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Bradley won a contested split
decision over Pacquiao, ending
the Filipino ghters remarkable
run and handing him his rst
defeat in seven years. It didnt
come easy and it wasnt without
controversy, with the pro-Pac-
quiao crowd booing loudly when
the decision was announced.
In a ght Pacquiao seemed to
have in hand, two judges decided
otherwise, giving Bradley a split
Take that. Pacquiao connects a straight left to Bradleys chin.
Covering up. Pacquiao covers up as Bradley launches an attack.
All-Filipino performance. Filipino-Americans Kirby Asunto (left)
and Jessica Sanchez take the center of the ring to sing the national
anthems of the Philippines and the United States at the start of the
Pacquiao-Bradly ght.
Unpopular decision. Filipinos watching the ght on giant TV screens in town plazas and auditoriums
across the country show their disappointment with boos and catcalls after the split-decision loss of Pac-
quiao. DANNY PATA
BRADLEY
SHOCKS
THE WORLD
Aquino brings home $2.5b in investments
Young Fil-Am singers
anthems wow crowd
Corona says
history to be
final judge
Boxing
websites
give win
to Manny
Pacquiao loses in contested split decission Richer rematch set on Nov. 10 this year
Dry run . Soldiers roll out the ag in a pre-Independence Day rehearsal for the Paanyaya sa Kalayaan
on June 12. DANNY PATA
By Francisco S. Tatad
President Benigno Aquino
IIIs lightning trip to the United
States may have conrmed him
as an eager supporter of US Presi-
dent Barack Obamas policies and
plans for the Asia-Pacic region,
but it remains to be seen whether
this is what the Philippines needs
to enhance its prestige as a sover-
eign and independent republic or
to overcome its offshore problems
with the Chinese.
In Washington, D.C., Aquino
met with US Senate leaders, Sec-
retary of State Hillary Clinton
and President Obama to reafrm
Philippine-US military alliance.
A Senate resolution authored by
Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana,
and calling for increased military
cooperation between the United
States and the Philippines, was
unanimously approved by the
Senate before Aquinos arrival.
This was welcomed the reso-
lution by the Philippine govern-
ment as a tting achievement of
the two countries 1951 Mutual
Defense Treaty, which marked its
60th anniversary last year. But it
merely highlighted the failure of
the US to help its former colony
develop a minimum credible
defense posture after more than
a century of tutelage and part-
nership.
Aside from the MDT, the
country has an unexpired but
non-operational 1946 military
assistance agreement with the
US. From 1947 to 1991, it hosted
Asias biggest naval bases, rent-
free, for the US Seventh Fleet
and the 13th US Air Force. But
among Americas Southeast
Asian allies, the Philippines alone
does not have a credible navy and
air force.
ANALYSIS
Obamas weapons
may not solve PHs ills
Pacman insists
he won fight;
Pinoys stunned
BOXING website from around
the world were one in saying that
Manny Pacquiao won his ght
with Timothy Bradley, including
this round by round report from
Proboxing-fans.com.
Rd 1: They come out and start
feeling one another out. Brad-
ley looking to lead, throwing his
jab, coming forward. Pacquiao
doesnt look warmed up in there
yet. Throws a 1-2, its blocked.
Crowd chanting for Manny. Brad-
ley jabs. Comes forward, goes to
the body. Looks for a hook up-
stairs, misses. Pacquiao shoots a
straight left. Bradley looks for an
overhand right. Bradley double
jabs. Pacquiao lands a straight
left, then lands another, crowd
going crazy, but Bradley still
wins the round.
Rd 2: Pacquiao nding a home
for his straight left here. Landing
BOXING icon Manny Pacquiao was in
disbelief following his shocking split-
decision loss to the unbeaten Timothy
Bradley Jr. at the MGN Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas.
The ght was good, and hes not
an easy opponent, Pacquiao said.
He was very strong and he moved
around. I mean, I respect that, but I be-
lieve that I won that ght.
Pacquiao said he had no plans to
contest his defeat, but stressed that he
was never threatened by the American
ghter in their 12-round title match.
He never hurt me with his punches.
Most of them hit my arms, Pacquiao
said.
The boxer made his statement even
THE singing of the national an-
thems of the Philippines and the
United States at the start of the Pac-
quiao-Bradley ght in Las Vegas
was an all-Filipino performance by
American Idol runner-up Jessica
Sanchez and Filipino-American
teenager Kirby Asunto.
Singing a capella, the two
brought an inspiring start to the
ght that was watched by millions
of people all over the world.
I am proud of Pacquiao, but I
am also proud of Jessica and Kir-
by, said a young mother in Que-
zon City, watching a giant televi-
sion screen in a village basketball
court crammed with hundreds of
people.
Sanchez, a Filipino-Mexican-
American, wowed the crowd with
her Whitney Houston-inspired
rendition of The Star Spangled
By Joyce P. Paares
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III on Sunday reported some
$2.5 billion in new investments
following his week-long work-
ing visits to the United Kingdom
and the United States.
In his arrival statement at dawn
on Sunday, Mr. Aquino said the
bulk of the fresh investments, or
about $1.5 billion, would come
from British companies.
The Philippine Associated
Smelting and Rening Corp., in
partnership with Glencore In-
ternational PLC, plans to invest
at least $600 million to expand
its smelting capacity and build a
power plant in Luzon to support
its operations.
By Rey E. Requejo
FORMER Chief Justice Re-
nato Corona said his ouster by
impeachment would not be in
vain because his ordeal had in-
spired him to become an in-
dispensable catalyst for much
needed social and political
change and to ght for judi-
cial independence and trans-
parency and accountability in
public ofce.
In his speech during a forum
entitled A Call to Conscience
Champions belt.
Timothy Bradley wears the
Champions Belt after a split
decision victory over Manny
Pacquiao for the WBO Wel-
terweight title.
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LAS VEGAS Timothy Bradley didnt
need big power to beat Manny Pacquiao
after all.
decision Saturday night and end-
ing the Filipino ghters remark-
able seven-year unbeaten run.
Im ready to shock the
world, Im ready to do what-
ever it takes in there to win this
ght, Bradley promised during
the pre-ght press conference at
the Hollywood Theater of the
MGM Grand last Wednesday.
The biggest shock though,
came from the judges score-
cards.
Bradley was up 115-113 on
two scorecards and behind by
the same margin on a third. The
Associated Press had Pacquiao
winning 117-111.
Promoter Bob Arum fumed,
the crowd at the MGM Grand
arena booed, and Pacquiao
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Biazon: Businessmen
want me at Customs
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CUSTOMS Commissioner
Ruffy Biazon on Sunday said
the business sector had asked
him to reconsider his plan to
run for senator in next years
elections and instead continue
eliminating corruption and
smuggling in his graft-ridden
agency.
The Aquino administration
is said to be eying Biazon as
one of its senatorial candidates
in 2013.
Biazon said consumer advo-
cate Raul Concepcion of Serv-
ing and Protecting the Filipino
Consumer and chairman of
Government Watch had asked
him to continue introducing
reforms at Customs to stop the
smuggling there.
That [smuggling] is one of
the reasons why the govern-
ment losses millions in uncol-
lected tax, Concepcion said.,
The money is going to syn-
dicates and corrupt officials
instead.
Biazon said he was doing
everything to stop smuggling
at Customs, but he admitted
that the smuggling syndicates
were still very active.
It is wrong to say that there
is no smuggling, Biazon said.
It would be unfair to say
that, but we are implementing
vital administrative reforms to
address the issue.
Last week, Biazon ordered
the arrest of three people pre-
tending to be Customs em-
ployees by using fake identi-
fication cards of the Office of
the Commissioner to transact
business illegally.
Biazon said he believed
the fake employees and their
backers at the bureau were
part of a big smuggling syn-
dicate whose operations re-
mained unhampered.
Bradley...
seemed stunned when the decision
was announced. Arum said there
would be a November rematch,
though he blasted the way the de-
cision went down.
Ive never been as ashamed
of the sport of boxing as I am to-
night, said Arum, who handles
both ghters.
But the Filipino champion insist-
ed that he believes he won the ght.
The ght was good, and hes
not an easy opponent. He was
very strong and he moved around,
I mean, I respect that. But I believe
I won the ght, Pacquiao said.
I accept what the result is. I
respect the judges, I cannot blame
them. It is part of the game. I give
thanks to the Lord. I do my best,
but my best wasnt good enough,
Pacquiao added.
It was Pacquiaos rst career
defeat since a 2005 decision loss
to Mexican legend Erik Morales.
Following that loss to Morales,
Pacquiao went on an impressive
winning streak, becoming the
sports pound-for-pound king by
defeating boxers like Oscar De
La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Antonio
Margarito and Ricky Hatton.
Pacquiao tried to turn the ght into
a brawl, using his power to hurt Brad-
ley in the early rounds. But Bradley
changed tactics in the middle rounds
and used his boxing skills to win
enough rounds to take the narrow de-
cision for the welterweight title.
It ended a 15-ght winning
streak by Pacquiao dating to 2005
that turned him into a boxing su-
perstar and made him a national
hero in the Philippines.
I thought I won the ght, Brad-
ley said. I didnt think he was as
good as everyone says he was. I
didnt feel his power. Ringside
punching statistics showed Pac-
quiao landing 253 punches to 159
for Bradley, who vowed before the
ght to take the title from Pacquiao.
The Compubox statistics showed
Pacquiao landing more punches in
10 of the 12 rounds.
Bradley was so condent that
he had oversized tickets printed
up for a Nov. 10 rematch that will
now likely happen.
Bradley seemed hurt in the
fourth and fth rounds, but Pac-
quiao had trouble landing big
punches after that. Still, he seemed
in control of the ght everywhere
but on the judges scorecards.
Can you believe that? Unbe-
lievable, Arum said. I went over
to Bradley before the decision and
he said, I tried hard but I couldnt
beat the guy. Bradley said he
hurt his ankle in the second round,
and that trainer Joel Diaz said he
could either quit or try to take the
ght to Pacquiao.
I got my second wind in the sixth
round, Bradley said. I worked the
angles, sticking and moving. Pac-
quiao said he studied Bradley on
tape before the ght and wasnt sur-
prised by anything he did. He said
he thought he was in control of the
ght and was shocked when the de-
cision went against him.
He never hurt me with his
punches, most of them landed on
my arms, Pacquiao said.
Pacquiao tried to brawl with
Bradley and seemed to hurt him in
both the fourth and fth rounds. But
Bradley started moving and counter
punching, though he never seemed
to land any shots that hurt Pacquiao.
Pacquiao had vowed to look
impressive against Bradley after
struggling in his last outing with
Juan Manuel Marquez, a ght
many thought he lost. And he
did early, landing good long left
hands while beating Bradley to the
punch on most exchanges.
He hurt me a couple of times with
his left, Bradley said. Hes a beast.
Trainer Freddie Roach told Pacquiao
after the 10th round that he had con-
trol of the ght, and urged him to ght
hard the nal two rounds.
You have six minutes to go,
son, Roach said. Its your ght.
But it wasnt Pacquiaos ght, with
Bradley getting credit for winning
some of the close middle and later
rounds. After the 11th round Brad-
ley went back to his corner and
trainer Joel Diaz told him he needed
to win the nal round.
I listened to my corner, Brad-
ley said. I got to give him a re-
match now. Arum said there will
be one on Nov. 10, though he
thought Pacquiao won easily, as
did most writers at ringside.
Ill make a lot of money off the
rematch, but this was outrageous,
Arum said.
It was the biggest ght of Brad-
leys career and it came with a
minimum $5 million payday.
Pacuiao was assured $25 million,
excluding pay-per-view shares.
The rematch, tentatively set
on Nov. 10, will be even richer,
though Pacquiaos loss could
damage any plans for a ght with
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather did not see the ght
because he is serving a sentence on
a domestic abuse charge at a jail a
few miles from the MGM Grand.
The ght was slightly delayed as
Pacquiao was reportedly watching
Game 7 of the Eastern Conference
Finals, wherein his team, the Boston
Celtics, lost to the Miami Heat.
HBO even said before the ght
that Pacquiao could not be found
in his locker room, but it was
later revealed that trainer Freddie
Roach had Pacquiao stretch his
calves on a treadmill.
Both boxers entered the arena to
an enthusiastic ovation, with Pac-
quiao coming out to his usual ring
entrance song Eye of the Tiger.
Donation. Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos distributes almost 1,000 pairs of brand-new shoes to
over 650 children who could not afford to buy shoes. MANNY PALMERO
Pacman...
as Filipinos expressed shock
and some wept over his loss.
(More reactions on A8)
Pacquiaos defeat by split
decision ended his impressive
seven-year unbeaten run that
turned him into a boxing su-
perstar and a national hero in
the Philippines.
Large numbers of Filipinos
booed and yelled Manny was
cheated after watching the
bout in public parks and gym-
nasiums throughout the Phil-
ippines.
Government librarian Gina
Tubo said she wept because
she thought Pacquiao won af-
ter landing more punches.
The Philippine military
congratulated Bradley but
praised Pacquiao for his grit,
adding Manny will remain
and will always be our cham-
pion.
Malacaang said Sarang-
gani Rep. Manny Pacquiao
remained a champion despite
his loss.
Manny has again dis-
played the will and strength of
Filipinos to the whole world,
deputy presidential spokes-
woman Abigail Valte said.
House Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. was surprised
and saddened by Pacquias
defeat.
Maguindanao Rep. Simeon
Datumanong, Aurora Rep.
Juan Edgardo Angara, House
Deputy Minority Leader
Sherwin Tugna, and Ne-
gros Occidental Rep. Albee
Benitez could not believe that
Pacquiao had lost.
Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio
Abaya said he was disap-
pointed with the judges deci-
sions.
Davao City Rep. Karlo
Alexei Nograles said he still
considered Pacquiao the
champion even if he lost.
Western Samar Rep. Mel
Senen Sarmiento said he
agreed that Bradleys victory
was questionable.
Bagong Henerasyon party-
list Rep. Bernadette Herrera
Dy and Eastern Samar Rep.
Ben Evardone were surprised
by the judges decisions.
Youth Against Corruption
and Poverty party-list Rep.
Carol Jayne Lopez said Pac-
quiaos loss was arranged.
They made Bradley win so
there would be a next ght,
she said.
Ang Kasangga party-list
Rep. Teddy Haresco said a
great compassionate ghter
may have temporarily lost his
belt.
Pacquiaos mother Dioni-
sia fainted when she heard he
had lost, and she was quickly
moved to her room on the sec-
ond oor of Pacquiaos man-
sion in General Santos City.
Edith Mahilum, 51, a social
worker of the Saranggani pro-
vincial government, said Pac-
quiao was robbed.
Manny Pacquiao scored
higher than Timothy Bradley
but the judges looked the oth-
er way, she said.
The military top brass were
disgusted by Pacquiaos loss.
I think the ght is not yet
over. There will be a next
round for Manny to take back
his pride, Armed Forces chief
Gen. Jessie Dellosa said. Joyce
Pangco Paares, Maricel V.
Cruz, Florante S. Solmerin,
Gigi Muoz-David and Rio N.
Araja, with the AP
Aquino...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures
and GazAsia also forged a
$150-million agreement to de-
velop a fuel plant that will con-
vert organic waste into liquid
bio-methane.
President Aquino also
witnessed the signing of a
$280-million service contract
between Cebu Pacic and Rolls
Royce in London, while Royal
Dutch Shell, through Pilipinas
Shell Petroleum Corp., signed
an agreement to build a liq-
ueed natural gas terminal in
Batangas.
Food giant Nestle said it was
planning to get 80 percent of its
coffee needs from the Philip-
pines by 2020.
American companies, mean-
while, had committed some $1
billion in new investments, the
President said.
Sithe Global Denham Capital
committed to nance the con-
struction of coal-red power
plants in Mariveles, Bataan,
while Underwriters Laborato-
ries plans to locate in the Philip-
pines to expand its research and
development facilities in Asia.
Overall, we expect at least
$2.5 billion in investments to
come in to the country from
Britain and the US. This means
jobs for Filipinos, President
Aquino said.
He said the Philippines would
also benet from a debt-for-na-
ture swap with the US.
We need not pay our
$23-million debt just as long as
the money that they return to us
will go to planting new trees,
Mr. Aquino said.
The country would also get
an additional $30 million from
the US under the Partnership
for Growth Program supporting
anti-poverty projects, He said.
Mr. Aquinos visits to the UK
and the US were highlighted
by meetings with British Prime
Minister David Cameron and
American President Barack
Obama.
In the Washington meeting,
the President received assur-
ances of US support for the
Philippines ongoing effort to
upgrade its defense capabilities
and its commitment to the Mu-
tual Defense Treaty. With Eric
B. Apolonio
Boxing...
it regularly now. Bradley gets
him tied up, and hes just pounding
him to the body with his other hand.
Pacquiao lands a left, Bradley jabs.
Pacquiao throws a quick jab. Brad-
ley comes in wildly swinging. The
two guys take a break and a breath
and stare at each other a bit. Bradley
comes in. Pacquiao takes the round
with the big lefts he landed early.
Rd 3: Bradley being more ag-
gressive than Pacquiao in the 3rd.
Hes looking to switch levels, going
upstairs then back to the body. Pac-
quiao connecting with that straight
left though basically whenever he
throws it. Bradley urries, Pacquiao
retaliates with a big punch that sends
the crowd into a frenzy, but wasnt
actually anything much. Pacquiao
lands a 1-2, Bradley answers with
a big combination, stuns him, then
Pacquiao answers with a big urry
of his own to get in the last word.
Great action there.
Rd 4: Action continues where it
left off in the 3rd, with both men
trading combinations and look-
ing for big shots. Pacquiao landing
some very nice shots, but Bradley
connecting with ush shots too.
Bradley getting inside, holding.
Then res a big combination when
Pacquiao tries to move forward.
Now counters Pacquiao with a jab.
Looks for an overhand right. Pac-
quiao picking his shots and answer-
ing at opportune times. Bradley;s
hurt, hes on wobbly legs. Hes
barely standing up. They get broken
up, round is almost over, Pacquiao
is pouring it on, but Bradley stays
on his feet as the bell rings.
Rd 5: Bradley looks to be back
on steady legs now. Doesnt quite
know what to do though, so hes
pressuring. Now backs off, works
behind the jab, Pacquiao letting
him as he is clearly looking for a
chance to counter. Bradley is jab-
bing, throwing 1-2s, Pacquiao not
answering much, letting Bradley
work. Then he lands a big left. Now
hes pouncing, Bradley holds on.
Bradley wading in and just wing-
ing shots, Pacquiao picking him off.
Another round to Pacquiao.
Rd 6: Pace has slowed here in
the 6th as Bradley isnt being quite
so crazy and wild. Its working to
his advantage too, as hes scoring
some points with his jab. But either
he cant help himself, or Pacquiao
decides he has enough. He jumps in
vintage-Pacquiao style, and forces
him back to the ropes with a big
urry. Hes been looking for the up-
percut for a few rounds now, and he
just misses with one here before the
bell. Pacquiao wins the round with
his late action.
Rd 7: At this point, when Brad-
ley decides to trade, hes getting the
worst of it. Pacquiao lands the better
shots, and lands the cleaner shots.
Pacquiao landing some heavy shots
now, Bradley doesnt know how to
answer besides wading in and look-
ing for big shots of his own. Bradley
is in a bad place: he does better if he
lays back, but hes in a hole on the
scorecards, and cant do that.
Rd 8: Pacquiao getting into the
pattern of opening rounds slowly
here. Bradley gets warned for a head
butt. Bradley just walking straight
into re, and Pacquiao landing big
shots. Bradley lands a big shot of
his own, gets him to the ropes, but
Pacquiao answers and reverses the
position pretty quickly. Lands a few
quick shots at the bell.
Rd 9: Bradley starting to look
more resigned to his fate here. Hes
tired, and he just cant gure out
how to get anything done. Hes not
stopping trying or stopping coming
forward though, hes still working.
Pacquiao just teeing him off though.
If you ever questioned Bradleys
chin or his heart, think again. The
guy is a tank in there, and all grit
and toughness. He manages to land
a few decent shots, but the steam is
off his punches now.
Rd 10: Bradleys corner has been
talking about a problem with his
right foot, which has slowed him
down. Thats ne, but that doesnt
seem to be the issue here. The 10th
has been one of the slowest rounds
of the ght thus far. Bradley laying
back more, and hes tired. Pacquiao
appearing to take the round off.
Round likely goes to Bradley as he
was working with his jab and trying
to pick some shots here and there.
Rd 11: They show a replay, and
it does look like Bradley twisted his
ankle back in the 4th round. Never-
theless, does not seem like it would
have made a difference here. Brad-
ley doing a better job here, or Pac-
quiao checked out. Pacquiao look-
ing for big shots now though, lands
one. Bradley comes in ring, lands
some good body shots. Close round
in the 11th.
Rd 12: Bradley swinging for the
fences here. Pacquiao not going to
let anything crazy happen here in the
12th, and his best defense is always
his offense, so hes going to work and
landing some decent blows. Bradley
using the jab now, trying to set up
something big. Hes gassed out by
still giving a good effort. The two men
end the bout trading, and the crowd
gives some solid cheers.
ProBoxing-Fans.com scores it
117-111 for Manny Pacquiao
Corona...
at the Santuario de San Antonio in Forbes Park, Makati City, Thursday night, Co-
rona said he was optimistic he would be vindicated.
History will be the ultimate judge of all that has transpired, Corona said.
My path may have veered away signicantly from where it once was, but the
destination is still the same, even clearer now than it was before.
Corona vowed to pursue his crusade for judicial independence and transparency
and accountability in public ofce as he reiterated his challenge to government of-
cials to sign a waiver on the secrecy of their bank accounts, as he had done.
Corona said his impeachment and removal from ofce after his conviction by
the Senate paved the way for a time of great revolution in the demands, nature and
culture of public service.
That was what the people wanted from the chief justice, and that was what he
readily gave: no ifs, no buts, just an unconditional promise to recognize that sov-
ereignty is lodged in the people, who deserve nothing but the highest standards of
governance and accountability.
Never let it be said that amidst this historical call for change and conscience, our
public servants have stood aside and refused to undertake the challenge for transpar-
ency and accountability. Now, more than ever, I feel the direct stake of the people in
our constitutional principles, rights and processes.
Corona said he signed a waiver to the secrecy of his dollar accounts, but President
Aquino and his allies had refused to heed his challenge to do the
He said he felt defeated in his battle to defend the judiciary as an institution from
what he had earlier described as the creeping dictatorship wanting to control all
three branches of government.
The animalistic ferocity of the accusations and persecution, coupled with the
seeming lack of attention and respect given to constitutional and legal rights and
procedures, gave it all away, he said.
Young...
Banner. The 14-year-old Asunto sang a moving perfor-
mance of Lupang Hinirang that resounded all over the world.
Pacquiaos ghts are some of the worlds much anticipated
matches, and he always picks the singer of the Philippine Na-
tional Anthem in those.
Sanchez, who trace her Filipino roots to Samal, Bataan, is
a well-known singer whose popularity soared after winning
second place in the 11th season of the American Idol champi-
onship last month.
She said she had sang The Star Spangled Banner in two
football games in her home citys San Diego Chargers and
recently at the PBS Memorial Day concert in Washinton
DC, but Saturday was her rst time to sing it in a huge
sporting event.
Some day, she said, she would want to also sing Lupang
Hinirang as a tribute her homeland.
Asunto, who was born in the Philippines, has performed in
many events for the Filipino-American community in the East
Coast after winning the regional and national competition for
Child Access Broadway.
Asunto sang during the inaugural ball of President Aqui-
no in 2010, and last weekend she performed at the Philip-
pine Independence Day parade on Madison Avenue in New
York City.
The singers who have sung Lupang Hinirang in Pacquiaos
previous ghts were Charice, Sarah Geronimo, Karylle, and
YouTube sensation Maria Aragon.
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TRANSMISSION LINES/ASSETS OF
THE NATIONAL TRANSMISSION
CORPORATION (TRANSCO) TO
MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY
(MERALCO), AS COVERED BY A
CONTRACT TO SELL, WITH
PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL
AUTHORITY
ERC CASE NO. 2012-062 RC
NATIONAL TRANSMISSION
CORPORATION (TRANSCO) and
MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY
(MERALCO),
Applicants.
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NOTI CE OF PUBLI C HEARI NG
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES:
Notice is hereby given that on April 17, 2012, the National
Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO) and the Manila Electric
Company (MERALCO) fled with the Commission a joint application
for approval of the sale of various subtransmission lines/assets of
TRANSCO within the franchise area of MERALCO as covered by a
Contract to Sell, with prayer for provisional authority .
In the said application, TRANSCO and MERALCO alleged,
among others, that:
1. TRANSCO is a government-owned and controlled corporation
created and existing by virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 9136,
otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of
2001 (EPIRA), with principal offce address at the TRANSCO
Main Building, Quezon Avenue corner BIR Road, Diliman,
Quezon City. It may be served with pleadings, notices, orders
and other documents through its undersigned counsel at its
principal offce address;
2. MERALCO is an electric distribution utility (DU), organized and
existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines with
principal offce address at Lopez Building, Meralco Center,
Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City. It is duly authorized to construct,
operate and maintain an electric power distribution system
within its franchise area as delineated by its legislative franchise
(Republic Act No. 9209). It may be served with pleadings, notices,
orders and other documents through its undersigned counsel;
3. By virtue of Section 8 of the EPIRA, TRANSCO assumed
the electrical transmission functions of the National Power
Corporation (NPC) and it was authorized and made to assume
the responsibility of NPC for the planning, construction
and centralized operation and maintenance of high voltage
transmission facilities, including grid interconnections and
ancillary services;
4. Section 8 of the EPIRA and Rule 6, Section 8 (e) of the EPIRA
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) also mandate the
segregation of the transmission and subtransmission functions
and assets for transparency and disposal, and authorize
TRANSCO to negotiate, and to transfer such subtransmission
assets (STAs) and facilities to qualifed distribution utilities (DUs);
5. Pursuant thereto, the Commission promulgated the Guidelines
on the Sale and Transfer of the TRANSCOs Subtransmission
Assets and the Franchising of Qualifed Consortiums (ERC
Guidelines) dated October 17,2003;
Consistent with the ERC Guidelines, TRANSCO has adopted
its own Guidelines on the Sale of Subtransmission Assets
(TRANSCO Guidelines) as approved by TRANSCO Board
Resolution No. TC- 2003-067 dated November 28, 2003, as
further amended by TRANSCO Board Resolution No. TC-2004-
009 dated March 16, 2004;
Copies of the TRANSCO Guidelines and TRANSCO Board
Resolution Nos. TC-2003-067 and TC-2004-009 are hereto
attached as Annexes A, A-1 and A-2, respectively;
6. On July 6, 2011, the ERC issued Resolution No. 15, Series
of 2011 entitled, A Resolution Adopting the Amended Rules
for the Approval of the Sale and Transfer of TRANSCOs
Subtransmission Assets and the Acquisition by Qualified
Consortiums;
7. In accordance with the aforesaid ERC Guidelines, TRANSCO
has evaluated that the following assets meet the criteria as STAs:
(a) Dasmarias - Rosario - Abubot 115 kV Line;
(b) Rosario Substation;
(c) Tayabas 115 kV Switchyard; and
(d) Ternate Substation Equipment.
Copies of the Report that the assets for sale meet the criteria for
STAs, List of STAs for sale and the electrical diagram are hereto
attached as Annexes B, C and D, respectively;
8. TRANSCO has evaluated and established that MERALCO
possesses the technical and fnancial capabilities to purchase,
operate, maintain, upgrade and expand the subject STAs;
Copies of the Technical and Financial Qualifcation Evaluations
conducted by TRANSCO as well as the Description of the
Franchise Area being served by the subject assets are attached
as Annexes E, F and G, respectively;
To further bolster the above, hereto attached as Annex H and
I, respectively, are the Audited Income Statement and Balance
Sheet of MERALCO as of December 31, 2010;
9. On December 12, 2011, TRANSCO and MERALCO concluded
a Contract to Sell (Annex J) covering the subject STAs;
10. Under the Contract, the total purchase price of Three
Hundred Eighty Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand
Nine Hundred Seventy-Nine and 47/100, Philippine Currency
(PhP380,936,979.47) shall be paid by MERALCO in cash or
in the form of managers or cashiers check within sixty (60)
calendar days from its receipt of the Notice of the ERC's approval
of the Contract;
11 Subsequently, the applicants executed an Amendment to the
Contract to Sell dated March 22, 2012 covering only Item 2 of
the subject Contract on the price provision, to make it read, as
follows:
2. PURCHASE PRICE
In consideration of the sale and purchase of the
Assets listed in Annex G in accordance with
this Contract, MERALCO shall pay TRANSCO
the amount of THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-
FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NI NETEEN
PESOS & 47/100, Philippine Currency (PhP37
4,617,119.47), subject to further adjustments
for any major capital improvements, expansions
and additions, such as, but not limited to, the
replacement of poles, breakers and equipment
which are undertaken from the execution of the
Contract up to the fnal approval thereof by the
Energy Regulatory Commission, but not yet
included or recognized in the TRANSCO books,
until the transfer of ownership of the assets to
MERALCO. Provided however, that if the Parties
cannot agree on any price adjustment, the same
shall be submitted to ERC for resolution, but it shall
not in any way affect the effectivity of this Contract
A copy of the said Amendment to the Contract to
Sell dated March 22, 2012 is hereto attached as
Annex J-1;
12. The subject STAs are valued in reference to the Sinclair Knight
Merz (SKM) valuation pursuant to ERC Resolution No 1, Series
of 2009, as Amended. An excerpt from the report of SKM
showing the value of the subject assets is hereto attached as
Annex K;
13. MERALCO is the only DU utilizing the subject assets, except for
the Dasmarias-Rosario-Abubot 115 KV Line and the Rosario
Substation, where a waiver of its right to purchase the said
asset was issued by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority in
favor of MERALCO (Annex L). Moreover, there are no other
existing directly connected customers to the said STAs (Annex
M);
14. They also submit the following documents as part of the
requirements provided in the ERC Guidelines:
a. Billing Determinants (Annex N); and
b. Draft Deed of Sale (Annex 0);
15. Furthermore, in support of the application and the prayer for
provisional authority, attached as Annex P is the Judicial
Affdavit of Mr. RENATO P. NAVARRA, Manager and Team
Leader of MERALCOs Subtransmission Asset Planning,
showing the benefts that the public would enjoy as a result of
the approval of this joint application;
16. The proposed sale has satisfied all of the requirements
and criteria set by the EPIRA and its IRR, as well as this
Commissions Guidelines and TRANSCOs Guidelines on the
Sale of Subtransmission Assets;
17. The approval by the Commission of the instant joint application
shall pave the way for the attainment of a reformed electricity
industry under the EPIRA, which would ultimately best serve
the interest of the consuming public; and
18. They pray that the instant application for the approval of the sale
of TRANSCOs STAs in favor of MERALCO under the terms
provided in the Contract to Sell dated December 12, 2011, and
the Amendment thereto dated March 12, 2012 be approved.
The Commission has set the application for jurisdictional hearing,
expository presentation, pre-trial conference and evidentiary hearing
on July 4, 2012 (Wednesday) at ten oclock in the morning (10:00
A.M.) at the ERC Hearing Room, 15th Floor, Pacifc Center Building,
San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City.
All persons who have an interest in the subject matter of the
proceeding may become a party by fling, at least fve (5) days prior to
the initial hearing and subject to the requirements in the ERCs Rules
of Practice and Procedure, a verifed petition with the Commission
giving the docket number and title of the proceeding and stating:
(1) the petitioners name and address; (2) the nature of petitioners
interest in the subject matter of the proceeding, and the way and
manner in which such interest is affected by the issues involved in
the proceeding; and (3) a statement of the relief desired.
All other persons who may want their views known to the
Commission withrespect to the subject matter of the proceeding may
fle their opposition to the application or comment thereon at any stage
of the proceeding before the applicants conclude the presentation
of their evidence. No particular form of opposition or comment is
required, but the document, letter or writing should contain the name
and address of such person and a concise statement of the opposition
or comment and the grounds relied upon.
All such persons who may wish to have a copy of the application
may request the applicants, prior to the date of the initial hearing, that
they be furnished with a copy of the application. The applicants are
hereby directed to furnish all those making such request with copies
of the application and its attachments, subject to reimbursement of
reasonable photocopying costs. Likewise, any such person may
examine the application and other pertinent records fled with the
Commission during the usual offce hours.
WITNESS, the Honorable Chairperson, ZENAIDA G. CRUZ-
DUCUT, and the Honorable Commissioners, MARIA TERESA A.R.
CASTAEDA, JOSE C. REYES, ALREDO J. NON and GLORIA
VICTORIA C. YAP-TARUC, Energy Regulatory Commission, this 4th
day of June, 2012 at Pasig City.
ATTY. FRANCIS SATURNINO C. JUAN
Executive Director III
(June 11 & 18, 2012)
The plea was contained in let-
ters sent by Eulalio Ganzon of E.
Ganzon, Inc. to Justice Antonio T.
Carpio, now acting Chief Justice,
and to Justice Presbitero J. Velasco
Jr., who took over the chairman-
ship of the third division long after
the decision was handed down.
Ganzon had led a motion to
reconsider before the SCs third
division but his plea and his com-
panies second motion for recon-
sideration were denied. Thus, he
asked for the tribunal to elevate
his case to the full court.
Ganzon, who had been or-
dered to pay the P60 million in
compensation to Australian An-
drew James McBurnie, said the
foreigner could not have led
personally, as required by the
rules, the alleged illegal dismiss-
A TOTAL of P1 billion in Peoples
Survival Fund will be appropriated
annually to bankroll the projects
on climate change after President
Aquino has signed into law the
PSF bill.
Senator Loren Legarda
said the proposed measure
on the Peoples Survival
Fund has already
passed the final stage
in Congress following
the approval of the
bicameral conference
committee report by both
the Senate and the House
of Representatives before
legislators adjourned last week.
I am pleased that both houses
of Congress saw the importance
of the Peoples Survival Fund,
which will complement the
Climate Change Law, said
Legarda, chairman of the climate
change committee.
The PSF is a special fund in
the National Treasury,which
may also be augmented by
donations, endowments, grants
and contributions.
Legarda said the fund would be
used to support local govern-
ments adaptation activi-
ties, such as in the areas
of land and water re-
sources management,
agriculture and fisher-
ies, health, infrastruc-
ture development, and
natural ecosystems.
The ill effects of
a changing climate
could be prevented if we
considered climate change
adaptation not as a cost but
a wise investment, Legarda said.
The measure is anchored on the
fact that we need to decentralize
responsibilities and resources for
climate change efforts. It is time we
provide the means to motivate local
participation and create programs
that matter to our people, she said.
Macon Ramos Araneta
al case in 2002 because he had
left the country in 1999 and had
not returned since then.
That was the reason McBurnie
failed to attend any of the 14 hear-
ings conducted by labor arbiter Sa-
limathar Nambi on the complaint
that was led in absentia, Ganzon
told the high court.
Despite McBurnies ling of the
case in absentia and his non-atten-
dance in hearings, the labor arbiter
ordered an award of P60 million
in compensation to the Australian
was allegedly illegally dismissed
less than two months after his re-
ported employment.
According to Ganzon, the worst
thing that happened was when the
case reached the SC on a petition
led by McBurnie challenging a
Court of Appeals decision that re-
duced to P10 million the bond to
be posted by EGI Managers, Inc.
and EGI in connection with the
arbiters decision.
He said that the SCs third
division, then chaired by now
retired Justice Consuelo Ynares
Santiago required McBurnie to
le a reply on EGI and EGI Man-
agers comment in a resolution
dated Aug. 26, 2009.
The third division, however,
withdrew the Aug. 26, 2009 reso-
lution requiring reply in a reso-
lution dated Sept. 16, 2009, and
two days later on Sept. 18, 2009
the division came out with a deci-
sion afrming the labor arbiters
award of P60 million to McBur-
nie, Ganzon said.
The postal markings of both the
Aug. 26, 2009 resolution (ling
of reply) and the Sept. 18, 2009
decision showed that both were
released by the SC and mailed to
the parties on the same day, Oct.
13, 2009, and we received both
the resolution and the decision on
the same day, Oct. 16, 2009, he
pointed out.
The subject case was appealed to
the SC only on March 27, 2009. In
a resolution dated Aug. 26, 2009,
the SC ordered the ling of a reply
by the complainant (petitioner Mc-
Burnie), he said.
Even before we could receive
a copy of a reply, I, as one of the
respondents, received a Sept. 18,
2009 decision against me in the
case ordering me to pay more
than P60 million. Two weeks af-
ter, I received a resolution dated
Sept. 16, 2009 revoking the ear-
lier resolution directing the ling
of a reply and this time prevent-
ing/prohibiting the ling of a re-
ply, he also said.
While I already nd it shock-
ing why the SC would revoke/
prohibit the ling of a reply, I
was even more dumbfounded
that it took only two days from
the date of the revocation for the
third division to come up with a
decision, he said.
Both the Sept. 16, 2009 and
the Aug. 26, 2009 resolutions
were missing from the rollo, he
stressed.
Ganzon said he was being made
personally responsible for this
claim when the complainant never
said that the developer (EGI)was
under his personal employ or his
company, E. Ganzon Inc.
By Rey Requejo

