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Rocket from the north. A South Korean man in Seoul uses his smart phone to shoot a television screen
reporting news of North Koreas rocket launching on Wednesday. AP
12/12/12.Twelve couples attend a mass wedding ceremony at the The Peak in Hong Kong
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. At least 700 couples were expected to get married on the 12/12/12
date, the last such triple-date this year as they believe the date will bring them everlasting love. AP
Pros and cons. People against the Reproductive Health bill (left) march on the House of Representatives in Quezon City to join the pro-RH people already there (right). MANNY PALMERO
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NoKor hit
for rocket
launching
UNA bets
top SWS
rankings
US to help PH gain credible defense
Bank secrecy law protects Rabusas
Govt wont allow people
to return to danger zones
Violet, red
colors tag
pros, antis
Protest melts as House casts vote
State workers
get P5k bonus
Lawmakers opposed to the bill made a last-ditch at-
tempt to delay the voting by demanding nominal voting
at 8:15 p.m., but House Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tanada
III, who presided over the session, declared that the ayes
have it.
Anti-RH supporters in the North Gallery including
seven Catholic bishops and at least two dozen nuns
jeered at Tanadas ruling.
The 285-member House mustered a record high atten-
dance of 226 members physically present for the historic
vote.
At 8:24 p.m., the rst Yes to RH vote was cast by
Batanes Rep. Henedina Abad, who said she was voting
according to her Catholic faith and teachings to be con-
cerned for women and children.
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Hes back. Boxer
Manny Pacquiao
arrives in Ma-
nila following
his sixth-round
knockout loss to
Mexican Juan
Manuel Marquez
in Las Vegas. BUL-
LIT MARQUEZ, AP
THE senatorial candidates of
the opposition United Nation-
alist Alliance for the mid-term
elections in May next year took
the top spots in the latest survey
of the Social Weather Station, a
party ofcial said on Wednes-
day.
UNA Secretary General To-
bias Tiangco said the survey,
which was conducted from No-
vember 29 to December 3 with
1,200 rspondents, showed that
eight UNA candidates ranked in
the top 12.
The results ... are encourag-
ing for our candidatres, Tiang-
co said.
The SWS survey, which
was commissioned by Business
World, was made ve months
before the May 2013 elections.
An earlier survey made by Pulse
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MORE than one million gov-
ernment workers will receive
on Friday P5,000 as incentive
pay, and Budget Secretary
Florencio Abad said he hoped
it would motivate public ser-
vants to deliver better service
to the people.
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By Rey E. Requejo
THE Court of Appeals has dismissed a
government petition seeking the forfei-
ture of the alleged ill-gotten wealth of
retired military budget ofcer Lt. Col.
George Rabusa, his wife and father-in-
law, saying the secrecy of bank deposits
was still the general rule.
The courts Ninth Division said the ex-
amination of the bank accounts of Rabusa,
his wife Maria Debbie Rabusa and their
children was a shing expedition aimed at
gathering evidence against them.
The court said there had been no court
order authorizing the examination of their
bank accounts, which constituted a viola-
tion of the General Banking Act.
Some of the bank accounts that the
government had inquired into were dol-
lar accounts, which were covered by the
non-disclosure provision of the Foreign
Currency Deposit Act and could not be
disclosed without the depositors written
permission, the court said.
The raison d etre of the law prohibit-
ing disclosure of the...deposits with any
banking institution is to give encourage-
ment to the people to deposit their money
By Sara Susanne
Fabunan
AFTER several failed attempts,
North Korea on Wednesday
successfully sent a satellite
into orbit, a deant act which
immediately drew condemna-
tion from members of the inter-
national community, including
the Philippines.
The long-range rockets
debris fell in the sea 300 kilo-
meters east of the Philippines,
although disaster ofcials said
they have yet to monitor any
untoward incident related to
the launch.
The Foreign Affairs Depart-
ment said the launch was a
clear violation of United Na-
tion Security Council Reso-
lution 1695, 1874, and 1718,
By Francisco Tuyay
INTERIOR Secretary Manuel
Roxas II on Wednesday said the
residents devastated by Typhoon
Pablo and whose houses lay in
danger zones would not be al-
lowed to return to their places
of residence to take them out of
harms way.
He made the statement even
as the casualties from the su-
per storm, which slammed into
Southern Mindanao on Tuesday
last week, rose to 902 yesterday
after rescuers retrieved 200 more
bodies in Davao Oriental. A total
of 890 people remained missing
while millions more remained
displaced.
Roxas said the National Po-
lice and local government units
would be stopping the people liv-
ing in areas considered dangerous
by the Mines and Geosciences
Bureau from returning for their
own safety.
Our people should not be per-
mitted to go back to the land they
previously occupiedespecially
when the area lies within the dan-
ger zones, Roxas said.
Roxas made his announce-
ment shortly after President Be-
nigno Aquino III stressed the im-
portance of geo-hazards mapping
by the Mines and Geoscience
Bureau to identify the danger
zones where people should not be
allowed to settle.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE supporters and critics of
the Reproductive Health bill
put on a show of force Wednes-
day as the House of Represen-
tatives moved to pass the mea-
sure on second reading.
An estimated 300 RH bill
supporters wearing violet rallied
in front of the South Wing gate
of the Batasan Complex, car-
rying placards that read Ipasa
ang RH Bill, Now Na. (Pass the
RH bill now!)
By Sara Susanne
Fabunan and Florante
Solmerin
A DEFENSE ofcial on
Wednesday said the United
States planned to increase the
countrys minimum credible
defense posture amid the con-
tinuing territorial dispute in the
West Philippine Sea and like-
wise provide assistance to the
military in disaster prepared-
ness and maritime security and
awareness, among other things.
Defense Undersecretary Pio
Lorenzo said the US would en-
hance the countrys security by
providing a combination of na-
val troops and defense equipment
while engaging the countrys
armed forces in military training
and exercises.
Batino added that the US move
was part of the implementation of
Manila and Washingtons 1951
Mutual Defense Treaty and the
Visiting Forces Agreement.
Although there were no specif-
ics on when and where they plan
to increase military presence in
the country, Batino said the of-
cials who were present during
the meeting had agreed to form
a technical working group which
would go into the details.
Nothing denitive because
this is just a policy consultation
meeting. All of these specics
will have to be threshed out to the
lower consultation, Batino told
reporters at the sidelines of the
press brieng on the PH-US bilat-
eral consultation at the Diamond
Hotel in Manila.
By Christine F. Herrera
THE House of Representatives on
Wednesday approved the reproduc-
tive health bill despite massive pres-
sure from the Catholic bishops to
block its approval.
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Inedible birds. Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon inspects
a batch of conscated Peking Ducks, part of a P40-million illegal
shipment from China that the Bureau of Customs condemned
on Tuesday at a rendering facility in Tondo, Manila. Assisting him
are Port of Manila Collector Rogel Gatchalian (left) and Lourdes
Mangaoang, head of Customs X-Ray Inspection Project whose
powerful scanners detected the contraband. SONNY ESPIRITU
THE Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Associa-
tion, a group of mining companies, said Wednesday it will
mobilize a mission this week to bring relief to the commu-
nities devastated by Typhoon Pablo in Compostela Valley
and Davao del Sur.
Sagittarius Mines Inc., a group member based in
South Cotabato, has committed to donate P500,000 to
the groups fund fund while allotting another P500,000
for its own company-organized relief mission to the ar-
eas devastated by Pablo.
The associations relief fund has reached P3 million as
of this week, and it will be used to buy tents, food, drink-
ing water and medicine.
Sagittarius Mines is partnering with local government
units and civic organizations in Mindanao to bring in re-
lief and a team of doctors to the disaster areas.
The company said it postponed a company event
scheduled in Davao del Sur this week so that its resourc-
es could be channeled to relief efforts for the victims of
Pablo.
Miners to help
typhoon victims
Bank...
in banking institutions and to dis-
courage private hoarding, the
court said.
Owing to this piece of legisla-
tion, the condentiality of bank
deposits remains to be a basic state
policy in the Philippines.
The case arose from the petition
led by the government before a
Makati court against Rabusa, his
wife and father-in-law Feliz Are-
valo seeking the forfeiture of their
allegedly unlawfully acquired
properties.
The government had contended
that since his employment in the
Armed Forces on March 15, 1981,
up to the ling of its petition on
Dec. 6, 2004, Rabusa had amassed
wealth that was out of proportion
to his salary and his income from
other legitimate sources.
The government also claimed
that Rabusa put some of his wealth
in the names of his wife and father-
in-law to prevent its forfeiture, but
Rabusa denied the governments
claim saying their assets were all
substantiated and legitimate.
Besides, the former military bud-
get ofcer noted that part of their
assets came from the inheritance
and donations that his wife received
from his father -in-law and a loan
obtained from a bank.
Rabusa added that the deposits
that he and his wife had with the
Armed Forces and Police Savings
and Loan Association Inc. were not
solely their personal funds but of
their close relatives and friends.
On Dec. 14, 2009, the Makati
court dismissed the case against
Rabusa and the other accused
and ordered the lifting of the pre-
liminary attachment it had is-
sued against their properties. That
prompted the government to take
its case to the Court of Appeals.
It was Rabusa who blew the
whistle on the misuse of the Armed
Forces multi-billion-peso funds
that resulted in the ling of plunder
charges against two former military
chiefs of staff and nine other former
and active military ofcials and
government auditors.
Those who were charged with
plunder were former Armed Forces
chiefs Diomedio Villanueva and
Roy Cimatu, retired Maj. Gen. Car-
los Garcia, retired Maj. Gen. Jacin-
to Ligot, Brig. Gen. Benito Antonio
de Leon, Col. Cirilo Tomas Donato,
and retired Lt. Col. Ernesto Paranis.
Also charged were retired Maj.
Gen. Hilario Atendido for his alleged
participation as the bagman of Vil-
lanueva and Col. Roy Devesa, former
executive assistant to the late Chief of
Staff Gen. Angelo Reyes.
ISAFP former resident auditor
Divina Cabrera and Armed Forces
former chief accountant Generoso
del Castillo Jr. were also recom-
mended to be indicted in connec-
tion with the fund mess.
Rabusa claimed that the accused
accumulated ill-gotten wealth
through misappropriation, conver-
sion and misuse of public funds by
taking advantage of their positions.
State...
[The incentive pay] is one
of the ways through which we
hope to motivate our govern-
ment workers so they are better-
positioned to serve the Filipino
public, Abad told reporters.
He said the incentive pay
would be across-the-board to
workers who occupy regular,
contractual, and casual positions,
whether appointive or elective,
and full-time or part-time basis.
The incentive pay also covered
uniformed personnel such as the
military and the police, remen
and prison guards. Also included
were local government employ-
ees and personnel in government-
owned and controlled corpora-
tions under the supervision of the
Budget Department.
Last month, government work-
ers received P2,500 cash gift,
which was the other half of the
P2,500 they received last May.
This month or next January, cer-
tain employees can expect to re-
ceive performance-based bonus
of up to P35,000.
Abad said the performance-
based bonus would be awarded
to the best performing employee
of the best performing agency
that attained 90 percent of its ma-
jor target output and priority pro-
grams.
The agency also must have
liquidated its cash advances and
meet certain requirements such
as putting up signages in their
premises that speciffy the steps
and procedures of the services
they offer to the public.
Our efforts to reform the bu-
reaucracy will be successful only
if we can make the most of the
talents of our public servants,
Abad said.
Service delivery can be im-
proved by linking incentives
to the employees performance
along with the bureaus perfor-
mance, he said.
NoKor...
which explicitly demanded DPRK
[Democratic Peoples Republic of
Korea] not to use or conduct any
launch using ballistic missile tech-
nology and the suspension of its
ballistic missile program.
Resolution 1718 was signed on
October 14, 2006 which imposes a
series of economic and commercial
sanctions on North Korea in the af-
termath of its claimed nuclear test
on October 9, 2006.
The resolution 1874, on the other
hand, was signed on June 12, 2009,
imposes further economic and
commercial sanctions on North Ko-
rea for conducting an underground
missile test on May 25, 2009.
The United States, South Korea
and Japan were quick to condemn
the launch, which they see as a test
of technology needed to mount a
nuclear warhead on a missile that
could one day threaten the US, but
Pyongyang said it was merely a
peaceful effort to put a satellite into
orbit.
Even China, North Koreas clos-
est ally, expressed regret that
North Korea went ahead with the
launch in spite of the extensive
concerns of international com-
munity, said Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Hong Lei.
The White House called it a
highly provocative act that threat-
ens regional security.
The Unha-3 rocket was launched
from a site on the west coast, in
the village of Tongchang-ri, about
56 kilometers (35 miles) from the
Chinese border city of Dandong,
across the Yalu River from North
Korea just before 10 a.m. (Manila
time.
It was detected heading south by
a South Korean destroyer patrolling
the Yellow Sea. Japanese ofcials
said the rst rocket stage fell into
the Yellow Sea west of the Korean
Peninsula; a second stage fell into
the Philippine Sea hundreds of
miles (kilometers) farther south.
The North American Aerospace
Defense Command, or NORAD,
later conrmed that North Korea
did appear to have put an object
into space. Initial indications are
that the missile deployed an object
that appeared to achieve orbit,
NORAD said in a statement.
UNA...
Asia showed that UNA could
win seven of the 12 senatorial
slots.
Occupying the rst and sec-
ond spots in the SWS survey
were Loren Legarda with 68
percent and Francis Escudero
with 61 percent. In the Pulse
Asia survey Escudero was
number one with 74.1 percent
and Legarda was second with
68.3 percent.
Tiangco said the results of the
two surveys pushes us to work
harder as we near the campaign
period.
The other UNA candidates
in the top 12 include JV Ejer-
cito, 5th; Jack Enrile, 6th; Sen.
Gringo Honasan, 8th; Ma-
ria Lourdes Binay and Juan
Miguel Zubiri tied at 9th; and
Richard Gordon, 12th.
UNA candidates in the top
20 of the Pulse Asia survey
include Gordeon, 14th; Grace
Poe-Llmanzares, 17th; Ernesto
Maceda, 19th; and Margarita
Cojuangco, 20th.
Govt...
The bureau has said Compos-
tela Valley and Davao province
are danger zones considering
the severe deformation of their
topographies as a result of the
unabated illegal logging and
mining there.
Malacaang on Wednesday
said the government was pre-
paring a program to feed some
90,000 families displaced by the
storm, although there would be
no quick x to the devastation
caused by it.
The national government is
very very cognizant of the fact
that this will not be a quick x,
Cabinet Secretary Rene Almen-
dras said.
This is going to be a long
haul. Fortunately for us, we have
the resources.
The Education Department
said it was accepting cash dona-
tions to buy food, clothing and
school supplies for the students
devastated by Typhoon Pablo.
Education Secretary Armin
Luistro said the Christmas party
at the departments central of-
ce had also been canceled out
of their sympathy with the ty-
phoon victims.
A general in charge of relief
operations in the devastated ar-
eas, meanwhile, on Wednesday
denied there were looting and ri-
oting in the calamity areas.
Some of the rumors of mobs
rioting and the lack of so many
things are hardly true, Lt. Gen.
Jorge Segovia said.
Ive been there.
Roxas on Wednesday also said
he was mobilizing resources for
the victims of Typhoon Pablo.
He made the announcement
after accepting a P10-million
check from the Federation of
Filipino-Chinese Chambers of
Commerce and Industry for the
storm victims.
The British government on
Wednesday pledged P22.2 mil-
lion while Japan donated P22
million to the Social Welfare
Department for the storm vic-
tims. On Monday, Indonesia
turned over a check for $1 mil-
lion to Armed Forces chief Jes-
sie Dellosa.
The Aboitiz Group, which has
donated P5.5 million for the ty-
phoon victims, said Wednesday it
was also accepting donations for
the victims.
The Bureau of Customs said
it would be donating at least six
container vans of used clothing
to the typhoon victims, while the
City of Makati said it would be
donating P4 million to them.
Philippine Airlines and Air-
phil Express said they would be
airlifting relief for free to the ty-
phoon victims.
Philex Mining corp. has sent
a team of miners to Compostela
Valley to help in the search for
missing people.
The Government Service In-
surance System said Wednes-
day it would be granting emer-
gency loans to the more than
345,000 GSIS members affect-
ed by Typhoon Pablo.
With Jonathan Fernandez,
Joyce Pangco Paares, Gigi
Muoz-David, Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan, Joel E. Zurbano,
Ferdinand Fabella, Eric B.
Apolonio and Dexter See
Violet...
Some 500 anti-RH advocates
wearing red shirts held their own
rally, carrying signs that said Yes to
Life, No to Abortion Bill, No to RH.
The Catholic groups had gath-
ered for Mass at St. Peter Parish on
Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon
City before marching toward the
Batasan Complex.
Some anti-RH legislators led
by Zambales Rep. Milagros Mag-
saysay, Manila Rep. Ma. Theresa
Bonoan-David and Leyte Rep.
Lucy Torres joined the anti-RH
march to the Batasan building.
Inside, the galleries were lled
with both pro- and anti-RH spec-
tators, including Catholic bishops
who have been campaigning hard
against the passage of the bill.
These included Archbishops
Paciano Aniceto of San Fernando
and Ramon Arguelles of Lipa; and
Bishops Leo Drona of San Pablo;
Gabriel Reyes of Antipolo; Anto-
nio Tobias of Novaliches; and Jess
Mercado of Paranaque; and Anto-
nio Raola, auxiliary-bishop emeri-
tus of Cebu.
Magsaysay said the presence of
the bishops boosted the morale of
the anti-RH lawmakers.
Our problem here is that we are
up against a very powerful bloc
the party that provides funding for
most of politicians in the country,
Magsaysay said.
In his homily during a concel-
ebrated Mass for the Feast of Our
Lady of Guadalupe, Manila Arch-
bishop Luis Cardinal Tagle urged
lawmakers to listen to their hearts
to come up with a right decision on
the RH bill.
Tagle, one of six new cardi-
nals installed last month, said he
was puzzled that some lawmakers
would question why Catholic bish-
ops would oppose the bill.
We do not speak as politicians
and Im not running for the Senate.
I dont know of any bishop running
for the Senate or Congress. We do
not pretend to be economists, poli-
ticians or sociologists. What we
know is that we are shepherds of
the faithful, he said in Filipino.
Tagle said Catholic bishops were
supposed to teach people about
spirituality and morality, offering a
different approach to the common
good.
Earlier, Archbishop Jose Palma
of Cebu, the president of the Catho-
lic Bishops Conference of the Phil-
ippines, urged lawmakers to obey
God rather than men and to reject
the RH bill, which the Catholic
Church opposes because it gives
Filipinos access to information
about birth control options.
House Minority Leader Danilo
Suarez, a vocal critic of the bill,
said lawmakers who voted against
its passage would go to heaven.
Some legislators were thinking
aloud what will be their incentive
for voting No to the RH bill. Tell
them that they will go to heaven if
they do, Suarez told reporters at a
weekly news forum.
Suarez was one of eight members
of the minority bloc that reversed
their support for the bill in July.
On the day of the crucial House
vote, the Philippine Medical Asso-
ciation maintained ints support for
the RH bill.
Leo Olarte, vice president of the
association, said doctors have studied
fully the provisions of the RH bill,
and saw no reason not to support it.
We support the Churchs stance.
We are pro-life and against abortion,
but we also support responsible par-
enthood and the freedom of choice,
he told the Manila Standard.
I have studied the bill. I am a
lawyer, too.
The bill even stipulates that abor-
tion is a criminal offense, and has
even increased its penalties, he said.
I cant understand why the
Catholic Church is telling us that
we at PMA are pro-abortion, he
added.
He also said life begins at the ex-
act moment of fertilization.
Science says there is no life yet
before fertilization, period. I dont
know why the Church is mad at
us, he added.
A new national survey done by
the Social Weather Stations showed
that some 33 percent of adults said
they would vote for senatorial and
congressional candidates who sup-
port the RH bill, as against 9 per-
cent who said they would vote for
anti-RH candidates, an ofcial of
the Commission on Population said
Wednesday.
Some 58 percent said the RH issue
was irrelevant in deciding their vote.
The SWS survey was conduct-
ed from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 2012,
among 1,200 adults across the
country.
As Congress makes a decision
on the RH bill, the result of this
opinion survey continues to prove
the public support for the measure,
said Benjamin de Leon, Popcom
commissioner.
This survey, like all the other
surveys done in the past favors the
passage of the RH bill, said De
Leon, also president of Forum for
Family Planning and Development.
The survey came a week after an-
other survey done by SWS among
adolescents from the National
Capital Region showed that some
64 percent of adolescents with ages
ranging from 15 to 19 were in favor
of the RH bill as against the 19 per-
cent who were against.
With Christine F. Herrera and
Vito Barcelo
US...
Batino added that the meeting
did not discuss the exact number
of troops that Washington would
send to the country, saying that it
will be primarily an increase on the
defense cooperation activities such
as training and exercises all geared
for maritime security and disaster
relief.
Based on its joint statement, the
bilateral meeting also formulated
policies in line with Manila and
Washingtons constitution, on how
to strengthen the countrys mari-
time security and maritime aware-
ness, specically on the develop-
ment of a National Coast Watch
Center.
US Assistant Secretary of De-
fense Mark Lippert said the Ameri-
can Department of Defense Coop-
erative Threat Reduction Program
is also planning to strengthen the
capability of the Philippines Na-
tional Coast Watch System on mar-
itime domain awareness and mari-
time security coordinating role.
We look forward to continu-
ing this dialogue of shared goal to
promote peace and stability in the
region Lippert said.
The meeting, according to Ba-
tino, was part of what Lippert
discussed last September on the
three-part-approach on what the
US Defense Department will do to
assist the Philippines on security-
related issues.
The rst approach would be the
repositioning of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance; the sec-
ond approach refers to developing
maritime awareness and the third
was continuing the engagement of
both countries military forces.
The United States is the Philip-
pines only treaty ally and one of
only two strategic allies.
Through the Mutual Defense
Treaty signed by both countries in
1951, the Philippines were able to
acquire two Hamilton-class cut-
ters and several armaments that
will boost the Armed Forces of
the Philippines and the Philippine
Coast Guards capacity to protect
the countrys coastal waters.
US assistant secretary of State
Kurt Campbell also re-afrmed
Washingtons rm support for the
Philippines on its defense treaty
with it.
The US stands rmly behind
the Philippines on defense treaty,
Campbell.
The 1951 Mutual Defense Trea-
ty provides that both countries must
come to the aid of each other when
faced with possible armed conict.
The treaty also says Washington
must help Manila boost its military
capability.
Ayes...
The second vote was a No cast by
South Cotabato Rep. Pedro Acha-
ron Jr.
Earlier, House leaders declared
that the period of individual
amendments to the bill would be
ended at 6 p.m. but anti-RH law-
makers stretched this up to 7:43
p.m.
Amid protests of the anti-RH
lawmakers, House Majority Lead-
er Neptali Gonzales II then moved
to put the bill to a vote.
The people are waiting. We
have to decide on this and we have
to let them know what really is the
position of the House. I insist on
my motion (to put the bill to a
vote), Gonzales said.
Several amendments intro-
duced by House Deputy Speaker
Pablo Garcia of Cebu and Pa-
ranaque Rep. Roilo Golez were
accepted by the principal author
and sponsor of the bill, Albay
Rep. Edcel Lagman, but amend-
ments by Cagayan de Oro Rep.
Rufus Rodriguez were voted
down.
Present at the North gallery
were Archbishop Ramon Ar-
guelles of Lipa, Manila Auxiliary
Bshop Teodoro Bacani Jr. Manila
Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pa-
billo, Bishop Jesse Mercado of
Paranaque, Bishop Honesto Ong-
tioco of Cubao, Bishop Gabriel
Reyes of Antipolo and Monsignor
Clemente Ignacio, rector of the
Quiapo Church.
The anti-RH lawmakers
wanted penalty clauses deleted
because they said any prohibi-
tion was an imposition of co-
ercive powers of the state, but
Lagman rejected the amend-
ment.
The marathon amendments
began Monday last week after
President Benigno Aquino III
met with lawmakers in Mala-
canang and asked them to rally
behind the bill.
On the eve of the voting, the
leadership of the ruling Liberal
Party, led by LP stalwarts In-
terior and Local Governments
Secretary Mar Roxas and Budget
Secretary Florencio Abad, took
a party stand in favor of the RH
bill.
Roxas exhorted his LP col-
leagues not to turn their backs
on President Aquino, who said if
he were a congressman today, he
would vote for the RH bill.
Roxas said the country needs
the RH bill to achieve progress
and prosperity.
DECEMBER 13, 2012 THURSDAY
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Extra P5b for cash transfer
IN BRIEF
Sayyaf informants get P22m
Mendoza bows out of TUCP
Prosecutors
rapped for
inaction on
P12-b scam
The amount will bankroll the
cash incentives of at least 200,000
poor households to keep their chil-
dren in school, the bank said.
At present, 3 million Filipino
households are entitled to cash
subsidies from the governmetn
through the Pantawid Pamilya
program, one of the major projects
of the Department of Social Wel-
fare and Development and sup-
ported by the World Bank.
The additional nancing for
Pantawid Pamilya will enable
us to expand the program and
include more poor households
who are vulnerable and margin-
alized, said DSWD Secretary
Corazon Soliman.
CCT is part of a broader strat-
egy of the country in ghting
poverty under the Philippines
Development Plan, which aims
to achieve high and sustained
growth rate that creates jobs and
economic opportunities for the
poor through investments in in-
frastructure, transparent govern-
ance, higher investments in so-
cial protection programs.
The world bank said that at
present, the Pantawid Pamilya
program covers around 7.5 mil-
lion children nationwide.
It said that based on the prelimi-
nary ndings of its study covering
1,418 sample households Pan-
tawid Pamilya has been enabling
poor households to increase their
investments in the health and
education of their children as 76
percent of children in Pantawid
Pamilya households are enrolled
in day care, and 98 percent are en-
rolled in elementary.
Results of the study also
showed that Pantawid Pamilya
children are also using more
health services compared to non-
beneciary households.
Pantawid Pamilya is clearly
changing the spending patterns
of poor households, with bene-
ciary households spending more
on health and education of their
children and pregnant mothers
than poor households who had
not received the program, said
Mr. Nazmul Chaudhury, World
Bank Country Sector Coordina-
tor for Human Development.
World Bank Country Direc-
tor Motoo Konishi said that the
World Bank, together with other
development partners, is sup-
porting CCT because it is well-
targeted and directly helps poor
households meet their basic
needs while improving their hu-
man capital.
By Anna Estrada
THE World Banks board of directors
has approved a $100 million (about
P5 billion) additional nancing for
the Philippines conditional cash
transfer program.
TRADE Union Congress of the Phil-
ippines president Democrito Mendoza
will relinquish his post after he helped
founded and led the TUCP for more
than three decades.
Mendoza will bow out of TUCP on
Fridays TUCP 8th National Convention
& 37th Anniversary.
This is an opportunity for the new
breed of ofcers of TUCP to reposition
the venerable institution in the face of
evolving need of the Filipino workers
and their familiesthe orsening labor
situation in the country and the perceived
dominant practice of anti-worker policies
in these modern times, said Alan Tan-
jusay, TUCP advocacy ofcer.
Mendoza also stepped down as presi-
dent of the 58 year-old Associated Labor
Unions national convention held in July.
ALU is the biggest labor federation in the
country today.
Three hundred ofcial delegates and
observers from 20 TUCP afliate labor
federations will elect the new president,
secretary-general, treasurer, and mem-
bers of the executive board during the
business portion of the convention which
will be held after the 9 a.m. opening cer-
emonies. Vito Barcelo
By Macon Araneta
THE Commission on Ap-
pointments on Wednesday
postponed the conrmation
of Heidi Mendoza as head of
the Commission on Audit af-
ter a state auditor and a lawyer
posed objection.
The CAs committee on con-
stitutional commission deferred
her conrmation following ob-
jections raised by retired state
auditor Arturo Besana and Mari-
ano Sarmiento, senior counsel
for the Yorac, Arroyo, Chua,
Caedo, Coronel Law Ofce.
The panel is led by Senator
Jinggoy Estrada on the part of
the Senate. Estrada is an ally
of Vice President Jejomar Bi-
nay, who, along with his wife,
former Makati Mayor Elenita
Binay, has been the target of
Mendozas investigations at
the COA.
Besana and Sarmiento com-
plained that Mendoza was unt
to be a COA commissioner be-
cause she is incompetent and
untruthful.
Besana said that Mendoza
had a hand in the case led
against him by former military
budget ofcer George Rabusa.
I am opposing her conr-
mation because I believe that
she is incompetent, untruth-
ful and using her position for
her own advantage especially
in bringing herself to the good
graces of those in power in this
government, he said .
He noted that Mendoza was
never a resident auditor, a di-
rector, or holder of any higher
position qualifying her to be a
commissioner.
He said Mendoza likes to
use her own style of auditing
which does not follow the right
process.
He recalled an instance
when Mendoza lied during
the investigation of the House
of Representatives on the al-
leged nancial irregularities
within the Armed Forces of
the Philippines.
He raised suspicion on the vis-
it by Rabusa to Mendoza before.
Both Mendoza and Rabusa
have testied that millions of
pesos were being handed out as
pabaon or send-off money in
the military.
Besana was among those im-
plicated by Rabusa on the issue
of send-off money.
On the otherhand, Sarmiento
raised concerns over her sup-
posed self-promotion.
Mendoza, who appeared for
the rst time before the panel,
turned emotional and defended
herself from the attacks of her
oppositors.
She belied allegations by Be-
sana that she lied during con-
gressional hearings.
Regarding her alleged lack
of experience, Mendoza said
she has been an auditor for 20
years and led at least 10 cases
as a result of her auditing tasks.
He (Besana) calls my style
deviation of audit procedure, I
say it is conviction. If this is not
competence, I dont know how
it is, she said.
Sarmiento echoed the same
sentiments of Besana. He also
said that Mendoza allegedly
engaged in propaganda.
He specifically cited a case be-
fore the Sandiganbayan where
Mendoza was a witness and his
firm was the defendant, during
which there was reportedly media
coverage during her testimony but
not during cross examination.
We found it rather strange,
he said.The CA committee
decided to study the testimo-
nies rst before making any
recommendation.
If she is not conrmed by
the time Congress goes on re-
cess, she will be considered
bypassed and President Be-
nigno Aquino III will have to
re-appoint her.
Meanwhile, the CA panel
recommended for conrma-
tion the appointment of Robert
Martinez as commissioner of
the Civil Service Commission
earlier in the day.
By Maricel V. Cruz

