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Military eyes air, water
spaces in disputed sea
8 soldiers, 4 Abus killed in firefight Aquino says
judge asked
for high test
of credibility
House sets crucial
vote on RH bill
Palace backs
Comelec on
budget issue
Enrile seeks probe
of rice smuggling
Carpio frowns on outsider
CJ, sees demoralization in SC
NoKors First Lady
comes out officially
Twilight lead star
says sorry for fling
Special guest. President Benigno Aquino III delivers
his speech during celebrations marking the 114th
foundation of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Let there be light. Searchlights light up the Olympic Stadium during a rehearsal for the opening ceremonies in London on Friday for the 2012 Sum-
mer Olympics. AP
Tracking down a former President. Staff react to photographers outside the compound of Green and Young Well-
ness Center in Tagaytay City, where former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is reported to be resting. AP
Waiting to be called. Supreme Court
Justice Antonio Carpio waits for a call to
be interviewed by the Judicial and Bar
Council. DANNY PATA
China pushes aggression
EIGHT Army commandos and four
Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed in a
reght in Sumisip, Basilan,
Thursday morning, military ofcials
said.
Five other soldiers and two bandits
were also wounded in running gun bat-
tles that lasted until late afternoon, Army
spokesman Capt. Albert Caber said.
He said soldiers of the 11th Scout
Ranger Company, 4th Scout Ranger Bat-
talion led by Capt. Rholie Villaluna were
in pursuit operations when they encoun-
tered about 50 bandits around 7:30 a.m.
The bandits were reportedly being
led by Wyms Wakil alias Bacol, who
has been tagged in the series of attacks
on workers at a rubber plantation that
left at least 16 people dead and 34 oth-
ers wounded in the past months.
Western Mindanao Command chief Lt.
Gen. Noel Coballes ordered all his units
in Basilan province to provide reinforce-
ments, including air support, to the Scout
Rangers who were locked in a erce ght
with the bandits, spokesman Lt. Col. Ran-
dolph Canbangbang said.
SEOULNorth Korea said its new, young leader Kim
Jong Un was married, announcing it for the rst time in
a brief and routine state TV report Wednesday night that
ended weeks of speculation about a beautiful woman who
had accompanied him to recent public events.
Kim toured an amusement park with his wife, com-
rade Ri Sol Ju, on Tuesday while a crowd cheered for
the leader, the speaker said without giving any more
details about Ri, including how long they had been
married.
LOS ANGELESKristen Stewart has apologized pub-
licly to boyfriend and Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson
following tabloid reports she had a brief but steamy af-
fair with her Snow White and the Huntsman director Ru-
pert Sanders.
The 22-year-old actress issued her apology to People Mag-
azine on Wednesday. It was quickly followed by an apology
to People from the 41-year-old Sanders to his family. Stewart
has been in a relationship for several years with Pattinson.
Sanders is married and has two children.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III on Thursday said the Pasay
City judge who granted the bail
petition of former President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was
asking for the impossible when
he required the prosecutors to
produce corroborative testimo-
ny against her.
Judge Jesus Mupas allowed
Arroyo to go free on bail on
Wednesday because he said
the governments sole witness
against her was not credible
when he said he overheard the
former President tell two of her
co-accused to rig the results of
the 2007 elections in Mindanao.
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III on Thursday ordered the
Budget secretary and the Elec-
tions Commission chairman
to thresh out the budget prob-
lem for next years mid-term
elections and said more funds
should be alloted for the elec-
tions if necessary.
It is our obligation to ensure
that next years elections will
be peaceful and credible. We
will give the right equipment to
By Rey E. Requejo
THE appointment of an outsidera
person who is not a Supreme Court
magistrateas chief justice may
cause demoralization among the high
courts justices, acting Chief Justice
Antonio Carpio said on Thursday.
I will not deny that it will be bad
for their morale, but I would also say
that it is the Presidents prerogative
under the Constitution, Carpio told
the members of the Judicial and Bar
Council during the continuation of
their public interview of the nomi-
nees for the post of chief justice.
If the President appoints an
The latest development happened even as Chinese
Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing was conspic-
uously absent during the 114th anniversary of the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs Thursday morning, an affair
usually attended by all diplomats stationed in Manila.
Chinese Embassy spokesman Zhang Hua said Ma
was out of town and instead sent Chinese Senior
Col. Chen Fagming in her behalf. Zhang said Ma
would also not be able to attend the 85th anniversary
of the founding of the Peoples Liberation Army on
July 31 in Beijing.
Mas absence has fueled speculation that Beijing is
slowly distancing itself from Manila due to their spat
in the South China Sea.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives will take a crucial
vote on Monday to decide on the fate of the highly
divisive Reproductive Health or family planning bill,
an ofcial said Thursday.
House Majority Leader and Mandaluyong City
Rep. Neptali Gonzales II, chairman of the House
committee on rules, said President Benigno Aquino
IIIs signal to have the measure acted on during his
State-of-the-Nation Address on July 23 had pushed
the House leadership to be decisive on the fate of the
RH bill, which has been pending since 2010.
To determine the direction of the RH measure, the
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile on Thursday
called for a formal investigation of the smuggled rice
loaded in 1,000 container vans and declared as fertil-
izers and construction materials, and which customs
agents discovered by accident at the Subic Freeport.
Enrile said the attempt to smuggle in rice worth
about half a billion pesos could hurt the rice self-suf-
ciency program of the government and raised ques-
tions on the ofcials ability to stop smugglers.
Why were the shipment not discovered by the X-
ray machines? Enrile asked in a privilege speech.
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forts to downplay the ongoing
conict in the South China Sea,
Beijing on Thursday contin-
ued its aggressive stance on
the issue following a statement
from a high-ranking military
ofcer asking the Chinese
government to put up mari-
time and air spaces there.
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ESTANISLAO A. Verde, the
father of broadcaster Andy
Verde of DZRH, died on
July 24. He was 83.
He is survived by his chil-
dren Andy and Virgie, Tirso
and Mercy, Amang and Mer-
lie, Zaldy, Boy and Maria,
Baby and Robert.
The wake is being held at
the Verde residence in Mag-
saysay District, Cabanatuan
City.
He will be buried at the
Aliaga Municipal Cemetery
in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, on
July 29 following the 11
a.m. mass at the Aliaga Ca-
thedral.
NoKors...
Seven months after inherit-
ing the country from his father,
Kim Jong Il, the 20-something
leader has been shown in the
media several times with the
young woman, including at a
concert where Mickey Mouse
and other Disney characters ap-
peared and at tours of various
North Korean sites.
While the woman hasnt been
identied until now, media and
analysts in the South were quick
to guess that she was his wife.
Kims public appearances
with the woman are a striking
change from his fathers style.
Kim Jong Ils 17-year rule
was known for its secrecy. His
companions and his children
werent mentioned by state me-
dia, including Kim Jong Un,
who was virtually unknown be-
fore his formal introduction to
the world in late 2010.
The new leaders style is
considered more similar to
his grandfather, North Korea
founder Kim Il Sung, who built
homes, parks and schools and
was often shown alongside his
wife, Kim Jong Suk, and with
children in his arms.
The speculation about Kim
Jong Uns private life has coin-
cided with high tension on the
Korean Peninsula following a
North Korean long-range rock-
et launch in April and repeated
threats by Pyongyang to attack
the South. AP
Twilight ...
Im deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment
Ive caused to those close to me and everyone this
has affected, Stewart said.
This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized
the most important thing in my life, the person I
love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love
him, Im so sorry.
Sanders said he was utterly distraught about the
pain I have caused my family. My beautiful wife
and heavenly children are all I have in this world.
I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we
can get through this together.
Us Weekly published photographic evidence of
the affair in its latest issue, with the two in steamy
and compromising embraces.
Stewart and Pattinson play lovers in the Twilight
series, which is set to conclude in November with
the release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Part 2. Snow White and the Huntsman was released
last month.
Representatives for Stewart, Sanders and Pat-
tinson did not immediately respond to requests for
comment. AP
8...
Gunships were brought in to
pulverize [the Abu Sayyaf] posi-
tions and help extract the wound-
ed soldiers. We will not stop until
they are neutralized, he said.
The 48-member Ranger
team, led by two ofcers,
was dispatched to hunt
down a group of about 20
suspected Abu Sayyaf gun-
men who attacked a militia
patrol base on Wednesday.
Cabangbang said Wednes-
days attack on the base ap-
peared to be in retaliation for a
successful raid in Sapah Bulak
on July 20, in which soldiers
inicted an unknown number
of casualties on the bandits.
On July 11, Abu Sayyaf
gunmen killed six people,
including a militiaman, in
an ambush in Sumisip town.
Five of the dead were rubber
plantation workers.
Basilan and Jolo have been
the sites of the bloodiest bat-
tles between the Armed Forc-
es and the bandits. Ferdinand
Fabella, with the AP
Aquino...
Based on my understand-
ing... there were only three
persons talking: Mrs. Arroyo,
[former Maguindanao Gov.
Andal] Ampatuan [Sr.], and
[former Maguindanao admin-
istrator Norie] Unas who was
listening, Mr. Aquino said.
Are we to think that they
[Arroyo and Ampatuan] will
give damaging testimonies
against each other? So there
can really be only one witness
[Unas]. How can we have cor-
roborative testimony?
The test [being used by
Mupas] is a bit too high, which
makes it almost impossible
to attain because no one else
heard the conversation on the
issue of electoral fraud.
But Mr. Aquino said he was
confident that the other cases
pending against his predeces-
sor would fare better.
There is a case pending
before the Sandiganbayan for
plunder and [there is no bail
for] plunder. So we are wait-
ing for the decision of the
Sandiganbayan, Mr. Aquino
said.
A hold-departure order has
already been issued against
Arroyo for the plunder case
on her alleged misuse of the
funds of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office.
At the anti-graft court Thurs-
day, Arroyos lawyers asked
the Sandiganbayans First Di-
vision to suspend the proceed-
ings and defer her arrest until
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-
Morales had completed her
preliminary investigation of
the case by responding to their
motion for reconsideration.
The Ombudsman accuses
Arroyo and former Sweep-
stakes and government offi-
cials of illegally disbursing
P365 million from the PCSOs
intelligence fund from 2007 to
2010.
But Arroyos defense law-
yers led by Anacleto Diaz ar-
gued that the Ombudman had
deprived their client of due
process.
Before an accused will
stand trial the Ombudsman
must finish the preliminary in-
vestigation, Diaz said.
Our motion for reconsider-
ation is an integral part of the
preliminary investigation... to
protect the accused from mali-
cious prosecution.
Diaz also said that his client,
who was in Tagaytay for ther-
apy, is not going anywhere
as she was still subject to the
courts hold-departure order.
Give her a break, Diaz
said, adding that Arroyo had
suffered enough in eight
months of hospital arrest due
to the electoral sabotage case
filed before a Pasay court.
The private prosecutors told
the court, however, that the
motion for reconsideration
must not stall the proceedings.
Lorna Kapunan, represent-
ing a complainant, former con-
gresswoman Risa Hontiveros,
said an arrest order against Ar-
royo must be issued immedi-
ately. She said he respondents
facing plunder charges must
lose their right of liberty be-
cause no bail was available.
But Diaz countered that
there was no distinction be-
tween an offense for which bail
is allowed and an offense for
which bail is not allowed be-
cause the right of the accused
to liberty must be respected if
the preliminary investigation
was not finished.
The defense also argued that
the private complainants had
no direct knowledge of the
case.
Meanwhile, Arroyos
spokeswoman, Elena Bautista-
Horn, said the plunder cases
had made Mrs. Arroyo more
prayerful.
She said the former Presi-
dent attended Mass every day
during her detention, which
started in December.
She s always been a re-
ligious person. She got even
more prayerful in the sense
that she has more time to pray
now, Horn told reporters
Thursday.
When she heard that a plun-
der case was filed against her,
she said, Maybe we are not
praying hard enough.
Horn said Arroyo would
attend to her legislative du-
ties and visit her constituents
while she was out on bail, but
her priority was to attend to
her spinal ailment.
She needs first to attend to
her medical condition. We are
now trying alternative medi-
cine, Horn said.
On Thursday, Senator Pan-
filo Lacson said he believed
the governments case against
Arroyo was weak because the
judge had granted her bail.
If a bail was granted, the
case has a handicap. The weak
evidence is the reason for the
granting of bail, he said.
If the judge says the evi-
dence is weak so the grant of
bail should be allowed, how
can she be convicted?
In contrast, he said, there
was documentary evidence
against Arroyo in the PCSO
case.
Senate Minority Leader
Alan Peter Cayetano said the
Elections Commission and the
Justice Department would be
wasting their time if they filed
a motion of reconsideration
before the Pasay court.
It doesnt take a rocket
scientist to see, based on this
resolution, that this would go
to the dismissing of the case,
Cayetano said.
But he said the case was not
over yet and the prosecution
could still present more evi-
dence of electoral fraud.
The administration cannot
afford to allow the president
get off because the evidence
is lacking. That will be an in-
justice to all those prejudiced,
those harassed, and those who
were killed, he said. With
Macon Ramos-Araneta and
Merck Maguddayao
Carpio...
outsider, I will fully respect that, said
Carpio, the most senior magistrate vy-
ing for the post.
The post of chief justice became va-
cant on May 29 when the Senate, sit-
ting as an impeachment court, found
Chief Justice Renato Corona of betray-
al of the public trust by not revealing
all his assets.
Carpio said there had been a senior-
ity tradition not only in the Supreme
Court but also in the Court of Appeals,
in the Sandiganbayan and in the Court
of Tax Appeals.
It encourages the incumbent in the
appellate courts to look forward to the
day that they will be senior, he said.
Carpio said it was not necessary that
an outsider be appointed to reform the
Judiciary.
You have impeached the chief jus-
tice, but it does not mean you have
impeached the entire court. There is no
guilt by association, Carpio said.
He denied participating in an al-
leged plot to oust Chief Justice Re-
nato Corona through impeachment
proceedings.
He said there was no truth to the al-
legation that he had conspired with
President Benigno Aquino III and
Transport Secretary Manuel Roxas
II to remove Corona, saying he never
had any communication with the two
before Coronas impeachment. He did
not even talk to JBC member and Iloilo
Rep. Niel Tupas.
I was accused of scheming with
President Aquino and Mar Roxas, but
I have not talked to them, he told the
councils members.
Of course, you would know that
because I never talked to you. How
can I convince the 188 congressmen to
sign the impeachment complaint?
I maintained my silence for several
reasons. There were pending cases on
the impeachment. I take a long-term
view of these things. All these accusa-
tions will be exposed as false because
I know they are not true. I never talked
to these people.
Nonetheless, Carpio said that if he
were Corona he would have resigned
right away for not declaring all his as-
sets.
The councils acting ex-ofcio
chairman, Associate Justice Diosdado
Peralta, asked Carpio if there was still
a chance that he and Corona could be
be friends again.
Yes, why not? We can always for-
get and forgive, Carpio said.
In fact, he said, the high court sent
an invitation to Corona to witness the
inauguration of the City Hall of Justice
in Angeles City, Pampanga, but Co-
rona did not show up.
He did not regard Coronas impeach-
ment as an affront to the judiciary.
The impeachment was directed at
a particular justice, but I dont deny
that it has brought out the problems of
the judiciary and we have to address
them, he said.
China...
Peoples Liberation Army Maj.
Gen. Lou Yuan, meanwhile, sug-
gested to Beijing that it establish
three maritime spaces and three
air spaces to underscore Chinas
military presence in the South
China Sea.
We didnt clearly dene these
three maritime spaces in the past,
but they will be claried from
now on, Luo said.
The air space or air iden-
tification zone, meanwhile,
will be tasked to identify and
monitor any aircraft flying
over Chinese territories.
The air identication zone
serves mainly to identify what
model the aircraft is, whether the
aircraft is a civilian one or a mili-
tary one, what country the aircraft
belongs to, and so on, Luo said.
The defense zone is our coun-
trys air territory, where any hos-
tile aircraft will denitely be shot
down if they are trespassing.
Lou said the classication cri-
teria for the air spaces would
be set up in accordance with in-
ternational standards and formu-
lated with references to relevant
rules and regulations.
In this way, the defense tasks of
the garrison command can go by
the book and follow rules and regu-
lations with the reasons, advantag-
es, and controls justied, he said.
Luo said the establishment of
the garrison aimed to maintain
an effective deterrence against
those countries with inordinate
ambition towards Beijings na-
tional territories.
After establishing defenses
in Sansha City, China is bound
to arouse a new round of Chi-
nas military threat theory in the
neighboring countries, which we
should just disregard, he said.
The shery administration
and the Navy, according to Lou,
are responsible for protecting
Chinas shing maritime territo-
ries and managing conict in the
South China Sea.
Beijings standoff with Manila
at Scarborough Shoal may have
sparked Chinas aggressive claim
over the islands in the South China
Sea. Last month, it established
Sansha City to administer control
over the three major islands in the
South Sea---the Spratlys, the Para-
cels and the Macclesled Bank--
despite strong objections from Ma-
nila and Hanoi.
The city government, which is
located on the 2.13square km
Yongxing Island, has a small air-
port, a sea port, roads, a clinic, a
post ofce, a radar and an obser-
vatory. Its establishment was fol-
lowed by the establishment of a
military garrison and the deploy-
ment of troops from the PLA.
In his speech during Foreign
Affairs anniversary , President
Benigno Aquino III said talks
of a possible armed conict over
the territorial disputes in the West
Philippine Sea would only esca-
late the tensions in the region.
Let us reiterate: our interest is
a peaceful resolution of this con-
ict, the President said in an in-
terview. Sara Susanne Fabunan
and Joyce Pangco Paares
House...
leadership decided to take a vote
on Monday whether to terminate
the period of debates, Gonzales
told reporters.
He said the House needed to act
on the measure with dispatch so it
could attend to other priority bills,
but the Catholic Church on Thurs-
day vowed to continue opposing
the bill.
Retired Lingayen Archbishop
Emeritus Oscar V. Cruz said that
if the President could express his
desire for the RH bill, then any-
one else could say otherwise.
I think the President doesnt
know what responsible parent-
hood is, he said.
Senate President Juan Ponce
Enrile said Mr. Aquinos state-
ment on responsible parenthood
did not amount to an endorsement
of the RH bill. There was no pres-
sure to pass the bill, he said, add-
ing that the President knew that
all legislation was open to debate.
He knows it, Enrile said.
He came from the House, he
came from the Senate. He knows
that.
But Senator Pia Cayetano, the
principal author of the bill, on
Thursday vowed to pressure her
colleagues to vote to pass the bill
even if Enrile and Majority Floor
Leader Vicente Sotto III did not
believe in it.
They really dont like the RH
bill, she said. They will do
whatever they are capable of do-
ing just to block its passage.
Senator Panlo Lacson agreed,
saying Enrile and Sottos opposi-
tion was hampering the passage
of the bill.
Senate Minority Floor Leader
Alan Peter Cayetano refused to
make any statement about the bill,
while Senator Jinggoy Estrada
said he was amenable to passing
the bill but it should be thorough-
ly studied rst.
The House had failed to pass the
proposed measure on second read-
ing. The Act Providing for a Com-
prehensive Policy on Responsible
Parenthood, Reproductive Health
and Population and Development,
and For Other Purposes, was led
by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, an
independent, in 2010.
|The proponents of the measure
believe that the RH bill is one of
the most feasible ways to arrest
the countrys growing population.
The United Nations estimates the
worlds population at seven bil-
lion, and the Philippines as the
12th most populous country.
Gonzales said he was hopeful that
the House would be able to muster a
quorum to pass the RH bill.
If there is no quorum, thats
an indication that theres no sup-
port, Gonzales said.
Earlier, House Speaker Felicia-
no Belmonte Jr. said the RH bill
would be given due importance
during the coming session days.
Theres hope for the passage
of RH bill in the House, he said.
Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ila-
gan, a strong supporter of the bill,
said 145 congressmen were sup-
porting the RH bill as of May this
year. The House has 284 mem-
bers.
We will know the exact num-
ber by next week, and we are up-
dating this, Ilagan told the Ma-
nila Standard.
Deputy Speaker and Cebu Rep.
Pablo Garcia and Zambales Rep.
Milagros Magsaysay, who are
against the bill, said those sup-
porting the bill misinterpreted
President Aquinos mention of
the phrase responsible parent-
hood during his address, saying it
did not refer to the RH bill. With
Macon Ramos-Araneta and
Vito Barcelo
Palace...
whoever needs it, the Presi-
dent said.
If the Commission on
Elections can demonstrate
that there is really a decien-
cy, then it is our obligation to
ll this up.
In the proposed national
budget for next year, the
Budget Department slashed
the Comelecs appropriation
to P8 billion from P24 bil-
lion. As a result, the Comelec
would return to the manual
canvassing of the votes, Com-
elec Chairman Sixto Brillan-
tes said.
For the rst time in the
countrys election history, the
canvassing of the votes was
automated in 2010, and many
people said the results were
credible.
But Brillantes has threat-
ened to quit unless his agency
gets enough budget for the
mid-term elections.
Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile said Congress
should nd a remedy be-
cause we can no longer back-
track on the automation.
We will have to continue
with automation, he said.
Now if the [Comelecs]
budget is not enough, its the
duty of Congress to slash the
budget of other departments.
Senator Franklin Drilon,
chairman of the Senates -
nance committee, said he
would make sure the poll bud-
get will be adequate to provide
for automated elections.
Senate Minority Leader Alan
Peter Cayetano said automa-
tion had minimized cheating.
The country could no longer
return to the old system of
manual counting of the votes.
I dont think theres any-
one in the country who wants
to go back to manual count-
ing, he said. Joyce Pangco-
Paares, Macon Ramos-
Araneta and Sara Susanne
Fabunan
Enrile...
The shipment, which was
declared as fertilizers and
construction materials, ar-
rived from India in April.
Inspectors seized the ship-
ment when they opened the
vans and found those were
loaded with rice.
Customs authorities said
a Danny Ngo came to claim
the shipment, but the man
disappeared when inspec-
tors started opening the
vans and then seized the
smuggled rice.
Enrile said the smug-
gling attempt should serve
as test case for the gov-
ernments efforts to rid the
country of smugglers as
well as grafters and corrup-
tors.
Let us not let the big fish
go free. Let us jail them to
teach them a lesson, who-
ever they are, he said.
Senator Francis Pang-
ilinan, chiarman of the Sen-
ate ccommittee on agricul-
ture and food, answered
Enriles call and said he
had scheduled a prelimi-
nary hearing on the case on
Aug. 1.
We are ready to get to
the bottom of this latest
attempt at smuggling agri-
cultural products into the
country. It is hoped that by
getting to the bottom of this
reprehensible act, we will
prevent its repetition, Pan-
gilinan said.
He called on government
to get to the bottom of
food smuggling rings to
sustain sustain local agri-
culture because smuggled
rice was depriving farmers
of income and disccourag-
ing them from growing rice.
Smuggling is the sur-
est way to drive our local
farmers and fisherfolk out
of business and kill our lo-
cal agriculture, Pangilinan
said.
Rampant smuggling
must be stamped out if food
security is to be achieved
for close to 100 million Fil-
ipinos.
The government, which
has been importing rice to
augment supply, has a rice
sufficiency program aimed
at cutting its dependence
on imports and has started
building dams and irrigation
canals to boost production.
Bro. Felix Manalo
Bro. Eduardo Manalo
Bro. Erao Manalo
In behalf of my family and all the Leyteos, we would like to extend our best wishes on the occasion of the 98
th
anniversary
celebration of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ). With almost a century-old of worship and service, the Iglesia ni Cristo has
devotedly delivered the good news of Gods love, hope and sacrice.

