.0140 0.0130 0.0140 0.00 72,800,000 304,200.00
13.50 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.80 11.80 11.50 11.60 (1.69) 10,800 (100,640.00)
9.00 4.71 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.20 4.12 4.00 4.00 (4.76) 119,000 3,800.00
2.35 0.95 Ionics Inc 1.600 1.670 1.600 1.640 2.50 363,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 110.00 111.00 109.00 111.00 0.91 930,180 (1,853,679.00)
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.90 1.90 1.81 1.81 (4.74) 695,000 5,490.00
1.55 0.99 Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.39 1.50 1.45 1.45 4.32 19,000
24.70 17.94 Manila Water Co. Inc. 25.00 25.20 24.75 25.20 0.80 1,337,900 263,275.00
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.57 3.00 2.90 2.90 12.84 9,000
15.30 8.12 Megawide 17.00 17.98 17.00 17.30 1.76 2,033,500
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 228.00 231.00 227.00 228.00 0.00 90,830 11,915,296.00
6.75 4.50 Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. 6.60 6.45 6.45 6.45 (2.27) 100 (645.00)
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.78 2.80 2.80 2.80 0.72 80,000 84,000.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.18 10.20 10.12 10.12 (0.59) 749,400 (2,900,120.00)
15.24 9.01 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.55 8.70 8.50 8.70 1.75 207,500 85,000.00
9.50 5.25 Republic Cement À 8.28 8.50 8.20 8.30 0.24 6,419,700 (52,480,000.00)
2.55 1.01 RFM Corporation 2.81 2.85 2.74 2.78 (1.07) 677,000 1,462,280.00
33.00 27.70 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 29.45 29.00 29.00 29.00 (1.53) 7,000
132.60 105.70 San Miguel Corp À 114.50 115.10 114.00 114.40 (0.09) 214,130 18,678,735.00
1.90 1.25 Seacem 1.79 1.80 1.72 1.78 (0.56) 11,036,000
2.50 1.85 Splash Corporation 1.85 1.93 1.85 1.91 3.24 71,000
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.00 410,000 12,500.00
5.46 2.92 Tanduay Holdings 3.90 4.00 3.90 3.90 0.00 239,000 (202,800.00)
3.62 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.22 2.40 2.15 2.38 7.21 44,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.25 1.25 1.23 1.24 (0.80) 343,000 50,840.00
68.00 36.20 Universal Robina 61.00 61.80 61.10 61.35 0.57 2,646,590 (16,146,004.00)
Victorias Milling 1.70 1.72 1.35 1.40 (17.65) 4,816,000 66,700.00
1.12 0.285 Vitarich Corp. 0.690 0.670 0.640 0.670 (2.90) 152,000 (4,550.00)
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 12.46 12.00 10.00 10.00 (19.74) 2,300
1.22 0.68 Vulcan Indl. 0.93 0.94 0.92 0.92 (1.08) 380,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.68 0.69 0.66 0.69 1.47 946,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 51.10 51.50 49.60 51.50 0.78 1,591,860 8,667,380.50
13.48 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 12.62 12.72 12.04 12.50 (0.95) 13,731,800 (95,331,718.00)
2.97 1.67 Anglo Holdings A 2.05 2.02 2.00 2.02 (1.46) 100,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.67 4.55 4.20 4.21 (9.85) 17,000
437.00 272.00 Ayala Corp À 442.00 445.80 440.00 445.40 0.77 505,620 81,546,196.00
59.45 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.40 58.80 56.05 56.95 (2.48) 9,192,230 (87,520,184.50)
5.25 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.06 4.15 4.07 4.08 0.49 132,000 (40,700.00)
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.220 0.220 0.220 0.220 0.00 600,000 22,000.00
GT Capital 498.00 500.00 495.00 500.00 0.40 344,940 (15,915,062.00)
5.22 2.90 House of Inv. 4.63 4.68 4.60 4.67 0.86 1,206,000 1,155,000.00
34.80 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.00 33.60 32.20 32.50 (1.52) 2,506,600 34,268,910.00
6.95 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.90 6.00 5.75 5.85 (0.85) 3,038,900 7,049,450.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.09 1.09 1.05 1.06 (2.75) 511,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.450 0.460 0.450 0.460 2.22 30,000
3.82 1.500 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.710 2.77 2.62 2.70 (0.37) 3,331,000 (2,130,650.00)
4.45 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.17 4.22 4.09 4.13 (0.96) 7,005,000 8,735,170.00
6.24 2.10 Minerales Industrias Corp. 4.65 4.69 4.50 4.64 (0.22) 27,000
4.72 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 5.55 5.75 5.30 5.35 (3.60) 152,100 28,500.00
0.0770 0.054 Pacica À 0.0520 0.0520 0.0510 0.0510 (1.92) 172,000
2.20 1.42 Prime Media Hldg 1.380 1.550 1.390 1.390 0.72 30,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.470 0.460 0.460 0.460 (2.13) 190,000
2.40 0.91 Seafront À 1.65 1.74 1.65 1.74 5.45 25,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.320 0.320 0.320 0.320 0.00 1,600,000
699.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 693.00 698.00 680.00 687.50 (0.79) 925,440 483,717,005.00
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.36 1.38 1.35 1.35 (0.74) 522,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.23 0.82 1,000
0.420 0.099 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2300 0.2600 0.2350 0.2350 2.17 140,000
0.620 0.056 Wellex Industries 0.3700 0.3800 0.3650 0.3700 0.00 4,560,000 (18,500.00)
1.370 0.178 Zeus Holdings 0.500 0.510 0.480 0.480 (4.00) 278,000
P R O P E R T Y
39.00 11.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 35.85 37.00 36.00 36.95 3.07 4,500 18,100.00
2.82 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.90 2.85 2.69 2.75 (5.17) 111,000
22.40 13.36 Ayala Land `B 19.90 20.30 19.86 19.90 0.00 9,754,800 26,585,258.00
6.12 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.70 4.89 4.75 4.75 1.06 3,166,000 (7,967,600.00)
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 6.30 6.55 6.20 6.28 (0.32) 404,100 239,100.00
5.60 2.00 Cebu Prop. À 4.90 4.90 4.90 4.90 0.00 30,000
5.66 0.26 Century Property 1.49 1.50 1.47 1.48 (0.67) 677,000
