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PNoy for execs
boycott of probe
New round
of oil price
hike likely
next week
Anti-graft court orders
arrest of MWSS ex-head
Palace asked to revoke
EO on private armies
Aging baby boomers losing care as Filipinos go home
US expects
more violent
demos ahead
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OIL prices would likely go up
next week after two weeks of
consecutive price rollbacks, an
industry ofcial said Friday.
Nothing nal, but close to
a peso [increase] for gasoline,
yes, said the ofcial who re-
quested anonymity.
The price cuts for this month
have reached P1.50 per liter of
premium and unleaded gasoline,
P0.20 per liter of regular gasoline,
and P0.25 per liter of diesel.
Premium and unleaded gaso-
line now sell at P50.55 to P60.12
WASHINGTONThe Obama administration
braced for another potential eruption of violent
demonstrations in parts of the Muslim world af-
ter Fridays weekly prayers--traditionally a time
of protest in the Middle East and North Africa--in
the wake of the Sept. 11 attack against the US
Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the am-
bassador and three other Americans.
Angry demonstrations over an anti-Islam
video already have occurred in Egypt and Ye-
men, and ofcials theorize that well-armed
Libyan extremists hijacked a similar protest
in Benghazi, where several Libyan security
guards also were killed.
The US put all of its diplomatic missions
overseas on high alert, and Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered an explicit
By Macon Ramos-Araneta
SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago on
Friday denounced President Benigno Aqui-
no III for preventing his Cabinet members
from attending a hearing on the alleged in-
uence of his close associate, resigned Inte-
rior undersecretary Rico Puno, and his role
in several questionable gun contracts.
Only Puno and police chief Nicanor Bar-
tolome showed up to testify.
Something bothers me [about] all the
excuse letters of those who are not present,
said Santiago after reading aloud a letter
from the Ofce of the President explaining
why Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa,
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, Interior
Secretary Manuel Roxas II, and Environ-
ment Secretary Ramon Paje did not appear
before her committee.
The letter, signed by Ochoa, said the
President wanted to obtain details rst about
the committee hearing and what questions
would be asked of the resource persons.
Ochoa said in the same letter that the Cabi-
net ofcials were barred from participating
in the hearing because Santiagos commit-
tee had not obtained the requisite referral
from the plenary.
By Merck Maguddayao
THE Sandiganbayans First Di-
vision on Friday issued a war-
rant of arrest and hold departure
order against former Metropoli-
tan Waterworks and Sewerage
System administrator Orlando
Hondrade.
First Division presiding jus-
tice Efren de la Cruz released
the arrest Friday afternoon. He
recommended a P6,000 bail for
Hondrade.
Dela Cruz ordered court sher-
iff Edgar Urieta to coordinate
with the National Capital Region
Police Ofce and the Philippine
National Police Crime Investiga-
tion and Detection Group for the
immediate arrest of Hondrade,
and with the Bureau of Immigra-
tion and National Bureau of In-
vestigation to prevent Hondrade
from leaving the country.
Hondrade faces graft charges
before the anti-graft court for al-
legedly diverting P19.6 million
from the state-owned rms in-
telligence funds for the purchase
of a chopper leased by Asia Air-
craft Overseas Philippines Inc -
INAEC Aviation Corporation in
2004.
By Sara D. Fabunan
A NON-GOVERNMENT agen-
cy on Friday asked President
Benigno Aquino III to revoke
the six-year old Executive Order
546 that allows the use of private
armies by government ofcials.
Amnesty International Phil-
ippines director Aurora Parong
made the call after prominent
politicians in the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao,
represented by 168 elected lead-
ers formerly identied with for-
mer President Gloria Macapa-
gal-Arroyo, formally joined Mr.
Aquinos Liberal Party in a mass
oath-taking ceremony on Tues-
day in Manila.
STEPHANIE Chan spent four
years at Manila Doctors College
qualifying to work as a nurse over-
seas. She never left the country.
Instead, she switched careers and
now earns almost as much moni-
toring peoples nances.
Chan is one of thousands of
Filipinos each year who study to
become health workers to boost
their chances of a higher income
overseas. Shes also now part of a
growing trend of workers who are
opting not to go.
Chan now works at a call cen-
ter in Manila, where she reminds
Macquarie Bank Ltd. credit-card
holders to make payments.
Im thankful this career op-
portunity opened up for me, said
Chan, 23, who works the night shift
at a business-process outsourcing
company and lives at home with
her parents.
If I can maintain a relatively
high standard of living as a cus-
tomer-service representative, why
go overseas to work as a nurse?
Developed countries that rely
on Philippine nurses and Indian
doctors to hold down costs in the
$6.5-trillion global health-care in-
dustry face greater competition for
talent just as baby boomers in the
US, Europe and Japan reach the
One of the losing bidders, former police colonel
Romeo Maningding of Roferma, which forged a joint
venture with a Turkish rm, urged Santiago to open
two bid envelopes that the Philippine National Police
refused to open, saying this would show they had the
lowest bid of P14,200 per pistol, or a savings of P400
million for the government.
Agham Rep. Angelo Palmones, who exposed ir-
regularities in the bidding process, said the House
would forego a separate hearing to avoid duplica-
tion, and would instead support Santiagos investi-
gation.
At a hearing Friday, Santiago accused Puno, a close as-
sociate and shooting buddy of President Benigno Aquino
III, of direct intervention in the procurement of the Glock
pistols for more than P16,000 apiece, and called him the
Malunggay
as national
vegetable
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By Maricel Cruz
A BILL seeks to de-
clare the malunggay
as the national vegetable to
promote its nutritive and medici-
nal properties and agribusiness po-
tential, Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Vene-
cia said on Firday.
Santiago raps Puno
over jueteng, guns
Nurses concerns.
Filipino nurse An-
gelica Tabora speaks
to a colleague in
the nursess station
in Kameda Medical
Center in Kamogawa
City, Japan.
Senate confrontation. Resigned Interior undersecretary Rico Puno scratches his face as Senator Miriam Santiago shoots
him with an imaginary gun during a hearing on illegal gambling and anomalous gun deals. LINO SANTOS
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Street clashes. An Egyptian protester faces
police with outstretched hands during one of
the clashes in front of the US Embassy in Cairo.
Inset shows Filipino Muslims praying for calm
during Friday prayers inside a mosque in Quiapo,
Manila. DANNY PATA
By Christine F. Herrera, Macon R. Araneta and Joyce P. Paares
CONGRESSMEN and losing bidders on Friday supported a
Senate probe into allegations of corruption in a P1-billion gun
contract approved by resigned Interior undersecretary Rico
Puno, whom Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago described as
the fair-haired boy of Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.
Nino Bonito or fair-haired child of Ochoa.
She also dismissed Punos claim that he was mere-
ly an observer in the bidding process, because Ochoa
had said in writing before that Puno was directly in
charge of PNP affairs pursuant to the orders of the
President.
She also said Puno could not claim to be an ob-
server, when he called a meeting of all the bidders.
Dont you understand what observer means? You
simply observe, you do not say anything, you just keep
quiet. But in your case, you called for a meeting. What
is your legal basis to do that? Cite to me a law that al-
lows you to do that, Santiago said.
Santiago also took a swipe at Director General
Emelito Sarmiento, chairman of the PNPs bids and
awards committee, that they were just being mabait
or accommodating in accepting the suggestions made
by Puno and his consultant Ramiro Lopez.
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the Na-
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Peace
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Gabriela Rep. Luz Ilagan, Ifu-
gao Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat
Jr., and Maguindanao Rep. Sime-
on Datumanong said the media
did not create Punos problems.
Media does not create lapses.
It reports on them, said Baguilat,
chairman of the House committee
on cultural communities.
Puno resigned on Sept. 11 but
denied wrongdoing in several gun
procurement contracts that he ap-
Puno hit for criticizing media
By Maricel V. Cruz
THREE lawmakers on Friday said re-
signed Interior Undersecretary Rico
Puno created the mess he is now in and
admonished him to stop blaming irre-
sponsible journalism for his troubles.
proved for the National Police.
In the last few weeks, alle-
gations of irregularities have
hounded Puno, whom President
Benigno Aquino III had assigned
to oversee police affairs at the In-
terior Department when Interior
Secretary Jesse Robredo, who
died in a plane crash on Aug. 18,
was still head of the Interior De-
partment.
Critics questioned two gun
contracts that Puno had approved-
-one for M4 assault ries and an-
other for 60,000 Glock pistols.
In a speech he read before a
Senate committee investigating
his case on Tuesday, Puno said
his accusers had relied on lies
and baseless accusations against
him.
They depended on the erro-
neous saying that a lie repeated
many times will eventually be-
come the truth, Puno said.
Especially in this day and age
when responsible journalism is
but the hallmark of a few, and the
reality that social media can be
brutally quick in judging a per-
son.
Instead of demanding the ac-
cusers to prove their accusations,
some sectors of media require me
to prove my innocence.
But Datumanong said Puno did
not have the right to blame the
media, and Ilagan said he only
had himself to blame.
Former Interior Undersecre-
tary Puno is clearly out of line
for pointing at the media for his
problems, Datumanong said.
Ilagan said a responsible public
ofcial should be like Caesars
wife--beyond reproach or above
suspicion.
Why blame the media? It is
making them a convenient scape-
goat when media is just doing
their job, Ilagan said.
New...
per liter, regular gasoline at
P50.85 to P60.35, diesel at
P45.40 to P49.40, and kerosene
at P54.55 to P57.75.
Abroad, oil prices rose above
$99 a barrel Friday in Asia af-
ter the US Federal Reserve an-
nounced a plan to jolt the US
economy and unrest in the Mid-
dle East heightened concerns
about supply.
Benchmark oil for October de-
livery was up $1.40 at $99.71 per
barrel in late afternoon Bangkok
time in electronic trading on the
New York Mercantile Exchange.
The contract closed at $98.31, up
$1.30, on Thursday.
Brent crude was up $1.61
cents at $117.49 a barrel on the
ICE futures exchange in London.
The Fed said it will spend $40
billion a month to buy mort-
gaged-back securities for an in-
denite period. The purchases
are intended to lower long-term
interest rates to spur borrowing
and spending.
The Fed also extended a plan
to keep short-term interest rates
at record-low levels through to
mid-2015 as it attempts to boost
an economy it says is too weak to
reduce high unemployment.
Expectations of action by the
Fed, as well as the European
Central Bank and Chinas gov-
ernment, have balanced gloomy
economic news and kept oil in a
narrow range the past few weeks.
Oil analyst Stephen Schork said
in a commentary that the Fed deci-
sion was tantamount to ooding
the market with dollars.
Because oil is traded in dol-
lars, holders of currencies stron-
ger than the dollar would buy it,
causing its value to go up.
Traders on Friday also kept a
close eye on unfolding unrest in
the oil-rich Middle East.
Protesters stormed the US
Embassy compound in Yemens
capital Thursday. Ongoing clash-
es have been taking place around
the US mission in Cairo, and the
US ambassador to Libya was
killed Tuesday.
In other Nymex trading, gaso-
line was up 5.6 cents at $3.018 a
gallon and heating oil added 4.1
cents to $3.252 a gallon. Natural
gas fell 1.1 cents to $3.048 per
1,000 cubic feet. Alena Mae S.
Flores, with the AP
Palace...
The government must pro-
hibit and disband private armies
and paramilitary forces respon-
sible for election-related attacks
immediately, said Parong, who
added that President Aquino
must fulll his campaign prom-
ise to revoke the order.
On Tuesday, ve provincial
governors from the ARMM--
Mamintal Adiong Jr. of Lanao
del Sur, Esmael Mangudadatu
of Maguindanao, Sakur Tan of
Sulu, Sadikul Sahali of Tawi-
Tawi, and Jum Akbar of Bas-
ilan--led those who switched
allegiance to the Liberal Party.
They were joined by two vice
governors, 93 mayors, 53 board
members, and 11 regional as-
semblymen.
The Amnesty said those of-
cials maintained their own pri-
vate armies.
In 2006, former President and
now Congresswoman Arroyo
issued an Executive Order 546
legalizing the deputization by lo-
cal chief executives of militia to
serve as multiplier force of the
government against the rebels.
Parong said that private armies
and state-endorsed paramilitaries
continued to operate nationwide.
The use of private militia, she
noted, was responsible for sev-
eral incidents of attacks during
elections and other abuses in the
country for the past several years.
Amnesty cited as an example
the bloody Ampatuan massacre
on Nov. 23, 2009, where 57
people, including 32 journalists,
were gunned down and dumped
in a mass grave on a hillside in
the town of Ampatuan.
The victims were reportedly
stopped by at least 100 armed
men on their way to the Com-
mission on Elections regional
ofce to watch a candidate le
his candidacy.
Leaders of the powerful Am-
patuan clan have been charged
in connection with the killings.
The clans private army and
members of the local police and
military were likewise impli-
cated in the murder case.
President Aquino has to im-
mediately take steps to disman-
tle private armies, as he prom-
ised, Parong said.
It is a necessary step to end elec-
tion violence in the Philippines.
US...
denunciation of the video as the
administration sought to pre-
empt further turmoil at its embas-
sies and consulates.
The United States govern-
ment had absolutely nothing to
do with this video, she said be-
fore a meeting with the foreign
minister of Morocco at the State
Department, Clinton said.
We absolutely reject its con-
tent and message.
To us, to me personally, this vid-
eo is disgusting and reprehensible.
It appears to have a deeply cynical
purpose: to denigrate a great religion
and to provoke rage.
US ofcials said they sus-
pected that the attack at the
Benghazi consulate, which had
also been the target of an un-
successful attack in June, might
have been only tangentially re-
lated to the lm.
Federal authorities have
identied a Coptic Christian in
Southern California who is on
probation after his conviction
for nancial crimes as the key
gure behind the anti-Muslim
lm that ignited mob violence
against US embassies across
the Mideast, a US law enforce-
ment ofcial said.
The ofcial said Thursday
that authorities had concluded
that Nakoula Basseley Nakou-
la, 55, was behind Innocence of
Muslims, a lm that denigrated
Islam and the prophet Muham-
mad and sparked protests ear-
lier this week in Egypt, Libya
and most recently Yemen.
In Benghazi, Libya, a se-
nior Libyan security ofcial
said The attack that killed four
Americans in Libya, including
the US ambassador, was an or-
ganized two-part operation by
heavily armed militants that in-
cluded a precisely timed raid on
a supposedly secret safe house
just as Libyan and US security
forces were arriving to rescue
evacuated consulate staff, a
senior Libyan security ofcial
said on Thursday. AP
Malunggay...
She said the bill also sought to
declare November as National
Malunggay Month to focus the
peoples attention on what many de-
scribe as a miracle vegetable and
natures medicine cabinet.
From the roots and branches to
the leaves, owers, fruit and seeds,
all parts of the malunggay tree has
nutritive and medicinal value, de
Venecia told reporters.
Malunggay trees, which are
grown in backyards, are relatively
unknown. Despite their legendary
potentials, the small, oval, dark-
green leaves are mainly used as veg-
etable ingredients in soup, sh and
chicken dishes.
For the past 20 years, the World
Health Organization has been pro-
moting malunggay as a low-cost
health enhancer in the poor coun-
tries around the world. Biochem-
ists and molecular anthropologists
have found malunggay to be rich in
vitamin C, A and iron and has high-
density good cholesterol.
De Venecia, who is a member of
the House Committee on Health,
said malunggay had been found to
be a good cure for such illnesses
as diabetes, hypertension, inam-
mations, infections and cancer and
a good agent for slowing down the
aging process.
She said malunggay leaves,
which lactating mothers use to pro-
duce more milk for their babies,
were a powerhouse of nutritional
value: seven times more vitamin C
than oranges, four times more cal-
cium than milk, four times more
vitamin A than carrots, and twice the
protein in milk and three times the
potassium in bananas.
Malunggay contained more than 90
nutrients and 46 types of antioxidants,
18 amino acids, plenty of omega 3
oils, 45 compounds with antioxidant
properties, and 36 anti-inflammatory
properties, De Venecia said.
Our country is now expanding the
local market for malunggay and its
by-products with the aim of enhanc-
ing the agribusiness potentials of vari-
ous crops as part of the governments
poverty-alleviation and health care
programs, De Venecia said.
She said malunggay deserved na-
tional and international promotion
because of its various biomedicall
endowments and the many socio-eco-
nomic benefit it offered to our people.
Now we can say that malunggay
can save lives, increase incomes,
generate millions of jobs, utilize vast
tracts of idle agricultural lands, and
help attain socio-economic equity,
De Venecia said.
Aging...
prime age for medical care. Eco-
nomic growth in emerging econo-
mies, despite some signs of recent
slowing, is stoking investment in
hospitals and creating job opportu-
nities in other industries that mean
a growing number of health work-
ers choose to stay at home.
The growth and investments
should help reduce an imbal-
ance that has caused a severe
shortage of health-care work-
ers in developing nations. Japan
had 2.2 doctors and 9.5 nurses
per 1,000 people in 2009, while
the US had 2.4 doctors and 10.8
nurses, according to the OECD.
In Indonesia, the proportion was
0.2 doctors and 1.4 nurses, while
in India it was 0.7 and 0.9.
Philippine President Benigno
Aquino, for instance, plans to build
and rehabilitate more than 2,700 hos-
pitals, clinics and community health
centers next year as part of $9.7 bil-
lion investment in infrastructure.
The nations $225 billion
economy expanded 6.1 percent in
the rst half, and the peso is the
best performer against the dollar
among Asias 11 most-traded cur-
rencies this year, advancing about
5.5 percent. Bloomberg
Miriam...
But Santiago dismissed those
explanations, saying the Palace
had not previously asked for a
list of questions in other hear-
ings, and that a referral from the
plenary had not been required of
other committees.
She said whoever drafted
the letter was cross-eyed and
should be punched for having a
low IQ.
Santiago also dismissed the
concerns raised earlier by Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile that
the Senate might be overstepping
its jurisdiction and impinging on
the authority of the Executive de-
partment.
Questions of jurisdiction, un-
der our rules... shall be decided
by the majority vote of the sena-
tors who are present. Since we
have a quorum and we are two
senators, the majority therefore
is two out of two. So if we agree,
we have jurisdiction, said Santi-
ago, referring to Senate Minority
Leader Alan Peter Cayetano who
joined her in the hearing.
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III
also joined the hearing later.
A presidential spokesman de-
fended Mr. Aquinos decision.
We have conveyed our will-
ingness to allow the invited Cab-
inet ofcials to attend, presiden-
tial spokesman Edwin Lacierda
said.
But we want to know what
specic issues they want to ask
to allow our Cabinet ofcials to
prepare...We want to know what
is the scope of the questions.
Lacierda said the Palace was
not invoking executive privilege,
something that former President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had
done during several congressio-
nal investigations. He said the
Cabinet ofcials would not an-
swer any questions outside of the
agreed scope.
On Thursday, Santiago aired
fears that the Palace was out to
sabotage the hearings.
The good senator should not
take this as a position that is ad-
versarial to the investigation or
to her evaluation. We certainly
do wish to cooperate, Lacierda
said.
At the hearing Friday, Santia-
go told Puno that she received an
anonymous letter accusing him
of nepotism and badmouthing
her and her husband.
The letter accused Puno of us-
ing his inuence to put his rela-
tives in government positions,
including his daughter Ina at
the Bureau of Immigration, his
brother Patrick in the Philippine
Gaming Corp., and his cousin
Adolfo Escalona in the Road
Board.
Puno, meanwhile, denied bad-
mouthing Santiago and her hus-
band or any wrongdoing when he
tried to enter the condominium
of the late Interior Secretary Jes-
se Robredo one day after he died
in a plane crash on Aug. 18.
Puno said he was there on the
orders of the President.
The accusation that I raided
and ransacked [Robredos con-
dominium] is truly unfair and
unfounded. There was no such
raid, he said.
Puno also denied meddling in
the bidding process of the Na-
tional Police because he was part
of the bids and awards commit-
tee as a representative of Robre-
do. With Joyce Pangco Panares
Santiago...
What you call mabait, I call ir-
regular, Santiago said.
Puno conrmed the Manila
Standard report that he presided
over a meeting with bidders on
July 5. He said he did it to ensure
transparency and to expedite the
bidding process but the bidders
said it was to circumvent the rules
to favor the supplier of Glocks,
Trust Trade.
Joy Jose, director of Trust
Trade, admitted having submit-
ted the track record of Glock Asia
Pacics mother company Glock
Ges, m.b.h. of Austria, as part of
their bid documents.
Sarmiento also denied Palmo-
nes suggestion that the police
failed to conduct due diligence in
checking on Trust Trades part-
ner, saying they had sought the
help of the Foreign Affairs De-
partment to determine that Glock
Asia Pacic was wholly owned
by Glock-Austria.
But Maningding said Glock-
Austria was not a bidder or par-
ticipant in the bidding or a partner
of Trust Trade, a point Santiago
also made at Fridays hearing.
Peter Go Cheng of Kolonwel
Trading, another losing bidder,
said Puno had waived the docu-
mentary requirements at a meet-
ing on July 5, a move that favored
Trust Trade, which submitted
dubious documents.
At the hearing, Santiago also
quizzed Puno about a trip he took
to Israel with his family and Lo-
pez, his consultant.
Puno said Lopez had paid for
his own plane fare and he had
paid for his familys.
He also denied having inspect-
ed the gun factory of the Israeli
Weapons Industries, the partner
of R. Espinelle, another losing
bidder, but conrmed he had their
guns tested upon the invitation of
an old friend, a certain General
Santiago.
After the July 5 meeting, Santi-
ago said, the lowest bidder, R. Es-
penille, was disqualied because
it had not submitted the proper
documents mainly a certica-
tion from the Israeli embassy
on the English translation of its
documents.
But Cheng said the police
tested no other rearms from the
other bidders.
On the other hand, the BAC
surprisingly, on purpose or other-
wise, chose to ignore the absence
or insufciency of the eligibility
documents submitted by the Trust
Trade, Cheng said.
Lawmakers and the losing bid-
ders earlier had questioned the
midnight approval of the P1
billion contract for Trust Trade on
the same day that Interior Secre-
tary Manuel Roxas II announced
Punos reassignment.
Maningding said he hoped San-
tiagos hearing would result in the
PNP declaring failure in bidding
and that the contract would be re-
pid without irregularities.
I dare the PNP to submit to
the Senate our bid envelope that
they refused to open because they
knew our bid price was the low-
est and most advantageous to the
government and we passed all
the documentary requirements
and so they disqualied us. I dare
them so we can get to the bottom
of all these irregularities, Man-
ingding said.
Emerging from Fridays hear-
ing, Santiago told reporters that it
would be difcult to exterminate
jueteng or the illegal numbers
game unless the President made
a categorical statement about it.
Earlier, she had quizzed Puno
about the widespread jueteng op-
erations in the country and asked
him point blank if he received
protection money from the gam-
bling syndicates. Puno said no.
If youre not, then was it [the
late] Secretary [Jesse] Robredo?
she asked.
Puno also said no.
Asked if it was someone in the
Palace, Puno said he didnt know.
Youre the Undersecretary of
peace and order, and you dont
know anything? Santiago said.
Thats right. I dont know
anything, replied Puno, who de-
nied any involvement in the ille-
gal numbers game.
Puno said although former Da-
gupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz
had accused him of this in Sep-
tember 2010, no charges have
been led against him.
Santiago said jueteng would
not prosper without a backer in
the government.
Who is then that big backer?
Who is the backer on the national
level, Puno said it was not him.
So who is he (backer)? Was he
the Secretary (Robredo) or peo-
ple from Malacanang?
The Palace denied it has been
remiss in the ght against jueteng
as it bared an integrated approach
to kill the illegal numbers game,
including the abolition of the
small town lottery.
It is not true and not accurate
to say that we are not doing any-
thing to combat jueteng. In fact,
we are coming up with an inte-
grated approach (that includes)
replacing STL, presidential
spokesman Edwin Lacierda said
on Friday.
STL has been proven to be
not effective. It was implemented
with the purpose of combating
jueteng but apparently it is not
doing the job, he added.
The integrated approach was
already being drafted before Ro-
bredo died in a plane crash last
month, Lacierda said.
He said the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Ofce and the De-
partment of Interior and Local
Government are now studying
possible replacements for STL.
Lacierda said the government
aims to provide gainful employ-
ment for those who were previ-
ously involved in jueteng through
a measure that would also allow
the government to capture the rev-
enues currently being generated
through the illegal numbers game.
We want to be able to kill
jueteng, the Palace official
added.
] Philippine National Police
Director General Noel Bartolome
requested the Senate panel to al-
low an executive session for his
testimony on the illegal numbers
game and the bribes handed out
to government ofcials.
Santiago asked Bartolome to
elaborate on jueteng operations
and name ofcials who receive
payoffs from gambling lords.
Bartolome said jueteng opera-
tors, collectors and runners often
evade arrest by showing identi-
cation cards issued by the Philip-
pine Charity Sweepstakes Ofce
to STL operators.
Meaning, they (jueteng opera-
tors) have their own identication
cards for STL operations, Barto-
lome said.
Bartolome said 1,666 cases of
illegal gambling have been led
since January this year.
Anti-graft...
The Ofce of the Ombuds-
man, in its resolution led be-
fore the Sandiganbayan on Au-
gust 30, stated that the diverted
fund was intended for the Umi-
ray-Angat Transbasin Project
(UATP) in Bulacan.
What is worse is that MWSS
was not even a party to the lease
agreement despite the fact that
substantial amount of MWSS
funds were disbursed, the res-
olution stated.
Devoting most of the initial
appropriation just for the lease
of the small helicopter could
not be the purpose intended
by the MWSS board consider-
ing that the MWSS could have
tapped the services of the Air
Force instead of engaging a pri-
vate service provider, it added.
However, the Ombudsman
junked and did not le the P1.4
billion plunder case against Hon-
drade for initiating the UATP.
According to Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio-Morales, the
government suffered no undue
injury in the project, which
was questioned by advocacy
group Freedom from Debt Co-
alition as a project funded
through illegitimate debts and
anomalous partnerships with
private corporations.
The Ombudsman asserted
that the project was private in
nature and that no public funds
were plundered.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 SATURDAY
A3 News
ManilaStandardToday mst.daydesk@gmail.com
Bogus voters uncovered in ARMM
Education,
Budget ink
P7-b pact
with GSIS
Trade warns riders:
Avoid year-end rush
Overfishing threatens tuna supply
Peaceniks. President Aquino poses with the National Peace Ambassadors during the I am for peace campaign launching in Malacaang
to promote the peace process. Among the peace envoys/celebrities are apl.de.ap and Anne Curtis who are also shown with Social Welfare
Secretary Corazon Soliman and peace negotiator Teresita Quintos-Deles. REY BANIQUET
Health advocates press for their demand for an increase in the Health departments budget for
2013, warning that a funding cut will impair delivery of health services. MANNY PALMERO
IN THE MATTER OF THE BRILLANTES, JR., SIXTO S. Chairman
RECOMMENDATION OF THE SARMIENTO, RENE V., Commissioner
ELECTION AND BARANGAY TAGLE, LUCENITO N., Commissioner
AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT (EBAD) VELASCO, ARMANDO C., Commissioner
FOR THE SUSPENSION OF YUSOPH, ELIAS R., Commissioner
THE ELECTION REGISTRATION LIM, CHRISTIAN ROBERT S., Commissioner
BOARD (ERB) HEARING IN THE
AUTONOMOUS REGION IN
MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM)
Promulgated on September 13, 2012
x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --x
RESOLUTION NO. 9519
WHEREAS, the Commission En Banc received a Memorandum dated
September 10, 2012 from Atty. Teofsto E. Elnas Jr., Director IV, Election and
Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) submitting his recommendation for the
suspension of the Election and Registration Board (ERB) hearing scheduled
on September 20 to 26, 2012 (Resolution No. 9515), in the Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), with Executive Director Atty. Jose M.
Tolentino, Jr. favorably recommending its approval;
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Director Teopisto E. Elnas, Jr., reads:
This pertains to Resolution No. 9515, promulgated on August 10,
2012 which resets the ERB Hearing for the approval and disapproval
of applications fled on July 9 to 18, 2012 General Registration in the
ARMM provinces to September 20 to 26, 2012.
The adjusted timeline was in anticipation of the maximized
capacity of the Automated Fingerprint Identifcation System (AFIS)
server with the purported lease of additional server blades which
unfortunately was halted. Accordingly, the Comission should just
make use of its available resources in order to complete the cleansing
process and subject all applications for registration in the ARMM to
AFIS prior to the ERB hearing.
As of September 8, 2012 (6:45 am), the Information Technology
Department (ITD) reported that it has completed screening and
investigation through the AFIS of only 610,397 records out of
1,567,409 registration records with 51,455 (8.43%) records with score
9999 (true hits) and and 3,129 (0.51%) with score below 9999. It is
Thus estimated that given the proximity of ERB hearing, while taking
into consideration the period left for deletion, printing of the cleansed
list of applicants and forwarding the said lists to the respective Offces
of Election Offcers, the AFIS cleansing, process may not be completed
as initially scheduled.
In view of the foregoing, the undersigned recommends that the
ERB Hearing, which was set on September 20 to 26, 2012 be reset
in accordance with the following schedule:
Last day to post Notice
of Hearing with Lists of
Applicant
Last day to fle
opposition
to applications
Hearing and Approval/
Disapproval of
applications
November 12, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 26 to 30, 2012
Respectfully submitted for consideration.
(Sgd.) ATTY. TEOPISTO P. ELNAS, JR.,
NOW, THEREFORE by virtue of the powers vested in it by the Constitution,
Republic Act No. 8189 and other related election laws, the Commission on
Elections RESOLVES, as it hereby RESOLVED, to ADOPT the foregoing
recommendation to RESET the ERB hearing as follows:
Last day to post
Notice of Hearing
with Lists of Applicant
Last day to fle
opposition to
applications
Hearing and
Approval/
Disapproval of
applications
November 12, 2012 November 19, 2012 November 26 to 30, 2012
Let the Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) implement this
Resolution. Further, the Education and Information Department (ETD) shall
cause the publication of this Resolution.
This Resolution shall take effect on the seventh (7
th
) day after its publication
in two (2) daily newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
SO ORDERED.
SIXTO S. BRILLANTES, JR.
Chairman
RENE V. SARMIENTO LUCENITO N. TAGLE
Commissioner Commissioner
ARMANDO C. VELASCO ELIAS R. YUSOPH
Commissioner Commissioner
CHRISTIAN ROBERT S. LIM
Commissioner