THE Justice departments
special panel of prosecutors
came under criticism lodged
by a Mindanao lawmaker for
its alleged failure to speed
up the resolution of the 27
complaints against the Aman
Futures Group Philippines,
which gured in the alleged
pyramiding scam.
At a hearing conducted by
the House committee on banks
and nancial intermediaries,
Cagayan de Oro City Rep.
Rufus Rodriguez berated Se-
nior Assistant State Prosecutor
Edna Valenzuela for the slow
pace of handling the com-
plaints.
Rodriguez said the DoJ
should have acted immediately
on the complaints that were
led as early as October by the
National Bureau of Investiga-
tion before the prosecutors of-
ce in Pagadian.
This involves ofcials and
the police; it has been two
months already; you are sleep-
ing on the job Rodriguez told
the panel.
He sressed the need for the
panel to speed uthe resolution
of the complaints and ensure
that perpetrators are prosecut-
ed and jailed.
Valenzuela admitted that her
team handling the complaints,
including Pagadian City May-
or Samuel Co is still under
evaluation.
During last weeks hearing,
Rodriguez scored the National
Bureau of Investigation and
the Securities and Exchange
Commission for its failure to
prevent the scam.
Anti-Money Laundering
Council executive director Vi-
cente Aquino said the agency
only managed to freeze Aman
Futures Group Philippines
P200 million assets compared to
the P12 billion it collected from
15,000 investors as the founder
Emmanuel Amalilio ed to Ma-
laysia with the money.
LABOR Secretary Rosalinda
Baldoz said undocumented
Filipino workers in Italy may
avail of a law to make their
stay legitimate and avoid arrest
and deportation.
She said Sanatoria 2012 al-
lowed Italian or other Europe-
an employers to acquire a work
permit for their illegal employ-
ees and regularize their status.
The Italian government has
always been a kind host for more
than 100,000 Filipinos, includ-
ing undocumented OFWs, ma-
jority of which are employed as
household service workers and
caregivers to Italian families,
she said. Some of them have
been serving these families for
many years now.
Implemented last August 9,
a non-European employer with
long-term permit to stay may
also extend the benet to their
undocumented employees.
The Sanatoria presents un-
documented OFWs the opportu-
nity to legalize their stay and -
nally let go of their constant fear
of deportation, Baldoz said.
According to her, the law
applies to those who are con-
tinuously present in Italy on
or before December 31, 2011;
those who are working for
an employer for at least three
months before August 9, 2012;
those who are working with
the same employer at the time
of the ling of application; and
maids and caregivers who are
on part-time employment for at
least 20 hours per week.
Baldoz said disqualication
applied to employers convicted
of crimes related to illegal re-
cruitment, human trafcking,
or prostitution are disqualied
from ling application for regu-
larization. Vito Barcelo
SM donation. Chairman Richard Gordon of the Philippine Red Cross receives the P10-million check from Jose Sio, chief nance
ofcer of SM Investments during the turnover of the donation for survivors of super typhoon Pablo. Looking on are Gwendolyn
Pang, PRC secretary general; Connie Angeles, executive director of SM Foundation and PRC governor Miguel Zubiri. LINO SANTOS
Audit chiefs CA confirmation deferred
Uratex citation. Peachy Medina(center), managing director
of Uratex Philippines, receives a plaque of recognition from the
Philippine Orthopaedics Association for the companys support
to the organization. She is joined by Dr. Adrien Quidlat (left), POA
president and Dr. Geoffrey Battad, immediate past president. The
award was given to Uratex during the POAs 63rd annual convention
held in Quezon City.
Overstaying
Filipinos in
Italy gain
reprieve
Sin tax spells doom
for tobacco, alcohol
FOUR senators and the House Minority Leader said the sin tax
bill ratied Tuesday night by both chambers will spell the death
of the tobacco and alcohol industries.
Rep. Danilo Suarez expressed doubt about a unitary
scheme can raise in four years P33.96 billion from new ex-
cise taxes, a position also taken by Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile, Senate President pro tempore Jinggoy Estrada,
Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Senator Ralph Recto.
Suarez told reporters on Wednesday said the measure
would be a disaster to local manufacturers.
While I voted yes to the measure, I did so with the express reserva-
tion that the taxes for cigarettes should not become unitary by 2017, he
said. I do not understand how premium cigarette brands are placed in
the same tax bracket as their lower-priced competitors.
Suarez said it was inconceivable that the tobacco and alcohol in-
dustries share the 69/31 percent burden in the rst year.
I have my serious doubts about itas to whether the the
measure is a revenue bill or a health care bill, he said.
Coming from a tobacco-growing region, Enriles stand
was expected.
I cannot support a bill that destroys local industries, he said.
Estrada said he voted against the sin tax even as he recognized
the revenue needed to fund the governments health program.
With the 69/31 burden sharing69% of the tax yield against
the tobacco productswe would be wiping out more than 80
billion tobacco industry in the country thereby, causing hard-
ship and suffering to more than 2 million tobacco farmers and
workers especially those in the Northern Philippines due to un-
employment, he said. Maricel CruzandMaconRamosAraneta
INFORMANTS on Wednesday received
their share from the P22 million cash re-
ward allotted by the government for help-
ing the Armed Forces in the campaign
against rebels along with criminal and ter-
rorists such as the Abu Sayyaf Group.
The informants gave vital information
in the neutralization of most wanted terror-
ists and rebels, Spokesman Col. Arnulfo
Marcelo Burgos Jr. said during the distribu-
tion of the bounty at the multipurpose hall of
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence in
Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
Burgos said the incentive, which was proc-
essed with Camp Crame under the National
Joint Reward Valuation Committee, encour-
aged participation in anti-insurgency and
counter-terrorism activities.
The fall of ASG leader Ghumbahali
Jumdail alias Dr. Abu carried a P7.4-
million reward following an air raid in
Parang, Sulu ,last February that killed 15
known Jemaah Islamiyah and ASG lead-
ers and members.
Also killed were sub-leader Suhud Tan-
adjalin for P3.3-million; ASG key member
Usman Said alias Kaiser Said, P1.2-million;
and ASG members Imbo Bayani alias Sahibul
Jamaani, Harun Jaljalis, Assan/Bin Laden
alias Abu Usama (captured), Burrong Rasul
Barro alias Abu Mohammad (captured),
Rommel Abbas alias Abu Nick (captured),
and Samsudin Musa alias Musa (captured) at
P350,000 each.
Arrested members of the New Peoples
Army include Allan Jazmines alias Tomas/
Arthur for P5.6-million; Robertson Anchez
alias Stanley/Felimon (killed) and Edgar-
do Sevilla alias Palong/Diego (captured),
P1.2-million each over cases of murder,
robbery in band, and multiple frustrated
murder. Florante S. Solmerin
Mendoza LINO SANTOS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS
A N N O U N C E M E N T
(MST-Dec.13, 2012)
President Benigno S. Aquino III has submitted to the Commission
on Appointments (C.A.) for confrmation the nominations of the following
offcials in the Department of Foreign Affairs:
Elizabeth P. Buensuceso - Chief of Mission, Class I, as
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Philippine
Mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in
Jakarta, Indonesia, with the rank and privileges of and the salary and
emoluments of a Chief of Mission, Class I; Alex G. Chua - Chief of
Mission, Class II, asAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to the Union of Myanmar; Sahid S. Glang Chief of Mission,
Class II, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Kingdom of Bahrain; Domingo C. Lucenario - Chief of Mission,
Class II, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan with concurrent jurisdiction over the
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic
of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan; and Lamberto V.
Monsanto- Chief of Mission, Class II, asAmbassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary to the Philippine Mission to the Republic of
Kenya and as Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Environmental Programme (UNEP) and HABITAT, with concurrent
jurisdiction over the Republic of Burundi, Union of the Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Republic
of Madagascar, Republic of Malawi, Republic of Mauritius, Republic
of Rwanda, Republic of Seychelles, Somali Republic, United
Republic of Tanzania and Republic of Uganda
The public may submit any information, written report or sworn
complaints or oppositions in forty (40) copies on the above nominations to
the CASecretariat, 6
th
Floor, PNB Financial Center, Diosdado Macapagal
Blvd., Pasay City, Metro Manila.
For the schedule of the public hearings, the CA Secretariat can be
reached through telephone numbers 551-7532, 831-0893, 831-1824,
834-2706, 831-1566 and 834-2713.
12 December 2012.

ARTURO L. TIU
Secretary
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com DECEMBER 13, 2012 THURSDAY
A4
IN an ideal world, the government makes
use of idle land and funds the establishment
of economic zones that aim to generate
activity for that community.
Investors come in and locate in these
zones, causing employment, providing
income, and setting in motion a virtuous
cycle of economic activity.
This not only brings returns on capital.
More importantly, it empowers the citizens
by giving them more opportunities and
improves the quality of their lives.
The rights of indigenous peoples, whose
ancestors have tilled the land and shed
the waters for generations, are respected.
Their claims are recognized even without
the benet of any written title.
This scenario does not consider that the
politicians authoring the law establishing
the economic zone and authorizing the
disbursement of funds for it should be part
of the board of directors or the management
of said entity.
It is also unthinkable that the national
government would offer nothing more
than a hasty statement to indigenous
peoples to keep an open mind even as
they see their land and their livelihood
threatened.
This is exactly what is unfolding in
the controversy surrounding the Aurora
Pacic Economic Zone, which spans
an area of almost 13,000 hectares in the
San Ildefonso Peninsula in Casiguran,
Aurora.
Farmers, shermen and native Dumagats
marched 350 kilometers from their homes
to Manila this week to protest the unjust
actslandgrabbing and human rights
violationsperpetuated against them by
those pushing for the ecozone.
They also sought a dialogue with
President Benigno Aquino III. Alas, the
meeting with the President ended with
the latter acting distant and sending the
message that he just did not care. Mr.
Aquino seems to have made up his mind
to support Apeco at all costs. After all, the
Angaras are his political allies.
While Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara has
admitted that their consultations with
stakeholders have been inadequate
they only spoke with local government
representatives and not to the members
of the communities who are threatened
with displacementthis administration
seems bent on pushing through with
the project without rst resolving the
thorny issues surrounding it. So much
for daang matuwid.
Who does not want development?
Who is saying no to jobs? Certainly, the
people of Casiguran would welcome this
boost to their livelihoodif only it were
done the just way.
The video Apeco shows prospective
investors claims that Casiguran is
unspoiled, virgin territory. Unfortunately,
it is no stranger to less than pristine
intentions by a few at the expense of
those who hardly have a voice to assert
their rights.
Impure intentions
One year later
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IF Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sere-
no had been appointed by the previ-
ous administration, the calls for her
impeachment would have reached a
deafening crescendo just about now,
just like it did a year ago when the
House of Representatives voted to
remove her predecessor. But Sereno,
who has been exposed by her own col-
leagues of issuing a fraudulent order
decentralizing the Supreme Court, will
most likely not receive even a repri-
mand from President Noynoy Aquino
and his allies all of whom so eagerly
piled onto former Chief Justice Renato
Corona, who did not even commit an
impeachable offense.
Instead of castigating Sereno, we
only hear a top lapdog of the Aquino
administration, Senator Francis Pang-
ilinan, intoning that Corona chums
in the high court
are making life
difcult for the
Presidents former
Ateneo classmate
and handpicked
replacement Chief
Justice. Its as if the
rest of the tribunal,
in Pangilinans sim-
ple mind, put a gun
to Serenos head
and told her to sign
an order to open an
administrative of-
ce in Cebu with-
out the approval of
the rest of the court,
thus forcing her to
commit an act that
is on its face fraud-
ulent, illegal and against the rules.
But where are the outraged senators
and congressmen, the civil society ad-
vocates and the other Yellow-bellied
tormentors of Corona now, when their
replacement CJ has been caught in
agrante delicto issuing an unauthor-
ized, patently spurious order? Why
are Aquino and his many spokesmen
silent on the case of Serenos creation
of her Judiciary Decentralized Ofce
that reopened the Regional Court Ad-
ministration Ofce in Cebu through
her unilaterally-issued Administrative
Order No. 175?
Serenos order was overruled by
the entire court, acting on a memo-
randum written by Associate Justice
Teresita Leonardo-de Castro for being
released without the tribunals approv-
al. De Castros memorandum asked
the court to revoke the Chief Justices
order which, according to its rules, re-
quires collegial approval.
Regardless of what Pangilinan has
said, Corona clearly had nothing to
do with Serenos precipitate and pre-
sumptuous action. Sereno thought
perhaps that she had been appointed
Sovereign of the Judicial Branch, an-
swerable to no one except Emperor
Aquino himself.
As for the noted senator, I knew
that the Senate would have been bet-
ter off if his wife actress Sharon Cu-
neta had been elected instead of him.
Sharon brought in the votes for Pang-
ilinan, after all and would probably
have caused a lot less damage than the
gray-haired legislator who beneted
from his association to the Mega-
star.
As they still say in Diliman, Kiko
was already a politician when he was
still a student. Its just sad that he still
acts like a student now that hes al-
ready a real politician.
* * *
But the anniversary of Coronas
impeachment by the House at around
this time did not really go unnoticed,
despite the deathly quiet of those who
worked for it now that Aquinos girl
in the high court is embroiled once
again in controversy. Coronas chief
tormentor in Congress, the wimpy-
voiced Rep. Niel Tupas Jr., reappeared
briey to urge his House colleagues,
a year after they impeached the chief
justice for failing to submit a state-
ment of assets, liabilities and net
worth, to declare their own wealth ac-
cording to the spirit and letter of the
law.
Tupas noted that his colleagues
still refuse to allow their SALNs to
be disclosed a
year after they im-
peached Corona
for doing the same
thing. But Tupas
also had to admit
that he hasnt dis-
closed his own
SALN even if
he expressed will-
ingness to give all
information about
his wealth if any-
one asks for it.
Tupas verbal
ip-opping and
jesuitic rationaliz-
ing, of course, sur-
prise no one who
watched him pros-
ecute Corona with
all the power and resources of the Ex-
ecutive and both Houses of Congress
behind him. The hypocrisy of Tupas,
the unethical ethics committee chair-
man, simply knows no limits.
If Tupas were really more than just
Aquinos stooge, he would mark the
anniversary of Coronas impeachment
in the House by ling a similar com-
plaint against Sereno for her clear
and many violations of the Supreme
Courts rules that are inexorably lead-
ing to an insurrection led by her own
outraged colleagues in the tribunal.
But that is assuming that Tupas and
the congressmen who impeached Co-
rona were truly motivated by a desire
to keep the high court on the straight
and narrow path, instead of the pork,
perks and pelf dangled before them by
Aquino if they removed a sitting chief
justice.
By now, certainly, with Sereno
acting just like her supressed psycho-
logical test results predicted, no one
doubts why Corona was impeached.
Aquino wanted him removed, on
whatever grounds and no matter what
the cost its as simple as that.
And if Sereno continues to act like
she owns the Judiciary, having been
issued the deed for it by Aquino, ex-
pect Malacaang, its pork-purchased
Congress and its Yellow sheeple to
act as if nothing is amiss. The rest of
us can only wonder what we did to
deserve Aquino, Sereno, Pangilinan,
Tupas and the whole stupid, lying and
hypocritical lot.
Awed during the second national IHL summit
MARLON C. MAGTIRA Online Editor/Tech Section Editor
(I DELIVERED the keynote address
entitled In Awe during the Second In-
ternational Humanitarian Law Summit
at Malacaang yesterday. I am publish-
ing here excerpts of my address where I
explained why I was in awe.)
I am awed because not too long
ago, civil society -- which I belong to,
was excluded in the task of dissemi-
nating and ensuring compliance with
our state obligations under IHL. We do
not know exactly why the past GMA
administration opted to expel civil so-
ciety from the National IHL Commit-
tee. x x x Whatever the real reasons
may have been, what we are certain is
that the administration that banned us
was the same administration that show-
ered adulation on a war criminal, the
Butcher Jovito Palparan who today, has
gone on voluntary disappearance and
is now a fugitive from justice. What we
also know is the same administration that
banned us was the same regime that UN
Special Rapporteur Philip Alston con-
demned for its gross breaches of human
rights law. Specically, Alston, whom a
former Secretary of Justice has referred
as a muchacho of the UN, conrmed
that extralegal killings, even if it is still
unsure how many there have been, are
evidence that the Philippines is in breach
of its obligation to protect and promote
the right to life.xxx
I therefore stand before you today as
a member of civil society- triumphant-
that in an administration that has re-
ceived a genuine mandate to govern, we
are recognized anew as an invaluable
partner of the state in the discharge of
its obligations under International Law.
I am awed, too, at how a few years
can indeed make the difference.
In 2009, Congress enacted RA 9851
that dened war crimes, crimes against
humanity and genocide as being criminal.
Furthermore, it is a law that codied the
applicability of the exercise of universal
jurisdiction for these crimes, the fact
that these prosecutions are not subject
to prescription, and the fact that the de-
fense of sovereign immunity, including
that of a sitting President, may no longer
be invoked as a defense for the prosecu-
tion of these crimes. xxx
Almost immediately after assuming of-
ce, PNoy did what we all thought would
talk two lifetimes to realize: he sent the
Rome Statute of the International Crimi-
nal Court for concurrence of the Senate,
paving the way for our membership to the
International Criminal Court. Our mem-
bership to the ICC is without a doubt a
signal to one and all that the Philippines
will no longer allow impunity to persist.
The Philippines further ratied and
became a party to the 1977 First Ad-
ditional Protocol to the Geneva Con-
vention and the Optional Protocol to
the Torture Convention. Under the ad-
ditional protocol, the Philippines now
ranks as amongst the countries that have
undertaken to insulate civilian popula-
tions from the adverse consequences
of war. Our ratication of the Optional
protocol to the Torture Convention, in
turn, had the effect of recognizing the
jurisdiction of the Torture Committee,
the treaty monitoring body for the Con-
vention Against Torture, and will enable
our nationals to le individual com-
plaints with the said Committee when
they feel that their rights, as provided in
the Convention, are not being promoted
and promoted by our government.
Finally, in recognition that enforced
disappearance is the ultimate form of
torture for its victims - who do not know
if they should weep for the loss of their
loved ones or still hope that they will be
found -- Congress has passed its nal
version of the anti-enforced disappear-
ance law...This promises to be the rst
law of its act in the whole of Asia. I am
condent that the President will either
sign it into law or will allow it to lapse
into one.
I stand today before you also in awe
with the tremendous challenges ahead
of us ...our burden to discharge our obli-
gations under the aut dedere aut judicare
principle, or that states must investigate
and punish those who commit interna-
tional crimes, can only be discharged
if our domestic legal system is able to
investigate, prosecute and punish those
who will commit war crimes and crimes
against humanity.
Already, our experience with the pros-
ecutions of ordinary murders,such as the
Ampatuan massacre case, the Doc Gerry
Ortega case, the Binayug torture case and
the unresolved enforced disappearances
of Jonas Burgos, the three Islamic schol-
ars who disappeared in the sterile prem-
ises of Terminal 3 of the Naia in January
of this year, and even the disappearance
of prominent lawyer, Atty. Frank Joe
Zulueta, underscore a tremendous struc-
tural challenge now facing us. And while
we acknowledge that the destruction of
our criminal justice system was the handi-
work of the past dispensation, the task of
governance demand that it is this adminis-
tration that should now rebuild these dam-
aged institutions.
Let us now build the capacity of the
PNP to utilize forensic evidence rather
than rely on testimonial evidence. The lat-
ter is oftentimes cheap or readily available
through resort to torture. Let us demand
from the National Prosecution Service a
better conviction rate- denitely better
than its current 1 percent conviction rate
for cases involving extralegal killings as
reported in the Pareno report commis-
sioned by the Asia Foundation.
Let us dialogue with the Judiciary
and discuss if we should instead adopt
the inquisitorial system where it is the
judge that gathers the evidence in the
resolution of a judicial dispute rather
than the current adversarial system
where the judge is a passive recipient of
evidence adduced by the parties.
Perhaps, the ultimate challenge is to
aim for the time when IHL becomes a
purely academic eld of study in this
country. This will only happen when we
have achieved a lasting and just peace,
when armed conicts remain part of our
history, but no longer a part of and not
our daily lives. In sa Allah.
ATTY. HARRY
ROQUE JR.
VIEW FROM MALCOLM
Sereno thought
she had been
appointed
Sovereign of
the Judiciary,
answerable to no
one except Emperor
Aquino.
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
MANY things have been happening
to the economy in the past few
weeks. The 7.1-percent growth in
gross domestic product, in particular,
comes as good news for a country
devastated by typhoon Pablo and
stunned by the knockout of Manny
Pacquiao.
All things considered, the GDP
growth was the best in Southeast
Asian considering the global
meltdown. The problem is that
this was largely due to services
corresponding with the remittances
from our migrant workers preparatory
to the Christmas season. According to
records, these remittances amount to
$20 billion through ofcial channels
and another $10 billion through
unofcial channels.
This is all good for the economy
-- but remittances do not provide
jobs and employment. No wonder
millions of Filipinos are still mired in
poverty.
Agriculture remains weak and
manufacturing slow. This explains
the decline in exports. Im not an
economist, but
from my experience
as business editor
of the defunct
Philippines Herald
before martial law,
I think I know what
activities provide
jobs -- and what do
not.
The upside of the
economys rebound
is also being felt with the continued
bull run in the stock exchange. The
peso has also breached a new barrier.
These show that hot money from
abroad is coming in. The problem
with hot money is that it comes in
when theres prots to be made and
soon leave when it all ends. No jobs
are created in the process.
The appreciation of the peso is
another thing. To my mind, it is
completely unjustied for the country
mired in poverty and unemployment.
This is why I agree with economists who
say that the peso is now overvalued.
Sure, there is an upside to these
developments in the stock market and
in the foreign exchange. But there are
also minuses:
The bull run at the stock exchange
gives the country a false sense of
comfort that we are now doing well
compared to our neighbors. I say
a false sense of comfort since
countries like Malaysia, Thailand,
Vietnam and Indonesia are still very
much ahead of us in foreign direct
investments.
Yes, we do have investments, but
they are crumbs. And all because
of so much, often conicting
government policies insofar as
foreign investments are concerned.
A strong peso dampens the
establishment of new industries,
which are export-oriented. And this
affects employment opportunities for
the country so in need for people to
have jobs.
While a strong peso makes
imports and foreign travel cheaper,
exports and tourism within the
country also become relatively more
expensive. The downside to all this is
that while imports become cheaper,
foreigners will nd our exports
more costly than our competitors
in the foreign markets, like Taiwan,
Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Thailand and China. This could
have an impact on further creating
more unemployment for the country,
aggravating poverty.
The overseas Filipino workers are
hardest hit by the appreciation of the
peso. They are already complaining
because their relatives back home
who receive their remittances are
now getting less.
* * *
If by this time, you have not yet
bought all the gifts you want to share
with your loved ones and friends, you
are in big trouble.
This weekend, employees will be
getting their bonuses. All the shopping
malls and stores like Divisoria and
Baclaran will be teeming with people
doing last-minute shopping.
And thats not the end. Youll have
to negotiate trafc
gridlocks when
you go shopping.
And you still have
to wrap your gifts.
My wife,
always the wise
one in the family,
did her Christmas
shopping as early
as August and
September. Thats
why Im not seeing her panicking
like my daughter who always
procastinates and leaves things at the
last minute.
* * *
All is not well for Chief Justice Ma.
Lourdes Sereno and her colleagues at
the Supreme Court.
The en banc decision of the
Supreme Court openly rebuffed
Serenos attempt to act unilaterally in
her effort to decentralize the courts
administrative supervision over the
lower courts.
Sereno had attemptedon her own
to create a new judicial ofce in
the Visayas. She had even appointed
somebody to head it.
Did she forget that the Supreme
Court is a collegial body? The high
court then admonished Sereno that
her order infringed on the statutory
duty of the Ofce of the Court in
supervising the Judiciary.
The Supreme Court en banc
formed a committee to study the
decentralization of the administrative
supervision over the lower courts.
The rebuff that the Chief Justice
got from the Supreme Court en banc
can only damage her image as primus
inter pares or rst among equals.
Clearly, Sereno still has a lot to learn
from her colleagues who are more
senior than she is.
Upside and
downside
RH-positive
A FRONT-PAGE photograph in yes-
terdays MST showed a row of sol-
emn Catholic clergy a cardinal and a
brace each of archbishops and bishops
watching the continuation of the
deliberations on the [RH bill], which
the Catholic Church condemns, at the
House of Representatives.
Understandably, given their stature and
eminence, these are grave, elderly men
who have dedicated their lives to pursuing
the interests of the Church. In their belief,
by opposing the RH bill, they are trying to
do their best for their adherents.
Among those clamoring for lawmakers
to pass the RH bill are 23 medical groups,
among them the Philippine Medical As-
sociation, Philippine Obstetrical and Gy-
necological Society, the Naational Center
for Disease Prevention and Control, De-
partment of Health, Philippine College of
Physicians, and others.
The groups combined represent
around 267,000 health care profession-
als (physicians, nurses, and midwives).
The PMA said in a statement, As health
care providers we cannot be reduced to
being for or against the bill because our
obligation has and will always be about
saving lives, and the longer we stay qui-
et, the more lives are lost.
Like the Catholic clergy so adamant-
ly on the opposite side of the fence,
these health care providers are also be-
lieve they are doing their best for those
they serve.
There can be no compromise in this
regard, because such a bill is all or noth-
ing. A watered-down version would
not deliver all the benets sought by
the bills authors and supporters.
But what do old celibate men know
rsthand about having wives and chil-
dren or raising a family in dire circum-
stances? By the very nature of their
vocation, they are not allowed to have
personal experience of this. They make
their stand based on their faith.
Medical practitioners, however,
themselves have families of their own
and are directly engaged in caring for
pregnant women, mothers, and new-
born infants. They make their stand
based on their knowledge, experience,
and personal observation over years
of medical practice.
This is how our lawmakers need to
make decisions - based on science and
facts, not on the dictates of a religious
text or dogma that not everyone in this
society believes in.
That would be the logical and sensi-
ble way of doing things because in a so-
ciety with a degree of diversity such as
ours, not everyone is Catholic. Not ev-
eryone disagrees with the provisions of
the RH bill. Merely because a tradition-
ally powerful clique in society wishes to
continue holding sway over politics as it
did in centuries past does not mean that
we should allow this to continue today.
Allowing one Church to have their
way in this would make us no different
from a religious state such as those in
the Middle East. Doing so would ne-
gate the provision for the separation
of church and state in the Constitution.
Doing so would render useless the ef-
forts made by many throughout history
who championed science and the right
to personal choice and suffered for de-
fying the intransigence of the dominant
ideology.
The inexibility of the Catholic
Churchs stand on the RH bill and other
current events shows how stuck it is in
the past. For some of the clergy to have
blamed events as disparate as the devas-
tation caused by typhoon Pablo and the
devastation caused upon Manny Pac-
quiaos face by Juan Manuel Marquezs
powerful right hand to the wrath of God
is to impute a gullible credulity to the
populace.
The RH bill should not be made a reli-
gious issue because it is a health issue. Let
us hope lawmakers will see through the
smokescreen created by swung censers
and make their decisions based on facts
for the good for the many, not the few.
* * *
Thanks to Philippines Graphic mag-
azine for publishing a short story of
mine, Sire of Sires in their December
3 issue. The story is set at the racetrack,
and might be interesting for those who
like their ction brewed black, no sugar.
***
Email: jennyo@live.com, Blog: http://
jennyo.net, Facebook: Gogirl Caf, Twit-
ter: @jennyortuoste
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
EVERYMAN
Hot money
is not
everything.
By Adam Minter
ON Monday night, the Chinese author
Mo Yan accepted his Nobel Prize in Lit-
erature in Stockholm. It was a big event
for him, and an even bigger one for Chi-
nas newspapers and microblogs.
The interest was predictable: Mo is
the rst non-dissident Chinese national
to win a Nobel Prize, and his award is
thus celebrated as a moment of interna-
tional recognition that has long eluded
the worlds most populous country. In
2010, Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned Chi-
nese dissident author and activist won
the Peace Prize -- the rst Chinese na-
tional to win any Nobel - - much to the
chagrin and embarrassment of the Com-
munist Party he critiqued. Fair or unfair,
Mo and his prize were destined to be
viewed in Lius shadow, and Mo was
destined to be asked about -- and per-
haps made to answer for -- Liu.
The Chinese view Mo rst and fore-
most as a soft-spoken writer of muscu-
lar, often cruel novels of the Chinese
countryside. He inspires tremendous na-
tional pride (especially since the Nobel).
Before his big win, Mo had never dem-
onstrated much interest in speaking up
politically. His name is actually a pseud-
onym that means Dont Speak, and he
claims to have adopted it in honor of his
fathers orders to him during the Cul-
tural Revolution.
Still, Mo is surely not naive about po-
litical matters. His role as vice chairman
of the state-chartered Chinese Writers
Association makes him a target of critics
who seek to diminish his work as soft-
core agitprop and certainly informs his
understanding of the costs and benets
of speaking up on political issues.
Mos spoken words since winning
the Nobel have only seemed to com-
plicate perceptions of him among
those who insist on dening him polit-
ically. In October, he spoke in support
of Lius release. Last week in Stock-
holm, he declined to comment on the
dissident at all. Late last week, he gave
now-notorious comments seeming to
suggest that censorship is a necessary
safeguard, much like an airport securi-
ty check. On Monday, his brief speech
after receiving the prize imagined the
horror of a world without literature.
He could variously be interpreted as
a man genuinely conicted, a govern-
ment patsy or a sly critic of the Com-
munist Party.
Over the last week, the discussion
among Chinese of Mos true feelings
has raged more ercely than at any time
since he won. The surge of interest came
in part because of Mondays ceremony
but more notably from an unexpected
Internet sensation: Mos Nobel lecture
at the Royal Swedish Academy on Fri-
day. By early Saturday morning, the
video and transcript had gone viral with
tens of thousands -- if not many more
-- views. By the end of the weekend,
it was the subject of editorials in some
of Chinas most important newspapers.
And by Monday morning, discussion of
the speech was one of the top trending
topics on Chinese microblogs.
What animated many of the tweets
and editorials were three odd parables
that Mo told at the end of his lecture,.
All three parables have received
some attention, but it is the third one
which has Chinas netizens in a sort
of Talmudic tizzy. As told to the acad-
emy, it begins: A group of eight out-
of-town bricklayers took refuge from
a storm in a rundown temple. Thun-
der rumbled outside, sending re-
balls their way. They even heard what
sounded like dragon shrieks. The men
were terried, their faces ashen.
Mo describes how the eight men
decide that their group is cursed by
the presence of one who must have
committed a crime against the heav-
ens. To determine who, they agree to
throw their hats toward the open door.
Whoevers hat ies out the door is the
guilty one and must spend the night
in the storm. Mo continues: So they
ung their hats toward the door. Seven
hats were blown back inside; one went
out the door. They pressured the eighth
man to go out and accept his punish-
ment, and when he balked, they picked
him up and ung him out the door. Ill
bet you all know how the story ends:
They had no sooner ung him out the
door than the temple collapsed around
them.
Many microbloggers, likely among
them readers of Mos novels and the
petty cruelties that the powerful inict
on the powerless within them, reason-
ably sense politics of a sort in the tale,
though not the kind of politics that can
necessarily be interpreted as a critique
of the Communist Party.
Guo Jing, a reporter and popular host
with the state-run China National Radio,
took such an approach via a tweet to Sina
Weibo, Chinas most popular microblog,
on Sunday: Mo Yan demonstrated his
political attitude in the last story of his
speech: A nation with a mob mentality
but without beliefs, a sense of indepen-
dence, and a spirit of repentance, will
earn collective retribution.
Li Xingwen, a columnist for Party-
owned Beijing Youth Daily, offered two
plausible deconstructions that also seem
to blame Chinese society, and not the
ruling Communist Party, for whatever
tragedy the temple collapse represents.
He wrote in an editorial on Sunday: Not
every interpretation is quite so attering
to Mo, or to the Communist Party. In-
deed, across Weibo -- and in less obvi-
ous ways, in Chinese newspapers -- the
Chinese seem genuinely conicted about
how to interpret their new Nobelists
tale. In a Saturday tweet by Weibo user
Kai Yan, Mo is both a Communist Party
pawn and a satirist whose subject-matter
is Chinas all-powerful Politburo Stand-
ing Committee: Mo Yans prize was
controversial and recently he supported
censorship. He was also condemned by
the global media for not joining those
who support Xiaobos release. However,
his acceptance speech was interesting.
One story in his speech was about eight
masons who took shelter from rain in a
temple this is an obvious satire of the
Communist Partys court intrigues.
Its obvious to Kai Yan, at least. For
others, it remains a cryptic curiosity.
Still, for all the discussion of Mos poli-
tics, theres an undeniable online con-
sensus that Chinas rst literary Nobel-
ist should be left to do his work without
having to answer such questions (espe-
cially when posed by foreign media).
Most online commentators are more
concerned with the rst half of the lec-
ture, in which he offers elegiac remem-
brances of his mother and hometown
and how they made him the man -- and
the writer -- he is today.
One popular tweet, later forwarded
thousands of times on Sina Weibo (most
notably it was quoted in a Sina Weibo
tweet by Kai-fu Lee, former president
of Google China, and then forwarded by
his followers), sums up the sentiment: I
have not read Mo Yans books, but after
listening to his speech I know why he
would win. He has a good mother and
extended family, hes honest and kind-
hearted, he has a life of hardship and
rich experience, he is good at observing
and remembering he is a calm and or-
dinary Chinese.
Mos politics, whatever they may be,
will likely remain a matter of dispute for
years to come. But his standing among a
Chinese public that embraces and identi-
es him as one of their own wont falter
because of it. Bloomberg
Mo Yan and the parable of a patsy
By Nelson Forte Flores, LL.B., 3
LAST week I discussed why the use of the
term Filipino is causing us confusion re-
garding our national consciousness. Now
kindly allow me to share with you my
ideas concerning our lack of history.
Did you know that only nine genera-
tions have passed since we rst felt that
sense of nationhood on that fateful date
of Feb. 17, 1872 when Fathers Mariano
Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamo-
ra were executed in Bagumbayan (now
Rizal Park), seven generations since
Andres Bonifacio started the August,
1896 national revolution and only about
four generations since we became a re-
public on July 4, 1946?
This is such a short time, so short it
seems that it is not yet enough to make
us fully aware of our national identity.
I suspect this is also the reason why we
are more regional/tribal and less nation-
al in our attitude and preference.
Prior to the 1896 revolution, we did
not have a history as a nation. All events
and revolts that happened in the archi-
pelago during these times are local and
affect only a particular tribe or personal-
ity. What we have for history is the story
of our being oppressed and colonized.
The absence of a great and glorious
ancient history like what our South-
east Asian neighbors experienced made
it very easy for the Spaniards or the
Americans and even the Japanese, to
some extent, to colonize us. This is also
the reason why our propagandist heroes
-- then based in Europe like Jose Rizal,
Graciano Lopez Jaena or Pardo de Tave-
ra -- were so short-sighted in their goals
that their only clamor is to be racially
equal with our Spanish colonizers.
It took the courage and foresight of
the self-educated Andres Bonifacio to
awaken the nation from its slumber and
jolt the illustrados from their fanciful
dream of becoming Castilians.
Note that when Spanish conquista-
dores led by Ferdinand Magellan came
to our shores in 1521, they came upon
small villages (barangays) or tribes each
led by a Datu or a Rajah. This primitive
political setup is still with us today and
now called political dynasties.
The absence of a local united leader-
ship and the in-ghting among the vil-
lages or tribes made it very easy for the
greatly outnumbered Spaniards to rule
over us for more than 300 years.
After making us the subjects of the
Spanish crown using Roman Catholi-
cism and the feudal system the Span-
iards did nothing more. They kept us
uneducated and our land undeveloped
for fear that education and development
could lead to our emancipation. They
even refused to teach the Spanish lan-
guage except to a selected few.
Except for the galleon trade to Aca-
pulco, Mexico the Spaniards closed the
Philippines to the outside world until
1815 when the country was opened to
world trade. If not for the arrival of the
British and their forcible occupation of
Manila from 1762 to 1764 because of
the seven years war in Europe between
England and Spain, the Philippines
could have remained closed perhaps up
to the end of the Spanish dominion.
The outbreak of the Spanish-American
war led the United States to our shore in
1898. The initial intention of the U.S. is
to make the Philippines the gateway to
China. However, a debate ensued between
the pro and anti-imperialist factions of the
American society. The latter won hence
the decision to take over country from the
Spain in 1898.
In 1899, the Filipino-American
war broke out and lasted until about
1913. Because of the superior arms
of the U.S., Filipino patriots shifted
their struggle to guerilla warfare start-
ing about 1900 costing more American
lives. The bloody war later prompted
the American government to promise
Philippine independence by 1946.
If the Spaniards used religion and
feudalism as their main weapons in con-
quering us, the Americans used the Eng-
lish language, the public school system
and the establishment of government
institutions that were patterned after
those in U.S. to defeat the budding local
nationalist sentiment of our people. The
U.S. was determined that we became
little brown Americans.
Unfortunately, to make the coloniza-
tion of the islands easier, the Americans
deliberately did not break the Spanish
feudal setup despite its being anathema
to the modern institutions they have set-
up. They even supported and nurtured
the ruling feudal families.
In a way the U.S. failed in their ex-
periment that is why we have a mixed,
if not misplaced, concept of governance
and democracy. The U.S. failure is also
the reason why only 40 families are to-
day enjoying the countrys wealth.
We are a nation trying to know who
we are. We have yet to create our glori-
ous history.
* * *
Thank you Kuyang and Ateng Vic
Vizcocho for the hospitality and warm
welcome you gave us while we visited
Subic Bay. It was a memorable weekend
that we will cherish for the rest of our
lives. Again many thanks Kuyangyou
are an example of what a good Masonic
brother is. Thank you Kuyang.
Nelson F. Flores is a veteran jour-
nalist and a Freemason.
The cause of our weak national identity
News
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IN BRIEF
Zaldy pleads not guilty on slays
Govt urged to adopt natl food action plan
Online personal health data ready next year
Zaldy entered his not guilty
plea before Judge Jocelyn Solis-
Reyes of the Quezon City Regional
Trial Court Branch 221 during an
arraignment that took place three
years after the 2009 killings.
I am not guilty, your honor,
the former governor replied when
pressed by the presiding judge to
enter a plea. The arraignment was
held at a makeshift courtroom in-
side a special detention facility at
Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan,
Taguig City.
Accompanied by his lawyer
Sigfrid Fortun, Zaldy was only the
third member of the once power-
ful Ampatuan clan to be arraigned
for the massacre after his brother,
former Datu Unsay Mayor Andal
Ampatuan Jr., and their father,
former Maguindanao governor
Andal Ampatuan, Sr.
Zaldys long-awaited arraign-
ment nally pushed through after
the Supreme Court afrmed its
earlier decision last June approv-
ing a Court of Appeals ruling that
ordered the inclusion of the ex-
ARMM governor in the list of
196 accused.
The accused, who had earlier
raised interests to testify against
his family, had questioned the nd-
ing of probable cause charging him
with 58 counts of murder.
He was arrested in December
2009 during the martial law de-
clared in Maguindanao. Police
said it has evidence that he was
one of the core planners of the
killings.
Lawyer Harry Roque, who rep-
resents some of the families of
the massacre victims, welcomed
Zaldys arraignment.
The victims families are re-
lieved that after three long years,
he was at last arraigned, Roque
told Manila Standard Today. Lets
hope this will never happen again:
that statutory period of 90 days to
question probable cause is stretched
to more than three years.
The Ampatuans ercest politi-
cal enemy, Maguindanao Gov. Es-
mael Mangudadatu, said he is elat-
ed over Zaldys arraignment. He
lost his wife, three sisters, an aunt,
and a cousin in the massacre.
Fifty-eight people, 32 of whom
were journalists, were killed in the
worst politically-related killings in
the Philippines. The body of the
58th victim, Reynaldo Momay, has
yet to be found up to this day.
The massacre took place in Am-
patuan town, Maguindanao on Nov.
23, 2009 when about 100 gunmen,
allegedly led by Andal Ampatuan,
Jr., blocked Mangudadatus con-
voy which was on its way to le
the then Buluan mayors candida-
cy for governor.
Of the 196 accused, only 103
have so far been arrested while
82 have been arraigned, includ-
ing Zaldy.
Andal Jr. was the rst to be ar-
raigned on 2010 followed by his
father last year.
Since the trial started on Janu-
ary 5, 2010, prosecutors have so
far presented 101 witnesses.
By Ferdinand Fabella
FORMER Muslim Mindanao governor
Rizaldy Zaldy Ampatuan pleaded
not guilty on Wednesday to charges of
murdering 58 people in the infamous
Maguindanao massacre.
Dissatised. Climate activists hold up signs blaming the European Union for the unsatisfactory results of the United Nations conference
on climate change that was held last weekend at Doha, Qatar. DANNY PATA
THE government should immediately take action to
address the problem of food availability in calam-
ity areas amid reports that victims of super-typhoon
Pablo have started stopping food convoys in the
streets to force authorities to give them food, Ca-
gayan Rep. Juan Jack C. Ponce Enrile Jr. said on
Wednesday.
In the aftermath of the massive devastation
brought by super-typhoon Pablo in large areas of
Mindanao, it breaks ones heart to see our country-
men now going to the extent of stopping food con-
voys and begging along roadsides so they can have
even one kilo of rice to tide them and their families
for a day, Enrile said.
In a country blessed with fertile soil and other
resources, it is distressing to realize that we can be
reduce to the level of some African nations where
people risks getting run over by food convoys so they
can have food to ll their hungry stomach, the con-
gressman added.
Enrile said the government should come up with
a national food action plan to address the problem of
food availability and access by those in critical need.
As the saying goes: A hungry stomach knows no
law, Enrile added.
Enrile, an advocate of food sovereignty thru
genuine agricultural development and a leading
senatorial candidate of the United Nationalist Al-
liance, urged his colleagues in Congress and the
executive branch to support HB 4626 that he led
to address the problem.
HB 4626 seeks to create a comprehensive na-
tional framework to address not only the lack of
capacity to grow and supply food in areas hard
hit by natural disasters such as typhoons but also
seeks to boost agricultural development in the
countryside.
More importantly, it seeks to establish mea-
sures that would guarantee sufcient and ready
access to vital food stuffs in affected areas such
those devastated by typhoon Pablo in Mindanao,
the lawmaker said.
By Macon Ramos-Araneta