2.85 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.37 2.55 2.35 2.48 4.64 138,000
0.127 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.080 0.079 0.079 0.079 (1.25) 1,000,000
1.16 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.79 0.81 0.79 0.79 0.00 50,852,000
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.690 0.690 0.670 0.690 0.00 1,887,000
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.185 0.178 0.160 0.178 (3.78) 450,000
3.06 1.76 Global-Estate 1.84 1.89 1.85 1.86 1.09 1,376,000 281,720.00
1.35 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.29 1.30 1.26 1.27 (1.55) 4,506,000 (1,525,920.00)
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.63 1.62 1.60 1.60 (1.84) 66,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.15 1.17 1.12 1.16 0.87 390,000
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 0.00 15,000 (15,600.00)
2.48 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 1.99 2.02 1.95 1.96 (1.51) 52,616,000 8,086,980.00
0.80 0.215 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1960 0.2080 0.1960 0.2040 4.08 11,570,000 (40,400.00)
0.990 0.072 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6800 0.6900 0.6500 0.6500 (4.41) 24,405,000 660.00
4.77 1.80 Polar Property Holdings 3.87 3.95 3.80 3.90 0.78 460,000
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 16.98 17.60 16.94 17.10 0.71 4,484,800 (16,152,336.00)
Rockwell 3.15 3.17 3.00 3.10 (1.59) 789,000
710.00 360.00 San Miguel Prop. 501.00 700.00 700.00 700.00 39.72 10
2.70 1.74 Shang Properties Inc. 2.52 2.52 2.52 2.52 0.00 195,000
9.47 6.50 SM Development À 6.18 6.22 6.13 6.13 (0.81) 2,111,900 922,541.00
18.20 10.90 SM Prime Holdings 13.28 13.50 13.00 13.00 (2.11) 8,975,300 5,526,756.00
1.14 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 0.68 0.66 0.67 (1.47) 310,000 (67,000.00)
4.30 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.170 4.200 4.090 4.150 (0.48) 2,084,000 (5,488,700.00)
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.94 1.91 1.91 1.91 (1.55) 5,000
43.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 35.00 36.50 36.00 36.00 2.86 61,900
14.76 1.60 Acesite Hotel 15.74 18.98 14.70 16.36 3.94 2,809,000 (1,031,102.00)
28.80 12.20 Berjaya Phils. Inc. 25.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 (24.00) 900
0.5300 0.0660 Boulevard Holdings 0.1540 0.1590 0.1540 0.1560 1.30 14,090,000 (31,200.00)
Calata Corp. 11.42 14.10 11.56 13.94 22.07 16,457,800 2,505,814.00
98.15 62.50 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 68.65 69.00 67.95 68.85 0.29 192,250 (2,910,590.00)
9.70 5.40 DFNN Inc. 5.99 6.00 5.80 5.85 (2.34) 163,300 (619,500.00)
1172.00 11.70 Globalports 32.00 31.00 25.55 31.00 (3.13) 600
1270.00 825.00 Globe Telecom 1100.00 1101.00 1076.00 1084.00 (1.45) 4,990 (148,900.00)
10.34 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.98 10.10 9.85 10.00 0.20 848,500
69.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 68.00 71.00 68.10 71.00 4.41 2,852,800 (60,821,010.00)
0.98 0.34 Information Capital Tech. 0.490 0.490 0.430 0.455 (7.14) 580,000
6.00 4.00 IPeople Inc. À 5.70 5.77 5.70 5.75 0.88 28,500
4.29 2.20 IP Converge 4.36 4.55 4.34 4.40 0.92 2,076,000 66,000.00
34.50 0.123 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.042 0.043 0.040 0.040 (4.76) 48,800,000 6,400.00
3.87 1.16 IPVG Corp. 1.08 1.11 1.09 1.10 1.85 267,000
5.1900 2.900 ISM Communications 2.6700 2.6800 2.6700 2.6800 0.37 37,000
3.79 1.58 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.48 2.48 2.48 2.48 0.00 10,000
11.68 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 6.70 6.71 6.65 6.65 (0.75) 720,200
4.28 2.65 Liberty Telecom 2.85 2.85 2.76 2.85 0.00 9,000
2.35 0.92 Lorenzo Shipping 1.50 1.85 1.42 1.85 23.33 245,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.00 13,000
3.00 1.00 Manila Jockey 2.50 2.43 2.05 2.11 (15.60) 1,457,000 (1,866,290.00)
21.00 17.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 20.00 20.60 20.00 20.30 1.50 17,800
8.58 4.50 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.30 7.33 7.25 7.25 (0.68) 31,700 (2,920.00)
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.04 3.09 2.95 2.98 (1.97) 1,216,000 128,720.00
17.18 14.50 Philweb.Com Inc. 16.40 16.38 16.30 16.38 (0.12) 239,500 (994,428.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2306.00 2.35 2302.00 2310.00 0.17 272,765 (137,778,950.00)
0.48 0.23 PremiereHorizon 0.340 0.340 0.320 0.330 (2.94) 1,290,000
23.75 10.68 Puregold 22.70 23.00 22.30 22.60 (0.44) 2,789,600 3,298,930.00
Touch Solutions 3.53 3.55 3.55 3.55 0.57 1,000 3,550.00
0.79 0.26 Waterfront Phils. 0.465 0.490 0.460 0.460 (1.08) 1,260,000 (4,900.00)
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0036 Abra Mining 0.0042 0.0044 0.0043 0.0044 4.76 4,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.91 4.90 4.86 4.86 (1.02) 114,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 5.00 5.25 4.90 4.90 (2.00) 119,100
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 18.00 18.00 17.96 18.00 0.00 934,700 15,375,488.00
31.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 31.80 32.00 32.00 32.00 0.63 200
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.250 0.270 0.255 0.255 2.00 1,380,000
30.35 15.00 Benguet Corp À 23.70 23.95 22.40 23.95 1.05 4,100
34.00 14.50 Benguet Corp `B 26.85 26.00 24.00 24.00 (10.61) 21,700 (267,800.00)
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.49 1.54 1.54 1.54 3.36 51,000
50.85 4.35 Dizon 37.00 39.50 35.35 36.25 (2.03) 1,213,000 (962,540.00)
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.72 0.75 0.72 0.72 0.00 1,407,000
1.82 0.5900 Lepanto À 1.240 1.240 1.200 1.220 (1.61) 24,290,000
2.070 0.6700 Lepanto `B 1.270 1.280 1.240 1.280 0.79 29,792,000 12,575,020.00
