Manila Standard Today - Thursday (December 6, 2012) Issue

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A message to legislators. Protesters gather outside the Sen-
ate demanding passage of the RH bill. Photos at left show priests
and nuns in the gallery making their presence felt as part of
Church lobby against the bill. VER NOVENO, LINO SANTOS
A composite scene of disaster. A childs tear captures the emotional impact of the tragedy and suffering caused by Typhoon Pablo as it cut a
path of destruction across eastern and northern Mindanao early this week. AP
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STORM HORROR:
280 DEAD
319 MISSING
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China clarifies maritime policy in disputed sea
SC clears 18 more party-lists to join mid-term polls
Palace dangles pork
against Church lobby Senators
tangle on
happy sex
By Christine F. Herrera
and Maricel V. Cruz
WITH only six session days left
before Congress goes on a Christ-
mas break, the Palace countered
heavy lobbying by Catholic bish-
ops by warning lawmakers that
they would not get up to P280 mil-
lion in pork barrel each if they fail
to support the reproductive health
bill, the Manila Standard learned
Wednesday.
The P280 million constitutes
the last tranche of pork for this
year, and the rst tranche for 2013
that will be released in advance to
skirt the election ban, which begins
in the third week of January.
The counter-offer was made
because the Palace and the House
leadership are alarmed by the
powerful pressure of the Catholic
bishops on the lawmakers to pre-
vent the passage of the RH bill,
said ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio
Tinio, a co-author of the bill.
The Catholic bishops made their
presence felt in the House plenary
with no less than Archbishop Ra-
mon Arguelles of Lipa and Antipo-
lo Bishop Gabriel Reyes watching
the proceedings.
On Wednesday, Manila Arch-
bishop Broderick Pabillo and former
By Joyce Pang-
co Paares and
Sara Susanne
Fabunan
PRESIDENT Beni-
gno Aquino III on
Tuesday designated
Foreign Affairs Un-
dersecretary for Poli-
cy Erlinda Basilio as
the countrys next am-
bassador to China.
Mr. Aquino said he
will submit the name of
the 68-year old diplomat
Ofcials feared many more bodies could
be found as rescuers reached hard-hit areas
that had been isolated by landslides, oods
and downed communications. At least 319
were reported missing in New Bataan,
Compostela Valley.
Aquino names new
PH envoy to Beijing
Amb. Basilio
By Rey Requejo
and Joel Zurbano
THE Supreme Court ordered the Com-
mission on Elections (Comelec) to return
the accreditation of 18 party-list groups
the poll body disqualied to seek con-
gressional seats in the May 2013 elec-
tions representing the marginalized and
underpriviledged sectors, ofcials said
on Wednesday.
A senior court ofcial said the pre-
liminary relief granted to the 18 brought
to 33 the total number of party-list groups
to join the 79 others that the Comelec ap-
proved to run in the election.
But its just preliminary relief. They
can still be disqualied even during the
campaigning once the Court rules on the
merits of their respective cases and decides
By Sara Susanne D. Fabunan
BEIJING clarified on Wednesday
its new maritime rules on the South
China Sea (Wes Philippine Sea), say-
ing that Chinese naval forces would
search and repel foreign vessels
only if they were engaged in illegal
activities and only if the ships were
within the 12 nautical miles zone of
the surrounding islands that China
claims.
The explanation was made by Wu
Shicun, the director-general of the For-
eign Affairs Ofce of the province of
Hainan in South China, in the wake
of protests from Chinas neighboring
countries and the United States and in
response to the letter of the Foreign Af-
fairs Department seeking clarication
on the new maritime laws.
By Macon R. Araneta
WHY, do you not like plea-
surable sex? Senator Miriam
Defensor Santiago asked Sen-
ate President Juan Ponce En-
rile Tuesday night, taunting
him after he proposed remov-
ing the word pleasurable in
the denition of sexual health
in the reproductive health bill.
Why did it appear that you
were very much surprised? she
asked, noting that the phrase was
already part of the legislative vo-
cabulary worldwide.
Santiago later said she was
elated after engaging Enrile
in a heated argument over the
removal of the phrase.
She also described as ice
cold her personal relationship
with Enrile following clashes on
several occasions due to conict-
ing views on various issues.
Enrile stood as a wed-
ding sponsor to Santiago, but
she said that did not indicate
friendship.
When Enriles propos-
als to remove the word
pleasurable and the
phrase safe and satisfying
NEW BATAANMud-stained
bodies covered with banana leaves
were laid out in a row and survi-
vors dried their soiled belongings
on the roadside under a bright sun
Wednesday, a day after super Ty-
phoon Pablointernational name
Bophakilled more than 280 peo-
ple in the Visayas and Mindanao.
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Govt mobilizes resources
amid Pablos destruction
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG on Wednesday mobilized its agencies
to help in relief operations in the aftermath of Typhoon
Pablo, even as President Benigno III said the government
had P8 billion to mend or replace damaged infrastructure
on top of its P42 billion in relief and standby funds.
There is sufcient fund at this point in time, Mr.
Aquino said, but admitted being disheartened by the num-
ber of people killed by the storm.
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Aquino...
to the Commission on Appoint-
ments for conrmation.
Given the high recommenda-
tions by Foreign Affairs Secretary
Albert del Rosario, her wealth of
experience, and that shes a senior
undersecretary sends a signal of
how important our relations are
with China and how serious we
are of trying to achieve an under-
standing with them, the Presi-
dent said.
Apolitical science graduate of the
University of the Philippines, Basilio
joined the foreign service in 1970.
She has previously served as am-
bassador to Sweden and permanent
representative to the Philippine Mis-
sion to the United Nations in Geneva.
Basilio will replace Ambassador
Sonia Brady who suffered a stroke
while in Beijing in August. Brady
had since returned to the country
after recovery.
Del Rosario welcomed the ap-
pointment of Basilio as the coun-
trys newambassador to China.
In a statement, Del Rosario said
the department is counting on Basi-
lio as she undertakes a major role in
achieving the countrys objectives.
We are endeavoring to sig-
nicantly enhance our bilateral
relations with China, and we are
counting on our ambassador nomi-
nee, Usec Erlinda Basilio, to play a
major role in achieving our dened
objectives, Del Rosario said.
He described Basilio as a seasoned
senior diplomat who brings with her
the experience and expertise in dealing
with all current matters pertaining to
our relations with China.
A senior Foreign Affairs of-
cial who asked not to be named
earlier bared the ve candidates
whose names were submitted to
Mr. Aquino.
The ofcial said that, aside
from Basilio, the four other senior
career diplomats in the shortlist
were Undersecretary for Migrant
Affairs Jesus Yabes, Philippine
Ambassador to London Ricky
Manalo, former Ambassador to
Malaysia Vic Licaros and Philip-
pine Representative to the United
Nations in Geneva Evan Garcia.
The official said that his best bet as
Chinas envoy was Yabes, but he had
been appointed chief of World Trade
Organization in October.
Manalo, on the other hand, was
the second China expert, the
source said.
Relations between the Philippines
and China have been tense over the
past months, and were strained fur-
ther after Beijing announced its new
maritime rules that allow Chinese na-
val forces to deploy patrol ships and
search, board and seize vessels enter-
ing disputed territories in the South
China Sea, which Manila calls the
West Philippine Sea.
China also recently released a
new electronic passports with a
map that included the disputed ar-
eas in the region, prompting dip-
lomatic protests not only from the
Philippines but from other claim-
ant-countries as well.
China...
Hainan, a province located in South China,
administers the newly-built Sansha City
in the South China Sea (West Philippine
Sea), which was given direct control over
the highly-disputed territories.
Wu, a policymaker to matters pertain-
ing to the South China Sea, added that
the new regulations do not apply to all of
the territories that Beijing claims.
The Chinese government has been in-
sisting that it owns virtually the entire
South China Sea, a claim that is being
contested by the Philippines, Vietnam,
Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
He added that the main purpose of
coming up with the new maritime laws
was to police Vietnamese shing boats
operating in the waters near Yongxing
island in the Paracels, which China calls
the Xisha islands.
The outside world should not overre-
act to the revision of these rules, or read
too much into them, nor should anyone
give a one-sided or distorted explana-
tion, said Wu in a statement posted in
todayonline website.
A big worry for neighboring countries
and countries outside the region is that
China is growing so rapidly, and they
see it is possible China taking over the
islands by force, Wu said.
I think China needs to convince
neighboring countries that this is not the
case, Wu said adding that neighbor-
ing countries must trust China that it
would not use force in the sea.
He added, however, that the new reg-
ulations apply to all of the hundreds of
islands scattered across the sea, and their
surrounding waters including the dis-
puted islands claimed by other countries
including Vietnam and the Philippines.
The regulations are set to take effect on
January 1 and this would apply to the sea
around islands or its baselines.
A baseline is the low-water line along
the coast from which countries measure
their territorial waters, as provided by the
United Nation Convention on the Law of
the Sea.
But for islands whose territorial water
baselines have not yet been announced,
since there is no way to clearly dene the
width of their territorial sea, the afore-
mentioned problem does not exist, he
said.
Wu said that the full text of the new
regulations would be made available
next year.
The baseline that China was refer-
ring, Wu said, was claimed by Vietnam
in 1996 and also by the Philippines,
Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
Foreign Affairs had said earlier that
Chinas claim was in excess of the provi-
sions of international law.
The Philippines, Vietnam, India and
the United States had registered their
protest right after Beijing announced the
new maritime regulations, saying that
Chinas action was a threat to all coun-
tries whose vessels pass by the South
China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
On Wednesday, Manila asked Beijing
to clarify the report which rst came out
in the China Daily, a government-owned
news website.
SC...
to uphold the Comelec, said the
ofcial, who asked not to be iden-
tied because he has no authority
to speak on the issue.
The ofcial provided the Ma-
nila Standard a copy of the
Courts status quo ante order,
which listed the names of the par-
ty-list groups. The Court tackled
their petitions last Tuesday seek-
ing relief from disqualication
order of the Comelec.
The high tribunal has been
hearing the petitions since Nio-
vember 13 and was expected to
go on a month-long holiday re-
cess. Comelec was also sched-
uled to nalize this month the list
of ofcial candidates that will be
included in the ofcial ballots.
While the Supreme Court is-
sued a status quo ante order on
18 party-list groups, the Comelec
disqualied ve more, bringing
to 140, including several that
joined the 2010 elections, the to-
tal number it barred from partici-
pating in the elections next year.
It disqualied Confedera-
tion of Non-Stock Savings and
Loans Association, Itenerant
Vendors Alliance of the Philip-
pines, 1Pinoy para sa Kalikasan
and Empleyadong Nagtataguyod
ng Bagong Anyo ng Kapaligiran,
and Partido ng Bayan ang Bida,
which was retained merely as a
political party.
Comelec Commissioner Rene
Sarmiento said a number of party-
list petitions were still pending in
the commission so the list of ap-
proved groups was not yet nal.
There are still several pending
petitions. I dont have the exact
number, Sarmiento said.
The Supreme Court granted
preliminary relief to Aton Pa-
glaum, Kaagapay ng Nagka-
kaisasng Aguilang Pilipinong
Magsasaka, Alab ng Mama-
mahayag, Angat Tayo, Abang
Lingkod, Alliance of Bicolnon,
A Blessed Federation of Farm-
ers and Fishermen International,
1-AANI and United Movement
Against Drugs Foundation.
Butil Farmers Party, Bayani, Ac-
tion League of Indigenous Masses,
Alliance of Advocates in Mining
Advancement for National Prog-
ress, Social Movement for Active
Reform and Transparency, Adhi-
kain at Kilusan ng Ordinaryong
Tao Para sa Lupa, Hanapbuhay at
Kaunlaran, 1 Guardians, National-
ist of the Philippines, Green Force,
and Friends of Imelda Romualdez
Marcos.
Senators...
sex were defeated 11 to 6, San-
tiago said she could smell vic-
tory in the air for the RH bill in
the Senate.
She said the voting during the
period of amendments Tuesday
night showed that the RH group
in the Senate had support from a
core of at least 11 senators.
During the debate on these two
amendments, Enrile retorted that
he was not as brilliant as others
here.
Santiago immediately jumped
to her feet and said, I feel allud-
ed to! I am very offended!
Enrile then went on to propose
another amendment, which was
also defeated.
Senator Ralph Recto followed
with his own amendment to re-
place the phrase, each LGU
with the phrase the national
government, in the provision
for the establishment of hospitals
for obstetrics and newborn care.
Rectos amendment was also
voted down, with 9 against and 8
in favor.
The second Recto amendment,
which is still pending, says mi-
nors should get the written con-
sent of their parents before they
can buy contraceptives. Again,
the co-sponsors, Senator Pia
Cayetano and Santiago opposed
the amendment.
Cayetano, chairwoman of the
Senate health committee, said she
was surprised that the word sex
was a big deal for the male sena-
tors, ve of whom said they were
uncomfortable with the phrase
safe and satisfying sex in the bill.
Her younger brother, Senator
Alan Peter Cayetano, defended
the retention of the phrase, say-
ing it would serve as a reminder
to men that they cannot rape their
wives. He also said if the phrase
is not included in the law, many
men would still believe that their
wives didnt have the right to re-
fuse sex.
Storm...
At least 151 people have died in
the worst-hit province of Compos-
tela Valley since Typhoon Bopha
began lashing the region early
Tuesday, including 66 villag-
ers and soldiers who perished in
a ash ood that swamped two
emergency shelters and a military
camp in New Bataan town, pro-
vincial spokeswoman Fe Maestre
told The Associated Press.
Benito Ramos, executive di-
rector of the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management
Council, said he himself was sur-
prised by the number of people
killed by the super storm despite
all the preparations for it.
If the people had been ready,
why so many casualties? Ramos
said.
He said nearly 393,000 people
in 18 provinces were affected by
the storm that packed 175-kilo-
meters-per-hour winds.
In other developments:
The Armys 10th Infantry Di-
vision on Wednesday Conrmed
that 43 people, including one sol-
dier, were killed by a ash ood
that swept through New Bataan
on Tuesday
The Philippines News Agency
said the death toll in Davao Ori-
ental alone had reached 143 as
more bodies were found
Authorities said the damage to
crops and infrastructure was still
being assessed, but it could easily
run into billions once the gures
were toted up
Airport authorities announced
the cancellation of 40 more do-
mestic ights in the areas affected
by Typhoon Pablo, adding to the
132 domestic ights that were
canceled earlier on Tuesday when
the storm made landfall
More than 3,700 passengers
remained stranded in the major
ports nationwide on Wednesday
as a result of the powerful winds
whipped by the storm, the Coast
Guard said
The weather bureau on
Wednesday said Pablo had weak-
ened further and could leave the
country Thursday night.
About 80 people survived the
deluge in New Bataan with inju-
ries, but an unspecied number
of villagers remain missing. On
Wednesday, the farming town
of 45,000 people was a muddy
wasteland of collapsed houses
and columns of coconut and ba-
nana trees felled by Pablos fero-
cious winds.
Outside a town gymnasium,
several mud-stained bodies
were laid side-by-side, covered
by cloth and banana leaves and
surrounded by villagers cov-
ering their noses to fight the
stench. A man sprayed insec-
ticide on the remains to turn
away swarms of flies.
Its hard so say how many
more are missing, Maestre said.
Were now searching every-
where.
In nearby Davao Oriental, the
coastal province rst struck by the
typhoon as it blew inland from the
Pacic Ocean, at least 115 people
perished, and mostly in three
towns that were so battered by the
wind it was hard to nd any build-
ing or house with a roof left, pro-
vincial ofcer Freddie Bendulo
and other ofcials said.
We had a problem where to
take the evacuees. All the evacua-
tion centers have lost their roofs,
Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon
Malanyaon said.
Disaster-response agencies re-
ported 13 other typhoon-related
deaths elsewhere.
Unlike the previous days tur-
bulent weather, the sun was back
Wednesday, prompting residents
to lay their soiled clothes, books
and other belongings out on road-
sides to dry and revealing the ex-
tent of the damage to farmland.
Thousands of banana trees in
one Compostela Valley planta-
tion were toppled by the wind, the
young bananas still wrapped in
blue plastic covers.
After slamming into Davao
Oriental and Compostela Valley,
Pablo roared fast across southern
Mindanao and central regions,
knocking out power in two entire
provinces, triggering landslides
and leaving houses and coconut
and banana plantations dishev-
eled. More than 170,000 people
ed to evacuation centers.
The typhoon, one of the stron-
gest to hit the country this year,
had blown past southwestern
Palawan province into the South
China Sea by mid-Wednesday.
The deaths came despite ef-
forts by President Benigno Aqui-
no IIIs administration to force
residents out of high-risk com-
munities prone to landslides,
ash oods and storm surges as
the typhoon approached.
Some 20 typhoons and storms
lash the northern and central
Philippines each year, but they
rarely hit the vast southern Min-
danao region.
A rare storm in the south last
December killed more than 1,200
people and left many more home-
less and traumatized, including
in Cagayan de Oro city, where
church bells rang relentlessly
on Tuesday to warn residents to
scramble to safety as a major river
started to rise.
The United States extended
its condolences and offered
to help its key Asian ally deal
with the typhoon devastation.
It praised government efforts to
minimize the deaths and dam-
ages. AP, with Florante S. Sol-
merin, PNA, Francisco Tuyay,
Jonathan Fernandez, Eric B.
Apolonio and Joel E. Zurbano
Palace ...
Ambassador to the Holy See Tita
de Villa joined Reyes and Arguelles
in keeping tabs on the proceedings.
With the bishops were Catholic
nuns and the red-shirt clad support-
ers in the North gallery, the wing
assigned to anti-RH camp.
The pro-RH camp, wearing
purple shirts, occupied the South
gallery.
The bishops, who demanded that
nominal voting be applied, said
32 Liberal Party members deed
President Benigno Aquino III and
sided with the anti-RH camp after
a lunch meeting with the prelates.
Batangas Rep. Henedina Abad,
a ranking LP member and close
ally of the President, said the party
would be disciplining its members,
but did not say how that would be
carried out.
Tinio said the Palaces carrot
and stick was being used after the
bishops text blasted lawmakers,
warning them of reprisals during
next years elections if they vote
for the RH bill.
We were told that the Palace
will release the second and last
tranche of the pork barrel for this
year this month and will also ad-
vance this month the rst tranche
intended for the rst semester of
2013 to avoid these funds from be-
ing covered by the election ban,
Tinio told the Manila Standard.
Tinio said combining the two
tranches would make the lawmak-
ers obtain not only half but the whole
pork barrel good for one year.
Each congressman would re-
ceive the total package of P280
million in pork barrel with the
breakdown as follows: P70 million
in Priority Development Assistance
Funds, P50 million in infrastruc-
ture projects from the Department
of Public Works and Highways,
P20 million in road users tax and
such other perks and concessions
as the Speakers bonus equivalent
to the congressmans one-month
salary, Tinio said.
Each lawmaker gets a monthly
pay of P97,000.
As in the impeachment trial of
Chief Justice Renato Corona ear-
lier this year, Tinio said, lawmak-
ers were told: If you are not with
President Aquino on tis, you are
against us.
If my colleagues in the LP and
other members of the majority co-
alition would continue to defy the
Presidents clear position to put
the RH bill to a vote, they would
nd themselves without projects
to show their constituents and their
voters, Tinio said.
Tinio said those who would
openly go against the Presidents
position would nd their pork bar-
rel released after the election ban
has been lifted after the May 2013
elections.
The RH bill has divided even
the House leadership, with Speaker
Feliciano Belmonte, House Deputy
Speakers Jesus Crispin Remulla,
Lorenzo Tanada III and Arnulfo
Fuentebella supporting the passage
while Deputy Speakers Raul Daza,
Pablo Garcia and Isabelle Climaco
opposing the bill.
House Majority Leader Neptali
Gonzales was pushing for the pas-
sage of the bill while House Mi-
nority Leader Danilo Suarez was
blocking it every step of the way.
Daza and Climaco are ranking
ofcials of the ruling Liberal Party.
The most vocal critics on the
oor were also members of the
LP with Paranaque Rep. Roilo
Golez vowing that the anti-RH so-
lons would be introducing killer
amendments.
The Liberals made sure Tanada
was assigned to preside over the
session.
Due to time constraints, Gonza-
les urged President Aquino to cer-
tify the bill as urgent.
Gonzales said once the bill was
certied, they could buy time and
save at least three session days to
have the bill passed on second
reading and subsequently on third
and nal reading.
If the President would not certi-
fy the bill as urgent, we will have to
count three session days after pass-
ing it on second reading to enable
us to tackle it on third reading,
Gonzales said.
But Gonzales said at the rate the
anti-RH lawmakers were dragging
out the process, members who
held a neutral position were egg-
ing House leaders to terminate the
period of amendments and put the
bill to a vote.
Last nights deliberations were
interrupted by a drama of apologies
after Cavite Rep. Lani Mercado de-
livered a speech claiming she was
slighted by Alagad Rep. Rodante
Marcoletas remarks about her hus-
band, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr.
Marcoleta, who disputed the claim
of the Catholic bishops that using
contraceptives would doom the user
to hell, apologized to Mercado, say-
ing he was just carried away by his
emotions during the debate.
As of 7 p.m., the session was
stuck on page 2 of a 27-page bill
that was being subjected to a line-
by-line amendment.
Earlier, the lawmakers stuck
down attempts by anti-RH con-
gressmen to insert a provision that
describes conception as the begin-
ning of life.
Voting 85-57-1, the House re-
jected the proposed amendmen by
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodri-
guez.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, the
bills principal author, said the be-
ginning of life has not been estab-
lished yet since there is no una-
nimity among medical experts on
the beginning of life.
He rejected the proposed amend-
ment, saying the House has no
competence to tell when life be-
gins.
Govt...
I really had so much bad news
today, especially from the effects
of Typhoon Pablo, Mr. Aquino
said.
The numbers are seemingly
alarming. Hopefully, there were
erroneous numbers that should be
corrected soon.
Presidential spokesman Edwin
Lacierda called on Filipinos to
donate relief to the Social Welfare
Department.
Filipino solidarity is at its most
potent amidst testing times, Laci-
erda said.
We call on our countrymen to
give generously for the relief and
well-being of our brethren in the
Visayas and Mindanao who, them-
selves, generously came to the aid
of Metro Manila and Luzon in pre-
vious calamities.
Malacaang said woven mats,
childrens clothing, blankets, plas-
tic sheets, ashlights and batter-
ies were needed in the evacuation
centers.
Tarpaulins are also needed
for use as temporary roong in
the sites as well as generator sets
to provide power to the centers,
Lacierda said.
Mr. Aquino, meanwhile, warned
local government units not to take
advantage of calamities to earn
brownie points for next years
elections.
At the oath-taking of the mem-
bers of the League of Municipali-
ties of the Philippines on Wednes-
day, Mr. Aquino thanked the
mayors in the areas affected by the
storm for skipping the event.
Our local governments need to
be alert and prepared to mitigate
the damage that will be brought
about by these disasters, Mr.
Aquino said.
This is not sacrice on your
part: this is your duty, Mr. Aquino
said.
This is the mandate of public
servants. It behooves us to be on
the front-line in times of disasters
and problems.
In other developments:
The Social Welfare Depart-
ment said P3.29 million worth of
relief had been sent to the families
affected by the storm as of 8 a.m.
on Wednesday
Vice President Jejomar Binay
said he would be ying to Davao
and Compostela Valley to distrib-
ute 5,000 bags of relief
Interior Secretary Mar Roxas
on Wednesday went to Compos-
tela Valley and Davao Oriental to
inspect the damage wrought by
the storm and to help the affected
families there
Philippine Red Cross chair-
man Richard Gordon said 199,800
people were being assisted by the
agency in coordination with gov-
ernment agencies
The Education Department said
it was continuing to monitor the
schools damaged by Typhoon Pab-
lo, and that 128 schools were now
being used as evacuation centers
The Canadian government
said it was ready to help the fami-
lies affected by the storm
Senator Loren Legarda renewed
her call for heightened disaster pre-
paredness following the destruction
wrought by the super storm
The minotiry bloc in the House
of Representatives on Wednesday
vowed to donate a portion of their
salaries to the people affected by
the storm.
Mr. Aquino has dispatched Inte-
rior Secretary Mar Roxas to Mind-
anao to oversee the rescue and re-
lief operations in the areas battered
by Pablo.
We will always try to seek bet-
ter and better performances, Mr.
Aquino said. With Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan, Jonathan Fernan-
dez, Macon Ramos-Araneta,
Gigi Muoz-David and Maricel
V. Cruz
DECEMBER 6, 2012 THURSDAY
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Senators ratify P2-trillion budget
IN BRIEF
PPI journalism workshop
Paging overseas voters
Ampatuans SC plea denied
Marcos to block killer tax on tobacco
Briton gets life term
FILIPINOS overseas who are registered
overseas absentee voters (OAV) as of the
2007 National Elections but failed to vote
during the May 14, 2007 and May 10,
2010 elections are advised to check at the
Web site of the Comelec (www.comelec.
gov.ph) the list of OAV who failed to vote
twice. Their names shall be removed from
the National Registry of Overseas Ab-
sentee Voters (NROAV) unless they le
a Manifestation of Intent to participate in
the forthcoming May 13, 2013 elections
pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9567
promulgated on Dec. 4, 2012, entitled In
the Matter of the Policy to be Adopted for
Overseas Voters Who Failed to Vote Twice
for the Purposes of the May 13, 2013 Na-
tional and Local Elections.
By Maricel V. Cruz
THE House of Representatives, vot-
ing 144-7-1, approved on Wednesday a
measure that sought to add more teeth to
the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001.
The bill instituting changes to the
law was authored by Speaker Feliciano
Belmonte Jr. Majority Leader Neptali
Gonzales II and Minority Leader Rep.
Danilo Suarez.
Belmonte said that the measure
would strengthen the anti-money laun-
dering law by making it compliant with
international anti-money laundering/
counter-terrorist nancing standards.
The anti-money laundering law
was enacted following the FATFs
blacklisting of the Philippines in
June 2000.
To be blacklisted means that the
Philippines is perceived to be non-
cooperative in the global ght against
money laundering and terrorist nanc-
ing, according to the bills authors.
The proposed amendments, the
bills authors said, were expected to
address deciencies in the coun-
trys legal framework with regard to
anti-money laundering, by making
the Philippines fully compliant with
the international standards set forth
not only by the FATF, but also direc-
tives laid down under the 1988 UN
Convention Against Elicit Trafc in
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances (the Vienna Convention),
the 2001 UN Convention Against
Transnational Organized Crime (the
Palermo Convention), the 2003 UN
Convention Against Corruption (the
Merida Convention), and other in-
ternational standards in combating
money laundering.
While expanding the list of nancial
institutions covered by the law, the bill
provides for the inclusion of designat-
ed non-nancial businesses and profes-
sions as reporting institutioncasinos;
real estate agents; dealers in precious
metals; dealers in precious stones, and
trust company service providers.
The measure also provides for ad-
ditional unlawful activities related to
money launderingterrorism and ter-
rorist nancing, trafcking in human
beings, sexual exploitation of children,
corruption and bribery, forgery and en-
vironmental crimes.
The bill allows AMLC to retain
twenty ve percent of net proceeds of
forfeited assets, granting the council
authority to impose administrative
sanctions.
Senator Franklin Drilon, chairman
of the nance committee, described the
national spending plan as a tool for em-
powerment.
This years budget is expected to
provide much needed funds aimed at
improving governments infrastructure
projects, thereby enhancing public ser-
vices and providing more jobs, better
health care services, and education,
Drilon said.
The Senate panel in the bicameral
conference committee included Sena-
tors Ralph G. Recto, Teosto TG Gu-
ingona III, Panlo Lacson, Alan Peter
Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes IV.
Drilon mentioned the top ten depart-
ments which received the bulk of the
budget, namely: Education a budget of
P293.32 billion from this years P238.8
billion; Public Works and Highways
from P126.4 billion to P152.4 billion;
National Defense, from P108.1 billion
to P121.6 billion; Interior and Local
Government, including the PNP, from
P99.8 billion in 2012 to P121.12 bil-
lion; Agriculture, from P61.4 billion to
P74.1 billion; Health, from P45.8 bil-
lion to P56.8 billion; Social Welfare
and Development, from P48.8 billion
to P56.2 billion; Transportation and
Communications, from P34.7 billion
to P37.1 billion; Finance, P23.6 billion
to P33.2 billion; and Environment and
Natural Resources, from P17.5 billion
to P23.7 billion.
Drilon said the Health budget did not
include the sin tax proceeds earmarked
for this purpose.
We estimate that it should at least be
P23 billion; if not more, in addition to
what is provided in the 2013 budget,
Drilon said.
The disagreeing provisions were
minimal at best, he said.
House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte
and Senate President Juan Ponce En-
rile will be receiving copies of the
appropriations bill in the next few
days, he said. We are condent that
President Aquino will be able to sign
the measure into law before the end
of the year.
He noted that this will be the third
year that the budget will be enacted into
law in time for the coming scal year.
The proposed national budget for
2013 has been earlier approved in the
congressional bicameral conference
committee. The report was signed by
members of both panels of the Senate
and the House of Representatives af-
ter they met at the Shangri-La Hotel in
Mandaluyong City.
THE Kalibo Regional Trial Court has
found Carl Andrew Foster, a British na-
tional, guilty of parricide for the death of
his Taiwanese wife.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment
for killing Chia-Ning-Fu, by hitting her on
the head and strangling her during a trip to
Boracay in 2007.
Records showed that Foster admitted to
the slaying when he surrendered to the po-
lice, claiming temporary insanity.
The victims family was referred to Bernas
Law Ofces by the Taiwan Government.
In an interview, lawyer Jose A. Bernas
said Foster never lost control of his facul-
ties and was simply feigning insanity.
In her decision promulgated on Oct. 24,
2012, Judge Jemena Abellar-Arbis of Kalibo
RTC Branch 6, ruled that admission shifted
the burden of proof to the accused in over-
coming the presumption of being sane.
THE Philippine Press Institute and Philip-
pines Communication Society will hold a
joint conference dubbed as Making Sense
of Journalism Today on December 7, 2012
at St. Marys College, Quezon City. This
is PPIs nal salvo for 2012 on a series of
seminar-workshops on scholastic press as
part of its outreach program. The previous
workshops were held in Davao, Cebu, and
Cagayan de Oro.
PCS, a group of communication scholars
and media practitioners, shares PPIs belief
that by going back to the basics of journal-
ism which are excellence and ethics is how
this scholastic press program would benet
campus journalists, journalism and com-
munication students through a conference.
Thus, the organizers have invited Joseph Al-
wyn Alburo, GMA 7 Program Manager, and
Rowena Paraan, National Union of Journal-
ists of the Philippines Secretary General, to
reinforce classroom lessons with the rigors
of the practice from media practitioners
themselves.
Moreover, the book Crimes and Unpun-
ishment: the Killing of Filipino Journalists
published by UNESCO National Commis-
sion of the Philippines and Asian Institute
of Journalism and Communication (AIJC)
will be launched during the program. An-
nual PCS membership meeting and elec-
tion of ofcers will ensue after the confer-
ence. AIJC and St. Marys College-Quezon
City are co-sponsors of the event.
Toxin-free Yule. Members of Eco Waste Coalition togethers with Cavite Green stage a tableau to remind the public to
practice recycling and do away with toxic chemicals. LINO SANTOS
Anti-money laundering revision okayed
Undue burden. Tobacco farmers and supporters dramatize
their prayer for a reasonable, not a burdensome, tax on
alcohol and cigarettes as Congress takes up the issue during
a closed-door session of the bicameral conference panel.
MANNY PALMERO
Pagcors way. Vice President Jejomar Binay (2nd from left) and Pagcor chairman Cristino
Naguiat Jr. lead the gaming rms gift-giving activity for indigent patients benet at the
National Childrens Hospital on Dec. 4.
By Macon Araneta

