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Palace says
overights
strictly for
monitoring
Stop provocative
remarksChina
De Lima adamant amid calls to drop CJ bid
Low-pressure area off
Batangas to bring rain
Bicol mayor
faces illegal
mine probe
Pajes order
revives tiff
with Acosta
Driving in the rain. The continuing rain has been turning streets into
rivers in parts of Manila, stalling cars and stranding commuters. EY ACASIO
Its Philippine territory. This map shows Benham Rise on the northeast tip of Luzon that offers new prospects for deep-sea shing, but Filipinos need to retrot their ships to
withstand the strong currents and rough seas there.
Fiesta atmosphere in Malacaang. President Aquino offers
a toast to Queen Soa of Spain during a banquet in her honor in
Malacaang. The Queen is on a ve-day visit to the Philippines, a
former colony of Spain.
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Presidential Communications
Development Secretary Ramon
Carandang said President Benig-
no Aquino III had maintained that
the deployment of spy planes
was only one of the options being
considered by the government to
protect the countrys sovereignty
over the disputed areas.
He said the move should not
be construed by Beijing as a
provocation since the spy planes
would not be armed.
The President said that was
one of our options. Remember
that we have a responsibility to
monitor our territory to make
sure there are no incursions,
Carandang said.
By Christine F. Herrera
ENVIRONMENT Secretary
Ramon Paje on Tuesday said
he had ordered the head of the
Laguna Lake Development
Authority to stop the Harbour
Centre from stockpiling coal
near Manila Bay because of its
effects on the environment.
But LLDA manager Neric
Acosta denied he received
Pajes order and called the En-
vironment secretary a liar.
Paje is lying through his
teeth, Acosta said.
He never ordered me and
I was never told regarding the
Manila Bay issue. We do not
have direct jurisdiction over
Manila Bay except for waste
water but overall, its the
DENR [Department of Envi-
ronment and Natural Resourc-
es], NCR [National Capital
Region] and EMBs [Environ-
ment Management Bureaus]
call, Acosta said.
The row between Paje and
By Jonathan Fernandez
and Florante S. Solmerin
THE Interior Department will
investigate a governor in Bi-
col for his alleged involvement
in illegal mining following
President Benigno Aquino IIIs
order on Monday to go after
government ofcials involved
in illegal activities, Interior
Secretary Jesse Robredo said
on Tuesday.
He said he had ordered an in-
vestigation of Camarines Norte
Gov. Edgardo Tallado, who has
been accused by various groups
of illegally mining iron ore in the
gold-rich towns of Paracale and
Jose Panganiban.
Robredo said his ofce had
been receiving complaints of
illegal mining in Camarines
Norte, with the alleged bless-
ings of the governor.
I have directed the agents
of the DILG Ofce for Internal
Security and DILG Region 5
Director Blandino Maceda to
By Sara Susanne
D. Fabunan
CHINA on Tuesday urged the
Philippines to stop issuing pro-
vocative comments over the
disputed Panatag (Scarborough)
Shoal, which Beijing claims as
Huangyan Island, in the West
Philippine Sea.
Foreign Ministry spokes-
man Liu Weimin made the re-
mark Monday night after Sen-
ate President Juan Ponce Enrile
dismissed Chinas claim to the
shoal as legally weak.
We hope the Philippine side
MORE parts of the country will
experience rain today as a result
of a low-pressure area that has
been spotted 60 kilometers north-
west of Ambulong in Batangas,
the weather bureau said Tuesday.
Disaster ofcials said resi-
dents in low-lying areas sur-
rounding Ipo Dam and La Mesa
Dam and parts of Quezon City
should be alert, adding the dams
had reached spilling levels as a
result of the non-stop rain.
Two people were killed in
Valenzuela City after a concrete
wall collapsed and destroyed
four houses.
Weather forecaster Jori Louiz
said there will be widespread rain
over Central Luzon and Metro
Manila, while the rest of Luzon
and the Visayas will have mostly
cloudy skies with scattered show-
ers and thunderstorms.
Mindanao will be partly
cloudy to cloudy with isolated
rain showers and thunderstorms,
he said, but added the whole
country will have good weather
by Thursday.
The weather bureau recorded
the highest amount of rainfall in
the South Harbor in Manila on
Tuesday, which reached 87.5
millimeters in 24 hours.
Flaviana Hilario, deputy ad-
ministrator of the Philippine
By Rey E. Requejo
and Maricel Cruz
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima on Tues-
day rejected calls for her to withdraw her bid
to become the next chief justice of the Su-
preme Court.
She said she would not back down in
her decision to accept her nomination to the
highest post in the Judiciary despite the ob-
jections raised by the administrations allies
in the House and by a Catholic bishop,.
Thats my personal decision. Lets just
see if the JBC [Judicial and Bar Council]
would consider me t enough for that post,
and if the President would also think that
Im worthy of that post, De Lima said after
Archbishop Ramon Arguelles of Lipa City
had said her decision to accept the nomina-
tion was in bad taste.
Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali Gonzales II
said she showed no delicadeza in going for
the post left vacant by Chief Justice Renato
Corona, whom she helped oust by testifying
in his impeachment trial.
De Lima, who said she considered her-
self a strong alternative to the insiders in
the Judiciary, disputed those questioning her
independence, which she said was her main
qualication for the post.
I was able to prove my independence
when I was in the independent constitutional
PH to exploit
Benham Rise
marine riches
By Othel V. Campos
A 13-million-hectare continental shelf
off the coast of Aurora province known
as Benham Rise offers a rich ground for
deep-water shing to catch sh like blue
n tuna, and the Philippines plans to ex-
ploit its cold and rough water in the com-
ing months, the Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources said on Tuesday.
Bureau Assistant Director Gil Adora
says Benham Rise remains unexploited,
although Chinese and Taiwanese trawlers
sh in the area because their ships could
withstand the strong current.
Many foreign commercial ships have
entered the area in the last few years, in-
cluding China. Taiwan is exploiting it
right now, Adora said.
Benham rise, also known as the Benham
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PRESIDENT Benigno
Aquino III on Tuesday
said the government
was planning to ask the
United States to send
P3C Orion spy planes
to monitor the disputed
territories in the West
Philippine Sea and as-
sured Beijing that the
overights were strictly
for surveillance and not
meant to provoke China.
By Joyce Pangco Paares
Scarborough Shoal
or Panatag Shoal
Paracels
WEST PHILIPPINE SEA
Kalayaan group
of islands
US spy planes
over shoal eyed
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Free again. Released aid workers Qurat-Ul-Ain Sadazai, 38, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, left,
Glenn Costes of the Philippines, 40, center, Steven Dennis of Canada, 37, above-center, and Astrid Sehl of
Norway, 33, center-right, arrive back by Kenyan military helicopter at Wilson airport in Nairobi Monday. A
pro-government Somali militia group said Monday it rescued the four aid workers kidnapped by gunmen
from a refugee camp in Kenya last week. AP
PH...
Plateau, is a massive formation of
basalt, a common volcanic rock,
and is described in a study as a
thickened portion of the Philip-
pine oceanic crust.
The UN Convention on the
Law of the Sea announced in
April that the Benham Rise,
which is believed to be larger than
the island of Luzon, is part of the
countrys continental shelf and
territory. The plateau is rich in nat-
ural gas and manganese nodules.
Adora says his agency has
started a study to determine other
species of sh thriving in Benham
Rise because the cold waters from
the North Pacic turn its seas
colder than other Philippine tuna
shing grounds.
The BFAR study, which will be
nished by the end of this year, will
help Filipino shermen retrot their
ships and advise them on the best
time to venture to the area.
Environment Secretary Ramon
Paje has referred to Benham Rise
as the future of Filipinos.
Unlike the Scarborough Shoal
and other portions of the West
Philippine Sea, no other country
claims the area that is almost a
quarter bigger than the 1.5 mil-
lion-hectare island of Luzon.
The UN approval means that the
underwater plateau is an extension
of the Philippinescontinental shelf,
which comprises the seabed and
subsoil of the submarine areas 200
nautical miles from the countrys
baselines or edges.
Parts of the continental shelf that
are not covered by the 200-nautical-
mile provision needs to be claimed
and defended before the UN Com-
mission on the Limits of the Conti-
nental Shelf.
The UNCLCOS approved
Benham Rise as an extension of
the Philippines continental shelf
three years after the country led
a claim and defended it before the
commission.
Stop...
will stop making provocative
comments time and again to
prod public opinion, and avoid
complicating the situation, Liu
told the Chinese reporters in a
press conference in Beijing.
In a radio interview Monday,
Enrile said Chinas claim was
legally weak since it was rely-
ing on mere theory to claim
sovereignty over the shoal.
Its simple, Chinas claim is
legally weak, he said.
How can they claim occupa-
tion of Scarborough Shoal? Did
their birds land there? Did they
mark their sh there? Are these
theirs? I can also draw my own
map and claim their islands.
On Monday, President Benig-
no Aquino III said Manila would
ask the United States to deploy
their P3C Orion spy planes over
the South China Sea to help mon-
itor the disputed Panatag Shoal.
But Liu has repeatedly said
that the tensions over the area
have eased in the past weeks, and
that China wants the Philippines
to help calm the situation.
Foreign Ministry spokesman
Hong Lei expressed his rm
opposition to the Philippines
decision to draw a third party
into the disputed shoal.
Hong said that any move by
the Philippines would further
escalate the situation and even
change the nature of the issue.
Recently, tensions over Huang-
yan Island have eased. We hope
Philippines side would do more
that helps calm the situation and
boosts bilateral friendly coopera-
tion, Liu said Monday night.
Chinese analysts this week
said the joint military exercises
by American and Philippine forc-
es would bring more uncertainty
to regional ties in the wake of a
standoff over a territorial dispute
in the Panatag Shoal.
The exercises, scheduled from
Monday to July 10 near the Min-
danao Sea, began with US vessels,
including the USS Vandegrift, ar-
riving at Makar Port in General
Santos City in Mindanao on Sun-
day, the China Daily reported.
The drill involves 450 mem-
bers of the Philippine Navy and
Philippine Coast Guard, and
500 staff members of the US
Navy and Coast Guard.
The analysts interviewed by the
China Daily said the drill would
benet Manila and help Wash-
ington shift its strategic emphasis
back to the Asia-Pacic region.
The drill shows both Wash-
ington and Manilas will to
beef up their alliance since the
1950s, and Manila has received
support from Washington in
various areas especially this
year, said Yang Baoyun, a pro-
fessor of Southeast Asian stud-
ies at Peking University.
The US had reiterated that it
does not take a position on the rival
territorial claims of countries in the
South China Sea, but Manila still
had expressed its hope that Wash-
ington could back its claim to the
Panatag Shoal, Yang said.
On April 10, a Philippine Navy
gunboat stopped Chinese shing
boats who were caught poaching
protected marine species. Chi-
nese marine surveillance vessels,
however, stopped the Philippines
from arresting the shermen.
The drill this week comes af-
ter Manilas announcement on
Friday that it had sent observ-
ers to the US-led Rim of the Pa-
cic Exercises, the largest-ever
naval drill in the region, involv-
ing 22 countries.
The Philippines decision to
join the Monday drill and its in-
volvement in the RIMPAC are
aimed at demonstrating its alliance
with the US, and it is also show-
ing off strength to China, said Yin
Zhuo, a military expert in Beijing.
Yin warned that the recent
drills might widen the rift be-
tween China and the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations.
Washington had recently
been restrained on the issues
concerning Manila and the Pan-
atag Shoal, and it also hoped to
keep China-US ties stable in an
election year, said Yuan Peng,
an American studies expert at
the China Institutes of Contem-
porary International Relations.
However, the US has continued
to resort to high-level consulta-
tions with Manila on regional is-
sues after the Panatag standoff.
Senator Edgardo Angara earli-
er said cartography held the solu-
tion to the territorial disputes the
Philippines was facing.
Our quarrels with other na-
tions over contested areas can
be resolved through cartogra-
phy, specically ancient maps
that show the full extent of our
territory, said Angara during
the recent launch of an exhibit
of Philippine maps at the Met-
ropolitan Museum of Manila.
In a statement, Angara said the
maps should be used as reference
and proof of Manilas ownership
of the disputed territories. With
Macon Ramos-Araneta
US...
Our capabilities are rather
limited. The President [made
the statement] in the context of
saying it is one of the options
being considered to enable us to
enhance our capability to moni-
tor our territory. So this should
not be viewed as a provocative
statement.
The palace made the assur-
ance after the Peoples Daily, the
mouthpiece of the Chinese Com-
munist Party, accused Manila of
orchestrating a plot to delib-
erately stir up tensions over the
disputed South China Sea.
On the cusp of the Asean for-
eign ministers, the Philippines
is sparing no effort to stir up the
South China Sea issue through
all sorts of means, and we should
be on guard against its plotss,
the paper said.
The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations meeting, which
will start later this week in Cam-
bodia, will be attended in its lat-
ter stages by ofcials from China
and the United States.
What the Philippines wants to
do runs counter to the common
interest of Asean, and will not
be echoed by many other coun-
tries, the paper said.
In a text message on Tues-
day, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Liu Weimin said he
remained hopeful that peace
and stability could be main-
tained in the region.
We have noticed the reports.
Id like to reietrate it is the hope
of the Chinese side that peace
and stability can be maintained
in Asia Pacic region, and par-
ties concerned do things con-
ducive to regional peace and
stability.
The leftist groups also weighed
in on the issue as the Commu-
nist Party of the Philippines ac-
cused President Aquino of being
subservient to the US while the
Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang
Mamalakaya ng Pilipinas, an-
other left-wing group, said the
Presidents move effectively
ceded the countrys sovereignty
to Washington, DC.
Aquinos open invitation for
US intervention is an act of out-
right treachery. He is providing
the US military the justication
and legal cover to carry out mili-
tary intervention in the Philip-
pines and in the South China Sea,
the CPP said in a statement.
Malacaangs spokespersons
are feigning ignorance in claim-
ing that surveillance operations
will not escalate military ten-
sions in the area. Surveillance
and intelligence operations are
always crucial elements in any
military maneuver or operation.
Pamalakaya vice chairman
Salvador France said the move
is tantamount to US military
takeover of the Philippines in a
de-facto form.
The month-long standoff with
Beijing will be on top of the
agenda when the President pre-
sides over a full cabinet meeting
on Thursday.
Carandang said the meeting
will tackle a whole range of bi-
lateral issues, including security
and trade concerns over the dis-
puted territories in the West Phil-
ippine Sea and the more stringent
quarantine requirement being
imposed by Beijing on Philip-
pine Cavendish bananas.
If you look at the way the Phil-
ippines-China dynamic has evolved
over the last few months, there are
all kinds of factors that are being
thrown into the mix: Defense, politi-
cal and economic, he said.
The President has already
met with the security cluster, the
economic cluster and the Depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs. So when
the whole
Cabinet comes together, every-
body is enlightened and opinions
are enriched. With Sara Fabu-
nan and Florante S. Solmerin
Bicol...
put Governor Tallado under
probe, he said.
The complaints lodged
against him by his constituents
are serious enough to warrant an
immediate investigation.
Rio Paliza, president of the Par-
acale chapter of the Junior Cham-
ber International Philippines, has
led a complaint against Tallado
to Robredo, Environment Secre-
tary Ramon Paje, and Customs
Commissioner Ruffy Biazon
for the alleged violation of envi-
ronmental laws by three mining
companies operating in Paracale,
which were given Temporary
Small-Scale Mining Permits by
the governors ofce.
Palizas group is being sup-
ported by various groups in the
towns of Paracale, Labo and Jose
Panganiban.
She identied the mining com-
panies operating in Paracale as
the Uni Dragon Mining and De-
velopment Corp., Philippine Bao
Tong Mining Corp., and Liaon-
ing Fenghua Group Philippine
Mining Co. Inc. which, she said,
had caused serious damage to
the environment, particularly the
Paracale shoreline.
These mining rms have
been illegally and irresponsibly
operating in our town, and they
have caused damage to some 40
hectares of coral and marine life
in Barangay Bagumbayan by
disposing of their mud waste di-
rectly on our sea, Paliza said.
Their activities have placed
in serious jeopardy the source of
livelihood of my provincemates
and the one and only tourist
De Lima...
body, De Lima said, referring to
her two-year stint as chairwoman
of the Commission on Human
Rights during the Arroyo admin-
istration.
I can prove again my sense of
independence and my capacity for
independence if I join again anoth-
er independent body.
De Lima said the selection
process at the JBC was not a
competition.
Its not a matter of the contend-
ers proving who is the best, or who
is better than who, De Lima said.
Its about the aspirants proving
to the JBC that [they are] worthy of
consideration, that when chosen he
or she would be able to discharge
his or her mandated task with ut-
most delity.
On Tuesday, Labor Secretary
Rosalinda Baldoz declined her
nomination, saying she had work
to complete at the Labor Depart-
ment.
Last week, Internal Revenue
Commissioner Kim Henares also
declined her nomination.
On Monday, Court of Appeals
Associate Justice Vicente Veloso
withdrew his acceptance of his
nomination, bringing the total
number of nominees who have ac-
cepted their nomination to 24.
Lawyer Jose Mejia, who rep-
resents the academe on the coun-
cil, said the two applicants for
the postJocelyn Esquivel, a
nurse, and former lower court
judge Florentino Florowill be
excluded from the list to be pub-
lished by the JBC for failing to
meet the minimum requirements
of the position.
The Constitution says a member
of the Supreme Court must be a
natural-born citizen of the Philip-
pines, at least 40 years of age but
not 70 years old or more, must have
been a lower court judge---or been
practicing law in the country---for
15 years or more, and be of proven
competence, integrity, probity and
independence.
In 2007 the Supreme Court or-
dered Floro to be separated from
the service after medical ndings
showed he was suffering from psy-
chosis.
The JBC will publish the ofcial
list of aspirants to solicit comments
or opposition from the public. Pub-
lic interviews with the eight-person
panel will then take place.
After deliberations, the council
will send a shortlist of nominees to
the President, who has 90 days or
until Aug. 26 to appoint a new chief
justice.
Lawmakers warned of a possible
autocracy should President Aquino
appoint a chief justice with whom
he is politically allied, and said
those who had helped impeach Co-
ronaincluding De Limashould
not be considered at all.
We hope the President will
appoint a chief justice who will
uphold the integrity and indepen-
dence of the Supreme Court as an
independent and separate branch
of government, Siquijor Rep. Or-
lando Fua said.
He said to do otherwise would
result in one-man rule.
Looming large as possible suc-
cessors are Aquino favorites act-
ing Chief Justice Antonio Carpio,
Justice Maria Lourdes Serene, an
Aquino appointee, and De Lima,
the Presidents shock trooper in
the Justice Department.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman
said nominees like De Lima, who
played a role in the impeachment
trial of Corona, should not be ap-
pointed. He said that while the
nominees had full discretion to ac-
cept or decline their nomination,
the buck stops with President
Aquino as the appointing author-
ity.
Lagman said that since the
President was instrumental in
the impeachment of Corona by
the House of Representatives
and campaigned publicly for
his conviction by the Senate, he
must desist from appointing as
Coronas successor any nomi-
nee who participated in the trial
of Corona either as prosecutor,
judge or witness, or one who is
perceived to have coveted the
position of chief magistrate.
The standards of not being be-
holden to the appointing power,
impartiality, credibility and inde-
pendence must constitute the same
inexible yardstick by which the
President ought to measure the
next chief justice, he said.
What were perceived as the
negative factors which rooted out
Corona must be the same factors
which must weed out potential er-
rant nominees.
Also on Tuesday, the Supreme
Court ordered the Judicial and Bar
Council to le a comment on a pe-
tition led by former solicitor gen-
eral Frank Chavez questioning the
composition of the council.
Chavez had said the Constitution
allowed only one representative
of Congress in the council and not
two.
The Supreme Court also ordered
Senator Francis Escudero and Rep.
Niel Tupas Jr., who are members of
the council, to le their respective
comments as well.
With Vito Barcelo
Low-pressure...
Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Servicews Administra-
tion, said her agency would soon be able to forecast rain showers and
thunderstorms in specic areas as a result of its acquisition of a rainfall
warning alert system two weeks ago.
The Coast Guard ordered rescue teams deployed to the heavily ooded
areas, while the Education Department said local government ofcials
were now responsible for announcing the cancellation of classes.
Afternoon classes in all public and private elementary and high
schools in Quezon City were suspended on Tuesday as a result of the
non-stop rain. Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim also ordered all afternoon
classes in the citys public schools suspended.
The Metro Manila Development Authority said many parts of the
metropolis experienced heavy trafc because of the rain and ooding.
Jonathan Fernandez, Joel E. Zurbano, Gigi Muoz-David, Macon
Ramos-Araneta and Rio N. Araja
beach resort in Paracale, which is
the Pulangdaga beach resort.
Meanwhile, the governments
Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force
conrmed on Tuesday that top
local executives were involved
in the rampant logging within the
51,000-hectare Manobo Agrofor-
estation Complex in Agusan del
Sur.
The report was submitted by
retired Marine commandant Maj.
Gen. Renato Miranda, head of the
task force, to Environment Sec-
retary Ramon Paje. T h e
task force said the regional region-
al police director and the regional
task force were apparently turning
a blind eye on the illegal logging
operations within the Manobos
ancestral domain.
The CARAGA police ofce is
led by Chief Supt. Reynaldo Rafal
and the regional environment of-
ce by Executive Director Leon-
ardo Sibbaluca.
Last week, Sibbaluca and 30
other environment ofcials in
Mindanao were sacked and placed
under investigation.
National Police chief Gen. Nica-
nor Bartolome also ordered Rafal
to explain why he should not be
relieved from his duty following
the sacking of Agusan del Sur po-
lice director Senior Supt. Rodolfo
Dasmarias and six other police
ofcials.
The task force said the crack-
down against illegal logging in the
region had resulted in the closure
of 95 illegal sawmills and 65 wood
processing plants, the impounding
of 68 logging trucks, the capture
of the carabaos used in the so-
called carabao logging, and the
conscation of 429,539 board feet
of logs and lumber since January
2011.
In February 2011 Mr. Aquino
issued Executive Order 23 impos-
ing a total log ban in the country,
but the task force said the order
was being deed by illegal loggers
particularly in the Butuan-La Paz
area.
Paje...
Acosta stemmed from the con-
troversy over a mountain of coal
in the premises of Harbour Centre,
which is owned by businessman
Reghis Romero. Opposition politi-
cians say the coal near the bay vio-
lates environmental laws and puts
the health of workers and residents
in the area at risk.
Confronted by the evidence
gathered by investigators, EMD
director Roberto Sheen said
Harbour Center had a permit to
import coal but pointed to typo-
graphical error as the cause of the
problem because Romero was
allowed to import 40,000 metric
tons of coal instead of the 40 met-
ric tons provided in its permit.
Paje rejected Sheens explana-
tion of the typographical error
and said Sheen is on his way out
for conducting an ocular inspection
at Romeros coal mountain and for
absolving Romero last Friday.
The Environment secretary
said Sheen had no jurisdiction
over the Manila Bay operations
of Harbour Centre and declared
the typographical error expla-
nation as void.
Acosta agreed with Paje de-
spite their differences.
Yes, it is DENR, especially
with the Supreme Court man-
damus [on the recent writ of ka-
likasan against Harbour Centre]
regarding the Manila Bay clean-
up. Why toss the blame to us? Its
incredible how they can twist and
fabricate things, Acosta said.
Agham party-list Rep. Angelo
Palmones, who exposed Romeros
coal mountain, said he wrote to the
Supreme Court about the violation,
which run counter to the writ of
continuing mandamus.
With the onset of the rainy
season and its continued expo-
sure to moisture, the stockpile of
coal is clearly now a bigger re
hazard. And if safety measures,
mitigating mechanisms and pro-
tocol are not in place, its an ac-
cident waiting to happen, Pal-
mones said.
Other than the coal mountain,
Paje also ordered the demolition of
a Korean restaurant that has been
dumping its waste in the past four
years directly into Taal Lake in
Batangas in the past four years.
A demolition team is expected
to motor to the province today to
carry out the order of Paje, who
also has ordered the immediate
release of P17 million from the
savings of his department to re-
habilitate of the lake.
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Clamor to ban frozen meat imports
Santiago undecided
on intl court posting
Tax convict evades taxman, police
Bill to stop
harassment
suits filed
16m waterless; 15m lack access to electricity
Social
responsibility.
Bases Conversion and
Development Authority
president Arnel Paciano
D. Casanova (third from
right)leads the turnover
of a Total Station
surveying equipment
to Don Honorio
Ventura Technological
State University Vice
President for Academic
Affairs Laura Mirriam B.
Buenviaje. The donation
is made in line with
BCDAs corporate social
responsibility. Looking
on (from right) are
BCDA vice president
Eleanor L. Atienza,
chairman Felicito C.
Payumo,and university
representatives.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted during the meeting of
Pangasinan mayors on June 28,
2012, where 26 of them were
present.
We saw the need to pass
this resolution because of the
continued entry of undocumented
frozen meat. Pity the local farmers
who are hurting, said Mayor Noel
Nacar, president of the leagues
local chapter.
The resolution will be sent to
the Ofce of the Governor and the
provincial board, Nacar said in an
interview. I am certain that the
governor will support this move of
the mayors because he himself has
been advocating for the patronage
of the local agricultural products.
Health concerns and safety of
consumers have also been raised,
Nacar said.
A number of municipalities in
Pangasinan have already passed
local legislation seeking to stop
unsafe, smuggled meat from
ooding the local markets which
tend to kill the livelihood of
backyard hograisers and farmers
THE League of Municipalities of the
Philippines-Pangasinan chapter has
passed a resolution urging all towns to
ban the sale of imported frozen meat.
who grow feeds.
In an ordinance, the Municipality
of Mangaldan has declared
unlawful for any person or group
of persons to trade imported meat
of any kind in the public market of
Mangaldan.
The ordinance covers meat
entrepreneurs, capitalists and meat
vendors supplying, selling meat
and other poultry products within
the Mangaldan public market.
Dismayed by the failure of
the Bureau of Customs and
Department of Agriculture to
curb smuggling of agricultural
products, local government units
in Pangasinan has taken up the
cudgels for the local livestock
industry to protect them from the
unabated dumping of smuggled
frozen meat in the province.
Ofcials of Urdaneta City,
Pangasinan earlier considered
Resolution No. 156-2012 seeking
to ban the sale of all imported
frozen mean within the territorial
jurisdiction of Urdaneta City.
It is the consensus of the
buying public that it is safer
to buy and eat fresh meat than
frozen ones because they do
not know whether these frozen
meats being sold in the markets
of Urdaneta City are properly
refrigerated and kept to their
frozen status until they are sold,
the resolution said.
Asked to comment on initiatives
taken by the local government in
Urdaneta City, Abono Party-list
chairman and Swine Development
Council Director Rosendo So
stressed that the move only
shows the BOC is not doing its job
to stop smuggling, or its personnel
may be coddling the smugglers
or unscrupulous importers and
traders of these contrabands.
The municipalities of
Pozzorobio, Sison and San
Nicolas also plan to stop imported
meat coming in to their towns.
Reports show that meat
smugglers abound in Pangasinan,
and deliver their contrabands at
1 am in the morning in public
markets, in Lingayen at 2 am and
San Carlos at 3 a.m.
Hog raisers praised the initiative
of the local government of
Pangasinan in cracking down on
meat of dubious quality, including
smuggled meat which continue
to endanger the livelihood of
local meat producers, as well as
other agricultural workers in the
production of food.
