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For NBI,
hacktivists
are actually
e-vandals
Aquino clears Padaca
despite pending case
Total senatorial bets
for mid-term polls: 84
Coronas get 10-day relief
Questions
raised on
warrants
of arrest
Tribal groups
terrorized
But open
to lower
jail term
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PNoy wont strike
down online libel
SMC BUYS BACK COCO SHARES FOR P57B
WEATHER
Sun shines today
By Jonathan Fernandez
TROPICAL storm Marce, which
battered the country for the past
several days, has left the Philip-
pines and the country can expect
good weather starting on Saturday,
weather forecaster Aldzcar Aurelio
said on Friday.
He said Marce was expected to
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By Jennifer Austria and
Joyce Pangco Panares
FOOD and beverage giant San Miguel
Corp paid P57.6 billion to redeem a
big block of shares sequestered by the
government when former strongman
Ferdinand Marcos ed into exile to the
United States in 1986, company of-
cials said on Friday.
San Miguel Corp Chairman and
Chief Executive Ofcer Eduardo Co-
juangco, Jr. said the company has re-
deemed 750 million preferred shares
from the state-controlleld Coconut In-
dustry Investment Fund (CIIF) Oil Mills
Group at P75 per share.
I do not agree that the provi-
sion on online libel should be re-
moved. Whatever the format is, if
it is libelous, then there should be
some form of redress available to
the individuals whose rights have
been impinged, the President said
in an interview in Pampanga on
Friday.
He said he was open to lowering
the jail term, however, to bring it in
line with the penalties for criminal
libel under the Revised Penal Code.
SENATE Minority Leader Alan
Peter Cayetano said Friday the
Interior Department should be
questioned over its implemen-
tation of arrest warrants on
wanted people, claiming it was
being selective about whom
to arrest quickly and whom to
bide its time arresting.
Cayetano was reacting to
reporters questions over the
immediate issuance of an arrest
warrant on former President
and now Rep. Gloria Macapa-
gal-Arroyo and the ve-month
delay in serving the arrest war-
rant on former Isabela Gov.
Grace Padaca over the P25-
million graft case against her.
He said the issue was a le-
gitimate one that the Interior
Department must address.
We have to wait for their
answer, Cayetano said.
What standard [are we us-
ing] when the arrest [warrant]
By Christine Herrera
UNIDENTIFIED armed men
killed a northern Mindanao tribal
leader early this week, the latest
casualty in a series of unsolved
murders of indigenous people re-
sisting efforts to drive them out of
their ancestral lands in Mindanao,
the president of an organization of
tribal groups said on Friday.
Beverly Longid, president
of Katribu, said the murder of
Gilbert Paborada, chairman of
the Pangalasag, an indigenous
community organization, last
By Macon R. Araneta
THE National Bureau of Investi-
gation on Friday said that local in-
ternet hackers, who have succeed-
ed in defacing several websites of
the government, were actually not
hackers but e-vandals.
We are no longer calling these
people as hackers. We will be
calling them online vandals or e-
vandals, said NBI-CCU special
investigator Joey Narciso.
He explained that hacking
was actually an illegal intrusion
wherein the les are altered, or
stolen.
Here, they have been able to
intrude, but only vandalized the
websites, defaced the websites.
Nothing stolen, nothing altered,
noted Narciso.
The NBI ofcial added that the
purpose of the e-vandals was to
embarrass the government and to
show that they are knowledgeable
on computers. They only deface or
change the face of the websites.
He also said that these people
just wanted to ride on the issue on
the opposition to the Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012.
He proled the suspects as prob-
ably youngsters with ages ranging
between 17 to 21, possibly students
who are internet or computer savvy,
or those who are studying computer
courses.
By Joyce Pangco Paares, Christine F. Herrera
and Macon Ramos-Araneta
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Friday declared that Elections
Commissioner Grace Padaca was innocent of graft even though she
approved a P25-million loan for a hybrid rice project to a non-govern-
ment organization without public bidding when she was governor of
Isabela in 2007.
The President, who used his personal funds to pay Padacas P70,000
bail bond, said he saw nothing wrong with the loan approval.
I do not believe she is guilty. Before, farmers used to borrow at
a rate of 30 percent. With the credit facility, the interest was reduced
to 1-1/2 percent. So this helped her constituents, Mr. Aquino said on
Friday.
But the opposition United Nationalist Alliance blasted Padaca for
failing her rst test of independence as an elections commissioner by
accepting the Presidents money and using it to post bail.
The anti-corruption court, the Sandiganbayan, had earlier led graft
charges against Padaca and issued a warrant for her arrest in May.
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Internal Revenue on Friday gave former Chief Justice Renato
Corona, his daughter and his son-in-law ten days to answer the
P150-million tax evasion charges led against them by the Internal
Revenue bureau.
The tax bureau handed down the ultimatum after Corona, his
daughter Carla Castillo and her husband Constantino Castillo
failed to show up on Friday before the Justice Departments panel
of prosecutors to submit their respective counter afdavits.
Coronas lawyer Anacleto Diaz, earlier said that he was not
By Joel E. Zurbano
A TOTAL of 84 senatorial bets
had led certicates of candi-
dacy for next years mid-term
elections, the Elections Com-
mission Chairman Sixto Bril-
lantes Jr. said Friday.
As of 5 p.m. today a to-
tal of 84 candidates [had] led
their COCs for the position of
senator, Brillantes said after
the ve-day ling period ended
Friday.
He said 48 out of the 84 can-
didates for senator were running
as independent candidates while
the rest were running under dif-
ferent political parties.
On the local scene, President
Benigno Aquino III endorsed
the election bids of Maria Le-
onor Robredo, the widow of
the late Interior Secretary Jesse
Robredo, for a congressional
seat in Camarines Sur; priest-
turned politician Ed Panlilio as
governor of Pampanga, and in
an attempt to end the regime of
the Pinedas in the province; and
Mujiv Hataman, the ofcer in
Dance act. Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region (ACT-NCR) members perform the latest
dance craze Gangnam Style at the Philisports Arena in Pasig as part of the celebration of the World Teachers
Day. MANNY PALMERO
Opposing views. Members of the Partido Lakas ng Masa calls for the junking of all senators who voted for
the CyberCrime Law during a protest in front of the Comelec building in Intramuros, Manila, while below,
members of the Netizens As Cyberplayers In Social Networking signal their thumbs-up in support of the
same law in a press conference in Quezon City. The group said the CyberCrime Law is in line with their call
for the 3Cs -- Combat cybercrime, Cyber Justice and Peace, C-hildren shall be protected from the dangers of
social networking. DANNY PATA, MANNY PALMERO
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Candidates galore. President Benigno S. Aquino III, also the Liberal Party Chairman, and Interior and Lo-
cal Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II, endorse former Pampanga Governor Fr. Ed Panlilio as the partys
gubernatorial bet in the same province during a mass oath-taking ceremony held at the Mini-Convention Center
Heroes Hall in Magdalena St., City of San Fernando, Pampanga on Friday. (Inset, clockwise), Senatorial candi-
dates Nancy Binay of the United Nationalists Alliance; Liberal Party bets Bam Aquino , Risa Hontiveros, Senator
Peter Cayetano, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., and independent senatorial bet and singer Victor Wood display their
Certicate of Candidacy after their ling at the Commission on Elections on Friday. DANNY PATA
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By Joyce P. Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno
Aquino III on Friday
said he will not agree
to remove a widely
criticized provision on
libel in the Cybercrime
Prevention Act, saying
what is libelous in print
is also libelous online.
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Another smuggling attempt. Customs Commissioner Ruffy
Biazon holds up a copy of the case he had led against six directors
of Telsphere International Trading Corp. and their broker who, he
said, attempted to smuggle in counterfeit branded products from
China worth P60 million that they declared as kitchenware.
Aquino...
On Friday, the President also
defended his decision to appoint
Padaca to the Commission on
Elections, even though she is not
a lawyer or an information tech-
nology expert.
There is no requirement for us
to appoint a lawyer to Comelec,
the President said.
He said Padacas experience in
her electoral case in 2007 will also
make her an effective poll ofcial.
If you have been a victim of
the system, you will ensure that
the system is corrected, he said.
She is a victim...She knows
how the mandate of the people
during elections is sometimes not
enforced, the President added.
The Comelec nullied Pada-
cas incumbency as Isabela gov-
ernor in 2009 in favor of her rival,
Benjamin Dy.
Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco,
secretary genereral for them
UNA, questioned the ethics,
moral authority and sense of pro-
priety of the President for paying
Padacas bail, and Interior Secre-
tary and Liberal Party president-
on-leave Manuel Roxas II, for
accompanying the Comelec com-
missioner in posting bail.
Tiangco said the Aquino ad-
ministration was doing the same
thing that it accused the previous
government of doing bending
the rules and ordering law enforc-
ers to go easy on political allies
such as Padaca.
By their actions, the President
and Roxas showed that Padaca was
above the law, Tiangco said, noting
that she was not even arrested, de-
spite a warrant issued in May.
He accused the President of
coddling fugitives from the law.
We are saddened that newly-
appointed Comelce Commissioner
Grace Padaca failed her rst test of
independence when she posted her
bail before the Sandiganbayan last
Thursday accompanied by LP Pres-
ident on leave and DILG Secretary
Mar Roxas, Tiangco said.
She was not only accompanied
by Roxas who was supposed to
have ordered her arrest but Presi-
dent Aquino even picked up the
tab amounting to P70,000 for her
bail bond. Why is she any different
than those languishing in jails now
for failure to post the bail bond?
Tiangco said. What makes Padaca
special and different from the rest
of the 94 million Filipinos?
Tiangco said Padacas subse-
quent statement extolling the per-
sonal qualities of Roxas sounded
like a campaign pitch.
It betrays the strong political
link between Commissioner Pa-
daca and Roxas LP, where she
was a ranking leader prior to her
appointment, he said.
Tiangco expressed dismay over
Padacas admission that she still
needs to learn how to be independent.
With all due respect to the
Madam Commissioner, political
independence is not learned. You
are either politically independent
or you are partisan. Commis-
sioner Padacas position in the LP
hierarchy and her ties with Sec-
retary Roxas, coupled with her
actions and her statements issued
to the public last Thursday, hardly
reassures the public of her inde-
pendence, Tiangco added.
Most importantly, Tiangco said,
the Palace could not explain why
the arrest warrant issued in May
this year was not served against
Padaca.
Moral governance demands
equal application of the law, and
political allies are not exempt. We
are asking the PNP and the DILG
to explain its failure to serve the
warrant issued by the Sandigan-
bayan for the arrest of Commis-
sioner Padaca, Tiangco said.
She conrmed that she did not
go into hiding, and likewise admit-
ted that she did not want to post
bail. Indeed, she was very visible in
the past few months. Why did the
DILG and PNP fail to exert any ef-
fort to serve the warrant?
Tiangco also said there were
legal issues that must now be ad-
dressed.
Coronas...
ready to submit the answers of his
clients since he was only hired last
October 1 and had no ample time
to go through the voluminous
complaint and records.
Diaz sought a 30-day extension
within which to le the counter-
afdavits of the respondents, but
Senior State Prosecutor Rosanne
Balauag, chairperson of the inves-
tigating panel, instead gave him
only 10 days to comply and set the
next hearing on October 15.
The Justice panel warned that
the ten-day reprieve would be the
last extension for the respondents
since they were already given a
10-day extension for the period
of ling of the answers during an
earlier hearing on Sept.25 when
the Coronas were represented by
another lawyer.
Diaz, who is also the legal
counsel of former President
and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo in a plun-
der case before the Sandigan-
bayan, lamented the decision of
the Justice panel.
The 30-day period we asked
for is just normal. Maybe we
can comply on that on the case
of the Castillo couple. But for
the former chief justice, that
would be impossible, he said
in an interview.
Diaz said the 323-page com-
plaint was very technical in na-
ture and needs a thorough review
for them to come up with a sound
answer.
But the Justice prosecutors
warned Diaz that should they fail
to submit the counter-afdavits
and present the respondents in the
next hearing, the case would be
deemed submitted for resolution.
In a complaint led before the
Justice Department, the BIR ac-
cused Corona and the two others
of violating a provision of the
National Internal Revenue Code
by not ling their respective
income tax returns for several
years.
Corona allegedly violated the
tax code in 2003, 2005, 2007,
2008, and 2010, while Carla violat-
ed the code in 2010. Her husband,
meanwhile, allegedly evaded taxes
in 2003 and 2008, and failed to le
a tax return in 2003.
Corona had denied the accusa-
tions, saying that the charges were
part of the persecution being done
by President Aquino against him
and his family.
But he vowed to disprove the al-
legation by submitting to the pro-
cess just as he did in the impeach-
ment case against him.
SMC...

We have achieved our objective
of giving to the coconut farmers
and the industry the means for them
to regain their competitiveness
through the use of these funds,
Cojuangco said in a statement.
The sequestered shares were
bought by CIIF using funds raised
from coconut levy collected by the
Philippine Coconut Authority from
1973 to 1982. It was sequestered
by the government on suspicion
that it was illegally acquired.
The Supreme Court has upheld
the decision of the Sandigan-
bayan in January that the shares
belonged to the government. The
high tribunal said it should be
used to benet coconut farmers.
The checks representing pay-
ment for the shares were turned
over to CIIF President Jesus Ar-
ranza in behalf of CIIFs 14 hold-
ing companies, according to San
Miguel ofcials.
Sought for comment Mala-
canang denied involvement in the
deal and Presidential Communica-
tions Development Secretary Ra-
mon Carandang said the terms of
the agreement was reached by the
previous administration, not us.
We only implemented the
agreement, which included a right
of rst refusal or option to purchase
because of a recent Supreme Court
ruling, Carandang said.
Arranza said the sale was time-
ly because the coconut industry is
facing serious competition from
palm oil and a portion of the fund
will be used for research and de-
velopment and livelihood projects
for the benet of coconut farmers.
With palm oil growing in
popularity and demand, we need
to create a niche for coconut prod-
ucts ... that way, we will be able
to sustain the coconut industry for
the long term, and provide better,
more stable income to the farm-
ers, Arranza said.
The sale was nalized while
Congress was still considering
two bills that proposed privatiza-
tion of the shares and to create a
trust fund to administer and uti-
lize the fund.
San Miguels purchase of the
shares brought overwhelming
control of the company to Top
Frontier Investment Holdings Inc
at 40.32 percent, represented by
Ramon Ang and a group of in-
vestors that include former Trade
Minister Roberto Ongpin, Inigo
Zobel, and Joselito Campos of
Del Monte Philippines.
Other owners include Master
Year Limited, 11.02 percent; ASC
Investors INC, 5 percent; ARC
Investors, 3.16 percent; and San
Miguel Retirement Fund, 3 percent.
The Presidential Commission
on Good Government, which
served as caretaker of the shares,
said in a statement that it remit-
ted to the National Treasury P56.5
billion, representing payment for
the shares.
Ofcials could not explain why
the PCGG gures were lower
than the San Miguel announce-
ment by almost P1 billion.
PCGG Chairman Andres Bau-
tista said the P56.5 billion in-
cluded escrowed divident pay-
ments and accrued interest which
total P13.44 billion to be used
only for the benet of all coconut
farmers and for the development
of the coconut industry.
PNoy...
If the penalty is too much, then
let us amend this law. If the proce-
dures are too arbitrary, there are still
no Implementing Rules and Regula-
tions. We can work it out so there is
no abuse on the powers that the state
will be exercising, he said.
Critics of the law, including
Mr. Aquinos allies, argue that
the online libel provision would
make it possible for people to be
sued twice for the same crime,
with a higher penalty imposed by
the new law.
The President fended off ac-
cusations that his administration
wanted to stie dissent.
Mr. Aquino said he chose to sign
the law instead of exercising his
veto power because it provides the
framework for crimes like identity
theft and computer fraud.
We needed a law for these
crimes, he said.
Mr. Aquino said it is up to Con-
gress to amend the law or to the
Supreme Court to declare it as
unconstitutional.
Now that the law is in effect,
we have to enforce it. I can be im-
peached for dereliction of duty if I do
not implement the law, he added.
But Kabataan Partylist Rep.
Raymond Palatino slammed Mr.
Aquinos refusal to strike down the
online libel provision of the law,
saying he could be impeached for
culpable violation of the Constitu-
tion and betrayal of public trust.
Mr. Aquino doesnt quite un-
derstand that the provisions on
online libel in the Cybercrime
Prevention Act are overly ex-
cessive, to the point of being re-
pressive, Palatino said. If [he
insists] that we accept the new
law, not only is he violating the
Constitution, he is also betray-
ing the publics trust, both of
which are impeachable offens-
es. he said.
He said masquerading as a
clean President would not save
him from impeachment if he ig-
nored the opposition to the law.
Palatino and a group of youth
leaders have led one of 11 pe-
titions challenging the consti-
tutionality of the law before the
Supreme Court.
Civil society has been calling
for the decriminalization of libel
for so long. Enacting a law that
even imposes harsher sanctions
for online libel is a backward
step, Palatino said.
On Friday, the Philippine Bar
Association became the 11th par-
ty to le a petition against the law
before the Supreme Court.
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter
Cayetano on Friday urged the public
to boycott all politicians who refused
to amend the Cybercrime Prevention
Act and the Revised Penal Code to
decriminalize libel.
The issue here is not online li-
bel in the cybercrime law, but the
libel law itself, said Cayetano
who said he would le a bill to
amend the law Monday.
Cayetano said amid the public
outcry, there was a lot of nger
pointing, but the senators should
all admit their fault.
We should say mea culpa and
move to remedy the disputed provi-
sions in the law, said Cayetano, who
is running for re-election next year.
On Friday, a group calling
itself Responsible use of Inter-
net for Social Empowerment
or RISE spoke up in defense of
the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
A spokesman for the group said
there would be no cyberjustice
and cyberpiece if there were no
legal framework to regulate the
online community.
The group also echoed the gov-
ernment line that free expression
was not absolute.
House Speaker Feliciano Bel-
monte also spoke up in defense
of the law, saying citizens should
give it a chance before de-
manding it be repealed.
Belmonte added that amend-
ments to the law were not a pri-
ority for the House.
There are 285 members in the
House and only one or two want
it amended, Belmonte told re-
porters Thursday evening.
He also said those who wanted
to amend the law were doing so
because they were standing for
election next year.
The Justice Department has set
a dialog with various stakehold-
ers on the implementing rules of
the law on Oct. 9.
The rules will be drafted by the
Justice Department, the Informa-
tion Communication Technol-
ogy Ofce of the Department of
Science and Technology, and the
Department of Interior and Local
Government. With Christine F.
Herrera, Rey E. Requejo, Maricel
Cruz, Gigi Munoz David, Macon
Ramos-Araneta, and Rio N. Araja
Total...
charge of the Autonomous Re-
gion in Muslim Mindanao, as
governor of that region.
Fridays last-minute lers
were Nancy Binay, daughter of
Vice President Jejomar Binay;
Alan Peter Cayetano, former
congresswoman Riza Honti-
veros, Bam Aquino, cousin of
President Aquino; and former
Senator Ramon Magsaysay jr.,
all for senator.
The senatorial candidates of
Mr. Aquinos Liberal Party are
Loren Legarda, Francis Escu-
dero, Aquilino Pimentel III,
Alan Peter Cayetano, Antonio
Trillanes IV, Juan Edgardo
Angara, Cynthia Villar, Jamby
Madrigal, Bam Aquino, Ra-
mon Magsaysay Jr., Grace
Poe-Llamenzares and Risa
Hontiveros.
The senatorial candidates of
the United Nationalist Alliance
are Juan Ponce Enrile Jr., Gre-
gorio Honasan, Juan Miguel
Zubiri, Joseph Victor Ejercito,
Ernesto Maceda, Richard Gor-
don, Maria Milgaros Magsay-
say, Margarita Cojuangco and
Nancy Binay.
The other senatorial hopefuls
are Bayan Muna party-list Rep.
Teddy Casio, Puerto Princ-
esa Mayor Edward Hagidorn,
singer Victor Wood, and Mar-
cos loyalist and lawyer Oliver
Lozano.
The candidates include un-
known individuals and the
usual nuisance candidates who
virtually have no chance of
winning.
Robredo, a lawyer, is running
against Nelly Villafuerte, wife
of incumbent Rep. Luis Villa-
fuerte Sr. and former Solicitor
General Anselmo Cadiz.
Senator Franklin Drilon, the
Liberal Partys national chair-
man, said there was a clamor
for Robredo, a lawyer, to run
for Congress.
Communications Secretary
Ramon Carandang said Ro-
bredo did not want to run but
there is a lot of pressure on her
to do so.
With Joyce Pangco Paares
and Macon Ramos-Araneta
Tribal...
Wednesday in Cagayan de
Oro brought to three the num-
ber of killings of Lumad na-
tives, which she described as
state-sanctioned escalation of
harassments.
To date not a single per-
petrator has been brought to
justice. There appears to be no
investigation despite the calls
and condemnation from many
groups and advocates here and
abroad, Longid said.
The indigenous peoples de-
fense of their ancestral lands and
the environment now serves as a
death warrant, she said.
Longid is the number one
nominee of the Katribu Indig-
enous Peoples Party-list, which
hope to represent ethnic groups
in the House of Representa-
tives. Indigenous peoples are
descendants of original inhabit-
ants that retained their customs
and traditions despite centuries
of Spanish and American colo-
nization of the country.
There are about 100 high-
land and tribal groups, which
constitue about three percent of
the population. In Mindanao,
the upland and lowland tribal
groups include the Lumad,
Manobo, Mandaya, Mansaka,
Blaan, Tiruray and Tiboli.
Longid said the attacks
against the tribal leaders have
been traced to para-military
units but the Aquino govern-
ment did not act to bring the
killers to justice despite com-
plaints and calls for assistance
from their families.
She identied the two other
murdered tribal leaders as Jim-
my Liguyon of San Fernando,
Bukidnon and Genesis Amba-
son of San Luis, Agusan del
Sur and the killing of Gilbert
Paborada makes more urgent
the call of indigenous people to
disband and disarm paramili-
tary groups in indigenous com-
munites.
Before his death, Paborada
led the Pangalasag in exposing
land grabbing by a giant palm
oil corporation in Opol, Misa-
mis Oriental, Longid said.
The company evicted the na-
tive tribes from their lands and
replaced their diversied crops
with palm oil, leaving them in
extreme poverty, Longid said.
For...
He added that e-vandals usual-
ly have a lot of time in their hands
and spend the entire day sitting in
front of a computer, chatting or
simply using the computer and
are curious in trying to get infor-
mation about hacking.
They may even have only
downloaded the software on
hacking from websites, said
Narciso.
In an earlier interview, Narciso
said that the suspects may only
be high school students, which
is a stark contrast to the more in-
formed people who are opposing
the Cybercrime Prevention Act
of 2012.
Narciso identied 10 govern-
ment websites who were defaced
by the so-called e-vandals. These
are gov. ph, fdc.net.ph, ntc.gov.
ph, mtc.gov.ph, marina.gov.ph,
smokefree.doh.gov.ph, papt.org.
ph, ipophil.gov.ph, pnri.dost.gov.
ph, osis.dost.gov.ph.
He said websites that can eas-
ily be hacked are those which
have shared servers or renting
host servers, not agencies
which have their own servers.
There are vulnerabilities. And
they (the e-vandals) exploit these
vulnerabilities, he said.
Meanwhile, Narciso denied
television reports that quoted
the NBI as having identied the
e-vandals as living in Las Pias,
Muntinlupa, or Makati. He said
the report was out of context.
Narciso said he was only
asked how it was logged, but did
not say that the e-vandals were
traced in these areas.
In our website, most attacks
came from Makati. But they lay
low, he said.
Questions...
was not implemented when the ac-
cused [Padaca] was in plain sight?
Cayetano made his statement even
as the police said two of the respon-
dents in the P366-million plunder
case against Arroyo gave themselves
up before midnight on Thursday.
Former Philippine Charity Sweep-
stakes Ofce general manager Sergio
Valencia and former assistant general
manager for nance Benigno Aguas
were now under police custody in
Camp Crame, Senior Supt. Keith Sin-
gian, deputy director of the Criminal In-
vestigation and Detection Group, said.
Singian said they were also expecting
the surrender of former Sweepstakes
former board members Raymundo
Roquero and Fatima Valdez and budget
and accounts manager Benigno Aquas.
Another accused in the case, Man-
uel Morato, was nowhere to be found
when police went to his house in Que-
zon City Thursday night.
Police said former Sweepstakes
board member Jose Taruc V was re-
ported to have left the country, while
former general manager Rosario Uri-
arte and former Audit Commission
chairman Reynaldo Villar, who were
also respondents in the case, had also
left the country.
Police arrested Arroyo on Thurs-
day and detained her in a hospital
on corruption charges in her third in-
dictment and second detention since
stepping down as President two years
ago.The anti-graft court ordered her
arrested for allegedly misusing P366
million in PCSO funds. Macon Ra-
mos-Araneta, Florante S. Solmerin,
Rey E. Requejo, Maricel V. Cruz and
Christine F. Herrera
Sun...
be at 670 kms of Iba, Zambales by Sat-
urday morning but it can still enhance
the southwest monsoon and might
bring moderate rain to many parts of
Luzon and the Visayas.
Metro Manila will have passing light
to moderate rain and Bicol and Palawan
will be cloudy with occasional light to
moderate rains or thunderstorms.
The rest of the country will be partly
cloudy with brief rainshowers or thun-
derstorms. Moderate to strong winds
will prevail over Northern and Central
Luzon, which will have moderate to
rough seas.
OCTOBER 6, 2012 SATURDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
P100b goes down
the drain, says CoA
Solons hold joint probe of illegal mining in Zamboanga
Bill on hazardous toys, articles OKd
IN BRIEF
Six hijack suspects killed