THE Senate on Wednesday ratied the bicameral
conference committee report on the proposed P2-
trillion national budget for 2013, higher by 10.%
percent than the 2012 appropriations.
SENATOR Ferdinand Marcos
Jr. has vowed to block moves
to increase the 60/40 tax bur-
den sharing between cigarettes
and alcohol to 80/20.
In an chance interview before
the start of the plenary session,
he said ner points of the sin tax
measure needed to be resolved.
We agreed with the adminis-
tration that the total collection of
incremental revenue will be P40
billion, the unitary tax on tobac-
co will be after 5 years (2018),
and third, which is the most im-
portant is the 60/40 sharing, 60
percent for tobacco and 40 per-
cent for alcohol, said Marcos.
He admitted that some
members of the bicameral con-
ference committee wanted the
sharing further adjusted.
We really cant understand
why always put the burden on
tobacco, Marcos said. If you
can remember, the P31.3- bil-
lion sin tax version approved
by the House, they said they
will make amendment to reach
P35 billion, but if you will
look at what they plan to do,
all the added burden will be on
tobacco. So, we have always
been asking why on tobacco?
He underscored his positon
that increasing the excise tax
on tobacco would destroy the
tobacco industry.
Marcos said they worked
hard on the sin tax reform act
in the Senate to look for a for-
mula to include the 60/40 shar-
ing among other ratios.
So we will see what will
happen during tommorows
continuation of the discussion,
he said, noting that several Sen-
ators whom he refused to name
wanted a higher gure. It ap-
pears to be their proposal.
Marcos, who comes from the
tobacco-producing region of
Ilocos, warned that an exorbitant
increase in tobacco taxes would
displace 3 million tobacco farm-
ers and their families.
He disclosed that the votes
of the senate contingent on the
motion to a 4%-increase every
year was 3-3 with Senators
Panlo Lacson, Serge Osmena
and Franklin Drilon in favor.
Marcos said Senators Ralph
Recto and Senate Minority Floor
Leader Alan Peter Cayetano sup-
ported his objection to the motion.
But Drilon said denied that
60/40 tax burden has been said,
saying it was merely a guide.
We have agreed on the
disagreeing provision, but we
have set aside, for further dis-
cussion, the rates and earmark-
ing, he said.
The various disagreeing pro-
visions were discussed and agreed
upon, but what remained to be
discussed would be the rates and
the earmarking on all. All the non-
rate provisions on tobacco and
alcohol have been agreed upon.
Drilon said 60/40 provision
has been set in the bill.
That is the guide, that is
the computation we arrived at:
P23.5 billion for the cigarettes
and the remaining P16 billion
on the alcohol, he said. We
have not discussed the burden
sharing because that is precisely
a matter that we have deferred
for further discussion. We have
no more time to discuss it.
By Rey Requejo
THE Supreme Court has reject-
ed with nality the petition of
former governor Zaldy Ampatu-
an of the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao to nullify the
resolution of the Department of
Justice indicting him as principal
accused in the massacre of 58
people in Maguindanao on No-
vember 23, 2009.
In a three-page resolution,
the high courts third division
junked Ampatuans second ap-
peal and afrmed its decision
last June upholding the ndings
of the Court of Appeals in No-
vember last year.
The ruling will clear the way
for Ampatuans arraignment for
the multiple murder case before
the Quezon City regional trial
court.
In his motion, Ampatuan in-
sisted that his right to due proc-
ess was violated since the high
court did not inform him of the
facts and the law used as basis
for the rulings.
The court was not convinced.
It also stressed there was no need
to explain when it found no re-
versible error on a lower courts
decision.
According to the tribunal, the
facts and the laws were already
discussed in the Court of Ap-
peals decision.
A notice of the resolution,
signed by SC Third Division
Clerk of Court, Lucita Abjelina
Soriano, has already been sent to
the parties involved.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com DECEMBER 6, 2012 THURSDAY
A4
POPE Benedict XVI now has a Twitter
account. The handle @Pontifex has nearly
half a million followers even as the pontiff
has yet to post a single tweet.
Perhaps the global audience is curious
about what the normally introspective
Benedict would say online. In 140
characters, would he comment on
international events, react to the news or
expound on church teachings? Would
he speak to Catholics only or address the
world as a whole?
Whatever he does end up tweeting, it
is clear that the Poperepresenting the
Roman Catholic Churchrecognizes the
need to be in touch with the faithful using
the new and varied ways of communication
to lure them back to the fold.
We have heard countless stories about
those born Catholic who remain so, not
because they are zealous but because
they are too lazy or apathetic to change
it. Church leaders are likely also alarmed
that the ways of the world, manifest in
issues such as atheism and agnosticism,
gay marriage, divorce and abortion,
have challenged the traditional views of
Catholics.
And since the Internet has overhauled
the way information is exchanged and
relationships developed, so must the church
hierarchy use it to stay connected with its
younger, mobile and technology-savvy
members. The objective is to narrow gaps
and strengthen their feelings of afliation
with the church.
As if this were instantly possible.
Here at home, for instance, public clamor
for the institutionalization of reproductive
health as a tool for information and
empowerment, especially for the poor, is
met with the rigid and high-handed stance
of the Philippine Catholic Church which
misreprents the RH bill as anti-life.
A prominent bishop has even dangled
the imaginary Catholic vote to spook pro-
RH lawmakers into thumbing down the
bill if only to save theiror their families
political fortunes.
As a result, the protracted battle for the
passage of the RH bill has polarized the
nation, oversimplied the situation and
undermined other religions.
In the cacophony of arguments, the ones
with the biggest stakethe women whose
lives are put in danger by the absence of
information and the children who are given
life but denied the dignity with which to
live itare not given any voice. It is our
responsibility to change that.
The Pope himself has yet to decisively
act on many pressing issues hounding the
church, specically allegations of sexual
abuse of children by priests in many parts
of the world. Here in the Philippines,
church leaders must stop regurgitating
empty rhetoric and try to listen to what the
ock really thinks and feels.
Out of touch
Until the next disaster
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BY THE time this column sees print,
more than 100 people will have been
declared dead from the ooding
caused by typhoon Pablo in Mindanao
and other areas. Why all those people
had to die from a weather disturbance
whose arrival had been predicted as
far back as a week ago is tragicbut
the regularity of such calamities (and
the lack of measures taken to prevent
them from recurring) is truly mind-
boggling.
In Manila, which was largely spared
by Pablo, high ofcials were debating
whether it was better to have safe
sex or satisfying sex. In Compostela
Valley, people were being buried alive
under tons of water, mud and, yes,
logs.
Since 2009, when Ondoy left
large swaths of Luzon underwater,
the Philippines has been visited by
calamity-causing
extreme weather
events that have
paralyzed huge
parts of the country.
And our ofcials
can only wring their
hands and gnash
their teeth, until
they get caught up
in new, supposedly
more important
concerns that have
little to do with the
lives of Filipinos.
Its getting to
the point where
d e v a s t a t i n g
calamities that claim the lives of
hundreds have become the new
normal, as they say. Why disasters
of such biblical proportions continue
to happen with astonishing frequency
and regularity in what is supposedly
the fastest-growing country in the
region is difcult to explain.
What can be expected is the ofcial
blame that will be heaped upon the
people who lost their lives or those
of their loved ones, their livelihoods
and their property, to the typhoon. As
if those people who bore the brunt
of Pablos wrath wanted to get into
harms way.
There will also be the obligatory
investigations into the proximate
and remote causes of the disaster,
even if these cannot be expected to
turn up anything new. Illegal logging
will surely be blamed, even if these
activities have long been identied
as aggravating circumstances in all
recent killer typhoons.
And if no one loses their job or is
otherwise punished as a result of the
abuse and neglect that clearly intensied
the damage that accompanied Pablos
arrival, no one will be surprised. No
one of any consequence, after all, has
had to suffer so much as a reprimand
in the wake of the destruction caused
by Sendong, Pedring or even that
great ood that could only be called
habagat because it was not caused
by a typhoon.
The victims will surely make
plaintive appeals for help, because
government efforts and resources
to help them will never suffice.
Private citizens will once again
lead the way in relief operations in
the affected areas, although their
number is expected to swell this
time around because of politicians
with one eye firmly on the elections
in May.
But because majority of the
people who suffered due to Pablos
unwanted arrival are far from the seat
of government, their calls for aid will
soon go unheard. And nothing more
will be done for them, after interest in
their sad plight wanes.
Still, by far the most tragic of all
the events that will take place in the
aftermath of the latest disaster is the
expected lack of real, decisive and
forward-looking action to prevent a
recurrence of these yearly calamities.
Its as if the people in charge of
lessening the impact of such extreme
weather events never learn anything
from them.
After all the
wailing and the
hand- wr i ngi ng,
the entire country
seems to simply
forget what went
before. Until
the next disaster
arrives and we are
rudely thrust back
into a state of grief
and helplessness.
* * *
The death
and destruction
wrought by Pablo
should also force
us to remember
what is really
important, in these days when credit
upgrades and favorable survey ratings
are gussied up as awesome events.
What can be more important, after all,
than the lives of Filipinos that are lost
every time a major typhoon hits?
As I wrote earlier this week,
glowing macroeconomic statistics
dont mean anything to people
already surviving by the skin of
their teeth who are also forced to
deal with natural calamities virtually
by themselves. Will the people of
Compostela Valley nd comfort in an
uptick in the GDP and declarations
that the Philippines is the latest
tiger economy of Asia?
Of course, a government obsessed
with trumpeting good news
wherever it can nd it can be expected
to make such events sound like the
second coming of Jesus Christ. But
unfortunate events like Pablo, which
affect real lives of real people, bring
us back to the reality that precious
little has been done to meet even the
most basic requirements of keeping
people safe from typhoons and other
such truly palpable happenings.
Its so easy to get caught up in the
perpetual political circus in Manila
and, as a consequence, forget how
difcult and precarious life is for
majority of our countrymen. But who
looks after the welfare of people in
Compostela Valley and all the other
places where disaster has struck and
will strike next?
A fete for UMNO
MARLON C. MAGTIRA Online Editor/Tech Section Editor
IT APPEARS that it is not just my
former colleague Marvic Leonen, who
was rewarded with an appointment
to the Supreme Court, who benetted
from the rushed signing of the
Framework Agreement on the
Bangsamoro Political Region.
The signing of the same, while a
source of hope to all Filipinos that
peace would nally be realized in battle
infested Mindanao, may have been
intended all along to benet foreigners:
Prime Minister Najib Razak and his
moribund UMNO political party.
My source in Kuala Lampur
related how they were all surprised
that the Agreement, which Philippine
authorities, including Justice Leonen,
expected to be signed only in December
of this month, was signed two months
earlier last October.
Initially, I thought it was Justice
Leonen who wanted it signed in time
for his interview with the Judicial Bar
Council. But apparently, it was Prime
Minister Razak who had more at stake
in signing the agreement as early as
possible. This is because anytime now,
parliament in Malaysia will be dissolved
to pave the way for the holding of
general elections. In fact, the elections
should be called no later than March of
next year. The actual elections would
take place within two months from
when it was called.
How could the signing of the
Agreement favor Prime Minister Razak
and his UMNO party?
Immediately after the agreement
was signed, Razaks communication
group spared no time in extolling the
Prime Minister as the acknowledged
peacemaker of the region. Apparently,
and a Web scan of Malaysian
newspapers conrmed this, the signing
was banner story in Malaysia. Not only
was Najib praised as a peace maker, he
is now being promoted as a regional
leader. I understand that he is now
being considered to mediate a peaceful
resolution of the conict in Southern
Thailand, as well. But this appears to
be mere icing on the cake. The real
value of the agreement for Razak and
his party lies in Sabah. In the rst place,
the premiers predecessor, Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi, merely obtained a
simple majority in the last general
elections in Malaysia. I understand that
UMNO lost to Anwar Ibrahims party
in the Malay Peninsula. Their tenuous
grasp to a parliamentary majority was
courtesy of UMNO having clinched
a majority of the 24 parliamentary
seats in Sabah. The story of how
they managed to win in this crucial
state of Sabah is stuff that are regular
occurrences here in the Philippines:
vote buying and patronage.
What made it worse, however, was
that UMNO distributed residency cards
to illegal Filipinos in exchange for their
votes. This is now the subject of a Royal
Inquiry. A Wikileaks entry summarized
the role of Filipinos in Sabah in the last
elections: Mahathir also facilitated
illegal immigration from Indonesia and
the Philippines in order to better balance
the states ethnic and religious equation
as a measure to ward off any future
separatist sentiments in Sabah, in addition
to attracting UMNO votes needed to
control the state. A Royal Commission,
operated properly, would likely expose
the depth of UMNO x x x political
corruption and vote manipulation,
further inciting Sabahans.
Razak will now go beyond vote
buying in this upcoming election. My
source in Kuala Lumpur told me
that he rushed the signing of the
Agreement particularly to appeal to the
Filipino voters in Sabah.
Worse, another source has informed
me that he has even asked MILF
Chairman Murad Ebrahim to intervene
and campaign for UMNO in Sabah.
With the Filipino vote likely to
determine who between Najib and Anwar
would be the next Prime Minister of
Malaysia, the Agreement was apparently
signed in a rush to ensure the premiers hold
on the crucial Filipino vote in Sabah.
The betting now is: would Chairman
Murad do as Najib has asked him to do?
I have already expressed the view
that much as we desire peace in
Mindanao. this Framework Agreement,
precisely because it was rushed,
may not stand the test of judicial
scrutiny. I am joined in this view
by noted constitutionalists Raul
Pangalangan and Former Solicitor
General Estelito Mendoza. Even Ateneo
College of Law Dean Emeritus Fr
Joaquin Bernas has expressed similar,
albeit less pessimistic concerns.
Even Anwar Ibraham, while hopeful
that the agreement would lead to peace,
expressed concern that the Agreement
was not inclusive since the Mindanao
politicians, among others, were excluded
from the peace negotiations.
Worse, no less than the current head
of Notre Dame Universitys Institute
for Autonomy and Governance fears the
many mine elds that lie in Congress and
in the Supreme Court: This arena is a big
mineeld that scares me to no end.
There are many things that can go
wrong in this arena.
But with this conrmation that the
Agreement did not just benet Leonen and
was, on the contrary, intended primarily
to be Razaks electoral fete in Sabah,
it would appear that the Framework
Agreement, contrary to our best hopes
and expectations, is indeed doomed.
ATTY. HARRY
ROQUE JR.
VIEW FROM MALCOLM
Its getting to
the point where
calamities that
claim the lives of
hundreds have
become the new
normal.
JOJO
A. ROBLES
LOWDOWN
^
A5 Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com
Conclusion
AFTER the elections, nothing was
anymore heard about the so- called
national server. Even up to now, no
one is talking about it. This national
server is the principal reciprocity of
the election results. All counts are
automatically forwarded or transmitted
to the national server from the precinct
level. It is supposed to be in the
guarded possession of the Comelec.
Part of the reason that Comelec
did not want to draw attention to
it, I believe, is that some people
knowledgeable in computers would
start asking questions that the
Comelec would rather avoid. You see,
everything you do in a computer is
recorded. For instance, if the national
server was switched off line in order
for the Comelec to edit the election
returns, this is registered in the log
le. The time and date and for how
long when the server is switched off
is there.
This is true with the CF cards used.
It also has a log
le. What Comelec
did to draw away
scrutiny on this
matter was to
pass a resolution
mandating that
election protests
would be decided
by the old-
fashioned way
by opening the
ballot boxes. We
of course know
what this means. It will take more
than three years to decide and in the
process, make the commissioners a
lot of money. Election protests in this
country are quite expensive. This is
reportedly the bread and butter of the
commissioners. Besides if they open
the server and subject it to forensic
tests, what they did can easily be
exposed.
Another easy way to nd out about
the cheating is go over the records of
the telephone companies like Smart,
Globe, and Sun Cellular. These telcos
have their records for billing purposes.
The Comelec has to pay the telcos for
time used when all servers were on
line transmitting. You will be surprised
how many provinces have records that
are full of inconsistencies. This means
that there were times when the servers
were switched off when editing took
place and when that was done, the
servers again were switched on.
All these are recorded in the log
les of these equipment and the
billing records of the telcos. As they
say, computers cannot tell lies because
it can easily be found out. Election
protests in fact can be resolved in an
hour by just subjecting the servers to
simple forensic examination and you
will know immediately if fraud was
committed. The Comelec, however, is
afraid of this because their deeds will
be found out.
Another simple proofand you
could say that this is a challenge to
the Comelecis the case of Grace
Padaca. Padaca has been proclaiming
since Day One that she won the
elections in Isabela and was cheated.
In fact, she was really cheated. Only
she did not know how. If she has not
been swallowed up by the corruption
and perks within the Comelec, all
she has to do is get the 2010 national
server opened and subject it to simple
forensic tests. If it is the same server
used in 2010, the results there will
show that she won. She and about
three or four other governors.
This is one important reason why
Comelec does not want to open the
server. There are allegedly other who
were proclaimed winners but in fact in
the server, lost the election. Comelec
for one reason or another was not able
to edit the results of these provinces
and to this day, the results are intact in
the server. Since Padaca is now serving
as Commissioner even under criminal
indictment, would she not want to
know how she was cheated? If she is
really the kind of person she claims
to be, then she should get that server
opened. Or has she, this early been
already corrupted by the system?
Other proof is that unknown to
the other commissioners, former
Chairman Jose Melo was apparently
in communication with an IT group
who provided him expert advice and
from the information I have received,
the exchange was quite extensive. It
was this IT group, I understand, that
alerted Melo of the unfolding anomaly.
Melo then requested this IT group to
perform work for him.
Apparently, from a complete
computer ignoramus, Melo became a
computer sensation overnight because
of lessons he received from this IT
group. Although he promised to make
public and do something about what
his commissioners did, in the end he
did not do anything and instead just
decided to retire instead of doing the
right thing. What a pity.
I wonder who is worse. The
Commissioners who run circles around
him in order to betray their oath, or he
who found out about what they were
doing and decided not to do anything
about it after repeatedly promising
and giving his word of honor to his IT
group that he would right the wrong
done. This old man apparently is just
as corrupt as his commissioners. I
hope he can sleep soundly at night.
What is
surprising to me
is that the former
IT consultant of
former Chairman
Melo also knew
what went on
in the Comelec
during the 2010
elections but has
also remained
silent up to this
time. One reason
could be that
he does not want the public to know
that he is not much of a consultant
because he apparently did not know
what the other commissioner were
doing until the IT group contacted
former Chairman Melo. But when
Melo was contacted by the IT group,
this gentleman should have taken the
initiative to speak but has not up to
now.
I know this gentleman personally.
He used to wear a cross around his
neck to show and demonstrate his
religiosity. I am disappointed in him.
What are we to do with the system?
We created a constitutional body
whose solemn duty is to protect the
sanctity of the ballot but turns out this
body is betraying their duties. Instead,
we created a monster. It is obvious
that reforms are urgently needed. But
how?
I do not pretend to have the answers.
Maybe the Comelec should only be
an ad hoc body to be called during
elections and disbanded afterwards.
Or maybe one ad hoc body to conduct
the elections and another to conduct
after election-related activities such
as protests. Maybe now that the
election is automated, there should
be less reliance on judicial processes
to resolve issues which takes eternity
under the current system. Anything I
believe is better than the current set-
up.
One nal note. The present
administration appointed Gus
Lagman Comelec commissioner
purportedly because of his knowledge
about computers. It would appear
that this administration had some
information about what happened in
2010 or at least understand the need
for a commissioner well versed in
computers. Unfortunately however,
his appointment was not renewed.
This is totally inexplicable. The reason
that I gathered appears to be that he
was proposing a post-election audit
which would have meant forensic tests
and examination which I suspect that
the leader of the conspiracy got wind
of and asked a very powerful person
in Malacaang who is his friend and
suggested that Gus Lagman should no
longer be reappointed.
Even up to now, it seems that the
fallout of what happened in 2010 is still
unraveling but the story recounted here
is not even one half of what transpired
in the elections of 2010. And it might
interest the readers to know that even
when this current administration has not
yet taken over, this person was already in
contact with them peddling his services.
Who says that crime does not pay?
Comelec, Smartmatic,
and the cheating in 2010
UN chief blames rich for warming
By Karl Ritter
DOHARich countries are to blame for
climate change and should take the lead
in forging a global climate pact by 2015,
a deadline that must be met, the head
of the United Nations said Wednesday.
On the sidelines of international
climate talks in Qatar, U.N. Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon said it was
only fair and reasonable that the
developed world should bear most of the
responsibility in ghting the gradual
warming of the planet.
Bans comments echoed the concerns
of China and other developing countries,
which say rich nations have a historical
responsibility for global warming
because their factories released carbon
emissions into the atmosphere long
before the climate effects were known.
The climate change phenomenon
has been caused by the industrialization
of the developed world, Ban said.
Many rich nations including the US
and European Union say the rewall
between developed and developing
countries that has guided the two-decade-
old climate process in the past no longer
reects the world today and isnt helpful
in dealing with the problem.
Most of the emissions now come from
the developing world, and China has
overtaken the US to become the worlds
top carbon polluter.
How to divide the burden of emissions
cuts is at the core of discussions to create
a new global climate treaty that would
apply to all nations. The only binding pact
so far, the Kyoto Protocol, only covers the
emissions of industrialized countries.
Last year, governments decided that
the new treaty should be adopted in 2015
and enter force ve years later. The Doha
meeting is supposed to produce a work
plan to ensure that the treaty is ready by
2015.
This deadline must be met. There is
no time to waste, no time to lose for us,
Ban said.
Climate change is happening much,
much faster than one would understand,
he added. The science has plainly made
it clear: it is the human beings behavior
which caused climate change, therefore
the solution must come from us.
Ban came to the negotiations in Doha
in an attempt to accelerate the process
of shifting the world to a clean energy
pathway, and helping the most vulnerable
countries adapt to inevitable warming.
Governments represented at the talks
in Qatar are also discussing extending
the Kyoto Protocol, which expires this
year, as a stopgap measure until the new
deal takes effect.
The United States never joined the
Kyoto Protocol, partly because it didnt
cover emerging economies like China and
India. For similar reasons, Canada, New
Zealand and Japan dont want to be part of
the extension, meaning it would only cover
Europe and Australia, who account for less
than 15 percent of global emissions.
Nevertheless, Ban said it is
imperative that the treaty is extended,
because it is the only existing legally
binding commitment when it comes to
climate change.
Dangerous climate effects could
include ooding of coastal cities and
island nations, disruptions to agriculture
and drinking water, and the spread of
diseases and the extinction of species.
A small minority of scientists still
question whether the warming seen in
recent decades is due to human activities,
such as carbon emissions from the
burning of fossil fuels. On Tuesday, Ban
said it was time to prove wrong all these
doubts on climate change.
Global warming skeptic John Christy
of the University of Alabama said Bans
statement was representative of a
religion, not science.
Science requires questioning (i.e.
skepticism) those who wish to stie
debate using arguments from authority
(not arguments from evidence), Christy
wrote in an email.
In 2010, a survey of more than 1,000
of the most cited and published climate
scientists found that 97 percent of them
believe climate change is very likely
caused by the burning of fossil fuels. AP
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
What are we
going to do with the
system?
By Aaron David Miller
THE U.S. secretary of State sweepstakes
is on. Whos it going to be? Susan Rice,
John Kerry, Tom Donilon or some
mystery candidate who will surprise us
all?
Forget the who for a moment. What
does the nations top diplomat need to
succeed? Above all, a close bond with
the president. Having worked for a half-
dozen secretaries of State, Ive developed
four essential criteria for what it takes to
be a truly consequential one.
1. Anatomy really is destiny. Freud was
probably talking about gender differences
here. The ability to project a physical
presence and persona is critical to success
in politics and foreign policy. This isnt
necessarily related to physical stature or
gender. Henry Kissinger hardly looked
as if he had walked out of a GQ photo
spread. Yet he had star quality. As does
Hillary Clinton. Not so much for Warren
Christophera man of stellar character
yet hardly imposing persona.
F. Scott Fitzgerald held that persona
owed from an unbroken series of
gestures. Effective presidents and
secretaries of State are actors on a public
stage; they require charm, attery,
toughness and drama to make allies
and adversaries take them seriously,
particularly in a negotiation or crisis.
When a U.S. secretary of State walks
into the room, either here or abroad,
his or her interlocutors need to be
on the edge of their seats, not sitting
comfortably, wondering how best to
manipulate the secretary. If anything,
they should be worried about being
manipulated themselves.
Marshalls Grandeur
That means playing a number of
roles, sometimes with high gestures
of real or feigned anger, frustration or
disappointment. At the 1948 Senate
hearings on the plan for European
recovery that would bear his name,
George C. Marshall, whom columnist
James Reston described that day as
displaying moral grandeur, silenced
an interrupting senator with a single
glare. Kissinger threatened to walk out
on Syrias Hafez al-Assad at least once;
James Baker did the same with Assad,
the Palestinians and Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Shamir.
2. You must have the negotiators
mindset. By denition, effective
secretaries of State conduct negotiations,
defuse crises and tackle issues that
normal human beings consider very
hard. A coherent worldview is important
too, but not as critical as the instinctive
ability to know how to make a deal,
sense the opportunity, and then gure
out how to close it.
Kissinger may have been the grand
strategist, but both he and Baker had
the negotiators mindset, the ability to
gure out how to assemble the pieces
of the puzzle strewn on the living-room
oor and stay even when all the pieces
didnt quite t. Kissingers Middle
East diplomacythree disengagement
agreements after the October 1973
waris a remarkable testament to
those skills. The one between Israel
and Syria still survives, while the other
two, between Egypt and Israel, evolved
into a peace treaty. You cant learn these
things in school.
Marshall was a military man;
Kissinger an academic; Baker a lawyer.
All possessed a natural ability to gauge
how to move the pieces around on the
board.
Effective secretaries of State are
manipulators, no matter how politically
incorrect that sounds. Deception is
sometimes required, and they maneuver
constantly, trying to gure out whats
necessary to succeed and how to use
incentives, pressure, arm-twisting and,
when necessary, untruthfulness (either
by omission or commission) to manage
a crisis or close a deal.
Kissingers Strategy
Baker and Kissinger werent
sentimentalists. To close their Middle
East deals, they trash-talked Israelis
to Arabs, and Arabs to Israelis. They
threatened when they had to and
conceded when they had to, never losing
sight of their objective or of a backdoor
to get out if they couldnt accomplish
it. Nice secretaries of State are usually
ineffective secretaries of State.
3. You need to be lucky. Karl Marx
was right. Individuals make history, yet
rarely as they please. Luck means being
in ofce at a consequential moment and
also at a time when U.S. diplomacy can
be effective. There are endless crises
abroad. Yet without one that is amenable
to American suasion and power, they
will continue to elude solutions. Hillary
Clinton faced crisesnation-building
in Afghanistan and Iraq, civil war in
Syria, nuclear diplomacy with Iran
that simply were either not susceptible
to resolution or ripe and ready enough.
Compare that with the situation that
Kissinger faced after the 1973 war
where the Arabs and Israelis faced real
urgency and pressure to come up with
an agreement; or Bakers diplomacy
leading up the Madrid peace conference
where the U.S. had leverage and power.
Woody Allen was wrong. Eighty percent
of life isnt just showing up; its showing
up at the right time.
4. The president must have your back.
Without this, the game is over before
it begins. All presidents support their
secretaries of State, but not all get the
support critical to success. Baker used to
say that he was President George H.W.
Bushs man at the State Department, not
the State Departments man at the White
House. Those two were particularly
close, and it gave Baker real authority,
power and street credibility. Kissinger
and President Richard Nixon, on the
other hand, were more competitive,
though each exploited the others talent
and authority to command and marshal
respect and power.
If theres daylight between the two
or if its clear that the White House isnt
giving the secretary the power to take
on important issues, the latters status is
diminished. The president not only needs
to tell the world that his secretary of State
is a trusted condante. He also needs to
demonstrate it. If Obama doesnt charge
the secretary with responsibility for
tackling the biggest challenges, how does
he or she become truly important?
Albrights Moment
For reasons that arent entirely clear,
Obama has been a very withholding
president on foreign policy. All presidents
keep tight reins, particularly on matters
regarding war and peace and on matters
that resonate politically at home. Yet
they can still empower their secretaries
of State. Madeleine Albright worked for
a year and half to set up an agreement
between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser
Arafat that President Clinton brokered at a
summit in the fall of 1998.
Obama didnt give Clinton that
chance. She was a ne secretary of
State in many areas: ghting for and
reforming her department; pursuing
a 21st agenda of planetary humanism
(gender issues, the environment, and
media and technology); and improving
Americas image abroad. Yet the White
House owned all the critically important
issues regarding Iraq, Afghanistan, big
think strategy on Iran, the Arab-Israeli
conict or the U.S.- Israeli relationship.
She didnt own a single one.
To deal with a withholding president,
access, trust and empowerment are
critical. Without that in the secretary
of States pocket, it really wont matter
all that much whos running Foggy
Bottom. Bloomberg
Four traits make a great secretary of State
FLORENCIO
FIANZA
DUTY CALLS
Mr. Jurados column will resume
next week.
Ms. Ortuostes column will resume
next week.
MAIL MATTERS
I wish to correct erroneous statements made
by Ms. Elizabeth Angsioco in her column
Powerpoint regarding Deputy Speaker Raul
A. Daza, which appeared in the December 1,
2012 issue of Manila Standard Today.
In that column, Ms. Angsioco wrote that
Deputy Speaker Daza was absent for weeks
prior to the session last Tuesday, November
27, and that he was not supposed to chair the
session on the said date.
It is not true that Deputy Speaker Daza was
absent from the House of Representatives for weeks. The
attendance record of the HOR is testament to his regular
attendance in the HOR sessions.
Had the author verified the information that she
received from her source, she would have known that
her source fabricated the information given to her.
Deputy Speaker Daza has an excellent attendance record.
In the more than two years that he has served his current
term as Representative of the First District of
Northern Samar, he has barely been absent from
the sessions.
You can browse the HOR website to examine
the attendance of the members of the HOR.
Neither is it true that Deputy Speaker Daza
was not slated to preside over the session last
November 27, 2012. In the schedule of Plenary
Teams for the period October 8 - November
29, 2012 issued by the Committee on Rules, he
was clearly assigned to chair the proceedings
on November 26 - 27. This fact can also be veried with
the Committee on Rules headed by Representative Neptali
Gonzales II.
GLADYS M. CAGADOC
Chief of Staff
Ofce of Rep. Raul Daza
House of Representatives
Deputy Speaker Daza has an excellent attendance record
IN BRIEF
News
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A6
Lacson cleared in slays
Taguig police chief
sacked on drug raps
La Espaola finally comes home after P2-m ransom
Town mayors discuss reforms
By Rey E. Requejo
THE Supreme Court nally cleared
Senator Panlo Lacson of criminal liability
over the killing of 11 members of the
Kuratong Baleleng gang when he was head
of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime
Task Force in 1995.
The decision was written by
Associate Justice Roberto Abad
and promulgated last Nov. 13,
but released only yesterday. It
stemmed from a prosecution
petition questioning the decision of
Quezon City Regional Trial Court
Branch 81 Judge Ma. Theresa Dela
Torre-Yadao junking the charges
for lack of probable cause.
The Court agrees with
Judge Yadao that the afdavits
and reports (presented by
prosecution), taken together with
the other documents of record,
fail to establish probable cause
against the respondents, the
ruling read.
Thirteen other justices concurred
with the ruling. Senior Associate
Justice Antonio Carpio inhibited
from the case due to prior
inhibition in related cases.
The high court also noted the
prosecutors failure to follow
appeal procedures when they
led their petition for certiorari
directly to the SC when it should
have been rst led before the
Court of Appeals.
In any case, the immense
public interest in these cases, the
considerable length of time that
has passed since the crime took
place, and the numerous times
these cases have come before this
Court probably warrant a waiver
of such procedural lapse, the SC
said.
Apart from Lacson, also
cleared in the case were then
Metro Manila police chief Jewel
Canson, then trafc management
command chief Francisco Zubia
Jr. and then criminal investigation
command head Romeo Acop.
Former PAOCTF ofcials
Michael Ray Aquino and Cezar
Mancao, who were also involved
in the November 2000 killings
of publicist Salvador Bubby
Dacer and his driver Emmanuel
Corbito, were also absolved in
this case.
Lacson was implicated in
the case, being then the head
of PAOCTF in 1995 when
operatives under his command
gunned down 11 members
of the Kuratong Baleleng on
Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon
City. Relatives of the fatalities
claimed it was rubout while the
police insisted it was a shootout.
Meanwhile, Lacson said the
high court ruling made happy
an drelieved.
Happy and relieved, not just for
myself but for all my former men
in the defunct Task Force Habagat
and the other units involved in that
operation, Lacson said in a text
message to reporters.
Courtesy call. President Aquino exchanges views with United Nations Development Programme
resident coordinator Luiza Carvalho during her courtesy call on the Chief Executive at the Music Room,
Malacaang Palace on Wednesday.
By Eric B. Apolonio
IT was the rst time La Espaola, the brainchild of a Fili-
pino genius, stepped on the homeland of her creator, but
she had to suffer like any other balikbayan (or homecom-
ing Filipino) as she had to wait four days at the airport
so that her new owner could ransom her for more than P2
million in duties and taxes.
Ofcially titled La Espaola en el Balcn (The Spanish
Lady on the Balcony), the 83 x 54cm oil on canvas painting
was made by painter Juan Luna in 1884 when he was just a
fresh 27-year-old art school graduate in Madrid.
Just three years before, in 1881, he won second prize in
the Madrid National Exposition of Fine Arts plus a P600
monthly stipend from the colonial government of the
Philippines on the condition that he develop a painting
capturing the essence of Philippine history that paint-
ing was his most famous painting, La Spoliarium.
Both La Espaola and La Spoliarium were complet-
ed in the same year and the latter was soon shipped to
Manila where it was displayed at the Ayuntamiento de
Manila, or the Spanish colonial government
house. It is now shown as a national treasure
at the National Museum.
However, there are no public records of La
Espaola except that it was once in a private
collection in France, where Luna lived after
marrying Spanish-Filipino socialite Paz Pardo
de Tavera in 1886 until he shot his wife dead
in a jealous rage in 1892.
There was no word of La Espaola until
it came up for auction at Christies in Hong
Kong last Nov. 24.
Luckily, local businessman Jayson N.
Ong won the painting with his bid of
HK$1,640,000 (P8,692,000). Six days later,
he was on Cathay Pacic ight with his Juan
Luna in tow.
But according to Customs deputy collector
for passenger services Teresita Roque, Ong
was informed that he had to pay P2,026,639
in duties and taxes for bringing home a Juan
Laun painting that was never documented to
have been brought to the Philippines.
Ong had to deposit the 128-year-old ba-
likbayan painting in a Customs vault until
he could come up with the ransom, which he
did on Dec. 4.
By Ferdinand Fabella
THE Taguig City chief of police
has been sacked over allegations
that he deliberately ordered his
men to recycle drugs cons-
cated from drug pushers.
Metro Manila police chief Leon-
ardo Espina relieved Senior Supt.
Tomas Apolinario Jr. peding an
inquiry into the charge of PO3 Al-
exander Saez, a former member of
the city polices Station Anti-Illegal
Drugs Special Operations Task
Force.
Saez claimed Apolinario led
a drug syndicate within the
Taguig police whose modus
operandi is to make money from
conscated drugs by selling it
back to drug pushers in Taguig.
He added they would even op-
erate outside their jurisdiction to
catch bigger sh and haul larger
amounts of shabu that they could
resell.
On Apolinarios alleged orders,
Taguig police always keep two
sets of blotters to cover up crimes,
including drug-related cases, hap-
pening in the city, Saez said.
From May to October 2011,
Saez claimed he claimed they
made about P5 million from
their drug-recycling business.
Espina said Saez has yet
to make a formal statement
so no charges have yet been
led against Apolinario, but he
stressed that Saez had written
him about it a few weeks ago.
Saez has been in the custody
of the National Bureau of Inves-
tigation a day after he made his
expose in a media forum in Ma-
nila last Monday.
THE League of Municipalities of the Phil-
ippines, led by its national president Mayor
Donato Marcos of Paombong, Bulacan,
tackled in its national convention a four-
point banner agenda that hopes to improve
delivery of quality basic services and good
governance.
Marcos said in a statement the agenda in-
cludes proposals to create land management
ofces, inclusion of municipal waters in the
computation of internal revenue allotments,
increases in IRA share, and a review of may-
ors current three-year term limits.
The conference at the Manila Hotel, which
started Dec. 4, marks a signicant milestone
for the new leadership led by Mayor Donato
Marcos who hopes the proposed policy re-
forms will also support the anti-poverty and
anti-corruption thrusts of the national gov-
ernment.
He said the proposal to create land admin-
istration ofces recognizes the potentials
of a well-managed land and land-based re-
sources and there are now 101 towns with a
policy for this reform initiative.
We are happy that it is moving at our lev-
el, we could however hasten its replication
with help from the national government
Marcos said.
The LMP also proposes the inclusion of
municipal waters in the computation of the
IRA. A plenary session on Land and Sea
Connection will have Environment and
Natural Resources Sec. Ramon Paje and Na-
tional Defense Sec. Voltaire Gazmin.
There should be no problem with demar-
cation and delineation if that is the concern.
We already have DENRs Department Order
No. 17 which provides the guidelines for
measuring the 15-kilometer boundaries of
municipal waters as dened in RA 8550 or
the Philippine Fisheries Code based on the
Archipelagic Principle, Marcos said.
The LMP will push for legislation to in-
crease the IRA share of municipalities from
the current 40 percent to 50 percent and this
will be tackled during a dialogue with Bud-
get and Management Sec. Florencio Abad.
It is expected that national and local govern-
ments will also talk about relevant nancial
management matters such as prompt releases
of IRA and project funds by the DBM.
Finally, LMP proposes a revision of the
current three-year term and three-term lim-
its to three terms of four years each or two
terms of ve years per term.
LMP argues that the net effect of a three-
year term mandated under the 1987 Con-
stitution also limits the ability for local
government units to implement consistent,
meaningful, and build in sustainability of
programs and services that serve the public.
Instead of thinking long term many of-
cials think short term, Marcos said, added
that it also contributes to more politics and
less good governance.
The discussions on the Four Point Banner
Agenda, will be led by Marcos and LMP na-
tional secretaary general Mayor Joel Payu-
mo, to solidify the commitment on a priority
legislative agenda. Senator Antonio Trillanes
and former Interior Seretary Joey Lina will
be asked to react to the proposals.
The conferences theme is LMP: Layunin
ang Matuwid na Pamahalaan at Pagkakaisa
2012 and Beyond with subthemes Nag-
kakaisang Luzon, One Visayas and United
Mindanao.
UE grad rites set today
THE University of the East will
hold a joint mid-year commencement
rites for both its Manila and Caloocan
campuses at 2 p.m. today (Dec. 6) at
the Plenary Hall of the Philippine
International Convention Center in
Pasay City.
UE president and chief academic
ofcer Dr. Ester A. Garcia will lead the
conferment of degrees following the
presentation of the candidates by their
respective deans. Garcia will also lead
in the awarding of honors.
Guest of honor and speaker for the
commencement rites is Undersecretary
Rafael E. Seguis of the Department of
Foreign Affairs. A distinguished UE
graduate, Seguis nished his Bachelor
of Business Administration degree in
1959 and is one of UEs 60 Diamond
Jubilee Alumni Achievers honorees.
Sign language bill passes
THE House of Representatives has
approved on third reading a bill which
requires the use of Filipino sign lan-
guage insets for local news programs.
House Bill 6709, the substitute bill
of House Bills 4121, 1055 and 3838
authored by Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy
Casio, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus
Rodriguez, and Kabataan party-list
Rep. Raymond Palatino, was intended
to make television more accessible to
persons with hearing disabilities.
With the passage of the bill, the
bills authors said that all free-to-air
television stations will be required to
provide Filipino sign language insets,
and if possible, closed caption or sub-
titles in at least two newscast programs
a day and special programs covering
events of national signicance.
Maricel V. Cruz
French in public schools
THE Department of Education and
the Embassy of France is set to sign a
memorandum of agreement that will
institutionalize the teaching of French
as an additional foreign language in the
curricula of public high schools.
The DepEd said French is already
being taught in 13 science high schools
in Metro Manila and Region 7 this
year. The schools are the Makati, Man-
daluyong, Manila, Caloocan, Quezon
City, Muntinlupa science high schools;
Tagbilaran Science High Scool,
Mandaue Science High School, Lapu-
Lapu STEC, Toledo Science High
School, Mendellin NSTS, Minglanilla
National High School, and Guindaru-
han National High School.
In 2009, a MoA for the establish-
ment of a pilot program was signed by
both parties and 19 Filipino teachers
have been trained for four years in both
Alliance Alliance Franaise de Manille
and Alliance Franaise de Cebu.
Gigi Muoz David
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
Katipunan wins double knockout
ILOILO CITY The Philippine Sports
Commission-Philippine Olympic
Committee Batang Pinoy 2012
Nationals Finals goes full blast on
Thursday as good weather condition
greeted this capital of the Iloilo
province yesterday morning.
THE Double Knock-
out event under the
auspices of the Phil-
ippine Tournament
Bridge Association
was held on Novem-
ber 24 and 25 at the
Manila Club in the
Corinthian Building, Makati City.
Team Forbes (Sylvia Alejandro-Justo Manlongat, Tootsie
Quiogue-Andrew Falcon, Margaret Kwok) was the team left
standing with one loss to play against the Katipunan team (Phil
Manalang-Albert Quiogue, Suena Manalang-Ann de Guzman,
Joseph Maliwat) who had no loss. This was a twenty board
match. In the rst ten boards Team Forbes led but the last ten
proved fatal for Team Forbes as it lost to Katipunan by 36-30.
The winners:
1. Katipunan Team
2. Team Forbes
I feature some interesting deals from the 11
th
Eurporean
Champions Cup. This deal illustrates the diversity of the
auction at the table.
11
th
European Champions Cup Round 5-5
Board 19
North
Provijen
K6532
K
AQ106
Q109
West East
Duboin Sementa
A7 QJ10984
Q96 AJ8
8543 KJ2
AKJ4 3
South
Verhees Jr