In a resolution No. 54-2012
approved on March 9, 2012,
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
of Pangasinan urged all local
government units in the province
to strictly monitor the transport,
storage and display of frozen and
chilled meat and meat products.
This move by the local
government units to protect its
citizens from the proliferation of
frozen meat of dubious origin and
safety, if enforced will help greatly
in the ght against smuggled meat,
said So, who has been imploring the
national government, particularly
the BOC and the Department of
Agriculture to implement a no
non-sense drive against smuggling.
Christine Herrera
Party-list reforms pushed

THE Elections commission is hastening
the screening process for party-list
organizations that applied for accreditation
to join next years national elections.
We will have a decision, maybe in two
to three weeks, said Commissioner Rene
Sarmiento.
Sixto Brillantes Jr., Elections
chairman, vowed to stricly enforce the
screening process.
A citizens watchdog called for reforms
in the party list amid the entry of dubious
party-list groups and their nominees in the
previous elections.
There were 172 groups that applied for
accreditation. At least 127 are existing.
Joel Zurbano
More hospitals accredited

AT LEAST 15 government hospitals
have pledged to provide the Z benet
package, a program that gives privileges
to PhilHealth members aficted with
catastrophic illnesses, which require
prolonged hospital care.
PhilHealth president Eduardo P.
Banzon said patients can make use of
the new program through the National
Kidney Transplant Institute in Quezon
City for treatment of prostate cancer,
Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center
in Manila for breast cancer and the
Philippine Childrens Medical Center in
Quezon City for treatment of childhood
acute lymphoytic leukemia.
The complete treatment of these cases
costs P100,000 each for prostate and
breast cancers and P210,000 for ALL.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Best school forest park

SENATOR Loren Legarda on Tuesday
said that the Department of Education,
in partnership with Luntiang Pilipinas,
will soon name the winners for the Best
School Forest Park Program.
Legarda, chairman of the Senate
committee on climate change and
founder of Luntiang Pilipinas, said the
regional winners and a national winner
will be chosen in August and October.
The winner of Best School Forest Park
will be receive equipment for computer
laboratories and the national winner will
receive funding for the construction of new
classrooms. Macon Ramos-Araneta
By Joel E. Zurbano
ELECTIONS Chairman Sixto
Brillantes Jr. has asked Senator
Miriam Defensor Santiago to
decide once and for all if she will
give up her senatorial post in
favor of a seat in the International
Criminal Court.
Santiagos departure for the ICC
will create a vacancy in the Senate,
making it necessary to elect a
replacement.
She (Santiago) told me she would
talk to me because she was saying she
didnt know when she would resign.
I think she should resign before Oct.
5 so that by that time we will know
what to do, Brillantes said.
If a vacancy occurs in the
Senate, the lawmakers will pass
a resolution and the commission
will call a special election, with the
winner serving the remaining three
year term, Brillantes said.
The remainder of Santiagos
term is due in 2016.
Brillantes said the commission
cant prepare arbitrarily for the elec-
tion of 13 senators since Santiago
was still an incumbent legislator.
The Comelec earlier issued
Resolution 9385 which prescribes
the calendar of activities and
periods of certain prohibited acts in
connection with the May 13, 2013
national and local elections.
The resolution set Oct. 1 to 5
this year as period for filing 2013
certificates of candidacy (COCs) for
all elective positions in the country.
Comelec spokesman James
Jimenez said that the precinct count
optical scan (PCOS) machines may
need a little alteration for the 13th
senator in the coming elections.
He said they would have to
adjust the machines if the Senate
decides to ll up the seat to be
vacated by Santiago.
It is essential that the
Comelec give the PCOS specic
instructions to search for 13 or
less votes for the senatorial race.
If the Comelec does not do this,
then any ballot that has 13 votes
in the senator box will have those
votes considered stray, he said.
By Macon Araneta
SIXTEEN million Filipinos or around
20 percent of the population are without
water while another 15 million do not
have ready access to electricity, Senator
Edgardo Angara said on Tuesday.
We live in an era characterized by
scarcities, not the least in water and
energy, said Angara in a statement
after arriving from Singapore where he
attended the Clean Environment Summit.
Angara called for the proper management
of water resources and development of
national renewable energy.
The veteran lawmaker, who is
also Chair of the Congressional
Commission on Science, Technology
and Engineering, emphasized the pivotal
role of the Philippine government and of
collaboration between stakeholders in the
success of policies aimed at promoting
sustainable economic development
through proper resource management.
He cited the biogas power plant
operating at the Payatas dumpsite as a
prime example of such an initiative.
Despite the tragedy in 2000, it was still
very hard to close the dumpsite because
it represented a source of livelihood for
residents in neighboring areas, said
Angara.
Instead, the local government of
Quezon City converted it into a controlled
waste disposal facility with a power plant
producing 200 kilowatts of electricity,
half of which goes back to the residents
as free street-lighting, he said.
The Philippines has embarked on a
partnership with the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) to replace approximately
3.5 million conventional combustion-
engine tricycles with electric counterparts
Angara said COMSTE, together with
the DOE, identied that for these electric
vehicles to ourish as public transport,
initiatives will have to be undertaken in
key areas such as standards specications,
battery testing, and R&D.
While initiatives in cleaner energy
are underway, he lamented that the
countrys transition to green power
has been hampered by the piecemeal
implementation of the Renewable Energy
(RE) Act of 2008, which he authored.
He also stressed that the highly
fragmented setup and weak regulatory
framework of the countrys water sector
has aggravated poor water and sanitation
services, especially in the provinces.
Angara is the main proponent of two
bills aimed at improving the water services
in the country through institutional
reform, namely the Water Sector Reform
Act (WSRA) or SBN 2997 and the Water
Regulatory Act or SBN 2641.
With these bills, he proposed a three-
pronged approachreforming the water
sector itself, xing the overarching
regulatory framework, and providing
adequate but reasonable economic
regulation.
By Bernadette Lunas
CONVICTED tax evader Glo-
ria Kintanar was now consid-
ered a fugitive from justice
after she failed to appear at
the Court of Appeals at 9 a.m.
Tuesday to serve her sentence.
Kintanar, distributor of For-
ever Living products, was
found guilty by the CTA on
charges of evading P6.3 million
in taxes. She was ordered to
be placed under hospital arrest
and later transferred to city jail
to serve her sentence of two to
four years of imprisonment.
The CTA Sherriff, the National
Polices Criminal Investiga-
tion and Detection Group, and
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
lawyer proceeded to the Velazco
Hospital in Silang, Cavite, where
Kintanars lawyer said she was
conned due to hypertensive
urgency dyslipedemia, after the
CTA issued a bench warrant at 4
p.m. on Monday.
The group arrived at the hos-
pital but she left at 7:15am, even
before her scheduled appearance
at the CTA.
Around noon Tuesday, her
husband Benjamin Kintanar
with a new lawyer, former deputy
customs commissioner Gil Valera
went to the BIR offering to settle
the tax obligation.
Kintanar was found guilty of
violating two counts of the Na-
tional Internal Revenue Code,
or failure to supply the BIR with
correct and accurate information
in her income tax return.
The judgment on her case,
which was afrmed by the Su-
preme Courts third division, be-
came nal and executory.
THOSE who suffer as a result of
harassment suits may ght back
if a group of militant lawmakers
has its way.
The lawmakers on Tuesday
pushed for the passage of the pro-
posed law, anti-strategic lawsuits
against public participation (Anti-
SLAPP) act of 2010, a measure that
seeks to encourage people from all
walks of life to participate in issues
of public concern.
The legal device is also called
SLAPPBack should the defendant
decide to ght back, they said.
An Anti-SLAPP statute would
prevent the use and abuse of judi-
cial processes to suppress the right
of people to participate in matters
of public concern, the authors
said. House Bill 3593 was pro-
posed by Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy
Casino, Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan
and Anakpwis Rep. Rafael Maria-
no as principal authors.
People may not be fully aware
that for several years past, we have
witnessed the proliferation of a spe-
cial kind of harassment suit called
SLAPP as a powerful mechanism
for stiing the inherent rights of
freedom of speech, expression, or of
the press, and the right of the people
to peaceably assemble and petition
the government for redress of griev-
ances, Casio said. Maricel Cruz
Powerpoint. President Aquino presides over the meeting of the Cabinet economic cluster at the Presidents Hall, Malacaan Palace
on Tuesday.
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com JULY 4, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A4
SINCE the Aquino administration came
to power two years ago, it has done all it
can to shunt its duties and responsibilities
to the private sector. President Benigno
Aquino IIIs enthusiastic embrace of the
so-called public-private partnerships is at
the heart of this do-less approach, and
nowhere is it more pronounced than in the
provision of health care services.
The Health Department argues that
public-private partnerships leverage
private funds to improve public facilities,
a task that the government simply isnt
capable of funding. Some ofcials even
use the shameful inadequacy of the
national health budget, which falls far
below the World Health Organizations
recommended 5 percent of the gross
domestic product, as a justication for
opening the oodgates to for-prot
operations in our public hospitals. They
also argue, as does the President, that
private companies are more efcient than
the government in running an enterprise,
and that their involvement would spread
the risks associated with investing in
modern health facilities.
Yet none of these proponents of private
equity in public health care point out the
disadvantages: higher medical costs and a
decline in the number of poor patients that
government hospitals can treat.
This week, a national organization of
doctors, nurses and other health workers
challenged Health Secretary Enrique Ona
to publish the number of charity patients
treated by government hospitals in the
belief that the numbers have gone down
since privatization began.
Under the governments policy of
encouraging private sector participation,
26 government hospitals are being pushed
to corporatize while various private
businesses have found their way into the
public health care system, says Geneve
Reyes of the Health Alliance for Democracy.
But Reyes says privatization would
result in less and not greater access to
health services.
Our fears are coming true now, she
said, pointing out that the Philippine
General Hospital has started classifying
its patients, and that even those who are
totally incapable of paying are made to
pay. There are no more charity patients.
She adds that under the new, prot-
oriented approach, even the East Avenue
Medical Center in Quezon City will not
perform lab exams without pay, even in
emergencies.
Were nding it more and more
difcult to refer indigent patients or those
who are extremely poor to our public
hospitals since we need money to pay for
everything, Reyes said.
She also chided the Aquino
administration for making a business out
of government hospitals.
Theyre using government hospitals
to rake in money and prots, contrary to
the essence in which government hospitals
were built to provide free services to poor
patients, she said.
But the dangers of privatization go
beyond the loss of such services and
extend to all citizens, who have a right to
expect affordable health care.
The experience of other countries show
that the mishmash of public and private
efforts in health care often results in more
expensive and delayed services, and that
the administrative costs of running a
privatized hospital are much higher than
those in a public hospital.
Public-private partnerships may seem
to offer us an easy way out, but there are
always hidden costs to pay. Ultimately,
the government cannot shirk its basic
responsibility to ensure that public
hospitals are adequately funded and have
the facilities they need to deliver good
services at an affordable cost.
The job of government
CJ De Limanot!
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima
may want us all to believe that she
consulted with the Virgin of Manaoag
before she decided that she would
make an excellent Supreme Court
chief justice. But a friend who saw the
secretary at a supermarket recently
swears that the wannabe-chief is not
averse to, shall
we say, cutting
a few corners
to get what she
wants.
My friend
swears that De
Lima, whose
groceries lled
up two shopping
carts, jumped a
long checkout
line using her
bodyguards so
that she could
be the rst to
pay and leave.
She never even
looked at the
people who were in the line ahead
of her, who were throwing dagger
looks at the classless act of this top
government ofcial all the time.
* * *
De Lima may sincerely believe
that, at 52, she will get to serve as
chief justice of the Supreme Court
for nearly two decades until her
mandatory retirement at 70. I dont
think so.
If President Noynoy Aquino
appoints De Lima as chief justice (and
there are some, including the justice
secretary herself, who believe that
this is entirely possible), she would be
lucky to last a signicant time longer
in ofce than her boss. If, after all, this
administration has taught us anything,
it is that no supposedly xed term of
ofce is guaranteed to last until the
end of its term according to the law.
Of course, presidents before
Aquino have forced the removal
of ofcials with xed, untouchable
terms before, if they want that to
happen badly enough. Remember
how Joseph Estrada, to name just one,
was able to pry Richard Gordon out
of the chairmanship of the Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority right after
Erap was elected President, in the
process nearly triggering a revolt in
Gordon-controlled Olongapo City?
Well, Aquino has collected more
scalps belonging to supposedly safe
ofcials appointed by his predecessor
than anyone who became president
before him. But what Aquino really
pioneered is removing the head of the
Judiciary, Renato Corona, who was
on paper Aquinos co-equal in another
department where the Executive had
absolutely no say, apart from making
the original appointment.
That is why Aquino had to go
to war with Corona using all the
resources, ofcials and agencies of
his own department and his all-too-
willing collaborators in both Houses
of Congress. Corona simply had no
chance.
Assuming that Aquino chooses
De Lima for the chief justiceship,
she will also be bundled out of ofce
somehow, just as the President was
able to remove Corona because of the
partisanship that will certainly be the
hallmark of her court. De Lima can be
expected to prove at all times, after
becoming chief justice, that she is
Aquinos man in the high court, to
be relied upon whenever Malacaang
needs a convenient decision.
And if, upon becoming chief
justice, De Lima somehow decides
that she can start ignoring the Palace
and act independently like Corona
did, well, the
President can
remove her like
he did Corona,
as well. In which
case, De Lima
will actually stay
in the high court
for a shorter time
than Aquino stays
in Malacaang.
* * *
This is,
then, the reason
Aquino should
not appoint
De Lima: the
President simply
cannot afford to
replace Corona with someone whose
slavish loyalty to him will prove to
one and all that the ex-chief justice
was correct in surmising that the
Chief Executive just wants a Supreme
Court that will do whatever he wants.
The objection to De Lima replacing
Corona is the same as the one that
makes naming Internal Revenue
Commissioner Kim Henares, Solicitor
General Francis Jardeleza and any
ofcial who is serving in Aquinos
government unacceptable: because
of the abnormally high premium
placed by this administration on blind
loyalty to the President, any of these
people can be assumed to have gotten
the position because it is understood
that they will do what Aquino wants,
when he wants it done.
In the case of De Lima, there is
simply no questioning her canine
subservience. If she can defy the
Supreme Court just to make Aquino
happy by preventing Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo from leaving the country and
then testify for the prosecution in the
trial to remove Corona right after,
how can she be expected to serve as
an independent chief justice who will
be asked, in many cases, to decide on
the constitutionality and legality of
executive actions?
But, of course, Aquino has
never been known to be sensitive
to such matters as legality and
propriety, especially when it comes
to appointing people. As Ive said
before, the reason why stories about
the rise of the so-called KKK
have such traction is because triing
issues as a lack of a track record,
possible conicts of interest and even
questionable conduct while in ofce
are all subordinate to the question
of whether or not Aquino can trust
someone he appoints absolutely.
If thats the case, case, De Lima
may indeed have the inside track. If
you ignore the inconvenient truth that
the Supreme Court is supposed to be
ercely independent of Malacaang,
then perhaps it will all work out.
EDITORIAL
Raising the bar
BY LEAVING the United Nationalist
Alliance, incumbent Senator Aquilino
Pimentel III has raised the bar of
principled politics. Koko Pimentel
could have opted to stay in UNAs
powerhouse senatorial slate and
assured himself of re-election.
UNA, after all, is the political party
to watch. It was cobbled together
by three popular political gures
constant poll survey leader Vice
President Jejomar Binay, former
President Joseph Estrada and Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Enrile, after his handling of the
Corona impeachment trial, is smelling
like roses. Were it not for his age,
he could be everyones candidate
for either the vacant chief justice
post or the presidency in 2016. But
while Enrile exuded endurance in the
ve-month trial, he is past 80 and
is disqualied for the post of chief
justice, the retirement age of which is
70. The venerable senator though has
proven in the course of the trial that
no one is as more versed and steeped
in the law.
Enrile hopes to pass on the mantle
to his son, Cagayan Rep. Juan Jack
Enrile who is running in the UNA
senatorial ticket in 2013.
Koko Pimentel is the son of another
former Senate President, Aquilino
Pimentel. Jr who has since retired.
Father and son also want to keep the
Pimentel name in the Senate roster.
Koko does not only have good genes.
He is a bar topnotcher and has a sense
of what being in the Senate is all about.
Voters will remember him for casting
a guilty verdict against Corona.
The one thing Koko Pimentel is
visceral about is to be in the same
room with Migz Zubiri, even more so
to share the same UNA stage or hit the
campaign trail together with the man
who had robbed him of four years of
his Senate life.
Zubiri is being hailed as some kind
of a hero for relinquishing his post to
Pimentel and for being a gentleman
for not hitting back at Koko. To put
things in proper perspective, Migz
Zubiri yielded to Koko when he got
wind he was going to lose in the
recount of ofcial ballots that would
uphold Pimentels poll protest. As
for being a gentleman, Migz is not
hitting back because he knows public
perception is that Koko has the moral
high ground on why their differences
are irreconcilable.
Migz maintained that although he
was the beneciary, he had no part in
the massive Maguindanao cheating in
the 2007 senatorial elections.
Yeah, right. Thats how a skeptical
Pimentel reacted to Zubiris
disclaimer. How can Migz not be
aware of whats going on considering
that Zubiri was one of the key people
in the then-ruling party, Lakas, of
former President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo.?
Arroyo and former Comelec
Commissioner Benjamin Abalos are
now facing electoral sabotage charges
in the same 2007 senatorial elections
in which Zubiri gained a Senate seat
at the expense of Pimentel.
It looks like Pimentel as guest
candidate in the Liberal Party is a
done deal. He bade farewell to UNA
and will most likely bring his Partido
ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP),
of which he is the president, into a
coalition with the LP.
President Aquino welcomed
Pimentel as a crossover candidate
to the LP senatorial slate which
is beginning to shape up with the
inclusion of former Senator Ramon
Magsaysay Jr., Aurora Rep. Juan
Edgardo Sonny Angara , Customs
Commissioner Ruffy Biazon (or his
father, former senator and now Rep.
Rodolfo Biazon), Akbayans Risa
Hontiveros, TESDAs Joel Villanueva,
and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Senator Francis Escudero might also
run under an LP coalition ticket.
Jun Magsaysays return to the
Senate is a welcome development
and many are hoping he wins
another mandate. He is remembered
for investigating the P728-million
fertilizer fund scam and the ling of
charges against former Department of
Agriculture Secretary Cito Lorenzo
and Undersecretary Joc-Joc Bolante
The fertilizer money meant for
farmers, according to Magsaysays
committee on agriculture report, was
diverted to the campaign of Arroyo
to ensure her re-election in the 2004
presidential polls against movie actor
Fernando Poe, Jr.
With Pimentel and Zubiri running
in two different parties, the outcome
would validate who really won their
closely contested senatorial race in
2007. The result of this return bout
would also show if principled politics
has any traction at all with voters.
ALEJANDRO
DEL ROSARIO
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She may have
the inside track,
if you ignore the
inconvenient truth
that the Supreme
Court should be
independent.
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I MUST give credit to Secretary
of Justice Leila de Lima for her
unabashed sense of self-importance in
accepting her nomination as Supreme
Court chief justice.
De Lima knows she will not be
accepted by insiders of the Supreme
Court for defying a temporary
restraining order on a watch-list order
she had issued to
prevent former
President Gloria
M a c a p a g a l
Arroyo from
leaving the
country.
Still, de Lima
claims she is
t to lead the
Judiciary, which
is supposed to be
an independent
branch of
government.
I am abbergasted when I think
about the fact that she consulted the
appointing power, President Noynoy
Aquino, before she accepted her
nomination. Why would she do that?
Is that her version of independence
and probity?
But as I said, there should be no
surprises under President Aquino.
***
On July 23, when President
Aquino delivers his State of the
Nation Address before Congress,
hes expected to list whatever his
achievements were after two years
in ofce. He is also expected to
articulate his vision for the next four
years of his administration.
I am sure he will cite the 6.4-percent
growth of the gross domestic product
during the rst quarter. He will also
talk about the $2 billion (or more)
investments from the United States
and the United Kingdom that were
pledged to him during his trips to
those countries. He will remind
us that credit rating agencies have
upgraded the Philippines status.
He will also trumpet the reduction
of poverty with his Conditional Cash
Transfer programa dole scheme for
the poor.
Certainly, he will brag about
sending former President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo to jail and ousting
former Chief Justice Renato Corona.
On the other hand, he wont talk
about these: the hunger that stalks the
land, upsurge in crimes, smuggling
at Customs, drug trafcking, human
rights violations, the ability of high-
prole personalities to evade arrest,
and the continuing prevalence of
graft and corruption in all levels of
government.
He promised us change. Two years
after, this change has not come about.
So what is there to talk about?
On foreign policy, President
Aquino has managed only to make
the country more dependent on the
United States. He worsened our
relationship with China over the
disputed Scarborough Shoal. Now, he
wants to seek American aid by having
US spy planes patrol islands we claim
as ours.
On education, there has been
no improvement on the lack of
classrooms, facilities and teachers.
The only change has been the
introduction of K-to-12.
On peace and order, there has
been no achievement in talks with
communists and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front.
On graft and corruption, the
entrenched syndicates at the Bureau
of Customs are still at it. There
is also corruption at the National
Food Authority,
P h i l i p p i n e
National Police,
Department of
E n v i r o n me n t
and Natural
Resources and
the Department
of Transportation
a n d
Communication.
Its worse
at the local
g o v e r n m e n t
level.
Joblessness remains the foremost
problem in our country. The Public-
Private Partnership program has yet
to yield results. Our airports are a
source of embarrassment.
The President may boast that
its more fun in the Philippines.
Still, we have a long way to go.
Thailand already has more than 15
million tourists a year; Indonesia and
Malaysia each about 10 million; and
Vietnam more than 9 million.
Sure, its more fun in the
Philippines. But, only for wanted
criminals who manage to evade
arrests because the police or the NBI
either do not care or refuse to hunt
them down.
It is said that President Aquino
will prove his points by a power-point
presentation. But we can no longer
be fooled. The issues that have not
been addressed by the President are
gut issues.
***
I admire Bureau of Internal
Revenue Commissioner Kim
Henares for declining her
nomination as chief justice knowing
that reform still has to be introduced
completely at the bureau. Henares
knows her priorities.
I cannot say the same thing of De
Lima, who has neither probity nor
delicadeza.
***
Some opinion writers have been
praising Senator Koko Pimentel
for his principles and conviction
in bolting the United Nationalist
Alliance coalition of Vice President
Jojo Binay and former President
Joseph Estrada because he said he
could not be in the same senatorial
slate as former Senator Migz Zubiri.
Principles and conviction? Come on
coming from politician? Thats a
laugh.
In any case, theres betting going
around on who between Koko and
Migz would get more votes. All I can
say is that the Pimentels have not won
in any election in Cagayan de Oro
City, their hometown.
Two years,
no change
President
Aquino has failed
to address gut
issues.
Notes on a scandal
OLD-FASHIONED greed, lavish
lifestyles and expensive tastes, and
passion for bagsvery, very expensive
bagsthese comprised the potent brew
that blew over as the latest scandal to
hit the country. The so-called Birkin
Scandal (named after those famous
and highly coveted bags each costing
more than ten years worth of minimum
wages) has been whispered about in
social circles in the last few weeks.
Most people thought the whole scandal
was just one of those urban myths until
the Philippine Daily Inquirer splashed
the sordid details of the scandal across
its pages last Sunday.
As can be expected in a country that
is fascinated with the shenanigans of the
rich and famous (and those that pretend
to be so), the scandal immediately
became the hottest topic in social
networking sites and in coffee shops.
Birkin Scandal Philippines was the
most Googled item and there was wild
speculation as to the identities of the
people involved. It was just a matter of
time before someone spilled the beans
on who was who in the scandal. By
noontime of Sunday, the full name of
the alleged culprit and pictures showing
her wearing famous designers names
on her various appendages became viral.
Some of the victims were identied as
well - many of them high-prole people
one wouldnt expect to be victimized by
a blatant pyramiding scheme.
If we are to believe the rumors, the
woman successfully swindled many
members of Manilas social set simply
because she hung out with the right
people and carried around expensive
bags. This sounds like an exaggeration,
but it is not. Apparently, this is how
enamored people have become with
signature bags that they have not only
become the ultimate measure of ones
social status, nancial capabilities, and
incredibly enough, character. Louie
Vuitton, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, and
Hermes bags have replaced diamonds
and other precious gems as symbols
of wealth and glamour. To quote a
victim: I trusted her because she was
always dressed impeccably and carried
a different set of designer bag every
single time I ran into her.
I say this with no sarcasm whatsoever:
I dont look down on women who
collect expensive bags and treat them
like living objects (someone I know
calls her bags her babies). In fact, I can
even tolerate women who carry around
expensive bags for the sole purpose of
announcing their social status even if
theres always a part of me that wonders
how many hungry mouths could be fed
or how many houses for the poor could
be built with the cost of each of these
bags. But theres an important caveat,
and it is this: As long as they can afford
it. I think there is enough room in this
world to accommodate everyones
fetishes provided they do not steal or
harm others. And if some people need
some growing up to do because they
still think their worth is measured by
the number of bags they ownand they
have the means to indulge themselves
then so be it.
I do think, however, that there is
something terribly amiss when someone
gets into heavy debt just so she can have
her hands on a Birkin. The way I see
it, there is not much point in toting an
expensive bag that one couldnt afford
to begin with. A good nancial advice
to anyone is: If you have to pay on
installment to own a luxury item, its a
good sign not to have it.
Unfortunately, it seems this insane
obsession with expensive bags has
spawned an underground industry
involving shady deals and pyramiding
scams. Because many people cannot
wait to own the latest designs, they
are willing pay a hefty premium for
bags bought abroad or pre-owned by
someone else. Others pay in advance
for a bag that could only be available
in a few months time. The demand
has become a magnet for people who
want to make a quick buck the easy
wayby nancing the underground
trade. It was just a matter of time
before someone found a way to pull
a heist.
Lets make no bones about this. The
Birkin scandal, which is essentially
a variation of a pyramiding scam,
happened because of greed. People
invested money for a song simply
because someone offered huge returns
which she was able to deliver initially but
couldnt sustain in the long-term as the
pyramid crumbled. It is really simple:
People should be wary of ventures
that offer immediate huge returns no
matter how seemingly safe the project
is or how seemingly trustworthy the
people involved are. If someone offers
you sizable returns on your investment
within a short span of time, say two
weeks or a month, you should balk.
Either the scheme is illegal, immoral, or
simply a scam. There are no shortcuts
to becoming rich other than by marrying
a billionaire. And really, those bags are
just bags. They are things that can give
us pleasure or happiness, but they are
not worth being crucied for.
Giving voice to the minority
THE situation is all too familiar, all too
routine: The annual meeting of a company
listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange
is held at a posh hotel function room.
Stockholders big and small, individuals
or representatives of institutions, gather
in the room with the board of directors
and top management giving presentations
on what happened in the company in the
past 12 months.
Questions are mostly elded by
analysts from brokerage houses and
business journalists who must adjust
their forecasts and le their reports,
respectively. Other questions are
addressed only if they are deemed
relevant; stockholders who raise
uncomfortable questions are regarded
as nuisances. Their questions are not
answered, much less recognized.
The meeting is adjourned, and the
guests enjoy the sumptuous hotel food.
Its all nice and uncomplicated -- but very
supercial.