Republic of the Philippines
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
M a n i l a
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
This developed as the Foreign
affairs department chalked up
850,708 registrants in the ongo-
ing listing of absentee overseas
voters, exceeding its target.
Commissioner Rene Sarmien-
to said the discovery was made
using the Automated Fingerprint
Identication System, which
updated the list of voters in
ARMM. The region is composed
of Lanao de Sur, Maguindanao,
Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi.
The poll bodys information
technology department said that
out of 662,524 records subjected
to As process, a total of 61,416
or 9.27 percent came as multiple
registrants.
This is only an initial nd-
ings. The AFIS process is still
ongoing, said Sarmiento.
The commission gathered
1,567,409 new voters registered
during the July 9-18 registra-
tion period in ARMM. Of the
1,567,409, Sarmiento said, at least
662, 524 registrants were initially
subjected to AFIS process.
In an en banc resolution, the
poll body ordered the Informa-
tion Technology
Department to remove from
the commissions Central Data-
base those identied double/mul-
tiple registrants.
The resolution stated that the
deletion shall be conducted with-
in the vicinity of the ITD where
the Central Database is located in
order to preserve the integrity of
the process and avoid premature
dissemination of records deleted
or status of deletion or leakage of
registration records.
All election ofcers in the
cities and municipalities of the
ARMM shall be provided with a
hard copy of the AFlS identied
double/multiple records, the
same resolution said.
Congress signed a resolution
approved by President Aquino
on June 11, calling for the nulli-
cation of the voters list in the
ARMM because of the presence
of hundreds of thousands of ille-
gal and ctitious registrants.
Election ofcials said in the old
list, registered voters in ARMM
reached 1.7 million. They added
the number could range from 1.4
million to 1.5 million only.
The government wanted to
weed out double registrants, said
to be the cause of widespread
fraud during elections.
The ARMM gured in an al-
leged massive fraud during the
2007 midterm elections.
In 2009, the Comelec and
Unison Joint Venture signed a
P1.6-billion contract to purge the
computerized voters list in prep-
aration for the 2013 elections.
On Friday, the Foreign Affairs
attributed the continuous rise in
absentee voting of oveseas work-
ers to the popularity of social net-
working sites such as Facebook
and Twitter.
The use of social networking
sites has created a multiplier effect
in cyberspace and has undoubtedly
translated into greater awareness
which contributed to the increase
of political consciousness of Fili-
pinos worldwide, the DFA said in
a statement.
Comelec set for itself a target
of one billion registered over-
seas voters for the upcoming
2013 senatorial elections.
So far, there were now only
less than 200,000 registrants to
beat the registration deadline on
October 31, 2012 since it opened
on Nov. 2, 2011.
Those qualied to register as ab-
sentee voters are Filipino citizens
abroad who are at least 18 years
old on May 14, 2013, and who are
not otherwise disqualied by law,
are allowed to register.
Filipino dual citizenship or
those who have reacquired or
retained their Philippine citizen-
ship may also vote.
By Joel E. Zurbano and Sara Fabunan
THE Commission on Elections has
discovered 61,416 double/multiple
registrants in the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao, two months after
it conducted a general registration of
voters in the region.
THE Trade Department on Fri-
day said it has inspected a total
of 260,000 motorcycle helmets
nationwide as of Sept. 3 in the
ongoing safety campaign for
motorcycle riders which started
lastAugust.
Trade Undersecretary Zenaida
Maglaya reminded motorcycle
riders to comply with the new
directive on time to avoid paying
nes that the Land Transportation
Ofce will impose on those who
wear motorcycle helmets without
the Philippine Standard or Import
Commodity Clearance mark by
Jan. 1 next year.
With the substantial drop in the
number of applications being proc-
essed in August, the letter coding
scheme is part of the departments
continuing effort to facilitate in-
spection of helmet and avoid long
queues as helmet owners beat the
year-end rush, Maglaya said.
In the letter-coding scheme, ap-
plicants with last names starting with
letters Ato F will be accommodated
this September. Those with surnames
that start with letters G to O and P to
Z will be accommodated in October
and November, respectively.
Inspections are done to check
if the safety parts (shell, comfort
paddings, chin strap) are still
intact. Dents, deformation or
breakage, crack and distortion
are also checked. Julito Rada
THE Budget and Education de-
partments along with the Govern-
ment Service Insurance System
have signed a tripartite agreement
whose main feature is to settle the
unpaid premiums contributions of
nearly 800,000 teachers and DepEd
personnel.
Under the agreement, the Bud-
get will settle the P6.92 billion in
unpaid premiums representing na-
tional government share. It will also
expedite payment by advancing 50
percent of the total amount.
The GSIS for its part will fully
condone the P14 billion accrued
interest due on the P6.9 billion.
It will grant a five per cent dis-
count on the principal amount
considering DBMs accelerated
payment terms.
DepEd employees in active ser-
vice will now enjoy a proportion-
ate increase in their eligible ben-
ets. These include higher loanable
amounts and potentially, increased
retirement benets, GSIS presi-
dent and general manager Robert
Vergara said.
The GSIS will recalculate the
benets received by those who have
already retired.
GSIS will refund any amount
that was deducted and will adjust
their pensions accordingly, he said.
The pension fund chief ex-
pressed optimism that the perenni-
al issue on the non-collection and
remittance of compulsory contri-
butions to the GSIS will nally
be resolved through the initiative
of the DBM to integrate DepEd
employees in the National Payroll
System starting in 2013.
Education Secretary Armin Lu-
istro said the agreement would
augur well for the celebration of
the National Teachers Month in
October. Gigi David
SENATOR Loren Legarda
on Friday expressed alarm
over the declining tuna
stocks worldwide due to
overfishing.
Noting the Red List of
Threatened Species of the
International Union for Con-
servation of Nature, which
revealed that ve of the eight
tuna species in the world have
been considered threatened
with extinction, Legarda said
that the issue is relevant to the
Philippine shing industry.
The country is the fourth
largest producer of fresh
chilled and canned tuna prod-
ucts in the world.
Overshing has been a
great challenge to the countrys
shing industry, said Legarda.
Apart from declining tuna
stocks, she said they have
also received reports earlier
in the year regarding the de-
cline in the supply of galung-
gong and dilis.
We have to immediately
address this concern because
continued marine degradation
and weak enforcement of our
sheries law will further de-
prive our citizens of their basic
needs, she said.
The senator expressed hope
that the Philippine ratica-
tion of the Agreement with
the International Center for
Living Aquatic Resources
Management (ICLARM) will
produce signicant improve-
ments in the countrys sher-
ies and aquaculture sector.
She said ICLARM has
been working closely with
a number of research insti-
tutions in the Philippines
to increase sh production,
improving resource manage-
ment and equitable distribu-
tion of benets in developing
countries and protecting the
environment.
The presence of ICLARM
in the country, through a duly
established Ofce, ensures the
continuity in its programs and
joint initiatives with the Phil-
ippine government and other
partner institutions for the de-
velopment of the sheries sec-
tor, she said.
However, our government
has the greater responsibil-
ity to ensure that it faithfully
and effectively implements
the provisions of the Fisher-
ies Code to balance the need
for livelihood and food sup-
ply and the need to ensure
continuous production of sh
species for future yield and
maintain ecological balance.
Macon Ramos-Araneta
Opinion Adelle Chua, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
mst.lettertotheeditor@gmail.com SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 SATURDAY
A4
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III
unleashed his pent-up rage at ofcials and
employees of the Bureau of Immigration
early this week, barking and snarling at
them during the bureaus 72
nd
anniversary
celebration. He said the bureau was
inept and corrupt. Mr. Aquino was like a
ferocious guard dog confronting the crooks
who serve as gatekeepers of our country.
Mr. Aquinos biting remarks stripped
them of whatever modicum of dignity and
self-respect that still remained in the graft-
ridden ofce. He shattered the pretentions
of moral tness in the agency.
You are in cahoots with criminals,
and you are sleeping on the job, the
President told a glum-looking audience
that included Immigration chief Ricardo
David and Justice Secretary Leila de
Lima, whose ofce has direct supervision
over the functions of the bureau. He spoke
in Tagalog so there was no room for
misunderstanding about his message.
Mr. Aquino cited the case of Kim Tae
Dong who was ordered deported for
involvement in a scam in South Korea.
Kim disappeared in a hospital while under
the watch of Immigration personnel. Also,
former Palawan governor Joel Reyes and
his brother, Coron mayor Mario Reyes,
slipped out of the country despite a watch-
order issued against them.
Mr. Aquino hissed his displeasure at 42
Chinese criminals who entered the country
with ease. Not only did the Immigration
bureau fail to stop them, their number had
also increased. Maybe they are happy
with the way we implement our laws
here, the President said.
It was not the rst time that Mr. Aquino
verbally assaulted and shamed government
ofcials and employees for involvement
in corruption and other irregularities.
Recently, he dressed down Bureau of
Customs ofcials for their failure to
account for nearly 2,000 container vans
that disappeared without a trace.
We applaud Mr. Aquinos gumption
to speak his mind about shortcomings in
government under his administration. He
verbalized what is in the minds of millions
of Filipinos about graft and corruption,
half-hearted implementation of laws, and
the breakdown of the moral ber in the
civil service. We only wish he would apply
the same zeal to everybody regardless of
where they are in the political equation.
It is most unfortunate that, after Mr.
Aquinos tirades, there is total silence in
the concerned agencies. Ofcials retreat
into a corner and sulk like spoiled brats.
Should they not resign instead?
And why is the President not ring
them?
People hope that these outbursts would
yield concrete results such as a bureaucratic
clean-up. This will then give way to better
service.
Mr. Aquino has put the crooks in
government service on notice that they
are being watched. He needs to follow
through on his tough talk. If these crooks
manage to cling to the perks and privileges
in their ofces, they will have succeeded
in reducing the Presidents outburst into
inconsequential rants.
Presidential outbursts
Far apart
in Vladivostok
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino
III and Chinese President Hu Jin
Tao both attended the 20th Asia
Pacific Economic Cooperation
summit in Russias Far East
seaport of Vladivostok but they
might as well have been on two
different planets.
The usual arrival statement made
mention of Mr.
Aquinos fruitful
meetings with his
Chilean, Malaysian
and Singaporean
counterparts. The
Event that did not
happen, however,
turned out to be
the bigger story.
This was the much-
anticipated meeting
at the sidelines between Aquino and
Hu on what could have been a frank
and candid discussion on easing
tension between the two countries
over Scarborough Shoal.
No matter how Foreign Secretary
Albert del Rosario couches it in the
most diplomatic language, China
kept the Philippine president waiting
in the wings. Aquino and his foreign
secretary cannot be faulted for lack
of trying. The proposed meeting,
after all, was worked out between the
embassies in Beijing and Manila.
It was a scheduling challenge that
left little time for President Hu, Del
Rosario told the press .Yet the Chinese
president found time to meet with
Vietnamese President Truong Tan
Sang and Bruneis Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah.
The Philippines had made clear
at the outset that it would raise the
Scarborough Shoal issue as a talking
point at the sidebar with Hu. Was
it a last-minute decision to skip the
meeting after suggesting it discreetly
through diplomatic channels, or was
it a ploy, the Chinese being without
any intention of pushing through with
it? Only those clever Mandarins in
Beijing would know.
As it was, the Philippine side
was the one explaining the Chinese
presidents unavailability because
of a scheduling challenge. The
Philippines has been working to
nd a diplomatic solution to the
territorial dispute. The Chinese, on
the other hand, can blame the tight
schedule of the Chinese President, as
willingly and unwittingly pointed out
by Secretary Del Rosario. He could
do no less without making it appear
that Mr. Aquino was stood up at the
sidelines.
Read what you will into these latest
Philippine ofcial pronouncements.
Henceforth all references to the
disputed maritime area in the South
China Sea shall be called West
Philippine Sea on the basis of the 200
nautical miles exclusive economic
zone under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea. A
new map of the Philippines dening
its maritime borders to include
Panatag (Scarborough) and parts
of the Spratlys will be submitted to
Unclos. The Philippine Coast Guard
announced that it was sending back to
Scarborough Shoal two surveillance
vessels which the President earlier
had ordered withdrawn to diffuse
tension there.
The Chinese,
however, have kept
three patrol boats
in the disputed
area off Masinloc
in Zambales. The
return of the two
Philippine vessels
within sight of the
Chinese ships in
the area can only
heighten tension
anew after a brief period of uneasy
peace.
Singapore has declared it was not
taking side on the Philippine-China
territorial row. Manila has been urging
Asean to draft a Code of Conduct
on the South China Sea that would
benet all of the member countries.
Singapore, with one of the busiest
ports in the world, has taken comfort
in Chinese assurances of freedom of
navigation in the South China Sea
even if this is not a Chinese domain
to grant. Free passage in international
waters is guaranteed under the United
Nations whether in the Atlantic, Indian
Ocean or the Straits of Hormuz.
I have been asked why the South
China Sea is often the subject of
my column. I believe that the issue
has far-reaching economic and
political implications, not only for
the Philippines but on a global scale.
Im also doing so because we have an
anemic and awed communications
strategy that simply reacts to
developments on the issue instead of
being proactive by internationalizing
our rightful claim in every foreign
forum and the world media.
Unlike China which fully
harnesses its news agency Hsinhua,
and the government mouthpiece
Peoples Daily, our foreign office
opts for strategic silence. But
we can no longer play dead and
let the Chinese walk all over us.
The Presidents latest response to
the territorial dispute would surely
infuriate the Chinese. Perhaps
the Philippine Information
Agency should channel some
of its resources to setting up a
government publication toward
this end. Lets borrow a page from
the Chineseuse a government-
sanctioned publication without
giving it official label.
EDITORIAL
Paging Speaker Belmonte
WHAT is House Speaker Sonny
Belmonte doing to expedite the process
on the reproductive health bill?
This was the question raised by
various organizations advocating for
the bills passage in their last meeting.
All expressed frustration over the
seemingly inactive stance the Speaker
is taking on the controversial but crucial
proposed measure.
When former Quezon City Mayor
Feliciano Belmonte became Speaker
of the House of Representatives, many
groups rejoiced knowing that he is pro-
RH. After all, Mayor SB supported the
passage of the citys RH Code, making
it the rst to have one in the National
Capital Region.
We thought he would lead the HOR
in expediting the process on the RH bill.
That was in 2010.
Belmonte has been in ofce for more
than two years and yet, the bill continues
to be in limbo in the House that he leads.
Since he assumed ofce, RH
advocacy leaders have had several
meetings with him and always, he
would give a time frame as to when the
HOR process would continue.
During one meeting in 2011
when advocates expressed serious
apprehension over the delaying tactics
employed by anti-RH lawmakers
through endless interpellation using
repetitive questions, religious and
moralizing arguments, and questioning
the quorum, the Speaker promised that
they would implement existing rules
and craft needed ones to help address
the situation.
No rules ever came out from his
ofce and the anti-RH House members
continued to reign over the plenary,
delaying the bill at every step of the
way.
Remember those who were supposed
to interpellate but said they were not
ready? Those who insisted they would
take the oor only to absent themselves
when their turns came?
Who would forget those who, to
prevent RH from being discussed, chose
to ramble about boxing in the halls of
the Peoples House? Or that Honorable
Representative who had the whole
House waiting for him to interpellate
because he was taking his merienda in
their lounge?
Did Belmonte exercise leadership
during those times? Barely, if ever.
It took the President of the country
to end the period of interpellation in the
HOR. No thanks to Speaker Belmonte.
Para yatang nakakahiya ito, Mr. Speaker.
People wonder why despite several
media statements indicating targets for
the HOR process on the bill, the Speaker
has done nothing substantial to achieve
what he publicly declared.
Those of us who frequent the House
to monitor developments on the RH bill
rarely see Belmonte in the plenary. We
know that he is supposed to do other
things and can readily monitor from his
ofce what goes on in the hall. But his
absence I think emboldens those against
the bill to just go on creating problems.
Absent sa Plenaryo is Speaker
noong nagwala si Kagalanggalang na
Kinatawan Rufus Rodriguez. Didnt
the Speaker even care that the House
was being turned into a carnival?
Nakakahiya po, Mr. Speaker.
It is worrisome that since then, the
RH process has again been put on hold.
Sadly, we did not hear a word from
the Speaker about Rep. Rodriguez
unbecoming behavior. Does this mean
that all it takes to continuously derail the
process is for anti-RH House members
to throw tantrums during plenary?
If this is the case, the RH bill is
doomed.
Then came the news that a Technical
Working Group (TWG) that will include
the Catholic Bishops Conference of the
Philippines (CBCP) will be formed to
renegotiate the contents of the RH bill.
I understand that this was not the
Speakers idea. But it does not need
rocket science to know that again, this
would only create more delays. Again,
there was nothing from the Speaker
until after the CBCP said they will not
take part in the TWG.
What the bill needs in the HOR is
for its leadership to show political will.
Speaker Belmonte is key here.
President Benigno Aquino, Jr. has
repeatedly said that he is for the passage
of the RH bill. He even met with the
HOR members on this. The ball is in the
hands of the Speaker and other House
leaders.
Majority Floor Leader Neptali
Gonzales, through the media asked the
President to again lead the House on the
RH issue. We know that the majority
oor leader would not say things
without the Speakers approval. Is this
an admission that the HOR leadership
is without a backbone that they would
again rely on the President to move the
process forward?
I say, IF the President moves and the
House votes on the RH bill, the people
will be thankful to the President, not the
House leadership.
Paging Speaker Belmonte!
bethangsioco@gmail.com and @
bethangsioco on Twitter.
ALEJANDRO
DEL ROSARIO
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all over us.
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THE anti-epal bill titled An Act
Prohibiting Public Ofcers from
Claiming Credit Through Signage
Announcing a Public Works Project
led by Senator Miriam Santiago is
telling that indeed there is an urgent
need to rein in our shameless politicians.
They have become callous in grabbing
credit for government projects with their
names and faces written and printed on
billboards and streamers, stating that
it was through their initiative that the
project was made
possible.
Such uncivilized
behavior that
combines insecurity
and hubris to project
themselves into
the limelight has
become a nuisance.
It is reective of
our deteriorated
political system. The rat race to be
remembered by their constituents for
their accomplishments has sunk
to the gutter level. They do not only
pepper streets, plazas and public places
with billboards, posters, and streamers.
Mind you, they even engrave or carve
their names, their initials and at times
their faces in such conspicuous places
as street signs, street islands, walls of
schools, hospitals, police precincts, and
even gates of public buildings.
This new practice has become
prurient much that seeing their names
and faces only invokes immorality in
public service. Desperate politicians
even have their names painted on
government vehicles, ambulance, re
tracks, police patrol cars, and even on
business permit plates.
Many shake their heads in
disillusionment and frustration, for it
seems nobody is minding that these
clowns are in fact causing public
irritation. Not one from the supposedly
vigilant public has raised an objection
to that insult to their intelligence and
agrant misuse of taxpayers money
just to make them aware they are not
sleeping on their job.
For that matter, the use of public
funds to increase their chances of
being reelected is malversation, a
crime worse than the prohibition set in
the proposed anti-epal bill of Senator
Santiago. There is personal gain in
having politicians names and faces
printed and posted while they go on
with their systematic diversion of
public funds.
Millions of government funds are
routinely wasted that if the Commission
on Audit would just to its job, it could
easily conclude the gravity of their
malfeasance. It is illegal because there
is no law that grants politicians the right
to spend public money just to advertise
their names and their accomplishments.
This circumvention of the law to
keep these politicians in power is so
blatant, short of telling us just how
stupid we are. After all, many of them
were elected not to hold executive
positions but to legislate laws and
ordinances. Their duty is to use their
coconuts to come out and propose
sensible laws and ordinances.
But as it is, the huge amount of
money spent to make the voters
remember their names by the Pavlovian
technique of name recall betrays their
nature as incorrigibly corrupt. The
huge amount set aside just to enhance
their chances of being reelected is, by
any denition, a form of corruption.
We are, as one would put it, being fried
by our own lard.
They also take every occasion to
greet the public on Christmas Day,
New Years Day, Valentines Day, to
congratulate graduating students at
the end of every school year, and to
greet their constituents on the occasion
of their esta. Such impersonal but
ludicrous way of greeting people is an
intrusion to an occasion they are not
supposed to butt in
by campaigning in
the guise of greeting
them.
In fact, some
shameless and
b o o t l i c k i n g
politicians cram
their streamers along
Co mmo n we a l t h
Avenue or buy one
whole page in leading broadsheets
just to make sure the top hierarchy of
the Iglesia ni Cristowould remember
that they were not remiss in their
duty to greet their executive minister
on the occasion of his birthday or on
the occasion of the churchs founding
anniversary.
In fact, the more discerning citizens
look at them as pathetic victims of
implied blackmail. While that sect
does not compel them to exhibit their
misplaced sense of fealty, it is obvious
that many of them tremble in fear of
losing the solid votes of the members.
The public is asking because this
specic act of idiotic epalism, if
one would like to put it that way, has
no relevance whatsoever to their desire
in wanting to inform the public of their
accomplishments.
This heathen form of fealty becomes
doubly illegal because that amounts to
subsidizing their campaign expenses.
Maybe we can give them the benet of
the doubt for advertising their names
in the place where there is an on-going
government project initiated by them.
But that assumption of legitimacy is
nowhere to be found by their vassalage
act of paying homage using public
funds just to increase their chances of
getting the solid votes of that sect.
As said, since our system of
campaigning has been reduced to one
of a fracas, the public now have their
reservations whether the anti-epal bill
of Senator Santiago will ever see the
light of day. The pressure to reject
the bill will not only come from her
colleagues and from the lower house,
but also from the city and municipal
councils. Barangay chairmen and
their councils, which now have their
own version of pork barrel, will join in
opposing this bill.
The perks and the privileges of
being an incumbent public ofcial is
so tempting to be taken for granted.
The money and the power drive them
crazy. It is on this basis that made
many to believe that indeed we
have gone to the dogs because what
we see is a spectacle of campaign
cannibalism at its worst.
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Santiagos
anti-epal bill
DEAN TONY
LA VIA
EAGLE EYES
ROD
P. KAPUNAN
BACKBENCHER
EVERYMAN
Geothermal rising
OF THE renewable energy options
available to the Philippines, geothermal
energy ranks as the most familiar,
established, and supported means of
power generation. With a capacity of
around 1,904 megawatts, we currently
rank second in the world in terms of
geothermal electricity production,
behind the United States, according to
the Geothermal Energy Association.
Moreover, we are one of a few countries
that generate more than 15 percent of
their electrical output from geothermal
sourcesin our case, around 17 percent.
Our government has plans to install
enough capacity to overtake Americas
current capacity.
Unlike solar or wind energy,
geothermal is not intermittentit can
provide a reliable, steady supply of
electricity, barring any misfortune. (If
for that reason alone, critics of solar
and wind power argue for focusing
resources on geothermal instead.) Its
environmental footprint is very low, as
the plant does not take up much space,
greenhouse gas emissions per kilowatt-
hour are miniscule compared to coal or
oil equivalents, and other noxious gases
and uids extracted from the earth can
be controlled on-site and prevented
from contaminating the environment.
And even like solar and wind,
geothermal energy can be scaled down
for off-grid, end-user generation: a 1999
report from the Oregon-based Geo-Heat
Center cited a 300kWe geothermal plant
in Thailand that, circa 1998, provided
power at 6-8 cents/kWh, compared to
diesel generators at 22-25 cents/kWh.
Geography once again has blessed
the Philippines: our volcanic and
tectonic past has left us with six prime
geothermal sites, in Luzon, Leyte (the
home of our rst geothermal plant),
Negros, and Mindanao. Continuing to
safely and cleanly exploit such resources
in Mindanao, which is suffering from a
crippling power shortage, will especially
be a cornerstone in feeding the islands
socio-economic development, without
breaking its environmental backbone or
deepening its reliance on foreign fossil
fuel supplies.
The real disadvantage is cost. Its
capital outlay is signicant, from the
drilling technology needed to drill the
boreholes into the Earths crust to tap
the heat, and the technology needed to
convert that heat to steam, and thence
to electrical power. Geothermal energy
is signicantly capital-heavy compared
to solar or wind energy, with low rates
of return for investors, compared to
potential windfalls from other options.
Even small-scale, distributed generation
plants would suffer these economic
disadvantages, the above-cited GeoHeat
Center report noted: it would be difcult
to entice potential nanciers to supply
the money to construct such plants
when solar, windeven fossil fuels
offer better rates of return. Further,
such capital outlay takes much time
to construct, compared to solars and
winds quick deployability.
Yet we shouldnt see our renewable
energy options as competitive foils
to each other. A Forbes article about
Californias geothermal industry laments
the lack of attention towards geothermals
recognizable advantages compared to the
credits and premiums enjoyed by solar,
despite its intermittency. Still, they are not
competitors, but complements, each with
its own virtues. Another article sees that
California will be relying on geothermal
energy to supplant nuclear power as the
latters plants expire and are shut down.
The same can be true of the Philippines,
in that older fossil fuel power plants can
be substituted by utility-scale geothermal
plants and wind farms. Solar may be the
highlight of the RE strategy advocated in
this series, but geothermal and its steady-
supply virtues will provide an important
bedrock to the strategy.
The Department of Energy (DoE)s
2009-2030 plan aims to almost double
current geothermal power production
capacity, for a projected total of
3,447MW. The challenge is to offer
enough incentives for investors to
commit to geothermals relatively
lower, longer-scheduled rate of return,
balancing against solar and winds
more lucrative prospects. We are a
world leader in geothermal energy,
and we ought to remain one (or even
the Number One) for both our energy
security and national pride. However,
as the experience of developing
Mt. Apos geothermal resources
showed, it is important to consult with
communities that live on or near the
prospective plant site, and assure them
and environmentalists of a commitment
to safe and clean operations.
But there can be no turning back
on geothermal, not with our long
experience and rich history, the
available potential locked within the
earth, and our pressing energy needs.
Balancing what an American industry
ofcial called the steady turtle of
geothermal energy with the plug-and-
play hares of wind and solar will give
Philippine renewable energy a solid leg
to stand on. In the past I have opposed
the development of geothermal energy
for environmental reasons; I have
changed my mind and now believe
that the environmental concerns can be
addressed. With geothermal rising, the
countrys interest will be well served.
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Twitter: tonylavs
Will it even see
the light of day?
Jumping to his friends defense
By Val Abelgas
THE brouhaha over an alleged attempt by
resigned Interior and Local Government
Undersecretary Rico E. Puno to enter
the condominium unit of the late DILG
Secretary Jesse Robredo on the very rst
day the latter went missing after a plane
crash couldnt have come at a worse
time for Punos shooting buddy and
benefactor, President Noynoy Aquino.
Aquino didnt even have time to
savor the good news that his approval
rating had soared to plus 67, the highest
he has received since he assumed
the presidency in 2010. He was in
Vladivostok when the news came and
was perhaps hoping to bask in the high
ratings glory upon his return.
But news broke that Puno tried to
enter Robredos condo unit without
permission from the family. It was later
revealed that Robredo was investigating
Puno and some ranking police ofcials
on the planned purchase of assault
ries by the Philippine National Police-
Special Action Force that involved two
procurements of nearly P178 million
and P213 million.
When asked about the condo incident,
Aquino was quick to come to the
defense of his shooting buddy, saying
that it was he who ordered Puno to
secure the condo and Robredos ofces.
Aquino, however, did not explain why
he or Puno did not ask the permission
of Robredos wife to enter their private
residence.
Aquino was busy discussing with
leaders of the Asia-Pacic Economic
Cooperation in Vladivostok, Russia
but he obviously was never too busy
to come to the aid of a friend. After all,
Aquino has shown before that Puno was
right when he boasted the President
would not touch him. The President
spared Puno from outright dismissal and
administrative charges recommended by
a fact-nding body after the botching by
his department of the Luneta hostage-
taking incident in July 2010.
Aquino didnt even bother to
investigate Puno when Archbishop Oscar
Cruz accused the DILG undersecretary
that same year of receiving P5 million
monthly payola from jueteng lords.
Puno admitted that he met with some
emissaries of jueteng lords, but it was
not difcult for Aquino to keep his faith
on his buddy.
Apparently, Aquinos advisers were
quick to realize that his statement in
Vladivostok that he was the one who
ordered Puno to secure Robredos condo
would not sit well with the public, and
so Deputy Presidential Spokesperson
Abigail Valte immediately claried the
statement, saying that the President
had only ordered Puno and the PNP to
secure Robredos ofces and not his
condo unit.
Thats the problem when you rush
to the defense of a buddy; you tend to
make mistakes.
So whats the truth now?
Aquino also came to the defense
of his shooting buddy on the alleged
almost P1-B pistol contract, saying
that Puno should be presumed innocent
until proven otherwise. He must have
forgotten that he refused to give the same
presumption of innocence on impeached
Chief Justice Renato Corona, whom he
personally destroyed with yet unproven
accusations before, during and after the
impeachment trial.
It was not just Aquino who came
to the defense of Puno. Presidential
Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Deputy
Director General Emelito Sarmiento,
chief of the PNP bids and awards
committee (BAC), and Deputy
Spokesperson Abigail Valte all virtually
cleared Puno of any wrongdoing.
Many people smell a stinking cover-
up here by no less than the President.
Perhaps, Aquino should be reminded
that an attempt by then President
Richard Nixon to cover up the June
1972 break-in at the Democratic
National Committee headquarters at the
Watergate ofce complex in Washington
D.C. forced Nixon to resign, the rst
American president to do so, to avoid
impeachment. The scandal also led to the
imprisonment of 43 people, including
top Nixon administration ofcials.
Of course, we dont want that to
happen President Aquino.
And yet, we also dont want the
Aquino administrations reform agenda
and daang matuwid to be derailed by
the mistakes of just one person, who just
happened to be one of his closest and
trusted friends.
Aquino can still turn this asco
around by ordering a transparent and
thorough investigation of the Robredo
condo incident, the alleged P1-billion
midnight arms deal and other PNP
deals, and the jueteng payola allegations
against Puno.
There are just so many questions
that unless answered truthfully would
almost certainly cast doubt on Aquinos
reform agenda and the transparency of
his government.
Unfortunately for Aquino, the mess
left by his favorite shooting buddy
came at a time he was supposed to be
enjoying high approval ratings. Worse,
it comes just a few months before the
mid-term elections where the people are
expected to rate his administration true
performance by voting for or against
his party or coalitions candidates in
the senatorial, congressional and local
elections.
Aquino will soon discover that its
difcult to trust a guy who loves guns.
The people might, too.
Mr. Abelgas is a former managing
editor of Manila Standard. He is now
based in the United States.
By Joel H. Vega
WHY do the opponents of the
reproductive health bill make a lot of
static noise about this piece of proposed
legislation?
Surveying the diarrhea of opinions
released by the anti-RH bill, one cannot
miss the fact that the recurring theme in
their mixed messages is the supremacy
of their religion. They act on the
grinding wheels of faith. Consider the
statement of an actress-turned-politician
who showcases her religious piousness
through the cultural conicts besetting
our land.
What the anti-RH Bill camp holds
as sacred is the so-called conception
of life, and here they try to stretch the
beginnings of life in various (read:
nebulous) phases. The fallacy here is
that they stand so close to the picture
that they dont see or are blind to the
whole image. Imagine standing close to
Van Goghs painting of sunowers and
say that it is a painting of whirls and
splashes of yellow.
One must step back. To insist on
looking at a petri dish with one eye and
say that it possesses the beginnings of
life is not only myopic. It is absurd.
Besides, using the arguments of faith and
applying it to the practical necessities
of family life and the physical body is
similar to insisting on the powers of a
prayer for a safe crossing of a hazardous
street.
By all means , utter a prayer if you
will, but it is pure naivet to ignore
trafc lights and ones immediate
surroundings when crossing a street.
Saying a prayer and crossing the path of
an over-speeding truck is not only the
height of recklessness. It is also idiotic.
Now heres a real-life example.
Whenever I return home for vacation
in Leyte, I meet my parents part-time
household help and neighbor. Lets
call her Marissa. Marissa , 41, and her
husband are both jobless. They have
10 children, one of whom died during a
dengue epidemic eight years ago. Both
she and her husband look older than
their real age. The local health center
doctor has urgently advised her to stop
having children. Already, Marissa has
symptoms of urological disorders such
as incontinence due to bladder prolapse,
as well as other conditions that are
direct consequences of giving birth to
10 children. I once asked her if they
wanted to have all the children.
Hindi kuya, nangyari lang, she
said. (No, brother, it just happened).
It just happened. I see the depth of
her helplessness and all that echoed in
my mind is the irony of her words. It just
happened. Shes an intelligent woman
and realizes the irony herself, but right
now she has to face the reality that she
couldnt send all her children to high
school, provide them with healthcare,
let alone properly feed them. At times
when she and her husband are able to
nd temporary jobs, their combined
earnings of 4,000 pesos a month can
barely feed the family.
Marissas case is typical in all 7,000-
plus islands of our archipelago. In the
mid-1980s, I covered the infamous
case of famine and widespread
malnourishment of children in Negros
Occidental. It is true that we live in
a system of inequality where socio-
economics, politics and religion do not
only play a crucial part but also intrude
into the private connes of our homes.
But let us remember that the most
vulnerable in this system are precisely
the poor families with the biggest number
of children. When the going gets tough,
the rst who will pay are people with
empty hands and not those clutching
rosaries or at the reins of power.
The easiest thing to do is to preach
and moralize on the teachings of the
Bible or the Catholic Church on a full
stomach, or within the connes of a
sheltered life. The most rabid anti-RH
Bill opponents I see on TV or read on
the papers are, ironically, the most
comfortable, wearing their designer
shirts or living a monastic existence far
from the dust and soot that is daily life
for many Filipinos.
For Filipino voters the questions are :
Can we trust politicians, church ofcials
and movie-stars-turned-congressmen
when they say that we only have one
true choice- to blindly follow our faith
regardless of the consequences?
Or do we look behind the masks, at
the motives of the noisiest to see if their
words match their actions and the stark
realities before us?
Joel Vega lives in Nijmegen, The
Netherlands, where he works for the
European Association of Urology as
publications editor.
A debate for mommies
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Munti police chief red