As part of the anniversary celebration, we applaud and fully appreciate the series of Grand Evangelical Missions in spreading
the faith by conducting special worship services and charitable activities. These acts of love shown to our fellow Filipinos are
testament to the gospel of Iglesia ni Cristo
Under the Lords spiritual guidance, Bro. Felix Y. Manalo founded the Iglesia ni Cristo with a handful of followers on July 27, 1914.
With the vast propagation of Gods message, members of the church eventually increased nationwide and in other countries.
Today, Iglesia ni Cristo is the largest independent Christian Church in the Philippines and the entire Asia. Come 2014, Iglesia
ni Cristo will be celebrating its 100 years of actively spreading Gods word, thus we also join your ock in anticipation of the
forthcoming Iglesia ni Cristo centennial celebration.
Once again, our heartfelt salutations to our Beloved Ka Eduardo Manalo, his family and churchmembers of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
May you ourish and thrive under Gods grace.
Hon. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
Congressman, First District of Leyte
Warmest greetings to the
Anniversary
98
th
of the Iglesia ni Cristo!
July 27, 1914 July 27, 2012
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JULY 27, 2012 FRIDAY
A4
LAWMAKERS should heed the call of
Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras
to bring about meaningful reforms in the
power sector and reduce the burden of
electricity consumers.
Almendras the other day said the Energy
Department would ask Congress to earmark
the royalty proceeds from the Malampaya
gas project to pay the governments P1-
trillion debt in the energy sector, instead
of raising the amount from taxes or higher
electricity charges that consumers must
shoulder.
The P1-trillion gure represents the
recurring debt that the government
renances annually. The government
essentially is rolling over, or postponing,
the payment of the principal debt by
merely servicing the interest portion
of the obligations. Thus, the P1-trillion
gure will never be removed from
the books or be reduced unless the
government starts paying the principal
debt over a period of time.
Three government institutions owe
the amount after failing to raise enough
revenues or to get the approval of the
regulatory body to increase power rates
in the past. Power Sector Assets and
Liabilities Corp., the agency in charge of
privatizing power assets, cornered the bulk
of the debt, or P785.09 billion. National
Transmission Corp. accounted for P99.15
billion, while National Power Corp. owe
P47.97 billion. PSALM could pay its
own debt from the proceeds of privatized
assets, but the revenues are not enough to
signicantly trim its liabilities.
Almendras has sought a lasting solution
to the debt woes of the energy sector, in
contrast to the current practice of raising
the amount from the so-called universal
charge that forms part of the monthly
billing of consumers.
Im looking at the option not to
charge that [P1 trillion] to taxpayers or
consumers.We need to reconstitute some
of the laws, so that the income from energy
resource development can be used to pay
off the debt. Otherwise, we need to pay for
universal charge over the next 25 years.
We must make the right decisions today,
not band-aid decisions that are politically
popular decisions, Almendras said.
The government has used the
Malampaya proceeds to fund security
for oil and gas exploration in Philippine
waters and the Pantawid Pasada program.
But consumers, too, deserve a break from
high electricity rates.
Unnished power reforms
EDITORIAL
Do we really care about the Constitution?
Part III
IN THE beginning, the 1986 constitu-
tional commission appeared inclined to
a shift to unicameral-parliamentary gov-
ernment. But when the question was put
to a vote, the presidential system with
a bicameral Congress won by one vote.
The concom, however, failed to make
sure that all the features intended to sup-
port the unicameral-parliamentary system
were accordingly modied to support the
presidential-bicameral system.
The retention of a free and open party
system, which works well in a parlia-
mentary system, but not in a presidential
government, is the rst proof of this.
Although this open party system has
enabled previously competing parties to
form a coalition government in many a
parliament, in our country it has invari-
ably allowed multi-party contested elec-
tions to produce a minority president,
or one elected with less than a majority of
all the votes cast by the electorate.
A second proof is the Constitutions
failure to specify clearly and unequivo-
cally how the two Houses of Congress
shall vote when proposing constitution-
al amendments.
This became a live issue when then
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo tried
to have the Constitution amended through
Congress, and some congressmen thought
the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives could just sit together and vote as
one to propose amendments.
That was patently absurd. But just
because the Constitution failed to speci-
fy that the two Houses, which normally
vote separately on every bill, shall vote
separately on any proposed constitu-
tional amendment, some congressmen
did not mind insisting on the absurd.
In retaining the presidential system,
which we originally copied from the Unit-
ed States, the Constitution could have ad-
opted one feature which has worked well
in the US, but whose absence from our
system has created certain dysfunctions in
our politics. It chose not to do so, much
to our undoing.
This had to do with how we vote for
the President and the Vice President.
In the US, a vote for the President is
a vote for the Vice President. Here we
vote for the two positions separately.
This has allowed us from time to time to
come up with a president from one party
and a vice president from another party,
with all its unwanted consequences.
Thus, President Carlos P. Garcia, NP,
had Vice President Diosdado Macapa-
gal, LP; President Macapagal, LP, had
Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez, NP;
President Fidel Ramos, Lakas, had Vice
President Joseph Erap Estrada, PMP;
President Estrada, PMP, had Vice Presi-
dent Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Lakas;
and now President Aquino, LP, has Vice
President Jejomar C. Binay, PDP-La-
ban-PMP.
The Garcia-Macapagal relationship
went sour; the Macapagal-Pelaez one
even sourer still; the FVR-Erap part-
nership worked relatively okay; but the
Erap-Arroyo tandem broke all prec-
edents: Arroyo ousted Estrada.
To the nations good fortune, the
Aquino-Binay combination has so far
worked well. But as Walter Bagehot
would have put it, thats like winning a
lottery, and winning a lottery is no argu-
ment in favor of a lottery.
The Constitution had intended to de-
mocratize access to public ofce by
introducing term limits. The result has
been the exact opposite. It simply made
politics the countrys biggest family
business. As soon as a public ofcial is
termed out, his spouse or son or daugh-
ter takes over while he rests, and then he
returns with a vengeance after one or two
or three elections shall have passed.
The term limit has become a bad
joke, resulting in the idiotization of
public ofce.
Now the party-list. The Constitution
provides that the party-list representa-
tives shall constitute twenty percentum
of the total number of representatives
including those under the party list.
That sentence is difcult enough to
understand. But the real problem is that
the Constitution does not really dene
what animal this party-list is. So
there seems to be a party-list organiza-
tion for almost everything now, except
for the most dreaded diseases.
There is absolutely no valid reason
for it. The congressional representa-
tive of every district represents, as he
or she ought to represent, everyone in
that district. No one should be doubly
represented.
Now come the dynasties. Can the State
prohibit the children of lawyers, doctors,
engineers, bankers, stock brokers, butch-
ers or bakers from following the profes-
sion of their parents? Obviously not. For
that same reason, the State cannot pos-
sibly prohibit the children of politicians
from becoming politicians.
But---and this is a very important
but---do we need a law to tell us that no
two members of the same nuclear family
should be sitting together at the same time
in that very small Senate of 24 members?
No further discussion is needed.
The Constitution provides the State
shall prohibit political dynasties as
may be dened by law. That should
never have been there. But it is. Do you
think a law will ever be enacted under
the circumstances?
Finally, judicial reform. This was
the intention when the Constitution cre-
ated the Judicial and Bar Council to
take the place of the Commission on
Appointments in judging nominees to
the Supreme Court. But we have seen
nothing but its grand politicization.
Should we then amend or revise the
Constitution? In the next piece, we shall
weigh the pros and cons.
fstatad@gmail.com
This is why
the Aquino
administration
desperately needs
to control the
Judiciary.
Challenging
the myth
THE sky did not fall because Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo was released on bail.
But for the Aquino administration and
its loyalists, it might as well have.
It is important to keep in mind that
President Noynoy Aquino cannot al-
low the public to even consider the
possibility that Arroyo may not be
guilty of the multitude of crimes that
this administration has long accused
her of committing. Because the cur-
rent governments reason for being is
premised on an evil, guilty and per-
petually incarcerated Arroyo, it can-
not allow mere courts of law to call
it a liar and a purveyor of weak and
ultimately unprovable cases.
If this fundamental belief is contra-
dicted or proven erroneous, after all,
the obverse fairy tale that Aquino is
basically the avenging, chain-smok-
ing angel sent by God to save the Phil-
ippines will also
be undermined.
Aquino might as
well allow every-
one to install sirens
in their cars and let
them wail away on
every street corner,
at any time of day
or night.
The non-stop
demonizing of Ar-
royo, which got
a formerly amor-
phous and difdent
Aquino noticed
and elected to the highest ofce in
the land, must culminate in her con-
viction and detention until the end of
her days. Any legal hiccups and diver-
sions from this particularly straight
(and particularly unreal) portion of
Aquinos daang matuwid will ex-
pectedly run into the brick wall of
zero tolerance for all things Arroyo.
It never even occurs to the Yellows
that Arroyo may still have rights and
that they actually have to build a strong
case against her if they want to see her
permanently behind bars. As some of
the more benighted Aquino sycophants
say with straight, self-righteous faces,
it is more important to jail Arroyo for
what she supposedly symbolizes and
to hell with the law and the rules of evi-
dence, due process and other inconve-
nient stuff that merely clouds the heroic
narrative in their minds.
This belief in the inherent recti-
tude of everything Aquino and the
irredeemable evil of anything Arroyo
regardless of proof of either that
will stand up to any sort of rigid, ob-
jective scrutiny is such a basic tenet
of this administration that it automati-
cally results in the craziness that we
now see amongst the Yellow faithful
when it is disrupted by reality. In this
case, a small-time judge from Pasay
City struck the telling blow that has
apparently reverberated in the shaky
foundations of the Aquino myth.
Such insolence and blasphemy led
to the annihilation of a much more
powerful magistrate named Renato
Corona. How can someone like Pa-
says Jesus Mupas dare to challenge
the Yellow truth?
Unless, of course, they simply had
no case in this particular instance. Or
in the many other instances that they
have long enumerated in the litany of
Arroyos sins.
* * *
Yes, the release on bail of Arroyo has
elicited strong reactions from the usual
Palace-aligned suspects. Not surpris-
ingly, as well, they were led in a cho-
rus of denunciation by the bemused,
bothered and bewildered avenger in
Malacaang who vowed to make the in-
carceration of his predecessor-in-ofce
the centerpiece of his much-ballyhooed
anti-corruption campaign.
Aquino, who has always wondered
why judges and various other magis-
trates theoretically beyond the reach
of his vast powers cannot see legal
truths and rules that are as plain as day
to his perspicacious, steel-trap mind,
led the hand-wringing. And he has
never been shy about seizing any op-
portunity to display his legal wisdom
when it comes to
his avowed politi-
cal nemesis.
Re me mb e r
that in the charge
sheet, three people
were present, Mrs.
Arroyo, [Maguin-
danao Gov. Andal]
Ampatuan and
the witness [who
testied about the
supposed plan to
commit electoral
fraud], Aquino
said, breaking it
down for the non-legally inclined.
We cant expect the two to testify
against themselves. So it seems that
the test [for the strength of the wit-
ness testimony] was set too high [by
the judge who granted bail] because
no one else heard the plan to commit
electoral fraud.
One by one, they crawled out of
the Yellow woodwork, denouncing
the Commission on Elections and its
confederate in building the electoral
fraud case, the Department of Justice.
Comelec and DoJ, like the co-accused
in Aquinos legal analysis, could only
blame Mupas because they simply
could not blame themselves.
Meantime, Aquino, who cannot ac-
cept that Arroyos release on bail does
not mean that he has lost the case, has
moved on. Like the rest of the Yel-
low gang, he is looking forward to the
stronger trial of his sworn enemy
for allegedly plundering the sweep-
stakes funds.
And if that doesnt work out, there
will be more to come. For the moment,
there are urgent repairs to the daang
matuwid narrative that need to be
done; the people cant be allowed to
wonder, after all, if all the mythologiz-
ing and propaganda may be dead wrong
about either Aquino or Arroyo.
And if there are still those who ask
why this administration desperately
needs to control the Judiciary, heres
your answer: because the courts have
the innate capacity to undermine and
ultimately shatter the Aquino myth.
JOJO
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FIRST THINGS FIRST
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III
obviously knew beforehand that the
Pasay Regional Trial Court judge
would release former President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo on bail. Evidence
against her for electoral sabotage was
weak, coming as it did from a polluted
source whose credibility was doubted
by the judge.
This was why a week before the State
of the Nation Address, the Ombudsman
hurriedly led a plunder case against
Arroyo to ensure that she would again
be arrested and detained, denials of
Malacaang notwithstanding.
Certainly, there will be more charges
against Mr. Arroyo. President Aquino
is out to prove he is the opposite of his
predecessor.
Thats how i t i s when theres
vindictiveness in ones heart. This
r emi nds me of
wh a t t h e l a t e
Pr es i dent Cor y
used to say: there
is no reconciliation
without justice. Her
son said in his Sona:
We cannot forgive
and forget.
T h i s i s t h e
g r e a t e s t s oc i a l
malady of our nation
today. People cannot
forgive to heal the
countrys wounds
a n d mo v e o u r
country forward.
It has been two years since President
Aquino assumed office, and we are
still mired in corruption, upsurge of
criminality, joblessness and hunger. We
have even reached the point of being
slave traders, sending our men and
women to work abroad and exposing
them to all kinds of danger.
The President took one and a half
hours to insist that there have been
changes under his administration. The
Presidents followers and conscripted
media praised his speech and misleading
statistics to the high heavens. But
people know what the true state of the
nation is.
Out of the 2013 national budget

of more than P2 trillion, P45 billion
has been allocated for the conditional
cash transfer program dole, in other
words for the poorest of the poor
on condition that the beneficiaries
send their children to school and avail
themselves of healthcare.
The Department of Social Welfare and
Development claims that the program
now covers more than 3 million families
in 138 cities and 1,496 municipalities
nationwide. Of the programs current
budget of P39.4 billion, actual dole
amounts to P35.4 billion while operational
and administrative costs come up to P3.9
billion.
Recall that this program, iniated by
the Arroyo administration, was a copy
from Mexico and other Latin American
countries. The program has mired
these countries in debt because they
have had to borrow from the World
Bank to support it.
In fact, a congressional committee
was sent to Mexico in 2011. It
discovered that the program did not at
all help reduce poverty and hunger in
that country.
Still, Malacaang seems bent on
pursuing the program, especially
because it will be useful next year,
an election year. This is why from
P10 billion, the budget for 2013 is a
whopping P45 billion.
Thi s i s why Congress shoul d
scrutinize the implementation of the
program to the last centavo. Have the
people of Social Welfare Secretary
Corazon Dinky Soliman dipped their
sticky ngers into this pie?
Santa Banana, no less than the
Commission on Audit has found double
entries and dole going to people
who use them to gamble and do
drugs. It has also found that some
reltives of DSWD personnel have
been named beneficiaries. Some
enrolled beneciaries are not getting
their share.
This is why even the Presidents ally,
Senator Franklin Drilon, wants to cut
the administrative costs of the program.
They now make up
10.3 percent of the
total. Drilon wants
to bring it down to 7
percent. That makes
snese.
Mr. Aquino boasted
of change in his Sona.
With the CCT program
controversy, how can he
claim that he is winning
the ght against graft
and corruption? The
program only promotes
mendicancy. It doesnt
give jobs to people; it
makes beggars out of them.
I have asked myself many times, upon

seeing more and more condominium
buildings sprouting up all over the
country: Dont we have a glut already?
Worse, wont we have a property bubble
that can burst soon?
I have talked to some property
developers and they say there are
not enough units for the middle-class
and high-end customers. Middle-
class buyers are young executives and
balikbayans buying units costing
between P1.5 million and P10 million.
Average unit size is 150 square meters,
with a price of P50,000 to P110,000 per
square meter.
High-end condominium units cost
P10 million and up, with an average
oor area of 160 square meters and
price of P120,000 per square meter.
Rafes, for example, at the corner
of Makati Avenue and Pasay Road cost
more than P200,000 per square meter
and sell at between P50 million and P60
million. Its 90 percent sold!
Even Joey Antonios condominum
units at Century City Makati, selling for
over P200,000 per square meter, are 60
percent-70-percent sold!
A private developer asked me: Would
we be crazy to put up condominiums if
theres no market?
This leads me to wonder: Are we a
rich country pretending to be poor?
The Safeguard soap commercial

sends the message that if you use this
soap to wash your hands or bathe, you
will not get sick.
Is this some kind of a miracle
soap? What ever happened to truth in
advertising?
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
Graft, corruption
and dole
When gures lie
To be CEO and pregnant
JULY 27, 2012 FRIDAY
World leaders make Twitter an echo chamber
MAIL MATTERS
Congress must
look into how
every centavo for
the conditional
cash transfer
program is being
spent.
IT IS ironic that while President
Benigno Aquino III was bragging about
the improved peace and order situation
in the country during his third State
of the Nation Address, newsman and
former Philippine Tourism Authority
chief Nixon Kua was dying in the
hospital after being shot in the face
during a robbery at the exclusive and
gated Ayala Greeneld subdivision in
Calamba, Laguna.
I first met Kua when he covered
the Presidential Commission on Good
Government for the Philippine Star in
1986. I was covering the same beat
for the short-lived The Independent
newspaper. Kua would die that night
from his injuries.
The irony here is that Kuathe latest
victim of the crime wave that has made
all Filipinos, whether they are living in
well-guarded subdivisions or in blighted
residential areas, no longer feel safe
was an ardent supporter of President
Aquino during his presidential campaign
and after he became President.
What anger Kuas friends are news
reports that the four suspects should
have been in jail because they are
implicated in various crimes including,
according to news reports, the non-
bailable crime of gang-raping a minor
for which they have pending warrants
of arrest.
It is clear that if the police did their
job and put these notorious suspects
behind bars where they should have
been, then the killing of Kua would
not have happened.
And yet the President in his Sona
proudly declared: Crime volume
continues to decline across the country.
In 2009, over 500,000 crimes were
recorded. This year, we have cut that
number by more than half, to 246,958.
Moreover, 2010s recorded 2,200 cases
of carnapping has likewise been reduced
by half to 966 cases this 2011.
The President boasted that the peace
and order is better now than in previous
years especially in his rst 25 months
in ofce.
It is these facts that, we hope, will be
bannered in headlines. We do not claim
that we have ended criminality, but Im
sure no one would complain that it had
been reduced, the President said.
Mr. Aquino was wrong. Many people,
including some of his own political
allies, are complaining that he has
things wrong as far as his boast of
improved peace and order situation is
concerned.
In fact, there are some who say that
the President used 2011 data which
would be favorable to his claim of
better peace and order situation rather
than 2012 crime statistics which would
belie this.
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano says he
is skeptical about the Presidents claims
that crime rates have gone down.
He says everywhere he goes, local
government officials from barangay
chairmen to governors are telling him of
the worsening peace-and-order situation
in their respective jurisdictions.
The obvious reason there seems to
be a big discrepancy about the claim
of the President in his Sona about the
improvement in the peace and order
situation and the actual situation where
incidence of crimes, even just the ones
actually reported to the police, are rising
is that the President used old statistics.
The speech of the President was
supposed to present the latest state
of the nation but he used 2011 gures
when in fact the Philippine National
Police has already released crime
statistics for the rst half of 2012 and
even for the rst three week of July.
Malacaang Deputy Spokesman
Abigail Valte has admitted that indeed
Mr. Aquino used old data in his SONA
for the crime statistics.
Valte, as usual, has an explanation for
what appears to some as a deliberate
effort to misrepresent the actual peace
and order situation by saying they used
2011 data because the data for the year
is complete.
You cant do an apple-to-apple
comparison if you use the 2012 data
because it is incomplete, Valte said.
The explanation of Valte on why Mr.
Aquino used old 2011 gures is, like
many of her statements, quite comical.
In other parts of the Presidents Sona,
he used 2012 statistics.
One of the highlights of the Sona,
for example, is President Aquinos boast
about the growth of the gross domestic
product. It should be pointed out to
Valte that the GDP growth cited by
the President is the gure for the rst
quarter of 2012.
The same thing is true about the
Presidents gures on unemployment.
He cited 2012 statistics to show that the
unemployment rate was dropping.
It would seem that the use of statistics
in the Sona is selective. But why are we
surprised? As they say, gures can lie
and liars can gure.
THIS has reference to the article Investigate
smugglers, Biazon says, which came out in page A-2
of the Manila Standard Todays July 25, 2012 issue with
no indicated writer.
The article said that Customs Commissioner Ruffy
Biazon mentioned the names Danny Ngo and Bobbit
Borja as the suspected contacts of the smugglers
involved in the spate of rice smuggling at the Port of
Subic.
It is on this light that the undersigned, as Chief
of the Bureau of Customs Public Information and
Association Division, would like to clarify that we did
not release such press release to media. There was no
interview conducted with the Customs Commissioner
by any reporter from your paper on this regard.
We are still conducting investigations on the rice smuggling attempts at the
said port. We shall announce the ndings of this investigation at the proper time
and venue.
ELENITA A. ABAO
Chief
Public Information and Assistance Division
Bureau of Customs
Customs chief did not talk
to Standard reporter
By John Heilprin
GENEVA Almost two-thirds of world
leaders have joined the Twitterverse
where President Barack Obama and
his tweet on gay marriage are the
most popular to date, says a new study
Thursday.
But the rise in so-called Twiplomacy
resembles something of an echo
chamber, according to an analysis of 264
government accounts in 125 countries
that the PR firm Burson-Marsteller
describes as the rst-ever global study
of world leaders on Twitter.
Some 264 world leaders now have
a Twitter account, and the researchers
believe that 30 of them do their own
tweeting. Altogether they have sent more
than 350,000 tweets to almost 52 million
followers, the study shows.
But about a third of them dont follow
each other and dozens of them dont
even follow any other Twitterers. But
that doesnt mean they dont converse.
More than nine of every 10 tweets by
the Ugandan prime minister and the
Rwandan president are replies, the
study says.
World leaders tweet in 43 languages,
with English favored by 90 of the accounts.
Spanish is the next most-used, with 41
accounts, French is third with 25 accounts
and Arabic fourth with 17 accounts.
Sixteen of the G-20 leaders are
actively using Twitter for public
diplomacy, but it is sad to see that the
heads of state and government in China,
Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Italy still
have not joined the Twitterverse, said
Matthias Luefkens of Burson-Marteller
in Geneva. What is really interesting is
how the world is divided into English and
Spanish tweets.
The data, gathered in July, looked at
more than 30 variables such as tweets,
retweets and hashtags. Luefkens said
Twitter was not involved in any way in
the study.
The most-followed account is (at)
BarackObama, which is run by the
Obama campaign and has 17.8 million
followers. Of those followers 76 are the
presidents peers and other governments.
Obama rarely sends his own tweets, but
when he does he signs them, as he did in
one to the rst lady on Valentines Day,
Luefkens says.
A May 9 tweet sent by the campaign
team quoting Obama as saying same-sex
couples should be able to get married
is the most re-tweeted to date more
than 62,000 times.
Twitter is often used by politicians
during election campaigns whose
accounts go silent once they are
elected, the study says, citing Brazilian
President Dilma Rousseff and French
Presi dent Francoi s Hol l ande as
examples. AP
By Margaret Carlson
LAST month it was the cover story in The
Atlantic: an explanation of Why Women
Still Cant Have It All. Last week came
a response from the business pages: Oh,
But You Can.
Anne-Marie Slaughter, who quit her
high-ranking job at the State Department
to return to teaching at Princeton
University and spend more time with
her family, is the author of the magazine
cover story. Then Marissa Mayer rocked
the male-dominated world of technology
when she was named chief executive
ofcer of Yahoo! Inc. -- and announced
she was pregnant.
The headlines about Mayer are
deserved. No one can remember another
woman about to deliver a child getting
the top job anywhere. Only 4 percent
of Fortune 500 CEOs are female, and
most of those became so after their child-
bearing years were over. The only other
tech CEOs, Meg Whitman of Hewlett-
Packard Co. and Virginia Rometty of
International Business Machines Corp.,
are 55 and 54, respectively.
In government, too, top jobs -- look
at the Supreme Court, for example --
typically go to women whose children are
grown (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) or
who dont have any (Justices Elena Kagan
and Sonia Sotomayor). Back in the Dark
Ages, when I was a government lawyer
and pregnant, I waited as long as possible
to divulge my pregnancy. I preferred to be
thought of as fat rather than irrelevant.
Who was going to give work to someone
who at best would shortly be disappearing
for three months and at worst would be
distracted for the next 18 years?
Nursery ceiling
So yes, it is good news that Mayer
broke the nursery ceiling, especially if
it trickles down. Now that were done
cheering, lets have a quiet moment to
think about whos more right about the
state of women in the workplace: the
professor or the CEO?
Slaughter congratulated Mayer on
her triumph with the cautionary note
that not everyone should try this at
home. Mayer, she said, proves her point:
The only woman who can have it all is
superhuman, rich, and in charge.
Look at Mayers statement about
coming back to work. My maternity
leave will be a few weeks long and Ill
work through it, she told Fortune.
Thanks a lot for that.
True, Mayer actually doesnt need
time off in the sense the rest of us do.
As the boss, shes the queen of extime.
Worried about making it to the ofce
for a meeting, or a conference call, or a
PowerPoint presentation? Not Mayer.
The meeting starts when she says it starts
-- and will as long as shes there.
And would Yahoo be giving the job to
a pregnant woman if it werent already in
a what-the-heck state of mind? After all,
this is a company whose stock has lost
about half its value in the past four-and-a-
half years and has scrolled through CEOs
like so many instant messages. Mayers
selection doesnt mean Exxon Mobil
Corp. or International Business Machines
Corp. will be picking a pregnant CEO
anytime soon.
Theres also a sense that this choice
is proof of the glass cliff theory, which
says a woman only gets a job when the
odds are stacked against her success. And
when its not worth as much anymore.
Doors to the medical profession swung
open wider for women once it stopped
paying so well.
Then theres money, which is one
thing that separates the happy working
mothers from the harried working
mothers. Mayer, wealthy from her time
at Google Inc. and destined to be well-
paid at Yahoo, may well change a diaper.
But I bet she will never have to run out
at midnight to Wal-Mart to buy a box of
Pampers. Peek inside the household of
a woman at the top, and you will nd out
that she doesnt just have a great nanny,
she has several. Its a family version of
outsourcing. This doesnt make Mayer a
bad mother -- just a more efcient one.
Divided energies
We dont know, and neither does
Mayer, whether her energies and
emotions will be divided in ways she
isnt anticipating. The crushing desire to
be in two places at once doesnt end with
breastfeeding and frequent visits to the
pediatrician.
Slaughter writes about how, once upon
a time, she smiled a faintly superior smile
when another woman told her she would
be taking some time off. Slaughter had
been part of the chorus making millions
of women feel that they are to blame if
they cannot manage to rise up the ladder
as fast as men and also have a family and
an active home life. Then she got a job
outside academia, working long hours on
someone elses schedule. She quit.
The howls were as loud at this
admission as the cheers were long for
Mayer. But Slaughter is the one who
has the workplace right. Its a difcult
place for working parents of both sexes,
although we wouldnt be having this
debate if Yahoos new CEO were an
expectant father.
This difculty is not due to a failure of
ambition, brains or effort, or of legislation
(that said, better maternity leave, extime
and child care would help). Theres no
legislation that will put more than 24
hours in a day or get you home for dinner
and bedtime. If you have a child with
problems -- and who doesnt at some
point? -- its even harder.
Marissa Mayer, meet Anne-Marie
Slaughter. You have a lot to talk about.
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Oil price hike ruled out
Environment advocates
win Magsaysay Awards
Target: 1m absentee voters
Make-or-break meeting with Aquino
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
DPWH Compound, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) for
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects of the DPWH
NAIA EXPRESSWAY PROJECT
INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY TO BID
(MST-July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Republic of the Philippines
is inviting local and international companies to pre-qualify to bid to fnance, design, construct,
operate, and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway Project (Project).
The Project consists of:
a) Phase I Adjustment Works
adjustments to the 0.6 km Phase I viaduct, starting from Skyway Stage 1 at km
0+810 to km 1+398.27 including ramps, to achieve operations and maintenance
standards comparable with standards to be set for Phase II that would enable
seamless operations;
b) Phase II Works
i design and construction of approximately 4.83 km 4-lane viaduct extension from the
existing Phase I near NAIA Terminal 3 to Roxas Boulevard and Diosdado Macapagal
Boulevard, over the existing roads of Sales Road, Andrews Avenue, Domestic Airport
Road and NAIA Road;
ii design and construction of a minimum of 6 on and 6 off ramps to Terminals 1, 2 and 3
and other strategic locations;
iii design, construction and provision of toll plazas, plus additional toll operating equipment
and safety facilities for the DPWH-constructed Phase I to standards compatible with
those of Phase II;
iv reconstruction and widening of affected at-grade public roads (Sales Road, Andrews
Ave., Domestic Airport Road, and NAIA Road) due to Phase II construction; these roads
shall remain public and maintenance thereof shall be the responsibility of Government;
c) At-Grade Entertainment City Works
construction of approximately 2.22 km 6 to 8-lane at-grade roads and a 300
meter 2-lane service road within the Entertainment City, and a 4-lane access road
connecting New Seaside Drive to Macapagal Boulevard, based on the detailed
design specifcations to be provided; the maintenance and operations of this
section shall be turned over to the Government upon completion; and
d) Operations and Maintenance
operation and maintenance of the entire NAIA Expressway (Phase I and Phase II,
but not including the At-Grade Entertainment City Works) as a tolled expressway.
The Government will facilitate the arrangement of debt fnancing on concessional terms from
a reputable fnancing institution of up to Six Billion Five Hundred Million Philippine Pesos
(Php6,500,000,000.00). This debt facility the Infrastructure Support Facility (ISF) will be
made available to all bidders. The terms of this debt facility will be made known to Pre-Qualifed
Bidders by means of a bid bulletin once they are fnalized. Bidders will be asked to submit fnancial
proposals showing the amount they propose to borrow from ISF, and the Bidder whose technical
proposal is passed and whose fnancial proposal requires the lowest amount to be borrowed from
the ISF will be designated as the highest ranking bidder.
The international competitive public bidding for the Project will be conducted in accordance
with the procurement rules and procedures for public bidding set out in the Philippine BOT Law
(Republic Act No. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718) and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations (2006) (Revised IRR).
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) and the International Finance Corporation
(IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, have been appointed by the DPWH to
act as its transaction advisors for the international competitive Bidding.
The Two-Stage/Two-Envelope System for the open solicitation of bids under the BOT Law will
be applied. In this process, Bidders are frst pre-qualifed based on minimum legal, technical
and fnancial requirements set by the DPWH. Only Bidders who pre-qualify shall be permitted to
submit their bids for the Project.
The Instructions to Prospective Bidders and the Information Memorandum will be available at the
Offce of the Secretariat of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC), 5
th
foor, DPWH
Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines, for distribution to interested parties for a
non-refundable fee of Seventy Five Thousand Philippine Pesos (Php75,000). Only persons who
have purchased the Invitation Documents shall be allowed to participate in the Bidding Process.
Interested parties must submit all Qualifcation Documents to the DPWH Special Bids and Awards
Committee for Public-Private Partnership Projects on 18 September 2012, between 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., at the 5
th
Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
The DPWH reserves the right to reject any or all Qualifcation Documents, declare a failure of
bidding, and not award the contract for any justifable and reasonable ground where an award
will not redound to the beneft of the DPWH or the Government of the Philippines.