THE Supreme Court has been asked to
investigate the alleged irregularities in the
decision of the third division in 2009 that
afrmed the labor arbiters award of P60-
million in compensation to a foreigner who
had no work visa in the Philippines.
SENATOR Miriam Defensor-Santiago has stressed that there is no clear
constitutional basis for the Filipinos soldiers to be trained by Australians.
Why should Filipino military forces be trained by Australians in
Philippine territory? Why, are we not capable of training our own
military forces within our own country? asked Santiago, former
chairman of the senate foreign relations committee.
Santiago and Senator Joker Arroyo have expressed reservations
over the Senates move to concur with the Status of Visiting Forces
Agreement with Australia.
Senate Resolution No. 788 concurred with the ratication of the
Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and Australia, a
few days before the Philippine Congress adjourned.
But Santiago insisted that the treaty was so vague that it would
spawn myriad of irritants in the RP-Australia relations.
That is unacceptable, said Santiago who pointed out that the treaty did
not specify how much military presence from Australia would be allowed.
She urged the Palace to clarify and renegotiate the terms of the
Australian Visiting Forces.
But Senator Loren Legarda, sponsor of the bill certied by the
President as urgent, assured the agreement addressedthe sensitive
issue of criminal jurisdiction through a clear set of rules.
She said the authorities of the receiving state have jurisdiction over
visiting forces with respect to offense committed within the receiving
state and punishable by the law of the receiving state, but not by the
law of the sending state. Macon Ramos Araneta
Recto rejects fee hike
SENATOR Ralph Recto on Sunday said that giving Cabinet
ofcials the discretion of increasing fees and charges ran counter
to the spirit of check and balance in government.
Recto also warned that lifting the prior approval of the
National Economic and Development Authority on fee hike
of agencies and bureaus would defeat the campaign to make
public ofcials accountable and all transactions transparent.
Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said his agency, the NEDA
and the Department of Budget and Management, sent a joint
memorandum to Malacanang asking President Aquino to give
Cabinet secretaries the discretion to praise the fees and charges.
The fees and charges were meant to recover the cost of
providing services,and so necessary, Purisima said.
But Recto said that If the Department of Finance would have
its way, every agency or bureau would increase the fees and
charges indiscriminately. Joel Zurbano
Ultimatum on freedom of info bill

WITH ot without a compromise deal, the freedom of information
bill will have to be put to a vote, the chairman of the House
committee on public inormation said.
The controversial provisions like the mandatory right to reply
will also be voted upon, said Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone.
His panel has scheduled on August 7 the continuation of
deliberations on the FOI measure after the 15th Congress resumes
its Third and Final Regular Session on July 23. Maricel Cruz
Legarda
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JUNE 11, 2012 MONDAY
A4
THE uneven quality of life in
Asia is perhaps best summed up
by the revelation of the Asian
Development Bank: some 700
million people (out of 4.2 billion)
have limited or no access to
electricity while about 1.9 billion
continue to burn wood or charcoal
for heating and cooking.
The inaccessibility of a basic
government services such as
electricity to many Asians typies
the uneven distribution of wealth
in the continent despite the great
strides made by many countries
in the region. Asian Development
Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda
said in an energy forum speech
last week that Asias lack of
access to electricity in the midst
of the regions economic rise
was troubling and simply
unacceptable.
High growth rates and new
wealth have bypassed the lives of
people without access to energy,
depriving them of the basic
services energy provides. With
no access to energy, schools,
healthcare and opportunities to
make a better life are limited, the
ADB ofcial says.
Kuroda also linked the use
of inefcient polluting fuels to
indoor air pollution that causes
respiratory and eye diseases,
es peci al l y t o women and
children. The ADB, thus, is
investing in a portfolio of clean
energy projects, including $2.1
billion in renewable energy and
energy efcient projects in 2011.
While we are proud of this
achievement, the region must
also meet the demands of the
many Asians who live with
no access to modern energy,
Kuroda said. The ADB chief
promised to address the issues
of energy access and energy
poverty at the upcoming Rio+20
Conference on June 20 to 22.
The ADB president should have
stressed that access to electricity
and energy by the poor must also
be affordable to ease their burden.
Prohibitive power rates restrict
economic production and do not
lighten the load of families living
below the poverty level.
P r e s i d e n t A q u i n o s
administration, meanwhile, must
do its best to reduce the electricity
rates in the Philippines, which are
among the highest in Asia. Mr.
Aquino, after two years of running
the country, has not offered a
solution to undo the onerous terms
being enjoyed by the so-called
independent power producers.
Asia still in the dark
Raw power and
collateral damage
I HAVE gone to court questioning the
selection and election-appointment
process for the presidency of the
Cagayan State University. In two
different actions that implead two
different parties, I got two different
writs of preliminary injunction with
the result that the Board of Regents
was restrained from effecting the
result of the questioned election and
the president-elect was restrained
from assuming the ofce, wielding
the powers and enjoying the
prerogatives of CSU president.
The Court of Appeals also issued a
temporary restraining order, when the
CHED-designated ofcer-in-charge
attempted to unseat me as Vice-
President for Academic Affairs.
Really, I would prefer the peaceful
and serene life of research and
professorship, but going to court
the way I have done is my own
way of doing battle with a culture
of impunity. It is antithetical to an
academic community for its members
to be cowed, silenced and inordinately
obsequious. Academics ought to be a
brave and courageous lot, speaking
their minds out unafraid, and steadfast
in their adherence to principle and
conviction. I have to do my part, even
if it only takes the form of questioning
by legal processes the manipulation,
scheming and machination that work
their deleterious effects on university
life and sap it of all its vitality!
But my friends pay a terrible
price. There has been put in place
an unwritten, unadmitted, but
nevertheless effective purge of
all associated with me, one way
or the other. At weeks end, a
close, friend, a qualied guidance
counselor completing her second
masters degree, and already holding
a permanent position, was issued a
special order transferring her to
our most distant campus. By all legal
reckoning, this is oppressive conduct
and constructive dismissal. Earlier,
she had been warned in no uncertain
terms about associating with me and
being seen in my company. She
served the university well; she is
qualied for her position but she is
being made to pay the price for her
friendship with me. Yesterday, I was
also informed that a former dean
of nursing who holds two masters
degrees whose services I had earlier
engaged to teach in the College of
Allied Health Sciences was belatedly
notied that she had no more teaching
assignmentsthis, after she had
been given her teaching schedule
supposedly for the coming semester
and had prepared her lectures and
instructional materials! The lame
pretext was that she was not a medical
technologist. Of course anybody
who knows the CHED standards
and policies will know this to be a
ludicrous reason because nursing is
considered an allied discipline that
allows specialists in the area to teach
in a college of medical technology.
The instructor concerned did not need
the teaching job. She and her husband
are wealthy businesspersons, but
she was a qualied, competent and
effective teacher. So the damage was
to the university and to its students.
What would solve all this would be
for the Board of Regents to convene
and to clear the airduly designate
an Ofcer-in-Charge in accordance
with Republic Act No. 8292 and ease
out of the picture those who should no
longer meddle in university affairs,
much less lord it over the university!
But there is something sinister about
the CHED Chairs refusal to convene
the Board of Regentsdespite
repeated requests from the regents
themselves that they be convened. I
thought we were treading the daang
matuwid?
In a move reeking of arrogance,
my position was declared vacant,
despite a clear Writ of Preliminary
Injunction that decreed that matters be
maintained as they were prior to the
election-appointment day: clearly, that
meant me sitting as Vice-President
for Academic Affairs. It was also
nothing short of contempt, in the
face of a Court of Appeals temporary
restraining order that distinctly
ordered that I remain in ofce. But
why should that position mean a lot
to me to merit all the time, money and
physical and mental energy that goes
into litigation? Of perks, there are
hardly any. But I presided over the
accreditation process. I had initiated
an honest-to-goodness assessment of
how the university rated as against
minimum requirements of the
Commission on Higher Education. I
had embarked on a determined push
towards globalization: urging our
deans and teachers to administer
examinations drawing from those
given in reputable institutions of
higher learning not only in Manila but
also abroad. We have crowed about
globalizing standards for a long time
now but shied from its demands. To
their tribute, the deans cooperated
with me, and we were well underway
towards zeroing in on our set targets.
If you can make truly competitive,
globally accepted and liberating
education a reality in this part of the
Philippines, that was time and effort
well and justly expended!
I sought the ways of reconciliation
and dialogue, but events of late have
convinced me that those who consider
me a threat will stop at nothing until
I bid the university adieu. I do not
intend to do so. I am thankful that
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and
Congressman Jack Enrile of Cagayan
see my point and understand the stand
I take. The Senate-President was, after
all, the author of the universitys charter
and its true founder! Congressman Jack,
for his part, has been adroitly seeking
a rational solution to the impasse. It
is my hope that soon, God, who lures
us constantly from selshness to self-
giving, from our immaturity to the full
owering of what we were meant to be,
will show us all what we ought to do
so that His sons and daughters entrusted
to the universitys care may grow in
wisdom, age and grace before God and
man!
rannie_aquino@sanbeda.edu.ph
rannie_aquino@csu.edu.ph
rannie_aquino@yahoo.com
EDITORIAL
Sobrepeas chutzpah
ITS not really difcult to understand
where the chutzpah of businessman
Robert Sobrepea of Camp John Hay
Development Corp. is coming from.
Sobrepea has proven his clout in past
administrations from Presidents Fidel
Ramos to Joseph Estrada and on to Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo. He has been getting
away with many thingsnot honoring the
billions of obligations to policy holders of
the College Assurance Plan, not paying
the billions his CHJDevco owes to the
government through the Bases Conversion
Development Authority (BCDA),
maintaining his claim of residual rights
over the MRT and holding the government
hostage because of this claim regardless of
the fact that he has already sold his shares
in this corporation.
In fact, the power and inuence of
Sobrepea is such that we have seen
how some congressmen have been
justifying his shortcomings during the
congressional investigation of his non-
payment of arrears to BCDA.
In fact, such is the gall of Sobrepea
that instead of trying to settle the more
than P3 billion he owes in rental to
BCDA, his CJHDevco has led a
complaint at the Philippine Dispute
Settlement Center and asking BCDA to
pay him P14.44 billion in damages.
The CHJDevco complaint alleges
many things that already have been
settled long ago via remedial legislation,
like the tax privileges problem or issues
that are not for BCDA to decide (it is,
rather, between CJHDevco and the
Department of Environment Natural
Resources on the cutting of trees in
Camp John Hay). The Sobrepea group
demands that rules be bent just for it.
Considering his proven political clout
and wide inuence, Sobrepea must have
been shocked when he and CHJDevco
president Ferdinand Santos received a
Notice of Termination and an Order to
Vacate from BCDA signed by BCDA
President and CEO Arnel Casanova.
Casanova with the backing of the
entire BCDA Board has sent a clear
message to Sobrepea that he is not
getting away with not paying his
mounting obligations to the government
this time.
BCDA enumerated eight breaches
of contract by CHJDevco namely:
CHJDevcos failure to pay the annual rent
due for many years; failure to open an
escrow account and deposit 50 percent of
the Common Usage Services Assessment
which was part of its last restructuring
agreement; fraudulent double-sale of a
property already pledged to BCDA as
part of a dacion en pago arrangement;
violation of re and safety laws in
the Camp John Hay Suites; unlawful
squatting of CHJDevcos security
agency; subcontracting of the water
operations and distributions without
BCDA consent; violations of safety,
health and environmental regulations;
and CHJDevcos gross misrepresentation
of its nancial standing.
Aside from non-payment of
obligations to BCDA, Sobrepea is
also facing several estafa charges led
by BCDA and three other locators
represented by Rep. Eric Singson.
The breaches, which involve
disloyal, dishonest, fraudulent and self-
dealing conduct, are so serious that
they have fundamentally destroyed and
frustrated the purpose, not to mention, the
very heart and essence of the contract,
Casanova said in the termination notice.
The reality that he no longer enjoys
impunity as he had in the past had
probably dawned on Sobrepea when the
Securities and Exchange Commission
ordered CJHDevco and its wholly-
owned subsidiary Camp John Suites
Corp. to immediately stop the sale of
units in the condotels The Manor and
The Suites inside Camp John Hay.
The SEC issued last June 7 a cease
and desist order against CHJDevco
following ndings that it did not have
the required license to engage in such
business activity.
The SEC said there was evidence
showing that the Sobrepea-led groups
were engaged in selling securities
without the proper registration.
In promulgating its decision, the
commission invoked SEC regulations
which mandate that securities must be
registered with SEC before being offered
or sold to the public to protect buyers
from investing in worthless securities.
The seven-page order signed by SEC
chair Teresita Herbosa and Commissioners
Ma. Juanita Cueto, Manuel Gaite, Raul
Palabrica and Eladio Jala was issued
upon the recommendations of the SEC
Enforcement and Prosecution Department.
Casanova said that this latest slap on
CHJDevco from SEC should serve as
a wake-up call for John Hay locators,
investors and sub-lessees. He advised
them that to be on the safe side, they should
register their businesses directly with
BCDA.
To prevent the public from being
caught in legal imbroglio, BCDA
has taken preemptive steps including
publication of a Notice to the Public
giving fair warning to John Hay locators,
investors and owners.
Casanova stressed: We are duty
bound to protect all investors and
stakeholders from all kind of shenanigans
being perpetrated by unscrupulous
parties within John Hay.
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IN 2006, the Philippines passed into
law the Comprehensive Juvenile Justice
Act (RA 9344) which raised the age
of exemption from criminal liability
from nine to 15 years. Thus, criminal
offenders aged 15 years and below
became automatically exempted from
being tried and imprisoned for crimes
they committed. The law also provides
that youth offenders above 15 but
below 18 may also be exempted from
criminal liability if they can be shown
to have acted without discernment.
Di s c e r n me n t
refers to the
ability of a child
to distinguish
what is wrong
from what is right.
The particular
provision in
the Revised
Penal Code
which RA 9344
amended placed
the exemption
from criminal
r es pons i bi l i t y
at the age of
nine years and
below. Children
aged below 15 but above nine were
exempted only if proven to have acted
without discretion.
Since 2006, or for six years now,
statistics have shown that crimes
involving children below 18 have
steadily increased. Criminal syndicates
are reported to have been actively
recruiting minors in the drug trade,
hold-up and akyat bahay robberies
and other more serious crimes. What
could have gone wrong? The age of
exemption from criminal responsibility
was raised from nine years to 15 in
response to an international clamor
back then for the Philippines to
adhere to the protocol prescribed by
the United Nations Committee on
the Rights of the Child. Video clips of
teenagers in jail, together with adult
criminals in our over-crowded prisons,
were shown on international television.
Their subhuman conditions and the
abuse they suffered in jail embarrassed
our country and put pressure on our
legislators to amend the old law. The
Comprehensive Juvenile Justice Act
of 2006 was therefore enacted, backed
by the best intentions. It meant to veer
away from the punitive character of
our criminal justice system embodied
in the Revised Penal Code and to
adopt a restorative justice approach to
managing youth offenders. It hoped to
reintegrate the young offenders back to
society.
Yet, when the rise in crimes
involving minors occurred, the House
of Representatives made another knee-
jerk reaction. Without studying what
caused the rise in the incidence of crimes
involving minors, some legislators
immediately proposed to revert the
age of exemption from criminal
responsibility to nine years. Last week,
the House of Representatives approved
the amendment to the Juvenile Justice
Law lowering the age of exemption
from criminal responsibility to 12 years
of age, instead of 15.
Will this measure ensure that crimes
involving children will be reduced?
Will this achieve the restorative
justice objective of reintegrating youth
offenders back to the community?
What went wrong with the Juvenile
Justice Law was its implementation.
There were inadequate diversion
programs for young offenders and
not enough facilities to house them.
In other parts of the world, youth
offenders are individually studied and
put in rehabilitation programs unique
to their specic needs. For example,
low-risk youth offenders whose crimes
are not serious, are never mixed in the
same diversion program as the high-risk
offenders who
were involved
in murder,
robberies, drug
dealing or other
grave crimes.
Also, they
must be grouped
according to
age, apart from
level of risk,
because younger
offenders who
are mixed with
older ones are in
greater danger
of becoming
recidivists or
habitual offenders due to older-peer
inuence.
In an article by Cailin OConnor
entitled: What research tells us
about effective interventions for
juvenile offenders published by the
University of Wisconsin, it said that
effective juvenile offender programs
achieve behavioral change through
social interaction, role modeling and
role-playing positive new behaviors
with people the offenders can relate
to. This can be done by having staff
that the young offenders can relate
to and develop trusting relationships
with. Programs or therapies must
also help them replace their negative
thought patterns with positive
ones. This requires the expertise of
psychologists and psychiatrists to be
effective.
What I found most signicant in
OConnors article was the nding that
an effective program for behavioral
change in a young offender must
address current issues in a given
offenders life that correlate with
criminal activity. Thus, if a child is
found to be driven by extreme poverty
and hunger in committing such a
crime as theft, the root cause must be
addressed: his poverty.
But then, in a country where social
and economic disparities are so wide
and acute, the key to reducing crimes
among the youth seems to lie, not
in lowering the age of exemption
from criminal responsibility, but in
addressing the issue of poverty. With
too much politics and too little political
will among our leaders to lift the lives
of the poor, I am not certain if amending
the Juvenile Justice Law would be of
any help at all.
E-mail: ritalindaj@gmail.com
Visit: www.jimenolaw.com.ph
Amending the
juvenile justice law
Independence from illiteracy
BONG C.
AUSTERO
ARE WE THERE YET?
TWO important events happen
in June: Independence Day and the
opening of classes. What is the
relationship between the two?
A hundred and fourteen years since
we declared ourselves free, we still
havent emancipated all our people from
illiteracy.
The struggle for better schools is still
being waged. The cause for universal
education is one that endures.
If you come to think of it, one of the
injustices that roused our founding
fathers to cry Freedom! was the
colonizers use of illiteracy as a tool of
subjugation. In their view, there was
no greater proof of lack of concern by
authorities than the lack of schools.
Having been exposed to the idea of
egalitarianism, the ilustrados wanted
the enlightenment they enjoyed to be
possessed by everyone under a society
that would guarantee education for all.
From Rizal to Aguinaldo to Mabini,
our heroes wrote passionately about the
need for education which they vowed
would be met in the nation they imagined.
They may have quarreled about eld
tactics and quibbled on the text of their
manifestos, but on the importance of
education, the whole political spectrum
as fractious then as it is todaywas
united.
So when the rst chance to
govern came about, one of the rst edicts
of the edgling republic was to create a
system of public instruction.
Thus, if the lack of education
was one of the revolutions greatest
motivations, and rectifying it was one
of its biggest promises, then redeeming
it came at a huge social cost.
Imagine this: So their children can
learn the Rs , they have to wage the
biggest Rrevolution. It was some sort
of a Brigada Eskwela of parentsbut with
arms.
When they bore them, they
personied the idea, born out of
desperation, that the education of their
children came out of the barrel of the gun.
Since the time Aguinaldo waived
the ag from the balcony of his Kawit
home, we have been enmeshed in more
than a hundred years of war against
illiteracy. Of all the wars fought, this one
is the longest and most expensive.
And every June we are confronted
by images which reminds us of this
unnished revolution.
TV footage of opening school
blues looks like old newsreel. Year in
and year out, the scenes captured remain
the same that they seem to follow an
immortal script: crammed classrooms,
outdated books, inadequate number of
teachers.
Even the pie charts which show
the shrinking slice of the education
budget in the GDP pie and the swelling
size of school shortages have become
predictable TV fare.
The image conveyed is a
sharing public school system: students
share one book, a couple of students
share a seat, multi-grade classes share a
room and a teacher.
This year the pie detailing shortages
looks like it has been sprinkled with too
much yeast. The lack of teachers has
ballooned to 132,483, that of classrooms
to 97,685, that of toilets to 153,709.
To its credit, the government is using
part of the Education departments P239
billion to trim these deciencies.
But even if it will achieve zero backlog
in this area, the looming logistical
requirements of the K-to-12 program has
created a huge funding appetite.
The additional two years in school
plus the mandatory free kinder will
require 152,569 new classrooms,
103,599 teachers, 95.6 million books and
13.2 million seats. The price tag: P150
billion.
Although the government has three
years (2013, 2014, 2015) to prepare
before the pioneering batch of 1.15
million Grade 11 students comes
in 2016, this means it has to raise P1
billion a week to fund these needs.
Of course, in true Pinoy fashion, this
will be raised in many gives. Already
the DepEd has outlined the installment
plan in the form of its annual
budget: P363.29 B in 2013; P361.17 B
in 2014; P377.21 B in 2015; P423.04 B
in 2016.
The nation has no choice but to nance
this because more years of our children
in school will be useless if we will just
prolong their agony by marinating them
in classroom-less, teacher-less, book-
less, standing-room-only schools.
Thankfully, theres a new source
of money that can bankroll thesesin
taxes. Higher tax on cigarettes alone will
yield P169 billion from 2013 to 2106,
well, if the sometimes faulty crystal ball of
Department of Finance is right this time.
Whatever the amount, let us use the
taxes on vice to nance the virtue of
good education.
Its a good way to reduce death and
raise IQ.
Obamas weapons
Continued from page A1
The Senate resolution and the
Obama-Aquino talks were preceded
by the so-called 2+2 Philippine-US
ministerial dialogue in Washington,
D.C. on April 30 where Secretary
Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon
Panetta discussed possible military
assistance to the Philippines with
Foreign Secretary Alberto del Rosario
and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin
in the face of the Philippines maritime
problems with China.
This was followed by reports that the
US has decided to double its military aid
to the Philippines to $30 million this year,
send a second decommissioned coast
guard cutter to beef up the virtually non-
existent eet of the Philippine Navy, and
maintain a joint Coast Watch system
along the countrys long coast line.
Nothing has been revealed of any
new core agreement between Obama
and Aquino at the Oval Ofce. The
most reputable sources, however, had
anticipated Obama seeking increased
open access to strategic Philippine
military and naval facilities to enhance
the US forward presence in the Asia
Pacic. Panetta had been quoted earlier
as saying the US will want to have in
the Philippines similar to what it has in
Australia, where US forces are stationed
in Perth, Brisbane and Darwin, and
keep drones on an Australian-controlled
island on the Indian Ocean.
The 1999 US-Philippine Visiting
Forces Agreement under the MDT
allows US troops to conduct military
exercises in the Philippines, but only
for short periods. Yet these military
exercises have tended to overlap one
another, so that even before one exercise
is ended another would quickly begin,
thereby making the temporary visit
of the US forces virtually permanent.
This military presence is particularly
noticed in Mindanao. It has come
under increasing domestic criticism, but
it appears the US would like its troops
to stay for longer periods under its
evolving policy of engaging China.
Whether Aquino has agreed to such
longer stays, and under what terms and
conditions, have yet to be made clear.
But if he has, he has to submit the
matter to a constitutional process, which
requires a treaty duly concurred in by
the Senate, or if Congress so requires,
approved by the majority of the people
in a referendum called for that purpose.
With the present composition of
the Senate and Aquinos apparent
hold on the chamber following the
clearly political conviction of Chief
Justice Renato Corona in the Senate
impeachment trial, the President could
probably get a treaty past the chamber
without any problems. He could do a
better job than his late mother, Corazon
C. Aquino, who as president from 1986
to 1992 tried but failed to get the Senate
to approve a new treaty that would have
extended the US bases by another ten
years after 1991.
Nevertheless, the issue of allowing
US troops to operate a forward presence
in the Philippines, even in a manner that
does not recreate the existence of the
former bases at Clark and Subic, will
have to be submitted to an open and
robust public debate. The President
will have to suffer some strident and
unwelcome voices, which will raise the
issue of sovereignty and independence,
and not simply listen to the predictable
chorus of the pliant political herd and
the complicit conscript press.
Aquino will also have to consider
Chinas possible reaction, which the
plenitude of American military and
political power may not be able to fully
and competently address. Although the
threat of a very broad war seems real,
there are things that go beyond the
conventional ambit of war and peace.
There is a persistent suggestion from
one side of the Washington press that the
old imperial powers are out to provoke a
war with China and Russia, either in the
Middle East or in Asia, for the purpose
of solving the global economic crisis, by
depopulating the world from its present
7 billion inhabitants to not more than 2
billion.
One may dismiss this as a crank thesis
coming from extreme right sources
represented by a publication like the
Virginia-based Executive Intelligence
Review (EIR) of Lyndon La Rouche.
But regardless of its rhetoric, the EIR
is one publication that had preceded
everyone else by years in predicting the
collapse of the US housing bubble and
the ongoing global economic turbulence.
If the Chinese and Russian leaders
are reading the same narrative, it may be
safe to assume they will do everything
to avoid a global war in which everyone
would lose, and which not even the
bravest US military generals may
want for themselves. For its part, the
Chinese navy may not want to risk
a maritime encounter in the South
China Sea that could directly involve
the US, and trigger the war that EIR is
warning against. Chinas reaction to
our military moves therefore may not be
limited to continued muscle-exing at
Scarborough or the Spratlys.
The government must not
forget that China could either be a
security ally or an adversary of the
Philippines. For instance, in the
beginning the Chinese Communist
Party was actively supporting the
Communist Party of the Philippines
and its military arm, the New Peoples
Army, in their long-term plan to take
over the Philippine government. In
1975, however, President Ferdinand
Marcos made the cessation of such
support one of the pre-conditions
for the establishment of Philippine
diplomatic relations with China,
and its adoption of the One-China
Policy, which downgraded the long
outstanding relations with Taiwan to
purely economic and cultural ties.
The situation prior to 1975 cannot
possibly return, but China could
inuence the economic, not to mention
racial, behavior of the Chinese
community in the Philippines, which
controls virtually every sector of the
national economy at this stage. Aquino
himself has some China blood; his late
mother made a pilgrimage to China to
trace her familys ancestral roots when
she was president. Among the local
Chinese, the old conict of allegiance
to Beijing and allegiance to Taiwan is
no longer as strong; for most of them,
China is the cultural homeland, full
stop.
For full-blooded Filipinos, it seems
obvious enough that the Philippines
and China are not meant to be enemies
but good neighbors and friends. This is
one central fact that should govern any
serious rethinking of Philippine relations
with China and the US at this point.
Beaten but unbowed
WHAT seemed like the most
unbelievable thing has nally happened.
Filipino pride, boxing champion Manny
Pacquiao lost the World Welterweight
Crown to Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas
yesterday.
Of course most Filipinos disagree
with the way the judges scored the
ght. Actually, most analysts screamed
robbery yesterday in various media
channels and Internet sites. Fox Sports,
for example, scored the ght at 119-100
in Pacquiaos favor. The Wall Street
Journal online edition, which covered
the ght live, wrote that only one writer
at ringside thought Bradley wonmost
expressed disbelief that Pacquiao was
defeated in what they maintained was a
lopsided match in favor of the Filipino
boxing icon. The United Kingdoms
The Guardian did a live coverage of the
ght and expressed the same level of
outrage.
The crowd at the arena was
unequivocal about whom it thought was
the real victor. They booed Bradley.
In fact, Bradley may have expressed
jubilation when his victory was
announced but he was very conciliatory
and seemed less certain during the post-
ght interviews. He was the rst one to
talk about a rematch.
This ght, how it was scored, and
its implications on the country and on
the personal and professional life of
Pacquiao will be talked about for weeks
on end. There are just so many lessons
that can be mined from what happened.
If it is any consolation, at least
Pacquiao didnt go down badly bruised
and beaten. He wasnt knocked out.
He lost through a questionable decision
that gave him optionseither to go up
against Bradley again in a rematch or to
walk out of the ring with disappointment.
Of course the former looks like the wiser
and the more sportsmanlike decision,
not to mention being more practical.
But lets face it, there is absolutely no
doubt that Pacquiao is showing signs of
wear and tear. I am no boxing expert,
but he did show signs of slowing down
halfway through the ght and in fact
didnt seem like he was doing anything
anymore during the last four rounds.
This might be a good a time as any to
hang up those boxing gloves.
However, I think there is going to be
a rematch. And Pacquiao will hopefully
prepare for the ght in a much better way.
The buzz around Internet sites
yesterday was that Pacquiao delayed
the ght time because he rst wanted
to nish watching Game 7 of the NBAs
Eastern Conference Finals between the
Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. To
be fair, the delay of the ght beneted
the audience who didnt have to pick
between basketball and boxing, but
many expressed dismay that Pacquiao
spent his pre-ght time watching
basketball rather than psyching himself
for his boxing match.
It is hoped that this disappointment
will force Pacquiao to gather his
bearings and refocus his energies on
what should be his priorities. The
truth is that Pacquiao is trying to be
many things to many people. He is
a politician with aspirations about
becoming a national leader. Recently
he turned religious zealot. He just
didnt seem as focused when he went
up that ring yesterday. If he wants to
reclaim his title as the worlds foremost
boxing champion, he just has to remind
himself that he got there before through
utter hard work and absolute dedication;
retaining his stature requires that he
never let his guard down.
***
Theres this whole circus around the
nomination and selection process of the
next chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Were all going through the motions of
screening names and passing judgment
on them. The putative nominees are even
playing along, playing variations of the
seven dwarves - from Bashful to Dopey.
Really now, folks, who are we kidding?
Do we honestly think people who
have not even sat as Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court could become
the next Chief Justice? I think we are
all watching the old smoke and mirror
trick. Were all being made to believe
that theres a stringent process in place.
Were all being set up to get entertained
as the parade of nominees strut their
stuff in public. I think that we all know
whom the President really wants to
install as the next chief justice. I wish
we just spare ourselves the cheap antics
and just install who the gods truly want
in the rst place.
PASTOR APOLLO
QUIBOLOY
PLUMBLINE
ANALYSIS
RITA LINDA
V. JIMENO
OUT OF THE BOX
Theres too
much politics and
too little political
will among our
leaders.

