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P18.00 Tuesday, October 2, 2012
If you are not with us, you are
against us was the common mes-
sage issued by the two camps, with
the UNA directing the warning at
three common candidates who were
drafted into the Liberal Party coali-
tion. The Presidents party issued a
similar admonition to its allies that
joined UNA, such as Cagayan Rep.
Juan Ponce Enrile Jr. whose mother
party, the Nationalist Peoples Co-
alition, is a coalition partner of the
Liberals.
Enrile Jr. is the son of President
Aquinos ally in the Senate, Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile, who
had backed the Palace-instigated im-
peachment trial that ousted Chief Jus-
tice Renato Corona.
The Presidents aunt, Margarita
Cojuangco, has also joined Binays
senatorial ticket.
In a speech during the proclama-
tion of the 12-member senatorial
ticket of the Liberal Party alliance,
President Aquino took a swipe at the
UNA for taking in candidates who
loved to criticize his administration
without offering solutions.
What is the message of the other
alliance? There are some candidates
in their ranks who have sided with us
in important issues, but there are oth-
ers who do nothing but oppose us,
Mr. Aquino said.
But if we are right, can we say
that those who are opposed to us are
also right? the President said, ques-
tioning the ability of the guest can-
didates of the UNA to tell wrong
from right.
But Enrile defended his position
with the UNA.
We are not opposing for the
sake of opposing. We are presenting
a worthy alternative to the Filipino
people, he said.
Binay, meanwhile, issued a
warning to the three common candi-
dates Senators Francis Escudero
and Loren Legarda, and Grace Poe
By Joel E. Zurbano
THE hopefuls in next years
mid-term elections created a
carnival atmosphere outside the
Commission on Elections build-
ing in Intramuros, Manila, on
Monday as they led their cer-
ticates of candidacy and their
backers made their presence felt
with their noise.
Its like a circus, Comelec
Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr.
told reporters.
This ought to be a dignied
process. People should not be
taking advantage of it by cam-
paigning this early.
The supporters of the sena-
torial candidates crowded the
square in front of the commission
By Christine F. Herrera
WHILE the bigwigs of the ruling
Liberal Party coalition showed
unity in supporting a common
senatorial ticket for next years
elections, the local races are a
free for all, with candidates from
the member parties slugging it
out against one another.
One of the hottest spots is
Cebu, where Rep. Pablo John
Garcia of the National Unity
Party is pitted against Hilario
Davide Jr. of the Liberal Party.
Garcia and his father, House
Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia,
are administration allies.
The older Garcia did not
show up to sign the ruling coali-
tion agreement in Club Filipino
By Rey E. Requejo
and Maricel V. Cruz
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de
Lima on Monday said she op-
posed some provisions of Re-
public Act 10175, the Cyber-
crime Prevention Act, but since
it was Congress that enacted the
law the Justice Department had
no choice but to implement it.
She said she issued an opin-
ion expressing her reservations,
and particularly on the provi-
sions imposing higher penal-
ties for libel and giving her de-
partment the authority to order
By Florante Solmerin and
Merck Maguddayao
THE companies that lost in their
bids to supply guns worth P1.2
billion to the National Police
led graft charges on Monday
against National Police direc-
tor-general Nicanor Bartolome
and other ofcials involved in
the bidding process, the Of-
ce of the Ombudsman said.
Ofcials said Kolonwel
Trading/Ceska Zbrojovska and
Reforma Enterprises/MTE Tur-
key claimed the bidding process
for the procurement of 59,904
Battle lines drawn
By Florante S. Solmerin
and Sara Susanne Fabunan
THE military on Monday denied re-
ports over the weekend that it had
deployed 800 Marines to the Spratly
Island, saying the soldiers that had
been deployed in the area were actu-
ally less than 80.
Western Command public affairs
ofcer Lt. Col. Neil Anthony Estrella
said there is no truth to the reports
saying that Western Command chief
Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban had ordered
the deployment of 800 Marines to
join the task force he had created to
defend the Kalayaaan Island Group,
which is located off the Palawan coast
and is being contested by the Philip-
pines and China.
New 10 Commandments. Comedian Tado (top photo) holds up the 10 command-
ments in front of the Comelecs main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Monday that he
says a politician should observe after winning an election. Below, candidates support-
ers create a carnival atmosphere in front of the commissions main office. DANNY PATA
AND EY ACASIO
Only 77, not 800 Marines,
deployed to SpratlysAFP
COMMON MESSAGE
LP coalition bares
12-member lineup
LP shows
less unity
in local
elections
Top police
execs face
graft raps
Festive air
marks rst
ling day
at Comelec
Cyber law
opposition
mounting
Presentation, coalition. President Benigno Aquino III (sixth from
left, top photo) presents the Liberal Partys senatorial candidates at
Club Filipino on Monday. Below, he and Interior Secretary Manuel
Roxas II witness the signing of the LPs coalition agreement with the
NP, NPC, Akbayan, LDP and NUP. MANNY PALMERO
Theyre registered. Candidates of the United Nationalist Al-
liance display (top and below) their certicates of candidacy at
the Comelecs main ofce in Manila on Monday. LINO SANTOS
By Gigi Muoz David
PRESIDENT Benigno Sim-
eon Aquino III on Monday
announced the complete sena-
torial slate of the Liberal Party-
led coalition or the LP-Anak-
bayan-NPC-NP-NUP-LDP for
next years midterm polls.
The 12-man lineup is com-
posed of the presidents cousin
Benigno Bam Aquino IV,
Senators Alan Peter Cayeta-
no, Francis Escudero, Loren
Legarda, Antonio Trillanes IV,
and Koko Pimentel, former
Senators Jamby Madrigal and
Ramon Magsaysay Jr.; Rep.
Juan Edgardo Angara (Aurora,
By Vito Barcelo, Ma-
con Ramos-Araneta
and Joel E. Zurbano
SENATORIAL candidates be-
longing to the United Nation-
alist Alliance headed by Vice
President Jejomar Binay, for-
mer president Joseph Estrada
and Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile on Monday led
their certicates of candidacy
at the Commission on Elec-
tions in Intramuros.
Accompanied by Binay, Es-
trada and Enrile, the UNA bets
assembled as early as 7 a.m. at
the nearby Manila Hotel before
trooping to the Comelec ofce
after lunch.
Also with the group were
Senator Vicente Tito Sotto II,
boxing icon Manny Pacquiao
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By Christine F. Herrera, Joyce Pangco
Paares and Macon Ramos-Araneta
THE battle lines were drawn on Day One
of the election season, with President Be-
nigno Aquino IIIs Liberal Party coalition
squaring off with Vice President Jejomar
Binays United Nationalist Alliance.
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Festive...
building and used megaphones to
announce their presence.
We cant do anything because
theyre not violating anything,
Brillantes said.
But there ought to be some
decency here.
Only national candidates are
allowed to le their certicates
of candidacy at the Comelecs
main ofce. All other candidates
should le at its local ofces.
And on Monday, the rst day of
the ve-day ling period for the
May 13 elections, 20 candidates
led their certicates of candidacy.
Commission spokesman
James Jimenez said the rst day
was successful and peaceful.
I think the day has been very
successful except for the number
of people outside and the volume
of activities outside, he said.
A number of unknown people,
including the husband of TV
host and Presidential sister Kris
Aquino, also led their certi-
cates of candidacy for senators.
Daniel Magtira, 52, a resident
of Tondo, Manila, led his cer-
ticate and wrote down
Kris Aquino as the name of
his wife.
Magtira was the same candi-
date who ran for President in the
previous election. After ling,
he distributed T-shirts with the
names of Kris Aquino and for-
mer First Lady Imelda Romual-
dez Marcos printed on them.
Another candidate for senator,
Melchor Chavez, a resident of
Bataan, led as a candidate for
the fourth time.
We wont get tired [of run-
ning]. We want to be of service
to the country, said Chavez, who
led his certicate under the Kilu-
sang Bagong Lipunan party of the
late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.
He said todays leaders were
not doing anything to help the
country.
Cyber...
searches and seizures similar to
that of a judge.
I know there are objectionable
portions, and may I state for the
record that those provisions did not
come from us--the libel provision
and the provision that gives us the
take-down power, De Lima said.
In fact, our position papers
would show that we have actually
raised questions on that.
Despite De Limas opinion, Pres-
ident Benigno Aquino III signed
the Cybercrime bill into law on
Sept. 12, and it takes effect today.
Vicente Sotto III was tagged on
Saturday as being one of two sena-
tors who inserted the libel clause in
the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Yes, I did it, Sotto told re-
porters.
I inserted the provision on li-
bel because I believe in it and I
dont think theres any additional
harm.
But CBS News Barnaby Lo
said Sotto might actually have
an axe to grind against the Fili-
pino online community after
coming under re for allegedly
plagiarizing an American blogger
and the late Senator Robert Ken-
nedy for his speeches against a
controversial family planning and
reproductive health bill.
On Monday, two more groups
petitioned the Supreme Court to
dump several provisions of the Cy-
bercrime law because those were
unconstitutional, bringing to seven
the number of groups that are op-
posed to those provisions.
The new petitioners included Na-
tional Artist Bienvenido Lumbera,
chairman of the group Concerned
Artists of the Philippines and UP
College of Mass Communications
dean Rolando Tolentino.
Lumberas group said several
provisions of the Cybercrime
law violated freedom of speech,
of expression, of the press, of
the right against unreasonable
searches and seizures, and of the
right to privacy and other funda-
mental freedoms.
But one of the advocates of the
new law, Tarlac Rep. Susan Yap, vice
chairman of the House committee
on women and gender equality, said
the libel clause was inserted in it to
encourage netizens to be responsible
social media users.
We have to be prudent in
whatever we write, Yap said in a
radio interview.
Another supporter of the law,
Majority Leader Neptali Gon-
zales II, said netizens should
learn from Spidermans Uncle
Ben who said With great power
comes great responsibility.
I dont think there is some-
thing wrong with that libel provi-
sion because all of us are account-
able [for] our actions, Gonzales
said.
Top...
pistols lacked transparency and
was rushed in favor of the win-
ning bid from Trust Trade/Glock.
The deal was disadvantageous to
the government and the police could
have saved at least P400 milion if
the bid was awarded to the lowest
bidder, R., Espinelli Trading/Israel
Weapons, the complainants said.
Seven suppliers submitted
bids. R. Espineli Trading/Israel
Weapons won the bidding but
failed to meet the post-documen-
tary requirements.
The police awarded the con-
tract to Trust Trade/Glock Asia-
Pacic. Bartolome signed the
contract eleven days ago.
PNP spokesman Generoso Cerbo
said they would answer the charges
in court and we are condent that
the landmark P1.2 billion handgun
procurement will be put to rest when
the PNP is given the opportunity to
clarify all the issues.
The court is the proper venue
to put this issue to rest with nal-
ity. We view this as an oppor-
tunity to clarify everything and
close this chapter once and for
all, Cebro said.
He said the bidding process
was transparent and the contract
was advantageous for the gov-
ernment because it resulted to
savings of up to P200 million.
Cerbo said the contract awarded
to Trust Trade/Glock Asia-Pacif-
ic is now a perfected contract
for 59,904 guns at a unit price of
P16,659.94 and delivery was ex-
pected to be completed in 570 days.
Initial delivery of the rst
12,000 units will be in February
2013 with succeeding deliver-
ies in the next 120 days and 180
days, Cerbo said.
Ofcers and the rank and le
personnel welcomed Barto-
lomes approval of the contract
because lack of guns has been a
perrenial problem in the police
force and many policemen patrol
the streets without arms.
Other than Bartolome, those
included in the charges were Bids
and Awards Committee chairman
Emelito Sarmiento, PNP Logis-
tics Director Arnulfo Perez, and
committee members Felipe Rojas,
Roque Ramirez, Catalino Cuy,
Francisco Uyami, Edwin Roque,
Alexander Pumecha, Marlon Gni-
lo, Roman Merin, Percival Placer,
Antonio Cirujales, Jinky Acacio,
Nonelon Sabigan and civilian em-
ployee Bernardo Sube.
Battle...
Llmanzares who did not show
up for the UNA gathering at the
Manila Hotel before heading for
the Commission on Elections to
le their certicates of candidacy.
If Chiz (Escudero), Grace (Lla-
manzares) and Loren (Legarda) do
not give UNA what they give the
LP, we may drop our plans to sup-
port them, Binay said.
The Binay and Aquino camps
had scheduled their respective proc-
lamations at the same time Monday
but Escudero, Llmanzares and Le-
garda chose to stick it out with the
ruling administration coalition.
Escudero and Llamanzares are
running as independents while
Legarda is a member of the NPC.
Binay, Enrile and deposed Presi-
dent Joseph Estrada shrugged off
the no show of the three candidates.
Its better to have a smaller
group committed, cohesive and
acting together, Enrile said.
On Monday, Mr. Aquino desig-
nated Senator Franklin Drilon as the
campaign manager of the administra-
tion senatorial slate for 2013.
Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio
Abaya was also designated as act-
ing president of the Liberal Party
after Interior Secretary Manuel
Roxas II took a leave of absence
to focus on his new post.
We are still organizing our
structure. I have just been in-
formed by the President that I will
be the campaign manager, Drilon
said in an interview on Monday at
Club Filipino in San Juan, where
the proclamation party of the ad-
ministration coalition candidates
was held.
Drilon said there were no com-
mon candidates, only adminis-
tration bets who were adopted as
guests by the UNA.
Our slate is complete. If they
adopt some of our candidates, we
cannot prevent that, said Drilon.
Abaya said Liberal Party
spokesman Quezon Rep. Erin Ta-
ada will likely be a spokesperson
for the administrations senatorial
slate.
Dismissing talk that Tanada
was dropped from the Liberal
Party senatorial slate, Mr. Aquino
said it was the congressman who
volunteered to back out of the
elections.
Erin voluntarily gave way so
we can expand our ranks of poli-
ticians willing to take the straight
path, the President said in his
speech during the proclamation
rally.
Earlier, House Speaker Felici-
ano Belmonte Jr. said the Liberal
Party could not include Taada in
its slate because of his poor show-
ing in recent surveys.
But Bayan Muna Rep. Neri
Colmenares said the Liberal Party
did the country a disservice in ex-
cluding Taada from its line-up.
Escudero on Monday said he
would most likely adopt his 2007
campaign model of talking direct-
ly to the voters instead of joining
sorties and political rallies.
I dont really believe in ral-
lies. Id rather talk directly to the
people, Escudero said.
He did not say if this was an
offshoot of the administration
policy against guest candidates
joining UNA sorties.
Escudero also denied reports
that he had differences with de-
posed President Joseph Estrada.
I dont know where those
reports are coming from. I was
with the former President just last
week, he said.
Llamanzares said she will abide by
the policy of the administration on not
joining UNAcampaign rallies.
UNA knew from the start
about the policy of the adminis-
tration coalition. And I have to
abide by that, Llamanzares said.
I am grateful that UNA has ad-
opted me.
In an earlier interview, UNA
spokesman JV Bautista slammed
the administration policy as un-
reasonable.
Thats their policy. We cannot
do anything about that. But we
think it is unreasonable, Bautista
said.
But the son of Estrada, San Juan
Rep. J.V. Ejercito, who is on the
UNA senatorial slate, said Escu-
dero and Legarda should choose
which coalition to join, saying
that only Zorro and former ac-
tor-turned-senator Lito Lapid can
ride two horses at the same time
while standing.
I think Filipinos are very con-
cerned with loyalty. You either go
black or white, but there should
be no gray area, he said.
Enrile, on the other hand, said
Escudero has always preferred to
have the freedom to run his own
campaign without being tied to
the schedule of the group.
There are people like that in
politics, said Enrile.
He also said Escuderos ap-
pearance at the Liberal Party
rally was simply a matter of po-
litical strategy.
Another member of the UNA,
Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco,
said there was no intention to an-
tagonize Escudero.
Tiangco also denied reports that
Estrada had tried to block Escude-
ros entry into the UNA.
The agreed policy before was
UNA would accommodate guest
candidates from other parties. As
guest candidates, they are not obliged
to join UNA in the sorties and we
have been informed that Chiz (Es-
cudero) would not join either camp
(LP or UNA) because he would go
it alone as an independent, Tiangco
told the Manila Standard.
But the coalition decided to
change the policy since Erap (Es-
trada) insisted there is no way that
the daughter of his late friend FPJ
(Poe) should not be carried by
UNA, said Tiangco, referring to
Llamanzares.
Tiangco said it was deemed
right that all three Escudero, Lla-
manzares and Legarda would be
treated as common candidates.
Only...
Estrella explained that there
were only 77 ofcers and person-
nel, mostly female, who arrived
in Palawan on September 28, and
were ordered to augment other
staff members of the administra-
tive and construction teams.
Estrella explained that at pres-
ent, there is a 3rd Marine Brigade
in the area, which has been sta-
tioned in Palawan for the past sev-
eral years to provide operational
control over two marine battalions,
the MBLT-4 and MBLT 12,
There were no new or fresh
battalions which have arrived in
the province. The MBLT-4 and
MBLT-12 were here years ago,
Estrella added.
Sabban was reportedly quoted
by a reporter from a wire service
provider. The story, in turn, was
picked up by the major dailies.
Military spokesman Col. Ar-
nulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr., who is
based in Camp Aguinaldo, also
denied the report.
Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban did
not say anything about the 800
Marine personnel. He did not
mention anything, Burgos said.
Sabban is the commander of
the Western Command based in
Puerto Princesa City, which has
jurisdiction over the islands fac-
ing the West Philippine Sea
In a recorded interview on
S0unday, Sabban said that higher
headquarters had approved the
redeployment of a Marine battal-
ion to Palawan.,
But he later claried that the Ma-
rines would not be deployed in the
seven islets and two reefs which
make up the Kalayaan Island Group
municipality in Palawan.
There is no truth to the pub-
lished reports that the recent
deployment of 800 Philippine
marines personnel in the area of
the Western Command. The only
recent deployment in Western
Command is the arrival of the
3rd Marine Brigade last Friday
composed of less than 80 person-
nel, Burgos explained.
He also explained that the re-
deployment of troops to Palawan
should not be linked to the terri-
torial dispute in the WPS, as well
as to the structural developments
being undertaken by Beijing in
Sansha City.
This is an operational con-
cern to better conduct our opera-
tions which are continuing in this
area. There is no relation at all on
the dispute, Burgos said.
Sabban also said on Sunday
that the Chinese had been doing
expansion and improvement of
their military facilities in their
occupied area.
Yes, of course although they
claim that these are shermen
sanctuaries, not at all. As we
observed most of the time, they
(facilities) are frequented by mil-
itary vessels, he said.
Sabban however refused to dis-
cuss in detail the other activities
being conducted by the Chinese.
He added though that the activi-
ties were not really ongoing con-
structions per se and that this is not
as signicant as to cause alarm.
There are minor changes that
weve observed. For example, they
have additional satellite disc, and
they extended the facility platform.
Its not that signicant though to
cause alarm, Sabban said.
Sabban, however, called on
Manila to strengthen the pres-
ence of civilian population in the
Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) off
Palawan.
Shes registered. Senator Loren Legarda holds up the certicate
of candidacy she led on Monday. LINO SANTOS
LP...
LDP), former Reps. Riza
Hontiveros (Akbayan), Cynthia
Villar (Las Pias), and Movie
and Television Regulatory and
Classication Board chairperson
Grace Poe Llamanzares.
President Aquino said the co-
alition candidates were meticu-
lously picked from a high of 40,
which was later trimmed down to
15, and nally, to 12.
The other three candidates
who agreed to give up their slots
were Tesda general manager Joel
Villanueva, Customs Commis-
sioner Ruffy Biazon and Rep.
Erin Taada (Quezon).
Mr. Aquino named Senator
Franklin Drilon was as campaign
manager of the coalition.
Senators Escudero and Legar-
da, and Poe-Llamanzares are
common candidates of the LP-
led coalition and the United Na-
tionalist Alliance (UNA).
A representative from each of
the parties were called for the
signing of the coalition agreement
witnessed by the President and In-
terior Secretary Mar Roxas.
Nacionalista Party president
and Senator Manny Villar, who
was present during the proclama-
tion said that he will fully sup-
port the candidacy of his wife
Cynthia.
I will support her in the same
way that she supported me dur-
ing my time, said Villar, whose
son, Mark, is seeking a second
congressional term.
Other personalities who were
present during the proclama-
tion held at the Club Filipino
were Senators Manny Villar,
Kiko Pangilinan, Ralph Recto,
TG Guingona; House Speaker
Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Reps.
Rexlon Gatchalian (Valenzuela),
Jaye Lacson (Malabon), Rodolfo
Biazon (Muntinlupa), Miro Qui-
mbo (second district, Marikina),
Mayors Alfredo Lim (Manila),
Herbert Bautista (Quezon City),
Del de Guzman (Marikina), Mon
Ilagan (Cainta), MMDA Francis
Tolentino, Vice Mayors Edgar
Erice (Caloocan), Fabian Cadiz
(Marikina); Budget Secretary
Butch Abad; former senator
Nene Pimentel and former con-
gressman Roilo Golez.
Gigi Muoz-David
UNA...
and Tingtings husband Peping
Cojuangco.
They were welcomed by more
than a hundred UNA supporters
garbed in orange-colored t-shirts
for Erap while others wore
blue in support of Binay.
But only eight of the 12 UNA
senatorial bets were present during
the ling. They were Rep. Juan
Castaer Jack Ponce Enrile Jr.
of Cagayan province, NPC, Rep.
Joseph Victor JV Ejercito of
San Juan City, PMP and Estradas
son; Sen. Gregorio Gringo Ho-
nasan, former senator Juan Miguel
Migz Zubiri (PMP); Rep. Ma.
Milagros Mitos Magsaysay of
Zambales province (PDP-Laban),
former senator Richard Dick
Gordon, former senate president
Ernesto Ernie Maceda (PMP)
and former Tarlac governor Mar-
garita Tingting Cojuangco.
They led their COCs at ex-
actly 1 p.m.
Notably absent were Senators
Loren Legarda, Francis Chiz
Escudero, Movie and Televi-
sion Regulatory and Classica-
tion Board chairperson Mary
Grace Poe-Llamanzares and Jose
Joey de Venecia III.
De Venecia, the son of former
House Speaker Joe de Venecia,
has reportedly backed out at the
last minute.
Enrile said De Venecia may have
decided to withdraw because he was
not rating well in the surveys.
I think he withdrew. Whatever
I say here is just my own surmise
because he was not rating well
enough to give him the condence
to go into the arena. If you are a
practical and sensible person, you
would not spend money uselessly
to quest for a political position.
But he said De Venecia, his fa-
ther and his mother, Pangasinan
Rep. Gina de Venecia, assured
their continued support to UNA
and its candidates.
Estrada, meanwhile, down-
played the absence of Escu-
dero, saying that hindi naman
makaka-apekto sa UNA ang pag
kawala nya. (His absence will
not affect UNA).
The former President said he
will concentrate on his candi-
dacy as UNAs mayoralty bet in
Manila and will let Binay attend
to the squabbling between UNA
and other guest candidates.
UNA is a coalition formed by
Binays Partido ng Demokra-
tikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
(PDP-Laban) and Estradas Puw-
ersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).
Escudero, Legarda and Lla-
manzares were also adopted by
the ruling Liberal Party, which an-
nounced its full slate on Monday at
the Club Filipino in San Juan.
Estrada said Legarda, a mem-
ber of the Nationalist Peoples
Coalition (NPC) has accepted the
offer to join the 2013 senatorial
ticket of UNA.
Ako mismo ang nakausap
niya and she accepted it but will
be ling her certicate of Can-
didacy as NPC, Estrada said. (I
spoke to her myself but she will
be ling her cercate of candi-
dacy as NPC member.)
LP shows...
in Greenhills, San Juan even though
he is NUP president. Garcias dep-
uty, Dasmarinas City Rep. Elpidio
Barzaga Jr., signed the covenant on
behalf of the NUP.
At the same time, Garcias
daughter, Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia,
who recently withdrew from the
senatorial race to run in the district
that would be vacated by her broth-
er Pablo John, has vowed to cam-
paign for the senatorial ticket of Vice
President Jejomar Binays United
Nationalist Alliance.
In Cavite, Nationalista Partys
reelectionist Gov. Johnvic Remulla
will be challenged by Cavite Rep.
Erineo Maliksi of the LP.
As Naconalista president Sena-
tor Manny Villar was signing the
covenant with the other parties
that coalesced with the ruling
Liberal Party, Remulla and Ma-
liksi began to square off in Cavite
when they bumped into each oth-
er at the same time in ling their
certicates of candidacy.
House Deputy Speaker Jesus
Crispin Remulla, an NP stalwart, said
the Nacionalistas would be working
hard for the campaign of his brother-
governor and his mayoralty post in
Tagaytay City with an incumbent LP
candidate as opponent.
Another brother, Gilbert Remul-
la would be taking over the deputy
speakers district also under the NP.
Barzaga said it would be a sona
libre [free zone] in Cavite and in
similarly-situated spots nationwide.
The equity of the incumbent
was not part of the agreement in the
ruling coalition. We are united only
at the national level but it will be a
free for all in the local level, Bar-
zaga told the Manila Standard.
Barzaga, along with his wife
Dasmarinas City Mayor Jenny
Barzaga, will be running for re-
election unopposed.
Akbayan Rep. Arlene Kaka Bag-
ao will slug it out independently but
backed by the LP in the lone district
of Dinagat Island. With Maricel
Cruz, Florante S. Solmerin, Fer-
die G. Domingo and Florencio
P. Narito
OCTOBER 2, 2012 TUESDAY
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Party-list joke
no laughing matter
Isla LPG
ups price
by P2/kilo;
Petron mum
Comelec adds new rules to COCs
Asean searches for SME success stories
Subsidy for political parties okayed
IN BRIEF
Seeking to curb if not eliminate
graft and corruption, authors of
House Bill 6551, or the proposed
Political Party Development Act
of 2012, said it would strengthen
the political parties by introducing
reforms in campaign nancing to
level the playing eld.
The bill, with Aurora Rep. Juan
Edgardo Angara as among the
several authors, proposes the crea-
tion of a state subsidy to augment
the operating funds of the Ac-
credited National Political Parties
(APPs) and shall be used directly
and exclusively for party develop-
ment and campaign expenditures.
These expenditures include party
administration, recruitment and civic
education, research and policy de-
velopment, education and training
of members, institution-building
and constituent outreach programs,
other reasonable logistical and op-
erational expenses that are essential
in strengthening the party, operating
and traveling expenses, information
dissemination, advocacy campaigns,
production and distribution of elec-
toral paraphernalia and other expen-
ditures under Section 102 of the Om-
nibus Election Code, the bill says.
Asimilar measure had also been filed
at the Senate, with Senator Jinggoy Es-
trada and Senator Edgardo Angara being
two principal authors of Senate Bill 3214
that also seeks to promote transparency
in campaign financing.
The Senate version of the meas-
ure provides penalties for political
turncoats or elected ofcials who
switch party afliations after being
elected on a certain ticket.
Our politics remains very bad,
breeding poor governance and cor-
ruption that sties the delivery of
public services. This is because the
structure of our politics, especially
of our political party system, is
awed, Angara said in his spon-
sorship message of the measure.
HB 6551 provides that criteria
for eligibility to receive the fund
are based on political representa-
tion, organizational strength and
mobilization capability, perform-
ance and track record of the party.
The bill states that the total amount
of state subsidy fund shall be distrib-
uted as follows: five percent for moni-
toring purposes and the conduct of
information dissemination campaigns
and voterseducation; 30 percent shall
be proportionately distributed to APPs
represented in the Senate based on the
number of seats obtained in the most
recent general elections.
Likewise, the bill allots 65 per-
cent to APPs in the House of Rep-
resentatives based on the number
of seats obtained in the most recent
general elections.
The bill provides that disclosure and
performance monitoring under this
Act shall consist of the following: (a)
the Commission on Audit shall exam-
ine the financial reports of the APPs
on their use of the State subsidy; (b)
APPs shall institute internal control
mechanisms to promote account-
ability and transparency and (c) of-
cials of every APP shall submit a
sworn statement of their assets and
liabilities to the Commission which
shall be made available to the public
at least six months before elections.
HB 6551 shall apply to politi-
cal parties duly registered with and
certied to as such by the Com-
mission on Elections. Parties are
also mandated to craft clear policy
agenda and program of govern-
ance consistent with their party
philosophy and ideals.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives has approved
on second reading a measure designed to
level the playing eld among candidates and
political parties during elections by allowing
state funding for them.
Hopeful Nicole
THE Philippines best bet
in the Miss International
2012 beauty pageant, Nicole
Schmitz, the 57 half-Filipi-
no, half-German looker from
Cebu, leaves for Okinawa to
vie for the tilt on October 21.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime
chance and I am going to
do my best. I am ready to
make my country proud,
she says of the contest that
has produced four winners
since 1964 (Gemma Cruz
Araneta). The other winners
are Aurora Pijuan, Melanie
Marquez and Precious Lara
Quigaman. Eric Apolonio
AS part of its continuous effort to
strengthen economic integration and
nancial cooperation in the region,
the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations has embarked on a project
that aims to promote the small and
medium enterprises and encourage
the people to invest more on it.
Headed by former Agrarian Re-
form Secretary Dr. Philip Juico, a
team of case writers representing dif-
ferent ASEAN countries has started
conducting case studies on the 19
successful SMEs in the region and
come up with a compilation of their
success stories.
Juico, the brain behind the project,
said that the case studies will focus
on three priority sectors the region is
known for namely agro-processing,
electronics and information and
communications technology.
SMEs make up for the cast
majority of a countrys business
and as such are undeniable keys
to economic growth, job crea-
tion and competitive advantage,
Juico noted.
The studies hopes to achieve
several goals like indentifying
weaknesses and help create inter-
ventions for SMEs, promote inno-
vations in methods ideas and tools
to improve an SMEs effectiveness
and support economic integration
within the region.
By Maricel V. Cruz