IN BRIEF
Another baby born at train terminal
Police heighten
embassy security
He will be investigated for possi-
ble lapses relative to (the incident),
Philippine National Police spokes-
man Chief Superintendent Generoso
Cerbo Jr. said, adding that Bausa will
be replaced by Senior Superintendent
Conrad Capa, the Southern Police
District chief of staff.
The sole fatality was a suspected
robber, who was among a group of
unidentied men who, police believe,
were waiting for the arrival of an ar-
mored van at the malls Madrigal Av-
enue gate at around 10:15 am.
It appeared that several guards
tried to apprehend the suspicious-
looking men, who opened re at
them, Bauza said before he was re-
lieved from his post.
The slain suspect was identified
as one Pepito Paler. He yielded a
caliber .45 pistol. One of the mall
By Ferdinand Fabella and Florante Solmerin
SENIOR Superintendent Ramilo Bausa was
relieved from his post as Muntinlupa City chief
of police on Friday after one person was killed
and at least seven others wounded in a shooting
at the Alabang Town Center and an explosion
at a nearby bank.
Department of Interior and Local Government
National Police Commission
Philippine National Police
POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE ARMM
Camp BGen SK Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao
I NVI TATI ON TO BI D
CONSTRUCTION OF STANDARD TYPE B/C
(Two (2) Storey with Deck and Roofng)
MUNICIPAL POLICE STATION BUILDING
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
The PNP, Police Regional Offce ARMM (PNP, PRO ARMM) through the Regional Bids and
Awards Committee (RBAC) invites contractors registered and classifed by the Philippine Contractors
Accreditation Board (PCAB) to bid for the hereunder contract/s:
Project Title Location ABC/ Source of Fund
Contract
Duration
Plans/ Bid
Docs
Construction of
Guindulungan MPS
Bldg.
Guindulungan,
Maguindanao
Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO
Nr D-12-00094 dated
February 20, 2012 RA Nr
10147
180 cal days P 20,000.00
Construction of
Matanog MPS Bldg
Matanog,
Maguindanao
Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO
Nr D-12-00094 dated
10147
180 cal days P 20,000.00
Construction of
Mangudadatu MPS
Bldg
Mangudadatu,
Maguindanao
Php 4,637,700.00/ SARO
Nr D-12-00094 dated
10147
180 cal days P 20,000.00
Bidders should possess a valid PCAB license applicable to the above type and cost of the contract,
have completed a similar contract with a value of at least 50% of the ABC, and meet the other minimum
eligibility requirements stated in the eligibility.
The PNP, PRO ARMM will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on September 22, 2012 at 9:00 O clock in
the morning at the PRO ARMM Conference Room, Camp Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang,
Maguindanao, which shall be open to all interested parties who purchased the Bidding Documents.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 4, 2012 at 10:00 Oclock in the
morning at PRO ARMM.Camp Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Parang, Maguindanao. All bids must be
accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB clause 18.
Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders/Bidders representatives who choose to attend at
the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.
Only bids which shall rated pass in their technical requirements will be opened. The bidder with the
Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) shall advance to the post-qualifcation stage in order to fnally determine its
responsiveness to the fnancial requirements of the projects. The contract shall then be awarded to the
Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bidder (LCRB) who is determined as such during post-qualifcation.
All particulars relative to the eligibility documents, bid security, performance security, pre-bid conference,
evaluation of bids, post-qualifcation and award of contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions
of R.A. 9184 and its Revised IRR.
Acomplete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased at the BAC Secretariat/Regional Engineering
Offce upon payment of a non-refundable fee in the amount indicated above.
The PNP, PRO ARMM 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 incurring any liability to the affected Bidder/s.
For further information, please refer to:

RBAC Secretariat/
Regional Engineering Offce
PSUPT ARTEMIO P DOMINGO/
PSINSP ROGER V GATUSLAO
Email add: reo_armm@yahoo.com

(Sgd.) JOEL MA T ALVAREZ
Police Chief Superintendent
Deputy Regional Director for Administration
Chairman, RBAC
By:
(Sgd.) SERGIO A DIMANDAL
Police Senior Superintendent
Chief, Regional Directorial Staff
Vice Chairman, RBAC
Offce of the President
of the Philippines
Malacaang
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
The Offce of the President, through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), hereby
invites all interested Phil-GEPS registered manufacturers, suppliers, dealers, automotive
manufacturer and authorized franchised dealers to submit bids for the following projects, to wit:
Purchase
Request (PR)
No.
Project Approved Budget for
the Contract
Non- Refundable
Bid Fees
12-08-5505 1. One Lot Supply &
Delivery of Various
Civilian Apparels for the
Presidential Security
Group
Php1,860,100.00 Php5,000.00
12-08-5458 2. One (1) Lot Supply &
Delivery of Two (2) Units
Trucks
Php2,720,000.00 Php5,000.00
12-04-4686;
12-07-5439;
12-08-5450;
12-08-5485;
12-08-5488;
12-08-5494;
12-08-5498
3. One (1) Lot Supply
& Delivery of Various
I.T. Equipment and
Software (3
rd
Batch)
Php1,828,500.00 Php5,000.00
12-05-4748 4. Procurement of
Consulting Services
for the Structural
Investigation and
Detailed Engineering
for the Repair and
Strengthening/
Retroftting of the
Mabini Hall Building in
Malacaang
*For the Three
(3) Shortlisted
Consultants only
Php3,110,000.00 Php5,000.00
Bid Documents are available from 14 September October 4, 2012, upon payment
of non-refundable fees stated above, from 8:00AM to 12:00N and from 1:00PM to 5:00PM,
Monday to Friday, and up to 9AM on the last day of the issuance and acquisition of bid docs,
at the BAC Secretariat Offce, RM 118, First Floor Mezzanine, Mabini Hall Bldg., JP Laurel
St.,San Miguel, Malacaang, Manila (Tel. No. 784-42-86 loc. 4161).
A pre-bid conference for the purpose will be held on September 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM
at the Executive Secretaries Hall and Gallery, 4
th
Floor, Mabini Hall Building, Malacaang,
Manila. Only those who have purchased bidding documents will be allowed to participate in
the pre-bid conference.

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

All particulars relative to eligibility screening, bid security, performance security, pre-bid
conference/s, evaluation of bids, post-qualifcation and award of contracts shall be governed
by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Revised IRR.
The Offce of the President-Bids and Awards Committee reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process, and to reject all bids at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
(Sgd.) Atty. MICHAEL G. AGUINALDO
Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee
guards was also wounded. As many
as three armed robbers managed to
escape and apparently hid inside
the mall.
The police sealed off the mall in
an attempt to capture the robbers, but
they suspects still escaped.
Meanwhile, an explosion occured
at the Sterling Bank of Asia, which
was near the Alabang Town Center,
injuring the banks manager, two
staff members, one client and one se-
curity guard.
Police said it was possible the ex-
plosion was a diversionary tactic to
divide their attention.
In a statement issued at noon, the
mall management said they are coop-
erating with the police.
In light of the incident along
Madrigal Ave., Alabang Town Center
is working closely with Muntinlupa
Police, our security agency and prop-
erty management to maintain and
ensure the safety of our customers,
our merchants and the mall. Please
be advised that Alabang Town Cen-
ter is closed for operations. We shall
advise normalization of mall opera-
tions upon clearance from the police
authorities, it said.
Last February 10, a similar in-
cident happened when armed men
also tried to rob an armored van of
East West bank at the malls park-
ing lot, but security guards returned
the fire of the robbers, killling one
of them.
The remaining robbers decided
to escape, leaving the undetermined
amount of cash inside the armored
car intact.
After relieving Bausa, PNP chief
Director General Nicanor Bartolome
ordered all Metro Manila police com-
manders to maintain the highest
level of preparedness and alertness
to preempt the occurrence of similar
incidents in their respective areas of
responsibility.
Honest Filipino. Coachman Jaime Mayol kisses a trophy he re-
ceived from the National Parks Development Committee in recogni-
tion of his honesty in returning a wallet containing 4,000 euros to a
French tourist. DANNY PATA
FOR the second time this year, another
woman gave birth at the platform of LRT-1
Central Station in Manila on Friday after-
noon, according to the Light Rail Transit
Authority.
LRTA spokesman Hernando Cabrera
identied the woman as Anita M. Paz, 37, of
Sampaloc Site Dos in Paraaque City, who
delivered her baby boy at around 1:05 p.m.
upon alighting at the eastside platform of
Central station.
Paz was on her way to the Fabella Hospi-
tal along with her friend Iris Balaod and they
boarded the train at the Edsa Station. They
took the third car of the train instead of the
Special Boarding Area, a designated coach
for pregnant women.
However, Pazs water bag broke while the
train was approaching Pedro Gil Station and
passenger Amelita Clemenia, who happened
to be a former caregiver in Kuwait, asked the
distressed Paz to lie down at the platform
area and helped deliver the baby.
The mother and the baby were safely
brought to the Fabella Hospital by LRT
nurse Abigail Batongbakal and four security
guards.
The baby will be named Jeb.
Last June 7, 31-year-old woman Angel
Hotba gave birth to a baby girl while riding
a northbound train of the Light Rail Transit
Line 1.
Hotba was accompanied by her partner
Roger Ambrosio when her water broke at the
Libertad Station.
Hotba gave birth before reaching Gil Puyat
Station, assisted by medical and nursing stu-
dents and guards who were on board the train.
Hotba was immediately taken out of the
train upon reaching Pedro Gilstation and was
rushed to the Philippine General Hospital.
It was also the second time a woman gave
birth at the Central Station terminal since
August 12, 2011 when 18-year-old Tessalle
Gomez of Imus, Cavite gave birth inside the
LRTA security patrol car that was supposed
to bring her to the hospital.
A terminal security guard saw Gomez in
distress beside the stairs at the platform area
of the Central Station and she was rushed
to the hospital, but she gave birth inside the
squad car.
On October 30, 2010, Geraldine Mahinay
of Paraaque City gave birth to a baby boy
inside a coach on Pedro Gil Station. Geral-
dine was on her way to the Fabella Memorial
Hospital in Sta. Cruz when she gave birth.
THE Makati City police de-
ployed teams from its special
reaction unit to help secure the
44 embassies and 36 consul-
ates in the city after the attacks
on the United States diplomatic
missions in Libya and Egypt,
according to acting police chief
Supt. Jaime Santos.
The SRU teams, which are
part of the special weapons and
tactics group, will be boosted
by intensied patrols by various
substations that have all been
alerted to help ensure that no
similar attack will happen in the
city, Santos said.
Santos issued the order after
a mob of angry Libyans stormed
the US consulate in Benghazi
on Tuesday, killing US Ambas-
sador Chris Stevens and three
other Americans. The US em-
bassy in Cairo was also attacked
by protesters on Tuesday night.
Protesters also stormed the US
embassy compound in Sanaa,
Yemen on Thursday.
The violence was spurred by
the independent movie Inno-
cence of Muslims which was
condemned by Muslims all over
the world because of its unat-
tering depiction of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Security has also been tight-
ened around the US Embassy
in Manila with the Manila Po-
lice District setting up concrete
barriers at the embassys main
gate and deploying additional
policemen to guard the embassy
premises.
The US Embassy appreci-
ates the strong cooperation and
support that we receive from
the Philippine National Police
and security authorities in this
regard, and we remain open
for regular business, embassy
spokesperson Tina Malone said
in a statement.
Bold criminality. A guard secures the Sterling Bank of Asia branch at the Alabang Town
Center in Muntinlupa City after a failed robbery attempt. A suspected robber was killed
and seven others were injured as responding police and private guards foiled the robbery
attempt. AP
Train repair up for bids
THE repair of the train coaches of the
Light Rail Transit Line 1 will cost at
least P203 million and the Light Rail
Transit Authority has invited qualied
bidders to take part in the program.
In an invitation to bid published
on Friday, the LRTA said the repair
works was part of the P1.062 billion
rehabilitation program.
The authority said P150 million
will go to the rehabilitation of 21 di-
lapidated coaches.
The car bodies of these 21 units
have corroded and rusted out from the
14 years of use since they were last
rehabilitated. Rehabilitation should
bring an improved appearance and
reliability to the old BN cars, the
LRTA said.
The other P53 million will be used
for the restoration of two third-gen-
eration Kinki-Sharyo coaches. These
were the vehicles involved in separate
train collision incidents in Balintawak
and Roosevelt that need body repair
and replacement of damaged parts to
put them in commercial operational
condition, the LRTA said.
About 500,000 commuters use Line
1 daily. It also connects with existing
train systems; Line 1 commuters can
transfer from Doroteo Jose Station to
Line 2s (Blue Line) Recto Station,
while line 3 (Yellow Line) passengers
have easy access with Line 1s EDSA-
Taft Station. Lailany P. Gomez
Free rides on Sept. 19
GOVERNMENT employees will get
free rides on the Metro Rail Transit
and Light Rail Transit lines on Sept.
19 in commemoration of the 112th
annivesary of the Philippine Civil
Service.
CSC chairman Francisco Duque
explained that only bonade govern-
ment employees with valid and up-
dated ID cards can avail of the free
rides from 7 am to 7 pm, while free
LRT rides are from 7 am to 9 am and
from 5 pm until 7 pm only.
For MRT rides, government em-
ployees must present their recent and
valid ofce IDs to assigned security
personnel and log their names before
being issued a boarding pass. Passes
must be surrendered to the guard on
duty upon getting off the MRT.
For LRT rides, government em-
ployees need to present their recent
and valid ofce IDs to the designated
station teller who will determine who
are entitled to the free ride.
Merck Maguddayao
A7 Sports Riera U. Mallari, Editor
ManilaStandardToday
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Pacquiao must close the book on Marquez
NCR leg kicks off Batang Pinoy
MANNY Pacquiao has shown that he has
the inherent courage to take up any chal-
lenge in the ring by his decision, delayed
though it may have been, to face Mexican
legend Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth
time on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Gar-
den Arena in Las Vegas.
Manny had two choices left after his ini-
tial preference for a rematch with Miguel
Cotto fell though as the Puerto Rican, who
suffered a bad beating in his rst meeting
when Pacquiao dropped him a couple of
times before scoring a 12th-round TKO,
decided to face Austin Trout instead. It was
a sensible choice by Cotto, who didnt want
to come down to 150 pounds.
This left Marquez and the so-called
Desert Storm Timothy Bradley, who
looked more like a drizzle than anything
with the ability to wreak havoc.
Bradley, who received a bad beating
at the hands of Pacquiao the rst time
around, had the audacity to call the Fili-
pino a coward after the eight-division
world champion announced that he had
chosen Marquez.
Unable to make any decent money and
unattractive even for US pay-per-view
networks, who were not prepared to touch
him after the one-sided loss to Pacquiao,
in which two blind mice not three as Top
Rank promoter Bob Arum thundered
robbed Manny blind of the decision.
By deciding to ght Marquez for the
fourth time after going through three erce
battles, the last of which was hugely contro-
versial with Pacquiao winning a split deci-
sion but many boxing writers and fans be-
lieving that Marquez should have gotten the
win, Manny has shown more courage than
if he did ghting Bradley, whose punching
power is almost non-existent and whose
skills are slightly above average.
Now the time has come for Pacquiao
to set his mind on the task at hand. And
that is to train like he never trained before
and to be in the best shape of his life so he
could erase all doubts and give Marquez
the beating of his life.
We are condent that a perfectly con-
ditioned Pacquiao, with no distractions to
haunt and hinder him, would eventually
be too good for Marquez.
The seriousness of the challenge and
the commitment of Pacquiao can be seen
in the announced decision to train solely
at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach.
While that would probably reduce the
distractions, let us state bluntly, for the
record, that we hope the usual gathering
of leeches realize how much is at stake in
this ght and stay away from Pacquiaos
Palazzo apartment or his home in LA so
the ghter will have time to rest and en-
joy early nights and peace of mind, free
from the temptations that some of these
individuals throw his way.
Then, there are the pastors and the bi-
ble-toting preacher-men, who constitute a
new breed of hangers on and who bother
Pacquiao for hotel rooms, tickets to the
ght and God knows what else.
We have no issue with Pacquiaos
diligent study of the Bible from which he
obviously draws inspiration and strength
and which has helped him travel a most
blessed path, free from the debilitating
vices of the past. But like anything else,
this too must be practiced in moderation.
Preach if you must, listen if you will,
but make sure these exercises end early
because as our champion and hero, you
need to get all the rest you deserve since
you will soon be celebrating 33 summers,
17 of them spent in a sometimes brutal
and demanding sport.
This showdown with Marquez, as both
Roach and strength and conditioning coach
Alex Ariza have told us, is not going to
be easy by any stretch of the imagination.
It will demand that Pacquiao return to the
days and the ways he trained for Oscar De
La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.
Roach himself must focus on nding
out a strategy to overcome the counter-
punching phenomenon that Marquez has
been in the past and in a battle of Hall-of-
Fame trainers, prove that he is superior to
the great Ignacio Nacho Beristain.
The challenges are many and the op-
portunity to once again thrill the world
with an exciting and entertaining bout
and to win back some of the Mexican
fans, who booed him when the decision
in the last Marquez ght was announced,
lies mainly in Pacquiaos hands.
Signicantly, the scriptures, 1 Corin-
thian 10:13 in particular, tells us: God is
faithful and he will not let you be tempted
beyond your ability, but with the tempta-
tion He will also provide the way of es-
cape, that you may be able to endure it.
RONNIE
NATHANIELSZ
INSIDE SPORTS
Twelve sports are on tap for
the initial leg, which will be held
from Sept. 17 to 21. Of them, 10
sports will be played and consid-
ered as the qualifying events for
the National Finals in Iloilo City
in December.
We are once again trying to
THE Philippine Olympic Committee-
Philippine Sports Commission Batang
Pinoy 2012, the countrys premier search
for fresh, young talents countrywide, kicks
off its six-leg calendar with the National
Capital Region leg to be held at different
venues in Marikina City on Monday.
New SM Bowling Center
to be re-launched Sunday
WHO says that Green is only
for nature lovers? Come and
experience nature as SM Bowl-
ing Center Fairview re-opens its
doors to the public in Septem-
ber, the senses of the new vibe
will surely give you a feeling
close to nature, enabling you to
relax while you play. The new
invigorating concept will surely
captivate both the senior and
youth market.
The new bowling center will
offer the latest games in PS3,
billiards and bowling plus a
new facility for videoke fanat-
ics. This will be a great value
for leisure and entertainment
that the whole family and
friends can truly enjoy.
The renovation concept caters
to creativity, innovation, ef-
ciency and an analytical design,
which will boost the vibrant feel
and youthful look of the new
bowling center.
SM Bowling Center Fair-
view is open for corporate
bookings, birthday parties and
other special occasions, for
inquiries call 959-5025/936-
5523 or visit us online at www.
smbowling.com and www.face-
book/smbowlingcenter.
The new bowling center is lo-
cated at the main mall, ground
oor SM Fairview and with re-
launch on Sunday.
GOING into the homestretch,
there is a two-way tie in both
the mens and womens divi-
sions of the ongoing Sandugo-
Collegiate Athletic League,
with College of St. Benilde all
even with Informatics-A with
six wins against a lone loss
each in the mens side.
On the other hand, CSB
caught up with erstwhile solo
leader De la Salle University-
Dasmarinas following its close
win over the latter for a similar
6-1 record for the two teams.
Informatics-A tied CSB af-
ter hacking out a 58-51 victory
over the Blazers, handing CSB
its very rst loss, even as Trin-
ity University of Asia took solo
second after beating Emilio
Aguinaldo College, 84-63.
TUA nished the rst round
with a 5-2 record followed by
Colegio de San Lorenzo at 4-3.
EAC (3-3) and University of
Asia and the Pacic (1-5) play
the closing game in the mens
division.
Informatics-B and Don Bos-
co Technical College are tied
at the bottom with 1-6 records.
In the womens side of the
tournament also sponsored by
PC Gilmore, Philippine Sports
Commission , Gatorade, Phiten,
Uratex, Primovit Multivitamins,
and Platinum Fitness, CSB
posted back-to-back victories
in its last two games, beating
University of Santo Tomas, 55-
49, and Adamson University,
71-40, to nish the rst round
at 6-1, together with DLSU-D,
which was a default winner over
DBTC in its last game.
2-way tie
for lead in
Sandugo tilt
IN BRIEF
THE best of the best BMX and MTB Stunt
Riders will batlle it out in the grand nals of
Cobra-Urge Ride Rules! Tour on Sunday at
SM by the Bay, SM Mall of Asia.
The event is supported by Cobra Energy
Drink, URGE Events, DC Shoes, Inquirer.
net, Solar Sports, SM Supermalls, SM Bay the
Bay, SM Mall of Asia, Daily Tribune, Busi-
ness Mirror, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila
Times, Easy Rock 96.3 and Home Radio 97.9.
Both rst- and second-leg qualiers will meet
in a one for all national champinship event.
Expected to see action are Cedric Pascual
(Ist leg Champion), Hanry Chan (2nd Leg
Champion), Alben Santos, Jef Constantino,
Lucio Baga, Paul Diaz, Rommel Fantilla-
nan, Dan Lopez and the 14 year old wonder-
boy Niel Ang for the BMX Box Jump Con-
test. While Anthonie Bitancor, Worm Lang
(2nd Leg Champion), Alben Santos (1st Leg
Champion), Johnty Claraval, Migs Serbanda,
at Chong Zabal, Daniel Garcia, Aries Sicat,
and Jeff Erejer are just some of the names
you will watch in the BMX Street Contest. A
very tight competition in the MTB Box Jump
Contest led by Eboy Farr, Edgar Serabia (1st
leg Champion), Rolly Pinlac (2nd Leg Cham-
pion), Ale Torrecampo, Max Galsim and
Kristian Trinidad.
The event will start at 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
For more information, just visit our Face-
book fanpage.
LEAGUE-LEADING Ateneo de Manila and
second-running University of Santo Tomas
will gure in a crucial tiff that could affect
their stand in the 75th University Athletic As-
sociation of the Philippines.
The rematch between the Blue Eagles (11-2)
and the Growling Tigers (9-3) strikes at 4 p.m. at
the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Before that, University of the East (3-9) and
Adamson University (2-10) will serve as curtain-
raisers as their battle occurs at 2 p.m.
Should Ateneo win this nal game of its
elimination-round schedule, it will secure an all-
important twice-to-beat advantage in the Final
Four. On the other hand, if UST triumphs, it will
formalize its entry in the seminals and enhance
its bid for a twice-to-beat advantage. Jeric Lopez
Ateneo, UST in key tiff
Urge Ride Rules on slated
Rexona Run registration extended until Sept. 22
REGISTRATIONS for Rexona Run
2012 are still being accepted until Sept.
16 at Tobys Trinoma and SM Mall
of Asia and until Sept. 22 at Riovana
stores in Bonifacio Global City and
Katipunan.
Registration fees are pegged at
P700, P1600 (P800/team member)
and P900 for the 5K, 21K Relay and
21K Solo category, respectively.
Slated on Sept. 23 at the SM Mall
of Asia, the Top 3 nishers in the 21K
Solo take home P7,000, 5,500, and
4,000; while P5,000, 4,000, and 3,000
will be awarded to each member of the
top nishers in the 21K Relay division.
Finally, the Top 3 nishers in the 5K
category bring home P4,000 for rst,
3,000 for second and 2,000 for third.
Adding excitement to the event is
Rexonas challenge for runners to
beat the industry standard, where-
in commemorative key chains will be
given to nishers who end the race
on or before the recommended n-
ishing time.
To qualify, 5K runners must cross
the nish line on or before 6:20 a.m.,
30 minutes from gun start and all
21K runners need to nish on or be-
fore 7 a.m., two hours after gun start.
Aside from a challenging race, partici-
pants can also expect a slew of exciting
activities such as great entertainment
featuring some of todays hottest bands
and celebrities. Participants can also en-
joy playing exciting Kinect video games,
or capture their Rexona Run 2012 mo-
ments in designated photo booths.
Whats more, at screen TVs and mobile
phones from Devant and Lenovo will be
given away to lucky participants.
For more details, check out the
Rexona Men Facebook page, visit
www. runrio.com or call/text the race
hotline at +63927-347-7700 (Globe),
+63929-717-8164 (Smart) or +632-
887-6194.
net the best athletic talents the
country could offer, thats why
we put up the sports that Filipinos
can excel in international compe-
titions, said Philippine Sports
Commissioner Jolly Gomez dur-
ing yesterdays launching held at
the PSC ofces.
Gomez said they are expect-
ing at least 7,000 participants
this year, which is double of last
years turn out.
This is primarily a talent
identication program, which
is in line with our grassroots
sports development, added
Gomez.
Events to be played are ath-
letics and swimming at Mariki-
na Sports Center; taekwondo,
arnis and judo at the River-
banks Activity Center; chess
and table tennis at Marikina
Convention Center; badminton
at Marikina Sports Hub; lawn
tennis at Rancho/Toyo; volley-
ball at Marikina City Center
covered gym; and boxing at
Marikina Elementary School/
Freedom Park.
Judo and volleyball are con-
sidered national nals already
which means they will not be
played in the National Finals.
Northern Luzon leg will be
held Oct. 10 to 13 in Pangasinan,
Southern Luzon leg is on Oct.
24-27 in Mindoro, Mindanao leg
is on Nov. 7 to 10 in Cagayan de
Oro, Visayas leg is on Nov. 21
to 24, and National Finals is on
Dec. 5 to 8 in Iloilo City.
DOTTIE Ardina held her ground in tough
playing condition and shot a bogey-free 70 as
the top Team ICTSI-Philippine bet threatened
to within one off Min Lee in the third round
of the Taiwan Amateur Golf Championship in
Yangmei, Taiwan late Thursday.
Five shots off Lee halfway through the 72-hole
championship, Ardina knocked down birdies on
No. 6 from six feet and on No. 16 from eight feet,
while rescuing pars in three times that she went out
of regulation to put herself in contention for the
crown that looked like a cinch for the top local bet.
But Lee failed to match Ardinas solid round,
missing a couple of par-putt bids from close
range and ending up with a two-over 74 for a
215, just one stroke ahead of the ace Filipina
shotmaker, who assembled an even 216.
Ardina charges back
FERN C drivers try to
stretch winning run
THE FERN C Racing trio of
brothers Milo and Estefano Ri-
vera, together with their uncle
Noel Rivera, hopes to extend
their winning run in the sev-
enth leg of the National Slalom
Series on Sunday at the River-
banks Mall, Marikina City.
Milo and Noel Rivera took 1-2
honors for both overall and Pro-
duction Series best times over two-
time national champion Dr. Peewee
Mendiola, while Estefano Rivera
copped the novice best time in the
sixth leg of the Race Motorsports
Clubs 2012 series at the SM Sucat
parking lot last Sept. 9.
Milo, a 17-year-old Senior
High School student from Don
Bosco-Makati edged out his
uncle, mentor and three-time
national champion Noel during
the second run-off after both
competitors submitted similar
best times of 51.66 seconds dur-
ing the rst.
Milo logged in the overall and
Production Series best times prior
to the run-off with a time of 51.72
seconds, but Noel surpassed
the mark with a 51.66 clocking,
which the youngster matched to
force a second run-off.
Earlier in the day, Milos
younger brother, 15-year-old
and Don Bosco Makati Junior
High School student Estefano
took the Novice best time with a
56.60-second run that rmed up
his bid for the Novice Driver of
the Year award.
The Riveras are backed by
Gulfspeed, Karcraft, G-Motors,
Monte Carlo Motors, Rey Elec-
trical and BOSCH Automotive
Philippines.
The Rivera brothers also lead
the National Karting Series,
which recently concluded its
Rounds 5 and 6 at the Carmona
Racetrack. They are handled by
Subterranean Ideas.
Support for the Volcanoes. Gerry Apolinario (seated, right) president and chief
executive ofcer of Prime Pacic Grill Inc., operator of Gerrys Grill, shakes hands with Matt
Cullen (seated left), coach of the Volcanoes, after the signing of a Memorandum of Support,
signifying the Philippines leading grill chains commitment to help the national rugby team
in its advocacy to grow the sport among the youth through sports clinics. Also present
during the signing are members of the Philippine Volcanoes (standing from left) Manila
Santos, Paulo Jordan, Chris Everingham, Timothy Kong, Cassie Umali, and Joselito Tasolig.
FERN C Racings (from left) Etefano, Noel and Milo Rivera are shown prior to their turns during the sixth leg
of the National Slalom Series.
Santos-Ocampo pulls thru in playoffs
DAVAOCarl Santos-Ocampo rolled in a curl-
ing 15-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole
to beat James Ryan Lam and Randy Garalde and
record his maiden victory in the P1 million ICTSI
Ranchos Palos Verdes Classic here yesterday.
It was a big, inspiring victory Santos-Ocampo,
who survived a day-long shootout with Lam and
Jun Bernis with Garalde joining the fray a ight
ahead with remarkable shotmaking and superb
putting at the rolling Palos Verdes layout which lay
defense-less in the absence of the wind.
In the end, it was Santos-Ocampos will and
determination that spelled the difference as he
struck a 9-iron approach shot from 159 yards to
about two-pin length in their third stint on the
par-4 18th then watched his rivals ub their own
birdie-bids from long range to clinch the victory
in the most-tightly fought leg after 12 legs of the
ICTSI Philippine Golf Tour.
The victory, worth P200,000, thus erased the
stigma of Santos-Ocampos nal round meltdown
at ICTSI John Hay Championship where he blew
a big nal round leadand the titleto Marvin
Dumandan last April.
Santos-Ocampo, Lam and Garalde, who wound
up with 10-under 206s, all parred the rst playoff
hole with the Fil-Am shotmaker barely missing a
12-foot birdie try on the 54th hole.
It just grazed the edge. It wouldve given
me the outright win at 11-under, said the
24-year-old Santos-Ocampo of his missed putt
in regulation.
On the second playoff hole, I had a 15 footer,
left to right putt and it looked as if it was short but
in the last roll, it went in, added Santos-Ocampo,
who joined the growing list of rst-time winners
on the circuit organized by Pilipinas Golf Tourna-
ments, Inc. and sponsored by ICTSI.
Line calls cost Alcantara the game
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
CELEBRATED trainer Freddie
Roach has conrmed that Manny
Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz
and rapper 50 Cent have been in
talks and that it concerns efforts to
reach agreement on a megabuck
ght between Pacquiao and Floyd
Mayweather Jr. sometime next year.
THE Indonesians well-known
propensity to favor the home
team in tennis once again reared
its ugly head in the opening sin-
gles match of the Asia-Oceania
Zone Group II Davis Cup tie
against the Philippines.
Francis Casey Nino Al-
cantara, a victim of dubious
line calls, dropped his opening
singles match to Indonesias
highly ranked No.1 Christopher
Rungcat, 7-6, 6-2,3-6,6-0, at the
Bung Karno Tennis Stadium in
Jakarta, Friday.
Philippine Davis Cup ad-
ministrator Randy Villanueva
told the Manila Standard that
while Rungcat is a very good
player, which explains his high
ITF ranking, Alcantara had so
many chances, specially in the
crucial rst set. But out here in
Indonesia, you cant hit a line
ball if you are the visitor, all line
balls here that you hit are liter-
ally called out. In the crucial tie
break in the rst set, there were
2 crucial calls right at the start
and this helped Rungcat win that
set.
Philippine team captain Ro-
lando Kraut isnt surprised.
We already expected those
kind of calls before coming here
since the Indonesians are well
known for that since the 1980s
and even in the last Southeast
Asian Games in Palembang, but
it is still very frustrating.
Team manager, businessman-
sportsman John Henri Lhuillier
remarked that Alcantara played
well, considering it was his very
rst bearing Davis Cup game.
He made Rungcat work hard
for every point for two and a
half hours and that is crucial,
since the Indonesians are relying
on Rungcat to play three crucial
games in this tie.
Villanueva said Lhuillier, the
team manager, arrived in Jakarta
on Thursday, bringing along
former Davis Cup player and
Alcantaras longtime coach Jun
Toledo. Ronnie Nathanielsz
MUNGYEONG, Korea
Lady luck smiled on Bien Zo-
leta, who bagged two bronze
medals in the 2012 Mungyeong
International Soft Tennis Tour-
nament here at the Yunggang
Chemical claycourts here in
Mungyeong City.
Zoleta qualied to the
championship round, where
she went down to Hinaga
Yumi of Watkayu-Japan Club
in a hard-fought 1-3 con-
test. She dropped a 2-3 (5-7)
heartbreaker to Mungyeon
Clubs Hong Moon-Young,
but walked over a fagged-
out Korean Choi Bo-Bae
to snatch third place in the
round-robin format.
In the festival doubles
format, Zoleta paired with
Southeast Asian Games
teammate and playing-coach
Divine Escala and still sal-
vaged the bronze medal,
despite falling to Kim Ae
Kyung-Cha Ae Lee, 2-4, and
Kataya Masae-Yumi, 2-4,
in the Korea tournament,
where Thailand and Mongo-
lia also saw action.
We decided to change to
festival format to separate the
strong players and give every-
body a chance to play good
matches and win medals, ex-
plained technical committee
chairman Kim Tae Ju.
PH bags
soft tennis
bronze
LA makes Ginebra debut in opener
By Jeric Lopez