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IN BRIEF
Five ministers barred
from Protestant church
Department of Public Works and Highways
BILIRAN DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Naval, Biliran Province
Tel. 500-9099 Fax:500-9097
INVITATION TO BID
June 5, 2012
Date
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Biliran District
Engineering Offce, Naval, Biliran, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts:
1. Contract ID : 12IA00045
Contract Name : Maintenance, Rehabilitation
and Improvement of National Arterial & Secondary Roads
along Biliran Circumferential Road (Slope Protection),
Km. 1029+000-Km. 1042+000 and Naval-Caibiran Cross
Country Road, Km. 1030+000-Km.1042+000w/exceptions
Contract Location: Biliran Province
Brief Description: Slope Protection
Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC): P9,900,000.00
Contract Duration: 120 calendar days
Cost of Bidding
Documents : P10,000.00
The bidder must own or
lease the equipment : 2-bagger Concrete Mixer 1-Water Truck
1-Backhoe 1-Service Vehicle 2-Dump truck
2. Contract ID: 12IA00046
Contract Name: Maintenance, Rehabilitation & Improvement of National
Arterial & Secondary Roads of Biliran Circumferential
Road (Slope Protection) along Almeria-Kawayan Road
Section Km. 1035+000-Km.1042+000 with exceptions
Contract Location: Naval, Biliran Province
Brief Description: Slope Protection
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): P5,000,000.00
Contract Duration : 90 calendar days
Cost of Bidding
Documents: P10,000.00
The bidder must own
or lease the equipment: 2-bagger Concrete Mixer 1-Service Vehicle
1-Water Truck 1-Backhoe 2-Dumptruck
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures with R. A.
9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations. To bid for this contracts, a
contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria:
a) prior registration with DPWH, b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and
cost of this contract, c) completion of similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within
a period of 10 years, (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC or
credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC, (e) Updated DPWH CRC and PCAB
License, and (f) Letter of Authority for the representative/Liaison Offcer (as refected
in the CRC) to submit LOI and Bids, duly notarized with 2 valid IDS. The BAC will use
non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination
of Bids. The BAC will only accept/process LOIs signed by the person authorized in the
Contractors License issued by PCAB and with complete requirements stated above.
Letter of Intent (LOIs) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors application for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are show below:
1.Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders June 15, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding documents June 06, 2012 to June 28, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference June 11, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids June 28, 2012 @ 10:00am
5.Opening of Bids June 28, 2012 @ 02:00pm
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC
Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid,
including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation & post qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website: www.
dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at the BAC
Secretariat, DPWH , Biliran District Engineering Offce, Naval, Biliran, upon payment
of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Prospective bidders that will download the
Bidding Documents shall pay the same amount upon submission of their Bids. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable form in the amount stated in
Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website.
The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders
upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above. Bidders that will download the
BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of
their bids.
The DPWH, Biliran 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 Bidder/s.
Approved By:
(Sgd.) BONIFACIO G. SANTANA
OIC-Asst. District Engineer
(BAC Chairman)
NOTED:
(Sgd.) VIRGINIA C. SARABUSING
District Engineer
(MST-JUNE 11, 2012)
Republic of the Philippines ANNEX A
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Isabela City Sub-District Engineering Offce
Tabuk, Isabela City, Basilan
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH, Isabela City Sub-
District Engineering Offce, invites contractors to bid for the following contracts:
1. Contract ID: 12JH0005
Contract Name:
REPAIR/REHABILITATION/IMPROVEMENT
LAMITAN-TIPO TIPO NATIONAL ROAD
K035 + 300 TO K036 + 600 WITH
EXCEPTION
Contract Location: BASILAN
Scope of Work: SLOPE PROTECTION
Appropriation: Php 10,000,000.00
Contract Duration: 75 CD
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures 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.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance and Availability of Bidding
Documents
June 4, 2012-June 25, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 13, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
3. Receipt of LOIs from prospective Bidders Deadline on June 18, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids June 25, 2012 at 8:00 A.M. to 10:00
A.M.
5. Opening of Bids June 25, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH
Isabela City Sub-District Engineering Offce, Tabuk, Isabela City, Basilan, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of Php 10,000.00. Prospective bidders may
also download the BDs from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on
or before the submission of their bid Documents. The Pre-bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include
a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Isabela City Sub-District Engineering Offce reserves the right
to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) MUNAIRA L. SANGKULA
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) BENSALI A. KASIM
OIC-District Engineer

(MST-JUNE 8 & 11, 2012)
PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC)
2
nd
Floor Malong Building, Capitol Compound
Lingayen, Pangasinan
Tel. No. (075) 542-6918
Website@biddingandawards.pangasinan gov.ph, E-mail address: ebmendoza57@yahoo.com
I NVI TATI ON t o BI D
The Province of Pangasinan, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors registered and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board
(PCAB) to bid for the project/s described hereunder:
Project No. 1
Name of Project : Construction of Ambonao Bridge (Bailey to RCDG)
Location : Ambonao, Calasiao, Pangasinan
Source of Fund : Local Government Social Fund (PR#2012-02-1242)
Approved Budget
for the Contract : P 5,478,536.00
Contract Duration : One Hundred Sixty-One (161) Calendar Days
Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorship, organizations/corpo-
rations with at least ffty percent (50%) of the interest belongs to citizens of the
Philippines, and to citizen/organizations of a country the laws or regulations of
which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens pursuant to RA 5183 and
subject to Commonwealth Act 138.
Prospective bidders shall possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the contract,
have completed a similar contract with a value of at least ffty percent (50%) of the
ABC to be bid, and have key personnel and equipment available for the prosecution
of the contract. Certifcate/s of satisfactory performance from the client of the declared
completed similar projects shall be submitted for review.
The bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the revised Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 otherwise known as the Government
Procurement Reform Act.
All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Perfor-
mance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference(s), Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualifcation
and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184
and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (as amended).
The complete schedule of activities is listed, as follows:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bid Documents June 8, 2012 June 28, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 15, 2012; 10:00am
3. Deadline of Submissions and Opening of Bids June 28, 2012; 10:00am
Bid Documents shall be issued only to contractors/bidders who have submitted formal
Letter of Intent (LOI) at the BAC Offce, 2/F Malong Building, Capitol Compound,
Lingayen, Pangasinan and upon payment of P1,000.00 Accreditation Fee for new
bidders, and a non-refundable amount of P6,000.00/bidder/project for project
No. 1 to the Provincial Treasurers Offce. Prospective bidders shall submit their Bid
Documents to the BAC Offce at the same address.
The Province of Pangasinan assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or
indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation for their bids. Moreover,
the Province of Pangasinan reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals, or
declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract, and makes no assurance that
contract shall be entered into as a result of this invitation without thereby incurring
any liability in accordance with RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
Approved by:
RAFAEL F. BARAAN
Provincial Administrator
BAC Chairman
(MST-June 11, 2012)
Energy Undersecretary Jose-
na Asirit said the blackouts oc-
curred in Tondo, Quiapo, Binon-
do, Sampaloc, Sta. Cruz districts
in Manila, Novaliches in Que-
zon City, Valenzuela, Caloocan
and even parts of Bulacan.
Asirit said the outage oc-
curred because the Malampaya
natural gas facility had problems
with its Rolls Royce gas turbine
and lube oil system choking the
platforms delivery of gas to the
power plants.
Although the plants were
running on alternative fuels, the
Ilijan combined cycle power
plants capacity dropped to only
300 MW as compared to its max-
imum capacity of 1,200 MW.
The 1,000 MW Sta. Rita
gas power plant also experi-
enced technical problems while
one unit of the 1,200 MW Sual
coal-red power plant was also
down.
The department said that giv-
en the limited output of Malam-
paya gas facility and the limited
power generation capacity of
the other power plants, rotation-
al brownouts was experienced
in the franchise area of Manila
Electric Co.
But more importantly, Asirit
said the outage emphasized the
need to build more power plants
for the Luzon grid.
We need to develop the re-
serve market. We need baseload
power plants. Even with 2,000
MW (of reserves) , we cant be
comfortably sure. The brownout
was caused by a conuence of
events, she said.
Next month, the Malampaya
gas eld is set to conduct a sev-
en-day maintenance operations
and ofcials are already looking
at contingency plans.
Energy Secretary Jose Rene
Almendras said the department
already met with the National
Power Corp., National Grid
Corp. of the Philippines, and
power generators to discuss the
contingency plans.
The shutdown is scheduled
in the said month as power de-
mand will be lowest and other
baseload facilities would have
already completed their annual
maintenance work. Rest assured
that the DOE is closely monitor-
ing the situation to ensure that
power supply will not be af-
fected during the maintenance,
Almendras said.
VETERAN journalist Isaias San-
ny Galvez, a former columnist of
the Manila Bulletin, died on June 8
of cardiac arrest. He was 79.
Born and raised in Barrio
Obrero in Tondo, Manila, Galvez
started working in 1954 as ste-
nographer and typist at the adver-
tising and public relations agency
Philprom.
Although he only graduated
from the Torres High School in
Manila, Galvez improved his
gift in writing over the years and
became a regular writer in vari-
ous major newspapers, including
the Manila Bulletin in the 1980s,
when he wrote a pair of weekly
columnsCommunity Beat and
Food For Thought. He was also
a public relation practitioner and
a regular xture at the National
Press Club, serving a record 12
straight years as director from
1991 to 2003. His remains lie
at the Loyola Memorial Chapel
in Marikina City. Interment is
scheduled Thursday.
Journalist Sanny Galvez, 79
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE three-hour blackouts that occurred
in several areas in Metro Manila
over the weekend underscored the
need to build new power plants in
Luzon, according to an ofcial of the
Department of Energy.
By Hernani Cuare
TURMOIL rocked the Cosmopolitan Church
on Taft Avenue in Manila after a group of
disgruntled members placed in church under
lock and key and prevented ministers and
worshippers from holding religious services.
Church members said the church was
locked down by the group of former Phil-
ippine Christian University president Oscar
Suarez and , defeated vice-presidential can-
didate and former Securities and Exchange
Commission chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr.
The Suarez-Yasay group purportedly
seized control of the church in the wee hours
of May 1, eventually forcing members to
hold their worship services at the nearby Girl
Scouts of the Philippines auditorium on Pa-
dre Faura Street, also in Manila.
As a result, the pastors, among them Senior
Pastor Rev. Phoebe Dacanay, and lay leaders
were deprived of their ofces, shelter and their
personal belongings, as well as a rightful venue
for religious services and activities.
The dispute stemmed from the rejection
of the nominations of the wives of Yasay and
Suarez who sought to be elected leaders of
the Cosmopolitan Church, a member of the
United Church of Christ in the Philippines.
The churchs nomination and election
committee (Nomelec) rejected the nomi-
nations allegedly because the candidates
did not meet the good moral character
and good reputation qualications on
account of the nancial charges against
them.
Yasay then brought their disqualication
to the UCCPs National Commission on
Discipline and Conict Resolution which
ordered the suspension and dismissal of ve
pastors of the Cosmopolitan church. The
pastors are Dacanay, Dennis Diamante, Jef-
frey Gatdula, Tina Gervacio, and Jonathan
Patadlas.
The church council and the whole pas-
toral team held their ground, with about 80
percent of the Church-membership rallying
behind them.
Ready for June 12.
Workmen place small
ags at the People
Power monument in
Quezon City ahead of
the countrys 114th
Independence Day
celebration.
MANNY PALMERO
Ex-banker on the carpet
for misdeclared reports
THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.
has led a criminal case before the Justice
Department against a former president of
a shuttered bank for intentionally ling
a false report in violation of the state
deposit insurers charter, and for perjury
in violation of the Revised Penal Code.
Suzette Liwag Banzon, former presi-
dent and manager of the closed Filhomes
Savings and Loan Bank Inc. was accused
of intentionally signing and submitting
ve falsied Regular Certied State-
ments to PDIC relative to the deposit
balances of FSLBI for 2002 to 2004.
The Monetary Board placed the bank
under PDIC receivership on Jan. 21,
2005. As of April 30, PDIC had paid
almost P407 million in deposit insur-
ance claims, or 90.1 percent of the total
estimated insured deposits amounting to
P447.7 million.
Elaine Ramos-Alanguilan
Processing of I-Cards
cut to 5 working days
THE Bureau of Immigration reduced the
processing of certicate of registration
identity (ACR I-Card) card of aliens
staying in the country from two weeks
to ve days.
Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. is-
sued a memorandum circular prescribing
the new rules which prescribe a period of
only ve days for processing and issuing
ACR I-Card applications. Any delay in
the timeline could result in disciplinary
action against the responsible employee.
Lawyer Ronaldo Ledesma, BI acting
alien registration chief, welcomed the
new rules as it nally cures the problem
and plugs the loopholes in the I-Card
application process. Vito Barcelo
Anti-gambling police
need to be deputized
INTERIOR Secretary Jesse Robredo
has asked the Games and Amusement
Board to deputize select anti-gambling
policemen to carry out cease and desist
orders against 13 outlets of an online
off-fronton jai-alai betting rm that
allegedly doubles as front for jueteng
operations.
Robredo asked GAB chairman Juan
Ramon Guanzon to issue the deputation
credentials of select police personnel for
six months to cover at least 13 areas in
Metro Manila where the Meridien Vista
Gaming Corp. Jonathan Fernandez
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Next up, the NBA nalsand
his third try at that elusive rst
championship. A year after watching
someone else celebrate on their
home oor, the Miami Heat were
the ones dancing at midcourt.
James had 31 points and
12 rebounds, Chris Bosh hit a
career-best three 3-pointers
the last sparking the run that
put it awayand the Heat won
their second straight Eastern
Conference title by beating the
Boston Celtics 101-88 in Game
7 on Saturday night.
Miami opens the title series in
Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.
The Heat got there by outscoring
Boston 28-15 in the fourth quarter,
with the Big Three of Dwyane
Wade, Bosh and James scoring
every Miami point.
We decided to come together
and play together for a reason,
Wade said.
Wade scored 23 points, Bosh
OK, Pacquiao was a bit slow but still, he won
Heat top Celtics, make nals
MIAMILeBron James nally got a
Game 7 victory, on his third try.
I SAID Manny Pacquiao would knock
Timothy Bradley out in six rounds or
less.
It didnt happen.
Predicting is one of the most
hazardous things a sports columnist
can ever get into. It can either do him
good or bad. It can either make him
look handsome or ugly. It can either
make him an overnight sensation or an
overnight vexation.
Always, like or not, we are forced
into it.
Part of the game.
You will never make it as a sports
columnist if you shun the game of
predicting.
Its a game we must all play or
we dont deserve to be called sports
columnists at all.
Its like a trap we all have to fall into.
No way out.
And so I did predict again.
And I goofed yet again.
For sure, Ill be crucied once more
by the usual suspects.
Aha, you are wrong again, theyd
holler at me (good thing they do it
behind my back).
You are always wrong, anyways
(good thing they do it behind my back).
On my part, I take them all with a
grain of salt. (I dont know with my
colleagues.)
I take them all in stride.
As the saying goes, thats the way the
cookie crumbles.
You just learn how to parry punches,
how to roll with the punches.
Whoever said column-writing was
that easy?
Whoever said predicting was a walk
in the park?
Whoever said playing God was
chicken feed?
And so, I admit: I missed my footing
yet again. And Pacquiao did not only fail
to knock Bradley out, Pacquiao even lost
to Bradleythe PacMans rst defeat in
16 ghts in the last seven years for a 54-
4-2, win-loss-draw record.
It was a split decision victory for
Bradley, yes, but a win is a win is a
wingiving Bradley his 29
th
straight
victory.
In my scorecard, Pacquiao won by
7 to 5 in rounds tabulatedeven as, in
fact, I gave Bradley the last four rounds
from the ninth, plus Round 2 to make it
a total of ve rounds for the American
challenger.
My score of 115-113 in favor
of Pacquiao tallied with the lone
dissenting judge that made it a similar
115-113 result for Pacquiao.
The other two judges gave Bradley
an identical 115-113 victory.
Seven rounds for Bradley and only
ve rounds for Pacquiao?
Why the two judges saw it that way,
not even Juan Ponce Enrile, or the Pope
maybe, would ever know, I guess.
I am not trying to justify my verdict.
I am merely trying to point out what I
feel, if not honestly believe, isnt right.
Crucial were Rounds 3, 4, 5, and 6.
And even Round 7.
It was in those rounds that Pacquiao
had come close to sending Bradley
crashing to the canvas.
Of vital importance were almost
lethal shots unleashed by Pacquiao
between Rounds 4 & 6, when he
virtually staggered and hurt Bradley.
However, it puzzled meand I am
still puzzled up to nowthat Pacquiao
seemed reluctant in nishing off
Bradley after successfully throwing
combinations to the face and even to the
body in those rounds that I mentioned.
OK, clearly, Pacquiaos timing was
sometimes off.
His footwork wasnt as fast as before.
His reexes werent as sharp as
before.
And his aggression was sorely
wanting.
What happened?
Was his condition suspect,
considering that Alex Ariza, his
conditioning expert, bolted camp in
Baguio at the height of the PacMans
high-altitude training?
Gone were the usual follow-up shots
from Pacquiao after setting up his foe
for the kill, especially in the rounds
from the third to the sixth.
I do not wish to think dirty, but
how about thisthe ght having a
rematch clause with the date (Nov. 15
this year) already xed even before the
combatants could climb up the ring
yesterday for the 12-round bout at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas, Nevada?
Pacquiao pocketed no less than $25
million after yesterdays ght, Bradley
only $5 million.
With Bradley now the new WBO
welterweight champ, will he again receive
only $5 million on Nov. 15 and Pacquiao
another $25 million anew?
I doubt.
* * *
ALL IN. Thank you to all the kindred
spirits who invited me to join them in
their viewing of the Pacquiao-Bradley
ght; among them were Willy Tee Ten
of Mini Cooper, Tessa Mangahas of
Cubao Big Dome, Petron-San Miguel
Corporation through Ramon S. Ang and
Lexus Manila Inc. through Alfred Ty and
Danny M. Isla. Cheers!I lost a case
of San Mig lights in the Pacquiao ght,
but I won a free lunch in the Miami Heat
victory over the Boston Celtics. As I keep
saying, adages are always almost correct;
in this case, this one applies: You win
some, you lose some. Really, you cant
win them all.
THE quest for this years coveted
Karter of the Year gets even more
grueling midway through the series
as the countrys ace karters return
home to the Carmona Racetrack for
the fourth leg of the 2012 Philippine
National Karting Series this Sunday in
Barangay Bangkal, Carmona, Cavite.
Estefano Rivera of FERN-C Racing
will be eyeing his third straight double
title feat to rm up his solo leadership in
this event sanctioned by the Automobile
Association Philippines and sponsored
by Motorstar and Aeromed.
Following his big win at Boomland
Kart Track, the 15-year-old Rivera
hopes to become the second karter in
history to win both the Karter of the
Year and Junior Karter of the Year in
a single season after then 14-year-old
Joey Orduna achieved the same feat
to also emerge the youngest karting
champion in 2009.
Rivera now holds a total of 205 points
in the ROK Overall, a wide lead over
FERN-C Racing teammate VJ Suba and
Industria Racings CJ Tsui, who garnered
178 and 111 points, respectively. In the
ROK Junior class, he has earned 230
points so far against Daniel Miranda of
Cebuana Lhuillier-Marcelo Racing (151
pts.) and FERN-C Racing teammate and
last years Clubman Karter Matthew
Chan (126 pts.).
Racing on a familiar track, other
top contenders also see this leg as a
big chance to bolster their respective
agenda and Rivera expects tougher
challenge from Sacha Feliciano of
Marcelo Racing, Javi Benitez and
Bobby Domingo of Industria Racing,
older brother Milo Rivera of FERN-C
Racing and Jaz Monzones of Natmo
Asia-GP1 Racing.
Two other top Industria Racing karters
Franco Reyes and last years Junior Karter
Jette Calderonmay see action in this race
to wrest the limelight from Rivera.
Feliciano is fourth overall with
94 points as she also shares the lead
with Monzones in the ROK Clubman
division toting 188 points apiece while
Benitez, a former Junior Karter of the
Year, is fth overall with 83.
Monzones, holding 214 pts.,
likewise seeks to keep the top spot in
the Formula SL Expert class against
lady karter Yvana Carangan of AUTS
Racing (191 pts.) and Wayne Darvin
(170 pts).
Rivera seeks 3
rd
double win in karting tourney
AL S. MENDOZA
ALL THE WAY
nished with 19 and Shane
Battier added 12 for the Heat,
who won a Game 7 for the rst
time since 2004Wades rookie
season. Now its back to the
nals, where Miami fell in six
games to Dallas a year ago.
Rajon Rondo nished with 22
points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds
for Boston, which got 19 points
from Paul Pierce in what might
be the last game of the Big
Four era for the Celtics.
Boston took out its starters with
28.3 seconds left. By then, workers
already had a rope around the
perimeter of the court, preparing
for the East trophy presentation.
Give them credit, Rondo said.
They spread the points out as a
team tonight. Give them credit.
They played great tonight as a
team and we just came up short.
When Heat President Pat Riley
was shown on the giant overhead
video screen in the moments
just after the nal buzzer, the
crowd screamed. Riley nally
acknowledged them with some
claps, before the 2012 Eastern
Conference champions logo
was shown as players below
the scoreboard high-ved and
hugged, all wearing the new
T-shirts and caps that marked the
accomplishment.
The screams kept coming, rst
when Alonzo Mourning took the
microphoneWe still got a lot of
work to do, Mourning saidand
then again when he handed the
trophy to Heat owner Micky Arison.
A roller-coaster ride,
Arison said.
A roller-coaster game, too. In a
roller-coaster season.
All worth it - for now, anyway.
The next step awaits, another shot
at the nals. In a championship-or-
bust season, the Heat board a plane
for Oklahoma City on Sunday. AP
Robles, Quiray rule
sports-climbing tilt
COMEBACKING Kristine
Robles and unheralded KQ Quiray
overcame the difculties posed
by two sets of routes last Saturday
at the start of the 2012 Philippine
Olympic Committee-Philippine
SC national sports climbing
championships this weekend at the
ROX store at Bonifacio High Street
in Taguig City.
Both tallied 55 points after they
successfully scaled a 40-foot wall,
and threatened Southeast Asian
Games gold medallist Ina Flores
bid to claim the top honors.
Flores ended up with a similar
score and this gave her and two
challengers three of eight available
nals slots in their division.
Robles, back after a two-year
absence and after giving birth to her
son, had little trouble clambering up
the first route, which had a 45-degree
upward slope towards the middle
And so did Quiray and Flores,
who had the 29-point score on the
same portion.
Flores, who said she spacing
on the grips of the second route
quite balanced, had an easier time
making to the top, along with her
two other rivals.
Also making it to the nal
round were national teammate
Mhik Tejares, who was fourth
with 54 points, along with Kat
Marana, Kat Lugti, Love Herrero
and Ia Lapid. Peter Atencio
COMPETING in his rst
Century Tuna Animo Sprint
Triathlon proved rewarding for
19-year-old Mervin Santiago
as he joined Mariela Martinez-
Powell in winning the overall
titles yesterday held at the Narra
Park inside Ayala Alabang
Village in Muntinlupa City.
A badminton varsity player
from UP, Santiago showed that
his victory in his age category
in the last SUBIT was no uke
as he ruled the male overall
class with an impressive time
of one hour, 40 minutes and 10
seconds in the 900m swim, 30k
bike and 7.5k run presented by
Century Tuna and organized
by the De La Salle Brothers
and spearheaded by La Salle
Greenhills Batch 81.
Im in triathlon for the
past one and a half years and
decided to take the sport as an
added challenge to myself. Im
enjoying the sport and the win
will help inspire me to keep on
improving, said Santiago.
Afar second was Abe Tayag at
1:48:14, while Deo Timbol took the
bronze medal with 1:49:22 time
Powell, meanwhile, had dif-
culty negotiating the bike route but
still her efforts went unmatched
by her challengers as she took her
second straight female title in this
race held in cooperation with the
Triathlon Association of the Phil-
ippines, Ayala Alabang Village
Association and Philippine Sports
Commission.
Santiago,
Powell win
triathlon
IN BRIEF
SBP/Passerelle cagefest up
BASKETBALL hopefuls get another
opportunity to hone their skills when
they vie for honors in the 2012 Small
Basketeers Philippines/Passerelle
tournament in Metro Manila organized
by BEST Center.
The summer cagefest is set to start
on July 15 at Xavier Schools Fr. Rafael
Cortina Sports Center.
The organizational meeting for the
event will be held on Monday, June
11 at 3 p.m. at the Quezon City Sports
Club.
All schools which competed last
year and others interested in joining
the tourney may send their respective
coaches or representative to the
organizational meeting.
Lourdes School of Mandaluyong
and Xavier School bagged the
SBP and Passerelle NCR titles,
respectively, last year. Lourdes went
on to capture the national crown, but
Ateneo de Cebus Sacred Heart of
Jesus-Jesuit team prevailed in the
Passerelle division.
Veteran basketball ofcial Rolando
Omampo is the national tournament
Commissioner.
Maria wins 1
st
French title
PARISSidelined in 2008 by a right
shoulder that needed surgery, putting her
tennis future suddenly in doubt, Maria
Sharapova decided to use the free time to
study a new language, the one spoken at
the only Grand Slam tournament she had
yet to win.
I found a French school close to my
house, she recalled, and I did private
lessons every single day for three months.
Sharapova cut short those classes when
it was time to begin the slow, painful
rehab process and get her shoulder back
in shape. About 3 1/2 years later, on
Saturday at Roland Garros, Sharapova
put all of that hard work to good use on
the most important clay court there is -
and even trotted out a little French during
the victory speech she often wondered if
shed ever get a chance to deliver.
Whipping big serves with that
rebuilt shoulder, putting forehands
and backhands right on lines, and even
moving well on the red surface she once
worried made her look like a cow on
ice, Sharapova beat surprise nalist
Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 to win her
rst French Open title and become the
10th woman with a career Grand Slam.
Its a wonderful moment in my career,
the 25-year-old Sharapova told the crowd
in French, before switching to English to
add: Im really speechless. Its been such
a journey for me to get to this stage.
Truly has.
So much came so easily for Sharapova
at the start: Wimbledon champion at age
17; No. 1 in the rankings at 18; U.S.
Open champion at 19; Australian Open
champion at 20. But a shoulder operation
in October 2008 made everything
tougher. She didnt play singles from
August 2008 until the following May,
when her ranking fell to 126th. AP
FAR Eastern Universitys prodigious jins
bagged three gold medals to show the way
in the senior womens (advance) kyorugi
competition of the recent SMART National
All Womens taekwondo championships at
the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Flyweight Geena Mea Gadit, bantam
Cecilia Viray and middleweight Trixia
Marie Lagunzad hurdled their respective
rivals to produce FEUs golds.
Gadit toppled Deltas Iyra Tindoc, Viray
whipped teammate Crizobelle Vargas and
Lagunzad beat LPUs Jenny Anne Sotelo.
Other senior womens (advance) gold
winners were n Camille Alombro of
UP, feather Bianca Go of UST, light
Lala Montelibano of Delta, welter Ivana
Mabunay of Ateneo, and heavyweight
Charlene Virtudazo of Delta.
The other champions follow:
Senior women (novice)Michelle
Michael, Gians TKD Gym, n; Mhilyet
Manding, St. Clare, y; Ann Rizzle Weber,
Letran, bantam/feather; and Pearl Diwa, Grade
school (advance)Alyssa Caabay, Olympia,
Group 1; Anna Claveria, Rizal Province, G2;
Alexa Rabino, Olympia, G3; Ezra Balingit,
SSA, G4; Kate Julien Andal, DClub, G4A;
Chilliz Tomagos, Olympia, G5; and Trisha
Nakamura, Taguig TKD, G6.
FEU jins shine in all-womens meet
Best player.
Sandugo-CDL
most valuable
player awardee
France Mae
Cabinbin is
shown with Chito
Loyzaga, former
Commissioner
of the Philippine
Sports Commission
and Sandugo brand
manager Dong
Saga. The MVP
trophy was named
after Loyzagas
basketball legend
father Caloy
Loyzaga.
Pacmans...
Rodela went down in the opening
round after he was caught behind
the head and was given time to
recover, but Crawford threw a urry
of punches and dropped Rodela
towards the end of the round.
A solid left hook in round
two dropped Rodela for the full
count at 2:30 of the round..
Roger Speedy Gonzalez,
34, a crowd favorite who was in
Pacquiaos training camp at the
Wild Card Gym and had a record
of 27-5 with 18 knockouts entering
the ring in a super featherweight
clash with 30-year-old Gerardo
Robles of Kansas City, who had a
record of 15-10 with 7 knockouts
was dropped in round one by a
left hook and in round two by a
body shot from Robles.
Gonzalez came back and had
Robles in trouble in the fourth,
but couldnt put him away and
ended losing by an eighth round
majority decision.
Judge Richard Houck and
Patricia Morse Jarman both
scored it 76-74 for Robles, with
the knockdowns in an even ght
making the difference while
judge Glen Trowbridge had it
even at 75-75.
Ronnie Nathanielsz
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Manila Standard TODAY
Bolts whip Aces, arrest 3-game slide
By Jeric Lopez
MERALCO made the timely key
baskets in the payoff period to shake
off Alaska, 100-95 and snap its
three-game losing skid in the 2012
Philippine Basketball Association
Governors Cup at the Smart
Araneta Coliseum last night.
New reinforcement Mario West
showed what hes made of as he top-
scored with 33 points all from
the rst three frames plus six
rebounds and six assists, while the
resurgence of Asi Taulava continued
as he once again uncorked solid
numbers of 23 points and 12
rebounds for the Bolts.
The Bolts, after dropping
their last three assignments,
nally got back on the winning
side as they improved to 2-3
good for seventh place. They
sent the slumping Aces, who
suffered their third setback in a
row, down at the bottom of the
heap with a 1-4 slate.
We addressed our problems.
We made the necessary changes.
We found an import, who
contribute on both ends and who
has intensity that rubbed off to his
teammates especially Asi Taulava.
We need to keep the same effort.
We still have four games and we
still have a chance, said Meralco
coach Ryan Gregorio.
After a lethargic start in the
rst quarter and a half, the Bolts
picked up their rhythm and
nished the second frame on a
pivotal 18-3 blast, led by West,
as they outscored the Aces 32-
20 in the quarter and turned a
12-point decit into a 55-50
halftime lead.
In the third, it was a stalemate
that saw the Bolts keeping their
grip heading the fourth, 82-75,
with the Aces still very much
within striking distance.
A8
Judges CJ Ross and Duane Ford scored
the ght 115-113 for Bradley, while the third
judge Jerry Roth had Pacquiao the winner by
the same 115-113 margin.
The crowd received the decision with
shock and continued to boo even as Bradley
was being interviewed after the ght.
Compubox favor s Pacquiao
The Compubox stats, which are unofcial
and are mainly used as a guide by the media,
showed Pacquiao way ahead in both punches
thrown and connected and power punches
thrown and landed.
The eight-division world champion landed a total
of 253 of 751 punches, while Bradley landed 159
of 839, showing a wide disparity both in terms of
numbers and percentages in favor of Pacquiao.
In power punches, Pacquiao landed 190 of
493, while Bradley connected just 108 of 390.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose
Sulaiman, who has persistently complained
about the Nevada State Athletic Commissions
unbending position that they name the ring
ofcials, told the Manila Standard: During
the 67 years of my life in boxing, I have never
seen such a theft against Manny Pacquiao.
I call it the theft of the century and I am
embarrassed for the whole sport of boxing. I
saw Manny win 9 rounds clearly, while the 3
that I saw him lose could have been even. I am
ashamed, profoundly ashamed. I just cannot
understand it. It is a matter of deep concern.
Angered by the decision
The world, not just Filipinos were angered
by the decision, with Oscar De La Hoya
himself, who was pulverized by Pacquiao
and quit on his stool after the seventh round,
stating in a tweet: Bradley should have
given the belt and announced victory to
Pacquiao right after the decision.
Singing star Justin Timberlake tweeted,
boxing was ruined tonight for me, while
late night show host Jimmy Kimmel, who
often guests Pacquiao on his show, said Paula
Abdul would have done a better job judging.
While there was a ood of messages
through social media networks lambasting
the judges and the Nevada State Athletic
Commission, Pacquiao remained his usual
gracious and humble self as he set a new
standard of decency for a loser.
Decent loser
I respect the decision, but I believe 100
percent that I won the ght. The fans in their
Riera U. Mallari, Editor
LOTTO RESULTS
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Theft of the Century
World condemns
judges decision to
give Bradley the win
Experts call for
probe of Nevada
Athletic Commission
Pacmans
sparmates
go down
MANNY Pacquiaos protege,
super featherweight 20-year-old
Ernie Sanchez made an impressive
US debut on the Pacquiao-Tim
Bradley undercard, winning a
unanimous eight-round decision
over 29-year-old Wilton Hilario in
a non-TV ght at the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas.
Judge Robert Hoyle had
the General Santos ghter the
winner, 79-73, while judges Burt
Clements and Herb Santos also
had the Filipino ahead, 78-74.
Sanchez caught Hilario on the
ropes with a series of stinging
body shots in the opening round
and staggered the American with
a big left, but Hilario came back
and caught Sanchez with a solid
right hand.
Sanchez ripped into Hilario with
vicious body shots in rounds 3, 4
and 5 after he caught Hilario with a
cracking uppercut in round six.
The youngster continued
to be the more active ghter
in Round 7, although Hilario,
who had an almost two-year
layoff fought back occasionally
before Sanchez closed it out by
nishing very strongly.
However, two sparring partners
of Fighter of the Decade Manny
Pacquiao were beaten in a fight card
at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
Las Vegas on the eve of Pacquiaos
World Boxing Organization
welterweight title defense.
Former sparring partner David
Rodela, the 29-year-old light
welterweight, dropped to 16-6-
3 with 7 knockouts after he was
dropped twice by undefeated
24-year-old Terence Crawford of
Omaha, who improved his record to
17-0, with 13 knockouts. Turn toA7
Twitter world explodes
Pacmans brand isnt damaged with this result. Fighters dene
belts. Belts dont dene ghtersboxing legend Lennox Lewis
What a joke we had manny winning by 5 rounds. Bradley how
about you take the ght with me in December after I clean up the
140lbs weightboxer Amir Khan
That was disappointing... RT @
TheRealRyanHiga: Manny landed double the
punches, but Bradley landed double the hugs
NY Knicks Jeremy Lin
I watched allota ghts but that decision
was some bs. Now I wanna see pacqiou
verses may weather I spelled PAC mans name
wrong so what lol basketball great SHAQ
Congrats to the new winner but Im still
really upset about the results :(singer
Jessica Sanchez
Bradley did NOT deserve that win!!!! This is a disgrace!
YOUVE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!!! PACQUAIO TOTALLY
OWNED THAT FIGHT!!!rocker Chris Daughtry
YOUVE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!!! PACQUAIO TOTALLY
OWNED THAT FIGHT!!!singer Miley Ray Cyrus
This is crazy.. Those judges n vegas need to be red ASAP!!!! I
never felt so cheated of my money in my Life!!!!Phoenix Suns
Jared Dudley
The stats dont add up to the decision made. This is
crazy! Can I really get my money back now?celebrity
KhloKar dashianOdom
My Boy PAC-MaN just got robbed without a GUN!!!New
York Knicks Tyson Chandler
What a joke! I cant believe they gave it to
BradleyJessica Biel
That is horrible. Unreal. Ridiculous. Stupid.
Bogus. Etc. That ght wasnt close and I was
pulling for BradleyGreenbay Packers
Aaron Rodger s
BRADLEY, THE PEOPLE HAVE
SPOKEN!! U CANT POSSIBLY
BRANDISH A VICTORY NO 1 RESPECTS.
DO THE HONORABLE THING AND
VOLUNTEER UR BELT 2 PACMAN!rapper Busta Rhymes
Aint that sum bullshit Boxing is a wrap. Going bacc on that
ultimate ghtingrapper Snoop Dogg
I live in LA, if I wanted to see somebody get robbed,I could go
outside and see it for free, it shouldnt cost me 65 bucks.rapper
XZIBIT
Does everyone who watched tonights ght have to appear as
witnesses at the trial for the people who xed it? How does this
work?Sports columnist Bill Simmons
Nevada state athletic commission at its nest!!! Youve for to be
(expletive) kidding me!! that is disgusting Nevada state athletic
commission!! Worst athletic commission in the country!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dana White, UFC President
Worst decision in the history of boxingChr is Leben, UFC
ghter
That boxing decision was so bad, u gotta wonder if it was a
BAD CALL or a FIX. Like I said, THAT BAD.Mar k Madden,
Radio Host
When the guy who wins a ght says Ive got to look at the tape
to see if he won, thats a pretty telling statement about his sport
Char les Robinson, Investigative reporter for Yahoo Sports
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101
NBA RESULT
Heat reach nals
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WHILE the Philippine National Police reported hardly
any crimes were committed as Filipinos across the
country were glued to television sets watching Fighter
of the Decade Manny Pacquiao battle undefeated junior
welterweight champion Timothy Bradley at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a heinous crime
was committed by two of the three judges, who gifted
the American with a 12-round split decision that was
condemned around the world.
heart know who won the ght. He hit me with
a couple of jabs, but I dont even remember
him hitting me a solid punch in my face and
amazing what the result is, said Pacquiao.
The Filipino ring icon displayed a tinge of
disappointment over Bradleys tactics of refusing
to engage and ghting a defensive ght.
I watched his ghts, he was an aggressive
ghter. But tonight he kept on running and
running. I thought he was going toe-to- toe.
Theres three judges out there and thats
the way they judged it, so I mean, what do you
want me to do? You know what I mean? Thats
the way they judged it. My corner felt we were
winning the ght. I was controlling the action.
But like I said, there was three judges out there.
Two of them felt I won the ght and thats all I
can say on that, Bradley reasoned out.
Three blind mice
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum who stands
to make a lot of money in a rematch, which
Bradley had previously predicted would take
place on Nov. 10, was incensed and referred
to the judges as three blind mice.
It was a ridiculous decision. You guys all
know who won this ght. So lets be honest
about the situation. Hopefully well revisit it in
November.I hope boxing recovers, because
this isnt arguing about a close decision. This is
something thats an absurdity, thats ridiculous,
and everybody thats involved in boxing
should feel ashamed, said Arum.
Boxing probe
Fox Sports Scott Sawitz stated: One thing is
abundantly clear about all this. There needs to be
an investigation into all involved immediately.
Amidst a slew of allegations of a
x, Sawitz said Nevada State Athletic
Commission executive director Keith
Kizer needs to launch more than a cursory
investigation into all of this after TV
commentator Teddy Atlas spoke about
possible corruption.
Meralco import Mario West slams
one in.
Manny Pacquiao: I give
thanks to the Lord. I did my
best, but my best wasnt
good enough. AP
Lin
Biel
Business
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IN BRIEF
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing June 8, 2012
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P780-P895.00
LPG/11-kg tank
P54.55-P61.02
Unleaded Gasoline
P46.10-P49.90
Diesel
P52.34-P57.85
Kerosene
P38.50-P39.20
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 43.1220
Japan Yen 0.012568 0.5420
UK Pound 1.553200 66.9771
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128903 5.5586
Switzerland Franc 1.045697 45.0925
Canada Dollar 0.972668 41.9434
Singapore Dollar 0.783392 33.7814
Australia Dollar 0.995718 42.9374
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 114.3880
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266645 11.4983
Brunei Dollar 0.780336 33.6496
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000107 0.0046
Thailand Baht 0.031797 1.3712
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.7406
Euro Euro 1.256100 54.1655
Korea Won 0.000856 0.0369
China Yuan 0.157146 6.7764
India Rupee 0.018202 0.7849
Malaysia Ringgit 0.316556 13.6505
NewZealand Dollar 0.772798 33.3246
Taiwan Dollar 0.033495 1.4444
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Friday, June 8, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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42
44
46
48
P43.270
CLOSE
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4,994.70
28.88
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4460
3720
2980
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VOLUME 967.050M
HIGH P43.170 LOW P43.320 AVERAGE P43.237
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
SEC stops John Hay company
BSP may
increase
policy rates
in 2
nd
half
Nadecor to cancel St. Augustine deal
ST. AUGUSTINE Gold and
Copper Ltd., a mining company
with ofces in British Virgin
Islands and Cayman Islands,
may lose its contract with
Nationwide Development Corp.
over the Kingking gold and
copper project in Compostela
Valley province.
Documents obtained from
sources showed that Nadecor
formally advised St. Augustine
of the proposed cancellation.
The sources said the Nadecor
board would present the
cancellation for ratication
of stockholders in a meeting
slated June 13. The proposed
cancellation was contained in
a notice to stockholders signed
and sent by Nadecors corporate
secretary.
Nadecor, according to sources,
was taking the action because
of St. Augustines refusal to
honor reciprocal obligations,
including willful deviations
from money ow mechanism,
abandonment of the mine site
and several cases of gross
misrepresentation.
The charges were contained
in a March 26 letter delivered to
St. Augustine president Andrew
Russell and signed by Jose
Ricafort, Nadecors majority
shareholder, and Nadecor
president Jose de Jesus, former
Transportation secretary.
Nadecor alleged serious
deviations from the money ow
mechanism, in which funds for
the project were to be deposited
to a special account from which
all expenses are to be paid out.
Nadecor said St. Augustine,
instead, paid contractors and
suppliers without informing the
local company.
St. Augustine said in a
statement Nadecors plan was
not reective of the view
of a majority of Nadecors
shareholders.
It is unfortunate that St.
Augustine and the expedited
development of the project
is being dragged into what
we understand is an internal
Nadecor dispute, Russel said in
a statement.
Nadecor claimed that St.
Augustine abandoned the project
without its consent.
Nadecor and St. Augustine
signed an agreement on
April 27, 2010 to develop the
Kingking Copper-Gold Project
in Pantukan, Compostela
Valley.
St. Augustine committed
to fund the project for $97.6
million and agreed to a money
ow mechanism, which assured
that investments were deposited
to a special Russel noted the
potential investment by the
family of Sen. Manuel Villar Jr.
in the project and welcomed the
vote of condence this indicates
in the project.
By Julito G. Rada
THE Securities and Exchange Commission has
stopped Camp John Hay Development Corp. and
its subsidiary from selling units of condotels the
Manor and the Suites in Baguio City.
The corporate regulator issued
the cease-and-desist order against
CJHDevco and Camp John Hay Suites
Corp. on June 7 after it found the two
Sobrepena-led companies did not have
the license to engage in such business
activity.
The SEC said there was prima
facie evidence indicating CJHDevco
and CJHS were engaged in selling
securities without the proper registration
issued by this commission in violation
of the SCR [Securities Regulatory
Code].
The seven-page order signed by
SEC chairman Teresita Herbosa
and commissioners Ma. Juanita
Cueto, Manuel Huberto Gaite,
Raul Palabrica, and Eladio Jala was
issued upon recommendation of the
SECs Enforcement and Prosecution
Department, which conducted the
investigation.
The investigation stemmed from
complaints about alleged non-delivery
of units and golf shares to buyers.
Among the complainants were a Korean
family, a unit owner of Log Home
No. 9 whose unit was surrendered by
CJHDevco as part of payment in kind
to the state-owned Bases Conversion
and Development Authority.
The Housing and Land Use
Regulatory Board also issued an
order prohibiting CJHDevco from
selling units at the John Hay Suites,
because it does not hold any permit
to sell.
The two Sobrepea-led rms are
embroiled in a dispute with BCDA
over the terms of their lease at the John
Hay special economic zone.
The BCDA has terminated the lease
agreement with CJHDevco because
of the lessees allegedly refusal to pay
its lease, which has ballooned to more
than P3 billion in arrears.
The BCDA also claimed CJHDevco
was in violation of laws and government
regulations while operating in the John
Hay Special Economic Zone.
The agency earlier said CJHDevco
was proting at the expense of the
government and the public, and even
put public safety at risk because of their
refusal to comply with government
regulations.
BCDA president and chief
executive Arnel Casanova said the
cease and desist order was a wake-up
call for John Hay locators, investors
and sub-lessees to register with the
BCDA their respective business
interests to ensure that everything
was aboveboard.
Casanova said that while CJHDevco
was allowed to conduct business
within John Hay as a lessee, the BCDA
remained the owner of the facility.
We are duty-bound to protect all
investors and stakeholders from all
kinds of shenanigans being perpetrated
by unscrupulous parties within John
Hay, he said.
Ecozone rate expiry
THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce
and Industry urged Manila Electric Co. and
National Power Corp. to start consultations
with the private sector and labor groups on the
termination of their rate scheme in economic
zones.
The PCCI made the appeal following
resolution of Rep. Ray Mendoza directing
the House of Representatives Committee
on Energy and Employment to look into the
effects once the Meralco-Napocor agreement
expired.
Broader perspective about the power
industry has to be consulted so that we
can avoid the practice of the previous
administration of engaging in sporadic
practice of special deals per sector based
on the pressure at the moment without any
broader accepted basis which is now the big
challenge on the lap of this administration,
the PCCI said.
Under the ecozone rate program, companies
enjoy government-subsidized rates of P3.90/
kWh. Upon expiration, these companies will
have to shoulder the true cost of power, which
may be somewhere between P5 and P5.80/
kWh.
The agreement expired in December
2011 and was extended by another year. The
expiration of the agreement will coincide with
the start of the open access regime.
Julito G. Rada
Siemens eyes NGCP lines
SIEMENS Philippines Inc., a unit of
Siemens AG, is looking at opportunities
to offer its new technologies to National
Grid Corporation of the Philippines for
transmission projects, including the proposed
P22-billion Leyte-Mindanao Interconnection
Project.
Joseph Jorel Nuyda, Siemens senior vice
president and head of the energy sector,
told reporters at the sidelines of the recently
concluded 7
th
ADB Clean Energy Forum that
the company was waiting for the results of
National Grids Leyte-Mindanao feasibility
study.
Thats where we can play a role... We are
just waiting for the specications to come out.
We have given them our intention to support
them, Nuyda said.
Siemens is a key player in the energy,
healthcare and industry markets in over 190
countries, including the Philippines. The
companys energy solutions have benetted
the Philippines for over 116 years.
Nuyda said the Leyte-Mindanao project
would most likely utilize High Voltage DC
technology systems with a ber optic cable
that could be leased out to telecommunication
companies.
The project will not only enhance power
exibility but also communications, he said.
Alena Mae S. Flores
By Elaine R. Alanguilan