THREE party-list lawmakers wel-
comed the pronouncement of the
Commission on Elections to scru-
tinize groups which supposedly
represent marginalized sector of the
society to determine if they are le-
gitimate and deserve to get a seat in
Congress.
But they said it was no laugh-
ing matter when the chairman of
the Commission on Elections was
saying that the party-list system had
become a joke.
Citizens Battle against Corrup-
tion Rep. Sherwin Tugna and You
Against Corruption and Poverty
Rep. Carol Jayne Lopes lamented
Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes
statement that the party-list system
has become a joke because of at-
tempts of some fake groups to
win accreditation.
Another party-list congressman
Bem Noel said that the Comelec
should be blamed for allowing oth-
er groups to get accredited even if
they were not qualied.
The An Waray lawmaker dared
Brillantes to get back to work and
enforce the party-list rule so that
fake or bogus groups could be
delisted.
Tugna, House assistant majority
leader, said that the marginalized
and less privilegedsector of the so-
ciety should be represented well in
the legislature.
He said Brillantes was partly cor-
rect when he described the party-list
at present as a joke, with the emer-
gence of bogus groups applying
accreditation with the Comelec.
That is why Cibac party-list
fully supports the review of all
party-list group that was conducted
by Comelec. Their action is for the
good of the country, Tugna said.
Tugna said he supported the
move of the Comelec to review its
roster of accredited party-list or-
ganizations vying for seats in the
House of Representatives in the
May 2013 elections.
The commission had earlier
decided initially to dismiss the
petitions for accreditation of the
Asosasyon ng Mangangalakal or
ASKAL and the Addicts and Al-
coholics Carrying the Message
Association. The two did not le a
motion for reconsideration before
the commission.
The other rejected organiza-
tions included Aksyon Mahirap,
1-Aangat Ka Pilipino, Isa Akong
Magsasaka Foundation, Aniban
ng Magtutubig ng Pilipinas, Sara-
rong Bicolnon, United Philippine
Transport Tricycle, Trisikidad,
Habal-Habal Operators and Driv-
ers Association, Aurora Integrat-
ed Multi-Purpose Cooperative,
and Nagkaisang Alay sa Bayan
ng Maka-Diyos at Makabayang
Nangangalakal.
Similarly, a petition spearhead-
ed by the Federation of Philip-
pine Industries was led with the
Comelec seeking to disqualify the
LPG Marketers from participat-
ing in next years national and
local elections and to cancel its
party list accreditation.
The group said LPGMA of Rep.
Arnel Ty had failed to prove that the
sector it had been claiming to rep-
resent was marginalized and under-
represented.
The group said LPGMAs mem-
bers were multimillionaires and that
Ty was an incorporator of Omni
Gas Corp., Republic Gas Corp.,
Pinnacle Gas, Multi Gas Corp.,
Extraordinaire Gas Corp., and Sun-
crest Gas Corp. that were earning
millions and had assets worth mil-
lions more.
Given this anomaly, Lopez, for
her part, said it was time the party-
list system came under review, and
re-assessed if its supposed repre-
sentatives indeed represented the
underprivileged.
As for those who have really
used the party-list system just to put
themselves in power and for those
who merely intend to perpetuate
themselves in power, the system
has perhaps really become a joke
but for those of us who are serious
in our work, the system works,
said Lopez, vice chairman of the
House Committee on Government
Enterprises and Privatization
By Joel Zurbano
POLITICAL parties must submit
certicates of nomination for their
candidates, and the candidates must
declare nancial contributions they
received as well as their campaign
expenses within 30 days after the
voting, the Commission on Elec-
tions (Comelec) said on Monday.
Comelec spokesman James Ji-
menez said the new requirements
were additional safeguards to
level the playing eld and promote
transparency in election spending
for the mid-term elections next
year.
He said the party nomination
was intended to avoid confusion
in the afliation of candidates and
the statement of contribution and
expenditures would determine
whether the candidates or parties
exceeded the spending limits.
Filing of certicate of candidacy
was set from October 1 to 5 from 8
a.m. up to 5 p.m. The Comelec will
release the nal list of candidates
on October 6.
Candidates for senators must le
their certicates at the Comelec main
ofce in Manila and congressional
candidates at the legislative districts
or the city election ofcer. City and
municipal candidates must le in the
local Comelec ofce.
Jimenez said the declaration of
contributions and expenses was es-
sential because under the law no
person elected to any public ofce
shall enter upon the duties of his of-
ce until he has led the statement
of contribtuions and expenditures.
He said the certicate of candi-
dacy must be led together with
the Certicate of Nomination and
Acceptance for ofcial candidates
of political parties or coalition of
political parties.
This will help minimize confu-
sion as to the afliations of candi-
dates, Jimenez said.
The Comelec spokesman said
candidates holding appointive po-
sitions, including members of the
armed forces and ofcers and em-
ployees in government-owned or
controlled corporations would be
considered resigned upon ling of
Any person holding elective of-
ce or position shall not be consid-
ered resigned upon ling of certi-
cate of candidacy whether for the
same of any other elective ofce or
position, Jimenez said.
THE Isla LPG Corporation
on Monday raised the price
of cooking gas by P2 per kilo
or P22 per 11-kg cylinder
starting 6 a.m. to reect the
higher LPG contract price in
the world market arising from
higher demand.
Please be advised that
we are increasing our Solane
branded LPG price by P2 per
kg VAT exclusive effective
6am Monday, October 1, Isla
LPG said in its advisory.
Other oil players have yet to
follow suit as of press time. An
ofcial from Total Philippines
said there was no advice yet
while Petron Corp. did not re-
turn calls.
The LPG contract price in
the world market went up to
$983 per metric ton in October
from $942 per MT in Septem-
ber, according to data from the
Energy Department.
Prior to Isla Petroleums an-
nouncement, LPG sells at a
range of P676 to P795 per 11-
kg tank. Alena Mae S. Flores
Pre-departure
seminar a must