(Sgd.) RAFAEL C. YABUT
Undersecretary for PMO Operations
and Chairman, SBAC for PPP Projects
Distinguished service. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto del Rosario,left, hands the Distinguished Service award
to former Ambassador Alejandro del Rosario, who served as as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to Hungary and Poland. The awarding rites marked the DFAs 114th founding anniversary held at the DFA
headquarters. EY ACASIO
Illustrious leader. Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. has been
awarded by the Publishers Association of the Philippines Inc. the
Illustrious Leadership Award for his stewardship of the Congress
during ceremonies held on July 20 at the Makati Sports Club. From
left: Luis T. Arriola, president; Johnny Dayang, chairman; and Lilia
Chua Sy, vice president of PAPI-Luzon.
The recent SWS survey shows continued
satisfaction with the national administra-
tion, presidential spokesman Edwin Laci-
erda said on Thursday.
The Aquino administration has enjoyed
the longest period of public support since
the survey began in February 1989. We note
that the sustained, positive numbers are
testament to the Filipino peoples enduring
trust in our policies, initiatives and reforms,
Lacierda added.
The poll results showed the administration
posted a -12 rating in ensuring that oil com-
panies do not take advantage of rising global
fuel costs and a -16 score in resolving the
Maguindanao massacre case.
Public satisfaction with the Aquino ad-
ministration also slipped after Filipinos gave
the government lower scores about its per-
formance in other issues.
Sixty-three percent of those polled by the
survey taken from May 24 to 27 said that
they were pleased with the governments
general performance.
The rating is equivalent to a +44 net score,
down from Marchs good score of +46.
Although the scores were still ranked as
good, this was the lowest net rating of the
Aquino government so far, the SWS said.
The government scored good scores
on the following issues: promoting the wel-
fare of overseas Filipino workers; providing
enough supply of electricity; defending the
countrys territorial rights; helping the poor;
distributing land; and foreign relations.
It scored moderate ratings for ghting
terrorism; ghting crimes; reconciliation
with Muslim rebels; and eradicating graft
and corruption.
Neutral scores were gained on the fol-
lowing issues: reconciliation with communist
rebels; budget management; ensuring that no
family will be hungry; and ghting ination.
The SWS classies net satisfaction scores of
+70 and above as excellent; +50 to +69, very
good; -+30 to +49, good; +10 to +29,moder-
ate; +9 to -9, neutral;10 to -29, poor; -30 to
-49, bad; and-70 and below execrable.
The survey was conducted using face-to-
face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide.
Error margins used were 3% for national
and 6% for area percentages.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG said the results of a recent survey
of the Social Weather Stations were testament to the
Filipinos enduring trust in the Aquino administration
despite another dip in its satisfaction ratings as well as
poor scores for inability to control oil prices and lack
of justice in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre.
By Maricel Cruz
SPEAKER Feliciano Belmonte Jr.
and Senate President Juan Ponce En-
rile are scheduled to meet with Presi-
dent Benigno Aquino III next week
in Malacanang to discuss Charter
Change.
House Majority Leader Neptali
Gonzales II of Mandaluyong said
that two top leaders of Congress will
try to persuade President Aquino to
reconsider his stand on the proposal
to tinker with the economic provi-
sions of the Constitution.
The Speaker and the Senate
President will explain to President
Aquino the wisdom behind Charter
amendments that would be limited to
economic provisions. This is to en-
sure the continuity of the countrys
economic growth, Gonzales told
reporters.
Gonzales said that the meet-
ing will be the deciding factor on
whether the Charter Change will
push through or not during the
15th Congress.
This will make or break the ini-
tiative to push Charter change in
the present Congress, Gonzales
said.
The House minority bloc on
Wednesday shared Gonzaless view
that President Aquinos endorse-
ment of Cha-cha was crucial but
pointed out that Congress was run-
ning out of time to tackle the issue.
Minority leader Quezon Rep.
Danilo Suarez said he supported a
review of the economic provisions
of the Constitution, and urged the
proponents to come clean on their
real motive.
He said Charter Change is a mat-
ter of timing. We already have
limited time if you will look at our
calendar days, we will deliberate
on the 2013 national budget by Au-
gust, then we will have it debated
in plenary in September. We also
have several priority bills pending
for action like
Meanwhile, Belmonte assured the
public that the House of Represen-
tatives will attend to several other
priority measures with the same en-
thusiasmas the leaderships push for
Charter Change.
Some of the restrictive economic
provisions cover only three areas of
the economy that restricts the role
of foreign direct investments: the
ownership of land, the operation
and ownership of public utilities,
and the exploitation of natural re-
sources. It will be recalled that the
restrictions were introduced in the
form of limitation in the ownership
of corporations by allowing a 60-
40 equity proportions for Filipino
and foreign capital, respectively.
An Indonesian mountaineer
who faced death threats while
battling illegal loggers and a
Bangladeshi lawyer who fought
to keep old rusty ships from be-
ing dumped in her homeland are
among this years winners of the
Ramon Magsaysay Awards.
The awards announced Thurs-
day, created to honor people in
Asia who have changed their so-
cieties for the better, are named
after a popular Philippine presi-
dent who died in a plane crash
in 1957.
The six winners this year bat-
tled odds to improve the plight
of the poor in forest communi-
ties, farmlands and exploitative
industries. They were all deeply
involved in creating sustainable
solutions to poverty and its ac-
companying disempowerment,
foundation president Carmen-
cita Abella said in a statement.
Indonesian mountaineer Am-
brosius Ruwindrijarto organized
a group called Telapak in the
1990s to carry out undercover
investigations of his countrys
lucrative logging concessions.
With the help of a U.K.-based
environmental group, he helped
expose illegal logging and smug-
gling activities that sparked public
outrage and pressured Indonesia
to tighten regulations on timber
trade. He was threatened with
death, assaulted and once detained
by a timber company in central
Kalimantan but was not deterred.
His group also helped villagers
organize logging cooperatives to
sustainably manage more than
200,000 hectares of forest.
Lawyer Syeda Rizwana
Hasan waged court battles with
her legal group to stop old ships
decommissioned by wealthy na-
tions from entering Bangladesh
to be dismantled as scrap, un-
less they have been decontami-
nated at their origin. Thousands
of poor workers, many of them
children, work in dangerous
conditions in the junk yards. AP
Few cases of social ineq-
uity are as stark and dramatic
as those handled by Hasan, the
foundation said.
THERE will likely be no oil price
increase next week; instead, a mini-
mal rollback for diesel is looming
over the horizon, an industry offi-
cial said.
Fernando Martinez, Eastern Petro-
leum president and chairman of the
Independent Petroleum Philippine
Companies Association said that indi-
cations point to a 20-centavo rollback
for diesel.
Oil prices have been going up for the
three consecutive weeks due to fears
of violence in the Persian Gulf. Alena
Flores
THE Commission on Higher Educa-
tion on Thursday said that the Su-
preme Court rejected the bid of edu-
cator Emmanuel Santos to nullify the
final closure order issued to Interna-
tional Academy of Management and
Economics. Santos is the chairman of
IAME.
CHED chairman Patricia Licuanan
said the SC upheld the commissions
issuance of the final closure order
on Oct. 28, 2011 against IAME on
its Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration; Master in Business
Administration; and Doctor of Phi-
losophy in Management (PhD Man-
agement) program offerings due to
gross and serious violations, continu-
ous definance and failure to comply
with laws and regulations of the com-
mission.
The SC also upheld the action of the
Ofce of the President when it refused
to review or modify CHEDs closure
order. Gigi Muoz David
THE Department of Foreign Affairs
has registered 750,993 absentee voters
overseas who will take part in the 2013
elections.
The department targets 1-million
overseas voters, Secretary Albert del Ro-
sario said.
The registration period, which opened
November 2 last year, will end on Octo-
ber 31 this year.
There were 589,830 registered ab-
sentee voters overseas but only 153, 323
turned out at the polls. Sara Fabunan

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Paje blamed for illegal logging
IN BRIEF
St. Annes Parade. Thousands of Taguig City residents ocked to
Sta. Ana district to join the yearly uvial parade in honor of their pa-
troness St. Anne. The residents rode colorful boats and tossed differ-
ent kinds of fruits and native delicacies to observers at the riverbank.
DANNY PATA
Clemente Bautista Jr., president of
the Kalikasan Peoples Network for the
Environment, blamed Paje for allegedly
not doing anything about anomalies at
the DENR or syndicates involved in il-
legal logging and mining.
Instead of getting rid of a non-per-
forming ofcial, President Aquino is
letting small employees at the DENR
pay the price, Bautista said, apparently
referring to several DENR employees
in Mindanao who were dismissed from
service after millions worth of illegal
logs were seized by authorities.
Since Aquino cant punish the real
culprits behind the DENR anomalies,
Bautista said the President should at least
come up with better environment policies.
Even if the Aquino administration
issued two major executive orders on
logging and mining, these have failed
to stop deforestation and the plunder of
our limited but rich mineral wealth,
Bautista said.
He said EO 23, issued in 2011, im-
posed a log ban but exempted planta-
tions and mining areas, which are the
major drivers of deforestation.
EO 79, issued earlier this July,
only strengthened the Mining Act of
1995 and the liberalization of the Phil-
ippine mining industry in exchange
for a marginally higher government
share, Bautista said.
But Paje disputed Bautistas conten-
tions and said illegal logging hotspots
in the country has in fact been reduced
to 28 during the rst six months of
2012 from 197 in 2011.
This is just slightly over a year af-
ter we set to motion the total log ban
on the natural and residual forests,
Paje said told journalists on Thursday.
Paje said other hotspots were iden-
tied in the provinces of Surigao del
Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte,
Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte,
but these hotspots will be reduced to
less than 20 by year end.
Moreover, the Environment De-
partment has requested the Defense
and Local Government Departments
to consider the anti-illegal logging op-
eration as a military operation.
I asked Secretary Voltaire Gazmin
to act on our request last Monday, after
the State of the Nation address of the
President, said Paje.
For lack of accredited forest rangers,
Paje said the department will use state-
of-the-art technology, like satellite
imagery from the National Mapping
and Resource Information Authority,
to monitor the countrys remaining for-
ests although the current ratio of forest
rangers to forest coverage is 1:4,000
hectares.
Of the countrys 15.8 million of for-
ested lands, around 7.1 million hectares
remains totally forested, he added.
Paje said his department is planning
to bring this to 9.1 million hectares and
reduce alienable and disposable lands to
6.7 million by 2016.
Under the DENRs National Green-
ing Program, those lands that are not
forested or have been denuded will be
planted with fruit trees and the depart-
ment plans to plant 1.5 billion trees in
1.5 million hectares of sparsely popu-
lated forest until 2016.
By Jonathan Fernandez and Othel V. Campos
ENVIRONMENTALISTS on Thursday urged
President Benigno Aquino III make Environment
and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje
accountable for the unabated illegal logging and
mining activities throughout the country
Court claries Ampatuan plea to register
A QUEZON City judge handling the Maguindanao massacre
case on Thursday excused the Commission on Elections from
having to register of 19 accused as voters in the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao for next years polls.
Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Reyes upheld Comelec Reso-
lution No. 9372 that the conduct of general registration of
voters in ARMM did not provide for satellite registration in
the area, and that the petitioners could not be allowed to vote
in ARMM.
She claried that the petitioners could only be allowed to
register in Taguig City, and not in Quezon City or ARMM.
They should le as voters in Taguig, the order read.
Rio N. Araja
Traders charged for P21m contraband
THE Customs bureau has led criminal charges against an
importer and two brokers for alleged smuggling of milk and
cooking oil from Malaysia worth P21 million.
Charged with smuggling before the Department of Justice
were Mari Toni Zapanta, proprietress of Zinot Enterprises,
and her brokers Zifred Duterte and Marichu Yang.
Records showed Zapanta and Duterte brought into the
country 10 20-foot container vans loaded with smuggled
milk without a permit from the Food and Drug Administra-
tion. Yang committed the same violation in connivance with
Zapanta when they tried to smuggle cooking oil.
Both shipments arived at the Port of Cebu.
Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon reiterated that he re-
mains committed to ght smuggling and lauded the bureaus
Run After The Smugglers unit, headed by Deputy Commis-
sioner Peter Manzano, who said his unit has led a total of 44
cases under Biazons administration.
The RATS group has lived up to its mandate to curb
smuggling activities through continuous case proling and
active prosecution of smuggling cases, Manzano said.
Joel E. Zurbano
Man killed in re caused by altar candle
A man was killed when he was trapped inside his burning
house near the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City before midnight
Wednesday.
The body of Marcelino Sobrevega, 51, was burned beyond
recognition when found Thursday morning, saod City Fire
Marshal Chief Insp. Douglas Guiyab, adding that 10 other
houses near the corner of 4th and 9th streets in Zone 4, Baran-
gay 183 were gutted by the re that started at 11:30 pm.
Sobrevega was earlier reported missing by his relatives as
reghters battled the re until 1 am. It turned out he was un-
able to get out of the houses basement.
Citing initial investigation, Guiyab said someone had left
an unattended candle in an altar at Sobrevegas house. The
blaze damaged an estimated P300,000 worth of property.
Ferdinand Fabella
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
INVITATION TO BID FOR PROCUREMENT OF
VARIOUS IT EQUIPMENT (2
nd
Quarter 2012)
(MST-July 27, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways thru its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC) for Goods,

through GAA 2012, intends to apply the sum
of Three Million Five Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand and Nineteen Pesos
only (P3,588,019.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under Contract ID NO. C-2012 (IT)-2Q. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites bids for the
Procurement of Various IT Equipment. Delivery of the Goods is required as
specifed in the Schedule of Requirement. Bidders should have completed,
within fve (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a
contract similar to the Project whose value must be at least 50% of the ABC.
The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents,
particularly, in Section II. Instruction To Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using a non-discretionary "pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised
Implementing 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, partnership,
or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or
organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar
rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183 and subject to
Commonwealth Act 138
Interested bidders may obtain information from the BAC for Goods
Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
during Monday to Friday at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders on July 27, 2012 until before 10:00 a.m. of August 29, 2012 from
the Secretariat, BAC for Goods, Ground Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio
Drive, Port Area, Manila and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for
the Bidding Documents in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred
Pesos (P2,500.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website
of the Department of Public Works and Highways, provided that Bidders
shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than
the submission of bids.
The Department of Public Works and Highways will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on August 8, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Offce of the Chairman,
BAC for Goods, 2
nd
Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila,
which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00am of August
29, 2012. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the
acceptable forms and in the amounted stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid Opening shall be on August 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Offce of
the Chairman, BAC for Goods, 2
nd
Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive,
Port Area, Manila. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
Offce of the Chairman, BAC for Goods
2
nd
Floor, DPWH Bldg.
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
Manila

The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability
to the affected bidder or bidders.
(Sgd.) ROY L. MANAO, CESO VI
Assistant Secretary for Support Services
Chairman, BAC for Goods
(MST-July 27, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
For The Repair of Traction Motor Armatures with
PR No. RS1-0712-230 & ITB No. 1207-174-06
Schedule of Activities:
Pre-bid Conference - August 3, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
Cafeteria, LRTA Line 2-Depot,
Santolan, Pasig City
Submission and Opening of Bids - August 17, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year
2012, intends to apply the sum of TWELVE MILLION NINE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND
THREE HUNDRED FORTY & 00/100 PESOS only (PhP12,920,340.00) 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. The Contract period is
one (1) year (maximum) upon receipt of Notice to Proceed.
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
REPAIR OF TRACTION
MOTOR ARMATURES
(Repair of not more than
thirty [30] units of traction
motor armatures, labor, and
materials over a contract
period of one (1) year
[maximum])
*Project details are
outlined in
the Terms of Reference
PhP12,920,340.00 PhP258,406.80 PhP646,017.00 PhP11,500.00
*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.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders commencing
on July 27, 2012 until not later than the deadline for the submission and receipt of bids
at the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents
in the amount of PhP 11,500.00 only.
Only prospective bidders who have secured bidding documents will be allowed to raise their
queries 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
(Sgd.) Mr. LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman - Bids & Awards Committee
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 27, 2012)
Region IV-A
CAVITE II DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Cavite II District Engineering
Offce, through FY2012 R.A 10155 Special Purpose Fund 2012 CURRENT , invites
contractors to bid for the following projects:
1.
Contract I.D. : 12DG0064
Contract Name : Construction of Various Water System Installation
of Pipes, Pumps & Tanks at Maragondon, Gen. E.
Aguinaldo and Magallanes, Cavite (Package 024-
2012)
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Flood Control/Hydraulics/Water Supply
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 1,999,668.65
Contract Duration : 90 calendar days
2.
Contract Name : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building at CAFFMACO,
By Pass , San Vicente, Silang, Cavite
Major Category : Buildings/Industrial Plant-LOW rise
of Work
3.
Contract Name : Concreting of Various Multi-Purpose Pavement at
Alfonso & Naic, Cavite (Package 025-2012)
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-PCCP
of Work

4.
Contract Name : Construction / Rehabilitation of Multi-Purpose
Pavements at Various Barangays in Silang, Cavite
(Package 026-2012)
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 3,249,702.41
5.
Contract Name : Concreting of various FMRs, Barangay Roads, and
Asphalt Overlays at Alfonso, Gen. E. Aguinaldo,
Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez and Naic,Cavite
(Package 027-2012)
of Work
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 bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to 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, Preliminary Examination of Bids.
Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat,
DPWH-Cavite II District Engineering Ofce, Tagaytay City the originaI copies of
the following documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a)
PCAB License; b)Contractors Registration Certicate; c)Certicate of MateriaIs
Engineer Accreditation; d) Latest copy of Authorizing Ofcer together with
machi ne copy of two(2) val i d IDs; e)Certi fi cate of Safety Offi cer Semi nar
from Department of Labor and Employment(DOLE); f) Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System(PHILGEPS) Order Form(Documents Request
List) and g).CY 2011 CPES Rating.
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 contractors' application 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 LOIs from Prospective Bidders : July 26 August 10, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents to registered : July 26 August 15, 2012
Contractors
3. Pre-Bid Conference : August 3, 2012 at 10:00AM
4. Receipt of Bids : Deadline: August 15, 2012
Until 10:00A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : August 15, 2012 @ 2:00PM
Prospective bidders may download the LOI Forms from DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of LOI forms at DPWH, Cavite II
District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City.
The BAC will issue hard copy of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH ,Cavite
District Engineering Offce, Akle St., cor. Mahogany Avenue, Brgy. Kaybagal South,
Tagaytay City, upon payment of non-refundable fee of P 5,000.00 for projects #1 4
and P 10,000.00 for project #5 for the proposal booklets. Prospective bidders may also
download the BDs from the DPWH website and 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. Only those who
have purchased the BDs are enjoined to attend the said Pre-Bid Conference and
may ask questions pertaining the project, so that they shall be properly informed of
some important matters regarding the above projects. Bid 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 (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which
shall include a copy of 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 technical and
fnancial components of the bid should be book bound and each sheet properly
paginated (ex: Page 1 of 200).
The DPWH, Cavite District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City reserves the right
to 1) reject bids, 2) declare a failure of bidding, and 3) not to award the contract without
incurring any liability if the funds /allotments for said program/project/activity have been
withheld or reduced through no fault of its own.