THE research arm of credit
rating agency Moodys
Investors Service expects
the Bangko Sentral to begin
monetary tightening in the
second half of 2012 to temper
inationary buildup.
Katrina Ell, associate
economist of Moodys
Analytics, said the Bangko
Sentral could exit from its
accommodative policy stance
in the second half, if inationary
risks continued to build up.
Risks to ination are tilted
to the upside. Global oil prices
have come down in recent
months, but remain volatile
and could resume their upward
climb, driving up supply-side
pressures. Moreover, domestic
economic activity has picked up
recently, adding to demand-side
pressures, Ell said in Moodys
Analytics latest country report
on the Philippines.
We expect the central bank
to resume tightening rates in the
latter part of 2012, bringing the
policy rate out of accommodative
territory, she said.
The Bangko Sentrals
Monetary Board cut the
overnight borrowing cost by
50 basis points in January
and March this year, bringing
the key policy rate back to a
historic low of 4 percent.
This spurred bank lending
and helped the economy grow
by 6.4 percent in the rst
quarter, but analysts are now
worried ination may kick up
again, given the rapid economic
expansion.
ANZ Research, a unit of
Australia and New Zealand
Banking Group Ltd., also said
risks of inationary build-up in
the second half could prompt
the Bangko Sentral to tighten
its monetary policy.
We could anticipate a
tightening of monetary policy
if headline ination starts to
head toward 4 percent, which is
at the upper end of the Bangko
Sentrals forecast guidance
but within its ination target
range, ANZ Research said in
its report.
HSBC economist Trinh
Nguyen, however, said the
Bangko Sentral was likely to keep
rates steady during its next policy
rate setting meeting on June 15.
Even with elevated
inationary pressures, we
still expect ination to stay
at the bottom of the Bangko
Sentrals 3 to 5 percent target
for the remainder of the year.
With growth less of a concern,
monetary authorities have
room to keep rates steady to
track price pressures, said
Nguyen.
Aquamarine facility. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala (center) holds a berried or spawner blue crab. Nonita Cabacaba (right),
chief of the Guiuan Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center in Eastern Samar, explains the facility serves as a lying-in
center for spawners to lay their eggs, which later grow into crablets before they are dispersed back to the municipal waters. Alcala
said the DA is putting up similar multi-species hatcheries and lying-in centers nationwide to increase the production of blue crabs,
mud crabs, lobsters and other high-value marine sh species. With them (from left) are BFAR Guiuan aquamarine technician,
National Irrigation Administrator Antonio Nangel, Guiuan Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan and DA-BFAR Eastern Visayas director
Justerie Granali.
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IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 224,500,000
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SM Investments Inc. 2,019,466,650.00
PLDT Common 1,967,310,000.00
Calata Corp. 1,789,038,110.00
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DMCI Holdings 1,171,497,044.00
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WEEKLY STOCKS REVIEW
JUNE 4-JUNE 08, 2012 MAY 28-JUNE 01, 2012
STOCKS CLOSE VOLUME VALUE CLOSE VOLUME VALUE
FINANCIAL
Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 61.20 21,173,710 1,396,027,915.00 66.00 23,621,420 1,561,652,354.00
Bank of PI 68.00 6,719,070 452,106,956.00 68.00 10,486,570 714,113,353.00
Bankard, Inc. 0.70 80,000 55,600.00 0.71 821,000 567,210.00
China Bank 555.50 42,480 23,493,275.00 551.00 77,290 42,629,390.00
BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.72 26,000 44,840.00 1.79 334,000 590,590.00
Citystate Savings 31.00 3,600 105,350.00 27.00 340,000 9,180,000.00
COL Financial 23.2 428,300 9,837,645.00 23.4 555,700 12,873,260.00
Eastwest Bank 18.86 12,041,400 228,888,054.00 18.82 7,728,800 144,470,856.00
Filipino Fund Inc. 9.40 2,700 25,284 9.33 22,800 217,306
First Abacus 0.73 55,000 40,150.00 0.84 378,000 290,380.00
First Metro Inv. 72 220 15,230.00 71 1,500 105,880.00
I-Remit Inc. 2.32 654,000 1,520,620.00 2.35 542,000 1,268,480.00
Manulife Fin. Corp. 470.00 2,420 1,140,580.00 476.00 150 71,330.00
Maybank ATR KE 38.65 443,200 16,630,145.00 37.7 934,600 33,792,145.00
Metrobank 86.40 8,140,790 699,757,029.00 88.45 19,651,030 1,699,980,552.50
Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.94 173,000 357,870.00 2.1 1,035,000 2,149,220.00
Phil Bank of Comm 69.00 3,000 207,000.00
Phil. National Bank 69.70 1,720,090 119,876,281.00 72.00 1,880,360 132,724,552.00
Phil. Savings Bank 82.00 1,570 128,760.00 82.00 300 24,614.00
PSE Inc. 349 33,920 11,863,580.00 350 199,980 70,067,778.00
RCBC À 43.3 1,512,600.00 64,996,340.00 44 2,044,300.00 87,229,165.00
Security Bank 129.9 1,355,970 176,087,615.00 134 4,114,320 541,869,156.00
Sun Life Financial 970.00 660 604,770.00 910.00 880 825,790.00
Union Bank 100.00 1,334,660 130,645,202.00 98.20 1,510,200 148,411,976.00
Vantage Equities 1.78 957,000 1,707,560.00 1.79 4,500,000 8,101,360.00
INDUSTRIAL
Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.8 10,812,800 365,234,555.00 34.5 21,213,200 740,367,760.00
Agrinurture Inc. 11.14 1,530,600 17,086,864.00 11.4 1,602,000 18,466,822.00
Alaska Milk Corp. 23.5 34,400 809,000.00 23.5 116,100 2,734,130.00
Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.39 640,000 704,870.00 1.47 175,000 249,720.00
Alphaland Corp. 29.4 13,000 350,885.00 30.1 2,000 59,670.00
Alsons Cons. 1.30 1,805,000 2,334,070.00 1.32 4,756,000 6,145,600.00
Asiabest Group 23.7 486,200 11,623,290.00 25.5 2,467,800 63,658,380.00
Bogo Medellin 59.95 1,390 75,376.00 49.00 500 24,010.00
Bloomberry 8.74 30,252,900 258,694,689.00 8.88 28,125,400 251,138,795.00
C. Azuc De Tarlac 15.00 416,200 6,375,950.00 13.04 88,000 1,365,760.00
Calapan Venture 2.31 151,000 357,480.00 2.35 133,000 307,700.00
Conc. Aggr. À 79.00 3,110 214,430.00 56.00 1,900 106,400.00
Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.48 440,400 1,411,580.00 2.51 530,000 1,322,010.00
Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9 3,044,900 26,314,775.00 8.79 4,155,900 34,012,784.00
Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 5.82 64,032,800 368,359,463.00 5.84 73,338,500 456,425,188.00
EEI 6.00 12,398,800 74,128,035.00 6.40 10,573,000 91,778,688.00
Euro-Med Lab. 1.84 379,000 725,990.00 2.27 30,000 57,150.00
Federal Chemicals 10.02 34,200 350,488.00 10.50 57,400 581,460.00
First Gen Corp. 16 21,287,300 338,648,588.00 15.9 47,695,600 763,724,874.00
First Holdings A 70.9 2,900,670 202,810,384.50 70.6 7,781,240 547,689,800.50
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 20.90 39,300 814,630.00 20.90 63,700 1,318,310.00
Greenergy 0.0140 145,600,000 1,935,500.00 0.0130 264,100,000 3,441,100.00
Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.40 537,700 6,157,498.00 11.78 21,800 253,700.00
Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.01 668,000 2,669,640.00 4 380,000 1,546,010.00
Ionics Inc 1.660 4,551,000 7,698,930.00 1.700 1,582,000 2,559,070.00
Jollibee Foods Corp. 108.30 1,214,110 128,950,759.00 110.00 4,566,660 494,665,488.00
Liberty Flour 52.90 160 8,464.00 52.90 520 27,558.00
LMG Chemicals 1.64 5,339,000 9,016,960.00 1.79 2,988,000 5,553,590.00
Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. 1.6 205,000 307,930.00 1.54 486,000 725,880.00
Manchester Intl. A 1.76 58,000 105,080.00 1.82 231,000 429,710.00
Manila Water Co. Inc. 24.7 12,755,400 311,861,145.00 24.6 6,322,000 156,391,385.00
Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.8 101,000 291,360.00 2.99 16,000 45,420.00
Megawide 17.60 2,367,400 40,593,538.00 17.70 5,704,300 97,615,902.00
Mla. Elect. Co À 242.00 940,730 223,489,618.00 240.00 5,490,520 1,252,413,280.00
Panasonic Mfg Phil. Corp. 4.50 8,400 41,460.00 5.40 10,300 54,635.00
Pancake House Inc. 10.1 2,900 29,404.00 9.13 6,500 65,693.00
Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.75 4,553,000 12,605,910.00 2.79 6,395,000 17,887,570.00
Petron Corporation 10.20 11,038,400 113,051,546.00 10.20 3,850,200 39,037,412.00
Phinma Corporation 10.26 4,613,000 50,734,346.00 10.20 7,000 73,470.00
Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.30 783,800 6,493,865.00 8.50 807,700 6,896,505.00
Republic Cement À 8.90 87,000 752,435.00 8.90 6,531,800 53,599,194.00
RFM Corporation 2.92 24,083,000 71,546,290.00 2.91 20,426,000 58,079,960.00
Roxas and Co. 1.51 2,000 3,020.00 1.53 10,000 15,870.00
Roxas Holdings 2.57 3,000 7,740.00 2.6 68,000 170,530.00
Salcon Power Corp. 4.75 25,000 115,240.00
San Miguel Brewery Inc. 29.00 8,800 255,040.00 28.00 46,600 1,349,785.00
San Miguel Corp À 114.00 1,876,140 212,373,632.00 114.90 3,011,500 916,501,274.00
Seacem 1.75 7,023,000 12,374,770.00 1.80 29,889,000 52,885,100.00
Splash Corporation 1.86 78,000 144,800.00 1.86 288,000 545,700.00
Swift Foods, Inc. 0.131 5,413,000 861,910.00 0.127 5,730,000 717,860.00
Tanduay Holdings 3.89 1,348,000 5,215,300.00 3.90 3,049,000 11,881,990.00
TKC Steel Corp. 2.12 463,000 985,800.00 2.20 152,000 335,600.00
Trans-Asia Oil 1.23 3,879,000 4,765,450.00 1.25 3,002,000 3,725,490.00
Universal Robina 61.50 8,296,000 504,751,314.50 62.30 17,977,730 1,108,314,440.00
Victorias Milling 1.63 132,653,000 250,920,770.00 1.26 29,286,000 43,251,470.00
Vitarich Corp. 0.720 12,756,000 9,289,370.00 0.700 11,066,000 7,658,310.00
Vivant Corp. 10.20 49,500 565,016.00 11.50 6,600 70,798.00
Vulcan Indl. 0.92 590,000 442,090.00 0.92 392,000 363,840.00
HOLDING FIRMS
Abacus Cons. À 0.69 571,000 393,370.00 0.71 2,301,000 1,569,920.00
Aboitiz Equity 50.00 6,449,300 315,048,875.00 50.90 6,279,580 321,985,796.00
Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0150 18,700,000 266,000.00 0.0150 700,000 10,500.00
Alliance Global Inc. 11.68 130,410,600 1,551,628,840.00 12.40 52,775,700 656,330,988.00
Anglo Holdings A 2.00 710,000 1,416,550.00 2.00 187,000 376,500.00
Anscor À 4.50 2,411,000 10,608,210.00 4.41 7,710,000 33,927,090.00
Asia Amalgamated A 4.71 518,000 2,373,160.00 4.60 132,000 598,100.00
ATN Holdings A 1.87 113,000 204,540.00 1.94 67,000 126,350.00
ATN Holdings B 2.6 90,000 205,850.00 2.26 1,000 2,260.00
Ayala Corp À 437 1,664,430 718,166,740.00 455 3,827,910 1,677,892,438.00
BHI Holdings Inc. 630.00 10 6,300.00 420.00 10 4,200.00
DMCI Holdings 56.00 21,604,200 1,171,497,044.00 55.35 81,652,380 4,699,268,542.50
F&J Prince A 2.5 193,000 495,500.00 2.62 120,000 309,570.00
Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.00 2,662,000 45,647,550.00 4.10 1,059,000 4,305,690.00
Forum Pacic 0.215 240,000 52,100.00 0.215 2,750,000 605,650.00
GT Capital 481 494,940 236,922,452.00 499 1,488,790 737,965,546.00
House of Inv. 4.34 1,017,000 4,507,170.00 4.60 2,863,000 13,112,090.00
JG Summit Holdings 32.50 6,559,800 210,163,030.00 32.75 6,061,500 197,991,810.00
Jolliville Holdings 2.77 11,000 25,810.00
Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.84 5,799,800 33,843,243.00 5.9 18,392,500 107,756,814.00
Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.08 4,821,000 5,016,460.00 1.03 3,368,000 3,546,670.00
Mabuhay Holdings À 0.430 330,000 143,600.00 0.450 706,000 322,430.00
Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.42 14,745,000 37,210,190.00 2.66 10,352,000 27,877,280.00
Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.10 52,326,700 224,085,100.00 4.23 81,170,000 337,926,550.00
Minerales Industrias Corp. 4.65 51,000 234,040.00 4.65 53,900 368,880.00
MJCI Investments Inc. 5.47 77,000 343,480.00 4.96 1,026,800 5,285,309.00
Pacica À 0.0510 10,840,000 557,860.00 0.0540 20,292,000 1,142,150.00
Prime Media Hldg 1.320 467,000 658,500.00 1.620 165,000 249,150.00
Prime Orion 0.450 1,450,000 657,300.00 0.460 360,000 167,200.00
Republic Glass A 2.07 2,000 4,140.00 2.07 28,000 60,300.00
Seafront À 1.38 156,000 214,180.00 1.74 25,000 41,610.00
Sinophil Corp. 0.325 2,070,000 668,450.00 0.320 4,200,000 1,345,600.00
SM Investments Inc. 685.00 2,971,360 2,019,466,650.00 692.00 3,599,330 2,499,929,860.00
Solid Group Inc. 1.37 1,094,000 1,533,140.00 1.44 1,273,000 1,744,050.00
South China Res. Inc. 1.26 418,000 508,080.00 1.23 140,000 172,320.00
Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2200 870,000 206,540.00 0.2300 380,000 89,710.00
Wellex Industries 0.3650 16,050,000 5,776,550.00 0.3700 18,480,000 6,841,050.00
Zeus Holdings 0.530 11,284,000 5,742,630.00 0.470 658,000 322,050.00
P R O P E R T Y
Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 40.45 1,800 68,560.00 40.00 20,300 761,800.00
A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.80 58,000 162,250.00 2.80 1,394,000 3,955,920.00
Araneta Prop À 0.660 566,000 378,580.00 0.690 623,000 430,510.00
Arthaland Corp. 0.167 2,500,000 415,050.00
Ayala Land `B 20.00 33,343,900 656,312,396.00 19.98 39,237,300 775,254,999.00
Belle Corp. À 4.71 3,265,000 15,430,980.00 4.74 12,069,000 57,241,140.00
Cebu Holdings 5.9 1,716,300 10,249,731.00 6.15 8,222,600 50,975,385.00
Cebu Prop. À 5 30,000 150,000.00 4.9 32,000 156,800.00
Cebu Prop. `B 5 15,000 75,000.00 4.9 20,000 98,000.00
Centennial City 1.47 6,219,000 9,015,760.00 1.50 77,421,000 113,166,940.00
City & Land Dev. 2.40 103,000 246,280.00 2.40 432,000 1,021,000.00
Cityland Dev. À 1.26 692,000 812,270.00 1.23 180,000 213,550.00
Crown Equities Inc. 0.078 3,850,000 302,400.00 0.079 4,140,000 327,210.00
Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 2,737,000 2,143,150.00 0.80 52,714,000 42,174,490.00
Empire East Land 0.700 44,475,000 31,805,480.00 0.690 10,676,000 7,211,540.00
Ever Gotesco 0.170 2,020,000 338,570.00 0.180 13,710,000 399,350.00
Global-Estate 1.75 22,116,000 38,276,750.00 1.83 10,039,000 18,300,360.00
Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.20 85,083,000 103,885,260.00 1.26 28,064,000 35,665,800.00
Highlands Prime 1.77 306,000 563,840.00 1.99 458,000 833,450.00
Interport À 1.06 975,000 1,029,540.00 1.08 832,000 928,070.00
Keppel Properties 1.93 12,000 23,630.00 2.00 33,000 65,060.00
Megaworld Corp. 1.91 258,879,000 502,605,070.00 1.99 293,705,000 578,161,880.00
MRC Allied Ind. 0.1920 13,350,000 2,428,530.00 0.1870 29,120,000 5,728,440.00
Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6900 102,023,000 70,418,620.00 0.6400 85,151,000 56,221,640.00
Phil. Realty À 0.480 240,000 115,100.00 0.480 270,000 136,100.00
Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 14.60 1,000 14,960.00 14.52 600 8,712.00
Polar Property Holdings 3.8 4,567,000 18,277,730.00 3.82 1,738,600 8,378,140.00
Robinsons Land `B 16.38 18,776,800 308,735,332.00 17.30 11,810,600 203,827,604.00
Rockwell 3.15 1,275,000 4,049,880.00 3.15 3,356,000 10,547,410.00
Shang Properties Inc. 2.50 1,451,000 3,638,790.00 2.52 1,844,000 4,646,980.00
SM Development À 6.13 3,031,500 18,406,966.00 6.14 4,810,500 29,618,326.00
SM Prime Holdings 12.22 40,366,800 505,168,518.00 12.86 54,069,700 700,644,282.00
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 954,000 640,190.00 0.67 907,000 614,300.00
Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 603,000 307,530.00 0.530 140,000 73,100.00
Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.100 26,761,000 106,816,540.00 4.120 11,781,000 48,588,240.00
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.8 21,000 39,160.00 1.8 236,000 417,510.00
ABS-CBN 35.5 59,000 2,092,170.00 36.7 80,100 2,880,775.00
Acesite Hotel 14.94 712,900 10,805,704.00 16.22 6,683,900 107,181,752.00
APC Group, Inc. 0.690 1,828,000 1,180,120.00 0.630 416,000 262,290.00
Asian Terminals Inc. 8.6 7,000 60,261.00 8.75 23,300 203,305.00
Boulevard Holdings 0.1440 72,010,000 10,709,220.00 0.1590 46,910,000 7,256,990.00
Calata Corp. 12.4 111,465,600 1,789,038,110.00 22 87,887,300 1,356,201,214.00
Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 66.70 574,180 38,737,456.00 68.60 1,639,220 112,457,733.50
Centro Esc. Univ. 10.1 1,200 12,120.00 9.9 20,600 205,300.00
DFNN Inc. 6.05 503,100 2,978,774.00 5.70 488,800 2,836,079.00
Easy Call Common 3.25 85,000 316,570.00 3.25 21,000 68,260.00
FEUI 985 620 599,150.00 940 1,600 1,510,800.00
Globalports 27.5 500 13,250.00 29.75 1,000 27,290.00
Globe Telecom 1062.00 272,720 289,034,885.00 1097.00 113,530 123,993,485.00
GMA Network Inc. 10.00 7,046,800 71,515,364.00 10.36 12,032,100 124,464,327.00
Grand Plaza Hotel 33.00 394,500 13,018,500.00 33.00 1,000 33,000.00
I.C.T.S.I. 69.8 4,345,550 301,267,018.50 70.5 8,047,310 568,327,946.50
Information Capital Tech. 0.445 1,150,000 476,500.00 0.420 1,240,000 554,900.00
Imperial Res. À 8.70 2,100 18,300 9.00 10,200 94,132
Imperial Res. `B 65 10 650
IPeople Inc. À 5.5 195,900 1,100,870.00 5.74 64,500 368,100.00
IP Converge 4.12 3,066,000 12,972,490.00 4.23 17,043,000 73,397,010.00
IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.042 224,500,000 9,575,600.00 0.048 524,700,000 22,459,700.00
IPVG Corp. 1.07 1,466,000 1,540,940.00 1.07 2,530,000 2,726,350.00
Island Info 0.0500 1,710,000 82,700.00 0.0550 2,170,000 118,680.00
ISM Communications 2.6000 345,000 904,100.00 2.6400 288,000 758,070.00
JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.46 210,000 499,600.00 2.3 263,000 645,800.00
Leisure & Resorts 6.56 867,800 5,740,453.00 6.75 1,752,500 11,757,910.00
Liberty Telecom 2.85 178,000 492,960.00 2.85 68,000 187,880.00
Lorenzo Shipping 1.6 26,000 44,000.00 1.85 278,000 480,430.00
Macroasia Corp. 2.85 91,000 263,620.00 2.90 139,000 402,500.00
Manila Broadcasting 3.10 1,000 3,100.00
Manila Bulletin 0.68 157,000 108,160.00 0.69 23,000 15,870.00
Manila Jockey 2.2 8,770,000 18,271,690.00 2.1 13,989,000 33,176,340.00
Metro Pacic Tollways 7.35 9,500 69,778.00 6.10 1,000 6,100.00
Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 20 80,200 1,609,479.00 20.55 760,100 15,346,540.00
PAL Holdings Inc. 7.20 170,700 1,232,163 7.30 110,100 802,642
Paxys Inc. 2.9 4,780,000 13,597,280.00 2.93 9,633,000 28,827,900.00
Phil. Racing Club 9.01 42,200 383,844.00 9.21 60,100 553,000.00
Phil. Seven Corp. 42.00 194,900 8,185,595.00 42.00 56,700 2,426,600.00
Philweb.Com Inc. 15.40 1,572,000 24,246,570.00 15.50 2,402,400 38,582,488.00
PLDT Common 2430.00 814,290 1,967,310,000.00 2420.00 1,181,940 2,777,958,080.00
PremiereHorizon 0.310 2,240,000 713,650.00 0.320 13,040,000 4,362,350.00
Puregold 24.60 8,984,300 220,078,240.00 24.50 28,343,200 652,034,860.00
Touch Solutions 3.55 10,000 35,500.00 3.53 63,000 221,920.00
Transpacic Broadcast 2.55 33,000 84,800.00 2.7 56,000 144,640.00
Waterfront Phils. 0.440 3,940,000 1,659,500.00 0.440 6,880,000 3,141,650.00
MINING & OIL
Abra Mining 0.0041 404,000,000 1,669,300.00 0.0043 381,000,000 1,639,200.00
Apex À 4.79 312,000 1,471,750.00 4.99 162,100 794,219.00
Apex `B 4.82 154,000 735,050.00 4.75 146,000 717,580.00
Atlas Cons. À 17.46 3,082,200 54,095,048.00 18.00 2,989,100 53,576,040.00
Atok-Big Wedge À 29.90 9,700 287,560.00 29.95 15,100 437,205.00
Basic Energy Corp. 0.240 10,950,000 2,656,560.00 0.255 5,160,000 1,314,350.00
Benguet Corp À 21.65 301,800 6,653,405.00 24 95,140 2,363,835.00
Benguet Corp `B 21.85 154,500 3,425,440.00 23.2 87,400 2,107,775.00
Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.45 952,000 1,395,330.00 1.49 1,057,000 1,575,850.00
Dizon 32.50 2,070,400 67,304,785.00 33.50 3,618,300 127,837,210.00
Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.7 10,252,000 7,136,660.00 0.72 20,246,000 14,470,970.00
Lepanto À 1.420 203,643,000 273,277,730.00 1.290 71,475,000 87,588,380.00
Lepanto `B 1.510 89,480,000 124,792,920.00 1.300 68,504,000 86,931,000.00
Manila Mining À 0.0660 674,890,000 42,716,900.00 0.0620 213,650,000 13,088,130.00
Manila Mining `B 0.0660 680,320,000 44,176,490.00 0.0620 189,760,000 11,861,950.00
Nickelasia 30 4,360,400 128,964,785.00 29.1 2,292,500 65,877,010.00
Nihao Mineral Resources 8.75 2,897,200 25,628,086.00 8.94 4,446,200 40,640,670.00
Omico 0.6900 888,000 620,040.00 0.7000 974,000 685,850.00
Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.120 8,323,700 42,469,368.00 5.200 9,520,300 78,836,178.00
Oriental Pet. À 0.0170 212,000,000 3,573,000.00 0.0170 1,846,000,000 31,760,600.00
Oriental Pet. `B 0.0180 48,100,000 872,200.00 0.0180 41,500,000 781,900.00
Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 31,500 189,000.00 6.10 50,800 302,810.00
Philex À 23.70 11,649,100 274,990,880.00 24.45 28,162,400 693,089,070.00
PhilexPetroleum 38.45 5,810,600 220,724,500.00 40.9 14,928,500 606,387,710.00
Philodrill Corp. À 0.042 1,663,600,000 70,913,300.00 0.043 1,953,200,000 86,878,500.00
Semirara Corp. 219.60 728,830 160,901,852.00 226.00 1,663,270 373,248,902.00
United Paragon 0.0180 92,900,000 1,663,900.00 0.0180 256,500,000 4,503,100.00
PREFERRED
2GO Group P 2.2 1000 2200
ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 37.45 111,100 4,169,035.00 38 96,700 3,674,200.00
Ayala Corp. Pref À 544 2,860 1,556,560.00 545 1,090 594,470.00
First Gen G 100.8 655,180 66,030,827.00 100.7 922,590 92,995,584.00
First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 104.10 30 3,141.00 106.00 5,160 537,805.00
GMA Holdings Inc. 10 13,788,300 138,447,848.00 10.26 32,685,000 331,958,373.00
PCOR-Preferred 111 80,900 8,989,955.00 111.6 68,010 7,604,839.00
SMC Preferred 1 75.1 20,530 1,542,618.00 75 30,910 2,335,615.00
SMPFC Preferred 1019 18,520 18,916,565.00 1022 15,455 15,794,575.00
Swift Pref 1.05 20,000 21,000.00 1.03 3,000 3,090.00
WARRANTS & BONDS
Megaworld Corp. Warrants 0.98 2,922,000 2,577,080.00 1 701,000 710,120.00
Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0780 1,060,000 80,450.00 0.0670 944,000 67,420.00
European jitters
to affect market
OUTGOING personality traits, or extraversion under
the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, are commonly
associated with leadership. Research shows that
extraverts seem to nd it easier to climb the corporate
ladder; 60 percent of CEOs demonstrate high levels
of extraversion. Does this mean that that introverts
cannot be leaders?
Extraverts vs. introverts
Extraversion is associated with people who are
dynamic, charismatic, and have good people skills.
They tend to prefer disciplines that provide them with
opportunities to work with people, for example, sales
and marketing, journalism or mass communication.
On the other hand, people with an introverted
personality tend to gravitate towards technical elds
such as Economics, Accounting, Engineering, and IT.
Aside from the fact that these functional areas need
leaders, too, most organizations end up promoting
their best technical people to positions of leadership,
regardless of whether or not they have the appropriate
leadership skills to handle the position.
Technical skills are different from people skills. Since
introverts are less comfortable interacting with people,
being responsible for supervising and managing people
usually become a challenge. Introverted people are more
comfortable working alone and are generally quiet.
They do not talk unless spoken to, and are not assertive.
Faced with the challenge of leading a group, they often
nd it difcult to energize the group, communicate with
them, speak in their behalf, and impose discipline when
necessary. Another likely challenge for introverted
people is dealing with strong or difcult personalities.
The aforementioned situations point to the common
perception that introverted people are not likely to be
good candidates for leadership positions.
Capitalize on strength of introverts
However, research shows that there are introverted
leaders, including famous personalities such as Bill
Gates and Amazons Jeff Bezos. Since we cannot
change our personalities, it is important to learn from
the experience of introverted leaders. Moreover,
research shows that introverts can play a crucial role
in leading teams.
Introverted leaders have strengths that can be
capitalized. Research shows that they are generally
conscientious, better listeners, and are more receptive
to new ideas. They internalize others ideas and can
use them to improve team performance. They are
also comfortable with and get energy from alone
time. Although introverts are less comfortable with
oral communication, they can and do tend to put
things in writing, thereby enabling them to get the
message across, perhaps more clearly.
Moreover, although they are not as sociable,
introverts are more likely to get into in-depth
conversations rather than idle chatter and can therefore
build better rapport and relationship. Though they may
not volunteer to speak in public, when they do, their
presentations are well-thought out and well-prepared.
A professor of psychology at the University of
Massachusetts opines that introverts do better
when managing a team of proactive members. The
personality of the leader must complement the group
they are managing, e.g., a dynamic and charismatic
leader (extravert) may work better with passive
members rather than with a highly functioning
group whose enthusiasm may be dampened by an
extraverts enthusiasm and tendency to frequently
override their ideas.
Say whats on your mind
Former Campbell Soup chief executive Doug
Conants advice is to just tell people you are shy. You
cant change who you are but need to say whats on
your mind since people cant read minds. This implies
an extra effort to be more assertive; other experts also
support this. Introverted leaders need to manage peoples
perception to make sure that they are not overlooked.
Experts have found we can learn from the positive
leadership traits of both extraverts and introverts, and
faced with an opportunity to lead, our challenge is to
exercise our exibility to tap into the appropriate style.
Talent managers should, therefore, not overlook
introverts when identifying candidates for leadership
positions; rather they should recognize what introverts
can offer. What talent managers need to ascertain is the
candidates willingness to exert extra effort and ability
to assert and whether or not the candidates style would
complement the group that he or she will manage.
Dr. Mary Margaret Que teaches in the graduate
programs of De La Salle Universitys Ramon V.
Del Rosario College of Business. She is also the
managing director of ExeQ Consulting Service.
She welcomes comments at gettque@yahoo.com.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are
those of the author and do not necessarily reect the
ofcial policy or position of De La Salle University,
its faculty, and its administrators.
MARY MARGARET QUE
GREEN LIGHT
By Lailany P. Gomez
STOCK prices are expected to remain
range-bound this week, with a slight
downward bias as the market was
disappointed by the lack of commitment
from the US Federal Reserve to further
boost the worlds largest economy and
Fitchs recent downgrade of Spain.
Accord Capital analyst Jun
Calaycay said bargain hunting,
industry developments, corporate
stories and news from abroad
would be the major sources of
volatility in this weeks trades.
He said technical guidance on
entry and exit levels would be
high in the minds of investors.
The news front continues
to be a mixed bag with recent
developments lending a negative
twist to trading emotion.
Nevertheless, the optimism on the
domestic economy, supported by a
6.4-percent rst-quarter GDP and
2.9-percent May ination, keeps
the long-term investment outlook
encouraging, Calaycay said.
He said while European
concerns would focus on whether
Greece should comply with the
conditions of two prior bailouts
and stay in the common currency
region, attention was slowly
shifting to Spain.
EU nance ofcials begin a
weekend discussion on a possible
rescue package for the country,
whose debt scenario dimmed
after Fitch Ratings pulled Spains
credit grade three notches lower
to BBBjust two steps above
junk. The shockwaves from
Spain would be signicant
considering its sizetwice the
combined size of Greece, Ireland
and Portugal, Calaycay said.
The three nations have so far
received a combined 386-billion
loan pledges. A Spanish rescue bill
is seen to require 350 billion.
Other uninspiring news from
the region last week included a
drop in German exports in April,
a decline in French business
condence as well as lower
Italian manufacturing output.
This has heightened fears
of a steepest global economic
slowdown since the end of the
2009 recession. World economic
growth projections have been
pared to 3.2 percent from 3.4
percent and to 3.7 percent from
3.9 percent for 2012 and 2013,
respectively, Calaycay said.
Meanwhile, US Fed chairman
Ben Bernankes statement on
diminishing returns of central
bank interventions disappointed
the market.
Some may interpret this as
the Fed nearing the end of its
expansionary cycle, or at the very
least, authorities running out of
tools to spur growth. There is little
room for interest rates adjustments
as it is already near zero, and is
expected to remain so through the
rest of the year, Calaycay said.
Security Bank said in a separate
note after Chinas surprise 25-
basis point cut in its policy rates
last week, the market would
watch wholesale inventories
data from the US and Chinas
consumer price index. It dened
the critical support line at a range
of 4,920 to 4,930 points.
Globe claims leadership in postpaid
GLOBE Telecom Inc. claimed
leadership in the postpaid segment
after dominating the market with
record-high gains in cellular
subscriber and revenue share in the
rst quarter of the year.
Globe said in a disclosure to
the Securities and Exchange
Commission that postpaid
subscriber share stood at 43 percent
in the rst quarter of the year, up
34 percent year-on-year, mainly
driven by the robust take-up of its
fully-customizable plans attract
new and old subscribers.
It added that postpaid service
revenues stood at P5.3 billion with
a share of 57 percent, much higher
than the combined revenues of its
two main competitors.
Market leadership is dened
by how big and effective you are
as a competitive player, where
leadership is not solely based on
the number of subscribers, but also
on revenues generated from their
active and continued usage of your
services, said Martha Sazon, head
of Globe Postpaid.
Clearly, Globe Postpaid bests
competition in both customer base
and revenues. Not only this, we also
have a core of loyal subscribers who
are happy with our rst to market,
best-in-class product offers that
competition tries to copy yet fails to
do so, putting Globe as the true and
only leading brand in postpaid, she
said. Lailany P. Gomez
Business
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PH defers higher biofuel blend
Govt taps Treasury
to pay PSALM debt
Paje seeks help of anti-crime body over gold smuggling
Batangas
coconut
infestation
contained
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE government plans to defer the
implementation of higher biofuel blends
over a span of 20 years to 2030, as local
ethanol and biodiesel output failed to catch
up with demand.
Energy Undersecretary Jay
Layug said the department was
now looking at implementing the
biofuel blend of 20-percent ethanol
in gasoline and 10-percent coco-
methyl ester in diesel by 2030.
Layug said the longer period
would ensure that feedstock
production would not affect the
countrys food supply. He said the
new targets were more realistic
numbers taking into account food
versus fuel concerns.
We have to make sure, as an
example for coconut, that we are
well within the maximum limit
allowed for coconut producers
to allot for biodiesel. The
same goes for ethanol. There
is limitation from SRA [Sugar
Regulatory Administration]
on how much sugarcane we
can allocate for bioethanol
production, Layug said.
He said the department came up
with the new targets after a review
of the Biofuels Law of 2006, in the
light of low production of ethanol
versus demand.
More or less our target will reach
2030. Its a long-term planning
just like the National Renewable
Energy Program. Were looking at
E20 by 2030, he said.
Layug also said the government
would implement the increased
biodiesel blend on a staggered
basis, from the present 2-percent
coco-methly ester blend to 5
percent or 10 percent by 2030.
He said the department would
recommend to the National
Biofuels Board a new ve- to
10-year program, given the slow
growth in biofuel production.
Five years ago when we passed
the law and we said we would
be the number one producer of
biofuels. Five years later, we are
hardly producing ethanol. So we
revisited our biofuels program,
we looked at some of the issues
and problems of the industry, and
then set a new target for the next
ve to 10 years, he said.
Layug said government needed
to entice more investors in ethanol
production due to the annual
demand of 400 million liters
based on the current 10-percent
ethanol blend for gasoline.
He said while a department
circular mandating the utilization
of locally-produced ethanol
before imports has helped local
production, local supply was still
short of the demand.
Based on our reports, it [circular]
has helped the local industry. Now
we just need to have a momentum
because we need annually for
bioethanol around 400 million
liters and we only have one-fourth
of that or even less than one-fourth
so theres a lot of room for local
production, the ofcial said.
GSIS reforms. Government Service Insurance System president and general manager Robert Vergara (rst row,
center) and trustee Danilo Gozo (rst row, left) discuss the reforms introduced by the new GSIS management with
seasoned journalists at the Bulong Pulungan sa Sotel last June 5. Shown with GSIS ofcials are (clockwise from
left, second row) Ruther Batuigas; Mandy Navasero; Joanne Rae Ramirez; Jullie Yap Daza; Charito Planas; Domini
Torrevillas; Aida Sevilla- Mendoza; Coritho Fiel; Frank Evaristo and Deedee Siytangco.
Manila
Standard
TODAY
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE
NATIONAL TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION
Scout Reyes Street, corner Panay Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. No. (02) 374-3987 Fax No. (02) 374-2505
I NVI TATI ON TO APPLY FOR ELI GI BI LI TY AND TO BI D
(MST-June 4 & 11, 2012)
The National Tobacco Administration (NTA), under its Corporate Operating
Budget for CY 2012, intends to apply the sum of Forty-Eight Million and
Nine Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP48,900,000.00) being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) in payment for the Project: Supply, Install,
Commission Machines and Equipment, Chilling and Cold Storage
Rooms for the NTA AgriPinoy Tobacco Farmers Food Processing and
Trading Center /PB No. 2012-05, at Brgy. Nanguneg, Narvacan, Ilocos
Sur. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at Bid opening.
The NTA now invites Bids from eligible Bidders to supply, install, and
commission machines, equipment, chilling room and cold storage rooms
for the Chicken Dressing Plant, Hog Slaughter House and Meat Processing
Plant. Delivery, installation, and commissioning of the GOODS is required
to be completed within 130 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice
to Proceed.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
using a non-discretionary "pass/fail criteria as specifed in the mplementing
Rules and Regulations Part-A (IRR-A) of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise
known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and is restricted to
Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, organizations with at least sixty per
cent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of
the Philippines. Likewise, the foregoing entities should possess a clean
track record in the supply, delivery, installation and after-sales service of
the needed machines, equipment and facilities, and must be recognized
by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) with at least Double
A (AA) Accreditation as Meat Establishment Equipment Fabricator/
Equipment Manufacturer and Supplier. Only Bids from Bidders who pass
the eligibility check will be opened.
Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the NTA and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00
A.M. to 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 non-refundable
fee in the amount of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (PhP15,000.00), in cash.
The NTA will hold a Pre-bid Conference open to all interested parties on
June 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the 3
rd
Floor NTA Building, Cors. Scout
Reyes Street and Panay Avenue, Quezon City.
Bid opening shall be on July 03, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at the 3
rd
Floor
NTA Building. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders
representative/s who choose/s to attend at the given address.
The NTA 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.
The NTA BIDS and AWARDS COMMITTEE (BAC)