THE Labor and Employment
Department on Monday said
that it was implementing a
mandatory pre-employment
orientation seminar for
household service workers
to protect them from possible
abuses by their foreign em-
ployers.
Secretary Rosalinda Bal-
doz said the seminar was also
meant to raise public aware-
ness on the salient provisions
of the new Standard Employ-
ment Contract for rst-time
Saudi Arabia-bound HSWs,
and on the perils, risks, and re-
wards of working as domestic
worker.
This mandatory PEOS is
one of the many welfare and
protection measures up in
our sleeves to educate pro-
spective HSWs prior to their
deployment, to prepare them
for a life that is alien to them
and, thus, help them cope
and adjust, Baldoz said.
The measure, according to
Baldoz, is in preparation for
the implementation of the
new SEC for Saudi Arabia-
bound HSW under an agree-
ment that paves the way for
the processing of employ-
ment contracts of Filipino
domestic workers.
A well-prepared HSW will
be less prone to maltreatment
or abuse. If she is informed
and educated in advance on
what to expect from work-
ing as a domestic worker in
a Middle Eastern household
where the culture, social mo-
res, and traditions are differ-
ent, she would be able adjust
herself. She could cope, the
labor chief said.
Baldoz added that the
PEOS will be administered
by ofcials of the Philippine
Overseas Employment Ad-
ministration. Vito Barcelo
Turnover rites. Navy Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, ag-ofcer in command, is anked by Rear
Admiral Edgar Abogado(left), and Cmdr Jesus Milan, the incoming chief of naval staff during formal
turnover ceremony held at the Navy headquarters in Manila. DANNY PATA
Amid a throng of supporters, Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez holds a copy of his Certicate of Candidacy after ling at the Comelec in
Tacloban City. Romualdez is running for his 3rd term as Representative of the 1st District of Leyte. VER S. NOVENO
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 2, 2012 TUESDAY
A4
ASPIRING politicians trooped
to the Commission on Elections
ofces beginning Monday to le
their certicates of candidacy.
Much fanfare attended the
ling. Groups of varying sizes,
composition and persuasions
staged their own gimmicks,
highlighting the Filipinos
colorfulif shallowapproach
to elections and politics.
Even our incumbent ofcials
have started preparing for the
May 2013 polls. The Aquino
administrations Liberal Party has
announced it is teaming up with
the Nationalist Peoples Coalition
and the Nacionalista Party to eld
candidates at the national and
local levels.
All of a sudden the most bitter
of rivals from the immediately
preceding elections, who have
savagely attacked each other,
are now grinning alongside each
other, acting as though they were
happy to share the stage.
Apparently, the coalition
felt it needed to provide a
counterbalance to the initial
strong showing of the senatorial
spirants from the rival group, the
United Nationalist Alliance.
The union of unlikely
personalities does not surprise us in
any way. Neither does the blatant
opportunism of Senators Francis
Escudero and Loren Legarda and
Movie and Television Review and
Classication Board chairman
Mary Grace Poe Llamanzares, who
have all decided to straddle two
coalitions and act as common
candidates, reaping the benets
of being afliated with both well-
oiled political machines.
It is sad, however, that almost
midway into the administration that
has repeatedly claimed to champion
change, nothing is different or
new after all. Personality-based
politicsas opposed to issues-
based discussionsexpediency,
accommodation and convenience
still reign supreme.
From this point on, the
public should brace itself for
more supercial discussions
and petty faultnding. Expect
key legislation to be put on
the backburner as incumbent
politicians seek to get re-elected
or install their spouses, siblings,
or offspring.
Must Filipinos then resign
themselves to the sorry state of
elections in this country?
We can get by the easy way
and get the same familiar faces,
names and mindsets.
Or we can start seeing through
these clowns and determining
which among them must not be
allowed to further stain our ailing
system.
Then we might have a right
to complain when some idiotic
lawmaker commits a series of
blunders in the supposedly august
halls of our Congress.
Rainbow season
EDITORIAL
Odd couples
MY FAVORITE yellow rag the other
day headlined the two opposing
senatorial slates in a story about the
three candidates common to both tickets
(Senators Chiz Escudero and Loren
Legarda and Movie and Television
Review and Classication Board chair
Grace Poe-Llamanzares).
[This phenomenon of common
candidates is virtually unique to the
Philippines and only underscores the
opportunism and lack of political
conviction in our system. Last week
in Bacolod I heard Senator Miriam
Santiago remind her audience that
political parties should be divided by
ideology, the essential issue being how
big government should be. Alas, on this
as on so many other issues, Miriams is
again a lone voice in the wilderness.]
Looking at the photos of the
senatorial aspirants, I was struck by
the presence of many odd couples
pairings across the party divide who are
joined by notable circumstance. Among
them:
Senators Greg Honasan and
Antonio TrillanesTwo inveterate
coup plotters, but the resemblance
ends there. Honasan has nally severed
his ties to his rambunctious past and
become a gracious elder statesman in
the Senate with a solid, if unspectacular,
record. I hope and expect that he will
squeak through back into ofce again.
By contrast, Trillanes has little to
show for his termexcept for being
the biggest spender in the Senate, even
while behind barsand will forever be
locked into his anti-Gloria funk because,
without it, there is nothing more he can
say for himself. His disastrous attempts
at backdoor diplomacy with China,
together with that scowling, sulky mien
of his, deserve to make his current term
his last one.
Poe-Llamanzares and Congressman
JV EjercitoThe children of the
countrys most well-known and
enduring action hero tandem, both on
and off screen, the high points of whose
lives were framed by the cinematic
backdrop of the presidential palace.
I like the sensible way that Grace has
steered the lm censors between the
opposing shoals of repression and
licentiousness, as much as I like the
good things that JVwith his mom,
Mayora Guia Gomezhave done for
my voting district of San Juan.
Both of these young people are shoo-
ins, of course. They could improve
their odds by further highlighting their
famous fathers surnames.
Former Senator Jun and
Congresswoman Mitos Magsaysay
Opposing candidates with the same
name are a tried and tested tactic in
local politics. When LP Senator Frank
Drilon took his usual blunderbuss to
the issue by proclaiming Jun a real
Magsaysay, Mitos acidly asked if the
senator thought that his mother, or his
wife, were not real Drilons. Resounding
silence from Frank afterwardstouche!
Mitos, a tall, striking beauty, is an
outspoken UP girl (business administration
graduate) who is the only consistently
oppositionist candidate in an alliance like
UNA that claims to be oppositionist. She
has consistently been denied her pork
barrel for reasons the Budget Secretary
admits are purely political. She is not
the type who will play footsies under the
table with the administration just because
of their popularity ratings. If only for that
reason alonebecause we need to have
people in the Senate who are willing to
say No even if it hurtsshe deserves to
be voted in.
Senator Koko Pimentel and former
Senator Migs ZubiriTwo scions of
powerful Mindanao clans who gured in
a long and bruising face-off in court for
a senatorial seat after the 2007 elections,
before Zubiri eventually had to yield to
his opponent. Even more bizarre were
the recent attempts by UNA to put
both of them on the same ticket. These
efforts were obviously doomed to fail,
given the level of animosity that could
only be expected between the two. That
such an unlikely reconciliation was
even attempted, though, doesnt speak
well of UNAs horse-trading skills.
The workings of high-level
Mindanao politics are both mysterious
and peripheral to the rest of the body
politicone reason why it was only the
bottom slot that both young men had to
ght for last time, and that both of them
are likelier to miss this time around. In
this instance, well-known family names
wont be enough.
Congressmen Jackie Ponce Enrile
and Sonny AngaraBy contrast, the
surnames in this case belong to still-
sitting senators, whose own political
and professional histories have been
closely intertwined with each other. The
sons are likely to coast to victory on the
strength of the considerable goodwill
enjoyed by their fathers.
Bam Aquino and Tingting
Cojuangco Two political neophytes
whose family names and histories have
gured prominently in the countrys
politics of the last half-century. I
remember when Tingting was still a top
local fashion model, before she became
a socialite mom, then a participant in
various causes in and out of government,
and now the latest aspirant to the clans
political marquee. Unfortunately for
her, it is the Aquino name that resonates;
even her sister-in-law Tita Cory is
universally remembered as an Aquino.
This will obviously not be a problem
for the younger Bam, who also enjoys
an uncanny resemblance to his martyred
uncle together with a well-regarded
political resume in the making. I will
not be surprised if the Presidents
coattails turn out to be long enough
even for his novice of a cousin to hang
on to for his own Senate seat. We can
only pray, if Bam gets in, that he will
remain true to form and turn in a better
senatorial performance than his political
benefactor did.
gbolivar1952@gmail.com
GARY
OLIVAR
BYPASS
Avoiding Glorias fate
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
HOW to explain the strange alliances
entered into by President Noynoy
Aquino for the midterm elections
next year? Think of it as Aquinos
bid to avoid becoming an irrelevant
lame duck in the second half of his
termand to avoid landing in jail
when he leaves Malacaang, like his
predecessor.
Yesterday marked the start of
the process that
will conclude
in transforming
Aquino into a lame
duck President.
And by the time
the winners of the
midterm elections
are proclaimed,
Aquino could be
downgraded into
irrelevance or
villainy, especially
when the national
political focus
shifts to the search for who will
replace him in 2016.
But being a lame duck by virtue of
not being allowed to run for a second
term is not really such a terrible fate.
A president who cant run again or
neednt use his position to ensure
the election of his allies at midterm
is free to make unpopular (but wise)
decisions for the remainder of his
tenure.
However, the huge investment of
the Aquino presidency in the midterm
elections of 2013 is obviously a bid to
keep the administration relevant until
the end of its legal lifeand beyond.
This is the only way to make sense
of the strange alliances with former
enemies entered into by Aquino.
If Aquinos allies sweep the
electionsespecially the hotly-
contested Senate pollsthe President
will improve his chances of inoculating
himself from irrelevance and from
descending into an Arroyo-like fate of
being the oppositions whipping boy
until 2016. After all, as Aquino and
his allies have found prior to 2010,
the Senate can be a very effective
bully pulpit from which to attack the
incumbent in Malacaang, to improve
the chances of the candidates in the
next presidential elections.
If Aquino and LP lose the
Senate and if dissatisfaction with
the administration grows in the
second half of Aquinos term, the
consequences could be disastrous.
And its safe to say that controlling
the Senate has always been the goal
of Malacaang.
On the other hand, even if Aquino
secures a Senate majority after May
2013, there is still no guarantee that
he will avoid becoming irrelevant
or even avoid the ignominy suffered
by his predecessor. Politiciansand
senators, especiallybeing what they
are, they cannot be expected to be too
grateful to Aquino if they win next
year.
When the contenders for the
presidency emerge before 2016, the
senators can be expected to use every
trick in the bookincluding attacking
Aquino, if that will win them or their
presidential candidates votes. If the
public sees Aquino as a political dead
weight, apart from being a lame duck,
then nothing will stop Aquinos 2013
allies from going after him, as well.
If he has learned anything as
President, after all, Aquino must
know by now that political alliances
are eeting. And the lame duck, if the
people can be made to hate him, fast
becomes a dead duck.
* * *
The Chinese military may not be
at our doorstep yet,
but the invasion
of substandard
products dumped
here from the
mainland started
a long time ago.
Take the case
of Chinese steel
products imported
under questionable
circumstances by
unscrupulous local
traders and which
pose a threat to
anyone who needs these important
products.
Chinese steel products,
because they are subsidized by the
government, are priced lower than
similar materials used by local steel
makers. This is why some owners of
local steel mills to resort to importing
semi-nished steel products from
China that are mis-declared as
nished products called square bars
instead of operating their mills; they
see it as a cheaper way to operate.
Whats worrisome is the quality
of the Chinese steel imports,
because they reportedly come from
Chinese steel millers of questionable
reputation that produce inferior
products. These same products, after
all, were used in the buildings and
other infrastructure in China that
collapsed during earthquakes over the
past year.
Inferior square bars from China
may end up as reinforcement steel for
local construction. The square bars,
which are actually billets, are mis-
declared so the importers get rebates
of up to 17 percent.
Some 3,000 tons of square bars
from China entered the country last
August through Harbour Centre in
Manila. A bigger volume of 20,000
to 30,000 tons of square bars are
scheduled to arrive in October and
November, also from China.
The Philippine Iron and Steel
Institute, the umbrella organization
of steel industry associations and
companies, wants the Department
of Trade and Industry to require the
importers of the square bars to secure
an Import Commodity Clearance
before they can import the steel
products. The ICC will be able to
determine the commoditys source,
which should have DTI accreditation.
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I AM presently in Europe and have not
yet read the Ombudsman decision. All
I can say now it is incomprehensible
how a transaction in which the DBP
(Development Bank of the Philippines)
earned some P1.4 billion when the loans
to my companies were fully secured
and in fact paid ahead of schedule, can
ever be adjudged by anyone as being
unfavorable or having caused injury
to the government. I have instructed
my lawyers to oppose this judgment
vigorously. R.V.
Ongpin.
This was the
immediate reaction
of businessman
Bobby Ongpin,
who remains upbeat
on the Philippine
economy, and who
has in fact brought
in billions of dollars
in investments
in property
d e v e l o p me n t ,
tourism, banking,
energy and power,
transportation and
communications, to the decision of
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
The latter is pushing through with the
complaint against Ongpin brought
before her ofce by DBP Chairman Jose
Nuez Jr. and DBP President Francisco
del Rosario Jr. in connection with two
loan amounting to P660 million.
Its difcult to understand how the
Ombudsman could have entertained
the complaint of the DBP chairman
and president. Records show that the
Ongpin loans were fully collateralized
and even paid ahead of schedule,
unlike so many loans at the DBP which
have not only been paid at all and
even restructured several times to the
detriment of the state bank.
Besides, there has been a series of
investigations by the Senate on the
Ongpin loans. First was the allegation
that it was a behest loan, linking
former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo
to Ongpin. They are good friends, sure,
but the objective was to show that the
relationship led to violation of banking
rules and regulations, insider trading,
and so on.
All these accusations have not been
substantiated. All that the hearings
have done was to enable some senators
to grandstand at the expense of Ongpin
and former DBP President Rey David,
an Arroyo appointee.
What I nd rather strange is that as
a result of this loan, a young lawyer
of DBP committed suicide because
of undue pressure by the chairman to
show why he should not be cited for an
allegedly anomalous loan. Nuez also
wrote to 20 other senior bank ofcials.
But Ongpin has a record of being
a good and creditable borrower. His
acquisition of PBCom is proof that he
has broken no banking laws at all.
Certainly, the loss of life should not
be just glossed over. Unfortunately,
the Senate seems to have forgotten
it. We never got to nd out who was
responsible for the lawyers decision to
take his own life.
Let us rewind a bit and nd out why
Nuez and Del Rosario sued Ongpin.
Behest loans? That is absurd. I have
known Bobby since he was a student
of mine at Ateneo. I have observed
him over the years, until he became
trade and industry minister and then an
investor. I cannot believe he needed
Mike to pursue his business.
On the claim that Delta Ventures
Resources Inc. that Ongpin used to
borrow the two loans was a puny
companywith only P625,000 paid-
up capital and reported losses of
P98 millionbeing able to obtain
gargantuan loans, records showed that
audited nancial statements of DVRI
for 2008, stockholders equity was
already P114 million.
The recorded losses of DVRI
were actually unrealized losses and
attributable to the fact that it was a
holding company
with a signicant
stake in marketable
securities. To
belabor a fact,
everybody knows
there was a stock
market crash in
2008. All holding
companies, which
are required
for accounting
purposes to mark-
to-market their
holdings, had to
record their losses
accordingly. What
is important to note is that in 2008,
when DVRI obtained the DBP loans,
its net worth was already more than
P1 billion. Records at the BIR should
show that.
The charge against Ongpin at the
Ombudsmans Ofce said that the
approval of the loans were quick. The
Ombudsman should be told that the
transaction with the DBP was a trading
transaction, and as any trader would
know, time is of the essence. Besides,
DVRI already had a prior credit history
with DBP.
We now come to the charge that the
Ongpin loans had no sufcient cover.
What baloney!
If the Ombudsman would only
bother to look at records, she would
know that the DBP loans of Ongpin
were fully collateralized and in fact
even paid before their maturity dates.
The collateral came from different
business interests of Ongpin, like
Philweb. The state bank was never
left without any security as attested
to by Nuez and Del Rosario because
of the release of the 50 million Philex
shares on Dec. 6, 2009. That release
was necessary and an integral part of
the First Pacic transaction.
This was also the same procedure
adopted by Ongpin with the other
banks he borrowed from to buy the
DBP Philex share to enable him to turn
around and sell to Manny Pangilinan to
enable the latter to control Philex.
A businessman worth his salt would
know that the Philex shares were
undervalued. Ongpin knew this. Santa
Banana, the Ombudsman should realize
that trading in the stock market has its
ups and downs! Soon enough after
MVP acquired control of Philex, the
market value of Philex went as high as
P28 to P29 per share. To accuse Ongpin
of insider trading is ridiculous.
My gulay, if the Aquino
administration persists in crucifying
legitimate businessmen in this
manner when clearly no crime
has been committed, how can we
prevent businessmen from being
discouraged?
Facts and lies
about Ongpin loans
Electric vehicles and the future
ADVANCES in the technology of
power management, the critical
role of transportation as a resource
of industry and commerce, and the
internal combustion engine and its
own fossil fuel needs mean that no
renewable energy discussion can be
complete without considering cars and
other road-bound vehicles as part of the
energy infrastructure. Electricity was in
fact one of the earliest options to power
cars when they were rst invented,
alongside steam and fossil fuels. The
economic and convenience advantages
of the internal combustion engine,
bringing the best mileage per resource
and expense spent, and the discovery
of petroleum reserves around the world
(especially in the Middle East), are what
gave fossil fuels the advantage in being
selected as the power source of choice
for the automobile, with the resultant
costs of air pollution, greenhouse gas
emissions, and increased competition
over a dwindling fuel source growing
climactically and economically
unbearable. Therefore we turn once
more to electric vehicles to ameliorate,
if not reverse, this state of transportation
affairs.
Since these vehicles are usually
charged right out of a households
power connection to the grid, one of
the possibilities being touted for electric
car technology is to integrate the entire
eet, private and public, into a city-
wide grid energy storage, to store any
excess power generation during periods
of low demand for future use by either
the vehicle or the grid. Power otherwise
wasted by constant baseload generation
in low demand could then be sold at
lower rates for storage or transport use.
(The engineering problem, though,
is that repeated charging/discharging
wears said battery down, familiar to
any cell phone and laptop owner.) Car
charging can also be accomplished
through renewable energy sources. The
solar-powered car, by example, need
not be as esoteric as those seen in the
World Solar Challenge contests, but as
prosaic as a privately-owned solar panel
feeding a household or ofce microgrid,
in turn charging vehicles.
Cost remains one of the obstacles for
the wide adoption of hybrid and electric
vehicles in the Philippines. Right now,
the legislature is working on proposed
incentives for electric vehicles, in order
to attract customer attention. On the
ground exist efforts to electrify elements
of Metro Manila public transportation,
particularly the Institute for Climate and
Sustainable Cities (iCSC)s e-Jeepney
initiative (the grand prize winner in the
recent Inclusive Mobility Campaign),
and a separate promotion, executed at
the local government unit level, to swap
tricycles for e-Trikes.
Here I would like to point out one
criticism about the e-Trike campaign
(lack of meaningful consultations with
stakeholders is another major issue),
aired by Red Constantino of iCSC:
it imports fully-constructed bikes
from abroad, rather than encourage
local construction and assembly
especially considering the Philippines
rich electronics industrial expertise.
By contrast, iCSCs e-Jeepney is
domestically produced, with the cost
and maintenance advantages of the
supply chain being closer to home. Such
lessons should remain at the forefront
if we are to ensure the success of the
conversion of public transport from fuel
to watts.
Aside from electricity, we may also
consider alternative fuels to power our
vehiclesor, to demonstrate exibility
from the infrastructure, even just the
generators that charge the cars. Those
who have followed my series on
Inclusive Mobility (then branded as
New Mobility) would remember the
mention of the Innovations at the Bottom
of the Pyramid (IBoP) cooking oil fuel
experiment in Los Baos, encouraging
jeepney cooperatives to produce and
use fuel derived from waste cooking oil
collected from local establishments.
Within that anecdote lies a potential
strategy for renewable energy in
Metro Manila: the phased conversion
of public transport buses, jeeps, and
trikes in the megacity from fossil fuels
to an integrated electric/hybrid/biofuel
(domestically-produced and supported)
eet, freed of fossil fuels economic
and environmental costs. If the
public transport network is organized
such that it becomes an attractive
alternative to private car useand, as
attested to in this space last Saturday,
Guangzhou is a good inspiration for
Metro Manilathen even a public
utility-centric electric/renewable energy
vehicle strategy can reap economic and
environmental dividends on transport,
energy, and government budgets.
One thing remains clear. Just as
the unsustainable costs of power
generation on a foundation of fossil
fuels are beginning to eat into our
countrys economic and environmental
future, so do the costs of laying urban
transportation on the same foundation.
Just as with the power plants, sustainable
and alternative transportation power
options may be costly in the rst run,
but we need to take that rst step to
survive the long run of a climatically and
socio-economically changing world.
Electrication and alternative fuels,
even at least of urban public transport,
can be afoot in the door towards our
energy-secure future.
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EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
DEAN TONY
LA VIA
EAGLE EYES
WHILE having dinner Sunday night,
I chanced upon X Factor Philippines,
ABS-CBNs latest imported franchise.
They were announcing the contestants
who would be part of the shows grand
nals and it had come down to a choice
between two girls, both of which were
being mentored by Filipino singing
sensation Charice Pempengco. The
moment was rife with possibilities for
big drama and everyone seemed willing
to indulge ABS-CBN.
We Filipinos are big on emotions.
We go gaga over movies with heart-
wrenching confrontations (which
probably explains the phenomenal
success of yet another local movie about
a mistress). We like soap operas that
feature big dramatic moments, thus our
penchant for illogical twists in the plot
such as characters being resurrected
from the dead. Or characters that
discoverafter they have been
excessively mean to each otherthat
they are, gasp, mother and daughter.
There are also characters that must
grapple with the revelation that they are
siblingsafter they have fallen in love
with each other.
I am not sure though that this was the
reason behind Pempengcos lugubrious
turn on the show last Sunday. When the
contestant named Allen Sta. Maria got
booted out, things made a turn for the
worst. A disconsolate Pempengco made
big declarations of affection for Sta.
Maria. An obviously uncomfortable
audience started snickering. Pempengco
became upset and started scolding the
audience, admonishing them to respect
the losing contestant. Pempengco
didnt get it; the audience was heckling
her, not the contestant. The audience
was reacting to a behavior deemed
inappropriate.
This column is not about Pempengco
per se. This is about how celebrities are
often unable to display the appropriate
behaviors expected of them when
they play roles that are clearly out of
their comfort zones or their areas of
expertise. So yes, I also snickered
at Pempengcos big declaration of
affection and support for Sta. Maria.
But I also know that theres a context
that we need to recognize. To cut to
the chase, we should also put to task
ABS-CBN and the people who made
Pempengco believe that she has what it
takes to become a judge.
Pempengco is a great singer and she
has brought huge honor to this country
and to Filipinos. I wish though that she
stuck to her core competency, which
is singing and that we all let her be.
Unfortunately, very few people in this
country have the courage to do what the
late Dolphy did, which was to refuse the
clamor for him to run for ofce because
it wasnt his expertise.
Unfortunately, someone in ABS-
CBN had this brilliant idea of using her
celebrity status to add more luster to XFP
so they got her as judge and mentor. She
is obviously too young and unprepared
for the role. Her commentaries lacked
depth and her behavior last Sunday (and
many times in the show) indicated lack
of emotional maturity. Actually, this is
common observation among most of
the people our networks conscript to
become judges in similar contests:
They are popular or are good at what
they do, but they dont have what it
takes to make incisive, insightful or
helpful critique.
We know the best physicists or
medical doctors dont necessarily
make good writers and that the best
directors dont necessarily make good
electricians. A good singer does not
necessarily make a good judge in a
singing contestthe competencies
required of singers are far different
from those required of judges. Just
because one is exceptionally good
in one eld is not a guarantee that
he is also qualied to perform other
roles in another eld. Paradoxically,
the competencies required of local
executives or legislators are far
different from those required of movie
and television actors.
Why do we insist on drafting people
for jobs that are clearly beyond their
core competencies?
I have nothing against those who
want to continuously challenge
themselves and therefore venture into
another eld of expertise provided - and
this is a very important proviso- they
meet the basic requirements, show
potentials for growth in the new eld,
and prepare themselves extensively for
it. Unfortunately, this is not the default
paradigm in this country. We seem to
think that a shift in careers is mostly a
serendipitous processit is destined,
or can happen by chance, by luck, or by
some other fortuitous event. And when
the aspirants are celebrities, we seem
to think that they are somehow entitled
to it. This is painfully obvious during
elections. And this is why we have
too monkeys holding elective positions
and why we have singers behaving like
amateur dramatic actresses or analytical
pundits.
The consequences of a wrong t
By Amerlon Enriquez
SOMETIME in the year 2000, in the
heart of New York, New York. In the
hallways of the intensive care unit of
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center, a world-renowned hospital and
one of the best cancer centers in the
world, if not the best. Five doctors
four fellows-in-training and one young
attending physician with a specialty in
critical carewere in a huddle, making
their rounds among the critically ill
patients.
The doctors were scholarly in their
discourse of each case, deliberating
what the best management approach
was for each individual patient. There
was nothing really special in their
rounds, especially given that it was a
regular occurrence and practice in an
academic center. Except that they were
all speaking in Tagalogdeep in the
bowels of New York City, a thousand
miles away from Manila.
Of course English is the ofcial
language of the academe and of this
country. And those Filipino doctors
were discrete not to talk in their native
tongue in the presence of other people.
There were several other doctors-in-
training as well as consultants of other
races aside from Americans in that
institution. But at this opportune time,
with all of them Filipinos, they felt
comfortable speaking in Tagalog. Who
says Tagalog or Filipino cannot be the
language of the learned?
All of those doctors nished their
medical education in the Philippines.
They came from different schools,
though: one from University of the
Philippines, another from University
of Santo Tomas, one from University
of the East, one from Lyceum-
Northwestern University in Dagupan,
and another from Saint Louis
University in Baguio. That they ended
up in one place, at one time, is a happy
twist of fate. And here they were
all now, in an Ivy-league-afliated
hospital of Cornell University. Who
said Philippine schools do not produce
world-class graduates?
After a demanding few hours of
rounding and working in the ICU, those
Filipino doctors took a break. They did
not go down to the hospital cafeteria for
an American doughnut or for an English
mufn. Instead they headed back to the
fellows call room, and snacked on home-
made puto (rice cake), brought by one of
them. No one asked for dinuguan (blood
stew) to complement the puto. I guess
the gory sight of some of the ICU cases
were deterrent enough to make dinuguan
unappealing. So youd think puto is only
found in the streets and markets of the
Philippines?
Was the puto special? Does it have
cheese on top? Or salted egg perhaps?
Did only the Tagalog-speaking doctors
eat the puto? Or did they share them
to other people?Did the puto make the
medical rounds noteworthy? Did the
puto make the doctors more brilliant?
Did the puto help cure the sick patients?
Was puto prescribed to the patients to
be taken at least once a day?
Is puto even the focus of this story?
I dont know.
Twelve years have passed since
those puto rounds. What has
happened, you may ask, to those young
Filipino doctors? The young attending
physician then, is now chief of the said
training program. One of the doctors,
after completing her training, went
back to the Philippines where she now
practices her profession. She is also an
elected congresswoman.
The other three physicians-in-
training then found their niche in
different areas of the United States,
where they are now specialists,
involved in private practice as well as
in some academic institutions
How do I know this story as a fact?
Because I was there. I was the one
who brought the puto.
Amerlon Enriquez is a physician from
Iowa. He blogs at pinoytransplant.com.
BONG C.
AUSTERO
ARE WE THERE YET?
Records
would show that
all transactions
were above
board.
Puto rounds
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INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Palawan II District
Engineering Offce, Narra, Palawan, through the Regular Infra FY 2013, invites
contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. a. Contract ID : 12EF0080
b. Contract Name : Construction/Rehabilitation Of Rizal Port Access Road
c. Contract Location: Rizal, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Roadway Excavation, Embankment, Aggregate
Subbase Course, PCCP, Grouted Riprap, Stone
Masonry and Road Safety Devices
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php13,719,919
f. Contract Duration : 115 cal. days
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
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and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act. 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
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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-
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Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application for registration
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2. Pre-Bid Conference 2:00 pm, October 12, 2012
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from
Prospective Bidders
Deadline : 5:00 pm, October 19, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline : 10:00 a.m., October 25, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 10:00 a.m., October 25, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Palawan
Second District Engineering Offce, Narra, Palawan, upon payment of a non-
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Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
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Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
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The DPWH-Palawan Second District Engineering Offce, Narra, Palawan
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Approved by:

(Sgd.) EDDIE R. UY
Engineer-III
BAC Chairman
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Palawan II District Engineering Offce
Narra, Palawan
ANNEX "A"
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(MST-Oct. 2, 2012)
Eastern Samar District Engineering Offce
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Brgy. Alang-Alang, Borongan, Eastern Samar
Tel. No. (055) 560-9423
Fax No. (055) 261-2196
DPWH-INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
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Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to
apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 13IB0001
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Improvement along Jct. Taft Oras
San Policarpo Arteche Road
Contract Location: k0960+000 k0960+1040
Scope of Work: Concrete Reblocking along Jct. Taft Oras San Policarpo
Arteche Road with a total length of 437.00 l.m., width=6.10m,
thickness = 0.20m, road shoulder at 1.50m on both sides and
other scope of work per approved POW
Major Items of Work: Items 311 & 201
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 7,047,691.16
Contract Duration: 38 CD
Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
2. Contract ID: 13IB0002
Contract Name: Repair/Rehab./Improvement along Jct. Taft Oras
San Policarpo Arteche Road
Contract Location: k0908+385 k0908+2110
Scope of Work: Concrete Reblocking along Jct. Taft Oras San Policarpo
Arteche Road with a total length of 739.00 l.m., width=6.10m,
thickness = 0.20m, road shoulder at 1.50m on both sides and
other scope of work per approved POW
Major Items of Work: Items 31 & 201
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 11,863,560.54
Contract Duration: 54 CD
Cost of Bidding Documents: P 10,000.00
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with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. 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) signed by
the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. The LOIs shall be
submitted by the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors Information
(CI). Submission of LOIs by persons with a Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed.
The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria:
(a) prior registration with 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 ten years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or
credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Interested Contractors are also required to present the originals of their (a) PCAB
license (b) Contractors Registration Certifcate (c) Certifcate of Materials Engineers
Accreditation (d) Certifcate of Safety Seminar from DOLE (e) PhilGEPS Order form
(Document Request List) (f) 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 LOI. The DPWH
POCW-Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
1. Receipt of LOI from prospective Bidders Deadline: Oct 17, 2012 ; 5:00 p.m.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents Oct. 2-23, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 12, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Oct. 23, 2012 until 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids Oct. 23, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District Engineering Offce, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of as stated above for Bidding Documents. Prospective Bidders
may also download the BDs, if available, from 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. 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 BD's
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall
contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Eastern Samar District
Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and annul the bidding
process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) RUDYARD M. LIM
BAC CHAIRMAN
Noted:
(Sgd.) RICARDO D. ODITA
OIC - District Engineer