Approved by :

(Sgd.) PRESCILA R. RAMOS
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer
News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com JULY 27, 2012 FRIDAY
A8
PNoy ally eyes hike in local taxes
Belmonte to audit
QC govt employees
Prosecutor drops raps
against Imbestigador
THE Caloocan City prosecutor recommended the dismissal of several
criminal complaints led against executives of the GMA television
network over a report aired on the networks primetime investigative
program Imbestigador.
Investigating Prosecutor Albert Cansino said the complaints
against GMA chairman and CEO Felipe L. Gozon, news anchor Mike
Enriquez and Imbestigador segment producer John Cabaluna should
be dismissed due to lack of sufcient evidence and substance.
The three executives were accused of kidnapping, libel, physical
injury, frustrated homicide, robbery, obstruction of justice, illegal
arrest, abuse of authority, trespassing, fraud, perjury, and estafa by
complainant Daniel Orijuela, who was entrapped during the raid at his
ofce by the National Bureau of Investigation due to allegedly illegal
medical practices.
In November 2010, Orijuela allegedly offered to treat patient
Francisco Elmaga Sr., who was diagnosed with stage IV prostate
cancer, with the use of his antibody treatment machine. Orijuela
supposed charged P100,000 the two-month use of the machine, plus
food supplements.
Orijuela became subject of an NBI entrapment operation in January
of the following year and was later detained in the NBI raid ofce.
The incident was broadcast over Imbestigador on GMA Channel 7.
Gozon, himself a lawyer, argued that Imbestigador did not commit
libel because the disputed segment was a fair and true report of
Orijuelas conduct and activities which are matters of public concern.
He also said that the prosecutors ofce has no jurisdiction over
violations of the rules and ethics of the Movie and Television Review
and Classication Board.
By Rio N. Araja
QUEZON City Vice Mayor
Joy Belmonte will spearhead
an inventory of city council
employees next week to
determine if councilors are indeed
maintaining ghost employees
in their payrolls.
Rowena Macatao, Belmontes
chief of staff, said the vice mayor
will lead the workforce audit,
especially among contractuals,
at the Conference Room A of the
Legislative Building starting July
31.
Chiefs of the personnel
department and budget ofce,
majority oor leader Jesus
Suntay and minority oor leader
Eufemio Lagumbay will be part
of the audit. We will require the
physical presence of contractual
workers during the audit, she
told Manila Standard Today.
She said they will oblige
employees to present their school
credentials, National Bureau of
Investigation clearances, birth
certicates, marriage certicates
and other security papers for
comparison with the personal
data sheet they submitted to the
personnel department, headed by
Marilyn Aguilar.
Those to be covered by the
measure are employees with
existing contracts from July 1 to
Dec. 31, 2012.
Also on July 31, the Commission
on Audit will conduct a post-audit
of all regular and contractual
workers belonging to the citys
24 councilors, the secretariat
ofce and vice mayors ofce,
Macatao said.
The employee audit was called a
day after the Department of Interior
and Local Government served a
six-month preventive suspension
order on Councilors Francisco
Calalay Jr. and Roderick Paulate
for purported ghost employees in
their ofcial payrolls.
The two councilors, along
with their liaison ofcers Vicente
Bajamunde and Flordeliza
Alvarez, were charged before
the Ombudsman with serious
dishonesty, gross neglect of duty,
grave misconduct, falsication of
ofcial documents, and conduct
grossly prejudicial to the best
interest of the service.
By Maricel V. Cruz
AN ally of President Aquino in the House
of Representatives on Thursday pushed for
a proposal to increase the tax rates collected
by local government units despite assurances
from Malacaang that there was no need to
levy new taxes or raise current rates.
But Western Samar Rep. Mel
Senen Sarmiento said House
Bill 1489 which he authoried is
a revenue measure that intends
to increase the tax collection of
local governments by amending
Book 11 of the Republic Act
7160, or the Local Governmant
Code, so that they can address
the needs of the time.
HB 1489 proposes to
increase the ceiling on the tax
on the transfer of real property
ownership from 0.5 percent to
2 percent which could increase
the annual collection from P1.3
billion to P5.2 billion, Sarmiento
said.
The bill also provides for an
increase in the professional tax
from P300 to P1,200 which could
increase the annual collection
from P155 million to P620
million and the annual xed tax
for delivery trucks or vans of
manufacturers or producers from
P500 to P1,500 which could
increase the annual take from
P90 million to P270 million.
The bill, Sarmiento said, intends
to simplify the business tax to a
single rate of 2.5 percent of gross
sales or receipts which could
increase the annual take from
P21.8 billion to P54.5 billion.
Under the bill, the community
tax will be increased from P5 to
P30 also increasing the annual
revenue from P954-million to
P1.9-billion, Sarmiento added.
The Western Samar
congressman also proposed an
increase in the ad valorem tax
on idle lands from a ceiling of
more than 5 percent to 10 percent
which could raise the LGUs
annual take from P12.8-million
to P25.6 million.
Sarmiento said the other
features of the bill include an
additional levy of 0.5 percent
for the Special Education Fund,
which could result in an increase
from P2-billion to P4-billion;
inclusion of spas, karaoke bars,
country and sports clubs in the
list of businesses subject to local
business taxes; requiring the
Bureau of Internal Revenue to
share tax information with local
government units and removing
the local tax exemptions of
government corporations
and businesses qualifying for
investment incentives.
After 17 years, the Local
Government Code needs some
reconguring to address the
needs of the time, especially its
capability to generate revenue
by developing new businesses,
creating new jobs and revitalizing
communities in line with national
development goals, said
Sarmiento, chair of the House
Committee on National Defense.
Sarmiento said some provisions
of the code have been overtaken by
changes in the countrys economy.
These changes include
increases in the national ination
rate which has reduced the vatue
of tax collections and the rise of
new business structures which
have not existed when the law
was rst passed, Sarmiento said
in a statement.
Likewise, he said, the various
reviews have also uncovered
complications in the implementation
of the law which could be addressed
by simplifying the process
involved or by further dening the
relationship of local governments to
other central government agencies,
like the BIR.
FOUR-DIVISION world champion
Nonito Donaire Jr. is being hailed as
an heir apparent of Manny Pacquiao in
terms of his boxing abilities.
But Donaires recent performance
when it comes to selling tickets will show
he still has a long way to go in terms of
getting near Pacquiaos popularity.
According to the California State
Athletic Commission, Donaires most
recent bout, a 12-round unanimous de-
cision win over Jeffrey Mathebula of
South Africa, did not do well.
Held last July 7 at the Home Depot
Center, Donaire sold 2,667 tickets or a
total of $149,246.
Pacquiaos last bout, which saw him
ght a virtually unknown but undefeat-
ed champion Timothy Bradley, sold
13,229 tickets which generated live
gate receipts of $8,963,180.
Still, you cant blame Donaire for
being too far behind Pacquiao as pro-
moter Top Rank Inc. seems to be hav-
ing a hard time booking a worthy op-
ponent for the American-raised boxer.
Reports have it Top Rank, which
also promotes Pacquiao, is talking with
one of its own, superstar Jorge Arce to
nally agree to be on the opposite side
of the ring for Donaires next ght.
The proposed Donaire-Arce tussle is
being discussed for Oct. 20 at the up-
market Staples Center in Hollywood.
Arce is the kind of ghter Donaire
must face for him to nally maximize
his potentials as a pay-per-view star.
Too bad for Donaire, a lot of those are
ghting under Top Ranks bitter promo-
tional rival Golden Boy Promotions.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES, AGAIN.
In appearing in his fth championship
bout, world lightyweight titleholder
Johnriel Casimero will have to ght
outside of the Philippines.
According to promoter Sammy Gel-
lo-ani, they had a hard time getting the
needed sponsorship to stage Casimeros
rst defense of his International Boxing
Federation lightyweight crown.
Gello-ani said this forced him to ac-
cept the offer from Mexico, where Ca-
simero will battle Mexican contender
Pedro Guevarra on Aug. 4 in Sinaloa.
I have no worries about Casimero.
Hes ready to prove his worthiness as
a world champion by ghting any-
where in the world. Its just a pity our
countrymen wont be able to witness
his exploits after our experience in
Argentina, said Gello-ani.
Casimero won the interim crown
when he stopped hometown hero Luis
Alberto Lazarte in the 10th round last
February in Mar de Plata, Argentina.
The win over Lazarte was marred
by an ugly riot that saw a number of
intoxicated fans attack Casimero, who
eventually escaped any serious harm
by hiding beneath the ring.
Last week, the IBF elevated Casime-
ro from being an interim to full-edged
champion as previous titleholder Ulis-
es Solis of Mexico is still unable to re-
cover from an injured jaw.
The undefeated Guevarra has a re-
cord of 18 wins with 13 knockout and
one draw while Casimero, who has
also fought in world championship
bouts in Mexico, Nicaragua, & South
Africa, carries a record of 16 wins two
defeats with 10 knockouts.
COSY CALUAG. Filipino-Amer-
ican BMX Olympian Daniel Caluag
completed his one week training in The
Netherlands before making his nal
preparations in Canada.
Caluag, who will represent the Philip-
pines in the London Games where BMX
will make its second Olympic appear-
ance, told the Manila Standard Today in a
telephone interview how satised he was
with the race tracks in Arnhem and Pap-
endal in The Netherlands.
A nursing student of Lindsey Wilson
College in Kentucky, Caluag will be the
only active collegiate cyclist in London.
BMX, which will have a total of
48 riders with a gold each at stake in
mens and womens competitions, will
take place from Aug. 8 to 10.
Caluag is optimistic of winning a
medal in the prestigious quadrennial
event, which will open on July 27.
Beijing Olympics gold winner
Maris Strombergs of Latvia will be in
London to defend his crown.
Meantime, all major events includ-
ing those involving all 11 Filipino ath-
letes will be shown via AKTV on IBC,
the ofcial free TV coveror and also
thru Solar Sports, the countrys premier
cable network.
The opening ceremonies, expected
to be grandiose, will be aired starting at
4 a.m. tomorrow.
Email me: dgprincipe@aol.com
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
For the third straight time,
the Tamaraws were able to
weather the storm and maintain
their poise down the clutch
to carve another squeaker,
this time against dangerous
Adamson, 65-62, and remain
on top of the 75th University
Athletic Association of the
Philippines at the Smart-
Araneta Coliseum.
Spitre Terrence Romeo tied
his career-high of 23 points
and had eight rebounds and six
assists for a near triple-double
to lead FEU in its rematch with
its Final Four opponent last
season.
The Tamaraws, who won
three games by three points
Tams grab 3
rd
win, keep lead
By Jeric Lopez

IT seems like Far Eastern University is
getting fond of down-the-wire nishes.
A long way to go
DENNIS PRINCIPE
SPORTS CHAT
IN BRIEF
Stags edge Engineers
THE San Sebastian Stags-A prevailed over
the Technological Institute of the Philip-
pines Engineers, 80-75, in overtime in the
10th Fr. Martin Division 2 Cup at the St.
Placid gymnasium of the San Beda Col-
lege-Manila campus.
Jayson Perez and Larry Muyang had 17
points for the Stags, who joined the Far
Eastern University Tamaraws in the early
lead of Group A.
The Arellano University Chiefs, led by Al-
len Enriquez and Dioncee Hoh, outplayed the
University of the East Warriors, 93-88, while
the Informatics Icons squeaked past the Jose
Rizal University Heavy Bombers, 79-77.
6 PH golfers advance
MIA Piccio and Jayvie Agojo came away
with a pair of cliffhangers to join four other
International Container Terminal Services
Inc.-Philippines teammates into the sec-
ond round of match play in the Womens
Trans National Golf Championship at the
Members Club at Woodcreek in Columbia,
South Carolina Wednesday.
The US-based Piccio knocked down a
gutsy par from six feet on the rst extra hole
to nip Aussie Grace Lennon and arrange a
Last 32 clash with Aurora Kan, who routed
Maureen Dunnagan, 5&4.
Agojo clinched a 1-up victory over Thu-
hashini Selvaratnam of Arizona to seal a
second round duel with Tilly Poulsen, who
trounced Courtney Boe, 6&5, in the other
side of the draw.
But the four other ICTSI-backed bets rolled
past their respective rivals in convincing fash-
ions with Cyna Rodriguez and Princess Superal
scoring a pair of 7-5 romps over Rachel Wyatt
and Kaitlin Matheson, respectively.
Dottie Ardina, slowly regaining her
form, booted out Mary Chandler Bryan,
5&4, while Sarah Ababa outlasted Manu-
ela Carbajo of Argentina, 2&1.
Jeson to move up in rankings
JESON Patrombon will move up in the world
rankings following the end of his campaign
in the $10,000 IOC-BNC International Ten-
nis Federation F11 Futures Tournament at the
SDAT stadium in Chennai, India.
Coach Manny Tecson said Patrombon
earned precious ATP points despite bow-
ing out of contention in the singles and the
doubles. It was not determined though yet
what ranking Patrombon will have.
Today were tough losses in the singles
and doubles, but we will take it in stride and
remain positive towards the next leg, wrote
Tecson after Patrombon suffered a 2-6, 2-6
loss to Karunuday Singh in the singles.
Patrombon and partner Arjun Kadhe
then lost to Sundar Prasanth and Ashwin
Vijayragawan, 3-6, 2-6. Peter Atencio
Altas clip Cardinals
By Peter Atencio
THE Perpetual Help Altas tried
something new yesterday, and
needed an extra period to benet
from the changes.
A speedier Altas squad, with
George Allen and Harold Ar-
boleda manning the frontline,
defeated the Mapua Cardinals,
94-88, in overtime yesterday
in the 88th National Collegiate
Athletic Association mens bas-
ketball tournament at The Arena
in San Juan.
The presence of Allen and Ar-
boleda, who used to be part of
the teams second unit, gave the
Altas a good matchup against
the Cardinals outside shooters
from the wings.
Allen, who just recovered
from an injury, and Arboleda
proved their worth as the Altas
overcame an 87-88 decit in the
last three minutes.
Earl Thompson had 22 points
and 10 assists, while Allen
backed him up with 19 points
and eight rebounds.
The two, who replaced Jus-
tine Alano and Anthony Paulino
in the rst ve, relied on their
speed to force four turnovers.
Thompson scored off Arbole-
das assist with 2:45 to go after
the rst turnover. This allowed
the Altas to nally take the up-
per hand.
Chris Elopre drove inside af-
ter a pass from Thompson with
Cameroonian Femi Babayemi
scoring on a putback in the en-
suing play to hand the Altas a
93-88 edge in the last 1:35.
Nakita ninyo naman ang
Mapua, puro shooters. Kaya nil-
agay ko sa loob si Allen at Ar-
boleda para mas mabilis, said
Altas coach Aric del Rosario.
The Cardinals (2-4), with Mi-
chael Parala making 20 points
and 11 rebounds, charged back
from a seven-point decit at the
end of the third to tie the count,
80-all, off Gab Banals drive.
AKTV features wrestling star Rey Mysterio via Smackdown
AKTV on IBC 13, the premier sports
channel on free TV, is proud to have
Rey Mysterio in Manila.
His visit is part of a two-country tour
of the Philippines and Taiwan. Mysterio
is in the region to promote the Smack-
Down World Tour which will take place
on Aug. 12 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Mysterio is arguably one of the most
popular names from the World Wres-
tling Entertainment. He is seen on WWE
SmackDown, one of the biggest sports
entertainment programs viewed across
the globe. The show is seen
every Sunday night at 9 p.m.
on AKTV and entertains audi-
ences with dramatic storylines
and thrilling in-ring action.
In his Friday afternoon
visit, Mysterio graced a spe-
cial meet-and-greet held at the
Farmers Plaza Mall in Cu-
bao, Quezon City. After the
meet-and-greet, he made an
appearance at Game 3 of the PBA Gov-
ernors Cup Finals at the SMART Ara-
neta Coliseum. The WWE
wrestler presented the PBA
Commissioner Chito Salud a
WWE championship belt.
AKTV is proud to have
Rey Mysterio in the Philip-
pines. Filipino fans really love
wrestling. They passionately
follow SmackDown and Bot-
tom Line on AKTV on IBC
13. Were here to give our
viewers a chance to see him up close, Vit-
to Lazatin, Sports5 sports manager said.
As the Philippines rst free TV
channel dedicated to sports, AKTV
brings the exciting WWE action to
peoples homes with SmackDown and
Bottom Line. With SmackDown, Pi-
noy wrestling fans and enthusiasts can
catch their favorite WWE stars compete
for the all-important championship belt.
On the other hand, Bottom Line relives
the weekly excitement in and out of the
ring. The program also has exclusive
post-show information and previews of
the following weeks events.
TV5 airs
Filipinos
Olympic
campaign
DESPITE having only 11 del-
egates to the London 2012
Olympics, the Philippines re-
mains hopeful that its athletes
will bag the much-coveted po-
dium positions.
This years Olympics ath-
letic contingent is said to be
the leanest team the country
has ever elded since the 1996
Games in Atlanta.
Philippine audiences will
be treated to the most compre-
hensive coverage of the Olym-
pics in history as SPORTS5,
the sports arm of TV5thru
its available platforms includ-
ing free TV channels TV5,
AksyonTV and AKTV and
pay TV channel HYPER along
with exclusive Cignal channels
Hyper2 and HyperHDprom-
ises to keep every minute of
action covered as we await the
fate of Filipinos in the worlds
greatest sporting event.
President Benigno S.
Aquino III earlier challenged
Mark Anthony Barriga (box-
ing-49kg), Marestella Torres
(track-long jump), Rene Her-
rera (track-5000M), Jasmine
Alkhaldi (swimming-100m
freestyle), Jessie Khing La-
cuna (swimming-200m free-
style), Hidilyn Diaz (weight-
lifting-58kg), Brian Rosario
(shooting-skeet), Tomohiko
Hoshina (judo-+100kg), Dan-
iel Caluag (BMX), Mark Ja-
vier (archery-individual) and
Rachelle Anne Cabral-dela
Cruz (archery-individual) to
surprise the world and end
the Philippines 16-year medal
drought in the quadrennial
games.
Led by TV5 sports ambassa-
dor Derek Ramsay and sports
reporter Lia Cruz, SPORTS5
will bring Filipinos closer to
London as the Kapatid Net-
work and all its afliate chan-
nels deliver blow-by-blow
updates and live coverage of
many of the Olympics sport-
ing events, especially those
involving the Filipino contin-
gents. The highly anticipated
Opening will air on TV5,
Aksyon TV, Hyper 2 and Hy-
perHD live on Saturday at 4:
a.m. (Manila time) with replay
on AKTV at 12 noon.
University of Baguio jins overall champs
UNIVERSITY of Baguio Defenders
emerged overall champion in the recent
SMART Poomsae taekwondo champion-
ships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Baguio bets topped MTM and
Cebu Team, which nished second and
third, respectively.
Other team winners were Cebu Team A
in creative poomsae, Baguio UFC in syn-
chronized grade school, and Cebu Team in
synchronized junior and senior.
The individual winners in the event or-
ganized by the Philippine Taekwondo As-
sociation follow:
Yellowbelt Gene Gil Sario, UB Defend-
ers, toddlers; Zeik Jhay Ceniza, UP Defend-
ers, Group 1 Boys A; Vunnkurt Babalan,
KTA-Tabuk City, G1 Boys B; Kelsey Rae
Opotea, R2 Thunder, G1 Girls; Chris Mat-
thew Manaois, LGPT/TIA, G1 Boys A;
Jason Cesar Tagacay, UB Defenders, G2
Boys B; Resurreccion Alyandra, Instituto
de Sto. Nino, G2 Girsl A; Jeremy Siplat, UB
Defenders, junior men; Justine Grace Perez,
Obelisk, junior women; Irene Gimang, In-
nity MTM, senior women.
Bluebelt Van Bernard Emboltorio,
Baguio UFC, toddlers; Paul Gerard Su-
lio, R2 Thunder, G1 Boys; Renee Claire
Santos, Obelisk, G1 Girls; EJ Caranguian,
Innity MTM, G2 Boys; Jennet dela Cruz,
G2 Girls; Audrey Zuluaga, MTM, junior
women; John Diaz, Quezon TKD, junior
men; Cybdi Tumlayen, UB Defenders, se-
nior women.
RedbeltDavid Kirk Monteverde,
Kaizen, toddler; Matthew Brian Ramos,
Obelisk, G1 Boys; Jared Micah Hilario,
R2 Thunder, G1 Girls; JR Mitra, MTM,
G2 Boys; Lianne Maxeem Bello, LGPT/
TIA, G2 Girls; David de Guzman, MTM,
junior men; Marianne Joy Wayon, Planet
Innity, junior women; Jed Aaron Cu-
namay, Innity MTM, senior men; Eve
Ricca Lena, Superbodies, senior women.
or less, remained the only
unscathed squad as they moved
up to 3-0 at the top of the heap,
while the Falcons, surprisingly,
were left without a win at 0-2.
Yung rst game namin,
one-point, second game two
points, tapos itong third game
by three points naman, said
FEU coach Bert Flores of his
teams cardiac wins. We
expected na aggressive sila,
kaya nag-rely kami sa defense
and pressure sa backcourt kaya
naka-25 turnover points kami
sa kanila.
Poised to take another
close encounter, FEU, through
Romeo and Mike Tolomia, had
a decisive 8-2 run in the waning
minutes to hold on once more to
a precarious triumph.
With the Tamaraws down,
57-58, with under five minutes
left, Tolomia scored five
straight points with a triple
and a lay-up on consecutive
possessions to put FEU back
in the drivers seat, 62-58,
with 4:04 left.
Eric Camson scored on the
other end, but Romeo capped
his game-long brilliance
with a tough three-point play
conversion with 2:18 to go,
giving FEU a 65-60 edge
heading into the nal two
minutes.
Camson made two free
throws with 19.3 ticks left to
slice the decit to three, 62-65,
but Roider Cabrera airballed
his triple with ve seconds
left, allowing the Tamaraws to
celebrate another close conquer.
In earlier action, National
University was able to re-
establish its might with a
comfortable 67-50 rout of
University of the Philippines in
a bounce-back win.
MVP lauds SEABA champs. PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc. Chairman and sports patron
Manny V. Pangilinan recently hosted a victory dinner for the Smart-Gilas Pilipinas National Team, which
ruled the third Southeast Asia Basketball Association Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Smart-Gilas defeated
host country Thailand in the nal game of the SEABA qualifying tournament, earning the team a spot
in the FIBA Asia Cup to be held in Japan this September. Smart-Gilas is also set to compete for the 34th
William Jones Cup in Taipei this August. Presenting the SEABA Cup to Pangilinan (middle row, fourth from
left) is Smart-Gilas manager Butch Antonio together with some members of the team. With them are
Smart Sports Yvette Ruiz and Coach Ryan Gregorio (middle row, rst and second from left), Coach Jong
Uichico (behind Antonio), and Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Executive Director Sonny Barrios
and Deputy Executive Director Bernie Atienza (middle row, third and second from right, respectively).
Mysterio
JULY 27, 2012
Who will take the important
2-1 series edge?
The answer will be known
today as the Llamados and the
Elasto Painters resume hostilities
at 6:45 p.m. at the Smart-Araneta
Coliseum.
The Llamados stood rm in the
FRIDAY
By Jeric Lopez