In an ideal world, even the small
shareholders who invest in the listed
companies with their life savings and
hard-earned money are also given a
voice. They are made to know what
really happens in the rm they partly
own, they understand corporate/nancial
jargon, and they are given an opportunity
to ask questions about the decisions
made.
The result is a much more enlightened
investing public and, in time, a broader
base of retail investors. This would
include ordinary folk who appreciate that
placing their money on stocks could give
them higher returns than depositing it in
banks.
This ideal scenario is what gave rise
to the Shareholders Association of the
Philippines, or Sharephil, launched
last Wednesday at the Dusit Hotel in
Makati. The launch was a joint project
of the Management Association of the
Philippines and the Institute of Corporate
Directors.
Sharephil sees itself as the leading
institution and catalyst in the protection
and promotion of shareholder rights,
duties and responsibilities. Its mission
is to be a major player in promoting
domestic capital market development
through advocacy, education and
enlightenment of shareholders.
Core values are summed up by the
acronym FAITH, which stands for
fairness, accountability, independence,
transparency and honor. Programs will
fall under the banners of education,
advocacy, research and shareholder
relations and representation.
Jesus Estanislao, chairman of the
ICD, said more Filipinos must partake
of the perennial sunshine of optimism
that is sweeping the market these days.
There are, at present, only 600,000
shareholders in the country it would be
good to see more. Corporate governance
must be presented not just as an issue
of compliance, or even corporate social
responsibility.
Sharephil chairman Evelyn Singson
began her talk with blind items about
the questionable behavior of members
of the board of some companies. The
usual victims, she says, are the minority
shareholders. Small investors have been
long neglected and there is no shareholder
protection mechanism available at all.
Singson emphasized, however, that
the manner of engagement would not
be to cross swords with the majority
shareholders, pitting the small against the
big. Partnership is a key word.
Sharephils Board of Trustees is
composed of the more prominent names
in business, all advocates of corporate
governance. They are, aside from Singson,
Rosario Bernaldo (R.E. Bernaldo and
Associates) as president, Celso Vivas
(Canadian Chamber of the Philippines)
as vice president, Jose Ma. Lim (Metro
Pacic Investments Corp.) as treasurer,
Rex Drilon II (ICD) as secretary, Romeo
David (BNL Management Corp.),
Corazon Dela Paz-Bernardo (Banco de
Oro), Vicente Dinglasan (Li & Fung
Management Ltd.), Evangeline Escobillo
(General Institution for Empowerment
Corporation), Mario Gatus (DBM
Philippines), Mabini Juan (Manila
Bankers Life Insurance), Francisco Ed
Lim (ACCRALAW), Arturo Macapagal
(Toyota Pasong Tamo), Alfred Parungao
(Ligaya Management Corp) and Jose
Santos (Ateneo de Manila University).
***
The main speaker during the launch
was David Gerald, founder of the SIAS,
or the Small Investors Association of
Singapore.
In 1999, at the height of the
Asian nancial crisis, the Malaysian
government seized shareholdings of
172,000 Singaporean investors in
Malaysian companies. These small
investors included taxi drivers, secretaries
and people from all walks of life.
Gerald took up the cudgels for
these investors even as the Malaysian
government initially refused to talk to
them and insisted that it would only deal
with the government of Singapore. A
minister even said: They (the investors)
can go to the moon.
The investors did not go to the moon,
but they got somewhere, eventually.
Gerald made the rounds of international
media, decrying the injustice, and soon
bigger investors threatened to withdraw
their placements in Malaysia. Mahathir
eventually talked to Gerald and his
group.
These days, Gerald says, about 60
percent of his time and effort is spent in
going around, educating small investors
about their rights and also about the
rudiments of business.
Back here at home, there is much
to be done to improve the situation of
small retail investors. Sharephil believes
minority would not anymore be
synonymous with silenced.
adellechua@gmail.com
EMIL
P. JURADO
TO THE POINT
Theres something rotten in banking
Bloomberg View
YOU might have missed the latest bank
scandal, the one involving Barclays Plc
(BARC), in the hubbub of last weeks
U.S. health-care ruling and euro salvage
plan.
If so, allow us to ll you in: On June
27, Barclays, the U.K.s second-largest
bank by assets, admitted it deliberately
reported articial borrowing costs from
2005 to 2009. The false reports were
used to set a benchmark rate, the London
interbank offered rate, or Libor, which
affects the value of trillions of dollars
of derivatives contracts, mortgages and
consumer loans. The bank agreed to pay
a hefty $455 million to settle charges with
U.S. and U.K. regulators, and on Monday
its chairman resigned.
On Tuesday, Robert Diamond resigned
as chief executive ofcer, following the
chairman out the door. In an apology to
employees before he resigned, Diamond
wrote that some of the misconduct
occurred on his watch, when he was
head of Barclays Capital, the investment-
banking unit. Diamond was already in
the doghouse with investors. In April,
27 percent of shareholders, upset that
Barclays had missed prot targets, voted
down his $19.5 million pay package.
Heads should roll at other banks, too.
Regulators and criminal prosecutors,
including the U.S. Justice Department, are
investigating at least a dozen other rms
to determine whether they colluded to
rig the rate. Among them: Citigroup Inc.,
Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings Plc
and UBS AG.
We dont countenance bank bashing.
Nor have we ever called on regulators
to bust up big banks. But its difcult
to defend an industry that defrauds the
market with fake interest-rate gures,
thereby stealing from other banks and
customers.
Sadly, the Libor case reveals something
rotten in todays banking culture. We hope
the investigations expose the bad actors,
lead to jail terms for those who knowingly
manipulated the market, and force out
the senior managers and board directors
who participated in, or overlooked, such
conduct.
Why so exercised? In the Barclays
settlement documents, regulators released
smoking-gun e-mails that reveal the extent
of the dirty dealing between bank traders
(looking to protect prots and bonuses)
and senior ofcials in bank treasury units
(hoping to convince markets that their
banks werent in nancial difculty). The
two arent supposed to collude, but its
obvious that the Chinese walls between
them come with ladders.
Libor and its euro counterpart, the
Euribor, are benchmark rates determined
by bank estimates of how much it would
cost them to borrow from one another, in
different timeframes and currencies. The
banks submit sheets of numbers every
weekday morning, London time. An
adjusted average of the rates determines
the size of payments on mortgages and
corporate loans worldwide. The rates
also serve as an indicator of the health
of the banking system. Because some
submissions arent based on real trades,
the potential exists for manipulation.
A Barclays banker responsible for
reporting borrowing rates was told to make
the bank look healthier by not revealing
that borrowing costs had risen. An e-mail
he wrote to a supervisor conrms that he
complied: I will reluctantly, gradually
and articially get my libors in line with
the rest of the contributors as requested,
he wrote. I will be contributing rates
which are nowhere near the clearing rates
for unsecured cash and therefore will not
be posting honest prices, he continued,
referring to rates in the overnight money
market.
Bankers submitting rates responded to
such requests as if they were routine: For
you, anything, and done ... for you big
boy, according to the e-mails. Not that the
efforts went unappreciated: Dude. I owe
you big time! one trader wrote to a Libor
submitter. Come over one day after work
and Im opening a bottle of Bollinger.
Barclays traders also coordinated
with counterparts from other banks. In
an instant message, one Barclays trader
wrote to a trader at another bank: If you
know how to keep a secret Ill bring you
in on it, were going to push the cash
downwards. ... I know my treasurys
repower ... please keep it to yourself
otherwise it wont work.
The real tragedy of the scandal is the
apparent lack of ethics or self-restraint
among the people involved. Following
billions of dollars of trading losses at
JPMorgan Chase & Co.s out-of-control
London unit, the latest installment of
big-bank follies offers yet more proof
that the industry shouldnt be trusted to
regulate itself.
BONG C.
AUSTERO
ARE WE THERE YET?
ADELLE
CHUA
CHASING HAPPY
FRANCISCO S.
TATAD
FIRST THINGS FIRST
News
ManilaStandardToday
mst.daydesk@gmail.com JULY 4, 2012 WEDNESDAY
A6
Metros 6 anti-plastic cities

IN BRIEF
Follow Palace orders on 7 execs, Biazon urged
EcoWaste Coatlion ofcer-in-charge
Manny Calonzo said the Metro Manila
local government units that have heed-
ed burgeoning calls to stop the use of
plastic bags are Quezon City, Makati
City, Las Pias City, Muntinlupa City,
Pasay City and Pasig City.
They are among the 25 jurisdictions
in the country that have taken the highly
commendable step of stopping or regu-
lating the use of plastic bags.
The task of reforming consump-
tion habits is colossal so more efforts
have to be done with public support to
fully see the environmental benets of
phasing out plastic bags, Calonzo said
in a telephone interview as 150 envi-
ronmentalists, beauty queens, church
groups and government ofcials gath-
ered at the Mega-Q-Mart in Quezon
City on Tuesday to mark International
Platic Bag Free Day.
Bearing reusable bags and placards,
some 150 members of the EcoWaste
Coalition bought goods and simultane-
ously froze in their respective posi-
tions for three minutes at the sound
of siren signals to symbolize how the
national law banning plastic bags have
frozen in the legislature.
It is past time our national govern-
ment reanimate and enact the pending
law banning plastic bags, and unite with
forward thinking LGUs. Local bans are
in all sense growing with Makati join-
ing the movement and Muntinlupa tak-
ing the ban to another level, but they
remain to be local, said
Sonia Mendoza, head of EcoWastes
Task Force Plastics.
The coalition and other environ-
mental networks have been advocating
the proper implementation of Republic
Act 9003, or the Ecologial Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000, have been
calling for a national plastic bag ban
that will phase out all kinds of plastic
bags and promote reusable bags using
natural bers.
The EcoWaste also espoused the
collection and recycling of plastic bags
and urged plastics manufacturers to
print their names, manufacturing date
and degradation period of bag that are
supposed be biodegradable.
The coalition noted that a plas-
tic bag ban is both a climate change
mitigation measure and a disaster risk
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Manila
1. The Republic of the Philippines through the Department of Public
Works and Highways has received a loan from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the
National Roads Improvement and Management Program, Phase II
(NRIMP-2). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will
be applied to eligible payments under LM-2.4: Caticlan-Kalibo-Aklan/
Capiz Provincial Boundary Road, Panay Island, Region VI.
2. The Department of Public Works and Highways now invites sealed
bids from eligible bidders for the Long Term Performance-Based
Maintenance (LTPBM) Contract of the Caticlan-Kalibo-Aklan/Capiz
. Provincial Boundary Road, Panay Island, Region VI, The length of
the road project is 111.671 kms.
3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive
Bidding (ICB) procedures specifed in the World Banks Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated May 2004,
and revised in October 2006, with evaluation on a post-qualifcation
basis and is open to all qualifed potential bidders from Eligible Source
Countries as defned in the Bidding Documents.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and
inspect the bidding documents at the offce of the Program Director,
NR1M-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines with Telephone
Nos. (632) 304-3779 and 304-3783.
5. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested
bidders starting July 04, 2012, at NRIM-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area,
Manila, Philippines, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of PhP
11,000,00, or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
6. The provisions in the Instruction to Bidders and in the General
Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the World Bank Sample
Bidding Documents (SBD): Procurement of Works and Services under
Output and Performance-Based Road Contracts.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of
PhP24.00 Million only in the following forms: a. unconditional bank
guarantee, b. irrevocable letter of credit, and c. cashier, certifed/
managers check. Bid security issued by a surety shall not be
accepted. Bids must be delivered to the Department of Public Works
and Highways, NRIM-PMO, 2
nd
Street, Port Area, Manila, Philippines,
on September 6, 2012 at or before 10:00 A.M. Bids will be opened
immediately thereafter in the presence of bidders representatives who
choose to attend.
(Sgd.) RAUL C. ASIS
Undersecretary
Chairman, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) for Civil Works
for NRIMP-2
Department of Public Works and Highways
Port Area, Manila, Philippines
E-mail: asis.raul@dpwh.gov.ph
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Reference: National Roads Improvement and Management Program,
Phase II (NRIMP-2)
Loan No. 7552-PH
L M 2.4: Caticlan-Kalibo-Aklan/Capiz Provincial Boundary-
Road
Panay Island, Region VI
(MST-July 4, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Albay III District Engineering Offce
Paulog, Ligao City
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
(MST-July 4, 2012)
The Department of Public Works and Highways Albay 3rd District
Engineering Office, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites
contractors to apply to bid for the following contract(s):
Contract ID: 12FO0056
Contract Name: Cluster Xll-2012: Installation/Application/Construction of
Road Safety Devices along Monon Basicao Panganiran
Pioduran Pantao Road (National Secondary Road)
K0545+150 - K0553+100 w/exception, Daang Maharlika
Road (Agos-Balangibang Section) K0481+(-671) -
K0485+150 w/ exception Libon Pantao Section K0488+404-
K0515+321
Contract Location: Libon-Pantao Albay
Scope of Work: Installation/Application/Const, of Roads Safety Devices
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php. 9,899,949.44
Contract Duration: 60 calendar days
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 of the DPWH Regional
Offce no. V will conduct the eligibility checking using the Civil Works Registry
(CWR) System and the preliminary examination of bids will be conducted by the
BAC of this offce.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration, with complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate
of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Submission of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline: July 17, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
2. Schedule of Site Inspection July 28-until 10:00 A.M. of July 24, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference July 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 28-July 24, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Receipt of payments of Bid Documents Deadline: July 24, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
6. Submission of Bids July 24, 2012 until 2:00 P.M.
7. Opening of Bids July 24, 2012 at 2:01 P.M.
Interested contractor must download the Bidding Documents including the plans
at DPWH website or PhilGEPS and must submit letter of Intent (LOI) before the
deadline of submission and must paid Php 10,000.00 for Bidding Documents
on or before the deadline for payments of Bidding Documents at DPWH Albay
3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Paulog, Ligao City. Bids must be accompanied by
a bid security in the required amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Letter of Intent should only be submitted by the duly authorized liaison offcer
refected at the CRC, and it must be accompanied with photocopy of CRC, PCAB
license and Tax Clearance, original copy of those documents must be presented
for validation/verifcation. Only those that will passed the validation/verifcation will
be accepted.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in
the BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst
envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the
eligibility requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as
determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The DPWH Albay 3
rd
District Engineering Offce, Paulog, Ligao City reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process anytime
before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) ROLANDO G. CATAHAN
BAC Chairman
Noted:
(Sgd.) EFREN C. MANALO, MPA
District Engineer
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila
(MST-July 4, 2012)
Invitation for Bids
July 4, 2012
Road Improvement and Institutional Development Project (RIIDP)
Supply, Installation and Delivery of Communication Network
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the Procurement Plan for this project that is included in the
Project Administration Manual which is included in the Project Information Documents (PID)
in the ADB website.
http://www.adb.org/projects/project.asp?id=41076
2. The Republic of the Philippines has received for a loan from the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) toward the cost of the Road Improvement and Institutional Development Project (RIIDP),
and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for the
Supply, Installation and Delivery of Communication Network.
3. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) now invites sealed Bids from
eligible Bidders for the Provision and Installation of a voice and data communication network
to be installed in approximately 47 Offces located throughout the country and upgrading of
network equipment (data switch and UPS) for the existing 60 offces connected to the DPWH
communication network. This includes but not limited to the necessary cabling (fber optic and
category 5 wiring) PBXs, IP phones, data switching equipment, nodes, UPS, other related
equipment necessary for a structured fast Ethernet data network, as well as the necessary
electrical wiring and backup generators to power this equipment and the associated civil works
for installation. Coordination with the appropriate telephone companies will also be required.
The Supply and Installation Period is one (1) year. The bidding is open to all eligible Bidders
that meet the following criteria:
Minimum average annual turnover of US$ 3.0 Million defned as the total payments received
by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last three (3) years. In
the case of a Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet 40% of the requirement, each
partner must meet 25% of the requirement, and all partners combined must meet 100% of
the requirement.
The Bidder individually or as a joint venture must have supplied, as main supplier,
communication network system, software development services and relevant integration
and operation services covering software, hardware and communication network equipment
for at least three (3) years, and the total sales over the last three (3) years must be at least
US$ 3.0 Million per annum.
The Bidder individually or as a joint venture shall demonstrate that they have successfully
implemented at least one (1) contract for a total value in excess of US$2.5 Million within the
last fve (5) years using modern communication network systems each with multiple sites.
The Bidder must be an authorized dealer, distributor or manufacturer of all products listed
in its Bid for at least seven (7) years, and in the case of a Joint Venture Bidder, any one of
the partners can meet this requirement. Goods offered must have been in production in the
last ten (10) years.
Soundness of the Bidders fnancial position showing long-term proftability demonstrated
through audited annual fnancial statements (balance sheet, income statement) for the last
three (3) years. As a minimum, the Bidders net worth, calculated as the difference between
its total assets and total liabilities, must be positive. In the case of a Joint Venture Bidder,
each partner must meet this requirement.
All pending claims, arbitration, or other litigation shall represent in total not more than 50%
of the Bidders net worth.
The Bidder must have liquid assets and lines of credit to meet the cash fow of US$ 5.0
Million for the execution of the Contract being bid for. The Bidders liquid assets and lines
of credit must also meet its other current commitments for other contracts. In the case of a
Joint Venture Bidder, one partner must meet 40% of the requirement, each partner must meet
25% of the requirement, and all partners combined must meet 100% of the requirement.
The Bidder individually or as a Joint Venture must have on its current staff, at least one key
person in each of the following specialist areas involved in the project.
WAN networking and equipment
LAN networking, equipment, and cabling
IP-PBX equipment and operations
Computer hardware and operating system
Each key person must meet the following minimum requirements:
Eight (8) years in the Information System (IS) industry, with the last fve (5) years in the
particular specialist area.
The last four (4) years of industry experience in a management capacity with at least ten
(10) subordinate staff.
The overall Project Manager nominated by the Bidder must have at least ten (10) years
relevant industry experience in project management responsibility for staff over extended
periods which involved the development, implementation, operation and support of integrated
communications systems covering multiple sites, and its integration with application
independent communications network services and computer applications.
Sub-contractor(s), if any are proposed, must have at least fve (5) years of relevant experience
in similar network Projects.
4. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADBs Single Stage:
Two-Envelope procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from DPWH and inspect the Bidding
Document at the address given below, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. A pre-bid meeting which
potential bidders may attend will be held on July 18, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Offce of Assistant
Secretary ROY L. MANAO, Chairman, BAC for Goods, Department of Public Works and
Highways, 2
nd
Floor, DPWH Main Building, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila, Philippines.
6. The Bidding Document, in the English language, may be purchased by interested Bidders on the
submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable
fee of fve thousand (PhP 5,000.00) Philippine Pesos (plus postal charges of PhP 1,000.00
(inland) or PhP 5,000.00 (overseas) or the equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
The method of payment will be cash or managers check in favor of DPWH. The document may
be obtained in person at the address given below or will be sent by courier for local delivery or
airmail for overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 am on August 29, 2012. All Bids
must be accompanied by a Bid Security for the amount indicated in Section II. Bid Data Sheet of
the Bidding Document. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders
representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 10:00 am on August 29, 2012.
8. The DPWH will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection
with the preparation or delivery of Bids.
9. The address referred to above is:
Assistant Secretary ROY L. MANAO
Chairman, BAC for Goods
c/o the BAC Secretariat
Ground Floor, Supply and Property Management Division
DPWH Main Offce, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area
Manila 1018
Philippines
Telephone: (63)-(02)-304-3530
(Sgd.) ROY L. MANAO
Assistant Secretary
Chairman, BAC for Goods
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have lauded six
Metro Manila governments for enacting
measures to ban or regulate the use of plastic
bags in their localities and they urged Congress
to pass a similar law that will be implemented at
the national level.
reduction response and has proven ef-
fective in other countries, like China
which announced that the plastic bag
ban they launched four years ago has
helped the nation save 4.8 million tons
of oil ~ or an equivalent of 6.8 million
tons of standard coal.
Local discards survey conducted
in 2006 and 2010 by EcoWaste Coali-
tion, Greenpeace, and Global Alliance
for Incinerator Alternatives show that
plastic bags comprised 51.4 percent
of the otsam in Manila Bay and 27.7
percent in 2010. Plastics in general, in-
cluding plastic bags, made up 76.9 in
2006 and 75.55 percent in 2010.
With the Chief Justice Impeach-
ment Trial, we understand that our leg-
islature had to deal with urgent mat-
ters, and now that it is over it is time
our hardworking lawmakers nally
impeach the bag, said EcoWaste Zero
Waste Campaigner Christina Vergara.
For her part, Miss Philippines
Earth 2012 Stephany Stefanowitz said
Convenience had been our conve-
nient excuse for putting up with plastic
bags but we never really know how un-
wieldy plastic bags are until we see the
harm they bring.
A STEEL rm that was allegedly ha-
rassed by seven ofcials of the Bu-
reau of Customs urged Commissioner
Runo Biazon to follow the orders of
Malacaang to re the ofcials after
they were found to be still reporting for
work at the bureau.
Lawyers of Sanyo Seiki Stainless
Steel Corporation, led by former So-
licitor General Frank Chavez, urged
Biazon to implement the mandated
dismissal of Christopher Dy Buco, Ed-
gar Quiones, Francisco Fernandez,
Alfredo Adao, Jose Elmer Velarde,
Thomas Patric Relucio, Jim Erick
Acosta and former Deputy Commis-
sioner Gregorio Chavez.
We appeal to Commissioner Bi-
azon to take prudence and uphold
Malacaangs order by justly acting on
the blatant deance of these disgraced
BOC ofcials returning to their posts,
said lawyer Niel Rapatan, referring to
the January 26 order of Deputy Ex-
ecutive Secretary for Legal Affairs Mi-
chael Aguinaldo.
Aguinaldo found the seven ofcials
guilty of gross misconduct, grave abuse
of authority and oppression, gross in-
competence and inefciency, and con-
duct prejudicial to the service and were
meted dismissal from the service, can-
cellation of eligibility, forfeiture of re-
tirement benets and perpetual disqual-
ication from government service.
The ofcials were sanctioned for
enforcing invalid mission orders and
harassing ofcers of the steel rm
with trumped-up charges. The steel
rms delivery van was also alleged-
ly seized by ofcials and has not yet
been returned.
The steel rm also complained of
Gestapo-type raids on its warehouses
in Malabon and Meycauayan without
mission orders or plant visit authoriza-
tion letters, in direct violation of Cus-
toms regulations.
Rapatan said they have again asked
the Deputy Executive Secretary Agui-
naldo to direct Biazon to explain why
the ofcials are still reporting to the
bureau.
This only shows how brazen these
individuals are. It is as if nothing hap-
pened and they are free to go on their
merry ways, Rapatan said .
For his part, the steel rms presi-
dent Gregory Chan said he was con-
dent the Aquino administration would
not allow corrupt ofcials to return to
their former posts and that they would
be held accountable for their suppos-
edly illegal acts.
Anti-plastic. Miss Philippine Earth Staephany Stefanowitz obliges Quezon City
folk who caught her at a market while campaigning for a nation-wide ban on
plastic bags in celebration of International Plastic Bag Free Day.
Makati building owners
reminded of regulations
MAKATI City Building Ofcial and City
Engineer Nelson Morales on Tuesday
reminded building owners and developers
to strictly observe safety precautions to
lessen the impact of a major earthquake
and other disasters.
Morales reminded contractors and
building owners that structures built 15
years ago or longer should submit a cer-
tication on its structural soundness and
stability.
Owners and developers should also
install a seismograph in existing high-
rise buildings and those under construc-
tion to monitor the buildings response to
ground movement from earthquakes and
to strong typhoons.
Other safety precautions that high rise
and medium rise buildings must observe
include keeping all exits unobstructed and
passable at all times, with illuminated exit
signs properly installed, Morales added.
In case of re, all re suppression sys-
tems must be able to operate on automat-
ic mode, while every oor must have re
hose cabinets and re ladders as well as
re extinguishers. Ferdinand Fabella
Immigration creates
deportation task force
THE Bureau of Immigration has formed a
special task force to hasten the deportation
of detained aliens and monitor cases led
against foreigners who violated Philippine
immigration laws.
BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr.
issued a memorandum order creating
the deportation task force that will be
headed by Acting Executive Director
Eric Dimaculangan along with Senior
Sate Prosecutor Roberto Lao, who was
named assistant head.
The members of the task force are law-
yers Jose Carlitos Licas, Antonio Rivera,
Frederico Luis Trinidad, Sherwin Pascua,
Elaine Tan, and Rommel Tacorda.
David said members the task force were
directed to conduct a comprehensive inven-
tory of all deportation cases and address the
delays in the deportation procedure.
Under existing rules, the BI cannot
deport a detainee without a clearance
from the court, police and National Bu-
reau of Investigation.
Foreigners are expelled pursuant to
deportation orders issued by the BI board
of commissioners and all deportees are
placed in the immigration blacklist
to prevent them from re-entering the
country. Vito Barcelo
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
A person familiar with the Hawks-
Nets deal told The Associated Press on
Monday night that Atlanta will receive
guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar
and DeShawn Stevenson and forwards
Jordan Williams and Johan Petro, along
with a draft pick Brooklyn received
from Houston in a prior deal. The selec-
tion only belongs to the Nets if it is not
a lottery pick.
The person conrmed the trade on
condition of anonymity because it
cannot become ofcial until Steven-
son signs as a free agent with Brook-
lyn. Free agents cannot be signed until
July 11.
Johnson has four years and $90 mil-
lion left on his contract and new general
manager Danny Ferry decided it was
time to shed payroll and rebuild.
The 31-year-old Johnson averaged
18.8 points per game last season, his
11th in the NBA and seventh with At-
lanta.
The Nets are hoping to team John-
son with free agent point guard Deron
Another loss for horseracing
Hawks send Johnson
to Nets for 5 players
THE Hawks have agreed to deal All-Star guard Joe
Johnson to the Brooklyn Nets for ve players and
a draft pick, and Atlanta will send forward Marvin
Williams to the Utah Jazz for guard Devin Harris.
IN BRIEF
PH pugs lose in Thailand
THAILANDS Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
retained his World Boxing Council Asia
Boxing Council super yweight title
with a second-round technical knockout
over Filipino Lionel Mark Duran, while
Michael Rodriguez lost to former world
champion Suriyan Sor Rungvisai in
Minburi, Thailand.
With the win, the 25-year-old Srisaket
improved to 14-1 with 13 knockouts. His
only loss was to Japans undefeated Ken-
ji Oba, who had a record of 16-0-2 with
12 knockouts on Feb. 7, 2010.
With the title loss, the 20-year-old Du-
ran dropped to 9-5-1 with 3 knockouts.
He was coming off a 10-round unani-
mous decision loss to Benazir Alolod
last May 26.
Another Filipino with a terrible record
of 13-34 with 3 knockouts, Rodriguez
lost a six-round unanimous decision to
former world super yweight champion
Rungvisai (21-5-1 with 7 KOs). Ronnie
Nathanielsz
HORSERACING suffered a great
loss with the passing of horseowner
and breeder Don Antonio Floirendo,
who succumbed to pneumonia on
June 29.
He was 96.
Blessed with business savvy, he
was a strong promoter of the banana
export industry in Southern Mindanao
and expanded his empire into fruits,
vehicles (Anocars), a leisure resort
(Pearl Farm Beach on Samal Island),
and other ventures.
Don Antonio had been in racing
for decades, and was a member of
the three horseowners organizations
Metropolitan Association of
Race Horse Owners, Philippine
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders
Organization, and Klub Don Juan de
Manila.