0.085 0.035 Manila Mining À 0.0610 0.0610 0.0600 0.0610 0.00 72,460,000
0.087 0.035 Manila Mining `B 0.0630 0.0630 0.0630 0.0630 0.00 150,000
34.80 15.04 Nickelasia 28.95 28.90 28.05 28.40 (1.90) 132,700
12.76 2.08 Nihao Mineral Resources 9.32 9.70 9.00 9.20 (1.29) 1,204,900 (288,840.00)
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7100 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 (1.41) 400,000
8.40 2.12 Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.480 5.570 5.150 5.190 (5.29) 2,719,900 67,360.00
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0170 0.0170 (5.56) 268,700,000
0.033 0.013 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0190 0.0180 0.0190 (5.00) 2,800,000
7.14 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.90 6.20 6.00 6.00 1.69 4,700
28.95 17.08 Philex À 25.60 25.60 24.40 24.80 (3.13) 7,475,500 40,890,875.00
14.18 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 42.20 42.70 39.20 40.80 (3.32) 3,777,700 16,109,910.00
0.058 0.013 Philodrill Corp. À 0.045 0.046 0.043 0.043 (4.44) 726,800,000
252.00 161.10 Semirara Corp. 232.00 232.00 219.80 223.00 (3.88) 610,630 32,906,514.00
0.029 0.013 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 146,700,000 18,000.00
PREFERRED
570.00 520.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 559.00 545.00 545.00 545.00 (2.50) 20
First Gen G 100.70 100.90 100.50 100.50 (0.20) 33,700 50,250.00
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.70 10.10 9.78 9.90 2.06 7,421,100 (29,046,365.00)
116.70 106.20 PCOR-Preferred 112.00 112.00 111.80 111.80 (0.18) 9,530
1050.00 990.00 SMPFC Preferred 1022.00 1025.00 1025.00 1025.00 0.29 965
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.35 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.00 1.03 1.00 1.02 2.00 437,000 243,760.00
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0970 0.0660 0.0660 0.0660 (31.96) 40,000
RAY S. EANO
Dubai investors plan may doom
Shells Asian refinery hub option
ENERGY Secretary Jose Rene Almendras did not
leave enough clues that will give away the identity of
the Dubai-listed petroleum company planning to lease
at least 100 hectares of land in Bataan. He neither
specied the type of project the company would put
up on an industrial park owned by PNOC Alternative
Fuels Corp. in Bataan.
PNOC Alternative Fuels, according to Almendras,
could sign a lease agreement with the Dubai company
that would establish a petroleum facility in Bataan.
PNOC Alternative Fuels, aside from developing
alternative types of fuel, is mandated to develop and
manage in phases a petrochemical industrial estate, in
Limay and Mariveles, Bataan. The companys estate
is approximately 530 hectares in size.
There are very serious discussions with investors,
who will bring investors to put up resources so we
can have more crude oil in the country Its for their
regional use, Almendras said. The transaction is
limited to a lease agreement with PNOC Alternative
Fuels, with the Dubai company initially looking at
100 hectares in the industrial park.
The energy chief said the property could
accommodate either a renery or petrochem facility.
They are bringing in a concept. Central America has
this concept. The lawyers are nalizing the contract.
[They are investing] because of our geographic
location, he adds.
But Almendras declined to give other details. Weve
signed non-disclosure agreements and we will make
the announcement at the appropriate time, he says.
Central American concept
Almendras indicated that the oil-based facility
being proposed by the Dubai company would serve as
its Southeast Asian hub. For all intents and purposes,
the facility could be a renery, or a regional depot
that will store crude oil for distrbution in East Asia,
including Japan and China.
The Dubai company could also pattern its operation
after those in Central America, as Almendras
suggested. Geneva-based Puma Energy International
is one integrated midstream and downstream
oil company that operates in Latin America, the
Caribbean, Africa, the Baltics, the Middle East
and Asia. It is a unit Tragura Beheer B.V.-the
worlds third-largest independent oil trader and the
second-biggest independent trader in the non-ferrous
concentrates market.
Traguras company prole, meanwhile, shows it
has access to over 45 million barrels of storage facilities,
through terminals it owns and those operated under the
Puma network through long-term lease agreements
with third parties in over 65 locations worldwide.
Puma Energy was formed in 1997 in Central
America to develop a network of oil storage and
distribution facilities. Its operations are found in
over 29 countries worldwide, employing over 2,000
people. It is involved in the midstream sector that
includes the supply, storage and transportation of
petroleum products. Its downstream activities cover
the distribution, retail and wholesale of a full range of
rened products.
Shell watching
Royal Dutch Shell plc and its local unit, Pilipinas
Shell Petroleum Corp., are likely monitoring the
deal between PNOC Alternative Fuels and the Dubai
company. A consummation of the lease contract could
weigh on Shell, which has similarly planned to expand
its renery in Tabangao, Batangas.
Recent developments, however, were discouraging.
The Supreme Court earlier ordered the relocation of
an oil depot near Malacaang Palace after the city
of Manila raised concerns about the safety of the
facility, which is jointly operated by Pilipinas Shell,
Petron Corp. and Chevron Texaco (formerly Caltex).
The depot supplies half of the countrys petroleum
requirements.
Shells problems are not limited to the Pandacan
depot ruling. Foremost of the companys woes had
something to do with land zoning policies that local
government units can reverse anytime.