WITH their intense best-of-seven series
now tied at 1-1, B-MEG and Rain or
Shine try to gain every advantage they
can muster in Game 3 of the 2012
Philippine Basketball Association
Governors Cup Finals.
HOPING to continue making a
good impression on Filipino driv-
ers in the international scene, multi-
awarded racecar driver JP Tuason
accepted the challenge to compete
anew in the Porsche Sports Cup
set Aug. 3 to 5, this time at the
renowned Circuit de Spa, the For-
mula One track in Belgium.
Tuason was one of those given
the honor to be invited back by
Porsche Sports Cup organizers to
move up to the next level of com-
petition after posting the fastest
time around the famed Nurbur-
gring track in Germany, with the
support of Castrol, Bridgestone,
Standard Insurance, Coke Zero,
OMP, Oakley, Toptul, Aguila Auto
Glass, and C! Magazine.
Im glad to be invited back. This
is another opportunity to showcase
the great talent of Filipino drivers.
May the big names in European
circuit racing open their doors and
consider investing in Filipino racing
talents, said Tuason.
The founder and president of the Tu-
ason Racing School initially joined the
race in Germany to explore possible
opportunities and avenues for Filipino
racecar drivers to compete abroad, in
line with his advocacy for Global Rac-
ing Pinoy Talents.
The GRPT is a program that aims
to bring TRS students and talented
Filipino drivers to races in Europe
as their next big step in completing
the training path for potential racing
champions and open bigger doors for
Filipino drivers in the international
scene, and possibly bring them closer
to their F1 dream.
Tuason, who has raced and
trained all over the world, has con-
verted his experiences into a sys-
tematic and scientic curriculum
that TRS uses in training these rac-
ing Pinoys and TRS protgs like
the nine-year-old Flynn Jackes, a
product of the Castrol Champions
of the Future program, who re-
cently won the Asian Karting Open
Championships in Macau, and Ko-
rean Mickey Kim, who upstaged
top favorites to win the GT200
Class title on his debut race.
Tuason wants to open Europes door to Filipino drivers
NEWLY crowned International
Boxing Federation light y-
weight champion Johnriel Ca-
simero (16-2, 10 KOs) is in great
shape, according to his promoter
Sammy Gello-ani and is ready to
defend his title against undefeat-
ed Mexican Pedro Guevara (18-
0-1, 13 KOs) in Sinaloa, Mexico
on Aug. 4.
Gello-ani disclosed that
since Casimeros title defense
had been postponed more than
once, the ghter continued to
train and in fact had to ease off
for sometime because of the
delay in nalizing a ght.
I am happy that at last, the
title defense has been realized,
said Gello-ano, who noted that
Casimero is excited about the
ght which, will be telecast by
ABC 5 either on AKTV IBC
13, or on ABC Channel 5.
Ronnie Nathanielsz
Casimero
ready to
defend belt
B-MEG, Rain break tie
LONDONThey call him Pac-
quiao, or Little Pacman by fellow
Olympians and countrymen while
deep in training in Cardiff, Wales.
When Mark Anthony Barriga
and his coach Roel Velasco left
that little city for London, their
countrymen wished him the best
of luck and prayed hed do a
Manny Pacquiao while inside the
ring as he competes in the 30th
Olympic Games starting July 31.
Pacquiao o Little Pacman
ang tawag sa akin, said Barri-
ga, dwarfed by towering foreign
players going in and heading out
of the huge dining hall, where he
took a breakfast in the company
of Velasco and amateur boxing
ofcial Ed Picson on Wednesday
after a workout.
Velasco and Picson said the
pint-sized boxer, who is seeing
action in the light-yweight divi-
sion, won the hearts of Cardiff-
based Filipinos and the respect
of fellow boxers in the course
of his 19-day training in Wales
because of his style, exuberance
and dedication to training.
Siya yung pinapanood ng
mga fans and other boxers, said
Picson, while noting the many les-
sons gained from the experience of
sparring with fellow lighty bets
from Cameroon, Ghana, Mozam-
bique, Trinidad-Tobago
and Honduras.
Its a good experi-
ence. I can say hes ready
for this Olympics,said
Picson of the Panabo
City, Davao del Norte
native.
Still a bachelor at
19, Barriga made it to
the Olympics not on merit, but
only because the boxer who beat
him in the quarternal during the
world championship qualier
went on to win the gold medal.
That guy was defending Olym-
pic titlist Zhou Zhiming, who
outpointed him, 12-5 in their
quarternal match.
Malaki ang pagasa ni
Mark, sir,Velasco told Lo-
pez, his boss at the amateur
boxing body when he was
at the height of his career
like his younger brother At-
lanta silver medalist Man-
sueto Velasco.
As he was about to
leave the hall, Barriga saw South
Korean Jong Hun shin, the No.
1 light-y in the world, who was
seating at the far end of the long
table. He told Lopez of who Jong
is, saying hes now the No. 1
in the world based on the latest
rankings, dislodging Zhiming.
Barriga capable of pulling off a surprise
crucial stages of Game 2 to win,
85-80, and avoid a huge 0-2 hole
heading into todays game.
We were able to think things
through. Were more comfortable
now and we already adjusted to
the play. This will be a crucial
game for both teams, said
B-MEG coach Tim Cone. Im
sure their coaching staff will
make adjustments.
However, the Elasto Painters
chances of nailing their rst crown
took a huge blow.
With over two minutes left in
Game 2, Rain or Shine star rookie
Paul Lee, who nished second in the
Best Player of the Conference bal-
loting, aggravated his left-shoulder
injury as he attempted a steal.
Barely able to move, Lee left on a
stretcher and was immediately taken
by ambulance to the Cardinal Santos
Hospital. His status for the rest of the
series is questionable.
We lost our best local player.
Im not sure but from the looks of
it, its quite serious, said Rain or
Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
Despite the uncertainty of
Lees condition, Guiao made a
bold prediction.
We will win this series with or
without Paul Lee, said Guiao. I
still feel good, we still feel good.
The series is even at 1-1 and we
will have no excuses.
Even Cone showed concern
for Lee.
Honestly, I hope he comes
back. I hope Paul Lee is okay. I
want to see him come back. You
hate to see a guy like that out of
this series. Hes good and hes their
best player, said Cone.
Aloha bets
win 2 Asian
tourneys
ALOHA Boardsports teamrid-
ers Nilbie Blancada and Fil-
Australian Luke Landrigan,
together with Jeff Gonzales
and Rasheed Al-Rasheed, did
the country proud in two recent
international boardsport events
in Indonesia and China.
Blancada and Landrigan rep-
resented the Philippines at the
six-star, dual-sanctioned Qui-
ksilver Open West Java 2012
surng competition held in
Cimaja, Indonesia.
Coming off a win at the Roxy
Siargao International Womens
Surng Cup, the Siargao native
Blancada had no intentions of
breaking her winning streak. She
beat wave riders from Indonesia,
Taiwan and Australia to earn the
top spot in the womens division.
Blancada also snagged the
highest single wave score (an 8
out of a possible 10) during the
seminals, leading to her having
the highest combined heat score
of 14.75 out of 20.
This competition also marks
the Filipina surfers debut in the
international surng circuit.
Landrigan took second place
in the Longboard Division.
Meanwhile, Al-Rasheed and
Gonzales City joined the Car-
nage Regional Finals in Shanghai,
China, where they duked it out
with other regional winners from
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thai-
land, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
Al Rasheed was eliminated in
the earlier rounds, but said he was
still thankful for the experience.
Meanwhile, Gonzales nollie
inward heel 270 out on the bank
to the ledge, not only won him the
Best Trick, it also won him second
place in the main competition.
The Billabong Asia team mem-
ber rolled away with $5,000.
Just keep doing what youre
doing and dont worry about get-
ting sponsored. Just have fun with
it, said Gonzales. The Philip-
pines have so many skilled surf-
ers and talented skateboarders per
square inch than anywhere else,
says Freddy Gonzalez, President
of Freesurf, Inc., the company that
exclusively distributes core action
sports brands through concept
stores like Aloha Boardsports.
Were just so proud that we have
the best like Nilbie, Luke, Jeff, and
Rasheed in our team.
LONDONArchers Mark Javier and Ra-
chel Cabral step into the hallowed Lords
Crickets grounds on Friday morning to
launch the Philippine campaign in the 30th
Olympic Games.
Javier and Cabral will take part in the ranking
round among the 64 competitors in each division
to determine, who plays who in the single elimi-
nation, head-to-head elimination, which kicks off
with the round of 32 action on July 30.
The 30-year-old Javier, a veteran of the 2008
Beijing Olympics, gets going at 9 a.m., while Ca-
bral, in her rst foray in the biggest stage of all,
starts ring at 1 p.m. as they became the rst two
athletes among 11 Filipinos to go into the battles.
Handang handa na po, said Cabral be-
fore politely excusing herself to join Javier in
the car that would take them to the practice
venue on Wednesday morning.
Under the ranking round rules, the com-
petitors will shoot 72 arrows in 12 phases of
six arrows each from 70 meters, with each
archer allowed four minutes to complete
each phase. The total score of all 72 arrows
determines t he r ankings of e ach a thlete.
The battles that really matter start on Mon-
day with the round of 32 stage, with the No.
1 nisher taking on the 64th placer, the No.
2 playing the No. 63 and so on, with the win-
ners advancing to the Round of 16.
Archers kick off PHs Olympic campaign
MANNY Pacquiaos former
sparring partner David Rodela
tries to bounce back from a
stunning second-round knock-
out at the hands of Terence
Crawford in Las Vegas last
month when he battles un-
defeated super featherweight
Ronny Rios at Fantasy Springs
Casino in Indio on Saturday.
The 30-year-old Rodela, who
has a record of 16-6-3 with 5
knockouts, previously scored
a second-round knockout over
Baudel Cardenas on Feb. 25 in a
ght card in California.
Rios, on the other hand,
has an impressive record of
18-0 with 8 knockouts and is
fresh from a lopsided eight-
round unanimous decision
over Guillermo Sanchez last
April 8. Ronnie Nathanielsz
Rodela tries
to rebound
TRS Founder
and President
JP Tuason, seen
here with his
car that posted
the fastest
laptime around
the famed
Nurburgring
track in
Germany, has
been invited to
join the next
level of the
Porsche Sports
Cup, this time in
the renowned
Circuit de Spa,
the Formula One
track in Belgium.
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SEOUL, South KoreaAsias broadcasting
union has agreed to provide North Korea with
TV and radio coverage of the London Olympics.
South Korean state broadcaster KBS said Thurs-
day that its president Kim In-kyu settled the
agreement this week in Pyongyang. Kim heads
the Asia-Pacic Broadcasting Union based in
Malaysia. KBS said in a statement that North
Korea has already sent six TV production work-
ers to London. It did not say how much North
Korea agreed to pay for the coverage. AP
Fil-Australian Luke Landrigan of the Aloha Boardsports tames the waves during his runner-up stint in the Quiksilver
Open West Java 2012 surng competition in Cimaja, Indonesia. At right is his teammate Nilbie Blancada.
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
MAKATI CITY ) S.S.
WE, SENEN L. MATOTO and JOSE S. BANTA of the above-mentioned corporation,
do solemnly swear that all matters set forth in the above Statement of Condition are true
and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief.
(Sgd.) SENEN L. MATOTO (Sgd.) JOSE S. BANTA
President First Vice President

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20
th
day of JULY 2012 at City of Makati,
affants, exhibiting respectively their Drivers License No. N18-68-028087 issued at East
Avenue, Quezon City on July 24, 2011 and Residence Certifcate Number 01482447 issued
at City of Manila on January 25, 2012.
(Sgd.) ATTY. GERVACIO B. ORTIZ JR.
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR MAKATI CITY
UNTIL DEC. 31, 2012
ROLL OF ATTORNEY NO. 40091
MCLE COMPLANCE NO. -0014282
BP NO. 656155 - LFETME MEMBER
Doc. No. _424__ PTR NO. 3173160. JAN. 2, 2012 MAKAT CTY
Page No. _ 86___
Book No. XXXIII_
Series of 2012
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents 65,040,598
Trading and Investment Securities - net 10,032,949
Available for Sale Securities - Private 60,952,133
nvestment in Bonds & Other Debt nstruments 139,681,721
Loans and Receivables - net 103,725,013
Property and Equipment - net 18,012,088
Real and Other Properties Owned or Acquired - Net 2
Other Assets 548,335,399
TOTAL ASSETS 945,779,903
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Payable to Customers 199,963,131
Other Liabilities 61,453,873
TOTAL LIABILITIES 261,417,004
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Capital stock 443,574,500
Capital in excess of par value 131,387,229
Retained Earnings 112,618,212
Net unrealized gain(loss) on available-for-sale fnancial assets (3,216,442)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 684,363,499
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 945,780,503

AB CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLI DATED BALANCE SHEET
As of June 30, 2012
AB Capital and Investment Corporation
Unit 1008, 10th Floor Tower One & Exchange Plaza,
Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, Makati City
A S S E T S
Cash and Deposits in Banks ............................................................................ P 16,673,349
Due from Bangko Sentral ................................................................................. 76,613
Receivables/Loans - Net ................................................................................... 55,111,087
nvestments in Bonds and Other Debt nstruments - Net ................................ 139,681,721
Equity nvestments - Net .................................................................................. 308,882,994
Real Property, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment - Net ................................... 4,914,156
Other Assets - Net
Real & Other Properties Owned/Acquired - Net ..................................... 2
Accounts Receivables - Net ................................................................ 16,642,484
Others ..................................................................................................... 171,129,752
TOTAL ASSETS ................................................................................... P 713,112,160
L I A B I L I T I E S

Other Liabilities
Accrued nterest, Taxes and Other Expenses Payable ......................... 4,885,663
Others ..................................................................................................... 46,652,655
TOTAL LIABILITIES ............................................................................... P 51,538,318

C A P I T A L A C C O U N T S
Capital Stock ................................................................................................... 443,574,500
Additional Paid-in Capital ................................................................................ 131,387,229
Retained Earnings .......................................................................................... 86,612,112
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS P 661,573,841
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS P 713,112,160
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS
Assets Held Under Trust and nvestment Management Agreements P 15,912,833,979

nvested n: Government Securities ......................... 1,974,968,911
Other Securities, Debt Instrument
and Shares of Stocks ................................... 13,876,881,565
Loans and Discounts .................................... 3,563,095
Other Assets ................................................. 57,420,408
Accountabilities:
Trust and Other Fiduciary ............................... 1,523,780,921
Unit nvestment Trust Funds .......................... 17,969,895
Investment/Fund Management ..................... 14,350,015,941
Unearned Income and Other
Accountabilities .............................................. 21,067,222
Other Contingent Accounts ............................................. 226

Total Commitments And Contingent Accounts ............... P 15,912,834,205
Other Information:
1) Amount of non-performing loans -
2) Ratio of non-performing loans to total loan portfolio 0.00%
3) Amount of classifed loans and other risk assets-net 551,766,319.67
4) General loan loss reserve 1,452.35
5) Specifc loan loss reserve -
6) Return on Equity (ROE) 9.59%
7) Amount of DOSRI Loans/Advances 51,707.47
8) Ratio of DOSR loans/advances to total loan portfolio 0.09%
9) Amount of past due DOSRI loans/advances 0.00%
10) Ratio of past due DOSRI loans/advances to total loan portfolio 0.00%

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AS OF JUNE 30, 2012
MAKATI CITY ) S.S.
WE, SENEN L. MATOTO and JOSE S. BANTA of the above-mentioned corporation, do solemnly swear that
all matters set forth in the above Statement of Condition are true and correct to the best of our knowledge
and belief.

(Sgd.) SENEN L. MATOTO (Sgd.) JOSE S. BANTA
President First Vice President
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th day of JULY, 2012 at Makati City, affants exhibiting
respectively their Drivers License No. N18-68-028087 issued at East Avenue, Quezon City on July 24, 2011
and Residence Certifcate Number 01482447 issued at City of Manila onJanuary 25, 2012.

(Sgd.) ATTY. GERVACIO B. ORTIZ JR.
Doc. No. _425__ NOTARY PUBLIC FOR MAKATI CITY
Page No. __86__ UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2012
Book No. _XXXIII_ ROLL OF ATTORNEY NO. 40091
Series of 2012 MCLE COMPLANCE NO. -0014282
BP NO. 656155-LFETME MEMBER
PTR NO. 3173160, JAN. 2, 2012 MAKAT CTY

AB Capital and Investment Corporation
Unit 1008, 10th Floor Tower One & Exchange Plaza,
Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, Makati City
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FRANK S. GAISANO
Chairman
JACK S. GAISANO
Director
SENEN L. MATOTO
Director
JOAQUIN E. QUINTOS IV
Director
EDWARD S. GO
Director
MARGARITO B. TEVES
Director
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
FRANK S. GAISANO
Chairman
SENEN L. MATOTO
President
FRANCIS JAVIER E. JOSE
Senior Vice President
JOSE S. BANTA
First Vice President
ASSETS
Cash P 4,823,870.00
Receivable 25,411,853.00
Marketable Securities - Net 32,949.00
Real Property, Furnitures, fxtures & Equipment - Net 13,097,932.00
Available For Sale Securities 360.00
Other Assets 289,723,270.00
TOTAL ASSETS P 333,090,234.00
LIABILITIES
Payable to Customers P 199,963,131.00
Payable to Clearing House -
Other Liabilities 7,889,125.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES P 207,852,256.00

CAPITAL
Paid n/Assigned Capital 97,838,400.00
Equity (AFS) Market Decline - Net 136.00
Surplus, Reserves & Undivided Profts 27,399,442.00
TOTAL CAPITAL 125,237,978.00
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL P 333,090,234.00
AS OF JUNE 30, 2012
AB Capital Securities, Inc.
MAKATI CITY ) S.S.
WE, LAMBERTO M. SANTOS, JR. AND ERICSON C. WEE of the above-
mentioned corporation, do solemnly swear that all matters set forth in the
above Statement of Condition are true and correct to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
(Sgd.) LAMBERTO M. SANTOS, JR. (Sgd.) ERICSON C. WEE
(Chairman and President) (FVP-Compliance)

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 11th day of JULY, 2012 at Makati
City, affants exhibiting respectively their Community Tax Certifcate Number
17606296 at Manila City on January 09, 2012, and Community Tax Certifcate
Number 04582199 at Manila City on January 03, 2012.
(Sgd.) ATTY. LOPE M. VELASCO
Doc. No. 74 NOTARY PUBLIC
Page No. 16 Until December 31, 2013
Book No. 312 Appt. No. M-136, Makati City
Series of 2012 BP # 864149-Pasig City-12/21/11
PTR # 0334743-MAKAT CTY-01/02/12
TN # 212-965-989
S.C. Roll No. 28757
G/F JAKA Center 2111 Chino Roces Ave.,
Makati City
Units 1401-1403 14/F Floor Tower One & Exchange Plaza,
Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1226
List of Directors/Ofcers
Lamberto M. Santors, Jr.
Chairman/President & CEO
Ericson C. Wee
Director/Compliance Offcer
Jose S. Banta
Director
Reynaldo R. Goco
Director
Ricardo Enriquez
Director
Atty. Gabriel A. Dee
Corporate Secretary
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalent 43,466,766
Financial asset at fair value through proft or loss 10,000,000
Available for sale investments 60,951,773
Receivables 23,202,073
Other current assets 24,303,146
Total Current Assets 161,923,758
Noncurrent Assets
nventories 229,912,734
Total Noncurrent Assets 229,912,734
TOTAL ASSETS 391,836,492

LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Other accounts and taxes payables 3,082,146
Total Current Liabilities 3,082,146
Equity
Capital Stock 202,167,900
Deposits for future subscription 191,196,366
Unrealized gain on change in fair value of AFS investment (3,216,578)
Retained earnings (1,393,342)
388,754,346
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 391,836,492
AS OF JUNE 30, 2012
ABCIC Property Holdings, Inc.
MAKATI CITY ) S.S.
WE, WILLIBALDO J. UY and REGINA B. ALVAREZ of the above-mentioned
corporation, do solemnly swear that all matters set forth in the above Statement
of Condition are true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief.
(Sgd.) WILLIBALDO J. UY (Sgd.) REGINA B. ALVAREZ
President Treasurer

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 18th day of JULY, 2012 at
Makati City, affants exhibiting respectively their Residence Certifcate Number
04578291 issued at Manila City on January 06, 2012, and Residence Certifcate
Number 09060536 issued at Makati City on February 29, 2012.
(Sgd.) ATTY. MIGUEL ROMUALDO T. SANIDAD
Doc. No.14 NOTARY PUBLIC
Page No. 4 Until December 31, 2013
Book No. 89 Appointment No. M-42, (2012-2013)
Series of 2012 BP No.: 885076/1-10-2012/Makati Chapter
PTR No.: 5187750/1-10-2012-Makati City
Roll No. 33861