TWO suspected policemen and four other
men believed to be members of a hijack
syndicate were killed in two separate
incidents Friday in Dasmarinas City, Cavite.
Provincial police director Senior Supt.
John Bulalacao said all six suspects
encountered in two separate reght
with our operatives were killed.
Recovered from the suspects were a K9
submachine gun, two 9mm pistols, a caliber
.45 pistol and two caliber .38 revolvers.
Bulalacao said six other suspects were
arrested, including a woman believed to
be the owner of the safe house.
Florante Solmerin
5 India nationals nabbed
FIVE Indian nationals who attempted to
sneak into the country via the southern
backdoor were nabbed by immigration
agents in Zamboanga City.
Immigration Commissioner Ricardo
David Jr. said the foreigners were arrested
Monday at the Zamboanga airport upon
their arrival from Tawi-Tawi.
David said the Indians were turned
over to BI-Zamboanga ofcials who will
have the Indians deported since they did
not have travel documents and presented
only fake alien employment permits.
The AEPs had as signatory Arturo
Brion, former DOLE head who is now
a Supreme Court justice. Vito Barcelo
Underwater events. Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. welcomes Secretary General Alessandro Zerbi of Confdration Mondiale des Activits Subaquatiques
to the Ofce of the President in Malacaan Palace to assure him of support for the 13th CMAS Elective General Assembly slated for April 17 to 23, 2013 in Cebu City.
The Philippine organization that won the bid for the country is the Philippine Association on Underwater Activities led by its president Benedict Reyes. The Philippines
was selected by the worldwide underwater federation as host to and venue of the international gathering made up of leaders and experts in all types of underwater
sports. Flanking the two ofcials are (from left) Mary Anne Reyes, Lara Daling, Benedict Reyes, Zerbi, Ochoa, Dante Velasco chairman of the Creative Point International,
Karen Chan of the Department of Tourism, and Rea Rosario Malite of CPI.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE ambush of a Subanen tribal
chief that led to the death of his
11-year old son and a series of vio-
lent incidents in a gold-rich mining
area being exploited with abandon
by illegal mining groups and syn-
dicates in Balabag, Zamboanga del
Sur has prompted a congressional
investigation to ush out the ille-
gal mining groups in the area.
Laguna Rep. Danilo Ramon
Fernandez, chairman of the House
committee on ecology, vowed to
conduct a joint probe with the House
committee on public order on il-
legal mining activities, which have
abused and destroyed the forest
reserves and the environment in
pursuit of their illegal acts.
Fernandez said the most vicious
form of violence perpetrated by
these illegal mining groups is the
blatant, irreparable and indiscrimi-
nate destruction of the precious
natural resources in the area.
If the killings and violence per-
petrated by private armed groups
unleashed by illegal gold mining op-
erators in Balabag, Zamboanga del
Sur is condemnable. The loss of
natural resources for future genera-
tions of indigenous peoples and the
community in the area is equally
condemnable too, he told the Ma-
nila Standard.
He issued the statement in sup-
port of House Resolution 2792
which was led at the House of
Representatives in response to the
ambush last September 14 of Sub-
anen chief Datu Timuay Manda, a
second termer barangay chairman
of Barangay Conacon, by several
armed men, which resulted in the
death of his 11-year old son.
Manda, a Subanen chief, is at
the forefront of a campaign against
illegal mining and illegal logging,
in Zamboanga del Sur.
With the issuance of Execu-
tive Order No, 79 by President
Aquino to rationalize, develop
and promote responsible and
sustainable mining in the coun-
try, we will be able to now ef-
fectively crack down on illegal
miners and syndicates who have
caused not only harm to the lives
of our people but have been
causing large scale, irreparable
destruction to our environment
and have been causing huge
economic losses due to rampant
smuggling of the illegal gold
they produce, he said.
He said he would seek a refer-
ral of the HR 2792 and back it
up with a committee resolution
to ensure that a full blown inquiry
will be conducted against envi-
ronmental destruction wrought by
illegal mining, the violence perpe-
trated by private armed groups
and reports of gold being smug-
gled out of the country.
The resolution, authored by
Agham party-list Rep. Angelo Pal-
mones, underscored the need for
Congress to identify legislative
options to safeguard the safety of
committed environmentalist as
well as crackdown on illegal min-
ing and illegal logging activities in
the area and to bring perpetrators
to justice.
Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datu-
manong, an opposition stalwart, said
he would co-author the resolution,
saying that an inquiry is required
because the violence is merely an
offshoot of blatant disregard and un-
controlled illegal gold mining in the
Balabag, Zamboanga del Sur area
by illegal mining groups identied
as Monte Oro Small Scale Miners
Association (MOSMO) and other
illegal miners.
Investigation should be made by
proper government agency and le
appropriate charges against perpetra-
tors of violence, said Datumanong,
former justice secretary.
The resolution noted that the
small scale mining application
and petition led by the MOSS-
MA had been denied by the Zam-
boanga del Sur Provincial Min-
ing Regulatory Board for failure
to comply with the necessary re-
quirements.
The MOSSMA application was
denied because small scale min-
ing cannot be allowed in the area in
the light of an an existing Mineral
Production Agreement (MPSA) be-
tween the national government and
an afliate of a reputable Canadian
mining company.
Since 2010, various cease and de-
sist orders have been issued by the
provincial government, and the En-
vironmental Management Bureau
against MOSSMA and other illegal
gold mining groups.
This and other ndings were
released on Friday by the Com-
mission on Audit in its 2011 Audit
Performance Summary Report.
The 111-page report, signed by
COA chairman Grace Pulido-Tan,
comprised 38,505 audit reports
compiled by the independent
commission.
Copies of the report were sent
to President Benigno Aquino III,
Senate President Juan Ponce En-
rile, House Speaker Feliciano Bel-
monte, Jr., Senate Finance Com-
mittee chair Franklin Drilon, and
outgoing House Appropriations
Committee chair and incumbent
Transportation and Communica-
tions Secretary Emilio Abaya.
The COA report took note
of the fact that the number one
cause of graft is the underassess-
ment and undercollection of taxes,
which amounted to P20.81 billion.
Top losers were the Customs bu-
reau and the Department of Social
Welfare and Development.
Underassessment and undercol-
lection happens when a govern-
ment collecting agency sets the
tax liability of businesses lower
than the actual amount. Corrup-
tion happens when collecting
government ofcials or employ-
ees pocket the portion of the tax
discount.
Another cause of corruption,
according to the report, is unau-
thorized or unnecessary expenses
by government ofces, wherein
P18.65 billion was lost.
The third leading cause of cor-
ruption is the lack of bidding and
illegal procurement, which cost
the government P15.16 billion,
while P13.58 billion was used for
underutilized and ineffective gov-
ernment projects.
Other corruption signiers,
wherein losses amounted to at
least P1 billion, took the form of
unliquidated cash advances, cti-
tious expenses, unimplemented
or delayed projects, nonexistent
assets, and overpricing.
COA directed the state ofces
to exert efforts and initiate other
measures to enforce collection of
outstanding receivables and exer-
cise proper control and monitoring
of amounts due to the agency.
COA likewise urged agencies
to exercise prudence in spending
and enforce strict compliance to
the Procurement Act, which re-
quires all agencies to go through
the bidding process.
The report listed the national
government agencies that had
the most peculiar audit nd-
ings, which referred to the highest
amount of money lost.
Topping the list was the Bureau
of Customs, which lost P33 billion
to illegal taxes, unaccounted tax cer-
ticates, uncollected mature bonds,
and uncollected outstanding ac-
counts of surety companies.
By Merck Maguddayao

A TOTAL of P100 billion in taxpayers money was lost by
the government last year because of graft and corruption.
Asean, China agree to resolve conicts on WPH Sea
By Sara D. Fabunan
CHINA and the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
on Friday agreed to work within
the framework of international
laws, including the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea
(Unclos) and the Declaration on
the Code of Conduct, to ease the
increasing tension in the West Phil-
ippine Sea (South China Sea).
In a press brieng,Vietnamese
Deputy Foreign Minister Pham
Quang Vinh admitted that the ter-
ritorial disputes in the West Phil-
ippines Sea were brought up and
discussed by the delegates and
the 10-regional-bloc during the
First Asean Expanded Maritime
Forum hosted by the Philippine
government at the Manila Hotel.
This is contrary to the state-
ment of Australian delegate
Samuel Bateman that they will
not tackle the dispute in the fo-
rum but would discuss on how
are they going to address mari-
time issues as a whole.
Pham said though that the dis-
putes were discussed in gener-
al, and that no specic disputes
were highlighted.
During the forum, the Viet-
namese envoy cited that all del-
egates who attended the gather-
ing has recognized the challenge
being posted by the sea disputes
in the region.
We discussed in a way how
to contain it and how to ensure
an environment of peace, sta-
bility and maritime security, so
that we can enhance cooperative
activities [in the region], Pham
said during a press brieng.
Aside from the discussion on
how to address the disputes, Pham
also said that the delegates and rep-
resentatives of Asean nations and
their regional partners, the United
States, Japan, China, Australia and
India, highlighted the importance of
the Unclos and other international
laws and conventions.
We agreed with each other
that there needs to be measures to
contain those disputes . . . every-
one acknowledged the presence
of territorial disputes, Pham said.
We expect the need for
ensuring the environment of
peace, stability and maritime
security. The parties need to
abide by international laws and
Unclos so as not to allow the ter-
ritorial disputes to become com-
plex, he added.
To recall, the Philippines has
been insisting to settle the dis-
putes before Unclos or through
a multilateral approach.
However, China does not want
to agree and push for a bilateral
approach to resolve the dispute in
the West Philippine Sea.
The envoy added that the
Asean supports the framework
of the international laws in try-
ing to resolve the disputes.
Most Outstanding Family
THE search for the 2012 Most Outstanding
Family Awardee is in full-swing.
Administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon
of the Overseas Workers Welfare Fund
said that the MOFY Award is now on its
8th year and so far, 105 nominees have
been submitted to the OWWA.
Selection of the regional nalists
began on September 13, 2012; for
each region, one nalist for the Land-
based category and one nalist for the
Sea-based category shall be chosen.
The awarding of the Regional winners
will be held in the respective OWWA
Regional Welfare Ofces during this
month of October.Eric Apolonio
A BILL regulating the manufac-
ture and sale of childrens toys,
school supplies, and related ar-
ticles laced with toxic chemicals
is about to become law.
This developed after the bill was
approved by the House of Repre-
sentatives on second reading.
House Bill 6552, authored by
Davao del Norte Rep. Anthony Del
Rosario said that the inadequate la-
beling and the inability of the con-
sumers to tell whether a toy or child
article contains toxic and hazardous
substances poses a danger to the
consumers, more so to children.
Such exposure can cause ad-
verse health effects ranging from
asthma and allergy to poisoning,
and even cancer, del Rosario said.
Under the measure, chemicals
and substances deemed most harm-
ful and toxic to children and com-
monly used in the manufacture and
production of childrens products
include but not limited to toxic
metals such as Antimony, Arsenic,
Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and
Mercury; Phthalates; and Bisphe-
nol-A (Bpa). Maricel Cruz
Double take. Militants from a party-party group hold a protest in front of the Veterans Memorial
Medical Center against former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo while holding a placard that takes a
swipe at President Aquinos straight path. MANNY PALMERO
Customs, Social Welfare top loser
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com OCTOBER 6, 2012 SATURDAY
A4
PRESIDENT Aquino attempted on
Friday to defend his appointment of
former Isabela governor Grace Padaca to
the Commission on Elections by saying
she had not done anything wrong. Still,
Filipinos are wondering where the Chief
Executive is coming from.
In the rst place, the Sandiganbayan had
issued a warrant of arrest against Padaca in
connection with a corruption case after she
awarded a P25-million contract to a non-
government organization without public
bidding.
The arrest order was never served on the
former governor, a Liberal Party member,
although she was frequently seen in public
in the company of big shots from the
Aquino administration. Moreover, no less
than the President himself coughed up the
P70,000 bail for Padaca.
The actions of the government makes
one wonder if the Palace realizes what
kind of signal it is sending to people. Its
all right to defy the order of a court of law,
so long as youre a member of the ruling
party?
While it is true that Padaca remains
innocent until proven guilty, it is also true
that this presumption of innocence does
not apply to ofcials of the military and
the police, who will not even be considered
for promotion if they have pending cases
with the Ombudsman, much less the
Sandiganbayan.
Under ordinary circumstances, public
ofcials are even subjected to preventive
suspension if they have cases that have
been elevated to the Sandiganbayan. Does
Padacas appointment mean that members
of constitutional commission only have to
meet lower standards of integrity?
The President also said that Padaca was
qualied to sit in the Comelec because
she was a victim of poll fraud. Even
presuming, without granting, the truth of
the presidential pronouncement, does it
necessarily follow that a victim of rape
or kidnapping is qualied to become a
director of the Philippine National Police?
Mr. Aquinos defense notwithstanding,
many Filipinos are still wondering why they
are seeing under the Aquino administration
the same things they used to witness under
the previous dispensation. The United
Nationalist Alliance is therefore justied
in asking if the Aquino administration is
repeating the very behavior that they used
to condemn.
The law enforcement agencies were
either reluctant or given orders to go
easy on members of the Arroyo party
and ofcials of the Arroyo administration
facing charges in court. Are we seeing a
repeat of this abuse of power under the
DILG? asked UNA secretary-general
Toby Tiangco.
It is not unreasonable to expect a little
bit more circumspection from the Aquino
administration in its actions and words. If
Juan dela Cruz is truly the boss, he does
not deserve to be treated like an imbecile.
The boss deserves some respect.
Repeating the errors of the past
The need for
a two-party system
NO MATTER how the two major
political parties explain it, the elding
of common candidates in the
senatorial slates of the administration
Liberal Party and the United
Nationalist Alliance underscores the
paucity of talent and qualied people
seeking public ofce.
Further blurring the line between
the two major political parties, Rep.
Toby Tiangco called the LP brass
hypocrites for branding UNA
candidates who used to be rabid
supporters of former President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as
recycled rubbish.
To impartial
observers of the
political scene,
a c c u s a t i o n s
of political
butteries and
turncoats thrown
by both sides
somehow have a
ring of truth to it.
S t r a n g e
indeed are the
twists and turns of events in the
Philippine political landscape.
Enemies yesterday are allies today.
The personages that turned up at the
book launching of Senate President
Juan Ponce Enriles memoir last
week is a microcosm of our perverse
political system.
Noynoy Aquino, Imelda Marcos ,
the Lopezes, and a galaxy of whos
who in big business including MVP,
EKR and Ramon Ang, half of this
administrations Cabinet, Vice
President Jejomar Binay, members
of Congress and the Judiciary were
under one roof at the Peninsula
Hotels Grand Ballroom, prompting
one paranoid guest to exclaim:
My God, if a deranged suicide
bomber had slipped through security,
the whole of Philippine ofcialdom
would have been wiped out!
But going back to the senatorial
slates of both UNA and the LP, one
could not help wonder what kind
of politics is being inicted on the
Filipino electorate.
For starters, what are Jamby
Madrigal and Cynthia Villar doing
in the same ticket? Aside from the
fact that they have money to burn,
theres really nothing noteworthy in
their previous tenures as senator and
congresswoman, respectively. Was
it not Jamby Madrigal who hounded
Cynthias husband Manny, for his
questionable C-5 extension project?
It seems the real estate magnates
Daang Hari prevailed over PNoys
Daang Matuwid.
The politicians call the elding
of common or guest candidates as
coalition. But this marriage of
convenience between the LP and the
Nacionalista Party of Manny Villar is
really just another ploy to perpetuate
political dynasties. The Villars son,
Mark, is a congressman representing
Las Pinas where Cynthia Aguilar
Villars relatives also reign supreme.
People are wondering what Villar
daughter Camille is doing in the high-
rating Willie Revillame TV show.
Hmmmm... Full exposure for her
future entry into politics?
A probable and looming scenario
in the Senate after the 2013 midterm
elections: Rep. Juan Edgardo
Sonny Angara succeeding his
father Ed Angara who will be running
for governor of Aurora province;
Cagayan Rep Jack Enrile overlapping
his father, JPE; Rep. JV Ejercito
joining his sibling Jinggoy Estrada ;
and the two Cayetanos, Allan Peter
and Pia, who are already there.
This is happening not only in the
Senate but replicated in different parts
of the country in every congressional,
g u b e r n a t o r i a l
and mayoral
positions at stake.
The nominations
of party list
r epr esent at i ves
meant to empower
ma r g i n a l i z e d
sectors is a joke,
says Comelec
Co mmi s s i o n e r
Sixto Brilliantes.
Its more fun
in the Philippines,
but only for politicians!
JV Ejercito resents the inclusion
of Senators Francis Escudero and
Loren Legarda and former Movie and
Television Review and Classication
Board chair Grace Poe Llamanzares
as guest candidates in UNA. The trio
are toeing the LP line not to be seen
on the same stage with UNA bets. JV
is asking the party leadership why the
three are being supported by UNA at
the expense of those of us who remain
loyal to the party.
The answer, dear Jayvee, is
realpolitik. Its as real as political
dynasty is a family industry.
Dick Gordon (UNA) wants to
return to the Senate after a mindless
bid in the last presidential elections.
But Dick is doing such a good job as
head of the Philippine National Red
Cross, always visible during relief
and rescue operations for typhoon
and ood victims. Lets keep Gordon
at the Red Cross.
We can only dream of the day
when our political system reaches full
maturity. An ideal one but probably
not in the realm of reality is the model
British parliamentary system.
Britain has a two-party system,
composed of the Conservatives and
Labor, with each having a distinct
platform and party line. Members of
Parliament adhere to the tenets and
principles of the political institutions
they represent. Once a party is out
of power, the losing side remains
steadfast in its partys political
agenda.
A change in party afliation or
bolting ones party to join the winning
side is akin to a tectonic shift and
would be considered shameless
opportunism.

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Cyber-monster
YOU are enjoying your morning coffee
while browsing online news. You came
across this: Corruption charges to be
led against the Department of Culture
Secretary. You tweeted: is this related
with news that DC Sec. just acquired
three new luxury cars?
A few minutes later while chatting
with friends, you see this message
appear on your computer screen while
a big booming voice (ala-big brother)
tells you: Good morning. This is your
friendly DOJ cybercop. We found prima
facie evidence of cyberlibel in your
tweet about the DC Secretary. We are
shutting down your Twitter account in
one, two, and three. Then Twitter black
out.
Ten of your friends retweeted (RTd)
said tweet. They were also RTd by a
number of their followers, and so on
and so forth.
All of you just disappeared from
Twitterverse.
Because your Twitter and Facebook
accounts are synchronized, you
hurriedly logged on to your FB page
only to nd the same message.
Unfortunately, your Twitter comment
that also appeared on FB was liked
and reposted by more than 30 friends
whose own friends did the same.
All of you disappeared from
Facebook.
Besides being deprived of your
constitutionally guaranteed rights to
free speech and privacy, all of you
could even be accused of cyberlibel that
carries with it a maximum prison time of
12 years, nes of at least P100,000.00,
or both.
You open new Twitter and Facebook
accounts. You begin following your
favorite online personalities. But @
hecklingforever, @mrslawyerna,
@auntieblogger, @pilipinabit @
carlingceldron, @freedomthinker, and
the others no longer exist.
All of you got struck down.
Instead, you nd the following
tweets and FB posts:
@doctorize: hurray to government!
We have the best in the world!
@pagkainko: exciting! The best
recipe for adobong kangkong now
online.
@senatoranotto: please watch my
special appearance in Iskul Batikul
tonight.
@AngPresidente: Tuloy-tuloy na
po ang matuwid na daan, mga boss.
You discover that the social media
you knew is dead. It became sosyalan
media. Netizens lost a potent platform
to further democratize our country and
hold government accountable.
Yes, this piece is about Republic Act
No. 10175 or the cybercrime law. I
call this the cyber-monster law.
For the record, I am for a cybercrime
law that will punish online abuses BUT
not one that violates peoples human
rights.
I checked the original bill led by
Representative Susan Yap and generally,
except for one or two provisions that
should be further developed, I nd it
acceptable.
However, what we now have is
abusive. It is not surprising that it is
now the subject of about ten petitions
asking the Supreme Court to issue a
temporary restraining order against
its implementation and to strike down
a number of provisions for being
unconstitutional.
I honestly do not know how Congress
and the Palace could have failed to see
the problematic provisions of R.A.
10175.
Section 4 lists cybercrime offenses
that include (c) Content-related
Offenses (4) Libel- The unlawful or
prohibited acts of libel as dened in
Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code,
as amended, committed through a
computer system or any other similar
means which may be devised in the
future.
This is the Sotto amendment
inserted during the period of
amendments in the Senate. He made
good his threat against netizens for
accusing him of plagiarism in relation
with his anti-RH speeches.
Section 5. Other Offenses, lists (a)
Aiding or Abetting in the Commission of
Cybercrime - Any person who willfully
ELIZABETH
ANGSIOCO
POWER POINT
Turn to page 5
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
Part III
THIRD, we ought to recall that when
President Ferdinand Marcos declared
martial law, the nation was already
teetering towards chaos. Both the
Left and the Right were collaborating
in a systematic campaign to topple
the government. Given that situation,
the declaration of martial law was not
the result of any personal motivation,
but a duty reposed upon him as
commander-in-chief of the Armed
Forces. No President could abnegate
from that responsibility without
committing treason.
As some
p o l i t i c a l
observers would
put it, martial
law was a big
political gamble
for Marcos. It
was political
suicide because
his chances of
being redeemed
were slim. Yet,
for that act of
trying to save
the Republic, he
was condemned.
There could be
truth to that if he used martial law
to consolidate power, in lieu of not
having accomplished anything. On
the contrary, he was the only president
to be reelected in a clean, honest
and fair election on the basis of his
achievements in the 1969 election
against Sergio Osmea, Jr. He even
obtained more votes in his reelection
bid than when he rst ran against
President Diosdado Macapagal in
1965.
Besides, when Marcos declared
martial law, his term had yet to expire
up to January 1973. However, the
ratication of the 1973 Constitution
by the people automatically made
him the interim President, and the
process of ratication was upheld
by the Supreme Court in the cases of
Javellana vs. Executive Secretary and
Sanidad vs. Comelec.
It follows that those who were
affected should never interpret their
experience as a personal injury
inicted by the State or by Marcos,
but the price for their participation
to ripen their brand of revolution.
Invariably, the charge that Marcos
suspended the writ and later imposed
martial law just to hold on to power
is an attempt to distort historical
facts. In the rst place, martial law
could have been avoided had it not
for the Maoists virulent agitation and
attacks against the government.
Fourth, martial law is
constitutionally provided, and the
president is mandated to exercise
it when necessary. The present
constitution, as well as the 1935
Constitution which Marcos invoked,
provides for that kind of defensive
political mechanism.
Some constitutionalists and
political writers would even go as
far as saying that the survival of the
State remains paramount; that in its
defense, power could be exercised
by the president even if not provided
in the constitution. Classic to this
was when US Chief Justice Roger
B. Taney questioned the authority
of President Abraham Lincoln to
declare martial law, saying there was
no provision in the US Constitution
giving him that power.
That question cropped up in that
famous incident where an arrest
order was issued without a warrant
to a secessionist leader in Maryland
by the name of John Merryman.
Justice Taney ordered the release of
Merryman, but President Lincoln
ignored it. Justice Taney then
raised the point about the authority
of President Lincoln to declare
martial law. For that, Lincoln wryly
asked: Are we going to save the
Constitution or the Union?
That famous comment made by
Lincoln thus carved out a political and
constitutional theory that the survival
of the State remains paramount; that
it could act in its defense even if not
so provided in the Constitution.
In the case of President Marcos,
the issues about the constitutionality
and validity in the suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus and subsequent
declaration of
martial law
are provided
in the 1935
Const i t ut i on,
s p e c i f i c a l l y
Section 10(2),
Article VII.
The leeway
given to the
p e t i t i o n e r s
w h o
questioned his
exercise of
the emergency
power was
indicative that
the liberties of the people remain
primordial to him. It cannot be
less than that, for he only had on
his side the truth; that as President,
his duty is to protect the people,
their government, and their sacred
institutions.
For that matter, even the Cory
Aquino-commissioned 1987
Constitution provided for the same
emergency political mechanism in
Section 18, Article VII although
imposing stringent conditions to
validate its imposition.
If there were murky issues that were
not clearly resolved by the Supreme
Court, the validity in the imposition
of martial law nonetheless should
have been laid to rest. It is not that
we want the petitioners to acquiesce
to those errors, assuming there were
errors, but on the basis that the high
court has already spoken. As a rule,
the opposition-petitioners are duty-
bound to accept the decision, except
when there is a palpable denial of due
process or that it was arrived at with
grave abuse of discretion. Nobody has
the right to reject the decision on the
basis that he disagrees with it.
The decision arrived at by the
majority of the members of the
Supreme Court did not only uphold
the legality and constitutionality
of martial law, but most important
afrmed the factual basis that
warranted its imposition. Maybe
Marcos beneted from that valid and
legal exercise of power, but fate of
circumstance was clear that whoever
was the President during those tense
and unsettling hours in the life of the
Republic would nonetheless have
done the same. If General MacArthur
was quoted saying there is no
substitute for victory, there is also
that equal truism that nobody would
readily part away his own survival.
Fifth, often we fail to weigh
between the positive and negative
effects of martial law. Those who
were harping in defense of peoples
rights should have taken that rst step
to balance the temporary curtailment
of their freedom from the higher goals
martial law sought to accomplish.
rpkapunan@gmail.com
The presidency
or the republic
DEAN TONY
LA VIA
EAGLE EYES ROD
P. KAPUNAN
BACKBENCHER
Cyberlibels collateral damage
THE recent passage of Republic Act
10175, the Cybercrime Prevention
Act, has raised such uproar as to
attract even the attention of Western
news services. Triggering the uproar
is the linking of libel (defamation
through publication) in the Revised
Penal Code to RA 10175. This
allows for the prosecution of libel
committed through the Internet as
the communications devicewhile
also making the act of libel itself
(independent of using the Internet
to commit said libel) independently
punishable under the RPC. In laymans
terms, thats two charges a defendant
will have to face in court. In relation
to this is the take-down clause
allowing the Department of Justice
to shut down violating Internet sites
without a court order, and Section
6, automatically raising the penalty
imposed one degree higher.
This controversy has practically
sparked a war waged by Internet
hacktivists who use their skills
to deface and disrupt Philippine
government Web sites, in a shame-
and-inconvenience campaign, as in
the Internet and the outside world,
ordinary netizens have vocally
expressed their disapproval. Cooler
heads, meanwhile, have led Supreme
Court petitions and legislative action
seeking to modify or annul contentious
portions of RA 10175. I would join
those cooler heads. I believe that
by expressly identifying libel as a
crime that can be committed via the
Internet (which further enhances the
problematic criminalization of libel
itself), the Cybercrime Law has an
inadvertent chilling effect on the
free speech rights not just of the press,
but alarmingly of ordinary Filipino
citizens.
In the past, accusations of libel
have been effectively limited mostly
to members of the professional press,
because the act of publication required
to dene an act as libel was an act that
can only be feasibly executed by print
and broadcast media. Moreover, the
dissemination power of the media to
make an impact on public opinion
was greater than that of ordinary
people, rumor mills notwithstanding.
The published pronouncements of a
press member, for example, would
be distinct from the chattering of the
masses, even if both say the same
thing.
With the rise of the Internet and
social media, however, ordinary
citizens have gained that ability once
reserved to the press. Facebook likes
and Twitter trending topics have
become nearly as powerful (though not
as credible or in-depth) a barometer
for the social pulse as newspaper
editorials and poll results. Blogs have
given netizens space once enjoyed
only by columnists to weigh in on
the issues of the day, and nd their
audience. Finally, as the accusations
of plagiarism of bloggers against
Senator Vicente Tito Sotto show,
our Internet-posted written work can
be considered publications in and of
themselves; or at the very least, our
pronouncements written, recorded,
and widely disseminated. Yet in
truth, the average netizens Internet
activity doesnt really compare
to the aforementioned powerful
pronouncements of traditional media;
theyre more properly the masses
chattering, with all its colorful
language and laymans imprecision
except with greater reach than before.
Seemingly, RA 10175s libel
provision, a late addition to the
original draft, based on records of
legislative proceedings, overlooks this
distinction. It is already lamentable
that the traditional media man can be
sent to jail, when civil penalties would
be more tting: the United Nations
Human Rights Commission has
commented as much in the past. This
libel loophole in the Cybercrime Law
can now be exploited by unscrupulous
men in power to suppress regular
free speech over the Internet, all by
taking offense to critical statements
they claims to be false and malicious,
and through threat of imprisonment
and site take-down. (Lets also not
forget that such men would have
the resources to sustain a protracted
legal battle.) Yet such the free ow of
information, even through the masses
chattering over the Internet, is critical
for democracys vibrancy. Indeed,
truthful information, but veried by
facts freely offered and observed in
the public arena, not by intimidation
of doubters.
When we come down to it, after
all passion and reason are spent, it
is because of the expanded space
and amplied volume the Internet
gives to peoples voices, and libels
criminal status in Philippine law, that
fear has struck the hearts of Filipino
netizens. Legislators might have
meant well in considering libel that
can be committed on the Internet,
but in seeking to suppress it, they are
shooting at eeting shadows. What
they hit is not the informed word of a
journalist who fails the obligation for
truth-telling, but ordinary people who
want to air their gripes and share their
opinions, nowadays through retweets
and likes.
It would be wise to listen to
the chattering masses in this case.
Freedom of speech is the rst defense
against despotism, and the rst tool of
accountability. The libel provision of
the Cybercrime Law does not know
the collateral damage it can cause.
Facebook Page: Dean Tony La Vina
Twitter: tonylavs
abets or aids in the commission of any of
the offenses enumerated in this Act shall
be held liable.
Is liking, retweeting, and reposting
of what may be construed as libelous
aiding or abetting? This provision makes
it appear like it is.
Section 6 is also dangerous because it
imposes a higher penalty on cyber-libel
than ordinary libel.
Section 7 effectively removes
peoples protection against double
jeopardy as it says, Liability under
Other Laws - A prosecution under this
Act shall be without prejudice to any
liability for violation of any provision of
the Revised Penal Code, as amended, or
special laws.
Section 12 poses serious threats to
netizens as it authorizes law enforcement
authorities, with due cause, but does
not specify what due cause means,
to collect or record...trafc data in
real-time associated with specied
communications transmitted by means
of a computer system.
Although contents and identities are
excluded from trafc data, imagine how
easily this provision could be abused by
government agents!
Section 19. Restricting or Blocking
Access to Computer Data could be most
abusive. This is the strike-down provision
empowering the Department of Justice to
order the restriction or blockage of access
to computer data if prima facie of possible
violation is found.
In effect, you may lose your website,
twitter account, and Facebook page.
R.A. 10175 is seriously a cyber-
monster law.
No, I am not a lawyer and there is
nothing more that I want than be wrong
in my reading of this law.
Yes, I exaggerate. But sometimes,
one must, to drive home the point.
The cybercrime law must be opposed.
While some call for amendment, for me,
the best way is to repeal it, then le a
new and acceptable cybercrime bill.
After all, the United Nations has
already said that right to Internet access
is a human right.
bethangsioco@gmail.com and @
bethangsioco on Twitter
Cyber-monster
From A4
By Manuel Bondad
METRO Manila local government
units plastics ban policy needs to be
reassessed.
Agence France-Presse reports
that according to the World Bank, a
growing pile of trash from urban
dwellersin growing cities of
low-income countries point to a
garbage catastrophe, that throwing
away trash is an old concept.
Obviously, plastic materials clog
waterways. The Metro Manila Solid
Waste Board laments; Cigarette
butts, plastic bags, food leftovers and
other rubbish that uncaring people
dump everywhere eventually clog the
storm drains and waterways, causing
ash oodsand damaging pumping
stations.
Combined, the Metro Manila
Development Authority estimates
that the metros 17 cities and
municipalities trash are distributed
as follows: kitchen waste 45 percent;
paper 17 percent; plastics 16 percent;
grass & wood 7 percent; metals 5
percent; textiles 4 percent.
Yet, vendors are reprimanded for
peddling wares wrapped in plastic
while commercial establishments go
scot-free. Authorities need only to
window shop to see plastics; sheets,
bags, folders, wraps, soda bottles,
bottled water, doormats etc. The
incidence of hunger and poverty
reportedly is up, and yet food scraps
and paper contribute more than half of
the monthly 700,000 tons of garbage
in the metro!
That is why plastic products are top
detritus in Manila Bay and Laguna
Lake (and possibly Taal Lake). It takes
one million years for a plastic bottle to
breakdown in a landll, 500 years for
a tin can. (Source: 2011 Richmond,
British Columbia Manual) Vancouver,
BC is the worlds most reputable city
based on a 2012 survey!
Paper and food scraps disintegrate
within days, that is no secret, but
pollute the waters too, but no longer
seen by the naked eye. That is why
75.55 percent of the total volume
of trash in Manila Bay are plastic
discards, mostly plastic bags, and
polystyrene (styrofoam) products.
According to the Metro Vancouver
website plastics are grouped into
polyethylene terephthalate (softdrink
bottles); high density polyethylene
(shampoo bottles); polyvinyl chloride
(water bottles); low, soft density
polyethylene (grocery, shopping
bags); polypropylene (ketchup
bottles); and polystyrene (foam cups).
Plastic is the culprit but never the
cold-hearted amongst us.
The MMDA (17 cities and
municipalities) should consider
the Metro Vancouver Boards (21
municipalities) policy to shift
responsibility from local government
units and taxpayers for managing
products at their end of life, to industry
and consumers.
The cement groups participation in
co-processing waste in Teresa, Rizal
is a case in point. And the 17 local
government units should speak in one
voice. Anti- plastic police task force
should exempt vendors and warn the
irresponsible instead.
The concept of Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle, experts opine, is to gradually
reduce trash that are meant for the
landlls. This, local government units
may embody in the growing anti-
plastic policy movement. Did we
know that based on 2003 numbers by
the Asian Development Bank, some
6,700 tons daily is produced in the
metroequivalent to 2,016 dump
trucks?
But that was a decade ago! After
three decades, to gather 70 million tons
(solid waste) would mean a beeline of
garbage trucks over halfway to the
moon.
Experts say, for 3R pilot projects
to keep going, segregation is basic;
distribution of recyclables into major
categories, newsprint, paper products,
corrugated cardboard; containers; food
scraps; yard trimmings into prescribed
colored boxes and bins. Exclusions;
plastics, tissue, un-attened boxes,
diapers, ower pots, motor oil, paint
containers, rocks, vehicle oil, aquarium
etc. Special sites for special wastes a
must: antifreeze empty containers;
consumer electronics; mobile phones
and batteries; uorescent lights;
hypodermic needles; pesticides.
According to Waste not, burn
not penned by a Cebu-based
concerned citizen, a list of the NEAPs
(Non-Environmentally Acceptable
Products) is yet to be released while
permits for new landlls persist to
the detriment of the publics welfare.
About P3.54 billion, allotted annually
for waste collection in Metro Manila,
is enormous and may continue to
skyrocket with population explosion
and minimal recycling. Only less than
11 percent is diverted from landlls
and reportedly recycled. Other nations
have reached 50 percent within years
of aggressive implementation and a
few more years to hit 70 percent to
rise to 80 percent. The Ecological
Waste Program and Philippine Clean
Air Act were crafted 13 years ago yet.
With population per capita of 25,000
vs. metro Vancouvers 1,000, we may
have lost sight of the forest because of
our rabid anti-plastic sentiment. With
Metro Vancouvers land area (2,878 sq
kms), ve times Metro Manilas (630
sq kms), trash and litter in all forms
could be accommodated in vast open
spaces, but government did not and
instead pursued the 3Rs relentlessly.
Will the plastic ban reduce trash in
landlls? Will the 3Rs be embraced in
Metro Manila as a way of life?
Manuel Q Bondad is a retired
banker and corporate manager. Now
a senior citizen, he tends to his small
farm in Batangas.
Reassessing the ban on plastics
Often we fail to
weigh between
the positive and
negative effects of
martial law.
A6 | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 ManilaStandardTODAY
Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
M a n i l a
RULES AND REGULATIONS IN
THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN
NAGA DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL
NORTE
x-------------------------------------x
BRILLANTES, Sixto, Jr. S.
SARMIENTO, Rene V.
TAGLE, Lucenito N.
VELASCO, Armando C.
YUSOPH, Elias R.
LIM, Christian Robert S.

Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Promulgated: October 4, 2012
RESOLUTION NO. 9531
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Commission on Elections (Commission) to
establish a clean, complete, permanent, and updated list of voters through the
adoption of biometrics technology (digital photograph, fngerprints and signature)
using the Voter Registration Machines (VRMs) in the registration process;
WHEREAS, acting on a petition for the annulment of the permanent lists
of voters/books of voters in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo (SND),
Lanao Del Norte, the Commission, in its Resolution dated of October 3, 2012
in SPP No. 12-196, annulled the lists of voters/ books of voters in the said
municipality; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Commission to register all qualifed voters in
said municipality within the registration period for the May 13, 2013 National and
Local Elections, there is a need to augment the present manpower of SND to
man the Registration Centers (RCs) to be established for the purpose.
NOW THEREFORE, the Commission, by virtue of the powers vested in it by
the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 8189 and other
related election laws, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to promulgate the
following Rules and Regulations in the conduct of general registration of voters
in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo:
Section 1. coverage. All qualifed voters in the municipality of Sultan
Naga Dimaporo shall register at the Offce of the Election Offcer (OEO) or at the
RCs designated by the Commission.
Sec. 2. Registration Centers. The Voting Centers used in the October
25, 2010 Barangay Elections shall be established as RCs. In view of the limited
number of VRMs to be distributed in different RCs, barangays may be clustered
taking into consideration the following factors:
1. The territories of the barangays to be
accommodated/clustered in one RC must be
accessible, compact, contiguous and adjacent
to each other;
2. The total number of registered voters in the
barangays to be clustered as of July 16, 2012
Election Registration Board (ERB) Hearing
shall be suffcient enough; and
3. The existence of RIDO or family feuds and
other security issues.
For purposes of the conduct of general registration, notices of the name,
location and area of jurisdiction of RCs shall be posted at the bulletin boards
of the OEO and city/municipal hall, copy furnished the local representatives of
political parties and citizens arm not later than October 18, 2012.
Sec. 3. Augmentation Election Offcers/Interviewers and VRM
Operators. The Resident/Acting Election Offcer and Election Assistant shall
be augmented by employees from the Main Offce who shall be designated as
Augmentation Election Offcers (AEOs)/Interviewers and VRM Operators. The
AEOs shall be authorized as Acting Election Offcer for purposes of receiving and
processing applications for registration in the RC where they will be assigned.
Sec. 4. Duties and Functions of the Resident EO, AEO and VRM
Operator The following are the duties and functions of the EO, AEO and VRM
Operator:
A. Resident/Acting Election Offcer (EO):
1. Entertains applications for registration of
Barangay where the OEO is located and
transfer of registration records from other
cities/municipalities;
2. Exercises over-all administrative
supervision of the RCs;
3. Coordinates and submits reports/updates
to the Supervising Team; and
4. Performs such other functions provided
under these Rules or as may be directed
by the Commission.
B. Augmentation Election Offcer (AEO):
1. Performs the duties and functions of the
EO as herein provided;
2. Administers oaths;
3. Lists down all applicants who appear to
be minors/underage;
4. Addresses concerns/issues in his place
of assignment and reports all incidents
and problems encountered during the
registration to the EO or the Supervising
Team;
5. Compiles and submits to the EO the
accomplished application forms;
6. Submits back-up fles and the list of
minors/underage to the Supervisory
Team ; and
7. Performs such other registration related
functions as may be directed by the
Commission or the CIC or the Monitoring
Team Leader.
C. VRM Operator:
1. Encodes demographic and captures
biometrics data of applicants;
2. Makes daily back-up; and
3. Performs the duties and functions as
herein provided.
Sec. 5. Date, time and venue of fling, hearing and approval/
disapproval of application for registration and transfer of registration
record. Application for registration shall be personally fled at the OEO or in
the designated RC, from 8:00 oclock a.m. to 5:00 oclock p.m., and heard by the
Election Registration Board (ERB) in accordance with the following schedule:
Period to fle
application for
registration/
transfer
Last Day to Post
Notice of Hearing
Last Day to fle
opposition to
application for
registration
Hearing and
Approval/
Disapproval of
application for
registration
October 22 to 26,
2012
November 19,
2012
November 21,
2012
November 26 to
29, 2012
Application for transfer of registration record from other city/
municipality shall be personally fled at the OEO only. No application for
transfer of registration record from other city/municipality shall be entertained
by the AEO/Interviewer at the RC. Should an applicant for transfer appear
before the AEO/Interviewer, he shall be advised to proceed to the OEO to fle
said application.
In no case shall registration be conducted without the use of VRM. In the
event the VRM malfunctions or any of the peripherals becomes defective,
registration shall be suspended until such time that the same is repaired or
replaced. Immediately upon repair or replacement of the VRM within the
registration period herein provided, the EO/AEO shall notify the affected
applicants to reappear at the OEO or RC for the completion of the processing
of the applications. Failure on their part to reappear despite notice, shall render
their applications as defective for being incomplete. This shall cover cases when
data are corrupted during registration period.
Sec. 6. Persons allowed inside the RC - Only the following persons shall
be allowed inside the RCs:
a) EO/EA/AEO and VRM Operators;
b) Applicants; and
c) Other persons who may be specifcally authorized by the
Commission.
Sec. 7. Persons not allowed to enter the RC. - Unless specifcally
authorized by the Commission, it is unlawful for the following to enter any RC or
stay within a radius of ten (10) meters, thereof:
a) Any offcer or member of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or the
Philippine National Police (PNP);
b) Any peace offcer or any armed person
belonging to any extra-legal police
agency, special forces, reaction forces,
strike forces, Civilian Armed Force
Geographical Units (CAFGU), barangay
tanods or other similar forces or para-
military forces, including special forces,
security guards, special policemen;
c) All other kinds of armed or unarmed
extra-legal police forces; and
d) Any barangay offcial, whether elected or
appointed.
However, the EO/AEO may, if it deems necessary, order the detail of
a policeman or any peace offcer for his protection or for the protection of the
registration documents and paraphernalia. Said policeman or peace offcer shall
stay outside the RC near enough to be easily called by the EO/AEO at anytime. In
no case shall the said policeman or peace offcer hold any conversation with any
applicant or disturb or prevent or in any manner obstruct the free access of the
applicants to the RC.
Sec. 8. Who may register. Any Filipino citizen residing in the municipality of
Sultan Naga Dimaporo may register as a voter provided that he/she is:
a) At least eighteen (18) years of age on or before
May 13, 2013 Elections;
b) A resident of the Philippines for at least one (1)
year and in the place wherein he proposes to vote,
for at least six (6) months immediately preceding
the May 13, 2013 Elections; and
c) Not otherwise disqualifed by law.
Sec. 9. Who are disqualifed to register. - The following are disqualifed
from registering as a voter:
1. Any person who has been sentenced by fnal
judgment to suffer imprisonment for not less than
one (1) year, such disability not having been
removed by plenary pardon or amnesty;
2. Any person who has been adjudged by fnal
judgment by a competent court or tribunal of having
committed any crime involving disloyalty to the
duly-constituted government, such as, rebellion,
insurrection, violation of the frearms laws, or any
crime against national security unless restored to
his full civil and political rights in accordance with
law; and
3. Insane or incompetent person as declared by
competent authority unless subsequently declared
by proper authority that such person is no longer
insane or incompetent.
Any person disqualifed to register under paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall
automatically reacquire the right to vote upon expiration of fve (5) years after
service of sentence.
Sec. 10. Procedure for fling of applications for registration - The
applicant shall personally appear before the EO/AEO, state his name and exact
address, specifying the house number, name of the street, area, district, purok
or sitio and barangay where he resides, or a brief description of his residence,
and present any of the following identifcation documents that bear applicants
photograph and signature:
1. Current employees identifcation card (ID), with the
signature of the employer or authorized representative;
2. Postal ID;
3. Students ID or library card, signed by the school authority;
4. Senior Citizens ID;
5. Drivers license;
6. NBI/PNP clearance;
7. Passport;
8. SSS/GSIS ID;
9. Integrated Bar of the Philippine (IBP) ID;
10. License issued by the Professional Regulatory
Commission (PRC) and;
11. Any other valid ID.
In the absence of any of the abovementioned identifcation documents, the
applicant may be identifed under oath by any of his relatives within the fourth
civil degree of consanguinity or affnity or by any person living within the same
household. No such relative or person living within the same household shall be
allowed to identify more than three applicants.
Community Tax Certifcates (cedula) or certifcations/ identifcation cards
issued by barangay offcials shall not be honored as valid identifcation documents.
a) If the applicant fails to establish his identity by any
of the aforementioned methods/documents, he shall
not be issued an application form, nor shall his pre-
accomplished application form be accepted.
b) If the identity of the applicant is established, the EO/
AEO using the Project of Precinct (POP), shall verify
whether or not the address given by the applicant is in
one of the barangays assigned to the OEO/RC.
If the applicant is not a resident of the barangay
assigned to the OEO/RC, the EO/AEO shall instruct
the applicant to proceed to the OEO or RC designated
for the barangay where the applicant resides, as the
case may be.
If the applicant resides in one of the Barangay/s
assigned to the OEO/RC, the EO/AEO shall:
1. Inform the applicant of the qualifcations and
disqualifcations for registration;
2. Determine the precinct where the applicant
belongs by referring to the POPs. The
applicant shall be assigned to the precinct
comprising his residence. For this purpose,
the EBAD shall provide the AEO assigned in
the RC with the said POPs;
3. Indicate the precinct assignment of the applicant
at the upper right portion of the application form;
and
4. Issue one (1) set of application form, Annex A
(CEF -1A) to the applicant.
c) Upon receipt of the application form, the applicant shall
personally accomplish the same in his own handwriting
and submit the accomplished application form to the
EO/AEO. Titles such as DATU, SULTAN, HADJI, BAI
and other such titles shall not be allowed.
d) For an illegitimate person whose certifcate of live birth
does not include a middle name, the character _
(underscore) shall be used or the middle name during
the encoding of the data of the applicant.
e) In case the applicant does not know his date of birth
with certainty, and the EO/AEO can reasonably
ascertain that the applicant is of voting age through
his physical features, and other relevant indicators,
such as year in college, number of children, the EO/
AEO shall ask the applicant to supply a date of birth
to the best of his knowledge. The EO/AEO shall then
write the words Section 10 (e) case on top of the date
of birth. In addition, the EO/AEO shall list down the
names of applicants who supplied their date of birth in
accordance with this provision.
If however, the EO/AEO cannot ascertain the
applicants age and the applicant does not supply
his birth date, the application form shall be deemed
incomplete and shall not be accepted.
f) If the applicant has a duly accomplished application
form, it shall be signed and thumbmarked in the
presence of the EO/AEO. In the event that the applicant
has already affxed his signature and imprinted his
thumbmark in the accomplished application form, the
applicant shall confrm before the EO/AEO that the
same is his signature and thumbmark.
g) The EO/AEO shall ensure that the application form has
been flled up correctly, completely and legibly, write
down the Application Form Number, return the forms
to the applicant; and direct him to the VRM Operator.
The Application Form Number shall consist of four parts, as
follows:
First Part - Two (2) digit province code
Second Part - Two (2) digit municipal code
Third Part - Two (2) digit Station (VRM) Numbers.
The station number of the VRM
assigned in the OEO will be 30. The
succeeding VRMs shall consecutively
number beginning with 31 and so
forth.
Fourth Part - Seven (7) digits control code which shall
start with the number 0000001 in the
application for registration.
h) The VRM Operator, using the Voter Registration System (VRS)
shall:
1. Select File -> Registration
2. Type the Application Number and press Enter
button
3. Select Registration from the drop down menu
4. Encode demographics information and capture
the biometrics data of the applicant
5. Save the record
Attached are the screen shots of the registration
procedure hereto designated as Annex B.
Thereafter the VRM Operator shall affx his initial
below the space provided for the Election Offcers
name and direct the applicant to submit his application
to the EO/AEO.
i) Upon receipt of the application, the EO/AEO shall:
1. administer the oath;
If applicant refuses to take the oath the
application shall not be accepted and deemed
not fled.
2. affx his signature in the appropriate space of
the form;
3. retain the three (3) copies;
4. cut the bottom portion of one copy of the
application form and give it to the applicant to
serve as Acknowledgment Receipt and proof of
fling of his application; and
5. Stain the nails of both thumb of the applicant
with indelible ink.
j) At the close of each registration day, the EO/AEO shall:
1. Instruct the VRM Operator to backup compact
disc by following the procedures below:
1.1 Insert blank CD
1.2 Click Tools > Save to CD
1.3 Click Initialize button
1.4 Check the checkbox beside flename
1.5 Click Burn button
1.6 Click on OK button
1.7 Wait for the message Successfully
save data to disk
1.8 Click on Ok button
2. Compile the accomplished forms per barangay
and by precinct, arrange the application forms
alphabetically by surname and store them,
together with the other forms and supplies in a
safe and secure place in the OEO/RC.
3. Prepare a list of those who were registered
for the day and a brief narrative regarding the
occurrence of any untoward incident during
the day and the action taken thereon, if any, to
be submitted to the EO and Monitoring Team,
respectively, on the day following the fve (5) day
registration period.
k) On the day following the end of the fling period and
not later than October 28, 2012 the EO/AEO shall:
1. Save all the MDB fles to the compact discs by
following the procedures below:
1.1 Insert blank CD
1.2 Click Tools > Save to CD
1.3 Click Initialize button
1.4 Check all the checkboxes beside
flenames
1.5 Click Burn button
1.6 Click on OK button
1.7 Wait for the message Successfully
save data to disk
1.8 Click on Ok button

2. Submit the backup discs to the Monitoring
Team.
3. Transmit all the accomplished application forms
and other forms to the OEO.
l) The VRM, peripherals and generator set shall be
brought from the RC to OEO in the city/municipality.
Sec. 11. Accomplishment of application forms of illiterate or persons
with disability. As used in this Section, person with disability shall refer to a
person who cannot by himself accomplish an application for registration.
Any illiterate or person with disability shall be assisted by the EO/AEO in the
preparation of his application form, or by any member of an accredited Citizens
arm, or a relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affnity, or if
he has none present, by any person of his confdence who belongs to the same
household.
In no case shall an assistor assist more than three (3) times except the EO/
AEO. All assistors must be of voting age.
The EO/AEO shall place the illiterate or person with disability under oath,
after which the assistor shall ask the illiterate or person with disability relevant
questions and record the answers given in order to accomplish properly the
application form.
Once the application form is accomplished, it shall be given to the EO/
AEO who shall read the accomplished form aloud to the illiterate or person with
disability and ask him if the information given are true and correct.
The applicant shall, in the presence of the EO/AEO affx his thumbmark or
some other customary mark on the duly accomplished form.
The Assistor shall then accomplish in three (3) copies the Certifcation/
Attestation, designated hereto as Annex C, which shall be attached to the
accomplished application form.
Sec. 12. Express Lane for Elderly, Persons with Disability, and Pregnant
Applicants - The EO/AEO shall provide during the registration period express
lane and give priority/preferential treatment to elderly, persons with disabilities,
and pregnant applicants.

Sec. 13. Procedure for fling of application for transfer of registration
records from another city and municipality. The personal fling of application
for transfer of any registered voter who has transferred residence to the
municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, at least six (6) months shall be made only
in the OEO of his new residence.
The EO shall verify from the National List of Registered Voters (NLRV) if the
applicants name is included in said list. If the applicants name is not included in
the NLRV, the EO shall verify if the applicants name is included in National List of
Deactivated Voters (NLDV).

a) If applicants name is included in the NLRV or in the NLDV-

The EO shall give the applicant three (3) copies of the prescribed application
form hereto attached as Annex D (CEF-1B- Application for Transfer/Application
for Transfer with Reactivation). The applicant shall thereafter accomplish said
application form separately in three (3) copies subject to Section 10 hereof.
It is important that the EO shall check the box corresponding to the appropriate
type of application. In the assignment of precinct number and Application Form
Number, the EO shall follow the procedure provided in Section 10 (b) hereof.
Using the VRS, the VRM Operator shall:
1. Select File -> Registration
2. Type the Application Number and press Enter button
3. Select Transfer from other city/municipality from the drop
down menu
4. Encode demographics information and capture the
biometrics data of the applicant
5. Save the record
Attached are the screen shots of the procedure for transfer from other city/
municipality hereto designated as Annex E.

He shall then affx his initial below the space provided for the EOs signatures
in Part 2 of the application form.

The application for transfer of registration records to another city/municipality
shall be subject to the requirements of notice and hearing and action of the ERB.
Once the application is approved, a Notice of Approval shall be sent to the
EO of origin by registered mail. Only a Notice of Approval, duly signed by the EO
as Chairman of the ERB, refecting the name, birth date, place of birth, current
address, old precinct assignment/barangay/city of the applicant-transferee shall
be sent, without need of the copy of the approved application for transfer.
Upon receipt of the said Notice, the EO of origin shall:
1. delete the name of the voter from the list of voters;
2. remove the Voters Registration Record (VRR) from the
corresponding precinct book of voters; and
3. send the said VRR to the EO of the applicants new
residence.
The actions taken by the EO of origin shall not require an ERB approval.
b) If applicants name is not included in the NLRV or in the NLDV

The EO shall frst require the applicant to show proof of his registration. In
this aspect, showing of a COMELEC ID or a Certifcation from the EO of former
place of registration will suffce as evidence of previous registration. Upon such
showing of proof, the EO shall issue an application for transfer form. A facsimile/
photocopy of the proof shall be attached to the application.

In the absence of proof that the applicant is a registered voter, the EO shall
advise the applicant to fle an application for registration. The EO shall thereafter
issue the prescribed application form (CEF-1A Application for Registration) to
the applicant, who shall accomplish said form in accordance with Section 10
hereof. In addition, the EO shall issue to the applicant a Certifcation (sample form
attached as Annex F) stating that the applicant intended to apply for transfer
but he was instead advised to apply for original registration, for want of proof that
he is a registered voter of another city/municipality.

The EO and VRM Operator shall then perform the procedures stated in
Section 10 hereof.

Sec. 14. Challenge of right to register. - Any person applying for
registration may be challenged in writing and under oath before the ERB by
any voter or representative of a registered political party in accordance with the
schedule provided in Section 5 hereof. The challenge shall be attached to the
application form together with the proof of notice of hearing to the applicant.

Sec. 15. Authority of EO to administer oath and issue summons.
The EO is authorized to administer oath, issue subpoena duces tecum and
swear in witnesses for purposes of registration. No fee shall be charged for the
administration of the oath. But fees and expenses incidental to the issuance of
summons shall be paid in advance by the party in whose behalf the same was
issued.
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Sec. 16. Consolidation of MDB Files After the conduct of registration,
the AEO shall bring the VRM to the OEO for consolidation of the MDB fles. For
this purpose, the ITD will provide the application and technical procedure for the
consolidation.
Sec. 17. Cleansing of double/multiple records through the Automated
Fingerprint Identifcation System (AFIS) the consolidated MDB fles shall be
submitted to the ITD for fngerprint matching and identifcation of double/multiple
records, in accordance with the following procedure:
1. The ITD shall generate and print AFIS identifed double/multiple
records;
2. Based on the AFIS results, ITD and Election and Barangay Affairs
Department (EBAD) shall undertake the deletion of the records from
the Central Database, of those identifed double/multiple records within
the same barangay, within SND and those who applied for registration
with existing records in other city/municipality;
3. The deletion shall be conducted within the vicinity of the ITD where
the Central Database is located in order to preserve the integrity of
the process and avoid premature dissemination of records deleted or
status of deletion or leakage of registration records. The said process
shall be under the strict control and supervision of the Acting Director
IV of ITD and Director IV of EBAD;
4. Once the process of deletion is completed, selected EBAD and ITD
personnel shall proceed to the OEO of Sultan Naga Dimaporo to effect
the installation of the cleansed database so that the Central Database
and Local Database will be synchronized.
Sec. 18. Generation/Printing of List of Applicants. After deletion of double/
multiple records, the ITD shall generate and print the List of Applicants which shall
be transmitted to the OEO.
Sec. 19. Posting of Notice of hearing of applications. - Upon receipt of
the List of Applicants, the EO shall immediately set them for hearing, the notice
together with said lists shall be posted in the municipal bulletin board and in his
offce in accordance with the schedule provided in Section 5 hereof, furnishing
copies thereof to the heads or representatives of registered political parties and
other accredited groups or organization in SND. Names and addresses of the
applicants shall be attached to the notice.
Each applicant will be notifed of the date of the ERB hearing of his/her
application by indicating the same on the Acknowledgement Receipt, with
information that he/she need not appear unless required by the Board to do so.
On the date of the hearing, the EO shall receive such evidence for or against the
applicant.
Sec. 20. Approval or disapproval of applications. - The ERB shall
hear all the applications and, by majority vote, approve or disapprove the same
in accordance with the schedule provided in Section 5 hereof. Should one day
be insuffcient for the processing of all accepted applications, the ERB shall meet
daily until all applications shall have been processed, but not beyond four (4)
days, and subject to the following guidelines:
Number of Applications Number of day(s)
of ERB Hearing
Less 2000 One (1)
2001 up to 4,000 Two (2)
4,001 up to 6,000 Three (3)
6001 and above Four (4)

If the ERB disapproves the application, the applicant shall be furnished with
a certifcate of disapproval stating the ground(s) therefor.
After meeting, the ERB shall prepare in six (6) copies the Minutes of the
Proceedings which include, among others, the following:
1. Number of all applications submitted to the Board for
consideration;
2. List of applicants whose application for registration/
transfer from other city/municipality was approved or
disapproved by the Board indicating the application
number opposite their names.
The EO shall, within fve (5) days from the last day of hearing of the ERB,
distribute copies of the Minutes to the following:
1. Two (2) copies to the Offce of the Provincial Election
Supervisor (OPES), which shall retain one copy and
send the other copy to the Registration Division,
EBAD;
2. One (1) copy each to the representatives of the
Dominant Majority Party and the Dominant Minority
Party;
3. One (1) copy shall be posted in the Bulletin Board of
his Offce; and
4. Retain copy for his fle.
Failure to comply with the requirements of the two (2) preceding
paragraphs shall be ground for disciplinary action and withholding of benefts
granted by the Commission.