STARTING next year, members of the
Philippine Health Insurance Corp. can
own and manage their own health in-
formation via a personally-controlled
electronic health record system that
can be stored and shared in a network
of connected systems.
We wish to empower our members
to take charge of their familys health and
make informed decisions through proper
data management, said PhilHealth pres-
ident Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon.
The system will allow a patient to
provide updated medical data to health
professionals and empower patients to
take care of their own health data and co-
manage it with their health providers.
Banzon said the shift in health data
management is expected to create a
refocus on the patient and stimulate a
whole new business sector on health
data stewardship.
It will also be designed as a secure re-
pository for health information for indi-
viduals and their familiesan important
compliance requirement of the recently
passed Data Privacy Act of 2012.
Disease prevention and health pro-
motion especially of our sponsored mem-
bers are important to us at PhilHealth.
The national government through
the Department of Health has invested
on the premium of more than ve mil-
lion families nationwide.
In an effort to ensure access of all
its members to health care services,
PhilHealth launched the Primary Care
Benet rst for its sponsored program
members, organized groups, and overseas
workers last April 2012. It will eventually
be rolled out for all types of members.
The PCB is currently provided in
government health centers, rural health
units and outpatient departments of
government hospitals (PCB providers),
but private health care providers will
be brought in as the PCB is expanded
to all member types.
At present, 5.2 million families under
the National Household Targeting Sur-
vey are enrolled in the more than 1,600
PCB providers around the country.
Banzon said one of the innovations
in the PCB is the requirement for elec-
tronic reporting.
For 2012, PhilHealth partnered with
the University of the Philippines IT
Development Center and University of
Oslo to implement the District Health
Information System (DHIS2) to serve
as the receiving system for reports
coming from the PCB providers.
PhilHealth allocated more than P3
billion for the PCB in 2012 with PCB
providers expected to eventually sub-
mit electronic reports.
Challenged with resources and a re-
quirement to implement in three months,
PhilHealth partnered with the academe
to quickly implement a free and open
source reporting system that receives re-
ports from the PCB providers.
Dr. Alvin Marcelo, Philhealth chief
information ofcer, said they selected
DHIS2 because of its long history of
success in Africa and for easy access to
its core developers in Oslo, India, and
Vietnam.
He said the University of the Philip-
pines provides local technical support
and ready expertise in systems admin-
istration.
Agency readies
complaint sites
Blood money donations
THE mother of 33-year-old overseas
Filipino worker Joselito Zapanta
called on Filipino multimillionaires to
help them raise P44 million as blood
money to he would not have executed
for killing his Sudanese landlord in
2009.
The 51-year-old Mona Zapanta ap-
pealed for nancial donations to help
them raise the amount which they
need to turn over to the Saudi court
by March next year.
My Christmas wish is to rise the
P44-million blood money in four
months time, she told the Manila
Standard.
The older Zapanta, along with her
31-year-old daughter Rose May, was
among the 500 families of OFWs
around the world who took part in the
second annual Happy OFW Christ-
mas Party of the Overseas Workers
Welfare Administration held at the
SSS headquarters on East Avenue.
Teary-eyed, Mrs. Zapanta called
on World Boxing Organization Wel-
terweight World champion and Sa-
rangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, busi-
ness tycoons Manuel V. Pangilinan,
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Henry Sy, John
Gokongwei Jr. and Eduardo Dand-
ing Cojuangco to help her save her
son. Rio N. Araja
Relief body proposed
LEGAZPI CITY Albay Gov. Joey
Salceda has called for the establishment
of a national coordinating group for
relief and rehabilitation of areas hard
hit by super typhoon Pablo and ensure
effective mobilization, fair allocation
and efcient utilization of resources.
The governor made the call fol-
lowing reports that relief operations
are hampered in Davao Oriental and
Compostela Valley where over one
million families were affected and
about 1,500 people were reported
dead and missing.
Salceda was among the very rst to
send assistance to the two provinces
after the disaster with a P1-million
donation from the Albay provincial
government.
He also immediately sent Team Al-
bay, a special disaster response group
of water and sanitation, and health
and rescue personnel to help typhoon
victims.He said assistance needs to
be managed more centrally because
of the special complexion of needs
spawned by Typhoon Pablo.
A veteran of disaster operations in
his calamity prone province, Salceda
is a pioneer of novel approaches in
disaster risk reduction management
- among them preemptive evacuation
and the Zero Casualty principle.
By Rio N. Araja
THE Land Transportation Fran-
chising and Regulatory Board has
issued hotlines and social network
handles to receive complaints
against abusive or snobbish pub-
lic utility vehicle drivers.
Chairman Jaime Jacob en-
couraged the public to report abu-
sive drivers, including taxi drivers
who refuse to ferry passengers,
and threatened to cancel the fran-
chises of their operators.
Jacob says the public can
send their complaints via Twit-
ter (@LTFRB_Ofcial), Fa-
cebook or telephone hotline
numbers 426-2515, 426-2501,
426-2519, 924-8510.
Jacob said the agency will
conduct an initial investigation
into all complaints, but they will
also need public cooperation to
hasten the process and provide
sufcient details.
The LTFRB urged these
complainants to ll out the
form and send it toochm.lt-
frb@gmail.com.
Complainants can also read
an overview on how LTFRB
complaints are handled.
The form asks complainants
to give the following informa-
tion: name, contact number, ad-
dress, type of the complained
vehicle, plate number, place
of incident and violation. The
complainant shoudl also indi-
cate their willingness to attend
a hearing.
Kapuso donations. Relief workers from the GMA Kapuso Foundation and the Armed Forces
of the Philippines and other volunteers help distribute relief to victims of super-typhoon Pablo.
GMA Foundation continues to ask the public to donate cash to help in the relief effort. Dona-
tions may be dropped off directly at the GMA Kapuso Foundation Main Ofce, 2nd Floor, Kapuso
Center, Edsa Diliman, Quezon City, or call their hotlines at (02) 9284299 or (02) 9289351.
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Zimmerman wins 2012 Reisinger Cup
DOTTIE Ardina rolled in a 30-foot bird-
ie putt on the ninth hole to salvage an even
par 72 and wrest a one-stroke lead over
local bet Amanda Tan at the start of the
21st SICC-DBS Junior Invitational Golf
Championship at the Singapore Island
Country Club in Singapore Tuesday.
THE past two years
Cayne Team won the
Reisinger Cup. Now
the Zimmerman team
which is composed of
the members of Team
Monaco (Pierre Zimmerman, Franck Multon, Tor Helness,
Geir Helgemo, Fulvio Fantoni and Claudio Nunes) won in
one of the most closely fought matches in recent history.
Bridge Base Onlines account:
Kibitzed by thousands of eager bridge fans, many of whom
stayed up past bedtime to savor the years final NABC trophy, Zim-
merman led for most of the final, allowing Fleisher to overtake the
top spot for only a couple rounds before regaining momentum once
again. However, Zimmermans lead belied the actual scoresthe
top 4 teams were actually very close in MPthroughout todays fi-
nal, often separated by less than a boards margin. It was only at the
very end that Zimmermann really broke away from the pack with a
strong 3 board win in the final round.
The rst four nal standings:
1. Zimmermann 34.75
2. Auken 31.34
3. Blanchard 30.67
4. Fleisher 29.94
* * *
CHAMPIONSHIP DAY AT ALEJANDRO
DUPLICATE GAME
Director Sylvia Alejandro announced that the game on
December 4, 2012 at the Manila Polo Club was a Cham-
pionship Day which coincided with the birthday of one of
the players, Margaret Kwok.
A festive day as Margaret had celebrated with a sumptu-
ous merienda and the boards played were challenging.
The top four winners:
1. Susan KweeBarry Randle 76.85
2. Justo ManlongatWinston Arpon 76.78
3. Titang MontinolaNena Belo 76.05
4. Mila CamusCora Rodriguez 74.64
I have been writing about the distributional hands like
the 6-5 distributions. At this Polo Club game I had this
6-6 distribution.
Board 20
Dlr: W North
Vul-all 84
A8
8753
Q10975
West East
K963 QJ10752
10976
9 AK10642
AJ644 K
South
A
KQJ5432
QJ
832
West North East South
Kwok Alejandro
Pass Pass 1 2
2 Pass 4 Pass
Pass Pass
After my opening of one spade and an overcall of two hearts,
partner Margaret Kwok gave support with 4-card headed by the
king and ace and jack of club for a total of 8hcps.
The t on both hands was so good with her singleton dia-
mond that the slam of six spade was made. It is understandable
that not a single pair could bid the slam.
On Bridge Base Online another distributional hand of 6-5.
Board 17
North
Sylgen 1
Q854
Q9763
62
62
West East
Daddio 123 Erasmus
A762 KJ1093
2 105
Q10874 AJ93
1083 J9
South
Intrigue 99

AKJ84
K5
AKQ754
West North East South
Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 2 4
4 Pass Pass 5
Pass 5 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass
When partner intrigue 99 opened one heart I merely sup-
ported with two hearts despite holding 5-card support as I
had only 4hcp and two doubletons. Despite the intervening
bids intrigue went on to bid ve clubs to show not only the
distributional hand but the strength as well. I corrected to
ve hearts. This was doubled. With the Ace of diamonds on-
side contract made with overtrick.
Comments to: sylvia@globelines.com.ph
TONY Lascuna seeks no less
than a Top 5 nish as he shoots
for the ICTSI Philippine Golf
Tours Order of Merit crown in
the P2.5 million ICTSI Wack
Wack Championship set Dec.
19-22 at Wack Wacks fabled
East layout.
Lascuna zoomed to the top
of the OOM race after 10 legs
with earnings of P1,797,640 on
two victories and a couple of
runner-up nishes and held on
to the lead despite missing the
last four legs of the 15-stage
circuit to campaign on the
Asian Tour.
With pursuer Elmer Salvador
toting P1,365,160 in winnings,
Lascuna needs just to nish
among the top ve in the up-
coming 72-hole championship
to claim the coveted crown al-
though he is expected to go for
the crown just the same and the
top purse worth P450,000.
Ill go for it (title) but the
eld is strong so it will be
tough, said Lascuna, who
nished runner-up in Taiwan
Masters of the Asian Tour last
September but who could only
turn in a best joint 17th place
effort during his absence on the
local circuit.
Salvador, also a two-leg
winner on the Pilipinas Golf
Tournaments, Inc.-organized
circuit, is also coming off
a fruitless campaign on the
Asian Tour but is also going all
out for the Wack Wack crown.
So do third-running Zanie
Boy Gialon and No. 4 Miguel
Tabuena, another pair of dou-
ble-leg winners this year, along
with Jay Bayron, Elmer Sa-
ban, Marvin Dumandan, Ru-
no Bayron, Charles Hong and
Mhark Fernando, guaranteeing
a four-day shootout in the clos-
ing leg of the circuit sponsored
by International Container Ter-
minal Services Inc.
SYLVIA LOPEZ
ALEJANDRO
Ardina, toughened up by the
ICTSI-The Country Club stint
in Australia last month, hit four
birdies against the same number
of bogeys, marred by a three-putt
miscue on No. 1.
Still, it put the 18-year-old ace
shotmaker on track for another
title crack after winning the Tai-
wan Amateur, Penang Open and
Ardina leads Singapore Jrs by 1
GENERAL Santos CitySabah
swept all gold medals at stake in
badminton to cap a scintillating
overall championship nish in
the 7th Bimp-Eaga Friendship
Games.
Neo Winson went up the
winners podium unbeaten in
four games, punctuated by a
21-11, 21-10 victory over Rey
Gilongos of Puerto Princesa
City to claim the mens bad-
minton singles plum.
It was the same unblemished
route that Florah Ng had taken
after defeating Jiselle Joy Capil-
lo twice, the last one a 21-7, 21-7
romp, on the way to the womens
singles title.
The individual victories by
Winson and Ng, along with
gold medals in the mens and
womens doubles and mixed
doubles put the icing on the
cake for Sabah, which captured
the overall title in the four-
nation meet among Brunei,
Indonesia, Malaysia and the
Philippines for a record fourth
straight time.
Sabah, the second largest state
in Malaysia after Sarawak, n-
ished the four-day, multi-sport
event with 32 gold medals, 17
silver and 26 bronze medals.
The Malaysians also dominated
swimming with 13 gold medals
and athletics with 10.
Sarawak was also impressive
in the pool and on the track and
placed second with an 18-16-18
medal collection, while Mind-
anao, which drew strength from
swimming, lawn tennis and ath-
letics, had 11 gold, 29 silver and
19 bronze medals.
Puerto Princesa City, the
other Filipino contingent
which also got things going in
swimming and track and eld,
nished fth (7-15-14) in the
tournament supported by Min-
danao Development Authority
chair Luwalhati Antonino and
backed by SM City General
Santos, Marathon sepak takraw
equipment, Dunlop/Slazenger
and Donic.
Dede Ryan Philip and Tan
Wee Geen ruled the mens bad-
minton doubles while the pair
of Ester Leevenia and Don-
netta Moisol were undefeated in
womens doubles. Joanne Chai
and Marcel Simon topped the
mixed doubles event for Sabahs
fth gold in the sport.
If theres any consolation,
Mindanao got silver medals in
all but one badminton event
mens singles where Gilongos of
Puerto Princesa placed second.
Sabah captures overall crown
CHICAGOChris Paul liked the way
the Los Angeles Clippers grinded out an
ugly win when they were challenged.
Blake Grifn had 22 points and 10
rebounds to help Los Angeles beat the
Chicago Bulls 94-89 on Tuesday night
for its seventh straight victory, the
teams longest winning streak in two
decades.
Marco Belinelli hit a 3-pointer with
less than a minute left to cut Chicagos
decit to 89-87, but Paul answered with
a oater in the lane, then iced it with
three free throws down the stretch as
Los Angeles snapped the Bulls season-
high three-game winning streak.
Paul nished with 18 points and four
assists, below the 20 and 10 he averaged
in his rst dozen games against Chicago
but enough for the Clippers to sweep
the season series for the rst time since
2009-10.
I kind of forgot what it was like to
play in the fourth quarter, said Paul,
who hadnt seen late action since Dec.
3 at Utah. But at the end, we knew we
were on the road and wed have to with-
stand a run we knew they would make.
Our defense kept us in the game.
Chicago shot 50 percent from beyond
the arc, but only 1 of 6 in the fourth
quarter.
We want our identity to be a defen-
sive identity, Paul said. Were still
trying to build that.
The Clippers (15-6) are on their lon-
gest winning streak since an eight-game
run during the 1991-92 season. They
have won 10 of 12 at the United Center.
Carlos Boozer scored 24 points and
pulled down 13 rebounds for the Bulls,
who had won ve of six overall.
It was Boozers 10th double-double in
13 games, but he missed a pair of free
throws and was called for an offensive
foul during a crucial sequence 3 minutes
into the fourth quarter as Chicago failed
to cut into the Clippers lead.
The Bulls (11-9) had held opponents
below 90 points in seven of their last
nine games, though they did keep the
Clippers under 100 for the rst time dur-
ing their seven-game run.
Grifn was a force inside throughout,
quieting the home crowd with his thun-
derous dunks. He also knocked down
his rst 3-pointer of the season in the
second quarter after missing ve previ-
ous attempts.
Games on the road like this, after
we had a little bit of success, six games,
coming on the road, you dont want to
have a letdown, Grifn said. Chica-
gos a tough team. These are the kinds
of wins you need.
The Western Conference Player of the
Week then followed with a pair of rim-
shaking dunks in transition as part of a
15-5 Clippers run to end the rst half.
They went into halftime with a seven-
point lead, matching their biggest ad-
vantage of the game to that point.
The end of the second quarter
changed the game, Bulls coach Tom
Thibodeau said. We started dancing
with the ball. When you do that it leads
to turnovers, live ball, and transition
baskets for them. We shot ourselves in
the foot there.
You cant do that against good
teams.
Grifn averaged 30.3 points and 12.0
rebounds in his rst four career games
against Chicago. The only team he has
better numbers against is the New York
Knicks (31.1 ppg).
Grifn had 26 points and 10 rebounds
in his teams 101-80 win over Chicago
on Nov. 17 in Los Angeles.
Joakim Noah nished with 10 points
and 11 rebounds. It marked the rst time
the Bulls have lost when both Noah and
Boozer have double-doubles (8-1).
Luol Deng was held to just eight
points, his lowest output since a seven-
point performance in Chicagos season
opener.
He and Noah committed four turn-
overs apiece. Chicago turned the ball
over 16 times.
We cant put that team in transition,
Noah said. The turnovers hurt us. AP
Griffin leads surging Clippers
past Chicago Bulls, 94 to 89
Lascuna
aims for
Golf Tour
Merit title
IN BRIEF
4 volley teams eye
share of No. 2 spot
Games today
(Filoil Flying V Arena)
8 a.m. NU vs UE (men)
9:30 a.m. DLSU vs FEU (men)
2 p.m. UP vs AdU (women)
3:30 p.m. DLSU vs FEU (women)

FOUR teams seek to gain a piece of second
spot in todays doubleheader of the Univer-
sity Athletic Association of the Philippines
Season 75 womens volleyball tournament
at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Reigning two-time champion La Salle,
still trying to regain its ery form, takes
on unpredictable Far Eastern University
in the second game at 3:30 p.m.
Adamson and University of the Philip-
pines seek to rebound from their straight set
losses the last time out in the 2 p.m. match.
The Lady Archers defeated the Lady Fal-
cons, 26-24, 25-19, 25-18, while the Lady
Tamaraws turned back the Lady Maroons,
25-14, 25-14, 27-25, last weekend.
Prior to their wins, La Salle suffered a ve-
set loss to University of Santo Tomas, while
FEU bowed to Ateneo in a match which also
lasted into a full route in the opener.
The winners of todays games will join idle
National University, which after dropping its
season opener to Adamson has won its last
two matches to vault to second place.
Cangolf Am, among others.
Tan settled for a 73 while
Thai Pannarat Thanapunboon-
yarat struggled with a 74 in the
overall championship.
Ardina likewise led the 17-19
category, four ahead of Singa-
pores Joey Poh, who made a 76,
while Ariel See, also of Singa-
pore, and ICTSI teammate Sarah
Ababa turned in identical 78s.
Tan, meanwhile, took the
lead in the 13-16 category, post-
ing a one-shot lead over Thana-
punboonyarat, while Princess
Superal groped for form and
hobbled with a 77 for joint third
with Inez Wanamarta and Ben-
yapa Niphatsopon of Thailand.
Starting off at the back-
side, Ardina knocked down
a 10-footer for birdie on the
11th, made a tap-in birdie on
the 15th but dropped shots on
the 17th and 18th.
She gunned down a 15-footer
for birdie on the second to negate
her bogey on No. 1 but missed
the green on the sixth and ended
up with another bogey before
closing out with that lead-grab-
bing long birdie putt on the ninth.
Blackwater faces NLEX
Games Today
(Ynares Sports Arena)
12p.m. Boracay Rum vs Informatics
2p.m. Blackwater Sports vs NLEX

BLACKWATER Sports coach Leo Isaac
believes his troops have a pretty good
chance against the NLEX Road Warriors
after Caf France ended the defending
champions 24-game winning streak with a
stunning 66-52 victory on Tuesday.
The Elite are on a four-game winning
streak and they hope to keep it rolling when
they face the Road Warriors today.
Game time is 2 p.m. at the Ynares Sports
Arena in Pasig City. It follows the 12 noon
rst game between Boracay Rum (1-5) and
winless Informatics.
Thats good news for us, declared
Isaac after learning that star-studded and
mighty Road Warriors had lost. With that
loss of NLEX to Caf France, hindi pala
imposibleng talunin sila.
A fth straight win by Blackwater Sports
would brighten up its chances of earning an
outright spot in the semi-nals of the PBA
D-League Aspirants Cup.
The Elite (4-1) have picked up the pace af-
ter losing their opening game mainly because
they are playing well defensively, limiting
opponents to just 68 points. If they could hold
NLEX within that range, they might have a
chance against the defending champions.
But while beating the Road Warriors is not
impossible, records show that the defend-
ing champs (7-1) have not lost two straight
games in the previous three conferences.
Softball kings. Cebuana Lhuillier emerged Super Division Champion at the recently concluded
Manila Slo-pitch Softball League Fall Season 2012 Championship. The team played against Pera
Padala team in the finals and eked out a close 8-7 victory to win the title. Photo shows the the
members of the champion team.
Ardina
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
The Elasto Painters totally out-
classed Barangay Ginebra, 82-65, to
take a critical 1-0 lead in their quar-
ternals series in the 2013 Philippine
Basketball Association Philippine
Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum
last night.
Jervy Cruz scored 14 points, Paul
Lee had 11 markers and four re-
bounds, while Beau Belga produced
a double-double of 11 and the same
number of boards to pace the Paint-
ers balanced attack.
The Elasto Painters moved a game
away from returning to the seminals
and they will have a chance to take that
berth tomorrow, while the Kings will
now have a tall order ahead of them as
they need to win two straight to make
it to the next round.
We did not expect it to be this
easy, but its just the rst game, said
Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
We played our defense tonight the
way we wanted to and everybody was
just very active for us.
Four more Painters tallied eight
points or more, with Ronnie Matias
having nine and Gabe Norwood, Larry
Rodriquez and JR Quinahan each chip-
ping eight.
Pumped up from its ef-
cient rst half, Rain or Shine
partied even harder in the third as it
manufactured a massive 18-0 destruc-
tion early in the frame that essentially
broke the game wide open.
After that juggernaut, the Elasto
Painters huge cushion swelled to its
largestsa 28-point separation, 59-31,
after Matias lay-up at the 6:05 mark of
the third.
Since then, the Painters lead never
went below 14 points, while maintain-
ing their advantage above 20 for most
of the second half.
During that stretch, Rain or Shines
suffocating defense held Ginebra
scoreless for a duration of 5:02. The
Painters also held the Kings to only
two points in the rst six minutes of
the second half.
The Kings offense and defense were
both missing.
They bled for their points all night as
it was only in the fourth period, where
their game was settled, scoring more
than 15 points in the quarter.
Rain or Shine slowly built a 39-29
lead at halftime after closing the sec-
ond frame strong to create some sepa-
ration before picking it up from there.
DECEMBER 13, 2012 THURSDAY A8
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
By Jeric Lopez
RAIN or Shine turned an expected dog
ght into a lopsided annihilation.
CLARKRed Diwa of Isa-
bela Extreme proved his seri-
ous intentions for the coveted
Driver of the Year award fol-
lowing his impressive show to
emerge the overall champion
of the National Association of
Filipino Off-Roaders agship
Diwa is Tough Truck Challenge champ
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By Peter Atencio
PHILIPPINE Team skipper
Emelio Chieffy Caligdong
was named by the Junior
Chamber International, also
known as the Philippine Jay-
cees, as one of its Ten Out-
standing Young Men of the
Philippines for 2012.
He was named as one of the
awardees, with Black Eyed
Peas vocalist Apl d Ap during
an announcement made by JCI
executive director Larry Cruz.
Philippine Football Fed-
eration president Mariano
Nonong Araneta, who is
in Singapore, told the Manila
Standard in a long-distance
phone interview, that he is
glad Caligdongs efforts are
nally getting recognized.
Araneta informed the Az-
kals of Caligdongs award
during a pre-game huddle
and a pep talk with the rest
of the team at the Jalan Be-
sar Stadium.
His contributions to sports
are nally being recognized.
He has shown hard work and
humility. And what he has
done has served as an inspi-
ration to the football com-
munity, said Araneta hours
before the Philippine Azkals
second-leg seminal clash
with the Singapore Lions in
the 2012 ASEAN Football
Federation-Suzuki Cup.
Meanwhile, Azkals coach
Hans Michael Weiss admit-
ted that there is still much
work to be done before the
Philippines can be consid-
ered as a real football power
in the region.
Chieffy named TOYM awardee
THE Central Philippines University team of Jovelyn Gonzaga and Fiola Mae
Ceballos ruled the 1st PVF Womens Beach Volleyball National Invitational
this weekend, displaying more form and techniques over eight other teams be-
fore a huge crowd at the Cantada Sports Centers sand courts in Bagumbayan,
Taguig City.
Tagum Citys Lourdelyn Catubag and Karen Kay Quilario also came up with
strong performance, but settled only for second place, followed by the Metro
Manila team of Angela Benting and Nerissa Bautista and the Pangasinan team
of Jennifer Manzano and Cindy Benitez.
Other teams which participated in this event supported by industrial-
ist/sportsman Lucio Bong Tan, Jr. and sanctioned by the Philippine
Vol;lleyball Federation under the chairmanship of Pedro Mendoza, Jr.
were Dela Salle Univeristy-Dasmarinas, Philippine Air Force, Univer-
sity of the East, Rizal Technological University and University of St.
La Salle-Bacolod.
The two-day invitational was organized by PVF Director Edgardo
Boy Cantada and sportsman Gerard Cantada. The organizers provided
complimentary air tickets, provincial land transportation, board and
lodging and other assistance to the participants who were billeted at the
Cantada Sports Center.
The games will be telecast at a later date nationwide on Pinoy Extreme
on Destiny Cable and worldwide on ABS CBN Global Limiteds The Fili-
pino Channel.
Central PH University wins
NY Knicks 100 BROOKLYN 97
CLEVELAND 100 LA Lakers 94
Denver 101 DETROIT 94
Washington 77 NEW ORLEANS 70
LA Clippers 94 CHICAGO 89
THE Philippine School of Busi-
ness Administration Lady Jag-
uars are on a roll.
They got big plays from Jana
Marie Manansala and Arianne
Joyce Salvador in the nal set as
the Lady Jaguars went on to post
a 25-20, 25-19, 25-20, hammering
of the Emilio Aguinaldo College-
Cavite Lady Vanguard yesterday
at the Olivarez College Sports
Complex in Sucat, Paraaque.
This gave the Lady Jaguars
their second straight win in the
20th National Capital Region
Athletic Association volleyball
tournament supported by Mi-
kasa and Molten Balls.
They moved ahead of the
defending champion La Salle-
Dasmarinas Lady Patriots, who
won over Rizal Technological
University Lady Thunder, 25-
20, 25-13, 25-15, last Monday.
The Rizal Technologial Uni-
versity Lady Thunder, however,
bounced back from their setback
to the Lady Patriots with a hard-
earned 25-9, 24-26,25-14, 25-20
win over the PATTS College of
Aeronautics Lady Sea Horses.
The Lady Vanguard wanted
to turned the tables on the Lady
Jaguars after they took charge
with a 2-0 lead in the nal set.
But the Lady Jaguars quickly
recovered, with Manansala scor-
ing eight points off her serves as
they soared to an 8-4 advantage.
Salvador added four points
off her serves as PSBA stayed in
front, 12-8, in the ensuing plays.
Lady Jaguars
grab NCRAA
volley lead
A huge crowd watches from the sidelines as Red Diwa of Isabela
Extreme struggles to pull through the toughest portion of Track
C -- the rocky uphill climb from the ravine.
How not
to run a
marathon.
A father, who
puffs a cigaret
during the 36
th