(MST-Oct. 2, 2012)
Department of Public Works and Highways
Compostela Valley District Engineering Offce
Nabunturan, Comval Province
Tel. No. & Fax No. 084-376-1040
INVITATION TO BID
No. 2012-020
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works &
Highways, Compostela Valley District Engineering Offce, Nabunturan, Comval
Province, invites contractors to bid for the:
1. Contract ID: 12LA-0030
Contract Name: Widening of Montevista-Compostela-New Bataan-
Maragusan-Mati Bdry. Road
Contract Location: Poblacion Section, Compostela, Comval Province
Station Limit: Km. 1424+ 180.00 - Km. 1424+803.00
Description: Facilities for Engineer, Earthworks, Sub Base & Base Course,
Surface Course, Drainage & Slope Protection Structure,
Miscellaneous Structure, Mobilization & Demobilization,
Signs for Worksite, Traffc Control Services
Approved Budget for Contract: Php 14, 111,368.72
Cost of Bid Documents: P10,000.00
Source of Fund: CY 2013 Regular Infra
Contract Duration: 60 Cal. Days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of bid.
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 ten years, (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or
Credit Line Commitment issued by reputable Commercial Bank at least equal to 10%
of the ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit application for registration to
the DPWH-POCW, Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOL The
DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractor's application for registration
with the complete requirements and issue Contractors registration Certifcate (CRC).
Registration forms can be download at the DPWH Website.www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents : October 2, 2012- October 23, 2012
2. Deadline of Receipt of LOI : October 17, 2012 @ 12:00 Noon
3. Pre-Bid Conference : October 10, 2012, @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids : until October 23, 2012 @ 1:30 P. M.
5. Opening of Bids : October 23, 2012@ 2:00 P.M.
Pre-bid conference will be held at DPWH, Conference Room, Compostela
Valley District Engineering Offce, Nabunturan, Com val Province.The BAC will also
issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at the BAC Secretariat, DPWH,
Nabunturan,Comval Province upon payment of the said fees
Prospective bidders may also download the BD's from the DPWH website if
available. Prospective bidders that will download the BD's from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees a day before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-
bid conference shall open only to interested parties who have purchased the BD's.
Bid must be accompanied by the Bid Security, in the amount and acceptable form, at
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the BAC Chairman. The First
envelope shall contain the Technical component of the bid, which included a copy of
CRe. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. These
envelopes shall be enclosed in one single envelope submitted to the BAC Chairman.
Late bids shall not be accepted. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determine in the Bid Evaluation and Post Qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Compostela Valley District
Engineering offce, Nabunturan, Comval Province reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process anytime prior to Contract Award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
For further information please refer to:
EDWIN M. ORTIZ
Engineer II
Head-BAC Secretariat
e-mail address:dpwh_bacnab@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) EVA M. DEL FIERRO
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Camarines Sur 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Caraycayon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur
Tel.#452-3430/3411
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Camarines Sur 3
rd
Engineering
District, Caraycayon, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, through its Bids and Award Committee,
(BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID# PROJECT ID#12FF0040
Contract Name
Construction/Repair/Improvement of Drainage
System along Tigaon-Goa-San Jose-Lagonoy
Road,
Contract Location Tigaon, Camarines Sur
Scope of Works
Structure Excavation, Reinforced Steel Bar,
Structural Concrete, RCPC (0.60m dia) 6 CHB
Lined Canal (U-Type).
Approved Budget for
Contract (ABC)
Php.9,550,000.00
Contract Duration 150 C.D.
Cost of Tender Documents Php. 5,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a 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 of 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d)
Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
to the DPWH -POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The
DPWH-Central Offce will only process contractors application for registration, with
complete requirements, and issued the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be download at the DPWH website, www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders
Deadline 12:00 Noon
August 18, 2012
2 Issuance of Bid Documents October 01-23, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 09, 2012 @ 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids/Opening of Bids October 23, 2012
a.) Dropping of Bids Until 10:00 A.M.
b.) Opening of Bids At 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issued hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH,
Camarines Sur 3
rd
Engineering District Offce, Tigaon, Camaries Sur, upon payment
of non-refundable amount as stated above . Prospective bidders may also download
the BDs, if available, from the DPWH Website shall pay the said fees on or before
the submission of their documents. 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 form as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Camarines Sur 3
rd
Engineering District Offce, Tigaon, Camarines
Sur, reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract Award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) ALICE B. MAGISTRADO
ENGINEER III
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) EDUARDO S. NIETO
District Engineer
(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Caraga Region XIII
J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce XIII, Butuan City, through the FY-2013 DPWH
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, invites contractors to bid for the following project(s):
1. a. Contract ID : 12N00042
b. Contract Name: Construction of Sta. Maria Bridge along
NRJ Cuevas Bislig Road, K1382+202.04
K1382+500 & K1382+632.00 K1382+749.60.
c. Contract Location: Agusan del Sur.
d. Scope of Works: Earthworks, PCCP, Replacement of 132.00
l.m. Bridge and Slope Protection Works
e. Approved Budget for
the Contract: PhP77, 158,561.16
f. Contract Duration: 260 Calendar Days
h. Bid Document Fee: PhP30, 000.00
2. a. Contract ID: 12N00043
b. Contract Name: Reconstruction of NRJ Barobo Agusan del
Sur Boundary Road, K1408+312.00
K1410+376.00.
c. Contract Location: Barobo, Surigao del Sur.
d. Scope of Works: Earthworks, PCCP, Drainage and Slope
Protection Works
the Contract: PhP50, 985,537.23
h. Bid Document Fee: PhP30, 000.00
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bids.
To bid 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
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 similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net fnancial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
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 October 2, 2012 November 6, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 24, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
3. Receipt of Bids November 6, 2012 @ 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
4. Opening of Bids November 6, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Regional
Offce XIII, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
stated above. 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. 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
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.
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and the post-qualifcation
The DPWH Regional Offce XIII, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process anytime prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) SAMSON L. HEBRA, MBA
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Caraga Region XIII
J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) Regional Offce XIII, Butuan City, through the CY-2012 MVUC
FUND, invites contractors to bid for the following project(s):

1. a. Contract ID: 12N00044
b. Contract Name: Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Daang Maharlika
(Agusan Davo Road), Pasta Rosario Section,
Km.1319+781.5 Km.1320+549.5.
c. Contract Location: Rosario, Agusan del Sur..
d. Scope of Works : Asphalt Overlay and Pavement Markings
e. Approved Budget
for the Contract: PhP10, 000,000.00
h. Bid Document Fee: PhP 10,000.00

2. a. Contract ID : 12N00045
b. Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Surigao Davao
Coastal Road, Km.1468+000 Km.1468+731
c. Contract Location : Surigao del Sur.
d. Scope of Works : Asphalt Overlay and Pavement Markings
e. Approved Budget
for the Contract: P10, 000,000.00
f. Contract Duration : 45 Calendar Days
h. Bid Document Fee: PhP 10,000.00


To bid 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
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 similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net fnancial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

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 October 2, 2012 October 26, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
3. Receipt of Bids October 26, 2012 @ 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
4. Opening of Bids October 26, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Regional
Offce XIII, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
stated above. 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. Bid must
be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in

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.
awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and the post-qualifcation

The DPWH Regional Offce XIII, J. Rosales Avenue, Butuan City reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process anytime prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.

Approved by:

(Sgd.) SAMSON L. HEBRA, MBA
BAC Chairman

(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Offce of the District Engineer
LA UNION FIRST ENGINEERING DISTRICT
Lingsat, San Fernando City
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, La Union First Engineering
District, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to
bid for the contracts listed below:
1. Contract No. : 12AE0112
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Road along San Fernando Bagulin
Road, KO270+(-1016) to KO270+000 with exceptions
Scope of Work : RCA
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P7,164,780.00 CY 2013 Regular
Infra
Duration : 16 Calendar Days
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria; (a) prior 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, (co 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/fall 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. Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
September 27- October 26, 2012
2. Issuance of Bid Documents September 21 October 29, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A.M., October 16, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline:12 Noon,October 30, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 2:00 P.M. on October 30, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH La Union
First Engineering District, Lingsat, City of San Fernando, La Union, upon payment of
a non-refundable fee of P10,000.00 per D.O. 52 series of 2011.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH
website. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
The Department of Public Works and Highways La Union First Engineering District
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ISABELO V. LOPEZ, JR.
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) ELPIDIO C. PARAGAS
District Engineer
(MST-Oct 2, 2012)
Region X
BUKIDNON 3
RD
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Offce of the District Engineer
Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
INVITATION TO BID
The DPWH, Bukidnon 3rd District Engineering Offce, Dicklum, Manolo
Fortich, Bukidnon, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):

1. Contract ID : 12KC0057
Contract Name : Cluster A for the Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
of Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon-Agusan Road
a.) K1431+478 K1431+867, Sumalsag Section P9,750,000.00
b.) K1439+ (-230) K1439+570, Kalingking Section 20,000,000.00
c.) K1439+570 K1440+400, Kalingking Section 20,250,000.00
P50,000,000.00
Scope of Work : Concreting of Road with 0.28 thk at 6.70 width
Contract Location : Malitbog, Bukidnon
ABC : Php 50,000,000.00
Cost of Bidding Documents : Php 25, 000.00
Project Duration : 180 Calendar Days
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: a) prior registration with the DPWH-Central Offce,
(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 at least 10% of ABC. The BAC wilt use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary evaluation of bids
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH, Bukidnon 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Dicklum, Manolo Fortich,
Bukidnon before the deadline of the receipt of LOI. DPWH, Bukidnon 3
rd
District
Engineering 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
From: Sept. 28 to October 16, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 5, 2012 , 10:30 am
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI
from Prospective Bidders
October 11, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: October 16, 2012, 10:00 am
5. Opening of Bids October 16, 2012, 10:30 am
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Bukidnon
3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Dicklum, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon upon payment
of a non-refundable fee (refer below). Prospective bidders that will download the
BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fess on or before the submission of
their bid Documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR
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 awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined
in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.

The DPWH, Bukidnon 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Dicklum, Manolo Fortich,
Bukidnon reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding
process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the
affected bidders.

(Sgd.) MELQUISEDEC P. CARIAGA III
Engineer II
Chief, Maintenance Section
BAC Chairman
Davao del Sur 2
ND
Engineering District
Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
Invitation to Bid for
Contract ID Number 12LE0044
Installation of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings and Road
Signs along Malalag-Malita Road (Intermittent Section)
1 The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur, through the CY
2012-Motor Vehicles Users Charge (MVUC)]
1
intends to apply the sum of Six Million Nine Hundred
Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Pesos and 96/100 (Php 6,999,330.06) being the Ap-
proved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payment under the contract for CID # 12LE0044-Installation
of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings and Road Sighn alolomg Malalag-Malita Road (Intermittent
Section). Bids received in excess of the ABD shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur now invites bids for Road
signs].
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Completion of the Works is required Thirty (30 CD)]. Bidders should have completed, within
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The
description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II.
Instruction to Bidders.
3 Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using nondiscretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act
9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at
least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the
Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Bu-
hangin, Malita, Davao del Sur and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 oclock in the morning to 5:00 oclock in the afternoon.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the address
below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Ten
thousand pesos only (Php 10,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the DPWH website, provided that bidders shall pay the fee
for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. Select one of the following two paragraphs, and delete the other:
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a) If the Procuring Entity intends to open the Pre-Bid Conference to all interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur will hold a Pre-
Bid Conference on October 9, 2012 at 10:00 oclock in the morning at DPWH 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur-BAC Offce, which shall be opened to
all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 22, 2012 at DPWH
2nd
District
Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur-BAC Offce at 10:00 oclock in the morning.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount
stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the
address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. Deadline of Receipt of LOIs from prospective bidders at 5:00 oclock in the afternoon of October
17, 2012 and Issuance of bidding documents starts on Oct 1, 2012 to 9:00 oclock in the morning
of October 22, 2012.
9. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur 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.
10. For further information, please refer to:
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2nd DEO, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
Contact number: 09474164895
(Sgd.) ANDREW A. PANGAN
Engineer III-BAC Chairman
NOTED :
(Sgd.) NOE V. PLACER
District Engineer
FOR THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:
(Sgd.) RODRIGO C. LARETE
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
___________________________________________________
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May be deleted in case theABCis less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference.

(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
Benguet 1st District Engineering Offce
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Telefax No. (074) 422 6163

September 26, 2012
INVITATION TO BID

The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Benguet
1
st
District Engineering Offce, through the 2013 Regular Infra Fund, invites contractors to bid for the afore-
mentioned projects:

1.
a. Contract ID: 12PE045
b. Name of Project: Asphalt Overlay along Palispis (Marcos) Highway
c. Location: K 0266+000 K 0267+327 (v.s.), Tuba, Benguet
d. Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
the Contract (ABC): Php12,646,591.90
f. Duration: 23 C.D.
g. Source of Fund: 2013 Regular Infra
2.
b. Name of Project: Asphalt Overlay along Palispis (Marcos) Highway
c. Location: K 0264+000 K 0265+005, Tuba, Benguet
d. Scope of Work: Asphalt Overlay
3.
b. Name of Project: Rehab./Reconstruction/Upgrading of Kennon Road
c. Location: K 0226+810 K 0227+122, Tuba, Benguet
d. Scope of Work: Concreting
Note: Expressions of Interest submitted thru mail will not be accepted.
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.

To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-
owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type
and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period
of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at
least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH POCW-
Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. 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 September 28 October 18, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 5, 2012 @10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI fromProspective Bidders October 12, 2012 @12:00P.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Until 10:00 A.M., October 18, 2012
5. Opening of Bids October 18, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Benguet 1
st
District Engineering Offce,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php 10,000.00. 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 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 com-
ponent 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 Benguet 1
st
District Engineering Offcereserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the
bidding process anytime prior contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) CESAR L. BACANI
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) BENEDICTAC. MENDOZA
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
For and in Absence of the D.E.
(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
Cagayan Third District Engineering Offce
Tuguegarao City
September 28, 2012
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Cagayan Third District
Engineering Offce, through the Regular Infrastructure Projects, invites contractors
to bid for the aforementioned projects:
Contract ID No. : 12-BD-0092
Contract Name : Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Damaged
Paved National Road
Contract Location: Cagayan-Apayao Road, KO488+024 KO488+922
Scope of Work : Roads-New Rehabilitation-PCCP
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P15,716,214.31
Contract Duration: 150 calendar days
Contract Name : Replacement/Rehab./Strengthening of Permanent Bridge
Contract Location: Carig Bridge No. 03, Cagayan Valley Road
Scope of Work : Bridges-Construction-Concrete
Contract Name : Preventive Maintenance (Asphalt Overlay, 50mm.thk.)
Contract Location: Cagayan-Apayao Road, KO483+000 KO483+1190
Scope of Work : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt

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 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
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
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: September 28, 2012-October 19,
2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 4, 2012 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
October 8, 2012 / 10:00 AM
4. Receipt of Bids October 19, 2012 / 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids October 19, 2012 / 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-
Cagayan Third District Engineering Offce, Tuguegarao City upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of TEN THOUSAND PESOS (P10,000.00) for Bid Documents
(BDs). 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 Bid Documents. The Pre-
Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the
BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.

Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determine in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Cagayan Third District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid and to annul bidding process at any time prior contract award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
APPROVED BY:
(Sgd.) ROGER A. AGUSTIN
BAC-Chairman
(MST-Oct 2, 2012)
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES
P.O. Box 2926
T. M. Kalaw Street, Ermita 1000
Manila, Philippines
INVITATION TO BID
The National Library of the Philippines (NLP), through the FY 2012 General
Appropriations Act of the Government of the Philippines (GOP)in coordination with
the Departmentof Public Works and Highways intend to apply the sum of Twenty
Eight Million Seven Hundred Pesos (PhP28,700,000.00) being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Retroftting of
National Library of the Philippines Building (Phase 1). Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The National Library of the Philippines (NLP) now invites bids for Seismic
Retroftting of National Library of the Philippines Ground Floor Columns.
Completion of the Works is required within 120 calendar days. Bidders should have
completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids,
a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained
in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships,
or organizations with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from National Library of the
Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:30am 5:00pm, Monday Friday.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee
for the Bidding Documentations in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand
Pesos (PhP25,000.00) which shall be issued only to bidders/authorized offcial
representatives or employees of the bidder who can show proof of Notarized
Authority to secure bid documents for the specifed project and offcial company
ID starting October 1, 2012. Bidding Documents can be purchased, Monday
Friday from 8:30am 5:00pm.
It may also be downloadedfree of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents
not later that the submission of their bids.
The National Library of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
October 11, 2012, 10:00am at the Conference Room, 3rd Floor, NLP Building,
T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila which shall be OPEN ONLY to bidders who have
purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 23, 2012
at exactly 10:00AM at the Conference Room, 3
rd
Floor, National Library Building
T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.Bid
opening shall follow immediately after the deadline of submission of bids at the
same venue. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders representatives
who choose to attend. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The National Library of the PhilippinesProcuring Entityreserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder or bidders.
For further information, please refer to:

DOLORES D. CARUNGUI or MARICEL M. DIAZ
Ground Floor, Library for the Blind Section 3
rd
Floor, Filipiniana Division
National Library of the Philippines National Library of the Phils.
T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila
Tel. No.: 524-0498 Tel. No. 310-5029
Email: dollydc5501@yahoo.com Email: mlmanalo@yahoo.com
ddcarungui@nlp.gov.ph

(Sgd.) PAULINA R. MORENO
Chairperson
Bids and Awards Committee
National Library of the Philippines
(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
Phone: (632) 524-1011
Website: web.nlp.gov.ph
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com OCTOBER 2, 2012 TUESDAY
A8
Mar intervenes in demolition
IN BRIEF
Manila
bets le
poll bids
3 more taxmen
in graft charges
Sherwin eyes return to House