Shell encountered land-zoning issues with
government ofcials of Cavite, where it operates
certain assets, and in Bian, Laguna, where it built
compressed natural gas relling stations. Shell much
earlier had problems with its liqueed petroleum gas
renery in the same Laguna town.
Governments ip-ops have weakened Shells
investment resolve. In addition, the heavy investments
in meeting higher fuel standards set by the Clean Air
Act has weighed on Shells competitiveness against
other facilities in Asia.
E-mail: rayenano@yahoo.com;
extrastory2000@gmail.com
STOCKS fell Wednesday, snapping a
three-day rally, as the market succumbed
to global concerns after Spanish
borrowing costs rose and China damped
speculation of large-scale stimulus in the
worlds second-largest economy.
The Philippine Stock Exchange
index, the 30-company benchmark,
retreated 4 points, or 0.1 percent,
to close at 5,018.32, as four of the
six counters ended in the red.
The heavier index representing
all shares also dropped 3 points, or
0.1 percent, to 3,348.73, as losers
outnumbered gainers, 89 to 79,
with 26 issues unchanged.
First Gen Corp. jumped
3.1 percent to P16.02, after it
announced the acquisition of the
BG Groups 40-percent stake in
the 1,500-megawatt Sta. Rita and
San Lorenzo natural gas power
projects for $360 million. First
Gen said with the acquisition, it
would own 100 percent of the
1,000-MW Sta. Rita and 500-MW
San Lorenzo plants.
Calata Corp., the newly-listed
agricultural products supplier,
sustained its uptrend with a 22-
percent gain to P13.94.
Port operator International
Container Terminal Services Inc.
rose 4.4 percent to P71. The
company said wholly-owned
subsidiary PT Karwell Indonesia
signed a joint-venture deal with PT
PBM Adipurusa for the operation
of a portion of Jakartas Tanjung
Port area.
Meanwhile, Asian stocks fell
after investors were unnerved
by Spains worsening nancial
condition and following a report
that China has no plans for a major
economic stimulus.
Worries about Europes
nancial stability worsened after a
ratings agency slapped Spain with
a downgrade Tuesday because it
may have trouble repaying its debt
amid slowing growth and rising
unemployment. Spain has a 24.4-
percent jobless rate and is battling
its second recession in three years.
Traders are also concerned that
Europes fth-largest economy
may struggle to save its banking
sector, worsening the regions
chronic debt crisis. Jitters have
worsened since Friday, when
Bankia, Spains fourth-largest
lender, said it needed 19 billion
euros ($23.8 billion) in state aid.
Markets also reacted to a
microblog posting by Chinas
ofcial Xinhua News Agency that
said Tuesday the government had
denied reports of plans for a massive
new stimulus, said Dickie Wong,
executive director of Kingston
Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong.
The report adds pressure to
the local stock markets on top of
fears of sputtering Chinese growth,
he said.
However, that report was
later deleted and no other
Chinese media outlets carried it.
Meanwhile, Chinese leaders have
recently indicated their intention
to implement limited measures to
help rev up the economy.
With Bloomberg, AP
By Lailany P. Gomez
LIQUOR maker Tanduay
Holdings Inc. said Wednesday
that its board approved an
increase in the companys capital
stock to P25 billion to solidify its
expansion overseas.
Tanduay said in a disclosure to
the stock exchange the increased
capital would support its goal
to transform the company into a
global brand. It added it would
appoint three US-based companies
as partner in the global expansion.
Brand Action Team, as
marketing partner, will be
responsible for repositioning and
marketing Tanduay to appeal to
American consumers.
Tanduay said BAT is a beverage
alcohol marketing consulting
company composed of people
directly responsible for some of
the biggest spirits brands in the
world today and who have seen
the global potential behind the
Tanduay brand and products.
Beacon Distributors, as sales and
distribution specialist, will focus
primarily on distributor and key
account management for on-and-
off premise. Beacon will provide
Tanduay with a dedicated sales force
for state-by-state representation
and management of distributors
and key retail accounts to gain the
attention and commitment to the
Tanduay brand.
MHW Ltd. is a leading logistics
and management service provider
for wine and spirits in the US with
experience dating back to 1934.
Tanduay said MHW would be
responsible for the administrative,
regulatory compliance,
transportation, logistics, warehouse,
reporting, billing and collection
services in relation to the importation
and distribution of the Tanduay
brand into and within the US.
Tanduay okays capital hike to P25b
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com mst_biz@manilastandardtoday.com MAY 31, 2012 THURSDAY
B3
Meralco seeks Subic incentives
San Miguel donation. San Miguel Corp. has donated P60 million to De La Salle University-
Dasmarias for the construction of Maison de la Salle Brothers Residential Healthcare Facilities,
a retirement home for priests and brothers. Shown are (from left) architect Sirgene Diato, DLSU-
Dasmarias and Health Sciences Institute president Bro. Gus Boquer, SMC chairman and chief executive
Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. and SMC president Ramon Ang.
Daet, Camarines Norte
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering District, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract ID : 12FC0057
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DAET-TALOBATIB-J.
PANGANIBAN ROAD LEADING J. PANGANIBAN
NATIONAL HERO MONUMENT, BULALACAO
BEACH, PAG-ASA BEACH INCLUDING LARAP TO
CAROLINE ISLAND; UPGRADING OF GRAVEL TO
CONCRETE OF LOCAL ROADS LEADING TO PAG-
ASA BEACH INCLUDING LARAP TO CAROLINE
ISLAND
Contract Location : Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Rehab./Improvement of Roads
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 48,500,000.00
Contract Duration : 365 C.D.
Source of Fund :
Tender Documents : Php 20,000.00
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DAET-BATOBALANI-
PARACALE LEADING CALAGUAS ISLAND
(MAHABANG BUHANGIN), PULANG DAGA
AND SENAKULO; UPGRADING OF GRAVEL
TO CONCRETE OF LOCAL ROAD LEADING TO
PULANG DAGA
Contract Location : Paracale, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DAET-TALOBATIB-J.