LA Tenorio doesnt need to wait
long before making his Baran-
gay Ginebra debut.
To open the 38th season of
the Philippine Basketball As-
sociation on Sept. 30, Gine-
bra will have the privilege of
giving league newbie Global
Port its baptism of fire when
the two squads meet in the
opening game of the Philip-
pine Cup.
Fans will quickly see Teno-
rios much-awaited debut in a
Ginebra uniform and his new
allegiance with reigning Most
Valuable Player Mark Caguioa
and Jayjay Helterbrand in the
teams backcourt.
Standing their way is the
Gary David- and Willie Miller-
led Batang Pier, who will play
its rst game in the league as a
franchise.
The two squads lock horns
at 6 p.m. after the traditional
opening ceremony at 4:30
p.m. at the Smart-Araneta
Coliseum.
Top overall pick June Mar
Fajardo will give everyone a
first glimpse of his capabili-
ties when he makes his debut
in the conferences second
playdate on Oct. 3 as Pe-
tron Blaze plays in the main
game against Governors Cup
champion Rain or Shine at
7:30 p.m. after sister teams
Air21 and Barako Bull make
their debuts at 5:15 p.m.
Another pair of sister teams
will follow in the next play-
date on Oct. 5 as defending
champion Talk N Text makes
its debut with new coach Nor-
man Black against the refueled
Meralco at 5:15 p.m.
Finally, San Mig Coffee,
formerly B-MEG, will be chal-
lenged by Alaska at 7:30 to cap
off the seasons rst week.
In other marquee games in
the freshly released schedule,
the Boosters and the Mixers
will meet on Oct. 14. The ri-
valry between the Mixers and
the Tropang Texters resume on
Oct. 20.
Sibling rivalry will be at its
nest on Oct. 21, when Ginebra
tests Petron Blaze. The crowd-
darling would then face off with
its other sibling San Mig Coffee
on Nov. 4.
Finally, a rematch of the
All-Filipino nals two seasons
ago takes place on Nov. 7 with
Petron and Talk N Text lock-
ing horns.
I was with Michael Koncz
yesterday and he and 50 Cent did
speak to each other, Roach was
quoted by boxing writer Andreas
Hale of ghtnews.com as saying.
I like that a lot because that
conversation has to include
Mayweather and it brings us
closer to the Mayweather ght. I
think the intent of these conver-
sations has to do with negotiat-
ing the Mayweather ght. I dont
think hes going to be an advisor
or anything to Manny Pacquiao,
added Roach.
While there have been reports
circulating that there was a fall-
ing out between Mayweather
and his friend 50 Cent, Roach
said he believes the two are still
on good terms.
Roach told Hale: From what I
know, they have always been back
and forth, but they have made up.
But, with a lot of people and a lot
of money, you going to have some
big egos.
Discussing a possible May-
weather ght, Roach said the unde-
feated ghters clash with Miguel
Cotto showed that he didnt move
like he used to because he didnt
have the legs, which could work in
Pacquiaos favor since one of the
Americans biggest assets was his
movement.
The slowdown in Mayweath-
er does makes for a better action
ght and is better for Manny.
When a ghter is forced to sit
Floyd next
for Pacman?
Gilas bows to China
CHINA came back from
a 12-point deficit to turn
back Smart Gilas Pilipinas,
71-68, at the start of their
campaigns in the FIBA Asia
Cup in Tokyo.
The Filipinos squandered
a 64-56 edge in the fourth
quarter, after wresting the
lead behind Gary Davids
triple, 56-54.
They were earlier able to cut
down a 10-point Chinese lead
to 33-40 at halftime.
But they were held score-
less for at least ve minutes
in the nal canto, managing
only ve points in the last
eight minutes of action.
Because of this, they bun-
gled an opportunity to upset
the towering Chinese and a
get a good start in the group
stages.
The Philippines will next
clash with Lebanon on Satur-
day in Group A.
The Filipinos are after one
of three outright spots to the
Fiba Asia Championship next
year.
Jeff Chan, Larry Fona-
cier and Gary David were
unable to score from the
outside in the final minute.
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KNIGHTS VS STAGS
LETRAN (8-6) will now have a chance to
move ahead of Jose Rizal University (8-6)
and keep its hopes for the last Final Four
seat alive when they take on San Sebastian
College (11-3) at 6 p.m. in the 88th National
Collegiate Athletic Association mens
basketball tournament at the Arena in
San Juan. Earlier, defending champion San
Beda (11-2) clashes with Emilio Aguinaldo
College (5-8) at 4 p.m. Peter Atencio
Sports
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Riera U. Mallari, Editor sports@manilastandardtoday.com sports_mstandard@yahoo.com
SANDUGO-San Sebastian Col-
lege whisked off an undermanned
Ateneo sides erce challenge
in the third set to complete a
25-9, 25-14, 25-19 victory and
clinch the rst nals berth in the
Shakeys V-League Open at the
Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
Thai Jeng Bualee, the leagues
scoring leader, ran the 59-min-
ute show with 22 kills as the
Lady Stags dominated the rst
conference champions, who
played without top hitters Alys-
sa Valdez and Fille Cainglet due
to academic reasons, this being
the schools exam week.
Ateneo actually kept it close
in the third frame, battling San-
dugo to a see-saw contest before
the Lady Stags, behind skip-
per Suzanne Roces and Angela
Benting, took seven of the last
eight points that turned an 18-all
game into a runaway victory.
There was hardly any pres-
sure, psychologically and physi-
cally, since Ateneo was short on
personnel. We just took full ad-
vantage of it, said Lady Stags
coach Roger Gorayeb in Filipino.
The win was a virtual repeat
of Sandugo-SSCs 25-13, 25-
20, 25-9 romp in the opener of
the best-of-three Final Four se-
ries last Wednesday and it sent
the Lady Stags to the nals
against the winner of the Ca-
gayan Valley-Army duel being
played at presstime.
Lady Stags in finals
down and throw punches, you
have to remember that Floyd
has fast hands and can sit on his
combinations, too. It just makes
for a better ght.
Assessing the ghters on a
scale of 1 to 10, Roach said: I
think Floyd is at about an 8 now,
it makes for a much more excit-
ing ghter, but hes not the same
as he was before. And as for Pac-
quiao, hes about an 8, too.
Meantime, Koncz dismissed
speculations that Top Rank pro-
moter Bob Arum was out of the
loop regarding his conversations
with 50 Cent regarding a May-
weather ght, indicating that the
promoter was well aware of what
was going on.
Pacquiao was scheduled to
leave for Los Angeles on Friday
night aboard a Philippine Airlines
ight, along with members of his
entertainment show on GMA, to
do two shows in the US.
He is expected to be present
at a formal luncheon press con-
ference to announce his fourth
battle with Mexican legend Juan
Manuel Marquez and would then
take off on a promotional tour,
which will have stops in New
York and Mexico City.
Sandugo-San Sebastian Colleges Bualee Jang (center) scores on a smash, beating the defensive
efforts of Ateneos Gretch Ho and Ailysse Nacachi in a Shakeys V-League semifinal game won by the
Lady Stags, 25-9, 25-14, 25-19. SONNY ESPIRITU
President for Peace. President Benigno S. Aquino III (left)
receives the I Choose: Peace honorary jersey from Philippine
Azkals Team Captain Aly Borromeo (center) and Emelio Chieffy
Caligdong during the I am For Peace Campaign launch at the
Rizal Hall, Malacaan Palace on Friday.
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Roderick T. dela Cruz, Assistant Editor
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P47.15-P53.07
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P38.40-P41.05
Diesel
P40.30-P52.20
Kerosene
P27.20-P31.00
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FOREI GN EXCHANGE RATE
Currency Unit US Dollar Peso
United States Dollar 1.000000 41.6780
Japan Yen 0.012903 0.5378
UK Pound 1.615400 67.3266
Hong Kong Dollar 0.128959 5.3748
Switzerland Franc 1.069519 44.5754
Canada Dollar 1.043950 43.0425
Singapore Dollar 0.816860 34.0451
Australia Dollar 1.043950 43.5097
Bahrain Dinar 2.652872 110.5664
Saudi Arabia Rial 0.266667 11.1141
Brunei Dollar 0.813537 33.9066
Indonesia Rupiah 0.000104 0.0043
Thailand Baht 0.032248 1.3440
UAE Dirham 0.272264 11.3474
Euro Euro 1.299000 54.1397
Korea Won 0.000886 0.0369
China Yuan 0.157988 6.5846
India Rupee 0.018070 0.7531
Malaysia Ringgit 0.324781 13.5362
NewZealand Dollar 0.822301 34.2719
Taiwan Dollar 0.033758 1.4070
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81.97
HIGH P41.400 LOW P41.585AVERAGE P41.476
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Friday, September 14, 2012
PESO-DOLLAR RATE
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4460
3720
2980
2240
1500
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VOLUME 1232.400M
Growth in factory
output slows 4.7%
New Fed stimulus
boosts peso, stocks
August
tax take
fell short
of target
Sharp set to expand production in PH
Hedcor expects Davao City approval on hydropower plant
By Julito G. Rada
SHARP Philippines Corp. will
soon expand its portfolio of
locally-manufactured products
and hire more employees as the
economy grows, a high-ranking
company ofcial said Friday.
Majority of Filipinos
patronize our products...
We want to be part of the
continuous growth of the
Philippines by producing
locally, with the vision that our
employees must grow together
with the company in achieving
its nancial growth in the years
to come, Takahiro Tanaka,
president and general manager,
said during a press conference.
Soon wed like to add
LED [light-emitting diode]
TV on our local production
portfolio, Tanaka said. He did
not say how many additional
employees the company will
hire. Sharp had 524 employees
in its Muntinlupa plant as of
June 30, 2012.
Tanaka said the company
was conducting studies on
the market situation and
production of new and quality
items with competitive price.
Sharp Philippines
manufactures color television,
LCD TV, washing machine
and videoke products.
It introduced on Friday its
biggest television to datethe
80-inch Aquos TV. The Aquos
80 eclipsed the previous 70-
inch Aquos TV introduced in
the Philippines last year.
Tanaka said the introduction
of Aquos 80 was timely as the
Philippines geared up for the
shift to digital broacasting
by 2015 from the current
analog. The shift to digital TV
technology will result in more
channels and clearer broadcast
signals for television viewers.
Sharp also introduced a dual
washing machine designed to
wash several types of clothes
using two tubs.
Tanaka said mother unit
Sharp Corp. is in the process
of revitalizing its business
and is exploring all options
to improve its nancial
condition.
However, Sharp is not
negotiating the sale of its
copier and air-conditioner
businesses that media has
falsely reported, he said.
Tanaka said the company
would eventually come out
stronger and was looking
forward to another 100 years.
We are doing it aggressively,
he said.
Sharp Corp. celebrates
today its 100
th
year of global
operations.
Sharp Philippines,
meanwhile, started commercial
operations in September 1982.
It was established as a joint
venture between Pilipinas
Development Corp. and Sharp
Corp. of Japan.
By Anna Leah G. Estrada
THE new stimulus package announced
by the US Federal Reserve will drive more
foreign funds to emerging markets such
as the Philippines and push stocks and the
peso higher.
When the market perceives
there is denitive policy move
to keep the US house in order,
the market is encouraged to take
on more risk. So we may see
some more inows to emerging
market economies including the
Philippines, Bangko Sentral
Governor Amando Tetangco Jr.
said Friday.
Tetangco was referring to
the Feds decision to launch an
aggressive new effort to boost
the stock market and make
borrowing cheaper for years to
come. As part of its bold and
open-ended plan, the Fed said it
would spend $40 billion a month
to buy mortgage bonds to make
home buying more affordable.
That will be the third round
of bond-buying in an effort to
spur the US economy, and the
Fed left open the possibility
of taking other steps to
encourage borrowing and
financial risk-taking.
US Fed Chairman Ben
Bernankes announcement sent
global stocks higher Friday. The
Philippine Stock Exchange index,
the 30-company benchmark
index, jumped 81 points, or 1.6
percent to close at a 10-week
high of 5,322.47.
The peso also hit a new four-
year high, closing at 41.42
against the US dollar Friday.
The ows are coming in, said
Rafael Algarra, executive vice
president of nancial markets at
Security Bank Corp. The Feds
quantitative easing is fueling
inows toward risky assets,
and its natural that many Asian
assets will go up.
The Bangko Sentral held
its benchmark interest rate
at a record-low 3.75 percent
Thursday, while raising ination
forecasts for this year and next.
Tetangco said the Bangko
Sentral would make policy
adjustments to smooth out
potential excessive volatility in
nancial prices, including in the
foreign exchange rate, and temper
expectations on commodity
prices, including domestic pump
prices and utilities.
Data showed net foreign
portfolio investments, or funds
from abroad that are invested
in local stocks and government
securities, reached $387 million
in August, although this was
lower than nearly $1 billion in
July.
This brought net inows of
foreign portfolio investments
in the rst eight months to $2.2
billion, lower than the previous
years $3 billion.
With AP and Bloomberg
By Bernadette Lunas
FACTORY output rose at a
slower pace in July from a
year earlier on the sluggish
production of electrical
machinery, chemical products
and non-metallic minerals,
the National Statistics Ofce
reported Friday.
The NSO monthly integrated
survey of selected industries
showed the volume of
production index rose 4.7
percent in the rst month of the
third quarter, slower than the
6.8-percent growth registered
in July a year ago and the 11.2-
percent revised growth in June.
The slower output growth
in July was reected by the
production values of electrical
machinery, which rose 6.8
percent; chemical products,
0.9 percent; and non-metallic
mineral products, 0.1 percent.
Furniture and xtures jumped
151 percent to lead the gains in
major industries, followed by
leather products, 97.4 percent;
and footwear and wearing
apparel, 78.7 percent, following
the opening of classes in June.
Other major manufacturing
sector that lifted Julys output are
wood and wood products, 25.8
percent; transport equipment, 25
percent; beverages, 21.7 percent;
fabricated metal products, 20.5
percent; textiles, 13.6 percent; and
food manufacturing, 12.1 percent.
The volume of production
index month-on-month slowed
to 0.9-percent growth in July
from 12.4 percent in June due
to the reduced output of 11 of
the 13 major sectors. Tobacco
products led the decline after
contracting 17.9 percent.
The value of production
index also registered a slower
gain of 4.6 percent versus 6.7
percent on year and 8.7 percent
in June.
The average capacity
utilization in July further
dropped to 83.3 percent in
July from 83.4 percent and
83.5 percent in June and May,
respectively.
By Alena Mae S. Flores
HEDCOR Inc., a unit of Aboitiz
Power Corp., expects to secure
an approval from the Davao
City Council on the construction
of the 13-megawatt Tamugan
hydropower project, after being
delayed for four years.
Hedcor president and chief
operating ofcer Rene Ronquillo
told reporters the company
was expecting the Davao City
Council to come out with a new
Watershed Code by next week,
which will pave the way for the
construction of the hydro plant.
Ronquillo said the company
was expecting a favorable
decision, as the City Council
recently had a meeting with the
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
to discuss the Watershed Code.
The code, or the Davao
City Watershed Protection,
Conservation and Management
Ordinance, declares Tamugan
river as a conservation area
and banned any commercial
development in the area.
The Water Code must be
amended to allow the entry of
projects like that of Hedcor.
We hope so because the City
Council committees on energy
and environment had looked at
the project. They had a discussion
with the Mining and Geociences
Bureau and they [MGB] came
up with a report saying that
the project will not adversely
affect the ow of the river or the
aquifers, Ronquillo said.
He said based on the bureaus
interpretation of the conservation
area map, there is no problem
with the [Hedcor] hydro scheme.
It was unfortunately a big
misunderstanding. The MGB in
the past came up with a study
identifying what they call the
conservation areas to protect the
watershed and in their map they
colored the conservation areas
red, he said.
A currency trader uses a phone at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South
Korea. Asian stock markets closed higher Friday after investors got just what they wanted--big moves by the Federal Reserve to help
the US economy out of its funk. AP
TAX collections of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue increased
10 percent in August from a
year ago, but still fell short of
the Aquino administrations
target for the month.
The BIR said in a statement
it collected P96.8 billion in
taxes in August, up 10 percent
from the same month last year.
The gure was lower by P6.9
billion, or 7.1 percent than the
governments P103.65-billion
goal.
The latest gure brought the
total haul of the tax agency
in the rst eight months to
P701.43 billion, up P81.7
billion or 13.2 percent than
the amount it collected in the
January-August period in
2011.
The agency needs to collect
at least P365 billion more in the
remaining four months of 2012
in order to meet its full-year
target. The tax bureau aims to
raise P73.9 billion in taxes in
September.
The BIR is tasked to collect
P1.066 trillion in revenues in
2012, up from its P940-billion
goal in the previous year. It
is the rst time the tax bureau
will attempt to breach the P1-
trillion mark in collection.
BIR Commissioner Kim
Henares earlier said despite
the shortfall in collection, the
agency values the growth it
posted from tax collections
compared with the previous
year.
The BIR exceeded its
monthly collection target twice
this year and failed to hit the
goal six times.
Henares said earlier she was
optimistic the tax agency could
exceed the P1-trillion goal, but
unsure as to whether it could hit
the exact gure the government
set as target.
BIR collections from
operations reached P94.9
billion in August, up P10.7
billion, or 12.7 percent from
the amount it hurdled a year
ago.
Collections from non-
BIR operations, or revenues
generated mainly from taxes
on debt papers issued by the
Treasury, amounted to P1.8
billion, or 50.6 percent less than
it contributed in August 2011.
Collections from regional
ofces continued its double-
digit growth trend in August,
after it tendered P30.9 billion, or
P4.8 billion or 18.2 percent more
than the collections it made last
year. Maria Bernadette Lunas
Less pessimistic
CONSUMER condence improved in the
third quarter as the overall index improved
to -13 percent from -19.5 percent in the
second quarter amid increased employment
opportunities and stable prices, the Bangko
Sentral said Friday.
The result was the second highest reading
recorded since the central bank started the
consumer expectations survey in 2007.
The higher [but still negative] condence
index in [the third quarter] means that the
number of households with an optimistic
outlook increased but they continued to be
outnumbered by those who think otherwise,
the Bangko Sentral said.
It added respondents with optimistic outlook
cited the greater availability of jobs and more
employment here and abroad, higher income and
lower household expenses due to expectations
of broadly stable prices, and good harvests as
reasons for their improved sentiments.
The results of the survey also showed
consumer expectations for the quarter ahead and
the year ahead turned more upbeat at 6 percent
and 16.2 percent. Anna Leah G. Estrada
Revised biofuel plan
THE Energy Department is set to come out
with the draft of the revised 20-year Biofuels
Program at the end of the month that will
further promote the use of alternative fuels, an
ofcial said Friday.
We will ensure the program will be optimal.
It will not increase fuel prices and will have
due consideration to the environment, Energy
Undersecretary Jay Layug told reporters.
The department has been conducting a review
of the Biofuels Program in the past several
months to provide a more realistic target.
We would do a 20-year program with
targets... We want to make sure there will be no
issue on food versus fuel, he said.
The department had planned to implement a 20
percent ethanol blend in gasoline and 10-percent
coco-methyl ester blend in diesel by 2030.
Bioethanol is used as additive to gasoline
while CME is mixed with diesel under the
Biofuels Law of 2006. The law aims to reduce
the countrys dependence on imported fuels.
Alena Mae S. Flores
TRADI NG SUMMARY
SHARES VALUE
FINANCIAL 1,9627,482 1,389,171,945.55
INDUSTRIAL 202,217,952 108,808,3007.501
HOLDING FIRMS 72,021,853 1,275,873,322.59
PROPERTY 229,289,492 1,090,636,163.8
SERVICES 277,487,727 1,399,479,300.77
MINING & OIL 1,069,748,664 373,492,340.564
GRAND TOTAL 1,870,393,170 6,616,736,080.78
FINANCIAL 1,347.68 (up) 15.04
INDUSTRIAL 8,023.33 (up) 59.04
HOLDING FIRMS 4,488.6 (up) 60.12
PROPERTY 2,031.49 (up) 41.19
SERVICES 1,826.39 (up) 34.4
MINING & OIL 21,422.9 (up) 329.42
PSEI 5,322.47 (up) 81.97
All Shares Index 3,530.66 (up) 39.48
Gainers: 113; Losers: 47; Unchanged: 45; Total: 205
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70.50 46.00 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. 59.75 61.75 60.40 61.25 2.51 3,487,500 132,834,328.50
77.45 50.00 Bank of PI 75.95 77.20 76.20 77.05 1.45 2,414,020 58,872,563.00
1.82 0.68 Bankard, Inc. 0.70 0.73 0.71 0.73 4.29 1,686,000 29,200.00
595.00 370.00 China Bank 56.95 57.75 56.80 56.80 (0.26) 480,250 (6,376,555.00)
2.20 1.42 BDO Leasing & Fin. Inc. 1.97 1.97 1.97 1.97 0.00 85,000
23.90 13.80 COL Financial 20.95 20.95 20.50 20.50 (2.15) 75,700 22,550.00
20.70 18.50 Eastwest Bank 21.80 22.20 21.85 22.00 0.92 2,156,100 13,182,095.00
22.00 7.95 Filipino Fund Inc. 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 0.00 1,000
89.00 50.00 First Metro Inv. 73.00 75.00 74.80 75.00 2.74 1,320
3.26 1.91 I-Remit Inc. 2.83 2.79 2.61 2.79 (1.41) 30,000
650.00 420.00 Manulife Fin. Corp. 480.00 500.00 490.00 490.00 2.08 800
39.20 3.00 Maybank ATR KE 24.10 25.00 25.00 25.00 3.73 6,500
102.50 60.00 Metrobank 93.75 94.85 93.70 93.75 0.00 4,825,570 (62,407,239.00)
3.06 1.30 Natl Reinsurance Corp. 1.95 1.98 1.92 1.97 1.03 103,000
77.80 41.00 Phil. National Bank 70.00 71.00 69.95 70.00 0.00 1,050,100 (55,824,454.50)
95.00 69.00 Phil. Savings Bank 87.00 87.00 87.00 87.00 0.00 1,200
500.00 210.00 PSE Inc. 373.00 373.60 370.00 372.00 (0.27) 16,410 2,636,524.00
45.50 29.45 RCBC À 43.50 43.70 43.45 43.45 (0.11) 337,900.00 (104,400.00)
155.20 77.00 Security Bank 159.80 164.40 159.90 163.60 2.38 1,088,360 40,944,155.00