Department of Agriculture
PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND
MECHANIZATION (PHILMech)
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND EXTENSION)
CLSU, Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija 3120 Philippines
(MST-June 4 & 11, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
Supply of Labor and Materials for the Construction of
Agricultural Machinery Development and Demonstration
Center (AMDDC)
1. The Phi l i ppi ne Center for Postharvest Devel opment and
Mechani zati on (PHi l Mech) through its Capi tal Outl ay 2012
intends to apply the sum of Php 12,000,000.00 being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) as indicated herein to payments
under the contract for the Supply of Labor and Materials for the
Constructi on of Agri cul tural Machi nery Devel opment and
Demonstration Center (AMDDC). Bids received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at Bid opening.
2. ThePhilippineCenter for Postharvest Development andMechanization
now invites Bids fromeligible bidders for the following:
Item / Specications Approved Budget
for the Contract
Supply of Labor and Materials for
the Construction of Agricultural
Machi ner y Devel opment and
Demonstration Center (AMDDC)
Php 12,000,000.00
TOTAL Php 12,000,000.00
Completion of the Works is required by November 6, 2012 or one
hundred twenty (120) calendar days from receipt of the Notice
to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years
from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to
the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the
Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II Instruction to Bidders.
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding
procedures using 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. InterestedBidders may obtainfurther informationfromthePhilippine
Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by
interested Bidders from the address below and upon payment of a
nonrefundable fee in the amount of Php 20,000.00.
The method of payment will be in cash. The Bidding Documents
shall be received personally by the prospective Bidder or his
authorized representative.
Mechanization will hold a Pre-Bid Conference open to all interested
parties on June 11, 2012, 10:00 am at PHiIMech Main Ofce,
Executive Lounge, CLSU Compound, Science City of Muoz,
Nueva Ecija.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before June
25, 2012 at PHiIMech Main Ofce, Executive Lounge, CLSU
Compound, Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija. 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. Bid opening shall be on June 25, 2012, 10:00am at PHilMech Main
Ofce, Executive Lounge, CLSU Compound, Science City of
Muoz, Nueva Ecija. Bids will be opened in the presence of the
Bidders representatives who choose to attend at the address below.
Mechanization 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.

PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR POSTHARVEST DEVELOPMENT AND
MECHANIZATION
(Formerly BUREAU OF POSTHARVEST RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION)
Main Offce :CLSU Cmpd., Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. (044) 4560287 / 4560213 FAX No. (044) 4560110
Liaison Offce : 3F ATI Bldg., Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. 9274019 / 9274029 FAX No. 9268159
(Sgd.) ARNEL RAMIR M. APAGA
BAC Chairman
By Elaine Ramos Alanguilan
THE government has tapped the excess cash of the
Bureau of Treasury to address the funding requirements
of highly indebted Power Sector Assets and Liabilities
Management Corp.
Finance Undersecretary Rosalia de Leon told
reporters the Treasury had put up a line of credit to
pay for PSALMs maturities and operational funding
requirements.
A review of the Treasurys cash ow showed it has
leeway to help nance PSALMs requirements. Since it
is the national government anyway that would borrow
on behalf of PSALM, it decided that instead of tapping
the bond markets for its requirements, we might as well
tap the Treasurys excess cash, De Leon said in an
interview.
The initial line is for P30 billion and PSALM has
already made a drawdown of P8 billion for maturities in the
past months. The amount should be sufcient for the next
12 months since there are no more big-ticket payments.
She said under the facility, the Treasury charges
PSALM nancing costs, but these were way below the
pricing that PSALM would pay had it gone to the market
for nancing.
De Leon said the government would think of
alternative sources of funds beyond the P30 billion,
which may involve the sale of the so-called power bonds
or pursuing the remaining $750 million of the national
governments global nancing program.
By Othel V. Campos
INSECT infestation of the
coconut industry in Batangas is
not expected to reach epidemic
level as it was contained at 6
percent of the coconut trees in
the province.
The Philippine Coconut
Authority, citing a provincial
assessment report, said of the total
coconut area of 34,932.7 hectares
in 34 towns, only 2,054.46
hectares in nine towns were
affected by the scale insects.
Among the towns affected
were Tanauan, Calaca, Lemery,
Sto. Tomas, Malvar, Agoncillo,
Talisay, Laurel and Balete.
The coconut scale insects,
Aspidiotus destructor Signoret,
are small plant parasites that
cause yellowing or chlorosis,
wilting, premature nutfall and
low yield of coconut trees.
PCA administrator Euclides
Forbes said he had directed eld
personnel to continuously take
actions to prevent infestation
to reach epidemic level and to
prevent it from spreading to
neighboring provinces such as
Laguna and Quezon.
The agency said mechanical
as well as biological control
measures were being applied. It
added that in young palms, the
scale insects could be controlled
by scrapping them off or by
spraying a jet of soapy water.
Washing infested plant parts or
a brisk wash spray of water can be
helpful in reducing populations,
particularly in cases of small
infestations and/or in young
palms. Leaf pruning to remove
infested parts is continuously
being done and disposed of by
burning, the PCA said.
THE Environment Department
has asked the help of the
Presidential Anti-Organized
Crime Task Force to stop
massive gold smuggling in the
country.
The department sought the
intervention in the wake of
the report of the Mines and
Geosciences Bureau that
the total Philippine metallic
mineral production value in
the first quarter of 2012 sank
38 percent to P19.61 billion
from P31.40 billion year-on-
year.
Environment Secretary
Ramon Paje said the sluggish
performance of the metallic
minerals in the first quarter
was largely due to the 92-
percent drop in the gold
purchases of the Bangko
Sentral from small-scale
miners and traders.
From 7,493 kilograms of gold
purchased in the same period in
2011 valued at P14.11 billion,
the acquisiton of the central
bank fell to just 618 kg worth
P1.35 billion.
Paje added the decline in the
gold purchases started during
the second semester of 2011
when the Bureau of Internal
Revenue strictly imposed the
collection of the 2-percent
excise tax and 10-percent
creditable withholding tax from
the sale of gold by small-scale
miners and traders.
The regulation was superseded
another ruling, which reduced
the creditable withholding tax
from 10 percent to 5 percent
effective April 2012.
The Bangko Sentral, through
its ve buying stations in Baguio
City, Davao City, Zamboanga
City, Naga City and Quezon
City deducts the corresponding
taxes from small-scale miners
and traders and remit them to
the BIR.
Paje said amid high gold
prices and the increasing number
of small-scale mining areas, the
decrease in purchases by the
Bangko Sentral suggested that
gold output was going to the
black market and smuggling
activities.
Total gold output as a
result fell 65 percent and 57
percent in volume and value,
respectively, from 11,427 kg
to 4,056 kg and from P21.63
billion and P9.33 billion year-
on-year.
Silver and chromite production
also suffered. The output of
copper, zinc, nickel and iron
grew during the same period.
Gold and silver continued to
enjoy better prices in the rst
quarter of 2012. Prices of the
yellow and white metals were
up 22 percent and 2.68 percent,
respectively.
Othel V. Campos
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Republika ng Pilipinas
Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig
(National Irrigation Administration)
Urdaneta, Pangasinan
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
(MST-June 11, 2012)
The National Irrigation Administration, through the General Appropriation Act of
2012 intends to apply the sum of Thi rty Ei ght Mi l l i on Ni ne Hundred Twenty
Nine Thousand Forty Five Pesos & 48/100 Pesos (Php38,929,045.48) being
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the
Construction of Bacnotan CIP under Contract No R1-LUIMO-12-06-143. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
1. The National Irrigation Administration now invites bids for the Construction
of Bacnotan CIP under GAA 101. The project is located in Bacnotan,
La Union with the following description of works:
Diversion Works & Canal Structures.
Completion of the Works is required within Three Hundred Sixty (360)
calendar days.
2. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single
contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of
the ABC. 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 five percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from National Irrigation
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (offce of the Head, BAC
Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to
5:00 PM:
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier of
a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of Twenty
Five Thousand (Php25,000.00).
6. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the frst day of
advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of
interest until submission and receipt of bids.
7. The National Irrigation Administration will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
June 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM, at the NIA-Regional Offce Conference
Room, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested
parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.
8. Bids must be delivered on or before 2:00 PM, June 25, 2012 at the
address below. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence
of the bidders representatives who choose to attend at the NIA-Region
I Conference Room, Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
10. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued
by the implementing offce.
11. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids,
declare a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring
any liability if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been
withheld or reduced through no fault of its own.
For further information, please refer to:
ENGR. MYRNA C. MARTINEZ - Head BAC Secretariat
NIA-Regional Offce No. 1
Barangay Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
E-mail address: niaengineeing@yahoo.com
(Sgd.) ROBERTO Q. ABULE
BAC Chairman
InvItatIon to BId no. 143
ConstruCtIon of BaCnotan CIP
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
(MST-June 11, 2012)
The National Irrigation Administration, through the General Appropriation Act of 2012
intends to apply the sum of SEVEN MILLION EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE & 87/100 (PHP7,087,483.87) PESOS being the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Construction
of Nama CIS under Contract No R1-PIMO-12-02-068. Bids received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
1. The National Irrigation Administration now invites bids for the Construction of
Nama CIS under GAA 101. The project is located in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan
with the description of work of
I. Repair of Diversion
II. River Embankment Protection
III. Canal Lining (Main Canal)
Completion of the Works is required within One Hundred Fifty (150) calendar days.

2. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period ten
(10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract
that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of the ABC.
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.
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (office of the Head, BAC
Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM:
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier of a non-
refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of SIX THOUSAND
PESOS (Php6,000.00).
6. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the first day of
advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of interest
until submission and receipt of bids.
7. The National Irrigation Administration will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on
June 14, 2012, 2:00 PM at the NIA-Regional Offce Conference Room,
Urdaneta City, Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested parties who
have purchased the Bidding Documents.
8. Bids must be delivered on or before :00 P.M., June 27, 2012 at the address
below. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence of the bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the NIA-Region I Conference Room,
Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Late bids shall not be accepted.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
10. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued by
the implementing offce.
11. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids, declare
a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring any liability
if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been withheld or reduced
through no fault of its own.
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
BAC Chairman
InvItatIon to BId no.068
ConstruCtIon of nama CIs
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
(MST-June 11, 2012)
The National Irrigation Administration, through the General Appropriation Act of 2012
intends to apply the sum of TWENTY SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR PESOS & 64/100 (PHP27,518,264.64)
being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract
for the Construction of Dumuloc RIS (Cabatuan Dam) Phase I under Contract
No R1-PIMO-12-06-145. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
1. The National Irrigation Administration now invites bids for the Construction of
Dumuloc RIS (Cabatuan Dam) Phase I under GAA 101. The project is located
in Bugallon, Pangasinan with the description of work:
Diversion Works
Completion of the Works is required within One Hundred Twenty (270) calendar
days.
2. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period ten (10)
years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single contract that is
similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of the ABC. 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.
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (offce of the Head, BAC Secretariat)
and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM:
Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier of a
non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of TWENTY
THOUSAND PESOS (Php20,000.00).
6. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the frst day of advertisement/
Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of interest until submission
and receipt of bids.
7. The National Irrigation Administration will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on June 14,
2012 at 2:00 PM, at the NIA-Regional Offce Conference Room, Urdaneta City,
Pangasinan which shall be open to all interested parties who have purchased
the Bidding Documents.
8. Bids must be delivered on or before 10:00 AM, June 27, 2012 at the address
below. Opening of Bids will immediately follow in the presence of the bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the NIA-Region I Conference Room,
Bayaoas, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Late bids shall not be accepted.
9. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms
10. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued by the
implementing offce.
11. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids, declare
a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring any liability
if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been withheld or reduced
through no fault of its own.
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
BAC Chairman
InvItatIon to BId no. 145
ConstruCtIon of dumuloC rIs (CaBatuan dam) Phase I
Tel./Fax No. 075-568-2308; 568-8442; 568-4876
(MST-June 11, 2012)
InvItatIon to BId
ConstruCtIon of san luIs CIs
The National Irrigation Administration through the General Appropriation Act of
2012 now invites bids for the ConstruCtIon of san luIs CIs under GAA 101. The
project is located in Rosales, Pangasinan. Bids received in excess of the ABC
shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Contract Ref. No.
Approved Budget
for the Contract
(ABC)
Description of Work
Contract
Duration
Pre-bid
Conference
Opening of
Bids
Location of Pre-bid
& Opening of Bids
A. PACKAGE 1
R1-PIMO-12-06-146 Php 5,934,665.92
Access Road Diversion
Works Mobilization
& Demobilization of
Equipment
180 c.d.
June 14, 2012 at
2:00 PM
June 27, 2012
at 10:00 AM
NIA-Reg. Offce Conf.
Room, Urdaneta City,
Pangasinan
B. PACKAGE 2
R1-PIMO-12-06-147 Php 4,365,301.77
Canal Structures &
Canal Lining
120 c.d.
June 14, 2012 at
2:00 PM
June 27, 2012
at 10:00 AM
Pangasinan
C. PACKAGE 3
R1-PIMO-12-06-148 Php 3,659,690.80
Canal Lining & Turn Out
Facilities
120 c.d.
June 14, 2012 at
2:00 PM
June 27, 2012
at 10:00 AM
Pangasinan
1. Bidder must have an experience of having completed, within a period
ten (10) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a single
contract that is similar to the contract to be bid, must be at least 50% of
the ABC. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding
Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instructions to Bidders.
2. 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.
Administration, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan (offce of the Head, BAC
Secretariat) and inspect the Bidding Documents from 8:00 A.M to 5:00 PM:
Bidders from the above address and upon payment at the NIA Cashier
of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount of
SIX THOUSAND PESOS (Php6,000.00) for package 1 and FOUR
THOUSAND PESOS (Php4,000.00) for package 2&3.
5. Issuance & Availability of bidding documents is from the frst day of
advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid/ Request for Expression of
interest until submission and receipt of bids. Late bids shall not be
accepted.
6. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable
forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a Certifcate of Site Inspection issued
by the implementing offce.
8. The National Irrigation Administration reserves the right to reject bids,
declare a failure of bidding, and not to award the contract without incurring
any liability if the funds/allotment for the project to be bid has been withheld
or reduced through no fault of its own.
Telefax No: (075)568-8442
BAC Chairman
(MST-June 11, 2012)
REGION XII
Cotabato City Sub-District Engineering Offce
008 Ramon H. Rabago Sr. St., Cotabato City
Telefax No.(064) 421-2206
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of Cotabato City
Sub-District Engineering Offce (CCSDEO), 008 Ramon Rabago Sr. Street,
Cotabato City, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contrac-
tors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
1. Contract ID: 12-MA-0039
Name of Project: Repair/Rehabilitation/Construction of Farm-to-
Market Roads at Brgy. Poblacion-Brgy. Dalican
to Brgy. Benolen & Brgy. Bagoinged
Location: Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao
Brief Description: Rehab. of 6.580 kms Gravel Road
Major items of Work: Items 102, 104, 200, 500(1), SPL-1 & SPL-2
Approved Budget for the
Contract (ABC): P 9,548,016.50
Contract Duration (CD): 103 cal. days
Cost of Bid Documents: 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
Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI),
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) Prior
Registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at
least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity (NFCC) 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. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from
Prospective Bidders
June 25, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 11, 2012 to June 25, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference June 14, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids June 26, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.
5. Opening of Bids June 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Department
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of Cotabato City Sub-District
Engineering Offce (CCSDEO), 008 Ramon Rabago Sr. Street, Cotabato City,
upon payment of a non-refundable fee of (As Stated Above). 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. 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 Financial
Component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of Cotabato City
Sub-District Engineering Offce (CCSDEO), 008 Ramon Rabago Sr. Street,
Cotabato City 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.) EBRAHIM M. LANGEBAN
(BAC-Chairman)
(MST-June 11, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Cavite Sub-District Engineering Offce,
through FY2012 R.A 8794 Automatic Appropriations CY 2012 CURRENT, invites contractors
to bid for the following projects:
1.
Contract I.D. 12DG0057
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Maragondon-Magallanes-
Amuyong Road K0054306 K0054+300 with exception
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,950,000.00
2.
Contract I.D. 12DG0058
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Maragondon-Magallanes-
Amuyong Road K0055+100 K0055+722 with exception
Contract Location : Cavite
Major Category : Roads-Rehabilitation-Asphalt
of Work
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 4,950,000.00
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 bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase bid
documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH,
(b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint
venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least
equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the Eligibility
Check, Preliminary Examination of Bids.
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 : June 7 June 21, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents to registered : June 7 June 27, 2012
Contractors
3. Pre-Bid Conference : June 15, 2012 at 10:00AM
4. Receipt of Bids : Deadline: June 27, 2012
Until 10:00A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : June 27, 2012 @ 2:00PM
Prospective bidders may download the LOI Forms from DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The BAC will issue hard copies of LOI forms at DPWH, Cavite Sub-District Engineering
Offce, Tagaytay City.
The BAC will issue hard copy of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the DPWH ,Cavite Sub-District
Engineering Offce, Akle St., cor. Mahogany Avenue, Brgy. Kaybagal South, Tagaytay City,
upon payment of non-refundable fee of P 5,000.00 for the proposal booklets. Prospective
bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website and shall pay the said fees
on or before the submission of their Bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties. Only who have purchased
the BDs are enjoined to attend the said Pre-Bid Conference and may ask questions pertaining
the project, so that they shall be properly informed of some important matters regarding the
above projects.. Bid must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable
form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the Bidding
Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the
CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will
be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and post-qualifcation. The technical and fnancial components of the bid should be book
bound and each sheet properly paginated (ex: Page 1 of 200).
The DPWH, Cavite Sub-District Engineering Offce, Tagaytay City reserves the right to 1)
reject bids, 2) declare a failure of bidding, and 3) not to award the contract without incurring
any liability if the funds /allotments for said program/project/activity have been withheld or
reduced through no fault of its own.
Approved by :

(Sgd.) YOLANDA C. HERNANDEZ
BAC Vice Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) CARLITO C. JOSE
District Engineer
Region IV - A
CAVITE SUB-DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Tagaytay City
Tel. No. (046) 413-1347; Telefax # (046) 413-2936
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
Region XI
DAVAO DEL SUR 1
st
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Digos City
DPWH INFRA-07 - Standard Advertisement-Revised IRR
INVITATION TO BID
The Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce, through Its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contracts:
Contract ID: 12LD0024
Contract Name: Cluster III - Furtherance of CY 2011 Regular Infrastructure
Projects
1. Widening of Miral Bridge along Davao-Cotabato Road, Bansa-
lan
2. Widening of Digos Bridge along Digos Diversion Road, Digos
City
3. Bansalan-Mt. Apo National Park Road, Bansalan
4. Asphalt Overlay of Davao-Cotabato Road (Davao City-Digos
Junction)
Contract Location: Davao del Sur
Scope of Work: Construction/Improvement of Lined Canal, Bridge Painting,
Pavement Markings, Installation of Traffc Safety and Signs
Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC): 1. P 2,076,420.50
2. P 2,252,268.15
3. P 622,475.99
4. P 91,237.06
Total = P 5,042,401.70
Contract Duration : 45 calendar days
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in ac-
cordance with R.A. 9134 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture
with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at
least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
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).
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders June 7, 2012 to June 21, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
2. Issuance of Bidding-Documents June 7, 2012 - June 26, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference June 14, 2012 @ 2:00 am.
4. Receipt of Bids June 26, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.
5. Opening of Bids June 26,2012 @ 2:10 p.m.
in the Bidding Documents (BDs) in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the
BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid,
including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial
component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration from the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents at Davao
del Sur 1st District Engineering Offce. Dittos City. Davao del Sur upon payment
of a non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00, Prospective bidders that will download the
Bidding Documents shall pay the same amount upon submission of their Bids, Bids
must accompanied by a bid security in any acceptable form in the amount stated in
The Davao del Sur 1
st
District Engineering Offce, Digos City, Davao del Sur
reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) AMPARO M.CLAR
BAC Chairman
(MST-June 11, 2012)
Department of Public Works &. Highways
Batanes District Engineering Offce
Basco, Batanes
RE-INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID
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: 12BA0020- Goods
Contract Name: COMPLETION OF MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING
(BASCO GYMNASIUM)
Contract Location: Basco, Batanes
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : P 3,833,197.44
Delivery period: 45 CD upon receipt of approved Purchase Order
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in ac-
cordance 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 registra-
tion 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 commit-
ment 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 regis-
tration with complete requirements, and issue the Suppliers Registration Certifcate
(SRC) Registration forms may be secured from the secretariat, BAC for Goods Offce,
Ground Floor, DPWH Central Offce
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents: June 8, 2012 - June 29, 2012
2. Pre-Bid conference June 14, 2012; 9:00 AM.
3. Receipt of Bids June 29, 2012 Deadline: 9:00 AM
4. Opening of Bid June 29, 2012 Time : 10:00 AM
The BAC Will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at BAC for Goods Sec-
retariat, DPWH Batanes District Engineering Offce Administrative Building Mo-
torpol Compound, from 8:00 AM to 5:00PM of June 8, 2012 to June 29, 2012 upon
payment of non-refundable fee of one thousand pesos (Php 1,000.00). Prospective
Bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website and shall
pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be
accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and form, as stated in Section 27.2 of
the Revised IRR.
Prospective Bidders, shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed envelopes to the BAC Chairman The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility
requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated responsive Bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works & Highways reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids and to annul the bidding process any time before Contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

(Sgd.) ARISTEO G. GALAROSA
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER D. NOLA, CESE
District Engineer
(MST-June 11, 2012)
Cagayan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Libertad, Abulug, Cagayan
INVITATION TO BID
CLUSTER NO. 2012-022
May 28, 2012
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH - Cagayan 2
nd
District Engineering
Offce (Cagayan 2
nd
DEO), Libertad, Abulug, Cagayan invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects, viz:
1. Contract ID : 12BC0143
Contract Name : Construction of Gagabutan Bridge No. 4 inc. PCCP
Location: Along Cagayan Apayao Road Rizal, Cagayan
Contract Duration: 270 cal. days
Brief Description: BCC- Bridge Construction Concrete With PCCP
Cost of Bid Docs.: Php 20,000.00
Approved Budget
for the Contract: Php 31,308,026.32
2. Contract ID : 12BC0144
Contract Name : Construction of Lima Bridge inc PCCP
Location: Along Cagayan Apayao Road, Rizal, Cagayan
Contract Duration: 270 cal. days
Brief Description: BCC- Bridge Construction Concrete With PCCP
Cost of Bid Docs.: Php 20,000.00
Approved Budget
for the Contract: Php 32,750,221.86
The BAC will conduct this procurement process in accordance with the Revised
Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184. Bids in excess of
the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of bid.
To bid for this contract, a contractor shall purchase bid documents and submit his Letter
of Intent and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH
and the PhilGEPS, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative or joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of
the contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of the ABC within
a period of ten years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC,
or credit line commitment at least equal to 10% of the ABC. The BAC will use non-
discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
DPWH-Central Procurement Offce (CPO) before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-CPO will only process contractors application for registration with complete
requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration
forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website: www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents 10:00AM- June 5-26, 2012
2. Deadline: Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders 10:00 AM, June 14, 2012
3. Pre Bidding Conference 10:30 AM June 14, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids- Deadline 10:00 AM, June 26, 2012
5. Opening of Bids 1:30 PM, June 26, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at the Offce of the
BAC Chairman-DPWH- Cagayan 2
nd
DEO upon payment of a non-refundable fees as
stated above. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH Website.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bid. The pre-bid conference shall be open only to
interested parties who have purchased BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security
in the amount and form as required under Section 27.2 of the revised IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the offce of the BAC Chairman
before the deadline set above. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component
of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC and the updated PCAB license. 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.
Prospective contractors may be required to present the original copies of their
PCAB license and CRC during the bidding for authentication.
The DPWH-Cagayan 2
nd
DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to
annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) JAIME P. CATOLOS,JR.
Engineer III
Chairman-Bids and Awards
Committee
Noted:
(Sgd.) JOSELITO T. ARAO
OIC-District Engineer
(MST-JUNE 11, 2012)
Offce of the President
of the Philippines
Malacaang
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
INVITATION TO BID
The Offce of the President, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC),
hereby invites all interested Phil-GEPS registered manufacturers, suppliers and
dealers to submit bids for the following projects, to wit:
Purchase
Request
(PR) No.
Project
Approved
Budget for the
Contract
Non-
Refundable
Bid Fees
12-04-4646 1. Supply of Labor and
Materials for the Restoration
of Narra Wood Flooring of
Main Gallery at 2nd Floor,
Kalayaan Hall, Malacaang
Compound
Php6,335,668.00 Php6,400.00
Bid Documents are available from June 8 June 28, 2012, upon payment of non-
refundable fees stated above, from 8:00AM to 12:00N and from 1:00PM to 5:00PM,
Monday to Friday, and up to 9AM on the last day of the issuance and acquisition of bid
docs, at the BAC Secretariat Offce, RM 118, First Floor Mezzanine, Mabini Hall Bldg.,
JP Laurel St.,San Miguel, Malacaang, Manila (Tel. No. 784-42-86 loc. 4161).
A pre-bid conference for the purpose will be held on June 14, 2012 at 2:00
PM at the Executive Secretaries Hall and Gallery, 4th Floor, Mabini Hall Building,
Malacaang, Manila. Only those who have purchased bidding documents will be
allowed to participate in the pre-bid conference.

Deadline for the submission of the Bid/Tender Documents/Forms is on June
28, 2012 Thursday at 10:00AM at the BAC Secretariat Offce, RM 118 First Floor
Mezzanine, Mabini Hall Bldg., JP Laurel St.,San Miguel, Malacaang, Manila. The
opening of bids will be held on the same day, June 28, 2012, Thursday at 10:05AM
at the Executive Secretaries Hall and Gallery, 4th /F Mabini Hall Bldg., Malacaang,
Manila.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
a non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specifed in the Revised Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the
Government Procurement Reform Act. Bids received in excess of the Approved
Budget for the Contract (ABC) shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

All particulars relative to eligibility screening, bid security, performance security,
pre-bid conference/s, evaluation of bids, post-qualifcation and award of contracts
shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Revised IRR.
The Offce of the President-Bids and Awards Committee reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or
bidders.
(Sgd.) Atty. MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
(MST-June 11, 2012)
(MST-June 11, 2012)
ZardonyxStreet, Taculing, Bacolod City
Telefax: 034-707-7188, 433-2804, BAC 707-7188
-0-
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) through the Government of the Philippines (GOP), invites
contractors to bid for the project:
Contract ID No. 12GC0041
Contract Name: Repair/Rehabilitation/Improvement of Bacolod
South Road
Contract Location: K0000+0 K0000+460 w/ exceptions, Bacolod City
Scope of Works: Bituminous tack coat; bituminous concrete
surface course (hot laid); refective thermoplastic
stripping material (solid form); health and safety
program.
Approved Budget for the Contract: 10,000,000.00
Cost of Bidding Documents: P10,000.00
x-x-x-x-x
Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the procurement process
stipulated in the IRR of RA 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at the opening of bids.
Contractors/applicant who are interested in the DPWH civil works are required
to register in the DPWH National Registry for Civil Works Contractors prior to the
schedule of submission of bid. Those already registered shall keep their records
current and updated prior to the schedule of submission of bid. Contractors
eligibility to bid on the project will be determined using the DPWH Contract Profle
Eligibility Process (CPEP) and subject to further post-qualifcation. Information on
registration can be obtained at DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph or at CPO, 5
th

Floor, DPWH Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila from 8:00AM to 5:00PM.
To bid for this contract, a contractor-applicant upon submission of Letter of
Intent (LOI) together with the original Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC),
Contractors Information (CI) and additional documents which the contractor/
applicant may deem necessary in the eligibility processing, must purchase a
complete set of bidding documents and must meet the herein major criteria:
a) registered contractor at 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 from the
date of submission and receipt of bids; and, e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity
of at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment of 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.
1. Deadline for submission of LOI June 8-20, 2012 , at 5:00PM
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 8-27, 2012 on or before10:00AM
3. Pre-bid Conference June 15, 2012 at 10:00AM
DPWH BCDEO BAC Conference Room
4. Deadline for Submission/Receipt of Bids June 27, 2012 on or before 10:00AM
5. Opening of Bids June 27, 2012 at 1:30PM,
DPWH BCDEO BAC Conference Room
A complete set of Bid of Documents (BDs) will be available for issuance at
DPWH, Bacolod City District Engineering Offce, Zardonyx Street, Taculing,
Bacolod City, upon payment of a non- refundable fee. Interested contractors may
also download the BDs from the DPWH website (if available) which shall be paid
on or before the submission of bids. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only
to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by
a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective bidders may obtain further information from the BAC of the
concerned procuring entity at DPWH, BCDEO, Zardonyx Street, Taculing, Bacolod
City, with telephone nos. (034)707-7188.
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. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of
bidders representatives who choose to attend. Contract will be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-
qualifcation.
The DPWH, Bacolod City District Engineering Offce, reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ARTURO F. BADAJOS, JR.
BAC Chairman
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
QUEZON CITY FIRST ENGINEERING DISTRICT
Sta. Catalina St., Brgy. Holy Spirit Quezon City
Tel. Nos. 431-4597 * 931-1652 * 931-1568 * 431-4598 Fax No. 951-4696
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Public Works And Highways-Quezon City First Engineering District
through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply for eligibility and, if
found eligible, to bid for the following contract:
Name of Project Amount
1. Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Commonwealth Avenue P19,799,841.66
Northbound, Q.C. (K0013+300-K0016+000) with Exception
2. Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Commonwealth Avenue P19,799,817.12
Southbound, Q.C. (K0013+300-K0016+000) with
Exception
3. Repair/Rehabilitation of Regalado Avenue South, Brgy. P9,699,939.14
Fairview, Q.C.
4. Repair/Rehab/Improvement of PAWB Administration Bldg. P6,271,796.00
No. 2 (Annex Phase III)
5. Rehabilitation of the CHR Central Offce SAAC Building, P8,819,940.40
Q.C. (Phase III)
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with their
Class A Documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint
venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of
ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary
examination of bids.
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-POCW
Central Offce will only process Contractors applications for registration, with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 8 to 27, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference June 15, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
3. Submission of LOIs from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline:
June 21, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids June 27, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids June 27, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
Prospective bidders may download the LOI Forms from DPWH website: www.dpwh.gov.ph
(allowing the flling of Letter of Intent free of charge and prescribing fxed costs of bidding documents
as per D.O. No. 52 dated October 3, 2011).
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Quezon City
First Engineering District Sta. Catalina St. Brgy. Holy Spirit Q.C., BAC Secretariats
offce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos Only (P10,000,00).
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Bidders
that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the
submission of their bid documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27. 2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain
the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility requirements. The second
envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest
Calculated Responsive bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post qualifcation.
Interested contractors are also required to present the original copies of the following
documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB License; b) Contractors
Registration Certifcate; c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation; d) Latest copy of
Authorizing Managing Offcer; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE, f) Phil-GEPS
Order Form (Document Request List).
The Quezon City First Engineering District assumes no responsibility whatsoever to
compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of the bid.
The Quezon City First Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid
and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time prior to contract award, without
incurring any liability to the affected bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd.) MARLYN G. INGUILLO
Engineer III
(BAC-Chairman)
Noted:
(Sgd.) ROSELLER A. TOLENTINO
District Engineer
(MST-JUNE 11, 2012)
REAL ESTATE ASSET BI DDI NG COMMI TTEE
The AFP-Retirement and Separation Benefts System (AFP-RSBS) invit es
int erest ed part ies t o purchase, by way of sealed bid, t he following propert ies
on as- is basis.
Description Location Min. Floor Price
197 Resident ial and 16
Commercial Condominium Unit s
( as one lot ) wit h TFA: 16, 512. 19
sqm, wit h TCT No. 227367 ( TLA:
1, 179 sqm)
Lot 1961 ( TLA: 10, 947 sqm) wit h
TCT No. T- 326756
143 Yakal St ., Brgy.
Kayamanan A,
Makat i Cit y
St a. Rosa, Laguna
Php404, 330, 400. 00
Php18, 609. 900. 00
I nt erest ed bidders may obt ain bidding document s wit h propert y descript ions
upon payment of P10, 000. 00 ( for Makat i propert y) and/ or P500 ( for St a. Rosa
propert y) st art ing June 11, 2012 at t he Marketing and Sales Department, G/F
AFP-RSBS Bldg., 424 Capinpin Ave., Camp Aguinaldo, Q.C. All bids must
be accompanied by a bid deposit equivalent to 10% of the minimum foor price.
A pre- bidding conference is scheduled on June 18, 2012 at 10 am, at t he
Galang Hall, AFP-RSBS Bldg., 424 Capinpin Ave., Camp Aguinaldo, Q.C.
Bids will be opened in t he presence of t he bidders or t heir represent at ives on
June 29, 2012 at 10 am in t he same venue.
For inquiries, please call Ramir or Wendell at 912- 0056 or 911- 0313.
( Sgd. ) MGen Daniel R Casabar, Jr AFP (Ret.)
Chairman, Real Est at e Asset Bidding Commit t ee
AFP-Retirement and Separation Benefts System
424 Capinpin Avenue, Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon Cit y
(MST-June 11 & 12, 2012)
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Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
IN BRIEF
Zambo Norte turns 60
Getting a head start in Bicol race
Ortega beefs up
health program
Goal: Five million fruit trees
Teamwork. National Irrigation Authority head Antonio Nangel and SN Aboitiz Power-Magat president
and chief executive Emmanuel Rubio have agreed to upgrade the Magat River Integrated Irrigation
System to improve water use for optimum farm productivity and power generation. Joining them are
(from left) are NIA-MRII operations manager Helsey Bermudez; NIA deputy administrator Roberto
Suguitan; and project director Carol Cunningham, Greeneld Development-SNAP. JESSICA M. BACUD
THE Department of Agriculture
and the National Irrigation
Administration have planted
ve million fruit-bearing trees
in three years to support the
climate change cause.
We have started started
planting 1.5 million trees in
Pantabangan dam in Nueva
Ecija, targetting all the water
dams in the country with
more than ve million trees
in a span of three years,
Agriculture Secretary Proceso
Alcala said.
We are not only after the
welfare of farmers but we are
also aware that we need to take
care our environment. Taking care of the environment is also like
taking care of our farmers.
Alcala said the barangays and regional ofces would help the
communities to grow mango, guava, santol and other species.
They will take care of these trees because they know they will
gain something from them, he said.
Irrigation administrator Antonio Nangel said the campaign
follows Malacaangs National Greening Program which is meant
to protect the watersheds and help prevent oods during typhoons.
Gigi Muoz David
By Franklin P. Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY--Ecumenical prayers and a thanksgiving
mass were offered to mark the 60th founding anniversary of
Zamboanga del Norte.
In his homily at the Capitol Plaza, Monsignor Edgar Agura
extolled the contributions of past administrations in shaping
the province including the programs of Palayan ng Bayan
in Kalawit town by former Governor Virginio Lacaya, the
establishment of an agro-technical science high school in
Dipolog City by Governor Alberto Ubay among other achievers
following the rst governor, the late Felipe Azcuna, who led the
old Zamboanga.
The prelate also lauded present Gov. Rolando Yebes,
now on his last term, on his exceptional service which is
recognized by Civil Service Commission, Department of
Interior and Local Government and other agencies and
organizations.
The anniversary festivities were capped by the Hudyaka
at the Zamboanga del Norte National High School campus
here, featuring booths set up by towns on their agri-tourism
attractions.
Under Republic Act 711, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga
del Sur were formed out of the old province on June 6, 1952. The
twin provinces had 11 towns each with Dipolog and Pagadian as
capitals of Del Norte and Del Sur, respectively.
Zamboanga City is a chartered city.
The rst municipalities composing Zamboanga del Norte
were Dapitan, Rizal, Dipolog, Katipunan, Sindangan, Labason,
Siocon, Polanco, Pian, Liloy and Manukan.
By Dexter A. See