PANGANIBAN ROAD LEADING PAG-ASA BEACH,
JOSE PANGANIBAN MONUMENT (NATIONAL
HERO) AND BULALACAO BEACH; ROAD
UPGRADING (GRAVEL TO CONCRETE) LEADING
TO BULALACAO BEACH
Contract Location : Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : REHAB./IMPROVEMENT OF DAET-BATOBALANI-
PARACALE LEADING TO CALAGUAS ISLAND
(MAHABANG BUHANGIN), PULANG DAGA
& SENAKULO-SEAL WIDENING W/ SLOPE
PROTECTION ALONG NATL. RD.
Contract Location : Daet-Talobatib-Paracale Road, Camarines Norte
Source of Fund :
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of
this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC, and (f) Prospective Bidders
must submit complete List of Equipment to be used for above Projects. The said List
of Equipment must be owned/leased by the bidder itself, (g) all interested Bidder/s
who wish to participate in this competitive bidding are required to have an Actual Site
Inspection (ASI) on the above mention projects.
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors' applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration
(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.
gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From MAY 30, 2012 to JUNE 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference JUNE 06, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
JUNE 06, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids JUNE 20, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids JUNE 20, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Ofhce of
the BAC, DPWH, Daet, Camarines Norte, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of (see cost of tender documents above). Prospective bidders may also download
the 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. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested
parties who have purchased the BD's. Bids must accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Norte Engineering
District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any
time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) RICARDO L. PACARDO
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) SIMON N. ARIAS
OIC-District Engineer
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
LAGUNA SUB-DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
SAN PABLO CITY
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Laguna Sub-District
Engineering Ofhce San Pablo City Region IV-A, through its Bids and wards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the following contract(s) :
1. Contract ID : 12DP0063
Contract Name : Installation/Application/Construction of Road Safety
Devices Along San Pablo-Rizal-Nagcarlan-Liliw rd.
Contract Location : Km 83+000-Km.103+106 w/ exception
Scope of Work : Installation of Road sign, guardrail and thermoplastic
pavement marking
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 9,900,000.00
Contract Duration : 30 cd
Cost of Bid Document : Php 10,000.000
Contract Name : Installation/Application/Construction of Road Safety
Devices along San Pablo-Calauan road
Contract Location : Km.72+780-K84+130 w/ exception
Scope of Work : Installation of Road sign, guardrail & thermoplastic
pavement marking
Contract Name : Repair/rehab/improvement of San Pablo-Calauan
rd.(S0170LZ)
Contract Location : Km 77+000-Km.79+000(intermittent Section)
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay length 0.922 km. Width 9.0mtrs.
Contract Name : Repai r / r ehab/ i mpr ovement al ong Daang
Maharlika(S1681LZ)
Contract Location : K0090+200-K0091+000(intermittent Section)
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay length 0.518km width 12.7mtrs.
Contract Name : Repair/rehab. and improvement of Masapang
Highway (SO1729LZ)
Contract Location : K0069+090-K0070+100(Intermittent Section)
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay length 0.598 km. Width 11.0 mtrs.
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php 9.700,000.00
Contract Name : Repair/Rehab. and improvement along Calamba-Sta.
Cruz- Famy Road.(S01706LZ)
Contract Location : K0077+519-K0078+487(intermittent Section)
Scope of Work : Asphalt Overlay length 0.555 km. Width 11mtrs.
Approved Budget for the Contract : Php9,021,000.00
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for the 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 ten(10)
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment for at least equal to 10% of the 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) before the deadline for the receipt of
LO. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) will only process contractor's
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's
Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From May 29, 2012-June 19, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 7, 2012
Prospective Bidders
From May 29, 2012 to June 13, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids June 19, 2012 until 2:00PM
5. Opening of Bids June 19, 2012 after 2:00PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bid Documents at at DPWH, Laguna Sub-District
Engineering Ofhce, BAC Secretariat Ofhce, Brgy. Del Remedio, San Pablo City
upon payment of a non-refundable fee for bidding Documents. Prospective Bidders
may also download the BD's from the DPWH website, if available.
Prospective Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BD's. 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
Bidding Documents (BD's) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which
shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
Interested contractors are also required to present the originals of their PCAB License
and Contractor's Registration Certifcate to the BAC for authentication.
The DPWH, Laguna Sub-District Engineering Ofce, San Pablo City reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid , to annul the bidding process any time prior to
Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidder/s.
Approved:
(Sgd.) JOSEFINO O. ABRIGO
OIC-Assistant District Engineer
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee

Noted by:
(Sgd.) POL M. DELOS SANTOS
(MST-May 31, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
For the Supply of Various Line 2 Overhead Catenary System Spare Parts
under ITB No. 1205-075-01 / PR No. RS2-0412-115
Schedule of Activities:

Pre Bid Conference - June 08, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig
City
Submission and Opening of Bids - June 20, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot, Santolan, Pasig
City
Technical Specihcations:
PR NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY Approved Budget
for the Contract
(ABC)
RS2-0412-115
1. Swivel with Clevis 20 pcs. PhP 50,000.00
2. Composite Long Rod Insulator for Cantilevers 20 pcs. PhP 180,000.00
3. Hook End Fitting 55mm Dia. 20 pcs. PhP 62,784.80
4. Drop Bracket for double Steady Arms 55mm Dia. 20 pcs. PhP 80,000.00
5. Dropper Clip for Stranded Wires 6mm dia. To 10mm dia. 20 pcs. PhP 20,000.00
6. Dossert Messenger Wire Clamp with Neoprene Tubing 20 pcs. PhP 70,000.00
7. 137mm Contact Wire DIN 43141 1,500 mtrs. PhP 3,000,000.00
8. Messenger Wire Copper Stranded Conductors 240mm 1,500 mtrs. PhP 2,250,000.00
9. Messenger Wire Swivel Support Clamp, 120mm 10 pcs. PhP 300,000.00
10. Crimp Connector for 6.2mm dia. Stainless Steel Wire (for
nose dropper)
20 pcs. PhP 12,000.00
11. Contact Wire Splice 4 Bolts 15 pcs. PhP 215,720.10
12. Offset Hook End Fittings 10 pcs. PhP 25,000.00
13. Eye Clamp, 55mm dia. 10 pcs. PhP 15,000.00
14. Double Eye Clamp, 70mm dia. 10 pcs. PhP 30,000.00
15. Contact Wire Feeder Clamp/Contact Wire Jumper Clamp
(Depot)
15 pcs. PhP 52,500.00
16. Contact Wire Feeder Clamp (I TYPE) 20 pcs. Ph P120,000.00
TOTAL PhP 6,483,004.90
The complete technical specifcation is available in the Bidding Documents.