National Milo
Marathon, gives
his toddler
precious advice
on how to be
a successful
runner: Dont
be like me.
ROMAN
PROSPERO
Rudy Hateld (righjt) of Ginebra San Miguel tries to stop Rain or Shines JR Quinahan from maneuvering his way inside the paint in
a PBA Philippine Cup quarternal game won by the Painters, 82-65. SONNY ESPIRITU
Games Friday
(PMMS gym in Las Pias)
8 a.m. RTU vs EAC-Cavite
(women)
9:30 a.m. DLSU-Dasma
vs PATTS (women)
11 a.m. DLSU-Dasma
vs PMMS (men)
12:30 p.m. RTU vs
PATTS (men)
2 p.m. Olivarez College
vs EAC-Cavite (men)
eventthe 2012 Philippine
Tough Truck Challenge XII
recently at the Clark Interna-
tional Speedway, Clark Free-
port, Zone in Pampanga.
Diwa, the 2009 Driver of the
Year, displayed wits, strategy
and excellent driving maneu-
vers to submit the fastest ac-
cumulated time in all three
challenging tracks and capture
the top plum of this event or-
ganized by NAsFOR under the
helm of new president Ramon
To-ong.
The event was also pre-
sented by 199 Off-Road House
and sponsored by Colt 45,
RaceTech Suspensions, Pro-
fender Thailand, Maxxis Tires,
Casio Pro-Trekthe ofcial
timer of TTCXII, Ride Off-
Road, TJM, Clark International
Speedway, SMART Communi-
cations, Grantrail Cycles, Bil-
stein Shocks, Motolite, Frabelle
Yummy Hotdogs, Air Asia and
media partners Monster Radio
RX 93.1, Autoindustriya.com
and TV-5.
Based on the tabulation us-
ing Casio timers, Diwa clocked
a total of 20 minutes and 18.47
seconds to clinch the crown
of the event that served as the
culminating race of the 14-leg
2012 National 4x4 Extreme Se-
ries also supported by Makna
Marketing, Motul, Dupont car
paints, Fox Racing, The Provin-
cial Government of Pampanga,
Gerrys Grill, Clark Internation-
al Airport Corporation, Air Asia,
Laus Group of Companies,
VHT, 112 LC House and LCA
General Merchandising.
It was a close battle for the
title as he was just nearly a
minute ahead of another strong
contender and former Driver of
the Year Roger Peyra of Bicol
Offroad Club, who chipped in
a total time of 21 minutes and
16.34 seconds for the runner-
up trophy.
Boyie Doblada of Binango-
nan Rizal OffRoaders claimed
third place with 21:54.31, while
young ace Noel Bartolome Jr. of
Land Cruiser Club of the Philip-
pines and another former cham-
pion Larry Mendiola of Kapam-
pangan Racing Team nished
fourth and fth respectively,
with 23:05.80 and 24:31.45.
Diwa emerged the early fa-
vorite when he submitted the
fastest times in both Track A
with 3 minutes and 52.91 sec-
onds and Track B with 8:01.61
to lead the Top 20 qualiers to
the nal round with a total time
of 11:54.52.
For more info, interested
parties may contact the 199
Off-Road House ofce c/o
Paul Magpusao at Mobile
0915-7992810.
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
IN BRIEF
Robinsons, Okada sign deal
BPI names new president as Montinola retires
Tampakan mining project delayed
PAL eyes
flights to
Turkey,
Kuwait
VOLUME 810.600M
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing December 12, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P584-P695
LPG/11-kg tank
P47.15-P53.07
Unleaded Gasoline
P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 40.9440
Japan Yen 0.012117 0.4961
UK Pound 1.611600 65.9854
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129039 5.2834
Switzerland Franc 1.072731 43.9219
Canada Dollar 1.014199 41.5254
Singapore Dollar 0.818934 33.5304
Australia Dollar 1.051746 43.0627
Bahrain Dinar 2.652520 108.6048
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.2666652 10.9178
Brunei Dollar 0.815594 33.3937
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032669 1.3376
UAE Dirham 0.272257 11.1473
Euro Euro 1.300500 53.2477
Korea Won 0.000930 0.0381
China Yuan 0.160102 6.5552
India Rupee 0.018430 0.7546
Malaysia Ringgit 0.327279 13.4001
NewZealand Dollar 0.838223 34.3202
Taiwan Dollar 0.034410 1.4089
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
40
42
44
46
48
P41.020
CLOSE
Closing DECEMBER 12, 2012
5,819.790
11.71
HIGH P40.900 LOW P41.040 AVERAGE P40.982
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2980
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1200
D&L debut. Holding company D&L Industries Inc. debuts on the Philippine Stock Exchange after raising over P4.6 billion in
proceeds from an initial public offering. Shown during the bell ringing ceremony are (from left) D&L Industries directors John Lao,
Cesar Bautista, Leon Lao and Dean Lao; PSE chairman Jose Pardo, president and chief executive Hans Sicat, director Alejandro Yu
and Maybank ATR Kim Eng Financial Corp. chairman Ramon Arnaiz.
ATLAS Consolidated Mining
and Development Corp. said
wholly-owned subsidiary
Carmen Copper Corp. will
shortly declare its rst cash
dividend to shareholders.
This rst dividend from
CCC is a sign that the work and
investments that we have put
in to improve efciencies and
productivity are paying off,
said Atlas vice president Adrian
Ramos.
The company said it expects
a better performance in 2012
despite weaker copper prices.
Our expansion program,
which we expect to be completed
in the second quarter of 2013,
will support consistently robust
results in the coming years,
Ramos said.
Carmen Coppers board
approved the dividend payout
amounting to P1 billion
from retained earnings as of
Dec. 31, 2011.
The issuance of dividends
was an offshoot of a 9.1-percent
growth in the gross revenues
of Carmen Copper to P10.51
billion in the rst nine months
of 2012 from P9.63 billion year-
on-year.
Carmen Coppers Ebitda and
core income in the rst three
quarters of the year increased
21.21 percent to P4.16 billion
from P3.43 billion and 9.98
percent to P2.27 billion from
P2.06 billion year-on-year,
respectively. Othel V. Campos
By Jenniffer B. Austria
ROBINSONS Land Corp., the real estate
unit of tycoon John Gokongwei, nalized
a deal with Japanese billionaire Kazuo
Okada for a $2-billion casino project in
Paraaque City.
Okadas Universal
Entertainment Group said in
a disclosure to the Japanese
Stock Exchange it signed an
agreement with Robinsons
Land to develop the Manila Bay
Resorts at the Entertainment
City complex of Philippine
Amusement Gaming Corp.
Robinsons Land, under
the deal, will purchase a
majority stake in Eagle I Land
Holdings Inc., a company
that owns 30 hectares of land
within the Entertainment City
complex. Robinsons Land will
subscribe to a minority stake
in Tiger Resorts, Leisure and
Entertainment Inc.
Tiger Resorts, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Universal
Entertainment Group, was
awarded a provisional license
to own, develop and manage an
integrated mixed-use, resort,
gaming development in Pagcor
Entertainment City.
Robinsons Land Corp. shall
be responsible for developing
the commercial facilities, a
budget hotel and residential
facilities in the project. The
final agreement shall be
concluded by Jan. 31, 2013,
Universal Entertainment City
said.
The agreement is subject
to comprehensive due
diligence.
Manila Bay Resorts is
envisioned to be a world-
class casino resort complex
boasting of luxurious hotels,
classy restaurants, commercial
facilities, a budget hotel,
residences, Vegas-style water
fountains and an enormous
indoor pool with real sand
beach covered by a huge glass
dome.
Share price of Robinsons
Land advanced 4.1 percent to
P21.50 per share Wednesday
on speculations that the deal
with Okada group would be
finalized soon.
Okadas Tiger Resort is one
of the four groups given a
license to operate a casino in
Pagcors Entertainment City.
Congress is currently
conducting an investigation
on allegations that the Okada
group bribed Pagcor officials
to obtain a casino license. The
government earlier said that it
may cancel the gaming license
of Okada group in case the
allegation was proven true.
The three other casino
license holders are Travellers
International Holdings Inc.,
a joint venture between
Alliance Global Group Inc.,
and Genting Hong Kong;
Bloomberry Resorts Corp. of
businessman Enrique K. Razon
Jr.; and Premium Leisure and
Amusement Inc. of Sy-led
Belle Corp.
Robinsons Land is a unit
of JG Summit Holdings Inc.,
a leading conglomerate with
major businesses in food
manufacturing, property
development, air transportation,
petrochemical and financial
services.
By Othel V. Campos
SAGITTARIUS Mines Inc. said
Wednesday commercial production
at the Tampakan copper-gold mine in
Mindanao will be delayed by another
three years because of unresolved issues
hounding the mining industry.
The company said in a recent report
to the Mining Industry Coordinating
Council the $5.9-billion Tampakan
project in South Cotabato might
commence commercial production by
2019, or three years behind the earlier
target of 2016.
The project has experienced a number
of challenges since we submitted our
mine project feasibility study, SMI
president Peter Forrestal said in a
statement.
Forrestal said the challenges included
restrictions on eld activities resulting
from security issues in the project area,
the need to reconsider preferred power
supply options, uncertainty created by
a provincial ordinance banning open pit
mining method, and the denial of the mine
environmental compliance certicate by
the Environment Department.
The company earlier said it was looking
at a production timetable of 2016.
SMI said it worked for more than 10
years with the host communities and
remained committed to obtaining a
social license to develop the project.
We are encouraged by consultations
with our host communities, and welcome
the national governments initiative
since the release of the National Mining
Policy, Executive Order No. 79, in
July 2012. We believe the timely and
successful implementation of EO 79 will
help facilitate the projects approval,
Forrestal said.
The company is in the process of
obtaining the consent of the affected
indigenous people, consulting with the
community on resettlement plans and,
following elections in May 2013, seeking
formal local government endorsement
for the project.
SMI said its environmental impact
assessment was one of the most
comprehensive environmental impact
assessment studies undertaken in the
Philippines. It was prepared in line
with international standards and further
strengthened by the feedback gained
from a two-year consultation process that
involved more than 9,000 stakeholders.
By Lailany P. Gomez
FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines
is seeking clearance from the
Civil Aeronautics Board to y to
Turkey and Kuwait.
PAL, in separate lings with
the regulator, asked for ight
entitlements to Istanbul, Turkey
with frequency of three times a
week beginning Aug. 5, 2013.
The airline has no current ights
to Europe.
PAL, controlled by taipan Lucio
Tan and San Miguel Corp., is
also seeking seven times weekly
ights to Kuwait in the summer
schedule of 2013 according to
the existing bilateral air services
between the two countries signed
in Feb. 2009.
The airline company earlier
disclosed a plan to resume
ights to the Middle East and
was looking at the major cities
in the United Arab Emirates and
Saudi Arabia.
PAL is also seeking
conrmation of its designation as
ofcial carrier and re-allocation
of entitlements to Phnom Penh,
Cambodia according to the
bilateral air services agreement
signed on April 10, 2012 and
Sept. 16, 2009.
PAL plans to y four times
weekly to Cambodia, with
an equivalent of 1,357 seats,
starting March 31, 2013.
PAL is expanding its
international route network
following the takeover by San
Miguel Corp. It launched long-
haul ights between Manila and
Toronto on Nov. 30, providing
a direct link to the eastern
seaboard of North America for
the rst time in 15 years.
By Anna Leah Estrada
BANK of the Philippine Islands
will have a new president and
chief executive in place of
Aurelio Montinola III, who is set
to retire April next year.
The bank said its board of
directors approved a succession
plan in which Montinola would
retire by April 18 and be replaced
by Cezar Consing, currently an
independent director of the bank
and a member of its personnel and
risk management committee.
BPI said the appointment
was in line with the traditional
retirement practices in BPI and
part of the normal succession
process.
Montinola will continue to
serve as a BPI board member
upon the transition in April.
After an extensive search
process, we are very pleased to
announce the selection of Cezar
[Bong] Consing as the ideal
candidate to lead the Bank of
the Philippines Islands in this
increasingly complex nancial
market environment, BPI
chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel
de Ayala said in a statement.
Ayala cited Consings extensive
experience in international
banking and nancial services,
combined with his knowledge of
BPI.
The bank said Consing and
Montinola would work together
from now until April 2013 to
ensure a smooth transition in the
management of the bank.
Consing has more than 25 years
of experience in international
nance, particularly in
investment banking, commercial
banking and private equity.
Greenergy ups capital
THE board of Greenergy Holdings Inc. on
Wednesday approved an increase in the
companys capital stock to P5 billion from P2
Billion to allow the subscription of Earthright
Holdings Inc. to the company.
Greenergy disclosed to the Philippine Stock
Exchange Earthright will subscribe P750
million worth of primary common shares at a
par value of P0.01 apiece.
Earthright, a company also led by Greenergy
chairman Antonio Tiu, was incorporated
to trade and invest in the shares of stock or
securities of any government or public or
private corporations.
Greenergy in February told the stock
exchange that Earthright would buy 25 billion
common shares at a par value of P0.01 apiece.
Tiu earlier said Greenergy will transfer
more shares to Earthright Holdings later.
Greenenergy was incorporated as MUSIC
Semiconductors Corp. on January 29, 1992
to engage in the manufacture of specialty
semiconductor products and market them to
customers worldwide.
The company became a holding company
until 2003, when it reverted to its prior state,
being a semiconductor operating company. The
company changed its name in 2008 to MUSX
Corp. and to Greenenergy in June this year.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Unioil expansion on
UNIOIL Philippines will will put up 10 to
12 retail stations next year with a minimum
investment of around P200 million, a company
ofcial said Tuesday.
Unioil president Kenneth Pundanera said the
company remains bullish on its operations in
the Philippines and is looking at investing 10 to
12 stations annually in the next three years.
Were looking at a 15 percent sales volume
growth this year. Our internal projections [next
year] is more than 15 percent because we are
opening more stations, Pundanera said during
the company launch of the EuroDiesel IV fuel.
Chito Medina-Cue Jr., Unioil general
manager, meanwhile said the company would
open more stations to boost its network of 30
outlets, mostly in Luzon.
He said the company was opening new
stations along EDSA, Quezon City, South
Super Highway in Makati and Congressional
Ave. and Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon
City.
A Unioil station averages around P25 million
to construct.
Part of our plan is not the number of stations
but the strategic and quality sites of these new
stations, Medina-Cue said.
He said the company was focused on building
company-owned stations but it was not closing
the door on dealer-owned stations.
Alena Mae S. Flores
Atlas Carmen to issue
first dividend worth P1b
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 13,842,606 1,186,529,554.15
INDUSTRIAL 1,360,162,724 2,638,817,907.82
HOLDING FIRMS 778,640,512 1,636,994,068.14
PROPERTY 273,900,584 1,353,072,645.35
SERVICES 292,039,972 1,284,068,101.72
MINING & OIL 1,781,173,229 448,428,640.92
GRAND TOTAL 4,499,759,627 8,547,910,918.0907
FINANCIAL 1,554.43 (UP) 2.67
INDUSTRIAL 8,848.65 (DOWN) 24.01
HOLDING FIRMS 5,088.94 (DOWN) 46.80
PROPERTY 2,301.15 (UP) 36.30
SERVICES 1,742.57 (DOWN) 16.03
MINING & OIL 19,036.12 (UP) 511.86
PSEI 5,819.79 (DOWN) 11.71
All Shares Index 3,730.89 (UP) 2.19
Gainers: 99; Losers: 71; Unchanged: 43; Total: 213
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
Manchester Intl. "A" 15.70 40.68
Manchester Intl. "B" 16.00 32.23
Touch Solutions 6.05 28.72
Berjaya Phils. Inc. 28.00 24.44
Keppel Holdings À' 5.60 19.66
Asia Amalgamated A 4.55 13.75
Vivant Corp. 7.90 12.86
Oriental Peninsula Res. 3.430 10.65
Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 1.80 9.76
Imperial Res. À' 9.24 8.71
TOP GAI NERS
STOCKS Close
(P)
Change
(%)
Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 3.20 (19.19)
Highlands Prime 1.80 (10.00)
Greenergy 0.0220 (8.33)
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 31.30 (6.57)
Paxys Inc. 3.16 (6.23)
MJCI Investments Inc. 5.65 (5.83)
DMCI Holdings 52.10 (5.01)
Information Capital Tech. 0.380 (5.00)
Oriental Pet. À' 0.0190 (5.00)
Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.20 (4.62)
TOP LOSERS
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PNB, Robinsons up
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 75.00 75.50 74.50 74.50 (0.67) 2,797,470 (7,159,116.00)
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 95.40 96.40 95.40 95.55 0.16 1,632,100 1,774,975.50
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.69 0.70 0.70 0.70 1.45 25,000
595.00 370.00 China Bank 55.60 56.00 55.50 55.75 0.27 62,400 (591,130.50)
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.95 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.56 45,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 0.00 700
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 28.70 28.80 28.50 28.75 0.17 448,000 888,610.00
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.66 2.79 2.65 2.79 4.89 12,000
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 490.00 495.00 495.00 495.00 1.02 970
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 21.55 22.80 22.00 22.80 5.80 20,100
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 104.70 104.70 103.70 104.40 (0.29) 2,040,710 51,036,761.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 0.00 1,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 88.00 96.20 88.00 93.55 6.31 4,786,990 (29,897,492.00)
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 88.50 88.90 86.10 88.90 0.45 230
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 419.00 425.00 419.00 420.00 0.24 21,480 504,000.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 57.55 58.75 57.55 58.50 1.65 899,030.00 24,593,900.00
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 163.30 163.70 162.80 163.50 0.12 462,180 (4,702,926.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 995.00 1030.00 1005.00 1030.00 3.52 1,860
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 114.00 115.00 114.00 114.10 0.09 19,100 53,427.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 2.25 2.27 2.25 2.26 0.44 566,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 37.20 37.55 37.00 37.50 0.81 1,376,700 33,486,065.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 6.83 6.80 6.70 6.75 (1.17) 85,400
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 2.08 2.09 2.01 2.01 (3.37) 2,473,000 304,500.00
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.33 0.00 392,000
Asiabest Group 17.70 18.00 17.60 17.60 (0.56) 20,600
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 4.10 4.15 4.10 4.10 0.00 91,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 3.06 3.06 2.99 3.06 0.00 945,000 249,820.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 17.24 17.40 17.20 17.34 0.58 24,500
DNL Industries Inc. 4.34 4.510 4.34 4.36 0.46 68,451,000 (22,734,660.00)
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.87 6.92 6.86 6.88 0.15 15,685,300 (39,132,492.00)
7.77 2.80 EEI 9.89 9.89 9.71 9.83 (0.61) 640,100 1,096,620.00
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 22.90 23.30 22.90 23.00 0.44 2,648,000 (4,337,060.00)
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 89.30 90.00 88.80 89.85 0.62 702,470 (24,139,641.00)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 17.90 17.60 17.20 17.20 (3.91) 8,100 (1,760.00)
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0240 0.0240 0.0220 0.0220 (8.33) 943,000,000 (3,635,400.00)
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.22 13.40 13.40 13.40 1.36 3,100
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 3.97 3.95 3.95 (1.25) 23,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.630 0.650 0.630 0.630 0.00 48,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 108.80 109.00 104.00 104.50 (3.95) 670,520 (25,953,694.00)
Lafarge Rep 10.50 10.68 10.50 10.68 1.71 891,400
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.81 1.90 1.80 1.80 (0.55) 330,000
LT Group 12.62 13.10 12.60 12.82 1.58 1,291,700 (73,838.00)
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 11.16 16.74 11.28 15.70 40.68 2,098,200
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 12.10 18.14 12.18 16.00 32.23 367,100 754,880.00
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 31.95 32.15 31.85 32.00 0.16 2,034,400 (29,346,740.00)
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 3.96 3.60 3.00 3.20 (19.19) 122,785,000 31,200.00
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.540 16.900 16.000 16.300 (1.45) 288,000 826,636.00
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 262.60 264.00 260.00 260.00 (0.99) 512,070 (34,872,296.00)
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 7.80 7.80 7.80 7.80 0.00 1,000
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 5.80 6.10 5.80 5.85 0.86 10,500,100 1,207,077.00
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.44 10.46 10.38 10.40 (0.38) 1,356,500 (31,260.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 11.80 11.80 11.80 11.80 0.00 1,000
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 9.15 9.18 9.02 9.17 0.22 88,900 902.00
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.22 4.20 4.17 4.18 (0.95) 1,035,000 606,100.00
2.49 1.10 Roxas and Co. 3.30 3.50 3.50 3.50 6.06 3,000
3.90 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60 0.00 5,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 4.56 5.01 4.83 4.84 6.14 105,000 (53,220.00)
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.10 34.10 34.00 34.10 0.00 31,100
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 108.00 108.00 107.00 107.00 (0.93) 825,470 (4,512,630.00)
3000.00 800.00 San MiguelPure Foods `B 243.00 243.00 240.00 240.00 (1.23) 601,320 (2,331,174.00)
2.62 1.25 Seacem 1.42 1.48 1.44 1.44 1.41 71,000
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.78 1.81 1.81 1.81 1.69 1,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.150 0.153 0.149 0.152 1.33 760,000
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 1.70 1.81 1.81 1.81 6.47 1,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.11 1.11 1.10 1.11 0.00 1,107,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 80.80 81.75 79.90 81.70 1.11 1,710,320 (22,533,168.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.33 1.36 1.26 1.27 (4.51) 6,218,000 12,900.00
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.91 1.00 0.91 0.92 1.10 3,654,000 (4,600.00)
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 7.00 8.00 7.50 7.90 12.86 6,700
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 1.49 1.50 1.47 1.47 (1.34) 1,942,000 (671,180.00)
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.66 0.67 0.66 0.67 1.52 4,749,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 50.95 51.70 50.50 51.45 0.98 828,100 18,675,445.50
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1350 0.1420 0.1360 0.1400 3.70 658,160,000 228,520.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 16.32 16.88 16.32 16.70 2.33 11,376,800 59,503,910.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.10 2.12 2.08 2.08 (0.95) 132,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 5.71 5.71 5.68 5.71 0.00 738,500 617,200.00
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.00 4.75 4.00 4.55 13.75 552,000
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.00 0.99 0.95 0.99 (1.00) 166,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.06 1.05 0.97 1.05 (0.94) 132,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 527.00 531.00 510.00 510.00 (3.23) 804,910 (150,423,520.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 54.85 54.80 52.10 52.10 (5.01) 2,072,950 (53,812,935.00)
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.94 4.95 4.87 4.87 (1.42) 505,000 (1,130,990.00)
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 660.00 670.00 660.00 660.00 0.00 108,000 8,248,715.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 6.41 6.41 6.41 6.41 0.00 100
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 37.80 39.20 37.70 38.90 2.91 3,043,800 (13,535,105.00)
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 6.85 6.85 6.80 6.80 (0.73) 5,100
5.17 2.30 Keppel Holdings À 4.68 5.60 5.60 5.60 19.66 2,000
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.50 6.50 6.20 6.20 (4.62) 7,235,600 (35,842,020.00)
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 0.97 1.00 0.97 1.00 3.09 571,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.390 0.390 0.380 0.380 (2.56) 500,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 1.71 1.84 1.75 1.75 2.34 797,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.51 4.63 4.52 4.58 1.55 43,248,000 8,625,200.00
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 6.17 6.04 6.00 6.01 (2.59) 206,500 (238,792.00)
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.00 5.65 5.65 5.65 (5.83) 2,700
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0520 0.0550 0.0510 0.0510 (1.92) 37,560,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.570 0.560 0.550 0.560 (1.75) 222,000 (11,000.00)
2.40 1.01 Seafront À 1.64 1.66 1.66 1.66 1.22 1,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.320 0.330 0.320 0.330 3.13 600,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 899.00 894.00 868.00 875.00 (2.67) 277,430 27,057,230.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.95 2.00 1.92 1.92 (1.54) 370,000
850.00 425.00 Transgrid 430.00 430.00 425.00 425.00 (1.16) 100
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2500 0.2600 0.2600 0.2600 4.00 330,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3050 0.3150 0.3000 0.3150 3.28 210,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.330 0.360 0.335 0.340 3.03 3,030,000 750.00
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.02 17.12 17.00 17.12 0.59 29,600 15,408.00
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.97 2.99 2.90 2.97 0.00 155,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.700 0.720 0.710 0.710 1.43 177,000
0.195 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.177 0.177 0.177 0.177 0.00 150,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 25.70 26.90 25.85 26.35 2.53 18,792,300 107,846,815.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.79 4.86 4.77 4.77 (0.42) 6,262,000 (15,939,560.00)
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 4.14 4.18 4.14 4.18 0.97 26,000
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.41 1.42 1.39 1.39 (1.42) 2,803,000 (621,460.00)
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.28 2.32 2.28 2.32 1.75 15,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.11 1.14 1.14 1.14 2.70 10,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.068 0.067 0.065 0.067 (1.47) 520,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.80 1.27 1,565,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 1.090 1.130 1.080 1.110 1.83 47,705,000 27,941,470.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.345 0.355 0.340 0.340 (1.45) 12,110,000 3,450.00
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.97 2.03 1.98 1.99 1.02 5,309,000 2,633,410.00
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.57 1.59 1.54 1.54 (1.91) 25,947,000 (28,759,500.00)
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 2.00 1.80 1.80 1.80 (10.00) 4,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.18 1.20 1.18 1.18 0.00 328,000
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.77 2.91 2.79 2.83 2.17 105,271,000 33,101,120.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1610 0.1640 0.1560 0.1570 (2.48) 8,020,000 (372,350.00)
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7700 0.7900 0.7700 0.7800 1.30 5,263,000 (234,000.00)
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.445 0.450 0.450 0.450 1.12 40,000
38.10 12.60 Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 0.00 5,000
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 20.65 21.80 20.70 21.50 4.12 9,335,600 (2,647,580.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 2.80 2.81 2.75 2.78 (0.71) 216,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 3.00 3.09 3.04 3.09 3.00 9,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.04 6.04 5.96 6.00 (0.66) 571,500 767,013.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 15.90 16.08 15.90 15.96 0.38 8,451,300 48,874,128.00
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.69 0.00 327,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.98 3.97 3.88 3.97 (0.25) 21,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.560 0.590 0.560 0.560 0.00 42,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 5.050 5.150 5.050 5.050 0.00 11,327,500 32,464,547.00
S E R V I C E S
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 33.25 33.90 32.20 32.20 (3.16) 563,000
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.25 1.28 1.24 1.26 0.80 170,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.780 0.800 0.750 0.770 (1.28) 19,054,000 (76,000.00)
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.60 9.60 9.60 9.60 0.00 12,700
28.80 12.20 Berjaya Phils. Inc. 22.50 28.00 28.00 28.00 24.44 1,000
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 13.06 13.32 13.06 13.20 1.07 6,744,100 (32,336,224.00)
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1480 0.1510 0.1460 0.1460 (1.35) 19,400,000 438,000.00
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 5.44 5.43 5.20 5.37 (1.29) 2,316,300 118,840.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 62.00 62.00 60.70 60.70 (2.10) 272,740 (14,319,815.00)
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 4.60 4.59 4.41 4.41 (4.13) 238,000 (771,120.00)
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1080.00 1080.00 1050.00 1080.00 0.00 2,255
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1154.00 1153.00 1140.00 1147.00 (0.61) 93,400 8,952,065.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 8.70 8.85 8.68 8.79 1.03 477,100
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.10 71.10 71.00 71.00 (0.14) 1,788,410 5,840,040.00
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.400 0.385 0.380 0.380 (5.00) 630,000
18.40 5.00 Imperial Res. À 8.50 11.00 9.00 9.24 8.71 73,900
5.80 4.00 Imperial Res. `B 33.00 33.00 33.00 33.00 0.00 100
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 8.10 8.70 8.10 8.70 7.41 600 870.00
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.85 2.85 2.71 2.75 (3.51) 95,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.027 0.028 0.026 0.026 (3.70) 174,300,000 (2,121,600.00)
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 0.58 0.60 0.58 0.59 1.72 3,748,000 (1,354,060.00)
0.0760 0.042 Island Info 0.0580 0.0650 0.0570 0.0600 3.45 23,230,000
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.2200 2.2200 2.2100 2.2100 (0.45) 112,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 7.60 7.80 7.58 7.70 1.32 1,867,700 (386,370.00)
2.65 1.03 Lorenzo Shipping 1.59 1.59 1.59 1.59 0.00 1,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.00 5,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.71 2.70 2.62 2.64 (2.58) 425,000 10,480.00
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 13.88 13.94 13.88 13.94 0.43 58,700
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.01 5.10 5.00 5.01 0.00 41,500
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.37 3.39 3.15 3.16 (6.23) 5,406,000 84,860.00
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.52 9.52 9.52 9.52 0.00 9,900 94,248.00
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 78.00 81.00 80.00 80.00 2.56 112,960 530,400.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 12.32 12.32 12.10 12.32 0.00 1,103,100 (4,483,308.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2630.00 2630.00 2596.00 2596.00 (1.29) 154,340 (177,733,960.00)
30.15 10.68 Puregold 34.00 34.95 33.90 33.95 (0.15) 2,165,800 33,904,980.00
STI Holdings 1.07 1.10 1.06 1.07 0.00 16,084,000 695,500.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 4.70 6.90 4.75 6.05 28.72 2,063,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.420 0.420 0.405 0.420 0.00 370,000
Yehey 1.160 1.190 1.160 1.190 2.59 11,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0057 0.0057 0.0056 0.0057 0.00 64,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.60 0.00 2,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.51 4.55 4.55 4.55 0.89 2,000 (9,100.00)
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.84 18.08 17.60 18.00 0.90 1,111,100 (554,530.00)
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 24.80 24.45 23.00 23.95 (3.43) 2,200 2,300.00
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.275 0.280 0.275 0.280 1.82 3,340,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 19.00 19.20 19.00 19.20 1.05 27,400
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 19.00 20.00 18.52 20.00 5.26 10,800 (192,960.00)
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 0.92 0.95 0.92 0.92 0.00 2,452,000
Coal Asia 1.04 1.05 1.03 1.03 (0.96) 5,092,000
61.80 6.96 Dizon 14.62 15.96 14.56 15.12 3.42 216,900 243,240.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.51 0.55 0.50 0.51 0.00 1,990,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 0.950 1.040 0.950 1.000 5.26 50,838,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.010 1.110 1.010 1.060 4.95 47,003,000 790,880.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0590 0.0610 0.0590 0.0590 0.00 446,980,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0580 0.0610 0.0580 0.0600 3.45 142,120,000 (18,000.00)
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 16.20 16.20 16.08 16.10 (0.62) 1,766,400 5,306,050.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 4.84 5.20 4.83 5.10 5.37 1,058,000 5,030.00
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.6000 0.5900 0.5700 0.5800 (3.33) 89,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 3.100 3.450 3.140 3.430 10.65 841,000 (13,040.00)
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0200 0.0200 0.0190 0.0190 (5.00) 47,200,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0210 0.0200 0.0210 5.00 1,800,000
28.25 18.40 Philex À 14.12 15.30 14.16 14.90 5.52 12,458,800 1,527,806.00
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 28.00 30.60 27.20 28.50 1.79 540,400 1,950.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.039 0.040 0.038 0.039 0.00 936,600,000 5,869,000.00
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 220.00 221.80 219.80 219.80 (0.09) 22,330 (3,471,684.00)
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.00 12,800,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 33.50 33.10 31.30 31.30 (6.57) 1,531,800 (36,279,645.00)
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 518.00 518.00 518.00 518.00 0.00 120 (36,260.00)
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 105.00 105.00 105.00 105.00 0.00 10,920
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 102.00 102.00 102.00 102.00 0.00 11,500 (1,020,000.00)
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 8.85 8.90 8.70 8.85 0.00 6,027,000 42,526,800.00
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 108.00 108.50 107.80 107.80 (0.19) 42,100 54,050.00
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 74.95 75.00 0.00 541,500 (35,049,750.00)
SMC Preferred C 76.60 77.90 76.60 77.90 1.70 10,700 672,150.00
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1015.00 1018.00 1010.00 1010.00 (0.49) 80
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.72 1.83 1.66 1.79 4.07 2,985,000 (862,150.00)
1.38 0.67 Megaworld Corp. Warrants2 1.64 1.80 1.78 1.80 9.76 100,000
D&Ls stock price rises on debut
Green Cores supply deal. Lopez-controlled Green Core Geothermal Inc., a subsidiary of Energy
Development Corp., recently signed a power supply agreement with IIoilo III Electric Cooperative Inc. EDC,
the worlds largest vertically integrated geothermal energy producer, is an afliate of First Gen Corp., the
countrys leading clean and renewable energy producer. GCGI will supply ILECO III with 3 megawatts of
geothermal electricity for 10 years starting Dec. 26. The signing ceremony was led by ILECO ofcer-in
charge Antonio Lazarraga (second from left) and First Gen vice president for power marketing Victor Santos
(third from left). Also shown are ILECO members (from left) Villa Gumban, James Balsom II, Jeo Bandojo
and Renato Ablona.
STOCKS hit a new record level in early
trading Wednesday, before closing lower
as investors turned cautious on whether
there is still room for the benchmark index
to rise.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-company
benchmark, hit a new intra-day
high of 5,859.54 in the morning
before settling at 5,819.79, down
11 points, or 0.2 percent from the
previous day.
The heavier index, representing
all shares, gained 2 points, or
0.1 percent, to nish at 3,730.89
on Wednesday, as gainers led
losers, 99 to 71, with 43 issues
unchanged. Value turnover
amounted to P8.5 billion.
Property developer Ayala
Land Inc. was the most actively
traded stock, rising 2.5 percent
to P26.35. Philippine National
Bank was the biggest gainer,
climbing 6.3 percent to P93.55,
on speculation the company has
received a higher bid.
PNB is in talks with the Bank
of the Philippine Islands for
a merger that could create the
nations biggest lender by assets.
However, there were reports that
another bank made a higher offer
for PNB.
Robinsons Land Corp. rose
4.1 percent to a record P21.50,
amid reports the developer is
close to reaching an agreement
with Japanese billionaire Kazuo
Okada on a casino venture in
Manila.
Philex Mining Corp. led the
gainers among mining companies.
It climbed 5.5 percent to P14.90.
Meanwhile, expectations that
the Federal Reserve will announce
a new stimulus plan to help bring
life to a lethargic US economy
boosted Asian stock markets
Wednesday. Investors brushed off
North Koreas latest test launch
of a long-range rocket.
The Fed is widely expected
to announce a new bond-buying
program known as quantitative
easing at the end of its two-
day policy meeting that began
Tuesday. Thats because one
Fed program thats intended
to keep long-term borrowing
rates down will expire at years
end.
Under the program, called
Operation Twist, the Fed
has been selling short-term
securities and using the proceeds
to buy longer-term securities in
an effort to push down interest
rates.
There is some expectation
that the Fed will act, said Linus
Yip, strategist at First Shanghai
Securities in Hong Kong. If
thats not the case, there may be
a market pullback.
The Fed has launched three
rounds of quantitative easing
since the nancial crisis hit. The
latest round began in September.
Under it, the Fed is buying $40
billion in mortgage bonds each
month. With Bloomberg, AP
By Jenniffer B. Austria
THE stock price of D&L
Industries Inc., a manufacturer of
customized food ingredients and
specialty plastic colorants and
additives, rose 1.4 percent during
its market debut Wednesday,
after the company said it expects
to post stronger sales in 2013.
D&L closed at P4.36, up P0.06
from its initial public offering
price of P4.30 apiece.
Company chief executive
Alvin Lao said in an interview
consumer spending was expected
to sustain its growth next year on
the back of strong local economy,
the low interest environment, and
strong condence of both local
and foreign investors.
About 80 percent of the
companys revenues come from
the food ingredients business and
18 percent comes from specialty
plastics, with the bulk supplied to
the automotive industry.
Lao said given the positive
outlook on the domestic economy,
he expected the company to
double its prots every four to
ve years, which was in the past
50 years.
He said the growth could
accelerate if the local economy
grew at a much faster rate
compared to previous years.
D&L has recently boosted its
production capacity by building
three new plants to complement
its three existing production
facilities.
The food ingredients plants
have a capacity of about 300,000
tons per year while the plastics
facilities can produce up to
120,000 tons per year.
D&L recently offered 1.07
billion primary common shares
in both the local and overseas
markets at P4.30 per share that
raised P4.4 billion in proceeds.
Its majority shareholder Jadel
Holdings also allotted 160.7
million secondary shares as an
overallotment option, which
could generate another P690
million in capital.
Maybank ATR Kim Eng Capital
managing director Roberto
Benares said the company would
most likely exercise the over-
allotment option given the strong
demand for the stock.
Proceeds from the offering
will be used for investments
and acquisitions, payment of
nancial obligations and for
general corporate purposes.
Republic of the Philippines
Metropolitan Trial Court
Branch 39, Quezon City
PHIL. SAVINGS BANK,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE NO. 40525
FOR: Unlawful Detainer
-versus-
ANGELINA GUECODABU
& all persons claiming rights
Under them,
Defendants.
xx-----------------------------xx
ORDER
Finding the Motion for Reconsideration to be
meritorious, the same is hereby GRANTED and the Order
dated February 21, 2012 is set aside.
WHEREFORE, the Ex-Parte Motion with Leave
of Court to Serve Summons By Publication is hereby
GRANTED.
SOORDERED.
Open Court, April 10, 2012.
Quezon City, Philippines
(Sgd.) FELICITAS D. LARON-CACANINDIN
Acting Presiding Judge
Cc.
YSMAEL, MANUEL, RIVERA, LEVOSADA
SISONANDASSOCIATES
Counsel for the Plaintiff
4
th
Floor, PSBank Centre
727 Paseo de Roxas Avenue, cor. Sedeno St.,,
Makati City
ANGELINA GUECODABU
Lot 12, Blk. 25, Road 7, Project 6,
Quezon City
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
METROPOLITANTRIAL COURT
Quezon City
PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK,
Plaintiff,
-versus- Civil Case No. 10-40525
FOR: Unlawful Detainer
ANGELINA GUECODABU and ALL
PERSONS CLAIMINGRIGHTS UNDER
THEM,
Defendant.
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COMPLAINT
PLAINTIFF PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, by
undersigned counsel, respectfully alleges:
1. Plaintiff is a thrift bank duly organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the
Philippines, with principal place of business at PS Bank
Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas cor. Sedeo Sts., Makati City.
2. Defendant, ANGELINA GUECO DABU, Filipino
citizens, of legal age and with residences at LOT12 BLAK
25 ROAD 7 PROJECT 6 QUEZON CITY and LOT12 BLK
25 ROAD 7 PROJECT 6 QUEZON CITY, where they may
be served with summons and other court processes.
3. Plaintiff is theregisteredowner of theparcel of land
("property") located at LOT12 BLK 25 ROAD 7 PROJECT
6 QUEZONCTYand covered by CondominiumCertifcate
of Title No. N-253302, issued by the Registry of deeds of
QUEZON CITY;
4. On FEBRUARY25, 2012 Plaintiff and Defendants
executed a Contract to Sell ("contract"), under which
provisions, Plaintiff agreed to sell, and Defendant agreed to
buy the property, together with its existing improvements, if
any, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. PURCHASE PRICE - The purchase
for the said real property shall be PESOS:SEVEN
MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN & 67/100
(P7,247,667.67), Philippine Currency, to be paid by the
BUYER at the SELLER's offce located at 777 Paseo
de Roxas corner Sedeo, PSBank Center, Makati City
without need of notice and/ or demand as follows:
a. DOWNPAYMENT - The amount of PESOS:
ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY NINE
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR
ONLY (P1,449,534.00), Philippine Currency as down
payment upon the execution of this contract:
b. BALANCE OF PURCHASE PRICE
The balance of PESOS: FIVE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY THREE & 67/100 ONLY
(P 5,798,133.67) Philippine Currency, shall be paid
within FOUR (4) monthly installments as provided for
in paragraph c and its subsections indicated below;
xxx xxx xxx
3. DEFAULT - In the event the BUYER
fails to pay the balance of the purchase price
due under Par 1 (b) or fails to comply with any other
terms, conditions, or obligations herein stated, then
the SELLER may cancel this contract by giving
the BUYER a written notice thereof, in which case
the down payment and all amortizations paid pursuant
to Par. 1 (a) shall be deemed forfeited in favor of the
SELLER by way of liquidated damages and lost
business opportunities subject to the provisions of RA
No. 6552, otherwise known as the Maceda Law.
xxx xxx xxx
A copy of the contract is hereto attached as Annex
"A".
5. Upon execution of the contract, Defendant was
allowed to take possession and occupy the property.
6. Defendant violated the terms and conditions of the
contract when she failed to pay the monthly amortizations
due and payable amounting to Php7,083,216.65, net of
pernalties and other charges;
7. In view of the Defendant's failure to pay the
amortizations due despite demands, Plaintiff cancelled the
contract by way of Notice of Notarial Cancellation, dated
June 2, 2010, receipt of which was acknowledged on July
16, 2010. Copies of the Notice of Notarial Cancellation
as well as the proof of its delivery are hereto attached as
Annexes "B" and "B-1" respectively.
8. Thereafter, the plaintiff demanded from the
Defendant that they vacate the premises of the subject
property and surrender its possession to the Plaintiff
as stipulated in the said Contract to Sell, however, the
defendant failed and refused to do so, despite such
demands. A copy of the notice to vacate upon the
defendant dated August 19, 2010, as well as the proof of
it's delivery last August 27, 2010 are hereto attached as
Annexes "C" and "C-1" respectively
9. n view of the continued and unjustifed failure
and/or refusal of Defendant to vacate the premises and
surrender possession of the subject property to the Plaintiff,
the latter was compelled to institute this complaint and
to hire the services of counsel to protect its interest, for
which defendant should be held liable in the amount of
P10,000.00 as attorney's fees.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, foregoing premises considered,
Plaintiff respectfully prays that after notice and hearing,
judgment be rendered in favor of Plaintiff and against
Defendants as follows:
1. ORDERING Defendants and all persons claiming
rights under them to immediately vacate the subject property
and to surrender possession thereof to Plaintiff;
2. ORDERING Defendants to pay Plaintiff reasonable
compensation for the use and occupation of the property, with
interest, from termination of the contract until the property is
vacted and its possession returned to Plaintiff;
3. ORDERINGDefendants to pay Plaintiff in the amount
of P10,000.00 as attorney's fees;
12/2/2010
4. ORDERING the defendants to pay the costs of suit.
Other just and equitable remedies are likewise prayed for.
Makati City for Quezon City. 12/2/2010.
MANUEL RIVERA LEVOSADA SISON
& ASSOCIATES
Counsel for Plaintiff
4/F PS Bank Center
777 Paseo de Roxas cor. Sedeno Sts.,
Makati City
By
(Sgd.) CARLOS JUAN P. LEVOSADA
PTR#5914789; 1-7-2010; Pasig City
IBP # 795633; 10-5-09; PPLMChapter
Roll No. 50123/ 05-03-06
MCLE Compliance No. III-0015944; 4-23-10
VERIFICATIONAND CERTIFICATION
I, PAUL RODERICK A. YSMAEL, Filipino, of legal age,
with offce address at PSBank Center, 777 Paseode Roxas cor.
Sedeo Sts., Makati City, after being sworn to in accordance
with law, hereby depose and state that:
1. I am the Assistant Vice President of Philippine
Savings Bank and the duly authorized offcer to commence
and institute the present action as evidenced by the attached
Secretary's Certifcate.
2. have caused the preparation and fling of the
foregoing Complaint. I have read and understood all the
allegations contained therein and they are true and correct
of my own personal knowledge and on the basis of authentic
records that have came to my knowledge and possession;
3. Philippine Savaings Bank has not commenced any
other action or proceeding involving the same issued in any
other court or agency. To the best of my knowledge, no such
action or proceeding involving the same issues is pending
before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or another tribunal
or agency. If I should learn that a similar action or proceeding
has been fled or is pending before the Supreme Court, Court
of Appeals, or another tribunal or agency, I undertake to report
the fact within fve (5) days therefromto this Honorable Court.
N WTNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto affxed my
signature this ______________ in Makati City.
(Sgd.) PAUL RODERICK A. YSMAEL
Affant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 02
December 2010 in Makati City, Affant exhibiting to me his Tax
dentifcation Number 162-414-756-000 issued by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue on October 26, 2009.
(Sgd.) ATTY. JOSE HERNANDEZ DY
Notary Public
Doc. No. 39 ; Until December 31, 2010
Page No. 08 ; PTR No. 0187383 - Sn JUAN 1-7-10
Book no. CDLIII; IBP No. 746099 - MLA. 1-7-10
Series of 2010. Roll No. 25059; Makati