SAN FERNANDO CITY
La Union Governor Manuel
Ortega said health cards have
been distributed to at least
27,408 indigent families in the
province.
He told Dr. Domingo
Banson, Philippine Health
Insurance Corp. president, said
the beneciaries were screened
from residents in rst and
second districts.
We want to improve
the health condition of
our indigent constituents,
especially those living in far
ung communities, Ortega
told Manila Standard, adding
that capitol is committed to
allocate more funds for the
universal health care program.
Banzon discussed with local
executives, health ofcer
and service providers on the
expansion of PhilHealths
programs.
Ortega said more healthcare
facilities are lined up this year
to widen coverage along with
the renovation of ve district
hospitals and the purchase of
new equipment.
He told Banzon that the La
Union Medical Center would
add an OB-Gyne Building
this year to serve patients
from other parts of the Ilocos
region.
According to Ortega, health
helps maximise productivity
of human resources toward
achieving growth targets.
By Oliver Samson
SORSOGON CITYAfter losing to
Governor Raul Lee in 2010, former 2
nd

district Rep. Jose Solis said the second
round will be a sweet revenge.
He cannot be too condent,
Solis said. He is not the voter
and it is not yet election day.
Daniel Jazmin III, Lees chief
of staff, scoffed at the claim of the
challenger to put up a credible bid.
He (Solis) cannot win,
Jazmine told Manila Standard.
His chance is too slim.
Vladimir Frivaldo, provincial
board member, of the Solius
camp, shrugs off the fearless
forecast as self-serving.
They are in power and may
have the advantage, he said.
But only the people can certify
that when the time to decide has
come.
Solis admitted that he was the
campaign manager of Lee in the
race against Vladimirs father,
the late Governor Juan Frivaldo
in 1995.
Incumbent 2nd district Rep.
Deogracias Ramos Jr. and other
Lee confederates are keeping an
open line, or so Solis claims.
My kumpare (Ramos) will
not support Lee, he said in a
phone interview. Allies of Lee,
including the people in capitol,
are secretly talking to me.
Frivaldo has conrmed the
Ramos-Solis pact for the 2013
polls.
Lee and Ramos were allies,
he said. But not anymore because
Lee is pushing (Bulan) ex-mayor
(Guillermo) de Castro to run for
Congress against Ramos.
Jazmine said it was tough
luck for the opposition more so
with the LED alignment of Lee
with the Escuderos composed
of Senator Francis Escudero, 1st
district Rep. Sonny Escudero, and
Vice governor Antonio Escudero;
and Deonida.
The coalition is too good to
be true because Sorsogon City
Mayor Leovic Dioneda had
run against the Lees in past
elections.
Lazmine said Lees leadership
spanned decades of service which
saw infrastructure and tourism
development.
Not to be outdone, Frivaldo
said his bet invested a lot in
human resource.
Solis gave priority to
education by allotting millions
of pesos for books, computers,
school buildings, and day-care
centers, he said.
Historically, Lees stronghold
is the rst district which includes
Sorsogon City with 78,000
registered voters in 2010.
Solis counts on second district
that has Bulan, his hometown,
Irosin and Gubat, combining
with other localities to put up
44,000 registered voters.
Eyeing the Liberal Party, Solis
ran under Kampi when Lee was
elected governor in 2010 as bet
of the Nacionalista Party.
Case in Brookes Point
PALAWAN tribal leaders have
called on Bantay Kalikasan to
honor the cease order issued by
the National Commission on
Indigenous People.
NCIP eld ofcer Ricardo
Sanga who issued directive alleged
that Banay Kalikasan has been
soliciting signatures using ante-
dated forms from villagers.
He said the forms purported to
be prior informed consent to allow
the conversion of a community to a
resort at Sabsaban Falls in Barangay
Aribungos, Brookes Point.
The consent and a certicate
of precondition are required as
protection of native settlers under
the Indigineous Rights Act against
intrusion and exploitation of the
ancestral domain.
The Brookes Point Federation of
Tribal Councils said Bantay Kalikasan
has been defying Sangas order to
maintain status quo following the
groups entry on March 24, 2012.
Hospital claims rushed
HOSPITALS in Western Visayas
commended the Philippine Health
Insurance Corp. for the speedy
processing of claims for medical
reimbursement.
With regards to claims processing,
this has been an ongoing struggle of
the hospitals before, because I think
its almost like part of the hospital
especially on nancing, said Dr.
Elmer Pedregosa, president of the
College of Hospital Administrators
and Private Hospitals Association in
the Philippines.
He is also administrator of Iloilo
Mission Hospital.
PhilHealth vice president Dennis
Mas said the turn-around used to
take 60 to 90 days.
Now, claims for case rates are
processed within 28 days and claims
under Fee-for-Service are processed
within 32 days, he said.
Joining Pedregosa, administrator
of Iloilo Mission Hospital, in lauding
PhilHealth were Arlene Ledesma,
president and chief executive of
Pablo Torre Memorial Hospital based
in Bacolod City; Dr. Jose Fermin,
Western Visayas Medical Center
chief; Dr. Girlie Pinongan, Negros
Occidental Provincial Hospital head;
and administrators Jo Marie Crisix
Muyco and Jessie Contreras, of
Iloilo Doctors Hospital and Capiz
Emmanuel Hospital, respectively.
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but adapt to urban blight. SONNY ESPIRITU
Run, run show. Footracers shift to high gear
in Merrell Adventure 2012 along with Aquabest
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PHOTOREADY
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BEYOND MASSAGES
After a massage,
you dont just feel
invigorated. You feel
calm and recharged,
ready to face the world
again.
By Ed Biado
ADVERTISING campaigns have the
potential to make or break a brand
and in todays increasingly connected
world, word-of-mouth is the most pow-
erful tool to make your presence be
known. But one wrong move can turn
your campaignand your brand
from universally acclaimed to univer-
sally panned. One way or the other,
people will react.
Just like in conversations, there are
three things that you shouldnt touch on
in any ad campaign, they say. These are
religion, politics and race. Local appar-
el brand Bayo got itself entangled with
the last point. In its new campaign,
Whats Your Mix? the company ac-
knowledges the beauty and uniqueness
of Filipinos of mixed race and heritage.
Now, thats not a controversial mes-
sage at all. But the explanation that fol-
lowed, which is a long copy juxtaposed
with the image of Jasmine Curtis (who
was labeled accordingly as 50 percent
Australian and 50 percent Filipino),
implied something that is subject to in-
terpretation. Thats just the tiny hole that
people needed to break the doors open.
Fashion has always sought to be con-
troversial, like Marc Jacobs cross-dress-
ing escapades, the suggestive homoerotic
ads of Abercrombie & Fitch and the in-
your-face print ads of Tom Ford featuring
full-frontal naked models. Edgy and artsy
fashion magazines have long exploited
the ne line between art and pornogra-
phy, commentary and blasphemy, ideal-
ization and discrimination.
Regular fashion magazines, on the
other hand, are known to perpetually
favor blemish-free, thin and tall girls.
Real girlsthose who are neither
blemish-free, tall nor thinare left
with the impression that they dont t
the denition of beautiful. Its a rare
and quite novel instance wherein a real
girl is on the cover of a magazine.
Of course, sometimes, magazines
go too far. Like various international
editions of Vogue that featured models
in black-face and so-called slave jew-
elry. Both instances offended people
of African descent because they were
clearly offensive and discriminatory
against that race. Even here in the Phil-
ippines, that mistake was made. Re-
member the retracted cover of FHM
with Bella Padilla set against a back-
drop of models who were made to ap-
pear darker?
Then, theres Bayo. No, it doesnt
discriminate against dark skin tones.
But it does seem to give the impres-
sion that Filipinos who are x-percent
something else are superior to those
who are 100 percent Pinoy. The brand
argues that the campaign is about be-
ing Filipino and that its nationality, not
race, thats the message. Thats where
theyre wrong. (It can also be argued
that most Filipinos today are mixed,
thanks to our colonial and immigration
history, but thats beside the point.)
Nationality is Pinoy Pride or
the American Dream. These are two
catchphrases that we see a lot in media
and advertising. It speaks of a way of
life, not heritage. When youre proud-
ly Pinoy, it means that you take pride
in your Filipino culture, customs and
traditions. And youre also proud of the
accomplishments of your fellow Filipi-
nos in the international scene.
But when you compare ethnic back-
grounds with fashion concepts, like
mixing and matching separates, for ex-
ample, things get shaky.
Shortly after the online discussion
(mostly outrage) exploded, Bayo took
down the billboards and, through vice
president Lyn Agustin, issued an apol-
ogy, as follows:
We, at Bayo, deeply apologize for
the message our campaignWhats
Your Mix?has unintentionally con-
veyed. We would like to express our re-
grets to those who have been offended
or felt discriminated against.
Our company and our partners have
always taken pride in being pro-Fili-
pino as we continue to celebrate our
uniqueness and achievements. We be-
lieve that being a Filipino will always
make you 100 percent beautiful. It is
unfortunate that this message got lost
along the way.
We thank everyone who has shown
support for our thrust of promoting
Filipino beauty, talent, and creativity.
Based on that statement, we pretty
much can deduce what the projects
creative brief was. It can be assumed
that they even had the United Colors
of Benetton ads celebrating diversity
as the source of inspiration. Whats
Your Mix? was supposed to send a
message that dares defy social conven-
tion. For generations in the Philippines,
people were brought up to believe that,
to be more beautiful, they should have
fairer skin (papaya soap, anyone?). The
campaign counters that very restrictive
school of thought. You dont need to be
mestiza, it says. But theres a catch, al-
beit implied. You have to be mixed.
And when they presented images of
various models of mixed ethnicity in
varying racial percentages, it was con-
fusing. Maybe thats why the long copy
was thereto esh out the idea, avoid
ambiguity and explain the curious per-
centage allocations.
Although, it should be noted that
the copy was just as confusing as the
images.The explanation failed to jus-
tify the taglines. Also, the way it was
worded and phrased made race and be-
ing of mixed ethnicity seem so simple,
random and trivial, like having fun
creating your own look in accordance
to your mood or present state of mind.
(Quote from the copy.)
Was there a copywriter who got lost
in translation? From a seemingly sound
brief and big idea, what made it to
nal artwork was a grammatically in-
consistent blabbering rant of a bimbo
who cannot distinguish between race
and nationality. (Another digression:
To be fair, it wasnt really the copy-
writers fault. The culprit is the person
who approved the copy and the whole
campaign to begin with.)
An unintentional controversy
THE battle for retail brand supremacy is one marked by the
common goal of combining style and wearability. Philippine
Fashion Week stage has seen several noteworthy names that
have grown leaps and bounds in achieving that successful
union of form and utility.
Penshoppe has driven what used to be a jeans-and-shirt brand to the
style credibility that the retailer is enjoying of late. In the penultimate
offering of the seasons Holiday collection showings, PFW heralded the
latest from the brand.
Penshoppes Holiday collection calls for everyone to brave the
elements of the season in a myriad of stylish yet wearable ensembles
that brand director Alex Mendoza showcased down the runway in ve
different style clusters: Chambray, Checks and Splats, Brights, Pastels
and Black & White. With Mendoza at the helm, the brand continues to
strive providing the market with more than just the basic in fashion.
To start the show, dolled up cowboys and cowgirls sashayed down
the runway in a healthy variation of jeans from washed, cropped, faded
to paint-splattered.
Chambray pieces were also introduced. Unlike the commonly-used
cotton fabrics, Penshoppe marvels on the uniqueness of this material from its
lightweight quality and slightly-glossy look that adds to the edge it brings in
every outt. Blue-colored chambray tops and gradient shirts were presented
with pants in different materials from denim to khaki.
While there may be talk about summers color selection becoming
overdone, the brand proudly showed off neon-colored tops, jeans and
chinos complemented by patent shoes, hats and bags.
Penshoppe also showed pastels worn with two-tone platform pumps,
frothy frocks and playful brogues for men. Bannering a candy-color
palette, the segment showed a number of must-haves from blazers, sheer
dresses, shorts, sleeveless sheath dresses, Henley shirts, and even basic
button-downs and t-shirts.
The last segment was a Maa-inspired staging of black and white
numbers that come in basic shapes and remanufactured silhouettes
from a-line tops, sheer skirts and sequined shorts and sweaters.
Penshoppe All Star s
Mendoza walked down the runway only to cause a ruckus
among fans when Gossip Girls Leighton Meester was called out
the runway. Escorted by Thai heartthrob Mar io Maurer , Meester,
who everybody knows as Blair Waldorf on the successful show,
smiled and waved to her Filipino in a teal and brown ensemble
from Filipino New York-based designer Robin Tomas.
Earlier, Penshoppe also staged a press conference with another
member of the Penshoppe All Stars team, Ian Sommer halder . The
charismatic Vampire Diaries and Lost star promoted an advocacy
that the Golden ABC brand gladly supported.
Sommerhalder gamely answered questions on ageing, his
fashion philosophy and even his ecological and environmentalist
pursuits via the Ian Sommerhalder Foundation calling it a means
to empower, educate and collaborate with people and projects to
positively impact the planet and its creatures.
Before Sommerhalder, the Penshoppe All Stars campaign was
also hyped through a Hollywood A-lister Zac Efron, appearing in a
multitude of advertisement, billboards and magazine appearances.
The Penshoppe All Stars campaign is set to be unveiled this month.
Words and images by Leo Balante
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2 Joe the boxer
3 Babys achievements?
4 Baby book first
5 Here, on the Seine
6 Atomic energy org.
7 Solo instrument in
Norwegian Wood
8 Last Supper question
9 Jeers (at)
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11 Ice cream treat
since the 1920s
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45 Summoning gesture
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Halloween
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58 Three inches is such
a wretched height to be
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26 Webzines
27 Scots sailing site
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ManilaStandardToday
JUNE 11, 2012
Beyond
massages
facials
&
Students at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey-New Jersey Medi-
cal School who were massaged
before an exam showed a sig-
nicant decrease in anxiety and
respiratory rates, as well as a sig-
nicant increase in white blood
cells and natural killer cell activ-
ity, suggesting a benet to the
immune system.
Results suggested that cancer
patients had less pain and anxi-
ety after receiving therapeutic
massage at the James Cancer
Hospital and Research Institute
in Columbus, Ohio.
Women who had experienced
the recent death of a child were
less depressed after receiving
a therapeutic massage, accord-
ing to preliminary results of a
study at the University of South
Carolina.
That's why we need all the
help we can get. I was one of the
lucky people to try The Spa Well-
ness' Reexogy service when it
was rst introduced. Reexology
is a healing massage that focuses
on pressure points of the soles of
the feet, where sensory nerves of
the internal organs that spread
throughout the body
are mainly gathered. For only
P550 for a one-hour session, this
service is a steal and offers many
benets, including relieving pain
and stiffness; preventing and
curing headache; asthma, con-
stipation, sinusitis and migraine;
and boosting blood circulation.
This is initially available at four
of The Spa's branches--Alabang,
Libis, Greenbelt and Trinoma.
The Reflexology massage
is offered in cozy rooms with
multiple chairs/convertible
beds equipped with LCD TV
screens. The rooms are perfect
for sparties.
Another new treatment that I
tried is the Purity Facial with Or-
ganics, which originated from
Barcelona-based Selvert Thermal.
Selvert actually means "open sky"
in Catalan. The facial is 100-per-
cent eco-friendly and uses only
all-natural ingredients. This means
that the ingredients that will touch
your face do not contain substanc-
es obtained by chemical synthesis,
phenocyethanol, parabens, dyes or
coloring agents, thickeners, sili-
cones and pesticides.
The 60-minute facial (priced
at P2,300 upwards) uses ingredi-
ents like g, cotton seeds, nely
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
I BELIEVE that massages offer more benets
beyond the physical. After a massage, you don't
just feel invigorated. You feel calm and re-
charged, ready to face the world again. This is
especially true if you are a multi-tasking woman
who has a husband and children and a fulltime
job. Someone I interviewed about hair loss re-
marked that even if men are supposed to lose
more hair than women in their lifetime, that
scenario has changed. More women are worrying
about severe hair loss because they lead stressful
lives and take on many roles.
beauty
memo
beauty
memo
TRADITIONAL, stay-at-home and
a too safe sense of fashionthese
are some of the traits that come to
mind when we hear the term Ma-
ria Clara. But todays modern and
fast-paced lifestyle has redened the
concept of the Filipino woman most
of us once knew.
It is evident nowa-
days that modern
women are more dy-
namic, condent, out-
spoken and inquisitive.
They are now rmer
regarding their con-
victions, and as much
as possible, they dont
want their principles and passions
to be compromised, shares Rose
Sumera, marketing manager of
Kimberly-Clark Philippines.
Take writer, music enthusiast and
actress Saab Magalona for exam-
ple. She believes that being a public
gure doesnt give anyone the right
to demand for special treatments.
She is all for equality and she is rm
about that principle.
On the other hand, fashion de-
signer, song-writer and musician
Kate Torralba says she will never
compromise her self-expression,
since that is the main inspiration of
her outputs. Meanwhile co-owner
of Prive Luxury club and vice
president for Marketing of Repub-
liq Club and Opus Restaurant and
Lounge Kimberly Yao says, "I will
not compromise redening Ma-
nila's nightlife and events scene.
This city never sleeps and nothing
should stop me from producing
amazing events and creating world
class nightlife experiences."
We all know that alongside ev-
ery inevitable issue these wom-
en deal with, they
have to face a regu-
lar phase that affects
them physically and
emotionallytheir
monthly period.
The global inventor
of feminine pads, Ko-
tex now introduces another
first in pads. As the first ever sani-
tary pad that comes with intelligent
guards that gently rise as soon as it
comes in contact with fluid, the new
Kotex with ProActive Guards is de-
veloped as an innovative product that
will eliminate compromise for good.
Now, every dynamic Filipino
woman, like Saab, Kate, Kimberly,
Jessica and Andi, will no longer
worry about embarrassing leak-
age mishaps affecting their life-
style. With Kotex with ProActive
Guards, modern Maria Claras will
be more empowered to go about
their days without compromising
things they love and the activi-
ties they have yet to explore, even
when they have their period.
To learn more about the new Kotex
products, visit www.kotex.com.ph.
ground coconut shells, chamo-
mile, organic rose water and or-
ganic teas to soothe, moisturize
and soften skin.
You can also try The Foun-
tain of Youth Packagea com-
bination of The Spa Signature
Age Defense and the Toning
Bamboo Revival treatmentsa
two-and-a-half-hour session set
to revitalize not only the body,
but also the mind. A male friend
of mine tried this and he said it
made him feel like a king.
The Spa Wellness also
opened the renowned SKIN
Dermatology and Laser Center
that has effective procedures
ranging from hair reduction, to
facials, body contouring, skin
tightening and Botox. Anti-
aging packages are just some
of the wonderful things that
women can reward themselves
of after an action-packed rst
half of 2012. The clinic of-
fers the revolutionary ReFirme
skin-tightening procedure, a
non-invasive skin care that
gives a healthier and youthful
glow. Equipped with state-of-
the-art els technology and bi-
polar radio frequency, ReFirme
stimulates collagen production
that rms and lifts the skin up,
thus reducing those unwanted
ne lines and wrinkles. SKIN
has some of the countrys top
dermatologists ready to offer
credible health and beauty ad-
vice, as well as personally han-
dle procedures.
For fitness and wellness
matters, women can give them-
selves the gift of good health
with The Spas barre3. Wom-
en can now feel even younger
and more active, as the barre3
can help develop a healthier
and more agile physique with
each session. Today, barre3 is
one of the best new exercises
that modern, health-conscious
Filipinos can adopt for good.
International fitness expert
Sadie Lincolns brainchild is
said to combine and balance
the grace of the ballet barre,
the wisdom of yoga and the
strength of Pilates, making it
an effective fitness regimen,
not to mention each class en-
courages an upbeat, friendly
and familial relationship that
the girl friends can relate to
and enjoy. Barre3 helps devel-
op longer and leaner muscles,
balance and flexibility of the
body, and help improve pos-
ture, as well as relieve stress.
A revitalized and even more
empowered new you is wait-
ing to be unleashed into the
world.
Since The Spa Wellness
opened its doors to active city
folks, the brand has continu-
ously expanded to open six
more centers in the metro to
provide wellness to more peo-
ple. The Spa promises to only
offer top-notch treatments to
its clientele, with branches in
Acropolis, Alabang, The Fort,
Trinoma, Greenbelt, Rockwell
and Eastwood, The Spa is a
proud member of the Interna-
tional Spa Association and of
the Philippines Wellness and
Spa Association (PHILWELL).
To book an appointment, visit
http://www.thespa.com.ph.
The place for stress-busting massages
Barre3 class
No compromises for
the modern woman
IT IS hard to choose the perfect
phone that will let you stand out
from the crowd. Now, you can be
uniquely and beautifully different
among other mobile users with the
arrival of the much-awaited Nokia
Lumia 900!
Designed to let you live large
every day, the Nokia Lumia 900
is an appealing combination of
processing power, stunning large
display, and a great user experi-
ence. Overall, it is an outstanding
Windows Phone that keeps you
connected to anything that is im-
portant to you.
The Nokia Lumia 900 features
Live Tiles, the fastest way to the
things that matter most to you.Im-
mediately access live updates at
the home screen, and group every-
one you know in one place with
PeopleHub.
Packed with amazing apps and
services, youll always be enter-
tained and updated with the Nokia
Lumia 900. It is preloaded with
Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive and
equipped with Internet Explorer
9 for the best mobile browsing.
Thousands of apps are available
for download from the Windows
Phone Marketplace like the uni-
versally popular Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube, Four-
square and virtual storage
app SkyDrive from Mi-
crosoft. Local apps are also
available such as the useful
MMDA for WP, ABS-CBN
News for real-time updates on
local news, iTyphoon app to
track storms entering the Philip-
pine area of responsibility, and
other games and fun apps like
XMT PhotoMagic.
The Nokia Lumia 900 also
boasts of a sleek, award-winning
polycarbonate unibody design that
feels great in the hand. Its vibrant
cyan and white colors make it an
ultimate head-turner (it comes in
black too!).
This unique design, created by
designers not engineers, has al-
lowed the Nokia Lumia 900 to
win multiple awards at the 2012
Consumer Electronics Show
(CES). The recognitions include:
Best of CES 2012 winner from
CNet, Computer Shopper, Got-
taBe Mobile, Laptop Magazine,
and PC Magazine; eWeek Edi-
tors Pick; and Popular Sciences
Product of the Future.
The Nokia Lumia 900 comes
GET your workwear
must-haves at the Plains &
Prints End of Season Sale.
Its that much awaited time
of the year to splurge on
Plains & Prints wardrobe
essentials. Indulge your-
self and stock up on the
stylish clothes that Plains
& Prints is known for
dresses, tops, pants, basics
and more.
Dont miss this exciting
sale and have your closet
fashionably ready for any
occasion inside and out-
side the ofce. From key
trendy accessories to time-
less closet staples, get as
much as 50 percent off on
great selections as the lo-
cal womens work wear
brand goes on an end of
season sale until July 1.
Special privileges are
in store for BPI Card-
holders. On June 12, BPI
cardholders get to have
the rst pick of the sale
items via an exclusive sale
to be held at the following
Plains & Prints branches:
Glorietta 1 & 5, Shangri-la
Plaza, TriNoma, SM Mall
of Asia and Alabang Town
Center. During the one-
day private sale, for a min-
imum purchase of P2,000,
BPI Cardholders get a
15-percent discount cou-
pon valid on regular items
purchased from July 2 to
July 1, 2013, and a Zalora
gift voucher worth P250,
which may be used on any
Plains & Prints product on
sale at zalora.com.ph.
BPI Cardholders still get
more treats. For a mini-
mum purchase of P2,000
at participating branches,
BPI Cardholders can get
a 10-percent discount cou-
pon, which they can use
to purchase regular items
from July 2, 2012 to July
1, 2013, as well as a Zalora
gift voucher worth P250.
Visit www.plainsand-
prints.com.
PHILIPPINE Football he-
roes and key members of the
Philippine Azkals, Phil and
James Younghusband, seem
to be following the footsteps
of Real Madrid star, Cr istiano
Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, a globally re-
nowned football player, has
garnered several individual
and team accolades, includ-
ing the FIFA player of the year
award and the Balon dOr in
2008, multiple Barclays Pre-
mier League championships,
a Champions League trophy,
and just recently his rst ever
La Liga title.
In the Philippines, Clear
has found a pair of foot-
ballers who are just as formi-
dable as the world-renowned
Ronaldo: Phil and James
Younghusband. Known for
their role in reinvigorating
the Philippine football scene,
the Younghusband brothers
are the newest additions to
the Clear team.
Phil and James Young-
husband are a perfect t with
the Clear brand. Theyre
condent, at the top of their
game and they perform at
the highest level on and off
the pitch, says John Impe-
rial, brand manager for Clear
Philippines.
Phil and James were a part
of the Philippine National
Football team long before the
Azkals fever hit mainstream.
During the re-building phase
of the Philippine football
team, the brothers endured
through the teams nancial
problems, placing last in in-
ternational tournaments, and
the harsh words thrown at
them by critics.
But, as evidenced through
the Azkals successnish-
ing a historic third place in
the most recent AFC Chal-
lenge Cuppersistence does
pay off.
Like Clear, the Younghus-
bands have the same advocacy
for football, and Philippine
sports. Phil said, My brother
and I chose Clear because just
like us, Clear is dedicated to
help sports, especially foot-
ball, grow in the Philippines.
Thats why we started The
Younghusband Football Acad-
emy, James added.
Established in January
2012, The Younghusband
Football Academy (TYFA) is
a series of enhancement clin-
ics for football skills around
the Philippines. As former
players for Chelsea FC, both
brothers are equipped with
UEFA coaching credentials
enabling them to lead the
clinics themselves.
As Phil and James bring
their passion and high-perfor-
mance game to Clear, Impe-
rial says, the Younghusbands
partnership with Clear is an
exciting endeavor. Its a sign
of big things to come for Clear
and the local football scene.
TIRED of your old nail polish
that looks at and boring on the
surface? Give them an instant lift
by adding a bit texture to your
perfectly chiseled nails using a
coat or two of the Chic Sandy
Collection nail polish that has a
grainy and beautiful nish.
Dip your nails in Siam, a vi-
brant shade of red that takes you
from the boardroom to cocktails.
This polish does not only give
your nails an edgy effect but also
adds a little glamour to whatever
youre wearing.
Seductive yet sophisticated,
the Amethyst is the perfect mar-
riage of color and texture with
its captivating violet shade. Add
a subtle layer of sophistication
to your look with a fresh coat
of this polish which takes inspi-
ration from the same precious
stone once coveted by many
royal families.
Let your girlfriends turn green
with envy when they see you
ashing your nails painted with
Peridot, a refreshing shade of
green with a gold undertone that
atters almost any skin tone.
Wear it with light, airy dresses
and youre good to go.
For an understated style
that leaves an air of mys-
tery, go for either a layer of
Shadow Crystal (an ash gray
shade) or Montana (soothing
dusk blue). Both shades are
perfect for the woman for-
ever fascinated with dark
nail polish.
Chic Sandy
Col l ect i on
is avail-
able at Wat-
sons Personal
Care stores,
Robinsons De-
partment Stores,
Robinsons Super-
market, Mercury
Drug Stores, The Land-
mark Department Stores,
Puregold outlets, Shop-
wise outlets, and other
leading drugstores, con-
venience stores, super-
markets and department
stores nationwide.
Add texture to your nails
PHYSIXARE Adtek Solutions
has opened Physio Asia Therapy
Centre, the rst branch in the Phil-
ippines of Singapore-based Physio
Asia Therapy Centre Intl. Sen. Pia
Cayetano was the guest of honor.
Azkals heartthrob Phil Younghus-
band and Izo and Badz Elhabbib
of Global Teknika Football Club,
the defending champ at the Philip-
pine Football Federation-Smart Na-
tional Men's Club Championship,
also joined in on the fun at the brand
new clinic located at Bonifacio
Global City, Taguig.
Physio Asia Therapy Centre Phil-
ippines services include ultrasound
guided core muscle training and
other less invasive treatments that
will be performed by the clinic's
Musculoskeletal Medicine Special-
ist who is also the Sports Physician
of several celebrities and the Sports
Medicine Consultant to Philippine
National Athletes. There are also
programs for Spinal Care, Inconti-
nence Care, non invasive bariatric
treatment and other less invasive
aesthetic dermatology procedures.
The clinic is currently offering
a 50 percent promotional discount
on their programs that use Advance
Therapy Solutions to provide long
lasting pain relief.
The exclusive distributor in the
Philippines of advanced technol-
ogy medical equipment for phsical
therapy, rehabilitation and aesthet-
Singapore therapy clinic
opens Manila branch
Be beautifully
different
bundled with a Nokia Pu-
rity Headset by Monster. Priced
at P27,990, the Nokia Lumia
900 is available at select Nokia,
Globe, Smart stores and retail
outlets nationwide.
If you buy a Nokia Lumia until
June 15, 2012 you can join the raf-
e where 100 lucky Nokia Lumia
users will win unlimited roundtrip
PAL ights. Winners can travel to
top local destinations such as Le-
gaspi, Kalibo, Cebu, Tagbilaran,
Davao and Puerto Princesa for one
month from July 1, 2012 to July 1,
2013*. Visit www.facebook.com/
nokiaphilippines.
Younghusbands
are new Clear endorsers
Lots of treats
in end of season sale
PhotoReady
at all times
REVLON recently launched new products under
its very popular PhotoReady line.
First, the primers. I've always believed that
good makeup should always begin with a primer,
which preps the skin before the application of
cosmetics. Revlons PhotoReady Primers Col-
lection for face and eyes, to address individual
skin concerns and give you that perfect surface
for long-lasting, smooth makeup.
The PhotoReady Perfecting Primer is pink-tinted
primer that helps soften skin and diffuse light to
minimize imperfections while the lilac-tinted Pho-
toReady Color Correcting Primer contains color-
correcting pigments in a lightweight formula.
A must-have is the PhotoReady Eye Primer +
Brightener, a wand that reduces the appearance
of lines and creases on lids and under the eyes,
while brightening the entire eye area.
Revlon PhotoReady Airbrush Mousse Makeup
is the latest addition to the wildly popular Photo-
Ready collection. This is a weightless foam foun-
dation that feels light as air and gives a perfectly
blended, smooth and poreless complexion thats
great for everyday wear.
The awless coverage comes from Photo-
Ready Airbrush Mousse Makeups unique for-
mula technology: its the rst aerosol to contain
photochromatic pigments that bend, reect, and
diffuse light to minimize aws, whether youre
in full outdoor sunlight, under harsh indoor uo-
rescent light, or face to face with a camera ash.
Oil-free and fragrance-free, its whipped texture
makes it easy to blend evenly and is so breath-
able and light, youll feel like youre not wearing
makeup at all.
The Revlon PhotoReady Sculpting Blush Pal-
ette features a highlighter, blush and contour blush
in one neat package to help you color, sculpt and
illuminate your cheeks. Each of the four palette
color combinations (Pink, Peach, Neutral, and
Berry) includes a foolproof face chart that will
show you, step-by-step, exactly where to place
the highlighter, blush, and contour blush.
All products are available at leading depart-
ment stores and major retail outlets nationwide.
Angel Aquino
is the face of The Spa
ic dermatology, Physixare Adtek
Solutions duplicates, distributes
and provides training on the proce-
dures and treatments.
These solutions that use the lat-
est technology and evidence based
clinical practice to solve ailments
and lead to well being and a better
quality of life are intended to help
doctors offer other options that they
themselves can administer or per-