Sec. 21. Publication of Action on Application. Immediately within fve
(5) days from approval or disapproval of applications, the ERB shall post notices
in the bulletin boards of the municipal hall and in the OEO, stating the names and
addresses of the applicants, the dates of the applications and the actions taken
thereon. The EO shall serve a copy of the notice either personally or by registered
mail or special delivery, to the local heads or representatives of registered political
parties in SND.

Sec. 22. Submission of SNPDAT, POP, Quarterly Progress Report (QPR)
and Approved Applications Not later than December 7, 2012, the EO shall
submit the SNPDAT of the approved applications, QPR, approved applications
(copy for the National Central File) and POP to the ITD and EBAD, respectively.
Sec. 23. Petition for Inclusion of Voters in the List. Any person whose
application for registration has been disapproved by the ERB or whose name has
been stricken out from the list may fle with the court a petition to include his name
in the permanent list of voters in his precinct at any time but not later than January
28, 2013. It shall be supported by a certifcate of disapproval of his application and
proof of service of notice of his petition upon the ERB.
If the decision is for the inclusion of the voters name in the permanent list of
voters, the ERB shall place the application for registration previously disapproved
in the corresponding book of voters and indicate in the application for registration
the date of the order of inclusion and the court which issued the same.
Sec. 24. Petition for Exclusion of Voters from the List. Any registered
voter, representative of a political party or the EO, may fle with the court a sworn
petition for the exclusion of a voter from the permanent list of voters giving the
name, address and the precinct of the challenged voter at any time but not later
than February 1, 2013. The petition shall be accompanied by proof of notice to the
ERB and to the challenged.
If the decision is for the exclusion of the voters name from the list, the ERB
shall upon receipt of the fnal decision and remove the voters registration record
from the corresponding book of voters, enter the order of exclusion therein and
place the record in the inactive fle.

Sec. 25. Applicability of other resolutions of the Commission.
The provisions of Res. No. 9149 (RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
RESUMPTION OF THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUING REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS AND VALIDATION OF REGISTRATION RECORDS IN THE NON-
ARMM AREAS promulgated on February 22, 2011) and other Resolutions of the
Commission insofar as applicable and when not inconsistent herewith, shall apply.

Sec. 26. Effectivity. This Resolution shall take effect immediately after its
publication. The Education and Information Department (EID) is hereby directed
to cause the widest dissemination of this Resolution and its publication in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines and two (2) newspapers of
local circulation within the ARMM areas.

Sec. 27. Dissemination. - The Executive Director, Offce of the Deputy
Executive Director for Operations, EBAD and ITD are hereby directed to
implement this Resolution and to furnish copies of this Resolution to the Regional
Election Director of Region X, and the PES of Lanao Del Norte.
SO ORDERED.
SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR
Chairman
RENE V. SARMIENTO LUCENITO N. TAGLE
Commissioner Commissioner
ARMANDO C. VELASCO ELIAS R. YUSOPH

CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM
Commissioner
M a n i l a
RULES AND REGULATIONS ON
THE BEARING, CARRYING OR
TRANSPORTING OF FIREARMS
OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
GENERAL REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS IN SULTAN NAGA
DIMAPORO, LANAO DEL
NORTE TO BE CONDUCTED ON
OCTOBER 22 TO 26, 2012
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Sixto S. Brillantes, Jr.
Rene V. Sarmiento
Lucenito N. Tagle
Armando C. Velasco
Elias R. Yusoph
Christian Robert S. Lim
Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
RESOLUTION NO. 9532
WHEREAS, the Commission on Elections (Commission) is set to conduct the
general registration of voters in Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte on
October 22 to 26, 2012;
WHEREAS, the Commission promulgated Resolution Nos. 9444 and 9445 both
dated June 8, 2012, deputizing, among other agencies, the Philippine National Police
(PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to assist the Commission
in the implementation of registration laws and/or rules and regulations which the
Commission may promulgate from time to time in the conduct of the general registration;
WHEREAS, in the exercise of its constitutional mandate to enforce and
administer election laws, and to ensure the safety of the applicants for registration,
including the Commissions personnel, deputies to be assigned and equipments
to deployed in the registration centers and in such other places or areas in Sultan
Naga Demaporo, Lanao del Norte, the Commission sees the need to promulgate
the necessary Rules and Regulations in the Bearing, Carrying and Transporting of
Firearms or Other Deadly Weapons during the conduct of the general registration in
the Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in it by the Constitution of
the Republic of the Philippines, the Omnibus Election Code (B.P. Blg. 881), Republic
Acts No. 6646, 7166, 8184 and other elections laws, the Commission RESOLVED,
as it hereby RESOLVES, to promulgate the following Rules and Regulations in
the Bearing, Carrying and Transporting of Firearms or Other Deadly Weapons in
connection with the general registration of voters in the Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Lanao del Norte to be conducted on October 22 to 26, 2012:

SECTION 1. Period of Effectivity and Areas of Coverage. This Resolution shall
be effective from October 15, 2012 to October 31, 2012.
This Resolution shall apply in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Province of Lanao del Norte.
SEC. 2. Firearm The term frearm shall refer to the frearm as defned in the
existing laws, rules and regulations. The term also includes airguns and airsoft guns.
Deadly weapon includes bladed instrument, hand grenades or other explosives,
except pyrotechnics.
A bladed instrument is not covered by the prohibition when possession of the
bladed instrument is necessary to the occupation of the possessor or when it is used
as tool for legitimate activity.
SEC. 3. Status of authority to bear, carry or transport frearms issued pursuant
to Resolution No. 8714, dated December 16, 2009, Resolution No. 9028, dated
20 September 2010, and other Resolutions issued in implementation thereof.
All authority to bear, carry or transport frearms issued pursuant to Resolution No.
8714, dated December 16, 2009, Resolution No. 9028, dated September 20, 2010,
and the other Resolutions implementing Resolution 8714, are hereby recognized
as valid and effective for purposes of general registration of voters in Sultan Naga
Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte.
For this purpose, transport of explosives and/or its components parts by (1)
those engaged in the manufacture, importation, exportation, purchase and sale of
explosives and/or its components; and (2) those engaged/involving the transportation
of explosives and/or its components. Those engaged in the transportation of
explosives and/or its components may be authorized by the Director General of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) through a validly issued permit, and giving prior
notice to the Commission by having the original and said permit stamped approved
by the concerned Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) and submitting
a certifed true copy thereof.
The explosives and/or its components must be immediately transported to the
Firearms and Explosives Division (FED), Civil Security Group (CSG), PNP, or to the
intended place of destination, employment and/or utilization, as authorized by the
FED, CSG, PNP, as the case may be.
SEC. 4. Suspension of Issuance of Firearms Licenses. The Philippine National
Police (PNP) is hereby directed to suspend the issuance of frearms licenses in
areas of coverage as defned in Section 1 hereof, during the period of effectivity of
this Resolution.
The processing and approval of new frearm, license, including renewal of
license, may continue on condition that the new license and frearm shall be kept
in deposit with the Firearms and Explosives Division of the PNP until after the
effectivity of this Resolution.
Firearms licenses issued in violation of this Section are null and void, without
prejudice to the fling of the appropriate administrative and/or criminal charges
against the holder or those responsible for the issuance of the license.
SEC. 5. Guidelines for security, protective, investigative, or intelligence agencies.
- For orderly implementation of the ban on frearms, the following guidelines are
hereby provided for security, protective, investigative, or intelligence agencies:
For single posting, the security guard assigned is prohibited to transport his
frearm from duty area to his residence;
Firearms stationed in armored trucks are exempted provided they are duly
licensed frearms and being used during the regular course of business of the
security agencies;
In case of new posting or termination of posting which entail the transport
of frearms to the area of assignment or return of frearms to the security
agencys offce, the security agency may be granted permission to transport the
frearms on a one-time, one-way basis only upon prior notice to the concerned
RJSCC.
SEC. 6. Reporting requirements. The RJSCC shall submit to the Commission
en banc a weekly report on the implementation of this Resolution, which
shall include the following:
Authorities issued in connection with the transport of explosives and/or
its components parts by: (1) those engaged in the manufacture, importation,
exportation, purchase and sale of explosives and/or its components; and (2)
those engaged/involved in the transportation of explosives and/or its components.
Current status of the enforcement (i.e. number of arrests, names of persons
involved, number of confscated frearms, categorized into licensed or unlicensed)
of the ban on frearms; and
The peace and order situation in various parts of the country, especially in
the ARMM, including insurgency, the existence and size of private armies, the
intensity of political rivalries and other circumstances that may affect the conduct
of the general registration of voters in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Lanao del Norte.
SEC. 7. Prohibition and penalties. Any violation of this Resolution shall be
punished with imprisonment of not less than one (1) year but not more than six
(6) years and shall not be subject to probation. In addition, the guilty party shall
be sentenced to suffer disqualifcation to hold public offce and deprivation of the
right of suffrage. If he is a foreigner, he shall be sentenced to deportation which shall
be enforced after the prison term has been served.
SEC. 8. Effectivity, publication and dissemination. This Resolution shall
take effect immediately after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers of general
circulation in the Philippines.
The Education and Information Department shall cause the publication of
this Resolution and shall furnish copies thereof to the Regional Election Director
of Region X, Provincial Election Supervisor of Lanao del Norte, Election Offcer of
Sultan Naga Dimaporo and all other law enforcement agencies.
SO ORDERED.

Chairman

Commissioner

M a n i l a
DEPUTATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT INCLUDING
THE NATIONAL POLICE
COMMISSION AND THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
POLICE, ARMED FORCES
OF THE PHILIPPINES
AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ENSURING
FREE, ORDERLY, HONEST,
PEACEFUL AND CREDIBLE
CONDUCT OF THE GENERAL
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO,
LANAO DEL NORTE
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BRILLANTES, Sixto, Jr. S.
SARMIENTO, Rene V.
TAGLE, Lucenito N.
VELASCO, Armando C.
YUSOPH, Elias R.
LIM, Christian Robert S.

Chairman
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
RESOLUTION NO. 9533
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code,
Republic Act No. 8189, and other election laws, the Commission on Elections
(Commission) may deputize law enforcement agencies including the Philippine
National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other instrumentalities of
the government, and exercise direct supervision and control over such agencies
required by law to perform duties relative to the conduct of the Registration of
Voters;
WHEREAS, there is a need to deputize such law enforcement agencies
including the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and other
instrumentalities of the government, and to prescribe their duties and functions to
ensure the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible Registration of
Voters in the municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission, by virtue of the powers vested in it
by the Constitution, the Omnibus Election Code, Republic Act No. 8189, and
other related election laws, has RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to deputize
the following law enforcement agencies to perform specifc duties relative to the
conduct of the general registration of voters from October 22 to 26, 2012 and all
related activities vital before and after registration, particularly during deployment
and/or retrieve/pull-out of personnel, registration equipments, paraphernalia,
forms and supplies:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING
THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
POLICE AND THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National
Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are hereby deputized in connection with
the General Registration of Voters in the Municipality of Sultan Naga Dimaporo,
Lanao del Norte.
Provide security to registration centers and such
other places or building including the personnel
of the Commission, its deputies and other persons
performing registration-related functions, registration
paraphernalia, equipments, forms and supplies, that
will be used during the registration of voters;
Make available, at the least time possible, land, air,
and water-craft assets, communication systems
and other equipment, in connection with the delivery
and retrieval of registration equipments, documents,
supplies, forms and paraphernalia;
Look into the existence of any armed group organized
to commit, or which is committing or attempting to
commit, acts of terrorism, or threats to intimidate or
coerce any person to register or not to register, and to
suppress or prevent said acts of terrorism or threats;
Assist the Commission in implementing more
effectively registration laws and/or rules and
regulations;
Establish check points in strategic areas to prevent
illegal/non-residents registrants during the registration
period without violating the constitutional rights of the
voters;
Conduct assessment of the peace and order condition
in critical areas and recommended measures which
may be adopted by the Commission in the interest
of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible
registration of voters;
Comply with and/or implement directives or
resolutions which the Commission may issue or
promulgate from time to time;
Implement strictly the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commission;
Perform such other functions and duties or implement
such other directives as the Commission may issue
from time to time; and
Render reports on actions taken in accordance with
this deputation.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Department of Education (DepEd) is hereby deputized to comply with and
enforce all orders and instructions of the Commission for the availability and use
of the public schools buildings designated as registration centers in connection
with the conduct of the General Registration of Voters in the Municipality of Sultan
Naga Dimaporo, Lanao Del Norte.
PRECEDENCE OF COMELEC ORDERS
Orders issued by the Commission in connection with the General Registration
of Voters shall take precedence over and above the orders and directives issued
by any other offce or agency of the Government.
However, nothing contained herein shall be construed as in any manner
affecting or constituting an impairment of the Constitutional powers of the President
of the Philippines to conduct and direct the general peace-keeping functions of the
Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
EFFECTIVITY
This Resolution shall take effect seven (7) days after its publication in two (2)
daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
DISSEMINATION
The Executive Director shall furnish copies of this Resolution to the Department
of Interior and Local Government, National Police Commission, Philippine
National Police, the Secretary of the Department of National Defense, the Chief of
Staff of the AFP and Department of Education through their respective heads, the
Regional Election Director of Region X, the Provincial Election Supervisor of the
Province of Lanao del Norte and the Election Offcer of Sultan Naga Dimaporo.
The Executive Director shall coordinate with the above-named department and
offces for effective implementation hereof.
The Education and Information Department shall cause the publication of this
Resolution in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines,
and local newspaper in the Province of Lanao Del Norte.
SO ORDERED.
Chairman

Commissioner
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com OCTOBER 6, 2012 SATURDAY
A8
Tinga loses poll protest
Walk in the park for San Juan, Malabon chief executives
Alert issued vs toxic Holloween toys
Cayetano became mayor with
95,865, or 50.53 percent of the
votes cast in the city, over Tingas
93,445 votes, or a plurality of only
2,420 votes. Cayetano was only
candidate in her ticket to win a post
in the election with the rest going
to Tingas partymates.
Claiming electoral fraud, Tin-
ga led an election protest and
sought a recount, but the Cay-
etano camp repeatedly thwarted
the attempts of the Comelec to
retrieve the ballot boxes from the
By Joel E. Zurbano
THE Commission on Elections has
dismissed the election protest former
Supreme Court associate justice Dante
Tinga led against Taguig Mayor
Laarni Cayetano in connection with
the 2010 mayoral race which Cayetano
won by a slim margin.
Taguig City Hall, where they are
currently stored.
But two years after Tinga
led his protest, the Comelecs
First Division moved around
the stonewall and ordered the
decryption of the compact ash
cards of the precinct count op-
tical scanning machines so that
they could recount the votes.
Under the rules of the
Comelec, the protestant must
be able to prove in the rst 20
percent of the total number of
protested ballot boxes that it has
merit and can materially affect
the results before it allows pro-
test cases to proceed.
But the Comelec found in the
recount of the rst 20 percent
that Tinga only had 12,011 votes
compared to Cayetanos 12,497
votes.
From the foregoing, it ap-
pears that after physical count
of all ballots constituting 20
percent of the total number of
protested clustered precincts,
[Cayetano] still leads with 580
votes, the Comelec said in a
six-page resolution.
It is clear from the com-
putation that even if the Com-
mission grants protestant all his
claimed ballots, it would still not
be enough to overcome the lead
of Protestee. This goes without
saying, therefore, that no reason-
able recovery from the pilot pre-
cincts had been established by
Protestant. Consequently, there is
no reason to proceed with the re-
count of the remaining precincts,
the commission added.
Department of Public Works & Highways
DAVAO ORIENTAL FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Baganga, Davao Oriental
Region XI
i nvi tati on to Bi d
The DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following
projects:
1. Contract ID : 12LF0022
Contract Name : Concreting of Baganga Port at Junction Natl.
Highway, Brgy. Lambajon
Contract Location : Baganga, Davao Oriental
Brief Description : Concreting of 267.59 l.m road w/ turnout, widening
of 370.49 l.m concrete pavement road, concreting
of 41.183 l.m brgy. Road intersection w/ island,
& construction of 100 l.m slope protection
Approved Budget for the for the Contract (ABC) : Php18,675,000.00
Contract Duration : 121 Calendar Days
Source of Funds : CY 2013 Regular Infra
Contract Name : Construction of Caraga River Protection, San
Jose
Contract Location : Caraga, Davao Oriental
Brief Description : Construction of 266 ln.m River Protection
Contract Name : Construction of Nasipit River Protection
Contract Location : Tarragona, Davao Oriental
Brief Description : Construction of 204.52 ln.m River Protection
Contract Name : Construction of Lingayao River Protection
Contract Location : Manay, Davao Oriental
Contract Name : Construction of Casauman River Protection
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 these contracts, a cont r act or or hi s/her dul y aut hor i zed
representative as indicated in the CRC must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-Owned
Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative, or Joint Venture, (c) with PCAB License
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment at least
10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids. Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail
or fax will not be accepted. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit
their applications for registration to the DPWH POCW Central Offce before
the deadline for the receipt of LOIs. The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only
process contractors application for registration with complete requirements and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration forms may
be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 5, 2012 to October 24, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 @ 10:00a.m
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
October 18, 2012 @ 12:00 noon
4. Receipt of Bids October 24, 2012 until 2:00p.m
5. Opening of Bids October 24, 2012 until 2:15 p.m

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC Secretariat,
DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce, Baganga, Davao
Oriental, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php10,000.00 (BDs Fee)
for projects 1,2 & 5, Php5,000.00 (BDs Fee) for projects 3 & 4. 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 component of the bid which shall include a
copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
Only the Prospective Bidders or their duly authorized representatives as
indicated in the CRC will submit BDs.
The DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce 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 bidder/s.
Approved By :
(Sgd.)ALBERTO L. CAINGHOG
Asst. District Engineer
Chairman, BAC
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
Depar t ment of Tr anspor t at i on and Communi cat i ons
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
OLD MIA ROAD, PASAY CITY,
Metro Manila
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
IN RE: PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
UPWARD ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL
SURCHARGE ON INTERNATIONAL
PASSENGER TICKETS
CAB Case No. EP-38780/HED092012/TG/618PFS1
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
COMPANY, LTD. (THAI AIRWAYS),
PetItioner.
x---------------------------------------------x
noti CE oF HEaRi nG
Pursuant to the provisions of
R.A. 776, as amended, notice Is
hereby given that THAI AIRWAYS
I NTERNATI ONAL PUBL I C
COMPANY, LTD. (THAI AIRWAYS)
has fled with the Civil Aeronautics
Board a petition for authority to
impose upward adjustment of
fuel surcharge on International
passenger tickets, detailed as
follows:
Fr om USD58. 00 t o
USD72. 00 per sect or
between MNL- BKK, v.v. for
First/Business Class;
between MNL - BKK, v.v.
for Premium Economy/
Economy Class (Remains
unchanged),
The above entitled case is
scheduled for hearing on October
30, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the CAB
Conference Room, Old MIA Road,
Pasay City, before the undersigned
HearingOffcer, at whichhearingthe
petitioner shall present evidence.
Under Section 16 of R.A. 776,
the applicant is hereby required
to have this Notice of Hearing
published at least once, two (2)
weeks before the scheduled hearing
inanewspaper of general circulation
and have copies hereof and the
application be sent to all Philippine
carriers with international scheduled
operations, either bypersonal service
or by registered mall with return
card at least fve (5) days before the
scheduled hearing.
Let a copy of the petition and this
Notice of Hearing be posted at the
CABBullet inBoardbeginningtoday.
24 September 2012,
Pasay City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) MARIA ELBEN SL. MORO
Hearing Offcer
Copy furnished:
ATTY. MANUEL. C. BARCELONA, III
Counsel for Petitioner
BARCELONA&ASSOCIATES Law Offces
Unit 2111, 21/F. Cityland Condominium10
Tower 1, 6815 Ayala North
Makati City
Department of Public Works and Highways
REGION IV-B MIMAROPA
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, through its
Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the
following contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12EI0105
Contract Name : Construction/Rehabilitation of Wawa Flood
Control,
Contract Location : Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Construction/Rehabilitation of 441.60 L.M.
Rubble Concrete/Stone Masonry/ Rock
Fill.
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : P 19,599,226.29
Bid Document Amount : 25,000.00
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),
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
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least
equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in
the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW - Central
Office will first process contractors applications for registration with
complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration
(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From October 3, 2012 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre Bid Conference October 10, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline : October 17, 2012 until 5:00 PM
4. Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 until 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 @ 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee stated above. Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs, 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. Bids must accompanied by
a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2
of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
post - qualifcation.
The DPWH, Southern Mindoro 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.

Approved :
(Sgd.) ANNIELYN E. PADULLO
Engineer III
(BAC Chairman)
Phi l i ppi ne Amusement & Gami ng Corporati on
A Sure Bet for Progress in Gaming, Entertainment and Nation Building
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId for the Supply and delIvery of eIght (8) lotS of
year round Corporate gIveawayS under ItB no. 09-33-2012
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested bidders in its re-bidding
for the Supply and Delivery of Eight (8) Lots of Year-Round Corporate Giveaways under ITB No. 09-33-2012.
Lot Brief Description
Approved Budget
VAT Exclusive, Zero Rated Transaction
Delivery Schedule
1 Portable Gadgets
Display (Keychain)
Three Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand
Pesos (PhP 396,000.00)
Within thirty (30) calendar
days from the effectivity date
specifed in the Notice to
Proceed
2 Portable Gadgets
Display (Lighter)
Four Hundred Seven Thousand Pesos
(PhP 407,000.00)
3 Portable Gadgets
Display (Wall Clock)
Six Hundred Sixteen Thousand Pesos
(PhP 616,000.00)
4 Portable Gadgets
Display (Frosted Mug)
Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Eight
Hundred Pesos (PhP 316,800.00)
5 Personalized Gift Item Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand
Seventy Pesos (PhP 378,070.00)
6 Leather Item Two Hundred Thirty-One Thousand
Pesos (PhP231,000.00)
7 Travel Accessory Three Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand
Nine Hundred Forty Nine Pesos (PhP
322,949.00)
8 Sports Fashion Two Million Two Hundred Fifty-Five
Thousand Pesos (PhP 2,255,000.00)
Source
of
Fund:
Internally Funded
NOTE: Bidders may bid on any or all lots
This bidding is open to all suppliers; provided that the winning bidder should be registered with PAGCOR
prior to award of contract. Unregistered suppliers must register at the Suppliers Registration & Evaluation
Section (SRES), Procurement Department (PD), 2nd Floor PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Blvd., Ermita,
Manila, Tel. No. 526-0573.
Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years prior to 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. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive
bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, 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.
All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract
shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR.
The schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of the Bidding Documents October 8 24, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 12, 2012 / 4:00 pm
3. Deadline for the Submission and Receipt of Bids Oct. 24, 2012 / 4:00 pm
4. Opening and Examination of Bids of Bids Oct. 24, 2012 / 4:00 pm onwards
Complete details of the project are indicated in the bid documents which will be available to prospective bidders
at the BAC Secretariat Unit, Procurement Department (BSU-PD), upon payment of a non-refundable bidding
fee which shall be provided by the BAC Secretariat Unit (BSU) upon request.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following websites:
www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.net and may be allowed to submit bids provided that bidders pay the
non-refundable bidding fee not later than the date of the submission of bids. The Pre-bid Conference is open
to all interested bidders. Prospective bidders should present to PAGCORs Cashier at 6th foor, PAGCOR
Corporate Offce, M.H. del Pilar cor. Pedro Gil Sts., Malate, Manila either the Bidding Fee Slip which may be
secured from the BSU-PD or a copy of this ITB in effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses
incurred in the preparation of their bids.
PAGCOR reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Please address all communications to the Bids and Awards Committee thru the BAC Secretariat Unit, Room
205, Second Floor, PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila, Tel No.: 524-3911, 521-1542
local 223/571.
(SGD) VISITACION F. MENDOZA
Chairperson
Bids and awards Committee (BaC) 2
ERRoRS
&
oMi SSi onS
In Classified
Ads secti on
m u s t b e
brought to our
attention the
very day the
advertisement
is published.
We will not be
responsible for
any incorrect
a d s n o t
reported to us
immediately.
Department of Public Works & Highways
DAVAO ORIENTAL FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Baganga, Davao Oriental
Region XI
The DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and
Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following
projects:
Contract Name : Concreting of Baganga Port at Junction Natl.
Highway, Brgy. Lambajon
Contract Location : Baganga, Davao Oriental
Brief Description : Concreting of 267.59 l.m road w/ turnout, widening
of 370.49 l.m concrete pavement road, concreting
of 41.183 l.m brgy. Road intersection w/ island,
& construction of 100 l.m slope protection
Contract Name : Construction of Caraga River Protection, San
Jose
Contract Location : Caraga, Davao Oriental
Brief Description : Construction of 266 ln.m River Protection
Contract Name : Construction of Nasipit River Protection
Contract Location : Tarragona, Davao Oriental
Contract Name : Construction of Lingayao River Protection
Contract Name : Construction of Casauman River Protection
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
To bid for these contracts, a cont r act or or hi s/her dul y aut hor i zed
representative as indicated in the CRC must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI), purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a)
prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-Owned
Partnership, Corporation, Cooperative, or Joint Venture, (c) with PCAB License
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract
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
and preliminary examination of bids. Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail
or fax will not be accepted. Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit
their applications for registration to the DPWH POCW Central Offce before
the deadline for the receipt of LOIs. The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only
process contractors application for registration with complete requirements and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration forms may
be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents October 5, 2012 to October 24, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 @ 10:00a.m
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
October 18, 2012 @ 12:00 noon
4. Receipt of Bids October 24, 2012 until 2:00p.m
5. Opening of Bids October 24, 2012 until 2:15 p.m

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC Secretariat,
DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce, Baganga, Davao
Oriental, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Php10,000.00 (BDs Fee)
for projects 1,2 & 5, Php5,000.00 (BDs Fee) for projects 3 & 4. 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.
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid which shall include a
copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and post qualifcation.
Only the Prospective Bidders or their duly authorized representatives as
indicated in the CRC will submit BDs.
The DPWH Davao Oriental First District Engineering Offce 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 bidder/s.
Approved By :
(Sgd.)ALBERTO L. CAINGHOG
Asst. District Engineer
Chairman, BAC
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
Depar t ment of Tr anspor t at i on and Communi cat i ons
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD
OLD MIA ROAD, PASAY CITY,
Metro Manila
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
IN RE: PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE
UPWARD ADJUSTMENT OF FUEL
SURCHARGE ON INTERNATIONAL
PASSENGER TICKETS
CAB Case No. EP-38780/HED092012/TG/618PFS1
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
COMPANY, LTD. (THAI AIRWAYS),
PetItioner.
x---------------------------------------------x
noti CE oF HEaRi nG
Pursuant to the provisions of
R.A. 776, as amended, notice Is
hereby given that THAI AIRWAYS
I NTERNATI ONAL PUBL I C
COMPANY, LTD. (THAI AIRWAYS)
has fled with the Civil Aeronautics
Board a petition for authority to
impose upward adjustment of
fuel surcharge on International
passenger tickets, detailed as
follows:
Fr om USD58. 00 t o
between MNL- BKK, v.v. for
First/Business Class;
between MNL - BKK, v.v.
for Premium Economy/
Economy Class (Remains
unchanged),
The above entitled case is
scheduled for hearing on October
30, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the CAB
Conference Room, Old MIA Road,
Pasay City, before the undersigned
HearingOffcer, at whichhearingthe
petitioner shall present evidence.
Under Section 16 of R.A. 776,
the applicant is hereby required
to have this Notice of Hearing
published at least once, two (2)
weeks before the scheduled hearing
inanewspaper of general circulation
and have copies hereof and the
application be sent to all Philippine
carriers with international scheduled
operations, either bypersonal service
or by registered mall with return
card at least fve (5) days before the
scheduled hearing.
Let a copy of the petition and this
Notice of Hearing be posted at the
CABBullet inBoardbeginningtoday.
24 September 2012,
Pasay City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) MARIA ELBEN SL. MORO
Hearing Offcer
Copy furnished:
ATTY. MANUEL. C. BARCELONA, III
Counsel for Petitioner
BARCELONA&ASSOCIATES Law Offces
Unit 2111, 21/F. Cityland Condominium10
Tower 1, 6815 Ayala North
Makati City
REGION IV-B MIMAROPA
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
The DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, through its
Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the
following contract(s):
1. Contract ID : 12EI0105
Contract Name : Construction/Rehabilitation of Wawa Flood
Control,
Contract Location : Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
Scope of Work : Construction/Rehabilitation of 441.60 L.M.
Rubble Concrete/Stone Masonry/ Rock
Fill.
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) : P 19,599,226.29
Bid Document Amount : 25,000.00
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
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least
equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in
the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce
before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW - Central
Office will first process contractors applications for registration with
complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration
(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From October 3, 2012 to October 23, 2012
2. Pre Bid Conference October 10, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Deadline : October 17, 2012 until 5:00 PM
5. Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 @ 2:00 PM
Southern Mindoro District Engineering Offce, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee stated above. Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs, 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. 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
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the
bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and
post - qualifcation.
The DPWH, Southern Mindoro 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.