(MST-Nov. 29, Dec. 6 & 13, 2012) (MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Region III
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
1. CONTRACT ID: 12C00075 Construction of Tagumbao Bridge and Approaches
along Gerona-Sta. Ignacia Road, Gerona, Tarlac

Location : Tarlac
Approved Budget for the Contract: P 334,311,616.31
Scope of Work : Bridge (Bored Piles)
Duration : 480 cal. days
2. CONTRACT ID: - 12C00089 - Widening/Concreting of McArthur Highways (MNR)
including Drainage, Pampanga 3
rd
Congressional District
Location : Pampanga
Approved Budget for the Contract: P 72,778,619.96
Scope of Work : PCCP
Duration : 270 cal. Days

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), through the FY-2012 GAA,
R.A. 10155 and GAA, FY 2013 intends to apply the sum of (Please see above projects)
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for
above-mentioned projects. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites bids for projects mentioned
above. Works includes Bridge (Bored Piles) and PCCP. Completion of the Works
is 480 cal. days for Tagumbao Bridge and 270 cal. days for Pampanga 3
rd
Cong.
District.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and
receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project, equivalent to at least ffty percent
(50%) of the ABC.
Bidders will bid for the entire contract or per lot, and not per item.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing 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 stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Contractors/applicants who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required to
register prior to the set schedule of submission of bid while those already registered
shall keep their records current and updated. Contractor Profle Eligibility Process
(CPEP) are subject to further post-qualifcation. nformation on registration can be
obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or Central Procurement Offce (CPO),
5
th
Floor, DPWH Bldg., Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
5. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Reg. III and inspect the
Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.. Monday
to Friday.
6. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders upon
presentation of Letter of Intent (LOI) from the address below and upon payment of
non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P50,000.00/project.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the DPWH Website www.dpwh.gov.
ph, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than
the submission of their bids.
Payments can be made at any DPWH feld offce. The submission of the Original Receipt
(OR) for payments of bidding documents issued by any DPWH feld offce is suffcient
for the BAC of this Regional Offce to process the electronic eligibility evaluation of
contractors.
7. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will hold a Pre-Bid Conference
on December 20, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at the Training Room, 2
nd
Floor, DPWH-Region
III, Sindalan, City of San Fernando (P), which shall be opened only to all interested
parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
-1-
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before January 04, 2013, 10:00
A.M. at the Training Room, 2
nd
FIoor, this Ofce. All bids must be accompanied by a
bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.1.
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.
9. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region III 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:
(Sgd.) LORETA M. MALALUAN
OIC-Asst. Regional Director
BAC-Chairman, DPWH-Reg. III
Sindalan, San Fernando, Pampanga
(045) 455-0647; (045) 455-0649
Department of Public Works and Highways
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Iloilo 2
nd
Engineering District Offce
Balabag, Dumangas, Iloilo
Invitation to Bid
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
The DPWH, Iloilo 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through the GAA FY 2013, intends to
apply the following sum of being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), respectively, to
payments under the contract for the following:
Approved ABC 44,121,420.00 for Road upgrading (gravel to paved) based on
Gravel Road Strategies (HDM-4) Concreting of Passi-San Enrique-Garrita Road,
San Enrique, Iloilo, K0057+700 K0059+940 (K0057+700 K0059+962)/Contract
ID No. 13GG0017;
Gravel Road Strategies (HDM-4) Concreting of Baje-ngi-ngi-an Bingawan Road,
Calinog, Iloilo, K0059+(-850) K0060+143.50/Contract ID No. 13GG0018;
Gravel Road Strategies (HDM-4) Concreting of Banga Bante-Banga Polot-an-
Barotac Nuevo Road, Pototan, Iloilo K0278+153 K0280+723/Contract ID No.
13GG0019; and
Gravel Road Strategies (HDM-4) Concreting of Janiuay-Badianga-Tina Road,
Badiangan, Iloilo, K0040+151.50 K0041+400, (K0040+131 K0041+376)/Contract
ID No. 13GG0020.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The DPWH, Iloilo 2
nd
District Engineering Offce now invites bids for brief description of
the abovementioned projects as follows:
13GG0017 - Requires completion date of June 30, 2013, and/or 175CD duration.
The scope of Work is Concreting of 2,213.40 l.m. road, W=6.70m, Thickness=0.28m.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the mplementing Rules and Regulations (RR) of
Republic Act 9184 (RA9184). Otherwise knows 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 to the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH, Iloilo 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM 5:00 P.M.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from
the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents
corresponding to the abovementioned projects as follows:
x 22,000.00 for Contract ID No. 13GG0017
Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on December 8 to 27, 2012.

Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that
bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
The DPWH, Iloilo 2
nd
District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
December 14, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at DPWH-Iloilo 2
nd
DEO Conference Room, which shall be
open to all interested parties.
Deadline of Submission of LOI December 27, 2012 before 9:00 A.M.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 27, 2012, 9:00 A.M.
at the Offce of the District Engineer, DPWH-loilo 2
nd
DEO, Balabag, Dumangas, Iloilo. 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.
Submission of accomplished Annex B Form as prescribed in D.O. 58, series of 2012
specifed as follows:
Contract ID No. 13G0017-13GG0020
1Bulldozer D65A/equivalent 4 Transit Mixer
1Payloader 1 Batching Plant
2Dumptruck 1 Concrete Screeder
1Motorized Road Grader 2 Concrete Vibrator
1Vibratory Roller 1 Concrete Saw
1Water Truck 1 Bar Cutter
1 One-Bagger Mixer 1 Stake Truck
1 Applicator Machine 1 Backhoe