1075432
97
87652
West North East South
3
Pass Pass 3 Pass
4 Dbl Pass Pass
Pass
Jassma Bochi Paulissen Madah
Pass
1 1 Pass Pass
Pass
Note how aggressive Verhess Jr. sitting South with a 6-5
distribution without a single honor chose to preempt. The
contract led to four spades by opponents. While in the other
room Bochi sitting North was allowed to play in one spade.
On this deal Helgemo and Helness of Team Monaco
had a ne auction to reach the slam:
11
th
European Champions Cup Round 5
Board 20
North
Lauria
K4
Q74
875
Q8532
West East
Helgemo Helness
Q10963 A7532
J8 AK94
1092 AK
A64 KJ10
South
Versace
J8
10632
QJ643
97
Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3NT Pass 4NT Pass
5 Pass 5 Pass
6
While Giubilo and Cima who also opened with the two
club opening failed to reach the slam:
Board 20
Giubilo Fantoni Cima Nunes
Pass Pass 2 Pass
2* Pass 2** Pass
3*** Pass 3 Pass
3NT Pass 4 Pass
4 Pass Pass Pass
* 2 = 5+ or maximum hand
** 2 = relay
***3 = 1 suiter hand
3NT
Errata:
In last weeks column the diagram for Board 11 failed
to have the club suit in the South hand. The club suit was
the Ace, queen and jack.
Comments to: sylvia@globelines.com.ph
NEWCOMER Everlyne Atan-
cha exploited Filipina runner
Janet Aguras early mistake
to break away and cop the
womens marathon title, high-
lighting another Kenyan domi-
nation of the SMDC- Quezon
City International Marathon
last Sunday, ending in front of
the Quezon Memorial Circle.
Winner of the Bangkok
Marathon just two weeks ago,
Atancha, 24, was only a 100
meters ahead of Agura when
the latter took a wrong turn in-
side the UP Diliman campus at
the four-kilometer point after a
marshal failed to guide her to
the right course of the race that
began at twilight.
The 35-year-old La Sal-
le-Lipa athletic coach lost
ground and by the time she
got back on track, Atancha
was too far ahead and coasted
to victory in a slow time of
three hours and 29 seconds to
win the top pot of P75,000 in
the international division.
It was humid and I was still
recovering from my race in the
Bangkok Marathon, said the
24-year-old Nairobi native af-
ter her victory in the event co-
presented by SM Development
Corporation and supported by
BPI, Meralco, SSS, Manila North
Tollways, AGC, Isuzu, Chris
Sports, Maynilad, Manila Wa-
ter, Summit, Salonpas, Fonterra,
Sante Barley, Kroem SMCC and
Maxima Machineries.
Agura clocked 3:33.38 and
settled for the runner-up purse
of P50,000.
SYLVIA LOPEZ
ALEJANDRO
After Typhoon Pablo can-
celed the opening hostilities
on Wednesday, the organizing
committee came out with a com-
pressed three-day schedule of
this annual competition designed
for athletes aged 15 and under
with gold medals already at stake
Batang Pinoy goes full blast
TAGAYTAY Highlands
made history by winning the
WGAP Cup recently, becom-
ing the rst team in 12 years
to sweep the eight-leg WGAP
circuit and the tournament of
champions in one season.
The Highlanders pulled off
a decisive win behind their
Classes A and players in the
Greensome format in the last
of the three-stage WGAP Cup
at Sherwood Hills, scoring 3.5
points and nishing with a nine-
point total to beat the Villamor
ladies by two in the annual event
organized by Womens Golf As-
sociation of the Phils.
It was actually Tagaytay
Highlands second straight
WGAP Cup win after it came
from behind to clinch the
crown last year. But this marks
the rst time that a team had
won both the WGAP circuit
and the WGAP Cup since the
latter, which gathers the top
ve teams after the WGAP
Circuit, was staged in 2000.
It was a total team ef-
fort. We are proud of this
team and these victories will
surely put us in good stead
in next years Federation
Games, said overall WGAP
team skipper Mely Leyeza.
The Highlanders braced for
a tough nish at Sherwood
after posting just half-a-point
lead over Alabang and Vil-
lamor after the best-ball for-
mat among B and C players at
Splendido and the Greensome
format among A and C play-
ers at Summit Point.
But they scored three wins
and a draw at Sherwood with
Hedy See-Marissa Vergara,
Sandy Prieto-Romualdez-
Connie Mamaril, and Rosa-
lie Heo-Jessalyn Tan provid-
ing the victories and Bern
Wong-Erlie Gamut the lone
all-square game.
Highlands tops womens golfest
POWERED by the return of its national play-
ers from the Asian Championships, Cebuana
Lhuillier swept the classication round of
the Manila Slo-pitch Softball League Fall
Season in Rosario, Pasig.
After falling behind in the rst two in-
nings against BYOB team, Apol Rosales, Je-
rome Bacarisas and team owner Jean Henri
Lhuillier made consecutive hits to break the
strong defense of BYOB.
Previously, BYOB, composed of former
college players and expats upset Pera Pada-
la, 11-3, making them the dark horse in the
coming playoffs.
With the win, Cebuana topped the clas-
sication round with a perfect 8-0 slate
and will move to the Super Division play-
offs, together with the Meralco Sluggers
(5-3) and Pera Padala (4-4). BYOB, All
Care Insurance and guest team Entom Los
Ba?os Tigers will compete in the Club Di-
vision playoffs.
The winner of the Club Division will be
promoted to the Super Division Playoffs.
The MSSL Fall Season is the nal event
of a year-long slo-pitch softball season.
Cebuana sweeps slo-pitch meet
THE cornerstone of National
University womens volleyball
program, Dindin Santiago, hopes
that she could steer the Lady Bull-
dogs to greater heights in Season
75 of the University Athletic As-
sociation of the Philippines.
Lahat ng ginagawa namin,
pinaghihirapan to achieve our
goal, said the 61 stalwart,
who will now nally play for
NU after serving the required
two-year residency.
The Lady Bulldogs will also
have returning multi-awarded
libero Jen Reyes in their roster
to boost their Final Four hopes.
Every competition, theres
pressure and we tell them to
embrace pressure, said UAAP
Season 75 secretary-treasur-
er Junel Baculi of host NU.
Theres pressure in every game
and hopefully, we could rack up
victories this year.
Probably the most talented
collegiate player in the country
today, Santiago is very eager
to show her stuff for the Lady
Bulldogs.
Santiago, who had a colorful
high school stint for University
of Santo Tomas, had her debut
in a NU uniform against Adam-
son last Saturday at the Filoil
Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Actually, walang pressure (at
all), Im very excited, said San-
tiago. Im looking forward to
play this season.
Dindin key to NUs
volleyball campaign
Kenyan
captures
QCIM
crown
IN BRIEF
Superal shares world lead
PRINCESS Superal wavered coming home at
the front and missed grabbing the solo lead,
settling for a share of it with Thai Benyapa
Niphatsopon with a 70 at the start of the in-
augural Kids Golf World Championship in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tuesday.
Superal, seeking a follow-up to her Melaka
Am title romp, also in Malaysia month, hit four
birdies at the back in stirring fashion and went
ve-under with another tap-in birdie on the sec-
ond. But the top ICTSI-The Country Club shot-
maker nearly blew her sterling effort at the Glen-
marie Golf Club with bogeys on Nos. 4, 6 and 7.
She salvaged two pars in the last two
holes and dropped to a tie with Niphatso-
pon, who beat her for the Thailand Amateur
crown last October.
Gesta out to prove worth
UNDEFEATED Filipino southpaw Mercito
Gesta (26-0-1, 14 KOs) is ready to go all
out to win the International Boxing Federa-
tion lightweight title from Mexicos Miguel
Vazquez (32-3, 13 KOs) at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena on Sunday (Manila time) in the
undercard of the fourth encounter between
Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and
Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez.
Gesta had a light workout at the Top Rank
Gym in Las Vegas under trainer and co-
manager Vince Parra, who told the Manila
Standar d that the 25-year-old ghter from
Mandaue City in Cebu is looking to prove
that he is the real deal at this time.
Parra also said they also wish to thank
Pacquiao and Team Pacquiao for helping
create this opportunity. Fighting in a Pac-
quiao undercard is the biggest deal and a
great platform and everything that hes
been wanting and now, its here and Mer-
cito is ready to show the world his stuff.
Ronnie Nathanielsz
in centerpiece events athletics
and swimming to be held at the
Iloilo City Sports Complex.
Well denitely go full blast
tomorrow, said PSC commis-
sioner Jolly Gomez, adding that
some athletes who got stranded
at the port are expected to arrive
here including delegates from the
Visayas and Mindanao regions.
This (break) allows those
who are stranded in the port can
still come and join the competi-
tion. But boxing will hold pre-
liminary bouts at 4 p.m. today
kasi hindi magkakasya sa three
days, he added.
Among those who were
stranded by Typhoon Pablo
were boxers from Davao del
Norte, Panabo and Bago City.
Last Tuesday, the organiz-
ing committee postponed all the
games on Wednesday because of
the severe weather condition but
the city was spared from the havoc
that Typhoon Pablo left in some ar-
eas in the Mindanao region.
Thirty-two gold medals are stake
in Day One of athletics competition
at the Iloilo City Sports complex
oval and 32 more on Friday.
To be contested in athletics to-
day are gold medals in 5,000 meter
and 2,000-meter run, long jump,
shotput, high jump, 400-meter,
100-meter hurdles, 110-meter hur-
dles, 100-meter, 1,500-meter and
4x100-meter relay both for girls
and boys in 13-under and 14-15
years old divisions.
Gold medals are also at stake in
the swimming competition though
organizers have yet to release the
nal schedule as of this writing.
Taekwondo boost. The Philippine Taekwondo Association and MVP Sports Foundation have
signed a Memorandum of Agreement for MVPSFs long-term support to the PTA national junior team
in its buildup for 2013 to fortify its quest for the gold in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. MVPSF President Alfredo S. Panlilio (left) and PTA CEO Sung Chon Hong are shown sealing
the agreement with a handshake. Also in picture (from left) are national junior athlete and Korea
Open gold medalist James Galita, national team director Victor Emmanuel Veneracion, Coach Dindo
Simpao, silver medalist Korina Paladin and bronze medalist Cleio Marie Baez.
THE University of the East Red Warriors Mens Basketball Team
emerged victorious at the Gatorade-Reebok-University College
Basketball League invitational games, winning all of its matches
in the tournament at the Venue Hoops Station Summit in Subang
Jaya, Malaysia.
The Warriors shone right at their rst game in the tourney defeat-
ing the UCBL selection of Malaysia, 132-55.
In their second outing, the Lualhati team defeated the Korea
Chong Dang University players, 108-65.
On the last day, following an outreach program in the morning
by participating coaches including UE Red Warriors Head Coach
David Boycie Zamar and an afternoon friendly demo game by
the UE Red Warriors with a Malay community at the Universiti
Teknologi MARA for a sports exchange program, the Warriors beat
the Malaysian National Team, 87-53.
Members of the champion UE team display their trophy upon their
arrival from Malaysia. They are (standing, from left) Assistant Coach
Arturo Bai Cristobal, Head Coach Zamar, Physical Therapist Joshua
Castelo, Arafat Moustapha, Assistant Coach Aileen Ai Lebornio,
Ralf Olivares, Charles Mammie (the teams Captain Ball at the
tourney), Shej Roi Sumang, Ivan Hernandez, UE PE Director Rodrigo
Roque, Jairold Flores, Adrian Santos, John Michael Noble, Assistant
Coach Beltran Reyes, (front, from left) Pedrito Galanza, Jhon Rey JR
Sumido and Gino Jumao-as.
Warriors rule Malaysian tilt
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In stark contrast, Mexican
legend Juan Manuel Marquez
looked strong, but slow as he
and Pacquiao both went through
their routine at the University of
Nevada in Las Vegas on oppo-
site sides of the track.
ABS-CBNs Dyan Castillejo,
who has for years chronicled the
exploits of Pacquiao, told the
Manila Standar d that when the
Filipino icon was working out
on the track, Marquez showed
up and although they didnt
meet, there was a buzz among
onlookers.
She said that while Pacquiao
showed incredible hand-speed
working the punch-mitts with
Roach and threw urries of
punches while moving, Mar-
quez looked very strong and
solidly built, but so much slower
than Pacquiao.
Castillejo did, however, note
that Marquez did a lot of speed
drills and rigorous plyometric
exercises.
Pacquiao has always looked
great in training camp, but what
matters is what happens on
Saturday,strength and condi-
tioning coach Alex Ariza said.
Top Rank promoter Bob
Arum was overjoyed at the
excitement generated by the
fourth episode of a historic
saga between Pacquiao and
Marquez, which has resulted
in him running out of tickets.
Meantime, the sideline rhet-
oric between Roach and Mar-
quez and his strength and con-
ditioning coach Angel Heredia
went up a notch as the Mexi-
can brushed off allegations by
the American trainer that his
bulked-up, muscular frame
was allegedly the result of tak-
ing performance-enhancing
drugs, which Pacquiao himself
had to contend with from the
camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
in the past.
Marquez told Rick Reeno of
Boxing Scene that he is will-
ing to take any test, and added:
Lets do it together.
However, Heredia said the al-
legations were unfair.
Heredia told Reeno he met
with his lawyers and indicated
he may take legal action against
Roach.
Ariza though, came to the
defense of Heredia. He told
Manila Standar d, as well as
the Los Angeles Sports Boxing
Channels Marcos Villegas, that
Heredia knows about speed,
he knows how to put on muscle
thats functional and so for me
knowing what hes doing, hes
doing it right.
Both Pacquiao and Marquez
made their grand arrivals at
the MGM lobby some 30 min-
utes apart, with a huge throng
of supporters welcoming Pac-
quiao, while scores of Mexi-
cans showed up to welcome
Marquez.
DECEMBER 6, 2012 THURSDAY A8
Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
FIGHTER of the Decade Manny Pac-
quiao worked out with celebrated train-
er Freddie Roach at the Top Rank Gym
in Las Vegas on Tuesday and looked
fast, powerful and amazing.
FERN-C Racing top guns Milo
and Estefano Rivera and tal-
ented recruit Raymond Cudala
will y to Jakarta next week
to join the Philippine Karting
Teams quests for honors as
Indonesia hosts the nal two
rounds of the 2012 Asian Kart-
ing Open Championships set
Dec. 15 and 16 at the Sentul
International Circuit.
The Rivera brothers, both stu-
dents of Don Bosco-Makati, will
be gunning for the top plums
of the said prestigious annual
karting series with high hopes
of bringing back the countrys
karting supremacy in this part
of the Asian region, in coopera-
tion with its corporate partner
Getaway Tours International
Inc. and the support of BOSCH
Power Tools and ofcial carrier
Philippine Airlines.
Milo is a top contender for the
coveted Asian Karter of the Year
plum as hes currently second
overall in the premier Formula
125 Open Senior class with 57
points, just ve points behind In-
donesian Senna Sulaiman, who
has 62 points.
Despite missing action in the
Macau kickoff, Estefano still
managed to secure the No. 2
spot behind Indonesian front-
runner Darma Mangkuluhur
in the race for the Asian Junior
diadem following his strong n-
ishes in the two AKOC races in
Carmona and Clark.
Right behind them at third
overall is Cudala, an Elizabeth
Setton student, who accumulated
a total of 70 points. His double-
teaming efforts with Estefano Ri-
vera against the Indonesian junior
ace will help boost chances of
clinching the Asian Junior Kart-
ing crown for the country.
The three will be joined by
FERN-C head coach Edgen Dy-
Liacco and chief mechanic Rom-
muel Salazar to guide them in the
last stop of their Asian title journey.
The Rivera brothers and Cu-
dala recently powered FERN-C
Racing to the most number of
trophies won for overall nishes
in a single season at the conclu-
sion of the 2012 Karting races.
The Rivera brothers also pulled
through with a historic feat in the
2012 Coca-Cola KF2-KF3 Series
as the rst sibling act to capture
the top awards in a single series.
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Pacman is fast; Marquez, slow
DEFENDING champion Philip-
pine Merchant Marine School
got big plays from Don Rever-
ente, Vicson Pajinola and Elmar
Moradas in the endgame to beat
Olivarez College, 73-70, at the
start of the 20th National Capital
Region Athletic Association bas-
ketball tournament at the Oliva-
rez College gymnasium in Sucat,
Paraaque Wednesday.
Their heroics in the last three
minutes allowed the Mariners to
grab the opening-day lead in this
cagefest supported by Mikasa
and Molten Balls.
The Mariners capped a rally
from 14 points down with two
charities from Don Reverente
in the last 2:45, putting the team
ahead of the foul-
troubled Sea Li-
ons, 67-66.
After the Sea
Lions grabbed the
lead at 70-69, Pa-
jinola came through
with a putback with
45 ticks left to give control back to
the Mariners, 71-70.
Moradas then pegged the -
nal tally with two freebies in the
nal 5.5 seconds off a foul by
Ardy Dizon, thereby denying
the Sea Lions a chance to win
their opening match at their own
homecourt.
Na-foul trouble
sila (Sea Lions),
kaya nakabalik
kami. Iyung fol-
low-up ni Pajinola
ang nag-paangat
sa amin, said
Mariners coach Aldrin Morante.
Reverente led the Mariners with
15 points, while James Gumato
and Moradas had eight apiece.
The Sea Lions had a chance to
force an overtime. But they ran
out of time as the Mariners de-
fense slowed them down.
Danny Masso and Elderidge
Corpus hit 16 and 14 points for
the Sea Lions.
Olivarez College took charge
in the third quarter, 69-55, be-
hind Masso and Franklin Man-
cio, who combined for 15 points.
But foul trouble slowed down the
Sea Lions in the last period, with
Johnny Jasmin scoring ve of seven
charities in the last three minutes to
help the Mariners catch up at.
Mariners win NCRAA opening game
By Jeric Lopez
A VOLATILE third period gained Air21 a playoff for the eighth
and nal quarternal ticket after it dismantled Global Port, 113-
92, in an important win that boosted its campaign in the 2013
Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Smart
Araneta Coliseum last night.
Nino Canaleta unloaded a new career-high of 41 points, spiked
by six triples (21 points in the opening half alone), to spearhead
the Express onslaught with an impeccable scoring night.
Kailangan na kailangan na namin itong game na ito kaya iti-
nodo na. Wala ng bukas, said the red-hot Canaleta.
James Sena added 18 points, while Rob Reyes had 12 more, 11
in the third, where he and Canaleta led the getaway run.
In control but not yet out of the woods at halftime, the Express
suddenly delivered all the goods needed in the third period, where
they mercilessly pounced on the helpless Batang Pier with a 27-
12 domination to win pulling away.
Air21 held a mammoth 87-67 spread heading into the fourth,
compared to only a ve-point lead, 60-55, at halftime.
Air21 nished its elimination-round campaign at 5-9.
The pressure is now on Barako Bull (4-9) to win its nal assign-
ment against Rain or Shine on Friday and tie the Express to force
a playoff for the last berth.
If the Energy Cola fail, the Express will automatically claim the
last ticket in the playoffs.
Global Port fell further down to 1-12, absorbing its ninth defeat
in a row with only one game to go in its schedule.
Air21 Express boost bid
Minnesota 105 PHILADELPHIA 88
WASHINGTON 105 Miami 101
Oklahoma City 117 BROOKLYN 111
Indiana 80 CHICAGO 76
MEMPHIS 108 Phoenix 98 (OT)
HOUSTON 107 LA Lakers 105
PH Azkals boast of deeper bench
By Peter Atencio
THE Philippine Azkals will have
a deeper bench than the Singa-
pore White Lions when the two
sides meet in the rst leg of their
2012 ASEAN Football Federa-
tion Suzuki Cup seminals this
Saturday.
Two of the Azkals key players
Dennis Cagara and Angel Guirado
have been given the green light to
play by their mother clubs in Ger-
many and India, respectively.
On the other hand, the Singa-
pore White Lions will be an un-
dermanned squad when they ar-
rive in Manila today to prepare for
their showdown with the Azkals.
Team manager Dan Palami re-
ceived conrmation from Caga-
ras club Karlsuher SC, and from
Guirados team, Salgaocar, late
Tuesday night.
With their presence in the
team, Azkals coach Hans Mi-
chael Weiss will have plenty of
options who to eld at the mid-
eld position.
The presence of Cagara and
Guirado comes at a time when
Singapore is having manpower
woes of its own.
The Singaporean side will
miss prized winger Shi Jiayi, a
naturalized Singaporean from
China, who will not be available
for the rst leg due to a family
emergency, which forced him to
skip this weekends match.
The Lions are already missing
midelder Hariss Harun, who has
been sidelined after suffering from a
fractured shin bone, while forward
Fazrul Nawaz has been in light
training since taking a concussion
during the match against Laos.
According to an article which
appeared in the aseanfootball.
org, the 29-year-old Shi start-
ed in all three of Singapores
matches during the group stage,
but he has to travel back to his
native Shanghai to deal with un-
disclosed personal issues.
Shi is known as a versatile
starter, who usually plays in the
right of mideld and was elded
in as a defender in the matches
against Indonesia and Laos.
OUTDOOR sports remain
alive and kicking at the Can-
tada Sports Center as young
athletes strut their wares in the
1st PVF Womens Beach Vol-
leyball National Invitational
on Dec. 8 and 9 at the well-
maintained sand courts in Ba-
gumbayan, Taguig City.
Some of the toughest and
up-and-coming beach volley
teams and enthusiasts signed
up for the event, including
Nestea champion Central
University of the Philippines
powered by Jovelyn Gon-
zaga; Tagum Citys Lourdi-
lyn Catubag and Karen Kaye
Quilario; Metro Manilas
Angela Benting and Nerissa
Bautista; Rizals Technologi-
cal Universitys Jessa Aranda
and Jonafer San Pedro; and
University of St. La Salle Ba-
colods Sheryl June Denila
and Patty Jane Orendain.
This major beach volley-
ball event is supported by
industrialist/sportsman Lucio
Bong Tan, Jr. and sanc-
tioned by the Philippine Vol-
leyball Federation.
The beach volleyball invi-
tational is organized by PVF
Director Edgardo Boy Can-
tada and sportsman Gerard
Cantada in coordination with
PVF headed by chairman Pe-
dro Mendoza, Jr. Like in any
sports events organized by the
father and son promoting team,
there are no entry fees.
Cantada
hosts beach
volleyfest
Manny Pacquiao waves to a throng of Filipino fans upon his arrival at the lobby of MGM Grand Tuesday. WENDELL RUPERT ALINEA/PCSO
Games Friday
(RTU gym)
10 a.m. La Salle-Dasmarias
vs PSBA
11:30 a.m. RTU vs PMMS
1 p.m. EAC-Cavite vs PATTS
FERN-C Racing head coach Edgen Dy-liacco poses with his wards
(from left) Dylan Arambulo, Raymond Cudala, Milo Rivera, Karter of
theYear VJ Suba, Matthew Chan and Estefano Rivera after their big
accomplishments in the karting season.
B1
Business
Ray S. Eano, Editor business@mst.ph
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor; extrastory2000@gmail.com
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FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 40.9140
Japan Yen 0.012212 0.4996
UK Pound 1.609800 65.8634
Hong Kong Dollar 0.129042 5.2796
Switzerland Franc 1.079331 44.1597
Canada Dollar 1.007049 41.2024
Singapore Dollar 0.821423 33.6077
Australia Dollar 1.046901 42.8329
Bahrain Dinar 2.652520 108.5252
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266660 10.9101
Brunei Dollar 0.818063 33.4702
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032616 1.3345
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.1394
Euro Euro 1.309500 53.5769
Korea Won 0.000923 0.0378
China Yuan 0.160627 6.5719
India Rupee 0.018290 0.7483
Malaysia Ringgit 0.328731 13.4497
NewZealand Dollar 0.823588 33.6963
Taiwan Dollar 0.034412 1.4079
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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IN BRIEF
November inflation
slowed down to 2.8%
Lucio Tans group
raises stake in ABI
Napocor to start Agus 6
rehabilitation next year
Exports may hit record $52bDTI
By Othel V. Campos
PHILEX Mining Corp., the
countrys biggest mining
company, said it will pay the P1-
billion penalty imposed by the
government on a tailings spill
incident in Padcal, Benguet,
provided the amount is used for
the cleanup and rehabilitation of
the affected areas.
They are willing to pay [the
penalty] on the understanding
that the payment will be used for
rehabilitation, Bureau of Mines
director Leo Jasareno said in an
interview Wednesday.
He said the government
would evalute the request of
Philex, which made the petition
Monday.
Earlier, Philex vice president
for corporate affairs Michael
Toledo said the company would
not pay for the pollution charges
and, instead, continue the
cleanup efforts and pay for the
expenses that go with them.
The company said it would
exhaust all administrative
remedies hopefully without
resorting to court action.
Philex said it would not run
away from its obligation to
rehabilitate damaged areas.
The company allotted an initial
P1 billion to clean up Balog Creek
and the convergence area near
Agno River until April 2013.
Philex commissioned two
international companies and a
number of environmentalists to
help the company carry out a
cleanup and rehabilitation drive
on Balog Creek.
Philex is building an open
spillway to replace the penstock
system for water management at
the damaged facility.
Golder Associates, a world-
renowned engineering and
consulting company based in
Australia, is validating the design
of the spillway while Snowy
Mountains Engineering Corp.,
a group of Australian engineers
and professional consultants, will
do a peer review of the project.
Philex is spending about P400
million for the construction of an
open spillway to replace tailings
ponds underground drainage
system.
Philex hopes to resume
operations at Padcal around the
second quarter of next year,
when the spillway will have
been completed.
Philex wants P1-b
fine to fund rehab
By Julito G. Rada
TOTAL exports this year may hit
$52 billion, surpassing the all-
time high of $51 billion in 2010,
a high-ranking Trade ofcial said
Wednesday.
Exports as of September
already hit $40 billion despite the
decline in electronics shipments.
Exporters believe they can do $12
billion more for the remainder of
the year, Trade Undersecretary
Cristino Panlilio said at the
sidelines of the National Export
Congress in Pasay City.
Surpassing the 2010 record is
our dream, he said. He said other
sectors such as furniture, decors,
and giftware were contributing
signicantly.
I urge you to do your darnest
best in the remaining days of the
year, Panlilio urged exporters in
a speech.
Panlilio said the government
would continue supporting
exporters and assured an even
bigger support in the coming
years.
He announced the government
already approved the budget
for the shared services facilities
program of the department, one
of the keys to ensure a steady
and strong supply chain in the
country.
Just last week, the P770-
million SSF budget has already
been approved. So you should
take advantage of this, Panlilio
said. The amount will be part of
the budget of DTI next year.
The DTI earlier said plans were
afoot to establish approximately
1,000 of these facilities next year
for the micro, small and medium
enterprises.
The SSF will assist SMEs
through the provision of
equipment to enhance their
production capabilities.
Under the Philippine
Export Development Plan, the
government aims to double the
average exports of $58 billion
(2008-2010) to $120 billion by
2016. To reach this goal, exports
should grow to $89 billion by
2013.
The plan said exports growth
would anchor on key sectors,
led by electronics, which
approximately account for 87
percent of the countrys total
outbound shipments.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
INFLATION rate eased to 2.8 percent in
November, the slowest in ve months, as
a result of stable food and fuel prices, the
National Statistics Ofce said Wednesday.
The NSO said the year-on-
year ination decelerated from
3.1 percent in October. The rate
brought the average ination in
the rst 10 months to 3.2 percent,
representing the lower end of the
governments target for the year
of 3 percent to 5 percent.
Despite better-than-expected
growth, ination slowed in
November due to an abundant
supply of food. However, upside
risks to ination, including
strong domestic demand, weather
events, and an unfavorable base
effect, would motivate the BSP
[central bank] to hold rates steady
next Thursday [Dec. 13], HSBC
economist Trinh Nguyen said.
The gross domestic product
grew 7.1 percent in the third
quarter, providing the Bangko
Sentral the exibility to keep the
interest rates unchanged.
Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr. said
the November gure was an
indication that ination remained
under control and validated the
policies of the Bangko Sentral.
This and improved domestic
demand conditions support the
view that policy settings remain
appropriate for the time being. That
said, we continue to monitor the
impact of the cumulative 100 basis
points cut on credit demand and
liquidity growth, to see if these are
still in line with domestic absorptive
capacity, Tetangco said.
Tetangco said while there could
be some movements in prices, the
ination rate was expected to be
within the lower half of the target
range until 2014.
The Bangko Sentral lowered
the overnight borrowing rate by
100 basis points to a record-low
3.5 percent this year. The banks
Monetary Board will next meet
on Dec. 13.
Core ination, which excludes
selected food and energy items, also
eased to 3.4 percent in November
from 3.6 percent in October.
The lower core ination implies
an easing of demand pressures
on consumer prices. With the
continued benign price increases
for the period, we are expecting
that ination should be manageable
for the rest of the year, National
Economic and Development
Authority deputy director-general
Rolando Tungpalan said.
Tungpalan noted the slower
increase in the cost of electricity,
gas and other fuels in November,
due to a decline in Manila
Electric Co.s generation charge
and the lower prices of kerosene
and diesel.
He said prices of kerosene also
fell by 2.5 percent in November,
after rising 3.5 percent in October.
Diesel prices were down 4.6
percent in November.
These were due to the trimmed
trading price of Dubai crude in
the international market, which
contracted by 1.6 percent from
a 4.8-percent growth in October
2012, Tungpalan said.
Meanwhile, Tetangco
stressed that liquidity should
be maintained in such a level
that would continue to support
economic growth.
The Bangko Sentrals
enhanced policy tool kit managed
liquidity but we will still be
watching external developments
that could affect the economy and
monetary policy, he said.
By Jenniffer B. Austria
LT Group Inc., the listed holding
company of tycoon Lucio Tan,
is increasing a stake in its beer
company.
The group said in a disclosure
to the stock exchange its board
approved the purchase of
additional shares in Asia Brewery
Inc. from other stockholders to
increase its holdings to 99.99
percent. The company did not
provide details.
The LT Group currently holds
a 90-percent interest in the beer
unit.
The LT Group also approved the
acquisition of certain receivables
amounting to P9.9 billion from its
controlling shareholder, Tangent
Holdings Corp.,
Said acquisition has resulted
in the increase the debt liability
of the corporation by the same
amount, the company said.
Tan is consolidating his
assets under LT Group. The
conglomerate expects to complete
the consolidation before the end
of the year.
Aside from Asia Brewery,
the LT Group has interests in
Fortune Tobacco, Paramount
LandEquities, Saturn Land
Holdings Inc., Philippine
National Bank and Allied
Banking Corp.
It was also supposed to
acquire the 49.84-percent stake
in Philippine Airlines Inc. and
50.97-percent stake in Air
Philippines Inc.
However, the group recently
decided to defer the acquisition
of Tans airline units.
The group said to nance the
acquisition of these assets, it
planned to offer up to 3 billion
in shares through follow-on
offering by early next year. It
tapped UBS as the international
underwriter for the offering.
The deal will also widen the
companys public oat to as high
as 29 percent.
The group earlier said it
expectes a net income of P5.7
billion in the rst nine months
of the year, assuming the
consolidation of the businesses
was completed.
BPI-Mizuho partnership. Bank of the Philippine Islands and Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. signed
an agreement to extend banking and advisory services to Japanese companies investing and establishing
operations in the Philippines. Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. is the corporate and investment banking
subsidiary of the Mizuho Financial Group, the second-biggest Japanese banking conglomerate. Shown
after the signing of the agreement are (from left) Alfonso Salcedo, BPI Corporate Banking Group head;
Hiroshi Suehiro, managing executive and head of Asia and Oceania, Mizuho Corporate Bank; Aurelio
Montinola III, BPI president and chief executive; and Tetsuharu Ishizuna, joint general manager, Manila
Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank.
Credit Suisse buys
2% of Petron for P2b
CREDIT Suisse (Singapore)
Ltd. is buying 195 million common
shares representing 2 percent of
the outstanding capital stock of oil
distributor Petron Corp.
Petron said in a disclosure to the
stock exchange Wednesday Petron
Corp. Employees Employment
Retirement Plan, an existing
stockholder, would sell the shares
to Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd.
Petron did not say the amount
of the transaction. The companys
shares closed at P10.44 apiece on
Wednesday. Using the price, the
transaction could reach more than
P2 billion.
The companys pension fund
announced in January a plan to sell
about $174 million worth of shares
in Petron. It then offered 695.3
million shares at P11, with the deal
amounting to P7.65 billion.
The board of trustees of the fund
had approved the sale of a certain
number of shares it held in Petron
on the PSE, subject to market
conditions. Petron is the countrys
largest oil rener controlled by
diversied conglomerate San
Miguel Corp. Alena Mae S. Flores
Low attrition rate
COMPANIES in the Philippines
experience less difculty in
attracting and retaining employees
compared with other countries in
the Asia-Pacic region, according
to a survey by global professional
services company Towers
Watson.
The survey found that the
attrition rate in the Philippines
was lower than in other fast-
growing economies such
as China, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Philippines also reported
higher hiring activity than other
countries in the region.
In the Philippines, aside
from base pay and job security,
employers perceived health care
and wellness benets among the
top attraction drivers but in the
eyes of employees, learning and
development opportunities were
more attractive, it said.
It said employers in the Philippines
underrated the impact of trust or
condence in senior leadership,
job security and convenient work
location as retention drivers. Health
and wellness benets were perceived
by employers as good retention tools,
though employees reported that they
preferred retirement benets over
these.
The Towers Watson Global
Talent Management and Rewards
Survey surveyed 1,605 companies
globally, out of which 796 were
from Asia Pacic.
The study found that 79 percent
of employers in Asia Pacic had
problems attracting critical-skill
employees, while more than seven
in 10 employers (73 percent) had
difculty attracting high-potential
employees, compared to global
gures of 72 percent and 60 percent,
respectively. Julito G. Rada
By Alena Mae S. Flores
STATE-OWNED National
Power Corp. expects to start
the P2.6-billion repair and
rehabilitation of the Agus 6
hydroelectric power plant next
year to prevent an unexpected
shutdown, a company ofcial
said Wednesday.
Napocor president Froilan
Tampinco said the repair,
originally scheduled to start
this year, was delayed due
to financing issues raised
by Power Sector Assets and
Liabilities Management
Corp.
Tampinco said PSALM,
which manages the assets and
liabilities of Napocor, revised
the nancing terms of the
project.
The Agus 6 with a generating
capacity of 200 megawatts
project forms part of the Agus
power complex.
The Agus complex is
composed of six hydro plants
with a combined capacity
of over 700 MW. Agus 1 is
located in Marawi City with
a rated capacity of 80 MW,
while Agus 2 in Lanao del Sur
is capable of generating 180
MW. Agus 4 is in Lanao del
Norte (158.1 MW) while Agus
5 (55 MW), Agus 6 (200 MW)
and Agus 7 (54 MW) operate
Iligan City.
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 25,502,358 1,903,812,280.50
INDUSTRIAL 1,299,056,194 3,329,582,913.62
HOLDING FIRMS 327,831,191 1,363,122,930.80
PROPERTY 502,276,852 2,095,993,925.74
SERVICES 1,622,455,384 979,925,494.46
MINING & OIL 481,658,999 139,773,571.88
GRAND TOTAL 4,258,780,978 9,812,211,117.00
FINANCIAL 1,527.86 (up) 5.87
INDUSTRIAL 8,819.55 (down) 55.02
HOLDING FIRMS 4,987.22 (down) 29.86
PROPERTY 2,1915.24 (down) 11.71
SERVICES 1,720.02 (down) 1.29
MINING & OIL 17,991.22 (down) 19.67
PSEI 5,687.72 (down) 18.56
All Shares Index 3,669.71 (down) 6.82
Gainers: 70; Losers: 74; Unchanged: 55; Total: 199
Stock market slips
to snap 7-day rally
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High Low STOCKS Close High Low Close Change Volume Trade/Buying
MST BUSINESS DAILY STOCKS REVIEW
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012
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FINANCIAL
70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 72.00 73.50 72.00 73.40 1.94 6,048,990 99,206,725.50
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 96.00 97.00 95.00 95.90 (0.10) 842,830 20,085,814.50
595.00 370.00 China Bank 55.25 55.60 55.20 55.60 0.63 85,860 (513,950.00)
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 190,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.00 20.00 19.80 20.00 0.00 6,700
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 28.30 28.35 27.90 28.10 (0.71) 1,585,300 15,956,085.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.24 10.50 10.24 10.24 0.00 300
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.00 16,000
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 480.00 480.00 480.00 480.00 0.00 30
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 21.40 21.50 21.35 21.40 0.00 8,100
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 98.75 99.90 98.75 99.20 0.46 2,646,630 3,211,461.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.70 1.70 1.70 1.70 0.00 446,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 86.90 86.90 85.00 86.05 (0.98) 2,181,380 9,645,710.00
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 394.00 410.60 394.00 410.20 4.11 93,880 1,139,650.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 56.05 56.25 56.00 56.10 0.09 621,990.00 2,862,968.50
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 164.70 162.50 162.00 162.50 (1.34) 408,930 (22,014,608.00)
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 985.00 100.00 985.00 1000.00 1.52 60
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 114.00 115.00 113.00 115.00 0.88 86,610 (1,260,710.00)
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 2.25 2.28 2.25 2.26 0.44 232,000 (56,500.00)
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 36.50 36.55 36.30 36.50 0.00 6,662,200 128,968,750.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 6.67 6.75 6.67 6.70 0.45 6,000
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 2.16 2.21 2.12 2.16 0.00 3,841,000 1,752,640.00
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.30 0.00 308,000
Asiabest Group 18.20 18.22 17.98 18.00 (1.10) 8,700
138.00 45.00 Bogo Medellin 69.80 69.80 69.80 69.80 0.00 400
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 3.09 3.09 3.05 3.09 0.00 933,000 117,070.00
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 17.00 18.00 16.00 17.00 0.00 73,800 (2,640.00)
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.95 6.95 6.83 6.83 (1.73) 23,358,600 (50,563,860.00)
7.77 2.80 EEI 9.30 9.69 9.23 9.60 3.23 4,022,700 10,696,775.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 1.80 1.96 1.96 1.96 8.89 1,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 9.80 9.50 9.50 9.50 (3.06) 1,500
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 22.90 23.00 22.55 22.65 (1.09) 4,445,300 3,659,220.00