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar
Year 2012, intends to apply the sum of SIX MILLION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE
THOUSAND FOUR PESOS and 90/100 ONLY(PhP 6,483,004.90) being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the afore-mentioned contract. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Contract
Period is required on or before sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of Purchase
Order.
LRTA now invites bids from Prospective / Interested Bidders with the following details:
Description
Approved Budget
for the Contract
Bid Security:
Cash/CC-MC
Bank draft/
guarantee or ILC
(2%)*
Security:
Surety bond
(5%)*
Cost of Bid
Documents
1. Swivel with Clevis PhP50,000.00 PhP1,000.00 PhP2,500.00
PhP 5,000.00
2. Composite Long Rod Insulator
for Cantilevers
PhP180,000.00
PhP3,600.00 PhP9,000.00
3. Hook End Fitting 55mm Dia. PhP62,784.80 PhP1,255.70 PhP3,139.24
4. Drop Bracket for double Steady
Arms 55mm Dia.
PhP80,000.00
PhP1,600.00 PhP4,000.00
5. Dropper Clip for Stranded Wires
6mm dia. To 10mm dia.
PhP20,000.00
PhP400.00 PhP1,000.00
6. Dossert Messenger Wire Clamp
with Neoprene Tubing
PhP70,000.00
PhP1,400.00 PhP3,500.00
7. 137mm Contact Wire DIN 43141 PhP3,000,000.00 PhP60,000.00 PhP150,000.00
8. Messenger Wire Copper Stranded
Conductors 240mm PhP2,250,000.00 PhP45,000.00 PhP112,500.00
9. Messenger Wire Swivel Support
Clamp, 120mm PhP300,000.00 PhP6,000.00 PhP15,000.00
10. Crimp Connector for 6.2mm
dia. Stainless Steel Wire (for nose
dropper)
PhP12,000.00 PhP240.00 PhP600.00
11. Contact Wire Splice 4 Bolts PhP215,720.10 PhP4,314.40 PhP10,786.01
12. Offset Hook End Fittings PhP25,000.00 PhP500.00 PhP1,250.00
13. Eye Clamp, 55mm dia. PhP15,000.00 PhP300.00 PhP750.00
14. Double Eye Clamp, 70mm dia. PhP30,000.00 PhP600.00 PhP1,500.00
15. Contact Wire Feeder Clamp/
Contact Wire Jumper Clamp (Depot)
PhP52,500.00
PhP1,050.00 PhP2,625.00
16. Contact Wire Feeder Clamp
(I TYPE)
PhP120,000.00
PhP2,400.00 PhP6,000.00
TOTAL PhP6,483,004.90 PhP129,660.10 PhP324,150.25 PhP 5,000.00
*only those issued by universal or commercial banks
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-
discretionary "pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised mplementing Rules and
Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations
with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
commencing on May 31, 2012 until not later than the deadline for the submission
and receipt of bids at the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of Php 5,000.00 only.
Only prospective bidders who have secured bidding documents will be allowed to participate
in the Pre-Bid Conference.
Submission and Opening of Bids will publicly be opened in the presence of the Bidders'
authorized representatives who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted. All
Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the
amount stated in the Instructions to Bidders and the Bid Data Sheet.
LRTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to annul the bidding process,
and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
For further information, please refer to:
Mr. Eduardo A. Abiva
Head, BAC Secretariat
Administration Bldg., LRTA Cmpd., Aurora Blvd. Tramo, Pasay City
Tel. No. 853-0041 50 loc. 8314
Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com
Facsimile No. 855-7796/853-0041 50 loc. 8417
(Sgd.) Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee

By Alena Mae S. Flores
MERALCO PowerGen Corp., the power
generation arm of distributor Manila
Electric Co., is seeking tax incentives from
the Board of Investments for the planned
600-megawatt coal-red power project at
the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
Newly-appointed Meralco
president and chief executive
Oscar Reyes told reporters the
Subic project was awaiting
approval from the BoI.
The Subic project is moving.
We recently led for our BoI
registration with the proper
endorsement from the DoE
[Energy Department], Reyes
said.
The Subic project will utilize
two single high-efciency
300-MW units for a total net
generating capacity of 600 MW.
The entire project is estimated to
cost $1.28 billion.
BoI-approved projects are
exempted from income tax, duty
free importation of equipment,
among others.
Reyes said Meralco PowerGen
was also in discussions with
transmission network operator
National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines to connect the power
plant to the Luzon grid.
He said talks were ongoing
with the Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority ofcials. Some
residents and businessmen in
Subic earlier raised opposition to
the project.
On certain matters SBMA
raised with us, those are being
addressed as well. We are in
constant communication with
NGCP, SBMA, with the other
stakeholders in the area and
DoE, Reyes said.
Reyes said Meralco PowerGen
was committed to bring the
plant to commercial operations
by 2015. We are committed to
bring this capacity onstream by
2015. I think that remains to be
our target because Luzon grid
clearly needs it, he said.
Meralco PowerGen is the
controlling shareholder of
Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc.,
the project proponent of the 600-
MW coal project.
Meralco PowerGen holds 50
percent plus two shares in RP
Energy while Aboitiz-controlled
Therma Power Inc. and the local
unit of Taiwan Cogeneration
International Corp. hold the
remaining shares in equal
proportion.
Reyes said the company would
stick to the traditional sources
of fuel such as coal, natural gas,
liqueed natural gas, hydro and
wind for its power projects, but he
ruled out nuclear energy because
it is something the whole world is
still reviewing.
Meralco chairman Manuel
Pangilinan earlier said that if
the commercial and industrial
sectors continued to post strong
growth, power supply might be
tight in the next two to three
years. He said in this scenario,
Meralco would pursue its
power generation projects to
meet the anticipated increase in
demand.