1100.00 879.00 Sun Life Financial 931.00 985.00 955.00 960.00 3.11 790
140.00 58.00 Union Bank 103.00 105.00 102.80 103.90 0.87 1,772,700 1,076,320.00
2.06 1.43 Vantage Equities 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 0.00 7,000
INDUSTRIAL
35.50 26.50 Aboitiz Power Corp. 33.60 33.75 33.45 33.75 0.45 5,066,900 63,773,755.00
13.58 8.00 Agrinurture Inc. 8.40 8.45 8.40 8.45 0.60 62,500
23.95 11.98 Alaska Milk Corp. 23.55 23.55 23.50 23.50 (0.21) 9,100
1.70 0.97 Alliance Tuna Intl Inc. 1.57 1.61 1.57 1.60 1.91 2,782,000 9,850.00
48.00 25.00 Alphaland Corp. 30.00 30.10 30.00 30.10 0.33 2,700 (45,050.00)
1.62 1.08 Alsons Cons. 1.32 1.36 1.32 1.34 1.52 1,945,000
Asiabest Group 21.00 21.20 20.75 21.00 0.00 39,900 (60,880.00)
2.96 2.12 Calapan Venture 2.70 2.85 2.70 2.85 5.56 158,000
2.75 2.30 Chemrez Technologies Inc. 2.66 2.69 2.65 2.69 1.13 484,000
9.74 7.41 Cirtek Holdings (Chips) 9.70 9.70 9.50 9.70 0.00 65,800
6.41 4.83 Energy Devt. Corp. (EDC) 6.07 6.14 6.05 6.10 0.49 13,918,800 5,018,542.00
7.77 2.80 EEI 7.74 7.92 7.72 7.76 0.26 1,157,200 2,286,019.00
25.00 5.80 Federal Chemicals 9.70 11.00 10.60 11.00 13.40 34,100
19.40 12.50 First Gen Corp. 18.70 18.82 18.58 18.62 (0.43) 1,111,100 (3,859,776.00)
79.30 51.50 First Holdings A 77.05 78.10 77.05 78.00 1.23 1,636,480 (39,204,583.50)
27.00 17.50 Ginebra San Miguel Inc. 19.00 19.00 18.50 18.50 (2.63) 9,200
0.02 0.0110 Greenergy 0.0160 0.0160 0.0160 0.0160 0.00 141,000,000 (1,523,200.00)
13.10 7.80 Holcim Philippines Inc. 12.40 12.98 12.40 12.80 3.23 105,900 2,120.00
6.00 3.80 Integ. Micro-Electronics 4.03 4.20 4.03 4.20 4.22 19,000
2.35 0.61 Ionics Inc 0.620 0.640 0.620 0.620 0.00 45,000 12,800.00
120.00 80.00 Jollibee Foods Corp. 98.60 101.40 98.90 101.40 2.84 592,640 40,577,389.00
Lafarge Rep 9.50 9.50 9.10 9.48 (0.21) 23,600
8.40 1.04 LMG Chemicals 2.09 2.17 2.06 2.15 2.87 156,000 (16,500.00)
3.20 1.32 Manchester Intl. A 2.51 2.61 2.60 2.61 3.98 20,000
27.45 18.10 Manila Water Co. Inc. 26.70 27.55 26.95 27.00 1.12 2,471,400 3,793,260.00
6.95 0.75 Mariwasa MFG. Inc. 2.54 2.50 2.50 2.50 (1.57) 1,000
18.10 8.12 Megawide 16.300 16.800 16.300 16.800 3.07 153,100 2,284,330.00
280.60 215.00 Mla. Elect. Co À 258.00 264.80 259.00 259.00 0.39 377,790 39,440,296.00
12.20 7.50 Pancake House Inc. 6.88 6.88 6.80 6.80 (1.16) 87,500 (566,772.00)
3.65 1.96 Pepsi-Cola Products Phil. 4.00 4.01 3.95 4.00 0.00 6,973,000 (7,246,930.00)
16.00 9.70 Petron Corporation 10.54 10.66 10.56 10.60 0.57 5,640,600 841,840.00
13.70 10.20 Phinma Corporation 10.20 10.16 10.16 10.16 (0.39) 1,400
14.94 8.05 Phoenix Petroleum Phils. 8.20 8.20 8.15 8.19 (0.12) 100,300 57,865.00
4.42 1.01 RFM Corporation 4.04 4.23 4.02 4.02 (0.50) 2,446,000 (1,694,840.00)
6.50 2.90 Salcon Power Corp. 5.12 5.13 5.13 5.13 0.20 3,400
34.60 26.50 San Miguel Brewery Inc. 34.40 34.40 33.40 34.40 0.00 184,800
129.20 110.20 San Miguel Corp À 111.20 111.70 111.00 111.70 0.45 600,940 13,041,324.00
2.62 1.25 Seacem 2.44 2.44 2.38 2.44 0.00 1,286,000 66,510.00
2.44 1.73 Splash Corporation 1.75 1.94 1.79 1.89 8.00 94,000 (23,270.00)
0.196 0.112 Swift Foods, Inc. 0.144 0.142 0.139 0.141 (2.08) 300,000
14.66 3.30 Tanduay Holdings 12.18 12.46 12.20 12.28 0.82 2,141,300 8,058,830.00
2.88 1.99 TKC Steel Corp. 2.19 2.19 2.04 2.19 0.00 62,000
1.41 0.90 Trans-Asia Oil 1.17 1.18 1.16 1.17 0.00 2,721,000 (11,600.00)
69.20 37.00 Universal Robina 62.50 63.50 62.50 62.50 0.00 3,443,810 (46,036,529.50)
5.50 1.05 Victorias Milling 1.30 1.32 1.28 1.29 (0.77) 2,578,000
0.77 0.320 Vitarich Corp. 0.580 0.600 0.600 0.600 3.45 50,000
18.00 2.55 Vivant Corp. 8.20 8.10 8.00 8.00 (2.44) 2,300
HOLDING FIRMS
1.18 0.65 Abacus Cons. À 0.72 0.74 0.72 0.73 1.39 8,504,000
59.90 35.50 Aboitiz Equity 48.95 49.20 48.10 48.95 0.00 2,282,500 28,687,615.00
0.019 0.014 Alcorn Gold Res. 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.0170 0.00 300,000
13.70 8.00 Alliance Global Inc. 12.78 12.98 12.78 12.94 1.25 14,905,000 119,436,272.00
2.60 1.80 Anglo Holdings A 2.00 2.03 2.03 2.03 1.50 1,000
5.02 3.00 Anscor À 4.65 4.80 4.69 4.80 3.23 168,000
6.98 0.260 Asia Amalgamated A 4.94 4.94 4.94 4.94 0.00 8,000
2.98 1.49 ATN Holdings A 1.57 1.58 1.55 1.55 (1.27) 36,000
4.16 2.30 ATN Holdings B 1.67 1.70 1.60 1.65 (1.20) 678,000
485.20 272.00 Ayala Corp À 427.00 439.80 429.00 436.60 2.25 743,570 76,410,842.00
64.80 30.50 DMCI Holdings 57.05 58.10 57.20 58.05 1.75 1,679,690 20,912,576.00
4.19 1.03 F&J Prince A 2.55 2.51 2.50 2.50 (1.96) 20,000
5.20 3.30 Filinvest Dev. Corp. 4.05 4.12 4.05 4.10 1.23 74,000
556.00 455.40 GT Capital 562.50 565.00 562.50 563.00 0.09 232,910 (14,342,145.00)
5.22 2.94 House of Inv. 5.00 5.10 4.95 5.00 0.00 607,000 1,500,000.00
36.20 19.00 JG Summit Holdings 33.50 34.20 33.55 34.20 2.09 2,035,200 31,782,010.00
6.21 4.00 Lopez Holdings Corp. 5.27 5.34 5.27 5.33 1.14 3,851,300 3,185,872.00
1.54 0.61 Lodestar Invt. Holdg.Corp. 1.06 1.07 1.04 1.05 (0.94) 731,000
0.91 0.300 Mabuhay Holdings À 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.425 0.00 30,000
3.82 1.800 Marcventures Hldgs., Inc. 2.25 2.30 2.24 2.28 1.33 393,000
4.65 2.56 Metro Pacic Inv. Corp. 4.16 4.23 4.19 4.21 1.20 17,768,000 (12,305,970.00)
6.24 3.40 Minerales Industrias Corp. 5.03 5.04 5.02 5.04 0.20 50,100
9.66 1.22 MJCI Investments Inc. 6.41 6.79 6.50 6.79 5.93 8,900
0.0770 0.045 Pacica À 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.00 10,830,000
2.20 1.20 Prime Media Hldg 1.370 1.350 1.310 1.310 (4.38) 11,000
0.82 0.44 Prime Orion 0.475 0.475 0.470 0.475 0.00 310,000 (118,750.00)
0.490 0.285 Sinophil Corp. 0.310 0.315 0.315 0.315 1.61 500,000
760.00 450.00 SM Investments Inc. 725.00 739.00 725.00 736.00 1.52 321,740 48,900,915.00
2.71 1.08 Solid Group Inc. 2.09 2.11 2.04 2.05 (1.91) 742,000 103,000.00
1.57 1.14 South China Res. Inc. 1.15 1.16 1.15 1.16 0.87 400,000
0.420 0.101 Unioil Res. & Hldgs 0.2600 0.2600 0.2500 0.2500 (3.85) 300,000
0.620 0.082 Wellex Industries 0.3200 0.3300 0.3200 0.3300 3.13 3,320,000
0.980 0.380 Zeus Holdings 0.410 0.425 0.425 0.425 3.66 170,000
P R O P E R T Y
3.34 1.70 A. Brown Co., Inc. 3.23 3.34 3.20 3.20 (0.93) 1,438,000
0.83 0.42 Araneta Prop À 0.550 0.590 0.530 0.590 7.27 8,000
24.15 13.36 Ayala Land `B 22.40 23.30 22.75 23.30 4.02 12,619,800 196,120,175.00
5.62 3.08 Belle Corp. À 4.85 4.89 4.75 4.80 (1.03) 6,249,000 539,980.00
9.00 2.26 Cebu Holdings 5.30 5.50 5.26 5.26 (0.75) 56,500
2.85 1.35 Century Property 1.50 1.51 1.48 1.50 0.00 16,175,000 (900,000.00)
2.91 1.20 City & Land Dev. 2.47 2.42 2.41 2.42 (2.02) 44,000
0.092 0.060 Crown Equities Inc. 0.063 0.065 0.064 0.065 3.17 540,000
1.11 0.67 Cyber Bay Corp. 0.79 0.80 0.77 0.79 0.00 4,490,000
0.94 0.54 Empire East Land 0.840 0.850 0.830 0.840 0.00 10,871,000
3.80 2.90 Eton Properties 3.68 3.78 3.68 3.72 1.09 54,000 37,260.00
0.310 0.10 Ever Gotesco 0.213 0.213 0.205 0.212 (0.47) 1,330,000 (17,040.00)
2.74 1.63 Global-Estate 1.96 2.02 1.98 1.99 1.53 9,192,000 (4,364,420.00)
1.44 0.98 Filinvest Land,Inc. 1.34 1.34 1.32 1.33 (0.75) 11,511,000 (7,836,380.00)
3.80 1.21 Highlands Prime 1.70 1.69 1.69 1.69 (0.59) 12,000
2.14 0.65 Interport À 1.17 1.18 1.15 1.18 0.85 357,000 (1,180.00)
2.34 1.51 Megaworld Corp. 2.20 2.26 2.21 2.24 1.82 110,964,000 89,149,860.00
0.36 0.150 MRC Allied Ind. 0.1580 0.1610 0.1560 0.1610 1.90 1,210,000
0.990 0.089 Phil. Estates Corp. 0.6700 0.6800 0.6600 0.6700 0.00 4,302,000 (3,350.00)
0.67 0.41 Phil. Realty À 0.470 0.480 0.480 0.480 2.13 100,000
38.10 12.60 Phil. Tob. Flue Cur & Redry 20.00 23.00 22.50 23.00 15.00 3,600
19.94 10.00 Robinsons Land `B 18.30 18.70 18.30 18.44 0.77 6,333,500 (30,369,334.00)
7.71 2.51 Rockwell 3.29 3.32 3.28 3.29 0.00 241,000 13,200.00
2.85 1.81 Shang Properties Inc. 2.75 2.72 2.70 2.72 (1.09) 425,000
8.95 6.00 SM Development À 6.10 6.19 6.10 6.14 0.66 2,346,400 403,578.00
18.20 10.94 SM Prime Holdings 13.76 14.00 13.80 13.94 1.31 18,906,200 (92,896,914.00)
0.91 0.64 Sta. Lucia Land Inc. 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.70 2.94 3,000
4.55 1.80 Starmalls 3.98 3.97 3.90 3.97 (0.25) 40,000
0.64 0.45 Suntrust Home Dev. Inc. 0.510 0.510 0.510 0.510 0.00 5,000
4.66 2.60 Vista Land & Lifescapes 4.550 4.580 4.500 4.510 (0.88) 9,411,000 1,615,770.00
S E R V I C E S
42.00 24.80 ABS-CBN 28.60 29.10 28.60 29.00 1.40 233,700
18.98 1.05 Acesite Hotel 1.45 1.54 1.45 1.50 3.45 1,537,000 (75,000.00)
0.78 0.45 APC Group, Inc. 0.620 0.640 0.610 0.620 0.00 229,000 (89,280.00)
10.92 7.30 Asian Terminals Inc. 9.00 9.10 9.10 9.10 1.11 15,000
102.80 4.45 Bloomberry 10.14 10.30 9.95 10.04 (0.99) 2,592,600 (11,802,746.00)
0.5300 0.1010 Boulevard Holdings 0.1640 0.1700 0.1630 0.1640 0.00 77,700,000
24.00 5.20 Calata Corp. 5.36 5.44 5.38 5.40 0.75 129,600 (2,710.00)
82.50 60.80 Cebu Air Inc. (5J) 59.00 60.15 59.05 59.60 1.02 335,200 (4,222,046.00)
9.70 5.44 DFNN Inc. 5.48 5.35 5.25 5.25 (4.20) 48,100
1270.00 831.00 Globe Telecom 1130.00 1172.00 1140.00 1160.00 2.65 68,085 35,300,770.00
11.00 6.18 GMA Network Inc. 9.76 9.87 9.66 9.87 1.13 127,000
77.00 43.40 I.C.T.S.I. 69.30 70.10 69.50 69.65 0.51 1,474,500 (49,081,750.00)
0.98 0.36 Information Capital Tech. 0.405 0.405 0.395 0.400 (1.23) 230,000
6.80 4.30 IPeople Inc. À 7.50 8.00 7.50 8.00 6.67 10,000
4.70 1.75 IP Converge 2.14 2.13 2.13 2.13 (0.47) 4,000
34.50 0.036 IP E-Game Ventures Inc. 0.023 0.023 0.022 0.023 0.00 87,700,000
3.87 1.00 IPVG Corp. 1.00 1.04 1.00 1.01 1.00 90,305,000 (21,426,760.00)
5.1900 2.550 ISM Communications 3.0000 2.9900 2.9600 2.9900 (0.33) 12,000
3.45 2.01 JTH Davies Holdings Inc. 2.18 2.36 2.00 2.10 (3.67) 828,000
10.30 5.90 Leisure & Resorts 7.50 7.63 7.55 7.59 1.20 392,800 760.00
3.70 2.60 Liberty Telecom 2.66 2.69 2.66 2.66 0.00 83,000
3.96 2.70 Macroasia Corp. 2.85 2.90 2.90 2.90 1.75 5,000
0.84 0.57 Manila Bulletin 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.00 30,000
4.08 1.21 Manila Jockey 3.10 3.26 3.09 3.12 0.65 6,106,000 (233,040.00)
9.60 6.50 Metro Pacic Tollways 7.31 7.31 7.31 7.31 0.00 600
22.95 13.80 Pacic Online Sys. Corp. 14.02 14.02 14.02 14.02 0.00 27,500
8.58 5.35 PAL Holdings Inc. 7.54 7.63 7.50 7.54 0.00 27,700
3.39 1.05 Paxys Inc. 2.88 2.90 2.81 2.89 0.35 1,748,000
10.00 5.00 Phil. Racing Club 9.41 9.50 9.50 9.50 0.96 1,005,000 (9,500,000.00)
71.00 18.00 Phil. Seven Corp. 69.00 71.00 69.00 69.90 1.30 142,290 4,541,981.00
17.88 12.10 Philweb.Com Inc. 16.98 17.00 16.92 17.00 0.12 505,200 3,085,444.00
2886.00 2096.00 PLDT Common 2798.00 2914.00 2812.00 2870.00 2.57 317,910 332,325,890.00
30.15 10.68 Puregold 29.90 30.20 29.75 30.10 0.67 1,863,400 4,372,870.00
4.75 3.30 Touch Solutions 3.53 3.70 3.53 3.53 0.00 119,000
3.30 2.42 Transpacic Broadcast 2.50 2.54 2.48 2.54 1.60 21,000
0.79 0.34 Waterfront Phils. 0.460 0.460 0.450 0.450 (2.17) 230,000
MINING & OIL
0.0083 0.0038 Abra Mining 0.0045 0.0046 0.0045 0.0046 2.22 33,000,000
6.20 3.01 Apex À 4.51 4.65 4.64 4.65 3.10 76,000
6.22 3.00 Apex `B 4.40 4.60 4.60 4.60 4.55 24,000 46,000.00
20.80 14.50 Atlas Cons. À 17.34 17.46 17.38 17.44 0.58 651,200 (1,343,488.00)
48.00 20.00 Atok-Big Wedge À 27.70 27.00 27.00 27.00 (2.53) 800
0.345 0.170 Basic Energy Corp. 0.260 0.285 0.265 0.265 1.92 22,250,000 237,500.00
29.00 19.98 Benguet Corp À 25.00 23.60 23.50 23.60 (5.60) 18,000
34.00 21.20 Benguet Corp `B 23.50 23.70 23.70 23.70 0.85 500
2.23 1.05 Century Peak Metals Hldgs 1.09 1.11 1.08 1.08 (0.92) 798,000 (46,650.00)
61.80 6.96 Dizon 21.90 22.65 21.90 22.00 0.46 596,300 (4,480.00)
1.21 0.50 Geograce Res. Phil. Inc. 0.56 0.59 0.57 0.58 3.57 5,557,000 (29,580.00)
1.81 1.0600 Lepanto À 1.250 1.280 1.250 1.250 0.00 42,475,000
2.070 1.0900 Lepanto `B 1.320 1.370 1.340 1.360 3.03 16,340,000 (270,000.00)
0.085 0.042 Manila Mining À 0.0620 0.0620 0.0610 0.0620 0.00 78,820,000
0.840 0.570 Manila Mining `B 0.0610 0.0620 0.0610 0.0610 0.00 55,780,000 (3,050.00)
36.50 15.04 Nickelasia 18.16 18.48 18.30 18.40 1.32 165,600 1,343,302.00
12.84 2.91 Nihao Mineral Resources 7.17 7.40 7.20 7.30 1.81 884,700 3,505,880.00
8.40 2.99 Oriental Peninsula Res. 4.380 4.530 4.350 4.530 3.42 860,000 31,290.00
0.032 0.014 Oriental Pet. À 0.0180 0.0190 0.0180 0.0180 0.00 200,100,000
0.033 0.014 Oriental Pet. `B 0.0190 0.0200 0.0190 0.0200 5.26 145,100,000 (252,000.00)
7.05 5.10 Petroenergy Res. Corp. 6.01 6.01 6.01 6.01 0.00 2,000
28.25 18.40 Philex À 15.28 15.96 15.32 15.78 3.27 10,860,700 (1,424,294.00)
48.00 3.00 PhilexPetroleum 32.60 33.45 32.00 32.90 0.92 224,300 (290,425.00)
0.062 0.017 Philodrill Corp. À 0.050 0.052 0.050 0.052 4.00 430,880,000 (10,200.00)
65.00 39.00 PNOC Expls `B 54.00 65.00 55.00 65.00 20.37 15,420
257.80 161.10 Semirara Corp. 220.80 227.20 220.00 224.20 1.54 139,170 (5,194,692.00)
0.029 0.015 United Paragon 0.0150 0.0160 0.0150 0.0160 6.67 21,100,000
PREFERRED
50.00 23.05 ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. 29.00 29.40 29.10 29.30 1.03 636,500
580.00 535.00 Ayala Corp. Pref À 545.00 545.00 541.00 545.00 0.00 1,420
103.50 100.00 First Gen G 103.10 103.20 103.00 103.00 (0.10) 35,000
109.80 101.50 First Phil. Hldgs.-Pref. 101.60 102.50 101.60 101.60 0.00 9,930
11.02 6.00 GMA Holdings Inc. 9.58 9.65 9.58 9.60 0.21 630,000 (1,582,647.00)
116.70 108.90 PCOR-Preferred 106.10 107.90 106.20 107.90 1.70 200
80.00 74.50 SMC Preferred 1 74.20 75.00 75.00 75.00 1.08 1,340
1050.00 1000.00 SMPFC Preferred 1013.00 1015.00 1012.00 1012.00 (0.10) 1,800
WARRANTS & BONDS
1.31 0.62 Megaworld Corp. Warrants 1.19 1.19 1.18 1.18 (0.84) 30,000
0.210 0.00 Omico Corp. Warrant 0.0370 0.0520 0.0370 0.0450 21.62 2,700,000
PNOC wants more gas-fed buses
Marriott ballroom. Megaworld Corp. is building the countrys rst hotel-managed multi-purpose venue
with a capacity of 5,000 through Marriott Hotel Manila. Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., owner of
Marriott Hotel Manila and Resorts World Manila, aims to complete the grand ballroom by the third quarter
of 2014. The facility will boast of four ballrooms and be connected to the hotel. Shown signing the contract
(from left) are Empire East Holding senior vice president Ricky Libago, Resorts World Manila executive vice
president Steve Riley and president Kingson Sian, Marriott Asia Pacic vice president for hotel development
James Doolan, Marriott Manila general manager Scott Sibley, Megaworld senior executive vice president
Lourdes Guttierez and rst vice president for corporate management Monica Salomon.
STOCKS climbed to a two-month high
Friday, following overnight gains on Wall
Street as the Federal Reserve disclosed a
new round of major quantitative easing.
The Philippine Stock
Exchange index, the 30-
company benchmark, rose 81
points, or 1.6 percent, to close
at 5,322.47, its highest nish
since July 6. All six subsectors
ended in the green, led by the
2-percent gain of the property
companies.
The heavier index,
representing all shares, also
went up by 39 points, or 1.1
percent, to 3,530.66, as gainers
overwhelmed losers, 113 to
47, with 45 issues unchanged.
Value turnover reached P6.6
billion.
Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co., the most
actively traded stock, increased
2.6 percent to P2,870 while rival
Globe Telecom rose 2.7 percent
to P1,160.
Ayala Land Inc. posted the
biggest gain of 4 percent to
P23.30, among the heavily-
traded stocks. Parent rm
Ayala Corp. added 2.3 percent
to P436.60. Other property
developers such as Megaworld
Corp. and Robinsons Land
Corp. also posted gains.
Mining companies also traded
higher, with Philex Mining
Corp. adding 3.3 percent to
P15.78.
Meanwhile, Asian stock
markets also rose Friday after
investors got just what they
wantedbig moves by the
Federal Reserve to help the US
economy out of its funk.
The Dow Jones industrial
average cleared 13,500 for the
rst time since the beginning of
the Great Recession after the Fed
said Thursday it would buy $40
billion of mortgage securities
a month until the economy
improves. It also pledged to
extend super-low interest rates
into 2015.
Wall Street rallied on the
news, and the enthusiasm spilled
over into Asia. Hong Kongs
Hang Seng surged 2.8 percent
to 20,605.31, a level it hasnt
seen since early May.
Japans Nikkei 225 index
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Benchmarks in Singapore,
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Chinas Shenzhen Composite
Index fell 0.3 percent to
885.64.
The Fed is trying to
convey to nancial market
participants that they can
count on low interest rates
and accommodative monetary
policy for a long time and not
to expect a reversal of policy in
reaction to modest improvement
in GDP growth or in the
unemployment rate, analysts
at HSBC Global Research said
in a commentary.
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The unemployment rate has
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By Alena Mae S. Flores
PNOC Exploration Corp. is
hoping the Transportation
Department will grant the
franchise for 27 more buses
running on compressed natural
gas in time for the start of
operations of the Mamplasan
CNG station in Laguna by March
2013.
PNOC Exploration vice
president Silvestre Punsalan III
said there were 37 buses running
on CNG, a number they wanted
to increase to 60 by end of the
year.
There are 27 bus franchises
on hold now at DOTC, add that
to 37 running CNG buses now.
Were hoping for DOTC to
approve the [franchise for] 27
CNG buses, Punsalan said.
He said the company was
evaluating the bidding for
the CNG equipment for the
Mamplasan relling station.
Seven rms submitted for the
CNG equipment, for review by
the bids and awards Committee,
he said.
PNOC Exploration issued
a notice for the supply,
delivery, installation, testing
and commissioning of CNG
equipment package for the
relling station in Mamplasan.
The equipment package,
estimated to cost P77.6
million, is comprised of nine
major equipment such as gas
compressor, storage cylinder,
CNG dispenser, air compressor,
auxiliary equipment, SCADA,
tube-type cylinder cascade,
trailer and transformer.
PNOC Exploration issued a
separate notice for the supply and
delivery of two units tractor head
for the CNG hauling equipment,
also for the Mamplasan CNG
daughter station at a cost of P14
million.
Punsalan said the government
was on track for the takeover
of the Mamplasan CNG station
from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum
Corp. in March. CNG bus
operators repeatedly complained
of the limited supply of CNG,
prompting the government
to order the takeover of the
facility.
By March, the station will be
equipped with the compressor...
it will be 100 percent owned by
PNOC EC, Punsalan said.
He said once the station was
running, the cost of CNG per
liter to be sold to the buses would
go up from the P14.50 per liter
previously approved for the pilot
program.
If Mamplasan gas station is
successful, we will build more
gas stations, Punsalan said.
The Malampaya gas eld
provides the CNG supply for the
program. The entire CNG project
is estimated to cost around P400
million over the next two years.
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Page Compositor: Diana Keyser Punzalan
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the DPWH-Cavite District Engineering
Offce, through the (stated below), invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned
projects:
Contract ID: 12DF0137
Contract Name: Widening/Improvement of Daang Hari Road, Aguinaldo
Blvd. (R-1 Expressway) Extension Link Road (Imus-
Kawit), including RROW
Sta. 2+069.57 to Sta. 2+505.17
Contract Location: Kawit & Imus, Cavite
Scope of Work:
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php 34,920,000.00
Contract Duration: 105 calendar days
Cost of Bidding Documents: PhP 20,000.00
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised
IRR of R.A. 9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected
at the opening of bid.
To Bid for the contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI), purchase
bid documents and must meet the following criteria: (a) prior registration with DPWH,
(b) Filipino Citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or
joint venture, (c) with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(d) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10
years, and Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line
commitment at least equal to 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/
fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary examinations of bids, evaluation
of bids and postqualifcation.
Interested bidders are also required to present to the BAC Secretariat, DPWH-
Cavite District Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City the original copies of the
following documents for authentication and issuance of Bid Documents: a) PCAB
License; b) Contracts Registration Certifcate; c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer
Accreditation; d) Latest Copy of Authorizing Offcer together with machine copy of
two (2) valid IDs; e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE); f) Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
(PhilGEPS) Order From (Documents Request List) and g) CY-2011 CPES Rating.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration
to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI.
The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for
registration with complete requirements and issue the Contractors Certifcate of
Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website
www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:
BAC Activities Schedule
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents Sept. 13, 2012 Oct. 5, 2012 until 9:00 A.M.
2. Pre-Bid Conference September 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI from Prospective
Bidders
September 28, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids October 5, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 5, 2012 at 10:30 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Cavite
District Engineering Offce, Trece Martires City, upon payment of non-refundable
fee of (stated above). Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the
DPWH website, if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from
the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids
Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be open only to interested parties who
have purchased the BDs. Bids must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount
and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in the BDS in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The
frst envelope shall contain the technical component of the bid, which shall include a
copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the
bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined
in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Cavite District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or
reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior contract award, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) TEOFILO A. AYON
BAC Chairman