August 2, 1962-Sept. 30, 2012
He is survived by his loved ones Gianna,
Krianne and Ijay; Buenaventura Sr. and
Marichu; Mel, Maross, Sharie, Vince
and Ira; Dennis, Veronica, Dindin,
Spyk, Paisley and Cloud; Colin, Ria,
Arvan and Nicole; Mariel, Bong, Angela
and Angelo; and Cherry and his friends.
Wake is at Chapel 201 Sanctuarium,
Araneta Ave. corner Quezon Avenue
from Oct. 1 to 5.
He will be cremated
on Friday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.
Buenaventura J. Maniego Jr.
Team Dirty Harry. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and his running mate Lou Veloso ash the Liberal Party sign as they march to the
Commission on Elections ofce on Arroceros Street in Manila to le their certicates of candidacy. Lim is seeking another term
against former President Joseph Estrada for mayorship of Manila. DANNY PATA
I have ordered [Interior] Under-
secretary Austere Panadero to hold
the demolition in the area near the
Trinoma pending all the coordination
with the demolition team and Quezon
City government with the Department
of Interior and Local Government,
Roxas said at his rst ag-raising cer-
emony at the department.
Roxas also ordered the Philippine
National Police, through the depart-
ments Ofce of Internal Security, to
ensure compliance with his order be-
cause I cannot agree that the demo-
lition will just proceed if all require-
ments, details that have to be fullled,
are not met.
Roxas issued the order after the
squatters staged demonstrations at the
DILG main ofce to protest plans to
convert the 30-hectare government
property, bound by Quezon and North
Avenues and Agham Road, into a
commercial and business district.
The P22-billion central business
district is a joint venture of the Ayala
Land Inc. and the National Housing
Authority and is expected to replace
the commercial center at the Araneta
Center in Cubao, which is owned by
By Jonathan Fernandez and Ferdinand Fabella
INTERIOR Secretary Manuel Roxas II ordered
Quezon City authorities on Monday to hold
back the demolition of squatters at the North
Triangle area until he is satised that all
requirements are satised.
the family of Roxas.
In September last year, squatters
at North Triangle clashed with the
demolition crew and police teams,
resulting in the injury of at least
14 people in a seven-hour standoff
where over 130 houses were also de-
molished.
Based on NHA report at that time,
there were 9,582 families in the area.
Some 3,252 had voluntarily relocated,
while 6,330 families remained.
The NHA said only 7,864 families
are qualied for relocation, includ-
ing those who have already left the
area. That leaves 1,718 families who
are disqualied, usually because they
were not registered by the NHA in a
2009 census.
Meanwhile, in Makati City, May-
or Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. wrote
PNP chief Nicanor Bartolome and
asked swifter police response to
prevent a repeat of the September
24 incident, where about 25 persons
were injured at a demolition of the
squatter colony on Guatemala Street
in Barangay San Isidro.
The Makati mayor complained of
the alleged failure of the Southern Po-
lice District to act promptly on a re-
quest of the city government for more
policemen because the mayor received
reports that militant groups were insti-
gating illegal settlers to resist the au-
thorities during the demolition.
A small group of settlers and some
militants had reportedly gathered
rocks, bottles, bladed weapons, human
wastes, and Molotov cocktails on the
night of September 23, but the SPD
deployed additional personnel only on
Monday morning and the number was
not enough to deter or discourage the
small band of agitators, Binay said.
I strongly feel that this informa-
tion alone would have been suffi-
cient basis for the SPD to act on our
request. A strong and overwhelming
police presence would have discour-
aged the very few agitators from
sowing violence, he said.
By Macon Ramos-
Araneta
MANILA Mayor Alfredo S.
Lim and his runningmate,
Councilor Lou Veloso of the
Sixth District, submitted their
certicates of candidacy to the
Commission on Elections of-
ce on Arroceros Street early
yesterday morning.
They were joined by their
candidates for councilors in
the six districts of Manila and
candidates for Congress, Con-
gressmen Atong Asilo, Carlo
Lopez and Sandy Ocampo.
The other members of Lims
slate are incumbents Nino dela
Cruz and Moises `Bobby Lim;
newspaper owner Joey Venan-
cio; Roberto Asilo, brother of
incumbent Congressman Atong
Asilo; former councilor Roland
Sy; Silvestre Dumagat and
guest candidate Raffy Jimenez-
Crespo for the First District.
The Second District bets
are incumbent Councilor Rod
Lacsamana; former councilor
Ivy Varona; Renato Torno Jr.;
Ruben Bunag; Ma. Corazon C.
Panlilio; and Gernando Lopez.
For the Third District are
incumbent barangay chair-
woman Thelma Lim; Ma. Vic-
toria Barbers; William Lising;
Jesus Abejar; Severino Reyes
and Jackson Dechavez]
The Fourth District candi-
dates are incumbent Councilor
Bimbo Quintos; incumbent
barangay chairwoman Guia
Castro; lawyer Eldorado Lim;
Anton Capistrano; Krystle Ba-
cani; and Gerry Gamez.
Incumbent Councilor Josie
Siscar; incumbent barangay
chairman Francis Villegas;
Jaime Co; comedian Jograd
Dela Torre, lawyer Fernando
Perito and Sam Manshawe for
the Fifth District.
The Sixth District bets
are former councilor Chikee
Ocampo, brother of incum-
bent Congresswoman Sandy
Ocampo; Christian Uy; Rich-
ard Lontoc; Col. Jimmy Tiu;
Dionisio Dennis Cuevas and
incumbent barangay chairman
Bal Billanes.
By Maria Bernadette Lunas
THE Finance Department has led graft charges
against three Bureau of Internal Revenue employ-
ees for allegedly extorting a bribe from a private
individual in exchange for non-assessment of
business taxes.
Charged were BIR ofcers in Koronadal, South
Cotabato Aileen Punzalan and Bagro Saransamun
and Rozil Lozares of Zamboanga City Regional
Ofce. The DOFs anti-corruption arm Revenue
Integrity Protection Service led the complaint
against the erring employees on Sept. 28 before
the Ombudsman.
According to the complaint, Punzalan purport-
edly asked businesswoman Nida De Jesus to pay
P300,000 so that the tax case against her husband
Jesus De Jesus would not be pursued.
The amount was supposed to cover tax pay-
ments and other fees as well as something for the
boys.
De Jesus claimed she chose to settle her hus-
bands tax liabilities and pay the correct taxes, but
Punzalan remained unperturbed despite her pleas.
The case was forwarded to BIR lawyers in
Revenue Region No. 18 but was re-endorsed to
Revenue Ofce III where Punzalan was assigned,
leaving her no recourse but to again deal with the
BIR ofcial.
By Gigi Muoz-David
VALENZUELA Mayor Sherwin Gatch-
alian has nally decided to seek the con-
gressional seat of the citys rst district
while his brother, incumbent Rep. Rexlon
Gatchalian, will run for mayor with Vice
Mayor Eric Martinez as his running mate.
This decision is like hitting two birds
in one stone because apart from continu-
ing serving my fellow Valenzuelanos, I
could also contribute to the welfare of all
the Filipinos in the nation through legisla-
tion, Gatchalian said.
It will not be the rst time the incum-
bent mayor seeks a seat in Congress be-
cause he had already won the First Dis-
tricts congressional post in 2001.
The outgoing chief executive will
le his candidacy at the Commission on
Elections Ofce in Intramuros, Manila
on Tuesday along with Shalani Soledad
Romulo, who will run for a congressio-
nal seat in the second district.
It is only in these past few years that
the city is gaining due recognition for
all the hard work and sacrices that we
have shed. There are still so much more
that needs to be done, Gatchalian said.
According to the graduating mayor,
one of the crucial legacies he will be
leaving to the are programs and strate-
gies that are geared at ghting graft and
corruption and ultimately deliver faster
and better service to his constituency.
The World Bank and International Fi-
nance Corp. has recognized Valenzuela
as one of the most business-friendly cit-
ies in the country in its annual survey on
government red tape.
Gatchalian himself has received a
number of awards during his incumbency,
including Outstanding Young Men for
Public Service in 2011, Meralco LGU
Luminary Award 2011, Napolcoms Best
Mayor in Camanava in 2008.
Raps vs Gloria afrmed
OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-
Morales junked the motion for
reconsideration of former President
Gloria Arroyo and nine ex-ofcials of
the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Ofce and Commission on Audit
against the supposed irregularities,
totalling P366-million, involving
PCSO funds.
This Ofce afrms its ndings that
respondents-movants, acting in concert
with another, performed various acts
which were geared toward the same
purpose, which is to surreptitiously di-
vert public funds sourced from PCSOs
operating budget for personal gain,
Morales said in a 21-page resolution
signed on Sept. 28.
She asserted that the Ombudsmans
special prosecution panel is set to pro-
vide evidence on the plunder case be-
fore the Sandiganbayan First Division,
concluding there is probable cause to
le the charges. Merck Maguddayao
Poll security stepped up
POLICE ofces all over the country were
ordered to beef up security, particularly
at the ofces of the Commission on
Elections because the -long ling of
All PNP units in Luzon and the
Visayas remain on normal alert condi-
tion even as police units in these areas
came under instructions to eld more
security personnel to ensure order
around local ofces of the Commission
on Elections in the next ve days, said
Philippine National Police chief Nica-
nor Bartolome.
Thousands of politicians, along with
their supporters, are expected to troop
to Comelec ofces throughout the
country to le their COCs for the May
2013 midterm elections.
Tau Omega Mu turns 40
THE Tau Omega Mu Fraternity and
Ladies Circle will celebrate their 40th
anniversary on Oct. 12 with TOM
National Capital Region as hosts.
Alumni from all chapters are requested
to get in touch with Brod Teban Adalid
at 09209707274 for more details.
A9 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Preseason planning
BEFORE we get to the meat of this maiden
article, let me say how really remarkable
it is how things work out in life. I started
my journalistic career with the Standard
way back in 1994 (before it merged with
Today) covering local basketball. I was a
sportswriter in 2008 at the desk of another
broadsheet, helping them with their Bei-
jing Olympics coverage. That same year,
the fantasy basketball bug bit me hard, and
it soon became my only link to my past life
as a sports scribe as I began wandering the
world of business and magazines, where I
still am today.
So I thank Bossing Riera for allowing me
to return to my roots with this column. Its
my hope that I can infect you, dear sports
reader, withthefanaticismfor fantasyhoops
that thousands, maybe millions of Filipinos
alreadyhaveforthisvirtual sport. AsIveread
somewhere, fantasybasketballfor purpos-
es of this column, hoops focused on the US
National Basketball Associationdeepens
your appreciationfor the players andthe ac-
tualgame. Ijust want youguystoexperience,
andhopefullyenjoy, thisridewithme.
* * *
Its barely a month before the NBA
2012-2013 season starts, and so fantasy
leagues are revving up everywhere on-
line, be it on Yahoo, CBS, ESPN, or what-
not. Yours truly already has eight teams
on Yahoo (actually, waiting for invites
back from two leagues from last sea-
son), evenly split between Rotisserie and
head-to-head. Also, for the rst time Im
in three deep keeper leagues (20 teams
each) on Yahoo, while looking forward to
do better in the yearly leagues that Ive
been part of the past three years.
If youre just starting to joinleagues your-
self, herearesomethingstowatchout for.
The draft
Draft positionisalwaysimportant, wheth-
er youre in a seasonal league (that is, one
that sets rosters fromscratch each year) or
a keeper league (which carries over rosters
fromthepreviousyear). Forseasonal leagues,
you certainly would want to build a team
aroundtheFabFour surefirepicks infantasy:
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, and
KevinLove. Froma recent Yahoomock draft
(head-to-head, 14-team settings) where I
had the second overall pick, heres how my
team turned out (NBA teams and position
eligibilitiesinparenthesis):
1.Kevin Durant (OKC SF)
2.Goran Dragic (Pho PG)
3.Nicolas Batum (Por SG/SF)
Aces, rising
stars vie in
Cangolf Am
UAAPs win streak continues
Riveras top National Slalom
Informatics, La Salle-Dasma rule Sandugo-CAL
La Salle bet is top swimmer
IN BRIEF
Sports columnist/
broadcaster dies
SPORTS columnist and broadcaster
Butch Maniego passed away last Sunday
due to a lingering illness. He was 50.
Maniego rst worked in the radio panel
of the Philippine Basketball Association
before eventually jumping to television
broadcast, rst as a courtside reporter,
and later on as play-by-play anchor.
Maniego would leave the PBA when
ABS-CBN launched the Metropolitan Bas-
ketball Association, a regional pro league
that rivaled the PBA beginning in 1998.
When the MBA closed shop in 2002,
Maniego found himself drifting to the
Philippine Basketball League, where he
was appointed executive director until it
shut down in 2010.
The death of the PBL gave rise to
the founding of the PBA D-League,
where Maniego was tapped as tourna-
ment supervisor.
Before his death, Maniego wrote a col-
umn for Spin.ph dedicated to college bas-
ketball entitled `That Old College Spirit.
His remains now lie at the Chapel Lily
of the Valley (211) of the Sanctuarium
along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City.
Cremation will be on Friday, 11 a.m.
THE winning streak of the University Athletic Association of the
Philippines remains unbroken with another breakout basketball sea-
son this year.
Through the unwavering support of its fans, the 75-year-old col-
legiate league continues to lord over competition in three signicant
areastelevision ratings, gate attendance, and online engagement.
Based on the results of Kantar Medias nationwide survey for
the period of June 23 to Sept. 15, 2012, UAAP basketball games
on Studio 23 enjoy an average viewership of 124,690. This is 151
percent higher than NCAAs average of 51,580 viewers per game.
UAAP also reigns supreme with a 50% reach advantage over the
competing league in the national (urban and rural) level, enabling
more sports fans in the country to catch the games.
Viewers also showed preference of UAAP when the two leagues
had simultaneous telecast of games. In the 16 times this has hap-
pened, UAAP won the ratings battle each time.
In terms of reach beyond television, UAAP is also the most
watched spectator sport in the nation with well-attended games in
two of the biggest stadiums in Metro Manilathe SMART-Araneta
Coliseum and the newly-opened SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena.
The 20-year-old former Pal-
arong Pambansa standout came
away with a seven-gold sweep,
but Aguilars feat was not
enough to keep the Ateneo Blue
Tankers from claiming their
rst-ever mens championship
since joining the league in 1979.
Aguilar gained headway from
Ngui when he outpaced his At-
eneo foe in the 400-meter indi-
vidual medley, with a clocking
of 4:43.11, ve seconds faster
than the Blue Tankers time on
Saturday for his fth gold.
The applied economics and
business management student then
went on to nish his campaign with
golds in the 50-meter backstroke
and the 200 meter buttery.
Aguilars efforts enabled La Salle
to grab the lead on the third day of
this event supported by Speedo.
But Ateneo eventually over-
took La Salle on the nal day,
when Ngui topped the 50-meter
freestyle in 24.61 seconds and
his teammates in the 4x100 me-
ter medley relay squad claimed
the mens divisions nal gold.
The Blue Tankers, who are
coached by ex-varsity standout
Archie Lim, tallied 365 points af-
ter taking 10 of 21 golds at stake,
while La Salle romped off with six
golds and 347 points at second spot.
UP and University of Santo Tomas
were in third and fourth, respective-
ly, with 286 and 219 points.
In womens action, the Univer-
sity of the Philippines earned its
fourth straight championship with
568 points, 17 golds, and with De-
lia Cordero nishing with six titles.
Ateneo emerged champion in the
junior division for the eighth straight
time, with 497.50 points. Alberto
Batungbacal led the gold-medal
rush with wins in the 200-meter IM
and 800-meter freestyle.
Ito ang pinaka-interesting na
laban sa akin. I had to do well
in each in each event. Axel and
I had separate events except in
the 400-meter IM. That race
decided, who the MVP was,
said Aguilar, who was MVP and
Rookie of the Year last year.
MILO Rivera of the FERN C Racing Team
once again bagged the overall and rear
wheel Production Best time in the seventh
leg of the Shell Helix National Slalom series
at the Riverbanks Marikina Parking lot with
a time of 30.04.
Dr. Peewee Mendioia of the Big Chill
Racing Team nished second with a time
39.08, followed by Noel Rivera (39.40).
Peque Alacbay of Soleil Racing Team
(39.96) and Pathrick
Bautista of DKC Racing Team (40.84)
ranked fourth and fth, respectively.
Estefano Rivera, also of FERN C Team,
won the novice category in the event presented
by Shell Helix Motor Oils and supported by
Federal Tyres, Oulast Battery, Dubshop Mag-
wheels, Starbright Body Kits, Stoplight TV,
C! Magazine, www.autoindustria.com, kotse.
com, Pinoy Speed, Inside Motoring, Auto
Transporter and Riverbanks Center.
The event is sanctioned by the Automo-
bile Association of the Philippines and FIA.
For details, contact Bing Bang Dulce at
nos. 928-6951, 09178119337, 09228165344;
email racemotorsportsc@yahoo.com or fol-
low the event at its Facebook page RACE
Motorsports Club.
INFORMATICS International Col-
lege and De La Salle University-
Dasmarinas ruled their respec-
tive divisions at the conclusion of
the Sandugo-Collegiate Athletic
League last Sunday at the Treston
gym at the Bonifacio Global City.
But it was not easy going for
the two teams particularly for the
DLSU-D Lady Patriots, who had
to go through an overtime against
the College of St. Benilde Lady
Blazers before pulling off a one-
point, 61-60 victory, while the In-
formatics Icons of Jonathan Reyes
had to lean on a fourth-quarter ex-
plosion to subdue Trinity Univer-
sity of Asia, 70-57.
Mythical Five member Kath-
erine Mangahas exploded in the
nal canto and split her foul
shots, with two minutes left as the
Lady Patriots clawed their way
back from a 39-45 third-quarter
decit to tie the game at 53-all at
the buzzers end for an extension.
League and nals game most
valuable player Diane Gelisan
then teamed up with Mangahas in
the ve-minute overtime, with the
latter again providing the winning
jumper with nine seconds left.
In the mens division of the tour-
nament also sponsored by Phiten,
Philippine Sports Commissioner
Akiko Guevarra, PC Gilmore, Ura-
tex, Gatorade, Primovit multivita-
mins, and Platinum Fitness, Infor-
matics broke the game wide open
in the nal quarter as Reyes shifted
to a four-cornered offense, quar-
terbacked superbly by Finals MVP
Eric Acuna, who kept on kicking out
the ball to his open Mythical Five
teammates Mark Montuano, league
MVP Mark Anthony Doligon and
Joseph Marquez who combined for
47 points.
Montuano topscored with 24,
Doligon had 12 and Marquez
chipped in 11 markers.
Other members of mens Caloy
Loyzaga Mythical Five selection
were Jackson Wong of TUA, Lucky
Orillano of Colegio de San Lorenzo
and CSBs Ralph Nayve.
THE countrys top amateurs, led by
Rupert Zaragosa, Gio Gandionco,
and Lloyd Go, get to see action
against a slew of upcoming stars
in the Canlubang Amateur Open,
which gets going Oct. 3 at Cangolfs
north and south courses in Laguna.
The 54-hole tournament, ending
Oct. 5, serves as part of the Globe
Business Amateur Golf Circuit
sanctioned by the National Golf
Association of the Philippines with
a spirited battle for top honors ex-
pected in the premier Champion-
ship Division.
Art Arbole nipped Clyde Mon-
dilla in the playoff to bag last
years crown but the duo has since
joined the pro ranks, leaving Zara-
gosa and company to dispute top
honors in the 13
th
staging of the
event hosted by Cangolf, a long-
time backer of Philippine golf.
Registration is ongoing with fee
pegged at P2,500 for non-mem-
bers and P1,000 for club mem-
bers, inclusive of one free practice
round, rafe, giveaways and lunch
in the nal day of the event backed
by Pancake House.
Deadline for listup is on Sept. 28.
For inquiries/listup, call Cangolf of-
fice (Fely Anillo and/or Darly Patalot)
at tel./fax Nos. (049) 549-1363, (049)
549-0148 loc. 231/e-mail cgcc_bill-
ing@yahoo.com or at Makati office
(Maite Tengco and/or Carol) at (02)
897-6887, fax (02) 890-9321/e-mail
cgcc_mktofc@yahoo.com.
By Peter Atencio
LOS BAOSLa Salle sophomore Jo-
hansen Aguilar outperformed Ateneo rival
Axel Ngui, nailing most valuable player
honors at the close of the 75th University
Athletic Association of the Philippines
swimming championships Sunday at the
Trace Aquatics Sports Center here.
Forum tackles football, volley
PHILIPPINE Football Federation president
Nonong Araneta and the nalists in the Pe-
tron Ladies Beach Volleyballs `Battle of
Champions spearhead the guests list in to-
days session of the Philippine Sportswriters
Association Forum at Shakeys Malate.
Invitation has also been sent out to both
Ateneo coach Norman Black and Universi-
ty of Santo Tomas counterpart Pido Jaren-
cio as they prepare for their UAAP mens
basketball nals rematch this Saturday.
Araneta talks about the aftermath of
the Philippine Azkals momentous title
run in last weeks Philippine Football
Peace Cup and its effect on the teams
coming campaign in the Asean Football
Federation Suzuki Cup.
Tournament organizer Tisha Abundo,
meanwhile, will accompany to the forum,
aired live over DZSR Sports Radio 918,
and presented by Smart, the Philippine
Amusements and Gaming Corporation, and
Shakeys, the teams competing in the fourth
and nal leg of the premier ladiesbeach vol-
leyball meet in the country to be held in Lin-
gayen, Pangasinan on Oct. 4 and 5.
Also guesting in the session that starts
at 10:30 a.m., are Kris Ruiz and Darren
Evangelista as they promote the Philip-
pine Pediatric Society Family fun run set
Oct. 13 at the Mall of Asia.
Volleyball kings. Members of the La Salle-Dasmarinas volleyball team display their championship
trophy and other individual awards after winning the 11th Universities and Colleges Athletic Associa-
tion volleyball tournament following a 25-17, 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 win over the Olivarez College Sea
Lions at the Central Colleges of the Philippines gymnasium. They are joined here by their athletic di-
rector Gerry Sergio (second from right), Philippine School of Business Administrations Tisha Abundo
(right) and CCP athletic director Zaldy Fortunado (center).
Tennis classes. The Philippine Davis Cup Team, together with
Coach Chris Cuarto and Davis Cup Team Captain Roland Kraut, re-
cently conducted a one-day tennis clinic at the Manila Polo Club.
As part of Cebuana Lhuillier President and CEO Jean Henri Lhuil-
liers sports advocacy to support Philippine tennis, 11 kids were
selected to participate in the tennis clinic. Shown here are Coach
Chris Cuarto, Cebuana Lhuillier President and Chief Executive
Officer Jean Henri Lhuillier, Davis Cuppers Nio Alcantara, Treat
Huey, Ruben Gonzales, Jeson Patrombon, Davis Cup Team Captain
Roland Kraut, Philta Vice President and Davis Cup Administrator
Randy Villanueva with the kids.
Milo Rivera
negotiates
a slippery
portion of the
track during
the seventh
leg of the Shell
Helix National
Slalom
series at the
Riverbanks
Marikina
Parking lot.
OWEN JAMES
FANTASY FANATIC
4.Roy Hibbert (Ind C)
5.Joakim Noah (Chi PF/C)
6.Damian Lillard (Por PG)
7.Derrick Favors (Uta PF/C)
8.Chris Kaman (Dal PF/C)
9.Jason Richardson (Phi SG/SF)
10.Courtney Lee (Bos SG/SF)
11.Boris Diaw (SA PF/C)
12.Andray Blatche (Bkn PF/C)
13.Jarrett Jack (GS PG/SG)
Youcertainlycant gowrongwithDurant,
whoconsistentlychurns out great numbers.
But buildingateamaroundhimcanbetricky
especially in the usual snake draft system
that most leagues employ, and so my sub-
sequent picks(Dragic, Batum, Hibbert, Lillard
andFavorsspecifically) weremorefor upside
than anything. My goal this season is to as-
semble as solid a starting five as I can get,
andwiththis mockI thinkI got that covered
(evenifIamleeryabout Noah, aperennialin-
juryriskthat I triedtomitigatebypickingbig
menlateron).
Meanwhile, if youre positioned at the
end of the round of a standard-sized league
(12 to 14 teams), you could get someone
like Portlands LaMarcus Aldridge and
Denvers Ty Lawson (or the Cavaliers Kyrie
Irving) in quick succession at the turn of
the draft, where those picking at the end of
Round 1 get to pick rst in Round 2, and so
on. These young guns make a solid foun-
dation for any fantasy team.
One big name whos fallen off draft
boards, but oneyoucant ignore, is theBulls
Derrick Rose. Although he very well might
not playthewholeseasonowingtohisknee
injury, drafting Rose in the middle rounds
and stashing himprovided you have a
solidstartingpoint guardlikeCP3, DeronWil-
liams or even Lawson in placeseems sen-
sible to me, especially for those late-season
pushesforachampionshiporaplayoffberth
inleaguesthat dohaveplayoffs.
Keepers and Trades
This season being my rst in keeper
leagues, the rst thing Ive learned there is
to hang on to your stars and high-upside
talents (rookies or sophomores) as much
as you can. In one league I traded away
LeBron for Deron and Paul George of the
Pacers, while fending off offers for Detroits
Brandon Knight and Clevelands Tristan
Thomas, who are poised for breakout sea-
sons. In another league I mistakenly traded
away Utahs Favors, but managed to get
the Hawks Al Horford in a separate trans-
action. However, this being the preseason,
you wont feel the full effect of these deals
on your roster until after November.
Developments
As a fantasy manager, you must always,
always keep abreast of the latest NBA
news. I camped on the Rotoworld website
pretty much through the silent months
of July and August and followed as many
basketball sources on Twitter as I could,
apart from bookmarking the Yahoo Fan-
tasy, NBA.com and Sports Illustrated sites
on my browser. New information will help
you decide, for instance, whether to trade
away Elton Brand when you know Chris
Kaman is struggling with a strained back in
the Maverickstraining camp. As one smart
guy put it, knowledge is powerand so it
is with fantasy hoops.
A10
Multi-awarded karter on Turbozone
MULTI-AWARDED 12-year-
old karter Gabriel Tayao Cabre-
ra is slated to appear in a special
segment in TurboZone, a popu-
lar automotive television show
aired over GMA 7.
With Ferrari Philippines as
venue for the feature, the young
karter not only displays his fas-
cination for Ferrari cars, but
also shares serious insights on
Philippine motorsports, per-
sonal racing experiences and a
candid view on how he plans to
chase his Formula 1 dream.
Currently in his second year
in motorsports, Cabrera was last
years Asian Karting Open Cham-
pionships Round 3 overall Formula
Cadet class champion and overall
Cadet Novice runner-up in the Pe-
tron Super Karting Series.
Powered by Seaoil, he is like-
wise the 2012 SQ International
Cup Cadet Novice champion
and overall MiniROK class run-
ner-up in this years Coca-cola
Karting Series.
Debuting this year in the in-
ternational karting scene, he is
currently in the MiniROK Top 5
of the Asian Karting Open Se-
ries Championships.
This episode also marks his
debut as DC Philippines new-
est and youngest brand ambas-
sador.
Incidentally, the nephew of
multi-awarded drifter and pro-
fessional golfer Kevin Tayao,
Cabrera has likewise gained
recognition from local and for-
eign media alike as a very prom-
ising home-grown talent in the
exciting world of karting.
Catch TurboZone on GMA 7,
airing every Saturday morning
at 9:30 a.m.
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com Riera U. Mallari, Editor
STRONG SERVES LIFT TOMAS
MEDINAH, Ill.The scoreboard said
10-6 and just about everyone gured
the Ryder Cup was over.
Everyone, that is, but the
Europeans.
There was so much energy
and excitement in Europes team
room Saturday night that Ian
Poulter just knew they were on
the verge of something special.
The atmosphere was like we
had a two-point lead, Poulter
said. Were four points down.
Youre not going to turn around
and say youre going to win, but
we knew we had a little chance.
A chance, and a belief in
themselves, was all they needed.
Point by point, they painted
the scoreboard blue on Sunday.
That decit was gone by the time
the rst six groups nished, and
thats when the fun really began.
One, two, three matches ipped
in Europes favor on the last two
holes, and 13 years after glumly
watching the U.S. celebrate its
epic comeback at Brookline, the
Europeans had one of their own.
They partied on the 18th green,
exchanging hugs with anyone in
arms reach. They wrapped them-
selves in their own countrys ags
and climbed the bridge between
the clubhouse and the rst tee. As
giddy fans serenaded them with
choruses of Ole! Ole! Ole!
the players passed around over-
sized bottles of champagne, tak-
ing swigs and spraying the crowd
with bubbly.
It was a scene the late Seve
Ballesteros would have loved,
and European captain Jose Maria
Olazabal didnt even bother trying
to hide the tears as he looked sky-
ward. His dear friend and Span-
ish Armada partner was never
far from the Europeans minds or
hearts this week, and they carried
him with them Sunday, wearing
his silhouette on their sleeves.
What you did out there to-
day was outstanding, Olazabal
said. You believed, and you de-
livered. And Im very proud that
you have kept Europes hand on
this Ryder Cup. All men die, but
not all men live. And you made
me feel alive again this week.
The Americans could feel
nothing but numb, knowing the
Ryder Cup had been in their
grasp and theyd let it slip away.
The U.S. has now lost ve of
the last six Ryder Cups, and two
of the last three on home soil.
It was a hell of a lot of fun
being on the other end, said
Jim Furyk, one of the three
Americans who were part of
the Brookline squad. It wasnt
very much fun today.
The groundwork for Europes
victory was actually laid Saturday.
After getting trounced in pretty
much every match, in pretty much
every session, Poulter made ve
straight birdies to turn a loss into
a win in the last Saturday match
and swing momentum in Eu-
ropes favoreven if it was only
in their own minds. AP
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LOTTO RESULTS
TOKYOSecond-seeded Tomas Berdych
defeated Benoit Paire of France 6-1, 7-6
(6) in a rst-round match at the Japan
Open on Monday. Berdych used a power-
ful serve and strong play from the base-
line to win in 1 hour, 44 minutes under
a blazing sun at Ariake Colosseum. The
Czech player raced to a 5-0 lead in the
rst set, breaking Paire in the second and
fourth games. Paire nally held serve to
make it 5-1, but Berdych closed out the
set in the next game on serve at love. AP
Europeans
nip US, win
Ryder Cup
By Alejandro del Rosario
IF Manny Pacquiao and Floyd
Mayweather still cannot come
to terms for the megabucks
ght everyone wants to hap-
pen, there are other talented
ghters out there in the welter-
weight and super welterweight
divisions.
Rising stars include Saul
Canelo Alvarez and Jesse Var-
gas, both undefeated. Alvarez
recently stopped Josesito Lopez,
who broke the jaw of Victor Or-
tiz for a stunning stoppage in the
ninth round. But Lopez was no
match for the punching power of
Alvarez, who TKOd him in the
fth round.
Alvarez is the World Boxing
Council super welterweight title
holder. Young with the matinee
idol looks, hes called Canelo
because of his cinnamon colored
hair. But more than his good
looks, Alvarez can ght and he
wants to step up against May-
weather. But Floyd might only
want to duel Canelo with swords
at 10 paces.
The new Mexican ring sen-
sation could ll the void left
by Oscar Del La Hoya and Ju-
lio Cesar Chavez Sr. Alvarez
looms as the new golden boy
of boxing, specially after Julio
Cesar Chavez, Jr. got whipped
recently by Argentinas Sergio
Martinez in La Vegas.
Alvarez started ghting
at the age of 15 and has now
racked up a 41 win, no-loss,
one-draw record, with 20 of
his triumphs coming by either
knockout or stoppage.
How would Pacquiao mea-
sure up against Alvarez? I
would advise Manny to not even
try. Canelo is much too strong,
too big and too young at 20.
Maybe three years ago when at
Pacquiaos peak, he whupped
bigger and heavier guys like De
La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and An-
tonio Margarito. Even if Manny
moves up several pounds , Alva-
rez would still be stepping into
the right as a middleweight on
ght night.
With another roadblock re-
moved after the settlement of
the defamation suit against May-
weather for claiming Manny uses
performance-enhancing drugs,
the much-awaited match might
still happen. Pacquiao has even
agreed to take drug tests before,
on the day of and after the ght.
Pacquiao has even accepted
a lower 45-55 share of the
prize money as a sweetener to
lure Mayweather into the ring.
So, whats keeping Floyd?
The last sticking point seems to
be the pay-per-view prot. May-
weather, not nicknamed Money
for nothing, wants the whole pot,
claiming hes the bigger draw and
undefeated. We dont see Manny
giving in to Floyd on this. So
greed is the gridlock only May-
weather has a key to.
Ring experts see Pacquiaos
punching power as waning.
They see his last two ghts
against Marquez via a majority
decision and a controversial loss
to Timothy Bradley as signs of
diminished skill. Manny wants
to regain the form that earned
him unprecedented world titles
in eight divisions. Trainer Fred-
die Roach says his ward is train-
ing for the Dec. 8 ght with
Marquez like the hungry ghter
he used to be. Lets hope its
not all hype. Manny must more
than win against Marquez in
their quartet at the MGM Grand
Arena. Another lackluster and
controversial win isnt going to
help the Mayweather-Pacquiao
match at the gate. If it happens.
Pacquiao and Mayweather
are aging ring warriors. Manny
is 33 and Mayweather is push-
ing 38, If they dont make the
match, they will both be irrel-
evant and no longer bankable
at the box ofce.
Canelo,
new ring
sensation
By Jeric Lopez