12th Floor, Phinma Plaza, 39 Plaza Drive
Rockwell Center, Makati City
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROBERTO M, LAVIA
Chairman
MAGDALENO B. ALBARRACIN, JR.
Director
VICTOR J. DEL ROSARIO
Director
WILLIBALDO J. UY
Director
REGINA B. ALVAREZ
Director
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
ROBERTO M. LAVIA
Chairman
WILLIBALDO J. UY
President
REGINA B. ALVAREZ
Treasurer
RIZALINA P. ANDRADA
Controller
By Bernadette Lunas
THE government incurred a
budget decit of P11.7 billion in
June, bringing the rst semester
tally to P34.5 billion, or double
the shortfall recorded in the same
period last year.
Data from the Treasury showed
the six-month decit surged 100
percent from the P17.2-billion gap
recorded a year ago, as government
spending picked up this year.
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima
said despite the wider decit in the
rst six months, the gure remained
below the governments ceiling of
P74.9 billion programmed for the
period.
I am extremely happy with the
decit gures in the rst half of the
year. It shows that we are in good
position, and we are in control of
our scal space, Purisima said in
a press brieng.
If we hit the [decit] target, Id
be very disappointed because the
point of that target is we stretched
it to allow us ample space to pump
prime [the economy] if necessary
to further accelerate expenditure,
depending on absorptive capacity
to various agencies, he added.
He said despite the shortfall in
the rst half, the government had
no plan to revise the full-year decit
program of P279 billion in 2012.
We are committed to our
medium-term scal consolidation
program which targets to bring
down our decit to 2 percent [of
gross domestic product] by 2013.
Right now, well keep the target
for this year at 2.6 percent of
GDP [gross domestic product],
Purisima said.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
THE Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas on Thursday cut
interest rates a third time this
year to a record low, as easing
ination gives the central
bank scope to spur growth.
Bangko Sentral Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr.
said the Monetary Board in a meeting reduced
the rate it pays for overnight deposits to 3.75
percent from 4 percent and overnight lending
to 5.57 from 6 percent.
The Monetary Boards decision is based on
its assessment that price pressures have been
receding, with risks to the ination outlook
slightly skewed to the downside, said Tetangco.
He said the latest baseline forecasts indicated
ination would likely settle within the lower
half of the 3-5 percent target for 2012 and
2013, with pressures on global prices abating
amid weaker growth prospects.
Tetangco said a suppotive policy rate will
serve as buffer against strong global headwinds,
as the Philippines becomes resilient to domestic
consumption to sustain growth.
Nevertheless, monetary authorities
will remain watchful over potential upside
risks, including pending electricity rate
adjustments, expectations of higher prices
for some food products due to the prolonged
drought in the US, and rm domestic demand
pressures, Tetangco said.
Central bank ofcials in Japan and Thailand
indicated Wednesday that they were ready to
ease monetary policy if necessary as Spains
borrowing costs rise and Greece risks exiting
the euro. The International Monetary Fund
said this week Chinas slowing economy faces
signicant downside challenges, and South
Koreas economy grew at the slowest pace in
almost three years, a report today showed.
There are fairly signicant external risks
brewing that could derail the economy, Euben
Paracuelles, a Singapore-based economist at
Nomura Holdings Inc., said before the decision.
The Bangko Sentral is using the opportunity
to ease policy now, when the ination outlook
allows them to, he said.
Gross domestic product in the $225-billion
economy rose 6.4 percent in the rst quarter,
the most since 2010, and the quickest
expansion in Southeast Asia. Faster growth
is luring more foreign investors, helping
the peso gain about 4 percent this year to
become the best performer among Asias
11-most widely traded currencies tracked by
Bloomberg.
That has prompted the central bank to
tighten rules on capital inows by banning
foreign funds from investing in its so-called
special deposit accounts, or SDAs, this
month. The Bangko Sentral also lowered
the rates it pays on SDAs on July 13.
Ination eased in June, with consumer
prices rising 2.8 percent from a year earlier,
after climbing 2.9
percent in May.
Tetangco said this
week there is some
scope to adjust
monetary policy to
protect its target for
price gains.
By Julito G. Rada
STATE-RUN Bases Conversion and
Development Authority has picked the
winning bidder that will prepare the master
plan for the development of 36,000 hectares
at Clark Special Economic Zone.
Out of four bidders, the BCDA board
approved the consortium of Pros [Planning
Resources and Operations Systems Inc.] and
Woodelds Consultants, a reliable source,
who spoke on condition of anonymity,
told Manila Standard in a text message
Wednesday evening.
The source said the consortium was
chosen because of its highest rating and
lowest offer. The source, however, refused
to divulge other important details of the
bidding process, especially the offer amount
of Pros and Woodelds.
The source also said the winning bidder
would be given until the end of the year to
prepare the Clark master plan.
The master plan is designed to position
Clark economic zone as one of the best
investment destinations in Southeast Asia.
Pros is a Quezon City-based company
engaged in architectural services while
Woodfields Consultants Inc. is an
engineering company that provides
services such as water resources
engineering, flood management and
drainage improvement, water supply and
sanitation, environment management
and solid waste
management.
The consortium
of PROS and
Woodelds beat three
other companies
that participated
in the bidding
process. These were
architectural rm
Palafox Associates;
Aecom Philippines,
which is into
masterplanning and
architecture; and
a joint venture of
Parsons and Fildravo
(Filipinas Dravo
Corp.), which is a
leading architectural
and engineering
consultancy rm.
BCDA set a
minimum bid price
of P26 million, when
the bidding was
announced in March
this year.
BCDA president
and chief executive
Arnel Paciano
Casanova said in
March that once
the master plan was
completed, it will
make Clark a highly-
integrated, high-tech
green community
where Bonifacio
Global City meets
Silicon Valley amidst
lush greenery.
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 11,938,119 585,730,882.65
INDUSTRIAL 78,603,220 911,597,484.722
HOLDING FIRMS 163,675,074 1,323,280,926.83
PROPERTY 182,830,696 614,247,466.21
SERVICES 73,736,224 702,751,442.16
MINING & OIL 527,992,236 151,985,837.239
GRAND TOTAL 1,038,775,569 4,289,593,739.81
FINANCIAL 1,279.71 (down) 1.07
INDUSTRIAL 7,802.46 (down) 42.09
HOLDING FIRMS 4,323.9 (up) 12.79
PROPERTY 1,911.44 (down) 5.25
SERVICES 1,763.48 (down) 9.33
MINING & OIL 23,162.69 (up) 26.2
PSEI 5,152.56 (down) 9.24
All Shares Index 3,424.22 (down) 2.11
Gainers: 75; Losers: 61; Unchanged: 55; Total: 191
Philexs profit dips
37% as output falls
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 61.05 61.60 61.00 61.15 0.16 3,180,070 (90,414,954.50)
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 72.00 72.00 71.50 71.70 (0.42) 1,795,980 (32,758,126.00)
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.72 1.41 7,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 478.00 478.00 477.00 477.00 (0.21) 5,640 (100,380.00)
1.95 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.80 1.86 1.80 1.86 3.33 100,000
23.90 12.98 COL Financial 22.75 22.90 22.85 22.90 0.66 325,500
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 18.72 18.76 18.70 18.72 0.00 406,900 (2,909,888.00)
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 71.10 76.45 71.15 71.15 0.07 3,400
681.00 450.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 452.00 452.00 450.00 452.00 0.00 110 (49,680.00)
98.00 60.00 Metrobank 95.05 95.05 94.00 94.90 (0.16) 1,358,290 (40,528,473.00)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 2.00 2.02 1.98 2.00 0.00 544,000
126.00 45.00 Phil Bank of Comm 65.50 66.00 66.00 66.00 0.76 1,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 72.00 73.90 72.00 73.00 1.39 168,440 1,515,000.00
95.00 63.50 Phil. Savings Bank 85.50 85.05 85.00 85.00 (0.58) 1,500
500.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 360.00 360.00 356.00 356.00 (1.11) 8,370
45.50 25.45 RCBC À 44.00 44.40 44.00 44.35 0.80 501,500.00 14,899,010.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 137.00 138.00 136.50 136.70 (0.22) 494,600 (34,835,750.00)
1240.00 890.00 Sun Life Financial 919.50 901.00 879.00 880.00 (4.30) 1,660 (1,370,210.00)
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 99.00 99.95 99.00 99.00 0.00 21,850 495,050.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.75 1.76 1.72 1.75 0.00 3,011,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.30 34.25 34.00 34.00 (0.87) 2,295,500 (5,313,605.00)
23.90 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 19.70 19.70 17.62 17.62 (10.56) 600
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.42 1.41 1.37 1.41 (0.70) 468,000
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.41 1.43 1.40 1.40 (0.71) 384,000
Asiabest Group 28.25 28.40 27.00 27.50 (2.65) 82,400
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 54.00 54.00 52.00 52.00 (3.70) 6,980
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.43 2.51 2.44 2.48 2.06 168,000 (115,000.00)
250.00 41.00 Chemphil 140.00 141.00 141.00 141.00 0.71 60
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.52 2.52 2.52 2.52 0.00 250,000
9.70 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.50 9.74 9.15 9.60 1.05 21,700 37.00
7.00 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.00 6.02 5.95 5.96 (0.67) 12,437,700 (19,584,168.00)
6.75 2.80 EEI 6.81 6.81 6.65 6.69 (1.76) 6,939,200 5,876,150.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 1.70 1.75 1.75 1.75 2.94 3,000
18.00 12.50 First Gen Corp. 18.82 19.00 18.78 18.82 0.00 10,425,500 6,804,008.00
78.55 51.50 First Holdings A 78.85 78.85 78.50 78.70 (0.19) 215,840 (1,848,663.00)
0.02 0.0099 Greenergy 0.0140 0.0150 0.0130 0.0140 0.00 15,300,000
12.36 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.50 11.50 11.40 11.40 (0.87) 97,400 (69,580.00)
7.40 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.10 4.35 4.25 4.35 6.10 70,000
2.35 0.74 Ionics Inc 0.630 0.620 0.610 0.620 (1.59) 187,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 104.90 104.10 101.70 101.70 (3.05) 671,160 (62,167,510.00)
Lafarge Rep 8.30 8.80 8.80 8.80 6.02 500
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.97 2.08 1.96 2.03 3.05 1,307,000 (3,990.00)
3.20 1.05 Manchester Intl. A 2.65 2.70 2.65 2.70 1.89 5,000
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 3.00 2.55 2.55 2.55 (15.00) 1,000
26.00 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 25.35 26.40 25.30 26.00 2.56 3,493,300 41,761,015.00
15.30 8.12 Megawide 16.02 16.10 16.04 16.10 0.50 295,000 (1,609,400.00)
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 261.80 261.80 260.40 260.40 (0.53) 81,720 2,313,376.00
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.90 2.91 2.88 2.88 (0.69) 2,527,000 28,900.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.00 10.06 9.96 10.00 0.00 490,700 (1,497,106.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.46 10.50 10.50 10.50 0.38 700
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.90 8.94 8.70 8.80 (1.12) 32,100 113,970.00
3.78 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.30 3.40 3.29 3.29 (0.30) 977,000 (1,722,570.00)
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 2.25 2.25 2.25 2.25 0.00 6,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.12 5.12 5.12 5.12 0.00 1,000
33.00 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 34.20 33.80 34.20 0.59 147,200
132.60 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 112.20 112.30 111.80 111.80 (0.36) 209,110 492,828.00
1.90 1.25 Seacem 1.91 1.92 1.88 1.92 0.52 1,608,000 50,760.00
2.44 1.80 Splash Corporation 1.80 1.82 1.82 1.82 1.11 6,000
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.140 0.139 0.138 0.138 (1.43) 1,090,000
5.30 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 4.66 5.05 4.66 5.00 7.30 9,975,000 (969,680.00)
3.00 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 2.18 2.18 2.18 3.81 1,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.18 1.19 1.17 1.18 0.00 798,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 58.45 59.50 58.10 58.65 0.34 3,390,690 (25,647,777.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.16 1.24 1.16 1.17 0.86 1,095,000 (70,850.00)
1.12 0.310 Vitarich Corp. 0.600 0.600 0.590 0.600 0.00 882,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 9.00 9.98 9.50 9.95 10.56 3,100
1.22 0.70 Vulcan Indl. 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.96 1.05 100,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.90 0.95 0.90 0.91 1.11 59,593,000 9,500.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 47.00 47.50 46.70 47.50 1.06 1,071,400 (1,072,425.00)
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 17,100,000
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 11.48 11.62 11.48 11.48 0.00 14,225,100 18,764,176.00
2.97 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 1.91 1.95 1.91 1.91 0.00 500,000 9,650.00
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.70 4.80 4.80 4.80 2.13 4,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.92 4.92 4.90 4.92 0.00 35,000
3.15 1.49 ATN Holdings A 2.44 2.70 2.46 2.68 9.84 2,581,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 2.67 3.12 2.60 3.00 12.36 888,000 (15,000.00)
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 411.00 414.00 411.00 412.60 0.39 826,240 (78,300,998.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 57.50 57.70 56.95 57.00 (0.87) 2,247,550 1,769,946.00
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.23 4.30 4.17 4.24 0.24 66,000 41,700.00
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.260 0.270 0.240 0.260 0.00 180,000
520.00 455.40 GT Capital 525.00 528.00 524.50 525.00 0.00 291,470 32,281,500.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 4.90 4.90 4.72 4.90 0.00 30,000 (34,300.00)
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 32.20 32.70 32.20 32.50 0.93 1,398,300 (2,489,270.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.20 4.00 3.22 3.70 15.63 134,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.00 6.09 5.85 5.85 (2.50) 3,103,800 (1,495,493.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.11 1.14 1.10 1.14 2.70 1,031,000 566,600.00
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.485 0.485 0.485 0.485 0.00 80,000
3.82 1.790 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.38 2.41 2.37 2.38 0.00 643,000 4,760.00
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.10 4.10 4.07 4.08 (0.49) 33,609,000 (89,435,560.00)
6.24 2.55 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.25 5.34 5.20 5.33 1.52 27,300
7.50 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.08 6.05 5.40 6.05 (0.49) 2,900
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0550 0.0580 0.0560 0.0580 5.45 20,840,000 (3,360.00)
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.590 1.600 1.590 1.590 0.00 2,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.460 0.480 0.480 0.480 4.35 20,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.335 0.335 0.330 0.335 0.00 200,000
750.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 720.00 727.00 718.00 722.00 0.28 293,730 (3,235,230.00)
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.51 1.58 1.52 1.57 3.97 1,524,000 (76,500.00)
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.18 0.85 70,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2350 0.2700 0.2410 0.2700 14.89 230,000
0.620 0.620 Wellex Industries 0.3200 0.3300 0.3100 0.3200 0.00 370,000
1.370 0.185 Zeus Holdings 0.440 0.445 0.440 0.445 1.14 450,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 20.70 20.30 19.02 19.02 (8.12) 100
0.83 0.38 Araneta Prop À 0.590 0.600 0.590 0.590 0.00 50,000
22.85 13.36 Ayala Land `B 20.45 20.50 20.10 20.45 0.00 9,289,900 518,025.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.00 5.01 4.94 4.99 (0.20) 753,500
5.66 0.80 Century Property 1.45 1.56 1.45 1.50 3.45 9,281,000 3,128,340.00
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 0.81 0.80 0.81 0.00 470,000
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.920 0.930 0.890 0.890 (3.26) 58,193,000 1,817,300.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.203 0.205 0.200 0.200 (1.48) 4,120,000 6,150.00
3.06 1.63 Global-Estate 1.99 2.03 1.98 2.03 2.01 926,000 (672,460.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.35 0.00 16,788,000 14,134,730.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.23 1.26 1.20 1.26 2.44 41,000
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 2.09 2.70 2.11 2.50 19.62 73,000 83,700.00
2.33 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.23 2.26 2.19 2.19 (1.79) 60,536,000 59,090,490.00
0.42 0.168 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1600 0.1610 0.1600 0.1610 0.63 790,000
0.990 0.080 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6600 0.6600 0.6500 0.6600 0.00 475,000
0.71 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.470 0.440 0.440 0.440 (6.38) 280,000
3.50 2.08 Primex Corp. 3.56 3.60 3.16 3.60 1.12 74,000
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.54 19.86 19.10 19.68 0.72 4,300,300 18,460,434.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.16 3.16 3.10 3.13 (0.95) 45,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.18 6.19 6.15 6.19 0.16 2,872,900 (246,615.00)
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 13.20 13.40 13.04 13.08 (0.91) 4,121,000 (14,569,262.00)
1.03 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.69 0.71 0.70 0.70 1.45 300,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 4.10 4.15 4.00 4.10 0.00 348,000
0.80 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.00 100,000
4.50 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.300 4.340 4.260 4.300 0.00 7,751,000 (11,306,160.00)
S E R V I C E S
42.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 33.50 33.75 33.50 33.50 0.00 12,700
18.98 1.60 Acesite Hotel 1.54 1.57 1.44 1.50 (2.60) 1,745,000 14,700.00
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.630 0.00 55,000
102.80 4.12 Bloomberry 9.98 10.12 9.90 9.99 0.10 5,233,200 (5,085,585.00)
0.5300 10.2000 Boulevard Holdings 0.1270 0.1280 0.1220 0.1240 (2.36) 12,590,000
24.00 6.66 Calata Corp. 8.40 8.58 8.00 8.40 0.00 563,100 194,196.00
86.90 62.00 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 69.00 69.00 68.00 68.80 (0.29) 33,460 (283,276.00)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 0.00 100
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1235.00 1235.00 1190.00 1190.00 (3.64) 28,135 7,272,115.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 10.22 10.22 10.14 10.20 (0.20) 633,400
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.30 71.00 70.00 70.00 (0.43) 1,784,000 (60,358,434.50)
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.420 0.415 0.415 0.415 (1.19) 70,000
4.70 2.00 IP Converge 2.35 2.39 2.31 2.35 0.00 192,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.038 0.040 0.039 0.040 5.26 33,700,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.04 (0.95) 1,080,000 92,560.00
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.8600 2.8600 2.8100 2.8600 0.00 12,000
3.79 1.62 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.42 2.57 2.14 2.57 6.20 198,000 (5,890.00)
11.12 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.50 8.54 8.37 8.48 (0.24) 739,600
3.85 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.73 2.79 2.71 2.79 2.20 167,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 0.00 49,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.74 0.76 0.76 0.76 2.70 5,000
3.15 1.10 Manila Jockey 2.46 2.42 2.30 2.30 (6.50) 4,455,000 (5,797,530.00)
22.95 14.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 13.88 13.90 13.88 13.90 0.14 11,200
8.58 4.60 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.30 7.29 7.28 7.28 (0.27) 116,900
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.00 3.05 3.01 3.01 0.33 278,000
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 14.80 14.80 14.50 14.80 0.00 625,300 (4,487,860.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2680.00 2682.00 2670.00 2674.00 (0.22) 93,350 (81,392,620.00)
0.48 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.325 0.00 1,500,000
30.10 10.68 Puregold 25.40 26.25 25.30 26.25 3.35 7,220,500 (24,019,020.00)
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 3.54 3.55 3.53 3.53 (0.28) 100,000
3.30 2.40 Transpacic Broadcast 2.74 2.74 2.50 2.74 0.00 111,000
0.79 0.27 Waterfront Phils. 0.430 0.435 0.435 0.435 1.16 50,000 17,400.00
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0041 0.0041 0.0041 0.0041 0.00 41,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 5.12 5.30 5.22 5.26 2.73 336,300
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 5.20 5.27 5.20 5.20 0.00 66,600
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.36 17.40 17.32 17.34 (0.12) 263,700
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.255 0.255 0.250 0.255 0.00 1,360,000
30.35 19.98 Benguet Corp À 23.10 24.95 23.20 24.95 8.01 10,600
34.00 14.50 Benguet Corp `B 23.15 23.15 23.15 23.15 0.00 1,300 (6,945.00)
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.28 (0.78) 190,000
61.80 5.68 Dizon 31.60 32.00 31.05 31.05 (1.74) 106,100
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.59 0.60 0.58 0.59 0.00 9,726,000 (42,600.00)
1.82 0.9000 Lepanto À 1.230 1.240 1.220 1.240 0.81 10,216,000
2.070 1.0200 Lepanto `B 1.300 1.320 1.300 1.320 1.54 1,550,000 (194,860.00)
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0670 0.0670 0.0660 0.0660 (1.49) 68,100,000
0.087 0.042 Manila Mining `B 0.0690 0.0690 0.0670 0.0690 0.00 20,960,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 28.50 28.45 28.00 28.20 (1.05) 23,500 (2,820.00)
12.84 2.13 Nihao Mineral Resources 9.90 9.97 9.80 9.86 (0.40) 283,700 443,803.00
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7000 0.7100 0.7100 0.7100 1.43 1,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.920 5.090 4.940 5.020 2.03 2,689,000
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 13,900,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.0180 (5.26) 600,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.95 5.95 5.95 5.95 0.00 100,000
28.95 18.50 Philex À 21.70 21.80 21.35 21.50 (0.92) 1,214,800 (1,365,960.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 38.35 38.40 37.50 38.20 (0.39) 260,400 (37,820.00)
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.051 0.051 0.050 0.051 0.00 301,040,000
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 226.80 229.40 226.80 227.80 0.44 197,720 11,399,624.00
0.029 0.014 United Paragon 0.0160 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 6.25 53,700,000
PREFERRED
47.90 27.30 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 32.00 33.40 31.60 31.95 (0.16) 41,600 (909,800.00)
First Gen G 101.80 102.50 101.90 102.50 0.69 3,000
18.00 12.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 103.90 103.90 103.00 103.90 0.00 1,100 103900.00
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 10.20 10.20 10.18 10.20 0.00 240,000 1,018,000.00
116.70 107.00 PCOR-Preferred 110.30 110.60 110.50 110.60 0.27 20,000 1,106,000.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1020.00 1020.00 1020.00 1020.00 0.00 3,200 408,000.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.19 1.23 1.20 1.20 0.84 834,000 305,720.00
Ms. Herreras column
will resume next week.
MAYA BALTAZAR
HERRERA
INTEGRATIONS
PLDT, Ciena partner
for technology upgrade
MARYLAND-BASED Ciena Corp. is shoring
up Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.s bid
to upgrade its domestic ber optic network via
a coherent 100-gigabits-per-second technology
and optical network switching solutions. The
deployment of the 100G technology (worth P1.3
billion) will complete the telecom providers two-
year core modernization program that began in 2011
and support the delivery of next generation services
such as ber-to-the-home, ber-to-the-building,
IPTV and triple-play services, PLDT president and
chief executive Polly Nazareno disclosed.
Its quite interesting to see the countrys top
telecoms companies engaged in a modernization
race spending hundreds of millions of dollars,
because this will only mean better service for
subscribers. In the case of PLDT, Cienas technology
will give it the distinction of being the rst 100G
network in the country, and bring its services up
to par with that provided in such countries as Japan,
Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
The advanced optical technology will add
bandwidth scalability, reliability and intelligence
to the infrastructure network and will also enable
PLDT to meet future demands for high-speed
delivery driven by an increase in data trafc both
from xed and wireless broadbands. Nazareno
also pointed out that the deployment of Cienas
infrastructure would not only benet the customers
of PLDT but also Sun and Smart cellular
subscribers. Not many know that PLDT has been
partnering with the American network specialist
for quite some time, with the latter offering leading
network infrastructure solutions and intelligent
software. The upgrade is expected for completion
before yearend.
Energizer Secretary
A day after President Noynoy Aquino praised
Energy Secretary Rene Almendras and likened
him to an energizer bunny with boundless energy,
news came out about a seemingly articial shortage
of liqueed petroleum gas. Party list congressman
Arnel Ty who represents the LPG Marketers
Association said he found it strange to receive
complaints from distributors and rellers that they
were having difculty procuring normal supplies
of the cooking fuel from bulk supplierssince
all is supposed to be well in the LPG market here
and abroad. We sure hope major suppliers are not
purposely holding back deliveries in anticipation of
higher prices, said Ty, adding he would not really
like to speculate on the source of the problem.
Energizer Secretary Almendras quickly
deployed two teams to investigate the seeming
anomalybut not without hinting that small
retailers and independent rellers could be the
likely culprits, buying more than their usual
supply of the cooking gas in anticipation of a price
increase sometime next week. The Secretary even
thoughtfully gives the DOE hotline (840-2114)
that consumers can call for any complaint or report
relative to the LPG problem.
So is it the big ones or the small ones creating
the perception of a shortage of LPG? Almendras
says it must be the small traders, while Ty says he
hopes its not the big suppliers. As the Happy Hour
cabal would say it, whatever. Whats clear here
is that its the consumers who are at the losing end.
A lot of them end up arguing with neighborhood
retailers who claim they have no LPG. And to top
it all, they have no repartee when the retailer tells
them: Wala pa talagang delivery. Kung gusto mo
bumili ka sa gobyerno o sa DOE (We really have
had no delivery. If you like, buy from government
or the DOE).
Happy Hour oddity:
Prisoner refuses to leave jail
Over in North Carolina, a prisoner who was just
granted his freedom ended right back in jail after
refusing to leave the prison grounds. Apparently,
the man asked for a lift from the guards to get to a
local motel. His request was not granted, and told
that he should just take a cab to wherever he was
headed. The newly-released jailbird refused to
leave the premises. He was slapped with second-
degree trespassing.
But the story is not so strange considering that
last year, a man named James Averone handed a
bank teller a note saying, This is a bank robbery.
Please only give me one dollar. The man said he
wanted to go to prison because he was sick and
could get free healthcare in prison. Averone said he
was hoping for a three-year term, anticipating to
stay there until he is old enough to collect social
security and save some money to buy him a condo
by the beach. He got a one-year sentencefor
which he threatened to repeat the crime until he got
the jail time he wanted.
###
For comments, reactions, photos, stories
and related concerns, readers may e-mail to
happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
PHILEX Mining Corp., the countrys
largest miner, said Thursday net income in
the rst half fell 37 percent to P2.0 billion
from P3.2 billion posted in the same
period last year, on lower gold and copper
output.
Philex Mining said in a
disclosure to the stock exchange
core net income also went down
26 percent to P2.1 billion as
consolidated revenues dropped
8 percent to P7.11 billion in the
rst six months.
Revenue from gold declined
to P4.1 billion in the January-
June period from P4.4 billion
year-on-year, while copper sales
slightly dropped to P3.26 billion
from P3.31 billion.
Revenue from silver was
also lower at P67.7 million,
compared with P100.4 million
recorded in the same six-month
period last year, owing to lower
prices.
The company said it produced
58,681 ounces of gold in the
rst six months, down 19
percent from 72,784 ounces in
the same period last year while
copper output also dipped to
18.3 million pounds from 18.6
million pounds.
It said despite the softening of
global metal prices, the company
achieved higher realized gold
prices, while copper price stood
at last years level, owing to
hedging strategy.
Philex Mining said it had
entered into various metal
and foreign currency hedging
contracts in order to protect its
future revenues from uctuations
in metal prices.
Philex Mining chairman
Manuel Pangilinan, however,
said production was expected to
pick up in the second half.
The lower gold output
resulted from our lower grade
ore. But starting June, we are
beginning to see some recovery
in grade and total output. We
expect gold production volume
to be better this second half, but
will nonetheless be slightly lower
in volume terms compared with
last year. Copper volume should
be maintained at levels with that
of last year, said Pangilinan.
With Bloomberg, AP
FOOD and beverage rm RFM
Corp. said Thursday net income
in the rst half climbed 42
percent to P302 million from a
year ago, boosted by higher sales
of ice cream, pasta and juices.
RFM said in a disclosure
to the stock exchange sales
grew 16 percent in the rst
six months of the year to P5.3
billion, putting the company
on track to meet or even
exceed its full-year prot and
sales targets.
RFM president and chief
executive Jose Concepcion
III said the companys income
growth accelerated in the rst
half on lower commodity input
costs such as milk and sugar
as well as increasing sales of
higher-value products.
We are likewise beneting
from better economies of scale
as we reach the critical mass of
sales volume in our key brands
Selecta ice cream, in joint
venture with Unilever, as well as
Fiesta pasta, resulting in higher
yields and efciencies, he said.
Jenniffer B. Austria
RFM ups
net income
to P302m
B3
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
(MST-July 27, 2012)
Cordillera Administrative Region
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Engineers Hill, Baguio City
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative
Region (DPWH-CAR) through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors
to bid for the aforementioned project/s:
1. Contract ID : 12PI0052
Contract Name : Cluster CY 2012 Periodic Maintenance 101(1)
Resurfacing along Junction Talubin Barlig
Natonin Paracelis Calaccad Road
a. Talubin - Agoggo Section
b. Agoggo Natonin Section
c. Natonin Saliok Section
d. Tawang Paracelis Section
Contract Location : Barlig/Natonin/Paracelis, Mountain Province
Scope of Work : Resurfacing of Unpaved Road Surfaces, etc.
Approved Budget Cost : Php 6,805,911.62
a. Php 2,053,688.00
b. Php 1,520,048.54
c. Php 1.362,683.62
d. Php 1,869,491.46
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
2. Contract ID : 12PI0054
Contract Name : Repair/ Rehabilitation/ Improvement of Junction
Tal ubi n Barl i g Natoni n Paracel i s Road
(Tawang-Paracelis Section)
Contract Location : Km 454+000 Km 464+000 (with exceptions)
Scope of Work PCCP, Concrete Curb & Gutter
Approved Budget Cost : Php 9,897,093.36
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 10,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with 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 the
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use the non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration,
to the DPWH-POCW -Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration,
with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Letter of
Intent submitted thru mail will not be accepted. Only Authorized Liaison Offcer as refected
in the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC) will be allowed to transact with the BAC.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From July 27, 2012 - August 20, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 8, 2012; 10:00am
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: August 15, 2012; 5:00pm
4. Submission/Receipt of Bids Until 10:00am; August 20, 2012
5. Opening of Bids August 20, 2012; 10:00am
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-CAR,
BAC-Secretariat, upon payment of non- refundable fee for Bidding Documents as stated
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 Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid
Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount and acceptable form, as stated
in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
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 post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Cordillera Administrative
Region (DPWH-CAR), reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to
annual the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any
liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:
CONSTANTE R. SARMIENTO
Chief, Maintenance Division
BAC Chairman
DPWH-CAR, Regional Offce
Engineers Hill, Baguio City, 2600
Fax/Tel. No. (074)-444-88-38
(MST-July 27, 2012)
Regional Offce IX, Zamboanga City
The bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways. Region IX, through FY 2012 GOP Budget, invites contractors
to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID: 12JO0011
Contract Name: Proposed Constructi on/Wi deni ng of Labangan
PSCG Bridge & Approaches along Lanao-Pagadian-
Zarnboanga City Road,
Contract Location: Zamboanga del Sur
Scope of Work: Bridges and Approaches
ABC: Php58,449,953.35
Contract Duration: 170 Calendar Days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchased bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture. (c) with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar
contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years and (e) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration with complete requirements and issue the
Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 25, 2012 - August 14, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 2, 2012 (2:00PM)
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
August 9, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 14, 2012 (8:00AM - 2:00PM)
5. Opening of Bids August 14, 2012 (2:00PM)
* This schedule is subject to change (Please see DPWH Website and Phil
GEPS for any development)
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH,
Regional Office IX. Tumaga, Zamboanga City, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of Php30,000,00. Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that with
download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or
before the submission of their bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated
in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as 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
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 evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Region IX reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior
to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NENITA A. ROBLES, CEO VI
Assistant Regional Director
BAC Chairperson
ANNEX A
(MST-July 27, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId
For The Supply of Various AFCS Spare Parts for
Ticket Vending Machines under
ITB No.1203-031-01R/ PR No.RS2-0312-106
Schedule of Activities:
Pre-bid Conference - August 3, 2012@ 10:00 A.M.
Submission and Opening of Bids - August 17, 2012 @ 9:00 A.M.
Technical Specifcations:
Item No. Quantity Item Description
Approved Budget
of the Contract
(ABC)
1 4
BIN MOTOR / ELECTROMAGNET /Ref. Part No.
JB11-138S1 *
33,168.04
2 4 OPTO SENSOR/ Ref. Part No. 911903012 * 32,550.28
3 4
MOTOR 15VDC 9904.120.16113 PREMOTEC 4501/
Ref. Part No. 920001018 *
48,357.84
4 4 CAPTOR SENSOR/ Ref. Part No. JB11-275S1 * 49,605.44
5 4 CAPTOR/ Ref. Part No. JB11-278S1 * 45,554.48
6 4 SKATE(RUBBER)/ Ref. Part No. 4JB11-213 * 17,461.32
7 4 PULLEY - 60 TEETH/ Ref. Part No. JB11-221S1 * 93,117.08
8 4 PIN/ Ref. Part No. JB11-251 * 14,275.24
9 4 REDUCER (MOTOR)/ Ref. Part No. JB11-305S1 * 185,930.88
10 4 STEP MOTOR/ Ref. Part No. 4JB11.209C1 * 123,019.52
11 4
TRANSLATOR MOTOR /Ref. Part No. 4JB11.305C1
*
185,930.88
12 4
COIN ACCEPTOR BOARD/ Ref. Part No. 421892630
*
273,376.64
13 4 FLAP CARD/ Ref. Part No. 421893280 * 721,714.28
14 4 FIXED SUPPORT/ Ref. Part No. 020689045 * 19,360.04
15 4 SELECTOR FLAP/ Ref. Part No. 120689044 * 17,346.96
16 4 FLAP/ Ref. Part No. 120689041 * 17,346.96
17 4 SPRING/ Ref. Part No. 416007096 * 2,703.92
18 24 PHOTOCELL/ Ref. Part No. 421891430 * 134,202.96
19 2 CABLING MOTOR/ Ref. Part No. 421894200 * 23,485.54
20 2 MOTOR/ Ref. Part No. 421894300 * 23,485.54
21 2 CHANGE HOPPER PCB/ Ref. Part No. 419005920 * 63,373.68
22 2 MOTOR(HOPPER MODULE)/ Ref. Part No. 24/1 * 69,000.00
23 4 BATTERY (PSU)/ Ref. Part No. TP0548 * 5,060.00
24 4 SOCKET/ Ref. Part No. 915010051 * 10,363.48
25 4 ISOLATING SWITCH/ Ref. Part No. 916001030 * 5,520.00
26 4 CIRCUIT BREAKER/Ref. Part No. 916901017 * 52,851.16
TOTAL PhP 2,268,162.16
Or its equivalent
Further Technical Specifcations will be available upon securing the Bidding Documents and
can be viewed on Philgeps and LRTA websites.
The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), through its Corporate Budget for the Calendar Year
2012, intends to apply the sum of TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO PESOS & 16/100 ( PhP 2,268,162.16)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. Delivery periodis required
on or before six (6) months 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
BIN MOTOR / ELECTROMAGNET 33,168.04 663.36 1,658.40
PhP 1,500.00
OPTO SENSOR 32,550.28 651.01 1,627.51
MOTOR 15VDC 9904.120.16113
PREMOTEC 4501
48,357.84 967.16 2,417.89
CAPTOR SENSOR
49,605.44 992.11 2,480.27
CAPTOR 45,554.48 911.09 2,277.72
SKATE(RUBBER)/
17,461.32 349.23 873.07
PULLEY - 60 TEETH
93,117.08 1,862.34 4,655.85
PIN 14,275.24 2,85.50 713.76
REDUCER (MOTOR) 185,930.88 3,718.62 9,296.54
STEP MOTOR 123,019.52 2,460.39 6,150.98
TRANSLATOR MOTOR 185,930.88 3718.62 9,296.54
COINACCEPTOR BOARD 273,376.64 5467.53 13,668.83
FLAP CARD 721,714.28 14,434.29 36,085.71
FIXED SUPPORT 19,360.04 387.20 968.00
SELECTOR FLAP 17,346.96 346.94 867.35
FLAP 17,346.96 346.94 867.35
SPRING 2,703.92 54.08 135.20
PHOTOCELL 134,202.96 2684.06 6,710.15
CABLING MOTOR 23,485.54 469.71 1,174.28
MOTOR 23,485.54 469.71 1,174.28
CHANGE HOPPER PCB 63,373.68 1,267.47 3,168.68
MOTOR(HOPPER MODULE) 69,000.00 1,380.00 3,450.00
BATTERY (PSU) 5,060.00 101.20 253.00
SOCKET 10,363.48 207.27 518.17
ISOLATING SWITCH 5,520.00 110.40 276.00
CIRCUIT BREAKER 52,851.16 1,057.02 2,642.56
TOTAL PhP 2,268,162.16 PhP 45,363.24 PhP 113,408.11
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing 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
onJuly 27, 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 Php1,500.00 only.
Only prospective bidders who have secured bidding documents will be allowed to participate
in the Pre-Bid Conference.
Submission and Opening of Bidswill 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
theInstructions to Biddersand the Bid Data Sheet.
LRTAreserves 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. 8382
Email Address: bacsec_LRTA@yahoo.com
Facsimile No. 551-5946