NOTED:
(Sgd.) OSCAR U. DELA CRUZ
District Engineer

Department of Public Works and Highways
Region IV - A
CAVITE DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Trece Martires City
Tel. No. (046) 419-0058 / Tel. Fax No. (046) 419-0694
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Offce of the District Engineer
Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce
Dumaguete City
Tel. No. (035) 225-2540
The Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through the FY
2012 GAA, RA 10155 released thru SARO No. SR2012-07-006122 dated July 23,
2012 intends to apply the sum of Php9,794,104.95 (for project 12HK0023) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract to payments under the contract for this project. Bids
received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
Contract ID : 12HK0023
Contract Name : Construction/Improvement/Rehabilitation of Drainage
Canal and Flood Control along Dumaguete North Road
Contract Location : 2
nd
District, Negros Oriental
Brief Description : Construction/Improvement of Drainage Canal and Flood
Control
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php9,794,104.95
Contract Duration : 90 Calendar Days
Cost of Bidding Documents: Php10,000.00
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, through its Bids
and Awards Committee (BAC), now invites contractors to bid for the project 12HK0023.
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 the DPWH, (b) Filipino
citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture
with PCAB License applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion
of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d)
Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment
for at least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the
eligibility check and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders Deadline : September 27, 2012 at 5:00 P.M.
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents : September 14-0ctober 4, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference : September 21, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
4. Receipt of Bids Deadline : October 4, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids : October 4, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) and due to non-
availability of AutoCAD, plans of the above subject project will be issued in hard
copies at Negros Oriental 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City, upon
payment of said non-refundable fees. Prospective bidders may also download the
BDs, if available, from the DPWH website. Prospective bidders that will download
the BDs from the DPWH web site shall pay the said non-refundable fees on or before
the submission of their Bid Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid security,
in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Attendance of the prospective bidders, their project engineers and authorized liaison
offcers (updated with DPWH CO Civil Works Registry) is compulsory during the
pre-bid conference.
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.
nd
District Engineering Offce, Dumaguete City reserves the
right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding or not to award the contract,
without incurring any liability to the affected bidders, if the funds/allotments for said
projects have been withheld or reduced through no fault of the procuring entity.
For further information, please contact: Engr. Monalisa U. Domen
Head, BAC Secretariat
Tel. No. (035) 225-2540; Fax No. (035)225-4836
(Sgd.) NILDA S. VILLARIZA
Engineer III, Chief, Const. Section
BAC Chairman
Approved:
(Sgd.) RICARDO C. DURAN
OIC-District Engineer
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
The DPWH South Manila Engineering District, through the Bids and Awards
Committee (BAC) invites contractors to bid for the aforementioned projects;
1. Contract I.D. NO. 12OH0123
Contract Name: Proposed Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Palumpong St. &
Laura St., Pandacan, Manila with Exceptions
Contract Location: Manila City
Scope of Work: Repair/Rehab./Improvement of Road
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): (PhP 9,900,393.73)
Contract Duration: 120 cal. days
Bid Documents: P 10,000.00

The BAC will conduct this procurement process in accordance with the Revised
Implementing Rules & Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act 9184. Bids in excess of the
Approved Budget for the Contract shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.