form on their patients, Physixare
Adtek Solutions managing director
Ayeza Almario said.
Solutions include SCORES (Spinal
Core Stability Program), which was
developed by a team of profession-
als from Physio Asia Singapore. This
program for back and neck pain uses
advanced technology medical equip-
ment-such as Spinal Decompression
Therapy, Computerized Audio Visual
Pressure Biofeedback and Real Time
Ultrasound Imaging (RTU) manual
therapy, exercise balls and customized
treatment for long lasting pain relief.
RTU is also used for ultrasound
guided core muscle training. The
equipment allows you to see exactly
how your muscles are moving and
pinpoing what you may be doing
wrong with your exercise or regular
movement. The Pressure Biofeed-
back, on the other hand, provides
tactile and audio feedback for both
patient and PT regarding correct
muscle activation.
With guest of honor Sen. Pia Cayetano (4
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from left) during the
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ing director Ayeza Almario; Kashmire Dimatulac, PTRP; Imailin
Aguilar, PTRP; and Paulo C. Respicio, PTRP. (Right photo) Physio
Asia Theraphy Centre interior photo.
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ManilaStandardToday
JUNE 11, 2012
Beyond
massages
facials
&
Students at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey-New Jersey Medi-
cal School who were massaged
before an exam showed a sig-
nicant decrease in anxiety and
respiratory rates, as well as a sig-
nicant increase in white blood
cells and natural killer cell activ-
ity, suggesting a benet to the
immune system.
Results suggested that cancer
patients had less pain and anxi-
ety after receiving therapeutic
massage at the James Cancer
Hospital and Research Institute
in Columbus, Ohio.
Women who had experienced
the recent death of a child were
less depressed after receiving
a therapeutic massage, accord-
ing to preliminary results of a
study at the University of South
Carolina.
That's why we need all the
help we can get. I was one of the
lucky people to try The Spa Well-
ness' Reexogy service when it
was rst introduced. Reexology
is a healing massage that focuses
on pressure points of the soles of
the feet, where sensory nerves of
the internal organs that spread
throughout the body
are mainly gathered. For only
P550 for a one-hour session, this
service is a steal and offers many
benets, including relieving pain
and stiffness; preventing and
curing headache; asthma, con-
stipation, sinusitis and migraine;
and boosting blood circulation.
This is initially available at four
of The Spa's branches--Alabang,
Libis, Greenbelt and Trinoma.
The Reflexology massage
is offered in cozy rooms with
multiple chairs/convertible
beds equipped with LCD TV
screens. The rooms are perfect
for sparties.
Another new treatment that I
tried is the Purity Facial with Or-
ganics, which originated from
Barcelona-based Selvert Thermal.
Selvert actually means "open sky"
in Catalan. The facial is 100-per-
cent eco-friendly and uses only
all-natural ingredients. This means
that the ingredients that will touch
your face do not contain substanc-
es obtained by chemical synthesis,
phenocyethanol, parabens, dyes or
coloring agents, thickeners, sili-
cones and pesticides.
The 60-minute facial (priced
at P2,300 upwards) uses ingredi-
ents like g, cotton seeds, nely
I BELIEVE that massages offer more benets
beyond the physical. After a massage, you don't
just feel invigorated. You feel calm and re-
charged, ready to face the world again. This is
especially true if you are a multi-tasking woman
who has a husband and children and a fulltime
job. Someone I interviewed about hair loss re-
marked that even if men are supposed to lose
more hair than women in their lifetime, that
scenario has changed. More women are worrying
about severe hair loss because they lead stressful
lives and take on many roles.
beauty
memo
beauty
memo
TRADITIONAL, stay-at-home and
a too safe sense of fashionthese
are some of the traits that come to
mind when we hear the term Ma-
ria Clara. But todays modern and
fast-paced lifestyle has redened the
concept of the Filipino woman most
of us once knew.
It is evident nowa-
days that modern
women are more dy-
namic, condent, out-
spoken and inquisitive.
They are now rmer
regarding their con-
victions, and as much
as possible, they dont
want their principles and passions
to be compromised, shares Rose
Sumera, marketing manager of
Kimberly-Clark Philippines.
Take writer, music enthusiast and
actress Saab Magalona for exam-
ple. She believes that being a public
gure doesnt give anyone the right
to demand for special treatments.
She is all for equality and she is rm
about that principle.
On the other hand, fashion de-
signer, song-writer and musician
Kate Torralba says she will never
compromise her self-expression,
since that is the main inspiration of
her outputs. Meanwhile co-owner
of Prive Luxury club and vice
president for Marketing of Repub-
liq Club and Opus Restaurant and
Lounge Kimberly Yao says, "I will
not compromise redening Ma-
nila's nightlife and events scene.
This city never sleeps and nothing
should stop me from producing
amazing events and creating world
class nightlife experiences."
We all know that alongside ev-
ery inevitable issue these wom-
en deal with, they
have to face a regu-
lar phase that affects
them physically and
emotionallytheir
monthly period.
The global inventor
of feminine pads, Ko-
tex now introduces another
first in pads. As the first ever sani-
tary pad that comes with intelligent
guards that gently rise as soon as it
comes in contact with fluid, the new
Kotex with ProActive Guards is de-
veloped as an innovative product that
will eliminate compromise for good.
Now, every dynamic Filipino
woman, like Saab, Kate, Kimberly,
Jessica and Andi, will no longer
worry about embarrassing leak-
age mishaps affecting their life-
style. With Kotex with ProActive
Guards, modern Maria Claras will
be more empowered to go about
their days without compromising
things they love and the activi-
ties they have yet to explore, even
when they have their period.
To learn more about the new Kotex
products, visit www.kotex.com.ph.
ground coconut shells, chamo-
mile, organic rose water and or-
ganic teas to soothe, moisturize
and soften skin.
You can also try The Foun-
tain of Youth Packagea com-
bination of The Spa Signature
Age Defense and the Toning
Bamboo Revival treatmentsa
two-and-a-half-hour session set
to revitalize not only the body,
but also the mind. A male friend
of mine tried this and he said it
made him feel like a king.
The Spa Wellness also
opened the renowned SKIN
Dermatology and Laser Center
that has effective procedures
ranging from hair reduction, to
facials, body contouring, skin
tightening and Botox. Anti-
aging packages are just some
of the wonderful things that
women can reward themselves
of after an action-packed rst
half of 2012. The clinic of-
fers the revolutionary ReFirme
skin-tightening procedure, a
non-invasive skin care that
gives a healthier and youthful
glow. Equipped with state-of-
the-art els technology and bi-
polar radio frequency, ReFirme
stimulates collagen production
that rms and lifts the skin up,
thus reducing those unwanted
ne lines and wrinkles. SKIN
has some of the countrys top
dermatologists ready to offer
credible health and beauty ad-
vice, as well as personally han-
dle procedures.
For fitness and wellness
matters, women can give them-
selves the gift of good health
with The Spas barre3. Wom-
en can now feel even younger
and more active, as the barre3
can help develop a healthier
and more agile physique with
each session. Today, barre3 is
one of the best new exercises
that modern, health-conscious
Filipinos can adopt for good.
International fitness expert
Sadie Lincolns brainchild is
said to combine and balance
the grace of the ballet barre,
the wisdom of yoga and the
strength of Pilates, making it
an effective fitness regimen,
not to mention each class en-
courages an upbeat, friendly
and familial relationship that
the girl friends can relate to
and enjoy. Barre3 helps devel-
op longer and leaner muscles,
balance and flexibility of the
body, and help improve pos-
ture, as well as relieve stress.
A revitalized and even more
empowered new you is wait-
ing to be unleashed into the
world.
Since The Spa Wellness
opened its doors to active city
folks, the brand has continu-
ously expanded to open six
more centers in the metro to
provide wellness to more peo-
ple. The Spa promises to only
offer top-notch treatments to
its clientele, with branches in
Acropolis, Alabang, The Fort,
Trinoma, Greenbelt, Rockwell
and Eastwood, The Spa is a
proud member of the Interna-
tional Spa Association and of
the Philippines Wellness and
Spa Association (PHILWELL).
To book an appointment, visit
http://www.thespa.com.ph.
The place for stress-busting massages
Barre3 class
No compromises for
the modern woman
IT IS hard to choose the perfect
phone that will let you stand out
from the crowd. Now, you can be
uniquely and beautifully different
among other mobile users with the
arrival of the much-awaited Nokia
Lumia 900!
Designed to let you live large
every day, the Nokia Lumia 900
is an appealing combination of
processing power, stunning large
display, and a great user experi-
ence. Overall, it is an outstanding
Windows Phone that keeps you
connected to anything that is im-
portant to you.
The Nokia Lumia 900 features
Live Tiles, the fastest way to the
things that matter most to you.Im-
mediately access live updates at
the home screen, and group every-
one you know in one place with
PeopleHub.
Packed with amazing apps and
services, youll always be enter-
tained and updated with the Nokia
Lumia 900. It is preloaded with
Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive and
equipped with Internet Explorer
9 for the best mobile browsing.
Thousands of apps are available
for download from the Windows
Phone Marketplace like the uni-
versally popular Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube, Four-
square and virtual storage
app SkyDrive from Mi-
crosoft. Local apps are also
available such as the useful
MMDA for WP, ABS-CBN
News for real-time updates on
local news, iTyphoon app to
track storms entering the Philip-
pine area of responsibility, and
other games and fun apps like
XMT PhotoMagic.
The Nokia Lumia 900 also
boasts of a sleek, award-winning
polycarbonate unibody design that
feels great in the hand. Its vibrant
cyan and white colors make it an
ultimate head-turner (it comes in
black too!).
This unique design, created by
designers not engineers, has al-
lowed the Nokia Lumia 900 to
win multiple awards at the 2012
Consumer Electronics Show
(CES). The recognitions include:
Best of CES 2012 winner from
CNet, Computer Shopper, Got-
taBe Mobile, Laptop Magazine,
and PC Magazine; eWeek Edi-
tors Pick; and Popular Sciences
Product of the Future.
The Nokia Lumia 900 comes
GET your workwear
must-haves at the Plains &
Prints End of Season Sale.
Its that much awaited time
of the year to splurge on
Plains & Prints wardrobe
essentials. Indulge your-
self and stock up on the
stylish clothes that Plains
& Prints is known for
dresses, tops, pants, basics
and more.
Dont miss this exciting
sale and have your closet
fashionably ready for any
occasion inside and out-
side the ofce. From key
trendy accessories to time-
less closet staples, get as
much as 50 percent off on
great selections as the lo-
cal womens work wear
brand goes on an end of
season sale until July 1.
Special privileges are
in store for BPI Card-
holders. On June 12, BPI
cardholders get to have
the rst pick of the sale
items via an exclusive sale
to be held at the following
Plains & Prints branches:
Glorietta 1 & 5, Shangri-la
Plaza, TriNoma, SM Mall
of Asia and Alabang Town
Center. During the one-
day private sale, for a min-
imum purchase of P2,000,
BPI Cardholders get a
15-percent discount cou-
pon valid on regular items
purchased from July 2 to
July 1, 2013, and a Zalora
gift voucher worth P250,
which may be used on any
Plains & Prints product on
sale at zalora.com.ph.
BPI Cardholders still get
more treats. For a mini-
mum purchase of P2,000
at participating branches,
BPI Cardholders can get
a 10-percent discount cou-
pon, which they can use
to purchase regular items
from July 2, 2012 to July
1, 2013, as well as a Zalora
gift voucher worth P250.
Visit www.plainsand-
prints.com.
PHILIPPINE Football he-
roes and key members of the
Philippine Azkals, Phil and
James Younghusband, seem
to be following the footsteps
of Real Madrid star, Cr istiano
Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, a globally re-
nowned football player, has
garnered several individual
and team accolades, includ-
ing the FIFA player of the year
award and the Balon dOr in
2008, multiple Barclays Pre-
mier League championships,
a Champions League trophy,
and just recently his rst ever
La Liga title.
In the Philippines, Clear
has found a pair of foot-
ballers who are just as formi-
dable as the world-renowned
Ronaldo: Phil and James
Younghusband. Known for
their role in reinvigorating
the Philippine football scene,
the Younghusband brothers
are the newest additions to
the Clear team.
Phil and James Young-
husband are a perfect t with
the Clear brand. Theyre
condent, at the top of their
game and they perform at
the highest level on and off
the pitch, says John Impe-
rial, brand manager for Clear
Philippines.
Phil and James were a part
of the Philippine National
Football team long before the
Azkals fever hit mainstream.
During the re-building phase
of the Philippine football
team, the brothers endured
through the teams nancial
problems, placing last in in-
ternational tournaments, and
the harsh words thrown at
them by critics.
But, as evidenced through
the Azkals successnish-
ing a historic third place in
the most recent AFC Chal-
lenge Cuppersistence does
pay off.
Like Clear, the Younghus-
bands have the same advocacy
for football, and Philippine
sports. Phil said, My brother
and I chose Clear because just
like us, Clear is dedicated to
help sports, especially foot-
ball, grow in the Philippines.
Thats why we started The
Younghusband Football Acad-
emy, James added.
Established in January
2012, The Younghusband
Football Academy (TYFA) is
a series of enhancement clin-
ics for football skills around
the Philippines. As former
players for Chelsea FC, both
brothers are equipped with
UEFA coaching credentials
enabling them to lead the
clinics themselves.
As Phil and James bring
their passion and high-perfor-
mance game to Clear, Impe-
rial says, the Younghusbands
partnership with Clear is an
exciting endeavor. Its a sign
of big things to come for Clear
and the local football scene.
TIRED of your old nail polish
that looks at and boring on the
surface? Give them an instant lift
by adding a bit texture to your
perfectly chiseled nails using a
coat or two of the Chic Sandy
Collection nail polish that has a
grainy and beautiful nish.
Dip your nails in Siam, a vi-
brant shade of red that takes you
from the boardroom to cocktails.
This polish does not only give
your nails an edgy effect but also
adds a little glamour to whatever
youre wearing.
Seductive yet sophisticated,
the Amethyst is the perfect mar-
riage of color and texture with
its captivating violet shade. Add
a subtle layer of sophistication
to your look with a fresh coat
of this polish which takes inspi-
ration from the same precious
stone once coveted by many
royal families.
Let your girlfriends turn green
with envy when they see you
ashing your nails painted with
Peridot, a refreshing shade of
green with a gold undertone that
atters almost any skin tone.
Wear it with light, airy dresses
and youre good to go.
For an understated style
that leaves an air of mys-
tery, go for either a layer of
Shadow Crystal (an ash gray
shade) or Montana (soothing
dusk blue). Both shades are
perfect for the woman for-
ever fascinated with dark
nail polish.
Chic Sandy
Col l ect i on
is avail-
able at Wat-
sons Personal
Care stores,
Robinsons De-
partment Stores,
Robinsons Super-
market, Mercury
Drug Stores, The Land-
mark Department Stores,
Puregold outlets, Shop-
wise outlets, and other
leading drugstores, con-
venience stores, super-
markets and department
stores nationwide.
Add texture to your nails
PHYSIXARE Adtek Solutions
has opened Physio Asia Therapy
Centre, the rst branch in the Phil-
ippines of Singapore-based Physio
Asia Therapy Centre Intl. Sen. Pia
Cayetano was the guest of honor.
Azkals heartthrob Phil Younghus-
band and Izo and Badz Elhabbib
of Global Teknika Football Club,
the defending champ at the Philip-
pine Football Federation-Smart Na-
tional Men's Club Championship,
also joined in on the fun at the brand
new clinic located at Bonifacio
Global City, Taguig.
Physio Asia Therapy Centre Phil-
ippines services include ultrasound
guided core muscle training and
other less invasive treatments that
will be performed by the clinic's
Musculoskeletal Medicine Special-
ist who is also the Sports Physician
of several celebrities and the Sports
Medicine Consultant to Philippine
National Athletes. There are also
programs for Spinal Care, Inconti-
nence Care, non invasive bariatric
treatment and other less invasive
aesthetic dermatology procedures.
The clinic is currently offering
a 50 percent promotional discount
on their programs that use Advance
Therapy Solutions to provide long
lasting pain relief.
The exclusive distributor in the
Philippines of advanced technol-
ogy medical equipment for phsical
therapy, rehabilitation and aesthet-
Singapore therapy clinic
opens Manila branch
Be beautifully
different
bundled with a Nokia Pu-
rity Headset by Monster. Priced
at P27,990, the Nokia Lumia
900 is available at select Nokia,
Globe, Smart stores and retail
outlets nationwide.
If you buy a Nokia Lumia until
June 15, 2012 you can join the raf-
e where 100 lucky Nokia Lumia
users will win unlimited roundtrip
PAL ights. Winners can travel to
top local destinations such as Le-
gaspi, Kalibo, Cebu, Tagbilaran,
Davao and Puerto Princesa for one
month from July 1, 2012 to July 1,
2013*. Visit www.facebook.com/
nokiaphilippines.
Younghusbands
are new Clear endorsers
Lots of treats
in end of season sale
PhotoReady
at all times
REVLON recently launched new products under
its very popular PhotoReady line.
First, the primers. I've always believed that
good makeup should always begin with a primer,
which preps the skin before the application of
cosmetics. Revlons PhotoReady Primers Col-
lection for face and eyes, to address individual
skin concerns and give you that perfect surface
for long-lasting, smooth makeup.
The PhotoReady Perfecting Primer is pink-tinted
primer that helps soften skin and diffuse light to
minimize imperfections while the lilac-tinted Pho-
toReady Color Correcting Primer contains color-
correcting pigments in a lightweight formula.
A must-have is the PhotoReady Eye Primer +
Brightener, a wand that reduces the appearance
of lines and creases on lids and under the eyes,
while brightening the entire eye area.
Revlon PhotoReady Airbrush Mousse Makeup
is the latest addition to the wildly popular Photo-
Ready collection. This is a weightless foam foun-
dation that feels light as air and gives a perfectly
blended, smooth and poreless complexion thats
great for everyday wear.
The awless coverage comes from Photo-
Ready Airbrush Mousse Makeups unique for-
mula technology: its the rst aerosol to contain
photochromatic pigments that bend, reect, and
diffuse light to minimize aws, whether youre
in full outdoor sunlight, under harsh indoor uo-
rescent light, or face to face with a camera ash.
Oil-free and fragrance-free, its whipped texture
makes it easy to blend evenly and is so breath-
able and light, youll feel like youre not wearing
makeup at all.
The Revlon PhotoReady Sculpting Blush Pal-
ette features a highlighter, blush and contour blush
in one neat package to help you color, sculpt and
illuminate your cheeks. Each of the four palette
color combinations (Pink, Peach, Neutral, and
Berry) includes a foolproof face chart that will
show you, step-by-step, exactly where to place
the highlighter, blush, and contour blush.
All products are available at leading depart-
ment stores and major retail outlets nationwide.
Angel Aquino
is the face of The Spa
ic dermatology, Physixare Adtek
Solutions duplicates, distributes
and provides training on the proce-
dures and treatments.
These solutions that use the lat-
est technology and evidence based
clinical practice to solve ailments
and lead to well being and a better
quality of life are intended to help
doctors offer other options that they
themselves can administer or per-
form on their patients, Physixare
Adtek Solutions managing director
Ayeza Almario said.
Solutions include SCORES (Spinal
Core Stability Program), which was
developed by a team of profession-
als from Physio Asia Singapore. This
program for back and neck pain uses
advanced technology medical equip-
ment-such as Spinal Decompression
Therapy, Computerized Audio Visual
Pressure Biofeedback and Real Time
Ultrasound Imaging (RTU) manual
therapy, exercise balls and customized
treatment for long lasting pain relief.
RTU is also used for ultrasound
guided core muscle training. The
equipment allows you to see exactly
how your muscles are moving and
pinpoing what you may be doing
wrong with your exercise or regular
movement. The Pressure Biofeed-
back, on the other hand, provides
tactile and audio feedback for both
patient and PT regarding correct
muscle activation.
With guest of honor Sen. Pia Cayetano (4
th
from left) during the
clinics formal opening. Left to right: Michael Medrano, PTRP;
Katherine Dagondon, PTRP; Physixare Adtek Solutions manag-
ing director Ayeza Almario; Kashmire Dimatulac, PTRP; Imailin
Aguilar, PTRP; and Paulo C. Respicio, PTRP. (Right photo) Physio
Asia Theraphy Centre interior photo.
Phil and James
Younghusband
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ISAH V.
RED
SIMPLY RED
JOSEPH
PETER GONZALES
SHTICKS
GMA-7s Primetime
King Richard
Gutierrez returns to
drama in a soap opera
that is guaranteed
to dene superiority
in the history of
Philippine television
drama.
Makapiling Kang Muli, which
starred airing on June 4 on the prime-
time block is the vehicle for Richard to
galvanize his claim to the Primetime
King throne. It will be remembered
that in 2004, Richard played the title
role of Mulawin and conquered prime-
time television, not just for himself but
for the network as a whole.
Mulawin was followed by other
series, like Sugo, Captain Barbell,
Lupin, Kamandag, Asero, Zorro, Full
House, and Captain Barbell: Ang Pag-
babalik.
Now, Gutierrez is backmore ma-
ture as an actor and more intense in his
portrayals.
Playing the role of Martin Cabal-
lero, a poor but hardworking hacienda
worker, Richard delivers a gripping
performance never before seen. Ricky
Davao, the series director, promises a
different Richard. His tackles more
drama in this soap and for sure, Rich-
ards followers will be surprised by his
maturity as an actor, he said.
Richard stars opposite Carla Abel-
lana who plays the role of his rst love
and childhood sweetheart (Leilani).
The young lovers will be separated by
a conict involving their families, put-
ting their love to a test.
Richards other leading lady is Sar-
ah Lahbati as Graciela, the woman
who will soothe Martins heartaches.
Mark Anthony Fernandez plays
Louie, the man who stands between
Martin and Graciela.
The other actors in Makapiling
Kang Muli are Philip Salvador, Rob-
ert Arevalo, Rio Locsin, Mark Gil,
and Gloria Romero. TJ Trinidad and
John Lapus complete the cast.
Were very proud of our work. This
is not a typical soap opera. The twists
and turns in the plot and the character
presentation will be enough to glue the
audience till the end, he said.
Richard will not easily rest on his
laurels. He looks at every opportu-
nity to work as a tool to better his
craft as an actor. I make sure that
I enjoy every role that I portray and
that I learn from every project as-
signed to me. I dont mind the hectic
schedule that I keep. I am very thank-
ful for all of these because I know that
these are precious blessings that dont
come to just about anybody, he said.
Currently, Richard is seen every
Sunday on GMA-7s News and Public
Affairs show Pinoy Adventures. He has
also launched a new line of Scents under
Benchs Gutz and Glory. He just signed
as image model/endorser of AMAs Fly-
ing School called Delta Air.
To all of these, Richard is very
thankful. He is someone who gives
his best and keeps his feet rmly
planted on the groundthe mark of a
true star.
Richard Gutierrez is a true star in
his generation.
Cast thanks Neqrenses
and Ilonggos
Even before Makapiling Kang
Muli was launched in Manila, Rich-
ard Gutierrez, Carla Abellana, Sarah
Lahbati, TJ Trinidad, Dominic Roco,
and Philip Salvador were already busy
promoting their primetime program in
the Western Visayas.
First stop for the cast was Brgy.
6 in Victorias City, Negros Occi-
dental where they appeared before
thousands of fans at a Kapuso Ba-
rangayan. They then proceeded to
SM City Bacolod for a Kapuso Mall
Show.
The next day, the Kapuso stars
headed for Iloilo where they visited
Brgy. San Juan in Molo and Brgy. Bo-
lilao in Mandurriao for another Kapu-
so Barangayan. Later that afternoon,
Richard, Carla, Sarah, TJ, Dominic,
and Philip were met by their Ilonggo
fans eager to have a glimpse of their
favorite stars at a Kapuso Mall Show
at the elevated Parking Lot of SM
City Iloilo.
With only two days spent in the
Western Visayas together with thou-
sands of followers and fans, it was
evident that the Kapuso stars were
deeply overwhelmed by the warm
TV5s weather
news service
CIGNAL, the Philippines fastest grow-
ing satellite TV provider and TV5 sister
company, will launch the Weather Infor-
mation Network (WIN)the countrys
rst dedicated 24/7 weather and public
information channel. The launch is sig-
nicant as the country prepares for the
onset of the rainy season, according to
the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysi-
cal and Astronomical Services Adminis-
tration (PAGASA).
PAGASA Chief Dr. Nathaniel Ser-
vando singled out TV5 and lauded
its commitment to improving weather
news broadcasting, TV5s continuing
improvement in its weather broadcast-
ing system and closer cooperation with
PAGASA will contribute signicantly
to the reduction of damages and casual-
ties due to severe weather events. The
longstanding collaboration between PA-
GASA and the media, TV5 in particular,
has served the public very well specially
during extreme weather events by com-
munication accurate weather informa-
tion in a timely and prudent manner to
the public, he added.
TV5 invested heavily in developing
its weather news broadcast capability by
partnering with METRA, the worlds no.
1 weather news service and recognized
provider of weather products and servic-
es, such as graphical rendition of weather
updates for use by its media and other in-
dustry clients. METRA is New Zealands
privately owned meteorological service
and is a member of the UN World Me-
teorological Organization. It has over
a hundred clients in Asia, Europe, the
Middle East, North America and Austra-
lia. Multinational corporations, such as
those involved in energy, infrastructure,
retail and food services, use METRA to
ne tune its operations in order to maxi-
mize prots and minimize loss.
TV5 has been giving detailed weather
information through its Aksyon Weather
Center since 2010. Now, using METRAs
advanced computer based weather visu-
alization system and information from
PAGASA, TV5 can now make weather
updates easily understandable to the lay-
men audiencesgone are the days of a
static map and grainy black and white
statellite photo.
With METRA provided graphics, TV5
can now tell the weather story visually
and better than anyone in the Philippine
broadcast industry. Full color and full mo-
tion graphics can show projected storm
tracks, wind direction, rain volume and
water conditions. Apart from giving the
general overview of Philippine weather,
TV5 is able to do ybys of regional
and provincial weather as well as niche
weather updates, such as beach resorts,
shipping and seven day forecasts.
PAGASA, along with the AGHAM
Partylist and the Philippine Meteorol-
ogy Society, noted the highly visual,
easily understandable weather updates.
What News5 is doing is not just uli-
tizing pretty faces or wacky personali-
ties is very helpful para maintindihan
ng mga tao ang kahalagahan ng isang
weather bulletin o ng isang weather re-
port, Palmones said. Magandang ef-
fort ito para maintindihan ng mga tao
kung ano ang kahalagahan ng meteo-
rology program by understanding yung
pagbabago ng ating panahon through
weather reporting, Palmones added,
Magpatuloy yung mga innovation ng
ginagawa so that makatulong ng husto
ang pag-unawa ng publiko sa kahala-
gahan ng weather updates.
For non-Cignal subscribers, relevant
and up-to-date weather reports will
still be possible through TV5s free-
to-all platforms such as TV5, Aksyon
TV, Radyo Singko and InterAksyon.
coms weather updates.
Cignal the countrys largest direct-
to-home satellite TV provider with
over 250,000 subscribers, has earlier
launched its own living magazine chan-
nel Colours and sports channel Hyper
last April. It also unveiled additional
HD channelsmaking it the premiere
pay TV provider with the most HD
channel nationwide.
Dennis after
Biritera
AFTER the Biritera, Dennis Trillo siz-
zles on the big screen with his offbeat
portrayal in the currently showing Boy
Pik-up: The Movie.
I play Ogie Alcasids main nemesis
in the story. Its another challenging role.
Im a serious villain here. Im grateful to
be included in the cast, he avers.
He is one of the few contemporary
actors who can experiment on the roles
he plays on screen. Whether hes lead
or otherwise, he always comes out ef-
fective.
Well, thank you. As an actor, I want
to try on a variety of roles. My charac-
ter as Bagwis is something I just cant
do on TV. My peg is the late Heath
Ledger in Batman. The lm, in general
has absurd humor. This is
where the challenge lies.
It was reported that co-
star Sarah Lahbati stood
him up in one of their
shooting days.
Its no big issue to me. Actually, I
slept during that time. When I woke up,
the shooting was packed-up already. The
next day, Sarah apologized to me and I
told her not to worry, explains Dennis.
Asked about the movies potential at
the box-ofce, the handsome Kapuso
star is very positive.
Boy Pik-up has a strong recall
among viewers because of Bubble
Gang. Thats a good head start. The
lm is very funny and thats its main
selling point: the public would watch it
because theyll be in for a good laugh.
Added attraction is the guest ap-
pearances of some of our popular
celebrities like Sen. Bong Revilla,
Dingdong Dantes, Gina
Alajar, Luis Alandy,
Boy Abunda and the
Tween stars. Im pretty
sure it will perform well
at the tills.
So, whats his next show on GMA?
I was advised that come July, I will
headline a new prime time soap op-
era. I still dont know who my co-stars
are. Apart from that, Im also excited
because under negotiations is a movie
with Direk Brillantes Mendoza. Hope
it materializes, ends Dennis.
Jackie in an afternoon soap
Jackie Rices steady rise as one of
GMAs princesses is made more evident
by her inclusion in the explosive after-
noon drama Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka
where she would pit acting talent with
the father and son team of Michael de
Mesa and Geoff Eigenmann.
I want to thank my mother studio
for assigning me this project which I
think is my foray to more mature por-
trayals. Im proud that after the success
of Sisid, my next vehicle is another po-
tential top-rater. Imagine Im sharing
the screen with critically-acclaimed ac-
tors. Im simply honored, she says.
As part of her maturity as an actress,
she has many kissing scenes in the show.
Oh yes! But Im proud to say that
I was well taken care of during their
execution, particularly with Geoff who
is such a gentleman. I only have good
words for him.
Speaking of Geoff, many say they
look good together on screen.
Thank you! Actually, during our
workshop, I told him Im not really
used to having a love team and if he
could help me in that aspect. He as-
sured me that everything will be ne,
reveals Jackie.
Its noticeable that she lost weight.
I did it purposely in preparation for
my tackling more mature roles in the
coming days.
After Sisid, many expected that her
next project will already be on prime
time.
It doesnt matter if Kasalanan Bang
Ibigin Ka is in the afternoon block.
Whats important is I have work and
its a meaty soap. No big deal to me.
Network swapping is rampant
among stars these days.
I know! But as for me, I have no in-
tentions of leaving GMA. I owe them for
making me reach my present stature.
Theres no cause for alarm since
Im okay with the pacing of my proj-
ects. I understand that they also have
other talents to build up. At least, the
roles they give me are ones which
would surely make a mark among the
viewers minds, Jackie states.
Kapusos
Primetime
King returns
welcome extended to them by
the people of Negros Occidental
and Iloilo.
Kapuso leading man Richard
Gutierrez has this to say about their
Negrense and Ilonggo fans, We are
very thankful to our fans in Negros
and Iloilo for joining us. Nakakataba
ng puso ang pagtanggap at suporta
nila sa amin.
Carla, during the
shows, proudly
shared with
the crowd her
Visayan roots.
My dad is
from Silay
in Negros
k a y a
Ilongga
rin ako.
K a b a t o
ako.
TJ was
also thrilled
b y
t h e
f a c t
t h a t
t h e i r
fans in
the re-
gions re-
member
them well
for the
characters
they played in
their previous
programs. Na-
kakatuwa sila dahil
kilala talaga nila
kami at naaalala
nila yung mga char-
acters namin in the
past, like mine in
Kokak. Ive been to
Bacolod many times
now at same pa rin
ang excitement nila
na makita kami.
Maraming salamat
sa kanilang lahat!
Oliver Amo-
roso, assistant vice
president for Sales
and Marketing of
GMA Regional TV
also thanked the
Networks part-
ner barangays and
malls for warmly
accommodating
the cast in their
respective areas.
It warms our
hearts to see so
many of our Ka-
pusong Negrenses
and Ilonggos pour-
ing out their support
for our stars. Sana
ay hindi sila magsawa at
patuloy nilang tangkilikin
ang ating mga programa, pati na rin ang
mga pagbisita natin sa kanilang lugar.
The highlights of the Kapuso pro-
grams promo tours can be seen in Lets
Fiesta TV Special airing via the Net-
works regional
stations in Cebu,
Davao, Iloilo,
Dagupan, CDO,
GenSan, Naga,
and Bacolod.
Jackie Rice
with co-
star Geoff
Eigenmann
Makapiling Kang
Mulis Carla Abellana
and Richard Gutierrez
Sarah Lahbati and Dominic Roco singing infront of their Ilonggo fans

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