IF WE are to believe LA Teno-
rios pronouncements, then the
other nine squads may have ev-
ery reason to be wary of Baran-
gay Ginebras full potential.
Tenorio admitted that he is still
in adjustment mode in terms of
fully acquainting himself with
Ginebras system and style of play.
Nag-aadjust pa din ako.
Nung last Friday lang ako nag-
start ng full practice with Gine-
bra, kasi kakagaling ko lang sa
national team, tapos nagka-mi-
nor injury pa, kaya hayun, me-
dyo mahirap pa, said Tenorio.
But it didnt exactly look like that
on the floor as the prolific playmaker
had a dazzling debut as a Gin King.
Though he only scored two
points, Tenorio controlled the game
for Ginebra in its easy 110-90 win
over Global Port last Sunday. Teno-
rio orchestrated the Kings high-
octane offense on his way to a near
double-double of nine rebounds
and 10 assists, as he was named the
Player of the Game.
From the looks of it, Teno-
rio looked as if he had already
known his teammates game and
moves, as he was able to deliver
them the ball. He said thats just
exactly the way he likes it, since
passing and sharing the ball is
really his forte in the rst place.
Medyo nahilo nga ko nung
una. Hindi ko pa alam gaga-
win ko. Hayun, kahit papaano,
nakuha naman and nakapagde-
liver. Okay nga din sa akin ito,
if this is my role. Ito naman kasi
talaga laro ko, to make my team-
mates happy, added Tenorio.
Ginebra coach Siot Tanquin-
cen knows the worth of his
prized new point guard in the
squads campaign this season.
Malaking bagay talaga si LA
(Tenorio). He brings a lot of in-
tangibles sa game, especially his
poise, said Tanquincen.
LA still adjusting to Kings play
By Ronnie Nathanielsz

FOLLOWING his impressive, rst-round
knockout win over Jose Carlos Vargas in
Somora, Mexico on Sunday, former world
title prospect Filipino super bantamweight
Drian Francisco is expected to break into
the world rankings, even as his manager/
promoter Elmer Anuran eyes tougher op-
ponents for the former World Boxing Or-
ganization Oriental yweight champion.
Anuran told the Manila Standar d
that Solar Sports had given Francisco one
last chance and his convincing win over
Vargas, who was dropped three times be-
fore he was counted out, resulted in So-
lar Sports Chief Executive Ofcer Peter
Chanliong working to put Francisco in a
title eliminator against Julio Ceja.
Anuran said they are working to put Fran-
cisco on the undercard of the yweight uni-
cation title ght between WBO champion
Brian Viloria and World Boxing Associa-
tion champion Hernan Marquez scheduled
for Nov. 17 at the Commerce Casino in Los
Angeles, California.
Ceja, who is ranked No. 3 bantamweight
by the International Boxing Federation, is also
ranked No. 7 by the WBA, No. 8 by the World
Boxing Council and No. 13 by the WBO.
Ceja is an undefeated prospect and a
knockout artist with a record of 18 knock-
outs in 19 wins, with no defeats.
Francisco, who lost in a WBA super y-
weight interim title ght against Thailands
Tepparith Kokietgym by a unanimous
12-round decision on May 1, 2011, has
won back-to-back bouts with a unanimous
10-round decision over former Oriental cham-
pion and world-ranked bantamweight Michael
Domingo on Sept. 23, 2011, followed by a
rst-round knockout over Pichitchai Twins
Gym of Thailand, to grab the IBF Pan Pacic
super bantam weight interim title last April 14.
World-rated Ceja eyed as Franciscos next opponent
By Jeric Lopez