Were looking at a number
of power projects and were
conducting a feasibility on gas-
red plants, Pangilinan said.
Guinlajon, Sorsogon City
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways, Sorsogon District Engineering Offce, Guinlajon, Sorsogon
City, through the SARO No. A-12-00089, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects.
Contract ID: 12FK0009
Contract Name: Construction of Flood Control Structure in
Poblacion Bacon River
Contract Location: Bacon District, Sorsogon City
Scope of Work: Const. of 30 lm. Groud Sill, Reconstruction of
40 lm. Slope Protection (Leftside upstream);
Reconstruction of 340 lm. Slope protection @
downstream & Rehab./Reconst. of 90 lm. Slope
protection (rightside downstream)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php48,500,000.00
Contract Duration: 210 C.D.
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of Bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LO. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractor's
applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the
Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Receipt of LOI from prospective Bidders May 31, 2012 June 6, 2012 until 12:00 noon
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents May 31, 2012 June 19, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference June 7, 2012 @10:00 A.M
4. Receipts of Bids Deadline: June 19, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids June 19, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at the Offce
of the BAC Secretariat, DPWH Sorsogon District Engineering Offce, Guinlajon,
Sorsogon City upon payment of non-refundable fee of Php20,000.00. Prospective
bidders may also download the BD's 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
BD's. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidder shall submit their duly accomplished forms as 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 the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Sorsogon District Engineering Offce, Guinlajon, Sorsogon
City reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process
at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder/s.

APPROVED BY:

(Sgd.) ARTURO N. LEE
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
(BAC Chairman)
locos Norte Second District Engineering Offce
San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
Telefax 781-3710 / 781-3709
(MST-May 31, 2012)
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce, San Pablo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte through the R.A. FUND 101-General
Fund, invite contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID: 2012-AB-0044
Contract Name: Additional Priority Works of the Laoag River Basin
Flood Control
Contract Location: (Brgy. Suyo, Dingras, Ilocos Norte) Dingras River
Scope of Work: Flood Control
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 43,801,344.19
Contract Duration: 129 calendar days
2. Contract ID: 2012-AB-0045
Contract Name: Additional Priority Works of the Laoag River Basin
Flood Control
Contract Location: (Solsona Section), Solsona River
Scope of Work: Flood Control
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 34,234,710.30
Contract Duration: 82 calendar days
IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
to the DPWH Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of
LO. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process contractors' applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's 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:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From : May 31- June 19, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 7, 2012 at 9:00 A.M.
Prospective Bidders
On or before 2:00 P.M. on June 14 , 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: June 19, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids June 19, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at Department of
Public Works and Highways, Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, San Pablo,
San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, upon presentation of two (2) valid D's and payment of
a non-refundable fee of Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) for each 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 Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BD's. Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR. Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highway , Ilocos Norte 2
nd
District
Engineering Ofce reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding
process at any time prior contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ROSALINE A. CACAO
BAC Vice Chairman
NOTED:

(Sgd.) ERNESTO C. FARAON
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SOUTH MANILA ENGINEERING DISTRICT
8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila
(MST-May 31, 2012)
The DPWH South Manila Engineering District, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC)
invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects;
1. Contract I.D. NO. 12OH0074
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehabilitation/Construction of Multi-purpose Bldg.,
Zone 83 (Dagonoy St.) San Andres Bukid, Manila
Contract Location: Manila City
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehabilitation/Construction of Multi-purpose Bldg.
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 6,500,000.00
Contract Duration: 210 cal. days
Bid Documents: P 10,000.00
2. Contract I.D. NO. 12OH0075
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Roads and Alleys and
Vicinities along Estrada St., Malate, Manila
Contract Location: Manila City
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Roads
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 9,897,845.18
Contract Duration: 150 cal. days
Bid Documents: P 10,000.00

The BAC will conduct this procurement process in accordance with the Revised Implementing
Rules & Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 9184. Bids in excess of the Approved Budget for
the Contract shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.

To apply and to bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed
and submitted by the person authorized in the Contractor's License issued by PCAB. Upon
submission of the LO's, the interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original
(for authentication purposes and issuance of Bid Documents) of the following documents: 1.
Class "A Documents (Contained in the Contractor's Registration Certifcate)(CRC), 1.1. Legal
Documents; a) Department of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC
Registration Certifcate or CDA; b) Valid and Current Mayor's Permit/Municipal License; 1.2.)
Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement, in case of (J.V.) and Eligibility Docs
for each member; b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer
Accreditation duly certifed by the Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO) d0 Latest copy of Authorizing
Managing Offcer e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE; f) Phil-GEPS Order Form
(Document Request List) g) CPE's rating for the 1st Quarter, 1.3.) Financial Documents; a)
Prospective Bidder's Audited Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not
not be earlier than 2 years from the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation
of its NFCC. The LO's shall be submitted by the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the
Contractor's nformation (C). Submission of LO's by persons with a Special Power of Attorney
shall not be allowed. The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet the following
major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH & PHILGEPS (b) Filipino citizen of 75% Filipino-
owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC
within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or
credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The contractor's submitted proof or required
equipments for the project are subject for inspection. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit then applications for registration to the DPWH-
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce
will only process contractor's applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue
the Contractor's Certifcation of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
Issuance of Bidding Documents -------------------------- May 30-June 19, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference ------------------------------------------ 10:00 A.M. June 08, 2012
Deadline of LOI from Prospective Bidders ------------ 12:00 Noon June 13, 2012
Deadline of Bid Receipt ------------------------------------- 12:00 Noon. June 19, 2012
Opening of Bids ----------------------------------------------- 2:00 P.M. June 19, 2012

Prospective bidders may download the LOI Forms from DPWH website: www.dpwh.gov.
ph (allowing the fling of Letter of ntent free of charge and prescribing fxed costs of bidding
documents as per D.O. No. 52 dated October 3, 2011).