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 91.70 92.50 91.40 91.45 (0.27) 394,060 (8,495,084.00)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 17.50 17.80 17.50 17.50 0.00 14,800
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0230 0.0250 0.0230 0.0240 4.35 1,024,900,000 240,000.00
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 13.46 13.46 13.20 13.46 0.00 288,200 3,321,352.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 3.94 4.00 3.93 3.93 (0.25) 42,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.620 0.620 0.620 0.00 5,000
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 107.00 106.80 106.00 106.00 (0.93) 239,620 14,471,639.00
Lafarge Rep 10.38 10.62 10.38 10.38 0.00 272,600 92.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.86 1.91 1.82 1.91 2.69 26,000
LT Group 13.00 13.00 12.84 12.96 (0.31) 722,400
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 6.31 7.75 6.50 7.70 22.03 222,700
3.19 1.08 Manchester Intl. B 6.50 7.60 6.73 7.59 16.77 252,500
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 31.80 32.20 31.60 31.75 (0.16) 2,013,800 (39,878,730.00)
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.320 16.800 16.240 16.800 2.94 61,500 627,992.00
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 266.00 268.00 264.00 265.40 (0.23) 966,650 28,392,502.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 8.20 8.00 7.80 8.00 (2.44) 8,800
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 5.75 5.78 5.70 5.70 (0.87) 3,157,200 (4,398,581.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.42 10.50 10.40 10.44 0.19 3,324,200 (21,826,520.00)
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.70 11.40 11.20 11.40 6.54 1,400
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 9.10 9.15 9.00 9.05 (0.55) 283,400
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.10 4.08 4.06 4.08 (0.49) 165,000 20,400.00
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 4.80 4.80 4.75 4.75 (1.04) 8,000
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.00 34.10 34.00 34.00 0.00 44,500
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 109.00 109.00 108.60 108.70 (0.28) 292,410 10,191.00
3000.00 800.00 San MiguelPure Foods `B 241.00 241.00 240.00 241.00 0.00 16,300 (3,088,846.00)
2.62 1.25 Seacem 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.66 3.75 12,000
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.77 1.76 1.76 1.76 (0.56) 22,000
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.156 0.156 0.154 0.154 (1.28) 2,520,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.12 1.13 1.10 1.12 0.00 4,392,000
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 80.60 80.50 79.00 79.20 (1.74) 1,489,660 (2,021,143.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.31 1.35 1.26 1.28 (2.29) 10,427,000 41,550.00
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 1.12 1.12 1.10 1.10 (1.79) 1,458,000 57,120.00
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 0.00 900
1.22 0.77 Vulcan Indl. 1.64 1.64 1.63 1.63 (0.61) 1,590,000
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.68 0.68 0.66 0.67 (1.47) 7,775,000 66,000.00
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 52.25 52.00 51.00 51.50 (1.44) 1,952,310 49,026,888.50
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.1420 0.1460 0.1420 0.1450 2.11 258,670,000 181,250.00
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 16.30 16.40 15.96 16.30 0.00 11,767,500 87,297,980.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 2.03 2.03 2.03 1.50 27,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 5.20 5.18 5.09 5.10 (1.92) 432,600 (273,480.00)
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.15 4.20 4.08 4.08 (1.69) 38,000
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.11 1.11 0.99 1.03 (7.21) 560,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.13 1.17 1.03 1.16 2.65 140,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 498.00 504.00 498.80 499.20 0.24 340,150 (8,974,416.00)
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 54.60 54.60 53.75 53.95 (1.19) 1,614,510 9,171,498.00
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.70 4.66 4.62 4.62 (1.70) 221,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 593.00 593.00 580.00 590.00 (0.51) 471,620 5,159,375.00
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 6.05 6.50 6.10 6.50 7.44 443,400
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 36.65 37.60 36.65 37.30 1.77 1,464,800 35,251,990.00
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.41 6.42 6.29 6.42 0.16 1,883,200 4,243,148.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.00 1.00 0.97 0.97 (3.00) 5,663,000 1,832,390.00
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.320 0.330 0.330 0.330 3.13 10,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 1.77 1.79 1.74 1.77 0.00 1,570,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.42 4.49 4.40 4.46 0.90 20,983,000 (2,973,540.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 6.40 6.38 6.05 6.30 (1.56) 1,444,500 (121,000.00)
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 5.66 5.61 5.61 5.61 (0.88) 2,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.080 1.110 1.110 1.110 2.78 27,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.560 0.570 0.550 0.570 1.79 3,517,000
4.10 1.56 Republic Glass A 2.40 2.35 2.35 2.35 (2.08) 10,000
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.305 0.305 0.305 0.305 0.00 4,200,000 (915,000.00)
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 860.00 860.00 840.00 845.00 (1.74) 360,080 (111,480,870.00)
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 1.97 2.02 1.95 1.95 (1.02) 555,000 19,600.00
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.08 1.08 1.07 1.07 (0.93) 56,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3100 0.3100 0.2950 0.3100 0.00 1,450,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.00 180,000
P R O P E R T Y
48.00 18.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 17.10 17.00 17.00 17.00 (0.58) 500
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.07 3.07 2.97 3.04 (0.98) 343,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.700 0.750 0.700 0.710 1.43 273,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 23.90 24.05 23.85 24.00 0.42 11,778,500 6,318,700.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.10 5.10 5.01 5.01 (1.76) 14,222,300 (2,864,177.00)
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 4.18 4.18 4.16 4.16 (0.48) 197,000 166,400.00
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.42 1.45 1.41 1.44 1.41 5,602,000 (5,108,570.00)
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.32 2.35 2.26 2.26 (2.59) 151,000
1.50 1.05 Cityland Dev. À 1.09 1.10 1.10 1.10 0.92 581,000 (59,400.00)
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.067 0.067 0.067 0.067 0.00 10,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.81 0.81 0.79 0.81 0.00 1,169,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 1.030 1.080 1.030 1.080 4.85 128,003,000 34,315,510.00
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 2.91 3.00 2.80 2.97 2.06 3,832,000 (138,720.00)
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.350 0.375 0.350 0.365 4.29 17,360,000 (219,500.00)
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 2.00 2.09 2.00 2.04 2.00 79,311,000 (3,651,260.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.58 1.60 1.58 1.58 0.00 8,794,000 (716,690.00)
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.11 1.13 1.05 1.13 1.80 1,273,000 53,000.00
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.62 2.72 2.61 2.68 2.29 139,683,000 236,134,340.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1590 0.1590 0.1570 0.1590 0.00 1,590,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.7700 0.7900 0.7600 0.7900 2.60 5,219,000
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.440 0.450 0.450 0.450 2.27 300,000
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 19.80 20.55 19.68 19.70 (0.51) 5,435,200 69,816,948.00
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 2.88 2.89 2.86 2.88 0.00 73,000
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 0.00 690,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 5.84 5.94 5.85 5.93 1.54 1,459,900 1,001,326.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 16.60 16.50 15.96 16.00 (3.61) 48,340,100 (77,457,860.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.66 0.67 0.67 0.67 1.52 348,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.60 4.10 3.46 4.00 11.11 33,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.540 0.640 0.540 0.590 9.26 5,260,000 (36,530.00)
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 5.050 5.070 5.050 5.060 0.20 18,419,200 35,685,726.00
S E R V I C E S
4.72 1.20 2GO Group 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 0.00 5,000
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 32.00 33.50 32.00 33.40 4.38 135,400
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.28 1.28 1.22 1.24 (3.13) 92,000
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.640 0.650 0.650 0.650 1.56 23,000
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 0.00 100
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 14.00 14.14 13.66 13.76 (1.71) 4,347,900 9,884,060.00
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1540 0.1560 0.1530 0.1550 0.65 18,400,000 44,950.00
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 5.99 5.99 5.87 5.93 (1.00) 1,179,200 29,650.00
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 62.70 63.00 62.30 62.80 0.16 630,880 9,659,050.50
10.60 8.20 Centro Esc. Univ. 11.48 12.50 11.20 12.50 8.89 25,100
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.08 4.83 4.71 4.80 (5.51) 272,600 (261,600.00)
1750.00 800.00 FEUI 1080.00 1060.00 1050.00 1050.00 (2.78) 30
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1110.00 1121.00 1110.00 1121.00 0.99 30,125 (4,016,935.00)
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 8.90 8.93 8.81 8.90 0.00 1,239,800
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 71.00 71.00 70.90 71.00 0.00 720,460 19,997,459.50
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 9.50 9.01 8.50 8.50 (10.53) 17,700 (3,600.00)
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.60 2.62 2.51 2.61 0.38 78,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.024 0.032 0.026 0.032 33.33 1,468,800,000 (3,129,800.00)
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 0.64 0.69 0.64 0.65 1.56 8,887,000 (1,358,400.00)
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 2.4500 2.4200 2.4000 2.4000 (2.04) 14,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.50 8.48 8.15 8.16 (4.00) 730,800 (716,849.00)
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 2.67 2.76 2.65 2.65 (0.75) 566,000 (389,300.00)
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 13.90 13.94 13.90 13.94 0.29 11,600
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 5.01 5.07 4.98 5.00 (0.20) 103,500 10,100.00
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 3.19 3.20 3.10 3.12 (2.19) 1,663,000 (94,500.00)
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.31 9.51 9.31 9.51 2.15 4,000 28,530.00
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 80.55 80.55 72.00 72.00 (10.61) 74,380 (80,695.50)
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 13.30 13.30 13.20 13.20 (0.75) 1,466,100 (4,228,086.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2542.00 2550.00 2540.00 2540.00 (0.08) 139,815 (16,116,560.00)
0.39 0.25 PremiereHorizon 0.310 0.310 0.310 0.310 0.00 200,000
30.15 10.68 Puregold 32.95 32.95 32.30 32.50 (1.37) 2,152,600 (769,815.00)
STI Holdings 1.11 1.15 1.11 1.15 3.60 105,051,000 11,044,050.00
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.05 2.09 2.02 2.09 1.95 47,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.420 0.430 0.405 0.420 0.00 620,000 41,000.00
Yehey 1.220 1.200 1.180 1.180 (3.28) 108,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0058 0.0058 0.0057 0.0058 0.00 14,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.53 4.54 4.53 4.53 0.00 73,000
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.32 17.34 17.22 17.26 (0.35) 1,098,300 8,418,048.00
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 23.05 23.95 23.90 23.95 3.90 1,000 23,925.00
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.270 0.270 0.270 0.270 0.00 2,750,000
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 19.00 19.50 18.90 19.50 2.63 25,600
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 19.00 19.00 18.50 18.50 (2.63) 17,700 (207,800.00)
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.94 1.08 308,000
Coal Asia 1.07 1.08 1.06 1.07 0.00 2,267,000 21,200.00
61.80 6.96 Dizon 15.68 15.84 15.18 15.22 (2.93) 68,700
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.50 (1.96) 2,388,000
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 0.910 0.910 0.870 0.900 (1.10) 25,765,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 0.980 0.980 0.960 0.980 0.00 21,592,000 17,164,460.00
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0590 0.0590 0.0580 0.0590 0.00 8,680,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0590 0.0590 0.0580 0.0590 0.00 15,660,000
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 16.06 16.16 16.04 16.06 0.00 1,183,300 831,950.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 4.90 4.98 4.80 4.88 (0.41) 162,000
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.5800 0.5900 0.5700 0.5700 (1.72) 7,000
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 3.130 3.200 3.090 3.100 (0.96) 555,000
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0190 0.0200 0.0180 0.0200 5.26 112,500,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0200 0.0200 0.0200 0.00 7,200,000
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 5.86 5.93 5.90 5.90 0.68 793,500 (2,299,061.00)
28.25 18.40 Philex À 12.92 13.00 12.78 13.00 0.62 867,000 (1,099,768.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 27.00 27.05 26.50 27.05 0.19 151,800 952,185.00
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.039 0.040 0.038 0.039 0.00 145,500,000 23,000.00
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 220.00 220.00 219.60 219.80 (0.09) 77,480 (6,067,210.00)
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0180 0.0170 0.0180 0.00 117,700,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 31.90 33.50 31.70 33.50 5.02 3,812,600 6,598,855.00
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 522.00 522.00 522.00 522.00 0.00 120
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 103.50 102.00 102.00 102.00 (1.45) 10,000
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 8.73 8.73 8.65 8.73 0.00 728,300 (2,471,785.00)
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 105.50 108.10 107.00 108.10 2.46 69,980 698,000.00
SMC Preferred A 75.00 75.00 74.95 75.00 0.00 521,720 (28,995,505.00)
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred B 75.50 75.50 75.50 75.50 0.00 960
SMC Preferred C 75.50 75.75 75.50 75.75 0.33 61,740
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1008.00 1012.00 1008.00 1008.00 0.00 10,960
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.60 1.67 1.60 1.60 0.00 848,000 679,200.00
RAY S. EANO
Unmonitored coastlines
encourage smuggling in PH
STOCKS fell Wednesday on prot-taking
to snap a seven-day rally that saw the in-
dex Tuesday topping 5,700 points for the
rst time.
The Philippine Stock Exchange
index declined 18.56 points, or
0.3 percent to 5,687.72. Losers
edged gainers, 74 to 70, with 55
issues unchanged.
The market retreat is expected
to be temporary as sentiments
remain bullish due to improving
economic outlook. The ination
eased to 2.8 percent in November
from a year earlier after increasing
3.1 percent in October, the
National Statistics Ofce said.
The central banks benchmark
interest rate is at a record low
following four cuts this year
and borrowing costs will next be
reviewed on Dec. 13.
PSE chairman Jose Pardo
said Tuesday the PSEi, the 30-
company benchmark index, might
top 6,000 points soon.
We may attain the 6,000
mark sooner than later, Pardo
said in a speech during the PSE
2012 Bell Awards, as he cited
the strength of the market owing
to overall favorable economic
environment.
SM Prime Holdings Inc.,
owner of the countrys biggest
retail chain, slipped 3.6 percent
to P16. SM Investments Corp.,
the holding copmpany of retail
magnate Henry Sy, fell 1.7
percent to P845.
Energy Development Corp.,
the biggest geothermal power
producer, slid 1.7 percent to P6.83,
while Universal Robina Corp., the
biggest snacks food maker, dropped
1.7 percent to P79.20.
STI Educational Systems
Holdings Inc., one of the largest
operator of schools, climbed 3.6
percent to P1.15.
The rest of Asian stock markets
rose Wednesday as investors became
increasingly convinced that US
political leaders will reach a budget
deal that avoids a major hit to the
worlds no. 1 economy. Chinese
shares soared on hopes for more
stimulus measures.
Negotiations between the
White House and the US
Congress have been revving
up in recent days in order to
reach a deal aimed at averting
the so-called scal cliff, which
is a series of sharp government
spending cuts and tax increases
that begin to kick in Jan. 1 and
could cause a recession.
Despite political posturing
and a deep divide on critical
issues, most analysts think
a deal acceptable to both
President Barack Obama and
congressional Republicans will
be cobbled together before the
end of the year.
Analysts at DBS Bank Ltd.
said that the US scal cliff is
viewed as political theatre and
not as an imminent threat to the
US economy.
With Bloomberg, AP
SHIPPING vessels loaded with contraband get in
and out of the Philippines almost undetected. They
ply Philippine waters north to south, from the ports
in Ilocos and Cagayan in Luzon to Sulu and Tawi
Tawi in the southern tip of Mindanao.
The directions are both ways, with ships loaded
with gold, minerals and marine products sailing to
Hong Kong or China, while vessels teeming with
rice, onion, other farm and marine products as well
as petroleum and vehicles discreetly slipping into
Philippine ports. Foreign vessels also secretly
dock in Palawan and the islands in the Visayas and
northern Mindanao.
Much of the problem in smuggling is rooted in
the lack of the countrys capability to monitor the
countrys territorial waters, among the largest in
the world. The Philippine waters cover 2.2 million
square kilometers, according to the Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. This is much
bigger than the countrys land area of just 300,000
square kilometers.
The Philippines, which consists of 7,100 islands,
is one of the worlds largest archipelagos and has
the third longest combined coastlines stretching
for 36,289 kilometers, next only to Canada and
Indonesia.
Its shelf area, or marine waters extending from
the land boundary to the 200-meter depth contour
of the surrounding ocean oor, covers 184,600
square kilometers, or 8 percent of the total ocean
area.
On the rise
Smuggling is obviously on the rise, growing
faster than the growth in imports and exports. The
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported that its gold
purchases declined by over 90 percent this year
mainly because small-scale miners now sell their
output to smugglers, who bring the gold to China
and Hong Kong.
The central bank, which is required to buy gold
from small-scale miners, said gold purchases
dropped to just 618 kilograms worth $33 million
in the rst quarter of 2012 from 7,943 kg. valued
at $344 million year-on-year.
Central Bank Assistant Governor Manuel
Torres, who is in charge of the operations of the
banks mint, renery and printing operations,
claimed as much as 95 percent of gold trade in
the Philippines is now done through the black
market.
The gure could be much higher, because
small-scale miners account for more than half
of gold production of $1.6 billion in 2011. The
Environment Department conceded that aside
from gold, other mineral products were also being
smuggled out of the country.
Among the most commonly smuggled goods
in and out of the country are gold, steel products,
rice, onion, poultry and livestock products, sh and
marine resources, petroleum, cigarettes, liquor,
appliances, electronics, vehicles, equipment,
machinery, medicines and even illegal drugs.
The Philippine Navy in Sulu recently intercepted
a Malaysian vessel trying to slip P10 million
worth of rice and other foodstuff into Mindanao.
Smuggling activities in Mindanao also involve
other agricultural products, consumer goods and
even petroleum products.
The Bureau of Customs placed the cost of
technical smuggling in the country at P60 billion,
but the World Bank estimated the annual revenue
loss of the government from tax evasion and
smuggling at P200 billion.
Federation of Philippine Industries president
Jesus Arranza, meanwhile, claimed the
government loses P100 billion in potential
revenues annually due to smuggling alone.
Coast Guard challenge
The Philippine Coast Guard, which has only 15
ships, must watch 54 stations and outposts across
the country, or more than 36,289 kilometers of
coastline. The Coast Guard actually has requested
60 ships and patrol craft to do the job of maritime
security and maritime law enforcement, including
the campaign against smuggling.
Other wings of the Philippine defense system
are not better off in controlling smuggling. The
Heritage Foundation, a US think tank, described
the Philippines as having the weakest navy in
the region, with its air force unable to patrol and
monitor the vast maritime territory.
The think tank noted that the Philippine Air
Force was in a deplorable statewith no capability
to effectively monitor, let alone defend, Philippine
airspace. It cited the need to develop air-power
capabilities, such as intelligence surveillance,
maritime patrol, precision-strike capabilities,
and radar, command, control and communication
systems.
The Philippines, it says, needs detection and
monitoring aircraft that will provide wide-
area search, increased command control and
communications capabilities.
With the urgency of addressing the problem
of smuggling, the Philippines needs to upgrade
the hardware of the Philippine Coast Guard, the
Philippine Navy and the Philippine Air Force by
tapping the best defense technologies available in
the world.
Malacaang and lawmakers should realize that
investing in state-of-the-art systems will effectively
address national defense requirements and, at the
same time, curb billions of losses in revenues from
unabated smuggling operations.
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Business
ManilaStandardToday extrastory2000@gmail.com business@mst.ph DECEMBER 6, 2012 THURSDAY
B3
BoI urged to level playing field
PSE cites
5 firms,
6 traders
Southwoods shareholders score
legal victories to reform club
Apex Mining gets 13 awards
for adopting safety standards
CeMAP named outstanding
industry association in 2012
Top housing developer. Robinsons Land Corp. was recognized as the top housing developer in Northern
Luzon for the open market category. This recognition was given by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board. Shown during the awarding ceremony are (from left) Robinsons Homes permits and licenses head
Marianne Estabillo, HLURB Region 1 director Teresita Galacgac, La Union Gov. Manuel Ortega, Senate
committee on urban planning chairman Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Robinsons Homes vice president for
construction, planning and projects Honorio Almeida, Robinsons Homes Laoag branch ofcer-in-charge
Rizchelle Bismonte and HLURB chief executive Antonio Bernardo.
A GROUP of shareholders in the
exclusive Manila Southwoods
Golf and Country Club Inc.
claimed they scored back-to-
back victories in their struggle
to institute reforms, and turn
around the clubs nances from
years of steady losses due to
mismanagement.
The concerned shareholders,
calling themselves the
Reform group, considered as
legal victories a temporary
restraining order issued by
Judge Fernando Felicen of
the Imus, Cavite regional trial
court as well as a decision by
Imus RTC Executive Judge
Norberto Quisumbing to inhibit
himself from further hearing
the Southwoods case.
The reformists viewed the
two developments as a sign
they would get a fair share in
the hearings of the case led
against the incumbent board
of directors of Southwoods
believed to be controlled by
their chairman Bob Sobrepea.
The TRO, granted upon
a motion by the reformists,
prevented the club from holding
its stockholders meeting on
Aug. 29 meant to tackle business
matters and elect its new set of
directors of the board.
Sobrepea reportedly cited
the TRO as an alibi for not
pushing through with the
meeting since the court order
enjoined the club
from holding
an election and
implementing its
year-ago electoral
code that the board
had approved.
The reformists
m a i n t a i n e d ,
however, that the
TRO did not prevent
the club from
discussing business
matters, adding that
the order covered
only the election and
the implementation
of the new electoral
code.
What the
chairman failed to
say was that there
was no quorum to proceed
with the meeting, Southwoods
director Jimmy Gosiaco said.
The meeting did not push
through because the validated
proxies and the list of attendees
would not have met the quorum
requirement of the meeting,
he said.
By Othel V. Campos
AGRICULTURE Secretary Proceso
Alcala on Wednesday called on the Trade
Department to level the playing eld
between local and foreign investors,
specially the livestock sector.
What we are saying is
that the Board of Investments
should give local companies the
same incentives that they give
foreign investments, Alcala
told reporters at the sidelines
of the signing of an agreement
with local government units
over the establishment of more
slaughterhouses nationwide.
Alcala made the call after
the local livestock sector raised
concern over a government
decision granting incentives to
CP Foods Philippines Corp.,
a wholly-owned subsidiary
of CP foods PCL, the largest
agribusiness company in
Thailand.
The Thai company recieved
tax incentives from the Board
of Investments, including a
six-year income tax holiday
for a P1.35-billion hog-raising
project.
This giant [CP Foods
Philippines Corp.] can always
compete. With the grant of
incentives, I dont think we
can still say that there is a level
playing eld in the hog sector,
said Alcala.
Alcala said while the country
needed big foreign investments,
the interest of local industries
should be the governments top
priority.
Its okay to give incentives to
foreign investors but I hope that
our local industries will also be
given the same thing, he said in
Filipino.
The Agriculture and Trade
departments, including livestock
stakeholders, held consultations
on Wednesday to nd win-win
solutions over the grant of tax
incentives to foreign companies
engaged in the agriculture
sector.
The Pork Producers
Federation of the Philippines
and the National Federation of
Hog Farmers Inc. noted that their
members drafted an industry
road map only to be sidetracked
by the approval of a big-ticket
foreign investment.
CP Food Philippines
committed to infuse investments
in three commercial swine farms
that will start operations next
year.
ProPork said the grant of
incentives was ill-advised as
it came at a time when the
local hog sector was facing
with problems of outright and
technical smuggling.
Hog raisers earlier complained
that technical smugglers were
able to avail of the lower tariff
of 5 percent of pork offal by
declaring prime meat as such.
FIVE listed companies and six
trading participants clinched
the top honors in the rst 2012
Bell Awards for Corporate
Governance given by the
Philippine Stock Exchange
during its 20
th
anniversary
celebration on Dec. 3.
The PSE Bell Awards
served as the highlight of the
exchanges 20
th
anniversary
celebration that gathered key
decision makers from both the
public and private sectors.
Through the rst PSE
Bell Awards for corporate
governance, we hope to deliver
the message that the exchange
joins the government and the
private sector in upholding
good governance in the country.
We want to highlight the
importance of good corporate
governance through the PSE
Bell Awards, PSE president
and chief executive Hans Sicat
said.
The winners for listed rms
are Ayala Land Inc., China
Banking Corp., Globe Telecom
Inc., Manila Water Co. Inc. and
SM Prime Holdings Inc.
Meanwhile, the winners in
the large trading participant
category are CLSA Philippines
Inc. COL Financial Group
Inc., and Macquarie Securities
(Philippines) Inc.
Winners in the small trading
participant category are
Armstrong Securities Inc.,
PCIB Securities Inc. and Tri-
State Securities Inc.
The PSE Bell Awards added
prestige and credibility to its
rst corporate governance
awards by tapping the expertise
of respected capital markets
practitioners and regulators.
Securities and Exchange
Commission chairman Teresita
Herbosa served as the chairman
of the Bell Awards panel of judges.
Others in the panel are Isla Lipana
& Co. or PricewaterhouseCoopers
chairman and senior partners
Judith Lopez, Governance
Commission for GOCCs head
Cesar Villanueva, and UK
Ambassador to the Philippines
Stephen Lillie.
PUBLICLY listed Apex Mining Corp.
garnered 13 recognitions including the
premium platinum award during the
recently held 59th annual national mine
safety and environment conference in
Baguio City.
The Philippine mining industry excellence
awardplatinum award is the highest form
of recognition given to a mining company
for strict adherence to the highest level of
safety standard.
This award shows that Apex will never
compromise the safety of our workers and
the environment in exchange for prot or
other monetary considerations, said Apex
Mining chairman Benoit de Galbert.
This years conference theme of
Responsible MiningOur Advocacy,
Our Commitment should be our guiding
principle as long as we are in this business,
De Galbert said.
Apex Mining also clinched 12 more awards
given by the Philippine Mine Safety and
Environment Association, including safest
mine underground, safest mineral processing
award-extraction category and best mining
forest (runner-up).
Three workers of the Compostela-based
gold mining company were also cited.
Uldarico Relente was recognized as best
mine underground supervisor; Reynaldo
Posas, best underground miner; and Albert
Parcon, best safety ofcer.
Apex Mining president Baiverth Diabo
expressed condence the achievements
made by one of the countrys leading gold
producers in the area of mine safety would
continue.
Safety and efciency will go hand in
hand as a cornerstone of Apex policy. This
is the reason why we achieved a vefold
increase in our prot during the last nine
months even if sales volume and price of
gold went down, he said.
THE Federation of Philippine Industries
named the Cement Manufacturers
Association of the Philippines as the
outstanding industry association in 2012 for
exemplary health and safety practices and
initiatives.
The citation was given during the recognition
awards for outstanding sustainable development
practices and initiatives by the FPI held recently
at Hotel InterContinental Manila.
CeMAP was recognized for its organized
platform of practices and related initiatives
focusing on preventive measures and global
industry benchmarks that cut across national
boundaries.
The association, with over 4,000 direct
employees, showed a remarkable decreasing
trend with respect to lost time injuries. Its
number of calendar days lost went down from
349 in 2008 to only 42 in 2011.
CeMAP formulated and promoted The 10
Commandments of Driving Safely which can
be viewed on the Web site of Transportation
Department.
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Philippines, Lafarge Republic, Northern
Cement, Pacic Cement and Taiheiyo Cement
Philippines.
The annual FPI award recognizes
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and safety, management of waste, optimum
use and recycling of resources and corporate
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The panel of sustainable development
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Secretary Ramon Paje (overall chairman),
former Health secretary Jaime Galvez Tan,
Presidential Adviser for Environmental
Protection Juan Romero Nereus Acosta, Earth
Day Network president Robert Guevara and
Solid Waste Management Association of the
Philippines president Grace Sapuay.
NOVEMBER 29, 2012 THURSDAY
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
Republic of the Philippines
Metropolitan Trial Court
Branch 39, Quezon City
PHIL. SAVINGS BANK,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE NO. 40525
FOR: Unlawful Detainer
-versus-
ANGELINAGUECODABU
& all persons claiming rights
Under them,
Defendants.
xx-----------------------------xx
ORDER
Finding the Motion for Reconsideration to be
meritorious, the same is hereby GRANTED and the Order
dated February 21, 2012 is set aside.
WHEREFORE, the Ex-Parte Motion with Leave
of Court to Serve Summons By Publication is hereby
GRANTED.
SOORDERED.
Open Court, April 10, 2012.
Quezon City, Philippines
(Sgd.) FELICITAS D. LARON-CACANINDIN
Acting Presiding Judge
Cc.
YSMAEL, MANUEL, RIVERA, LEVOSADA
SISONANDASSOCIATES
Counsel for the Plaintiff
4
th
Floor, PSBank Centre
727 Paseo de Roxas Avenue, cor. Sedeno St.,,
Makati City
ANGELINAGUECODABU
Lot 12, Blk. 25, Road 7, Project 6,
Quezon City
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
METROPOLITANTRIAL COURT
Quezon City
PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK,
Plaintiff,
-versus- Civil Case No. 10-40525
FOR: Unlawful Detainer
ANGELINAGUECODABU and ALL
PERSONS CLAIMINGRIGHTS UNDER
THEM,
Defendant.
x-------------------------------------------------------x
COMPLAINT
PLAINTIFF PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, by
undersigned counsel, respectfully alleges:
1. Plaintiff is a thrift bank duly organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the Republic of the
Philippines, with principal place of business at PS Bank
Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas cor. Sedeo Sts., Makati City.
2. Defendant, ANGELINA GUECO DABU, Filipino
citizens, of legal age and with residences at LOT12 BLAK
25 ROAD 7 PROJECT 6 QUEZON CITY and LOT12 BLK
25 ROAD 7 PROJECT 6 QUEZON CITY, where they may
be served with summons and other court processes.
3. Plaintiff is theregisteredowner of theparcel of land
("property") located at LOT12 BLK 25 ROAD 7 PROJECT
6 QUEZONCTYand covered by CondominiumCertifcate
of Title No. N-253302, issued by the Registry of deeds of
QUEZON CITY;
4. On FEBRUARY25, 2012 Plaintiff and Defendants
executed a Contract to Sell ("contract"), under which
provisions, Plaintiff agreed to sell, and Defendant agreed to
buy the property, together with its existing improvements, if
any, subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. PURCHASE PRICE - The purchase
for the said real property shall be PESOS:SEVEN
MILLION TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN & 67/100
(P7,247,667.67), Philippine Currency, to be paid by the
BUYER at the SELLER's offce located at 777 Paseo
de Roxas corner Sedeo, PSBank Center, Makati City
without need of notice and/ or demand as follows:
a. DOWNPAYMENT - The amount of PESOS:
ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY NINE
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR
ONLY (P1,449,534.00), Philippine Currency as down
payment upon the execution of this contract:
b. BALANCE OF PURCHASE PRICE
The balance of PESOS: FIVE MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY THREE & 67/100 ONLY
(P 5,798,133.67) Philippine Currency, shall be paid
within FOUR (4) monthly installments as provided for
in paragraph c and its subsections indicated below;
xxx xxx xxx
3. DEFAULT - In the event the BUYER
fails to pay the balance of the purchase price
due under Par 1 (b) or fails to comply with any other
terms, conditions, or obligations herein stated, then
the SELLER may cancel this contract by giving
the BUYER a written notice thereof, in which case
the down payment and all amortizations paid pursuant
to Par. 1 (a) shall be deemed forfeited in favor of the
SELLER by way of liquidated damages and lost
business opportunities subject to the provisions of RA
No. 6552, otherwise known as the Maceda Law.
xxx xxx xxx
A copy of the contract is hereto attached as Annex
"A".
5. Upon execution of the contract, Defendant was
allowed to take possession and occupy the property.
6. Defendant violated the terms and conditions of the
contract when she failed to pay the monthly amortizations
due and payable amounting to Php7,083,216.65, net of
pernalties and other charges;
7. In view of the Defendant's failure to pay the
amortizations due despite demands, Plaintiff cancelled the
contract by way of Notice of Notarial Cancellation, dated
June 2, 2010, receipt of which was acknowledged on July
16, 2010. Copies of the Notice of Notarial Cancellation
as well as the proof of its delivery are hereto attached as
Annexes "B" and "B-1" respectively.
8. Thereafter, the plaintiff demanded from the
Defendant that they vacate the premises of the subject
property and surrender its possession to the Plaintiff
as stipulated in the said Contract to Sell, however, the
defendant failed and refused to do so, despite such
demands. A copy of the notice to vacate upon the
defendant dated August 19, 2010, as well as the proof of
it's delivery last August 27, 2010 are hereto attached as
Annexes "C" and "C-1" respectively
9. n view of the continued and unjustifed failure
and/or refusal of Defendant to vacate the premises and
surrender possession of the subject property to the Plaintiff,
the latter was compelled to institute this complaint and
to hire the services of counsel to protect its interest, for
which defendant should be held liable in the amount of
P10,000.00 as attorney's fees.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, foregoing premises considered,
Plaintiff respectfully prays that after notice and hearing,
judgment be rendered in favor of Plaintiff and against
Defendants as follows:
1. ORDERING Defendants and all persons claiming
rights under them to immediately vacate the subject property
and to surrender possession thereof to Plaintiff;
2. ORDERING Defendants to pay Plaintiff reasonable
compensation for the use and occupation of the property, with
interest, from termination of the contract until the property is
vacted and its possession returned to Plaintiff;
3. ORDERINGDefendants to pay Plaintiff in the amount
of P10,000.00 as attorney's fees;
12/2/2010
4. ORDERING the defendants to pay the costs of suit.
Other just and equitable remedies are likewise prayed for.
Makati City for Quezon City. 12/2/2010.
MANUEL RIVERALEVOSADASISON
&ASSOCIATES
Counsel for Plaintiff
4/F PS Bank Center
777 Paseo de Roxas cor. Sedeno Sts.,
Makati City
By
(Sgd.) CARLOS JUAN P. LEVOSADA
PTR#5914789; 1-7-2010; Pasig City
IBP # 795633; 10-5-09; PPLMChapter
Roll No. 50123/ 05-03-06
MCLE Compliance No. III-0015944; 4-23-10
VERIFICATIONAND CERTIFICATION
I, PAUL RODERICK A. YSMAEL, Filipino, of legal age,
with offce address at PSBank Center, 777 Paseode Roxas cor.
Sedeo Sts., Makati City, after being sworn to in accordance
with law, hereby depose and state that:
1. I am the Assistant Vice President of Philippine
Savings Bank and the duly authorized offcer to commence
and institute the present action as evidenced by the attached
Secretary's Certifcate.
2. have caused the preparation and fling of the
foregoing Complaint. I have read and understood all the
allegations contained therein and they are true and correct
of my own personal knowledge and on the basis of authentic
records that have came to my knowledge and possession;
3. Philippine Savaings Bank has not commenced any
other action or proceeding involving the same issued in any
other court or agency. To the best of my knowledge, no such
action or proceeding involving the same issues is pending
before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or another tribunal
or agency. If I should learn that a similar action or proceeding
has been fled or is pending before the Supreme Court, Court
of Appeals, or another tribunal or agency, I undertake to report
the fact within fve (5) days therefromto this Honorable Court.
N WTNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto affxed my
signature this ______________ in Makati City.
(Sgd.) PAUL RODERICKA. YSMAEL
Affant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this 02
December 2010 in Makati City, Affant exhibiting to me his Tax
dentifcation Number 162-414-756-000 issued by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue on October 26, 2009.
(Sgd.) ATTY. JOSE HERNANDEZ DY
Notary Public
Doc. No. 39 ; Until December 31, 2010
Page No. 08 ; PTR No. 0187383 - Sn JUAN 1-7-10
Book no. CDLIII; IBP No. 746099 - MLA. 1-7-10
Series of 2010. Roll No. 25059; Makati