(Sgd.) LUTGARDO C. NAVARRO
Chairman, Bids & Awards Committee
(MST-July 27, 2012)
ILOCOS SUR FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Bantay. Ilocos Sur
ANNEX A
Revised DPWH-INFR-07-09
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Ilocos Sur First District
Engineering Offce, through the FCDS FY 2012, invite contractors to bid for
the aforementioned project:
Contract ID: 12AC0047
Contract Name: Cluster - Rehab, of Drainage Canal Along MNR,
and Construction of Lateral Canal Along MNR
Contract Location: K0406+200-K0406+715 & K0418+950-K0419+058
Scope of Work: Concrete Paving
Approved Budget For the Contract (ABC) : Php5,013,657.93
Contract Duration: 175 CD
IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at the opening of bid.
bid documents and must meet th 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 a t 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 Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH Central Procurement Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be
downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant time and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 25-August 13. 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 1, 2012
Prospective Bidders
August 8, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids August 13, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce
of the BAC Chairman, DPWH, Ilocos Sur First District Engineering Offce,
Bantay, Ilocos Sur, upon presentation of two (2) valid IDS and payment of a
non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) for contract no.
2. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website,
if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid
Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties
who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in
the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Mailed intents shall not be entertained.
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Ilocos Sur First District Engineering Offce, 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.) RAYNALDO R. ABLOG
BAC Chairman
(MST-July 27, 2012)
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Davao Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Mati, Davao Oriental
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, through the CY - 2012 invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
Contract ID: 12LG0032
Contract Name Repai r/Rehabi l i tati on and Improvement Asphal t
Overlay Along Pres. Diosdado P. Macapaql National
Highways
Km. 1753+691 Km . 1754+687.50
Contract Location: Lupon. Davao Oriental
Scope of Work: Asphal t Overl ay and Thermopl ast i c Pavement
Markings
Contract Duration 35 calendar days
Bid Documents Fee Php 10,000,00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with
the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt
of LOI. The DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate
of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 24, 2012 to August 15, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 02. 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.
Prospective Bidders
August 09, 2012 @ 12:00 noon
4. Receipt of Bids August 15, 2012 @ 10:00 am
5. Opening of Bids August 15, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
2
nd
District Engineering Office, Mati, Davao. Oriental, upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee of (please refer to individual project), Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Pre-bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC, The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept
or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime prior Contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) FIDELA M. BISEN
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) CYNTHIA GRACE C. TIU
Assistant District Engineer
Offcer-In-Charge
Notice is hereby given that the following companies/employers have with this
Regional Offce Application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s:
Name and Address of
Company/Employer
Name and Citizenship
of Foreign National
Position and Brief
Description of
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(Sgd.) MA. ZENAIDA EUSEBIA A. ANGARA
OIC Regional Director
NOT I CE OF FI L I NG OF APPL I CAT I ON FOR AL I EN
EMPL OYMENT PERMI T ( AEP)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Region IV-B (MIMAROPA)
Oriental Mindoro Occidental Mindoro Marinduque Romblon Palawan
(MST-July 27, 2012)
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Motoring
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BMW tuning specialists
Kelleners Sport present the
KS5-S, the fastest Kelleners
Sport ever. With 660 hp and
max torque of 790 Newton
meters, the BMW M5 con-
verted by Kelleners Sport
can reach a max. speed in
excess of 330 km / h. The ad-
ditional power is particularly
noticeable at the back thanks
to the Kelleners Sport valve-
controlled stainless-steel rear
silencers with four 90 mm di-
ameter tailpipes. The KS5-S
lettering is also a mild indi-
cation of the additional 100
hp over the standard model.
The restrained rear spoiler,
the mirror caps and rear dif-
fuser insert have been given a
carbon coating to underscore
the cars sporting personal-
ity. Also carbon coated, the
side mouldings and the front-
spoiler lip round off the Kel-
leners Sport Aerodynamic Kit
for the current BMW M5.
More dynamic handling on
winding stretches is ensured
by the Kelleners Sport suspen-
sion system, which is not only
height adjustable but can also
be set individually in terms
of rebound and compression.
Thus, the handling can be
adapted for use on the road
or for an excursion around
the racing track. The Kellen-
ers Sport Hamburg wheels
have been modied especially
for the BMW M5 and come in
dimensions 9x20 for the front
and 10x20 for the rear. The
wheels are available in three
different nishes graphite
silver, platinum silver polished
and matt black.
The Kelleners Sport Team
has also made extensive chang-
es to the interior of the BMW
M5. Thus, the front and back
seats, as well as the dashboard
and the door panels, are cov-
ered in leather with grey con-
trast stitching for an elegant,
sporting ambience. The front
head restraints are embossed
with the Kelleners Sport logo
and the interior mouldings
carbon coated. The Kellen-
ers Sport steering wheel with
its smooth / perforated leather
combination sits perfectly in
the drivers hands while black
velour oor mats and a set of
Kelleners Sport aluminium
pedals round off the extensive
interior modications.
All accessories for the
new BMW M5 by Kelleners
Sport are also available indi-
vidually. In the case of orders
for a complete car, customers
have free choice of interior
color. The delivery time is
approximately four months.
In the Philippines, Kellen-
ers Sport is represented by
Wheel Gallery with a show-
room located along 318 San-
tolan Road cor. Pasadena
Drive, San Juan City
This 1200cc fuel miser is
geared to lock horns with the
Hyundai Eon, Kia Picanto,
Chevrolet Spark and the Chery
QQ. Well, it will actually create
its own segment in the domes-
tic market. This car will expand
our vehicle line-up which is
good for the target market, says
Froilan Dytianquin, VP for Mar-
keting Services of Mitsubishi
Motors Philippines Corporation
(MMPC).
From the Pathumwan Prin-
cess Hotel in Bangkok, the RP
contingent, which consisted
of dealer principals and media
practitioners boarded a private
bus to the Birat Racing Circuit
in Banglamung, Chonburi. As
an internationally certied race
track, the fast corners and twisty
stretches provided the proper
venue for participants to test the
driving and riding behavior of
the Mirage. Organizers prepared
three variants of the new car, the
GLX 5-speed M/T, GLX CVT
and the high end GLS Limited
variant. All three versions are
equipped with a 1200cc DOHC
12-valve MIVEC engine. Also
on hand for comparison pur-
poses were two rival Nissan
hatchbacks.
Getting behind the GLX CVT
felt like driving an over sized
shoe box due to its compact
specications. Amazingly, the
interiors offer good head room,
and adequate leg room for the
rear passengers. The dash board
is spartan in nature, no high tech
gadgetry, just your basic audio-
video system, climate control
and a singular speedometer
gauge with fuel and temperature
clusters to monitor the cars sys-
tem. For those who want their
Mirage to be different, Mitsubi-
shi is offering as a dealer option,
Ralliart accessories to spice up
the appearance of the hatch-
back.
After spending the whole
morning driving the Mirage
at the race track, our next stop
was at the Laemchabang Man-
ufacturing Plant in Amphur
Sriracha. Here, Mitsubishi of-
cials took us around for a tour
of its sprawling plant to see
and experience how a Mirage
is being made from the metal
stamping down to the actual as-
sembly process. According to a
plant ofcial, Mitsubishi Thai-
land started out with 80 units
a day and once full production
is achieved, the Laemchabang
Plant #3 will turn out 1,000
units a month. The nished
Mirage variants will eventu-
ally be exported from Thailand
to the rest of Southeast Asia,
which includes Japan, Austra-
lia and the Philippines.
The Mirage will be lo-
cally available in October and
an initial batch of 30 units
per dealer is being targeted
MMPC. The domestic market
has been longing for an afford-
able car that will both deliver
driving performance and fun in
an eco-friendly manner. With
the Mirage trendy look, class
leading features and fuel ef-
ciency equating to best value
for money, we are excited to
see this car back on Philip-
pine roads, states Hikosaburo
Shibata, President and CEO of
MMPC. Mitsubishi plans to
sell the Mirage at a competi-
tive price of P450,000 for the
entry level GLX manual trans-
mission to below P700,000 for
the high end GLS Limited.
THE X-Games are extremely
popular in the United States.
They consist in several annu-
al meets (summer and win-
ter) of several disciplines,
mainly gliding sports such
as skateboarding, BMX,
surng, mono-skiing, snow-
boarding, and motorsports.
Among the sporting dis-
ciplines, Rallycross has be-
come an emerging sporting
event in the X Games calen-
dar via the Global Rallycross
Championship.
A mainstay in the X
Games is renowned French
oil and lubricants company
Motul. Motul supports Rhys
Millen Racing as well as
Vermont Sports Car whose
Subarus bear the colors
of the Subaru Puma Team.
At these teams, Rhys Mil-
len did best in Los Angeles,
nishing in 4th place which
automatically places him 3rd
in the overall 2012 champi-
onship.
With 40 years of develop-
ment and racing experience,
get real protection and per-
formance from the countrys
only 100 percent fully syn-
thetic motor oil. MOTUL
guarantees total protection for
your engine with its line of
fully synthetic motor oils, the
H-TEC 100 and 300V. As an
industry pioneer in synthetic
oils, Motuls H-TEC 100 and
300V was developed to pro-
vide lubrication for modern
day sophisticated engines,
while assuring fuel savings
and automotive efciency.
For details on how to
improve your cars per-
formance, call Autoplus
Sportzentrium at 726-0399
log on to www.motul.com.
ph. Motul oil and lubricants
are also available in select
dealers nationwide.
Motul power
dominates X-Games
Text and photos by Dino Ray V. Directo III
FUELED by the success of the Montero Sport, Mitsub-
ishi re-introduces an all-new version of an 80s icon, the
Mirage. Spurred by need for fuel efcient cars to ride
out the fuel crisis, the Mirage is reborn as a solution for
consumers on the look-out for a practical and economi-
cal sub-compact.
Beefed-up Beemer
No-frills interior, just practical and functional equipment
A worker prepares to mount the DOHC engine
MITSUBISHIS HATCH ATTACK
P3.3-m plaything. Top executives of Lexus Manila and afliate Toyota Motor Philippines led by Daniel Isla, president (2nd from left) and Alfred
Ty, chairman (3rd from left) toast the newest luxury sedan to hit the street. TEDDY PELAEZ
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THE TITANIC EXPERIENCE
The American Chamber of
Commerce channeled their inner
Rose and Jack during the Fil-
American Friendship Day celebration
at The Marriott Hotel.
TODAY
Manila Standard
NUTRITIONAL PARTNER
Tipco has served as the nutritional partner of
Filipino juice lovers with avors that include
Tangerine Orange, Purple Carrot, Pomegranate,
Orange Medley, Aloe Vera, Cranberry,
Pineapple, Grapes, among many others.
brightens up TACLOBAN
LIGHTS
Parade
of
IN Tacloban City, there are two important events during the
yearthe Christmas parade and the city esta. During these
times visitors from neighboring towns and cities as well as local
and foreign tourists ock to Tacloban to witness the highlights
of the festivities, which often come in the form of contests, exhi-
bitions, concert of local artists and other exciting programs and
activities.
words by Joba Botana
images by Krisa Botana
Tacloban recently cel-
ebrated the much-awaited
esta and I was only glad
to cover the Sangyaw
Festival in my hometown.
The highlight of the three-
day esta celebration was
the Parade of Lights.
Sangyaw Festival,
which was revived four
years ago by Tacloban
City Mayor Alfred Ro-
muadez and his wife
Councilor Cr istina Gon-
zalez-Romualdez, who
is the chairman of Com-
mittee on Tourism, was
one of the highlights of
Tacloban City esta. The
festival showcased a pa-
rade of 20 LED-lit oats
unlike any other festivals
done in the country.
Sangyaw, which
means to herald good
news, was a brainchild
of Leyte native former
First Lady Imelda Ro-
mualdez-Marcos and
it was rst held in 1947.
In 1987, however, the
Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of
Festivals, organized by a non-
government organization and is
recognized by the Department
of Tourism replaced the Sang-
yaw Festival until 2007. It was
in 2008 that the Romualdezes re-
vived the Sangyaw and has since
been compared with the Pintados
Festival. Thats why this year,
according to Mayor Romual-
dez, they thought of something
new not only to put an end to
the comparison between the two
festivals but also to promote the
city and propel the local tourism
to success.
The colorfully-lit floats
featured the citys history,
religiosity, flora and fauna as
well as the recent develop-
ments in the city. In between
floats, 50 groups of street-
dancers in colorful costumes
danced to the beat of samba
while 15 groups of merry-
makers entertained the crowd.
Sangyaw is an exhibition
done in a more modern fashion
depicting the history of Taclo-
ban including the milestones
that marked its being a Highly
Urbanized City since 2008.
The major oats depict ve
important historical events in
the region including the
pre-Spanish colonization
era, Ferdinand Magel-
lans discovery of the
Philippines, the landing
of Gen. Douglas Ma-
cArthur in Palo, Leyte,
the construction of San
Juanico Bridge as well
as the transformation of
Tacloban into a highly-
urbanized city, shares
Mayor Romualdez during
a roundtable media gath-
ering at the city hall.
We want Tacloban to
standout in Region 8 and
become the most progres-
sive city in the region and
the center of commerce
and education. The Parade
of Lights symbolizes the
city as the light. It is a
symbolic sign of progress
and thats where Taclo-
ban is heading, he
ends.
food crawl
Upholding a tradition
Sangkalan Grill and Restaurant, a trusted name in Filipino dining, pays tribute to the tradition of
Filipino festivals by bringing back the boodle ght, a symbol of camaraderie and simple pleasure
in dining.
Sangkalan is known to pay compliment to everything Filipino in the art of dining authentic
cuisine; marked personalize service; and the Filipino tradition of excellent cooking.
Sangkalan adds a juicy twist with Filipino festival themes Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Higantes,
Kadayawan, Maskara, Sinulog, etc.
Filipino dining is unique because it is almost always about a celebration. A feast for us Filipinos
is about celebration and in all our celebration we always give special focus on what we eat, accord-
ing to Caloy de Guzman of Sangkalan.
Pinkberry bares new avor
Pinkberry, the number one tart frozen yogurt brand, will
launch a new yogurt avor in the Philippines.
A cup of Coconut Pinkberry instantly brings visions of a tropical
paradise with its rich coconut avor and smooth, tangy taste and is
the perfect treat this rainy season. Coconut Pinkberry compliments
well with its best topped with coconut shavings, crunchy toasted al-
monds and daily fresh cut strawberry.
Pinkberry is a premium frozen yogurt made with real nonfat yogurt
and fresh nonfat milk made with only the highest quality ingredients and is the perfect balance of
tangy and sweet, resulting in a light, refreshing, clean and craveable taste.
Pinkberry Philippines is serving six distinctive Pinkberry avors: the signature Original a-
vor, a sweet and tart yogurt with a refreshing nish; Pomegranate, a bold and tangy avor made
with 100 percent California-grown pure pomegranate juice; Green Tea, slightly sweet with earthy
avor note; a rich, indulgent Chocolate; Mango, a fruity and light avor made with authentic Al-
phonso mango puree for a soothing nish; and Watermelon, a crisp and refreshing avor perfect
for summer. During the different phase of the Coconut promotion, the Mango and Green Tea
avor will be going on vacation.
Customers can personalize every yogurt experience at Pinkberry with any combination of deli-
cious toppings.
In addition to frozen yogurt and toppings for that instant chilly bliss, Pinkberry offers Pinkber-
ry Take Home, 25 ounces of Pinkberry, swirled-to-order or grab-and-go is packed on ice to ensure
your Swirly Goodness will get home safely to your freezer. Pinkberry also offers Fruit Parfaits,
Smoothies and Fresh Fruit Bowls as fresh, satisfying choices for any time of day.
Visit Pinkberry at Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center and Power Plant Mall, Rockwell, Makati.
Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez (center) with the author (fourth from left) and other mem-
bers of the press.
The Parade of Lights showcased beautifully-lit giant oats such as The
Angel Fish, The Galleon with the image of Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban
and The Swan.
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per i od, r oughl y
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f or mor e t han ni ne of
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7 Act r ess Var dal os
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t he i nt el l i gent desi gn
movement
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who over l ooks you?
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23 Wal l map i nser t
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Cl ar es
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34 St ar t - up pr ocesses
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b o t h l e a d a c t r e s s e s
got Oscar nomi nat i ons
(nei t her of t hem won)
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poet s monogr am
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48 Pr omi se
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Pew
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name
Pyr ami ds
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si ze, do you? speaker
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al t er nat i ve
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Sydney?
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uni ver si t y
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bone
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maybe
61 Vi deo game l et t er s
63 Hi - __ gr aphi cs
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@ play Life
By Ed Biado
A LOW-BATTERY indication
from your phone is one of the
most frustrating things that can
happen, especially when its the
middle of the day and youre
running around town, attending
meetings, taking business calls
and whatnot. Were busy people
and, sometimes, we forget to
recharge our devices batteries at
night. Then, there are those really
unfortunate instances when there
isnt a power outlet in sight.
An d o t h e r
times, even when
your device is fully
charged, it still get
drained by 2 p.m.
probably because of
excessive use, apps running in the
background or you left your GPS,
wi-fi and data connection turned
on. These all consume a lot of
battery power, but these could be
services that you need.
The solution? A portable
battery charger. A perfect on-
the-go buddy that you can take
everywhere from conventions
to forest treks, a traveling power
supply will prevent you from ever
being out of touch, which, for
some, could lead to a panic attack.
Here are a few great options:
iGeek Large Capacity Portable
Charger Compatible with a lot
of different mobile devices and
brands including Apple products,
this charger lets you charge two
devices at the same time. It has a
9,900-mAh capacity, which means
a lot of power. Its available at
www.thinkgeek.com for US$61.99
(subject to applicable taxes and
shipping rates). Retractable USB
cable included.
Sony USB Portable Charger
(CP-A2LS) With a 4,000-mAh
capacity, this charger is compatible
with most smartphone models
and other mobile devices. It has
two USB ports for simultaneous
use and is quite compact. It can
be found in stores where Sony
products are sold for P4,990.
Micro USB cable included.
Noontec PowerMe 9000 Its
9,000-mAh capacity assures you
at least six full iPhone charges.
And you dont have to keep track
because it has LED indicators
showing how much juice it has
(100, 70 or 30 percent). Its on the
boxy side but still small enough to
tote around. It retails for P4,500.
USB cable with interchangeable
tips (for Apple, Samsung, LG and
Nokia units, as well as generic
micro and mini USB) included.
Techie
must-have:
portable
charger
At the Titanic ship deck Ship
Captain John Domingo as
Capt. Edward John Smith,Jr.
; Roy Lotzof, Jay Chiongbian
and Alice Woolbright
The
Production/
Program team-
Billy Sienes,
Tricia Silva,
Mila C. Espina,
Sonny Espina,
Ms. Cebu 2012;
Jazzie Mantilla,
Jeth del Mar
and Cinbeth
Orellano
Best in Costumes received Timex watches and other gifts
Consul Moya Jackson was
effective as Rose, years after.
Co-sponsors Asian Tigers and Lane
Movers led by Richard Dyas and Virginia
Lane with friends
Alice
Woolbright
and Bruce
Winton
The Amcham Board of Directors leads the jivy Irish-
inspired dance at the lower level of the Titanic
Theme song of Rose and Jack, My
Heart Will Go On interpreted by
Jazzie Mantilla of Speechcom/
Lhuillier and the Knapsack Dancers
Recalling Titanic- Chris Burdette and
wife Ephiphanie.
Airline
Sponsors-
Marijo
Araneta of
Philippine
Airlines and
Anne Climaco
of Delta
Airlines
SOUTH East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) announced the launch
of its biggest seat sale ever with more than half a million
seats up for grabs starting from P119, or up to 88 percent off
regular fares.
The airline is offering one-way fares from Manila to Cebu
starting at P119, Iloilo at P399, Tacloban at P430, Puerto
Princesa at P452, Bacolod at P499, Kalibo at P595, and Davao
at P649.
From its hub at Clark International Airport, SEAIR is
offering one-way fares to Kalibo at P 499, Kota Kinabalu
at P649, HongKong at P 1,199, Bangkok at P 1,999, and
Singapore at P 2,100.
SEAIR recently announced plans to y to seven cities in the
Philippines. From July 31, the airline begins three daily ights
to Cebu, two daily ights to Davao on August 18, and daily
ights to Tacloban on August 1, Iloilo on August 2, Puerto
Princesa on August 3, Boracay via Kalibo on August 4, and
Bacolod on August 20. The ights will operate from Manila
Domestic Airport, also known as Ninoy Aquino International
Airport Terminal 4.
The promotional fares are for travel until March 31, 2013.
For details and to take advantage of these incredible fares,
please visit www.FlySeair.com or www.tigerairways.com
TIPCO, Thailand's best-selling
juice brand, organized Mom
is Glam!, an exclusive media
event promoting proper health and
nutrition for the entire family.
Held at the Stock Market on
Bonifacio High Street at the Fort
Bonifacio Global City, the event
highlighted Tipcos role as an
advocate of modern parenting, and
strengthened Tipcos partnership
wi t h Fi l i pi no mot hers who
consciously strive to integrate
proper health and nutrition to the
daily family lifestyle, all while
doing so in fun and exciting ways.
Gone are the days when
parents dictated everything to their
children, said Kerwin Wong, chief
executive of Transaxion Unlimited
Corporation, which distributes
Thailand's leading juice brand in
the Philippines. Today, parents
especially momswork with their
kids to help them discover the best,
healthiest choices. Todays event is
Tipcos salute to them.
Healthy living does not need to
force a bold and immediate shift from
what Filipinos are doing now," he said.
It can be as simple as adding Tipco
100 percent Fruit or Vegetable Juice to
ones diet. By doing so, both children
and parents can get the same nutritional
benets that they would receive from
eating, say, actual broccolis, carrots,
oranges or cranberries.
Tipco also launched the new
Tipco Superkid 100% Juice, a
delicious and refreshing new health
boost for children of modern Filipino
moms. Specially formulated to help
develop and nourish children,
the Tipco Superkid comes in a
variety of natural avors Mixed
Veggie & Mixed Fruit, Apple,
Shogun Orange, and Red Grape
each containing nutrients that
deliver unique health benets and
a power-packed boost to kids' daily
nutritional regime.
Tipco Superkid 100 percent Juice
contains nutrients like calcium for
promoting healthy bones and DHA
(an Omega-3 acid) for supporting
healthy brain development. It also
has Vitamins A, B1, B2, and C,
which respectively aid children's
visual development, metabolism,
energy production, and immune
system. At 110ml size, its perfect
for baon so that kids can still get the
nutritional boost they need while at
school or play.
Ti pco has served as t he
nutritional partner of Filipino juice
lovers everywhere, with avors that
include Tangerine Orange, Purple
Carrot, Pomegranate, Orange
Medley, Aloe Vera, Cranberry,
Pineapple, Grapes, among many
others. Tipco's premium-quality
juices are known not only for their
natural fruit or vegetable taste, but
also for the unique and exciting
fruit and vegetable juice mix that it
brings on the table, such as the 32
Veggies & Mixed Fruit, Broccoli
& Mixed Fruit, Beetroot & Mixed
Fruit, among many others.
Promoting health for the family
Seair holds
biggest sale ever
AMCHAM
Titanic 100 Experience
MILA C. ESPINA
AH CEBU!
FABULOUS! ! Th e t h e me ,
Experience Titanic :100 Years
was so far the best Fil-American
Friendship Day Celebration the
American Chamber Of Commerce
ever had held on July 7, 2012
because of its novel theme, excellent
program numbers and pacing and authentic props ably managed by
trustees and program co-chair Alice Woolbright (props/ physical
arrangements) and Mila C. Espina/ Speechcom (program/production)
with president J ohn Domingo on top of the event. The Marriot Hotel,
coordinated by GM Br uce Winton, was transformed into a setting of
the historic Titanic promenade and ship deck where dining and dancing
to the music of the Renaissance Band made more than 500 members
and guests glued on the dance oor. Kudos to all the Board of directors,
sponsors and members for the success of the event.
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Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Daet, Camarines Norte
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 : 12FC0132
Contract Name : REPAIR/REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT OF CORY
AQUINO BOULEVARD FORMERLY BAGASBAS
BOULEVARD (SAN JOSE SECTION)
Contract Location : San Jose, Talisay, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Road, 1,800m
Contract Duration : 210 C.D.
Source of Fund :
Tender Documents : Php 20,000.00
Contract Name : REHAB./PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE/UPGRADING
(GRAVEL TO CONCRETE) MERCEDES-BAGASBAS
ROAD CAMARINES NORTE, Upgrading of Gravel
to Concrete with Seawall along Cory Aquino Blvd.,
(Mercedes-Bagasbas)
Contract Location : Brgy. VIII, Mercedes Cams. Norte
Scope of Work : 2100m Roads and 85 ln.m seawall, 2100m
Source of Fund :
Contract Name : ROADS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL BOTTLENECKS;
CONSTRUCTION WIDENING/UPGRADING/
REHABILITATION OF ACCESS ROADS TO DECLARED
TOURISM DESTINATION
a. Labo-Tulay na Lupa Road, Camarines Norte
realign to : a.1 Labo-Tulay na Lupa Road
Contract Location : Tulay na Lupa, Labo Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Roads, 1700m
Source of Fund :
TOURISM DESTINATION
realign to : a.2 Daet-Sta. Elena-Imee-Irene Twin Falls
Contract Location : Bagong Silang Capalonga Road, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Roads, 700m
Source of Fund :
TOURISM DESTINATION
realign to : a.3 Bagong Silang-Capalonga National
Secondary Road
K0317+000-K0317+355,K0317+687-K0318+000,K0318+000
K0318+247,K0319+603-K0319+869
Contract Location : Bagong Silang Capalonga Road, Camarines Norte
Scope of Work : Roads, 1.259km
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php 26,917,500.00 (Part of 75 Million)
Source of Fund :
at the opening of bid.
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
(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 LOI. The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From JULY 25 to AUGUST 16, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference AUGUST 02, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
Prospective Bidders
AUGUST 02, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids AUGUST 16, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids AUGUST 16, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce 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 BDs
from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs
from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their
bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who
have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
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
(MST-July 27, 2012)
Zamboanga del Sur 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
Tel. No. (062) 211-3598
(MST-July 27, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-3rd District Engineering
Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, invites contractors to bid for the following
project/s:
Contract ID: 12JG0029
Contract Name:
Repai r /Rehab/Impr ovement of Lakewood-Bayog-
Sindangan Road (R01594MN) KM1718+085 KM1718+315,
Poblacion, Lakewood Section with Exception
Contract Location: Poblacion Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur
Brief Description: Road Rehabilitation
Appropriation: Php 5,000,000.00
Contract Duration: 60 C.D.
Contract ID: 12JG0030
Contract Name:
Repai r /Rehab/Impr ovement of Lakewood-Bayog-
Sindangan Road (R01594MN) KM1717+860 KM1718+085,
Poblacion, Lakewood Section with Exception
Contract Location: Poblacion Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur
Brief Description: Road Rehabilitation
Appropriation: Php 5,000,000.00
at the opening of bid.
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-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents August 1-16, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 9, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
August 16, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids August 22, 2012, 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 22, 2012, 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-3rd
District Engineering Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur, upon payment of a non-
refundable fee of Php 5,000.00 for each project. Filing of Letter of Intent (LOI) is
free of charge.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site, if
available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The
Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased
the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined
in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-3rd District Engineering Offce, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur 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.) INOCENCIO P. SABUGAL
BAC Chairman
Sorsogon District Engineering Offce
Guinlajon, Sorsogon City
(MST-July 27, 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-12-00451 dated June 29, 2012,
invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects.
Contract ID: 12FK0011
Contract Name: Construction of Coastal Protection
Contract Location: Sorsogon City
Scope of Work: Const. of 786 lm. Shore Protection/Seawall
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php19,400,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the
Revised IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of Bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned
partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from prospective Bidders July 27, 2012August 10, 2012 until 12:00 noon
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 27, 2012 August 17, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference August 3, 2012 @10:00 A.M
4. Receipts of Bids Deadline: August 17, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 17, 2012 @ 10:01 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the
Offce of the BAC Secretariat, DPWH Sorsogon District Engineering
Offce, Guinlajon, Sorsogon City upon payment of non-refundable fee of
Php10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs
from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to
interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidder shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive 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
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) ROMEO D. DOLOIRAS
District Engineer
Sorsogon District Engineering Offce
Guinlajon, Sorsogon City
(MST-July 27, 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. BMB-A-
12-T000001444, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects.
Contract ID: 12-07-GOODS-001
Contract Name: Supply & Deliveries of Construction Materials
Contract Location: First District of Sorsogon
Scope of Work: Supply & Deliveries of Construction Materials for the repair/
rehab. of Various School Buildings
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php13,450,000.00
Delivery Period: 30 CD
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall 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 suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
BAC for Goods, Secretarial, DPWH, Central Offce, Seven (7) calendar days before the deadline
for the submission and opening of bids. The BAC issues the Suppliers Registration Certifcate
(SRC). Registration forms may be secured from the Secretarial, BAC for Goods Offce, Ground
Floor, DPWH, Central Offce.
1. Receipt of LOI from prospective Bidders July 27, 2012August 10, 2012 until 12:00 noon
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 27, 2012 August 17, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference August 3, 2012 @10:00 A.M
4. Receipts of Bids Deadline: August 17, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids August 17, 2012 @ 10:01 A.M.
The following materials are listed below:
SUMMARY OF MATERIALS FOR CONST./REPAIR/REHAB. OF VARIOUS SCHOOL
BUILDINGS (Donsol, Pilar, Casiguran, Magallanes, Castilla & Sorsogon City)
MATERIALS TOTAL QUANTITY UNIT
1 Corrugated G.I Sheets 12' 564 pcs
2 Corrugated G.I Sheets 10' 3,792 pcs
3 Corrugated G.I Sheets 9' 262 pcs
4 Corrugated G.I Sheets 8' 3,918 pcs
5 Umbrella Nails 1,237.50 kls
6 Roof Paint 632 gals
7 Vulca Seal 129 ltrs.
8 Portland Cement 5,175 bags
9 Red Lead Primer 32 gals.
10 16mm x 6.0m RSB 176 pcs
11 12mm x 6.0m RSB 680 pcs
12 10mm x 6.0m RSB 590 pcs
13 1/4" Marine Plywood 4,069 pcs
14 C.W. Nails 696 kls
15 Common Nails 10 kls
16 Fabricated Ridge Roll 163 pcs
17 Latex Paint 136 gals.
18 Roof Sealant 77 ltrs.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of the BAC
Secretariat, DPWH Sorsogon District Engineering Offce, Guinlajon, Sorsogon City upon payment
of non-refundable fee of Php10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by
a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidder shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs in two (2)
separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain
the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
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
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) ROMEO D. DOLOIRAS
District Engineer
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL 4
TH
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Bago City, Negros Occidental
Tel. No. (034) 4610-599 (034) 4611-250 (034) 7324632
Email Add: dpwhnegocc4thdeo@yahoo.com.ph
(MST-July 27, 2012)
DPWH INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
The Department of Public Works and Highways Negros Occidental 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors
to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID No.: 012GN045
Contract Name: Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Bacolod South Road,
K0042+400 to K0043+000 with exception
Contract Location: Pontevedra, Negros Occidental
Scope of Works: Asphalt Overlay (50mm)
Contract Duration: 38 Calendar Days
Source of Funds: SARO NO. BMB-A-2-0007839, SR2012-06-005370 DATED
JUNE 21, 2012