Approved :
(Sgd.) ANNIELYN E. PADULLO
Engineer III
(BAC Chairman)
Phi l i ppi ne Amusement & Gami ng Corporati on
A Sure Bet for Progress in Gaming, Entertainment and Nation Building
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId for the Supply and delIvery of eIght (8) lotS of
year round Corporate gIveawayS under ItB no. 09-33-2012
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is inviting all interested bidders in its re-bidding
for the Supply and Delivery of Eight (8) Lots of Year-Round Corporate Giveaways under ITB No. 09-33-2012.
Lot Brief Description
Approved Budget
VAT Exclusive, Zero Rated Transaction
Delivery Schedule
1 Portable Gadgets
Display (Keychain)
Three Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand
Pesos (PhP 396,000.00)
Within thirty (30) calendar
days from the effectivity date
specifed in the Notice to
Proceed
2 Portable Gadgets
Display (Lighter)
Four Hundred Seven Thousand Pesos
(PhP 407,000.00)
3 Portable Gadgets
Display (Wall Clock)
Six Hundred Sixteen Thousand Pesos
(PhP 616,000.00)
4 Portable Gadgets
Display (Frosted Mug)
Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Eight
Hundred Pesos (PhP 316,800.00)
5 Personalized Gift Item Three Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand
Seventy Pesos (PhP 378,070.00)
6 Leather Item Two Hundred Thirty-One Thousand
Pesos (PhP231,000.00)
7 Travel Accessory Three Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand
Nine Hundred Forty Nine Pesos (PhP
322,949.00)
8 Sports Fashion Two Million Two Hundred Fifty-Five
Thousand Pesos (PhP 2,255,000.00)
Source
of
Fund:
Internally Funded
NOTE: Bidders may bid on any or all lots
This bidding is open to all suppliers; provided that the winning bidder should be registered with PAGCOR
prior to award of contract. Unregistered suppliers must register at the Suppliers Registration & Evaluation
Section (SRES), Procurement Department (PD), 2nd Floor PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Blvd., Ermita,
Manila, Tel. No. 526-0573.
Bidders should have completed, within the last three (3) years prior to 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. Instructions to Bidders. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive
bidding procedures using a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty
percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, 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.
All particulars relative to Pre-Bid Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation and Award of Contract
shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR.
The schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of the Bidding Documents October 8 24, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Oct. 12, 2012 / 4:00 pm
3. Deadline for the Submission and Receipt of Bids Oct. 24, 2012 / 4:00 pm
4. Opening and Examination of Bids of Bids Oct. 24, 2012 / 4:00 pm onwards
Complete details of the project are indicated in the bid documents which will be available to prospective bidders
at the BAC Secretariat Unit, Procurement Department (BSU-PD), upon payment of a non-refundable bidding
fee which shall be provided by the BAC Secretariat Unit (BSU) upon request.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents free of charge from the following websites:
www.pagcor.ph and www.philgeps.net and may be allowed to submit bids provided that bidders pay the
non-refundable bidding fee not later than the date of the submission of bids. The Pre-bid Conference is open
to all interested bidders. Prospective bidders should present to PAGCORs Cashier at 6th foor, PAGCOR
Corporate Offce, M.H. del Pilar cor. Pedro Gil Sts., Malate, Manila either the Bidding Fee Slip which may be
secured from the BSU-PD or a copy of this ITB in effecting payment for the Bidding Documents. All Bids must
be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

PAGCOR assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses
incurred in the preparation of their bids.
PAGCOR reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids
at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
Please address all communications to the Bids and Awards Committee thru the BAC Secretariat Unit, Room
205, Second Floor, PAGCOR House, 1330 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila, Tel No.: 524-3911, 521-1542
local 223/571.
(SGD) VISITACION F. MENDOZA
Chairperson
Bids and awards Committee (BaC) 2
ERRoRS
&
oMi SSi onS
In Classified
Ads secti on
m u s t b e
brought to our
attention the
very day the
advertisement
is published.
We will not be
responsible for
any incorrect
a d s n o t
reported to us
immediately.
By Gigi David
SAN Juan City Mayor Guia
Gomez is being challenged by
Reynaldo San Pascual Jr., a neph-
ew of former Mayor San Pascual
and Glenn Angeles, son of for-
mer Vice Mayor Pablo Angeles,
who both led their certicates
of candidacy on the deadline for
registering election bids at the lo-
cal ofce of the Commission on
Elections.
It was Angeles third time
to challenge Gomez and the
last time was in the 2010 elec-
tions when he got only 3,840 as
against the 42,119 votes for the
incumbent mayor.
Another incumbent who is ex-
pected to have a relatively easy
election season is Malabon May-
or Antolin Oreta III who was un-
opposed, similar to his late uncle
Mayor Tito Oretas time when he
ran unchallenged in the last two
terms 2007 and 2010.
Former Rep. Ricky Sandovals
wife Jeany Sandoval is seeking the
vice mayoral post. She is running
against Malabon Rep. Jaye Lacson-
Noels cousin Edwin Dimaguiba,
incumbent Vice Mayor Diosdado
Cunanan, city councilor Eduardo
Nolasco, and Oretas rst cousin
Paolo Oreta,
In Valenzuela, Mayor Sherwin
Gatchalian led his congressional
bid for the citys rst district at
the Comelecs regional ofce in
Manila while councilor Shalani
Soledad was accompanied by her
husband Pasig Lone District Rep.
Roman Romulo in her congressio-
nal bid for the second district.
In Marikina, seeking reelec-
tion are Mayor Del de Guz-
man, Vice Mayor Fabian Cadiz
and Reps. Romero Federico
Quimbo and Marcelino Te-
odoro. Also present in ling of
COC are running candidates as
councilors of the rst district
of Marikina such as Councilors
Frankie Ayuson, Eva Aguirre-
Paz, Mario de Leon, Ronnie
Acua, and Joseph Banzon;
together with Willie Chavez,
Thaddeus Antonio Santos (Boy
Bolok), and Samuel Ferriol.
By Ferdinand Fabella
AN environmental watchdog
warned the public on Friday
against Halloween toys and
props that contain high amounts
of harmful chemicals, such as
lead and mercury.
EcoWaste Coalition said these
Halloween products that are
openly being sold in shopping
malls and retail stores in Metro
Manila were found to have high
levels of heavy metals such as
antimony, arsenic, cadmium,
chromium, lead and mercury.
Thony Dizon, coordinator of
the EcoWaste Coalitions Project
Protect, said they have obtained
samples of the toxic toys and
discovered that none of them
provided information about their
chemical ingredients to inform
and warn consumers.
Consumers are literally kept
in the dark about these creepy
substances in some Hallow-
een products. Its high time for
manufacturers, importers, dis-
tributors and retailers to fully
disclose the chemical contents of
the products they make and sell,
and replace toxic chemicals with
safer substitutes, Dizon said.
Solar powered eLibrary. Calayan Island Dilam Primary School
teachers Winston Castillejos and Asela Ali (seated) receive Kindle
readers from Philippine Game Fishing Foundations Judes Echauz
(left) and Noel Canivel (right) loaded with more than 2000 books
ranging from encyclopaedias to history to science and including
ction and non-ction books. To charge the kindle readers and
provide reading light at night, the foundation also handed portable
solar lamps. The donation will benet more than 200 students of
the remote public school which has no electricity and located in the
typhoon prone Calayan Island, a part of the Babuyan islands.
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Davao del Sur 2
ND
Engineering District
Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
Invitation to Bid
Contract ID Number 12LE0046
Repair/Rehab. Of Talogoy Bridge Abutment Protection at
Abutment A & B, Brgy. Talogoy, Malita, Davao del Sur
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
1. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur, through
the CY 2013- Regular Infrastructure Project]
1
intends to apply the sum of Six Million
Fifty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Pesos and 00/100 (Php 6,058,620.00)
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for
CID #12LE0046-Repair/Rehab. Of Talogoy Bridge Abutment Protection at Abutment
A & B. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur now
invites bids for Waterway, revetment].
2
Completion of the Works is required One
hundred seventy one (171 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, Buhangin, 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: 3
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 12, 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 24, 2012 at
DPWH 2
nd
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 18, 2012 and Issuance of bidding documents starts on Oct. 4, 2012 to
9:00 oclock in the morning of October 24, 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 2
nd
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
_____________________
3
May be deleted in case the ABC is less than One Million Pesos (PhP1,000,000) where
the Procuring Entity may not hold a pre-bid conference.
Davao del Sur 2
ND
Invitation to Bid
Completion of on-going Bridge at Pangian Bridge along
Davao-Sarangani Coastal Road (Malalg-Malita-JAS Road)
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
1. The DPWH 2
nd
1
intends to apply the sum of Nineteen
Million Four hundred Thousand Pesos and 00/100 (Php 19,400,000.00) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for CID #
12LE0045-Completion of on-going Bridge at Pangian Bridge along Davao-Sarangani
Coastal Road (Malalag-Malita-JAS Road). Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
invites bids for Bridge and roadway].
2
Completion of the Works is required One
hundred sixty (162 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.
nd
Offce, Buhangin, 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.
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:
3
interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur will
hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 12, 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.
DPWH 2
nd
9. The DPWH 2
nd
bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder or bidders.
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2
nd
NOTED :
NOE V. PLACER
District Engineer
_____________________
3
Davao del Sur 2
ND
Invitation to Bid
Replacement/Rehab./Strengthening of Pavement Bridge at
Sanghay Bridge 1 along Demoloc-Little Baguio Road, Brgy.
Sanghay, Malita
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
1. The DPWH 2
nd
1
intends to apply the sum of Ten Million
One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Pesos and 00/100 (Php 10,185,000.00) being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for CID
# 12LE0047-Replacement/Rehab./Strengthening of Pavement Bridge at Sanghay
Bridge 1 along Demoloc-Little Baguio Road, . Bids received in excess of the ABC
shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH 2
nd
invites bids for Roadway].
2
Completion of the Works is required One hundred Sixty
two (162 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.
nd
Offce, Buhangin, 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.
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:
3
interested Bidders:
The DPWH 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Buhangin, Malita, Davao del Sur
will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 12, 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.
DPWH 2
nd
9. The DPWH 2
nd
bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected bidder or bidders.
ANDREW A. PANGAN
BAC Chairman
DPWH 2
nd
NOTED :
NOE V. PLACER
District Engineer
_____________
3
Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Alabel, Sarangani Province
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
Invitation to Bid
for
Project No. 1. Road upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4
Project Analysis) Intermittent Sections, along Sarangani-Davao del
Sur Coastal Road, Km. 1113+562 - Km. 1713+957,
Project No. 2. Road upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4
Project Analysis) Intermittent Sections, along Sarangani-Sultan
Kudarat Coastal Road, Km. 1771+982 - Km. 1772+889.50
Project No. 3. Rehabilitation of Glan Bridge along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal
Road,
1. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Office, through the General
Appropriations Act (FY 2013 Regular Infrastructure Program) intends to apply
the sum of:
Project No. 1 Php 8,812,450.00
Project No. 2 Php 16,845,990.00
Project No. 3 Php 7,760,000.00
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contracts for:
1. 13MEOOOI - Road upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffic Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project
Analysis) Intermittent Sections, along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal Road,
Km. 1713+562-Km. 1713+957, Glan, Sarangani Province.
2. 13ME0002 - Road upgrading (gravel to paved) based on gravel road strategies,
Traffic Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved road Standard (HDM-4 Project
Analysis) Intermittent Sections, along Sarangani-Sultan Kudarat Coastal Road,
Km. 1771+982 - Km. 1772+889.50, Maitum, Sarangani Province.
3. 13ME0005 - Rehabilitation of Glan Bridge along Sarangani-Davao del Sur Coastal
Road, Glan, Sarangani Province.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce now invites bids for:
1. Concreting of 0.395 Km. National Road.
2. Concreting of 0.9075 Km. National Road
3. Slope Protection/Flood Control Structures at Abut. & Replacement of missing Steel
Components & Repainting

Completion of the Works is required:
Project No. 1 100 Calendar Days.
Project No. 2 120 Calendar Days
Project No. 3 140 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. Instructions to Bidders.
nondiscretionary pass/fail criterion as-specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations
(lRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement
Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proplietorships, 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 Sarangani District
Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 oclock in the morning until 5:00 oclock in the afternoon (Offce Hours).
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 (10,000.00/project). It may also be downloaded
free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement
System (phiIGEPS) 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.
6. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
October 12, 2012 at 2:00 oclock in the afternoon at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering
Offce Conference Room, which shall be open only to all interested parties who have
purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 24, 2012 .pot later than
10:00 oclock in the morning at DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce. 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. The DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC-Chairman
DPWH Sarangani District Engineering Offce
Brgy. Kawas, Alabel, Sarangani Province
(083-554-2545)
Tele Fax No. 083-554-2530
(Sgd.) LEO L. LABRADOR
BAC Chairman
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region X
Misamis Occidental 1
st
Oroquieta City
Tel. No. 088-531-1289, FAX No. 088-531-1277 D.E.'s Direct Line 088-531-1960
BAC CHAIRMAN's Direct Line 088-531-1923
October 3, 2012
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
DPWH INFRA-07 Standard Advertisement Revised IRR
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) Misamis Occidental 1
st
Engineering District, through its
Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
Contract ID: 12KI0042 (Cluster V 1
st
Tranche)
Contract Name: Const./Completion of Multi-Purpose Buildings, Misamis
Occidental
Contract Location as follows:
1. Completion of MPB, Brgy. Tali, Oroquieta City - P483,032.49
2. Const. of MPB, Brgy. Sulipat, Calamba, Mis. Occ. - P968,509.30
Total Approved Budget for the Contract: P 1,451,541.79
Total Allocation: P 1,500,000.00
Source of Fund: CY 2012 PDAF SARO BMB A-12-T000001356
Contract Duration: 60 CD
Cost of Plans & Bid Documents: P 5,000.00
Contract ID: 12KI0043 (Cluster II 2
nd
Tranche)
Contract Name: Road Concreting, Misamis Occidental
1. Road Concreting, Brgy. Tugas, Baliangao, Mis. Occ. - P1,465,588.97
2. Road Concreting, Brgy. Balibol, Oroquieta City - P485,387.09
3. Road Concreting, Brgy. Pines, Oroquieta City - P 963,624.72
4. Road Concreting, Brgy. Talairon, Oroquieta City - P 486,339.00
Source of Fund: CY 2012 PDAF SARO BMB A-12-T000003171
Contract ID: 12KI0044
Contract Name: Concreting of Farm to Market Road, Misamis Occidental
1. Concreting of Brgy. Nabuna, Aloran, Mis, Occ. - P 2,125,972.07
2. Concreting of Brgy. Toliyok, Oroquieta City - P 10,630,051.56
Source of Fund: DA Fund
IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
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 the 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.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration, to the
DPWH POCW Central Offce, before the deadline for the receipt of LOIs. 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 Bid Documents October 2-25, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference October 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
October 18, 2012 until 5:00 PM
5. Opening of Bids October 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Misamis
Occidental 1
st
Engineering District, Oroquieta City , upon payment of a non-
refundable fee as stated above. Prospective Bidders may also download the BDs
form the DPWH website shall apply 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
Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The First 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 post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Misamis Occidental 1
st
Engineering District, Oroquieta City 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.) DENISE MARIA M. AYAG
(BAC Vice-Chairman)
INVITATION TO REBID FOR Delivery and Installation of PUP
Network Core Switches with Cabling and Rack Servers
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines, through the Special Trust Fund
(STF) intends to apply the sum for the Lot 1: Network Core Switch Equipment with
Cabling - Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php 2,700,000.00) and Lot
2: SIS/HRIS Rack Servers Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php
4,700,000.00) for a total of Seven Million Four Hundred Thousand (Php 7,400,000.00)
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for
Delivery and Installation of PUP Network Core Switches with Cabling and Rack Servers .
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines now invites bids for Delivery and
Installation of PUP Network Core Switches with Cabling and Rack Servers. Delivery
of the Goods is required within 45 calendar days upon receipt of Notice to Proceed.
Bidders should have completed, within three 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, Instructions to Bidders.
Rebidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act.
Rebidding 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
RA5183 and subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Polytechnic University
of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on
October 04 to October 26 from the address below upon submission of Letter of Intent
(LOI) and payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
of Lot 1: Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) and Lot 2: Ten Thousand Pesos
(Php 10,000.00).
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
October 16, for Lot 1 - 10:00 am and Lot 2 11:00 am at Dr. Mateo Conference Room,
2
nd
foor, South Wing, Main Building, Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila which shall be
open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 26, for Lot 1 at
9:30 am and Lot 2 at 12:30 pm. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of
the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause.
Bid opening shall be on October 26 for Lot 1 at 10:00 am and Lot 2 at 1:00 pm
at Dr. Mateo Conference Room. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be
accepted.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award,
without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
For further information, please refer to:
Engr. Antonio Y. Velasco
Bids and Awards Committee
3
rd
foor, South Wing, Main Building, Mabini Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
7133532 or 7167832 local 397
Approved by:

(Sgd) Atty. Estelita Wi-Dela Rosa
Chairman
Champion teams UP, San Beda lead Football Cup roster
REIGNING University Athletic Associa-
tion of the Philippines football champion
University of the Philippines and Nation-
al Collegiate Athletic Association titlist
San Beda College test their mettle against
the top collegiate football squads as they
banner the rst-ever 2012 IPPCA Foot-
ball Pre-Season Cup, which kicks off
on Oct. 14 at the Nuvali Football eld
in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.
The State University-Eastern Petroleum
booters, who won back-to-back crowns in
the UAAP, remain as one of the favorites in
the event organized by Filoil Flying V Sports
and sponsored by Nuvali , Molten, N20 Gas-
tropub, Boysen and Bacchus Energy Drink.
Coach Andres Gonzales, the architect
behind UPs back-to-back feat in the
UAAP, admitted that his team had been
considerably weakened with the gradua-
tion of some key players, including last
years most valuable player Nathan Octa-
vio and top booter Nii Aryee Ayi.
But he said he expects holdovers
Raymark Fernandez, a Southeast Asian
Games veteran, Deo Segunial, a former
best defender, Jinggoy Valmayor, the
best rookie and striker two years ago,
and Michael Simms, last years top rook-
ie awardee, to deliver.
The Maroons will also rely on rookies
Carlos Monfort from Ateneo, Feb Baya
from San Carlos, Lou Rafanan from UST
and Ryan Fermin from Southridge.
Gonzales said the new football league
will help the team stay sharp for the com-
ing season.
Our team gets to play less than 25 of-
cial matches per year. Thats very few
if you want boys aged between 16 to 22
develop at a faster rate. Players at this age
need to at least have 35 ofcial matches
per year. So, this league is a good ad-
dition as it addresses the lack of com-
petitive matches that collegiate players
need, said Gonzales, who was part of
the UP champion squad in 2001 and 2002
and a national team member in 2000,
2003, 2006-2007 and in 2012.
He mentioned NCAA squads San Beda
and St. Benilde and UAAP teams Far
Eastern University, University of Santo
Tomas and De La Salle as the teams to
beat in the month-long tournament.
San Beda coach Jeffrey Liman shared
Gonzales view, but said that he wants
the Red Lions to enjoy the experience.
Sa amin naman, laban lang, said
Liman, who steered the SBC to the 2011
championship at the expense of top rival
College of St. Benilde.
The Red Lions won ten of the last
11 football titles in the NCAA and are
hoping to stretch their dominance in
the upcoming tournament.
I just want them to enjoy the games. This
will be a good experience since well be up
against very good teams. This will also help
us prepare for next season, he added.
Liman, also a former national team
member from 2002-2010, added that
he hopes to get good performances
from veterans Raymart Gelacio, Ale-
jandro Baldo, Dingdong Fornea ang
Anthony Albao, a member of the un-
der-22 Azkals squad.
Speed gives
Nonito edge
By Jeric Lopez