To apply and to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI)
signed and submitted by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB.
Upon submission of the LOIs, the interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy
and original (for authentication purposes and issuance of Bid documents) of the following
documents: 1. Class A Documents (Contained in the Contractors Registration Certifcate)
(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents: a) Department of Trade and Industry Business Name
Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration Certifcate or CDA; b) Valid and Current Mayors
Permit/Municipal License; 1.2) Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement, in
case of (J.V.) and Eligibility Docs for each member; b) Valid PCAB License and Registration;
c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer Accreditation and Identifcation duly certifed by the
Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO) d) Latest copy of Authorizing Managing Offcer
e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE f) Phil-GEPS Order Form (Document
Request List) g) CPE's rating for the 1
st
Quarter; 1.3) Financial Documents; a) Prospective
Bidders Audited Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not be
earlier than 2 years from the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation
of its NFCC. The LOIs shall be submitted by the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in
the Contractors Information (CI). Submission of LOIs by persons with a Special Power of
Attorney shall not be allowed. The contractor must purchase bid documents and must meet
the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH & PHILGEPS (b) Filipino
citizen of 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with
PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar
contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (e) Net Financial
Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment at least equal to 10%
of ABC. The contractors submitted proof of required equipments for the project are
subject for inspection. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.

Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to
the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LOI. The DPWH-
POCW Central Offce will only process contractors applications for registration, with
complete requirements, and issue the Contractors Certifcation of Registration (CRC).
Registration Forms may be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
Issuance of Bidding Documents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sept. 14-Oct. 4, 2012
Pre-Bid Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10:00 A.M. September 21, 2012
Deadline of LOI Receipt from Prospective Bidders- 12:00 Noon September 28, 2012
Deadline of Bid Receipt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12:00 Noon October 04, 2012
Opening of Bids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 02:00 P.M. October 04, 2012

Prospecti ve bi dders may downl oad the LOI Forms from DPWH websi te:
www.dpwh.gov.ph (allowing the fling of Letter of Intent free of charge and prescribing fxed
costs of bidding documents as per D.O. No. 52 dated October 3, 2011).
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at South Manila
Engineering District, upon payment of a non-refundable fee as stated above for bid
documents. Prospective bidders may also download the BDs from the DPWH website,
if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bid documents. The Pre-Bid
Conference shall be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BDs. Bids
must accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, stated in Section
27.2 of the Revised IRR.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed in the
BDs in two (2) separate sealed bid envelope to the SMED-BAC Chairman; otherwise, it
will be a ground for an outright disqualifcation. The frst envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, which shall include a) copy of the CRC; b) if a propose Key Technical
Personnel is an employee of the bidder and working on another project at the time of the
bidding, the bidder shall submit a certifcation that (1) the personnel will be pulled out
from the on going project once the bidder is awarded the contract, and (2) he/she will be
replaced with another person with equal or better qualifcations, as certifed by the head of
the implementing offce and c) The bidder may propose a Key Technical Personnel who is
not its employee provided that the said personnel is required to submit a certifcation that he/
she will work for the bidder if it is awarded the contract under bidding. The second envelope
shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the lowest
Calculated Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The South Manila Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all
bid to annul the bidding process any time prior to Contract Award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.
A P P R O V E D:
(Sgd.) ERNESTO P. LEONES
Chief, Planning & Design Section
BAC Chairman
N O T E D:
(Sgd.) MIKUNUG D. MACUD
District Engineer
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SOUTH MANILA ENGINEERING DISTRICT
8
th
Street, Port Area, Manila
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
Northern Samar 2
nd
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
Cor. Balite and Garcia Streets
Catarman, Northern Samar
Telephone No./Fax No. (055) 251-8254
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public
Works and Highways, Northern Samar 2
nd
District Engineering Offce,
through Government of the Philippines (GOP) invites contractors to bid for
the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID: 12II0067
Contract Name: Concreting of Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-
Gamay-Lapinig Road, CABATUAN-MAGTAON
BRIDGE SECTION, K0822+(366) - K0822+(029)
Contract Location: Palapag, Northern, Samar
Scope of Work: Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Php 8,174,768.37
The Bids and Awards Committee will conduct the procurement process
in accordance with the Revised IRR of RA. 9184. Bids received in excess
of the Approved Budget for the Contract shall be automatically rejected at
the opening of Bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent,
purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior
registration with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership,
corporation, cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to
the type and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing
at least 50% of the Approved Budget for the Contract within a period of 10
years, and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to Approved
Budget for the Contract, or credit line commitment for at least equal to 10%
of Approved Budget for the Contract. The Bids and Awards Committee will
use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check and preliminary
examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for
registration to the DPWH-POCW Regional Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of Letter of Intent. The DPWH-POCW Regional Offce will only
process contractors applications for registration with complete requirements
and issue the Contractors Registration Certifcate. Registration Forms may
be downloaded at the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 12 - October 2, 2012
2. Pre-Bid Conference September 20, 2012 - 2:00 Pm
3. Deadline of Receipt of LOI September 26, 2012 until 5:00 P.m.
4. Receipt of Bids October 02, 2012 -8:30 Am-2:00 Pm NS 2
ND

DEO Sub Office, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang, N.
Samar
5. Opening of Bids October 02, 2012 - 2:00 Pm -NS 2
ND
DEO Sub
Offce, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang, N. Samar
The Bids and Awards Committee will issue hard copies of Bidding
Documents at DPWH, NS 2
nd
DEO Catarman, Northern Samar, upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00. Prospective bidders
may also download the Bidding Documents from the DPWH web site, if
available. Prospective bidders who will download the Bidding Documents
from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission
of their Bid Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened only to
interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must
be accompanied by a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as
stated in Section 27.2 of the Revised IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the Bidding Documents in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes
to the BAC Chairman. The first envelope shall contain the technical
component of the bid, which shall include a copy of Contractors Registry
Certifcate (CRC). The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component
of the bid. The Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive
Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to
accept or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to
contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
(Sgd.) ROMULO D. GONZALES
BAC Chairman
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
Northern Samar 2
nd
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways, Northern Samar 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through
Government of the Philippines (GOP) invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract Name: Concreting of Pangpang-Palapag-Mapanas-Gamay-
Lapinig Road, A. K0842+ 106- K0842+ 128, B.
K0845+428-K0845+750
Contract Location: Gamay, Northern, Samar
The Bids and Awards Committee will conduct the procurement process in
accordance with the Revised IRR of RA. 9184. Bids received in excess of
the Approved Budget for the Contract shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of Bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent, purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type
and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of the Approved Budget for the Contract within a period of 10 years,
and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to Approved
the receipt of Letter of Intent The DPWH-POCW Regional Offce will only
4. Receipt of Bids October 02, 2012 -8:30 Am-2:00 Pm NS
2
ND
DEO Sub Offce, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang,
N. Samar
ND
DEO Sub
The Bids and Awards Committee will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents
at DPWH, NS 2nd DEO Catarman, Northern Samar, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download
the Bidding Documents from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective
bidders who will download the Bidding Documents from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened only to interested parties who have
purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a bid
security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of the
Revised IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the Bidding Documents in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the
BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component
of the bid, which shall include a copy of Contractors Registry Certifcate
(CRC). The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the
bid. The Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept
or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
BAC Chairman
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
Northern Samar 2
nd
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works
and Highways, Northern Samar 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through
Government of the Philippines (GOP) invites contractors to bid for the
aforementioned projects:
Contract Name: Upgrading/Concrete Paving along Palapag-Mapanas-
Gamay-Lapinig Road, Mapanas-Gamay Section,
K0833+569- K0834+159,
Contract Location: Gamay, Northern, Samar
The Bids and Awards Committee will conduct the procurement process in
accordance with the Revised IRR of R. A. 9184. Bids received in excess of
the Approved Budget for the Contract shall be automatically rejected at the
opening of Bids.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent, purchase
bid documents and must meet the following major criteria (a) prior registration
with DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture, (c) with PCAB License applicable to the type
and cost of this contract, (d) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of the Approved Budget for the Contract within a period of 10 years,
and (e) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to Approved
the receipt of Letter of Intent. The DPWH-POCW Regional Offce will only
4. Receipt of Bids October 02, 2012 -8:30 Am-2:00 Pm NS
2
ND
DEO Sub Offce, Brgy. Rawis, Laoang,
N. Samar
ND
DEO Sub
The Bids and Awards Committee will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents
at DPWH, NS 2
nd
DEO Catarman, Northern Samar, upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of P 10,000.00. Prospective bidders may also download
the Bidding Documents from the DPWH web site, if available. Prospective
bidders who will download the Bidding Documents from the DPWH website
shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their Bid Documents.
The Pre-Bid Conference shall be opened only to interested parties who
have purchased the Bidding Documents. Bids must be accompanied by a
bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 of
the Revised IRR of RA 9184.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as specifed
in the Bidding Documents in two (2) separate sealed bid envelopes to the
BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the technical component
of the bid, which shall include a copy of Contractors Registry Certifcate
(CRC). The second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the
bid. The Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid
as determined in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
The Department of Public Works and Highways reserves the right to accept
or reject any bid, to annul the bidding process at any time prior to contract
award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder/s.
BAC Chairman
REGION III
BULACAN 2
nd
DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE
Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan
September 11, 2012
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH) of Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce, through the Fund of Regular nfra CY 2012,
Road Board (MVUC) CY 2012 and Annual Maintenance Program CY 2012, invites contractors
to bid for the aforementioned projects:
1. Contract ID : 12CD0228
Contract Name : Upgrading/mprovement of Roads including drainage,
Poblacion II, Marilao, Bulacan
Contract Location : Marilao, Bulacan
Scope of Work : Concreting of road/Lined Canal with cover
Contract Duration : 300 calendar days
2. Contract ID : 12CD0229
Contract Name : Repair/Rehabilitation /mprovement Along Gen. Alejo Santos
Highway K0070+000 K0070+839 (with exceptions),
Norzagaray, Bulacan
Contract Location : Norzagaray, Bulacan
Scope of Work : Concreting of road / Drainage Canal
3. Contract D : 12CD0230
Contract Name : Annual Maintenance of Road Signs and Pavement Markings
for the Completed Intersection Along MNR From Meycauayan
to Marilao, Bulacan
Contract Location : Meycauayan/Marilao, Bulacan
Scope of Work : Road Signages/Pavement Markings
The BAC will conduct the procurement process in accordance with the Revised RR of R.A.
9184. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of bid.
To apply and to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed
and submitted by the person authorized in the Contractors License issued by PCAB. Upon
submission of the LOIs, interested Contractor must also submit the photo copy and original (for
authentication purpose and issuance of Bid Documents) of the following documents: 1. Class A
Documents (contained in the Contractor's Registration Certifcate)(CRC), 1.1 Legal Documents:
a) DTI Business Name Registration (DTI) or SEC Registration or CDA; b) Valid and Current
Mayors Permit/Municipal License; 1.2. Technical Documents; a) Valid Joint Venture Agreement,
in case of J.V., b) Valid PCAB License and Registration c) Certifcate of Materials Engineer
Accreditation duly certifed by the Authorized Managing Offcer (AMO), d) Latest copy of AMO
course Seminar, e) Certifcate of Safety Offcer Seminar from DOLE, f) Document Request
List (DRL) g) Latest CPES Rating; 1.3. Financial Documents; a) Prospective bidders Audited
Financial Statement for the preceding calendar which should not be earlier than 2 years from
the date of bid submission; b) Prospective bidders computation of its NFCC. The LO must be
submitted by the Authorized Liaison Offcer as specifed in the Contractors nformation (C).
Submission of LOI by persons with Special Power of Attorney shall not be allowed. Contractors
who will purchase bid documents and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration
with DPWH & PHILGEPS, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract,
(c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and
(d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at
least 10% of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check
and preliminary examination of bids.
Unregistered contractors, however, shall submit their applications for registration to the
DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for the receipt of LO. The DPWH-POCW
will only process contractor's applications for registration with complete requirements and issue
the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC). Registration Forms may be downloaded at
the DPWH website www.dpwh.gov.ph.
1. Receipt of LO from Prospective Bidders Until 10:00 A.M. of October 2, 2012
2. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 13, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference 10:00 A.M. of September 20, 2012
4. Submission of Bids Deadline: 10:00 A.M. of October 2, 2012
5. Opening of Bids October 2, 2012 before 10:00 A.M. immediately
after receipt of Eligibility Results
The BAC will issue hard copies of Bidding Documents (BDs) at DPWH-Bulacan 2
nd
District
Engineering Offce, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, upon payment of a non-refundable fee
for Bidding Documents Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php 20,000.00) for tem No. 1; Five Thousand
Pesos (Php 5,000.00) for tem No. 2 and Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) for tem No. 3.
Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding documents (BDs), from the DPWH website,
if available. Prospective bidders that will download the BD's from DPWH website shall pay the
said fees on or before the submission of their Bids Documents. The Pre-Bid Conference shall
be open only to interested parties who have purchased the BD's. Bids must be accompanied by
a bid security, in the amount and acceptable form, as stated in Section 27.2 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 a copy of the CRC. The second envelope shall
contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated
Responsive Bid as determined in the bid evaluation and post-qualifcation.
The DPWH-Bulacan 2
nd
District Engineering Offce reserves the right to accept or reject
any bid, to annul the bidding process at anytime prior contract award, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected bidder/s.

APPROVED:
(Sgd.) GENE S. LEAO
BAC Chairman
(MST-Sept. 15, 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLC WORKS AND HGHWAYS
Region VIII
Samar Second District Engineering Offce
Catbalogan City
The Samar Second District Engineering Offce, Catbalogan, Samar, through
its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites contractors to apply to bid
for the following contracts:
1. Contract ID: 12 IK 0015
Contract Name: Construction of Flood Control along Paang
Maharlika Road
Contract Location: Poblacion Jiabong. Jiabong. Samar
Scope of Work: 1702-Structure Excavation; 1711-Stone Masonry;
600-1-Conc. Curb; 600-Conc. Sidewalk w/ Conc,
Stairs; - mprovised Barge; - Project Billboard;
III - Mobilization/Demobilization
Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures
in accordance with R.A. 9184 and its Revised Implementing Rules and
Regulations.
To bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent
(LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with
DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership, corporation,
cooperative, or joint venture with PCAB license applicable to the type and
cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least
50% of ABC within a period of 10 years, and (d) Net Financial Contracting
Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment for at least 10%
of ABC. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility
check and preliminary examination of bids.
registration to the DPWH-POCW Central Offce before the deadline for
the receipt of LO. The DPWH-POCW Central Offce will only process
contractor's applications for registration, with complete requirements, and
issue the Contractor's Certifcate of Registration (CRC).
The signifcant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown
below:
1. Issuance of Bidding Documents September 11 - Oct. 1, 2012
2. Receipt of LO from Prospective
Bidders
September 11 21, 2012
3. Pre-Bid Conference September 14, 2012 (9:00A.M.)
4. Receipt of Bids October 1, 2012 until 10:00 A.M.
5. Opening of Bids October 1, 2012; 2:00 P.M.
Prospective bidders shall submit their duly accomplished forms as
specifed in the Bidding Documents (BD's) in two (2) separate sealed
bid envelopes to the BAC Chairman. The frst envelope shall contain the
technical component of the bid, including the eligibility requirements. The
second envelope shall contain the fnancial component of the bid. Contract
will be awarded to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid as determined
in the bid evaluation and the post-qualifcation.
Prospective bidders may also download the BDs, if available, from
the DPWH web site. The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at
the same address to eligible bidders - upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of Php10,000.00. Bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH
website shall pay the said fees on or before the submission of their bids
The DPWH, Samar Second District Engineering Offce reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all bid and to annul the bidding process
anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected
bidders.
Approved by:
(Sgd.) NESTOR I. MATE, MPM
BAC Chairman
DPWH NFRA-07 - Standard Advertisement-Revised RR
B4
Provinces
Edited by Leo A. Estonilo www.manilastandardtoday.comleoestonilo@gmail.com
Dy awards P15-m
loan assistance
Compromise on Cam Sur split
Peafrancia by train
By Oliver Samson
NAGA CITYA train ride
makes a difference for devotees
of Our Lady of Penafrancia
especially when road repairs
cause trafc build up, forcing
buses to do unscheduled stops.
For the traveler, going and
returning from the festivities,
can be nothing short of a Lenten
pilgrimage due to vehicular
jams.
Bicol Express gives a good
reason to enjoy long trips on a
leisurely pace from Manila to
Naga up to Ligao, Albay, and
back.
Motorists have long
complained the stretch in
Quezon and Andaya highway
in Camarines Norte and Sur
as one experience duplicating
Metro Manilas gridlock.
General manager Junio
Ragrario said more coaches
were added for the Penafrancia
run.
The conguration is one
Executive Sleeper Coach, three
Family Sleeper Coaches, and
one Tourist Coach, he said.
Unlike its air-conditioned
bus counterpart, the trains
tourist class has reclining seats
that be repositioned to allow
passengers to face each other.
The family or group section
has cabins with upper and lower
bunks furnished with reading
lamps.
Business executives on
the go will nd the executive
cabins a suitable workplace
furnished with stowable desk,
retractable arm rest, and a lamp
to do chores on a laptop in WiFi
enivironment.
All told, spokesman Paul de
Quiroz said Bicol Express is
meant for traveling in style and
comfort.
Each coach has a male toilet,
a female toilet, and a lavatory,
he said, adding that snack is
served on board until the dining
lounge is made available to serve
the signature Bicol Express and
other cuisine.
Our fare is a lot cheaper,
said De Quiros, noting that
trains leave Tutuban for
Naga with stations in Espaa,
Manila, through Pasay Road,
Alabang, Lucena, Hondagua,
Tagkawayan, Ragay, Sipocot
and Libman, Camartines Sur.
Fare from Manila to Naga
and vice versa starts from P548
for the Reclining Seat, P665 for
the Family Sleeper Coach, and
P998 for the Executive Coach,
de Quiros said.
Two marshals are deployed on
every trip as security ofcers.
Online search shows bus
fare from Manila to Naga and
vice-versa is P800 to P1,000 in
regular air con bus, and P1,200
in sleeper bus.
De Quiros said inquiry and
reservations are accepted on
landline 3190041 local 104.
The Mayon Limited Deluxe
with Executive Lounge with
Ordinary class has resumed the
Manila-Ligao trips, he said.
By Macon Ramos Araneta
PARTIES opposing the split of
Camarines Sur have agreed instead to turn
the provinces fourth district into another
locality.
Bicol
Express
touts a
business
class,
tourist
coach and
private
lavatory
among
other
amenities.
Business priority. Laguna Governor Jeorge E.R. Ejercito Estregan (3rd from left), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco
Jr. and leaders of various Laguna-based cooperatives signed the Laguna Credit Surety Fund Memorandum of Agreement last Aug. 28 at the
Cultural Center of Laguna, Sta. Cruz. The fund will extend collateral for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises to access loans from bank-
ing institutions. Joining them (from left) are Laguna Board Member Neil Nocon; Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Teddy Casio; League of Mayors
presidentLaguna Chapter and Pagsanjan Mayor Maita Ejercito; and Chief-of-Staff Carlos Dolendo.
In an interview, Senator
Ferdinand Marcos, chairman of
the senate committee on local
government, conrmed the
consensus.
They all agreed so I
immediately wrote the
committee report and had it
signed and led it, he said.
Marcos said the district of
Rep. Arnulfo Fuentebella will
be made a province which will
be named Nueva Camarines
as indicated in the report.
That is of course, if they
will not change the name, he
said, adding that the holding
of a plebiscite was up to the
Commission on Elections.
Marcos said Rep. Luis
Villafuerte, a proponent of
House Bill 4820 seeking to
divide Camarines Sur, was
amenable to the compromise
but sought time to thresh out
the details.
Senate Majority Floor
Leader Vicente Sotto III earlier
admitted intense lobbying from
some congressmen to push for
the measures passage.
They are aggressively
asking me, Senate President
Juan Ponce Enrile, and local
government committee
chairman Sen. Bongbong
Marcos Jr. to tackle the bill
at once, said Sotto, citing a
urry of calls and visits made
by lobbyists.
By Jessica M. Bacud
ANGADANANIsabela Governor
Faustino Dy III distributed livelihood
assistance checks to indigent residents
and groups for interest-free loans.
He led the awarding of the P15-
million package for activities to
uplift the lives of marginalized folk
particularly in the agriculture sector.
Angadanan Mayor Lourdes
Panganiban thanked Dy and Vice
Governor Rodito Albano III for the
program.
Carlito Tumaliuan, Isabela
cooperative ofcer, said at least 24
towns from the provinces four districts were covered.
Borrowers in District III who ocked to the Angadana
Community Center included those coming from the towns of
Cabatuan, Alicia, San Mateo, Reina Mercedes, San Guillermo,
Luna and Cauayan City.
In District IV, checks were handed out at Echague gymnasium
for 792 borrowers from the towns of Jones, Cordon, Ramon, Sanb
Isidro, Dinapigue and San Agustin.
In District II, awarding was held at San Mariano gymnasium to
1,313 borrowers from Roxas, Mallig, San Manuel, Benito Soliven,
Burgos, Quirino, Naguilian, Aurora, Gamu and Quezon.
District I awarding was made at the F. N. Dy Session Hall of
the Capitol to 1,564 borrowers from Cabagan, Sto Tomas, Deln
Albano, Tumauini, San Pablo and Santa Maria.

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