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at South Manila Engineering District,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above for bid documents. 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 bid documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have
purchased the BD's. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form,
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BD's in two
(2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the SMED-BAC Chairman; otherwise, It will be a ground
for an outright disqualifcation.The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid,
which shall include a) copy of the CRC; b) if a propose Key Technical Personnel is an employee
of the bidder ad working on another project at the time of the bidding, the bidder shall submit a
certifcation that (1) the personnel will be pulled out from the on-going project once the bidder
is awarded the contract, and (2) he/she will be placed with another person with equal or better
qualifcations, as certifed by the head of the implementing offce and c) The bidder may propose
a Key Tecnical Personnel who is not its employee provided that the said personnel is required
to submit a certifcation that he/she will work for the bidder if it is awarded the contract under
bidding . 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 South Manila Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid to annul
the bidding process any time prior to Contract Award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder/s.
A P P R O V E D:
(Sgd.) ERNESTO P. LEONES
Chief, Planning & Design Section
BAC Chairman
N O T E D:
(Sgd.) MIKUNUG D. MACUD
District Engineer
B4
Provinces
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Ateneo graduate returns favor
Abaca
grown
upland
Philpost, Postal Bank to fight poverty in the countryside
By Ma. Rowena Rivera
ROSARIO-A Cavite Economic Zone
locator has partnered with Texas-based
Lawrence Gochioco, geophysicist, in his
mission to foster technologies developed
by Filipino research.
Lawrence Millard Gochioco (second from right), president of GeoNano Technology Corp. (USA) and
Alexander Cayaba, president of Eco-G Nanotechnology sign a joint venture agreement joined by Rolen
Manansala, operations director (left) and Celestino Palma III, nance director.
Gochioco, who nished BS
Physics at the Ateneo de Manila,
owns GeoNano Technology which
is involved in the exploration and
development of fuel sources,
strategic minerals and base metals
with headquarters in Houston.
Alexander Cayaba, AMCA
Smart Solutions president, said
Eco-G Nanotechnology was
formed as a joint venture with
GeoNano to promote clean
energy and fuel efciency.
Mr. Gochioco has returned to
share his expertise and support
local technologies developed
by Filipino engineers and
businessmen, he said. The
collaboration has resulted in
the development of the Eco-G
3000.
Cited in the Philippine Clean
Energy Investor Deal Flow
Forum, the product received
its Environment Technology
Verication from the Department
of Science and Technology.
The Eco-G 3000 consists of
a fuel vaporizer, an auxiliary
tank, and a catalyst. The fuel is
vaporized, heated and fed into
the vehicles intake manifold
which results in improved fuel
efciency and the signicant
reduction of toxic emissions such
as carbon monoxide and carbon
dioxide.
Test results from Land
Transportation Ofce-accredited
testing centers have shown that
Eco-G 3000 can reduce toxic
emissions up to 80 percent, said
Cayaba, also Eco-G president
and chief executive.
The Philippines is lagging
behind in adopting alternative
energy and renewable energy
sources, he said. Eco-G 3000
will bridge the gap until the
infrastructure for LPG, CNG or
electric-powered engines is in
place.
Sorghum viable for fuel production
THE Philippine Postal Corp. and its
nancial arm the Philippine Postal Savings
Bank Inc. are focusing on revitalizing the
under-utilized rural banking sector.
In a joint memorandum signed last
Tuesday, they vowed to pool resources to
spur economic activities in the countryside
by providing nancial assistance, services
and job opportunities to the rural folk.
Postmaster General Josie dela Cruz
signed for Philpost along with Postal Bank
president and chief executive Cesar Sarino.
We realize that we can help minimize
or even end poverty incidence in the
urban areas if we can convince those
living in the rural areas to just stay in their
respective communities because there
are opportunities waiting for them there
Sarino said.
Dela Cruz said the alignment would make
the two agency more effective in contributing
to the goal of national development.
The original purpose why Postal Bank
was created by Philpost was to mobilize
rural savings while also utilizing the
nationwide network of postal ofces,
he said, noting an agreement signed
in November last year set the basis for
synergism.
We envision Philpost with its presence
in every municipality in the country will
provide a vast network of ofces, which
Postal Bank can tap to expand its market
reach which will include remittance and
electronic nancial services.
Gigi Muoz David
By Othel V. Campos
FIELD tests in Negros Occidental
have shown the commercial
viability of sweet sorghum
as a feedstock for bioethanol
production in the Philippines, the
Bureau of Agricultural Research
said Wednesday.
In as much as this sets another
milestone in the R&D (research
and development) initiatives of
BAR, it will also boost our bid
to produce a signicant volume
for our bioethanol requirement as
mandated by law, said Bureau
Director Nicomedes Eleazar.
He said at least 15,231 1iters of sweet
sorghum ethanol were produced by
San Carlos Bioenergy Corp., a pioneer
in bioethanol processing here.
In 2011, the Bureau funded the
sweet sorghum trials in Negros
Occidental which showed promising
result as a viable and complementary
feedstock to sugarcane.
The trials were done by the
University of the Philippines Los
Baos Foundation, Inc.
With the mandated blending of
10 percent mix, the Philippines
needs as much as 500 million
liters this year.
By Dexter A. See
NATONINThe Fiber Industry
Development Authority said
planters in Mountain Province
can earn up to P18 million a
year on high-grade abaca which
with government support can
compete with Bicol, the main
source of the ber.
Natonin municipal
administrator Gilbert Bangilan
said the plant has been found
to thrive in the locality.
Our people have an added
source of income to help
improve their living condition,
he told Manila Standard,
noting that experts have rated
the quality of the yield suited
for the international market.
David Ayungo, abaca
advocate, said Natonin joined
the Session Road in Bloom trade
fair last February which drew a
lot of buyers and inquiries.
We are happy that we
have found another source of
income besides rice farming
and livestock raising, he said.
Municipal Tourism Ofcer
Lilia Vida said abaca has
attracted a growing number
of visitors wishing to go on
a cross-culture trip instead of
the usual sightseeing.
Available homestay can
accommodate about 200
people, she said, adding that
visitors would have a chance
to experience highland culture
and tradition.

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