(MST-Nov. 29, Dec. 6 & 13, 2012)
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL
REGION
BRANCH 48, MANILA
INTHE MATTER OF THE PETITION
F OR RECOGNI T I ON AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FOREIGN
DIVORCE
VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
Petitioner,
-versus-
HON. REGISTRAR CIVIL REGISTRY
OF MANILA, AND THE OFFICE OF
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
(NSO),
Respondents.
CIVIL CASE NO. 12-128103
x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
AMENDED ORDER
In a verified amended petition
filed on August 30, 2012, petitioner
through counsel prays that the instant
petition be granted, the foreign divorce
decreebetweenpetitionandher former
husbandberecognized, acknowledged
and be given the same force and
effect in the Philippines, to order the
respondent Offce of the Civil registrar
of Manila to record the Decision of this
Court and to order CRG,NSO to duly
record the said Decision.
It is therein alleged that petitioner
and her husband KURNI ADI
PRAMASURYA, an Indonesian citizen
were married on November 21, 1999
at the Indonesian Bethel Church at
Bethany, Jakarta, Indonesia. That after
ten (10) years of living as husband
and wife, the petition fled a petition
for divorce at the District Court of
Pekanbaru, Indonesia on October 14,
2009. Thereafter, thepetitionwasheard
and divorce decree was duly issued by
the said Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, private
respondent KURNIADI PRAMASURYA
whose residence is last known to be at
Block E7, Kelurahan, LabuhBaruBarat
Kecamatan,PayungSekaki, Pekanbaru
City, Indonesia, is hereby summoned.
and directed to file his answer or
responsive pleading to the instant
petition within. thirty (30) days fromthe
last dateof publicationof thissummons.
Let thisAmendedOrder andacopy
of the Amended petition be published
once a week for two (2) consecutive
weeks i n any dul y aut hori zed
newspaper of general circulation in
Metro Manila to be selected by raffe at
the expense of the petitioner.
SOORDERED.
Manila, October 19, 2012.
(Sgd.) SILVERIOO. CASTILLO
Judge
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA
BRANCH 48
INTHE MATTER OF THE PETITION
FOR RECOGNITIONAND
DIVORCE,
VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
Petitioner,
-vs-
HON. REGISTRAR CIVIL REGISTRY
OF MANILA, ANDTHE OFFICE OF
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,
NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
(NSO),
Respondent.
CIVIL CASE NO. 12-128103
x---------------------------------------------x
AMENDED PETITION FOR
RECOGNITIONAND
DIVORCE
COMES NOW, the petitioner,
through counsel, unto this Honorable
Court, respectfully alleges:
l. That the petitioner, VILMA B.
CEJES-PRAMASURYA, isof legal age,
Filipino citizen and with postal address
at 2358-B Radium St., San Andres,
Manila, Philippines was previously
married to KURNIADI PRAMASURYA
of legal age, married, Indonesian
citizen with postal address at Block
E7, Kelurahan, Labuh Baru Barat
KecamatanPayungSekaki, Pekanbaru
City, Indonesia;
1.1 Respondent Registrar
of the City Civil Registry of Manila,
isagovernment offcewithaddress
at the City Hall, Manila, where he
may be served with summons and
other court processes.
1.2 The Office of the Civil
Registrar General, is a public offce
tasked in the recording of births,
marriages and others, with principal
offceat theNational StatisticsOffce,
Central Offce, R. Magsaysay, Sta.
Mesa, Manila, where it maybe
served with summons and other
court processes.
2. That the petitioner and her
husband were married on November
21, 1999 at the Indonesian Bethel
Church at Bethany, Jakarta, Indonesia.
3. That .after ten (10) years of living
as husbandandwife, thepetitioner fled
apetitionfor divorceat theDistrict Court
of Pekanbaru, Indonesiaon14October
2009. Thereafter, thepetitionwasheard
and a divorce decree was duly issued
by the said Court.
4. That likewise said Divorce
Decreewas duly translatedintoEnglish
language by Dr. Hendra TanuAtmudja,
sworn and authorized translator in
ndonesia. Said offcial translation was
dulyauthenticatedbytheDepartment of
ForeignAffairshereinManilaon26April
2011, and recorded by the respondent
Civil Registry Offce of Manila under
Registry No. 4107 Series of 2011. The
dispositiveportionof theDecisionreads
as follows:
Now, therefore, in viewof LawNo.
1 of 1974 and Government Regulation
NO. 9 of 1975, and other relevant laws:
HASADJUDICATED:
1. Grant the plaintiffs
claimin part,
2. Declareanddetermineas a
law that the marriage between the
plaintiff and the defendant, which
was instituted on 21
st
November
1999under aCovenant of Marriage
No. 41/SDR/RN/XI-99 at Gereja
Bethel Indonesia, Jakarta and
then proceeded to the Marriage
Registration of the Civil Registry
Offce of Bekasi Municipality on
22
nd
November 1999 under an
excerpt of Marriage Certifcate No.
28/KOD/1999, expired with all its
legal consequences:
3. Declare as a law that that
Plaintiff shall raise, nurtureeducate
and take care of the adopted child
of the Plaintiff and the defendant.
which is still under age, named
KURVI CEJES PRAMASURYA:
4. Punishthedefendant withan
obligation to pay the costs of living
and education of the plaintiffs and
thedefendantsadoptedchildinthe
amount of Rp. 3,000,000.00(Three
Million Rupiah) commencing from
the date on which this judgment
has had permanent legal force:
5. Order the Registrar of the
District Court of Pekanbaru or the
appointed offcer to send the copy
of this judgment which has had
permanent legal force to the Head
of Civil Registry of Bekasi City to
be recorded in the Register made
available for such a purpose;
6. Decline the remaining and
other claims of the Plaintiff:
7. Punishthedefendant withan
obligation to pay the court charges
in the trial of this case amounting
to Rp.141.000 (One Hundred and
Forty One thousand Rupiah):
5. That duri ng marri age of
petitioner with Kurniadi, the minor Kurvi
Pramasurya was born on 16 May 2007
at Pateros, Metro Manila, Pursuant to
the Divorce Decree, the custody and
the care of the minor child, Kurvi was
awarded to petitioner.
WHEREFORE, petitioner, most
respectfully prays of this Honorable
Court that theinstant petitionbegranted
and:
1. The Foreign Divorce Decree.
between petitioner and her former
husbandberecognized, acknowledged
and be given the same force and
effect in the Philippines pursuant to
Article 26 of the Family Code of the
Philippines; and
2. To order the respondent
Registrar, Offceof theCityCivil Registry
of Manila to record the Decision of this
Honorable Court.
3. To order respondent CRG, NSO
to duly record the Decision of this
HonorableCourt recognizingtheforeign
divorce decree of petitioners.
Other reliefs as are just and
equitable within the premises are
likewise prayed for.
Makati City for Manila, August
23, 2012.
SUNICO, MALABANAN & RANA
LAWOFFICES
Counsel for Petitioner
2
nd
Floor, ODC International Plaza
Condominium
219 Salcedo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City
Tel. Nos. 840-2511 to 15
Email: smrlawfrm@gmail.com
By:____________________________
MELQUIADES T. MALABANAN
Roll of Attorney No. 25424
MCLE Compliance Cert. No.
3-0013850/04.26.2010
Lifetime IBP No. 7777/Makati
02.08.1996
PTR No. 3175885/Makati
City/1.03.2012
(Sgd.) RAMON I RANA
Roll of Attorney No. 37212
MCLE Compliance Cert. No. III-
00015319/5.5.2010
IBP LRN-06297/Makati/01.15.2007
PTR No. 3175886/Makati
City/1.03.2012
VERIFICATIONANDCERTIFICATION
I, VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA,
after havi ng been sworn to i n
accordance with law, hereby depose
and state that:
1. I am the Petitioner in the above-
entitled case;
2. I have caused the preparation of
the foregoing Amended Petition; that I
have read the Amended Petition; the
allegations of whicharetrueandcorrect
of my own personal knowledge and
based on authentic documents;
3. On my personal knowledge, I
have not commenced any other action
or proceedinginvolvingthesameissues
raised in the above-entitled case, in the
SupremeCourt, theCourt of Appeals, or
different divisions thereof, or any other
tribunal or agency;
4. There is no such action or
proceedingnowpendingintheSupreme
Court, the Court of Appeals, or different
division thereof;
5. Should I learn that a similar
action of proceeding has been fled or
is pending before the Supreme Court,
the Court of Appeals, the different
division thereof, or any other tribunal
agency, I will accordingly notify this
Honorable Offce within fve (5) days
fromsuch notice.
(Sgd.) VILMAB. CEJES-PRAMASURYA
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before
me on this 29th day of August 2012,
affant exhibited to me her Passport No.
XX1898470 Expiring on August 26, 2013.
Doc. No. 144 ;
Page No. 30;
Book No. 9;
Series of 2012.
(MST-Dec. 6, &13, 2012)
B4
IN BRIEF
WORLD
Fighting surrounds Damascus
100,000 protest at Egypts presidential palace
Worlds oldest dies
in Georgia at age 116
Royal pregnancy leads
to question on succession
Hefner, fiancee get marriage license
Arson re in Chinas clothing factory kills 14; suspect arrested
BEIRUTSyrias civil war is closing
in on President Bashar Assads seat of
power in Damascus with clashes between
government forces and rebels aring
around the city Tuesday, raising fears
the capital will become the next major
battleeld in the 20-month-old conict.
Numerous reports emerged
of at least a dozen people
killed near the ancient city and
elsewhere, and the regime said
nine students and a teacher
died from rebel mortar re on a
school. The state news agency
originally said 30 people had
been killed in the attack.
While many of the mostly
poor, Sunni Muslim suburbs
ringing Damascus have long
been opposition hotbeds,
ghting has intensied in the
area in recent weeks as rebels
press a battle they hope will
nish Assads regime.
The push to take Damascus
is a real one, and intense
pressure to take control of the
city is part of a major strategic
shift by rebel commanders,
said Mustafa Alani of the
Geneva-based Gulf Research
Center. They have realized
that without bringing the ght
to Damascus, the regime will
not collapse.
The increased pressure has
raised worries that he or his
forces will resort to desperate
measures, perhaps striking
neighbors Turkey or Israel, or
using chemical weapons.
NATO foreign ministers
approved Turkeys request for
Patriot anti-missile systems to
be deployed along its southern
border to defend against possible
strikes from Syria.
We stand with Turkey in the
spirit of strong solidarity, NATO
Secretary-General Anders Fogh
Rasmussen told reporters after
the meeting in Brussels. To
anyone who would want to
attack Turkey, we say, Dont
even think about it!
Before the meeting, Fogh
Rasmussen said he expected
any use of chemical weapons
to get an immediate reaction
from the international
community.
On Monday, President Barack
Obama said there would be
consequences if Assad made the
tragic mistake of deploying
chemical weapons, and Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said he agreed with
the U.S. position.
We are of the same opinion,
that these weapons should not be
used and must not reach terror
groups, Netanyahu said.
US intelligence has seen
signs that Syria is moving
materials inside chemical
weapons facilities recently,
though it is unsure what the
movement means. Still, U.S.
officials said the White House
and its allies are weighing
military options should they
decide to secure Syrias
chemical and biological
weapons. AP
CAIROMore than 100,000
Egyptians protested outside
the presidential palace in
Cairo on Tuesday, fueling
tensions over Islamist leader
Mohammed Morsis seizure of
nearly unrestricted powers and
the adoption by his allies of a
controversial draft constitution.
The outpouring of anger
across the Egyptian capital,
the Mediterranean port of
Alexandria and a string of other
cities pointed to a prolonged
standoff between the president
and a newly united opposition.
Morsis opponents, long
fractured by bickering and
competing egos, have been re-
energized since he announced
decrees last month that place
him above oversight of any kind,
including by the courts, and
provide immunity to two key
bodies dominated by his allies:
The 100-member panel drafting
the constitution and parliaments
upper chamber.
The decrees have led to charges
that Morsis powers turned him
into a new pharaoh.
The large turnout in Tuesdays
protestsdubbed The Last
Warning by organizers
signaled sustained momentum
for the opposition, which brought
out at least 200,000 protesters to
Cairos Tahrir Square a week
ago and a comparable number
on Friday to demand that Morsi
rescind the decrees.
The huge scale of the protests
have dealt a blow to the legitimacy
of the new constitution, which
Morsis opponents contend allows
religious authorities too much
inuence over legislation, threatens
to restrict freedom of expression and
opens the door to Islamist control
over day-to-day life.
What the revived opposition
has yet to make clear is what it
will do next: campaign for a no
vote on the draft constitution in
a nationwide referendum set for
Dec. 15, or call on Egyptians to
boycott the vote.
Already, the countrys powerful
judges have said they will not
take on their customary role of
overseeing the vote, thus robbing
it of much of its legitimacy.
Morsi was in the presidential
palace conducting business as
usual as the protesters gathered
outside. He left for home through
a back door as the crowds
continued to swell, according to
a presidential ofcial who spoke
on condition of anonymity
because he was not authorized
to speak to the media. AP
Protesters chant
slogans and wave
national ags in
Tahrir Square in
Cairo, Egypt on
Dec. 4. Hundreds
of black-clad riot
police deployed
around the
Itihadiya palace in
Cairos district of
Heliopolis. Barbed
wire was also
placed outside the
complex, and side
roads leading to
it were blocked to
trafc. Protesters
gathered at Cairos
Tahrir Square
and several other
points not far
from the palace
to march to the
presidential
complex. AP
MONROE, Ga.The woman
who was listed as the worlds
oldest person died Tuesday in a
Georgia nursing home at age 116.
Besse Cooper died peacefully
Tuesday afternoon in Monroe,
according to her son Sidney
Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles
east of Atlanta.
Cooper said his mother had
been ill recently with a stomach
virus, then felt better on Monday.
On Tuesday he said she had her
hair set and watched a Christmas
video, but later had trouble
breathing. She was put on oxygen
in her room and died there about 2
p.m., Cooper said.
With her hair xed it looked
like she was ready to go, he
said.
Besse Cooper was declared the
worlds oldest person in January
2011. In May 2011, Guinness
World Records learned that Maria
Gomes Valentin of Brazil was 48
days older. Valentin died the next
month.
Its a sad day for me, said
Robert Young, Guinness senior
consultant for gerontology. He
recalls meeting Cooper when
she was 111 and took note of her
mental agility.
At that age she was doing
really well, she was able to read
books, he said.
Last year on Coopers 115th
birthday, she celebrated with
friends and relatives, enjoyed two
small slivers of birthday cake and
was serenaded by a musician from
Nashville who sang Tennessee
Waltz. AP
Besse Cooper (right) receives a kiss from her grandson Paul Cooper, 42, during a ceremony in which Guinness
World Records recognizes her as the worlds oldest living person in this March 10, 2011 le photo. AP
LOS ANGELES
Hugh Hefner and Crys-
tal Harris are again
taking steps toward the
altar, more than a year
after the centerfold
canceled their previous
engagement and was
branded a runaway
bride in Playboy.
The couple obtained
a marriage license
Tuesday at a court-
house in Beverly Hills.
Harris called off the
couples previous en-
gagement in June 2011, prompt-
ing Playboy to afx runaway
bride stickers to an issue intro-
ducing her as Mrs. Hefner.
Celebrity Web site TMZ rst
reported the cou-
ples license. It says
they reunited earlier
this year and plan to
wed on New Years
Eve.
LA County Re-
corder public infor-
mation ofcer Eliz-
abeth Knox says the
license is valid for
90 days.
The Playboy
founder has been
married twice be-
fore. His spokesman
Teri Thomerson didnt immediate-
ly return a message Tuesday. AP
LONDONThe business of
monarchy has always been stacked in
favor of men. Not any more or so
the British government promises.
The rst child of Prince William
and his wife Kate will be born a king
or a queen in waiting, under changes
to succession rules designed to
overturn centuries of tradition and
give royal daughters the same rights
as sons.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick
Clegg pledged Tuesday that the law
on succession would be changed at
the earliest opportunity. He said
whether the baby is a boy or a girl,
they will have an equal claim to the
throne.
Born to rule, be it a boy or a girl
proclaimed the Daily Mail, which
noted that the baby had already
made royal and constitutional
history even before it is born.
Not so fast, caution others.
A royal saga needs a touch of
uncertainty, and experts point out
that despite politicians promises,
the law giving males primacy in
succession has not yet been changed
and the clock is ticking.
We know that the wishes of
politicians are written in water,
said royal historian Robert Lacey.
Law only becomes law when the
law is madeand the law has not
been made. AP
BEIJINGA former worker
told state media Wednesday he
set the re that killed 14 young
workers at a Chinese clothing
factory because he was angry
about less than $500 in unpaid
wages.
The suspect, Liu Shuangyun,
told the Guangdong TV
broadcaster in a jailhouse
interview that he started the
re because I couldnt get my
salary, which he had been owed
since quitting the factory three
years ago.
Asked whether he had
thought about or regretted the
loss of life the re had caused,
Liu said, I didnt think about
these things.
Fourteen people were killed
and one person was seriously
injured in the re Tuesday
afternoon in Shantou city
in Guangdong province, the
provincial emergency department
said on its microblog.
The 14 victims were all
women aged 18-20, the
Southern Metropolis Daily said
in an online report. The ofcial
Xinhua News Agency said the
victims were 13 women and
one man. It said Liu, a 26-year-
old migrant worker from Hunan
province, had been arrested, but
it didnt specify what charges he
faced.
Xinhua said he spent 40 yuan
(US$6) on petroleum used to
start the blaze and ed the scene
after his alleged crime.
The whole time, Ive been
very impulsive, very angry
about this, Liu said during the
television interview. So I did
these things.
Sitting on a chair, his hands in
handcuffs, Liu said the factory
boss owed him 3,000 yuan
($461). The reporter said that
after Liu quit the factory, his
former boss had only given him
excuses for why he couldnt pay
the back wages. AP
Survey ship
sabotaged
HANOIVietnam has
warned China to respect its
sovereignty after accusing
Chinese ships of sabotaging a
Vietnamese survey vessel in the
disputed South China Sea.
A Foreign Ministry
statement late Tuesday said
the incident last week and two
other administrative measures
by China recently related
to its claims in the sea had
complicated the dispute.
China believes most of the
South China Sea is its own,
overlapping with claims of
Vietnam, the Philippines,
Malaysia and Taiwan in
parts of the gas- and oil-rich
region.
Vietnam said Friday that two
Chinese ships intentionally cut
the cables of a seismic ship off
the central coast.
The foreign ministry said
China must respect Vietnams
sovereignty and immediately
stop all this wrong actions
and make sure they are not
repeated. AP
Beauty queen
had gunpowder
CULIACAN, MexicoA
federal prosecutor says a
Mexican beauty queen killed in
a shootout between suspected
drug trafckers and soldiers
likely red a gun during the
clash in the Pacic coast state
of Sinaloa.
Authorities had said that
Maria Susana Flores Gamez was
likely used as a human shield
and that an automatic rie had
been found near her body.
Federal prosecutor Enrique
Fedegrino said Tuesday that tests
indicate there was gunpowder
residue on her hands.
He said authorities are still
investigating if she shot at
soldiers.
Flores was crowned 2012
Woman of Sinaloa in February.
The slender, 5-foot-7-inch
woman had competed with
seven other contestants for the
more prestigious state beauty
contest, Miss Sinaloa, but didnt
win. AP
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EDUCATIONAL
TOYS INVESTMENT
Get to know the importance
of investing on educational
toys and how these help a
childs development.
The Iggy
TODAY Manila Standard
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, 2012
END OF
THE WORLD
Will the world end
15 days from now?
Ed Biado tells you it
wont.
Posh holiday dining
ONE of the most exciting parts of Christmas season is the series of
breaks and simply coming together with friends and family. Of course,
this is already a gift in and of itselfbut a table with elegant fare to cel-
ebrate Christmasis truly irresistible and special. Presenting Chateau
1771 special sit down menu for Christmas, guaranteed a departure from
the typical as ensured by executive chef Vicky Rose Pacheco. For only
P1300+ for salmon or P1600+ for beef tenderloin main dish, get the best
of this 4-course menu inspired by the flavors of December.
Whether youre a beef or fish lover, Chateau 1771 offers more than
the usual. The 200g beef tenderloin en croute is something one can just
have and gorge during the usual day, so this dish is not only highly-
favored but the ultimate main course for Christmas. A classic dinner
favorite for special occasions, the carefully baked meat is seasoned in
sage and oregano, topped with a pan seared French foie gras.
For something irresistibly light and healthy but tasty, pan-seared
salmon is the best deal for its gently seasoned meat with natural flavors
that are sealed in perfectly. Low fat and brimming with omega-3 good-
ness, its served with an equally healthy cauliflower couscous and pink
pepper corn beuerre blanc in case youd like to add a kick of tang with
the fish.
Aside from these delectable dishes, you may opt to fire up the meal
with velvety and earthy Chestnut soup, or the luscious and briny three
peices oven-baked oysters. And to give your meal a sweet and delightful
ending, the chocolate-mint bche de nel (Yule log) is the best bet.
Comfort foods at your doorstep
WHEN youre cramming for a client presentation or school report,
or cant stay away from the screen while watching your favorite
TV series, while craving for your comfort foods, theres no more
reason not to satisfy that appetence because MoMo Caf now de-
livers your favorites right at your home or office doorstep.
If you cant enjoy your home cooking-inspired comfort food fix
inside MoMo Caf, you can get the next best thing, all thanks to
the restaurants new take-out and delivery services.
With a minimum purchase of P300, the restaurants two branch-
es will deliver within a radius of one kilometer. MoMo Eastwood
delivers on weekdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., while the Ayala Triangle
branch delivers on weekdays, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 10
p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. You can
now enjoy the homemade goodness of MoMos specialties such as the Creamy Crabby Seafood Casserole, the
Vongole Pizza, Burger Sliders, Sweet and Smokey Hickory BBQ Riblets, the Corn Dog Bucket, and Old-fashioned
Beer Battered Fish and Chips among others.
To place your orders, call MoMo Eastwood at 9001006 to 07, and MoMo Ayala Triangle at 6216161 to 62.
Healthy
is cool
S U G A R L E A F ,
foods that nourish
and healthy choic-
es continues to
innovate and mo-
tivate everyone to
eat and live health-
ily with Healthy
Is So Cool!, an
exciting year-long
photography com-
petition.
The Healthy
Is Cool is aimed
to showcase how
easy it is to sustain
a healthy lifestyle
whether youre a
busy office work-
er; a student eating
out with friends; or
a homemaker cooking up treats for the kids. The mechanics for
the photography contest is simple. Just take a photograph and/
or mini-video of yourself, family, friends enjoying Sugarleafs
menu or preparing a healthy dish at home using a camera, mo-
bile, laptop or computer and post it on Sugarleafs Facebook page
SugarleafPH. Alternatively, print the photograph and submit to
either Sugarleaf store in Makati or San Juan with your name and
contact details.
The photo could simply be of yourself indulging in a Goody Wrap
and smoothie; a group sharing food at the restaurant or take out at
home or in the ofce. It could also be an action shot of a mom and
kid preparing something using our organic vegetables and natural
products.
A select panel of judges will select a set of winners every
month who will be rewarded with P2,000 worth of restaurant
vouchers and/or workshop admissions. Out of the 12 monthly
winners selected, two will be selected as photo of the year and
will be rewarded on Sugarleafs anniversary with over P20,000
worth of Sugarleaf and Healthy Choices vouchers and workshop
admissions
Photos will become the property of Sugarleaf and used in its vari-
ous marketing materials to further spread the good news that Healthy
Is So Cool!
food crawl
SONY Philippines unveiled its
Christmas campaign--dubbed
Christmas for You--at Opus in
Resorts World Manila.
Christmas for You is really about
giving back to the people that matter,
something that we Filipinos are experts
at. Dont we spend our bonuses in buy-
ing gifts for our loved ones? Isnt the
Pinoy Christmas season the longest in
the world?
This holiday season, Sony want Fili-
pinos to make their wish list come true
and share their love in style not only
with products that are technologically
advanced, but can enhance how people
live, making life easier, says Sony
Philippines managing director Yasushi
Asaoka.
The campaign acknowledges the
importance of giving back this holiday
season, a simple, but timeless and strong
human emotion, which is especially pro-
nounced during the giving season that is
Christmas.
During the event, guests were pre-
sented with brochures of Sonys prod-
ucts, which were also on display, as a
sort of modern-day gift suggestions.
The launch of Christmas for you high-
lighted this seasons collection which
include the Bravia 4K LCD, the largest
4k at 84-inch and stunningly rich visu-
als from the HX955 and the EX slim and
light TV which brought viewers into the
action like never before.
Sony also showcased its fresh concept
of Touch PCs via its two new models the
VAIO Tap 20 and the VAIO Duo 11 - a
family tabletop PC and a handy laptop
and tablet in one.
Also on display was the ultimate in
mobile entertainment and the heart of
Sonys product convergencethe new-
est line of Xperia smartphones. The star
of the moment is James Bonds person-
al choice, the new Xperia TX.
Experience your perfect soundtrack
with the new range of Walkman digital
music players, highlighting the F & E
models. Even this seasons line-up of
headphones and speakers like the MDR-
1 are designed for supreme listening ex-
perience.
Sony also collaborates with Sanrios
famous cat, Hello Kitty, bringing every-
one an exciting world of ultra-detailed
hi- sound.
Capture stunning photos with Cyber-
shots newest RX100 and WX100 and
the newly launched A99, the pinnacle
of Sonys professional digital imaging
technology.
Guests were treated to a kaleidoscope
of visuals with all the coolest gadgets on
display for touch and try, indulging this
season will be easy with Sonys con-
nected world.
Sonys Christmas for You Campaign
will run from October 19, 2012 to Janu-
ary 20, 2013.
For more information on the Christ-
mas for you campaign and other Sony
product related inquiries, log on to www.
sony.com.ph.
Sony Philippines has denitely been
a brand that Filipinos has come and con-
tinue to love over the years. This Christ-
mas, we want to give back the love by
enabling them to bring home the Sony
that they have been wishing for, says
Asaoka.
hristmas
FOR YOU
Sony Vaio Tap 20
Sony Vaio Duo 11 Sony Bravia 4K LCD Sony Xperia TX Sony A99
By Dinna Chan Vasquez
THURSDAY C2
DECEMBER 6, 2012
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Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
ManilaStandardToday
dotcom
But did you know that
there are a lot of people
who sincerely believe
that the world will indeed
end on the 21st? The gov-
ernments of the United
States and Russia even
had to issue statements
promising their citizens
that the apocalyptic pre-
diction has no valid basis.
There wont be a comet
striking Earth, no inter-
planetary collisions, no
black hole interactions,
The end of the
WORLD
MYTH
By Ed Biado
QUIT your job, sell your house, go
to someplace exotic, spend all your
money and party like its the end of
the world! Because, you know what,
Earth will cease to exist in a few
days. Except, it wont. You do know
that the 2012 doomsday scenario is
a myth, right? So dont do anything stupid that
youll definitely regret when you wake up on Dec.
22 and realize that everything is exactly the same
as the day before.
no pole reversal, no Ar-
mageddon. Basically, ev-
eryone should just chill
the eff out!
However, conspiracy
theorists are relentless,
insisting that the end of
the world will coincide
with the end-date of the
Mesoamerican Long
Count calendar (or the
Mayan calendar, because
it was used by the Maya
civilization). The belief is
based on several awed
interpretations of ancient
Mayan text, astrological
alignments and numero-
logical computations.
Other predicted pos-
sibilities are not as cata-
strophic. The date is seen
by some as the beginning
of a new era (and the end
of the old world, as
we know it). They say
spiritual and/or biologi-
cal transformation and
a shift in human con-
sciousness will take
place. The website, www.
december212012. net ,
claims that the Mayans
predict[ed] that Earth
and humanity are about to
be birthed into a new real-
ity based on unity predi-
cated on [a] dramatic ad-
vance in consciousness.
No so-called evidence
in support of any phe-
nomenon has ever been
accepted by mainstream
scientists, scholars and
academics, including ex-
perts on Mayan studies.
The end of the world
has been predicted
many, many times be-
fore. Recent instances
include prophesies
of Har old Camping
of Family Radio and
Ronald Weinland of the
Church of God, Prepar-
ing for the Kingdom of
God. Campings widely
publicized claim that the
Rapture would occur on
May 21, 2011 obviously
failed to materialize,
leading him to revise
his prediction to Oct.
21, 2011. Weinland pro-
posed two dates as well,
Sept. 29, 2011 and May
27, 2012.
And guess what? Were
all still here.
THINKING of what to give this Christmas? Pick a
present that will set your loved ones on the road to
a healthy lifestyle. Gift them with the new Mega-
ber. It is the perfect choice to show you care for the
well-being of your family and friends.
Launched by the people who originally
brought you psyllium ber, the new Megaber,
now available at Mercury Drug and other major
drugstores nationwide, is an all-natural multi-
tasking ber supplement with many health ben-
ets. It is proven to help prevent constipation and
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, control diarrhea or
Loose Bowel Movement , reduce cholesterol and
the risk of heart diseases, lose weight and regu-
late blood sugar. It is a natural and safe way to
regularly rid the body of wastes that can lead to
digestive disorders and serious health conditions.
The new Megaber contains pure 100 per-
cent psyllium ber in every dose (the equiv-
SM Entertainment, one of the coun-
trys premiere entertainment provid-
ers, has tapped Smart Communica-
tions Inc. to promote their products
using the campaign services of the
telco. In an agreement that was for-
malized recently, SM Entertainment
will have co-branded, on-ground ac-
tivities with Smart that will benet
Smart subscribers, households, and
schools in urban areas. Under the
same agreement, SM Cinema's Christ-
mas ePlus card will likewise be avail-
able via Smarts RegaloTV airing
in the Middle East, enabling overseas
Filipino workers to send holiday gifts
to their loved ones in the Philippines
thru local vendors. Present are (from
left): Tisha Quinitio, marketing man-
ager, and Tina Mar iano, group head,
both from Smarts International Ser-
vices and Global Access; and Noel
Lor enzana, executive vice president
and head of Smarts Wireless Con-
sumer Division; with Edgar Tejer-
er o, senior vice president, Sahar a
J ean Gar nica, and Ash Mandhayan
of SM Entertainment, during the sign-
ing ceremony between Smart and SM.
To partner with Smart's campaign ser-
vices targeting OFWs, email interna-
tionalcampaigns@smart.com.ph.
KEEP your home clean and rid it of other threats, in par-
ticular the dreaded dust mites, those dangerous micro-or-
ganisms that can bring harm health-wise to anyone
regardless of age or gender. And the best way to
get rid of dust mites this Christmas in the home
of a relative or a friendor perhaps even your
own homeis by giving them the Raycop UVC
Anti-Allergy Cleaner.
Why dust mites? The most perilous part there
is by having direct contact with their drop-
pings or feces. Depending on the level of
allergic reaction of an individual to certain
allergens such as dust mites, it can cause
various respiratory problems like asthma
for children and also adults, colds, cough, or
even allergic rhinitis and skin
rashes to some.
Usual suspect places are
our beds and mattresses, car-
pets, pillows, curtains, blan-
kets and linens. Laying on these
places, particularly on mattresses
which would normally have around
100,000 to more than 10 million dust
mites, would surely have unpleasant
effects on your health.
With these in mind, theres no other
way but to kill those dust mites, and
Raycop UVC Anti-Allergy Cleaner
is so far the most ef-
fective way. It kills 99
percent of bacteria and
almost 94 percent of
dust mites, and also
even the fearsome H1N1 Inuenza A virus based on studies
done by the Tokyo Allergy Research Center and the Japan
Food Research Laboratories, through the use of its pat-
ented 3-step allergy care system: vibrating, sterilizing
and double-ltering.
Aside from using UVC (ultra-violet C rays,
which is less harmful to humans) rays, this new home
companion has a Vibrating Pad that shakes particles
and dust mites away from mattresses, pillows and
other fabrics and linens at a speed of 3,600 times
per minute, making sure that even the most stub-
born dust mites are removed.
Its UVC Sterilization lamp, using lamp tech-
nology from Philips and Sankyo that contains
a highly efcient and effective 253.7 nanome-
ter wavelength, the same germicidal ultraviolet
wavelength used in hospitals, clinics and labora-
tories, exterminates bacteria to leave target sur-
faces germ-free. And the Raycop cartridge lter
captures the larger particles and traps them so
they cannot go back to the room and helps ex-
tend the life of the Micro Allergy Filter, which
is the one that traps the smaller particles to make
sure they do not escape as well.
The Raycop UVC Anti-Allergy Cleaner is
available at Rustans Department Stores,
S & R, Landmark, Wilcon Builders
Libis and soon at Abensons. For
more information
about the Raycop
product line and
its outstanding fea-
tures, visit www.
raycop.com.
BEING a mother is not easy. Of-
tentimes, moms have to mul-
titask and juggle a multitude
of roles such as personal chef,
teacher, driver, cheerleader,
counselor, ATM machine and
best friend to her spouse and
children. And while these fam-
ily duties are fullling, they can
also make moms feel beat and ex-
hausted, making them perform below
par and putting them in a bad mood.
This is why it is important for
mothers to have some me-time. Ac-
cording to relationship and parenting
expert Maribel Dionisio, moms also
need to spend some time off their re-
sponsibilities.
Dionisio also shared that some
moms feel guilty and are reluctant to
take some time off and relax because
they are afraid of being viewed as ir-
responsible and selsh.
Dionisio, herself a mother of three,
said there are a lot of ways for moms to
spend their me-time. They can sleep or
take naps, exercise, read a good book,
listen to relaxing music, take a vaca-
tion, chat with friends, or pamper them-
selves with a spa or a mani-pedi.
Dionisio also advised moms to
avoid drainers. These are things, ac-
tivities, or people that consume their
energy, she added.
But moms dont really have to go
far to enjoy their well-deserved me-
time as a new form of relaxation is
available right within the comforts of
their own home. With the new Surf
Aromatherapy Fabric Conditioner,
moms can feel relaxed and recharged
even while doing their laundry.
Surf Aromatherapy Fabric Condi-
tioner is available in three variants,
Relaxing, Energizing and Purifying.
It also has 100 percent essential oils
that not only give moms soft and
great-smelling clothes, but also make
them experience the rejuvenating ef-
fects of aromatherapy.
Dionisio also said that another
importance of taking a break and at-
tending to their own needs is so that
moms can avoid always being tired
and irritable, which tends to damage
their relationship with their families.
At the end of the day, our ultimate
source of joy is still our family. Natu-
rally, we want our children to enjoy
being with us. But we have to realize
that it all starts with mothers who feel
good about themselves and take care
of themselves, she said.
Movie poster of the 2009 American sci- disaster lm which fueled the December 2012 doomsday rumor.
Have me-time to be a better mom
Spread tidings
of good health
Have a dust-free home
Smart, SM team up to provide
entertainment solutions
The importance
of investing in
educational toys
alent to 45grams of oats). There are no ad-
ditives, sweeteners, preservatives, articial
colors or avoring in new Megaber. It is also
cholesterol-free, yeast-free and gluten-free.
And because it is available in bigger packs at
the same retail price of other brands, theres
more ber goodness in every bottle or sachet
of the new Megaber at more value for your
money. Theres your extra reward for spread-
ing tidings of good health this Christmas.
FOR parents, no sight is more gratifying
than seeing ones child having the time
of his life by merely playing: pretending
to be a superhero; or building, breaking
and rebuilding colorful blocks.
Everything a baby learns during the
rst year of his life starts with the senses.
In fact, sensory stimulation actually
lights up key areas of a babys brain. It
is thus important for a parent to choose
a babys toys wisely and pick only ones
that stimulate the newborns sense and
development right from the start.
From six months to 2 years of age,
it is important to bring out the best in
the baby or toddler. This could be done
by encouraging them to play, learn and
discover to stimulate their imagination
and senses and introduce age-appropri-
ate concepts such as letters, numbers,
shapes, colors, sounds and textures.
Nowadays, there are cool, aspira-
tional and inspiring albeit age-appro-
priate computers for kids aged 4-10
for curriculum-related learning. There
are animated storytelling devices that
enable kids to watch the story and read
games. Sometimes, they come with par-
ent-friendly extras like reading records,
website-based progress trackers and
downloadable content.
Take note that advanced learning
through educational toys modied
with fun and games -- are good foun-
dations for your childs early develop-
ment and future role as a leader.
Among the products parents could
trust are Mega Bloks a family of
quality-trusted brands. Mega Bloks
has building blocks targeted to chil-
dren aged 6-24 months (Maxi), 3+
years (Mini), as well as for kids in pre-
school (Micro).
VTech Baby toys for newborns to
three-year-olds stimulate the senses
and interest in different concepts such
as textures, sounds, shapes and colors.
VTech Pre-School for 3 to 6-year-olds
market interactive toys that develop
the imagination of children and en-
courage language development; and
for 4 to10-year-olds, electric learning
computers. VTech also has interactive
e-reading systems and touch learning
systems.
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email: tech@mst.ph
Marlon Magtira, Editor
Tech
ManilaStandardToday
FedEx rolls out shipment-tracking app
By Marlon C. Magtira
GLOBAL PC provider Lenovo
announced Wednesday the availability
of IdeaPad Yoga 13 and ThinkPad Twist
Windows 8 ultrabook ip-and-fold
devices designed to redene the future
of computing.
Vicky Agorrilla, Lenovo Philippines country general manager
told Manila Standard that she expects the taking off of convertible
form factor in the country with the launch of these new multi-mode
devices.
The IdeaPad Yoga 13 and ThinkPad Twist convertibles are
incredible machines that reinforce Lenovos commitment to
continuously provide cutting-edge innovation. Our convertibles are
the perfect DO machines that users can seamlessly
integrate into every aspect of their lifestyle,
Agorilla said.
Agorilla cited a recent IDC report indicating
that Microsofts Windows 8 is set to bring a
new experience to PC users, likely to entice
consumers to experience the best of both
worlds PC and tablet and therefore
increasing PC and tablet adoption
rates . Agorilla also cited Gartner
saying that mobile techs huge impact
on businesses will continue to build,
predicting that by 2016, 40percent of
the workforce will be mobile.
In a statement sent to Manila
Standard, Lenovo Philippines said, the
IdeaPad Yogas revolutionary hinge allows it to uniquely
move 360 degrees and fold from laptop to tablet in one simple
motion.
As one of the worlds rst multi-mode Ultrabooks, Yoga 13
provides a high level of exibility between work and play without
compromises. Infused with powerful 3rd Generation Intel Core
i5 processor and running Windows 8, Yoga 13 provides laptop-
grade performance to get work done anywhere and all day with
its super slim 16.9 mm frame and eight hours of battery life,
it said.
The Yoga 13 has four modes of operation: laptop, tablet, tent and
stand so users can choose the most comfortable way for them to
edit les, compose documents, blog, listen to music, look at photos,
browse websites, video chat, and share the screen with other users.
The 12.5-inch ThinkPad Twist, designed for professionals
business and personal computing. It packages 3rd Generation i5
processors with Windows 8, storage up to 500 GB HDD, 24 GB
mSATA and the ThinkPad brands keyboard.
This notebook also includes dedicated software tools specically
for small business including Lenovo Solutions for Small Business
powered by Intel Small Business Advantage and Lenovo Solution
Center.
The two devices are featured with high denition 350nit IPS
display and Dolby Home Theatre audio system packed with mini-
HDMI jack. Like the Yoga 13, the ThinkPad Twist can convert
into four operation modes like the Stand, a great position for work
collaboration via the multi-touch screen.
Agorilla said the IdeaPad Yoga 13 will be available by end
December at Php60,995 while the ThinkPad Twist is now available
at Lenovo Exclusive Stores and authorized business partners at
Php57,990. tech.mst.ph
Lenovo launches
new multi-mode
devices in PH
FEDEX Express announced Wednesday the
launch of its SenseAware service initially in
two countries in Asia Pacic (Australia and
Singapore).
Developed by the FedEx Innovation team,
SenseAware is a comprehensive tracking
service that provides near-real-time data
about customer shipments and the ability to
share that information collaboratively with
business partners.
SenseAware utilizes a multi-sensor device,
deeply integrated with a powerful web-
based application, that enables customers
to access vital statistics of a shipment while
still in transit, including precise temperature
readings, exact location, and be alerted when
the shipment has been opened or exposed to
light.
Initially available in the U.S. only, the
SenseAware service can now help customers
monitor shipments and inventory in Australia,
Singapore, Canada and the U.K., and will be
further expanded to other markets in 2013,
said David Cunningham Jr., FedEx Express
Asia Pacic president.
FedEx customers can now better control
their supply chain and stay connected to their
most critical and time-sensitive shipments
in near real-time following the launch of
SenseAware 2000, the next-generation
information service powered by FedEx.
At FedEx, we are focused on delivering
signicant value to our customers through
services and technology that makes
international shipping efcient and
convenient, said Cunningham.
FedEx is continuously innovating and
building its portfolio of specialty services
to enhance the customer experience. With
the SenseAware expansion into Asia Pacic,
customers with the most specic and sensitive
requirements can now have more actionable
intelligence at their ngertips. This is truly
evolutionary for our customers in terms of
the way they view and monitor their critically
sensitive shipments, said Cunningham.
Shipments from industries such as
healthcare, life sciences, aerospace, the arts
and nancial institutions are often highly
valuable, regulated or extremely time
sensitive. These industries can benet from
the added level of visibility and monitoring
provided by SenseAware.
SenseAware is a rst-of-its-kind service
that provides near-real-time access to a
packages vital statistics within the in-
transit supply chain or stationary inventory
monitoring. The SenseAware service has the
ability to share that information continually
across global supply chain stakeholders.
First introduced in the United States in 2009,
SenseAware was originally designed to meet
the needs of the life science, biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals and healthcare industries.
Commonly monitored items include unique or
rare samples from clinical trials; temperature
sensitive pharmaceuticals; light sensitive
biological specimens; and highly valuable
items such as medical equipment. It won two
awards at the 2012 World Mail Awards in the
innovation and security category.
MICROSOFT Corp. is selling four times
as many Windows phones as this time last
year, helped by a new version of its phone
software for more powerful handsets with
faster screens, Chief Executive Ofcer Steve
Ballmer said.
Windows Phone 8 has been on sale
for a few weeks and is off to a great start,
Ballmer said at a shareholders meeting today.
Handsets made by HTC Corp. and Nokia are
getting rave reviews and have initially sold
out in many countries.
Microsoft is overhauling its product line
to remain relevant in the post-PC era. The
Redmond, Washington-based company
dominated the technology landscape during
the heyday of the personal computer in the
1990s and much of the last decade, yet has
been eclipsed in inuence by a resurgent
Apple Inc. and the rise of mobile devices
taking the place of PCs that run Microsofts
agship Windows operating system.
Windows 8 represents Microsofts biggest
change to its agship product in nearly two
decadesdesigned around a revamped home
screen featuring colorful tiles that launch
programs and update users with current
information from the Internet. On Oct. 26, the
same day Windows 8 went on sale, Microsoft
started selling Surface, a tablet computer
designed and built by the company.
Ballmer said Microsoft is seeing fantastic
demand for tablets and touch-screen PCs
featuring Windows 8. There are now 1,500
different machines running the software,
up from 1,000 when the operating system
debuted, he said.
There are now 120,000 applications
available for the Windows phone, Ballmer
said. He didnt specify how many phones
running the new software have been sold.
Bloomberg
Windows Phones surge
Department of public Works anD HigHWays
Palawan II District Engineering Offce
narra, palawan
i nvi tati on to Bi d
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Offce, Narra, Palawan, through the FY 2013 Regular
Infra Projects intends to apply the hereunder Approved Budgets for the Contract to payments of
the corresponding contracts listed below. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically
rejected at bid opening.
1. a. Contract ID : 13EF0022
b. Contract Name : Upgrading of Puerto Princesa South Road,
k0137+390-k0137+690
c. Contract Location : Panitian Espaola, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Concrete Pavement, Structure Excavation,
Aggregate Base Course, PCCP (150mm thick), Reinforced
PCCP (280mm thick), Reinforcing Steelbars (Grade 40),
Structural Concrete Class A, Structural Concrete Class
B, and Road Safety Devices
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php6,238,680.00
f. Contract Duration : 95 cal. days
b. Contract Name : Replacement of Balitien Bridge I along Puerto Princesa South
Road
c. Contract Location : Narra, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Bridge Excavation, Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, Pre-
Cast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing Steelbars (Grade
40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class A, Painting, Grouted
Riprap, Detour
b. Contract Name : Replacement of Panalingaan Bridge along Palawan
Circumferential Road
c. Contract Location : Rizal, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Bailey Bridge, Bridge Excavation,
Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, PCCP (230mm thick),
Pre-Cast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing Steelbars
(Grade 40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class A, Painting,
Grouted Riprap, and road Safety Device
b. Contract Name : Cluster I-1. Replacement of Molpog Bridge along Palawan
Circumferential Road, 2. Replacement of Sayab Bridge
I along Palawan Circumferential Road 3. Replacement
of Sayab Bridge 2 along Palawan Circumferential Road
c. Contract Location : Bataraza, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Timber Bridges, Bridge Excavation,
Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, PCCP (230mm thick),
Pre-Cast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing Steelbars
(Grade 40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class A, Painting,
Grouted Riprap, Detour and Road Safety Device
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 3,600,000.00
2. 7,291,200.00
3. 7,232,400.00
Php18,123,600.00
b. Contract Name : Cluster II-1. Replacement of Salongsong Bridge along
Quezon-Punta Baja Road, 2. Replacement of Sumurong
Bridge along Palawan Circumferential Road
c. Contract Location : Rizal, Palawan
d. Scope of Work : Removal of Existing Bailey Bridges, Bridge Excavation,
Embankment, Aggregate Sub-Base, PCCP (230mm
thick), Pre-Cast Concrete Piles, Test Piles, Reinforcing
Steel bars (Grade 40 & 60), Structural Concrete Class
A, Painting, Grouted Riprap, Detour and Road Safety
Devices
e. Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) : Php1. 11,348,400.00
2. 11,395,440.00
Php22,743,840.00
The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Offce, now invites bids for the above named projects.
Bidders should have completed a single largest completed contract (SLCC) equivalent to twenty
fve (25%) of a contract similar to the project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in
the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/
fail criterion as specifed in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184
(RA 9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Bidding is restricted to
Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least seventy fve percent
(75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Offce
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am-5:00pm.
A complete set of Bidding Documents (BDs) may be purchased by the interested Bidders from the
address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount
shown in the table below. It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity
provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of
their bids.
CONTRACT ID AMOUNT OF BID DOCUMENTS
13EF0022 Php 7,500.00
13EF0023 & 13EF0025 Php 12,000.00
13EF0024 Php 15,000.00
13EF0026 Php 18,000.00
The Pre-Bid Conference to be held at the Offce of the BAC, DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering
Offce, Narra, Palawan at 2:00pm, December 14, 2012 shall be open to all interested parties. Bids
must be delivered to the address below. 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.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents December 6-27, 2012
2. Deadline for payment of Bid Docs, Receipts
and Submission of Bids
10:00 a.m., December 27, 2012
3. Opening of Bids 02:00 p.m., December 27, 2012
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, including the eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the
fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Palawan II District Engineering Offce, Narra, Palawan reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process and to reject all bids at any time prior to Contract award,
without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
For further information, please refer to:
KALIKOZAMAN T. TAHA
DPWH-Palawan II DEO
5303 Antipuluan, Narra, Palawan
09198108431
bac_dpwhnarra@yahoo.com