The DPWH Regional Offce BAC conducts the electronic eligibility and submits result before
2:00 P.M. (opening of bids) to the DPWH-Iloilo 2
nd
District Engineering Offce.
The DPWH, Iloilo 2
nd
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.
For further information, please refer to:
Jonathan O. Santiago
Head, BAC Secretariat
DPWH-Iloilo 2
nd
DEO
Balabag, Dumangas, Iloilo
5006
(Sgd.) TOMAS B DEPRA
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) NILO B. GAVIA
OIC-District Engineer
Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com business@mst.ph DECEMBER 13, 2012 THURSDAY
B3
Govt urged to ensure
policies are consistent
Typhoon hits Lapanday farm
Meralco lights up Midas. Manila Electric Co. recently
signed an agreement with Midas Hotel and Casino which allows
the boutique hotel to avail of the NPC time-of-use rate program. By
subscribing to the program, Midas will enjoy lower power rates and
better operational efciencies. Shown are (from left) Midas assistant
executive housekeeper Nerie Gonzales, public relations and brand
manager Erwin Doa, relationship manager Byrd Tenefrancia, Meralco
assistant vice president and private sector relationship management
head Cecilia Domingo, vice president and corporate business group
head Victor Genuino, Hotel Enterprises of the Philippines president
Leonardo Dayao, Midas front ofce director Cecille Fullantes, Midas
director of engineering Juancho Orlino and assistant general manager
Vic Inalves Jr.
By Othel V. Campos
LAPANDAY Foods Corp., one of the
countrys largest banana exporters, lost
some 71,000 metric tons of fresh bananas
following the onslaught of typhoon Pablo
last week.
The company, a wholly-
owned unit of Lapanday
Holdings, said it also sustained
damages on farm infrastructures
in the Davao region.
We have not computed
[the cost of damages] yet.
Its not only the crops. There
are damaged infrastructures.
We are still determining how
much it will cost to rehabilitate
the damaged portion of our
farm, company manager for
production support Edwin
Fabrigar told Manila Standard
in an interview Wednesday.
About 1,500 hectares of the
companys farms planted to
mixed banana varieties were
affected by the typhoon.
Fabrigar said Lapanday
management had yet to come
up with a comprehensive plan
for rehabilitation as this will
entail huge spending for the
next calendar year.
Lapanday Foods is a member
of the countrys biggest
banana groupthe Pilipino
Banana Growers and Exporters
Association.
The group said based on
preliminary assessment, it
would take about a year for small
banana growers to recover from
their losses while bigger banana
companies might recover three
months earlier.
Big growers have access
for nancing from banks but it
will be more difcult for small
growers to move on, group
executive director Stephen
Antig said.
The group also expressed
concern that exports to
traditional export markets
might be compromised
beginning the second quarter
of 2013 owing to supply
constraints.
It said it might not be able
to ll up the expected surge
in Japans demand during the
summer season.
Industry estimates showed
the sector incurred damages
of more than P8 billion, with
14,000 hectares of banana
plantation destroyed by
the typhoon.
Meanwhile, total farm
damages as a result of the
typhoon reached P11.56 billion,
according to the Agriculture
Department.
The banana growers said
estimates of damages might
escalate in succeeding days.
This was because several
areas in Surigao and Bukidnon
remained impassable.
Nobody expected that we
will be hit by Pablo. This is
the rst time it has happened to
Mindanao, said Antig.
By Julito G. Rada
THE Philippine Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
on Wednesday asked the
government to implement
consistent business policies,
lower the cost of labor and protect
the rights of investors to sustain
economic growth next year.
Aside from this, the
government must also double
its efforts on transparency to
achieve further growth, PCCI
president Miguel Varela said in
a news brieng in Taguig City.
Varela said the country had
the potential to register an
annual economic growth of 7
percent beyond 2014 because
we expect that two or three
public-private partnership
projects in infrastructure will
be implemented in 2013
that would trigger more
economic activities.
We are optimistic that our
current economic growth will
continue to unleash the strong
fundamentals of the Philippine
economy as we head towards
an integrated Asean in 2015 and
further lurk the possibility of
integrating with the rest of East
Asia and the Pacic, Varela said.
Varela also said the PCCI
would aim to further intensify its
investment and trade promotion
activities in the coming year and
mobilize its local chambers to
attract more investments into
the country, particularly in the
regions.
There is much potential for
further trade and investment,
particularly from non-traditional
markets like the Czech Republic,
Turkey, Oman, Qatar, South
Africa and Latin American
countries, Varela said.
IN BRIEF
B4
WORLD
Egypts judges to snub referendum
Venezuelas Chavez
recovering, says VP
UK government to legalize same-sex marriage HSBCs
payment
upheld
Mayan prophecy sparks dread, celebration
Riveras plane plunged almost verticallyMexico
US finally accepts
Syrias rebel group
MEXICO CITYThe clock is
ticking down to Dec. 21, the sup-
posed end of the Mayan calendar,
and from China to California to
Mexico, thousands are getting ready
for what they think is going to be a
fateful day.
The Maya didnt say much about
what would happen next, after a
5,125-year cycle known as the Long
Count comes to an end. So into that
void have rushed occult writers,
bloggers and New Age visionaries
foreseeing all manner of monumen-
tal change, from doomsday to a new
age of enlightenment.
The 2009 disaster ick 2012
helped spark doomsday rumors,
with its visions of Los Angeles
crashing into the sea and mam-
moth tsunami waves swallowing
the Himalayas. Foreboding TV
documentaries and alarmist Web
sites followed, sparking panic in
corners of the globe thousands of
miles from the Mayan homeland
of southern Mexico and Central
America.
As the big day approaches, gov-
ernments and scientists alike are
mobilizing to avoid actual tragedy.
Even the US space agency NASA
intervened earlier this month, post-
ing a nearly hour-long YouTube
video debunking apocalyptic points,
one by one.
The Internet has helped feed the
frenzy, spreading rumors that a
mountain in the French Pyrenees is
hiding an alien spaceship that will
be the sole escape from the destruc-
tion. French authorities are block-
ing access to Bugarach peak from
Dec. 19-23 except for the villages
200 residents who want to live in
peace, the local prefect said in a
news release.
I think this tells us more about
ourselves, particularly in the
Western world, than it does about
the ancient Maya, said Geoffrey
Braswell, an associate professor
of anthropology and leading Maya
scholar at the University of Cali-
fornia, San Diego. The idea that
the world will end soon is a very
strong belief in Western cultures.
...The Maya, we dont really know
if they believed the world would
ever end. AP
CARACASVenezuelan Presi-
dent Hugo Chavez was recover-
ing in Cuba on Tuesday after an
operation targeting an aggressive
cancer that has deed multiple
treatments and has prompted the
socialist leader to name a politi-
cal successor.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro
spoke on Venezuelan television af-
ter the surgery, saying that its been
a complex operation. He indicated
that the surgery lasted more than
six hours and said it was completed
correctly and successfully.
Maduro, who was designated
by the president on Saturday as
his preferred political heir, made
the announcement in Caracas
anked by other Chavez aides
and military commanders. Ma-
duro then led an outdoor vigil
where the presidents supporters
joined hands in prayer and sang
along with a recording of Chavez
singing the national anthem.
Weve lived through complex
moments of tension, Maduro
said, without giving details.
It was the fourth cancer-re-
lated operation that Chavez has
undergone since June 2011.
Three days before the surgery,
Chavez announced that he needed
to have surgery again after tests
showed some malignant cells
had reappeared in the same area
of his pelvic region where tumors
were previously removed.
Chavez said beforehand that
the surgery would present risks.
Afterward, Maduro said that
Chavez had been moved to a
room to recover and begin spe-
cial treatments under the care
of a team including medical ex-
perts from Venezuela, Cuba and
elsewhere. AP
CAIROMost Egyptian judges
rejected any role Tuesday in over-
seeing the countrys constitutional
referendum, a move likely to cast
further doubt on the legitimacy of
the disputed charter.
The nations worst crisis since
Hosni Mubaraks ouster nearly
two years ago also forced the
government to put off a crucial
deal with the International Mon-
etary Fund for a $4.8-billion loan,
shattering any hope for recovery
of the countrys ailing economy
anytime soon.
On one side of the divide is
President Mohammed Morsi, his
Muslim Brotherhood and their
ultra-conservative Islamist allies,
against an opposition camp of lib-
erals, leftists and Christians who
contend the draft charter restricts
freedoms and gives Islamists vast
inuence over the running of the
country.
An unexpected twist came
when the defense minister, a Mor-
si appointee, invited the opposi-
tion, along with judges, media
leaders and Muslim and Christian
clerics to an informal gathering
Wednesday, saying he was doing
so in his personal--not an ofcial-
-capacity.
It was the second time this
week that the nations powerful
military has addressed the crisis,
signaling its return to the political
fray after handing over power in
June to Morsi, Egypts rst civil-
ian president.
The military sees itself as the
guarantor of Egypts interests
and secular traditions. Earlier
this week, it warned of disastrous
consequences if the crisis over the
countrys draft constitution is not
resolved. AP
LONDONThe British govern-
ment announced Tuesday that it
will introduce a bill next year le-
galizing gay marriagebut ban-
ning the Church of England from
conducting same-sex ceremonies.
Equalities minister Maria Miller
said the legislation would autho-
rize same-sex civil marriages, as
well as religious ceremonies if re-
ligions decide to opt in.
I feel strongly that, if a couple
wish to show their love and commit-
ment to each other, the state should
not stand in their way, Miller said.
For me, extending marriage to
same-sex couples will strengthen,
not weaken, this vital institution.
Some religious groups, such
as Quakers and liberal Jews, say
they want to conduct same-sex
ceremonies. But others, including
the Anglican and Roman Catholic
churches, oppose gay marriage.
Miller said the legislation would
make it unlawful for the Church
of Englandthe countrys ofcial
church, symbolically headed by
Queen Elizabeth IIand the Angli-
can Church in Wales to conduct gay
weddings. The government does
not have the same legal authority
over other churches, but hopes that
the ban for the Church of England
will reassure religious opponents of
same-sex marriage that they will not
be forced to take part.
It also will ensure that religious
organizations or ministers who re-
fuse to marry a same-sex couple
cant be sued for discrimination.
No religious organization will
ever be forced to conduct marriag-
es for same-sex couples, Miller
told lawmakers.
Since 2005, gay couples in Britain
have been able to form civil partner-
ships, which gives them the same legal
protection, adoption and inheritance
rights as heterosexual married partners-
-but not the label of marriage.
The governments announcement
was welcomed by gay rights cam-
paigners, but condemned by some
religious leaders, including some of
those within the Church of England.
Bishop of Leicester Timothy Ste-
vens underscored the churchs of-
cial view that marriage is a union
between one man and one woman--a
social institution that predates both
church and state and has been the
glue that has bound countless suc-
cessive societies together. AP
NEW YORKAmerican authorities
on Tuesday cited astonishing dys-
function at the British bank HSBC
and said that it had helped Mexican
drug trafckers, Iran, Libya and oth-
ers under US suspicion or sanction to
move money around the world.
HSBC agreed to pay $1.9 billion,
the largest penalty ever imposed on
a bank.
The US stopped short of charging
executives, citing the banks immedi-
ate, full cooperation and the damage
that an assault on the company might
cause on economies and people, in-
cluding thousands who would lose
jobs if the bank collapsed.
Outside experts said it was evi-
dence that a doctrine of too big to
fail, or at least too big to prose-
cute, was alive and well four years
after the nancial crisis.
The settlement avoided a legal
battle that could have further sav-
aged the banks reputation and un-
dermined condence in the banking
system. HSBC does business in al-
most 80 countries, so many that it
calls itself the worlds local bank.
Lanny Breuer, assistant attorney
general of the Justice Departments
criminal division, cited a stunning,
stunning failure by the bank to
monitor itself. He said that it en-
abled countries subject to US sanc-
tionCuba, Iran, Libya, Myanmar
and Sudanto move about $660
million in prohibited transactions
through US nancial institutions,
including HSBC, from the mid-
1990s through September 2006. AP
MEXICO CITYThe plane car-
rying Mexican-American music
superstar Jenni Rivera plunged
almost vertically from more than
28,000 feet and hit the ground in
a nose-dive at a speed that may
have exceeded 600 miles per hour,
Mexicos top transportation of-
cial said Tuesday.
In the first detailed account
of the moments leading up to
the crash that killed Rivera and
six other people, Secretary of
Communications and Trans-
portation Gerardo Ruiz Es-
parza told Radio Formula that
the twin-engine turbojet hit the
ground 1.2 miles from where it
began falling.
The plane practically nose-
dived, he said. The impact must
have been terrible.
Ruiz did not offer any explana-
tion of what may have caused the
plane to plummet, saying only
that The plane fell from an alti-
tude of 28,000 feet... It may have
hit a speed higher than 1,000 kph
(621 mph).
Ruiz said the pilot of the
plane, Miguel Perez Soto, had
a valid Mexican pilots license
that would have expired in Janu-
ary. Photos of a temporary pi-
lots certicate issued by the US
Federal Aviation Administration
and found amid the wreckage
said that Perez was 78.
Ruiz said there is no age limit
for ying a civil aviation aircraft,
though for commercial ights its
65. In the United States its unusu-
al for a pilot to be 78.
The extremely high speeds at
which Learjets can yclose to
the speed of soundmake them
especially challenging to y, pi-
lots and safety experts said. AP
Vatican declares
world not ending
VATICAN CITYThe
Vaticans top astronomer has
some assurances to offer: The
world wont be ending in 10
days, despite predictions to
the contrary.
The Rev. Jose Funes, di-
rector of the Vatican Obser-
vatory, wrote in Wednes-
days Vatican newspaper
LOsservatore Romano that
its not even worth discuss-
ing doomsday scenarios
based on the Mayan calendar
that are ooding the Internet
ahead of the purported Dec.
21 apocalypse.
Yes, Funes wrote, the uni-
verse is expanding and if some
models are correct, will at one
point break awaybut not
for billions of years. But he
said Christians profoundly
believe that death can never
have the last word.
The Mayan Long Count
calendar begins in 3,114 B.C.,
marking time in roughly 394-
year periods known as Bak-
tuns. The Mayans wrote that
the signicant 13th Baktun
ends Dec. 21. AP
McAfee released
GUATEMALA CITYA
lawyer for John McAfee
said Tuesday that a judge has
ordered the software com-
pany founder released from a
Guatemalan detention center
where he has been ghting
being returned to Belize.
Attorney Telesforo Guerra
said the judge notied him
verbally of the ruling, but
added that it might take a day
for formal written notication
to win McAfees release, pos-
sibly as soon as Wednesday.
Judge Judith Secaida did
not immediately return phone
calls seeking to conrm the
ruling.
Guerra said Secaida ruled
that McAfees detention was
illegal, ordered him released,
and gave him 10 days to put
his immigration situation in
order. It was not immediately
clear if McAfee could get
some kind of temporary or
transit visa to allow him to
leave Guatemala.
McAfee has said he wants to
return to the United States with
his 20-year-old Belizean girl-
friend. Guerra said that would
be his clients best option.
For me, its best that McA-
fee go to the United States,
thats denitely the country
where he will be safest,
Guerra said. In Guatemala,
he runs the risk that anything
could happen to him.
McAfee was detained last
week for immigration viola-
tions after he sneaked into
Guatemala from neighbor-
ing Belize. He had been on
the lam for weeks before
that. AP
Obama said the newly formed
Syrian Opposition Council is now
inclusive enough to be granted the
elevated status, which paves the
way for the greater US support for
the organization.
Obviously, with that recognition
comes responsibilities, Obama
said in an interview Tuesday with
ABC News. To make sure that
they organize themselves effec-
tively, that they are representative
of all the parties, that they commit
themselves to a political transition
that respects womens rights and
minority rights.
Recognition of the council as the
sole representative of Syrias di-
verse population brings the US in
line with Britain, France and sever-
al of Americas Arab allies, which
took the same step shortly after the
body was created at a meeting of
opposition representatives in Qatar
last month.
Obamas announcement follows
his administrations blacklisting of
a militant Syrian rebel group with
links to al-Qaida. That step is aimed
at blunting the inuence of extrem-
ists amid fears that the regime may
use or lose control of its stockpile
of chemical weapons.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
said Tuesday that the Syrian govern-
ment seems to have slowed prepara-
tions for the possible use of chemical
weapons against rebel forces. Last
week, US ofcials said there was
evidence that Syrian forces had be-
gun preparing sarin, a nerve agent,
for possible use in bombs.
At this point the intelligence has
really kind of leveled off, Panetta
told reporters traveling with him
to Kuwait, where he will visit US
troops at the start of a four-day trip.
We havent seen anything new
indicating any aggressive steps to
move forward in that way.
US recognition of the opposi-
tion council is expected to be a
centerpiece of an international con-
ference on the Syria crisis in Mo-
rocco this week. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton had been
due to attend Wednesdays meeting
in Marrakech but canceled her trip
because she was ill with a stom-
ach virus, her spokesman, Philippe
Reines, said. Instead, Deputy Sec-
retary of State William Burns will
lead the US delegation.
On Monday, Clinton designated
Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Support
Front in Arabic, a foreign terror-
ist organization. The move freezes
any assets its members may have
in US jurisdictions and bars Ameri-
cans from providing the group with
material support. The designation
is largely symbolic because the
group is not thought to have hold-
ings or support in the United States,
but ofcials hope the penalties will
encourage others to take similar ac-
tion and discourage Syrians from
joining. AP
WASHINGTONPresident Barack
Obama declared Syrias main opposition
group the sole legitimate representative
of its countrys people Tuesday, deeming
the move a big step in the international
diplomatic efforts to end Syrian President
Bashar Assads embattled regime.
A Free Syrian Army ghter walks over the ruins of a building bombed by a Syrian Army jet in Fafeen village, north
of Aleppo province, Syria. Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base
Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed dozens of soldiers, activists said. AP
Britains Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg meets lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender groups to discuss the impact of the governments
proposals on equal marriage at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, in
London. AP
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 13, 2012
PARTNERSHIP FOR A CAUSE
Kipling and World Vision to work and hand
in hand to give children a better tomorrow
Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
WITH so many breads available in the mar-
ket today, one cannot tell which is alright or t
to him to consume for a healthy diet. Bread is
the most popular food in the world and second
only to rice in the Philippines, home to close
to a hundred million people of seven billion
humans in this lively planet.
Bread-eating in this country as primary
source of nutrition and physical energy is
relatively new, thanks to the western colo-
nizers notably Spaniards and Americans who
introduced to the Filipino natives more than
a century ago such alternative food made
from wheat.
The rst bread
It is said that in Mactan circa 1521, Rajah
Humabon and his Queen were the rst two na-
tives privileged to receive and to taste the Eu-
ropean conquistadors gift of bread which they
considered as the real food from gods. From
then on, the Spaniards took the opportunity to
use the diplomacy of bread, and ultimately, the
cross in converting the savage tribes of those
times.
Fast forward to present. In a consumer sur-
vey, it was found out that nearly 88% of the
population or 88 million Filipinos are eating
bread any time of the day which makes the
Philippines a better market of wheat-based
products. From 6 months old babies to several
living centenarians, the bread is the preferred
source of food to enhance their carbohydrates
intake to help them accelerating cell growths
and energy.
To date, pan de sal (salt bread) is the
most popular and best-selling type of
bread in the whole country and consid ers
as part of Filipinos daily breakfast. It may
be recalled a few years ago when unabated
rise of wheat in the international market
has created a political scene locally when
the masses protested the escalating price
increase of pan de sal.
Creative Bakers, Inc.s Mission
Bread making is an art and business of sat-
isfying the health and palates of consumers as
the adage goes with Creative Bakers, Inc., the
maker of famous Walter Bread brands. Cre-
ative Bakers Inc., the maker of Walter Bread,
with close to 30 years of providing quality and
delightful breads in the market, continues its
commitment to offer Filipinos with healthy
products, especially now that a healthy life-
style has been part of the demands of many
people.
In its vision statement, Walter Bread exists
in the market to make breads not simply to
make money but importantly, to offer products
that are helpful for the general well-being of
Filipino consumers.
According to Walter Co, president of
Creative Bakers Co. Inc, Making money
is not a priority for producing these healthy
breads. Its alarming to learn that our
country now has one of the highest rates
CATCHING
TUNA
the responsible way
SOME methods of shing, es-
pecially large-scale ones, are
harmful to the ocean and ram-
pant and exploitative practice of
which can lead to the permanent
damage of the ecosystem and
the endangerment of its inhabit-
ants. If youre a manufacturer of
processed seafood, you have to
do your part to protect marine
resources, not only as social re-
sponsibility, but for the sustain-
ability of your business as well.
Century Tuna, the countrys leading brand of
canned tuna, figured this out and decided that
its time to save the seas, one tuna fish at a time.
Thats why the company is supporting handline
fishing, an environmentally-responsible method
of catching fish.
Tuna is delicious, nutritious and affordable. Its
an important part of the Filipinos diet and a fantastic
source of protein and myoglobin. The Philippines is
one of the worlds top tuna producers, being home
to species such as the yellown tuna and the big-eye
tuna. A lot of Filipino families, particularly shing
communities, rely on the trade for income.
The traditional handline shing is considered to
be artisanal. Unlike using nets, individually catch-
ing sh ensures that no other marine creatures, such
as dolphins, are caught and harmed. But it doesnt
mean that its a less efcient method because one
huge catch, weighing around 70kg, is equivalent to
almost a thousand cans of Century Tuna.
The promotion of handline shing as a viable, if
not preferred, alternative form of shing is spear-
headed by the Philippine chapter of the World Wide
Fund for Nature. Currently, the organization is work-
ing with the local shing community of Pasuquin,
Ilocos Norte, to cultivate the craft and encourage
shermen to sh responsibly, providing them with
information and management support. Century Can-
A handline sherman showing off a 42kg yellown tuna
ning Corp. is funding the project.
Century Canning Corp. follows and complies
with internationally-accepted standards. For in-
stance, we buy sh only from vessels that have
been accredited and monitored. Were taking this
a step further by funding WWF Philippines ini-
tiative to support handline shers, says Century
Canning Corporation vice president and general
manager Greg Banzon.
Objectives are to improve the conditions and man-
agement of local shery, to boost and strengthen the
regions small-scale handline industry while ensur-
ing its sustainability, and to ensure the sher folks
ow of income for the next three years. In its initial
phases, the program supports 300 sher families uti-
lizing 200 boats for tuna handline shing.
To achieve the goals, WWF is setting the ground-
work for the adoption of a traceability system, the
improvement of local shery governance and meat-
handling practices, and the establishment of connec-
tions with preferential local and foreign markets,
external support sources and other partners for maxi-
mum economic impact.
We all know that the sustainability of fisher-
ies, particularly of tuna, is important to the Phil-
ippine fishing sector because of the nutritional
and economic benefits gained from it. This is
why WWF Philippines focuses its efforts on
promoting sustainable fishing practices such as
tuna handline fishing, says WWF Philippines
conservation programs head Joel Palma.
Aside from nancial aid, Century Canning Cor-
poration is showing its commitment to enriching the
program by coming out with a new premium-brand-
ed product aptly called Handline. Each can contains
individually-caught yellown tuna from Pasuquin in
olive oil. For every can sold, P1.00 goes directly to
the handline project.
Our partnership with Century Tuna sets an ex-
ample that local nonprots, the corporate shing
sector and local communities can work together to
address relevant issues against our marine resources.
Our goal is to ensure that all parties benet from this
collaboration and eventually, to replicate the pro-
gram in other parts of the country, enthuses Palma.
By Ed Biado
The sugar-free Wheat Pandesal
of diabetics in Asia. And because of that, we
realized the need to produce bread that is not
only healthy but which taste is something that
we can enjoy.
As countrys leader in the mass production
of healthy and nutritious bread, Walter Bread is
proud to pursue its vision to commit its vast line
of bread products to better health and alternative
food for a diabetic-free Filipinos. The company
has initiated years of research and development
to arrive at the bread products that consumers can
perfectly appreciate the taste and can pass the
high-rigidity test based on their nutritional stan-
dard.
And indeed the dividend of making better bread
by the company is now reaping. Proof of this is
the continued support of Filipino consumers to
Walter Breads leading brands that translates it to
more prot and productivity for the company.
These loyal patrons through the years are
composed of diabetics, calorie-obsessed weight
watchers and those with restricted diet where
they now have something to munch on for their
breakfast and snacks without the worry of their
sugar or cholesterol level, and putting on more
pounds.
Among its proud product now in the market is
Walter Breads best-selling Whole Wheat Raisin
Bread, which is a rich source of ber and phyto-
chemicals--- powerful anti-oxidants to help arrest
the spread of cancer. It is the favorite choice for
diabetics whose nutritional ingredients can con-
trol sugar level of the body. Surprisingly, it
is also fat-free since it contains low-sodium
content and has high dietary ber. Frequent
buyers can attest likewise that it is tasty and
sweet compared to other brands.
Double-Fiber Wheat Bread
Another product is Walter Breads Dou-
ble Fiber Wheat Bread with Heart Protect,
which is made for those with hypertension
and other coronary-related ailments. This
bread is specialized with two all-natural -
bersinsoluble ber from wheat and solu-
ble ber from apples.
In fact, after years of research by Walter
Bread, the consumers now appreciate the taste
of wheat breads that used to be bland or salty
(as salt is used to strengthen the structure of
breads) and they found remedy to alter the pro-
cess to come up with the dry-less and rough-
less texture of bread and using less salt which
is for the betterment of the consumers. With
less salt, it means fewer risks of adding more
pounds to the body weight and it is more heart
and kidney-friendly.
To unknown consumers, an insoluble -
ber plays a role in the functioning of the gas-
trointestinal and colon health, while soluble
ber contributes to heart health. Fiber from
apples is also a source of sweetness in the
bread and also helps keep it moist. Unlike
other wheat breads available in the market,
the Double Fiber What Bread with Heart
Protect is really soft and moist.
Weight-Control Bread
And very popular to the diet-and-gure
conscious consumers is Walter BreadsWeight
Control Bread with High Fiber. Those individ-
uals that practice maintaining their slim-body
t are totally grateful for this breadline since
they can enjoy now the benets of eating this
high-ber white bread while they are on their
weight loss program.
The Weight Control Bread with High Fi-
ber is rich with oat and vegetable bers that
keep everyone feeling full for longer. That
is why this product is said to be perfect for
those on a strict diet and exercise program.
It possesses 98-percent fat-free and has
50-percent less sodium. Supporters of this
bread have professed that its tastiness is very
pleasing to their palates, unlike other high-
ber breads that lack or has bland taste.
In fact, the above-mentioned Walter
Bread products are some of its brands that
can truly be called exclusive creation of Cre-
ative Bakers, Inc.
Capping the best of Walter Bread, its top
man at the helms, Co is elated to recall that
we make sure that our product is better than
the existing ones. It has to pass not only my
own standards, but I would even have to ask
friends and others people for their feedback
on the products we produce, and the result is
positively amazing in terms of health ben-
ets and prot.
THE CHOICE FOR
healthy living
THURSDAY C2
DECEMBER 13, 2012
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The rst megatrend is Individual
Empowerment resulting from poverty
reduction, growth of the global middle
class, greater educational attainment
and widespread use of new [technolo-
gies], and healthcare advances. (So-
cial media gets special mention for
accelerating the process of Individual
Empowerment.)
Diffusion of Power is also antici-
pated, where there will not be any he-
gemonic power, like the US or China,
giving rise to the shift of power to
networks and coalitions in a multipolar
world, including entities referred to
as nonstate actors, or multinational
corporations, non-government orga-
nizations and subnational units like
megacities.
Demographic Patterns will see a de-
cline in economic growth in countries
with aging populations, as well as a
marked increase in urban populations
and migration. (For context, the Philip-
pines has a relatively young population
with a median age of 25 or younger in
2010, classied as youthful, and pro-
jected to be over 25 to 35 in 2030, ad-
vancing to intermediate.)
Lastly, theres Food, Water & Energy
Nexus, which describes a substantial
growth in the demand of these resourc-
es owing to an increase in the global
population. Tackling problems pertain-
ing to one commodity will be linked to
supply and demand for the others.
Drivers of these developments in-
clude factors that are both positive and
Twice the chocolatey fun
Jack 'n Jill Knots, the country's favor-
ite coated pretzel snack, introduces its
newest offering--a yummy new product
that's bursting with much more irresist-
ible chocolate goodness, the Choco Knots
Blast.
Crunchy and creamy, Choco Knots
Blasts chocolate avored pretzels coated
with milk chocolate are a delightful com-
bination of taste and textures. Tempting
and delectable, these bite-sized treats can
thrill certied chocoholics of all ages.
With Choco Knots Blast double choc-
olatey fun, snack time in school or at
home can become doubly enjoyable.
Also try other variantsChoco Knots,
Milky Knots, and Berry Knots. Choco
Knots Blast is now available at leading
supermarkets, groceries, and convenience
stores nationwide.
Holiday sweet treats
Just in time to go with the high of the
holidays, Krispy Kreme brings its share
of signature melt-in-your-mouth good-
ness to this hodgepodge of excitement
with new avors sure to put smiles on
everyonethe Holiday Sprinkles, Snow-
man, Holiday Tree, Snowakes, and Gin-
gerbread Doughnuts, as well as the Holi-
day Chiller.
Sink your teeth into this limited edi-
tion avors brought by Krispy Kreme.
Let it snow when you bite into a Snow-
man Doughnut dipped in snow white
glaze complete with chocolate icing
eyes and buttons and, lets not forget, a
scarf made of luscious licorice. Or let
your taste buds be delighted with Holi-
day Snowakes Doughnut, dipped in
chocolate icing then dusted with pow-
dered sugar similar to the patterns of
snow crystals.
You can also grab a Holiday Tree
Doughnuta custard-lled doughnut
dipped in Belgian white chocolate deco-
rated with icing in red and green, or sa-
tiate your sweet tooth with the Holiday
Sprinkles Doughnut made of everyones
favorite Original Glazed ring hand-
dipped in vanilla icing and topped with
festive sugar-coated sprinkles.
Also, inspired by the classic Christ-
mas staple, is the Gingerbread Man
Doughnuta glazed doughnut shaped
in a gingerbread man carefully de-
signed with white, red and green va-
nilla icing.
These doughnuts will only be avail-
able from November 12 to December 31
in all Krispy Kreme outlets in Luzon and
will roll out in the Cebu and Davao stores
from November 17 to December 31.
Sugar-free holidays
EXPERIENCE healthy holidays at Tso-
ko.Nut Batirol with their highly recom-
mended sugar-free hot chocolate during
the Christmas season.
The sugar-free
tsokolate comes
from tableas
processed at
Tsoko.Nut's own
c o mmi s s a r y
with the cacaos
grown in Leyte
so customers are
guaranteed that it
has zero-extenders.
Enjoy their famous authentic tsokolate
de batirol with the other popular Pinoy
delicacies such as ensaymada, bibingka,
and suman sa mangga.
Also available are Pinoy meals like
chicken embutido, daing na bangus with
laing and rellenong bangus.
URBANIZATION pushes us to live stress-
ful and demanding lifestyles. This kind
of lifestyle, coupled with environmental
threats, can take its toll on our health.
According to Dr. Trinidad Trini-
dad from the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute of the Department
of Science and Technology (FNRI-
DOST), living a stressful lifestyle
can, in the long run, lead to serious
and life-threatening diseases.
Stress should not be disregarded or
dismissed as something normal or or-
dinary because chronic stress can cause
diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular dis-
eases and even some types of cancer.
And nowadays, the cost of health care
is very high. That is why we have to
think of preventive steps against these
chronic diseases, said Dr. Trinidad.
Aside from causing these severe dis-
eases, stress can also lead to several health
hazards such as nutritional deciency,
sleeping problems, high cholesterol, lack
of concentration and poor memory.
In order to ght these dangers to our
health, Dr. Trinidad recommends in-
corporating healthy practices into our
demanding schedules. She said that in-
dividuals, no matter how busy they are,
should allot time for exercise. She also
reiterated the importance of having
enough sleep, and avoiding activities
that weaken the body and the immune
system such as smoking and drinking
too much alcohol.
Trinidad said if food requirements
cant be met, there are available di-
etary supplements that can enhance
ones diet and improve ones health.
According to her, some supplements
also play a signicant role in achiev-
ing a healthy lifestyle as they help in
ghting the effects not only of stress
but of all the hazards of urban living.
One of the dietary supplements being
widely used in the medical eld today is
ginseng. For several centuries, ginseng has
been proven to increase energy level, boost
ones immune system, act as an antioxi-
dant, and enhance mental performance.
According to Trinidad, studies
showed that ginseng, especially when
combined with multivitamins and
minerals, can yield much superior re-
sults. The combination has shown to
decrease fatigue and stress, improve
alertness, enhance quality of relaxation
and improve work performance even
among healthy graveyard shifters.
Now, ginseng and all its benets can
now be enjoyed in Pharmaton, the only
clinically proven multivitamin formula-
tion with Ginseng G115. Ginseng G115
is considered the gold standard of all gin-
seng extracts due to extensive researches
and clinical studies it has gone through.
The Ginseng G115 in Pharmaton is
standardized to provide consistent
amount of active ingredients and guaran-
tee reliable, constant results.
Pharmaton with Ginseng G115, as
shown in a study by Casco Marasco,
can improve ones quality of life by 86
percent more than a multivitamin alone
can. It is proven to enhance critical as-
pects of life such as energy level, sat-
isfaction, social life, immunity, work
performance, relaxation and sleep as
well as sexual life.
IF you live in a small space or are
struggling with a super busy schedule,
its still possible to bring Christmas to
your home with a little help from SM
Homeworld. Make your home merry
and bright with creatively designed red
and white pieces from SM Homeworld.
Red and white, after all are tradi-
tional Christmas colors, and they bring
cheer to any room. Its a fun, func-
tional, and modern way of bringing the
holiday spirit to your home, bringing a
festive feel as you entertain friends and
family members.
And the good news is that these red
and white home furniture and acces-
sories will still be in style after the
holidays and beyond, bringing in the
punchy energy of red and the sooth-
ing quality of white.
Here are some red and white decorat-
ing tips for the
holidays and be-
yond from SM
Homeworld.
Have one
accent piece
like a red ac-
cent chair or
barstool that
will make a
strong state-
ment. White
colored furni-
ture like a table
will make a
good balance.
Make your living room Christmas
cozy by adding red throw pillows that
looks best in a white sofa.
Home accessories like a red mood
lamp bring a Christmas ambiance with
no fuss.
Wonderfully white vases and picture
frames will make a charming contrast.
Entertain in holiday style with a
Christmas designed plate and napkin.
Kitchen
helpers like
food proces-
sor, juicer
and coffee
maker in red
and white
colors not
only make
our work
easy but also
adds a holiday ambiance in your kitchen.
The red and white collection is
available at the Homeworld Depart-
ment of SM Stores. Designs may vary
per store.
BELGIAN bag brand Kipling, together with World Vi-
sion, recently launched A Brighter Christmas For A
Brighter Tomorrow.
A gift of hope to childrens future, Kiplings program
aims to provide additional funds to sponsor the educa-
tion of children under the care of the Christian devel-
opment and advocacy organization.
According to Benjamin Go, president of Grey-
hound Marketing Corp., exclusive distributor of
Kipling in the Philippines, the partnership is a timely
effort to spread the fun and happiness instilled in ev-
ery Kipling bag. There is no greater joy this Christ-
mas than knowing we have brought smiles to others.
Through A Brighter Christmas For A Brighter Tomor-
row program, we can make not only the holidays, but
also the future, brighter for the children of World Vi-
sion, he says.
Were happy that this time, Kipling has decided to
reach out and bring the same kind of goodwill to en-
sure the education of children sponsored by World
Vision, says National Resource Development Asso-
ciate director Jun Godornes.
During the launch, Kipling handed a commemora-
tive bag to World Vision to celebrate their partner-
ship and to symbolize the brands pledge and holiday
advocacy.
Everyone can also share in giving children a brighter
tomorrow by shopping for a cause. For every Kipling
bag or luggage purchased from December 1 to 31, 2012,
Kipling will donate P500 to World Vision.
For its holiday collection, Kipling offers sporty and
glam bags called Basic Elevated. These perfect ev-
In celebration of a
brighter Christmas
eryday adventure companions come in stylish quilted
exteriors, patent details, stunning linings, and three
Christmas-themed colors red, white and black.
Kiplings Holiday Collection is a line eagerly
awaited by our loyal customers, but this time, wed like
to enjoin them to share the blessings of the season by
participating in this program. This is because with ev-
ery purchase of any Kipling bag, our customers get to
enjoy cutting-edge designs and fashion- forward pieces
as well as help build a brighter tomorrow for the less
privileged children, adds Millet Antonio, brand man-
ager of Kipling in the Philippines.
Some of the countrys biggest celebrities are also
extending their support to the program. These include
Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Kylie Padilla and Jessica
Connelly, as well as World Vision celebrity ambassa-
dor Miriam Quiambao, who hosted the program.
A red and
white holiday
In the year 2030...
By Ed Biado
EIGHTEEN years from now, the
world will be radically transformed
from our world today, says the
United States National Intelligence
Council in its paper, Global Trends
2030: Alternative Worlds. The 160-
page report, published this month, outlines a pos-
sible future of the world based on its current tra-
jectory. Key talking points are the megatrends,
which are existing global developments likely to be
more pronounced by 2030.
negative, like population and tech-
nology. While new technologies are
making our lives easier and more ef-
cientlike the predicted strengthen-
ing of cloud architecture for data stor-
age and management, bots for virtual
management and robotics for industrial
purposesthese very tools can be used
for wide-scale cyber attacks that may
cripple government systems and cause
overarching damage.
A section of the report reads, ...in-
dividuals and small groups will have
greater access to lethal and disruptive
technologies (particularly precision-
strike capabilities, cyber instruments,
and bioterror weaponry), enabling them
to perpetrate large-scale violence...
Likewise, while some progressive
countries are experiencing (and will
continue to experience) a decline in
younger citizens to fuel the work-
force, supplemented by older citizens
that comprise the so-called pension
bulge, the worlds population as a
whole is on a steady increase and will,
in all likelihood, lead to scarcity of ba-
sic resources.
To read or download a copy of the re-
port in the reading format of your choice,
go to www.dni.gov/index.php/about/or-
ganization/global-trends-2030.
How to survive urban living
Greyhound Marketing Corporation president Benjamin
Go (right) handing over a symbolic Kipling bag as a com-
memoration of their partnership to World Vision National
Resource Development associate director Jun Godornes
Kylie Padilla
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Tech
ManilaStandardToday
CHEd, IBM agree on
analytics master plan for PH
Yearender: Ultrabooks
fail to attract PC buyers
MARLON C. MAGTIRA, Section Editor
CHRISTIAN CARDIENTE, Asst. Editor
UNLIKE the various technology
platforms it successfully launched in the
pastparticularly Pentium, Centrino,
and the netbook chipmaking giant Intel
appears to have stumbled in its ultrabook
venture, local PC makers said.
Local representatives from PC makers Samsung, Asus,
Lenovo, Acer, and Dell during a Cyberpress Forum in late
October Intel conceived the ultrabook model as a slim yet
powerful high-end mobile computer that features low-
power Intel Core processors, solid-state drives, and unibody
chassis.
But, the disappointing sales of the sleek Macbook Air
clones have contributed to Intels woes instead, leading the
company to report dismal third quarter results. The Santa
Clara, California-based tech giant is also reeling from
its failure to ride on the tech industrys massive shift to
mobile.
The blunder has cast a shadow on Intels strategy so much
so that long-time CEO Paul Otellini has decided to leave
his post to allow the company to pick someone
Intel somehow resulted to the
low adoption rate. The initial
hype may have also pushed tech
observers to set an unrealistic
goals for ultrabooks, said Go.
He said this was different from
the case of netbooks, which soared
in popularity even if it had low
sales expectations.
For South Korean tech
giant Samsung, the ultrabook
branding has been less than
successful primarily due to its
expensive price tag and the failure of its backers to properly
communicate its benets.
Erik Sulit, IT director of Samsung Philippines, said that
ultrabooks could yet pick momentum as prices go down and
Windows 8 arrive in stores this fourth quarter.
Lenovo, which is on track to become the worlds biggest
PC maker this year, said through its top local executive
that theres still a possibility that the buying public is just
waiting for the right time to refresh their computers.
Price is indeed a big factor, but lets give it a chance,
said Vicky Agorrilla, country general manager of Lenovo
Philippines.
iSuppli said in a report that global ultrabook shipments
are falling short of expectations in 2012, prompting
the company to cut its near-term forecast for the next-
generation notebooks.
An estimated 10.3 million ultrabooks will ship worldwide
in 2012, down from the previous forecast issued earlier
this year of 22 million units. In the newly adjusted forecast
for 2012, more than half of the shipments for the year are
expected to come in the fourth quarter.
Along with the revised gures for 2012, shipments have
also been modied for the next year, projected to rise to
44 million in 2013, down from the older outlook of 61
million.
The analyst rm, however, said the challenges stemming
from the nebulous marketing and unappealing price
surrounding the ultrabook can still be overcomed, paving
the way for shipments to rise by more than 300 percent in
2013.
Growth is also expected to continue for the foreseeable
future, with shipments expanding to 95 million units by
2016. This will drive long-term growth for devices used in
ultrabooks, including motion sensors, it said.
Newsbytes.ph
who can lead the
semicon giant into
the wireless age.
Representatives
of the PC vendors
who are selling
ultrabook models
in the local
market said in a
CyberPress forum
in late October
that the high price and
the lack of marketing push are the
main reasons why consumers have
shunned it.
Alvin Go, product manager of Dell
Philippines, said the high sales targets set by
Taiwanese PC makers
Acer and Asus
are also not
counting out
the ultrabooks
yet, saying the
local market is
still evolving
and that users
have a need for
powerful but
premium-priced
laptops.
Earlier, IT
analyst firm IHS
SAN FRANCISCOYahoo is spifng up
and expanding its email service in an attempt
to regain some of the ground lost to a Google
alternative that lured away millions of users.
The changes unveiled Tuesday are meant
to make Yahoos email faster and easier to use
on the Web. To cater to the growing audience
checking their email on smartphones and tablet
computers, Yahoo also introduced mobile apps
for the iPhone, iPad and devices powered by
Microsoft Corp.s recently released Windows 8
system.
The company, which is based in Sunnyvale,
California, also updated its email app designed
for Google Inc.s Android operating system.
The email overhaul is part of Yahoo CEO
Marissa Mayers crusade to give people
more reasons to visit the companys online
services and stick around longer. In doing
so, Mayer hopes to sell more advertising and
accelerate Yahoos revenue growth after years
of financial malaise. The stagnation has kept
the companys stock price below $20 for more
than four years. Yahoo shares were hovering
near $30 before the company squandered an
opportunity to sell itself to Microsoft for $33
per share in May 2008.
Yahoos stock rose 9 cents to close at $19.52
on Tuesday. The stock has surged 25 percent
since Yahoo hired Mayer from Google nearly
ve months ago.
During her 13 years as a top Google executive,
Mayer played a key role in building the
companys Gmail. The service was a novelty
when it began in 2004 and with Mayers help
it transformed into a trend-setting service that
surpassed the early leads of rival offerings from
Yahoo and Microsoft.
Through October, Gmail had more than 295
million active users to eclipse Microsofts
Hotmail at nearly 284 million users and Yahoo
email at 282 million, according to the most
recent data from the research rm comScore.
At the same time last year, Hotmail led the pack
with 335 million users, followed by Yahoo at 303
million and Gmail at more than 245 million.
With more people gravitating to Gmail,
Microsoft also recently redesigned Hotmail
and rebranded the service as Outlook.com a
reference to the communications channel built
into the software makers widely used Ofce
suite of programs.
In a sign Google isnt taking its lead for
granted, the company is the in process of phasing
in changes to Gmail that will give it a slightly
different look and add more features.
All the retooling underscores the ongoing
importance of traditional email, even as people
increasingly rely on text messages sent on phones
and thoughts shared on Facebook and Twitter.
Despite its shrinking market share, Yahoo says it
still processes about 30 billion emails each day
and estimates its users collectively check their
inboxes about 190 million times per day.
Although none of the major email providers
charge to set up an account on the Web, the
services are valuable because they encourage
repeat visits and require people to log in. Internet
companies covet activities occurring under a
logged-in identity because they can more easily
track peoples preferences and tailor ads more
likely to appeal to users tastes. (AP)
Caption
In this undated image made available by Yahoo
the companys recently retooled free email
service is shown on a web device and tablet.
Aside from the new look aimed at regaining
some of the ground Yahoo lost to Googles
popular alternative, Yahoo introduced Tuesday,
Dec. 11, 2012, email apps for the iPhone, iPad
and mobile devices running on the new Windows
8 operating system. AP
THE Commission on Higher
Education (CHEd) and IBM
this week signed an agreement
to collaborate on developing
a comprehensive analytics
education master plan for
Philippine higher education
institutions in order to prepare
the countrys workforce for
the emerging trend towards
analytics.
CHEd will cooperate with
IBM to review the existing
academic curriculum, and
recommend courses to develop
the necessary skills in the areas
of analytics.
The plan also calls for
both parties to identify job
opportunities which will be
created in key industries as
a result of the application of
analytics, and form a Smarter
Education Consortium with
membership from academe,
government, and industry to
act as an advisory council
and consultative body on next
generation education policies
and reforms.
Stronger links with industry
and technological innovations
are essential for national
development and progress. The
government, several industries
and companies, and key higher
education institutions are
collaborating in developing
programs to train the future
workforce in analytics, said
CHEd chairperson Patricia B.
Licuanan.
Licuanan said the cooperation
will enable the country to
leverage IBMs best practice
in the analytics area to prepare
students to participate in
the emerging global market
opportunity for analytics,
estimated to be about $160
billion by 2015.
We share the same
sentiments with IBM on how
analytics can be the new game-
changer. It allows organizations
to make more informed
and accurate decisions that
will enable organizations
to accurately anticipate and
predict outcomes, she added.
IBM Philippines country
general manager Mariels
Almeda Winhoffer, for her part,
said analytics is a huge market
opportunity globally.
IBM has recognized the
potential for the Philippines
to be the Global Center for
Analytics due to its world class
human capital resource, growing
technical skill and proven
success and experience in
business process outsourcing,
she said.
Recently, an international
team of IBM volunteers worked
with CHEd under the auspices
of the IBM Corporate Service
Corp (CSC) program.
At the end of the month-
long assignment in October,
the team provided initial
recommendations to CHEd,
identifying ways to position
the Philippines as an analytics
education and technology hub
for the region.
Yahoo revamps email in bid
to catch up with Gmail
IBM Philippines president and country general manager Mariels Almeda Winhoffer and CHEd chairperson
Patricia B. Licuanan show the agreement between IBM and CHEd. Standing (L-R): Dod Peralta, director for
IBM Solutions Delivery; Candy Soto, director for IBM Global Process Services Philippines Delivery; CHEd
executive director Lito Bitriola and CHEd commissioner Maria Cynthia Bautista
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Isah V. Red, Editor standard.showbiz@gmail.com
showbitz
ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
Azrah
The concert-video, shot during the two-date shows of the
same title at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, sees a musical
Geronimo at the top of her game. Her set comprises of recent
pop hits (Rolling In The Deep, Starships, Call Me Maybe,
Superbass, among others), the inevitable classics (Anak,
Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan, and her own signa-
ture hits (How Could You Say You Love Me, Forevers Not
Enough, To Love You More, etc.). In between are surprise
numbers that make for interesting viewing. These include her
duets with guest balladeer Basil Valdez, eminent vocal group
The CompanY, and rocker Bamboo. Providing comic relief is
Jon Santos who oored the crowd with his hilarious impres-
sions. And a special treat for fans comes via a special partici-
pation of the singers own daddy Deln. Besides her singing
prowess, Geronimo also highlights her considerable dancing
skills as she keeps to the beat with the G-Force dancers whos
always on hand at her concerts. The set and lighting, also added
to the visual and sound spectacle 24/SG, making for an over-
the-top yet complete concert experience.
Besides the show, the 24/SG release also includes in-DVD
only features such as photo gallery, behind-the-scenes, and a
discography section that Sarah Geronimo fans would surely
wouldnt want to miss out on. As for everybody else, 24/SG is
a front row ticket to the best live concert of the year that can be
enjoyed over and over again.
24/SG will be out on stores before Dec. 25.
Azrahs piece of her life
The soothing voice that has enthralled many hopeless ro-
mantics and music lovers is back. Azrah, one of the most
loved singers not only by the Filipino community but the
international crowd in Hong Kong, gives her listeners a
treat after a hiatus from the music scene.
At a very young age she was exposed to a life of
music through her family specially her sister, Chona
who is a very good singer as well. Never did she fail
to astonish people in every amateur contest that she
was part of; from school up to regional competitions.
With this at hand, she developed her very own style. Having
the luxury of versatility, she enjoys singing on different genres
but her interest falls on the ballads. In addition to her singing
prowess, she was also born a beauty queen.
With a concept of highlighting some of Azrahs lifes precious
moments, her music shares meaningful cuts. The songs included
in the track list are connected with my personal expe-
riences kaya parang diary ko na rin siya,
Azrah said. One of the quotes shared
by Azrah for the song There
Youll Be is When I met my
husband, sabi ko sa sarili
ko, eto na naman ako,
iibig na naman, but love
is a risk. When we allow
ourselves to become vul-
nerable, to take chances
and to risk our pride, that
is when we nd great love.
This album in the mak-
ing is also a fulllment of one
of her dreams as an artist. In col-
laboration with the best composers,
arrangers, and musicians. Azrahs
upcoming album will sure
s e t a n o t h e r
trend in
the mu-
sic in-
dust r y.
H e r
album
w i l l
be line
p r o -
duced
b y
A G E
Produc-
t i o n s .
Azrah is
the rst
artist to
be pro-
d u c e d
by the
said sub-
label.
Happy despite
loveless
KRIS Aquino is happy and content without a
love life this Christmas Season. As long as I
have my kids with me its ok. I can survive.
At the recent press conference of Star Cin-
emas MMFF entry Sisterakas, together with
BFF (Best Friends Forever) Ai Ai delas Alas
and Vice Ganda, she said she has nothing to
ask for this Christmas. All I want is to be
thankful to God for all the blessings.
The three box-ofce starts are co-produc-
ers with Star Cinema and Viva Films on this
movie project.
The actress revealed she postponed her
Christmas vacation scheduled after Christmas
after the Kapamilya Network Management
gave her only a week in London. And I need
to host the Metro Manila Film Festival Award-
ing Ceremony.
She added With Londons expensive air
tickets and accommodation, parang bitin if I
only have a week holiday. I
prefer to do it na lang after
my television drama series.
In London she plans to watch
a lot of plays recommended
by comedienne Eugene Do-
mingo who was on a holiday
in UK.
In the early part of 2013 (most likely in Feb-
ruary right after her birthday); Kris will be seen
on primetime in a series with Robin Padilla
who was linked to her in the early 80s. She will
also be with actress Anne Curtis in Kailangan
Koy Ikaw.
Its a family drama-love story with some ac-
tion for Robins character, she added.
Six more days
Speaking of Robin, he still has to nish
six shooting days for Kuratong Baleleng with
wife Mariel Rodriguez.
At a recent visit to on the set of Toda Max on
Kapamilya Network, he said his brother Rom-
mel (dad of young heartthrob Daniel Padilla) is
in-charge of the production. Siya ang nakikipa-
gusap kay Boss Vic (Del Rosario) for the details
of the lm showing in January.
Ako naman, I take charge of
the creative aspect and direc-
tion of the lm.
Robin added if the pub-
lic connotation of Kuratong
baleleng is too negative with
an impression of hoodlums, kidnapers and
carnapers, the Visayan phrase kuratong bale-
leng speaks about true and unconditional love
just like in his lm.
Anne is like Mega,
Songbird on Twitter
Anne Curtis joins the rank of Sharon Cu-
neta and Regine Velasquez who easily react to
Twitter bashers.
Recently, Anns mom was called Pinay
Maid and her dad was tagged as an Aussie
Loser that made Ann fuming mad.
They can say anything against me but
spare my parents. Its just natural for a daugh-
ter to react like this. Please dont be mean
she Tweeted.
SHORTCUTS: Richard Gomez was among
those in the jam-packed crowd at the Smart
Araneta last Saturday to watch Elton John in
Manila. He is the only international artist Ive
seen to come out on stage to sign autographs!
Awesome, the actor stated in his Facebook
accountIs it true that a power struggle
between TV 5s Perci Entalan and Wilma
Galvante is starting to brew? Rumors say that
Galvante will take charge of Intalans position
as VP for Entertainment in 2013... Kris Aquino
promised that part of her salary from ABS-CBN
this December goes to the victims of typhoon
Pablo Last Saturday night father and sons
Jojo Abrenica, Aljur and Vin performed to an
SRO crowd at Zirkho-Morato in Quezon City in
a show produced by Cristy FerminAt Metro
Bar, girls had fun with Richard Yap aka Papa
Chen when the TV sensation and heartthrob
performed with Maya (Jodi Santamaria) in a
concert produced by Be Careful with My Heart
co-star Sylvia Sanchez to a full house...At the
shows blow-out that night at TJs Resto Bar,
weve learned from Nadia Montenegero that
the lawyer of Anabelle Rama requested for an
amicable settlement after she arrived from the
US for a medical check-up (she has a problem
with her left eye) at the Stanford Medical
Center. More of these on this space!
HOT, sweet and yummy oh, and the dishes they cook arent
bad either. Every Monday, at 7 p.m., DIVA Universal serves
up a fresh new batch of hotties that know their way around a
kitchenand to a womans heart. Now in its second sizzling
season, this original series gets hotter as the gorgeous men from
Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines crank up the
competition in the kitchen to whip up a meal that would sweep
you off your feet.
Allan Wu
Known for his dare devil and adventurous ways on Fear
Factor, The Amazing Race Asia, and The Amazing Race China
Rush, actor and TV host Allan Wu wants you to know that hes
fearsome in the kitchen too. Hes been pitching in the kitchen
now that hes a father of two and living in Shanghai, China.
Hes come a long way since his days at Berkeley and presenting
for MTV Taiwan. Always fun-loving and bold, this Asian action
hero promises to bring it and outplay his competitors to win
over the mystery judge with his wholesome chicken surprise.
Paolo Gonzalez
The sweetheart from Manila, Philippines is a familiar face
in his native country. Paolo has been in commercials and
advertisements for 20 years since he landed a milk commercial
at age seven. While this self-professed foodie brings home
the bread by working in real estate, his passion lies in acting,
traveling the world and seeking out adventures. Hes starting
to pursue a career in acting and a little known factPaolo was
the body double for Jeremy Renner in the blockbuster Bourne
Legacy.
Zain Saidin
28 year old British-Malaysian actor, a huge fan of Tom
Cruise and Michael Jackson, would love to be as cool as his
idols. Passionate about his acting career, he has been on the
drama series Oh My English! on Astro. But are his skills in the
kitchen as smooth as his acting talent?
Oli Pettigrew
Born in Hong Kong, schooled in England and resident of
Singapore for the better part of a decade, the last few years
has seen Oli Pettigrew, 31, turn into one the regions leading
TV stars. The father of two has been seen hosting on tech and
travel shows such as Sony Style and Lonely Planet: Six Degrees
China. Oli is just as in demand for his unique, cheeky brand of
humour and improvisation on and off screen. This year, Oli hit
a high note with Best Host nominations by the Elle Awards and
the Asian Television Awards. The former model has also gone
on a new diet and tness regime and now sprouts his newfound
love for healthy living.
Armando Reed
Austin native Armando Reed, 32, certainly knows his way
around the kitchen. Hes been cooking up a storm since he
baked cookies at the tender age of seven, and attributes his
love of food and cooking to his parentshis dads a foodie and
mom is a great cook. Armando is out to satisfy his tastebuds
and will travel the world for a taste of local cuisinebe it on
a backpacking trip to Borneo or a avorsome trip to Hong
Kong. With his very own cooking show, Armandos Asian
Twist, and now Hot Guys Who Cook, Armandos quest is
to use his culinary skills to bring about joy and happiness
to the people around him. Were pretty sure the ladies
arent complaining!
Adam Carruthers
If youve not seen sports TV host Adam Carruthers,
27, on television, youve probably heard his voice on
the radio or on commercials. The affable Adam from
Malaysia is the presenter on FourFour Two BPL and
Football Overload on Astro. Hes been on Fly radio and Hitz.
fm as well. Now in the Hot Guys kitchen, Adam will be seen in
a battle with TV presenters Oli Pettigrew and Armando Reed
as they attempt to outdo one another in charming the mystery
judge all the while having to look pretty as they cook. It will be
a challenge even for one as energetic and charismatic as Adam.
Paul Foster
If anyone can say that food was his claim to fame, it would be
Singaporean actor, model and host Paul Foster. Born to a British
father and Chinese mother, Paul burst onto the scene with the
Singapore reality television show, Food Bachelor, where he faced
off against other hunks in, what else, cooking competitions.
George Young
Hes a little bit like a Beef Wellington or a Seafood Paella;
yes, he may be that delicious but like these two hard-to-make
dishes, George Young is a mixture of many ingredients that turn
out so well. A lawyer by trade, the half Greek, half Chinese
model turned presenter and actor has graced television screens
in Britain and across Asia and is now looking to cook up a storm
in your kitchen.
Henry Golding
A mix of English culture and Iban heritage, the former hair
stylist went from xing peoples bad hair days, to becoming the
face and voice of Malaysian TV after deciding to return to Asia,
where he began hosting television programs.
RK
VILLACORTA
I SPY
Hot Guys Who Cook
just got hotter
Sarah Gs
24/SG on DVD
SO, it is of welcome news that 24/SG will be released as a full-length concert
on DVD this month to cap Sarah Geronimos stellar run for 2012.
REMINDER
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Batanes District Engineering Offce
Basco, Batanes
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
The Department of Public Works & Highways, Batanes District Engineering
Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites prospective
suppliers/bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following projects:

1 Contract ID : 12BA0075- Good
Contract Name : Construction of BNSHS Technology &
Livelihood Education Bldg.
Contract Location : Basco, Batanes
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) : P 2,637,871.48
Delivery period : 45 CD upon receipt of approved
Purchase Order
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a bidder must meet the following criteria: (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino Citizen/sole proprietorship, corporations/
partnership/ cooperatives/ organizations with at least sixty percent (60%)
interest of outstanding capital stock belongs to the citizens of the Philippines,
(c) completed similar contract whose value must be at least 50% of the ABC
within a period of three(3) years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and
preliminary examinations of bids.
Interested unregistered suppliers/bidders, however, shall submit their
applications for registration to the BAC for Goods, Secretariat, DPWH Central
Offce seven(7) calendar days before the deadline for the submission and
opening of bids. The BAC for Goods, DPWH Central Offce will only process
suppliers applications for registration with complete requirements, and issues
the Suppliers Registration Certifcate (SRC). Registration forms may be
secured from the secretariat, BAC for Goods Offce, Ground Floor, DPWH
Central Offce.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents December 11, 2012 January 02, 2013
2. Pre-Bid conference December 17, 2012; 9:00 A.M.
3. Receipt of Bids January 03, 2013; Deadline: 9:00 AM
4. Opening of Bids January 03, 2013; Time : 10:00 AM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC for Goods
Secretariat, DPWH Batanes District Engineering Offce Administrative
Building Motorpol Compound, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00PM of December
11, 2012 to January 03, 2013 upon payment of non-refundable fee of one
thousand pesos (Php 1,000.00). Prospective Bidders may also download the
BDs, if available, from the DPWH website and shall pay the said fees on or
before the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied
by a bid security, in the amount and form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works & Highways reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids and to annul the bidding process any time before Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) ROMMEL E. FABI
Asst. District Engineer
BAC Vice-Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER D. NOLA, CESE
District Engineer
REGION IV-A
Quezon 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Lucban, Quezon
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon 1
st
Offce, through Regular Infra CY 2013, intends to apply to wit;
Seven Million Two Hundred Eighty Six Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Five Pesos
(Php7,286,685.00) to payments under the contract for Contract ID No. 12DK0149-
Widening of Lucena-Tayabas-Lucban Road, K0137+880-K0138+380, with exception,
Tayabas City
Forty Six Million Sixty Thousand Pesos (Php46,060,000.00) to payments under the
contract for Contract ID No. 0150-Concreting of Mauban-Tignoan Road (Tignoan Section)
K0114+593-K0116+717
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the bid opening.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Quezon 1
st
Offce, Lucban, Quezon, now invites bids for the following contract to wit;

for Contract ID No. 12DK0149-Widening of Lucena-Tayabas-Lucban Road,
K0137+880-K0138+380, with exception, Tayabas City, Net length= 381 LM
The scope of work involves earthworks, subbase course, concrete pavement and drainage
canal. Completion of the work is required in 44 calendar days.
Contract ID No. 0150-Concreting of Mauban-Tignoan Road (Tignoan Section)
K0114+593-K0116+717, Net Length=2,124 LM. The scope of work involves earthworks,
subbase course, concrete pavement, drainage canal and metal railings. Completion of
the work is required in 120 calendar days.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt
of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidders is contained in
the Bidding Documents particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of republic
Act 9184 (R.A. 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnership, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH, Quezon 1
st
District
Engineering Offce, BAC Secretariat Offce, Lucban, Quezon, and inspect the Bidding
Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M.
Interested bidders are also required to present the originals of their Contractors Registration
Certifcate to the DPWH, Quezon 1
st
DEO BAC for authentication.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from the
address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the
amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) for Contract ID No. 12DK0149 and
Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php20,000.00) for Contract ID No. 12DK0150.
It may also downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the DPWH, if available,
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission
of their bids.
The DPWH, Quezon 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Lucban, Quezon will hold a Pre-Bid
Conference on December 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the DPWH, Quezon 1
st
District
Engineering Offce Conference Room, which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on January 03, 2013 on or before 2:00
P.M. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in
the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representative who choose to attend at
the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and
to reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to
the affected bidder or bidders.
DPWH, Quezon 1
st
District Engineering Offce, likewise assumes no obligation whatsoever to
compensate or indemnify any bidder or winning bidders, as the case may be, for any expenses
or loss that said party(ies) may incur in its participation in the pre bidding and bidding process
nor does it guarantee that an award will be made.
For further information, please refer to:
EUFRONIA S. CABAYSA
BAC Chairman
Attention:
Head, BAC Secretariat
DPWH, Quezon I
Lucban, Quezon
Tel Nos. 042-540-6097
Approved :
(Sgd.) EUFRONIA S. CABAYSA
Engineer III
Chief, Construction Section
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
Noted:
(Sgd.) EDGARDO K. LIM
OIC-District Engineer
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Invitation to Bid for
Region XIII
Surigao del Norte 1
st
Engineering District
Surigao City
1. 12NF00102/ DRAINAGE FACILITIES ALONG DAANG MAHARLIKA ( SURIGAO AGUSAN
SECTION)/ BRGY. LUNA, SURIGAO CITY
The DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District through the REGULAR INFRA 2013 (yet
to receive) intends to apply the sum of P 18,400,000.00 being the Approved Budget Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for 12NF00102/ DRAINAGE FACILITIES ALONG DAANG MAHARLIKA
( SURIGAO -AGUSAN SECTION)/BRGY. LUNA, SURIGAO CITY. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall
be automatically rejected in the bid opening.
The DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District now invites for:
1. 12NF00102/ DRAINAGE FACILITIES ALONG DAANG MAHARLIKA( SURIGAO -AGUSAN SECTION)/
BRGY. LUNA, SURIGAO CITY
Cost of Bidding Documents : P 25,000.00
ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT
404 Reinforcing Steel (Grade 40) 58,460.17 Kgs.
405 Structural Concrete , Class A 1,061.27 Cu.m.
407 Lean Concrete , Class B 68.55 Cu.m.
801 Removal of Structures ( Extg Pavt) 246.19 Sq.m.
1501(3) Rocksworks , Class III 643.47 Cu.m.
1700(2) Clearing & Grubbing 0.33 Ha.
1702(1) Structure Excavation 4,216.51 Cu.m.
1703(3) Foundation Fill 395.24 Cu.m.
1704(1) Embankment from Excavation 1,282.91 Cu.m.
1710(5) Grouted Riprap, Class A 177.27 Cu.m.
1711 Stone Masonry 55.75 Cu.m.
1717(C1) R.C. Sheet Piles ( Furnished ) 204.00 Ln.m.
1717(C2) R.C. Sheet Piles ( Driven) 190.40 Ln.m.
1718(1) RCPC , 610 mm Dia. 9.00 Ln.m.
1718(2) RCPC , 910 mm Dia. 18.00 Ln.m.
SPL-I Dewatering 1.00 l.s.
SPL-II Construction Safety and Health Program 1.00 l.s.
SPL-III Facilities for the Engineer / Bunkhouse (A= 5m x
5m = 25 sq.m.
1.00 l.s.
SPL-IV Communication ( Handheld Radio) 1.00 l.s.
SPL-V Traffc Control Management ( Advance Warning
Signs and Barricades )
1.00 l.s.
Completion of the Work is Required 195 calendar days
Bidders must submit a Letter of Intent and purchase Bidding Documents.
Bidders should have completed, within 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 V.
Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail
criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184(RA 9184),
Otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnership, or organizations with at least seventy
fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizen of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below for 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
pm. Monday to Friday during the issuance of bidding documents stated below.
A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by the interested Bidders from the address below
and upon payment of nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents stated above on each project.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement
System (PhilGEPS) and the website of DPWH, provided that the bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
The Bids and Award Committee (BAC) of DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District will hold a Pre-
Bid Conference on December 14, 2012 @ 10:00 a.m. @ Conference Room which shall be open only to
all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on December 28, 2012 @ 12:00 noon at the conference room,
DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District, Surigao City. 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 chose to attend at the address below.
Late bids shall not be accepted.
1.Issuance of bidding documents December 8, 2012 to December 28, 2012 until 10:00 a.m.
2. Pre-bid Conference December 14 , 2012 @ 10:00 a.m.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
December 21 , 2012 until 12:00 noon
4. Submission of Bids December 28, 2012 until 12:00 noon
5. Opening of Bids December 28, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
The DPWH -Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District 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:
BEN ALDEN R. SERNA
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
DPWH-Surigao del Norte 1st Engineering District
Capitol Road, Surigao City
(085) 231-5068
dpwh_sdn1bac@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) BEN ALDEN R. SERNA
Engineer III
BAC-Chairman
Republika ng Pilipinas
KAGAWARAN NG PAGAWAIN AT LANSANGANG PAMBAYAN
ZAMBALES 2
ND
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Sitio Baring, Brgy. San Nicolas, Castillejos, Zambales
Tel No: (047)6236-2196- (047)623-2197)
Fax No.: (047)623-2195
E-Mail Add: zsdeo_dpwh@yahoo.com
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Zambales 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to bid for the following contract:
Contract ID: 12CM0033
Contract Name: Construction of 2 Storey, 6-CL.,
School Building
Contract Location: Subic NHS Annex I, Sto. Tomas IS
Subic, Zambales
Brief Description: Earthworks, Structural, Architectural & Electrical
Works
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 6,541,785.43
Contract Duration: 120 calendar days
Bid Docs Fee: P/ 10, 000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules
and Regulation.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b)
Filipino citizen 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, and (d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
at least 10% of ABC or. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in
the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their LOIs applications
for registration, to 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 Certificate of Registration (CRC) Registration Form may be
downloaded at the DPWH website. (www.dpwh.gov.ph)
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
Issuance of Bidding Documents December 10 - 28, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference December 14, 2012 10:00 A.M.
Receipt of Bids December 28, 2012 9:00 A.M.
Opening of Bids December 28, 2012 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at Department
of Public Works and Highways, Zambales 2
nd
upon payment of a non-refundable fee for LOI Form. Prospective bidders may
also download the BDs, if available, form the DPWH website. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on
or before the submission of their bids Documents. Bids must accompanied by
a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of
the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in the (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
First envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall
include the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways, Zambales 2
nd
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 by:
(Sgd.) BLAS M. BALAGTAS
BAC Chairman
Engineer III
Noted:
(Sgd.) EDWARD RICARDO G. RAMOS
Head of Procuring Entity
District Engineer
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
Cagayan 1
st
Aparri, Cagayan
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Cagayan First District
Engineering Office, Aparri, Cagayan, invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:

1. a. Contract ID: 13BB0006
b. Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
c. Contract Location: K0587+500-KO589+761.50, Junction Gattaran-Cumao-
Capissayan-Sta. Margarita-Bolos Point Road, Baggao,
Cagayan.
d. Scope of Work: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P 38,751,500.00
f. Contract Duration: 179 C.D.
g. Cost of Bid Documents: P 20,000.00
c. Contract Location: K0593+410-KO594+531.90, Junction Gattaran-Cumao-
Capissayan-Sta. Margarita-Bolos Point Road, Baggao,
Cagayan
g. Cost of Bid Documents: P20,000.00
c. Contract Location: K0548+500-KO551+271, Baybayog-San Jose-Dalin-
Abusag- Sta. Margarita-Bolos Point Road, Baggao,
Cagayan
b. Contract Name: Construction /Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Access
Road
c. Contract Location: Aparri Airport, Maura, Buguey, Cagayan
d. Scope of Work: Construction /Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Access
Road
b. Contract Name: Construction /Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Access
Road
c. Contract Location: Aparri Airport, Maura, Aparri, Cagayan
d. Scope of Work: Construction /Widening/Upgrading/Rehabilitation of Access
Road
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A.9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the
receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW Central Offce will only process contractors
applications for registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors
Certifcate of Registration (CRC).Registration Forms may be downloaded at the
DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1.Issuance of Bidding Document December 7, 2012 to December 27, 2012
2.Pre-Bid Conference December 14, 2012 10:00AM (at least 12
c.d. prior to bid submission)
3.Deadline Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
Deadline: 5:00 PM on December 21, 2012
(at least 5 c.d. prior to bid submission)
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline:10:00 AM on December 27, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 10:01 AM on December 27 , 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Cagayan First District Engineering Offce, Aparri, Cagayan, Prospective bidders
may also download the BDs from the DPWH web site if available. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees
on or before the submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference
shall be open only to interested parties who have purchase 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 a technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Cagayan First Engineering District Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process at anytime prior to Contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved By:
(Sgd.) RELLIE SIMBE-ULEP
BAC Chairman
DPWH-Cagayan 1
st
Dist. Engg. Offce
Aparri, Cagayan 315
(078) 822-80-56
ORIENTAL MINDORO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
(O R M E C O)
Simaron, Calapan City
INVITATION TO BID
(MST-Dec. 13, 2011)
All interested parties are invited to participate in the prequalifcation bidding set by ORMECO, Inc. on 2:00 p.m. of December
14, 2012 and actual bidding on December 21, 2012 at 2:00 p.m..

LOT - I Supply of Labor, Equipment and Materials for:

a. Road rehabilitation from Barangay main road to forebay
b. Installation of one(1) drainage crossing
c. Riprapping of right side portion and construction of U type ditch canal

(Approved Budget Cost Php 1,500,000.00)

NOTE:
Contractor must comply frst for site inspection and coordination to the type of proposed work/rehab before submission
of bids.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

1 Interested parties may secure BIDDOCUMENTS / INFORMATIONS fromthe Procurement Section, ORMECO, Inc., Simaron,
Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. A non-refundable fee of Php 10,000.00 shall be collected as payment for BID DOCUMENTS.

2 Interested Bidder must notify us the confrmation of interest not later than December 13, 2012 of 5:00p.m.. You can call at
telephone number 043-2882349 / cp#09175040113 or email at ronaldo_ormeco@yahoo.com.ph.

3 SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at 2:00 p.m. of December 21, 2012 and immediately after which, the said proposals will
be opened during the actual bidding in the presence of the attending bidders.

4 ALL BIDS must be accompanied by a BID BOND payable to ORMECO in the form of CASH, CASHIERS CHECK,
MANAGERS CHECK or BANK DRAFT issued by a reputable bank equivalent to FIVE PERCENT (5%) of the BID. No Bid
Bond in the form of Surety Bond shall be accepted.

5 The winning bidder shall issue an additional FIVE PERCENT (5%) in the form of CASH, CASHIERS CHECK, MANAGERS
CHECK or BANK DRAFT from a reputable bank, representing the PERFORMANCE BOND.

6 If the bidder who submitted the best offer refuses to push through with his / her proposed BID during and after the bidding, his
/ her Bid Bond shall be forfeited, and failure of bidding shall be declared.

7 ORMECO reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all Bids at any time prior to
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. ORMECO also assumes no responsibility whatsoever to
compensate or indemnity bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.

ORMECO, INC.