He was the sponsor of KDJMs
annual Golden Girls Stakes race for
mares, one of the highlights of their
Don Juan Derby racing festival every
October at the Manila Jockey Clubs
San Lazaro Leisure Park.
He visited SLLP on racedays from
time to time. Impeccably dressed
always in a sport coatnavy seemed
to be his preferred colorand not a
silver hair out of place, hed wend his
way without hurry across the shiny
Turf Club oors to where a special
table was reserved for him. He spoke
little, content to study his racing form
over a glass of wine and his trademark
cigars, curls of smoke rising in the air
with each slight motion of his hand.
In the middle of the last decade, he
obtained a franchise from Congress to
operate a racetrack in Davao. Called
the Mindanao Jockey and Country
Club, it was to have been developed
by Damosa Land, Inc. and located
in the cool hills of Marapangi, Toril.
Around 2008, it was said that grading
and other land development had
commenced, with a residential area
and eco-tourism park included in the
plans. But there must have been too
many constraints for them to continue
with the racecourse project.
Don Antonios interest in
horseracing remained keen over the
years, so much that long-time trainer
and stable manager, former jockey
Renato Hipolito, had his hands full
taking care of all the Floirendo horses.
Of those currently running, many
were sired by Indy Minstrel (AP Indy
x Minstrella), among them Davao
Boy, Dream Minstrel, and Devoted
Minstrel. Another of his most prolic
stallions was Thunder Vic (Thunder
Puddles x Victoria Elena).
Just last week, a shipment of around
40 horses arrived from Australia. Ten
were his. That shows his commitment
to the sport, unwavering until the end.
The racing community is grateful for
his contributions to the sport and will
always honor his memory.
Don Antonios passing comes
on the heels of the death last week
of retired admiral Jorge Necesito,
who served as Philippine Racing
Commission executive director
from 2006 until 2011, and that of
horseowner and breeder Jose Mari
Franco last December 22.
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Reyes makes main draw
FIL-ITALIAN tennis player Marc Reyes
has entered the main draw of a professional
tournament for the second time this year.
Reyes reached the main draw after he
rst hurdled Sambath Orn of Cambodia,
6-0, 6-1, in the rst qualifying round of
the $15,000 Indonesian F2 mens tennis
futures at the Kemayoran Tennis Center
in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He then won over Thailands top play-
er Kirati Siributwong, who conceded
the match due to exhaustion, with Reyes
leading in the rst set, 7-5.
Reyes joined Jeson Patrombon, who
has been accepted in the main draw.
Peter Atencio
KOREAN Kim Jung Soo and
Maru Sotto dominated the
First Eastern Communications
Invitational golf tournament
recently, emerging as the
net and gross champions,
respectively, at the Sta. Elena
Golf Club in Sta. Rosa,
Laguna.
Kim shot a gross 76 for a net
70, while Sotto, whose brother,
celebrity Vic, also graced the
tourney, shot an 86.
The tourney highlighted
Eastern Communications
expansion project from
Cavite to Nasugbu, Batangas,
where it has built a 240-km
redundant ber network that
covers more economic zones
in the south.
Vic Sotto, along with fel-
low celebrity Anjo Yllana
and Fanny Yu from Procter
and Gamble, hit the ceremo-
nial tee that marked the start
of the tourney backed by
Sledgers, Citibank, Concep-
cion-Carrier Air Condition-
ing, Tourmaster, RiteMED,
and Rebisco. Golfers from
various Light Industry and
Science Park locaters and in-
vited guests led the big eld
that saw action.
Eastern Communications
is an ISO-Certified tele-
communications company
that has been providing
business-grade connectivity
and solutions to corporate,
government, SME, and in-
stitutional sectors for more
than 130 years. It is now a
member of the San Miguel
Group of companies.
Champ joins Bolo Cup
ALL eyes will be on ve-time world cham-
pion Eric Grauffel of France when the 12th
Demetrio Bolo Tuason Cup res off on
July 12 to 15 at the Arms Corporation of
the Philippines shooting range in Marikina.
Grauffel bagged the International
Practical Shooting Confederation world
title in 1999 in Cebu, 2002 in South Af-
rica, 2005 in Ecuador, 2008 in Indonesia
and last year in Greece. He has gone un-
defeated since 1999.
The 32-year-old Frenchman is on an
unprecedented win streak with 191 Pres-
ident Medals under his belt.
Armscor Shooting Ranges, Inc. presi-
dent Gina Marie Angangco told yester-
days Philippine Sportswriters Association
Foum that when word got out that Grauffel
was coming, the interest in the staging of
the next Tuason Cup tremendously grew.
Also coming in to spice up the event
which also serves as the National Capi-
tal Region Area Championship is Untied
States Practical Shooting Association
grand master Simon JJ Racaza, who
was born in Cebu.
Shaolin Wushu Festival set in China
THE 9th Zhengzhou China
International Shaolin Wushu Festival
will be held from Oct. 20 to 25, 2012
in Zhengzhou, China.
The birthplace of Shaolin Wushu, the
city of Zhengzhou has successfully held
the festival on eight occasions since
1991. It is aimed to foster friendship,
communication, and common progress
among the participants.
Federation of School Sports
Association of the Philippines President
David Ong plans to invite members of
the FESSAP Executive Committee to
attend the International Shaolin Wushu
Festival as observers, while exploring
the possibility of including the event in
FESSAP calendar.
Athletes from more than 60 countries
and regions all over the world have
taken part in this grand festival in the
past.
The Shaolin Wushu Festival is a
comprehensive festival comprising of
Wushu, business and trade, tourism
and cultural exchange.
The festival is an excellent forum
to foster friendship and camaraderie,
exchange martial arts skills, and learn
deeply the Chinese culture.
Various activities are being arranged
by the Zhengzhou City Organizing
Committee.
These are the Taolu competitions,
Sanda, Wushu performances,
Chinese Martial Arts Duan Wei
Exam, Chinese Martial Arts training
and exchange, grand evening party,
greeting ceremony in Dengfeng,
sightseeing of Shaolin Temple, Zen
Music Shaolin Grand Ceremony and
other cultural activities.
Kim, Sotto rule
Eastern golfest
JENNY
ORTUOSTE
THE HOARSE WHISPERER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
FORMER World Boxing As-
sociation junior welterweight
champion Amir Khan reacted
calmly to a virulent blast by
World Boxing Council cham-
pion Danny Garcia and his fa-
ther/trainer Angel, leading up
to their July 15 (Manila Time)
showdown at the Mandalay
Bay Resort Hotel and Casino
in Las Vegas, saying his sts
will do the talking.
In an international conference
call to promote the ght, which
will be telecast in the Philippines
on Big Time Bakbakan over
AKTV IBC 13 at 12 noon on
Sunday, Khan said he is not the
kind of individual who likes to
get into arguments.
In the end, its only going to
be me and him in the ring and I
know exactly what I need to do
in there, said Khan.
Boxing Scene editor Jake
Donovan quoted Khan, who
said: Im not going to retali-
ate to Dannys father or Danny
himself. Ive been in this situa-
tion so many times. Im a pro-
fessional ghter and Im going
to let my sts do the talking.
Garcia (23-0, 14KOs) and his
trainer/father picked up the rheto-
ric as the champion boldly pre-
dicted that he will hand Khan, the
2000 Athens Olympic silver med-
alist, his second successive defeat
after he lost a hugely controversial
decision to Lamont Peterson, who
later tested positive for a banned
substance as the two ghters were
preparing for a rematch.
Garcia, who hails from Phila-
delphia won the WBC title with
a 12-round unanimous decision
over veteran Mexican legend
Erik Morales last March.
Taking a swipe at Khan, Gar-
cia told The Boxing Lab, Box-
ingScene.coms ofcial audio
show: I think its the perfect
time for this ght. Im the cham-
pion and he calls himself the
best. If he calls himself the best,
then he has to beat the champi-
on. To me, its just another guy
in my way trying to defeat me,
but it aint gonna happen
Khan: My
fists will do
the talking
Tolentino, Juico, Lina to lead unified PhilCycling
TAGAYTAY City Mayor
Abraham Bambol Tolentino
will head a unied body of the
PhilCycling for the next four
years.
Tolentino received a new
mandate to lead the countrys
governing body in cycling after
two warring factions within the
sport got together yesterday.
This is a good starting point for
Philcycling. Ngayon, ibabangon
natin ulit ang PhilCycling, said
Tolentino after he was voted
unanimously as the cycling
president for a second time by the
organizations 15-man board at the
One Esplanade of the SM Mall of
Asia complex in Pasay City.
The fresh mandate given to
Tolentino ended a three-year
leadership dispute among the
leaders of the countrys cycling
organizations.
Former Philippine Sports
Commission chairman Philip Ella
Juico, who has been disputing
PhilCyclings leadership since
last year, was named vice
president, while Oscar Rodriguez
became treasurer.
Named as auditor was lawyer
Jesus Aranas. Businessman
Bert Lina became the chairman
of the board, Atty. Avelino
Sumali was elected secretary
general and Jojo Villa was
named executive director.
Former Commission on
Elections board member
Gregorio Goyo Larrazabal was
named as a member of the board
of trustees with Ric Rodriguez,
Pablito Sual, Paquito Rivas,
Modesto Bonzo and Lorenzo
Lomibao Jr.
Other board members are
Oscar Durano, Carlos Gredonia
and Juancho Ramores.
Philippine Olympic Committee
president Jose Peping
Cojuangco Jr. witnessed the
elections, with POC spokesman
Joey Romasanta and Asian
Cycling Confederation secretary
general Choi Boo Woong.
Cojuangco thanked the heads of
136 clubs present for completing
the unication process and
leading the membership into one
group.
This is a sport where we can
excel. Im sure we can achieve
this potential, said Cojuangco.
Choi, on the other hand,
assured the body the Philippines
can now send representatives to
any international competition in
the future with this development.
Peter Atencio
Winners of the school season tournament of the Junior Golf Foundation of the
Philippines and the Junior Golfers' League of the Philippines third leg at the South
Forbes Golf City, Sta. Rosa, Laguna are shown here. They are champion Jethro Derrek P.
Abalos (center), runner-up Matthew Mateo (left) and third placer Jose Fernando.
Maru Sotto (right) receives his trophy from Patrick Perez of
LISP and Trina Pelayo of Eastern Communications.
Williams, whom they are working to
re-sign, in the franchises rst season
in New York City after decades in New
Jersey.
Utah CEO Greg Miller acknowledged
the deal for former rst-round pick Mar-
vin Williams while picking up guard Mo
Williams at Salt Lake City International
Airport in preparation for Tuesdays in-
troductory news conference.
The Jazz acquired Mo Williams in a
multi-team deal last week that also sent
Lamar Odom to the Clippers.
Miller said it was difcult to part with
Harris but he was excited by what Mo
Williams brings to the team.
Mo Williams said it felt good to be
back where he started his career in 2003
and he had always hoped to start for his
rst team. AP
Sports
Manila Standard TODAY
Donaire ready to unify titles
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
WORLD Boxing Organization su-
per bantamweight champion No-
nito Donaire said his continuing
quest for six world titles will be
taken one at a time.
And right now, his immedi-
ate goal is to unify the titles in
the 122-pound division, when he
takes on International Boxing Fed-
eration champion Jeffrey Mon-
goose Mathebula at the Home
Depot Center in Carson, Califor-
nia on Sunday (Manila time).
Shortly after he arrived in Los
Angeles, the four-division world
champion worked out at Manhat-
tan Beach to stay sharp in prepa-
ration for his big test against the
South African IBF champion, who
stands some four inches taller than
Donaire and also enjoys a reach
advantage.
The ght card which will in-
clude an intriguing battle between
former world champion Kelly
Pavlik against Will Rosinsky
of New York will be telecast by
ABS-CBN at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The ghters will provide a
glimpse of what kind of condition
they are in at a public media work-
out on Wednesday at the Fortune
Gym on Sunset Boulevard in Los
Angeles, with Donaire on at 12
noon to be followed by Mathebula
some 30 minutes later.
Everything is ne and Mathe-
bula has adapted well, Mathebu-
las promoter Branco Milenkovic
told the Manila Standar d.
Donaire said he has never trained
harder for a ght, not even when
he blasted veteran Fernando
Montiel to win the World
Boxing Council/WBO
bantamweight title,
which was named
the Knockout of the
Year in 2011.
Donaire is
prepared for a
tougher ght
than most
people expect
and believes
Mathebula will
stand and ght in
an attempt to make a name
for himself against Ring
Magazines No. 4 in the
pound-for-pound list.
Filipino Olympians
excited to join camp
High hopes for UP Maroons in UAAP Season 75
By Peter Atencio
THE University of the Philippines
Fighting Maroons have high hopes in
the coming 75th season of the Univer-
sity Athletic Association of the Philip-
pines mens basketball tournament.
With 11 veterans back and four tal-
ented newcomers reinforcing UPs line-
up, coach Ricky Dandan sees the Fight-
ing Maroons doing better than last year
when the season begins on July 14.
For the coming season, were very
optimistic with most of the veterans
coming back, said Dandan.
The Fighting Maroons are counting
on two of their most prolic veterans,
Mike Sillungan and Alvin Padilla to
help them improve on their eighth-place
nish the past two seasons.
During their pre-season sorties, Sil-
lungan and the comebacking Padilla
proved their worth, with Sillungans
averages of 11.7 points and 4.3 re-
bounds, and Padillas norms of 8.8
points and 2.8 rebounds.
West Negros recruit Raul Soyud, a 64
power forward, will be around to make his
presence felt in the middle, with his aver-
ages of seven points and ve rebounds.
Returning Mark Lopez and Jett Man-
uel are also in the team, with American
student Chris Ball, a 65 slotman from
Canada, who backs up Alinko Mbah at
the center position.
Point guard Mike Gamboa is back
in the starting lineup and he will be re-
inforced by newcomer Henry Asilum
from Cebu. Asilum takes the place of
Mike Reyes, who is recovering from a
shoulder injury.
Angelo Montecastro backs up Manu-
el in the shooting guard position, along
with Lopez, who just recovered from an
ACL injury.
Sophomore Paolo Romero takes the
power forward position with Soyud and
rookie Canadian nd JR Gallarza.
THE rst group of Philippine
athletes and ofcials received a
warm welcome from their Lon-
don-based countrymen, tired after
a long journey from Manila, but
excited and eager to join the free
training camp ahead of the 30th
Olympic Games.
Shooter Brian Rosario and swim-
mers Jasmine Alkhaldi and Jessie
Khing Lacuna shook hands and
exchanged pleasantries from PH
embassy and Filipino community
ofcials, while getting best wishes
during the hot reception accorded
them upon arrival late last week at
the Heathrow airport.
Good luck and more power
to all of you as you strive to win
a medal,embassy ofcial Rey
Catapang told the group that also
included coaches Ray Brosas
of swimming and Gay Corral
of shooting and administrative
ofcer Arsenic Lacson.
During their turn to speak, the
athletes, wearing their team jack-
ets, promised to give their best shot,
while telling their kababayans the
gains they could get out of their 15-
day stay in the camp introduced for
the rst time in the Games.
Told of the hot welcome the
team received, PH team chief of
mission Manny Lopez thanked
the embassy and Filipino commu-
nity for the kind gesture that will
denitely boost the morale of our
Olympians.
From the airport, the group pro-
ceeded to their respective training
camps by bus, with Alkhaldi, La-
cuna and Brosas settling down at
the sprawling Surrey Sports Park in
Guildford and Rosario staying at the
centuries-old EJ Churchill shooting
range set amid 40 acres of woodland
in West Wycombe Estate.
sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com Riera U. Mallari, Editor
Blue Eagles
still the top
contenders
EVERYONE still has to go
through four-time defending
and reigning mens basket-
ball champion Ateneo when
the University Athletic Asso-
ciation of the Philippines cel-
ebrates its silver anniversary
this season.
Veteran teams University of
Santo Tomas and Far Eastern
University, along with emerg-
ing power National University,
have been mentioned among
the probable contenders this
year, but it remains to be the
majority consensus that the ex-
perienced and intact Blue Ea-
gles are still the team to beat.
Junel Baculi, athletic direc-
tor of host NU, together with
Bulldogs Bobby Ray Parks
Jr. and Ajeet Singh, and UST
skipper Jeric Fortuna all had
the Eagles on top of their list as
favorites this year.
Ateneo pa rin yan, said
Baculi in the Philippine Sports-
writers Association Forum
at Shakeys UN Ave., where
the three players joined him
on a rainy Tuesday morning.
Theyre the defending cham-
pions, they won four straight
titles and gunning for a fth one.
Kaya all teams are preparing
hard to topple the no. 1 squad.
Parks, last years UAAP
Most Valuable Player, added,
I agree with coach Junel,
the team to beat is denitely
Ateneo.
The Eagles are bringing
back the young core of Greg
Slaughter, Kiefer Ravena, and
Nico Salva this season as they
bid for a historic fth straight
title in what could be coach
Norman Blacks nal year with
the team.
Ginebra
coach: We
need to be
consistent
By Jeric Lopez

IF theres one word to describe
Barangay Ginebras Gover-
nors Cup campaign thus far,
then it has to be inconsistent.
Even Kings Coach Siot
Tanquincen knows that and
he wants no part of that in-
consistency when his squad
begins its seminals bid.
Among the seminalists,
Ginebra is the only team yet
to register a winning streak.
The Gin Kings nished a
5-4, but theyve alternated their
wins and losses and Tanquin-
cen doesnt like that pattern to
continue in the seminals.
Diinan na ito. Somehow,
we have to nd a way to
play at a consistent level,
said Tanquincen.
He admitted that Ginebra
needs to do a lot of xing
to nally create some sort
of momentum for a better
chance of making the nals.
We turn the ball too much
and we have a lot of mental
lapses that allow our opponents
to get some sort of advantage.
Madaming factors and we
have to address those problems
going into the semis.
Tanquincen knows that this
time around, inconsistency
is not an option if the Kings
want to reach the nals.
We cannot afford to make
mental mistakes in the play-
offs, added Tanquincen.
Since the carried-over stand-
ings of the seminalists are
stacked, everyone has a fair
shot to make it to the nals.
Meanwhile, living legend
Sonny Jaworski, the man
chiey responsible for bring-
ing the Ginebra to new heights,
will have his jersey-retirement
ceremony on Sunday.
Sabine Lisicki of Germany screams her heart out after winning against Maria Sharapova of Russia during a fourth-round singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis
Championships at Wimbledon, England. AP
Philippine embassy and Filipino community officials welcome the first batch of Filipino athletes and
coaches upon their arrival at the Heathrow airport in London early last week to join the pre-Games
training camp ahead of the 30th Olympic Games. Among those in photo are Rey Catapang of the
PH embassy (eighth from left), swimmers Jessie Khing Lacuna (third from left) and Jasmine Alkhaldi
(fifth from left), Team PH administrative officer Arsenic Lacson (seventh from left), shooter Brian
Rosario (seventh from right), swimming coach Carlos Brosas (sixth from right) and shooting mentor
Gay Corral (third from right).
Sharapova
goes down
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Top-seeded and 2004 Wimbledon cham-
pion Maria Sharapova, a big hitter in her
own right, was overpowered in a 6-4, 6-3
loss to No. 15 Sabine Lisicki. Four-time
title winner Serena Williams was locked in
a three-set tussle against a wild-card entry
from Kazakhstan who is ranked 65th but is
responsible for the only perfect set in wom-
ens professional tennis. Defending cham-
pion Petra Kvitova was trying to come back
after dropping her opening set.
Oh, and over on Centre Court, there was the
not-so-insignificant matter of 16-time Grand
Slam champion Roger Federers medical
timeout to get treatment for his aching back.
The start of Week 2 at Wimbledon has
been dubbed Manic Monday, because its
the only major tournament that schedules all
16 fourth-round singles matches on one day.
Sure lived up to that moniker this year,
even if rain prevented five of the eight mens
matches from finishing.
The most newsworthy result was the
abrupt end of Sharapovas bid to become the
first woman since Williams in 2002 to win
the French Open and Wimbledon in the same
year. Less than a month after completing a ca-
reer Grand Slam in Paris to return to No. 1,
Sharapova bowed out against someone she
had beaten the three other times they met. She
will be replaced atop the rankings next week.
Nothing is easy. Certainly not a Wim-
WIMBLEDONAll at once, there was a frenzy
of activity at a wet and windy All England Club
early Monday afternoon.
bledon title, Sharapova said. So I
dont know if its easier or tougher
now than it was years ago, but I
dont think its ever easier.
Federer, seeking a seventh trophy
at the grass-court Grand Slam, beat
Xavier Malisse 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6,
6-3 to reach a 33
rd
consecutive
major quarterfinal, adding
to his record. After the
seventh game, Federer
got help from a trainer
for his back. When
he returned, his
play didnt ap-
pear to suffer all
that much, oth-
er than slower-
than-usual
serves. AP
A8
Mens Fourth-Round Matches:
No. 1 Novak Djokovic beat Viktor Troicki
6-3, 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 Roger Federer beat
Xavier Malisse 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; No. 26
Mikhail Youzhny beat Denis Istomin 6-3,
5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5; No. 4 Andy Murray
leads No. 16 Marin Cilic 7-5, 3-1 (40-0),
susp., rain; No. 10 Mardy Fish leads No. 5
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 1-1 (40-40), susp.,
rain.; No. 31 Florian Mayer leads No. 18
Richard Gasquet 6-3, 2-1 (15-15), susp.,
rain.
WIMBLEDON
WEDNESDAY JULY 4, 2012
Business
B1
IN BRIEF
Stocks hit new high;
peso climbs to 41.72
Ray S. Eano, Editor extrastory2000@gmail.com
Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
Economy may top
6.4% growth in Q1
Govt OKs
2,132 infra
projects,
says Abad
Foreign investment pledges decline 16%
Asias top hospital operator eyes $2b from public offering
PSE COMPOSITE INDEX
Closing July 3, 2012
5,365.70
65.46
OIL
PRICES
TODAY
P780-P895.00
LPG/11-kg tank
P54.55-P61.02
Unleaded Gasoline
P46.10-P49.90
Diesel
P52.34-P57.85
Kerosene
P38.50-P39.20
Auto LPG
FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.9930
Japan Yen 0.012580 0.5283
UK Pound 1.570000 65.9290
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128937 5.4145
Switzerland Franc 1.047998 44.0086
Canada Dollar 0.983284 41.2910
Singapore Dollar 0.789079 33.1358
Australia Dollar 1.022495 42.9376
Bahrain Dinar 2.652661 111.3932
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1981
Brunei Dollar 0.785978 33.0056
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000107 0.0045
Thailand Baht 0.031686 1.3306
UAE Dirham 0.272272 11.4335
Euro Euro 1.258400 52.8440
Korea Won 0.000875 0.0367
China Yuan 0.157510 6.6143
India Rupee 0.018057 0.7583
Malaysia Ringgit 0.316256 13.2805
NewZealand Dollar 0.801282 33.6482
Taiwan Dollar 0.033467 1.4054
Source: PDS Bridge
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
40
42
44
46
48
P41.720
CLOSE
Closing JULY 3, 2012
5200
4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
1200
VOLUME 1200.890M
HIGH P41.710 LOW P41.940 AVERAGE P41.789
San Miguel donation. President Aquino and Vice President Jejomar Binay (second from right) lead the groundbreaking for
a housing project in Cagayan de Oro. Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. is donating 5,000 houses for families displaced by typhoon
Sendong in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Negros Occidental. Joining the groundbreaking ceremony (second from left) are San
Miguel president and chief operating ofcer Ramon Ang and Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano. A poll conducted by Hong
Kong-based Alpha Southeast Asia magazine cited San Miguel as one of the Philippines best in corporate social responsibility. The
publication also named San Miguel Best in Strategic CSR in its second annual poll.
KUALA LUMPURIHH Healthcare,
Asias top hospital operator, said Tuesday it
plans to raise 6.4 billion ringgit ($2 billion)
from an initial public offering in Malaysia
and Singapore that will be the worlds third-
biggest IPO so far this year.
The company is offering up to 1.8 billion
new shares in the IPO while shareholder
Abraaj Capital will sell 435 million shares
at an indicative price of 2.85 ringgit (90
cents) per share.
About two-thirds of the shares have been
bought by 22 institutional investors, including
Kuwait Investment Authority, asset manager
Blackrock Investment and The Government
of Singapore Investment Corp.
The IPO will be the third largest in the
world this year after the $3-billion listing
of Malaysian plantation giant Felda last
week and Facebooks share sale in May
which raised $16 billion.
Malaysian state investment arm
Khazanah Nasional has a 48-percent stake
in IHH, which owns some 30 hospitals
across Asia and Turkey.
Malaysia can claim to be a bright spot
in the otherwise dark canvas of global
nance, said Prime Minister Najib
Razak, who launched IHHs prospectus
for the share sale.
Malaysia looks set to be Asias top IPO
market for this year, a testament to both
the quality of companies being listed and
resilience of the Malaysian equity market,
said Nazir Razak, chief executive of CIMB
Bank which is coordinating the listing. AP
By Joyce Pangco Paares
MALACAANG said Tuesday
the second quarter economic
growth may surpass the 6.4
percent expansion of the gross
domestic product in
the rst quarter of
the year.
There is
reason for us to be
optimistic about
our second quarter
growth. In the rst
quarter, agriculture
output grew by 1
percent net. The
second quarter gure
will most likely be
higher than that,
Malacaang spokesman Ramon
Carandang said.
The government expenditures
which we began in December
continue to accelerate into the
second quarter. The factors that led
to the growth in the rst quarter
seem to be present and perhaps
even more, Carandang added.
The Palace ofcial said the
countrys economic managers
will not be surprised if
[second-quarter] growth would
hit 6.5 percent.
The economy grew by 6.4
percent in the first quarter,
making it the fastest-growing
among the member-countries
of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations. The
expansion was also
the second fastest
in Asia, next to
China.
N e i g h b o r i n g
countries such as
Singapore posted a
slower growth rate of
1.6 percent in the rst
quarter; Malaysia,
4.7 percent;
Vietnam, 4 percent;
and Indonesia, 6.3
percent.
The Philippines rst-quarter
growth was also the highest in a
non-election year since 2006.
Earlier, Socioeconomic
Planning Secretary Arsenio
Balisacan said the Philippines
should be on track to meet, if not
exceed, the 2012 growth target
of 5 to 6 percent.
He said he does not foresee
any major shocks that can make
ination to go up.
STOCKS surged to a new record high
Tuesday while the peso closed at its stron-
gest level in four years, after the govern-
ment said growth probably accelerated in
the second quarter, adding to the appeal of
the nations equities and nancial assets
among investors.
The Philippine Stock Exchange
index, the 30-company benchmark
index, gained 65 points, or 1.2
percent, to close at 5,365.70,
eclipsing the previous mark of
5,300.41 on May 3. The index hit an
intra-day high of 5,374.75 Tuesday.
All six counters ended in the
green, led by the 1.9-percent
increase of the property sector
and 1.5-percent rise of services.
The heavier index, representing
all shares, also added 30 points,
or 0.9 percent, to 3,506.34, as
gainers overwhelmed losers, 122
to 52, with 33 issues unchanged.
Meanwhile, the peso
strengthened for a sixth day after
Secretary Ramon Carandang of
the Presidential Communications
Development and Strategic
Planning Ofce said second- quarter
growth may be faster than the 6.4-
percent expansion recorded in the
rst quarter on better farm output
and higher government spending.