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OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Iloilo 3
rd
District Engineering Offce
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D FOR
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
1. Contract ID No.: 12GH0067
Name of Contract: Concreting of Road Shoulder along Iloilo East Coast
Capiz Road K0205+794 K0207+000 with exceptions &
Asphalt Overlay of Ajuy Concepcion Road K0218+365
K0219+146
Location: Sara and Concepcion, Iloilo
Brief Description: Concreting& Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand
the Contract: (P9,900,000.00)
Contract Duration: Thirty (30) Calendar Days
2. Contract ID No.: 12GH0068
Name of Contract: Asphalt Overlay of Sara Concepcion Road, K0210+425
K0212+054 with exceptions
Location: Sara, Iloilo
Brief Description: Asphalt Overlay
Approved Budget for Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand
the Contract: (P9,900,000.00)
Contract Duration: Thirty (30) Calendar Days
1. The DPWH Iloilo 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, through the FY 2012 RA 8794
Automatic Appropriation 2012 Currentintends to apply the Approved Budget for
the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the project listed above.
Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
rd
District Engineering Offce now invites bids for the project
listed above. Completion of the Works also indicated above. 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. Interested bidders may obtain further information from DPWH Iloilo 3
rd
District
Engineering Offce and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
from December 3, 2012 to December 27, 2012, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday
to Friday except on the bidding date.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders
from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the Bidding
Documents in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00).
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the
Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents
not later that the submission of their bids.
rd
District Engineering Offce will hold a Pre-Bid Conference
on December 12, 2012, 10:00 AM at DPWH Iloilo 3
rd
District Engineering Offce,
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, which shall beopen only to all interested parties who have
purchased the Bidding Documents.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 27, 2012,
9:00 AM at DPWH Iloilo 3rd DEO, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount
stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose
to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8. TheDPWH Iloilo 3
rd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.
9. For further information, please refer to:
CECILIA P. MUYCO MINA H. AGUILAR
Head, BAC Secretariat Head, BAC TWG
+639173029548 +639174007457
DPWH Iloilo 3rd DEO DPWH Iloilo 3rd DEO
Barotac Viejo, Iloilo 5011 Barotac Viejo, Iloilo 5011
(Sgd.) DENE B. BALDONADO, JR.
Engineer III
BAC Chairman
SAMAR FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Calbayog City
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
f or
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)