THOUGH already out of contention, Mapua showed it can still
play solidly as it bombarded helpless Lyceum of the Philippines,
76-58, in a no-bearing game of two ousted squads in the 88th
National Collegiate Athletic Association yesterday at the Flying
V Arena in San Juan.
Mike Parala was the topscorer with 17 points, while Kenneth
Ighalo produced a double-double of 12 markers and 11 rebounds to
show the way for the Intramuros-based dribblers.
Mapua improved to 7-10 for the season with a game left on its
schedule, while Lyceums abysmal run nally ended at 3-15 as it
nished the year at the doormat.
The superior Cardinals didnt waste anytime exing their mus-
cles as they zoomed to a huge 38-20 leverage at intermission be-
hind a stellar showing on both ends.
By the end of the third frame, the massacre continued as Mapuas
lead already ballooned to a whopping 24-point spread, 59-35.
Cards bombard Pirates
AUBC champ. University of the East captured the Cobra Energy Drink-ninth Asian University Basketball
Championship. Receiving the championship trophy from the Federation of School Sports Association
of the Philippines president David Ong and deputy secretary general Col. Ariel Querubin is UE Team
Manager Jess Tanchanco and head Coach Boycie Zamar. BAP Executive Vice President Christian Tan, Trinity
University of Asia Athletic Director Milagros Gutierrez and Cobra Energy Drink representative Peewee Lim
witnessed the awarding ceremony.
Barangay Ginebras Mark Caguioa (center) eludes the defense of Gobal Ports Gary David (left) and Willie
Miller in a PBA opening game won by the Gin Kings, 110-90.
Cabrera
Business
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
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PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing October 1, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.7390
Japan Yen 0.012817 0.5350
UK Pound 1.614900 67.4043
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128979 5.3835
Switzerland Franc 1.063377 44.3843
Canada Dollar 1.017501 42.4695
Singapore Dollar 0.814797 34.0088
Australia Dollar 1.038637 43.3517
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 110.7282
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1304
Brunei Dollar 0.811491 33.8708
Indonesia Rupiah 0.0001055 0.0044
Thailand Baht 0.032468 1.3552
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.3640
Euro Euro 1.284800 53.6263
Korea Won 0.000899 0.0375
China Yuan 0.158667 6.6226
India Rupee 0.018925 0.7899
Malaysia Ringgit 0.327332 13.6625
NewZealand Dollar 0.828912 3.2429
Taiwan Dollar 0.034130 1.4246
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Monday, October 1, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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5,308.52
37.58
HIGH P41.755 LOW P41.850 AVERAGE P41.818
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Meralcos sales growth slowed 7.6% in 3
rd
quarter
Neda sees
economy
rising at
least 6%
5
By Alena Mae S. Flores
MANILA Electric Co., the countrys
largest power distributor, said Monday it
registered a 7.6-percent growth in sales in
the third quarter of 2012 from a year ago.
The utility said the third-quarter increase
was lower than the rst half growth of
nearly 10 percent, as cooler temperature
and adverse weather conditions reduced
sales, a company ofcial said.
Adverse weather such as [monsoon
rains] and typhoon Gener as well as cooler
temperature resulted in reduced residential
power demand and also affected operations
and power demand of commercial and
industrial customers, Meralco president
Oscar Reyes said. He did not provide
additional third-quarter gures.
Meralco reported that electricity sales
volume sold in the rst half reached 16,215
gigawatthours, driven by a more robust
domestic economy largely unaffected
by the Eurozone woes. It said increased
household purchasing power as a result
of lower ination and slightly warmer
temperatures combined to fuel the surge
in demand in the rst half.
It said the strong sales performance
during the rst half was led by the increase
in sales from industrial customers, up
14.6 percent, followed by residential and
commercial customers, which rose 7.9
percent and 7.8 percent, respectively.
The company said the higher-than-
expected volume growth across all
customer classes was driven by increased
economic activity and the higher number
of new customer connections.
Meralco added 83,422 new residential
customers in the rst half, 4,974
commercial and four new industrial users,
bringing the total count to 5.11 million
during the period.
Meralco earlier said core net income
reached P9 billion in the rst half, up 15.4
percent from P7.8 billion on year, due to
the higher sales and the approved recovery
of its franchise tax.
Meralco revised its full-year prot target
to P15.5 billion this year from the original
goal of P15 billion, due to the companys
strong performance in the rst half.
Consolidated reported net income in the
rst half amounted to P9.8 billion, up 60
percent from P6 billion on year.
Back online.
Luzon Hydro
Corp., a wholly-
owned unit of
Aboitiz Power
Corp., resumed
the operation
of the 70-
megawatt Bakun
AC hydroelectric
power plant in
Alilem, Ilocos Sur.
LHC successfully
completed the
repairs on the
tunnel lining of its
facilities, which
began in November
2011. The plant
utilizes run-of-
river technology,
and harnesses
Cleanergy, Aboitiz
Powers brand
for clean and
renewable energy.
By Bernadette Lunas
THE government is now
aiming for a gross domestic
product growth of at least 6
percent this year, Economic
Planning Secretary Arsenio
Balisacan said Monday.
Balisacan, who is also the
director-general of the National
Economic and Development
Authority, said on the sidelines
of the 23rd National Statistics
Month celebration the Aquino
administration was pushing
to achieve, or even exceed the
full-year GDP goal of 5 percent
to 6 percent.
We are aiming for that,
Balisacan told reporters, when
asked whether growth would
grow by at least 6 percent this
year.
Balisacan said attaining
the upper-end of the GDP
target is not difcult, if the
country would not experience
another destructive calamity
in the fourth quarter, such as
the onslaught of tropical storm
Ondoy in 2009.
He said earlier the typhoon
and monsoon rains in the third
quarter, which affected the farm
sector, would only pose modest
effect on the GDP gure in the
second half.
I have been saying that we
could be able to reach 5 to
6 percent of the range, very
likely the upper part for this
year. Because now we are at
6.1 percent, I believe the GDP
is on track, Balisacan said.
The economy expanded 6.3
percent in the rst quarter and
5.9 percent in the second quarter,
which brought the rst semester
average growth at 6.1 percent.
By Othel V. Campos
THE lack of bilateral agreements
is blocking the attempts of local
banana growers to export to non-
traditional markets, the Philippine
Banana Growers and Exporters
Association said Monday.
The group said Croatia and
Kazakhstan had expressed
interest to buy local bananas.
We cannot sell bananas to these
countries, unless we have a bilateral
agreement. What they can do if they
are really interested to import is to
secure an import permit from their
countries. The permit will allow
them to import bananas from us,
association president Steve Antig
said over the phone.
Croatia was formerly a part
of Yugoslavia while Kazakhstan
was once the second largest
republic of the Soviet Union.
Kurdistan, a Middle East
region, and Palau, a US
protectorate have also expressed
interest to buy Philippine
bananas.
Middle East countries have
committed to import 3.36 million
boxes of Cavendish bananas in
the next six months in an August
trade mission.
Antig said Taiwan, Milan and
the European Union had also
inquired on banana imports price
quotations.
There are a lot of queries. But
until such a time that we have
effective bilaterals with these
countries, we cannot export. We
are asking the government to
speed up the process, Antig said.
Philippine banana traders are
expected to start exporting to the
US by the rst quarter of 2013,
after the US and the Philippines
nalizing agreed on quarantine
procedures.
The Philippines is expected
to initially export bananas to
US territories with defense
establishments.
Last month, the US Department
of Agriculture visited Davao, one
of the countrys top producers of
banana in Mindanao, to meet with
farmers as part of the bilateral
agreement.
Banana growers also plan to
resume exports to Iran, one of the
biggest buyers, next to China.
ORKA Energy, a geothermal
company from Iceland, has
teamed up with Filtech Energy
Drilling Corp. to pursue the
49-megawatt geothermal
power project in Biliran
province, which was delayed
after its previous investors
pulled out.
Energy Undersecretary Jay
Layug told reporters Orka
Energy, together with its
partners, would drill two to three
geothermal wells next year.
Iceland is one of the pioneers
in geothermal energy. They
[Orka] will share with us their
technologies such as geothermal
district heating, Layug said.
District heating allows for the
distribution of heat generated
from a centralized location for
residential and commercial
heating.
Orka Energy specializes in
global geothermal resource
development and operation.
The companys main focus is
on exploring, developing and
producing electricity from
geothermal energy.
Orka Energy will actually
replace Envent Holding
Philippines Inc., a unit of
another Iceland-based company
as Biliran Geothermals foreign
investors.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Retail bond sale set
THE government will sell retail bonds to small
investors on Oct. 9 to raise funds, lengthen its
debt maturities and partly bridge the budget
decit, Deputy Treasurer Eduardo Mendiola
said Monday.
The government will sell 25-year bonds
in denominations of as low as P5,000 from
Oct. 9 to Oct. 22, with a target settlement date
on Oct. 24.
The government has tapped the Development
Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank of
the Philippines as joint-issue managers for the
the 2037 debt paper. Co-issue managers are First
Metro Investment Corp., Rizal Commercial
Banking Corp., Philippine National Bank,
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., Deutsche
Bank and BDO Capital.
The government hopes to top the last RTB
sale in February, which raised about P180
billion from 15-year and 20-year bonds.
The Treasury, meanwhile, raised P7.5 billion
from the sale of shorter-term Treasury bills in
Mondays auction.
The average rate of the 91-year debt paper
fell to its lowest this year at 0.712 percent, or
3.3 basis points down from 0.745 percent when
it was last sold.
Demands for the three-month government
security were oversubscribed at P3.97 billion,
with the auction committee accepting P1
billion.. Maria Bernadette Lunas
Asianlife expansion up
THE Tanco Group of Companies of
businessman Eusebio Tanco plans to expand
its newly-acquired insurance and nancial
assistance company Asianlife Financial
Assurance Corp. by creating synergies with
other companies under its portfolio.
Monico Jacob, director of the Tanco
Group, said Asianlife, which will be renamed
Philippine Life, aimed to increase its number
of clients by offering new products through a
tie-up with other Tanco-owned companies.
Compnies under the Tanco group are
Philippine First Insurance Co., PhilPlans,
PhilCare, Classic Financial Inc., Venture
Securities Inc., Philippine Womens
University, STI Education Services Group
Inc., iACADEMY, DLS-STI College, De
Los Santos-STI Medical Center, De Los
Santos-STI Megaclinic, Total Consolidated
Asset Management Inc., Global Resource of
Outsourced Workers Inc. and STI Education
System Holdings Inc. Jenniffer B. Austria
By Lailany P. Gomez
HEAVILY-INDEBTED Radio
Philippines Network Inc.,
operator of television station
Channel 9, announced Monday
it will cut at least 200 jobs with
the closure of its central ofce
in Quezon City next month.
RPN9 acting president Robert Rivera said the
broadcasting companys provincial outlets would
remain operational. Majority of the networks 250
employees are based in the central ofce in Capitol
Hills, Quezon City.
The company, however, said in a statement it had
no plans of shutting down and will continue to strive
to become a viable operation.
Rivera said the broadcast network had no plan to
le for corporate rehabilitation, as the network was
still operating, especially in the provinces through
canned shows.
The network said the retrenchment program would
provide separation packages to a certain portion of
the workforce and take effect on Nov. 15.
Rivera said the move would ease and provide relief
to employees as well as resolve the issues of the
network, including its P3-billion outstanding debt.
In the face of severely limited nancial resources
of RPN, management has put together the best
possible program to address the decades-long clamor
of its workforce in settling their claims and additional
benets, the network said.
Rivera conceded that RPN 9 had been faced with
nancial challenges and that RPN could not compete
with the rest of the industry.
To keep its obligations, RPN management
had struggled to raise funds needed to continue its
operations and pay its employees regularly, using
current revenue streams and borrowings, but to
no avail. This unsustainable situation has resulted
in years of unpaid debts and continuing nancial
losses, he said.
RPN, which currently operates seven TV stations
and 11 radio stations, and is owned by Solar, Far
East Managers and Investors Inc. and the Philippine
government.
The government plans to sell RPN9, where it has
20.8-percent stake, and International Broadcasting
Corp. 13 to raise funds for Philippine Television
Network, operator of Channel 4.
San Miguel Corp. and Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co. earlier expressed interest in acquiring
RPN9.
SMC said it would buy RPN9 once the government
decided to auction the sequestered TV station.
Both RPN9 and IBC13 were among the networks
seized from Marcos cronies by the government of the
late President Corazon Aquino following the 1986
Edsa revolution.
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MST BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2012
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 64.90 64.75 63.60 64.55 (0.54) 1,743,210 45,402,615.00
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 79.80 79.80 78.20 79.30 (0.63) 1,266,070 14,999,727.00
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.50 53.50 53.00 53.05 (0.84) 334,310 (12,016,656.00)
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 2.03 2.05 2.05 2.05 0.99 11,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 21.00 20.70 20.10 20.50 (2.38) 73,900 (1,261,750.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 22.90 23.20 22.75 22.75 (0.66) 760,100 2,318,050.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.28 11.00 10.98 11.00 7.00 3,000
0.95 0.62 First Abacus 0.77 0.70 0.70 0.70 (9.09) 63,000
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 74.00 74.00 73.00 74.00 0.00 9,880
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.92 2.90 2.88 2.90 (0.68) 373,000 (14,400.00)
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 92.50 92.75 92.15 92.25 (0.27) 991,010 3,340,667.50
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.94 1.94 1.90 1.94 0.00 4,005,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 73.25 73.20 70.20 73.00 (0.34) 412,460 2,282,840.00
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 375.00 377.00 375.00 375.00 0.00 2,760
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 45.55 45.70 45.50 45.55 0.00 27,200.00 960,520.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 164.00 167.60 164.00 166.70 1.65 1,139,710 47,908,020.00
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 951.50 951.50 940.00 940.00 (1.21) 120
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 105.00 105.20 105.00 105.10 0.10 168,980 2,100,000.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.89 1.88 1.88 1.88 (0.53) 100,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.55 33.75 33.25 33.25 (0.89) 2,447,500 3,438,905.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.50 8.46 8.46 8.46 (0.47) 500
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.68 1.79 1.70 1.78 5.95 9,338,000 (8,800.00)
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 30.00 29.50 29.50 29.50 (1.67) 200
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.44 1.44 1.41 1.41 (2.08) 1,564,000 564,000.00
Asiabest Group 22.00 22.40 20.70 21.00 (4.55) 24,100
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 14.02 14.00 14.00 14.00 (0.14) 100
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.80 2.82 2.82 2.82 0.71 10,000 28,200.00
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.75 2.74 2.74 2.74 (0.36) 477,000 109,600.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.80 11.88 11.76 11.76 (0.34) 2,100
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.08 6.14 6.04 6.10 0.33 16,395,200 4,077,648.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.65 8.70 8.48 8.49 (1.85) 1,325,200 610,600.00
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 19.98 19.88 19.62 19.70 (1.40) 3,640,100 29,361,746.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 79.00 79.70 79.00 79.10 0.13 1,261,030 13,652,082.00
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.00 18.02 17.62 17.62 (2.11) 8,000
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0160 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 0.00 40,600,000 (73,500.00)
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.00 12.98 12.90 12.90 (0.77) 1,100 3,870.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.03 4.00 4.00 4.00 (0.74) 21,000 84,000.00
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.620 0.620 0.620 0.00 7,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 101.00 100.90 100.10 100.20 (0.79) 125,300 (1,116,005.00)
Lafarge Rep 9.26 9.90 9.01 9.01 (2.70) 151,800 738,280.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.01 2.09 2.00 2.00 (0.50) 39,000 2,090.00
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 27.00 27.50 26.70 27.45 1.67 2,076,500 (21,155,325.00)
18.10 8.12 Megawide 17.000 17.000 16.800 16.800 (1.18) 2,500
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 255.00 261.00 257.00 257.00 0.78 48,540 (4,745,556.00)
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.95 8.05 8.00 8.00 0.63 20,700 (122,475.00)
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.04 4.20 4.00 4.11 1.73 3,442,000 (6,980,760.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.44 10.56 10.40 10.50 0.57 5,287,900 183,690.00
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.09 8.11 8.09 8.10 0.12 55,700
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.09 4.24 4.09 4.20 2.69 2,967,000 7,239,640.00
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 1.70 1.68 1.68 1.68 (1.18) 1,000
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.60 2.74 2.74 2.74 5.38 5,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.50 5.00 5.00 5.00 (9.09) 2,700
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 34.45 34.00 34.45 1.32 88,100
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.30 110.40 110.20 110.40 0.09 168,300 5,339,339.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.54 2.54 2.48 2.48 (2.36) 2,184,000 257,430.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.82 1.82 1.80 1.80 (1.10) 3,000 (5,420.00)
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.139 0.140 0.136 0.136 (2.16) 430,000
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 12.30 12.30 11.98 12.02 (2.28) 1,033,800 182,800.00
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.19 1.21 1.20 1.20 0.84 197,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 69.60 67.20 66.10 66.75 (4.09) 3,173,570 (34,053,811.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.25 0.00 172,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.850 0.890 0.800 0.870 2.35 4,462,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 8.10 8.10 8.10 8.10 0.00 300
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.00 100,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.69 0.71 0.69 0.70 1.45 3,640,000 (69,000.00)
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.85 48.95 48.50 48.65 (0.41) 864,600 5,865,715.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0180 0.0210 0.0180 0.0210 16.67 3,285,700,000 189,000.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.70 14.74 14.40 14.60 (0.68) 21,579,300 68,238,454.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 1.98 1.98 1.98 (1.00) 239,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.75 4.78 4.78 4.78 0.63 20,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.10 5.11 4.98 5.11 0.20 21,500 (24,960.00)
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.55 1.52 1.48 1.52 (1.94) 5,400
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.65 1.65 1.58 1.65 0.00 318,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 426.20 430.00 418.00 419.00 (1.69) 786,130 (91,160,542.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.05 57.90 57.80 57.90 (0.26) 1,626,430 (10,888,761.50)
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.17 4.20 4.15 4.15 (0.48) 38,000
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.230 0.230 0.220 0.230 0.00 150,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 545.00 555.00 545.00 548.00 0.55 48,170 6,265,755.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.82 5.80 5.50 5.80 (0.34) 106,500 16,950.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 32.50 32.70 31.95 31.99 (1.58) 1,176,900 (12,196,075.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.90 4.00 3.70 3.99 2.31 476,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.55 5.55 5.43 5.44 (1.98) 3,479,500 (10,937,124.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.08 1.15 1.09 1.15 6.48 14,455,000 (112,000.00)
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.17 2.24 2.19 2.21 1.84 223,000 (22,000.00)
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.19 4.20 4.17 4.18 (0.24) 22,220,000 15,134,100.00
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.10 5.08 4.99 5.07 (0.59) 138,000
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 5.70 6.39 5.80 5.80 1.75 17,900
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 730.00 730.50 721.00 728.00 (0.27) 47,540 6,866,130.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.97 1.99 1.93 1.98 0.51 183,000 5,970.00
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.17 0.86 8,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3250 0.3350 0.3200 0.3300 1.54 910,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.390 0.400 0.390 0.390 0.00 40,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.80 18.46 17.02 18.42 3.48 6,700 53,470.00
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.93 3.05 2.98 3.00 2.39 214,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.520 0.570 0.570 0.570 9.62 40,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.00 70,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.85 23.85 23.25 23.30 (2.31) 2,718,000 (7,916,665.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.99 5.25 4.99 5.15 3.21 31,934,000 48,794,980.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.16 5.29 5.29 5.29 2.52 700
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.47 1.48 1.46 1.48 0.68 1,195,000 260,120.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.85 2.84 2.80 2.84 (0.35) 41,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.14 1.10 1.10 1.10 (3.51) 29,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.80 0.81 0.80 0.81 1.25 679,000 (80,000.00)
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.820 0.810 0.820 0.840 2.44 2,616,000 (80,000.00)
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.68 3.80 3.67 3.70 0.54 163,000
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.86 1.89 1.85 1.88 1.08 2,635,000 (3,713,700.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.36 0.00 3,704,000 180,500.00
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.16 (0.85) 100,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.23 2.26 2.22 2.23 0.00 33,927,000 (2,832,040.00)
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1570 0.1570 0.1540 0.1540 (1.91) 3,840,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7100 0.7200 0.6900 0.6900 (2.82) 4,209,000
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.04 19.52 19.00 19.36 1.68 7,120,400 61,333,968.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.29 3.40 3.30 3.38 2.74 501,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.76 2.79 2.79 2.79 1.09 2,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.10 6.15 6.06 6.06 (0.66) 121,900 30,883.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.20 14.16 14.00 14.06 (0.99) 3,137,500 (34,531,532.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.67 0.68 0.66 0.68 1.49 304,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.78 3.83 3.65 3.79 0.26 278,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 0.510 0.500 0.510 0.00 101,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.780 4.840 4.680 4.690 (1.88) 9,247,000 8,426,760.00
S E R V I C E S
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 32.65 32.80 32.50 32.55 (0.31) 39,000
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.40 1.41 1.37 1.40 0.00 85,000 (41,180.00)
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.27 9.15 9.10 9.15 (1.29) 23,000 210,300.00
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 11.20 11.80 11.12 11.14 (0.54) 9,645,900 (19,742,332.00)
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1540 0.1540 0.1480 0.1500 (2.60) 33,120,000 (16,500.00)
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.17 6.54 6.20 6.42 4.05 3,088,200 (63,620.00)
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 54.30 55.45 54.30 55.20 1.66 190,910 (1,898,356.50)
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 10.50 10.00 10.00 10.00 (4.76) 19,400
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.92 5.96 5.74 5.75 (2.87) 17,500
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 2.12 2.09 2.09 2.09 (1.42) 3,000
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1060.00 1005.00 990.00 990.00 (6.60) 510
1172.00 11.70 Globalports 21.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 (4.76) 3,300
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1157.00 1151.00 1134.00 1140.00 (1.47) 44,070 (6,997,205.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.70 9.60 9.30 9.50 (2.06) 1,054,000
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 70.40 70.40 69.90 70.05 (0.50) 552,220 4,548,598.00
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.410 0.410 0.405 0.405 (1.22) 140,000
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.05 2.19 2.03 2.10 2.44 471,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.021 0.021 0.019 0.020 (4.76) 28,800,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 0.99 1.01 0.99 1.00 1.01 1,433,000 1,037,520.00
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.10 8.38 8.05 8.28 2.22 2,630,500 (40,500.00)
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.64 2.50 2.50 2.50 (5.30) 1,000
2.65 1.03 Lorenzo Shipping 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 0.00 2,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 0.00 2,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.88 2.99 2.88 2.99 3.82 1,181,000 (73,250.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 0.00 1,300
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.00 14.10 14.10 14.10 0.71 90,000
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.50 6.90 6.30 6.40 (14.67) 561,800 25,750.00
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.80 2.76 2.72 2.73 (2.50) 545,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.50 9.51 9.45 9.51 0.11 1,000
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 73.00 73.00 73.00 73.00 0.00 880
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 16.98 17.00 16.94 17.00 0.12 493,800 6,158,460.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2784.00 2790.00 2760.00 2760.00 (0.86) 50,830 (75,026,300.00)
30.15 10.68 Puregold 29.70 30.05 29.70 29.70 0.00 1,603,700 (26,663,245.00)
STI Holdings 2.22 2.22 1.70 2.10 (5.41) 265,000 20,000.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 4.00 3.83 3.83 3.83 (4.25) 10,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.59 2.59 2.42 2.59 0.00 32,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.450 0.460 0.435 0.450 0.00 90,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0044 0.0050 0.0044 0.0048 9.09 162,000,000 (44,000.00)
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.77 4.77 4.77 4.77 0.00 1,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.40 17.32 17.24 17.26 (0.80) 746,600 5,888,794.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 0.00 500 (13,500.00)
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.260 0.255 0.255 (1.92) 790,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 24.50 24.00 23.35 24.00 (2.04) 2,600
61.80 6.96 Dizon 23.40 23.40 22.20 22.50 (3.85) 70,100 (22,450.00)
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.58 0.00 473,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.150 1.160 1.130 1.150 0.00 5,987,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.170 1.200 1.180 1.200 2.56 9,489,000 (131,760.00)
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0540 0.0550 0.0530 0.0530 (1.85) 194,860,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0530 0.0540 0.0520 0.0530 0.00 43,980,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.50 17.50 17.40 17.48 (0.11) 186,800 (121,000.00)
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 7.78 8.00 7.58 7.70 (1.03) 58,000
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.6200 0.00 30,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.460 4.550 4.450 4.500 0.90 203,000
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 63,800,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 0.00 1,000,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 0.00 10,900
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.28 14.40 14.12 14.20 (0.56) 7,335,900 (25,552,004.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 24.50 24.00 23.00 23.75 (3.06) 305,400 37,560.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.047 0.048 0.047 0.048 2.13 177,800,000
65.00 39.00 PNOC Expls `B 67.00 67.00 67.00 67.00 0.00 650
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 222.00 222.80 222.00 222.40 0.18 57,060 7,959,502.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0150 0.0140 0.0150 0.00 51,600,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 33.05 2.95 32.30 32.40 (1.97) 1,032,500 (23,609,150.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 539.00 539.00 539.00 539.00 0.00 20
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 103.50 103.50 103.50 103.50 0.00 10,500
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.50 102.50 102.50 102.50 0.00 5,000 410,000.00
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.58 9.50 9.35 9.42 (1.67) 1,614,300 1,278,200.00
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 107.90 108.00 107.70 107.70 (0.19) 90
SMC Preferred 1 73.00 75.50 75.50 75.50 3.42 300
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 125,750
SMC Preferred C 75.00 75.20 75.00 75.00 0.00 39,270 376000.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1005.00 1013.00 1013.00 1013.00 0.80 170
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.24 1.23 1.20 1.23 (0.81) 28,000
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0280 0.0260 0.0150 0.0200 (28.57) 7,100,000
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 12,119,288 622,820,842
INDUSTRIAL 117,307,993 14,28,239,811.57
HOLDING FIRMS 3,358,738,445 1,1231,50,721.27
PROPERTY 136,637,667 682,966,092.72
SERVICES 93,951,806 581,066,337.1
MINING & OIL 728,207,324 186,358,315.041
GRAND TOTAL 4,466,962,523 4,624,602,119.7
FINANCIAL 1,367.54 (down) 3.06
INDUSTRIAL 8,098.78 (down) 39.79
HOLDING FIRMS 4,460.19 (down) 31.93
PROPERTY 2,055.7 (down) 18.18
SERVICES 1,786.65 (down) 13.2
MINING & OIL 19,826.8 (down) 12.19
PSEI 5,308.52 (down) 37.58
All Shares Index 3,511.59 (down) 18.06
Gainers: 63; Losers: 91; Unchanged:40; Total: 194
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0210 16.67
Araneta Prop À' 0.570 9.62
Abra Mining 0.0048 9.09
Filipino Fund Inc. 11.00 7.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.15 6.48
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.78 5.95
Roxas Holdings 2.74 5.38
Calata Corp. 6.42 4.05
Manila Jockey 2.99 3.82
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 18.42 3.48
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0200 (28.57)
PAL Holdings Inc. 6.40 (14.67)
First Abacus 0.70 (9.09)
Salcon Power Corp. 5.00 (9.09)
FEUI 990.00 (6.60)
STI Holdings 2.10 (5.41)
Liberty Telecom 2.50 (5.30)
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.020 (4.76)
Centro Esc. Univ. 10.00 (4.76)
Globalports 20.00 (4.76)
TOP GAI NERS TOP LOSERS
CHIN WONG
DIGITAL LIFE
LAST week, I wrote about an attempt by repressive
regimes and some telecommunications companies
to exert control over the Internet. As it turns out, we
didnt have to look very far to nd our own Internet
coup here at home, masquerading as a law against
cybercrime.
Signed by President Benigno Aquino III last
month, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
imposes penalties on offenses such as hacking,
denial-of-service and virus attacks, cyber squatting,
identity theft, computer fraud, child pornography
and cybersex.
Unfortunately, it doesnt stop there.
Among its most odious aspects is a provision
that extends the offense of libel to acts committed
through a computer system or any other similar
means which may be devised in the future.
The National Union of Journalists of the
Philippines notes that this broadens the scope
of a libel law so antiquated and draconian that
the United Nations Human Rights Council itself
declared it excessive and called on the Philippine
government to review the law with the end of
decriminalizing libel.
The law that the NUJP refers to is the Revised
Penal Code, which was passed in 1930, well before
the Internet was invented. The old law prohibits
libel by means of writing, printing, lithography,
engraving, radio, phonograph, painting, theatrical
exhibition, cinematographic exhibition, or any
similar means and punishes it with imprisonment
of six months and one day, to four years and two
months.
In updating this law, however, lawmakers
imposed even harsher penalties on libel committed
on the Internet, with jail time of six years and one
day to a maximum of 12 years. Thus, while more
enlightened societies recognize libel as a civil,
rather than a criminal offense, we are threatening
people with even longer jail sentences.
The immediate upshot of this is that bloggers
who do not have the nancial resources to mount
a vigorous legal defense would be punished
much more harshly than their counterparts in the
traditional media for the same offense.
The more likely outcome, however, is that even
journalists will be prosecuted under the new and
more draconian law, since most media organizations
also post their content on the Web.
Oddly, the NUJP said, the libel clause was not
part of bill approved by the Senate but suddenly
appeared in the version signed by the President,
indicating that the last-minute insertion was not
subject to consultations or debate.
Over the weekend, Senator Vicente Sotto
III, who recently complained about the online
bullying he suffered at the hands of bloggers
over allegations that he plagiarized portions of his
privilege speeches, admitted to inserting the clause
into the new law.
Yes I did it, Sotto was quoted as telling CBS
News. I inserted the provision on libel because I
believe in it and I dont think theres any additional
harm.
The senator may derive some satisfaction about
getting even with his online critics, but the real
harm he has caused and the price we must all pay
is a diminution of our constitutionally guaranteed
right to free expression.
Another alarming feature of the Cybercrime
Prevention Act is Section 19, which allows the
Justice Department to block access to computer
datawhich can be interpreted to mean any Web
sitethat it deems to be violating the law. The law
doesnt require the Justice Department to obtain a
court order to shut down a Web site, but merely a
prima facie nding against it.
There are also privacy issues. The new law
allows law enforcement agencies to monitor trafc
data and compels service providers to help them
do it.
Given these concerns, its no surprise that
the constitutionality of the new law has already
been challenged in court through ve separate
petitions. Some lawmakers have also promised
to amend the law to remove its objectionable
provisions.
Hackers, on the other hand, have taken a more
visceral approach. Last week, they defaced a string
of government and institutional Web sites to protest
the new law.
Amid all this, assurances from the Justice
Department that our constitutional rights will be
protected ring hollow, coming as they do from
an administration that promises openness and
transparency but delivers exactly the opposite by
way of repressive legislation. We can only hope
that the Supreme Court sees through this patent
violation of free speech rights and sets things
right.
Column archives and blog at:
http://www.chinwong.com
STOCKS retreated Monday, following
last weeks gain on account of quarter-
end window dressing, as signs of slowing
global growth kept investors from buying
emerging-market assets.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, shed 37
points, or 0.7 percent, to close
at 5,308.52 on thin trading
amounting to just P4.6 billion.
All six counters ended in the
red.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, also
dropped 18 points, or 0.5
percent, to 3,531.59, as losers
outnumbered gainers, 91 to 63,
with 40 issues unchanged.
Property and holding rms
saw the biggest drop. Ayala
Corp., the most actively traded
stock, fell 1.7 percent to P419
while property unit Ayala Land
Inc. dipped 2.3 percent to
P23.30.
Universal Robina Corp. shed
4.1 percent to P2.85 while sister
rm Robinsons Land Corp. rose
1.7 percent to P19.36.
Alcorn Gold Resources Corp.
climbed 16.7 percent to P0.021,
becoming the biggest gainer
among the 20 most actively
traded stocks Monday. Belle
Corp. rose 3.2 percent to P5.15,
becoming the second-biggest
gainer in the top 20 stocks.
PAL Holdings Inc., operator
of Philippine Airlines, slumped
the most in two years after the
company said it may delist its
shares from trading and may
consider buying a regional
carrier. PAL declined 14.7
percent to P6.40, the sharpest
loss since Nov. 9, 2010.
Meanwhile, many Asian
stocks were closed for the
holidays, while Japans
benchmark Nikkei 225 index
fell after a closely watched
survey showed condence in
the economy weakening.
The Bank of Japans tankan
condence index was minus 3,
a worsening from the previous
quarters minus 1. The index is
a percentage of the companies
with a positive outlook versus
those who see unfavorable
conditions ahead, so a minus
number means there are more
pessimistic companies than
optimistic ones.
Japans Nikkei 225 index
tumbled 1.1 percent to
8,772.19. Toyota Motor Corp.
lost 2.3 percent and Nishimatsu
Construction Co. slid 4.2
percent.
Australias S&P/ASX 200
was nearly unchanged at
4,386.70, with losses in some
sectors offset by solid gains
among big banks and resource
shares. Trading was light due to
a public holiday in parts of the
country.
Markets in China, Hong Kong
and South Korea were closed
for public holidays. Indias
benchmark and Thailands SET
both edged up about 0.1 percent.
With Bloomberg, AP
Manila
Standard
TODAY
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
(MST-Oct. 2, 2012)