The peso climbed 0.7 percent
to 41.72 per dollar at Tuesdays
closing. That is the strongest level
since April 2008. One-month
implied volatility, a measure of
exchange-rate swings used to
price options, was unchanged at
6.30 percent.
Foreign funds bought $1.7 billion
more local shares than they sold this
year, stock exchange data showed,
as the peso gained 4.8 percent, the
best performance among the 10
most-traded Asian currencies.
With foreign investments
coming in, there is room for the peso
to strengthen further, said Antonio
Espedido, treasurer at China
Banking Corp. Condence is going
up, and there is clearly renewed
interest in the Philippines.
Bangko Sentral Governor
Amando Tetangco Jr. earlier said
despite the peso appreciation, the
local currency remained competitive
with other Asian currencies.
The pesos appreciation has
not been signicant, with the local
currency still competitive against
both a narrow and broad basket of
currencies, Tetangco said.
At the stock market, Philippine
Long Distance Telephone Co., the
most active stock, increased 1.5
percent to P2,756 while Energy
Development Corp. added 2.1
percent to P6.27. Metro Pacic
Investments Corp. rose 3.1
percent to P4.33.
Manila Electric Co., the biggest
power retailer, advanced 2.3
percent to P263, the highest close
since May 4. The stock gained
for a ninth day, the longest rally
since February 2009. Reports
said the provincial government of
Zambales may support a coal-
red power plant that Meralco
and its partners plan to build in
the province.
Alliance Select Foods
International Inc., a tuna canner,
increased 6.3 percent to P1.53,
the highest close since May 8. The
companys board approved the
purchase of an 80-percent stake in
Akaroa Salmon NZ Ltd., a New
Zealand-based salmon farmer,
for $2.18 million. Anna Leah
Estrada, with Bloomberg, AP
TOTAL foreign direct investments
approved in the rst quarter of this
year reached P18.4 billion, the lowest
amount recorded since the second
quarter of 2010, data from the National
Statistical Coordination Board show
Tuesday.
Investment commitments from January
to March dropped 16.3 percent from P22
billion year-on-year.
The foreign investment pledges
in the rst quarter of the year were
approved by ve investment promotion
agenciesBoard of Investments,
Clark Development Corp., Philippine
Economic Zone Authority, Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority and Authority of
the Freeport Area of Bataan.
No investment pledges were received
from the BoI-Autonomous Region of
Muslim Mindanao for the period.
Japan had the highest approved
pledges during the quarter, accounting
for 26.6 percent, or P4.9 billion of total
FDI commitments.
The Netherlands and United States
contributed P2.3 billion (12.6 percent)
and P2.1 billion (11.5 percent),
respectively.
Manufacturing sector continued to be
the top recipient of investment pledges,
with a 65.3-percent share, or P12 billion
during the quarter.
Administrative and support service
activities came in second with investment
pledges valued at P 2.4 billion, contributing
12.8 percent, followed by real estate
activities and accommodation and food
service activities, with 8.8-percent share
and 8.7-percent share, respectively, the
NSCB said in the report.
Bernadette Lunas
By Bernadette Lunas
THE government has bidded
out 91 percent of public
infrastructure projects slated
for scal year 2012, the Budget
Department said Tuesday.
Budget Secretary Florencio
Abad said 2,227 of the 2,452
infrastructure projects of the
Public Works Department for the
year have been auctioned.
He said of the total, 87 percent
or 2,132 infrastructure projects
were given notice to proceed
while 815 local infrastructure
projects were completed.
The DPWHs
accomplishments are well-timed,
given that the monsoon season
has begun and the need to step up
public construction is particularly
urgent. We can therefore expect
more progress in the completion
of key infrastructure projects in
the coming months, Abad said.
Abad said 1,927 projects with
costs below P50 million were
given notices to proceed. The
government also approved the
implementation of 162 projects
costing P50 million to P150
million as well as three projects
worth more than P150 million.
Abad said these projects with
notices to proceed were worth
P48.23 billion, representing
75 percent of the programmed
P64.65 billion for infrastructures
under the 2012 budget.
An additional P5 billion is
being validated for national
roads leading to tourism zones
for implementation in the second
semester, he added.
Meanwhile, government debt
payments declined 12.4 percent
to P337.2 billion in the rst ve
months from P384.99 billion
a year ago, according to the
Treasury.
Data showed the government
allotted P206.2 billion for
principal payments in the
January-May period, down by
22.8 percent from P267.2 billion
a year earlier.
Interest payments, on the other
hand, rose 11.2 percent to P131
billion from P117.8 billion.
The Treasury said government
debt service amounted to P37.4
billion in May, up by 7.7 percent
from P34.7 billion a year ago.
The government is stepping
up its efforts to nance its
budget decit that is projected
to hit P279 billion or 2.6 percent
of gross domestic product this
year.
Farm mechanization budget
THE Agriculture Department is spending P2.4
billion for farm mechanization in 2013 to
increase productivity and farmers income and
keep pace with neighboring Asian countries,
like Thailand and Vietnam.
Our target in the medium term is to increase
the current farm mechanization level at 0.57
horsepower per hectare to 0.8 hp/ha, said
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala.
He said the government would use the 2013
budget for farm mechanization to purchase
various farm production and postharvest
machinery and equipment.
The department provides assistance to
qualied irrigators associations, farmers
groups and local government units through
a 85:15 counterpart scheme, in which the
government shoulders up to 85 percent of the
equipment cost while beneciaries account
for the balance as equity or local counterpart
funding.
The rice program in 2011 distributed
P1 billion worth of 2,300 units of various
production and postharvest machinery and
equipment to farmers, including 429,450 pieces
of 10-square meter laminated sacks that serve
as dryers. Othel V. Campos
Higher universal charge
STATE-OWNED National Power Corp. has
led a new petition with the Energy Regulatory
Commission to increase the universal charge
for missionary electrication to P0.2813 per
kilowatthour this year and P0.3112 per kWh for
2013.
Napocors June 29 petition included the
availment of P0.0851 per kWh to recover the a
P5.69-billion shortfall in the 2011 subsidy.
The shortfall was caused by a number of
factors such as lower national electriciy sales
compared with forecast and fuel, foreign
exchange and nancing costs.
Napocor said it would recover P0.0851 per
kWh for one year starting October in order
to augment its nancial requirements and to
provide up to date recovery and adjustment of
the succeeding years subsidy requirements.
Napocor has offered to replace the existing
subsidy rate of P0.1163 per kwh with the
proposed P0.1962 per kWh and P0.2262 per
kWh for 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Alena Mae S. Flores
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 16,714,938 1,224,386,515.24
INDUSTRIAL 3,891,157,239 1,222,171,591.39
HOLDING FIRMS 144,255,926 1,491,737,038.50
PROPERTY 334,156,107 1,187,749,951.60
SERVICES 95,042,272 1,627,208,385.23
MINING & OIL 774,786,788 337,418,957.49
GRAND TOTAL 1,746,113,270 7,090,672,439.45
FINANCIAL 1,327.18 (up) 13.10
INDUSTRIAL 7,970.18 (up) 66.97
HOLDING FIRMS 4,4562.32 (up) 52.68
PROPERTY 1,982.35 (up) 35.91
SERVICES 1,816.88 (up) 27.45
MINING & OIL 24,752.72 (up) 116.06
PSEI 5,365.70 (up) 65.46
All Shares Index 3,506.34 (up) 30.81
Gainers: 122; Losers: 52; Unchanged:33; Total: 207
Alliance buys 80%
of NZ salmon firm
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FINANCIAL
70.00 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 63.50 64.05 63.50 64.00 0.79 2,140,780 60,734,818.50
76.80 50.00 Bank of PI 75.50 75.75 75.00 75.00 (0.66) 1,535,920 63,900,968.50
1.82 0.69 Bankard, Inc. 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.71 1.43 280,000
512.00 370.00 China Bank 493.00 493.00 490.00 493.00 0.00 5,060
1.95 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.78 1.82 1.79 1.82 2.25 40,000
28.50 27.80 Citystate Savings 31.00 28.00 28.00 28.00 (9.68) 500
23.90 12.50 COL Financial 22.00 23.25 22.10 22.50 2.27 1,248,900 (200.00)
Eastwest Bank 18.92 19.02 18.84 18.84 (0.42) 511,300 (2,083,370.00)
22.00 7.56 Filipino Fund Inc. 10.02 10.02 10.02 10.02 0.00 2,300
80.00 40.00 First Metro Inv. 80.00 82.50 80.15 82.00 2.50 560
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.69 2.77 2.69 2.77 2.97 64,000
29.00 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 38.35 38.60 38.35 38.60 0.65 35,400
93.50 60.00 Metrobank 94.85 98.00 95.30 97.45 2.74 4,121,610 113,122,665.00
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 1,035,000 (2,020,000.00)
16.85 41.00 Phil. National Bank 75.00 75.90 74.95 75.90 1.20 621,360 28,072,586.00
85.00 57.70 Phil. Savings Bank 88.00 88.00 83.50 83.50 (5.11) 160
539.00 204.80 PSE Inc. 360.00 365.00 365.00 365.00 1.39 8,420 1,443,600.00
44.40 25.45 RCBC À 43.60 43.90 43.55 43.85 0.57 833,000.00 8,509,210.00
151.50 77.00 Security Bank 139.30 143.00 140.00 143.00 2.66 857,710 58,950,179.00
1390.00 950.00 Sun Life Financial 904.00 903.00 902.00 903.00 (0.11) 50
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 100.50 102.60 100.50 102.00 1.49 357,010 (2,048,320.00)
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.83 1.83 1.83 1.83 0.00 50,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 34.30 34.50 34.20 34.30 0.00 3,961,300 84,760,025.00
13.58 7.32 Agrinurture Inc. 8.85 8.90 8.85 8.90 0.56 31,500 (46,280.00)
23.50 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 16.00 17.00 16.50 16.98 6.13 5,200
1.86 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.44 1.55 1.45 1.53 6.25 4,310,000 843,970.00
54.90 26.00 Alphaland Corp. 28.90 29.00 28.00 28.80 (0.35) 1,300
1.65 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.34 1.32 1.30 1.32 (1.49) 179,000
Asiabest Group 26.50 32.10 26.50 32.00 20.75 1,123,300 (43,670.00)
102.80 3.02 Bloomberry 9.50 10.12 9.44 9.90 4.21 23,339,500 15,330,195.00
2.88 2.24 Calapan Venture 2.35 2.40 2.30 2.39 1.70 55,000
3.07 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.67 2.68 2.67 2.68 0.37 141,000 56,090.00
8.33 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.20 9.00 8.70 8.99 (2.28) 80,700 17,560.00
7.06 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.14 6.28 6.14 6.27 2.12 48,753,800 140,624,901.00
6.28 2.80 EEI 6.39 6.60 6.38 6.44 0.78 2,423,900 34,617.00
3.80 1.00 Euro-Med Lab. 2.00 1.98 1.98 1.98 (1.00) 15,000
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 10.58 11.30 10.30 10.52 (0.57) 45,000
15.58 12.50 First Gen Corp. 17.86 17.96 17.86 17.92 0.34 1,908,100 12,282,512.00
67.20 51.50 First Holdings A 76.45 78.20 76.70 78.20 2.29 1,844,730 35,744,762.00
31.50 22.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 21.00 21.00 20.90 21.00 0.00 36,600
0.10 0.0095 Greenergy 0.0130 0.0140 0.0130 0.0140 7.69 282,600,000 799,400.00
13.50 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 11.70 11.70 11.70 11.70 0.00 2,000
9.00 4.71 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.00 4.00 3.95 4.00 0.00 18,000 (12,000.00)
2.35 0.95 Ionics Inc 0.760 0.760 0.760 0.760 0.00 24,000 (10,640.00)
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 107.90 107.80 105.60 105.60 (2.13) 284,960 7,281,678.00
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 1.66 1.80 1.65 1.71 3.01 1,143,000
3.20 1.05 Manchester Intl. A 2.60 2.49 2.30 2.49 (4.23) 148,000
24.70 17.94 Manila Water Co. Inc. 24.65 25.40 24.20 25.30 2.64 3,057,300 29,261,115.00
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.63 3.19 2.70 3.19 21.29 49,000
15.30 8.12 Megawide 17.38 17.48 17.38 17.48 0.58 65,200
295.00 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 257.00 263.20 257.00 263.00 2.33 705,290 94,407,658.00
11.00 7.00 Pancake House Inc. 10.50 10.50 10.50 10.50 0.00 500
3.00 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 2.76 2.77 2.76 2.76 0.00 544,000 221,800.00
17.40 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.12 10.36 10.12 10.30 1.78 4,548,900 967,918.00
14.00 10.30 Phinma Corporation 10.30 10.30 10.20 10.20 (0.97) 6,500
15.24 9.01 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.34 8.43 8.25 8.39 0.60 507,000 3,430,184.00
9.50 5.25 Republic Cement À 8.60 8.60 8.20 8.60 0.00 60,200
2.55 1.01 RFM Corporation 3.50 3.52 3.35 3.38 (3.43) 4,091,000 (6,497,880.00)
3.49 2.01 Roxas Holdings 2.65 2.99 2.70 2.99 12.83 39,000
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 6.18 6.00 5.70 5.70 (7.77) 45,600 (9,860.00)
33.00 27.70 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 29.00 29.00 29.00 29.00 0.00 1,100
132.60 105.70 San Miguel Corp À 114.60 115.00 114.50 115.00 0.35 316,490 11,367,908.00
3000.00 800.00 San MiguelPure Foods `B 1010.00 950.00 950.00 950.00 (5.94) 130
1.90 1.25 Seacem 1.77 1.80 1.76 1.76 (0.56) 11,275,000 15,580,950.00
2.50 1.85 Splash Corporation 1.82 1.89 1.89 1.89 3.85 4,000
0.250 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.128 0.129 0.129 0.129 0.78 400,000
5.46 2.92 Tanduay Holdings 4.51 4.52 4.49 4.50 (0.22) 1,866,000 1,305,000.00
3.62 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.10 2.19 2.12 2.19 4.29 94,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.23 0.00 324,000
68.00 36.20 Universal Robina 62.50 63.60 62.65 63.00 0.80 1,634,000 (33,094,478.50)
Victorias Milling 1.41 1.42 1.40 1.40 (0.71) 1,323,000
1.12 0.285 Vitarich Corp. 0.650 0.670 0.640 0.670 3.08 1,022,000 6,400.00
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.70 0.73 0.71 0.71 1.43 202,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 49.45 49.50 49.10 49.30 (0.30) 1,327,100 6,454,930.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0160 0.0170 0.0160 0.0160 0.00 13,300,000
13.48 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 11.60 11.84 11.62 11.80 1.72 14,545,200 (4,688,586.00)
2.97 1.67 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 0.00 200,000
4.60 3.00 Anscor À 4.63 4.64 4.60 4.60 (0.65) 62,000 211,600.00
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 5.16 5.18 5.15 5.15 (0.19) 30,000
3.15 1.49 ATN Holdings A 2.44 2.44 2.20 2.20 (9.84) 111,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 2.70 2.74 2.70 2.70 0.00 7,000
437.00 272.00 Ayala Corp À 474.60 481.00 474.00 481.00 1.35 554,020 (30,686,996.00)
59.45 30.50 DMCI Holdings 57.55 58.40 57.60 58.25 1.22 2,978,590 48,981,443.00
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.74 2.75 2.75 2.75 0.36 10,000
5.25 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 3.93 4.05 3.95 3.96 0.76 289,000 23,760.00
0.98 0.10 Forum Pacic 0.201 0.202 0.201 0.201 0.00 310,000
GT Capital 510.00 517.50 510.00 516.50 1.27 296,190 42,373,975.00
5.22 2.90 House of Inv. 4.60 4.70 4.59 4.65 1.09 177,000
34.80 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 34.85 35.20 34.90 35.05 0.57 2,308,800 21,957,845.00
4.19 2.27 Jolliville Holdings 2.10 2.92 2.90 2.90 38.10 13,000 (2,900.00)
5.17 2.30 Keppel Holdings À 3.80 4.80 4.80 4.80 26.32 1,000
6.95 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 6.11 6.20 6.05 6.15 0.65 5,632,500 3,378,084.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.23 1.28 1.21 1.24 0.81 17,926,000 (6,449,020.00)
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.450 0.430 0.430 0.430 (4.44) 300,000
3.82 1.500 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.58 2.69 2.58 2.68 3.88 6,406,000 458,510.00
4.45 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.20 4.35 4.23 4.31 2.62 64,857,000 (45,811,820.00)
6.24 2.10 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.48 5.61 5.48 5.58 1.82 260,400
4.72 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.69 6.69 5.90 6.69 0.00 13,200 620.00
0.0770 0.054 Pacica À 0.0580 0.0590 0.0570 0.0570 (1.72) 7,290,000 5,800.00
2.20 1.42 Prime Media Hldg 1.360 1.520 1.370 1.370 0.74 236,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.470 0.480 0.460 0.480 2.13 800,000
699.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 727.00 744.50 731.00 740.00 1.79 301,080 66,133,140.00
1.78 1.00 Solid Group Inc. 1.43 1.43 1.39 1.40 (2.10) 763,000
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.67 10,000
0.420 0.099 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2150 0.2450 0.2300 0.2320 7.91 570,000
0.620 0.056 Wellex Industries 0.3450 0.3500 0.3400 0.3450 0.00 2,040,000
1.370 0.178 Zeus Holdings 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.520 0.00 107,000
P R O P E R T Y
39.00 11.00 Anchor Land Holdings Inc. 23.50 23.90 22.05 22.20 (5.53) 11,600 39,960.00
2.82 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 2.80 2.80 2.78 2.79 (0.36) 134,000
0.75 0.31 Araneta Prop À 0.670 0.790 0.790 0.790 17.91 10,000
0.218 0.150 Arthaland Corp. 0.171 0.187 0.173 0.187 9.36 2,020,000
22.40 13.36 Ayala Land `B 22.05 22.80 22.10 22.50 2.04 10,626,500 32,803,685.00
6.12 3.08 Belle Corp. À 5.15 5.31 5.16 5.25 1.94 18,617,100 788,739.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.57 5.88 5.62 5.70 2.33 77,000 (5,800.00)
5.66 0.26 Century Property 1.43 1.46 1.43 1.45 1.40 1,635,000 11,450.00
0.127 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.077 0.075 0.074 0.074 (3.90) 1,380,000
1.16 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.83 0.84 0.81 0.83 0.00 862,000
0.90 0.54 Empire East Land 0.800 0.840 0.810 0.810 1.25 62,720,000 (135,850.00)
3.06 1.76 Global-Estate 1.82 1.97 1.82 1.96 7.69 17,055,000 (3,466,770.00)
1.35 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.29 1.30 1.28 1.29 0.00 1,656,000 (207,440.00)
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.87 1.82 1.82 1.82 (2.67) 34,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.13 1.17 1.16 1.17 3.54 190,000
4.50 1.50 Keppel Properties 1.92 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.56 2,000
2.48 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.23 2.28 2.23 2.25 0.90 141,493,000 65,983,330.00
0.80 0.215 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1900 0.1940 0.1830 0.1850 (2.63) 25,370,000 24,050.00
0.990 0.072 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6900 0.7100 0.6800 0.7000 1.45 4,806,000
3.34 2.08 Primex Corp. 3.40 3.40 3.01 3.36 (1.18) 189,000
18.86 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 17.50 18.08 17.50 17.96 2.63 3,268,700 4,523,170.00
Rockwell 3.10 3.17 3.10 3.13 0.97 229,000
2.70 1.74 Shang Properties Inc. 2.52 2.54 2.52 2.54 0.79 247,000
9.47 6.50 SM Development À 6.15 6.30 6.14 6.29 2.28 11,704,200 (18,692,351.00)
18.20 10.90 SM Prime Holdings 13.06 13.56 13.04 13.30 1.84 19,825,700 (27,022,778.00)
1.14 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.70 0.70 0.69 0.69 (1.43) 163,000
Starmalls 4.48 4.55 4.28 4.50 0.45 489,000
0.80 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.550 0.570 0.550 0.560 1.82 436,000
4.30 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.170 4.190 4.140 4.180 0.24 7,958,000 10,993,810.00
S E R V I C E S
2GO Group 1.88 1.89 1.89 1.89 0.53 2,000
43.00 28.60 ABS-CBN 35.00 35.45 35.00 35.20 0.57 1,700
14.76 1.60 Acesite Hotel 4.10 4.06 3.80 4.00 (2.44) 337,000
0.80 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.700 0.700 0.680 0.690 (1.43) 502,000
9.30 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.80 9.80 8.90 8.90 (9.18) 112,200
0.5300 0.0660 Boulevard Holdings 0.1480 0.1490 0.1450 0.1450 (2.03) 18,160,000 48,540.00
Calata Corp. 8.95 9.58 8.90 9.39 4.92 4,550,400 2,844,176.00
98.15 62.50 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 69.50 69.90 69.00 69.35 (0.22) 524,780 316,124.00
9.70 5.40 DFNN Inc. 6.10 6.18 6.10 6.18 1.31 123,300 (305,390.00)
1172.00 11.70 Globalports 22.00 26.00 24.00 26.00 18.18 200
1270.00 825.00 Globe Telecom 1120.00 1148.00 1130.00 1140.00 1.79 23,310 24,111,385.00
10.34 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 10.68 11.00 10.66 10.86 1.69 4,617,200
69.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 73.50 75.60 73.50 75.00 2.04 3,481,830 43,013,630.00
6.00 4.00 IPeople Inc. À 6.30 6.38 6.00 6.38 1.27 104,800
4.29 2.20 IP Converge 2.17 2.38 2.19 2.32 6.91 658,000 (7,280.00)
34.50 0.123 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.041 0.041 0.040 0.040 (2.44) 5,800,000
3.87 1.16 IPVG Corp. 1.04 1.08 1.05 1.05 0.96 580,000
0.0760 0.040 Island Info 0.0540 0.0540 0.0530 0.0540 0.00 4,200,000
5.1900 2.900 ISM Communications 3.0800 2.8500 2.8500 2.8500 (7.47) 4,000
3.79 1.58 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.50 2.60 2.60 2.60 4.00 5,000
11.68 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 8.43 8.80 8.42 8.56 1.54 13,234,100 (1,101,124.00)
4.28 2.65 Liberty Telecom 2.75 2.77 2.72 2.74 (0.36) 8,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.85 2.90 2.89 2.90 1.75 6,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.00 2,000
3.00 1.00 Manila Jockey 2.42 2.56 2.45 2.50 3.31 1,304,000 273,500.00
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 6.51 7.38 7.38 7.38 13.36 200
21.00 17.20 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.80 14.80 14.80 14.80 0.00 14,100 78,440.00
8.58 4.50 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.45 7.45 7.40 7.40 (0.67) 85,300 8,916.00
3.32 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.99 3.05 2.96 3.03 1.34 2,317,000 166,200.00
10.00 4.60 Phil. Racing Club 9.26 9.53 9.26 9.53 2.92 5,200
60.00 17.02 Phil. Seven Corp. 52.00 56.95 50.00 50.00 (3.85) 55,120 684,875.00
17.18 14.50 Philweb.Com Inc. 12.48 12.44 12.32 12.34 (1.12) 283,900 (1,809,464.00)
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2716.00 2764.00 2712.00 2760.00 1.62 228,265 401,131,010.00
0.48 0.23 PremiereHorizon 0.325 0.320 0.320 0.320 (1.54) 200,000
23.75 10.68 Puregold 27.80 29.80 27.95 29.10 4.68 3,443,400 47,424,745.00
3.30 2.40 Transpacic Broadcast 2.70 2.58 2.58 2.58 (4.44) 20,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0036 Abra Mining 0.0041 0.0042 0.0042 0.0042 2.44 2,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 5.17 5.45 5.20 5.45 5.42 96,200
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 5.04 5.41 5.21 5.41 7.34 26,000
25.20 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.98 17.98 17.78 17.90 (0.44) 468,800 329,200.00
31.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 29.80 29.60 28.10 29.60 (0.67) 700
0.380 0.148 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.270 0.260 0.260 0.00 3,340,000 (416,000.00)
30.35 15.00 Benguet Corp À 24.10 24.10 24.00 24.10 0.00 3,800
2.51 1.62 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.34 1.36 1.30 1.35 0.75 1,557,000 1,354,530.00
50.85 4.35 Dizon 34.05 35.10 34.00 34.35 0.88 708,600 3,450.00
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.71 0.73 0.70 0.73 2.82 10,011,000 3,600.00
1.82 0.5900 Lepanto À 1.380 1.400 1.370 1.390 0.72 7,985,000
2.070 0.6700 Lepanto `B 1.480 1.490 1.460 1.490 0.68 5,149,000 3,813,940.00
0.085 0.035 Manila Mining À 0.0700 0.0710 0.0690 0.0700 0.00 177,280,000
0.087 0.035 Manila Mining `B 0.0720 0.0730 0.0710 0.0730 1.39 53,060,000 (140,450.00)
34.80 15.04 Nickelasia 30.00 30.00 29.50 29.50 (1.67) 1,696,100 (15,730,615.00)
12.76 2.08 Nihao Mineral Resources 9.45 9.70 9.40 9.58 1.38 3,757,900 (363,110.00)
1.100 0.008 Omico 0.7400 0.7800 0.7800 0.7800 5.41 40,000
8.40 2.12 Oriental Peninsula Res. 5.410 5.470 5.350 5.460 0.92 852,500 161,400.00
0.032 0.012 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 64,000,000
0.033 0.013 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0200 0.0190 0.0190 0.0190 (5.00) 100,000
7.14 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 0.00 45,500
28.95 17.08 Philex À 23.85 24.05 23.80 24.00 0.63 1,641,300 9,338,560.00
14.18 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 46.45 46.70 44.20 45.45 (2.15) 1,429,300 7,063,440.00
0.058 0.013 Philodrill Corp. À 0.049 0.050 0.049 0.049 0.00 425,000,000 (2,307,900.00)
252.00 161.10 Semirara Corp. 217.80 219.60 217.80 219.00 0.55 187,130 (18,913,736.00)
0.029 0.013 United Paragon 0.0180 0.0200 0.0190 0.0190 5.56 14,100,000 28,500.00
PREFERRED
570.00 520.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 541.00 550.00 550.00 550.00 1.66 30
60.00 30.00 Benguet Corp. Con. Pref 30.00 30.20 30.05 30.20 0.67 15,800
First Gen G 102.00 102.00 102.00 102.00 0.00 490
109.80 100.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 104.50 105.30 104.70 105.30 0.77 1,950
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 10.68 10.92 10.64 10.78 0.94 5,759,200 (11,556,860.00)
116.70 106.20 PCOR-Preferred 109.70 110.10 110.00 110.10 0.36 19,860
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred 1 75.00 77.00 77.00 77.00 2.67 6,400
1050.00 990.00 SMPFC Preferred 1020.00 1020.00 1016.00 1016.00 (0.39) 5,695
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.35 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.20 1.22 1.20 1.22 1.67 931,000 259,900.00
GERRY GERONIMO
THE TRUST GURU
The Anti-Terrorist
Financing Law

THE recently passed Republic Act No. 10168,
known as The Terrorism Financing Prevention
and Suppression Act of 2012, is a special law. Not
just a special law as understood by freshmen
law students taking Criminal Law 101, meaning
not the Revised Penal Code. But more, as
the phrase is understood by non-legal persons,
meaning outstanding.