The BAC will conduct procurement through open competitive bidding and procedures
in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary
examination of bids, evaluation of bids, post-qualifcation and award.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce, 5
th
Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
Manila before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will
only process contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 26, 2012 to August 16, 2012 until 12:00 NN
2. Pre-Bid Conference August 3, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from
Prospective Bidders
August 10, 2012 until 12:00 NN
4. Receipt of Bids August 16, 2012 until 2:00 PM
5. Opening of Bids August 16, 2012 @ 2:15 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC Offce, DPWH
Negros Occidental 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Bago City, Negros Occidental, upon
payment of non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents (BDs) as scheduled below:
FEES PER PROJECT
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Batch #23/12
For f as t ad r es ul t s ,
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( 659-48-30
l oc al 303
or
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Makati Offce
( 5 2 7 - 8 3 - 5 1 t o 5 5
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AUCTI ON SALE
ACME PAWNSHOP - 1
st
Level Glorietta 3 Ayala,
Makati and its branches in
Mejalco Bldg., Benavidez
St., Legaspi Village, Makati
and L & R Bldg., Pasay
Road, Makati auction sale
on August 03, 2012, 2:00
pm Alabang Town Center,
Alabang Zapote Road, MJ
Holding Bldg., Almanza
Las Pias Acme Bldg.,
Real St., Las Pias and
Acme Pawnshop Inc. G/F
San Bartolome Church
Bldg., Malabon City, at
1:30 pm; Unit 3 Parklea
Bldg., Edsa, Shaw Blvd.,
Mandaluyong City, Circle
C G14, # 17 Congressional
Ave., Bahay Toro, D1,
Quezon City at 2:30pm.
All items pawned February
16, 2012 - March 15,
2012. Sons of Lanuza
Auctioneer.
(MST-July 27, 2012)
NOTI CE
Not i ce i s hereby
given that the estate
of LIBERTAD E. LUZ
was extra-judicially
settled among heirs
as per Doc. No. 451;
Page No. 91; Book
No. I; Series of 2012
before Notary Public
Atty. Abel ardo E.
Rogacion of Makati
City.
(MST-July 20, 27 & Aug. 3, 2012)
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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
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SIMPLY RED
Dennis Trillo is Poes fellow
performer in Hongkong
The different organizers said
that events with GMA Interna-
tional attracted the biggest crowds
among all the Independence Day
celebrations in their areas.
On June 9, Dingdong Dantes
and Marian Rivera were at the
Pinoy Fiesta and Trade Show
Sa Toronto, an event organized
by the Philippine Canadian
Charitable Foundation (PCCF)
and the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce Toronto (PCCT).
According to PCCF and
PCCT, the event drew an estimat-
ed audience of more than 14,000
peoplethe biggest turnout for
any Filipino-Canadian event
since the Centennial Philippine
Independence Anniversary.
In New York City, Dantes,
Rachelle Ann Go, and Aljur
Abrenica joined the Philippine
Independence Day Parade on
June 3, which attracted from
80,000 to 100,000 spectators.
That is according the Philippine
Consulate General New York.
Aljur and Rachelle Ann then
ew to Carson, California on
June 9 for the 114
th
Philippine
Independence Day Celebration
at the Veterans Park, with, say
the Philippine Independence
Day Foundation (PIDF), orga-
nizer, over 7,000 people.
Rachelle Ann mesmerized the
crowd with her beautiful voice,
and Aljur elicited loud cheers
while serenading the audience.
The two paired for a dance show-
down with the audience.
At the Mabuhay Fiesta cel-
ebration in San Francisco, Cali-
fornia on June 16 and 17, thou-
sands gathered to see Rhian
Ramos, JayR, and Aljur on
stage with Krista Kleiner and
GMA Pinoy TVs The Sansu
Show host, Susan Ramsey.
GMA International also made
Filipinos in the Middle East
proud as GMA Pinoy TV and
GMA Life TV took part in the
Philippine Independence Day
Celebration in Dubai on June 8.
Jennylyn Mercado and
JayR reveled performed at the
Al-Safa Stadium. Kapuso fans
had a chance to see their idols up
close during the meet and greet
session before the program.
Known as the only Philip-
pine Day Celebration recog-
nized by the UAE government,
the Bayanihan Festival is co-
organized by the Consulate
General of the Philippines and
FilCom Dubai, an umbrella or-
ganization of over 100 Filipino
organizations in Dubai and the
Northern Emirates.
Tayo Na! Magkaisa at Mag-
saya! Independence Day cel-
ebration in Hong Kong became
more exciting with GMA Pinoy
TV and GMA Life TV. Lovi Poe
graced the Charity Ball on June 9
at Shangri-La Kowloon and the
Philippine Association of Hong
Kong (PAHK) Independence Day
event on June 10, which, drew the
largest crowd in the last 50 years
of the annual events existence.
GMA International rounded
out this years celebration of
Philippine Independence with
the participation of Dennis
Trillo and Poe in the Sama-Sama
sa Kalayaan at Kasiyahan! in
Singapore on June 17 at the
Atrium in Suntec City.
GMA vice president for In-
ternational Joseph T. Francia
sums up what it means for them
to participate in the commemora-
tion of Philippine Independence
Day across the globe. Seeing our
kabababayans come together as
one and celebrate an important
event in our history gives us great
joy and fulllment. We are sim-
ply touched by the overwhelming
turnout for the events, and feel all
the more inspired to continue on
with our mission of bringing Fili-
pinos closer to home with superior
and worthwhile entertainment.
Aside from the Philippine
Independence Day Celebration
festivities, GMA International
also made its presence felt in
other important events early this
year including the Philippine
Faire in San Diego with Rhian
Ramos and Aljur Abrenica, 20
th

FilCom Fiesta in Hawaii with
Richard Gutierrez, JayR and
Krista Kleiner, Piyesta Pinoy
Sa Chicago with JayR and
Krista Kleiner, PhilFest Tampa,
Florida with JayR and Krista
Kleiner, and in Eat Bulagas
visit to San Francisco.

More celebs into
active healthy
lifestyle
Elite athletesrunners, cy-
clists and tri-athletesare not the
only ones hopping on the healthy
and active lifestyle bandwagon.
CelebritiesKapuso, Kapami-
lya, Kapatid or otherwiseare
often spotted as participants in
races and marathons.
Unilab Active Healths year-
round eventsRun United,
Active Health Duathlon, Bike
United and Tri Unitedare a
magnet for both elite athletes
and celebrities.
RunRio Inc.s President Rio
Dela Cruz, who is a celebrity
himself, is pleased and surprised
that more and more celebrities are
joining races. He thanks all the ce-
lebrities who participated and will
continue to participate in upcom-
ing events. As a coach, Dela Cruz
has many celebrity clients, too.
At the recently concluded,
Run United on Fathers Day
(June 17), many celebrities were
also sighted led by Enervon Mul-
tivitamins endorser Carmina
Villaroel with husband Zoren
Legaspi and twin kids Mavy and
Cassy in tow. The Legaspi fam-
ily ran in the 3km category.
Right after the run, Carmina
posted on her Twitter account:
Woohoo! Natapos ko ang 3k.
First time. Thank you Enervon
for this experience.
Meanwhile, popular showbiz
couple Aubrey Miles and Troy
Montero ran in the 5km catego-
ry. Troy nished rst and waited
for Aubrey at one of the tents.
It feels good to get back to run-
ning. I used to run a lot in the
US, but this is the rst ofcial
run Ive joined in a long time.
Im excited to join again.
The other celebrities who
pounded the pavement at Run
United 2 were: Miriam Qui-
ambao, Francine Prieto, Sam
YG, Isabelle Daza, Jacqueline
Yu and Rovilson Fernandez.
Popular singers Barbie Almal-
bis, Kitchie Nadal and Session
Road did not run, rather they
gave an energizing performance
at a mini-concert after the race.
Barbie was in fact surprised to
see the crowd: This is my rst
time to do this, to sing at a run-
ning event and I didnt expect
so many people to be here. Ang
dami palang runners! (There are
so many runners here!).
The Tri United series is also
very well attended by elite tri-
athletes and it is also a celebri-
ty-studded event. The opening
leg at Plaiya Laiya in San Juan,
Batangas in April 14-15 attract-
ed about 250 triathletes
IN 2012, The Expendables
was the biggest thing that hap-
pened to action movies.
The joint forces of Sylves-
ter Stallone, Jason Statham,
Jet Li, Randy Couture,
Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews
and Dolphy Lundgren, plus
Bruce Willis and Governa-
tor Arnold Schwarzenegger
unsurprisingly made it a huge
blockbuster hit across the
globe, with earnings close to
$300 million.
And now, it gets even big-
ger. 12 of the biggest action
stars come together in The
Expendables 2.
The powerhouse cast is now
joined by martial arts mas-
ter and veteran actor Chuck
Norris, The Muscles from
Brussels Jean-Claude Van
Damme, and Hollywoods
newest sensation, Liam Hem-
sworth, who recently starred
in Hunger Games.
In this eagerly antici-
pated sequel, the roles of
Schwarzenegger as Trent
Mauser and Willis as Mr.
Church get meatier compared
to their cameo roles in the rst
movie.
Norris plays a retired mili-
tary operative named Booker,
whos out to help his old com-
rades. Van Damme is Jean
Vilain, the enemy who will
engage mercenaries Barney
Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin
Yang, played by Stallone,
Statham, and Li respectively,
and the rest of the gang, in-
cluding newbie Billy the Kid,
played by Hemsworth, in a
never-say-die high-powered
battle.
Most of them having mar-
tial arts background, and
some even champions, like
three-time UFC Heavyweight
Champion Randy Couture,
Wushu champion Jet Li, Ka-
rate black belter and winner
in European championships,
Dolph Lundgren.
The Expendables 2 shows
the action stars in daring
and breathtaking martial
arts moves. Explosions and
gunghts abound, as well
as the harsh yet humorous
one-liners Stallone, Statham,
Schwarzenegger, and Willis
are known for.
All of these factored in, The
Expendables 2 is this years
biggest action-adventure lm
you shouldnt miss.
Coming to theaters on Aug.
17. From Viva International
Pictures and Multivision Pic-
tures.
LIFE And Style With Ricky
Reyes on Saturday 10 to 11 a.m.
on GMA News TV (Channel 11
on free-to-air TV and Cignal and
Channel 24 on SkyCable) for a
glimpse of a life that is extrava-
gant and beautiful, yet simple.
Reyes explores how some
rich and famous personalities
succeeded in their respective
elds yet maintain a simple life.
The show features Ricky
Reyes with Las Pias Repre-
sentative Cynthia Villar. He is
amazed at her regular day at the
ofce and as a public servant.
She is well respected by her
constituents, some of whom are
beneciaries of free education
for out of school youth and live-
lihood training for unemployed
women; yet she is a dutiful sena-
tors wife and doting mother to
her children. We can call her
Wonder Woman, says Ricky.
Atoy Llave relates how he
struggled as an automotive me-
chanic. Now, he designs and
customizes vans and luxury
vehicles for politicians and ce-
lebrities.
Sakay Na Sa Buhay Ni Atoy
depicts a man whose dreams
came true true with perseverance,
faith in God and hard work. He
helps unemployed mechanics ful-
ll their dreams, likewise.
Mayor Leandro Sandy
Javier, Jr. of Iloilo used to be
the black sheep of the family. He
was almost always in trouble but
lucky to have parents who loved
him unconditionally and siblings
(Danny, George and Jimmy
Javier) who always come to his
rescue.
Sandy has carved a name in
the food business. He owns An-
doks Lechon Manok, now with
branches across the Philippines
and employs a thousand. He is
a no nonsense chief who knows
how to appreciate and reward
hardworking men and women
that work for him.
The show also feautures
Japanese superstar Jacky Woos
condominium in Eastwood,
Libis, Quezon City. It is heart-
warming to hear from Woo why
he enjoys living in the country.
Making Filipinos abroad
prouder than ever
People
are talking about

Vilma Santos
THE diligent Batangas Governor said shooting for a lm
once every three years means she has to give up her weekends,
which she devotes to her family.
Sarah Geronimo
She tripped on stage last Saturday during a repeat concert
at the Big Dome, but didnt ruin her performance. She
continued singing like nothing happened. That incident just
showed Sarahs professionalism, earning more applauses and
admiration from her fans.
are not talking about
Jinkee Pacquiao
One Pacquiao in television hosting is more than enough
as Kapuso Network already has a long list of terrible hosts,
but insider reports say the station is brewing a new morning
talk show for this now famous wife of Manny. Seriously?
This is making us laugh.
Jessa Zaragoza
A few years ago she and husband Dingdong returned
to resurrect their careers. Nah, its not working, we think.
Recently she released an album to validate her presence.
Well, nobody seems to care.
Denise Laurel
Until now she is defensive when people call her child
bastard for not naming the father, saying that she is just
protecting the reputation of her babys father and his family.
Isnt it a scandal bearing a child from some nameless guy?
Or, why cant she name the father, really?
The Expendables 2 with
12 Hollywood big stars
THE Kapuso Network, via the international channels
GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV, was at the heart of the
Philippine Independence Day celebrations this year.
A glimpse of
the rich and
famous
Filipinos crowd Lovi Poe at
Hongkong Independence Day
celebration

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