ROMEO N. CUASAY
General Manager

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Region I
Pangasinan 3
rd
Tumana, Rosales,Pangasinan
INVITATION TO BID FOR : CONSTN./WIDENING/UPGRADING/
REHABILITATION OF MANILA NORTH ROAD, KO 168+275 KO
169+605, CARMEN, ROSALES, PANGASINAN
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan, through
the FY 2013 intends to apply the sum of P26,386,900.00. being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to cover payments under the
contract for CONSTN./WIDENING/UPGRADING/REHABILITATION
OF MANILA NORTH ROAD, KO 168+275 KO 169+605, CARMEN,
ROSALES, PANGASINAN. Contract ID No.12AI0252. Bids received in
excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales,Pangasinan now invites
bids for Asphalt Overlay, 655m x 6.10m, t=0.05m, PCCP Widening
(both sides) 1.330m. x 3.85m, t=0.28m. Completion of the Works is
required 135 c.d. The prospective bidder must have an experience of
having completed at least one (1) contract that is similar to the contract
to be bid, and whose value, adjusted to current prices using the NSO
consumer price indices, must be at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC
to bid.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA
9184); otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships,
or organizations with at least seventy fve (75%) interest or outstanding
capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan and inspect the
Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00
P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of P25,00.00.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)
and the website of the Procuring Entity. Provided that bidders shall pay
the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their
bids.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan will hold
a Pre-Bid Conference on December 14, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3rd
District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan which shall
be open to all interested parties
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December
26, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in
any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will he opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who
choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan 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.
Head, BAC-Secretariat
DPWH, Pangasinan 3rd DEO, Tumana, Rosales, Pang.
Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
(Sgd.) RAFAEL D. DE VERA
BAC-Vice Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
Pangasinan 3
rd
Tumana, Rosales,Pangasinan
INVITATION TO BID FOR : WIDENING OF PANGASINAN-NUEVA ECIJA
ROAD, KO 181-749-KO184+000 (WITH EXCEPTIONS), BAKIT-BAKIT,
ROSALES, PANGASINAN
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contract for WIDENING OF PANGASINAN-NUEVA ECIJA ROAD, KO
181+749-KO 184+000 (WITH EXCEPTIONS), BAKIT-BAKIT, ROSALES,
PANGASINAN. Contract ID No.12AI0251. Bids received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
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bids for Earthworks, Concreting of Shoulder (both sides) L=2,231.00M,
W=2.50M, T=0.28 M. Constn. of Slope Protection. Completion of
the Works is required 250 c.d. The prospective bidder must have an
experience of having completed at least one (1) contract that is similar to
the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted to current prices using
the NSO consumer price indices, must be at least ffty percent (50%) of
the ABC to bid.
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184); otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
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District
P.M.
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and
the website of the Procuring Entity. Provided that bidders shall pay the
fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan
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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3rd
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 26,
2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in any
of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
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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.
Head, .BAC-Secretariat
Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
BAC-Vice Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
Pangasinan 3
rd
Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan
INVITATION TO BID FOR : PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF MANILA
NORTH ROAD, KM. 169+700-KM. 172+105 WITH EXCEPTIONS
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Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to cover payments under
the contract for PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF MANILA NORTH
ROAD, KM. 169+700-KM. 172+105 WITH EXCEPTIONS. Contract ID
No.12AI0250. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
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bids for Asphalt Overlay, 50mm thk., Widening of Shoulder including
Drains. Completion of the Works is required 112 c.d. The prospective
bidder must have an experience of having completed at least one (1)
contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value, adjusted
to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices, must be at least
ffty percent (50%) of the ABC to bid.
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District
P.M.
bids.
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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in any
of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
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Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
BAC-Vice Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
Pangasinan 3
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INVITATION TO BID FOR : CONSTRUCTION OF VILLASIS BY
PASS ROAD, PHASE II, VILLASIS, PANGASINAN
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contract for CONSTRUCTION OF VILLASIS BY PASS ROAD, PHASE
II, VILLASIS, PANGASINAN. Contract ID No.12AI0249. Bids received
in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
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bids for Construction of By Pass Road (New Opening) and Installation of
RC Pipes. Completion of the Works is required 30 c.d. The prospective
bidder must have an experience of having completed at least one (1)
contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value,
adjusted to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices, must
be at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC to bid.
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specified in the
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA
9184); otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act
and its amendments.
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District
P.M.
bids.
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Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December
26, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in
any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
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Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
BAC-Vice Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
Pangasinan 3
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INVITATION TO BID FOR : WIDENING OF MANILA NORTH
ROAD (MNR), URDANETA SECTION, URDANETA CITY,
PANGASINAN, KO178+700-KO183+220 WITH EXCEPTIONS
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan, through the FY
2013 intends to apply the sum of P38,239,000.00 being the Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) to cover payments under the contract for WIDENING
OF MANILA NORTH ROAD (MNR), URDANETA SECTION, URDANETA
CITY, PANGASINAN, KO178+700-KO183+220 WITH EXCEPTIONS.
Contract ID No.12AI0247. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
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bids for Widening of Road 3.35m width both side 806 l.m. Reblocking/
Replacement of carriage (L=1,159.50 L.M.). Construction of drainage with
manhole (L=652 L.M.). Completion of the Works is required 225 c.d. The
prospective bidder must have an experience of having completed at least
One (1) contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose value,
adjusted to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices, must be
at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC to bid.
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act and its amendments.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizen/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or
organizations with at least seventy fve (75%) interest or outstanding capital
stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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District Engineering Offce,
Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of
the Procuring Entity. Provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan will hold a Pre-
Bid Conference on December 14, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested
parties
2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in any of
the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan 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
Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
BAC-Vice Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
Pangasinan 3
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INVITATION TO BID FOR : CONSTRUCTION/WIDENING/
UPGRADING/REHABILITATION OF PANGASINAN NUEVA
VIZCAYA ROAD, KO191+500-KO193+500, TAYUG SECTION,
TAYUG, PANGASINAN.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan, through the
FY 2013 intends to apply the sum of P24,668,440.00. being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to cover payments under the contract
for CONSTRUCTION/WIDENING/UPGRADING/REHABILITATION OF
PANGASINAN NUEVA VIZCAYA ROAD, KO191+500-KO193+500,
TAYUG SECTION, TAYUG, PANGASINAN. Contract ID No.12AI0248.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
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District Engineering Offce., Tumana, Rosales,Pangasinan now invites bids
for Widening of Road 2.00m x 3,460m (both sides) T=0.28M, Pavement
Markings A=692.00 sq.m. Completion of the Works is required 120 c.d.
The prospective bidder must have an experience of having completed at
least one (1) contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, and whose
value, adjusted to current prices using the NSO consumer price indices,
must be at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC to bid.
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act and its amendments.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the
address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
the Procuring Entity. Provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan will hold a Pre-
Bid Conference on December 14, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Pangasinan 3
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Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested
parties
2012 at 10:00 A.M. All bids must be accompanied a bid security in any of
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District Engineering Offce, Tumana, Rosales, Pangasinan 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
Head, .BAC-Secretariat
DPWH, Pangasinan. 3rd DEO, Tumana, Rosales, Pang.
Telephone No. (075) 541-5469
Fax No. (075) 582-3993
BAC-Vice Chairman
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Region I
La Union 2
nd
Natividad, Naguilian, La Union
CONTRACT NO. 12AF0115
CONSTRUCTION OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD
STA. MARIA, AGOO, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the DA FMR PROJECTS intends to apply
the sum of PHP 7,895,230.90 being the Approved Budget for the Contract
(ABC) to payments under the contract for 12AF0115. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH-LUSDEO now invites bids for CONCRETING FARM TO
MARKET ROAD. Completion of the Works is required 120 Calendar Days.
Bidders should have completed 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.
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships
or organization with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-LUSDEO
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am
5:00pm starting December 7, 2012 to December 26, 2012.
Bidders from the address below and/or any DPWH Field Offces upon
payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of
PHP 10,000.00.
the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall pay the
fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-LUSDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on December 14
2012 - 2:00pm at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad, Naguilian, La Union BAC
Offce which shall be open to all interested parties.
7. Bids and Letter of Intent (LOI) must be delivered to the address below on
or before December 26, 2012 10:00am at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad,
Naguilian, La Union BAC 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 at 2:00pm on December 26, 2012 in the presence of
the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late
bids shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH-LUSDEO 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.
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
BRGY. NATIVIDAD, NAGUILIAN, LU
(072) 6091716

(SGD) VIRGILIO T. DACANAY
BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
La Union 2
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IMPROVEMENT OF DRAINAGE PROTECTION WORKS/STRUCTURE ALONG
NATIONAL ROADS, MANILA NORTH ROAD KM232+000 KM239+000 W/ EXCEPTIONS
AGOO, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the DRAINAGE PROTECTION WORK/
STRUCTURE intends to apply the sum of PHP 5,720,352.11 being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for 12AF0117. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH-LUSDEO now invites bids for STONE LINE CANAL Completion
of the Works is required 180 Calendar Days. Bidders should have completed
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.
using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships or
organization with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-LUSDEO and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am 5:00pm
starting December 7, 2012 to December 26, 2012.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and/or any DPWH Field Offces upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PHP 10,000.00.
the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
6. The DPWH-LUSDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on December 14, 2012
- 2:00pm at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad, Naguilian, La Union BAC Offce which
shall be open to all interested parties.
7. Bids and Letter of Intent (LOI) must be delivered to the address below on or
before December 26, 2012 10:00am at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad, Naguilian,
La Union BAC Offce. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of
Bids will be opened at 2:00pm on December 26, 2012 in the presence of the
bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
8. The DPWH-LUSDEO 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,
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
(072) 6091716

BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
La Union 2
nd
CONSTRUCTION OF BOLIKEWKEW BRIDGE
BURGOS, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the ARISP III intends to apply the sum of
PHP 36,809,288.90 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for 12AF0130. Bids received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH-LUSDEO now invites bids for CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE.
Completion of the Works is required 360 Calendar Days. Bidders should
have completed 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.
PHP 25,000.00.
the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall pay the
fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
Naguilian, La Union BAC 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.
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
(072) 6091716

BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
La Union 2
nd
CONSTRUCTION OF 3 STOREY 9 CL & 2 STOREY 4 CL SCHOOL BUILDING
NAGUILIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, NAGUILIAN, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the CY 2013 BEF FUND intends to apply
the sum of PHP 15,066,994.67 being the Approved Budget for the Contract
(ABC) to payments under the contract for 12AF0133. Bids received in excess
of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2. The DPWH-LUSDEO now invites bids for CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL
BUILDING. Completion of the Works is required 120 Calendar Days.
Bidders should have completed 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.
PHP 25,000.00.
and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall
pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their
bids.
Naguilian, La Union BAC 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.
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
(072) 6091716
BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
La Union 2
nd
CONSTRUCTION OF 3 STOREY 9 CL & 2 STOREY 4 CL SCHOOL BUILDING
NAGUILIAN NHS, NAGULIAN, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the CY 2013 BEF FUND intends to apply the
sum of PHP 15,066,994.67 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for 12AF0137. Bids received in excess of the ABC
shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
BUILDING. Completion of the Works is required 120 Calendar Days. Bidders
should have completed 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.
Bidders from the address below and/or any DPWH Field Offces upon payment of
a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PHP 25,000.00.
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website
of the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall pay the fee for the
Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
6. The DPWH-LUSDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on December 14 2012
7. Bids and Letter of Intent (LOI) must be delivered to the address below
on or before December 27, 2012 10:00am at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad,
Naguilian, La Union BAC 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.
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
(072) 6091716

BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
Region I
La Union 2
nd
CONSTRUCTION OF 6 CL 2 STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING
DON EUFEMIO F. ERIGUEL MNHS, AGOO, LA UNION
1. The DPWH-LUSDEO, through the CY 2013 BEF FUND intends to apply the
sum of PHP 6,235,453.94 being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to
payments under the contract for 12AF0136. Bids received in excess of the ABC
shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
BUILDING. Completion of the Works is required 120 Calendar Days. Bidders
should have completed 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.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships or
organization with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-LUSDEO and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am 5:00pm
starting December 7, 2012 to December 27, 2012.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and/or any DPWH Field Offces upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of PHP 10,000.00.
the Procuring Entity, provided that the bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding
6. The DPWH-LUSDEO will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on December 14 2012
7. Bids and Letter of Intent (LOI) must be delivered to the address below on or
before December 27, 2012 10:00am at DPWH-LUSDEO, Natividad, Naguilian,
La Union BAC Offce. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of
Bids will be opened at 2:00pm on December 27, 2012 in the presence of the
bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
CECILIA L. AQUINO
BAC Secretariat
DPWH-LUSDEO
(072) 6091716

BAC Chairman
(MST-Dec. 13, 2012)
QUIRINO DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Cabarroguis, Quirino
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The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Department of Public Works and Highways - Quirino
District Engineering Offce, Cabarroguis, Quirino, invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
project/s:
1. Contract I.D. : 12BKOO74
Name of Project : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved Road
standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)(MFO-2) Intermittent
Section; Jct. Victoria - Maddela - Alicia - Kasibu Bndry.
Road
Location: : Aglipay, Quirino
Scope of Work : Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved)
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC):
Duration : 179 CD
Cost of Bid Documents : P46,753,612.22
2. Contract I.D. : 12BKOO75
Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Based on Gravel Road
strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved Road
standard (HDM-4 Project Analysis)(MFO-2) Intermittent
Section; Confon-Aurora Bndry. Road (Jct. Dumabato -
Aurora Bndry.)
Name of Project : K0406+308 - K0407+849,
Location : Nagtipunan, Quirino
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P37,238,916.69
Duration : 179 CD
Cost of Bid Documents : P25,000.00
3. Contract I.D. : 12BK0076
Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) Based on Gravel Road
Strategies, Traffc Benchmark for Upgrading to Paved Road
Standard (HDM-4 Project) (Analysis)(MFO-2) Intermittent
Section; Dumabato-Balligul Road (K0373+728-K0374+000
& K0376+443-K0377+168)
Name of Project :
Location : Maddela, Quirino
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P12,396,804.41
Duration : 121 CD
Cost of Bid Documents : P10,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid documents
and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen of
75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal
to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of the ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary
pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examinations of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the DPWH-
POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce
will only process contractors 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 Receipt of LOIs from prospective bidders December 21, 2012 not later than 10:00 A.M.
2 Issuance of Bid Documents December 7, 2012 - December 27, 2012
3 Pre-Bid Conference December 14, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
4 Receipt of Bids December 27, 2012 not later than 10:00 A.M.
5 Opening of Bids December 27, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
6 Notice of Award January 2, 2013
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at the BAC Secretariat, DPWH - Quirino
District Engineering Offce, Cabarroguis, Quirino, upon payment of a non-refundable feels of (as
stated above). Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall 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 the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways - Quirino District Engineering Office,
Cabarroguis, Quirino reserves the right to reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at anytime
prior Contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved:
(Sgd.) NESTOR T. PAGATPATAN
OIC-Chief Construction Engineer
BAC Chairman
DPWH INFRA-07 - Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
INVITATION TO BID
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Region XI, Davao City
Tel. No. (082) 226-9302 Fax. No. (082) 226-9372
INVITATION TO BID
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce XI, Davao City
through the CY 2013 Regular Infra Program intends to apply the sum to payments
of the corresponding contracts listed hereunder. Bids received in excess of the
Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
Contract ID : 12L0-0059
Contract
Name/Location
:
Road Upgrading (Gravel to Concrete) of Island
Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) Circumferen-
tial Road, Davao del Norte
Scope of Work :
Concreting of road; Provision of Refectorized
Thermoplastic Pavement Markings; Const. of
CHB Lined Canal & other drainage structures;
Construction of coconet, cocolog
Source of funds : CY 2013 (GAA) DPWH Regular Infra
Approved Budget for
the Contract
: P 186,120,187.50
Contract Duration : 300 calendar days
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce XI, Davao City, now
invites bids for the above-mentioned contracts. Bidders should have completed at least
a single project from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a similar contract of
the project to be bid. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding
Documents, particularly, in section II, Instructions to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the IRR of RA 9184, otherwise
known as The Government Procurement Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino Citizens/sole proprietorships, partnership or
organizations with at least seventy-fve (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Public
Works and Highways, Regional Offce XI, Davao City, and inspect at the address
given below from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding documents maybe purchased by interested bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the bidding
documents the amount of P 50,000.00 from December 13, 2012 to January 8,
2013, until 2:00 P.M..
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the www.dpwh.gov.ph and Philgeps
websites, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the bidding documents not
later than the submission of bids.
6. The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce XI, Davao City,
thru the Bids and Awards Committee will hold a Pre-bid conference on December
21, 2012 at the DPWH Conference Room, DPWH XI Compound, R. Magsaysay
Street, Davao City at 10:00 a.m., which shall be open only to all interested Parties
who have purchased the bidding documents.
7. Bids must be delivered on or before 2:00 p.m. of January 8, 2013 at the Offce of
the BAC Chairman, DPWH XI, R. Magsaysay Street, Davao City. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable forms and in the amount stated
in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened at 2:00 P.M. of the same day in the presence of the bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids will not be
accepted.
8. The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce XI, Davao City,
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 bidders or bidders.
Charito Tinio-Mertens
Engineer III- Head, BAC Secretariat
Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Offce XI
R. Magsaysay Street, Davao City
Telefax : (082) 226-9310
Email : mertens.charito@dpwh.gov.ph
bacsecretariatdpwhxi@yahoo.com

(Sgd.) TOMAS M. RODRIGUEZ
Assistant Regional Director
BAC Chairman
(MST-DEC. 13, 2012)
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REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL
REGION
BRANCH 48, MANILA
INTHE MATTER OF THE PETITION
F OR RECOGNI T I ON AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FOREIGN
DIVORCE
VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
Petitioner,
-versus-
HON. REGISTRAR CIVIL REGISTRY
OF MANILA, AND THE OFFICE OF
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
(NSO),
Respondents.
CIVIL CASE NO. 12-128103
x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
AMENDED ORDER
In a verified amended petition
filed on August 30, 2012, petitioner
through counsel prays that the instant
petition be granted, the foreign divorce
decreebetweenpetitionandher former
husbandberecognized, acknowledged
and be given the same force and
effect in the Philippines, to order the
respondent Offce of the Civil registrar
of Manila to record the Decision of this
Court and to order CRG,NSO to duly
record the said Decision.
It is therein alleged that petitioner
and her husband KURNI ADI
PRAMASURYA, an Indonesian citizen
were married on November 21, 1999
at the Indonesian Bethel Church at
Bethany, Jakarta, Indonesia. That after
ten (10) years of living as husband
and wife, the petition fled a petition
for divorce at the District Court of
Pekanbaru, Indonesia on October 14,
2009. Thereafter, thepetitionwasheard
and divorce decree was duly issued by
the said Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, private
respondent KURNIADI PRAMASURYA
whose residence is last known to be at
Block E7, Kelurahan, LabuhBaruBarat
Kecamatan,PayungSekaki, Pekanbaru
City, Indonesia, is hereby summoned.
and directed to file his answer or
responsive pleading to the instant
petition within. thirty (30) days fromthe
last dateof publicationof thissummons.
Let thisAmendedOrder andacopy
of the Amended petition be published
once a week for two (2) consecutive
weeks i n any dul y aut hori zed
newspaper of general circulation in
Metro Manila to be selected by raffe at
the expense of the petitioner.
SOORDERED.
Manila, October 19, 2012.
(Sgd.) SILVERIOO. CASTILLO
Judge
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA
BRANCH 48
INTHE MATTER OF THE PETITION
FOR RECOGNITIONAND
DIVORCE,
VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
Petitioner,
-vs-
HON. REGISTRAR CIVIL REGISTRY
OF MANILA, ANDTHE OFFICE OF
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
(NSO),
Respondent.
CIVIL CASE NO. 12-128103
x---------------------------------------------x
AMENDED PETITION FOR
RECOGNITIONAND
DIVORCE
COMES NOW, the petitioner,
through counsel, unto this Honorable
Court, respectfully alleges:
l. That the petitioner, VILMA B.
CEJES-PRAMASURYA, isof legal age,
Filipino citizen and with postal address
at 2358-B Radium St., San Andres,
Manila, Philippines was previously
married to KURNIADI PRAMASURYA
of legal age, married, Indonesian
citizen with postal address at Block
E7, Kelurahan, Labuh Baru Barat
KecamatanPayungSekaki, Pekanbaru
City, Indonesia;
1.1 Respondent Registrar
of the City Civil Registry of Manila,
isagovernment offcewithaddress
at the City Hall, Manila, where he
may be served with summons and
other court processes.
1.2 The Office of the Civil
Registrar General, is a public offce
tasked in the recording of births,
marriages and others, with principal
offceat theNational StatisticsOffce,
Central Offce, R. Magsaysay, Sta.
Mesa, Manila, where it maybe
served with summons and other
court processes.
2. That the petitioner and her
husband were married on November
21, 1999 at the Indonesian Bethel
Church at Bethany, Jakarta, Indonesia.
3. That .after ten (10) years of living
as husbandandwife, thepetitioner fled
apetitionfor divorceat theDistrict Court
of Pekanbaru, Indonesiaon14October
2009. Thereafter, thepetitionwasheard
and a divorce decree was duly issued
by the said Court.
4. That likewise said Divorce
Decreewas duly translatedintoEnglish
language by Dr. Hendra TanuAtmudja,
sworn and authorized translator in
Indonesia. Said offcial translation was
dulyauthenticatedbytheDepartment of
ForeignAffairshereinManilaon26April
2011, and recorded by the respondent
Civil Registry Offce of Manila under
Registry No. 4107 Series of 2011. The
dispositiveportionof theDecisionreads
as follows:
Now, therefore, in viewof LawNo.
1 of 1974 and Government Regulation
NO. 9 of 1975, and other relevant laws:
HASADJUDICATED:
1. Grant the plaintiffs
claimin part,
2. Declareanddetermineas a
law that the marriage between the
plaintiff and the defendant, which
was instituted on 21
st
November
1999under aCovenant of Marriage
No. 41/SDR/RN/XI-99 at Gereja
Bethel Indonesia, Jakarta and
then proceeded to the Marriage
Registration of the Civil Registry
Offce of Bekasi Municipality on
22
nd
November 1999 under an
excerpt of Marriage Certifcate No.
28/KOD/1999, expired with all its
legal consequences:
3. Declare as a law that that
Plaintiff shall raise, nurtureeducate
and take care of the adopted child
of the Plaintiff and the defendant.
which is still under age, named
KURVI CEJES PRAMASURYA:
4. Punishthedefendant withan
obligation to pay the costs of living
and education of the plaintiffs and
thedefendantsadoptedchildinthe
amount of Rp. 3,000,000.00(Three
Million Rupiah) commencing from
the date on which this judgment
has had permanent legal force:
5. Order the Registrar of the
District Court of Pekanbaru or the
appointed offcer to send the copy
of this judgment which has had
permanent legal force to the Head
of Civil Registry of Bekasi City to
be recorded in the Register made
available for such a purpose;
6. Decline the remaining and
other claims of the Plaintiff:
7. Punishthedefendant withan
obligation to pay the court charges
in the trial of this case amounting
to Rp.141.000 (One Hundred and
Forty One thousand Rupiah):
5. That duri ng marri age of
petitioner with Kurniadi, the minor Kurvi
Pramasurya was born on 16 May 2007
at Pateros, Metro Manila, Pursuant to
the Divorce Decree, the custody and
the care of the minor child, Kurvi was
awarded to petitioner.
WHEREFORE, petitioner, most
respectfully prays of this Honorable
Court that theinstant petitionbegranted
and:
1. The Foreign Divorce Decree.
between petitioner and her former
husbandberecognized, acknowledged
and be given the same force and
effect in the Philippines pursuant to
Article 26 of the Family Code of the
Philippines; and
2. To order the respondent
Registrar, Offceof theCityCivil Registry
of Manila to record the Decision of this
Honorable Court.
3. To order respondent CRG, NSO
to duly record the Decision of this
HonorableCourt recognizingtheforeign
divorce decree of petitioners.
Other reliefs as are just and
equitable within the premises are
likewise prayed for.
Makati City for Manila, August
23, 2012.
SUNICO, MALABANAN & RANA
LAWOFFICES
Counsel for Petitioner
2
nd
Floor, ODC International Plaza
Condominium
219 Salcedo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City
Tel. Nos. 840-2511 to 15
Email: smrlawfrm@gmail.com
By:____________________________
MELQUIADES T. MALABANAN
Roll of Attorney No. 25424
MCLE Compliance Cert. No.
3-0013850/04.26.2010
Lifetime IBP No. 7777/Makati
02.08.1996
PTR No. 3175885/Makati
City/1.03.2012
(Sgd.) RAMON I RANA
Roll of Attorney No. 37212
MCLE Compliance Cert. No. III-
00015319/5.5.2010
IBP LRN-06297/Makati/01.15.2007
PTR No. 3175886/Makati
City/1.03.2012
VERIFICATIONANDCERTIFICATION
I, VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
after havi ng been sworn to i n
accordance with law, hereby depose
and state that:
1. I am the Petitioner in the above-
entitled case;
2. I have caused the preparation of
the foregoing Amended Petition; that I
have read the Amended Petition; the
allegations of whicharetrueandcorrect
of my own personal knowledge and
based on authentic documents;
3. On my personal knowledge, I
have not commenced any other action
or proceedinginvolvingthesameissues
raised in the above-entitled case, in the
SupremeCourt, theCourt of Appeals, or
different divisions thereof, or any other
tribunal or agency;
4. There is no such action or
proceedingnowpendingintheSupreme
Court, the Court of Appeals, or different
division thereof;
5. Should I learn that a similar
action of proceeding has been fled or
is pending before the Supreme Court,
the Court of Appeals, the different
division thereof, or any other tribunal
agency, I will accordingly notify this
Honorable Offce within fve (5) days
fromsuch notice.
(Sgd.) VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before
me on this 29th day of August 2012,
affant exhibited to me her Passport No.
XX1898470 Expiring on August 26, 2013.
Doc. No. 144 ;
Page No. 30;
Book No. 9;
Series of 2012.
(MST-Dec. 6, &13, 2012)
ILOILO 4
TH
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
STA. BARBARA, ILOILO
Tel. Nos. 523-4557 523-9340
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-Dec. 8 & 13, 2012)
I. CONTRACT ID : 12GI0026
PROJECT NAME/LOCATION ROAD UPGRADING (GRAVEL TO PAVED) GUIMBAL
IGBARAS TUBUNGAN LEON ROAD
K0067+591 K0067+992.60
LEON, ILOILO
SCOPE OF WORK : Construction of 401.60 l.m PCCP road, 0.28 m. thick
x 6.10 m. wide
ABC : P 6,384,722.70
DURATION : 90 CD
COST OF BID DOCUMENTS : P 10,000.00
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Iloilo 4
th
Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, through the FY 2013 DPWH
Infra Program intends to apply the sum stated above being the Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) to payments under the above-mentioned contract. Bids received in excess of
the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Department
of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo now invites for the above-mentioned
description of work. Completion of the Works is required for the above-mentioned contract.
Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt
of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in
the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-
discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, partnerships or organizations
citizens of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from the Bids and Awards Committee
(BAC) of Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Department of Public Works and Highways,
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo and inspect Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. 5:00 P.M.
Letters of Intent(LOIs) and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A documents are
to be accepted by the BAC together with the bids and other relevant documents on or before
the deadline for submission of bids.
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 indicated
above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will be on December 5 December 26, 2012.
Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders
shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
th
of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on December
14, 2012, 10:00 A.M. at Iloilo 4
th
District Engineering Offce, Department of Public Works
and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, which shall be open to all interested parties.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 26, 2012, 9:00 A.M
at Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Iloilo 4
th
of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bid opening shall be on December 26, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M at BAC-TWG Offce, Iloilo 4
th

District Engineering Offce, Department of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara,
Iloilo. 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.
To bid for the contract, a Contractor must purchase Bidding Documents and meet the
following major criteria: a) prior registration with the DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b) with PCAB
license applicable to the type and cost of the contract; c) completion of a similar contract
costing at least 50% of the ABC within a period of 10 years, and d) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of the ABC.
Bidders shall submit their bids through their Authorized Liaison Offcer only as specifed
in the Contractors Information (CI).
th
of Public Works and Highways, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo reserves the right to accept or deny any
bid, to annul 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, refer to:
LEONILA M. CHUA TERESITA S. SERVA
Head, BAC TWG Head, BAC-Secretariat
Iloilo 4
th
DEO, DPWH Iloilo 4
th
DEO, DPWH
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo Sta. Barbara, Iloilo
Tel No.: 033-5234557 Tel No.: 033-5234557

(Sgd.) PERLA S. LAGUARDIA
BAC Chairman
NOTED :

(Sgd.) TEODORO E. CASTILLO
District Engineer
National Capital Region
SOUTH MANILA ENGINEERING DISTRICT
8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila
Invitation to Bid for;
1. Contract ID No. 12OH0243
CONTRACT NAME: Proposed Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Dam-
aged Paved National Road (Intermittent Section) (HDM-4)
25
th
St. to Katigbak Drive, Port Area, Manila
Contract Location: Manila City
Scope of Work: Road works -204.30lm
Source of fund and year: GAA
Contract (ABC): (Ph. P 11,802,973.63)
Contract Duration: 45 cal. days
Cost of Bid Documents: Ph. P 25,000.00
2. Contract ID No. 12OH0244
CONTRACT NAME: Proposed Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Upgrading of Dam-
aged Paved National Road, (Intermittent Section) (HDM-4)
25
th
St. to 20
th
St., Port Area, Manila
Contract Location: Manila City
Scope of Work: Road works -346.70 lm
Source of fund and year: GAA
Contract (ABC): (Ph. P 18,437,917.13)
Contract Duration: 45 cal. days
Bid Documents: Ph. P 25,000.00

1) The South Manila Engineering District, through the [above indicated source of funding and
year] intends to apply the sum of [Phil P 30,240,890.76], being the Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for [the above indicated name/no. of contract].
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2) The South Manila Engineering District, now invites bids for [various construction projects
indicated above].Completion of the Works is required [45 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 Docu-
ments, particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders.
3) Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non- discretionary
pass/fail criterion 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
citizens of the Philippines.
LOI and/or Application for Eligibility and latest Class A Documents (Contained
in the Contractors Registration Certifcate)(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents: a) Depart-
ment of Trade and Industry Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration
Certifcate or CDA; b) Valid and Current Mayors Permit/Municipal License; C) Tax
Clearance; 1.2) Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement, in case of
(J.V.) and Eligibility Docs for each member; b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c)
Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation and Identifcation duly certifed by the
Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO) d) Latest copy of Authorizing Managing Offcer e)
Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE f) Phil-GEPS Order Form (Document
Request List) g) CPEs rating for the 1
st
Quarter; 1.3) Financial Documents; are to be
accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or before
the deadline for submission of Bids.
4) Interested Bidders may obtain further information from South Manila Engineering District, and inspect
the Bidding Documents at the address given below from [8:00-12:00 A.M. and 1:00-5:00 P.M.].
5) Acomplete 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
[indicated above].
Electronic System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders
shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later that the submission of their bids.
6) The South Manila Engineering District, will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on [December 14, 2012-
10:00 A.M.] at [SMED-BAC OFFICE, PORT AREA, MANILA], which shall be open to all interested
parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
7) Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before [December 27, 2012- 09:00 A.M.] at
[SMED-BAC OFFICE, PORT AREA, MANILA]. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security
in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB 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 signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
Issuance of Bidding Documents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. 07-27, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10:00 A.M. Dec. 14, 2012
Deadline of LOI Receipt from
Prospective Bidders- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12:00 Noon Dec. 21, 2012
Deadline of Bid Receipt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 09:00 A.M. Dec. 27, 2012
Opening of Bids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 01:00 P.M. Dec. 27-28, 2012
9) The South Manila Engineering District, 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 or bidders.
For Further information, please refer to:
Engr. RUPERTO H. PINGOL
Head, BAC Secretariat/Procurement Staff
South Manila Engineering District, NCR, DPWH
1018 -8TH Street corner Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
Tel. no. 023044020
rupertopingol@yahoo.com
Fax no. 025279727
(Sgd.) GUILLERMO D. SALASAC
Offcer in Charge
Offce of the Assistant District Engineer
BAC Chairperson
NOTED:
(SGD.) MIKUNUG D. MACUD
District Engineer
(MST-DEC. 13, 2012)
Region IV-B, MIMAROPA
Mindoro Occidental District Engineering Offce
Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
December 11, 2012
Re-InvItatIon to BId
1. The Department of Public Works and Highways, Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering
Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, through the CY-2013 DPWH Infrastructure Program
and FY 2012 RA10155 Regular 2012 Current intends to apply the sum of the Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract/s for the hereunder project/s. Bids received
in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
1.1a. Contract ID : 12EB0238
b. Contract Name :
Replacement of New San Isidro Bridge along
Jct. MWCR (San Isidro)-Penal Colony-Jct.
Yapang Road, K0303+888.00
c. Contract Location : Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
d. Scope of Work :
Replacement/Reconstruction of two (2) span
@ 18.00 m, L=36.00 LM, RCDG Bridge
e.
Contract (ABC)
: P 15,523,200.00
f. Source of Fund : FY 2013 DPWH Infrastructure Program
g. Contract Duration : 201 C.D.
1.2a. Contract ID : 12EB0240
b. Contract Name : Repair/Maintenance of PNP (PDs Quarter)
c. Contract Location : San Roque, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
d. Scope of Work : Repair and Maintenance of PDs Quarter)
e.
Contract (ABC)
: P 599,994.69
f. Source of Fund : FY 2012 RA 10155 Regular 2012 Current
g. Contract Duration : 50 C.D.
Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, through the CY-2013DPWH Infrastructure Program
and FY 2012 RA 10155 Regular 2012 Current now invites bids for above projects. 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.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary
pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act
9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with
at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens
of the Philippines.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Department of Public Works and Highways,
Mindoro Occidental I District Engineering Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro and inspect
the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
5. Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders from December
13 - 19, 2012 from the address below from and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the
Bidding Documents in the amount of P 10,000.00 for project no. 1and P 1,000.00 for project
no. 2. The Bidding Documents shall be received personally by the prospective Bidder or his
authorized representative.
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph, provided
that Bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the
submission of their bids.
Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindorowill hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 10:00 A.M. on December
21, 2012 at BAC Offce, MQC Building, DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO, Mamburao,
Occidental Mindoro, which shall beopen to all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 A.M. on January 02, 2012 at
BAC Offce, DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. All bids
must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount (a)
Cash or cashiers/managers check issued by a Universal or Commercial Bank., two percent
(2%) of the ABC; (b) Bank draft/guarantee or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Universal
or Commercial Bank: Provided, however, that it shall be confrmed or authenticated by a
Universal or Commercial Bank, if issued by a foreign bank, two percent (2%) of the ABC; (c)
Surety bond callable upon demand issued by a surety or insurance company duly certifed
by the Insurance Commission as authorized to issue such security, fve percent (5%) of the
ABC; (d) Any combination of the foregoing, proportionate to share of form with respect to total
amount of security; and (e) Bid-Securing Declaration.
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. Bid opening shall be on 2:00 P.M. on January 02, 2012 at BAC Offce, MQC Bldg., DPWH,
Mindoro Occidental I DEO, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro.
Offce, Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro 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
GERARDO D. CLEMENTE
Engineer III
DPWH, Mindoro Occidental I DEO
Km. 407 Airport Road
Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro
Tel. & Fax No. (043)-711-1012
Email Address: dpwh_mindoro_occidental_bac@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) GERARDO D. CLEMENTE
BAC CHAIRMAN
(MST-DEC. 13, 2012)
ERRATUM
PHILIPPINE PORTS
AUTHORITY PORT
M A N A G E M E N T
OFFICE OF NASIPIT
INVITATION TO BID FOR
THE PROVISION OF
TEMPORARY SUPPORT
PERSONNEL FOR
VARIOUS PROJECTS/
ACTIVITIES OF PMO-
NASIPIT published on
December 12, 2012,
Annex A should be List for
Positions Required, bidders
should have completed
a contract similar to the
project within the past ten
(10) years, Bidding will
be conducted through
open competitive bidding
procedures using a non-
discretionary pass/fail
criterion as specifed in the
Implementing Rules and
Regulations of Republic Act
(RA) 9184, Bidders should
pay a nonrefundable fee,
Pre-Bid conference will
be held at 9:00 AM, and
Bid opening shall be on
December 27, 2012 and not
as published. Our apology.
EXTRAJUDICIAL
SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that
the Estate of the late Luisa
V. Trinidad-Fernandez
who died intestate on
October 23, 2007 at their
residence at 9148-C
Pateros St., Brgy. Olympia,
Makati City, Metro Manila
has been extrajudicially
settled among her heirs as
per Doc. No. 86; Page No.
18; Book No.: 03, Series
of 2012, executed before
Notary Public Atty. Rogelio
Marasigan.
(MST-Dec. 13 ,20 & 27, 2012)
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