The law is, without doubt, one of the most
thorough pieces of legislation that was passed
by this Congress during its last session. It has
the tell-tale marks of serious deliberation, non-
partisan approach, careful drafting and perfect
suitability of the means selected to achieve the
declared objectives.
Section 2, up front, shows its merit in the way
that it declares what the policy of the law is. It
begins with the recognition that the core duty
of the state to protect life, liberty and property
from acts of terrorism. From there, it proceeds
to condemn terrorism and terrorists as offensive
to the people not only of the Philippines but also
of the whole world. It subsequently situates the
measure in line with the countrys international
commitments to combat terrorism.
Finally, it lays down the methods by which
these objectives are to be attained, namely, by
recognizing the nancing of terrorism as a crime in
itself, i.e. as a stand-alone offense and not just an
adjunct to another. And, demonstrative of its rm
resolve to balance state interest and individual
rights, provides for the freezing and forfeiture of
the offensive funds and properties, only after the
observance of due process and insurance that at
all stages with due respect is accorded to human
rights of everyone concerned.
The modes of commission of the newly
declared crime of terrorist financing are spelled
out in Section 4. The offense is committed by
one who directly or indirectly, willfully and
without lawful excuse, possesses, provides,
collects, or uses property or funds or makes
available property, funds or financial services
or other related services, by any means, with
the unlawful and willful intention that they
should be used or with the knowledge that they
are to be used, in full and in part: (a) to carry
out or facilitate the commission of any terrorist
act; (b) by a terrorist organization, association,
or group, or (b) by an individual terrorist. It is
vertically and horizontally inclusive, reaching
up to both knowledge and intent and sprawling
from actual possession to mere provision of
what could otherwise be legitimate financial
servicing.
Knowledge and intent are internal to the
offender and thus not easy for a prosecutor to
prove; but to the prosecutors rescue, the law
allows these elements to either be established
by direct evidence or inferred from the attendant
circumstances. And to stress that the gravamen
of the crime is the act of nancing itself and not
dependent on the use to which the funds are actually
devoted, the law states that it is not necessary
that the funds were actually used to carry out
the terrorist acts. In other words, knowledge of
the intended use for terrorist ends is sufcient to
convict; the funds need not graduate into actual
use before the crime of nancing terrorism can be
said to have been already committed.
Degrees of participation are also clearly marked
out. Made liable are (a) all those who attempt
or conspire to commit the crime; (b) those who
know or ought to have known that the funds are
terrorist funds but nevertheless deal with them
with respect to said funds; and (c) those who
make said funds available to them or provide
them nancial or other related services with
respect to those funds. The obvious intent is to
isolate the terrorist and his funds by denying him
banking and other facilities that would facilitate
the funds ow. There is a manifest objective to
make the terrorist a pariah.
The onus of detecting that the funds are destined
for terrorism is laid squarely on the shoulders
of the Anti-Money Laundering Council. The
AMLC, motu propio or at the request of the Anti-
Terrorism Council, is authorized to investigate in
order for it to ascertain that there is probable cause
that the nancing terrorism is being conducted or,
even just being seriously planned or facilitated.
To do that job well, it is authorized to secure the
assistance of the government or any of its units in
undertaking measure that are designed to counter
the nancing of terrorism.
For the avoidance of doubt, the bank secrecy
laws, such as R.A. 1405, R.A. 6426, R.A. 8791,
and other laws are made to yield to the AMLCs
inquiry into or examination of those deposits
and investments that are in the possession of
banks, including their subsidiaries and afliates,
and such inquiry or examination may be done
without a court order. The inclusion of R.A.
8791, known as the General Banking Law of 2000
(which is generally not mentioned in discussion
on bank secrecy) indicates that the legislators
did not overlook a provision in that law, namely
Subsection 55.1(b).
When the AMLC is satised that funds are
for terrorist funding, it can issue an ex parte
order to freeze without delay funds which it
has determined to be related to nancing of
terrorism or acts of terrorism or, even if it is
not that certain, that there is probable cause to
believe that funds are to be used in connection
with terrorist activities.
The exercise of such draconian powers,
however, is, subject to several constraints
designed both to prevent abuse by the AMLC
of its investigative and freeze prerogative and
to assure, as reiterated in the statement of state
policies, respect for human rights.
More on these and other salutary features of
R.A. 10168 in my future pieces in this corner.

For feedback, e-mail thetrustguru863@gmail.com.
By Julito G. Rada
ALLIANCE Select Foods International Inc.,
the leading canned tuna manufacturer in the
Philippines, will acquire an 80-percent stake
in Akaroa Salmon NZ Ltd., a New Zealand-
based salmon marine farmer and processor
of fresh and smoked salmon.
Alliance Select said in a
disclosure to the stock exchange
its board approved the investment
plan in a meeting Tuesday.
Alliance Selects proposed
acquisition of an 80-percent
stake is valued at $2.184 million.
Alliance will invest another
$100,000 for Akaroas working
capital needs.
Alliance said the balance of
Akaroa is held by Duncan Bates,
who joined Akaroa soon after his
father founded the company. He
will keep his post as Akaroas
general manager.
Akaroa is among the pioneers
of farmed salmon industry in
New Zealand. The company,
set up in 1985, has established
the Akaroa Salmon brand as the
premium quality brand in the
country.
Alliance Select said the
investment in Akaroa would
allow the Kiwi company to
double its farming capacity in
the coming years and support
plans to be an export leader in
key high-end markets globally.
An investment in Akaroa
will further strengthen Alliance
Selects salmon portfolio. Akaroa
is a fully-integrated company
that will give Alliance Select
direct access to raw materials. It
will also enable Alliance to target
an additional market segment by
offering Akaroas fresh portion
cuts to institutional and retail
buyers like hotels and restaurants
in markets like Singapore, Hong
Kong, US, South Korea and
Japan.
Alliance Select, since its
foray in the product in 2009,
has expanded its salmon
business about vefold from
approximately $4.2 million in
2009 to an expected turnover of
approximately $23 million this
year.
The board of Alliance Select
approved a plan to raise funds to
nance the acquisition through
a private placement offering of
unissued capital stock.
The company will offer
the shares to investors at
P1.60 apiece, a 14.57-percent
premium to the 30-day volume
weighted average price of the
stock from May 17 to July 2,
2012 period. Alliance will issue
60,668,750 additional shares, or
5.67 percent of the companys
expanded capital, for the private
placement.
The offering is expected to
close before the signing of the
share purchase agreement with
Akaroa sometime next month.
Business
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CebuPac to offer
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Long live the Banana King!
HAPPY Hour was saddened to hear about the passing away of
industrialist/agriculturist/power broker, thoroughbred racehorse
owner and philanthropist Don Antonio O. Floirendo Sr., also
referred to as AOF in his empire in Davao del Norte.
Also popularly known as the Banana King, Floirendos
fruitful life spanned all of nine decades and six years. Legend has
it that this mining engineering graduate from Bauang, La Union
who lived in Tondo during his early years had a natural nose for
business, able to sniff a timely opportunity such as when he met
an American ofcer during one of those post-World War II victory
parades. After exchanging contact details and assuring each other
that they would keep in touch, the fortuitous meeting eventually
paved the way for the birth of Ford Motors Philippineswith
Don Antonio as its godfather.
The other milestone in AOFs business foray was migrating to
typhoon-free Davao where he started his 6,500-hectare banana
plantation in Tagum, Davao del Norte called Tadeco (Tagum
Development Corp.), supplying the largest banana producers in
the world like United Fruit Co. with the Chiquita brand. Don
Antonio also started a piggery farm that came to be known as
Porks Park on account of its hygiene-conscious operations, and
a horse breeding farm with over 200 thoroughbred racehorses on
top of the beautiful and scenic hill of Marapangi in Davao del
Sur.
AOF turned many business tycoons green, as he was practically
unassailable and had the wits to stay through regardless of the one
sitting in Malacaangfrom the time of Ramon Magsaysay up to
the present. He was regarded as a visionary with an indefatigable and
strict work ethic, though he was equally famous for his love for the
Dom, Havanas and racehorses. He was known to take a helicopter
from one racetrack to another just so he could watch two sets of
racing xtures in separate racetracks in one day, with his favorite
racetracks being the Royal Ascot whenever he is in England, and
The Belmont when he is in the US.
When not in London or in his 18-acre horse stable called
Billingbear in the county of Surrey (with a neighboring Malaysian
Princes polo eld), he would be in his other favorite city of New
York, having dinner in the nest restos with the Fords or Hollywood
celebrities such as George Hamilton and Gina Lollobrigida.
Many who knew Don Antonio very well recall how he still
kept close ties with friends from his more humble days, and that
he showed remarkable kindness and generosity. He was legendary
for being a consummate businessman and bon vivant, but most of
all, he will be remembered as a loving and generous father to his
children, and a devoted and loving husband to his wife, Nenita del
Rosario. He will certainly be a hard act to follow.
But as George Bernard Shaw used to say: Life isnt about
nding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Happy Hour bids
this unique gentleman adieu.
FVRs SFR
At the 50th founding anniversary of the Special Forces at the
headquarters of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) in Fort
Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, troopers both active and retired erupted
into hearty applause when former President Fidel Ramos declared
to the audience: My years in the Special Forces were a period in
my life that I would not exchange for anything in the world.
Not many know that in 1962, FVRthen a young infantry
captainbecame the rst commander of the original Special
Forces. The former President recalled that two years before that,
he and three other gung-ho ofcers took the Special Warfare
and Airborne courses at Fort Bragg in North Carolina where
they were taught to ght unconventional warfare. In American
military terms, unconventional warfare stands for a wide variety
of military and paramilitary operations that include, among others,
guerilla warfare, intelligence and more recently, rehabilitation
and peacekeeping missions.
Its rather tting for the Special Forces to have its home in Fort
Magsaysay since it was The Guythen Defense Secretary
Ramon Magsaysaywho started the concept of all-out force
on one hand, and all-out friendship on the other to demolish
the Hukbalahap guerillas in Central Luzon. Today, the war has
taken on a new character, with the battlefront being the hearts
and minds of people. Total warfare has been replaced by low
intensity conict waged by smaller units with terrorism a strategy
of choice to compel political change. Modern-day soldiers are
not just wielding ries and pistols or other so-called weapons
of destruction, but weapons of construction with the militarys
focus on community and nation-building activitiessomething
that an old soldier and seasoned pol like FVR would know.
For comments, reactions, photos, stories and related concerns,

readers may e-mail to happyhourtoday2012@yahoo.com.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
THE Energy Department said Tuesday
it will proceed with the bidding of three
exploration contracts in northwest Palawan
on July 31.
No changes in the schedule,
Energy Secretary Jose Rene
Almendras said, referring to
the auction of contracts in the
remaining three blocks under the
Philippine Energy Contracting
Round 4.
Energy Undersecretary Jay
Layug Jr. said large international
oil and gas rms were expected
to participate in the bidding.
We have received indication
that at least two consortia have
been formed with Filipino
partners that will bid for the
remaining three blocks, Layug
said.
He said the department was
looking forward to receiving their
bids and was hopeful of nding
oil and gas in these areas.
Our PECR efforts are all
geared towards ensuring long-
term energy self-sufficiency
and independence, Layug
said.
We are hopeful that given the
prospectivity of the blocks [3, 4
and 5] in NW Palawan, the major
players will participate and also
those who were pre-qualied,
he said.
About 38 companies have
previously pre-qualied to join
the bidding for the 15 areas under
PECR 4.
Among them are PetroEnergy
Resources Corp., Nido
Petroleum Philippines, PNOC
Exploration Corp., Shell
Philippines Exploration B.V.,
Mindanao Asia Intl Energy,
Southernpec Philippines Inc.,
Total E & P Asia Pacic Pte.
Ltd., ENI, CalEnergy Resources
Ltd. and GDF Suez.
Other companies that
expressed interest in the
contracts include Golden
Dragon Oil and Gas Corp.,
KrisEnergy Pte. Ltd., Esso
Exploration International Ltd.,
Caranarvon Petroleum Ltd.,
KRX Energy Pty Ltd., Repsol
Exploracion S.A., South China
Resources Inc. and Desco.
CEBU CITY DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
V. Sotto Street, Cebu City
June 27, 2012
(MST-July 4, 2012)
The DPWH - Cebu City District Engineering Offce, through its Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC), invites contractors registered with and classifed by the Philippine
Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility and, if found eligible,
to bid for the following contract:
Item I - RBH
1. Contract ID: 12HH0050
Contract Name: nstallation / Application /Construction of Road
Safety Devices along General Maxilom Ext., V.
Sotto St.. Colon St.-Maqallanes St.. and Gov.
Cuenco Avenue
Contract Location: Cebu Citv. with exceptions
Description: Traffc Safety Devices
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): PhP 10,000,000.00
Contract Duration: 30 Calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php 10,000.00
The BAC will conduct this public bidding in accordance with the revised RA 9184 and its
implementing Rules and Regulations.
To be eligible to bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of ntent (LO)
with Current Cebu City Mayor's Permit, Certifcate of Registration with PhilGEPS and
an approved Activation of BR Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) and
must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership/corporation with PCAB license applicable to
the type and cost of the contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC, and (d) Net Financing Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or
credit line commitment/cash deposit certifcate for at least 10% of ABC, (e) Letter of
Authority for the representative / Liason Offcer (as refected in the CRC) to submit
LO and Bids, Letter of ntent (LO's) sent thru mail or fax will not be accepted. The
DPWH will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary
evaluation of bids, evaluation of bids, post qualifcation and award.
Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their LOS simultaneously with their
applications for registration, to the Cebu City District Engineering Offce before the
deadline set below the receipt of LOls. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will frst process
the contractor's applications for registration and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC) before processing their LOls. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will
process only those with complete registration requirements.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. issuance of Bidding Documents Deadline: July 4- 25, 2012
2. Pre-bid Conference Date & time: July 13, 2012, 10:00 AM
3. Deadline of LO from Prospective Bidders Date: July 20,2012
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline: July 25, 2012, 8:00 to 10:00 AM
5. Opening of Bids Date & Time: July 25, 2012 @10:00 AM
6. Venue of Activities Conference Hall, Cebu City District
Engineering Office, V. Sotto St.. Brgy.
Tinago, Cebu City
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LO! Forms from the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph. The BAC will issue hard copies of LO Forms at Cebu City
District Engineering Offce. Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished LOls
and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same address at the day of Bidding.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available,
for the DPWH website, Bidders that will download BD'S from the DPWH Website shall
pay the said fees as stated above on or before the submission of their bid documents.
The BAC will issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders
upon payment of a non-refundable fee stated above. nterested Bidders may obtain
further information and inspect the bidding documents at the same address, Bids will
be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend and
late bids shall not be accepted.
The Cebu City District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring
any liability to the affected bidders and no responsibility to compensate or indemnify
bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) RITO B. RIEGO, JR.
BAC Vice-Chairman
NOTED:
(Sgd.) NICOMEDES S. LEONOR, JR.
District Engineer
(MST-July 4, 2012)
The Department of Public Works And Highways-Quezon City First Engineering
District through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply
for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the following contract:
Name of Project Amount
1. Repair/Rehab./mpv't. Proposed Traffc Management Plan
of Bus/PUJ Lane with Island Separator along Commonwealth
(Elliptical to Tandang Sora Ave.) (Km012+510 to Km014+910)
with Exception P 6,247,960.35
2. Construction of Steel Footbridge w/ Manlift UP-AT along
Commonwealth Ave., Q.C. P 28,517,095.54
3. Construction of Steel Footbridge w/ Manlift Philcoa along
Commonwealth Ave., Q.C. P 28,971,110.66
Procurement will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in
accordance with B..A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of ntent (LOT) together
with their Class A Documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior
registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type
and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of
ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least
equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use
nondiscretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW CentraI Ofce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW CentraI Ofce will only process Contractor's applications for registration, with
completes requirements, and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.gov.com.ph.
The signifcant tunes and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents July 2 to 23, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference July 11, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
3. Submission of LO's from Prospective
Bidders
Deadline:
July 16, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids July 23, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids July 23, 2012 @ 2:00 P.M.
Prospective bidders may download the LO forms from DPWH website: www.
dpwh.gov.ph. (allowing the flling of Letter of ntent free of charge and prescribing
fxed costs of bidding documents as per D.O. No. 52 dated October 3, 2011).
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BD's) at DPWH Quezon
City First Engineering District Sta. Catalina St., Brgy. Holy Spirit Q.C, BAC
Secretariat's ofce, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Pesos
Only (P10,000.00) for Item No. 1 and for Item No. 2 to 3 is Twenty Thousand Pesos
Only (P20,000.00). Prospective bidders may also download the BD's, if available,
from the DPWH website. Bidders that will download the BD's from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid documents. Bids must
be accompanied by a bid security', in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in
Section 2 7.2 of the Revised RR
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BD's in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope
shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include the eligibility
requirements. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid.
Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive bid as determined in
the bid evaluation and the post qualifcation.
nterested contractors are also required to present the originals of the following
Documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB License;
b) Contractor's Registration Certifcate (CRC); c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer
Accreditation; d) Authorizing Managing Offcer; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar
from DOLE; f) Phil-GEPS Order Form(Document Request List)
The Quezon Ci t y Fi rst Engi neeri ng Di st ri ct assumes no responsibility
whatsoever to compensate or indemnify' bidders for any expenses incurred in the
preparation of the bid.
The Quezon City- First Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any
bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all Bids at any time prior to contract
award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidder or Bidders.
(Sgd.) MARLYN G. INGUILLO
Engineer III
(BAC Chairman)
Noted:
(Sgd.) ROSELLER A. TOLENTINO
District Engineer
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATONAL CAPTAL REGON
QUEZON CITY FIRST ENGINEERING DISTRICT
Sta. Catalina St., Brgy. Holy Spirit Quezon City
Tel. Nos. 431-4597 * 931-1652 * 931-1568 431-4598
Fax No. 951-4696
1.) The Government of the Philippines (GOP) has received a Loan from World Bank toward the
cost of the Cadastral Survey Projects and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan,
together with the GOP counterpart funds, to payments under the contract for Cadastral Projects
in the CITIES OF VALENZUELA, MANDALUYONG, CALOOCAN, MALABON and PASIG.
2.) The Department of Environment and Natural Resource (DENR) NCR, an agency of the Republic
of the Philippines, now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Cadastral Survey Projects
in the CITIES OF VALENZUELA, MANDALUYONG, CALOOCAN, MALABON AND PASIG.
Cities
Estimated No. of
Brgy.
Estimated Area
(Ha)
Duration
(calendar days)
Valenzuela City 32 4,459 December 2012
Mandaluyong City 27 926 December 2012
Caloocan City 188 5,333 December 2012
Malabon City 21 1,971 December 2012
Pasig City 30 4,846 December 2012
3.) Bidders should have completed, within fve (5) years, 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.
4.) Bidding will be conducted in accordance with relevant procedures for open competitive bidding as
specifed in the RR of RA9184 (R.A. 9184), with some amendments, as stated in these bidding
documents and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defned in the applicable
procurement guidelines of the World Bank. The contract shall be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who was determined as such during post-qualifcation. The Estimated
Project Cost (EPC) is broken down as follows:
Project No.
Estimated
Project Cost (PhP)
Category
Valenzuela P1,208,000.00 Political Boundary
Mandaluyong City 003-2012 241,530.00 B
Caloocan City 006-2012 1,392,000.00 B
Malabon City 007-2012 515,000.00 B
Pasig City 002-2012 1,263,992.00 B
5.) nterested bidders may obtain further information from the Lands Management Service, DENR,
DENR By the Bay Bldg., 1515 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila and inspect the Bidding Documents
at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Mondays to Fridays.
6.) Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders starting July 3 to
August 5, 2012 from the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee for the bidding
documents in the following amount
LOCATION AMOUNT
Valenzuela City P2,000.00
Mandaluyong City 500.00
Caloocan City 2,000.00
Malabon City 1,000.00
Pasig City 2,000.00
7.) It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government
Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the DENR website (http://www.denr.gov.ph),
provided that bidders shall pay the nonrefundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than
the submission of their bids.
8.) The DENR - NCR Bids and Awards Committee (RBAC) will hold a Pre-Bid Conference to all
Eligible Bidders on July 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at BAC Conference Room, North Production
Nursery, North Avenue, Quezon City which shall be open to all interested parties.
9.) Eligible Bidders must submit their Bids at the address below on or before 9:00 a.m. of August 6,
2012. Late Bids shall not be accepted. Bid opening shall be on August 6, 2012, 9:30 a.m.at
the BAC Conference Room, North Production Nursery, North Avenue, Quezon City. All Bids
must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the following forms and amounts:
Municipality/Project No.
Cash or Cashiers/ Managers Check, Bank Draft/
Guarantee or Irrevocable Letter of Credit issued by a
Universal or Commercial Bank (PhP) (2% of the EPC)
1. Valenzuela City P24,160.00
2. Mandaluyong City P4,830.60
3. Caloocan City P27,840.00
4. Malabon City P10,300.00
5. Pasig City P25,279.84
10.) Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend
immediately after the deadline for the submission of bids at the same address above. Late bids
shall not be accepted.
11.) The DENR-NCR BAC 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.
12.) For further information, please refer to:
DENR-NCR
Manila : DENR By the Bay Bldg., 1515 Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila (Tel. No. 5224627)
July 3, 2012
(Sgd.) ARTURO E. FADRIQUELA
Regional Technical Director - LMS
BAC Chairperson
Section I. Invitation to Bid
National Program Support for Environment and Natural
Resources Management Project (NPS-ENRMP)
CADASTRAL SURVEY PROJECTS FOR THE CITIES OF VALENZUELA, MANDALUYONG,
CALOOCAN, MALABON AND PASIG
(DENR-NCR)
Project ID No. DENR-NCR-WB-NCB-02-2012
Loan Number 7470-PH
(MST-July 4, 2012)
By Lailany P. Gomez
BUDGET carrier Cebu Pacic
Air said Tuesday it will provide
in-ight Internet service to
passengers of its Airbus A330
eet beginning mid-2013.
The airline said it also had the
option to install Wi-Fi on its eet
of Airbus A320 aircraft, for short-
haul ights, in the next phase.
It said once its Internet OnAir
service is installed, Cebu Pacic
passengers will be able to access
the Internet during ights and
make calls using voice over IP
applications, using their Wi-
Fi-enabled personal electronic
devices, such as smart phones,
tablets and netbooks.
The airline, however, said it
was still nalizing how much
the passengers should pay for
the add-on service.
Cebu Pacics A330 eet is
scheduled to have Wi-Fi installed
by mid-next year, in time for the
airlines initial deployment of
long-haul services.
The airlines A330 eet,
planned for introduction in the
third quarter of 2013, will allow it
to provide direct, non-stop ights
to regions within the aircrafts 11-
hour ying range including the
Middle East, Australia, parts of
Europe and the US.
Cebu Pacic said it would be the
rst long-haul, low-cost carrier in
Southeast Asia to provide in-ight
Internet access.
Cebu Pacic has a highly
social community of over 600,000
likes on Facebook and over
380,000 Twitter followers. We are
very happy to provide our guests
with the convenience of online
connectivity while in-ight, said
Cebu Pacic vice president for
marketing Candice Iyog.
B4
Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
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Transmission operator: Bicol grid ill-advised
UP awards Ynares

ANTIPOLO CITYRizal Governor Casimiro
Ynares III MD has been awarded the 2012
University of the Philippines-National College
of Public Administration and Governance
Alumni Achievement Award for local
government service.
According to Dean Edna Co, he was cited for
exemplary leadership in steering the province
toward balanced growth and development.
The outstanding alumni award is given to
chosen UP graduates who hold public ofce,
private and business profession, civil society
and community service, academic and public
management education, and international
organization service.
Ynares thanked the various groups
representing different sectors and individuals
who supported his nomination leading to his
recognition.
Gigi Muoz David
By Florencio P. Narito
LEGAZPI CITYLawyer
Cynthia Alabanza, adviser for
external affairs of the National
Grid Corporation of the
Philippines, defended the one-
grid policy for Luzon arguing
that to dismember Bicol will only
isolate the entire region.
She made the assessment in
reply to a question from a reporter
during a Power 101 forum for
media practitioners of Albay and
Sorsogon held at the Pepperland
Hotel here last week.
If you have your own Bicol
Grid, if it bogs down because of
a disaster you cant get power
from other sources, Alabanza
said. This is what happened in
Mindanao.
But because the Visayas is
interconnected by submarine
cable with the Luzon Grid,
whenever it is facing power
shortage, Luzon is exporting
power to the Visayas, she said.
Now that Luzon is facing
power shortage, it is importing
180 megawatts from the Visayas
(Tacloban Geothermal Power
Plant).
Alabanza said the National
Grid, being a private company, is
tasked to operate and manage the
distribution of electricity through
10,704 kilometers transmission
lines along with 181 substations.
We have no control over the
supply of power, Alabanza said.
We only see to it that theres an
uninterrupted service and there
is a balance between supply and
demand.
The transmission lines together
with substations belong to the
government even as the rm had
no direct dealing with electric
consumers but through the
distribution utilities or electric
cooperatives, she noted.
Our customers are large
industries and distribution utilities.
But our rates are going down.
Jun Alegre, chairman KBP
Albay-Legazpi Chapter, said
the Electricity Power Industry
Reform Act has created many
agencies like NGCP, Power
Sector Assets and Liabilities
Management Corp., Wholesale
Electricity Spot Market and the
Philippine Electricity Market
Corp. but the price of electricity
has not gone down.
Whereas, before Albayanos
had to deal only with the Albay
Electric Cooperative Inc., National
Power Corp. and the National
Electrication Administration,
now the price of electricity has
gone up and our coop is now
delinquent, he claimed.
Alabanza said Napocor
was heavily indebted and
the government had to resort
to privatization through the
enactment of the EPIRA.
Power generation was
distributed to private investors
through the Independent Power
Producers, she said.
So who will answer to the
people when they run out of
candles and battery-powered
emergency lights?
Alabanza said it was up to
Congress to amend the EPIRA
if the lawmakers think that the
measure had failed in reducing
electricity rates.
Cagayan adds 210 cops
TUGUEGARAO CITY-Cagayan regional
police chief Rodrigo Purisima welcomed
210 officers last week in oath-taking
rites held here last week in Camp Marcelo
Adurru.
Since you are the youngest in the service,
take the chance to be educated and molded
into the shape every police must be, he told
the new recruits witnessed by their relatives
and friends along with their senior ofcers.
The batch started with more than 800
candidates signing up for enlistment.
The latest addition to the force will
proceed to the Regional Training School in
Cauayan City, Isabela for six months Public
Safety Basic Recruit Course before their
ve-months exercise in stations selected as
Field Training Centers and one month Field
Training Evaluation and Assessment to
complete the entry program.
Jessica M. Bacud
Lead by
example.
House minority
leader 3rd district
Rep. Danilo
Suarez and his
wife former
congresswoman
Aleta Suarez
[2nd from right]
take part in the
province-wide
synchronized
planting of two
million mangrove
propagules in
a day dubbed
as Quezon 2
in 1 project of
Governor David
Suarez joined by
Unisan Mayor
Nonato Puache
and the Suarez
clan in Barangay
Punta. BENJIE
ANTIOQUIA
The company has applied for a zoning
permit with the planning and development
office for commercial operations along
the Maharlika Highway in Barangay
Hermogenes Concepcion.