EMOTIONS will denitely run high, with
University of Santo Tomas and Ateneo De
Manila ready to fasten their seatbelts for
one good ride in the nals of the Universi-
ty Athletic Association of the Philippines.
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WORLD Boxing Organization/
International Boxing Federa-
tion super bantamweight cham-
pion Nonito Donaire is showing
amazing speed as he prepares for
his Diamond Belt battle against
World Boxing Council super
champion Toshiaki Nishioka at
the Home Depot Center in Car-
son City, California on Oct. 14
(Manila time) in a ght to be
telecast by ABS-CBN.
Donaire told the Manila
Standard that he expects trainer
Robert Garcia to be at the Undis-
puted Gym today when he winds
up his sparring with outstand-
ing amateur southpaw Eric De
Leon, a Detroit native, who is
very fast, and lightweight Oscar
Diaz, who works out in Garcias
Gym in Oxnard, California.
I feel very good. I feel like Im
really, really fast for this ght. Im
ready for this one, said Donaire.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum
earlier said that Donaire was show-
ing unbelievable strength, which
when combined with his hand
speed, skill and power, should pro-
vide for a fine performance against
the southpaw Nishioka, who him-
self is a classy fighter.
JAYSON Castro sank two
game-winning free throws with
14.5 seconds left to lift Talk N
Text to a scrambling 112-110
overtime squeaker over gritty
Meralco in the Philippine Bas-
ketball Association Philippine
Cup at the Smart Araneta Coli-
seum last night.
With the game tied at 110-all,
Castro was fouled on a loose
ball battle, enabling him to go
the stripe and win the game for
the defending champions.
Jared Dillinger scored a
team-high 20 points and had
six rebounds and ve assists
for the Texters, who were once
ahead by 24 gigantic points
late in the third frame.
Sol Mercado had a chance to
snatch the game for Meralco,
but his triple against a double
team at the buzzer hit all air.
Talk N Text joined early
winners Barangay Ginebra,
Barako Bull and Rain or Shine
in the winning column to open
the tournament.
Going to this game, our
objective was to win regard-
less. Iyon ang bilin ni Coach
Norman (Black), said Talk
N Text interim coach Nash
Racela, who is handling the
team while Black is still n-
ishing his commitment in the
collegiate ranks. Jeric Lopez
TNT Texters
squeak past
Meralco ve
Don Juan racefest pays tribute Floirendo Sr.
A MUCH-DESERVED tribute
and a championship coronation
headline the grand nale of the
2012 Don Juan Derby racefest this
Sunday at the San Lazaro Leisure
Park in Carmona, Cavite.
Don Antonio O. Floirendo Sr.,
horseman par excellence, and avid
supporter of the Don Juan Derby
races, will be honored posthumous-
ly by ofcers and members of the
organizing Klub Don Juan de Ma-
nila and the Manila Jockey Club,
Inc. for his invaluable contribution
to local horse racing industry.
As Chairman Emeritus of
KDJM, Don Antonio has been a pil-
lar of support and inspiration, serv-
ing as our principal adviser and ever
generous in giving his time and -
nancial support to all of our projects,
We will forever be indebted to Don
Antonio, a great horseman, an
outstanding leader, a true gentle-
man, and a wonderful friend, said
KDJM President Tonyboy Eleazar.
Doa Nenita R. Floirendo and the
entire Floirendo family have been
invited to grace the Don Juan Derby
Day tribute presentation to Don An-
tonio, which will be held prior to the
running of the Don Juan Golden
Girls Stakes, which will hence-
forth be named as the Don Antonio
Floirendo Memorial Race.
Expected to share the limelight
for the blue-ribbon event would be
the winner of the Resorts World
Manila-sponsored Don Juan Derby
to be contested by nine 3-year-old
gallopers led by early favorite Hum-
ble Riches, set to be skippered by
jockey Patricio Dilema.
The prized lly owned by
Kenneth Causon and trained by
Ruben Clor will be gunning for
an unprecedented Don Juan Der-
by day double, having won the
Don Juan Juvenile Fillies Stakes
last year as a 2-year-old.
Set to challenge her for the pre-
mier spot are The Guardian (AUS),
Pugad Lawin, Isa Pa Isa Pa, Salima
(AUS), Purple Ribbon, Steel Crea-
tion, Golden Empire and Lord Gee.
Carrying a total bankroll of P1.5
Million, winner of the 2,000-me-
ter race is guaranteed to receive
P900,000, with P300,000 for sec-
ond, P150,000 for third, P50,000
for fourth and P15,000 each for
the 5th thru 9th placers. Australia,
to be represented by longtime
managing Director David Ches-
ter, will also be on hand to award
a P50,000 bonus to any Magic
Millions Sale graduate who would
emerge as winner of the event.
Following a season full of
drama and intense competition,
the top- seeded Blue Eagles and
the second-seeded Growling Ti-
gers can now put their eyes on the
prize as they start their highly an-
ticipated nale showdown today
at 3:30 p.m. at the Mall of Asia
Arena in Pasay.
Both sides expressed readiness
approaching their colossal best-
of-three blockbuster champion-
ship series ahead.
Ready na kami, said UST
coach Pido Jarencio, whose squad
is back in the nals after six long
years. Medyo excited na yung
buong team, kasi ito talaga yung
pinaghandaan namin. Nandito na
kami kaya ready na lumaban.
For his part, Ateneo coach Nor-
man Black said: We just pre-
pared as hard as we can. Theres
always pressure in the nals. Its
going to be a tough match-up for
both teams. Were 1-1 and both
games are won by just one and
two points. UST is such a well-
rounded team.
Jarencio emphasized the im-
portance of winning the rst game
of a short three-game nals dance.
Importante talaga ang Game
1, kasi puwedeng maging game-
changer iyon. Kasi kapag nakuha
iyan, yung kalaban maghahabol
pa rin, said Jarencio.
Our sole focus is Game 1. We
dont want to look to far ahead,
said Black.
Even before the start of the
tournament, Black already had an
idea which team will be the big-
gest threat to another title aspira-
tion for his squad. He proved him-
self right as they will now face the
team he cited in the nals.
If you remember before the start
of the season, I said that UST is one
of the top contenders this season.
They have a complete and deep
team with a lot of weapons from
every position, said Black, who
will mentor his nal games for the
Blue Eagles as he is headed back to
the Philippine Basketball Associa-
tion to coach Talk N Text.
Another important factor com-
ing in is hunger. Ateneo is shoot-
ing for a possible historic ve-
peat while UST will look for its
rst crown since 2006, where it
outlasted the Blue Eagles in their
historic nals showdown.
Blue Eagles,
Tigers start
duel for title
Kim, Dottie capture Cangolf Am crowns
KIM In Jae whisked off an early
challenge by Rupert Zaragosa
and coasted to a three-stroke
victory despite a two-over 74,
while Dottie Ardina stormed to
an eight-shot romp in the ladies
side with a 68 in the 13th Canlu-
bang Amateur Open at the north
course of the Canlubang Golf
and Country Club in Laguna
yesterday.
Kim saw his second round
six-shot lead reduce to four after
Zaragosa made a par-birdie start
but the Korean ace from Eagle
Ridge settled down with his par-
game and held sway the rest of
the way, cruising to victory de-
spite a closing 38 for that 74.
He wound up with a 214, beat-
ing Zaragosa, who shot a 71, by
three in the 54-hole Champion-
ship Division, which served as
part of the Globe Business Ama-
teur Golf Circuit hosted by Can-
golf.
Zaragosa, the former national
and junior champion, nipped fel-
low club bet Joey Huerve, who
also had a 71, in the countback
for runner-up honors after both
ended up with 217s in the event
backed by Pancake House and
sanctioned by the National Golf
Association of the Philippines.
Unlike Kim, Ardina hardly
encountered trouble in annexing
the ladies crown disputed over
36 holes as she strung up 35-33
to blast the eld and add the title
to her Taiwan Amateur plum she
won two weeks ago.
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STILL with an opportunity to nish at No. 2,
Letran (11-6), winner of ve straight, will try
to net an important win against dangerous
Arellano University (6-11) at 4 p.m. today in the
88th National Collegiate Athletic Association
at the Flying V Arena. Mapua Institute of
Technology (7-10) and College of Saint Benilde
(5-12) both have the goal of nishing their
respective seasons with a win as they take on
each other at 6 p.m. Jeric Lopez
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
LINGAYENPangasinense
spikers Melanie Carrera and
Cassandra Lleda bounced back
from a big loss Thursday with a
pair of wins in the 2012 Petron
Ladies Beach Volleyball Battle
of Champions here.
They barged into the semi-
nals with their 24-22 beating of
La Salle-Dasmarias standouts
Iari Yongco and Giselle Bembo
and their 21-14 crushing of
Mapua babes Bianca Reyes and
Mabelle Lau at the wind-swept,
beach-front sand-court of the
capitol grounds here.
Carrera and Lleda, playing
under the Pangasinan-2 banner,
clinched a seminal seat after
nishing the elimination round
with a 3-1 record in Group A.
The two joined in the semi-
nals Rizal Technological Univer-
sity bets Jessa Aranda and rookie
teammate Jonafer San Pedro, who
swept their four-game assign-
ment in the same bracket of this
spikefest, supported by Speedo,
Mikasa, media partner Business
Mirror, the province of Pangas-
inan through Gov. Amado Espino
Jr. and Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil
(second district).
Carrera and Lleda will meet
their provincemates, Pangasinan-
1s Jennifer Manzano and new
partner Cindy Benitez in an all-
Pangasinense seminal encounter.
The RTU bets will meet in the
other semis duel University of
the East-1s Kryssel Cueva and
last years Battle of Champions
winner Francislyn Cais, who
shrugged off a 13-21 setback to
Manzano with two big wins to
clinch the second Group B semis
berth with their 3-1 slate.
The 24-year-old Manzano,
who is from the municipality
of Binalonan and the Guisang-
based Benitez, capped their four-
game sweep of Group B with a
21-17 stopping of Emilio Agui-
naldo College bets Donna Factor
and Lourdes Patilano.
Aranda and San Pedro, who
handed Carrera and Lleda their
only loss, ended the elimination
round with a 21-11 walloping of
Mapuas Lau and Reyes, and a
21-7 crushing of University of
the East-2s Leuseth Dawis and
Ashlee Razon.
On the other hand, Manzano
and Benitez were way ahead
in their clash with Patilano and
Factor, 16-11.
Pangasinan
teams make
volley semis
Pangasinan Is Cindy Benitez (right) scores against UE Team Is Alexandra Nicole Cueva as the formers
teammate Jennifer Mendoza looks on. ROMAN PROSPERO
Dottie Ardina
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Business
Ray S. Eano, Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
IN BRIEF
Inflation decelerates to 3.6%
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing October 5, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P575-P705
LPG/11-kg tank
P49.00-P56.57
Unleaded Gasoline
P39.38-P43.99
Diesel
P47.69-P53.00
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.5310
Japan Yen 0.012750 0.5295
UK Pound 1.619500 67.2595
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128956 5.3557
Switzerland Franc 1.074922 44.6426
Canada Dollar 1.020096 42.3656
Singapore Dollar 0.814200 33.8145
Australia Dollar 1.021764 42.4349
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 110.1764
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.26667 11.0749
Brunei Dollar 0.810898 33.6774
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032733 1.3594
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.3074
Euro Euro 1.302000 54.0734
Korea Won 0.000896 0.0373
China Yuan 0.158667 6.5896
India Rupee 0.019327 0.8027
Malaysia Ringgit 0.327600 13.6056
NewZealand Dollar 0.818532 33.9945
Taiwan Dollar 0.034139 1.4178
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Friday, October 5, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
40
42
44
46
48
P41.430
CLOSE
Closing OCTOBER 5, 2012
5,439.84
3.90
VOLUME 604.000M
HIGH P41.360 LOW P41.450 AVERAGE P41.409
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
1200
Foreign
reserves
increase
to $81.9b
A Brown unit, NGCP okay transmission deal
By Alena Mae S. Flores
PALM Concepcion Power Corp.
said Friday it signed an agreement
with National Grid Corporation
of the Philippines to connect its
270-megawatt clean coal project
in Iloilo.
Palm Concepcion, a unit of
A Brown Co. Inc., said in a
disclosure that the agreement
ensured the dispatch of Palm
Concepcions generation output
to customers through the facilities
of system operator National Grid.
The agreement authorizes Palm
Concepcion to connect to National
Grids transmission system,
allowing the delivery of the power
plants output to customers and
other buyers.
The delivery of the Concepcion
plants generated electricity will be
via a 40-kilometer double circuit
138 KV overhead transmission
line to National Grids Barotac
Viejo sub-station. Our output will
now be available to customers
of the whole of the Visayas Grid
via the Negros-Panay and Cebu-
Negros submarine cables, Palm
Concepcion president Roel Castro
said.
This conrms NGCPs
commitment to connect the
Concepcion plant to the grid,
National Grid chief administrative
ofcer Anthony Almeda said.
Transmission and connection
assets are key to the delivery of
power from the generation plants
to the Visayas grid.
The construction of the
transmission and connection
facilities should be aligned with
the construction schedule of the
power plant so that the same will
be ready to deliver the power
plants output to the grid when it
start commercial operations on
the latter part of 2015.
2015 is seen as a critical
period for the Visayas Grid,
where an additional capacity of
100 MW will be needed to avert
shortages.
By Julito G. Rada
THE Board of Investments
granted scal incentives to the
P890-million broadband project
of Converge Information and
Communication Technology
Solutions Inc.
The BoI said in a statement
the three-phase project would
support governments efforts
in upgrading the countrys
t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
infrastructure.
Converge, a local company
engaged in communications
business activities, operates in
99 E. Rodriguez Avenue, C-5
Barangay Ugong, Pasig City.
The investment agency
said the rst phase of the
nationwide project would
cover the National Capital
Region, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija,
Bataan, Olongapo, Clark,
Tarlac and Pampanga. The
company will implement the
second and third stages of the
project within the next three to
ve years covering other areas
in the country.
The start of phase one is
scheduled in December and
will employ 278 workers.
The BoI said areas covered
by the project would serve
as switching nodes with a
capacity of 10 gigabits per
second.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
STRONG dollar inows
in September pushed the
countrys gross international
reserves to a record $81.9
billion, the Bangko Sentral
reported Friday.
Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr. said the
end-September reserves were up
by $1.2 billion from $80.7 billion
in August and by $6.7 billion
from $75.2 billion a year ago.
The Bangko Sentral
accumulated reserves by
buying dollars from the
currency market in a bid to
temper the strong appreciation
of the peso against the
greenback. The peso closed
near a four-year high of 41.43
per dollar Friday.
Johnson Sia, head of
nancial markets at the Manila
branch of ING Bank, said the
peso was poised to remain
strong for the next two years.
Theres no question that the
continuous appreciation of the
peso is based on solid economic
fundamentals and there is a
growing expectation that this
trend will continue, Sia said.
International rating agencies
cited the countrys strong
external position and rising
reserves as one of the reasons
for upgrading its credit rating.
The Bangko Sentral said it
would revise upward its year-
end GIR target of $78 billion,
after the actual reserves topped
the goal as early as June.
Tetangco said at $81.9
billion, the reserves could
adequately cover 11.8 months
worth of imports of goods
and payments of services and
income. It was also equivalent
to 10.9 times the countrys
short-term external debt.
The reserves were more than
enough to pay for the countrys
foreign debt amounting to
$62.5 billion as of end-June.
The substantial buildup in
the end-September reserves
was due mainly to inows from
the foreign exchange operations
and income from investments
abroad of the Bangko Sentral,
foreign currency deposits by
authorized agent banks, as
well as revaluation gains on
the Bangko Sentrals gold
holdings on account of the
increase in the international
market, Tetangco said.
Coco fund. San Miguel Corp. paid the Coconut Industry Investment Fund P57.6 billion in proceeds from the redemption of its
Series 1 preferred shares and cash dividends. The amount is expected to help fund programs beneting the local coconut industry
and its farmers. Shown are San Miguel chairman and chief executive Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. (second from right) handing over
the check to Coconut Industry Investment Fund ofcials led by president Jesus Arranza. Joining them are (from left) CIIF ofcials
Doroteo Aquila and Henry Lao and SMC Stock Transfer Service Corp. general manager Enrique Yusingco Jr. Story on A1
By Maria Bernadette Lunas
INFLATION rate eased to 3.6 percent in
September on lower prices of electricity
and other basic commodities, giving the
Bangko Sentral more room to further cut
its interest rate.
The National Statistics Ofce
said annual ination decelerated
from 3.8 percent in August and
4.7 percent a year ago.
The September data brought
the headline ination rate for the
rst three quarters of the year to
only 3.2 percent, which is near
the low-end of the governments
target of 3 to 5 percent, said
Rosemarie Edillon, director of
the National Planning and Policy
Staff of the National Economic
and Development Authority.
Edillon noted the lower
generation and transmission
charges of power distributor
Manila Electric Co. in September
due to a substantial decline in
electricity prices at the wholesale
electricity spot market.
Meanwhile, core ination,
which excludes more volatile
components including food and
energy items, also decreased to
3.8 percent in September from 4.3
percent over the previous month.
Tetangco said the latest ination
gure supports our current
assessment that ination over the
policy horizon is manageable and
that ination in 2012 and 2013 could
be well within the governments
target of 3 to 5 percent.
These also support the view
that the stance of policy remains
appropriate. That said, we stand
ready to make adjustments as
conditions warrant, should tensions
in the Middle East escalate, and
further supply side disruptions
occur, Tetangco added.
HSBC economist Trinh
Nguyen said the slowdown of
headline ination was not a
reversal of a trend but rather a
result of lower oil prices.
In the next couple of months,
headline ination is likely to
remain relatively stable even as
month-on-month ination rises
slowly, thanks to a favorable
base effect and weak oil prices.
However, from December
onwards to the end of rst quarter
of 2013, ination is likely to rise
signicantly due to still pent-up
demand and a very unfavorable
base effect, Nguyen said.
He said while the cost of
sterilization was high, the BSP
is unlikely to cut rates further for
that reason alone.
Ination appears benign for
now until year-end but that sweet
spot will not last long. With
ination set to stay on target for
the rest of the year, the BSP can
keep rates low until end-2012.
Another rate cut, however, is
unlikely as headline ination
faces a challenging 1Q next
year, Nguyen said.
University of Asia and the
Pacic Economics professor Cid
Terosa also predicted the Bangko
Sentral would maintain the
overnight borrowing rate at 3.75
percent, citing the expected rise
in prices in the last three months
of the year due to Christmas-
related spending, greater demand
for petroleum products and
election preparations.
With Anna Leah G. Estrada
CLARK International Airport Corp.
announced Friday a reduction in the
terminal fee at the Clark International
Airport from P600 to P450 effective this
month, the lowest in all airports in the
country today.
CIAC president and chief executive
Victor Jose Luciano said the companys
board approved during a special meeting
on Sept. 20 the reduction of the fee
charged to outbound passengers using
the Clark International Airport.
Luciano said the lower terminal fee
would benet passengers using Clark
International Airport.
This is good news to our passengers. We
have lowered the current P600 terminal fee
to only P450. It will attract more travelers
and tourists to utilize the Clark International
Airport, Luciano said.
The P450 fee is broken down into P350
for terminal fee and P150 for security
rate. The current P150 terminal fee for
domestic passengers will remain.
Luciano said Clark International
Airport collects the lowest terminal
fee in any international airport in the
country that includes the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport in Metro Manila,
which collects P500.
In fact, we are the lowest in the
country today, lower than Naia, Cebu,
Iloilo and among others Luciano said.
Clark International Airport is home to
six budget carriers operating 24 hours a
day. These include Air Asia Philippines
and Air Asia Berhad, which ies via
Clark-Kuala Lumpur and Kotakinabalu,
Macau and Singapore.
Cebu Pacic Air ies to Hong Kong,
Bangkok, Macau and Singapore, Airphil
Express via Hong Kong and Singapore.
South East Asian Airlines embarks on
Clark via Bangkok, Hong Kong, and
Kotakinablu. Jin Air ies via Clark-
Incheon in South Korea.
Air Asia Philippine also ies via
Clark-Davao, Kalibo, Cebu and Puerto
Princesa. Airphil Express serves Cebu,
Davao, Kalibo and Puerto Princesa. Seair
also ies via Clark-Kalibo and Cebu
Pacic via Clark-Cebu.
Other carriers operating at the airport
are Asiana Airlines that ies via Clark-
Incheon with connecting ights to the
United States, and Dragonair via Clark-
Hong Kong.
P890-m telecom project
receives scal incentives
Peso advances to 41.43
The peso rose on the fourth day, supported by
better-than-expected US data that triggered
buying of emerging markets assets. The peso
gained 0.1 percent to close at a three-week high
of 41.43 per dollar Friday. It was also up 0.7
percent this week.
Johnson Sia, head of nancial markets at the
Manila branch of ING Bank, said stronger growth
prospects led to a more favorable outlook on the
Philippine economy, making the local currency
advance further against the dollar.
Theres no question that the continuous
appreciation of the peso is based on solid economic
fundamentals and there is a growing expectation
that this trend will continue, Sia said.
This means exporters need to face the reality
that having a strong peso is now inevitable
and they must know how to adapt to remain
competitive in the global markets, he said.
Sia said at least 80 percent of the currencys
strength was led by the continuous inux of
foreign exchange ows, including those from
remittances and higher outsourcing receipts.
Local currency borrowing rates are at their all-
time low, and the cost of hedging foreign exchange
exposures are at their cheapest as well. Companies
should, therefore, just borrow in pesos. For those
with existing dollar obligations, lock-in the forex
gains by hedging or redenominating these into
pesos, Sia said. Anna Leah G. Estrada
LGU ordinances questioned
THE Constitutional Law Department of the
Philippine Judicial Academy of the Supreme
Court asked the government to act fast on
concerns about the increasing number of
ordinances issued by local government units that
violate national laws and the Constitution.
Constitutional Law Department chairman
Pacico Agabin, who is also the concurrent
general counsel of the Integrated Bar of the
Philippines, said several LGUs approved
ordinances that clearly contravened existing
national laws and the Constitution.
The national government, I think, should
see the urgency of resolving this concern and
without further delay to defend national law and
the Constitution, Agabin said.
Agabin cited the environmental ordinance
issued by Sangguniang Panlalawigan of South
Cotabato on June 9, 2010, which prohibited
open-pit mining in the province. This effectively
prohibited Sagittarius Mines Inc., which has a
nancial and technical assistance agreement
with the government, to pursue its $6-billion
Tampakan copper-gold project.
It should be noted that local governments cannot
regulate large-scale mining. Congress already passed
a national law authorizing open-pit mining and
LGUs cannot pass an ordinance that contravenes
the national law, said Agabin, who is also a former
dean of the UP College of Law. Othel V.Campos
Clark airport cuts terminal fee to P450
Market retreats
after record run
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 66.05 66.30 65.90 65.95 (0.15) 2,420,250 (1,076,442.00)
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 80.90 81.00 80.50 80.60 (0.37) 8,091,200 (10,873,816.50)
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.74 0.73 0.72 0.72 (2.70) 735,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 53.50 53.75 53.20 53.65 0.28 105,030 336,245.00
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.50 20.50 20.00 20.00 (2.44) 71,500 (1,011,240.00)
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 23.05 23.70 23.05 23.30 1.08 1,805,800 7,505,265.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.54 11.00 11.00 11.00 4.36 2,000
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 73.00 73.00 71.80 73.00 0.00 3,200
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.84 2.84 2.70 2.82 (0.70) 109,000
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 500.00 505.00 485.00 505.00 1.00 200
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 24.00 24.30 24.00 24.30 1.25 5,700
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 93.20 94.00 92.70 92.90 (0.32) 3,684,330 (75,356.00)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.93 1.95 1.90 1.94 0.52 3,142,000
94.50 56.00 Phil Bank of Comm 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 0.00 10
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 73.80 74.90 73.40 74.50 0.95 914,230 14,094,096.50
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 86.00 84.20 84.20 84.20 (2.09) 160
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 374.80 375.00 373.00 373.00 (0.48) 13,870 1,518,740.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 45.80 45.80 45.40 45.45 (0.76) 471,700.00 77,540.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 165.60 165.60 162.90 164.10 (0.91) 774,690 (72,156,417.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 980.00 955.00 950.00 950.00 (3.06) 410
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 105.00 106.50 105.10 105.90 0.86 421,560 18,519,100.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.90 1.90 1.89 1.90 0.00 13,000 (22,680.00)
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.60 34.40 33.60 33.90 0.89 8,616,100 71,623,985.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.53 8.59 8.55 8.55 0.23 100,000 59,850.00
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.77 1.75 1.69 1.72 (2.82) 4,669,000 22,350.00
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 29.50 29.50 29.50 29.50 0.00 200
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.40 1.45 1.40 1.43 2.14 1,148,000
Asiabest Group 21.30 21.60 20.80 20.95 (1.64) 2,400
26.55 12.50 C. Azuc De Tarlac 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 0.00 2,000
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 3.00 3.01 3.00 3.01 0.33 281,000
144.00 42.00 Conc. Aggr. À 70.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 (7.14) 1,200
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.77 2.79 2.75 2.79 0.72 526,000 41,750.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 11.76 11.78 11.74 11.76 0.00 21,600
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.35 6.45 6.32 6.33 (0.31) 40,041,600 (47,474,134.00)
7.77 2.80 EEI 8.60 8.70 8.60 8.66 0.70 1,930,900 952,962.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 1.99 1.85 1.85 1.85 (7.04) 1,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 9.90 10.98 10.98 10.96 10.71 36,600
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 20.25 20.60 20.15 20.20 (0.25) 1,439,400 3,877,070.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 80.20 80.50 80.25 80.50 0.37 2,693,760 18,713,237.00
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 18.00 18.50 18.00 18.00 0.00 21,900
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0150 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 6.67 53,900,000
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 12.80 13.00 12.70 12.80 0.00 16,400 4,700.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 0.00 2,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.630 0.620 0.620 0.00 190,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 103.10 104.40 103.00 103.40 0.29 964,550 21,935,967.00
Lafarge Rep 9.30 9.29 9.00 9.29 (0.11) 36,500
91.25 25.00 Liberty Flour 42.00 42.90 42.90 42.90 2.14 600
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.04 2.12 2.01 2.12 3.92 2,596,000 14,700.00
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 2.52 2.52 2.52 2.52 0.00 77,000
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 2.56 2.57 2.56 2.56 0.00 15,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 28.20 29.00 28.40 28.80 2.13 4,959,100 42,728,595.00
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.800 17.100 17.000 17.000 1.19 37,300 287,300.00
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 281.80 290.00 277.00 277.00 (1.70) 940,590 (47,308,932.00)
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.78 7.88 7.50 7.80 0.26 19,400 19,562.00
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.26 4.31 4.22 4.30 0.94 6,025,000 206,420.00
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.78 11.10 10.80 11.00 2.04 21,887,600 6,040,322.00
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.20 10.20 10.20 10.20 0.00 3,000
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.10 8.20 8.10 8.18 0.99 32,500
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.17 4.17 3.92 3.96 (5.04) 6,553,000 (156,800.00)
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.35 34.35 34.00 34.35 0.00 85,300
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 110.80 110.80 109.80 109.90 (0.81) 935,610 (5,883,454.00)
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.41 2.44 2.40 2.42 0.41 2,412,000 533,820.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.79 1.82 1.78 1.82 1.68 177,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.146 0.219 0.143 0.215 47.26 263,970,000 (866,610.00)
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 11.98 12.18 11.96 12.04 0.50 1,654,000 663,384.00
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 2.10 2.02 2.07 (1.43) 308,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.20 1.23 1.19 1.20 0.00 10,191,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 68.00 73.80 68.00 71.00 4.41 5,788,240 183,151,709.00
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.23 1.26 1.23 1.25 1.63 690,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.910 0.960 0.910 0.930 2.20 7,535,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 8.15 8.00 7.90 8.00 (1.84) 12,300
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.00 15,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.72 0.73 0.71 0.73 1.39 6,330,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 49.00 49.15 48.75 48.80 (0.41) 1,246,400 25,695,565.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0310 0.0460 0.0320 0.0460 48.39 6,769,200,000 35,978,700.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 14.78 15.00 14.50 14.50 (1.89) 20,667,100 80,964,486.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 1.99 2.00 1.99 2.00 0.50 57,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.95 5.19 4.95 5.12 3.43 505,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.02 5.28 4.80 5.12 1.99 331,500
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.50 1.52 1.39 1.39 (7.33) 533,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.62 1.60 1.48 1.60 (1.23) 223,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 440.20 450.00 440.20 445.00 1.09 712,180 44,000,542.00
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 58.00 58.30 57.90 57.90 (0.17) 2,508,090 48,171,986.50
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.55 2.51 2.51 2.51 (1.57) 4,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.21 4.28 4.22 4.24 0.71 384,000
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.220 0.230 0.210 0.230 4.55 230,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 558.00 558.00 555.00 557.00 (0.18) 206,110 (49,976,680.00)
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.77 5.89 5.75 5.85 1.39 163,400 19,734.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.65 34.95 33.65 34.55 2.67 4,658,400 (34,134,230.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 3.94 3.95 3.94 3.94 0.00 6,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.48 5.54 5.45 5.51 0.55 6,008,500 (7,905,952.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.14 1.17 1.12 1.16 1.75 3,771,000 3,884,380.00
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.420 0.430 0.430 0.430 2.38 150,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.20 2.20 2.19 2.20 0.00 1,119,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.18 4.25 4.19 4.21 0.72 32,449,000 23,835,150.00
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.00 5.08 4.99 5.00 0.00 89,200
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.24 5.83 5.82 5.83 (6.57) 1,000
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0480 0.0520 0.0470 0.0520 8.33 7,500,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.310 1.310 1.310 1.310 0.00 15,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.495 0.520 0.495 0.520 5.05 1,500,000 (104,000.00)
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.83 2.83 2.83 2.83 0.00 51,000
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.45 1.46 1.46 1.46 0.69 17,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.325 0.330 0.330 0.330 1.54 1,000,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 805.50 810.00 800.00 805.00 (0.06) 346,910 54,618,540.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 2.03 2.20 2.04 2.11 3.94 2,705,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.15 1.14 1.14 1.14 (0.87) 10,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2600 0.2550 0.2550 0.2550 (1.92) 200,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3250 0.3200 0.3150 0.3200 (1.54) 340,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.00 540,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.50 17.46 17.46 17.46 (0.23) 100
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.96 2.99 2.91 2.99 1.01 532,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.560 0.590 0.570 0.590 5.36 175,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.170 0.00 40,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 24.00 24.05 23.40 23.40 (2.50) 6,361,500 (2,965,410.00)
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.18 5.22 5.15 5.15 (0.58) 5,746,000 492,550.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.15 5.15 5.00 5.05 (1.94) 646,700
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.50 1.51 1.48 1.49 (0.67) 2,035,000 807,070.00
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.00 1,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.14 0.88 52,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.066 0.066 0.066 0.066 0.00 480,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.86 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.00 9,943,000 (24,080.00)
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.850 0.880 0.850 0.860 1.18 19,653,000 168,780.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 0.00 22,000
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.197 0.209 0.191 0.209 6.09 4,060,000
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.91 1.92 1.90 1.90 (0.52) 1,237,000 (85,250.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.35 1.40 1.36 1.39 2.96 171,290,000 (49,495,870.00)
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.12 1.25 1.17 1.20 7.14 483,000
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 2.11 2.12 2.11 2.12 0.47 12,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.29 2.40 2.29 2.36 3.06 363,390,000 384,865,320.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1590 0.1670 0.1590 0.1650 3.77 11,370,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6900 0.7100 0.6800 0.6900 0.00 2,293,000 78,420.00
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.460 0.465 0.465 0.465 1.09 210,000
38.10 12.60 Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 0.00 100 1,900.00
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.38 19.58 19.38 19.46 0.41 3,715,700 48,417,976.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.36 3.50 3.36 3.38 0.60 425,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.04 6.09 6.05 6.07 0.50 1,145,600 (3,748,839.00)
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 14.00 14.22 13.98 13.98 (0.14) 31,339,400 (33,554,544.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 1.47 518,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.83 3.70 3.70 3.70 (3.39) 80,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.500 0.540 0.500 0.530 6.00 1,496,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.760 4.850 4.750 4.750 (0.21) 6,325,000 3,713,940.00
S E R V I C E S
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 32.80 33.00 32.70 32.80 0.00 41,000
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.37 1.41 1.37 1.40 2.19 301,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.610 0.650 0.610 0.620 1.64 388,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.24 9.25 9.24 9.24 0.00 103,600 924,000.00
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 12.24 12.72 12.32 12.58 2.78 13,483,900 46,912,060.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1540 0.1560 0.1490 0.1510 (1.95) 26,720,000
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 6.08 6.10 6.04 6.08 0.00 1,460,900
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 57.25 58.10 57.10 58.00 1.31 595,900 (18,591,886.00)
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.65 5.90 5.53 5.60 (0.88) 60,300 (187,565.00)
5.90 1.45 Easy Call Common 2.30 3.00 2.35 3.00 30.43 22,000
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 0.00 40
1172.00 11.70 Globalports 16.80 18.00 16.84 18.00 7.14 800
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1140.00 1140.00 1126.00 1127.00 (1.14) 42,945 (5,380,060.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 8.27 8.36 8.20 8.20 (0.85) 2,314,500
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.50 71.80 70.90 71.00 (0.70) 299,530 3,631,186.50
18.40 5.00 Imperial Res. À 5.00 5.50 5.00 5.50 10.00 4,300
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 7.90 7.80 7.80 7.80 (1.27) 3,200 (15,600.00)
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.27 2.27 2.19 2.20 (3.08) 24,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.021 0.021 0.020 0.020 (4.76) 76,500,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.01 1.02 1.00 1.00 (0.99) 276,000
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0440 0.0550 0.0460 0.0470 6.82 14,100,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.9100 2.9800 2.9300 2.9300 0.69 115,000 (89,400.00)
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.69 8.90 8.69 8.77 0.92 3,384,100 (8,017,948.00)
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.85 2.95 2.95 2.95 3.51 20,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.73 0.73 0.68 0.68 (6.85) 32,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.90 3.00 2.89 2.92 0.69 1,131,000 (200,100.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 6.60 6.60 6.50 6.50 (1.52) 6,500 31,850.00
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.00 14.00 13.94 14.00 0.00 167,400
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.30 5.48 5.30 5.48 3.40 356,300 58,008.00
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.75 2.79 2.75 2.75 0.00 245,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.54 9.50 9.45 9.50 (0.42) 1,000,400 (9,500,000.00)
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 71.25 71.50 71.40 71.40 0.21 9,280 652,652.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 17.02 17.04 17.00 17.04 0.12 608,600 3,009,544.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2756.00 2778.00 2748.00 2752.00 (0.15) 146,185 (23,132,850.00)
0.39 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.325 0.315 0.315 0.315 (3.08) 500,000
30.15 10.68 Puregold 29.65 30.00 29.00 29.00 (2.19) 2,693,600 (22,933,440.00)
STI Holdings 1.79 1.99 1.72 1.80 0.56 277,000
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 3.84 4.20 4.20 4.20 9.38 1,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.50 2.50 2.40 2.50 0.00 51,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.455 0.460 0.450 0.460 1.10 40,000 (4,600.00)
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0046 0.0049 0.0046 0.0048 4.35 273,000,000 57,600.00
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.61 4.65 4.60 4.60 (0.22) 142,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.47 4.61 4.60 4.60 2.91 20,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.12 17.38 17.14 17.38 1.52 859,400 (3,050,920.00)
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 26.90 26.95 26.95 26.95 0.19 500 (13,475.00)
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.290 0.260 0.280 7.69 32,140,000 2,600.00
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 0.00 185,000
61.80 6.96 Dizon 20.50 20.60 20.15 20.15 (1.71) 228,100 201,500.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.57 (1.72) 6,662,000 575,000.00
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.130 1.160 1.130 1.130 0.00 21,476,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.230 1.250 1.210 1.210 (1.63) 8,119,000 4,335,860.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0510 0.0520 0.0510 0.0510 0.00 98,030,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0510 0.0520 0.0500 0.0500 (1.96) 54,750,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 17.32 17.70 17.32 17.32 0.00 446,300 (110,108.00)
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 7.51 7.68 7.45 7.49 (0.27) 302,900 (30,040.00)
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6300 0.6500 0.6200 0.6300 0.00 1,659,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.500 4.530 4.450 4.480 (0.44) 162,000
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0190 0.0200 0.0180 0.0190 0.00 1,227,300,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0210 0.0200 0.0210 5.00 27,100,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 6.04 6.00 6.04 0.67 12,400
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.06 14.20 14.06 14.08 0.14 4,880,900 (5,024,670.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 24.50 24.85 23.50 24.85 1.43 97,700 138,775.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.047 0.047 0.045 0.047 0.00 717,700,000 142,600.00
65.00 39.00 PNOC Expls `B 55.00 66.50 66.50 66.50 20.91 2,060
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 224.80 225.20 223.00 224.80 0.00 521,480 46,583,564.00
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.00 62,400,000 (538,500.00)
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 32.60 32.70 32.40 32.55 (0.15) 1,157,900 (19,534,770.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 0.00 1,900
First Gen F 101.20 101.30 101.30 101.30 0.10 2,000
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 8.16 8.25 8.00 8.03 (1.59) 5,261,900 (7,546,671.00)
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 107.70 108.00 107.80 108.00 0.28 178,470
SMC Preferred 1 75.50 74.00 74.00 74.00 (1.99) 700
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 0.00 59,010
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred B 76.50 76.50 76.50 76.50 0.00 3,000
SMC Preferred C 74.90 75.00 75.00 75.00 0.13 74,390 975.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1010.00 1011.00 1010.00 1011.00 0.10 605
6.00 0.87 Swift Pref 1.28 1.92 1.35 1.80 40.63 360,000
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.30 1.39 1.34 1.34 3.08 2,443,000 1,007,300.00
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 22,784,995 1,478,774,898
INDUSTRIAL 445,256,634 2,281,671,348.47
HOLDING FIRMS 6,867,376,755 1,911,486,304.307
PROPERTY 652,258,543 1,984,264,968.852
SERVICES 154,066,260 1,254,031,172.51
MINING & OIL 2,538,886,123 334,476,805.246
GRAND TOTAL 10,689,629,310 9,244,705,497.388
FINANCIAL 1,380.59 (down) 3.88
INDUSTRIAL 8,360.38 (up) 48.21
HOLDING FIRMS 4,679.59 (up) 9.51
PROPERTY 2,069.84 (down) 16.65
SERVICES 1,787.15 (down) 7.76
MINING & OIL 19,754.95 (up) 8.98
PSEI 5,439.84 (down) 3.9
All Shares Index 3,590.9 (up) 4.79
Gainers: 102; Losers: 69; Unchanged: 48; Total: 219
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0460 48.39
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.215 47.26
Swift Pref 1.80 40.63
Easy Call "Common" 3.00 30.43
PNOC Expls `B' 66.50 20.91
Federal Chemicals 10.96 10.71
Imperial Res. À' 5.50 10.00
Touch Solutions 4.20 9.38
Pacica À' 0.0520 8.33
Basic Energy Corp. 0.280 7.69
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
ATN Holdings A 1.39 (7.33)
Conc. Aggr. À' 65.00 (7.14)
Euro-Med Lab. 1.85 (7.04)
Manila Bulletin 0.68 (6.85)
MJCI Investments Inc. 5.83 (6.57)
RFM Corporation 3.96 (5.04)
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.020 (4.76)
Starmalls 3.70 (3.39)
IP Converge 2.20 (3.08)
PremiereHorizon 0.315 (3.08)
TOP GAI NERS TOP LOSERS
Infrastructure meeting. Local and foreign nancial institutions expressed support to both the
government and the private sector to develop infrastructure and energy projects in the country. Key
ofcers from both foreign and local lenders fully recognized the importance of these projects at the
recently held 2012 Philippine Energy and Infrastructure Business Meeting. Shown are (from left) Veronica
Santos, principal at Ernst & Young; Chris Box, director at project and export nance in Asia of Standard
Chartered; Alexandre Broggi, director of the project and export nance team of HSBC; and Walter
Wassmer, head for institutional banking group at BDO Unibank.
STOCKS retreated Friday, after hitting
a new intra-day high as investors took
prot from a three-day bull run amid
encouraging retail sales and jobs data in
the United States.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, climbed
to a new record high of 5,484.63
earlier in the day before closing
lower at 5,439.84. It was down
3 points or 0.1 percent from
Thursdays closing.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, rose 4
points or 0.1 percent to close at
a new all-time high of 3,590.90,
as gainers led losers, 102 to
69, with 48 issues unchanged.
Value turnover reached P9.2
billion.
Megaworld Corp. climbed
to a 17-month high in Manila,
leading gains among property
companies, after Bangko Sentral
Governor Amando Tetangco
said interest rates would remain
low and indicated a further cut
was possible.
Megaworld, a builder of
residential and ofce towers,
rose 3.9 percent to P2.38 and
was the most actively traded
stock Friday. Filinvest Land
Inc., another developer, climbed
3 percent to P1.39.
Real estate demand is
supported by the low interest-
rate environment, said
Jonathan Ravelas, chief market
strategist at Manila-based BDO
Unibank Inc. Easing ination
allows interest rates to stay low,
and low interest rates allow for
more economic expansion.
Alcorn Gold Resources Corp.,
an oil explorer and miner,
surged 48.4 percent to P0.046,
sustaining its record climb that
began Monday.
Meanwhile, encouraging
retail sales and a better-than-
expected jobs report from the
US helped boost Asian stock
markets Friday ahead of a
monthly report on employment
in the worlds top economy.
Government gures showing
the number of Americans
seeking unemployment benets
for the rst time rose to 367,000
last week. That was seen as
good news, since it was fewer
than economists had forecast.
Although US retailers
reported slower sales growth
in September, analysts said
the results are an encouraging
sign as a bigger slowdown is
usually experienced in that
month. September sales rose
3.9 percenta slowdown from
the 6-percent rise in August,
an industry trade group said
Thursday.
Japans Nikkei 225 index
was 0.2 percent higher to
8,844.93 after the Bank of
Japan announced no change in
the countrys key interest rate
following a two-day policy
meeting.
South Koreas Kospi gained
0.2 percent to 1,995.98 and
Hong Kongs Hang Seng
added 0.3 percent to 20,968.09.
Benchmarks in Singapore,
Indonesia and New Zealand
rose. Markets in China are
closed for a public holiday.
Despite global economic
woesincluding a debt
crisis in Europe and a growth
slowdown in Chinastock
markets have gained ground,
thanks in part to investment
optimism fueled by the actions
of the U.S. Federal Reserve
and other central banks.
With Bloomberg, AP
By Jenniffer B. Austria
ALLIANCE Global Group Inc.
and its wholly-owned subsidiary
New Town Land Partners Inc.
exercised their right to buy 3.071
billion Megaworld warrants at
P1 per share.
A warrant entitles the holder
the right to buy securities at a
xed price.
Alliance Global said in a dis-
closure to the stock exchange
the transaction was valued at
P3 billion.
Megaworld, in 2009, entitled
shareholders who participated
in the P5.1-billion stock rights
offering to subscribe to bonus
detachable warrants.
Under the plan, Megaworld
will give four warrants to every
ve existing common shares at
no cost to all those who sub-
scribed to the rights offering.
The warrants will then entitle
holders to buy one new common
share of Megaworld for every
bonus warrant held at an exer-
cise price of P1 per share.
The detachable warrant may
be exercised after two years from
the issue date or until June 2015.
Megaworld said it expected to
raise P4.1 billion in net proceeds,
assuming all warrants were exer-
cised.
Proceeds from the fund-raising
activity were allotted to nance
its capital expenditures for the
period 2012 to 2015. Megaworld
is the property unit of Alliance
Global, which is the listed hold-
ing company of tycoon Andrew
Tan.
Megaworlds core net income
jumped by 15 percent to P3.7
billion in the rst half from P3.2
billion posted in the same period
last year. Consolidated revenues
rose 12 percent to P15.4 billion,
on the back of continued strength
of its residential estate sales and
rental income from retail and of-
ce buildings.
Its net cash position also re-
mained strong with cash and cash
equivalents totaling P29.1 billion
as of end-June 2012.
The company is the leader
in ofce development with
500,000 square meters of ofce
space.
Megaworld issues P3-b warrants
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Zamboanga del Norte 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Labason, Zamboanga del Norte
September 27, 2012
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Sept. 30 & Oct. 6, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, through the (FY 2012 Infrastructure Projects) invites contractors to bid
for the aforementioned projects:

1. a. Contract ID No. 13JC0005
b. Contract Name: Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated from
Pavement Management System/Highway Development
& Management (HDM-4),Rehab./Reconst/Upgrading
of Damaged Paved National Roads,Intermittent
Section,Liloy-Ipil Road, k1991+020-K1992+397
c. Contract Location: Zamboanga del Norte
d. Scope of Work: Upgrade to Concrete Pavement 280mm
e. Approved Budget for the Contract: P24,328,500.00
f. Contract Duration: 108 Calendar Days
Cost of Bid Docs.: P20,000.00
b. Contract Name : Assets Preservation of National Roads Generated
f rom Pavement Management Syst em/ Hi ghway
Development & Management (HDM-4),Rehab./Reconst./
Upgradi ng of Damaged Paved Nati onal Roads,
Intermittent Section, Sindangan-Liloy Road, k1958+750-
k1960+503,Re:Upgrading(Asphalt Paved to Concrete
Paved) along Liloy-Ipil Road, k1988+000-k1991+020
d. Scope of Work: Upgrade to Concrete pavement 280mm
e. Approved Budget for the Contract: P 30,681,840.00
Cost of Bid Docs.: P 20,000.00
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) based on Gravel
Road Strategies,Traffic Benchmark for Upgrading
to Paved Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Section Zamboanga West Coast Road
(Limpapa-Sibuco Section) K1979+(-685)-k1979+000
and k1980+000-k1981+980
d. Scope of Work: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
e. Approved Budget for the Contract: P 48,821,640.00
b. Contract Name : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) based on Gravel Road
Strategies,Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved
Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis) Intermittent
Section Liloy-Siocon Road, k1982+124-k1983+130
e. Approved Budget for the Contract : P 29,400,000.00
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved
Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis) Intermittent
Section Siocon-Sirawai Road, k2080+000-k2081+300
6. a. Contract ID : No. 13JC0010
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) based on Gravel
Road Strategies, Traffic Benchmark for Upgrading
to Paved Road Standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)
Intermittent Section Siocon-Sirawai-Sibuco-Limpapa
Road, k2097+000-k2099+200
e. Approved Budget Budget for the Contract : P 29,400,000.00
b. Contract Name: Roads Opening/Construction to close the Gap Section
of National Road with determined alignment (including
ROW): Upgrading of Zamboanga West Coast Road,
including bridges, Zamboanga del Norte, 3
rd
District
Liloy-Siocon Road K1993+967-k1995+700 (Loay-Imelda
Section) and Tugbongon Bridge Approach
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid

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

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The
DPWH POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration
with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration
(CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.
gov.ph.

Issuance of Bidding Documents October 3, 2012 October 23, 2012
until 10:00AM
Pre Bid Conference October 11, 2012 10:00 A.M.
Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders October 11, 2012 until 5:00 P.M.
Receipt of Bids October 23, 2012 10:00 A.M.
Opening of Bids October 23, 2012 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Department of
Public Works and Highways, 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Labason Zamboanga del
Norte, upon payment of a non-refundable fee. 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.

the BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy
of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.

The Department of Public Works and Highways, 2
nd
District Engineering Offce,
Labason Zamboanga del Norte reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul
the bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring any
liability to the affected bidder/s.