I. Contract ID : 12IJ 0086
Contract Name/Location : REHABILITATION OF ROAD/ BRGY. MANCOL-
LAPAZ-BULAO, SAN JORGE, SAMAR WITH
EXCEPTIONS

Scope of Work : 1. CONSTRUCTION OF L1-197.0m , 3.05m Width,L2-
134.5m,6.10m Width and 0.23 m thickness

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): 1.PHP 7,347,000.00
Contract Duration : 60 CD
Cost of Bid Documents : P 10,000.00
1. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City, through
the FY-2012 PDAF intends to apply the sum stated being the Approved Budget
for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the abovementioned
contracts. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at
bidding opening.
2. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City now invites
bids for the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the works is
required for the above stated contract duration. 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-
discrepancy pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary Examination of
Bids 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, partnership,
organizations or joint venture with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH-Samar First
District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City, and inspect the Bidding Documents at
the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00. P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchase by Interested Bidders
Documents in the amount stated above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will
be on December 5-Dec. 26, 2012.
6. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on Dec. 13, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the BAC Offce, DPWH-
Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City which shall be open to all
interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered at the address below on or before Dec. 26, 2012 at 9:00
A.M. at the BAC Offce- DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Brgy. San
Policarpo, Calbayog City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of
the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.
Bids will be opened on Dec. 26, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., in the presence of the Bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be
accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchased bidding documents and meet
the following major criteria; a) prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO, Manila; b)
with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of the contract; c) completion of
a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment
at least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids through their duly
Authorized Liaison Offcer only as specifed in the Contractors Information (CI).
LOIs and/or applications for eligibility and latest Class A documents are to be
accepted by the BAC together with the Bids and other relevant documents on or
before the deadline for submission of Bids.
9. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all
bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability or
obligation to the affected bidder or bidders.
ALVIN A. IGNACIO
OIC, Asst. District Engineer
(BAC Chairman)
Attention:
Head, BAC Secretariat
BAC Offce, DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce
Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City
(Sgd.) ALVIN A. IGNACIO
(BAC Chairman)
The DPWH, Davao City District Engineering Offce, through the Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s);
1) Contract I.D.: 12LB-0127
Contract Name: Widening of Road from Luis Tatad Sr. Street, Purok San
Miguel passing Through Sto. Nino to Santol Street, Brgy.
Buhangin, Davao City
Contract Location: Davao City
Scope of Works: Const. safety & Health, Const. Survey & staking, Removal of
concrete Pavement, concrete fences, structure excavation,
PCC Pavement, Pipe Culverts, CHB lined canal & conc. canal
cover, advance warning, detour, informatory sign, bollard,
billboard
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 4,840,000.00
Duration: Thirty Seven (37) calendar days
Source of Fund: SR2012-10-007782 dated October 01, 2012
Contract Name: Improvement/Rehabilitation of Sasa Creek along Davao
Agusan Road, Brgy. Sasa, Davao City
Scope of Works: Const. safety & health, Const. Survey and staking,
Embankment (from Borrow)-Manual, Grouted Riprap (class
A), Coconet, Coco-log/fascine, informatory and billboard.
Duration: One Hundred Fifty (150) calendar days
Source of Fund: SR2012-10-008145 dated October 12, 2012
Contract Name: Const. of 2 units of 3 sty-9CL, Sta. Ana NHS, Davao City
Scope of Works: Reinforced Concrete, Demolition of existing building,
Structural concrete, concrete & masonry works, Ceiling,
electrical, painting, plumbing, carpentry & joinery works,
roof framing, Roofing, removal of obstruction and
structures and safety and health
Duration: Three Hundred (300) calendar days
Source of Fund: CY 2013 School Building
Contract Name: Const. of 3 sty-15CL Daniel R. Aguinaldo NHS, Davao City
Scope of Works: Reinforced Concrete, Structural concrete, concrete &
masonry works, Ceiling, electrical, painting, plumbing,
carpentry & joinery works, roof framing, Roofng, removal
of obstruction and structures and safety and health
Duration: Three Hundred Ninety (390) calendar days
Contract Name: Const. of 3 sty-6CL, Davao City NHS, Davao City
Duration: Two Hundred Forty (240) calendar days
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-4CL Mabini NHS, Catalunan Grande Annex,
Davao City
Duration: One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days
Contract Name: Construction of 2 sty-2L, F. Bustamante NHS, Davao City
Duration: One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days
Contract Name: Const. of 3 sty-6CL, Cabantian NHS, Davao City
Duration: Two Hundred Forty (240) calendar days
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-1CL Mandug NHS, (Pablo Lorenzo NHS)
Scope of Works: Concrete and Masonry Works, Safety and Health
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 663,600.00
Duration: Sixty (60) calendar days
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-3cl. F. Bustamante NHS, Mahayag HS, Annex
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): 1,641,420.00
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-3CL Malamboon ES, Davao City
masonry works, Ceiling, painting, plumbing, carpentry &
joinery works, roof framing, Roofng, removal of obstruction
and structures, hauling and safety and health
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-3CL, Pagdalahan PS, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 2 sty-2CL, Sixto Babao ES, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 2 sty-2CL, Teoflo Fernandez ES, Davao City
and structures, electrical works and safety and health
Contract Name: Const. of 2 sty-2CL, V. Corcuera ES, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 2 sty-2CL, AFPLC ES, Davao City
Republika ng Pilipinas
Kagawaran ng Pagawain at Langsangang Pampabayan
Tanggapan ng Distrito Inhenyero
Telefax 221-6444; 226-2035; 226-2112
L. Ma. Guerrero St., Lungsod ng Dabaw, Rehiyon XI
INVITATION TO BID
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-2CL, Datu Manlangan ES, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-2CL, Betan PS, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-3CL, Labo ES, Davao City
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-1CL, Colosas ES, Davao City
Scope of Works: Concrete & masonry works, hauling and safety and health
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-1CL, Don Mariano Marcos ES, Davao City
Scope of Works: Concrete & masonry works, hauling and safety and health
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-1CL, San Pablo ES, Davao City
Scope of Works: Concrete & Masonry works, hauling and safety and health
Contract Name: Const. of 1 sty-1CL, Surayan PS, Davao City
Scope of Works: Concrete & Masonry works, hauling and safety and health
Contract Name: Upgrading Sitio Pangi FMR, Brgy. Mandug, Buhangin District,
Davao City
Scope of Works: Const. Safety and health, Const. Survey & staking, Subgrade
preparation, PCC Pavement (Plain) Ready mixed Concrete,
informatory, billboard, advance warning, guide sign and
bollard.
Duration: Twenty Two (22) calendar days
Source of Fund: SARO No. E-11-02262 dated December 22, 2011,Priority Farm
to Market Road Projects
Contract Name: Concreting, Brgy. Ma a, Purok 26 Sitio Riverside FMR, Brgy.
Ma a, Talomo District, Davao City
bollard.
Contract Name: Concreting, Brgy. Baliok, BAGAHAI Purok 6 FMR, Brgy.
Baliok, Talomo District, Davao City
bollard.
Contract Name: Concreting, Sitio Saka FMR, Brgy. Bago Gallera, Talomo
Distict, Davao City
bollard.
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 the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria; (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino owned partnership, corporation, cooperative,
or joint venture (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail
criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW, Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH
POCW-Central Offce will only process contractors applications for the registration with
complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website. www.dpwh.gov.ph
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below;
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: Dec. 05-21, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference Time and Date : 10:00 A.M, Dec. 07, 2012
3. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders @ 12;00 P.M. Dec. 17, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 2;00 P.M.., December 21, 2012
5. Opening of Bids @ 2:00 PM. December 21, 2012
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH, Davao
City District Engineering Offce, Leon Ma. Guerrero Street, Davao City, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee for Bidding Documents for item no.3 & 4, Twenty Five
Thousand Pesos Only (Php 25,000.00), item no. 2, 5 & 8 Ten Thousand Pesos
Only ( Php 10,000.00), item 1,6,7,10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,18,19, 24, 25, 26, & 27
Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) and item 9, 20, 21,22, & 23 One Thousand
Pesos (Php 1,000.00) .
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DWPH website, if available.
Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said
fees on or before the submission of their bids documents. Bids must accompanied by a bid
security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a copy of the CRC.
The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be
awarded to the lowest calculated responsive bid as determined in the bid evaluation
and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH, Davao City District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before contract award,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved:
(Sgd.) GREGORIO C. YEE
Engineer III
Chief, Matls. Testing &Qlty. Control Section
(BAC Chairman)

Noted By:
(Sgd.) LORNA T. RICARDO
District Engineer
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
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COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
M a n i l a
R U L E S A N D
REGULATIONS ON:
( 1) THE BAN ON
BEARING, CARRYING
OR TRANSPORTING
OF FI REARMS OR
OT HER DEADLY
WEAPONS; AND (2)
THE EMPLOYMENT,
AVAI L ME NT OR
ENGAGEMENT OF
T H E S E RV I C E S
O F S E C U R I T Y
PERSONNEL OR
B O D Y G U A R D S
D U R I N G T H E
ELECTION PERIOD
FOR THE MAY 13,
2013 AUTOMATED
SYNCHRONI Z ED
NATIONAL, LOCAL
ELECTI ONS AND
ARMM REGI ONAL
ELECTI ONS, AS
AMENDED.
BRILLANTES, Sixto, Jr., S. , Chairman
SARMIENTO, Rene V. Commissioner
TAGLE, Lucenito N. Commissioner
VELASCO, Armando C. Commissioner
YUSOPH, Elias R. Commissioner
LIM, Christian Robert S., Commissioner
PADACA, Ma. Gracia Cielo, M. Commissioner
PROMULGATED: December 4, 2012
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RESOLUTION NO. 9561-A

WHEREAS, Section 261 (q) of the Omnibus Election Code (B. P. Blg.
881) provides:
Sec. 261. Prohibited Acts. - The following shall be guilty of an
election offense:
(q) Carrying frearms outside residence or place of business.
- Any person who, although possessing a permit to carry frearms,
carries any frearms outside his residence or place of business during
the election period, unless authorized in writing by the Commission:
Provided, That a motor vehicle, water or air craft shall not be
considered a residence or place of business or extension hereof.
This prohibition shall not apply to cashiers and disbursing offcers
while in the performance of their duties or to persons who by nature
of their offcial duties, profession, business or occupation habitually
carry large sums of money or valuables.
WHEREAS, Section 32 of Republic Act No. 7166 provides:
Sec. 32. Who May Bear Firearms. During the election period,
no person shall bear, carry or transport frearms or other deadly
weapons in public places, including any building, street, park, private
vehicle or public conveyance, even if licensed to possess or carry the
same, unless authorized in writing by the Commission. The issuance
of frearms license shall be suspended during the election period.
Only regular members of the Philippine National Police, the
Armed Forces of the Philippines and other law enforcement
agencies of the Government who are duly deputized in writing by
the Commission for election duty may be authorized to carry and
possess frearms during the election period: Provided, That, when
in the possession of frearms, the deputized law enforcement offcer
must be: (a) in full uniform showing clearly and legibly his name,
rank and serial number, which shall remain visible at all times, and
(b) in the actual performance of his election duty in the specifc area
designated by the Commission.
WHEREAS, Section 33 of the same Act provides:
Sec. 33. Security Personnel and Bodyguards. During the
election period, no candidate for public offce, including incumbent
public offces seeking election to any public offce, shall employ,
avail himself of or engage the services of security personnel or
bodyguards, whether or not such bodyguards are regular members
of the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines
or other law agency of the Government: Provided, That when
circumstances warrant, including but not limited to threats to life and
security of a candidate, he may be assigned by the Commission,
upon due application, regular members of the Philippine National
Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines or other law enforcement
agency who shall provide him security for the duration of the election
period. The offcers assigned for security duty to a candidate shall
subject to the same requirement as to wearing of uniforms prescribed
in the immediately preceding section unless exempted in writing by
the Commission.
If at any time during the election period, the ground for which
the authority to engage the services of security personnel has
been granted shall cease to exist or for any other valid cause, the
Commission shall revoke the said authority.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Commission to strictly enforce Section
261 (q) of the Omnibus Election Code as well as Sections 32 and 33 of
Republic Act No. 7166;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the power vested in it by the Constitution,
the Omnibus Election Code (B.P. 881), Republic Acts No. 6646, 7166 and
other election laws, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES, to
promulgate the following rules and regulations to implement Section 261 (q) of
the Omnibus Election Code and Sections 32 and 33 of Republic Act No. 7166
in connection with the May 13, 2013 automated national and local elections.
SECTION 1. General Guiding Principles. During the election period:
(a) no person shall bear, carry or transport frearms or other deadly
weapons outside his residence or place of business, and in public places
including any buildings, streets, parks, and private vehicles or public
conveyances, even if licensed to possess or to carry the same; and
(b) no candidate for public offce, including incumbent public offcers
seeking election to any public offce, shall employ, avail himself of or engage
the services of security personnel or bodyguards, whether or not such
bodyguards are regular members or offcers of the Philippine National Police
(PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or other law enforcement
agency of the government.
(c) The transport of frearms and/or its spare parts and, explosives and/
or its components, by those who are engaged in the manufacture, importation,
exportation, purchase, sale of frearms and/or its spare parts and explosives
and/or its components, may, with prior written authority from the Committee
(CBFSP), be allowed, provided that within the period stated in the authority:
(i) the frearms and/or its spare parts be immediately transported directly to
the Firearms and Explosives Offce (FEO), Civil Security Group (CSG), PNP;
and, (ii) the explosives and/or its components be immediately transported
directly to the owners explosives magazine/storage facility.
(d) The transport or delivery of the raw materials used in the manufacturing
of frearms and/or its spare parts, explosives and their components, may, with
prior written authority from the Committee (CBFSP), be allowed, Provided
that the same are immediately transported by the authorized dealer, within
the period stated in the authority, directly to the explosives magazine/storage
facility of the licensed manufacturer.
SEC. 2. Defnition of Terms. As used in this Resolution:
(a) Election Period refers to the election period prescribed in Comelec
Resolution No. 9385 promulgated on 03 April 2012 which is from January
13, 2013 to June 12, 2013;
(b) Firearm shall refer to the frearm as defned in existing laws, rules and
regulations. The term shall include airguns, airsoft guns, and replicas/
imitations of frearms in whatever form that can cause an ordinary person
to believe that they are real;
(c) Deadly weapon includes bladed instrument, hand grenades or other
explosives, except pyrotechnics.
A bladed instrument is not covered by the prohibition when possession
of the bladed instrument is necessary to the occupation of the possessor
or when it is used as a tool for legitimate activity.
(d) Committee on the Ban on Firearms and Security Personnel (CBFSP)
refers to the Committee in the Commission on Elections which shall be
responsible for the implementation of the ban on the bearing, carrying or
transporting of frearms and the employment, availment or engagement of
security personnel. It will exercise operational control and supervision on
the Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) and the Provincial Joint
Security Control Center (PJSCC). It shall be headed by Hon. Commissioner
Elias R. Yusoph as Chairman, and a Senior Offcer designated by the
AFP (not lower than Grade 06) and the PNP, as members. The CBFSP
shall be assisted by a Secretariat composed of representatives from the
Commission, the AFP and the PNP. The Secretariat shall be headed by a
Senior Lawyer of the Law Department of the Commission.
(e) Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) refers to the
organization in the region which shall be responsible for the issuance
of temporary security details (TSDs) and the implementation of the ban
on the bearing, carrying or transporting of frearms and the employment,
availment or engagement of security personnel in the region. It shall be
headed by the Regional Election Director as Chairman, and the Regional
Director from the PNP and the Division or Brigade Commander whoever
is present in the area and as may be designated by the AFP. The RJSCC
shall be assisted by a Secretariat composed of two (2) representatives
each from the Offce of the Regional Election Director, the Regional Police
Offce and the AFP Batallion.
(f) Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) refers to the
organization which be responsible for the reception and evaluation of
applications, issuance of temporary security details, and the implementation
of the ban on the bearing, carrying or transporting of frearms and the
employment, availment or engagement of security personnel in the
province. The PJSCC shall be headed by the Provincial Election Supervisor
as Chairman, the Provincial Director from the PNP and the Battalion
Commander of the AFP or the highest ranking offcer in the area as may
be designated. The PJSCC shall be assisted by a Secretariat composed
of one (1) representative each from the Ofce of the Provincial Election
Supervisor, the Police Provincial Offce and the AFP assigned in the
Province.
SEC. 3. Suspension of Issuance of Firearms Licenses. Except for
the renewal of existing frearms licenses, the PNP shall suspend the issuance,
processing, approval and release of frearms licenses during the election period,
unless (i) both the license and frearm shall not be released to the owner thereof;
and that said (ii) license and frearm shall be kept in deposit with the FEO, CSG,
PNP during the election period.
Firearms licenses issued in violation of this Section are null and void, without
prejudice to the fling of the appropriate administrative and/or criminal charges
against the holder or those responsible for the issuance of the license.
SEC. 4. Who May Bear Firearms. Only the following persons are
authorized to bear, carry or transport frearms or other deadly weapons during
the election period:
(a) Regular Uniformed Offcers and Members of the PNP; Commissioned
Officers (COs), Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Enlisted
Personnel (EP) of the AFP;
(b) Regular offcers, members, and agents of the following agencies of
the government who are actually performing law enforcement and/or
security functions:
1. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI);
2. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Department of Justice;
3. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP);
4. (a) Intelligence Division and (b) Investigation Division of the
Intelligence and Investigation Service; and the (c) Customs Police
Division of the Enforcement and Security Service; of the Bureau
of Customs;
5. Port Police Department, Philippine Ports Authority;
6. Philippine Economic Zone Authority police forces;
7. Government Guard Forces regulated by the PNP under RA No. 5487;
8. (a) Law and Investigation Division and (b) Intelligence Division of
the Bureau of Immigration;
9. Manila International Airport Authority Police Force;
10. Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority Police Force;
11. Law Enforcement Service of the Land Transportation Offce;
12. Philippine Coast Guard;
13. Cebu Port Authority Police Force;
14. Internal Security Operations Group (ISOG) of the Witness Protection,
Security and Benefts Program of the Department of Justice;
15. Enforcement and Investigation Division, Optical Media Board;
16. (a) The Security Investigation and Transport Department (SITD), (b)
Cash Department and (c) the Offce of Special Investigation (OSI),
Branch Operations, of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas;
17. Offces of the Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA) of (a) the Senate and
(b) the House of Representatives, including the OSAA designated
security escorts of Senators and Congressmen;
18. Inspection Service of the Philippine Postal Corporation;
19. Members of the Commission on Elections, Directors and Lawyers
in the Main Offce of the Commission, Regional Election Directors,
Assistant Regional Election Directors, Chiefs-of-Staff of the
Offces of the Chairman and Commissioners, Provincial Election
Supervisors, Regional Attorneys and Election Offcers, and Organic
Security Offcers of the Commission on Elections;
20. Inspection, Monitoring and Investigation Service of the National
Police Commission;
21. Special Action and Investigation Division, Forest Offcers defned
under PD No. 705, Forest/Park Rangers, Wildlife Offcers, and
Forest Protection and Law Enforcement Offcers of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources under DAO No. 1997-32;
22. Intelligence and Security Unit, Offce of the Secretary, Department
of Foreign Affairs;
23. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency;
24. Philippine Center for Transnational Crime;
25. National Intelligence Coordinating Agency;
26. Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units Active Auxiliaries and
Special Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units Active Auxiliaries
already constituted upon the effectivity of this Resolution while
within the barracks;
27. Presidential Security Group;
28. Internal Security Division of the Bureau of the Treasury, the Treasurer
and Deputy Treasurers of the Philippines;
29. Internal Security of the Offce of the Vice-President;
30. Internal Security of the Offce of the Secretary of the Interior and
Local Government;
31. Internal Security of the Offce of the Secretary of the Department
of National Defense.
32. State, Regional, Provincial and City Prosecutors of the Department
of Justice.
Provided that when in the possession of frearms, they are:
(1) in the regular plantilla of the said agencies and are receiving
regular compensation for the services rendered in said agencies;

(2) in the agency-prescribed uniform showing clearly and legibly
the name, rank and serial number or, in case rank and serial number are
inapplicable, the agency-issued identifcation card showing clearly the name
and position, which shall remain visible at all times;
(3) duly authorized to possess frearm and to carry the same outside
of residence by means of a valid permit to carry or by virtue of a valid mission
order or letter order; and
(4) in the actual performance of offcial law enforcement and/or
security duty, or in going to or returning from his residence/barracks or
offcial station.
(c) Members of privately-owned or operated security, investigative, protective
or intelligence agencies; Provided, that when in the possession of frearm,
they are:
1) in the agency-prescribed uniform with the agency-issued
identifcation card prominently displayed and visible at all times, showing
clearly the name and position;
2) in possession of a valid License to Exercise Security
Profession (LESP) with Duty Detail Order (DDO) for security guards
or Special Duty Detail Order (SDDO) for protection agents, and valid
frearms license of the agency where they are employed.
3) deployed by Private Security Agencies duly licensed by the
PNP;
4) deployed by Private Detective Agencies or Private Security
Agencies duly licensed/accredited by the PNP, in case of Protection
Agents; and
5) in the actual performance of duty at his specifed place or area
of duty.
(d) Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan,
and Court of Tax Appeal; and Judges of the Regional Trial courts and
Municipal/ Metropolitan/Circuit Trial Courts; and
(e) Security personnel of accredited foreign diplomatic corps and
establishments under international law including foreign military
personnel in the Philippines covered by existing treaties and international
agreements endorsed by the Secretary of the Department of Foreign
Affairs and the Heads of Missions of foreign countries in the Philippines.