Bids and Awards Committee
J.P. Rizal St. corner F. Zobel St., Makati City
Tel. No. 870-1000 Fax No. 899-8988
www.makati.gov.ph
ERRATUM
REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
LUNGSOD NG MAKATI
In re: Invitation to Bid (Proposed Improvement
of Koliseyum ng Bayan (Phase I), located at
Washington Circle, Brgy. Pio Del Pilar, Makati
City) with Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC)
amounting to P199,981,121.00 which was published
in this newspaper on its issue of September 08, 2012.
Schedule of Bidding Conference is CANCELLED
until further notice.
COMMISSION ON AUDIT
Regional Offce No.
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
City of San Fernando, La Union
INVITATION TO BID
for
Procurement of IT Equipment and Software
1. The Commission on Audit, Regional Offce No. 1 San Fernando City, La Union through the General Fund (Budget for T
Equipment and Software incorporated in the Annual Procurement Plan and Agency Budget Matrix for CY 2012, intends to
apply the sum of Three Million Seven Hundred Ten Thousand Pesos (P3,710,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for IT Equipment and Software. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The Commission on Audit Regional Offce No. 1 now invites bids for T Equipment and Software On Line tem Bid on the
following items:
Item
No.
Quantity Unit Description Approved Budget
for Contract (ABC),
in PHP
1 15 units Printer with print, copy and scan functions (Ink
Advantage All-in-one)
105,000.00
2 15 Units Laptop 14 LED Widescreen display, Intel Core
i7-3630QM, 4GB DDRIII 1000GB HDD, DVD
Super-Multi double- layer Drive
742,500.00
3 16 Units Notebook 11.6 LEDwidescreen display, 64 GB
Flash Storage, 1.7 GHz Dual core Intel Core i5,
4GBof 1600MHz DDR3Lon board memory
964,000.00
4 23 units Intel Core i72600 processor with Intel
vPro technology (8M Cache, 3.40 GHz),
2x 2GB DDR3 1333 MHz (Up to 16GB DDR3
MHz), 1TB SATA HDD 7200rpm
1,202,900.00
5 24 units Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 300
Watts/500 VA 230VA Output/230 VA Input
105,600.00
6 2 units Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Pro for
Server 865 watts/1500VAInput 230V/output 230V
52,000.00
7 12 units 12 UNITS (@ 3 USERS) bundled with Media
Kit Installer Anti Virus for Server
38,000.00
8 2 units Server, 8 GB DDR3 Maximum of 192GB
1333PC-10600,Quad-Core Intel Xeon
processor E5430 (2.66 GHz
500,000.00

TOTAL APPROVED BUDGET FOR CONTRACT (ABC) 3,710,000.00
Delivery of T Equipment and Software is required upon issuance of Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within fve (5)
years fromthe date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained
in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as
specifed in the Revised mplementing Rules and Regulations (RR) 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, 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.
4. nterested bidders may obtain further information from the BAC Secretariat, Commission on Audit, Regional Offce No. 1,
San Fernando City, La Union and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during Mondays to Fridays
at 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on October 2, 2012 to October 22, 2012 from
the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Three Thousand
Pesos (P3,000.00).
5. The Commission on Audit, Regional Offce No. 1 will hold a Pre-bid Conference on October 10, 2012, 2:00 PM, 2nd Floor
Conference Room, Commission On Audit, Regional Offce No. 1, San Fernando City, La Union, which shall be open to all
interested parties.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 PM of October 22, 2012. All Bids must be accompanied by a
bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid Opening shall be on October 22, 2012, 2:00 PM at 2
nd
Floor Conference, COARegional Offce No. 1, San Fernando City,
La Union. 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.
7. The Commission on Audit, Regional Offce No. 1, 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.
8. For further information, please refer to:
MS. MARIA P. DOMAGAS
Head, BAC Secretariat
Commission on Audit, RO 1, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel No.: (072) 888-6780-81
Mobile No.: 09273914835
Email Add: mpd_c1@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) ORLANDO G. SOCO
BAC Chairman
(MST-OCT. 2, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works & Highways, DPWH Cebu 4
th
District
Engineering Offce, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for Civil Works,
invites Contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts, viz:
1. Contract ID No. : 012-HG-106
Contract Name : Repair/Restoration of Slope Protection Structures
(Phase-3) along Santander-Barili-Toledo Road, Malabuyoc
Section
Contract Location : Malabuyoc, Cebu
Scope of Work : Repair/Restoration of Slope Protection Structures
(Phase-3) along Santander-Barili-Toledo Road, Malabuyoc
Section
Approved Budget for the Contract ABC : P 11,092,925.63
Contract Duration : 143 CD
Cost of Plans and Bidding Documents : P 10,000.00
with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen of 75% Filipino owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative of 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. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examination of bids.
for the DPWH POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO.
The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurements activities are shown below:

BAC Pre-Con Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bid Documents Sept. 24 Oct. 12, 2012 (8:00 A.M -5:00 P.M.)
2. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 5, 2012 (2:00 P.M)
3. Deadline on Receipt of LOI
from Prospective Bidders
Oct. 9, 2012 (8:00 A. M 5:00 P.M)
4. Receipts of Bids Oct. 19, 2012 ( 8:00 A.M 12:00 Noon)
5. Opening of Bids Oct. 19, 2012 (2:00 P.M)

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH Cebu IV DEO,
Poblacion, Dalaguete, Cebu.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from DPWH web site, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bids documents. Bids must accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR. Attendance in Pre-Bid Conference is a must.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain in the technical component of the bid. The second envelop
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. All technical and fnancial components
shall have a second copy (copy 1). Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
The DPWH Cebu 4th District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all Bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract Award,
without incurring any liability to the affected Bidders.

(Sgd.) WILMA B. CAMPOS
BAC Chairman
Cebu 4th District Engineering Ofce
Poblacion, Dalaguete , Cebu
Tel. No. (032) 484-8411 to 14, Fax # 484-8410
September 24, 2012
(MST-Oct. 2 & 4, 2012)
For
fast ad
results
please
call 659-
4803 or
659-4830
loc. 303
Region XI
DAVAO DEL SUR 1ST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Digos City
INVITATION TO BID

The Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Ofhce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts:
Contract ID : 12LD0047
Contract Name : Cluster X Concreting of Roads
1. Colorado-Kitaha-Road, Brgy. Colorado, Digos City
2. Mahayahay Road (Infront of Brgy. Hal), Brgy. Mahayahay, Digos City
3. San Roque-Brgy. Lungag Road, Brgy. San Roque, Digos City
4. Brgy. Quirino District, Padada
Contract Location : Davao del Sur
Scope of Work : Concreting of Roads
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : 1. P 1,960,000.00
2. P 1,960,000.00
3. P 1,960,000.00
4. P 1,960,000.00
Total ------------P 7,840,000.00
Contract Duration : 40 calendar days
Contract ID : 12LD0050
Contract Name : Cluster XI Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
1. Brgy. San Jose, Digos City (SANICOFA MPC)
2. Dawis Elementary School, Dawis, Digos City
3. Brgy. Zone 3, Digos City
4. Brgy. Balutakay, Hagonoy
5. Brgy. Cabasagan, Matanao
6. Brgy. Sinawilan, Matanao
7. Brgy. Kanapolo, Magsaysay
Contract Location : Davao del Sur
Scope of Work : Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : 1. P 490,000
2. P 1,470,000.00
3. P 1,078,000.00
4. P 784,000.00
5. P 784,000.00
6. P 784,000.00
7. 1,078,000.00
Total ------------ P 6,468,000.00
Contract Duration : 60 calendar days
Bidding will be conductwed through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture
with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of
a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d)
Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.

to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractor's applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
Registration (CRC).
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders :
September 27, 2012 to October 11, 2012 @
2:00p.m.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents : September 27, 2012 October 16, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference : October 4, 2012 @ 2:00 am.
4. Receipt of Bids : October 16, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
5. Opening of Bids : October 16, 2012 @2:10 p.m.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the Bidding Documents (BD's) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the
BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at
Davao del Sur 1
st
Engineering Ofhce, Digos City, Davao del Sur, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00 for Item 1, & 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 bids documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid
security in any acceptable form in the amount stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised
IRR.

The Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Ofhce, Digos City, Davao del Sur
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) AMPARO M. CLAR
BAC Chairman
(MST-Oct. 2, 2012)
Business
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B3
More EU tariff concessions up
UCPB extends life
by another 50 years
Smart says Globe-BayanTel agreement illegal
Robinsons-Pepsi deal. Robinsons Land Corp. and Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. signed a new agreement granting Pepsi the
exclusive right to serve food courts and cinemas in all Robinsons shopping malls nationwide. Shown after the signing of the agreement are
(from left) Tommy O, RLC vice president for property management; Arlene Magtibay, general manager of Robinsons Mall; Frederick Go, president
of RLC; Partha Chakrabarti, president of PCPPI; Juan Gabriel Sison, executive vice president for sales, PCPPI; and Ruben Yu, general manager for
modern trade operations, PCPPI.
By Julito G. Rada
THE Philippines may qualify for
additional tariff reductions under the
European Unions generalized system of
preferences, a Trade Department ofcial
said Monday.
Our trade ofce in Brussels
met with industry groups and
multinational companies in
Europe, who welcomed the
news that the Philippines may
qualify for the GSP+, Trade
Undersecretary Adrian Cristobal
Jr. said in a statement.
We are determined to take
advantage of this opportunity
and have instructed our trade
ofce to work closely and
coordinate with the GSP desk of
the EU Commission directorate
general for trade to expedite our
application, he said.
Other countries that may also
qualify for GSP+ are Pakistan
and Ukraine.
To qualify for tariff concessions,
the beneciary country must
have ratied and is effectively
implementing 27 international
conventions in the eld of labor and
human rights, as well as environment
and governance principles.
The GSP is a non-reciprocal
trade concessions given to exports
of some 155 beneciary countries
through duty-free access or lower
tariffs.
Trade said Philippine exporters
would benet from the GSP
after it was recently updated and
approved by the EU Parliament.
The update will take effect in
2014 until 2023.
Other Asean countries that will
continue to benet from the GSP
are Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam
and Laos.
Trade said the updated EU
GSP had removed high and upper
middle income countries from
the list of beneciaries under the
general arrangement.
Some of the countries that
graduated from the scheme were
Russia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia,
which are now considered
capable of competing on equal
footing with the EU.
Countries benefiting from a
preferential market access arrangement
like a free trade agreement with the EU
have also been removed from the list
of eligible countries.
Under the EU GSP General
Arrangement, non-sensitive
products remain duty-free, while
sensitive items receive a 3.5-
percentage point reduction from
the most-favored nation duties.
Sensitive products refer to those
items produced in the EU whose
direct competition may affect the
European economy.
Non-sensitive products,
meanwhile, include mineral
products, chemicals, imitation
jewelry, selected electrical and
electronic products, furniture,
toys and games and agriculture
products like canned pineapples.
UNITED Coconut Planters
Bank secured the approval of
the Securities and Exchange
Commission to amend its articles
of incorporation extending
the banks corporate term for
another 50 years until 2063.
With the renewed mandate,
we can now pursue our growth
plans for the future with much
vigor and continue serving
those who have bestowed their
trust to usour valued clients,
said UCPB president and chief
executive ofcer Jeronimo
Kilayko.
In the past, UCPB made
signicant strides amid the
many challenges. As we face
another 50 years, I am condent
that we will succeed given your
perseverance, hard work and
commitment. We have bright
prospects ahead of us. Together,
let us seize this opportunity and
prove once again that we are,
indeed, one of the best in the
industry, he said in a message
to the banks ofcers and staff.
UCPB registered 22-percent
increase in net income to P1.64
billion in the rst six months of
2012 year-on-year, on double-
digit earnings from loan portfolio
and securities trading.
UCPB bank ofcials are
condent of achieving a net
income target of P3.6 billion for
2012, primarily by creating more
technology-driven products
and expanding loan portfolio,
remittance business, fee income
and branch network.
UCPBs unaudited net income
in 2011 reached P3.06 billion, up
25 percent, on loans, checking
account and savings account,
treasury trading, and sale of real
and other properties owned and
acquired.
By Lailany P. Gomez
SMART Communications Inc.
on Monday branded as illegal
a deal forged by rival Globe
Telecom Inc. with Bayan
Telecommunications over the use
of mobile phone frequencies.
Smart asked the National
Telecommunications Commission
to recall the frequencies assigned to
BayanTel, because of alleged failure
to use the frequencies to provide
mobile-phone service to the public.
The NTC earlier approved
the joint use agreement
between Globe and BayanTel
on the frequencies in the
1800 megahertz band. The
commission said the joint use
agreement involved certain
conditions such as the additional
payment of spectrum user fees.
The NTC also asked BayanTel,
which is under rehabilitation, to
seek conrmation on the joint use
of frequencies and to comply with
the quality of service required by
the commission.
In case any assignees of the
subject frequencies cease to
operate, the assigned frequencies
shall be deemed automatically
recalled by the commission.
The primary purpose of the joint
use it to improve efciency and
decongest the networks of the
telcos to improve their services
and comply with the quality
of service prescribed by the
commission, the NTC said.
Smarts legal and regulatory
department head Enrico Espaol,
however, said the NTC should
offer the unused frequencies to
all qualied applicants in an open
and competitive bidding process.
It said an assigned frequency
which remains unused for one
year may be recalled or withdrawn
.consistent with national and
public service.
B4
IN BRIEF
Group slams anti-Clark talk
Cebu
scouts
in top
10 list
Giving Filipino time
positive meaning
Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
By Jess Malabanan

ANGELES CITYA group of
Kapampangan scored International Air
Transport Association president Tony
Tyler for alleged denigration of the Clark
International Airport.
Just another one of a long
line of lackeys of some vested
interest groups opposed to the
full development of our countrys
future premier gateway,
ABE Kapampangan said in a
statement.
Tyler allegedly described Clark
as unt to decongest the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport.
Tyler, who is a foreigner,
has no right to dictate upon our
President Noynoy Aquino on
what should be our countrys
best airport development policy
and strategya critical issue
that has tremendous impact on
our overall social and economic
development, the ABE said
in a statement signed by party
president
Alexander Cauguiran former
executive vice president of the
Clark International Airport Corp.
Cauguiran expressed strong
agreement with and solid support
to the avowed policy of President
Noynoy Aquino to push forward
with the development of (Clark)
as the only viable and practical
option as the Philippines new and
modern international gateway,
dismissing Tylers negative
pronoucements.
We believe that the full
development of CIA shall nally
spell economic growth and
progress outside of Metro Manila
including Pampanga, the rest
of Central Luzon and Northern
Luzon.
Tyler told the media that
authorities instead should deal
with issues on safety, airport
capacity and high taxes.
Tylers statements, Cauguiran
said contradicted the educated
ndings of various technical
studies that uniformly concluded
that the DMIA is the most viable
and practical option for a new
major airport hub in the country.
The group identied the studies
as the Master Plan and Preliminary
Phase 1 Feasibility Study for
DMIA conducted in 2005 by
Pacic Consultants International,
the Feasibility Study for the
Master Development Plan for
DMIA undertaken in 2008 by
Korea International Cooperation
Agency, the Clark International
Airport Land Use Plan Study in
2010 by AECOM and The Asia
Foundation funded by USAID,
and the Gateway Airports
Development Strategy for the
National Capital Region in 2011
funded by the Japan International
Cooperation Agency.
Just anotherlackey, ABE
said of Tyler who lacks expertise
to speak on airport development
as he is primarily a representative
of prot-oriented commercial
airlines.
THREE Cebuano youth joined seven other achievers
in this years search for Ten Outstanding Boy
Scouts.
Senior Scouts Derrel Keith de Leon, Don Gerard
Ouano and Renzel Yu of Cebu Council bested
hundreds of candidates from 117 local councils.
Completing the 2012 batch of awardees are
Charles Li and Austin Bennett Ong of Manila
Council together with Danilo Tabilas Jr., Cagayan
North-Tuguegarao Council; John Ernest Mari Cruz
of Bulacan Council; Anton Joshua del Rosario, City
of Santa Rosa Council; Genesis Lance Orejas, Lipa
City Council; and Ven Gabriel Tan, Marinduque
Council.
Vice President Jejomar Binay, president of the
Boy Scouts of the Philippines, is also chairman of
the |Regional Asia Pacific Scout Committee.
Sponsored by Cocal-Cola Export Corporation,
the search on its 23th year is the biggest event in
the Scouting calendar for the countrys two million
members.
Winners will receive two-year college scholarships,
cash and other prices. Criteria for the selection included
community service, involving leadership or membership
in school-related activities, character development and
bearing plus an interview to gauge communication
skills and personality. Oliver Samson
Scholars get checks
BALANGA CITY-About 3,800 Isko-
lar ng Bataan beneficiaries have received
their credit advice checks, an official
said.
R a m o n
Canas of the
Iskolar ng
Bataan ofce
said Governor
Enrique Garcia
and 2nd
district Rep.
Albert Garcia
conceived the
program in
2005, providing
each college
student a P6,000
stipend released per semester.
Mayor Joet Garcia increased the amount
to P12,000 and expanded the coverage to
students at the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines Mariveles campus.
The Garcias also introduced Guro Iskolar
for public school mentors pursuing masteral
and doctoral studies.
Butch Gunio
By Dexter A. See
BAGUIO CITY-The Philippine Veterans Bank and the City Hall have
launched a drive to instill the value of punctuality.
Mayor Mauricio Domogan thank the bank for donating 40 clocks to be
installed in different offices.
With the operation of the automated time-keeping kiosks will guarantee
the presence of employees during office hours, Domogan told Manila
Standard, adding that the donation formed part of the automated payroll
system which was also provided by Veterans Bank.
Miguel Angelo Villareal, PVB vice president for corporate communications
and marketing, said the kiosk is packaged with a bar code reading and
fingerprint scanning technology to suit human resource management
specifications.
It can generate customized reports and track employees ins-and-outs
effectively and efficiently, he said, noting that city government workers
will be issued a ATM/ID card for various transactions including purchases
in retail shops and other establishments.
Veterans Bank is a private commercial bank owned by World War II
veterans and their descendants. It has 60 branches nationwide, catering
to private and corporate retail markets. As part of its mandate, 20 percent
of its annual net income is allocated to benefits of veterans and their heirs
through medical and livelihood programs.
Bananas improve lives
ALABELBarangay Alegria folk are
growing bananas to generate income and send
kids to school.
Barangay Chairman Hilario Villamora
led the distribution of cardava propagules
last week at the gymnasium from
a donation of the World Vision in
partnership with Sarangani Agricultural
Company Inc., Alcantara Foundation, and
the offices of the provincial and municipal
agriculturist.
Let us take care of these banana seedlings
given to us because these could help our
families and the education of our children,
he told the beneciaries.
Lyndon Magtulis, Alcantara executive
director, urged the villagers to spread the
opportunity as well.
When the project succeeds and
harvestcome, the families must not forget to
share the same experience by giving seedlings
to their neighbors, he said.
Local government agriculture experts held
training sessions for 195 registered families
with World Vision.
Jenny Rose de Guzman
Felicidad Sy Center,
health hub opens
BACOLOD CITYMayor Evelio
Leonardia expressed gratitude to
SM and BDO for the renovation of
the San Juan Health Center.
He presented plaques of
appreciation recently to executive
director Connie Angeles and
president Maureen Abelardo, of SM
and BDO foundations, respectively.
The facility dubbed as 72nd
Felicidad Sy Center, is located 50
meters away from SM City Bacolod,
serving eight barangays comprising
956 families. Its doctors and medical
staff attend from 50 to 0 patients
daily, mostly children.
A Felicidad Sy Wellness Center
for the Elderly has been included
along with an Activity Center for
Children.
The Consultation Area also serves
as pre- and post-natal check up room
is furnished with new curtains to
provide privacy to OB patients.
SM and BDO have installed a new
refrigerator as storage for the vaccines,
a drop light to keep the babies warm,
a pediatric crib, an infant weighing
scale, a consultation table and an
emergency dressing cart.
A breastfeeding corner and a
complete dental facility havee been
added as well.
BDO volunteers from the BDO
Community Builders spent week-
ends helping in the renovation. BDO
funds that nanced the renovation
were generated from the Share
Gift Check fund drive for health
advocacy, a donation gift check
product available in BDO branches
nationwide which interested donors
can purchase.
Present during the inaugural and
medical mission were SM Bacolod
Mall manager George Anthony
Jardiolin,Bacolod City Health chief
Salome Bias MD councilors,
village executives and health staff.
They were joined by Bacolod City
councilors, barangay captains and
health ofce staff.
Starting line.
Ayong Maliksi and
Jay Lacson, who are
running for governor
and vice governor of
Cavite, respectively,
le their certicates
of candidacy before
Election Supervisor
Juanito Ravanzo
at the Provincial
Capitol Compound in
Trece Martires. Egay
Montana

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