Senior vice presidents Jeffrey Lim and
Cecilia Patricio and SM department stores
manager Jojo Mendiola submitted the
application following an earlier meeting
between Henry Sy Jr., SM Development
Corp. Chief executive, and Mayor Julius
Cesar Vergara.
The firm, together with planning chief
Virginia Busog, has negotiated with
owners Macapagal family and Roderick
Perdigon for the acquisition of lots
adjacent to the Wheeltek Motor Display
Center and NE Superbodega along with
Goodyear, Nissan Yamaha, Petron and
RCM Car Display Center.
Designed by the Jose Siao Ling &
Associates, the firms architect on record,
the mall is expected to start ground
work this year and target delivery in six
months.
Anchor tenants will include SM
Supermarket, SM Department Store,
Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Pizza
Hut, KFC and Mang Inasal, BDO, Watsons,
Ace Hardware, National Bookstore, Ideal
Vision, Bench and Penshoppe.
Amenities in SM City Cabanatuan
include a cyberzone, food court, fashion
boutiques, shoe outlets, bookstores,
jewelry shops, novelty stores, cinemas
and parking space.
Local retail business has opposed the
entry of SM since 2002 but the Sy family
managed to make headway buying a 25-
hectare land in Barangay Sta. Arcadia
By Ferdie G. Domingo

CABANATUAN CITY-SM Prime Holdings Inc.
will start construction of a four-story mall at a 8.5-hectare
property here after a decade-long negotiation.
IBANAG will be the medium of instruction
in 15 towns and two cities in Cagayan and
Isabela, Vice President Jejomar Binay said.
Binay, founding chairman of the Ibanag
Heritage Foundation Inc., said the program will
cover San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Santo
Tomas, Santa Maria, Gamu, Naguilian, Reina
Mercedes and the City of Ilagan in Isabela.
Pamplona, Abulug, Aparri, Camalaniugan, Lallo,
Iguig, Solana and Tuguegarao City in Cagayan.
We are targeting 34 pilot schools for the
implementation with one central and one barangay
school in each of the selected nine localities in
Isabela and eight in Cagayan, he said.
The pilot implementation is in line with
(Department of Education) Secretary Armin
Luistros approval of our request to have
the Ibanag language included in the native
tongues to be used in DepEds MTB-MLE
program this year.
Binay has Ibanag roots. His mother, Lourdes
Gatan Cabauatan, is from Cabagan.
He said Phase I of the program, consisting
of dialect survey and the workshop for both
Cagayan and Isabela teachers, is set next week.
We are focusing on developing a robust
set of indigenized instructional materials that
would be easy for the teachers to teach and
the students to learn, Binay said.
He thanked the Indigenous Peoples
Education Ofce and DepEd Region II,
particularly chief Rozanno Runo and Dr.
Corazon Barrientos, respectively.
Brenda Jocson Gaudia
By Dexter A. See
TUBA-Benguet province and Baguio City
will solve its garbage woes and produce
electricity through a $650 million waste-to-
energy plant in two years.
Tuba Mayor Florencio Bentres said
Concord Pacic Investments Holdings the
dump-power plant was welcomed by residents
of Barangay Pascual.
We are happy that our constituents are
receptive despite some environmental issues,
he told Manila Standard.
Concord president Jose Utrillo said the
project has passed all levels of compliance.
Our company is committed to follow
lawful provisions such as the conduct of an
environmental impact assessment, including
geological studies, to ensure the stability and
sustainability, he said.
Our studies show that the facility will not
have adverse effects to the environment and
the health of the residents under the provisions
of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act.
Utrillo said the United States-based rm
has lined up community projects on farm
irrigation, potable water supply, tramlines,
construction of sports facilities, pathways,
and agricultural processing plants.
He said the company would turn over
a utility vehicle to the village, relocated
families that will be displaced on top of
compensation.
I NVI TATI ON TO APPLY FOR ELI GI BI LI TY AND TO BI D
(MST-July 4, 2012)
OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
REGION VII, CEBU CITY
The Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Ofhce 7 (DPWH
Regional Ofhce 7), through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors
registered with and classifed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB)
to apply for eligibility and if found eligible, to bid for the contract to wit:
Contract I.D.: 12H00071
Contract Name: Improvement of Cebu South Coastal Road, Segment
2-Causeway Section
Contract Location: Sta. 0+000-Sta. 4+133.432 Cebu City
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php 10,090,229.04
Contract Duration: 120 Calendar Days
Bid Documents: Php 10,000.00
Contract I.D.: 12H00072
Contract Name: Procurement of Survillance Camera for Cebu South Coastal
Road Project, Tunnel Section and Environmental Management
and Control Offce
Contract Location: Cebu City, SRP
Approved Budget for the Contract: Php 2,600,000.00
Contract Duration: 50 Calendar Days
Bid Documents: Php 5,000.00
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures in accordance
with R.A. 9184 known as Government Procurement Reform Act, and its Revised
Implementing Rules and Regulations. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be
automatically rejected at bid opening.
To be eligible to bid for this contract, a Contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI) together with their Class A Documents and must meet the following major
criteria: (a). prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-
owned partnership/corporation, cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB License
applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar project/
contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, (d) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment from a reputable
universal and commercial banks for at least 10% of ABC. (e) Letter of Authority for
the representative /Liason Offcer (As refected in the CRC) to submit LO and Bids,
Have key personnel and equipment owned and or leased listed in the Eligibility Forms
available for the prosecution of the project. Letter of ntent (LO's) sent thru mail or fax
will not be accepted. The DPWH BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria
in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids, evaluation of bids and post
qualifcation. Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their applications for
registration, to DPWH-POCW , Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of
LOIs. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will process only, the contractor's applications
for registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractor's Certifcate of
Registration (CRC) before processing their LOs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will
process only those with complete registration requirements.All particulars relative to
Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid security, Performance Security, Pre Bidding
conference(s) , Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualifcation and Award of Contract shall be
governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its mplementing Rules and
Regulation (RR).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown be below.
Issuance of Bidding Documents From: July 5, 2012-July 25, 2012
Pre Bid Conference July 13, 2012-2:00P.M
Deadline of LO's from Prospective bidders Deadline: July 20, 2012 until 3:00 P.M.
Receipt of Bids July 25,2012 10:00 A.M.
Opening of Bids July 25,2012-10:30 A.M.
Prospective bidders may download the Registration and LOI Forms from the DPWH
website www.dpwh.gov.ph. Prospective bidders shall submit their accomplished LOs
and obtain the results of the eligibility check at the same address.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available,
from the DPWH web site. Bidders that will download the BD'S from the DPWH
Website shall pay the said fees as stated aboved on or before the submission of
their bid documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and
acceptable form as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised RR. The BAC will also issue
hard copies of the (BDs) at the same address upon payment of a non-refundable fee
as stated above. nterested Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the
bidding Documents at the same address.. Bids will be opened in the presence of the
bidders' representatives who choose to attend and late bids shall not be accepted.
The DPWH Regional Offce 7 reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul
the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to
the affected bidders and no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify
bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.

Approved by:
(Sgd.) Atty. AYAON S. MANGGIS
BAC Chairman
(MST-July 4, 2012)
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(MST-June 27, July 4 & 11, 2012)
NOTI CE
Notice is hereby given
that the estate of the late
JUAN A. ACU, who died
on February 12, 1981 in
Oakland, California, USA
and ROSALA B. ACU
who died on December
30, 2011 i n Candl er,
North Carolina, USA was
extrajudicially settled with
waiver of rights among
hei rs as per Doc. No.
356; Page No. 72; Book
No. 1000; Series of 2012
under Notary Public Atty.
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For f as t ad
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or
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compound for
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Gianna Maniego, Editor
Dinna Chan Vasquez, Assistant Editor
RIZALS WOMEN
SM North Edsa pays
tribute to the women
who touched national
hero Jose Rizals life
through an exhibit
JULY 4, 2012
Wine maker
Peter Barry dropped
by Manila recently to
talk about previous
Australian wines
WINED AND DINED
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IF AN electronic
meter would be
used to measure
the glitter
factor of
Manila events, it
probably would
be ringing off
the hook non-
stop, as the
gauge would reach beyond the maximum each time
an event comes along. Here are some I recently had
the pleasure of attending.
Hollywood glitter
The Belo Medical Group, led by the doctor
of the stars, Vicki Belo, brought the locally
produced suspense thriller The Road to a well-
attended screening at the Arclight Hollywood
Theater in Los Angeles. The films lead stars,
Rhian Ramos and Alden Richar ds, together
with the rest of the films cast and crew, were
there for the occasion.
Directed by Yam Laranas, the movie received
praises from US-based lm critics, proving to one
and all that our country can now produce movies
of international standard. The overowing crowd
that watched the lm, including boxing champ and
Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao, were
all generous with their superlatives for the nely
crafted piece of celluloid art.
Glitter ing sand, sea and Sky
The Plantation Bay Resort and Spa was abuzz
with two big events: The X Factor Philippines press
conference and the National Age Group Triathlon
Series. Of course, the resort was teeming with
celebrities who certainly brought more sizzle to the
venue, much to the delight of the resorts general
manager, Efren Belar mino.
On hand for the X Factor event were Mar tin
Niever a, Gar y Valenciano, Char ice, Pilita
Cor r ales and KC Concepcion who were practically
mobbed by shrieking fans who drove all the way up
to the resort just to see their favorite celebrities.
The Cebu leg of the Triathlon Series had one of the
countrys heartthrobs, Richar d Gutier rez, among
the 265 participants. More information on Plantation
Bay Resort and Spa may be obtained through its
Manila ofce (02) 844-5024-5 or directly through
their Cebu number (032) 5059800.
CLIENTS and fans can now
see artist and studio furniture
maker Niccolo Jose at work,
thanks to the newly opened
Studio 10.10 located within a
private, luxurious hideaway in
Lipa, Batangas.
Beyond: A Private Residence, which
houses the second Studio 10.10 branch, is
the ofcial home of this groundbreaking
craftsman, who is famous for his
custom-made, therapeutic chairs made
out of reclaimed wood. Jose, 25, still
maintains the Studio 10.10 showroom
in Makati.
Jose, a US-educated environmentalist,
says that the 12,000-square meter
Beyond: A Private Residence has been
purposely built not only to serve as his
private enclave as an artist but also for
special clients who wish to be more
personal with Joses works, particularly
their custom-made furniture.
These clients can reserve a bungalow
house at Beyond: A Private Residence
and stay there until their orders are
completed.
Jose creates chairs that are aligned to
his customers body, especially the back.
To do so, he measures his clients body
and refers to his study of the human
anatomy in order to create the clients
personalized chair, so to speak. Clients
who are checked in at Beyond: A Private
Residence will make the tailor tting
process much more convenient not only
for the artist but the buyer as well.
Beyond: A Private Residence boasts
of detached houses complete with
amenities and luxuries needed for an
overnight or week-long stay. Clients
can make use of other lifestyle facilities
like a bar, a swimming pool, and a few
bahay kubos that can serve as massage
Glitter meter
VISITING AN ARTISTS HUB IN
Words and additional images by Diana A. Uy
Batangas
areas or hanging out nooks.
There are hammocks almost
everywhere, which we were told are used
often by Jose when he wants to take a
break from his work and just think.
Located right smack in the center of
the beautifully landscaped artists venue
is the showroom. This is where clients
can nd some of Joses early works,
favorite pieces, bestseller prototypes,
and portraits done by pyrography.
Walking around, visitors will
immediately notice Joses trademark
giant sculptures made out of fallen
twigs and branches. Before he came
back to the Philippines, Jose broke
through the art scene in Portland,
Oregon, where he nished his degree
in environment science and art, by
making the abovementioned masterful
creations.
It has since been Joses trademark
to create overwhelming, super-sized
works of art using recycled wood that
is still evident in most of his furniture
pieces. The artist, sufce it to say,
accepts commissioned works.
Joses most treasured piece of art, his
rst-ever furniture creationthe Think
Big Chairis found at the warehouse or
rather THE Studio 10.10.
This Think Big Chair, measuring 7
1/2 by 4 1/2 feet, is signicant to Jose
because it has become this metaphysical
connection, a symbol of sort to the artists
journey into the present, the future.
It was in fact his birthday gift to
himself, the inspiration behind Studio
10.10.
I was born October 10. [So] I told
myself, that on 10-10-10, it has to be
special. Im going back to Philippines
and do something big. Thats why I
made the Think Big, the giant chair,
Jose revealed to lifestyle writers during
a familiarization tour of Beyond: A
Private Residence. I spent my birthday
sitting there for hours.
Jose said the warehouse used to be
his dads storage for his carpentry tools.
His dad, a major inuence in Joses
craft, has been collecting reclaimed
wood even before his kids were born.
The warehouse has now been turned
into a repository of Joses and his dads
collection that include kamagong,
narra, ipil, kalantas, sampaloc, and iron
wood. The pieces of wood salvaged
from the Ondoy disaster in 2009 are
stockpiled outside the warehouse, just
below the Studio 10-10 signage.
Jose designs and works on his
furniture pieces as well as his paintings
and other sketches here.
Not surprisingly, Joses bedroom
is located at the second oor of the
warehouse.
Jose said that he prefers the fresh air
and laidback atmosphere in Batangas.
Except when he has client calls or other
important appointments in Manila,
hed rather stay at Beyond: A Private
Residence 24/7.
Needless to say, Jose, when he is not
absorbed in his work, can be a visiting
clients most accommodating host.
For reservations and other details,
visit www.studio10-10.com or www.
niccolojose.com. Contact (632)
8226976 or 09175573109.
Cultur al glitter
The soothing and relaxing ambience of the
Leonor Compounds sprawling garden is a
favorite retreat for many. Every time I get invited
to this place, I go home feeling good about
everything. The Friends for Cultural Concerns
of the Philippines (FCCP) gathered there recently
to induct its board members and ofcers for
2012-2013, led by its president, Nene Leonor .
Cultural Center of the Philippines President
Raul Sunico did the honors, after which he
rendered a delightful piano performance. I
always enjoy the culinary spread Nene puts out
at her parties and, this time, it looked like she
surpassed herself because everybody was raving
about the sumptuous buffet.
With Nene Leonor at the helm of this very
auspicious cultural group, this will certainly
mean another exciting year for FCCP, lled with
meaningful activities that will further uplift the
cultural awareness of Manila society. In fact, they
are now planning their major fund-raiser at the
Makati Shangri-la, which will have Lea Salonga
as guest performer this year..
Aside from Leonor, FCCPs new Board
includes Beth Cr istobal, Yoly Ayson, Mabel
Abano, Lulu Castaneda, Thelma Gana, Letty
Hahn, Rose Lazaro, Karen Macasaet, Chloe
Per iquet, Tessie Rodr igo, Gilda Salonga, Gr ace
Tiongco, Nene Pe Lim and Rosita Lesaca.
Bulletin Boar d
Our Lady of Piat Celebration. Tuguegarao
Archbishop Ser gio Utleg will ofciate in the
Concelebrated Mass, 9 a.m. this Saturday,
July 7, at the Sto. Domingo Church, with
concelebrants Auxiliary Bishop Ricardo Baccay
and Fr. Bong Cabrer a. The Northern Fairview
Marriage Encounter Choir will provide musical
accompaniment. The Commentators and Lectors
will by Petrona Lim, Josie Dar ang, Mina
Har ada and Mar ita Cor tez. Organized by the
Devotees of Nuestra Seora de Piat Foundation,
headed by Gen. Edgar Aglipay, the Mass gathers
devotees from all over the country.
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(Seated) Bambi Harper, Marilou Prieto Lovina
(standing) Nene Pe Lim, Gilda Salonga, Beth Cris-
tobal, Thelma Gana, Lulu Castaeda and Karen
Macasaet
(Seated) Ingrid Colangelo, Grace Tiongco and Es-
ther Vibal (standing) Evie Costa, Tessie Rodrigo,
Rose Lazaro and Nonie Basilio
Domini Torrevillas, Raul Sunico, Nene Leonor and
Mabel Abao
From left: Gary Valenciano, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa public relations as-
sociate Hannah Patalinjug, Martin Nievera, KC Concepcion and Plantation Bay
Resort and Spa general manager Efren Belarmino
Celebrity
triathlon
participant
Richard
Gutierrez
A huge pool is one of
the amenities that
can be enjoyed at
Beyond Residences
(From left) Kat, Geng, Jojo, Niccolo and Abel Jose at Studio.10.10, a unique creative space
in Makati that specializes in customized furniture, interior designs and accent art
Brenda Reyes, Dra. Loi Ejercito, Nene Leonor and
Justa Tantoco
Alicia Ceccanese-Weber
with Quark Henares and
doctor Vicki Belo.
The Road lead star and
Belo Medical Group en-
dorser Rhian Ramos with
Belo Medical Group mar-
keting and operations
managerDorothyEspiritu
Boxing champ and Sa-
ranggani representa-
tive Manny Pacquiao
with doctor Vicki Belo
at the screening of
The Road.
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63 Lake near Lake
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64 College big shots
65 Ivan IV, for one
66 Das Kapital author
67 The King of golf,
to fans
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1 1968 U.S. Open
champ
2 Imitation
3 Harbor towers
4 Hydrocarbon suffix
5 Spoke absent-
mindedly
6 Spending outing
7 Genesis craft
8 Actress Lucy
9 Former Montreal player
10 *Fundraising receipts
11 Dinghy propeller
12 Conscious (of)
13 Uptight
18 Excellent server
23 All-night party
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hours
6 Black Friday event
10 Prefix with fall
14 Where towels are
the usual attire
15 Nice price?
16 Rob of Parks and
Recreation
17 *Ten times the
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19 Actor McGregor
20 All My __ Live in
Texas: George Strait song
21 Pre-A.D.
22 Waiters take them
24 Comes down hard
27 Come to terms
28 Tin alloy
31 __-ho!
33 Homeric war epic
34 *Green labyrinth
38 Dynasty known for
porcelain
39 Sleepiness inducers
40 Draft animals
41 *Groundbreaking
desktop publishing
software
43 Golfer Sam
44 Less than zero
45 Competes in a bee
46 Where dos are done
49 How the rain in Spain
falls on the plain
51 Warning to a pest
53 Once named
54 Slangy morning drink
57 Provos state
58 Some buried treasure,
24 *Child stars parent
25 Maria __, former
queen of Hungary
26 Passover meal
28 MTVs __ My Ride
29 Director Kazan
30 Chicken morsel
32 Justice Dept. heads
34 Hooey
35 It may follow a
Salchow
36 Intensity
37 Conclusions
39 Prohibition
42 Revealing skirt
43 Dieters sweetener
45 Dagger of yore
46 Powerlifters move
47 Roadsters, e.g.
48 Rainforest vine
50 Back-of-the-book
reference section
52 The opposition
54 Stapleton who
played Edith Bunker
55 Luxury hotel
56 In __: actually
59 Nest egg letters
60 Movie set VIP
61 Pol. neighbor
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ManilaStandardToday
Jim Barry Wines
Peter took over as managing
director in 1985 from his father, the
late James Brazil Barry, or better
known as Jim Barry. The winery is
one of the truly premier wineries in
all of Australia, with all wines being
estate grown, or grown from their
own vineyards 200 hectares in
Clare Valley and 14 more hectares
in Coonawara. Jim Barry started the
winery circa 1959 with wife Nancy.
Jim was a real locally grown, lo-
cally bred and locally schooled South
Australian through and through.
Jim started his wine career when he
went to the Roseworthy Agricultural
College to study wine science (or
what we know since as oenology).
Roseworthy Agricultural College
is Australias pioneering school in
viticulture and winemaking, and the
same school Jims son, and present
managing director Peter Barry went
to as well. Jim was instrumental in
buying the vineyard properties which
would give Jim Barry Wines the best
resources to produce their renowned
wines including their most sought
after Armagh Shiraz.
Chat with Peter Barry
Peter Barry was a very gracious
host in the event despite flying in
just an hour or so prior to the dinner
engagement. Peter is in his 50s and
has a genuinely nice disposition, very
warm and packed with great sense of
humor. He spoke about his late father
Jim in vivid fashion and with so much
deference that every parent would be
so proud of. Peter made rounds of all
the tables at Red to personally greet
and chat with all the guests. I was very
fortunate to have Peter join me at our
table for a slightly longer stop to answer
a few of my queries.
Author: How would you differ-
entiate Clare Valley from Barossa
Valley in general? And on its effect
on the Shiraz grape?
Peter: Clare Valley is closer in
terroir to Eden Valley than to the
Barossa Valley. It is more on the
colder nights, or what we call `chill
factor that happens at night even
during summer that gives Clare
Valley wines better acid structure
than its Barossa counterpart. We get
as much as 25. temperature swing
between day and night to get that
nice acid backbone. Barossa grapes
normally tend to be burned due to
more consistent high temperature
where it also causes acidity to drop.
Clare Valley Shiraz has better chance
of longevity for me.
Author: How important is Asia
to the overall Jim Barry Wines
business?
Peter: Asia is very important,
even though our current business in
this region is just around 10%. But I
love Asia. It has a wonderful culture
and Asian food is wonderful.
Author: As a follow up ques-
tion, how critical is China to this
overall Asian outlook? Knowing
also very well that perhaps every
winery in the world is looking at
having a piece of the huge Chinese
wine market pie.
Peter: Per se, I am not as excited
about China as others. To do big
business in China is like chasing
after a rainbow, and I do not want to
do that. We are not after volume in
China given our company size. I just
want to have quality distribution and
representation in the best Chinese
on-premise accounts. I also know
that Chinese wineries will continue
to grow to offer more competition
to wine imports. Many people does
not know this, but I was actually
involved in the past as a winemaker
consultant with a winery project in
China in 1983.
Author: What is your dream
wine to make?
Peter: I am actually working
on a new varietal not yet found in
Australia. This is the Assyrtiko grape
varietal from the Greek wine region
of Santorini. When I visited Greece
in 2008, I fell in love with this white
wine. I tried to nd cuttings of this
varietal in Australia and elsewhere,
but could not get it, so eventually we
decided to bring the vines directly
from Santorini. The project is still
Welcoming
WITH the Rizal@150 celebra-
tions coming to a close, SM
City North EDSA recently high-
lighted The Women of Rizal in
an exhibit bridging generations
at The Blocks Atrium.
The exhibit features por-
traits of women who have
been part of our Nat i onal
Heros life his mother Teo-
dora, as well as the women he
has been romantically linked
with beginning with Segun-
d a Ka t i gb a k t o hi s great
love Leonor River a, and his
sweet foreigner J osephine
Br acken.
These are reproductions of
oil on canvas portraits painted
by renowned priest-artist Fr.
Ar mand Tangi of the Society
of Saint Paul for the Yucheng-
co Museums Loves of Rizal
Exhibit last year.
The exhibit also gives a rare
glimpse of Rizals other wom-
THE WOMEN
OF RIZAL
en, descendants of his brother
Paciano and sisters Satur nina,
Nar cisa, Olympia, Lucia, Ma-
r ia, and Soledad in beautiful
black and white portraits by
photographer Raymund Isaac.
These are accomplished wom-
en and men (Soledads grandson
J ose L. Ar guelles, 94, is also
included) who would have made
their ancestor proud.
Lulu Hidalgo Tinio is presi-
dent and chairman of Saturnina
Estate Development Corporation;
Minney Reyes is a managing
partner of Suarez and Reyes
Law Ofces; Tess Her bosa is
the chairperson of the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission;
Mia Sy-Quia Faustmann man-
ages 7 Castles, a jewelry export
business; and Bar bar a Gonza-
lez, once headed an advertising
agency and now is also in the
jewelry business.
The lone gentleman, Tit o
Pempot, as he is called, is equally
distinguished. He was president
of IBM Philippines, president of
BenLife Insurance, and treasurer
and board member of National
Teachers College.
Those who married success-
ful men also found their voice.
Concepcion Ar guelles Feria or
Tita Chit, wife to former Su-
preme Court Justice J ose Fer ia,
is an active member of many
religious societies. Mar lene
Lopez J acinto, widow of steel
businessman Fer nando J acinto
J r., is an artist, graphic designer,
and manages the family business.
Rizal will be happy to know
that many of his descendants
have embraced advocacies. Es-
t er Lopez Azur in is active in
public service as [resident of
Kaanak, a group of descendants
of Fil-Am warriors and a baran-
gay kagawad. Rose Filar t Scott
is a psychotherapist and coun-
selor and training consultant for
In Touch Community Services.
Tr ixie Gr au is a board member
of Binhi English Literacy Foun-
dation, an NGO that aims to
provide literacy kits to children
in marginalized areas. Tess Her-
bosas advocacy is the protection
of children against child abuse.
The Women of Rizal launch
was a grand reunion of sorts
of our National Heros descen-
dants who graced the event
together with photographer
Raymund Isaac. SM execu-
tives led by SM vice president
for marketing Millie Dizon,
SM Supermalls regional opera-
tions head Renee Bacani, AVP
for marketing Ruby Reyes, and
SM City North EDSA Mall
manager Her shee Angeles
welcomed them.
The Women of Rizal exhib-
it is held in partnership with
the National Historical Com-
mission and the Yuchengco
Museum. It is one of the many
exciting events at SM City
North EDSA.
Rizal descendant
Barbara
Tweetums
Gonzales with
photographer
Raymund Isaac
and SM VP
for Marketing
Communications
Millie Dizon
during the
Rizal@150
Culmination at
SM City North
Edsa The Block. Jose Rizal Lopez, grandson of Paciano, beside the photo of the
Rizal family tree.
IN celebration of Philippine Indepen-
dence Day, Sun Cellular collaborated
with non-prot organization CAN-
VAS (Center for Art, New Ventures
and Sustainable Development) in its
annual art exhibit dubbed Looking for
Juan Outdoor Banner Project with the
theme Freedomor Kalayaan. Now
on its 4th year, this exhibition of origi-
nal masterpieces by 80 Filipino visual
artists ofcially opened last June 13,
2012 at the Vargas Museum in UP
Diliman, with printed reproductions
on tarpaulin banners on display along
UP Academic Oval. This exhibit is
open to public free of charge until
June 30, 2012.
CANVAS asked local artists to
paint their expression or interpreta-
tion of what it means to be free.
Id like to thank all the artists who
participated in this notable under-
taking such as national artist Ben-
Cab (Benedicto Cabrera); Marcel
Antonio, R.A. Tijing, Bjor Calleja,
Marika Constantino, Elmer Borlon-
gan, Michael Cacnio, Joel Alonday,
Ross Capili, Jose John Santos III,
Juanito Torres, Alee Garibay, Jim
Orencio, Ian Valladarez, and more.
We wanted to promote Philippine
art and Filipino artists to the general
public in a friendly, non-intimidating
environment, Alampay said, while
providing themes that can help
stimulate discussion of what we
think are important social subjects.
After the exhibit, the banners will
be recycled into tote bags and be sold.
Proceeds of which will be donated to
selected charities and support CAN-
VAS activities in promoting Philip-
pine art, culture, and environment.
Alampay encouraged artists to
prepare this early for next years
exhibit, the theme of which will be
Revolution as a tribute to Andres
Bonifacios 150th year in 2013.
PETER J ames Bar r y came to Manila for the first time last
week to host an unforgettable wine dinner at the Red in Makati
ShangriLa. Peter is the managing director of Jim Barry Wines of
Clare Valley, South Australia. Peter Barry came on the invitation
of their exclusive local importer, Philippine Wine Merchant and
the Joseph brothers.