Approved by:
(SGD) NAZARIO R. LAROGA
Engineer III
(BAC- Chairman)
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION
ORIENTAL MINDORO
BRANCH XL (40)
Calapan City
ANDREW THOMAS NORMAN
Petitioner,
-vs-
JANET ANGELES NORMAN
Respondent
Civil Case No. CV-12-6505
For: Declaration of Nullity of
Marriage
x-----------------------------------x
SUMMONS
(By Publication)
To: JANETANGELESNORMAN
Asia Diverse El Galleon Resort
Small Lalaguna Beach
Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
WHEREAS, t he her ei n
petitioner fled a verifed petition
on 13 June 2012, herein quoted
as follows:
P E T I T I O N F O R
DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTE
NULLITY OF MARRIAGE
COMES, NOW, petitioner
Andr ew Thomas Nor man,
t hr ough t he under si gned
counsel, and unto this Honorable
Court most respectfully avers
that:
1. Pet i t i oner , Andr ew
Thomas Norman, is a
Br i t i sh nat i onal and
residing at Asia Divers
El Galleon Resort, Small
Lalaguna Beach, Puerto
Galera, Oriental Mindoro,
Philippines; he may be
served with legal notice
and court processes
through the undersigned
counsel;
2. Res pondent , J anet
Angeles Norman, is a
Filipino citizen and of legal
age, but her whereabouts,
as of the date of the
filing of this petition is
unknown to the petitioner
as respondent woul d
not reveal to petitioner
her residence or exact
address of where she
lives or resides;
THE FACTS
3. Someti me i n the year
2002, pet i t i oner and
r es pondent met i n
Gr eenhi l l s, Mani l a;
At the time, petitioner
i s a wi dower whi l e
respondent represented
to the petitioner that she is
single and never married;
4. Petitioner and respondent
courted each other for
months, travelling within
t he Phi l i ppi nes whi l e
taking their time to get
t o know each ot her,
until they got engaged
somet i me i n Oct ober
2004;
5. About a year after their
engagement, petitioner
a n d r e s p o n d e n t
eventually got married
on October 18, 2005 at
El Galleon Beach Resort,
Small Lalaguna, Sabang,
Puerto Princesa, Oriental
Mi ndoro bef ore Hon.
Aristeo E. Atienza, the
Municipal Mayor of Puerto
Galera as the solemnizing
offcer; Copy of the related
Marri age Cont ract i s
attached as Annex A
and made an i ntegral
part hereof;
l i ved t oget her i n t he
formers homestead at
El Galleon Beach Resort,
Small Lalaguna, Sabang,
Puer t o Gal er a unt i l
the year 2009, before
r espondent st ar t ed
to spend more time in
Mani l a, f or what she
claimed was duties on
behalf of her family;
7. R e s p o n d e n t s
di sappear ance f r om
Puerto Galera became
more f requent i n t he
mont hs t hat f ol l owed
t o t he poi nt of t ot al
disappearance and would
never tell the petitioner the
truth of her whereabouts
but would ask only for
Cash allowance to be sent
through LBC; petitioners
only communication with
her was by phone and
through text messages;
8. Very much troubled by
the fact that respondent
woul d not reveal her
address, petitioner hired a
private detective to locate
and gather information
regarding respondents
whereabouts and upon
checki ng through the
National Statistics Office
(NSO), amarriagecontract
was secured showing that
respondent was previously
marri ed t o a cert ai n
Renerio M. Villianueva on
December 21, 1988 at Our
Lady of the Abandoned
Parish, Sta. Ana, Manila,
prior to her marriage with
the petitioner; Copy of the
related Marriage Contract
is attached as Annex B
and made an integral part
hereof;
9. Sometime in the second
half of 2011, respondent
agreed to meet with the
petitioner in Makati City
where she is admitted to
the petitioner that she was
indeed previously married
and that said marriage
was never annulled nor
dissolved; she further
admitted that the husband
of her first marriage is
still alive;
have no agreement on
the regi me governi ng
their property relations;
hence the relevant law
shall govern their property
relations;
11. No property is involved
i n t hi s pet i t i on si nce
the respondent never
made any contribution
of money, property or
industry into the marriage,
and because petitioners
ma r r i a g e wi t h t h e
respondent is void ab
initio;
12. Petitioner did not have a
child with the respondent.
CAUSE OF ACTION
13. Based on the foregoing,
peti ti oner seeks from
t hi s Honorabl e Court
a decl arati on that hi s
marriage with respondent
is null and void for having
been cel ebr at ed i n
violation of Article 35,
paragraph 4, of the Family
Code of the Philippines,
to wit:
Art. 35. The following
marriages shall be void
from the beginning:
xxxxxxxxxxx
(4) Those bigamous or
polygamous marriages
not falling under Article
41;
14. That petitioner will shoulder
the cost of publication of
summons to the respondent
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, i t i s most
r espect f ul l y pr ayed of t hi s
Honorable Court that a Decision
be r ender ed gr ant i ng t he
foregoing petition and that a
Decree of Absolute Nullity be
issued declaring the marriage
of petitioner with respondent to
be null and void for having been
celebrated during the subsistence
of respondent's frst marriage.
Other just and equitable reliefs
under the circumstances are
likewise prayed for.
Makati City, for Oriental Mindoro,
June 8, 2012.
A.M. SISON, JR. & PARTNERS
Counsel for the Petitoner
Suite 2002, Security Bank Centre
6676 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
E-mail address: admin@amslaw.ph
Tel.No. 891-1338 to 40
Fax No. 891-1136
By:
(Sgd.) ANTONIO L. CARDIO
IBP Lifetime Roll No. 05019
PTR No. 3173220-01-02-12-Makati
Roll of Attorney No. 25458
MCLE Compliance No. III-0008344
Issued on 2.09.10-Pasay City
(Sgd.) EMERSONS. PANGANIBAN
IBP No. 877526-01.03.12 Laguna
PTR No. 3173225-01-02-12-Makati
MCLE Compliance No. III-0013861
Issued on 04.26.10 at Pasig City
(Sgd.) ALFONSOG. SAMPANA, JR.
IBP No. 877523-1.3.12-Manila IV
PTR No. 3173233-01-02-12-Makati
MCLE Compliance No. N/A
Admitted to the Bar 2011
VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION
OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)
MAKATI CITY) S.S.
I , A NDREW THOMA S
NORMAN, British citizen, of legal
age, married and with residence
at Asia Divers El Galleon Resort,
Small Lalaguna Beach, Puerto
Galera, after being duly sworn
in accordance with law, hereby
depose and state that:
1. I am the petitioner in the
above-entitled Petition;
2. I have cuased the preparation
of the foregoing petition;
3. The statements contained
therein, which I have read
and understood, are true
and correct based on my
own personal knowledge and
authentic records;
4. To the best of my knowledge,
no such ot her act i on or
proceeding involving the same
matter or issue, and parties is
pending before the Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals,
or any division thereof, or any
other court, tribunal or agency;
5. Should I thereafter learn that
a similar action or proceeding
has been fled or is pending
thereof, Regional Trial Courts,
Government Tri bunal s or
agencies, I shall undertake
to report such fact within fve
(5) days therefrom to the
Honorable Court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand this
08 June 2012 at Makati City,
Philippines.
ANDREW THOMAS NORMAN
Affant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN
TO before me this 8
th
day of
June 2012 at Makati City, affant
exhibited his Drivers License No.
D05-04000001 issued on April
15, 2009.
(Sgd.) ATTY. MELANY A. SALVADORA-
ASPERIN
Notary Public
Until Dec. 31, 2012
PTR No. 3185128/09 January 2012/Makati City
IBP Lifetime Roll No. 09014/Makati City
Roll of Attorneys No. 50020
MCLENo. Exempt pursuant to MCLEGoverning
Order No. 1s. 08
Commission No. M-580
Doc. No. 173
Page No. 103
Book No. 1
Series of 2012
WHEREAS, on 13 August
2012, the petitioner, through
counsel, fled a Motion for Leave
of Court to Effect Service of
Summons by Publication which
was granted by this Court in its
Order dated 23 August 2012;
NOW THEREFORE, you the
respondent JANET ANGELES
NORMAN is hereby summoned
through this medium of publication
and therefore, required to fle with
the Offce of the Clerk of Court,
Regional Trial Court, Branch 40,
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro,
your answer to the above-quoted
petition within thirty (30) days from
date of last publication hereof,
serving at the same time a copy
of your answer to the petitioners
counsel , At t y. Emer son S.
Panganiban with offce address
at A.M. SISON, JR. & PARTNERS,
Suite 2002, Security Bank Centre,
6676 Ayala Avenue, Makati City,
and, failure to do so within the
period herein prescribed, the
petitioner shall take judgment
against you and demand from
the Court the remedies and reliefs
prayed for in the said petition.
Let this summons be published
at the expense of the petitioner
i n a newspaper of general
circulation once a week for two
(2) consecutive weeks.
A copy of t he summons,
together with the copy of the
petition and its annexes was
sent to the respondent at her last
known address.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE
TOMAS C. LEYNES, Presiding
Judge of this Court, this 23
rd
day
of August 2012 at Calapan City,
Oriental Mindor, Philippines
(Sgd.) ATTY. ENRICO P. MANTUANO II
Branch Clerk of Court
(MST-Oct. 6 & 13, 2012)
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 48, MANILA
IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN
DIVORCEANDDECLARATIONOF
CAPACITY TO REMARRY UNDER
ARTICLE 26, FAMILY CODE
ELMA DAUGDAUG-MONTERO,
Petitioner,
-versus-
FUJIHIRO ISONO .
MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR OF BACOOR,
CAVITE and the ADMINISTRATOR and
CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL of the
NATIONAL STATISTICE OFFICE.
Respondents.
CIVIL CASE NO. 12-128079
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ORDER OF SUMMONS BY PUBLI CATI ON
In a verified petition filed on June 8, 2012,
petitioner through counsel prays that after due
notice and hearing, judgment be rendered
declaring Elma Daugdaug-Montero as having
been validly Divorced by Agreement with her
former Japanese husband Fujihiro Isono and
is capacitated to remarry under Article 26, 2nd
paragraph of the Family Code.
It is therein alleged that petitioner and respondent
were married on August 2, 2005 in Bacoor,
Cavite. After fve (5) years of their marriage,
the spouses on November 26, 2010 were
divorced. As a result of the aforesaid divorce,
petitioner then reverted to her maiden name
Elma Daugdaug Montero.
NOW, THEREFORE, private respondent Fujihiro
Isono whose residence is last known to be at No.
Nihunmatsunishi, Nakano-cho, Toyohashi City,
Japan, is hereby summoned and directed to fle
his answer or responsive pleading to the instant
petition within thirty (30) days from the last date
of publication of this summons.
Let this Order and a copy of the petition and its
annexes be published once a week for two (2)
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation at the expense of the petitioner.
SO ORDERED.
Manila, July 6, 2012.
ORIGINAL SIGN
SILVERlO Q. CASTILLO
Judge
National Capital Judicial Region
BRANCH 48, MANILA
IN RE: Petition for Judicial recognition
of foreign divorce and declaration of
capacity to remarry under Article 26,
Family Code
ELMA DAUGDAUG-MONTERO,
Petitioner,
-versus- SP: PROC. NO. 12-128079
For: Judicial Recognition
of Foreign Divorce
Declaration of capacity to
remarry
FUJlHIRO ISONO, MUNICIPAL CIVIL
REGISTRAR., Bacoor, Cavite and the
ADMINISTRATOR and CIVIL REGISTRAR
GENERAL of the National Statistics Offce,
Respondents.
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AMENDED PETITION
COMES NOW, Peti ti oner, ELMA
DAUGDAUG MONTERO, by counsel, unto this
Honorable Court, most respectfully states, that:
1. Petitioner Elma Daugdaug Montero
(petitioner for brevity), fle this Petition against
Fujihiro Isono (hereinafter referred to as Private
Respondent), the Municipal Civil Registrar,
Bacoor, Cavite and the Administrator and Civil
Registrar General of the National Statistics Offce
(herein referred to as Public Respondents) and
Article 26 (2nd Par) of the Family Code (Executive
Order No. 209, as amended by Executive Order
No. 227) which provides
Article 26. - All marriages solemnized
outside the Philippines in accordance
with the laws is force in the country
where they were solemnized and
valid there as such shall also be
valid in this country, except those
prohibited under Articles 36 (1), (A),
(5) and (6), 3637, and 38 (17a) where
a marriage between a Filipino citizen
and a foreigner is validly celebrated
and a divorce is thereafter validly
obtained abroad by the alien spouse
capacitating himor her to remarry, the
Filipino spouse shall have capacity
to remarry under Philippine law.
(as amended by Executive Order
No. 227).
2. That herein petition prays, among
others, for the Recognition of Foreign Divorce,
in particular, of petitioners capacity to remarry
by reason of the termination of her matrimonial
relationship or dissolution of the previous
marriage with Private Respondent Fujihiro
Isono through a divorce by agreement in Japan,
thereby, capacitatingPrivateRespondent Fujihiro
Isono to remarry under Japanese Laws and
Regulations. Consequently, herein petitioner is
also capacitated as well, to remarry under the
Philippine laws/jurisprudence.
3. The petitioner further states to compel
the Municipal Civil Registrar of the Municipality of
Bacoor, Cavite and the Offce of theAdministrator
and Civil Registrar General of the National
Statistic Offce (NSO) to be posted hereof and
to take notice of the Judicial Recognition of such
Foreign Divorce, as herein sought, as well as to
have the same accepted for fling, recording and
annotation on the corresponding Certifcate of
Marriage of petitioner and private respondent,
Fujihiro Isono, respectively.
THE PARTIES
Petitioner is a Filipino citizen, of legal age,
with residence/postal address at 2127-A Onyx
Street, Paco, Manila, she may be served with
legal processes of this Honorable Court through
her counsel, Atty. Cesar T. Verano at Blk. 63, Lot
4, Brgy. Laram, San Pedro, Laguna.
Public Respondents, Municipal Civil
Registrar of the Municipality of Bacoor, Cavite
is being impleaded in its offcial capacity and
may be served with summons/processes of
the Honorable Court at the Municipal Hall,
Municipality of Bacoor, Cavite, while Public
Respondent Administrator and Civil Registrar
General of the National Statistics Offce (NSO)
is further impleaded in its offcial capacity and
may be served with summons/processes of
the Honorable Court at the National Statistics
Offce, Quezon City.
Private Respondent Fujihiro Isono is a
Japanese National, of legal age, whose last
known address and/or permanent domicile in
Japan as known to petitioner is Nihonmatsunishi,
Nakano-cho, Toyohashi City, Japan.
ALLEGATIONS MATERIAL TO THE
PETITION
4. Petitioner and Private Respondent were
married on August 2, 2005, in Bacoor, Cavite.
Their marriage was registered with the Offce
of the City Civil Registrar of the Municipality of
Bacoor, Cavite as shown by the corresponding
Certifcate of Marriage, authenticated copy of
which is hereto attached as Annex A ;
5. After fve (5) years of their marriage on
August 2, 2005, or thereabout, the spouses
on, November 26, 2010 were divorced. This
was a divorce obtained by agreement between
the parties. Thus, Private Respondent is
capacitated to remarry according to Japanese
Laws/Regulations . Authenticated photocopy
of the Report of Divorce dated November 26,
2010 together with the accompanying Japanese
text and Certifcate of Translation are hereto
attached as Annexes B, B-1 , B-2 and
B-3, respectively.
6. This divorce was duly recorded in the
Family Register of Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture,
per authenticated copy of Fujihiro Isono Family
Register together with the accompanying
Japanese text and Certifcate of Translation as
Annexes C, C-l , C-2 and C-3. Likewise,
the same was attested by an Acceptance
Certificate (report of Divorce) as evidenced
by the authenticated copy hereof together
with its accompanying Japanese text and
Certifcate of Translation as Annexes "D, "D-l,
D-2 and D-3;
7. As a result of the aforesaid divorce,
Petitioner then reverted to her maiden name
Elma Daugdaug Montero;
8. To date, however, her divorce with former
husband, Private Respondent Fujihiro Isono
has not been annotated on their corresponding
Certificate of Marriage (Annex A), upon
inquiries made with Public Respondent Municipal
Civil Registrar, Municipality of Bacoor, Cavite,
and with the National Statistics Offce (NSO)
Petitioner was informed that existing legal
procedure require that said divorce could only
be annotated on the Certificate of Marriage
with Fujihiro Isono if there is a Court Order
recognizing the said divorce under Article 26,
Family Code as amended. Hence, this petition.
GROUNDS RELIED UPON FOR
RECOGNITION OF PETITIONERS FOREIGN
DIVORCE WITH FIRST HUSBAND FUJIHIRO
ISONO
9. In Republic vs. Obrecido III, G.R. No.
154380,. October 5, 2005, the Supreme Court
declared that the instant case is an appropriate
one for declaratory relief, as follows:
At the outset, we note that the petition for
authority to remarry fled before the trial court,
actually constituted a petition for declaratory
relief. In this connection, Section 1, Rule 63 of
the Rules of Court provides:
DECLARATORY RELIEF AND SIMILAR
REMEDIES
Section 1. Who may fle petitioner - Any
person interested under a deed, will contract,
or other written instrument, or whose rights
are affected by a statute, executive order or
regulation, ordinance, or other governmental
regulation may, before breach or violation
thereof, bring an action in the appropriate
Regional Trial Court to determine any question
of construction or validity arising, and for a
declaration of his rights or duties, thereunder.
The requisites of a petition for declaratory
relief are: (1) there must be, a justifiable
controversy; (2) the controversy must be
between persons; whose interests are adverse;
(3) that the party seeking the relief has a legal
interest in the controversy, and (4) that the issue
is ripe for judicial determination;
10. Thus, although proceedings of this
nature are new in the Philippine judicial
landscape, in the case of Republic vs. Obrecido
III, GR No. 154380, October 5, 2005, the
Supreme Court declared that proceedings for
the determination and declaration of the validity
of foreign divorce, for purposes of applying the
provisions of Article 26 of the Family Code, as
amended, actually constituted a petition for
declaratory relief . Indeed, in the famous treatise
of Vicente Francisco on the Rules of Court, in the
Philippines, his commentaries on the petition for
declaratory relief states pertinently as follows:
The validity of marriages and divorces as
affecting questions of status, property rights, etc.,
has been the subject of declaratory judgments
and orders. For example, declarations have been
made as to the validity of marriage as affected
by relationship of the parties with the prohibited
degree and as to the validity of a divorce granted
in a state other than that in which the plaintiff
resided, where there was involved a question of
the plaintiffs right as a widow of the deceased,
he having married subsequent to the divorce, and
the second wife also surviving him. (Francisco
Comments on the Revised Rules of Court, Vol. IV-
A, 1972 Ed. P. 23 [Comments on Sec. 1, Rule 64])
11. The foregoing allegations and the
documentary evidence adduced in support
thereof will establish that PETITIONER is a
Filipino citizen who married a Japanese National,
thePRIVATERESPONDENTJunSakamoto, and
that her alien spouse has obtained a DIVORCE,
thereby CAPACITATING HIM TO REMARRY;
in view of the consequent termination of their
matrimonial relationship by reason such divorce,
under the provisions of Book 4 [RELATIVES],
Chapter 1 [GENERAL PROVISIONS] of the
Japan Civil Code, which provides, in Article 728
thereof, which provides as follows:
TERMINATION OF MATRlMONlAL
RELATIONSHIP
Article 728. 1. The matrimonial relationship
is terminated by divorce. 2. The same shall
apply also if after the death of either husband
or wife, the surviving spouse declares his
or her intention to terminate the matrimonial
relationship.
12. While Philippine laws do not provide
for absolute divorce and, hence, Philippine
Courts may not generally recognize it and .that
a marriage obtained by a Filipino citizen cannot
be dissolved or terminated even by a divorce
decree obtained abroad because Article 15 of
the Civil Code specifically provides that [1]
laws relating to family rights and duties, or to the
status, condition and legal capacity of persons
are binding upon citizens of the Philippines,
even though living abroad, nevertheless, it
has been legally recognized as well that, with
a divorce obtained by an alien spouse and, as
provided in the above cited provisions of the
Japanese Law, her matrimonial relationship
with her alien spouse having been terminated
by divorce, the Filipino spouse could be placed
in an absurd situation where she remains married
to somebody who is no longer married to her (or
who is no longer her husband). This is precisely
the situation contemplated by and sought to be
prevented under Article 26, 2nd paragraph, Family
Code, which now provides a remedy for Filipino
spouse similarly situated as the PETITIONER
in this case, thus:
.
Art. 26 xxx xxx
Where a marriage between a Filipino
ci t i zen and a f or ei gner i s val i dl y
celebrated and it divorce is thereafter
val i dl y obt ai ned abroad by t he al i en
spousecapacitating him or her to remarry,
the Filipino spouse shall have capacity
to remarry under Philippines Law. (As
Amended by Executive Order 227)
13. On the other hand, according to the
New Civil Code:
Art. 407. Acts, events and judicial decrees
concerning the civil status of persons shall be
recorded in the civil register, (325a).
xxx xxx xxx
Art. 413 All other matters pertaining
to the registration of civil status shall be
government by special laws.
The provisions were designed to continue
the effectivity of the special laws on registration
on civil status insofar as they are not in confict
with the provisions of the New Civil Code. Act
no. 3753, which establishes a civil register is
amended in some particulars but it is to continue
in force as to other particulars. (Francisco,
Comments on the Revised Rules of Court,
Vol IV-B, Part. I, 1972 Ed. P863). Pertinent to
establish the right of herein petitioner to have her
DIVORCE annotated on the Report of Marriage
with former husband Fujihiro sono on fle with the
National Statistics Offce (NSO), are the following
provisions of Act. No. 3753:
SEC. 4. Civil Register Books. The local
civil registrars shall keep and presence in their
offces the following hooks, in which they shall,
respectively, make the proper entries concerning
the civil status of persons.
1. xxx xx xxx
2. Marriage register, in which shall be
entered not onl y the marri ages
solemnized but also divorces and
dissolved marriages.
3. xxx xxx xxx
SEC. 7. Registration of marriage. x x x .
In cases of divorce and annullment of
marriage. It shall be the duty of the successful
petitioner for divorce or annulment of marriage to
send a copy of the fnal decree of the court to that
local civil registrar of the municipality where the
dissolved or annulled marriage was solemnized.
xxx xxx xxx
In cases of divorce or annulment of
marriage, there shall be recorded the names
of the parties divorced or whose marriage was
annulled, the date of the decree of the court,
and such other details as the regulations to be
issued may required.
14. It should be observed that the foregoing
provision speaks of PETITIONERs duty to send
copy of the final decree of the court to that
local civil registrar of the municipality where the
dissolvedmarriagewas solemnizedandtheLocal
Civil Registrars duty to record the names of the
parties divorced the date of the decree of the
court, and such other details as the regulations
to be issued may required.
The petitioner has instituted the present
petition in compliance with the foregoing legal
obligation
15. In the case of Corpuz vs. Sto. Tomas,
August 11, 2010, the Supreme Court positively
declared the availability of Rule 108 proceedings
in order to obtained judicial recognition of foreign
divorce and the requisite filing, recording or
annotation thereof in the records of the public
respondents, as follows:
.... The recognition of foreign divorce
may be made in a Rule 1085 proceeding
itself, as the object of special proceedings
(such as that in Rule 108 of the Rules of
Court) is precisely to establish the status
right of a party or a particular fact. X x x
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, it
is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable
Court, that:
1. Uponreceipt of thisAMENDEDPETITION
and, AFTER FINDING THE SAME TO BE
SUFFICIENT IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE,
an ORDER be ISSUED pursuant to Rule 108,
Revised Rules of Court:
a) SETTING THE CASE FOR HEARING
on a DATE, PLACE and TIME, wherein
all interested persons, including those
specifcally named in the PETTON, may
APPEAR and SHOW CAUSE why the
PETITION should not be granted.
b) DIRECTING that SUCH ORDER be
PUBLISHED, once a week for three, (3)
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines, and
c) DIRECTING that COPIES of SUCH
ORDER, together with the PETITION,
be FURNISHED to the (1) OFFICE
OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, (2)
MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
BACOOR, CAVITE; (3) ADMINISTRATOR
AND CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF
THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE;
(4) OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR,
BACOOR, CAVITE, and (5) OFFICE OF
THE CLERK OF COURT, BACOOR,
CAYITE as well to SUMMON AT THE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS (6) PRIVATE
RESPONDENT FUJlHIRO ISONO;
2, After such NOTICE, PUBLICATION and
HEARING, judgment be RENDERED:
a) DECLARI NG ELMA DAUGDAUG-
MONTERO as having been VALIDLY
DIVORCEDby agreement (Annex B) with
her former Japanese husband FUJlHIRO
ISONOon, August 2, 2005, AND, therefore,
is CAPACITATED TO REMARRY under
Article 26, 2nd paragraph of the Family
Code:
b) DIRECTING, as aconsequencethereof, the
PUBLICRESPONDENTS, theMUNICIPAL
CIVIL REGISTRAR, BACOOR, CAVITE,
and the ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL
REGISTRAR GENERAL toACCEPT FOR
FILING, RECORDINGANDANNOTATION
t he above ment i oned JUDGMENT
RECOGNI ZI NG HER FOREI GN
DIVORCE under the provisions of Article
26, 2nd paragraph of the Family Code on
the corresponding Certifcate of Marriage
of ELMA DAUGDAUG MONTERO and
FUJlHRO SONO (Annex "A) on fle with
said offce.
San Pedro, Laguna for Manila, August 1, 2012.
(Sgd.) CESAR T. VERANO
Counsel for the Petitioner
BlK. 63 Lot 4, Brgy., Laram
San Pedro, Laguna
PIR No. 0515948, 2/8/12, Manila
IBP OR No. 876294, 2/14/12
Manila Chapter IV
Roll No. 29024 ,
MCLE Compliance Cert. No. III-0021028
Republic of the Philippines)
City of Manila ) S.S.
VERIFICATION / CERTIFICATION
I, ELMA DAUGDAUG MONTERO, of legal
age, Filipino, with address at No. 2127-A Onyx
St., Paco, Manila, under oath depose and state:
That I amthe petitioner in the above entitled
case, that I have caused the preparation of the
foregoing petition;
That I have read and understand the
contents thereof and that all the material
allegations therein concerned are true and
correct of my own personal knowledge and from
available documents:
Further, I hereby certify that -
I have not commenced i similar action
involving the same issue before the Supreme
Court, the Court of Appeals or any of its division,
agency or tribunal;
There is no similar pending action or
proceeding involving the same issue before the
Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any of
its division, agency or tribunal;
Should I thereafter learned of such pending
action or proceedings, I hereby undertake to
informthis Court within fve (5) days fromnotice.
DATEDand signed thisAugust 14, 2012, at
Manila, Philippines.
(Sgd.) ELMA DAUGDAUG MONTERO
Affant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before
me this August 14, 2012, at the City of
Manila, Philippines. Affiant exhibiting tome
her Passport No. 0726568 for purposes of
suffcient identifcation under the 2004 Rules on
Notarial Practices.
DOC NO. 103
BOOK NO. 21
PAGE NO. 44
Series of 2012. (MST-Sept. 29 &Oct. 6, 2012)
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com OCTOBER 6, 2012 SATURDAY
B3
Japan leaves rates unchanged
Samsung
bares record
Q3 income
Laos poised
to join WTO
this month
By Elaine Kurtenbach
TOKYOJapans central bank has ended its
latest policy meeting Friday with no change in the
countrys key interest rate, resisting government
pressure for further easing.
SEOUL, South KoreaSamsung Electronics
Co. tipped all-time high quarterly operating
prot, likely driven by strong sales of
high-end smartphones that offset weak
semiconductor orders.
The guidance for Samsungs third quarter
earnings showed it was on track to report
a record-high quarterly prot for a fourth
straight quarter, despite legal tussles with
Apple Inc. that resulted in a $1-billion
compensation judgment in August.
But analysts said a rise in marketing
spending will decrease the companys prot in
the October-December quarter and sustaining
fat margins in premium mobile devices could
be increasingly tough.
Samsung estimated in a regulatory ling
that its July-September operating income
nearly doubled to 8.1 trillion won ($7.3
billion) from 4.25 trillion won a year earlier.
The result, which is 21 percent higher
than Samsungs previous record high prot
posted in the April-June quarter, was better
than the market consensus of 7.6 trillion won,
according to a poll of 26 analysts by FnGuide
Inc., a nancial information provider.
The worlds largest maker of mobile phones,
memory chips and TVs estimated its quarterly
revenue at 52 trillion won, up 26 percent from
a year earlier and meeting expectations.
Shares of Samsung traded 0.4 percent lower in
Seoul. Samsung will announce its full quarterly
results including net income and a breakdown
for each division toward the end of this month.
Analysts believe Samsungs mobile
communications business that sells
smartphones, media players and tablet
computers generated almost 70 percent of its
operating prot in the last quarter. Its growth
has been driven by runaway demand for
Samsungs Android-powered smartphones
that outweighed weak orders for memory
chips and thin margins in television sales.
Samsung surpassed Apple and Nokia in
annual smartphone sales for the rst time in
2011, according to Strategy Analytics. AP
The Bank of Japan said in a
statement Friday that it expected the
worlds third-largest economy to
level off for now, with ination at
about 0 percent.
In a rare move, the governments
national policy minister, Seiji Maehara,
told reporters he attended the central
banks meeting to appeal for more
dramatic action to spur growth.
He and other government ofcials have
recently voiced frustration over the failure
of policies to end Japans protracted bout
of deation, or falling prices, which are a
drag on economic growth.
Im heading to the meeting keeping
in mind the governments stance of
urging further easing of monetary
policy to help us escape from deation,
Maehara said Thursday. Local media
reports said he was the rst government
minister to attend a central bank policy
meeting since 2003.
The BOJ said it would keep policy
unchanged for now but continue
asset purchases and other powerful
monetary easing, such as its decision,
announced last month, to increase
and extend its purchases of Japanese
government bonds and treasury bills
under its stimulus program.
It also urged that greater attention be
paid to the impact of nancial and foreign
exchange markets on the economy
reecting Tokyos unhappiness over the
recent strengthening of the Japanese yen
against other currencies. The yens gains
have partly stemmed from steps taken
by the US and other major economies
to stimulate growth through deeper
monetary easing of their own.
The strong yen, which erodes
overseas earnings while making
Japanese exports more expensive
in global markets, has pummeled
Japanese manufacturers already
suffering from weak global and
domestic demand.
The policy meeting comes just
days before Tokyo will host the
annual meeting of the International
Monetary Fund and World Bank,
and a gathering of nance ministers
of the major Group of Seven
industrial economies.
Their talks will likely focus on
ways to salvage the global recovery
and cope with the lingering European
debt crisis.
Regarding risks, there remains a
high degree of uncertainty over the
global economy, the central bank
said.
Despite recent discouraging
economic data, the central bank has
forecast the economy will rebound,
thanks to resilient domestic demand,
with growth for the current scal year,
which ends on March 31, expected to
exceed 2 percent. AP
THE World Trade Organization is poised this
month to accept Laos, the smallest economy
in the 10-member Association of Southeast
Asian Nations and the last one outside the
global trading club.
The terms of Laos membership were agreed
to last week by a working party on its accession,
and now must be endorsed by all 157 members
of the WTO, according to a posting on the
Geneva-based groups Web site.
Vietnam was the last member of Asean
to join the WTO in January 2007. Laotian
accession further bolsters the associations
international position, as China and the US
compete for inuence in the region and
Myanmar moves away from decades of
political isolation.
Its another feather in the cap for Asean,
said Markus Taussig, an assistant professor in
the business school at the National University
of Singapore, who researches emerging
economies. With Myanmar having turned
from a pariah into the sexy emerging-market
story and with Laos in the WTO, Asean can be
fully represented in international discussions.
The membership package is scheduled
to go to the WTOs General Council for
formal approval on Oct. 26. Laos National
Assembly will probably complete ratication
in December, according to Laos Minister of
Industry and Commerce Nam Viyaketh.
Just as important as gaining better market
access for Laos in its accession, is providing
incentives for and anchoring domestic
reforms, said Mia Mikic, an economist at
the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacic in
Bangkok. She cited the need for updated
regulations in areas including intellectual
property rights, food safety, customs
valuation and import licensing. AP
B4
Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
Sorsogon is rice-sufficient
Healing trees fight C
Eliseo Caliwag, NFA provincial
manager, said the agency has pre-
pared enough buffer to last until
the rst quarter of 2013.
We have 76,316 bags of ready-
to-mill palay and 12,567 bags of
By Oliver Samson
SORSOGON CITY--The province has
sufcient rice despite traders shipping
stocks to meet deciencies in Masbate
and Samar, said a National Food Au-
thority ofcial.
milled rice, he told Manila Stan-
dard, noting that additional pro-
curement until December of about
150,000 bags plus stocks in NFA
warehouses will pool 94,673 bags
of milled rice.
Rice traders are also taking in
more palay with farmers keeping
enough for their household before
selling their grains, Caliwag said,
adding that it has more irrigated
lands than Samar and Masbate.
The NFA rice average daily
sale last month is only 400 to 500
bags, Caliwag said, noting that the
pooled supply would cover 189
days or six months and one week.
That is an indication that we
have sufcient rice in the prov-
ince, he said
The years second harvest in
September and October provide a
steady margin, Caliwag said, even
as some localities have a third har-
vest.
There will be no imported rice
this year in Sorsogon, Caliwag
said. The last time we had im-
ported rice allotment was during the
time of President Gloria Arroyo.
He said stocks bought abroad
by the agency are alloted to non-
rice producing and supply-de-
cient places.
Here in Sorsogon, if our product
will not go outside the province we
always have surplus of rice, Cali-
wag said. However, traders take it
to Masbate and Samar.
By Dexter Aquino See
FLORENCE Sison, principal of Philex
Mining Elementary School, received -
nancial assistance for her radiotherapy
under advocacy the Plant Trees, Fight
the Cs advocacy.
I used to help my companions get into
this program, she said, mindful of her
early stage ovarian liposarcoma. I never
thought that I myself would be among the
recipients.
Abeneciary of a P25,000-assistance, she
underwent radiotherapy for 30 days, a CT
scan, and abdominal and ovarian ultrasound.
Sison will undergo cystoscopy this
month which is needed every two years
for monitoring.
Rosalyn Dahilan, nance manager of
Philex Minings Padcal Project, said do-
nations through the advocacy are made
in exchange for trees to be planted by the
employees in the vicinity of the camp.
A donation of P200 is equivalent to
one seedling, she said.
The funds generated are given as nan-
cial assistance to cancer-stricken PMC
employees, for their chemotherapy and
radiotherapy treatment, and general care.
Funds have exceeded P500,000 by
mid-September, benetting 22 patients,
17 of whom received their assistance late
last year and, the other ve, recently.
Lawyer Eduardo M. Aratas, Philexs
chief legal ofcer, said healing trees
aimed to protect the environment while
helping people get treatment for the
dreaded disease.
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rybook Live Show on Sun-
day with Ramon Bautista
telling the story of Princess
Victoria and Eldar the Wiz in
their quest and battle against
her evil aunt, Maphista.
Tirso Cruz III takes his
turn as narrator on October
14.
Tickets are available at
the park in Sta. Rosa, La-
guna and at EK Makati Sales
Ofce, or from accredited
ticket agents and sellers.
Enchanted Kingdom Inc. re-
serves the right to dishonor
or invalidate tickets pur-
chased from unauthorized
sources.
For more information on
the updated park schedule,
call (02) 830-3535 loc. 333 or
444 or visit www.enchantedk-
ingdom.ph and like Enchanted
Kingdom on Facebook.
EK Story
Book
ALBAY Governor Joey Sal-
ceda, has endorsed to the De-
partment of Transportation
and Communication and the
Civil Aviation Authority the
transfer of the Masbate Air-
port to accommodate bigger
aircraft.
The RDC Secretariat said
expanding the terminal is
listed as a key infrastrucure
in the Albay-Masbate-Sor-
sogon tourism development
plan.
Moving the airport outside
the city followed the Interna-
tional Civil Aviation Organi-
zation Standards and Recom-
mended Practices.
The relocation will cost
P4.474 billion along with a
feasibility study worth P10
million.
The plan also involves
develpment of the aban-
doned airport site.
Florencio P. Narito
Airport
relocation
Bulacan honoree. Mar-
lene Ochoa , of Pulilan, vice
president for corporate com-
munication of the Manila
North Tollways Corp., receives
her Dangal ng Lipi award
for outstanding community
service. Standing beside her
is her mother Benita Ochoa
along with Anna Romero
and Celine Romero. Ochoa
has been cited for provid-
ing leadership to MNTCs
corporate social responsibil-
ity programs, which include
Tullahan River cleanup, tree
planting activities, medi-
cal missions, disaster relief
operations and public school
building renovation and
rehabilitation. Ochoa is also
joined by (from left) Pulilan
Mayor Vicente Esguerra,
Awards Committee Chair Fr.
Mario Ladra, Gov. Wilhelmino
Sy-Alvarado and Vice Gover-
nor Daniel Fernando.
Caraga, Region XIII
Agusan del Norte Engineering District
Butuan City
The DPWH DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, J. Rosales Avenue,Butuan
City, Agusan del Norte, through its Bids and Awards Committee ( BAC ), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID: 12NA0032
Contract Name: (Cluster) Completion of Multi-Purpose Building,
Ki tcharao; Rehabi l i tati on/Improvement of
MPB, Nasipit; Rehabilitation/Improvement of
MPB, Agong-ong, Buenavista.
Contract Location: Agusan del Norte
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php7,379,999.50
Contract Duration: 60 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
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.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their application for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only process
contractors applications for registration, with complete requirements, and
issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are
shown below:
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders October 15, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
2. Issuance of Bid Documents October 3, 2012 to October 22, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference October 10, 2012 10:00 PM
4. Receipts of Bids October 22, 2012 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
5. Opening of Bids October 22, 2012 10:15 a.m.
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, upon
payment of a nonrefundable fee of (P 10,000.00), each. Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH web site.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids Documents.
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 IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplishment forms as
Chairman. The frst envelop 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 DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE, J. Rosales Avenue,
Agusan del Norte, 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.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) CLARO S. COMILING
Chief, MQC Section
BAC Chairman
DPWH INFRA -07- Standard Advertisement-Revised
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
CARAGA REGION XIII
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Surigao City
Bi dS and aWaRdS CoMMi ttEE
__________________________________________________________________
INVITATION TO BID # SDN-G-0062-2012
The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC) invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors to apply for eligibility
and to bid of the following:
Name of Project: Procurement of 7 units Ambulance Van
Brief Description: Procurement of 7 units Ambulance Van
Approved Budget for
The Contract (ABC): Php 8,400,000.00
Source of Funds: PDRRRMO General Fund
Period of Delivery: 45 Calendar Days
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security,
Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post
Qualifcation and Awards of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions
ofR.A. 9184 and its implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Procurement Conference - August 28, 2012
2. Pre-Bidding` - October 12, 2012 @ 2:30 P.M.
3. Opening of Bids - October 24, 2012 @ 2:30 PM
FORM OF SECURITY
Bid Security: The Bid Security shall be in an amount at least equal to a percentage
of the Approved Budget for the Contract to bid/Estimated Contract Cost, as advertised
by the concerned procuring entity, in any of the following forms:
a) Cash, certifed check, cashiers check/managers check, bank draft/
guarantee confrmed by a reputable local universal or commercial bank;
b) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a reputable universal or commercial
bank or in the case of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a foreign
bank, the same shall be confrmed or authenticated by a reputable local
universal or commercial bank; or
c) Any combination of thereof.
The required amount of the Bid Security for the procurement of goods, consulting
services, and infrastructure projects shall be at least two percent (2%) of the Approved
Budget for the Contract/Estimated Contract Cost if cash/bank guarantee, managers
check; fve percent (5%) for Surety Bond.
The BAC will issue Bidding Documents only to bidders declared by the BAC to be
eligible for the bidding upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Three Thousand
Pesos (Php 3,000.00) to the Provincial Treasurers Offce, Cash Division.
The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte assumes no responsibility
whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the
preparation of their bids.
Approved:
(Sgd.) ATTY. AIMEE FAITH L. EGAY
OIC-HRMEDO
BAC Chairman
October 3,2012
(MST-Oct. 6, 2012) (MST-Oct. 6, 2012)
CARAGA REGION XIII
PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Surigao City
Bi dS and aWaRdS CoMMi ttEE
___________________________________________________________________
INVITATION TO BID # SDN-G-0063-2012
The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC) invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors to apply for eligibility
and to bid of the following:
Name of Project: Procurement of 10 units Service Vehicles
Brief Description: Procurement of 10 units Service Vehicles
Approved Budget for
The Contract (ABC): Php 12,600,000.00
Source of Funds: Non-Offce
Period of Delivery: 45 Calendar Days
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Per-
formance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualifcation
and Awards of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184
and its implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
1. Pre-Procurement Conference - September 20,2012
2. Pre-Bidding - October 12, 2012 @ 3:30 P.M.
3. Opening of Bids - October 24,2012 @ 3:30 PM
FORM OF SECURITY
Bid Security: The Bid Security shall be in an amount at least equal to a percentage
of the Approved Budget for the Contract to bid/Estimated Contract Cost, as advertised
by the concerned procuring entity, in any of the following forms:
a) Cash, certifed check, cashiers check/managers check, bank draft/guarantee
confrmed by a reputable local universal or commercial bank;
b) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a reputable universal or commercial
bank or in the case of an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a foreign bank,
the same shall be confrmed or authenticated by a reputable local universal
or commercial bank; or
c) Any combination of thereof.
The required amount of the Bid Security for the procurement of goods, consulting
services, and infrastructure projects shall be at least two percent (2%) of the Approved
Budget for the Contract/Estimated Contract Cost if cash/bank guarantee, managers
check; fve percent (5%) for Surety Bond.
The BAC will issue Bidding Documents only to bidders declared by the BAC to be
eligible for the bidding upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Three Thousand
Pesos (Php 3,000.00) to the Provincial Treasurers Offce, Cash Division.
The Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte assumes no responsibility
whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the
preparation of their bids.
Approved:
(Sgd.) ATTY. AIMEE FAITH L. EGAY
OIC-HRMEDO
BAC Chairman
October 3,2012
noti CE oF EXtRaJ Udi Ci aL
SEttL EMEnt oF tHE EStatE oF
MaRi a LoURdES S. anCHEta
Notice is hereby given that
the estate of the late Maria
Lourdes S. Ancheta, who was a
resident of Block A-G, Lot 5-C,
Phase 2, Sta. Lucia, Magalang,
Pampanga, and who di ed
on January 12, 2012, was
extrajudicially settled by her
heirs, Christopher A. Jimenez
and Khristine A. Jimenez, by
virtue of a Deed of Extrajudicial
Set t l ement execut ed on
January 30, 2012 in the City
of Makati and entered into
the notarial register of Notary
Public Rafael V. Recto, Jr.
as Doc. No. 142; Page No.
29; Book No. CXXVIII; Series
of 2012.
(MST-Oct. 6, 13 & 20, 2012)
For
f ast
ad
r esul t s,
pl ease
c al l
6594830
or
6594903
Proclamation. Former President and PMP chairman Joseph Estrada and Lakas Party
president Senator Ramon Bong Revilla raise the hands of Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III as
the mayoral bet for Antipolo City. The proclamation was attended by Antipolo City Reps.
Romeo Acop of Liberal Party, Robie Puno, Rizal Rep. Joel Duavit, Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado-
Revilla, former Senator Robert Jaworski, former Rep. Lito Gatlabayan of NPC, former Rizal
Rep. Bibit Duavit, former DILG Sectary Ronaldo Puno and San Juan Rep. Joseph Victor
Ejercito Estrada. JUN DAVID

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