SEC. 5. Suspension of permits to carry frearms outside residence
and issuance of mission orders and memorandum receipts. From 03
December 2012, the Committee has the sole power to issue authority to
bear, carry or transport frearms, including its spare parts, explosives and its
components, outside residence and place of business in the country.
Hence, any Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence (PTCFOR),
Mission Order (MO), Letter Order (LO) and Acknowledgement Receipts
(ARE) issued by the Chief, PNP or his duly authorized representative or
any other head of government law enforcement/security agencies, prior to
or are processed and issued during the election period, are hereby declared
suspended, ineffective, and without force and effect, unless properly
covered by Certifcates of Authority duly issued by the CBFSP.
SEC. 6. Who may avail of security personnel or bodyguards. Except
those constituting the regular security personnel complement of the President,
Vice President, Senators who are not running for re-election, Justices, Judges,
Cabinet Secretaries, Chairman and Commissioners of the Commission on
Elections, Chief of Staff of the AFP and AFP Major Service Commanders,
Director Generals and Senior Offcers of the PNP, all existing authority granting
security personnel or bodyguards to carry frearms are hereby revoked at the
start of the election period.
When circumstances warrant, including but not limited to threats to life
and security, a candidate or his immediate family within the second degree
of consanguinity or affnity, may, upon application, be assigned a maximum
of two (2) security personnel or bodyguards as follows:
(a) Candidates for Senator, may, upon application, be assigned regular
members of the PNP or the AFP, or the National Bureau of Investigation,
and as augmentation, duly licensed/authorized Protective Agents of Private
Detective Agencies or Accredited Private Security Agencies, to provide
security, for the duration of the election period. However, additional security
details from Protective Detective Agencies (PDAs) which should not be more
than the allowable number of PNP, AFP or members of the law enforcement
personnel assigned.
(b) Candidates for all other Local Elective Positions, may, upon
application, be authorized to employ, avail and engage the services of no
more than two (2) duly licensed/authorized Protective Agents of Private
Detective Agencies or Accredited Private Security Agencies, to act as their
security personnel or bodyguards within the duration of the election period.
This limit notwithstanding, the CBFSP may increase the number of security
details assigned to an applicant when the circumstances warrant.

Security details are allowed to carry two (2) frearms, one short and one
long or two short with the following specifcations:
(a) For Uniformed Personnel
KIND MAKE/MODEL CALIBER
Pistol Any .380 cal, 9mm, 40 cal and 45 cal
Revolver Any 38 cal and 357 cal
SMG Any 9mm and 40 cal
High Powered Riffe
Without grenade
launcher
Without
magnifcation Lens
Magazine Fed only
Any 5.56 cal

(b) For Protective Agents
KIND MAKE/MODEL CALIBER
Pistol Any 9mm
Shotgun Any 12 gauge
The CBFSP shall not approve applications where the security details will carry
more than two (2) frearms and the caliber is higher than the above-specifed.
All security details and PDAs are required to use their prescribed uniform
while in the performance of their duties.
Grantees may be allowed to replace their security details provided it
is with the prior approval of the CBFSP and upon payment of Php 500.00
fling fee.
The affected offcials or individuals may continue to avail of or engage
the services of security personnel or bodyguard, provided that they shall
apply for the authority to bear, carry or transport frearms or to avail of or to
engage security personnel, as the case may be, as provided in the preceding
Sections hereof. Provided further, that the security personnel or bodyguard
is a member of protective detective/security agency and has completed the
required VIP training course.
SEC. 7. Who are authorized to submit the requirements for the
authority to bear, carry or transport of frearms or fle applications for
authority for the employment, availment or engagement of security
personnel and body guard. The following are authorized to to submit the
requirements for the authority to bear, carry or transport of frearms or fle
applications for authority for the employment, availment or engagement of
security personnel and body guard:
(a) Only the heads of agencies or his authorized representative
enumerated under Sec. 4 hereof shall submit the requirements before
the CBFSP.
(b) Candidates, who wish to employ, avail of or engage the
services of security personnel or bodyguard.
(c) Incumbent public offcers, in case of employment, availment
or engagement of security personnel and body guard. The applicant shall
submit the name of the protective security agency to which the proposed
security personnel and body guard is affliated and certifed true copy
of the Certifcate of Completion of VIP training course attended by the
proposed security/bodyguard.

SEC. 8. Requirements for the authority to bear, carry or transport of
frearms or for applications for authority for the employment, availment
or engagement of security personnel and body guard. For the authority
to bear, carry or transport of frearms, the following are required:
(a) For Sec. 4 subparagraphs (a), (b) and (d), not later than 30
November 2012:
1) Duly accomplished CBFSP Form No. 1 in three (3) copies.
2) One CD containing the roster of personnel;
3) Certifed copies of current and valid frearms license and permit
to carry frearm outside of residence issued by the PNP or the
memorandum receipts or letter order as the case may be;
4) Colored 4 x 5 picture, with description, of the authorized uniform
of the offce; and

5) Certifcation under oath that the persons named therein are in the
regular plantilla of the Agency, performing actual law enforcement
and/or functions and are receiving regular compensation for
the services rendered in the said agency and that the frearms
described are duly registered frearms.
(b) For Security, Protective, Investigative, Detective Agencies or
Protection Agents of Private Detective Agencies provided under Sec.
4 subparagraph (c), not later than 03 December 2012, shall submit
to the concerned PJSCC in the province or in the RJSCC in case of
the NCR, the following:
1) Duly accomplished CBFSP Form No. 1 in three (3) copies.
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2) One CD containing the roster of personnel;
3) Colored 4 x 5 picture, with description, of the authorized uniform
of the offce;
4) Permit to operate and accreditation by the PNP;
5) Pay the application fee in the amount of P 50.00 for each
personnel listed in the list; and
6) Certifcation under oath that the persons named therein are in
the regular plantilla of the Agency, performing law enforcement
functions and are receiving regular compensation for the services
rendered in the said agency and that the frearms described are
duly registered frearms.
(c) For those who will apply for authority for the employment,
availment or engagement of security personnel and body guard,
the following are required.
1) Duly accomplished application form CBFSP Form No. 2, in three
(3) copies, stating therein his full name, employment, offce
he is presently occupying, his residence and the reasons or
circumstances for the application and must be subscribed before
a notary public or any administering offcer.
2) Threat assessment or such document to support the existence
of threat, if any; and
3) Pay a fling fee of Php 5,000.00 for each application.
4) Name and contact number of the protective security agency to
which the proposed security personnel and body guard is affliated.
5) Certifed true copy of the Certifcate of Completion of VIP training
course attended by the proposed security/bodyguard.
6) Special Duty Detail Order (SDDO).
SEC. 9. Where to fle the application for employment, availment or
engagement of security personnel and body guard including compliance
of government guard forces and provincial jails, security protective,
investigative, intelligence agencies or protective agents of private
detective agencies. Applications for employment, availment or engagement
of security personnel and body guard including compliance of government
guard forces and provincial jails, security protective, investigative, intelligence
agencies or protective agents of private detective agencies may be fled either
at the CBFSP, RJSCC or PJSCC.

SEC. 10. Guidelines for security, protective, investigative, or
detective agencies. For orderly implementation of the ban on frearms, the
following guidelines are hereby provided for security, protective, investigative,
or intelligence agencies:
1. For single posting, the security guard assigned is prohibited to
transport his frearm from duty area to his residence;
2. Firearms stationed in armored trucks are exempted provided
they are duly licensed agency-issued frearms and being used during
the regular course of business of the security agencies;
3. In case of new posting or termination of posting which entail the
transport of frearms to the area of assignment or return of frearms to the
security agencys offce, the security agency may be granted permission
to transport the frearms on a one-time, one-way basis only upon prior
notice to the CBFSP or to the concerned RJSCC.
SEC. 11. Procedure. - Within fve (5) days from receipt of the application,
the CBFSP, RJSCC or PJSCC shall refer the matter to the AFP and the PNP
which shall immediately conduct a threat or security assessment. Within fve
(5) days from referral, the AFP and PNP shall submit its assessment with
a recommendation on whether to grant or not to grant the request. In case
of applications fled at the PJSCC, it shall transmit the applications and the
security assessment to the RJSCC copy furnished the CBFSP within twenty-
four (24) hours from receipt of the threat assessment.
Based on the assessment and recommendation submitted to it by the
PJSCC, the RJSCC shall grant or deny the request or may request for a
reassessment. In case of grant, the RJSCC may issue a thirty (30) day
non-extendible Temporary Security Detail (TSD). Within fve (5) days from
issuance of the TSD, the RJSCC shall forward the application, its supporting
documents including the TSD, if any.
For applications fled at the CBFSP, it may authorize the Regional Director
of the PNP or the AFP or the National Bureau of Investigation to assign not
more than two (2) of its regular members as security personnel. For this
purposes, the prohibition on the transfer or detail of PNP or AFP personnel is
hereby suspended only in so far as transferring or detailing them as security
details to candidate, including incumbent public offcer, or any public offcer
or private individual.
Upon request and when the threat assessment warrants, the CBFSP may
authorize the assignment of additional two (2) Protective Agents as close-in
security.
In exceptionally meritorious circumstances, applicants may request the
CBFSP for additional security subject to such conditions and restrictions that
the CBFSP may impose.
The authority shall be in writing and in three (3) copies. The original shall
be given to the offce which will provide the security personnel. The second
shall be retained by the CBFSP. The third shall be given to the applicant.
In case of disapproval of the request, the CBFSP shall notify the applicant.
The notice shall be in writing. The applicant may appeal the disapproval to
the CBFSP.
As far as practicable, the security personnel to be assigned shall come
from the same unit or offce in the same city, municipality, district, or province.
The offcers assigned for security duty to a candidate shall be subject to
the same requirements as to the wearing of uniforms and the other conditions
imposed in Section 4 hereof.
If at any time the ground for which the authority to engage the services
of security personnel ceases to exist, or for any valid cause, the CBFSP shall
revoke the authority granted.

SEC. 12. Security details. The CBFSP or RJSCC shall issue the required
Security Detail Authority to all applicants currently being protected and secured
by the PNP, AFP, other law enforcement agencies and security agencies.
Likewise, the RJSCC may issue a thirty (30) day non-extendible Temporary
Security Detail (TSD), upon fling of the applications, the submission of the
existing threat assessments and the payment of the required fee.
All applications, threat assessments, including the TSDs issued by the
RJSCC shall be forwarded to the CBFSP within fve (5) days from issuance
thereof for its appropriate action.

SEC. 13. Reporting requirements. The RJSCC shall submit to the
CBFSP a weekly report on the implementation of this Resolution, which shall
include the following:
(a) Current status of the enforcement (i.e. number of arrests, names
of persons involved, number of confscated frearms, categorized into
licensed or unlicensed) of the ban on frearms and security personnel;
(b) The peace and order situation in various parts of the country,
including insurgency, the existence and size of private armies, the intensity
of political rivalries and other circumstances, that may affect the conduct
of the elections; and
(c) Inventory of the Temporary Security Detail (TSD) and the list of
frearms issued.
The CBFSP shall consolidate all weekly reports submitted by RJSCC
and submit the same to the Commission en banc.
SEC. 14. Enforcement, Prohibition and Penalties. Any member of
the law enforcement /security agencies enumerated in Sec. 4 hereof, who are
not wearing the authorized uniform, display their agency issued identifcation
cards mentioned herein, bears, carries or transports frearm or other deadly
weapon, and who do not possess the required Certifcate of Authority from the
CBFSP shall be presumed unauthorized to carry frearms and subject for arrest.
Any violation of this resolution shall be punished with imprisonment of
not less than one (1) year but not more than six (6) years and shall not be
subject to probation. In addition, the guilty party shall be sentenced to suffer
permanent disqualifcation to hold public offce and deprivation of the right of
suffrage. If he is a foreigner, he shall be sentenced to deportation which shall
be enforced after the prison term has been served.
This is without prejudice to the cancellation by the Chief, Philippine National
Police, of the violators frearms license and permit to carry frearm outside
residence if any, and the perpetual revocation of the privilege to secure similar
license or permit in the future.
For government employees, perpetual disqualification to possess
government owned and issued frearms shall be imposed upon them.
Further, the same is without prejudice to the fling of the proper criminal
and/or administrative charges.
Any public offcer who falsely certify under oath that the persons
named in the roster are in the regular plantilla of the Agency, performing
law enforcement functions and are receiving regular compensation for the
services rendered in the said agency and that the frearms described are duly
registered frearms shall be criminally and administratively charged.
SEC. 15. Requirements for certified true copy of certificate of
authority. Photocopies of the Certifcates of Authority shall only be valid
if they are:
1. certifed as true copies of the record on fle by the CBFSP;
2. printed on Comelec security paper;
3. stamped with Comelec dry seal;
4. affxed with security sticker; and
5. covered in the original by offcial receipts of the Comelec.
Certifed true copies of the Agencys Certifcate of Authority may be
secured upon:
(a) payment of legal fee with the Comelec Cash Division in the amount
of One Hundred Pesos (Php 100.00) for the frst page and Two Pesos (Php
2.00) for every succeeding page per issuance of a Certifed True Copy of File
on Record of the Agencys Certifcate of Authority; and
(b) submission by the Head of the requesting agency together with its
Chief of Personnel Division (or its equivalent) a certifcation under oath stating:
1. which unit and personnel within their agency is authorized to be
issued said certifed true copies of their respective agencys Certifcates of
Authority; and
2. that the roster of personnel accompanying said request for certifed
true copies of their agencys certifcate of authority contain only their duly
authorized regular plantilla offcers and members with actual law enforcement
and/or security functions.
SEC. 16. Effectivity and dissemination. - This Resolution shall take
effect on the seventh (7th) day after its publication in two (2) daily newspapers
of general circulation in the Philippines.
The Education and Information Department shall cause the
publication of this Resolution and shall furnish copies thereof to all Regional
Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, Election Offcers, the PNP,
the AFP and all other law enforcement agencies.
SO ORDERED.
SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR.
Chairman
RENE V. SARMIENTO
Commissioner
LUCENITO N. TAGLE
Commissioner
ARMANDO C. VELASCO
Commissioner
ELIAS R. YUSOPH
Commissioner
CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM
Commissioner
MARIA GRACIA CIELO M. PADACA
Commissioner
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
REGION III
BULACAN 2
nd
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
December 3, 2012
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) of Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through the Fund Fund
101 GAA- DPWH Regular Infrastructure Program CY 2013, invites contractors to bid
for the aforementioned project:
1. Contract ID: 12CD0298
Contract Name: Road Upgrading (Gravel to Paved) of Eastern Bulacan Road,
K099+480 - K0101+500 (with exceptions), Doa Remedios
Trinidad, Bulacan
Contract Location: Doa Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan
Scope of Work: Concreting of road, L= 720.00 l.m./Slope protection/box culvert
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 23,519,952.77
Contract Duration : 150 calendar days
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised IRR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To apply and to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed
and submitted by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. Upon
submission of the LOIs, interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original
(for authentication purpose and issuance of Bid Documents) of the following documents: 1.
Class A Documents (contained in the Contractors Registration Certifcate)(CRC), 1.1 Legal
Documents: a) DTI Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration or CDA; b) Valid
and Current Mayors Permit/Municipal License; 1.2. Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint
Venture Agreement, in case of J.V., b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c) Certifcate of
Materials Engineer Accreditation duly certifed by the Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO), d)
Latest copy of AMO course Seminar, e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE, f)
Document Request List (DRL) g) Latest CPES Rating; 1.3. Financial Documents; a) Prospective
bidders Audited Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not be earlier
than 2 years from the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation of its NFCC.
The LOI must be submitted by the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors
Information (CI). Submission of LOI by persons with Special Power of Attorney shall not be
allowed. Contractors who will purchase bid documents and must meet the following major
criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH & PHILGEPS, (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 FinancialContracting 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
will only process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at
the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Receipt of LOI from Prospective Bidders Until 10:00 A.M. of December 26, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents From: December 4, 2012 up to 10:00 A.M. of
December 26, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference 2:00 P.M. of December 11, 2012
4. Submission of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M. of December 26, 2012
5. Opening of Bids December 26, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Bulacan 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, upon payment of a non-refundable
fee for Bidding Documents Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,000.00). Prospective bidders may
also download the Bidding documents (BDs), from the DPWH website, if available. Prospective
bidders that will download the BDs from DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the
submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested
parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the
amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the BDs
in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the Bulacan 2
nd
D.E.O. - BAC Chairman; otherwise,
it will be a ground for an outright disqualifcation. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, which shall include a) copy of the CRC; b) if a propose Key Technical
Personnel is an employee of the bidder and working on another project at the time of the bidding,
the bidder shall submit a certifcation that (1) the personnel will be pulled out from the on-going
project once the bidder is awarded the contract, and (2) he/she will be replaced with another
person with equal or better qualifcations, as certifed by the head of the implementing offce
and c) The bidder may propose a Key Technical Personnel who is not its employee provided
that the said personnel is required to submit a certifcation that he/she will work for the bidder
if it is awarded the contract under bidding. 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-Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) ALEJANDRO B. CENTENO
BAC Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) ERELINA B. SANTOS
District Engineer
Second Cotabato Engineering District
Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato
Fax No. (064) 2298925 Tel. No. (2298494)
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) , Cotabato Second
Engineering District, Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
RE-INVITATION
1. a. Contract ID: 12-MD-0065
b. Contract Name:
c. Location of the Contract:
Construction of Raradangan Bridge along
Barangiran-Dado Provincial Road, Alamada,
North Cotabato
Raradangan, Alamada, Cotabato (81.77
meter)
d. Scope of Work: Structure Excavation, Structure Fill, Shorings
and Cribbing, Embankment, Reinforcing Steel
Structural Concrete , Lean Concrete, Structure
Steel, Grouted Riprap, Gabion, Mobilization,
Construction Safety and Health.
e. Cost of bid documents: 25,000.00
f. ABC : P19,570,849.06
g. Duration: 210 CD
h. Source of Fund: GOP-LUMPSUM-CY-2012
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulation.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen of 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, and (d) Net
Financial Contracting Capacity of at least equal to ABC, or Credit Line Commitment
of 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 requirement, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC) .
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding documents From: December 1 to December 21, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference Date: December 7, 2012
3. Receipt of Bids Deadline: 10:00 AM Date: December 21, 2012
4. Opening of Bids Right after the dropping of bids Date: December 21, 2012

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 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 DPWH
Cotabato Second Engineering District, Villarica, Midsayap, Cotabato. Prospective
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 Bidding Documents (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 fees of the amount
stated above for Bidding documents. 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-Cotabato Second Engineering District, Midsayap, Cotabato 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.) BARTOLOME T. PAGADUAN
(BAC Chairman)
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
(MST-Dec. 1 & 6, 2012)
INVITATION TO BID
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Cebu 1
st
District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned project:
Item No. 1
a. Contract ID : 12HD0061
b. Contract Name : Reconstruction of Caputatan
Bri dge al ong Bog-Curva-
Medellin-Daanbantayan Road
c .Contract Location : Medellin, Cebu
d. Scope of Work : Reconstruction of Bridge
f. Contract Duration : 162 Calendar Days
g. Funding Source : Infra. CY 2013
h. Bid Document Fee : Php10,000.00
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must
meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen
or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with
PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a
similar contract costing at least 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.
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 Registration Certifcate (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents
: December 01, 2012 to December 13, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference
: December 05, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
3. Receipt of REIs from Prospective Bidders
: December 06, 2012 to December 10, 2012
4. Receipt of Bids :
December 17, 2012 at 8:00a.m. to10:00a.m.
5. Opening of Bids
: December 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Attendance during pre-bid conference as scheduled is a must for all interested
contractors/bidders.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accompanied 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 evaluation and the post qualifcation.

The Department of Public Works and Highways Cebu I
st
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 the affected
bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) MARIETTA D. ECARMA
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) WILFREDO AV. ENCISO, CEO VI
District Engineer

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Cebu 1
st
District Engineering Offce
Regional Equipment Services Compound
V. Sotto Street, Cebu City
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First Metro Manila Engineering District
Westbank Road, Manggahan Floodway,
Rosario, Pasig City
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
A. The Department of Public Works and Highways-First Metro Manila
Engineering District, Westbank Road, Manggahan Floodway, Rosario,
Pasig City through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors
to apply to bid for the following contracts:

1. Contract ID No.: 0120B0339
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Gravity Wall along Nangka River
at Miraverde, Brgy. Nangka, Marikina City
Contract Location: Marikina City
Scope of Work: Rehabilitation of Gravity Wall along Nangka River
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP48,841,766.18
Contract Duration: 180 Calendar Days
Cost of Bid Documents: PhP25,000.00
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Ibayo-Palingon Creek, Taguig City
Contract Location: Taguig City
Scope of Work: Rehabilitation of Creek
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Sto. Rosario Creek, Sta. 0+000
to Sta. 0+394, Taguig City
Contract Name: Construction of Hall of Justice Building, Barangay
Plainview, Mandaluyong City
Contract Location: Mandaluyong City
Scope of Work: Construction of Hall of Justice Building
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Pagadling Creek, Sta. 0+104.10
to Sta. 0+395.10, Taguig City
Contract Name: Preventive Maintenance (Intermittent Section) of
Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, K0008+000
to K0010+002
Scope of Work: Preventive Maintenance
Contract Duration: Calendar Days
Contract Name: Installation/Application/Construction of Road Safety
Devices along A. Bonifacio Avenue, Sumulong
Highway, J.P. Rizal Street, E. Dela Paz Street and
Marikina-San Mateo Road, Marikina City (District
I)
Contract Location: Marikina City
Scope of Work: Installation/Application/Construction of Road Safety
Devices
Contract Name: Rehabilitation/Improvement of Libingan ng mga
Bayani Road, Taguig City, 2
nd
District, Km 0013+
(-267) to Km 0013+(-088)
Scope of Work: Rehabilitation/Improvement of Road
Contract Duration: Calendar Days
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Daang Paa Creek, Sta. 0+000 to
Sta. 0+350, Taguig City
Contract Name: Construction of Multi-Purpose Building, Including
Ground Improvement, Block 34, Brgy. Addition
Hills, Mandaluyong City
Scope of Work: Construction of Multi-Purpose Building
Contract Name: Rehabilitation of Mauling Creek, Sta. 0+000 to Sta.
0+131.50, Taguig City
A. Bidders should have completed, within ten (10) years from the date of
submission and receipt of bids, a single contract similar to the Project,
equivalent to at least ffty percent (50%) of the ABC. The description of an
eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section
II, Instruction to Bidders.
B. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using
non-discretionary pass/fail critetion as specifed in the Revised 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, or organizations
with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock
belonging to citizens of the Philippines.
C. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from First Metro Manila
Engineering District, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given
below from [8:00A.M.-12:00NN and 1:00P.M.-5:00P.M.].
D. A. complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested
bidders from the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee
for the Bidding Documents.
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine
Government Electronic System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the procuring
Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the fee for the Bidding Documents not
later that the submission of their bids.
E. The First Metro Manila Engineering District, will hold the Pre-Bid Conference
on December 14, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at FMMED-Offce Conference Room,
Westbank Road, Manggahan Floodway, Rosario, Pasig City, which
shall be open only to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding
Documents.
F. Bids must be delivered on or before December 27, 2012 10:00 A.M. at
First Metro Manila Engineering District, Westbank Road, Manggahan
Floodway, Rosario, Pasig City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB
Clause 18.1.
Bids will be opened on the same date at 2:00 P.M. in the presence of the
bidders representatives who choose to attend at the aforesaid address. Late
bids shall not be accepted.
G. The First Metro Manila Engineering District, reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected
bidder or bidders.
H. For further information, please refer to:

(Sgd.) MARIO E. ALCANTARA
OIC-Chief, Maintenance Section
Engineer III/BAC Chairman
NOTED
(Sgd.) ROBERTO S. NICOLAS
District Engineer
Isabela 4th District Engineering Offce
Quezon, San Isidro, Isabela
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH Isabela 4th District Engineering Offce,
invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1.
a. Contract ID No. : 12BH0108
b. Name of project : Construction of Additional Lane Along
Santiago-Tuguegaro Rd.
c. Location : Santiago City
d. Brief Description : RCP-Road-New Construction-PCCP
e. Major item of work : item 310
f. ABC : P2,418,546.67
g. Source of fund : CY2012 Reg Infra Savings
h. Duration C.D. : 60 C.D.
i. Cost of Bid Documents : P5,000.00
2.
b. Name of project : Road Network Rehab/Regravelling,Isabela
State University Echague Campus
c. Location : Echague,Isabela
d. Brief Description : RRG-Roads-Rehabilitation-Gravelling
e. Major item of work : Item 201
f. ABC : P1,700,000.00
g. Source of fund : PDAF Party List
h. Duration, C.D. : 60 C.D.
3.
b. Name of project : Application of Road Safety Devices along
Cordon-Diffun Road,KO318+030-
KO319+000
c. Location : Cordon,Isabela
d. Brief Description : TEP-Traffc Engineering-Pavement
Markings
e. Major item of work : item 612-white
f. ABC : P495,000.00
g. Source of fund : Periodic Maintenance
4.
b. Name of project : Repair/Restoration of Jones II
Bridge(Abutment Protection A and B)
along Jct. Ipil-Qurino.
c. Location : Santiago City
d. Brief Description : BRC-Bridge-Rehabilitation-Concrete
f. ABC : P300,000.00
g. Source of fund : IRF
5.
b. Name of project : Rehab./Renovation/Improvement of
MPB,SACDECO MPC
c. Location : Rizal, Santiago City
d. Brief Description : BIL-Building/Industrial Plant-Low Rise
e. Major item of work : Masonry, doors and Windows
f. ABC : P700,000.00
g. Source of fund : Part List PDAF
6.
b. Name of project : Repair/Maintenance of DPWH Building @
Accounting Section
c. Location : San Isidro,Isabela
f. ABC : P240,000.00
g. Source of fund : MOOE
7.
b. Name of project : Repair/Maintenance of DPWH Building
Planning Section
e. Major item of work : item 506 masonry works
f. ABC : P240,000.00
8.
b. Name of project : Repair/Maintenance of DPWH Building @
MQCS Building
f. ABC : P160,000.00
9.
b. Name of project : Repair/Maintenance of DPWH Offce
Building
f. ABC : P220,000.00
10.
b. Name of project : Partial Construction of 2-Storey Building
c. Location : Santiago City National High School
d. Brief Description : BIL-low rise
e. Major item of work : concrete and rebars
f. ABC : P407, 880.00
g. Source of fund : DepEd School Building Program GAA
2011
Procurement shall 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 at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment of at least 10% of ABC.
The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline of receipt of LOI. The DPWH POCW
Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration with complete
requirements, and issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate (CRC). Registration forms
may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
Signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1 Deadline of Receipt of LOI December 10, 2012 4:30 P.M.
Issuance of Bid Documents December 4-26, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference December 13, 2012 10:00 P.M.
Deadline of Receipt of Bids December 26, 2012 9:00 A.M.
Opening of Bids December 26, 2012 10:00 A.M.

The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Isabela 4th DEO,
Quezon, San Isidro, Isabela upon payment of non-refundable costs indicated above.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs if available, from the DPWH website.
Prospective bidders that will download BDs from the website shall pay the stated fees on or
before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to
interested parties who purchased the BDs. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in
the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Sec. 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 post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Isabela 4th DEO reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to
annul the bidding process anytime before contract award, without incurring any liability to
the affected bidders.
(Sgd.) FERNANDO C. SALIM
BAC- CHAIRMAN
SAMAR FIRST DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Calbayog City
f or
(MST-Dec. 6, 2012)
I. Contract ID : 13IJ - 0036
Contract Name/Location : C O N S T R U C T I O N O F S C H O O L
BUILDING,GADGARAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL/
BRGY. GADGARAN, CALBAYOG CITY
Scope of Work : 1. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY FOUR
CLASSROOM
II. Contract ID : 13IJ - 0037
Contract Name/Location : CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDING,
CAL BAYOG CI T Y NAT I ONAL HI GH
SCHOOL/ BRGY. BAGACAY, CALBAYOG
CITY
Scope of Work : 1. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY FOUR
CLASSROOM
III. Contract ID : 13IJ 0040
Contract Name/Location : CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDING, RAMON
T. DIAZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL/GANDARA,
SAMAR
Scope of Work : 1. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY SIX
CLASSROOM; CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY
FOUR CLASSROOM; CONSTRUCTION OF ONE
STOREY ONE CLASSROOM
IV. Contract ID : 13IJ - 0043
Contract Name/Location : CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDING,
TARANGNAN NATI ONAL HI GHSCHOOL/
TARANGNAN, SAMAR
Scope of Work : 1. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREY SIX
CLASSROOM; CONSTRUCTI ON OF TWO
STOREY FOUR CLASSROOM; CONSTRUCTION
OF ONE STOREY ONE CLASSROOM
1. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City, through
the FY-2013 Regular School Building Program (RSBP) intends to apply the
sum stated being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under
the contract for the abovementioned contracts. Bids received in excess of the
ABC shall be automatically rejected at bidding opening.
2. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City now
invites bids for the abovementioned description of works. Completion of the
works is required for the above stated contract duration. 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-discrepancy pass/fail criterion in the Eligibility Check and Preliminary
Examination of Bids 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, partnership,
organizations or joint venture with at least seventy fve percent (75%) interest or
outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DPWH-Samar First
District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City, and inspect the Bidding Documents
at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. 5:00. P.M.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchase by Interested Bidders
Documents in the amount stated above. Issuance of Bidding Documents will
be on December 5-Dec. 28, 2012.
6. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City will hold a
Pre-Bid Conference on Dec. 13, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. at the BAC Offce, DPWH-
Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City which shall be open to
all interested parties.
7. Bids must be delivered at the address below on or before Dec. 28, 2012 at
9:00 A.M. at the BAC Offce- DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Brgy.
San Policarpo, Calbayog City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in
any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 1B.
Bids will be opened on Dec. 28, 2012 at 2:00 P.M., in the presence of the
Bidders representative who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
8. To bid for this contract, a contractor must purchased bidding documents and
meet the following major criteria; a) prior registration with DPWH, BAC-CPO,
Manila; b) with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of the contract; c)
completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or Credit
Line Commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. Bidders shall submit their bids
through their duly Authorized Liaison Offcer only as specifed in the Contractors
Information (CI). Submission of Letter (LOI) is no longer required to participate
in the bidding per D.O. No. 64 Series of 2012.
9. The DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce, Calbayog City reserves
the right to accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject
all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability
or obligation to the affected bidder or bidders.
ALVIN A. IGNACIO
(BAC Chairman)
Attention:
Head, BAC Secretariat
BAC Offce, DPWH-Samar First District Engineering Offce
Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog City
(Sgd.) ALVIN A. IGNACIO
(BAC Chairman)
REMINDER
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a Two (2) day CUT-OFF PERIOD on
all ITBs, BID BULLETIN, NOTICES
and REOIs prior to publication
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