Celebrating Filipino artists
ROBI N Padilla is the main
attraction in the 555 Tuna's
new TV commercial. Shot in
Escolta Street in Binondo,
Mani l a, t he TVC r ef l ect s
555 Tunas campaign titled
Kat awang Pal aban. The
commercial depicts the ac-
tion star among groups of
Filipino workers whose jobs
and daily tasks entail manual
l abor- - t he t arget s of 555
Tunas campaign. Its goal is
to motivate Pinoy workers
and to make them feel that
555 Tuna is their partner in
securing the future they want
for their families.
Robin said he understands
the plight of Pinoy workers
and is thankful to have been
given the opportunity to reach
out to them.
Because of its health ben-
efits and delicious taste, 555
Tuna has been a f avor i t e
among Filipino households
for several years now. It has
nutrients, such as Omega 3,
protein and vitamin A, which
provide Pinoys with proper
nour i shment and st r engt h
t hat wi l l def i ni t el y keep
Family fave gets a boost
from action star
The McRae Wood Shiraz 2005 was the authors favorite wine of the night
By Ed Biado
TODAY is the Fourth of July.
While most people in the
United States are celebrating
their Independence Day, at
least two famous individu-
als have reasons not to be in
such a festive mood. I'm talk-
ing about Tom Cr uise and
soon-to-be-ex-wife Kat ie
Holmes. Katie recently led
for divorce from Tom, citing
irreconcilable differences."
She is seeking sole custody
of their daughter
Suri. Hollywood
insiders are saying
that this could be a
very nasty divorce.
Di vor ce i s a
common thing in
Hollywood. Some
of the biggest, most
beautiful actors and actresses
in America feature in real-
life fairy tales that don' t
follow the happily-ever-after
storyline. Alec Ba ldwin
and Kim Basinger , Den-
nis Quaid and Meg Ryan
and Br ad Pitt and J ennifer
Aniston have all starred in
a variation of this movie.
But the ones that we won't
soon forget are the messi-
est, nastiest, most public,
most high-prole and most
stretched-out ones. Here are
a few:
Char lie Sheen and De-
nise Richar ds. Denise now
says that Charlie is a changed
man and was recently seen
hanging out with him. But
she was definitely singing
a different tune while their
divorce was being nalized.
The battle dragged on for
years until a settlement was
eventually reached.
David Hasselhoff and
P a mel a Ba ch . How do
you earn some cash from
your divorce? Nullify the
pre-nup. Pamela tried to
accomplish this by claim-
ing that the Hoff wanted to
engage in a threesome on
their wedding night. And
the clincher? He allegedly
had herpes at that time.
Er ic Benet and Halle
Ber r y. In 2003,
Halle left Eric due
to allegations of
cheating. But the
s hocki ng t hi ng
about it was the
report t hat Eri c
actually had sex
addiction and had
to be treated for it.
Pa ul McCa r t ney and
Heather Mills. Ah, our be-
loved Beatle and his marital
woes. At the end of it all,
Heather got quite a pretty pen-
ny out of the split. But that's
not before she exposed him as
abusive. The court battle was
nasty and media from both
sides of the Atlantic Ocean
reported every leak, angle,
opinion and development.
Hul k and Li nda Ho-
gan. Almost everyday since
they announced their split in
2009, there has been a new
development in the Hogan
divorce saga. Accusations
of hiding assets, drug use,
abuse and gay lovers are all
part of the equation. Obvi-
ously, there's a post-divorce
lawsuit there somewhere.
Celebrity divorce
Peter Barry
4 to 5 years from completion, but
I would love to promote Assyrtiko
under our portfolio in the near
future. I feel this is exactly like how
we pioneered Sauvignon Blanc in
Clare Valley and Australia as early
as 1979.
Well said Peter! Given that the
economy of Greece is in doldrums
now, it may actually not be a bad
idea to buy vineyards at Santorini
to make Assyrtiko wines direct
from source. But given that Peter
Barry, like his late father Jim is
a very proud home grown South
Australian winemaker, Assyrtiko
varietal may just nd a new home
in Clare Valley, and this may be a
white varietal to look forward to in
Australia in years to come. Very
exciting times indeed still ahead for
Jim Barry Wines, with the energetic
Peter Barry at the helm.
Tasting Notes
We had four wonderful wines
from Jim Barry Wines paired bril-
liantly by the chefs at the Makati
ShangriLa, and here below are my
customary tasting notes:
Jim Barry, The Lodge Hill
Riesling 2011 `delicate nose, dry,
inty, a bit more serious for a Ries-
ling, refreshing and crisp without
the usual Aussie zestiness version,
but very clean all the way
Jim Barry, The Cover Drive
Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 `pow-
erful nose, black currant, cinnamon,
full avored Cabernet, long and
deep with nice peppery nish
Jim Barry, The McRae Wood
Shiraz 2005 `nice minty nose,
meaty, cloves, very luscious bitter
sweet tannins, supple and long al-
luring nish, this wine is 7 years old
now and drinking extremely well
Jim Barry, The Armagh Shiraz
2007 `deep dense color, licorice,
raisins, black pepper, eucalyptus,
sweet ripe tannins, viscous and
jammy, with long lingering nish;
still very young, but there is no de-
nying the amazing fruit power and
vivid acid structure that will reward
cellaring for the long haul
For inquiries and prices of
Jim Barry Wines, you can reach
Philippine Wine Merchants at tel.
#s (02)853-0940 or (02)832-2523.
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and other wine related concerns,
please e-mail me at protegeinc@
yahoo.com. I am a proud member
of the Federation Internationale des
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something that they can enjoy
everyday as it has 14 variants
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such as afritada, adobo, sisig,
caldereta and laing.
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found in the answers to
starred clues
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63 Lake near Lake
Ontario
64 College big shots
65 Ivan IV, for one
66 Das Kapital author
67 The King of golf,
to fans
Down
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champ
2 Imitation
3 Harbor towers
4 Hydrocarbon suffix
5 Spoke absent-
mindedly
6 Spending outing
7 Genesis craft
8 Actress Lucy
9 Former Montreal player
10 *Fundraising receipts
11 Dinghy propeller
12 Conscious (of)
13 Uptight
18 Excellent server
23 All-night party
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Across
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hours
6 Black Friday event
10 Prefix with fall
14 Where towels are
the usual attire
15 Nice price?
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Recreation
17 *Ten times the
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28 Tin alloy
31 __-ho!
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34 *Green labyrinth
38 Dynasty known for
porcelain
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40 Draft animals
41 *Groundbreaking
desktop publishing
software
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44 Less than zero
45 Competes in a bee
46 Where dos are done
49 How the rain in Spain
falls on the plain
51 Warning to a pest
53 Once named
54 Slangy morning drink
57 Provos state
58 Some buried treasure,
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ManilaStandardToday
Jim Barry Wines
Peter took over as managing
director in 1985 from his father, the
late James Brazil Barry, or better
known as Jim Barry. The winery is
one of the truly premier wineries in
all of Australia, with all wines being
estate grown, or grown from their
own vineyards 200 hectares in
Clare Valley and 14 more hectares
in Coonawara. Jim Barry started the
winery circa 1959 with wife Nancy.
Jim was a real locally grown, lo-
cally bred and locally schooled South
Australian through and through.
Jim started his wine career when he
went to the Roseworthy Agricultural
College to study wine science (or
what we know since as oenology).
Roseworthy Agricultural College
is Australias pioneering school in
viticulture and winemaking, and the
same school Jims son, and present
managing director Peter Barry went
to as well. Jim was instrumental in
buying the vineyard properties which
would give Jim Barry Wines the best
resources to produce their renowned
wines including their most sought
after Armagh Shiraz.
Chat with Peter Barry
Peter Barry was a very gracious
host in the event despite flying in
just an hour or so prior to the dinner
engagement. Peter is in his 50s and
has a genuinely nice disposition, very
warm and packed with great sense of
humor. He spoke about his late father
Jim in vivid fashion and with so much
deference that every parent would be
so proud of. Peter made rounds of all
the tables at Red to personally greet
and chat with all the guests. I was very
fortunate to have Peter join me at our
table for a slightly longer stop to answer
a few of my queries.
Author: How would you differ-
entiate Clare Valley from Barossa
Valley in general? And on its effect
on the Shiraz grape?
Peter: Clare Valley is closer in
terroir to Eden Valley than to the
Barossa Valley. It is more on the
colder nights, or what we call `chill
factor that happens at night even
during summer that gives Clare
Valley wines better acid structure
than its Barossa counterpart. We get
as much as 25. temperature swing
between day and night to get that
nice acid backbone. Barossa grapes
normally tend to be burned due to
more consistent high temperature
where it also causes acidity to drop.
Clare Valley Shiraz has better chance
of longevity for me.
Author: How important is Asia
to the overall Jim Barry Wines
business?
Peter: Asia is very important,
even though our current business in
this region is just around 10%. But I
love Asia. It has a wonderful culture
and Asian food is wonderful.
Author: As a follow up ques-
tion, how critical is China to this
overall Asian outlook? Knowing
also very well that perhaps every
winery in the world is looking at
having a piece of the huge Chinese
wine market pie.
Peter: Per se, I am not as excited
about China as others. To do big
business in China is like chasing
after a rainbow, and I do not want to
do that. We are not after volume in
China given our company size. I just
want to have quality distribution and
representation in the best Chinese
on-premise accounts. I also know
that Chinese wineries will continue
to grow to offer more competition
to wine imports. Many people does
not know this, but I was actually
involved in the past as a winemaker
consultant with a winery project in
China in 1983.
Author: What is your dream
wine to make?
Peter: I am actually working
on a new varietal not yet found in
Australia. This is the Assyrtiko grape
varietal from the Greek wine region
of Santorini. When I visited Greece
in 2008, I fell in love with this white
wine. I tried to nd cuttings of this
varietal in Australia and elsewhere,
but could not get it, so eventually we
decided to bring the vines directly
from Santorini. The project is still
Welcoming
WITH the Rizal@150 celebra-
tions coming to a close, SM
City North EDSA recently high-
lighted The Women of Rizal in
an exhibit bridging generations
at The Blocks Atrium.
The exhibit features por-
traits of women who have
been part of our Nat i onal
Heros life his mother Teo-
dora, as well as the women he
has been romantically linked
with beginning with Segun-
d a Ka t i gb a k t o hi s great
love Leonor River a, and his
sweet foreigner J osephine
Br acken.
These are reproductions of
oil on canvas portraits painted
by renowned priest-artist Fr.
Ar mand Tangi of the Society
of Saint Paul for the Yucheng-
co Museums Loves of Rizal
Exhibit last year.
The exhibit also gives a rare
glimpse of Rizals other wom-
THE WOMEN
OF RIZAL
en, descendants of his brother
Paciano and sisters Satur nina,
Nar cisa, Olympia, Lucia, Ma-
r ia, and Soledad in beautiful
black and white portraits by
photographer Raymund Isaac.
These are accomplished wom-
en and men (Soledads grandson
J ose L. Ar guelles, 94, is also
included) who would have made
their ancestor proud.
Lulu Hidalgo Tinio is presi-
dent and chairman of Saturnina
Estate Development Corporation;
Minney Reyes is a managing
partner of Suarez and Reyes
Law Ofces; Tess Her bosa is
the chairperson of the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission;
Mia Sy-Quia Faustmann man-
ages 7 Castles, a jewelry export
business; and Bar bar a Gonza-
lez, once headed an advertising
agency and now is also in the
jewelry business.
The lone gentleman, Tit o
Pempot, as he is called, is equally
distinguished. He was president
of IBM Philippines, president of
BenLife Insurance, and treasurer
and board member of National
Teachers College.
Those who married success-
ful men also found their voice.
Concepcion Ar guelles Feria or
Tita Chit, wife to former Su-
preme Court Justice J ose Fer ia,
is an active member of many
religious societies. Mar lene
Lopez J acinto, widow of steel
businessman Fer nando J acinto
J r., is an artist, graphic designer,
and manages the family business.
Rizal will be happy to know
that many of his descendants
have embraced advocacies. Es-
t er Lopez Azur in is active in
public service as [resident of
Kaanak, a group of descendants
of Fil-Am warriors and a baran-
gay kagawad. Rose Filar t Scott
is a psychotherapist and coun-
selor and training consultant for
In Touch Community Services.
Tr ixie Gr au is a board member
of Binhi English Literacy Foun-
dation, an NGO that aims to
provide literacy kits to children
in marginalized areas. Tess Her-
bosas advocacy is the protection
of children against child abuse.
The Women of Rizal launch
was a grand reunion of sorts
of our National Heros descen-
dants who graced the event
together with photographer
Raymund Isaac. SM execu-
tives led by SM vice president
for marketing Millie Dizon,
SM Supermalls regional opera-
tions head Renee Bacani, AVP
for marketing Ruby Reyes, and
SM City North EDSA Mall
manager Her shee Angeles
welcomed them.
The Women of Rizal exhib-
it is held in partnership with
the National Historical Com-
mission and the Yuchengco
Museum. It is one of the many
exciting events at SM City
North EDSA.
Rizal descendant
Barbara
Tweetums
Gonzales with
photographer
Raymund Isaac
and SM VP
for Marketing
Communications
Millie Dizon
during the
Rizal@150
Culmination at
SM City North
Edsa The Block. Jose Rizal Lopez, grandson of Paciano, beside the photo of the
Rizal family tree.
IN celebration of Philippine Indepen-
dence Day, Sun Cellular collaborated
with non-prot organization CAN-
VAS (Center for Art, New Ventures
and Sustainable Development) in its
annual art exhibit dubbed Looking for
Juan Outdoor Banner Project with the
theme Freedomor Kalayaan. Now
on its 4th year, this exhibition of origi-
nal masterpieces by 80 Filipino visual
artists ofcially opened last June 13,
2012 at the Vargas Museum in UP
Diliman, with printed reproductions
on tarpaulin banners on display along
UP Academic Oval. This exhibit is
open to public free of charge until
June 30, 2012.
CANVAS asked local artists to
paint their expression or interpreta-
tion of what it means to be free.
Id like to thank all the artists who
participated in this notable under-
taking such as national artist Ben-
Cab (Benedicto Cabrera); Marcel
Antonio, R.A. Tijing, Bjor Calleja,
Marika Constantino, Elmer Borlon-
gan, Michael Cacnio, Joel Alonday,
Ross Capili, Jose John Santos III,
Juanito Torres, Alee Garibay, Jim
Orencio, Ian Valladarez, and more.
We wanted to promote Philippine
art and Filipino artists to the general
public in a friendly, non-intimidating
environment, Alampay said, while
providing themes that can help
stimulate discussion of what we
think are important social subjects.
After the exhibit, the banners will
be recycled into tote bags and be sold.
Proceeds of which will be donated to
selected charities and support CAN-
VAS activities in promoting Philip-
pine art, culture, and environment.
Alampay encouraged artists to
prepare this early for next years
exhibit, the theme of which will be
Revolution as a tribute to Andres
Bonifacios 150th year in 2013.
PETER J ames Bar r y came to Manila for the first time last
week to host an unforgettable wine dinner at the Red in Makati
ShangriLa. Peter is the managing director of Jim Barry Wines of
Clare Valley, South Australia. Peter Barry came on the invitation
of their exclusive local importer, Philippine Wine Merchant and
the Joseph brothers.
Celebrating Filipino artists
ROBI N Padilla is the main
attraction in the 555 Tuna's
new TV commercial. Shot in
Escolta Street in Binondo,
Mani l a, t he TVC r ef l ect s
555 Tunas campaign titled
Kat awang Pal aban. The
commercial depicts the ac-
tion star among groups of
Filipino workers whose jobs
and daily tasks entail manual
l abor- - t he t arget s of 555
Tunas campaign. Its goal is
to motivate Pinoy workers
and to make them feel that
555 Tuna is their partner in
securing the future they want
for their families.
Robin said he understands
the plight of Pinoy workers
and is thankful to have been
given the opportunity to reach
out to them.
Because of its health ben-
efits and delicious taste, 555
Tuna has been a f avor i t e
among Filipino households
for several years now. It has
nutrients, such as Omega 3,
protein and vitamin A, which
provide Pinoys with proper
nour i shment and st r engt h
t hat wi l l def i ni t el y keep
Family fave gets a boost
from action star
The McRae Wood Shiraz 2005 was the authors favorite wine of the night
By Ed Biado
TODAY is the Fourth of July.
While most people in the
United States are celebrating
their Independence Day, at
least two famous individu-
als have reasons not to be in
such a festive mood. I'm talk-
ing about Tom Cr uise and
soon-to-be-ex-wife Kat ie
Holmes. Katie recently led
for divorce from Tom, citing
irreconcilable differences."
She is seeking sole custody
of their daughter
Suri. Hollywood
insiders are saying
that this could be a
very nasty divorce.
Di vor ce i s a
common thing in
Hollywood. Some
of the biggest, most
beautiful actors and actresses
in America feature in real-
life fairy tales that don' t
follow the happily-ever-after
storyline. Alec Ba ldwin
and Kim Basinger , Den-
nis Quaid and Meg Ryan
and Br ad Pitt and J ennifer
Aniston have all starred in
a variation of this movie.
But the ones that we won't
soon forget are the messi-
est, nastiest, most public,
most high-prole and most
stretched-out ones. Here are
a few:
Char lie Sheen and De-
nise Richar ds. Denise now
says that Charlie is a changed
man and was recently seen
hanging out with him. But
she was definitely singing
a different tune while their
divorce was being nalized.
The battle dragged on for
years until a settlement was
eventually reached.
David Hasselhoff and
P a mel a Ba ch . How do
you earn some cash from
your divorce? Nullify the
pre-nup. Pamela tried to
accomplish this by claim-
ing that the Hoff wanted to
engage in a threesome on
their wedding night. And
the clincher? He allegedly
had herpes at that time.
Er ic Benet and Halle
Ber r y. In 2003,
Halle left Eric due
to allegations of
cheating. But the
s hocki ng t hi ng
about it was the
report t hat Eri c
actually had sex
addiction and had
to be treated for it.
Pa ul McCa r t ney and
Heather Mills. Ah, our be-
loved Beatle and his marital
woes. At the end of it all,
Heather got quite a pretty pen-
ny out of the split. But that's
not before she exposed him as
abusive. The court battle was
nasty and media from both
sides of the Atlantic Ocean
reported every leak, angle,
opinion and development.
Hul k and Li n da Ho-
gan. Almost everyday since
they announced their split in
2009, there has been a new
development in the Hogan
divorce saga. Accusations
of hiding assets, drug use,
abuse and gay lovers are all
part of the equation. Obvi-
ously, there's a post-divorce
lawsuit there somewhere.
Celebrity divorce
Peter Barry
4 to 5 years from completion, but
I would love to promote Assyrtiko
under our portfolio in the near
future. I feel this is exactly like how
we pioneered Sauvignon Blanc in
Clare Valley and Australia as early
as 1979.
Well said Peter! Given that the
economy of Greece is in doldrums
now, it may actually not be a bad
idea to buy vineyards at Santorini
to make Assyrtiko wines direct
from source. But given that Peter
Barry, like his late father Jim is
a very proud home grown South
Australian winemaker, Assyrtiko
varietal may just nd a new home
in Clare Valley, and this may be a
white varietal to look forward to in
Australia in years to come. Very
exciting times indeed still ahead for
Jim Barry Wines, with the energetic
Peter Barry at the helm.
Tasting Notes
We had four wonderful wines
from Jim Barry Wines paired bril-
liantly by the chefs at the Makati
ShangriLa, and here below are my
customary tasting notes:
Jim Barry, The Lodge Hill
Riesling 2011 `delicate nose, dry,
inty, a bit more serious for a Ries-
ling, refreshing and crisp without
the usual Aussie zestiness version,
but very clean all the way
Jim Barry, The Cover Drive
Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 `pow-
erful nose, black currant, cinnamon,
full avored Cabernet, long and
deep with nice peppery nish
Jim Barry, The McRae Wood
Shiraz 2005 `nice minty nose,
meaty, cloves, very luscious bitter
sweet tannins, supple and long al-
luring nish, this wine is 7 years old
now and drinking extremely well
Jim Barry, The Armagh Shiraz
2007 `deep dense color, licorice,
raisins, black pepper, eucalyptus,
sweet ripe tannins, viscous and
jammy, with long lingering nish;
still very young, but there is no de-
nying the amazing fruit power and
vivid acid structure that will reward
cellaring for the long haul
For inquiries and prices of
Jim Barry Wines, you can reach
Philippine Wine Merchants at tel.
#s (02)853-0940 or (02)832-2523.
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For comments, inquiries, wine
event coverage, wine consultancy
and other wine related concerns,
please e-mail me at protegeinc@
yahoo.com. I am a proud member
of the Federation Internationale des
Journalists et Ecrivains du Vin et
des Spiritueux or FIJEV since 2010.
You can also follow me on twitter at
www.twitter.com/sherwinlao.
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GMA Network, Inc. is
determined to conquer
audiences nationwide as
it continues to claim more
territories long dominated
by rival Kapamilya.
Recently it opened the GMA Ilocos origi-
nating station in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, a
few kilometers off the capital Vigan City. It is
now fully operational with an Ilocano news-
cast called Balitang Ilocano.
For weeks before the inauguration, the net-
work has been training news gathering team
from Ilocos Sur, Norte, and Abra to man the
local news program.
The station is seen by all Ilocanos in the
region on Channel 5 in Ilocos Norte and
Channel 48 in Ilocos Sur and parts of Abra.
An estimated total of 208,110 households
are now able to enjoy programs on the lead-
ing network.
The launches of GMA Ilocos is part of
the Networks efforts to further strengthen
its nationwide dominance. We are deter-
mined to prove to our viewers why we are
considered no.1 all over the country, says
Atty. Felipe L. Gozon, CEO and Chairman
of GMA Network, Inc.
GMA Network President and COO Gil-
berto R. Duavit, Jr., meanwhile, adds that
the Networks Ilocos station is equipped with
Program production as well as microwave
and satellite facilities. Both of these sta-
tions are equipped with active news gather-
ing systems capable of delivering live news
coverage within the originating or neighbor-
ing provinces which can be aired locally or
nationwide.
We are excited by the opportunity to share
more of our programs, both national and soon,
local, with our valued viewers in Ilocos region.
We look forward to their making GMA a big-
ger part of their regular viewing time as we
undertake to bring them only the best, adds
Duavit.
The Ilocanos were treated with the Kapuso
way of endearment, with a whole day affair in
Laoag City, a day after the blessing and inaugura-
tion of the GMA Ilocos facility. The network set
up right in front of the capitol building and held
auditions for the second edition of Protg, with
Kapuso stars entertaining the crowd.
Flown in from Manila were Mark Herras,
Jackie Rice, Kyla, the group called Down
To Mars, Victor Aliwalas, Mike Tan, Geoff
Eigenmann, Michelle Madrigal, Jennica
HOW would you like to enter the
world of male strippers? In the
highly anticipated Magic Mike,
starring Channing Tatum in
the title role, youre in for some
exciting discoveries about this
erotic job some men get into.
Tatum is joined by Alex Pet-
tyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Man-
ganiello, and Matthew McCo-
naughey.
Five hunks in one movie
equals ve times the hotness!
Magic Mike (Tatum) is a vet-
eran stripper who brings a young
dancer called The Kid (Petty-
fer) to Xquisite, a club where
he works at, and introduces him
to the owner, Dallas (McCon-
aughey) and the other guys, Big
Dick Richie (Manganiello) and
Ken (Bomer). Seeing that The
Kid has potential for the job
and interest to earn easy money,
Magic Mike mentors him in the
arts of stripping and hustling on
and off stage. Meanwhile, Magic
Mike meets his proteges sister
(Cody Horn), and falls for her.
But his lifestyle gets in the way.
Tatum co-produces this
movie inspired by his own ex-
perience as a stripper in his late
teens in Tampa, Florida. The
steamy choreography will not
only expose the mens chiseled
physique, but their dancing skills
as well. A group number where
these ve hotties rip off their
Army fatigues and get down and
dirty in their thongs is just one
of the many jac-dropping scenes
the lm promises.
Let Magic Mike take you
to this one-of-a-kind world of
ecstasy starting July 11.
THE SM Little Stars 2011
winners recently toured China
as part of the cultural exchange
program between the Philippines
and China.
SM has malls in mainland
China.
The top three experienced
a ve day tour of Xiamen,
Jinjiang, and GuLangyu Island.
Grand Prize winners Steven
Ocampo and Rowena Grado,
and rst runner up winner Kate
Gellian Vinas enjoyed the tour
with their parents.
The kids had a chance to tour
Taopi Entertainment Center
before travelling to SM City
Xiamen to watch the grand nals
of SM Little Stars, where they
bonded with their counterparts
from SMs China malls. They
then traveled to SM Jinjiang
and Gulangyu Island, the Island
of Music known for its scenic
beauty and appreciation for
music.
They had also a good time
at Xiamens Sunlight Rock
and Shuzhuang Garden, Piano
Musuem and 44 bridge. A tour
will not be complete without
shopping at Zhongshan Road,
a famous place for being the
ultimate street to shop at with
a wide range of stalls to choose
from.
This experience not only
allowed them to learn about
different cultures and travel to
different cities but also open
doors to careers in modeling,
singing, dancing and acting at
such a young age.
This year, SM Supermalls
will again give kiddie talents the
chance to shine in the SM Little
Stars 2012 search. Over P2.5
million and more exciting prizes
at stake for the winners: P150,000
cash and shopping money,
P10,000 worth of gift certicates
from Toy Kingdom and SM
Storyland, Scholarship Ice skating
lessons for six sessions, Bowling
Summer Scholarship, Childrens
prep singing training at Center
for Pop Music, College Grant
from National University worth
P320,000, Basic Personality
Development Program from John
Robert powers and of course a
free trip to China.
Like Steven and Rowena, you
too can be an SM Little Star. Cute,
talented, and adorable kids can
register now at all SM Supermalls.
Finalists will be announced on
July 22 and the Grand Finals will
be on Aug. 26.
Kapuso
Warm Ilocano welcome greets
in Vigan, Laoag
Garcia, Will Devaughn, Rochelle Pangilinan.
We also spotted young stars Derrick Monas-
terio and Kristopher Martin.
The Laoag City even extended till late in the
evening with games and performances. Ilocos
Governor Imee Marcos graced the occasion and
gave the crowd another reason to cheer the Kapu-
so network. The endorsement from the governor
was more than enough to prove that the Kapuso
network was really in a turf that was long waiting
for the it.
At least my kababayans will no longer make
tiyaga watching Kapuso shows with bad signal.
Now we are assured of clear transmission, she
told me after her brief speech to the crowd.
Despite the brief rain that drenched the crowd
while GMA News anchor/reporter Cesar Apoli-
nario was singing, the celebration continued. The
crowd in front of the city hall even got bigger after
the rain, with an estimate of 12 thousand before
the show ended.
The Network has prepared long and hard for
its originating station in Ilocos, so it is just t-
ting that we kick off its launch with a loud bang
together with our Kapusong Ilokanos, Oliver
Amoroso, assistant vice president for sales and
marketing GMA Regional TV said.
SM Little Star
winners go to China
Hollywood hotties
in Magic Mike
Ilocanos going gaga over Mike Tan in Laoag (above), Mark Herras, Geoff Eigenmann, Jackie Rice and Jennica Garcia at the trade dinner in Vigan and Victor
Aliwalas on stage with a fan in Laoag.
GMA Network President and COO Gilberto R. Duavit
Jr. and GMA Network Chairman and CEO Atty. Felipe
L. Gozon
Magic Mike stars Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Matt
Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Alex Pettyfer

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